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AGENDA
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
January 21, 2025
City Hall - Council Chambers - 129 N 2nd Street, Yakima, WA
City Council Regular Meeting

4:30 p.m. Executive Session | 5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting | 6:00 p.m. Public Hearings --- This meeting will be conducted in person, live streamed at www.yakimawa.gov/council/agendas-and-minutes/ and telecast live on YPAC, Spectrum Cable Channel 194. You may also participate via Zoom: https://cityofyakima.zoom.us/j/92689298070 or call in by dialing 1 (253) 215-8782 | Webinar ID: 926 8929 8070 | Passcode: 503480
Individuals who wish to provide public comment remotely may submit a Public Comment Request Form online at: www.yakimawa.gov/council/public-comment no later than two hours prior to the start of the meeting. If you wish to provide public comment in-person, fill out a "Request for Appearance" form and hand it to the City Clerk before you address City Council.

Executive Session


Executive Session regarding pending litigation pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)

1.

Roll Call


 
2.

Pledge of Allegiance


 
3.

Interpreter Services


 
4.

Public Comment


There will be 35 minutes allotted for public comment with two and a half (2 1/2) minutes per speaker in order to allow as much opportunity as possible for audience participation. Written communication and e-mail messages are strongly encouraged.

 
5.

Open Discussion for the Good of the Order


 
6.

Council Reports


 
7.

Consent Agenda


Items listed are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion without discussion. A Council member may request to remove an item from the Consent Agenda and, if approved, it will be placed on the regular agenda for discussion and consideration.

 
A.
Approval of minutes from the January 7, 2025 City Council regular meeting and January 14, 2025 City Council study session
 
B.
Approve payment of disbursements for the period December 1-31, 2024
 
C.
2024 4th Quarter Treasury Report
 
D.
Resolution setting date of February 4, 2025 to amend the Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program and amend the Capital Facilities Element of the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan for the period of 2025-2030
 
E.
Resolution authorizing an agreement with Gray & Osborne Inc. to provide general engineering services for the Engineering Division
 
8.

Public Hearings


 
9.

Department Items


 
A.
Discussion about developing a community service program involving non-profit providers and municipal courts
 
B.
Ordinance to create a fund to account for Aquatics Facilities Revenue (First Reading)
 
10.

City Manager Update


 
11.

Other Business


 
12.

Adjournment


The next meeting is a City Council regular meeting on February 4, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.

 
13.

Council General Information


 
A.
Preliminary Council Agendas for the February 4, 2025 regular meeting
 
B.
Distribution of the Complete Record for a preliminary long plat to subdivide 3.69 acres into 15 lots in the R-1 zoning district. (PLP#002-24) proposed by WM Real Property Holdings LLC.
 
C.
Distribution of the Complete Record for a preliminary long plat to subdivide one parcel into 12 common-wall lots in the R-3 zoning district. (PLP#001-24) proposed by Summit Crest Construction.
 
D.
Distribution of the Complete Record for a proposal to vacate a portion of N 68th Ave between Englewood Ave and Scenic Drive (RWV#003-24) proposed by Ted Palmatier
 

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Any invocation that may be offered before the official start of the Council meeting shall be the voluntary offering of a private citizen, to  and for the benefit of the Council. The views or beliefs expressed by the invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed or  approved by the Council, and the Council does not endorse the religious beliefs or views of this, or any other speaker.

 

The City provides special accommodations, such as hearing devices, wheelchair space or language interpreters, for City meetings. Anyone needing special  assistance please contact the City Clerk's office at (509) 575-6037 at least two business days prior to the meeting. A Council packet is available for review at the City Clerk's Office and on-line at www.yakimawa.gov/council/agendas-and-minutes/