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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
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For Meeting of: July 10, 2012
ITEM TITLE: Airport Management Options -- Presentation by Tony
O'Rourke
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MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Yakima City Council
From: Tony O'Rourke, City Manage
Date: July 5, 2012
RE: Airport Management Options
The government is not, and should not be a monopoly. Every service government
provides can, and is, being provided by the private or non - profit sector. To ensure the
public that the City is providing the best service at the optimal price requires routine
competition. Unfortunately, most cities mistakenly outsource services in lieu of
competing with the private or nonprofit sector. Outsourcing presumes government
simply cannot compete, and therefore, the service is contracted to a non - government
provider.
I am a proponent of "managed competition." Managed competition consists of
subjecting government services to competition. Much like the request for proposal
process, government services are opened to a formal bid process. Both private,
nonprofit, and the existing government service providers compete for the right to provide
the government service.
In my past experiences, I have subjected city services, ranging from fleet management,
recreation facilities, performing arts centers and capital improvements to managed
competition In every instance, whether the current city provider or a non - governmental
provider prevailed, the public benefited from lower costs and improved services.
To that end, I would propose you consider requesting the Airport Board of Directors to
consider a "managed competition" of the airport operations. This will enable the City,
County, and Airport Board the opportunity to solicit multiple proposals on how to best
manage and maximize the assets of the Airport. The City already has a track record of
contracting for management services at the Convention Center and Capitol Theatre, as
well as, catering services at the Convention Center. The Airport would be an excellent
candidate to initiate the managed competition process in the City of Yakima.