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Home My WebLink About03/03/2015 Business Meeting/Executive Session 180 6 YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL March 3, 2015 City Hall -- Council Chambers 4:30 - 5 p.m. Executive Session; 6 p.m. Business Meeting; 6:30 Public Hearings -- MINUTES EXECUTIVE SESSION 1. Executive Session regarding pending litigation and to evaluate complaints brought against a public officer Roll Call -- Council: Mayor Micah Cawley, presiding, Assistant Mayor Kathy Coffey, Council Members Maureen Adkison, Tom Dittmar, Rick Ensey, Dave Ettl and Bill Lover Executive Session was held and adjourned at 5:55 p.m. BUSINESS MEETING 1. Roll CaII Council: Mayor Micah Cawley, presiding, Assistant Mayor Kathy Coffey, Council Members Maureen Adkison, Tom Dittmar, Rick Ensey, Dave Ettl and Bill Lover Staff: Acting City Manager Sean Hawkins, 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 Recognition of retiring Fire Secretary II Rita Mantey -- 27 years of service Fire Chief Stewart recognized Rita Mantey for 27 years of service to the City of Yakima. 4. Council Reports A. Minutes of the Council Partnerships Committee meeting of February 19, 2015 Motion: Ensey moved and Adkison seconded to approve the minutes. The motion carried by unanimous vote. 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 item was added to the consent agenda. Item 11 now Item 5H Resolution authorizing a Professional Service Agreement with Huibregtse 181 Louman Associates, Inc. (HLA), in an amount not to exceed $800,000 to prepare civil engineering plans and specifications for the North First Street Revitalization Project, Phase 2 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. 4th Quarter 2014 Accounts Receivable Status Report B. 4th Quarter 2014 Treasury Report C. Set April 7, 2015 as the date for a public hearing to consider the right -of -way petition submitted by Community Health of Central Washington for a portion of the south five feet of Tieton Drive between 4th Avenue and 5th Avenue D. Resolution setting April 23, 2015 as the date for an open record public hearing before the Hearing Examiner to vacate Hamm Avenue between S 12th Ave and S 13th Ave RESOLUTION NO. R- 2015 -032, A RESOLUTION fixing time for a public hearing before the Hearing Examiner on April 23, 2015, on a petition (Petition No. 15 -01) to vacate the Hamm Avenue between South 12th Avenue and South 13th Avenue. E. Resolution approving and ratifying an annual agreement for legal advertising services with the Yakima Herald- Republic RESOLUTION NO. R- 2015 -033, A RESOLUTION approving and ratifying an annual agreement for legal advertising services between the City of Yakima and the Yakima Herald- Republic. F. Ordinance amending the 2015 Budget for the City of Yakima, and making an appropriation of $750 within the 171 - Capitol Theatre Fund (Second Reading) ORDINANCE NO. 2015 -008, AN ORDINANCE amending the 2015 budget for the City of Yakima; and making appropriations of $750 within the 171 – Capitol Theatre Fund, for expenditure during 2015 to provide for additional costs of recruiting an executive director. G. Ordinance updating Classification and Compensation Plan for City Employees Section 2.20.100 ORDINANCE NO. 2015 -009, AN ORDINANCE relating to City personnel; adopting a classification and compensation plan for City employees to be effective April 5, 2015; and repealing all preceding pay ordinances in the City of Yakima Municipal Code. H. Resolution authorizing a Professional Service Agreement with Huibregtse Louman Associates, Inc. (HLA), in an amount not to exceed $800,000 to prepare civil engineering plans and specifications for the North First Street Revitalization Project, Phase 2 RESOULTION NO. R- 2015 -034, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Huibretgse Louman Associates (HLA), not to exceed $800,000 to prepare civil engineering plans and specifications for the North 1st Street Revitalization Project, Phase 2. 6. Audience Participation 182 Verlynn Best, CEO of the Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce, provided copies of their Community Profile and Membership Directory, Action Report and a listing of what the Chamber has done for the City. She stated she appreciated the Council's work and difficult decisions they need to make and noted her door is always open. David Morales, City resident and Commissioner for Hispanic Affairs, stated he is bringing back the same message as he has before which is to bring the voting rights lawsuit to an end. Maria Peroza, City resident, (in Spanish, Mr. Morales translating) stated how important the new districts are and believes people will become more involved. She supports this change. Tony Courcy, City resident, complained about the lack of response to his questions. PUBLIC HEARINGS 7. First public input hearing on the 2014 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) Archie Matthews, ONDS Manager, briefed Council on the 2014 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER). Mayor Cawley opened the public hearing and, with no one coming forward to speak, closed the hearing. Mr. Matthews stated there is no action needed at this time and there will be another public hearing at the next meeting. 8. Public meeting and resolution for approval of the Final Long Plat of Meadowview Phase 2 located along the north and south side of Westbrook Ave. in between South 83 and 85 Avenues Assistant Planner Trevor Martin briefed Council on the resolution. Mayor Cawley opened the public hearing. Tom Durant, with Durant Development Services, spoke in support of the resolution. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2015 -035, A RESOLUTION approving the final plat of Meadow View Phase 2 and authorizing the Mayor to sign the final plat. Motion: Coffey moved and Ensey seconded to adopt the resolution. The motion carried by unanimous vote. 9. Public hearing and ordinance to adopt the Airport Master Plan Airport Manager Rob Peterson briefed Council on the ordinance. Mayor Cawley opened the public hearing and, with no one coming forward to speak, closed the hearing. ORDINANCE NO. 2015 -010, AN ORDINANCE relating to the regulation of land use, comprehensive planning, and airport development in the City of Yakima adopting a new Airport Master Plan, and amending appendix "D" of City of Yakima's Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025, December 2006 (Ord. 2006 -62) Motion: Ensey moved and Coffey seconded to pass the ordinance. The motion carried by unanimous vote. 183 CITY MANAGER REPORTS 10. Downtown Parking Action Plan Acting City Manager Hawkins briefed Council on the Downtown Parking Action Plan. Nick Hughes, City resident, congratulated Acting City Manager Hawkins on all his hard work on this plan and spoke in favor of the downtown parking action plan. Council Member Ensey stated since there could be an entirely different Council next year, he suggests changing to a 60 day termination clause in the JEM contract instead of two years. Council Member Lover stated he had some concerns about the Black Box parking and if this would cause any problems. Mr. Hawkins stated they would not. He also asked about striping and security costs. After further Council discussion, Motion: Cawley moved and Coffey seconded to approve all items with the exception of 3 and 4 from the list, which will come back with the suggested change to the JEM contract. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. 11. Other Business None. 12. Adjournment Motion: Ensey moved and Dittmar seconded to adjourn to the next Council Business meeting on March 17, 2015 at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers. 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