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Home My WebLink About2007-068 Repealing the Yakima Downtown Association; YMC Repeal 1.37 ORDINANCE NO 2007 -68 AN ORDINANCE relating to City Administration, repealing the Yakima Downtown Association at the request of the present members of the Association, and repealing Chapter 1 37 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code in its entirety BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1 Chapter 1 37 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby repealed, in its entirety Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 11th day of December, 2007 / A A, ATTEST David Edler, ayor City Clerk Publication Date. 12 -14 -07 Effective Date. 1 -13 -08 (1s) ord/ ORDINANCE NO 2007- 68 AN ORDINANCE relating to City Administration, repealing the Yakima Downtown Association at the request of the present members of the Association, and repealing Chapter 1 37 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code in its entirety BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA. Section 1 Chapter 1 37 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby repealed, in its entirety 1.37.010 Yakima downtown association cr ted Dutics. 1.37.020 Membership. 1.37.030 Term of office. .949 • „ -- corc ar a of the city consisting of the ar a bounded by 1st Street on the west, Nachcs committee shall perform thc following specific duties. the downtown core ar a and make recommendations related thereto, 1 Membership The committce shall consist of eleven members, to serve without compensation, to be committee structure. 2. One member who shall be engaged in a business or profession in the ar a boundcd by 1st Street on the west, 3rd Street on thc act, Yakima Avenue on the , • ••-••e- - •- - - --- - - -- - - - - - • - - - - -- - - - 3rd Street on thc west, Nachos Avenue on the cact, Yakima Avenue on thc south, and B Street o n the north a nd (ls) ord/ 4 . .._ _ e e _ ._ Walnut Street on the south, and - _ • . . - _ . Fi Ono member a t lar purpose of determining the existence of a quorum at any meeting Committee members shall serve for no specific term, but rather shall serve at the time by a two third majority vote of the entire city council without notice or a hearing appointment, unless that member is rc\appointed as a committee member. Any vacancy Section 1.37.020 of this chapter for the appointment of committee members 1.37.040 Organization__Meetinge perform thc duties of the committee. B. Meetings. The committee shall hold at least one regular mccting during every three vice chairman in the chairman's absence, or by any five members who request a special mccting. All committee meetings shall be open to thc public unless thc subject under consideration would be a proper subject for executive se °sion under thc Open Public Meetings Act (RCW Chapter 12.30)." Section 2 This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 11th day of December, 2007 ATTEST David Edler, Mayor City Clerk Publication Date la )11- Effective Date i—) (ls)ord/ YDA MEETING MINUTES November 1, 2007 Chairman Jamie Stickel called the meeting of the Yakima Downtown Association to order at 8 05 a.m , in the City Manager's Conference Room, First Floor, City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Members Present: Jamie Stickel, Steve Caffery, Joe Morrier, Victor DeLong, Monica Weyhe, Mike McMurray Absent: Joe Mann, Mark Maiocco, Terry Powell, Denise Ray, Leroy Thompson Council Present: Ron Bonlender Guest: Sean Hawkins Staff Present: Bill Cook, Michael Morales, Tammy Regimbal Minutes. The minutes of the October 4, 2007 meeting were accepted as submitted UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Safety and maintenance update Sean updated the committee on the summer season numbers for the clean and safe crew The request for an extension of the contract to keep one additional person on through the end of December is on the Council agenda for November 6 There was a suggestion to move to reaffirm the vote taken at the October 4 YDA meeting on the extension of the contract due to the question of the number of members required for a quorum At the October 4 meeting, the five members at the meeting approved the contract, with a sixth, Chairman Jamie Stickel, approving by proxy The six members at the November meeting desired to vote on the motion Steve Caffery made a motion to allow the Committee for Downtown Yakima (CDY) to spend up to $15,000 from YDA reserves to amend the maintenance contract. The motion was seconded by Victor DeLong The motion was approved unanimously B. Status of Westside PBIA discussions Sean reported that the discussions are going quite well CDY is working very hard to create a plan that is fair to all involved parties The plans will be discussed in greater detail at the next CDY meeting which is scheduled for the week of November 5 C. Status of Parking Commission The applications have been submitted to the City It is expected that the process will go to Council soon D. Events update Victor DeLong reported that planning continues for the New Years' Eve bash The funding is in great shape Four really good bands are lined up New this year will be a Kid Zone tent for kids activities There will be twice as many heaters as last year NEW BUSINESS Jamie Stickel stated that YDA's work is done and he believes that it is time to pass the torch officially to CDY CDY is up and running and is now a registered non - profit. They are already managing the professional services contract with the City for the expanded PBIA. He suggested a motion be made to disband YDA. Victor made a motion to transfer any reserve funds left in the YDA accounts over to CDY to manage so that the good work that YDA has been doing can continue Steve Caffery seconded the motion The motion passed unanimously Victor moved to suspend YDA meetings indefinitely, or at least until the decision is made as to whether or not YDA will disband Steve seconded the motion The motion passed unanimously Victor made a motion that YDA make a recommendation to Council that the YDA organization be disbanded no later than January 31, 2008 Monica proposed to amend the third motion to not disband YDA until Council has taken action to transfer YDA's responsibilities and funds to CDY The amendment to the motion was accepted by Victor and seconded by Steve The amended motion was unanimously approved Ron Bonlender congratulated YDA on their success and hard work for the community over the past thirty -two years He is looking forward to even bigger and better things from CDY GOOD OF THE ORDER Monica recapped the Yakima Big Read that took place at the area museums and library during the month of October The final event will be YVCC's presentation of the Grapes of Wrath on November 29 through December 1 This was the first year for this activity and it was a big success The meeting was adjourned at 8.27 a.m 2 BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No ' 23 For meeting of December 11, 2007 ITEM TITLE. An ordinance relating to City Administration, accepting the request of the Yakima Downtown Association to repeal Chapter 1 37 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code, and terminating the services of this advisory committee SUBMITTED BY William R. Cook, Director, Community and Economic Development CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE William Cook, 575 -6113 SUMMARY EXPLANATION At the November 1, 2007 meeting of the Yakima Downtown Association (YDA), the YDA Board unanimously approved a motion to recommend that the City Council take action to disband the Yakima Downtown Association no later than January 31, 2008 The minutes of the November 1 meeting are attached. The YDA was created in 1980 to advise the Council on issues relative to the sixteen -block downtown PBIA. In recent months, the Committee for Downtown Yakima (CDY) has grown to become a voice for the future revitalization, growth and vitality of this area and beyond This request was discussed by the Council Downtown Oversight Committee at their meeting on November 28, 2007 The Committee recommended approval of this request. Resolution Ordinance X Contract Mail to (name and address) Funding Source (' APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL. � J City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION Pass ordinance BOARD /COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION COUNCIL ACTION Pass Ordinance