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YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
STUDY SESSION
August 30, 2016
City Hall -- Council Chambers
10:00 a.m. -- MINUTES
1. Roll Call
Council: Mayor Kathy Coffey, presiding, Assistant Mayor Carmen Mendez, Council Members
Maureen Adkison, Holly Cousens, Avina Gutierrez, Dulce Gutierrez and Bill Lover
Staff: City Manager Moore and City Clerk Claar Tee
2. Consideration of draft 2017 -2018 State and Federal Legislative and Administrative Priorities
City Manager Moore stated it is the time of year when staff asks for Council guidance on
legislative priorities. Randy Beehler, Communications and Public Affairs Director, reviewed
the draft State and Legislative Priorities.
After Council discussion,
MOTION: D. Guiterrez moved and A. Gutierrez seconded to move "strengthening
access to public records by curbing abusive requests" from the Actively Pursue
category to the Support category. The motion carried by a 4 -3 vote, with Coffey, Adkison,
and Lover voting no.
MOTION: D. Guiterrez moved and Mendez seconded to move "development of a
sustainable funding model for gang prevention, intervention, and suppression
programs given current funding will expire in 2017" and "development of a
sustainable funding model to assist in meeting increased indigent defense costs
given current funding will expire in 2017" from the Support category to the Actively
Pursue category. The motion carried by unanimous vote.
It was Council consensus to:
• Combine "Efforts to address homelessness locally, regionally, and statewide" and
"Reducing barriers to affordable housing and human services programs" and keep
them in the Actively Pursue category.
• Add "Washington State Department of Transportation bicycle and pedestrian safety
grant program" to Support category.
• To leave the remaining State Legislative priorities in the categories as they were
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presented.
• To move "Efforts by eligible local entities to secure funding through the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Developments ( "HUD ") "Choice Neighborhoods"
program from the Support category to the Actively Pursue category.
• To move "Continued funding of the Community Development Block Grant ( "CDBG ")
program at current or increased levels" from the Support category to the Actively
Pursue category.
• To combine "Efforts to address homelessness locally, regionally, and nationally" and
"Reducing barriers to affordable housing and human services programs" and keep
them in the Actively Pursue category.
• To leave the remaining Federal Legislative priorities in the categories as they were
presented.
Council Member A. Gutierrez requested information on obtaining an international airport
designation, which Mayor Coffey suggested would be a good topic for the Council Economic
Development Committee. Communications and Public Affairs Director Beehler noted he will
bring an update of the priorities at the September 20th meeting.
3. Audience comments (allow 15 minutes)
Joey Anderson, city resident, stated citizens are demanding transparency of public records.
Robert Strader, city resident, spoke in support of the Safe Routes to School funding,
WSDOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Grant program and the cross -state John Wayne
Pioneer Trail.
4. Adjournment
MOTION: Mendez moved to adjourn to a City Council Executive Session on
September 6, 2016, at 5 p.m. followed by a Business meeting at 6 p.m. at City Hall in
the Council Chambers. The motion carried by unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned
at 11:27 a.m.
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