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YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
July 21, 2026
City Hall - Council Chambers - 129 N 2nd Street, Yakima, WA
City Council Regular Meeting
5:00 p.m. Executive Session I 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/93951954033 or call in by dialing 1 (253) 215-8782 I Webinar
ID: 939 5195 4033 I Passcode: 689382
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.
Executive Session - 5:00 p.m.
Executive Session regarding pending litigation pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)
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. State law prohibits electioneering at City facilities. During
Public Comment, speakers cannot campaign for or against candidates or support or oppose any
ballot measure in any upcoming election.
5. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order
6. Council Reports
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.
A. Approval of minutes from the July 7, 2026 City Council regular meeting
B. 2026 Second Quarter Investment Transaction Report
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C. Approve payment of disbursements for the period June 1 - 30, 2026
D. Resolution authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with RH2 Engineering, Inc. to
provide engineering services for Sludge Thickening Improvements at the Wastewater
Treatment Plant (Wastewater Capital Fund 478)
E. Resolution authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with RH2 Engineering, Inc. to
provide engineering services for Grit Removal System Improvements at the Wastewater
Treatment Plant (Wastewater Capital Fund 478)
F. Resolution authorizing grant acceptance from the Department of Commerce for Clean Building
Performance for the Public Works building and the Yakima Convention Center
G. Resolution authorizing the acceptance of a Federal Aviation Administration grant for the Work
Package 02 -Terminal Core (Ticket Counter), Phase 1 project, at the Yakima Air Terminal-
McAllister Field
H. Resolution authorizing grant acceptance from the Washington State Department of Commerce
Office of Crime Victims Advocacy Community Services Divisions SFY27 Violence Against
Women DVHRT Program
8. Public Hearings
A. First public hearing on the 2026 Draft Annual Action Plan
B. Public Hearing and Resolution declaring the utility easement rights obtained by the City in
Ordinance No. 3384 located in the vacated alley under said Ordinance, in Yakima,
Washington, to be surplus to the uses and needs of the City of Yakima, and authorizing
disposition of such property rights to Agena, a Washington Nonprofit Corporation
9. Department Items
10. City Manager Update
A. Preview of upcoming topics
11. Other Business
12. Adjournment
The next meeting is a City Council regular meeting on Monday August 3, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. in the
City Hall Council Chambers.
13. Council General Information
A. Preliminary Council Agenda for the August 3, 2026 regular meeting
B. Letter of Appreciation to ONDS
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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