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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/18/2023 Council Meeting MinutesIn compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (509) 886-6103 (TTY 711). Notification 72 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title 1.) City Council Meeting Minutes 07-18-2023 Page 1 of 3 East Wenatchee City Council Meeting Tuesday, July 18, 2023 East Wenatchee City Hall 271 9th Street NE East Wenatchee, WA 98802 Minutes In attendance: Staff in attendance: Mayor Jerrilea Crawford Josh DeLay, Finance Director Councilmember John Sterk Curtis Lillquist, Community Development Director Councilmember Harry Raab Rick Johnson, Police Chief Councilmember Robert Tidd Garren Melton, Public Works Director Councilmember Shayne Magdoff Trina Elmes, Events Director / PIO Councilmember Christine Johnson Anna Laura Leon, City Clerk 6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting. 1. Call to Order, Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance. Motion by Councilmember Tidd to excuse Councilmember Sleiman from the meeting. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (5-0). Motion by Councilmember Tidd to excuse Councilmember Hepner from the meeting. Councilmember Magdoff seconded the motion. Motion carried (5-0). 2. Consent Items: Motion to approve agenda, vouchers, and minutes from previous meetings. Vouchers: a. 07-18-2023, Checks: 58807-58888, in the amount of $998,173.67. Minutes: b. 07-05-2023 Council Meeting Minutes. Motion by Councilmember Magdoff to approve consent items. Councilmember Raab seconded the motion. Motion Carried (5-0). 3. Citizen Requests/Comments. Public comment was given by: • Steve Lacy, Resident of East Wenatchee. • Gary McLeal, Resident of East Wenatchee. • Monique Lott, Resident of Douglas County. • Tawsha Howe, Resident of Douglas County. Written Public Comment was submitted by: • Sara White, Resident of Douglas County. • Kerrie Nygard, Resident of Douglas County. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (509) 886-6103 (TTY 711). Notification 72 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title 1.) City Council Meeting Minutes 07-18-2023 Page 2 of 3 4. Presentations. a. Mayor Crawford introduced and recognized the 2023 Misawa Delegation of the Wenatchee Valley Misawa Sister City Association. Councilmember Sterk was excused at 6:25pm. b. Douglas County PUD General Manager Gary Ivory provided information to the Council on their new Hydrogen Power Plant, expected to be completed in the late summer of 2024, and the various services and programs at the PUD. Douglas County PUD Commissioner Ronald Skagen shared the PUD would begin a strategic planning process, which included a review of the risks and opportunities the organization faces in the next ten years. He invited the Council to engage in the planning process and attend their public meetings. Comment provided by Councilmember Tidd. 5. Department Report. a. Finance Director Josh DeLay presented a May 2023 Financial Report. Comment provided by Councilmember Tidd. 6. Mayor’s Report. a. Mayor Crawford thanked Councilmember Magdoff and Councilmember Tidd for their help with the Pangborn Festival of Flight and indicated that Event Director/PIO Trina Elmes, would be providing an event recap report at a later meeting. b. Mayor Crawford shared that Staff had reviewed the Workshop Calendar and based on the number of topics needed to be addressed before the year was over, there was no intention to cancel any upcoming Workshop meetings. Comment provided by Councilmember Tidd. 7. Council Reports & Announcements. a. Councilmember Tidd, City Representative for the Link Transit Board, provided an update on the Board’s discussion to accept or repeal the additional sales tax scheduled to be collected in January of 2024. Tidd indicated the topic would be revisited in March of 2024. b. Councilmember Magdoff, City Representative for the Chelan County and the City of Wenatchee Housing Authority, provided an update on the organization which included the unanimous decision by the Board to develop Work-Force Housing in the City of Leavenworth.