AGENDA
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
October 17, 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/97920740743 or call in by dialing 1-253-215-8782 or 1-971-247-1195, enter meeting ID 979 2074 0743#, participant ID # and meeting password 390112#. Public comment may be made in person or by phone.

1.Roll Call
2.Pledge of Allegiance
3.Interpreter Services
4.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.
5.Open Discussion for the Good of the Order
A.Proclamations
i.Harvest Marching Band Festival Proclamation
6.Council Reports
7.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 October 2, 2023 City Council special meeting, October 3, 2023 City Council regular meeting and October 10, 2023 City Council study session
B.2023 3rd Quarter Treasury Report
C.Financial Policy - Debt Policy (New)
D.

Approve payment of disbursements for the period September 1-30, 2023

E.Project Completion and Contract Acceptance with Knobels Electric Inc for the City Hall Sidewalk Replacement Project 2750
F.Set date of November 7, 2023 for public hearing regarding the Ad Valorem Tax (property tax) for collection in 2024
G.Set date of November 7, 2023 for a Public Hearing to declare property surplus to the City needs and abandon a section of former Drainage Improvement District (DID) #39
H.Set dates of November 7 and 21, 2023, for public hearings on the 2024 Mid Biennial Budget for the City of Yakima
I.Resolution authorizing a multiple award to Newco Inc dba Cascade Columbia and Two Rivers Terminal, for Bid 12337 Miscellaneous Chemicals for the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
J.Resolution awarding Bid 12338 and authorizing an agreement with Northstar Chemical, Inc., for Liquid Aluminum Chlorohydrate (ACH)
K.Resolution authorizing an agreement with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission for high visibility traffic safety emphasis patrols
L.Resolution authorizing an agreement with Washington Traffic Safety Commission to provide pass-through funding from the US Department of Transportation to fund an impaired driving emphasis officer and equipped patrol vehicle
M.Resolution authorizing Supplemental Agreement 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Haley & Aldrich Inc to perform the design and remediation for the environmental cleanup of the former Tiger Oil site at 2312 W Nob Hill Blvd EV2999
N.Resolution authorizing an agreement with ImageTrend for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) statewide reporting software for the Fire Department
O.Ordinance adopting the City Council's decision on the Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA#001-23) and concurrent Rezone (RZ#001-23)
DEPARTMENT ITEMS
8.Draft 2024 State and Federal Legislative Priorities 
9.2023 Vacant Building Safety Project 3rd Quarter Report
10.Resolution authorizing a Joint Use Agreement with the Yakima School District No. 7
11.

Ordinance amending the 2023 Budget for the City of Yakima and making appropriations from unappropriated fund balances within various funds for expenditure during 2023 for various purposes (First Reading)

12.Ordinance amending the City of Yakima Municipal Code 5.96 - Ambulance Services
13.Other Business
14.Adjournment
The next meeting is a City Council study session on October 24, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers
15.Council General Information
A.
Council General Information
B.Code Administration Division Report - Monthly Building Permits Issued - September 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.