YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
September 17, 2019
City Hall -- Council Chambers
4:30 p.m. Executive Session; 5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting; 6 p.m. Public Hearings

EXECUTIVE SESSION
1.Executive Session to evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment
1.Roll Call
2.Pledge of Allegiance
3.Interpreter Services
4.Open Discussion for the Good of the Order
A.Proclamations
i.National Surgical Technologist week proclamation
B.Presentations / Recognitions / Introductions
i.Presentation of the "2018 Wastewater Treatment Plant Outstanding Performance" award to the City's Wastewater Division by the Department of Ecology
5.Council Reports
A.Council Public Safety Committee report
B.Safe Routes to Elementary Schools
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 the minutes from the September 3, 2019 City Council regular meeting and August 29, 2019 City Council study session
B.August 2019 Investment Transactions report
C.

Approve payment of disbursements for the period August 1 – 31, 2019

D.Project Completion and Contract Acceptance for Allstar Construction Group, Inc. - Project 2466 40th Avenue Sidewalk
E.Ordinance adopting the City Council's decision on the Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA#001-19) and concurrent Rezone (RZ#002-19) request by UPI Property II LLC
F.Ordinance adopting the City Council's decision on the Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA#002-19) and concurrent Rezone (RZ#003-19) request by John I Haas Inc
G.Ordinance adopting the City Council's decision on the Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA#004-19) and concurrent Rezone (RZ#004-19) request by the City of Yakima Planning Division
H.Ordinance adopting the City Council's decision on the Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA#005-19) and concurrent Rezone (RZ#007-19) request by Forrest Emmons
I.Ordinance adopting the City Council's decision on the Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA#006-19) and concurrent Rezone (RZ#006-19) request by River 16 LLC
J.Ordinance updating Classification and Compensation Plan for City Employees Section 2.20.100
7.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.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
8.Open record public hearing and Ordinance to consider the Planning Commission's recommendation concerning text amendments to Title 15 Yakima Urban Area Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 15.29 Wireless Communications Facilities
9.Closed record public hearing and Ordinance to consider the Yakima Planning Commission's recommendation regarding a rezone application submitted by Gary Delaney for property at 1414 South 2nd Avenue
DEPARTMENT ITEMS
10.Authorize the Mayor to Sign a Letter of Commitment for a Department of Commerce Grant for a Housing Action Plan
11.Ordinance amending the City of Yakima Municipal Code Section 5.01.06 relating to business license denial, revocation, or refusal to renew
12.Ordinance amending City of Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 9.47 Vehicle Impounds relating to unlicensed vehicles
13.Ordinance adding Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 11.49 Minimum Standards and Maintenance of Vacant Commercial Space in the Central Business District
14.Other Business
15.Adjournment
The next meeting will be a City Council special meeting on September 24, 2019, at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall
16.Council General Information
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Council General Information
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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