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Home My WebLink About10/05/2021 Business Meeting 390 4 MINUTES YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL October 5, 2021 City Hall —Council Chambers 5:30 p.m. Regular meeting 6:00 p.m. public hearings --meeting conducted via Zoom 1. Roll Call Present: Mayor Patricia Byers, presiding, Assistant Mayor Holly Cousens and Councilmembers Kay Funk, Brad Hill (present at 5:41 p.m.) Soneya Lund and Eliana Macias Staff: City Manager Robert Harrison, City Attorney Sara Watkins and City Clerk Sonya Claar Tee Absent: Councilmember Jason White 2. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order 3. Council Reports None. 4. Consent Agenda Mayor Byers referred to the items placed on the Consent Agenda, questioning whether there were any additions or deletions from Council members present. There were no changes. The City Clerk read the Consent Agenda items, including resolutions and ordinances, by title. (Items on the Consent Agenda are handled under one motion without further discussion—see motion directly below.) MOTION: Cousens moved and Macias seconded to approve the consent agenda. The motion carried by unanimous vote, Hill and White absent. A. Approval of minutes from the September 21, 2021 City Council regular meeting and September 14 and 28, 2021 City Council study sessions B. Set date of October 19, 2021, for a public hearing on the Pedestrian Master Plan C. Set November 1, 2021 as the public hearing date to consider the Yakima Planning Commission's recommendation on six(6) Comprehensive Plan map amendments and concurrent rezone applications D. Resolution authorizing acceptance of a Department of Transportation 2021 National Highway System Asset Management Award for N. 1st Street Phase 3 Page 1 of 4 391 RESOLUTION NO. R-2021-128,A RESOLUTION authorizing acceptance of a Department of Transportation 2021 National Highway System Asset Management Award for the N 1st Street Phase 3 project and directing the City Manager to take all necessary steps to secure the funding. E. Resolution ratifying acceptance and execution of a Toxics Cleanup Remedial Action Grant Program Agreement with the State of Washington Department of Ecology for the environmental cleanup of the former Tiger Oil site at 1808 North First Street RESOLUTION NO. R-2021-129,A RESOLUTION ratifying acceptance and execution of a Toxics Cleanup Remedial Action Grant Program Agreement with the State of Washington Department of Ecology for the environmental cleanup of the former Tiger Oil site at 1808 North First Street F. Resolution authorizing an agreement with JUB Engineering, Inc for environmental services regarding development of a new passenger terminal building and Taxilane Charlie expansion projects RESOLUTION NO. R-2021-130,A RESOLUTION authorizing an agreement with JUB Engineering, Inc for environmental services regarding development of a new passenger terminal building and taxilane charlie expansion projects. G. Resolution authorizing amendment to the Agreement with Yakima Area Arboretum for the operation and maintenance of Yakima's Arboretum RESOLUTION NO. R-2021-131,A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to amend the Agreement with Yakima Area Arboretum for the operation and maintenance of Yakima's arboretum H. Resolution authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) related to the Safe Streets Task Force RESOLUTION NO. R-2021-132,A RESOLUTION authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding between the Federal Bureau of Investigations ("FBI")and the Yakima Police Department as it relates to the Safe Streets Task Force Resolution authorizing an interlocal agreement with Yakima County for provision of procurement services RESOLUTION NO. R-2021-133,A RESOLUTION authorizing an interlocal agreement with Yakima County for provision of procurement services J. Ordinance amending the 2021 Budget for the City of Yakima; and making appropriations from Unappropriated Fund Balances within various Funds for expenditure during 2021 for various purposes (Second Reading) ORDINANCE NO. 2021-025,AN ORDINANCE amending the 2021 Budget for the City of Yakima; and making appropriations from Unappropriated Fund Balances within various funds for expenditure during 2021 for various purposes described in the attached Schedule. 5. Public Comment None. PUBLIC HEARINGS Page 2 of 4 392 6. Public hearing and Ordinance on the Anderson Park Annexation Planning Manager Joseph Calhoun briefed Council on the proposed annexation. Mayor Byers opened the public hearing. Michael Heit, with HLA Engineering and representing the property owners, spoke in support of the annexation. With no one else calling in to speak, Mayor Byers closed the hearing. The City Clerk read the ordinance by title only. MOTION: Cousens moved and Lund seconded to pass the ordinance. The motion carried by unanimous vote, White absent. ORDINANCE NO. 2021-026,AN ORDINANCE annexing the Anderson Park Annexation area to the City of Yakima, contingent on Yakima County Boundary Review Board approval. DEPARTMENT ITEMS 7. 2021 1st&2nd Quarter Capital Improvement Projects Report Bill Preston, City Engineer, presented a PowerPoint report on the 1st&2nd Quarter 2021 Capital Improvement Projects and answered questions from Council members. CITY MANAGER UPDATE 8. Resolution authorizing a federal grant application for up to $500,000 under the Economic Development Administration City Manager Harrison introduced Bob Stowe with Stowe Development Strategies, the City's grant consultant for this project. Mr. Stowe reviewed the application process for the Build Back Better grant. After discussion, the City Clerk read the resolution by title only. MOTION: Cousens moved and Lund seconded to adopt the resolution. The motion carried by unanimous vote, White absent. RESOLUTION NO. R-2021-134,A RESOLUTION authorizing a federal grant application for up to $500,000 under the Economic Development Administration. 9. Other Business MOTION: Hill moved and Funk seconded to schedule a study session as early as possible in November on public safety issues in downtown Yakima. The motion carried by unanimous vote, White absent. MOTION: Funk moved and Hill seconded to place on the agenda of the next business meeting discussion of creation of a new City board to overlook sustainability and the adverse effects of climate change. The motion carried by unanimous vote, White absent. MOTION: Funk moved and Lund seconded to place on the agenda of the next business meeting discussion of City Council Rules of procedure. After discussion, the motion carried by a 4-2 vote, Byers and Cousens voting no, White absent. 10. Adjournment Page 3 of 4 393 MOTION: Cousens moved and Macias seconded to adjourn to a City Council study session on October 7, 2021 at 9 a.m. via Zoom. The motion carried by unanimous vote, White absent. The meeting adjourned at 6:32 p.m. CERTIFICATION READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY p'm lolt( 2J COUNCIL MEMBER DATE 4LL,. (e ' ‘.\.\s f a COUNCIL MEMBER DATE ATTEST: K-'--- ,l _ 4P /' =,iPKIMq��,„ W i CITY CLERK I; = SEAL• t� MAYOR( iII,h<SH I NG,�-� Page 4 of 4