{"id":11074,"date":"2021-09-08T09:07:51","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T16:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/?p=11074"},"modified":"2021-09-08T09:09:22","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T16:09:22","slug":"clean-city-program-reports-second-quarter-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/clean-city-program-reports-second-quarter-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Clean City Program Reports Second Quarter Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Abating\/cleaning 676 incidents of graffiti, clearing 61 tons of garbage and removing 363 grocery carts are some of the City of Yakima Clean City program activities during the second quarter (April \u2013 June) of 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Yakima City Council received a report on the program in its agenda packet for the September 7<sup>th<\/sup> meeting. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/yakima.novusagenda.com\/agendapublic\/CoverSheet.aspx?ItemID=8783&amp;MeetingID=981\">Coversheet (novusagenda.com)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/yakima.novusagenda.com\/agendapublic\/CoverSheet.aspx?ItemID=8597&amp;MeetingID=880\"><\/a>for the report on Clean City activities during the second quarter of 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The City of Yakima developed \u201cClean City\u201d as a program in 2019. Its main objectives are: &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Address visual blight (trash, graffiti, dangerous building, abandoned vehicles, etc.)<\/li><li>Address unscheduled collection of waste and litter from the City\u2019s public areas\/thoroughfares<\/li><li>Expedite the clean-up of such illegal dumps<\/li><li>Clean up homeless encampments<\/li><li>Support Yakima Police Department officers in unlawful camping enforcement<\/li><li>Provide coordination with neighborhoods for annual clean-up events<\/li><li>Create educational components<\/li><li>Engage with community partners and volunteers<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Clean City, under the direction of the City\u2019s Public Works Division, coordinates the efforts of several City departments and community partners. They include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>City of Yakima Public Works:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Public Works Administration<\/li><li>Refuse Division<\/li><li>Streets &amp; Traffic Division<\/li><li>Parks &amp; Recreation Division<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>City of Yakima Codes Division<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>City of Yakima Legal Department<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yakima Police Department<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunrise Outreach<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/public-works\/\">https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/public-works\/<\/a> for more about the City of Yakima Public Works Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Clean-City-Program-Q2-2021-News-Release.pdf\">Clean City Program Q2 2021 &#8211; News Release<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Clean-City-Program-Q2-2021-News-Release.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abating\/cleaning 676 incidents of graffiti, clearing 61 tons of garbage and removing 363 grocery carts are some of the City of Yakima Clean City program activities during the second quarter (April \u2013 June) of 2021. The Yakima City Council received a report on the program in its agenda packet for the September 7th meeting. 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