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Home My WebLink About07/21/2015 Business Meeting 241 0), YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL July 21, 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 i. Central Washington State Fair Second Quarter Marketing Update and Presentation Greg Stewart, General Manager of Central Washington State Fair Association and State Fair Park, thanked Council for their support of the SunDome operations. Greg Lybeck, Assistant General Manager, reviewed the report included in the Council packet. 4. Council Reports A. Council Economic Development Minutes from 6 -10 -15 Motion: Coffey moved and Ettl seconded to approve the Committee minutes. The motion carried by unanimous vote. 5. Consent Agenda I/ 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. Item 10 was added to the consent agenda becoming item 5C. 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. Page 1 of 4 242 A. Set August 18, 2015 as the date for a public hearing for Council's consideration of appeals submitted by Maud Scott and the City of Yakima regarding the Hearing Examiner's decision on a request for an Unclassified Use Interpretation by Yakima Neighborhood Health for a proposed Community Resource Service Center B. 2nd Quarter 2015 Claim Report and Resolution authorizing and approving 2nd Quarter 2015 claims activity RESOLUTION NO. R- 2015 -100, A RESOLUTION accepting and approving the 2nd Quarter 2015 Claim Report for the City of Yakima. C. Ordinance amending, repealing, and recodifying sections of the Criminal Code for the purpose of reorganization and to adopt equivalent Revised Code of Washington statutes ORDINANCE NO. 2015-021, AN ORDINANCE relating to Public Safety; amending the City of Yakima Municipal Code; amending, repealing, and recodifying certain sections of Chapter 6.04, Chapter 6.08, Chapter 6.20, Chapter 6.45, Chapter 6.48, Chapter 6.56, and Chapter 6.68 for the purpose of reorganization and for the purpose of adopting equivalent and /or similar Revised Code of Washington statutes; and amending the title of Chapter 6.04 and Chapter 6.45 to reflect the new contents. 6. Audience Participation Josh Miller, non - resident, spoke in support of repealing the ban on marijuana. Bill Duerr, City resident, complained about Jimmy John's restaurant utilizing the loading and unloading zone on Yakima and Second Avenues and about the number of cars making U -turns on Yakima Avenue. He also expressed his support of the City's actions regarding the ACLU lawsuit. Additionally, he stated he took exception to Assistant Mayor Coffey's remarks at the June 16 Council meeting regarding the Constitution. Assistant Mayor Coffey agreed with his comments and stated she made an unfortunate remark due to frustration and apologized. Larry Mattson, City resident, spoke as Executive Director of Yakima Valley Conference of Governments (YVCOG), to make sure the City Council is aware that YVCOG has taken over the Homeless Coalition from Yakima County effective July 1, 2015. He reported their meetings are open to the public and they will make all agendas and minutes available on their website for transparency purposes. They plan to invite members of City Council, City government and law enforcement from the Valley to participate in their meetings and look forward to trying new ideas. PUBLIC HEARINGS 7. Public meeting and resolution for approval of the Final Long Plat of Scenic Estates located in the vicinity of Scenic Dr. & North 80th Avenue Robbie Aaron, Assistant Planner, briefed Council on the hearing. Mayor Cawley opened the public hearing and, with no one coming forward to speak, closed the hearing. Page 2 of 4 243 The City Clerk read the resolution by title only. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2015 -101, A RESOLUTION approving the final plat of Scenic Estates and authorizing the Mayor to sign the final plat. Motion: Ensey moved and Coffey seconded to adopt the resolution. The motion carried by unanimous vote. 8. Public hearing and resolution on the proposed Development Agreement of Scenic Estates located in the vicinity of Scenic Dr. & North 80th Avenue Robbie Aaron, Assistant Planner, briefed Council on the hearing. 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 -102, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager to execute a Development Agreement with Scenic Estates Development, LLC. (here after "Developer ") to provide for the terms and conditions of development of a preliminary plat and planned development to be located in the vicinity of Scenic Drive and North 80th Avenue, in the City of Yakima. Motion: Ensey moved and Coffey seconded to adopt the resolution. The motion carried by unanimous vote. 9. Public hearing and ordinance regarding the Yakima Planning Commission's recommendation related to the City Council's remand of the use and definition for "Mission" in the GC, CBD, and M -1 zoning districts Jeff Peters, Senior Planner, and Mark Kunkler, Senior City Attorney, briefed Council on the item. Mayor Cawley opened the public hearing. The following citizens spoke against the ordinance: Bill Brado, non - resident and North First Street property owner; Gary Rufener, North First Street property owner; Davin Shervil, North First Street property owner; Rajiv, North First Street property owner; Dennis Macias, City resident; and Javier Gutierrez, City resident. The following citizens spoke in support of the ordinance: Rick Phillips, Executive Director, Union Gospel Mission; Larry Mattson, Executive Director,YVCOG; and Jamie Carmody, City resident. The City Clerk read the ordinance by title only. AN ORDINANCE relating to land use; amending Section 15.02.020 of the Yakima Municipal Code to add definition of mission use, and amending Table 4 -1 of Section 15.04.030 of the Yakima Municipal Code designating such use as a Class (2) use only within the GC General Commercial, CBD Central Business District, and M -1 Light Industrial zoning districts of the City of Yakima. Page 3 of 4 244 Mayor Cawley asked Mr. Phillips about a flyer he received in the mail about the Mission. Mr. Phillips noted he did not write the flyer and was not aware of it. Council Member EttI asked if there is a legal issue if this is a Class (3) Use. Mr. Kunkler stated there are possible issues with such a review. Motion: EttI moved and Dittmar seconded to postpone the ordinance until September 1, 2015. The motion carried by unanimous vote. 10. Other Business None. 11. Adjournment Motion: Ensey moved and Coffey seconded to adjourn to the Council Study Session on July 28, 2015, at 10 a.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall. The motion carried by unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m. CERTIFICATION READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DATE COUNCIL EMS'` =R DATE ATTEST: 6 ) ,( i n ' 1 ICJ' , 1 CITY CLERK ( , *f sj *...\ I YO a. 7, r , 1 Page 4 of 4