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Home My WebLink About11/13/2001 - City Council - City Council Meeting Minutes11 1 1 CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL CONVENED MAYOR STEVEN C. LACY, PRESIDING NOVEMBER 13, 2001 6:30 P.M. ROLL CALL Councilmembers Present: Councilmember DeWitt, Councilmember Nash, Councilmember Smet, Councilmember Bremmer, Councilmember Aiken, Councilmember Hendricks, Councilmember Buckner and Mayor Lacy. Staff Present: Linda Countryman, Lori Barnett, Teresa Allen, Chuck Zimmerman, Joan Sims, Darin Bender, Bob Goodman, Randy Harrison, Bruce Nash. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PROCLAMATION Mayor Lacy read a proclamation designating Better Business Week in the City of East Wenatchee CITIZEN COMMENTS Mike McCourt, 343 N Georgia, spoke to Council regarding the residents living behind Eastmont High School Football Stadium, a part of the James Street Annexation. Mr. McCourt stated that the residents are low income and he hopes the City will not raise property taxes in this area, as it would be a hardship for the residents to adjust to an increase. Mayor Lacy stated for the third year in a row, the Budget Committee was recommending the City not increase property taxes. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Lacy thanked the 2002 Budget Committee for its hard work this year. He stated the budget is essentially complete and the preliminary budget would be available to Council and citizens on November 20. A meeting of the Tourism Advisory Committee still needed to be scheduled to recommend the allocation of 2002 Hotel/Motel Tax receipts. Mayor Lacy recommended appointing Ange Taylor, ERSA Director, to replace Roger Boyer on the Tourism Advisory Committee. Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Nash, second by Councilmember Hendricks to appoint Ange Taylor to fill the vacant seat on the Tourism Advisory Committee. The motion carried, 7-0. Mayor Lacy said the City's audit of the years 1999 and 2000 had been completed. At the Audit Exit Interview there were no findings. A management letter from the State Auditor's Office recommended the monthly balancing of the City's checkbook and financial statements using a different procedure than in the past. At the recommendation of the State Auditor's Office, a monthly independent review of Municipal Court reports will be conducted by the Administrative Services Department. 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Mayor Lacy opened the public hearing at 6:58 p.m. Randy Stephens, 1013 N Denis Court, asked if the amateur radio user was excluded. Community Development Director Barnett said this moratorium also did not apply to emergency communications or personal use. Mayor Lacy closed the public hearing at 6:59 p.m. ORDINANCE 01-11-03 First reading of an ordinance setting property tax levies for 2002. Council Action: A motion to elevate the 2002 Property Tax Ordinance to second reading was made by Councilmember Aiken, second by Councilmember Smet. The motion carried, 7-0 Council Action: A motion to pass the 2002 Property Tax Ordinance was made by Councilmember Hendricks, second by Councilmember Buckner. The motion carried, 7-0. 0 1 -11-04 First reading of an ordinance extending the moratorium on the acceptance of permits and licenses for placement of diesel generators for power production for an additional six months. ' Council Action A motion to elevate the ordinance extending the moratorium on the acceptance of permits and licenses for placement of diesel generators an additional six months to second reading was made by Councilmember Hendricks, second by Councilmember Aiken. The motion carried, 7-0 Council Action A motion to pass the ordinance extending the moratorium on the acceptance of permits and licenses for placement of diesel generators an additional six months was made by Councilmember Buckner, second by Councilmember DeWitt. The motion carried, 7-0 Councilmember Smet asked Community Development Director Barnett if the City had prepared a work plan for the acceptance of permits and licenses for the placement of diesel generators. Community Development Director Barnett said no work plan had been completed and the six-month extension was to establish such a plan. 01-11-05 First reading of an ordinance adopting findings of fact on the moratorium for the acceptance of permits and licenses or franchises for wireless telecommunication facilities. Council Action A motion to elevate the ordinance adopting findings of fact on the moratorium for the acceptance of permits and licenses or franchises for wireless telecommunication facilities to second reading was made by Councilmember Buckner, second by Councilmember Hendricks. The motion carried 7-0 Council Action A motion to pass the ordinance adopting findings of fact on the moratorium for the acceptance of permits and licenses or franchises for wireless telecommunication facilities was made by ' Councilmember DeWitt, second by Councilmember Bremmer. 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The motion carried, 7-0. Council Action: A motion to pass the ordinance regarding a zone change from RL/DBD to RM/PUD for the Houser Plat/PUD on I Vh Street NE was made by Councilmember Hendricks, second by Councilmember Smet. The motion carried, 7-0 99-11-07 Second reading of an ordinance annexing certain real property known as the Turner Annexation Council Action: A motion to pass the ordinance annexing certain real property known as the Turner Annexation was made by Councilmember Hendricks, second by Councilmember Nash. The motion carried, 7-0. RESOLUTION 01-11-11 A resolution regarding execution of an interlocal agreement for preliminary planning for the organization of a Metropolitan Planning Organization Legal Counsel Zimmerman explained the organization by-laws had not been completed. He recommended passage of the resolution in an alternate format which he provided to Council. Community Development Director Barnett said the resolution had to be signed to move forward with the ' creation of the organization. Documents would be substantially in the form presented. Draft documents would be reviewed by the Attorney General's Office. Council Action: A motion to pass the resolution regarding the execution of an interlocal agreement for the preliminary planning for the organization of a Metropolitan Planning Organization in the format provided by Legal Counsel was made by Councilmember Buckner, second by Councilmember DeWitt. The motion carried, 7-0. Community Development Director Barnett responded to Council questions regarding the MPO. She the organization of an MPO would be required for the City to continue seeking federal funding for planning projects. She explained the urgency in passing the resolution was to move forward with the establishment of a plan by the time the MPO was up and running. A plan had to be in place by January 2003. One primary concern was updating the five -year -old WATS study. COUNCIL REPORTS Councilmember Buckner attended a meeting of the Chelan/Douglas Health District Board. He said discussions centered on a budget concerns. Concerns included the loss of funding and higher insurance premiums. He said an effort to accommodate labor demands was being made, however the Board was having trouble forecasting costs. Councilmember DeWitt said the LINK Board had signed a contract with OBIE Advertising for bus advertising. 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