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MINUTES
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
STUDY SESSION
February 14, 2023
City Hall — Council Chambers
5:00 p.m. Meeting conducted in person and virtually via Zoom
Roll Call
Present: Mayor Janice Deccio, presiding, Assistant Mayor Soneya Lund and
Councilmembers Matt Brown, Patricia Byers and Danny Herrera
Staff: City Manager Robert Harrison, City Attorney Sara Watkins and City Clerk Sonya Claar
Tee
Absent and excused: Councilmember Holly Cousens and Councilmember Eliana Macias
Public comment (allow 15 minutes)
None.
3. Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board presentation
Dave Brown, Assistant Director of Public Works, introduced Alex Conley, Executive Director
of the Yakima Basin Fish & Wildlife Recovery Board. Mr. Conley provided an update on
issues the Yakima Basin Fish and Wildlife Recovery Board is facing.
Discussion on Council retreat topics
City Manager Harrison asked for discussion regarding topics for the City Council retreat on
Feb. 28. Council members discussed the following possible topics:
Equity study including Land Acknowledgment, Equity lens — infrastructure and
Community Integration Committee direction
• Downtown Yakima including vacant buildings, safety and economic development
• Strategic priorities
• Department reports on future visions
• Homelessness
• Follow up retreat in the fall
Executive Session regarding pending litigation pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) (allow 30
minutes)
MOTION: Lund moved and Byers seconded to adjourn to an Executive Session
regarding pending litigation pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(1) for 30 minutes. The
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motion carried by unanimous vote, Cousens and Macias absent.
Executive session was held at 5:47 p.m. and adjourned at 6 p.m. The meeting was called
back to order at 6:15 p.m.
6. Adjournment
MOTION: Lund moved and Byers seconded to adjourn to the next City Council
regular meeting on February 21, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers. The
motion carried by unanimous vote, Cousens and Macias absent. The meeting adjourned at
6:15 p.m.
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