City Council requested that the Yakima Valley Trolleys and the William O. Douglas Trail Foundation attend the council meeting to present on this item.  Each party will have 20 minutes to present on the issue, after which there will be time for questions.  The Legal Department has provided a memo with information we have obtained from BNSF Railway regarding its easement and the use of its easement.

At the end of the presentations and questions, the Council may choose to take one, or none, of the following actions:

1.     Move to have the William O. Douglas Trail foundation provide a detailed proposal which includes the pedestrian component of the bridge, engineering and plans regarding access to and from the bridge from the Greenway, cost estimates, financing information regarding the project, and a maintenance and operation plan to City Staff for review.

2.     Move to retain the trolley bridge as is for railroad and trolley purposes only.

3.     Move to table for further discussion—instructing one or both parties, or staff, to come back with answers to questions that may have arisen.

These are not the only options, but some options that the Council may wish to consider on October 4, 2022.