City Council

GRANDVIEW CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES JUNE 25, 2019 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Gloria Mendoza called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Present were: Mayor Mendoza and Councilmembers Gay Brewer, David Diaz, Mike Everett, Diana Jennings, Javier Rodriguez and Joan Souders. Councilmember Bill Moore was absent. On motion by Councilmember Souders, second by Councilmember Rodriguez, Council excused Councilmember Moore from the meeting. Staff present were: City Administrator/Public Works Director Cus Arteaga and City Clerk Anita Palacios. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Councilmember Diaz led the pledge of allegiance. 3. PRESENTATIONS – None 4. PUBLIC COMMENT – None 5. CONSENT AGENDA On motion by Councilmember Rodriguez, second by Councilmember Jennings, Council approved the Consent Agenda consisting of the following: A. Minutes of the June 11, 2019 Committee-of-the-Whole meeting B. Minutes of the June 11, 2019 Council meeting C. Payroll Check Nos. 11019-11040 in the amount of $94,605.75 D. Payroll Electronic Fund Transfers (EFT) Nos.60131-60137 in the amount of $85,605.22 E. Payroll Direct Deposit 6/1/19-6/15/19 in the amount of $108,128.30 F. Claim Check Nos. 117807-117892 in the amount of $215,698.76 6. ACTIVE AGENDA A. Ordinance No. 2019-12 permitting commercial/downtown business establishments to use public sidewalks as a seating area, and adding a new chapter to the Grandview Municipal Code entitled 12.10-Obstructing Streets and Sidewalks Mayor Mendoza recused herself from the discussion due to being the business owner of Casa de Vino. In the absence of Mayor Pro Tem Moore, Councilmember Everett chaired this item of the agenda. Regular Meeting Minutes June 25, 2019 Page 2 This item was previously discussed at the May 14, 2019, May 28, 2019 and June 11, 2019 C.O.W. meetings. On motion by Councilmember Jennings, second by Councilmember Souders, Council approved Ordinance No. 2019-12 permitting commercial/downtown business establishments to use public sidewalks as a seating area, and adding a new chapter to the Grandview Municipal Code entitled 12.10-Obstructing Streets and Sidewalks. Councilmember Brewer voted in opposition. 7. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS – None 8. CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND/OR STAFF REPORTS Henningson Cold Storage/Port of Grandview – City Administrator Arteaga reported that Yakima County Development Association showcased Henningson Cold Storage and the Port of Grandview during their monthly roundtable meeting on June 20th. 9. MAYOR & COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS Grandview Assisted Living – Mayor Mendoza reported that the Grandview Assisted Living facility at 912 Hillcrest celebrated their grand opening with a ribbon cutting on June 20th. 10. ADJOURNMENT On motion by Councilmember Everett, second by Councilmember Rodriguez, Council adjourned the regular meeting at 7:20 p.m. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Mayor Gloria Mendoza Anita Palacios, City Clerk