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Home My WebLink About09/20/2011 Business Meeting 75 YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 20, 2011 COUNCIL CHAMBERS, YAKIMA CITY HALL 5:00 P.M. – EXECUTIVE SESSION 1. RoII CaII 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 • 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. Chief Willson thanked the Council and City Management for their trust in him and their continued support of fire department employees. 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 of the Union Gospel Mission for at- risk - youth, located on the corner of 4th and Spruce Street. She thanked the community for their support and invited council members to tour the facility. • 76 ' September 20, 2011 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 Avenues, known as the Doty subdivision. The City installed sprinklers and plantings in an agreement with the property owners, which was funded with $5,000 from Memorial Hospital and $11,000 from the Office of Neighborhood Development. The agreement stated the City would maintain the property and fund the water bill for five years. The property owners were notified that the agreement ended June 1, 2011. However, they failed to maintain the property and the arborvitae have died. If the City Council wants the City to maintain the property, it will need to be public property by seeking a five -foot easement with Council authorization, as the City cannot put public funding into private property. If there is no cooperation from the property owners, Code enforcement can remove the dead vegetation and put a lien on the properties for the clean -up fee. City Manager Cooper will bring back some solutions for further discussion. Citizen Jim Evans (4405 Summitview) relayed his unhappiness with the situation. D. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees - -None 5. 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 16 was taken off 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 • Business Meeting – September 6, 2011 The minutes of the September 6, 2011 Business meeting 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 • Gang Free Initiative – July 7, 2011 • Transportation- Utilities Planning Committee – August 18, 2011 The 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. Assistant Mayor Coffey stated our City Manager has experience with similar groups and will discuss the subject in more detail at the meeting tomorrow. 2 77 September 20, 2011 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 Commissions 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. The City Clerk read the ordinance by title, EDLER MOVED AND ENSEY SECONDED TO PASS THE ORDINANCE. The motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. ORDINANCE NO. 2011 -36, AN ORDINANCE relating to land use regulation and zoning; rezoning, without conditions, two parcels of property located at 424 South 49 Avenue and 423 South 50 Avenue, Yakima, Washington from Two - Family Residential (R -2) to Local Business (B -2), as more fully described herein; and approving, without conditions, the recommendation of the Planning Commission for the City of Yakima regarding the same; Justin Gaddis and Roland McLaughlin being identified as the applicants herein. 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 RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -144, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with the Washington State Department of Ecology to Abate Illegal Tire Dumping. *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 RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -145, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to approve a grant agreement with Vaughn Bay Construction to rehabilitate an existing low income housing unit to better serve disabled tenants in the Viola II affordable housing project. *11. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a grant agreement with Habitat for Humanity for the acquisition and construction costs for four building lots 3 78 September 20, 2011 RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -146, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with Habitat for Humanity for a grant of $105,000 for the acquisition and construction costs for four building lots. *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 RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -147, A RESOLUTION authorizing the Mayor to execute an Agreement between the City of Yakima and the State of Washington Department of Revenue for the State administration of the tourism promotion area lodging charge imposed in YMC Chapter 5.99. *13. Resolution setting the date of public hearing for October 4, 2011, to amend the Six -year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) RESOLUTION NO. R- 2011 -148, A RESOLUTION setting the time, date and location for a Public Hearing to be held at 7:00 pm on October 4, 2011 in the City of Yakima Council Chambers to amend the six -year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). *14. Set date of public meeting for October 4, 2011, to consider final plat approval for the Malibu subdivision 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 ORDINANCE NO. 2011 -37, AN ORDINANCE granting a non - exclusive franchise to Fatbeam, LLC which authorizes Fatbeam, LLC to occupy City of Yakima rights -of -way in order to construct, operate, and maintain a telecommunications system. 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. An Ordinance amending the 2011 budget and appropriating 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, was read by title only, and laid on the table until October 4, 2011 for a second reading. 4 7.9 September 20, 2011 *17. Second reading of an Ordinance amending the 2011 budget and creating and appropriation in the 331 — Parks and Recreation Capital Fund An Ordinance amending the 2011 budget and appropriating funds of $160,000 in Fund 331 — Parks & Recreation Capital for expenditure during 2011 to provide for additional I/ costs to build 3 lighted baseball fields at upper Kiwanis Park previously having been read by title only, was brought before the Council for a second reading. ORDINANCE NO. 2011 -38 AN ORDINANCE amending the 2011 budget for the City of Yakima; and making appropriations of $160,000 in Fund 331 — Parks & Recreation Capital for expenditure during 2011 to provide for additional costs to build 3 lighted baseball fields at upper Kiwanis Park. 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 COFFEY MOVED AND ENSEY SECONDED TO ADJOURN TO THE SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 AT 9:30 A.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS FORA STUDY SESSION REGARDING STREET PRESERVATION. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 7:05 p.m. • -- jC)V — ii READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY . CO NCIL MEMBER DATE t COUNCIL MEMB DATE ` ."`kt mo ATTEST: '''''''"c ‘ y -Ic i c •r • s I I � 1 i CITY CLERK f 't t' , 2 % M CAH CAWLEY, AYOR Minutes prepared by Sonya Clear Tee. A CD and DVD of this meeting are available in the City Clerk's Office 5