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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEM ENT
Item No. 5.A.
For Meeting of: January 8, 2019
ITEM TITLE: Ad Hoc H2A Committee report
SUBMITTED BY: Cliff Moore, City Manager
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
Committee members will provide an update on the planned H2A worker housing forum.
ITEM BUDGETED:
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:
APPROVED FOR
SUBMITTAL: City Manager
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
BOARD/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
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D T—For Internal Review
December 26 2018
[The Honorable Sherry Raymond]
[Mayor,City of Selah]
[115 West Naches Avenue]
[Selah,WA 98942]
Re: H2A Worker Housing Forum Invitation,
Dear[Mayor Raymond]:
The Yakima Valley Conference of Governments and the Yakima City Council invite you to attend a
forum on H2A Worker Housing on Jam in Yakima.
The purpose of the forum is to determine if this issue is a concern of other cities in the Yakima Valley,
and to explore a regional approach to locating H2A worker housing'A key question for your
consideration prior to the forum is,"What are the potential impacts of expanded H2A housing in the
Valley,and what might be suitable mitigation for any adverse impacts?"The forum will be moderated by
the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments.
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Executive Director
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Draft Agenda
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/ week of January, 2019; 10 am—Noon
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1. Welcome and introductions
2. Purpose&format of forum
3. One-minute shares—pairs exercise
4. Ground Rules
5. Summary of existing status/challenges of housing ag workers
a. Mike Gempler,Washington Growers League
b. Marty Miller, Office of Rural and Farmworker Housing
c. Michele Thomas,Washington Low-Income Housing Alliance
6. Observations and Concerns from other sectors
a. Elected officials
b. Other Ag/Employment interests
7. Summary&next steps
a. Regional concern?
8. Adjourn
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Temporary Worker Housing Ad Hoc Committee Potential Invitees
December 27, 2018 Draft list
1. Rob Valicoff
Brett Valicoff,General Manager, Valicoff Fruit Co., Inc.
2. Bryon Borton, Chief Visionary Officer for Borton Fruit
3. Jonathan Smith, President New Vision
4. John Cooper, President and CEO of Yakima Valley Tourism
5. Mike Gempler, Executive Director of Washington Growers League
6. Marty Miller, Executive Director of Office of Rural and Farmworker Housing
7. Lowe! Kruger, Executive Director of Yakima Housing Authority
8. Bryan Ketcham, Director
Catholic Charities Housing Services
9. Mary Lopez, One America
10. County Commissioners (Mike Leita, Ron Anderson, Norm Childress)
11. Clara Jimenez, Mayor of Toppenish
12. Lance Hoyt, City Manager for Toppenish
13. Dora E. Alvarez-Roza, Mayor of Wapato
14. Roger Wentz, Union Gap Mayor
15. Arlene Fisher,City Manager for Union Gap
16. Sherry Raymond, Mayor of Selah
17. Donald Wayman,City Administrator
18. Grandview, Mayor
19. Julia Hart, Mayor of Sunnyside
20. Dan Plath
Washington Fruit
21. John DeVaney, President
Washington State Tree Fruit Association
22. Paul D.Williams, Mayor of Naches
Naches,WA 98937
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23. Jeff Ranger,Town Administrator
24. Mayor Jose Trevino, City of Granger
25. Zirkle Fruit Company
26. Allan Brothers
27. Low Income Housing Alliance
Michele Thomas, Director of Policy and Advocacy
28. Michelle Bissell, Northwest Justice Project
29. Lori Isley,Columbia Legal Services