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Home My WebLink About4/17/1989 - City Council - City Council Meeting Minutesr� I CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE COUNCIL MEETING April 17, 1989 Council Members present: Dawn Collings, Tery McKee, Paul Les Young, and Dennis Hendricks. Attorney, Charles Zimmerman and Treasurer/Clerk, Peggy McArthur. Meeting was called to Order by Mayor, Richard McGraw. Cassel City Minutes of the previous meeting were approved as presented. Motion was made by Dennis Hendricks, seconded by Tery McKee and passed by vote of the Council. Bills and accounts were approved as submitted. Motion was made by Paul Cassel, seconded by Dawn Collings and passed by vote of the Council. Charles Zimmerman spoke with the Council on change orders for a site retaining wall in a building owned by Bob Feil. Zimmerman explained that their office had prepared the necessary easements as requested by the Engineers. One for egress and ingress for construction purposes and one for because the city will need permanent easement for two feet of the property because the City will need two feet of the property to support the retaining wall. Charles stated the Council if they approved, would need to authorize the Mayor to execute the documents. Tery McKee made a motion to approve the change orders and authorized the Mayor to sign the necessary documents. Motion was seconded by Dawn Collings and passed by vote of the Council. Chief Flinner said Randy Webley will be leaving May 29th to start training with the K-9 and he said they have received donations to date to cover most of the expenses for the K-9 Unit. Permission was granted by the Council to allow Bob Goodman to receive quotes for replacement of a roof on one of the buildings at the shop. He said he expected the cost to be between 3,000 and 4,000. Nick Wiltz said he had attended a meeting at the Country Inn with other entities and discussed coordination between all entities when there is a subdivision going on or any type of development. Nick stated that it was very beneficial and that they would be meeting again. Nick also stated that he had attended a meeting at the Wenatchee Valley College regarding Fire Safety, put on by I.C.B.O. Nick announced that there would be in planning Short Course at the Douglas County Courthouse Annex at 7:00 P.M. Wed. Night. He said he had contacted all of the Planning Board Members and asked that they attend if at all possible. A letter from Douglas County Commissioners relating to a Joint Resolution seeking full funding to deal with traffic through the East Wenatchee area was addressed by Tery McKee. Tery said the County was in favor of joining with the City in such a Resolution requesting action from the Department of Transportation to get the funding to get a corridor through on the Douglas County side. Tery made a motion requesting the City Attorney to draft a Resolution to enable the City and County to go ahead with the project. Motion was seconded by Les Young and passed by vote of the Council. Mayor McGraw said the next item under old business is an Ordinance of the City of East Wenatchee providing for the appointment of the City Clerk/Treasurer, establishing powers, duties and responsibilities of the City Clerk/Treasurer and requested to be on the agenda by Dawn Collings. Dawn Collings said she had been researching the matter for the past two months and presented the issue in a form of a motion that the position of Clerk/Treasurer become an appointive position rather than an elective position. Motion was seconded by Les Young. Paul Cassel said he had read the opinions that had been received and said it had been a real tough issue for him. Paul said the matter involves legal issues, personal issues and practical issues. Paul said he asked for an opinion several months ago from the City Attorneys as to if the Council was required to amend the present law, requiring that the present position be appointed, opposed to being an elective position. Paul said, what he has seen is reiterations of State Statue. Paul said nobody has given him the opinion that he has been looking for as to whether or not the Council had to change the position. He said the only opinion he has seen is that the position Shall Be an appointed position. Paul said the word Shall and May has come under scrutiny in case he has seen. He said does shall mean, you have to, or that you maybe can or that you have the authority. Paul said he has not received the answers to those questions. Paul said with his discussions with Chuck Zimmerman he doesn't think as City Attorney, he gives an unqualified Yes that the Council has to change that position. Paul said the issue had come before the Council several years ago. Paul said he would hope the question was not brought about by anything other than good motives. Motives to bring the City in line with other Cities. Paul said that might be one reason to justify the change and he said as far as he knows, that is the only reason to change the position. Paul said it would be real easy for him if he had received an opinion from the City Attorneys, Attorney General's Office or the Association of Washington Cities saying that the position has to changed. Paul said that since he had not received a definite opinion, he was taking that to be, that the City is not going to have the Auditor or some- body else in authority in the State of Washington stating that the Council is in violation because the City has an elective position for Clerk/Treasurer. Paul said if the position is changed, the City is faced with the present Clerk/Treasurer resigning from the position and that could create some additional costs to the City. Paul Cassel said as a Council Member he has had the good opportunity of getting out in the Community and receiving some input from his constituents. Paul said the overwhelming feeling of the people in the City that he has talked to are suspicious of the motives of the proposed resolution. Paul said the overwhelming opinion is that the city is not mandated by law, and if the City is, nothing is going to happen to the Council if the position remains the same. Paul said from a personal point of view, until the City Attorney, or somebody from the State tells him that the position has to be changed, he said he is going to take the position that it does have to be and because of the burdens and problems that would be created, it is his position to keep the position elective at this point. Paul said he thinks the City owes something to Peggy McArthur and his vote is to keep the position elective. Chuck Zimmerman said from all of the research, and letters he has received from the State, he would recommend that the City strongly consider making the position into an appointed one. Mayor McGraw then asked for the vote on Ordinance No. 89-3. (Providing for the appointment of the City Clerk/Treasurer) Dawn Collings, Les Young and Tery McKee voted yes. Paul Cassel and Dennis Hendricks voted no. Motion carried. Warren Hills requested City participation in upgrading the main waterline located on llth Street. Warren explained that he has property located on the corner of llth and Baker. He said he has one-half acre and he is trying to develop the property. Warren said it may require a sub -division and that he is not asking for variances or special permits. He said he has been working with Code Compliance Officer Nick Wiltz, and he has run up against the problem that he needs to have fire protection. He said he has no problem with that as he feels fire hydrants are needed in the vicinity. He has met with the Water District Manager and Commissioners and it appears the lines that are in at this time are not adequate. Warren said the Water District does not feel legally they can become involved in putting in the lines. Warren said for domestic water, the lines are fine but the lines are not adequate for fire protection. Mr. Hills said he is prepared to pay 10,000.00 towards fire protection. After further discussion, Warren said the Water District is working on two options and also costs but he was unable at this time to have that information available. The Council asked Mayor McGraw to work with Warren Hills, the Water District and Bob Goodman and see if something can be worked out and put the matter back on the agenda when more information is available. �1 l There being no further business, Paul Cassel made a motion to adjourn. Seconded by Dennis Hendricks and passed by vote of the Council. M yor, Richard McGraw ----------------------------- City Clerk, Peggy McArthur BILLS SUBMITTED FOR PAYMENT APRIL 17, 1989 CURRENT EXPENSE 1. Richard McGraw April Salary 1 294.86 2. Peggy McArthur April Salary 1 454.81 3. Virginia Kinzel April Salary 1 068.72 4. Lenueal Breckenridge April Salary 510.64 5. Nick Wiltz April Salary 298.33 6. Jeffrey C. Barker April Public Defender Retainer 541.66 7. Pedco Credit Union Salary Deductions 821.00 8. The Wenatchee World Notice of Hearing 18.43 9. Ogden, Murphy & Wallace Feb. Statement 2 474.75 10. Patrick Dull Property Owners Research 50.00 11. Crystal Linen 2 Weeks Mat Service 32.52 12. Employment Security Dept. 1st Quarter Unemployment Compensation 147.27 13. Dept. of Labor & Industries 1st Quarter Industrial Ins. 1 563.60 14. Grant Road Hardware Miscellaneous Parts 50.58 15. In Print Office Supplies 56.43 16. Do. Co. Dist. Court April Court Services 3 351.25 17. Ma Cristina Buak Translator Fees (3) 60.00 18. Evelyn Parks Translator Fee 20.00 19. Ogden Murphy & Wallace April Legal Retainer 2 925.00 20. Knutson Lumber Co. Oak to make scissors 29.03 21. Chelan -Douglas Health Dist. 2nd Quarter Health Services 1 681.25 22. Petty Cash Postage 230.04 23. Chevron U.S.A. Gasoline charged on Credit Cards 47.31 24. Do. Co. P.U.D. 2 Months Service to City Hall 291.00 25. GTE Northwest, Inc. 1 Months Service & Long Distance 532.95 26. Security Bank of WA. April Withholding Deposit 3 626.00 27. Dept. of Retirement Systems April Retirement Payment 796.32 23 973.75 STREET DEPT. 1. Robert Goodman April Salary 1 701.83 2. Ronald Lannoye April Salary 1 399.61 3. Lenueal Breckenridge April Salary 1 276.34 4. Security Bank of WA. April Withholding Deposit 754.00 5. Pedco Credit Union April Payroll Deductions 500.00 6. Depart. of Labor & Ind. 1st Quarter Industrial Ins. 825.65 7. Employment Security Dept. 1st Quarter Unemployment Compensation 39.21 8. Cascade Natural Gas 1 Months Service to Shop & Garage 108.27 9. Mac Tools Distributor 1 Guage 14.89 10. GTE Northwest, Inc. 1 Months Service 47.37 11. High Country Batteries Battery, Battery Cor & Post Clean 74.70 12. Do. Co. P.U.D. 2 Months Service 1 845.00 13. Grant Road Hardware Miscellaneous Parts 48.67 14. Harrison Auto Parts Miscellaneous Parts for Equip. Repair 111.07 15. Forsgren Associates Engineering Services 2 657.56 j 16. 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