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Home My WebLink About07/01/2008 00 Agenda David Edler, Mayor Micah Cawley, Assistant Mayor Yakima Kathy Coffey City Council Rick Ensey 1 <, . �,, _ City Norm Johnson = Agenda Bill Lover 129 N. 2nd Street,Yakima,WA. 98901 Neil McClure Phone: (509) 575 -6000 • Fax (509) 576 -6614 City Manager Email: ccouncil @ci.yakima.wa.us • www.ci.yakima.wa.us Richard A. Zais, Jr. 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 BUSINESS MEETING JULY 1, 2008 — 6:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS - YAKIMA CITY HALL 1. Roll Call • • 2. Invocation /Pledge of Allegiance — Council Member Neil McClure 3. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order A. Proclamations . B. Special presentations / recognitions • City Attorney Ray Paolella C. Status report on prior meeting's citizen service requests • Response to Bob Cook regarding mandatory recycling D. Appointments to Boards and Commissions 4. Consent agenda *All items listed with an asterisk ( *) are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion without discussion. A citizen may request Council to remove an item from the Consent Agenda, and if approved, it will be considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda. • *A. Consideration of approval of Council Minutes *B. Consideration of approval of Council Committee Meeting Minutes • Public Safety Committee — June 4 ._ • Economic Development Committee — June 4 • Boards and Commissions Appointing Committee — June 9 • Neighborhood Development Committee — June 11 • Aquatic Center Feasibility Study Committee — June 25 5. Audience Participation - Community, members are invited to address items that are not listed on the regular business meeting agenda. A guideline of three (3) minutes per speaker is in place in order to allow as much opportunity as possible for audience participation. A speaker's time may be extended at the discretion of the Mayor and/or the consensus or vote of the Council. Written communication and e-mail messages are strongly encouraged. • Yaklma City ofYakima Vision Statement: To create a culturally diverse, economically vibrant, safe, and strongYakima community. Adopted March 2008 799 7: 00 P.M. — PUBLIC HEARINGS / MEETINGS • 6. Closed Record Public Hearing and consideration of a resolution to approve a request from the Greenway for a public agency and utility exception under the Yakima Critical Areas Ordinance (please bring information previously distributed) 7. Closed Record Public Hearing on the Preliminary Plat, Phase 1 of Washington Heights (please bring information previously distributed) 8. Public hearing and consideration of an Ordinance to vacate a portion of a public right -of -way adjacent to Scenic Plateau and Englewood West subdivisions located in the vicinity of North 74 Avenue and West Englewood Avenue and Scenic Drive requested by Larry Loveless and WCS Enterprises /Chuck Johnson (please bring information previously distributed) 9. Public meeting for the Wellington Phase 4 Final Plat (please bring information previously distributed) 10. Public Hearing to consider adoption of the Six -year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for years 2009 to 2014 and to amend the Metropolitan Transportation Plan and the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan Capital Facilities element CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS, 11. Report from staff regarding the status of the Barge - Chestnut neighborhood area traffic calming project and general traffic calming program 12. Consideration of an application by Lauro Pereira for a right -or -way use permit to place a fence at 505 East Beech Street 13. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of a professional services agreement to conduct a wetlands assessment of Kiwanis Pond 14. Consideration of legislation relating to the Capitol Theatre campus and other project: (available Friday, 6t27/08) A. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of a professional services agreement with TRAHO architects for architectural design services for the Capitol Theatre Campus project B. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing reimbursement from bond • proceeds for Capitol Theatre and other bond projects C. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing an inter -fund loan from the reserve fund for the Capitol Theatre project *15. Report from Hum Resources division regarding the City's Health Benefit Plan for 2007 -2008 *16. Consideration of an application from Sound Environmental Strategies on behalf of TOC Holdings Company for a right -of -way use permit to install two groundwater monitoring wells on North 16 Avenue between Jerome and Englewood Avenues 2 • *17. Consideration of a Resolution accepting the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant *18. Consideration of a Resolution ratifying a law enforcement grant application with the Department of Justice and authorizing corresponding interlocal agreement with Yakima County *19. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of a professional services agreement with Rural Community Development Resources for technical assistance • *20. Consideration of a Resolution declaring the cantilevered train crossing light standard located on Lincoln Avenue between 1 and 2 Avenues as surplus and authorizing donation to the Washington State Department of Transportation for its use on US 97 in the vicinity of Branch Road *21. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of an interlocal agreement between the City of Yakima and the Washington Department of General Administration for financial assistance for a street crosswalk project in the vicinity of 16 Avenue and Hathaway *22. Set date of Closed Record Public Hearing for July 15, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. for the preliminary long plat of Vista Ridge *23. Set Date of Public Hearing for July 22, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. on an Emergency Medical Services levy proposal ORDINANCES *24. Consideration of an Ordinance amending the 2008 Budget and appropriating funds from the 333 -Law and Justice Capital Fund to provide for a feasibility study for a police substation (First reading) *25. Consideration of an Ordinance amending the 2008 Budget and appropriating funds from for 2008 general obligation bond issue projects for street, pedestrian crossing signals and fire ladder truck (First reading) *26. Consideration of an Ordinance amending the 2008 Budget and appropriating funds from the Parks capital budget to complete funding for Kiwanis Skate Park (First reading) 27. Other Business - 28. Adjournment to July 8, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. in the City Council Chambers for a Study Session on proposed zoning updates /amendments as reviewed by the Regional Planning Commission * * * * * * * * ** A Council packet is available for review at the City Clerk's Office, Library, and Police Dept. An abbreviated packet is also available on -line at www.ci.yakima.wa.us under • Quick Picks. THE NEXT COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING IS JULY 15, 2008 AT 6:00 P.M. 3 •