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YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
STUDY SESSION
June 27, 2017
City Hall — Council Chambers
10 a.m. MINUTES
Roll Call
Council: Mayor Kathy Coffey, presiding, Assistant Mayor Carmen Mendez, Council
Members Maureen Adkison, Holly Cousens, Dulce Gutierrez and Bill Lover
Staff: City Manager Moore, City Attorney Cutter and Acting City Clerk Stephens
Absent: Council Member Avina Gutierrez
2. Cascade Mill Redevelopment Project Status Report
Joan Davenport, Community Development Director, stated the purpose of the Study
Session is to provide an update on the redevelopment of the Cascade Mill area and the
related infrastructure, which involves many partners and a variety of funding sources.
Steve Lewis, Lochner Associates, presented a PowerPoint and discussed the following: I-
82 interchange and access improvements; new city and county streets and
utilities; and Greenway, Multi -modal and neighborhood access. Community Development
Director Davenport reviewed future land uses and Kurt Peterson, with Foster Pepper,
discussed landfill and clean-up issues.
Valerie Bounds, with the Department of Ecology, reported this project has been on the list for
the last two biennium and is slated to receive approximately $7 million in funding. She stated
this is a good sign, since it is an existing project and is the only large project in the area. City
Attorney Cutter described critical steps and a timeline summary, while City Manager Moore
reviewed funding issues.
3. Adjournment
MOTION: Mendez moved and Cousens seconded to adjourn to the next Council
Business meeting on July 11, 2017, at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers. The motion
carried by unanimous vote, A. Gutierrez absent. The meeting adjourned at 10:59 a.m.
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