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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 9.A.
For Meeting of: September 1, 2026
ITEM TITLE: Yakima County Medical Detox Facility update
SUBMITTED BY: Vicki Baker, City Manager
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
Yakima County Commissioner Kyle Curtis will provide an update on the Human Services Department
and their efforts to develop a medical detox facility. A one-page briefing paper is provided for background
information.
ITEM BUDGETED:
STRATEGIC PRIORITY 24-25: A Safe and Healthy Yakima
RECOMMENDATION:
ATTACHMENTS:
9.2.26_YakimaCountyMedicalDetoxFacility_ProjectUpdate.pdf
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Yakima County Medical Detox Facility ® Potential Use of
`C) Opioid Settlement Dollars
City of Yakima Briefing I Partnership Opportunity
WHY THE PROJECT n " n PROJECT AT A GLANCE FUNDING PICTURE
IS NEEDED $8.39tr / �+ Operator: Preliminary total
Yakima County lacks local — 1 2 24/7 •i Triumph Treatment project budget
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Services after
medically monitored withdrawal medically monitored nursing coverage irli • $6J4M
management capacity, withdrawal construction and construction +
beds licensure
management
contingency(80%)
0 The closest comparable facility • $1.05M
is more than 100 miles away. Site: ,
9 former Yakima County --���^ consultant services(13%)
�:.J Local access can help people Correctional Facility, i®.®N® ®e_ !� 'I • $0.6OM
�:.1 begin recovery sooner and 1540 Pacific Ave. . 04� II • , other owner costs(7%)
reduce strain on emergency — "'
response, public safety,and Clinical model
homelessness systems. • Rapid admission • Clinical assessment • MAT when indicated CAPITAL STACK
• Crisis counseling • Individualized care planning .a
I ,' • Warm hand-offs to ongoing care Bil $309K 2026 WA State Capital Budget
PROJECT STATUS/SNAPSHOT 1 A
9 — $4M federal request
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miles ®
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to the closest
comparableCounty awarded Preliminary Land use change State and federal Additional sources under exploration:
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Sf>,000,000 through concept plans
application capital funding
requests are n 2027 WA State Capital Budget,WA State
the 2025 Medical L..�
facilityprepared. pending through
Detoxificationthe Cityof Yakima. beingpursued.
Behavioral Health Facility Program, Building
Services RFP p Communities Fund,private dollars,opioid
toward operations.
settlement,Yakima Health District,
and 2163 fees.
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OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY OF YAKIMA
City opioid se ttlement dollars could serve as a local capital contribution to help close the funding gap
and strengthen a direct response to addiction,public safety,emergency-response,and homelessness pressures.
A local investment can help unlock state,federal,and other partner funding.
MILESTONES / • • • G • •_,
PATH AHEAD I m END OF AUGUST—_ END OF AUGUST END OF YEAR
0 secures TriumphEND OF YEAR
/ END OF JULY Ql 2027 Qi 2027
> Finalize contract `
Submit land use „`. City of Yakima > r �� Planning and
I 1 1� County legislative
( language with facility
change application Hearing Examiner design lobbying for
Triumph Treatment determination pre construction capital dollars
Services licensing
0GOAL: stabilize withdrawal safely, expand local recovery capacity, COUNCIL CONSIDERATION: evaluate whether City opioid 83
and connect people to the next level of care. 7 settlement dollars could support the Medical Detox capital stack.