HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/05/2017 00 AgendaYAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
December 5, 2017
City Hall -- Council Chambers
6 p.m. Business Meeting; 6:30 p.m. Public Hearings
BUSINESS MEETING
1. Roll Call
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Interpreter Services
4. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order
A. Proclamations
i. World Aids Day proclamation
B. Presentations / Recognitions / Introductions
i. Introduction of new Assistant City Manager Ana Cortez -Steiner
5. Council Reports
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 November 7 and 21, 2017, City Council Business
meeting and November 16, 2017, City Council Briefing
B. Project Completion and Contract Acceptance for Stephens & Sons Construction, Inc. -
Project 2399 Washington Fruit Community Center Phase 3 (Standard Motion V -B -Accept
the Project and Approve)
C. 3rd Quarter 2017 Treasury Report
D. Resolution authorizing certain uncollectable parking citations to be written off
E. Resolution authorizing certain uncollectable central accounts receivables to be written -off
F. Resolution authorizing the write-off of certain uncollectable utility accounts receivable
G. Resolution setting January 25, 2018, as the date for an open record public hearing before
the City of Yakima Hearing Examiner to vacate a portion of city right-of-way in the vicinity
of North 18th Avenue & Roosevelt Avenue
H. Resolution authorizing an agreement with M -B Companies, Inc. to provide required Snow
Removal Equipment for the Yakima Air Terminal -McAllister Field
I. Resolution authorizing 911 Support Services Interlocal Agreement with the City of Yakima
and Yakima County
J. Resolution accepting the City of Yakima's 2018 assessment from the Yakima Valley
Conference of Governments, and authorizing payment of the annual dues
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. Second public hearing on the 2018 Preliminary Budget for the City of Yakima
9. Closed record public hearing and Ordinance to consider the Yakima Planning Commission's
recommendation regarding a non -project rezone submitted by Jay Sentz for property at 4201
Summitview Ave
DEPARTMENT ITEMS
10. Ordinance amending the 2017 Budget and making appropriations from unappropriated balances
for expenditure during 2017 (First Reading)
CITY MANAGER UPDATE
11. Ordinance amending Chapter 5.50 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code eliminating the current
cap on utility tax
12. Ordinance establishing an annual vehicle license fee; and fixing a time when the same shall
become effective
13. Ordinance to consider the purpose, administrative, and operational components to establish a
permanent Community Integration Committee
14. Downtown Parking Meters
15. Naches Parkway Evaluation and Discussion
16. Other Business
17. Adjournment
The next meeting will be a City Council Business Meeting on December 12, 2017, at 2 p.m. at City Hall
in the Council Chambers
18. Council General Information
A. Council General Information
B. Naming -Renaming Policies for City Streets, Parks, and Park Facilities
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.
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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.