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YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
December 6, 2011
Yakima City Hall -- Council Chambers
5:00 P.M. EXECUTIVE SESSION; 6:00 P.M. BUSINESS MEETING; 7:00 P.M. PUBLIC
HEARINGS
EXECUTIVE SESSION
1. Roll Call
2. Prospective Litigation and Collective Bargaining (allow one hour).
BUSINESS MEETING
1. Roll Call
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Open Discussions for the Good of the Order
A. Proclamations
B. Presentations /recognitions /introductions
i. Recognition of retiring City employee Sharon Brown.
C. Status reports on prior meeting's citizen service requests
1. Response to Bill Duerr re Traffic Calming in Barge Chestnut neighborhood.
ii. Response to Greg Weedin's request regarding why the Fire Department
responds to medical calls.
D. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees
i. Appointment to City of Yakima Planning Commission.
4. Consent Agenda
All items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered routine by the City Council and will be
enacted by one motion without discussion. A citizen or Council member may request to remove an
item from the Consent Agenda, and if approved, it will be considered in its normal sequence on the
agenda.
A. Consideration of approval of City Council Meeting Minutes
i. Adjourned Meeting /Budget Workshop -- November 8, 2011
41) ii. Adjourned Meeting /Joint City- County with Department of Corrections --
November 8, 2011
iii. Business Meeting -- November 15, 2011
B. Consideration of approval of Council Committee Meeting Minutes
C. City of Yakima - 3rd Quarter 2011 Treasury Report
D. Accounts Receivable Status Report - 3rd Quarter 2011
E. Resolution authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding with Yakima Valley
Community College to utilize an underground conduit street crossing and pull -
boxes.on 16th Avenue for fiber optic service to YVCC.
F. Resolution authorizing a Second Extension of the Site Use Contract with the
Yakima Police Athletic League] "YPAL ") for a two-year extension through
December 31, 2013 for the operation, management and maintenance by YPAL of
the Miller Park Activity Center.
G. Resolution authorizing an Interfund Loan from Fund 551 - Equipment Rental Fund
to Fund 479 - Irrigation System Improvement Fund, to provide cash flow for the
irrigation system upgrade project.
H. Resolution authorizing an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Yakima and
the City of Union Gap for Prisoner Housing.
I. Resolution authorizing an Interlocal Jail Agreement between the City of Yakima
and Yakima County.
J. Resolution authorizing contracts with Garr Cullier as the City of Yakima Hearing •
Examiner and Patrick Spurgin as the Examiner Pro -Tem.
K. Resolution authorizing Fuel Tax Grant Distribution Agreement accepting a
$2,400,000 grant from the Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) to improve
Nob Hill Boulevard from 49th to 64th Avenues.
L. Resolution authorizing third amendment to the "911 Support Services Agreement."
M. First Reading of an Ordinance Amending the 2011 Budget in the 170 - Tourist
Promotion and 173- Tourism Promotion Area funds to provide for Tourism
Promotion activities (no action required at this meeting; second reading scheduled
12/13/11).
5. Audience Participation
Community members are invited to address items that are not listed on the regular business
meeting agenda. A guideline of three (3) minutes per speaker is in place in order to allow as
much opportunity as possible for audience participation. A speaker's time may be extended at the
discretion of the Mayor and /or the consensus or vote of the Council. Written communication and
e -mail messages are strongly encouraged.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
6. Public hearing and consideration of a Ordinance reforming a Parking and Business
Improvement Area ( "PBIA ") in the North Front Street area of downtown Yakima and
establishing special assessments within such PBIA as provided herein.
7. Public hearing and consideration of an Ordinance establishing the Downtown Yakima
Business Improvement District in accord with terms of Council Resolution 2011 -163
for public participation.
CITY MANAGER REPORTS
8. Consideration of airport insurance reduction request.
9. Council policy decisions required to complete the 2012 Budget.
10. Motion directing staff to proceed with necessary actions required to establish a
Transportation Benefit District (TBD) for pavement preservation.
ORDINANCES
11. Ordinance to increase "in lieu" utility tax rates for water, wastewater, and refuse
utilities by six percent per year, and to establish an annual six percent "in lieu" utility
tax on stormwater assessments..
12. Adjournment
The next Council Business meeting is December 13, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.
Any invocation that may be offered before the official start of the Council meeting shall
be the voluntary offering of a private citizen, to and for the benefit of the Council. The
views or beliefs expressed by the invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed
or approved by the Council, and the Council does not endorse the religious beliefs or
views of this, or any other speaker.
. A Council packet is available for review at the City Clerk's Office and the Library. An
abbreviated packet is also available on line at www.ci.yakima.wa.us under Quick Picks.
The City provides special accommodations, such as hearing devices, wheelchair space
or language interpreters, for City meetings. Anyone needing special assistance please
contact the City Clerk's office at (509) 575 -6037.
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