AGENDA
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
September 5, 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/97650226845 or call in by dialing 1-253-215-8782 or 1-971-247-1195, enter meeting ID 976 5022 6845#, participant ID # and meeting password 728309#. 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.Draft Surgical Technologists Week proclamation
B.Appointments to Boards, Commissions and Council Committees
i.Appointments to the Yakima Arts Commission
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 August 15, 2023 City Council regular meeting, August 22, 2023 City Council study session, and August 28, 2023 City Council special joint meeting with the Yakima School District
B.

Set October 3, 2023 as the public hearing date to consider the Yakima Planning Commission's recommendation on one Comprehensive Plan Map amendment application

C.Resolution awarding RFP 12306P and authorizing an agreement with Paymentus Corporation for merchant services
D.Resolution ratifying an amendment to Grant Agreement R 22 56104 035 awarded by the US Department of Treasury for residential utility customer accounts affected by the COVID pandemic
E.Resolution adopting Yakima Transit's Transit Development Plan for 2023-2028 and Annual Report for 2022
F.Resolution authorizing an agreement with AT&T Corp for FirstNet cellphone services
G.Resolution authorizing an agreement with Ascent Foundations & More, LLC. for Project SW2646 DID #24 Improvements
H.

Resolution authorizing an agreement with Gray & Osborne, Inc. to provide engineering services for City of Yakima Project WF2715 Primary Digesters and UASB Improvements at the Wastewater Treatment Plant

I.Resolution authorizing application for funding assistance for a Local Parks Maintenance project to the Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) for resurfacing the tennis courts at Kissel Park
J.Resolution authorizing an amendment to Airport Lease Agreement with the Hertz Corporation dba Hertz Car Rental
K.Resolution authorizing an amendment to Airport Lease Agreement with BBold Advertising and Marketing
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.

Public hearing and Ordinance relating to the Transportation Benefit District (TBD); modifying the transportation improvements project list to be funded by the district

DEPARTMENT ITEMS
9.Resolution authorizing an application to the Yakima County "Supporting Investments in Economic Development" (SIED) Program on behalf of Yakima Chief Hops for a project at South 3rd Avenue and Division Street
10.Ordinance amending the City of Yakima Municipal Code 9.50 – Parking and Rules of the Road
11.Resolution updating long-term downtown parking lot and resident permit parking fees in the Master Fee Schedule
12.Invitation for Regional Fire Authority Meeting
13.Other Business
A.Executive Session to review the performance of a public employee per RCW 42.30.110 (1)(g)
14.Adjournment
The next meeting is a City Council study session on September 12, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers
15.Council General Information
A.
Council General Information
B.Association of Washington Cities Membership Benefits
C.2023 2nd Qtr. Clean City Report
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.