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YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
January 22, 2019
City Hall -- Council Chambers
6 p.m. Agenda Preview Meeting -- MINUTES
1. Roll Call
Council: Mayor Kathy Coffey, presiding, Assistant Mayor Dulce Gutierrez, Council Members Brad
Hill, Kay Funk, and Jason White
Staff: City Manager Moore, City Attorney Cutter and Acting City Clerk Stephens
Absent: Council Member Carmen Mendez (excused) and Holly Cousens (excused)
2. Agenda preview for January 30, February 5,12,19 draft agendas
City Manager Moore briefed Council on the January 30, February 5,12, and 19, 2019, draft agendas.
3. City Manager update
City Manager Moore provided an update on the following issues: Strategic Planning Retreat follow
up; City pretreatment delegation with Union Gap and Terrace Heights; and a request for Council
direction regarding whether to support the CWU Aviation Program capital budget request, which was
approved by Council consensus.
Council agreed the Strategic Plan document will be updated and provided at the February 19,
2019, meeting with the changes that Council moved forward during a recent retreat. Council agreed
that Fiscal Sustainability is the number one priority with the remaining items not in any priority order.
1. Fiscal Sustainability, with target of reaching 16.7% reserve by 2022 (responsibility of all, not
assigned to a particular committee)
2. Main/Arterial Street Development (Economic Development Committee)
3. Community Policing (Public Safety Committee)
4. Safe Routes to School (Public Safety)
5. Youth Development (Healthy Community Committee)
6. Mill Site Development (Partnership Committee)
7. Homelessness/Affordable Housing (Healthy Community Committee)
8. Airport Expansion (Partnership Committee)
9. City Facilities: Pools and Community Centers (Ad Hoc Committee)
10. Downtown Destination (Economic Development Committee)
City Manager Moore informed Council that City staff and local legislators are engaged in talks with
Central Washington University regarding the aviation program and announced an Aviation Caucus
meeting is scheduled for January 24, 2019, in Olympia at 7:00 a.m.
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Randy Beehler, Communication and PubIic Affairs Manager, provided a brief update on
the Community Integration Committee. City Manager Moore reminded Council members to inform
the City Manager's Office if they will not be able to attend an upcoming City, external board, or
committee meeting so an alternate member can be advised.
4. Council Member update
It was Council consensus to add an agenda item to the February 19 meeting to discuss and prepare
for the upcoming Yakima School Board Joint Board meeting that will be held in March.
5. Adjournment
MOTION: Gutierrez moved and Coffey seconded to adjourn to a City Council Special
Meeting on January 30,2019,at10m'mm'atthe Yakima Convention Center. The motion carried
by unanimous vote, Mendez and Cousens absent. The meeting adjourned at 6:48 p.m.
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