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AGENDA
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
July 1, 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/93300268131 or call in by dialing 1 (253) 215-8782 | Webinar ID: 933 0026 8131 | Passcode: 933125
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


 
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 17, 2025 City Council regular meeting
 
B.
Set date of August 4, 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
 
C.
Resolution authorizing Department of Ecology Grant Amendment 3 for environmental cleanup of Tiger Oil site at 1808 N 1st Street Project 2389/1st (Environmental Fund 555)
 
8.

Public Hearings


 
9.

Department Items


 
A.
Clean City Program 2025 Year-to-Date presentation
 
B.
Discuss budget reduction impacts related to Police, Fire, Streets, Parks, and Clean City
 
C.
Ordinance amending the 2025-2026 Biennial Budget for the City of Yakima and making appropriations from Unappropriated Fund Balances within various Funds for expenditure during 2025-2026 for various purposes (First Reading)
 
10.

City Manager Update


 
11.

Other Business


 
12.

Adjournment


The next meeting is a City Council study session on July 8, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.

 
13.

Council General Information


 
A.
Preliminary Council Agendas for the July 8, 2025 study session and July 15, 2025 regular meeting
 
B.
Distribution of the Complete Record for a proposed rezone and environmental review for two parcels totaling .55 acres from Light Industrial (M-1) to General Commercial (GC) proposed by Jay & Kendra Glenn
 

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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/