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East Wenatchee City Council Meeting
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
East Wenatchee City Hall
271 9th Street NE
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
Minutes
In attendance: Staff in attendance:
Mayor Jerrilea Crawford Sean Lewis, Assistant City Attorney
Councilmember Harry Raab Curtis Lillquist, Community Development Director
Councilmember Sasha Sleiman (Zoom) Trina Elmes, Event Director /PIO
Councilmember John Sterk Josh DeLay, Finance Director
Councilmember Christine Johnson Rick Johnson, Police Chief
Councilmember Shayne Magdoff Eric Hampton, Assistant Police Chief
Councilmember Matthew Hepner Garren Melton, Public Works Manager
Councilmember Robert Tidd Anna Laura Leon, City Clerk
6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting.
1. Call to Order, Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Consent Items:
Motion to approve agenda, vouchers, and minutes from previous meetings.
Vouchers:
a. Date: 08-15-2023 Checks: 58890-58942, 58945-59010, in the amount of
$1,064,078.61.
b. July 2023 Payroll Certification.
Minutes:
c. 07-18-2023 Council Meeting Minutes.
Motion by Councilmember Johnson to approve consent items. Councilmember
Magdoff seconded the motion. Motion Carried (7-0).
3. Citizen Requests/Comments.
Public Comment was given by:
• Eunice Young, Executive Director from Chelan-Douglas Land Trust.
4. Presentations.
a. Mayor Crawford presented Finance Director Josh DeLay with a Certificate of
Recognition for 5 Years of Public Service to the City of East Wenatchee.
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5. Department Report.
a. Events Director/PIO Trina Elmes presented event reports on:
• The Pangborn Festival of Flight - which took place on Saturday July 7,
2023 at Pangborn Airport. The event was an organized effort between
the Chelan Douglas Port Authority and the City of East Wenatchee.
• Havana Nights – the Car Show featured a live band, beer garden, and
was held in collaboration with Clearwater Saloon and Discount Auto
glass. The event took place on Saturday August 12, 2023.
Comments provided by Councilmember Tidd and Councilmember Sleiman.
b. Chief of Police Rick Johnson shared information on the National Night Out Event that
took place on Tuesday August 1, 2023. Chief Johnson thanked the community and
Councilmembers for attending the annual event.
Comments provided by Councilmember Sterk.
6. Action Items.
a. Assistant City Attorney Sean Lewis presented Ordinance 2023-09, An Ordinance of
the City of East Wenatchee deleting Chapter 3.52 of the East Wenatchee Municipal
Code (EWMC) to remove a reference to another code section that does not exist.
Motion by Councilmember Tidd to approve Ordinance 2023-09 deleting Section
3.52 of the East Wenatchee Municipal Code (EWMC) in its entirety as reflected in
Exhibit A. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (7-0).
b. Chief of Police Rick Johnson presented Resolution 2023-42, an amended SWAT
Interlocal Agreement authorizing the purchase and maintenance of a SWAT Bearcat
vehicle.
Comments provided by Councilmember Magdoff, Councilmember Sleiman, and
Councilmember Tidd.
Motion by Councilmember Sterk to authorize Mayor Crawford to execute the
amendment to the SWAT Interlocal Agreement authorizing the purchase and
maintenance of a SWAT Bearcat vehicle as presented in Exhibit A. Councilmember
Magdoff seconded the motion. Motion carried (6 in favor, 1 Abstention) (Hepner).
c. Community Development Director Curits Lillquist presented on the WSDOT
Shoreline Permit Application.
Comments provided by Councilmember Hepner, Councilmember Magdoff, and
Councilmember Johnson.
Motion by Councilmember Tidd to authorize Mayor Crawford to sign a shoreline
permit application for the Washington State Department of Transportation to
perform a geotechnical evaluation on city owned property. Councilmember
Johnson seconded the motion. Motion carried (7-0).