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Home My WebLink About04/19/2022 06.A. Approval of minutes from the April 5, 2022 City Council regular meeting and April 12, 2022 study session Y�'1114'+ `c,...41 4)? CL3LOrli BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. 6.A. For Meeting of:April 19, 2022 ITEM TITLE: Approval of minutes from the April 5, 2022 City Council regular meeting and April 12, 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 O 4-5 4/12/2022 Corer Memo ❑ 4-12 4/14/2022 Corer Memo 2 i,ih Rpou,n;v $ MINUTES YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL April 5, 2022 City Hall -- Council Chambers 4:30 p.m. Executive Session; 5:30 p.m. Regular meeting --conducted in person and remotely via Zoom EXECUTIVE SESSION 1. Executive Session regarding pending litigation per RCW 42.30.110 (1)(i) and collective bargaining pursuant to RCW 42.30.140 Present: Mayor Janice Deccio, presiding,Assistant Mayor Soneya Lund and Councilmembers Matt Brown, Patricia Byers, Danny Herrera and Holly Cousens (attending remotely via Zoom) Absent: Councilmember Eliana Macias (excused) MOTION: IIIIIMbved and Byers seco d to a cutive session for up to one hour to discuss pending gatioper RCW 42.30.110 (1) ) and collective bargaining ursuant to RCW 42. .140. The motion carried by unanimous vote, Macias absent. Ex:I tive s-ssion was hel an adjourned at 5:27 p.m. 1. Roll Call Present: Mayor Janice Deccio, presiding,Assistant Mayor Soneya Lund and Councilmembers Matt Brown, Patricia Byers, Danny Herrera, Holly Cousens (attending remotely via Zoom) and Eliana Macias (attending remotely via Zoom) Staff: City Manager Robert Harrison, City Attorney Sara Watkins and City Clerk Sonya Claar Tee 2. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Deccio led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Interpreter Services Mayor Deccio introduced Jorge Villasenor who announced interpreter services are available in Spanish. 4. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order A. Proclamations Telecommunicator Week Proclamation Mayor Deccio proclaimed April 10-16, 2022 as National Telecommunicators Week. Fire Chief Page 1 of 4 3 Markham and Erica McNamara, Public Safety Communications Manager, accepted the proclamation. ii. Arbor Day Proclamation Mayor Deccio proclaimed the third Saturday in April as Arbor Day in the City of Yakima. Executive Director Colleen Adams-Schuppe and Education Director Garrett Brenden, both from the Yakima Area Arboretum, accepted the proclamation and noted they have 400 trees to give away in honor of this event. 5. Council Reports None. 6. Consent Agenda 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: Byers moved and Brown seconded to approve the consent agenda. The motion carried by unanimous vote. A. Approval of minutes from the March 15, 2022 City Council regular meeting, March - • study nd Mart- 6 and s-- - ings B. t date . a or a •- -cor earing i consider the Yakima :nning + i m sio eco 'n r arding propo- . 2022 text amendments C. Resolution authorizing permit issuance for the installation of an awning located 3 feet over the right of way at 307 E Arlington Street RESOLUTION NO. R-2022-042,A RESOLUTION authorizing the issuance of a right-of-way use permit for the installation of an awning that projects approximately 3 feet over the right-of- way at the front of the building at 307 E Arlington. D. Resolution authorizing permit issuance for the installation of a fence in the right of way at 225 N 2nd Street RESOLUTION NO. R-2022-043,A RESOLUTION authorizing the issuance of a right-of-way use permit for the installation of a fence at 225 N 2nd St. E. Ordinance adding a new Chapter 3.130 Biennial Budget to Title 3 of the Yakima Municipal Code and amending municipal code sections to reflect the biennial budget ORDINANCE NO. 2022-007,AN ORDINANCE adding a new Chapter 3.130 Biennial Budget to Title 3 of the Yakima Municipal Code and amending municipal code sections to reflect the biennial budget. 7. Public Comment Tony Courcy, City resident, spoke about his water rights in Selah. Page 2 of 4 4 PUBLIC HEARINGS 8. Public meeting on the draft redistricting plan City Attorney Sara Watkins introduced the redistricting plan. Mayor Deccio opened the public hearing. David Morales, City resident, spoke in support of the redistricting plan on behalf of the South Central People of Color Redistricting Coalition. Jeanna Hernandez, City resident, stated she does not have an issue with the plan but questioned why the boundary lines were not cleaner. Kenton Gartrell, City resident, noted he has no issues with the plan but believes the new plan dilutes the Hispanic vote in some districts and believes the City should be annexing areas into the City. With no one else coming forward or calling in to speak, the Mayor closed the hearing. MOTION: Macias moved and Cousens seconded to move forward with the draft redistricting plan as published and place on the April 19 business meeting. The motion carried by unanimous vote. DEPARTMENT ITEMS 9. 2022 Housi ' - Pla ill - - ter Re, t Planning M ager J• -p epo • • the II. _, suarter ousing Action Plan. 10. Resolution 'opting i -rica ith .. A (ADA) Transi n Plan and Self- Evaluation Planning Manager Joseph Calhoun briefed Council on the report. The City Clerk read the resolution by title only. MOTION: Lund moved and Byers seconded to adopt the resolution. The motion carried by unanimous vote. RESOLUTION NO. R-2022-044,A RESOLUTION adopting the City of Yakima Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan and Self-Evaluation Report. 11. Resolution declaring the property located at 115 North 8th Street, Yakima, Washington, to be surplus to the uses and needs of the City of Yakima, and authorizing disposition of such parcel to Yakima Valley Partners Habitat for Humanity upon mutually acceptable terms and conditions Interim Assistant City Manager Selby briefed Council on the report. The City Clerk read the resolution by title only. MOTION: Lund moved and Brown seconded to adopt the resolution. The motion carried by unanimous vote. RESOLUTION NO. R-2022-045,A RESOLUTION declaring the property located at 115 North 8th Street,Yakima,Washington, to be surplus to the uses and needs of the City of Yakima, and authorizing disposition of such parcel to Yakima Valley Partners Habitat for Humanity upon mutually acceptable terms and conditions. Page 3 of 4 5 12. Resolution authorizing an interagency agreement with the Washington State Department of Ecology to access and secure estate insurance monies for the Frank Wear Cleaner's Site City Attorney Sara Watkins briefed Council on the report. The City Clerk read the resolution by title only. MOTION: Lund moved and Byers seconded to adopt the resolution. The motion carried by unanimous vote. RESOLUTION NO. R-2022-046,A RESOLUTION authorizing an interagency agreement with the Washington State Department of Ecology to access and secure estate insurance monies for Frank Wear Cleaners. 13. Ordinance amending the 2022 Budget for the City of Yakima and making appropriations from Unappropriated Fund Balances within various Funds for expenditure during 2022 for various purposes (First Reading) Jennifer Ferrer-Santa Ines, Director of Finance and Budget, briefed Council on the budget amendment, noting a correction on the schedule, and this is a first reading so no action is necessary. The City Clerk read the ordinance by title only. First reading of AN ORDINANCE amending the 2022 Budget for the City of Yakima; and making appropriations from Unappropriated Fund Balances within various funds for RA expenditure during 2022 for various purposes including 2021 encumbrances as described in the attached Schedule. 14. Other Bus To None. 15. Adjournm MOTION: Lund moved and Herrera seconded to adjourn to a City Council study session on April 12, 2022, at 5 p.m. in the Council Chambers. The motion carried by unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 6:23 p.m. CERTIFICATION READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DATE COUNCIL MEMBER DATE ATTEST: CITY CLERK MAYOR Page 4 of 4 * .-k>„ ii- 6 4+1,..------,7;77.31`N •a6 "klit AT...„ )•, MINUTES YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION April 12, 2022 City Hall --Council Chambers 5:00 p.m. 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, Danny Herrera and Holly Cousens Staff: City Manager Robert Harrison, City Attorney Sara Watkins and Records Administrator Jodi Stephens Absent and excused: Councilmember Eliana Macias 2. Public commen (alb mi k . - City residents er Huey and Eric Silvers spoke in su rt of the Mart Luther King Jr. Park swimming pool. Kellie Crabb, C ent, spoke agailiktistablishi ustainability ommittee. The following people spoke in support of establishing a Sustainability Committee: Robert Strader, City resident and Dr. Kay Funk, non-resident. 3. Martin Luther King Jr. Park Community Swimming Pool Parks & Recreation Manager Ken Wilkinson briefed Council on the Martin Luther King Jr. proposed community swimming pool. 4. Open Public Meetings Act(OPMA) Presentation Senior Assistant City Attorney Ryan Bleek shared a PowerPoint presentation on the Open Public Meetings Act and Public Records Act. 5. Review of City of Yakima Boards and Committees City Clerk Sonya Claar Tee reviewed a PowerPoint presentation on the City's Boards & Committees. Clerk Claar Tee described the various ways the City recruits applicants; however, the City struggles to fill seats on the City's Boards & Committees. She suggested before establishing any new Committees, that Council could assign new tasks to existing Committees. 6. Discussion About the Scope and Membership of a Sustainability Committee Page 1 of 2 7 Interim Assistant City Manager Selby discussed the scope of a possible Sustainability Committee. Councilmembers discussed the scope and suggested it be called Sustainable Yakima and made up of no fewer than five and no more than seven members, including a possible youth member, with a term length of three years. The Committee should include experts with City residency a preference. They suggested a mission to provide recommendations to Council and administration on ways to improve the City's sustainability and the adverse effects of climate change. Mayor Deccio recognized Interim Assistant City Manager Selby on his last week with the City of Yakima. 7. Adjournment MOTION: Lund moved and Cousens seconded to adjourn to the next City Council regular meeting on April 19, 2022 at 5:30 pm in the Council Chambers. The motion carried by unanimous vote, Macias absent. The meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m. CERTIFICATION READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DATE F IL M BER DATE RA ' ATTEST: CITY CLERK MAYOR Page 2 of 2