AGENDA
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
August 2, 2023
City Hall -- Council Chambers - 129 N 2nd Street, Yakima, WA
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/council/live-stream/ and telecast live on Y-PAC, Spectrum Cable Channel 194 or you may participate via Zoom: https://cityofyakima.zoom.us/j/94302170442 or call in by dialing 1-253-215-8782 or 1-971-247-1195, enter meeting ID 94302170442#, participant ID # and meeting password 887267#. 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.Proclamations
i.National Health Center Week proclamation
5.Council Reports
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 July 18, 2023 City Council regular meeting and July 25, 2023 City Council study session
B.2022 Transportation Benefit District Annual Report
C.Resolution accepting and approving 2nd Quarter 2023 Claim Report
D.

Resolution authorizing an agreement with M-B Companies, Inc. to provide required snow removal equipment for the Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field

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.Final public meeting to receive comments on the proposed 2023 Annual Action Plan Draft for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Funds
DEPARTMENT ITEMS
9.2023 Vacant Building Safety Project 2nd Quarter Report
10.Other Business
11.Adjournment
The next meeting is a City Council study session on August 8, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. at the Washington Fruit Community Center
12.Council General Information
A.
Council General Information
13.Confidential
A.Confidential
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.