AGENDA
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
April 14, 2026
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/96550838529 or call in by dialing 1 (253) 215-8782 | Webinar ID: 965 5083 8529 | Passcode: 704335

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.

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Interpreter Services

Good of the Order

Recognition of Davis High School girls' basketball team

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.

Council Reports

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.

Resolution authorizing an agreement with Vertex Contracting LLC for Wide Hollow Creek Pedestrian Bridge Improvement Project 2587 (REET and WSDOT Safe Routes to School)

Resolution setting the dates and time for open cruising events on Yakima Avenue for the summer of 2026

Public Hearings

Closed record public hearing and Resolution to consider an appeal of a Certificate of Appropriateness for property at 2810 Barge Street

Closed record public hearing and Resolution to consider the Hearing Examiner's recommendation regarding the master planned development and subdivision for the Plat of Johnston Estates

Department Items

First Tee Expression of Interest to Lease and Operate Fisher Park Golf Course

Licensing Discussion - Non-Profits and Regulatory Licenses

Ordinance adding Section 6.08.210, Endangerment with a Controlled Substance, to the Yakima Municipal Code

Proposed 3% Utility Tax

Ordinance amending the Yakima Municipal Code Section 5.50.060 Water Business tax, adding a 4% utility tax

Ordinance amending the Yakima Municipal Code Section 7.64.020 Water and Wastewater tax adding a 3% utility tax

Ordinance amending the Yakima Municipal Code Section 7.64.030 Refuse tax, adding a 3% utility tax

Ordinance amending the Yakima Municipal Code Section 7.64.040 Stormwater tax, adding 3% utility tax

City Council Code of Ethics and Principles of Conduct

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Council Open Discussion

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City Manager Update

Preview of upcoming topics

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Other Business

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Adjournment

The next meeting is a City Council regular meeting on April 21, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.

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Council General Information

Preliminary Council Agenda for the April 21, 2026 regular meeting

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/