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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 12.
For Meeting of: September 11, 2018
ITEM TITLE: Budget Process Preview
SUBMITTED BY: Ana Cortez, Assistant City Manager
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
The City will adopt the 2019 Budget at the December 11, 2018 Council meeting. This staff
report seeks two outcomes:
1. Establish a framework for budget development
2. Clarity on Council projects to be included in the 2019 budget
Framework
Notes taken from the beginning of the year reflect a Council desire to accomplish the following
marks in the 2019 budget:
• Expenses in 2019 should not exceed 2018 expenses
• Expenses may not exceed revenues
• Restoring reserves is imperative
• We must meet our contractual obligations
• We must meet our Charter requirements
2019 Priorities
The Council has indicated that the following issues should be included in the 2019 Budget
development process:
• 2018 - 2020 Strategic Plan priorities
• National League of Cities membership
• Contracting Jurassic Parliament for training
• Conducting feasibility study for the MLK pool
• Sidewalk and traffic calming resources
Council Committees have made the following requests but have not obtained consensus of the
full Council:
• Increase funding to $50,000/year to YCDA
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• Conduct feasibility study to develop regional Port Authority -- $30,000-$50,000
• Designate an in-house domestic violence victim advocate position in public safety -- cost to
be determined
Finally, staff revisits formal and informal discussions on projects that Council may want to include
in the budget process:
Citywide Clean Up and Code Enforcement. Staff has collected input from individual Council
members indicating the need to prioritize community aesthetic challenges including: illegal
dumping, boarded homes, abandoned properties, greater code enforcement, community clean
ups, loitering, shopping carts, illegal camping and graffiti removal.
Northside Alley Paver Project. The project involves paving the east/west gravel alleys between
Folsom Avenue and Fruitvale Boulevard from 16th Avenue to 6th Avenue.
Schedule
Council Budget discussions will begin with a Special meeting on September 20, 2018 at 5 p.m.
followed by Study Sessions from 9 to noon as follows: October 2, 4, 9, and 11, 2018. At the
October 16, 2018, Council Business meeting, set dates (per RCW 84.55.120; 35.33.057; and
35.33.071) for public hearings will be scheduled for the following: Ad Valorem on November 6,
2018 and Budget hearings on November 13 and December 4, 2018.
ITEM BUDGETED:
STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Trust and Accountability
APPROVED FOR
SUBMITTAL:
City Manager
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff seeks direction from Council in the following manner:
1. Provide input regarding the framework staff should use to develop 2019 budget document.
2. Ratify the items from various committee so that they may be incorporated in the 2019
budget process.
3. Authorize staff to offer options on how to address a citywide clean up/code enforcement
strategy and the Northside Alley Paver Project.
BOARD/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: