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Home My WebLink About6/6/1993 - City Council - City Council Meeting MinutesCITY OF EAST WENATCHEE WASHINGTON , REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL CONVENED MAYOR DAWN COLLINGS PRESIDING JULY 6, 1993 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 Lacy, Councilmember McArthur, Councilmember Mikow, Mayor Collings. Councilmember Nash excused as absent. Staff Present: Virginia Oestreich, John Flinner, Bob Goodman, Nick Wiltz, Stuart Campbell, Linda Countryman, Chuck Zimmerman, Randy Harrison. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE DEPARTMENT REPORTS Finance Department ' City Clerk/Treasurer Oestreich said the State Examiners had begun the City audit for the years 1991 and 1992. Code Compliance Code Compliance Officer Wiltz presented a plan for office space in the basement of the new city hall. This office space would be occupied by Douglas County Solid Waste. Mr. Wiltz said the city hall plans had been submitted to ICBO for review. Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember McArthur, second by Councilmember Hendricks to accept the plans for office space in the basement of the new city hall as presented and move forward with the project. The motion carried unanimously, 4-0. CONSENT CALENDAR Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Lacy, second by Councilmember Hendricks to approve the Consent Calendar as presented, and as the following items were listed. The motion carried unanimously, 4-0. - 1 - 1. Consideration of Minutes - Regular Session, June 21. 1993. 2. Consideration of Bills 93-07-01 3. Cabaret License Application for 5 T's Restaurant 93-07-02 4. Setting the date of an appeal hearing regarding a denial of taxicab license 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, July 6, 1993, payment voucher numbers 2699 through 2730, in the amount of $36,800.75, are submitted to Council for approval. Payment voucher number 2718 was voided. Council does approve payroll voucher numbers 11649 through 11708. in the total amount of $77.707.51 paid July 2, 1993 for the month of June, 1993. Payroll voucher numbers 11658, 11664, 11667. 11670, 11674. 11678, and 11684 were voided. ' DISCUSSION 93-07-03 A request to be heard by downtown businesses regarding the sale of the parking lot Several business owners addressed Council regarding the sale of the city owned parking lot on Valley Mall Parkway. Richard Garlini, Garlini's Restaurant, asked Council to reconsider the sale of the parking lot. He said the parking lot was necessary for the success of downtown businesses. He added downtown businesses contribute to the City's tax base and provide employment opportunities, which would ultimately be affected by the loss of the parking lot. Councilmember McArthur said the parking lot was purchased in 1979 from John Tontz as a site for a city hall. The following business persons spoke in favor of the City keeping the lot for business parkings Alan Lake, Lake's Trading Post Dwight McKee, McKee's Hobbies Sylvia Jones, PJ's Photo and Craft Mall Bob Corkrum, Quest/Economic Development Council - 2 - - E - •paiapTsuoo aq gsnw Agiadoad aqg go asn gsaq aqq pees Aopq JH jouload TTeq AlTo aqg so; ASeSSaaaU saTUOM aqq uT papnTOUT seM goT bUTNied aq-4 ;o ales aqg 'JanaMog 'saxes TeUotgippp 20 puoq a gnogjTM hgTUnmmoO aqg JO; TTeg AITO Mau agg pTTnq oq UOTITsod a uT seM A4i0 aqg PTes aH •TTeq A4TO Mau aqg ;o buTpan; agg spzeMog papaeu seM goT bUTNied aqg ;o ales agg mo3; anuanai pies Aoe7 3agmam1iounoO •PTos goT 5uTX3ed aqg aas og aXTT ATTeaz PTnoM aq pup goT buTX3ed agg uFeg93 og dgi0 agg jo; geaab oog seM AgzligeTT aq-4 PTes sXOTipuaH zagmamTTounoO •uotgepuammoaai sqT 30; lTounoO paNse pue ;;egs AgTO pue suazTgTD hq paguasaid UOTgem3o;UT agq paMainai sbUTTloO JoheH *AITTTgeTT agg ;o asneoaq saTITO Aq pauMo aq you pTnogs sgoT buiXied pastnpe aO?;30 s,Jogtpny agegs uogbuigseM agg PaPPe agg *AITITgUTT agg og anp goT buTNjed aqg lTas og d120 aqq pastnpe peg duedmoo aoupinsui s,Agz0 aqg pees gotaigsao iainseaiy/NialO AgTO •apem uaaq peg sgsazie leianas pup pawzT;uoo uaaq peq sgzodai asagy 'uoTgngTgsoid Pup buTTeap bnjp se Bons satgtntgae TebalIT ;o sg3odaa Auem uaaq peq ajagg ;Teq a pup ieaA gspT aqq UT Pies aH 'AITO agg og AITTTgeiT ajTUT;aP a spM gol buzXied agg PTes ZaUUTT3 ;aig0 •goT bUTXipd aqq buTpaebai sUJaOUOO s,6gTO aqq UTeldxa og =auuTl3 ;aTgO paXsp sbUTTToO soAeH *saxes hgiadoad gbnoigq papun; pup pagsTlgpgsa aq pTnO3 goTigsTP guamano3dwT TeooT a pees aH 'buTXied ao; hgiadoid leuotgippe buTspgojnd saPTsuOO pTnogs dgTO aqg 'goT butXaed aqq 5UTTlas ;o peagsuT pees 'JaumO TTEH AaTTRA aagOgeuaM a 'unoig MTf 'anssi up amooaq PTnoo buiNipd pup puedxa og AgTTTge agg uo puadap PTnoo sassauTsnq uMOquMOP pup TTeH AelleA aagOgeuaM aqg ;o aingn; aqg 'oNdogs Pup IJPH-TeM aXTT sassauTsnq ggFM PTes aH -ease aagogpuaM gseg agg uTggTm ggnoib TTegaz ;o aingotd iabieT aqq JapisuoO pTnogs Agt0 agq PTes 'sguamgsanui iaqueo 'iiee uea •goT bUTNaed aqg ;o aOUeUagUTpw aqg iano aXeg s39uMo ssaUTsnq pagsabbns 'satggoH s,aaxoH 'aaxOH za5ut0 'AITO agq mo3; goT buTXjed aqq asegoind pup iaggaboq ui ob sassauTsnq uMoqunop aqq pagsabbns 'uuj ezzid 'bunoA Aalsigs aqg ;o uotsuedxa ggTm gsTsse pinoo •g3oddns Agtunwwoo azow Naas pTnogs aqq aiojaq pees aH •jagmeg0 aagogeuaM uoigeOTJTgneag uMoguMoQ aqq 3o iagwaw •TTeH AaTTep aagageuaM IOT buTX3ed aqq pappe aH IT 'Aliadoid aqq PTos AITO gsex agq gbnojgq aaggTwwoO e seM aq pies mnsXioO •1H r X Councilmember Mikow asked Mr. Garlini to further explain how the loss of the parking lot would affect the future of East Wenatchee businesses. Mr. Garlini said the downtown business district was in a very unique situation because of its close proximity to the mall. He said the proposed expansion of the mall and the riverfront trail would create opportunities for downtown businesses. He said the businesses needed to work with the mall, to become an extension of it, rather than competing with it. He added future development of the downtown businesses would put money back into the community and the City of East Wenatchee. Councilmember Mikow suggested the downtown businesses develop a plan for revitalization and maintenance of the parking lot and present it to Council. City Attorney Zimmerman said Council voted on July 20. 1992 to surplus the parking lot on Valley Mall Parkway. He said the property would be sold to the highest bidder, with minimum bids of one hundred seventy-nine thousand dollars. The bid date was July 15, 1993. In response to questions from Councilmember Lacy, City Attorney Zimmerman said there had been no bids received as of this date and therefore the sale could be stopped. Mayor Collings asked if the parking lot really served the needs of the entire community or if another option might be better. Ron Sharp, managing partner of the Wenatchee Valley Mall, said with the recent purchase of the mall, a large investment had been made in the East Wenatchee community. He said parking was a definite issue for the mall and the mall owners would like to participate in developing a plan to retain the parking lot on Valley Mall Parkway. He asked Council to put the sale of the parking lot on hold at this time. Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Lacy, second by Councilmember McArthur to stay the sale of the parking lot on Valley Mall Parkway for ninety days to allow the downtown businesses to develop a plan to retain it. If an acceptable plan had not been found at the end of ninety days, the property would again be advertised for sale. The motion carried unanimously, 4-0. TRAIL UPDATE Jennifer Olsen, Project Coordinator, presented a final project design for the riverfront trail to Council. Ms. Olsen said authorization of construction funds must be received by September 30. 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He said in the past the organization had principally represented the west side of the river and he would like to see Douglas County become more involved. He said one area of interest for Douglas County residents should be growth management. ADJOURNMENT - 8:10 p.m. Virg nia E. Oestreich City Clerk/TreasureR - 6 -