HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/16/2014 00 AgendaYAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
September 16, 2014
City Hall -- Council Chambers
3-6 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. Proclamations
i. Constitution Week
B. Presentations/recognitions/introductions
i. City of Yakima Apple Award presented to Brian Smillie, City of Yakima
Firefighter
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 May 6 and 20, June 3 and 17, July 1 and
15, August 5 and 19, 2014 City Council Business meetings and July 26, 2014
Council Retreat and August 12, 2014 Study Session and August 28, 2014
Special meeting
B. Resolution authorizing an agreement with FCS Group for Phase!! of the
Utility Billing Business Process
C. Resolution authorizing a professional services contract for inmate health care
services with Kite Med Consultants, LLC
D. An ordinance amending the City of Yakima municipal code to reflect the
organizational change for human resources becoming a city department;
amending YMC 1.18.005 ; amending YMC 1.18.015; and amending YMC
1.18.100
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. Public hearing regarding utility tax options
CITY MANAGER REPORTS
8. North First Street Strategy Report Update
9. Short Term Parking Recommendations for Downtown District
10. Resolution authorizing the acceptance of two private streets, Maui Place and Kona
Lane, into public ownership
ORDINANCES
11. An ordinance amending the City of Yakima municipal code to update the reporting
requirement for secondhand dealers and amending YMC 5.64.060
12. Other Business
13. Adjournment
The next meeting will be a Council Study Session on September 30, 2014 at 10 a.m. in
the Council Chambers
14. Council General Information
A. Council General Information
15. 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.