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Home My WebLink About07/06/2010 00 Action Agenda COUNCIL ACTION ON YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING JULY 6, 2010 COUNCIL CHAMBERS, YAKIMA CITY HALL 5:00 P.M. — EXECUTIVE SESSION 1. Roll Call Absent: Council Member Dave Edler 2. Executive Session • Prospective litigation and property acquisition The Executive Session was held and adjourned at 5:55 p.m. 6:00 P.M. — BUSINESS MEETING 1. Roll Call Present: Council: Mayor Micah Cawley, presiding, Assistant Mayor Kathy Coffey, Council Members Maureen Adkison, Rick Ensey, Dave Ettl and Bill Lover; Staff: City Manager Zais, City Attorney Cutter and Acting City Clerk Roberts Absent: Dave Edler absent and excused 2. Invocation /Pledge of Allegiance — Council Member Dave Ettl Council Member Dave Ettl gave an invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance 3. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order A. Proclamations - none B. Presentations /recognitions /introductions - none C. Status reports on prior meeting's citizen service requests 1. Response to Council requests regarding traffic signal timing (from meeting of 5/4/10) Chris Waarvick reviewed the June 30 memorandum responding to the Council request regarding traffic signal timing from the 5/4/10 Council meeting. Staff presented this report to the Transit and Transportation Planning Committee on June 17 and received their approval of the methodology used. D. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees 1. Recommendation regarding disbanding Bicycle /Pedestrian Committee ACTION: MOTION passed to direct staff to amend the existing ordinance to delete the lead staff support. 2. Recommendation of appointments to the Gang -free Initiative Steering Committee ACTION: Recommended appointments were accepted: Public Safety Committee: Kathy Coffey, Maureen Adkison, Bill Lover; Dick Zais, City Manager; Sam Granato, Chief of Police; James Hagarty, County Prosecutor; Cynthia Martinez, City Prosecutor, Elaine Beraza, Yakima Schools; Ken Trull, Juvenile Justice; Non - profit: Carole Folsom -Hill and Esther Huey; Business Members: Luz Gutierrez, and Nick Marquez; Chris DeVillanueva, Mental Health; Neighborhood Representatives: Nick Hughes, Pat Garcia, Christina Pelayo, Jerry Lopez, Greg Bohn, and Eva Valdivia; Sonia Rodriguez True, Neighborhood Business Representative; Faith Community: Pastor Daniel Roa and Pastor Elias Garcia. 3. Alternate appointment to Yakima County Gang Commission ACTION: Council Member Rick Ensey was appointed as alternate 4. Arts Commission member replacement ACTION: Council Member Maureen Adkison was named to the Committee as chair ANNOUNCEMENT: City Manager Zais announced his plans to retire by July 5, 2011 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. ACTION: No changes were made; Motion carried to adopt the Consent Agenda as read A. Consideration of approval of Council Meeting Minutes *1. Business Meetings — May 4, May 18, June 1 and June 15, 2010 *2. Adjourned Meetings /Study Sessions — May 11, May 25 and June 16, 2010 3. Special Meetings — June 8, June 9 and June 10, 2010 (City staff requests direction for follow up) ACTION: Council meeting minutes in Items Nos. 1 and 2 were approved; Council did not consider the special meeting minutes *B. Consideration of approval of Council Committee Meeting Minutes 1. Citizen Boards /Commissions /Committees Nominating Committee — June 9, 2010 2. Transit - Transportation Committee — June 17, 2010 3. City /County Intergovernmental Committee — June 22, 2010 ACTION: The Council Committee meeting minutes were approved 5. Audience Participation Lynn Buchanan advised Council that the Airport Board has given him and 45 other pilots notice to remove their airplanes from the airport. He spoke about the resultant business closures and sales tax revenue that would be lost from the sale of fuel. ACTION: Council will request a report from the airport and respond back to Mr. Buchanan, including his question on who pays for the police officer backing up airport security and for on -site firefighters. Bill Duerr addressed the issue of the proposed parking enforcement for the Chestnut Manor Apartment residents utilizing on- street parking. He suggested grandfathering the existing residents as long as their vehicles are operational. Robbie Byrne also addressed the Chestnut Manor Apartment parking issue, asking that Council show compassion for the handicapped and elderly residents. She suggested using the parking garage owned by Mr. Moyer for downtown parking issues. Following the public hearing, audience participation continued. Tom Allen reminded citizens that all outside burning is prohibited within city limits and the urban area, except for controlled burns such as barbeques. He asked about fire equipment dispatching since approximately 75% of all calls are for first aid. ACTION: He was referred to Deputy Chief Stewart for the answer as that question has recently been addressed publicly. Mary Place stated that an incorrect date was given in the paper for the Performance Park dedication. She extended an invitation to Council to attend the dedication scheduled for July 14 at 10:00 a.m. 2 7:00 P.M. — PUBLIC HEARINGS 6. Open Record Public Hearing on "A" Street right -of -way vacation (please bring material distributed under separate cover) The open record public hearing was conducted; no citizen was present to speak on this issue. ACTION: A motion was passed to direct staff to prepare the appropriate legislation to adopt the Hearing Examiner's recommendation to approve the request. CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS 7. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of an interlocal agreement for regional public safety consortium ACTION: Motion carried to adopt the Resolution. RESOLUTION NO. R 2010 - 84 *8. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of a professional services agreement with Pharmer Engineering for services at the Wastewater Treatment Plant ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO.R- 2010 -85 *9. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of a professional services agreement with Tom Coleman for services at the Wastewater Treatment Plant ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO.R- 2010 -86 *10. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with the Yakima Sunrise Rotary Club for a picnic shelter at Upper Kiwanis Park ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO.R- 2010 -87 *11. Consideration of a Resolution ratifying the City Manager signature on an agreement with Pacific Power ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO.R- 2010 -88 *12. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing application for federal assistance and standard DOT Title VI Assurances and authorizing execution of a grant Agreement for Al P 3 -53- 0089 -31 for federal assistance and Certificate of Sponsor's Attorney between the Federal Aviation Administration, the City of Yakima and Yakima County ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO.R- 2010 -89 *13. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing execution of an amendment to the agreement with the State of Washington Department of Social and Health Services for continuation of the Greater Yakima Valley Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Program ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO.R- 2010 -90 *14. Approval of Final Contract payments (Standard Motion V -B — Accept the project and approve the final payment): A. Consideration of Final Contract Payment for Ken Leingang Excavation Inc. for 2009 Sanitary Sewer System Repair Project — Project No.: VWV2293 3 B. Consideration of Final Contract Payment for N. 85 Ave. & Kail Dr. Sewer L.I.D. 1060 — Project No.: LC2208 C. Consideration of Final Contract Payment for West Coast Construction, Inc. — 12 Avenue Sewer Improvements — Project No.: WW2234 ACTION: Standard Motion V -B was adopted. *15. Set date of Public Hearing for July 20, 2010 to consider a Resolution adopting Design Guidelines for Barge- Chestnut Neighborhood Historic District ACTION: July 20, 2010 was set as the date of public hearing *16. Set date of Closed Record Public Hearing for July 20, 2010 to consider the Hearing Examiner's recommendation regarding a previous rezone of property located at 716 and 718 South 6 th Street and 507 East Adams Street ACTION: July 20, 2010 was set as the date of public hearing ORDINANCES *17. Consideration of an Ordinance to revise public notice requirements in order to implement a post card format for land use applications ACTION: Ordinance passed. ORDINANCE NO. 2010 -31 *18. Second reading of an Ordinance amending the 2010 budget in various funds for emergency responder expenditures and available grant revenue regarding Operation Eagle Eye ACTION: Ordinance passed. ORDINANCE NO. 2010 -29 *19. Second reading of an Ordinance amending the 2010 budget and making an appropriation in the 151 — Public Safety Communications Fund to purchase a telephone system ACTION: Ordinance passed. ORDINANCE NO. 2010 -30 20. Other Business City Manager Zais explained that the plan presented at a previous study session pertaining to the replacement of aging fire apparatus was discovered to not be feasible due to state statute on timing of ballot issues. Although they are still recommending a bond issue or the lid lift in 2014, more research is needed, on what can be done to bridge the gap until then. They will be looking into increasing maintenance on existing equipment and to possibly purchase apparatus from other entities that may be selling equipment due to their financial constraints. ACTION: Motion passed to accept the Committees recommendation. Council member Coffey corrected information published in the paper concerning the City's relationship with the West Valley Fire District. The newspaper said that West Valley decided not to participate in discussions past July 31 because the City requested they pay $60,000. She stated that at the Public Safety Committee, they talked about making payments over the next five -six years. 4 City Manager Zais presented Council members with an outline of the state of the City presentation to be given to the Chamber of Commerce next Monday. 21. Adjournment ACTION: Motion carried to adjourn to the next regularly scheduled business meeting. Council Member Coffey advised Council that she will not be able to attend the next meeting. The meeting adjourned at 7:39 p.m. 5