HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/09/2013 Study Session 458
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
STUDY SESSION
September 9 2013
Yakima Convention Center -- Room F
9:30 a.m. Study Session regarding: • Review Citizen Survey • 2014 Business Plan • Legislative
Priorities • Downtown Master Plan - -- MINUTES
1. Roll CaII
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 and City Clerk Claar Tee
2. Review Citizen Survey Results
Mike Levinson, Facilitator, reviewed a PowerPoint presentation regarding the citizen survey
results and compared them to the 2012 survey results. Since he met with Council a year ago,
the City has taken a bold step in becoming more customer focused and more results oriented.
3. 2014 Business Plan Discussion
Mike Levinson, Facilitator, reviewed the 2014 Business Plan through a PowerPoint
presentation. City Manager O'Rourke noted he will be bringing more in depth information to the
Council budget review meetings. He highlighted the proposed initiatives related to the City
Council's Strategic Priorities.
4. Legislative Priorities
Jim Justin reviewed the City's 2014 legislative priorities via conference call. Mayor Cawley noted
the Council will review and fine -tune the legislative priorities as they prepare for the next
legislative session.
5. Downtown Master Plan
o Plaza
o Circulation
o Parking
George Crandall and Don Arambula of Crandall Arambula reviewed a PowerPoint presentation
with Council regarding the Downtown Master Plan.
City Manager O'Rourke stated this will be a lot of work, but it is a core priority of Council and the
community to make do with what we have. They will start with a public hearing tonight, bring the
response back to Council in another Study Session on the plan and proposed changes from the
public, then bring back Ian Thomas's firm, to talk in more detail about the funding mechanism.
6. Adjournment
Ensey moved to adjourn. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote. The meeting
adjourned at 12:49 p.m. to the next Council Business meeting on September 17, 2013 at 6 p.m.
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