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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1/2/1996 - City Council - City Council Meeting MinutesCITY OF EAST WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL CONVENED I MAYOR DAWN COLLINGS PRESIDING JANUARY 2, 1996 6:30 P.M. (This meeting was recorded and will be retained at City Hall for a period of six years from the date of the meeting.) Mayor Collings, Councilmember Nash, Councilmember Mikow and Councilmember Carson were sworn in for their oath of office by Deputy City Clerk Barnard. ROLL CALL Councilmembers Present: Councilmember Nash, Councilmember Mikow, Councilmember Lacy, Councilmember Carson, Councilmember Hendricks, Mayor Collings. Staff Present: Dana Barnard, Linda Countryman, Bob Goodman, Stuart Campbell, Randy Harrison, Nick Wiltz, Bruce Nash, Chuck Zimmerman. CITIZEN COMMENTS Eric Phillips, LINK Transportation Coordinator, updated Council on the East Wenatchee area Transfer Site Study. He said they were looking at different off street transfer sites and were also working on an agreement with Wenatchee Valley Mall for funding. I RECOGNITION Eastmont Junior High School Principal Mark Spurgeon, introduced the school counselor Jim Howie. Mr. Howie said two students from the Junior High had been recognized for a Spirit of the Community award. Mr. Howie introduced Nicole Sebastian, a volunteer at Central Washington Hospital. Ms. Sebastian said she has always had the dream of being a pediatrician and really enjoys her work in the pediatric ward at the hospital. Mr. Howie introduced Jimmy Cary, editor of Faucher's Neighborly News. Mr. Cary said he has enjoyed writing the paper and wanted to thank its sponsors. Mr. Cary said he has held two crime awareness programs by video; one was for adults and one for children. Mr. Cary was chosen as the local winner of this year's award. Mr. Howie said the winner would go to a State level of competition and then on to the National level if chosen as a winner at the State competition. CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Lacy, second by Councilmember Mikow to approve the Consent Calendar as presented and as the following items were listed. The motion carried 5-0. 1. Consideration of minutes — Regular Session, December 4, 1995. ' 2. Consideration of Bills -- December 18, 1995 January 2, 1996, (1995 and 1996 bills) CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 2, 1996 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 on a listing which has been made available to Council. As of this date, January 2, 1996, Council does approve warrant numbers 5537 through 5608 in the total amount of $69,937.07; Central Stores manual warrant transfer numbers 108595 through 108695 in the total amount of $18.67; and Postage manual warrant transfer numbers 950001 through 950006 in the total amount of $150.90 for 1995 payables and warrant numbers 56019 through 5615 in the total amount of $14,159.12 for 1996 payables. Council does approve payroll warrant numbers 13405 through 13473 in the total amount of $120,728.60, paid December 5, 1995, for the month of November 1995. DEPARTMENT REPORTS Police Department Police Chief Harrison said the East Wenatchee Police Department had initiated a wellness program for the officers. The officers would be allowed two hours in a forty hour week period to exercise. Officer Nash said a program would be starting January 13th for kids grade 6 through 17 years of ' age. He said the "Kids Night Out" program named by students of the Eastmont School District would be a drug free recreation program. The program will be held every Saturday night from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at Sterling Middle School. He added, the program would be staffed by reserve officers and volunteers. He said there was still a need for volunteers and anyone interested could contact him at the East Wenatchee Police Department. ORDINANCE 96-01-01 First reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 2.04 of the East Wenatchee Municipal Code relating to City Council Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Mikow, second by Councilmember Hendricks to elevate first reading of the ordinance to second reading. The motion carried, 5-0. Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Lacy, second by Councilmember Nash to approve the ordinance amending Chapter 2.04 of the East Wenatchee Municipal Code. The motion carried, 5-0. Mayor Collings read the ordinance title. 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polnpagos sum uo!ssas uollr!pam Ivuoll!ppv ug 'SV3H3HM 9661 'Z A11Vf1NVf SgInKIW 11ONnO0 33HDIVR3M 1SV3 AO AID CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 2, 1996 WHEREAS, the City Council believes that the designation by the Douglas County Commissioners of even more retail commercial acreage at the Odabashian Bridge, now ' reportedly sixty (60) acres following a Douglas County Commission decision on December 18, 1995, is in direct conflict with the best interests of the citizens of the Greater East Wenatchee Area; and WHEREAS, the short term tax benefits to be gained by Douglas County by the encouragement of land use designations and the development of a regional goods facility at the Odabashian Bridge should not serve as a substitute for good planning for the benefit of the citizens of the Greater East Wenatchee planning area; and WHEREAS, the City of East Wenatchee, because of a proposal to annex the entire Growth Management Act Interim Urban Growth Area to the City of East Wenatchee retained professional consultants qualified to analyze the impacts of such an annexation; and WHEREAS, in the course of the discussion between city officials and the consultants, concerns about the Urban Growth Area and the location of the Urban Growth Area have been raised; and WHEREAS, the City of East Wenatchee, intends to reexamine the location of the Urban Growth Area and the land use designations within the Urban Growth Area to be recommended by the City; and ' WHEREAS, the City of East Wenatchee believes that it made a significant compromise with the County by accepting the Urban Growth Area as proposed by the Citizens Advisory Committee with the understanding that the land use designations would be those recommended by the Citizens Advisory Committee; and WHEREAS, the City Council believes through the most recent actions of the Douglas County Commissioners that the recommendation of the Citizens Advisory Committee will not be followed by the Douglas County Commissioners, but rather a decision to locate a regional goods retail facility at the Odabashian Bridge is being facilitated through land use decisions made by the Douglas County Commissioners with the argument being advanced that this supports the free enterprise system and allows for competition; 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She said there were items in the policy in need of modifications, however she was comfortable with the overall policy. Council agreed by consensus that the City should pay the fees for any retesting and only be reimbursed by the employee if the retest was positive and that this should be corrected in the policy MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Collings said the 1996 Legislative Conference in Olympia was scheduled for February 7th and 8th. Mayor Collings said she received two proposals for the Public Defender contract. She said the proposal from Barker and Howard was forty thousand dollars and the proposal from Steve Zimmerman was for twenty-eight thousand eight hundred dollars. However both proposals were over the budgeted amount of thirteen thousand two hundred dollars. Therefore, a budget amendment would be needed. Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Hendricks, second by Councilmember ' Carson to award the Public Defender contract to Steve Zimmerman Law Offices, in the amount of twenty-eight thousand eight hundred dollars. The motion carved, 5-0. Mayor Collings said she received six applications for the two council positions but one withdrew. The candidates introduced themselves to the Councilmembers. The Candidates were: Bill Stroud Ralph Aiken Dick Olton Duane Hevly Larry Frack EXECUTIVE SESSION At 7:55 Mayor Collings called a fifteen minute executive session regarding potential litigation and to discuss qualifications of candidates. At 8:15 P.M. Mayor Collings extended the executive session five minutes. Council reconvened at 8:20 P.M. Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Mikow, second by Councilmember Lacy to nominate Larry Frack for Council Position Number 6, a two year term at the election in 1997, and be effective immediately. 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