HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/07/2017 00 AgendaYAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
November 7, 2017
City Hall -- Council Chambers
5:45 p.m. Executive Session; 6 p.m. Business Meeting; 6:30 p.m. Public Hearings
EXECUTIVE SESSION
1. Executive Session regarding pending litigation
BUSINESS MEETING
1. Roll Call
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Interpreter Services
4. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order
A. Proclamations
i. GIS day proclamation
B. Presentations / Recognitions / Introductions
i. Introduction of new Deputy Fire Chief Pat Reid
ii. Recognition of Senior Engineer, Bob Desgrosellier, receiving the Dick Andrews
Award from the Washington Chapter of the American Public Works Association
iii. Special Distinction for City of Yakima
C. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees
i. Appointment to the Planning Commission
ii. Confirm City Manager's appointment of Charlie Hines to the Charter Civil Service
and Police and Fire Civil Service Commissions
5. Council Reports
A. Consideration of final reports from Community Integration Committee and Ethics & Equal
Rights Committee
B. Consideration of implementing Council Agenda Preview meetings
C. Consideration of written procedure regarding Council member attendance at City Council
meetings by electronic means such as speakerphone or other means that provides full
audio or audiovisual capability
D. Accept Council Neighborhood & Community Building Committee minutes of September
21, 2017
E. Accept Council Economic Development Committee minutes from September 28, 2017
F. Accept Council Nominating Committee minutes from October 23, 2017
6. Consent Agenda
Items listed are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion without
discussion. A citizen or Council member may request to remove an item from the Consent Agenda and, if
approved, it will be placed on the regular agenda for discussion and consideration.
A. Approval of the minutes from the October 3 and 17, 2017, City Council Business
meetings, October 10, 12, 17 and 19, 2017, City Council Study Sessions
B. 3rd Quarter 2017 Capital Improvement Projects Report
C. Set November 21, 2017 as the date for a closed record public hearing to consider the
Yakima Planning Commission's recommendation regarding the preliminary plat of
Saddlebrook Loop located at 7411 Summitview Ave
D. Set November 21, 2017 as the date for a closed record public hearing to consider the
Yakima Planning Commission's recommendation regarding text amendments to YMC
Title 14, Subdivision Ordinance to allow administrative approval of final long plats
E. Set December 5, 2017 as the date for a closed record public hearing to consider the
Yakima Planning Commission's recommendation regarding a non -project rezone
submitted by Jay Sentz for property at 4201 Summitview Ave
F. Resolution authorizing a Right -of -Way Use Permit for a canopy that extends up to 6 feet
11 inches into the right-of-way on the north elevation of the building at 105 S. 1st St.
G. Resolution authorizing consent to a settlement entered into by Cities Insurance
Association of Washington ("CIAW") and Munich Reinsurance to resolve and settle the
lawsuit brought by Roy Munoz
H. Resolution authorizing and ratifying a grant agreement with the Washington State Office
of Public Defense to support indigent defense expenses
Resolution accepting a grant from Washington State Department of Transportation
Aviation Division for capital improvements to construct Security Gate Improvements at the
Yakima Air Terminal -McAllister Field
Ordinance updating Classification and Compensation Plan for City Employees Section
2.20.100
7. Public Comment
Community members are invited to address items that are not listed on the regular business meeting
agenda. A guideline of three (3) minutes per speaker is in place in order to allow as much opportunity as
possible for audience participation. A speaker's time may be extended at the discretion of the Mayor
and/or the consensus or vote of the Council. Written communication and e-mail messages are strongly
encouraged.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
8. Public hearing and ordinances pertaining to Ad Valorem Taxes to be levied for collection in
Fiscal Year 2018
9. Final public meeting to consider citizen comments; and resolution adopting the proposed 2018
Annual Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Fund
Programs
CITY MANAGER UPDATE
10. Resolution authorizing an agreement with Susie Tracy (Northwest Advocates Political
Consultants) and Tony Sermonti (Sermonti Government Relations and Public Affairs) for
Washington State legislative and administrative advocacy services
11. Other Business
12. Adjournment
The next meeting will be a City Council Business meeting on November 21, 2017, at 6 p.m. in the
Council Chambers
13. Council General Information
A. Council General Information
B. Community Integration Exploratory Committee minutes of September 25, 2017
Any invocation that may be offered before the official start of the Council meeting shall be the
voluntary offering of a private citizen, to and for the benefit of the Council. The views or beliefs
expressed by the invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the
Council, and the Council does not endorse the religious beliefs or views of this, or any other
speaker.
A Council packet is available for review at the City Clerk's Office and the Library. A packet is
also available on-line at www.yakimawa.gov.
The City provides special accommodations, such as hearing devices, wheelchair space or
language interpreters, for City meetings. Anyone needing special assistance please contact
the City Clerk's office at (509) 575-6037 at least two business days prior to the meeting.