HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/07/1991 Adjourned Meeting 90
CITY OF YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
DECEMBER 7, 1991
ADJOURNED MEETING - BUDGET WRAP UP SESSION
The City Council met in session on this date at 9:00 A.M. in the
Council Chambers of City Hall, Yakima Washington. Mayor Pat
Berndt presiding, Councilmembers Clarence Barnett, Henry
Beauchamp, Bill Brado, Lynn Buchanan, Skip Semon and Bernard Sims
present on roll call. City Manager Zais, Finance and Budget
Director Hanson, City Clerk Roberts and Clerk Harris also present.
The Invocation was given by Councilmember Beauchamp.
Mayor Berndt stated the purpose of this meeting is to vote on
the major budget policy issues of the Council. She directed the
Council to begin with the Police budget.
It was MOVED BY BRADO, SECONDED BY BEAUCHAMP, TO MOVE INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING PENDING PROPERTY
ACQUISITION AND PENDING LITIGATION. The motion carried by
unanimous voice vote.
Following the completion of the Executive Session, the meeting
reconvened at 9:15 A.M. The meeting began on Page 19 with the
expenditure reduction options.
Police
Proposal to approve three police officers, and one support staff
position (Expenditure of $128,000)
It was MOVED BY SIMS, SECONDED BY BARNETT, TO FUND THREE OFFICERS
AND ONE SUPPORT STAFF (DA III) USING THE EXPENDITURE REDUCTION
OPTIONS AS LISTED, EXCEPT FOR THE LEGAL ASSISTANT, AND IN
ADDITION, ALLOCATING THE ADDITIONAL 1991 JAIL SAVINGS, AND
APPROACH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE REGARDING
PLACING THE ONE -TENTH PERCENT SALES TAX ON THE BALLOT COUNTY WIDE.
The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
Personnel
1. Proposal to approve Department Assistant II (Expenditure of
$23,286)
It was MOVED BY BARNETT, SECONDED BY BEAUCHAMP, TO APPROVE THE
DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT II POSITION. The motion carried by 6 -1 voice
vote; Semon voting nay.
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2. Proposal to approve Special Recruitment Effort (Expenditure of
$13,000)
It was MOVED BY BEAUCIHAMP, SECONDED BY BARNETT, TO APPROVE THE
RECRUITMENT EFFORT. The motion carried by 4 -3 voice vote; Berndt,
Semon and Sims voting nay.
Legal
Proposal to approve Legal Assistant (Expenditure $28,400)
It was MOVED BY BARNETT, SECONDED BY SIMS, TO ADOPT THE POLICY
ISSUE OF ADDING THE LEGAL ASSISTANT. The motion carried by 5 -2
voice vote; Berndt and Semon voting nay. Councilmember Semon
stated he felt the Council should reconsider the additional
personnel being added to permanent staff when no significant
growth or revenue in the City is being added. Councilmember Sims
asked City Attorney Vanek to include in his monthly status reports
a comparison of this year's legal actions to the actions taken
over the last 3 to 4 years and the priorities.
Finance and Budget
Proposal to approve Account Clerk II position (Expenditure of
($26,294)
It was MOVED BY BUCHANAN, SECONDED BY SIMS, TO APPROVE THE
PROPOSAL. The motion carried)by unanimous voice vote.
Information Systems
1. Proposal to approve Senior Analyst promotions (Expenditure of
$5,626)
Mayor Berndt stated Items two and three are interlinked;.that one
would not be needed without the other.
It was MOVED BY BUCHANAN, SECONDED BY SEMON, TO ADOPT THE SENIOR
ANALYST PROMOTION. The motion carried. by 4 -3 voice vote;
Barnett, Beauchamp and Brado voting nay. Councilmember Barnett
stated he voted nay because of the 15% City surcharge.
2. Proposal to approve Computer Programmer Micro /Mac (Expenditure
of $31,706)
It was MOVED BY SEMON, SECONDED BY BARNETT, TO DENY BOTH THE
COMPUTER PROGRAMMER MICRO /MAC AND OFFICE AUTOMATION
IMPLEMENTATION. The motion carried by 5 -2 voice vote; Buchanan
and Sims voting nay.
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3. Computer Programmer Analyst (Expenditure of $35,860)
It was MOVED BY SIMS, SECONDED BY BUCHANAN, TO APPROVE THE
COMPUTER PROGRAMER ANALYST POSITION. The motion carried by 5 -2
voice vote; Barnett and Beauchamp voting nay.
Mayor Berndt questioned whether the surcharge would be altered
because of the one change. Finance and Budget Director Hanson
replied that any deleted position would reduce the surcharge
accordingly.
It was MOVED BY BUCHANAN, SECONDED BY SIMS, TO SUPPORT THE
SURCHARGE AND ADJUST IT TO WHATEVER IS APPROVED OR DELETED. The
motion carried by 4 -3 voice vote; Barnett, Beauchamp and Brado
voting nay.
Proposal for City General /Public Safety Computer Hardware
(Expenditure of $100,000)
It was MOVED BY BUCHANAN, SECONDED BY SIMS, TO APPROVE THE
PROPOSAL. The motion was carried by unanimous voice vote.
Print Shop
Proposal to approve Printer Assistant (Expenditure $24,511)
Finance and Budget Director Hanson and Information Systems Manager
Pettyjohn stated if the equipment was approved, it would be
imperative to also approve the position for the personnel to
operate it. Councilmember Buchanan asked how much Parks had to
spend for brochure printing. Parks Manager Flaherty stated it
would cost between $30,000 and $40,000.
It was MOVED BY SIMS, SECONDED BY BARNETT, TO DEFER THE PRINT SHOP
PROPOSALS. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
Code Administration
1. Proposal to Increase Plumbing and Mechanical Permit Fees by
10% ($8,000 Annual Revenue)
It was MOVED BY SEf4ON, SECONDED BY SIMS, TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL.
The motion carried by 4 -3 voice vote; Barnett, Beauchamp and Brado
voting nay.
2. Proposal to Increase Building Permit Fees by 10% ($17,000
Annual Revenue)
It was MOVED BY BUCHANAN, SECONDED BY SEPION, TO APPROVE THE
PROPOSAL. The motion carried by 4 -3 voice vote; Barnett,
Beauchamp and Brado voting nay.
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Capitol Theatre
Proposal to re- establish working capital and provide for
programming (Expenditure of $22,000)
It was MOVED BY SEMON, SECONDED BY SIMS, TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL.
The motion carried by 6 -1 voice vote; Buchanan voting nay.
Convention Center
1. Proposal to repave /stripe Convention Center parking lot
(Expenditure of $30,000)
2. Proposal to increase management fee (Expenditure of $30,000)
3. Proposal to increase promotional fees to $10,000 each for 1992
and 1993 (Expenditure of $10,000)
It was MOVED BY SIMS, SECONDED BY SEMON, TO APPROVE THE ENTIRE
PROPOSAL. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
Police
Proposal to purchase 25 foot utility van for community
outreach /crime prevention programs (Expenditure of $33,500)
It was MOVED BY SIMS, "SECONDED BY BUCHANAN, TO APPROVE THE
PROPOSAL. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
Mayor Berndt called for a° brief recess at 10:30 A.M. Council
reconvened at 10:45 A.M. to discuss Public Works budget. _
Public Works
1. Proposal to add Word Processing Typist (Expenditure of
$25,525)
It was MOVED BY BUCHANAN, SECONDED BY SIMS, TO APPROVE THE
PROPOSAL. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
2. Proposal to approve Temporary Department Assistant I. increase
from .25 to .75 time (Expenditure of $10,517)
It was MOVED BY SIMS, SECONDED BY SEMON, TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL.
The motion carried by 5 -2 voice vote; Barnett and Brado voting
nay.
3. Proposal to approve Accounting Technician (Expenditure of
$31,706)
It was MOVED BY BEAUCHAMP, SECONDED BY BARNETP, TO. DENY THE
PROPOSAL. The motion carried by 6 -1 voice vote; Buchanan voting
nay. Councilmember Sims stated there is still confusion regarding
this position.
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4. Proposal to approve Storekeeper (Expenditure of $30,344)
Councilmember Sims ask for clarification on this position. Public
Works Director Copeland explained the difference between this
storekeeper position and and the garage storekeeper position.
Councilmember Beauchamp stated he would still like to see
purchasing consolidated with Public Works. It was MOVED BY
BEAUCHAMP TO ACCEPT THE POSITION. The motion died for lack of a
second. It was MOVED BY SIMS, SECONDED BY SEMON, TO DENY THE
PROPOSAL. The motion carried by 5 -2 voice vote; Beauchamp and
Buchanan voting nay. It was MOVED BY BEAUCHAMP, SECONDED BY
SEMON, TO DIRECT STAFF TO GO BACK AND RE- EXAMINE ANY OPPORTUNITY
FOR CONSOLIDATION OR CO- ORDINATION OF THE PURCHASING EFFORT
BETWEEN DIVISIONS OF PUBLIC WORKS, CITY HALL AND PERHAPS OTHER
DIVISIONS. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote. It was
MOVED BY SIMS, SECONDED BY SEMON, TO DIRECT STAFF TO REVISE THE
EQUIPMENT COST FOR THE PERSONNEL APPROVED. The motion carried by
unanimous voice vote.
Streets
Proposal for a street lighting program (Expenditure of $25,000)
It was MOVED BY BARNETT, SECONDED BY SIMS, TO APPROVE THE
PROPOSAL. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
Transit
Proposal to add Department Assistant III position (Expenditure of
$25,960)
It was MOVED BY SEMON, SECONDED BY BARNETT, TO DENY THE PROPOSAL.
The motion carried by 6 -1 vote; Sims voting nay.
Refuse
1. Proposal on Council's Alternative #2, being 10 -15% increase in
refuse rates (bin /residential)
It was MOVED BY BARNETT, SECONDED BY SIMS, TO APPROVE THE 10 -15%
RATE INCREASE AND DIRECT THE COUNCIL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
SUGGESTED COST REDUCTIONS. The motion carried by 6 -1 voice vote;
Brado voting nay.
Councilmember Buchanan stated his fear that a major increase would
be imminent in the future if the needed revenue isn't obtained.
Councilmember Beauchamp stated he felt a continual increase in
refuse rates would raise the possibility of putting the City out
of the refuse business, by being noncompetitive with private
enterprise.
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2. Proposal to add Department Assistant III position (Expenditure
of $25,960)
It was MOVED BY SEMON, SECONDED BY BARNETT, TO DENY THE PROPOSAL.
The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
Equipment Rental
Proposal to add Department Assistant III position (Expenditure of
$25,960)
It was MOVED BY BARNEIT, SECONDED BY BUCHANAN, TO APPROVE THE
PROPOSAL. The motion failed on a 5 -2 vote; Barnett and Buchanan
voting aye.
Parks and Recreation
1. Proposal to eliminate Administrative Assistant position in
lieu of Recreation Services Supervisor position (Expenditure
$6,000 annual cost increase)
It was MOVED BY SIMS, SECONDED BY SEMON, TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL.
The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
2. Proposal to fund the ArtsVan (Expenditure of $8,000)
It was MOVED BY SIMS, SECONDED BY SEMON, TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL.
The motion carried by 6 -1 voice vote; Barnett voting nay.
3. A. Proposal to fund the Li�ns Pool facility communication
equipment installation and building modification for
wiring conduit trenching (Expenditure of $3,000 for
Phase I)
It was MOVED BY SEMON, SECONDED BY SIMS, TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL.
The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
B. Proposal to fund the Lions Pool facility communication
equipment installation and building modification for
the facility for communication equipment (Expenditure of
$15,000 for Phase II)
It was MOVED BY SIMS, TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL. The motion died
for lack of a second. It was MOVED BY SEMON, TO DENY THE
PROPOSAL. The motion died for lack of a second. It was MOVED BY
BARNE'iT, SECONDED BY SIMS, TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL. The motion
carried by 5 -2 voice vote; Berndt and Semon voting nay.
C. Proposal to fund the Lions Pool Facility communication
equipment installation and building modification for the
facility for computer /phone equipment (Expenditure
of $56,000 for Phase III)
No action was needed at this time on Item 3C.
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4. Proposal to fund Parks temporary maintenance workers
(Expenditure of $18,000)
It was MOVED BY SEMON, SECONDED BY SIMS, TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL.
The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
Sewer
Proposal to fund 1) flow metering stations (Expenditure of
$58,000), 2) industrial sprayfield groundwater monitoring plan
(Expenditure of $75,000) and 3) temporary staffing increase for
solids handling /office administration (Expenditure of $50,000)
It was MOVED BY BUCHANAN, SECONDED BY SIMS, TO APPROVE THE
PROPOSAL. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
Water /Irrigation
Proposal to fund Waterworks Specialist I position, eliminate
temporary position (Expenditure of $21,700)
It was MOVED BY BUCHANAN, SECONDED BY SIMS, TO APPROVE THE
PROPOSAL. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
Mayor Berndt then moved to discussion of unbudgeted items
(page 14) .
Customer Service
1. Proposal to increase part -time Animal Control Officer position
from 35% to 100% full time (Expenditure of $13,350)
It was MOVED BY BUCHANAN, SECONDED BY BARNETT, TO APPROVE THE
PROPOSAL. The motion carried by 4 -3 voice vote; Brado, Semon and
Sims voting nay.
2. Proposal to increase dog license fees from $10 to $15 a year
($9,000 revenue)
It was MOVED BY SIMS, SECONDED BY BARNETT, TO APPROVE THE
PROPOSAL. The motion carried by 4 -3 voice vote; Brado, Buchanan
and Semon voting nay.
Planning
Proposal to add Assistant Planner (Expenditure of $35,006)
It was MOVED BY SEMON, SECONDED BY BRADO, TO DENY THE PROPOSAL.
The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
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Code Administration
Proposal to add full time Compliance Officer (Expenditure $34,000)
and vehicle (Expenditure $11,500)
It was the consensus of the Council to separate the proposal.
It was MOVED BY BARNETT, SECONDED BY SINS, TO APPROVE THE
COMPLIANCE OFFICER. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
It was MOVED BY BEAUCHAMP, SECONDED BY BUCHANAN, TO APPROVE THE
VEHICLE AND OTHER RELATED COSTS. The motion carried by unanimous
voice vote. Code Administration Manager Shampine stated the
vehicle cost includes other, equipment such as radio, office
furniture and a computer terminal.
2. Proposal to add Department Assistant II position (Expenditure
of $25,000)
It was MOVED BY BUCHANAN, SECONDED BY BEAUCHAMP, TO DENY THE
PROPOSAL. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
3. Proposal to increase business license fee by 12 %, on total
cumulative base ($40,000 revenue annually)
It was MOVED BY SIMS, SECONDED BY SEMON, TO INCREASE THE BUSINESS
LICENSE FEE BY 12% ON THE TOTAL CUMULATIVE BASE. The motion
failed on a 4 -3 voice vote; Barnett, Beauchamp, Brado, and
Buchanan voting nay.
Housing
Proposal to fund Rehab Specialist, DA I, and *Home Remodeling Tech
(Expenditure ($81,000)
It was MOVED BY SIMS, SECONDED BY BUCHANAN, TO APPROVE THE
PROPOSAL. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
Convention Center
Council added policy issue -- Regional 9 Tourism (Expenditure of
$2,000)
1/ It was MOVED BY SIMS, SECONDED BY BUCHANAN, TO PASS THE POLICY
ISSUE. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
Street Sweeping
Proposal to defer to mid -year to evaluate new resources
It was MOVED BY BUCHANAN, SECONDED BY SEMON, TO DEFER THIS
AND COME BACK MID -YEAR, 1992. The motion carried by unanimous
voice vote.
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* Minutes corrected to reflect previously approved Assistant
Planner, rather than Home Remodeling Tech.
Councilmember Sims asked about the number of street sweepers in
working order. Dave Hussell, Streets /Traffic Operational Manager,
replied that there are three sweepers but usually one or two are
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not in working order. Mayor Berndt encouraged the staff to
evaluate new and existing resources to escalate this project.
Transit
1. Proposal to add 3/4 permanent, part -time Transit Dispatcher
(Expenditure of $24,000)
It was MOVED BY SEMON, SECONDED BY SIMS, TO DENY THE PROPOSAL.
The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
2. Proposal to add 3/4 permanent, part time Transit Service
Worker (Expenditure of $23,550)
It was MOVED BY BARNS r, SECONDED BY SIMS, TO DENY THE PROPOSAL.
The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
Parks & Recreation
It was the consensus of the Council to defer the vote on an
increase in the Utility In Lieu of Tax, until mid -year.
Outside Agency Request for Older American Nutrition
Proposal requires reduction in other senior programs or increase
in Parks revenue from other source (Expenditure of $20,000)
It was MOVED BY SEMON, SECONDED BY BEAUCHAMP, TO DENY THE
PROPOSAL. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
Mayor Berndt stated she felt this was a responsibility for State
funding and that by the City approving it, it would initiate
future similar requests.
Engineering
Proposal to add Engineering Tech I (Expenditure $32,400)
It was MOVED BY BARNETT, SECONDED BY SIMS, TO DENY THE PROPOSAL.
The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
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Water /Irrigation
1. Proposal for a private watermain assimilation (Expenditure of
$50,000 for first year)
It was MOVED BY SIMS TO ENACT A $50,000 CAP, ONE YEAR TRIAL WITH A
50 -50 MATCH, RESIDENTS VS CITY. The motion died for lack of a
second. It was MOVED BY BUCHANAN, SECONDED BY SIMS, TO DEFER
UNTIL MID -YEAR, WITH A RATE IMPACT ANALYSIS AT THAT TIME. The
motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
2. Proposal to extend water system across Yakima River
(Expenditure of $880,000)
It was MOVED BY BUCHANAN, SECONDED BY BEAUCHAMP, TO DEFER THE
PROPOSAL UNTIL ANNEXATION AND UNTIL FURTHER INFORMATION IS
RECEIVED ON IMPACT ON WATER RATES. The motion carried by
unanimous voice vote. Councilmember Beauchamp asked about the
study panel. City Manager Zais replied that it was not before the
Utility Rate Board at this time. Councilmember Buchanan suggested
getting a list of the Board members to the Council.
Other Outside Agency Requests
Airport
Proposal for Airport capital projects (Expenditure of $30,000)
It was MOVED BY BUCHANAN, SECONDED BY SIMS, THAT THE $30,000
CAPITAL REQUEST FOR THE AIRPORT BE APPROVED. The motion carried
by unanimous voice vote.
Intergovernmental
Proposal for Agricultural Showcase through Ki -Yak (Expenditure of
$5,000)
It was MOVED BY SIMS, SECONDED BY SEMON, TO CONTRIBUTE $5,000 TO
THE AGRICULTURAL SHOWCASE. The motion carried by unanimous voice
vote.
Sunfair Association
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Proposal to fund request from Sunfair Association ( Expenditure of
$5,000)
It was MOVED BY SEMON, SECONDED BY SIMS, TO APPROVE $3,000 FOR THE
SUNFAIR ASSOCIATION. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
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Miscellaneous
Travel
Councilmember Barnett stated that travel expenses had increased in
excess of $43,000, within a two year period. It was MOVED BY
BARNETT, SECONDED BY BEAUCHAMP, THAT THE 1992 GENERAL FUND TRAVEL
BUDGET NOT EXCEED THE 1991 ESTIMATE OF $90,172. The motion
carried by 4 -3 voice vote; Berndt, Buchanan and Semon voting nay.
Contingency Plan
It was MOVED BY SIMS, SECONDED BY BEAUCHAMP, TO DIRECT CITY
MANAGEMENT TO PREPARE AN ALTERNATE CONTINGENCY BUDGET REDUCTION
PLAN FOR ALL ELIGIBLE GENERAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INCORPORATING
A 5% REDUCTION ($1.3 MILLION), WITHOUT INCREASE IN TAXES, AND A
SECOND PHASE BASED ON A REDUCTION WITHOUT POLICE BEING INCLUDING
IN THE GENERAL FUND. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
City Manager Zais requested a motion directing staff to prepare
the budget ordinance incorporating all the legislative decisions
and amendments that have been made today for final action on
December 17, 1991.
It was MOVED BY BUCHANAN, SECONDED BY SIMS, TO DIRECT STAFF TO
PREPARE THE BUDGET ORDINANCE, INCORPORATING TODAY'S COUNCIL
DECISIONS FOR FINAL ACTION ON THE 1992 BUDGET ON DECEMBER 17,
1991. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at the
hour of 12:00 Noon.
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DECEMBER 10, 1991
ADJOURNED MEETING
'fr The City Council met in session on this date at 7:00 A.M. in the
Board Room at the Yakima Center, Yakima, Washington for informal
discussion among Councilmembers. Councilmembers present were Mayor
Pat Berndt, Henry Beauchamp (present after 7:30 A.M.), Bill Brado,
Skip Semon and Bernard Sims. Councilmembers Clarence Barnett and
Lynn Buchanan (attending National League of Cities Conference)
absent. Staff members present were City Manager Zais, Director of
Finance and Budget Hanson, Administrative Assistant to the City
Manager Oliver, and City Clerk Roberts.
Council briefly discussed the cablevision report in the Council
packets and cable tv rates.
City Manager Zais circulated, for Council review, budgets from
several cities comparable to Yakima. Three of the cities have
received the distinguished budget award, Vancouver, Olympia and
Kennewick. (Councilmember Beauchamp present after 7:30 A.M.) The
budget for Yakima County was also obtained. The City's budget
guidelines to staff was discussed. Council also discussed the
proposal for management compensation for 1992, including the
difference proposed for Police management. Mr. Zais explained a
proposal before the supervisory /exempt employee group, trading
overtime compensation for a 3% deferred compensation_ match. He
stated the proposal is being reviewed by the Legal Department to
ensure no wage claims would be made. At Councilmember Beauchamp's
request, Mr. Zais reviewed the City's unfunded liability for
individuals retiring from the City. He reported the City is in
better shape than it was a few years ago because the City started
budgeting for known retirements.
Council then discussed the legislative priorities item on the
agenda for today's Council meeting. It was the general consensus
of the Council to make some changes to the priorities' rating. The
personnel issue will be changed to a "B" rating. Mayor Berndt
commented that the "A" priorities should be prioritized. She asked
to be brought up to date on the hotel /motel issue. City Manager
Zais commented that just going to the legislature to get these
changes is very, very difficult. There is no assurance the
legislature will even entertain a proposal for room tax. There are
still the local options to consider - admission tax and B & 0 tax
for tourist industry. Council Member Semon stated we should be
talking about the County's 2% they receive from room tax from
hotel /motel tax from hotels and motels within the City. City
Manager Zais stated they have to dedicate that for tourism, i.e.
SunDome; however, he agrees about meeting with the County
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Commissioners about their participation in the expansion of the
Yakima Center. Council Member Semon told Council about Jim
Elliott's concern that the hotels and motels would be paying a
disproportionate share for the expansion of the Yakima Center.
Mayor Berndt stated the Clean Air Board expanded the burn ban to
include the urban area, past Selah. She stated she is interested
in eliminating the TDM requirement. Mr. Zais stated he would draft
a change for this afternoon. (Council Member Sims absent after
8:55 a.m.)
Council Member Brado stated he is getting calls from Gordon Chinn
about an article in the Chinese Seattle newspaper that was
derogatory towards Yakima. He understands Mr. Chinn may appear
before the Council today. Mayor Berndt stated it would be better
if he met with a couple of the Council members.
The meeting adjourned at 9:00 a.m.
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