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2:15Okay.
2:23Hi, Vicki. No, he's ready.
2:26>> Yes. Are you ready?
2:29Yeah. You ready?
2:31>> Okay.
2:31>> All right.
2:36>> So, we're going to go ahead and call
2:37this meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. For
2:41the record, all members of council are
2:43here with the exception of councelor
2:45Vasquez. Council members, I spoke to
2:47councelor Vasquez earlier today and she
2:49did ask for an excused absence. Um, she
2:54was going to try to log on, but it
2:56doesn't look like she's zooming in. Is
2:58there any objection
3:01with excusing councelor Vasquez?
3:03>> No question.
3:04>> Okay.
3:06So, for the record, councelor Vasquez
3:08has been excused for today's meeting.
3:11Um,
3:13and then also for the record, we have um
3:15staff here um all members of staff
3:19exception of Corey,
3:21Mr. Taylor. that.
3:24>> Okay. And then we have um the city
3:26attorney on the line as well. And we
3:29still have Jet holding it down over
3:31here.
3:33Um so
3:36we will go ahead and
3:39um go into actually before we go into
3:43agenda approval, I'm going to go ahead
3:44and read this.
3:46>> You don't have to unless there's a
3:47disturbance, but you know, you could if
3:49you like. I think I we should probably
3:51do some opening comments around this.
3:53Yes.
3:54>> So, I'm going to go ahead and Thank you,
3:55Pat, for putting this together for me.
3:57Um,
4:00>> with the intention of making sure that
4:03our meetings are running effectively and
4:05efficiently and without disruption. Um,
4:09I do want to remind everyone that this
4:12is a public meeting to conduct uh city
4:15business and we do welcome public
4:17attendance and val and value community
4:19engagement
4:21um and public comment um despite the
4:24nature of the comment um and um but you
4:29know we just want to make sure we keep
4:31it um we keep it moving along with as
4:35few disruptions as possible including
4:38including shouting, interrupting
4:39speakers or otherly other disorderly
4:41conduct. Um those will not be permitted
4:44by anyone. Um and anyone who engages in
4:47such behavior may be asked to leave so
4:49the meeting can proceed. And we want to
4:51thank everybody in advance for their
4:53cooperation. So just a just to set some
4:56agreements and expectations amongst all
4:58of us here in the chambers. There will
5:00be a reminder. we will escalate that to
5:03a formal warning and um if that needs a
5:08follow through we will be directed
5:10directing um Chief Layman to uh help
5:15remove disruptive individuals um if that
5:18didn't follow prior warnings. So this
5:21does apply to everyone and I will be
5:24using my gavvel. I was told that I need
5:27to use the gavvel. Um oftentimes you
5:29don't expect disruption. it hadn't
5:31hasn't really been happening. We're all
5:33just here to listen, to learn, and to
5:35try to get through things together
5:38irregardless of um where we stand on
5:41issues. Um so, we just want to make sure
5:43that we're getting through things and
5:45we're not being disruptive of us
5:46conducting business. This is why we're
5:48here for. This is a council meeting and
5:50like you all know, we have a ton of work
5:53ahead of us and we're just going to try
5:54to and we're, you know, we're trying to
5:56get through that. That that definitely
5:58is the end goal of the meeting. Um, so
6:00just wanted to state that for the record
6:02before we move into agenda approval.
6:06So, council members, we do have an
6:08amendment to the agenda.
6:12Um,
6:13if you have it in front of you on your
6:15laptops, you will see that there was an
6:18item added at the end. It's item H. It
6:21is a budget amendment topic and um that
6:26will be presented by Pat Haley uh to us.
6:29So um if I can entertain a motion
6:34um to adopt the amendment to the budget
6:37for today's meeting.
6:39>> I'm so move.
6:44>> We need a second.
6:44>> We need a second.
6:45>> I'll second that.
6:48Madame Mayor, um I'd also like to uh add
6:51a topic to the action um agenda at the
6:55end at the very end of the last item
6:58um concerning u resention of a vote
7:03>> to the active agenda.
7:04>> Yeah, I think it goes at at the bottom
7:06of the action agenda. It's the last
7:08thing. It it doesn't don't want to
7:10disrupt the other action items, but it
7:12has to be on the agenda.
7:14>> Oh, okay. So we have
7:18>> we'll and ask for a vote later at at
7:21when I get to it when we get to it.
7:24>> Okay. So you want to include that as
7:26item I
7:27>> I believe so.
7:29>> Okay. So
7:30>> motion
7:31>> we need to
7:32>> vote
7:33>> add that to the agenda.
7:35>> Okay. So there was already a motion on
7:37the table though for for
7:39>> I thought we already did we need to vote
7:41on it.
7:42>> Um because there was a second. Yes.
7:44Sorry, I I jumped ahead.
7:47>> I believe. Yes, I believe. So,
7:49>> okay.
7:50>> Right, Julie. Just want to make sure
7:52we're not being
7:54>> Yeah, you would need to either amend the
7:55motion or
7:56>> accused of not following. Okay. Um Okay.
7:59So, um uh there was a second. Um there's
8:02no discussion for the amendment
8:05H budget amendment. Um I'll go ahead and
8:08initiate a roll call per rules and
8:10procedures. Uh councelor Chavez.
8:12>> Yes. Councelor Sati,
8:14>> yes.
8:15>> Councelor Dolan,
8:16>> yes.
8:17>> Councelor Galwan,
8:18>> yes.
8:19>> Deputy Mayor,
8:20>> yes.
8:20>> Um, I too vote yes. Motion to amend and
8:23add uh budget amendment as item H on the
8:27agenda carries.
8:30Okay. And then you wanted
8:33>> Yeah, I'd like to um add to the agenda
8:36at the at the end of the agenda a motion
8:39to uh to bring back a motion motion to
8:42resate.
8:44>> A motion to resend a vote.
8:46>> You You actually can't bring a motion to
8:48resend a vote. You would have to bring a
8:50new motion.
8:52>> Yeah, that's why I wanted to get it on
8:55the agenda so we could bring the vote
8:56the motion ahead.
8:58or do I have to do the motion first?
9:01>> You would have to do the motion. Um, and
9:04if it's a motion that's already been
9:05voted and failed, the only way you can
9:07seek a reconsideration is if you are in
9:10the minor majority of the motion that
9:15failed
9:16>> or in a case of a tie,
9:21>> I would have to look at
9:22>> I I did this afternoon. I looked up on
9:24the RCWS or the uh the uh Mrs.
9:28uh MRSC.
9:30>> Okay.
9:30>> And that's what they say under a tie.
9:32You can you can do that.
9:34>> So, what's the correct way to state this
9:36into the record?
9:37>> I think you have I think I have to make
9:38a we have to I'd make a motion then.
9:40>> Okay.
9:41>> To bring that back to the table.
9:43>> Okay. So, so my my motion would be to um
9:47bring back the emotion um what was it
9:52regarding um
9:54>> I think you'd be making a motion to add
9:56item I
9:57>> I'm making a motion to add item I
9:59>> need a second
10:00>> and I need a second.
10:03>> I'll second that.
10:05>> Okay, there is a motion to add another
10:09item to the agenda. Item I um and we
10:14have a second. Um is there a discussion?
10:21Hearing none, I'll go ahead and initiate
10:22a roll call. Councelor Chavez,
10:24>> yes.
10:26>> Uh councelor Sati,
10:27>> yes. Councelor Dolan,
10:30>> abstain.
10:33>> Uh councelor um Galvan, sorry, keep
10:37trying to go to deputy mayor. Okay.
10:42Uh, deputy mayor.
10:43>> Yes.
10:45>> All right. Um, a two vote. Yes. Motion
10:48carries.
10:54Okay.
10:56Moving into
10:58invocation.
11:00Is there someone here to do the
11:03invocation?
11:06So, my name I'm just going to ask folks
11:09to stand. If you're able to um please go
11:11ahead and stand, but please remain
11:12standing for the pledge of allegiance.
11:17>> Do we do the pledge of allegiance first?
11:19>> No, we do the invocation first.
11:21>> Okay. So, thank you for having me. My
11:24name is Emanuel Suarez,
11:26lead pastor of Victory City Church, also
11:28funeral director at Smith Funeral Home.
11:30It's an honor to be here.
11:31So, Father, we just we just raise our
11:34hands, God, today. And we just come
11:36before you, Lord, as your word says to
11:38come before your courts with
11:39thanksgiving, Lord. And no matter what
11:41has happened today, God, we just thank
11:43you. We thank you. We thank you because
11:45you are God and we are not. And in this
11:47moment, Lord, I just begin to lift up,
11:49Lord. Lift up this this council meeting.
11:51Lift up the leaders of Sunnyside, God.
11:53the leaders that have been appointed for
11:55such a time as this God that have been
11:57appointed, anointed and mantled, Father,
11:59to bring forth, Father, leadership
12:01within this city, Lord, that others can
12:03see, Father, that the spirit of
12:04leadership still lives and the spirit of
12:06leadership still resides, Father, in
12:08this city, God. And so I just pray,
12:10Father, beginning with godly wisdom,
12:12Lord. We pray for godly wisdom at this
12:14moment Lord that our earthly humanistic
12:17earth earthly wisdom God may decease
12:20Father and that we come alive with godly
12:22wisdom God and that is looking to the
12:25hills from where our help comes from.
12:26Our help comes from the Lord. So we pray
12:28for godly wisdom today Lord then leaving
12:31all man agenda behind Father. And we
12:33just pray Lord that you give us the
12:35wisdom the wisdom over each and every
12:37person in this place God to be able to
12:40bring heaven on earth God according to
12:42your will and your purpose in the name
12:44of Jesus. Father we pray for unity Lord
12:46we pray for unity father that everything
12:48Father every skin color it fall at the
12:51door when we walk in this place God that
12:53every agenda our personal agenda fall
12:55God that we be able to be united Father
12:58as you said so beautifully on the cross
13:00dying in your last couple of words. Let
13:02them be one as you and I are one. Let
13:05there be unity today in the name of
13:07Jesus. Father, we pray God for the needs
13:09of the community at large. God, we pray
13:11for the orphans, the widows. We pray for
13:14those that are on the brink of divorce.
13:16We pray God for the marriages, for the
13:18school districts. We pray, God, for our
13:20teachers. We pray for our our our
13:22community at large. Father, for those
13:24that don't have, we pray, God, that you
13:26supply according to your riches and your
13:29glory, God. We pray for the safety of
13:31our community Lord. We pray God let
13:34Sunnyside be known for safety Lord in
13:36Jesus name. Let gang violence go down
13:39and let peace come and let it be arose
13:41God. Let it arise God. Let people be
13:44able to say that Sunnyside is a safe
13:47place to live in the name of Jesus. We
13:49pray God. We pray for the safety for
13:52individuals and for businesses. We pray
13:55for each business God that is has has so
13:57boldly
14:00so boldly said within themselves that I
14:02want to do something in this city God.
14:04We pray that you prosper them, that this
14:06be a prosperous city, God, that you open
14:08the floodgates, that the heavens be
14:10open, God, that finances, that the
14:12people may find work, that they the
14:15economic system within this city, God,
14:17may be able to grow and that we lack
14:20nothing in this city, Father, we pray in
14:22Jesus mighty name. Lord, we pray also
14:25something so precious, God, we pray for
14:27the safety, the safety of our children,
14:29God. We all pray for the safety of our
14:32children in this city, Father, because
14:34you said, Jesus, let the children come
14:36unto me. And we know, God, that you love
14:38children, Father. We pray, Lord, in
14:40Jesus name, for the safety of our
14:42children, wherever they may be, whether
14:43they're playing basketball in the city,
14:45whether they're playing basketball at
14:47their house, in the schools, God, we
14:49pray, God, that you bless them, Lord,
14:51wherever they are. Lord, we pray for
14:53each and every person that is in this
14:55room, God. Uh once again we pray for
14:57godly wisdom, Father. For wisdom that
14:59surpasses all human understanding, I
15:01just declare victory. Victory in the
15:03name of Jesus. What the devil meant for
15:05evil, God, you shall turn it around for
15:07good. We pray in Jesus mighty name so
15:09boldly, God. We pray knowing, Lord, that
15:12any man that makes a decision without
15:14counsel from on high, Father, is going
15:16to equal
15:18failure. So we pray, help us to humble
15:22ourselves, to repent, and help us to
15:24seek the maker of heaven and earth in
15:28the mighty name of Jesus. God, I pray
15:29for our mayor, Lord, that our mayor may
15:31be able to lead with boldness, with
15:33integrity, Lord, with with with
15:35holiness, Father. We pray, God, if you
15:37could do it in Nineveh, Father, if even
15:39the animals could humble themselves,
15:41God, and repent, Father, I pray, God,
15:43that you you give our mayor what she
15:46needs in this time, God. We thank you
15:47because she's like an Esther that she is
15:50here for such a time as this, God. And I
15:52just bless our mayor. Help our mayor
15:54Lord to lead us well in victory in the
15:57mighty name of Jesus. God, we give you
15:59all the glory, all the praise, all the
16:01honor, all the adoration for all things
16:03that we see are from you. They go back
16:07to you and they are for you in the name
16:09of Jesus. God, we give you the glory in
16:11Jesus mighty name. And everybody says
16:14amen.
16:15Amen. Amen. Thank you.
16:22>> To the flag of the United States of
16:24America and to the republic for which it
16:27stands, one nation under God, and
16:30indivisible, with liberty and justice
16:33for all.
16:36>> Thank you.
16:44>> Thank you, Lord.
16:47Okay.
16:48>> Well, thank you very much for the
16:50agenda.
16:56>> Okay.
16:57Okay. Up next
16:59is the proclamation presentation for
17:02Cinco de Mayo. Do we have a copy of
17:04that?
17:06>> Should be incl.
17:10And I can get that to you here.
17:12>> Okay.
17:13But I will need a motion to approve the
17:15resolution.
17:16>> Yeah. Okay. So, we have it. Okay. Just
17:18so I sign. I just want to make sure I
17:19have the
17:21>> Okay. So, there's um a proclamation
17:24being brought forth. I don't know if
17:26that was you, Deputy Mayor, or Mr. Haley
17:29put it on the
17:30>> This is the 38th annual Cinco de Mayo
17:32Festival. And so, this is a proclamation
17:34to acknowledge that and to welcome
17:37people to our city.
17:38>> Yeah. And let me just take a sip of
17:46Okay.
17:47>> So, yes.
17:48>> So, 38th year celebration of Cinco de
17:51Mayo and um we know that's a def a big
17:53celebration happening in in our
17:55community. It's been happening in our
17:56community for as long as I can remember.
17:58Um and um and we are coming up on that
18:02weekend uh where um so many community
18:05members um the Rotary Club have been um
18:08behind this effort. So um this
18:11proclamation is before us. I would like
18:13to entertain a motion to uh pass the
18:17proclamation celebrating the 38th 38th
18:20year of of Cinco de Mayo.
18:27>> Am I recognized by the chair?
18:28>> Yeah.
18:29>> Thank you.
18:31I move to approve the resolution to
18:32recognize the 38th annual Cinco de Mayo
18:35Festival in Sunnyside May 1st, 2nd, and
18:383rd of 2026.
18:40>> Second.
18:42>> Okay. Motion by councelor Dolan. Have a
18:45second by Deputy Mayor. Um is there any
18:48discussion?
18:49>> Let's party.
18:51>> Get out on the street and let's get to
18:53the festival and all the good food.
18:55>> Yes. Um thank you. Um, I'll go ahead and
18:58initiate a roll call from from down the
19:01dis. Uh, councelor Chavez,
19:03>> yes.
19:04>> Uh, councelor Cesati,
19:05>> yes. Uh, councelor Dolan,
19:08>> yes.
19:08>> Councelor Galvan,
19:10>> yes.
19:10>> Deputy Mayor,
19:11>> yes.
19:12>> I two vote yes. Motion carries. I will
19:14now read the proclamation into the
19:16record.
19:18Okay. Whereas the Cinco de Mayo holiday
19:21commemorated the victory of the Mexican
19:23people over the French army at the
19:24battle of Puebla on May 5th, 18662.
19:28And whereas the city of Sunnyside is
19:31home to a significant Latino population
19:33and we wish to honor the community
19:35groups and individuals of this
19:36community. And whereas we recognize the
19:39strong cultural and familial ties in
19:41Sunnyside as we commemorate the 38th
19:43Sunnyside Cinco de Mayo Festival in
19:45downtown Sunnyside by exploring foods,
19:48traditions, and entertainment. And now
19:51therefore, I, Vicki Frato, mayor of the
19:53city of Sunnyside, Washington, by virtue
19:56and the authority vested in me by the
19:58laws of the state of Washington, and on
19:59behalf of the city council, do hereby
20:01proclaim May 1st through the 3rd of this
20:04year, 2026, as the 38th annual Cinco de
20:08Mayo Festival in the city of Sunnyside
20:10honor and celebrate me Mexican's
20:12heritage, culture, and history.
20:15In testimony whereof, I have I have here
20:18unto set my hand and cause the seal of
20:20the city of Sunnyside to be affixed done
20:23at the city of Sunnyside this 22nd day
20:25of April in the year 2026.
20:28So, I'll go ahead and get that sign when
20:30we have a copy of it.
20:32But thank you for getting that on the
20:34agenda. And if you all have some time
20:36this weekend, um I believe the event
20:40commences on Friday and it takes us in
20:42through Sunday. And I have seen some of
20:45the flyers and seems like there's going
20:47to be a lot of activity out there. So,
20:49um go ahead and go out and support local
20:51and support the city.
20:54Okay,
20:56moving into the next item of the agenda
21:03are public comments on the agenda. So I
21:07have sorry I have um just to confirm
21:11there's nobody signed up for public
21:13comment around agenda items. Oh yes.
21:17Yeah. Okay. Uh, council, if there's no
21:20objection, um, uh, Miss, um, Moore, uh,
21:24reached out earlier asking if, um, they
21:28she it would be able along with some
21:30high schoolers, I believe, uh, that work
21:32with her, provide an update about the K9
21:34fundraiser, and they do have school, so
21:38they wanted to get this done sooner than
21:40later during the council meeting. Is
21:42there any objection for allowing them to
21:44do public comment now?
21:47>> No objection. Okay, go ahead and
21:49approach the podium.
21:57>> Hi, my name is Angelina Esposa and I'm
22:00from Graan View. So, I just wanted to
22:02give you guys a quick recap on how our
22:05um fundraiser went for the Sunnyside
22:08Police Department K9 unit. First of all,
22:11I want to thank you guys for letting me
22:13speak right now a little early. And then
22:16um I also want to thank on behalf of
22:18Bob's Drive-In the Sunnyside Police
22:20Department and surrounding sheriff
22:22offices for stopping I mean officers for
22:25stopping in. And um thank you for all
22:28the K9 dogs and all of their handlers
22:32for stopping by and doing some
22:33demonstrations. We also had some
22:36t-shirts made for this fundraiser that
22:38all the staff wore. So, it's the one I'm
22:41wearing has the puppy on it and then the
22:44back it says we back the blue. So,
22:48I think we have extra. So, you know, if
22:50you want to purchase one, you know, hit
22:51up Brit. But yeah, and then also um
22:55thank you to Tony Clearary Mororrow for
22:57donating the big dog basket. It had like
23:00I think $120 worth of like cool dog
23:04items. So, yeah. And then
23:08um so we had a couple different ways
23:09that we were raising money. So we had
23:11like a guess the treat thing where we
23:13just had like a like a mason jar like a
23:15really big one like filth of a bunch of
23:17dog treats and whoever guessed it was
23:19going to win like the whole bucket. So
23:21those will be announced tomorrow. Then
23:24um us employees donated back all of our
23:27tips. So that was about $90. The spin
23:31the wheel made about $30. Um, every like
23:35everybody who was like in uniform got a
23:37discount. So like police officers,
23:39firefighters, and they had an option
23:40like to donate back their discount. So
23:43we made $26 in that. And then the raffle
23:47made about $175.
23:49And then we also had a paw wall where
23:51you could write your name and then how
23:52much you donated. That made about $445.
23:55And then we do plan on giving that um
23:59back over to I think it was the
24:03sheriff's office or the and then so
24:07people can continue to donate. And then
24:10from 2025 to 2026, we also have the
24:13black and blue burger and some of the
24:15proceeds go towards the police
24:17department. So that's made about $300.
24:20And then we sold about four K9 like dog
24:24stuffed animals and that made about 100.
24:26So in total from the fundraiser we made
24:29about $1,17642.
24:34So yep, that's about all I have for you
24:36guys today. Thank you again for letting
24:38me speak.
24:41>> Thank you.
24:41>> Can you just repeat the the total again?
24:44I I listened to your breakdown, but what
24:46was the total? 1,176
24:49and42 cents.
24:51>> 71.
24:54>> Wow.
24:54>> 72 cents.
24:56>> Yep.
24:58>> Okay. Thank you. You have anything to
25:00add, Chief Layman?
25:03>> Okay. Just wanted to give you the
25:05opportunity.
25:07>> I just want to say thank you guys for
25:09giving us the opportunity to have that
25:10event down there and and uh it went
25:12really well, I thought. So, thank you.
25:15>> Thank you so much.
25:23Okay,
25:27moving on.
25:29Is it was there no questions for
25:32>> other Okay, just wanted to make sure or
25:35for Miss Moore. She's still in the
25:36audience. No,
25:38>> just
25:38>> thank you guys for your guys uh help on
25:41that. Appreciate it.
25:43>> Absolutely. I was just going to say, you
25:45know, whenever we can get those ground
25:47grassroots fundraising going, that helps
25:49to speed up any other funding that's
25:52going to start happening, too, I'm sure.
25:54And, uh, that was a wonderful thing your
25:55your your team put together. That was a
25:58good deal.
25:59>> Thank you so much for doing it.
26:01>> Great question. Um, it's going to show
26:03my big back, but can you tell me a
26:05little bit more about that black and
26:06blue burger? What's what's in it?
26:09that we created
26:13police department.
26:15It's got blue cheese.
26:25We have that firehouse.
26:36>> Thank you. That was good. All right.
26:38>> Go ahead. though.
26:39>> I'd like to recommend the fried pickles.
26:42>> The fried.
26:44>> Those were awesome.
26:51>> Thank you, councelor Dolan, for the
26:53recommendation.
26:56All right, moving on to uh the consent
27:00agenda. Um moving into payroll vouchers.
27:04Um approved paper of vouchure numbers
27:07314 sorry
27:103144
27:12through 38.93 and wire transfers is
27:15listed for 997,632.70
27:22for the period ending on April 24th 2026
27:27and B claim vouchers approve claim
27:29voucher numbers 3777
27:33through 3872 wire transfers is listed
27:35for 532,35.98
27:39for the period ending on April 22nd,
27:422026.
27:43Council members, do you all have any
27:45questions or would like to pull anything
27:48from the consent agenda?
27:51>> Um, madam,
27:53>> go ahead.
27:53>> Um, we we went we met on um Friday
27:56afternoon. The the um finance committee
27:59met on Friday afternoon and we went
28:00through and we had the addition of Mr.
28:02Councelor Dolan was was with us and and
28:06uh as well as Letyia and myself and uh
28:09Leo, our our um finance supervisor here.
28:13Um Mr. Leo and we went through
28:15everything. We had some questions if you
28:17recall from the last meeting um
28:20reference the um some of our uh billings
28:24for uh lawyer fees and we were looking
28:28at those from uh from the um sorry I'm
28:32looking up the name here Ogden Murphy
28:34and Wallace and uh we were kind of it
28:37was several months worth of of billing
28:39but it came out to be uh $67,575.72
28:452 cents and we did have some questions
28:47about some of that. Uh but I think that
28:49they were answered. It was just kind of
28:51a shock I think to the the size of the
28:53bill. I don't believe there was any
28:55other uh uh uh invoices uh andor and we
29:00checked invoices versus uh the items the
29:03checks as well. And so we we did that.
29:07We found everything to be in order. Uh,
29:09like I said, we did look at a couple
29:10extras, but mostly the big one with that
29:13kind of caught our eye was the uh one
29:14for the lawyer fee. Um, I don't know,
29:17Tom, did you have as your first time
29:19there, do you have anything else you
29:20want to add?
29:21>> Yeah, well, we had this uh this one
29:23sheet where it prints real small and we
29:26didn't go over that very much. I was
29:28kind of curious about some of the um
29:31the titles because the titles weren't
29:34very clear on some of it. I'm sure it's
29:35just uh something that needs to be added
29:37on the next one, but uh I can ask you
29:41about that at a at a later date.
29:43>> Yeah. Lety, did you have anything from
29:46the
29:47>> No.
29:47>> Okay. So, um we felt like that
29:50everything was accounted for, everything
29:52was put into the proper boxes, barcodes,
29:55and the different um all the different
29:57accounts. So, we we uh recommend that
29:59the uh uh consent agenda with the
30:02payroll vouchers and the claim vouchers
30:03be approved.
30:08You probably want a second to that. Do
30:10you?
30:11>> Yeah. Nobody else has any questions?
30:14>> I have a question.
30:14>> Go ahead.
30:15>> There was an agenda item or one of the
30:17items that was removed about a month ago
30:20where the defense uh attorney
30:22>> we're going to be that
30:23>> that's
30:24>> Did that get discussed?
30:25>> That is going to be discussed later
30:27today. It's on our agenda. It's on our
30:29agenda today. I know the contract is on
30:31the agenda but not the the item that we
30:33pulled as a council.
30:35>> Um
30:36>> I think that will
30:38>> it just hasn't been brought back.
30:39>> I don't think it has been brought back.
30:41It hasn't been but I don't sure if um M
30:45manager do you
30:46>> right we're we're um on top of that or
30:49at least trying to get some more
30:50background information as it relates to
30:52case loads actual versus um uh what
30:57they're budgeted for. make sure that
30:59we're in compliance with the contract.
31:01So, yes, um George, we're we're still
31:04moving forward with that.
31:06>> Thank you.
31:07>> Um Mr. Haley, you did mention that the
31:10next um during the next workshop, we're
31:12going to have a presentation,
31:15>> right? the the judge is going to be here
31:17for uh the workshop coming up and he
31:20will describe all the activities taking
31:22place in our court system and be
31:25available to answer any questions as
31:26regards to our defense attorneys and the
31:29assignment of cases and the uh case
31:32number and how they uh define how they
31:35the process that they use for financial
31:37assessment for public defenders.
31:40>> And that's our next workshop, right?
31:42>> Yes.
31:43which is next Monday,
31:45>> the 4th.
31:47>> So, I made the motion, but I think we
31:49still need a second.
31:50>> Um, okay. So, there's a motion on the
31:52table to um approve the consent agenda.
31:55>> I'll second
31:58a motion by coun or deputy mayor Hart C
32:01and then I got a second from councelor
32:02Sati.
32:04Any other questions? Go ahead. I had one
32:06question I I meant to ask you before. We
32:10talked about the investments that
32:12matured in March and we never did finish
32:15our conversation.
32:17>> Um
32:19let me uh follow up on that later and
32:22get more um answers from Monica.
32:25>> Oh, right. Right. Okay. Thank you. I
32:27yield back.
32:28>> Thank you. Okay. All right.
32:31>> Will Monica not be joining us?
32:34Um, no month. Oh, actually I didn't even
32:36hear from
32:38>> um she was invited. Uh, so uh she's
32:41asking uh for Leo to have a larger role
32:44in representing her because there's a
32:462-hour time difference between here and
32:48where she's located. So, um Leo's taking
32:51a larger role in trying to answer those
32:52questions.
32:55>> Yeah. Um I'll get you an answer um as
32:57soon as I talk to her.
32:58>> Yep. I remember that was too.
33:02>> Okay.
33:03Um, all right.
33:06Uh, councelor Chavez,
33:09>> yes.
33:09>> Councelor Sati,
33:11>> yes.
33:11>> Councelor Dolan,
33:12>> yes.
33:13>> Councelor Galvan,
33:14>> yes.
33:15>> Deputy mayor,
33:16>> yes.
33:16>> To vote, yes. The consent agenda is
33:18approved. Moving into active
33:23agenda.
33:27Okay. So, we have item A, an agreement
33:30for the Sunnyside Shark Swim Team. Staff
33:34recommends allowing the interim city
33:36manager to sign the agreement for the
33:37use of the city of Sunny Sid's pool by
33:40the Sunnyside Sharks swim team. Mr. City
33:43Manager,
33:44>> video.
33:44>> Oh, sorry.
33:45>> City Council regular Monday, April 27th.
33:49>> I never can remember how to get out of
33:50here, guys. City council meetings are
33:52held in the council chamber.
33:54>> Oh, thank you. So sorry. That was the
33:56wrong
33:56>> I'm going to defer to you on this one.
33:58Thank you.
33:59>> Thank you.
34:01>> Good evening, council and mayor. Uh yes,
34:03so this is for the city uh the city of
34:06Sunnyside has drafted a contract and it
34:08has been uh reviewed by uh our city
34:12attorney uh for the pool uh for the
34:15usage of the Sun Sunnyside Shark Swim
34:17Team to use the pool and practice for
34:20practice and swim team events for the
34:222026 season. Um, like I stated, the
34:25contract has been reviewed by the city
34:27attorney and the uh, swim team
34:29representative. Uh, I can answer any
34:32questions if you have any.
34:34>> They have their meeting tonight.
34:36>> Yes, they're meeting tonight. Correct.
34:38Yes. Miss uh, Mr. Gary was hoping to be
34:41here for it, but she said she was going
34:42to try as soon as they get done.
34:46>> Um,
34:47>> any questions? Go ahead, Deputy May. Um,
34:49so they're the the swim team as in the
34:52past they're going to be using the pool
34:55five days a week for practice.
34:57>> Yes, ma'am.
34:58>> And then they'll and then have special
35:01uh closure.
35:02>> Yes. So I I have uh their schedule. uh I
35:06will be posting it on the at the city uh
35:09swimming pool to allow people to know
35:12that when the events are coming upon
35:14them and that way people don't show up
35:17and think that the swimming pool's open.
35:19Um I know that was one of the concerns
35:22that I was uh was told about that
35:24parents show up and then we got to turn
35:27them away and their children are crying
35:29and and we don't want that. So I will do
35:32better to make sure that we get that out
35:36there information out there to the
35:37citizens.
35:38>> Just as a followup, you will also be
35:40putting that on our Facebook and our
35:41websites.
35:41>> Yes, ma'am.
35:42>> Okay. Thank you.
35:44>> Go ahead.
35:45>> Is there no fee associated with this
35:47contract? I believe in the past they
35:48paid a fee.
35:50>> Yes. So there is a fee. I am following
35:52the fee schedule um that was um that's
35:58on our fee schedule. So, uh I know that
36:01they will be paying buying a uh season
36:05pass for all swimmers. Um and then if
36:09time goes over the limit, they'll be
36:11paying for um lifeguards.
36:14>> Mhm.
36:16>> Should that verbage be included in this?
36:18>> Do we have an amount? Yeah.
36:20>> Okay. I can uh get that in there and uh
36:24bring back to you guys if you if you
36:25want or I
36:27>> think we should
36:28>> if we pass it. I will make sure it's in
36:29there and I will send it to everybody
36:31for review.
36:33>> Okay. Yeah. So, it's a $62 season pass
36:36that will cover you said it's the
36:38lifeguards and the facility costs
36:43>> and then they have their own insurance.
36:46>> Correct. Okay.
36:50Okay. Do we know how many swimmers they
36:53have? Just curiosity.
36:55>> At this moment, I I have no idea. Uh I
36:58know last year they had quite a bit. Um
37:00but a number I I off top of my head, I
37:03don't.
37:03>> Okay.
37:04>> I'd be more than happy to get that from
37:06her and then uh update the city council.
37:09>> Okay. Just
37:09>> so I know with the with other cities
37:11closing their pools, are we're gonna I'm
37:13hearing that we're going to be having
37:14kids from other cities, towns coming in.
37:17Is that true?
37:19>> That is the first time I've heard. I
37:21know I've been in talks with uh Grand
37:24View and uh they were having a little
37:28bit of trouble getting uh some
37:30lifeguards, but I believe she did uh
37:33Miss Coronis uh did get some um and uh
37:37to my knowledge uh that this at least
37:41gram and prosters are going to be open.
37:44>> Not finish. No, top initi will not
37:49>> that that has to u go through the mid
37:53valley league president and they have
37:55meetings about whether or not they can
37:57do that. But that's that's who we check
37:59with to get it.
38:02>> Any other questions for Mr. Mahia?
38:08>> Hearing none. What is the desire of
38:10council?
38:16>> I mad madam mayor.
38:18>> Yep.
38:18>> I I would feel a lot more comfortable if
38:20I had a number in the um agreement, a
38:24total number.
38:25>> Yes, ma'am.
38:26>> I think that that would be uh would help
38:29us to know where we are in the budget.
38:31if you could put it an actual number in
38:33there.
38:34>> They should know after tonight about how
38:35many kids are going to be registered to
38:37swim on their team. So, could we maybe
38:41uh table this particular agreement until
38:43we have those actual numbers?
38:45>> Does that sound
38:46>> I'll second that. That's a motion.
38:48>> Yeah.
38:49>> Yeah.
38:50>> I'll make that a motion.
38:51>> I don't think there has been motion.
38:53Yeah.
38:53>> Could you read it?
38:54>> Could you reread that motion? Then what
38:56I what I'd like to to move to uh table
38:59the uh swim team and city's uh contract
39:03until we have a firm numbers for the
39:06amount of uh
39:09>> swimmers the yeah amount of swimmers. I
39:12think we need a firmer number in our so
39:14we know what we're getting out of our
39:15our budget there for the pool.
39:17>> I'll second that motion.
39:18>> Okay, we have a motion by deputy mayor
39:20and then we have a second by um
39:23councelor Galvan. Um, any discussion? Go
39:28ahead, councelor Dolan.
39:30>> I was checking.
39:31>> Yeah,
39:32>> I uh was curious. You said $68 for a
39:36season pass.
39:38>> 62.
39:39>> $62.
39:40>> And that's per swimmer.
39:42>> Yes, sir.
39:43>> Okay. It kind of sounded like it was for
39:46the team when Oh, no sir. The first time
39:47you put it on?
39:48>> No, my apolog.
39:50>> No, it's per per swimmer.
39:52>> Permer.
39:53>> $62. Okay. Any other questions?
39:56>> So I have a question. So with that
39:59motion, so you're asking what what was
40:02So you're asking for the number of
40:04swimmers that we're going to be
40:05>> an actual number.
40:06>> So it gives you a number of what we're
40:08going to be putting in
40:09>> actual number as opposed to
40:10>> the budget,
40:13>> right? The the contract references fees
40:17>> and and identifies at $62 per person. So
40:20we don't have that count yet. So that'll
40:23be the multiplier, right? Uh and then it
40:26also referenced that there is the swim
40:28team is required to pay pool reservation
40:32of uh according to class B of the rental
40:35facility. So there's a fee associated
40:38with that. It's not listed here, but
40:39it's listed in our rate resolution for
40:42class B facility rail.
40:46>> Go ahead, Councelor Dolan. I I you
40:49mentioned uh swimmers coming from other
40:51cities and I'm wondering does our
40:53insurance
40:55is that written to where we're covering
40:56those other swimmers and not just
41:00Sunnyside kids.
41:02>> We don't know for a fact if they are and
41:04I don't know the answer to that question
41:07>> but but um Madame Mayor I don't believe
41:10at point order I don't think that's
41:12gerine to this particular contract. I
41:14think that's that's an issue I think for
41:15a different different conversation if
41:17we're going to be worrying about kids
41:18coming from out of town.
41:20>> I think that's a different different
41:22topic.
41:22>> Point taken.
41:26>> So,
41:28um there's a motion. There's a second.
41:29Any other points for discussion?
41:34>> Okay. Hearing none. Councelor Chavez.
41:36>> Yes.
41:37>> Councelor Sati.
41:38>> Yes.
41:39>> Councelor Dolan.
41:40>> Yes.
41:40>> Councelor Galvan.
41:41>> Yes.
41:42>> Deputy Mayor. Yes.
41:43>> I two vote. Yes. Motion carries. This
41:45will be tabled until the next time we
41:48convene. Will this be brought forth
41:50council or deputy mayor? Do you want
41:51this to come forth during the workshop?
41:54>> If we could just so that they know that
41:56they have a that they probably need to
41:58know sooner than later.
41:59>> I I'll work on it right away.
42:01>> Okay. Thank you.
42:05Okay. Moving on to item B.
42:09Item B,
42:12approve the mayor to sign the dispatch
42:14services agreement with Yakama County
42:17Sheriff's Office. Um, Mr. City Manager,
42:21does this belong to Chief Layman?
42:24>> I defer to uh Rob. So, we've talked
42:27about this quite a bit, but this is the
42:29actual contract. Um, we waited until we
42:31had things worked out with the union to
42:33bring it to you. There's uh this has
42:34been through our legal. There's been a
42:36couple of changes that she suggested.
42:38one being extending the period of time
42:40that if either party decides to get out
42:42of the contract, it gives us more time
42:44to decide where we're going to go next
42:46because it was originally written, I
42:47think, for like 60 days. Well, that's
42:49probably not enough time to get
42:50everything moved over uh technologically
42:53uh wise, radio u equipment moved over
42:56and everything else. So, we extended
42:58that. Sheriff's office was um good with
43:01that. And then they had some things we
43:03needed to change in the payment
43:04schedule. And then uh as far as amounts
43:07weren't updated and then we asked for
43:08this to go through the end of next year
43:10because we're already halfway through
43:11this year. So
43:13I'm available for any questions.
43:18>> Any any discussion before we entertain a
43:20motion?
43:25>> No questions for chief.
43:28>> Actually I do. Um so I know we've talked
43:30about this at our meetings. Um, so do
43:33you have a kind of a a rough estimate
43:35date on when that's going to be going
43:37through?
43:38>> Well, right, the way this is written is
43:39the uh it says effective of first day of
43:42May, but we've uh our discussions are
43:44May uh June 1st. That would be the
43:46soonest probably
43:54>> and this goes through December
43:56>> of 2020 27.
43:57>> So, so this is a 26 and 27 contract.
44:03Okay,
44:05>> we have uh some parts we need to order
44:07to get our radio traffic up to their
44:09dispatch center. It's about $3500,
44:12$4,000 somewhere in that range. But we
44:15need to get um we needed to get this
44:17signed before we ordered that. So, it'll
44:19it'll take at least a couple weeks to
44:20get that installed.
44:24>> Just um one question, Chief. Um, I' I've
44:26seen online with where the community
44:28feel that, you know, by moving the
44:31dispatch over to to Yakma, the the
44:33service might change and whatnot, but I
44:36believe in my in my opinion, you know,
44:38it's the same dispatch, right? They they
44:40know what they're doing out there and
44:42they they do they have experience. The
44:44only thing is you might not have
44:46somebody with as much local knowledge.
44:48Um, but we are the only county in the
44:50state that does not have a countywide
44:52dispatch center. So the the goal is
44:55eventually to move the entire county to
44:57this and that actually it's been
44:58discussed within this county for
45:00probably 30 years or more. It's just
45:03never happened. The um the goal now is
45:06to have this done by the end of 27
45:09uh countywide. So there's a big push for
45:10this to happen. Actually the county is
45:12currently funding a study to determine
45:14how many dispatchers it would take, how
45:16many radio channels it would take, what
45:17departments would be on what radio
45:19channel. Um so that's currently in the
45:21process. the county is funding that.
45:23>> Thank you, Chief.
45:28>> So,
45:28>> any other questions? Um, could you
45:30remind us um about the the current
45:33dispatchers? I know this was a topic of
45:35conversation the last time this came up.
45:37You said um that some of the dispatchers
45:39were going to be reassigned or
45:42relocated.
45:43>> So, right now there's a supervisor and
45:45five dispatchers. So going off
45:47seniority, which is the way their union
45:49contract is spelled out, the top two in
45:51seniority would move to um uh jail
45:55support staff is what I believe we
45:56called it, and they would man that
45:58control center. Um there would be four
46:01people that are laid off. I know one um
46:03is currently doing a background to
46:05become a dispatcher in Grand View. One
46:07is currently in background to be a
46:09police officer for us. Um they're next
46:11up on the civil service list. And so I
46:13believe there's two that would um be
46:15laid off that that to my knowledge don't
46:17have a place to go that I'm aware of.
46:20>> Thank you for that update.
46:24>> Okay.
46:25>> So uh I' I'd madame mayor.
46:27>> Go ahead.
46:28>> I'd entertain a motion to approve the
46:30mayor to sign the dispatch service
46:32agreement with Yakama County Sheriff's
46:34Office.
46:36>> I'll second.
46:37>> Okay. There's a motion by deputy mayor,
46:39a second by councelor Chavez. Um further
46:42discussion
46:45hearing none. Councelor Chavez,
46:47>> yes.
46:48>> Councelor Sati,
46:49>> yes.
46:50>> Councelor Dolan,
46:51>> yes.
46:51>> Councelor Galvan,
46:52>> yes.
46:53>> Deputy mayor,
46:54>> yes.
46:55>> I to vote yes. Motion carries.
47:00Okay. Item
47:03C on the agenda. approving an MOU with
47:07Teamsters Local 760 regarding covering
47:11dispatch breaks.
47:15>> Okay, so as you can imagine, we had one
47:17employee that um when we started talking
47:19about this took a job at the Richland
47:21Police Department in their reception
47:22department and we lost the Toppenish
47:25contract, which is what started this
47:27whole thing, which was two dispatchers
47:28working at a time. We're now down to
47:30one. During the daytime, our um front
47:34desk services gal is a trained
47:37dispatcher and the dispatch supervisor
47:39when he's working is able to go up and
47:41cover breaks. What we have the issue is
47:43when there's no second dispatcher in the
47:45building and the dispatcher needs to
47:47take their um their breaks that are
47:49allotted to them by LNI.
47:52So, what we've asked and what we did
47:54years ago was we had the corrections
47:56officers cover those. So, we talked to
47:58the corrections officers. They came back
48:01and wanted um
48:04a high a pretty high number, and I told
48:05them there's no way that's going to
48:06work. So, what we settled on is a they
48:09would get a 10% pay bump while they're
48:12covering breaks. It's it'd be 1 hour per
48:1412-hour shifts. It'd be a 30 minute
48:16lunch and two 15-minute breaks. Um and
48:20they would they would get 10% pay bump,
48:22which is working out of class, which is
48:23in most of the contracts within the
48:25city. So, if you work a job that's out
48:27of your class, you usually get a 10% pay
48:30increase. They don't have that language
48:31in their contract. So, they ask for a
48:33memorandum of understanding to uh um
48:37to put that in writing. So, we'd be
48:40talking about a max of two hours a day
48:42that they would get 10% pay on top of
48:44what they get just during the just
48:46during the break coverage.
48:49>> Any initial questions?
48:53Go ahead. So,
48:55I guess if you can help me understand,
48:57is this retroactive? Have they been
48:59doing this already or is because you
49:02said we're switching over to Yakma,
49:03right? Pretty
49:04>> We are. So this this just started
49:06happening about two weeks ago.
49:07>> Okay.
49:08>> Um so it would probably be retroactive
49:10to when this conversation started when
49:11we asked them to start covering the
49:13brakes up there. Um and then it would
49:14just go through the end of May
49:16>> and then once we moved to Yakima, this
49:17this would be uh non non uh non-issue.
49:22>> Thank you.
49:25Okay.
49:26Can I entertain a motion?
49:29>> Move to approve.
49:33>> I second.
49:35>> Motion by councelor Galvan. Got a second
49:37by councelor Sati. Any further
49:39discussion?
49:42Hearing none. Councelor Chavez.
49:44>> Yes.
49:45>> Councelor Sati.
49:46>> Yes. Councelor Dolan.
49:48>> Yes.
49:49>> Councelor Galvan.
49:50>> Yes.
49:50>> Deputy Mayor Hart.
49:51>> Yes. I do vote yes. Motion carries.
49:55>> Excuse me.
49:58>> Item D, 9inth Street and Lincoln lift
50:01station replacement wastewater utility
50:03improvements recommends the city council
50:06to authorize the interim city manager to
50:09accept the recommendation of
50:12award with Salin Construction for the
50:149inth and Lincoln lift station
50:17replacement.
50:20defer to um uh deputy uh public works
50:24administrator um Hector.
50:26>> Yes. So we had a bid opening for the 9th
50:29and Lincoln uh lift station replacement.
50:32Uh the projects uh occurred on April
50:351st, 2026. We had a total of four bids
50:38that were received. Uh the lowest
50:40responsive and respons responsible
50:43bidder had was seller construction HLA
50:47and land serving inc uh reviewed the
50:50received bids and have prepared a
50:52recommendation award for consideration.
50:54Acceptance of the recommendation award
50:56will allow the city to enter into the
50:57contract with the lowest responsive and
50:59responsible bidder in the amount of
51:01$926,7184.
51:07Um, if you like, I am here to answer any
51:09questions if you have any.
51:12>> I have a question.
51:13>> Yes.
51:13>> Have you worked with them before?
51:16>> I personally haven't. Uh, I know HLA
51:18has. Um, they said they're a very good
51:21company. Um, so
51:24that that that's about as much as I know
51:26about sellers.
51:27>> Raymond. Um, they're from Oneanche and
51:30I've worked with them for decades.
51:33They're among the best. Where's that Tom
51:36seal of approval?
51:38>> Pardon me.
51:40>> Tom seal of approval.
51:41>> Where's my stamp?
51:45>> Go ahead.
51:45>> So, it looks like we came under budget.
51:47>> Yes, sir.
51:48>> Like quite a bit. Um I mean, if if HLA
51:51is comfortable with there's, you know,
51:53there's nothing to worry about, right?
51:56>> There's always that chance, you know,
51:57when they come up with their budget if
51:58if we're going to have to come back and
52:00and readjust. But if uh they feel
52:04comfortable then I feel comfortable
52:06going forward.
52:08>> Yes. And uh um we will be working uh
52:11together diligently to make sure that we
52:14we stay within the budget.
52:17>> Thank you. Any other questions?
52:20>> Um just just as a just madam madam mayor
52:23>> um just as a just I I know we've talked
52:27about this quite a bit about where the
52:28money comes from. Yeah.
52:30>> For that. Could you just refresh our
52:31memories on where the money for the uh
52:33construction for the 9inth and Lincoln
52:35list station replacement? So, the Ninth
52:37and Lincoln um replacement is actually a
52:41public works board emergency funding um
52:44of a million dollars. Um and we are
52:50about $29,000 over, but when we when I
52:54came to you last week, I asked if we can
52:57amend it uh put an amendment for 29,000.
53:00Uh we did find the 29,000 within the
53:03sewer uh funding. Um so we will not have
53:06to take any funding from general fund uh
53:08to subsidize and u get this completed.
53:12>> Great.
53:14>> Thank you. Thank you.
53:16>> Good question. Anybody else?
53:19Okay.
53:22Could I entertain a motion?
53:24>> Yeah. I'll move to authorize the city
53:26city manager to accept the
53:28recommendation.
53:30>> A second.
53:31>> Got a motion by councelor Garvan. Second
53:34by councelor Dolan. Any further
53:36discussion?
53:39Hearing none. Councelor Chavez.
53:41>> Yes.
53:42>> Councelor Zati.
53:43>> Yes.
53:44>> Councelor Dolan.
53:45>> Yes.
53:45>> Councelor Gwan.
53:46>> Yes.
53:47>> Councelor or Deputy Mayor Hart.
53:49>> Yes.
53:50>> I too vote yes. Motion carries.
53:52>> Thank you.
53:54>> And Madame Mayor.
53:56>> Yes.
53:56>> Just out of um the reason we were
53:59chuckling before, we probably ought to
54:01tell you what that was about. a
54:03counselor uh Dolan has a his daughter
54:06got him a stamp that says uh uh the
54:08stamp of approval by uh what's it say
54:11there Tom?
54:13>> Uh it's a stamp of approval by or it's a
54:16seal of approval by uh council member
54:18Tom Dolan.
54:19>> Yeah. And
54:20>> we can get more of these.
54:21>> We can get more of them. We wanted to
54:23get one for our city manager because he
54:26said I've worked with these people in
54:28Quincy. So that was his stamp of
54:30approval. So there was a Haley stamp of
54:32approval on that particular trip.
54:35>> And with his experience, I'll go with
54:37that.
54:38>> That's why we were knew a guy who knows
54:39a guy.
54:40>> Knows a guy. That's right.
54:41>> I thought I better explain why we were
54:43juggling up here about that.
54:45>> That was what a
54:47>> 300,000 cheaper or something.
54:49>> Something like that.
54:50>> I didn't do a math on that, but
54:52>> Okay.
54:53>> Good move.
54:54>> Moving on to item E. Contract for
54:57professional services, the Welsley
54:59Wesley Group Labor Consultant. Leave
55:02that to yours.
55:03>> Thank you, Mayor. Uh this is a proposal
55:06to accept um uh uh professional service
55:10contract with the Wesley Group. They're
55:12out of the Tri Cities and they are
55:14consultants for uh labor negotiations as
55:18well as contract interpretations
55:20for um uh collective bargaining
55:23agreements.
55:24And uh they uh they don't necessarily
55:27replace an attorney, but they uh have
55:30services that is at a level that uh
55:34allows the city to save money for labor
55:37negotiation processes and interpretation
55:41of contracts.
55:44>> Thank you. Any questions for Mr. Haley?
55:46Go ahead, Councelor Dolan.
55:48>> I was waiting for questions.
55:51>> You were the first one.
55:53I would move to approve the professional
55:55services agreement and authorize
55:57interimm city manager to sign the
55:58agreement with the Wesley Group for
56:00labor negotiations and contract contract
56:03interpretations.
56:05>> Have a second.
56:06>> Okay. I have a motion on the table and
56:08there's a second by Deputy Mayor uh
56:11Hart. Um is there any questions or
56:14discussion? Go ahead.
56:16>> Um so Mr. Haley, as as you explained it
56:19to me in at city hall, um this is going
56:22to be saving us quite a bit of money um
56:24from what we currently use, right? That
56:26way we don't use our current
56:28>> labor.
56:30Typically, right now, we use our our
56:32attorneys to do labor negotiations and
56:35uh this person has been doing it for 39
56:37years and works with other cities, fire
56:39departments, police departments, and has
56:41a good cross-section of other cities our
56:44size. And so they provide the bargaining
56:46and negotiation process as opposed to an
56:48attorney. So we're not paying the
56:50attorney fee. However, we're not
56:52disengaging the attorney when it comes
56:54down to legal issues. They they then
56:56come to the team and provide that that
56:58professional service.
57:00>> So the current attorney fee is over 400.
57:03Is that correct?
57:05>> Our budget for attorney fees.
57:08>> That's what how much how much do we get
57:10charged hourly right now? Well,
57:12>> about $300 depending on the attorney
57:15that we're using. Uh um I haven't got
57:18the exact number, but it's in that
57:20category.
57:21>> Uh this is half that rate,
57:23>> right?
57:25>> And we've been dealing with um was it
57:28Tony?
57:30>> Correct. Tony Minky is uh one of our
57:32attorneys that provides labor
57:33negotiations. Summit Group is another
57:35one. And uh on occasion it'll be uh Agen
57:38Murphy Wallace. Again, they're uh
57:41they're still a part of the team, but
57:43the actual bargaining process is not
57:46done by the attorney, but done uh with a
57:48consultant.
57:51>> Any other questions?
57:54Items for discussion.
57:57Okay, hearing none. Uh councelor Chavez,
58:00>> yes.
58:01>> Councelor Zati,
58:02>> yes.
58:03>> Councelor Dolan,
58:04>> yes.
58:05>> Councelor Delvan,
58:06>> yes.
58:07>> Deputy Mayor,
58:08>> yes. to vote yes. Motion carries.
58:14Okay. Next item on the agenda.
58:21I can get it up. It is item F.
58:25Subordinate interlocal agreement with
58:28the city of Tapenish for clerk
58:29mentoring.
58:32We have an interlocal agreement
58:33currently with the city of Toppenish to
58:36provide um usage of equipment or service
58:39or personnel and this goes back to I
58:41believe 2021.
58:43This is a subordinate to that agreement
58:45that now includes um services provided
58:49by their clerk team to provide
58:52mentoring, guidance, coaching, advice,
58:55assistance, question answers, whatever
58:57help uh that uh the new uh person that
59:01we're about to hire can have access to.
59:03So none of the office staff know
59:05anything about clerking. So who can they
59:08call? Well, this is a service provided
59:10by the city of Toppenish to provide that
59:12oversight.
59:15>> Thank you. Go ahead, councelor Goodwin.
59:17>> Did we consider asking Proer? I mean,
59:19they have the the best city clerk in the
59:21state in my opinion.
59:23>> As a matter of fact, I that was my first
59:26stop and the mayor there said that they
59:28were very interested in helping us, but
59:30then when he got back to us and said,
59:32"We just don't have the time and energy
59:33to provide that service." So the other
59:36cities that I contacted asking for the
59:38same assistance, uh about 10 of them
59:40when I read to you the last time, the
59:42city of Tapenish was the only one, uh
59:44Tom, um
59:47I forget his last name now, uh who is
59:49the city manager there said, "Yes, we'd
59:51like to help you."
59:53>> Thank you.
59:57>> Any other comments?
1:00:01>> What is the desire of counsel?
1:00:05Move to approve.
1:00:08>> Is there a second? I'll second.
1:00:12>> Okay. Uh motion by councelor Gavan,
1:00:15second by seconded by uh councelor Zati.
1:00:19Any further discussion around this item
1:00:23hearing? None. Councelor Chavez.
1:00:26>> Yes.
1:00:26>> Councelor Sati.
1:00:28>> Yes.
1:00:28>> Councelor Dolan.
1:00:29>> Yes.
1:00:30>> Councelor Galvan.
1:00:31>> Yes.
1:00:32>> Deputy Mayor. Yes.
1:00:34>> Okay. I need to vote yes. Motion
1:00:37carries.
1:00:42>> Um this um do we have like the numbers?
1:00:46Will that come in the contract? How much
1:00:48we're going to be paying?
1:00:49>> Right. It's an hourly rate, I'm
1:00:51assuming. And so they haven't provided
1:00:53an actual rate that would be appropriate
1:00:56for their clerk services, but I would
1:00:58imagine it's kind of covers their costs
1:01:01uh for having the time associated with
1:01:04it. The nice thing that we've been able
1:01:06to do is that we've provided them with
1:01:09laptop computers that connects to our
1:01:11system. So if something comes up that
1:01:13they need to provide us with actual
1:01:15documents, they can do it right there
1:01:17from their office and not have to make a
1:01:18trip here.
1:01:22I'll make it progressive there.
1:01:24>> Okay.
1:01:28>> Okay. Item G. Moving on. Amendment to
1:01:32the agreement for the criminal defense
1:01:34personal services. Um is that
1:01:37>> correct? doors open.
1:01:39>> Um, I brought this to you uh couple
1:01:42weeks, couple of council members,
1:01:45a couple of council sessions ago where
1:01:48there was not parody among the defense
1:01:50attorneys. And uh we went through a
1:01:53discussion as to the risk of of not
1:01:56accepting uh par uh keeping their rates
1:01:58at the current rate or bringing all five
1:02:01of them at the to have equal. and the
1:02:05risk was too high that we would not be
1:02:06able to service our contracts nor have
1:02:08other attorneys that could step up and
1:02:10take that position. So, uh, of the five
1:02:14contracts, four of them are up for
1:02:16renegotiation or or review in 2000 in
1:02:19end of this year at 2026.
1:02:22So, I believe I was given guidance to go
1:02:24ahead and approve an amendment or draft
1:02:26an amendment to their contracts that
1:02:29allows for uh this wage increase or or
1:02:32per case increase. is per case it I
1:02:35think it went from 340 to 377 now and uh
1:02:40so their case number remains the same uh
1:02:43but it it's retroactive to the beginning
1:02:46of the year January uh and so the amount
1:02:49of expenditure and an amount budgeted
1:02:52and the about of the budget amendment is
1:02:54listed there in the agenda bill.
1:03:01>> Any questions?
1:03:03initial questions. Go ahead, councelor
1:03:05Levin.
1:03:05>> Um, I have a huge uh problem with this
1:03:08uh contract here just because
1:03:13it's very small. I mean, there's there's
1:03:15there's four items, five items here. It
1:03:18really doesn't address it only addresses
1:03:20the pay. We still don't know what
1:03:22standards, you know, we we operate in
1:03:25Sunnyside. Um, per RCW, we need to have
1:03:28a standard. um you know what what's the
1:03:31it doesn't address the case load limits,
1:03:33no performance standards, no reporting
1:03:35requirements, no training requirements,
1:03:37no support services. So
1:03:41we're kind of in my opinion, we're
1:03:43getting, you know, ahead of our
1:03:44ourselves here when we don't have any
1:03:47any actual standards that these uh
1:03:49defense attorneys are are following and
1:03:51and we're just giving them a raise. Um,
1:03:54you know, do we have a standard right
1:03:56now of of what?
1:03:57>> We have an existing contract
1:03:59>> and no standards for them to
1:04:01>> that defines their case load which is
1:04:03300 uh cases per attorney per year and
1:04:08it comes out breaks out to about 25 a
1:04:10month. And so we pay a retainer for uh
1:04:14those 300 cases. Uh so it would be 300
1:04:18time uh 25 divided by 12. So we pay that
1:04:23monthly and then at the end of the year
1:04:25we have what should be reviewed as a
1:04:28true up. So if they exceed that 300 then
1:04:31they get to uh identify what those
1:04:34actual cases that they are claiming that
1:04:38they uh are in excess of the 300 or the
1:04:42contract allows us that if the total
1:04:44amount is less by 10% of that 300 then
1:04:47they can have that their contract
1:04:50reduced by that amount. Uh there's
1:04:53supposed to be quarterly reporting. Uh
1:04:55again, I just came across this contract
1:04:58here recently, so I'm not familiar with
1:05:00the the frequency that they've been
1:05:02doing of that reporting, but this this
1:05:05is just an amendment to the existing
1:05:07contract. It doesn't replace the
1:05:09existing contract. It just changes the
1:05:11rate that allows them um the increase.
1:05:15They are allowed a CPI adjustment uh as
1:05:19a normal part of their increase.
1:05:22And uh I'm not sure how the one attorney
1:05:24was able to increase his, but then the
1:05:27other said it's uh not fair for us to
1:05:31have a lower rate than uh one of the
1:05:33five.
1:05:37>> Go ahead, Councelor Sadi.
1:05:39>> Well, I know we've had questions in the
1:05:40past regarding um
1:05:44who's keeping track really of the um
1:05:47cases that they've worked. Um
1:05:50will we have more information at our
1:05:52workshop? Is this something we can table
1:05:55to get all our answers
1:05:58um cleared? Um
1:06:01>> but we are under contract requirements
1:06:03so we can't change that. And so ex
1:06:07essentially what you're
1:06:10what you by tableabling it you're saying
1:06:12we're not going to pay the extra
1:06:15uh until we have information
1:06:18uh we will still be obligated to pay the
1:06:21contract amount because they are under
1:06:23contract. We just we're declining to pay
1:06:26the increase. Uh so I mean it it'll be
1:06:30retroactive to the beginning of the year
1:06:33regardless and so um I welcome your
1:06:37input.
1:06:38>> Go ahead. Councelor Dolan,
1:06:39>> could we get a a uh presentation by some
1:06:43of these attorneys so we have a better
1:06:45understanding of how we're supposed to
1:06:46know that they're actually doing what we
1:06:49pay them for? Because I I I go along
1:06:52with this and say I have a big problem
1:06:54with this. They tell us, well, here's
1:06:56the amount of money you owe us and we
1:06:58have nothing to show. Um I mean, can
1:07:01they do a purchase order maybe and and
1:07:04uh sign up ahead of time? There is a
1:07:07record and it should be a part of the
1:07:09regular reporting that says who did how
1:07:11many of their of their case loads
1:07:15>> and the time that that they put into it
1:07:18>> because that's the billing.
1:07:20>> I think it's just a flat
1:07:21>> flat rate. So regardless how much time
1:07:23they put into it, it's a flat rate.
1:07:26>> And um I don't know if Julie has any
1:07:29more comments on that as it relates to
1:07:32uh defense attorney fees.
1:07:34No, I'll just remind you that um these
1:07:38contracts expire at the end of this
1:07:40year. So, I think it would be
1:07:42appropriate to maybe do a workshop and
1:07:46have them talk to you as we work on
1:07:48contracts for next the next year. I
1:07:51don't see a lot of incentive to delay
1:07:55this fee increase because one of the
1:07:57risks you run is if they don't see the
1:07:59fee increase coming, they may terminate
1:08:00their service anyway and then you're
1:08:03left with the the other half of this
1:08:04year not having their service. So the
1:08:06idea is that these amendments with the
1:08:09exception of one contract that still has
1:08:11one year on it would just run through
1:08:13the end of the year and then we'll get a
1:08:15better sense of um where the case loads
1:08:18requirements affect next year's
1:08:20contracts and and what the fee looks
1:08:22like for all the entities next year.
1:08:26But they should be doing reporting. They
1:08:28have full existing contracts. This is
1:08:30just meant to amend one piece of it
1:08:33related to the compensation for for the
1:08:35cases and it's only through this year.
1:08:42>> The reason I ask about the case loads is
1:08:44because my understanding both the
1:08:46Supreme Court and the WSBA have
1:08:48established standards for the indigen
1:08:50defense and and both of those uh you
1:08:54know they kind of conflict with each
1:08:56other. So what what are are defense
1:08:59attorneys going by this the Supreme
1:09:01Court ruling or the WSBA um standards?
1:09:06>> So
1:09:06>> it's quite a difference. I know the
1:09:08Supreme Court I believe lets the cities
1:09:10um you know reduce the case loads
1:09:14>> within the next 10 years and and the
1:09:16other one just you know kind of drops
1:09:18the case loads on
1:09:19>> Yeah.
1:09:20the the the Supreme Court adopted the um
1:09:23the 10% decrease over the the 10-year
1:09:26period. So, by 2020 or 2036,
1:09:31um all cases have to be at 120 cases.
1:09:34And the Supreme Court did not uh
1:09:37distinguish between the type of case.
1:09:38It's just 120 cases. It didn't do the
1:09:41waiting that the WSBA did. Um but it
1:09:43agreed to the tapered decline. And the
1:09:46way that the the average is actually
1:09:48it's a strange way to calculate the
1:09:50average. So it's not you decrease 10%
1:09:52every year. It's you decrease 10% of the
1:09:55total average. So it it actually
1:09:57combined to you will decrease your case
1:09:59load by 18 cases every year to get to
1:10:02the the new standard. Um but this year
1:10:062026 did not impose any changes. The
1:10:09first year you're going to see any
1:10:10changes um is going to be in 2027.
1:10:14So, next year when we drop the new
1:10:16contracts, the the fee will likely be
1:10:18based off um the new case load standard.
1:10:22And the the biggest confusing thing is
1:10:25these cases can still say that your your
1:10:27case load limit is 300, but it's for the
1:10:30individual attorneys to determine
1:10:33whether how to staff that because they
1:10:35are the ones limited. So we have
1:10:37contracts like this with big cities in
1:10:38Seattle that that assess their fee on a
1:10:42600 case. You know they say 600 cases is
1:10:46the the retainer but they will have five
1:10:49attorneys working under that one
1:10:50contract. So these are contracts with
1:10:53individuals. So the assumption is each
1:10:55individual is agreeing to these limits.
1:10:57But in reality, you can have a a
1:11:00contract with an entity and they will
1:11:03have to manage the staffing in relation
1:11:05to um to the WSBA.
1:11:09So, the case load is really just meant
1:11:10to set the base fee and we leave it to
1:11:13them to regulate how many attorneys does
1:11:15it take for them to to work it under the
1:11:18base fee. Which is why they also don't
1:11:19want to see their compensation go down
1:11:21when their case load goes down because
1:11:23now they have to staff more attorneys.
1:11:30Go ahead, Deputy Mayor. Um,
1:11:32>> so many I think many of the questions
1:11:34that uh that Mr. Galvan is referring to,
1:11:37I think those are probably things that
1:11:38we can be looking at in the contract
1:11:41going forward when we look at the
1:11:43context going forward. I think for to
1:11:45for what we're looking at tonight is
1:11:47just uh u bringing the the the rates up
1:11:52to be everybody is getting paid the same
1:11:55amount per case. Um and I think that
1:11:58that's uh you know I I I I agree I
1:12:01understand about you know checking all
1:12:03the standards and everything but I think
1:12:04that's something we could maybe look at
1:12:06towards going towards our new contract
1:12:08with them. I think they're probably
1:12:09pretty well set for right now in the in
1:12:12the contracts as as well as I you know.
1:12:16>> So essentially if you decline this,
1:12:19you'll have one attorney that's making
1:12:20more than the others and those others
1:12:22might say, "Hey, I don't want to do this
1:12:24anymore. I'm going to go somewhere
1:12:26else." And then we run the risk of not
1:12:27having enough attorneys to process our
1:12:29claims or agreeing with Thomas Topish.
1:12:33So we we I thought we decided, okay,
1:12:35let's limp through this. We don't like
1:12:37it, but let's at the 2026 when the
1:12:40contracts are renewed, then we'll fix
1:12:42whatever problems we have.
1:12:45>> That was my understanding, Madame Mayor.
1:12:48>> Y
1:12:50>> So, we don't know how the increase
1:12:53happened with one attorney then.
1:12:56Could we find that out? Maybe we don't
1:12:58need that one attorney.
1:13:01Actually,
1:13:02>> I I don't understand how they're
1:13:05bringing these numbers down so there's
1:13:07less cases and then you have two two
1:13:10married attorneys getting the same
1:13:13paycheck for the same case load for the
1:13:16same amount of money. Exactly. The only
1:13:19thing different in there was the middle
1:13:22initials of the two names.
1:13:24>> Well, you should not look at them as a
1:13:26married couple. They are individual
1:13:28attorneys. that just happened to be
1:13:30married.
1:13:31>> That was just incredible that they had
1:13:33the exact same numbers coming forward
1:13:35that we were paying their salaries with.
1:13:38>> Well, I mean that's because again, you
1:13:40take 300, multiply by the case load,
1:13:43divide that number by 12, and that's the
1:13:45monthly retainer. And then at the end of
1:13:47the year, if they have less, then we can
1:13:48deduct that less. Or if they have more,
1:13:50then they can have a true up. That's
1:13:52that's why I was asking for I think it
1:13:54was last month I was asking for some
1:13:57kind of you know an old purchase order
1:14:00or something that that would tell us
1:14:03what took place because I I didn't
1:14:05understand how you come up with the
1:14:06exact same paycheck for everybody and
1:14:08they're supposed to be individual
1:14:09attorneys.
1:14:13>> How does that work, Julie?
1:14:17Well, like I said, sometimes these
1:14:20contracts are based on an entity and
1:14:22sometimes they're based they're with
1:14:23individuals. So, if the two were in a
1:14:25firm together, then we would probably
1:14:27pay the one firm a a different rate.
1:14:30It'd maybe be 12,000 instead of 8,000 a
1:14:34piece. But there the rate we'd pay for
1:14:36the firm would be comparable to the
1:14:38individual attorney's rates to make it
1:14:40valuable for them. Like I said, the the
1:14:42number is based
1:14:45is based on a p perceived or or what
1:14:48they're expected to work through their
1:14:50staffing, whether it's them individually
1:14:52or through others that they partner
1:14:54with, which is what's going to make the
1:14:56these new case counts very expensive for
1:14:58the city. Because now you may have a
1:15:00contract with a firm that was for, say,
1:15:03$20,000.
1:15:04And as the case counts go down, they're
1:15:06going to have to add people in the firm
1:15:08to staff the case count. So it gets more
1:15:11expensive as they pay more attorneys. So
1:15:13that's why they will need a bigger
1:15:15contract rate. So these contracts happen
1:15:17to be written by individuals. So the
1:15:19assumption is each individual, but
1:15:21that's not going to be capable of being
1:15:23true. So even if we have these contracts
1:15:25with these individuals at 300 cases,
1:15:28when the case loads go down, they will
1:15:30have to bring somebody in under them
1:15:32also to help work these cases. and
1:15:34they're still getting paid that same
1:15:35rate. And so that's it's it's a little
1:15:39strange because these are with
1:15:40individuals, but try and look at it in
1:15:41terms of if these if these were worked
1:15:44by a firm, if there were two of them,
1:15:45you'd probably be paying twice the
1:15:48contract price.
1:15:51>> Yeah. All right. Well,
1:15:53>> and any other questions? Does this
1:15:56fulfill your um your your concern or
1:16:00their questions or answers to your
1:16:02questions, councelor Galvan?
1:16:06>> No, I mean it it's just they're asking
1:16:09us to to increase their their pay and
1:16:12pretty much saying that's how we want to
1:16:15increase and and nothing else. I mean, I
1:16:18I would have loved to seen the whole
1:16:19contract, but you know, I guess uh next
1:16:24meeting when the judge comes before us,
1:16:26I'm definitely going to have a lot of
1:16:27questions for him.
1:16:29>> I apologize that I didn't include the
1:16:31original contract with the amendment.
1:16:33So, that was um something I perhaps
1:16:35should have considered.
1:16:38>> Um I'll go to deputy mayor and then I'll
1:16:40come to you, counselor. Go ahead. I'd
1:16:42like I just I would like to make a
1:16:44motion to u ex uh accept the agreement
1:16:49the amendment to the agreement for the
1:16:51inate
1:16:52criminal defense personal services at
1:16:55the at the amount recommended from the 3
1:16:59um
1:17:01340 to um so I all are getting paid 377
1:17:05is that not the right number
1:17:08>> yes I might recommend uh just reading
1:17:10the motion that I provided Okay. So then
1:17:12I'll just stick with that. Then the uh
1:17:14Thank you. amendment to agreement uh for
1:17:17inent criminal defense personal
1:17:20services. I make that motion.
1:17:22>> Is there a second?
1:17:24>> I'm sorry. Uh mayor, deputy mayor, is
1:17:27that the reason why I included the
1:17:29motion in there is it specifically names
1:17:31who it's for.
1:17:32>> I don't have that in front of me. I'm
1:17:34sorry. Do you have it there?
1:17:36>> I have it here, too.
1:17:38>> Okay.
1:17:38>> I'm sorry to hold that up. So, okay. One
1:17:40more time for the nods and that would be
1:17:42me. Okay, here we go. I move to approve
1:17:44the amended agreements for internet
1:17:47criminal defense personal services and
1:17:49to authorize the interim city manager to
1:17:52sign the amended agreement to with Brian
1:17:56Gesler,
1:17:57Janet Kelly, Stacy McKinley, and Douglas
1:18:01McKenley.
1:18:02>> Anastasia.
1:18:04>> Where's Anastasia?
1:18:05>> Anastasia McKinley. Or was it Stacy?
1:18:07>> Stacy Stacy.
1:18:08>> Said Stacy.
1:18:11So I read it right now.
1:18:16>> So that's the motion.
1:18:17>> Was there a second?
1:18:19>> I'll second that.
1:18:20>> Um discussion. Councelor Dolan, I think
1:18:23you had your hand raised.
1:18:24>> I would like to uh see if there's a
1:18:26chance we could have the individual that
1:18:28has the higher rate talk to us on Monday
1:18:31at our workshop if that's possible.
1:18:34>> That was negotiated with the previous
1:18:35city manager. So,
1:18:38>> I'm just asking for uh them this person
1:18:41to show up and maybe tell us how this
1:18:45took place just to find out how this
1:18:47works. I I I'd like to know. I take a
1:18:50lot of things apart just so I can find
1:18:53out how they work. So, that's kind of
1:18:55make an effort to do that.
1:18:56>> Thank you. I yield back.
1:19:00>> Thank you. All right, moving on.
1:19:05What's next? Okay. H.
1:19:08>> Now we have to vote.
1:19:09>> We have to vote.
1:19:10>> Oh gosh. This conversation took forever.
1:19:13Okay. Um, there is a second discussion
1:19:17and then any other discussion.
1:19:21Okay. Go ahead. Councelor Chavez.
1:19:25>> Yeah.
1:19:27>> Councelor Sati.
1:19:28>> Yes.
1:19:29>> Councelor Dolan.
1:19:30>> Yes.
1:19:31>> Councelor Galvan.
1:19:32>> No.
1:19:34Deputy Mayor.
1:19:35>> Yes.
1:19:37>> I two vote yes. Motion carries.
1:19:43>> Okay. Now we're in an item H which is
1:19:48budget amendment.
1:19:52>> Yes. We approved uh the project for the
1:19:56emergency repair of the bio gas piping
1:19:58um emergency project and that funding
1:20:01was provided by the public works board.
1:20:04There was a portion of that funding that
1:20:06was exceeded
1:20:08the uh available amount that was
1:20:12provided by the board. Uh you heard the
1:20:14number about 29,000.
1:20:16We have found uh a location for that in
1:20:19the capital fund for the wastewater
1:20:22treatment system. But this will require
1:20:25um an ordinance to amend the budget. So
1:20:28this is a motion uh directing staff to
1:20:31draft an ordinance for amending the
1:20:33budget to include uh this funding
1:20:36request or funding uh mechanism from the
1:20:40um public works board as well as a
1:20:42transfer of funds uh from the uh capital
1:20:45fund to the 26 budget.
1:20:52>> Any questions for Mr. Haley?
1:20:59And I've provided a motion there for uh
1:21:01to be read.
1:21:06>> Um
1:21:07Madam Mayor, if I recall earlier this
1:21:11evening, uh Mr. Mahia said something to
1:21:13the effect that we had found the uh $29,
1:21:17I think $288
1:21:19uh to because there was already we had a
1:21:21million dollars set aside grant or
1:21:24>> correct
1:21:25>> and and loaned. Is that right?
1:21:27>> Correct. See, we didn't put that in the
1:21:2926 budget. So, it's it's not there. So
1:21:33we can amend the budget and usually we
1:21:36bundle a lot of these amendments towards
1:21:39maybe in towards the end of the second
1:21:41or maybe beginning of the third quarter.
1:21:43So as we approach the end of the year we
1:21:44know what our axles are going to be
1:21:47rather than just our forecasts. And so
1:21:50this will be an ordinance that we have
1:21:52to have before the council to amend the
1:21:55budget. And so this is just directing
1:21:58staff to draft that um that ordinance.
1:22:02>> Okay.
1:22:06I'm just wonder was there go
1:22:08>> one one more question please. Was there
1:22:10any mystery as to where that 29,000
1:22:13might have been
1:22:15cuz before um Miss Hoffetter said we
1:22:18didn't have that 29.
1:22:19>> We have it in our capital bud. Is that
1:22:22right Leo? Um the money is uh located in
1:22:25the sewer fund and it it's going to be
1:22:28transferred to the capital projects fund
1:22:31uh after the amendment is approved and
1:22:33signed. So the money is there. So um the
1:22:37sewer fund is going to subsidize the
1:22:3928,000.
1:22:40>> Okay.
1:22:41>> Yeah.
1:22:42>> Thank you.
1:22:43>> And since this is an emergency project,
1:22:44we didn't have it in our 26 budget. So
1:22:47now we're going to put it in our 26
1:22:48budget with the funding and the and the
1:22:52budget transfer.
1:22:53>> Yeah.
1:22:54>> Excellent. Excellent.
1:22:56>> Tom, go ahead.
1:22:57>> Uh we spoke about the contract including
1:23:00the amount of
1:23:02>> Yeah.
1:23:04>> All of the things that should be done
1:23:05anytime you borrow from those um
1:23:08enterprise funds, which hasn't happened
1:23:09in the past quite often.
1:23:11>> That's right. That's right. Um the um
1:23:15the grant the $1 million from the uh
1:23:18public board is $500,000 grant and
1:23:22$500,000 loan. Um and that is going to
1:23:26subsidize the million dollars
1:23:27expenditures.
1:23:29Um, plus we're going to be over $29,000
1:23:31which is going to be funded from the
1:23:33sewer fund which has enough enough is
1:23:36going to be is doing fine financially to
1:23:39be able to subsidize that overage.
1:23:41>> And in fact, we when we looked that
1:23:44over, I believe we came out with a
1:23:45fairly significant amount left over.
1:23:48>> That's right. I'm happy to say that.
1:23:50Yes. Um the 2026 budget um turned out
1:23:55favorably
1:23:56and we're on track to finish in the year
1:23:59in the SUR fund
1:24:01February. Also, I don't have the numbers
1:24:03with me because I didn't print out the
1:24:06budget to bring with me, but as as you
1:24:09may recall, um we're going to finish the
1:24:112026 favorably on track even after the
1:24:14$26,000 transfers out.
1:24:18>> Okay. Yeah.
1:24:19>> Okay. Did you have
1:24:21>> yield back? Well,
1:24:23>> then questions.
1:24:25>> Then I have I would make the motion that
1:24:27I have in front of me this time, sir. Uh
1:24:29to direct staff to prepare an ordinance
1:24:32that will amend the 2026 adopted budget
1:24:35that will add the emergency funding by
1:24:37the public works board and reimburse the
1:24:40city for the project cost. I second.
1:24:44We've got a motion by deputy mayor and a
1:24:46second by councelor Sati. Any further
1:24:48discussion?
1:24:50As I just stated, I believe in the
1:24:53motion you should have um maybe maybe
1:24:56it's redundant, but we should have that
1:24:58stated that there will be a contract,
1:25:00there will be an interest rate, there
1:25:01will be a return date, and there will be
1:25:04a
1:25:05a um draw date.
1:25:09>> Um that's how you
1:25:10>> necessary on the motion. Uh uh Tom, I'm
1:25:14sorry that that uh you're going to have
1:25:16a budget amendment in the year anyway.
1:25:19And so um bas basically that takes your
1:25:22forecasts that you did in 25 or 26 and
1:25:27finds out your actuals because you're
1:25:28just predicting. And so uh instead of
1:25:32doing every change uh with a budget
1:25:35amendment, we are bundling them just
1:25:38have one big uh amendment or not one big
1:25:41but maybe multiple items in that
1:25:43amendment that include this and other
1:25:46things that we might uh need to amend
1:25:47the budget for. Anyway, so it doesn't
1:25:51dismiss what you're asking about, but it
1:25:53won't be included in the budget
1:25:54amendment language in the ordinance. No,
1:25:56I'm I'm asking for it to be included in
1:25:58the motion language so that there's a
1:26:00document that says you will have this
1:26:04stuff in place before this action takes
1:26:06place because in the last four years
1:26:08we've come across where this never
1:26:11happened. It doesn't happen and there's
1:26:13no accounting of and now we're going
1:26:16back and trying to find it. There's no
1:26:17accounting of what happened to that
1:26:20money and where was it taken out of and
1:26:22now is it being put back like it's
1:26:24supposed to be when there's a document
1:26:26that says it is just like our PO um
1:26:31program that's coming up with the stamp
1:26:33of approval
1:26:34>> and you know and to um and to follow up
1:26:37on your question um the interest so far
1:26:40that's going to be paid this year on
1:26:42that uh public works um board loan is
1:26:45going to be only $134. $4. That's the
1:26:47interest that we're about to pay, $134.
1:26:52And the principal is going to be about
1:26:54$4,000 for all of next year. So, we get
1:26:57to pay the interest in June of every
1:27:00year. And it's going to be an average of
1:27:03about $4,000. I mean, I mean, principal
1:27:06about $4,000 uh a year. Still, the extra
1:27:10would pay for all those staples we
1:27:12talked about.
1:27:12>> Yeah, that's right.
1:27:14And of course that's going to go on the
1:27:162027 budget.
1:27:19And right now what we're going to be
1:27:20placing in the 2026 budget is only the
1:27:23$134
1:27:25plus the $29,000 plus the $1 million
1:27:28which is also going to be fully
1:27:30reimbured. So that's all that's all
1:27:33that's going to go in the 2026 budget
1:27:35after this amendment passes. Yeah.
1:27:37>> I just for my short time in this chair,
1:27:39I'd like to see the documentation put
1:27:41into the motions is all I'm asking.
1:27:44because it it it holds a commitment to
1:27:47the motion is what it needs. Is that
1:27:48right, Julie? You need to amend the
1:27:50motion to include what Tom is asking
1:27:52about. And then the original motion is
1:27:55amended and it needs a second as well.
1:27:58>> Correct.
1:28:01>> So Tom, um Tom, you're you are amending
1:28:05you're making a motion to amend the
1:28:07current motion with the language that
1:28:09you
1:28:09>> I wasn't going to make an make a motion.
1:28:11I'm just pointing out that this motion
1:28:14doesn't cover the things that need to
1:28:17take place in this action because we're
1:28:20agreeing to this and once again there
1:28:22will be no one that said, "Hey, what's
1:28:24the interest rate we're being paid?
1:28:26We're leaving it up to you to do that."
1:28:28And where's the contract for using this
1:28:30money out of an enterprise fund? I was
1:28:32told a long time ago there was no
1:28:34enterprise funds and that was a lie.
1:28:37Well, Tom, essentially what what's
1:28:39happening here is that we're just trying
1:28:41to reconcile the budget with expenses
1:28:43and revenues, and it's not it's doesn't
1:28:45currently exist. And so, we're going to
1:28:48have to amend the budget. Uh the
1:28:50documentation that you're referring to
1:28:51isn't isn't normally part of the
1:28:54amendment. If you did want to amend this
1:28:56motion, you'd have to make a motion to
1:28:58amend what you're you're requesting, and
1:29:00it would have to be seconded. And then
1:29:02the new motion would include all of the
1:29:05things that you're asking for.
1:29:06Understood. Yeah,
1:29:09>> that's
1:29:09>> No, I don't know. I'm not going to make
1:29:10a motion. I'm I'm
1:29:12>> No. Uh I was going to call you Mr.
1:29:14Dolan. Uh councelor Dolan. Um if you
1:29:17make a motion to amend the current
1:29:20motion and then you have the opportunity
1:29:22to um state the motion, but include what
1:29:25it is you want to include so it is on
1:29:27the record.
1:29:28>> I will um get that wording so that it
1:29:31can be concise and short as possible.
1:29:34But I'm pointing out the history of some
1:29:36of our problems here
1:29:39because uh myself and several others
1:29:41have looked this up and found out that
1:29:42this is wrong.
1:29:44>> You can't just take $30,000 out of ELTAC
1:29:47and stick it in the general fund without
1:29:49telling anyone, including council and
1:29:52none of this stuff has come forward. You
1:29:53weren't around for all this, but this
1:29:55this is the kind of thing we need to
1:29:57take steps on right now so that in the
1:29:59future this will be included every time.
1:30:02and they'll say, "Well, we need to use
1:30:05this much money. We need pull this much
1:30:08money out of the sewer fund to
1:30:10transfer." And it's going to include the
1:30:12wording it that says this is a contract
1:30:16between
1:30:18entities in the city.
1:30:21>> So, you don't wish to amend the motion
1:30:22now? I I'm gonna get I'm gonna make up a
1:30:25uh like I can use this as my as my model
1:30:29because the motion's good, but it needs
1:30:32I feel it needs to include wording that
1:30:34says in a concise way that the the rules
1:30:38that we have established need to be
1:30:40followed for a change because this is
1:30:43what has put us in this situation for
1:30:46years and years and years.
1:30:49>> Well, uh again, the process is we have a
1:30:51motion on the floor. It's been seconded.
1:30:54You want to amend that motion to include
1:30:56the language?
1:30:56>> I do not. Thank you for the discussion
1:30:58and I yield back.
1:31:00>> Okay. I'm sorry.
1:31:03>> Um, any further discussion?
1:31:08>> Okay. Hearing none. Councelor Chavez,
1:31:12>> yes.
1:31:13>> Councelor Zati,
1:31:14>> yes.
1:31:15>> Councelor Dolan,
1:31:16>> yes.
1:31:17>> Councelor Gwan,
1:31:18>> yes.
1:31:19>> Deputy Mayor,
1:31:20>> yes. I to vote yes. Motion carries.
1:31:27Okay, moving on.
1:31:32Okay. H. Um,
1:31:35seems like we added another item to the
1:31:37agenda and that is item I and councelor
1:31:42Hart, I will refer to you on this
1:31:46because I do not remember the exact
1:31:48language.
1:31:49>> Okay.
1:31:50Um, basically the the what I wanted to
1:31:55do and I'll explain it first and then
1:31:56I'll make the make my motion. Um, at the
1:31:59last meeting on the 21st, um, we had a
1:32:03motion uh to, um, I believe it was that
1:32:07ended in a in a tie and I and I voted to
1:32:11abstain. I'd like to resend that vote
1:32:14and vote yes on the motion.
1:32:18by voting uh to abstain, I basically
1:32:22killed the motion, which is was not my
1:32:24intention to do. Um so what I'm doing is
1:32:27I'm trying to correct that particular
1:32:30motion to vote to vote yes. And I can
1:32:34make a motion to resend my my um
1:32:36abstension on the motion held on April
1:32:4021st, which ended in a tie. Um
1:32:45and turn uh change my vote to a yes. And
1:32:48I just need a second so we can discuss
1:32:50that.
1:32:52>> So you have a motion on the table and
1:32:56this is the process,
1:32:58>> right?
1:32:59>> Motion. And then to resend your vote.
1:33:02Yes.
1:33:03>> Um, resend your vote from last meeting's
1:33:07vote around the contract for
1:33:11Auden Murphy Wallace.
1:33:13>> Right.
1:33:13>> Just just want to make sure it's read
1:33:15into the record.
1:33:16>> Right.
1:33:18>> Okay.
1:33:19>> And Okay. So, there's a motion on the
1:33:22table and
1:33:25let me know. I'm just want to make sure
1:33:27we there's this going correctly.
1:33:30>> I will second.
1:33:31There's a second by councelor Chavez.
1:33:35Is there discussion around this? Go
1:33:38ahead, councelor.
1:33:38>> You're pretty much saying that you got
1:33:40some heat after the meeting and you want
1:33:41to change your vote. Is that my
1:33:43understanding?
1:33:43>> That is not your understanding. That is
1:33:45>> I mean it it's just we we we were voted
1:33:47into this uh position, councelor Hart,
1:33:49to make our our our vote um heard. And
1:33:53you can't base it off of how many people
1:33:55are going to like you. I suggest um you
1:33:58you you consider your your motion.
1:34:01Go ahead, Councelor Dolan.
1:34:03>> I would hope that you understand by um
1:34:05changing your vote that um this could
1:34:09put us over the edge and the state would
1:34:11take over this this city because uh we
1:34:15have no legal counsel. Then did you have
1:34:17someone else lined up already to take
1:34:19the place of Ogden Murphy? Because if I
1:34:21remember correctly, the motion was to
1:34:24let them go tonight
1:34:26with this new vote. That would is what
1:34:28would take place.
1:34:30And uh if we could review that meeting
1:34:33maybe in the workshop and then um maybe
1:34:36vote on it after we review that meeting
1:34:39and see what took place so that everyone
1:34:42understands this is a huge huge thing to
1:34:45eliminate uh our attorney and our our uh
1:34:49and Ogden Murphy as our legal counsel.
1:34:53And if you have no one lined up to do
1:34:54that for us, I see a big problem coming
1:34:57at us very quickly.
1:34:59And uh that's I guess that's all I've
1:35:02got.
1:35:03>> Thank you, Councelor Dolan.
1:35:06>> Any other comments?
1:35:15>> Madam Madam Mayor, um I I'm always have
1:35:19maintained that my vote is my vote. I
1:35:22can vote however I like regardless of
1:35:25whether or not people like me or not
1:35:26about it. And uh so it doesn't matter
1:35:29what anybody else tries to influence me.
1:35:31I want to just let you know be sure that
1:35:33I do I do uh believe that there's been
1:35:38several instances where there have been
1:35:41it just feels as though
1:35:44and it and some of the paperwork it
1:35:48adheres to it that things were just not
1:35:50handled the correct way. And I
1:35:53understand that um we're only talking
1:35:56about the one attorney. We're not
1:35:58talking about the entire firm. If I
1:36:01correct in how the motion was read
1:36:03originally,
1:36:04>> it was the entire firm.
1:36:05>> The entire firm. Okay. So, the entire
1:36:07firm. But in any case, my motion is I
1:36:10just want to resend my abstension and
1:36:12vote yes. That's that's what I want to
1:36:15do.
1:36:17Now, however you all vote, that's on you
1:36:20and we'll take that into consideration,
1:36:22however that turns out.
1:36:24>> Any other comments? I'll come back to
1:36:26you if there's none over there. Um, no
1:36:28other comments on that end.
1:36:31>> Okay, I'll go back to you, Councelor
1:36:34Dolan.
1:36:34>> I I'm I'm just really questioning if you
1:36:36understand what you're doing here
1:36:38because uh this is a huge move and
1:36:40everybody makes mistakes. I was just to
1:36:43just to be fair, I was uh unhappy with
1:36:46some of the things that were going on
1:36:47with our current um legal advice and I
1:36:50did some checking on getting a new uh
1:36:55a new uh
1:36:58legal council for the city of Sunnyside.
1:37:00I checked with several
1:37:03close friends and and uh who are
1:37:06attorneys with large firms. They said uh
1:37:10that's that's huge. That's going to put
1:37:12the city on the brink right there. And
1:37:15uh I think we should I think we should
1:37:17table this until we have a chance to go
1:37:20through it in the workshop. Maybe uh
1:37:22even call another special meeting and we
1:37:24can discuss this because I don't think
1:37:26there's been enough research done um at
1:37:28this time to tell you what's going to
1:37:31happen when you uh pass this motion
1:37:33tonight. And uh Karen has nothing to say
1:37:36because she's not here. But, uh, I think
1:37:39it's a really bad bad move and I'll just
1:37:41leave it at that. Or I, uh,
1:37:47if I can say one more. Um, deputy mayor,
1:37:50we we had a very productive conversation
1:37:52last week and and, you know, you you
1:37:54agreed with with uh with your role. You
1:37:56didn't you didn't like the way that uh
1:37:59um that was going to take us. And now
1:38:01earlier we agreed to pay topish to help
1:38:04us with the city clerk. Um, how much
1:38:05more are we going to pay? um to get
1:38:08another city to help us out. You know,
1:38:10are we going to get any city attorneys
1:38:12that are going to want to come to
1:38:13Sunnyside? Because by all means, I mean,
1:38:16uh it's going to be out there. Um you
1:38:18don't you don't like one bit of a of a
1:38:20decision and you don't agree with
1:38:22something, then you're pretty much uh
1:38:24saying you're out the door. Uh you know,
1:38:27it it's we had two different attorneys
1:38:30apply last time. Um with with this firm
1:38:33being one of them, the other one being
1:38:34from Idaho. um you know what's that
1:38:38going to do to the city? They they're
1:38:39handling our our city clerk um services
1:38:42right now. And if you all remember um
1:38:46you know there was one small mistake
1:38:47last year and it it cost us you know
1:38:49$25,000. Uh how many more mistakes are
1:38:52we going to have without a city
1:38:54attorney? Um how much more money are we
1:38:55going to pay um out of the general fund?
1:38:58Are we gonna have enough money to open
1:39:00up a pool if if we keep paying these
1:39:02these fees just based on uh emotions and
1:39:05and changing the votes and whatnot, but
1:39:07I'll leave it up to you.
1:39:10>> Well, since we're on the topic of of
1:39:13paying um um you know, we we did just
1:39:17get a report and um I thought you were
1:39:19actually going to talk about this,
1:39:20Councelor Dolan. I mean, since January
1:39:24through through now, um, we've been
1:39:26paying $67,000
1:39:28to Odden Murphy Wallace. And I actually
1:39:30went um line by line looking at every
1:39:33item. And, um, um, Julie's um, rates
1:39:38have gone up. I believe we started with
1:39:40around 285 and now she's at $35 an hour.
1:39:44Um, I did not foresee this happening,
1:39:48believe me or not. Um, but I thought at
1:39:51the very least you guys were going to
1:39:52bring this up because of the expenses to
1:39:56this firm and how high they have risen
1:39:58out to to this month. And yeah, that
1:40:02one. And um I actually wanted since
1:40:06we're on this topic, I I did want to ask
1:40:09um how is the the law firm processing
1:40:13the public records requests? I you my or
1:40:17yeah you the deputy mayor and myself had
1:40:20a meeting on Thursday and you mentioned
1:40:23that they're um that they're not fully
1:40:27processing them but they're just um
1:40:29acknowledging receipt
1:40:31>> correct to defer to Julie but they're
1:40:34stacking up and so um
1:40:37>> yeah maybe I can explain the the
1:40:40invoicing um first of all my rate has
1:40:42not changed it's been 305 the entire
1:40:45contract, right? I'm the senior senior
1:40:47partner with 20 years experience. So,
1:40:49that rate or maybe it changed this year
1:40:51because I just hit 20 years experience,
1:40:53but I've always been the the top rate.
1:40:55Um, the others in the firm are are 285
1:40:59for junior partners and whatnot. Um, we
1:41:02did not change the rates going into
1:41:032026, so they should be the same
1:41:05contract rates. Um, a lot of the fee is
1:41:07we've got five attorneys working on
1:41:09public records. They are doing all of
1:41:11your redactions for exemptions and
1:41:13redactions for large pro uh large
1:41:16requests. The city itself is receiving
1:41:19the the um requests and then they are
1:41:22sending the the underlying documentation
1:41:25to our office to have our associates in
1:41:28Seattle review it and um and do the
1:41:31redactions, exemptions and send it back
1:41:33so that the city can release it. We are
1:41:36still sitting on one with 18,000
1:41:37records. Um prior and we realized that
1:41:41the fees were getting up there and
1:41:42that's why right before Pat came on um I
1:41:45actually asked Chief Layman to work with
1:41:49us on a plan so that we could reduce the
1:41:51cost that it was that you were incurring
1:41:54for uh for the public records work. So
1:41:56we agreed that it was going to be
1:41:57reduced to about 10 hours. There's, you
1:42:00know, another large expense that you're
1:42:02seeing is there's just been a lot of
1:42:03meetings, a lot of meetings that are
1:42:05very, very long and that is that's a lot
1:42:07of time. So, um, yeah, we are processing
1:42:12large public records requests that we
1:42:14get the material from the city. Um, and
1:42:16they are stacking stacking up. In fact,
1:42:19Drew reached out to Pat this week and
1:42:21said, "Hey, what's your plan? because we
1:42:23can't keep just holding on to all these
1:42:25and and you're not going to get anywhere
1:42:26if we're only processing them 10 hours a
1:42:28week um for the foreseeable future.
1:42:36>> Thank you, Julie.
1:42:38>> Okay. Well, there's a motion and there's
1:42:40a second. Any other Go ahead, Dylan.
1:42:42>> I just had a question. Do you understand
1:42:44by seconding this what you're doing? If
1:42:47you understand that, well, then this is
1:42:50all on you.
1:42:52Um,
1:42:53>> and could I I'm sorry I don't mean to
1:42:56interrupt you and I also wanted to speak
1:42:57to the fact that at this that you just
1:42:59paid a large invoice was multiple months
1:43:01of charges for whatever reason your your
1:43:03accounting was behind and we were being
1:43:06patient with your finances and not
1:43:07saying, "Hey, pay us right away." So, it
1:43:10resulted in a very large out outstanding
1:43:13balance.
1:43:14>> Um, but we are mindful. We are we were
1:43:16working with the manager on ways to to
1:43:18bring down the the cost. It's just been
1:43:20some incredibly costly months for your
1:43:23city between departures of of admin and
1:43:26and all the meetings.
1:43:31>> Go ahead, counselor.
1:43:32>> You know, since um you questioned me
1:43:35right now, I will go ahead and put this
1:43:38in record that we discussed this when we
1:43:40left council and you said that you also
1:43:42agreed that you did not want to have the
1:43:45firm. Am I correct?
1:43:47>> You are correct.
1:43:48>> Thank you. And on that note, I went out
1:43:51shopping to see if I could find another
1:43:54firm. And that's when I was told, and I
1:43:56I think I could probably have one of
1:43:58those individuals I spoke to show up at
1:44:00our workshop. So, if we could just
1:44:02postpone this a little bit longer. And
1:44:04he would outline for you the steps that
1:44:06will happen. He's just about ready to
1:44:09retire as an attorney. And he said that
1:44:12they would not take they would not take
1:44:15on the city of Sunnyside. and he says,
1:44:18"And I wish you the best of luck because
1:44:20there's not they're not lining up to
1:44:22work for Sunnyside. Um, we've got a a
1:44:25bad reputation right now. We're trying
1:44:27to get out of it." I think if we can
1:44:29keep these guys long enough to have
1:44:31someone in place and ready to go to work
1:44:34for us, that's another that's another
1:44:36consideration because I wasn't happy
1:44:39with a lot of what I was getting back
1:44:42then when you and I spoke. And uh by
1:44:46pushing this forward and having nothing
1:44:47in place for the next one, it's usually
1:44:50like if you're going to quit your job,
1:44:52you you try to have one lined up
1:44:54already. Otherwise, you're uh you got a
1:44:57big space in there in between paychecks.
1:44:59And so I I really think that by doing
1:45:02this tonight, it's a bad move. I think
1:45:05we should have another firm all lined up
1:45:07to to help us and try to get somewhere
1:45:11in the same price range which maybe even
1:45:15cheaper. Um we have the packet that you
1:45:19are welcome to look at and see just
1:45:21exactly what took place. I think uh
1:45:25council person Zesty has a copy of it
1:45:28also. I don't know if you had a chance
1:45:30to look at it, but I think this is a a
1:45:32real a real bad move and uh I yield
1:45:36back.
1:45:38>> I should also mention you cannot select
1:45:40an attorney based on the rate.
1:45:42>> Um it's a request for qualifications.
1:45:45>> RFP.
1:45:46>> Thank you.
1:45:47>> No, an RFP is a request for proposal.
1:45:49It's a request for qualifications, which
1:45:51is usually architects, engineers, and
1:45:52attorneys. So their qualifications
1:45:55become the item and then you negotiate a
1:45:58rate after you pick but you can't pick
1:46:00them on the rate.
1:46:02>> Thank you for that.
1:46:04>> Okay.
1:46:11Go ahead and initiate a roll call.
1:46:13Councelor Chavez.
1:46:14>> Yes.
1:46:14>> Councelor Zati.
1:46:16>> Yes.
1:46:18>> Councelor Dolan.
1:46:19>> No. Councelor Galvan.
1:46:20>> No.
1:46:21>> Deputy mayor.
1:46:22>> Yes.
1:46:23I to vote yes. Motion carries.
1:46:30>> Fun.
1:46:41>> Okay. Items from council members. Item
1:46:43A, mayor's appointments, boards, and
1:46:45commissions. So, the rules committee met
1:46:48um last week and we have
1:46:52applications from community members who
1:46:55applied for a couple commissions
1:46:58um boards and commissions. One of them
1:47:02is actually we have two of them
1:47:05or the arts commission.
1:47:14The first one is Ulyses Gutierrez who
1:47:18has a vast background experience in
1:47:20marketing, business development,
1:47:22software development and um currently
1:47:25owns
1:47:27um his own startup called Hello Abanero
1:47:31which serves local businesses in tech
1:47:33and marketing and Ulissa's Gutierrez is
1:47:37um applied for the arts commission. Um,
1:47:41if you all remember, we also made an
1:47:44amendment to the SMC for the arts
1:47:48commission um to include a youth. And we
1:47:52have a high schooler by the name of
1:47:56Genevia Era who also applied for the
1:48:00arts commission and actually submitted
1:48:03some of her very impressive art. Um
1:48:08she also I think created um she painted
1:48:11a a portrait for one of the local animal
1:48:14shelters um that actually made the paper
1:48:16and it's on those prints. Um, so I'm
1:48:20bringing those forth for um as
1:48:23nominating them for the arts uh
1:48:28commission.
1:48:32Let's see. and would like to entertain a
1:48:36motion to vote them in as if these two
1:48:38are voted into the arts commission. It
1:48:40fulfills the two vacancies left on this
1:48:44commission um after the council chose to
1:48:48remove um a previous commissioner uh due
1:48:51to the lack of attendance.
1:48:58>> I move to appoint two individuals uh
1:49:00mayor listed
1:49:06Is there a second
1:49:08>> motion by councelor Galvan, second by
1:49:11deputy mayor Hart.
1:49:15>> Is there any discussion around these?
1:49:19Hearing none. Councelor Chavez,
1:49:21>> yes.
1:49:21>> Councelor Sati,
1:49:22>> yes.
1:49:23>> Councelor Dolan,
1:49:25>> yes.
1:49:25>> Councelor Galvan,
1:49:26>> yes.
1:49:27>> Councelor or Deputy Mayor Hart,
1:49:29>> yes.
1:49:30>> I too vote yes. And so these are now um
1:49:34uh up for um joining the arts
1:49:38commission. And the arts commission has
1:49:40been doing a remarkable job lately. They
1:49:42had a great show out um at their last
1:49:45couple events. And I am sure that Ulyses
1:49:48Gutierrez and Genevier will make um
1:49:52great participants and continue y'all's
1:49:55great work. Deputy Mayor Hart.
1:49:58And then um there was somebody else who
1:50:01applied um oh actually I will defer to
1:50:05you because you are the chair for the
1:50:07climate resiliency board and there was
1:50:10someone who also hadn't been attending.
1:50:13So we're going to have to decide that as
1:50:14a council.
1:50:15>> Right. Also, we had a member of our uh
1:50:18climate resiliency had uh been unable to
1:50:21attend our meetings and for the most
1:50:23part had not been uh turning in uh
1:50:26whether he was excused or not except for
1:50:28the one time when he was doing something
1:50:31um a humanitarian event. He was out of
1:50:34country. But we've uh so we are asking
1:50:36to have uh Jory Anderson removed from
1:50:39the uh climate resiliency board and
1:50:42asking in instead to appoint Catalina
1:50:46Alvarez to the um I think her last name
1:50:49is also Cat Alvarez Villanoeva I believe
1:50:52it is
1:50:53>> Gia Noea
1:50:55uh to join on the climate resiliency
1:50:58board.
1:51:01So, Miss Alvarez comes with a lot of
1:51:04experience participating in um talking
1:51:07to the
1:51:07>> Oh, in in community events. Um I do have
1:51:10their application here in front of me.
1:51:13uh works for Save the Children um and is
1:51:16just interested in learning more about
1:51:18what the climate
1:51:20um resiliency board is working on. And
1:51:24this would be her first time
1:51:25participating in a um in an advisory
1:51:29board or a commission
1:51:33>> and she's met all the
1:51:36open meeting acts and she's paid all
1:51:39that.
1:51:39>> Yep, she has. So, did you
1:51:42>> So, I'd like to make a motion to approve
1:51:44her um as a an as a applicant and
1:51:48working board member to the climate
1:51:50resiliency board um Catalina Alvarez
1:51:55fill and waver.
1:51:56>> Phil and waver.
1:51:58>> I'll second that.
1:51:59>> And to remove
1:52:00>> and to remove Mr. Anderson.
1:52:02>> Yeah,
1:52:02>> that's two motions.
1:52:05>> It's included.
1:52:06>> Go ahead. Joyhead. You don't follow any
1:52:08rules anyway.
1:52:10Sorry, sir.
1:52:11>> Councelor Dolan, that's out of the line.
1:52:15>> But in any case, let me just make that a
1:52:16little bit clear for for the record. So,
1:52:19I'm asking for the removal of Mr.
1:52:21Anderson um from the client resiliency
1:52:23board due to lack of attendance.
1:52:27>> Thank you. Um I'm sorry I got
1:52:30distracted. Did you include um
1:52:33>> No, I was going to make it two motions.
1:52:34>> Okay, two motions. Okay.
1:52:36>> Do I need a second for the one to remove
1:52:38Mr. Anderson.
1:52:39>> I second.
1:52:40>> Okay. Got a motion by deputy mayor to
1:52:42remove m Mr. Anderson from the climate
1:52:44resiliency board. There's a second by
1:52:46councelor Sati. Um is there further
1:52:49discussion on this?
1:52:51>> Go ahead.
1:52:52>> I hope it's not out of line, but I would
1:52:54like to um make a motion to a secondary
1:52:57motion to remove all people that don't
1:52:59live within the city limits from this
1:53:01climate resiliency board and get people
1:53:03that live here because that's one of
1:53:05your rules you don't follow. Actually,
1:53:08if there is, again, we've already had
1:53:10this conversation. If there if if they
1:53:12if there's a business or if there's an
1:53:14organization, they are allowed. There's
1:53:17other community commission members that
1:53:19>> show me on there where it says that. I
1:53:21would like to see it cuz when I read it,
1:53:23it's not there.
1:53:24>> I will I'm not going to look it up now,
1:53:26but I will email it to you. Um it's
1:53:29under the SMC's um around boards and
1:53:31commissions.
1:53:32>> Yeah. Read it again because it's not
1:53:33there.
1:53:34>> It's there. the way it says it. Tell me
1:53:36what re residency
1:53:38or uh define residency for me.
1:53:41>> It's it's there. Councelor Dolan,
1:53:43>> it's under residency and they don't live
1:53:45there in their office. So, that doesn't
1:53:47work. I'm sorry. It doesn't work.
1:53:49>> The office is in town.
1:53:52>> Their office is in town and it says
1:53:55residency.
1:53:57>> So, if you read the thing carefully,
1:53:58you'll understand because I went to my
1:54:00attorney and asked him. He says, "Yeah,
1:54:01that's they're not following their own
1:54:03rules." And that's why I say that and
1:54:06I'm out of order, I guess, because I
1:54:07said that, but that's what needs to take
1:54:10place. These people that aren't living
1:54:12in these city limits do not belong on
1:54:15our committees or our boards.
1:54:17>> Go ahead, councelor Sadi.
1:54:19>> If I recall correctly, we had the same
1:54:21discussion and went through our attorney
1:54:24and I that was what maybe in January we
1:54:27went through our attorney and she agreed
1:54:29that
1:54:30>> this one we just let go. Yes, that one
1:54:33specifically. You do not remember.
1:54:36>> I do, but see, did she have the SM? I
1:54:38remember saying she didn't have our
1:54:40SMC's in front of her.
1:54:43>> Well, she read that.
1:54:43>> Can you clarify for us, Julie?
1:54:50>> I I remember having the conversation. I
1:54:53had the rules in front of me. I'm
1:54:55looking at them right now. I'm trying to
1:54:57track because it does seem to where
1:55:00there was one section that you
1:55:02>> especially regarding the LTAC where you
1:55:04can be a board part of a business or or
1:55:07whatnot but most of the residency is
1:55:09required you're required to be in a
1:55:11resident but in certain committees you
1:55:14can decide to have somebody with a
1:55:16professional qualification and then your
1:55:18Lax specifically
1:55:20allows for businesses. So I'm I'm trying
1:55:22to look at it right now and listen to
1:55:24you all at the same time.
1:55:26Um there's a motion in a second. Um
1:55:30>> and we're in discussion.
1:55:31>> Yeah. And the the discussion is in
1:55:34Germany to the motion. The motion is uh
1:55:36to remove Mr. Anderson from the
1:55:39committee due to lack of participation
1:55:41and attendance. Um I'll go ahead and
1:55:44initiate a roll call. Councelor Chavez,
1:55:47>> yes.
1:55:48>> Councelor Sati,
1:55:49>> yes.
1:55:49>> Councelor Dolan,
1:55:50>> no.
1:55:51>> Councelor Galvan,
1:55:52>> yes.
1:55:53>> Deputy Mayor,
1:55:54>> yes. I two vote yes. Motion carries.
1:55:57Then go ahead and and do your second
1:55:59motion. And
1:56:00>> the second motion, my second motion uh
1:56:03is to accept Catalina Alvarez Benvas
1:56:08as a new member of the council
1:56:10resiliency
1:56:12um commission committee.
1:56:15>> I'll second that.
1:56:16>> Okay. There's a motion and a second by
1:56:18councelor Chavis. Um, is there any other
1:56:22comments around
1:56:24>> Could you Julie could you clarify for us
1:56:26a submotion and when it's supposed to be
1:56:28addressed?
1:56:32>> I believe it takes place before the
1:56:36>> Is this a submotion or a second motion?
1:56:39>> I said when I made it, I said I would
1:56:41like to to sub do a submotion to
1:56:46bring forward the the fact that none of
1:56:49this is being followed. None of the
1:56:50rules are being followed. You're you're
1:56:52saying, "Well, they have a business
1:56:53here, but this see that doesn't follow
1:56:55the rules. It doesn't go with the
1:56:57wording." And I I think by now should Do
1:57:00you have that up in front of you?
1:57:02>> Yeah.
1:57:02>> Residency means residency.
1:57:04>> Well, so here's here's what it says. It
1:57:06says residency.
1:57:08Let me go up to residency.
1:57:10And it says
1:57:13250 residency requirements. Residency in
1:57:16the city is a requirement for
1:57:17eligibility for membership on citizen
1:57:19advisory boards and commissions except
1:57:21for membership on boards or commissions
1:57:22with other political jurisdictions which
1:57:25require membership outside the city and
1:57:27boards and commissions which expressly
1:57:29permit non-resident resident membership.
1:57:32Um so
1:57:35whether you can have non-residents
1:57:37depends on the specific committee and
1:57:40that's why I said I know specifically
1:57:43allows for certain non-residents.
1:57:45I I'm not sure which if we're talking
1:57:49about the climate resilience committee
1:57:50then we jump down here
1:57:53to 25170
1:57:58and it says the climate resiliency team
1:58:00shall consist of seven members to the
1:58:02extent available members shall represent
1:58:04the following areas serving Sunnyside
1:58:06agriculture business owners commercial
1:58:08property owners employment education
1:58:10others with interest
1:58:12>> one council member
1:58:15um terms, meetings, duties and
1:58:18responsibilities. It doesn't say that
1:58:21these members
1:58:25are not residents. So that the the
1:58:28um
1:58:31it doesn't say that the the folks
1:58:33serving these are not um what's the word
1:58:38are excluded from the residency
1:58:40requirement. So in other words, unlike
1:58:43ELAC where it says you can have
1:58:46a personified, right, this one just says
1:58:48the they want these
1:58:51these
1:58:52um interests represented but through
1:58:57residence.
1:58:59>> So if we're going to if we're going to
1:59:01um
1:59:02>> Excuse me.
1:59:03>> Go ahead. Um um
1:59:05>> Oh, you're taking my um
1:59:06>> No, I'll wait till you're done. I have a
1:59:09something to say, but I'll wait till
1:59:10you're done.
1:59:11>> I think we tried that first amendment
1:59:13thing already. Um, if you're not a
1:59:16resident, then you shouldn't be on these
1:59:18boards and committees. Certain ones,
1:59:20like she just said, Elac is different,
1:59:22but this one is not. And you are getting
1:59:25rid of someone who would be a huge help
1:59:28to that committee. And he actually
1:59:31doesn't live in the city either. Well,
1:59:33here's here's one of the things that
1:59:35makes this particular committee
1:59:37different and reason why you're looking
1:59:39at having people from um education, from
1:59:45um environment, health, um business. And
1:59:49the reason why is because this is part
1:59:51of our comprehensive growth plan that
1:59:53we're trying to get done by the end of
1:59:55of December 2026.
1:59:58Um we are right in the midst of getting
2:00:01that done. Mr. Anderson was not
2:00:03attending meetings and hadn't been
2:00:05getting a hold of us to to let us know
2:00:07why he wasn't attending. Um he uh just
2:00:11he just and then when he did he it was
2:00:14already he'd already ex exceeded the
2:00:16three limits the three times. I think
2:00:18there were four or five I think since
2:00:20we've been meeting. In any case, because
2:00:23the climate resiliency is part of a
2:00:25larger activity that's going on in the
2:00:29county, which is why some of the folks
2:00:31who can be on can be in the country like
2:00:34Mr. Anderson, that was one of the
2:00:35reasons he's picked. Mrs. Vandergraph
2:00:38Erikson, she also lives in the country.
2:00:40She's an egg. So, she's an egg business.
2:00:42That's why she's there. Um,
2:00:45>> my point is,
2:00:46>> but I understand what your point is,
2:00:47sir.
2:00:47>> I still have the floor. My point is
2:00:50>> I thought that you yielded back.
2:00:51>> I did not yield back. I did not say I
2:00:53yield back.
2:00:54>> I am sorry
2:00:54>> and I try to do that every time. But my
2:00:57point is is you're getting rid of
2:01:00someone off of this committee and the
2:01:02rules aren't being followed and so what
2:01:04does it matter?
2:01:05>> Councelor Dolan, we can review the SMC
2:01:07and
2:01:08>> and you can change them and then we can
2:01:09get people back on there.
2:01:11>> Yes. And then so you can initiate that
2:01:12if you want to do the work on that then
2:01:14go ahead and spearhead that. you are
2:01:16another council member on this on on
2:01:18this council and you can go ahead and
2:01:19spearhead that work.
2:01:21>> Please let me finish. I have the floor
2:01:23still.
2:01:23>> Um no thankful for a point of order
2:01:26because that's not mundane to the motion
2:01:29on the motion is now
2:01:31>> it is exactly mundane to the motion.
2:01:33>> There you you you mentioned that there
2:01:34is a submotion. There's no such thing as
2:01:37a submotion. There's either there there
2:01:39could be
2:01:39>> clarify that motion Norton.
2:01:43>> Can you clarify that there is a
2:01:44submotion? And it's it's supposed to be
2:01:46dealt with before the main motion is
2:01:48answered.
2:01:51>> Is there such thing as submotions?
2:01:53>> I've never experienced a submotion.
2:01:56>> Okay.
2:01:56>> But I admit I am not a parliamentarian.
2:02:00>> No, you're not. And you know, if you uh
2:02:03had some if you had some experience
2:02:05teaching
2:02:05>> Point of order
2:02:08>> and you were a good welding teacher.
2:02:10>> Point of order. The point of order is
2:02:12this. the the vote is whether or not
2:02:15we're going to accept
2:02:18a new candidate to be on this resiliency
2:02:21board. It doesn't have anything to do
2:02:23with whether she lives in town or she
2:02:25doesn't live in town. She's been
2:02:26accepted to be on the So that motion I
2:02:29would like to see us.
2:02:31The other motion that Mr. Mr. Dolan is
2:02:34bringing up
2:02:37should we should take that to committee
2:02:38and we should look it up and if we need
2:02:40to make a change on it, then let's do
2:02:42that. But the rules that we're working
2:02:44under right now, this lady, this lady
2:02:48lives in town. Yes, she lives in town
2:02:51and and she qualifies to be on the
2:02:53board. And I would like to entertain a
2:02:55vote to that degree. Now, if she gets
2:02:57voted out, that's a whole another issue.
2:02:59But this particular candidate, this this
2:03:02other this other discussion regarding
2:03:04where she lives is not gerine to the
2:03:06issue.
2:03:07>> Um, so go ahead.
2:03:09>> Um,
2:03:10>> Catalina, right? You said what which of
2:03:13the I guess the six uh areas
2:03:16>> does she represent?
2:03:17>> It was education. I want to say it was
2:03:19education.
2:03:21>> I didn't that's what you had mentioned
2:03:23>> cuz I was I don't have my paper with me
2:03:25tonight.
2:03:26>> She works for Save the Children.
2:03:27>> Do you want to read?
2:03:29Do you do you know? I just know as far I
2:03:32think she works for Save the Children
2:03:34organization and she was part of the
2:03:38reading and something at the community
2:03:40center last year.
2:03:42>> Education.
2:03:43>> There's education.
2:03:43>> It's education.
2:03:45>> Education.
2:03:45>> It is education.
2:03:46>> There's her um a resume.
2:03:51>> But I believe we've already made the
2:03:53motion. Second it. I'm just calling for
2:03:55the vote.
2:03:59Any other discussion?
2:04:01>> The secondary motion has not been
2:04:03addressed.
2:04:04>> There's no such thing.
2:04:06>> We have a secondary motion on the board.
2:04:08>> I'll go ahead and initiate a roll call.
2:04:10Um C councelor Chavez.
2:04:12>> Yes.
2:04:13>> Councelor Zati.
2:04:14>> Yes.
2:04:15>> Councelor Dolan.
2:04:17>> Yes.
2:04:19>> Councelor Galvan.
2:04:20>> She lives in the city.
2:04:22>> Um
2:04:24Deputy Mayor Hart.
2:04:25>> Yes.
2:04:26>> To vote. Oh yes. Motion carries.
2:04:31She's actually almost her neighbor.
2:04:36>> And do you like this? She's a University
2:04:37of Washington.
2:04:38>> She lives by the tower.
2:04:41>> So
2:04:43let's see.
2:04:45>> She lives.
2:04:46>> Will you be addressing my motion?
2:04:48>> I don't have um
2:04:52>> Okay. Do are we going to do the one for
2:04:54the planning commission? Um, oh, um, so
2:04:58did so here here's the thing with that
2:05:02and and I I I will address the council
2:05:04um because I um even though we're
2:05:07talking about unfair processes um there
2:05:09was someone who applied to be on the
2:05:12housing authority board. They now have
2:05:16interest in participating in the
2:05:17planning commission. Um, however, I
2:05:21haven't seen their application come in
2:05:23for the planning commission and really
2:05:25just out of the sake of following
2:05:27process, I think they should do that,
2:05:30>> okay,
2:05:30>> before we do bring it to council for for
2:05:33a vote so we make sure these are
2:05:35recorded and we don't lose track of of
2:05:38applicants.
2:05:39>> Okay, I'll make that
2:05:40>> point of order.
2:05:42>> What is your point?
2:05:43>> My point of order is will you be
2:05:44addressing my motion?
2:05:48Um there um your your your motion was
2:05:53not accounted for.
2:05:55>> It was accounted for. You're you don't
2:05:57have a parliamentarian on our legal crew
2:05:59here. I think I suggest you address the
2:06:02parliament parliamentarian. Ask him
2:06:05about that and that way we can move on
2:06:07with my motion and maybe it'll have to
2:06:10take place another time, but you cannot
2:06:12leave it on the table unless it's
2:06:14tabled. You categorized that as a
2:06:16submotion and there's no such things as
2:06:19submotions. Councelor,
2:06:21>> you read up on that, did you?
2:06:23>> Um, I Yeah.
2:06:26>> Yeah. And she just said she's not a
2:06:28parliamentarian.
2:06:29>> She also said that there's no such thing
2:06:31as a sub.
2:06:33>> Would you clarify, Julie?
2:06:35I said I've never dealt with one and I
2:06:38hadn't heard of it and I'm just looking
2:06:39at a a sort of a Cliff's Notes Robert's
2:06:43rules right now and they say a
2:06:45subsidiary motion changes the idea of
2:06:47emotion or deals with handling it.
2:06:49>> Sorry.
2:06:49>> So it's not anything I have ever dealt
2:06:51with
2:06:51>> subsidiary.
2:06:52>> So
2:06:53>> there you go. It's a subsidiary motion
2:06:55that should have been dealt with before
2:06:57the main motion.
2:06:59Look it up.
2:07:04Okay. Um,
2:07:06>> can we move on?
2:07:07>> I think we're Yeah, we'll go ahead and
2:07:08and move on. If there's something up for
2:07:10discussion point of order, you can bring
2:07:12that up. You can bring that up.
2:07:14>> I would just suggest making another
2:07:16motion if there's some other item of
2:07:18business to be considered.
2:07:20>> Yes, sir.
2:07:22Go ahead.
2:07:25The motion, the item to be considered is
2:07:28having people following the rules, our
2:07:31own rules, and having people that have
2:07:33residency in the city of Sunnyside being
2:07:35on these boards and commissions.
2:07:37That's what it's all about. I mean, we
2:07:40got rid of one one member of that
2:07:43committee that was way out of line, and
2:07:45I agree with you,
2:07:47uh, Councilman Chavez, that um that was
2:07:50that was the best move we made on that
2:07:52one. But when you do the work and you
2:07:54check it out and you say, "Well, half of
2:07:57these people aren't even in the city
2:07:58limits and yet they're on these boards
2:08:00of commissions. Why is that? Why aren't
2:08:03we following our own rules?
2:08:07Why don't we have a contract for using
2:08:09enterprise money? Why don't there's so
2:08:11many things wrong here?"
2:08:13>> Yeah. And oh actually um to to to your
2:08:16point um I was t speaking to councelor
2:08:19Vosquez earlier today and um I I did a
2:08:22very quick audit of the vacancies um and
2:08:26I actually read through the the SMC's
2:08:29around boards and commissions and a lot
2:08:30of them are not cohesive and make way
2:08:34for a lot of confusion for our chairs.
2:08:36Um, for example, um, I know the parks
2:08:39and reccks had a meeting and there was
2:08:41some confusion on who handled the
2:08:43meeting. I think you were there, Hector.
2:08:46Um, and today I got to clarify some of
2:08:48those um, processes with with that
2:08:50chair. Um however this this um these
2:08:54concerns should make way to addressing
2:08:57these SMC's
2:08:59um to uh make sure that they are
2:09:02unilateral that they are cohesive and
2:09:04that um they're all standardized because
2:09:07there's a lot of commissions where the
2:09:08chair has a voting authority. There's
2:09:11other boards where um the chair like the
2:09:14parks and recrecks you are a liaison to
2:09:17that councelor Chavez um but you don't
2:09:19necessarily have a voting um have a vote
2:09:22or voting power um so this could make
2:09:25way to coming to the point of reviewing
2:09:28the SMC's
2:09:30making them make sense to all council
2:09:32council members and if there are going
2:09:35to be any amendments to those um like
2:09:37you're stating councelor um Dolan then
2:09:41that can be revisited. We can create a
2:09:43subcommittee to look at these SMC's
2:09:47um and you all can have a few meetings
2:09:50um to look over them. We can delegate
2:09:52them over to staff. Although I um that
2:09:56would be up to Mr. Haley um and then
2:10:00those um recommendations can come back
2:10:02to council and then we can initiate a
2:10:05move to amend the SMC's. But without
2:10:08amending the SMC's there's nothing
2:10:10really that we can do right now.
2:10:12However,
2:10:14>> excuse me
2:10:14>> that um let me finish that. Um um well
2:10:18that's my train of thought. Um
2:10:22oh well anyways we can that then can
2:10:26initiate the ongoing work around
2:10:30commissions, boards, advisory boards
2:10:33etc.
2:10:37Go ahead.
2:10:38>> I uh you said there's nothing we can do
2:10:40and actually I just laid it out. You can
2:10:42do it right now. You can remove everyone
2:10:44from these boards and commissions that
2:10:47don't live inside the city limits and
2:10:48follow your own rules.
2:10:50>> If you want a motion and there's a
2:10:51second.
2:10:51>> I did motion.
2:10:52>> Is there a second?
2:10:54>> I doubt it, but
2:10:55>> I'll second.
2:10:56>> There's a second right there.
2:10:57>> Is there discussion?
2:11:00>> Okay, I'll initiate a roll call.
2:11:01Councelor Chavez,
2:11:02>> no.
2:11:02>> Councelor Sati,
2:11:03>> no. Councelor Dolan.
2:11:04>> Yes.
2:11:05>> Councelor Gwan.
2:11:06>> Yes.
2:11:06>> Counsel or deputy mayor Hart?
2:11:08>> No.
2:11:08>> I too vote. No.
2:11:11>> Motion fails.
2:11:12>> Yeah, I knew that to happen.
2:11:14>> Uh,
2:11:17fun meter.
2:11:18>> Are we done with
2:11:19>> Yeah, we're done with mayor's
2:11:20appointments.
2:11:22>> Other reports, announcements, and our
2:11:23questions by council. I'll start at the
2:11:25end there. Coun. Yeah.
2:11:29>> Um, the public comment is Oh, why is it
2:11:31way down there?
2:11:34give you the throw here. Thank you.
2:11:35>> Public comment after uh
2:11:39>> well after the city manager report but
2:11:41before the executive session.
2:11:42>> Okay. Before the city manager report.
2:11:45Okay. So um still on item B of the
2:11:48reports announcements and our questions
2:11:49by council councelor Chavez. Thank you.
2:11:52>> So I did get together we've worked with
2:11:55Hector. um appreciate the working with
2:11:59me on a lot of these commissions
2:12:02and I know we're working getting ready
2:12:04for um the parks and wreck. We talked a
2:12:07little bit about um the end of the year
2:12:10bash.
2:12:12So, do you want to give us a little bit
2:12:14insight into what we talked about?
2:12:16>> Yes. So, um we uh myself councelor
2:12:21Chavez and Mrs. I don't want to hurt
2:12:25Ruby. Ruby Ruby
2:12:27>> um met and uh for the parks commission
2:12:31um we were discussing on how we can be
2:12:35proactive on the art and the parks um to
2:12:38come together and make it much stronger
2:12:41committee. Uh
2:12:43we have a few ideas. Um obviously with
2:12:46the pool uh we are looking for u people
2:12:50who want to sponsor the first days and
2:12:52then we were discussing about having an
2:12:54end of the year um
2:12:57uh bash of the new year school going in
2:13:01the end of the uh swim swim time. So,
2:13:05uh, we will be, um, seeing who one would
2:13:08like to donate, um, for people to be
2:13:11coming in into the pool. Um, and then
2:13:14obviously at the same time, uh, talk to
2:13:18people and, um, let them know what the
2:13:21parks committee is all about. Uh, and,
2:13:23uh, look forward into what we want to do
2:13:26as a committee.
2:13:30>> Thank you. Also, um I did visit uh Boys
2:13:33and Girls Club this week. Uh Mr. Ace was
2:13:36out of the office. Um I think there was
2:13:39something that went on, so I will be
2:13:40meeting with them hopefully next week um
2:13:42to see if we can get together up there.
2:13:44They have a nice facility. Nice.
2:13:49>> Did you say that? Uh are you going to go
2:13:52back and
2:13:52>> Yeah, I'm I'm hoping to meet with them
2:13:54again um this coming week.
2:13:56>> Okay. Are you um extending an
2:13:58invitation? Um I do without causing
2:14:01quorum. So whoever would like uh to join
2:14:05me um into visiting um boys and girls
2:14:09club facility, let me know. When I went,
2:14:11it was it was a lot of kids there. It
2:14:13was packed. There was a lot of
2:14:14activities. There's a lot going on, but
2:14:16I didn't get to tour it. Um so I'm
2:14:19hoping that we can get together.
2:14:20Hopefully our city manager can be part
2:14:21of that, too.
2:14:26>> I'm next.
2:14:28Okay. Well, I just want to say um thank
2:14:30you to Leo. Um I really appreciate our
2:14:33gatherings and and all the work you're
2:14:36doing. And you know, Dolan's always
2:14:38asking when are we going to have fun. I
2:14:39think we had fun in that meeting. So, um
2:14:41I'll just say that
2:14:42>> brownies.
2:14:43>> Thanks for the brownies. Um and I also
2:14:46want to say um earlier uh Horge made a
2:14:50comment about taking the heat from
2:14:52community and I am going to say that
2:14:54I've also taken heat from community for
2:14:58the way I vote voted and whatever and
2:15:01I'm okay with that. I'm open to meet
2:15:03with community to have discussions. Um I
2:15:06will say that I vote based on my own
2:15:08personal experiences with situations and
2:15:11certain people. Um, I'm not persuaded
2:15:14one way or another. It's my my beliefs
2:15:18and um, like I said, I'm open. I don't
2:15:21appreciate um,
2:15:24the yelling um, getting loud talking
2:15:27over me, but again, I'm open and I think
2:15:30at one time or another, we've all or
2:15:32most of us have had and felt the heat.
2:15:36So, um, with that being said, um, you
2:15:40know, I'm open to hear community
2:15:42comments and and I'm willing to have a
2:15:44conversation,
2:15:46um, with anybody.
2:15:48And that's all.
2:15:50Thank you, Councelor Dolan.
2:15:57>> Are we voting?
2:15:59>> No. Uh, report um, or announcements.
2:16:02See, we're having fun. I just wanted to
2:16:04say how much fun it was at that um
2:16:06finance committee meeting. I'm looking
2:16:08forward to seeing the the uh
2:16:12uh PO the PO program implemented and
2:16:15give us another way to track what's
2:16:17going on. And um we've
2:16:20I guess I have a few little uh things
2:16:23left over from four years of helping my
2:16:25friends um find out problems and we uh
2:16:29we want to make this place a lot better
2:16:30city to live in and sometimes it doesn't
2:16:34always work out that way and I'm a
2:16:35little emotional I guess but uh I try
2:16:38not to raise my voice. I lived in a
2:16:40family with a mother that um taught me
2:16:43all the bad Mexican words, but uh
2:16:46>> I I try to I try to behave. Um my wife
2:16:51me not to get any fights tonight, so far
2:16:54it's so good.
2:16:55>> It's all I've got. Thank you.
2:16:58>> So, yeah, I attended the Spirit of
2:17:00Sunnyside hosted by the Sunnyside
2:17:02committee and just want to congratulate
2:17:04all the winners. Um, Chief Layman took
2:17:07an award and there's a few other
2:17:09employees that took an award and
2:17:11volunteers and nonprofits out there.
2:17:13Just uh, you know, everybody putting
2:17:15their little grain of salt and make this
2:17:18community better. Um, also would like to
2:17:21get an update on the um, housing
2:17:23authority report that I had um, asked
2:17:25for or suggest or not suggested that you
2:17:28know kind of it's needed on a yearly
2:17:30basis. I'll get on on on um touching
2:17:35base with um um remind me of her name,
2:17:39deputy mayor.
2:17:40>> Um the executive do
2:17:42>> uh no for the board me
2:17:46I'll email her and I'll um I'll copy you
2:17:49P.
2:17:55>> Um okay go um I too attended the spirit
2:17:59of sunny side. I got to sit at a table
2:18:01with I think there were
2:18:04three different award winners sitting at
2:18:06table. I sat with the chief um at his
2:18:08table and so the Sunnyside uh police
2:18:12foundation won an award for their
2:18:14efforts. I believe the uh Councilman
2:18:17Galves's wife is part of that foundation
2:18:19along with the chief's wife Charlotte.
2:18:22She's also on that board. And then the
2:18:24other young lady whose name is Nicole,
2:18:26can't remember her last name. Very nice
2:18:28young lady. I think she's the SRO at the
2:18:29high school. Yeah. And she won an award
2:18:32for volunteer. Was it volunteer?
2:18:36>> Oh, the police officer of the year.
2:18:38>> Police officer of the year. Very nice
2:18:39young lady. I I wrote them all down, but
2:18:42you know, my reading, my writing got a
2:18:44little bad there. But we also had the
2:18:46young man from the fire department,
2:18:48Gambio Sanchez, also won a uh award from
2:18:52the fire department, I believe it was.
2:18:54Um, so there were quite a lot of our
2:18:56city employees were uh got got awards
2:18:59and it was very nice program. Um, the
2:19:02the the one thing that was really bad
2:19:04was the dessert auction. Man, those
2:19:07desserts are good.
2:19:08>> I mean, we all everybody got some and
2:19:11shared some and I think I was going to
2:19:13go into a diabetic coma there pretty
2:19:15quick. We had something called peanut
2:19:17butter brownies. Was that what they were
2:19:20called, Chief?
2:19:22>> Buckeye Brownies. Oh my god, young young
2:19:24Miss Gary uh Jalisa, she made those. Oh
2:19:28my goodness. They're like that thick and
2:19:30that big. I mean, they were they were
2:19:32delightful. But anyway, it was a really
2:19:34nice evening. I really appreciate it.
2:19:36There's something else um too. We had
2:19:39the finance committee and the finance
2:19:41committee. I think we had um Mr. Dolan
2:19:43sat in on that with us. Uh Mr. Galvan uh
2:19:47gave his his his hour up. I imagine he
2:19:49could have been there too if he'd wanted
2:19:50to, but it was really well done. We
2:19:53appreciated um uh Leo, our finance
2:19:56supervisor's uh efforts and being a CPA
2:20:01really makes a difference when you're
2:20:03talking about money. And I suggest a
2:20:05further further uh employment packets.
2:20:09They're either got a degree in in in
2:20:11accounting or they got a degree in a CPA
2:20:14because working on money, working with
2:20:17people's money is is we know it's hard
2:20:19and we know we have problems, but we're
2:20:21getting there and figuring out where
2:20:23that other $30,000 more or less was was
2:20:26a big deal. It was a big deal and we
2:20:28look forward to finding more money like
2:20:30that. So, I appreciate the staff. the
2:20:32staff did really well and I want to give
2:20:34a shout out to all the administrative
2:20:36professionals that belong to the city
2:20:38and also um those who work in the
2:20:41community. You all do a great job and we
2:20:43couldn't many of us as we've found out
2:20:45can't do this job if we don't have a a
2:20:48administrative assistant a professional
2:20:50to work with this but that's that's what
2:20:52I have. Thank you sir. Thank you ma'am.
2:20:57>> Okay.
2:20:58>> May I say a few comments?
2:20:59>> Yes. Go ahead. Um, I also want to share
2:21:02my thoughts about the finance committee
2:21:04meeting. I really really enjoyed it. I
2:21:07want to thank each one of you for your
2:21:09contribution. I really enjoyed giving
2:21:11you the information that I had and that
2:21:14you can count on me that I'm going to
2:21:16continue um being transparent
2:21:19um information giver. Um I like making
2:21:22accounting accessible and I'm here to
2:21:25you know get our mission carried out. um
2:21:29sitting here I think this is like my
2:21:31third time that I'm here and I've seen
2:21:34you disagree with each other but I have
2:21:37seen that each one of you has the best
2:21:39interest of the community and of the
2:21:42city at heart even if you do disagree
2:21:45you mean the best and I I haven't had I
2:21:49haven't been bored not even for a single
2:21:51minute so I I really I'm looking forward
2:21:54to continue working with you thank you
2:21:56very much
2:21:57>> you
2:21:58>> thank
2:21:59Thank you for for that feedback.
2:22:02Okay. And I'm going to go ahead and pass
2:22:05it over to you. And um um city manager
2:22:09Oh, actually upcoming council meetings.
2:22:13>> Okay. Turn this back on here. U
2:22:16requested
2:22:19>> requested to provide you upcoming
2:22:22council meetings and we're scheduled for
2:22:23Monday, May 4th. We'll have a workshop.
2:22:26We have two presentations currently
2:22:27scheduled. One is with the judge who
2:22:30will define activities that go on there
2:22:32with our uh public defense services and
2:22:34we also have a housing authority that's
2:22:36coming in to describe services that
2:22:38their uh agency provides to give us a
2:22:42little bit more background
2:22:44on available issues related to servicing
2:22:48housing needs here in our community. Uh
2:22:52then our next regular council meeting is
2:22:54scheduled for May 11th.
2:22:56>> Mr. Haley, did you say the Sunnyside
2:22:58Housing Authority?
2:22:59>> No, I forgot the name. I showed it to
2:23:02you in my office.
2:23:03>> MRJN.
2:23:04>> Yes.
2:23:04>> MRJN.
2:23:05>> Yeah.
2:23:08And I think it's employment and housing
2:23:10services that they provide.
2:23:17>> Also like to uh invite staff to uh
2:23:20provide an update. Leo, do you have
2:23:21anything more you want to contribute?
2:23:24>> Yes, I do. Um, at the finance committee
2:23:27meeting, we talked about the
2:23:28establishing a purchase order policy.
2:23:31Um, you know, we have been like walking
2:23:34on a tight rope, you know, for the
2:23:36longest time with no safety net. And
2:23:39this purchase order policy that we
2:23:41talked about will be our safety net.
2:23:44Um, we're going to be establishing um
2:23:49that up to $3,000 won't require a
2:23:52purchase order.
2:23:543001 to 10,000 will require a purchase
2:23:58order and two approvals
2:24:01from the one of the directors
2:24:03and uh from the the city manager.
2:24:07over $10,000 will come straight here to
2:24:11this chamber for your approval.
2:24:14Um on top of that to make this policy
2:24:18stronger I will be sending out a monthly
2:24:21variance report budget to action report
2:24:24to the directors for their um analysis
2:24:28and for any explanation of any variances
2:24:32and also I will be bringing a budget to
2:24:35action report to the finance committee
2:24:37meeting so we can so the members can see
2:24:40how the um invoices that they are
2:24:42reviewing is affecting in the budget.
2:24:46>> So everything will be explained. You
2:24:48will see a flowchart, you know, and
2:24:51that's just going to bring this thing
2:24:52full circle and that's going to be um
2:24:56you know, our uh safety net and our
2:24:58firewall. So we won't have any more um
2:25:02um surprises when it comes to budgeting
2:25:04to the budget. So you have my word for
2:25:07it and um I'm looking forward to working
2:25:09together.
2:25:11>> Yeah.
2:25:12>> Thank you. Yeah. Um, Leo, you said
2:25:14anything over $10,000 is going to come
2:25:16to council for approval.
2:25:18>> Yes. Right here.
2:25:18>> So, is is it going to be before the
2:25:21actual check is is mailed out or before?
2:25:24Because right now we're approving these
2:25:26claim vouchers and and these checks have
2:25:28already been mailed out. There's really
2:25:30don't no accountability. You know,
2:25:32that's I've been asking for an report
2:25:34back on that one particular one that,
2:25:36you know,
2:25:37>> well, that's where the software is going
2:25:38to come into into place. Um, we're going
2:25:42to be working with the Springbrook.
2:25:44We're going to um establish, we're going
2:25:47to chat with the Spring Brook uh people.
2:25:51They're going to make it that if there
2:25:53is a threshold, there's going to be a
2:25:55threshold of 10,000. Then it's going to
2:25:57stop right there and it won't let us
2:25:59advance unless it is approved. There's
2:26:02going to be like a check mark. there's
2:26:04going to be a notification
2:26:06and the person that is approved to to uh
2:26:09to approve will approve it. So the and
2:26:14the Spring Brook is going to put like a
2:26:16stop to anything that requires an
2:26:18approval and it won't move forward
2:26:20unless it's been approved.
2:26:23>> Can I get a follow-up? So is is this
2:26:25procedure going to be added to the the
2:26:27purchasing and procurement agreement
2:26:29that we have right now?
2:26:30>> Yes. So it's going to that that
2:26:33procedures or procurement is going to be
2:26:35amended.
2:26:36>> Yes. Nothing else is going to change um
2:26:39about the procurement policy that we
2:26:40have, you know, about bidding and and
2:26:43all that. It's just going to be the
2:26:45invoice portion of it.
2:26:46>> Mhm.
2:26:47>> For instance, when a contract um a bid
2:26:50is approved, it will still be invoiced.
2:26:53And when the invoice gets um entered in
2:26:55Springbrook, it depending on the on the
2:26:58threshold, it will need to be approved
2:27:01to move forward. Um yeah, so that's how
2:27:04it's going to be.
2:27:05>> All right.
2:27:06>> Yeah, it's going to be almost, you know,
2:27:09fail safe. Yeah.
2:27:12>> Leo, you got a question real quick.
2:27:14>> Yeah.
2:27:15>> So, when is this when is this going to
2:27:17start?
2:27:17>> I can start tomorrow.
2:27:19>> Okay.
2:27:20>> Why didn't we do this sooner? Why didn't
2:27:22we do this way back then?
2:27:24>> You didn't have Leo.
2:27:27>> I'm glad this is going to happen.
2:27:29That's, you know, that I think that our
2:27:31community is going to really benefit
2:27:33from this cuz I think we were just
2:27:35spending and spending and not realizing
2:27:36what we were spending on
2:27:38>> and I think bringing this in is just
2:27:39going to be really good for our
2:27:40community. That shows the transparency
2:27:42of what they want and what they need.
2:27:44>> Yes. people want us to be um good
2:27:46safekeepers of um of the people's money
2:27:50>> and uh we were we were always working
2:27:53and waiting for when is the shoe going
2:27:55to drop you know but this is going to
2:27:58give us peace of mind
2:27:59>> um the community is going to trust us
2:28:01with their taxes with their money and um
2:28:04we're going to be accountable
2:28:06>> and responsible so and I say starting
2:28:09tomorrow because uh now that I'm giving
2:28:11you this information I'm going to pick
2:28:12up the phone and talk to the people at
2:28:15Springbrook and say what is the very
2:28:17first step that we need to do right now
2:28:19and they're they're going to walk us
2:28:20through. Um hopefully I'm going to get
2:28:24uh the corporation from Jafet and the IT
2:28:27people um the IT team to to put this um
2:28:31purchase order in place in Spring Brook.
2:28:33Yeah. So I'll give them a call tomorrow.
2:28:37Yeah.
2:28:38>> Go ahead. Having dealt with purchase
2:28:41orders for 25 years, I it forces you to
2:28:45um plan ahead
2:28:48and then you there's accountability.
2:28:50There's a document that says you
2:28:52submitted this purchase order and now
2:28:54your invoice is different than the
2:28:56purchase order. You have to resubmit and
2:28:59prove why it's going to be different.
2:29:01So, it's a very good structure and I
2:29:03when we talked about it on Tuesday, I
2:29:06was really excited that it's finally
2:29:07coming to I think I mentioned it in
2:29:10January at my very first council
2:29:12meeting, but um yeah, it's it's
2:29:16>> common sense and it made me wonder why
2:29:17we never had it,
2:29:19>> but you know, with the turnover and too
2:29:21many things on our minds, you know, but
2:29:23this is the time to actually just, you
2:29:26know, get some peace of mind.
2:29:28>> Yeah.
2:29:29>> Thank you, Leo.
2:29:29>> Yeah. Thank you
2:29:30>> so much.
2:29:33>> Hector, can you uh give us a short
2:29:35version of how you're doing?
2:29:37>> Very busy.
2:29:41>> I Yes. I just
2:29:46getting a lot of documents uh submitted
2:29:48in for uh Commerce uh so I can we can
2:29:52get that funding. Um working with HLA
2:29:559th and Lincoln uh working with all my
2:29:58committees. um
2:30:02and and working with Mr. Taylor. I know
2:30:04Mr. Taylor is not here tonight, but uh
2:30:06we we had a very good meeting, Mr.
2:30:08Taylor, uh Councelor Gavon, and myself
2:30:11on ordinance. Um and we will be looking
2:30:14at those and get them updated. Um, and I
2:30:18will bring it to the public works
2:30:19committee um to review and then be able
2:30:21to send it out to the council for also
2:30:24reviews before we uh uh take it for a
2:30:28vote.
2:30:29>> Can you provide us with any uh staff
2:30:31updates?
2:30:32>> Uh staff updates. Yes. So I am working
2:30:35with uh HR on um getting some
2:30:40uh employees that are uh employed by us.
2:30:43Uh we have uh the development technician
2:30:47uh Lisa who is on finance. Uh she will
2:30:50be moving to uh development technician
2:30:53uh uh position that we have open um and
2:30:57June 1st uh which will be very helpful
2:31:00to myself and Mr. Taylor. Um we will get
2:31:03her all caught up uh it will take a
2:31:06little bit but she has done the pool
2:31:08prior. uh she has uh been helping me out
2:31:11with the reservations for the community
2:31:14center. So, um I'm excited to have her
2:31:16on our side and uh uh help us out, keep
2:31:20the doors open. Um I know when I started
2:31:23that was one uh one issue that uh was
2:31:26brought to my attention and Mr. Taylor
2:31:28and I have been doing uh and Mr. Rangel
2:31:31and Miss Espinosa has been doing a great
2:31:34job keeping it open. Um, so, uh, she's
2:31:37willing to help and move forward.
2:31:41>> Thank you.
2:31:42>> Yes,
2:31:45>> uh, sent out my report earlier today.
2:31:46Uh, year-to- date call volume, 1,455
2:31:50emergency calls, 91 of which were last
2:31:53week. Uh, we've logged, uh, 1442
2:31:57training hours, uh, 65 of which were for
2:31:59last week. Um, had a bunch of cool
2:32:01events last week. was very busy, but the
2:32:03sake of brevity, I'll just stand for
2:32:05questions.
2:32:07>> Um, I just I just want to commend you
2:32:09folks for being out there for the uh uh
2:32:12I think it was a pioneer school where
2:32:14you went and talked about being a
2:32:16fireman and and doing that thing that
2:32:18that's always kid I think the kids
2:32:19really have a lot of questions and uh so
2:32:22that I saw the pictures of that and I
2:32:23thought that was really good. I want to
2:32:25also thank you very much for having guys
2:32:26out at when we have our ribbon cutings
2:32:28and wel welcoming new businesses to
2:32:31town, having some of your firemen show
2:32:33up there so that the new business owners
2:32:36know what the firemen look like when
2:32:38when they show up if they need them. You
2:32:40know, that was that was really good. I I
2:32:42really appreciate that. So, thank you
2:32:43very much for doing that.
2:32:44>> Can't be me. We try and get a staff, you
2:32:45know, staff members out there. We do
2:32:47everything we can to make them work just
2:32:48about every time. So,
2:32:50>> that's a good deal.
2:32:51>> And y'all were out the college fair,
2:32:52too. the college fair. What? Tuesday.
2:32:55Tuesday last week. No, Wednesday.
2:32:57Wednesday. Wednesday last week. So,
2:32:58y'all y'all were out there as well. That
2:33:00was appreciated. I think I ran into
2:33:03councelor Sati and councelor Chavez and
2:33:06councelor Dolan.
2:33:07>> Dolan.
2:33:08>> Yeah, that was a really great turnout.
2:33:10So, shout out to everybody who brought
2:33:11that together.
2:33:15>> Rob, real quick, um, one little bit of
2:33:17bad news. So, K9 Joker, um, we we
2:33:21received him about three weeks ago. his
2:33:23his first week of training, he came up
2:33:24and started limping a little bit.
2:33:26>> Um, he went to the vet and it was
2:33:29discovered that he has elbow dysplasia
2:33:30in his front elbows.
2:33:32>> Oh, wow.
2:33:32>> And so, Alabama Kines is going to
2:33:35warranty him and we'll be sending a uh
2:33:37new dog probably this week. Um, he he's
2:33:41not going to be able to function as a
2:33:42police canine, but it looks like we
2:33:44maybe have a family that's going to
2:33:46adopt him. So, I'm working on getting a
2:33:48waiver put together, you know, um for
2:33:50them to take over the dog. Um the police
2:33:55foundation golf tournament's July 16th.
2:33:57Um the police foundation won nonprofit
2:34:00of the year at the Spirit of Sunnyside
2:34:01Awards. And question for council, I I
2:34:04don't remember the answer on this. I
2:34:05know it was discussed multiple times.
2:34:07Overtime for Cinco de Mayo. We discussed
2:34:10billing and not billing and we were
2:34:12going to cover some, not some. We were
2:34:14going to cover the parade but bill for
2:34:15the event. What did we decide on that?
2:34:17And was it going to be able to go back
2:34:19to ELTAC or were we waiting another
2:34:20year? I don't have a definitive answer.
2:34:23I don't think.
2:34:24>> Well, I thought you said you had
2:34:25volunteers for that.
2:34:29>> Certainly, we may need to go back to our
2:34:31minutes and check that out as I don't
2:34:33remember. Do you remember anything in
2:34:35ELAC about that?
2:34:36>> Yeah, I thought they were going to go
2:34:3850/50 this year.
2:34:39>> Okay. And then that sound I know that
2:34:41was one of the options discussed. I just
2:34:42couldn't remember what the final answer
2:34:44was and I needed to know because it's
2:34:45next week. So,
2:34:46>> yeah.
2:34:47>> Okay. I I thought it was that 5050 but
2:34:49just
2:34:50>> and they were going to go back to
2:34:51Eltech. Was the city going to go to
2:34:52Eltech for that or were we going to make
2:34:54the sponsoring group go back to Eltech
2:34:57for that
2:34:59>> cuz I think I think the plan was that
2:35:00Eltac was going to fund part of that. If
2:35:03I'm wrong, I might be completely wrong.
2:35:05There were so many options on the table.
2:35:06I don't remember what was and I don't
2:35:08know if we even did make a final
2:35:10decision. Did you say we had that
2:35:11conversation this year or last year?
2:35:12>> Just to make sure.
2:35:13>> It's been brought up about four or five
2:35:14different times
2:35:15>> last year. So, I thought that with with
2:35:17uh what the like the Rotary was awarded
2:35:20with, they were going to use that as a
2:35:24part of it. Yeah.
2:35:24>> Okay.
2:35:26>> But we can maybe we can do something to
2:35:29check on that and um go back to our
2:35:32minutes and see if we've got it written
2:35:34down someplace.
2:35:35>> Oh, yeah.
2:35:36>> And we'll get right back to you on that.
2:35:38>> Can we do that ASAP? Yeah, absolutely.
2:35:40We'll look into it in the morning. Yeah,
2:35:42we'll look into it in the morning.
2:35:44>> Thank you.
2:35:45>> That's all I had. Sorry. Unless there's
2:35:47any questions.
2:35:49>> Public comment.
2:35:50>> Okay.
2:35:51>> So, um if there's no objection, we're
2:35:53going to go ahead and move public
2:35:54comment up before we go into executive
2:35:57session.
2:36:00>> There's no objection.
2:36:00>> No objection.
2:36:01>> No objection. Okay.
2:36:02>> Objection.
2:36:03>> So, we will go ahead and do an um
2:36:05>> do have one. I was uh informed of a
2:36:08public comment that uh I took the sheet
2:36:11prior. Um she was wondering if she would
2:36:14be able to make a comment.
2:36:15>> What is the name?
2:36:16>> Uh Sandra Sati.
2:36:18>> Oh, okay.
2:36:20>> Is there any objection? She's here.
2:36:22>> Adding Sandra to the list.
2:36:23>> Just I think it's a little confusing too
2:36:26when because we have two and
2:36:28>> Yes. And I and I took I took both of
2:36:29them off. Uh, next time I'll leave that
2:36:33sheet afterwards and just I think going
2:36:35forward we should just leave the sheet
2:36:36up there for the second one so people
2:36:39could come in and sign up.
2:36:40>> Okay,
2:36:40>> I agree.
2:36:41>> I apologize for that.
2:36:42>> Do that. No, no, no. Don't apologize.
2:36:43Just working through it.
2:36:44>> Still new.
2:36:47>> That's good.
2:36:49>> Okay.
2:36:51Uh, first name on the list is Monica
2:36:53Neim.
2:37:05And I'm sorry, I want to make sure I
2:37:08time myself here, so I apologize.
2:37:10Um, okay. Monica Nemire, City of
2:37:14Sunnyside. And I actually had some other
2:37:16stuff that I was going to talk about,
2:37:18but um with the recent events, I
2:37:24you know, Julia, when you brought that
2:37:25motion up, you I've only talked with you
2:37:28a few times, but I've seen you behind uh
2:37:31behind the mic and talking quite a few
2:37:33times, and you didn't look thrilled or
2:37:36or proud of that decision. And I can't
2:37:40help but wonder if
2:37:42Maria harassing you outside had anything
2:37:45to do with it. Just like Maria and Vicki
2:37:47harassed Gdeton and called her a piece
2:37:49of trash. Just like they harassed
2:37:52George. Looks like the only one you guys
2:37:53didn't do was Dolan. And I can I don't
2:37:57blame you. But um I want your decision
2:38:01to be yours, Julian. I want you to stand
2:38:03behind it, but I want it to be the right
2:38:04one. I actually don't understand why in
2:38:08this short time we have um got rid of a
2:38:12city clerk with a motion and no plan.
2:38:15We've gotten rid of a city attorney by
2:38:18emotion and no plan. Now, I'm not saying
2:38:20I'm a fan of everything that Julie's
2:38:22decided. That's no here or there. The
2:38:26point is is to be fair and in the best
2:38:27interest of the city. And Julie, if
2:38:30you're listening, I hope that you really
2:38:32ask them what they're going to be saying
2:38:34about you, considering you never had the
2:38:36opportunity to bring it up and they
2:38:39never discussed it with you. To me,
2:38:41you're being slapped in the face and
2:38:43that's wrong and that's unfair.
2:38:46I think your decisions have been
2:38:47reckless and they have not been planned
2:38:50out
2:38:51and I don't understand your reasoning
2:38:53behind it. Thrasto, you have talked more
2:38:57in trying to bring Mike back than you
2:38:58have any action. And Mike already has a
2:39:00job. He's working in Echo, Oregon. It
2:39:03sounds like he's moved on. Maybe we
2:39:05should, too. So, the situation that you
2:39:08guys have put us in is we had no clerk
2:39:09with no plan. We have no attorney with
2:39:12no plan. Well, if that isn't allegations
2:39:15of malfeasants, misfeasance, and
2:39:16violation of your oath of office, I
2:39:18don't know what is. So, I know what you
2:39:21guys can do. But I do know what this the
2:39:24community and I can do and I've been
2:39:26reaching out to the community. We are
2:39:28going to be having a meeting the
2:39:31community about a recall. Your decisions
2:39:34have been poor, well judged and biased.
2:39:38Maria is not your boss when you sit in
2:39:41that chair, but you have let her be. So
2:39:45you make your decisions and we can make
2:39:47ours. So for those of you listening, we
2:39:50haven't reached out to all of you yet.
2:39:52But yes, you've asked us for a few times
2:39:54now. We are going to start the process
2:39:56of recall. We notifying you when we're
2:39:58meeting and I've reached out to those
2:40:00individuals that are interested in
2:40:02funding this and so we will be taking
2:40:04this to recall. I wish us all the best
2:40:06of luck and maybe through this process
2:40:08we can come to the middle and finally
2:40:10talk and be in the best interest of our
2:40:12city and not an individual.
2:40:15Thank you for your time and good luck
2:40:17everyone.
2:40:23Next up is Vicky Ripley.
2:40:32>> Vicky Ripley, City of Sunnyside. I
2:40:35totally agree with Monica. I can't
2:40:39follow that with what I was going to
2:40:40say. That's just all I have to say.
2:40:47>> Next up is Canard.
2:40:52She made it. She was going to tell.
2:40:54Okay, thank you. Moving on.
2:41:00>> Is she?
2:41:01>> Uh, hold on. Sis, are you on Zoom?
2:41:06>> No.
2:41:07>> Mayor,
2:41:09>> sis was doing a uh training online and
2:41:12she didn't think she would get done in
2:41:14time, but she asked me if I could sign
2:41:17her up.
2:41:19Do you know what she wanted to say?
2:41:21>> I have no idea.
2:41:22>> Okay. Okay, then we'll just go ahead and
2:41:26>> here.
2:41:29>> Watch. She's gonna run.
2:41:36>> Here you go. I know it's been a long day
2:41:39for you guys.
2:41:40>> You made it.
2:41:41>> Me, too. My name is Sis Canard and I'm a
2:41:44resident of Sunnyside.
2:41:46Maybe you're familiar with my name. I
2:41:49run a small cat res rescue in order to
2:41:52do my part to assist the city with
2:41:55animal control. Or maybe you know me
2:41:58from the food bank
2:42:00that I have volunteered at regularly for
2:42:02nearly 10 years. Or maybe you associate
2:42:06me with the neighborhood watch program I
2:42:09support to help have safer
2:42:12neighborhoods. Or maybe you're familiar
2:42:14with my having served with the former
2:42:18park and wreck commission that tried
2:42:20very hard to improve soccer
2:42:21opportunities for children and started
2:42:25with the first group of pickle ball
2:42:27players.
2:42:28Or maybe you know me from the Sunnyside
2:42:30Museum and the and historical
2:42:32association and our efforts to preserve
2:42:34the artifacts of Sunnyside by funding
2:42:37and building a $192,000
2:42:41building. the association then gave to
2:42:43the city. Or maybe it's my work as an
2:42:46elder at my church, Sunnyside First
2:42:48Baptist. Or maybe my application to fill
2:42:52an unexpected vacancy on the Sunnyside
2:42:55School Board. Or maybe just simply my
2:42:58attendance at city council meetings. I
2:43:01hope you do know my name because I want
2:43:04you to know that I am here with no
2:43:07personal agenda. I am here because I
2:43:10believe that if you are not part of the
2:43:13solution, you are part of the problem.
2:43:15And I long to be proud of Sunnyside.
2:43:20I watched the special meeting that was
2:43:22held April 21st.
2:43:24I could feel the dissension through my
2:43:27computer screen.
2:43:29I am a former business owner for more
2:43:31than 40 years, employing many people,
2:43:34some for as long as 25 to 28 years.
2:43:38Continuity
2:43:39in the administration of an operation
2:43:43is the result of mutual respect and
2:43:46sharing a common goal that is good for
2:43:50the whole.
2:43:52The meeting left me thinking,
2:43:55if the city were a car,
2:43:58the wheels would fall off and the engine
2:44:00would fail before it gets to the next
2:44:02exit.
2:44:04If it were a marriage, it would be
2:44:06heading to for a divorce court. And if
2:44:09it were a human, it probably is
2:44:12terminal.
2:44:13A combination of financial problems,
2:44:16lack of qualified individuals in
2:44:18critical positions, and a low level of
2:44:21community confidence is a prescription
2:44:23for failure. Anyone who knows me knows I
2:44:29am a good finder
2:44:31generally with a very positive attitude.
2:44:34I was left last week discouraged and
2:44:38ready to call in the state or anyone.
2:44:43I am here to ask the council
2:44:47to search your heart. Do the right
2:44:50thing. Stop the hamster wheel
2:44:54and make a motion to have a forensic
2:44:57audit. Get to the bottom of your
2:44:59problems and stop trying to put a
2:45:02band-aid on a virus.
2:45:04Financial problems,
2:45:06>> any inaccuracy,
2:45:07>> Miss Canard,
2:45:10your time's up.
2:45:12>> Thank you. Um, she can, if she has it
2:45:16already down, she can submit it. Yeah,
2:45:18you can also submit your public comment
2:45:20if you email it to to the entire council
2:45:23>> or if you have it here, we can we can
2:45:25take it.
2:45:35>> Thank you.
2:45:40>> Can get that.
2:45:46Next up is Marisella Santana.
2:45:55>> Good afternoon, city council members and
2:45:58staff. Uh my name is Marisella Santana.
2:46:01I'm the environmental justice
2:46:02coordinator for AYA. And this May's
2:46:05first, Aya, alongside other partner
2:46:07organizations,
2:46:09we'll be hosting a Mayday to honor all
2:46:11our workers in our community. This day
2:46:15is dedicated to our essential workers,
2:46:17including farm workers, truckers,
2:46:19daycare providers, teachers, and so many
2:46:22others
2:46:24that work so hard to feed school,
2:46:27provide free resources, and build a safe
2:46:29and supportive community. This march
2:46:32will start at 2 p.m. with the Mayday
2:46:34Action to support workers at Woodmill
2:46:37Farms. And then at 3:30 p.m., we will
2:46:39begin our Mayday March at the South Hill
2:46:41Park in Sunnyside. This march is led by
2:46:44our local youth and adult advocates that
2:46:47have worked so hard to support this
2:46:49march and the workers in our community.
2:46:52After the march, we will have a
2:46:53community celebration starting at 4:30
2:46:56p.m. with a welcoming performance from
2:46:59SATali a dance team connecting us with
2:47:03our indigenous roots and honoring those
2:47:06who have become have who have become
2:47:08before us. We will have free children's
2:47:11activities, food vendors, youth singers,
2:47:14and balo chlorico.
2:47:16Um, we also will have a free community
2:47:19raffle and over 15 resource tables
2:47:21including services and information
2:47:23around children, education, health,
2:47:26voting registration, assistance for
2:47:28disability, legal aid, environmental,
2:47:31and so much more. We really invite um
2:47:34the whole community as well as city
2:47:36council to come out build relationship
2:47:38with community and learn from another
2:47:41and also eat really good food. And I'm
2:47:43going to hand out some flyers right
2:47:44here, but hopefully you could join us.
2:47:47Thank you.
2:47:52>> Good job.
2:47:56>> Uh next on the list is actually the last
2:47:58one, Sandra Sati. Thank you.
2:48:02>> Thanks, Hector.
2:48:10>> Bring this all the way down a little
2:48:11short. Good evening um everyone. My name
2:48:14is Sandra Sati. Um and I just wanted to
2:48:16say thank you um to the city of
2:48:19Sunnyside you all for allowing us to
2:48:21have the event at the Sunnyside
2:48:23Community Center. I wanted to share with
2:48:24you some
2:48:26um data because we did do a survey and I
2:48:28always think it's important right to to
2:48:30show data at events like these. So we
2:48:33did have over a 100red people come in um
2:48:36for our college and career um ready um
2:48:41and we received 62 surveys. So we had
2:48:43students come in with their parents.
2:48:44They had a plate of of dinner um thanks
2:48:47to Yakama Valley Partners of Education.
2:48:49We had Chavez tacos which were really
2:48:52delicious. But we did receive 62 surveys
2:48:55and these were the responses. We had
2:48:57students from Gran View, 10 of them.
2:48:59Granger had two students come through,
2:49:01Mapton 4, Roser 2, Sunnyside, 44 and we
2:49:05even had students from Yakama as well.
2:49:07Um actions that were completed, we had
2:49:10over 30 financial aid applications
2:49:12completed, which I'm super proud of
2:49:13that. you know, just getting our
2:49:15students into, you know, higher
2:49:17education and receiving the, you know,
2:49:19the help into um doing their financial
2:49:22aid completion. Um 14 students were able
2:49:26to do admissions process. Um 10 of them
2:49:29left with coming in needing their next
2:49:32steps and didn't know what their next
2:49:33steps were and 10 of them left knowing
2:49:35exactly what their next steps were. And
2:49:38we had um
2:49:4116 um that secured contact information
2:49:44to their schools so they can connect
2:49:45with their with their school um that
2:49:47they're wanting to attend. And then we
2:49:49had 13 others that said they left, you
2:49:52know, feeling connected um and also
2:49:56completion of high school um
2:49:57equivalency. So we also had information
2:50:00on like our GED programs. Um, we also
2:50:03had students that connected with our
2:50:05trade schools, which was eight, and 37
2:50:08overall connected with um, universities.
2:50:11So, we did have students that connected
2:50:13with financial aid and scholarships. So,
2:50:17we rated, you know, out of five, we got
2:50:19a rating of 4.8, which I'm super happy.
2:50:23And so, thank you all. Again, this was
2:50:25the first time doing this for the
2:50:26community. Um, it's meeting our our
2:50:29families where they're at, right? And I
2:50:30just really want to thank you all for
2:50:32allowing us to um use the facility of
2:50:35the Sunnyside Community Center and I
2:50:36hope that we can continue to partner. Um
2:50:38thank you to Sunnyside School District.
2:50:41Um my board members that supported the
2:50:43event. Thank you all. Um Sunnyside was
2:50:46able to Sunnyside School District was
2:50:48able to provide 15 laptops so they
2:50:51students you know had where to sign up.
2:50:54Um and then Yakama Valley Partners for
2:50:56Education was able to provide the
2:50:58dinner. I do want to give a shout out to
2:51:00the council members that showed up. I
2:51:01really appreciate it. And Hector, thank
2:51:04you very much. I I I feel like for the
2:51:07art commission and even this event, I've
2:51:08had him kind of like running around. And
2:51:10so, Hector, thank you so much for your
2:51:12help. You're you're awesome. Um, any
2:51:14questions that I have or anything, he
2:51:16always comes through. So, um, Hector is
2:51:19a person I really want to give a shout
2:51:20out to because he's he's been able to
2:51:22help support not just this event, but
2:51:24our arts commission as well. So, thank
2:51:27you
2:51:29Hector.
2:51:30>> Good job.
2:51:30>> Good job, Hector.
2:51:36>> Okay. Well, that concludes uh public
2:51:38comment. Um we will move into um
2:51:42executive session. Um we should be
2:51:48>> I don't know t taking Did you say 10
2:51:50minutes?
2:51:51>> You have eight minutes to reach your
2:51:53three-hour limit.
2:51:54>> Okay. Oh, yeah. Okay. So, um
2:51:58We will be going into executive session.
2:52:00I don't know if she can wrap this up in
2:52:018 minutes, but um we can come
2:52:05>> I guess make a motion to
2:52:07>> maybe motion to extend the meeting
2:52:08another
2:52:10>> 15. How long are you going to take
2:52:11Julie?
2:52:12>> Um I can wrap this up in 10 minutes.
2:52:14>> In 10 minutes. Okay. Um so um is the
2:52:18council agreeable to extending the time
2:52:21for the council meeting 10 minute like
2:52:24another 10 minutes 15 minutes to be
2:52:26safe.
2:52:27>> Okay. I will note that we will be going
2:52:29into executive session for 10 minutes
2:52:32starting um starting with 10 minutes um
2:52:35uh reading RCW4230.11
2:52:39subsection 1 I discussion with legal
2:52:41counsel representing the agency
2:52:42regarding pending claims or litigation.
2:52:45There should be no action expected after
2:52:48the council uh after the executive
2:52:50session and I will go ahead and recess
2:52:53us into the executive session at 8:52
2:52:56p.m. if everybody can please vacate the
2:52:58the the chambers for executive session.
2:53:02Thank you so much. Thank you.
2:53:07All right.

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