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Home My WebLink About02/01/2022 06.A. Approval of minutes from the January 18, 2022 City Council regular meeting and January 25, 2022 study session 1 7-0.-7. V.. rr 11 i i�O enc u nrry 1 BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. 6.A. For Meeting of: February 1, 2022 ITEM TITLE: Approval of minutes from the January 18, 2022 City Council regular meeting and January 25, 2022 study session SUBMITTED BY: Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk SUMMARY EXPLANATION: See attached. ITEM BUDGETED: STRATEGIC PRIORITY: APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION: Approve minutes. ATTACHMENTS: Description Upload Date Type d 1-18 1/20/2022 Corer Memo ❑ 1-25 1/26/2022 Corer Memo 2 A..'******...''•1'->„ MINUTES YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL January 18, 2022 City Hall -- Council Chambers 5:30 p.m. Regular meeting --conducted in person and virtually via Zoom 1. Roll Call Present: Mayor Janice Deccio, presiding,Assistant Mayor Soneya Lund (attending virtually via Zoom) and Councilmembers Matt Brown, Patricia Byers, Holly Cousens, Danny Herrera and Eliana Macias (attending virtually via Zoom) Staff: City Manager Robert Harrison, City Attorney Sara Watkins and City Clerk Sonya Claar Tee 2. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Dec ' led the Pleipliance. im 3. Interprete ervices Mayor Dec introduced Jorge Villasen nounced interprete ervices are available in Spanish. 1 4. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order A. Mayoral Proclamation of Emergency and Order regarding Winter Weather City Manager Harrison reported Governor Inslee earlier this year declared a State of Emergency related to winter weather, and if the City has an emergency declaration in place the City would be in a position to recover federal funds to offset the emergency response to the storms if a reimbursement is authorized. The City Clerk read the resolution by title only. MOTION: Lund moved and Cousens seconded to adopt the resolution. The motion carried by unanimous vote. RESOLUTION NO. R-2022-009,A RESOLUTION ratifying and confirming the Mayor's Proclamation of Emergency and Order regarding a state of emergency in the City of Yakima due to severe winter weather. B. Presentations/ Recognitions/ Introductions i. Presentation from Yakima Valley Trolleys Ken Johnsen, President of the Yakima Valley Trolleys, presented the Yakima Valley Trolleys 2021 Annual Report. Larry Fournier, Treasurer of the Yakima Valley Trolleys, thanked the City Page 1 of 4 3 for helping with maintenance and operating costs to keep the Trolleys. C. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees Greenway request for Council member to serve on Board City Manager Harrison reported the Yakima Greenway has requested a Council member be appointed to an ad-hoc position on the Yakima Greenway Board. MOTION: Lund moved and Byers seconded to appoint Councilmember Cousens to the Greenway Board. The motion carried by unanimous vote. 5. Council Reports None. 6. Consent Agenda Mayor Deccio reminded Council that they were provided a corrected version of the ordinance on item 6E prior to tonight's meeting. Mayor Deccio 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: • - s mo - • - • • Brown s onde• • - • • •v ent agenda. The motion carri .' • imi . vo -. A. prove . m: . . 1.urse the -no. •ecem 1 —31, 2021 B. • •• • a of mi u tes from January , 12 City Counci egular meeting and January 11, 2022 study session C. Resolution ratifying a grant application to the Washington State Department of Commerce for funding to support Group Violence Intervention Strategies RESOLUTION NO. R-2022-010,A RESOLUTION ratifying an Interagency Agreement with the Washington State Department of Commerce to provide Justice Assistance Grant funds to reduce gun and gang violence in Yakima County. D. Resolution opening the 2022 Comprehensive Plan Amendment process pursuant to RCW 36.70A.130 and YMC Ch. 16.10 RESOLUTION NO. R-2022-011,A RESOLUTION opening the 2022 Comprehensive Plan Amendment process pursuant to RCW 36.70A.130, and YMC Ch. 16.10. E. Ordinance amending and/or repealing certain sections of City of Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 5.49, Chapter 6.45, Chapter 6.47, Chapter 6.68, and Chapter 6.75 for the purpose of removal of archaic statutory language, removal of duplicative statutes, and/or updating statutes ORDINANCE NO. 2022-001,AN ORDINANCE amending the City of Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 5.49, Chapter 6.45, Chapter 6.47, Chapter 6.68, and Chapter 6.75 for the purpose of removal of archaic statutory language, removal of duplicative statutes, and/or Page 2 of 4 4 updating statutes. 7. Public Comment None. DEPARTMENT ITEMS 8. Presentation and Resolution authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding with Single Track Alliance of Yakima for the development and construction of a bicycle pump track at Randall Park Ken Wilkinson, Parks and Recreation Manager, introduced the item. Will Hollingberry of Single Track Alliance of Yakima (STAY)answered questions about the bicycle track and noted the track will have an ADA component for wheelchair accessibility. The City Clerk read the resolution by title only. MOTION: Cousens moved and Macias seconded to adopt the resolution. The motion carried by unanimous vote. RESOLUTION NO. R-2022-012,A RESOLUTION authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding with Single Track Alliance of Yakima for the development and construction of a bicycle pump track at Randall Park. 9. 2022 State -•' ..ture S- . = iefing Communi . ins & ' ilic airs D .ctor A Be r and the Cit Olympia lobbyists, Luke Esser nd Nick ed _ - ed th 022 St Legislative Priorities and other I: slative .u: of int_ t t• - Councilmember Herrera asked about the Martin Luther King Jr. swimming pool. City Manager Harrison noted several years ago there was an initial feasibility study that identified a location and concepts for the pool. Councilmember Cousens reported the previous Council put together a team,which included interested community members and the City Manager, which met a few months ago. They are working to obtain public and private funding in order to move this project forward. 10. Other Business MOTION: Brown moved and Cousens seconded to add to the February 1, 2022 business meeting agenda a discussion on the previous Council's decision on safe parking lots. The motion carried by unanimous vote. 11. Adjournment MOTION: Lund moved and Macias seconded to adjourn to a City Council study session on January 25, 2022, at 5 p.m. in the Council Chambers. The motion carried by unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 6:28 p.m. CERTIFICATION READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY Page 3 of 4 5 COUNCIL MEMBER DATE COUNCIL MEMBER DATE ATTEST: CITY CLERK MAYOR [,,,11 %AFT Page 4 of 4 6 00) 11 I i MINUTES YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION January 25, 2022 City Hall --Council Chambers 5:00 p.m. Meeting conducted in person and virtually via Zoom 1. Roll Call Present: Mayor Janice Deccio, presiding,Assistant Mayor Soneya Lund and Councilmembers Matt Brown, Patricia Byers (present until 5:33 p.m.), Holly Cousens (attending virtually via Zoom and present until 5:45 p.m.), Danny Herrera and Eliana Macias (attending virtually via Zoom) Staff: City Manager Robert Harrison, City Attorney Sara Watkins and City Clerk Sonya Claar Tee 2. Public commen (allow i tes) None. rwl 3. Economic Development update Interim Assistant City Manager Selby provided an update on Economic Development efforts underway in the City related to the following: • Affordable Housing • Convention Center • Surplus Downtown Properties • Airport • Available Properties • Tax Increment Financing • Economic Development Planning 4. Discussion about adopting an affordable housing incentive program Interim Assistant City Manager Selby reviewed a proposed affordable housing incentive program that is a requirement of the Connecting Housing to Infrastructure Program grants the City applied for to support the development of 100 units of affordable housing in Yakima. Councilmember Byers asked if single family homes would be included in the incentive program. City Attorney Watkins reported they would not be as the properties will have a 50-year covenant to remain affordable, which may restrict single family homeowners from selling in the future. Page 1 of 2 7 5. Summary of vacant building safety project Glenn Denman, Code Administration Manager, provided a report regarding the Codes Division enforcement of the International Property Maintenance Code as part of a citywide vacant/dangerous building safety project. Mr. Denman reported on the enforcement process, prioritization, potential ordinance changes and next steps, as well as examples of recent cases. 6. Parliamentary procedure basics Randy Beehler, Communications& Public Affairs Director, reviewed parliamentary procedure basics. 7. Adjournment MOTION: Lund moved and Brown seconded to adjourn to the next City Council regular meeting on February 1,2022, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers. The motion carried by unanimous vote, Byers and Cousens absent. The meeting adjourned at 6:22 p.m. CERTIFICATION READ AND CERTIFI ED ACCURATE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DATE D RA FILM BER DATE ATTEST: CITY CLERK MAYOR Page 2 of 2