06/26/2012 03 Council Information Packet C
BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No.
For Meeting of: June 26, 2012
ITEM TITLE: Council Information Packet
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SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
1. 6/25/12 Weekly Issues Report
2. 6/14/12 Letter from Patricia Osborn re Senior Rehabilitation Program
3. 6/18/12 Article "Polls: Poeple trust local government," American City and County.com
4. Article "Blurring Boundaries," Special Report, 2012 Issue 2
5. Invitation for "Save Our Colonel," June 27, 2012 at 6:00 p.m., Seasons Performance Hall
6. City Meeting Schedule for week of June 25, 2012 through July 2, 2012
7. Preliminary Future Activities Calendar as of June 25, 2012
8. Preliminary Council Agenda
Resolution Ordinance Other
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❑ Council Information Packet
MEMORANDUM
June 21, 2012
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Jeff Cutter, Acting City Manager
SUBJECT: Weekly Issues Report
• STUDY SESSION: The City Council has a study session scheduled on Tuesday,
June 26 at 10:00 a.m. in Council Chambers to review the Regional Fire Authority
proposal that was presented to the Committee.
• NOMINATING COMMITTEE: The Council Nominating Committee (Adkison, Ensey,
and Bristol) will be meeting on Wednesday, June 27 at 10:00 a.m. in the Mayor's
Office.
• MAY SALES TAX DISTRIBUTION: The May sales tax distribution numbers have
been posted. We received $1,061,738, which is $43,505 more than May 2011.
Year to date we are $148,050 ahead of 2011.
• MORALES' FAREWELL RECEPTION: There will be a farewell reception for
Michael on Thursday, June 28 at 3:30 p.m. in Council Chambers for those who
would like to attend.
CITY OF YAK MA
JUN 18 2012
June 14, 2012 OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL
City of Yakima Council Members
C/O City Manager's Office
129 North 2nd Street
Yakima, Wa 98901
Dear Sir or Madam,
This letter is in response to the recent roofing and painting of my home in
Yakima.
I am a retired citizen here in Yakima. I now have a limited budget and times are
very tough for me some months as I am sure it is for most retired citizens. I make
it monthly, but have no finances for major things like exterior paint or a roof
without saving for a extended length of time, not to mention the severe hardship it
causes. '
I was recently faced with that very decision; a roof that was twenty years old and
no funds for the repairs.
I, however; was put in touch with the program and told of the assistance I could
receive, and what a blessing it truely was.
I was able to keep my home repaired and presentable as I am sure every
neighborhood loves, but it took a severe burden off my shoulders and the results
were wonderful. This program needs to be made available to Senior citizens like
myself because it helps them finacially avoid a hardship, and the pride you have
for your home after the results of the service, are very satisfying and rewarding,
and leave you with a peaceful sense.
I can never thank you for what this program has done for me. Thank You!
Eternally Grateful,
Patricia Osborn
1 1 Patricia M. Osborne
f 1903 Roosevelt Ave.
Yakima, WA 98902
Polls: People trust local government Page 1 of 1
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Polls: People trust local government
Teachers, police rate higher than clergy, bankers, member of Congress
Mon, 2012 -06 -18 15.14
American City and County
Larry Conley
There has been a lot of bad news in recent years for state and local government employees, particularly
on continuing layoffs and voters approving reductions in pensions and union rights. Government
employees could get the idea that people don't, well, like them or trust them. But that is not the case, in
fact, it is exactly the opposite, according to an analysis of polling data by The Washington Post.
In opinion polls, state and local governments fare well compared to other major institutions. A March
2011 Gallup poll asked respondents to say whether they thought various institutions have "too much
power, about the right amount of power, or not enough power."
Only 34 percent of respondents said state government has too much power, while 49 percent said it has
the right amount of power and 15 percent said it did not have enough power. Local government fared
even better: Only 22 percent of respondents wanted local government to have less power. Fifty-three
percent said local government has the right amount of power, and 21 percent wanted it to have more
power.
Those results for state and local government beat out other major institutions. For banks and
corporations, for example, 67 percent of respondents said those groups have too much power. Likewise,
58 percent of respondents said the federal government has too much power. Local government even
outpolled churches: 25 percent of respondents said organized religion has too much power.
More data: a December 2011 Gallup poll showed that two of the largest groups of local government
employees, grade school teachers and police officers, are "among the most trusted professions in the
country," according to the Post. The poll asked respondents to "rate the honesty and ethical standards"
of people in various fields.
Sixty-seven percent of respondents rated grade school teachers as "very high" in ethical standards,
fourth on the list behind nurses, military officers and pharmacists. Police officers, at sixth on the list,
polled a "very high" ethical rating from 57 percent of respondents. Both teachers and police officers rated
higher in people's perceptions of their ethics than other professions, including clergy, bankers,
newspaper reporters and members of Congress.
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How Collaboration and Shared
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infrastructure is important is "host" gains revenue by selling IT
because it drives shared services services to other government agencies,
among multiple agencies and regions. Why which help the host offset its own IT
share? Because as government belts tight- costs. The purchasers save money
en, sharing enterprise IT services helps because services from the host are
reduce and consolidate redundant systems priced lower due to economies of scale.
r and processes across multiple agencies and Oakland County, Mich., has taken
jurisdictions, dramatically lowering costs the state's cloud model to heart. In
and even enabling new business models. partnership with the
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County, N.J., governments can develop of Counties (NACo), story on
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study of shared services among New online payments, a health and human
York state's local governments found services communication portal, Web
that between 2002 and 2007, the revenue publishing suite, services registration,
generated from inter -local government food inspection and animal licensing
collaboration increased by 30.7 percent 1 applications — to other govern -
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also called IT -as -a- Service (ITaaS) or lower than most other options.
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ments. The town of Auburn Hills is County solved that problem. each had unique forms and processes
an early user of the online payments Shared services is more than for administering building permits.
application, which it uses to collect offering or buying cloud -based man- The "one- stop" website allows build -
taxes, utility fees and parking fines. aged services — it's inter - jurisdiction ers from 34 jurisdictions (covering
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application, the town wasn't and reduce expenses. For example, to apply for, pay and receive building
able to allow credit or debit card Oregon developed the first statewide permits, and complete other services
transactions because it didn't meet e- permitting system for construction such as reviewing electronic plans
the Payment Card Industry (PCI) permits and services. Participation in and scheduling online inspections.
STATE AND LOCAL EXPECTATIONS
FOR COLLABORATION AND SHARED SERVICES
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for the state nearing $10 million. I Search for similar services across agencies or jurisdictions
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standardization for features and These could run the gamut from IT -as -a- Service to applications
functionality, but to provide maxi- for unemployment benefits, Medicaid management, e- permitting
mum flexibility, the state offers three or other systems. The tasks, staff and resources required to
levels of participation based on maintain and manage these systems are similar, which means
community requirements. Jurisdic- that a shared infrastructure will create cost savings.
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take full advantage of the solu- Planning to share technology and services with other agen-
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governments that already have some ring role. The 'if we build it, they will come' attitude just won't
infrastructure to host e- permitting work with shared services, nor will it be successful to let the
solutions but want to connect to largest agency call all the shots. The better strategy is to give
the state's portal and for those all potential participating agencies a seat at the table to discuss
jurisdictions that want to integrate their requirements, concerns and priorities. Then begin to ham-
an already existing e- permitting mer out the details of technology, vendor selection, chargeback
solution with the state's. costs, workflow, training, standards and any other operational
In the near future, shared ser- rules. Once the rules have been determined, stick to them. Don't
vices carries much potential to help make exceptions or anarchy will reign.
states meet federal mandates for
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aid management and unemployment Shared services are best viewed as a utility service —
insurance. The states of Illinois, always available and always secure. In some ways, this is true
Minnesota, Oregon, Utah and West for all public sector IT services, but in a shared services environ-
Virginia are working together to con- ment, failed service results in a failed model. To ensure success
nett Medicaid systems across their and continued growth of the shared model, guarantee network
states, and several southern states access, application function and provisioning by building proac-
have the same strategy for their un- tive monitoring of the network, applications, support systems
employment insurance systems. IOW and connectivity layers into the architecture.
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SAYE OUR COLONEL
PRESENTS
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1 09 1 " 1 % It JUNE 27 A 1 r 6:oo p.M.
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PERFORMANCE HALL
Ivor
'`"711 $ 1
Food, Bar (no -host)
Silent Auction
Entertainment
Music, Fun!
Have your picture taken
with the Colonel
before he moves to the
Yakima Valley Museum!
For more info:
`Like' us on Facebook @ Save Our Colonel
or
email us at mijm10813@gmail.com
All proceeds go to the
`Save Our Colonel' project
CITY MEETING SCHEDULE
For June 25, 2012 — July 2, 2012
Please note: Meetings are subject to change
Monday, June 25
12:00 p.m. Greenway Board Meeting — Greenway Visitors Center
12:00 p.m. Capital Theatre Board Meeting — Capital Theatre
3:00 p.m. Bid Opening — Council Chambers
Tuesday, June 26
10:00 a.m. City Council Study Session — Council Chambers
1:30 p.m. County Commissioners Agenda Meeting — Council Chambers
Wednesday, June 27
10:00 a.m. Council Nominating Committee Meeting — Mayor's Office
3:30 p.m. Yakima Planning Commission — Council Chambers
5:30 p.m. Historic Preservation Commission — Council Chambers
Thursday, June 28
7:30 a.m. Airport Board Meeting — Airport Conference Room
9:00 a.m. Hearing Examiner — Council Chambers
10:00 a.m. Public Facilities District Meeting — Convention Center
Monday, July 2
9:00 a.m. City Council Media Briefing — Council Chambers
10:00 a.m. City Council Meeting — Council Chambers
Office Of Mayor /City Council
Preliminary Future Activities Calendar
Please Note: Meetings are subject to change
'Meeting ` ;Organiiatiorii r , [-- , , 'Meetin °Pu ' 4 s Meeting; Location;
Date rime`? ± 9, .. '
Mon. June 25
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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
Meeting
1:45 p.m. Welcome Eastern Star Scheduled Event Adkison Sundome
Convention
5 30 .:m. Airport Stud Session Scheduled Meetin• Adkison Air•ort Conference Room
Tue. June 26
10:00 a m. City Council Study Session - Scheduled Meeting Council Council Chambers
regional fire authority
1200 •.m. Miscellaneous Issues Scheduled Meetin• Cawle , Adkison TBD
Wed. June 27
10.00 a.m. Nominating Committee Scheduled Meeting Adkison, Ensey, Mayor's Office
Meeting Bristol
5 30 p.m. Historic Preservation Scheduled Meeting Bristol Council Chambers
Commission
Thur. June 28
7:30 a.m. Airport Board Meeting Board Meeting Adkison Airport Conference Room
1000 a.m. Public Facilities District Board Meeting Bristol Convention Center
Board meetin • Conference Room 1
Mon. July 2
9:00 a.m. City Council Media Briefing Scheduled Meeting Lover Council Chambers
10.00 a m. Cit Council Meetin• Scheduled Meetin• Council Council Chambers
Tue. July 3
12.00 • •.m. Miscellaneous Issues Scheduled Meetin• Cawle. , Adkison TBD
Wed. July 4
HOLIDAY - CITY OFFICES CLOSED
Thur. July 5
9 00 a.m. 911 Joint Board Meeting Board Meeting Lover Toppenish
4:0 p.m. GFI Steering Committee Scheduled Meeting Adkison, Coffey, TBD
Meetin • Ettl
Fri. July 6
8:00 a.m 1111MEM Scheduled Meetin • Adkison CED Conference Room
Mon. July 9
8:30 a.m. Pension Board Meetin.s Board Meetin• Coffe HR Conference a Room
Tue. July 10
10:00 a m. Council Study Session - Scheduled Meeting Council Council Chambers
Airport Master Plan
12:00 .mom. Miscellaneous Issues Scheduled Meetin• Cawle Adkison TBD
Wed. July 11
11:30 a.m Sports Commission Scheduled Meeting EttI Clarion Hotel
1 p.m EMS Board Meeting Board Meeting Lover Yakima Regional
3 p.m. Yakima Planning Scheduled Meeting Ensey Council Chambers
Commission
5:30 p.m. Parks Commission Meeting Scheduled Meeting Adkison Council Chambers
Thur. July 12
1:00 p m. Harman Center Board Board Meeting Cawley, Adkison Harman Center
Meeting
1:30 p.m. Yakima Regional Clean Air Scheduled Meeting Lover Council Chambers
Meeting
5:30 p.m. YCDA Board Meeting Board Meeting Adkison New Vision Offices
6:00 p.m. Regional Fire Authority Scheduled Meeting Cawley, Adkison, Station 86
Coffe
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PRELIMINARY FUTURE COUNCIL AGENDA
July 2
10:00 a.m. Busin M eeting — Council Chambers
• Oath of office for new City Manager
• Resolution authorizing the execution of the 2012 -2013 collective bargaining
agreement with the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Union; IAFF
Battalion Chiefs Union; and, 9 -1 -1 Dispatchers and Call Takers Union
• Accept and approve the Final Contract Payment for KRCI LLC - General 308 PH 4/
Stage 2 Irrigation Improvements
• Resolution authorizing an agreement with LCA Architects for the provision of a jail
expansion feasibility study
• Resolution authorizing contract with Korn Appraisals for RCO Grant not to exceed
$6,000
• Resolution authorizing $500,000 from the utility tax funds to upgrade emergency
services radios
• Ordinance Amending the 2012 Budget and making Appropriations in General Fund
(second reading)
11:00 a.m. Public Hearings — Council Chambers
6/20/2012
442 PM
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