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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/02/2016 Business Meeting/Executive Session 446 YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL August 2, 2016 City Hall -- Council Chambers 1:30 p.m. Executive Session; 2 p.m. Business Meeting -- MINUTES EXECUTIVE SESSION 1. Executive Session regarding pending litigation ROLL: MayorAvina Gutierrez, presiding, Assistant Mayor Holly Cousens, Council Members Maureen Adkison, Kathy Coffey, Dulce Gutierrez and Bill Lover Absent: Council Member Carmen Mendez (excused) MOTION: A. Gutierrez moved and Lover seconded to adjourn to Executive Session for up to 30 minutes to discuss pending litigation. The motion carried by unanimous vote, Mendez absent. Executive Session was held and adjourned at 1:53 p.m. BUSINESS MEETING 1.. Roll Call Council: Mayor Avina Gutierrez, presiding, Assistant Mayor Holly Cousens, Council Members Maureen Adkison, Kathy Coffey, Dulce Gutierrez and Bill Lover Absent: Council Member Carmen Mendez (excused) Staff: City Manager Cliff Moore, Acting City Attorney Kunkler and City Clerk Claar Tee 2. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Gutierrez led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Interpreter Services Mayor Gutierrez announced interpreter services should be available soon if needed. 4. Open Discussions for the Good of the Order A. Proclamations Community Health Center Week proclamation Mayor Gutierrez proclaimed August 7 -13, 2016 as National Health Center Week. Don ' Hinman, Yakima Neighborhood Health (YNHS) Chairman, accepted the proclamation. Annette Rodriguez with YNHS invited Council members to tour their facility, meet the staff Page 1 of 4 447 and learn about the services they provide. B. Presentations / Recognitions / Introductions Apple Award to IT Senior Computer Client Services Technician Michael Robles John Carney, Information Technology Operations Supervisor, recognized Michael Robles for his outstanding customer service to the City of Yakima. SunComm Manager Coughenour discussed a project Mr. Robles worked on, which is why he nominated Mr. Robles for the award. Mayor Gutierrez presented Mr. Robles with the apple award. ii. National Night Out Police Chief Rizzi explained National Night Out is a community building campaign that promotes police community partnerships and will begin tonight with a kick -off at 6 p.m. at Sarge Hubbard Park. Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Mid -Year Report Greg Lybeck, Assistant General Manager of the Yakima Valley SunDome, introduced two interns from Korea who prepared a PowerPoint presentation on the Lodging Tax Advisory mid -year report, which Mr. Lybeck presented to Council. 5. Council Reports None. 6. Consent Agenda Mayor Gutierrez referred to the items placed on the Consent Agenda, questioning whether there were any additions or deletions from Council members or citizens 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: Cousens moved and Adkison seconded to approve the consent agenda. The motion carried by unanimous vote, Mendez absent. A. Resolution authorizing extension of the EPA floodplain research at the Yakima Wastewater Treatment Plant RESOLUTION NO. R- 2016 -096, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to extend an existing Agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to continue research related to the City of Yakima Wastewater Treatment Plant's Floodplain Restoration and Riparian Outfall project and the Gap to Gap Flood Hazard Reduction project. B. Resolution authorizing an Interlocal School Resource Officer Agreement with the Yakima School District RESOLUTION NO. R- 2016 -097, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to execute an I nterlocal School Resource Officer Agreement with Yakima School District No. 7 for the continuation of the school resource officer program during the 2016 -2017 school year. Page 2 of 4 448 7. Audience Participation Representative Norm Johnson, city resident, requested Council to rename the Southeast Community Center (SECC) the Henry Beauchamp Community Center. He commented on what a great man Mr. Beauchamp was, that he served the City as Mayor and always had time for people. Ester Huey, city resident, encouraged Council to rename the SECC the Henry Beauchamp Community Center in honor and recognition of his 45 years of selfless service and extraordinary civic and community service to the residents of the City of Yakima. She further requested that a public commemoration ceremony be held on Wednesday, November 9, 2016, which would be Mr. Beauchamp's 83rd birthday and have the ceremony at the center to include the changing of the signage to the new name. Ms. Huey also stated she would like to make some corrections to history. She reported the first African American Council member in Yakima was Doctor Simmons who relocated and Mr. Beauchamp was appointed to fill his position. The other correction she reported was the first Executive Director of the SECC was Ruby Buller, followed by Mr. Beauchamp. Ricardo Garcia,Tyler Beauchamp (Henry Beauchamp's grandson), Reverend Robert Trimble and Steve Mitchell also spoke in support of renaming the SECC the Henry Beauchamp Community Center. David Hawkins, city resident, spoke in support of the trolleys and in support of renaming the SECC. CITY MANAGER REPORTS 8. Status update of the North 1st Street Revitalization projects Chief Engineer Brett Sheffield gave an update on the North First Street revitalization efforts. 9. Other Business MOTION: Cousens moved and Adkison seconded to rename the SECC to the Henry Beauchamp Community Center. The motion carried by unanimous vote, Mendez absent. Council members stated they were very honored to be part of this vote. City Manager Moore stated he will bring a resolution to the next Council Business meeting to formalize the renaming. MOTION: Lover moved and Adkison seconded to approve $1,000 to be used from the City's budget for the dedication ceremony renaming the SECC the Henry Beauchamp Community Center. The motion carried by unanimous vote, Mendez absent. Council Member Adkison asked if Council would consider changing the date of the study session related to the next steps on the Plaza. There were no objections. City Manager Moore reported the Public Safety Committee requested information related to the homeless encampment, which is provided to Council in a memorandum. He stated this will be on the next Council Business agenda. Larry Mattson, Executive Director of the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments (YVCOG), stated he will not be available to Page 3 of 4 449 attend that meeting and reported they will have a draft five -year plan to present to the YVCOG Planning and Policy Committee next month. Council Member D. Gutierrez requested a report on Animal Control statistics be provided at the next Council Business meeting. 10. Adjournment MOTION: Cousens moved and Coffey seconded to adjourn to a Council Study Session, which is to be rescheduled. The motion carried by unanimous vote, Mendez absent. The meeting adjourned at 3:03 p.m. CERTIFICATION READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY 1 2-3 / & COUNCIL MEMBER DA E Ate. 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