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Home My WebLink About08/18/2020 00 Agenda ti i..asxntntj kd d ‘74"4.#1 x°'naa.x,,4n YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL August 18, 2020 City Hall -- Council Chambers 5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting --This meeting will be conducted via speakerphone and is live streamed at www.yakimawa.gov and telecast live on Y-PAC, Spectrum Cable Channel 194 or you may call in and listen by dialing 1-877-853-5247 or 1-888-788-0099. When prompted for the meeting ID enter 949 0359 9895#. When prompted for the participant ID enter#. When prompted for the meeting password enter 903063#. There will be no opportunity for oral communications at this meeting with the exception of public hearings; however, if you wish to provide written comment to the City Council, please email ccouncil2@yakimawa.gov. Written comments received by 3 pm for this meeting will be provided to the City Council prior to the meeting. 1. Roll Call 2. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order A. Coronavirus (COVID-19) update B. Presentations/ Recognitions/ Introductions i. Retirement recognition of Helen A. Harvey, Senior Assistant City Attorney, for 25 years of service to the City of Yakima ii. Review and presentation of Downtown Association Yakima's 2019 Year End Report 3. Council Reports 4. Consent Agenda Items listed are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion without discussion. A Council member may request to remove an item from the Consent Agenda and, if approved, it will be placed on the regular agenda for discussion and consideration. A. Approval of minutes from the August 4, 2020 City Council regular meeting B. Approve payment of disbursements for the period July 1 - 31, 2020. C. Consideration of Letter of Support for Yakima School District through Senator Patty Murray's Digital Equity Act D. July 2020 Investment Transactions Report E. Set date of September 15, 2020, for a closed record public hearing to consider the Hearing Examiner's recommendation regarding a rezone application submitted by Bruce Lloyd for property at 702 S 48th Ave F. Set date of September 15, 2020, for a closed record public hearing to consider the Hearing Examiner's recommendation on the preliminary plat of Racquet Lane Luxury Townhomes located at 2600 Racquet Ln, and the associated development agreement submitted by Racquet Lane Townhomes LLC PUBLIC HEARINGS --Anyone wishing to comment on this public hearing should: Dial 1-877-853-5247 or 1-888-788-0099; When prompted for the meeting ID enter 949 0359 9895#; When prompted for the participant ID enter#; When prompted for the meeting password enter 903063#. If you wish to speak to the Council during the public hearing press *9 on your phone. When it is your turn to speak you will hear an automated announcement indicating your phone has been unmuted and you can now be heard by all participating in the meeting. 5. Public Hearing and Ordinance to consider amendments to a Development Agreement submitted by Bruce Simpson concerning property at 3111 Tieton Dr DEPARTMENT ITEMS 6. Resolution authorizing termination of the lease agreement with Sunrise Outreach Center of Yakima, a religious organization, to lease property adjacent to the wastewater treatment plant for a temporary homeless encampment and to enter into a lease agreement with Grace City Outreach, a religious organization, to lease property adjacent to the wastewater treatment plant for a temporary homeless encampment CITY MANAGER UPDATE 7. Discussion regarding directing staff to request the Yakima County Homeless Coalition Executive Committee (under the administration of Yakima County) to provide periodic reports on grant compliance by Homeless Service providers 8. Other Business 9. Adjournment The next meeting will be a City Council regular meeting on September 1, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall 10. Council General Information A. Council General Information B. Clean City Report (January- June 2020) C. Code Administration Division Report - Monthly Building Permits Issued - July 2020 11. Confidential A. Confidential Any invocation that maybe offered before the official start of the Council meeting shall be the voluntary offering of a private citizen, to and for the benefit of the Council. The views or beliefs expressed by the invocation speaker have not been previously reviewed or approved by the Council, and the Council does not endorse the religious beliefs or views of this, or any other speaker. A Council packet is available for review at the City Clerk's Office and on-line at www.yakimawa.gov. The City provides special accommodations, such as hearing devices, wheelchair space or language interpreters, for City meetings.Anyone needing special assistance please contact the City Clerk's office at (509) 575-6037 at least two business days prior to the meeting. All meetings are live streamed on the City of Yakima website at www.yakimawa.gov and telecast live on Y-PAC, Spectrum Cable Channel 194.