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YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
STUDY SESSION
June 14,2016
City Hall -- Council Chambers
10:00 a.m. -- MINUTES
1. Roll Call
Council: MayorAvina Gutierrez, presiding, Assistant Mayor Holly Cousens, Council Members
Maureen Adkison, Kathy Coffey, Dulce Gutierrez, Bill Lover and Carmen Mendez
Staff: Interim City Manager Cutter and Acting City Clerk Stephens
2. Boards & Commissions: Equal Rights (Ethic's); Community Integration; Intergovernmental,
Bike & Pedestrian and Committee guidelines and protocols
Interim City Manager Cutter advised Council that as a result of requests for consistency from
Council members regarding the Council Committee process, the Legal Department has
prepared a draft Council Committee Process Manual for review.
MOTION: Lover moved and D. Gutierrez seconded to reduce the amount the City
Manager approves from $100,000 to $50,000 for claims settled against the City. The
motion carried by unanimous vote.
MOTION: Lover moved and Adkison seconded to adopt the City Council Committee
Process Manual as presented. The motion carried by unanimous vote.
Audience Comments: Robert Strader, City resident, stated he is a member of Yakima Bikes
and Walks, which worked with the consultant on the City's bike plan and their group is willing
to help as much as they can with the new Bike /Ped Committee. Luz Gutierrez, City resident,
stated she doesn't believe the City has taken leadership in the past related to the issues of
integrating people who feel left out of the process. She supports the new committees.
After Council discussion,
MOTION: Coffey moved and Adkison seconded to accept the three committees as
written, and in relation to the exploratory committees: reduce the length of time the
committees are functioning from two years to one year; have seven committee
members; each councilmember makes a selection of members, not necessarily
from their district, and for all three committees to include a chair and secretary and
utilize the phrase from the Bike /Ped Committee, which reads, the secretary shall be
responsible for taking attendance, creating minutes, correspondence, distributing
agendas, and administrative duties.
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MOTION: A. Gutierrez moved and D. Gutierrez seconded to amend the motion to use
the current application process and vetting through the Council Nominating
Committee for the selection process of members. The motion carried by a 4 -3 vote with
Lover, Adkison and Coffey voting no. The motion as amended carried by unanimous vote.
MOTION: Mendez moved and Cousens seconded to reinstate the Bike /Ped
Committee as presented. The motion carried by unanimous vote.
MOTION: Mendez moved and D. Gutierrez seconded to change the
Intergovernmental Committee, that was established under the Partnership Priority,
to be a stand -alone committee. The motion carried by a 5 -2 vote with Lover and Coffey
voting no.
MOTION: Coffey moved and Mendez seconded to appointA. Gutierrez, Mendez and
Coffey, with Cousens as the alternate, to the Intergovernmental Committee. The
motion carried by unanimous vote.
MOTION: D. Gutierrez moved and Coffey seconded to move the TRANSAction Board
appointment from the Economic Development Committee to the Neighborhood and
Community Building Committee. The motion carried by unanimous vote.
MOTION: D. Gutierrez moved and Cousens seconded to refer the outdoor display of
merchandise issue be moved to the Planning Commission. The motion carried by
unanimous vote.
3. Adjournment
MOTION: Cousens moved and Gutierrez seconded to adjourn to the next City
Council Business Meeting on June 21, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall Council
Chambers. The motion carried by unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 11:37 a.m.
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