City Council

MINUTES CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, June 04, 2024 Zoom and City Hall, 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 Johnson, Councilmember Stockton, and Councilmember Hepner. Absent: Councilmember Tidd and Councilmember Magdoff. Motion by Councilmember Johnson to excuse Councilmember Magdoff from the meeting. Councilmember Hepner seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. Motion by Councilmember Hepner to excuse Councilmember Tidd from the meeting. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. 4. COUNCILMEMBER DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST (RCW 43.20) No Councilmembers declared a conflict of interest with any agenda items. 5. CONSENT AGENDA a. Approval of Voucher Report, Checks: 60199-60242, in the amount of $699,349.19. b. Approval of the May 21, 2024 City Council Minutes. Motion by Councilmember Botello to approve consent items as presented. Councilmember Arnold seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. 6. CITIZEN COMMENTS None. 7. ACTION ITEMS a. Community Development Director Curtis Lillquist presented Resolution 2024-32, Professional Services Agreement with SCJ Alliance for climate resiliency planning. Comments by Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Botello, Councilmember Stockton, and Councilmember Arnold. Motion by Councilmember Hepner to approve Resolution 2024-32, authorizing Mayor Crawford to execute a consultant service agreement with SCJ Alliance for an amount not to exceed $150,000.00 for climate resiliency planning. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.  b. Public Works Manager Garren Melton presented Resolution 2024-33, RH2 Task Authorization for design of the 2024 TIB Complete Streets: 3rd Street NE Project, City Project No. 2024-04. Motion by Councilmember Johnson to approve Resolution 2024-33, authorizing Mayor Crawford to execute a Task Authorization with RH2 Engineering for design services associated with the City’s 2024 TIB Complete Streets Project; City Project No. 2024-04. Councilmember Arnold seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. c. Public Works Manager Garren Melton presented Resolution 2024-34, Transportation Improvement Board Complete Streets Grant Award: 3rd Street Bike and Pedestrian Improvements. Motion by Councilmember Botello to approve Resolution 2024-34, authorizing Mayor Crawford execute an agreement between the City of East Wenatchee and the Transportation Improvement Board for 3rd Street Bike and Pedestrian Improvements from North Georgia Avenue to North Hanford Avenue. Councilmember Stockton seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. d. Public Works Manager Garren Melton presented Resolution 2024-35, US Department of Transportation agreement for the Douglas County Regional Multimodal Safety Action Plan. Comments by Councilmember Stockton, Councilmember Botello, and Councilmember Hepner. Motion by Councilmember Stockton to approve Resolution 2024-35, authorizing Mayor Crawford to execute an agreement with the US Department of Transportation for the Douglas County Regional Multimodal Safety Action Plan. Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. e. Public Works Manager Garren Melton presented Resolution 2024-36, Interlocal Agreement Between the City of East Wenatchee and the East Wenatchee Water District for Utility Work and Pavement Overlay Projects on Parkroy Place. Motion by Councilmember Botello to approve Resolution 2024-36, authorizing Mayor Crawford to execute an Interlocal agreement with the East Wenatchee Water District for Utility Work and Pavement Overlay Projects on Parkroy Place. Councilmember Arnold seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. 8. MAYOR’S REPORT a. Mayor Crawford reported on the 50/50 Raffle Fundraiser, for the Police Department’s K9 Program, held during the Wenatchee Valley Super Oval’s Wenatchee 200 event. b. Mayor Crawford provided information on Eastmont High School’s Graduation and the student’s annual Scooter Parade, both taking place on Friday, June 7, 2024. c. Mayor Crawford provided information on the events taking place during Pangborn’s Festival of Flight, scheduled for the weekend of June 21-22, 2024.