City Council

GRANDVIEW CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 12, 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 Gloria Mendoza, Jesse Palacios, Javier Rodriguez and Joan Souders. Excused from the meeting were Councilmembers Mike Bren, Diana Jennings and Bill Moore. Staff present were: City Administrator/Public Works Director Cus Arteaga, City Attorney Quinn Plant, Police Chief Kal Fuller, Assistant Public Works Director Santos Trevino and City Clerk Anita Palacios. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Childress led the pledge of allegiance. 3. PRESENTATIONS – None 4. PUBLIC COMMENT North Fifth Street Traffic – John Burgess, 703 North Fifth Street, expressed concern with accidents, traffic and speeding vehicles along North Fifth Street in front of his residence. His residence is located on the north side of North Fifth Street and was outside City limits. His concerns were referred to Police Chief Fuller. 5. CONSENT AGENDA On motion by Councilmember Rodriguez, second by Councilmember Souders, Council unanimously approved the Consent Agenda consisting of the following: A. Minutes of the July 8, 2014 regular meeting B. Payroll Electronic Fund Transfers (EFT) Nos. 5228 – 5232 in the amount of $63,927.40 C. Payroll Electronic Fund Transfers (EFT) Nos. 5234 – 5239 in the amount of $75,971.29 D. Payroll Check Nos. 7536 - 7598 in the amount of $110,291.33 E. Payroll Direct Deposit 7/1/14 – 7/15/14 in the amount of $86,634.56 F. Payroll Direct Deposit 7/16/14 – 7/31/14 in the amount of $90,552.45 G. Claim Check Nos. 106217 - 106408 in the amount of $612,784.31 Regular Meeting Minutes August 12, 2014 Page 2 6. ACTIVE AGENDA A. Resolution No. 2014-41 adopting the 2014 Comprehensive Emergency Management Program as the Official Emergency Response Plan for the City of Grandview The City of Grandview, more specifically the Police Department, worked with the Yakima County Office of Emergency Management to compile a Comprehensive Emergency Management Program (CEMP) to safe guard lives and property in our City in the event of a potentially catastrophic event. The Grandview Police Department completed its work on the CEMP. The Mayor and Council had the opportunity this year to listen to the presentation of Charles Erwin which outlined the benefits of the program and the roles that each public official would play in the event of a City emergency. The Grandview Police Department was pleased to propose the adoption of the CEMP. On motion by Councilmember Mendoza, second by Councilmember Rodriguez, Council unanimously approved Resolution No. 2014-41 adopting the 2014 Comprehensive Emergency Management Program as the Official Emergency Response Plan for the City of Grandview. 7. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS – None 8. CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND/OR STAFF REPORTS Wine Country Road TIB Application – City Administrator Arteaga recommended that the City submit an application to the Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) for a grind and overlay project on Wine Country Road from Elm east to the SVID canal. The approximate cost of the proposed TIB project was $310,000. The City’s match would be approximately $31,000. Applications were due on August 28th with bid award in mid-November. The City’s match would need to be budgeted from the Transportation Benefit District. He requested Council’s authorization to submit the application. On motion by Councilmember Palacios, second by Councilmember Souders, Council unanimously authorized application submittal to the Transportation Improvement Board for funding assistance for a grind and overlay project on Wine Country Road from Elm east to the SVID canal. 2015 Budget Preparation – The City Treasurer distributed the 2015 Annual Budget Preparation Handbook to Department Heads on Monday. City Administrator Arteaga requested that Councilmembers submit any priorities to the City Clerk for distribution to the departments for inclusion in the 2015 budget. Councilmember Palacios suggested that the street lights along Wine Country Road be replaced with street lights similar to the downtown. Euclid Lift Station West Forcemain Relining – The relining of the forcemain under the river was underway and would be completed by the end of next week. The valves were installed and the liner material was received. Carriage Square, King Street and East Third Chip Seal Project – Yakima County completed the chip seal projects on Carriage Square (Euclid to Grandridge), King Street (Euclid to Stassen) Regular Meeting Minutes August 12, 2014 Page 3 and East Third Street (Ash to Cedar). Chip seal prices received were lower than expected and King Street and East Third Street were added to the project. 9. MAYOR & COUNCILMEMBER MEETING REPORTS New Vision Board Forum – Mayor Childress attended the New Vision Board forum on July 24th in Granger. He reported that many of the success stories of New Vision were located in Grandview. 10. EXECUTIVE SESSION – Sale of Property & Potential Litigation Mayor Childress adjourned the meeting to an executive session at 7:20 p.m., for approximately 20 minutes to discuss sale of property and potential litigation matters with the aforementioned Mayor, Councilmembers, City Attorney, City Administrator and City Clerk present. The meeting resumed at 7:40 p.m., with the aforementioned Mayor, Council and staff present. 11. ADJOURNMENT On motion by Councilmember Souders, second by Councilmember Rodriguez, Council unanimously adjourned the regular meeting at 7:40 p.m. _______________________________ ___________________________________ Mayor Norm Childress Anita Palacios, City Clerk