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Home My WebLink About11/15/2022 15.A. Council General Information Y�'1114'+ BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. 15.A. For Meeting of: November 15, 2022 ITEM TITLE: Council General Information SUBMITTED BY: Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk SUMMARY EXPLANATION: 1 . 2nd & 3rd Quarter Municipal Court Office Statistics 2. Thank you letter 3. Preliminary Council agenda ITEM BUDGETED: STRATEGIC PRIORITY: APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION: ATTACHMENTS: Description Upload Date Type D municipal court report 10/28/2022 Corer Memo 0 thank you letter 11/8/2022 Corer Memo ❑ draft agenda 11/8/2022 Corer Memo 2 MEMORANDUM 11/15/2022 TO: The Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council Robert Harrison, City Manager FROM: The Honorable Kelley Olwell, Presiding Judge Isamar Ramirez,Accountant SUBJECT: 2nd& 3rd Quarter Municipal Court Office Statistics The City of Yakima Municipal Court operation was created in late 1996 and has been an independent judicial arm of the City since January 1, 1997. The Court Adjudicates all traffic infractions, misdemeanors, and gross misdemeanors cited in the City. The Court operates with two full time Judges, one of whom resides over the Court's activities, and a part time Court Commissioner. The City Council adopts the Courts budget annually; the Court is otherwise independent from City Administration. Following, please find summary statistical reports for Municipal Court's 2nd& 3rd Quarter activity through September 30, 2022. Detailed reports are available from the Office of the Municipal Court. Prior year totals for 2021 are included for comparison. The following summary information for each quarter includes: I. Municipal Court Infraction Statistics II. Municipal Court Criminal Statistics III. Public Safety Education Assessment (PSEA) Statistics IV. Collection Statistics--Municipal Court Outstanding Time-Pay Contracts V. Outside Agency Collection Statistics 3 Yakima Municipal Court -- 2nd &3rd Quarter 2022 I. Municipal Court Infraction Statistics 2021 Year-End Prior April May June July August September 2022 YTD Quarters Total Statistics Filings-Proceedings During Year: 2022 Infractions Filed 7,909 1,633 883 687 657 616 707 661 5,844 Violations Charged 11,814 2,405 1,298 1,018 981 896 1,053 985 8,636 Mitigation Hearings 487 90 45 50 58 28 24 25 320 Contested Hearings 190 33 16 20 25 10 15 20 139 Show Cause Hearings 75 17 10 6 10 1 3 9 56 Other Hearings On Record 986 263 58 2 7 77 86 68 561 Total 21,461 *441 2,310 1,783 1,738 1,628 1,888 1,768 15,556 Dispositions During Year. 2022 Infractions Paid 2,124 419 289 226 204 161 160 176 1,635 Failure to Respond 75 24 11 4 13 6 8 2 68 Committed 2,758 549 316 265 184 132 236 156 1,838 Not Committed 95 10 5 11 13 9 4 10 62 Dismissed 619 153 38 29 32 46 43 37 378 Amended 33 3 4 0 7 0 3 5 22 Total Disposed 5,704 1,158 663 535 453 354 454 386 4,003 Municipal Court Traffic Infraction Revenues $ 952,279 $ 185,363 $ 159,692 $ - $ 62,058 $ 60,982 $ 58,259 $ 64,501 $ 590,856 Page 2 4 Yakima Municipal Court - 2nd &3rd Quarter 2022 IL Municipal Court Criminal Statistics 2021 Year- 2022 YTD End Prior April May June July August September Statistics Quarters Total Filings During Year: Citations Filed 3,041 694 260 265 293 298 302 274 2,386 Violations Charged 4,040 949 334 351 395 392 407 383 3,211 Trial Settings During Year. Non Jury Trials Set 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 Jury Trials 1,265 328 100 92 121 112 128 105 986 Proceedings: Arraignments 2,853 625 299 262 261 228 294 252 2,221 Non Jury Trials - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jury Trials 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Stipulations to Record 4 6 1 0 0 2 2 0 11 Other Hearings 3,278 792 256 207 265 238 290 223 2,271 Dispositions: Bail Forfeitures - - - - - - - - - Guilty 2,294 566 171 204 214 203 197 188 1,743 Not Guilty 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Dismissed 1,724 417 129 164 164 159 148 164 1,345 Amended 272 65 15 28 17 25 31 16 197 Deferred Driver/Other 760 198 56 65 24 83 70 78 574 ProsecutionResumed 69 15 7 6 8 15 4 4 59 Appeals to Superior Court 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Total Disposition 5,125 1,263 379 467 427 485 450 450 3,921 Criminal Fines Revenue: DUI Penalties $ 61,685 $ 11,316 $ 12,858 $ - $ 6,204 $ 8,785 $ 2,132 $ 6,480 $ 47,776 Criminal Traffic $ 107,199 $ 25,027 $ 21,266 $ - $ 8,567 $ 9,816 $ 5,631 $ 8,755 $ 79,062 Non-Traffic Misdemeanor $ 63,111 $ 12,841 $ 10,583 $ - $ 8,884 $ 2,556 $ 2,464 $ 5,540 $ 42,868 Recoupments $ 98,522 $ 24,659 $ 16,893 $ 4,737 $ 6,638 $ 5,811 $ 6,357 $ 8,570 $ 73,665 Total Fines $ 330,516 $ 73,843 $ 61,599 $ 4,737 $ 30,293 $ 26,968 $ 16,585 $ 29,345 $ 243,370 Page 3 5 Yakima Municipal Court -- 2nd & 3rd Quarter 2022 III. Public Safety Education Assessment (PSEA) Statistics 2021 Year-End Statistics Prior Quarters July August September 2022 YTD Total Public Safety Education Assessment $ 1,426,395 $ 583,553 $ 79,513 $ 94,251 $ 101,174 $ 858,491 (PSEA)Payments" *Required payments to State Public Safety Education. Revenue for these payments are included as part of the total fine. Revenue figures presented are net of these payments. IV. Collection Statistics -- Municipal Court Outstanding Time-Pay Contracts As of 9/30/2022 Outstanding Municipal Court Time-Pay Agreements' $ 1,676,625 **After judgment the offender makes arrangements with the court to pay their outstanding fines. If the offender does not make a payment within 30 days or does not make an effort with the court to make other arrangements to pay,the account is considered in arrears. A final notice is mailed to the person in arrears. If ignored the account is then turned over to collection. The collection agency is mandated by the state of Washington to write off accounts still owing ten years after the judgment date due to the statute of limitations. The statute of limitations covers all fines and restitution V. Outside Collection Agency Statistics Following,please find Municipal Court's quarterly summary statistical report. Outside Collection Agency:*** 2022 and Prior Years Accounts Assigned in 2018 $ 4,504,783 Accounts Assigned in 2019 $ 4,096,785 Accounts Assigned in 2020 $ 2,077,714 Accounts Assigned in 2021 $ 3,264,259 Accounts Assigned in 2022 $ 2,465,448 Total Assignments $ 16,408,989 Dollars Collected Since 2018 $ 6,659,437 Collection Performance Court Accounts 40.58% ***Net of cancellation Page 4 rRECEIVED CITYgi}F AK MA fCT 31 2022 f 'OFFICE OF CITY MANAGER 416 N 31st Ave Yakima,WA 98902 October 7, 2022 City of Yakima Council Members C/O City Manager's Office 129 N Second Street Yakima,WA 98901 Dear City Council Members, I am so very thankful for the replacement of the furnace system in our house. My husband's decline in health made it impossible for him to do the repairs, and after the old boiler system was removed it became evident that it was indeed beyond repair. I received prompt response to my application, and the arrangements were quickly in place for the system to be replaced with a new forced air system. The company which did the repairs sent excellent workmen to do the job. They were efficient and respectful of our property and our situation as my husband needed more and more care and could not participate well in any decisions needed. I was very favorably impressed with the work that was done and the courtesy the men offered while they did what was needful. We had felt much like we were caught between a rock and a hard place, until I contacted the OND office. We were so relieved that the furnace situation was resolved before the colder weather began. And I am even more thankful that the new furnace was installed as my husband died just this last weekend. All I can say is thank you, thank you and well done, well done. With deep appreciation, `eaVfcfc-Ce Kathleen Huseby 7 DRAFT rj AGENDA YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL December 6, 2022 City Hall --Council Chambers 5:30 p.m. Regular meeting; 6:00 p.m. public hearings —This meeting will be conducted in person, live streamed at www.yakimawa.gov and telecast live on Y-PAC, Spectrum Cable Channel 194 or you may call in and participate by dialing 1-253-215-8782 or 1-971-247- 1195, enter meeting ID ???#, participant ID #and meeting password ???#. Public comment may be made in person or by phone. 1. Roll Call 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Interpreter Services 4. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order A. Presentations/ Recognitions/ Introductions i. Apple Award for Rich Hunt ii. Recognition of Corrections Officer Edward Opsahl for 21 years of service 5. Council Reports 6. Consent Agenda Items listed are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion without discussion.A 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 minutes from the November 15, 2022 City Council regular meeting B. Resolution authorizing a contract with Perteet Inc for Professional Services on the Fair Avenue& Nob Hill Project 2143 C. Resolution authorizing acceptance of a Highway Safety Improvement Program(HSIP) Award for$260,000 for Systemic Pedestrian and Bicyclist Data Collection Project 2674 D. Resolution authorizing acceptance of a Highway Safety Improvement Program(HSIP) Award for$317,000 for Systemic Pedestrian Safety Improvements Project 2675 E. Resolution authorizing an agreement with Haley&Aldrich Inc to perform the design and remediation for the environmental cleanup of the former Tiger Oil site at 2312 W Nob Hill Blvd EV2999 F. Resolution awarding RFQ 12214Q and authorizing an agreement with (TBD),for Pool Design Services G. Resolution awarding RFQ 12213Q and authorizing an agreement with (TBD), for 8 architectural design &space planning oil AFT H. Resolution authorizing a memorandum with the Department of Defense for a law enforcement support office program I. Resolution authorizing a contract with Genesis Housing Services for system development charges and utility infrastructure improvements 7. Public Comment There will be 35 minutes allotted for public comment with two and a half(2 1/2) minutes per speaker in order to allow as much opportunity as possible for audience participation. Written communication and e- mail messages are strongly encouraged. PUBLIC HEARINGS 8. Public hearing to consider: A) Resolution adopting the amended Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program for the period of 2023 through 2028, and to amend the Transportation Systems Plan 2040; and B) Resolution amending the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan Capital Facilities Element DEPARTMENT ITEMS 9. Resolution authorizing contract renewal with the Yakima Humane Society for animal housing services in 2023 10. Update on City of Yakima Equity Study, 2017 11. PLACEHOLDER: Resolution authorizing grant acceptance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HOME ARP Grant funds in the amount of$1,822,807 CITY MANAGER UPDATE 12. ****PLACEHOLDER****YVCOG 13. Other Business 14. Adjournment 15. Council General Information A. Council General Information 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 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 at least two business days prior to the meeting.All meetings are live streamed on the City of Yakima website at www.yakimawa.gov and telecast live on Y-PAC, Spectrum Cable Channel 194.