Yakima City Council Special Meeting on Strategic Priorities – June 25, 2024

The Yakima City Council held a special meeting on June 25, 2024 (note: agenda and minutes indicate the meeting date as June 15, 2024) to discuss and refine the Council's strategic priorities for the 2024–2025 biennium. The session was facilitated by Zach Ratkai of Sageland Strategic LLC, who led council members through structured exercises to solidify their priorities. No public comments were received. The meeting adjourned at 1:27 p.m.

Consent Calendar

• None.

Public Comments & Testimony

• None.

Discussion Items

• Council Strategic Priorities for 2024-2025: Zach Ratkai guided the Council through exercises to help them identify and solidify strategic priorities for the next two years. The process was designed to produce a draft document that will be brought back to the Council for formal adoption at a future meeting.

Key Outcomes

• The Council will receive a final draft of the strategic priorities for official adoption at a subsequent meeting.
• A motion to adjourn to the next special meeting on Monday, June 17, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. was made by Councilmember Brown and seconded by Councilmember Glenn. The motion carried unanimously, with Councilmember Roy absent (he had left the meeting at 11:30 a.m.).