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Home My WebLink About02/07/2017 18A Council General InformationBUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDASTATEMENT Item No. 18.A. For Meeting of: February 7, 2017 ITEM TITLE: SUBMITTED BY: SUMMARY EXPLANATION: Council General Information Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk 1. 4th Quarter Municipal Court Office Statistics 2. Preliminary Council Agenda 3. City Meeting Schedule 4. Preliminary Future Activities Calendar ITEM BUDGETED: STRATEGIC PRIORITY: APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL:cl*� '"""""°-City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION: BOARD/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: ATTACHMENTS: Description Upload Date Type D report 21212017 Coxer Merno D info 21212017 Ccoer Memo MEMORANDUM February 23, 2017 TO: The Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Cliff Moore, City Manager FROM: The Honorable Susan Woodard, Presiding Judge Linda Hagert, Court Services Manager Maria Simons, Accountant SUBJECT: 4th Quarter 2016 Municipal Court Office Statistics The City of Yakima Municipal Court operation was created in late 1996 and has been an independent judicial arm of the City since January 1, 1997. The Court adjudicates all traffic infractions, misdemeanors, and gross misdemeanors cited in the City. The Court operates with two full time Judges, one of whom presides over the Court's activities, and a part time Court Commissioner. The City Council adopts the Courts budget annually; the Court is otherwise independent from City Administration. Following please find summary statistical reports for Municipal Court 4th Quarter activity through December 31, 2016. Detailed reports are available from the Office of the Municipal Court. Prior year totals for 2015 are included for comparison. The following summary information for each quarter includes: I. Municipal Court Infraction Statistics II. Municipal Court Criminal Statistics III. Public Safety Education Assessment (PSEA) Statistics IV. Collection Statistics -- Municipal Court Outstanding Time -Pay Contracts V. Outside Agency Collection Statistics Page 1 Yakima Municipal Court -- 4th Quarter 2016 I. Municipal Court Infraction Statistics Page 2 2015 Prior Year 2016 Prior Qtrs. October November December 2016 YTD Total Filings -- Proceedings During Year: Infractions Filed 12,693 10,118 1107 974 1,030 13,229 Violations Charged 19,105 15,356 1,670 1,471 1,528 20,025 Mitigation Hearings 1,496 956 106 103 85 1,250 Contested Hearings 382 251 24 33 18 326 Show Cause Hearings 135 145 8 11 6 170 Other Hearings On Record 1,748 1330 166 176 181 1,853 Total 35,559 28,156 3,081 2,768 2,848 36,853 Dispositions During Year: Infractions Paid 2,968 2393 236 217 223 3,069 Failure to Respond 135 116 5 13 9 143 Committed 6,453 4,566 487 490 426 5,969 Not Committed 245 110 13 16 8 147 Dismissed 1,640 1189 123 125 124 1,561 Amended 2 25 3 2 6 36 Total Disposed 11,443 8,399 867 863 796 10,925 Municipal Court Traffic Infraction Revenues $1,141,965 $945,302 $98,228 $68,803 $140,131 $1,252,464 Budget $1,200,000 $1,200,000 Page 2 Yakima Municipal Court -- 4th Quarter 2016 II. Municipal Court Criminal Statistics Page 3 2015 Prior Year 2016 Prior Qtrs. October November December 2016 YTD Total Filings During Year: Citations Filed 3,266 2386 269 248 264 3,167 Violations Charged 4,199 3,039 343 332 332 4,046 Trial Settings During Year: Non Jury Trials Set 5 7 0 0 0 7 Jury Trials 1,951 1347 101 127 128 1,703 Proceedings: Arraignments 2,798 2075 247 213 225 2,760 Non Jury Trials 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jury Trials 11 12 2 0 1 15 Stipulations to Record 2 8 0 1 0 9 Other Hearings 4,904 3,176 295 298 289 4,058 Dispositions: Bail Forfeitures 0 0 0 0 0 0 Guilty 2,809 2008 203 214 173 2,598 Not Guilty 7 7 2 0 1 10 Dismissed 1,322 1211 104 117 106 1,538 Amended 160 133 29 10 17 189 Deferred/Driver 554 455 56 41 56 608 Prosecution Resumed 85 62 7 7 9 85 Total Disposition 4,937 3,876 401 389 362 5,028 Criminal Fines Revenue: DUI Penalties $96,795 $65,084 $6,310 $4,643 $10,890 $86,927 Criminal Traffic 107,571 84,576 9,085 6,279 12,897 112,837 Non -Traffic Misdemeanor 74,031 64,225 5,065 2,815 7,668 79,773 Recoupments 107,274 88,398 6,648 6,000 11,126 112,172 Total Fines $385,671 $302,283 $27,108 $19,737 $42,581 $391,709 Total Budget $442,000 $442,000 Page 3 Yakima Municipal Court -- 4th Quarter 2016 III. Public Safety Education Assessment (PSEA) Statistics * Required payments to State Public Safety Education. Revenue for these payments is included as part of the total fine. Revenue figures presented are net of these payments. IV. Collection Statistics -- Municipal Court Outstanding Time -Pay Contracts 2015 2016 October November December 2016 3,549,324 Prior Year Prior Qtrs. Accounts Assigned in 2015 5,877,343 Accounts Assigned in 2016 YTD Total Public Safety $26,520,473 Dollars Collected Since 2012 $4,051,351 Collection Performance Court Accounts 17.11% Education Assessment $1,551,549 $1,297,226 $148,177 $123,789 $128,811 $1,698,003 (PSEA) Payments * Required payments to State Public Safety Education. Revenue for these payments is included as part of the total fine. Revenue figures presented are net of these payments. IV. Collection Statistics -- Municipal Court Outstanding Time -Pay Contracts **After judgment the offender makes arrangements with the court to pay their outstanding fines. If the offender does not make a payment in 30 days and does not make an effort with the court to make other arrangements to pay, the account is considered in arrears. A final notice is mailed to the person in arrears. If ignored the account is then turned over to collection. The collection agency is mandated by the state of Washington to write off accounts still owing ten years after the judgment date due to the statute of limitations. The statute of limitations covers all fines and restitution. V. Outside Collection Agency Statistics As of 12/30/2016 Outstanding Municipal Court Time -Pay Agreements" $2,201,379 **After judgment the offender makes arrangements with the court to pay their outstanding fines. If the offender does not make a payment in 30 days and does not make an effort with the court to make other arrangements to pay, the account is considered in arrears. A final notice is mailed to the person in arrears. If ignored the account is then turned over to collection. The collection agency is mandated by the state of Washington to write off accounts still owing ten years after the judgment date due to the statute of limitations. The statute of limitations covers all fines and restitution. V. Outside Collection Agency Statistics *� Net of cancellation Page 4 2016 and Prior Years Outside Collection Agency: *** Accounts Assigned in 2012 $4,259,269 Accounts Assigned in 2013 3,549,324 Accounts Assigned in 2014 6,509,902 Accounts Assigned in 2015 5,877,343 Accounts Assigned in 2016 6,324,635 Total Assignments $26,520,473 Dollars Collected Since 2012 $4,051,351 Collection Performance Court Accounts 17.11% *� Net of cancellation Page 4 YMA CITY COUNCIL February 21, 2017 City Hall — Council Chambers 6 p.m. Business Meeting; 6:30 p.m. Public Hearings 1. Roll Call 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Interpreter Services 4. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order A. Presentations / Recognitions / Introductions MWIT, M� EMMUM 5. Council Reports 6. ConsentAgenda aiscussion. A cilzen or Uoll _FTn1nF-r - - - I I F i I approved, it will be placed on the regular agenda for discussion and consideration. A. Approve payment of disbursements for the period January 1 — 31, 2017 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 e)dended at the discretion of the Mayor and/or the consensus or vote of the Council. Written communication and e-mail messages are strongly encouraged. PUBLIC HEARINGS 8. Public meeting to consider the final plat approval of Catalyss Phases 1 and 2 located at 4200 Castlevale Road DEPARTMENT ITEMS 9. Downtown Housing Incentive - Tieton Hotel Placeholder CITY MANAGER UPDATE 10. Ordinance amending YMC Chapter 1.18, Sections .005, .015 and .050, and repealing Section .052, to reorganize certain administrative departments of the City 11�14qpt The next meeting will be a City Council Study Session on February 28, 2017 at 10 a.m. at City Hall — • Chambers M r 111111111IM-MMUC1=11 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 7 k'C '77,71 M W W UA ST M -d I also available on4ine at www.yakimawa.gov. M NO CITY MEETING SCHEDULE For February 5, 2017 — February 13, 2017 Please note: Meetings are subject to change Monda, EghrHgKy± 3:30 p.m. Civil Service Commission — Council Chambers Tuesday, FebruaLy 7 10:00 a.m. County Commissioners meeting — Council Chambers 5:00 p.m. City Council Executive Session — Council Chambers 6:00 p.m. City Council Business Meeting — Council Chambers Wednesday, FebruaEy 8 3:00 p.m. Yakima Planning Commission — Council Chambers 5:30 p.m. Parks & Recreation Commission — Council Chambers Thursday, FebruaEy 9 9:00 a.m. Hearing Examiner — Council Chambers Friday, FebruaLy 10 2:00 p.m. Bid opening — Council Chambers Monday, FebruaEl 13 8:30 a.m. Pension Board meetings — I" Floor Conference Room 11:00 a.m. Chamber membership meeting — Convention Center 5:30 p.m, Community Integration Exploratory Committee — 2 "d Floor Conference Room Office Of Mayor/City Council Preliminary Future Activities Calendar Please Note: Meetings are subject to cha Tue. Feb. 7 5:00 p.m. City Council Executive Scheduled Meeting Council Council Chambers Session 6:00 m, Scheduled Meetin Council Council Chambers Wed. Feb. 8 3:00 p.m. Yakima Planning Scheduled Meeting A. Guti6rrez Council Chambers Commission 5:30 p.m. Parks & Recreation Scheduled Meeting D. Gutierrez Council Chambers Commission Thur. Feb. 9 9:00 a.m. North Front Street Scheduled Meeting A. Guti6rrez North Town Association meeting 1:00 p,m, Harman Center Board Board Meeting Adkison Harman Center Sat. Feb. 11 12:00 p.m. Speak at Faith Action Scheduled Event A. Guti6rrez St. Michael's Church meeting Mon. Feb. 13 8:3 0'a. m. Pension Board meetings Board Meeting Lover 1st Floor Conference Room 11:00 a.m. Chamber membership Scheduled Meeting Open Convention Center meeting 5:30 p.m. Community Integration Scheduled Meeting D. Gutierrez 2nd Floor Conference Room Exploratory Committee meetin Tue. Feb. 14 12:00 p.rn, 1 Chamber Board meeting Board Meeting Coffey Chamber 2:00 p.m. Council Neighborhood & Scheduled Meeting A. Guti6rrez, D. Council Chambers Building Community GutiC-rrez, Committee M6ndez Y. Wed. Feb. 15 12:00 � L -u Ul M �� OIC Board meeting Board Meetin Adkison OIC Thur. Feb. 16 5:00 p.m. YCDA Board meeting Board Meeting A. Guti6rrez New Vision 5:30 p.m, Ethics & Equal Rights Scheduled Meeting A. Guti6rrez 2nd Floor Conference Room Exploratory Committee Fri. Feb. 17 9:00 a.m. Yakima Basin Joint Board Board Meeting Lover Halverson NW Sat. Feb. 18 2:00 p.m. Present citizen awards Scheduled Event Coffey Mt. Olive Lutheran Church Mona Feb. 20 CITY OFFICES CLOSED 1,2:00 p.m. Speak at Rosalma Club Scheduled Event A. Gutierrez Women's Century Club meeting 1:30 p.m. YVCOG Board meeting Board Meeting Adkison YVCOG