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Home My WebLink About02/04/2014 Business Meeting/Executive Session 25 ,1 YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL February 4 2014 City Hall -- Council Chambers 5:30 p.m. Executive Session; 6 p.m. Business Meeting -- MINUTES EXECUTIVE SESSION 1. Executive Session regarding Pending Litigation and Real Estate or Land and Property Acquisition. ROLL CALL: Council: Mayor Micah Cawley, presiding, Assistant Mayor Kathy Coffey, Council Members Tom Dittmar, Rick Ensey, Dave Ettl and Bill Lover Absent: Council Member Maureen Adkison (excused) Executive Session was held and adjourned at 5:58 p.m. BUSINESS MEETING 1. Roll Call Council: Mayor Micah Cawley, presiding, Assistant Mayor Kathy Coffey, Council Members Tom Dittmar, Rick Ensey, Dave, Ettl and Bill Lover Staff: City Manager O'Rourke, City Attorney Cutter and City Clerk Claar Tee Absent: Council Member Maureen Adkison 2. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Cawley led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Open Discussions for the Good of the Order 4. Council Reports None. 5. Consent Agenda Mayor Cawley referred to the items placed on the Consent Agenda, questioning whether there were any additions or deletions from Council members or citizens present. There were no changes. Mayor Cawley noted a minor correction on the January 7, 2014 minutes. The City Clerk read the Consent Agenda items, including resolutions and ordinances, by title. (Items on the Consent Agenda are handled under one motion without further discussion —see motion directly below.) Coffey moved and Ensey seconded to approve the consent agenda. The motion carried by unanimous roll call vote, Adkison absent. Page 1 of 4 II • 26 A. Approval of the minutes from the January 7 and 21, 2014 City Council Business meetings; January 14, 2014 Study Session and January 16 and 17, 2014 Special Meetings. B. Final Contract Payment for KRCI, LLC - Billy's Pond 2267A (Standard Motion V -B- Accept the project and approve the final payment). C. 4th Quarter 2013 Claim Report and Resolution authorizing and approving 4th Quarter 2013 claims activity. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2014 -018, A RESOLUTION accepting and approving the 4th Quarter 2013 Claim Report for the City of Yakima. D. Resolution authorizing execution of a Municipal Stormwater Capacity Grant Agreement in the amount of $50,000 with the Department of Ecology for the Planning, Implementation, and Management of its Stormwater Program. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2014 -019, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to execute a Municipal Stormwater Capacity Grant with the Department of Ecology for $50,000.00. E. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to consent to a settlement entered into by CIAW and Munich Reinsurance to resolve and settle the lawsuit brought by the Personal Representative of the Estate of Pascual Ayala. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2014 -020, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to consent to a settlement entered into by CIAW and Munich Reinsurance to resolve and settle the lawsuit brought by the Special Administrator and Personal Representative of the Estate of Pascual Ayala. F. Resolution authorizing a contract with Rural Community Development Resources (RCDR) in the amount of fifty- thousand dollars ($50,000) in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to provide technical assistance to microenterprise businesses within the City of Yakima. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2014 -021, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with Rural Community Development Resources (RCDR) in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in Community Development Block Grant funds to provide technical assistance to microenterprise businesses within the City of Yakima. G. Resolution authorizing Third Amendment to the Block by Block Agreement for Professional and Ambassador Services in the Downtown Yakima Business Improvement District (DYBID). • RESOLUTION NO. R- 2014 -022, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager to execute the Third Amendment to the Block By Block Agreement for Professional and Ambassador Services 6. Audience Participation Candie Turner, City Resident, shared her concern about safety issues with the intersection at Tieton Drive and 80th Avenue. Bill Duerr, City resident, stated he believes the position of the flags is still incorrect. He feels the POW flag should be next to the American Flag. Thomas McCormick, City resident, complained about his neighbor who is operating a business without a permit, as well as smoking in the building. He would appreciate assistance from the City on this matter. Council Member Ettl recognized Christopher Hall, who is with Boy Scout Troup 123 and is working toward his Merit Badge. Mr. Hall stated he appreciated the good things the City Council Page 2 of 4 27 is doing for the community. CITY MANAGER REPORTS 7. 2014 Draft Strategic Plan City Manager O'Rourke briefed Council on the 2014 Strategic Plan. Council Members appreciated the report. Coffey moved and Dittmar seconded to adopt the 2014 Strategic Plan. Council Member Lover questioned the word adopt. Assistant Mayor Coffey believes it is the same as accepting the report. The motion carried by a 5 -1 roll call vote, Lover voting no, Adkison absent. 8. 2014 Draft Business Plan City Manager O'Rourke briefed Council on the 2014 Business Plan. Dittmar moved and Ettl seconded to accept the report. The motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote, Adkison absent. 9. Resolution authorizing acceptance and executing the necessary agreement for a $40,000 "Supporting Investments in Economic Diversification" (SIED)'grant to study the feasibility of a business incubator and public market in the City of Yakima. City Manager O'Rourke briefed Council on the agreement. The City Clerk read the resolution by title only. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2014 -023, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to accept and execute the necessary agreement for a $40,000 "Supporting Investments in Economic Diversification" (SIED) grant to study the feasibility of a business incubator and public market in the City of Yakima. Coffey moved and Dittmar seconded to adopt the resolution. The motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote, Adkison absent. 10. Resolution authorizing acceptance of funding and executing an Agreement with the Yakima County (SIED) Board for $900,000 in a loan and $900,000 in a grant to support engineering and design of new streets, utilities, environmental clean -up and right of way for the Cascade Mill District Redevelopment Project. • City Manager O'Rourke briefed Council on the agreement. The City Clerk read the resolution by title only. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2014 -024, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to accept and execute the necessary agreement for $900,000 in a grant and.a $900,000 loan from the Yakima County SIED Board to support engineering and design of new streets, utilities and environmental clean -up plans for the Cascade Mill District Redevelopment Project. Ettl moved and Coffey seconded to adopt the resolution. The motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote, Adkison absent. 11. Other Business Mayor Cawley asked Council Member Ensey if he was satisfied with the the way the Committee representation turned out. Council Member Ensey stated he was in agreement. Mayor Cawley noted Council Member Dittmar will take Assistant Mayor Coffey's place on the YPAL board. Cawley moved and Ensey seconded to appoint Dittmar to the YPAL committee instead of Page 3 of 4 28 Coffey. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote, Adkison absent. Assistant Mayor Coffey requested the City Manager's Office to notify the different Boards /Committees of the new appointments. 12. Adjournment Ensey moved and Coffey seconded to adjourn to the next Council Business meeting on February 18, 2014 at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote (Adkison absent). The meeting adjourned at 6:35 p.m. CERTIFICATION - READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY �OL%� f COUN MEMBER DATE 4111- 14— COUNCIL MEMBER DATE ATTEST: e-- CITY CLERK ._ •• ti V / }MAYOR riu/ • • Z LLJ I V C4 P S 1 • Page 4 of 4 •