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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/13/1993 Adjourned Meeting 324 CITY OF YAKIMA, WASHINGTON JULY 13, 1993 ADJOURNED MEETING The City Council met in session on this date at 7:00 a.m. at I/ the Yakima Center Boardroom for informal discussion. Mayor Pat Berndt presiding, Council Members Lynn Buchanan, William Brado, Skip Semon, and Bernard Sims present. Council Members Clarence Barnett and Henry Beauchamp absent and excused. Yakima Air Terminal Board Members Chairman Bill Almon, Jim Barnhill, and Air Terminal Manager Bruce Loy were present. City Manager Zais, Assistant City Manager Rice, Glenn Valenzuela, Director of Community & Economic Development, and Deputy City Clerk Skovald also present. Bruce Loy, Air Terminal Manager, presented an update regarding the Port of Entry and the Airport Master Plan, along with providing explanation of how the marketing and funding all relate. He summarized infrastructure development and commented about runway extension. He explained the reasoning for local government workshops -- to invite comments and include recommendations to the Master Plan. In the near future, a resolution supporting continued growth of the airport and its future expansion will be submitted to the City and County for formal adoption. Mr. Loy also commented about land use and development particularly in the final phases of the Master Plan. The Resource Center is now open and has been quite successful. The planning grant has been approved with a portion earmarked for development of the operations manual and marketing. Mr. Loy further reported that other communities have shown an interest in Foreign Trade Zone development, with a number of them being major prospective contributors. Mr. Loy expressed a desire to meet with these communities within the next two months. Council Member Sims and Mr. Almon discussed utilizing existing vacant space for incubator or warehouse facilities for Foreign Trade Zone development. Mr. Loy explained there is a tentative meeting scheduled for July 30th in Seattle. The FAA, the Port of Seattle, and the Customs Service will meet to consider helping fund a Customs Agent, as well as soliciting their advice with respect to tying into some marketing opportunities in the Orient. With the infrastructure of the Master Plan being projected to be in place by 1996, there was I/ continued discussion about future community airport development. Mr. Almon provided explanation regarding airport runway expansion and how it relates to the Master Plan. There was discussion concerning Aviation Demand Forecast Summary projections concerning enplaned passengers and air cargo. There was further discussion about the success of passenger facility charge collections which establish funds to match the FAA grant. This will help with • u1 13 1993 3 2 5 J y Adjourned Meeting the operational budget: Other'is`sues discussed include new airlines coming to Yakima, possible customs development; and the renaming of the airport, considered a moot issue due to lack of interest. There was discussion concerning the approach radar site which may be remoted to Pasco and read by radio in Yakima. It costs more to remote it than to enhance its present capability. If the FAA intends to "weed out" Class One towers throughout the system, then the federal tower in Yakima may be eliminated and the community would have to contract with a federal tower elsewhere. A proposed meeting with key elected officials on the approach radar site issue will be scheduled. Council Member Buchanan commented about the local burden it would be to have to pay for both a tower operation and for customs. Council Members Semon and Sims reported on alternative reorganization possibilities for the Purchasing Division. Council Member Sims reported he had met with them and another meeting is to be scheduled. There was discussion to notify Lee's Music of noncompliance, as well as other community development issues. Council Member Brado received a complaint from a citizen concerning transportation on North 1st Street. The citizen requested the previous bus schedule be reinstated. There was further discussion about the trolleys; information regarding a preliminary quality air report; site and funding issues of the new police facility along with increased jail cost issues. There is an upcoming City /County meeting to discuss priority issues. Council Member Semon related he was informed about several people who appear to be using yard sales as a vehicle to go into the secondhand business. There was concern expressed by some Council members about regulations regarding transient merchants, 2 326 July 13, 1993 Adjourned Meeting specifically at the intersection of 1st Street and Nob Hill, the old Pay n 'Pak parking lot, and the Country Store Shopping Center parking lot. Staff was directed to follow up. Following further discussion concerning the cost to consolidate 911 Communications, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 a.m. 1/ READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY, ,/ _ N IL M MBER /DATE i“ M;Cr DATE ATTEST: g/O di CITY CLERK MAYOR Minutes prepared by Deputy City Clerk Skovald. 1 3