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YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
BUSINESS MEETING
APRIL 6, 2010
COUNCIL CHAMBERS — YAKIMA CITY HALL
5:00 P.M. — EXECUTIVE SESSION
1. Roll Call
Council: Mayor Micah Cawley, presiding; Assistant Mayor Kathy Coffey; Council
Members Maureen Adkison, Dave Edler, Rick Ensey, Dave Ettl and Bill Lover
2. Executive Session:
• Pending and Prospective Litigation
• Property Acquisition
• Update on complaint brought against a public official
Executive Session was held and adjourned at 6:03 p.m.
6:00 P.M. — BUSINESS MEETING
1. Roll Call
Council: Mayor Micah Cawley, presiding; Assistant Mayor Kathy Coffey; Council
Members Maureen Adkison, Dave Edler, Rick Ensey, Dave Ettl and Bill Lover
Staff: City Manager Zais, City Attorney Cutter and City Clerk Kloster
2. Invocation /Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Cawley gave an invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order
A. Proclamations
B. Presentations /recognitions /introductions
1. Recognition of Community and Economic Development Director Bill Cook's
retirement
Mayor Cawley read a proclamation of commendation for Bill Cook's 13 years
of service to the City upon his retirement. City Manager Zais presented
plaques and an official retirement watch.
2. Presentation by Ken Johnson on trolleys
Ken Johnson gave a Power Point presentation on the Yakima Valley Trolleys
and invited the Council and staff to ride the trolleys on April 10 at 10 a.m.
He presented a plaque to Bill Cook for his services to the trolleys over the
years.
C. Status reports on prior meeting's citizen service requests
1. Request from Dave Tompkins regarding Sandwich Boards
Joe Caruso reviewed a response to this request. Dave Tompkins, Candy
Turner and Pat L'Heureux spoke in favor of amending the ordinance to allow
sandwich boards.
ACTION: Motion carried to direct the Council Economic Development
Committee to review the current ordinance and bring forward suggested
changes to the full Council. VOTE: Unanimous
2. Request from Jim Evans regarding the Doty housing project at 45 Avenue
and Alpine Way
Ken Harper, legal counsel for the City, reviewed the court action the city has
initiated to enforce code violations in this area. Joe Caruso, Acting Codes
Administration Manager, advised there are no codes that address community
standards so aesthetics cannot be regulated.
D. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees -- None
4. Consent Agenda
ACTION: Items 10 and 16 were added and Item 17 was removed from the consent
agenda. A motion carried to approve the consent agenda as read. VOTE:
Unanimous
*A. Consideration of approval of Council Meeting Minutes
• Adjourned Meeting — March 2, 2010
• Business Meetings — March 2 and March 23, 2010
ACTION: The Council meeting minutes were approved.
*B. Consideration of approval of Council Committee Meeting Minutes — None
5. Audience Participation
George Pechtel, Barbara Greco, Matt Klaus and Jamie Stickel invited everyone to
help lay sod at the new "Performance Park" on Saturday morning.
Mike Hunnel continued his claims that the City is discriminating against the
handicapped by not responding to code violations he reports. He requested City
administration be restructured, something he had suggested at a previous City
Council meeting. He claimed he had never been given the information he requested
describing the "hoops" the Arts Giving Circle went through with regard to the art at
North Front and "A" Streets. That request had been responded to immediately
during the Council meeting at which it was requested; therefore no written response
was required nor given.
Charles Noel spoke about ongoing graffiti and gang problems in his neighborhood.
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7:00 P.M. — PUBLIC HEARINGS
6. Public hearing and consideration of an Ordinance confirming the Final Assessment
Roll for the 85 and Kail Sewer LID #1060
City Engineer Doug Mayo gave background information on the LID.
The public hearing was held. Deb Woods, Paula White, Linda and Doug Gordner,
whose properties are included in the LID, complained that the contractor for the
project had not returned some of the properties to their original condition, which has
resulted in various problems. The Engineering Division will follow up with the
contractor regarding these assertions and report back to Council.
ACTION: Motion carried to continue the hearing until April 20. VOTE: Unanimous
7. Open record public hearing to consider the Hearing Examiner's recommendation to
approve vacating a portion of public right -of -way in the vicinity of Chestnut Avenue
and 8 th Street
Assistant Planner Joseph Calhoun described the portion of right -of -way Yakima
Neighborhood Health (YNH) was requesting to be vacated.
The public hearing was held. Anita Monoian, Executive Director of YNH spoke in
favor of the vacation.
ACTION: Motion carried to direct staff to prepare the appropriate legislation. VOTE:
Unanimous
8. Public Hearing and consideration of a Resolution to amend the Six -year
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
Michael Morales, Community and Economic Development Deputy Director, reviewed
the proposed amendments to the Six -Year Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP)
for the 2010 -2015 planning period.
The public hearing was held; no one came forward to speak.
ACTION: Motion carried to approve the resolution. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2010 -42.
VOTE: Unanimous
CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS
9. Consideration of options to strengthen panhandling enforcement
City Manager Zais briefly outlined the options available. City Attorney Cutter advised
that, as a result of the public hearing, he believed two areas of testimony would
support stricter regulation than is currently in the ordinance. Deputy Police Chief
Rosenow reviewed the Police Department's report and options to strengthen
enforcement.
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Citizens Mary Jones, Becky St. John, Lynn Hardin, Charles Knoll and Jamie Stickel,
representing the Committee for Downtown Yakima, spoke in favor of strengthening
the ordinance.
ACTION: Motion carried to prepare legislation that would prohibit panhandling in
public parking lots after dark and create broader legislation at a later date. VOTE:
Unanimous
*10. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of a grant application for
$25,000 from the Yakima County Supporting Investments (SIED) in the Economic
Development fund for the North 1S Street Corridor Revitalization project
ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2010 -43
*11. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of an interlocal agreement and
Addendum #1 with various law enforcement agencies for the formation of a violent
crimes task force
ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2010 -44
*12. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with the
Yakima Valley Umpires Association for officiating services for the Parks and
Recreation 2010 softball program
ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2010 -45
*13. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with
Huibregtse, Louman Associates for engineering and consulting services related to
Phase 4 of the irrigation system replacement/rebuilding project
ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2010 -46
*14. Set date of open record public hearing for April 20, 2010, to consider Yakima
Transit's 2010 Transit Development Plan
ACTION: Public hearing was set for April 20, 2010.
*15. Set date of public hearing for April 20, 2010 regarding the chronic nuisance property
ordinance
ACTION: Public hearing was set for April 20, 2010.
ORDINANCES
*16. Consideration of an Ordinance approving the City of Yakima Planning Commission's
recommendation for amendments to the Yakima Urban Area Zoning Ordinance
(UAZO), Yakima Municipal Code (continued from 3/23/10)
ACTION: Ordinance passed. ORDINANCE NO. 2010 -16
17. Consideration of an Ordinance amending various sections of the Yakima Municipal Code
to establish the City of Yakima Planning Commission, replacing the Regional Planning
Commission
Planning Manager Joan Davenport introduced the ordinance with a brief overview of
the amendments. John Hodkinson and John Crawford, interim Yakima Planning
Commission members, spoke about member residency requirements.
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ACTION: Motion to amend the Ordinance to change the wording from "City
Manager to appoint" to "City Council to appoint" members carried. VOTE:
Unanimous
ACTION: Motion to pass the ordinance in total failed. VOTE: 4 -3, Lover, Ettl,
Coffey and Ensey voting no
Council consensus was to refer the member residency requirement to the Council
Rules and Procedures Committee for review and bring forward a recommendation to
the full Council on April 20, 2010.
18. Other Business
Mayor Cawley spoke about the 125 anniversary of Yakima moving from North
Yakima and preparing for that celebration.
ACTION: Motion carried to appoint the Mayor to work on the anniversary
celebration. VOTE: Unanimous
Council Member Lover requested discussion regarding changing Lincoln Avenue to
a 2 -way arterial when constructing the grade separation. Council consensus was to
forward it to the Council Transit - Transportation Committee for review.
Council Member Ettl requested the use of "E- verify" for employment be added to an
upcoming Council agenda for discussion.
Assistant Mayor Coffey suggested that Council hold a series of public meetings to
obtain input from citizens.
ACTION: Motion carried to have a series of three public meetings throughout the
community at various locations that are not mandatory for council attendance.
VOTE: 6 -1, Lover voting no
Mayor Cawley stated that the Council is very bothered about innocent victims being
shot by gang members and they are working on solutions to address those issues.
Gang violence is the Council's number one priority.
19. Adjournment — 9:28 p.m.
ACTION: Motion carried to adjourn to the Council standing meeting on April 20,
2010 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. VOTE: Unanimous
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