AGENDA
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
May 3, 2022
City Hall -- Council Chambers
5:30 p.m. Regular meeting -- This meeting will be conducted in person, live streamed at www.yakimawa.gov and telecast live on Y-PAC, Spectrum Cable Channel 194 or you may call in and participate by dialing 1-253-215-8782 or 1-971-247-1195, enter meeting ID 969 3009 4772#, participant ID # and meeting password 693750#. Public comment may be made in person or by phone. Members of the public participating by telephone are encouraged to arrange to make public comments in advance of the meeting at https://www.yakimawa.gov/council/public-comment/ by 3:00 pm the day of the meeting.

1.Roll Call
2.Pledge of Allegiance
3.Interpreter Services
4.Open Discussion for the Good of the Order
A.Proclamations
i.National Day of Prayer proclamation
ii.Missing and Unidentified Persons Awareness Month proclamation
iii.Mental Health Month proclamation 
B.Presentations / Recognitions / Introductions
i.Introduction of Assistant City Manager Rosylen Oglesby
5.Council Reports
A.Discussion about having the City apply for County ARPA funds for internet in city parks
B.Discussion on amending the Council Rules of Procedure relating to limiting public comment to Yakima County residents only
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 minutes from the April 19, 2022 City Council regular meeting and April 26, 2022 study session
B.2022 1st Quarter Financial Report
C.Set date of June 7, 2022 for an open record public hearing to consider the Hearing Examiner's recommendation regarding a right-of-way petition to vacate a portion of right of way in the southwest corner of "Tract B" where S 18th St becomes Pacific Ave.
D.Project Completion and Contract Acceptance with Halme Construction Inc for Bravo Company Municipal Solid Waste & Wood Debris Removal Project 2529
E.Resolution accepting and approving 1st Quarter 2022 Claim Report
F.Resolution authorizing a Contract with Merrell Bros., Inc. for Project 2561 Biosolids Removal and Reuse
7.Public Comment
There will be 35 minutes allotted for public comment with two and a half (2 1/2) 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
8.First public input meeting on the 2021 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER)
9.Public hearing and Ordinances to consider the Yakima Planning Commission's recommendation regarding 2022 proposed text amendments to Title 15 and Title 14
DEPARTMENT ITEMS
10.2022 Vacant Building Safety Project - 1st Quarter Report
11.Review of Request for Proposals for development of the property on the East side of South 3rd Street between East Walnut and East Spruce (across from the Law and Justice Building)
12.Ordinance amending the Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 11.40 Property Maintenance Code to consolidate other city ordinances that address similar property conditions; and repeal Chapters YMC 10.05.145, YMC 11.09, YMC 11.11
13.Other Business
14.Adjournment
The next meeting will be a City Council study session on May 10, 2022, at 5 p.m. in the Council Chambers
15.Council General Information
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Council General Information
16.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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