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Home My WebLink About07-23-18 Agenda11 . : #r F if 1. Approval of July 5, 2018 minutes 2. Presentation by La Casa Hogar (Lara Armstrong, Executive Director and Magaly Solis, Citizenship Program Manager) 3. Mill Site Work -plan 4. Review legislative priorities for 2019 5. Review Boards & Committee applications (if any) • Community Integration Youth position vacancy (Council notified 7-11-181 Media notified 7-17-18) • Historic Preservation Commission — two vacancies • Board of Appeals — one vacancy 6. New business s - - Manager's -.. MeetingJuly 5, 2018 . -• at 8:45 Council present: Carmen M6ndez, Kathy Coffey and Brad Hil' StatY present: City Manager Cliff Moore, Assistant City Manager Cortez, Communications & Public Affairs Director Randy Beehler and Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk 1. Approval of July 5, 2018 minutes Coffey moved and Hill seconded to approve the May 11, 2018 minutes. The motion carried unanimous vote. Strategic Planning including mill site work -plan Cortez reviewed the strategic plan and the Committee members suggested some changes to be brought back to the next meeting. The mill site work -plan was postponed to the next meeting. Review Council budget re legislative trips and information from Transaction/Cantwell meeting Moore reviewed the Council budget. Beehler provided an update from the Transaction/Cantwell meeting. It was Committee consensus to invite Candice Bock, Government Relations Director of the Association of Washington Cities, to a study session to discuss legislative efforts. rReview Boardsi::Committees Claar Tee reported there is one applicant for three vacant positions on the Historic Preservati Commission. It was Committee consensus to recommend Paul Edmondson for appointment t .1 this board. Moore reported that La Casa Hogar is requesting a letter of support from the City of Yakima, which he will provide a draft of by the end of the week. 7. Other business None 8. Future agenda items It was Committee consensus to review legislative priorities, strategic planning and mill site issues at the next meeting. MEM Carmen M&ndez, Chair From: Moore, Cliff Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2018 12:52 PM To: Mendez, Carmen; Coffey, Kathy; Hill, Brad Cc: Price, Cally; Claar Tee, Sonya Subject: Update from La Casa Hogar Attachments: Cities for Citizenship_LaCasaHogar—CityofYakima2.pdf Hi Council Members, As you will see in the note below, La Casa Hogar has chosen not to apply for the Citizenship program grant this year — instead they will focus their efforts on next year's application. However, as you will see, they have asked to come and speak to the Partnership Committee at your next meeting. If you would like us to facilitate that, please let us know. Thanks Cliff City Manager City of Yakima 129 N. Second Street Yakima, WA 98901 509.575.6040 Sent: Thursday, July 5, 2018 946 AM To: Moore, Cliff <Cliff. Moore@YAKIMAWA.GOV> Cc: Magaly Solis <magaly@lacasahogar.org> Subject: Update Hi Cliff, Thanks for chatting over the phone on Monday. Due to timing, program strategy, and staff capacity right now, we are choosing not to apply for the grant with Cities4Citizenship this year and instead, we'd like to keep it on the City's radar for next year. Right now, we are in the midst of training 4 other organizations in the County to learn our citizenship education model and then replicate the classes at their respective organizations. We foresee that this grant, for which we plan to apply next sunimer (July 2019), would support those organizations in implementing their citizenship education classes by executing a marketing campaign to reach a larger audience, We will submit a formal letter to Cities4Citizeship to let them know our strategy. Overall, this year, the timing was a bit too limited to pull it together and after reviewing our program strategy, it genuinely fits better with our timeline for 2019-2020. [1111111 WIN IN• poll • k-01TIT111 I I I ee e more UDOUL L11C UPPOELURILY MIU also L11C ICL 01 NL.FJW01L VTV, 11dU WICUUy gULUCICU. I understand that the Committee met this morning; would we be able to come to the next partnership committee meeting to give an overall summary of our hope for the coming year and share these resources? Thanks again for your input this week, Cliff, Best, Laura La Casa Hogar & a fragrance -free A0*0ce. Thank you for not weA" any of the following during your visit.- cologne, after shave lotion, perfume, perfumed hand lotion, fragranced hair 000*4 andlor similar PrJd� La Casa �5 co-workers / students' Laura Armstrong Executive Director I DOJ Accredited Representative La Casa Hogar 106 South 6th Street, Yakima, WA 98901 Office: dQ9J4i 1038 Cell: 02122422L Faeebooflc 1.a.,C aGa 1; ragiK, DAN NEWHOUSE 4111 DISTRICT, WASHINGTON vvWVV 1318 1-ONII;WORTH HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINoroN, DC. 20615 OrFicF (202) 225-5616 FAX (202) 225-3261 3100 (11 ORCIL WASHINGTON WAY SUITE 130 Hicin AND, WA 99354 opp'.I�E (509) 113-7374 402 EAST YAKIMA AVENUE SUITE E 445 YAKIMA,WA 98901 Orrice (5 9) 452--3243 Y.O. Box 823 rwis "'WA 98656 PHONE (5097 406-0028 City of Yakima 0 Congress of the United States House of Representatives IMEMNEM Attn: Mayor Kathy Coffey and Asst. Mayor Dulce Gutierrez 129 North 2" d Street Yakima, WA 98901 MI.FITIM, "front HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND VVArEK DFvELOPMENT AND Ri tArFD ACIFINCIEX SUBCONININ IEE ON HOMELAND SECURINY SURCOMMI T -[EL Do LEGiSL ATIVE BRANCH HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES SUBCOMMITTILL ON U,OISLAI IVE AND Bonoc r PYOCE'-,S SUIEWOMN'1ITTEL ON RULES ANN ORGANIZATION Or THE HOUSE VICE-CHAIn UNCLEAR CLEANUP CAUCUS La Casa Hogar recently shared with me the opportunity to collaborate with the City of Yakima on a grant, Cities for Citizenship- "America is Home" Initiative. I am pleased by the potential collaboration and offer my strong support and recommendation of La Casa Hogar and its work, As I understand it, La Casa Hogar's citizenship has offered valuable citizenship education and naturalization legal services to many Lawful Permanent Residents residing in Washington's 4'11 congressional district, It is my understanding that since 2014, over 880 people have become U.S. Citizens through this valued program. I have had the pleasure of visiting La Casa Hogar and appreciate their offerings of adult education and early learning, in addition to citizenship education and legal services. It is my understanding that over 600 families per year are served through this asset in the Yakima County. I offer my strong recommendation and support for the work of this organization and appreciate your consideration of collaborating on a grant with La Casa Hogar. Should you have any further questions, please contact my office at: (509) 452-3243, Thank you. Dan Newhouse PRIM IED ON RECYCI ED PAPER a - V City of Yakima Attn: • Kathy Coffey and Asst. Mayor Dulce Gutierrez • • 2nd Street RE: Cities for Citizenship America is Home Grant Opportunity lear Mayor Kathy Coffey and Asst. Mayor Dulce Gutierrez: La Casa Hogar recently shared with me their opportunity to collaborate with the City of Yakima on a grant, Cities for Citizenship: the "America is Home" initiative. I am thrilled by this undertaking and the potential collaboration. I offer my strong support and recommendation • La Casa Hogar. The Yakima Valley Community Foundation has been partnered with La Casa Hogar for several years. Specifically, the Foundation'provided three years of strategic granting to support La Casa's work in replicating their "evidence -based" curriculum and program model, in partnership with 7 county -wide organizations. We are honored and grateful for the opportunity to invest in such important work with such a valuable organization. They approach their work with cultural competency in a highly professional manner delivering • the • expectations they routinely set for themselves. They rely on performance over puffery and have "institutional ears" for listening while ably advocating for those they serve. La Casa Hogar's citizenship programs have offered valuable citizenship education and naturalization legal services to many Lawful Permanent Residents. It is my understanding that since 2014, • 880 people have become U.S. Citizens through this work. This current grant opportunity for a partnership between the City and La Casa Hogar is a crucial step for Yakima to expand access and awareness about naturalization among Yakima County's estimated 11,500 eligible lawful permanent resident populations at a time when many in our community live in terror. I • La Casa Hogar well and ♦• their offerings ♦ adult education and early learning, in addition to citizenship education and legal services. It is my understanding that • • families • year are served through this organizational • I offer my strong recommendation and support for the work of this organization and the City of Yakima on this •i' endeavor. In my view there is no ♦' ♦. for this work. Should you have any further questions, please contact my offices at: (509) 457-7616. Thank you and do reach out if there is anything further the Foundation can do to support tl�� worthwhile opportunity so= City of Yakima Atte: Mayor Kathy Coffey and Asst. Mayor Dulce Gutierrez 129 North 2"d Street Yakima, WA 98901 l,a Casa Hogar recently shared with me that they have an opportunity to collaborate with the City of Yakima on a grant, Cities for Citizenship- "America is Home" Initiative. I am pleased by the potential collaboration and offer in), strong support and reconu-nendation of La Casa Hogar and its work. legal services to many Lawful Permanent Residents residing in Yakima County. It is my understanding that since 2014, over 880 people have become U.S. Citizens through this valued program. Northwest Communit�, Action Center (NCAC) has partnered with this progytarn, for the past six months, as La Casa Hogar has made their model and curriculum available to us and we are now strategically partnered to expand the number of quality and affordable citizenship education classes offered throughout fl -ie County. We believe this current grant opportunity would be a decisive investment for the Yakima area and would support out collective work to expand access and awareness about naturalization among Yakirna County's estimated 11,500 eligible lawful [reimanent resident populations. We have had the pleasure or partneting with La Casa Hogar and appreciate their offerings of adult education and early learning, in addition to citizenship education and legal services. It is my understanding that over 600 families per year are served through this asset in the Yakima County. I offer my strong recommendation and support for the work of this organization and appreciate your consideration of collaboratu'ag on a grant with La Casa Hogar. Should you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me at 865-7639 Ext.2737. Sincerely, enjanim Soria, .1 ti n NCAC Director nl� a i Xuestra Casa Citj� of Yakima ,Vt1l: klayor Kathy Coffey and Asst. Mayor Dulce Gutierrez 129 Nortil 2"" Street Yakima, WA 98901 906 E. Edison Avenue Sunnyside, WA 98944 RE: Recommendation for collaboration on Cities fot Citizenship grant application Dear Mayor Kathy Coffey and Asst. Mayor Dulce Gutierrez: 509-839-7602 La Casa Ho at recently shared with me the. opportunity to collaborate with the City of Yakima on �,i 9 1 1 City grant, Cities for Citizenship- "America is Horne" Initiative, I am pleased by the potential collaboration and offer my strong support and recommendation of La Casa Hofer and its work, La Casa flogar's citizenship has offered valuable citizenship education and naturalization legal services to any Lawful Permanent Residents residing m Yakima County. It is my understanding that since 2014, over 880 people have become L.S. Citizens through this valued program. Our two organizations have been partnered for the past six months, as La Casa has made their model and curriculum available to us and we are now strategically partnered to expand the number of quality and affordable citizenship education classes offered throughout the County. We believe this current grant opportueLity would be a crucial investment for the Yakima area and would support our collective work to expand access and awareness about naturalization among Yakima County's estimated 11,500 eligible lawful permanent resident, populations. I have had the pleasure of visiting La Casa Hogar and appreciate their offerings of adult education and early learning, in addition to citizenship education and legal services. It is my understanding that over 606 families per year are served through this asset in the Yllurna County. I offer my strong recommendation and support for the work of this organization and appreciate your consideration of collaborating on a grant with La Casa Hogar. Should you have any further questions, please contact my offices at: (509) 839-7601 Thank you. Sincerely, Caty P. Johnson Executive Director City of Yakima Attn: Mayor Kathy Coffey and Asst. Mayor Dulce Gutierrez 129 North 2"d Street La Casa Hogar recently shared with me the opportunity to collaborate with the City of Yakima on a grant, Cities for Citizenship- "America is Home" Initiative. I am pleased by the potential collaboration and offer my strong support and recommendation of La Casa Hogar and its work. La Casa Hogar's citizenship has offered valuable citizenship education and naturalization legal services to many Lawful Permanent Residents residing in Yakima County. It is my understanding that since 2014, over 880 people have become U.S. Citizens through this valued program. As a volunteer with La Casa's citizenship classes, I see this as a critical piece of out community; I have been committed to this work with La Casa for over 5 years. I believe this current grant opportunity for a partnership between the City andLa Casa Hogar would be a crucial step for the Yakima area to expand access and awareness about naturalization among Yakima County's estimated 11,500 eligible lawful permanent resident populations. As a facilitator for the citizenship classes being offered by La Casa Hogar at Englewood Christian Church I have had the opportunity to work with Lawful Permanent Residents as they work to meet the requirements for citizenship. I have been at the Naturalization Oadi Ceremonies of several students who have completed the classes and met the criteria for citizenship. This is an extremely emotional moment for the new citizens. It makes me proud to be a part of the program as well as even more proud to be an American. I have had the pleasure of visiting La Casa Hogat and appreciate their offerings of adult education *in addition to citizenship education and le.% �servic�esjt is Lrwj understanding_ffiat over 600 families per year are served through this asset in the Yakima County. I offer my strong recommendation and support for the work of this organization and appreciate your consideration of collaboratinLy on a Lyrant with La Casa Hogar. Should you have any fiuther questions, please contact 307-8061. Thank you. Sincerely, Rebecca L Buell La Casa Hogar Volunteer . . jolivicil Ch,?.ir Kt-ale-jowi. C.�,-istian Churcly City of Yakima Attn: Mayor Kathy Coffey and Asst. Mayor Dulce Gutierrez 129 North 2"' Street Yakima, WA 98901 ..... ....... ........... ....... .... ......... . , , , '' - I � 19�� La Casa Hogar recently shared with me the op . portunity to collaborate with the City of Yakima on a grant, Cities for Citizenship- "America is Home" Initiative. I am pleased by the potential collaboration and offer my strong support and recommendation of La Casa Hogar and its work. La Casa Hogar's citizenship has offered valuable citizenship education and naturalization legal services to many Lawful Permanent Residents residing in Yakima County. It is ray understanding that since 2014, over 880 people have become U.S. Citizens through this valued program. Washington Fruit and Produce has been a financial supporter of La Casa Hogar since 2010 and continues to support La Casa currently. We believe a partnership like this could be a crucial step for the Yakima area to expand access and awareness about naturalization among Yakima County's estimated 11,500 eligible lawful permanent resident populations. I have had the pleasure of visiting La Casa Hogar and appreciate their offerings of adult education and earl� learnig, in addition to citizensbi-_t education and 1, galrt over 600 families per year are served throi;gh this asset in the Yakima County. I offer my strong recommendation an 6� iormn; collaborating on a grant with La Casa Hogar. Should you have any further questions, please contact my offices at: (509) 4tt*243. Thank you. 40 -6177 Sinc ely, /-5 N f E TITLE I/ /V' 117 - wfiolA)6--r6�) �-&Q/T-0(4u