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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
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 Johnson led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmember Botello, Councilmember Arnold, Councilmember Magdoff,
Councilmember Tidd, Councilmember Stockton, Councilmember Johnson, and Councilmember
Hepner (Zoom).
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: 61406-61474, in the amount of $446,408.72.
b. Approval of the February 2025 Payroll Certification.
c. 02-20-2025 City Council Workshop Minutes.
d. 02-26-2025 Fiscal Sustainability Workshop Minutes.
e. 03-04-2025 City Council Meeting Minutes.
Motion by Councilmember Botello to approve the agenda, vouchers, payroll certification,
and minutes as presented. Councilmember Magdoff seconded the motion. Motion passed
unanimously.
6. CITIZEN COMMENTS
Russ Truman, City of East Wenatchee.
Rick Edwards, City of East Wenatchee.
7. PRESENTATIONS.
a. Mayor Crawford read the Vietnam Veteran’s Day Proclamation and presented it to her
father, Tom Clymer, a Navy Veteran who served during the Vietnam War.
b. Project Engineer Nicole Brockwell, from the City of Wenatchee, provided a presentation on
the South End Pedestrian/Bike Access Bridge.
Comments by Councilmember Arnold and Councilmember Stockton.
c. Chief of Police Rick Johnson provided the 2024 East Wenatchee Police Department Annual
Report.
Comments by Councilmember Tidd, Councilmember Arnold, Councilmember Magdoff, and
Councilmember Stockton.
8. ACTION ITEMS
a. Finance Director Josh DeLay presented Ordinance 2025-03, amending Ordinance
2024-06, which established the 2025 budget for the City of East Wenatchee.
Comments provided by Councilmember Stockton.
Motion by Councilmember Tidd to approve Ordinance 2025-03 amending Ordinance
2024-06, which set the City of East Wenatchee 2025 budget, as presented in Exhibit
A. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
b. Events Director/PIO Trina Elmes presented the East Wenatchee Events Board Funding
recommendation for Lodging Tax funds to the Wenatchee Valley’s Super Oval for the
Wenatchee 200, May 28 – 31, 2025.
Comments provided by Councilmember Arnold, Councilmember Johnson, and
Councilmember Stockton.
Motion by Councilmember Stockton to authorize Mayor Crawford to execute an
agreement with Wenatchee Super Oval for an amount not to exceed $15,000.00 as
recommended by the East Wenatchee Events Board. Councilmember Hepner
seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
9. MAYOR’S REPORT
a. Mayor Crawford reported on the 8th grade Pinnacles Prep student who interned at
City Hall for a week and her experience shadowing different departments of the
organization.
b. Mayor Crawford announced the March Workshop scheduled for Thursday the 20th
has been canceled and reminded the Council of the Fiscal Sustainability Work Session
scheduled for Wednesday, March 26th at 5:30pm.
10. COUNCIL REPORTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
a. Councilmember Botello reported on the City of East Wenatchee Finance Committee
meeting.
b. Councilmember Tidd, City representative for Link Transit, provided an update on the
organization and the implementation of new routes in East Wenatchee scheduled for
the Fall of 2025.
11. ADJOURNMENT
With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 07:05 p.m.
Jerrilea Crawford, Mayor
Attest:
Anna Laura Leon, City Clerk
Jerrilea Crawford (Apr 2, 2025 14:47 PDT)
Jerrilea Crawford
5b. 03-18-2025 City Council Minutes
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