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YAKIMACITY COUNCIL
September 6, 2016
City Hall -- Council Chambers
5:00 p.m. Executive Session; 6 p.m. Business Meeting
EXECUTIVE SESSION
1. Executive Session regarding pending litigation and land and property considerations
BUSINESS MEETING
1. Roll Call
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Interpreter Services
4. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order
A. Proclamations
i. Constitution Week proclamation
B. Presentations / Recognitions / Introductions
Recognition of 15 Years of Service for Fire Lieutenants Jason Ray and Brian
Kneisler
ii. American Public Works Association Project of the Year Award for the Yakima
Railroad Grade Separation Project
C. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees
i. Acceptance of Council Nominating Committee minutes and
recommendation of appointments to the Yakima Housing Authority, Board of
Appeals, Hotel /Motel -- Tourist Promotion Area and Lodging Tax Advisory
Committee, as well as discuss application deadline for exploratory Committees
5. Council Reports
6. Consent Agenda
Items listed are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion without
discussion. A citizen or Council member may request to remove an item from the Consent Agenda and, if
approved, it will be placed on the regular agenda for discussion and consideration.
A. Approval of the minutes from the August 16, 2016, City Council Business meetings
and August 11, 15, 23, and 30, 2016, City Council Study Sessions
B. Set October 4, 2016 as the date to hold an open record public hearing to discuss
initiating a right -of -way vacation in the vicinity of S. 51st Ave. & Walnut St.
C. Resolution authorizing a settlement agreement with Jose Ochoa -Mares to resolve
and settle the litigation brought by the City
D. Resolution authorizing a lease agreement with the US Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration for a lease of property for aeronautical navigation
equipment and to provide Air Traffic Control services
E. Resolution authorizing a property lease agreement with Ellensburg Telephone
Company, d /b /a Fairpoint Communications, for the City's primary radio transmission
site on Look Out Point
F. Resolution authorizing a radio site sublease agreement with New Cingular Wireless
PCS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company for the purpose of leasing available
space on the City's Look Out Point radio communications site
G. Ordinance relating to Leaves of Absence and amending Yakima Municipal Code
Section 2.40.050 Military Leave
7. Audience Participation
Community members are invited to address items that are not listed on the regular business meeting
agenda. A guideline of three (3) minutes per speaker is in place in order to allow as much opportunity as
possible for audience participation. A speaker's time may be extended at the discretion of the Mayor
and /or the consensus or vote of the Council. Written communication and e-mail messages are strongly
encouraged.
CITY MANAGER REPORTS
8. Request for Letter of Support for Next Step Housing concerning the proposed Bicycle
Apartments project at 118 N 50th Avenue
9. Resolution authorizing City staff to submit a "Tree City USA" application to the Arbor Day
Foundation, Washington State Department of Natural Resources Urban & Community
Forestry, and USDA Forest Service for development of a tree care ordinance and board
10. Resolution authorizing a mutual rescission with regards to contract agreements with Yakima
Valley Partners Habitat for Humanity for the construction of four new low income housing
units at 1220 S. 16th Avenue
11. Resolution adopting Yakima Transit's Transit Development Plan for 2016 -2021 and annual
report for 2015
ORDINANCES
12. Discussion regarding proposed revisions to Ordinance No. 2016 -008 (marijuana)
13. Other Business
14. Adjournment
The next meeting will be a City Council Study Session on September 13, 2016, at 10 a.m. at City
Hall -- Council Chambers
15. Council General Information
A. Council General Information
16. Confidential
A. Confidential
Any invocation that may be offered before the official start of the Council meeting shall be the
voluntary offering of a private citizen, to and for the benefit of the Council. The views or beliefs
expressed by the invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the
Council, and the Council does not endorse the religious beliefs or views of this, or any other
speaker.
A Council packet is available for review at the City Clerk's Office and the Library. A packet is
also available on -line at www.yakimawa.gov.
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language interpreters, for City meetings. Anyone needing special assistance please contact
the City Clerk's office at (509) 575 -6037 at least two business days prior to the meeting.