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Votes at a glance: key Wenatchee City Council actions
Summary
Summary of formal votes during the council meeting: excused a council member, approved consent items including Resolution No. 2025‑09, approved SR‑285 signal project, adopted the hazard mitigation plan (Resolution No. 2025‑10) and authorized litigation against Chelan County.
At the March council meeting the City of Wenatchee recorded the following formal actions and outcomes:
• Motion to excuse Council Member Ewer from the meeting — motion by Council Member O’Brien, second by Council Member Hornby; approved by voice vote.
• Consent items approved (agenda, vouchers, minutes) and Resolution No. 2025‑09 amending 2025 designation of representatives to community boards, councils and organizations and authorizing those representatives to vote on the city’s behalf — motion by Council Member Roncien, second by Council Member Hornby; approved by voice vote.
• Approval of the SR‑285 couplet signal upgrades project budget ($835,270) and authorization for the City Administrator to sign the Project Prospectus and Local Agency Agreement to pursue Highway Safety Improvement grant funding — motion by Council Member Hornby, second by Council Member Atkinson; approved by voice vote. Staff said the project is eligible for federal funding and stated there would be no city match; the transcript noted the percent federal funding was unspecified.
• Adoption of Resolution No. 2025‑10 to adopt the 2024 Chelan County Multi‑Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan and the City of Wenatchee annex — motion by Council Member Harold, second by Council Member Cuevas; approved by voice vote.
• Authorization for the mayor to instruct the city attorney to initiate litigation against Chelan County related to the interlocal agreement for the housing of inmates at the Chelan County Regional Justice Center, permission to retain specialty co‑counsel and to sign documents to carry out the authorization — motion by Council Member Atkinson, second by Council Member Hornby; approved by voice vote. The mayor stated staff and council would be limited in public comment while litigation proceeds and that the city would issue an open letter explaining the action.
• Executive session convened to consider acquisition of real estate (RCW 42.30.110(1)(b)); no formal action was taken as a result of the closed session and the council adjourned after returning to open session.
Votes were recorded by voice and the meeting record does not include a roll‑call tally for each member; the meeting minutes and official resolutions (2025‑09 and 2025‑10) provide the formal documentation of the actions.
