The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, July 7th, in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street.
Agenda items for the July 7th regular meeting include:
- Receiving a COVID-19 update
- A tentative resolution approving extension of Mayoral Proclamation declaring an emergency order, if the Mayor issues a proclamation extending the civil emergency proclamation and order due to COVID-19.
- Authorizing an agreement with Yakima County Development Association for $481,600 of Community Development Block Grant funding for a micro-enterprise grant program to address the consequences of COVID-19.
The following precautions are in place for the July 7th regular meeting due to COVID-19:
- The meeting will be conducted by speakerphone.
- Since Yakima City Hall is closed to public access, no community members can attend in person.
- There will be no opportunity for verbal communications, with the exception of two public hearings. (See information below).
- E-mail ccouncil2@yakimawa.gov to provide written comment to the City Council. Written comments received by 3:00 pm on Tuesday, July 7th, will be provided to the City Council prior to the meeting.
There will be two public hearings at 6:00 pm Tuesday night. Anyone wishing to comment on a public hearing should do the following:
- Dial 1-877-853-5247 or 1-888-788-0099.
- When prompted for the meeting ID, enter 980 12306230 #
- When prompted for the participant ID enter #
- When prompted for the meeting password enter 709198#
- If you wish to speak to the Council during the public hearing press *9
- When it is your turn to speak, you will hear an automated announcement indicating your phone has been unmuted and you can now be heard by all participating in the meeting.
The July 7th Yakima City Council regular meeting will air live at 5:30 pm on Y-PAC, Charter Spectrum Channel 194, and be streamed live at https://www.yakimawa.gov/council/live-stream/
Another option is to call in and listen to the meeting:
- Dial 1-877-853-5247 or 1-888-788-0099
- When prompted for the meeting ID enter 980 1230 6230 #
- When prompted for the participant ID enter #
- When prompted for the meeting password enter 709198 #
Click the following link to see the agenda packet for the July 7th meeting – https://yakima.novusagenda.com/agendapublic/MeetingView.aspx?MeetingID=857&MinutesMeetingID=880&doctype=Agenda