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Home My WebLink About09/03/2013 00 AgendaYAKIMA CITY COUNCIL September 3, 2013 Council Chambers -- City Hall 6 p.m. City Council Meeting; 7 p.m. Public Hearing BUSINESS MEETING 1. Roll Call 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Open Discussions for the Good of the Order A. Proclamations National Truck Driver Appreciation Week B. Presentations /recognitions /introductions Water Treatment Plant Awarded Department of Health Top Ops Bronze Certificate ii. Recognition of Yakima Police Officers Mike Kryger (35 years of service), Gary Belles (30 years of service) and Doug Robinson (25 years of service). iii. Recognition of retiring employee Marlene Adams for 20 years of service to the City of Yakima. 4. Council Reports 5. Consent Agenda Items listed are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion without discussion. A citizen or 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. Consideration of approval of City Council Meeting Minutes Approval of the minutes from the May 5, May 21, June 4, June 18 and July 2, 2013 City Council Business meetings and June 11, 2013 Study Session. B. Resolution authorizing an Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Snohomish County. C. Resolution authorizing agreement with Huibregtse, Louman Associates, Inc. for engineering and consulting services associated with services during construction for the Naches River Water Treatment Plant Filter Backwash Lagoon Improvements project No. 2259 in an amount not to exceed $400,352. D. Resolution concerning Transit Services; submitting the City of Yakima Transit Development Plan for 2013 -2018 and the Yakima Transit 2012 Annual Report for the City Council's consideration and adoption. E. Resolution declaring meter lids surplus and authorizing disposal of these items in a manner most beneficial to the City of Yakima, by recycling them with Pacific Steel and Recycling saving the City the cost of disposal. F. An Ordinance relating to Public Safety; amending the City of Yakima Municipal Code, repealing sections in Chapter 6.12 for the purpose of adopting the equivalent and /or similar Revised Code of Washington statutes; adopting Revised Code of Washington statute relating to drinking in a public conveyance and treating, gifting, purchasing of liquor for or from a minor, or holding out a minor as at least twenty -one, in a public place where liquor is sold; and changing the title of Chapter 6.12. 6. Audience Participation Community members are invited to address items that are not listed on the regular business meeting agenda. A guideline of three (3) minutes per speaker is in place in order to allow as much opportunity as possible for audience participation. A speaker's time may be extended at the discretion of the Mayor and /or the consensus or vote of the Council. Written communication and e-mail messages are strongly encouraged. PUBLIC HEARINGS 7. Public Hearing to consider ordinance extending moratorium concerning wireless communication facilities and adopting findings of fact in support thereof. CITY MANAGER REPORTS 8. Public Education Campaign to Stop Panhandling. 9. Reconsideration of Standards Regulating Retaining Walls. 10. Resolution ratifying license agreement with Russillo's, Inc for Exclusive Right -of- Way Usage on North Front Street. ORDINANCES 11. An ordinance concerning Parks and Playgrounds, amending Chapter 13.16 adding Section 13.16.075 prohibiting smoking and setting penalties; amending Section 13.16.150 penalties for violation; concerning Special Events, amending Chapter 9.70 adding Section 9.70.295 prohibiting smoking and setting penalties; and amending Section 9.70.310 penalties for violation. 12. An ordinance relating to Public Safety; amending Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 6.75; enacting a new section 6.75.025 prohibiting the receipt of items from the occupant of a motor vehicle on a public roadway at high accident intersections, amending section 6.75.070, changing the classification of aggressive begging from an infraction to a misdemeanor and enacting a new section 6.75.080 adding a savings clause to Chapter 6.75. 13. An ordinance amending section 9.70.190 of the Yakima Municipal Code regarding Special Events and Parades. 14. Other Business a. Information requested regarding past Council action from 2006 regarding renaming of A Street. 15. Adjournment The next meeting is a Council Study Session on September 9, 2013 at 9 a.m. at the Convention Center. 16. Council General Information A. Council General Information 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 the Library. A packet is also available on -line at www.yakimawa.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.