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YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
October 22, 2019
City Hall —Council Chambers
5:30 p.m.Agenda Preview Meeting -- MINUTES
1. Roll Call
Council: Mayor Kathy Coffey, presiding,Assistant Mayor Dulce Gutierrez, Council Members Kay
Funk and Brad Hill
Staff: Interim City Manager Cynthia Martinez, City Attorney Jeff Cutter and City Clerk Sonya Claar
Tee
Absent: Council Members Holly Cousens (excused), Carmen Mendez(excused)and Jason White
2. Review 2020 Legislative Priorities
Randy Beehler, Communications & Public Affairs Director, briefed Council on the draft 2020
legislative priorities.
It was Council consensus to change the State Legislative Priorities as follows: move the "State
Funding for Medication Assisted Treatment(MAT) Services in Municipal Jails" to the actively pursue
category and the "Replacing the One Percent Property Tax Revenue Increase Limit with a Limit Tied
to Cost Drivers"from actively pursue to the support category. The Federal Legislative Priorities
remained the same.
Randy Beehler, Communications & Public Affairs Director, reported on the status of a meeting
requested with legislative representatives regarding immigration reform. He stated the meeting has
been tentatively scheduled on November 5th at 2 p.m.; however, Senator Murray's representative has
declined the meeting, Senator Cantwell's office has not responded and Representative Newhouse's
representative has tentatively accepted the invitation. It was Council consensus to find another date
that works for everyone.
3. Agenda preview for November 5, 12 and 19, 2019 draft agendas
Interim City Manager Martinez reviewed the November 5, 12 and 19, 2019 draft agendas.
Council Member Funk requested additional information on the biosolids agenda item, the Ad
Valorem property tax cap and discussed her concerns related to the Convention Center expansion
contract. Budget and Finance Director Groom will provide Ms. Funk with additional information
related to her concerns.
Assistant Mayor Gutierrez mentioned the City just received a letter from the ACLU on the legalities of
a Strong Mayor election. City Attorney Cutter noted this will be included with the item on the next
agenda.
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4. City Manager update
Interim City Manager Martinez updated Council on the status of the following Council Committee
action items:
a. Definition of nuisance properties, which has been added to the November 12 study session.
b. Shopping cart ordinance revisions,which will be on the November 19 council agenda.
c. Vacant building ordinance, which has been added to the November 12 study session.
b. Downtown Master Plan, a meeting has been scheduled with stakeholders on November 4.
Interim City Manager Martinez suggested the Council wait until January before creating a Council
Nominating Committee, and there were no objections.
Mayor Coffey asked Council members how they would like to respond to the Community Integration
Committee's recent request to meet sooner than 2020. It was consensus to meet with the
Committee in November. It was Council consensus to cancel the November and December agenda
preview meetings.
Interim City Manager Martinez reported there are no updates to the Strategic Plan. Ms. Martinez
reported Alex Meyerhoff has agreed to the terms presented by the City Council and will begin on
November 8, 2019.
Council Member Hill stated the YVCOG's December monthly meeting is hosted by the City, and all
Council members and the City Manager are invited to attend.
5. Adjournment
MOTION: Gutierrez moved and Hill seconded to adjourn to the next Council regular
meeting on November 5, 2019, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The motion
carried by unanimous vote, Cousens and Mendez absent. The meeting adjourned at 6:38 p.m.
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