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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 9.B.
For Meeting of: May 6, 2025
ITEM TITLE: Budget survey results
SUBMITTED BY: Vicki Baker, City Manager
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
City Manager Vicki Baker will present the results from the budget survey.
ITEM BUDGETED: N/A
STRATEGIC PRIORITY 24-25: An Engaged Yakima
RECOMMENDATION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Budget Survey Results May 6, 2025.pptx
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Survey Results
Vicki Baker, City Manager
May 6, 2025
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Overall engagement
2,065 people completed the survey
3,400 people responded to at least one question (but did not "submit")
YVCOG outreach
Town Halls
Community and Service Groups
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Budget Survey
Question 1
Here are the final results (percentages rounded).
What is your top priority for the City of Yakima's budget?
- Police — 40%
- Street Maintenance and Infrastructure — 26%
- Parks, Pools, Community Centers, and Sports Programs — 25%
- Fire - 9%
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Question 2
Would you support increasing property taxes to specifically pay for
police, fire, and court services?
- Yes - 40%
- No - 33%
- I need more information before deciding — 27%
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Budget Survey
Budget Reduction Exercise (2065 completed)
- Eliminate lobbying and Council travel — 59% (1372)
- Eliminate funding for fireworks — 56% (1310)
- Reduce Windows Alive! funding — 51% (1181)
- Eliminate flowers downtown — 45% (1039)
- Streamline Civil Service — 41% (952)
- Eliminate trolley maintenance — 41% (949)
- Eliminate funding for adult sports programs — 40% (930)
- Eliminate funding for traffic calming — 38% (897)
- Close Washington Fruit Community Center — 38% (869)
- Eliminate alley maintenance — 35% (803)
- Reduce funding to YCDA — 34% (789)
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Budget Survey
Budget Reduction Exercise (cont'd, 2065 completed)
- Eliminate crime free rental housing — 33% (771)
- Eliminate economic development staff — 33% (761)
- Reduce funding for community recreation — 31% (729)
- Reduce Tahoma Cemetery watering — 28% (668)
- Eliminate Legal Department front desk staff — 27% (628)
- Reduce funding for YPD Traffic Unit — 27% (626)
- Eliminate Clean City program — 26% (619)
- Eliminate code enforcement officers — 26% (603)
- Close Lions Pool — 26% (602)
- Eliminate animal control and parking enforcement — 25% (589)
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Budget Survey
Budget Reduction Exercise (cont'd, 2065 completed)
- Eliminate funding for sidewalk improvements — 24% (565)
- Reduce YPD and YFD training budgets — 23% (527)
- Eliminate graffiti removal program — 22% (519)
- Reduce parks maintenance funding — 21% (500)
- Eliminate YPD crime analysis — 21% (498)
- Eliminate street maintenance funding — 21% (484)
- Close Fire Station #92 — 20% (478)
- I don't support any of these cuts — 20% (469)
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Budget Survey
Budget Reduction Exercise (cont'd, 2065 completed)
- Reduce funding for snow and ice control — 19% (447)
- Close Harman Senior Center — 18% (410)
- Eliminate youth sports programs — 17% (408)
- Close Franklin Pool — 16% (378)
- Eliminate YPD Property Crimes Unit — 16% (378)
- Eliminate YPD Gang Unit — 16% (375)
- Eliminate YPD Narcotics Unit — 16% (372)
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If property taxes were raised by about $20 a month for the average
homeowner, public safety services would be fully funded. Knowing that, how
do you feel about increasing taxes to support police, fire, and court services?
- I support increasing taxes to pay for police, fire, and court services — 57%
- I don't support increasing taxes to pay for police, fire, and court services — 43%
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OPTIONAL DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS
District #1 — 6% (101)
District #2 — 5% (86)
District #3 — 18% (311)
District #4 — 7% (116)
District #5 — 17% (279)
District #6 — 21% (359)
District #7 — 19% (321)
I do not live in one of the Council districts — 4% (75)
I am not a Yakima resident — 2% (38)
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