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CITY OF YAKIMA,. WASHINGTON
MARCH 1, 1994
BUSINESS MEETING
I/ 1. ROLL CALL
The City Council met in session on this date at 2:00 p.m.,
in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Yakima, Washington.
Mayor Pat Berndt, presiding, Council Members Clarence
Barnett, Ernie Berger, Bill Brado, and Bernard Sims present
on roll call. Council Members Henry Beauchamp and Lynn
Buchanan absent and excused. City Manager Zais, City
Attorney Paolella, and City Clerk Roberts also present.
Mayor Berndt introduced LIFT Students, Alma Montes De Oca
and Ray Ochs.
2. INVOCATION /PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Ray Ochs.
3. OPEN DISCUSSION FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER
A. PROCLAMATIONS (IF APPLICABLE)
Mayor Berndt declared March 1994 as American Red Cross Month
and presented the proclamation to Gail Weaver.
4. CONSENT AGENDA
Mayor Berndt referred to the items placed on the Consent
Agenda, questioning whether there were any additions or
deletions from either Council members or citizens present.
It was the general consensus of the Council to remove Item
No. 9 from the Consent Agenda and remove Items Nos. 8 and 10
as requested by Hector Franco. The City Clerk then read the
Consent Agenda items, including resolutions and ordinances
by title. It was MOVED BY SIMS, SECONDED BY BARNETT,
THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA, AS READ, BE ADOPTED. The
motion carried by unanimous roll call vote; Beauchamp and
Buchanan absent. (Subsequent paragraphs preceded by an
asterisk ( *) indicate items on the Consent Agenda handled
under one motion without further discussion.)
1/ 5. PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LEGISLATION
A. ANTI- CRUISING ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE NO. 94 - 10, AN ORDINANCE relating to traffic;
prohibiting motor vehicles from cruising designated routes
within the City of Yakima; and enacting a new section,
Section 9.25.010 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code.
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B. CURFEW /PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE NO. 94 - 11, AN ORDINANCE relating to public
safety and morals; prohibiting minors from remaining in any
public place in the downtown area; defining the duties of
parents and guardians charged with the custody or care of
minors; providing penalties for violations thereof; adding a
new Chapter 6.09; and adding Sections 6.09.010, 6.09.020,
6.09.030, and 6.09.040 all of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code.
6. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
*7. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO APPLY
FOR STATE NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT AREA DESIGNATION
RESOLUTION NO. R 94 - 20, A RESOLUTION authorizing and
directing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to file an
application with the State of Washington Department of
Community Development for designation as a Neighborhood
Reinvestment Area.
8. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH KI -YAK FOR WASHINGTON
STATE AGRICULTURAL SHOWCASE
RESOLUTION NO. R 94 - 21, A RESOLUTION authorizing the
City Manager and the City Clerk of Yakima to execute a
professional services agreement between the City of Yakima
and the Kittitas- Yakima Resource Conservation and Economic
Development District.
9. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION SETTING APRIL 12, 1994 AS DATE OF
PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONFIRMATION OF THE 1994 IRRIGATION
MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT ROLL
*10. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF
COMPLIANCE SERVICES CONTRACT
RESOLUTION NO. R 94 - 22, A RESOLUTION authorizing the
City Manager and City Clerk of the City of Yakima to execute
Compliance Consulting Services Agreements between the City of
Yakima and private contractors.
*11. ACCEPTANCE OF JANUARY 1994 REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT
The January 1994 Budget Report was accepted.
*12. APPROVAL OF 4TH QUARTER 1993 VEHICLE INCIDENT REPORT
The 4th Quarter 1994 Vehicle Incident /Collision Report was
accepted.
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*13. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING 1994 BUDGET FOR 1993
YEAR END ENCUMBRANCES (NO FORMAL ACTION REQUIRED THIS MEETING)
An Ordinance amending the 1994 Budget and appropriating
funds for 1993 year -end encumbrances, having been read by
I/ title only, was laid on the table for one week, until
March 8, 1994.
14. OTHER BUSINESS
Information Items:
Items of information supplied to Council were: City of
Yakima Rebound Plus Monthly Report for January 1994;
Assignments Pending in Office of Environmental Planning as
of March 1, 1994; Notice from State Department of Natural
Resources regarding U.S. State Leaders to Speak in Kennewick
Tri -State Community Trees Conference. 2/10/94; Agenda for
March 3, 1994 Yakima Valley RTPO TAC meeting and minutes of
its February 3, 1994 meeting; Monthly Annexation Status
Report for March 1994; Office of Housing and Neighborhood
Conservation monthly report for February 1994; Agenda for
March 2, 1994 Yakima Valley Public Transportation Benefit
Area Board of Directors meeting and minutes of its
February 16, 1994 meeting; Agenda for February 24, 1994
Yakima Air Terminal Board meeting and minutes of its
January 27, 1994 meeting; Newsletter of the Yakima Electric
Railway Museum; February 1994; Article from February 24,
1994 Nation's Cities Weekly, "President Clinton's Budget At-
A- Glance -- What it Means to the Nation's Cities "; State
Department of Ecology Information Bulletins: Site Cleanup
regarding Superior Asphalt and Concrete Company, February
1994; Clean Air Washington Agricultural Burning, December
1993; and Public Workshop Notice, January 1994; and Article
from the February 17, 1994 The Columbian, "Boom Town,
Vancouver annexes more land in the '90s than any other city
in Washington, and it's just the start" and "History Shows
Repeated Failures Before Success."
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15. ADJOURNMENT
There being no other business to come before the Council,
Mayor Berndt adjourned the meeting at 5:15 p.m. to March 8,
1994 at 7:00 a.m. in the City Manager's Conference Room for
informal discussion.
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An audio and video tape of this meeting are available in the City Clerk's Office
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