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AGENDA
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
June 17, 2025
City Hall - Council Chambers - 129 N 2nd Street, Yakima, WA
City Council Regular Meeting


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/99315861756 or call in by dialing 1 (253) 215-8782 | Webinar ID: 993 1586 1756 | Passcode: 902899
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.
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 in advance of the meeting.

State law prohibits electioneering at City facilities. During Public Comment, speakers cannot campaign for or against candidates or support or oppose any ballot measure in any upcoming election.

 
5.

Open Discussion for the Good of the Order


 
A.
Council Nominating Committee recommendations regarding appointments to boards, commissions, and committees
 
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 June 3, 2025 City Council regular meeting and June 10, 2025 City Council study session
 
B.
Approve payment of disbursements for the period May 1 - 31, 2025
 
C.
May 2025 Investment Transaction Report
 
D.
Set date of July 15, 2025, for a closed record public hearing to consider proposed amendments to Yakima Municipal Code Title 14 Subdivisions and Title 15 Urban Area Zoning Ordinance
 
E.
Set date of July 22, 2025, for a closed record public hearing to consider a proposed rezone in the Light-Industrial (M-1) zoning district
 
F.
Resolution modifying the City Treasurers Petty Cash and Change Funds (Resolution R-2024-126 adopted July 16, 2024)
 
G.
Resolution authorizing an agreement with Yakima Mechanical Inc for City Hall Chiller Replacement Project 2858 (REET Fund)
 
H.
Resolution authorizing an agreement with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission to provide funding for a dedicated DUI officer position (No Budgetary Impact)
 
I.
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to extend and amend the City's current contract with CWA, Inc. for Yakima-Ellensburg Commuter Services (Enterprise Fund)
 
J.
Resolution authorizing Department of Ecology Grant Program Supplemental Agreement 5 for environmental cleanup of Tiger Oil site at 2312 W Nob Hill Blvd Project 2999
 
K.
Ordinance amending YMC 7.50.110 Meter Access (Enterprise Fund)
 
8.

Public Hearings


 
A.
Public hearing to consider: A) Resolution adopting the Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program for the period of 2026 through 2031, and to amend the Transportation Systems Plan 2040; and B) Resolution amending the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan Capital Facilities Element (No budgetary impact)
 
B.
Public Hearing relating to the Transportation Benefit District (TBD) modifying transportation list to be funded by the district (No Budgetary Impact)
 
9.

Department Items


 
A.
Ordinance relating to updating the Transportation Benefit District project list (TBD Fund)
 
B.
Budget Advisory Committee final report
 
C.
Follow-up discussion of 2026 budget options
 
10.

City Manager Update


 
11.

Other Business


 
12.

Adjournment


The next meeting is a City Council regular meeting on July 1, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.

 
13.

Council General Information


 
A.
Preliminary Council Agendas for the July 1, 2025 regular meeting
 

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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/