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Home My WebLink About04/17/2018 Business MeetingYAKIK0A CITY COUNCIL April 17, 2018 City Hall — Council Chambers 6 p.m. Business Meeting; 6:30 Public Hearings — MINUTES BUSINESS MEETING 1. Roll Call Council: Mayor Kathy Coffeypresiding, Assistant Mayor Dulce GutierrezCouncil Member Ho||yCouoena. Nov Funk, Carmen Mendez and Jason White Staif: City Manager Moore, City Attorney Cutter and City Clerk Claar Tee Absent: Council Member Brad Hill (excused) 2. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Coffey led the Pledge ofAllegiance. 3. Interpreter Services Mayor Coffey introduced Jorge Villasenor who announced interpreter services are available. 4. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order A. Proclamations i Arbor Day 2018 proclamation Assistant Mayor Gutierrez proclaimed April 21, 2018, as Arbor Day and Jheri Ketcham, Co - Executive Director of the Yakima Area Arboretum and Yakima Tree City USA Board member, accepted it and invited Council to the Arbor Festival on April 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the arboretum. ii Barbershop Harmony in Yakima Day proclamation Mayor Coffey proclaimed April 21, 2018, as BHarmony in Yakima Day and David Ramsey -Warner, Director of Barbershop Harmony Yakima, and other members, accepted it and sang the National Anthem, iii. YWCA Stand Against Racism proclamation Council Member Funk proclaimed YWCA Yakima Stand Against Racism week as April 23-27. 2018, and Cheri Kilty from the YWCA accepted it. B. Presentations / Recognitions /Introductions Page 1ofS 307 308 Introduction of Savannah Kimzey, the City of Yakima's 2018 AWC Scholarship nominee Randy Beehler, Communications & Public Affairs Director, introduced Savannah Kimzey, the City's 2018 AWC Scholarship nominee. Miss Kimzey thanked Council for the honor. ii. Recognition of Officer Gary Garza for 30 years of service Chief Rizzi and Lt. Boyle introduced Officer Gary Garza and Council recognized him for 30 years of service to the City of Yakima. 5. Council Reports A. Council Economic Development Committee report regarding YVC Cooperative Education opportunity Council Member Cousens briefed her fellow Council members on a collaborative program with Yakima Valley Community College to offer unpaid internships to students in exchange for service learning credits students need to meet graduation requirements. 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. There were no changes. 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: Cousens moved and Gutierrez seconded to approve the consent agenda. The motion carried by unanimous vote, Hill absent. A. Approval of the minutes from the April 3, 2018, City Council Business Meeting; March 29, 2018, City Council Briefing Study Session and April 10, 2018, City Council Special Meeting B. Approve payment of disbursements for the period March 1 – 31, 2018 C. 4th Quarter 2017 Accounts Receivable Status Report D. Resolution authorizing an agreement with United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation for a grant of $63,500 for Installation of low water use gardens at the Public Works Facility and in downtown Yakima RESOLUTION NO. R-2018-038, A RESOLUTION authorizing execution of an Agreement with Unites States Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation for a grant of $63,500 for Installation of low water use gardens at the City of Yakima Public Works Facility and in downtown Yakima. E. Resolution authorizing and approving 1st Quarter 2018 claims activity RESOLUTION NO. R-2018-039, A RESOLUTION accepting and approving the 1st Quarter 2018 Claim Report for the City of Yakima. 7. Public Comment Page 2 of 5 309 City Manager Moore reported to the public in attendance that agenda item 12 is not about pit bulls, it is about amending the dangerous dog ordinance. Tony Courcey, City resident, spoke on several topics. PUBLIC HEARINGS 8. Public hearing and ordinance to consider the Hearing Examiners recommendation regarding a right-of-way petition submitted by The Lodges in West Yakima LLC to vacate a portion of Midvale Rd that extends west of S 64th Ave Eric Crowell, Associate Planner, briefed Council on the ordinance. Mayor Coffey opened the public hearing. Mark Fickes, City resident and an Attorney for the applicant, spoke in support of the ordinance. Mayor Coffey closed the hearing. The City Clerk read the ordinance by title only. MOTION: Gutierrez moved and Mendez seconded to pass the ordinance. The motion carried by unanimous vote, Hill absent. ORDINANCE NO. 2018-016, AN ORDINANCE relating to land use; vacating Midvale Rd. right-of-way in the vicinity of S. 64th Ave. in the City of Yakima, Washington. DEPARTMENT ITEMS 9. Ordinance adopting the preliminary design for the Yakima Central Plaza and authorizing initiation of all work and documentation necessary to construct the Yakima Central Plaza on City Parking Lot No. 2 City Attorney Jeff Cutter briefed Council on the item. Denise Engelheart, non-resident, spoke in opposition. The City Clerk read the ordinance by title only. Council Member Mendez suggested postponing this item until all Council members are available to vote. MOTION: Gutierrez moved and White seconded to pass the ordinance. The motion failed by a 3-3 vote, Gutierrez, White and Cousens voting no, Hill absent. Mayor Coffey asked if someone who made a motion can vote against their own motion. Communications & Public Affairs Director Beehler reported they can. City Manager Moore noted this can be brought back at the next meeting for reconsideration by someone voting on the prevailing side or there are other pathways for bringing items back. 10. Yakima Central Plaza staff report regarding potential bid alternates to be included in bid notice Council Member Mendez asked that this item be postponed out of courtesy to Council Member Hill. MOTION: Mendez moved and Funk seconded to postpone this item until May 1, 2018, Council Meeting. The motion carried by a 5-1 vote, White voting no, Hill absent. Page 3 of 5 310 CITY MANAGER UPDATE 11. Resolution authorizing amendments to the YMCAAquatic Center Ground Lease, Development Agreement and Operating Agreement to represent the Parties' negotiated modifications of terms related to financing and budget City Manager Moore briefed Council on the amendments. Bob Romero, with the YMCA, thanked Council for the City's support. Council Member Funk suggested postponing this item until the full Council is able to discuss and vote on it. MOTION: Gutierrez moved and Mendez seconded to postpone this item until the May 1, 2018 Council meeting. The motion carried by unanimous vote, Hill absent. 12. Revision of Animal Control ordinance addressing dangerous and potentially dangerous dogs Ryan Bleek, Assistant City Attorney, reviewed the amendments to the ordinance. The following community members spoke on this topic: Kelly Murray, City resident and President of the Human Society Board thanked Council for taking this action to revise the dangerous dog ordinance and invited staff and Council to attend a meeting on April 30 to further discuss dangerous dogs with the Humane Society staff. She also spoke in support of removing the pit bull ban; Anna Shay and Dave Ettl, City residents, spoke against repealing or changing the pit bull ordinance; Jane Sonnier, non-resident, Conor O'Brien and Morgana Holman, City residents, spoke in favor of passing a dangerous dog ordinance and not a breed specific ban. After Council discussion, Council Member Funk stated she would like to see the following additions to the ordinance: a stronger fee for un -neutered dogs, micro -chip all dogs; empower more employees to pick up strays and assess stronger fines for strays. MOTION: Funk moved and Cousens seconded to send this item back to the Public Safety Committee. The motion failed by a 4-2, White, Coffey, Gutierrez, and Mendez voting no, Hill absent. MOTION: Funk moved and Cousens seconded to postpone this item to the May 1 Business meeting. After discussion, it was Council consensus to withdraw the motion. MOTION: Gutierrez moved and White seconded to direct staff to strengthen the components in the ordinance related to stray animal problems. The motion carried by a 5-1, Coffey voting no, Hill absent. City Manager Moore asked for clarification and if this motion means adding mandatory micro -chipping of all dogs. Assistant Mayor Gutierrez stated she did not ask for that and made her motion very broad, staff can look at fees and this could come back at the May 15 meeting. Code Administration Manager Caruso reported it is already mandatory that any stray dogs impounded must be micro -chipped before being released. 13. Other Business Council Member Mendez asked City Manager Moore how citizens can add an item on or remove an item from the agenda. City Manager Moore reported the City has public comment at Page 4 of 5 meetings, including Council Committee meetings, and they are welcome to call him to discuss the process. Council Member Mendez mentioned that this body has postponed almost every item on the agenda and would like to see this Council work together better in the future and provide professional courtesy to members when they are absent. Assistant Mayor Gutierrez voiced the following concerns regarding the Council Brieflng meetings: they are becoming more like a regular Business Meeting, they are held at 4 p.m. instead of in the evening, and they are not televised live. She feels this is not transparent to the public. Council Member Cousens echoed these concerns. Mayor Coffey clarified these are Council meetings and Council can make changes to the meetings. City Manager Moore noted these meetings were not meant to take antion, but to allow Council to review the next two agenda's as well as be updated on current topics and that Council can do them differently or not at aU, After further discussion, MOTION: Gutierrez moved and Cousens seconded to add this subject (Briefing meetings) to the next business meeting on May 1. The motion carried by unanimous vote, Hill absent. 14. Adjournment MOTION: Gutierrez moved and Cousens seconded to adjourn to the a City Council Briefing on April 26, 2018, at 4 p.m. at City Hall in the Council Chambers. The motion carried by unanimous vote, Hill absent. The meeting adjourned at 8:09 p.m. CERTIFICATION READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY Cf:Pi\NQLK4E/NBER �� y � cl (0/ DTE DATE Page 5 of 5