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Council approves interim housing rules, signal-maintenance and Fifth Street NE design supplement; consent items pass
Summary
East Wenatchee City Council approved an interim zoning control for transitional and permanent supportive housing, a WSDOT signal-maintenance agreement, a consultant contract supplement for Fifth Street NE improvements, and consent items including a collective bargaining agreement and interlocal signal/hosting agreements.
At its Feb. 4 meeting the East Wenatchee City Council approved multiple formal actions: an interim zoning control for transitional and permanent supportive housing, a signal-maintenance agreement with the Washington State Department of Transportation, and a contract supplement for design work on the Fifth Street Northeast improvements project. The council also approved consent items including a collective bargaining agreement and interlocal agreements listed on the consent calendar.
Votes at a glance
- Ordinance 2025-O2 (interim regulations for transitional housing and permanent supportive housing): Motion to approve made by Council member Tidd and seconded by Council member Johnson. The ordinance adopts interim controls citing state law as presented in the agenda packet (statutory cites read into the record). Council adopted the interim control; a public hearing and findings of fact are required under state law within 60 days and staff indicated a hearing will likely be scheduled for the first meeting in March.
- Resolution 2025-10 (signal maintenance agreement between the City of East Wenatchee and the Washington State Department of Transportation): Motion to approve made by Council member Tidd and seconded by Council member Botello. Staff described this as an update to the city’s prior 2008 agreement; the resolution authorizes the mayor to execute the agreement. Staff described a not-to-exceed maximum amount of approximately $90,500 in the agreement and an expected annual cost of roughly $56,000 based on historical call-outs and the mix of city and WSDOT work.
- Resolution 2025-15 (Fifth Street Northeast Improvements, consultant contract supplement #2, City Project 2024-01): Motion to approve made by Council member Johnson and seconded by Council member Magdoff. The council authorized the mayor to execute a contract supplement with the consultant (Somos) for design of the Fifth Street NE improvements, including a multiuse path extension, added sidewalk segments, upgraded canal crossing and street lighting. The supplement adds $200,807 to the design contract; total design contract value is described as just under $730,000 (staff said that figure is about $180,000 less than an earlier estimate of $910,000 and that savings would be returned to project contingency). Council discussion referenced a $3,600,000 grant the city expects through a state bike-and-ped program that would fund the construction scope.
- Consent calendar: Council approved consent items as presented, which the agenda listed as including a collective bargaining agreement between the city and Council 2 of the Washington State Council of County and City Employees, a Rivercom data-hosting interlocal cooperative agreement, vouchers and minutes from prior meetings.
None of the discussed items were amended on the floor; each motion carried as presented. The council did not provide a roll-call tally in the meeting transcript; the mayor called for voice votes and declared the motions carried.
