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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/31/2017 Special MeetingYAKIMA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING January 31, 2017 Yakima Training Annex, 421 E. Chestnut Avenue, Yakima 9 a.m. Roundtable Discussion -- MINUTES 1. Roll Call 57 Council: Mayor Kathy Coffey, presiding, Assistant Mayor Carmen Mendez, Council Members Maureen Adkison (departed at 10:13 a.m.), Holly Cousens, Avina Gutierrez (departed at 10:12 a.m. Dulce Gutierrez and Bill Lover Staff: City Manager Moore City Clerk Claar Tee 2. Transportation Benefit District Project List City Manager Moore briefed Council on the status of the Transportation Benefit District (TBD). After Council discussion, MOTION: Adkison moved to adopt the $15 TBD fee. The motion failed due to lack of a second. MOTION: D. Gutierrez moved and A. Gutierrez seconded that the TBD proposal include North First Street revitalization, 1st Street and Washington intersection, Nob Hill and Fair Avenue intersection, Powerhouse Road and Englewood intersection, 6th Avenue Trolley tracks from Walnut past River Road; and the sidewalk projects to include 3rd Avenue, Naches Avenue, 4th Street, Chestnut, Mead and Brown Avenue, which are the first six listed on the list and the parameters around Central Washington State Fair, Nob Hill, Pacific, 18th and Fair. MOTION: A. Gutierrez moved and Lover seconded to amend the motion to replace the 1st and Washington intersection with the 36th Avenue reconstruction and Washington Avenue signal. The motion to amend failed by a 6-1 vote with A. Gutierrez voting yes. The motion failed by a 4-3 vote with Coffey, Cousens, Mendez and Adkison voting no. Mayor Coffey recommended another meeting on the issue as there is a desire to have a TBD. City Manager Moore noted staff will schedule another meeting on this issue in the next 30 days. 3. 2017 Budget Process Council members conveyed their appreciation for the budget process and especially liked the big screen presentation with live updates. 4. Review 2016 Strategic Priorities It was Council consensus (Adkison and A. Gutierrez absent) to remove the following items from the priority list as they are either completed or in process: Ethics Committee, cannabis regulations and zoning; multicultural center; wage theft enforcement options; and deliverables/reports for City grants. Page 1 of 2 Council Member D. Gutierrez suggested the Council have five top pdorities in no particular order, which would be: North First Street, Port District, Eastsidpool (removed "and parks" from the title,), school sidewalk grants and Downtown Plaza. This was approved by Council consensus (Adkison and A, Gutierrez absent). 5. Discussion regarding Council Direction onProjects, Nevv!deasandStaffCopoCih/ Mayor Coffey reminded Council to go directly to City Manager Moore for questions or projects and not to City staff. City Manager Moore stated he would prefer if Council members would directly notify him of any questions or concerns and he will follow up with staff. If there is an individual Council member request that could potentially be very time conSunning, this should come from a majority of Council members. Mayor Coffey noted City staff is at their maximum capacity in fulfilling normal duties, without individual Council members attempting to direct staff. Mayor Coffey reminded Council they have a Code of Ethics to be signed. Council members revisited the Welcoming Gity issue. Council members expressed the need to have a community conversation on this topic away from City Hall and to have more c!arification on this topic from the Police Chief and CityAttorney atthe next Public Safety Committee meeting. City Manager Moore confirmed the Yakima Police Department does not collect information on immigration status and therefore cannot withhold the information that is not collected. While Council has voted to send this matter to the Neighborhood and Community Building Conncnittee, which then voted to send it to the Council Public Safety Committee, there was no consensus on further Council action on this matter (Adkison and A. Gutierrez absent). G. Adjournment MOTION: Mendez moved to adjourn to the next City Counci! Business meeting on February 7, 2017 at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers. The motion carried by unanimous vote, Adkison and A. Gutierrez absent. The meeting adjourned at 11:41 a.m. CERTIFICATION READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY COUNCIL MEMBER 02-2-7~ 7 COUNCIL MEMBERDATE 8 /)�]-7--/-1 V���,"�U/ - `' Page 2 of 2