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Home My WebLink About04/09/1991 Special Meeting • 3.5 5 :-CITY OF YAKIMA, WASHINGTON • ' APRIL 9, 1991 SPECIAL MEETING The - City Council met in session on this date at 7 :15 A.M. in the City Manager's; Conference Room in °City Hall, Yakima, Washington for informal discussion. -Mayor Pat Berndt.. presiding, Council members Henry Beauchamp, Lynn Buchanan, George Pechtel (present after 7:40 A.M.), Skip Semon and Bernard Sims also present. Staff members in attendance were City.Manager Zais, Assistant City Manager Stouder and Deputy City Clerk Lovell. • 1.-r~ Council Forum (YCTV) • • Mayor Berndt reported that last evening's Council Forum was very successful. The Visioning process was the program topic, and it was discussed by Val Finlayson, Rolando Adame, Graham Tollefson and Mayor Berndt: - -Later in the program, they were joined by Assistant City-Manager Stouder and Dick Anderwald discussion of the Growth- Management Act. The Rebound Plus program will be the subject of the May forum. Participants will include Glenn Rice, Irene Gutierrez, and two Council members. 2. Community Development Week Assistant City Manager Stouder reported on the success of the recent Community Development Week. Displays in the Yakima Mall • were well attended, and the Rebound Plus and'Housing Offices received a good deal of interest. Mayor Berndt praised City staff members for an excellent job of promoting the occasion. 3. Yakima Youth Commission Mayor Berndt asked Council if the City should take a leadership role in the Youth Commission. She has asked Parks and Recreation Manager Dave Flaherty to prepare a proposal showing how the City can participate, without increasing the Park Department budget. Council member Sims felt that local agencies,- including schools, the YMCA, YWCA and United Way were all well suited to provide support for local youth programs. The Council decided to wait for Mr. Flaherty's recommendations before making a decision. 4. PTBA Council member Semon requested a meeting to study the PTBA issue. He would like the Council to be informed of the proposed action and _ possible' consequences. City Manager Zais suggested a presentation by Public Works - Director Copeland and Acting Transit Manager Haddix. Council member Sims was concerned with the potential impact on UMTA funding, and the possibility of tapping into motor vehicle excise tax revenue. Since this is a priority, Mr. Zais will arrange a Transit /Council meeting as soon as possible. 5. Fairview /Sumac Water Contamination • City Manager Zais reported that Council representatives met with the County Commissioners yesterday to request financial assistance AAD /1 3 5 APRIL 9, 1991 with the Fairview /Sumac water contamination problem. Mayor Berndt said the County declined to participate in water main installation, but will use theirfla fluence1: to convince the Health District and DOE to require hook -ups. Mr. Zais said that Council may wish to remove the Fairview /Sumac emergency resolution from the Consent Agenda 'today to clarify that legal• research is still underway. He also advised Council that a local contractor has requested opening the project for competitive bids, rather than using City forces. 6. Annexation Issues Council member Sims inquired about the driving force behind the Terrace Heights annexation. Assistant City Manager.Stouder said the effort has been citizen driven, particularly by industrial firms and residents who wish to extend transit service the area. `Mr-: Sims emphasized that staff needs to provide visual aids to simplify and better explain the annexation process. 'Mayor Berndt requested statistical information regarding the Fruitvale Phase 2 annexation prior to the Council meeting today. Mayor Berndt said that - County Commissioner Klarich has indicated he "will support provisions in the Growth Management law requiring cities to prove they can provide basic utilities to new annexation areas. 7. Council Retreat City Manager Zais reminded Council about the retreat scheduled for Saturday, April 13th, at the Convention Center. He encouraged all Council members to attend for as much of the program as possible. Meeting material will be available to Council members on Thursday. 8. Northeast Yakima Neighborhood Association Mayor Berndt, Council member Buchanan and City staff attended a recent Association meeting, and staff has been directed to research concerns that were raised. The Association suggested using the utility billing system to distribute basic information about City services in both English and Spanish. Council member Sims noted that the downtown trolley service should be featured in the billings in the next two months. • There•being no further business, he meeting arurned at 9:00 A.M. • READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY: \ �. �( AEl� I►lA �'V '�� I ••UNCIL ir 110? / f DATE • °4� —I:- m< �r • CIL ME'1 ' DA • AriEST : • • Qt 4. - DEPUTY CITY CLERK MAYOR Minutes prepared by Deputy City Clerk Lovell AND/2