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Home My WebLink About06/02/2015 04B Association of Washington Cities - Committee AppointmentsBUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. 4.B. For Meeting of: June 2, 2015 ITEM TITLE: Recommendations from Council Partnerships Committee for appointments to Association of Washington Cities committees. SUBMITTED BY: Randy Beehler, Communications & Public Affairs Director SUMMARY EXPLANATION: The Association of Washington Cities has asked for City of Yakima participation on the Large City Advisory Committee and the Operation Strong Cities Committee. The Council Partnerships Committee is recommending the appointment of a City Council member to the Large City Advisory Committee and the appointment of a staff member to the Operations Strong Cities Committee. Resolution: Ordinance: Other (Specify): Contract: Contract Term: Start Date: End Date: Item Budgeted: NA Amount: Funding Source/Fiscal Impact: N/A Strategic Priority: Insurance Required? No Mail to: Phone: APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL: RECOMMENDATION: City Manager Accept the appointment recommendations of the Council Partnerships Committee. ATTACHMENTS: Description Upload Date Type Memorandum - Association of Washington CitiesCI Cover Memo Committee Appointments 1-11 Large City Advisory Committee Statement of Purpose 5/27/2015 Cover Memo of PuaposeStrong Cities Advisory Committee Statement 0/27/2015 Cover Memo [CMO HELM To: Yakima City Council Members From: Communications & Public Affairs Director Randy Beehler Subject: Association of Washington Cities Committee Appointments Date: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 Council Members, The Association of Washington Cities ("AWC") board of directors recently created two new standing committees — the Large City Advisory Committee and the Operation: Strong Cities Committee. The AWC board has requested City of Yakima representation on both committees. The City's Olympia lobbyist, Jim Justin, believes the City would be well served by being represented on both committees. The AWC previously had a Large City Advisory Committee ("LCAC"), but it was disbanded several years ago. Recognizing the value of exploring new strategies to better respond to the needs of larger cities, the AWC board chose to reinstate the LCAC. Positions on the LCAC are to be filled by mayors, council members, and/or appointed city officials (preferably city managers or city administrators). LCAC members are appointed by the AWC president for two-year terms. The LCAC will meet at least twice a year. The Operation: Strong Cities Advisory Committee ("OSCAC") has been created by the AWC board to formulate strategies regarding issues of interest to cities with significant interaction with population clusters such as military personnel, tribal governments, higher education, technology, agriculture, and cities bordering another state. Positions on the LCAC are to be filled by mayors, council members, and/or city officials (preferably city managers or city administrators). OSCAC members are appointed by the AWC president for two-year terms. The OSCAC will meet at least twice a year. Statements of Purpose for both the LCAC and OSCAC are attached to this memo. The AWC would prefer to have a Yakima Council member serve on the LCAC. It would be acceptable and appropriate to have an appointed City official (such as the Communications & Public Affairs Director) serve on the OSCAC until after the new Yakima City Council is seated in January 2016, at which time the City's representation on the OSCAC could be reviewed. At its June 2nd business meeting, the City Council is being asked to name a potential representative to the LCAC and a potential representative to the OSCAC. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this issue or need additional information about the LCAC and/or OSCAC prior to the Council's June 2nd business meeting. 1F1,I Jit tIng(mot npip,N� j�L4l:% "A I "l �M' N�° e�✓r5'11I k' e1(41 smol Imo�.V AWC Large City Advisory Committee (LCAC) Statement of Purpose April 8, 2015 The AWC Board of Directors seeks information, data, and insight from large cities to inform the board of directors as it convenes a visioning process during its August 2015 retreat, to set the course for future advocacy activities of AWC. The AWC Board of Directors recognizes the value of exploring new strategies to better respond to the needs of larger cities; and to create a forum to discuss and seek resolution to issues of greatest interest to the State's largest cities. The Large City Advisory Committee consists of twenty-one (21) city officials. Positions are filled by mayors, city councilmembers, and/or city managers/administrators, appointed by the AWC President for two-year terms beginning in April 2015. • The Committee will meet at least twice per year, with the first meeting held in May 2015, followed by two annual meetings; the first at the AWC annual conference in June, and the second annual meeting held annually during City Action Days conference in January/February.. • Intergovernmental Relations representatives (IGR's) employed directly or by contract are invited to attend meetings of the committee. IGR's are not members of the committee, have no voting authority, nor may they act in place of the appointed city member. • The Large City Advisory Committee is initially tasked with providing insight, information, and data to assist the AWC Board of Directors visioning process in August 2015. • The Large City Advisory Committee's ongoing purpose include, but is not limited to the following: o Discuss, review and formulate strategies regarding issues of interest to large cities o Provide input to AWC Legislative Priorities Committee o Provide input to AWC Federal Legislative Committee o Provide legislative presence of mayors and councilmembers from the State's largest cities • I, raw I,T•ain* fm,,i „„t« („,,y , C yI.rr, 4 e 0,,,! ,gird• m.. � AS"a AWC Strong Cities Advisory Committee (OSCAC) Statement of Purpose April 20, 2015 The AWC Board of Directors seeks information, data, and insight from its members to inform the board of directors as it convenes a visioning process during its August 2015 retreat. The focus of the retreat is to continue and expand the focus of Operation: Strong Cities, and set the course for future AWC advocacy activities. The AWC Board of Directors recognizes the value of exploring new strategies to better respond to the needs of cities with various attributes and community composition. To achieve this, the board has decided to create an Operation: Strong Cities Advisory Committee. This committee will serve as a forum to discuss and share ideas about issues unique to cities with significant interaction and influence among certain population clusters. • The Operation: Strong Cities Advisory Committee consists of twenty (20) city officials. Positions are filled by mayors, city councilmembers, and/or city managers/administrators, appointed by the AWC President for two-year terms beginning in April 2015. • The Committee will meet at least twice per year, with the first meeting held in May 2015, followed by two annual meetings; the first at the AWC annual conference in June, and the second annual meeting held annually during City Action Days conference in January/February. • Intergovernmental Relations representatives (IGR's) employed directly or by contract are invited to attend meetings of the committee. IGR's are not members of the committee, have no voting authority, nor may they act in place of the appointed city member. • The Operation: Strong Cities Advisory Committee is initially tasked with providing insight, information, and data to assist the AWC Board of Directors visioning process in August 2015. • The Operation: Strong Cities Advisory Committee's ongoing purpose includes, but is not limited to the following: o Discuss, review and formulate strategies regarding issues of interest to cities with significant interaction with population clusters such as military personnel, tribal governments, higher education, technology, agriculture, and cities bordering another state. o Provide input to AWC Board of Directors. o Provide input on how AWC can expand its community engagement efforts through Operation: Strong Cities.