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Home My WebLink About04/18/2023 06.A. Approval of minutes from the April 4, 2023 City Council regular meeting and April 11, 2023 City Council study session Y�'1114'+ `c,...41 4)? CL3LOrli BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. 6.A. For Meeting of:April 18, 2023 ITEM TITLE: Approval of minutes from the April 4, 2023 City Council regular meeting and April 11 , 2023 City Council study session SUBMITTED BY: Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk SUMMARY EXPLANATION: See attached. ITEM BUDGETED: STRATEGIC PRIORITY: APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION: Approve minutes. ATTACHMENTS: Description Upload Date Type 0 4-4 4/10/2023 Corer Memo ❑ 4-11 4/14/2023 Corer Memo 2 iih Rpou,n;v $ MINUTES YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL April 4, 2023 City Hall -- Council Chambers 5:15 p.m. Executive session; 5:30 p.m. regular meeting conducted in person and virtually via Zoom EXECUTIVE SESSION 1. Executive session to consider the minimum price at which real estate will be offered for sale or lease per RCW 42.30.110(1)(c) Present: Mayor Janice Deccio, presiding,Assistant Mayor Soneya Lund and Councilmembers Matt Brown, Patricia Byers, Holly Cousens, Danny Herrera and Eliana Macias (attending remotely via phone) MOTION: Lund moved and Byers seconded to adjourn to Executive Session for 15 minutes toillituss them rice which real estate I b red for sale or lease per W 42:30.110(1)(c). mo ion carried by unanimous e. Executive Session was held a adjourned at 5:27 p.m. 1. Roll Call I k Present: Mayor Janice Deccio, presiding,Assistant Mayor Soneya Lund and Councilmembers Matt Brown, Patricia Byers, Holly Cousens, Danny Herrera and Eliana Macias (attending remotely via Zoom) Staff: City Manager Robert Harrison, City Attorney Sara Watkins and City Clerk Sonya Claar Tee 2. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Deccio led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Interpreter Services Mayor Deccio introduced Jorge Villasenor who announced interpreter services are available in Spanish. 4. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order A. Proclamations Red Cross Home Fire Safety Week proclamation Councilmember Byers proclaimed April 15-22, 2023, as"Red Cross Home Fire Safety Week" and Jenny Carkner accepted the proclamation. Page 1 of 6 3 ii. Arbor Day proclamation Mayor Deccio proclaimed the third Saturday in April as "Arbor Day." B. Presentations I Recognitions I Introductions i. Introduction and Oath of Office for newly selected City Clerk Rosalinda Ibarra City Manager Harrison introduced Rosalinda Ibarra who has been selected to fill the position of City Clerk once the current City Clerk, Sonya Claar Tee, retires on June 22, 2023. City Clerk Claar Tee administered the Oath of Office to newly appointed City Clerk Rosalinda Ibarra. ii. Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Recommendation-William O. Douglas Trail: Trolley Bridge Project Planning Manager Calhoun opened this item for Council consideration. City Engineer Preston provided additional information regarding a recent inspection of the Trolley Bridge and the closure of the bridge last week due to safety concerns. Jennifer Gindt, Chair, Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, briefed Council on the Committee's recommendation to move forward with the pedestrian crossing related to option 1. Options for Council consideration: 1. If the City Council wishes to move forward to the project stage with regards to use of the trolley bride for pedestrian crossing, a motion to direct staff to work with the William O. Doug - . sun' . 'ma - : Trolle , -,, . , , and the City of Sela . creat- p MrP I the - sary mponents an' .ve forward with envir• mental ie _ e re — , en projec iermitting. 2. If the ity Co it hes t• -e . • • . ,pti s, a motion to irect staff to evaluate additi . s f. onnec 1 e Willia a. ouglas Trail • -r the Naches River, other than use of the trolley bridge. 3. If the City Council wishes to do nothing and keep the trolley bridge for trolley purposes only the Council need not take any action. City Manager Harrison and councilmembers mentioned and thanked the Committee for their hard work. Councilmember Byers voiced her support for option 2 and Councilmember Brown his support for option 3.After Council discussion, MOTION: Cousens moved and Lund seconded to direct staff to work with the William O. Douglas Trail Foundation, Yakima Valley Trolleys, Greenway, BNSF, and the City of Selah to create a project and all the necessary components and move forward with environmental review, shoreline review, and engineering project permitting. The motion carried by a 5-2 vote; Brown and Byers voting no. 5. Council Reports None. 6. Consent Agenda Mayor Deccio referred to the items placed on the Consent Agenda, questioning whether there were any additions or deletions from Council members present. There were no changes. 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.) Page 2 of 6 4 MOTION: Lund moved and Cousens seconded to approve the consent agenda. The motion carried by unanimous vote. A. Approval of minutes from the March 21, 2023 City Council regular meeting B. Project Completion and Acceptance for Merrell Bros Inc Project 2561 Biosolids Removal and Reuse C. Set date of May 2, 2023 for a public hearing to be held by the City Council to consider a Rezone proposal in the vicinity of 1406 S. Fair Ave. D. Resolution setting date of April 18, 2023 to amend the Six-year Transportation Improvement Program and amend the Capital Facilities Element of the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan for the period of 2023- 2028 RESOLUTION NO. R-2023-043,A RESOLUTION setting the time and place for a hearing on April 18th, 2023 to review and adopt the amended Six-year Transportation Improvement Program and amend the Capital Facilities Element of the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan for the period of 2023-2028. E. Resolution authorizing an interlocal agreement with Kittitas County Fire Protection District#2 for a Joint Training Academy RESOLUT R-2 1 RES• L TION ining Academy Interlocal Ai -emen ith ttitas my F 'rotect District#2. F. ' solutio .ut . - ontra r r.. e xtendi the term of Bid 11807P Ik Pri • a Mai Se ces w In end for two itional years RESOLUTION NO. R-2023-045,A RESOLUTION authorizing a Contract Amendment with InfoSend Inc., for Bulk Printing and Mailing Services. G. Resolution awarding RFP 12239P and authorizing an agreement with Rod's House for CBD Housing Development Project RESOLUTION NO. R-2023-046,A RESOLUTION awarding RFP 12239P and authorizing an agreement with Rod's House for CBD Housing Development Project. H. Resolution awarding Bid 12316 and authorizing an agreement with H.D. Fowler Co., Inc.for Miscellaneous Brass Water Tube Fittings RESOLUTION NO. R-2023-047,A RESOLUTION awarding of Bid 12316 and authorizing an agreement with H.D. Fowler Company, Inc.,for Miscellaneous Brass Water Tube Fittings. Resolution authorizing acceptance of a Washington State Department of Transportation National Highway Freight Program Award for$228,000 for 34th/Fruitvale/River Road Roundabouts Project 2447 RESOLUTION NO. R-2023-048,A RESOLUTION authorizing acceptance and execution of a grant program agreement with the Washington State Department of Transportation for the 34th/Fruitvale!River Road Roundabouts Project 2447. J. Resolution authorizing acceptance of a Washington State Department of Transportation State Funding Award for$1,000,000 for 34th!Fruitvale/River Road Page 3 of 6 5 Roundabouts Project 2447 RESOLUTION NO. R-2023-049,A RESOLUTION authorizing acceptance and execution of a grant program agreement with the Washington State Department of Transportation for the 34th/Fruitvale!River Road Roundabouts Project 2447. K. Resolution ratifying the declaration on an emergency and authorizing the purchase of a hot asphalt tank trailer RESOLUTION NO. R-2023-050,A RESOLUTION ratifying the declaration on an emergency and authorizing the purchase of a hot asphalt tank trailer. L. Resolution accepting and authorizing the execution of the grant agreement with the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation for the Tahoma Cemetery Preservation Project RESOLUTION NO. R-2023-051,A RESOLUTION accepting and authorizing the execution of the Grant Agreement with the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Presentation for the Tahoma Cemetery Preservation Project. M. Ordinance amending the Yakima Municipal Code to place certain fees and charges in a City of Yakima Master Fee Schedule ORDINANCE NO. 2023-012,AN ORDINANCE amending the City of Yakima Municipal Code 7. Public Co - Jeanna He :ndez, -id: ;bou ounc genda preps ion process. Arboretum ecutiv- ire sr C. -n up thanked Cou it for the Arbor Day proclamatio -- ed I uncil a lit commu attend Arbor y festivities on Saturday,April 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. DEPARTMENT ITEMS 8. Update on Creating a Definition of"Abandoned" in International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) Code Administration Manager Glenn Denman briefed Council on the definition of the term "abandoned" in the International Property Maintenance Code. This item was previously debated by the City Council in June of 2022. 9. Resolution amending the City of Yakima Master Fee Schedule regarding Animal Control (YMC 6.20) Supervising Code Inspector Tony Doan briefed Council on the resolution. The City Clerk read the resolution by title only. MOTION: Cousens moved and Brown seconded to adopt the resolution. The motion carried by unanimous vote. RESOLUTION NO. R-2023-052,A RESOLUTION amending the City of Yakima Master Fee Schedule regarding Animal Control (YMC 6.20). 10. Ordinance amending City of Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 6.20 Animal Control Page 4 of 6 6 Supervising Code Inspector Tony Doan briefed Council on the ordinance. The City Clerk read the ordinance by title only. MOTION: Byers moved and Brown seconded to pass the ordinance. The motion carried by unanimous vote. ORDINANCE NO. 2023-013,AN ORDINANCE amending the City of Yakima Chapter 6.20 Animal Control; expanding dangerous dog definition, eliminating potentially dangerous dog regulation, increasing licensing fees, changing all request for appeal timelines to ten days, decriminalizing poultry at large, criminalizing nauseous keeping of animals, adding a section concerning cats, removing fees to the master fee resolution, and other housekeeping measures. 11. Ordinance amending the 2023 Budget for the City of Yakima and making appropriations from Unappropriated Fund Balances within various Funds for expenditure during 2023 for various purposes (First Reading) Jennifer Ferrer-Santa Ines, Director of Finance and Budget, briefed Council on the budget amendment and noted this will be brought back on April 18, 2023 for action. The City Clerk read the ordinance by title only. AN ORDINANCE amending the 2023 Budget for the City of Yakima; and making appropriations from Unappropriated Fund Balances within various funds for expenditure during 2023 for various purposes including 2022 encumbrances as described in the attached Schedule. 12. Other Bus -ss MOTION: ousen- • - • - :yer - - •e t staff bring back informatio egar•" • a outh un, or •i us n at a futur eeting. The motion carried by vot: MOTION: Lund moved and Cousens seconded for discussion of the Bike/Ped Committee membership rules at a future study session. The motion carried by unanimous vote. MOTION: Brown moved and Cousens seconded to discuss at a future study session review of other agency ordinances regarding drug use in public. The motion carried by unanimous vote. 13. Adjournment MOTION: Lund moved and Byers seconded to adjourn to a Council study session on April 11, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The motion carried by unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 6:35 p.m. CERTIFICATION READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DATE Page 5 of 6 7 COUNCIL MEMBER DATE ATTEST: CITY CLERK MAYOR Page 6 of 6 8 4-10) r +„,,,lPR 1$6 t .AE MINUTES YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION April 11, 2023 City Hall --Council Chambers 5:00 p.m. -conducted in person and via Zoom 1. Roll Call Present: Mayor Janice Deccio, presiding,Assistant Mayor Soneya Lund and Councilmembers Matt Brown, Patricia Byers, Danny Herrera and Eliana Macias Staff: City Manager Robert Harrison, City Attorney Sara Watkins, City Clerk Sonya Claar Tee, and City Clerk in training Rosalinda I barra Absent and excused: Councilmember Holly Cousens Guests: Lee M oc , Homeless le irk of Yakima Cour i e ay, race City Outreach/Cam ope; Mike Johnson nionalGospel Mission (attending via Zoom); Rhonda Hauff, CEO, Ya a Nei hborho•. -ealth Services; Renee Kollman, Cassidy Leslie, Sophia Sanabri ith Tr' mph Treatment Center; and, Esther Magasis, Director of Yakima County Human ervices 2. Public comment(allow 15 minutes) Sister Roberta Rorke, resident, shared her concerns about refuse service moving to the street, increased crime and drug use in the area following fencing off of Naches Ave. parkway, and also commended first responders. 3. Discussion on homeless issues with nonprofit partners and stakeholders Communication and Public Affairs Manager Beehler moderated the discussion, noting the City Council would like an open conversation about homelessness and drug use and the strategies that have been implemented as we strive to address these problems. City Manager Harrison welcomed the nonprofit partners attending the study session and asked the agencies in attendance to provide information regarding the following questions: 1)what are you doing now to help manage homelessness and drug (addiction) issues; 2)what could your agency do to further help improve the present state situation to an affirmative future state; and 3)what obstacles are in your way to make change for the better? Rhonda Hauff, Yakima Neighborhood Health Services, shared a presentation and described their community outreach efforts and explained the services offered. Renee Kollman, Cassidy Leslie and Sophia Sanabria with Triumph Treatment Center informed Council about Triumph's inpatient and outpatient programs for substance abuse addiction, which includes Page 1 of 2 9 mental health services and assisting with stable housing following treatment services. Ms. Kollman noted approximately half of Triumph Treatment clients are not from Yakima. Mike Kay stated Grace City Outreach/Camp Hope primarily provides shelter services in cooperation with Triumph and Comprehensive Mental Health who are available and/or on-site five days a week to assist the population at Camp Hope with mental health and substance abuse needs. After a question and answer session with Council members, nonprofit providers reported success looks different for each organization and for each individual step in the process that the homeless population is moving towards in their personal struggles. The agencies described success is measured both by an individual's success and overall progress in the community. The group shared the goal is stable housing for all. Mike Johnson provided the Union Gospel Mission's five areas to determine success, which include social functioning, education or employment opportunities, substance abuse treatment, community involvement, and stable housing. Lee Murdock discussed, and Esther Magasis agreed, that systemic plans and cooperation with other providers to ensure unsheltered homelessness is addressed and that appropriate housing not just additional housing is available. Appropriate housing includes housing opportunities for singles, not just families, and permanent supportive housing is more cost effective than transitional housing. Lee Murdock defined success as net zero homelessness and believes th: ' om. - •- • ' - Plan, a nsolid - -- '•g Action Plan contain all of th- eces• % c, pone to sArt ho ng,wit t e eption of funding. Most providers :ted m' - - .ro. -te ant - e h sing is the s !le biggest need in the community t addr- un. eltere, 'o •lessn: h funding th: ►iggest obstacle. They encourag-. .. cil to •-ss a 1 . . 1°/a sal- use tax for .using and related services. Mr. Johnson encouraged a visible reduction in homeless by enforcing no trespassing laws. 4. Adjournment MOTION: Lund moved and Byers seconded to adjourn to the next City Council meeting on April 18, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers. The motion carried by unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 7:05 p.m. CERTIFICATION READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DATE COUNCIL MEMBER DATE ATTEST: CITY CLERK MAYOR Page 2 of 2