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Home My WebLink About08/28/2007 Adjourned Meeting / Business Meeting • 1, ADJOURNED MEETING AUGUST 28, 2006 — 11:00 A.M. — 2:00 P.M. YAKIMA CONVENTION CENTER 1. RoII Call 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 (arrived at1:30 p.m.) 2. Executive Session regarding personnel The Executive Session was held at the Convention Center and adjourned at 2:10 p.m. to another Executive Session held at 5:00 p.m. at City Hall. BUSINESS MEETING COUNCIL CHAMBERS — CITY HALL 5:00 P.M. — EXECUTIVE SESSION 1. Roll Call Present: Council: Mayor Dave Edler, presiding, Council Members Ron Bonlender, Micah Cawley, Norm Johnson, Bill Lover (arrived at 5:28 p.m.), Neil McClure, and Susan Whitman Staff: City Manager Zais, City Attorney Paolella and City Clerk Moore 2. Executive Session - Collective Bargaining; Prospective and Pending Litigation; Property Acquisition McCLURE MOVED AND JOHNSON SECONDED TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote; Lover absent The Executive Session adjourned at 6:00 p.m. 6:00 P.M. — PUBLIC SESSION 1. Roll Call 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 1.4 AUGUST 28, 2007 2. Invocation /Pledge of Allegiance Prior to giving the invocation, Mayor Edler shared that the Council had conducted a performance evaluation on the City Manager that morning. He said the City Manager is doing a very good job managing the City and it was reflected in the written comments on the evaluation form. The Council had voted 7 -0 to retain Dick Zais as our City Manager. City Manager Zais responded that he appreciated the vote of confidence, and, although he's the one that meets with the Council, his success is due to their direction, the staff, and all City employees. Mayor Edler gave the invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order A. Proclamations - None B. Special Presentations / Recognitions 1. Status Report from People for People regarding 2 -1 -1 Anniversary Madeline Carlson, Chief Executive Officer for People for People, gave the history of the organization. Their newest division is the 2 -1 -1 Services that covers sixteen central Washington counties. Amy Peters gave an update of what has happened over the last 18 months with the Greater Columbia 2 -1 -1- service. She advised that state support is 60% Tess than the previous year and as a result they have had to cut staff and services. They hope the City can maintain support at the current level. 2. Runner -up for the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing Manager of the Year award - Sue Ownby, City's Purchasing Manager Dave Zabel!, Assistant City Manager, recognized Mrs. Ownby for this accomplishment and Mayor Edler made a presentation from the City of Yakima congratulating her on her level of success. A. Status report on prior meeting's citizen service request - None B. Appointments to Council Boards and Commissions WHITMAN MOVED AND JOHNSON SECONDED TO APPOINT ROBERT UTZ, FROM THE HILTON GARDEN INN, TO FILL A VACANCY ON THE HOTEL/MOTEL COMMISSION AND FOR WANDA RIEL TO BE REAPPOINTED. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote. 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. There were no changes. The City Clerk read the Consent Agenda items, including resolutions and ordinances by title. CAWLEY MOVED AND BONLENDER 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.) 2 1 AUGUST 28, 2007 *A. Council Minutes • Adjourned Meetings — April 24 and May 8, 2007; • Business Meetings — March 1, and March 15, 2007 The minutes of the April 24 and May 8, 2007 Adjourned Meetings; and the March 1 and March 15, 2007 Business meetings 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 Reports: • Transit Committee — July 26, 2007 • Economic Development Committee — August 1, 2007 • Neighborhood Development Committee — August 8, 2007 • Intergovernmental Relations Committee — August 8, 2007 5. Audience Participation Brenda Batali distributed a diagram depicting her ideas on making the Central Business District more "people friendly." She suggested parking changes, one -way versus two - way streets, and a roundabout. She has met with Joan Davenport of Traffic Engineering and discussed her ideas. Mrs. Batali also submitted her name to be considered for the new Parking Commission. Council Member Johnson said this proposal should be referred to the Transportation Committee, the Yakima Downtown Association, and the Committee for Downtown Yakima. Mary McDaniels, 905 Walker Street, supported Mrs. Batali's ideas. CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS 6. Consideration of a Resolution amending Resolution No. D -5630, regarding the compensation rate to the City for vacation of public streets or alleys. Bill Cook, Director of Community and Economic Development, said the intent of the amendment was to make our procedures simpler, more predictable, and perhaps less expensive. The original resolution, passed in 1989, established a process for determining the value of an alley or a street requested to be vacated. To avoid the need for a full appraisal of an alley, the amendment would allow the use of the assessor's value in certain situations. He described the method in detail. The Legal Department, both Ray Paolella and Jeff Cutter, gave interpretations of the current method, the proposed amendment, and a potential alternative of adding a clause to have it mirror the state statute. BONLENDER MOVED AND JOHNSON SECONDED TO DEFER THE DECISION TO THE NEXT MEETING. The motion carried by a 6 -1 voice vote, Cawley voting nay. 3 • „ 16 AUGUST 28, 2007 * 7. Consideration of a Resolution declaring an emergency and ratifying approval of all applicable documents to allow for the repair of the existing Flakt Fans system at the Capitol Theatre RESOLUTION NO. R- 2007 -117, A RESOLUTION declaring an emergency, and ratifying the City Manager's approval of all applicable documents to allow for the repair of the existing Flakt Fan system at the Capitol Theatre. * 8. Approval of Second Quarter 2007 Treasury Report from Finance Department: The Second Quarter 2007 Treasury Report was approved. * 9. Consideration of a Resolution approving the first and second quarter 2007 claims activity RESOLUTION NO. R- 2007 -118, A RESOLUTION accepting and approving the 1st and 2nd Quarter 2007 Claim Report for the City of Yakima. *10. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of service agreements for programs to facilitate the mission of Healthy Families - Yakima RESOLUTION NO. R- 2007 -119, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to execute service agreements which facilitate the mission of Healthy Families- Yakima, valued at twenty thousand dollars or less, presented by Kraft Consulting, the administrator of the "Greater Yakima Valley Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Community Demonstration Initiative ", and subject to the approval of the contract form by the City Attorney. *11. Consideration of Resolution setting date of Public Hearing before the City of Yakima Hearing Examiner for September 27, 2007 to consider public right -of -way vacation in the vicinity of the Capitol Theatre RESOLUTION NO. R- 2007 -120, A RESOLUTION fixing September 27, 2007 as the date for a public hearing before the Hearing Examiner. This hearing concerns a petition to vacate all that portion of the dedicated alley lying between Lots 13 through 16 and Lots 29 through 32 all located in Block 71 of the City of North Yakima, now Yakima, as recorded in Volume "A" of Plats, Page 10, and recorded in Volume "E” of plats, page 1, records of Yakima County, Washington. *12. (A) Approval of final contract payment for Miller and Martin Luther King, Jr. Parks Aquatics /Playground -- Project #2134 (Adopt Standard Motion V -B — accept project; and approve final payment) The report from the City Engineer, dated August 8, 2007, with respect to the completion of the work on Miller and Martin Luther King, Jr. Parks Aquatics /Playground, performed by MRM Construction, Inc., was approved, the work accepted and payment of the final estimates as therein set forth was authorized. 4 17 AUGUST 28, 2007 (B) Status Report on Water Playgrounds at Miller and MLK Parks • The report on Water Playgrounds at Miller and MLK Pars was accepted. ORDINANCES *13. Second reading of an Ordinance amending the 2007 budget and appropriating funds for Police pension obligations ORDINANCE NO. 2007 -44, AN ORDINANCE amending the 2007 budget for the City of Yakima; and making an appropriation of $160,333 in the 000 – General Fund for expenditure during 2007 to provide for the buy -back of pension credits for reserve police officers, and pension benefits resulting from the negotiated wages and benefits for Yakima Police Patrolman's Association (YPPA). *14. Second reading of an Ordinance amending the Transit 2007 operating budget and appropriating funds for expanded transit routes to Union Gap to be funded by an air quality control grant ORDINANCE NO. 2007 -45, AN 'ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE amending the 2007 budget for the City of Yakima; and making an appropriation of $178,535 within the 462 — Transit Operating Fund for expenditure during 2007 to extend transit service to the city of Union Gap. 15. Other Business None • 16. Adjournment McCLURE MOVED AND WHITMAN SECONDED TO ADJOURN. The motion carried by unanimous voice. The meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY Y -� �C • IL • MB R /I�v r- DATE Il 7 c3e0NICIL MEMBER DATE ATTEST: CITY CLERK / DAVID EDLER, MAYOR Minutes prepared by Linda Watkins. A CD and DVD of this meeting are available in the City Clerk's Office 5