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Home My WebLink About01/20/2015 Business Meeting 160 YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL January 20, 2015 City Hall -- Council Chambers 6 p.m. Business Meeting; 6:30 p.m. Public Hearing -- 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 A. Presentations /recognitions /introductions i. Yakima Tourism 2014 Year End Update John Cooper, President and CEO of Yakima Valley Tourism, recapped the 2014 events of the Convention Center and highlighted what is on the horizon in 2015. ii. Recognition of newly - promoted members of the Yakima Fire Department Fire Chief Bob Stewart stated he is pleased to recognize promotions of the following members effective January 1, 2015: Shift Commander Ted Vander Houwen promoted to Deputy Chief; Firefighter Kai Nishida promoted to Lieutenant; and Firefighter Mike Trujillo promoted to Lieutenant. iii. Introduction of new City employees as part of the implementation of the Fire Services Agreement between the cities of Yakima and Union Gap Fire Chief Bob Stewart recognized and welcomed the following new employees who joined the Yakima Fire Department on January 1, 2015 as part of the Fire Services Agreement with Union Gap: Captain Tim Whitehurst and Firefighters Larry Bird, Justin Heilman, Tyler Quantrille, Bryann Bauer, Shane Macias, Ronnie Morton, Casey Yeager and Travis Christopher. iv. Recognition of Royale Schneider's 15 years of service to City of Yakima Fire Chief Bob Stewart recognized Royale Schneider for 15 years of dedicated service to the City of Yakima. B. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees i. Reappointment of Richard Fagundes to the Yakima Housing Authority Motion: Ensey moved and Coffey seconded to reappoint Richard Fagundes to the Yakima Housing Authority. The motion carried by unanimous vote. 4. Council Reports Page 1 of 4 161 A. Park Commission Report Parks and Recreation Manager Ken Wilkinson briefed Council members on the Parks and Recreation Divisions activities this past quarter. He highlighted the area service clubs donations for Randall Park improvements. Recreation Supervisor Traci Bennett updated the Council on the dog park adjacent to Randall Park which had a soft opening in November 2014. The park has been heavily used since its inception and there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony for the official opening in April. 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 9 now Item 5F: Resolution authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with the State of Washington Department of Corrections to allow City of Yakima defendants to participate in the State of Washington Department of Corrections Work Crew Program Item 10 now Item 5G: Ordinance relating to Public Safety; amending the classification of dog behavior levels; amending the responsibilities of dog owners with dangerous or potentially dangerous dogs; amending the redemption methods for impounded dogs; amending the registration of potentially dangerous and dangerous dogs; and amending Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 6.20 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: Ensey moved and Coffey seconded to approve the consent agenda. The motion carried by unanimous vote. A. Project Completion and Contract Acceptance for Badger Meter, Inc. - Project AC2261 Water Utility Advanced Metering Infrastructure System (Standard Motion V -B- Accept the project and approve the final payment) B. Project Completion and Contract Acceptance for Great Floors - Project #AP -02 - Yakima Air Terminal Phase 2 Carpet Removal and Replacement (Standard Motion V -B- Accept the project and approve the final payment) C. Resolution authorizing a grant agreement with Washington State Department of Transportation to provide funding assistance for three fixed -route transit buses RESOLUTION NO. R - 2015 - 009, A RESOLUTION adopting a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a grant agreement with Washington State Department of Transportation to provide funding assistance for three fixed -route transit buses. D. Resolution modifying the existing Interlocal Agreement with the Washington State Transit Insurance Pool (WSTIP) RESOLUTION NO. R 2015 - 010, A RESOLUTION regarding changes to the Interlocal Agreement with the Washington State Transit Insurance Pool ( WSTIP). E. Resolution authorizing an exchange of land for street right -of -way required for the Cascade Mill Parkway RESOLUTION NO. R - 2015 - 011, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to prepare and execute purchase, sale and exchange documents and deeds with Cascade Parkway, LLC for exchange of two parcels and purchase of one parcel of property, for purposes of acquiring right - Page 2 of 4 162 of -way for development of public street known as Cascade Mill Parkway (first phase) and associated roundabout. F. Resolution authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with the State of Washington Department of Corrections to allow City of Yakima defendants to participate in the State of Washington Department of Corrections Work Crew Program RESOLUTION NO. R - 2015 - 012, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement with the State of Washington Department of Corrections to allow City of Yakima defendants to participate in the State of Washington Department of Corrections Work Crew Program. G. Ordinance relating to Public Safety; amending the classification of dog behavior levels; amending the responsibilities of dog owners with dangerous or potentially dangerous dogs; amending the redemption methods for impounded dogs; amending the registration of potentially dangerous and dangerous dogs; and amending Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 6.20 ORDINANCE NO. 2015 - 003, AN ORDINANCE relating to Public Safety; amending the classification of dog behavior levels; amending the responsibilities of dog owners with dangerous or potentially dangerous dogs; amending the redemption methods for impounded dogs; amending the registration of potentially dangerous and dangerous dogs; and amending Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 6.20. 6. Audience Participation Karl Pasten, City resident, briefed Council on the Trolley's Christmas event and requested a letter of support from the City to include with his request for funding from the State Transportation Budget. It was Council consensus to approve the request for a letter of support. PUBLIC HEARINGS 7. Public Hearing and Resolution to amend the 2015 through 2020 Six -year Transportation Improvement Program Brett Sheffield, Chief Engineer, briefed Council on the amendment to the Six -year Transportation Program. Mayor Cawley opened the public hearing and, with no one coming forward to speak, closed the hearing. The City Clerk read the resolution by title only. RESOLUTION NO. 2015 - 013, A RESOLUTION to amend the Six -year Transportation Program (TIP) for the period of 2015 through 2020 to include projects affecting the City's Transportation Plan. Motion: Ensey moved and Coffey seconded to adopt the resolution. The motion carried by unanimous vote. CITY MANAGER REPORTS 8. Resolution authorizing an agreement with the Yakima Southwest Rotary Club for development of raised pond observation deck at Randall Park in the amount of $30,000 Ken Wilkinson, Parks and Recreation Manager, briefed Council on the agreement. Tressa Stadel, President of SW Rotary, discussed Rotary's contributions to Randall Park. The City Clerk read the resolution by title only. Page 3 of 4 163 RESOLUTION NO. R- 2015 -014, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with the Yakima Southwest Rotary Club for development of raised pond observation deck at Randall Park. Motion: Ensey moved and Adkison seconded to adopt the resolution. The motion carried by unanimous vote. 9. Other Business • Council Member Lover would like to see the Council agenda statements reflect separate recommendation sections, similar to the old format. He also feels the Committees aren't being utilized effectively. It was Council consensus to add the specific recommendations to the agenda statement. Council Member Lover brought up Council Member Ensey's request for information on collective bargaining negotiations to be held as open public meetings. Council Member Ensey noted this has now been brought to the legislature as Senate Bill 5329. He noted there will be a Policy Center conference call in the morning with Representatives McCabe and Johnson and invited Council members to attend. City Manager O'Rourke noted they can discuss the City supporting the bill at the next Council meeting. 10. Adjournment Motion: Ensey moved and Dittmar seconded to adjourn to the next Council Business meeting on February 3, 2015 beginning at 5:30 p.m. with an Executive Session in the Council Chambers. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. 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