HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/17/2013 04A Minutes 08-09-2013 Council Partnerships CommitteeYakima City Councif
(Partnerships Committee
Friday, August 9th, 2013
Members in attendance: City of Yakima staff in attendance:
- Council Member Kathy Coffey - Comm. & Public Affairs Dir. Randy Beehler
- Mayor Micah Cawley - City Clerk Sonya Claar Tee
- Asst. Mayor Adkison
Mayor Cawley called the meeting to order at 11:15 am.
- Election of chair
Cawley explained that by action of the City Council on August 6th, Coffey had been appointed to the
committee to replace Ettl. Since Ettl was serving as the committee chair, a new chair needed to be
elected by the committee. Cawley nominated Coffey as chair and Adkison seconded. Coffey was
unanimously elected committee chair.
Presentation by ESD 105 /EPIC re: Head Start
Executive team members, board members, and staff from Educational Service District 105 ( "ESD
105) and Enterprise for Progress in the Community ( "EPIC ") made a presentation to the committee
regarding the history of the partnership between the two organizations in providing Head Start
services in the Yakima area. Earlier this year, EPIC, as the primary agency providing Head Start
services in the Yakima, forfeited its grant to do so. ESD 105 and EPIC plan to submit an application
to be awarded a new grant to provide Head Start services in the Yakima area. The purpose of the
presentation to the committee was for ESD 105 and EPIC to solicit a letter of support from the City
Council regarding the application by the two organizations to be awarded a new grant to provide
Head Start services in the Yakima area.
Following the presentation, Cawley thanked the ESD 105 and EPIC representatives for providing
information to the committee. Coffey informed the ESD 105 and EPIC representatives that the City
Council would be having a discussion soon regarding letters of support in general and the request
by ESD 105 and EPIC in specific. Cawley suggested the committee further discuss the letters of
support issue at its next meeting and formulate a recommendation to be presented to the full City
Council.
- City boards, committees, commissions nominations
Claar Tee presented the committee with several potential nominees for vacant positions on City
boards, committees, and commissions. The committee moved forward several nominations, which
will be presented to the full Council for consideration by the City Clerk's office.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:36 pm.