City Council

GRANDVIEW CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 11, 2020 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. Governor Proclamation 20-28.8 continued the prohibition on "in-person" meetings through September 1, 2020. This meeting was available via teleconference. Present: Mayor Mendoza and Councilmembers David Diaz, Mike Everett, Bill Moore, Javier Rodriguez and Joan Souders Absent: Councilmember Diana Jennings On motion by Councilmember Moore, second by Councilmember Rodriguez, Council excused Councilmember Jennings from the meeting. Roll Call Vote: • Councilmember Diaz – Yes • Councilmember Souders – Yes • Councilmember Rodriguez – Yes • Councilmember Everett – Yes • Councilmember Moore – Yes Staff present: City Administrator/Public Works Director Cus Arteaga, City Attorney Quinn Plant, City Treasurer Matt Cordray and City Clerk Anita Palacios 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Mendoza led the pledge of allegiance. 3. PRESENTATIONS - None 4. PUBLIC COMMENT – None 5. CONSENT AGENDA On motion by Councilmember Moore, second by Councilmember Diaz, Council approved the Consent Agenda consisting of the following: A. Minutes of the July 28, 2020 Committee-of-the-Whole meeting B. Minutes of the July 28, 2020 Council meeting C. Minutes of the August 6, 2020 Committee-of-the-Whole special meeting D. Payroll Check Nos. 11761-11787 in the amount of $27,457.69 E. Payroll Electronic Fund Transfers (EFT) Nos. 60375-60381 in the amount of $98,750.24 F. Payroll Direct Deposit 7/16/20-7/31/20 in the amount of $119,355.85 G. Claim Check Nos. 120354-120428 in the amount of $250,596.61 Regular Meeting Minutes August 11, 2020 Page 2 Roll Call Vote: • Councilmember Diaz – Yes • Councilmember Souders – Yes • Councilmember Rodriguez – Yes • Councilmember Everett – Yes • Councilmember Moore – Yes 6. ACTIVE AGENDA A. Resolution No. 2020-31 authorizing the Mayor to sign the Law Enforcement Assistance Agreement Communications/2020 with Yakima County Sheriff This item was previously discussed at the July 28, 2020 C.O.W. meeting. On motion by Councilmember Diaz, second by Councilmember Souders, Council approved Resolution No. 2020-31 authorizing the Mayor to sign the Law Enforcement Assistance Agreement Communications/2020 with Yakima County Sheriff. Roll Call Vote: • Councilmember Diaz – Yes • Councilmember Souders – Yes • Councilmember Rodriguez – Yes • Councilmember Everett – Yes • Councilmember Moore – Yes B. Resolution No. 2020-32 authorizing application submittal to the Washington State Department of Commerce for the Coronavirus Relief Funds for Local Governments This item was previously discussed at the August 6, 2020 special Council meeting. On motion by Councilmember Rodriguez, second by Councilmember Everett, Council approved Resolution No. 2020-32 authorizing application submittal to the Washington State Department of Commerce for the Coronavirus Relief Funds for Local Governments. Roll Call Vote: • Councilmember Diaz – Yes • Councilmember Souders – Yes • Councilmember Rodriguez – Yes • Councilmember Everett – Yes • Councilmember Moore – Yes C. Coronavirus Relief Funds for Local Governments – Business Grants This item was previously discussed at the August 6, 2020 special Council meeting. City Administrator Arteaga explained that in follow-up to the August 6th special Committee-of-the- Whole meeting, he spoke to Jon Smith, Executive Director with Yakima County Development Regular Meeting Minutes August 11, 2020 Page 3 Association (YCDA) regarding business grant administration. Mr. Smith suggested that in order to keep the process simple and timely for both the businesses and for YCDA administering the program, he recommended using the dollars to fund those businesses that applied for previous grant programs and had not been awarded because money ran out. There were 35 of these businesses. YCDA would work with the City to sort or rank the businesses. It would also be made clear to the businesses that the money was coming from the City of Grandview and that the funds were being made available by the City Council. A letter could be mailed to the businesses that stated something like: "Your business applied for the Yakima County CARES Grant or Working WA Grant, but was not funded. Although you did not receive assistance from these programs, the City of Grandview has made dollars available to assist your business. We are pleased to let you know that your business will be receiving $X,XXX from the City of Grandview, to help you through these challenging times." A list of the 35 City of Grandview businesses that were not funded and a list of the City of Grandview businesses that were awarded funds through the Yakima County CARES Grant or Working WA was distributed. If the 35 businesses that were not funded do not utilize all the available funds, then a new application process would be opened to use the rest of the money. A draft of the City of Grandview Small Business Grants funding announcement and criteria was distributed. An agreement between the City and YCDA was being prepared by the City Attorney and would be presented to Council for consideration at the August 25th Committee-of-the-Whole meeting. A letter to the Port of Grandview requesting the Port’s participation in the small businesses grants was distributed. Discussion took place. On motion by Councilmember Everett, second by Councilmember Souders, Council agreed to open a new application process for the small business assistance grants to City of Grandview businesses with an application deadline of Friday, September 11, 2020. Roll Call Vote: • Councilmember Diaz – Yes • Councilmember Souders – Yes • Councilmember Rodriguez – Yes • Councilmember Everett – Yes • Councilmember Moore – Yes 7. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS Retail Recruitment Teleconference Meeting with Casey Kidd, CEO, NaviRetail – City Administrator Arteaga reported that Casey Kidd, CEO with NaviRetail, would be available for a teleconference meeting with the Council to provide a retail recruitment update. Regular Meeting Minutes August 11, 2020 Page 4 Council concurred to schedule a special teleconference meeting on Monday, August 31, 2020 at 6 pm. 8. CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND/OR STAFF REPORTS 2021 Budget Preparation – City Treasurer Cordray reported that the 2021 Budget Preparation Calendar would be distributed next week, along with the budget worksheets to Department Directors to prepare estimates of revenue and expenditures for 2021. 9. MAYOR & COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS – None 10. ADJOURNMENT On motion by Councilmember Moore, second by Councilmember Souders, Council adjourned the regular meeting at 8:00 p.m. Roll Call Vote: • Councilmember Diaz – Yes • Councilmember Souders – Yes • Councilmember Rodriguez – Yes • Councilmember Everett –Yes • Councilmember Moore – Yes ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Mayor Gloria Mendoza Anita Palacios, City Clerk