HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/26/2019 Special MeetingYAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
February 26, 2019
City Hall — Council Chambers
6 p.m. Agenda Preview Meeting MINUTES
1. Roll Call
Council: Assistant Mayor Dulce Gutierrez, presiding, Council Members Holly Cousens, Brad Hill,
Carmen Mendez and Jason White
Staff: City Manager Moore, City Attorney Cutter and City Clerk Claar Tee
Absent and excused: Mayor Kathy Coffey and Council Member Kay Funk
2. Agenda preview for March 5, 12 and 19, 2019 draft agendas
City Manager Moore reviewed the draft agendas for March 5, 12 and 19, 2019. Mr. Moore updated
Council on the Police Chief search interview panels and dates. He stated he will also be adding this
item to the March 5 agenda in order for Council to appoint two Council members to the interview
panels.
Assistant Mayor Gutierrez stated she would like to invite Interim Chief Jones to the March 5 meeting
to provide an update on the beat cop approach and names of the officer's assigned to the various
beats. She also reported difficulties with the "Where is my bus app" and asked for an update.
3. City Manager update
City Manager Moore updated Council on the following items: 1) Nuevo Camino invitation—with
Council pleased to receive additional funding and consensus to move forward ; 2) Opportunity
Zones; 3) 2020 census update, and 4) Joint meeting with Yakima School District—with Council
consensus to keep the meeting to two priority topics.
Senior Assistant City Attorney Martinez provided an update on judicial arrest warrants. Public Works
Director Schafer reported on the LED Project. City Attorney Cutter updated Council on the
WCOG/WSAMA issue.
City Clerk Claar Tee discussed the public comment process at Council meetings. It was Council
consensus to accept the proposed changes as well as provide an information sign in the lobby in
English/Spanish to assist in public comment and interpreter processes.
City Manager Moore discussed start times for Council meetings. It was Council consensus to
change the meeting times for agenda preview meetings and regular business meetings to 5:30 p.m.
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4. Council Committee update
Assistant Mayor Gutierrez reviewed the upcoming dates for Council Committee meetings. Council
Member Mendez reported Senate Bill 47 (Yakima Basin Integrated 30 -year Plan), passed today and
thanked Water and Irrigation Manager Dave Brown for his hard work on this issue.
5. Adjournment
MOTION: Cousens moved and Mendez seconded to adjourn to the next Council City
Council regular meeting on March 5, 2019, at 6 p.m. at City Hall. The motion carried by
unanimous vote, Funk absent. The meeting adjourned at 7:18 p.m.
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