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Home My WebLink About12/08/2020 12A Council General Information 1 ------;T.Y1A. 1 E�$A #k `a ,Y 1} x°'naa...,,,.4R BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. 12.A. For Meeting of: December 8, 2020 ITEM TITLE: Council General Information SUBMITTED BY: Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk SUMMARY EXPLANATION: 1. Preliminary Council Agenda 2. 3rd Quarter Municipal Court Report ITEM BUDGETED: STRATEGIC PRIORITY: APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION: ATTACHMENTS: Description Upload Date Type 0 prel i m a end 12131 02 r M�r�c 3rd qtr report 1�I4I00 r M�r�c 2 ot } YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL January 5, 2021 City Hall —Council Chambers 5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting —Conducted via speakerphone, live streamed at www.yakimawa.gov and telecast live on Y-PAC, Spectrum Cable Channel 194 or you may call in and listen by dialing 1-253-215-8782 or 1-888-788-0099. When prompted for the meeting ID enter XXX#.When prompted for the participant ID enter#, When prompted for the meeting password enter XXX#. There will be no opportunity for oral communications with the exception of public hearings; however, if you wish to provide written comment to the City Council, please email ccounciI2@yakimawa.gov. Written comments received by 3 pm for this meeting will be provided to the City Council prior to the meeting. 1. Roll Call 2. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order A. Resolution approving extension of Mayoral Proclamation declaring emergency and order, if the Mayor issues a Proclamation extending the civil emergency proclamation and order to February 2, 2021 due to COVID-19 B. Coronavirus (COVID-19) update 3. Council Reports 4. Consent Agenda Items listed are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion without discussion. A Council member may request to remove an item from the Consent Agenda and, if approved, it will be placed on the regular agenda for discussion and consideration. A. Approval of minutes from the December 8, 2020 City Council regular meeting B. November 2020 Investment Transactions Report C. Set date of February 2, 2021 for a closed record public hearing to consider the Planning Commission's recommendation regarding the preliminary plat of Pottenger's Place submitted by Ray Novobielski, located at 9711 Tieton Dr D. Resolution authorizing an agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers for levee repair work to protect the Wastewater Treatment Plant E. Resolution authorizing a contract with Insituform Technologies, LLC. for Project 2495 Cured-In-Place Pipe Rehabilitation of Sanitary Sewer Mains F. Resolution adopting the Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA)Transition Plan G. Resolution authorizing a concessionaire agreement with Airport Vending to provide beverage, food, and goods to be sold at the Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field H. Resolution authorizing an Interlocal Agreement for Emergency Aid Response with Yakima County Fire District#4 3 111 IP A PUBLIC HEARINGS 5. Public hearing for substantial amendments to the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and 2020 Annual Action Plan to include additional CDBG Cares Act funding DEPARTMENT ITEMS 6. Ordinance adopting the 2018 editions of the International Building Code, International Residential Code, International Mechanical Code, International Fuel Gas Code, International Existing Building Code, Uniform Plumbing Code, and International Fire Code; and amending Chapters 11.04, 11.05, 11.18, 11.22, 11.32, 11.44, and 10.05 of the Yakima Municipal Code 7. Other Business 8. Adjournment The next meeting will be a City Council regular meeting on January 19, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall 9. Council General Information A. Council General Information 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 orbeliefs 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 on-line at www.yakimawa.gov. The City provides special accommodations, such as hearing devices, wheelchair space City Clerk's language interpreters, for City meetings.Anyone needing special assistance please contact the office at(509) 575-6037 at least two business days prior to the meeting.All meetings are live streamed on the City of Yakima website at wwwyakimawa.gov and telecast live on Y-PAC, Spectrum Cable Channel 194. 4 MEMORANDUM 12/8/2020 TO: The Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Bob Harrison, City Manager FROM: The Honorable Susan Woodard, Presiding Judge Elizabeth Lemon, Accountant SUBJECT: 3rd Quarter 2020 Municipal Court Office Statistics The City of Yakima Municipal Court operation was created in late 1996 and has been an independent judicial aim 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 resides 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's 3rd Quarter activity through September 30, 2020. Detailed reports are available from the Office of the Municipal Court. Prior year totals for 2019 are included for comparison. The following summary information for each quarter includes: L Municipal Court Infraction Statistics IL 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 5 Yakima Municipal Court -- 3rd Quarter 2020 I. Municipal Court Infraction Statistics 2019 Year-End 2020 Prior 2020 YTD July August September Statistics Qtr's Total Filings—Proceedings During Year: 2020 Infractions Filed 10,755 2,894 690 737 622 4,943 Violations Charged 16,394 4,461 1,067 1,139 917 7,584 Mitigation Hearings 686 148 0 0 30 178 Contested Hearings 262 40 0 0 11 51 Show Cause Hearings 82 19 0 0 3 22 Other Hearings On Record 598 598 80 68 100 846 Total 28,777 8,160 1,837 1,944 1,683 13,624 Dispositions During Year: 2020 Infractions Paid 2,587 572 169 147 170 1,058 Failure to Respond 58 28 - 1 1 30 Committed 4,399 963 135 158 227 1,483 Not Committed 155 26 - 2 9 37 Dismissed 1,716 483 77 74 78 712 Amended 53 13 - - 3 16 Total Disposed 8,968 2,085 381 382 488 3,336 Municipal Court Traffic Infraction Revenues $ 1,242,799 $ 382,172 $ 60,715 $ 61,434 $ 114,645 $ 618,965 Budget $ 1,367,599 $ 1,305,000 Page 2 6 Yakima Municipal Court -- 3rd Quarter 2020 II. Municipal Court Criminal Statistics 2019 Year- 2020 Prior 2020 YTD End Qtr�s July August September Total Statistics Filings During Year: Citations Filed 2,572 1,537 264 237 230 2,268 Violations Charged 3,396 2,000 349 319 291 2,959 Trial Settings During Year: Non Jury Trials Set 3 - _ _ _ - Jury Trials 1,670 425 68 10 75 578 Proceedings: Arraignments 2,298 796 103 125 321 1,345 Non Jury Trials - - _ _ _ - Jury Trials 5 3 - - _ 3 Stipulations to Record 12 6 - 1 - 7 Other Hearings 3,757 869 77 52 151 1,149 Dispositions: Bail Forfeitures - - Guilty 2,339 625 61 88 63 837 Not Guilty 2 _ - - - - Dismissed 1,199 417 52 85 67 621 Amended 180 43 8 7 3 61 Deferred Driver/Other 618 142 12 10 11 175 Prosecution Resumed 158 28 4 - 11 43 Appeals to Superior Court 3 - _ _ _ - Total Disposition 4,499 1,255 137 190 155 1,737 Criminal Fines Revenue: DUI Penalties $ 75,946 $ 27,189 $ 3,267 $ 4,097 $ 7,428 $ 41,982 Criminal Traffic $ 104,979 $ 32,473 $ 2,637 $ 6,042 $ 10,854 $ 52,006 Non-Traffic Misdemeanor $ 72,536 $ 23,276 $ 3,120 $ 2,277 $ 7,117 $ 35,790 Recoupments $ 115,158 $ 37,918 $ 5,650 $ 6,777 $ 9,573 $ 59,918 Total Fines $ 368,619 $ 120,855 $ 14,673 $ 19,194 $ 34,973 $ 189,695 Total Budget $ 344,630 - $ 479,000 Page 3 7 Yakima Municipal Court -- 3rd Quarter 2020 III. Public Safety Education Assessment (PSEA) Statistics 2019 Year-End 2020 Prior July August September 2020 YTD Total Statistics Qtr's Public Safety Education Assessment $ 1,707,812 $ 570,836 $ 86,388 $ 71,194 $ 83,519 $ 811,937 (PSEA)Payments" *Required payments to State Public Safety Education. Revenue for these payments are 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 9/30/2020 Outstanding Municipal Court Time-Pay Agreements' $ 1,683,748 **After judgment the offender makes arrangements with the court to pay their outstanding fines. If the offender does not make a payment within 30 days or 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 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 Following,please find Municipal Court's quarterly summary statistical report. Outside Collection Agency:*** 2020 and Prior Years Accounts Assigned in 2016 $ 6,191,456 Accounts Assigned in 2017 $ 5,398,904 Accounts Assigned in 2018 $ 4,526,278 Accounts Assigned in 2019 $ 4,143,237 Accounts Assigned in 2020 $ 645,337 Total Assignments $ 20,905,212 Dollars Collected Since 2016 $ 6,733,533 Collection Performance Court Accounts 32.21% ***Net of cancellation Page 4