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Home My WebLink About3/18/1996 - City Council - City Council Meeting MinutesCITY OF EAST WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL CONVENED MAYOR DAWN COLLINGS PRESIDING MARCH 18, 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.) ROLL CALL Councilmembers Present: Councilmember Nash, Councilmember Carson, Councilmember Aiken, Councilmember Frack, Councilmember Hendricks, Councilmember Mikow, and Mayor Collings. Councilmember Lacy excused. Staff Present: Virginia Oestreich, Linda Countryman, Stuart Campbell, Bob Goodman, Nick Wiltz, Bruce Nash, Chuck Zimmerman. CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Hendricks, second by Councilmember Frack to approve the consent calendar as presented and as the following items were listed. The motion carried, 6-0. 1. Consideration of minutes -- Regular Session, March 4, 1996 ' Special Council Meeting, February 29, 1996 2. Consideration of Bills As of this date, March 18, 1996, Council does approve warrant numbers 5813 through 5858 in the total amount of $56,850.42. Council does approve payroll warrant numbers 13630 through 13701 in the total amount of $124,507.16 for the month of February 1996. Payroll warrant number 13675 was voided. Mayor Collings announced the City of East Wenatchee had made number twenty on a list of fifty as one of the great towns with great jobs to live in. The categories were Bedrooms in the Sticks, Resort Towns, Computer Age, and Guns and Butter. The East Wenatchee category was Computer Age. CITIZEN COMMENTS BeM Ann Hall, Chairperson for Misawa/Wenatchee Sister City, said the organization has requested the name be changed to the Greater Wenatchee Sister City, to include East Wenatchee, since the Misawa functions included both sides of the river. The annual dues is three hundred eighty dollars which could be split with East Wenatchee. CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 18, 1996 Frances Haskins, 319 34th NW, East Wenatchee, read the following letter to Council into the record: My name is Frances Haskins, I reside at 319 34th NW, East Wenatchee. Several people who were not able to attend, requested I make some notes and inform you about the March 13, 1996 public meeting, held by the Douglas County Commissioners, concerning the Douglas County Comprehensive Plan. Speaking as a citizen of Douglas County, I would like to share my commentary with you. This is not intended as a transcript or verbatim account, but is based on my notes, recall and personal observation. The meeting of March 13, 1996 started with the most respectful of public audiences. After the staff report updated information from the July 6 hearing to March 13, the meeting was opened to public comment. There were four or five people, some in opposition of others, who gave testimony. Regardless of what views were being expressed there was no clapping, no noise, absolutely no disruption from the audience. Then what the Wenatchee World referred to as a heated discussion, (sorry Wenatchee World, I call it the attack of the Commissioners,) began a shocking scenario. The hostile attack by Commissioner Jay Weber directed at Bill Stroud was excessive. It is true that Mr. Strouds frustration was obvious. But, let me tell Commissioner Weber, many of us are more than frustrated after consistently being confronted with such arrogance. The next speaker, in an even respectful tone of voice, gave testimony to the effect that he would like to see some good industrial jobs in the valley. Not more $5.00 per hour, low paying, part time, no benefit, retail type jobs, but jobs that pay perhaps closer to $20.00 per hour. Commissioner Blanchard looked out into the audience and asked, does anyone in this audience make $20.00 an hour? Raise your hand if anyone in this audience makes $20.00 per hour. I glanced around and everyone looked like they were in a state of shock. Throughout testimony Commissioner Blanchard was asking some of the speakers what I consider to be a question totally incompatible with reality. Commissioner Blanchard insisted speakers answer the question. Now bear in mind that not one of the thirty five people who spoke approached the subject of the Urban Growth Boundary. -2- -£- Luoileuuojui sigl jo3 joauiSug KiunoD aql uo llea of kmssaoau lc pug aq pip ump ,Cqm `uoilsanb sup of jamsuu aql mou)l pjnogs am sxu!gl olopdsW, 3I 'ljodoi uo!juvodsuejl a p puaj l,uanPg no,(.solo si lI 'palels ajop,Cejnl jauoissiuuuog o2uegaxo snip Suunp ajagmawoS •lsoo am lu ssanS jo mmsue ummlluoR oql lugs lualsisui jtgmawos sem ajop,Cuw jauotsstunuoD anailaq I •oping onlg agl jano ,iemgStq u plmq of lsoo pinom It Im4m p;)Ise uagl PUP CeANg2lq JUoj3 janu a plmq of lsoo pinom li legm lwfuads aql po lse alop,CeW uuug •ai33en jol an[lsasuo3 ssaj aq pus auoz lutojawwo3 `auoz Ietnsnpui `uodjie aql lsud oS pinom tumgSiq apujo onlg a imp lama aql of Su?glawos sum sigI jo3 =,q sig anatlaq I •swalgojd o2uej Suol ajow anjos pinom luojjjalum aql 3o nail ut opuig anlg aql jano , LMgglq a 3j paIse oqm usujajluaS P SPAN ajagy •,Cjupunog gmoj[) uugj fl pus pliom laajjad a lnoqu uoilsanb luouns sig glim sja)Iuods agl jo owos Suipmgwoq jigs sum pjegousjg jauoissiwwoD Wowtlsol inogSnojq j, ' •xjqu ,Cuo pue ,ilunoo aqi ua of jutogaq wsunol spun3 Cauow sigi wq1 sum 'pions Suueag aql ul uolleu uo3ut 30 ,ijlua paluap wnl ui goulm ',CPS sQuQH •slnl pal of pasnj3i alop,Seyg jauolsslwwo:) iegm anaijaq I `asmoo jo „ uotleuujdxa Cue an�S l,uop 'asla SuiglAuu ,Cus l,uop `,Cauow 3o lunowe aql alels lsnj„ `polsisui ajop,Cew nuoissiwwoD `Suiuiuma-sson ,Cawoue alqulndajsip u o>!,j -uogsuiwexa ssojo su pagtjosop aq Xluo uuo •Xuo aqi woj3 pania3aj iogwegD aql ,Cauow ;o lunowe lugm sajjall •sw p33jse aq uagm `olop,CuW uuug uoissiwwoD ,Cq pasn onbiugoal snoja3[3on aql uags -muew alulnogju 'In3loodsoj a ui ,CnOwjlSal jaq pajanijap sajjaH sW •aojaunuoD 3o iagwugD aql Suguasajdaj `Sa111 13 ,Cued ssm }leads of uosjad glailuaANl aqs „•I! ui aq lou pjnom pmgouujg jauocssywwoj'pjjoAN loa3jad a ul„ `sem pjsag I luawwoo auo �a1m3ipu jo uotlsanb foul a sigl si sem ow of ssoj3e aww) legm lnq jual3un sum uoilsanb a gins puigaq anilow aql -palslisaq pue Nool pasnjuoo a glim wnipod aql ie pools aIdoad ,sushi �kmpunog q]ANoaq vugjfl aql los no,C pinom ojogm 'pjjom loajnd e w pan[j no,C 3! 'IlBoai pue salou ,Cw 3o lsaq aql of 'ssAN uogsanb aql 9661 '81 HJbVW S31ilNIW IIJNnOJ 33HDIVN3M 1SV3 30 AID CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 18, 1996 I absolutely doubt the Commissioners, if quizzed on the Comprehensive Plan, could answer questions without calling on staff for information. We pay the salary of their staff. We however, ' are not allowed to call on staff for answers when we are being quizzed. Chuck Landers was the twenty-seventh speaker and he spoke for many if not most of the audience when he stated, "I am not going to allow myself to be abused by the Commissioners as they have to others in the crowd." I did not make notes on each or every exchange. However, this reprehensible behavior on the part of the Commissioners dominated throughout the public speaking. It is ludicrous to say speakers were critiquing the entire Comprehensive Plan. They were instead commenting on, suggesting or objecting to, portions that directly concerned them. I think the Douglas County Commissioners owe all of us an apology. Bill Millett, 450 So. Lyle, East Wenatchee, representing the Douglas County Citizens for Responsible Growth, said the group now had eighty members. He said they support the Growth Management draft plan, which he said addresses transportation problems. Bruce Nash, 909 North Gale, East Wenatchee, read a letter giving traffic statistics from the Washington State Patrol and Washington State Department of Transportation in Olympia. These statistics refuted some of the conditions that Mr. Millett stated in his report. Bob Larse, 2516 NW Boston, East Wenatchee. said after listening to Mr. Millett, he had to correct some of the information. No one had signed from the Baker Flats area; no petition with five hundred names even existed nor was there any record of a petition according to the county Planning staff. PROCLAMATION Mayor Collings read a proclamation declaring the week of March 18, 1996 as Retired Teachers Appreciation Week in East Wenatchee. PRESENTATION Convention Center Update, Gary Tomsic Wenatchee City Commissioner Chuck Johnson, introduced Gary Tomsic, Wenatchee City Administrator. Mr. Tomsic gave an update on the status of the Convention Center. He explained how the funding would be accomplished, through an increase in the Hotel/Motel tax, which was already in affect and through a bond issue that Wenatchee would be doing. 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RESOLUTION 96-03-07 A resolution concerning the Growth Management Act Preferred Urban Growth Boundary. The description of the boundary in the resolution needed to be changed to read as follows: the Citizens Advisory Committee Preferred Urban Growth Boundary excluding Baker Flats. Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Carson, second by Councilmember Frack to pass the resolution adopting a preliminary urban growth boundary. The motion carried, 6-0. RESOLUTION NUMBER: 96-6 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON, AMENDING CITY RESOLUTION 96-4, ADOPTING A PRELIMINARY PREFERRED URBAN GROWTH AREA AND PRELIMINARY PREFERRED LAND USE DESIGNATIONS FOR THE GREATER EAST WENATCHEE PLANNING AREA. MAYORS REPORT Mayor Collings said the City's Mission Statement had been reviewed during the retreat. Several items had been revised. She asked Council if they wished to adopt the Mission statement as discussed. Councilmember Hendricks made a motion, second by Councilmember Aiken to approve the new Mission Statement. The motion carried 6-0. ADJOURNMENT - 8:40 P.M. Virginial.Oestreich City Clerk -6-