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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 4.B.
For Meeting of: October 6, 2026
ITEM TITLE: Harvest Marching Band Festival proclamation
SUBMITTED BY: Vicki Baker, City Manager
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
At the September 15, 2026 Council meeting, there was a motion that passed unanimously to bring
forward a Harvest Marching Band Festival proclamation.
Attached is the Harvest Marching Band Festival proclamation for Council consideration. If approved, the
proclamation will be read and presented to Steven Kessler.
ITEM BUDGETED: N/A
STRATEGIC PRIORITY 24-25:
RECOMMENDATION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Harvest_Marching_Band_Festival_2026
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CITY OF TAlII1A
T O CLAWA 'TION
LEcEAS,for 25 years a group of volunteers has formed a committee to host a performance
festivalfor high school marching bands across Washington State; and
LEKAAS, the festival.named.Ifarrest Marching cBand Eestival,featuring marching band
field shows at ZaepfelStadium on campus at Eisenhower.Ifigh School, is hosted for one day
annually on a Saturday in October; and
WI-PEWS, the festival.is comprised of volunteers across the City of Yakima, parents of
Eisenhower.Ifigh School Marching and students, parents of AC Davis.Ifigh School Marching
hand students, and many other community volunteers; and
WI-PEWS, through coordinated efforts of the committee, the festival provides a safe
environment for this year's 22 high school marching bands to perform, compete against one
another in separate divisions including Class,AA Class,AAA Class, and Open Class; and
WI-PEWS, certifiedjudges will.be in attendance to provide scoring on each band's
performances in areas including musical aptitude, coordination,performance, and high performing
bands will move on to finals to repeat performances a second time on the same day; and
WI-PEWS, all proceeds will go to funding the Eisenhower.Ifigh School Marching and,
AC Davis.Ifigh School Marching cBand and the II-arrest Marching cBand Eestival to fund the
festival in future years,
NOW 1 E ETO E, I, Matt rown, Mayor of the City of Yakima and on behalf of the
Yakima City Council, do hereby proclaim October 17, 2026 as
«MARV STRAW NG 0-1INTI TESTIVAL DAB'
in the City of(Yakima and encourage all individuals with an interest in marching band and field
shows to purchase tickets and attend the performances which run from 8:00 a.m. until.8:30 p.m.
Dated this 6th day of October, 2026
Matt(Brown, Mayor
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