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Home My WebLink About08/15/2023 06.A. Approval of minutes from the August 2, 2023 City Council regular and August 8, 2023 City Council study session ot `Y� BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. 6.A. For Meeting of:August 15, 2023 ITEM TITLE: Approval of minutes from the August 2, 2023 City Council regular meeting and August 8, 2023 City Council study session SUBMITTED BY: Rosalinda Ibarra, 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 ❑ 8-2 draft minutes 8/7/2023 Corer Memo ❑ 8-8 draft minutes 8/10/2023 Corer Memo 2 MINUTES YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL August 2, 2023 City Hall --Council Chambers -129 N 2nd Street, Yakima, WA 5:30 p.m. Regular meeting conducted in person and virtually via Zoom 1. Roll Call Present: Mayor Pro Tern Soneya Lund, presiding; Councilmembers Matt Brown, Patricia Byers, Holly Cousens, and Danny Herrera Staff: City Manager Robert Harrison,Acting City Attorney Ryan Bleek, and City Clerk Rosalinda Ibarra Absent and Excused: Mayor Janice Deccio and Councilmember Eliana Macias 2. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Pro Tern Lund led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Interpreter Services Mayor Pro Tern Lund introduced Jorge Villasenor who announced interpreter services are available in Spanish. 4. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order A. Proclamations National Health Center Week proclamation Mayor Pro Tern Lund proclaimed the week of August 6-12, 2023 as "National Health Center Week" and Rhonda Hauff,Angela Gonzales, and Christy Trotter accepted the proclamation. 5. Council Reports None. 6. Consent Agenda Mayor Pro Tern Lund 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.) MOTION: Byers moved and Cousens seconded to approve the consent agenda. The motion carried by unanimous vote; Deccio and Macias absent. Page 1 of 3 3 A. Approval of minutes from the July 18, 2023 City Council regular meeting and July 25, 2023 City Council study session B. 2022 Transportation Benefit District Annual Report C. Resolution accepting and approving 2nd Quarter 2023 Claim Report RESOLUTION NO. R-2023-103,A RESOLUTION accepting and approving the 2nd Quarter 2023 Claim Report for the City of Yakima. D. Resolution authorizing an agreement with M-B Companies, Inc. to provide required snow removal equipment for the Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field RESOLUTION NO. R-2023-104,A RESOLUTION authorizing an agreement with M-B Companies, Inc. to provide required Snow Removal Equipment for the Yakima Air Terminal- McAllister Field. 7. Public Comment Tony Courcy, resident, spoke on several topics. PUBLIC HEARINGS 8. Final public meeting to receive comments on the proposed 2023 Annual Action Plan Draft for Community Development Block Grant BG) and HOME Investment Funds Assistant City Manager Rosylen Oglesby briefed Council on the 2023 Annual Action Plan Draft, describing how the City intends to use the funds from HUD in the fiscal year 2023 to address Yakima's housing and community development needs. Mayor Pro Tem Lund opened the public meeting. Rick Glenn, resident and President of the Yakima Valley Landlords Association, questioned the tenant and landlord responsibility in addressing code enforcement violations. Mr. Glenn also expressed concern regarding housing opportunities for renters and the burden of increased requirements. He stated that the cost of those requirements on landlords contribute to higher rental prices. Patricia Hoendermis, Secretary of the Yakima Valley Landlords Association, voiced concerns regarding affordable housing funding being spent in a similar way each year with no improvement to the Annual Action Plan. She requested funding allocation for assistance to struggling landlords who have had substantial damage to property or to help cover legal fees in eviction processes. Tony Courcy, resident, briefly mentioned his experience with providing housing. Lee Murdock via Zoom, Director of Homeless Community of Yakima Valley, applauded the City for investments to assist with housing for residents experiencing homelessness. Councilmember Brown asked about having a 50/50 sidewalk repair program to extend the use of future funds. Following public comment and Council discussion, Mayor Pro Tem Lund closed the meeting. DEPARTMENT ITEMS Page 2 of 3 4 9. 2023 Vacant Building Safety Project 2nd Quarter Report Code Administration Manager Glenn Denman reported on the 2023 2nd Quarter Vacant Building Safety Project implementation efforts. 10. Other Business None. 11. Adjournment MOTION: Brown moved and Herrera seconded to adjourn to the next Council study session on August 8, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. at the Washington Fruit Community Center. The motion carried by unanimous vote; Deccio and Macias absent. The meeting adjourned at 6:18 p.m. CERTIFICATION READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DATE COUNCIL MEMBER DATE ATTEST: CITY CLERK MAYOR Page 3 of 3 5 l,,4 :c..Y' __) MINUTES YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION August 8, 2023 Washington Fruit Community Center -602 N 4th St, Yakima 4 p.m. conducted in-person 1. Roll Call Present: Mayor Janice Deccio, presiding; and Councilmembers Matt Brown, Patricia Byers, Holly Cousens, Danny Herrera, and Eliana Macias Staff: City Manager Robert Harrison, City Attorney Sara Watkins, and City Clerk Rosalinda I barra Absent and Excused:Assistant Mayor Soneya Lund 2. Public comment (allow 15 minutes) Judy Sinclair, City resident, commented on lack of ADA sidewalks for wheelchair accessibility to restrooms at Miller Park and adding signage to inform community about the mobile health clinics at the Washington Fruit Community Center. Joe Mann, City resident, note the importance of preserving the history and the heritage of the trolleys as being one of the last urban trolleys in the nation. 3. Municipal Court Budget Presentation Presiding Judge Kelley Olwell and Judge Aryn Masters briefed the Council on municipal court operations, potential budget reductions and the service impacts of those proposed reductions. 4. Update on Trolley Bridge Analysis City Engineer Bill Preston introduced Craig Mallow(available via speaker phone), Professional Engineer with Sargent Engineers, Inc., the firm selected to conduct the engineering inspection of the Yakima Valley Trolley Bridge over the Naches River. Sargent Engineers, Inc., was tasked with performing a fracture critical inspection of the bridge including all truss members both top and bottom; ultrasonically testing the bridge pins and other elements for cracking and significant flaws; providing a structural analysis of the South Abutment; preparing a report that documents current conditions and compares it to the last Fracture Critical Analysis done in 2008, including pictures; and providing recommendations and a cost estimate of repairs and maintenance. The findings of the inspection report concluded that the trolley bridge should remain closed Page 1 of 2 6 to trolley traffic until the necessary repairs are made. Sargent Engineers, Inc. recommended replacing damaged and decayed timber stringers, timber deck ties, replacing the south timber abutment, performing ultrasonic pin testing, monitoring Pier 3 foundation for scour, and brushing back overgrown vegetation. 5. Adjournment MOTION: Brown moved and Byers seconded to adjourn to the next Council regular meeting on August 15, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The motion carried by unanimous vote; Lund absent. The meeting adjourned at 5:11 p.m. CERTIFICATION READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DATE COUNCIL MEMBER DATE ATTEST: CITYCLERK MAYOR iqiiiiiii Page 2 of 2