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Home My WebLink About10/07/2025 Business Meeting83 CERTIFICATION READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY ER ,,A6UNC L MEMBER 1 ATTEST: MAYOR DATE (15 DATE September 16, 2025 — Yakima City Council Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 5 84 YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES October 7, 2025 City Hall — Council Chambers — 129N 2"d Street, Yakima, WA 5:30 PM City Council Regular Meeting — Conducted in person and virtually via Zoom. 1) Roll Call The meeting was called to order at 5:31 p.m. Present: Mayor Patricia Byers, presiding; Assistant Mayor Matt Brown and Councilmembers Reedy Berg, Janice Deccio, Rick Glenn, Danny Herrera and Leo Roy Staff: City Manager Vicki Baker, City Attorney Sara Watkins and City Clerk Rosalinda I ba rra 2) Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Byers introduced Girls Scouts Troop 1904 who led the Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Beyers mentioned that the regional Girl Scouts organization is looking for women leaders. Anyone interested is encouraged to contact the Girl Scouts organization. 3) Interpreter Services Mayor Byers introduced Jorge Villaserior who announced interpreter services are available in Spanish. 4) Public Comment Tony Sandoval, City resident, spoke regarding recent actions by the Yakima County Board of Health regarding local taco vendors. Ken Johnsen, President of the Yakima Valley Trolleys, provided information about the report results relating to the inspection of the trolley Selah line. Crystal Knoblaugh, City resident; Lois Menard, City resident; Paul Edmondson, Vice President of Yakima Valley Trolleys; Aileen Kane, City resident; Greg Johnsen, New York resident; spoke in favor of the trolley organization. Marty Miller, City resident, spoke in favor of expanding the potential uses of affordable housing funds. Tony Courcy, City resident, mentioned a letter he received from City Council and continuing concerns with water rights issue. October 7, 2025 — Yakima City Council Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 5 85 5) Open Discussion for the Good of the Order 5.A Harvest Marching Band Festival proclamation MOTION: Brown moved and Deccio seconded to approve the Harvest Marching Band Festival proclamation and request that it be read and presented. The motion carried by unanimous vote. Mayor Byers proclaimed October 18, 2025, as "Harvest Marching Band Festival Day" and Steven Kessler accepted the proclamation. 6) Council Reports 6.A Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) Report Mayor Patricia Byers, Chair of the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, briefed Council on the LTAC meeting of September 9, 2025. Assistant City Manager Gary Ballew reported on the Committee's recommendation to approve the request for a one-time award of $50,000 to fund the City's portion of the Washington State Main Street Tax Credit Incentive Program (MSTCIP). 7) Consent Agenda Mayor Byers referred to the items placed on the Consent Agenda, questioning whether there were any additions or deletions from Council members present. Items I and J were removed from the consent agenda. The City Clerk read the Consent Agenda items, including resolutions and ordinances, by title. (Items on the Consent Agenda are handled under one motion without further discussion -see motion directly below.) MOTION: Brown moved and Deccio seconded to approve the consent agenda as read. The motion carried by a 7-0 roll call vote. 7.A Approval of minutes from the September 16, 2025 City Council regular meeting 7.B Set date of November 12, 2025 for a public hearing regarding the Ad Valorem Tax (property tax) for collection in 2026 7.0 Set dates of November 12 and 18, 2025, for public hearings on the 2025-2026 Mid Biennial Budget for the City of Yakima 7.D Resolution granting an easement to Yakima County for the construction and maintenance of the Gap to Gap Ecosystem Restoration project RESOLUTION NO. R-2025-144, A RESOLUTION granting an easement to Yakima County for the construction and maintenance of the Gap to Gap Ecosystem Restoration project. 7.E Resolution authorizing the purchase of a Temporary Construction Easement and a Permanent Easement from LF Holdings, LLC for the Nelson Dam Removal: Water Supply, Fish Passage, and Riverine Process Phase 2 Conveyance Improvements Project IC2010 RESOLUTION NO. R-2025-145, A RESOLUTION authorizing the purchase of a Temporary Construction Easement and a Permanent Easement from LF Holdings, LLC for the Nelson Dam Removal: Water Supply, Fish Passage, and Riverine Process Phase 2 Conveyance Improvements Project IC2010. October 7, 2025 — Yakima City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 5 86 7.F Resolution authorizing a contract with Ascent Foundation and More, LLC for Project SW2832 Stormwater System Spot Improvements RESOLUTION NO. R-2025-146, A RESOLUTION authorizing a contract with Ascent Foundation and More, LLC for Project SW2832 Stormwater System Spot Improvements. 7.G Resolution adopting the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) recommendation allocating $50,000.00 from Lodging Tax Fund Reserves for the Washington State Main Street Tax Credit Incentive Program (MSTCIP) RESOLUTION NO. R-2025-147, A RESOLUTION authorizing the allocation of $50,000.00 from the Lodging Tax Fund reserves to fund the City of Yakima's participation in the Washington State Main Street Tax Credit Incentive Program. 7.H Resolution authorizing the execution of all documents to market and sell real property forfeited pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington Title 69.50 RESOLUTION NO. R-2025-148, A RESOLUTION authorizing the execution of all documents to market and sell real property forfeited pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) Title 69.50. 7.1 This item was removed from the Consent Agenda. 7.J This item was removed from the Consent Agenda. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda 7.1. Resolution ratifying and confirming the City Manager's execution of the Trolley Supplemental Agreement Number 6 Community Development Director Bill Preston briefed Council on the status of the agreement. The City Clerk read the resolution by title. MOTION: Glenn moved and Brown seconded to approve the resolution. The motion carried by a 6-1 roll call vote; with Berg voting no. RESOLUTION NO. R-2025-149, A RESOLUTION ratifying and confirming the City Manager's execution of Yakima Valley Trolleys Supplemental Agreement Number 6. 7.J Resolution authorizing agreement with HLA for Naches River Bridge Repair Project 2801 . Community Development Director Bill Preston briefed Council on the resolution noting the use of state and federal funds for the design portion of this project. The City Clerk read the resolution by title. After Council discussion, MOTION: Brown moved and Deccio seconded to adopt Item J resolution. The motion carried by a 5-2 roll call vote; with Glenn and Berg voting no. RESOLUTION NO. R-2025-150, A RESOLUTION authorizing an agreement with HLA Engineering & Land Surveying Inc to provide engineering services for the Naches River Bridge Repair Project 2801. October 7, 2025 — Yakima City Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 5 87 8) Public Hearings None. 9) Department Items 9.A Ordinance amending the City of Yakima Municipal Code, Chapter YMC 9.47, Subsection 9.47.040(B), relating to notice of a public impound after forty-eight hours Yakima Police Chief Shawn Boyle briefed the Council on the proposed ordinance relating to notice requirements for public impounds of vehicles. The City Clerk read the ordinance by title only. After Council discussion, MOTION: Deccio moved and Brown seconded to pass the ordinance. The motion carried by a 7-0 roll call vote. ORDINANCE NO. 2025-030, AN ORDINANCE amending City of Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 9.47, subsection 9.47.040(B), relating to notice of a public impound after forty-eight hours. 9.B Fire Prevention and Community Risk Reduction Presentation Yakima Fire Shift Commander Mike Trujillo and Yakima Fire Captain Jeremiah Stilley presented information on fire prevention and community risk reduction efforts. Community risk reduction involves identifying, mitigating, and recovering from local risks and hazards. The Yakima Fire Department utilizes various sources available through state, county, and local agencies and organizations to provide information and resources to different population groups including school age kids, high risk youth, caretakers, seniors, and general population. 9.0 Discuss Affordable Housing Fund (HB 1406) and YMC 7.92 Affordable Housing Incentive Program City Attorney Sara Watkins presented information about the Affordable Housing Fund (HB 1406) and Yakima Municipal Code 7.92 Affordable Housing Incentive Program. She also reported that other participating jurisdictions are spending their affordable housing tax credit funds on rent assistance programs, capital projects, support operations and maintenance costs of new affordable housing units, and other related expenses. HB 1406 allows municipalities to retain a portion of the State sales tax to support affordable housing solutions. State statute allows funds to be used to acquire, rehab, or construct affordable housing; to fund the operations and maintenance of affordable or supportive housing; and to provide rental assistance to tenants. Pursuant to RCW 82.14.540, in determining the use of funds, the city must consider the income of the individuals and families to be served, the leveraging of the resources made available, and the housing needs within the jurisdiction. Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 7.92 Affordable Housing Incentive Program sets guidelines for the use of the funds. Under the current ordinance, applicants can use funds to pay for some or all of the connection fees for water and/or sewer October 7, 2025 — Yakima City Council Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 5 88 utilities if the applicant is creating ten or more new dwelling units and 50% of those units are affordable. It also provides the option for the city to use the funds on other statutorily allowed uses. Future code amendments to the incentive program may include changing the affordability period to 25 years and/or increasing the area median income (AMI) to 60% or less than the Yakima County median household income. Since 2020, the total revenue collected is approximately $887,219.93 and none has been spent to date. Council mentioned some ideas; however, they did not take any action at this time. 10) City Manager Update None. 11) Other Business Assistant Mayor Brown provided a brief update from the recent Homeless Coalition Executive Board meeting. 12) Adjournment MOTION: Brown moved and Deccio seconded to adjourn to the next City Council study session on October 14, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. The motion carried by unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 7:08 p.m. CERTIFICATION READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY ATTEST; CITY CLERK COUNCIL ER DATE COUNCIL MEMBER DATE October 7, 2025 — Yakima City Council Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 5