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Home My WebLink About2017-04-20 _Minutes - NCBCYakima City Council Committee Minutes Neighborhood & Community Building Committee (NCBQ City Council Chambers, City Hall April 20, 2017 Committee Members Dulce Gutidrrez (Chair) Avina Gutidrrez Carmen Mdndez Staff Cliff Moore, City Manager Ken Wilkinson Joan Davenport, Community Dev Director Scott Schafer Sara Watkins Rosalinda Ibarra Joseph Calhoun Chair Dulce Gutierrez called the meeting to order at approximately 2:02 p.m. WSU Metro Center Representatives for Equity Study Review — City Manager Moore introduced Martha Aitken and Bradley Gaolach, representatives from the Washington State University (WSU) Metro Center. Gaolach, Center Director, gave a brief summary about the Metro Center and of the process and services that they provide. Aitken described in detail the revised proposal which includes validating the data from the equity study and determine how the City can use it in future budget decisions and resource allocations. The project completion date is anticipated by mid-August 2017 and total budget is approximately $32,500. Some suggested recommendations, not included in the budget, were to: conduct Undoing Institutionalized Racism training; collect and utilize additional data such as health data; engage in broader community conversations; provide additional tools and training. She then provided an opportunity to answer any questions from the committee members. D. Gutierrez asked for the Council retreat priorities be in considered in the review process, listed under Task 2 as Method A. Method C, City Council member interviews, was of concern to the committee in that it may prolong and/or complicate the data analysis process and was later requested to be removed. The committee created a list of subset assets which they feel are measurable and align with other City planning documents, such as the Comprehensive Plan and Economic Development Plan. The list includes: demographics (income, race, education, marital status, owner vs rental percentage, property value, age); location and police response times; streetlights; code compliance complaints; parks (to exclude charge for use parks, cemeteries, privately funded parks); and transit ridership in correlation with benches and bus shelters. A. Gutierrez suggested adding data for healthcare access/needs, the committee agreed. Extensive discussion continued about how the data will be analyzed and validated, geographical boundary, revisions to the proposal, desired outcomes and objectives, and further clarification of private donations for parks. Ultimately, A. Gutierrez motioned, seconded by Mendez, to send the committee's recommended revisions to WSU Metro Center so they can incorporate them into the proposal and return the revised proposal back to the committee as soon as possible for a special meeting to review and make recommendation for the May 2"d City Council business meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Status of Pen-yy Tech and Yakima Youth Soccer Association (YYSA) Contract report — Wilkinson and Moore met with representatives of the Yakima Youth Soccer Association and Perry Technical Institute earlier in the day. Moore briefed the committee on the meeting discussion. Both organizations appreciated the long- standing partnership with the City and expressed concern over the impact of terminating the agreements. Perry Tech indicated that they would not be able to maintain the fields and would consider other uses for the property. YYSA stated that this would cause significant impact because they cannot afford to maintain the fields and they do not have sufficient space at Ahtanum Youth Park to replace them. YYSA is hopeful that the City will continue the maintenance agreement for a few more years as they rely heavily on those soccer fields for their competitive leagues. It was pointed out that YYSA and SOZO have not developed a strong affiliation. Mendez emphasized her position regarding providing maintenance to a facility that is not accessible to all city residents equally. Wilkinson added that YYSA will provide the City the total number of program participants and the economic impact generated by their tournaments and he noted that both contracts end December 31, 2018. A. Gutierrez requested that staff provide a written report on this topic of discussion for the committee members. That information will be included in the next NCBC packet. Page 1 Board Appointed Reports — StandingItem #em Comprehensive Plan Update — Calhoun reported that the Comprehensive Plan Update is still in the comment period. Staff is preparing for the May 10" public hearing with the Planning Commission. In regards to the sidewalk condition assessment, staff is focusing on '/2 mile walk to school routes around elementary schools. Homeless Network — Mendez provided a recap stating that HUD was determining compliance of the Continuum of Care required in order to continue to be eligible to receive federal funding. Bike/Pedestrian Committee — Mattoon reported the following topics discussed at their April 18' meeting which included: sidewalk ordinance, engineering recommendations for the 40t" Ave & Chestnut intersection, suggested improvements to the Transportation Plan 2040, meeting date change from the 3`d Tuesday to the 2nd Tuesday of every month. M6ndez motioned, seconded by A. Gutierrez, to send forward to the full Council the suggested recommendations for improvements to the 40`" Ave & Chestnut Ave intersection. Motion carried unanimously. Approve Minutes of 3/29/2017 — Motion made by Mendez, seconded by A. Gutierrez, to approve the minutes of 03/29/2017 as presented; motion carried by unanimous vote. Mendez was excused at approximately 3:00 p.m. Parks & Recreation Commission — Topics of discussion included: proposed soccer program at Miller Park basketball courts, RCO conversion environmental assessment, Comprehensive Plan update, 2017-2022 Parks & Recreation plan update, Cherry Park improvements and new playground, Miller Park study session recap, performance stage area at MLK Park or Southeast Community Park. Henry Beauchamp Community Center — Chelsea Mack was appointed to the board. The next quarterly meeting is April 25" Historic Preservation — The Commission is finalizing the list for their 2017 work plan. TRANS Action Committee — The next meeting is April 26' at 2:00 p.m. Transit Development Plan/Transit Related Issues —The next meeting is May l 0'h Ethics & Equal Rights Committee — Their meeting was continued to April 27th. Community Integration Committee — nothing new to report. Other Business/Requests — Staff reviewed the list of deliverables from this meeting. • D. Gutierrez to share list of subset assets with representatives of WSU Metro Center. • Moore to provide committee members written notes on the meeting with YYSA and Perry Tech. • Add to Council's May 2nd meeting an agenda item for the intersection improvements to 40t'' Ave & Chestnut Ave. In an effort to increase efficiency and reduce redundancy, A. Gutierrez suggested that staff provide written reports in advance of committee meetings. She also encouraged that the city promote the upcoming cleanup event on Facebook and through a press release. Davenport requested guidance from the Committee regarding an annexation request received for property in the vicinity of S 64' Ave & Ahtanum Rd. In the past, these requests were sent to the Built Environment Committee for review. Calhoun described the annexation process according to State law. It was committee consensus to send this item to the full Council for further direction. D. Gutierrez reminded the public that interpretation services need to be requested 48 hours in advance. Audience Participation — Ed Pacheco, District 4 city resident, commented in favor of having a third party weigh in on the equity study. He expressed concern on the turnaround time for addressing code complaints based on location. In his opinion and recent personal experience, he believes complaints are responded to faster for areas involving a west side property versus an east side location. Staff will follow-up with Mr. Pacheco's complaint and provide a written report on the current policy for response times. He asked whether the equity study will be available in Spanish to which staff replied that translation capability is available on Page 2 the website through Google. He complimented the Parks and Recreation afterschool and summer programs. And also voiced concern on the accessibility and affordability of soccer field facilities for all community members. Tony Courcy, city resident, addressed the committee regarding several topics including storm drains/infrastructure, incorrect time of a public meeting posted on website, and inquired as to who his council representative is. D. Gutierrez replied that Mr. Courcy's representative is Mayor Kathy Coffey. Her contact information will be e-mailed to him. Adjourn — D. Gutierrez adjourned this meeting at 3:33 p.m. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday May 18, 2017. Approved by: Date Approved: Q J I5!� 2— 01 1 Prepared by: Rosalinda Ibarra, Community Development Administrative Assistant Page 3