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Home My WebLink About05/17/2016 Business Meeting 404 YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL May 17, 2016 City Hall -- Council Chambers 6 p.m. Business Meeting -- MINUTES BUSINESS MEETING 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. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Gutierrez led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Open Discussions for the Good of the Order I nterpretation Services Mayor Gutierrez announced interpreter services. A. Proclamations Older American Citizen's Month Proclamation Mayor Gutierrez proclaimed May 2016 as Older Americans Month and Doris Thomas accepted it. ii. Bethel Ridge Church's 110th Anniversary Mayor Gutierrez proclaimed May 22, 2016, as Bethel Ridge Church's 110th Anniversary Day. B. Presentations / Recognitions / Introductions Recognition of Angie and Angel Contreras for a good deed in returning Council Member D. Gutierrez's wallet Council Member D. Gutierrez recognized Angie Contreras for doing a good deed. Mayor Gutierrez presented a crystal apple to Miss Contreras. 4. Council Reports A. Neighborhood & Community Building Committee Minutes of April 28, 2016 Page 1 of 5 405 MOTION: D. Gutierrez moved and Mendez seconded to approve the minutes. The motion carried by unanimous vote. 5. Consent Agenda Mayor Gutierrez referred to the items placed on the Consent Agenda, questioning whether there were any additions or deletions from Council members or citizens present. The City Clerk read the Consent Agenda items, including resolutions and ordinances, by title. (Items on the Consent Agenda are handled under one motion without further discussion — see motion directly below.) MOTION: Coffey moved and Mendez seconded to approve the consent agenda. The motion carried by unanimous vote. A. Approval of the minutes from the March 15 and April 5, 2016, City Council Business meetings; and March 8, 18, 29 and April 25, 2016, Special Council meetings and April 12, 2016, Study Session B. Approve payment of disbursements for the period April 1 - 30, 2016 C. 1st Quarter 2016 Accounts Receivable Status Report D. 1st Quarter 2016 Treasury Report - E. Set June 7, 2016 as the date for a Closed Record Public Hearing to consider the Hearing Examiner's recommendation on a proposal submitted by Brian Griff and Larry Loveless to rezone nine parcels in the vicinity of South 80th Ave & Tieton Drive from Single - Family residential (R -1) zone to Two - Family Residential (R -2) zone F. Resolution setting the time and place of hearings on June 7, 2016 and June 21, 2016, to review and adopt the Six -year Transportation Improvement Program and amend the Capital Facilities Element of the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan for the period of 2017 to 2022 RESOLUTION NO. R- 2016 -067, A RESOLUTION setting the times and place for hearings on June 7, 2016 and June 21, 2016 in the City of Yakima Council Chambers to review and adopt the Six -year Transportation Improvement Program and amend the Capital Facilities Element of the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan for the period of 2017 to 2022. G. Resolution authorizing approval of Yakima Transit's Equal Employment Opportunity Program update 2016 and direct staff to implement the program RESOLUTION NO. R- 2016 -068, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to approve Yakima Transit's Equal Employment Opportunity Program 2016 update and direct staff to implement the program. H. Resolution authorizing a grant agreement with Washington State Department of Transportation to assist in funding the replacement of three vanpool vehicles RESOLUTION NO. R- 2016 -069, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to enter into a grant agreement with Washington State Department of Transportation to replace Page 2 of 5 406 three vanpool vehicles. 6. Audience Participation John Harpe, City resident, spoke on behalf of World Trade Center survivor, Earl Johnson, and invited Council and citizens to attend an event on May 25, 2016, at 6 p.m. at the Eisenhower High School Auditorium to hear Mr. Johnson speak about his experience. John Cooper, City resident and President and CEO of Yakima Valley Tourism, recognized Rich Austin, Pete Hernandez and Assistant Mayor Holly Cousens for assisting a gentleman from the Tri- Cities in Yakima to umpire, who experienced car problems and a lost wallet. This gentleman's perception of Yakima has been forever changed to the positive. Nereida Espinoza, City resident, read a letter from One America regarding an equity assessment and suggested ideas related to the study. Mayor Gutierrez noted the Council approved a citywide assessment and encouraged this group to attend the next Council Neighborhood and Community Building Committee meeting on Thursday at 2 p.m. at City Hall, where this topic will be discussed. Council Member D. Gutierrez stated the City will provide interpreter services at that meeting. Julie Buse, City resident, asked how the City planned to handle the transgender issue at public restrooms and showers at public pools. CITY MANAGER REPORTS 7. Resolution declaring intent to lift ban on recreational and medical marijuana production, processing and retailing, and directing Planning Commission to develop land use regulations pertaining to locations and regulation of such uses Acting City Attorney Kunkler briefed Council on the issue, noting the resolution before Council recommends sending this issue to the Planning Commission to prepare land use and zoning regulations to be brought back to the full Council. Mayor Gutierrez opened the meeting for public comment. The following community members spoke in support of lifting the ban on marijuana: Hayley Brown, non - resident; Adam Marcus, non - resident; Ashley Plaisance, non - resident; Greg Pitzer, non - resident; Eric Larson, City resident; John Brulotte, City resident; Jedidiah Haney, non - resident; Craig Henyan, non - resident; Tim Hill, City resident; Juan Rodriquez, City resident; Jan Lowell, City resident and resident; Walt Ranta, City resident; Patty Nagle, City resident; Cristal and Marcos Campos, City residents; Jon Lang, City resident; Steve Frank, non - resident, spoke for Northwest Kyle Webster, non - resident. The following community members spoke in support of keeping the ban: Dave Ettl, City resident; Mark Hummel, City resident; Bob Whitney, City resident; Walt Ranta, City resident; Patty Nagle, City resident; Cristal and Marcos Campos, City residents; Jon Lang, City resident; Steve Frank, non - resident, spoke for Northwest HIDTA and presented a PowerPoint; Lynette Whitney, City resident and provided more petitions in support of the ban with over 500 signatures; Glenn Thiesfeld, City resident; Ann Marie Dufault, non- resident; Rosemary Copeland, City resident and Randall Parker, City resident. Ken Marble, City resident, spoke to the record asking Mayor Gutierrez and Assistant Mayor Page 3 of 5 407 Cousens to recuse themselves from the vote since they accepted contributions from cannabis retailers. Mayor Gutierrez stated she received donations from a lot of people with different opinions and would not be recusing herself. She noted Mr. Weaver of Slow Burn made a contribution and lobbied her not to lift the ban. Council Members Adkison, Mendez and Lover spoke in support of keeping the ban. Council Member Coffey thanked everyone for attending the meeting and spoke in support of lifting the ban. MOTION: Cousens moved and Coffey seconded to repeal the existing ban on recreational and medical marijuana, production, processing and retailing within the City of Yakima. The motion carried by a 4 -3 vote, with Adkision, Lover and Mendez voting no. MOTION: Cousens moved and Coffey seconded to direct staff and the Planning Commission to make recommendations to Council no later than July 5, for any underlying zoning and land use regulations that would apply when the City repeals ordinance 2012 -002 and 2014 -001. The motion carried by unanimous vote. Council Member Lover encouraged citizens to attend the Planning Commission meetings on this subject. 8. Report on General Government Revenue Enhancement Options Cindy Epperson, Finance and Budget Director, briefed Council on the report. 9. Other Business MOTION: Mendez moved and Lover seconded that City staff work with Yakima County staff to reestablish the City/County Intergovernmental Committee under the Partnership Strategic Priority and identify committee members, key issues and a meeting schedule for Council consideration. The motion carried by unanimous vote. Interim City Manager Cutter referred to a memorandum in the information packet regarding a potential trolley grant with a deadline due in two days. Brett Sheffield, City Engineer, reported staff did not have the information needed from the Trolley Association relating to the grant and was unable to determine how much the City's matching contribution would be or where the funding would come from. It was Council consensus that there was not enough information from the Trolley Association to take advantage of the opportunity. 10. Adjournment MOTION: Cousens moved and D. Gutierrez seconded to adjourn to a City Council Retreat on May 18, 2016, at 8:15 a.m. at the City Training Facility - 421 E. Chestnut Avenue. The motion carried by unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 9:12 p.m. CERTIFICATION READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY Page 4 of 5 408 COUNCIL MEMBER DATE IO C .. , ) I & (P COUNCIL M MBER a DATE ATTEST: em u.. . � 11110■ A I M,4 U CITYv 1 � R' * J '� MAYOR ? , ►� \SHING� .- 1 Page 5 of 5