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Home My WebLink About11/18/1991 - City Council - City Council Meeting Minutes176 CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL CONVENED MAYOR RICHARD MCGRAW PRESIDING NOVEMBER 18, 1991 6:30 P.M. (This meeting was recorded and will be retained at City Hall for a period of six years from the date of the meeting.) Councilmembers Present: Councilmember Hendricks, Councilmember Collings, Councilmember McArthur, Mayor McGraw. Councilmember Cassel arrived at 6:37 p.m. Councilmember McKee excused as absent. Staff Present: Gini Oestreich, Gil Sparks, Charles Zimmerman, Bob Goodman, Linda Countryman, Jerry Litt, Randy Harrison, Ray Yarnell, Chet Virnig, Lenny Breckenridge. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES: Regular Session, November 4, 1991, 1991. Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Hendricks, second by Councilmember Collings to approve the minutes as read. ' The motion carried, 3-0. CONSIDERATION OF BILLS Vouchers audited and certified by the auditing officer as required by RCW 42.24.080, and those expense reimbursement claims certified as required by RCW 42.24.090. have been recorded on a listing which has been made available to Council. As of this date. November 18, 1991. the Council does approve for payment voucher numbers 12145 through 12291 in the amount of $75,725.02. Voucher number 12276 was voided. Council does approve payroll voucher numbers 10665 through 10706 in the total amount of $66,203.85, paid November 5, 1991, for the month of October, 1991. Council Action: A motion was made by Councilmember Hendricks, second by Councilmember Collings to approve the bills as presented subject to proper audit. The motion carried, 3-0. Councilmember Cassel arrived at 6:37 p.m. DEPARTMENT REPORTS Finance Department ' Clerk/Treasurer Oestreich asked Council to set the December 2 meeting to begin at 6:00 p.m. to complete the budget process and then follow with the regular meeting. Council agreed by consensus. - 1 - 177 Clerk/Treasurer Oestreich gave a status report on the city hall process. She said six architect proposals had been received and a panel of qualified persons would review them and do the interview process for selection. She added a feasibility study should be given top priority along with the architect selection process to move the project forward. Street/Maintenance Department Superintendent Goodman said he was requesting a traffic study on Valley Mall Parkway between Fifth and Sixth Street. He said Ed Lonigrehn with the Department of Transportation would be doing the study at no cost to the city. Mr. Goodman added updating of the traffic signal at Grant and Eastmont would be an additional project for 1992. He said this would improve the arterial for traffic flow, serviceability and fire traffic especially since the fire department would be located at Fourth and Eastmont. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - Stadium Fund Request ' The East Wenatchee Chamber of Commerce presented their proposal for the chamber's budget for 1992. The promotions, tourism, economic development, Classy Chassis Parade, Christmas Tree lighting in the park and the brochure were all reviewed. Councilmember Cassel asked how many new members were added in 1991. Ms. Herres said about fifteen members had joined this year, however some members had also resigned. Councilmember Cassel asked how much the membership fees would be increased for chamber members. Mr. Minkel said the chamber anticipated an increase of twenty-five percent. After much discussion regarding the chamber's plans; how the Finance Committee had determined their recommendations; and what the other requesting entities were doing for the City of East Wenatchee regarding tourism; Councilmember Cassel made the following recommendations for the allocation of Stadium (Hotel/Motel Tax) Funds as follows: East Wenatchee Chamber of Commerce $29,600 Visitor and Convention Bureau 12,500 The Cascade Loop 4,000 North Central Washington Museum 5,000 (one time) This would be a total of $51,100, leaving approximately '16,000 in reserves. Councilmember Cassel reminded the applicants not to ' depend on these amounts in the future for their budgets, as this amount of monies may not be available again. Council agreed 3-1 (Hendricks), to the recommended figures, and these changes will be noted in the 1992 budget for approval at the December 2, 1991 meeting. - 2 - - E - zaznseazy/xzai0 AITO gotazgsa0 •3 'U. 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