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Home My WebLink About01/06/2015 Business Meeting 153 YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL January 6, 2015 City Hall -- Council Chambers 6 p.m. Business Meeting -- MINUTES BUSINESS MEETING 1. Roll Call Council: Mayor Micah Cawley, presiding, Assistant Mayor Kathy Coffey, Council Members Maureen Adkison, Tom Dittmar, Rick Ensey, Dave Ettl and Bill Lover Staff: City Manager O'Rourke, City Attorney Cutter and City Clerk Claar Tee 2. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Cawley led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Open Discussions for the Good of the Order Mayor Cawley noted that community activist Lynne Kittelson recently passed away and read a brief memoir of Lynne and her contributions and participation in our community. A. Proclamations i. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Mayor Cawley read the proclamation and Steve Mitchell and Reverend Trimble accepted it. ii. National School Board Recognition Mayor Cawley read the proclamation and Walt Ranta accepted it. B. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees i. Confirm Police and Fire Civil Service Commission reappointment of Melanie Gilmore and reappoint Sara Allen to the Hotel /Motel -- Tourist Promotion Area Commission. Motion: Coffey moved and Ensey seconded to approve the recommended appointments. The motion carried by unanimous vote. 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. The following items were added to the consent agenda: Item 7 (now item 5E) Resolution authorizing the City Manager to prepare and submit an application for SIED funding for project to construct Airport Lane — 21st Avenue Extension Page 1 of 4 154 Item 9 (now item 5F) Resolution opening the Comprehensive Plan Amendment process pursuant to RCW 36.70A.130 for the 2015 Comprehensive Plan Amendment process Item 10 (now item 5G) Ordinance updating Classification and Compensation Plan for City Employees Section 2.20.100 Item 11 (now item 5H) Ordinance relating to the regulation of land use and shoreline development in the City of Yakima rescinding, superseding and replacing Exhibits "A" & "B" of Ordinance No. 2013 -050 of the City of Yakima's Comprehensive Plan 2025 Natural Environment section, and Title 17 Shoreline Master Program 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 unanimous vote. A. Approval of the minutes from the November 4 and 18 and December 2 and 9, 2014 City Council Business meetings and November 10, 2014 Study Session and December 9, 2014 City Council Retreat B. Resolution setting the time, date and location for a Public Hearing to be held at 6:30 pm on January 20, 2015 in the City of Yakima Council Chambers to amend the six -year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) RESOLUTION NO. R- 2015 -001, A RESOLUTION fixing the time and place of a hearing for January 20, 2015 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall to amend the 2015 through 2020 Six -Year Transportation Improvement Program. C. Resolution concerning Transit Services; submittal of the City of Yakima Transit Development Plan for 2014 -2019 and the Yakima Transit 2013 Annual Report for City Council's consideration and adoption RESOLUTION NO. R- 2015 -002, A RESOLUTION concerning Transit Services for the City of Yakima; submittal of the City of Yakima Transit Development Plan for 2014 -2019 and the Yakima Transit 2013 Annual Report for the City Council's consideration and adoption. D. Resolution authorizing a sixth amendment to 911 Support Services RESOLUTION NO. R- 2015 -003, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to execute a Sixth Amendment to the "911 Support Services Agreement" with Yakima County for the provision of 911 services that extends the term of the Agreement to December 31, 2015. E. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to prepare and submit an application for SIED funding for project to construct Airport Lane – 21st Avenue Extension RESOLUTION NO. R- 2015 -004, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City manager to prepare and submit application for SIED funding for project to construct Airport Lane – 21st Avenue Extension. F. Resolution opening the Comprehensive Plan Amendment process pursuant to RCW 36.70A.130 for the 2015 Comprehensive Plan Amendment process RESOLUTION NO. R- 2015 -006, A RESOLUTION opening the 2015 Comprehensive Plan Amendment process pursuant to RCW 36.70A.130, and YMC Ch.16.10. G. Ordinance updating Classification and Compensation Plan for City Employees Section 2.20.100 Page 2 of 4 155 ORDINANCE NO. 2015 - 001, AN ORDINANCE relating to City personnel; adopting a classification and compensation plan for City employees to be effective February 8, 2015; and repealing all preceding pay ordinances in the City of Yakima Municipal Code. H. Ordinance relating to the regulation of land use and shoreline development in the City of Yakima rescinding, superseding and replacing Exhibits "A" & "B" of Ordinance No. 2013- 050 of the City of Yakima's Comprehensive Plan 2025 Natural Environment section, and Title 17 Shoreline Master Program ORDINANCE NO. 2015 - 002, AN ORDINANCE relating to the regulation of land use and shoreline development in the City of Yakima rescinding, superseding and replacing Exhibits "A" & "B" of Ordinance No. 2013 -050 of the City of Yakima's Comprehensive Plan 2025 Natural Environment section, and Title 17 Shoreline Master Program to address recommended and required changes by the Washington State Department of Ecology. 6. Audience Participation None. CITY MANAGER REPORTS 7. Resolution authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Toole Design Group, in an amount not to exceed $55,000, for development of a Bicycle Master Plan for the City of Yakima City Manager Tony O'Rourke briefed Council on the agreement. Motion: Lover moved and Dittmar seconded to amend the wording in the contract where Bike /Pedestrian Committee is referenced and replace it with Council Built Environment Committee, and to meet four times instead of six. The motion carried by a 4 - vote with Cawley, Coffey and Ettl voting no. Assistant Mayor Coffey noted she feels making this change to the contract will not encourage participation from the biking community and asked whether any of the Council members ride bikes. City Manager O'Rourke assured Council they will work with the stakeholders on this issue. The following City residents spoke in favor of the contract: Phil Hoge, Phil Mattoon, Neil McClure and Sandi Belzer. The City Clerk read the resolution by title only. RESOLUTION NO. R - 2015 - 005, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Toole Design Group, not to exceed $55,000 to develop a Bicycle Master Plan for the City of Yakima. Motion: Adkison moved and Lover seconded to adopt the resolution. The motion carried by unanimous vote. 8. Other Business None. 9. Adjournment Motion: Ensey moved and Adkison seconded to adjourn to the January 13, 2015 executive session and study session beginning at 9:30 a.m. The motion carried by unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 6:47 p.m. CERTIFICATION READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY .1 Page 3 of 4 156 COUNCIL MEMBER DATE . •UNCI ME 0,1.1 R DATE ATTEST: d-., // 1 CITY CLERK, r I•YOR Ik 1 \ « Page 4 of 4