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Home My WebLink About12/12/2017 Business MeetingYAKIMA CITY COUNCIL December 12, 2017 City Hall -- Council Chambers 2 p.m. Business Meeting; 2:30 p.m. Public Hearings— MINUTES 1. Roll Call BUSINESS MEETING 227 Council: Mayor Kathy Coffey, presiding, Assistant Mayor Carmen Mendez, Council Members Maureen Adkison, Avina Gutierrez, Dulce Gutierrez, and Bill Lover Staff: City Manager Moore, City Attorney Cutter and City Clerk Claar Tee Absent: Council Member Holly Cousens (excused) 2. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Coffey led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Interpreter Services Mayor Coffey introduced Jorge Vllasenor who announced interpreter services are available. 4. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order A. Proclamations i. Proclamation and recognition for Council Members Avina Gutierrez, Maureen Adkison, and Bill Lover Mayor Coffey thanked Council Members Avina Gutierrez, Maureen Adkison and Bill Lover for their service. Assistant Mayor Mendez read a proclamation of appreciation for Avina Gutierrez, Mayor Coffey read a proclamation of appreciation for Maureen Adkison, and Council Member Dulce Gutierrez read a proclamation of appreciation for Bill Lover. ii. Homeless Persons Memorial proclamation Council Member Adkison proclaimed Wednesday, December 21, 2017, as "Homeless Persons' Memorial Day" and Don Hinman and Anita Monoian from Yakima Neighborhood Health accepted it. B. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees i. Appointment of Luis Lopez to the Planning Commission MOTION: Lover moved and Adkison seconded to appoint Luis Lopez to the Planning Commission. The motion failed by a 3-3 vote with A. Gutierrez, D. Gutierrez, and Mendez Page 1 of 4 �� voting no, Cousens absent. 5. Council Reports A. Fresentation of Final Equity Study Assessment from WSU Metro Center Joan Davenport, Director of Community Development, introduced Martha Aitken, Senior Associate, Pject Manager with WSU Metropolitan Centefor Applied Research and Extension, Branden Born, Ph.D,Associate Professor and Philip M. Hurvitz, Ph.D..Rasaarch Assistant Professor with UW Department of Urban Design and Planning. The trio presented the final Equity Study Assessment. Ms. Aitken stated the City has highly knowIedgeabe staif with a professional process for collecting, storing and analyzing data. She reported there is no evidence of bias and sees opportunities for assessing equity in the future, MOTION: D. Gutierrez moved and Mendez seconded to accept the report. The motion carried by a unanimous vote, Cousens absent. B. Accept Council Neighborhood & Community Building Committee minutes of October 19, 2017 MOTION: D. Gutierrez moved and Mendez seconded to accept tho minutes.The motion carried by unanimous vote, Cousens absent. 6. Consent Agenda Mayor Coffey referred to the items placed on the Consent Agenda, questioning whether there were any additions or deletions from Council members present. Item 9 (previously 60) was removed from the consent agenda, which renumbered the agenda items, The City Clerk read the Consent Agenda items, including resolutions and ordinances, by title. (Items on the Consent Agenda are handled under one motion without further discussion—see motion directly below.) MOTION: Mendez moved and Adkison seconded to approve the consent agenda.The motion carried by unanimous vote, Cousens absent. A. Approval of the minutes from the December 5, 2017, City Council Business meeting and December 7, 2017, Special Meeting B. Approve payment of disbursements for the period November 1 – 30, 2017 C. Resolution authorizing afacility rental agreement and a professional services agreement for continuing the Community Diversion Program through December 2018 RESOLUTION NO. R-2017-152, RESOLUTION authorizing a facility rental agreement and a professional services agreement for continuing the Community Diversion Program through December 2018 O. Resolution authorizing an Engineering Services Agreement with JUB Engineering, Inc. for Engineering Services to rehabilitate the West General Aviation Apron RESOLUTION NO. R-2017-153, A RESOLUTION authorizing an Engineering Services Agreement with JUB Engineering, Inc. in the amount not to exceed $157,860.00 for Engineering Services to rehabilitate the West General Aviation Apron under Passenger Facility Charge PFC 15-15-C-00-YKM. Page 2 of 4 229 E. Resolution authorizing an interlocal agreement to provide building inspection and plan review services for the City of Selah RESOLUTION NO. R-2017-154, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City manager to execute an inter -local agreement with the City of Selah to provide building plans examinations, building inspection services, and associated activities. F. Ordinance amending the 2017 Budget and making appropriations from unappropriated balances for expenditure during 2017 (Second Reading) ORDINANCE NO. 2017-035, AN ORDINANCE amending the 2017 budget for the City of Yakima; and making appropriations from Unappropriated Fund Balances within various funds for expenditure during 2017 for various purposes described in the attached Schedules. 7. Public Comment Tony Courcy, City resident, spoke about several topics. PUBLIC HEARINGS 8. Public hearing and Ordinance on the Fairway Annexation in the vicinity of S 64th Ave and Ahtanum Rd. Joseph Calhoun, Planning Manager, briefed Council on the annexation. Mayor Coffey opened the public hearing. Tom Durant, Durant Development Services and representing Fairway Investments, spoke in favor of the annexation. With no one else coming forward to speak, Mayor Coffey closed the hearing. The City Clerk read the ordinance by title only. MOTION: Adkison moved and Mendez seconded to pass the ordinance. The motion carried by unanimous vote, Cousens absent. ORDINANCE NO. 2017-036, AN ORDINANCE annexing the Fairway Annexation area to the City of Yakima, contingent on Boundary Review Board approval. DEPARTMENT ITEMS 9. Resolution announcing Council Business meeting schedule for 2018 Mayor Coffey mentioned the July 3 and September 4, 2018, meetings are next to holidays. Assistant Mayor Mendez suggested 2:00 p.m. meetings should be discouraged in the future since five of the seven council members have full time jobs. Council Member Lover suggested postponing this issue until the new Council members can join the discussion. MOTION: Lover moved and A. Gutierrez seconded to table (postpone) this issue until the January 2, 2018 meeting. The motion carried by unanimous vote, Cousens absent. 10. Ordinance adopting a 2018 Budget for the City of Yakima Financial Services Manager Tara Lewis briefed Council on the 2018 budget. The City Clerk read the ordinance by title only. MOTION: Mendez moved and D. Gutierrez seconded to pass the ordinance. The motion Page 3 of 4 230 carried by a 5-1 vote, Lover voting no and Cousens absent. ORDINANCE NO. 2017-037, AN ORDINANCE adopting a budget for the City of Yakima, Washington, for the year 2018; and making appropriations for estimated expenditures. CITY MANAGER UPDATE 11. Naches Parkway Evaluation and Discussion Parks and Recreation Manager Ken Wilkinson briefed Council on the Naches Parkway Evaluation. Council Member A. Gutierrez reported there is a potential donation of 50% of the cost for the conversion. After Council discussion, MOTION: A. Gutierrez moved and Adkison seconded to move forward with the Parks and Recreation Commission's recommendation (6 trash cans, 4 benches and 15 additional signs) minus the picnic tables and to utilize private donations to supplement half of the cost. MOTION: Mendez moved and D. Gutierrez seconded to amend the motion that this would be approved upon receiving the funding from the private donor. The motion to amend carried by a unanimous vote, Cousens absent. The motion as amended carried by a 4-2 vote with Coffey and Lover voting no, Cousens absent. 12. Other Business Assistant Mayor Mendez reported they have received a lot of media coverage on the speed bump issue and apologized on behalf of the City. 13. Adjournment MOTION: Mendez moved and D. Gutierrez seconded to adjourn to the next City Council Business meeting on January 2, 2018, at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers. The motion carried by unanimous vote, Cousens absent. 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