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CITY OF YARIMA, WASHINGTON
OCTOBER 12, 1993
ADJOURNED MEETING
The City Council met in session on this date at 7:00 a.m. in the
Board Room at the Yakima Center, Yakima, Washington for informal
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discussion among Council members. Council Members present were
Assistant Mayor Lynn Buchanan, presiding, Clarence Barnett,
Henry Beauchamp, Bill Brado, Skip Semon, and Bernard Sims.
Mayor Pat Berndt absent and excused. Staff members present were
City Manager Zais, Assistant City Manager Rice, Glenn Valenzuela,
Director of Community & Economic Development, Marketa Oliver,
Administrative Assistant to the City Manager, and Deputy City Clerk
Skovald. Tim Christie with the Yakima Herald Republic was also
present.
Glenn Valenzuela outlined various details of the Community
Redevelopment Financing process, answered questions about his
report and requested Council direction on whether to pursue the CRF
project. A fiscal analysis by an outside consultant needs to be
done in order to determine the estimated future growth rate. The
cost of this report would be about $15,000. Since no jurisdiction
within Washington has utilized CRF, legal questions were discussed,
including what influence the case involving Spokane, which is
currently before the State Supreme Court and expected to be
resolved by spring of 1994, could have on the process. There was
continued discussion concerning the need to establish this process
in the City of Yakima by the end of 1993 in order to include the
growth anticipated during 1994. There was an exchange of ideas
concerning property tax limitation on existing property and
discussion concerning the effects CRF would have on new
development, as well as how it might affect various taxing
entities. The public participation process, which would make sure
property owners are fully aware, and the feasibility of completing
the process by December 31, 1993 was also discussed. A motion was
made to initiate the CRF process, but it was later withdrawn, and
there was a consensus among Council members to make the motion
during today's 2:00 p.m. meeting instead.
After other issues were briefly updated, including the "A" Street
Vacation request, the Southeast Community Center issue, the YVC
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ADJOURNED MEETING
OCTOBER 12, 1993
Street improvement project, and the need to make economic
development in Yakima more "user friendly" was discussed, the
meeting adjourned at 8:45 a.m.
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