HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/04/2025 00. Agenda AGENDA
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
March 4, 2025
City Hall - Council Chambers - 129 N 2nd Street, Yakima, WA
City Council Regular Meeting
5:00 p.m. Executive Session I 5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting I 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/97004129138 or call in by dialing 1 (253) 215-8782 I Webinar
ID: 970 0412 9138 I Passcode: 100441
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
A. Council Nominating Committee recommendations regarding appointments to boards,
commissions, and committees
B. Presentation of YVCOG's 2024 annual report, summary of 2024, and 2025 goals
6. Council Reports
A. Resolution expressing City of Yakima's concerns regarding the performance and
accountability of the Yakima County Homeless Coalition
7. Consent Agenda
Items listed are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion without
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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 February 18, 2025 City Council regular meeting
B. Project Completion and Contract Acceptance for the Snow Removal Equipment (SRE)
Procurement AIP# 3-53-0089-054-2023
C. Resolution authorizing the write-off of certain uncollectable central accounts receivables
D. Resolution authorizing the write-off of certain uncollectable utility accounts receivables
E. Resolution authorizing the write-off of certain uncollectable parking citations
F. Resolution authorizing an agreement with KDA Architecture Inc. for architectural design,
space and needs planning services
G. Resolution authorizing the sole source purchase of aeration system blower parts and repair
services from Howden USA Company for the City of Yakima Wastewater Division
H. Resolution authorizing a mutual aid agreement with the Department of the Army for
emergency aid response services
I. Ordinance amending Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 9.25 relating to establishing cruising
event dates and times by resolution annually
8. Public Hearings
9. Department Items
A. Proclamation Policy
10. City Manager Update
11. Other Business
12. Adjournment
The next meeting is a City Council study session on March 11, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. in the City Hall
Council Chambers.
13. Council General Information
A. Preliminary Council Agendas for the March 11, 2025 study session and March 18, 2025
regular meeting
B. Distribution of the Complete Record for a proposed rezone and environmental review for six
parcels totaling 3.12 acres from Single Family Residential (R-1) to Small Convenience Center
(SCC) proposed by Lincoln Legacy West LLC.
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
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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/
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