City Council Regular Meeting Monday, November 25, 2024 07:00 PM 21 West 1st Avenue, Toppenish, WA 98948

Televised Live and Streamed at the link below:

https://reflect-midvalley.cablecast.tv/CablecastPublicSite/?channel=2

1.Regular Session Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call, and Welcome

2.Approve Agenda

3.Public Comment

The City Council welcomes public attendance at Council meetings. This meeting is for the conduct of regular City business. RCW 42.17A.555 prohibits government agencies from allowing the use of public facilities, directly or indirectly, for campaign purposes. At this time, citizen comments and inquiries about agenda business or general City matters are encouraged. If you wish to address the City Council, please stand or raise a hand so you can be called upon. After you are recognized, please come forward to the lectern and state your name for the public record. Your remarks must be limited to three minutes or less. Please use the microphone.

4.Consent Agenda

All matters on the consent agenda have been provided to each Councilmember for review and are considered to be routine or have been previously discussed and will be adopted by one motion and vote without discussion. However, if a Councilmember desires, any item on this agenda will be discussed before any action is taken on it.

  1. a.Approve Minutes of the November 12, 2024, Regular Meeting

  2. b.Approve Payroll Check Numbers 36840 through 36851, and Electronic Transfers EFTPR3376 through EFTPR3385 in the total amount of $322,848.06 dated November 22, 2024

  3. c.Approve Claims Checks Numbers 99865 through 99935 and Electronic Transfers EFTAP431 through EFTAP433 in the total amount of $649,894.30 dated November 25, 2024, and void Check Number NR99788

5.Public Hearings

  1. a.AB 24-078:  Final Public Hearing for 2025 Budget

  2. b.AB 24-079:  Public Hearing for Property Taxes 2025 Levy

6.Unfinished Business

  1. a.AB 24-079:  Continued [Proposed] Ordinance 2024-17, Property Taxes 2025 Levy

  2. b.AB 24-060:  [Proposed] Resolution  2024-37, Animal Sheltering Services Agreement

  3. c.AB 24-061:  [Proposed] Resolution 2024-38, Culton Consulting Contract (Federal Lobbyist)

7.New Business

  1. a.AB 24-080:  [Proposed] Resolution 2024-48, Gordon Thomas Honeywell Government Relations Contract Renewal (State Lobbyist)

  2. b.AB 24-074:  [Proposed] Utility Rate Adjustments for 2025:

    Ordinance 2024-14, Adopt Increase for Water Rates; Ordinance 2024-15, Adopt Increase for Sewer Rates; Ordinance 2024-16, Adopt Increase for Solid Waste Rates

  3. c.AB 24-081:  [Proposed] Resolution 2024-49, Update Fee Schedule

  4. d.AB 24-082:  [Proposed] Resolution 2024-50, Yakima County Local Inmate Housing Agreement Attachment A

  5. e.AB 24-083:  [Proposed] Resolution 2024-51, Inter-Local Agreement with Yakima County Technology Services for 2025

8.Council Meeting Reports and Community Announcements

9.Executive Session

  1. a.Purpose:    To discuss litigation with legal counsel

    Time:          15 minutes 

    Action:        None 

10.Adjournment

Next Regular Council Meeting Will Be Held on December 2, 2024

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