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Memorandum
May 27, 2010 ..
TO: The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Dick Zais, City Manager
SUBJECT: Appointment of Council Leaislati•ve Committee
At the December 8, 2009 City Council meeting, the Council discussed
appointing a Council Legislative Committee. The following is an excerpt
from the minutes:
"....COFFEY MOVED AND ADKISON SECONDED TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AS THEY ARE AND
ALSO HAVE STAFF SCHEDULE A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE AND
® STUDY SESSION IN JULY 2010 TO DISCUSS 2011 LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS "
To begin this process, we are recommending that Council appoints its
Legislative Committee in the near future to begin preparation on the 2011
legislative agenda. It would also be helpful to have the committee
representatives identified to work with the Association of Washington Cities
(AWC) legislative representatives as they begin working on legislative
issues at the AWC conference June 22 -25. Additionally, a Council Study
Session has tentatively been scheduled for Tuesday, July 27 at 8 a.m. to
discuss legislative issues as requested at the December 8, 2009 council
meeting.
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� � 1 , OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL Micah Cawley, Mayor
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1. ? :.,, � �� 129 North Second street Kathy Coffey, Assistant Mayor
ii--ii !.� : � y , < Ci ty Hall, Yakima, Washington 98901 Maureen Adkison
'' �" .. Phone (509) 575 -6050 •Fax (509) 576 -6335 Dave Edler
/ 2010 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES Rick Ensey
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Support local tools and innovation for gang prevention and intervention; seek sustainable,
ongoing funding for gang prevention and intervention, graffiti removal .programs, and law
enforcement suppression activities.
Support sentencing enhancements for gang related offenses, and the use of civil injunctions on
known gang members and enterprises.
CONTINUED APPROPRIATION OF COMMITTED STATE FUNDS
Ensure that important and committed state - shared revenues and state funds continue to be
allocated to local governments. This includes: maintaining full mitigation for streamlined sales
tax; continuation of the city - county assistance account; continuation of important state - shared
revenues such as the criminal justice assistance account, liquor excise tax account and liquor
revolving account.
STATE FACILITIES
State facilities provide important services to the most vulnerable members of society, education
and vocational training, and living wage jobs to our community. The City of Yakima opposes
the closure, service reduction or funding of critical state facilities in our community, including
Ahtanurn View Corrections Center, Yakima Valley School, and Yakima Valley Community
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College.
CAPITAL BUDGET
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Yakima Downtown Futures Initiative — $1.0 million: Lighting; sidewalks and paving;
electrical upgrades; and other beautification efforts to complete the "A" Street and 2nd Street
corridors.
Miller Park Activity Center Expansion -- $500,000: Funding to retrofit former senior center
and pool complex that now serves at risk youth in Yakima through the Yakima Police Athletic
League.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
Maintain existing and establish new and broad application of existing tax incentives to promote
economic development and infrastructure expansion.
Increase Existing Grant and Loan Programs to stay current with construction inflation: This
includes the Public Works Assistance Account (Public Works Trust Fund); Transportation
Improvement Board; WSDOT Highways and Local Programs (i.e. Bicycle /Pedestrian
Programs); opportunities within MTCA (Model Toxics Control Act) funds for one -time capital
investments.
PREEMPTION OF LOCAL AUTHORITY & UNFUNDED MANDATES
Oppose legislation that preempts local authority over policy or operational prerogatives that have 0
historically and traditionally been vested with local government.
Oppose unfunded mandates on local government, especially those that would result in the loss of Yakima
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existing revenue or revenue authority.
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