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AGENDA
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
August 16, 2022
City Hall -- Council Chambers
5:30 p.m. Regular meeting; 6:00 p.m. public hearings -- This meeting will be conducted in person, live streamed at www.yakimawa.gov and telecast live on Y-PAC, Spectrum Cable Channel 194 or you may call in and participate by dialing 1-253-215-8782 or 1-971-247-1195, enter meeting ID 938 9127 1496#, participant ID # and meeting password 773564#. Public comment may be made in person or by phone.


1.	Roll Call


2.	Pledge of Allegiance


3.	Interpreter Services


4.	Open Discussion for the Good of the Order


	A.	Presentations / Recognitions / Introductions


		i.	Apple Award for Joey Wallberg


	B.	Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees


		i.	Consideration of appointment to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee


5.	Council Reports


	A.	Committee report from Councilmember Byers
	B.	Council discussion regarding City Manager review process


6.	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 1, 2022 City Council regular meeting
	B.	Approve payment of disbursements for the period July 1-31, 2022
	C.	July 2022 Investment Transaction Report
	D.	2022 2nd Quarter Financial Report
	E.	Project completion and contract acceptance for N 1st St. Phase 3 Revitalization Project Building Demolition at 1st St. and H St. Project 2580
	F.	Resolution setting September 8, 2022, as the date for an open record public hearing before the City of Yakima Hearing Examiner to vacate a portion of public right-of-way in the 600-block of South Front Street
	G.	Resolution setting date of September 6, 2022 to amend the Six-year Transportation Improvement Program and amend the Capital Facilities Element of the Yakima Urban Area Comprehensive Plan for the period of 2023 - 2028
	H.	Resolution authorizing a memorandum of agreement with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) to maintain a Violent Crime Task Force
	I.	Resolution authorizing the City to accept a Municipal Stormwater Capacity grant from the Department of Ecology
	J.	Resolution authorizing an agreement with FCS Group to provide a Wastewater, Industrial Wastewater, and Stormwater Rate Study
	K.	Resolution authorizing a contract with HLA Engineering and Land Surveying Inc for the 34th Avenue & Fruitvale Roundabouts Project 2447
	L.	Resolution authorizing an agreement with HLA Engineering and Land Surveying, Inc. to provide engineering services for the design of water distribution systems and wastewater collection systems in low income - underserved areas in Yakima
	M.	Resolution adopting Yakima Transit's Transit Development Plan for 2022-2027 and Annual Report for 2021
	N.	Ordinance amending Yakima Transit’s rates and fares for fixed route, Paratransit, and Commuter Services to provide fare-free service to individuals aged 18 years and younger


7.	Public Comment


	There will be 35 minutes allotted for public comment with two and a half (2 1/2) minutes per speaker in order to allow as much opportunity as possible for audience participation. Written communication and e-mail messages are strongly encouraged.


	DEPARTMENT ITEMS


8.	2022 Update on Capital Improvement Projects Report
9.	2022 Vacant Building Safety Project - 2nd Quarter Report


	CITY MANAGER UPDATE


10.	Consideration of signing on to letter Welcoming Refugees in FY 2023


11.	Other Business


12.	Adjournment


The next meeting will be a City Council special joint Yakima School District meeting on August 29, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. at YSD Central Services Conference Rooms A & B, 104 N. 4th Ave, Yakima


13.	Council General Information


	A.	Council General Information
	B.	2022 Clean City 6-Month Report
	C.	Code Administration Division Report - Monthly Building Permits Issued - July 2022
	D.	Distribution of the Complete Record for the closed hearing of Plat of Apple Tree Phase 1C (PLP#004-22)


Any invocation that may be 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.