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Home My WebLink About02/19/2019 18A Council General Information to\'4\lyy tbxk ik 1 1.11;4PPP g. A 9 p P 1 PPi ittYlltYlt.\ta. BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEM ENT Item No. 18.A. For Meeting of: February 19, 2019 ITEM TITLE: Council General Information SUBMITTED BY: Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk SUMMARY EXPLANATION: 1 . 4th Quarter 2018 Municipal Court Report 2. Preliminary Council Agenda 3. City Meeting Schedule 4. Preliminary Future Activities Calendar ITEM BUDGETED: STRATEGIC PRIORITY: APPROVED FOR / if SUBMITTAL: )11 City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION: BOARD/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: ATTACHMENTS: Description Upload Date Type D cmrk re rt 1 12019 r Mery a D 141 019 r Me o 2 MEMORANDUM March 5, 2019 TO: The Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Cliff Moore, City Manager FROM: The Honorable Susan Woodard, Presiding Judge Linda Hagert, Court Services Manager Isabel Cruz,Accountant SUBJECT: 4th Quarter 2018 Municipal Court Office Statistics The City of Yakima Municipal Court operation was created in late 1996 and has been an independent judicial arm of the City since January 1, 1997. The Court Adjudicates all traffic infractions, misdemeanors, and gross misdemeanors cited in the City. The Court operates with two full time Judges, one of whom provides over the Courts activities, and a part time Court Commissioner. The City Council adopts the Courts budget annually; the Court is otherwise independent from City Administration. Following, please find summary statistical reports for Municipal Court's 4th Quarter activity through December 31, 2018. Detailed reports are available from the Office of the Municipal Court. Prior year totals for 2017 are included for comparison. The following summary information for each quarter includes: I. Municipal Court Infraction Statistics II. Municipal Court Criminal Statistics III. Public Safety Education Assessment(PSEA) Statistics IV. Collection Statistics--Municipal Court Outstanding Time-Pay Contracts V. Outside Agency Collection Statistics 3 Yakima Municipal Court -- 4th Quarter 2018 I. Municipal Court Infraction Statistics 2017 Prior 2018 Prior 2018 October November December Year Quarters YTD Total Filings-Proceedings During Year: 2018 Infractions Filed 15,258 9,471 1,094 999 839 12,403 Violations Charged 23,086 14,343 1,684 1,522 1,321 18,870 Mitigation Hearings 1279 895 84 60 27 1,066 Contested Hearings 323 208 28 19 27 282 Show Cause Hearings 163 108 18 10 4 140 Other Hearings On Record 2,171 1,835 276 193 170 2,474 Total 42,280 26,860 3,184 2,803 2,388 35,235 Dispositions During Year: 2018 Infractions Paid 3,724 2,278 233 295 213 3,019 Failure to Respond 94 80 18 20 4 122 Committed 6,540 4,247 490 432 288 5,457 Not Committed 142 117 24 15 11 167 Dismissed 1,738 1,347 178 173 126 1,824 Amended 83 50 3 7 6 66 Total Disposed 12,321 8,119 946 942 648 10,655 Municipal Court Traffic Infraction Revenues $1,386,053 $994,214 $128,853 $126,141 $96,936 $1,346,144 Budget $1,367,599 $1,367,599 Page 2 4 Yakima Municipal Court -- 4th Quarter 2018 II. Municipal Court Criminal Statistics 2017 Prior 2018 Prior 2018 October November December Year Quarters YTD Total Filings During Year: Citations Filed 3,167 2,291 257 230 218 2,996 Violations Charged 4,046 2,984 355 300 289 3,928 Trial Settings During Year: Non Jury Trials Set - - 0 0 0 - Jury Trials 1,817 1,364 170 152 116 1,802 Proceedings: Arraignments 2,753 1,972 201 190 197 2,560 Non Jury Trials - - 0 0 0 - Jury Trials 9 3 0 1 1 5 Stipulations to Record 7 9 0 1 3 13 Other Hearings 4,027 2,802 325 280 277 3,684 Dispositions: Bail Forfeitures - - - Guilty 2,537 1,876 237 176 122 2,411 Not Guilty 2 4 0 1 0 5 Dismissed 1,518 1,022 114 105 68 1,309 Amended 263 142 15 20 12 189 Deferred Driver/Other 702 603 467 53 38 45 Prosecution Resumed 112 106 13 9 7 135 Appeals to Superior Court 5 1 0 1 0 2 Total Disposition 5,139 3,618 432 350 254 4,654 Criminal Fines Revenue: DUI Penalties $87,191 $ 60,390 $8,155 $9,350 $4,406 $82,301 Criminal Traffic 129,094 77,132 13,183 10,626 6,083 107,025 Non-Traffic Misdemeanor 66,042 49,234 11,813 6,074 4,005 71,126 Recoupments 115,146 82,992 10,237 7,834 8,985 110,048 Total Fines $397,473 $269,748 $43,387 $33,883 $23,480 $370,499 Total Budget $386,724 $386,724 Page 3 5 Yakima Municipal Court -- 4th Quarter 2018 III. Public Safety Education Assessment (PSEA) Statistics 2017 Prior 2018 Prior 2018 Year Quarters October November December YTD Total Public Safety Education Assessment $1,914,552 $1,418,346 $172,887 $160,804 $133,338 $1,885,375 (PSEA)Payments" *Required payments to State Public Safety Education. Revenue for these payments is included as part of the total fine. Revenue figures presented are net of these payments. IV. Collection Statistics -- Municipal Court Outstanding Time-Pay Contracts As of 12/31/2018 Outstanding Municipal Court Time-Pay Agreements"" $1,983,781 **After judgment the offender makes arrangements with the court to pay their outstanding fines. If the offender does not make a payment in 30 days and does not make an effort with the court to make other arrangements to pay,the account is considered in arrears. A final notice is mailed to the person in arrears. If ignored the account is then turned over to collection The collection agency is mandated by the state of Washington to write off accounts still owing ten years after the judgment date due to the statute of limitations. The statute of limitations covers all fines and restitution V. Outside Collection Agency Statistics Following,please find summary statistical reports for Municipal Court's 3rd Quarter 2018 and Prior Years Outside Collection Agency: """ Accounts Assigned in 2014 6,299,578 Accounts Assigned in 2015 5,777,730 Accounts Assigned in 2016 6,252,269 Accounts Assigned in 2017 5,448,887 Accounts Assigned in 2018 4,563,638 Total Assignments $28,342,102 Dollars Collected Since 2014 $5,389,388 Collection Performance Court Accounts 19.02% ***Net of cancellation Page 4 6 '•° le*\ * YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING February 25, 2019 Union Gospel Mission Dining Room, 1300 N. 1st Street, Yakima 3:00 p.m. North First Street Project Update 1. Roll Call 2. Adjournment The next meeting will be a City Council special meeting on February 26, 2019, at 6 p.m. at City Hall 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 on-line at www.yakimawa.gov. The City provides special accommodations, such as hearing devices, wheelchair space or 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. 7 YAKIrtAA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING February 26, 2019 City Hall --Council Chambers 6 p.m.Agenda Preview Meeting 1. Roll Call 2. Agenda preview for March 5 and 19, 2019 draft agendas 3. City Manager update 4. Council Committee update 5. Adjournment The next meeting will be a City Council regular meeting on March 5, 2019, at 6 p.m. at City Hall 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 on-line at www.yakimawa.gov. The City provides special accommodations, such as hearing devices, wheelchair space or language interpreters, for City meetings.Anyone needing special assistance please contact the City Cleric's office at(509) 575-6037 at least two business days prior to the meeting. 8 ...Nommitr YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL March 5, 2019 City Hall --Council Chambers 6 p.m. Business Meeting BUSINESS MEETING 1. Roll Call 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Interpreter Services 4. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order A. Presentations/ Recognitions/ Introductions i. Davis High School CCAN Club presentation on T21 initiative 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 Council member may request to remove an item from the Consent Agenda and, if approved, it vtAll be placed on the regular agenda for discussion and consideration. A. Resolution authorizing an Engineering Services Agreement with JUB Engineering, Inc. for Engineering Services to rehabilitate the Runways 9/27 High Intensity Runway Lighting system and associated asphalt surfaces B. Resolution authorizing an Engineering Services Agreement with JUB Engineering, Inc. in for Engineering Services to design and acquire a Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting apparatus funded by Airport Improvement Project 3-53-0089-43 C. Resolution authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with HDR Engineering to provide engineering design, bidding, and construction services for the Nelson Dam Replacement, fish screen and associated piping project D. Resolution authorizing award of RFP 11810P and execution of an agreement with DoubleMap, to purchase an Onboard Integrated Technology System 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 9 8. Final public meeting to consider citizen comments on the proposed 2019 Annual Action Plan tre. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)and HOME Fund Programs 9. Closed record public meeting and Ordinance to consider the Yakima Planning Commission's recommendation regarding a rezone application submitted by Squire-Ingham Company for property at 5231 W Powerhouse Road DEPARTMENT ITEMS 10. 2018 Year-End Revenue & Expenditure Report 11. Consideration of revised investment policy for the City of Yakima 12. Resolution authorizing the award to and execution of a Lease/Purchase Option Agreement with Y HOTEL LLC for City property located at 1808 North 1st Street 13. Other Business 14. Adjournment The next meeting will be a City Council special meeting on March 12, 2019, at 5 p.m. at City Hall 15. Council General Information A. Council General Information 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 on-line at www.yakimawa.gov. The City provides special accommodations, such as hearing devices, wheelchair space or 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. 10 CITY MEETING SCHEDULE For February 18— 25, 2019 Please note: Meetings are subject to change onday, February 18 CITY OFFICES CLOSED Tuesday, February 19 10:00 am. County Commissioners— Council Chambers 11:00 a.m. Lodging Tax Advisory Committee—2nd floor Conference Room 5:00 p.m. City Council —Council Chambers ednesday, February 20 5:30 p.m. Community Review Board -Council Chambers Thursday, February 21 9:00 am. County Hearing Examiner—Council Chambers Friday, February 22 8:30 am. Council Partnership Committee—2nd Floor Conference Room 11 Office of Mayor/City Council Preliminary Future Activities Calendar Please Note: Meetings are subject to change Meeting l: " ,,Organization " Meeting Purpose Participants Meeting Location Mon. Feb. 18 CITY OFFICES CLOSED 1:30 p.m. YVCOG Board meeting Board Meeting Hill YVCOG Tue. Feb. 19 8:30 a.m. TPA Hotel/Motel meeting Scheduled Meeting Mendez (alt) Convention Center 11:00 a.m. Lodging Tax Committee Scheduled Meeting Coffey 2nd Floor Conference Room 11:30 am. Sports Commission Scheduled Meeting Cousens Convention Center meeting 5:00 p.m. City Council meeting Scheduled Meeting Council Council Chambers Wed. Feb. 20 12:00 p.m. OIC Board meeting Board Meeting Gutierrez OIC 5:00 p.m. Yakima Valley Museum Board Meeting Hill Yakima Valley Board Museum Thur. Feb. 21 4:00 p.m. YCDA Board Meetina Board Meeting Gutierrez New Vision Fri. Feb. 22 8:30 a.m. Council Partnership Scheduled Meeting Coffey, Hill, 2nd Floor Conference Committee Mendez Room Mon. Feb. 26 12:00 p.m. Capitol Theatre Board Board Meeting Mendez Capitol Admin Office meeting 3:00 p.m. City Council Special Scheduled Meeting Council Union Gospel Mission Meeting - N. 1st Street u pd ale Tue. Feb. 26 6:00 p.m. City Council special Scheduled Meeting Council Council Chambers meeting - agenda preview Wed. Feb. 27 8:30 a.m. Board of Health Board Meeting Funk Health District 12:00 p.m. PAL Board meeting Board Meeting White WA Fruit Community Center 5:30 p.m. Historic Preservation Scheduled Meeting White Council Chambers Commission Thur. Feb. 28 1:30 p.m. Council Economic Scheduled Meeting White, Gutierrez, 2nd Floor Conference Development Committee Cousens Room meeting