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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/07/2014 12A Council General InformationBUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. 12.A. For Meeting of: October 07, 2014 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ITEM TITLE: SUBMITTED BY: SUMMARY EXPLANATION: Council General Information Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk 1. Letter from Department of Corrections 2. City Meeting Schedule 3. Preliminary Future Activities Calendar 4. Preliminary Council Agenda 5. Newspaper/Magazine/Internet Articles: *"Boston's rash of bicycle fatalities: what's their lesson for us?," crw.org, September 24, 2014 (submitted by Council Member Lover) Resolution: Ordinance: Other (Specify): Contract: Contract Term: Start Date: End Date: Item Budgeted: Amount: Funding Source/Fiscal Impact: Strategic Priority: Insurance Required? No Mail to: Phone: APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL: RECOMMENDATION: City Manager ATTACHMENTS: Description Upload Date i nfo 10/2/2014 Type Cover Memo STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS DIVISION 210 North 2n0 Street • Yakima, Washington 98901 • (509) 225-2400 FAX: (509) 454-4153 September 23, 2014 City of Yakima Council 129 N 2nd St. Yakima, WA 98901 Dear Stakeholder: RECEIVED CITY OF YAKIMA SEP 252014 OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL I wish to inform you that the Washington State Department of Corrections intends to consolidate three of its Yakima area field offices into one new location to be located in the greater Yakima area. Our existing offices are currently located at 32 N. 3rd Street, Yakima; 202 W. Yakima Ave., Yakima; and 100 W. Harrison, Toppenish. These offices house approximately 35 staff who supervise an average of 650+ offenders throughout Yakima County. These existing buildings can no longer support the Department's staffing and offender programming space needs. This consolidation of offices into one building will create additional offender programming space and enhance other areas of offender supervision considered critical to our mission of increasing public safety. The Department has had a physical presence in Yakima for over 30 years. We are currently working with the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services to relocate the office sometime prior to 7/1/2015. We continue to enjoy close working relationships with our community criminal justice partners in our effort to hold offenders accountable for their behavior while providing them opportunities for change, thereby contributing to public safety. If you have any questions, please contact me at the address or phone number listed below. Ron Pedersen Field Administrator, Department of Corrections 210 North 2nd Street, Yakima, WA cc: Bernie Warner, Secretary Anmarie Aylward, Assistant Secretary Mac Pevey, Regional Administrator Shawn Mill, Facilities Manager File " Working Together for SAFE Co inpeg unities" CITY MEETING SCHEDULE For October 6, 2014 — October 13, 2014 Please note: Meetings are subject to change Monday, October 6 3:30 p.m. Civil Service Commission — Council Chambers 6:30 p.m. Plaza discussion / public meeting — Seasons Tuesday, October 7 10:00 a.m. County Commissioners agenda meeting — Council Chambers 6:00 p.m. City Council meeting — Council Chambers Wednesday, October 8 10:00 a.m. TRANS-Action/DRYVE Joint meeting — Howard Johnson 11:00 a.m. Boundary Review board — Council Chambers 3:30 p.m. Yakima Planning Commission — Council Chambers 4:00 p.m. 19th Annual Firefighters Spaghetti Feed — Fire Station 91 5:30 p.m. Yakima Parks & Recreation Commission — Council Chambers Thursday, October 9 9:00 a.m. Hearing Examiner — Council Chambers 1:00 p.m. Harman Center Board meeting — Harman Center 1:30 p.m. Yakima Regional Clean Air meeting — Council Chambers 2:00 p.m. Bid Opening — 1St Floor Conference Room 3:00 p.m. Homeless Network Coalition meeting — Neighborhood Health Monday, October 13 .............. 8:30 a.m. Pension board meeting — 1st Floor Conference Room 1:00 p.m. Yakima Community Clean Air Forum — 2" Floor Conference Room Office Of Mayor/City Council Preliminary Future Activities Calendar Please Note: Meetings are subject to change eeting Date/Time on o MOW. 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Office Washington Fruit Community Center Council Chambers Council Chambers 01. 101 .1111111111140111 .101011111.11101,1 N 2nd Floor Conference Room IN111010 IVNINON, W!PWUWyGNANN nmuuu 2nd Floor Conference Room CM Conference Room h01,11111111011111,1111110111IN. ev ti ..r. . k ....ANON111111111111111111111101,1MNIMM DRAFT PRELIMINARY FUTURE COUNCIL AGENDA October 14; 2014 3 p.m. Study Session — Council Chambers • Budget issues 5 p.m. City Council Retreat — Hilton Garden Board Room • Quarterly meeting with Bill Chiat October 21, 2014 (T) 5:00 p.m. Executive Session — Council Chambers 6:00 p.m. Business Meeting — Council Chambers • City of Yakima Apple Award presented to Maria Mayhue, Purchasing Senior Buyer, Susan Knotts, Purchasing Buyer II, Colleen Bailey, Purchasing Buyer II • Review of Strategic Plan and Business Plan • Third Quarter 2014 Strategic Plan Monitoring Report 3rd Quarter 2014 Claim Report and Resolution authorizing and approving 3rd Quarter 2014 claims activity. State Auditor's Reports — City's 2013 Financial Statements and Federal Single Audit Summary Report from Jones Lang LaSalle related to Economic and Fiscal Impact Study at the Cascade Mill Site Resolution authorizing a Sole Source Purchase of Bar Rack Retrofit Kit, with 3/8" Clear Spacing at Wastewater Plant Resolution to enter into Inter -Local Agreement with Yakima County on Shaw Creek Floodplain Relocation • Resolution authorizing Animal Control Contract with the Humane Society of Central Washington for the year 2015 10/2/2014 11:21 AM Resolution authorizing a policy regarding temporary emergency cold weather shelters in the City of Yakima, and providing that such policy shall be valid from November 15, 2014 through March 15, 2015 • Second reading of an Ordinance amending the 2014 budget; and making appropriations from Unappropriated Fund Balances within various Funds for expenditure during 2014 • Resolution authorizing contract with Union Gap for Fire Service 2014 DRAFT STUDY SESSION SCHEDULE Council Chambers 10:00 a.m. 10/28 Refuse/Recycling Rate Study TBD Community Court TBD Swimming pool issue 10/2/2014 11:21 AM Page 1 of 2 ...... Member Volunteer! Contacts HOME Rides � About CRW� Resources Information it I n Safe Boston's rash of bicycle fatalities: what's their lesson for us? by John Allen As ever, a Targe percentage of cyclists in the Boston urban core are college and university students or recent graduates. For them, a bicycle is much more convenient than the bus. As for cars, where would a student be able to park on campus, or nearby, if even able to afford one? The cycling scene has been changing in Boston in recent years, as the city has more actively promoted cycling. This has its good side, and its not -so -good side. On the good side, at last, there is on -street bicycle parking in Boston. There is an annual mass ride. The Mayor says nice things about bicycling. There are rental bikes in automated kiosks on street corners. On the not -so -good side, one can't say as much for the City's street modifications. Mostly, these consist of door -zone bike lanes on major streets. Many of the new bike lanes can encourage cyclists to pass motorists on the right and motorists to turn right across the paths of cyclists. Case in point. Five cyclists were killed in Boston in 2012. Three were students. The pattern is similar from year to year: in most of these crashes, a cyclist is overtaking a truck or bus on the right, and the truck or bus then turns right. Each of these cyclists may have thought that he or she was safe because of a painted line (bike lane marker) between him or her, and the truck or bus. Signs on the back of many trucks and buses read "if you can't see my mirrors, I can't see you." What it doesn't say is "if you can see my mirrors, I still might not see you." A cyclist who is in the path that a truck's rear wheels sweep when turning is defenseless. That place next to a truck has a name among knowledgeable cyclists: the suicide slot. All modern credible educational materials for cyclists instruct cyclists to control a lane if riding at the speed of other traffic, or if the lane is narrow; also, to merge into the lane that leads to the cyclist's destination. had my "aha" moment about this as I approached the River Street Bridge on a ride from Allston to Cambridge, over 30 years ago. Following advice in John Forester's book Effective Cycling — the first to teach lane control -- I merged out of the right lane. All the traffic in the lane to my right turned right onto Soldiers Field Road. I had a straight shot across the bridge. "Wow, hey, this works!" That's how I have ridden ever since, and it has served me well. While a popular cycling magazine has repeatedly claimed that Boston is the nation's worst city for cycling, cyclists who know how to take their place in the traffic flow can ride reasonably safely in Boston. Every year, Boston gets its yearly influx of student cyclists. Most have probably had little or no instruction on how to ride, and they can get into trouble. Most recently, Chris Weigl, a promising journalism grad student at Boston University, was riding at high speed down a hill on Commonwealth Avenue when a large truck made a wide right turn; Weigl either didn't notice, or was unable to stop or swerve. He went under the truck and died. http://wvr .crw.org/safety/13safetyPgs/13may-bostonFatalities.php 9/24/2014 Page 2 of 2 In response, a quote from a news report: Biking has been growing rapidly, but most people in Boston are still too scared to bike," said Jessica Robertson, Transportation Coordinator for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council. "The city must install more cycle tracks and bike lanes with physical separation from traffic." There was a bike lane on Commonwealth Avenue, though it is unclear whether Weigl was riding in it. Riding at 20 mph or more next to a gauntlet of car doors isn't a great idea. Also, the bike lane may have given Weigl less room to initiate a swerve to the right, "Cycle track" is the current buzzword for bikeways in the street corridor, separated by some kind of barrier. They eliminate the cyclists' option of merging into the traffic stream. Some cycle tracks are behind rows of parked cars. They have been built on Concord Avenue and Vassar Street in Cambridge (see linked articles for more details). What is the solution? For one, education. Weigl, riding at high speed, would have done well to use the same lane position advised for motorcyclists. It would be helpful, too, if cyclists had alternative routes on the Boston University campus, which amounts to a strip mall with classrooms along Commonwealth Avenue. See some detailed recommendations on my BostonBiker blog. Another suggestion is side guards for trucks — though it wouldn't have saved Weigl: his first contact was with the grilie of the truck. Stili, side guards have merits. They can prevent a cyclist from being run over when a truck turns across the cyclist's path. They increase aerodynamic efficiency, and they also protect pedestrians. The sides of buses are low, but don't cover the wheels, and that would help improve safety. But, it will likely be a while before side guards and wheel covers become required equipment. To summarize, the rash of cyclist fatalities in Boston suggests that action is needed, such as: 1) Cyclist education, with the colleges and universities at the core of this effort. It's strongly in their interest. The future alumni contributions from only one or two students like Chris Weigl — not to speak of their contributions to society — greatly outmatch the cost of such a program. 2) Motorist education 3) Law enforcement for both motorists and cyclists 4) Well designed infrastructure improvements that increase safety and improve cycling conditions, rather than well intended "improvements" that do not. 5) Truck routes and bicycle routes should preferably be on different streets, or at least on streets that cyclists and trucks can share comfortably. 6) Side guards on large trucks and buses. However, side guards will not make it safe to ride in the suicide slot any more than cowcatchers on locomotives make it safe for cows to graze on railroad tracks. Comments are welcome — on CRW's e-mail list, or safety@crw.org. Safety Home 1 CRW Home 'Site Map Please send corrections, additions, comments and praise to Safety Web Admin. © 1997- 2014 CRW, Inc. All rights reserved. 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