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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/04/2008 04A Draft Minutes 02-05-2008 Business MeetingBUSINESS MEETING FEBRUARY 5, 2008 — 5:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL 1. Roll Call Present: Council: Mayor Dave Edler, presiding, Assistant Mayor Micah Cawley, Council Members Kathy Coffey, Rick Ensey, Bill Lover and Neil McClure Staff: City Manager Zais, City Attorney Paolella and City Clerk Moore Absent: Council Member Johnson (excused) 2. Executive Session -- Prospective and Pending Litigation The Executive Session was held and adjourned at 5:50 p.m. 6:00 P.M. — PUBLIC SESSION 1. Roll Call Present: Council: Mayor Dave Edler, presiding, Assistant Mayor Micah Cawley, Council Members Kathy Coffey, Rick Ensey, Bill Lover and Neil McClure Staff: City Manager Zais, City Attorney Paolella and City Clerk Moore Absent: Council Member Johnson (excused) 2. Invocation /Pledge of Allegiance Council Member McClure gave an invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order A. Proclamations - None B. Special presentations / recognitions Resolution declaring Police K9 Lektor to be retired and selling him to his handler, Sgt. Mike Henne Chief Granato, introduced Sgt: Henne and explained that he had recently been promoted and, as a result, had left the K9 unit. Sgt. Henne spoke about the rewards.of being a K9 handier. K9 Lektor was also present. Sgt. Henne submitted a dollar for payment and Lektor barked in appreciation. CAWLEY MOVED AND McCLURE SECONDED TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. The motion carried by unanimous roll call vote; Johnson absent. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2008 -20, A RESOLUTION declaring police canine Lektor to be retired and surplus to the needs of the City of Yakima and authorizing Lektor's sale to his handler, Sergeant Mike Henne, for the sum of one dollar. • FEBRUARY 5, 2008 • Airport Board Update Tom Holbrook, City representative on the Air Terminal Board gave an update on activities: ➢ Former airport manager, Bob Clem, has built two luggage carts. ➢ The airport manager has advised tenants of the upcoming stormwater fee and a future review of land leases. ➢ The Board has submitted an application to the FAA for design work on runway 422, crack sealing the east ramp. They will be updating security badges at the airport, mandated by TSA. ➢ Work is continuing on the Valley Mall Blvd /16th Ave. realignment project. ➢ The Board is close to entering into a lease with Congdon with an option to purchase land southwest of the terminal. ➢ There was a net increase of 1900 passengers for 2007. ➢ Additional revenue streams are generated by freight carriers DHL, Fed Ex and UPS. ➢ The Airport safety overlay presentation has been completed and will be presented to Council at a future meeting. • Convention Center Update John Cooper, President and CEO of the Visitors & Convention Bureau, distributed the 2007 Annual Report and the Yakima Valley Official Visitors Guide. He provided statistics on sales, as well as visitor and convention bookings, noting an increase from the prior year. C. Status report on prior meeting's citizen service requests Council Member Coffey gave a report on a recent meeting in Olympia with the secretary and finance officer of DSHS and City representatives regarding funding options for a safety crossing at 16th Avenue and Hathaway. Council commended Tony Courcy for his activism and involvement in this issue. D. Appointments to Boards and Commissions • Council Member Lover advised that he and Council Member Ensey had swapped representation on two committees; Mr. Lover would be on the Council Neighborhood Development Committee and Mr. Ensey would represent the City on the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments general membership committee. • Council Member Cawley requested a letter be sent to the SIED Board advising them that Council Member Lover would be replacing him on that board. • City Manager Zais requested that another Council member join Council Member Johnson on the Regional Public Safety Data Access Task Force Committee. Council Member Lover volunteered to serve. 2 FEBRUARY 5, 2008 4. Consent agenda 0 Mayor Edler referred to the items placed on the Consent Agenda, questioning whether there were any additions or deletions from either Council members or citizens present. Items 9, 10 and 19 were added to the Consent Agenda. The City Clerk read the Consent Agenda items, including resolutions and ordinances by title. CAWLEY MOVED McCLURE AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ. The motion carried by unanimous roll call vote; Johnson absent. (Subsequent paragraphs preceded by an asterisk ( *) indicate items on the Consent Agenda handled under one motion without further discussion.) *A. Council Minutes • Business Meeting, January 8, 2008 The minutes of the January 8, 2008 Business Meeting were approved, having been duly certified accurate by two Council members and no one present wishing to have said minutes read publicly. *B. Council Committee Meeting Reports • Downtown Futures Initiative Committee, January 24, 2008 5. Audience Participation Mike Morrisette, Chamber of Commerce, spoke on behalf of Citizens for a Safe Yakima Valley Communities. He spoke of the committee's dedication and gave an update on their goals. They have signed an agreement to do a major seminar in Yakima attracting first responders and medical people from throughout Washington State. He also provided crime statistics showing Yakima's crime has decreased significantly. Don Tait provided the Council with information about the sheriff of Maricopa County in Arizona who has a "posse" of volunteers to assist him in law enforcement. He recommended that the Council consider the same program for Yakima. Mayor Edler suggested the Public Safety Committee review the information. 7: 00 P.M. -- PUBLIC HEARINGS / MEETINGS 6. Public Hearing on Yakima School District No. 7 Ballot Proposition for a replacement maintenance and operation levy The City Manager explained the guidelines for public hearings on ballot propositions and the options Council could take on the upcoming school district levy. • FEBRUARY 5, 2008 ® Vicki I ba rr a, Yakima School District Board president, p ointed out that this is a replacement, not a new levy. It would provide basics such as textbooks and instructional materials as well as help with athletics and a small percentage going toward maintenance and operation of the district.. If it passes, in addition to $11.9 million from .the community, they will become eligible for approximately $10 million in state matching funds. • Mayor'Edler opened the public hearing Alonzo Marquez, 613 N. 3rd Street, expressed his concerns about the levy. He feels there is still too high of a drop out rate that hasn't been resolved and was not satisfied with how the school funds are spent. • Mayor Edler closed the public hearing McCLURE MOVED AND EDLER SECONDED TO ENDORSE THE PASSAGE OF THE LEVY. ➢ Council Member McClure said he personally, and as a City Council representative, supports the levy. Part of the issue of any government is the education of its citizens. He believes this is a responsibility of the Council to support education of our youth. ➢ Mayor Edler agreed and emphasized that a thriving school system is critical to our community. ➢ Council Member Ensey said he has a master's degree in English and an MBA, but he wished the state would step up and support education as they had promised. He said that, although he doesn't have a problem with the school district putting this levy out and speaking on it, he doesn't think the Council should be voting on it. He thinks it opens a Pandora's box. He stated that he would vote yes because if he didn't he would be perceived as being against children. ➢ Council Member Cawley said he has never been comfortable endorsing a tax issue from the horseshoe and recommended the Council set policies on what they will support as a group. ➢ Council Member Coffey pointed out that this discussion is with regard to the procedure of the Council voting on levies in general, not on this particular levy. She said she supports this levy because she agrees that economic development requires a strong school system. Her hesitation has to do with Council procedure and that will be discussed outside this meeting. ➢ Council Member Lover said his opinion is that one taxing authority, should not give a recommendation to another taxing authority's tax proposal as that invades the integrity of his ballot and everyone deserves a secret ballot. • The motion passed by unanimous voice vote; Johnson absent. 7. A *9. *10 FEBRUARY 5, 2008 Closed Record Public Hearin on the River Pointe Landing Rezone 9 g Bruce Benson, Supervising Planner, explained that this is a rezone request of approximately 78.6 acres. Thirteen parcels would be rezoned from M -1, light industrial, and two parcels from B -1, professional office, to LCC, Large Convenience Center. The project related to the rezone, is an 806,700 square - foot retail complex. A signalized intersection is to be constructed on North 16th Avenue. He outlined the benefits of the project and stated that staff recommends approval. • Mayor Edler opened the closed- record public hearing. Jerry Miller, a partner in Riverpointe Landing and a resident of Yakima, described their plans and indicated he hoped to be able to announce their first tenants in the next few weeks. • Mayor Edler closed the closed- record public hearing. McCLURE MOVED AND CAWLEY SECONDED TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE THE APPROPRIATE LEGISLATION. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote; Johnson absent. CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS Consideration of an application for a right -of -way use permit at 411 South 8th Street for a fence Joe Caruso, Supervising Code Inspector, briefed the Council on the illegal fence that extended eighteen feet into the City right -of -way and advised that staff recommended denial of the application. CAWLEY MOVED AND COFFEY SECONDED TO DENY THE APPLICATION. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote; Johnson absent. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing the approval of CDBG funds to be used in a downtown facade improvement program RESOLUTION NO. R- 2008 -21, A RESOLUTION authorizing the approval of CDBG funds to provide up to $30,000 to be used in a Downtown Facade Improvement Program Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with Citizens for Safe Yakima Valley Communities RESOLUTION NO. R- 2008 -22, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to execute an Agreement with Citizens for Safe Yakima Valley Communities for the purpose of fostering community development, contributing to the operation of City government, improving the quality of life in Yakima and building a safe community. 5 FEBRUARY 5, 2008 11. Consideration of a Resolution to adopt a public involvement and participation policy directive in compliance with new stormwater regulations RESOLUTION NO. R- 2008 -23; A RESOLUTION to adopt a Public Involvement and Participation Policy Directive in compliance with new stormwater regulations. *12. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign a grant agreement with the Tony Hawk Foundation for the skateboard facility at Kiwanis Park RESOLUTION NO. R- 2008 -24, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to execute a Grant Agreement with the Tony Hawk Foundation for a public Skateboard facility at Kiwanis Park. *13. Consideration of a Resolution to accept a $1.083 million grant from the Transportation Improvement Board for updating the Washington Avenue and 16th Avenue intersection RESOLUTION NO. R- 2008 -25, A RESOLUTION directing and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement to accept a $1,083,000 grant from the Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) to upgrade the intersection at 16th Avenue and Washington Avenue and authorizing the City Manager to execute ® additional related documents associated with applying this TIB grant funding to the project. *14. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of a modified /updated interlocal agreement between the City of Yakima and the City of Union Gap for fire department command officer response RESOLUTION NO. R- 2008 -26, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager to execute an interlocal agreement between the City of Yakima and the City of Union Gap for the provision of Battalion Chief services by the Yakima Fire Department. *15. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of an interlocal agreement with Yakima County for a joint administrative purchasing assessment through the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc. RESOLUTION NO. R- 2008 -27, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to execute an Interlocal Agreement with Yakima County for a Joint Administrative Purchasing Assessment through the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc. 6 FEBRUARY 5, 2008 *16. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of a memorandum of understanding for the purpose of insuring the cost effective and best use of water resources for future development in the Yakima Valley RESOLUTION NO. R- 2008 -28, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with Yakima County, Nob Hill Water Association, Yakima Valley Canal Company and the Yakima Tieton Irrigation District for the purpose of insuring the cost effective and best use of water resources for future development in the Yakima Valley. *17. Consideration of a Resolution declaring the attached list of vehicles and personal property surplus and authorizing disposal of said surplus vehicles and property owned by the City of Yakima RESOLUTION NO. R- 2008 -29, A RESOLUTION declaring the attached list of used vehicles and personal property surplus to the needs of the City of Yakima; and authorizing the City Manager to dispose of these items in a manner most beneficial to the City of Yakima to include auction or sale by a means deemed appropriate by the City Manager, such as "eBay ", local auction or sealed bid, recycling, sending to State of Washington Surplus or donating or transferring to other government entities or qualified non - profit corporations. *18. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of a professional service contract with Ashley- Bertsch Group, Inc. for professional services pertaining to special structural engineering plan review RESOLUTION NO. R- 2008 -30, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to execute an Engineered Retaining Wall Plan Review Professional Service Contract for Ashley— Bertsch Group, Inc. in order to provide these necessary professional services on behalf of the City. ORDINANCES *19. Consideration of an Ordinance amending Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 10.32 relating to banner permits in the downtown area ORDINANCE NO. 2008- 02, AN ORDINANCE concerning street and building banners and decorations; amending Chapter 10.32 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code to limit the locations where public banners and building decorations may be displayed within the City, restricting the persons that may be allowed to install said banners and building decorations, amending the liability requirements for installers; and amending sections 10.32.010, 10.32.020, 10.32.030 and10.32.040 of Chapter 10.32 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. • 7 • FEBRUARY 5, 2008 *20. Consideration of an Ordinance relating to land use; vacating certain portion of alley right -of -way identified as two portions of undeveloped platted right -of -way in the vicinity of East "R" Street requested by Dean Owens ORDINANCE NO. 2008 -03, AN ORDINANCE relating to land use; vacating two certain portions of street right -of -way identified as undeveloped platted alley in the vicinity of East R Street and North 3'd Street; Bill Hordan, acting on behalf of Dean Owens, is the applicant herein. 21. Other Business Council Member McClure commented that items on the consent agenda and passed in one motion may not give the public the full picture of how well government works for citizens. He reiterated some of the consent items and emphasized the good work the City performs on a day -to -day basis. 22. Adjournment CAWLEY MOVED AND McCLURE SECONDED TO ADJOURN TO FEBRUARY 19, 2008 AT 8:00 A.M. FOR A STUDY SESSION CONTINUING THE COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote; Johnson absent. The meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m. READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DATE COUNCIL MEMBER DATE ATTEST: CITY CLERK DAVID EDLER, MAYOR Minutes prepared by Linda Watkins. A CD and DVD of this meeting are available in the City Clerk's Office