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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, August 06, 2024
City Hall and Zoom, 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 Stockton led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmember Botello, Councilmember Arnold, Councilmember Johnson,
Councilmember Tidd, Councilmember Stockton, Councilmember Magdoff and Councilmember
Hepner.
4. COUNCILMEMBER DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST
No Councilmembers declared a conflict of interest with any agenda items.
5. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Approval of Voucher Report, Checks: 60435-60477, 60479-60517, including voided check
60478; in the amount of $1,254,189.30.
b. Approval of November 2023 Payroll Certification and December 2023 Payroll Certification.
c. Approval of the June 16, 2024, City Council Minutes and June 18, 2024, City Council Minutes.
Motion by Councilmember Stockton to approve consent items as presented.
Councilmember Botello seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
6. CITIZEN COMMENTS
None.
7. PRESENTATIONS
a. Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Steve Wilkinson presented the
organization’s 2023 Annual Review.
Comments by Councilmember Tidd, Councilmember Stockton, Councilmember
Magdoff, and Councilmember Hepner.
b. Councilmember Mathew Hepner read the Purple Heart City Proclamation, establishing the
City of East Wenatchee as a Purple Heart City. East Wenatchee resident and Chelan County
Housing Manager Sasha Sleiman provided information regarding the August 7, 2024
Ceremony taking place at Pybus Market to honor Purple Heart recipients.
8. ACTION ITEMS
a. Community Development Director Curtis Lillquist presented the Fourth Street SE and
Kentucky Avenue Ten Percent (10%) Annexation Petition.
Comments by Councilmember Tidd and Councilmember Hepner.
Motion by Councilmember Botello to approve the annexation boundary as proposed in the
Notice of Intent to Commence Annexation Proceedings dated July 8, 2024, to require the
adoption of the proposed zoning regulations as set forth in Resolution 2023-45 as
Residential Low Density and Residential Medium Density, and to require the assumption
of existing indebtedness of the City in the area to be annexed. Seconded by Councilmember
Tidd. Motion passed unanimously.
b. Mayor Crawford presented Resolution 2024-10, an Amended and Restated Interlocal
Agreement governing RiverCom.
Comments by Councilmember Magdoff, Councilmember Hepner, and Councilmember
Arnold.
Motion by Councilmember Tidd to not adopt Resolution 2024-10 Amending and Restating
the Interlocal Agreement governing RiverCom as presented in Exhibit A. Councilmember
Magdoff seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
c. Public Works Manager Garren Melton presented Resolution 2024-49, Department of
Enterprise Services Energy Program Interagency Agreement.
Comments by Councilmember Hepner, Councilmember Tidd, Councilmember Stockton
and Councilmember Botello.
Motion by Councilmember Botello to approve Resolution 2024-49 authorizing the
Mayor to execute an Interagency Agreement between the City of East Wenatchee
and the Department of Enterprise Services. Councilmember Johnson seconded the
motion. Motion passed unanimously.
9. MAYOR’S REPORT
a. Mayor Crawford reported on her participation of the first session of The Washington
Collaborative Elective Leaders Institute.
b. Mayor Crawford thanked the Council members for attending National Night Out and
recognized the East Wenatchee Police Department for their work in organizing the event.
c. Mayor Crawford indicated the Douglas County Regional Council was currently seeking
applications for the 2024 cycle of the Regional Affordable Housing Program Funds.
d. Mayor Crawford reported the official date for the Joint Council Workshop to discuss
Homelessness, with the City of Wenatchee Council, would be held Thursday, August 29 at
5:30 PM at the City Hall in Wenatchee.
e. Mayor Crawford shared she would be attending the Association of Washington Cities
Legislative Priorities Webinar on August 7, 2024; where the AWC Legislative Priorities
Committee.
f. Events Director / PIO Trina Elmes provided information on the Havanna Nights event taking
place on Saturday, August 10, 2024, from 6:00-10:00 PM on Valley Mall Parkway.
10. COUNCIL REPORTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
a. Councilmember Magdoff, as City Representative for the Chelan County and City of
Wenatchee Housing Authority, provided an update on the organization.
11. ADJOURNMENT
With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:27 p.m.
Jerrilea Crawford, Mayor
Attest:
Anna Laura Leon, City Clerk
Jerrilea Crawford (Aug 21, 2024 08:29 PDT)
Jerrilea Crawford
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