HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/30/2010 00 Action Agenda ACTION ON
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
ADJOURNED MEETING — STUDY SESSION
MARCH 30, 2010 — 9:00 — 10:30 A.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS — YAKIMA CITY HALL
1. RoII CaII
Present:
Council: Mayor Micah Cawley, presiding, Assistant Mayor Kathy Coffey,
Council Members Maureen Adkison, Dave Edler (absent after 9:50 a.m.),
Rick Ensey, Dave Ettl (after 9:12 a.m.) and Bill Lover
Staff: City Manager Zais, City Attorney Cutter and City Clerk Kloster
2. Chronic Nuisance Properties Ordinance
City Attorney Jeff Cutter explained that the draft ordinance provided for Council
consideration was modeled after an ordinance recently enacted by the City of
Seattle. The proposed ordinance is written to address the existence of certain
properties within the city that have been associated with recurring illegal or
undesirable occurrences.
Council discussed various provisions of the draft ordinance.
ACTION: Motion carried to bring this issue forward for a public hearing.
VOTE: Unanimous
3. Standing City Council Meetings
Assistant Mayor Coffey explained her idea of holding meetings that would allow
for free - flowing discussion on issues that were important to Council Members.
ACTION: Motion carried to schedule a meeting on April 20, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. in
the Council Chambers to discuss the gang issue, annexation policy and
formation of an ad hoc committee to address North First Street improvements.
VOTE: Unanimous
4. Audience Comments (10:15 — 10:30 a.m.)
None
5. Adjournment — 10:08 a.m.
ACTION: Motion carried to adjourn to the Council business meeting on April 6,
2010 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. VOTE: Unanimous