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Home My WebLink About02/02/2010 Business Meeting 182 YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING FEBRUARY 2, 2010 COUNCIL CHAMBERS — YAKIMA CITY HALL 6:00 P.M. — BUSINESS MEETING 1. Roll Call Present: Council: Mayor Micah Cawley, presiding, Council Members Maureen Adkison, Dave Edler, Rick Ensey, Dave Ettl and Bill Lover Staff: City Manager Zais, City Attorney Cutter and City Clerk Kloster Absent: Assistant Mayor Kathy Coffey 2. Invocation /Pledge of Allegiance Council Member Edler gave an invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order A. Proclamations - None B. Presentations /recognitions /introductions - None C. Status reports on prior meeting's citizen service requests • Response to Kevin Larson regarding tax impacts upon newly- annexed properties (see report from Supervising Planner Bruce Benson) Bruce Benson reviewed a memo supplied to Council regarding real property taxes during the annexation process. Tom Holbrook with the Yakima Airport Board gave a report of recent activities: • Union Gap finished Valley Mall Boulevard and the reconditioning of 16 Avenue has also been completed. • Horizon Air meeting was held sharing information about their and airport needs. • Airport Manager and Board Chairman are going to the Allegiant Air conference to try to bring them to Yakima. • Airport safety overlay is moving forward. • Main runway will have new asphalt put over the top by the end of the summer (using FAA money). • Security updates in the terminal are finished. • The taxiway markings and signage were redone (using FAA money). • Two ecology projects are going on: the Richardson site was just completed; and wells on buried fuel tanks around the airport are being monitored. • Master plan update project to begin soon. The City Council will be solicited for input during the process. • February 10 -12 the FAA is coming to do a safety check. • Passenger load factors with Horizon Air are holding steady from last year - about 56 % -62% load. • Looking into the possibility of putting a grass strip in at airport for landing smaller craft. 183 FEBRUARY 2, 2010 • Looking into moving the administration office into the restaurant area. • The Board retreat is scheduled for April 3 at Port of Sunnyside — Council is invited. • Invited Council members for a free airplane ride with Les Flue. D. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees - None 4. Consent Agenda Mayor Cawley referred to the items placed on the Consent Agenda, questioning whether there were any additions or deletions from either Council members or citizens present. There were no changes. The City read the Consent Agenda items, including resolutions and ordinances by title. EDLER MOVED AND ADKISON SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ. The motion carried by unanimous roll call vote; Coffey absent. (Subsequent paragraphs preceded by an asterisk ( *) indicate items on the Consent Agenda handled under one motion without further discussion.) *A. Consideration of approval of Council Minutes • Special Meeting /Study Session — January 6, 2010 The minutes of the Special Meeting /Study Session of January 6, 2010 were approved, having been duly certified accurate by two Council members and no one present wishing to have said minutes read publicly. *B. Consideration of approval of Council Committee Meeting Minutes • Public Safety Committee — January 20, 2010 The Council committee meeting minutes were approved. 5. Audience Participation Lawrence Breer, 2911 Shelton Avenue, expressed concerns about background checks not being required for individuals purchasing weapons at gun shows. Any felon can purchase a weapon at a show. City Manager Zais explained that this issue must be addressed at the state level. The Association of Washington Cities has attempted to focus on this "loophole." Mr. Breer was urged to contact his state representative. 7:00 P.M. — PUBLIC HEARING 6. Public Hearing and Consideration of an Ordinance approving the final assessment roll for the Simpson Lane Sewer Local Improvement District (LID) No. 1061 Council members were questioned on whether they had had any ex -parte contact to which they all answered no. 2 184 FEBRUARY 2, 2010 Doug Mayo, City Engineer, described the location that consists of 82 parcels. The LID was initiated by area residents. Public meetings were held in early 2007, and the LID was officially formed. They were billed at the original estimate, although it was under costs by approximately $14,000. Mr. Mayo described the payment methods and how costs can be assigned to participants. In this case it was by equal distribution with all parcels paying the same amount. • Mayor Cawley opened the public hearing. Reverend John Everhart, 1416 E. Viola, requested an investigation into the conduct of the individual overseeing the project. He was not satisfied with the removal and replacement of his fencing. He stated it wasn't of the same quality and the property owners had to pay extra money to bring it back to the original quality. • Mayor Cawley closed the public hearing. The City Clerk read the ordinance by title; EDLER MOVED AND LOVER SECONDED TO PASS THE ORDINANCE. The motion carried by unanimous roll call vote; Coffey seconded. ORDINANCE NO. 2010 -05, AN ORDINANCE of the City of Yakima, Washington, approving and confirming the final assessment roll for Local Improvement District No. 1061, which has been created and established for the purpose of paying the cost of certain sewer system improvements; and levying and assessing the amount thereof against the lots, tracts, parcels of land and other property shown on said roll. CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS 7. Consideration of a report from City Legal Department regarding options to regulate panhandling Cynthia Martinez, Senior Assistant City Attorney, reviewed information regarding options to regulate panhandling. If the problem is well defined, the City could move toward regulation of panhandling. One way to find out if there is a problem is to hold a public hearing or have crime reports supporting the need for that legislation. Another option would be to criminalize aggressive panhandling; currently the penalty is only an infraction. There are not many police reports for aggressive panhandling and it is the only type that can be regulated. Lynn Hardin, 913 Pleasant Avenue, said that many of the panhandlers are trying to impersonate valid agencies, e.g. the Salvation Army. He commented on their unsafe actions of weaving in and out of the traffic. He suggested they be required to have picture identification. Another citizen came forward and said panhandling doesn't appear in police reports because people don't call the police, wait for them to show up and go through the reporting process. He claimed this is a feature of downtown living and working. He agreed that a public hearing is a good way to get people to come and talk about the problem. He referred to the free speech argument and commented that this doesn't compare to the deep right of someone to tell you about their religion or political ideas, but is commercial free speech. That is much more limited and easier to work with in terms of licensing. 3 185 FEBRUARY 2, 2010 EDLER MOVED AND ENSEY SECONDED TO ACCEPT THE REPORT. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote; Coffey absent. CAWLEY MOVED AND ETTL SECONDED TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON PAN HANDLING. The motion carried 5 -1; Edler voting no and Coffey absent. • 8. Consideration of 2010 deferred policy issue regarding the Crime and Intelligence Analyst Supervisor position City Manager Zais supplied background information on the creation and intent of the position. He also described the process it went through with Civil Service and budgeting. Chief Granato also supplied information on the process. Following the discussions, EDLER MOVED AND ENSEY SECONDED TO RETAIN THE CRIME ANALYST SUPERVISOR. The motion carried by unanimous roll call vote; Coffey absent. *9. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of an intergovernmental cooperative purchasing agreement with Western Washington University • RESOLUTION NO. R- 2010 -20, A RESOLUTION authorizing the execution of an Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Western Washington University. *10. Consideration of a Resolution ratifying declaration of an emergency and authorizing execution of contracts to repair and install a trickling filter clarifier drive unit • RESOLUTION NO. R- 2010 -21, A RESOLUTION ratifying the declaration of an emergency and authorizing the City Manager to execute all applicable contracts to repair and install a Trickling Filter Clarifier drive unit ORDINANCES *11. Second reading of an Ordinance amending the 2010 budget and making an appropriation of $10,000 in the 000 - General Fund for local public records management and preservation efforts • ORDINANCE NO. 2010 -06, AN ORDINANCE amending the 2010 budget for the City of Yakima; and making appropriations of $10,000 within the 000 - General Fund for expenditure during 2010 to support local public records management and preservation efforts. 12. Other Business • Discussion regarding rescheduling the March 16 Council meeting to March 9 or March 23 Due to conflicting schedules with the Washington D.C. trip, EDLER MOVED AND LOVER SECONDED TO RESCHEDULE THE SECOND MEETING IN MARCH TO MARCH 23 The motion carried by unanimous voice vote; Coffey absent. 4 • 186 FEBRUARY 2, 2010 Council Member Ettl stated he is annoyed with the letters to the Herald- Republic editor and statements in blogs, etc. claiming the Council only deals with insignificant issues like baristas and panhandlers. He wants the public to know the Council focuses on many more important matters beyond those that make the news. Mayor Cawley reported that the recent trip to Olympia and testimony on various bills in the legislature was very effective. 13. Adjournment EDLER MOVED AND ENSEY SECONDED TO ADJOURN. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote; Coffey absent. The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m. READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY �� ,�� 6'7-76— /O COUNCIL M'� - 17 - R DATE ti. ;, dli‘ OUNCIL MEMBER DATE ATTEST: /c2(_& CITY CLERK ) MICAH CAWL'Y, MAYOR Minutes prepared by Linda Watkins. A CD and DVD of this meeting are available in the City Clerk's Office 5