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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/11/2021 Study Session 320 MINUTES YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION May 11, 2021 City Hall --Council Chambers 5 p.m. Meeting conducted virtually via Zoom 1. Roll Call Council: Mayor Patricia Byers, presiding,Assistant Mayor Holly Cousens and Councilmembers Kay Funk, Brad Hill, Soneya Lund and Eliana Macias Staff: City Manager Robert Harrison and City Clerk Sonya Claar Tee Absent: Councilmember Jason White Mayor Byers announced they will flip the order on the agenda due to time constraints. 2. Public comment (allow 15 minutes) None. 3. Consideration of letter of support City Manager Harrison reported on the following requests for letters of support for Senator Murray's earmark projects: 1. Yakima Valley Conference of Governments (YVCOG)for a housing plan 2. Yakima Valley College (YVC)for support for their LPN program 3. Yakima County Superior Court for remodeling their courtrooms in order to accommodate socially distant requirements and upgrade the basics (such as electrical wiring in order to support better software systems and the computers to run them) 4. Justice Housing for a tiny house village The following representatives briefed Council on their requests: Chris Wickenhagen with YVCOG; Wendy Baker, Director of Nursing Programs at YVC; Jessica Humphreys with Yakima County Superior Court and David Helseth with Justice Housing. After Council discussion, MOTION: Cousens moved and Macias seconded to approve the letters of support. The motion carried by a 5-1 vote, White absent and Funk abstaining. MOTION: Cousens moved and Hill seconded to authorize the Mayor &Assistant Mayor to review and approve any further letters of support for Senator Murray's Page 1 of 2 A9 31V2z1f OOV CI Id I1lI30 aNV ad321 0 2 0 r m w m 0 m NOIIVOI3112133 7 §-1 C > m O § -I 0) K Cƒ CO CO -_■ K2 o /.2 / ƒ ?§k§ \< 0• k % c % E m r= 0_'<- 5 .] 2 2 d O co K\ m F co k § b] Z 7/ B a_ 7?§ 7 E 8 E 5 cp = Er/ _oa oQ _ 2 f e� ƒ3c $ ƒc / 3x7 $ \F kCD o \ / § k CD ƒ ƒ \ 3 / E. ƒ CO 2 / 7= 0 7 E Aco. ). m o / a% 9 D_ ea co] = D 8= ] D CO CO_ 0 $ 7 a $ 6 7 2 $\ 00 a d= o 74. %-0 .�■ kk o* -'oL. 0 •- �� c- 2 / § m ® n f \ § CD $ CD 2 m CL 2ƒ ° )E CD R •/ ] c § m o m = ° = § _ 3 o 0) - g ] 2 _ _ ] _ £ R 0_ S 2* F] a 7 w 3 = m = w■ ° m k 3 /$ 3 ] ©m / ® § 5.m 7• % ƒ k o - 7 o. _ {' * \ ] r a. e k @ o o o c• 0- CI) k o = O o _= £ =K0. = 0- ID 2 E7C\ ? W. n0 CD n ¢ \ CI ] k ■ o E -< 0 3 » o o CD SD - CD 3 V_ w\ •~ - < / m k. o . o o C C 0 2 - £ / ] m Z 3 R 7 m co 0 2 0 o1c3 3 \ § P+ O 0* T /' 2 a) 32 0 / c �n ƒ 5- c 2 '< o CD ° -c = 3 k § E k ® c 3 = 0)