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Home My WebLink About3/8/1994 - City Council - City Council Meeting MinutesCITY OF EAST WENATCHEE WASHINGTON REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL CONVENED MAYOR DAWN COLLINGS PRESIDING MARCH 7, 1994 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 Hendricks, Councilmember McArthur, Councilmember Mikow, Councilmember Nash, Councilmember Lacy, Mayor Collings. Staff Present: Virginia oestreich, John Flinner, Bob Goodman, Stuart Campbell, Nick Wiltz, Linda Countryman, Bob Kiesz, Ray Yarnell, Randy Webley, Bruce Nash. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE DEPARTMENT REPORTS Planning Department ' City Planner Campbell updated Council on Stage I of the Ninth Street Project. Mr. Campbell said right-of-way negotiations were in process and the project was close to the design phase for Stage I. March 18 would be the deadline for the grant application for the funding of Stage II. Mr. Campbell said one issue in Stage II would be replacing the old irrigation line, which ran up Ninth Street almost to Eastmont. He said the City could face possible liability if the pipe broke in the future. Mr. Campbell said the estimated cost of Stage II of the Ninth Street Project would be nine hundred thousand dollars including the line replacement. Mr. Campbell said he would contact Council with information and answers to questions after he met with the Reclamation District, city engineers and legal counsel. Mr. Campbell said plans for the Ninth Street STP funding included a bus pull-out to be located on the north side of Ninth Street above the school district ballfields. However, LINK had requested the bus pull-out be located in front of the new city hall. Ll - 1 - CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 7, 1994 Mr. Campbell said this location would require the removal of the stone wall at the front of the city hall property or setting it back ten to twelve feet. Council asked for more specific information and Mr. Campbell will collect additional information and respond to Council. CONSENT CALENDAR Council Actioni A motion was made by Councilmember Hendricks, second by Councilmember Nash to approve the Consent Calendar as presented, and as the following items were listed. The motion carried unanimously, 5-0. 1. Consideration of Minutes - Regular Session, February 22, 1994 2. Consideration of Bills 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. March 7, 1994, payment voucher numbers 3413 through 3444. in the amount of $24,275.58. are submitted to Council for approval. Voucher number 3412 was voided. ' Council does approve payroll voucher numbers 12102 through 12153, in the total amount of $86.876.83 paid March 4, 1994, for the month of February, 1994. PROCLAMATION Mayor Collings read a proclamation of the City of East Wenatchee to the Apple Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross proclaiming March, 1994 as American Red Cross Month in the City of East Wenatchee. ORDINANCE 94-02-10 Second reading of an ordinance establishing regulations and rules regarding cruising in East Wenatchee Mayor Collings read second reading. Council Actions A motion was made by Councilmember Lacy, second by Councilmember Nash to approve the ordinance establishing regulations and rules regarding cruising in East Wenatchee. 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The motion and legal description of the carried unanimously, 5-0. CITY HALL FUNDING 94-02-10 Recommendation for balance of funding for East Wenatchee's new city hall 11 City Clerk/Treasurer Oestreich said since the legislation which would raise the allowable debt of small cities had been passed by the state legislature, she would be changing her funding recommendation to Council. She said she would not be recommending bond anticipation notes or an interfund loan at this time. Ms. Oestreich said her recommendation would be to do another councilmanic bond in June and to sell the current city hall property. Pending the sale of the property, an interfund loan could also be done, if necessary. Ms. Oestreich said the legislation would double the City's allowable debt from three fourths of one percent to one and one half percent. Council agreed by consensus to Ms. Oestreich's funding recommendation. Ms. Oestreich said she would present the bond issue with actual figures to Council in May or June. RECOMMENDATION 94-02-11 Creation of an in-house legal counsel for East Wenatchee Mayor Collings said one of her duties as mayor of the City of East Wenatchee was to select the City's legal counsel. She said she elected to continue the services of Ogden, Murphy, Wallace because she felt the firm did a good job and she appreciated the firm's expertise. Mayor Collings said she had reviewed salary surveys from other cities and the costs for the City's contracted legal services was within the same range as most cities of the same size. 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[ I CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 7, 1994 5 Councilmember Lacy said a qualified attorney could be hired and the City would have better control over in-house legal counsel. He said financially, and with the City's continuing growth, the time was right for the City to hire its own in-house attorney. In response to questions from Councilmembers Lacy and Nash, City Attorney Kiesz said the mayor did have veto powers in issues not dealing with City finances. He said Council would need the vote of a majority plus one (four councilmembers) to override the mayor's veto. However, since Councilmember Lacy's original motion called for an ordinance, a veto would not be effective until an ordinance was prepared. Councilmembers Nash and McArthur agreed the time was right for the City to move ahead with its own in-house legal counsel. Councilmember Nash said she was certain a qualified attorney with experience in municipal law could be hired. Councilmember Lacy said he would like to amend his original motion to be effective January 1, 1995, for the hiring of an in-house attorney. Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Lacy, second by Councilmember Nash to have an ordinance created to establish the position of an in-house attorney for the City of East Wenatchee. The position would be effective January 1, 1995. The motion carried, 3-2 (Hendricks, Mikow) (Mayor Collings, veto). EXECUTIVE SESSION - Litigation Mayor Collings called a ten minute Litigation. Convened - 8:15 p.m. Reconvened - 8:25 p.m. MAYOR'S REPORT executive session regarding Mayor Collings asked for input regarding the Clean Air Act information given to Council in their packets. Council agreed that cooperation should continue with the Fire District on this subject, since they handle the fire permits and controlled burning. Mayor Collings reported on the different methods of selling the city hall property. 1) listing with a realtor, 2) the city selling and listing it themselves, e) or bid sell it as the fire district did with their old building. Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Lacy, second by Councilmember Hendricks to market the property and list it with a realtor. The motion carried, 5-0. - 6 - - L - 1 iainseajy/XiaTO AITO goiasgsa0 '3 etuTBJTA w'd SE'8 - ZNSHNHflOfGV •iogoadsui se qo[ pooh a butop ao; zlITM xoTN papuawwoo aq pue aTnpagos uo sum goaCoad aqg 'panTosa3 buiaq azan gnq 'pa an000 peq swaTgoid zouiw ma; a 'Tian buTOb alan sbutgg ba Ties 'sngegs buipTtnq TTeq AITO agg uo pagzodai aH •sagwawpieoq a se pawzo;uz asow awooaq og NNII woi3 wweH uaN qg?n buTlaaw sum aq pies Aoe7 sagwamjTouno0 salvadi1 amv siuoasu 'IIJNnoo 666T ' L HOdVH SS,L[1NIId 'TTJNl103 SSHDIVNEM ,LSHS 30 'IUI�