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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 3.B.
For Meeting of: September 9, 2025
ITEM TITLE: 2025 Community Development Update
SUBMITTED BY: Bill Preston, Community Development Director
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
City of Yakima Community Development Presentation.
ITEM BUDGETED: N/A
STRATEGIC PRIORITY 24-25: A Resilient Yakima
RECOMMENDATION: No action required. Informational Only.
ATTACHMENTS:
Community Development Update Presentation_2025-09-09 color.pdf
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2024-2025
Accomplishments
Community Development Update
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Presented by Bill Preston
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Northside Alley Paving 2025 $431 k
Systemic Pedestrian Safety$643k Alley Paving 2026 $470k
Systemic Pedestrian & Bike $256k 1-82 Sewer Extension $150k
Yakima Ave S Repaving $2.5m
Russell Lane $761 k S 1st St Pavement$7.4m
3rd Ave & Division St $710k 7�
• — Powerhouse Rd Path $1.4m
WV Pedestrian Bridge (Wide Hollow) $900k ,, C - ` i
N 1st St Phase 3 $13.8m �` .
PC 12025 $100k
Spring Creek$20k N 16th Ave Sidewalk$500k
72"d Ave &Washington Ave $2.5m Nob Hill Blvd 4th Ave to 15th Ave $1.4m
to Nob Hill Blvd 28thAve to 40th $3m
34 Ave/Fruitvale/River Rd $5m
Tiger Oil $150k ` % 88th Ave Sidewalk$591 k
Fair Ave & Nob Hill Blvd $2.4m N 6th Ave Rebuild $15.3m
Naches River Bridge $653k
Low Income— Underserved Areas $4.95m Fire Station 94 Roof Replacement $52k
Nelson Dam Phase 2 $7.6m WWTF Biosolids Dewatering$5.8m
Fisher Park Golf Pole Installation $70k Ahtanum Wiley City Sewer Feasibility Study$120k
City Hall Chiller $151 k Capitol.Theatre Capital. Campaign $191 k
Maclaren Sewer City-Wide Stormwater Improvements (16 locations)
Badger Meter Upgrades Downtown Stormwater Parking Lot Improvements
Cowiche Creek Bridge Design $800k Mead Ave Ped Crossing
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• Adopt reasonable Amount (Millions USD)
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Grants 46.1 M
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32 Grants I ROI = 36. I $46.1M Grants vs $1.3M Local Match (on 7 projects)
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2025 Business License est. Business Sales: $280M
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766 New Cases (of those 574 have been closed)
732 Cases Closed
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Planning Division Actions
• 116 completed
• 153 In Review
• 5 text amendments
• Home Occupation
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