HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/11/2014 00 AgendaYAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
March 11, 2014
City Hall -- Council Chambers
6 p.m. Business Meeting
BUSINESS MEETING
1. Roll Call
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Open Discussions for the Good of the Order
A. Presentations/recognitions/introductions
i. Presentation of Yakima Valley Tourism 2013 Annual Report by John
Cooper, President and CEO.
ii. Recognition of retiring Yakima Transit employee Dick Hernandez for 26
years of service to the City of Yakima.
B. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees
i. Council Partnership Committee recommendation to appoint Patricia
Byers to the City of Yakima Planning Commission and Noah Kessler to
the Parks and Recreation Board Youth Position.
4. Council Reports
A. Council Partnerships Committee meeting minutes from February 10 and 18,
2014
5. Consent Agenda
Items listed are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion
without discussion. A citizen or Council member may request to remove an item from the
Consent Agenda and, if approved, it will be placed on the regular agenda for discussion and
consideration.
A. Resolution authorizing agreement with Schedule Masters, Inc. to provide
Run -Cutting Software to Yakima Transit.
B. Resolution authorizing execution of a Capital Equipment Grant Agreement
with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to allow
Yakima Transit to purchase seven Dial A Ride vehicles.
C. Resolution authorizing execution of a Grant Agreement with the Washington
State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to allow Yakima Transit to
receive Formula Funds for Yakima Transit's Dial A Ride Program.
6. Audience Participation
Community members are invited to address items that are not listed on the regular business
meeting agenda. A guideline of three (3) minutes per speaker is in place in order to allow as
much opportunity as possible for audience participation. A speaker's time may be extended at
the discretion of the Mayor and/or the consensus or vote of the Council. Written
communication and e-mail messages are strongly encouraged.
CITY MANAGER REPORTS
7. Consideration of eliminating Yakima Transit Services Due to Lack of State
Funding:
Item A. Elimination of Sunday Service for Fixed Transit Routes.
Item B. Elimination of Yakima/Ellensburg Commuter Bus Service.
8. Resolution authorizing Right -of -Way Use Permit for Graham Snyder, owner of
Cowiche Canyon Restaurant
9. Resolution authorizing an Agreement with FCS Group in an amount not to exceed
$91,000 to develop and provide a Wastewater, Industrial Wastewater and
Stormwater Rate Study.
ORDINANCES
10. Ordinance amending the Yakima Municipal Code YMC 5.98 Temporary Use
Permits to allow for seasonal uses.
11. Ordinance relating to Public Safety; amending section 6.80.010 to add the
definition of Electronic Cigarette and adding a new section 6.80.035 prohibiting the
use of electronic cigarettes in any place where smoking is prohibited by law.
12. Other Business
13. Adjournment
The next meeting will be a Council Business Meeting on March 18, 2014 at 6 p.m. in the
Council Chambers.
14. Council General Information
A. Council General Information
Any invocation that may be offered before the official start of the Council meeting shall
be the voluntary offering of a private citizen, to and for the benefit of the Council. The
views or beliefs expressed by the invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed
or approved by the Council, and the Council does not endorse the religious beliefs or
views of this, or any other speaker.
A Council packet is available for review at the City Clerk's Office and the Library.
A packet is also available on-line at www.yakimawa.gov.
The City provides special accommodations, such as hearing devices, wheelchair space
or language interpreters, for City meetings. Anyone needing special assistance please
contact the City Clerk's office at (509) 575-6037.