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YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
JUNE 21, 2011
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, YAKIMA CITY HALL
5:00 P.M. — EXECUTIVE SESSION
1. Roll Call
Present:
Council: Mayor Micah Cawley, presiding, Assistant Mayor Kathy Coffey, Council
Members Maureen Adkison, Dave Edler, Rick Ensey, Dave Ettl and Bill Lover
2. Executive Session (allow 1 hour)
• Pending and prospective litigation
• Collective Bargaining .
• To evaluate complaints against a public officer or employee
Executive Session adjourned at 5:59 p.m.
6:00 P.M. — BUSINESS MEETING
1. Roll Call
Present:
Council: Mayor Micah Cawley, presiding, Assistant Mayor Kathy Coffey, Council
Members Maureen Adkison, Dave Edler, Rick Ensey, Dave Ettl and Bill Lover
Staff: City Manager Zais, City Attorney Cutter and City Clerk Kloster
2. Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Cawley led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order
A. Proclamations
B. Presentations /recognitions /introductions
— Postponed
• Recognition of retiring Deputy City Clerk Linda Watkins
City Manager Zais and City Clerk Kloster recognized Linda's 14 years of service
with the City. She received two service awards and a retirement watch.
• Recognition of retiring Fire Training Captain Bob Burton
Interim Fire Chief Willson recognized Capt. Burton's 27 years of service to the
City and City Manager Zais presented him with a retirement watch.
• Recognition of retiring Police Officers Preston Brown, Perry Skipton and Mike
Blankenbaker
Interim Police Chief Copeland recognized the three officers individually for their
t; service to the City: Perry Skipton — 32 years; Mike Blankenbaker — 31 years;
and Preston Brown — 21 years. City Manager Zais presented each officer with a
retirement watch.
C. Status reports on prior meeting's citizen service requests
• Response to Chesterley Meadows residents regarding parking lot access to
Chesterley Park
Public Works Director Waarvick referenced the letter in the Council packet that
was sent to the Administrator of Chesterley Meadows Assisted Living Community
JUNE 21, 2011
outlining the required conditions to provide access from the facility to Chesterley
Park.
Mr. Waarvick also advised the fence installed on the pathway from 23rd and
Lincoln Avenues has been locked. A mechanism for public safety access will be
put in shortly.
D. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees
MOVED BY ENSEY SECONDED BY COFFEY TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATIONS. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote.
Arts Commission: reappointed Andrew Granitto; Laurie Kanyer; Noel Moxley
and Elizabeth Miller
Board of Appeals: appointed John Crawford
City Planning Commission: appointed Scott Clark
Community Review Board: reappointed Phyllis Musgrove and Ben Shoval.
Historic Preservation Commission: reappointed Byron Gumz; Nancy
Kenmotsu; Jennifer Wilde- McMurtrie
Parking Commission: appointed Roger Wilson
Parks and Recreation Commission: reappointed Sam Karr and Paul Williams
Public Facilities District: reappointed Brian Johnson
Southeast Community Center: reappointed Aaron Case and Reverend Trimble
Parks and Recreation (youth positions): appointed Tim Pettingill and Alec
Regimbal
4. Consent Agenda
Mayor Cawley referred to the items placed on the Consent Agenda, questioning whether •
there were any additions or deletions from either Council members or citizens present.
Item Number 14 was added to the Consent Agenda. The City.Clerk read the Consent
Agenda items, including resolutions and ordinances by title. COFFEY MOVED AND
ENSEY SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ. The motion
carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Subsequent paragraphs preceded by an asterisk (")
indicate items on the Consent Agenda handled under one motion without further,
discussion.)
*A. Consideration of approval of City Council Meeting Minutes
• Council Retreat— March 22, 2011
• Special Meeting —April 5, 2011
• Business Meetings —April 5 and April 19, 2011
• Study Session — June 14, 2011
The minutes of the Council Retreat dated March 22; Special Meeting dated April 5;
Business Meetings dated April 5 and April 19; and Study Session dated June 14, 2011,
were approved, having been duly certified accurate by two Council members and no one
present wishing to have said minutes read publicly.
*B. Consideration of approval of.Council Committee Meeting Minutes
• Neighborhood Development Committee —June 1, 2011
The Council Committee Meeting minutes were approved.
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5. Audience Participation
Tony Courcy asked for: (1) the traffic counts on North 16th Avenue; (2) when the
crosswalk with in- ground lights would be installed by St. Joseph's school at 4th Street
and Martin Luther King Boulevard; and (3) when can he put his merchandise back in
front of his business. He was advised that his.third request was going through the
Community Review Board process, and therefore it would be inappropriate for Council
to respond at this time.
Ralph Call, 2608 W. Chestnut asked if members of the Barge- Chestnut Neighborhood
Association could be involved in the meeting with the Council subcommittee meeting on
June 28 to review the historic preservation ordinance (11.62.045).
Lynne Kittelson, 305 N. 9th Street asked Council to designate a truck route through
downtown Yakima and prohibit large trucks from using 9th Street.
7:00 P.M. — PUBLIC HEARINGS
6.. Closed Record Public Hearing and consideration of an Ordinance approving a
rezone of property at 702 West Walnut Street and 202 South 7th Avenue
Assistant Planner Chris Wilson introduced the information on the requested rezone.
Mayor Cawley opened the public hearing and with no one coming forward closed it. The
City Clerk read the resolution by title; EDLER MOVED AND COFFEY SECONDED TO
PASS THE ORDINANCE. The motion carried by unanimous roll call vote.
ORDINANCE NO. 2011'-25, AN ORDINANCE relating to land use regulation and zoning;
rezoning, without conditions, two parcels of property located at 702 -708 West Walnut St.
and 202 South 7th Avenue, Yakima, Washington from Historical Business (HB) to Multi -
family Residential (R -3) as more fully described herein; and approving, without
conditions, the recommendation of the Planning Commission for the City of Yakima
regarding the same; Lars and Amber Hanson being identified as the applicant herein.
7. Public Hearing to consider adding the Maple Street incinerator to the Yakima
Register of Historic Places
Associate Planner Vaughn McBride provided background on the history of the
incinerator and the details of the nomination to add it to the Yakima Register of Historic
Places. Mayor Cawley opened the public hearing. Mayor Cawley opened the public
hearing. Maud Scott, Lynne Kittelson and Nancy Kenmotsu provided additional
information on the history of the incinerator and encouraged Council to support the
nomination. Mayor Cawley closed the public hearing.
COFFEY MOVED AND LOVER SECONDED TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE THE
- PROPER DOCUMENTS AND ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE
NOMINATION TO THE YAKIMA REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. The motion
carried by unanimous roll call vote.
® 8. Public Hearing and consideration of a Resolution declaring a portion of West .
Valley Community Park surplus in anticipation of an intergovernmental land
transfer agreement with West Valley School District.
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Parks and Recreation Manager Ken Wilkinson provided details on the anticipated land
transfer and the process that would follow the public hearing for disposition of the
property. Mayor Cawley opened and closed the public hearing with no one coming
forward to speak. The City Clerk read the resolution by title only; EDLER MOVED AND
LOVER SECONDED TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. The resolution carried by .
unanimous roll call vote.
RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -92, A RESOLUTION declaring a one -acre parcel within
West Valley Community Park surplus to the uses and needs of the City of Yakima, in
anticipation of proposed conveyance to West Valley School District pursuant to an
intergovernmental land transfer agreement for development of concession, restroom
and storage facilities, and authorizing the City Manager to undertake all appropriate
reviews of such proposed action.
9. Public Hearing and consideration of a Resolution ratifying law enforcement grant
application with the Department of Justice and corresponding interlocal
agreement with Yakima County
City Manager Zais advised that the County will -share a portion of this grant if awarded.
Mayor Cawley opened and closed the public hearing with no one coming forward to
speak. The City Clerk read the resolution by title only; EDLER MOVED AND LOVER
SECONDED TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. The motion carried by unanimous roll
call vote.
RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -93, A RESOLUTION ratifying an application for a grant in
the total amount of $69,414 from the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of
Justice Administration, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, and
designating and authorizing the City Manager to act as the official representative of the
City of Yakima and to take such additional steps, including but not limited to execution of
all documents and contracts necessary to complete said.grant transaction.
10. Second Public Hearing to consider:
A. Adopting of the Six -year Transportation Improvement Program for the years
2012 -2017 and to amend the Metropolitan Transportation Plan; and
Chief Engineer Brett Sheffield explained the requirements of the program and advised
this plan must be updated annually to be eligible for federal funds. He listed two projects
that have been added and two that have been removed. Mayor Cawley opened the
public hearing. Lynne Kittelson voiced her concerns about several projects on the list.
Mayor Cawley closed the public hearing. The City Clerk read the resolutions by title
only.
RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -94, A RESOLUTION adopting the Six -Year Transportation
Improvement Program for the period of 2012 through 2017 for the construction of
streets and -arterials streets in the City of Yakima and amending the Metropolitan
Transportation Plan.
B. Amending the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan Capital Facilities
Element
EDLER MOVED AND LOVER SECONDED TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. The
motion on A and B carried by unanimous roll call vote.
JUNE 21, 2011
RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -95, A RESOLUTION to amend the Yakima Urban Area
is Comprehensive Plan Capital Facilities Element to incorporate the Six -year
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the period of 2012 through 2017.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS
11. Consideration of a Resolution designating Michael Morales as the Interim City
Manager, effective at the conclusion of the July 5, 2011 Council business
meeting; and administration of Oath of Office for Interim City Manager
City Manager Zais commended Mr. Morales on his recent job performance as Acting
City Manager and Assistant City Manager, and recommended the designation of Mr.
Morales as the Interim City Manager until a permanent city manager is appointed. The
City Clerk read the resolution by title only; EDLER MOVED AND COFFEY SECONDED
TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. The motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. The
City Clerk administered the oath of office to Michael Morales for the position of Interim
City Manager. Mr. Morales introduced his family who were in attendance.
RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -96, A RESOLUTION relating to administration; designating
Michael Morales as the Interim City Manager effective immediately upon the conclusion
of the July 5, 2011 City Council meeting, said appointment to continue until either.a
permanent City Manager is appointed by the City Council or further action terminating
this appointment is taken by the Council, whichever first occurs.
12. Report from the Council Budget Committee regarding recommendations for the
development of the 2012 General Government budget
City Manager Zais spoke on behalf of the Budget Committee highlighting their major
recommendations for development of the 2012 General Government budget. ENSEY
MOVED AND ADKISON SECONDED TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE'S
RECOMMENDATIONS. The motion carried by unanimous roll call vote.
13. Consideration of a Resolution stating the City of Yakima's support of a County-
wide ballot proposition for funding a ten -year Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Levy
Interim Fire Chief Willson explained the resolution requests the Council to endorse the
upcoming EMS Levy. Candace Hamilton, EMS Director of Yakima County, summarized
the purpose of the levy funds and.advised the rate and term would remain the same as
the previous levy.. Bruce Smith informed the Council that firefighter Randy Rashko and
he would be running the campaign for the levy.
The City Clerk read the resolution by title only; LOVER MOVED AND ENSEY
SECONDED TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. The motion carried by unanimous roll
call vote. '
RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -97, A RESOLUTION stating the City of Yakima's support of
a County -Wide ballot proposition for funding a ten year Emergency Medical Services
(EMS) Levy Pursuant to RCW 84.52.069.
*14. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing the Yakima County Commissioners to
place the Emergency Medical Services Levy on the ballot for re- approval for 10
years
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RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -98, A RESOLUTION authorizing the Yakima County
Commissioners to place the Emergency Medical Services ( "EMS ") Levy on the ballot, at
the current rate of $.25 per one - thousand dollars of the assessed value of property,
before December 31, 2012, for the citizens of Yakima County to vote on the continuation
of this EMS Levy for a ten year period.
*15. Consideration of a Joint City /County Resolution ratifying an application for
Federal Assistance and Standard DOT Title VI Assurances and authorizing
execution of a Grant Agreement for the Airport Master Plan project
RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -99, A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA
AND YAKIMA COUNTY ratifying an application for Federal Assistance and Standard
DOT Title VI Assurances, and authorizing the execution and acceptance of a Grant
Agreement for Federal Assistance and Certificate of Sponsor's Attorney between the
Federal Aviation Administration and the City of Yakima, Washington, and the County of
Yakima, Washington
*16. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with
Huibregtse Louman Associates, Inc for engineering services to develop the Hines
Addition Streets and Utilities.
RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -100, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to
execute a Professional Services Agreement with Huibregtse Louman Associates, Inc., in
an amount not to exceed $58,000, for engineering services required to develop the
Hines Addition Streets and Utilities. This resolution also authorizes the City.Manager to
execute other contracts and agreements required for this project.
*17. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of the first extension of
agreement with Central Washington Range Conservancy for use of the shooting
range for weapons training
RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -101, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City
Manager of the City of Yakima to execute the First Extension of Agreement Between the
City of Yakima and Central Washington Range Conservancy, doing business as Sun
Valley Shooting Park (hereafter "SVSP ") for the use of SVSP's shooting range for
weapons training and weapons practice for certain designated City employees.
*18. Consideration or a Resolution accepting the 2010 and First Quarter 2011 Claims
Reports
RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -102, A RESOLUTION accepting and approving the year
2010 and 1 st Quarter 2011 Claims Reports for the City of Yakima.
*19. Consideration of final contract payment for General 308 Irrigation System Phase
4, Stage 1 Improvements (Standard Motion V -B — Accept the project and approve
the final payment)
The report from the City Engineer, dated May 19, 2011, with respect to the completion of
the work on the General 308 Irrigation System Phase 4 /Stage 1 Improvements,
performed by KRCI, LLC was approved, the work accepted and payment of the final
estimates as therein set forth was authorized.
JUNE 21, 2011
*20. Consideration of final contract payment for West Coast Construction Co. Inc. —
Yakima.DFi — Phase 4 project (Standard Motion V -B — Accept the project and
approve the final payment)
The report from the City Engineer, dated June 13; 2011, with respect to the completion of
the work on the 'A' Street — 3 d Street to 6th Street Yakima DFI Phase 4 project,
performed by West Coast Construction, Inc: was approved, the work accepted and
payment of the final estimates as therein set forth was authorized.
*21. Consideration of a Resolution initiating right -of -way vacation proceedings and
setting the date of a public hearing before the Hearing Examiner for July 14, 2011
RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -103, A RESOLUTION fixing July 14, 2011 as the date for a
public hearing before the Hearing Examiner. This hearing concerns a petition to vacate
that portion of Poplar Street lying East of the East right -of -way of North Third Avenue
and West of the West right -of -way of North First Avenue.
*22. Set date of public hearing for July 19, 2011 to amend the City of Yakima 2011
.Annual Action Plan regarding the Section 108 Loan process
July 19, 2011 was set as the date of public hearing to amend the City of Yakima 2011
Annual Action Plan regarding the Section 108 Loan process.
ORDINANCES
® *23. Consideration of an Ordinance disestablishing the 2008 Downtown Yakima
Business Improvement District (DYBID) on September 8, 2011 and terminating
special assessments collected for uses and projects within the DYBID
ORDINANCE NO 2011 -26, AN ORDINANCE of the City of Yakima, Washington,
relating to parking. and business improvement areas; disestablishing the 2008
Downtown Yakima Business Improvement District on September 8, 2011; and
terminating special assessments heretofore collected for certain uses and projects
within said Downtown Yakima Business Improvement District as provided therein.
*24. Consideration of an Ordinance making an administrative adjustment.to the
Classification and Compensation Plan for the Communication and Technology
Division in accordance with the Civil Service Commission and amending
subsections of the City of Yakima Municipal Code
ORDINANCE NO. 2011 -27, AN ORDINANCE relating to City personnel; adopting a
classification and compensation plat for City employees to be effective July 24, 2011;
amending Subsections 2.20.100A, 2.20.100D, 2.20.110A and 2.20.110B all of the City
of Yakima Municipal Code
*25. First reading of an Ordinance amending the 2011 Budget and making
appropriations in the 477- Domestic Water Improvement fund to repair a broken
water main (second reading scheduled July 5, 2011)
is An Ordinance amending the 2011 budget and appropriating funds to repair a broken
water main, was read by title only, and laid on the table until July 5, 2011 for a second
reading.
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26. Other Business
Update on City Manager search process
Assistant City Manager Morales gave an update on the search firm's progress and the
anticipated timetable for reviewing candidate profiles and scheduling interviews. Mr.
Baenziger will be here Monday, June 27 and there are set times to meet with Council
members individually. Following the meeting on Monday, there is a week to review the
profiles and come back at executive session on July 5 to discuss, review, and select a
smaller number of candidates to invite to Yakima for.interviews. The candidates will
come to town the week of July 12 and there will be a series of interviews including:
Council, department directors and a community, review panel. There will be a
meet/greet reception with the candidates, council, staff and the public. Ideally the
appointment will be announced on Tuesday, August 2.
City Manager Zais reported that Assistant Mayor Coffey, Council Member Adkison,
Assistant City Manager Morales and he will be attending the AWC Conference
Wednesday and Thursday in Spokane. CAWLEY MOVED AND ENSEY SECONDED
TO IDENTIFY COFFEY, ADKISON AND ZAIS AS VOTING MEMBERS. The motion
carried by unanimous roll call vote.
Mayor Cawley advised he had received a letter from Sunrise Outreach requesting six
parking stalls during the week in the City -owned parking lot behind the Vineyard church.
Mr. Morales said this lot is currently over subscribed for City employees. Mayor Cawley
will respond to the request with that information.
27. Adjournment
ENSEY MOVED AND ETTL SECONDED TO ADJOURN. The motion carried by
unanimous voice vote. The meeting adjourned at 8:03 p.m.
READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY
COUNCIL MEMBER DATE
COUNCIL MEMBER DATE
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK MICAH CAWLEY, MAYOR
Minutes prepared by Sonya Claar -Tee.. A CD and DVD of this meeting are available in the
City Clerk's Office
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