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AGENDA
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
October 7, 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/92688354309 or call in by dialing 1 (253) 215-8782 | Webinar ID: 926 8835 4309 | Passcode: 860063
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.

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.
Harvest Marching Band Festival proclamation
 
6.

Council Reports


 
A.
Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) Report
 
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 September 16, 2025 City Council regular meeting
 
B.
Set date of November 12, 2025 for a public hearing regarding the Ad Valorem Tax (property tax) for collection in 2026
 
C.
Set dates of November 12 and 18, 2025, for public hearings on the 2025-2026 Mid Biennial Budget for the City of Yakima
 
D.
Resolution granting an easement to Yakima County for the construction and maintenance of the Gap to Gap Ecosystem Restoration project (No Budgetary Impact)
 
E.
Resolution authorizing the purchase of a Temporary Construction Easement and a Permanent Easement from LF Holdings, LLC for the Nelson Dam Removal: Water Supply, Fish Passage, and Riverine Process Phase 2 Conveyance Improvements Project IC2010 (Irrigation Capital)
 
F.
Resolution authorizing a contract with Ascent Foundation and More, LLC for Project SW2832 Stormwater System Spot Improvements (Stormwater Capital Fund)
 
G.
Resolution adopting the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) recommendation allocating $50,000.00 from Lodging Tax Fund Reserves for the Washington State Main Street Tax Credit Incentive Program (MSTCIP)
 
H.
Resolution authorizing the execution of all documents to market and sell real property forfeited pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington Title 69.50 (No Budgetary Impact)
 
I.
Resolution ratifying and confirming the City Manager's execution of the Trolley Supplemental Agreement Number 6 (General Fund)
 
J.
Resolution authorizing agreement with HLA for Naches River Bridge Repair Project 2801 (Streets Capital Fund)
 
8.

Public Hearings


 
9.

Department Items


 
A.
Ordinance amending the City of Yakima Municipal Code, Chapter YMC 9.47, Subsection 9.47.040(B), relating to notice of a public impound after forty-eight hours
 
B.
Fire Prevention and Community Risk Reduction Presentation
 
C.
Discuss Affordable Housing Fund (HB 1406) and YMC 7.92 Affordable Housing Incentive Program
 
10.

City Manager Update


 
11.

Other Business


 
12.

Adjournment


The next meeting is a City Council study session on October 14, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.

 
13.

Council General Information


 
A.
Preliminary Council Agendas for the October 14, 2025 study session and the October 21, 2025 regular meeting
 
B.
ONDS Thank You Letter
 

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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/