BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTONAGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 13. For Meeting of: November 5, 2019
Joan Davenport, Director of Community Development
Sara Watkins, Senior Assistant City Attorney
Joseph Calhoun, Planning Manager
At the October 15, 2019 City Council meeting, staff was directed to provide a report that summarizes actions taken to date that promote housing desegregation and develop more housing diversity throughout the City limits. Staff has provided a narrative of 7 action steps taken by the City of Yakima to highlight housing diversity and affordable housing issues. Also included in this information packet, is a copy of the 2017 Equity Study which provides data and background in some of the equity issues the community has experienced.