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Home My WebLink About06/03/2014 Business Meeting 69 • - 0 YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL June 3, 2014 City Hall -- Council Chambers 6 p.m. Business Meeting; 6:30 p.m. Public Hearings -- Minutes . 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 (excused) 2. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Cawley led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Open Discussions for the Good of the Order A. Proclamations i. 011ie Nelson proclamation Mayor Cawley read the proclamation and Eric Carlson accepted it. B. Presentations /recognitions /introductions i. Recognition of Equipment Rental Employee David Stoothoff for 25 Years of Service. Equipment Rental Manager Wonner recognized employee David Stoothoff for his 25 years of service to the City. 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. 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.) Motion: Coffey moved and Ensey seconded to approve the consent agenda. The motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote, Adkison absent. A. 1st Quarter 2014 Accounts Receivable Status Report B. 1st Quarter 2014 Treasury Report Page 1 of 4 70 C. Resolution authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Alfa Laval Inc. to perform • emergency and routine maintenance on the Wastewater Treatment Plant Decanter System. RESOLUTION NO. 2014 -075, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Alfa Laval to provide routine and emergency maintenance for the Wastewater decanter. 6. Audience Participation Ken Irvine, non - resident, complained about a cat issue at his mother -in -law's house in Yakima. Nick Many, City resident, stated his business was approached by the Code Division regarding sign issues. He stated they rely on signs as the backbone of their marketing strategy and feels Codes is shooting from the hip. Sharon Mayhak, City resident, complained about the Code Division enforcing the sign ordinance. She stated she has had her sign /flag up for over seven years and feels it brings in her customers. Jedidiah Haney, City resident, stated he wanted to publicly support a new Yakima business called Analytical 360 Degrees, which is the first state certified lab for marijuana. Joey Anderson, City resident, complained about the Police Department and provided a DVD to the City Clerk. Thomas McCormick, City resident, expressed his appreciation for the Sunday Transit service. PUBLIC HEARINGS 7. Public Hearing to consider: A) Adoption of the Six -Year- Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the years 2015 to 2020, and to amend the Metropolitan Transportation Plan, and B) Amend the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan Capital Facilities Element. Chief Engineer Sheffield briefed Council on the public hearing items. Mayor Cawley opened the public hearing. Phil Hoge, City resident, presented Council with a memo of his comments /concerns and read them aloud. Paul Tabayoyon, City resident, believes the information from Mr. Hoge is pertinent. He stated he is an avid cyclist and recently moved from 34th and Lincoln where police officers would drive 60- 70 mph without lights on. He would also like to see the unfinished section of the sidewalk on 24th Avenue finished. Mayor Cawley closed the hearing and noted this entire issue will be brought back for action at the next Council meeting. CITY MANAGER REPORTS 8. 1st Quarter Financial Trend Monitoring Report Cindy Epperson, Director of Finance and Budget, briefed Council on the report. 9. 2013 Year End Strategic Projects Report City Manager O'Rourke briefed Council on the 2013 Year End Strategic Projects Report. Mayor Cawley asked if anyone had any questions and, hearing none, stated Council would accept the report. Page 2 of 4 71 10. Consideration and direction from City Council for a proposed Indoor Pool Facility. Parks and Recreation Manager Wilkinson briefed Council on the options. City Manager O'Rourke stated it would cost approximately $3 million to upgrade Lions Pool and another $2 million for Franklin Pool. John Crawford, non - resident, stated at one time there was a plan to put a pool at Fisher Golf Course, and asked if that was still an option. He believes Fisher Golf Course is a beautiful addition to the City. He spoke in support of putting a new pool at the 16th Avenue site, not because he owns the property, but because of the location and how people visualize the City. John Kessler, City resident, stated he has a unique perspective as an avid swimmer and swim coach. He is in support of building a new indoor facility, as well as keeping Franklin open. Jim Smith, City resident, spoke in support of pools and thinks the City should partner with the YMCA. Council Member Ensey stated he would like more discussion with the community before deciding what type of pool to build. Council Member Lover would like to rule out Fisher Park as an option for a new pool. After Council discussion, Motion: Ensey moved and Dittmar seconded to leave Fisher Golf Course off the list of consideration for pool locations. The motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote, Adkison absent. 11. Other Business Assistant Mayor Coffey noted she spoke with former Mayor John Puccinelli who stated the City previously had a Citizen Police Advisory Committee. City Manager O'Rourke noted they would look up the history of this Committee. Mayor Cawley suggested the Council Economic Development Committee review the City's codes as they pertain to signs. Council Member Lover brought up the downtown plaza issue and feels this should go to an advisory vote. He stated the ballot information should include a description of the plaza and additional items that affect the plaza such as parking changes and cost estimates. Council Member Ettl stated his concerns that there is not enough time to educate the public on this issue. Motion: Lover moved and Ensey seconded to direct staff to prepare an up /down advisory vote regarding the downtown plaza to be included on the November 2014 ballot. The motion failed by a 3 -3 roll call vote, Cawley, Coffey and Ettl voting no, Adkison absent. Motion: Ensey moved and Coffey seconded to put the downtown plaza to an advisory vote on the August 2015 ballot. The motion carried by a unanimous roll call vote, Adkison absent. 12. Adjournment Ensey moved and Dittmar seconded to adjourn to the next Council Business meeting on June 17, 2014 at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers. The motion carried by a unanimous voice vote, Adkison absent. The meeting adjourned at 7:44 p.m. CERTIFICATION READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY �� _ Vint r_ ° 3' I O IL. EM:• 1 DATE Page 3 of 4 72 .. OUNCIL MEMBER DATE TEST: 1 1! ). j -_/4 1 K� --,, /0 . IP CITY CLE - K __ .� .. ..��N� MAY �`\' -'' 1 ' 1 i o n s I * i \4■ - ; : 1 Page 4 of 4