HomeMy WebLinkAbout5/12/2009 - City Council - City Council Meeting MinutesCITY OF EAST WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON
REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL CONVENED
MAYOR STEVEN C. LACY, PRESIDING
MAY 12, 2009
6:30 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Councilmember's Present: Councilmember Hendricks, Councilmember Buckner, Councilmember
Johnson, Councilmember Bremmer, Councilmember Raab, Councilmember McCourt, Councilmember
Barnhart and Mayor Lacy.
Staff Present: Lori Barnett, Brandon Mauseth, Devin Poulson, Nick Gerde, and Catalina Garibay.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CITIZEN COMMENTS
MAYOR'S REPORT
Mayor Lacy said an issue has been raised regarding clarity of the education incentive pay to employees in
the Manual of Personnel Policies. He said he has asked City Attorney, Devin Poulson, to draft a revised
Section 4.5 Education Incentive Plan, of the Manual of Personnel Policies for Council to review.
Mayor Lacy said he has asked the City Attorney to research the process other jurisdictions use and draft
an ordinance with respect to potential overload fees as a result of damage to the streets in East Wenatchee
from heavy trucking. He said this will be reviewed by staff and then presented to Council for
consideration.
Mayor Lacy said he had met with Link Transit General Manager, Richard DeRock, regarding a request by
Link for the City to submit a letter of support for a grant application to the Federal Transit Administration
(FTA) for funding assistance for the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction
(TRIGGER) Program. He said this grant would allow Link to purchase battery powered electric buses
which would help in the overall cost of running the bus system. He asked Council for their approval to
sign a letter of support on behalf of the City.
Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Barnhart, second by Councilmember Buckner,
to authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of support for Link Transit to submit with an application for grant
funding for the TRIGGER Program. The motion carried, 7-0.
Mayor Lacy said he has had discussions with staff regarding the process used in terms of coming to
contractual arrangements with other entities. He said Department Heads will present a proposal to the
Mayor for discussion and recommendations. The proposal will then be submitted to Council for input and
recommendations. The final proposal shall then be brought forward for Council approval, as the City
Council has the ultimate approval authority on all contracts.
Mayor Lacy updated Council on the status of improving the evaluation process. He said all Department
Heads have completed a job description for each position in their department. He said he hopes to have
evaluation forms drafted that will correlate with the job descriptions and submitted to department heads
by June 1, 2009. Department Heads, including him, will then have until August to complete evaluations
for their employees. This will help in terms of employees having some consistency and understanding of
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would be eligible for. He added the City submits a request each year through the Wenatchee Valley
Transportation Council to the Transportation Improvement Board (TIB). However, due to the lack of
funding TIB may not be making a call for requests for projects this year.
Grant Road/Valley Mall Parkway elimination of left turn lane - Street Name Change of Rock
Island Road to Valley Mall Parkway.
Mr. Mauseth said an open house has been set for June 2, 2009, for the public to obtain information
regarding the street name change of Rock Island Road to Valley Mall Parkway, in addition to the
elimination of the left turn lane from Grant Road to Valley Mall Parkway. He added the elimination of the
unprotected left turn lane onto Valley Mall Parkway will be initiated in August 2009, this will allow
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) time to have sign changes made. He added the
City would then plan to initiate the name change of Rock Island Road to Valley Mall Parkway around
January 1, 2010, allowing businesses sufficient time to make required changes.
Canyon -A Project.
Mr. Mauseth updated Council on the Canyon —A Flood Control Project. He said he met with the
Stormwater Utility in which he asked for direction with regards to cost participation from the Douglas
County Sewer District during the project. He said he will meet with the Douglas County Sewer District
tomorrow, and based on their decision he will have a revised Interlocal Agreement drafted for Council's
approval. He said the Purchase and Sale Agreement with Jo Ann Fabrics has been completed and the
Purchase and Sale Agreement for a portion of the El Porton property is on the Council agenda tonight for
approval. He said the Stormwater Utility is waiting for a temporary construction permit from WSDOT to
put the structure in the State right -of way. The State will then pick the project and extend the pipeline to
the river during their Interchange Project in 2010.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Consideration of Minutes — Regular Session, April 28, 2009
2. Consideration of Bills
Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Johnson, second by Councilmember Bremmer,
to approve the consent calendar as presented. The motion carried, 7-0.
Vouchers audited and certified by the auditing officer as required by RCW 42.24.080 and those expense
reimbursement claims certified as required by RCW 42.24.090 have been recorded in a listing, which has
been made available to Council.
2009 Payables
As of this date, May 12, 2009, Council does approve warrant numbers 21598-21654 in the total amount
of $109,667.62. Warrant number 21623 was voided.
ACTION ITEMS
09-04-01 Authorization for the Mayor to sign an Easement Purchase and Sale Agreement for a
portion of El Porton Property for the Canyon A Project.
Mayor Lacy said this is a final version of the proposed contract agreement which will allow the purchase
under the terms that are stated in the agreement.
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Douglas County Transportation and Land Services Administrator, Jim Barker, said it becomes an issue of
integrity. He said the County reduced the amount because they felt that the Council believed they had
been duped, as the Council understood something different than what the County intended after
discussion at the third meeting. The County reduced the amount simply for that fact. They made the offer
to the City to come back and do similar work that they had done in the past, by being the lead agency for
certain projects. He added he wants to make it easy for the City Council and he is going to make a
recommendation to the Board of Commissioners to withdrawal the proposal entirely. The County will
then shelf the project and documents so that there are no hard feelings about it.
Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Raab, second by Councilmember Barnhart,
adopting the ordinance authorizing the Mayor to sign an Interlocal Agreement with Douglas County
regarding the North Baker Street Project. The motion carried, 4-3. (Johnson, Bremmer, Hendricks)
Mayor Lacy as far as he can remember in his eleven years as Mayor, this is the first time he has
considered a veto of a Council ordinance and he is considering vetoing this one. He has had City
Attorney, Devin Poulson, research the process in which to veto an ordinance and asked him to explain to
Council what the law says about the Mayor's ability to veto an ordinance of this nature.
City Attorney, Devin Poulson, said statutorily the Mayor has the ability to veto an ordinance. The Mayor
has fourteen days to provide a written objection to the Council, the reasons why he is vetoing it. To
override the veto, the ordinance comes back for re -consideration and if Council wishes to override the
veto it must be approved by a majority plus one which would total five votes.
Mayor Lacy said as required by law, he will be providing his objections and reasons for a veto and he will
be vetoing this ordinance. Council will have to reconsider it at a future time.
COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilmember Buckner said on the Peace Officers appreciation Luncheon invitation it has a date of
April 14, 2009, when it should read May 14, 2009.
Mayor Lacy reminded the Budget Committee that a Budget meeting will occur on Thursday, May 15,
2009, at 6:30 p.m. Councilmember McCourt said she would not be able to attend the Budget Committee
Meeting. Mayor Lacy appointed Councilmember Raab to attend the Budget Committee Meeting in the
absence of Council McCourt.
Councilmember Raab, submitted minutes from the Storm Water Utility meeting (SWU), held on April 30,
2009, and from the Countywide Solid Waste Program held on April 4, 2009.
ADJOURNMENT — 7:30 p.m.
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