AGENDA
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
November 15, 2022
City Hall -- Council Chambers
5:00 p.m. Executive session; 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 917 6535 9789#, participant ID # and meeting password 716588#. Public comment may be made in person or by phone.

EXECUTIVE SESSION
1.Executive Session regarding pending litigation pursuant to RCW 42.30.110 (1)(i)
1.Roll Call
2.Pledge of Allegiance
3.Interpreter Services
4.Open Discussion for the Good of the Order
A.Proclamations
i.GIS Day proclamation
ii.Small Business Saturday proclamation 
B.Presentations / Recognitions / Introductions
i.Yakima Documentary Series Concept Plan
5.Council Reports
A.A proposal to create an ad-hoc Committee for the Martin Luther King Jr., Aquatic Center
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 November 1, 2022 City Council regular meeting
B.

Approve payment of disbursements for the period October 1 – 31, 2022

C.October 2021 Investment Transactions Report
D.Project Completion and Contract Acceptance for the Capitol Theatre Egress Stairs Replacement Project CT2570
E.Resolution setting date of December 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
F.

Resolution authorizing a Grant Agreement with the Federal Transit Administration to purchase two fixed-route transit buses

G.

Resolution authorizing a Grant Agreement with the Federal Transit Administration to purchase four ADA Paratransit Vans

H.Resolution authorizing a contract with Yakima Housing Authority for water and sewer system development charges for a new housing project
I.Resolution authorizing a contract with Rod's House for system development charges and utility infrastructure improvements
J.Resolution authorizing the recycling of surplus metal, that is in excess of the annual surplus policy limits of $15,000, by the City's Wastewater Division to Mayflower Metals
K.Ordinance amending the 2022 Budget for the City of Yakima; and making appropriations from Unappropriated Fund Balances within various Funds for expenditure during 2022 for various purposes (Second Reading)
L.

Ordinance amending Chapter 7.24 Yakima Municipal Code regarding Irrigation Rates

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.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
8.Second public hearing on the 2023-2024 Preliminary Biennial Budget and an ordinance adopting the budget for the City of Yakima
9.Closed record public hearing and resolution to consider the Yakima Planning Commission's recommendation regarding the preliminary plat of "Golden Ridge Phase 2" submitted by Apple Tree Construction Co LLC located in the vicinity of 9203 Coolidge Road
DEPARTMENT ITEMS
10.2023 State and Federal Legislative Priorities
11.

Presentation on City Partnerships

12.Resolution establishing fees applicable to facilities and functions of the Yakima Parks and Recreation Division of the City of Yakima, effective January 1, 2023
13.Other Business
A.Discussion regarding Coolidge Road from 72nd Avenue to 84th Avenue
B.Discussion regarding green paint for bicycle lanes
14.Adjournment
The next meeting will be a City Council regular meeting on December 6, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers
15.Council General Information
A.
Council General Information
B.

2022 Clean City 3rd Quarter Report

C.Code Administration Division Report - Monthly Building Permits Issued - October 2022
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.

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