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January 10, 2017
City Hall -- Council Chambers
5:30 p.m. Executive Session; 6 p.m. Business Meeting; 6:30 p.m. Public Hearings --
MINUTES
EXECUTIVE SESSION
1. Executive Session regarding pending litigation
Council: Mayor Kathy Coffey, presiding, Assistant Mayor Carmen Mendez, Council
Members Maureen Adkison, HoIIy Cousens, Dulce Gutierrez and Bill Lover
Absent: Council Member Avina Gutierrez (excused)
MOTION: Lover moved and Cousens seconded to adjourn to Executive Session
for up to 30 minutes to d/scuso/oend/no litigation. The motion carried by unanimous
vote, A. Gutierrez absent.
Executive Session was held and adjourned at 5:53 p.m.
BUSINESS MEETING
1. Roll Call
Council: Mayor Kathy Coffey, presiding, Assistant Mayor Carmen Mendez, Councii
Members Maureen Adkison, Holly Cousens, Avina Gutierrez, Dulce Gutierrez and Bill
Lover
Staff: City Manager Moore, City Attorney Cutter and City Clerk Claar Tee
2. Pledge ofAllegiance
Mayor Coffey Ied the Piedge of Allegiance.
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Interpreter Services
Mayor Coffey introduced Jorge Villasenor who announced interpreter services are
available.
4. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order
A. Proclamations
i. Martin Luther King Jr proclamation
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Mayor Coffey proclaimed January 15'21 . 2017, as Martin Luther King, Jr. Week and Rev.
Trimble and Steve Mitchell accepted the proclamation.
Council Member Lover noted each year the City helps with the parade. MOTION: Lover
moved and D. Gutierrez seconded to fund $500 for the MLK parade. The motion
carried by unanimous vote.
Accept Council Neighborhood & Community Building Committee
meeting minutes of November 29, 2016
MOTION: Adkison moved and Cousens seconded to accept the minutes. The
motion carried by unanimous vote.
ii Accept Council Public Safety Committee minutes of November 3,
2016
MOTION: D. Gutierrez moved and Mendez seconded to accept the minutes. The
motion carried by unanimous vote.
5. Council Reports
None.
6. Consent Agenda
Mayor Coffey 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 ib3nns, 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 Mendez seconded to approve the consent
The moUon carried by unanimous vote.
A. Approval of the minutes from the December 13, 2016, City Council Business
meeting and Decernber 1 3, 2016, City Council Study Session
B.
Project Completion and Contract Acceptance for Columbia Asphalt &Gravai
Inc. - ProjectAT238O West Va!ley Middle School Vicinity Improvements
(Standard Motion V -B -Accept the project and approve)
C. Resolution authrizing an Intergovernmental Purchasing Agreement with City of
Port Townsend, WA
RESOLUTION NO. R-2017-OO1, ARESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City
Manager of the City of Yakima to enter into an Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing
Agreement with City of Port Townsend, WA.
D. Resolution authorizing the Fire Chief, who serves as the City's Emergency
M@nager, to enter into a grant agreement with Washington State Military
Department and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide funds
to enhance the City of Yakima Emergency Management Program
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RESOLUTION NO. R-2017-UO2.ARESOLUTION authorizing the Fire Chief, who serves
as the City's Emergency Manager, to enter into a grant agreement with Washington State
Military Department and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide funds
to enhance the City of Yakima Emergency Management Program
E. Resolution authorizing a lease agreement with United States of America:
General Services Administration to provide office space for the Transportation
Security Administration
RESOLUTION NO. R-2017-003, A RESOLUTION authorizing the execution of a lease
agreement with United States of America: General Services Administration to provide
office space for the Transportation Security Administration located at 2300 West
Washington Avenue.
F.
Resolution authorizing a selllement agreement entered into by the City of
Yakima, Yakima County, and Yakima Air Terminal — McAllister Field and their
insurers to resolve and settle lawsuits involving the Yakima Air Terminal litigation
RESOLUTION NO. R-201 7-004, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager of the City
of Yakima to consent to and execute a settlement agreement entered into by the City of
Yakima, Yakima County, and Yakima Air Terminal — McAllister Field and their insurers to
resolve and settle lawsuits involving the Yakima Air Terminal litigation.
G. Ordinance relating to land use and development; repealing Chapter 11.63 of the
Yakima Municipal Code and replacing it with a new Chapter 11.63 entitled
Downtown Redevelopment Tax Incentive Program"
ORDINANCE NO. 2017-001, AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and development;
repealing Chapter 11.63 of the Yakima Municipal Code and replacing it with a new Chapter
11.63 entitled "Downtown Redevelopment Tax Incentive Program"; authorizing a process
whereby properties satisfying the requirements of the application and development
guidelines become eligible for exemption from ad valorem property taxation on the value
of the new housing construction, conversion and rehabilitation improvements as provided
in 84.14 RCW.
7. Audience Participation
Carole Sahlstrand, City resident, spoke about women's rights@ndinvhedCOunCi|b]j in
her in a Women's March on January 21, 2017.
Felicity Farias, City resident, spoke on behalf of One America and urged Council to
become a Sanctuary City.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
8. Resolution and closed record public hearing to consider the Yakima Planning
Commission's recommendation regarding a Preliminary Long Plat application submitted
by Columbia Ridge Homes, LLC for a 35 -lot preliminary plat known as Englewood Place in
the vicinity of N. 74th Ave & Englewood Ave
Supervising Planner Peters briefed Council on the resolution.
Mayor Coffey opened the public hearing. Justin Helum, applicant, spoke in favor of the
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resolution. The City Clerk read the resolution by title only.
MOTION: A. Gutierrez moved and Cousens seconded to adopt the resolution. The
motion carried by unanimous vote.
RESOLUTION NO. R-2017-005, A RESOLUTION approving a preliminary long plat, for
the Preliminary Plat of Englewood Place, a thirty-five lot subdivision, located in the vicinity
of southwest corner of Englewood and N. 74th Avenues.
9. Public Hearing relating to a Transportation Benefit District; establishing a Transportation
Benefit District (TBD), specifying that the boundaries will coincide with the City boundaries;
and specifying the transportation improvements to be funded by the district
City Manager Moore noted Council directed staff to bring this forward towards establishing
a $15 car tab fee. Bronson Faul, Senior Assistant City Attorney, reported the project list
can be amended at any time with a public hearing.
Mayor Coffey opened the public hearing.Tony Courcy, City resident, asked what happened
to the crosswalk at Martin Luther King and 4th Street. Sandi Belzer, County resident,
shared her concerns. Mayor Coffey closed the hearing. After Council discussion, the City
Clerk read the ordinance by title only.
MOTION: A. Gutierrez moved and Adkison seconded to pass the ordinance. The
motion carried by a 4-3 vote, Cousens, D. Gutierrez and Lover voting no.
ORDINANCE NO. 2017-002, AN ORDINANCE of the City of Yakima, Washington, relating
to a Transportation Benefit District; establishing a Transportation Benefit District (TBD),
specifying that the boundaries will coincide with the City boundaries; and specifying the
transportation improvements to be funded by the district.
10. Public Hearing for assuming the rights, powers, immunities, functions and obligations of
the City of Yakima Transportation Benefit District (TBD) pursuant to Chapter 36.74 of the
Revised Code of Washington (RCW)
Bronson Faul, Senior Assistant City Attorney, stated this ordinance and public hearing is
step two in the process and allows Council to assume the Transportation Benefit District
(TBD) as part of the City.
Mayor Coffey opened the public hearing, with no one coming forward to speak, closed the
hearing. The City Clerk read the ordinance by title only.
MOTION: A. Gutierrez moved and Mendez seconded to pass the ordinance. The
motion carried by a 4-3 vote, Cousens, D. Gutierrez and Lover voting no.
ORDINANCE NO. 2017-003, AN ORDINANCE of the City of Yakima, Washington,
assuming the rights, powers, functions and obligations of the City of Yakima Transportation
Benefit District (TBD) pursuant to Chapter 36.74 of the Revised Code of Washington
(RCW).
DEPARTMENT ITEMS
11. Ordinance establishing an annual vehicle license fee; and fixing a time when the same
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Bronson Faul, Senior Assistant City Attorney, reported this is the third item in the process
and does not require a public hearing; however, it does require a super -majority vote to
pass.
After Council discussion, the City Clerk read the ordinance by title only. AN
ORDINANCE of the City of Yakima, Washington establishing an annual vehicle license fee;
and fixing a time when the same shall become effective.
MOTION: A. Gutierrez moved to increase the fee to $20. The motion failed due to lack
of a second.
MOTION: Adkison moved and Mendez seconded to pass the ordinance. The
motion failed 4-3 due to lack of a super -majority vote, D. Gutierrez, Lover and Cousens
voting no.
Council Member D. Gutierrez feels there are not enough projects on the list for the east
side of Yakima. City Manager Moore suggested reviewing the project list at the
Council roundtable meeting on January 31, 2017, which was approved by Council
consensus.
12. Approval of Project Scope of Work for Business Incubator, Commercial Kitchen and
Public Market Real Estate Evaluation Study Request for Qualifications
Economic Development Director Hawkins briefed Council on the item. Mayor Coffey noted
the proposal is to review two locations and she would like more locations to be
considered. It was Council consensus to broaden the number of locations for review.
MOTION: Adkison moved and Cousens seconded to approve the item with the
stated recommendations on broadening the number of locations for review. The
motion carried by unanimous vote.
CITY MANAGER UPDATE
13. Letter from Plaza Committee to Council
City Manager Moore briefed Council on the request from the Yakima Central Plaza
Fundraising Committee, which is 1) to establish a deadline of December 31, 2017, to
secure pledges of $9 million and 2) to name one or more Council members to the
fundraising committee.
MOTION: Mendez moved and Adkison seconded to extend the deadline to secure
a minimum of $9 million in donor contracts, utilizing a five year payment
timeframe for the $9 million, for the Yakima Central Plaza Project, to December
31, 2017, with the recognition that all contract payments that come after the five
year period will be considered as additional funding to the $9 million dollars. The
motion carried by a 4-3 vote, Cousens, A. Gutierrez and Lover voting no.
Council Member Lover questioned if the Council members would be liaisons or voting
members of this Committee. Plaza Fundraising Committee Member John Baule reported
there would not be a lot of voting, the idea is to have Council members involved in the
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process.
MOTION: Mendez moved and Adkison seconded to appoint Council Members D.
Gutierrez,Adkison and Mendez as Iiaisons to the Yakima Central P!aza
Fundraising Committee from January 10, 2017, through December 31, 2017. The
motion carried by a 6-1 vote, Lover voting no.
14. Recommendations from NCBC regarding establishment of homeless encampment
City Manager Moore briefed Council onthe December 10.2O16.Neighborhood and
Community Building Committee nneedng, in which staff was directed to look at the City
owned Tiger Mart Iocation on North First Street as a potential homeless encampment
location. He reported Yakima Neighborhood Health Services already provides
many services to the homeless and would continue to bring those services to an
encampment. Those services include: counseling, mental health services, chemical
dependency assistance, housing opportunities, employment readiness training,
job assistance and assistance in obtaining social security and identification cards.
The following community members spoke against a homeless encampment at the location
on North First Street: Robert Noriega, End Zone Sports Bar; Dean Owens, Owens Cycle;
Alisha Blakley, Sun Country Inn; Mike Kokonge, Co|dvveU Banker Realty; Jim Camarata,
Waffles Caf; Marcie Carrell, City resident, spoke against having any type of encampment;
John Gasperetti, Gasperetti's Restaurant; Don Kramer, Trailer Inns; Brian Morton, City
resident; Javier Gutierrez, City resident; Dave Ettl, City resident; and. Jean Omens, North
First Street property owner.
Council Member D. Gutierrez thanked the community members for attending and
expressing their concerns. Assistant Mayor Mendez stated she would like to focus on a
plan and funding instead of a location at this point. Council Member Cousens asked about
aUnng|ine. City Manager Moore noted the winter weather shelters will be closing March 15,
2017; however, they are researching an extension,
Mayor Coffey suggested forming an Ad Hoc Committee, which would encompass Public
Safety, Economic Development and Neighborhood and Community Building to review the
homeless issues.
MOTION: Coffey moved and Cousens seconded to have a newAdHoc Committee
to work this through and bring back to Council, and the Chair of the Pubtic
Safety, Economic Development and Neighborhood and Community Building
Committees would head up the Committee to look at and bring back
a recommendation on the status of the 10 -point plan and homeless encampment.
The motion carried by unanimous vote. City Manager Moore reported the City will send a
request to make changes to the 5 -year plan to the Homeless Planning and Policy Council.
15. Response to Gity Council inquiry regarding 'Sanctuary City"
City Manager Moore noted at the Iast Gity Council Business meeting, Council had asked
for information regarding sanctuary cities. Senior Assistant City Attorney Martinez reported
the Yakima Police Department has an unwritten policy of not asking immigration status,
The following community members spoke against becoming a Sanctuary City: Dana
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Johnson, City resident; Philip Brendale, City resident; Bob Bieren, City resident; Sandi
Belzer, County resident; Steve Edwards, Moxee resident; and, Rick Weiss, City resident.
The foliowing community members spoke in support of becoming a Sanctuary City: Mary
Baechler, County resident; Rogelio Montes, City resident; and, Robert Noriega, City
Council Member A. Gutierrez stated she brought this forward for discussion purposes as
she hears a lot of misinformation on this topic. Council Member Lover feels the City is
already a defacto Sanctuary City. After further Council discussion,
MOTION: A. Gutierrez moved and D. Gutierrez seconded that staff bring back a
resolution at the next Counci! meeting on what type of Sanctuary City we are
going to be. MOTION: A. Gutierrez moved and D. Gutierrez seconded to amend
the motion to be a welcoming city instead of a sanctuary city. The motion to amend
carried by Council consensus. The motion as amended carried by unanimous vote.
16. Other Business
Mayor Coffey reported she was asked to be on KIT Radio and urged other Council
members to participate when invited.
City Manager Moore shared that the City has an opportunity to participate in an Association
of Washington Cities scholarship program for a high school student in the valley for
$1,000, which requires an essay and some involvement in city government or high school
related activity.
17. Adjournment
MOTION: D. Gutierrez moved and Mendez seconded to adjourn to the next
Council Business Meeting on Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at 6 p.m. in the Council
Chambers, The motion carried by unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m.
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