HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/15/2014 00 AgendaYAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
July 15, 2014
City Hall -- Council Chambers
5:30 p.m. Executive Session; 6 p.m. Business Meeting
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. Presentations/recognitions/introductions
i. Recognition of Yakima Fire Department promotions: Shift Commander
Ted Vander Houwen, Captain Jeff Pfaff, Captain David Stark,
Lieutenant Brian Kneisler and Lieutenant Brent Bauer
ii. Yakima Transit Mini Bus Presentation
B. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees
i. Confirm nomination by the Yakima Valley Lodging Association of Lisa
Vallejo, General Manager of the Hilton Garden Inn, to the Tourist
Promotion Area (Hotel/Motel) Commission.
4. Council Reports
A. Council Member Ensey's request for consideration of reducing the utility tax
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. Set date of August 5, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. as the date for a public meeting to
consider the final plat of Crown Pointe
B. Resolution authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Ridolfi Inc. in
the amount not to exceed $115,000 to provide engineering services for
construction oversight of the Alternative Outfall and Floodplain Function
Restoration Project, Phase 11: Effluent Pipeline Relocation and Discharge
Channel Project
C. Resolution approving lease of City -owned "Race Street Fire House" property
to General Pacific, Inc., for automated meter assembly work and staging
area to facilitate automated meter installation contract between General
Pacific, Inc. and Yakima County.
D. Resolution authorizing execution of a Development Agreement for Lions
Park between the City of Yakima and Yakima School District No. 7
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 withdrawal from Yakima Valley Office of Emergency Management
Agreement
8. Update regarding the proposed Indoor Pool Facility
9. Consideration of Funding Strategy for North First Street Project
10. Report on Downtown Tours
ORDINANCES
11. An Ordinance repealing existing Chapter 8.72 YMC, and adopting new Chapter
8.72 YMC, establishing permit procedures, administration and enforcement for
excavations in public rights-of-way
12. Other Business
13. Adjournment
The next meeting will be a Council Retreat on July 26, 2014 at 9 a.m. at the Hilton
Garden Inn Board Room
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.