HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/07/2014 06J Council Chambers Use Agreement with Yakima CountyBUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No.
For Meeting of: 1/7/2014
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ITEM TITLE: Resolution authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with Yakima
County, authorizing the County to continue to use the City
Council Chambers to hold its public meetings and hearings
and accepts the receipt of County funds to be used for
Council Chamber improvements.
SUBMITTED BY: Jeff Cutter, City Attorney
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
The City of Yakima has allowed the Yakima County Commissioners to use their Council
Chambers to hold public meetings and hearings for the past four years. Yakima County has not
been charged for the use of the Council Chambers during these past four years and the entities
believe it to be in the best interest of the citizens of Yakima and Yakima County to continue to
allow the County to use the City Council Chambers for County meeting and hearing
purposes. The Council Chambers are in need of improvements and the Board of Yakima
County Commissioners are willing to provide $12,000 toward the needed improvements in
consideration for the use of the Council Chambers. The City Council deems it to be in the best
interest of the City of Yakima to authorize execution of the attached Interlocal Agreement
between the City of Yakima and Yakima County, authorizing the County to use the City Council
Chambers to hold Yakima County public meetings and hearings. Yakima County agrees to
provide $12,000 to the City of Yakima for the agreed upon improvement for the City Council
Chambers.
Resolution: X Ordinance:
Other (Specify):
Contract: Contract Term:
Start Date: End Date:
Item Budgeted: NA Amount:
Funding Source/Fiscal
Impact:
Strategic Priority: Partnership Development
Insurance Required? No
Mail to: Tiera Girard, Clerk of the Board, Yakima County
Commissioners & Board of Equalization, 128 N. 2nd St., Yakima,
WA 98901
Phone: 509-574-1502
APPROVED FOR
SUBMITTAL:
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution.
City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Resolution -City & County Council Chambers
Interlocal Agreement
ILA
Upload Date
12/16/2013
12/1'7/2013
Type
Resollution
Cover Memo
A RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION NO. R -2014 -
authorizing and directing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to execute
an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Yakima and Yakima County,
authorizing the County to continue to use the City Council Chambers to
hold its public meetings and hearings and accepts the receipt of County
funds to be used for Council Chamber improvements.
WHEREAS, the City of Yakima has allowed the Yakima County Commissioners to use
their Council Chambers to hold public meetings and hearings for the past four years due to the
County Commissioners repurposing their meeting space for the County Law Library; and
WHEREAS, Yakima County has not been charged for the use of the Council Chambers
during these past four years and the entities believe it to be in the best interest of the citizens of
Yakima and Yakima County to continue to allow the County to use the City Council Chambers
for County meeting and hearing purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Council Chambers are in need of improvements to furnishings and the
Board of Yakima County Commissioners are willing to provide $12,000 toward the needed
improvements in consideration for the use of the Council Chambers; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be in the best interest of the City of Yakima to
authorize execution of the attached and incorporated City/County Council Chambers Interlocal
Agreement between the City of Yakima and Yakima County, now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute the City/County Council
Chambers Interlocal Agreement, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference
between the City of Yakima and Yakima County, authorizing the County to use the City Council
Chambers to hold Yakima County public meetings and hearings. Yakima County agrees to
provide $12,000 to the City of Yakima for the agreed upon improvement to furnishings for the
City Council Chambers.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this _ day of January, 2014.
Micah Cawley, Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
CITYICOUNTY COUNCIL CHAMBERS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
THIS COUNCIL CHAMBERS AGREEMENT is entered into by and between the City of
Yakima ("City"), a municipal corporation, and the County of Yakima ("County"), a Washington State
political subdivision, under the authority and in conformance with RCW 39.34, the Interlocal Cooperation
Act.
WHEREAS, the City of Yakima has graciously allowed the Yakima County Commissioners to
use their Council Chambers to hold public meetings and hearings for the past four years due to the
County Commissioners repurposing their meeting space for the County Law Library; and,
WHEREAS, Yakima County has not been charged for the use of the Council Chambers during
these past four years and the entities believe it to be in the best interest of the citizens of Yakima to
continue to allow the County to use the City Council Chambers; and,
WHEREAS, the council chambers are in need of improvements to furnishings and the Board of
Yakima County Commissioners are willing to provide $12,000 in consideration for use of the Council
Chambers;
NOW, THEREFORE, Yakima County agrees to provide $12,000 to the City of Yakima for the
agreed upon improvements to furnishings for the city council chambers.
APPROVAL
The attested signatures of the City Manager and the Yakima County Commissioners below shall
constitute a presumption that such approval was properly obtained.
CITY OF YAKIMA YAKIMA COUNTY
Tony O'Rourke, City Manager.
Date:
ATTEST:
City Clerk
City Contract No.
Resolution No.
Approved as to form:
City Attorney
ichael D. Leita, Chairman
ey, Commissioner
Elliott, Commissioner
C. luting the Board of County Commissioners
for Yakima County, W hington
Date: "Qeew 1 D/ O.O 13
ATTEST:
Burkett
Deputy Clerk oldie Board
s to form:
De ' uty .'ros ti g Attorney
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