HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/22/2017 Study Session168
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
STUDY SESSION
August 22, 2017
City Hall -- Council Chambers
10:00 a.m. -- MINUTES
Roll Call
Council: Mayor Kathy Coffey, presiding, Assistant Mayor Carmen Mendez, Council
Members Maureen Adkison, Holly Cousens, Avina Gutierrez, Dulce Gutierrez and Bill Lover
Staff: City Manager Moore and City Clerk Claar Tee
2. Downtown parking inventory, revenue and enforcement presentation
Sean Hawkins, Economic Development Manager and James Dean, Utility Customer
Services Manager, presented a PowerPoint on parking inventory, revenue and enforcement.
Mr. Hawkins noted a mistake on a slide indicating the area covered a 35 -block area, which
is incorrect, the area covers 30 blocks.
MOTION: A. Gutierrez moved and Adkison seconded for staff to proceed with
implementation of option three. MOTION: A. Gutierrez moved and Mendez
seconded to amend the motion to include the words "staff bring a proposal for
option three."The motion to amend carried by a 5-2 vote, Cousens and Lover voting no.
The motion as amended carried by a 5-2 vote, Cousens and Lover voting no.
It was Council consensus for staff to bring back the following: 1) return on investment
report for option three to include revenue and expense estimates; 2) return on investment
report for Streetline parking to include possible reductions in personnel; and 3)
potential grants to help pay for street improvements to prepare for a possible ramp to the
Yakima Mall on 3rd street.
Council Member Lover stated he believes closing the downtown parking lot for a week will
prove that eliminating parking to create a plaza or charging for parking will hurt downtown
businesses.
MOTION: Lover moved and Cousens seconded for staff to bring back a proposal of
how to implement the closing of the downtown parking lot for 3-5 days. MOTION:
Cousens moved to amend the motion and state up to two weeks. The motion failed
due to lack of second. MOTION: Cousens moved to amend the motion and state up to
a week and place it on the next Council agenda. The motion failed due to lack of a
second. MOTION: A. Gutierrez moved and Cousens seconded to amend the
motion by adding to close the parking lot for seven days. The motion to amend carried
by a 4-3 vote, Adkison, Coffey and Mendez voting no. The motion as amended (staff to bring
back a proposal on how to implement the closing of the downtown parking lot {across from
the Capitol Theatre) for seven {consecutive} days) carried by a 4-3 vote, Adkison, Coffey and
Mendez voting no.
Overgrown vegetation issues
Joe Caruso, Code Administration Manager, briefed Council on the overgrown vegetation
issue. He requested Council approve a code amendment to add to the definition in Chapter
11.10.060 a height requirement of "12" inches under "Nuisance" to clearly identify the
violation.
MOTION: Mendez moved and Adkison seconded to bring back the code
amendment as presented. The motion carried by unanimous vote.
4. Resolution and public comment authorizing an I nterlocal Agreement with Yakima County
regarding the 2017 JAG Grant
Lieutenant Boyle, Yakima Police Department, briefed Council on the grant.
MOTION: A. Gutierrez moved and D. Gutierrez seconded to adopt the resolution.
The motion carried by unanimous vote.
RESOLUTION NO. R-2017-101, A RESOLUTION ratifying an application for a grant in the
total amount of $58,462 from the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice
Administration, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program
5. Adjournment
MOTION: A. Gutierrez moved to adjourn to the next City Council Business meeting
on September 5, 2017, at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers. The motion carried by
unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 11:38 a.m.
CERTIFICATION
READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY
ATTEST:
169
COUNCIL MEMBER DATE
/</ 9'/i
COUNCIL MEMBER DATE