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North First Street Committee
CED Conference Room
October 14, 2010, 4 00 p m
Council present. Maureen Adkison, Kathy Coffey, Rick Ensey
City staff* Michael Morales, Chris Waarvick
Community members Enrique Jevons, Ben Shoval, Roger Wilson
Councilmember Ensey will serve as Committee chair
Committee Structure and meeting schedule Councilmember Coffey noted that North First
Street improvements are a Council priority As such, there are projects where the City will take
the lead, and there may also be projects led by community stakeholders with City support.
The Committee set up a schedule to meet the second Thursday of each month at 4 00 p m An
alternate date will be determined for November due to a holiday
North First Street Corridor Revitalization Project SIED Planning Grant Scoping Earlier this year
the City received a SIED planning grant in the amount of $25,000 for the North First Street
corridor Council is expected to appropriate the funds into the Economic Development Fund on
October 19 The funding will be used to begin a community mobilization and visioning process
to determine options for infrastructure and public facilities related to North First Street, and to
develop illustrations and cost estimates for recommended improvements Morales introduced
Jeffrey Louman (Huibregtse, Louman Associates) and Colie Hough -Beck (HBB Landscape
• Architecture) They gave examples of local and regional revitalization projects they have
worked on, including the Downtown Yakima Futures Initiative, and talked about various decision
making processes groups can use
Morales noted that on October 19, Council will consider authorization for a SIED loan
application for phase one infrastructure design of the mill district redevelopment area He spoke
briefly of some potential changes that would impact North First Street and suggested it is a good
time for action on the North First Street improvements
Code Enforcement Emphasis Update Morales said that the emphasis patrols are continuing
and that Code Compliance Officers are working with YPD Ben Shoval said he appreciates the
effort and hopes it will result in permanent improvements
Business Improvement District Planning and Organizational Development Morales suggested
that the mobilization and visioning project will spark involvement. Coffey emphasized the
importance of having a plan when looking for funding Councilmember Adkison said she hopes
many of the community members will be part of the process Roger Wilson said he spoke with
Rick Phillips at the Mission about helping with volunteer clean ups and Phillips was open to the
idea
The meeting was adjourned at 5 10 p m
1 10. roved by
RI f k nsey, Chair