East Wenatchee public meetings in 2024
5 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission will hold public hearings to recommend land use and transportation updates to the City Council. Key items include reducing the required distance between marijuana retail businesses and certain other uses, and updating the city's transportation improvement plan.
- ZTA 2024-01: Proposed amendment to EWMC 17.060.050 to reduce marijuana retail buffers to 100 feet
- CPA-ZC 2024-01: Proposed amendments to the Greater East Wenatchee Area Comprehensive Plan
- Adoption of the 2025-2030 Six Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
- Annual amendments to the East Wenatchee Capital Facilities Plan
- Approval of Summary Minutes from the August 28, 2024 meeting
City Council
The provided agenda is procedural boilerplate and does not list specific discussion items or decisions. It serves as a notice for a joint workshop between the City Council and Planning Commission.
East Wenatchee Events Board
The East Wenatchee Events Board will vote on appointing members to two open positions (Hotel Rep and Restaurant Rep) and consider two Tourism Promotion Grant requests: $150,374 for the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center operational expenses and $10,000 for NCW Volleyball Club tournaments. The board will also receive updates on previous grant requests, the upcoming 'Wings 'n Wishes' event, and financials.
- Consideration of $150,374 tourism grant for Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center operational expenses
- Consideration of $10,000 grant for NCW Volleyball Club (two $5,000 tournaments: Fire & Rain, Lights Out)
- Vote on Hotel Rep position (Cody Beeson term ends 2024) and Restaurant Rep position (Brent Schmitten term ends 2024)
- Update on Wings 'n Wishes event scheduled for December 5 & 7
- Financial revenue/expense update through September 2024
East Wenatchee Events Board
The board will discuss upcoming community events and review financial updates. A key item includes a $200,000 tourism promotion grant request for electric vehicle charging stations south of Pybus Public Market.
- $200,000 tourism promotion grant request for South of Pybus EV Charging Parking Lot
- Update on Havana Nights event scheduled for August 10, 2024
- Review of revenue and expense updates
- Recap of WV Super Oval tourism promotion
East Wenatchee Events Board
The East Wenatchee Events Board will review the April financial report, approve meeting minutes, and discuss upcoming summer events including Pangborn’s Festival of Flight on June 22 and Havana Nights on August 10. The board will also process tourism promotion grant requests and receive updates from the WV Chamber of Commerce. These items determine how hotel-motel tax revenue funds local sports tournaments, car shows, and public festivals that draw visitors to the area.
- Approval of April 3, 2024 meeting minutes
- Review of 2024 hotel-motel tax revenue and budgeted expenses totaling $445,939.52
- Updates on Pangborn’s Festival of Flight (June 22) and Havana Nights (August 10)
- Processing tourism promotion grant requests and post-event reports for local organizations
- Review of Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce updates and hotelier reports