AGENDA
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
November 1, 2021
City Hall -- Council Chambers
5:30 p.m. Regular meeting 6:00 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 990 8391 8953#. When prompted for the participant ID enter #. When prompted for the meeting password enter 328903#. Oral comments shall be arranged in advance of the meeting at https://www.yakimawa.gov/council/public-comment/ 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.Proclamations
i.Family Court Awareness Month Proclamation
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 October 19, 2021 City Council regular meeting
B.Set date of December 7, 2021 for a closed record public hearing to consider the Hearing Examiner's recommendation regarding the preliminary plat of Apple Tree No 4 Phase 2 submitted by Apple Tree Construction Company LLC, located at 9300 Apple Tree Parkway
C.Set date of December 7, 2021 for a closed record public hearing to consider the Hearing Examiner's recommendation regarding the master planned development for Roberto Arteaga / Araceli Gonzales Tello located at 9503, 9509, and 9515 Tieton Drive
D.Set date of December 14, 2021 for a closed record public hearing to consider the Yakima Planning Commission's recommendation regarding the preliminary long plat for Plat of Aspen Estates - Phase 2, located at in the vicinity of W Washington Ave & S 64th Ave
E.Set date of December 14, 2021 for a closed record public hearing to consider the Hearing Examiner's recommendation regarding the master planned development for Greg & Adele Bainter, located at 502 S 90th Avenue
F.

Resolution authorizing a grant agreement with the Federal Transit Administration to provide funding assistance for six fixed-route transit buses

G.Resolution adopting the Pedestrian Master Plan
H.Resolution authorizing Yakima School District School Resource Officer contract
I.Resolution authorizing revocable license agreement with the Yakima School District for the Yakima School District’s construction and use of a storage shed at Martin Luther King Jr. Park
J.

Resolution authorizing a collective bargaining agreement for 2022-2026 with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1122 representing the Municipal employee bargaining unit

K.Resolution authorizing the Yakima Downtown Development and Promotion Agreement with the Downtown Association of Yakima Regarding Additional Funds Available Under the Main Street Tax Credit for the Year 2021-2022
L.Ordinance Creating Custodial Fund 633 and adding Municipal Code Section 3.126 (First Reading)
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 ordinance to amend Yakima Municipal Code 7.64.030 to increase the refuse tax
7.Public Hearing and ordinance to amend Yakima Municipal Code 7.64.040 to increase the stormwater tax
8.First public hearing on the 2022 Preliminary Budget for the City of Yakima
9.Public hearing and ordinances pertaining to Ad Valorem Taxes to be levied for collection in Fiscal Year 2022                                       
10.Open record public hearing to consider the Yakima Planning Commission's recommendation on a Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA#002-21) and Rezone (RZ#002-21) request submitted by Yakima Valley Farmworkers Clinic
11.Open record public hearing to consider the Yakima Planning Commission's recommendation on a Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA#003-21) and Rezone (RZ#003-21) request submitted by Racquet Lane Townhomes
12.Open record public hearing to consider the Yakima Planning Commission's recommendation on a Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA#004-21) and Rezone (RZ#004-21) request submitted by 2906 West Nob Hill LLC
13.Open record public hearing to consider the Yakima Planning Commission's recommendation on a Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA#005-21) and Rezone (RZ#005-21) request submitted by Rick Hargraves
14.Open record public hearing to consider the Yakima Planning Commission's recommendation on a Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA#006-21) and the Hearing Examiner's recommendation on a project-specific Rezone (RZ#006-21) request submitted by Kerry and Gina Martin
15.Open record public hearing to consider the Yakima Planning Commission's recommendation on a Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA#007-21) and Rezone (RZ#007-21) request submitted by Casey and Shawna Gamache
DEPARTMENT ITEMS
16.Consideration of 2022 State & Federal Legislative Priorities
17.Other Business
18.Adjournment
The next meeting will be a City Council study session on November 9, 2021, at 5 p.m. via Zoom
19.Council General Information
A.
Council General Information
B.Status Update on Housing Issue
C.Distribution of the Complete Record for the appeal hearing of West Valley School District - Apple Valley Elementary
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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