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Home My WebLink About09/04/2007 Business Meeting 1 YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 COUNCIL CHAMBERS — CITY HALL 5:00 P.M. — EXECUTIVE SESSION 1. Roll Call Present: Council: Mayor Dave Edler, presiding, Council Members Ron Bonlender (arrived at 5:14 p.m.), Micah Cawley, Norm Johnson, Bill Lover, Neil McClure, and Susan Whitman Staff: City Manager Zais, City Attorney Paolella and City Clerk Moore McCLURE MOVED AND CAWLEY SECONDED TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote; Bonlender absent. 2. Executive Session — Pending and Prospective Litigation; Property Acquisition 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 2. Invocation /Pledge of Allegiance Council Member Ron Bonlender gave an invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance 3. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order A. Proclamations - None B. Special Presentations / Recognitions - None C. Status report on prior meeting's citizen service request - None 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 Numbers 7 and 14 were removed. The City Clerk read the Consent Agenda items, including resolutions and ordinances by title. McCLURE MOVED AND CAWLEY 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.) 1.9 SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 *A. Council Minutes • Business Meetings — June 5, June 19 and July 3, 2007; • Adjourned Meetings — May 18, May 22 and June 26, 2007 The minutes of the June 5, June 19 and July 3, 2007 Business meetings and the May•18, May 22 and June 26, 2007 Adjourned 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: • Public Safety Committee — August 1, 2007 • Transit Committee — August 15, 2007 • Downtown Yakima Futures Initiative — August 22, 2007 • Budget Committee — August 9 and August 23, 2007 The Council Committee Reports were approved as submitted. 5. Audience Participation No one came forward to speak. CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS 6. Approval of the 2006 Yakima Police Department Annual Report • Chief Sam Granato said the crime rates were down in 2006 and preliminary data for 2007 suggest that trend is continuing. He also reported that they are working with the County on a request for proposal for a records management system that will give us the statistics we need for crime analysis. Mayor Edler thanked the Chief and his department for all their good work. 7. Consideration of Report from Parks and Recreation Division regarding parking restrictions at Franklin Park Council Member Cawley said he has received many complaints about there not being enough parking at events held at these two parks. Don Uebelacker, 418 S. 23 Avenue, said his home looks onto the park and he has lived there for 40 years. He does not want to see any of the special events curtailed as they are an asset to the city. But, parking is a problem during the big events, and he is concerned about whether the clogged roads from illegal parking can inhibit emergency vehicles and cause liability for the City. He suggested an engineering study be done. Lynn Harden, 913 Pleasant Avenue, said he likes having the Council meetings held in the evening. He also noted some of the same parking issues for Gilbert and Franklin Parks. He said there may be some fairly inexpensive solutions, and citizens might be willing to donate towards a solution. Mayor Edler responded that whenever governments are involved in solutions it is more expensive; therefore, he encouraged grass root citizen efforts. 2 2.0 SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 Discussion continued among Council and staff about the parking problems and costs associated with various solutions. It was asked whether there were grants for parking issues, and no one knew of any. Chris Waarvick, Public Works Director, mentioned that the parking issue caused by a limited number of events has to be weighed against many other needs. There had been talk about making parking spaces in the grassy area in front of the pool, but at a Parks Commission meeting, the citizens were very vocal against taking away any green space in the park. CAWLEY MOVED AND BONLENDER SECONDED TO DIRECT PARKS AND ENGINEERING TO LOOK AT FRANKLIN AND GILBERT PARKS AND COME UP WITH PARKING OPTIONS TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO COUNCIL BY DECEMBER 15 The motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. * 8. Approval of Second Quarter Accounts Receivable Report from Finance Department The Second Quarter Accounts Receivable report was approved. * 9. Consideration of Resolution approving projects for the 2007 allocation of the Commercial Revitalization Deduction RESOLUTION NO. R- 2007 -121, A RESOLUTION approving projects for the 2007 allocation of the federal Renewal Community Commercial Revitalization Deduction, and directing the City Manager to submit the list of approved projects to the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED) for ratification and commitment. *10. Consideration of Resolution authorizing execution of Interlocal Agreement with City of Toppenish to provide printing and mailing services for Toppenish utility bills RESOLUTION NO. R- 2007 -122, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to negotiate an Inter -local Agreement with the City of Toppenish for the City of Yakima to provide Utility Bill Printing, Folding, Inserting, and Mailing Services. *11. Consideration of Resolution authorizing use of the City's Master Lease /Purchase agreement to acquire three vehicles needed for the Codes Division RESOLUTION NO. R- 2007 -123, A RESOLUTION of the City of Yakima, Washington, approving and authorizing the acquisition of trucks for the City's Codes Department in the amount of not to exceed $39,000 pursuant to the Master Tax - Exempt Installment Purchase Agreement with Key Government Finance, Inc. *12. Consideration of Resolution authorizing execution of a professional services agreement with HDR to perform an inspection and prepare a report of the repairs needed for the Nob Hill Boulevard overpass RESOLUTION NO. R- 2007 -124, 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 $13,500 to perform a bridge inspection and prepare a report of the repairs needed for the Nob Hill Overcrossing Bridge with a detailed construction cost estimate. 3 21 SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 *13. Consideration of a Resolution granting an easement to PacifiCorp to provide power to parcels immediately to the east of a power pole located on City property RESOLUTION NO. R- 2007 -125, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager and City Clerk of the City of Yakima to execute a power line utility easement in favor of PacifiCorp. 14. Consideration of a Resolution amending Resolution No. D -5630 regarding the compensation rate to the City for vacation of public streets or alleys Council Member Cawley questioned the amount, as he wanted to ensure we did not charge the full amount, but rather 55 %. Bill Cook, Community and Economic Development Manager, advised that the Council has the option to charge more than 55% but we are recommending 55% across the board. The City Clerk read the resolution by title, McCLURE MOVED AND CAWLEY SECONDED TO APPROVE. The motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2007 -126, A RESOLUTION amending the previously adopted policy of the City of Yakima regarding the vacation of public streets or alleys; requiring an independent appraisal if right of way value exceeds Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000); authorizing valuation of vacated property by assessed valuation if one hundred ten percent (110 %) of assessed value is less than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000); eliminating one hundred percent appraised value recovery for certain property vacations; and repealing City of Yakima Resolution D -5630. *15. Consideration of a Resolution declaring one SIEMENS Large Drive - Robicon 400 hp Variable Frequency Drive to be surplus to the needs of the City of Yakima and the Wastewater Division and authorizing its sale / auction RESOLUTION NO. R- 2007 -127, A RESOLUTION declaring one (1) SIEMENS Large Drive — Robicon 400hp Variable Frequency Drive to be surplus to the needs of the City of Yakima and the Wastewater Division, and authorizing its sale by whatever means determined appropriate by the City Manager, such as "e- Bay ", "Public Surplus ", local auction or sealed quote. *16. Set date of Public Meeting for September 18, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. to consider the final plat for Valleybrook Phase 3 September 18, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. was set as the date of a Public Meeting to consider the final plat for Valleybrook Phase 3 17. , Other Business Council Member Cawley pointed out that a report on the policy issue regarding options for the Harman Center parking lot was expected in June and had not been received yet. 4 22 SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 18. Adjournment JOHNSON MOVED AND WHITMAN SECONDED TO ADJOURN. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote. The meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m. READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY / 1/ 1 (j 7/- fi C M BER DATE •UNCIL MEMBER DATE ATTEST: CltSLsL� ��' / CITY CLERK i DAVID EDLER, MAYOR Minutes prepared by Linda Watkins. A CD and DVD of this meeting are available in the City Clerk's Office 1 5