City Council

GRANDVIEW CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 11, 2014 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Norm Childress called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Present were: Mayor Childress, Councilmembers Mike Bren, Gloria Mendoza, Bill Moore, Javier Rodriguez and Joan Souders. Excused from the meeting were Councilmembers Diana Jennings and Jesse Palacios. Staff present were: City Administrator/Public Works Director Cus Arteaga, City Attorney Quinn Plant, Assistant Public Works Director Santos Trevino and City Clerk Anita Palacios. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Councilmember Souders led the pledge of allegiance. 3. PRESENTATIONS – None 4. PUBLIC COMMENT – None 5. CONSENT AGENDA On motion by Councilmember Rodriguez, second by Councilmember Bren, Council unanimously approved the Consent Agenda consisting of the following: A. Minutes of the January 28, 2014 regular meeting B. Payroll Electronic Fund Transfers (EFT) Nos. 5135-5140 in the amount of $89,572.80 C. Payroll Check Nos. 7230-7250 in the amount of $20,302.54 D. Payroll Direct Deposit 1/16/14 – 1/31/14 in the amount of $105,705.63 E. Claim Check Nos. 105221-105309 in the amount of $501,544.88 F. Ordinance No. 2014-4 granting to Fatbeam, LLC, a non-exclusive franchise to install, operate and maintain a telecommunication system in, on, over, upon, along and across certain designated public rights-of-way of the City of Grandview, Washington, prescribing certain rights, duties, terms and conditions with respect thereto, and establishing an effective date G. Resolution No. 2014-11 authorizing the Mayor to sign a Washington Teamsters Welfare Trust Subscription Agreement as a condition of Trust coverage for members of the City’s Police Support bargaining unit and their families Regular Meeting Minutes February 11, 2014 Page 2 6. ACTIVE AGENDA A. Resolution No. 2014-12 fixing the time and date for a public hearing to vacate a portion of undeveloped right-of-way known as Warehouse Street as petitioned by Yakima Valley Community College Yakima Valley Community College submitted a petition for vacation of right-of-way for Parcel No. 230923-21403 owned by the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Yakima Valley Community College. The undeveloped right-of-way in question was that portion of Warehouse Street that was not included in the original street vacation Ordinance No. 1221 adopted by the City Council on June 20, 1988 and recorded under Yakima County Auditor’s File No. 1243-250, 251. This piece of undeveloped right-of-way currently divided Parcel No. 230923-21403. Pursuant to RCW 35.79, the Council must conduct a public hearing upon a petition to vacate public right-of-way. The public hearing would be held March 11, 2014. On motion by Councilmember Moore, second by Councilmember Souders, Council unanimously approved Resolution No. 2014-12 fixing the time and date for a public hearing to vacate a portion of undeveloped right-of-way known as Warehouse Street as petitioned by Yakima Valley Community College. 7. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS A. Land Use and Recreational Marijuana On motion by Councilmember Souders, second by Councilmember Moore, Council unanimously directed the City Attorney to prepare documentation to ban the production, processing and retail sales of marijuana in the City of Grandview. 8. CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND/OR STAFF REPORTS Wastewater Pumping Facility Improvements – During the design phase of the Euclid Road Lift Station project, the design team agreed to remodel the existing building in lieu of a complete renovation project in order to minimize cost. During the demolition of the roof, it was discovered that two of the walls would not meet code and had to be removed and brought to code by adding reinforcement steel along with new blocks. The original estimated change order was $40,000 to $50,000. On February 6, 2014, the City Engineer and City Administrator met with the contractor to review the proposal and agreed to a change order amount of approximately $34,000 for the additional work. In addition, the electrical service installation required a modification in the amount of $12,000 and the wet well required some additional modifications in the amount of $6,300. Staff anticipated this additional work would be required when the project was bid, but decided this was the easiest way to address the modifications because of the need to pump down and clean the wet well for bidders to inspect during the bidding cycle. Staff estimated more money would have been spent in by-pass pumping than what the work would cost during construction. The total change order for all three items was approximately $52,300 and approximately $230,000 was available in contingency for the project. Quad City Group – The Quad City Group consisting of the Cities of Grandview, Mabton, Prosser and Sunnyside were recognized by the Public Works Board in an article on their website. Regular Meeting Minutes February 11, 2014 Page 3 9. MAYOR & COUNCILMEMBER MEETING REPORTS AWC Legislative Action Conference – Councilmember Mendoza and City Administrator Arteaga attended the Association of Washington Cities Legislative Action Conference in Olympia during the week of January 27th. The recreational marijuana issue was the main topic of discussion. Council Meeting Attendance – Councilmembers Souders and Bren reported they would both be unable to attend the February 25th Council meeting. City Administrator Arteaga reported he would also be absent from the meeting as he would be in Washington DC representing the Lower Valley Credit Union. 10. EXECUTIVE SESSION – None 11. ADJOURNMENT On motion by Councilmember Moore, second by Councilmember Rodriguez, Council unanimously adjourned the regular meeting at 7:25 p.m. _______________________________ ___________________________________ Mayor Norm Childress Anita Palacios, City Clerk