HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/07/2017 00 AgendaYAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
February 7, 2017
City Hall --Council Chambers
5:00-5:30 p.m. Executive Session; 6 p.m. Business Meeting; 6:30 p.m. Public Hearings
EXECUTIVE SESSION
1. Executive Session to consider the acquisition of real estate
BUSINESS MEETING
1. Roll Call
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Interpreter Services
4. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order
A. Presentations/ Recognitions / Introductions
i. Presentation of the "2015 Wastewater Treatment Plant Outstanding
Performance" award to the City's Wastewater Division by the Department of
Ecology
ii. Recognition of retiring Finance and Budget Director Cindy Epperson
iii. Recognition of retiring Deputy Fire Chief Ted Vander Houwen - 24 years of
service, Fire Captains Rocky Willette - 31 years of service, and Tim Whitehurst
- 30 years of service
iv. Recognition of the retiring Senior Community Relations Specialist Ken Crockett
B. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees
Acceptance of Council Nominating Committee minutes and
recommendation of reappointment of Gary Hudson to the Yakima Housing
Authority
5. Council Reports
A. Accept Council Public Safety Committee minutes of December 1, 2016
6. Consent Agenda
Items listed are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion without
discussion. A citizen or Council member may request to remove an item from the Consent Agenda and, if
approved, it will be placed on the regular agenda for discussion and consideration.
A. Project Completion and Contract Acceptance for Granite Construction Company -
Project YR2337 Cascade Mill Parkway Couplet Improvements (Standard Motion V -B -
Accept the project and approve)
B. Resolution authorizing an Intergovernmental Purchasing Agreement with the City of
Arlington, WA
C. Resolution authorizing the Chief of Police to execute addenda to agreements
between the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration,
and the Yakima Police Department
D. Resolution authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding with the US Marshals
Service for a Violent Offender Task Force
E. Resolution authorizing an agreement with HLA Engineering and Land Surveying, Inc.,
in an amount not to exceed $49,109 to provide engineering services concerning
design and construction administration for Snow Removal Equipment at the Yakima
Air Terminal -McAllister Field
F. Resolution authorizing an agreement with Widener and Associates, in an amount not
to exceed $56,000, to develop a wetland mitigation use plan and to prepare the
environmental permits for the Spring Creek Road and 36th Avenue Improvements
G. Resolution authorizing an agreement with Gray & Osborne, Inc., in an amount not to
exceed $250,000, to provide on-call planning and engineering services for the
Yakima Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility
7. Audience Participation
Community members are invited to address items that are not listed on the regular business meeting
agenda. A guideline of three (3) minutes per speaker is in place in order to allow as much opportunity as
possible for audience participation. A speaker's time may be a)dended at the discretion of the Mayor
and/or the consensus or vote of the Council. Written communication and e-mail messages are strongly
encouraged.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
8. Public Hearing and Resolution declaring certain property originally obtained for irrigation
facility purposes to be surplus and authorizing sale
9. Public Hearing and Resolution to amend the 2017 through 2022 Six-year Transportation
Improvement Program
DEPARTMENT ITEMS
10. Report on Police Body Worn Camera Pilot Program
11. Resolution authorizing an agreement with the Downtown Association of Yakima for
Downtown Development and Promotion Services
12. Resolution authorizing an agreement with the Downtown Association of Yakima for Special
Event Promotion Services
13. Ordinance amending the Yakima Municipal Code, Title 13, Parks and Playgrounds, Section
13.16: Rules and Regulations, to add 13.16.170: Misuse of playground apparatuses, park
equipment, water playground features, or other park facilities prohibited, and 13.16.180:
Interfering with department personnel prohibited
CITY MANAGER UPDATE
14. 2017-2020 Yakima Economic Development Strategic Plan Adoption
15. Resolution authorizing the Fire Chief to submit an application for a SAFER Grant
16. Other Business
17. Adjournment
The next meeting will be a City Council Business meeting on February 21, 2017 at 6 p.m. in the
Council Chambers
18. Council General Information
A. Council General Information
Any invocation that may be offered before the official start of the Council meeting shall be the
voluntary offering of a private citizen, to and for the benefit of the Council. The views or beliefs
expressed by the invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the
Council, and the Council does not endorse the religious beliefs or views of this, or any other
speaker.
A Council packet is available for review at the City Clerk's Office and the Library. A packet is
also available on-line at www.yakimawa.gov.
The City provides special accommodations, such as hearing devices, wheelchair space or
language interpreters, for City meetings. Anyone needing special assistance please contact
the City Clerk's office at (509) 575-6037 at least two business days prior to the meeting.