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Home My WebLink About01/15/2009 00 Agenda and Packet O 1 Y,1 * ''' avid lEdler, Mayor • Micah Cawley, Assistant Mayo A F t Yakima Kathy Coffey City Cow ii f' Rick lEnsey �o � °= Bill Lover Hpc,k�T11, 1 : $ Neil McClure 129 N. 2nd Street,Yakima,WA. 98901 Sonia Rodriguez Phone: (509) 575 -6000 • Fax (509) 576 -6614 City Manager Email: ccouncil @ci.yakima.wa.us • www.ci.yakima.wa.us Richard A. gaffs, Br. Anyone wishing to address the Council, please fill out the form found on the tables and give it to the City Clerk YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING JANUARY 15, 2009 — 3 :00 P.'.i. COUNCIL CHA''.`! BE 'S — YAKIMA CITY HALL 1. Roll Call 2. Review of Boards and Committees /Commissions Assignments 3. Adjournment THE NEXT COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING IS January 20, 2009 AT 6:00 P.M. Yakima lille City of Y akima Vision S tatement: To create a culturally diverse, economically vibrant, safe, and t y f y y t, e, a strong Yakima community. 111116 Adopted March 2008 1994 NENC A ° MMMGM To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members From: City Manager Dick Zais Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler Subject: Jan. 15 Special Meeting re: Appointments to Boards, Commissions, Committees, Task Forces, etc. Date: Jan. 9, 2009 Mayor Edler and City Council Members, Attached are two lists for you to review in preparation for your Jan. 15 special meeting. The first list includes various committees, commissions, boards, and task forces on which Council members serve. The list is divided into four distinct categories: 1) City of Yakima Council Committees — These are standing committees of the Council which consist only of Council members • 2) Yakima City Council Appointees to Other Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, etc. — These primarily include governing bodies of various local and regional organizations on which representation by the Council is requested (or in some cases, required) 3) Filled by Mayor (or Mayor's Designee) — These include positions on various governing bodies which, by statute or some other requirement, are to be filled by the mayor or a designee of the mayor 4) State Boards, Committees, Commissions, etc. — These include governing bodies of statewide organizations on which Council members may be invited to serve The second list includes current responsibilities and /or pending assignments of standing Council Committees. On both lists, Vacancy indicates positions to which former Council Member Norm Johnson was previously appointed. If you have questions prior to your Jan. 15 special meeting concerning any of the positions or the process typically used to make appointments, please contact either of us. • CITY OF YAKIMA COUNCIL COMMITTEES Public Safety Committee 15t Wed - 2:00 pm Vacancy (Chair) *Televised Dave Edler • Bill Lover Alt: Ensey Economic Development Committee 1 Wed - 4:00 pm Micah Cawley (Chair) * Televised Neil McClure Rick Ensey Alt: Coffey Downtown Yakima Futures Initiative 4 Wed — 8:30 am Vacancy (Chair) Oversight Committee * Televised Rick Ensey Kathy Coffey Alt: McClure Neighborhood Development Committee 2 Wed — 8:30 am Bill Lover (Chair) * Televised Kathy Coffey Neil McClure Alt: Cawley Transit/Transportation Planning Committee 3rd Wed - 4:00 pm Neil McClure (Chair) * Televised Rick Ensey Micah Cawley Alt: Lover • Budget Committee Varies Micah Cawley (Chair) * Televised Kathy Coffey Neil McClure Alt: Lover Intergovernmental Committee Varies Dave Edler (Chair) * Televised Neil McClure Vacancy Alt: Ensey Rules & Procedures Committee As needed Vacancy (Chair) Neil McClure Micah Cawley Alt: Lover Strategic Priorities /Mission & Vision Committee As needed Kathy Coffey (Chair) Micah Cawley Dave Edler Alt: McClure Ad Hoc Arts Committee As needed Kathy Coffey (Chair) Bill Lover Vacancy 1 Hearing Examiner Review Committee As needed Dave Edler Micah Cawley Labor Management Committee As needed Bill Lover Dave Edler Citizen Boards /Commissions /Committees As needed Neil McClure (Chair) Nominating Committee Micah Cawley Vacancy Alt: Coffey Yakima City Council Appointees to Other Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, etc. Performance Audit Task Force As needed Kathy Coffey (Co- Chair) Bill Lover Neil McClure Aquatic Center Task Force As needed Dave Edler Kathy Coffey Micah Cawley Alt: McClure Parks & Recreation Commission 2nd Mon @ 5:15 pm Liaison: Bill Lover Council Chambers Yakima Air Terminal Board 4th Thurs 7:30 am Dave Edler (Nov /Dec - 3 Thurs) Alt: Lover Flightdeck Conf. Room Regional Public Safety Data Access Task Force As needed Bill Lover Vacancy ONDS - Consolidated Plan Development As needed. Neil McClure Kathy Coffey Rick Ensey Alt: Cawley Regional Stormwater Policy Group As needed Neil McClure (Chair) Bill Lover Union Gap /City of Yakima Inter- As needed Micah Cawley Governmental Committee Neil McClure Alt: Ensey Intergovernmental Fire Service Committee As needed Neil McClure Micah Cawley Westside Merchants Association 2nd Mon 5:00 pm Dave Edler Picatti Bros. Alt: Vacancy Front Street Merchants As needed . Neil McClure Vacancy 2 Committee for Downtown Yakima (ex- officio member) 1 Wed 4:00 pm Vacancy CDY Office Downtown Parking Commission TBD Bill Lover Yakima Valley Visitors and Convention Bimonthly 4` Wed Noon Vacancy Board of Directors Convention Center Alt: Kathy Coffey Public Facilities District (ex- officio member) Last Thur. of month Vacancy Convention Center Alt: Kathy Coffey Sports Commission Subcommittee 2nd Wed 7:15 am Kathy Coffey Convention Center Alt: Lover • Hotel /Motel Commission/TPA Varies Vacancy Alt: Kathy Coffey Lodging Tax Advisory Committee As needed Kathy Coffey Capitol Theatre Board 4th Mon 12:00 pm . Kathy Coffey Capitol Theatre Harman Center Board Varies . Micah Cawley SunDome Advisory Committee As needed Dave Edler Neil McClure Yakima Greenway Foundation 4th Mon Neil McClure Greenway Visitors Ctr. Alt: Ensey YCDA Board of Directors Monthly Neil McClure YCDA/New Vision Supporting Investments in Quarterly Bill Lover • Economic Diversification Board New Vision Commercial Revitalization Deduction Board Varies Bill Lover Morelia Sister City Committee 1s` Fri 8:00 am Vacancy CED Conf. Room Alt: Edler Police Athletic League 2nd Wed 1:30 pm Vacancy PAL Center Vacancy Yakima Valley Community Foundation Annually Dave Edler Community Advisory Committee Customer Service Committee As needed Bill Lover (City /County /New Vision) TRANS- Action 4th Wed 2:00 pm Dave Edler Vacancy Yakima. Valley Conference 3 Wed 6:30 pm Rick Ensey of Governments (YVCOG) 6 times per year Alt: McClure General Membership (Jan., Mar., May Sep., Oct., Dec.) 3 Yakima Valley Conference 3 Mon 1:30 pm Rick Ensey of Governments (YVCOG) County Courthouse Alt: Lover Executive Board Yakima Clean Air Agency Board 2 Wed 1:30 pm Bill Lover County Meeting Room Alt: McClure Joint Board for Urban Area Planning As needed Dave Edler (Mandated by 4 -Party Agreement) Neil McClure Alt: Lover Local Emergency Planning Committee As needed Dave Edler (Directed by Congressional action in 1986) Yakima Basin Fish & Wildlife Planning Board Varies Neil McClure (Dave Brown is also on the board) • Alt: Cawley Yakima County Solid Waste Advisory Committee As needed Bill Lover Yakima Basin Joint Board Last Fri 9:00 am Bill Lover (Except Nov /Dec) Halverson & Applegate Yakima Basin Water Resource Agency Monthly Bill Lover (Includes Dave Brown) Varies Alt: McClure Filled by Mayor (or Mayor's Designee) Yakama Nation Community Annually Vacancy Contribution Committee Alt: Edler Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce Board Quarterly Dave Edler Chamber of Commerce Fire Relief & Pension Board 2 Mon 9 :15 am Kathy Coffey (Chair) (Elected official designee per RCW) Mayor's Office Board of Volunteer Firefighters As needed Vacancy (Chair) Bill Lover Board of Volunteer Police As needed Vacancy (Chair) Bill Lover Police Relief & Pension Board 2 Mon 8:30 am Kathy Coffey (Chair) (Elected official designee per RCW) Mayor's Office Yakima Valley Emergency Bimonthly 8:30 am Dave Edler Services Executive Board County Courthouse Alt: Cawley 911 Admin. Board Quarterly Dave Edler Alt: Cawley Emergency Medical Services Committee Bimonthly 1:30 pm Dave Edler Alt: Cawley 4 State Boards Committees, Commissions. etc. AWC (Assoc. of WA. Cities) 3 times per year Dave Edler Legislative Committee (By Invitation) AWC Resolutions Committee 3 times per year Dave Edler Transportation Improvement Board Bi- monthly Neil McClure 5 CITY OF YAKIMA COUNCIL COMMITTEES Responsibilities /Pending Assignments Public Safety Committee lst Wed - 2:00 pm Vacancy (Chair) Committee Responsibilities * Televised Dave Elder - Pending outcome of EMS Levy vote, discuss next steps re. Bill Lover meeting Fire Dept. staff and capital needs Alt: Ensey - Police sub - station study - 0.3% sales tax reauthorization by voters - Financing plan for Fire Dept. apparatus needs - Oversee implementation of LEMAP report recommendations - Oversee City anti - graffiti enforcement efforts - Pursue next steps for Safe Community Action Plan - Random drug testing for police officers and firefighters - Labor negotiations and state legislation Staff Responsibilities - Gang database upgrade Pursue state & federal legislation and resources that enhance community safety - Implement county -wide public safety /911 communications /records management systems - Pursue car prowl emphasis patrol by "Downtown Ambassadors " - Purse /finalize "Automatic Aid" agreements between Fire Dept. and other agencies - Review opportunities for City /County or Fire Department consolidation of building code and fire code enforcement and responsibilities Economic Development Committee 1st Wed — 4:00 pm Micah Cawley (Chair) - Pursue reauthorization offederal Renewal Community * Televised Rick Ensey legislation Neil McClure - Facilitate development of Yakima Resources property Alt: Coffey - Oversee City's Washington State LIFT award - Review proposed updates to City's zoning code - Evaluate short -term and long -term annexation strategy Downtown Yakima Futures Initiative 4 Wed - 8:30 am Vacancy (Chair) Oversight Committee * Televised Rick Ensey - Coordinate overall Downtown renewal initiatives Kathy Coffey - Oversee all phases of Downtown Yakima Futures Initiative Alt: McClure - Pursue state funding of DYFI Phase 4 - Monitor progress of Downtown Parking Commission - Review Downtown public space initiatives Neighborhood Development Committee 2 "d Wed - 8 :30 am Bill Lover (Chair) - Provide oversight of ONDS operations and programming * Televised Kathy Coffey - Review code issues related to neighborhoods Neil McClure - Placement offences and other ROW issues Alt: Cawley - Monitor progress of Ready by Five project - Serve as Council liaison to community service organizations - Oversee City graffiti removal program • Transit/Transportation Planning Committee 3` Wed - 4:00 pm Neil McClure (Chair) - Provide oversight of grade separation project * Televised Micah Cawley - Monitor overall Yakima Transit service and delivery Rick Ensey - Regional Transportation Initiatives Alt: Lover - Evaluate potential for extending Yakima Transit service to surrounding communities (Terrace Heights, etc.) - Monitor and review 40` Avenue corridor study - Repair, maintenance, and sustainability of City streets system - Re- evaluate concept of Public Transportation Benefit Area ( "PTBA') - Monitor progress of City TRANS- Action priorities Budget Committee Varies Micah Cawley (Chair) - Continue review of City's General Government budget * Televised Kathy Coffey - Establish City service priorities Neil McClure - Identify potential revenue opportunities that may be Alt: Lover necessary to ensure the City's on -going Sustainability of Services - Determine if greater efficiencies can be realized in the delivery of City services - Identify expenditures /services that may be reduced, eliminated, combined, or transferred to the private sector Intergovernmental Committee Varies Dave Edler (Chair) - Evaluate potential for consolidation of City/County * Televised Neil McClure programs /services Vacancy - Oversee consolidation of City/County purchasing Alt: Ensey - Develop uniform City/County development standards for the Yakima Urban Growth Area - Capital facility planning for Yakima Urban Growth Area - Evaluate potential opportunities for City/County' joint facilities use - Begin preparations for renegotiation of 4 -Party Waste Water Agreement - Participate in development of Congressional and state legislative priorities and initiatives - Review and monitor Yakima Air Terminal operations and planning - Finalize revised Airport Safety Overlay Rules & Procedures Committee As needed Vacancy (Chair) Micah Cawley Neil McClure Alt: Lover Strategic Priorities /Mission & Vision Committee As needed Kathy Coffey (Chair) Dave Edler Micah Cawley Alt: McClure • Ad Hoc Arts Committee As needed Kathy Coffey (Chair) Bill Lover Vacancy Hearing Examiner Review Committee As needed Dave Edler Micah Cawley Labor Management Committee As needed Bill Lover Dave Edler