Yakima City Council September 19th Business Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held a regular business meeting yesterday, Tuesday, September 19th.

Action by the Council on September 19th included:

  • Voting against implementing a proposed temporary closure of parking lot #2 near the Capitol Theatre.
  • Approving a letter to members of Congress and others in support of comprehensive immigration reform.
  • Sending the proposed conversion of Naches Parkway to a City park to the Council Neighborhood and Community Building Committee for further review.
  • Directing staff to review the possibility of expanding the Downtown Yakima Business Improvement District boundary.
  • Approving Yakima Transit’s Development Plan for 2017-22 and its annual report for 2016.
  • Approving a proposal for a Truck Route Ad Hoc Committee.

Follow this link to watch Y-PAC coverage of the September 19th Yakima City Council meeting – http://bit.ly/2w7mWSV

Yakima City Council meetings air live on Charter Cable Channel 194 and are replayed at 7:00 pm the following night. The meetings are shown again at 9:00 am on the following Saturday and Sunday and are also available on the City of Yakima website – http://www.yakimawa.gov/.

The Council’s next meeting will be a Study Session at 10:00 am on Tuesday, September 26th in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North Second Street.

Yakima City Council September 19 Business Meeting Review – News Release