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SPECIAL MEETING
February 25, 2019
Union Gospel Mission Dining Room, 1300 N. 1st Street, Yakima
3:00 p.m. -- MEETING NOTES
1. Roll Call
The meeting commenced at 3:05 p.m. Due to an expected quorum of Councilmembers in
attendance, the meeting was noticed as a special City Council meeting; however, as a quorum was
not reached at the time of the meeting, the special meeting of the full City Council was cancelled and
the event proceeded with its scheduled agenda.
Present: Assistant Mayor Dulce Gutierrez
Staff: City Manager Moore, Interim Police Chief Jones, Communications and Public Affairs Manager
Beehler, Acting Chief Engineer Desgrosellier and City Clerk Claar Tee
Absent and excused: Mayor Kathy Coffey, Council Members Holly Cousens, Kay Funk, Brad Hill,
Carmen Mendez and Jason White
2. North First Street Project Update
Communications and Public Affairs Manager Beehler introduced the meeting agenda. Acting Chief
Engineer Desgrosellier talked about Phase 1 of the North First Street project, and Interim Police
Chief Jones talked about safety measures.
Downtown Association of Yakima (DAY) Executive Director Andrew Holt talked during the meeting
about the different forms merchants associations take and the various roles they can play in a
community.
Jamie Shores and Joshua Callanan, representatives of United Way of Central Washington, briefly
introduced a concept being developed by the non-profit organization involving coordinating periodic
cleanup events along the North 1st Street corridor.
3. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 4 p.m. to a City Council special meeting on February 26,
2019, at 6 p.m. at City Hall.
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