AGENDA
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
December 12, 2023
City Hall -- Council Chambers - 129 N 2nd Street, Yakima, WA
5:15 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/council/live-stream/ and telecast live on Y-PAC, Spectrum Cable Channel 194. You may also participate via Zoom: https://cityofyakima.zoom.us/j/92211256431 or call in by dialing 1-253-215-8782 | Webinar ID: 922 1125 6431 | Passcode: 684334 | Public comment may be made in person or by phone.

EXECUTIVE SESSION
1.Executive session to consider the selection of a site or acquisition of real estate by lease or purchase (RCW 42.30.110(1)(b)
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.Homeless Persons' Memorial Day Proclamation
ii.Draft Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Proclamation
B.Presentations / Recognitions / Introductions
i.Recognition of outgoing Assistant Mayor Lund and Council members Macias and Cousens
6.Council Reports
A.Yakima Sustainable Committee One-Year Action Plan 
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 December 5, 2023 City Council regular meeting
B.

Approve payment of disbursements for the period November 1 – 30, 2023

C.November 2023 Investment Transaction Report
D.Resolution setting January 11, 2024, as the date for an open record public hearing before the City of Yakima Hearing Examiner to vacate a portion of N 4th St between MLK Jr Blvd and Lincoln Ave
E.Resolution authorizing the City to accept a Municipal Stormwater Capacity grant from the Department of Ecology
F.Resolution authorizing the assignment of an Agriculture Lease Agreement to Doug Hartshorn
G.Resolution authorizing an interlocal agreement between SunComm 911 and Yakima County Technology Services for network equipment maintenance and repair on the Spillman Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) workstations
H.Resolution authorizing an agreement with City of Yakima Public Works to improve the HVAC systems at Henry Beauchamp Jr. Community Center and Washington Fruit Community Center
I.Resolution designating $719,091 of ARPA Funds as Revenue Replacement
J.

Ordinance updating Classification and Compensation Plan for City Employees Section 2.20.100

DEPARTMENT ITEMS
8.Resolution authorizing an Agreement with the Cowiche Canyon Conservancy for the trail use, maintenance and operation of the area known as Rocky Top
9.Resolution authorizing the return of Clean Green Resources and Electrification Project Grant to the Department of Commerce for $1,000,000
10.Resolution authorizing an agreement with People for People to provide assessment and case management services for the City of Yakima Community Diversion Program through December, 2024
11.Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign a Commercial Purchase and Sale Agreement between the Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce and the City of Yakima
12.Other Business
13.Adjournment
The next meeting is a City Council regular meeting on January 2, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers
14.Council General Information
A.
Council General Information
B.Code Administration Division Report - Monthly Building Permits Issued - November 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.