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YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDASTATEMENT
Item No. 5.D.
For Meeting of: November 7, 2017
ITEM TITLE: Accept Council Neighborhood & Community Building Committee
minutes of September 21, 2017
SUBMITTED BY: Joan Davenport, Community Development Director
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
See attached minutes.
ITEM BUDGETED: NA
STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Neighborhood and Community Building
APPROVED FOR
SUBMITTAL:C&N�
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Accept minutes
BOARD/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
NCBC approved minutes on 10/19/2017.
ATTACHMENTS:
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Yakima City Council Committee Minutes 2
Neighborhood & Community Building Committee (NCBC)
City Council Chambers, City Hall
September 21, 2017
Commiftee Members Staff
Dulce GutidrTez, Chair Joan Davenport Scott Schafer
Carmen M6ndez Cliff Moore Ken Wilkinson
Avina Gutidrrez (excused absence) Rosalinda lbarra Alvie Maxey
Holly Cousens (Alternate, not present) Randy Beehler
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be provided soon. She stated that the final report will be presented at an upcoming Council meeting.
Community Integration Committee (CIEC) — Arthur Alcazar reported their upcoming meeting dates are
September 25" and October 9'.
— In response to the Committee's request, Beehler
updated on whether vendors allowed for shorter term periods for providing captioning services. He found
that of the providers he researched none of them offered contract length terms of less than one year. Nothing
further, no action taken.
Cointuugib� Integration Extitotgoty Committed (CMC) Presentation — Three members of the Community
Integration Exploratory Committee (Arthur Aleazar, Laura Armstrong, and Anita Quintana) presented their
3 rd quarter report, previously presented to City Council on September 19'h. The main focus for the third
quarter was executing a community survey. They concluded that the survey was a good pilot project;
however, it did not provide conclusive data. A preliminary outline for the structure of their final report was
handed out to the NCBC members present. They identified three key objectives which will be explained in
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permanent committee will be provided in their final recommendation. The NCBC members appreciated the
information they received and look forward to their final presentation.
Summary Status of Equity Stud Analysis Project — Davenport summarized the first deliverable report from
Washington State University Metropolitan Center for Applied Research regarding the equity study analysis
project. Due to limitations in data availability, the WSU team determined that the City data did not include
the kind of information expected for this analysis. Therefore, WSU submitted a letter requesting an
additional 30 days to deliver the final report and ensure that the City receives a useful end product. The
current contract expires September 26". The committee members expressed frustration about the timeliness
issues. Moore will discuss with Legal staff what options the City has to address their concerns.
Conclusion Report of Council Internsilip Program — As part of the City Council's mentorship/intemship
program, the Planning Division and Legal Department provided three high school students a paid summer
internship opportunity. Some of the duties performed included the sidewalk collector field project,
administrative office tasks, and attend meetings and required trainings. The salaries and benefits amount
totaled $10,289.30 which was paid from the ACLU settlement. D. Gutierrez noted that the process has begun
for the second year program. M6ndez and Guti6rrez agreed that the success of the program be featured in an
upcoming newsletter.
Approval of Minutes — A motion was made by M6ndez, seconded by D. Guti6rrez, to approve the minutes of
08/17/2017 as presented; motion carried unanimously.
Recap of Deliverables-- Staff reviewed the following list of deliverables from this meeting:
• Information about Naches Parkway; modifying the Park ordinance to include parkways or convert
Naches Parkway to a park — add to next month's NCBC agenda
• Information on the WSU contract issues
• Feature the Council mentorship/internship program in the newsletter and/or press release
• Provide the November Transit Advisory Committee agenda in the October NCBC meeting packet
D. Gutierrez announced that Spanish interpretation services are available; however, require a 48 hour
advance notice.
Audience Paqicipaiga — Luz Guti6rrez commended the success of the internship program. She spoke about
Academia America which provides citizenship education for limited English speakers and helps integrate
people into the community. She also invited the committee members to participate in an exploratory
committee being put together by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, RCD, and the City to develop a
strategic plan for a proposed Centro de la Raza.
Adjourn — D. Guti6rrez adjourned this meeting at 3:05 p.m.; the next meeting is October 19, 2017.
Approved by:
Date Approved:
Prepared by: Rosalinda lbarra, Community Development Administrative Assistant
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