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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
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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
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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
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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 - -
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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