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YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
STUDY SESSION
April 12, 2022
City Hall --Council Chambers
5:00 p.m. Conducted in person and virtually via Zoom
1. Roll Call
Present: Mayor Janice Deccio, presiding,Assistant Mayor Soneya Lund and
Councilmembers Matt Brown, Patricia Byers, Danny Herrera and Holly Cousens
Staff: City Manager Robert Harrison, City Attorney Sara Watkins and Records Administrator
Jodi Stephens
Absent and excused: Councilmember Eliana Macias
2. Public comment (allow 15 minutes)
City residents Ester Huey and Eric Silvers spoke in support of the Martin Luther King Jr. Park
swimming pool.
Kellie Crabb, City resident, spoke against establishing a Sustainability Committee.
The following people spoke in support of establishing a Sustainability Committee: Robert
Strader, City resident and Dr. Kay Funk, non-resident.
3. Martin Luther King Jr. Park Community Swimming Pool
Parks & Recreation Manager Ken Wilkinson briefed Council on the Martin Luther King Jr.
proposed community swimming pool.
4. Open Public Meetings Act(OPMA) Presentation
Senior Assistant City Attorney Ryan Bleek shared a PowerPoint presentation on the Open
Public Meetings Act and Public Records Act.
5. Review of City of Yakima Boards and Committees
City Clerk Sonya Claar Tee reviewed a PowerPoint presentation on the City's Boards &
Committees. Clerk Claar Tee described the various ways the City recruits applicants;
however, the City struggles to fill seats on the City's Boards & Committees. She suggested
before establishing any new Committees, that Council could assign new tasks to existing
Committees.
6. Discussion About the Scope and Membership of a Sustainability Committee
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Interim Assistant City Manager Selby discussed the scope of a possible Sustainability
Committee.
Councilmembers discussed the scope and suggested it be called Sustainable Yakima and
made up of no fewer than five and no more than seven members, including a possible youth
member, with a term length of three years. The Committee should include experts with City
residency a preference. They suggested a mission to provide recommendations to Council
and administration on ways to improve the City's sustainability and the adverse effects of
climate change.
Mayor Deccio recognized Interim Assistant City Manager Selby on his last week with the City
of Yakima.
7. Adjournment
MOTION: Lund moved and Cousens seconded to adjourn to the next City
Council regular meeting on April 19, 2022 at 5:30 pm in the Council Chambers. The
motion carried by unanimous vote, Macias absent. The meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
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