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YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
BUSINESS MEETING
JANUARY 5, 2010
COUNCIL CHAMBERS — YAKIMA CITY HALL
6:00 P.M. — BUSINESS MEETING
1. Roll CaII
All Council Members were present. Staff included City Manager Zais, City Attorney
Cutter and City Clerk Kloster
2. Administration of Oaths of Office to elected Council Member Micah Cawley and Council
Member Bill Lover
The City Clerk administered the Oaths of Office and the Council members were seated.
3. Nomination of Meeting Chair
ACTION: Council Member Edler was voted in as Meeting Chair. VOTE: Unanimous
4. Invocation /Pledge of Allegiance — Council Member Dave Edler
Council Member Dave Edler gave an invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
5. Election of Mayor
ACTION: Council Members Cawley and Adkison were nominated for Mayor. Council
Member Cawley was voted in as the new mayor. VOTE: 5 -2; Edler and Adkison voting
for Adkison.
6. Election of Assistant Mayor (Mayor Pro -tem)
ACTION: Council Member Coffey was nominated and voted in as the Assistant
Mayor. VOTE: Unanimous
7. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order
• Proclamations
➢ Martin Luther King, Jr. Week — January 17 -23, 2010
Mayor Cawley read a proclamation and Steve Mitchell accepted it.
D School Board Recognition Month
Mayor Cawley read a proclamation and John Vornbrock accepted it.
• Presentations /recognitions /introductions
Recognition of former Council Member Neil McClure
Mayor Cawley read a proclamation recognizing Mr. McClure's service as a
City Council Member and presented him with a plaque.
> Yakima Valley Conference of Governments Outstanding Service Award to
Brett Sheffield, Chief Engineer
Page Scott recognized Brett Sheffield for his contribution to the Yakima
Valley MPO /RTPO Technical Advisory Committee.
➢ Yakima Light Project Presentation
Noel Moxley extended an invitation to the opening of the first project,
beautification of downtown Yakima, at the Allied Arts Gallery.
• Status reports on prior meeting's citizen service requests
➢ Response regarding request for handicap parking space in front of the
downtown library (request from Al Marquez)
ACTION: Motion carried to forward this request to the Parking Commission.
VOTE: Unanimous
• Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees -- None
8. Consent Agenda
Items 10, 11 and 23 were added to the consent agenda.
ACTION: Motion carried to adopt the consent agenda as read. VOTE: Unanimous
*A. Consideration of approval of Council Meeting Minutes
• Adjourned Meeting /Study Session — November 10 and November 17, 2009
• Special Meeting /Study Session — November 17, 2009
• Business Meeting — November 17 and December 1, 2009
ACTION: Council meeting minutes were approved.
*B. Consideration of approval of Council Committee Meeting Minutes
• Council Public Safety Committee — October 22 and November 10, 2009
ACTION: Council Committee meeting minutes were approved.
9. Audience Participation
Kristie Pasten requested Council to revisit the placement of the art piece in the
downtown historic district.
Luz Guiterrez requested more diverse membership on boards, commissions, and
committees and offered assistance in developing a strategy to accomplish that goal.
She also offered assistance in developing strategies relating to economic
development. She advised she would be sharing with Council the following day a
special bread rosca de reyes (Three Kings Bread) in celebration of El Dia de Los
Tres Reyes (Three Kings Day).
Karen Stillwater questioned what action would follow the results obtained from the
graffiti tracking service to deal with graffiti offenders. Mayor Cawley advised we
would have a response at the next business meeting.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS
*10. Consideration of a request to add active duty military personnel to the Honored
Citizen aquatic fee discount rate at City swimming pools
ACTION: Request approved.
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*11. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing support for retaining the Ahtanum View
Correctional facility
ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2010 -01
*12. Consideration of a Resolution declaring Graffiti Tracker a sole source and
executing a contract between the City of Yakima and the Graffiti Tracker Inc.
ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2010 -02
*13. Consideration of a final contract payment for Heritage Trails Yak YVT 3 Bridge
ACTION: Final contract payment was approved.
*14. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with
Yakima Morelia Sister City Association to provide financial support for
delegation of cultural and economic exchange activities
ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2010 -03
*15. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing and ratifying the City Manager to execute
an Assignment of Project Development Agreement from the Yakima Valley Visitors
and Convention Bureau to the City of Yakima
ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2010 -04
*16. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with Jay
Carlson to provide educational fitness programs to City of Yakima employees
ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2010 -05
*17. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of a contract with Municipal
Research Services Center (MRSC) to utilize their Shared Small Public Works and
Consultant Roster System
ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2010 -06
*18. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with Yakima
Basin Water Resources Agency for use of office space at Public Works
ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2010 -07
*19. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with the
Yakima Symphony Orchestra to provide music educational opportunities and
programs for youth
ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2010 -08
*20. Consideration of a Resolution initiating right -of -way vacation proceedings in the
vicinity of South 8 Street and setting a date for a public hearing before the City of
Yakima Hearing Examiner for February 11, 2010
ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2010 -09
*21. Consideration of a Resolution setting date of public hearing for February 2, 2010 to
establish the final assessment roll for the Simpson Lane Sewer Local Improvement
District (LID) # 1061
ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2010 -10
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*22. Consideration of setting a date of public hearing for January 19, 2010 for
Foursquare Church /Hochrein annexation
ACTION: A public hearing was set for January 19, 2010
ORDINANCES
23. Consideration of an Ordinance creating a City of Yakima Arts Commission
ACTION: Ordinance passed. ORDINANCE NO. 2010 -01
*24. Consideration of an Ordinance defining ownership, responsibility, terms and
conditions for domestic water system service pipes and cross - connection devices
ACTION: Ordinance passed. ORDINANCE NO. 2010 -02
25. Other Business
Council Member Ettl responded to Mrs. Pasten's earlier request to revisit the
placement of the art piece in the downtown historic district. Council discussed the
issue extensively and allowed those in the audience to voice their opinion.
ACTION: Motion failed to approve the location but pull the funding. VOTE: 4 -3,
Edler, Ettl, Cawley and Coffey voting no.
Clarification of the impact of this failed motion is that nothing changes. The previous
vote of the Council in July 2009, approving the use of funds up to $15,000 to install a
donated public art piece at the intersection of Front Street and "A" Street is still in
place.
26. Adjournment — 7:46 p.m.
ACTION: Motion carried to adjourn to January 6, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. in the Council
Chambers for a special meeting regarding appointments to Boards / Commissions /
Committees and attendance at National League of Cities Conference and
congressional meetings in Washington, DC. VOTE: Unanimous
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