HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-11-2025 YPC MinutesCity of Yakima Planning Commission (YPC) Meeting Minutes
June 11, 2025
Call to Order
Chair Place called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
Roll Call
YPC Members Present:
YPC Members Absent:
Staff Present:
City Council Liaison:
Chair Mary Place, Vice -Chair Anne Knapp, Charles Hitchcock,
Colleda Monick, Kevin Rangel, Frieda Stephens, Jeff Baker,
Arthur Salido, Shelley White
Leanne Hughes -Mickel, Philip Ostriem (both excused)
Trevor Martin; Planning Manager, Eva Rivera; Planning
Technician
Rick Glenn, Janice Deccio
Staff Announcements —Planning Manager Martin announced the following:
BERK will be presenting to the Planning Commission on July 23
Approval of inutes from ay 28, 202- It was motioned by Commissioner Hitchcock and
seconded by Commissioner Monick to approve the meeting minutes of May 28, 2025. The
motion carried unanimously.
Public Comment — Joe Daniels provided public comment.
New Legislative Housing Bills Martin distributed handouts on SB 1096, SB 5559, and SB
5184. The commission discussed some of the changes.
Other Business -
Chair Place attended the Bike/Ped Committee meeting; however, it did not proceed due to lack
of quorum. She plans to attend the next scheduled meeting and will be attending the upcoming
Historic Preservation Committee and Tree Board meetings.
Chair Place also informed the Commission that she had been asked to sign a letter of support
for the trolleys but declined.
Commissioner White read the statement she had previously presented to the City Council.
Meeting Recap Action Items & Decisions:
Staff will let Chair Place know when the next Tree Board meeting is.
Outstanding Action Items
• An orientation or educational item summarizing past Planning Commission actions
related to the Housing Action Plan will be developed. It will be a standalone item and is
anticipated to be presented within the next couple of meetings, but not at the next
agenda.
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Staff will provide upcoming dates for the next community division/workshops, tentatively
scheduled for August and November.
Chair Place will attend upcoming meetings of the subcommittees to explain how
information will be shared with the Planning Commission. It was decided that updates or
important information from the commission or its subcommittees will be communicated
to City Council via a written report
A ma to adjourn to June 25, 2025, was passed with a unanimous vote. The meeting
adj ed at ap atly 3:57 p.m.
Chair ce
This ing was filmed by YPAC. Minutes for this meeting submitted by: Eva Rivera, Planning Technician.
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