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YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
October 15, 2013
City Hall -- Council Chambers
6 p.m. Council Business Meeting; 7 p.m. Public Hearings
BUSINESS MEETING
1. Roll Call
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Open Discussions for the Good of the Order
A. Proclamations
i. Domestic Violence Awareness Month
B. Presentations /recognitions /introductions
i. Recognize Irrigation Employees Alvie Maxey and Joey Wallberg
4. Council Reports
A. Public Safety Committee Minutes 8 -23 -13
5. Consent Agenda
Items listed are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion
without discussion. A citizen or Council member may request to remove an item from the
Consent Agenda and, if approved, it will be placed on the regular agenda for discussion and
consideration.
A. Set date for a public hearing on November 5, 2013 regarding an amendment
to YMC Title 15 regarding regulation of communication towers.
B. Set Date of November 5, 2013 for a Public Hearing Regarding the Yakima
Downtown Master Plan Report.
C. 3rd Quarter 2013 Claim Report and Resolution authorizing and approving 3rd
Quarter 2013 claims activity.
D. Resolution authorizing an agreement with Professional Credit Services for
debt collection services.
E. Resolution authorizing a Cooperative Service Agreement between the USDA
and the City for Wildlife Services.
F. Resolution authorizing the City of Yakima to be a participating public agency
with the National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (NCPA).
G. Resolution authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Huibregtse,
Louman Associates, INC (HLA) in the amount not to exceed $90,900 to
provide Engineering Services for the rehabilitation of the existing 8 -inch
sewer line.
H. Ordinance updating Classification and Compensation Plan for City
Employees Section 2.20.100
6. Audience Participation
Community members are invited to address items that are not listed on the regular business
meeting agenda. A guideline of three (3) minutes per speaker is in place in order to allow as
much opportunity as possible for audience participation. A speaker's time may be extended at
the discretion of the Mayor and /or the consensus or vote of the Council. Written
communication and e-mail messages are strongly encouraged.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
7. Public Meeting to consider citizen comments on the proposed 2014 Annual Action
Plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Fund
Programs.
8. Public Hearing and resolution adopting findings of fact affirming moratorium
regarding digital signs up to 72 square feet in size as implemented pursuant to
Ordinance No. 2013 -047.
9. Open record public hearing for consideration of the Ahtanum -Wide Hollow
Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan.
CITY MANAGER REPORTS
10. State Auditor's Reports — City's 2012 Financial Statements and Federal Single
Audit.
11. Resolution authorizing an Intergovernmental Land Transfer and Development
Agreement between the City of Yakima and the West Valley School District No.
208.
12. Adjournment
The next meeting will be a Council Study Session on October 22, 2013 at 10 a.m. in the
Council Chambers.
13. Council General Information
A. Council General Information
14. Confidential
A. Confidential item.
Any invocation that may be offered before the official start of the Council meeting shall
be the voluntary offering of a private citizen, to and for the benefit of the Council. The
views or beliefs expressed by the invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed
or approved by the Council, and the Council does not endorse the religious beliefs or
views of this, or any other speaker.
A Council packet is available for review at the City Clerk's Office and the Library.
A packet is also available on -line at www.yakimawa.gov.
The City provides special accommodations, such as hearing devices, wheelchair space
or language interpreters, for City meetings. Anyone needing special assistance please
contact the City Clerk's office at (509) 575 -6037.