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Home My WebLink About02/26/2013 07 Council General Information L : C. J k ltaiiiii,i \N . 1 s ... . BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT ~� Item No. y For Meeting of: February 28.2O13 ITEM TITLE: Council General Information SUBMITTED BY: CONTACTPERSON/TELEPHO0E: SUMMARY EXPLANATION: 1. Weekly Issues Report 2. Water/Irrigation Manager Dave Brown's response regarding irrigation complaint 3. City Meeting Schedule 4. Preliminary Future Activities Calendar 5. Preliminary Council Agenda 6. Study Session Schedule Other Resolution Ordinance (opecify) Contract: Mail to: Contract Term: Amount: Expiration Date: Insurance Required? No Funding Phone: Source: APPROVED FOR City Manager SUBMITTAL: ~~ e" STAFF RECOMMENDATION: BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: ATTACHMENTS: Click to downioad Lil info packet MEMORANDUM February 21, 2013 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Tony O'Rourke, City Manager SUBJECT: Weekly Issues Report • TESTIMONY IN OLYMPIA: Chief Rizzi and Council member Ettl are traveling to Olympia today. They will be testifying tomorrow morning on the interest arbitration legislation that Holmquist and King sponsored. • COUNCIL STUDY SESSION: There will be a Council Study Session on Tuesday, February 26 at 10:00 a.m. to discuss the Regional Fire Authority and recent Washington Survey & Fire Rating Study. • COUNCIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING: This Committee (Lover, Bristol and Cawley) will be meeting on Thursday, February 28 at 1:30 p.m. in the CED Conference Room. • DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN: The selection committee will be interviewing four consulting groups on Tuesday, February 26 at 1:00 p.m. • IRRIGATION COMPLAINT FROM JIM BELL: At the February 19 Council meeting, Mr. Bell discussed his concern about irrigation costs in the City of Yakima. Please see Dave Brown's memo (attached) for additional information regarding irrigation costs in the City. Water / Irrigation Division ; tx Working Together Toward xc II nc in Service and Quality 2301 Fruitvale Blvd. + Yakima, WA 98902 ' QM1i atlVSro*.� -�: DATE: February 21, 2013 TO: Debbie Cook, Director Utilities and Engineering FROM: Dave Brown, Water/Irrigation Manager RE: Question from Jim Bell at February 19, 2013 Council Meeting Mr. Bell was concerned about the cost of Irrigation in the City. The answer goes back to 1997 when the Council decided to reform the then 66 separate LID's into a single Utility and fund an extensive rebuild of the system. As early as 1953, the City Engineer advised that the Irrigation Systems were failing and the irrigation systems should be abandoned and all irrigation be done with domestic water. This report with varying recommendations was repeated every few years over the next 45 years. In 1997 the Council had decided to abandon the irrigation systems and have everyone use domestic water for irrigation. After many public meetings, the Council changed their minds and decided to make a single utility and rebuild the systems at an estimated $20,000,000 (1997 dollars). Details of the project and expenses can be found at htt i/ w.yakim wa.g v /services / +ater- irrigation /. Rates were established to complete the refurbishment, an Operation & Maintenance (0 & M) rate and a Capital Improvement rate. The Capital rate was set at $0.014 per square foot and has not changed over the last 16 years. The 0 & M rate has increased due to inflation and is currently at $0.0201 per square foot. Making a total rate of $0.0341 per square foot. Mr. Bell's property at 401 N. Naches Ave. is 14,000 square feet in size, considered a large lot or double lot. At the current rate, his annual assessment would be $477.40. With our current billing system we calculate the rate to a daily charge and bill based on the number of days in the billing cycle, which explains the difference in our calculations; his bill had more than 60 days on that cycle. I contacted Mr. Kauzlarich of the South Naches Irrigation District, and he informs me the 2013 charge for irrigation is $24.00 per acre or fraction of. The parcel (attached) 171423 -11401 is 37.58 acres making the annual cost $912.00. Along with the need to fund our refurbishment of the city systems there are several big differences in how the system operates. In the city system, we pipe the water right to each parcel under pressure so no one has to pump water. In the south Naches system, the water is conveyed in an open ditch to near the property with a single turnout. It is the property owner's responsibility to distribute water over the whole 37 acres and to pump their own water to supply pressure. In that same 37.58 acres the city could have 117 14,000 square foot parcels with the infrastructure to convey water to each of those lots. The two types of systems serve a David r own Water/Inigation (509) 575-6204 Fax (509) 575-6187 completely different purpose. The city system is a residential landscaping system and the district serves an agricultural irrigation purpose. David E. Brown Water/Irrigation Manager (509) 575-6204 Fax (509) 575-6187 dbrown@ci. yakima .wa. us Yakima County GIS Page 1 of 1 'Print Mapl 'Close Mapl p `Q =Mk 1111 Kaualarich Ditch 11401 U 11001 11401 N 7 217770374 r c 14401 ) . `+ �: x_ 11 Fe • Qo. ri. ht C akima F. 41 0 —AN PROPERTY PHOTO PROPERTY INFORMATION 'Parcel Address: UNASSIGNED, ,WA Parcel Owner(s): STEPHEN & ELIZABETH YOUNKER Parcel Number: 17142311401 (Parcel Size: 37.58 Acre(s) Property Use: 83 Current Use Agricultural TAX AND ASSESSMENT INFORMATION Tax Code Area (TCA): 314 Tax Year: 2013 Improvement Value: $0 Land Value: $66200 CurrentUse Value: $34270 CurrentUse Improvement: $0 New Construction:$0 Total Assessed Value:$34270 OVERLAY INFORMATION Zoning: AG Jurisdiction: County Urban Growth Area: Not in a UGA Future Landuse Designation: Ag Resource (Yakima County Plan 2015) FEMA: FLOODWAY FIRM Panel Number: 53077C0684D LOCATION INFORMATION + Latitude:46° 41' 34.438" I+ Longitude: -120° 39' 26.926" 'Range:17 Township :14 Section:23 Narrative Description: Section 23 Township 14 Range 17 Quarter NE: SP 7770374 Lot 2 DISCLAIMER MAP AND PARCEL DATA ARE BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE, BUT ACCURACY IS NOT GUARANTEED; THIS IS NOT A LEGAL DOCUMENT AND SHOULD NOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR A TITLE SEARCH, APPRAISAL, SURVEY, FLOODPLAIN OR ZONING VERIFICATION http: / /yakimap.com /servlet /com.e sri. esrimap.Esrimap ?name =YakGI SH &Cmd= PrintFriend... 2/20/2013 CITY MEETING SCHEDULE For February 25, 2013 — March 4, 2013 Please note: Meetings are subject to change Monday, February 25 12:00 p.m. Greenway Board Meeting — Greenway Visitors Center 12:00 p.m. Capitol Theatre Board Meeting — Capitol Theatre Tuesday, February 26 10:00 a.m. City Council Study Session — Council Chambers 1:30 p.m. County Commissioners Agenda Meeting — Council Chambers Wednesday, February 27 5:30 p.m. Historic Preservation Commission — Council Chambers Thursday, February 28 9:00 a.m. Hearing Examiner — Council Chambers 1:30 p.m. Council Economic Development Committee Meeting — CED Conference Room Friday, March 1 8:00 a.m. Sister City Meeting — CED Conference Room Monday, March 4 10:00 a.m. City Council Media Briefing — Council Chambers 2:00 p.m. Bid Opening — Council Chambers 3:30 p.m. Civil Service Commission — Council Chambers PRELIMINARY FUTURE COUNCIL AGENDA x n�u�u~onmnnn��nx n n �� o ��nxu~ ��x�n�~�nu~ ��u~n�� March 5, 2013 (T) 5:00 p.m. Executive Se i — Council Chambers 6:00 p.m. Business Meeting — Council Chambers • 2012 - 4th Quarter Treasury Report • 4th Quarer Accounts Receivable Status Report • 2012 4th Quarter Capital Improvement Projects Report • Report regarding recommendations for Financial Policies • Final Contract Payment for TTC Construction, LLC - 2319 - 2011 Sanitary Sewer Repair Phase 1 (Standard Motion V-B-Accept the project and approve the final payment) • Final Contract Payment for TTC Construction, LLC - 2345- Englewood Ave. Drainage Improvements (Standard Motion V-B-Accept the p je{t and approve the final payment) • Resolution authorizing a Master Agreement between the City of Yakima and Cowiche Canyon Conservancy for Promotion and Development of Recreational Trails • Resolution authorizing Professional Services Agreement with firms for Downtown Master Planning and Retail Planning Services • Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an Agreement with Pharmer Engineering not to exceed $531.884 for the design of a new Biosolids Dryer Facility at the City's Wastewater Treatment Plant. • Resolution authorizing the execution of an Tntergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with the City of Tucson, AZ • Ordinance creating the Department of the Airport and identifying the purpose, services ° provided and general structure of the Department, providing for a Department Head to oversee the Department • Ordinance (Second Reading) amending the 2013 budget for the City of Yakima; and making appropriations from Unappropriated Fund Balance within the Downtown Yakima Business Improvement District (DYBID) Fund 161 for expenditure during 2013 to provide for marketing and landscaping improvements in the district. 7:00 p.m. Public Hearings • First Public Input hearing on the 2012 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report. Information items: • 4th Quarter Municipal Courts Office Statistics 2/21/2013 10:58 AM 2013 STUDY SESSION SCHEDULE Council Chambers 10:00 a.m. 3/12 No meeting 3/26 Jail Issues and North 1 Street and signage issues 4/9 Stormwater issues May Airport Master Plan 2/21/2013 10:59 AM