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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/12/2017 12 Minutes 10-03-2017 and 10-09-2017 Community Integration Exploratory CommitteeITEM TITLE: SUBMITTED BY: 1 BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDASTATEMENT Item No. 13.B. For Meeting of: December 12, 2017 Community Integration Exploratory Committee draft minutes of October 3, 2017 and October 9, 2017 Randy Beehler, Staff Liaison / Communications & Public Affairs Relations Director SUMMARY EXPLANATION: The Neighborhood & Community Building Committee accepted these draft minutes at their November 28, 2017 meeting. See attached minutes. ITEM BUDGETED: NA STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Neighborhood and Community Building APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL: City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION: BOARD/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: NC BC accepted on 11/28/2017. ATTACHMENTS: Description D 10-03-2017 CIEC Draft Minutes D 10-09-2017 CIEC Draft Minutes Upload Date 11/6/2017 11/6/2017 Type Backup Material Backup Material Yakima City Council Advisory Committee Minutes Community Integration Exploratory Committee 2nd Floor Conference Room, 129 N. 2nd Street, Yakima, WA 98901 October 3, 2017 es en N/A Community Integration Anita Quintana Arthur Alcazar Brandy Schwartz Laura Armstrong (absent) Marco Campos (LOA) Rachel Lierman Tiffany Pitra Meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. Community Membe': N/A This was a working meeting for the City of Yakima Community Integration Exploratory. The committee worked on the rough draft portion of our final report to the city Council. This meeting adjourned at 7:38 p.m. Approved by: (Arthur Alcazar, Community Integration Explo Date of Approval: Committee Chair) Prepared by: Tiffany Pitra, Community Integration Exploratory Committee Recording Secretary Yakima City Council Advisory Committee Minutes Community Integration Exploratory Committee 2nd Floor Conference Room, 129 N. 2nd Street, Yakima, WA 98901 October 9, 2017 es en Sara Watkins Community Integration Anita Quintana Arthur Alcazar Brandy Schwartz Laura Armstrong Marco Campos (LOA) Rachel Lierman Tiffany Pitra Meeting was called to order at 5:39 p.m. Community Membe': N/A 1. Arthur motioned to adopt amended agenda by skipping "welcome and introductions." a. Tiffany seconded the motion. b. Unanimous approval. 2. Arthur motioned to approve the meeting minutes, from 9/25/2017. a. Laura seconded the motion. b. Unanimous approval. 3. Voting a. Arthur motioned to recommend that the permanent committee membership be open to City residents. i. Tiffany seconded the motion. ii. The Committee discussed how this might exclude community members who use Yakima resources or work in Yakima, but don't technically live within City limits. They also discussed how it may be suitable to omit a recommendation and let City staff and Council work out those details. iii. Arthur withdrew his motion. Tiffany withdrew her second. No votes were taken Tiffany motioned to make no formal recommendation regarding area of residency for permanent committee membership. i. Anita seconded the motion ii. Unanimous approval. c. Anita motioned to recommend the exploratory committee becomes a permanent committee. i. Laura seconded the motion. ii. Unanimous approval d. Tiffany motioned to recommend the permanent committee name remain as Community Integration Committee. i. Laura seconded the motion. ii. Unanimous approval. e. Laura motioned to include a portion in the report regarding integration being the responsibility of the City of Yakima. Prepared by: Tiffany Pitra, Community Integration Exploratory Committee Recording Secretary 4 i. Arthur seconded the motion. ii. The Committee discussed that the draft section regarding "purview of the City" needs some editing and inserted after the section titled, "Relevance to Yakima." They also discussed that content did not need to be voted on at this time. iii. Laura withdrew her motion. Arthur withdrew his second. iv. No votes were taken. 4. Working session. At this time the Committee split into small working groups to finalize the report for City Council, Power Point presentation, appendices, etc. 5. Arthur motioned to approve the final report with minor formatting changes. a. Rachel seconded the motion. b. Unanimous approval. This meeting adjourned at 8:06 p.m. Approved by: Date of Approval: Chair) (Arthur Alcazar, Community Integration Exploratory Co Prepared by: Tiffany Pitra, Community Integration Exploratory Committee Recording Secretary