HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-07-2025 City Council MinutesCITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, January 07, 2025
Zoom and City Hall, 271 9th St NE, East Wenatchee, WA
City of East Wenatchee Council Meeting Minutes 01-07-2025
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 Magdoff led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmember Botello, Councilmember Arnold, Councilmember Johnson,
Councilmember Tidd, Councilmember Magdoff, and Councilmember Hepner.
Motion by Councilmember Tidd to excuse Councilmember Stockton from the meeting.
Councilmember Hepner seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
4. COUNCILMEMBER DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST
No Councilmembers indicated conflicts with any of the items on the agenda.
5. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Approval of the Woods Brangwin & Bratton 2025 Public Defender Contract.
b. Approval of the Krake Law PLLC 2025 Public Defender Contract.
c. Approval Voucher Report, Checks: 61092-61099, in the amount of $66,30766.
d. Approval of Minutes of the 12-17-2024 City Council Meeting.
Motion by Councilmember Magdoff to approve the agenda, public defender
contracts, vouchers, and minutes as presented. Councilmember Johnson
seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
6. CITIZEN COMMENTS
None provided.
7. ACTION ITEMS
a. Community Development Director Curtis Lillquist presented Ordinance 2025-01,
amending East Wenatchee Municipal Code 17.60.050: Location Criteria;
Reducing Buffers to Marijuana Retail Operations.
Comments provided by Councilmember Hepner, and Councilmember Arnold.
Motion by Councilmember Botello to approve Ordinance 2025-01, amending Section
17.60.050: Location Criteria; reducing buffers to Marijuana Retail Operations as
presented in Exhibit A. Councilmember Tidd seconded the motion. Motion passed
unanimously.
a. Public Works Manager Garren Melton presented Resolution 2025-01, Contract Award to
Forte Architects for City Hall West Wing Safety Improvements and Remodel; City Project
No. 2025-02.
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Comments provided by Councilmember Botello and Councilmember Magdoff.
Motion by Councilmember Tidd to approve Resolution 2025-01, authorizing Mayor
Crawford to execute an agreement with Forte Architects, for an amount not to exceed
$40,710.00, for the design of Safety Improvements and a remodel to the West Wing
of City Hall as presented in Exhibit A. Councilmember Magdoff seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously.
b. Public Works Manager Garren Melton presented Resolution 2025-02, Interlocal
Agreement with Chelan Douglas Transportation Council for two MioVision Scout Traffic
Counters.
Comments provided by Councilmember Hepner, Councilmember Magdoff and
Councilmember Johnson.
Motion by Councilmember Tidd to approve Resolution 2025-02, authorizing Mayor
Crawford to execute an Interlocal Agreement with the Chelan Douglas Transportation
Council for the transfer of two MioVision Scout Traffic Counters as presented in Exhibit
A. Councilmember Arnold seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
c. Community Development Director Curtis Lillquist presented Resolution 2025-03,
amending the Capital Facilities Plan and Six Year Transportation Improvement Program
within the Greater East Wenatchee Area Comprehensive Plan; CPA/ZC 2024-01.
Comments provided by Councilmember Hepner.
Motion by Councilmember Magdoff to approve Resolution 2025-03 adopting
amendments to the Capital Facilities Plan and Transportation Improvement Program
for 2025-2030 within the Greater East Wenatchee Area Comprehensive Plan as
presented in Exhibit A and B. Councilmember Botello seconded the motion. Motion
passed unanimously.
d. Public Works Manager Garren Melton presented Resolution 2025-04, Washington State
Department of Commerce Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant.
Motion by Councilmember Tidd to approve Resolution 2025-04 authorizing Mayor
Crawford to execute Federal Interagency Agreement No. F24-51701-010 with the
Washington State Department of Commerce for the Energy Efficiency and
Conservation Block Grant as presented in Exhibit A. Councilmember Johnson seconded
the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
e. Finance Director Josh DeLay presented Resolution 2025-05, Establishing a temporary
Financial Sustainability Task Force.
Comments were provided by Councilmember Magdoff, Councilmember Hepner,
Councilmember Johnson, and Councilmember Botello.
Discussion ended when no motion was moved.
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f. Public Works Manager Garren Melton requested the City Council to set a Public Hearing
date to consider deferment of frontage improvements associated with Short Plat
Application No. 2019-01.
Comments provided by Councilmember Arnold.
Motion by Councilmember Botello designating Tuesday, January 21, 2025, as the
Public Hearing date to consider the frontage improvement deferral on N June Avenue
in association with Short Plat Application No. 2019-01. Councilmember Johnson
seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
8. MAYOR’S REPORT
a. Mayor Crawford opened the floor to accept nominations for the 2025 Mayor Pro
Tempore position.
i. Motion by Councilmember Tidd to nominate Councilmember Botello as Mayor
Pro Tempore for the 2025 year. Councilmember Hepner seconded the motion.
ii. Motion by Councilmember Johnson to nominate Councilmember Magdoff as
Mayor Pro Tempore for the 2025 year. Councilmember Arnold seconded the
motion.
Mayor Crawford closed the nominations.
Mayor Crawford called for a vote on the nomination of Councilmember Botello. The
nomination received 3 votes in favor.
Mayor Crawford called for a vote on the nomination of Councilmember Magdoff. The
nomination received 3 votes in favor.
As the tie breaker Mayor Crawford voted in favor of Councilmember Magdoff officially
naming her Mayor Pro Tempore for the year (2025).
b. Mayor Crawford announced the 2025 Workshop Sessions were scheduled to take place
on the Thursday after the 2nd Council meeting. As a consensus the Council selected
Councilmember Botello to facilitate the Workshop Sessions for the year.
c. Mayor Crawford reported on the 2025 Council Committee and Board Assignments and
provided the historical practice of appointing the representative for the Public Facilities
District. Mayor Crawford indicated that the Council could develop a new process to
appoint the position. Discussion took place and it was determined the Council would
address the topic during the Work Session scheduled for January 23, 2025.
d. Mayor Crawford led a discussion regarding the Misawa Sister City Delegation and
selecting the City Council representative to attend the annual trip to Japan.
e. Mayor Crawford reported the reappointment of Jennifer Rayson to the Civil Service
Commission Position 2 for an additional six-year term.
9. COUNCIL REPORTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
a. Councilmember Magdoff, as City Representative for the Housing Authority of Chelan
County and the City of Wenatchee, provided an update on the organization.
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10. ADJOURNMENT
With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 07:33 p.m.
Jerrilea Crawford, Mayor
Attest:
Anna Laura Leon, City Clerk
Jerrilea Crawford (Jan 22, 2025 08:35 PST)
Jerrilea Crawford
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