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YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
STUDY SESSION
January 14 2014
City Hall -- Council Chambers
10 a.m. Study Session regarding 1) Interlocal Agreement and Countywide Planning Policies; 2)
Stormwater Master Plan and 3) Street Cut Ordinance -- MINUTES
1. Roll Call
Council: Assistant Mayor Kathy Coffey, presiding, Council Members Maureen Adkison, Micah
Cawley, Rick Ensey, Dave Ettl and Bill Lover
Staff: City Manager O'Rourke and City Clerk Claar Tee
2. Discussion of Interlocal Agreement and Countywide Planning Policies
City Manager O'Rourke stated the City and County are working on updating the Interlocal
Agreement regarding the Countywide Planning Policies. Community Development Director
Osguthorpe presented a PowerPoint presentation regarding this issue. He requested Council
direction on identifying the next steps in this process with Yakima County.
Assistant Mayor Coffey suggested this issue should be handled on a Council Committee level
with the County Commissioners and staff first, and then brought to Council with a Committee
recommendation. City Manager O'Rourke noted there is an upcoming Council Built Environment
Committee scheduled and 'this topic can be added to the agenda.
3. Discussion regarding Stormwater Master Plan
City Manager O'Rourke introduced Utility Engineer Ryan Anderson and Director of Utilities and
Engineering Debbie Cook to discuss issues related to the stormwater master plan.
Mr. Anderson presented a PowerPoint presentation on the issue. He reported the City pays
approximately $72,000 pe l year to Yakima County and suggested the City of Yakima separate
from the Regional Stormwater Policy Group, which includes Yakima County, Sunnyside and
Union Gap. In 2011, Sunnyside, Union Gap and Yakima County each received a Notice of
Violation from the Department of Ecology informing them they were out of compliance with the
Education and Outreach Requirements of the Phase II Eastern Washington Municipal
Stormwater NPDES Permit. This made the City stormwater team realize we are paying for
something we already have covered and we are not getting sufficient service for payment
rendered.
It was Council consensus to refer this item to the Council Built Environment Committee for a
recommendation to be brought back to Council.
4. Discussion regarding Street Cut Ordinance
City Manager O'Rourke and Utility Director Cook briefed Council on a proposed updated street
cut ordinance.
Ms. Cook presented a PowerPoint presentation on the subject and stated the City currently has
an ordinance on the books' regarding this issue and they are looking at ideas to revise this
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ordinance in order to protect the financial value of the right -of -way (ROW) infrastructure. The
proposed ordinance would eliminate the public subsidy from the damage caused by street cuts,
in addition to protecting the safety of the traveling public and workers in the ROW. -
The following individuals spoke against the proposed ordinance: Rick Dieker, City resident on
behalf of Yakima Tieton Irrigation District; Shane Sisson, City resident on behalf of Century Link;
Dave England, non - resident on behalf of Nob Hill Water; Bill Clemens, non - resident; on behalf of
Pacific Power; John Probst, City resident; and Mike Welch, non - resident on behalf of TTC
Construction.
Council Member Lover noted there was an honest attempt at outreach and that outreach is
improving every day. After further Council discussion,
Lover moved and Coffey seconded that when this has been negotiated and vetted
between staff and the business community, a public'hearing will be held prior to a
hearing at a City Council meeting. The motion was approved by a unanimous roll call vote.
5. Adjournment
Ensey moved and Coffey seconded to adjourn to a Special City Council meeting on
Thursday. January 16, 2014 at 2 p.m. in the Council Chambers. The meeting adjourned at
12:14 p.m.
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