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Home My WebLink About10/04/2022 06.A. Approval of minutes from the September 20, 2022 City Council regular meeting and September 27, 2022 City Council study session :**L4MOvi ?--1 BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. 6.A. For Meeting of: October 4, 2022 ITEM TITLE: Approval of minutes from the September 20, 2022 City Council regular meeting and September 27, 2022 City Council 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 0 9-20 9/23/2022 Corer Memo ❑ 9-27 9/30/2022 Corer Memo 2 Rpou,n;v MINUTES YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL September 20, 2022 City Hall -- Council Chambers 5:30 p.m. Regular meeting; 6:00 p.m. public hearings --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, Holly Cousens, Danny Herrera and Eliana Macias Staff: City Manager Robert Harrison,Acting City Attorney Cynthia Martinez and City Clerk Sonya Claar Tee 2. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Dec, ' Ple, ' -.lance. 3. Interprete ervices Mayor Dec, o introduced Jorge .sen nnounced interprete ervices are available in Spanish. 4. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order A. Proclamations Constitution Week proclamation Councilmember Brown proclaimed September 17-23, 2022 as Constitution Week and Jill Scott accepted the proclamation. 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: Lund moved and Byers seconded to approve the consent agenda. The motion carried by unanimous vote. Page 1 of 5 3 A. Approval of minutes from the September 6, 2022 City Council regular meeting and September 13, 2022 City Council study session B. Approve payment of disbursements for the period August 1-31, 2022 C. August 2022 Investment Transaction Report D. Resolution authorizing an agreement with the Yakima School District for the maintenance and use of Upper Kiwanis Park for slow pitch softball RESOLUTION NO. R-2022-123,A RESOLUTION authorizing an Agreement with Yakima School District No. 7 for Maintenance and Use of Upper Kiwanis Park for Slow Pitch Softball. E. Resolution declaring Refuse Truck(ER3303)and an International Black-Topper (ER3138) as surplus and authorizing its disposal per Surplus Disposal Policy 3-100 RESOLUTION NO. R-2022-124,A RESOLUTION declaring refuse truck(ER3303) and an International Black-Topper (ER3138) as surplus and authorizing its disposal per Surplus Disposal Policy 3-100. F. Resolution authorizing an interlocal agreement with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission for funding a Law Enforcement Liaison RESOLUTION NO. R-2022-125,A RESOLUTION authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission for funding a Law Enforcement Liaison. G. ' soluti. .ut rizing . inter!, gree nt with the W hington Traffic Safety mmissi fo ••'•- . pro - fic s hasis trols RESOLUT N N• -2 1 2-12 R: OLU IN uthorizing an erlocal Agreement with the Washing - is S. ty Corn .n for fu - n o provide tra safety emphasis patrols. H. Resolution authorizing a contract with Yakima Housing Authority, in the amount of $300,000 of HOME Investment funds for acquisition reimbursement for the construction of a 54-unit low income affordable housing project located at 1116 Fruitvale Blvd. RESOLUTION NO. R-2022-127,A RESOLUTION authorizing an agreement with Yakima Housing Authority in the amount of up to Three Hundred Thousand dollars ($300,000) in Federal Housing and Urban Development HOME funds for acquisition reimbursement for construction of 54 low-income housing units. Resolution authorizing grant agreement acceptance from the Department of Commerce through the Connecting Housing to Infrastructure Program(CHIP) to the City of Yakima for the"Rod's House" project for system development charges and utility infrastructure improvements RESOLUTION NO. R-2022-128,A RESOLUTION accepting $185,352.00 through the Connecting Housing to Infrastructure Program (CHIP)to be administered by the City of Yakima's Community Development Department. J. Resolution authorizing grant agreement acceptance from the Department of Commerce through the Connecting Housing to Infrastructure Program(CHIP) to the City of Yakima for the"Genesis Housing Services" project for system Page 2 of 5 4 development charges and utility infrastructure improvements RESOLUTION NO. R-2022-129,A RESOLUTION accepting $437,160 through the Connecting Housing to Infrastructure Program (CHIP) to be administered by the City of Yakima's Community Development Department. K. Resolution authorizing grant agreement acceptance from the Department of Commerce through the Connecting Housing to Infrastructure Program(CHIP)to the City of Yakima for the Yakima Housing Authority"Fruitvale Housing" project for system development charges RESOLUTION NO. R-2022-130,A RESOLUTION accepting $299,771.00 through the Connecting Housing to Infrastructure Program (CHIP) to be administered by the City of Yakima's Community Development Department. L. Ordinance granting a telecommunications system franchise to Lightspeed Networks, Inc. ORDINANCE NO. 2022-026,AN ORDINANCE granting a non-exclusive franchise to LightSpeed Networks, Inc. ("LS Networks") to construct, operate and maintain a Telecommunications System,with all necessary facilities,within the City of Yakima, Washington (the"City"); setting forth provisions, terms and conditions accompanying the grant of this Franchise; providing for City regulation of construction, operation, maintenance and use of the Telecommunications System; prescribing penalties for the violations of its provisions; and setting an effective date. M. I - am: 022 =: ;et for making . propria ns Mt ropri. i nd b nces within ious funds for ik: •enditu du or v. • rpo nd R ing) ORD I NAN N• 422 '7,A ' - ' ANC - ding the 202 udget for the City of Yakima; an. .• g appr.•riations • Unappro. is d Fund Balan s within various funds for expenditure during 2022 for various purposes. 7. Public Comment There was no public comment. MOTION: Byers moved and Lund seconded to adjourn (recess)for approximately 10 minutes until 6:00 p.m. The motion carried by unanimous vote. The meeting reconvened at 6:00 p.m. at which time public hearings began. PUBLIC HEARINGS 8. Public Hearing and resolution authorizing an interlocal agreement with Yakima County regarding the 2022 JAG Grant Lieutenant Tory Adams reported on the grant. Mayor Deccio opened the public hearing and, with no one coming forward or calling in to speak, closed the hearing. The City Clerk read the resolution by title only. MOTION: Byers moved and Cousens seconded to adopt the resolution. The motion carried by unanimous vote. Page 3 of 5 5 RESOLUTION NO. R-2022-131,A RESOLUTION ratifying an application for a grant in the total amount of$66,982 from the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Administration, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program. 9. Public meeting to consider the Notice of Intent to Commence the Prickly Pear Annexation in the Vicinity of S 38th Avenue and Sorenson Road Planning Manager Joseph Calhoun briefed Council on the annexation petition. Mayor Deccio opened the public hearing and, with no one coming forward or calling in to speak, closed the hearing. MOTION: Lund moved and Cousens seconded to direct staff to draft the official Annexation Petition and collect signatures from property owners to begin the Annexation review procedures. The motion carried by unanimous vote. 10. Other Business Councilmember Cousens announced the Sunfair Parade is at 10 a.m. on September 24, 2022. Councilmember Byers reported the Growing Together Fair begins Friday and encouraged community members to attend. City Manager Harrison recapped the lobbying trip to Washington D.C., which he,Assistant Mayor Lund, Councilmember Brown, Public Affairs Manager Beehler and City Engineer Preston attended. A. ecutiv_ ,es. in to re, 'w the orma of a public ployee per RCW .30.110 )(• MOTION: nd ed d Co, -n• -econ• • t djourn to a xecutive session for 30 minute- -w th perfor . - of a p - i mployee pe CW 42.30.110. The motion carried by unanimous vote. Executive session was held at 6:06 p.m. and adjourned at 6:27 p.m. The Council meeting reconvened at 6:37 p.m. MOTION: Byers moved Lund seconded to extend and amend the City Manager's contract as discussed in Executive Session. The motion carried by unanimous vote. 11. Adjournment MOTION: Lund moved and Cousens seconded to adjourn to a City Council study session on September 27, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. The motion carried by unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 6:38 p.m. CERTIFICATION READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DATE COUNCIL MEMBER DATE Page 4 of 5 6 ATTEST: CITY CLERK MAYOR Page 5 of 5 7 ..------,7;77.31' * .-11,'",„ ii- r 4 •a6 +1,"lit...„AT )•1 MINUTES YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION September 27, 2022 City Hall --Council Chambers 4:15 p.m. Executive Session; 5:00 p.m. Study Session conducted in person and virtually via Zoom 1. Roll Call Present: Mayor Janice Deccio, presiding,Assistant Mayor Soneya Lund present at 4:38 p.m., and Councilmembers Matt Brown, Patricia Byers, Holly Cousens, and Danny Herrera Absent: Councilmember Eliana Macias 2. Executive Sess'•. -•arding •-••'.• litigatio ursuantaCW 42.30.1,(1)(1) MOTION: Co !1-ns m, e• nd B s s ded to ad'ourn to Erecutive Session for 45 minutes • disc pendingitigationper RCW . .110 (1)(1). The motion 9 carried by unani ous v• . Executivetsion was held and adjourned at 4:40 p.m. 1. 3. Public comment(allow 15 minutes) Mayor Deccio called the Yakima City Council Study Session meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. Present: Mayor Janice Deccio, presiding,Assistant Mayor Soneya Lund and Councilmembers Matt Brown, Patricia Byers, Holly Cousens, Danny Herrera and Eliana Macias (attending via Zoom) Staff: City Manager Robert Harrison, City Attorney Sara Watkins and City Clerk Sonya Claar Tee and Records Administrator Brandy Bradford Makayla Huckabee, City resident and relative of missing child Lucian Munguia, read a letter from the family regarding concerns about the safety of the Munguia family due to a Facebook page and shared her dismay about Councilmember Byers' participation on the page. Councilmember Byers responded to the comments, apologized, and explained her involvement with the social media page. Amy Bailey, non-resident and Aunt of missing child Lucian Munguia, shared additional concerns about Councilmember Byers participation on the Facebook page. Councilmember Byers apologized and stated there was no ill intent. Mike Kay, Director of Camp Hope, reported that he spoke at a recent Code Administration conference about Camp Hope and noted Yakima is not alone with the homeless issue. He Page 1 of 2 8 discouraged Council from considering the responses of three larger West Side Counties as a guide for Yakima and encouraged a diverse response for the homeless in our community. Councilmember Cousens stated at the next regular business meeting she will be asking for a future study session regarding safety in City parks. MOTON: Lund moved and Cousens seconded to take a 5 minute recess. The motion carried by unanimous vote and adjourned at 5:19. The meeting reconvened at 5:24. 4. Downtown parking presentation Mayor Deccio announced that due to a scheduling conflict with the consultant, this item is postponed until October 11, 2022. 5. Homeless Network presentation Lee Murdock, Director of the Homeless Network of Yakima County, presented on why homelessness exists and what is being done to address it. She reviewed the types of housing available, necessary income for each, and what is needed to help the current situation in our community, as well as the contributing factors. Ms. Murdock's recommendation to address the gaps is to plan, collaborate, shift the focus, help transition people out of shelters, and promote using data driven decision making. She reported 660 people were successfully placed into homes last year. 6. Homeless Coalition presentation Esther Magasis takima Count Human Services`Director, presented on the 2022 HHA RFP Award process M nducted b�the-Yakima County'DepartmenLof Human Services and the 2163 local filing f�es She st ted the primary-purpose of the Yakima County Homeless Coalition is to d velop and red iew the Yakima County 5-year plan. In addition, she reviewed the 2163 surcharge for local homeless housing and assistance (2163 local filing fees), which must be used by the County to accomplish the Homelessness Housing and Assistance Act. 7. Adjournment MOTION: Lund moved and Cousens seconded to adjourn to a City Council study session on October 4, 2022, at noon in the Council Chambers. The motion carried by unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 6:24 p.m. CERTIFICATION READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DATE COUNCIL MEMBER DATE ATTEST: CITY CLERK MAYOR Page 2 of 2