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YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
STUDY SESSION
February 17, 2016
City Hall -- Council Chambers
10:00 a.m.
1. Roll Call
Council: MayorAvina Gutierrez, presiding, Assistant Mayor Holly Cousens, Council Members
Maureen Adkison, Kathy Coffey, Dulce Gutierrez, Bill Lover, and Carmen Mendez
Staff: Interim City Manager Cutter, Acting City Attorney Kunkler and City Clerk Claar Tee
2. Strategic Priorities and City Council Boards and Commissions
Council discussed 2016 Strategic Priorities as related to their Council Strategic Committees.
After discussion, it was Council consensus to retain the following Committees: Economic
Development, Public Safety and Partnerships; and to eliminate the Built Environment
Committee.
MOTION: Coffey moved and Cousens seconded to move the committee
assignments from the Built Environment Committee to the Economic Development
Committee and the board appointed assignments to the Board
appointment Partnership priority. The motion carried by unanimous vote.
MOTION: Coffey moved and A. Gutierrez seconded to make Neighborhood
Partnerships a Strategic Priority Committee. The motion carried by unanimous vote.
Interim City Manager reiterated the new Strategic Priorities as Public Safety, Economic
Development; Partnerships and Neighborhood Partnerships.
MOTION: Coffey moved and Cousens seconded to adopt and accept the strategic
priorities as listed by Interim City Manager Cutter. The motion carried by unanimous
vote.
It was Council consensus to move the Neighborhood Development committee assignment
from the former Built Environment Committee to the Neighborhood Partnerships and the N.
1st Street oversight assignment to the Economic Development Committee.
MOTION: D. Gutierrez moved and Cousens seconded to move the Transportation
Committee assignment to Neighborhood Partnerships. The motion carried by
unanimous vote.
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Council Member Lover suggested the Intergovernmental assignment not be assigned to a
specific committee but instead have this issue go through the Mayor, Assistant Mayor and
City Manager on a case-by-case basis and then decide which committee it should be referred
to.
MOTION: Lover moved and Coffey seconded that the Intergovernmental Committee
assignment does not come under any priority now, it will come under the Mayor,
Assistant Mayor responsibility with the City Manager. Acting City Attorney Kunkler
stated it could be an ad hoc committee appointed by the Council. The motion carried by
unanimous vote.
It was Council consensus that the Downtown, Mill Site Oversight, and Airport Committee
assignments remain under the Economic Development Committee; and that the Police/Fire
and Gang Free Initiative Committee assignments remain under the Public Safety Committee.
Council asked Interim City Manager Cutter to follow up on several committees that may be
defunct or do not require a Council representative including Stormwater, Yakima Community
Foundation, Homeless Network, Emergency Management and the Yakima County Gang
Commission.
MOTION: D. Gutierrez moved and Coffey seconded to move the Homeless Network
board appointment under the Neighborhood Partnership Committee. The motion
carried by unanimous vote.
It was Council consensus to keep the remaining committee board assignments under the
Partnership Committee.
MOTION: D. Gutierrez moved and Cousens seconded to move the TRANS -action
board appointment to the Economic Development Committee. The motion carried by
unanimous vote.
MOTION: Coffey moved and Lover seconded to move the Planning Commission
board appointment to the Economic Development Committee. The motion carried by
unanimous vote.
MOTION: Coffey moved and Lover seconded to move the Public Facilities District
board appointment to the Economic Development Committee. The motion carried by
unanimous vote.
MOTION: Coffey moved and Mendez seconded to move the Hotel /Motel
Commission and Lodging Tax board appointment to the Economic Development
Committee. The motion carried by unanimous vote.
MOTION: D. Gutierrez moved and Coffey seconded to move the Yakima Regional
Clean Air and Yakima River Basin board appointments to the Partnerships
Committee. The motion carried by unanimous vote.
It was Council consensus that the Arts Commission board appointment remain under the
Partnership Committee.
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MOTION: D. Gutierrez moved and Coffey seconded to move the Historic
Preservation Commission board appointment to the Neighborhood Partnership
Committee. The motion carried by unanimous vote.
It was Council consensus to keep the Harman Center board appointment under the
Partnership Committee.
MOTION: Mendez moved and Coffey seconded to move the Capitol Theatre and
Sports Commission board appointments to the Economic Development Committee.
The motion carried by unanimous vote.
It was Council consensus to keep the Sister City, Fish and Wildlife Board, Greenway Board,
YVCOG, Emergency Management, and the Yakima Nation under the Partnership Committee,
and to move the Parks and Recreation board appointment to the Neighborhood Partnership
Committee.
Mayor Gutierrez reviewed the newly created Neighborhood Committee with Neighborhood
Development, Transportation, Homeless Network, the Historic Preservation and the Parks
and Recreation all under this Committee.
Council Member Coffey suggested that any boards that receive City funding should not have
a voting Council member, but an ex -officio Council member.
MOTION: Coffey moved and Adkison seconded that Council members not be voting
members on any board that receives funding from the City, with the exception of
those otherwise authorized by law. The motion carried by a 6-1 vote, Lover voting no.
Mayor Gutierrez asked Council members which two committees they would like to be on.
After further Council discussion, the following committee appointments were made:
Economic Development: Coffey, A. Gutierrez, Cousins and Adkison as the alternate
Neighborhood Partnership: A. Gutierrez, Mendez, D. Gutierrez and Cousens as the alternate
Public Safety: D. Gutierrez, Mendez, Coffey and Lover as the alternate
Partnership: Adkison, Lover, Cousens and A. Gutierrez as the alternate
MOTION: Lover moved and Mendez seconded that each committee meet and decide
who fills the board appointments under their committee. The motion carried by a 6-1
vote, Coffey voting no.
Council discussed their strategic priority notes from their February 8, 2016, retreat.
MOTION: D. Gutierrez moved and Coffey seconded to strike out (from the
notes) "have a City Manager in place," "better relations with state and federal
government to fight for local issues" and "completed downtown plaza." Motion
carried by unanimous vote.
MOTION: Coffey moved and Adkison seconded to not adopt these retreat notes and
have a retreat in the near future to address a new strategic agenda. The motion
carried by a 6-1, Lover voting no.
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Council discussed having a retreat and possible facilitators. Interim City Manager Cutter will
bring back information on facilitators.
MOTION: D. Gutierrez moved and Lover seconded to have the first official
committee meetings by the end of February. The motion carried by a 6-1 vote, Coffey
voting no.
Council Member Coffey noted she will be gone. Council Member D. Gutierrez stated her
intention was that by the next business meeting there would be something to report.
3. Audience Comments (allow 15 minutes)
None.
4. Adjournment
Motion: D. Gutierrez moved and Adkison seconded to adjourn to a Council Study
Session on February 23, 2016, at 10 a.m. at City Hall. The motion carried by unanimous
vote. The meeting adjourned at 11:50 a.m.
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