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Home My WebLink About03/03/2020 06A Draft Council Minutes Approval ti ss,,tntj kd d g$Ag aY ae.. x°'naa.x,,4n BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA S TAT EM ENT Item No. 6.A. For Meeting of: March 3, 2020 ITEM TITLE: Approval of minutes from the February 18, 2020 City Council regular meeting SUBMITTED BY: Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk SUMMARY EXPLANATION: See attached. ITEM BUDGETED: STRATEGIC PRIORITY: APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION: Approve minutes. ATTACHMENTS: Description Upload Date Type 2-� 2/24/202 r Marc 2 w ty }}t /4:401,16, # YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL February 18, 2020 City Hall -- Council Chambers 5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting -- MINUTES ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1. Roll Call Council: Mayor Patricia Byers, presiding,Assistant Mayor Holly Cousens, Councilmembers, Kay Funk, Brad Hill, Soneya Lund, Eliana Macias and Jason White Staff: Interim City Manager Alex Meyerhoff, City Attorney Jeff Cutter and City Clerk Sonya Claar Tee 2. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Byers led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Interpreter Services Mayor Bye introd d J ge Villa •nor : nnou d interpreter rvices are available. 4. Open Disk .sion f• h: - • . the , • - • A. . ions Lemonade Day proclamation from the Chamber of Commerce Mayor Byers proclaimed June 6, 2020 as Lemonade Day and Chamber of Commerce representatives Verlynn Best and Amy Lopez accepted it. B. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees Council Nominating Committee Recommendation of Appointments to Boards and Committees Assistant Mayor Cousens reported on the Council Nominating Committee recommendations, which are as follows: • Arts Commission: appoint Merivet Lombera to the community representative position and confirm the Capitol Theatre's appointment of Kathy Coffey • Charter Civil Service: confirm the Civil Service Commission's reappointment of Charlie Hines • Community Review Board: reappoint Judy Pozarich • Lodging Tax Advisory Committee: appoint Juliana Marroquin, Holiday Inn • Parks & Recreation: appoint Margarita Capetillo to the vacant youth position and reappoint Joshua Korevaar-Dorsey to the second youth position • Planning Commission: appoint Mary Place Page 1 of 4 3 MOTION: Couswmwmnmrnmd and White seconded tm approve the Council Nominating Committee recommendations. The motion carried bv unanimous vote. 5. Council Reports Nona. 6. Cmmmemt^%gemda Mayor Byers referred to the items placed on the Consent Agenda, questioning whether there were any additions or deletions from Council members present. Item 6F was removed from the consent agenda. The City Clerk read the Consent Agenda items, including resolutions and ordinances, bytitle. (Items on the Consent Agenda are handled under one motion without further discussion—see motion directly be|ovv.) MOTION: C«»umenmmnmmed and Lund seconded t«»approve the consent agenda. The motion carried by unanimous vote. A. Approval of Council Nominating Committee minutes of February 13. 202O B. Approval of minutes from the February 4' 2O2O City Council regular meting C. Approve payment nf disbursements for the period January 1 -31' 2020 D. 2D104th Quarter Financial Report E. � or� F. m R-ve- uoneta��nd� N�� "� � � G. Resolution authorizing an Equitable Sharing Agreement and Certification with the United States Department nfJustice RESOLUTION NO. R-2020-020, RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager and the Chief of Police of the City of Yakima to execute an Equitable Sharing Agreement and Certification with the United States Department o[Justice H. Resolution authorizing a contract with Hurst Construction, LLC. for Project No. 2487A Fair Avenue Sanitary Sewer Improvements Phase A RESOLUTION NO. R~2W2W~W21,A RESOLUTION authorizing a contract with Hurst Construction, LLC. for City of Yakima Project Nn. 2487A Fair Avenue Sanitary Sewer Main Improvements. |. Ordinance authorizing the issuance v[a Limited Tax General Obligation and Refunding Bond related to the construction of convention center expansion (Second Reading) ORDINANCE NO. 2020~002.AN ORDINANCE o[the City Council of the City o[Yakima, Washington, authorizing the issuance of one or more series of Limited Tax General Obligation and Refunding Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $28,000,000 to finance costs related to the expansion, improvement and rehabilitation of the Yakima Convention Center, to refund certain outstanding obligations of the City, and to pay the costs of issuance for each series of bonds; providing the form, terms and covenants of the bonds; Page 2nf4 ^ delegating the authority to approve the final terms of the bonds; and providing for other matters relating thereto. J. Ordinance amending the 2020 Budget for the City nf Yakima; and making appropriations from Unappropriated Fund Balances within various Funds for expenditure during 2U28 (Second Reading) ORDINANCE NO. 202MO3`Nk@XORDINANCE amending the 2O2O Budget for the City Yakima; and making appropriations from Unappropriated Fund Balances within various funds for expenditure during 2020 for various purposes described in the attached Schedule. K. Ordinance amending the City nf Yakima Municipal Code Chapter O.77.03U' Creation and establishment nfa City Tree Board ORDINANCE NO. 2828~0&4. AhU ORDINANCE amending Yakima Municipal Code Section 0.77.030 Creation and establishment ufo city tree board. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda A. Resolution awarding Bid J11902 and authorizing an Agreement with Connell Oil, |no.. for purchase and delivery of bulk fuels and incidentals MOTION: Cwumems moved and Hill seconded to direct the City Manager @w have staff make m presentation «»n the Citx,mpmocunemnert procedures at the March 3, 2828 Council meeting. The motion carried byo6-1 vote, Funk voting no. Finance an i i K4ayhuaand 8uyar || Su i BxandanC ~*� ugarDan, ah d �heiroonoarnumbout the bidding �� MOTION: Hill moved and Cwumemsmecwmded tx»adopt the resolution. The motion failed bya5-2vuta. Funk' Hi||' Lund' MociasondVVhitavndngnu. AfLerdiscussiun' |nierinnOiiy Manager MayerhnM stated this will be brought back un the next agenda. 7. Public Comment The following community members provided public comment: Non-resident Gil Calac and City residents Jerry Mellin, Coleen Anderson, Robert Strader, Joey Anderson and Tony Courcy. DEPARTMENT ITEMS O. 4th Quarter 201g Capital Improvement Projects RapnrL Bob Desgrosellier, Acting Chief Engineer, provided a PowerPoint presentation on the 2019 4th Quarter Capital Improvement Projects report. MOTION: C«»uaamsmoved and Lund seconded tmaccepttha report. The motion carried byuG-8 vote, Hill temporarily absent. 0. Utility Billing Payment Arrangement Guidelines Director of Finance and Budget Steve Groom and Utility Customer Services Manager James Dean briefed Council on utility billing arrangement guidelines. City Attorney Cutter noted after legal review, the City will need to formalize the billing parameter guidelines. Page 3nf4 5 MOTION: Byers moved and White seconded to direct the City Manager to work with the Legal Department to put those parameters in place that utility billing is already doing. The motion carded by unanitruus vote. 10. Other Business MOTION: Cousens moved and Hill seconded to add to the next agenda a support letter for SB 5147 and SB 5206. The motion carded by unanimous vote. MOTION: Funk moved and Cousens seconded to have the City Council schedule a special meeting/listening session to ask for public input on the impact of the Astria Hospital closure. After discussion, the motion carded by a 5-2 vote, Byers and Cousens voting no. Mayor Byers shared a resolution from the City of Spokane Valley regarding its opposition to a local income tax. After discussion, MOTION: Byers moved and Hill seconded to direct the City Manager to ask staff to study such a resolution and make a presentation to Council at the March 17, 2020 meeting. The motion carded by a 6-1 vote, Funk voting no. 11. Adjournment MOTION: Byers moved and Lund seconded to adjourn to the next Council regular meeting on March 3, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The inotion carded by unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 7:21 p.m. CERTIFICATION II" READ AND CERTI ED A U' CO MEMBER DATE COUNCIL MEMBER DATE ATTEST: CITYCLERK MAYOR Page 4 of 4