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Home My WebLink About12/6/1993 - City Council - City Council Meeting MinutesCITY OF EAST WENATCHEE WASHINGTON REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL CONVENED , MAYOR DAWN COLLINGS PRESIDING DECEMBER 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 Mikow, Councilmember Nash, Councilmember McArthur, Councilmember Lacy, Mayor Collings. Staff Present: Virginia Oestreich, Bob Goodman, Nick Wiltz, Linda Countryman, Stuart Campbell, Chuck Zimmerman, Randy Harrison, Chet Virnig, Gil Sparks. CITIZEN COMMENTS Neal Tripp, Cascade Auto Center, said he wanted Council to know how Cascade Auto Center was working on new ideas and concepts. He said the business had made a commitment to the community and I invited Council to visit. DEPARTMENT REPORTS Planning Department Stuart Campbell, City Planner, said the agenda item regarding the trail would be placed before Council at a later date when better information was available. Councilmember Hendricks said, in the interest of money savings, a ten foot wide trail instead of a twelve foot wide trail should be considered. Mr. Campbell said residents to the north of the city were expressing an interest in annexation. They would be compiling information and bringing ideas to council in the near future. Code Compliance Nick Wiltz, inspector on the City Hall project, said concrete was being poured and forms were being prepared. Mr. Wiltz said if the Solid Waste offices were to be planned as a part of the building, the plumbing issue for the offices as well as a decontamination area for Police offices needed to be addressed. Ron Draggoo, Solid Waste Manager, distributed office space ' options to Council. He said office space options had been presented to the County Commissioners. The Council and Mr. Dragoo discussed these options, rental costs and availability of other office space in the community. Mr. Draggoo noted that being able to rent in the new city hall would return some of the costs for SWAC to the city. - 1 - 0-4 Council Actions A motion was made by Councilmember McArthur, ' second by Councilmember Hendricks to go forward with office space for SWAC and a change order for plumbing requirements. The motion carried unanimously, 5-0. CONSENT CALENDAR Council Actions 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, 5-0. 1. Consideration of Minutes - Regular Session, November 15, 1993. 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, December 6, 1993, payment voucher numbers 3116 through 3149, in the amount of $36,476.18, are submitted to Council for approval. Warrant number 3115 was voided. Council does approve payroll voucher numbers 11931 through 11992. in the total amount of $79,956.80 paid December 3, 1993 for the month of November, 1993. Payroll warrant numbers 11932. 11934, 11939, 11941. 11943, 11948, 11952, 11955. 11959, 11963, 11976 were voided. PRESENTATION Lou Symmonds, representing the Downtown Association, said the association was working on improvements to the parking lot. The Mayor distributed signatures supporting the local businesses forming a Parking and Business Improvement Area. She asked for Council's continued support in the process. Councilmember Hendricks asked if a stipulation on the parking area to limit taxing for four to five years could be an option. City Attorney Zimmerman said the city has no authority to limit certain businesses from taxation. Charles DeYoung, representing Quest, presented Council with literature on Quest and their programs. Mr. DeYoung said Quest's goals were to enhance economic and cultural development in the two county region, especially in the district ports. Mr. DeYoung asked Council to consider their program and to support Quest financially in 1994. He presented an agreement and contract for Council review. 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Clerk Oestreich said in discussions with other clerks and the Health District. this type of funding would greatly impact the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax the city could receive. Council asked the Mayor to write a letter to Representative Ballard regarding this issue. Council agreed they would also sent letters expressing their concerns. Mayor Collings suggested a Council/Staff retreat sometime in January to set goals and priorities for 1994. A date will be set at the next Council meeting. EXECUTIVE SESSION - Property. Negotiations Mayor Collings called a thirty minute executive session. Convened: 7:40 p.m. Council reconvened: 8:00 p.m. Mayor Collings invited Council to the annual luncheon held by the employees and the Police Department to be held December 15 at 12 noon at City Hall. ADJOURNMENT - 8:05 p.m. Virgi 'a E. Oestreich City Clerk/Treasurer - 4 -