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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. / 3
For Meeting of March 5, 2013
ITEM TITLE: Council General Information
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SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
1. Weekly Issues Report
2. 4th Quarter 2012 Municipal Court Office Statistics
3. Community Review Board meeting cancellation notification
4. City Meeting Schedule
5. Preliminary Future Activities Calendar
6. Preliminary Council Agenda
7. 2013 Study Session Schedule
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MEMORANDUM
February 28, 2013
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Tony O'Rourke, City Manager
SUBJECT: Weekly Issues Report
• EXECUTIVE SESSION CANCELLED: There will not be a Council Executive
Session on Tuesday, March 5. The regular meeting will start at 6:00 p.m.
• GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY: The Ground Breaking Ceremony for
the Sunrise Rotary Pavilion will be on Tuesday, March 5 at 1:00 p.m. at
Franklin Park.
• CITY MANAGER LEAVE: I will be out of the office on Thursday, March 7
and Friday, March 8 on personal leave. On Sunday, March 10 I will be
meeting up with the group in Washington DC. Public Works Director, Chris
Waarvick, will be the Acting City Manager in my absence. I will be available
by cell phone or through Cally.
MEMORANDUM
March 5, 2013
TO: The Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
Tony O'Rourke, City Manager
FROM: The Honorable Susan Woodard, Presiding Judge
Linda Hagert, Court Services Manager
Debbie Baldoz, CPA
SUBJECT: 4th Quarter 2012 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, 2012. Detailed reports are available from the Office of the Municipal
Court. Prior year totals for 2011 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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2012 4th Qtr MuniCt
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Yakima u ici al Court -- 4th Quarter 2012
L Municipal Court Infraction Statistics
2011 2012 Prior 2012
Prior Year Qtrs. October November December YID Total
Filings -- Proceedings
Durin• Year
Infractions Filed - 9 6,691 944 791 653 9,079
Violations Charted 12,586 9 1,284 1,065 887 12
Mitit ationearints 1,190 845 119 100 75 1,139
Contested Hearings 292 206 25 24 27 282
Show Cause Hearings 108 62 19 9 8 98
Other Hearings
On Record 2 1 ,671 220 186 166 2,243
Total 26,272 18,485 2,611 2,175 1 1,816 25,087
Dis. ositions Durhi • Year: IINIMIIEI
Infractions Paid a2,469
1,604 207 199 145 2,155
Failure to Res.ond 1,303 8 12 17 1,340
Committed 3,877 2 756 402 353 277 3,788
Not Committed 166 108 16 9 17 i 150
Dismissed 1,928 1 187 190 139 1,843
Amended 9 10 3 5 0 18
Total Disposed 11,261 7,108 823 768 595 9,294
Municipal Court Traffic
Infraction Revenues M$96°/485 r $98,754 $58,993
Budget $1,060,000 111111111al $1,000,000
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Yakima unic al Court -- 4th Quarter 2012
. Municipal Co t Cr' cri Statistics
2011 Prior 2012 Prior 2012
Year Qtrs. October November December YTD
Total
Filin. s burin; Year;
Citations Filed 5,141 3,918 519 425 444 5,306
Violations Char: ed 6,132 4,681 602 497 520 6,300
Trial Settings EN
Durin; Year:
Non Jury Trials Set 8 MI 0 0 0 2
Ju Trials 2,154 1149 129 141 123 1 542
Proceedin.s. Mil
Arrai. • ents 4,255 3,314 378 398 365 4,455
Non Ju Trials 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jury Trials 15 9 2 3 0 14
Stiulations to Record 3 5 0 0 0 5
Other 11earin. s 5,103 3,908 481 494 397 5,280
Dis • ositions;
Bail Forfeitures 0 0 0 €', 1
Guil 3,698 2,898 346 305 311 3 860
Not Guil 5 2 0 IE. 5
Dismissed 2,255 1.606 306 170 196 �' 2,278
Amended 329 186 19 19 21 245
Deferred Driver 543 414 44 44 29 €' 531
Prosecution Resumed 90 10 8 8 116
Total Dis • osition 6,966 5,197 NNE 546 566 7,036
Criminal Fines Revenue: IMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIMIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
DWI Penalties $102,773 - $70,923 - $12,196 $7,649 $9,327 $100,095
Criminal Traffic 147 101,025 16,750 6,662 12,073 136,510
Non - Traffic Misdemeanor 87 270
102,829 4,235 13,924 14,453 135,441
Recou • rrtents 186,478 149,461 2,781 5,329 5,496 163,067
Total Fines $524,407 $424,238 $35,962 $33,564 $41,349 $535,113
Total Bud g et $545,000 aIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIII $555,000
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Yakima Municipal Court -- 4th Quarter 2012
III. Public Safety Education Assessment (PSEA) Statistics
2011 2012 Prior 2012
Prior Year 1 trs. October November December YTD Total
Public Safety $1,416,534 $1,046,532 $126,524 $79,041 $118,599 $1,370,696
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 -- Municital Court Outstandin: T e-Pa Contracts
As of
12/31/2012
Outstanding Municipal Court Time-Pay Agreements** $3,244,855
**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.
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
2012 and
Prior Years
Outside
Collection A. en : ***
Accounts Assi • ed in Prior Years $19 I 102 069
Accounts Assi • ed in 2008 4,282
Accounts Assi. • ed in 2009 4,804,810
Accounts Assi • ed in 2010 4
Accounts Assi ed in 2011 6,032,336
Accounts Assi • ed in 2012 4,293,683
Total Assignments $42,662,936
Dollars Collected Since Assignment
Cumulative as of 12/31/12 $7,292,429
Collection Performance Court Accounts 17.09%
*** Net of cancellation
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MEMORANDUM
TO: All Community Review Board Members
FROM: Carissa Dellinger, Clerk of the Board
DATE: February 27, 2013
SUBJECT: NO CRB 03/06/2013
There will not be a Community Review Board meeting on March 6, 2013 as
there are no cases to be heard at this time. The next regular scheduled
meeting is March 20, 2013.
Thank your
CITY MEETING SCHEDULE
For March 4, 2013 — March 11, 2013
Please note: Meetings are subject to change
Monday, March 4
10:00 a.m. City Council Media Briefing — Council Chambers
3:30 p.m. Civil Service Commission — Council Chambers
Tuesday, March 5
10:00 a.m. County Commissioners Agenda Meeting — Council Chambers
6:00 p.m. City Council Meeting — Council Chambers
Wednesday, March 6
2:00 p.m. Bid Opening — Council Chambers
Thursday, March 7
9:00 a.m. Hearing Examiner — Council Chambers
Monday, March 11
8:30 a.m. Pension Board Meeting — HR Conference Room
2:00 p.m. Bid Opening — Council Chambers
Office [V Mayor/City Council
Preliminary Future Activities Calendar
Please Meetings bj ot to change
Meeting Organization Meeting Purpose Participants Meeting Location
Mon. March 4
10:00 a.m. City Council Media Briefing Scheduled Meeting Ensey Council Chambers
Tue. March 5
12:00 p.m. Miscellaneous Issues Scheduled Meeting Cawley, Adkison, TBD
Bristol
6.'00 p.rn. City Council Meeting Scheduled Meeting Council COUrICil Chambers
Wed: March 6
10:00 a.m.. City Council Partnership Scheduled Meeting Cawley, Ettl CED Conference Room
Corrirnittee Meeting
Thur. March 7
9:00 a.m. 911 Admin Board Meeting Board Meeting Lover Station 7
3:30 p.m. YAKCORPS Board Meeting Board Meeting Lover CED Conference Room
4:00 p,m. GFI Executive Committee Scheduled Meeting Ettl, Adkison TBD
Mon. March 11
8:30 a.m. Pension Boards Board Meeting Coffey HR Conference Room
Wed. March 13
3:30 p.m. Yakima Planning Scheduled Meeting Ensey Council Chambers
Commission
5:30 p.m, Parks & Recreation Scheduled Meeting Adkison Council Chambers
Commission
Thur. March 14
1:00 p.m. Harman Center Board Board Meeting Adkison Harman Center
5:30 p.m. YCDA Board Board Meeting Adkison New Vision Office
Mon. March 18
10:00 a.m. City Council Media Briefing Scheduled N/leeting Ettl Council Chambers
Tue. March 19
12:00 p.m. Miscellaneous Issues Scheduled Meeting Cawley, Adkison, TBD
Ettl
5:00 p.m, (T) City Council Executive Scheduled Meeting Council Council Chambers
Session
6:00 p.m, City Council Meeting Scheduled Meeting Council Council Chambers
Wed. March 20
12:00 p.m. PAL Board
Board Meeting Coffey PAL Center
3:30 p.m. Arts Commission Scheduled fvleeting Adkison CED Conference Room
Thur. March 21
2:00 p.m. Council Built Environment Scheduled Meeting Coffey, Ensey, CED Conference Room
Committee Meeting Lover
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Fri. March 22
1000 a.m. Council P N Safety Scheduled Meeti
Committee Meeting Ettl
Council Partnership Scheduled Meet
Committee Ettl
PRELIMINARY FUTURE COUNCIL AGENDA
March 19, 2013
(T) 5:00 p.m. Executive Session — Council Chambers
6:00 p.m. Business Meeting — Council Chambers
• Report regarding recommendations for Financial Policies
• 2012 4th Quarter Capital Improvement Projects Report
• Resolution authorizing Professional Services Agreement with firms for
Downtown Master Planning and Retail Planning Services
• Resolution authorizing an Addendum to an existing Professional Services
Agreement with Huibregtse, Louman Associates, Inc (HLA) in the amount
not to exceed $98,600 to provide Engineering Services for the extension
of the City's Industrial Wastewater Collection System to the vicinity of
1000 Block S 3rd St (Noel Canning Corporation)
• Ordinance Amending the 2013 Budget for the 2012 Year End
Encumbrances (First Reading)
• Ordinance amending YMC 4.16 dealing with illegal dumping and adding a
per-day fine
• Ordinance creating the Yakima Air Terminal Fund
7:00 p.m. Public Hearings
• Final Public Input hearing on the 2012 Consolidated Annual Performance
Evaluation Report
2/27/2013
1:57 PM
2013 STUDY SESSION SCHEDULE
Council Chambers
10:00 a.m.
3/12 No meeting
3/26 Jail issues and North 1 Street strategy
4/9 Stormwater issues
May Airport Master Plan
2/27/2013
1:55 PM