HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/19/2010 00 Action Agenda ACTION ON
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
BUSINESS MEETING
OCTOBER 19, 2010
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, YAKIMA CITY HALL
5 P M. — EXECUTIVE SESSION
1 Roll Call
Present:
Council Mayor Micah Cawley, presiding, Assistant Mayor Kathy Coffey, Council
Members Maureen Adkison, Dave Edler, Rick Ensey, Dave Ettl and Bill Lover
2. Executive Session
• Pending and prospective litigation
• Collective Bargaining
Executive Session was held and adjourned at 5 43 p m
6 P M. — BUSINESS MEETING
1 Roll Call
Present:
Council. Mayor Micah Cawley, presiding, Assistant Mayor Kathy Coffey, Council
Members Maureen Adkison, Dave Edler, Rick Ensey, Dave Ettl and Bill Lover
Staff Assistant City Manager Zabel!, City Attorney Cutter and City Clerk Kloster
2. Invocation /Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Cawley gave an invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance
3 Open Discussion for the Good of the Order
A. Proclamations
• National Hospice Month
Council Member Adkison read a proclamation declaring November 2010 as
National Hospice Month Raynalee Willsey accepted the proclamation.
• Veterans Day
Council Member Lover read a proclamation declaring November 11 as Veterans
Day and the month of November as Veterans Awareness Month. Dave Brown,
Veterans coordinator for Yakima County, accepted the proclamation
B Presentations /recognitions /introductions
• Recognition of Yakima Police Department employee Kristen Drury for completing
the ATF National Firearms Examiner Academy
Interim Deputy Police Chief Copeland gave background on Kristen's training in
Washington DC Rick Wyant, Brian Smelser and Captain Barry from the
Washington State Patrol also provided information on the services Kristen will be
able to provide Yakima by having completed the academy program
C Status reports on prior meeting's .citizen service requests — None
D Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees
• Tourism Promotion Area
Penny Baker and Connie Webb were recommended for appointment to the Tourism
Promotion Area (TPA) board Wanda Riel was recommended for reappointment to
her existing seat on the board
ACTION' Motion carried to accept the Committee's recommendations VOTE
Unanimous
4 Consent Agenda
Items 7, 8 and 9 were added to the consent agenda
ACTION Motion carried to approve the consent agenda as read VOTE Unanimous
*A. Consideration of approval of City Council Meeting Minutes
• Business Meeting — October 5, 2010
ACTION Council meeting minutes were approved
*B Consideration of approval of Council Committee Meeting Minutes
1 Public Safety Committee _ September 15, 2010
2. City /County Intergovernmental Committee — September 28, 2010
3 Budget Committee — September 29, 2010
4 Gang Free Initiative Committee — October 6, 2010
5 Neighborhood Development Committee — October 6, 2010
ACTION Council committee meeting minutes were approved
5 Audience Participation
• Consideration of a Citizens Petition No 10 -08 regarding parking in the North
Front Street Historic District area
Dwight Lewis spoke about the petition he submitted and the parking issues at
the Cascade and Senator Apartments
ACTION Motion carried to refer the petition to the Parking Commission for
review of options. VOTE: Unanimous
Candy Turner commented on her family experience with hospice She thinks hiring the
gang coordinator was an unnecessary use of funds and offered other suggestions to the
gang problem She also was not in favor of spending money for a study on the
possibility of building a new Bears stadium
Chris Johnson asked if he needed a permit to read the Bible on City sidewalks The
City Attorney advised him a permit was not required and reading was allowed as long he
did not disturb the peace.
Lawrence Breer reminded the Council and citizens that a "no background check" gun
show is coming to Yakima and the Yakima Valley Peace Advocates network will be
protesting it. He feels it is incumbent upon the City to support the state and national law
concerning background checks for purchase of guns
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7 P M — PUBLIC HEARINGS
6 Public hearing and consideration of a Resolution adopting the 2011 CDBG and HOME
Annual Action Plan
Michael Morales reviewed the process leading up to the public hearing and adoption of
the Plan He expects the funding to remain the same in 2011 The public hearing was
held with no one coming forward to speak.
ACTION Motion carried to adopt the Resolution VOTE Unanimous
RESOLUTION NO R -2010 -116
CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS
*7 Consideration of a Resolution authorizing a Temporary Emergency Cold Weather
Shelter Program in the City of Yakima
ACTION Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO R- 2010 -117
*8 Consideration of the 2010 Third Quarter Capital Improvement Projects Report
ACTION Report accepted.
*9 Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of a loan application to the Yakima
County Supporting Investments in Economic Diversification (SIED) fund for
infrastructure design of the Yakima Sawmill Redevelopment Area
ACTION Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO R- 2010 -118
*10 Consideration of the State Auditor's Report — City's 2009 Financial Statements
ACTION Report accepted
*11 Consideration of final contract payment for Granite Northwest, Inc — Kiwanis Upper Park
Phase 1 Maple Street Parking (Standard Motion V -B — accept the project and approve
the final payment)
ACTION Project was accepted and final payment was approved.
*12. Consideration of a Resolution approving the preliminary plat of Mountain View Estates
ACTION. Resolution adopted RESOLUTION NO R -2010 -119
*13 Set date of closed record public hearing for November 2, 2010 to consider the
preliminary plat of Cameo Court at Apple Tree and an open record public hearing on a
proposed development agreement for a Master Planned Development
ACTION Hearing date was set for November 2, 2010
*14 Set date of closed record public hearing for November 2, 2010 to consider the
preliminary plat of Malibu subdivision
ACTION- Hearing date was set for November 2, 2010
15 Other Business
Mayor Cawley gave an update on the recent Gang Commission meeting he had
attended.
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Council Member Edler initiated a discussion on the forms of government. The Council
decided to hold a study session on November 1 (time to be determined) to continue
discussing this issue and consider a proposal to initiate a ballot proposition to adopt a
Mayor - Council government format.
16 Adjournment — 7 34 p m
ACTION Motion carried to adjourn to October 26, 2010 at 9 a m in the Council
Chambers for City Council Budget Review
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