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Home My WebLink About11/01/2011 00 Action Minutes ACTION ON YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 1, 2011 COUNCIL CHAMBERS, YAKIMA CITY HALL 5:00 P.M. —.EXECUTIVE _SESSION 1. Roll CaII 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. Executive Session • Collective Bargaining Executive session was held and adjourned at 5:55 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 and requested a moment of silence for former Council Member Ron Bonlender.and Senator Alex Deccio.. 3. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order A. Proclamations ➢ National American Indian Heritage Month —Mayor Cawley read the proclamation proclaiming National American Indian Heritage Month for the month of November 2011. Cary Campbell accepted and thanked the City Council for the proclamation by presenting them with a gift. B. Presentations /recognitions /introductions C. Status reports on prior meeting's citizen service requests D. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees ➢ Tourist Promotion Area Commission ACTION: Motion carried to reappoint Sara Allen to the Tourist Promotion Area Commission. VOTE: Unanimous ➢ Historic Preservation Commission ACTION: Motion carried to appoint Leslie Wahl to the Historic Preservation .Commission. : VOTE Unanimous • 4. Consent Agenda ACTION: Item 14 was removed from the consent agenda and Mayor Cawley noted the City Manager deleted item 15 from the agenda. A motion carried to accept the consent agenda as read. VOTE: Unanimous. *A. Consideration of approval of City Council Meeting Minutes o Business Meeting — October 4, 2011 ACTION: October 4, 2011 Business Meeting minutes were approved. *B. Consideration of approval of Council Committee Meeting Minutes o Council Economic Development Committee report from October 16 o Council Neighborhood Development Committee report from October 5 o Council Public Safety Committee minutes from September 21, 2011 ACTION: The Committee meeting minutes were approved. 5. Audience Participation Laura Siebol, 116 N. 18 Avenue, spoke in support of the Parks & Recreation after school programs. She believes the program and staff are wonderful and very necessary. Lynne Kittelson, 305 N. 9 Street, invited council to attend the Dia de Los Muertos exhibit and Walk of Remembrance. Jeffrey S. Bohlinger, 2200 Lila Avenue, advised Council the local letter carriers are hosting the National Letter Carriers Convention in Yakima in May 2012. He extended an invitation to Council Member Edler to give the invocation at their meeting. There will be approximately 200 letter carriers and their families in Yakima attending the convention. Further, he will be requesting Council's support in conducting a food drive in conjunction with the Convention. Carolyn Schactler, 206 S. 16 Avenue, pleaded for Council's support of Lions Pool and explained anyone contemplating a move to Yakima would investigate the quality of life opportunities in Yakima, which include parks and pools. Mary Heneghen, 710 Bittner Road, spoke in support of Lions Pool. Bill Duerr, 3206 W. Yakima Avenue, asked about the City's,plans for Phase 2 of the Barge /Chestnut traffic calming issues. He read a motion from a January 18 council meeting, wherein he feels the City has not fulfilled the second part of the motion, "to look into the feasibility of directing the dollars from Memorial's purchase of the streets to these projects as a part of that motion. ") Mayor Cawley requested the City Manager respond to this issue at the next council meeting. Walt Ranta, 5 South 32 Avenue, thanked the City for their work on the Barge /Chestnut traffic calming issue. He reiterated Bill Duerr's request, and is concerned that the asphalt companies are closing and nothing more will be done until next year. Council Member EttI read a request from Robert Haak regarding passing an ordinance allowing the City to put a lien on graffiti perpetrators' autos or their parents' homes and 2 Street Department employees would clean up downtown as he is against a tax increase. 7:00 P.M. — PUBLIC HEARINGS 6. Public hearing on the proposed 2012 Annual Action Plan and Resolution adopting the final plan Assistant City Manager Morales briefed the Council on the 2012 Annual Action Plan and noted there are some reductions in the budget, which reflect distress from the federal side. Mayor Cawley opened the public hearing; no one came forward to speak and he closed the public hearing. ACTION: A motion carried to adopt the resolution. VOTE: Unanimous. RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -158 7. Public hearing on the proposed Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area.(NRSA) Assistant City Manager Morales explained this was the first of two required public hearings on the proposed Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NRSA), which will allow the City more flexibility and help with job creation, section 108 loans, presumed benefits, and the Grow America Fund. The second public hearing is scheduled for later this week. Mayor Cawley opened the public hearing; no one came forward to speak and he closed the public hearing. CITY MANAGER REPORTS 8. Presentation of 2012 Preliminary Budget — Executive Summary City Manager Don Cooper presented the 2012 Preliminary Budget Executive Summary and referred to his October 24 memorandum to Council listing budget reductions in order to fund 6 police officers. However, he was notified on Friday that the Governor is proposing budget cuts to the state legislature, which could represent a $500,000 annual reduction to the City. These budget reductions will erase any potential savings as outlined in his October 24 memorandum. Mr. Cooper requested direction from Council on how to proceed. Council Member Ettl confirmed the amount in reserves is approximately $1.4 million. Mr. Cooper added he does not recommend the use of reserves for this purpose as the City is still in labor negotiations and there are issues with indigent defense, which may have substantial impacts, plus other potential funding reductions from the federal government. Assistant Mayor Coffey suggested the Council have a work session to discuss the budget. ACTION: The motion carried to hold a budget work session on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 11 a.m. in the Council Chambers. VOTE: Unanimous. 3 *9. Set date of public hearings for November 15, 2011 to consider: A. 2012 Proposed Budget ACTION: Public hearing date was set for November 15, 2011 B. 2012 Ad Valorem Taxes ACTION: Public hearing date was set for November 15, 2011 *10. Set date of closed record public hearing for November 15, 2011 to consider the City, of Yakima Planning Commission's recommendation on amendments to the City of Yakima's Municipal Code Title 15 Urban Area Zoning Ordinance ACTION: Closed record _public hearing date was set for November 15, 2011 *11. Acceptance of 2011 3rd Quarter Capital Improvements Projects Report ACTION: The report was accepted. *12. Acceptance of State Auditor's Report — City's 2010 Financial Statements and Federal Single Audit ACTION: The report was accepted. *13. Resolution accepting and authorizing the City of Yakima's 2012 assessment from the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments ACTION: Resolution was adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -159 14. Resolution authorizing the 2012 Yakima Air Terminal budget ACTION: Resolution was adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -160 Cabulancc Inc. to provide Paratrancit Scrvicc:, *16. Final contract payment for Wastewater Treatment Plant Digester Replacement projects ACTION: Council authorized Standard Motion V -B — to accept the project and approve the final payment. *17. Final contract payment for TTC Construction — Coolidge Road project ACTION: Council authorized Standard Motion V -B — to accept the project and approve the final payment. *18. Final contract payment for 66 Avenue & Chestnut Avenue project ACTION: Council authorized Standard Motion V -B — to accept the project and approve the final _payment. *19. Resolution accepting the 3rd quarter 2011 Claim report ACTION: Resolution was adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -161. 20. Other Business Council members discussed the meeting last week regarding the downtown PBIA. Cawley moved that Council express its intent to reestablish the previously expired boundaries with a 3 -year sunset and the assessment, zone 1, zone 2, business 4 license fees be tied directly to the services of garbage removal, graffiti removal, flower pots and hanging baskets. The motion died from lack of a second. Further discussion ensued. Cawley moved and Coffey seconded to set November 15 to declare intent to set up a downtown PBIA for maintenance, which includes garbage and graffiti for landscape and special projects. ACTION: The motion carried. VOTE: Unanimous. 21. Adjournment — 7:53 p.m. ACTION: Motion carried to adjourn to November 8, 2011 at 11 a.m. in the Council Chambers for a Work Study Session on the 2012 budget and to 3:00 p.m. for ajoint City /County meeting to discuss Department of Corrections. VOTE: Unanimous 5