HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/17/2013 00 AgendaYAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
September 17, 2013
City Hall -- Council Chambers
6 p.m. Business Meeting
BUSINESS MEETING
1. Roll Call
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Open Discussions for the Good of the Order
A. Proclamations
Constitution Week Proclamation
B. Presentations /recognitions /introductions
Recognition of City Employees Police Officer Elaine Gonzalez and
Wastewater Employee Scott Qualley.
4. Council Reports
A. Council Partnerships Committee Minutes
B. Council Built Environment Committee Minutes
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. Set date for Public Hearing on October 1, 2013 to consider ordinance
extending moratorium pertaining to billboards and digital signs 72 square feet
or larger and adopting findings of fact in support thereof.
B. Resolution authorizing an agreement with Yakima School District No. 7 — YV
TECH to allow the use of the Yakima Fire Departments training facility to
provide educational services for Fire Fighter Cadet training.
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.
CITY MANAGER REPORTS
7. Resolution authorizing an agreement with Barry Strock Consulting Associates, Inc.
for Consulting Services.
8. Resolution authorizing agreement with HBB Inc.for professional services related to
street scape design of the North First Street Revitalization Project in the amount
not to exceed $37,683.
9. Resolution authorizing acceptance and participation in Department of Ecology
Integrated Planning Grant for $200,000 for environmental analysis at the former
Boise Cascade mill site.
10. Other Business
a. Letters of Support Policy and pending requests
11. Adjournment
The next meeting will be a Council Business Meeting on October 1, 2013 at 6 p.m. in the
Council Chambers.
12. 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.