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Home My WebLink About06/04/2013 Business Meeting 407 if • YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL June 4, 2013 Council Chambers -- City Hall 6 p.m. Council Business Meeting; 7 p.m. Public Hearing MINUTES 50.• Back Print �.,- -�,�:� > mow: ..: ,.�._ -- «. -�«->, - ..,-- - -- �-�-: --- ,:::�••• � ;-- BUSINESS MEETING 1. Roll Call Council: Mayor Micah Cawley, presiding, Assistant Mayor Maureen Adkison, Council Members Sara Bristol, Kathy Coffey, Rick Ensey, Dave Ettl and Bill Lover Staff: City Manager O'Rourke, City Attorney Cutter and City Clerk Claar Tee 2. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Cawley led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Open Discussions for the Good of the Order A. Presentations /recognitions /introductions i. Ayla Ambrose, student from Whitney Elementary, presenting her Zoo proposal. Rebecca DeBoer, teacher at Whitney Elementary, introduced student Ayla Ambrose who was selected as the winner of her class by Mayor Cawley for her zoo presentation. Miss Ambrose presented her idea for a zoo in Yakima. B. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees i. Council Nominating Committee's recommendations for appointments to Boards & Committees. Adkison moved and Ensey seconded to accept the applicants as presented from the Committee's recommendations. Assistant Mayor Adkison also encouraged citizens to apply to the City's Boards and Commissions. Moved by Assistant Mayor Maureen Adkison, Seconded by Council Member Rick Ensey. Carried 7 -0. Council Members voting Aye: Adkison, Bristol, Cawley, Coffey, Ensey, Ettl, Lover. 4. Council Reports • None 5, Consent Agenda Mayor Cawley referred to the items placed on the Consent Agenda, questioning whether there Page 1 of 4 408 were any additions or deletions from Council members or citizens present. The following items were removed from the consent agenda. 5B. Ordinance amending YMC 11.62.040 to increase the term limit of Historical Preservation Commission members from three years to four years, and to eliminate the consecutive term limitation for commission members. 5E. Ordinance vacating portion of North 2nd Avenue ( "Hops Extract Street Vacation "). The City Clerk read the Consent Agenda items, including resolutions and ordinances by title. (Items on the Consent Agenda are handled under one motion without further discussion — see motion directly below.) Motion: Approve, Moved by Council Member Rick Ensey, Seconded by Council Member Sara Bristol. Carried 7 -0. Council Members voting Aye: Adkison, Bristol, Cawley, Coffey, Ensey, Ettl, Lover. A. Resolution granting the City owned and rehabilitated single family dwelling located at 202 S. 8th Street to Habitat for Humanity to sell to a qualified low income first time home buyer. RESOLUTION 2013 -068, A RESOLUTION Consideration of a Resolution authorizing conveyance of the City -owned and rehabilitated single family dwelling located at 202 S. 8th Street to Habitat for Humanity to sell to a qualified low income first time homebuyer. B. Ordinance repealing the current Classification and Compensation Plan for City Employees Sections 2.20.100 and 2.20.110 and all subsections within the City of Yakima Municipal Code and replacing it with 2.20.100 as submitted. ORDINANCE NO. 2013 -020, AN ORDINANCE relating to City personnel; adopting a classification and compensation plan for City employees to be effective July 7, 2013; and repealing all preceding pay ordinances in the City of Yakima Municipal Code. C. Ordinance amending Sections 1.42.070, 16.10.030 and 16.10.060 of the Yakima Municipal Code pertaining to amendment of comprehensive plan. ORDINANCE NO. 2013 -021, AN ORDINANCE relating to comprehensive plan amendment process; amending Sections 1.42.070, 16.10.030 and 16.10.060 of the Yakima Municipal Code regarding procedures for amendment of the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan. 6. Audience Participation Sgt. First Class Dan Faires with the 420th Chemical Battalion invited Council to attend their VIP event on June 18, held in association with their annual training. Bill Duerr, City resident, noted this is a great event and recommended Council attend. Candie Turner, City resident, asked when the public hearing will be held regarding pan handlers. City Manager O'Rourke noted it will be held on June 18, 2013 at 7 p.m. PUBLIC HEARINGS 7. Public Hearing to consider: A) Adoption of the Six -year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the years 2014 to 2019, and to amend the Metropolitan Transportation Plan, and B) Amend the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan Capital Facilities Element. City Engineer Doug Mayo briefed Council on the hearing. Council Member Ensey asked why future railroad projects are on the list. City Manager O'Rourke stated they will be removed. Council Member Bristol questioned the priority order. Mr. Mayo noted the priority order doesn't mean very much. Mayor Cawley opened the public hearing, and with no one coming forward, closed the hearing. Page 2 of 4 • 409 No action is necessary as this is the first hearing, a second hearing will be held June 18. CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS 8. Ordinance amending YMC 11.62.040 to increase the term limit of Historical Preservation Commission members from three years to four years, and to eliminate the consecutive term limitation for commission members. Council Member Bristol questioned the reason for the change of term and whether the terms on other boards are consistent. Council Member Lover noted he thought a citizen might be the reason for the change. City Attorney Cutter noted some Boards are governed by the RCW s. Council Member Bristol noted she would like feedback on the diffferent terms for boards and committees. The City Clerk read the ordinance by title. ORDINANCE 2013 -022, AN ORDINANCE relating to historical preservation, amending the term lengths and removing the consecutive term limit for members of the Historical Preservation Commission; and amending Section 11.62.040 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. Moved by Council Member Sara Bristol, Seconded by Council Member Rick Ensey. Passed 7- 0. Council Members voting Aye: Adkison, Bristol, Cawley, Coffey, Ensey, Ettl, Lover. 9. Ordinance vacating portion of North 2nd Avenue ( "Hops Extract Street Vacation "). Council Member Bristol noted she voted against this issue at the last meeting; therefore, she did not want this item voted on in consent. Additionally,- she requested the City bring back information on changing the fees for right -of -way vacations. City Manager O'Rourke noted they will bring the issue back at the next Council meeting. The City Clerk read the ordinance by title. ORDINANCE NO. 2013 -023, AN ORDINANCE vacating, with conditions, a certain tract of real property identified as that portion of North 2nd Avenue public right -of -way lying north of West Lincoln Avenue and south of West "D" Street in Yakima, Washington; Hops Extract Corporation of America as the petitioner herein. Moved by Assistant Mayor Maureen Adkison, Seconded by Council Member Kathy Coffey. Passed 4 -3. Council Members voting Aye: Adkison, Coffey, Ettl, Lover. Council Members voting Nay: Bristol, Cawley, Ensey. 10. Report on Gambling Tax on Nonprofit Corporations Senior Assistant City Attorney Harvey briefed Council on the issue. After Council discussion, Lover moved and Coffey seconded to accept and approve staff's recommendation with an amendment to read the first $15,000 be exempt. Motion: Approve, Moved by Council Member Bill Lover, Seconded by Council Member Kathy Coffey. Carried 7 -0. Council Members voting Aye: Adkison, Bristol, Cawley, Coffey, Ensey, Ettl, • Lover. ORDINANCES 11. Legislation regarding the financing and purchase of 74 Police vehicles and 70 Fire Air Packs. A. An ordinance authorizing the acquisition of 74 Police vehicles and 70 Fire Air Packs and the execution of a related financing contract with the Office of the State Treasurer and other related documentation. B. A reimbursement resolution declaring that the City reasonably expects to reimburse expenditures for the purchase of the 74 Police vehicles and 70 Fire Air Packs with the proceeds of the financing contract. Page 3 of 4 410 City Manager O'Rourke briefed Council on the issue. Mayor Cawley asked about the life of the Air Packs, which Mr. O'Rourke noted is 8 -10 years. • The City Clerk read the ordinance by title. ORDINANCE NO. 2013 -024, AN ORDINANCE of the City of Yakima. Authorization for the acquisition of personal property and execution of a financing contract and related documentation relating to the acquisition of said PERSONAL PROPERTY. The City Clerk read the resolution by title. Ensey moved and Bristol seconded to adopt the resolution. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote. • RESOLUTION NO. R- 2013 -069, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the Director of Finance and Budget to reimburse expenditures arising from the purchase of 74 (seventy -four) police vehicles and 70 (seventy) airpacks with the proceeds of a financing contract to be entered into with the Office of the State Treasurer. Motion: Approve, Moved by Council Member Rick Ensey, Seconded by Assistant Mayor Maureen Adkison. Passed 7 -0. Council Members voting Aye: Adkison, Bristol, Cawley, Coffey, Ensey, Ettl, Lover. 12. Other Business Council Member Bristol discussed banning smoking in City parks and considered limiting it at special events. City Manager O'Rourke stated he has been in cities which enacted similar laws with no problems. Council Member Coffey suggested this go to a Council Committee. Mayor Cawley agreed this should go before the Council Public Safety Committee. 13. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m. to a Council Study Session on June 11, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the Council Chambers. Motion: Adjourn, Moved by Council Member Rick Ensey, Seconded by Council Member Dave Ettl. Carried 7 -0. Council Members voting Aye: Adkison, Bristol, Cawley, Coffey, Ensey, Ettl, Lover. r CERTIFICATION F READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY -t4 - ( 3 UNCIL MEMBER DATE g 5-7 (2:,37:& i \ ,_ COUNCIL MEMBER DATE AT EST: ‘ 11 '4$ .J .• • .44A CI , � Y OR k ‘\ wgS Page 4 of 4