HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-02-14 NCBC Agenda PktYakima City Council Committee
Neighborhood & Community Building Committee (NCBC)
Council Chambers, City Hall – 129 N 2nd St, Yakima, WA
Tuesday February 14, 2017
2:00 p.m.
City Council City Staff
Councilmember Dulce Gutiérrez (Chair) Cliff Moore, City Manager
Councilmember Avina Gutiérrez Joan Davenport, Community Development Director
Councilmember Carmen Méndez
Councilmember Holly Cousens (alternate)
Agenda
1. Presentation re: Henry Beauchamp Community Center (Adrianne Garner)
2. Parks Updates (K. Wilkinson)
a. Draft Parks Capital Plan
3. Board Appointed Reports – Standing Item
a. Community Equity Program (J. Davenport)
b. Comprehensive Plan Update (J. Calhoun)
c. Homeless Network (C. Méndez)
d. Parks & Recreation Commission (D. Gutiérrez)
e. Henry Beauchamp Community Center (A. Gutiérrez)
f. Historic Preservation (A. Gutiérrez)
g. TRANS-Action Committee (D. Gutiérrez)
h. Transit Development Plan / Transit Related Issues (D. Gutiérrez)
i. Ethics & Human Rights Committee (A. Gutiérrez) (01/05/17 and 01/19/17 Approved Minutes)
j. Community Integration Committee (D. Gutiérrez)
k. Bike/Pedestrian Committee (C. Méndez)
4. Other Business / Requests
a. Approve Minutes of 01/26/2017
b. Recap of Deliverables for Next NCBC Meeting
c. Future Items
d. Interpreter for Next Meeting (48-hr advance notice)
5. Audience Participation
Next Meeting: March 16, 2017
The complete agenda packet is available online at: https://www.yakimawa.gov/council/city-council-committees/
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Parks and Park Amenities by District
Capital Improvements 2000 - Present
DISTRICT
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Miller Park 1923 3.96 Acres
McGuinness Park 1978 1.91 Acres
Cherry Park 1926 0.5 Acres
Milroy Park 1931 3.36 Acres
5th Ave Roundabout 2004 5,700 Sq. Ft.
Naches Parkway 1913 0.41 miles
Walter Ortman Parkway 1976 0.7 Acres
Powerhouse Canal Pathway 1996 0.33 miles
Miller Park – 3.96 Acres
Miller Park is located north of the downtown area at North 4th Street and East E Street. Miller Park
provides a picnic shelter, play equipment, basketball courts, performance stage and a water spray
feature. This park is the location of our Viva La Musica Concert Series during the summer. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $40,000 Revenue: Minimal Capital Improvements: 2001 - $25,000 Playground - Rotary
2005 - $104,000 Pool Demo / Basketball Courts – City of Yakima
2006 - $7,500 Water Fountain – City of Yakima
2007 - $87,000 Spray Park – City of Yakima
2012 - $30,000 Picnic Shelter- Southwest Rotary
2014 - $16,000 Performance Stage – City of Yakima
2016 - $30,000 Removal of old pool building – City of Yakima
Total Capital Improvements: $299,500 Planned Capital Improvements: New Sign
New Playground
Resurface basketball court
Convert one court into mini-soccer
Restroom
McGuinness Park – 1.91 Acres
McGuinness Park is located at North 14th and Swan Avenues in a densely populated neighborhood. The
park includes a picnic shelter, play equipment, basketball court, asphalt pathway and over 75 trees. The
Powerhouse Canal Pathway continues through the park and connects to the Walter Ortman Parkway
which then connects to the William O. Douglas trail at 5th Avenue. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $25,000
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Revenue: Minimal Capital Improvements: 2010 - $50,000 Pathway – City of Yakima
2011 - $5,000 Security Lights – City of Yakima
Total Capital Improvements: $55,000 Planned Capital Improvements: New Sign
New Playground
Resurface Basketball Court
Replace Fence
Fitness Equipment
Cherry Park – 0.5 Acres
Cherry Park is located at North 4th Avenue and Cherry Street. The park contains play equipment. The
park is surrounded by single and multi-family housing. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $12,000 Revenue: Capital Improvements: 2007 - $5,000 Sidewalk Repairs – City of Yakima
Total Capital Improvements: $5,000 Planned Capital Improvements: New Sign
New Playground
Basketball Court
Acquire Adjacent Abandoned Property
Milroy Park – 3.63 Acres
Milroy Park is located at North 16th and Lincoln Avenues, west of downtown in one of Yakima’s most
densely populated areas. The park is characterized by mature shade trees and provides a variety of
amenities that include play equipment, volleyball courts, three horseshoe pits, a tether ball pole and
restrooms. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $38,000 Revenue: Minimal Capital Improvements: 2001 - $38,000 Playground – City of Yakima
2011 – $5,000 Park and parking lot light replacement – City of
Yakima
2016 - $125,000 Restroom – City of Yakima
Total Capital Improvements: $168,000 Planned Capital Improvements: New Sign
Resurface Asphalt Parking Lot
Picnic Shelter
New Playground & Swings
5th Avenue Roundabout – 5,700 Sq.Ft.
The center of the roundabout features a water fountain, grass, trees and shrubs.
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Maintenance/Operation Expense: $3,000 Revenue: Capital Improvements: Planned Capital Improvements:
Naches Parkway – 0.41 miles (Total 5.86 Acres- remaining property within Districts 2 & 4)
Located on North and South Naches Avenue, the Naches Parkway is a 15.5 block long parkway of center
planting islands. The oldest of the City’s park properties, the parkway stretches from I Street to Race
Street and crosses through the downtown at Yakima Avenue. The parkway is covered with grass for all
of its length except for the Hatfield block between Yakima Avenue and A Street which has brick paving
and picnic tables. Most notably, the parkway contains stands of mature shade trees including sycamore,
silver maple, red maple, oak and crab apple trees. Many of the trees are almost 100 years old and the
City has begun selective replacement with new red oaks and red maples. One of Yakima’s few public
statues, a depiction of Spanish-American War Col. John J. Weisenburger, is located on the first parkway
island south of Yakima Avenue. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $57,000 Revenue: Capital Improvements: Planned Capital Improvements: Replace Broken Sidewalk Sections / Ramps
Remove Dead / Dangerous Trees
Walter Ortman Parkway – 0.70 Acres
The Walter Ortman Parkway is located on Willow Street between North 10th and North 6th Avenues.
The four block long median parkway includes grass, ornamental trees, and asphalt pathway. A grant
award allowed the construction of an asphalt pathway that extends the Powerhouse Canal Pathway
through McGuinness Park connecting to the William O. Douglas trail at 5th Avenue. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $11,000 Revenue: Capital Improvements: 2012 – $225,000 Asphalt Pathway -Yakima Valley Conference of
Governments grant
2012 – $25,000 Trees and irrigation – City of Yakima
Total Capital Improvements: $250,000 Planned Capital Improvements:
Powerhouse Canal Pathway – 0.33 miles (Total 8.0 Acres – remaining property within District 5)
The first two sections of the Powerhouse Canal Pathway were constructed in 1996 along the irrigation
canal right-of-way. Funding secured in 1999 continued the pathway through Chesterley Park to River
Road while transportation enhancement grant funding awarded to Parks and Recreation in 2000
allowed construction of three additional sections: McGuinness Park southwest to 16th Avenue, 16th to
20th Avenues, and Englewood to Lincoln Avenue. The property includes automatic irrigation, park
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benches and landscaping. The pathway extends 2.45 miles from 40th Avenue and River Road on the
west through McGuinness Park to the east. The well-used pathway accommodates pedestrian and other
non-motorized forms of transportation and offers safe off-street passage in portions of the City lacking
in sidewalks. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $47,000 Revenue: Capital Improvements: Planned Capital Improvements: Permanent Benches along Pathway
Landscape Pathway from 16th Ave. to 20th Ave.
Fitness Equipment
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DISTRICT
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Kiwanis Park 1952 34.3 Acres
Martin Luther King Park 1933 4.01 Acres
Southeast Community Park 1970 3.63 Acres
Fair Ave Island 1 2008 0.15 Acres
Fair Ave Island 2 2008 0.15 Acres
Naches Parkway 1913 1.01 miles
South Second Street Park 1908 0.52 Acres
Arboretum 1920 60 Acres
Kiwanis Park – 34.3 Acres
Kiwanis Park is located at Fair Avenue and East Maple Street on the East side of the City. Its numerous
amenities and visibility from I-82 make Kiwanis Park one of the highest-use parks in the city. The eastern
portion of Kiwanis Park includes the Gateway Complex which includes 5 lighted ball fields with
scoreboards, a concessions/restroom building, play equipment, picnic shelter and plenty of seating area
for patrons including bleachers and grassy areas. The Gateway Complex attracts many users from both
inside and outside the City in the form of leagues and tournaments. The western portion of Kiwanis Park
is home to a skate park, 3 lighted ball fields with scoreboards, concession/restroom building, restroom,
basketball courts, play equipment and picnic shelter. This area also includes the Incinerator Building
which was constructed in 1936. There is a 1.8 acre pond that separates Gateway and Kiwanis fields. As
anticipated, the Kiwanis Park/Gateway Complex is not only one of the premier softball/baseball
complexes in Washington State, but it is also a community park open to any and all to enjoy the
skatepark, basketball court, picnic shelter and one of the largest playgrounds in Eastern Washington. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $340,000 Revenue: $235,000 Capital Improvements: 2000 - $120,000 Appraisals / Surveys
2001 - $789,000 Land Acquisition
2002 - $198,000 Land Acquisition
2002 - 2005 $176,000 Sports Complex
2003 - 2005 - $2,009,600 Sports Complex
2004 - 2005 - $830,000 Additions
2004 - $31,000 Land Acquisition
2005 - $17,000 Additions
2005 - $33,000 Playground
2006 - $675,000 4th Ballfield
2006 - $6,400 Gateway Fence
2006 - $12,000 Kiwanis Fence
2007 - $24,000 4th Ballfield
2007 - $7,000 Upper Kiwanis
2008 - $51,000 Upper Kiwanis
2008 - $69,000 Land Acquisition - Fair Ave
2008 - $27,000 Land Acquisition - Fair Ave
2008 - $41,500 Land Acquisition - Fair Ave
2008 - $69,000 Land Acquisition - Fair Ave
2008 - $68,000 Land Acquisition - Fair Ave
2008-2009 - $305,000 Skate Park
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2009 - $125,000 Restroom - City of Yakima
2010 - $115,000 Maple Street Improvements – City of Yakima
2010 - $200,000 Play Equipment – Downtown Rotary
2010 - $30,000 Basketball courts & benches – Southwest Rotary
2010 - $25,000 Picnic shelter – Sunrise Rotary
2012 - $150,000 Parking Lot – City of Yakima
2012 - $365,000 Concession stand/restroom – Sun Yakima LLC
2012-2013 - $1,400,000 3 Lighted ball fields – City of Yakima,
Yakima School District
2014 - $ Restripe Parking Lot – City of Yakima
2015 - $ Portable Bleachers
2015 - $ Bleacher Netting
Total Capital Improvements: $7,968,500* *Collaboration of funds from Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis clubs, Yakima School District, RCO grant and City
of Yakima. Planned Capital Improvements: Xeriscape Hillside
Reconfigure Field 2
Add Lights on Field 2
Upgrade Parking Lot Lights to LED
New Storage Building
Improve Pond – Aerating Fountain
Plant Trees around Field 4
Batting Cages
Spray Park
Pitching Circles - Turf
Martin Luther King Jr. Park – 4.01 Acres
Martin Luther King Jr. Park is located at South 9th and East Beech Streets next to Washington Middle
School. The park is mostly passive with shade trees and green space for the school and neighborhood
and also provides play equipment, basketball courts, tennis courts and a water spray feature. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $34,000 Revenue: Capital Improvements: 2006 - $7,500 Water Fountain –City of Yakima
2007 - $215,000 Spray Park – City of Yakima
2016 - $1,500 Park sign – City of Yakima
2016 - $40,000 Removal of Old Pool Building – City of Yakima
2016 - Convert Tennis Court to Mini-Soccer
Total Capital Improvements: $264,000 Planned Capital Improvements: Picnic Shelter
Restroom
New or Additional Playground
Resurface Basketball Courts
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Southeast Community Park – 3.63 Acres
The Southeast Community Park is located at South 8th Street and East Arlington Avenue, next to the
Southeast Community Center. The park provides playground equipment and a volleyball court. The
South side parking lot is home to the Yakima Rotary Food Bank. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $30,000 Revenue: Capital Improvements: 2006 - $53,000 Building Improvements – City of Yakima
2007 - $225,000 Building Improvements – City of Yakima
2012 - $6,600 Parking lot lights – City of Yakima
2014 - $262,500 Rotary Food Bank – Downtown Rotary,
Southwest Rotary, Rotary Trust and City of
Yakima
2015 - $15,000 Security lights & HVAC Repair– City of Yakima
2015 - $115,000 Play Equipment – City of Yakima
Total Capital Improvements: $677,100 Planned Capital Improvements: Sign
Basketball Court
Picnic Shelter
Fair Avenue Islands 1 & 2 - 0.30 Acres
Open grass areas along Fair Avenue near Kiwanis Park. One of the islands is fenced. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $1,500 Revenue: Capital Improvements: Planned Capital Improvements:
Naches Parkway – 1.01 miles (Total 5.86 Acres- remaining property within Districts 1 & 4)
Located on North and South Naches Avenue, the Naches Parkway is a 15.5 block long parkway of center
planting islands. The oldest of the City’s park properties, the parkway stretches from I Street to Race
Street and crosses through the downtown at Yakima Avenue. The parkway is covered with lawn for all of
its length except for the Hatfield block between Yakima Avenue and A Street which has brick paving and
picnic tables. Most notably, the parkway contains stands of mature shade trees including sycamore,
silver maple, red maple, oak and crab apple trees. Many of the trees are almost 100 years old and the
City has begun selective replacement with new red oaks and red maples. One of Yakima’s few public
statues – a depiction of Spanish-American War Col. John J. Wiesenberger, is located on the first parkway
island south of Yakima Avenue. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $57,000 Revenue: Capital Improvements: Planned Capital Improvements: Replace Broken Sidewalk Sections / Ramps
Remove Dead / Dangerous Trees
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South 2nd Park – 0.52 Acres
A small triangular park located at South 2nd and Race Streets, South 2nd Park is used primarily as a
picnic site or place for neighbors to gather. The park has no facilities other than picnic tables, but
provides much needed public green space in the largely commercial neighborhood. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $8,000 Revenue: Capital Improvements: Planned Capital Improvements:
Yakima Area Arboretum - 60 Acres
The Arboretum is located at the intersection of Interstate 82 and Nob Hill Boulevard and contains eleven
acres of natural riparian wetland and twenty nine acres of exotic woody plants. The Arboretum has a
Japanese Garden, a Trees of Washington exhibit, bird sanctuary, butterfly garden, Jewett Pond, walking
paths and a parking area. The Jewett Interpretive Center houses a gift shop, a meeting/banquet room
and Yakima Valley’s only horticultural library. The property is owned by the City of Yakima but managed
by a non-profit organization. The Parks and Recreation Division helps support the Arboretum by
providing weekly mowing at no cost. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $10,000
Revenue: Capital Improvements: Planned Capital Improvements:
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DISTRICT
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Kissel Park 1956 17 Acres
Tahoma Cemetery 1889 60 Acres
Fisher Park Golf Course 1958 18.2 Acres
Gardner Park 1955 9.13 Acres
Perry Tech Soccer Complex 1993 10 Acres
Kissel Park – 17 Acres
Kissel Park is located in the south-central part of the City on Mead Avenue. Kissel Park includes
twelve tennis courts, a restroom/storage building, picnic shelter, basketball courts, asphalt pathway
and play equipment. The property was graded into a gently rolling landscape with a large flat area
toward the street on its northern border. Kissel Park is surrounded primarily by single family
residences. The park amenities make it a viable asset to the immediate neighborhood and the
community as a whole. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $50,000 Revenue: $ 3,500 Capital Improvements: 2000 - $15,400 Addition – City of Yakima
2001 - $187,800 Addition – City of Yakima
2002 - $1,323,000 Addition – City of Yakima
2002 - $36,000 Land Improvements – City of Yakima
2006 - $11,000 Addition – City of Yakima
2007 - $9,500 Addition – City of Yakima
2008 - $58,000 Addition – City of Yakima
Total Capital Improvements: $1,640,700 Planned Capital Improvements: Add Second Picnic Shelter
Expand Basketball Court
Irrigation System Upgrade
Screened Area for Trash Bins
Resurface Tennis Courts
Add Shade Structures between Tennis Courts
Spray Park
Tahoma Cemetery
Located along South 24th Avenue, Tahoma Cemetery is the City’s oldest cemetery with graves
dating back to 1867. Its landscape is dominated by mature silver maples, a mausoleum, an area for
a planned Japanese Garden and a Veteran’s section with a memorial monument. Its single building
houses an office and a maintenance shop. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $292,000 Revenue: $265,000 Capital Improvements: 2000 - $48,000 Fence – City of Yakima
2001 - 2002 - $11,000 Addition – City of Yakima
2003 - $42,000 Irrigation – City of Yakima
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2007 - $29,000 Irrigation – City of Yakima
2014 - $16,000 Site & road prep for Japanese Garden – City of
Yakima
2015 - $400,000 Road Repave Project – City of Yakima
2015 - Install Cage around Pump
Total Capital Improvements: $546,000 Planned Capital Improvements: Completion of Japanese Garden
Irrigation System Improvements / Upgrade
Complete Development of Section M
Renovate Mausoleum – Roof / Stucco / Paint
Fisher Golf Course – 18.2 Acres
Fisher Golf Course is a 9-hole, par-3 course located on 40th Avenue across from Eisenhower High School.
Operated and maintained by the Parks and Recreation Division, the beautifully landscaped and
maintained course is well used. The property contains a starter house, putting green, small
maintenance building, and a practice driving net. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $185,000 Revenue: $100,000 Capital Improvements: 2006 - $16,000 Landscaping – City of Yakima
2015 - $45,000 Parking Lot Renovation – City of Yakima
2015 - Purchased 2 Golf Carts for Rental
2015 - Relocated Entrance off Parking Lot
2016 - Reroof and Painted Exterior of Maintenance
Building
Total Capital Improvements: $61,000 Planned Capital Improvements: Install Tall Fence / Netting along 38th Ave.
Sign on Corner of Webster & 40th Ave.
Redo Concrete Pad for Maintenance Building
Remodel / Reroof / Relocate Starter House
Gardner Park – 9.13 Acres
Located at Pierce St and Cornell Avenue, Gardner Park has historically served as both a neighborhood
park with picnic tables, restroom, volleyball court and trees and as a community park with its two ball
fields. The park lies next to an elementary school and is used by the school for sports activities. In early
2006, the school district and the City implemented $300,000 in improvements to the fields and
restroom to provide home fields for the Yakima School District’s girl’s fast pitch program along with
other community leagues. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $46,000 Revenue: Minimal Capital Improvements: 2006 - $300,000 – Field improvements – Yakima School District Planned Capital Improvements: Sign
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Pave Gravel Parking Lot
New Restroom
New Playground
Fence East Side of Park
Replace Outfield Fence
Perry Soccer Complex – 10 Acres
The Perry Soccer Complex is located near 16th And Washington Avenues. The land is leased from Perry
Technical College and contains four fields. Portable goals allow the various users to change field sizes so
both children and adult leagues can utilize the fields. The fields are maintained by Parks and Recreation.
In 2011, Perry Technical College paved the existing gravel parking lot and constructed an asphalt
walkway going from the parking lot to the school. Yakima Youth Soccer Association manages the various
soccer leagues. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $39,000 Revenue: Capital Improvements: Planned Capital Improvements:
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Lions Park & Indoor Pool
1927
1972 4.38 Acres
Franklin Park & Outdoor Pool
1945
1956 17.66 Acres
Raymond Park 1954 2.17 Acres
Larson Park 1937 4.4 Acres
Tieton Terrace 1939 0.4 Acres
Naches Parkway 1913 0.47 miles
Roselma Garden Club Park 1975 0.45 Acres
Portia Park 1924 0.52 Acres
S. 6th Ave Parkway 1969 0.17 Acres
Lions Park and Indoor Pool – 4.38 Acres
Lions Park and Indoor Pool is located west of the downtown on South 5th Avenue and Pine and is the
site of the City’s only indoor swimming pool. The 25 yard pool is used year-round for a variety of aquatic
programs; including school district swim activities, and senior use. The park provides playground
equipment and tennis courts. The Yakima School District renovated the parking lot and tennis courts
during the renovation of Davis High School. Maintenance /Operation Expense: $458,000 Revenue: $166,000 Capital Improvements: 2002 - 2003 $6,000 Improvements – City of Yakima
2003 - $5,000 Aquatic Lift – City of Yakima
2007 - $233,000 Update – City of Yakima
2014 - $6,000 Lockers – City of Yakima
2014 - $75,000 Pool Electrical Upgrade – City of Yakima
2015 - $20,000 Pool Facility Audit – City of Yakima
2015 - $285,000 Tennis Court & Parking Lot Renovation –
Yakima School District
2016 - $16,000 Climbing Wall (pool) – City of Yakima
2016 - Remove Old Spray Park Equipment
Total Capital Improvements: $646,000 Planned Capital Improvements: New Sign
New Filtration System for Pool
New Dehumidifier for Pool
Replace Bulkhead for Pool
New Playground
Picnic Shelter
New Windows and Doors for Pool Building
Remodel Pool Building Restroom / Locker Rooms
Remodel Front Entrance Reception Area
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Franklin Park and Outdoor Pool – 17.66 Acres
Franklin Park is located at South 21st Avenue and Tieton Drive in the central part of the City. The park
lies adjacent to Franklin Middle School to the east and the Yakima Valley Museum to the South. Park
amenities include restrooms, tennis courts, 2 small picnic shelters, a pavilion and an outdoor swimming
pool with water slide and a shallow water training pool. The pool at Franklin Park is the City’s only
outdoor swimming pool. In 2009, the fence around the pool was extended to the south to incorporate
additional area. In 2011, the fence in the northern area of the pool was extended to provide additional
grassy area for pool patrons. As a result of this expansion, an aged playground facility, that was prone to
graffiti and vandalism due to its location, was removed. In 2011, Sunrise Rotary of Yakima approached
the City Parks and Recreation staff with a proposal to remove the old picnic shelter and replace it with a
new state-of-the-art shelter. The size of the old shelter (21X21 feet) made usefulness difficult. The new
picnic shelter (30X40 feet) is much more versatile. Without the help of Sunrise Rotary, such a project
would have been very difficult to undertake. Parking is provided at the south end of the site, but at
times is inadequate depending on activities at the park and museum. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $423,000 Revenue: $114,000 Capital Improvements: 2002 - $7,000 Heat Saver Pool Blanket – City of Yakima
2008 - 2010 - $40,000 Pool Renovation – City of Yakima
2013 - $150,000 Pavilion – Sunrise Rotary
2013 - $30,000 Picnic Shelters – Southwest Rotary
2013 - $72,000 Play Equipment – Downtown Rotary
2013 - $225,000 Parking Lot – City of Yakima
2015 - Refinished Sign
Total Capital Improvements: $524,000 Planned Capital Improvements: New Waterslide for Pool
Replace / Renovate Bath House
Repair / Remove / Replace Tennis Courts
New Concession Building
Repair / Remove Pathway through Park
Landscape along Stanley Blvd.
Raymond Park – 2.35 Acres
Raymond Park is located at South 1st and Arlington Avenues with residential neighborhoods to the west
and an industrial area to the east. The park is mostly a passive park with picnic tables, trees and open
space. An aged playground was removed. It is anticipated that a new playground will be constructed
when funds allow. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $14,000 Revenue: Capital Improvements: Planned Capital Improvements: Sign
Playground
Picnic Shelter
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Larson Park – 4.4 Acres
Larson Park is located adjacent to Yakima Valley Community College. The primary users are from the
immediate neighborhood and the college. Amenities include a picnic shelter, swings, restroom/storage
building and asphalt pathway. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $32,000 Revenue: $ 900 Capital Improvements: 2003- $129,000 Restroom – City of Yakima
2016 - Resurfaced Walkway
Total Capital Improvements: $129,000 Planned Capital Improvements: New Sign
Playground
New Picnic Shelter
Tieton Terrace Park – 0.42 Acres
Tieton Terrace Park is a small pocket park located at the intersection of South 26th Avenue and West
Walnut Street. Developed facilities are limited to picnic tables, a park bench and a swing set. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $8,000 Revenue: Capital Improvements: Planned Capital Improvements: Sign
New Swing Set
Playground
Small Picnic Shelter
Naches Parkway – 0.47 miles (Total 5.86 Acres- remaining property within Districts 1 & 2)
Located on North and South Naches Avenue, the Naches Parkway is a 15.5 block long parkway of center
planting islands. The oldest of the City’s park properties, the parkway stretches from I Street to Race
Street and crosses through the downtown at Yakima Avenue. The parkway is covered with lawn for all of
its length except for the Hatfield block between Yakima Avenue and A‖ Street which has brick paving
and picnic tables. Most notably, the parkway contains stands of mature shade trees including sycamore,
silver maple, red maple, oak and crab apple trees. Many of the trees are almost 100 years old and the
City has begun selective replacement with new red oaks and red maples. One of Yakima’s few public
statues – a depiction of Spanish-American War Col. John J. Weisenburger – is located on the first
parkway island south of Yakima Avenue. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $57,000 Revenue: Capital Improvements:
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Planned Capital Improvements: Replace Broken Sidewalk Sections / Ramps
Remove Dead / Dangerous Trees
Rosalma Garden Club Park – 0.31 Acres
The Rosalma Garden Club Park is located at the southeast corner of the Tieton Drive and South 16th
Avenue intersection. This small triangular shaped park provides green space, mature plantings and stone
benches. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $5,700 Revenue: Capital Improvements: 2016 - Park Renovation
Total Capital Improvements: Planned Capital Improvements: Sign
Portia Park – 0.52 Acres
Portia Park is a small triangular pocket park west of downtown at Yakima and 12th Avenues. Because of
its location, Portia Park provides visual interest and green space to the neighborhood. The park contains
mature shade trees and a few picnic tables. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $3,600 Revenue: Capital Improvements: Planned Capital Improvements:
South 6th Avenue Parkway – 0.17 Acres
A block-long median parkway with trees, South 6th Avenue Parkway separates 6th Avenue’s
northbound and southbound traffic in between Tieton Drive and Division Street. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $2,800 Revenue: Capital Improvements: Planned Capital Improvements: Replace Broken Sidewalk Sections
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Public Works Complex - Park & Recreation Offices & Shop 1994
Chesterley Park 1976 31.2 Acres
Elks Memorial Park 1959 12.66 Acres
Summitview Park 1931 0.76 Acres
Powerhouse Canal Pathway 1996 1.54 miles
River Road Pump Station 0.48 Acres
Chesterley Park – 31.2 Acres
The original portion of Chesterley Park with four soccer fields, restroom/storage building, play
equipment and picnic shelter opened in 1990. By 2004, two more soccer fields, a 10,000 square-
foot skate park, and parking for 120 vehicles were added. The park is located in the northwest part
of the City on North 40th Avenue, with easy access to Highway 12. It is in generally good condition,
although high amounts of volcanic ash in the soil create maintenance problems and the irrigation
system is in frequent need of repair. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $77,000 Revenue: $ 1,300 Capital Improvements: 2000 - $38,600 Addition – City of Yakima
2001 - $132,000 Skate Park – City of Yakima, RCO grant
2001 - $345,000 Addition- City of Yakima
2002 - $174,000 Addition – City of Yakima, RCO grant
2003 - $12,000 Improvements – City of Yakima, RCO grant
2003 - $105,000 Parking Lot – City of Yakima, RCO grant
2006-2009 - $7,500 Addition – City of Yakima
Total Capital Improvements: $814,100 Planned Capital Improvements: New Signs
Expand Skate Park
New Playground
Repair / Replace Walkways
Install Soccer Goal Boxes – Turf
Irrigation Improvements
Elks Memorial Park – 12.66 Acres
Elks Memorial Park is located in the north/central part of the City on Hathaway and North 8th Avenues,
and serves as the home fields of the Yakima National Little League. The City of Yakima has a use
agreement with Yakima National Little League for the use and maintenance of the Elks Memorial Park
ball fields. Amenities include six youth ball fields with dugouts and backstops, a concession stand
building, a tether ball pole, play equipment, a picnic shelter and restroom facilities. The park also
includes 26 horse shoe pits. Due to the high volume of visitors to the park during the little league
season, parking is often problematic. There is some paved parking along North 8th Avenue on the east
end of the park; however, the majority of the parking is a gravel strip along Hathaway. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $46,000 Revenue: Minimal
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Capital Improvements: 2001 - $100,000 Irrigation – City of Yakima
2008 - $120,000 Restroom – City of Yakima
Total Capital Improvements: $220,000 Planned Capital Improvements: Remove some Horseshoe Pits
New Picnic Shelter
Demo Yellow Field
Upgrade Fence Sections as Needed
Replace Outfield Fence on Green Field
New Sign
Pave Gravel Parking Lot
Renovate Concession / Storage Building
New Playground
Remove Old Restroom Building
Reconfigure Purple Field
Summitview Park – 0.76 Acres
Summitview Park is a small rectangular pocket park located at the intersection of Summitview and 11th
Avenues. Due to the generosity of a descendent of the park’s original owners, Summitview Park is well
equipped with picnic tables. The park provides mature shade trees and green space. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $8,400 Revenue: Capital Improvements: Planned Capital Improvements:
Powerhouse Canal Pathway – 1.54 miles (Total 8.0 Acres – remaining property within District 1)
The first two sections of the Powerhouse Canal Pathway were constructed in 1996 along the irrigation
canal right-of-way. Funding secured in 1999 continued the pathway through Chesterley Park to River
Road while transportation enhancement grant funding awarded to Parks and Recreation in 2000
allowed construction of three additional sections: McGuinness Park southwest to 16th Avenue, 16th to
20th Avenues, and Englewood to Lincoln Avenue. The property includes automatic irrigation, park
benches and landscaping. The pathway extends 2.45 miles from 40th Avenue and River Road on the
west to McGuinness Park on the east. The well-used pathway accommodates pedestrian and other non-
motorized forms of transportation and offers safe off-street passage in portions of the City lacking in
sidewalks. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $47,000 Revenue: Capital Improvements: Planned Capital Improvements: Permanent Benches along Pathway
Landscape Pathway from 16th Ave. to 20th Ave.
Fitness Equipment
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River Road Pump Station – 0.34 Acres
Grass area around Water Division Pump Station. Mowing, irrigation and weed control only. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $4,000 Revenue: Capital Improvements: Planned Capital Improvements:
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Gailleon Park & Harman Center 1974
2004
4.5 Acres / 16,000
Sq. Ft
Gilbert Park 1954 11.62 Acres
North 44th Ave Walkway 1954 0.69 Acres
Harman Center at Gailleon Park – 4.5 Acres / 16,000 Square Foot Building
The Harman Center, located at 65th and Summitview, was constructed by a private foundation and
donated to the City and opened in 2004. The center is dominated by a 1,200 square-foot lounge with a
wide stone fireplace that reaches to the top of the 18-foot ceiling. The lounge accommodates areas for
visiting, reading, television viewing and coffee. In addition, the center has classrooms for arts and crafts
and other activities, a fitness room, computer lab, billiards room, and offices for staff. There is a multi-
purpose room with attached commercial kitchen that is available for rentals. The center has been
heavily used by seniors for a wide range of self-improvement, leisure and social activities. An electronic
changing message sign was added in 2007. Seniors Inc. plays a large part in helping with the operation of
the Harman Center. The center is located on 4.5 acres of park land. There is a patio with a pergola and
landscaped surroundings as well as green space. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $443,000 Revenue: $232,000 Capital Improvements: 2002-2006 - $131,000 Improvements – City of Yakima
2003-2006 - $67,000 Improvements – City of Yakima
2004-2006 - $24,000 Additions – City of Yakima
2004 - $3,500,000 Building – Donation from Harman Foundation
2008 - $40,000 Parking Lot – City of Yakima
2012 - $7,300 Fireplace Upgrade – City of Yakima
2013 - Installed New Security System
Total Capital Improvements: $3,769,300 Planned Capital Improvements: Paint Interior and Exterior of Harman Center
New Commercial Dishwasher
Renovate Front Entrance of Harman Center
Gilbert Park – 11.62 Acres
Gilbert Park is located on Lincoln Avenue at North 49th Avenue. Park amenities include expanses of
grassy area, mature trees, picnic tables, and a labyrinth. Gilbert Park is popular with immediate
neighborhood residents and city wide users. The limited park amenities are a result of use restrictions
placed on the park by its creators. Gilbert Park’s use was intended, and always will be, for passive
recreation uses. In 2015, the Allied Arts and Warehouse Theater building was removed due to safety
issues. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $55,000 Revenue: Capital Improvements: 2013 - $5,000 Parking Lot light replacement – City of Yakima
2015 - $103,000 Removal of the Allied Arts and Warehouse
Theater building- City of Yakima
2015 - Repaved Parking Lot
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2015 - Restriped Parking Lot
2016 - Refinished Sign
Total Capital Improvements: $108,000 Planned Capital Improvements:
North 44th Avenue Park – 0.69 Acres
North 44th Avenue Park is an open space area providing neighborhood access via a pathway from
Uplands Way to Lincoln Avenue. The green space provides an asphalt pathway. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $9,700 Revenue: Capital Improvements: 2015 - $5,000 Repave asphalt walkway – City of Yakima
2015 - Replanted Trees along Pathway
Total Capital Improvements: $5,000 Planned Capital Improvements:
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7 West Valley Community Park 1998 26.2 Acres
Randall Park 1967 40.24 Acres
Fairbrook Islands 1966 2.03 Acres
West Valley Community Park – 26.2 Acres
West Valley Community Park is located adjacent to West Valley Middle and Junior High Schools, with
access off of South 80th Avenue. The park property was transferred from Yakima County to the City in
2008. Amenities at the park include play equipment, a soccer field, nature trails, paved pathways, green
space, a sand volleyball court, horseshoe pits, a multi-use court and 3 picnic shelters. Wide Hollow
Creek runs along the north edge of the park. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $70,000 Revenue: $5,300 Capital Improvements: 2008 - $184,000 Land – City of Yakima
2008 - $130,000 Land – City of Yakima
2008 - $250,000 Improvements – City of Yakima
2014 - $10,000 Irrigation Upgrade – City of Yakima
2015 - Resurfaced East Parking Lot
Total Capital Improvements: $574,000 Planned Capital Improvements: New Signs
Repair / Replace / Add Asphalt Walkways
Resurface Walkways
Parking Lot Lights
New Playground
Spray Park
Creek Riparian Improvements
Randall Park – 40.24 Acres
Randall Park is located at South 48th and West Viola Avenues in the southwestern area of the City. The
majority of the Park lies to the north of Wide Hollow Creek, there are 5 acres of land to the south that is
home to a 1.6 acre fenced dog park. Randall Park is primarily a passive park which includes many acres
of green space, asphalt pathway, and a nature area on the north part of the park. The nature area
includes a duck pond and nature trails. Two bridges which link the walking trails with the rest of the park
were demolished in the fall of 2010 due to safety concerns. The park also includes a gazebo,
playground, basketball courts disc golf course. Randall Park is a popular destination for the immediate
neighborhood and resident nature-lovers alike. Anonymous donations in the amount of $150,000 were
given to the City to help renovate the 40 year old park. In 2014 Parks and Recreation staff applied for a
$500,000 matching funds grant from RCO. In October 2015 the grant was awarded and work has begun
on the Randall Park Improvement Project which is scheduled to be completed in 2018.
Maintenance/Operation Expense: $80,000 Revenue: $ 3,300 Capital Improvements: 2004 - $6,400 Gazebo
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2012 - $6,000 Disc Golf Course
2014 - $22,000 Dog Park – City of Yakima & private donations
2015 - $115,000 Play equipment – Yakima Downtown Rotary
2015 - $60,000 Pond observation deck – Southwest Rotary
2015 - $10,000 Demolition of old Storage and Restroom
Buildings –City of Yakima
2015 - $5,000 Planting trees and shrubs – Triumph Actuation
Systems
2016 - $150,000 Restroom – City of Yakima, donations, RCO
grant
2016 - Replaced Basketball Court
2016 - Constructed Two New Picnic Shelters
Total Capital Improvements: $374,400 Planned Capital Improvements: New Signs / Planters
Pave Randall Dog Park Parking Lot & Driveway
Resurface Walkways
Renovate Parking Lots
Add Parking Lot Lights
Pond Improvements - Stormwater
New Bridge to Nature Area
Clean Up Nature Area
Add Restroom on West Side
New Shelter in Dog Park
Remove / Replace Soil in Dog Park
New Dog Agility Equipment
Sign for Dog Park
Fairbrook Islands – 2.03 Acres
Located within the Fairbrook Addition, these four areas of open space are maintained by the City. The
open spaces are grass with some trees and shrubs. Maintenance/Operation Expense: $14,200 Revenue: Capital Improvements: Planned Capital Improvements: Xeriscape One of the Islands
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Yakima City Council Committee Minutes
Neighborhood & Community Building Committee (NCBC)
City Council Chambers, City Hall
January 26, 2017
Committee Members Staff
Dulce Gutiérrez (Chair) Cliff Moore, City Manager Ken Wilkinson
Avina Gutiérrez Joan Davenport, Community Dev Director Scott Schafer
Carmen Méndez Sara Watkins Alvie Maxey
Chair Dulce Gutiérrez called the meeting to order at approximately 1:30 p.m.
Community Equity Program – Davenport briefly recapped the steps that have been taken thus far related to
the Equity Study project. Moore further described the conversation with WSU’s Metropolitan Center for
Applied Research and Extension. He noted that the agency expressed interest in working with the City but
they wanted to know what the Council’s expectations are for the study research and analysis results. After
some discussion, the committee agreed to have a member attend a follow-up conference call with WSU to
gather information and clarify what the City’s intent and purpose of the equity study is. Davenport also
mentioned that two seniors from LaSalle High School will be working part-time to assist staff with additional
data collection and evaluation, such as preparing an assessment of sidewalk conditions. In response to D.
Gutiérrez’s inquiry regarding transit ridership locations, Maxey stated that Yakima Transit tracks usage
frequency and he noted that the data is already available on the equity study website as a separate layer.
Community Renewal District – Watkins provided the committee a memo with information related to
community renewal law and examples. She explained the purpose of the law is for municipalities to address
areas affected by blight and to provide them with a tool to acquire and redevelop those areas to stimulate
redevelopment for economic growth. She further described the extensive public process in the event eminent
domain is used. A. Gutiérrez feels that this would be a positive impact for the community and would like
staff to continue researching how this can be implemented in the City of Yakima. Méndez questioned the
feasibility of this implementation to which staff responded that it is a rather long process and noted a couple
areas that may benefit from this. The Committee voted unanimously to send the community renewal district
matter to the Economic Development Committee for further discussion and evaluation.
Parks Updates – Wilkinson reported on the future needs of parks as taken from the 2012-2017
Comprehensive Plan list. Any projects that were not completed from that list will be rolled into the next plan.
He indicated that a draft of the 2017-2022 Parks Comprehensive Plan is being finalized and would like to
present it at the February NCBC meeting. He also encouraged Council, staff, and the community to send him
any ideas/suggestions to be incorporated in the future parks plan.
Wilkinson then shared some highlights from the parks survey. A total of 665 surveys were returned and data
is still being tabulated. Staff intends to share the survey results data with the community as part of their
Comprehensive plan update public participation process. He noted three meeting dates that will be conducted
in February at various sites, more information will be forthcoming in a press release. Discussion continued
regarding grant matching fund requirements and park prioritization as well as increased public participation
and ways to improve the parks survey.
Wilkinson explained the parks and playground rules and regulations ordinance. The ordinance amends the
Municipal Code to provide rules pertaining to the proper use of park facilities and equipment, and also
prohibits any interference with parks personnel that would hinder them from performing their job. D.
Gutiérrez reported on the importance of signage to illustrate park rules. Wilkinson stated that staff is
currently working on a draft list of updated parks rules and regulations. Discussion continued about fines
collected related to park violations. If possible, A. Gutiérrez would like to ensure that those funds are
redirected to park repairs and improvements. A. Gutiérrez motioned, seconded by Méndez, to forward the
park ordinance to the full council with additional information regarding fines as requested. Motion carried
unanimously.
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Board Appointed Reports – Standing Item
Comprehensive Plan Update – Davenport reported that a joint study session will be scheduled with the
Yakima Planning Commission and City Council, possibly in late March, to review the Comprehensive Plan.
Homeless Network – Moore clarified the difference between the purpose of the Homeless Network and the
HPPC (Homeless Planning and Policy Council) and explained the importance of the City’s involvement. He
also informed the committee that YVCOG (Conference of Governments) adopted the HPPC’s five year
homeless plan. Watkins provided an update on the RFP (Request for Proposal) process.
Parks & Recreation Commission – D. Gutiérrez recapped the prior meeting which included discussion on a
mission statement, reviewing the parks survey results and improve participation, and pushing back the Adopt
a Park policy.
Henry Beauchamp Community Center –Considerable dialogue ensued about the improvements needed at the
community center. A motion was made but not voted on due to the Committee’s consensus to invite the
Executive Director for the Henry Beauchamp Community Center, Adrianne Garner, to the next NCBC
meeting to make a presentation about the community center and programs offered.
Historic Preservation – Davenport distributed a draft brochure of Yakima’s Historic Fruit Row proposal.
This is a community effort to nominate an area to be designated as a historic district.
TRANS-Action Committee – D. Gutiérrez announced that Ron Anderson was appointed as the new chair. She
also mentioned that a delegation will be going to Washington DC for lobbying efforts and it would be
beneficial to have a city representative accompany that delegation.
Transit Development Plan/Transit Related Issues – Maxey reported that the previous meeting was postponed
due to weather conditions. It will be rescheduled to February 8, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in the Public Works
Training Room.
Ethics & Equal Rights Committee – Maria Rodriguez provided a brief summary of the two meetings
that have occurred in January. They will be focusing on the asset inventory and developing an
elevator speech. They will be meeting twice a month in February.
Community Integration Committee – Davenport recapped the committee’s first meeting which had been
rescheduled due to weather. Watkins noted that both committees agreed to amend their policies and
procedures to reflect a 48 hour advance notice for interpreter service requests and also indicated that the
committees agreed to have recorded meetings beginning in February. To formalize, D. Gutiérrez motioned,
seconded by A. Gutiérrez, to amend the policies and procedures to reflect the requested changes. Motion
carried unanimously.
Bike/Pedestrian Committee – Phil Mattoon reported that the committee reviewed the goals of the
Transportation Plan related to bicycle and pedestrians. The next meeting is scheduled for February 21st.
Approve Minutes of 12/16/2016 – Motion made by Méndez, seconded by A. Gutiérrez, to approve the
minutes of 12/16/2016 as presented; motion carried by unanimous vote.
Other Business/Requests – Staff reviewed the list of deliverables from this meeting.
• Set up conference call with WSU regarding data collection and ethic study and invite Méndez
• Send Community Renewal District matter to Public Safety Committee
• Council member or staff member to participate in the Transportation Coalition delegation to
Washington DC
• Invite Henry Beauchamp Executive Director to the next NCBC meeting
• Research code violations fines and distribution
• Draft Parks plan to be added to NCBC February agenda
• Reschedule the next NCBC committee to Tuesday February 14, 2017 due to scheduling conflicts
The committee discussed further how they want to proceed in regards to eminent domain and whether they
should get city council direction on sending this as a separate item to an exploratory committee or not. They
concluded to leave it since the Economic Development Committee will review the overall Community
Renewal District, of which eminent domain is a component of.
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D. Gutiérrez reminded the public that interpretation services need to be requested 48 hours in advance.
At a previous meeting, the City Council referred the issue of “Welcoming City” to the NCBC for additional
review. After a brief dialogue, D. Gutiérrez motioned, seconded by Méndez, to move the Welcoming City
matter to the next Public Safety Committee. Motion carried unanimously. Méndez commented that it would
give an opportunity for them to hear from the Chief of Police. Motion carried unanimously.
Audience Participation
Rogelio Montes requested advance notification be provided so that he can inform community members of
future meetings that involve the topic of Welcoming City.
Mary Lopez provided ideas on how to increase citizen participation on the parks survey. She was encouraged
to attend Parks and Recreation Commission meetings.
Tony Courcy addressed the committee about the eminent domain issue. He also inquired as to who his
council representative is.
Adjourn – D. Gutiérrez adjourned this meeting at approximately 3:25 p.m. The next meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday February 14, 2017.
Approved by:
Date Approved:
Prepared by: Rosalinda Ibarra, Community Development Administrative Assistant
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