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County staff confirm City of Yakima will contribute $500,000 to airport minimum revenue guarantee; commissioners review consent and vendor agreements
Summary
At the April 17 Yakima County work session, staff reviewed consent and regular agenda items including a minimum revenue guarantee for the Yakima Air Terminal that staff said totals $1,000,000 after a $500,000 city contribution. Commissioners also reviewed multiple contract amendments, a WSDOT supplemental agreement, and vendor voucher agreements.
During its April 17 work session, the Yakima County Board of Commissioners reviewed consent and regular-agenda items including a minimum revenue guarantee for the Yakima Air Terminal that county staff said will total $1,000,000 after a $500,000 contribution from the City of Yakima.
Julie Lawrence, representing the Clerk of the Board, read the consent items aloud. Items listed included Resolution 912025 to authorize advertisement of bids for asphalt emulsion for the county’s bituminous surface treatment program; contract amendment No. 1 with Washington Equipment Manufacturing Co. (WEMCO); amendment No. 1 with Mascot Equipment Company; a supplemental local agency agreement with the Washington State Department of Transportation to obligate additional funds for the Harrah Bridge (BR 251) replacement preliminary engineering; an agreement with the Yakima Valley Visitors and Convention Bureau (DBA Yakima Valley Tourism) for tourism promotion; Human Resources Resolution 902025 adjusting budgeted positions in County Roads and Facility Services; and a public-services agreement with Piccotte Brothers, Inc., for pump and control maintenance.
On the regular agenda, Lawrence listed agreements to accept vouchers for fuel or propane services for eligible veterans with local vendors: Cougar Den, Inc.; Wolf Den, Inc.; White Swan Farm Supply; and KBT Distributing LLC.
Commissioner Lindy asked whether the City of Yakima was contributing to the airport minimum revenue guarantee. Commissioner Curtis said he had followed up with City Administrator Vicki Baker and that the city "are... throwing it in, the 500,000, so it gets it to the full...1,000,000." Julie Lawrence offered to forward the email exchange confirming that arrangement if the commissioners wanted it.
Commissioner Curtis also noted he expects to abstain on all regular-agenda items at the Tuesday joint meeting and asked Julie to confirm commissioner attendance for that meeting. Julie confirmed all three commissioners are scheduled to attend on Tuesday.
No formal votes on the listed consent or regular-agenda items were taken during the work session. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn made by Commissioner Curtis, seconded by Commissioner Lindy; the clerk recorded the motion and the meeting was adjourned after an affirmative voice vote.
Items discussed at the work session will appear on the county’s formal agenda for future action or vote as appropriate; the work session itself provided review and direction, not final approvals.
