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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/02/2015 Business Meeting 222 i YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL June 2, 2015 City Hall -- Council Chambers 6 p.m. Business Meeting; 6:30 p.m. Public Hearings -- 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 Central Washington State Fair - quarterly report. Greg Stewart, General Manager of Central Washington State Fair Association and State Fair Park, thanked Council for their support of the SunDome operations. He introduced Greg Lybeck who oversees SunDome operations. Mr. Lybeck reviewed the report, which was included in the Council packet. B. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees Appointment of Rosana Bravo to the Parks and Recreation Youth Position Motion: Adkison moved and Dittmar seconded to appoint Rosana Bravo to the Parks and Recreation Youth Commission position. The motion carried by unanimous vote. 4. Council Reports A. Minutes of the Council Partnerships Committee meeting of May 22 Motion: Adkison moved and Coffey seconded to appoint approve the minutes. The motion carried by unanimous vote. Page 1 of 5 223 B. Recommendations from Council Partnerships Committee for appointments to Association of Washington Cities committees. It was Council consensus to appoint Assistant Mayor Coffey to the AWC Large City Advisory Committee and Randy Beehler to the AWC Operations Strong Cities Committee until the new Council is seated in January. C. Submission of application for street name change Mayor Cawley welcomed Rich Beck with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 379 (VFW) to the podium to discuss an item which was not on the agenda. Mr. Beck stated on behalf of the VFW and the American Legion Post 35 he is submitting a street name change application for the mill site area to be named Bravo Company Blvd. Mayor Cawley noted the City will process the application, and it was Council consensus to waive the application fee. 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 10 now 5E. 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: Adkison moved and Coffey seconded to approve the consent agenda. The motion carried by unanimous vote. A. Project Completion and Contract Acceptance for Stephens & Sons Construction, Inc. - Project PK2399 Yakima Police Athletic Building Renovations - Phase 1 (Standard Motion V -B- Accept the project and approve the final payment) B. Set date of June 16, 2015 for a Public Hearing and Approval of an Interlocal Agreement for the 2015 JAG Grant. C. Resolution authorizing amendment to Software License, Implementation, Support and Maintenance Agreement with N. Harris Computer Corporation RESOLUTION NO. R- 2015 -073, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to execute an agreement between the City of Yakima and N. Harris Computer Corporation. D. Resolution authorizing a lease agreement with H.E. Maggard for property located on the northwest corner of intersection of South 24th Avenue and West Washington Avenue, Yakima Air Terminal property RESOLUTION NO. R- 2015 -074, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to execute Lease Agreement with H.E. Maggard for parcel of property located on northwest corner of intersection of South 24th Avenue and West Washington Avenue, Yakima Air Terminal property. Page 2 of 5 224 E. Resolution initiating a Municipal Purpose Annexation for a public /private soccer park June 2, 2015 was the time set to consider a resolution acknowledging receipt of a request signed by Darlene Bohannon and Cleat City, LLC, owners of record of the subject property, that the City of Yakima initiate a municipal purpose annexation of such properties, approving such request, and initiating an annexation of such properties for municipal purposes. The annexation proposed was accepted by the City of Yakima, and the area to be annexed will be required to assume its share of existing municipal indebtedness. City staff was directed to file a Notice of Intent to Commence Annexation with the Yakima County Boundary Review Board. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2015 -077, A RESOLUTION initiating municipal purpose annexation pursuant to RCW 35.13.180 for annexation of two parcels in the vicinity of Sorenson Road and South 38th Avenue for soccer park purposes, and authorizing the City manager to prepare and submit any and all documents to accomplish such annexation ( "Municipal Purpose Soccer Park Annexation "). 6. Audience Participation Bill Brado, non - resident and owner of property in the City limits, presented a petition to the City Council requesting the City to work with the Union Gospel Mission to ensure that the Mission will abide by an agreement they signed in 1994. He stated the agreement was signed in good faith by the businesses in the North First Street area and allowed the Union Gospel Mission to end a legal dispute and occupy the premises on North 1st Street. Additionally, he noted safety concerns he has with people in the area. Gary Rufener, owner of the Road Runner on North First Street, thanked Council for hearing their plight at the last Council meeting, voiced his support for the petition and noted safety concerns in the area. Mark Peterson, non - resident and owner of property in the City limits, complained about the City Manager. Fred Mercy, owner of property in the City limits, spoke against the Downtown Plaza location. Candie Turner, City resident, stated she has been taking care of the roses in the West Valley Community Park for the past five years and requested spray and equipment for the bugs on the roses. Don Eastridge, Farmers Market Manager, requested Police bike patrols at the Farmers Market to help with the panhandlers. Larry Breer, City resident, spoke against the Downtown Plaza and the City's decision to appeal the ACLU case. Roger Wilson, non - resident and owner of property in the City limits, spoke in favor of moving forward with the plaza. Joe Mann, City resident, spoke in favor of moving forward with the plaza. Page 3 of 5 225 Larry Hull, City resident, spoke in favor of moving forward with the plaza and thanked the City Manager and City Council for the hard work and dedication to the City. Sandy Belzer, City resident, spoke in support of the Council for appealing the ACLU case. PUBLIC HEARINGS 7. Public meeting and resolution for approval of the Final Long Plat of Cottonwood Partners LLC "Crown Crest Phase 2" located in the vicinity of South 75th Avenue & Crown Crest Avenue • Trevor Martin, Assistant Planner, briefed Council on the item. 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. R- 2015 -075, A RESOLUTION approving the final plat of Crown Crest Phase 2 and authorizing the Mayor to sign the final plat. Motion: Adkison moved and Coffey seconded to adopt the resolution. The motion carried by unanimous vote. 8. Public Hearing to consider: A) Adoption of the Six -year Transportation Improvement Program for the years 2016 to 2021, and to amend the Metropolitan Transportation Plan; and B) Amend the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan Capital Facilities Element. Continue Public Hearing to the June 16, 2015 Council meeting for second Public Hearing Chief Engineer Brett Sheffield briefed Council on the issues. Mayor Cawley opened the public hearing and, with no one coming forward to speak, closed the hearing. Mr. Sheffield stated there is no Council action required at this time, and the item will be back on the June 16, 2015 agenda for final consideration. CITY MANAGER REPORTS 9. Resolution authorizing an agreement with the Yakima Downtown Lions Club for the financial contribution toward construction of a new bridge in Randall Park Parks and Recreation Manager Ken Wilkinson briefed Council on the agreement and thanked the Lions Club for their support. Cheryl Lizotte, President of the Downtown Lions Club, presented the Council with a check for $25,000 to assist with building and designing a new bridge at Randall Park. She stated they are pleased to help make our great community even better. The City Clerk read the resolution by title only. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2015 -076, A RESOLUTION concerning City Parks, authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with the Yakima Downtown Lions Club to accept the Club's financial contribution toward construction of a new bridge in Randall Park and establishing the terms and conditions of this cooperative effort between the parties. Page 4 of 5 226 Motion: Ensey moved and Coffey seconded to adopt the resolution. The motion carried by unanimous vote. 10. Discussion and draft resolution concerning postponement of any further City Council action on matters concerning construction of the Yakima Downtown Plaza pending the November, 2015 election Assistant Mayor Coffey noted she brought this issue up at the prior Council meeting but has since reconsidered. She understands there won't be anything major happening until the beginning of the year which is why she thought this item should be removed from the agenda. This item was removed from the agenda by Council consensus. 11. Other Business Council Member Ettl stated under the auspices of emergency new business he is requesting further discussion regarding the ACLU case as due to timing this can't wait until the next agenda. He read excerpts from a Miami Herald article asking if the constitution guarantees one person one vote or one citizen one vote. After further discussion, Motion: Ettl moved and Dittmar seconded to seek a complete stay of this election to the 9th District Court. The motion carried by a 5 -2 vote with Coffey and Ensey voting no. Council Member Lover distributed photos of a new Downtown Plaza concept. After further discussion, motion: Lover moved and Dittmar seconded to have a study session on this plan. The motion carried by a 4 -3 vote with Adkison, Coffey and Ettl voting no. 12. Adjournment Motion: Ensey moved and Coffey seconded to adjourn to the next Council Business Meeting on June 16, 2015, at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The motion carried by unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 7:38 p.m. CERTIFICATION READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY 1 v7 - r7� (C.O NCIL M = R DATE -2- - EMBER DATE ATTEST: l U ) e200A l �L,r �, � � / / CITY CLER < `-" * x D i MAY, R 1 T Y~'Or r #te Page 5 of 5