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1. 0:05Okay.
2. 0:11Uh Brad, can you hear us?
3. 0:15Okay. Yes, so they can
4. 0:17>> Yep, can hear
5. 0:18>> Folks on the line can hear.
6. 0:21Okay, we're going to go ahead and call
7. 0:23this regular council meeting on today,
8. 0:25May 26, 2026
9. 0:28to order at 6:04 p.m.
10. 0:37Okay, and before we move into agenda
11. 0:40approval, I have missed to actually read
12. 0:43um the opening statement that uh Pat had
13. 0:45drafted for us um a few weeks ago um
14. 0:49around um
15. 0:51public um
16. 0:54uh meetings
17. 0:56conduct. Sorry, this glare is kind of in
18. 0:58the way.
19. 0:59And um I'm going to go ahead and reread
20. 1:02it um just to make sure that we are
21. 1:04setting agreements and expectations
22. 1:06amongst those in the audience with us
23. 1:09over here on council and with our staff
24. 1:11to make sure that we have a smooth
25. 1:15um
26. 1:16conversation and meeting altogether
27. 1:19today.
28. 1:20Um the standard opening statement
29. 1:23Uh before we begin, I want to remind
30. 1:25everyone that this is a public meeting
31. 1:27held to conduct the city business. We
32. 1:29welcome public attendance and value
33. 1:31engagement. However, disruptions
34. 1:33including shouting, interrupting
35. 1:34speakers, or other disorderly conduct
36. 1:36are not permitted. Anyone who engages in
37. 1:39such behavior may be asked to leave so
38. 1:41the meeting can proceed. Thank you for
39. 1:43your cooperation.
40. 1:45And so um we will be reminding folks um
41. 1:49first reminder during a minor
42. 1:50disruption, then it will escalate to a
43. 1:53formal warning,
44. 1:54and then there will be direction to
45. 1:56remove the disruptive individual from
46. 1:58the gallery.
47. 2:01And we may call a recess if needed.
48. 2:06Thank you.
49. 2:09Moving forward with agenda approval.
50. 2:13>> Madam Chair.
51. 2:14>> Yes.
52. 2:14>> Um roll call.
53. 2:16>> Oh, yes. Thank you for that. So, let's
54. 2:18go ahead and do a roll call. For the
55. 2:20record, all members of council are here
56. 2:22along with their city manager
57. 2:24Jeffet. All
58. 2:27uh staff members are here. Am I missing
59. 2:29anyone? Monica Hofstetter online?
60. 2:34Monica's not online.
61. 2:35Okay. Um Corey?
62. 2:37>> Corey's off with off day.
63. 2:39>> Corey and Corey's off today and then we
64. 2:41have uh Chief Layman here with us. Am I
65. 2:44missing anybody from staff?
66. 2:48>> I was
67. 2:49regarding Monica that she could not
68. 2:51attend
69. 2:52that I found out about later this
70. 2:53afternoon.
71. 2:54>> Okay. Will she be here later for the
72. 2:56executive session?
73. 2:58>> She could, but
74. 3:00she was troubled
75. 3:02when I called her.
76. 3:03>> Okay.
77. 3:04Um okay. So, we're all here.
78. 3:08Um with the exception of Monica
79. 3:10Hofstetter and Corey who
80. 3:13is out today.
81. 3:18Agenda approval.
82. 3:20Uh so, we have
83. 3:22the agenda before us.
84. 3:25Um is there any
85. 3:28um amendments changes that you all want
86. 3:31to make before we move into approving?
87. 3:33Go ahead, Counselor Golwan.
88. 3:35>> Um yeah, Madam Chair. I'd I'd like to to
89. 3:38move the proclamation into the active
90. 3:40agenda items
91. 3:42given that it is
92. 3:44an item that we vote on. We
93. 3:46[clears throat] do need to give the
94. 3:48public public comment to to do that
95. 3:51before we we vote. Also, um
96. 3:54I don't know what you guys feel about
97. 3:56the the approval of PSA for city
98. 3:59attorney. I know he's here. I don't know
99. 4:01if we want to move that up and maybe
100. 4:04even have him take the oath of office
101. 4:05and and have him sit in today. I don't
102. 4:07know what your feeling is about that,
103. 4:09Pat.
104. 4:13>> He's here for the meeting.
105. 4:14>> So, but he's he's going to be
106. 4:17participating in the meeting?
107. 4:19Cuz the oath of office
108. 4:21Well, the oath of office is
109. 4:22kind of item G. So, should we move it up
110. 4:25and have him do that before the rest of
111. 4:27the active them?
112. 4:29>> He's
113. 4:30invited to an executive session that
114. 4:32we're having at the end of the meeting,
115. 4:33so
116. 4:34>> not participating in the prior
117. 4:36>> Not prior to that.
118. 4:37>> Okay.
119. 4:38>> All right.
120. 4:40Um but yeah, that's that's all I got.
121. 4:43>> We'd like to make a request to add item
122. 4:46B, a motion to add item B. This is a
123. 4:49last-minute item that was brought to
124. 4:52public works attention regarding a grant
125. 4:54funding that we need to have completed
126. 4:56by the end of this week. So, we added
127. 4:58item B,
128. 5:00which is
129. 5:01airport perimeter fencing improvement.
130. 5:07If I can have a motion to add that.
131. 5:09>> And
132. 5:10we will be adding an executive session
133. 5:13to
134. 5:15the
135. 5:16towards the end of the meeting pursuing
136. 5:18to RCW 42.30.110
137. 5:22subsection 1 G to evaluate the
138. 5:25qualifications of an applicant for
139. 5:27public employment or to review the
140. 5:28performance of a public employee.
141. 5:31Um
142. 5:33and
143. 5:35item I
144. 5:37after having some discussion earlier,
145. 5:41I was asked if we could move item I to
146. 5:43after executive session if you all are
147. 5:46agreeable to that.
148. 5:48>> I'm okay with that.
149. 5:50>> We can do that.
150. 5:51>> That is fine.
151. 5:52>> Do you want a motion then?
152. 5:53>> Okay.
153. 5:54>> So
154. 5:55>> Yeah.
155. 5:56>> You wanted motion then to first of all
156. 6:00with the changes that were announced
157. 6:02with the addition of item
158. 6:04item B
159. 6:06moving the proclamation into the active
160. 6:10agenda is that right?
161. 6:11Is that what you suggested and also for
162. 6:14the
163. 6:16moving of the
164. 6:19Oh, where did it go?
165. 6:20>> Are you making a motion?
166. 6:21>> Yeah, I'm sorry. Okay.
167. 6:23>> Yes.
168. 6:23>> And item I to the tonight's agenda
169. 6:26moving resolution
170. 6:29I to
171. 6:31following the executive session.
172. 6:33I would like to make that motion to add
173. 6:35those things to the agenda.
174. 6:36>> Thank you. Is there a second?
175. 6:39>> I second.
176. 6:40>> Okay. I have a motion by Deputy Mayor
177. 6:42Hart and seconded by Council member
178. 6:45Susatti. Is there discussion?
179. 6:48Hearing none, I'll initiate a roll call.
180. 6:50Council Chavez.
181. 6:51>> Yes.
182. 6:52>> Council Susatti.
183. 6:53>> Yes.
184. 6:53>> Council Vasquez.
185. 6:54>> Yes.
186. 6:55>> Council Dolan.
187. 6:56>> Yes.
188. 6:57>> Council Galvan.
189. 6:57>> Yes.
190. 6:58>> Deputy Mayor Hart.
191. 6:59>> Yes.
192. 7:00>> I two vote yes. Motion carries.
193. 7:02>> Madam Mayor, on the same note then I
194. 7:04would vote for approval of the agenda as
195. 7:07as uh
196. 7:07>> I
197. 7:08or
198. 7:08>> changed.
199. 7:09>> Mhm.
200. 7:10>> So um actually um Council Galvan stated
201. 7:13a change. I'd actually like to agree
202. 7:14with that the proclamation just because
203. 7:16there is public comment.
204. 7:17>> Moving moving to the end, yeah.
205. 7:18>> Correct. Yes.
206. 7:19>> Yeah. Yeah.
207. 7:20>> If that could be moved.
208. 7:21>> Yeah, so that was in the motion.
209. 7:23>> already
210. 7:23>> Yeah, that was in the
211. 7:24>> Yeah, to move it into the active agenda.
212. 7:26So it'll become the first item.
213. 7:29>> So then so I I would make a motion to
214. 7:33accept the agenda as as changed.
215. 7:37>> [snorts]
216. 7:37>> Is there a second?
217. 7:39>> I'll second.
218. 7:41>> We need it. Okay. Um
219. 7:43I believe that was was the motion with
220. 7:46the amendments well enough to adopt the
221. 7:48amendment. You have to approve the
222. 7:49amendments first for the chance and then
223. 7:51go into yeah, I think then you adopt
224. 7:53thank you might be right
225. 7:55okay, so there's a motion to adopt the
226. 7:57agenda with the amendments
227. 7:59got a second by Council Sarcity.
228. 8:02Okay, is there a discussion
229. 8:05hearing none Council Chavez yes Council
230. 8:08Sarcity yes Council Vasquez yes Council
231. 8:11Dolan Council Galvan Deputy Mayor heart
232. 8:14I too will yes motion carries.
233. 8:21Moving into invocations or somebody here
234. 8:23to do an invocation for us today.
235. 8:26Okay, please approach the mic.
236. 8:28Please stand if you're able to remain
237. 8:30standing for the Pledge of Allegiance.
238. 8:40>> [clears throat]
239. 8:40>> Holy God, I would like to pause before
240. 8:43you tonight at this Council meeting and
241. 8:45I want to thank you for being here Lord
242. 8:48in this proximity to deal with
243. 8:53all that needs to be dealt with tonight.
244. 8:55We thank you for the
245. 8:58godly wisdom that you can present here
246. 9:01and we thank you for the unity that this
247. 9:04Council can
248. 9:05come under we thank you for
249. 9:09the needs of our community being met at
250. 9:11large for the safety of this community
251. 9:15for the our children for our
252. 9:20schools. We
253. 9:22want to thank you for the
254. 9:26law enforcement for the first responders
255. 9:29for all of these people that are working
256. 9:31for our city and helping us to have a
257. 9:34safe and prosperous city. We just love
258. 9:37you and praise you in Jesus' name.
259. 9:40Amen.
260. 9:42>> [clears throat]
261. 9:43>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
262. 9:45United States of America, and to the
263. 9:48republic for which it stands, one nation
264. 9:51under God, indivisible, with liberty and
265. 9:54justice for all.
266. 9:57>> Hey.
267. 9:58Can I follow this step?
268. 10:00>> Yeah.
269. 10:01>> [clears throat]
270. 10:01>> One thing.
271. 10:02>> Oh, thank you.
272. 10:08Okay. Now, moving into public comment,
273. 10:10is there anybody signed up for public
274. 10:12comment?
275. 10:14And this is a public comment relating to
276. 10:17active agenda items.
277. 10:24>> Active agenda?
278. 10:26For both of them?
279. 10:27>> Oh, both of them for
280. 10:29>> For both of them?
281. 10:32>> [clears throat]
282. 10:33>> Is there anybody else who wants to
283. 10:34Anybody else that didn't sign up for
284. 10:36public comment relating to active um
285. 10:39agenda items?
286. 10:40>> I'll put it back up just for the bottom
287. 10:42one.
288. 10:42>> Yeah, I signed up for that.
289. 10:43>> Okay, for both.
290. 10:44>> Okay.
291. 10:46So, for those of you that maybe haven't
292. 10:48um been
293. 10:50um around for a little bit, we um the
294. 10:54agenda has just shifted where we have
295. 10:56two public comments now. One relating to
296. 10:59any active um agenda items, and then at
297. 11:03the end we have a second round of public
298. 11:04comments for general public comment. So,
299. 11:08just making sure and if you haven't
300. 11:09signed up for either, let me know and I
301. 11:11can add you to the list.
302. 11:17So, I have first on the list, Jim
303. 11:20Stevens.
304. 11:23And citizens are advised that they must
305. 11:25limit their remarks to the council to 3
306. 11:27minutes. Council may refer items to
307. 11:29staff to review and a research for
308. 11:30presentation at a future meeting.
309. 11:34>> Uh
310. 11:34>> Stevens, 328 Grandview Avenue,
311. 11:37Sunnyside.
312. 11:38I wanted to talk about the
313. 11:41item on the agenda for uh
314. 11:44uh
315. 11:45to endorse uh
316. 11:47acknowledge
317. 11:48uh
318. 11:49gay month or pride month and then also
319. 11:52to have the pride flag flown over the
320. 11:55city hall.
321. 11:56Um
322. 11:57I
323. 11:59don't have any
324. 12:00qualms about people who choose uh
325. 12:03the gay lifestyle.
326. 12:04Uh if that's their choice,
327. 12:07so be it.
328. 12:08Um
329. 12:10we
330. 12:12aren't giving
331. 12:13equal
332. 12:14time, I would say,
333. 12:16to for lack of a better term, the uh
334. 12:20uh straight people and the gay people.
335. 12:23We're saying they're going to fly this
336. 12:25flag for them. We're going to have a
337. 12:27uh special month and we don't do that
338. 12:29for the other part of the population.
339. 12:31Um
340. 12:33it's uh
341. 12:35I don't want my grandchildren
342. 12:39to be
343. 12:40going into a gay lifestyle. I don't want
344. 12:42my children to do that. I wouldn't
345. 12:44recommend it for people. If it's
346. 12:46somebody does because something
347. 12:48sometimes it's genetic. So
348. 12:50sometimes it's choice. I don't think we
349. 12:52need to promote it. I don't especially
350. 12:54for young kids.
351. 12:55Uh
352. 12:56they have a lot of decisions to make.
353. 12:58Sometimes it's uh hard on them. And I
354. 13:01think we need to be really careful about
355. 13:03that. Sometimes that leads to sex
356. 13:05changes,
357. 13:06uh surgery. A lot of those people end up
358. 13:08having committing suicide.
359. 13:11Uh becomes a real problem. A lot of them
360. 13:13wish they'd never done it and leads to
361. 13:14psychological problems. So I think we
362. 13:17need to be really careful about that,
363. 13:19not so cavalier about it. Uh again,
364. 13:22I respect people that make that choice.
365. 13:25Not my choice and I don't think we ought
366. 13:26to slip it off onto the community.
367. 13:28Thanks, appreciate it.
368. 13:33>> Next up on our list is Chelsea Deemas.
369. 13:42>> Hi everyone. Thank you so much for your
370. 13:44time. I'm Chelsea Deemas. I live in the
371. 13:46city of Sunnyside.
372. 13:49Um I just wanted to make the case for
373. 13:51why the Pride Proclamation should be
374. 13:52signed. I reached out to every member of
375. 13:56the council, and I heard from everybody
376. 13:58minus one, and that's okay. I know it's
377. 14:01busy, but I did want to share some
378. 14:03statistics on why I think this matters.
379. 14:06Um nearly 66% of LGBTQ
380. 14:10Q youth report symptoms of anxiety and
381. 14:14depression.
382. 14:15Uh the suicide rate is up to 41%
383. 14:19and
384. 14:22over 70% of LGBTQ youth report
385. 14:25experiencing discrimination based on
386. 14:28their identity.
387. 14:29Uh three in five LGBTQ youth experience
388. 14:33harassment. Uh there are so many
389. 14:36statistics out there that I don't think
390. 14:38it really covers the harm and pain that
391. 14:39LGBTQ youth experience every day in
392. 14:42schools.
393. 14:44Um I'm very connected with the GSA club
394. 14:46at the Sunnyside High School, and I've
395. 14:48had the pleasure of meeting with LGBTQ
396. 14:51youth here in our community. Many that
397. 14:53have shared that they have gotten
398. 14:55attacked, um even thrown in a trash can,
399. 14:58beat up, hurt simply because of how they
400. 15:01identify. So, I think when you y'all are
401. 15:04looking at this proclamation, I think
402. 15:06think of those youth. Um think about
403. 15:09what they're going through and what this
404. 15:10could mean. There has been a lot of
405. 15:13tension and things that have been going
406. 15:16on with City Council, and I think this
407. 15:18would just be a powerful move to show
408. 15:21that we support folks regardless of what
409. 15:24we may personally believe but that we
410. 15:26support and stand with them in
411. 15:27solidarity. This isn't to promote sex.
412. 15:31This isn't to promote nudity because
413. 15:33it's not that's just the furthest thing
414. 15:35that pride is about. It's about
415. 15:37community and accepting people as they
416. 15:39are regardless if you believe in them or
417. 15:41or believe in the lifestyle or not
418. 15:43because it's not a lifestyle. It's the
419. 15:45way we were born. Thank you.
420. 15:49>> Thank you and I think those were the
421. 15:51only people on on the list for public
422. 15:54comment.
423. 15:55I'll just go ahead and give this back to
424. 15:57you Hector in case somebody wants to say
425. 15:59enough for general public comment.
426. 16:00>> Yes.
427. 16:01>> It's creator and all that. Thank you.
428. 16:10Okay, moving on to the consent agenda.
429. 16:14Um two items, payroll vouchers. Approve
430. 16:17payroll voucher numbers 4211 through
431. 16:204508 and wire transfers as listed for
432. 16:23$677,811.29
433. 16:27for the period ending May 21st, 2026.
434. 16:31And B claim vouchers.
435. 16:33Approve claim voucher numbers 4509
436. 16:35through 4523 and wire transfers as
437. 16:38listed for
438. 16:40$684,907.96
439. 16:44for the period ending on May 22nd, 2026.
440. 16:51What is the desire of council?
441. 16:53>> I'm good.
442. 16:56>> I had counselor that one.
443. 16:57>> So I I just want to give council and the
444. 16:58public an update.
445. 17:00Finance subcommittee has been meeting on
446. 17:03a weekly basis
447. 17:05with Leo.
448. 17:06He has been
449. 17:08very informative. One meeting that was
450. 17:11Vanessa, right? I think Vanessa was
451. 17:12there with with some of the invoices.
452. 17:15So we've been we've been going through
453. 17:16invoices, these
454. 17:18checks, and actually they have not been
455. 17:20mailed out until the finance
456. 17:23approves them.
457. 17:24Um with that being said, there has been
458. 17:26some questions on some of these
459. 17:28invoices, and I think as a group um
460. 17:31in the finance
461. 17:33you know, we haven't received those
462. 17:35those answers yet, and you know, I think
463. 17:37I see a a couple of the personnel that
464. 17:39could possibly give us those answers if
465. 17:42if you can permit me to ask some of
466. 17:45these um questions.
467. 17:47So,
468. 17:48with that being said, um
469. 17:51transaction number 4518 is for ammonia
470. 17:54meter, and just a question from the
471. 17:56finance committee if it was a a new um
472. 17:59or replacement or something that we've
473. 18:01never have had, and I'll let Chief uh
474. 18:05respond to them.
475. 18:06>> Yep, I can answer that question. So,
476. 18:07that is a replacement meter.
477. 18:09Um the meter that we were in possession
478. 18:11of prior to, I don't know exactly how
479. 18:13old it it was, but it was quite old to
480. 18:15the point where it was having some
481. 18:17operational issues to where it wasn't
482. 18:19working, and when we contacted the
483. 18:20vendor, it was uh past the point of
484. 18:22being able to repair or uh
485. 18:26get back to working order. So, we were
486. 18:27unfortunately
487. 18:29uh our only other option was to uh
488. 18:31replace it. So, it is our only one that
489. 18:33we currently have just due to the cost,
490. 18:35they're not cheap. We do have smaller
491. 18:36meters called four gas meters, um but
492. 18:38when it comes to actually detecting
493. 18:40higher levels of ammonia, we require
494. 18:42that that device there, and
495. 18:44that was the uh purpose of that item.
496. 18:46>> Are these meters something that the the
497. 18:47crews take into a building if if you
498. 18:50suspect ammonia could cause it?
499. 18:52>> That is correct, sir. Yeah, they're
500. 18:53they're kind of about the size of like a
501. 18:55tablet, right about there.
502. 18:57>> Okay, the next one is uh 4911. Um think
503. 19:00Hector could help us out with this. It's
504. 19:02a $10,000 for traffic signs and posts,
505. 19:05and just a question from the uh
506. 19:06subcommittee, it's how often do we
507. 19:08replace these signs, and who determines,
508. 19:11you know, when
509. 19:13and how damaged they need to be in order
510. 19:14to be replaced?
511. 19:16>> So, to replace the signs, obviously, we
512. 19:18don't replace them until they're getting
513. 19:19faded, lost the illumination of the
514. 19:22light, you know, when you're especially
515. 19:24in the dark, um you see a faded stop
516. 19:27sign
517. 19:28or you're not able to see it at night,
518. 19:30that's a problem. So, we replace them as
519. 19:33needed. Um I know
520. 19:36we have we need to stock some um cuz
521. 19:39it's not something we can overnight. So,
522. 19:42um
523. 19:44that's why we uh
524. 19:46spent that much for the signs.
525. 19:49>> Okay, thank you.
526. 19:50>> Mhm.
527. 19:51>> Um
528. 19:52the next one,
529. 19:53uh Leo, maybe you could
530. 19:56help us with this one. 4561, it was a
531. 19:58$3,200 repairs to a 2023 Ford uh from
532. 20:02Sick Customs, and and our question was
533. 20:05if
534. 20:05this is something that's going to be um
535. 20:07submitted to their insurance for
536. 20:10reimbursement cuz it is a newer vehicle,
537. 20:13so I'm guessing it was some sort of
538. 20:15damage or crash.
539. 20:18>> Yes, I'm going to uh
540. 20:21Yes, I'm going to be following up on
541. 20:23that.
542. 20:24And I'm going to get back to you um
543. 20:26tomorrow.
544. 20:27>> Okay. And there is some items that we we
545. 20:30did decide to pull as a committee.
546. 20:33Um one of them being 4920 to the Yakima
547. 20:37County Department of Corrections.
548. 20:39Um I think this one on uh Mr. Layman, um
549. 20:45we were looking at the invoices and and
550. 20:46it appears that some of that this one
551. 20:48might have been coded differently or
552. 20:50wrong. Um it was it was for inmate
553. 20:52housing, but the code that you provided
554. 20:54on the on the signature box was for
555. 20:57towing services, and we just want to
556. 20:58make sure with that
557. 21:00these items are coded correctly, so we
558. 21:02are pulling this one until we could get
559. 21:04the correct code.
560. 21:05>> That would be an incorrect code. It is
561. 21:07inmate housing and we did find a
562. 21:08discrepancy with that bill. It's
563. 21:10actually a couple thousand dollars less.
564. 21:11They charged us for a couple of inmates
565. 21:13that were not ours.
566. 21:15>> Okay.
567. 21:15>> So, it's a good thing we're pulling it.
568. 21:17>> Good thing we asked.
569. 21:18>> So, the next one is that we're pulling
570. 21:22is 4906 for $8,266.18
571. 21:28to sick custom body and paint. Um
572. 21:32just for the same reason as to it it is
573. 21:35a it looks like it could be submitted to
574. 21:37the insurance. It is repairs to a police
575. 21:40vehicle. So, Leo was
576. 21:44going to look into that and and get back
577. 21:46to us.
578. 21:47>> Yes.
579. 21:49Yes, I I will tomorrow.
580. 21:51>> Thank you.
581. 21:52>> Um no further questions from the finance
582. 21:55subcommittee.
583. 21:56>> Report.
584. 21:57>> Okay.
585. 21:58>> Any other questions?
586. 22:02Hearing none, what is the desire of
587. 22:04council regarding the consent agenda?
588. 22:08>> Move to approve.
589. 22:08>> Second.
590. 22:10>> Got a motion by Councillor Galvan,
591. 22:12second by Deputy Mayor Hart.
592. 22:14Is there any other discussion?
593. 22:18>> Would we be mentioning the
594. 22:21items that were pulled?
595. 22:23>> [clears throat]
596. 22:24>> What's that?
597. 22:26>> In your motion, you were you going to
598. 22:28mention the items that were pulled?
599. 22:30>> I did mention the numbers that we were
600. 22:33pulling, the transaction numbers.
601. 22:35>> Okay.
602. 22:37And that's all it takes.
603. 22:38>> Those were taken, okay. Just making
604. 22:40sure.
605. 22:41>> That had to be in the motion.
606. 22:45>> Okay.
607. 22:47Hearing no further discussion.
608. 22:50Councillor Chavez.
609. 22:51>> Yes.
610. 22:52>> Councillor Zepeda.
611. 22:53>> Yes.
612. 22:54>> Councillor Vasquez.
613. 22:55>> Yes.
614. 22:55>> Councillor Dolan.
615. 22:56>> Yes.
616. 22:57>> Councillor Galvan.
617. 22:57>> Yes.
618. 22:58>> Deputy Mayor.
619. 22:59>> Yes.
620. 23:00>> I too vote yes, motion carries.
621. 23:05>> [clears throat]
622. 23:08>> Okay, moving into active agenda.
623. 23:11Um, so per the uh approved amendments by
624. 23:14council, um we are moving the pride
625. 23:18proclamation as the first item on the
626. 23:21active agenda. Pat, did you print the
627. 23:25proclamation for me?
628. 23:27>> Right. Uh let me
629. 23:28>> If you didn't, I have it here.
630. 23:30>> I have it as well.
631. 23:32Uh let me swing back here to the
632. 23:34resolution.
633. 23:35>> Okay.
634. 23:36>> Or the agenda bill, rather.
635. 23:38Um
636. 23:40>> [clears throat]
637. 23:40>> I just pulled it up. I can
638. 23:41>> So, uh the recognition of Pride Month is
639. 23:45in support of the L G B T Q plus
640. 23:49community.
641. 23:50Uh supporters of this proclamation
642. 23:53believe that it brings residents
643. 23:54together, supports one another,
644. 23:57shows solidarity for all its citizens,
645. 23:59celebrates all people and all cultures,
646. 24:02and affirms our commitment to diversity,
647. 24:04equity, and inclusion for all people in
648. 24:06the community.
649. 24:07In addition to the proclamation,
650. 24:09supporters are asking for the pride flag
651. 24:11to be flown at City Hall for the month
652. 24:13of June.
653. 24:16>> Okay.
654. 24:18So, this proclamation is being brought
655. 24:20before council. Um it was submitted by
656. 24:23Chelsea Deanne who which whom you heard
657. 24:25of um from um during public comment of
658. 24:29regarding the active uh
659. 24:31items on the agenda.
660. 24:33Um after having consulted with her, um
661. 24:37she did mention that if there was
662. 24:40certain language in there that was
663. 24:42that would raise some concerns that she
664. 24:45was agreeable to striking language
665. 24:47around waving of the flag. Um
666. 24:51is there
667. 24:53any other
668. 24:55questions regarding this or we can enter
669. 24:57into a motion in a second and then we
670. 24:59can have discussion. Go ahead, Counselor
671. 25:01Galvan.
672. 25:02>> So, I
673. 25:03I did talk to to Chelsea Deemas and and
674. 25:05I shared my, you know, my concerns with
675. 25:08flying a
676. 25:09pride flag at City Hall and and she
677. 25:11then, you know, mentioned that her
678. 25:13initial proclamation did not include um
679. 25:17the wording flying of the flag the pride
680. 25:19flag at City Hall. So, I was just
681. 25:21curious as to how if she if she didn't
682. 25:24submit it with with flying of the flag
683. 25:26how it got in there.
684. 25:29>> Uh this was uh it was a sample
685. 25:32uh proclamation and it included that in
686. 25:35the sample. So, I customized it for the
687. 25:37city of Sunnyside
688. 25:39and uh drafted the resolution to
689. 25:43to indicate that. Uh but a motion can be
690. 25:46made to
691. 25:47accept the proclamation without the
692. 25:50flying of the flag if you want it. I
693. 25:52mean, whatever the motion you want to
694. 25:53make I just provided a
695. 25:56sample motion.
696. 26:00>> Thank you.
697. 26:02>> Any other questions?
698. 26:05Go ahead, Counselor Vasquez.
699. 26:06>> Yeah, so there is um one word that I
700. 26:08would like um if it could be just
701. 26:10crossed out. Um here it says celebrates
702. 26:12all people and cultures and affirms
703. 26:14their commitment. I'm just like the word
704. 26:16celebrates, you know, it's kind of like
705. 26:18us celebrating um everything that this
706. 26:21community does. So, I that's one word
707. 26:23that I would prefer to get striked out.
708. 26:27>> Where exactly?
709. 26:29>> The word celebrates.
710. 26:30>> In the summary?
711. 26:30>> The fourth bullet.
712. 26:39>> Maybe I'm looking at
713. 26:41the wrong one.
714. 26:42>> Under summary?
715. 26:44>> Oh, oh, okay. Hold on.
716. 26:47Oh, on the cover page.
717. 26:49>> Correct.
718. 26:49>> Okay.
719. 26:50>> On the agenda bill it it's
720. 26:52uh
721. 26:52>> Um but the proclamation doesn't have
722. 26:55that
723. 26:56wording that you're asking.
724. 26:59>> It's It's It's only on the cover page.
725. 27:01Council Vasquez.
726. 27:05Okay.
727. 27:07What is the desire of council?
728. 27:09>> Good.
729. 27:10>> Um I'd like to uh make a motion to
730. 27:12remove the part of waving the flag up in
731. 27:14City Hall for this.
732. 27:16>> Okay, and that can go into the motion.
733. 27:20Do you want to just
734. 27:22full make a full motion? Okay. I I I
735. 27:24believe the motion should entertain
736. 27:26um
737. 27:29uh
738. 27:29>> Karen, you could read you could read the
739. 27:30motion as a as a sample there and then
740. 27:33just not include the part about flying
741. 27:35>> think she That's not what you want to
742. 27:37do, right? Okay.
743. 27:38So
744. 27:42>> Do we have a copy of the same say what
745. 27:43it's supposed to say?
746. 27:44>> Have it right here. Actually,
747. 27:47>> [clears throat]
748. 27:47>> here.
749. 27:50Could you read that? It's It's on my
750. 27:52phone.
751. 27:52>> So it's a little Let's see here. It's
752. 27:54the first
753. 27:56>> See it?
754. 27:56>> Right down here.
755. 27:57>> Yep.
756. 27:58>> So I move to approve the resolution and
757. 28:00to authorize the mayor to issue
758. 28:03a Pride Month proclamation and um
759. 28:08at and for the month of June.
760. 28:11>> [snorts]
761. 28:14>> I have a motion. Is there a second?
762. 28:16>> I second.
763. 28:18>> Is there further discussion?
764. 28:21>> Madam Mayor.
765. 28:22>> Go ahead.
766. 28:23>> Um one of the things that I I know that
767. 28:25it's it's always kind of a touchy um
768. 28:27issue in a small community, but I just
769. 28:30want to remind people I've gotten in
770. 28:32trouble with my granddaughter on a
771. 28:33number of uh of family members on a
772. 28:36number of different times by saying that
773. 28:37it was a lifestyle. It's not a
774. 28:39lifestyle. It's how we are. It's just
775. 28:42how we are. And so um
776. 28:45I just I just want to
777. 28:47make that clear. It's not a lifestyle.
778. 28:49I've gotten in trouble many times by
779. 28:51calling it a lifestyle and so I know
780. 28:53better now. So just tell they are and I
781. 28:56just think that we need to support them
782. 28:58just based on the
783. 28:59the different percentages that are
784. 29:02impacted, but all families are impacted
785. 29:05by
786. 29:06uh
787. 29:07>> [cough and clears throat]
788. 29:08>> um
789. 29:10this this situation and so I don't want
790. 29:12to call it a situation either. I'll get
791. 29:14in trouble with that one, too.
792. 29:15But but we're all
793. 29:17um impacted
794. 29:19by the community. So
795. 29:22>> Go ahead, Council Vasquez.
796. 29:24>> Yes, um I too would like to say
797. 29:25something. So I actually have family
798. 29:27member who one is gay and the other is
799. 29:28bisexual and I love them so much.
800. 29:30They're my family and you know, whatever
801. 29:32at the end of the day anyone decides to
802. 29:34do with their lives is their decision.
803. 29:36Um and I do firmly believe that every
804. 29:38person deserves dignity, kindness, and
805. 29:39respect no matter what they do, no
806. 29:41matter their background or their
807. 29:42choices. So I just want to be clear with
808. 29:44that and everyone should be respected
809. 29:46and treated equal.
810. 29:48>> Thank you, Council Vasquez. Anyone else?
811. 29:52Any other discussion, thoughts? Go
812. 29:53ahead, Council Sottile.
813. 29:54>> Well said.
814. 29:58>> Um I have
815. 30:00one more thing.
816. 30:01>> No,
817. 30:02well said Karen. That was that was good,
818. 30:04Council.
819. 30:05Um I also serve many individuals, okay,
820. 30:09and
821. 30:10I many know that I worked in the school
822. 30:12district and I saw witnessed a lot of
823. 30:15what they went through
824. 30:17and it was tough. It was tough.
825. 30:20So
826. 30:22I I I've got to agree with what you
827. 30:24said, Chelsea. That was really tough cuz
828. 30:25I worked at the schools and met with a
829. 30:26lot of the kids and seeing what they
830. 30:29went through and
831. 30:32it was tough to see that.
832. 30:37>> Go ahead, Council Holdman.
833. 30:38>> So I just wanted to read something that
834. 30:40I was, you know, writing
835. 30:42over the course of the weekend.
836. 30:44Um, you know, one thing one of the
837. 30:46things I value most about our country is
838. 30:48the freedom
839. 30:49of the people to hold different
840. 30:50opinions, vote differently, ex- express
841. 30:53different beliefs, and still live
842. 30:56together as neighbors. Uh, true
843. 30:57tolerance is not agreeing with everyone,
844. 31:00is respecting the rights of humanity, of
845. 31:02people, even when we disagree. So,
846. 31:06even when we we have these
847. 31:07disagreements, I think if if um
848. 31:10if we all learn to respect one another's
849. 31:13opinions and
850. 31:14not necessarily attack
851. 31:17somebody else's beliefs, somebody else's
852. 31:19opinions, uh, I think this
853. 31:22world could be a better place, and just
854. 31:24that understanding [clears throat]
855. 31:25of um
856. 31:27you know, not everybody's going to
857. 31:28believe the same thing that you believe
858. 31:30in,
859. 31:31you know, I have family, too, in in in
860. 31:33in the community, and
861. 31:35you know, I I voted for it 2 years ago,
862. 31:37and you know, I I still respect the the
863. 31:40the community. Um,
864. 31:42it's not
865. 31:44And but I still I I I do understand that
866. 31:46other families, you know, do believe
867. 31:48differently, um,
868. 31:50but it's it's up to the the parents. It
869. 31:52shouldn't be up to to the community to,
870. 31:55you know, tell the youth what to do, um,
871. 31:58influence the youth. It's it's let's
872. 32:00leave it to the parents.
873. 32:03>> Mhm. And you know, disagreeing is
874. 32:05perfectly okay. That's what makes a
875. 32:06democracy at the end of the day.
876. 32:12>> Thank you, Council Galvin. Any further
877. 32:14comments?
878. 32:16Okay.
879. 32:19Oh.
880. 32:20Yeah. Sorry, Council Dolan reaching for
881. 32:22the mic.
882. 32:23Uh
883. 32:23>> [snorts]
884. 32:24>> Hearing none.
885. 32:27I'll go ahead and initiate a roll call.
886. 32:29Council Chavez?
887. 32:29>> Yes.
888. 32:30>> Council Cespedes?
889. 32:31>> Yes.
890. 32:31>> Council Vasquez?
891. 32:32>> No.
892. 32:33>> Council Dolan?
893. 32:34>> No.
894. 32:35>> Council Galvin?
895. 32:36>> No.
896. 32:37>> Uh Deputy Mayor Hart?
897. 32:38>> Yes.
898. 32:39>> I too vote yes. Motion carries.
899. 32:44Since the motion carried, I will go
900. 32:45ahead and now read the proclamation into
901. 32:49the record.
902. 32:52Whereas, the City of Sunnyside is
903. 32:54committed to fostering a welcoming,
904. 32:56inclusive, and respectful community for
905. 32:58all residents. And whereas, lesbian,
906. 33:01gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and
907. 33:02other LGBTQ+ individuals are an
908. 33:05important part of the Sunnyside
909. 33:06community and contribute meaningfully to
910. 33:08the civic, cultural, social, and
911. 33:09economic life of our city. And whereas,
912. 33:13Pride Month is observed each June across
913. 33:15the United States to recognize the
914. 33:16history, achievements, and continuing
915. 33:18pursuit of equality, dignity, and
916. 33:20justice for LGBTQ+ people. And whereas,
917. 33:24the City of Sunnyside affirms the
918. 33:25principle that every person deserves to
919. 33:27live openly and authentically without
920. 33:30fear of discrimination, harassment, or
921. 33:32violence. And whereas,
922. 33:35recognizing Pride Month promotes
923. 33:36understanding, compassion, and mutual
924. 33:38respect amongst all members of our
925. 33:40community. And whereas, the City of
926. 33:43Sunnyside desires to demonstrate support
927. 33:44for its LGBTQ+
928. 33:46residents, employees, families, friends,
929. 33:49and neighbors by recognizing Pride
930. 33:51Month. Now therefore,
931. 33:54I, Vicky Frostad, Mayor of the City of
932. 33:56Sunnyside, Washington, do hereby
933. 33:57proclaim the month of June 2026 as Pride
934. 34:00Month in the City of Sunnyside and
935. 34:02encourage all residents to celebrate
936. 34:04diversity, promote inclusion, and
937. 34:06continue working toward a community
938. 34:07where every individual is treated with
939. 34:09dignity and respect. In witness whereof,
940. 34:12I here I have hereunto set my hand and
941. 34:14cause the seal of the City of Sunnyside
942. 34:16to be affixed this 26th day of May,
943. 34:182026.
944. 34:20In witness of
945. 34:22whereof,
946. 34:24in witness whereof, I have hereunto set
947. 34:27my hand Oh, I think that was a a double.
948. 34:30Set my hand to be fixed. Done at the
949. 34:32city of Sunnyside this 26th day of May
950. 34:34in the year 2026. It's okay, we say it a
951. 34:37couple times around here.
952. 34:38Um, I will go ahead and sign this
953. 34:42and get you an official copy.
954. 34:44Congratulations.
955. 34:57Paper.
956. 34:58Thank you.
957. 35:00Moving on.
958. 35:03Item B.
959. 35:04Lions Club fireworks standby fee waiver
960. 35:07request. Proposal motion directing the
961. 35:09interim city manager to waive the fire
962. 35:11department public works display standby
963. 35:12fee of $210 per hour for the 2026
964. 35:174th of July Lions Club fireworks event.
965. 35:21Mr. Haley.
966. 35:23>> Under fair to Cameron that is using his
967. 35:27staff as a part of this celebration.
968. 35:31>> Uh,
969. 35:32>> [clears throat]
970. 35:32>> good evening mayor and council.
971. 35:35If you guys recall about this time last
972. 35:37year, we implemented an amendment to our
973. 35:40schedule of fees and charges to reflect
974. 35:44cost recovery for the requirements to
975. 35:46adhere to our municipal code which
976. 35:47constitutes the fire department's
977. 35:50staffing
978. 35:52a type one engine which is a traditional
979. 35:54pumper or fire engine
980. 35:56with a crew of three at all public
981. 35:58displays of firework events.
982. 36:00So that was put into effect last year
983. 36:02and again that was to offset our costs
984. 36:04to be able to do those standbys. So been
985. 36:08in effect for about a year but
986. 36:09earlier
987. 36:11last week or the week prior Mr. Haley, I
988. 36:13apologize.
989. 36:14Regardless, we received a formal written
990. 36:17request for the Lions Club
991. 36:19to waive such fees so they can put on
992. 36:22their annual event which according to
993. 36:24their letter they've been doing since
994. 36:251996. Am I correct Deputy Mayor?
995. 36:28Give or take. Um so, I bring it before
996. 36:31the council at the your discretion to
997. 36:32determine whether or not um I do not
998. 36:34have the authority to uh waive those as
999. 36:37part of the schedule and fees and
1000. 36:38charges. So, we bring it forward uh
1001. 36:40to you all today.
1002. 36:41And I stand for any questions.
1003. 36:44>> Council, any questions? Go ahead,
1004. 36:46Councilman Godwin.
1005. 36:47>> So, the the EMS [clears throat] crew
1006. 36:48that's going to be on standby, um that's
1007. 36:51not some that's not a crew that's going
1008. 36:53to be able to respond to regular calls.
1009. 36:54So, that's it's just it's going to be
1010. 36:56overtime and they have to stay there
1011. 36:58to tend to any medical issues there.
1012. 37:01>> So, this is not a medical standby, per
1013. 37:03se. This is for fire crews for the
1014. 37:04fireworks themselves. But to your
1015. 37:06question, that is correct. So, per the
1016. 37:08municipal code, they have to be
1017. 37:09dedicated to the incident. So, they
1018. 37:11cannot leave and respond on emergencies.
1019. 37:13Um they are there for the duration of
1020. 37:15the uh of the event, which technically
1021. 37:17includes 30 minutes before and 30
1022. 37:19minutes after the event. After is
1023. 37:21particularly to ensure that we don't
1024. 37:23have any delays in the ignition or um
1025. 37:26you know, something just doesn't decide
1026. 37:27to spark off without uh
1027. 37:30the pyrotechnics' awareness.
1028. 37:31>> And and how many and how many um I guess
1029. 37:34personnel do we need there?
1030. 37:36>> So, per the municipal code, it is uh
1031. 37:38required to have three personnel.
1032. 37:40>> Are any of them uh volunteer
1033. 37:44or they all paid?
1034. 37:46>> So, it's it's honestly, it's whatever we
1035. 37:48can get. So, it's a combination of both.
1036. 37:50So, we um per contract put out for paid,
1037. 37:52but we also put it out for volunteers as
1038. 37:54well. Um
1039. 37:56we put it out. At this point, we've had
1040. 37:57one career member um
1041. 38:00offer to work it. Um at that point, then
1042. 38:02we'll put it out to to volunteers. Um
1043. 38:04there is a cost for that as well.
1044. 38:06Volunteers are paid. Um
1045. 38:09the the stipend is different than a
1046. 38:11career member, but there are still those
1047. 38:13fees and
1048. 38:14incurred. But uh more so less. So, the
1049. 38:17the fees that we implemented in the fee
1050. 38:18schedule is to not only cover um kind of
1051. 38:21average costs for the staffing, but also
1052. 38:23for, you know, wear and tear, fuel, that
1053. 38:24kind of thing. So, it's a it's a
1054. 38:26break-even number at that point.
1055. 38:28>> Got you. Thank you.
1056. 38:30>> Go ahead, Counselor Sottile.
1057. 38:31>> And that's on top of the hourly rate
1058. 38:33that
1059. 38:35is listed here, the wages?
1060. 38:37>> That that's included. So, that that one
1061. 38:39hourly rate that is all encompassing of
1062. 38:41of those expenses.
1063. 38:43Those city expenses.
1064. 38:46If that answers your question.
1065. 38:47>> It does. Can I follow up? Um, so, you
1066. 38:50said you guys are there usually 30
1067. 38:51minutes before the fireworks and 30
1068. 38:53minutes after.
1069. 38:55What How long about is the firework
1070. 38:58display? Is it about an hour?
1071. 39:00>> So, that was one thing is the the
1072. 39:01request letter sent to us reference that
1073. 39:04the crews normally stand by for about 4
1074. 39:06hours. Um, I'm not going to contradict
1075. 39:08that, but that does seem longer than
1076. 39:11what would be normal. Um, typically
1077. 39:14counting the half hour before and a half
1078. 39:16hour after, we're looking at about a
1079. 39:182-hour window. Again, I wasn't going to
1080. 39:20um,
1081. 39:22disagree with the request letter, but
1082. 39:24historically in these events, we see
1083. 39:25about a 2-hour uh, total window.
1084. 39:29>> Yeah.
1085. 39:29>> Would you agree with that, Deputy Mayor?
1086. 39:31>> Yeah, that's why I kind of I I've asked
1087. 39:32because I've been there before and it
1088. 39:34didn't seem like to go
1089. 39:364 hours or even close to four, so
1090. 39:38>> I I put in the request what was in their
1091. 39:40request, but yeah, it's realistically
1092. 39:42it's more of a 2-hour window.
1093. 39:43>> go 4 hours.
1094. 39:46Go ahead.
1095. 39:47>> So, should the amount then be changed to
1096. 39:49reflect this 2 hours instead of the
1097. 39:51four?
1098. 39:52>> So, it it can. Again, just the cover
1099. 39:54sheet on there was put just based on
1100. 39:56what the request letter was coming in.
1101. 39:58So, the actual costs I believe to be
1102. 40:01less than that, but I wanted to
1103. 40:02incorporate what the former request
1104. 40:04captured.
1105. 40:05>> Okay.
1106. 40:09>> What question What
1107. 40:11hours are they requesting you be there?
1108. 40:15>> So, I don't believe the actual request
1109. 40:17have has them. We typically get that
1110. 40:18when we get the permit application,
1111. 40:20it'll get put in there the hours of of
1112. 40:22display and then we will do half hour
1113. 40:25before and half hour after.
1114. 40:27So, this is and and Deputy Mayor, feel
1115. 40:29free to step in at any point, but this
1116. 40:31is done preliminary because I think that
1117. 40:33my understanding is the determination of
1118. 40:35council's decision tonight will dictate
1119. 40:37whether or not they apply for the
1120. 40:39permit. Am I correct, Deputy Mayor, or
1121. 40:41incorrect?
1122. 40:41>> We're we're applying for the permit.
1123. 40:43>> Okay.
1124. 40:43>> Yeah, we're we're going to do that. And
1125. 40:46to answer the sec- the the other
1126. 40:48question,
1127. 40:49normally the fireworks begins just at
1128. 40:53dusk. It's usually probably about a
1129. 40:55quarter to 10. It's usually over by
1130. 40:57about 11:00.
1131. 40:59If unless I can make them stretch it
1132. 41:01further on the fire
1133. 41:03you know, how long we blow the
1134. 41:05fireworks. But it's usually it's usually
1135. 41:08just about, I believe, 2 hours is
1136. 41:10sufficient
1137. 41:11for us.
1138. 41:13And so, we were just we were just
1139. 41:16trying to air on the
1140. 41:18larger side, but we we'll back it off.
1141. 41:21We can do that.
1142. 41:25>> Maybe the motion can entertain the
1143. 41:27actual
1144. 41:28>> I have a different question. I guess if
1145. 41:30it's only going to be 2 hours, isn't
1146. 41:31there a minimum when you call in a crew
1147. 41:33like that should
1148. 41:34>> Yeah, per contract it's 3 hours.
1149. 41:36>> So, it's
1150. 41:37>> It's the minimum. It's the minimum.
1151. 41:39>> That's that's a pretty good question in
1152. 41:41a sense, too, is by time, you know,
1153. 41:43their time doesn't start the moment the
1154. 41:45unit arrives at the event.
1155. 41:46>> Mhm.
1156. 41:47>> So, having a 2 hours at the event by the
1157. 41:49time get there, get the rig going, get
1158. 41:52there, get set up, do their thing, get
1159. 41:54back, get the unit back in service, we'd
1160. 41:56be within that 3-hour window.
1161. 41:58>> Okay.
1162. 42:07>> Any other question? I have a question
1163. 42:10about the voting, but go ahead.
1164. 42:12>> I just have um one more thing to say.
1165. 42:15I have [clears throat] many things to
1166. 42:17say, but I'd for on particularly with
1167. 42:19this
1168. 42:20um over the years since about 1995,
1169. 42:23I think it is, is when we first did our
1170. 42:24first fireworks down at the football
1171. 42:26field, Clemson High School uh football
1172. 42:29field.
1173. 42:30Um the um
1174. 42:32firemen have always been there,
1175. 42:33and they've always been on hand for us.
1176. 42:35Sometimes we fed them, and sometimes we
1177. 42:38figured out other ways to help take care
1178. 42:39of them while they're there, get them
1179. 42:40water and so forth. Um and we do
1180. 42:43appreciate them being there. It's not
1181. 42:45that we don't want to to to um
1182. 42:49do the uh least at least the 3 hours.
1183. 42:51I'm just concerned if we will be able to
1184. 42:53raise that sort of money to pay for the
1185. 42:56standby amount. But um if that's the way
1186. 42:59the council goes, then we will
1187. 43:02we will figure out something. But uh
1188. 43:05and we do as I said, we do appreciate
1189. 43:06them, and you guys have always been very
1190. 43:08very professional about it. So, walk
1191. 43:11through and
1192. 43:12play the games, and eat the watermelon,
1193. 43:13too, and the hot dog contest.
1194. 43:15>> participate. Got to
1195. 43:17Appreciate it.
1196. 43:19>> Okay.
1197. 43:21>> Any other questions?
1198. 43:26In a discussion with Mr. Haley um
1199. 43:29regarding um this item on the agenda,
1200. 43:33um I I did ask if by three of us are
1201. 43:37members
1202. 43:39are active members of the Lions Club,
1203. 43:40and we are asking for a monetary payment
1204. 43:43or right um
1205. 43:45from the city uh
1206. 43:47to the club, um I believe
1207. 43:51I believe that maybe to the error on the
1208. 43:53side of caution, if we are active
1209. 43:55members, we should probably recuse
1210. 43:57ourselves from the vote.
1211. 43:59>> Yeah.
1212. 44:00>> I think you're right.
1213. 44:01>> You're not benefiting from a per se, so
1214. 44:06>> Well, I think just the
1215. 44:09>> Madam Mayor, I just wanted to put it on
1216. 44:11the [clears throat] table before it
1217. 44:13comes back.
1218. 44:14>> We we we don't benefit financially from
1219. 44:17the from the from the event. You're
1220. 44:19right, but I think in just in the in the
1221. 44:22area of transparency,
1222. 44:24we will all be out on the field with any
1223. 44:25luck at all doing our games and so on
1224. 44:27and so forth, but we don't actually
1225. 44:30earn anything from it. It's when what we
1226. 44:33do is to volunteer and to help support
1227. 44:35our community um
1228. 44:37every year since 1995 and
1229. 44:41but we're happy to to recuse ourselves.
1230. 44:43I am. I can't speak for the Mayor or
1231. 44:46Councilman Vasquez, but I think we voted
1232. 44:50in the past, but we know that we
1233. 44:52probably should recuse ourselves.
1234. 44:55>> We've definitely voted in the past. You
1235. 44:56know, at the end of the day, I think
1236. 44:57this is this can be very like separated
1237. 45:00just because this is for community. It's
1238. 45:02not something specifically for the club
1239. 45:04or for a benefit, so I would like to
1240. 45:06vote.
1241. 45:07>> Okay.
1242. 45:08Just wanted to put it out there.
1243. 45:10>> Thank you.
1244. 45:11>> Yeah.
1245. 45:14Okay. Any other
1246. 45:16Are you uh planning to recuse yourself
1247. 45:19or you
1248. 45:19>> I am. I will.
1249. 45:20>> Okay.
1250. 45:21Okay.
1251. 45:23Okay. You're going to plan to stay. I
1252. 45:25can plan to stay, too.
1253. 45:27Yeah.
1254. 45:28Um haven't been very active in the club,
1255. 45:30but
1256. 45:32it's all for goodwill.
1257. 45:33Um hearing no other discussion from
1258. 45:35council,
1259. 45:38um
1260. 45:39>> [clears throat]
1261. 45:39>> what is the desire of council?
1262. 45:43>> I I'd like to propose a a motion
1263. 45:46directing the interim city manager to
1264. 45:47waive the fire department public works
1265. 45:50fireworks display standby fee of 210 per
1266. 45:53hour for the 2026 4th of July Lions Club
1267. 45:57fireworks event.
1268. 46:00>> Is there a second?
1269. 46:02I'll second.
1270. 46:04>> Okay.
1271. 46:05Is there a discussion?
1272. 46:08>> So, I
1273. 46:09>> [clears throat]
1274. 46:09>> Go ahead, Counselor Galvan.
1275. 46:11>> So, I know this year's um
1276. 46:13an important year, right, for for
1277. 46:14America. It's 250 years of of um
1278. 46:17independence of being a a country. And
1279. 46:21you know, with that being said, I I
1280. 46:22think uh celebrations are
1281. 46:25something warranted for for the
1282. 46:27community. Um
1283. 46:29you know, just uh a safe environment for
1284. 46:31for families to go enjoy the you know,
1285. 46:34the fireworks. I know that there's going
1286. 46:36to be plenty of other fireworks, but
1287. 46:37this is just a
1288. 46:38a safe way to families to enjoy it, so.
1289. 46:44>> Absolutely.
1290. 46:47Any other comments?
1291. 46:49Any other discussion?
1292. 46:52Hearing none, I'll go ahead and initiate
1293. 46:53a roll call.
1294. 46:54Counselor Chavez?
1295. 46:55>> Yes.
1296. 46:56>> Counselor Zucati?
1297. 46:57>> Yes.
1298. 46:58>> Counselor Vasquez?
1299. 46:59>> Yes.
1300. 47:00>> Counselor Dolan?
1301. 47:01>> Yes.
1302. 47:02>> Counselor [clears throat] Galvan?
1303. 47:03>> Yes.
1304. 47:04>> Um I too vote yes. Motion carries.
1305. 47:13Um
1306. 47:15>> And if I may, I I I I I I I
1307. 47:18believe we still have to call on the
1308. 47:19Deputy Mayor just for the record. She
1309. 47:22she'll recuse on the record.
1310. 47:24>> Yeah. I believe when you recuse, you
1311. 47:26have to actually step out of
1312. 47:28the room.
1313. 47:30>> Oh, guys, come on.
1314. 47:32>> No, actually. Like if y'all want to
1315. 47:33actually do it the right way, someone
1316. 47:35has
1317. 47:36>> You're right, but I was being funny.
1318. 47:37>> Yeah, this was according to Ann
1319. 47:38McFarland and in her training.
1320. 47:40>> Yeah, I know.
1321. 47:41>> So, if that's the way that if y'all will
1322. 47:42actually want to do it right, I can go
1323. 47:44back and she can recuse herself on the
1324. 47:45record.
1325. 47:46>> I'll recuse myself on the record.
1326. 47:48>> Okay. Deputy Mayor.
1327. 47:50>> I'll recuse myself on the record.
1328. 47:52>> Okay.
1329. 47:53Now, but there's Do we also have the one
1330. 47:56about the funds?
1331. 47:57>> Um the one about the funds is not
1332. 48:00>> I thought that was also on on here.
1333. 48:03>> It's a mayor's report. It's not a It's
1334. 48:06just a request that we can make.
1335. 48:08>> Mayor's. Okay.
1336. 48:09>> As a as a mayor's report, you can
1337. 48:12>> At the end?
1338. 48:12>> Yeah, at the end.
1339. 48:13>> Okay. And then I can hand that over to
1340. 48:15you. Okay.
1341. 48:17>> [clears throat]
1342. 48:18>> Item C.
1343. 48:20Or do we do B on the airport?
1344. 48:23>> Yeah, it just moved to item C because we
1345. 48:25added the prior proclamation for item A.
1346. 48:27So I'm just moving it down.
1347. 48:30Uh airport per perimeter fencing
1348. 48:33improvements task order 26083.
1349. 48:36Approve a resolution to allow the
1350. 48:37interim city manager to execute task
1351. 48:39order 26083
1352. 48:41for the
1353. 48:42airport perimeter fencing improvements
1354. 48:44project.
1355. 48:46Go ahead, Mr. Haley.
1356. 48:49>> Again, I'd like to return uh defer to
1357. 48:51this to staff. Uh Hector, would you
1358. 48:53address this issue?
1359. 48:54>> Yes.
1360. 48:56Good evening, uh council and mayor. Uh
1361. 48:58the city of Sunnyside advertised for
1362. 49:00consultant selection to complete
1363. 49:01aviation improvements to improve
1364. 49:03Sunnyside Municipal Airport. HLA
1365. 49:06Engineering and Land Surveying Inc. was
1366. 49:08selected based on qualification and
1367. 49:10required by the FA Federal Aviation
1368. 49:13Administration, FAA.
1369. 49:15Uh city staff desires to secure expiring
1370. 49:19federal funds for the purpose of design
1371. 49:21engineering for a perimeter fence as
1372. 49:23identified in the airport layout plan.
1373. 49:26Uh design engineering will include
1374. 49:28environmental documents, uh 60%, 90%,
1375. 49:32and 100% contract documents to review by
1376. 49:35the FAA and city staff, coordinations
1377. 49:38with tenants and stakeholders,
1378. 49:41the preparation of a aviation easement
1379. 49:44to secure the runway protection zone for
1380. 49:48uh right-of-way 25, and meeting all FAA
1381. 49:52requirements necessary for
1382. 49:54construction advert advert
1383. 49:57Sorry, advertisement authorization.
1384. 50:00The task order it also includes
1385. 50:01construction engineering services, which
1386. 50:03is requirement of the FAA.
1387. 50:06Uh service all include the preparation
1388. 50:08of grant application secure construction
1389. 50:10funding.
1390. 50:11Design engineering services are
1391. 50:13anticipated over the remaining 2026
1392. 50:16calendar year with a construction
1393. 50:17improvement occurring in 2027 depending
1394. 50:21on funding availability.
1395. 50:22Uh and I'm here for any questions. I
1396. 50:25also have Brad Cooper
1397. 50:28um who is also uh
1398. 50:30that has replaced uh Stephanie Ray, who
1399. 50:33is no longer with HLA
1400. 50:35um online.
1401. 50:40>> I have a few questions.
1402. 50:42>> Yes, sir.
1403. 50:44>> Can you tell me how many full-time
1404. 50:45employees we have working at the
1405. 50:48airport?
1406. 50:49>> Full-time employees? None.
1407. 50:51>> So, how do we pay out $26,925.48
1408. 50:56for employee wages?
1409. 50:58>> Because we uh with that the street
1410. 51:01department does go out there to spray
1411. 51:04uh around the perimeter and if there's
1412. 51:07any crack ceiling that needs to get
1413. 51:09taken care of
1414. 51:10or sweeping, uh we do have employees
1415. 51:13that go out there.
1416. 51:15And we do have a janitorial staff that
1417. 51:17would go out there and clean the
1418. 51:20uh
1419. 51:22area office area for uh pilots to stop
1420. 51:26by.
1421. 51:27>> There's an office area?
1422. 51:28>> Yes, sir.
1423. 51:30>> Where is that located?
1424. 51:31>> Uh that is actually on Mr. Bob's
1425. 51:35uh right It's connected to his building.
1426. 51:38>> Yeah, and that's an office area?
1427. 51:40>> Well,
1428. 51:42an area to wait. [clears throat]
1429. 51:43>> get the cobwebs out of the way as you
1430. 51:44walk through there, it's an office area.
1431. 51:46I'd like to see uh
1432. 51:48a breakdown of the pay that goes out. I
1433. 51:51can't believe we spent $26,925.
1434. 51:55>> Yes, sir. I will see what I can do about
1435. 51:57getting that for you.
1436. 51:58>> I'd like to know who's getting paid that
1437. 51:59much money for going out there because I
1438. 52:01could see where a lot more sweeping
1439. 52:03could be done for that.
1440. 52:05>> [clears throat]
1441. 52:05>> I also was like to know what
1442. 52:08I'm guessing the professional services
1443. 52:11is HLA for their input
1444. 52:14um
1445. 52:15the liability
1446. 52:17insurance speaks for itself.
1447. 52:20The employee benefits are $11,404.
1448. 52:25>> I believe so. That's uh for insurance
1449. 52:28purpose that's uh
1450. 52:30they get through the city.
1451. 52:37>> Go ahead, Counselor Owen.
1452. 52:39>> So
1453. 52:40I guess um Counselor Dolan, I I I think
1454. 52:43um I know you're passionate with numbers
1455. 52:45and and I am, too. I think we just we
1456. 52:47need to stick to to the item at hand on
1457. 52:50the agenda and that has to do with the
1458. 52:52with the fencing and approving this
1459. 52:54particular
1460. 52:56particular item.
1461. 52:57>> Thank you for that.
1462. 52:57>> Yeah. Um with that being said, I I have
1463. 53:00some questions so, you know, regarding
1464. 53:02the the item, Hector. So
1465. 53:05So so the cost of this um it's just for
1466. 53:08the engineering, right? And it's not
1467. 53:10necessarily the construction costs and
1468. 53:13you know, I
1469. 53:14it just it
1470. 53:16it's it's astounding how much, you know,
1471. 53:18money goes into engineering and
1472. 53:19preparing just for for a fence, right? I
1473. 53:22I Right. If it was me, I would just put
1474. 53:24a line and put post and fence, but
1475. 53:27um
1476. 53:28the city and state and federal just like
1477. 53:30to do it the hard way and make it more
1478. 53:31expensive, I guess.
1479. 53:33So with that being said, is
1480. 53:35where's this money coming from?
1481. 53:37>> Uh it is coming from the FAA FAA grant
1482. 53:41that we received.
1483. 53:43Um it is
1484. 53:44I don't believe uh there's any cost to
1485. 53:47us. I know on a later item that we have
1486. 53:50on the agenda
1487. 53:52uh that I submitted, that it is a a
1488. 53:55grant that we have gone out for.
1489. 53:57Uh we have about
1490. 54:00off the top of my head, it's like
1491. 54:02$413,000
1492. 54:04that we received through FAA.
1493. 54:07So, um
1494. 54:09if we don't and it's um
1495. 54:12I believe it's a certain amount that
1496. 54:14we've just collected and moved forward
1497. 54:17to the next year, to the next year, to
1498. 54:18the next year.
1499. 54:19Um speaking to Angus Fisher, um who we
1500. 54:24who I deal with FAA, it's it's something
1501. 54:27that uh has been brought up many times
1502. 54:30prior to me
1503. 54:32um
1504. 54:33to be done. And so, now we are at the
1505. 54:36limit of either we use it
1506. 54:39or we lose it. And um as everybody
1507. 54:42knows, we don't want to lose any money,
1508. 54:44especially the FAA
1509. 54:46with the airport that we have.
1510. 54:48Um
1511. 54:49it it could be very hard to receive more
1512. 54:51grants.
1513. 54:52>> No, I'm I'm all for it, right? They want
1514. 54:54to give us money, let's let's take it,
1515. 54:55let's accept it, but um
1516. 54:57what about when it when when it comes to
1517. 54:59building? Are they going to give us
1518. 55:01money for that, too? Or
1519. 55:02>> And I am working on that with the next
1520. 55:05uh grant that's coming up through them.
1521. 55:06Um that is I'm working with them for
1522. 55:082027 uh to receive more money.
1523. 55:11>> Okay. Thank you.
1524. 55:12>> Mhm.
1525. 55:14>> Thank you, Counselor Counselor Dolin.
1526. 55:17>> Do you have records of the money coming
1527. 55:19in?
1528. 55:21>> Do I have records of the money coming
1529. 55:22in?
1530. 55:23Uh I believe I can get that.
1531. 55:25>> go to to finance or where does it
1532. 55:29where is it routed?
1533. 55:31>> I don't believe we received it yet. It's
1534. 55:33still there at FAA.
1535. 55:36Um we have not
1536. 55:37>> The monthly rentals for the airport?
1537. 55:40>> The monthly rentals, those invoices have
1538. 55:42been should have been going to
1539. 55:44uh,
1540. 55:45finance.
1541. 55:47Um,
1542. 55:47I can I know last year we did invoice.
1543. 55:51Um, I can work with Leo to see where any
1544. 55:56of that other money, you know, the more
1545. 55:58of the invoices that came in prior to me
1546. 56:00has gone and been allocated to that line
1547. 56:03item.
1548. 56:04>> Uh, those are done
1549. 56:06I can help you and get you the
1550. 56:07information starting tomorrow.
1551. 56:09>> Thank you.
1552. 56:09>> Yeah.
1553. 56:10>> Thank you, Leo. Thank you. Please let's
1554. 56:12keep the conversations germane to to the
1555. 56:14item on the agenda.
1556. 56:19Any other questions or comments around
1557. 56:21fencing?
1558. 56:26>> Madam Mayor.
1559. 56:27>> Go ahead.
1560. 56:27>> I'd like to
1561. 56:28approve a resolution to allow the
1562. 56:30interim city manager
1563. 56:32to execute task order 20 I see 26083
1564. 56:38for the airport perimeter fencing
1565. 56:40improvement project.
1566. 56:42>> I'll second.
1567. 56:46>> I have a motion by Deputy Mayor and the
1568. 56:47second by
1569. 56:49uh,
1570. 56:50Council member Galvan. Is there any
1571. 56:53other discussion?
1572. 56:56>> Madam Madam Mayor.
1573. 56:57>> Go ahead.
1574. 56:58>> Uh, the fencing has always been kind of
1575. 57:00a issue out at the airport because it's
1576. 57:02pretty open out there, but the fencing
1577. 57:04is really good to kind of
1578. 57:06to
1579. 57:08keep the borders pretty pretty fair on
1580. 57:10where the airport is supposed to be at.
1581. 57:12So, I think that something that most
1582. 57:15even the airport in Yakima has a fence
1583. 57:18around it if you look real close.
1584. 57:20>> Correct.
1585. 57:20>> And so, that's what this fencing is and
1586. 57:22it's being
1587. 57:24the design and for where it's supposed
1588. 57:26to be that's being done by HLA.
1589. 57:28>> Correct.
1590. 57:28>> And so, that's
1591. 57:30um, the engineering part of that, but
1592. 57:32we've been working on getting fencing
1593. 57:34out there for a number of years.
1594. 57:35>> And I believe that way we can
1595. 57:38what I've told been told was there's
1596. 57:40been some
1597. 57:42speed racers out there trying to race on
1598. 57:43our airport turnpike, so
1599. 57:46>> No, we don't need that.
1600. 57:48>> That's something we can do our best to
1601. 57:50eliminate.
1602. 57:52>> Yeah, we don't need to have dirt bikes
1603. 57:53on the airplane on the airport tarmac
1604. 57:57where we're taking in hospital
1605. 58:00helicopters and airplanes for medical
1606. 58:03evacuations and that sort of thing we
1607. 58:05for the private pilots, so
1608. 58:07fencing is good.
1609. 58:11>> I
1610. 58:12can contribute to
1611. 58:14Brad you can confirm this, but in this
1612. 58:17task order 95% is being paid for by the
1613. 58:21FAA and 5% is the local match.
1614. 58:24So FAA dollars usually come from gas tax
1615. 58:28fund airplanes and that's how they
1616. 58:30pump money back into the system.
1617. 58:33And airport security has become kind of
1618. 58:35a thing since
1619. 58:369/11.
1620. 58:37And [snorts and clears throat] so
1621. 58:38airports across the country are getting
1622. 58:39fenced to provide higher protection and
1623. 58:42security.
1624. 58:44>> Go ahead counselor Lovin.
1625. 58:45>> Thank you
1626. 58:47for clarifying that that the city is
1627. 58:49responsible then for the 5%. So I think
1628. 58:52going forward you know stuff like that
1629. 58:54should be
1630. 58:55well noted in the summary just so
1631. 58:57council knows you know what they're
1632. 59:00voting on
1633. 59:01because later on you don't want
1634. 59:03surprises and
1635. 59:05and you know we just had a finance
1636. 59:07meeting and
1637. 59:09we're hoping for the best.
1638. 59:10>> So it does state on this on my agenda
1639. 59:13cover sheet funding for the work of the
1640. 59:14task order provided 95% from the airport
1641. 59:17improvement program program and the 5%
1642. 59:19of local funds. So it does state on my
1643. 59:21second
1644. 59:22sheet.
1645. 59:23>> Okay.
1646. 59:24>> Sorry, I should have included that.
1647. 59:26>> Actually George this was a late add, so
1648. 59:29you might not have seen it other than
1649. 59:30just now. We apologize for that.
1650. 59:33>> Got you.
1651. 59:35>> Well, and if you don't mind, I can add
1652. 59:37to this the
1653. 59:38the task order that you're
1654. 59:40talking about now is on the agenda. The
1655. 59:42part that's not is the approval for
1656. 59:45accepting the FAA funds that pay for
1657. 59:48this task order. That was intended to be
1658. 59:51on here and proceed the task order
1659. 59:53discussion so that then you're voting on
1660. 59:56approving receipt of the FAA funds
1661. 59:59and then coming back to then approve on
1662. 1:00:02the fact that this task order exists to
1663. 1:00:04then design and use the funds for
1664. 1:00:05designing the construction services. So,
1665. 1:00:08that's where this that that was the
1666. 1:00:10original intention.
1667. 1:00:13>> That was what was brought to me at a
1668. 1:00:15later on today.
1669. 1:00:17It was a
1670. 1:00:18big
1671. 1:00:19um
1672. 1:00:22big paperwork documents that uh
1673. 1:00:25did not come through our computer
1674. 1:00:26system. So, when we when he had
1675. 1:00:30uh
1676. 1:00:31zip drive it to me, that's when it all
1677. 1:00:33came in and I was able to add it. So,
1678. 1:00:36my apologies.
1679. 1:00:37>> So,
1680. 1:00:38>> Go ahead.
1681. 1:00:39>> do we need to
1682. 1:00:41table this and and and I mean I I like
1683. 1:00:43the way that
1684. 1:00:44Mr. Cooper stated, we do have to
1685. 1:00:47>> We can table this and then I can
1686. 1:00:50do item I believe it would be
1687. 1:00:53>> Yeah, cuz what's in front of me is just
1688. 1:00:55about
1689. 1:00:56>> Yes, is
1690. 1:00:57>> the fencing improvement project.
1691. 1:01:00There's no numbers.
1692. 1:01:04>> So, there's a risk of if you table it to
1693. 1:01:07another session,
1694. 1:01:09the funding the funding we're talking
1695. 1:01:10about today that the FAA would
1696. 1:01:13provide expires if it's not accepted by
1697. 1:01:16the end of this week.
1698. 1:01:18>> No, no, no, no. They're asking if we can
1699. 1:01:20move up the application.
1700. 1:01:23Um
1701. 1:01:24understanding
1702. 1:01:25>> Well, it sounds like we need we need a
1703. 1:01:28resolution to approve the acceptance of
1704. 1:01:30the of the funding.
1705. 1:01:32>> It is on here.
1706. 1:01:33>> Tonight, right?
1707. 1:01:34>> It is on here tonight. That's the one
1708. 1:01:35that got put in late.
1709. 1:01:37>> Oh, is that why I'm not seeing it on
1710. 1:01:38there?
1711. 1:01:39>> It's towards the bottom. It's
1712. 1:01:40would be J.
1713. 1:01:41>> I'm sorry, this is why I was confused.
1714. 1:01:49Mr. City Manager, excuse me. So, there
1715. 1:01:51is a deadline for this particular
1716. 1:01:54application.
1717. 1:01:55>> Right. So, there's kind of a two-part
1718. 1:01:58component that Brad's referring to. One
1719. 1:02:00is
1720. 1:02:00the application for the funding, and two
1721. 1:02:02is a resolution saying, "Okay, if you
1722. 1:02:04accept the funding, this is what you're
1723. 1:02:06going to use it for." Just to, you know,
1724. 1:02:08document that you are in receiving the
1725. 1:02:11funding, you're going to use it for the
1726. 1:02:12purposes that you have applied for.
1727. 1:02:15And so, we could do that at a later
1728. 1:02:16resolution
1729. 1:02:17to accept the money. I think Brad is
1730. 1:02:19saying, "Don't miss the deadline to to
1731. 1:02:21make your application."
1732. 1:02:23>> And what is
1733. 1:02:24what is that?
1734. 1:02:25>> So, the resolution for federal aviation
1735. 1:02:28grant agreement for AIG is actually on
1736. 1:02:31the
1737. 1:02:31on the agenda for tonight.
1738. 1:02:33>> I believe he's right. That would be on
1739. 1:02:35page 121.
1740. 1:02:37It's under federal aviation grant
1741. 1:02:39agreements, correct?
1742. 1:02:40>> Correct.
1743. 1:02:41>> And then I do see that
1744. 1:02:43we would be allowing the interim city
1745. 1:02:45manager to execute the grant agreements
1746. 1:02:46with federal aviation administration.
1747. 1:02:49So, that is on
1748. 1:02:50>> It is on here tonight.
1749. 1:02:50>> It just gives it just depends on when
1750. 1:02:52you I mean, I opened this this PDF.
1751. 1:02:55You know,
1752. 1:02:56not today. Not
1753. 1:02:58It must have been added what, an hour or
1754. 1:03:00two hours before the meeting?
1755. 1:03:01>> No, it was added at noon today.
1756. 1:03:03>> At noon, yes. I opened it way before
1757. 1:03:05that. Um
1758. 1:03:08So, that's why I'm not seeing it. But
1759. 1:03:12>> Well, okay.
1760. 1:03:17What is the desire of council?
1761. 1:03:19I'll go ahead for those of you have it
1762. 1:03:21in front of you to make the
1763. 1:03:24specific motion.
1764. 1:03:26>> I think we have a motion on the
1765. 1:03:27>> We already have one.
1766. 1:03:28>> the motion? Was it It was you, Deputy
1767. 1:03:30Mayor?
1768. 1:03:30>> It was to approve the resolution to
1769. 1:03:33allow the interim city manager to
1770. 1:03:35execute the task order
1771. 1:03:37with the number to the airport perimeter
1772. 1:03:40fencing improvement project. But it did
1773. 1:03:42It didn't include the
1774. 1:03:44uh 955
1775. 1:03:46>> That'd be separate.
1776. 1:03:46>> It doesn't doesn't on my page in front
1777. 1:03:49of me is what I'm saying. It It might on
1778. 1:03:51the uh more
1779. 1:03:53laid out
1780. 1:03:55that um
1781. 1:03:56>> [clears throat]
1782. 1:03:57>> document.
1783. 1:03:58But that was my original and that was a
1784. 1:03:59second to that and we haven't voted on
1785. 1:04:02it, so.
1786. 1:04:03>> Yeah.
1787. 1:04:04>> Okay.
1788. 1:04:05So there's a second.
1789. 1:04:07>> Yeah, I second. Counselor Galvan seconds
1790. 1:04:08on it.
1791. 1:04:09>> Okay. And is there further discussion?
1792. 1:04:12Okay, hearing none. Counselor Chavez?
1793. 1:04:14>> Yes.
1794. 1:04:15>> Counselor Susanti?
1795. 1:04:16>> Yes.
1796. 1:04:17>> Counselor Vasquez?
1797. 1:04:17>> Yes.
1798. 1:04:18>> Counselor Dolan?
1799. 1:04:19>> Yes.
1800. 1:04:19>> Counselor Yeah, Counselor Galvan?
1801. 1:04:21>> Yes.
1802. 1:04:22>> Deputy Mayor Hart?
1803. 1:04:23>> Yes.
1804. 1:04:23>> Okay, I too vote yes. Motion carries.
1805. 1:04:27Okay.
1806. 1:04:32And this was C.
1807. 1:04:35Okay, so moving on to D.
1808. 1:04:38Do I have that correct?
1809. 1:04:40Feel like we all have different agendas.
1810. 1:04:42Um
1811. 1:04:43resolution setting the date of June 8th,
1812. 1:04:452026 to consider the Planning
1813. 1:04:47Commission's recommendation on the
1814. 1:04:48planned unit development and preliminary
1815. 1:04:50plat of Reese Estates.
1816. 1:04:53Approval resolution setting June 8th,
1817. 1:04:542026 as a date for the council to
1818. 1:04:56consider the Planning Commission's
1819. 1:04:58recommendation on the planned unit
1820. 1:05:00development and preliminary plat of
1821. 1:05:03Reese Estates.
1822. 1:05:05Mr. Haley.
1823. 1:05:06>> Again, Hector, would you um
1824. 1:05:09>> Yes.
1825. 1:05:09>> run on that?
1826. 1:05:10>> So the Planning Commission held an open
1827. 1:05:12uh
1828. 1:05:13record public hearing on May 12th, 2026
1829. 1:05:16to consider the planned unit development
1830. 1:05:18and preliminary plat of Reese Estates
1831. 1:05:20PUD-25-1
1832. 1:05:23and PLP-25-4
1833. 1:05:26with SEPA SEPA-26-3
1834. 1:05:31and issued its recommendation
1835. 1:05:33recommendation for approval subject to
1836. 1:05:35conditions in accordance with the SMC
1837. 1:05:3816.28
1838. 1:05:40.120.
1839. 1:05:42Upon receipt of the recommendation of
1840. 1:05:45Planning Commission, uh the council
1841. 1:05:47should set the date for a closed
1842. 1:05:49uh
1843. 1:05:50recorded hearing where it may adopt or
1844. 1:05:52reject the recommendation of a Planning
1845. 1:05:54Commission.
1846. 1:05:56I'm here to answer any questions if you
1847. 1:05:57have any.
1848. 1:06:00>> So, we're just We're just setting the
1849. 1:06:02date, right, for the hearing?
1850. 1:06:03>> setting the date for June 8th.
1851. 1:06:05>> Okay.
1852. 1:06:09>> Any other questions?
1853. 1:06:19Okay. Hearing none, what's the desire of
1854. 1:06:21council?
1855. 1:06:23>> I move to approve a resolution setting
1856. 1:06:25June 8th, 2026 as the date for the
1857. 1:06:27council to consider the Planning
1858. 1:06:29Commission's recommendations on the
1859. 1:06:30planned unit development and preliminary
1860. 1:06:32plat of Reese Estates.
1861. 1:06:35>> And I'll second.
1862. 1:06:36>> Okay. Have a motion by Councilman Galvan
1863. 1:06:38seconded by Councilman Vasquez.
1864. 1:06:41Is there further discussion?
1865. 1:06:45Hearing none,
1866. 1:06:47Councilman Chavez?
1867. 1:06:48>> Yes.
1868. 1:06:49>> Councilman Susanti?
1869. 1:06:50>> Yes.
1870. 1:06:50>> Councilman Vasquez?
1871. 1:06:51>> Yes.
1872. 1:06:52>> Councilman Dolan?
1873. 1:06:53>> Yes.
1874. 1:06:53>> Councilman uh Galvan?
1875. 1:06:55>> Yes.
1876. 1:06:56>> Deputy Mayor Hart?
1877. 1:06:57>> Yes.
1878. 1:06:58>> I too vote yes. Motion carries.
1879. 1:07:04Okay. Moving on to E, budget amendment
1880. 1:07:07for the purchase of the new sewer vac
1881. 1:07:10truck purchase.
1882. 1:07:12Approved resolution for approval from
1883. 1:07:14the city council for the budget
1884. 1:07:15amendment for the purchase of the new
1885. 1:07:16sewer vac truck to pay the order bill.
1886. 1:07:20Mr. Haley.
1887. 1:07:22>> Hector, help me out.
1888. 1:07:23>> Yes, sir. On March 10th, 2025,
1889. 1:07:25resolution 2025-23
1890. 1:07:28was brought to council for permission to
1891. 1:07:30order a a new sewer vac truck. The
1892. 1:07:33resolution was approved and the sewer
1893. 1:07:34vac truck was ordered. The sewer
1894. 1:07:36department received the new vac truck on
1895. 1:07:38May 4th, 2026.
1896. 1:07:41No budget amendment was done for the new
1897. 1:07:43sewer vac truck and we are bringing an
1898. 1:07:45amendment for the amount of 637,803.50.
1899. 1:07:52I and I put in the documents of the
1900. 1:07:56council minutes that when it was
1901. 1:07:58approved.
1902. 1:07:59>> Go ahead, Councilman Olguin.
1903. 1:08:01>> So, at the finance subcommittee meeting
1904. 1:08:04that we had this afternoon, we discussed
1905. 1:08:06this a little bit further
1906. 1:08:08and we discovered that the bill was due
1907. 1:08:11May 21st. Uh May 1st. May 1st. So,
1908. 1:08:15also on the invoice was small wording
1909. 1:08:19that said that, you know, it was a 1.5
1910. 1:08:22charge per month if it if it wasn't paid
1911. 1:08:25by that day. So, what the finance
1912. 1:08:28subcommittee discussed is Leo was going
1913. 1:08:31to give them a call and and just explain
1914. 1:08:33to them the process of council approving
1915. 1:08:36this and hopefully we don't get a
1916. 1:08:39late charge for this for this invoice.
1917. 1:08:41So,
1918. 1:08:42I hope I hope Leo we have a success with
1919. 1:08:44them.
1920. 1:08:45>> Yes, um
1921. 1:08:47I'm sure that they have experience
1922. 1:08:49dealing with municipalities and
1923. 1:08:52I'm sure I'm going to be able to uh
1924. 1:08:54have them take it off if they add it.
1925. 1:08:57>> So, hopefully they don't add it because
1926. 1:08:59if they do, then we have to come back
1927. 1:09:01and do another amendment to this.
1928. 1:09:03>> Yeah.
1929. 1:09:05All right. Do you have another question?
1930. 1:09:06>> Chavez, what are we looking at if we if
1931. 1:09:08they do not uh
1932. 1:09:10the um if they
1933. 1:09:12uh decide to charge us for that?
1934. 1:09:15>> Um
1935. 1:09:16I haven't done the math.
1936. 1:09:18Um but um so I I don't know.
1937. 1:09:22>> Okay.
1938. 1:09:23>> Um but but that's exactly We're just
1939. 1:09:26going to go ahead and pay these 637,000
1940. 1:09:28for sure. I'm sure.
1941. 1:09:30>> Yeah.
1942. 1:09:31Um I want to add something else
1943. 1:09:33to the uh amendment. There is that 97
1944. 1:09:37um I don't have the whole amendment with
1945. 1:09:39me, but that amount that extra amount to
1946. 1:09:41bring the uh beginning balance to match
1947. 1:09:44the ending balance of the fund for last
1948. 1:09:47year.
1949. 1:09:48Um
1950. 1:09:50Hector, could you
1951. 1:09:52>> And I believe um I got the answer for
1952. 1:09:54your
1953. 1:09:55uh it was 1.5% you said?
1954. 1:09:57>> Yeah.
1955. 1:09:58>> It's uh
1956. 1:10:00If my math is correct, it's 9,567.05.
1957. 1:10:10>> [clears throat]
1958. 1:10:11>> So, this amendment would be twofold.
1959. 1:10:14We will be adding 47,803.50
1960. 1:10:19to the beginning balance of the um
1961. 1:10:22rental fund
1962. 1:10:24in addition to the 637,641.54
1963. 1:10:2954 cents
1964. 1:10:30for the actual invoice cost of the
1965. 1:10:32vector truck.
1966. 1:10:34So, it this one amendment is going to
1967. 1:10:36take care of these two items at the same
1968. 1:10:38time.
1969. 1:10:41Any questions?
1970. 1:10:44>> Uh Councilman Dolan had his hand up
1971. 1:10:45first. Go ahead.
1972. 1:10:48>> So, I mean I'm I mean I know we
1973. 1:10:50discussed this before in in in past
1974. 1:10:52years, right?
1975. 1:10:53Where we let these invoices go overdue
1976. 1:10:57and then we get this those late fees. Is
1977. 1:10:59is there and I know you're you know,
1978. 1:11:01you're you're doing
1979. 1:11:03changes, right, Leo? So, I guess
1980. 1:11:06can we do better?
1981. 1:11:07Can we do better in in in maybe bringing
1982. 1:11:09this to council sooner than rather than
1983. 1:11:13later? I mean, we got the bill back in
1984. 1:11:15April
1985. 1:11:1620th, I believe I saw
1986. 1:11:18date on there. So, I just asked the
1987. 1:11:20staff if if if we could
1988. 1:11:21>> You are right, um but these
1989. 1:11:24invoices was just brought to me last
1990. 1:11:26week to my um you know, um to me last
1991. 1:11:29week. So, I was just became aware of it
1992. 1:11:31last week. But I I hear what you're
1993. 1:11:33saying. So, we're going to um
1994. 1:11:35do better in um
1995. 1:11:37bringing this up to my attention in the
1996. 1:11:40future.
1997. 1:11:40>> Are these invoices being emailed or
1998. 1:11:42mailed to city hall and to who are they
1999. 1:11:44being sent to then?
2000. 1:11:46>> Um we have an accounts [clears throat]
2001. 1:11:46payable um inbox.
2002. 1:11:49So, um we are are receiving them in the
2003. 1:11:51inbox um
2004. 1:11:53frequently.
2005. 1:11:54>> Mhm.
2006. 1:11:55>> Um so, I'm going to investigate further
2007. 1:11:57how this invoice came about and how we
2008. 1:12:00just got the invoice just now. Yeah.
2009. 1:12:03>> Okay.
2010. 1:12:05>> I have a question.
2011. 1:12:06>> Uh Counselor Dolan had had his hand up.
2012. 1:12:08Counselor Zucati, you had
2013. 1:12:09>> I was curious. I didn't want to get too
2014. 1:12:10far off track um about the purchase of a
2015. 1:12:13new vac truck, but I I'm wondering about
2016. 1:12:16the one we have
2017. 1:12:17and how's it working and uh
2018. 1:12:22are we going to have a
2019. 1:12:24>> So, it
2020. 1:12:27How's it working? It's not.
2021. 1:12:29>> Actually, it is.
2022. 1:12:30>> It It is
2023. 1:12:32It's running, but the vac vector itself
2024. 1:12:35and the jet um what I was told that it
2025. 1:12:37it's old. It's up to It needs to be
2026. 1:12:39updated. Uh there is um
2027. 1:12:42there is times where the vac truck does
2028. 1:12:44not turn on. Um I know that uh
2029. 1:12:49I have been working with Department of
2030. 1:12:51Ecology
2031. 1:12:53to uh
2032. 1:12:54on [clears throat] a storm grant that we
2033. 1:12:55have
2034. 1:12:57to allow our storm
2035. 1:12:59department purchase that vac truck so we
2036. 1:13:01can
2037. 1:13:02uh
2038. 1:13:04refurbish it and um
2039. 1:13:06use it during a storm uh for storm
2040. 1:13:08water.
2041. 1:13:09So.
2042. 1:13:11>> I used it last week.
2043. 1:13:13Okay. And it's working well. I'm just
2044. 1:13:15curious about the need for two.
2045. 1:13:18Um do we have that much of a sewage
2046. 1:13:20problem?
2047. 1:13:22Storm water problem that we have two vac
2048. 1:13:25trucks now? I just a question.
2049. 1:13:28>> No, it and it's a very good question. Um
2050. 1:13:31I believe we do. Uh
2051. 1:13:33we are running our vac truck uh
2052. 1:13:36on a maintenance that does our storm
2053. 1:13:38water our our sewer lines uh
2054. 1:13:42daily.
2055. 1:13:43Uh with the
2056. 1:13:46with the reason of having two,
2057. 1:13:49I believe it's usable for not only storm
2058. 1:13:51water but for uh the water department
2059. 1:13:54also. When we have those high um when we
2060. 1:13:57have water leaks, um we are are able to
2061. 1:14:00use it. Um if we need a backup, uh we
2062. 1:14:04have a second one in town and don't have
2063. 1:14:06to call out to uh other cities for their
2064. 1:14:09vac truck.
2065. 1:14:10>> Grandview.
2066. 1:14:11>> Grandview, Prosser,
2067. 1:14:13um
2068. 1:14:14so I we've called Prosser for theirs and
2069. 1:14:16we've called Grandview for theirs.
2070. 1:14:20>> Go ahead, Council Sazuki.
2071. 1:14:23>> I think I my question might be a little
2072. 1:14:25off track. That's okay.
2073. 1:14:26>> Go ahead, Council Goodwin.
2074. 1:14:29>> So so
2075. 1:14:30I I know it's maybe not a topic but
2076. 1:14:33we got a new vac truck for a reason,
2077. 1:14:35right? We we we got it because the old
2078. 1:14:37one was just having so many issues, so
2079. 1:14:39many maintenance and and we keep seeing
2080. 1:14:42repairs for the vac truck.
2081. 1:14:44So why Why we keep
2082. 1:14:46an issue that
2083. 1:14:48that we have to keep paying money into
2084. 1:14:50and that we have to keep, you know,
2085. 1:14:52putting repair bills to? I mean, if if
2086. 1:14:55it was if it was up to me, I would send
2087. 1:14:56it off to auction and let somebody else
2088. 1:14:58deal with the with the headaches and not
2089. 1:15:00so much our pocketbooks, right? The
2090. 1:15:02taxpayers that have to pay for these
2091. 1:15:04bills.
2092. 1:15:05That's just That's just my thought on
2093. 1:15:07this, um, the second one, Larry, but
2094. 1:15:10I mean, that's
2095. 1:15:11>> And that is a good thought. Um, the only
2096. 1:15:13reason we were thinking of keeping it,
2097. 1:15:15um, isn't if we have not sent it out
2098. 1:15:17yet, but our you know, talking to Mr.
2099. 1:15:19Morales and,
2100. 1:15:20um, that that's what our thought
2101. 1:15:22thinking was for
2102. 1:15:24the purpose of not having one vactor
2103. 1:15:27stop, um,
2104. 1:15:29doing a project, either cleaning storm
2105. 1:15:32drains or doing sewer lines,
2106. 1:15:34to go handle another problem where we
2107. 1:15:36can have the second one, the older one,
2108. 1:15:40as more of a floater.
2109. 1:15:42So,
2110. 1:15:43that was our thought theory behind it.
2111. 1:15:46Um, if council would like, I mean, we
2112. 1:15:49we are more than happy to send it off to
2113. 1:15:50auction or surplus it with your guys'
2114. 1:15:53permission and,
2115. 1:15:55um,
2116. 1:15:55use the just the one vac truck.
2117. 1:16:00>> Go ahead, Council Chavez.
2118. 1:16:02>> If we were to send it out for surplus,
2119. 1:16:03what are we looking at? What would the
2120. 1:16:05city get for it?
2121. 1:16:07>> Off the top of my head, I couldn't tell
2122. 1:16:08you the number for it, um,
2123. 1:16:11>> Cuz if we're looking for a new one at
2124. 1:16:12637,
2125. 1:16:14it's a lot.
2126. 1:16:15>> Mhm.
2127. 1:16:16>> It's It's more than that.
2128. 1:16:17>> And we're still putting money into the
2129. 1:16:18into the old one?
2130. 1:16:20>> Um, right now we have not I mean, like I
2131. 1:16:23said, we haven't taken it over to
2132. 1:16:25anybody to refurbish it or see what is
2133. 1:16:28wrong with it. Um,
2134. 1:16:30I know the engine is old. Uh, I was told
2135. 1:16:33that the
2136. 1:16:35the engine had been been rebuilt. Um,
2137. 1:16:40uh, the pump itself and the vector
2138. 1:16:42vacuum needs to be
2139. 1:16:45uh
2140. 1:16:46taken care of. There's, you know, many
2141. 1:16:48problems. The pump itself for the water
2142. 1:16:51jet jet water, you know, it it's old. Um
2143. 1:16:54I
2144. 1:16:56there's many problems with it. But like
2145. 1:16:57I stated, you know, if this is something
2146. 1:16:59council would like me to entertain of uh
2147. 1:17:02surplusing it and sending it out to
2148. 1:17:03auction, I'd be
2149. 1:17:05more than happy to also.
2150. 1:17:08>> Okay.
2151. 1:17:09Go ahead, Counselor
2152. 1:17:10>> Maybe checking into um
2153. 1:17:13the auction or what the truck would
2154. 1:17:15bring and we could pick up a few motors
2155. 1:17:17to have
2156. 1:17:18on our lift station so we're not running
2157. 1:17:21off of one motor.
2158. 1:17:22Have backup for those. Just an idea.
2159. 1:17:25>> No, yes, sir. We are We'd be more than
2160. 1:17:27happy to do that.
2161. 1:17:32>> Any other comments?
2162. 1:17:35>> Mhm.
2163. 1:17:37Mhm.
2164. 1:17:38>> Okay, hearing no further comments,
2165. 1:17:40what's the desire of council?
2166. 1:17:45>> I move to approve a resolution for the
2167. 1:17:47approval
2168. 1:17:48for approval from the city council for
2169. 1:17:50the budget amendment for the purchase of
2170. 1:17:52a new sewer vac truck paid out of bill.
2171. 1:17:56>> There is.
2172. 1:17:58>> I'll second.
2173. 1:18:00>> Have a motion by Counselor Galvan and
2174. 1:18:02seconded by Counselor Chavez.
2175. 1:18:05Further
2176. 1:18:07>> I think
2177. 1:18:08>> Was it I heard Counselor Chavez. Was
2178. 1:18:10there another one?
2179. 1:18:11>> I believe Dolan seconded it before
2180. 1:18:12Chavez.
2181. 1:18:13>> Okay, seconded by Counselor Dolan.
2182. 1:18:15Excuse me, Mr. Dolan. I didn't didn't
2183. 1:18:16hear that.
2184. 1:18:18Um any further discussion?
2185. 1:18:22Hearing none.
2186. 1:18:24Counselor Chavez?
2187. 1:18:25>> Yes.
2188. 1:18:25>> Counselor Cesatti?
2189. 1:18:26>> Yes.
2190. 1:18:27>> Counselor Vasquez?
2191. 1:18:28>> Yes.
2192. 1:18:28>> Counselor Dolan?
2193. 1:18:29>> Yes.
2194. 1:18:30>> Counselor Galvan?
2195. 1:18:31>> Yes.
2196. 1:18:31>> Deputy Mayor Hurt?
2197. 1:18:32>> Yes.
2198. 1:18:34>> I do vote yes. Motion carries.
2199. 1:18:43Okay, next item on the list, six-year
2200. 1:18:45transportation improvement plan public
2201. 1:18:47hearing setting a date.
2202. 1:18:49Approving a resolution setting June
2203. 1:18:5122nd, 2026 as a date for the public
2204. 1:18:54hearing to consider the 2027 to
2205. 1:18:572032
2206. 1:18:58six-year TIP.
2207. 1:19:01Mr. Haley.
2208. 1:19:04>> Hector.
2209. 1:19:04>> Yes, sir.
2210. 1:19:05Jurisdictions intended to receive state
2211. 1:19:07or federal transportation funding are
2212. 1:19:09required to prepare a six-year
2213. 1:19:11transportation improvement plan,
2214. 1:19:14TIP. Tip. Consistent with Washington
2215. 1:19:17State Department of Transportation,
2216. 1:19:19WSDOT, requirements.
2217. 1:19:20The six-year TIP should identify the
2218. 1:19:22transportation priorities for the city
2219. 1:19:25for the next six years and must include
2220. 1:19:27projects which have secured funding and
2221. 1:19:29also plan projects for the which the
2222. 1:19:31city intends to seek for funding for.
2223. 1:19:34Uh
2224. 1:19:36Jurisdictions are required to conduct a
2225. 1:19:38public hearing to solicit comments on
2226. 1:19:40the six-year TIP.
2227. 1:19:42Following public hearing and addressing
2228. 1:19:44any comments, the jurisdiction is
2229. 1:19:45required to adopt the six-year TIP.
2230. 1:19:48After adoption, the six-year TIP is sent
2231. 1:19:51to the regional MPO, uh which is our
2232. 1:19:54WSDOT,
2233. 1:19:55which also uh solicits for public
2234. 1:19:58comment. The MPO develops the MRITP
2235. 1:20:02and forwards that MRITP
2236. 1:20:06to WSDOT.
2237. 1:20:09So, we I I am asking for us to be able
2238. 1:20:13to do a June 22nd uh public hearing.
2239. 1:20:19>> Any initial questions?
2240. 1:20:21Go ahead, Councilmember Galvin.
2241. 1:20:22>> And again, this is just to set the date,
2242. 1:20:24right, for a public
2243. 1:20:24>> Yes, just to set the date.
2244. 1:20:25>> You'll have a full report then.
2245. 1:20:27>> Yes, sir.
2246. 1:20:28>> Thank you.
2247. 1:20:29>> Further questions?
2248. 1:20:32Hearing none.
2249. 1:20:34What is the desire of council?
2250. 1:20:36>> I make a motion to approve the
2251. 1:20:37resolution setting June 22nd, 2026 as a
2252. 1:20:40date for public hearing to consider the
2253. 1:20:432027-20
2254. 1:20:4532 6-year tip.
2255. 1:20:48>> I'll second.
2256. 1:20:49>> Okay.
2257. 1:20:50Got a motion by Councilmember Vasquez
2258. 1:20:51and seconded by Councilmember Chavez.
2259. 1:20:55Further discussion.
2260. 1:20:58Hearing none. Councilmember Chavez?
2261. 1:21:00>> Yes.
2262. 1:21:00>> Councilmember Susatti?
2263. 1:21:01>> Yes.
2264. 1:21:02>> Councilmember Vasquez?
2265. 1:21:03>> Yes.
2266. 1:21:03>> Councilmember Dolan?
2267. 1:21:04>> Yes.
2268. 1:21:05>> Councilmember Galvan?
2269. 1:21:06>> Yes.
2270. 1:21:06>> Deputy Mayor Heart?
2271. 1:21:07>> Yes.
2272. 1:21:08>> I too vote yes. Motion carries.
2273. 1:21:11>> Thank you.
2274. 1:21:14All the support on
2275. 1:21:15every single one. I appreciate it.
2276. 1:21:18>> There's a lot.
2277. 1:21:18>> Yes. [laughter]
2278. 1:21:20>> Okay. Next on our list. We're getting
2279. 1:21:23through this. Resolution for approval of
2280. 1:21:26PSA for city attorney. Mr. Haley.
2281. 1:21:30>> Thank you, Mayor.
2282. 1:21:32City Council, we did a search for
2283. 1:21:35replacement attorney after the
2284. 1:21:37termination of our contract and I
2285. 1:21:38interviewed
2286. 1:21:40two firms.
2287. 1:21:41One was Malek and Malek and another one
2288. 1:21:44was uh
2289. 1:21:46I forget the name of the firm. Um but
2290. 1:21:49they were out of Issaquah.
2291. 1:21:51Um I got that company from Bonney Lake
2292. 1:21:55who had done an RFP for city engineer
2293. 1:21:58city attorney services.
2294. 1:22:00They weren't selected, but they were on
2295. 1:22:02the list of respondents. So, I
2296. 1:22:04interviewed them.
2297. 1:22:06And then I talked to Dan Height who used
2298. 1:22:09to be the city attorney here for
2299. 1:22:11Sunnyside who now works for the city of
2300. 1:22:13Toppenish and gave him my thoughts as to
2301. 1:22:17the process of selecting a city
2302. 1:22:19attorney.
2303. 1:22:20And he concurred that the the rationale
2304. 1:22:23that I was using in selecting the city
2305. 1:22:25attorney was appropriate. So, I am here
2306. 1:22:28to
2307. 1:22:29propose an agreement with the law firm
2308. 1:22:31of Malick and Malick out of Boise, Idaho
2309. 1:22:35for legal services of Rob Luce as the
2310. 1:22:37city attorney for city of Sunnyside.
2311. 1:22:41>> And I believe Rob is here with us,
2312. 1:22:42right?
2313. 1:22:45Rob, do you want to approach the podium
2314. 1:22:46in the case council members have any
2315. 1:22:48questions for you?
2316. 1:22:51>> Thank you, Madam Mayor.
2317. 1:22:52>> Yeah, nice to have you.
2318. 1:22:54Council members, any questions?
2319. 1:22:57Go ahead, Council member Galvan.
2320. 1:22:59>> Uh Rob, right?
2321. 1:23:01Rob.
2322. 1:23:02Um
2323. 1:23:03with your with your firm, are you the
2324. 1:23:05one that's going to be personally here
2325. 1:23:07or on Zoom day day or somebody else from
2326. 1:23:10your firm?
2327. 1:23:11>> We
2328. 1:23:12So, [clears throat] just a a little bit
2329. 1:23:14of background to answer that question.
2330. 1:23:16Um I was the city attorney for Boise for
2331. 1:23:194 years. And I'm the city attorney for
2332. 1:23:23my hometown in Southeast Alaska
2333. 1:23:26um at the present time.
2334. 1:23:28Um
2335. 1:23:30the city of Sunnyside would be our
2336. 1:23:32primary municipal client here in this
2337. 1:23:35part of Washington.
2338. 1:23:37Um I [clears throat] brought one of my
2339. 1:23:39deputy city attorneys from Boise into
2340. 1:23:43our firm.
2341. 1:23:45And we recently hired another municipal
2342. 1:23:48lawyer who does work for Colfax and some
2343. 1:23:51of the other smaller cities in that part
2344. 1:23:53of the part of the state. So, there are
2345. 1:23:55actually three of us on the team. I I
2346. 1:23:57will be the primary point of contact.
2347. 1:24:00And I would say that,
2348. 1:24:02you know, well over half of the
2349. 1:24:04interaction, 75% of the interaction
2350. 1:24:07would be with me.
2351. 1:24:09Um I I travel a fair amount. Um and so,
2352. 1:24:13Kim Smith, who's the deputy attorney
2353. 1:24:16>> [snorts]
2354. 1:24:16>> at Boise, would be the second. And then
2355. 1:24:20uh Uh, Hannah is the person who does the
2356. 1:24:22work for Colfax.
2357. 1:24:24Um, would be kind of third or on deck,
2358. 1:24:28um, so to speak, but I'd be your primary
2359. 1:24:30point of contact.
2360. 1:24:33>> Another question if I could.
2361. 1:24:34>> Oh, yeah, go ahead.
2362. 1:24:35>> And
2363. 1:24:36I'm sure you guys know that the
2364. 1:24:37difference of form of government, um,
2365. 1:24:39and what Sunnyside is, um, just because
2366. 1:24:42sometimes, you know, the the lines get
2367. 1:24:45blurred or or maybe
2368. 1:24:47just don't
2369. 1:24:48not respected, but I I just want to make
2370. 1:24:50sure that, you know, the form of
2371. 1:24:51government is something that either you
2372. 1:24:53or whoever is on board completely
2373. 1:24:55understands.
2374. 1:24:56>> Very, very, very, very familiar. Uh,
2375. 1:24:58City of Boise was the same setup.
2376. 1:25:01City of Wrangell is the same setup. City
2377. 1:25:04of, uh, Colfax the same setup.
2378. 1:25:07Um, the you know, the the municipal
2379. 1:25:10codes
2380. 1:25:11are different from city to city, but in
2381. 1:25:16in a sense, they're also quite
2382. 1:25:19similar
2383. 1:25:20in how they how they're structured and
2384. 1:25:23how they how they set things up. I was
2385. 1:25:25lucky enough, um, I I came over on the
2386. 1:25:27bus today.
2387. 1:25:30Um, and I got to read
2388. 1:25:32the City of Sunnyside
2389. 1:25:33code, municipal code. I read that on the
2390. 1:25:35way over. And, uh, I I did take one nap
2391. 1:25:39on the way, but
2392. 1:25:41I I did get through all of that. It's
2393. 1:25:43very, very, uh, similar to what we see,
2394. 1:25:46um, throughout the Pacific Northwest and
2395. 1:25:48Mountain West.
2396. 1:25:51>> Thank you.
2397. 1:25:52>> Go ahead, Council Rosales.
2398. 1:25:54>> Yeah, you know, so you said you travel a
2399. 1:25:55good amount, so, um, aside from that,
2400. 1:25:58would you also be willing or able to
2401. 1:26:00attend through Zoom?
2402. 1:26:01>> Oh, absolutely. The So, the
2403. 1:26:05you know, Wrangell is
2404. 1:26:07almost 2,000 miles from Boise.
2405. 1:26:10And,
2406. 1:26:12um
2407. 1:26:13I'm up there uh, a week every other
2408. 1:26:16month or so to attend things in person
2409. 1:26:19because Zoom's great, but
2410. 1:26:22you you need to have a personal presence
2411. 1:26:26to build that trust and relationship.
2412. 1:26:29And so
2413. 1:26:30um I'll attend, you know, those meetings
2414. 1:26:33when I'm up there and then um on Zoom
2415. 1:26:36whenever they want me. The um
2416. 1:26:39the the arrangement we have up there
2417. 1:26:41is that I don't attend every uh meeting
2418. 1:26:45of council.
2419. 1:26:47There
2420. 1:26:48a lot of the meetings are, you know,
2421. 1:26:50you've got your consent agenda and and
2422. 1:26:53it and it's it it's kind of wrote and to
2423. 1:26:55have
2424. 1:26:56a city attorney there or an attorney
2425. 1:26:58there present who who doesn't even say
2426. 1:27:02anything and then you pay them
2427. 1:27:04doesn't necessarily make sense. So, what
2428. 1:27:06we have done up there and and it's
2429. 1:27:09something we could do here is I meet
2430. 1:27:11with the city manager
2431. 1:27:14Tuesday before the council meeting. We
2432. 1:27:17go through the agenda, we talk about it.
2433. 1:27:19Do I need to be there? Do I not need to
2434. 1:27:21be there? What do you What is your
2435. 1:27:22preference? And and that's kind of how
2436. 1:27:24we've handled it there. But Zoom works
2437. 1:27:26great, but I but I anticipate
2438. 1:27:28that um
2439. 1:27:30you know, I I'd like to have a personal
2440. 1:27:32presence here, too. Maybe once a quarter
2441. 1:27:35or so, something like that.
2442. 1:27:36>> Yeah. So, I agree. I think personal is
2443. 1:27:38also very important. However, I do have
2444. 1:27:40another question. So, um under section
2445. 1:27:43six, compensation B, travel time for all
2446. 1:27:45in-person meetings will be billed at 50%
2447. 1:27:47discount or 150 per hour. Can you
2448. 1:27:49explain that 50% discount for me?
2449. 1:27:51>> Mhm. Yeah,
2450. 1:27:52>> [clears throat]
2451. 1:27:52>> so so the idea is that
2452. 1:27:55and those are only for
2453. 1:27:58um requested
2454. 1:28:00if if if you guys request me to be here.
2455. 1:28:04>> Only for that?
2456. 1:28:05>> Then it would then the travel time would
2457. 1:28:07be billed at 150.
2458. 1:28:09>> Mhm.
2459. 1:28:10>> Um because you know, you I mean you're
2460. 1:28:13you're on like a bus and it's hard to do
2461. 1:28:15work and it and and so the idea was to
2462. 1:28:17discount that rate. But if it's if it's
2463. 1:28:20me coming over here because I just want
2464. 1:28:23to have a personal connection,
2465. 1:28:25>> Mhm.
2466. 1:28:25>> I don't bill for that at all.
2467. 1:28:27>> Okay.
2468. 1:28:27>> So, I'm I'm over here on my on my dime.
2469. 1:28:30>> Mhm.
2470. 1:28:31>> Tonight.
2471. 1:28:32>> Yeah. I mean, so I would have to request
2472. 1:28:34just because this is a contract, right?
2473. 1:28:35And at the end of the day, um, it's not
2474. 1:28:37so much what the word that that matters,
2475. 1:28:39but the contract. Um, could you probably
2476. 1:28:41just add that to that part, something
2477. 1:28:43like, "If requested by the city of
2478. 1:28:45Sunnyside." Um, just that language added
2479. 1:28:47on. Um, that way it's there's no
2480. 1:28:49confusion down the road.
2481. 1:28:50>> Yeah.
2482. 1:28:51>> Thank you.
2483. 1:28:51>> Absolutely. Not not a problem.
2484. 1:28:53>> Include that in a motion.
2485. 1:28:55>> Okay.
2486. 1:28:55>> With that, I mean, just add that to the
2487. 1:28:58motion when you when you're ready to
2488. 1:28:59make it or someone's ready ready to make
2489. 1:29:01it.
2490. 1:29:04>> Okay.
2491. 1:29:05Would it be fair to say that maybe we
2492. 1:29:07can request him to add a if if he comes
2493. 1:29:10out out here, um,
2494. 1:29:14um, out of his own will, that there will
2495. 1:29:16be no charge or additional charge to the
2496. 1:29:19city?
2497. 1:29:20I I do I didn't see that on here.
2498. 1:29:28So, maybe it would be good to include in
2499. 1:29:29the motion, just for clarity.
2500. 1:29:34Any other questions?
2501. 1:29:42Do you have a question?
2502. 1:29:43>> No.
2503. 1:29:44>> Just making noise.
2504. 1:29:45>> Okay.
2505. 1:29:47Councilor Galvan, did you have a
2506. 1:29:48question?
2507. 1:29:49>> No.
2508. 1:29:50>> So, you're okay. Just saw you leaning
2509. 1:29:51into the microphone.
2510. 1:29:53Um, [snorts] do you have any questions
2511. 1:29:54for us?
2512. 1:29:55>> No, I just want to just want to thank
2513. 1:29:57you all for, um,
2514. 1:29:59you know, bringing us to the
2515. 1:30:01to the table. Our our mission
2516. 1:30:04is to bring top-tier legal services to
2517. 1:30:08rural communities that
2518. 1:30:11haven't in the past necessarily been
2519. 1:30:13been served. And I say that from
2520. 1:30:15personal experience. I grew up in
2521. 1:30:17Wrangell.
2522. 1:30:18And Seattle was 1,300 miles away.
2523. 1:30:21Anchorage was 1,500 miles away. They
2524. 1:30:24could care less
2525. 1:30:25about answering an email, answering a
2526. 1:30:28phone call,
2527. 1:30:30coming down to be at a city council
2528. 1:30:32meeting.
2529. 1:30:34We We had city attorneys in Wrangell for
2530. 1:30:3610 or 15 years that had never visited.
2531. 1:30:39And it's not It's not right. Frankly,
2532. 1:30:42it's not right. And so, we have a very
2533. 1:30:45big passion for
2534. 1:30:48um public service and folks that that do
2535. 1:30:52the good work that you do. So, very very
2536. 1:30:54proud to be uh a part of this team.
2537. 1:30:57>> Thank you. Go ahead, Councilmember
2538. 1:30:59Chavez.
2539. 1:30:59>> Can you give us the names of the
2540. 1:31:01the attorneys that we'll be working with
2541. 1:31:02us?
2542. 1:31:03>> Yeah, so so, me, uh Robert Loose, um
2543. 1:31:07Kimberly Smith
2544. 1:31:09is the deputy that uh worked with me at
2545. 1:31:11the city of Boise.
2546. 1:31:13Um and the other one is uh Hannah
2547. 1:31:18Oh, shoot. She just started like 2 days
2548. 1:31:20ago. Hannah
2549. 1:31:24>> Is it possible to
2550. 1:31:25>> Kimble.
2551. 1:31:26>> Hannah Kimble.
2552. 1:31:27Is it possible to meet with just kind of
2553. 1:31:29get the faces of of the individuals that
2554. 1:31:32we'd be we'll be working with?
2555. 1:31:33>> Yep, absolutely. We could do that. Um
2556. 1:31:37I know you have a planning session
2557. 1:31:40once a month. We That might be a a place
2558. 1:31:42to do that.
2559. 1:31:44>> Monday.
2560. 1:31:45>> Yeah, first.
2561. 1:31:46>> Maybe sometime or something.
2562. 1:31:48>> Go ahead, Councilmember Goodwin.
2563. 1:31:49>> So, Rob, just a a clarification. Um
2564. 1:31:51earlier you stated that Boise and
2565. 1:31:53Sunnyside um were the same form of
2566. 1:31:55government. Looking it up right now, I
2567. 1:31:56see that Boise is a mayor and council
2568. 1:31:59form of government. Just uh wanted
2569. 1:32:02wanted share it Sunnyside's council
2570. 1:32:05manager.
2571. 1:32:06>> Well,
2572. 1:32:07the
2573. 1:32:08the Yeah, the you're you're right. The
2574. 1:32:13I misspoke there. We do Boise did have a
2575. 1:32:16mayor. The actual day-to-day operations,
2576. 1:32:19how that ran, was his chief of staff.
2577. 1:32:23The mayor actually functioned more in a
2578. 1:32:26in a political capacity there, but
2579. 1:32:29you're right from from
2580. 1:32:32um the way it's written in code, that
2581. 1:32:34you're you are correct.
2582. 1:32:35Um the city of Wrangell is a true home
2583. 1:32:40rule city manager type um type of a
2584. 1:32:44situation. So,
2585. 1:32:46Okay. Thank you for the correction.
2586. 1:32:48>> Thank you.
2587. 1:32:52>> Do you have anything else to add?
2588. 1:32:55Since you've been in constant
2589. 1:32:56communication?
2590. 1:32:57>> No, my uh recommendation was uh vetted
2591. 1:33:01through another attorney who has uh
2592. 1:33:04kind of a
2593. 1:33:05a larger knowledge of
2594. 1:33:07the services of attorneys, and specially
2595. 1:33:09one that
2596. 1:33:10would uh work best here in Sunnyside,
2597. 1:33:13and that's
2598. 1:33:14kind of what I was looking for is the
2599. 1:33:15future for the city here as to somebody
2600. 1:33:18I felt would work best with this
2601. 1:33:20council.
2602. 1:33:23>> Thank you for doing the legwork on that,
2603. 1:33:25Mr. Haley.
2604. 1:33:27Um
2605. 1:33:29What is the desire of council if there
2606. 1:33:30are no further questions?
2607. 1:33:38>> I move to approve the resolution for
2608. 1:33:40municipal
2609. 1:33:42consult consulting services and
2610. 1:33:43authorize the city
2611. 1:33:45manager to sign the professional service
2612. 1:33:47agreement with Mike Bailey and of local
2613. 1:33:49government finance not to exceed
2614. 1:33:51$10,000.
2615. 1:33:54>> I think there were amendments. There
2616. 1:33:55were some amendments.
2617. 1:33:56>> Yes, amended.
2618. 1:33:57>> Could we There were some amendments.
2619. 1:33:59Councillor Chavez
2620. 1:34:00>> There was that
2621. 1:34:01then
2622. 1:34:01>> Can we go ahead?
2623. 1:34:02>> I'm sorry. Yeah, we were we did have the
2624. 1:34:04amendments on that.
2625. 1:34:05>> It was the wrong one.
2626. 1:34:06>> That's the wrong
2627. 1:34:07That's the wrong item. You read the
2628. 1:34:10with the consultant.
2629. 1:34:10>> Motion, we have it here.
2630. 1:34:15>> with the amendments. She's
2631. 1:34:16>> Okay, they moved the amendments.
2632. 1:34:17>> the amendment down, so maybe
2633. 1:34:19>> Okay, we read the wrong
2634. 1:34:21>> Yeah. Okay.
2635. 1:34:23>> I move to approve the resolution for the
2636. 1:34:25city attorney and authorize the city
2637. 1:34:27manager to sign the professional service
2638. 1:34:29agreement with the law firm of Malik and
2639. 1:34:31Malik of Boise, Idaho for the legal
2640. 1:34:33services of Rob Lucy and the city of
2641. 1:34:35attorney for the city of Sunnyside.
2642. 1:34:38>> With the with the amendment of on
2643. 1:34:40section six under compensation,
2644. 1:34:42um add a language if travel is requested
2645. 1:34:44by the city of Sunnyside, then that
2646. 1:34:46travel fee will be applied.
2647. 1:34:50Okay.
2648. 1:34:52I think
2649. 1:34:54And and and I think we're we're also
2650. 1:34:56adding
2651. 1:34:57um if they end up coming here, there
2652. 1:35:01will be no additional charge to the
2653. 1:35:04city.
2654. 1:35:05Right? Okay.
2655. 1:35:07So, there's a motion on the table. Is
2656. 1:35:08there a second?
2657. 1:35:09>> Second.
2658. 1:35:10>> Oops.
2659. 1:35:12Okay, I think that was Councillor Susati
2660. 1:35:14by just a hair.
2661. 1:35:15Um motion by by Councillor Chavez
2662. 1:35:19seconded by um Councillor Susati
2663. 1:35:22any further discussion?
2664. 1:35:26Hearing none.
2665. 1:35:29Councillor Chavez
2666. 1:35:30>> Yes.
2667. 1:35:31>> Councillor Susati
2668. 1:35:32>> Yes.
2669. 1:35:33>> Councillor Vasquez
2670. 1:35:34>> Yes.
2671. 1:35:35>> Councillor Dolan
2672. 1:35:36>> Yes.
2673. 1:35:37>> Councillor Galvin
2674. 1:35:38>> Yes.
2675. 1:35:39>> Deputy Mayor Hart
2676. 1:35:40>> Yes.
2677. 1:35:41>> I two vote yes. Motion carries. Contract
2678. 1:35:43is approved.
2679. 1:35:47Oh.
2680. 1:35:48Oh, I'm doing it?
2681. 1:35:49Okay.
2682. 1:35:51So, we're moving on to our next item,
2683. 1:35:52and that is your oath of office. Um do
2684. 1:35:55you want to step up
2685. 1:35:57over in front of Hector, and I I'll I'll
2686. 1:35:59come right right on down.
2687. 1:36:01>> Sure.
2688. 1:36:02>> Yeah, sure.
2689. 1:36:04>> You're part of the team now.
2690. 1:36:05>> We're we're nice, we promise.
2691. 1:36:06>> Mhm.
2692. 1:36:08>> [laughter]
2693. 1:36:08>> Yes, you
2694. 1:36:09>> Absolutely, I'll come I'll come right
2695. 1:36:10down.
2696. 1:36:12Oh.
2697. 1:36:12Courtesy of Deputy Mayor?
2698. 1:36:15Okay. Oh, should I just say it in here?
2699. 1:36:17Okay.
2700. 1:36:19>> In case you have In case we have a
2701. 1:36:20picture or something.
2702. 1:36:25Must be my
2703. 1:36:25>> Okay.
2704. 1:36:27Raise your right hand and repeat after
2705. 1:36:28me.
2706. 1:36:31I, Robert B. Luce
2707. 1:36:32>> I, Robert B. Luce
2708. 1:36:34>> do solemnly swear
2709. 1:36:36>> do solemnly swear
2710. 1:36:38>> that I will support the Constitution of
2711. 1:36:40the United States
2712. 1:36:41>> the Constitution of the United States
2713. 1:36:43>> and the Constitution of the State of
2714. 1:36:45Washington
2715. 1:36:46>> the Constitution of the State of
2716. 1:36:47Washington
2717. 1:36:48>> and that I will faithfully discharge the
2718. 1:36:50duties of the City Attorney
2719. 1:36:52>> faithfully discharge the duties of the
2720. 1:36:54City Attorney
2721. 1:36:55>> of the City of Sunnyside
2722. 1:36:57>> of the City of Sunnyside
2723. 1:36:58>> according to the best of my ability.
2724. 1:37:01>> according to the best of my ability.
2725. 1:37:04>> Congratulations. Welcome to the team.
2726. 1:37:14Mr. Luce, I'll have you sign
2727. 1:37:18when you get a chance.
2728. 1:37:20>> She's like the grandma something give
2729. 1:37:22you
2730. 1:37:22>> I'm sorry.
2731. 1:37:24>> I know, it's all good.
2732. 1:37:25>> It's okay?
2733. 1:37:26>> Yeah, he's not really the grandma.
2734. 1:37:28>> [laughter]
2735. 1:37:29>> Yes, I checked.
2736. 1:37:31You checked?
2737. 1:37:32All right, let's get this thing
2738. 1:37:35Welcome aboard.
2739. 1:37:35>> Thank you.
2740. 1:37:36>> Remember that face.
2741. 1:37:38>> [laughter]
2742. 1:37:39>> Very nice to meet you. You're welcome to
2743. 1:37:41Sunnyside.
2744. 1:37:42>> Hey, I'm Leticia. Nice to meet you.
2745. 1:37:44Welcome.
2746. 1:37:44>> Thank you.
2747. 1:37:45>> Oops.
2748. 1:37:46>> Mhm.
2749. 1:37:48I just had to be wearing it, so
2750. 1:37:51I have more.
2751. 1:38:09>> [clears throat]
2752. 1:38:13>> Okay.
2753. 1:38:16Moving forward.
2754. 1:38:17Resolution for approval of limited
2755. 1:38:19assignment PSA with Ogden Murphy
2756. 1:38:21Wallace, Mr. Haley.
2757. 1:38:25>> Thank you, Mayor. This is a limited
2758. 1:38:27assignment agreement
2759. 1:38:29with the law firm of Ogden and Murphy
2760. 1:38:31Wallace for the legal services
2761. 1:38:33to complete the inter-
2762. 1:38:36interrogatories specifically related to
2763. 1:38:38the Munson Vetta development LLC case.
2764. 1:38:43All the litigation matters are driven by
2765. 1:38:46deadlines,
2766. 1:38:47and failure to meet those deadlines have
2767. 1:38:49can have major consequences
2768. 1:38:51for successfully managing legal risks.
2769. 1:38:55Sometimes meritous positions are lost
2770. 1:38:57simply by delay.
2771. 1:38:59Damages in the Munson Vetta case are
2772. 1:39:02very large.
2773. 1:39:05This process was originally started by
2774. 1:39:08the law firm of Ogden Murphy Wallace,
2775. 1:39:10and without their continuity of
2776. 1:39:12discovery sanctions, failing to meet
2777. 1:39:14schedule order deadlines, and losing
2778. 1:39:16momentum in managing pre-trial processes
2779. 1:39:19of motion and discovery exposes the city
2780. 1:39:23to significant risks.
2781. 1:39:32>> Any questions for Mr. Haley regarding
2782. 1:39:34this item?
2783. 1:39:40Go ahead.
2784. 1:39:40>> Um
2785. 1:39:41>> Deputy Mayor [clears throat] Hurt.
2786. 1:39:42>> Yes. Um
2787. 1:39:44Mr. City Manager, the the limited um
2788. 1:39:49I'm looking for the word. Limited
2789. 1:39:50assignment, is that based on the number
2790. 1:39:53of interrogatories
2791. 1:39:55that we need to have taken?
2792. 1:39:58>> Right.
2793. 1:39:59The document that
2794. 1:40:00uh is involved in pre-trial discussions.
2795. 1:40:04It's all about investigations, answering
2796. 1:40:06questions, different parties that are
2797. 1:40:08participating in it. It also requires
2798. 1:40:11proof of documentation or proof of uh of
2799. 1:40:14uh
2800. 1:40:14statements that are necessary.
2801. 1:40:17Uh is about 125 questions.
2802. 1:40:21Uh typically these things are around 30.
2803. 1:40:24So, we have a very very extensive
2804. 1:40:26interrogatories that have to be
2805. 1:40:29answered, and they are governed by a
2806. 1:40:31certain time frame. We received that
2807. 1:40:34with a 30-day turnaround. We're seeking
2808. 1:40:37an extension of that for another 60
2809. 1:40:39days.
2810. 1:40:40But, it would be um
2811. 1:40:43uh uh highly risky for us to turn this
2812. 1:40:45over to a new attorney and start the
2813. 1:40:47process over
2814. 1:40:48when Ogden Murphy Wallace has already
2815. 1:40:50started it. And this limited contract
2816. 1:40:53just simply allows them to finish this
2817. 1:40:56this this one project, and then we are
2818. 1:40:59uh
2819. 1:41:00canceling or terminating the agreement
2820. 1:41:02as we originally proposed.
2821. 1:41:05>> Thank you.
2822. 1:41:10Any further questions?
2823. 1:41:17Oh.
2824. 1:41:20So, given that we now have new counsel,
2825. 1:41:23um my my question to you, Pat, um to put
2826. 1:41:26on the record is that um
2827. 1:41:28uh Mr. Luce couldn't take this on
2828. 1:41:31because
2829. 1:41:33the project had already started.
2830. 1:41:36>> Right. Documents have been collected. Uh
2831. 1:41:39uh Some of those discussions have
2832. 1:41:41already been taken place. It's all
2833. 1:41:43recorded. It has to be done by an
2834. 1:41:44attorney.
2835. 1:41:46The idea of duplicating the work that's
2836. 1:41:48already been done seems wasteful.
2837. 1:41:50It's just a matter of them finishing the
2838. 1:41:52work that they started in this and and
2839. 1:41:54getting it done in the time frame that's
2840. 1:41:56necessary. Again,
2841. 1:41:58uh just because we changed attorneys
2842. 1:42:01does not change the deadline. And so
2843. 1:42:03there's a amount of time that a new law
2844. 1:42:05firm would have to ramp up, become
2845. 1:42:07familiar, start the process again, all
2846. 1:42:10that.
2847. 1:42:12Uh again, it it
2848. 1:42:13there's significant risk to the city in
2849. 1:42:15this process. And so the request is just
2850. 1:42:19simply let them finish the task.
2851. 1:42:21>> Okay. I see Counselor Galvan, then
2852. 1:42:23Counselor Chavez, and then Counselor
2853. 1:42:25Dolan. Just go in that order.
2854. 1:42:27>> Yeah, so I completely agree with you,
2855. 1:42:29Mr. Haley.
2856. 1:42:31And
2857. 1:42:32for the simple reason that
2858. 1:42:35you know, at at the at the finance
2859. 1:42:36subcommittee, you know, we learned that
2860. 1:42:39city attorney services, claims, and
2861. 1:42:40litigations, we budgeted 50,000 for this
2862. 1:42:43year, and we're already at 80,000.
2863. 1:42:45Um we're over budget
2864. 1:42:47just for claims and litigation. And if
2865. 1:42:49we do not let this firm Ogden & Murphy,
2866. 1:42:54like you said, [clears throat] it's just
2867. 1:42:55they're just going to be repeating what
2868. 1:42:56Ogden & Murphy already did. And so I I
2869. 1:42:58strongly believe that we need to let
2870. 1:43:01this law firm continue with this with
2871. 1:43:04this litigation.
2872. 1:43:07>> Uh
2873. 1:43:07Counselor Chavez, and then I'll go to
2874. 1:43:09Counselor Dolan.
2875. 1:43:10>> What are we looking at time-wise on
2876. 1:43:11this?
2877. 1:43:13>> Well, it's driven by deadlines. So they
2878. 1:43:15have to, you know,
2879. 1:43:17meet the deadline.
2880. 1:43:19And so I can't say how long it takes to
2881. 1:43:22do these things. It's gathering the
2882. 1:43:23information, interviewing people,
2883. 1:43:26documenting that.
2884. 1:43:28Um
2885. 1:43:29>> [clears throat]
2886. 1:43:29>> I do not have a an estimate of how much
2887. 1:43:31time.
2888. 1:43:32Uh when it was given back to me from the
2889. 1:43:34law firm saying, "You know, we were in
2890. 1:43:36the process of of completing this. I'm
2891. 1:43:38sorry, but I got to give it back to you
2892. 1:43:40and um
2893. 1:43:42you're going to have to figure out how
2894. 1:43:43to get this done."
2895. 1:43:44>> So, how will we be how will the city be
2896. 1:43:46billed for this?
2897. 1:43:47>> They'll be billed at the hourly rate
2898. 1:43:49that is it was part of the original
2899. 1:43:51contract. Which it had about four
2900. 1:43:53different attorneys involved in it and
2901. 1:43:56so um
2902. 1:43:58some is data collecting, some is uh
2903. 1:44:00actual interviews.
2904. 1:44:02Um either way, we're going to have to
2905. 1:44:04have an attorney do this. There's no way
2906. 1:44:05around that.
2907. 1:44:08>> Councilor Dolan.
2908. 1:44:10>> I move to approve the resolution for the
2909. 1:44:11limited agreement
2910. 1:44:13and the limited assignment of legal
2911. 1:44:15services and authorize the city manager
2912. 1:44:18to sign the professional services
2913. 1:44:19agreement
2914. 1:44:21with the law firm of Ogden Murphy
2915. 1:44:23Wallace for the completion of the
2916. 1:44:24interrogatories and
2917. 1:44:26>> interrogatories
2918. 1:44:27>> interrogatories
2919. 1:44:29specifically related to the Munson
2920. 1:44:31Better Developing
2921. 1:44:33LLC case.
2922. 1:44:35>> I'll second.
2923. 1:44:37>> I have a motion by Councilor Dolan,
2924. 1:44:38second by Councilor Galvan. Is there
2925. 1:44:40further discussion?
2926. 1:44:46No.
2927. 1:44:46I would like um updates on where we're
2928. 1:44:49at with this so we know that they're
2929. 1:44:51moving along as quickly as
2930. 1:44:54but still thoroughly as as they can.
2931. 1:44:56>> Right.
2932. 1:44:56>> Cuz we will be billed per hour on this.
2933. 1:45:01Okay. Any other questions?
2934. 1:45:05Um hearing none. Councilor Chavez.
2935. 1:45:08>> Yes.
2936. 1:45:09>> Councilor Susanti?
2937. 1:45:10>> Yes.
2938. 1:45:11>> Councilor Vasquez?
2939. 1:45:12>> Yes.
2940. 1:45:12>> Councilor Dolan?
2941. 1:45:13>> Yes.
2942. 1:45:14>> Councilor Galvan?
2943. 1:45:15>> Yes.
2944. 1:45:16>> Uh Deputy Mayor Hart?
2945. 1:45:18>> Yes.
2946. 1:45:19>> [clears throat]
2947. 1:45:20>> And I too vote yes for the good of the
2948. 1:45:21order.
2949. 1:45:24Okay. Uh moving on to item J. This is a
2950. 1:45:28resolution for approval of PSA with Mike
2951. 1:45:30Bailey for municipal finance consulting,
2952. 1:45:32but we did agree to move this after
2953. 1:45:33executive session. We're still agreeable
2954. 1:45:36to that.
2955. 1:45:36>> Yes.
2956. 1:45:37>> Yes.
2957. 1:45:37>> Okay.
2958. 1:45:38So,
2959. 1:45:39that being the last item on
2960. 1:45:41>> Um, there was that one
2961. 1:45:42>> There's the federal
2962. 1:45:44>> Okay, that's what I didn't have.
2963. 1:45:47So, I don't have that one.
2964. 1:45:50>> So, this is a resolution for Federal
2965. 1:45:52Aviation Grant Agreement Agreement for
2966. 1:45:56AIG 3-53-0074-014
2967. 1:46:03and AIP 3-53-0074-015
2968. 1:46:10for airport perimeter fencing
2969. 1:46:12improvement. That's a mouthful.
2970. 1:46:16Then we
2971. 1:46:17>> Oh, I'll bring it back to myself. Sorry.
2972. 1:46:19>> Any questions for Mr. Mejia? Go ahead,
2973. 1:46:22Mr. Mejia.
2974. 1:46:22>> The city is the owner and operator of
2975. 1:46:25the Sunnyside Municipal Airport. The
2976. 1:46:27airport actually serves business on the
2977. 1:46:29airfield, general aviation, corporate
2978. 1:46:32aviation, and Airlift Northwest and Life
2979. 1:46:35Flight services.
2980. 1:46:36The airport supports an average of
2981. 1:46:3824,000 aircraft annual operations.
2982. 1:46:41By comparison, adjacent airports have
2983. 1:46:44the following numbers of operations from
2984. 1:46:46Prosser Airport to 13,200,
2985. 1:46:49Richland Airport 45,500 and Desert Air
2986. 1:46:523,000
2987. 1:46:54250.
2988. 1:46:55Uh, the airport is
2989. 1:46:58encumbered by grant assurance as federal
2990. 1:47:01funding and has continued to be provided
2991. 1:47:04to support improvements on the airfield
2992. 1:47:07focused on safety, security, and pay-
2993. 1:47:09pavement preservation.
2994. 1:47:11The Federal Aviation Administration
2995. 1:47:13required the city to prepare an airport
2996. 1:47:16layout plan, which was completed in
2997. 1:47:172024.
2998. 1:47:19The funding received through the Airport
2999. 1:47:21Improvement Program
3000. 1:47:23can only be used on capital needs
3001. 1:47:25identified in the airport layout plan.
3002. 1:47:27Uh one of the highest priority projects
3003. 1:47:29on the airfield is to secure the
3004. 1:47:31airfield with a deterrent fence.
3005. 1:47:34Currently, the airfield is has
3006. 1:47:36unrestricted areas or access for
3007. 1:47:39motorists and pedestrians.
3008. 1:47:41Without full-time staff on the airfield
3009. 1:47:43to monitor daily activities, having
3010. 1:47:45unrestricted access to the airfield is a
3011. 1:47:48major safety and insecurity concern.
3012. 1:47:51Ongoing document concerns include
3013. 1:47:53vehicle exits from Highway 241
3014. 1:47:56into the runway safety area and runway
3015. 1:47:58protection zone. Adjusting agriculture
3016. 1:48:01uses the runway to turn around with farm
3017. 1:48:04equipment and pedestrian and bicyclist
3018. 1:48:06access both the taxiways and runways.
3019. 1:48:09The events These events are considering
3020. 1:48:12because pilots cannot clearly observe
3021. 1:48:14ground operations. And I am here to ask
3022. 1:48:18uh answer any questions.
3023. 1:48:22>> Any questions for Mr. Mejia?
3024. 1:48:25>> Um
3025. 1:48:27>> Go ahead, Counselor Vasquez.
3026. 1:48:28>> No, just uh once again, you know, to put
3027. 1:48:30on the record, this is going to be
3028. 1:48:32covered 95% by grant, and then the 5%
3029. 1:48:36will be a match from the city of
3030. 1:48:37Sunnyside, which will just be a total of
3031. 1:48:39$13,664.
3032. 1:48:42>> Yeah, so the funding is actually 146,621
3033. 1:48:47entitlement funding. Uh these funds
3034. 1:48:49expire May May 29th, 2026.
3035. 1:48:52Uh 7,716
3036. 1:48:54local share of entitlement funding. 113
3037. 1:48:57And that was for the Sorry. Uh AIG
3038. 1:49:03for the AIP
3039. 1:49:05uh 113,000 airport infra- infrastructure
3040. 1:49:08grant funding. These funds expire May
3041. 1:49:1129th, 2026.
3042. 1:49:14Uh and 5,948
3043. 1:49:17local share for the airport
3044. 1:49:18infrastructure grants, which came out to
3045. 1:49:20a total of 273,285
3046. 1:49:24of the funding that's requested.
3047. 1:49:26>> Perfect. Thank you for that breakdown.
3048. 1:49:31Go ahead, Deputy Mayor.
3049. 1:49:33>> Um so this is the second part of the
3050. 1:49:35earlier um motion that we resolution
3051. 1:49:38that we made. So this is just to
3052. 1:49:41um
3053. 1:49:42just to to execute the grant agreements
3054. 1:49:45then.
3055. 1:49:45>> Correct.
3056. 1:49:46>> With the federal federal money, so okay.
3057. 1:49:48Well, I so move
3058. 1:49:50to approve that.
3059. 1:49:53>> You want to read the
3060. 1:49:54>> Okay.
3061. 1:49:55>> into the record.
3062. 1:49:56>> I'll [clears throat] I just have what in
3063. 1:49:57front of me here. So approve a
3064. 1:49:59resolution to allow the interim city
3065. 1:50:00manager to execute grant agreement with
3066. 1:50:03the Federal Aviation Administration.
3067. 1:50:06>> I'll second.
3068. 1:50:07>> Okay.
3069. 1:50:08>> Okay. Motion by Deputy Mayor, seconded
3070. 1:50:11by Council Vasquez. Further discussion?
3071. 1:50:15Hearing none, Council Chavez?
3072. 1:50:16>> Yes.
3073. 1:50:17>> Council Susanti?
3074. 1:50:18>> Yes.
3075. 1:50:18>> Council Vasquez?
3076. 1:50:19>> Yes.
3077. 1:50:20>> Council Dolan?
3078. 1:50:20>> Yes.
3079. 1:50:21>> Council Galvan?
3080. 1:50:22>> Yes.
3081. 1:50:23>> Deputy Mayor Hurt?
3082. 1:50:23>> Yes.
3083. 1:50:24>> I too vote yes. Motion carries.
3084. 1:50:26>> Thank you, everyone.
3085. 1:50:29>> All right. Um now that being the last
3086. 1:50:32item on the agenda,
3087. 1:50:34um
3088. 1:50:35we'll move into public comments. Is
3089. 1:50:36there anybody else that's signed up for
3090. 1:50:38public comment
3091. 1:50:40for general comment?
3092. 1:50:44Nobody?
3093. 1:50:45>> There's one arm back there.
3094. 1:50:48>> Public comment?
3095. 1:50:54>> They're not afterwards.
3096. 1:50:55Are there any from that?
3097. 1:51:03Anybody else?
3098. 1:51:05Anybody else want to sign up?
3099. 1:51:08>> Yeah.
3100. 1:51:09Oh gosh.
3101. 1:51:10>> I'll put
3102. 1:51:12up
3103. 1:51:20>> We may have to
3104. 1:51:31I think we'll be fine. Yeah, cuz we got
3105. 1:51:34or
3106. 1:51:35three, four.
3107. 1:51:38>> We're still not at time is 38.
3108. 1:51:40>> No, I'm just saying if it goes on.
3109. 1:51:43>> Oh.
3110. 1:51:44>> You know.
3111. 1:51:46>> Okay, first on the list is Jim Stevens.
3112. 1:51:56>> That was a good vote for the airport. I
3113. 1:51:58used to fly out here and I can't imagine
3114. 1:52:00coming down there and there's a coyote
3115. 1:52:02or deer running across the airport
3116. 1:52:05runway. It's difficult enough to land an
3117. 1:52:07airplane without that.
3118. 1:52:09Um,
3119. 1:52:10just some things about protocol. There
3120. 1:52:13weren't any agendas here for the
3121. 1:52:16audience to have ahead of time.
3122. 1:52:18Online,
3123. 1:52:20the agenda was not accurate. It wasn't
3124. 1:52:22fully
3125. 1:52:23listed in there.
3126. 1:52:25Um
3127. 1:52:27The amount The issue of recusal, I think
3128. 1:52:30we need to be
3129. 1:52:32pretty particular about that. If there's
3130. 1:52:34any conflict of interest, I think we
3131. 1:52:36need to really look seriously at
3132. 1:52:37recusing yourself.
3133. 1:52:39Um,
3134. 1:52:40and that would include being a member of
3135. 1:52:42a group. It doesn't have to be financial
3136. 1:52:44gain.
3137. 1:52:46And then as a matter of protocol for the
3138. 1:52:50state of Washington and also for the
3139. 1:52:51city of Sunnyside,
3140. 1:52:53when you have a vote, if there's not
3141. 1:52:56a tie If it's not a tie, then the mayor
3142. 1:52:57doesn't vote.
3143. 1:52:59And it's only special situations in
3144. 1:53:01which the mayor would vote.
3145. 1:53:03Uh
3146. 1:53:03>> Um
3147. 1:53:07I'm sorry.
3148. 1:53:07>> Go ahead and finish.
3149. 1:53:08>> I'm sorry. I'm just clearing my throat.
3150. 1:53:09Sorry.
3151. 1:53:10>> That's all right.
3152. 1:53:11>> Go ahead and finish Mr. Mr.
3153. 1:53:13>> No, that that was it.
3154. 1:53:15Anyway, I think we ought to look at
3155. 1:53:17those and we ought to make sure we
3156. 1:53:18follow the rules.
3157. 1:53:20Um, thanks. Appreciate it.
3158. 1:53:22>> Thank you.
3159. 1:53:24Uh, next on the list is Britain Moore.
3160. 1:53:31>> Hi, good evening. Britain Moore,
3161. 1:53:33Sunnyside.
3162. 1:53:34Just a quick question going back to the
3163. 1:53:36sewer vac truck. Had some questions.
3164. 1:53:39Several of you weren't here back then,
3165. 1:53:40but
3166. 1:53:41it was hard to hear the price and also
3167. 1:53:45without a
3168. 1:53:46an agenda
3169. 1:53:48and some of the stuff that wasn't on the
3170. 1:53:49agenda until later,
3171. 1:53:52it was hard to follow.
3172. 1:53:53Um, back at a meeting March 24th of
3173. 1:53:572025, there was a resolution done.
3174. 1:54:00Uh, it was resolution number 23
3175. 1:54:03on the Sourcewell contract. I've got the
3176. 1:54:06contract number 10122V.
3177. 1:54:10And it was for the price of 600 and I we
3178. 1:54:14couldn't hear the price. $650,000.
3179. 1:54:18Um,
3180. 1:54:19and it was approved by council. So,
3181. 1:54:23just for clarification for myself and
3182. 1:54:25for the audience,
3183. 1:54:27do we not have the money for that truck?
3184. 1:54:31>> Uh, we do have [clears throat] the
3185. 1:54:32money.
3186. 1:54:33>> have the money.
3187. 1:54:33>> Yeah, and that's what why we had in the
3188. 1:54:35amendment.
3189. 1:54:36>> Okay. Okay. Thank you for clarifying
3190. 1:54:38that. It was just it was hard to hear.
3191. 1:54:39Thank you so much.
3192. 1:54:42Thank you.
3193. 1:54:43Um, last on the list is Sharon Dolan.
3194. 1:54:52>> Sharon Dolan, Sunnyside. Why are you
3195. 1:54:55laughing?
3196. 1:54:56Um, anyway, I have received text
3197. 1:54:59messages during this meeting about why
3198. 1:55:02the mayor is on her phone. You don't
3199. 1:55:04have your computer here, but people are
3200. 1:55:07asking if you're texting during the
3201. 1:55:09meeting and they would like to do
3202. 1:55:11records requests. Maybe your computer's
3203. 1:55:13broken, I don't know, but I have
3204. 1:55:15received about 10
3205. 1:55:17text messages about why you were on your
3206. 1:55:21phone.
3207. 1:55:23And that's public record.
3208. 1:55:25>> So, for a clarification, I wasn't able
3209. 1:55:27to get onto my laptop, so I'm using my
3210. 1:55:30council phone to look through the
3211. 1:55:32agenda. And if you all want to file
3212. 1:55:35public records requests, I'm more than
3213. 1:55:37happy to generate those.
3214. 1:55:39Yeah.
3215. 1:55:40Well, you're the one that did the public
3216. 1:55:41or the public comments, so I'm just
3217. 1:55:43addressing you.
3218. 1:55:44And this this is a council phone. And
3219. 1:55:46so, these were all assigned to all of us
3220. 1:55:48here.
3221. 1:55:52That was it on the list.
3222. 1:55:57All right, moving forward. Items from
3223. 1:55:59council members, mayor's appointments
3224. 1:56:01for boards and commissions. So, um the
3225. 1:56:03rules committee did not have a chance to
3226. 1:56:06meet. We did get an application for
3227. 1:56:07parks and recs yesterday, but we're
3228. 1:56:09going to meet this week and we'll be
3229. 1:56:12reviewing that um those uh applications
3230. 1:56:16and then bringing them forward for
3231. 1:56:18council approval the next time that we
3232. 1:56:21can be.
3233. 1:56:22Um
3234. 1:56:24other reports announcements under
3235. 1:56:25questions by
3236. 1:56:27council.
3237. 1:56:29I'll go ahead and start bottom over
3238. 1:56:31there with councilor Travis.
3239. 1:56:34>> We were able to visit the Boys and Girls
3240. 1:56:38Club
3241. 1:56:39um
3242. 1:56:402 weeks ago.
3243. 1:56:42Uh I think we we had some good feedback,
3244. 1:56:46but I think there's something that we
3245. 1:56:47probably would like to maybe table
3246. 1:56:50um in regards to for the Boys and Girls
3247. 1:56:53Club.
3248. 1:56:55And I also got the email from
3249. 1:56:59um
3250. 1:57:01our chief of police uh
3251. 1:57:02for a meeting for this week.
3252. 1:57:054:00 p.m.
3253. 1:57:09>> Thursday at 4:00 public safety
3254. 1:57:10committee. Yep.
3255. 1:57:12>> Perfect.
3256. 1:57:19Is that it?
3257. 1:57:19>> I'm done. Thank you.
3258. 1:57:20>> And what what do you mean by by tabling
3259. 1:57:23the boys and girls
3260. 1:57:25>> I mean I think that's something that I
3261. 1:57:27think as council we need to bring it
3262. 1:57:28together in regards to talking about
3263. 1:57:31more about the the boys and girls club
3264. 1:57:34uh
3265. 1:57:35our city manager, did you get any of the
3266. 1:57:36information from from them?
3267. 1:57:39>> No, I haven't followed up with them, but
3268. 1:57:42uh
3269. 1:57:43I think the the the [clears throat]
3270. 1:57:45meeting
3271. 1:57:46which is an amazing facility that is.
3272. 1:57:49But they clearly said that's not how
3273. 1:57:51they started, so you know, we have to
3274. 1:57:53look at their beginnings. And it really
3275. 1:57:55needs a community champion. I think
3276. 1:57:57that's the point is that you need
3277. 1:57:59somebody that's just driving this thing.
3278. 1:58:02And so that's something that we might
3279. 1:58:04work on as a council of finding that
3280. 1:58:07champion
3281. 1:58:08that can push it through cuz there's a
3282. 1:58:10lots of steps and processes.
3283. 1:58:13>> And that's why I think we it's a good
3284. 1:58:14idea for that we talk about it a little
3285. 1:58:16bit more cuz I mean it's something that
3286. 1:58:18I would love to bring here, but
3287. 1:58:20but [clears throat] that almighty
3288. 1:58:22dollar's tough.
3289. 1:58:24And it'd be really hard on our city to
3290. 1:58:25be able to work something out like that.
3291. 1:58:32Thank you.
3292. 1:58:33>> Councilor Zucati.
3293. 1:58:34>> Just to follow up with that. Um yeah,
3294. 1:58:37the the tour was amazing. The program's
3295. 1:58:39amazing. Um everything they provide for
3296. 1:58:44um
3297. 1:58:45the the children there is just I was in
3298. 1:58:47awe but
3299. 1:58:49my jaw dropped even further when
3300. 1:58:52>> [laughter]
3301. 1:58:53>> we were talking about numbers and it's
3302. 1:58:55it it's hard to think like yes, we can
3303. 1:58:58do this. Let's do this, but it's going
3304. 1:59:00to take a village
3305. 1:59:02to get this off the ground and like uh
3306. 1:59:06a Pat said, you know, there's it's going
3307. 1:59:08to be baby steps and we just have to
3308. 1:59:12stay focused and form a group and um you
3309. 1:59:15know,
3310. 1:59:16little by little hopefully get there.
3311. 1:59:20So, that's all. Thank you for the
3312. 1:59:21update. Council Rosales.
3313. 1:59:24>> Yeah, so no announcement today, but I do
3314. 1:59:26have a few Well, I have a few questions.
3315. 1:59:28Um in regards to the Community and
3316. 1:59:29Economic Development Commission, um just
3317. 1:59:32going
3318. 1:59:33searching them up on the City of
3319. 1:59:35Sunnyvale website, um our members we
3320. 1:59:37actually have seven active members as of
3321. 1:59:39right now, but they will all be ending
3322. 1:59:42June 30th, 2026.
3323. 1:59:44And I was getting some feedback from
3324. 1:59:46some of the members telling me that they
3325. 1:59:47were hearing that it wasn't ending till
3326. 1:59:492028, um but it's actually
3327. 1:59:52this year.
3328. 1:59:53>> You are correct and I did look that up.
3329. 1:59:55And I did advise uh
3330. 1:59:58the committee members
3331. 1:59:59>> Okay.
3332. 2:00:00>> that it will be ending this year.
3333. 2:00:01>> Okay, perfect. So, with that said, um I
3334. 2:00:04just also wanted some direction in
3335. 2:00:06regards of, you know, the application
3336. 2:00:08process. How are we going to be putting
3337. 2:00:11um this information out for our
3338. 2:00:12community and letting community know
3339. 2:00:14because we're already at the end of May.
3340. 2:00:16Come We're entering June here soon.
3341. 2:00:19That's going to be one month and a month
3342. 2:00:20goes by really quick and I'm on that.
3343. 2:00:23So, I just want to make sure I've been
3344. 2:00:25getting a lot of feedback from current
3345. 2:00:26members and I hear about almost more
3346. 2:00:28than half of them are not seeking to
3347. 2:00:30renew their their application. They're
3348. 2:00:33not seeking to stay on that board. So,
3349. 2:00:36I'm just kind of worried and the at the
3350. 2:00:38fact of like what's the process to put
3351. 2:00:40the the applications out to get
3352. 2:00:42community members to be interested just
3353. 2:00:44because time seems to be running out and
3354. 2:00:46so that there's enough and sufficient
3355. 2:00:47time for community members to one, know
3356. 2:00:50that there's going to be openings to
3357. 2:00:52apply, and three, have a board that's
3358. 2:00:54ready for at least, you know, come July.
3359. 2:00:58>> Yes. Um so, I was I'm working on putting
3360. 2:01:01a
3361. 2:01:03I guess it's an advertisement uh on on
3362. 2:01:05our website to um update the community
3363. 2:01:08and allow them to uh
3364. 2:01:11reach out to the city if they want to
3365. 2:01:13apply. I I know that an application
3366. 2:01:14process that uh obviously goes to rules
3367. 2:01:17and committee. Um
3368. 2:01:19>> Yeah.
3369. 2:01:20>> And then it'll be brought to the
3370. 2:01:22council.
3371. 2:01:23>> Okay. And you know, this is just
3372. 2:01:25something that I'm I've just kind of
3373. 2:01:26it's been on my head and I'm like, we
3374. 2:01:28need to have something ready. Um so, I
3375. 2:01:30just wanted to bring that up into
3376. 2:01:31everyone's attention.
3377. 2:01:33>> Yeah, I did email uh Mr. Haley earlier
3378. 2:01:36this Monday. I think you've been copied
3379. 2:01:37on those emails um asking him and um I
3380. 2:01:40think Jeffet to make sure that we're
3381. 2:01:42updating that on the website. And I
3382. 2:01:44think it it is now updated on the
3383. 2:01:45website, Rejaffet.
3384. 2:01:47The um
3385. 2:01:48vacancies for the economic community
3386. 2:01:51development.
3387. 2:01:52>> The amount of vacancies for each um
3388. 2:01:54uh board and commission has been
3389. 2:01:56updated, but each board and commission
3390. 2:01:59has a individual page that some of that
3391. 2:02:03information might be out of date.
3392. 2:02:04>> outdated.
3393. 2:02:05>> Yeah. Our clerk used to take care of
3394. 2:02:08keeping up on on that information. Um
3395. 2:02:12I I would have no idea who was currently
3396. 2:02:15on any of those commissions. So, if uh
3397. 2:02:17if we can get the information, we can
3398. 2:02:19put it on the website.
3399. 2:02:21>> Yeah. And I think what you might also be
3400. 2:02:24getting at is making the announcement
3401. 2:02:27about these vacancies.
3402. 2:02:28>> Yes.
3403. 2:02:28>> Right? Because okay, yeah, that's what I
3404. 2:02:30had asked as well. So, um
3405. 2:02:32Mr. Haley, is that something that we can
3406. 2:02:34work with you to make sure
3407. 2:02:37it's reflected on the website and we can
3408. 2:02:39make an announcement that these
3409. 2:02:41positions are open.
3410. 2:02:44>> Yeah, that there'll be many openings for
3411. 2:02:47these boards.
3412. 2:02:50>> Yes, we have a new clerk starting
3413. 2:02:51tomorrow. So, I'll be asking for her
3414. 2:02:53help.
3415. 2:02:54>> Okay.
3416. 2:02:55Um with that all of that being said, I
3417. 2:02:58know we've talked about
3418. 2:03:00discussing, you know, the boards and
3419. 2:03:01commissions and looking at it all again
3420. 2:03:04and trying to maybe like make changes
3421. 2:03:06because these are long-term commitments.
3422. 2:03:09Um again, going back these were like
3423. 2:03:104-year commitments and I heard feedback
3424. 2:03:12that you know,
3425. 2:03:14some of the members
3426. 2:03:16family emergencies occurred and they
3427. 2:03:17weren't able to step up and we just had
3428. 2:03:19a lot of like sometimes we would we
3429. 2:03:21didn't have a quorum. Like these
3430. 2:03:23meetings didn't have a quorum and
3431. 2:03:25maybe just kind of like dividing it in
3432. 2:03:26half, making it not such of a long-term
3433. 2:03:28commitment. So, you know, maybe doing a
3434. 2:03:30workshop. I I would push for a workshop.
3435. 2:03:33Um that way we could all get together
3436. 2:03:34and discuss what we can do, what we can
3437. 2:03:36better and change.
3438. 2:03:39>> Mhm.
3439. 2:03:40>> So, that's something that I would
3440. 2:03:41request and maybe I could just add that.
3441. 2:03:43Are we still doing that council report
3442. 2:03:45where we add?
3443. 2:03:46>> Yeah.
3444. 2:03:46>> Okay, so maybe I'll just add it there.
3445. 2:03:48>> Do you want to add it to the next
3446. 2:03:50council the the workshop on Monday? You
3447. 2:03:52want to add it to the next
3448. 2:03:53>> Yeah, I I'll actually add to
3449. 2:03:54>> start the discussion?
3450. 2:03:55>> Yes.
3451. 2:03:58And that's it for me.
3452. 2:04:00>> Thank you. Councilmember Dolan.
3453. 2:04:04>> Well, I do have attended the Boys and
3454. 2:04:06Girls Club tour. That was a pretty
3455. 2:04:09impressive. I think we need some big
3456. 2:04:11money
3457. 2:04:13to get something like that started.
3458. 2:04:15Big sponsors from maybe
3459. 2:04:18the other side of the mountains, Boeing,
3460. 2:04:20Microsoft, some of them.
3461. 2:04:22Because that was an impressive facility
3462. 2:04:25and
3463. 2:04:26one thing I noticed when I was there
3464. 2:04:27that there was
3465. 2:04:29no individual without a smile on their
3466. 2:04:32face.
3467. 2:04:34There would that place was just packed
3468. 2:04:36full of kids who were having fun and
3469. 2:04:37enjoying each other's company and I was
3470. 2:04:40very impressed with it.
3471. 2:04:46Oh, I I also want a clarification about
3472. 2:04:49um
3473. 2:04:49a previous action
3474. 2:04:52on the flying of the flag in front of
3475. 2:04:54the
3476. 2:04:56um
3477. 2:04:59>> City Hall?
3478. 2:04:59>> City Hall downtown? Is that where
3479. 2:05:03was that stricken from the
3480. 2:05:05>> We didn't include it in the motion.
3481. 2:05:07>> It was stricken.
3482. 2:05:08>> Yeah, we didn't we didn't include it in
3483. 2:05:10the motion.
3484. 2:05:12>> That's it for me.
3485. 2:05:13>> Thank you. Counselor Galvan?
3486. 2:05:16>> Uh nothing to report.
3487. 2:05:18>> Deputy Mayor?
3488. 2:05:22>> I know there must be something
3489. 2:05:25um but I have nothing to re-
3490. 2:05:27>> Lions
3491. 2:05:27>> Oh.
3492. 2:05:28You [clears throat] want me to do that
3493. 2:05:29now?
3494. 2:05:29>> Yeah.
3495. 2:05:30>> Okay, then I do have something.
3496. 2:05:32You almost got off easy there.
3497. 2:05:35But I do have uh I don't have a copy of
3498. 2:05:37it in front of me, but I pretty much
3499. 2:05:39know by heart.
3500. 2:05:40by heart
3501. 2:05:42um
3502. 2:05:43Do you have a copy of it?
3503. 2:05:45You know, I
3504. 2:05:46um
3505. 2:05:48this has kind of been
3506. 2:05:50um
3507. 2:05:51we've been doing this the Lions Club
3508. 2:05:52Sunnyside Lions Club is
3509. 2:05:54has uh kind of taken on responsibility
3510. 2:05:57for forming the annual 4th of July uh
3511. 2:06:01celebration every year.
3512. 2:06:03And so we've been doing that since uh
3513. 2:06:05Well, I think it's been '95, but it
3514. 2:06:08could be '96. It's been so long.
3515. 2:06:10Um but we've been hosting it uh with the
3516. 2:06:13cooperation and support of the city of
3517. 2:06:15Sunnyside and we bring together uh it's
3518. 2:06:18a day of fun and family and patriotism
3519. 2:06:21and it's most it's all free of charge.
3520. 2:06:23You know, last year we included a day at
3521. 2:06:25the pool. We had uh sponsorship for
3522. 2:06:29the day at the pool afternoon at the
3523. 2:06:30pool. We had the fireworks, we had
3524. 2:06:33vendors down at the football field.
3525. 2:06:35Somebody asked me earlier about how many
3526. 2:06:37people attend and it's a little hard to
3527. 2:06:39tell you how many people attend because
3528. 2:06:42they all kind of park outside the
3529. 2:06:45football field, those who don't come
3530. 2:06:47inside and they park along Lincoln
3531. 2:06:49Avenue and behind the schools there on
3532. 2:06:52on 16th and over along Yakima Valley
3533. 2:06:55Highway and down through the bus garage
3534. 2:06:58lane down that way
3535. 2:07:00and over in South at the Eastway parking
3536. 2:07:04shopping center which isn't called that
3537. 2:07:06anymore, but it's across from the high
3538. 2:07:07school.
3539. 2:07:09Plus people can see it from the hill as
3540. 2:07:11well and but the thing of it is is when
3541. 2:07:14we started doing this and I think this
3542. 2:07:16is why it's such a passion for me.
3543. 2:07:18When we first started doing the 4th of
3544. 2:07:20July celebration in Sunnyside
3545. 2:07:23we were the only community in lower
3546. 2:07:26Yakima Yakima Valley that did not have a
3547. 2:07:294th of July celebration.
3548. 2:07:33Zillah did, Granger did, Grandview did,
3549. 2:07:36Prosser did, Mabton did, although
3550. 2:07:39there's is a war zone, but they still
3551. 2:07:41had one.
3552. 2:07:42So we got together, the Lions got
3553. 2:07:44together and we decided we wanted to
3554. 2:07:46have a 4th of July celebration in our
3555. 2:07:50community. First it was small, then it
3556. 2:07:53got bigger, we had politicians there.
3557. 2:07:55Some of them were running for office,
3558. 2:07:57some of them were already in office, but
3559. 2:07:59the thing of it is is throughout all of
3560. 2:08:01that when we started asking for money
3561. 2:08:04for the 4th of July fireworks show which
3562. 2:08:06became very popular very quickly, the
3563. 2:08:09city of Sunnyside supported that
3564. 2:08:12endeavor as well and throughout the
3565. 2:08:14years it has been in our contingency
3566. 2:08:18fund, an line item that has come up to
3567. 2:08:20usually $5,000
3568. 2:08:22for the Lions to order the fireworks.
3569. 2:08:25Now we put on a show, an $8,000 show,
3570. 2:08:28every year that I've been able to manage
3571. 2:08:30it, get enough money to do that.
3572. 2:08:33So, it's um again coming up. This year,
3573. 2:08:36we're going to be celebrating America's
3574. 2:08:38250th anniversary with the signing of
3575. 2:08:41the Declaration of Independence. We're
3576. 2:08:43going to have the pool is going to be
3577. 2:08:45open again. We're getting some good
3578. 2:08:46support for that. We're getting some
3579. 2:08:48good support for the people who are
3580. 2:08:50going to do a little mini uh reader's
3581. 2:08:52theater on the Declaration signing of
3582. 2:08:55the Declaration of Independence. We uh
3583. 2:08:58um
3584. 2:08:59Well, then of course, we have games down
3585. 2:09:01there. We have bingo. We have face
3586. 2:09:03painting. We have
3587. 2:09:05all coloring contest. We have all kinds
3588. 2:09:07of fun stuff.
3589. 2:09:09And uh we invite the community to come
3590. 2:09:11down. We'll have the the Laurel Valley
3591. 2:09:13Honor Guard
3592. 2:09:16be there. We're going to try to honor as
3593. 2:09:17many branches of this of the military
3594. 2:09:20that can be there as long as as well as
3595. 2:09:22Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and any other
3596. 2:09:25explorers, police explorers, and even
3597. 2:09:27some volunteer firemen should we get
3598. 2:09:29them down there as well.
3599. 2:09:31So, um so, my request tonight is as as
3600. 2:09:34Lions and having been served as the
3601. 2:09:37chair of that committee, which is why
3602. 2:09:38it's kind of been difficult for me to
3603. 2:09:40vote on it every time cuz I feel a
3604. 2:09:42little
3605. 2:09:43like I shouldn't. But, I I want to
3606. 2:09:46desperately vote on it and say, "Yes, we
3607. 2:09:48should do this." cuz every dollar goes
3608. 2:09:51directly towards making this event
3609. 2:09:52possible. Every dollar that we get from
3610. 2:09:55the city, that goes right back into the
3611. 2:09:574th of July celebration.
3612. 2:10:00So, I'm hoping that
3613. 2:10:02um
3614. 2:10:03one of the other things I wanted to
3615. 2:10:05mention about attendance,
3616. 2:10:07you don't know how many people are there
3617. 2:10:10until you turn on the lights at the end
3618. 2:10:13of the show.
3619. 2:10:14And then that field is full of uh
3620. 2:10:17blankets and little kids and chairs and
3621. 2:10:20grandmas and grandpas clear to the
3622. 2:10:2250-yard line on that football field and
3623. 2:10:24up into the stadiums as well.
3624. 2:10:27So, I just I just hope that the council
3625. 2:10:29can see their way clear tonight to um
3626. 2:10:35sponsor you know, sponsor the fireworks
3627. 2:10:37show again this year in the amount of
3628. 2:10:39$5,000.
3629. 2:10:40And um
3630. 2:10:42even though we asked for a uh a waiver
3631. 2:10:45on the fireworks uh the police standing
3632. 2:10:48by,
3633. 2:10:49we love you as firemen. We feed you at
3634. 2:10:52least once a year and the police chiefs
3635. 2:10:54crews, we do them, too. We always manage
3636. 2:10:57to get more food to them than
3637. 2:10:59as as the case may be. So, we'll we'll
3638. 2:11:02figure out something. Don't don't worry.
3639. 2:11:03I'll figure out something.
3640. 2:11:05But anyway, that's that's my request.
3641. 2:11:07That's the little bit of the history and
3642. 2:11:09I I certainly hope that
3643. 2:11:12we can celebrate the Declaration of
3644. 2:11:14Independence with a huge fireworks show
3645. 2:11:17this year. Thank you.
3646. 2:11:21>> So, I'll be making a request for this
3647. 2:11:23amount here at our next council meeting.
3648. 2:11:25So, the council can vote on supporting
3649. 2:11:27that.
3650. 2:11:31>> Thank you.
3651. 2:11:32>> Okay. Thank you, W. Hart.
3652. 2:11:35Um up on I think the last thing on the
3653. 2:11:38agenda here to go over is um actually up
3654. 2:11:41upcoming council meetings and then city
3655. 2:11:43manager report. So, I'll give that over
3656. 2:11:45to you.
3657. 2:11:46>> Uh our workshop next uh Monday
3658. 2:11:49uh at uh 6:00 will include a financial
3659. 2:11:52update from our finance director.
3660. 2:11:55Be going over our financial situation
3661. 2:11:57and answering any questions.
3662. 2:11:59Um
3663. 2:12:01giving uh an update on her progress for
3664. 2:12:04reconciling all of our books over the
3665. 2:12:06last few years.
3666. 2:12:08Uh we'll also be uh discussing the
3667. 2:12:11process for a permanent city manager
3668. 2:12:15and going [clears throat] through that
3669. 2:12:16process. It's typically about 4 months
3670. 2:12:19it takes to do that, so we should
3671. 2:12:20probably get that started.
3672. 2:12:22Uh and that might include using
3673. 2:12:26a firm that we've done in the past or
3674. 2:12:27selecting a new firm. I'll have options
3675. 2:12:29for you to consider for that at our
3676. 2:12:32upcoming retreat.
3677. 2:12:34That's my report. Uh I'll go through
3678. 2:12:37staff here to uh
3679. 2:12:38provide any additional comments. Uh Leo,
3680. 2:12:41anything?
3681. 2:12:43>> I don't have any comments.
3682. 2:12:44>> Okay.
3683. 2:12:45Hector?
3684. 2:12:47>> Yes. So,
3685. 2:12:49um
3686. 2:12:50was contacted by uh Pete Marquez uh for
3687. 2:12:54the usage of the baseball field at
3688. 2:12:56Sunnyview Park. Um he has a baseball
3689. 2:13:00club, Monarch Baseball, um and they're
3690. 2:13:03wanting to clean up the area,
3691. 2:13:05uh edge the field, drag the dirt, make
3692. 2:13:08it more playable.
3693. 2:13:10Um
3694. 2:13:12have access to water, uh so they can
3695. 2:13:14practice there. Um
3696. 2:13:17they they'll be practicing about
3697. 2:13:21once a week during the summer. It's a
3698. 2:13:22summer program that he's getting
3699. 2:13:24together. Uh I have
3700. 2:13:27uh a baseball uh team schedule
3701. 2:13:31uh that they'll be playing in games, so
3702. 2:13:32they just want to use Sunnyview Park as
3703. 2:13:34practice right now with a possible
3704. 2:13:36future using it um
3705. 2:13:39to make like these one or two fields at
3706. 2:13:41the size of where they'll be able to
3707. 2:13:42play baseball. Um but I'll bring that to
3708. 2:13:45council um obviously during that
3709. 2:13:48possible time. That's future
3710. 2:13:49discussions. Um but, you know, they want
3711. 2:13:51to use the baseball fields for this
3712. 2:13:53summer. Um he has sent me
3713. 2:13:55uh insurance, so he'll be covering his
3714. 2:13:58own insurance. He'll be taking care of
3715. 2:14:00all the maintenance out there. Um I did
3716. 2:14:02bring it up to uh my our city manager.
3717. 2:14:05Um
3718. 2:14:06so I'm updating uh council with that. Um
3719. 2:14:10that uh we have also been donated uh
3720. 2:14:13flags by the Rotary.
3721. 2:14:15They they're paying the cost for all 32
3722. 2:14:17flags that we will be purchasing under
3723. 2:14:21them.
3724. 2:14:22Um
3725. 2:14:23Uh just to also update you on the grants
3726. 2:14:27through
3727. 2:14:29um
3728. 2:14:30Capital Path that's been working on
3729. 2:14:32them. We have made it past the small
3730. 2:14:35list.
3731. 2:14:36So we will be being funded for the East
3732. 2:14:39Edison Bridge and the head works
3733. 2:14:42um
3734. 2:14:43at sewage treatment plant for the year
3735. 2:14:45fiscal year of 2027.
3736. 2:14:47Um once uh
3737. 2:14:50Wait, May
3738. 2:14:5221st I believe was Friday. That's when
3739. 2:14:55we're supposed to find out. I hadn't
3740. 2:14:57heard anything that day so I did make
3741. 2:14:59contact with John Colton on Sunday.
3742. 2:15:02I thought I was writing my memo for the
3743. 2:15:03council.
3744. 2:15:04>> Hector, so just for clarification those
3745. 2:15:07are federal funds.
3746. 2:15:08>> Yes, those are the federal funds.
3747. 2:15:09>> at least also worked for state funds.
3748. 2:15:12Any updates on those? Because I I also
3749. 2:15:14reached out but I haven't heard back.
3750. 2:15:16>> The state funds, that is those are the
3751. 2:15:20ones I'm working on right now also.
3752. 2:15:22>> No, we also asked for state money back
3753. 2:15:25in January when Jim Burgess was still
3754. 2:15:27here. I believe it was myself, Tom
3755. 2:15:29Dollan and Leticia who
3756. 2:15:32>> Okay, I will follow up on that one. So
3757. 2:15:36and then we have hired a code
3758. 2:15:39enforcement. They will start June 1st.
3759. 2:15:42Um Jason Moore who was uh
3760. 2:15:45who is in the street departments right
3761. 2:15:46now will be coming to code enforcement.
3762. 2:15:49Um so we will have an opening in the
3763. 2:15:50street department. Uh and
3764. 2:15:53working with the pool,
3765. 2:15:55all staff summer staff has been asked if
3766. 2:15:58they would like to come back or
3767. 2:16:01be part of it. Everybody said yes.
3768. 2:16:03So summer swimming pool starts will be
3769. 2:16:06going. I believe tomorrow we'll be doing
3770. 2:16:07some clean up between 5:30 and
3771. 2:16:106:00 or 7:30
3772. 2:16:12um tomorrow and Thursday.
3773. 2:16:14Um
3774. 2:16:16and then Thursday is uh Harvest Food
3775. 2:16:18Second Harvest Food Drive, which will be
3776. 2:16:20closing off um
3777. 2:16:23off of uh Edison uh parking lot. That's
3778. 2:16:27where they'll be having the semi and
3779. 2:16:29other uh volunteers there to
3780. 2:16:32uh give out food.
3781. 2:16:34So, um and then Friday I'll be working
3782. 2:16:36with Leo and Miss Mejia on the other uh
3783. 2:16:412026 uh fiscal year money that we
3784. 2:16:44received back in 2025
3785. 2:16:47uh to get caught up.
3786. 2:16:49>> Mhm.
3787. 2:16:50And you said Rotary donated flags. Are
3788. 2:16:52those the flags that go up on the
3789. 2:16:54>> Yes, they're the flags that are 6 by 8
3790. 2:16:57uh 5 by 8 10 um bigger flags. They're
3791. 2:17:01They're varieties of flags that uh
3792. 2:17:03they'll be purchasing for us.
3793. 2:17:05>> Okay. Well, tell them thank you on
3794. 2:17:06behalf of all of those.
3795. 2:17:09Which Rotary? The morning or the noon?
3796. 2:17:10>> Daybreak.
3797. 2:17:11>> Daybreak.
3798. 2:17:11>> Daybreak.
3799. 2:17:13So,
3800. 2:17:14Yes.
3801. 2:17:15>> Um
3802. 2:17:18>> [snorts]
3803. 2:17:18>> That's it.
3804. 2:17:20That's all I got.
3805. 2:17:20>> I got a a question.
3806. 2:17:21>> Go ahead.
3807. 2:17:22>> For the baseball, is it for the youth or
3808. 2:17:24adults are going to be playing?
3809. 2:17:25>> It'll be for youth.
3810. 2:17:25>> The youth.
3811. 2:17:26>> Yes.
3812. 2:17:26>> Okay. And do
3813. 2:17:28did he mention if if if he still had
3814. 2:17:31like openings for the youth that wanted
3815. 2:17:32to join or is it just
3816. 2:17:34>> I I believe so. Um I can reach out to
3817. 2:17:36them tomorrow and ask and then um
3818. 2:17:40I'd be happily to
3819. 2:17:41uh let you know.
3820. 2:17:43>> Okay. Well.
3821. 2:17:46>> Thank you.
3822. 2:17:48>> Chairman.
3823. 2:17:48>> Uh Sonoma
3824. 2:17:50Excuse [clears throat] me. Sonoma
3825. 2:17:51Airport earlier this morning um
3826. 2:17:54had a fairly busy week, 124 calls for
3827. 2:17:56service. Um brings our yearly total to
3828. 2:17:591,815.
3829. 2:18:01Participated in just over 115 training
3830. 2:18:04hours, bringing our annual total to
3831. 2:18:051,928.
3832. 2:18:08Um and uh one other thing I just wanted
3833. 2:18:10to uh throw out there is we had a
3834. 2:18:12donation of a pallet of drinking water
3835. 2:18:14to the fire department. I was not able
3836. 2:18:16to get um the name of the individual or
3837. 2:18:19individuals who made that donation, so I
3838. 2:18:21would just like to publicly thank those
3839. 2:18:23uh that community member or members who
3840. 2:18:25made that uh donation to the fire
3841. 2:18:27department. It uh as we go into an a
3842. 2:18:29very expected hot uh rigorous summer, uh
3843. 2:18:31drinking water is quite literally a
3844. 2:18:33lifesaver. So,
3845. 2:18:35to those who did, thank you very, very
3846. 2:18:36much.
3847. 2:18:39>> Chief?
3848. 2:18:40Uh I sent my report out yesterday. I've
3849. 2:18:42got just a couple of things.
3850. 2:18:44We were [clears throat] awarded a uh
3851. 2:18:45health grant through the um Criminal
3852. 2:18:48Justice Training Commission. We'll be
3853. 2:18:49able to update some of our workout
3854. 2:18:50equipment here at the police station.
3855. 2:18:52Um I In my um report, I'd mentioned that
3856. 2:18:56we were awarded a Bureau of Justice um
3857. 2:18:58vest grant. Um I got the amount for that
3858. 2:19:01is $5,143.
3859. 2:19:03And so, what that does is we buy our
3860. 2:19:04bulletproof vests, they reimburse us
3861. 2:19:06when we submit for that up to that
3862. 2:19:07amount.
3863. 2:19:08And then, also in my report, I mentioned
3864. 2:19:10that we had a shooting a week ago on
3865. 2:19:12Cemetery Road. And since we've been here
3866. 2:19:14at council, um
3867. 2:19:16they arrested two people on that. So,
3868. 2:19:18we've got two people in custody. So,
3869. 2:19:20that's all I have.
3870. 2:19:26>> Hector?
3871. 2:19:27>> Yeah.
3872. 2:19:29>> I mean, you fight.
3873. 2:19:31>> [laughter]
3874. 2:19:31>> You look like Hector. Did I tell you
3875. 2:19:33that lately?
3876. 2:19:34>> Um
3877. 2:19:36I don't have much uh
3878. 2:19:37uh
3879. 2:19:38We got a lot of projects going on. A lot
3880. 2:19:41of
3881. 2:19:42you know, um
3882. 2:19:44updates to the network. Uh uh but I did
3883. 2:19:46want to mention that we we lost one of
3884. 2:19:48our guys um here last week.
3885. 2:19:51Um so, [clears throat] we will be uh
3886. 2:19:54short-handed for a a bit.
3887. 2:19:56Um and we'll be looking to replace uh
3888. 2:20:00um it's it's Leo that uh
3889. 2:20:02>> Mhm.
3890. 2:20:03>> found another opportunity, so.
3891. 2:20:08But just uh
3892. 2:20:10working along.
3893. 2:20:18Okay, that's it. Thank you.
3894. 2:20:19>> Nothing else?
3895. 2:20:20>> We're going to executive session now.
3896. 2:20:22>> Okay.
3897. 2:20:23So, now we will recess into executive
3898. 2:20:26session. Thinking 10 minutes? 50
3899. 2:20:28minutes?
3900. 2:20:3015? Okay. We're going to recess for
3901. 2:20:32about 15 minutes. Um
3902. 2:20:34Rob, would could you please join us for
3903. 2:20:37this executive session? No action will
3904. 2:20:39be taken in this executive session.
3905. 2:20:42Um if I can ask everybody else to please
3906. 2:20:45>> Let me know when you're ready, Jeff.
3907. 2:20:47>> I'm at the end of Homer Spit and
3908. 2:20:52When you go
3909. 2:20:53May July July, end of July. Somewhere in
3910. 2:20:57there. After the Kings go through.
3911. 2:20:58>> Okay.
3912. 2:20:59Okay, everybody what we're
3913. 2:21:02coming out of executive session. No
3914. 2:21:05action
3915. 2:21:07No action.
3916. 2:21:09No.
3917. 2:21:10No action. No action was taken or will
3918. 2:21:12be taken. So now coming back into
3919. 2:21:15regular
3920. 2:21:17council session,
3921. 2:21:18we still need to discuss item
3922. 2:21:21J,
3923. 2:21:22resolution for approval of PSA with Mike
3924. 2:21:24Bailey for Municipal Finance Consulting.
3925. 2:21:27So, I'm just going to go ahead and open
3926. 2:21:28it up just like a regular agenda item
3927. 2:21:31and
3928. 2:21:32um
3929. 2:21:34uh I can allow Mr. Bailey to
3930. 2:21:38um start the conversation and then if
3931. 2:21:40there's any other
3932. 2:21:42questions from council I can go ahead
3933. 2:21:44and entertain those then.
3934. 2:21:46>> I'm sorry, I've got to find the agenda
3935. 2:21:48ballot
3936. 2:21:56>> Got to find my agenda, too.
3937. 2:21:58>> I'm 13.
3938. 2:22:00>> The packet.
3939. 2:22:07>> What did Did you say page 13?
3940. 2:22:10>> Yeah, 113.
3941. 2:22:11>> 113?
3942. 2:22:13>> Mhm.
3943. 2:22:20>> Oh, yeah.
3944. 2:22:28>> Okay, here we go.
3945. 2:22:36All right, thank you. I'm sorry for
3946. 2:22:38being
3947. 2:22:39delayed there.
3948. 2:22:40Um
3949. 2:22:42This is a professional service agreement
3950. 2:22:44with Mike Bailey of Local Government
3951. 2:22:46Finance to provide consulting services
3952. 2:22:48related to the management and operation
3953. 2:22:50of our city finance department.
3954. 2:22:52Mike Bailey is one of the most respected
3955. 2:22:54individuals in municipal finance.
3956. 2:22:56The city has been challenged in recent
3957. 2:22:58years with significant turnover in the
3958. 2:23:00finance department.
3959. 2:23:02The intent is to have
3960. 2:23:05>> Oh.
3961. 2:23:07Sitting right next to me so I could hear
3962. 2:23:08him please.
3963. 2:23:09>> Can I read it again?
3964. 2:23:10Okay.
3965. 2:23:12This is a professional service agreement
3966. 2:23:13with Mike Bailey of Local Government
3967. 2:23:15Finance
3968. 2:23:16to provide consulting services related
3969. 2:23:18to the management and operation of the
3970. 2:23:20city's finance department.
3971. 2:23:22Mike Bailey is one of the most respected
3972. 2:23:24individuals in municipal finance.
3973. 2:23:27Um the city has been challenged in
3974. 2:23:29recent years with significant turnover
3975. 2:23:31in the finance department. The intent is
3976. 2:23:33to have an objective evaluation of our
3977. 2:23:35financial condition and have Mike Mike
3978. 2:23:38provide some guidance on how we might
3979. 2:23:39structure this department moving
3980. 2:23:41forward.
3981. 2:23:42The city of Yakima used Mike to guide
3982. 2:23:45them in a priority-based budgeting and
3983. 2:23:46helped them to restructure their
3984. 2:23:48department to utilize leading practices
3985. 2:23:50in municipal finance.
3986. 2:23:52So, um
3987. 2:23:56is
3988. 2:23:57you know, among the various positions
3989. 2:23:59I'm trying to fill is our finance
3990. 2:24:01director position.
3991. 2:24:04We can't have somebody working remote in
3992. 2:24:06Alabama.
3993. 2:24:08And so, the question that is there
3994. 2:24:12is um
3995. 2:24:13personnel that
3996. 2:24:15Monica has brought in to replace her.
3997. 2:24:18She has doubts about him
3998. 2:24:21as a finance director in municipal
3999. 2:24:23finance.
4000. 2:24:25Um
4001. 2:24:26and
4002. 2:24:28I've never hired a finance director
4003. 2:24:30before. So,
4004. 2:24:32uh I'm hearing two sides of the story
4005. 2:24:36where one side is saying that person is
4006. 2:24:39not ready for that finance director
4007. 2:24:41role.
4008. 2:24:42Another person saying they are ready.
4009. 2:24:46And
4010. 2:24:47>> [clears throat]
4011. 2:24:48>> I'm wanting to bring in somebody who,
4012. 2:24:50like every other position I've tried to
4013. 2:24:52fill,
4014. 2:24:54uh utilize uh senior expertise in the
4015. 2:24:57evaluation of that process.
4016. 2:24:59Mike Bailey is
4017. 2:25:01uh long-time finance director at
4018. 2:25:03multiple cities. Uh he is a CPA. He's
4019. 2:25:08got a master's in business
4020. 2:25:10administration.
4021. 2:25:12And so, he worked for MRSC for many
4022. 2:25:14years as a
4023. 2:25:16uh a financial advisor, conducted
4024. 2:25:19seminars through AWC,
4025. 2:25:21and currently is semi-retired as a
4026. 2:25:24consultant.
4027. 2:25:25So, the idea is that he would come here
4028. 2:25:27and evaluate what our situation is and
4029. 2:25:30what is the best structure for moving
4030. 2:25:31forward
4031. 2:25:32because this is the probably one of the
4032. 2:25:35biggest decisions for the city over the
4033. 2:25:37next few years. So, I want it to be a
4034. 2:25:39good one.
4035. 2:25:40And so, I'm um
4036. 2:25:42contacted Mike.
4037. 2:25:44Uh as I said,
4038. 2:25:46he worked in Yakima. So, initially, I
4039. 2:25:49got information from the city manager
4040. 2:25:51there, um Vicky Baker,
4041. 2:25:53who said that they had doubts about how
4042. 2:25:56Yakima was running in in their city, and
4043. 2:26:00they brought in Mike to do an assessment
4044. 2:26:02of that and worked with the council
4045. 2:26:04to um best structure the city
4046. 2:26:06department.
4047. 2:26:08So, that's what this uh professional
4048. 2:26:09service agreement is. It's um
4049. 2:26:12specific to a task, and has a not to
4050. 2:26:15exceed amount.
4051. 2:26:20>> Questions for um
4052. 2:26:23Mr. Healey?
4053. 2:26:24Go ahead, Mr. Chavez.
4054. 2:26:25>> I have a question real quick. Um
4055. 2:26:28So, we're obviously talking about Leo,
4056. 2:26:29correct?
4057. 2:26:31>> We are talking about Leo.
4058. 2:26:33>> Okay.
4059. 2:26:33Now, did she report what was the issues
4060. 2:26:37that she had found?
4061. 2:26:38>> Yeah. Uh she he's He's not getting done
4062. 2:26:40what she wants done.
4063. 2:26:43And so,
4064. 2:26:44um
4065. 2:26:45>> [clears throat]
4066. 2:26:45>> that's concerning to her.
4067. 2:26:47Uh he tells her she she uh he has, you
4068. 2:26:50know, his tasks are supervisors of the
4069. 2:26:53finance clerks. That's what his job is
4070. 2:26:56as financial supervisor.
4071. 2:26:59And um
4072. 2:27:02uh
4073. 2:27:03having never been a municipal finance
4074. 2:27:06director,
4075. 2:27:08you know, that after 2 and 1/2 months,
4076. 2:27:11I've got to make an assessment of
4077. 2:27:12whether or not he's the guy to take over
4078. 2:27:14that job.
4079. 2:27:15And I'm not sure that that is I'm
4080. 2:27:18capable of making that decision.
4081. 2:27:20So, I'm trying to have a third party,
4082. 2:27:23somebody who knows and who's also CPA,
4083. 2:27:27uh whether or not a
4084. 2:27:29a private practice CPA can come in and
4085. 2:27:32become the municipal finance director
4086. 2:27:33for the city of Sunnyside. That's a big
4087. 2:27:35decision.
4088. 2:27:37So,
4089. 2:27:37>> I just have a quick question for legal.
4090. 2:27:39Are Are we allowed is is this personnel
4091. 2:27:42conversation?
4092. 2:27:44>> Stick to the
4093. 2:27:45contract piece.
4094. 2:27:47>> Okay.
4095. 2:27:48>> Right.
4096. 2:27:48>> Okay.
4097. 2:27:50I feel like we can't be having those
4098. 2:27:52conversations when it's regarding
4099. 2:27:53personnel.
4100. 2:27:55>> So for our attorney, if we you see that
4101. 2:27:58we're doing something wrong, you know
4102. 2:27:59what? Call us out on it. I trust me.
4103. 2:28:00Say, "Hey, we can't talk about that."
4104. 2:28:02And I think that would be really ideal
4105. 2:28:04for all of us cuz we're still in this
4106. 2:28:06role kind of learning the process of it.
4107. 2:28:08Thank you.
4108. 2:28:09>> Yeah. Thank you. I have a question. Um
4109. 2:28:11so you are wanting to contract
4110. 2:28:16Michael Bailey to help you decide if
4111. 2:28:20Wait, that might be a restructuring of a
4112. 2:28:23of how Pat can handle the restructuring
4113. 2:28:26of the finance department. Is that still
4114. 2:28:29personnel? Hire.
4115. 2:28:31I think that's probably still personnel.
4116. 2:28:34>> There's a
4117. 2:28:36you know, I we need to assess where
4118. 2:28:38>> You can come up here and and and use the
4119. 2:28:41the the microphone whenever you need to.
4120. 2:28:42Sorry.
4121. 2:28:43>> We need to assess how our department is
4122. 2:28:45working. Monica
4123. 2:28:48has
4124. 2:28:49left the city in February. She's on the
4125. 2:28:51She's a professional service contract.
4126. 2:28:53She has a specific task scope of work
4127. 2:28:55that she's supposed to do.
4128. 2:28:56So
4129. 2:28:58her contract is going to come to an end.
4130. 2:29:00So I have to make a decision of who's
4131. 2:29:01going to be the next finance director.
4132. 2:29:04And
4133. 2:29:08>> Go ahead. Council Rosas O'Keefe.
4134. 2:29:09>> Well, I I guess I am I'm having a little
4135. 2:29:12I just don't want to cross the borders
4136. 2:29:14on
4137. 2:29:15personnel issues, but um
4138. 2:29:18I just find it a little difficult when
4139. 2:29:21we don't have the the budget's not
4140. 2:29:23reconciled yet and we don't know where
4141. 2:29:26we stand and to have that extra expense.
4142. 2:29:30I personally have sat into in the
4143. 2:29:32finance meetings and
4144. 2:29:36I think Leo is very competent. I mean,
4145. 2:29:39he's a very he has new ideas, great
4146. 2:29:42ideas that I think are working so far. I
4147. 2:29:44mean, I'm not in Monica's shoes or
4148. 2:29:46anything, but it seems to be working and
4149. 2:29:50maybe there's just a mis- misconnect
4150. 2:29:52because they have different ideas on on
4151. 2:29:55on what works best, but um
4152. 2:29:57so I'll just give that opinion because
4153. 2:30:00like I said, I don't want to cross the
4154. 2:30:01line on
4155. 2:30:02any personnel comments.
4156. 2:30:05>> Right, you know what I'm looking for are
4157. 2:30:07flags.
4158. 2:30:09And flags are coming up, not just from
4159. 2:30:12one person, but from other staff
4160. 2:30:14members.
4161. 2:30:15>> Um let me come to Council Galvan since
4162. 2:30:17he hasn't gone and then I'll come right
4163. 2:30:19back to you. Go ahead, Council Galvan.
4164. 2:30:20>> So
4165. 2:30:23So this is this contract would be for
4166. 2:30:24$10,000 at $220 an hour equals out to 45
4167. 2:30:29hours.
4168. 2:30:30I we're pretty confident that he can
4169. 2:30:32make the decision in in within those 45
4170. 2:30:34hours.
4171. 2:30:35>> Right, it's not to exceed that amount,
4172. 2:30:36so it could be less. And the idea is
4173. 2:30:39that he would have interviews, he would
4174. 2:30:40meet people, he would discuss, he would
4175. 2:30:42talk,
4176. 2:30:43get clarity on the our financial
4177. 2:30:45situation,
4178. 2:30:46and provide a report as to how how to
4179. 2:30:49best move forward. It's not making any
4180. 2:30:51decisions on positions, it's just making
4181. 2:30:53sure that the the personnel that we
4182. 2:30:56currently have are the right positions
4183. 2:30:58if they are to be advanced to a very
4184. 2:31:01large position, if they're ready.
4185. 2:31:04Uh
4186. 2:31:05you know, 2 and 1/2 months in and and
4187. 2:31:08never having been in the public sector
4188. 2:31:11is a scary decision to make to advance
4189. 2:31:14that person to the finance director
4190. 2:31:16position.
4191. 2:31:17And I just want to make it more
4192. 2:31:18carefully. So I'm utilizing people who
4193. 2:31:21who are far more experienced in finance.
4194. 2:31:24And I remember when I had my meeting
4195. 2:31:26here when when I was being interviewed,
4196. 2:31:28I told you I didn't come up through the
4197. 2:31:29finance department. So, I don't know
4198. 2:31:31necessarily who's right and who's
4199. 2:31:33telling me
4200. 2:31:34what is correct, but I've been receiving
4201. 2:31:36all sorts of information from all sorts
4202. 2:31:38of different people.
4203. 2:31:40And flags are coming up, and I'm not
4204. 2:31:43wanting to ignore those flags.
4205. 2:31:45Yet, I don't know I need some more
4206. 2:31:47judgment as to how to move forward.
4207. 2:31:50>> You have another
4208. 2:31:51>> A follow-up with
4209. 2:31:52>> Okay. Go ahead. Yeah.
4210. 2:31:53>> Go
4211. 2:31:55>> Go ahead. Oh, sorry. Go ahead.
4212. 2:31:57[clears throat]
4213. 2:31:58>> So, you've been working with
4214. 2:32:00the individual for for a while now.
4215. 2:32:02Do you have any
4216. 2:32:03Obviously,
4217. 2:32:05do you um
4218. 2:32:06do you feel that we that's really what
4219. 2:32:07we needed to go we we need to go with
4220. 2:32:08that route?
4221. 2:32:11>> [clears throat]
4222. 2:32:12>> I do.
4223. 2:32:13Because I want a third-party assessment.
4224. 2:32:16I don't want this to come down to a uh
4225. 2:32:18a battle of wills or a battle of
4226. 2:32:20personalities.
4227. 2:32:21Uh and I don't want it to become a a
4228. 2:32:24judgment based on, you know, feelings.
4229. 2:32:26Uh
4230. 2:32:27Uh and and a person's likability is a
4231. 2:32:30very important factor, and skill sets
4232. 2:32:32are very important factor.
4233. 2:32:35But, I don't want to move somebody into
4234. 2:32:37position at a level that they could not
4235. 2:32:40perform at. I mean, you you're talking
4236. 2:32:41about auditors, RCW's, auto fluid rules
4237. 2:32:46that are necessary as a finance
4238. 2:32:48director. And if you're putting somebody
4239. 2:32:49in that position who's never had that
4240. 2:32:52role,
4241. 2:32:53you want to make that decision very
4242. 2:32:54carefully. I'm sorry. [clears throat]
4243. 2:32:57>> Go ahead, Council Doll.
4244. 2:32:59>> Yeah, I uh
4245. 2:33:01was just thinking about his resume or
4246. 2:33:03what we've heard of his resume. I'm
4247. 2:33:04impressed because if you're
4248. 2:33:07working at MRSC, you have a
4249. 2:33:10fair amount of knowledge there.
4250. 2:33:12And uh sitting in finance today in the
4251. 2:33:15finance committee meeting,
4252. 2:33:17I uh I just started thinking hearing
4253. 2:33:20this that how wonderful it would be to
4254. 2:33:23have somebody like him sitting in that
4255. 2:33:25meeting with us and give us direction.
4256. 2:33:27I mean, there's a lot there to
4257. 2:33:29thought about getting a box of tissues,
4258. 2:33:31but
4259. 2:33:32um there's a lot there to work with. I
4260. 2:33:35think if you have somebody with that
4261. 2:33:37kind of a background
4262. 2:33:38talking to
4263. 2:33:40our finance committee and how to go
4264. 2:33:43about things.
4265. 2:33:45I mean, I It could confirm We saw
4266. 2:33:47results.
4267. 2:33:48>> Could confirm the direction that we want
4268. 2:33:49to go.
4269. 2:33:50>> Yeah.
4270. 2:33:50>> Could confirm that.
4271. 2:33:52But like I said, it's a bigger decision
4272. 2:33:53that I want to make in a vacuum, and I
4273. 2:33:56don't think any of us are qualified to
4274. 2:33:58make financial
4275. 2:33:59director decisions.
4276. 2:34:01>> Well, and I don't think it's a matter of
4277. 2:34:02personalities. I think it's a matter of
4278. 2:34:05background and and knowledge and
4279. 2:34:08this guy sounds like he's got it.
4280. 2:34:12>> Um you know, if if it's going to if it's
4281. 2:34:14going to take us, you know, more no more
4282. 2:34:16than $10,000 to to finally help us
4283. 2:34:18determine the direction that we need to
4284. 2:34:20take the finance department and
4285. 2:34:22potentially save
4286. 2:34:23you know, a lot more millions down the
4287. 2:34:26road in either making the bad or wrong
4288. 2:34:29decision or the correct decision,
4289. 2:34:31um I'm all for it. Um
4290. 2:34:35>> Uh we are on the 3-hour mark, so
4291. 2:34:37>> We we were. Yeah, and I was oh I'll go
4292. 2:34:39ahead.
4293. 2:34:40>> Yeah, so I have a quick question. So,
4294. 2:34:41you know,
4295. 2:34:42>> Um
4296. 2:34:43>> we're talking about the $10,000, and I
4297. 2:34:44was just kind of thinking like what if
4298. 2:34:46we divide it in half and not changing
4299. 2:34:48not to change the contract or anything,
4300. 2:34:49but more so like an update at the
4301. 2:34:5122-hour mark. Is it possible like maybe
4302. 2:34:54like add language or kind of just like
4303. 2:34:56direct them to give us an update?
4304. 2:34:58>> What kind of with Augur Murphy Wallace
4305. 2:34:59like yes, kind of like a halfway mark
4306. 2:35:01and just kind of give us some direction
4307. 2:35:02or some feedback that way we know if we
4308. 2:35:05want to continue or not. I think that
4309. 2:35:07would be wise to do.
4310. 2:35:10>> Yes, I um
4311. 2:35:14I love that idea. Uh it would, you know,
4312. 2:35:16kind of get us halfway to say are we
4313. 2:35:20are we making the direction that we
4314. 2:35:22want? Um
4315. 2:35:24I'm
4316. 2:35:26you know, these decisions are long-term,
4317. 2:35:29you know, and if you look at our finance
4318. 2:35:31department is to like gosh, it is
4319. 2:35:34going through so many and
4320. 2:35:37you know, you need some continuity in
4321. 2:35:38that department to really figure out how
4322. 2:35:40things are going and we just not have
4323. 2:35:41had it.
4324. 2:35:42And so I'm trying to make that decision
4325. 2:35:45for the group that will have the long
4326. 2:35:48best long-term value.
4327. 2:35:50>> Okay.
4328. 2:35:51>> Councilor Zadie.
4329. 2:35:52>> So if this is regarding, you know,
4330. 2:35:55hiring the right person or whatever,
4331. 2:35:57right personnel. Um so
4332. 2:36:00is he just going to like job shadow to
4333. 2:36:02make sure they know they're up to par,
4334. 2:36:04the level or
4335. 2:36:06>> Well, I'll leave that up to him. He's
4336. 2:36:09done this many other places and so he he
4337. 2:36:11actually was very
4338. 2:36:13enthusiastic about it saying, I love
4339. 2:36:15doing these kind of projects. So he will
4340. 2:36:16probably conduct interviews
4341. 2:36:19and get information and background and
4342. 2:36:21get a
4343. 2:36:23you know, kind of a
4344. 2:36:2430,000 view of where we're at and how
4345. 2:36:26we're doing. He also [snorts] has so
4346. 2:36:28many knowledges of RCWs he can know
4347. 2:36:29where we're
4348. 2:36:31in the shadows, you know,
4349. 2:36:33and we don't want to be in the shadows.
4350. 2:36:38>> Do you have anything to add, Deputy
4351. 2:36:39Mayor? I saw you
4352. 2:36:42>> [clears throat]
4353. 2:36:43>> I think that since um
4354. 2:36:44>> Could you use a microphone, please?
4355. 2:36:46>> Oh, sorry.
4356. 2:36:47I pushed it away so I wouldn't have to
4357. 2:36:50tempted to talk. Um
4358. 2:36:54No, but I I felt like a sense um I I I
4359. 2:36:59appreciate the idea and having
4360. 2:37:02this the the professional services
4361. 2:37:04agreement with this gentleman. I think
4362. 2:37:07we need to do that. I think that'll
4363. 2:37:09settle a bunch of questions that uh
4364. 2:37:13that we that we have that we just want
4365. 2:37:16to make sure that we're going down the
4366. 2:37:17right direction. We feel like we are
4367. 2:37:19kind of moving in the right direction
4368. 2:37:20with the
4369. 2:37:22uh
4370. 2:37:22with working with the finance
4371. 2:37:23department. They've um especially now, I
4372. 2:37:27think we've had less um
4373. 2:37:30less Alabama less Alabama hands and more
4374. 2:37:34uh Sunnyside hands on on the finances
4375. 2:37:36and it's
4376. 2:37:37I think that we're getting pretty good
4377. 2:37:39results from from all the questions that
4378. 2:37:41we have. And he's also you know, so I
4379. 2:37:44think that if this gentleman uh Mr.
4380. 2:37:46Bailey here could could come in and
4381. 2:37:48confirm that or maybe point us in a
4382. 2:37:50whole another direction, I think it's
4383. 2:37:52worth the money to do it.
4384. 2:37:54>> I agree.
4385. 2:37:55>> [clears throat]
4386. 2:37:57>> I was kind of weary with the idea just
4387. 2:38:00because um you know, like getting some
4388. 2:38:03feedback from the finance, you know, we
4389. 2:38:04still don't really know where we stand
4390. 2:38:05on the budget and you know, here's
4391. 2:38:06another contract for $10,000.
4392. 2:38:09Um and sometimes these hard decisions do
4393. 2:38:11have to come from a city manager and
4394. 2:38:13they have to come very quickly. And I
4395. 2:38:15feel like uh the finance
4396. 2:38:17department is is one, but then you know,
4397. 2:38:19the public works department is a whole
4398. 2:38:21another beast to handle as well. And I
4399. 2:38:23feel like there's a lot of
4400. 2:38:25decisions that should be made very
4401. 2:38:27quickly in that department as well. So
4402. 2:38:29anyways, I feel that you know, the city
4403. 2:38:30manager should be able to to conduct
4404. 2:38:32this as as as as thoroughly and quickly
4405. 2:38:34as we as we can without needing a
4406. 2:38:35consultant. But seems like the majority
4407. 2:38:38of the council wants to go that
4408. 2:38:40direction, so
4409. 2:38:41>> I I think we really need to. I think
4410. 2:38:43it'd be the professional thing to do.
4411. 2:38:45And um
4412. 2:38:47I I have some real strong feelings that
4413. 2:38:49I think that it that going going through
4414. 2:38:51and looking at the budget and and all
4415. 2:38:53the things that we have been doing, I
4416. 2:38:55think it's
4417. 2:38:56I think we're going to be surprised in a
4418. 2:38:58good way.
4419. 2:38:59We've had several already good news
4420. 2:39:02situations have come up um and I I that
4421. 2:39:05we're going to see more.
4422. 2:39:07>> Yeah, the
4423. 2:39:08uh we're approaching the time for
4424. 2:39:10doing the '27 budget.
4425. 2:39:12>> Right. So, we need to have this done
4426. 2:39:14right away.
4427. 2:39:15>> so um we're either going to put it in
4428. 2:39:17the hands of somebody who's never done a
4429. 2:39:19municipal budget ever.
4430. 2:39:21Going to put it in their hands to do it
4431. 2:39:23for the first time ever or we're going
4432. 2:39:26to utilize somebody who's done it many
4433. 2:39:29times and and and get it right. So, this
4434. 2:39:33is the enormity of the decision and the
4435. 2:39:35time frame it's it's got to you know
4436. 2:39:37>> Yeah, we have to
4437. 2:39:37>> the next thing is that on my list.
4438. 2:39:39>> When would we be starting on this?
4439. 2:39:42>> June 1st.
4440. 2:39:43>> June 1st.
4441. 2:39:43>> Monday. You know, like Monday.
4442. 2:39:45>> And you would anticipate how long do you
4443. 2:39:48think?
4444. 2:39:48>> I think you could have something in 60
4445. 2:39:50days, you know, I just don't see a lot
4446. 2:39:52of time being spent on this. It's just
4447. 2:39:54pretty straightforward interviews,
4448. 2:39:56looking at our situation
4449. 2:39:58and making a recommendation. And we can
4450. 2:40:00hit them halfway as you're saying Karen.
4451. 2:40:02>> Updates?
4452. 2:40:03>> Um how how we doing progress? So, you
4453. 2:40:05know, give me 30 days and update.
4454. 2:40:07>> Yeah. Well, just like Deputy Mayor
4455. 2:40:09mentioned, we we are coming up on on
4456. 2:40:11budget review. So, we do really need to
4457. 2:40:13move quickly.
4458. 2:40:15Um along with the city manager search.
4459. 2:40:18Yeah. Another thing we need to move
4460. 2:40:19quickly on. But, keeping germane to the
4461. 2:40:21discussion,
4462. 2:40:22um
4463. 2:40:23um what is a desire of council since we
4464. 2:40:26are over time now? We've hit the 3-hour
4465. 2:40:28mark.
4466. 2:40:29>> So, I move to approve the resolution for
4467. 2:40:31a municipal consulting services and
4468. 2:40:33authorize city manager to sign the
4469. 2:40:35professional services agreement with
4470. 2:40:36Mike Bailey of Local Government Finance
4471. 2:40:38not to exceed 10,000.
4472. 2:40:39>> Yes.
4473. 2:40:40>> Sir, second.
4474. 2:40:41>> I'll second.
4475. 2:40:43>> I would like to move to amend
4476. 2:40:46the motion and add
4477. 2:40:49uh at the end to receive a report at the
4478. 2:40:51halfway at the halfway mark.
4479. 2:40:53>> Mhm.
4480. 2:40:53>> Mhm.
4481. 2:40:54>> I agree with that.
4482. 2:40:55>> Can we make that part of the agreement?
4483. 2:40:57>> You you you would
4484. 2:40:58I make a motion to amend. So, now I need
4485. 2:41:01a second to amend the motion.
4486. 2:41:02>> I'll second that.
4487. 2:41:03>> to amend? Okay.
4488. 2:41:05Um so I have a motion to amend by
4489. 2:41:07Councilman Galvan, then that's seconded
4490. 2:41:09by Councilman Vasquez. Is there further
4491. 2:41:11discussion on the amendment?
4492. 2:41:13Um hearing none,
4493. 2:41:16um Councilman Chavez?
4494. 2:41:18>> Yes.
4495. 2:41:18>> Councilman Zucati? [snorts]
4496. 2:41:19>> Yes.
4497. 2:41:19>> Councilman Vasquez?
4498. 2:41:20>> Yes.
4499. 2:41:21>> Councilman Dolan?
4500. 2:41:22>> Yes.
4501. 2:41:23>> Councilman Galvan?
4502. 2:41:24>> Yes.
4503. 2:41:25>> Deputy Mayor?
4504. 2:41:25>> Yes.
4505. 2:41:26>> Um 9 to 0 yes, motion carries.
4506. 2:41:29>> Now we have to do another vote for the
4507. 2:41:32>> initial motion.
4508. 2:41:33>> motion.
4509. 2:41:33>> That was the subsidiary.
4510. 2:41:35>> Okay.
4511. 2:41:36So uh with believe there was a motion
4512. 2:41:38and a second?
4513. 2:41:39>> Yeah.
4514. 2:41:40>> Yeah.
4515. 2:41:40>> Right? Motion by Councilman Vasquez,
4516. 2:41:41seconded by
4517. 2:41:44Councilman Dolan?
4518. 2:41:45Okay. Is there any discussion?
4519. 2:41:49Hearing none, uh
4520. 2:41:51Councilman Chavez?
4521. 2:41:52>> Yes.
4522. 2:41:54>> Uh
4523. 2:41:55Councilman Zucati?
4524. 2:41:56>> Yes.
4525. 2:41:57>> Councilman Vasquez?
4526. 2:41:58>> No.
4527. 2:41:59>> Councilman Dolan?
4528. 2:42:00>> Yes.
4529. 2:42:02>> Deputy Mayor?
4530. 2:42:03No, this was the initial one.
4531. 2:42:05>> We're backtracking.
4532. 2:42:06>> Yeah, we're backtracking.
4533. 2:42:08>> We're Well, the first Oh, can we reframe
4534. 2:42:10on that? Can we go back on
4535. 2:42:11>> You have to [clears throat] address the
4536. 2:42:12subsidiary motion.
4537. 2:42:14>> Yeah.
4538. 2:42:14>> Which was Which was voted on?
4539. 2:42:16>> Which was the one you had talked about.
4540. 2:42:18>> Yeah, so now the the motion on the table
4541. 2:42:20includes the halfway report.
4542. 2:42:22>> So with the halfway report would be yes.
4543. 2:42:25>> Yes.
4544. 2:42:26Okay.
4545. 2:42:27>> main motion.
4546. 2:42:28>> That's the main motion.
4547. 2:42:29>> So we're voting on
4548. 2:42:29>> We're voting yes.
4549. 2:42:30>> Okay. So it is yes.
4550. 2:42:33>> Yes. I'll change my
4551. 2:42:34>> Councilman Dolan, I think I already went
4552. 2:42:36to you. You said yes. Councilman Galvan?
4553. 2:42:38>> Yes.
4554. 2:42:39>> Deputy Mayor Hart?
4555. 2:42:40>> Yes.
4556. 2:42:41>> I 2 vote yes, motion carries.
4557. 2:42:44There we go.
4558. 2:42:45>> Technically you should make a motion to
4559. 2:42:46adjourn.
4560. 2:42:47>> There we go. Let's do that.
4561. 2:42:48>> [laughter]
4562. 2:42:49>> We actually don't even entertain the
4563. 2:42:51motion to adjourn.
4564. 2:42:52Um but if there's no objection,
4565. 2:42:56we will adjourn our meeting.