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Home My WebLink About04/01/2008 00 Agenda I-L •, David Edler, Mayor Micah Cawley, Assistant Mayor 1-. '� Yakima 0 ' : Kathy Coffey s '!�,� City Co uncil Rick Ensey °' a,,'1, • T ,,, _ = 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 REVISED BUSINESS MEETING APRIL 1, 2008 — 6:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL 1. Roll Call 2. Invocation /Pledge of Allegiance — Mayor Dave Edler 3. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order A. Proclamations B. Special presentations / recognitions • Maria Mayhue — Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB) certification C. Status report on prior meeting's citizen service requests • Response to Matthew Lunstrom regarding Sunday bus service II D. Appointments to Boards and Commissions 4. Consent agenda *AII 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. Council Minutes B. Council Committee Meeting Reports / Minutes *1. Transit/Transportation Committee — March 19, 2008 *2. Intergovernmental Committee — March 24, 2008 3. Rules and Procedures Committee — March 20, 2008 A. Procedure /policy regarding forwarding Council committee recommendations to the full Council pertaining to passage or non-passage B. Policy regarding City Council ballot measure support/opposition votes C. Televising City Council committee meetings on Y -PAC _ D. Approval of minutes III Yakima btesi The mission of the City of Yakima is to: focus on preserving and improving public safety, promote a regional approach to services; act as a catalyst for economic development; and, build a positive image of the community. I I I jr . 1994 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. • City Clerk will read into the record an electronic mail from Connie Little regarding Gates Education Center CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS 6. Consideration of Resolutions authorizing execution of professional services agreements with PLSA Engineering & Surveying to perform surveying services for: A. Coolidge Avenue from 80 to 88 Avenues B. 16 and Washington Avenues intersection *7. Consideration of a Resolution approving a grant request from the Workforce Development Council from federal CDBG funds to assist with the costs of renting the Yakima Convention Center for "Job Fair 2008" *8. Consideration of a Resolution declaring a Macro Systems Casablanca Prestige Non - Linear Video Editor surplus to the needs of the City and authorizing its sale to the City of Toppenish *9. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing and executing an Intergovernmental • Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with the State of Washington 10. Other Business • Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of a professional services agreement with Huibregtse, Louman Associates, Inc. to perform civil design review for Wal -mart's required improvements to Nob Hill Blvd., along with Wal -mart's frontage improvements 11. Adjournment to April 8, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. in City Hall Council Chambers for a Study Session regarding arterial speed limit study and neighborhood traffic calming program * * * * * * * * ** 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 APRIL15, 2008 AT 6:00 P.M. • 2 r David Edler, Mayor ;h 0 _____ � " � Micah Cawley, Assistant Mayor 1— Yakl ma Kathy Ensey Coffey k V Rick % • r Ci Council u , 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 BUSINESS MEETING APRIL 1, 2008 — 5:50 P.M. SECRET ROOM - CITY HALL 1. Executive Session re: A. Acquisition of property - Discuss Offer to Purchase the County Restitution property for a negotiated price of $3.5 million, not to - exceed $8 million. B. Personnel Issue — Discuss Take Advantage Program — Proposal to hire George W. Bush effective January 20, 2009 to patrol City streets (he comes with free security) * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** • BUSINESS MEETING APRIL 1, 2008 — 6:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 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 • April 1 Day of Fools B. Special presentations / recognitions C. Status report on prior meeting's citizen service requests D. Appointments to Boards and Commissions • Appoint Joe Smith to the Council Campaign Committee 4. Consent agenda *All items are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion without discussion. A. Council Minutes B. Council Committee Meeting Reports • Downtown Futuristic Committee • Public Safety Pin Committee • • Council Eco Development Committee • International Committee • Neighborhood Redeveloping Committee Yakima The mission of the City ofYakima is to: focus on preserving and improving public safety, promote a regional t µ�� approach to services; act as a catalyst for economic development; and, build a positive image of the community. II If 1994 • 5. Audience Participation — Ex- 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. (Council will proceed to the agenda items under City Manager Report; however, at 7:00 p.m., Council will consider intergovernmental items, if requested, conduct the public hearings (if any) and then resume discussion of any agenda item not considered prior to the hearings. 7:00 P.M. — PUBLIC HEARINGS / MEETINGS 6. Joint Public Hearing with the Cities of Selah, Union Gap, and Wapato and with Yakima County just to listen to citizens (no action will be taken) CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS 7. Consideration of a Resolution repealing the 2007 Comprehensive Plan Amendments and zoning ordinances and re- starting the entire process 8. Consideration of a Resolution approving a $130,000 grant from the City's Community Development Block Grant program to the Yakima Food Bank for the purchase of fishing equipment and bait 9. Consideration of a Resolution appointing "Mud Stomper" to the Citizen Police • Advisory Committee 10. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute and submit a grant application and contract with the Yakima County Supporting Investments in Economic Diversification (SIED) fund for a privately owned aquatics center at Martin Luther King Park 11. Consideration of Resolution authorizing execution of contract with ICU for the purchase of helmet cams for Council members to ensure compliancy with the Open Public Meetings Act regarding committee meetings and executive sessions ORDINANCES 11. Consideration of an Ordinance authorizing issuance of revenue bonds to fund the expansion of Yakima City Hall 12. First Reading of an Ordinance amending the 2008 budget and appropriating an additional $1,000,000 for fuel expenses 13. Other Business 14. Adjournment April Fools! The real agenda is behind this one. Karen was here! • 2