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I YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
STUDY SESSION
June 11, 2013
• Council Chambers -- City Hall
10 a.m. Council Study Session regarding Mill Site
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1. Roll Call
Council: Mayor Micah Cawley, presiding, Assistant Mayor Maureen Adkison, Council Members
Sara Bristol, Rick Ensey, Dave Ettl and Bill Lover
Staff: City Manager O'Rourke, City Attorney Cutter and City Clerk Claar Tee
Absent: Council Member Kathy Coffey (excused)
2. Cascade Mill Project Update
City Manager O'Rourke noted the last mill site briefing was in September of 2012 and a lot has
happened since then.
Steve Lewis of H. W. Lochner, gave a PowerPoint presentation on the Cascade Mill
Redevelopment Project. He summarized the history of the project and discussed the possible
modification alternatives to the 1 -82 Interchange. He recommended the first option discussed in
the presentation and explained the NEPA process is starting'on the interchange as well as the
East -West Corridor. Variations to the preferred alternative will be discussed through the public
review process. The City Council will need to evaluate cost impacts and go through the public
process. Once the Executive Committee reviews and accepts the final recommendation, the
Interchange Justification Report (IJR) will be submitted to Federal Highways. The NEPA process
takes approximately two years and involves a lot more work. He added the House and Senate
budgets may both include options for 1 -82 from Highway 12 to Nob Hill Boulevard from the State
Transportation funding, which will help reduce the total project cost to Yakima. State budget
proposals are due, in large part, from the work of City and County staff.
Jeff Louman of Huibregtse Louman Associates presented additional information in the
PowerPoint regarding the'parkway, landfill and critical timing issues related to the LIFT funding
program.
Strategic Projects Manager Joan Davenport noted the City has an obligation to clean up the
landfill and it should be done in this time frame with this financing. She anticipates the landfill
clean -up may be accomplished within 9 months if not sooner. She stated they have had great
input and support from the County, which expressed a willingness to work with the City by
reducing tipping fees. Finance Director Cindy Epperson summarized the City strategy, to date,
on support of the LIFT program.
Council Member Ensey stated he recently attended a Brownsfield Conference and one of the
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important things is having a customer for the area before the clean -up project is completed.
3. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 11:18 a.m. to the next Council Business meeting on June 18, 2013 at
6 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
Motion: Adjourn, Moved by Council Member Rick Ensey, Seconded by Council Member Bill
Lover. Carried 6 -0. Council Members voting Aye: Adkison, Bristol, Cawley, Ensey, Ettl, Lover.
Council Members Absent: Coffey.
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