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Home My WebLink About02/25/2014 07 Council General InformationBUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. For Meeting of: 2/25/2014 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ITEM TITLE: SUBMITTED BY: SUMMARY EXPLANATION: Council General Information Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk 1. Letter from Candie Turner 2. Letter from Darline McHenry 3. City Meeting Schedule 4. Preliminary Future Activities Calendar 5. Preliminary Council Agenda 6. Preliminary Study Session Schedule 7. Newspaper/Magazine/Internet Articles: * "Pike -Pine corridor focus of design ideas to spur renaissance," The Seattle Times, February 13, 2014 Resolution: Ordinance: Other (Specify): Contract: Contract Term: Start Date: End Date: Item Budgeted: Amount: Funding Source/Fiscal Impact: Strategic Priority: Insurance Required? No Mail to: Phone: APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL: City Manager RECOMMENDATION: ATTACHMENTS: Description Council General Information Upload Date 2/20/2014 Type Cover Memo re 41111"11, 11011f rh February 19, 2014 To: Yakima City Council Dear Mayor Cawley and Council Members: R! CITY SDP YAK MI FEB 14 2014 OFFICE OF COUNCOL 11 0/ MOO MSM dH I " 1' made an error at last night's meeting when I said that Mr. Ettl brandished a paper that citizens fill out in order to speak. I said that I had been speaking on a different subject. That was wrong. U was speaking about the applause issue. I aske why the public couldn't applaud citizens wien they were alloE, e to applaud city employees who were receiving awards. That issue was clarified to me for which II am grateful. That is when Mr. Ettl said that by "signing" tie form requesti g to seak was an implicit agree ent to follw the rules of order on the back of the form. That's when I tole Mr. Ettl that filling out the form did not legally bin tie speaker. When 0 finished my 3 minutes, I returned to my seat ani` iIU Duerr had obtained a form and showed me the bac c. 1 read it carefully and that's when I understood the Protocol. 110 100110 d I live my life by one word; accountability. I am accountable for all of my words and all of my actions. I am accountable for not knowing what was on the form and I stand corrected. 00 100 0000 40111111111110 00)0° 000000000 My ti e for attend g City Council meetings has ended. I believe 100% that the city is in good hands with Tony O'Rourke w o is the best person (along with i"dice Chief Dominic Rizzi) to happen to Yakir°era in deca es. ne r r , thing; Ile1 was pessimistic but pi ed. Not illy wer n cleare) t snw of the Yf'i ii rrfa Stre 1, thanks. I wish you all well. ha t sur one b we pir we be s frU ai nJ, nc U e rat er u t avy sn alst eek, I Bch, e -street ingress/egress being , the city p1another pass eve sriiveway. I caller the head Depa °l°fent an lel a r ��°oessag f "RtcnvED CITY OF YAKIMA FEB 14 2014 OFFICE OF CITY MANAGER ' Subject: Council Members Dear Council member, In our planning for the future of the Bosie Cacade property, lets not leave out the ice arena we so desparetly need for our youth in ice hockey and figure skating. We are centrally located in the state. We always had teams from around the state from Spokane, Seattle, Tri Cities and Portland who carne here for scheduled team events.That was even in our ice cold arena. Now we have a chance for a modern arena with warm viewing seats for family, friends and the public. What a difference that will make!! Please make this come true. An ice hockey Mom and Grandmother. Darline St. George -McHenry CITY MEETING SCHEDULE For February 24, 2014 — March 3, 2014 Please note: Meetings are subject to change Monday, February 24 12:00 p.m. Greenway Board Meeting — Greenway Visitors Center 12:00 p.m. Capitol Theatre Board Meeting — Capitol Theatre 4:00 p.m. ARTicipation Meeting — 2°' Floor Conference Room Tuesday, February 25 10:00 a.m. City Council Study Session — Council Chambers 11:30 a.m. Sports Commission Meeting — Yakima Valley Hotel & Conference Center 1:30 p.m. County Commissioners Agenda Meeting — Council Chambers Wednesday, February 26 12:00 p.m. PAL Board Meeting — PAL Center 6:00 p.m. Yakima Planning Commission Meeting — Council Chambers Thursday, February 27 9:00 a.m. Hearing Examiner — Council Chambers 5:30 p.m. Historic Preservation Commission — Council Chambers Friday, February 28 10:00 a.m. Council Public Safety Committee Meeting — 2" Floor Conference Room Office Of Mayor/City Council Preliminary Future Activities Calendar Please Note: Meetings are subject to change ein Da t Sat. Feb. 22 2:00 p.m. Mon. Feb. 24 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. Tue. Feb. 25 10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. �MAM� �,.,,..�.... ��wBM Wed. Feb. 26 12:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Thur. Feb. 27 5:30 p.m. 1,1 Fri. Feb. 28 10:00 a.m. Tue. March 4 12:00 p.m. Fri. March 7 8:00 a.m. uumuwuarwURI �,w � ,w. a, +O INIEw Or nota Speak - Daughters of American Revolution Greenway Board Meeting Capitol Theatre Board Meeting City Council Study Session Sports Commission Meeting Miscellaneous Issues Interview Parking Consultants PAL Board Meeting Yakima Planning Commission �WONNOMMINIMINId Historic Preservation Commission Council Public Safety Committee Meeting m1ROMPOWOMMAKIIM Miscellaneous Issues II I Sister City Meeting AIM .�u 0111 etin Pu Scheduled Event Board Meeting Board Meeting Scheduled Meeting Scheduled Meeting Scheduled Meeting Scheduled Meeting Board Meeting Scheduled Meeting Scheduled Meeting 161 cip nts Dittmar Ettl Council Ettl Cawley, Ensey Cawley, Dittmar, Ensey (alt) Dittmar Ensey IlUIRM etin Loci on; Hilton Garden Inn Greenway Visitors Center Capitol Theatre 1 1.11 Council Chambers Yakima Valley Hotel TBD 2nd Floor Conference Room PAL Center Council Chambers Council Chambers Scheduled Meeting Adkison, Dittmar, 2nd Floor Conference Room Lover Scheduled Meeting NMI Cawley, Coffey, Ettl MMATIIIIIMMWMMWMHUMOOMMMUI Scheduled Meeting AdkisoonMEMAIRMIVIIIMPAINSMOVMANOMIllIM PAIMMIMMINIAMINPUMMOM„ TBD 11101��w�� CED Conference Room DRAFT PRELIMINARY FUTURE COUNCIL AGENDA March 11. 2014 (rescheduled from March 4) (T) 5:00 p.m. Executive Session — Council Chambers 6:00 p.m. Business Meeting — Council Chambers • Recognition of retiring Yakima Transit employee Dick Hernandez for 26 years of service to the City of Yakima. • Resolution authorizing agreement with Schedule Masters, Inc. to provide Run - Cutting Software to Yakima Transit per RFP 11337-P • Resolution authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with FCS Group in an amount not to exceed $91,000 to develop and provide a Wastewater, Industrial Wastewater and Stormwater Rate Study. • Ordinance amending section 5.98 relating to temporary use permits, creating provisions for "Seasonal Events" 2/20/2014 7:42 AM 2014 DRAFT STUDY SESSION SCHEDULE Council Chambers 10:00 a.m. TBD Utilization of capital funding TBD Refuse Service & Recycling Program 2/20/2014 7:42 AM Pike -Pine corridor focus of design ideas to spur renaissance I Business & Technology 1 Th... Page 1 of 4 alieSeattleZtmes Winner of Nine Pulitzer Prizes Business / Technology Originally published February 12, 2014 at 9:3o AM 1 Page modified February 13, 2014 at 6:31 AM Pike -Pine corridor focus of design ideas to spur renaissance The Downtown Seattle Association wants to increase public and private investment in the Pike -Pine area and proposes design ideas to spur a renaissance there. By Sanjay Bhatt Seattle Times business reporter In parts of downtown Seattle, the sidewalks are a jumble of incongruous patterns. Some blocks feel cavernous and lack identity. Others attract drug dealers. This is what could be: Uniform sidewalks with street art. Uncluttered views of the water and the hills. A grand retail corridor http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2022890006 pikecorridorxml.html 2/14/2014 Pike -Pine corridor focus of design ideas to spur renaissance 1 Business & Technology 1 Th... Page 2 of 4 to rival those in San Francisco, Chicago and New York. "Downtown's streets don't reflect our progressive ideals," said landscape architect Shannon Nichol, who spoke Wednesday at a breakfast hosted by the Downtown Seattle Association, a nonprofit that represents businesses and retailers. Last year, the association hired Gustafson Guthrie Nichol, or GGN, using part of a $150,000 city grant to recommend design ideas for to improve Pike and Pine streets from Pike Place Market up to Capitol Hill. "There should be no contest. We're the place that hatches ideas other cities later enact," said GGN principal Nichol. The area's last major transformation was in the 1990s, when developer Matt Griffin and a group of investors raised $175 million to create Pacific Place at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Pine Street. Griffin and his partners also struck a deal to have Nordstrom open its flagship store in the historic Frederick & Nelson building next: door. Since then, despite numerous studies and piecemeal efforts, the Pike -Pine area's streets and buildings have yet to blossom into a coherent, harmonious whole. There are blocks of prominent retail space such as Pacific Place and the renovated Westlake Center followed by blocks of mediocrity. "If you're a mall and control the space, you can give thought to the uses in the center," Pat Callahan, CEO of Urban Renaissance Group, a Seattle real-estate manager, said in an interview. But in a downtown area, where owners of neighboring buildings may have different priorities, "it's trickier to do." Last year, an association task force on the Pike -Pine area called for major investments by the private and public sector to create a world-class destination corridor. Some task -force members like Jeff Blosser, CEO of the Washington State Convention Center, envision something on par with Chicago's Michigan Avenue, known as The Magnificent Mile. There's a long way to go, especially in the Pike -Pine area bounded by Second and Third avenues. For years, drug -dealing and other illicit activity has taken place openly on those blocks. "They're an embarrassment to the city," said developer Greg Smith, who plans to build an apartment tower at Second and Pike. "We've lost those streets to predators." To reverse that trend, the solution isn't greater police presence, but "knots of activity," such as small groups playing chess, knitting or practicing tai chi, said Dan Biederman, a New York City urban -redevelopment consultant who also spoke at Wednesday's breakfast. The co-founder of the Bryant Park Corp., Biederman shared how the 9.6 -acre Manhattan park went from being the site of rapes and other violent crimes in 1980 to fewer than one violent crime a year today. The not-for-profit private company manages a thick schedule of public events at Bryant Park, drawing enough non -homeless people to vastly outnumber homeless people in the park, at a ratio as large as 800 to 1, he said. It's important to have a balance between men and women visitors to the park. "Women are your most important users," Biederman said. "They'll leave if they don't feel safe. Men will plop themselves down next to a killer." http://seattletimes. com/html/businesstechnology/2022890006_pikecorridorxml.html 2/14/2014 Pike -Pine corridor focus of design ideas to spur renaissance I Business & Technology 1 Th... Page 3 of 4 With no government funding, Bryant Park Corp. runs on an annual budget of $12.2 million, about half coming from corporate sponsorships. The owners of the Grace Building, a 1.3 -million -square -foot office building across the street, report that since the privatization of the park's management, they've seen their rents grow substantially, raising the building's value by $217 million, Biederman said. But can a pro -union city tolerate private management of public spaces? Biederman said it worked in New York because the financially strapped park system could reallocate public funds to neighborhood parks that don't attract corporate sponsorships. The Downtown Seattle Association is focused on improvements in the Pike -Pine corridor, which it defines as the area between Seneca and Virginia streets, running from the waterfront to Interstate 5. GGN estimates there are 65 acres of total street acreage in this area. There are steps that could be taken now to enhance the corridor's character, Nichol said. s A daylong "Market -to -Market Scramble" would offer families a fun experience walking or running from Pike Place Market to Capitol Hill's Melrose Market. A wintertime light installation along Pike Street would help enliven "the blank zone of the Convention Center," Nichol said. Another would be an outdoor garden festival and competition on Pike Street as a summer counterpart to February's Northwest Flower and Garden Show. Over time, the city also could revamp policies for street grids by, among other things, converting one-way streets to two-way, lowering the downtown speed limit, and carrying out the bicycle master plan, Nichol said. Perhaps the most striking aspect of GGN's recommendations would be gradually phasing out tall shrubs from east -west streets, to expose views and building facades. Only north -south avenues would be lined with trees, a visual cue for pedestrians roaming downtown. "We have great vistas to the water from these east -west connections," said Susan McLaughlin, urban design lead in the Seattle Department of Transportation's street use and urban forestry division. She said the department already has endorsed most of GGN's ideas and has a Pike -Pine street concept plan. But the plan is voluntary, and for there to be consistency, private -sector developers need to commit to it, she said. Urban Renaissance's Callahan said it cuts both ways. When his group renovated the Joshua Green building at Fourth and Pike, it focused on the look and feel of that corner. Today RN74, a wine -bar and restaurant, anchors it. "That was a more expensive deal for us than other options, but we were looking at it long term," Callahan said. Now, he said, "if we have a good plan and can fund some streetscape improvements, we'll leverage additional private capital that's investing in the corridor as well." GGN estimates it will take between $27 million and $54 million to carry out the streetscape improvements. http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2022890006 Pikecorridorxml.html 2/14/2014 Pike -Pine corridor focus of design ideas to spur renaissance I Business & Technology 1 Th... Page 4 of 4 The costliest elements are 20 intersections with raised crosswalks along Pike and Pine and installation of dozens of shade -giving trees and underground soil vaults along First and Second avenues between Union and Virginia. Sanjay Bhatt: 206-464-3103 or sbhatt@seattletimes.com On Twitter @sbhatt http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2022890006 j'ikecorridorxml.html 2/14/2014