City Council Regular Meeting — Yakima, WA
Date: 2024-12-03

YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
 December 3, 2024
 City Hall - Council Chambers - 129 N 2nd Street, Yakima, WA
 5:30 PM City Council Regular Meeting – Conducted in person and virtually via Zoom.

1. Roll Call
 Present: Mayor Patricia Byers, presiding; Assistant Mayor Matt Brown and Council members
 Reedy Berg, Janice Deccio, Rick Glenn, Danny Herrera and Leo Roy (attending via Zoom)
 Staff: City Manager Vicki Baker, City Attorney Sara Watkins and City Clerk Rosalinda Ibarra

2. Pledge of Allegiance
 Mayor Byers led the Pledge of Allegiance.

3. Interpreter Services
 Mayor Byers introduced Jorge Villaseñor who announced interpreter services are available in
 Spanish.

4. Public Comment
 Forbes Mercy, City resident, encouraged support of the Parks and Recreation Division and in
 the spirit of Friendsgiving presented a donation of $50,000 for parks programs. Mr. Mercy
 also gifted the Yakima Fire Department a donation of $10,000 for smoke detectors.

 Cynthia Hall, Chair of the Historic Preservation Commission, distributed a letter on behalf of
 the Historic Preservation Commission and spoke against rebuilding and renovation plans that
 would remove the trolley tracks related to the North 6th Avenue project.

 Tony Courcy, City resident, spoke on several matters.

5. Open Discussion for the Good of the Order
 A. Draft Alan Sillence Day proclamation
 MOTION: Glenn moved and Berg seconded to approve the proclamation. The
 motion carried by unanimous vote.

6. Council Reports
 None.

7. Consent Agenda
 Mayor Byers referred to the items placed on the Consent Agenda, questioning whether there
 were any additions or deletions from Council members present. There were no changes. The
 City Clerk read the Consent Agenda items, including resolutions and ordinances, by title.



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 (Items on the Consent Agenda are handled under one motion without further discussion—see
 motion directly below.)

 MOTION: Brown moved and Deccio seconded to approve the consent agenda. The
 motion carried by a 7-0 roll call vote.

 A. Approval of minutes from the November 19, 2024 City Council regular meeting and
 November 26, 2024 City Council special meeting
 B. Resolution adopting the City Council regular meeting schedule for 2025
 RESOLUTION NO. R-2024-211, A RESOLUTION adopting the City Council 2025
 regular business meeting schedule.
 C. Ordinance to create a fund to account for Opioid Settlement Revenue (Second Reading)
 ORDINANCE NO. 2024-038, AN ORDINANCE authorizing the establishment of a
 Special Revenue Fund 155 Opioid Settlement Fund.
 D. Ordinance to create a fund to account for Yakima Police Department LEOFF 1 Pension
 (Second Reading)
 ORDINANCE NO. 2024-039, AN ORDINANCE adding a new chapter in the Yakima
 Municipal Code, Chapter 1.49, authorizing the establishment of a pension trust fund 613
 “Police Relief and Pension Fund.”
 E. Ordinance adopting the City Council's decision on the Comprehensive Plan Amendment
 (CPA#001-24) and Rezone (RZ#001-24) for five parcels in the vicinity of the 2000 block
 of Viola Ave and Simpson Ln
 ORDINANCE NO. 2024-040, AN ORDINANCE amending the Future Land Use Map and
 Zoning Map of the City of Yakima for parcels 191329-43514, 191329-43442, 191329-
 43443, 191329-43510, & 191329-43515 as follows: Future Land Use Map from Mixed
 Residential to Industrial and Zoning Map from Two-Family Residential (R-2) to Light
 Industrial (M-1).
 F. Ordinance adopting the City Council's decision on the Comprehensive Plan Amendment
 (CPA#002-24) and Rezone (RZ#002-24) for 7500 W Nob Hill Blvd
 ORDINANCE NO. 2024-041, AN ORDINANCE amending the Future Land Use Map and
 Zoning Map of the City of Yakima for parcel 181329-31401 as follows: Future Land Use
 Map from Commercial Mixed Use to Community Mixed Use, and Zoning Map from Large
 Convenience Center District (LCC) to Local Business District (B-2).
 G. Ordinance adopting the City Council's decision on the Comprehensive Plan Amendment
 (CPA#003-24) and Rezone (RZ#003-24) for 8603 & 8604 Ahtanum Rd
 ORDINANCE NO. 2024-042, AN ORDINANCE amending the Future Land Use Map and
 Zoning Map of the City of Yakima for parcels 181206-23028, 181206-23027 & 181206-
 23019 as follows: Future Land Use Map from Low Density Residential to Community
 Mixed-Use and Zoning Map from Suburban Residential (SR) to Local Business (B-2).

8. Public Hearings
 None.




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9. Department Items
 A. Resolution amending the City of Yakima Master Fee Schedule regarding domestic water
 rates and fees (YMC 7.56 and 7.68)
 Public Works Director Scott Schafer provided a brief overview of the agenda items relating
 to rate increases for utility services.
 Water/Irrigation Manager Mike Shane briefed the Council on the proposed resolution
 amending the domestic water rates and fees. The City Clerk read the resolution by title only.

 MOTION: Deccio moved and Brown seconded to adopt the resolution. The motion
 carried by a 7-0 roll call vote.

 RESOLUTION NO. 2024-212, A RESOLUTION amending the City of Yakima Master Fee
 Schedule regarding domestic water rates and fees (YMC 7.56 and 7.68).

 B. Resolution amending the City of Yakima Master Fee Schedule regarding wastewater rates,
 charges and fees
 Wastewater/Stormwater Manager Mike Price briefed the Council on the proposed resolution
 amending the wastewater rates, charges and fees. The City Clerk read the resolution by title
 only.
 MOTION: Deccio moved and Berg seconded to adopt the resolution. The motion carried
 by a 7-0 roll call vote.
 RESOLUTION NO. R-2024-213, A RESOLUTION to amend the Master Fee Schedule
 regarding wastewater rates, charges and fees.

 C. Resolution amending the City of Yakima Master Fee Schedule regarding stormwater rates,
 charges and fees
 Wastewater/Stormwater Manager Mike Price briefed the Council on the proposed resolution
 amending the stormwater rates, charges and fees. The City Clerk read the resolution by title
 only.

 MOTION: Deccio moved and Glenn seconded to adopt the resolution. The motion
 carried by a 5-2 roll call vote; with Berg and Brown voting no.

 RESOLUTION NO. R-2024-214, A RESOLUTION to amend the Master Fee Schedule
 regarding stormwater rates, charges and fees.

 D. Ordinance amending Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 4.16 Garbage Storage, Collection
 and Disposal
 Solid Waste and Recycling Manager Trace Bradburn briefed the Council on the proposed
 ordinance to move the refuse fees from the Yakima Municipal Code to the City's Master Fee
 Schedule, increase the solid waste fees add a fee for the bulk refuse collection program.
 The City Clerk read the ordinance by title only.

 MOTION: Brown moved and Deccio seconded to pass the ordinance. The motion
 carried by a 7-0 roll call vote.

 ORDINANCE NO. 2024-043, AN ORDINANCE amending refuse collection rates and the
 City of Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 4.16 Garbage Storage, Collection and Disposal.


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 E. Ordinance amending the 2024 Budget for the City of Yakima and making appropriations
 from unappropriated fund balances within various funds for expenditure during 2024 for
 various purposes (First Reading)
 Director of Finance and Budget Viren Mayani briefed the Council on the first reading of the
 ordinance amending the 2024 Budget. The City Clerk read the ordinance by title only.

 First Reading of AN ORDINANCE amending the 2024 Budget for the City of Yakima; and
 making appropriations from Unappropriated Fund Balances within various funds for
 expenditure during 2024 for various purposes.

10. City Manager Update
 City Manager Vicki Baker provided an update regarding recent fires on City property. City
 Attorney Sara Watkins provided a brief overview of anticipated ordinance updates to address
 such instances.

 Council member Matt Brown recognized City employee Mike Brown for informing the
 community, via social media, about the YakBack notification system related to City concerns.

11. Other Business
 Council member Herrera invited everyone to a community event on December 4, 2024,
 celebrating the renovation of the Davis High School Auditorium.

 MOTION: Glenn moved and Brown seconded to discuss at a future meeting the Wiley
 City needs for sewer services and any involvement the City might have. The motion
 carried by unanimous vote.

12. Adjournment
 MOTION: Brown moved and Deccio seconded to adjourn to the next City Council
 regular meeting on December 10, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City
 Hall. The motion carried by unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 6:22 p.m.


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