HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-19-2024 City Council MinutesCITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Zoom and City Hall, 271 9th St NE, East Wenatchee, WA
City of East Wenatchee Council Meeting Minutes 03-19-2024
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 Johnson led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present: Councilmembers Absent:
Mayor Crawford
Councilmember Mark Botello
Councilmember Ken Arnold
Councilmember Rob Tidd
Councilmember Shayne Magdoff
Councilmember Christine Johnson
Councilmember Mathew Hepner
4. COUNCILMEMBER DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST (RCW 42.23)
No Councilmembers indicated conflicts with any of the items on the agenda.
5. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Voucher Report, Checks: 59841-59900, in the amount of $205,711.57.
b. Approval of Minutes of the 03-05-2024 City Council Minutes.
c. Approval of Minutes of the 03-13-2024 City Council Special Meeting.
Motion by Councilmember Botello to approve consent items as presented.
Councilmember Hepner seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
6. CITIZEN COMMENTS
Public comment was given by City of East Wenatchee residents Smith,
Strausbaugh, and Scott.
7. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
a. Chief of Police Rick Johnson presented the 2023 East Wenatchee Police Department
Annual Report.
Comments provided by Councilmember Hepner, Councilmember Magdoff,
Councilmember Arnold and Councilmember Johnson.
b. Public Works Manager Garren Melton presented the 2023 Public Works Annual Report.
Comments provided by Councilmember Hepner.
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8. ACTION ITEMS
a. Public Works Manager Garren Melton presented Resolution 2024-24, Bid Award
for the Grant Road Oil Treatment and Bioretention; City Project No. 2022-05.
Comments provided by Councilmember Magdoff.
Motion by Councilmember Tidd to approve Resolution 2024-24 authorizing
Mayor Crawford to execute a contract between the City of East Wenatchee and
Smith Excavation, for an amount not to exceed of $883,193.39, for the Grant
Road Oil Treatment and Bioretention Project; City Project No. 2022-05.
Councilmember Magdoff seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
b. City Clerk Laura Leon presented Resolution 2024-25, amending City of East
Wenatchee City Council Rules of Procedure.
Comments provided by Councilmember Arnold, Councilmember Johnson, and
Councilmember Magdoff.
Motion by Councilmember Tidd to approve Resolution 2024-25, amending the
City of East Wenatchee City Council Rules of Procedure as presented in Exhibit
A. Councilmember Hepner seconded the motion. Motion passed with 5 votes in
favor and 1 against.
c. City Clerk Laura Leon presented Resolution 2024-26, Electronic Signature Policy.
Motion by Councilmember Hepner to approve Resolution 2024-26, authorizing
the use of Electronic and Digital Signatures; and adopting and Electronic and
Digital Signature Policy as presented in Exhibit A. Councilmember Johnson
seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
d. Public Works Manager Garren Melton presented Resolution 2024-27, City Hall
Annex Demolition; City Project No. 2024-05.
Motion by Councilmember Tidd to approve Resolution 2024-27 authorizing
Mayor Crawford to execute a contract between the City of East Wenatchee and
Pipkin Construction, for an amount not to exceed of $52,084.56, for the
demolition of the City Hall Annex. Councilmember Botello seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously.
e. Public Works Manager Garren Melton presented Resolution 2024-28, East
Wenatchee Pedestrian Bridge JARPA Application; City Project No. 2024-06.
Comments provided by Councilmember Arnold.
Motion by Councilmember Botello to approve Resolution 2024-28, authorizing
Mayor Crawford to sign the Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application (JARPA)
on behalf of the City of East Wenatchee. Councilmember Magdoff seconded the
motion. Motion passed unanimously.
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f. Events Director/PIO Trina Elmes presented the East Wenatchee Events Board
recommendation for Lodging Tax funds to Eastmont Youth Baseball to help
support the WCP Northwest Baseball Tournament’s Wenatchee Valley Summer
Kick-off; June 8-9, 2024.
Comments provided by Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Tidd and
Councilmember Hepner.
Motion by Councilmember Arnold to authorize Mayor Crawford to execute an
agreement with Eastmont Youth Baseball for an amount not to exceed of
$5,000.00 for the Wenatchee Valley Summer Kick-Off Tournament.
Councilmember Hepner seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
g. Events Director/PIO Trina Elmes presented the East Wenatchee Events Board
recommendation for Lodging Tax funds to the City of East Wenatchee Events
Department’s event for the programming software, Eventeny.
Comments provided by Councilmember Arnold, Councilmember Johnson, and
Councilmember Botello.
Motion by Councilmember Magdoff to grant $6,000.00 of lodging tax funds to
the City of East Wenatchee Events Department for the event programming
software, Eventeny. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion
passed unanimously.
9. MAYOR’S REPORT
a. Mayor Pro Tempore Nominations:
Mayor Crawford opened the floor to consider nominations for the position of Mayor Pro
Tempore for the remainder of the 2024 term.
Councilmember Tidd nominated Councilmember Johnson to fulfill the Mayor Pro
Tempore position for the rest of the 2024 term.
Legal Counsel Sean Lewis provided clarification regarding procedures regarding
nominations and elections for the position.
Councilmember Hepner motioned to elect Councilmember Johnson as Mayor
Pro Tempore for the remainder of the 2024 term. Councilmember Tidd seconded
the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
b. Mayor Crawford reported on the Wenatchee Valley-Misawa Sister City Association, and
indicated the organization was seeking host families for the students who would be
visiting the Wenatchee Valley from May 1 through May 6, 2024.Mayor Crawford also
informed the Council on the opportunity for a representative from the Council to form
part of the Wenatchee Valley delegation this fall.