YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
February 2, 2021
City Hall -- Council Chambers
5:30 p.m. Regular meeting 6 p.m. public hearings -- conducted via Zoom, live streamed at https://www.yakimawa.gov/council/live-stream/ and telecast live on Y-PAC, Spectrum Cable Channel 194 or you may call in to listen by dialing 1-253-215-8782 or 1-971-247-1195. When prompted for the meeting ID enter 954 2013 7741#. When prompted for the participant ID enter #. When prompted for the meeting password enter 269593#. Oral comments shall be arranged in advance of the meeting at www.yakimawa.gov and must be received by 3 PM the day of the meeting. The request for oral comments must include your full name, city of residence, email address, phone number you will be calling from and the agenda topic you will address. Please note, the information you provide may be subject to disclosure pursuant to Washington State’s Public Record Act, chapter 42.56 RCW. Due to potential connectivity issues, we strongly encourage public comments be emailed to ccouncil2@yakimawa.gov

1.Roll Call
2.Open Discussion for the Good of the Order
A.Welcome new City Attorney Sara Watkins
B.Resolution approving extension of Mayoral Proclamation declaring emergency and order, if the Mayor issues a Proclamation extending the civil emergency proclamation and order to March 2, 2021 due to COVID-19
C.Coronavirus (COVID-19) update
D.Proclamations
i.Black History Month
3.Council Reports
4.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 January 19, 2021 City Council regular meeting
B.Project Completion and Contract Acceptance for Hurst Construction, LLC. - Project SC2487A Fair Avenue Sanitary Sewer Main Improvements Phase A
C.Resolution accepting and approving 4th Quarter 2020 Claim Report
D.Resolution authorizing a Mutual Aid Agreement with the Yakima Training Center
E.Resolution authorizing a contract with HLA Engineering and Land Surveying, Inc for Professional Services for the North First Street Revitalization (Phases 2 and 3) Project
F.Resolution authorizing a temporary long-term right-of-way use permit to facilitate construction at Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital
G.Ordinance updating Classification and Compensation Plan for City Employees Section 2.20.100
5.Public Comment
Community members are invited to address items listed on the meeting agenda. There will be 35 minutes allotted for public comment with two and a half (2.5) minutes per speaker in order to allow as much opportunity as possible for audience participation. Written communication and e-mail messages are strongly encouraged.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
6.Closed record public hearing and Resolution to consider the Yakima Planning Commission's recommendation regarding the preliminary plat of Pottenger's Place submitted by Ray Novobielski, located at 9711 Tieton Dr
DEPARTMENT ITEMS
7.Washington Fruit Community Center Proposed Operation Plan
8.2021 State Legislative Session Update
9.Status Report of Traffic-Calming along 40th Ave and Chestnut
10.Ordinance adopting Chapter 11.40 2018 International Property Maintenance Code; repealing Yakima Municipal Code (YMC) Chapters 11.07; 11.10; 11.13; 11.20; 11.46; 11.48; 11.56
CITY MANAGER UPDATE
11.Discussion about resuming Council study sessions and identifying a tentative schedule
12.Other Business
13.Adjournment
The next meeting will be a City Council regular meeting on February 16, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall
14.Council General Information
A.
Council General Information
B.Communications Update - 4th Quarter 2020
15.Confidential
A.

Confidential

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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