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Home My WebLink About09/01/2020 04A Draft Council Meeting Minutes Approval � ir`k1.41�gtntj ka . E$A BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. 4.A. For Meeting of: September 1, 2020 ITEM TITLE: Approval of minutes from the August 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 -1 /20/2020 r M�r�c 2 1,71L)..k44.1.0r 11 YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL August 18, 2020 City Hall -- Council Chambers 5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting --This meeting will be conducted via speakerphone and is live streamed at www.yakimawa.gov and telecast live on Y-PAC, Spectrum Cable Channel 194 or you may call in and listen by dialing 1-877-853-5247 or 1-888-788-0099. When prompted for the meeting ID enter 949 0359 9895#. When prompted for the participant ID enter#. When prompted for the meeting password enter 903063#. There will be no opportunity for oral communications at this meeting with the exception of public hearings; however, if you wish to provide written comment to the City Council, please email ccounciI2@yakimawa.gov. Written comments received by 3 pm for this meeting will be provided to the City Council prior to the meeting. MINUTES 1. Roll Call Council: Mayor Patricia Byers, presiding,Assistant Mayor Holly Cousens, Councilmembers, Kay Funk, on: _ -nd Eli Macia nding via speakerph• - with t ex ption unk) Staff: Interi City M. :g: Alex - erh ttor y Jeff Cutter d City Clerk Sonya Claar Tee Absent: Councilmember Jason White 2. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order A. Coronavirus (COVID-19) update Interim City Manager Meyerhoff provided an update on COVID-19's effect on City services and finances. B. Presentations/ Recognitions/ Introductions Retirement recognition of Helen A. Harvey, Senior Assistant City Attorney, for 25 years of service to the City of Yakima City Attorney Jeff Cutter and Council members recognized Helen Harvey, Senior Assistant City Attorney, on her retirement and 25 years of service to the City of Yakima. ii. Review and presentation of Downtown Association Yakima's 2019 Year End Report Mayor Byers announced this item has been postponed. 3. Council Reports Page 1 of 4 3 None. 4. Consent Agenda Mayor Byers referred to the items placed on the Consent Agenda, questioning whether there were any additions or deletions from Council members present. Item 4C was removed from the Council agenda. The City Clerk read the Consent Agenda items, inoluding resolutions and ordinances, by title. (Items o.n the Consent Agenda are handled under one motion without further discussion—see motion directly below.) MOTION: Cousens moved and Macias seconded to approve the consent agenda. The motion carried by unanimous vote, White absent. A. Approval of minutes from the August 4, 2020 City Council regular meeting B. Approve payment of disbursements for the period July 1 - 31, 2020. C. Item 4C was removed from the Council agenda D. July 2020 Investment Transactions Report E. Set date of September 15, 2020, for a closed record public hearing toa consider the Hearing Examiner's recommendation regarding a rezone application submitted by Bruce Lloyd for property at 702 S 48kh Ave F. a date . e -tuber 202t • clo record publi earing to consider the earing E• mi m me n kh8 aryu plm of Racquet Lane xury Te h� -s to ed _cq Ln, and the sociated development sub ttod b, e et Lan o homes LLC PUBLIC HEARINGS --Anyone wishing to comment on this public hearing should: Dial 1-877-853-5247 or 1-888-788-0099, When prompted for the meeting ID enter 949 0359 989 ; When prompted for the participant I enter i When prompted for the meeting password enter 903063#. If you wish to speak to the Council during the public heating press*9 on your phone. When it is your turn to speak you will hear an automated announcement indicating your phone has been unuted and you can now be heard by all participating in the meeting. 5. Public Hearing and Ordinance to consider amendments ko ai Development Agreement submitted by Bruce Simpson concerning property at 3111 Teton Dr Associate Planner Trevor Martin briefed Council on the item. Mayor Byers opened the public hearing. Dustin Yaeger,Attorney representing the Memorial Foundation, spoke in favor of the project. The Mayor closed the hearing. The City Clerk read the ordinance by title only. MOTION: Cousens moved and Lund seconded to pass the ordinance. The motion carried by unanimous vote, White absent. ORDINANCE NO. 2020-022,AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the City Manager Page 2 of 4 ^ to sign an amended Development Agreement (City of Yakima Ordinance No. 2001-65— Simpson Rezone & Development Agreement regarding 3111 Tieton Drive)with Bruce Simpson, regarding property located at3i11TietonDrive. DEPARTMENT ITEMS G. Resolution authorizing termination of the lease agreement with Sunrise Outreach Center of Yakima, a religious organization, to lease property adjacent to the wastewater treatment plant for a temporary homeless encampment and to enter into a lease agreement with Grace City Outreach, a religious organization, to lease property adjacent to the wastewater treatment plant for m temporary homeless encampment Senior Assistant City Attorney Sara Watkins briefed Council on the item. Councilmember Funk shared her concerns about the agreement. The City Clerk read the resolution by title only. MOTION: Lund moved and Macias seconded to adopt the resolution. The motion carried by unanimous vote, White absent. RESOLUTION NO. R~2020~095.A RESOLUTION authorizing termination n[the existing a lease with Sunrise Outreach Center of Yakima and to enter into a lease with Grace City Outreach for property adjacent to the wastewater treatment plant tobe used anmtemporary homeless encampment. CITY MA 7� Diaoueai iA TH* Ie aCom|ihon ExuuuUv ntapariodicraporta ongrmntro� H � o|en Senior Assistant City Attorney Sara Watkins briefed Council on the item. MOTION: Funk moved that the Council direct the imcwnmim0Ci0v Manager tw create m transparent plan 0o pass along the homeless services provider data collected by the Yakima Homeless Coalition, and the Yakima County Human Services office, m«»that the Council can make informed dao|s|«»ms supporting our strategic goal of decreasing homelessness. The motion died for lack o[asecond. 8. Other Business Assistant Mayor Cousens thanked first responders for assisting our neighbors with the /\htununn Ridge fire. Councilmember Funk stated she sent a motion for tonight's meeting to all Council members and then received an email about the email being a possible Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA)violation. She stated she believes the OPMA has many grey areas and Council members should be able to email all the other Council members about City business.Assistant Mayor Cousens stated the Council should not be conducting City business via email, as it is not open and transparent to the public. Mayor Byers and Council members expressed their appreciation to Interim City Manager Alex Mayarhof[for his work at the City o[Yakima these past nine months. 9. Adjournment Page 3nf4 5 MOTION: Cousens moved and Lund seconded to adjourn to the next Council regular meeting on September 1, 2020, at 5:30 p.m.in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The inotion carded by unanimous vote, White absent. The meeting adjourned at 6:40 p.m. CERTIFICATION READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DATE COUNCIL MEMBER DATE ATTEST: CITYCLERK MAYOR tRAFT Page 4 of 4