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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 5.C.
For Meeting of: January 7, 2025
ITEM TITLE: Council Nominating Committee recommendations regarding
appointments to boards, commissions, and committees
SUBMITTED BY: Janice Deccio, Chair
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
The Council Nominating Committee met on December 9, 2024 and December 17, 2024 and made the
following recommendations for appointments:
• Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee - appoint Karelys Davis and Konner Hopkins (Greenway
representative position)
• Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) - appoint Manuel Olivas
• Yakima Housing Authority Board - appoint Alejandra Tapia
ITEM BUDGETED:
STRATEGIC PRIORITY 24-25: An Engaged Yakima
RECOMMENDATION: Approve recommendations.
ATTACHMENTS:
12-09-2024 Nominating Committee Minutes
12-17-2024 Nominating Committe Minutes
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COUNCIL NOMINATING COMMITTEE MINUTES
City Manager's Conference Room
Monday December 9, 2024
The meeting convened at 3:02 p.m.
Council present: Janice Deccio, Patricia Byers, and Matt Brown
Staff present: City Clerk Rosalinda Ibarra
Other: Lowell Krueger (Yakima Housing Authority)
Janice Deccio was selected as Chair of this meeting.
1. Applicant Interviews —The Council Nominating Committee members interviewed the
following applicants:
• Karelys Davis for the Yakima Housing Authority and the Bicycle & Pedestrian
Advisory Committee
• Eliza Mancilla for the Yakima Housing Authority
• Alejandra Tapia for the Yakima Housing Authority
• Emeka Udenze for the Yakima Housing Authority and the Bicycle &
Pedestrian Advisory Committee
After reviewing recommendations and discussion,
MOTION: Byers moved and Brown seconded to recommend Karelys Davis
to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. Motion carried
unanimously.
MOTION: Byers moved and Brown seconded to recommend Alejandra Tapia
to the Yakima Housing Authority Board. Motion carried unanimously.
2. The meeting was adjourned at 5:05 p.m.
''Janice Deccio, Chair
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COUNCIL NOMINATING COMMITTEE MINUTES
City Manager's Conference Room
Tuesday December 17, 2024
The meeting convened at 4:30 p.m.
Council present: Janice Deccio, Patricia Byers, and Matt Brown
Staff present: City Clerk Rosalinda Ibarra
Janice Deccio was selected as Chair of this meeting.
1. Review application —Council Nominating Committee reviewed an application from
Konner Hopkins and made the following recommendation:
MOTION: Deccio moved and Brown seconded to recommend Konner Hopkins
to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee as the Greenway
representative. Motion carried unanimously.
It was Committee consensus to add on another application for review regarding an
upcoming vacancy on the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC).
• MOTION: Byers moved and Brown seconded to recommend Manuel Olivas
to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC). Motion carried unanimously.
2. The meeting was adjourned at 4:32 p.m.
Janice Deccio, air
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