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YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
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For Meeting of: March 6, 2012
ITEM TITLE: Council General Information
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SUMMARY EXPLANATION: •
1. City Meeting Schedule for week of March 5, 2012
2. Preliminary Future Activities Calendar as of March 5, 2012
3. 3/1/12 Weekly Issues Report with excerpts from the Yakima City Charter and Yakima
Municipal Code
4. Preliminary Council Agenda
5. 4th Quarter 2011 Municipal Court Office Statistics
6. January 2012 Association of Washington Cities Federal Legislative Priorities
7. 2/28/12 AWC Legislative Bulletin regarding State Budget
8. 2/17/12 Letter from Alan Tinsley thanking the Yakima Police Department
9. 2/28/12 Letter from Lori Zamudio regarding the Senior /Disabled Emergency Repair
Program
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CITY MEETING SCHEDULE
For March 5, 2012 — March 12, 2012
Please note: Meetings are subject to change
Monday, March 5
10:00 a.m. City Council Media Briefing — Council Chambers
3:30 p.m. Civil Service Commission — Council Chambers
Tuesday, March 6
10:00 a.m. Yakima County Commissioners Agenda Meeting — Council Chambers
1:30 p.m. Yakima County Commissioners Public Hearing — Council Chambers
4:30 p.m. City Council Executive Session — Council Chambers
6:00 p.m. City Council Meeting — Council Chambers
Wednesday, March 7
1:30 p.m. Yakima County Commissioners Public Hearing — Council Chambers
5:30 p.m. Community Review Board — Council Chambers
Thursday, March 8
9:00 a.m. County Hearing Examiner — Council Chambers
1 :00 p.m. Harman Center Board Meeting — Harman Center
2:00 p.m. Yakima Regional Clean Air Board Meeting — Council Chambers
Monday, March 12
8:30 a.m. Pension Board Meeting — Human Resources Conference Room
Office Of Mayor /City Council
Preliminary Future Activities Calendar
Please Note: Meetings are subject to change
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Mon. Mar. 5
9:00 a.m. Corridor Project Meeting Scheduled Meeting Cawley YPD Special Ops Training
Room
10:00 a.m. Council Media Briefing Scheduled Meeting Ettl Council Chambers
Tue. Mar. 6
11:30 a.m. Sneak preview of Scheduled Event Open CWSF
renovations at CWSF
12:00 p.m. Miscellaneous Issues Scheduled Meeting Cawley, Adkison TBD
4 p.m. City Council Executive Scheduled Meeting Council Council Chambers
Session
.6:00 ..m. Cit Council Meeting Scheduled Meeting Council Council Chambers
Thur. Mar. 8
1:00 p.m. Harman Center Board Board Meeting Cawley, Adkison Harman Center
Meeting
2:00 p.m. Yakima Regional Clean Air Scheduled Meeting Lover Council Chambers
Meetin •
Mon. Mar. 12
8.30 a.m Pension Boa rd Meetings Board Meetin• Coffe HR Conference Room
1. Mar. 14
30 p.m. EMS Operations Board Board Meeting Lover Yakima Regional
3.30 p.m Yakima Planning Scheduled Meeting Ensey Council Chambers
Commission
5.30 p.m. Parks & Recreation Scheduled Meeting Adkison Council Chambers
Commission
Mon. Mar. 19
10 00 a m. City Council Media Briefing Scheduled Meeting Lover Council Chambers
5:30 ..m Airport Stud Session Scheduled Meeting Adkison Airport Conference Room
Tue. Mar. 20
12 00 p m. Miscellaneous Issues Scheduled Meeting Cawley, Adkison TBD
2 00 p.m. Yakima County Gang Scheduled Meeting Adkison TBD
Commission
5:00 p m. (T) City Council Executive Scheduled Meeting Council Council Chambers
Session
6 • m Cit Council Meeting Scheduled Meeting Council Council Chambers
Wed. Mar. 21
12 00 p.m. PAL Board Meeting Board Meeting Coffey PAL Center
12:00 p.m. New Vision Annual Meeting Scheduled Meeting Open Convention Center
24. Mar. 22
30 a m. Airport Board Meeting Board Meeting Adkison Airport Conference Room
9 30 a.m. DYBID Elections Scheduled Meeting Bristol City Manager's Conference
Committee meeting Room
1:30 ..m. EMS & Trauma Board Board Meetin• Lover Yakima Memorial
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Mon. Mar. 26 . _ .__
12.00 p.m. Greenway Board Meeting Board Meeting Ettl Greenway Visitors Center
12'00 p.m. Capitol Theatre Board Board Meeting Bristol Capitol Theatre
Meetin.
MEMORANDUM
March 1, 2012
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael Morales, Interim City Manager
SUBJECT: Weekly Issues Report
• EXECUTIVE SESSION: The Executive Session will begin at 4:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, March 6. John Darrington will be here to review the City Manager
applicants with Council.
• NORTH FIRST STREET GRANT OPPORTUNITY: The Yakima Valley
Conference of Governments issued a call for preliminary engineering (PE)
projects with a maximum grant amount of $250,000. The purpose of this PE
is to provide jurisdictions with the opportunity to get projects "shovel ready" in
case other "fast track" construction funds become available'. The City applied
for a $250,000 `grant to design the North 1 Street. Revitalization, between 'N'
Street and SR 12. This project would improve North 1 Street by
rehabilitating the pavement and lane markings, removing on- street parking,
enhancing street and pedestrian lighting, constructing median islands and
installing various pedestrian and decorative elements.
• CITY EMAIL SYSTEM FAILURES: The City's E -mail system has been
suffering intermittent failures due to the old age of the hardware and
software. We planned for an upgrade and have already purchased the
necessary hardware and software. With these failures it has moved that
project to the top of the priority list and the IT department personnel are
working diligently to upgrade this service. This is a very complex project and
as such we must proceed with a reasonable level of caution. We are hopeful
that we can complete the full conversion to the new system by the end of
March and in the mean time the technical staff will be closely monitoring the
existing system to avoid, or at least minimize, any adverse affects on City
business.
• AGENDA SETTING: There have been concerns expressed by some Council
members about how the Council meeting agenda is prepared. For your
reference, I have attached Yakima Municipal Code and Charter provisions
that describe the duties of the City Manager related to business of the City.
• NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES: I will be joining Mayor Cawley and
Councilman Dave Ettl in Washington DC on March 11 to meet with
legislators and attend the National League of Cities Conference. City
Attorney Jeff Cutter will be the Acting City Manager during my absence. If
you need to reach me I will have my cell phone and CaIly will know how to get
in contact with me.
• UTILITY CUSTOMER SERVICE WINDOW: The finance director asked if the
utility customer service window could open at 8:30 a.m. This allows staff to
prepare for the day and identify any issues or concerns.
• ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES: Effective March 1 the water, waste water
and utilities divisions have been moved from the Administration Department
to the Department of Community and Economic Development. Information
Systems was moved from the Finance Department to the Administration
Department. The shift for the utilities was part of the 2012 budget..
• STATE FAIR PARK RENOVATIONS: The CWSF is having a special "sneak
preview" of the renovations at State Fair Park on Tuesday, March 6 from
11:30 a.m. — 1:00 p.m. if you want to attend. Lunch will be provided.
• CITY MANAGER LEAVE: I will be out of the office on personal leave
Thursday, March 8. Jeff Cutter will be Acting City Manager in my absence.
YAKIMA CITY CHARTER
SECTION 9. The powers and duties of the City Manager shall be:
(1) To have general supervision over the administrative affairs of the municipality;
(2) To appoint and remove at any time all department heads, officers and
employees of the City, except members of the Council, but the appointment and
removal of those department heads, officers` and employees who are subject to
Civil Service or merit systems of the City of Yakima shall be pursuant to the Civil
Service laws, rules and regulations of. such City in existence at the effective date
hereof: provided, that the Council may cause an audit to be made of any
department or office of the City government and may select the persons to make
it, without the advice or consent of the City Manager;
(3) To attend all meetings of the Council at which his attendance may be required
by that body;
(4) To see that all laws and ordinances are faithfully executed, subject-to the
authority which the Council may grant the Mayor to maintain law and order in
times of emergency;
(5) To recommend, fora'doption by the Council such measures as he may deem
necessary;or expedient;
(6) To prepare „and submit to the Council such reports as may be required by that
body or as he may deem it advisable to submit;
(7) To keep the Council fully advised of the financial condition of the City or town
and its future needs;
(8) To prepare and submit to the Council a tentative budget for the fiscal year;
(9) To perform such other duties as the Council may determine by ordinance or
resolution.
Yakima Municipal Code
1.18.010 City manager — Powers and duties.
The city manager shall be the chief executive officer and the head of the administrative branch of
the city government. He shall be responsible to the council for the proper administration of all
administrative affairs of the city and to that end he shall have power and shall be required to:
1 Plan, direct and coordinate the administrative functions of the city and administer and
execute the laws and ordinances of the city;
2. Appoint and, when necessary for the good of the service, remove all administrative
officers and employees of the city, all in compliance with civil service rules, regulations and
laws, he may authorize the head of the department or office to appoint and remove
subordinates in such department or office;
3. Prepare the budget annually and submit it to the council and be responsible for its
administration after adoption;'
4 Prepare and submit to the council at the end of the fiscal year a complete year -end
financial report of the city for the preceding year;
5. Keep the council advised of the financial condition of future needs of the city and make
such recommendations as may seem to him desirable;
6 Administer all finance and fiscal matters of the city and countersign warrants and
approve claim vouchers and authorize travel for administrative personnel;
7. Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this chapter or required of him by
the council, not inconsistent with the Charter;
8. Prepare and submit to the council such reports as may be required by that body or he
may deem it advisable to submit;
9. Transfer between items within any class in the budget, and notwithstanding the
provisions of any statute to the contrary, the budgetary transfers herein authorized may be
made as between any offices, departments, divisions, services, institutions, etc., or any
combination thereof within the city's organizational structure, which operate from the
appropriations of the same fund, provided, however, that no salary shall be increased
above the amount provided therefor in the budget and compensation plan (Ord. 2570 § 2,
1981 Ord. 2303 § 1, 1979: Ord. 2007 § 1, 1976: Ord. 284, 1961 Ord 7 § 1, 1959).
PRELIMINARY FUTURE COUNCIL AGENDA
March 13
NO SCHEDULED BUSINESS MEETING
March 20
(T) 5 :00 p.m. Executive Session — Council Chambers
6:00 p.m. Business Meeting — Council Chambers
• Recognize City Employee Wayne Parsley for 30 years of service
• Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Services
Agreement with Huibregtse, Louman Associates for the extension of the
City's Industrial Wastewater Collection System in the vicinity of 23 Avenue
and River Road
• Resolution authorizing City Manager to execute and approve Yakima Police
Patrolman's Association (YPPA) Collective Bargaining Agreement for 2012-
2013
• Resolution authorizing City Manager to execute and approve International
Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Collective Bargaining Agreement for 2012-
2013
• First reading of ordinance approving 2011 encumbrance appropriations
7.00 p.m. Public Hearings
3/1/2012
10:39 AM
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MEMORANDUM
March 6, 2012
TO: The Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
Michael Morales, Interim City Manager
FROM: The Honorable Susan Woodard, Presiding Judge
Linda Hagert, Court Services Manager
Debbie Baldoz, CPA
SUBJECT: 4th Quarter 2011 Municipal Court Office Statistics
The City of Yakima Municipal Court operation was created in late 1996 and has been an
independent judicial arm of the City since January 1, 1997. The Court adjudicates all traffic
infractions, misdemeanors, and gross misdemeanors cited in the City. The Court operates
with two full time Judges, one of whom presides over the Court's activities, and a part time
Court Commissioner. The City Council adopts the Courts budget annually; the Court is
otherwise independent from City Administration.
Following please find summary statistical reports for Municipal Court 4th Quarter activity
through December 31, 2011. Detailed reports are available from the Office of the Municipal
Court. Prior year totals for 2010 are included for comparison.
The following summary information for each quarter includes:
I. Municipal Court Infraction Statistics
II. Municipal Court Criminal Statistics
III. Public Safety Education Assessment (PSEA) Statistics
IV. Collection Statistics -- Municipal Court Outstanding Time -Pay Contracts
V. Outside Agency Collection Statistics
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Yakima Municipal Court -- 4th Quarter 2011
I. Municipal Court Infraction Statistics
2010 2011 Prior 2011
Prior Year Qtrs. October November December YTD Total
Filings - Proceedings
During Year:
Infractions Filed 9,690 7,486 776 678 660 9,600
Violations Charged 12,829 9,788 1,030 891 877 12,586
Mitigation Hearings 1,291 905 85 112 88 1,190
Contested Hearings 285 236 9 23 24 292
Show Cause Hearings 82 84 8 7 9 108
Other Hearings
On Record 2,780 1,778 248 275 195 2,496 -.
Total 26,957 20,277 2,156 1,986 1,853 26,272
Dispositions During Year:
Infractions Paid 2,594 1,885 217 200 167 2,469
Failure to Respond 3,312 2,498 132 100 82 2,812
Committed 4,143 2,938 264 333 342 3,877
Not Committed 192 129 6 15 16 166
Dismissed 1,939 1,479 169 159 121 1,928
Amended 11 2 1 4 2 9
Total Disposed 12,191 8,931 789 811 730 11,261
Municipal Court Traffic
Infraction Revenues $1,008,228 $704,981 $96,116 $78,169 $81,219 $960,485
Budget $1,060,000
$1,000,000
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Yakima Municipal Court -- 4th Quarter 2011
II. Municipal Court Criminal Statistics
2010 Prior 2011 Prior 2011
Year Qtrs. October November December YTD
Total
Filings During Year:
Citations Filed 5,650 3,881 493 447 320 5,141
Violations Charged 6,740 4,661 576 511 384 6,132
Trial Settings
During 'Year:
Non Jury Trials Set 9 6 2 0 0 8
Jury Trials 2,377 1,744 136 140 134 2,154
Proceedings:
Arraignments 3,841 3,197 310 381 367 4,255
Non Jury Trials 0 1 0 0 0 1
Jury Trials 22 11 1 2 1 15
Stipulations to Record 0 3 0 0 0 3
Other Hearings 6,348 3,932 398 366 407 5,103
Dispositions:
Bail Forfeitures 39 8 2 1 0 11
Guilty 3,557 2,843 314 279 262 3,698
Not Guilty 8 5 0 0 0 5
Dismissed 2,560 1,728 230 148 149 2,255
Amended 398 278 23 15 13 329
Deferred /Driver 559 398 48 43 54 543
Prosecution Resumed 115 104 5 4 12 125
Total Disposition 7,236 5,364 622 490 490 6,966
Criminal Fines Revenue:
DWI Penalties $114,642 $79,853 $8,552 $5,992 $8,376 $102,773
Criminal Traffic 160,199 105,021 14,467 15,662 12,736 147,886
Non - Traffic Misdemeanor 88,263 53,533 16,687 9,270 7,780 87,270
Recoupments 214,836 135,240 17,586 19,931 13,721 186,478
Total Fines $577,670 $373,647 $57,292 $50,855 $42,613 $524,407
otal Budget $577,000 $545,000
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Yakima Municipal Court -- 4th Quarter 2011
III. Public Safety Education Assessment (PSEA) Statistics _
2010 2011 Prior 2011
Prior Year Qtrs. October November December YTD Total
Public Safety $1,441,389 $1,039,164 $142,569 $117,141 $117,660 $1,416,534
Education Assessment
(PSEA) Payments *
* Required payments to State Public Safety Education. Revenue for these payments is included as part of the
total fine. Revenue figures presented are net of these payments.
IV. Collection Statistics -- Municipal Court Outstanding Time -Pay Contracts
As of
12/31/2011
Outstanding Municipal Court Time -Pay Agreements ** $2,972,511
* *After judgment the offender makes arrangements with the court to pay their outstanding fines. If the offender
does not make a payment in 30 days and does not make an effort with the court to make other arrangements to
pay, the account is considered in arrears. A final notice is mailed to the person in arrears. If ignored the account ,
is then turned over to collection. Over $2.6 million were turned over to collection in 2011.
The collection agency is mandated by the state of Washington to write off accounts still owing ten years after the
judgment date due to the statute of limitations. The statute of limitations covers all fines and restitution.
V. Outside Collection Agency Statistics
2011 and
Prior Years
Outside
Collection Agency: * **
Accounts Assigned in Prior Years $16,142,399
Accounts Assigned in 2007 3,406,587
Accounts Assigned in 2008 4,405,002
Accounts Assigned in 2009 4,898,858
Accounts Assigned in 2010 . 4,255,837
Accounts Assigned in 2011 6,918,493
Total Assignments $40,027,176
Dollars Collected Since Assignment
(Cumulative) (as of 12/31/11) $6,482,535
Collection Performance Court Accounts 16.20%
* ** Net of cancellation
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January 2012 •
ASSOCIATION m
OF WASHINGTON Fir Q de / al Legislative _
Washington cities urge our Congressional Delegation Advance Streamlined Sales Tax Legislation
to work toward solving the fiscal dilemma facing our Support advancement of streamlined sales and use
nation. We appreciate the efforts of Senator Murray tax legislation and oppose mandatory requirements
as Co -Chair of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit for state collection and administration of local
Reduction. Washington cities believe neither party can telecommunications taxes.
fix this problem on their own, and we seek meaningful • Enact legislation that would grant states the authority
compromise that relies on tax reform, cuts in spending, they need to require sellers, regardless of location,
and increases in revenues as the best path towards to collect sales and use taxes owed to them per the
solving our current fiscal crises. This approach is Streamlined Sales Tax Agreement.
consistent with the recommendations of the National ▪ Strongly oppose the inclusion of mandatory
Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. requirements for state collection and administration
Allowing sequestration to dictate budget priorities for of local telecommunication taxes.
domestic spending and defense will harm our nation,
our state, and our cities. Our cities depend on federal Maintain Community Development Funding
assistance for health, housing and human services. Resume funding for the Community Development Block
Furthermore, Washington State's economy includes Grant (CDBG) program at historic levels of $4.5 billion as
significant defense bases and investments that would a smart investment in the future of America's cities and
be harmed by indiscriminate cuts resulting from towns.
, questration. We urge our Congressional Delegation to • Closely consult with city and town officials on any
Lek meaningful compromise. proposed legislative or regulatory reforms to the
CDBG program.
Invest in Infrastructure • Support a hold harmless provision in any CDBG reform
Create an adequately funded comprehensive national proposal so cities and towns affected by formula
surface transportation plan. changes have a reasonable period of time to adjust to
• Promote a multimodal, network for the environmental, those formula changes.
social, and economic development of our country. ▪ Support efforts to improve CDBG performance
• Ensure the sustainability of both the highway and measures and accountability standards in order to
mass transit accounts within the federal Highway demonstrate meaningful and successful achievements
Trust Fund. in CDBG targeted neighborhoods.
• Support partnership between federal, state, and Appropriate $2 billion in the Homeless Assistance Grant
local governments to provide improved multimodal program to help those who are homeless or in danger of
transportation. becoming homeless.
• Acknowledge local decision - making authority.
• Fund communications infrastructure and provide Ensure Safe Communities
incentives that encourage telecommuting as a Continue funding for law enforcement and emergency
Transportation Demand Management strategy. response programs.
•
Invest in local infrastructure programs, such as the Clean Support continued necessary federal funding for
Water and Drinking Water Revolving Funds, as a way to programs such as the Community Oriented Policing
put people back to work. Services (COPS) program, Staffing for Adequate Fire
and Emergency Response Grants (SAFER), and Local
Provide adequate, predictable, and long -term funding for Law Enforcement Block Grants.
airport capital and development projects. • Reallocate a portion of the broadcast spectrum called
'D- Block' to public safety and provide adequate
funding to resolve interoperability problems that
impact emergency communications and data systems.
• Fund pilot programs to assist municipalities in
developing creative solutions to combat crime.
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Environment Et land use
The Senate's partisan supplemental budget proposal spares higher education and K -12 schools Federal
and includes a plan for looking long term at a better approach to funding education. Like the
House, their plan does include a $330 million shift in when school districts get their state General government
allotments - but makes the new payment date permanent. The plan also spared major cuts in Infrastructure
human services.
Law Et justice
Regarding impacts to cities, here is a high -level comparison of the House proposal versus the
Senate proposal:
Municipal finance
Personnel Et labor relations
Proposed 2012 Supplemental Operating Budget - as of 2/28/12 House Senate State budget
Estimated impacts to cities (in $M) Telecommunications
Transportation
Liquor Revolving Fund (Profits): Under 1.1183, cities will continue -33.6 -33 6
to receive their current liquor profit distribution (identified as a
"comparable period ") plus a proportional share of an additional $10
million per year. Both proposals do not change that distribution;
however, they do keep any "excess" liquor profits resulting from
privatization to be used for state general fund purposes (The House
keeps it permanently white the Senate keeps it for the rest of the
biennium). Cities can still expect to receive very close to what
they've received in the recent past.
Liquor Excise Tax: Both proposals eliminate the distribution of the -11.2 ' -23.2
liquor excise tax. House eliminates it permanently beginning
January 2013 and the Senate eliminates it temporarily beginning
July 2012.
Municipal Criminal Justice Account -7 3 0
Basic Law Enforcement Training -4.6 0
Water Resources Program - grants reduced -3 3 0
Rural Major Crimes Task Force -1.3 0
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Grants to associate development organizations -1.2 0
Training for prosecutors, defense attorneys, and municipal -0.6 0
attorneys and elimination of the Drug Prosecution Assistance
Program
Municipal judges salaries -0.25 0
Sale of liquor distribution center 0 6
Total city impact -63.35 -50 8
Major differences between the two proposals include:
• The Senate proposal incorporates our request for temporary rather than permanent
reductions to state - shared liquor revenues. The House reductions are permanent.
• The Senate's proposal makes no reductions to other state shared revenues.
• While the cuts to cities in the House proposal are greater and permanent, they are
made at the end of the 2012 calendar year. Cities would not need to amend their
2012 budgets. In its current form, the Senate proposal would likely require cities to
open up their 2012 budgets and amend them.
• The Senate proposal distributes half proceeds from the sate of the liquor distribution
center to local governments.
• The Senate proposal includes the suspension of state contributions to the Law
Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System (LEOFF) for the remainder
of the 2011 -13 fiscal biennium (a $74 M savings for the state) under the provisions of
SB 6563 which merges LEOFF Nan 1 and LEOFF Plan 2. Member benefits, including
benefits provided to LEOFF Plan 1 members through local disability boards, are not
affected by the merger.
Look for a more detailed analysis of the budget proposals on our website tomorrow.
The Senate Ways ft Means Committee will conduct a public hearing on the budget tonight.
AWC will testify, thanking members for making the cuts to the liquor revenues temporary and
expressing concern that the timing of these cuts wilt force cities to re -open their budgets.
The full House may vote on their budget sometime this week; however, we are hearing that
it's unclear whether they have the votes to pass it. We will provide an update on the budget
negotiations in this Friday's Legislative Bulletin.
If you haven't done so already, take the time to contact your legislators and let them know
how these budget proposals will impact your city.
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RECEIVED
CITY OF YAKIMA
FEB 2 ' 2012
OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL
61 Rolling Hills Drive
Yakima, WA 98908
February 17, 2012
Captain Greg Copeland
200 South 3` Street
Yakima, WA 98901 -
Captain Greg Copeland,
On February 13, 2012, I made the mistake of leaving my wallet on the counter of the Dollar Tree
Store. A woman a few people behind me took the wallet claiming it was hers.
Lucky for me two good things happened, a video camera recorded the incident, and Officer Steve
Morkert was on duty. Officer Morkert viewed the video, recognized the woman, and knew
where to locate her. Officer Morkert, being far more than a law enforcer used his skills as a social
worker, and some psychology.
In short, my wallet, which I never expected to see again, was returned to me. Everything
was intact, including $200 in cash.
Officer Steve Morkert is a credit to himself, the Yakima Police Department, and our community.
Thank you Officer Steve Morkert!
Sincerely,
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Alan F. Tinsley
BA, MA, PhD.
Retired educator
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RECEIVED
CITY OF YAKIMA
FEB 2 ` 701�
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