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Council Economic cDeve(opment Committee
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
2:00 p.m.
Council Members present: Maureen Adkison; Bill Lover
Staff: Dick Zais , Michael Morales, Joan Davenport, Mark Kunkler, Bruce Benson
Guests: North Front Street Association Nancy Rayner, Sharon Trick
Mill District — Greg Demers
North Front Street Association Banner request: Nancy Rayner and Sharon Trick spoke
on behalf of the North Front Street Association to request that the Association be made
the primary user of the banner poles located on Front Street just north of Yakima
Avenue. Joan Davenport explained that the banner location had been placed in the
regular banner rotation when the poles were recently installed. Councilmember Lover
agreed that the original intent for that set of banner poles was for use by the Front
Street Association. Mark Kunkler said that a license agreement establishing the North
Front Street Association as the primary user would accomplish the intended result. He
explained that exclusive use of the banner poles is not allowed because the poles are
within the City's ROW. A brief discussion of banners for Association sponsored special
events followed; and the Association asked to be the primary user for the smaller light
0 post banners in the District. Details will be worked out and included in the license
agreement. The Committee directed staff to bring the license agreement to the full
Council when it is ready for consideration.
Mill District Update: Michael Morales .gave an update on the selection of the
engineering firm to handle the Mill District infrastructure project. It is expected that a
scope of work and contract for the Lochner engineering firm will go to Council on
June 21. Local firm Huibregtse Louman is also associated with Lochner.
Morales distributed a conceptual infrastructure plan /map that outlined four "packages"
within the project: The City will work with Yakima County, the Department of
Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on the various
pieces of the project.
Package 2 will be the first scope of work and contract to come to Council. It includes
SEPA, project utilities and a section of street that will run from Martin Luther King Blvd.
to "H" Street. Morales said the north -south route is necessary even if the ramp
modifications are approved. The exact location of the route will be determined following
the property owner's resubmittal of the SEPA checklist.
Yakima County will take the lead on Package 3 which is the East West Corridor from
North 1S Street to 1 -82. They will go through NEPA to federalize the project.
Package 1 includes proposed modifications to ramps on 1 -82. All parties are on hold
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waiting to hear the FHWA response to the DOT proposal. Morales said that Yakima
County is likely to manage the contracts associated with ramp modifications. Interlocal
Agreements with Yakima County are being drafted for Packages 1 and 3.
Package 4 is conceptual design for a connection between North 1 Street and Fruitvale.
Morales reported that LIFT disbursements will start in September.
Appletree Annexation request: Bruce Benson received an informal request from
Appletree to consider annexation of a ten acre undeveloped parcel north of Coolidge. A
Notice of Intent to Commence Annexation has not been completed. Benson explained
that there are several considerations in regard to this request.
Although contiguous to the city boundary, annexation of this parcel would create to the
east an island of unincorporated land surrounded by the City. Dick Zais characterized
this type of annexation as likely to initiate review from the Boundary Review Board..
Another issue is that two recent annexation requests from other parties were denied.
Zais suggested Benson share with the petitioner the potential obstacles to the
annexation and see if they would like to proceed. Councilmembers Adkison and Lover
recommended the matter be sent to the full Council should the petitioner decide to
proceed with a Notice of Intent.
Section 108 Loan Process: Morales reported that there is a tight timeline to help
prevent the Toss of Section 108 loan capacity that comes to the City through HUD. The
City's current capacity is $1.8 million; that will decrease to $750,000 when the 2011
contract is signed. NDC is preparing an application on behalf of the City that would
utilize the full capacity as a loan pool pending Council approval. The City must go
through a substantial amendment process to the 2011 Annual Action Plan to change the
loan process. When the amendment process comment period ends the contract will
come to Council for approval. Morales said there are a couple of projects that have
been under consideration through the Grow America fund that could be considered for
Section 108 loans.
The next meeting of the Council Economic Development Committee will be Wednesday,
July 6, 2011. .
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Maureen Adkison, Chair Date