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AGENDA
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
December 9, 2025
City Hall - Council Chambers - 129 N 2nd Street, Yakima, WA
City Council Regular Meeting
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/98478150917 or call in by dialing 1 (253) 215-8782 I Webinar ID: 984
7815 0917 I Passcode: 792361
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.
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. Recognition of Council members Danny Herrera and Janice Deccio
B. Administration of Oaths of Office to Judge Aryn Masters and Judge Troy Clements
6. Council Reports
A. Council Nominating Committee recommendations regarding appointments to boards,
commissions, and committees
B. Discussion by the Council regarding its suggestions for 2026 state and federal legislative
priorities
7. Consent Agenda
Items listed are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion without
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.
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A. Approval of minutes from the December 2, 2025 City Council regular meeting
B. November 2025 Investment Transaction Report
C. Approve payment of disbursements for the period November 1 - 30, 2025
D. Ordinance updating Classification and Compensation Plan for City Employees Section
2.20.100
E. Resolution authorizing acceptance of a donation of$115,000 from Forbes Mercy for the
purchase and installation of an Outdoor Gym at Chesterley Park and to fund other programs
and services
F. Resolution authorizing acceptance of a donation of$50,000 for general operations at the
Harman Center
G. Resolution authorizing a contract amendment with Transportation Demand Management LLC
for senior tours transportation services for the Harman Center (Special Revenue)
H. Resolution authorizing an amendment to McAllister Museum Lease with updated In-Kind
contributions for 2026
I. Resolution amending the 2026 Airport rates and fees
J. Resolution approving Change Order#1 for new fire panel at Yakima Air Terminal for the
Terminal Modernization Baggage Claim Project (No General Fund Impact)
K. Resolution accepting a WSDOT grant for airport overflow parking lot
L. Resolution authorizing an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Yakima and Yakima
County for Phase 1 of the Shaw and Wide Hollow Creeks Flood Control Project (Stormwater
Capital Fund 442)
M. Resolution authorizing a services agreement with Yakima County Fire District#11 for Fire and
Emergency Response Services (Fire Capital Revenue)
N. Resolution ratifying and approving the City Manager's execution of a grant agreement with the
Washington State Office of Public Defense accepting the terms and conditions of a grant for
2026-2027 (General Fund Revenue)
8. Public Hearings
9. Department Items
A. Municipal Court Assignment of Lawyer and Indigency Screening Presentation
B. Fire Department Master Plan Presentation (No Budgetary Impact)
C. Second public meeting and Resolution to receive comments on the Consolidated Annual
Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) regarding HUD funded housing and supportive
services and authorize staff to submit the 2024 CAPER to HUD
D. Resolution authorizing an operation license agreement with Yakima Valley Trolleys, a non-
profit corporation (General Fund)
E. Resolution authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Selah for inmate housing and
services at Yakima City Jail
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F. Resolution authorizing an Intel-local Agreement with the City of Moxee for inmate housing and
services at Yakima City Jail
10. City Manager Update
11. Other Business
12. Adjournment
The next meeting is a City Council regular meeting on January 6, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall
Council Chambers.
13. Council General Information
A. Preliminary Council Agenda for the January 6, 2026 regular meeting
B. ONDS Thank You Letter
C. City of Yakima Lean Projects Summary
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
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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