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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-21-2023 City Council MinutesMINUTES CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, November 21, 2023 Zoom and City Hall, 271 9th St NE, East Wenatchee, WA 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Crawford called the East Wenatchee City Council meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Councilmember Tidd led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. ROLL CALL Councilmembers Present: Councilmembers Absent: Mayor Crawford Councilmember Shayne Magdoff Councilmember Rob Tidd Councilmember Christine Johnson Councilmember John Sterk Councilmember Matt Hepner Councilmember Sasha Sleiman Councilmember Harry Raab Motion by Councilmember Tidd to excuse Councilmember Magdoff from the meeting. Councilmember Hepner seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. 4. CONSENT AGENDA a. Office of Public Defense Grant Agreement: January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2025. b. Approval of 11-21-2023 Voucher report Checks: 59326-59384, in the amount of $831,966.97. c. Approval of Minutes of the November 7, 2023, City Council Meeting. Motion by Councilmember Tidd to approve consent items as presented. Councilmember Sleiman seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. 5. CITIZEN COMMENTS None. 6. PRESENTATIONS a. Councilmember Sleiman read the 2023 Diabetes Awareness Month Proclamation. Donnelle Giese was present to accept the proclamation and spoke on behalf of the Wenatchee Valley Support for Families of Kids with Type 1 Diabetes group. b. Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Steve Wilkinson introduced Visit Wenatchee’s Program Director Ashley Sinner and Sports Tourism Coordinator Jason Grover. Data on hotel occupancy rates, marketing efforts and partnerships to promote the City of East Wenatchee was provided as part of their Annual Report. Comments provided by Councilmember Hepner. Councilmember Raab joined the meeting in person at 6:28pm. 7. ACTION ITEMS a. Finance Director, Josh DeLay, presented Ordinance 2023-15, fixing and confirming the salaries and compensation to be paid to certain officials and employees of the City of East Wenatchee during the year 2024. Motion by Councilmember Tidd to approve Ordinance 2023-15, fixing and confirming the 2024 salaries to be paid to certain officials and employees of the City. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. b. Finance Director, Josh DeLay, presented Ordinance 2023-16, adopting the Annual Budget of the City for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 2024. Comments by Councilmember Sterk. Motion by Councilmember Tidd approving Ordinance 2023-16, adopting the Annual Budget of the City for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 2024. Councilmember Sleiman seconded the motion. (5-1) Sterk. c. Public Works Manager, Garren Melton, presented Ordinance 2023-20, updating the City of East Wenatchee Utility Rate Structure. Comments by Councilmember Raab, and Councilmember Sterk. Motion by Councilmember Tidd to approve Ordinance 2023-20, amending East Wenatchee Municipal Code 13.10.210 to incorporate and update the City’s stormwater utility rate structure as presented in Exhibit A. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. d. Public Records Officer/City Clerk Laura Leon presented Ordinance 2023-21, updating the City of East Wenatchee Public Disclosure Policy. Motion by Councilmember Hepner to approve Ordinance 2023-21, updating the City’s Public Disclosure Policy, and repealing Ordinance 2016-02 in its entirety. Councilmember Raab seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. e. Community Development Director Curtis Lillquist presented Resolution 2023-55, amending the Development Application Permit Cost Recovery Schedule, repealing Resolution 2023-36, containing a severability clause, and establishing an effective date. Comments by Councilmember Hepner. Motion by Councilmember Tidd to approve Resolution 2023-55, amending the Development Application Permit Cost Recovery Schedule repealing Resolution 2023- 36, containing a severability clause, and establishing an effective date. Councilmember Sleiman seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.