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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/20/2011 00 Action Minutes ACTION ON YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING SEPTEMBER 20, 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 litigation • Collective Bargaining Executive Session was held and adjourned at 5:37 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 Cooper, City Attorney Cutter and City Clerk Kloster 2. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Cawley led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Oath of Office for Fire Chief David A. Willson City Clerk Kloster gave the Oath of Office to Fire Chief David A. Willson. 4. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order A. Proclamations: . Council member Ensey read a proclamation declaring this month as Crime Stoppers month. . Mayor Cawley read a proclamation declaring Republic of China and Taiwan Day on October 10, 2011 B. Presentations /recognitions /introductions Sara Holtzinger spoke about Madison House, a campus for at -risk youth run by the Union Gospel Mission, located on the corner of 4 th and Spruce Streets. She thanked the community for their support and invited council members to tour the facility. C. Status reports on prior meeting's citizen service requests Assistant City Manager Morales reported on a complaint of dead arborvitae at 44 and Summitview, known as the Doty subdivision. The City had an agreement with the property owners to maintain the trees until June 1, 2011. The property owners have failed to maintain the property since that time. City Manager Cooper will offer some solutions to discuss with Council on options to resolve the issue. Citizen Jim Evans relayed his discontent with the situation. D. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees - -None 5. Consent Agenda ACTION: Item 16 was removed from the consent agenda; a motion carried to approve the consent agenda as read. VOTE: Unanimous. *A. Consideration of approval of City Council Meeting Minutes • Business Meeting — September 6, 2011 ACTION: The minutes were accepted. *B. Consideration of approval of Council Committee Meeting Minutes • Gang Free Initiative — July 7, 2011 • Transportation - Utilities Planning Committee — August 18, 2011 ACTION: Committee Meeting Minutes were approved. 6. Audience Participation Bill Duerr said he would like to begin a citizen patrol in his neighborhood as he understands the Police Department's citizen patrol program has been put on hold. He stated he will attend the Council Public Safety Committee meeting tomorrow and would like to discuss this issue. 7:00 P.M. — PUBLIC HEARINGS 7. Closed record public hearing to consider the Yakima Planning Commission's recommendation on a rezone of property located at 424 South 49 Avenue and 423 South 50 Avenue Chris Wilson, Assistant Planner briefed the Council on the Planning Commission's recommendation on this rezone. Mayor Cawley opened the closed record public hearing. Bill Horton spoke in support of the rezone. Mayor Cawley closed the hearing. ACTION: Motion carried to pass the Ordinance. VOTE: Unanimous ORDINANCE NO. 2011 -36 2 CITY MANAGER REPORTS 8. Final Report on Healthy Families Yakima Initiative Cindy Epperson, Deputy Director of Accounting and Budgeting, reported that the City is at the end of the five years of the Healthy Families Initiative. The final program audit is in the council packet and Linda Craft's report will be provided at a later date. Linda Craft spoke about the program and thanked the Council for their support of the project. *9. Resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with the Washington State Department of Ecology to abate illegal tire dumping ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -144 *10. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to approve a grant agreement with Vaughn Bay Construction to rehabilitate an existing low- income housing unit in the Viola II affordable housing project ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -145 *11. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a grant agreement with Habitat for Humanity for the acquisition and construction costs for four building Tots ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -146 *12. Resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with the State of Washington for the administration of the tourism promotion lodging charge imposed by the City of Yakima ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -147 *13. Resolution setting the date of public hearing for October 4, 2011, to amend the Six -year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -148 *14. Set date of public meeting for October 4, 2011, to consider final plat approval for the Malibu subdivision ACTION: October 4, 2011 was set as the date of closed record public hearing to consider final plat approval for the Malibu subdivision located t the corner of Chestnut and South 66 Avenues. ORDINANCES *15. Ordinance granting a non - exclusive franchise to Fatbeam, LLC authorizing them to occupy City rights -of -way in order to construct, operate and maintain a telecommunications system ACTION: Ordinance was passed. ORDINANCE NO. 2011 -37 16. First reading of an Ordinance amending the 2011 Budget and making appropriations in various funds to provide for increased costs of fuel, jail contracts, street maintenance supplies, street -light electric power, unexpected retirement cash outs, along with new grant awards (Read Ordinance by title only, no action required; second reading scheduled for October 4, 2011) Council Member Edler questioned the increase in jail costs. Staff will prepare more detailed information for the Council Public Safety Committee meeting on September 21. 3 The ordinance was read and laid on the table until October 4, 2011 for a second reading. *17. Second reading of an Ordinance amending the 2011 budget and creating and appropriation in the 331 — Parks and Recreation Capital Fund ACTION: Ordinance was passed. ORDINANCE NO. 2011 -38 18. Other Business • Council member Ensey indicated he understands there are problems getting the crime -free rental housing cards out, possibly related to the Spillman program. A report will be provided to council in the near future. • Mayor Cawley reminded everyone that the Central Washington State Fair kicks off on Friday, September 23, 2011. 19. Adjournment — 7:05 p.m. ACTION: A motion carried to adjourn to the council study session of September 22, 2011. VOTE: Unanimous 4