HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/06/2014 00 AgendaYAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
May 6, 2014
City Hall -- Council Chambers
5:30 p.m. Executive Session; 6 p.m. Business Meeting; 6:30 p.m. Public Hearing
EXECUTIVE SESSION
1 Executive Session regarding pending litigation.
BUSINESS MEETING
1. Roll Call
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Open Discussions for the Good of the Order
A.
B.
C.
Proclamations
i. Peace Officer's Memorial Day Proclamation
Presentations/recognitions/introductions
i. Recognition of Exceptional Volunteers for 2013
Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees
i. Confirm Charter Civil Service Commission appointment of Melanie
Gilmore and Yakima Symphony Orchestra appointment of David
Rogers to the Arts Commission.
4. Council Reports
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. Approval of the minutes from the March 18, April 1 and 15, 2014 City Council
Business meetings and April 8, 2014 Study Session.
B. Final Contract Payment for Michels Corporation - Project IR2377/North 16th
Ave. & Cherry Ave. Irrigation Rehab (Standard Motion V -B -Accept the project
and approve the final payment).
C. Set date of May 20, 2014 for Public Hearing and Approval of an Interlocal
Agreement for the 2014 JAG Grant.
D. 2014 1st Quarter Capital Improvement Projects Report.
E. 1st Quarter 2014 Claim Report and Resolution authorizing and approving 1st
Quarter 2014 claims activity.
F. Resolution authorizing execution of an Intergovernmental Cooperative
Purchasing Agreement with Yakima County Fire Protection District No. 14.
G. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to approve Yakima Transit's Equal
Employment Opportunity Program 2014 update and direct staff to implement
the Program.
H. Resolution authorizing execution of a Settlement Agreement entered into by
the City of Yakima and Broadmoor Mobile Park, LLC to resolve and settle the
lawsuit brought by Broadmoor Mobile Park, LLC.
I. Resolution authorizing execution a Mutual Release and Settlement
Agreement entered into by the City of Yakima and BergerABAM, Inc. to
resolve and settle the lawsuit brought by the City of Yakima against
BergerABAM, Inc.
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.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
7. Closed Record Public Hearing and Resolution on the Preliminary Plat of Apple
Tree Phase 3B.
CITY MANAGER REPORTS
8. Resolution authorizing a Professional Services Contract with HDJ Design Group
for preparation of plans and specifications of the North First Street Revitalization
Project, Phase 1.
9. Resolution declaring the City's intent to issue Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds or
Notes to reimburse the City for prior expenditures.
10. Resolution providing for the submission to the eligible voters of the City of
Yakima on the regular municipal primary election to be held August 5, 2014, a
Proposition to amend Article VI of the Charter of the City of Yakima to add new
Section 9 establishing a dedicated parks and recreation capital construction and
rehabilitation fund in the City's General Fund budget.
ORDINANCES
11. Ordinance of the City of Yakima, Washington providing for the issuance and sale
of Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of not
to exceed $15,000,000 and Limited Tax General Obligation refunding bonds in the
aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $2,100,000 to provide funds to
finance the costs of street, road and other improvements, to refund certain
outstanding Limited Tax General Obligations of the City, and to finance costs of
issuance of each series of bonds; providing for the disposition of the proceeds of
sale; and delegating authority to approve the final terms of the bonds. (Second
Reading)
12. Ordinance updating the Classification and Compensation Plan for City Employees
Section 2.20.100.
13. Other Business
14. Adjournment
The next meeting will be a Council Business Meeting on May 20, 2014 at 6 p.m. in the
Council Chambers.
15. Council General Information
A. Council General Information
16. Confidential
A. Confidential Item.
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.