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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/18/2009 04B Minutes 07-28-2009 Council Intergovernmental Relations Committee 0 €. y k r i te'em's 5 7� ,, .,..s 6 7.' r - `'r. z- " . %, ,i�:�.� talsi�g t y a C ounc� l C o , rupp vap,gq ,, va • Council Intergovernmental' tal fations Committee Tuesday, July 28, 2009 3:00 p.m. CED Large Conference Room Yakima City Council present: Dave Edler, Rick Ensey, Bill Lover Commissioner: Mike Leita City staff: Dick Zais, Jeff Cutter, Michael Morales, Joan Davenport County staff: Vern Redifer, Steve Erickson Union Gap City Council: Dave Matson Union Gap representatives: Robert Noe, Bill Rathbone Draft Interlocal Airport Overlay Agreement The draft Interlocal Airport Overlay Agreement was distributed. Commissioner Leita suggested the city staffs interact with Steve Erickson on it. Responses will be discussed at the next Intergovernmental Committee meeting. Improvements at Second and "A" Streets Commissioner Leita talked about a memo from Yakima staff to Yakima Council proposing S three options and recommending option two for improvements. He said the County is offering a payment structure of three equal, annual payments commencing April 30, 2010. Alternatives to current RPC & Planning Agreement Structure Joan Davenport reviewed the four points of the Yakima staff recommendation. Union Gap Councilmember Matson said he would like the cities and county to work together and did not see any reason for drastic change in the process. Vern Redifer said that the recommendation of the County Commissioners is for each jurisdiction to maintain their own planning commission and they will take formal action soon to terminate the longstanding agreement. Washington Heights Annexation The County Commissioners are not inclined to support the annexation in its current configuration. Vern Redifer asked about the circumstance of special purpose districts in annexation and said that there is a drainage improvement district (DID) in this area. Bill Rathbone asked if there is a method to transfer DIDs. The County said it is an area for further discussion. Michael Morales suggested some options for this annexation including withdrawal of the annexation, letting the process play out before the Boundary Review Board, or coming to agreement through an interlocal agreement including a public process. Dick Zais asked if the County is receptive to the idea of a joint hearing that would propose a larger annexation. The County said to work out some of the details and they will probably be open to hearing about it. Joan Davenport pointed out that a draft of the West Valley Neighborhood Plan has been received and that the plan has been the missing link 41) in that area for years. Dick Zais suggested, and the policy makers agreed, to allow staff to further engage in a dialog about the entire scope of issues in this annexation and others, and come back with some recommendations. Four Party Agreement (4PA) • Commissioner Leita preferred to extend the 4PA rather than updating it at this point. Mayor Edler pointed out that the updating process is estimated to take twelve to eighteen months and the City of Yakima would like to begin to work on the process. Commissioner Leita agreed to proceed with the tolling agreement. Staff from the four parties will begin to work together on the tolling agreement. Agenda for the next meeting • Response to the Airport Overlay Interlocal Agreement ® Respond at or before the next meeting to the termination of the RPC • Report Yakima Council action regarding improvements at Second and "A" Streets The meeting times for the Committee were changed to the first and third Tuesdays of each month. However, before these minutes were prepared, the meeting times had been changed again to the second and fourth Tuesdays at 3 :00 p.m. The next meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee is scheduled for Tuesday, September 8, at 3:00 p.m. Approve • • : 4 / Rit)) � David Edler, Chair Date ` •