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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/05/2006 Business Meeting 266 BUSINESS MEETING DECEMBER 5, 2006 — 5:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS — CITY HALL 1. Roll CaII Present: Council: Mayor Dave Edler, presiding, Council Members Ron Bonlender, Micah Cawley, Norm Johnson, Bill Lover, Neil McClure, and Susan Whitman Staff: City Manager Zais, City Attorney Paolella and City Clerk Moore 2. Executive Session regarding Collective Bargaining McCLURE MOVED AND JOHNSON SECONDED TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote. 6:00 P.M. — PUBLIC SESSION 1. Roll CaII Present: Council: Mayor Dave Edler, presiding, Council Members Ron Bonlender, Micah Cawley, Norm Johnson, Bill Lover, Neil McClure, and Susan Whitman Staff: City Manager Zais, City Attorney Paolella and City Clerk Moore 2. Invocation /Pledge of Allegiance Council Member Whitman gave an invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance 3. Open Discussion for the Good of The Order /Special Presentation A. Proclamations • Appreciation to Kathy Coffey, Convention Center General Manager Mayor Edler presented a proclamation honoring Kathy Coffey for 19 years of service as President/CEO of the Visitor and Convention Bureau and General Manager of the Yakima Convention Center. City Manager Zais presented Mrs. Coffey with an official City retirement watch. • Civil Air Patrol Week Mayor Pro Tem McClure read a proclamation declaring December 1 -7, 2006 as Civil Air Patrol week — Missions for America. Major Jamie Treat from the Yakima Squadron Air Force Auxiliary accepted. 267 DECEMBER 5, 2006 B. Special Presentations • American Concrete Pavement Association Award (for 5 Avenue roundabout) — Jim Tobin Jim Tobin, a retiree from the Department of Transportation and the Eastern Washington Representative for the American Concrete Pavement Association, presented the City of Yakima with an award from the Northwest Chapter for outstanding design and construction for the 5 Avenue roundabout. C. Status report on prior meeting's citizen service request • Request from Candy Turner for street lights on 80 Avenue Chris Waarvick, Public Works Director, advised they would place the request on their list for street light installation in 2007. He noted that, with their limited budget, they were only able to install five street lights in 2006. D. Appointments to Council Boards and Commissions None 4. Consent agenda Mayor Edler referred to the items placed on the Consent Agenda, questioning whether there were any additions or deletions from either Council members or citizens present. Item Number 8 was removed from consent. The City Clerk read the Consent Agenda items, including resolutions and ordinances by title. CAWLEY MOVED AND McCLURE SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ. The motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Subsequent paragraphs preceded by an asterisk ( *) indicate items on the Consent Agenda handled under one motion without further discussion.) *A. Approval of the minutes of the September 21 and September 26, 2006 Adjourned meetings; October 3, 2006 Business meeting The minutes of the September 21 and September 26, 2006 Adjourned meetings and the October 3, 2006 Business meeting were approved, having been duly certified accurate by two Council members and no one present wishing to have said minutes read publicly. *B. Council Committee Meeting Report • Council Neighborhood Development Committee (11/8/06) There were no additional comments to the Council Committee meeting report. 5. Audience Participation No one came forward to speak. 2 • 268 DECEMBER 5, 2006 CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS • 6. Report regarding Federal Aviation Administration and Yakima Air Terminal request to close a portion of 16th Avenue south of Washington Avenue Dave Zabell, Assistant City Manager, supplied background information on the issue. It is an FAA mandate to correct the problem and we have been working with them for several years. We hope to finish the environmental phase and go out for bids by the end of June. That schedule must be met if we are to use FAA money. Mr. Zabell reviewed the options outlined on the agenda statement. It is suggested that the City enter into an inter - agency agreement with the Yakima Air Terminal (YAT) to act as a pass through for funding from the FAA to pursue these alternatives, and to select all the various engineering consultants representing the City and YAT. WHITMAN MOVED TO ACCEPT OPTION D AND DIRECT CITY STAFF TO WORK WITH YAT AND THE FAA WITH IMPLEMENTATION. The motion died due to the lack of a second. Discussion followed on realignment of 16 Avenue versus 10 Avenue as a connector from the Valley Mall Boulevard. Although Council Members McClure and Johnson suggested delaying this decision, Mr. Zabell reminded them of the time constraints in order to take advantage of FAA funding. Pat Andriotti, attorney representing citizens and businesses that would be impacted by the closure of 16 Avenue, distributed comments submitted on the environmental review on Valley Mall Boulevard that specifically addressed the closure of 16 Avenue. He also said he didn't believe there is a legal requirement for the1,000 foot safety zone the FAA keeps asserting is applicable to the Yakima airport. He stated that the FAA has refused to address the alternative of simply extending runway 27 an additional 250 feet to the west, which would leave 16 Avenue in an appropriate location. He requested those two issues be addressed before the City takes any action. Of the four alternatives on the map, Option D would be the most appropriate route. Frank Glaspey, 100 North 60 Avenue, spoke about the impact closing 16 Avenue would have on his business and his dealings with the FAA on the subject. He submitted a petition containing approximately 2,000 signatures against the closure of 16 Avenue. Mayor Edler suggested we review the recent information and discuss it again at the next business meeting scheduled for December 12, 2007. Council Member Cawley requested cost information on extending the runway to the west and moving the landing lights. 7. Consideration of Report and Legislation for Phase II of the Downtown Futures Initiative — West Yakima Avenue Improvements: A. Status Report Michael Morales, Deputy Director Community and Economic Development, gave a status report. The Downtown Futures Initiative Committee has recommended that the design, engineering, project management, construction, etc. be managed in- house by the Engineering division. They are expecting to complete the design over the winter and to begin construction next spring. The timeframe has been shortened due to many details being resolved during Phase 1. 3 • 269 DECEMBER 5, 2006 B. Resolution authorizing execution of professional services agreement with AHBL Inc. for streetscape design, existing condition assessment and illustrations The City Clerk read the resolution by title only; CAWLEY MOVED AND BONLENDER SECONDED TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. The motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2006 -175, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager and City Clerk of the City of Yakima to execute a professional services agreement with AHBL, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $10,360 for streetscape design, existing condition assessment, and project illustrations for Phase 2 of the Yakima Downtown Futures Initiative. C. Resolution authorizing execution of professional services agreement with Conley Engineering, Inc. to assess existing electrical uses, determine new electrical needs, design and diagram all new electrical needs • The City Clerk read the resolution by title only; BONLENDER MOVED AND McCLURE SECONDED TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. The motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2006 -176, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager and City Clerk of the City of Yakima to execute a professional services agreement in an amount not to exceed $33,000 for assessment of existing electrical uses, determination of new electrical needs, design and diagrams of all new electrical needs for Phase 2 of the Yakima Downtown Futures Initiative - West Yakima Avenue Improvements. 8. Consideration of Resolutions authorizing execution of interlocal jail agreements with: A. City of Toppenish RESOLUTION NO. R- 2006 -177, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment extending the Interlocal Jail Agreement with the City of Toppenish through December 31, 2007. • B. City of Wapato RESOLUTION NO. R- 2006 -178, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to execute an Interlocal Jail Agreement with the City of Wapato, Washington for the provision of jail services. C. City of Tieton RESOLUTION NO. R- 2006 -179, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to execute an Interlocal Jail Agreement with • the City of Tieton to allow the City of Yakima to house prisoners of the City of Tieton at the Yakima City Jail. 4 270 DECEMBER 5, 2006 D. City of Sunnyside • RESOLUTION NO. R- 2006 -180, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to execute an Interlocal Jail Agreement with the City of Sunnyside, Washington for the provision of jail services. E. City of Union Gap RESOLUTION O. R- 2006 -181, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to execute an Interlocal Jail Agreement with the City of Union Gap to allow the City of Yakima to house prisoners of the City of Union Gap at the Yakima City Jail. F. Yakima County RESOLUTION NO. R- 2006 -182, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to execute an Interlocal Corrections /Detention Agreement with Yakima County for the provision of jail detention services during 2007. Following discussion, the City Clerk read all the resolutions by title only, McCLURE MOVED AND CAWLEY SECONDED TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTIONS. The motions carried by unanimous roll call vote. *9. Consideration of Resolution authorizing execution of contract with the Humane Society RESOLUTION NO. R- 2006 -183, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to execute an Animal Control Agreement with the Humane Society of Central Washington. *10. Consideration of Resolution authorizing execution of professional services contract (for Yakima Transit) with A -1 Temps RESOLUTION NO. R- 2006 -184, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to execute the Temporary Staffing Service Agreement (for Yakima Transit) with A- 1Temps, a Washington non - profit corporation *11. Consideration of Ordinance amending term lengths for members of the Parks and Recreation Commission ORDINANCE NO. 2006 -61, AN ORDINANCE relating to local government administration and the Park and Recreation Commission; adjusting terms of office for Park and Recreation Commission members and amending the term of office served by commission members from six years to four years; and amending section 1.35.020 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. 5 .271 DECEMBER 5, 2006 *12. Set December 12, 2006 as the date for City Council consideration of an Ordinance approving the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025 and the Yakima Urban Area Transportation Plan 2025 December 12, 2006 was set as the date for Council consideration of an Ordinance approving the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan 2025 and the Yakima Urban Area Transportation Plan 2025 *13. Ratification of temporary closure of South Third Street on December 1 -3, 2006 The closure of South 3rd Street on December 1 -3, 2006 was ratified. 14. Other Business It was the consensus of Council to hold a retreat in January 2007 to prioritize issues and to re -visit the Safe Community Action Plan. It was suggested that planning should begin for the Washington D.C. delegation in March. City Manager Zais advised there was a budget for attendance by four or five Council members. Mayor Edler commented on an anonymous letter received regarding an effort to impeach him as the mayor because of his stance on immigration. He agreed he has been very outspoken and will continue to be so. 15. Adjournment McCLURE MOVED AND JOHNSON SECONDED TO ADJOURN. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote. The meeting adjourned at 7:28 p.m. READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY �!✓ 04 7 CO CIL MEMBER DATE uThkva . 6 6 , 72 - ul COUNCIL MEMBER DATE ATTEST: A 46 DEBORAH J. MOORE, CITY CLERK D A VID EDLER, AYOR Minutes prepared by Linda Watkins. An audio and DVD of this meeting are available in the City Clerk's Office 6