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YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
STUDY SESSION
August 28, 2018
Council Chambers -- City Hall
10:00 a.m. -- MINUTES
1 Roll Call
Council: Mayor Kathy Coffey, presiding, Assistant Mayor Dulce Gutierrez, Council
Members Holly Cousens, Kay Funk, Brad Hill Carmen Mendez and Jason White
Staff: City Manager Moore, City Attorney Cutter and City Clerk Claar Tee
2. Status Report Cascade Mill Redevelopment Project
City Manager Moore introduced the Cascade Mill Redevelopment Project, noting
its economic development importance to our community. Joan Davenport, Community
Development Director, and Chief Engineer Brett Sheffield, presented a status report
PowerPoint summarizing the current tasks, partnerships, challenges and opportunities of the
project.
Jonathan Smith, Executive Director of Yakima County Development Association, briefed
Council on how Opportunity Fund investing works. Greg Demers, one of three partners that
owns the mill site property, stated he has worked with the City for over 12 years on this
project and is grateful for the cooperation.
Ryan Mathews, Fulcrum Environmental Consulting, stated there are a lot of participants
involved in this project, and he is working with the Department of Ecology (DOE) to bring all
the parties together. Council Member Funk asked about the remediation process. Mr.
Mathews reported that DOE has a formal process under an Agreed Order, and just as the
City has an Agreed Order on the South half, the Mill Site owners and Boise Cascade/Office
Max have entered an Agreed Order on the North side of the property. The first step of the
Order is to deliver a work plan to DOE for an investigation.
Community Development Director Davenport introduced the following partners on this
project: Mike Battle, HLA; Matt Pietrusiewicz, Yakima County Public Works; and Chris Wend,
Department of Ecology. Mayor Coffey thanked everyone for the presentation.
MOTION: Coffey moved and Gutierrez seconded to adjourn to an Executive
Session for up to one hour to review the performance of public officials. The motion
carried by unanimous vote.
Executive Session was held at 10:35 a.m. and adjourned at 11:33 a.m.
3 Public comment (allow 15 minutes)
None.
4. Adjournment
MOTION: Gutierrez moved and Hill seconded to adjourn to a Special City Council
Meeting on August 30, 2018, at 3 p.m. at the Fairbridge Inn, 1507 N. 1st Street,
Yakima. The motion carried by unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 11:38 a.m.
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