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Special Meeting Minutes
Early Learning Center Siting
Neighborhood Development
City Council Committee
Friday, April 18, 2008 Meeting
Members: Bill Lover, Chairman Staff:
Kathy Coffey Dick Zais
Neil McClure Chris Waarvick
Denise Nichols
Lare Waters
Invited Guests: Rick Linneweh, President & CEO, Memorial Hospital
Helen Marieskind, ESD 105
0 Ester Huey, Southeast Community Center
Chairman Lover opened the meeting by having those in attendance introduce
themselves. Chris Waarvick briefly went over the agenda and contents of the briefing
package. The City of Yakima Parks and Recreation Commission recommendation was
reviewed along with the summary list of positive and challenging attributes to both
sites. Helen Marieskind from ESD #105 discussed their submittal document responding
to questions from the prior Neighborhood Development Committee. Council Member
Kathy Coffey asked Rick Linneweh if the Early Learning Center partnership had
recommendation for a preferred site. Rick responded by saying they would follow the
ultimate decision of the City Council.
Lare Waters, Assistant City Attorney, discussed lease - purchase and lease purchase
models for transfer of site control and /or ownership. Council Member Neil McClure
was interested in some additional models to be explored for the property use
arrangement such as the Harman Center arrangement at Gailleon Park. Lare Waters
commented that the closest model for a lease arrangement would be those lease
agreements found currently in use at the Joint City /County Airport. One member of the
410 Early Learning Center Partnership had a question about the Yakima Resources (Boise
Cascade site). Various attendees responded by saying that there were utility and clean-
up challenges of unknown nature at that site making consideration very problematic.
Chairman Bill Lover called for a recommendation. Council Member Kathy Coffey
recommended that the SECC site be recommended to the full Council on May 6, 2008 at
the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
Staff was asked to continue work on the appropriate property arrangement with the
early Learning Center Partnership but that arrangement could come at a later time.
Council Member Neil McClure expressed an interest in understanding what the
property values were for the remaining homes surrounding the SECC site. His interest
lay in the potential for future acquisition and open space development.
Chairman Lover adjourned the meeting.
Approved:
11 Lover, Chairman
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