YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
March 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 974 3247 3642#. When prompted for the participant ID enter #. When prompted for the meeting password enter 436696#. 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.Resolution approving extension of Mayoral Proclamation declaring emergency and order, if the Mayor issues a Proclamation extending the civil emergency proclamation and order to April 6, 2021 due to COVID-19
B.Coronavirus (COVID-19) update
3.Council Reports
A.

Minutes of the Special Events Council Ad Hoc Committee

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 February 16, 2021 City Council regular meeting and February 23, 2021 study session
B.January 2021 Investment Transactions Report
C.Consideration of letter of support for Yakima Valley Trolleys
D.Resolution authorizing an agreement with N Harris Computer for a Cayenta financial software upgrade
E.Resolution authorizing a contract with Total Site Services, LLC for the N. 1st St. Revitalization Phase 2 Project
F.

Resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign an Office of Violence Against Women Grant application for funds to improve the City of Yakima response to domestic violence  

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.

Public hearing and resolution declaring certain easement rights held by the City of Yakima to be surplus to City needs and abandoning all interest to the property owners over which the easement is located

DEPARTMENT ITEMS
7.2021 State Legislative Session Update
8.Update on Status of Community Gardens Council request
9.

Discussion of a possible study session regarding data collection on overdue accounts and uncollectible debt

10.Discussion of a possible amendment to IPMC ordinance to accommodate landlords
11.Other Business
12.Adjournment
The next meeting will be a City Council study session on March 9, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. at City Hall
13.Council General Information
A.
Council General Information
B.Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource Management Plan February 2021 Quarterly Project Activity Update
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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