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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT �/L
Item No. f1 Ti
For Meeting of: February 5, 2013
ITEM TITLE: Council General Information
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SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
1. Weekly issue report
2. Response to Helen Ahern's Request for Streetlights on S 43rd Ave from the
January 8, 2013 Meeting
3. Letter from Roger Hayes regarding "road fix"
® 4. Memo from Refuse Manager Nancy Fortier,regarding refuse service to 96th
Avenue annexation
5. Report from Wastewater Manager Scott Schafer regarding 2012 Infiltration and
Inflow Report
6. City meeting schedule
7. Preliminary Future Activities Calendar
8. Preliminary Agenda
9. Study Session Schedule
* Newspaper /Magazine /Internet Articles:
- "Core Support-- Wenatchee highlights the role of CDBG funding," Cityvision Magazine,
January/February 2013
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MEMORANDUM
January 31, 2013
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Tony O'Rourke, City Manager
SUBJECT: Weekly Issues Report
• COUNCIL PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE: This Committee (Cawley, Ettl) will
be meeting on Wednesday, February 6 at 10:00 a.m. in the CED Conference
Room.
• GFI ADVISORY COMMITTEE: This Committee (Ettl) will be meeting on
Thursday, February 7 at 4:00 p.m. at Central Washington Comprehensive
Mental Health.
• EXECUTIVE SESSION: There will not be an Executive Session on Tuesday,
February 5.
January 24, 2013
To. Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
Tony O'Rourke, City Manager
From: Joe Rosenlund, Streets & Traffic Operations Manager
Re: Citizen Request for New Streetlights on S 43 Avenue
At the January 18 Council meeting, Helen Ahern, 1112 B. S. 43 Avenue, requested the
city to install two streetlights in the 1100 block of S. 43 Avenue. She stated she was
speaking for her neighbors and they had met with a police officer who suggested they
are in dire need of more street lighting.
This section of 43 Avenue is in a neighborhood where no streetlights were installed
with the development. With one minor exception, all the electrical power lines are at the
back of the properties with no practical way to get the power the roadways. Two
streetlights are needed in order to meet existing city standards.
Staff has determined there are two ways to install the requested streetlights on the
section of 43 Avenue. The first is to trench from an existing streetlight circuit in the
1200 block of 43 Avenue (the one exception) and install the lights on wood poles at
1112 S 43 Avenue and another at 1106 S 43 Avenue. This option will cost about
$10,000. The other option is to install solar powered light fixtures on metal poles at the
same locations at cost of about $13,000. The advantages to the solar powered lights
are that there will be no on -going utility costs, installation will be less disruptive to the
neighborhood, and the poles are more attractive.
A map is attached that shows the proposed light location as blue dots, existing lights are
shown as yellow and the orange dots show where lights may be installed if requests
came from other areas of the neighborhood. The cost to install light in the full
neighborhood would be about $65,000.
The Traffic Operations budget does not have funds to install the requested streetlights.
The budget is set up to install four to five streetlights on existing power poles. Any
streetlight project that requires the extension of electrical service to power the
streetlights is beyond the scope of the division funding.
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RECEIVED
CITY OF YAKIMA
JAN 2 4 2013
Yakima City Council
129 North 2 Street OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL
Yakima, Wa. 98901
Re: Road Fix
Dear City Council:
This letter comes to you as a result of another letter which was published
in our local paper. Each one of us who live in this great community of
Yakima realizes that our city faces is facing difficult economics times, as well
as a nation.
I am suggesting that a fund be set up at a Bank or Credit Union as a drop
point for the funds. It could start with a $ 1.00 or more and go to until
enough has been collected to cover the short fall to cover the Road project,
and anything above that, would go to cover anything else.
This could be a community effort on everyone's part, who one could say I
was part of helping our community help solve our cities budget woes.
The time and the length would be up to the city council.
This way no new taxes would need to be raised on the utilities and anything
else.
Certainly there must be some deep pockets in our community that would be
willing to help with this project.
I would be willing to put a dollar to start the ball rolling, to take care of our
communities need.
Thanks for taking the time for this request.
Sincerely,
Roger Hayes
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Council Memorandum
January 30, 2013
TO: Members of the Yakima City Council
FROM: Nancy Fortier, Refuse and Recycling Manager
SUBJECT: Refuse Service Provided to 96 Avenue Annexation
On Friday, February 8, 2013, the Refuse Division will send letters to approximately 500
residential customers in the 96 Avenue Annexation area, advising them that the City of Yakima
will begin to provide garbage and yard waste collection to their area on March 1, 2013. The
area, located between 88 Ave to 96 Ave, from Tieton Drive to just north of Summitview Ave
was annexed into the city limits effective February 28, 2006. Yakima Waste Systems, Inc. has
been providing service to this area for the past seven years. Yakima Waste Systems, Inc. has
been advised of the change in collection service. Cart delivery will begin February 20, 2013.
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City Council Informational Item
January 29, 2013
To: Honorable Mayor, Members of City Council, City Manager
From: Scott Schafer, Wastewater Division Manager `
Cc: Debbie Cook, Director of Utilities & Engineering
Subject: 2012 Infiltration and Inflow Report
In accordance with § S4.D. of the City of Yakima's National Pollution Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) permit, the Wastewater Division is required to submit an Annual Infiltration
and Inflow (1 /1) Report by January 31s each year to the Department of Ecology.
The report outlines activities associated with the Wastewater Division's effort in monitoring and
reducing the amount of infiltration and inflow entering the City's publicly owned treatment works.
As reported, there was a significant reduction in the amount of I/1 within the wastewater
collection system in 2012. 1/1 was reduced from 13% of total flow in 2011, to 2% in 2012.
Enclosed is a copy of the 2012 Annual 1/1 Report that was submitted on January 29, 2013.
Much credit must be given to the efforts of City staff in Wastewater, Stormwater and
Water /Irrigation for their continued success in reducing the amount of 1/1 entering into the City's
wastewater system. Doing so helps to preserve capacity for future growth and reduces
treatment costs for the rate payers.
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Annual Infiltration and Inflow Report
2012
2012 Annual Inflow and Infiltration Evaluation
Reduction of inflow and infiltration (I /I) is a major priority for the City of Yakima Wastewater Division. I/I
ties up capacity of the sanitary sewer system and increases treatment costs. In 2012, the City continued its
effort to reduce I/1 to the wastewater collection system.
Municipal Wastewater Facilities must demonstrate that wastewater collection systems are not and will not
contribute to excessive infiltration or inflow. EPA's Infiltration/Inflow 1/1 Analysis and Project Certification
brochure (Ecology Publication No. 97 -03) is being used to determine if there is excessive I/I to the City's
wastewater system. The submittal of this report by January 31, 2012 to the Department of Ecology satisfies
the requirement of Section S4. D., of the City of Yakima's National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) permit WA- 002402 -03, Infiltration and Inflow Evaluation.
EPA's guidance uses a national average to determine dry weather flow (DWF) and wet weather flow (WWF).
For DWF, 120 gallons per capita per day (gpcd) is used and for WWF, 275 gpcd is used to determine non -
excessive flows. Flows exceeding these values are considered to be excessive. For 2012, the highest average
flow recorded over a 7 -14 day period during high seasonal ground water was used to calculate the DWF. The
highest single day flow was used as the WWF. The total flow, calculated from the plant loadings, consists of a
combination of residential, commercial, and industrial flows as well as infiltration and inflow. These flows
were determined by using the 2012 total sewer billed flows. The residential, commercial and industrial flows
are used to calculate the I/I by being subtracted from the total flow. With the Urban Service area for both
Terrace Heights and Union Gap subtracted, a Service Area population of 87,557 (Table 3 -la, Sec. 3 Draft 2004
Wastewater Facility Plan) is used to calculate the per capita flow rate for the City of Yakima. Terrace Heights
and Union Gap flows were classified as industrial.
The City reads retail customers water meters every two months and bills accordingly. For example:
September billing is based upon meter readings, for July and August. The City will incorporate the bi-
monthly billing into the I/I report as oppose to monthly to illustrate a more representative depiction of
events based on recorded influent, flows at the plant and when customers were actually billed.
In 2012, the DWF for the Yakima Wastewater Treatment Plant was determined using the highest 14 -day
period during the billing period with the highest flow (September). The highest 14 -day average was during the
month of July. The following Table illustrates this and the 2012 Infiltration/Inflow Data shows the gpcd for
the entire year of 2012.
September Billing Period 2012 DWF
(July /August)
Ave. Daily Ave. Daily Industrial Flow Residential + Ave. Daily
Date Flow Rate rate for Sept /Oct 2011 Commercial +1/I Flow Rate
(mgd) (mgd) (mgd) (gpcd)
July 18 -31 10.45 2.02 8.43 96.23
This table indicates that the DWF for this 14 -day average during the September billing period for 2012
Average Daily Flow Rate was 96.23 gpcd and does not exceed the EPA national average of 120 gpcd in
determining excessive I /1. The reported value for 2011 was 103.02 gpcd; resulting in a decrease of 6.6% from
the previous year.
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The enclosed spreadsheet (2012 Infiltration/Inflow Data) shows that the plant's high flows occur in late
summer to early fall rather than in the winter and spring. This is typically the case because the Yakima area is
heavily irrigated with many canals running through the city limits; resulting in a higher water table.
2012 Infiltration /Inflow Data
Plant
Flow$ Total BI-MONTHLY BILLED FLOWS DAILY AVERAGE FLOWS
Meter Plant Flow Res +Com+
Bl- Monthly Read per Billing Ran flow Com flow Ind Flow Total Res Coin Ind Ill Flow /Capita
Billing Period Months # Days Mg Mg1b11iing MgfbIllinp Mglbllllnp Mgd Mgd Mgd Mgd Mgd Mgd Gpcd
January Nov/Dec 'it 61 546.86 281.70 135.60 56.84 8.96 4 62 2.22 0.93 8.03 92
March Jan/Feb 59 489.79 323.17 169.21 101.79 8.30 5.48 2.87 1.73 6.58 75
May Mar /Apr 61 559.28 276.32 110.68 128.96 9.17 4.53 1.81 2.11 7.05 81
July May /Jun 61 557.10 279.56 197.98 122.4.9 9.13 4,58 3.25 2,01 7.12 81
September JutIAug 62 603.72 281.05 148.63 117.24 9.74 4.53 2.40 1.89 7.85 90
November Sep /Oct 61 583.68 288.68 151.36 113.58 9.57 4.73 2.48 1.86 7.71 88
Yearly Total 3340.43 1730 48 913.46 640 88
Yearly Daily Averages 9.15 4.75 2.80 1 76 7.39 84
total flow 52% 27% 19% 2%
billed flow 53% 27% 20%
(Union Gap & Terrace Heights classified as industry)
(Population of Union Gap & Terrace Heights omitted)
To formulate a more realistic picture of 1 /1, one could utilize a simplified version of EPA's Infiltration /lnflow
by taking the difference between the Total Flow and Billed Flow to represent the I/I Flow.
2012 2011
Total Flow: 3,340.43 mg Total Flow: 3,54 1.17 mu
Total Billed: - 3,284.82 mg Total Billed: - 3,113.46 g
1/I Flow: 55.61 mg 1/I Flow: 427.71 mg
55.61 mg/365 days = 0.15 mgd 427.71 mg/365 days = 1.17 tngd
0.151ngd x 100/8.7557 = 1.7 gpcd 1.17 ingd x 100/8.7557 = 13.4 gpcd
Using this simplified format, the Yearly Daily Average for I/I calculates to 1.7 gpcd in 2012 and 13.4 gpcd in
2011; compared to 84 gpcd and 91 gpcd in 2012 and 2011 respectively as officially reported by using EPA's
formula. The City is concerned that by utilizing the summation of the residential, commercial, and VI flows to
detennine the Flow /Capita, this appears misleading and actually inflates the UI report since industrial is not
part of the equation.
The total yearly flows from 2011 to 2012 decreased by 6.51%, decreasing by 15.18% since 2002. Billed flows
increased 5.5% compared to 2011.
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Total Yearly Flows
Month Hydraulic Hydraulic Hydraulic Hydraulic Hydraulic Hydraulic Hydraulic Hydraulic Hydraulic Hydraulic Hydraulic
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
January 269.37 275.26 269.74 259 62 264.32 289,19 276.55 276.10 264.78 268.12 251.23
February 236.33 242 45 252.59 231 57 229.00 271 29 255.29 242.48 244.67 231,78 238.56
March 262 45 260.33 286.40 261 60 250 69 275.94 267.31 265.97 259.92 262.78 258.77
April 303.48 321.34 349.61 310.03 300.47 321.48 303.19 292.68 283.67 283.87 300.51
May 349.50 337.52 364.56 348.36 345.57 328.34 322.54 324 31 300.90 312.46 297.23
June 353.62 369.70 364.16 313.85 376.52 334.37 318.58 303.63 277.95 30612 259.87
July 394.40 429.87 395.88 347.31 420.62 366.61 340.95 329.25 317.19 318.16 316.38
August 416.94 419.10 433.67 375 78 418.08 395.87 358.89 367.12 339.61 335.68 287.34
September 427.06 416.47 409,58 382.44 402.94 384.19 350.84 358.32 351.55 343.12 294.81
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October 354.52 361.89 365.09 295.40 353.91 355.13 330.74 337.98 326.41 331.27 288.87
November 264.39 267.63 270.33 252.04 283.87 286.04 281.65 278.68 272.65 284.87 262.96
December 270.08 _ 270 88 265.37 260.63 288.70 289.90 268.32 267.53 275,16 261.99 253.28
Total 3,902.14 3,972.44 4,026.98 3,638.63 3,934 69 3,898.35 3,700.82 3,644.05 3,514.46 3,540.22 3,309.81
% Change 1.80% 1.37% -9.64% 8.14% F -0.92% -5.07% -1.53% -3.56% 0.73% -6.51%
Yearly
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Compared 1-15.18%
to 2002
Leakage from irrigation pipes and canals, during the irrigation season, significantly raises the shallow
ground water table that runs under the City of Yakima and along the Yakima River, When the irrigation is
shut down in the fall. the City's Wastewater Treatment Plant flows are reduced significantly. When turned
on in the spring, the plant flows begin to increase and top out in the late summer and early fall. The
Water /Irrigation Division has spent a great amount of time and effort addressing this issue over the past
several years. We are starting to see and benefit from their work.
Winter flows are generally well below 100 gpcd and thus not even close to the excessive WWF flow rate
of 275 gpcd. Even the highest single day flow of 12.56 mgd recorded on April 7 is well below this
threshold.
2012 Wet Weather Flow
(WWF)
Highest Daily Ave. Daily Industrial Flow Residential + Ave. Daily
Date Flow rate for May 2011 Commercial + I/I Flow Rate
(mgd) (mgd) (mgd) (gpcd)
April 7th 12.56 2.51 10.05 114.76
One can deduce from this data that inflow is not a significant problem because the flows during the wetter
weather seasons (winter and spring) are well below this threshold. On the other hand it is obvious that
during the irrigation season, the dry weather season, infiltration can be an issue and remains a priority for
the Wastewater Division.
The City of Yakima will continue to pressurize and rehabilitate a major portion of its irrigation system to
reduce leaking of irrigation water into the water table. The increase in the water table level had been
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documented as a major source of I/1 for the Wastewater Division. Significant progress was made in
2011/2012 by the Water /Irrigation Division. The General Irrigation System Replacement Project was
scheduled for spring 2013 completion but was actually finished one year early. This project eliminated as
much as 2 to 3 million gallons a day of irrigation water from entering into the wastewater system during
the irrigation season.
Rainfall Gauges (inches)
Rainfall Gauge Location Address 2012 (inches) 2011 (inches)
Fire Station #94 (Airport) 2404 W. Washington Ave. 2.36* 5.05
Fire Station #92 7707 Tieton Dr. 6,70 5.55
Yakima City Shops 2301 Fruitvale Blvd. 5.91 _ 4.89
Wastewater Treatment Plant 2220 E, Viola 4.69 4.07
*There appears to be an issue with the rain gauge at Fire Station #94 (Airport).
The four City rainfall - monitoring locations selected provide spatial distribution of rainfall and ease of
service and gauge security. The rainfall gauges represent a gauge density of 1 gauge per 9 square miles.
The four locations have remained the same since 2004.
Yakima Precipitation (inches)
Month 2012 Monthly Total 2011 Monthly Total
January 1.37 0.61
February 0.78 0.29
March 1.44 1.11
April 0.81 0.32
May 0.16 2.55
June 0.85 0.21
July 0.25 0.46
August 0.0 0.0
September 0.04 0.07
October 1.01 0,90
November 0.66 0.48
December 2.13 0.34
Total 9.50 7.34
Data provided by the National Climatic Data Center
Comparing 2012 to 2011, reported yearly total precipitation levels increased by 29.4 %.
Sanitary Sewer and Stormwater Systems
The City of Yakima has approximately 7,000 manholes and 300 miles of pipe, of which 50% are made of
porous materials such as brick and mortar, clay, concrete, block, etc. As the infrastructure ages, mortar
and joints between pipes begin to deteriorate; creating voids in which infiltration can enter. Repairing or
replacing the wastewater infrastructure has been a top priority in reducing groundwater infiltration.
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Manhole rehabilitation by the use of fiber- impregnated cementitious grout and two part epoxies creates a
hydraulic seal proven to be successful over the years in effectively eliminating infiltration. See photos
below.
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Another effective process conducted by the City over the years is "cured in place pipe (CIPP) repair."
This allows for the permanent repair of cracks or voids in sanitary sewer pipes eliminating infiltration,
without having to excavate the pipe.
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Utility Work performed on the sanitary sewer system:
Sanitary Sewer 2012 2011 2010
Manholes raised to grade 39 40 18
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Channel repairs 34 19 22
Replacement of hinged manhole lids 15 10 4
Replacement of standard manhole lids 12 7 4
Manhole rings sealed 15 41 45
Manholes rehabilitated 4 0 0
City crews also repair areas of infiltration by plugging voids and cementing (mudding) the pipe as
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Additional Utility Work performed:
Stormwater 1 2012 2011 2010
Inlet repairs _ 13 17 25
Replacement of hinged manhole lids 7 18 _ 3
Pipe repairs 1 7 4
Replacement of basins 0 0 8
Replacement of basin covers 2 11 6
UIC's raised to grade 0 36 80
Swale reconstruction _ 3 0 3
Curb repair (feet) 3 16 12
_Replacement of standard lid and ring 0 25 0
Camera Observations 2012 2011 2010
Broken sewer pipes 47 21 32
Cracked sewer pipes 96 79 195
Needing CIPP repairs 30 10 8
Needing lateral repairs 13 1 6
Needing joint repairs 3 4 744
Construction Projects
5 — Water main leaks repaired
1 — Disconnect Miller Spraypark from sewer
10 — CIPP repair kits installed
2 — Storm drain pipelines removed from sewer
3 — County DID overflow removed from sewer
For 2012, the City is reporting that 1/I contributed to only 2% of its total recorded flow at the WWTP.
This is a significant decrease from 13% last year. We are confident that this is an accurate depiction of
events and not an anomaly. The City continues its efforts in identifying and reducing sources of 1/1 from
its wastewater system. Activities include:
• Repair work by Water /Irrigation, Wastewater, and Stonnwater crews.
• Tracking the volume of every issued "Authorization to Discharge."
• Tracking the water usage of our Hydro - cleaning.
• Smoke- testing and dye - testing connections to the WWTP with no previous account history and
billing information.
• Meter Readers are reading the meters more accurately since being transferred out to the
Water /Irrigation Division last year; less "skip- reads" and "estimates."
• Utility Billings is billing on time more frequently which correlates more accurately with the
recorded flows at the WWTP.
Skip - reads, estimates, and billing delays, inflate the amount of 1/1 within the wastewater system.
Correcting these issues probably had the biggest impact on reducing this year's recorded 1/1
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As a direct result of the aforementioned activities, the City was well below the threshold for excessive I/1
for the year in accordance with the EPA flow guideline for DWF (120 gpcd); recording a DWF value of
only 96 gpcd during its peak high flow period. And was significantly below the threshold for WWF (275
gpcd) even with an increase in the recorded level of precipitation from the previous year.
Much credit must be given to the efforts of City staff in Wastewater, Stonnwater and Water/Irrigation for
their continued success in reducing the amount of infiltration entering into the City's wastewater system.
Doing so helps to preserve capacity for future growth and reduces treatment costs for the rate payers.
Report submitted by:
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Scott Schafer
Wastewater Division Man er
January 29, 2013
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CITY MEETING SCHEDULE
For February 4, 2013 — February 11, 2013
Please note: Meetings are subject to change
Monday, February 4
10:00 a.m. City Council Media Briefing — Council Chambers
2:00 p.m. Civil Service Commission — Council Chambers
Tuesday, February 5
10:00 a.m. County Commissioners Meeting — Council Chambers
6:00 p.m. City Council Meeting — Council Chambers
Wednesday, February 6
10:00 a.m. Council Partnership Committee Meeting — CED Conference Room
5:30 p.m. Community Review Board — Council Chambers
Thursday, February 7
9:30 a.m. Hearing Examiner — Council Chambers
4:00 p.m. GFI Executive Committee Meeting — CWCMH
Friday, February 8
8:00 a.m. Sister City Meeting — CED Conference Room
Monday, February 11
8:30 a.m. Pension Board Meetings — HR Conference Room
Office Of Mayor /City Council
Preliminary Future Activities Calendar
Please Note Meetings are subject to change
Meeting Organization Meeting Purpose Participants Meeting Location
DatelTirne
Mon. Feb. 4
10:00 a.m. City Council Media Briefing Scheduled Meeting Bristol Council Chambers
Tue. Feb. 5
1200 p.m. Miscellaneous Issues Scheduled Meeting Cawley, Bristol, TBD
Ensey
6.00 p. m. City Council Meeting Scheduled Meeting Council Council Chambers
Wed. Feb. 6
10:00 a.m. Council Partnership Scheduled Meeting Cawley, Ettl CED Conference Room
Committee
Thur. Feb. 7
4:00 p.m GFI Executive Committee Scheduled Meeting Ettl, Cawley, CWCMH
Adkison
Mon. Feb. 11
8 a.m. Pension Boards Board Meeting HR Conference Room
Tue. Feb. 12
12:00 ■.m. Miscellaneous Issues Scheduled Meetin■ Cawle , Ettl TBD
Wed. Feb. 13
3.30 p.m. Regional Planning Scheduled Meeting Council Chambers
Commission
5 p.m. Parks & Recreation Scheduled Meeting Council Chambers
Commission
Thur. Feb. 14
10:30 a m. Council Built Environment Scheduled Meeting Coffey, Ensey, Council Chambers
Committee Meeting Lover
1:00 p.m. Harman Center Board Board Meeting Harman Center
5:30 p.m. New Vision Board Meeting Board Meeting New Vision Office
Mon. Feb. 18
CITY OFFICES CLOSED
Tue. Feb. 19
9:00 a.m. City Council Media Briefing Scheduled Meeting Adkison Council Chambers
1200 p.m. Miscellaneous Issues Scheduled Meeting Cawley, Adkison, TBD
Lover
5:00 p.m. (T) City Council Executive Scheduled Meeting Council Council Chambers
Session
6:00 e . Council Meeting Scheduled Meetin Council Council Chambers
Wed. Feb. 20
10:00 a.m Council Partnership Scheduled Meeting Coffey, Adkison, CED Conference Room
_ Committee Ettl
Fri. Feb. 22
10:00 a.m. City Council Public Safety Scheduled Meeting Cawley, Adkison, CED Conference Room
Committee Meetin Ettl
PRELIMINARY FUTURE COUNCIL AGENDA
February 12, 2013
• No meeting
February 19. 2013
(T) 5 p.m. Executive Session — Council Chambers
6:00 p m Business Meeting — Council Chambers
• Business Plan
• 2011 Yakima Police Reserve Report
• A Report regarding recommendations for Financial Policies
• 2012 4th Quarter Capital Improvement Projects Report
• Final Contract Payment for TTC Construction, LLC - 2319 - 2011 Sanitary Sewer
Repair Phase 1 (Standard Motion V -B- Accept the project and approve the final
payment)
• Final Contract Payment for TTC Construction, LLC - 2345- Englewood Ave.
Drainage Improvements (Standard Motion V -B- Accept the project and approve the
final payment)
• Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Services
Agreement with SLR International for Geotechnical, Environmental and
Remediation Study of the Cascade Mill Project Site
• Resolution authorizing a contract with HDR Engineering, Inc. to provide screening
level assessment of intake alternatives to the City for their consideration so we
might assess potential options for the Naches - Cowiche Dam Diversion
Consolidation Project in order to determine a preferred option
• Ordinance Amending Classification and Compensation Plan for City Personnel
• Ordinance amending section 2.20.088 of the Municipal Code relating to Special
Assignment Pay
1/31/2013
8 31 AM
2013 STUDY SESSION SCHEDULE
Council Chambers
10:00 a.m.
2/12 No meeting
2/26 Regional Fire Authority
3/12 Jail Issues
3/26 North 1 Street and signage issues
4/9 Stormwater issues
May Airport Master Plan
1/31/2013
8'29 AM
INSIDE:
NOTED Inside the proposed
Marketplace Fairness Act
1 rjr BEAT
THE QUESTION What can a
federal legislator do for you?
CALENDAR I -502 forums and
other city highlights
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Wenatchee highlights the .
role of CDBG funding.
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GIVEN ITS PROXIMITY to some of the
most productive orchards on the planet, >`:. ::• r rf ^ ••.' {
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the City of Wenatchee prides itself as The St 0 ti
Apple Capital of the World." Yet until :.: ;_ :?; ., { •
recently, there wasn't much to be proud :: a ? .
of when it came to the south side of town,' ;;1 ,
where many of the laborers who pick and 5 ; 0 y M1 . ? • '� `r.....;:; •
process all of those apples live. 7:4 A. - { f
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than 5,000 people (roughly 15 percent f
of the city's population, more than 64 • =c . '• - `
percent of them Hispanic) packed into .,�:' ,.:,),,,44 ., ~h <••r • - g ,; ;„,..., •• .'ti .� • s: •:: ••• •,::.�:;;::<:.�'''�' -
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ments from the 1940s and 1950s, some of " x } t. ,,, -
the oldest —and most decrepit— housing r �' .�F' '''I
stock in the city. Not long ago, the neigh- �. *`" # AA '�'' r '' "`�`
iir borhood's lawns were overgrown with *h' * • ,-
weeds and littered with tires, appliances, • + � � ,. . r . ; 7 `` 7 4 ,
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and derelict automobiles. With man : - ' .7-#74-41•1#-\740 Y. 7 ie 1 S.
parents at work in the orchards and • i '''' ' § :. i t� • ° 4
processing plants (earning overt level . ' )1 # �' � • Vdtkitr
wages), most neighborhood children ? ♦ li '4b + e ,, ,,0, �'+ .,',4
walked to school, yet many streets lacked lo V ` -.% , � �
sidewalks. Playground equipment was•' :: 'i• +�i
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Then in 2005, the city received the % 41 *4k +, • •
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BEAT
•••■ Seabold Group
4039 21st Ave W, Ste 100 li
S EABOLD Seattle, WA 98199
206- 522-1152
www.seaboldgroup.com
Core Support concluded from page 5
ing and Urban Development Community Development
Seabold Group specializes in public sector Block Grants, $384,212 earmarked to address the issues
workplace, fraud and forensic accounting facing Wenatchee's neediest residents. Since then, the
investigations. For more information, please city has spent $2.7 million in federal grant money (and
visit www.seaboldgroup.com. another $1.75 million in competitive federally funded
CDBG from the state Department of Commerce) on
, South Wenatchee. Using those funds, the city refur-
- bished 25 homes and purchased six lots, selling them to
low- income home buyers. Grant money helped sponsor
Washington Recreation neighborhood cleanup days that collected enough yard
VI 111 &Park Association debris to fill 75 dump trucks, plus 47 tons of metal and
PO B ox 8416 3,450 tires. And the money translated into new play-
iii Lacey WA 98509 I ground equipment, a new community center, a remod-
Washington Recreation
360 459 - 9396 eled homeless shelter, and 7,300 lineal feet of sidewalks
$r Park Association www.wrpatoday.org along primary- school walking routes.
"Putting in a sidewalk —just covering up the dirt —it's
WRPA provides resources and continuing education amazing what that does visually to a street," says Monica
opportunities to professionals in the field of parks Libbey, the Wenatchee planning manager who oversees
and recreation.
the city's CDBG program. "Private property owners take
better care of their landscaping, maybe decide that it's
time to repaint the house."
For Norma Gallegos, a 22 -year South Wenatchee resi-
The Master's Touch, LLC dent who ran the community's Head Start program for
Toli•free: 80D - 3D1 - 1347 two decades, more meaningful is the hope she sees in her
masters the esterstou ch.com
fellow residents
The Master's Touch, LLC is a full service print and mail "The sidewalks, the flowers, the landscaping, the
organization, providing turn -key statement mailings all under
one roof since 1994. slides• those things might seem minor," she says, "but
Coordination of your mail projects and transition into the the people in this community are grateful for the oppor-
Intelligent Mail Barcode could not be easier and because we do
it all (forms, envelopes, inserts, imaging, folding and inserting), tunity to change the reputation of South Wenatchee."
our rates are among the lowest in the industry. But that change is in peril. In 2012, due to Congres
Print and mail is NOT the only cost of mailing— postage is the
biggest part. Since we have been certified as "Full Service,' you sional budget cutting, Wenatchee saw its CDBG funding
can be assured of the lowest postage rates available, l halved from what it once was, to $201,775. The
The Master's Touch, LLC has recently concluded a SAS 70 nearly
Type II audit, which verified our adherence to strict confidentiality prospects for 2013 aren't looking very promising: CDBG
of your data. may fall prey to spending cuts associated with ongoing
budget negotiations, taking some steam out of commu-
nity improvements nationwide
"It would really be very disappointing if we didn't get
BRAUN that [grant] money to help South Wenatchee," Gallegos
Braun Consulting Group says. "It would hurt the morale of the community. More
C O N S U L T I N G Personnel & Labor Relations
G R O U P cuts means more drugs, more violence, more everything."
1 Personnel & labor !Motions www.braunconsulting.COm The city's grant administrator echoes this concern, to
• a point.
Braun Consulting Group salutes the Board, "Literally, every single thing we have done with CDBG
Staff, and Volunteers of AWC for their outstared- funds would not have happened" without them, Libbey
ing service in the interest of Washington State says "But I'm already thinking about strategies beyond
CDBG that we can use to address our priority needs even
public employers.
if the program doesn't exist. It can't be the only solution.
Thanks for all you do.
It's up to the community to address these problems."
— TedKatauskas C
For more information:
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