AGENDA
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
September 1, 2026
City Hall - Council Chambers - 129 N 2nd Street, Yakima, WA
City Council Regular Meeting

5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting | 6:00 p.m. Public Hearings --- This meeting will be conducted in person, live streamed at www.yakimawa.gov/council/agendas-and-minutes/ and telecast live on YPAC, Spectrum Cable Channel 194. You may also participate via Zoom: https://cityofyakima.zoom.us/j/92843254158 or call in by dialing 1 (253) 215-8782 | Webinar ID: 928 4325 4158 | Passcode: 009650

Individuals who wish to provide public comment remotely may submit a Public Comment Request Form online at: www.yakimawa.gov/council/public-comment no later than two hours prior to the start of the meeting. If you wish to provide public comment in-person, fill out a "Request for Appearance" form and hand it to the City Clerk before you address City Council.

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Interpreter Services

Open Discussion for the Good of the Order

Recognition of Yakima United FC on its third consecutive Evergreen Premier League of Washington championship

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. State law prohibits electioneering at City facilities. During Public Comment, speakers cannot campaign for or against candidates or support or oppose any ballot measure in any upcoming election.

Council Reports

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.

Approval of minutes from the August 18, 2026 City Council regular meeting and August 25, 2026 City Council special meeting

Set date of October 6, 2026 for a closed record public hearing to consider the Hearing Examiner's recommendation regarding the preliminary plat of "Plat of the Orchards"

Set date of October 6, 2026, for a public hearing regarding Secure Community Transition Facilities

Resolution awarding bid 12606 to Ferguson Waterworks for the purchase and delivery of fire hydrants (Enterprise Fund)

Resolution authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Parametrix, Inc. to provide engineering services for Goodwin Tracts Sanitary Sewer Lift Station Improvements (Wastewater Capital Fund 476)

Public Hearings

Department Items

Yakima County Medical Detox Facility update

Resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for two U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant programs, the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program and the Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program

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City Manager Update

Preview of upcoming topics

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Other Business

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Adjournment

The next meeting is a City Council regular meeting on September 8, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.

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Council General Information

Preliminary Council Agenda for the September 8, 2026 regular meeting

Letter of Appreciation - ONDS

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.

The City provides special accommodations, such as hearing devices, wheelchair space or language interpreters, for City meetings. Anyone needing special assistance please contact the City Clerk's office at (509) 575-6037 at least two business days prior to the meeting. A Council packet is available for review at the City Clerk's Office and on-line at www.yakimawa.gov/council/agendas-and-minutes/