AGENDA
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
August 15, 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/98837225271 or call in by dialing 1-253-215-8782 or 1-971-247-1195, enter meeting ID 98837225271#, participant ID # and meeting password 630735#. 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.

Recognition of Karina Solorio, CivicSpark Fellow, Sustainable Yakima Committee

5.Council Reports
A.Council discussion regarding agenda topics for joint meeting with Yakima School District
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 2, 2023 City Council regular meeting and August 8, 2023 City Council study session
B.2023 2nd Quarter Financial Report
C.July 2023 Investment Transaction Report
D.

Approve payment of disbursements for the period July 1-31, 2023

E.Project Completion and Contract Acceptance with Kone Inc. for the City Hall Elevator Modernization Project 2555
F.Resolution accepting Change Order No. 1 with American Rock Products for the Nob Hill Boulevard Resurfacing and Pacific Avenue Sidewalk Improvements Projects 2619 and 2612
G.Resolution authorizing an agreement with Leslie & Campbell Inc. for construction of the Yakima Convention & Event Center 2023 Re-Roofing Project 2755
H.Resolution authorizing a three-year professional services agreement with HLA Engineering and Land Surveying, Inc. to provide engineering services for the Yakima Wastewater Collections System including Task Order No. 2023-01 
I.Resolution authorizing a multiple award for Bid 12331 Asphalt & Materials for the Public Works Department
J.Resolution authorizing an amendment to a lease agreement with the Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field and PocketiNet Communications, Inc
K.Resolution updating the Master Fee Schedule on the Airport’s Rates and Charges
L.

Ordinance amending the Yakima Municipal Code 4.16.170 Refuse Storage, Collection, and Disposal and the addition of clarifying Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) language

M.Ordinance amending Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 7.04 Tahoma Cemetery
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.

2023 Update on Capital Improvement Projects Report

9.Resolution setting the date of September 5, 2023 for a Public Hearing to Amend the Transportation Benefit District (TBD) Project List
10.Other Business
11.Adjournment
The next meeting is a City Council study session on August 22, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers
12.Council General Information
A.
Council General Information
B.Code Administration Division Report - Monthly Building Permits Issued - July 2023
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.