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YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 16.A.
For Meeting of: February 4, 2020
ITEM TITLE: Council General Information
SUBMITTED BY: Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
1 . Pool fee comparison between the City and the new YMCA Aquatic Center
2. Special transit routes to YMCA Aquatic Center and SOZO Sports Complex
3. 4th quarter Municipal Court Office statistics
4. Preliminary Council agenda
5. City meeting schedule
6. Preliminary future activities calendar
ITEM BUDGETED:
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER
RECOMMENDATION:
ATTACHMENTS:
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D ol fee comparison 1/ / 0 0 r Me o
D tranist routes 1/ 3/ 00 ( r Memo
D 4th qtr 1/30/2020 r Mery a
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Informational Memorandum
Date: January 23, 2020
To: Honorable Mayor, Members of City Council, and erm City Manager
From: Scott Schafer, Public Works Director
Subject: Pool Fee Comparison between the City and the new YMCA Aquatic
Center
City Council requested of staff at the December 10, 2019 City Council meeting to
provide a pool fee comparison between the City and the new YMCA Aquatic Center.
Councilmember Mendez had stated that it was previously agreed that their rates would
be the same as City pools for City residents. In addition, Councilmember Hill asked for a
report on the contract commitments that were made for the YMCA project.
Current pool fees are listed below comparing the City to the YMCA.
Lions Pool YMCA Aquatic Center
Youth: $2.00 Youth: $5.00
$4.00 Adults: $10.00
Adults:
$13.00 Family Pass: (2 adults and $20.00
Family of 6 up to 3 kids)
(up to 2 adults and 4 kids)
$15.00 Family of 8: N/A
Family of 8:
Honored Citizen: $2.25 Honored Citizen: N/A
(62 yrs.or with disabilities)
10 Punch Card 10 Punch Card',
Youth: $17.00 Youth: N/A
$35.00 Adults: N/A
Adults:
Honored Citizen: $21.00 Honored Citizen: N/A
Monthly Pass Monthly Pass
Adults: N/A Adults: $50.00
3-Month Pass 3-Month Pass
Youth: $52.00 Youth: N/A
Adults: $105.00 Adults; N/A
Family of 6: $227.00 Family of 6: N/A
Family of 8: $300.00 Family of 8: N/A
Honored Citizen: $59.00 Honored Citizen: N/A
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Some of the fee comparisons are not "apples to apples" as the use of Punch Cards and
Passes differ between the two providers. However, it is reasonable to expect that the
fees of the YMCA would be slightly higher than that of the City's due to it being a new
facility offering more amenities to its customers. It should be noted, that it was never
agreed upon that the fees of the new YMCA Aquatic Center equal that of the City's fee
schedule. The higher fee for the YMCA is acceptable in accordance to the Operating
Agreement between the City and YMCA.
Section 6.1 of the Operating Agreement - Use of Aquatic Center
During the Term of this Agreement, the Aquatic Center during all times of operation and
for all programs conducted herein will be made available for use and participation by the
public on a fee-per-use basis in accordance with the same rules, policies, and hours of
use of the Aquatic Center and its programs are made available by the YMCA for the
YMCA's members. The fees charged by the YMCA for public (i.e, non-YMCA member)
use of the Aquatic Center and participation in the Aquatic Center's programs will be set
by the YMCA after consultation with the City and must be commercially reasonable in
amount and generally consistent with the fees for public use charged by facilities of
similar size and scope to the Aquatic Center that are located elsewhere in Washington
state for the corresponding use and program participation.
YMCA Aquatic Center Pricing Comparisons
YMCA& Haselwood Tom Taylor Inland NW
Yakima Family YMCA Family YMCA YMCA's (Five
Rotary (Silverdale, (Gig Harbor, YMCA
Aquatic WA) WA) locations,
Center Spokane, WA)
Youth Day Pass(0-18) $ 5.00 $ 10.00 $ 10.00 $ 10.00
Adult Day Pass $ 10.00 $ 20.00 $ 20.00 $ 20.00
Family Day Pass(2 adults&up to 3 $ 20.00 $ 35.00 $ 35.00 $ 35.00
children)
Adult Monthly $ 50.00 n/a n/a n/a
In comparing fees for the use of YMCA aquatic centers within Washington State, the
new Yakima YMCA Aquatic Center is charging less than its counterparts.
The following obligations have been provided in order to address Councilmember Hill's
request for contract commitments of the YMCA:
• The aquatic center will be managed, operated and maintained by the YMCA
in accordance with operating standards consistent with industry and mutually
agreed upon standards.
• Minimal operating hours:
Monday through Friday 6:00 am to 9:00 pm
Saturday 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
Sunday 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm
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• Programming at the Aquatic Center shall include water aerobics classes, swim
lessons, masters swim instruction, private swim lessons, senior water aerobics
classes, arthritis and therapy group classes, birthday parties, lifeguard training
certification, swim meets, open lap swimming, aqua dance, water walking
classes and other group fitness with the use of a lap pool, therapy pool and
family/children's pool.
By all counts, it appears that the YMCA is meeting its obligations in accordance with the
Operating Agreement with the City that went into effect on October 27, 2015.
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Informational Memorandum
Date: January 23, 2020
To Honorable Mayor, Members of City Council, and Interim City anager
From: Scott Schafer, Public Works Director
Alvie Maxey, Yakima Transit Division Manager
Subject: Special Route to YMCA Aquatics Center and SOZO Sports Complex
Yakima City Council recently requested that Yakima Transit investigate the possibility of
creating a direct bus route that transports residents who live in the east side of our community to
and from the YMCA Aquatics Center and the SOZO Sports Complex. City Council also
requested that Yakima Transit investigate the creation of a bus service or program that
specifically accommodates children/youth who want to travel directly to and from the YMCA
Aquatics Center at no cost, or with a voucher.
The Federal Transit Association (FTA) Region 10 Office has indicated to Yakima Transit that the
creation of a bus route which exclusively transports east side residents directly to and from the
YMCA Aquatics Center and the SOZO Sports Complex risks violation of Federal Title VI
regulations. Officials from the FTA Region 10 Office warned that providing an exclusive service
to a specific demographic such as this, would violate Federal Title VI regulations which prohibits
discrimination based on Race, Color or National Origin in regard to public transportation. FTA
officials also added that utilizing federal assets to provide transportation for only one group
would be a violation of Title VI. To summarize, Yakima Transit is prohibited from providing
special or preferential services to select members of our community, while excluding or severely
limiting the availability of such a service to others. Yakima Transit is obligated to operate our
public transportation system in a manner that is fair and equitable for all passengers.
In order to avoid violating Title VI regulations, Charter Rules, and/or repercussions relating to
discriminatory practices, we are proposing that the newly opened YMCA Aquatics Center be
included in our free summer"Bus to Pools" program to satisfy City Council's request. This
successful program has been available for the past few years to all Transit passengers for
approximately two and a half months during the summer. As children/youth are generally out of
school during the summer months, this program is highly utilized and does not exclusively serve
select members of our community or exclude others. However, for the YMCA Aquatics Center to
be included in the Bus to Pools program, this would require the YMCA to actively partner with
Yakima Transit just as the Parks and Recreation staff currently do. Yakima Transit will reach
out to YMCA officials to coordinate efforts.
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To summarize, Yakima Transit fixed route service must utilize established bus stops and
operate on established bus routes which are advertised and available for the use of all
passengers within our system. Yakima Transit is not to provide exclusive or special trips to
select individuals or groups, or endeavor to create routes which intentionally or unintentionally,
exclude access to some of the riding public while providing preferential services to others as this
may jeopardize federal funding and place the City out of compliance with FTA.
In the meanwhile, staff will work with the YMCA to include them within the City's "Bus to Pools"
summer program.
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MEMORANDUM
2/4/2020
TO: The Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
Alex Meyerhoff, Interim City Manager
FROM: The Honorable Susan Woodard, Presiding Judge
Linda Hagert, Court Services Manager
Isabel Cruz,Accountant
SUBJECT: 4th Quarter 2019 Municipal Court Office Statistics
The City of Yakima Municipal Court operation was created in late 1996 and has been an
independent judicial aim 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, 2019. Detailed reports are available from the Office of the
Municipal Court. Prior year totals for 2018 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 2019
I. Municipal Court Infraction Statistics
2018 Prior 2019 Prior 2019 YTD
October November December
Year Statistics Quarters Total
Filings-Proceedings During
Year: 2019
Infractions Filed 12,403 8,675 798 655 627 10,755
Violations Charged 18,870 13,291 1,178 978 947 16,394
Meyerhoff,
Mitigation Hearings Interim City 510 81 49 46 686
Contested Hearings 282 220 22 13 7 262
Show Cause Hearings 140 62 6 6 8 82
Other Hearings On Record 2,474 1,678 215 123 118 2,134
Total 42,280 24,436 2,300 1,824 1,753 30,313
Dispositions During Year:
2019
Infractions Paid 3,019 2,096 194 165 132 2,587
Failure to Respond 122 51 5 1 1 58
Committed 5,457 3,438 412 289 260 4,399
Not Committed 167 133 15 3 4 155
Dismissed 1,824 1,371 149 99 97 1,716
Amended 66 42 8 - 3 53
Total Disposed 10,655 7,131 783 557 497 8,968
Municipal Court Traffic
Infraction Revenues $ 1,062,893 $ 955,278 $ 91,198 $ 70,653 $ 125,670 $ 1,242,799
Budget $ 1,280,278 $ 1,280,278
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Yakima Municipal Court -- 4th Quarter 2019
II. Municipal Court Criminal Statistics
2018 Prior 2019 Prior 2019 YTD
Year October November December
Statistics Quarters Total
Filings During Year:
Citations Filed 2,996 1,953 220 160 239 2,572
Violations Charged 3,928 2,552 326 214 304 3,396
Trial Settings r;iex
Meyerhoff,
During Year: r 4 .... r..
Non Jury Trials Set - 2 1 - - 3
Jury Trials 1,802 1,340 114 111 105 1,670
Proceedings:
Arraignments 2,560 1,734 217 142 205 2,298
Non Jury Trials - - - - - -
Jury Trials 5 3 2 - - 5
Stipulations to Record 13 5 1 3 3 12
Other Hearings 3,684 2,897 295 263 302 3,757
Dispositions:
Bail Forfeitures - -
-
Guilty 2,411 1,826 188 174 151 2,339
Not Guilty 5 2 - - - 2
Dismissed 1,309 901 89 106 103 1,199
Amended 189 142 14 13 11 180
Deferred Driver/Other 603 618
480 56 40 42
Prosecution Resumed 135 94 15 40 9 158
Appeals to Superior Court 2 2 - 1 - 3
Total Disposition 4,654 3,447 362 374 316 4,499
Criminal Fines Revenue:
DUI Penalties $ 82,301 $ 57,302 $ 3,992 $ 4,385 $ 10,266 $ 75,946
Criminal Traffic 107,025 $ 80,198 $ 6,565 $ 7,085 $ 11,132 104,979
Non-Traffic Misdemeanor 71,126 $ 56,526 $ 4,050 $ 5,227 $ 6,733 72,536
Recoupments 110,048 $ 87,624 $ 9,025 $ 8,559 $ 9,950 115,158
Total Fines $ 370,500 $ 281,649 $ 23,632 $ 25,256 $ 38,081 $ 368,619
Total Budget $ 378,501 $ 378,501
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Yakima Municipal Court -- 4th Quarter 2019
III. Public Safety Education Assessment (PSEA) Statistics
2018 Prior 2019 Prior 2019 YTD
Year Statistics Quarters October November December Total
Public Safety
Education Assessment $ 1,885,375 $ 1,346,689 $ 130,153 $ 115,275 $ 115,695 $ 1,707,812
(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
12/31/2019
Outstanding Municipal Court Time-Pay Agreements' 1,747,361
**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 Municipal Court's quarterly summary statistical report.
2019 and Prior Years
Outside
Collection Agency: """
Accounts Assigned in 2015 $ 5,697,898
Accounts Assigned in 2016 $ 6,202,324
Accounts Assigned in 2017 $ 5,407,721
Accounts Assigned in 2018 $ 4,530,525
Accounts Assigned in 2019 $ 4,148,582
Total Assignments S 25,987,050
Dollars Collected Since 2015 $ 6,396,063
Collection Performance Court Accounts 24.61%
***Net of cancellation
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YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
February 18, 2020
City Hall --Council Chambers
5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting
1. Roll Call
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Interpreter Services
4. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order
A. Proclamations
i. Lemonade Day proclamation from the Chamber of Commerce
B. Presentations/ Recognitions/ Introductions
i. Presentation by City of Yakima Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Committee on the
ADA Transition Plan
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 will be placed on the regular agenda for discussion and consideration.
A. Approve payment of disbursements for the period January 1 —31, 2020
B. January 2020 Investment Transactions Report
C. 2019 4th Quarter Financial Report
D. 2019 4th Quarter Accounts Receivable Status Report
E. Set date of March 3, 2020 for a closed record hearing to consider an appeal of the
Hearing Examiner's decision regarding a proposed digital scoreboard at Zaepfel Stadium
F. Resolution authorizing a Master License Agreement with Verizon Wireless for use of the
City's rights-of-way to install, maintain, and operate small cell wireless facilities
G. Resolution authorizing grant acceptance from the Department of Ecology for the purpose
of updating the Shoreline Master Program
H. Resolution Awarding Bid J11902 and Authorizing an Agreement with Connell Oil, Inc., for
purchase and delivery of bulk fuels and incidentals
Resolution authorizing an Equitable Sharing Agreement and Certification with the United
States Department of Justice
J. Resolution authorizing a contract with Hurst Construction, LLC. for City of Yakima Project
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No. 2487A Fair Avenue Sanitary Sewer Improve -nts Phase A
K. Ordinance authorizing the issuance of a Limited Tax General Obligation and Refunding
Bond related to the construction of convention center expansion (Second Reading)
L. Ordinance amending the 2020 Budget for the City of Yakima; and making appropriations
from Unappropriated Fund Balances within various Funds for expenditure during 2020
(Second Reading)
7. Public Comment
Community members are invited to address items listed on the regular meeting agenda and/or within the
City's purview. 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.
CITY MANAGER UPDATE
8. 4th Quarter 2019 Capital Improvement Projects Report
9. Other Business
10. Adjournment
11. Council General Information
A. Council General Information
B. Yakima Police Department District Officer report
C. Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource Management Plan January 2020
Quarterly Project Activity Update
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 HALL MEETING SCHEDULE
For February 3 — February 10, 2020
Please note: Meetings are subject to change
onday, February 3
3:30 p.m. Civil Service Commission — Council Chambers
5:00 p.m. Tree City Board meeting —2nd Floor Conference Room
Tuesday, February 4
10:00 a.m. County Commissioners— Council Chambers
4:30 p.m. City Council Executive Session — Council Chambers
5:30 p.m. City Council — Council Chambers
Thursday, February 6
9:00 a.m. Hearing Examiner— Council Chambers
Friday, February 7
8:00 a.m. Sister City Association —2nd Floor Conference Room
Monday, February 10
8:30 a.m. Pension Boards — 1st Floor Conference Room
10:00 a.m. Downtown Master Plan Committee —2nd Floor Conference Room
5:30 p.m. Community Integration Committee— Council Chambers
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Office of Mayor/City Council
Preliminary Future Activities Calendar
Please Note: Meetings are subject to change
Meeting Organization Meeting Purpose Participants Meeting Location
Date/Time
Mon. Feb. 3
5:00 p.m. Tree City USA Board Board Meeting Council Chambers
Tue. Feb. 4
4:30 p.m. City Council executive Scheduled Meeting Council Council Chambers
session
5:30 p.m. City Council Business Scheduled Meeting Council Council Chambers
Meeting
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Fri. Feb. 7
8:00 a.m. Sister City Meeting Scheduled Meeting Macias 2nd Floor Conference
Room
Mon. Feb. 10
8:30 a.m. Pension Board meetings Board Meeting Byers 1st Floor Conference
Room
10:00 a.m. Downtown Master Plan Scheduled Meeting Byers, White 2nd Floor Conference
Implementation Committee Room
5:30 p.m. Community Integration Scheduled Meeting Lund (attend as Council Chambers
Committee alternate)
Tue. Feb. 11
11:30 a.m. Chamber Board meeting Board Meeting Byers Chamber
3:00 p.m. ACI Core Team Scheduled Meeting Lund Neighborhood Health
4:30 p.m. GRIT Steering Committee Scheduled Meeting CM Conference Room
Wed. Feb. 12
3:00 p.m. Planning Commission Scheduled Meeting Funk Council Chambers
5:30 p.m. Parks & Recreation Scheduled Meeting Macias Council Chambers
Commission
Thur. Feb. 13
1:00 p.m. Seniors Inc Board meeting Board Meeting Harman Center
2:00 p.m. Yakima Regional Clean Air Scheduled Meeting Cousens (attend Council Chambers
as alternate)
Mon. Feb. 17
CITY OFFICES CLOSED
Tue. Feb. 18
11:30 a.m. Sports Commission Scheduled Meeting White Hilton Garden Inn
meeting
5:00 p.m. (Tent) City Council Scheduled Meeting Council Council Chambers
Executive Session
5:30 p.m. ,City Council meeting Scheduled Meeting Council Council Chambers