YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
March 15, 2016
City Hall -- Council Chambers
6 p.m. Business Meeting; 6:30 p.m. Public Hearings

BUSINESS MEETING

1.Roll Call
2.Pledge of Allegiance
3.Open Discussions for the Good of the Order
4.Council Reports
5.Consent Agenda
Items listed are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion without discussion. A citizen or Council member may request to remove an item from the Consent Agenda and, if approved, it will be placed on the regular agenda for discussion and consideration.
A.Approval of the minutes from the February 2, 16 and March 1, 2016, City Council Business meetings; February 8, 2016, City Council Retreat; and February 17 and 23, 2016, City Council Study Sessions
B.

Approve payment of disbursements for the period February 1 - 29, 2016

C.Resolution authorizing the Fire Chief, who serves as the City's Emergency Manager, to enter into a grant agreement with Washington State Military Department and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide funds to enhance the City of Yakima Emergency Management Program
D.Resolution authorizing the amendment to an existing grant agreement with Washington State Department of Transportation to fund fixed-route buses
E.Resolution authorizing a Municipal Stormwater Capacity Grant agreement with the Department of Ecology for $50,000
F.Resolution authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Huibregtse Louman Associates, Inc. (HLA), in an amount not to exceed $67,000, to prepare design engineering plans for the Randall Park Improvements
G.Resolution authorizing fourth amendment to the Block by Block agreement for Professional and Ambassador Services in the Downtown Yakima Business Improvement District (DYBID)
H.

Ordinance updating Classification and Compensation Plan for City Employees Section 2.20.100

6.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.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
7.

Final public input hearing on the 2015 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER)

CITY MANAGER REPORTS
8.Status of Complete Streets Ordinance and Sidewalk Grants
9.Resolution authorizing open cruising events to be held on June 11, June 18, July 9, August 13, September 10 and September 17 sponsored by Apple Valley Kiwanis Club (June 18), Yakima Volkswagen Club (September 17) and the Downtown Association of Yakima (remaining dates) 
ORDINANCES
10.Ordinance Amending the 2016 Budget for 2015 Year-End Encumbrances (First Reading)
11.Other Business
12.Adjournment
The next meeting will be a Council Business Meeting on April 5, 2016 at 6 p.m. at City Hall
13.Council General Information
A.
Council General Information
B.City of Yakima municipal code provisions pertaining to Animal Control and Pit Bull Ban
Any invocation that may be offered before the official start of the Council meeting shall be the voluntary offering of a private citizen, to and for the benefit of the Council. The views or beliefs expressed by the invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the Council, and the Council does not endorse the religious beliefs or views of this, or any other speaker.

A Council packet is available for review at the City Clerk's Office and the Library. A packet is also available on-line at www.yakimawa.gov.

The City provides special accommodations, such as hearing devices, wheelchair space or language interpreters, for City meetings. Anyone needing special assistance please contact the City Clerk's office at (509) 575-6037 at least two business days prior to the meeting.