YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
January 7, 2020
City Hall -- Council Chambers
5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting

1.Roll Call and Nomination of Meeting Chair
2.Pledge of Allegiance
3.Interpreter Services
4.Newly Elected Process
Election of Mayor
A.Election of Mayor
Election of Assistant Mayor (Mayor Pro-tem)
A.Election of Assistant Mayor
5.Open Discussion for the Good of the Order
A.Proclamations
i.Martin Luther King Jr. week proclamation
B.Presentations / Recognitions / Introductions
i.Arts Commission update 
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 the minutes from the December 3 and 10, 2019 City Council regular meetings, December 13 and 16, 2019 City Council special meetings and December 5, 2019 meeting notes
B.Project Completion and Contract Acceptance for Wheeler Excavation, LLC - City of Yakima Project 2469 - 2019 Stormwater Projects
C.Resolution for the Water/Irrigation Division's Public Works Trust Fund Loan contract for water line improvements
D.Resolution authorizing a contract with Michels Corporation for City Project No. 2496 Stormwater Pipe Rehabilitation
E.Resolution authorizing award of RFP 11913P and execution of an agreement with Natural Selection Farms, to provide Biosolids Hauling and Land Application Services
F.Ordinance amending Yakima Municipal Code Title 15—Yakima Urban Area Zoning Ordinance to incorporate text amendments recommended by the City of Yakima Planning Commission
8.Public Comment
Community members are invited to address items that are not listed on the regular business meeting agenda. A guideline of three (3) minutes per speaker is in place in order to allow as much opportunity as possible for audience participation. A speaker's time may be extended at the discretion of the Mayor and/or the consensus or vote of the Council. Written communication and e-mail messages are strongly encouraged.
CITY MANAGER UPDATE
9.Discussion of Code of Ethics and Principles of Conduct policies 
10.Discussion about Association of Washington Cities City Action Days
11.City Council meeting agenda process
12.Other Business
13.Adjournment
The next meeting will be a City Council regular meeting on January 21, 2020, 5:30 p.m. at City Hall
14.Council General Information
A.
Council General Information
B.2019 Yakima Basin Integrated Plan Accomplishments
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.

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