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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 12.A.
For Meeting of: June 1, 2021
ITEM TITLE: Council General Information
SUBMITTED BY: Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
1 . Preliminary Council Agenda
2. First Quarter 2021 Municipal Court Office Statistics
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AGENDA
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
STUDY SESSION
June 8, 2021
City Hall —Council Chambers
5 p.m. Joint meeting with the Community Integration Committee
1. Roll Call
2. Public comment(allow 15 minutes)
3. Adjournment
The next meeting will be a Special City Council regular meeting on June 9, 2021, at noon via
Zoom
Any invocation that may be offered before the official start of the Council meeting shall be the
voluntary offering of a private citizen, to and for the benefit of the Council. The views or beliefs
expressed by the invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the Council,
and the Council does not endorse the religious beliefs or views of this, or any other speaker.
A Council packet is available for review at the City Clerk's Office and on-line at wwwyakimawa.gov.
The City provides special accommodations, such as hearing devices, wheelchair space or language
interpreters, for City meetings.Anyone needing special assistance please contact the City Clerk's
office at(509) 575-6037 at least two business days prior to the meeting.All meetings are live streamed
on the City of Yakima website at vwvw.yakimawa.gov and telecast live on Y-PAC, Spectrum Cable
Channel 194.
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AGENDA
YAKI ACITYCOUNCIL
June 15, 2021
City Hall --Council Chambers
5:30 p.m. Regular meeting 6 p.m. public hearings ®conducted via Zoom, live streamed at
https://www.yakimawa.govicouncililive-streamt and telecast live on Y-PAC, Spectrum
Cable Channel 194 or you may call in to listen by dialing 1-253-215-8782 or 1-971-247-
1195.When prompted for the meeting ID enter XXX#. When prompted for the participant
ID enter#. When prompted for the meeting password enter >>>>#. Oral comments shall
be arranged in advance of the meeting at www.yakimawa.gov and must be received by 3
PM the day of the meeting. The request for oral comments must include your full name,
city of residence, email address, phone number you will be calling from and the agenda
topic you will address. Please note,the information you provide may be subject to
disclosure pursuant to Washington State's Public Record Act, chapter 42.56 RC . Due to
potential connectivity issues,we strongly encourage public comments be emailed to
ccounciI2@yakimawa.gov
1. Roll Call
2. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order
A. Coronavirus (COVID-19) update
B. Presentations/Recognitions/ Introductions
i. Retirement recognition of Police Officer Darryl Henning for 31 years of service
ii. Retirement recognition of Joe Rosenlund, Streets&Traffic Operations Division
Manager, for 12 years of service
iii. Apple Award to Yakima Police Sergeant Ritch Fowler
iv. Presentation on LEAN process improvement project for procurement card program
(Pcards)
v. Water/Irrigation Division Drinking Water 2020 Water Quality Report
3. Council Reports
A. Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Report
4. Consent Agenda
Items listed are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion without
discussion. A Council member may request to remove an item from the Consent Agenda and, if approved,
it will be placed on the regular agenda for discussion and consideration.
A. Approval of minutes from the June 1, 2021 City Council regular meeting
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B. Approve payment Of disbursements for the period May 1 31, 20214*f,
C. May---1 Investment Transactions Report
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D. Resolution authorizing 8 contract with XXXXXX Construction forWetland Mit! ativn Area
Construction
E. Resolution authorizing an agreement with the American Medical Response company for
legal blood draw services
F. Resolution authorizing areimbursement agreement with the Washington State
Department mf Health for the C[)V|O-19 Mass Vaccination Site
G. Resolution authorizing Yakima School District School Resource Officer contract
H. Resolution authorizing an agreement with Ken Leingang Excavating, Inc. for 41 It Ave fire
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� ond waterline replacement on G. 1 It Street and K8mod
5. Public Comment
Community members are inNAted to address items listed on the meeting agenda. There will be 35 minutes
allotted for public comment with two and a half(2.5) minutes per speaker in order to allow as much
opportunity as possible for audience participation. Written communication and e-mail messages are
strongly encouraged.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
6. Public input meeting to consider citizen comments on the proposed 2021 Annual Action Plan for
Community Development Block Grant(COBG) and HOME Fund Programs
DEPARTMENT ITEMS
� 7. Resolution authorizing an agreement with Opportunities Industrialization Corporation of
Washington (O|C) |n the amount of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75'O0D.U0)inCommunity
Development Block Grant funds to provide youth services and programming in Yakima atthe
Henry Beauchamp Community Center
8. F�eam|uUVneuthoh�ngan agreement vviththe (�itvmf Yakima Parks fkF�eomaction Division inthe
' amount of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) in Community Development Block '
Grant funds to provide youth men/ioea and pnoQnynlnn|ng in Yakima at the Washington Fruit
Community Center
9. Resolution ... Yakima Housing Action Plan
10' Other Business
11' Adjournment
The next meeting will bee City Council study session onJune 23. 2U21. at5:0Op.nn. at City Hall
12' Council General Information
A. Council General Information
B. Update mn Utility Account Balances
C. 2O21 Clean City 1at Quarter Report
D. Code Administration Division Report- Monthly Building Permits Issued- May 2021
E. Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource Management Plan April 2D2OQuarterly
Project Activity Update
Any invocation that may bmoffered before the official start of the Council meeting shall be the
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MEMORANDUM
6/1/2021
TO: The Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
Robert Harrison, City Manager
FROM: The Honorable Susan Woodard, Presiding Judge
Isabel Cruz, Accountant
SUBJECT: 1st Quarter 2021 Municipal Court Office Statistics
The City of Yakima Municipal Court operation was created in late 1996 and has been an
independent judicial aim 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 resides 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's 1st Quarter
activity through March 31, 2021. Detailed reports are available from the Office of the
Municipal Court. Prior year totals for 2020 are included for comparison.
The following summary information for each quarter includes:
L Municipal Court Infraction Statistics
IL 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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Yakima Municipal Court -- 1st Quarter 2021
I. Municipal Court Infraction Statistics
2020 Year-End 2021 YTD
6/1/2021 January February March Total
Statistics
Filings—Proceedings During
Year: 2021
Infractions Filed 7,232 - 605 614 1,098 2,317
Violations Charged 11,102 - 942 940 1,603 3,485
Mitigation Hearings 338 - 43 63 60 166
Contested Hearings 119 - 19 11 19 49
Show Cause Hearings 33 - 4 5 11 20
Other Hearings On Record 1,223 - 97 109 98 304
Total 20,047 - 1,710 1,742 2,889 6,341
Dispositions During Year:
2021
Infractions Paid 1,532 - 128 106 268 502
Failure to Respond 63 - 8 12 2 22
Committed 2,646 - 243 264 306 813
Not Committed 72 - 12 3 5 20
Dismissed 945 - 59 69 87 215
Amended 28 - 1 4 2 7
Total Disposed 5,286 - 451 458 670 1,579
Municipal Court Traffic
Infraction Revenues $ 729,556 $ 80,245 $ 63,618 $ 120,672 $ 264,535
Budget $ 1,305,000 $ 1,179,591
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Yakima Municipal Court -- 1st Quarter 2021
II. Municipal Court Criminal Statistics
2020 Year-
End 6/1/2021 January February March 2021 YTD
Statistics Total
Filings During Year:
Citations Filed 3,038 219 196 285 700
Violations Charged 3,974 301 275 382 958
Trial Settings During Year:
Non Jury Trials Set 1 0 0 1
Jury Trials 885 142 148 105 395
Proceedings:
Arraignments 2,304 249 193 223 665
Non Jury Trials - - 0
Jury Trials 4 0 1 1 2
Stipulations to Record 9 2 0 0 2
Other Hearings 1,971 394 353 314 1,061
Dispositions:
Bail Forfeitures - -
Guilty 1,382 241 208 195 644
Not Guilty - _ 0
Dismissed 983 161 166 159 486
Amended 114 36 19 22 77
Deferred Driver/Other 431 102 66 65 233
Prosecution Resumed 123 8 4 3 15
Appeals to Superior Court - 0 0 0 0
Total Disposition 3,033 - 548 463 444 1,455
Criminal Fines Revenue:
DUI Penalties $ 63,217 $ 6,383 $ 2,887 $ 9,524 $ 18,795
Criminal Traffic $ 79,968 $ 11,141 $ 6,543 $ 11,328 $ 29,011
Non-Traffic Misdemeanor $ 48,333 $ 2,975 $ 4,547 $ 10,267 $ 17,788
Recoupments $ 81,446 $ 3,139 $ 8,205 $ 8,868 $ 20,212
Total Fines $ 272,964 $ - $ 23,638 $ 22,182 $ 39,986 $ 85,806
Total Budget $ 479,000 - $ 334,277
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Yakima Municipal Court -- 1st Quarter 2021
III. Public Safety Education Assessment (PSEA) Statistics
2020 Year-End
Statistics 6/1/2021 January February March 2021 YTD Total
Public Safety
Education Assessment $ 1,098,879 $ 110,628 $ 86,727 $ 174,433 $ 371,788
(PSEA)Payments"
*Required payments to State Public Safety Education. Revenue for these payments are included as part of the total fine. Revenue
figures presented are net of these payments.
IV. Collection Statistics -- Municipal Court Outstanding Time-Pay Contracts
As of
3/31/2021
Outstanding Municipal Court Time-Pay Agreements' $ 2,280,704
**After judgment the offender makes arrangements with the court to pay their outstanding fines. If the offender does not make a
payment within 30 days or 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
Following,please find Municipal Court's quarterly summary statistical report.
Outside Collection Agency:*** 2021 and Prior Years
Accounts Assigned in 2017 $ 5,376,380
Accounts Assigned in 2018 $ 4,509,447
Accounts Assigned in 2019 $ 4,118,551
Accounts Assigned in 2020 $ 2,097,444
Accounts Assigned in 2021 $ 541,614
Total Assignments $ 16,643,436
Dollars Collected Since 2017 $ 6,216,751
Collection Performance Court Accounts 37.35%
***Net of cancellation
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