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Yakima City Council Special Meeting on Rezone Request – July 22, 2025

City Council — Tuesday, July 22, 2025
BodyYakima, Washington
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, July 22, 2025
StatusFILED
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5:30

Good evening.

5:32

Welcome.

5:32

I'm calling to order the Yakima City Council July 22nd, 2025.

5:38

Uh special meeting.

5:41

We'll start with the roll call, please.

5:43

Bird.

5:44

Here.

5:45

Brown.

5:45

Here.

5:46

Myers.

5:47

Present.

5:47

DCO.

5:48

Here.

5:49

Herrera.

5:50

Here.

5:50

Roy.

5:51

Here.

5:52

Glenn is absent and excused.

5:54

Thank you.

5:55

So six are present.

5:56

We will go to item two, which is a public comment.

5:58

We'll allow 15 minutes for public comment this evening.

6:02

State law prohibits electioneering at city facilities during public comments.

6:05

Speakers cannot campaign for or against candidates or support or opposed any ballot measure in upcoming elections.

6:12

If you'd like to make a comment in here at this time, you may fill out a form in the lobby and turn it into the city clerk.

6:18

So the first name that we have is Yashu Christ.

6:24

You have two and a half minutes.

6:26

Please give us your name and the city in which you live.

6:28

My name is Yazoo.

6:29

I live in Western State in the county and city of Yakima.

6:32

The revelation is given.

6:34

Glory and power will belong to Yazu Christ who loves us.

6:37

He has set us free from our sins by pouring out his blood for us in North America by being murdered.

6:42

He has made us members of his royal family.

6:44

He has made us priest who serve his God and mother.

6:47

Glory and power will belong to Yahu Christ.

6:49

We have an ever.

6:50

Amen.

6:51

Look, he's coming with the clouds.

6:52

Every eye will see him, even those who pierced him and cut his head off and put it on a platter and bow down to it, they will see him.

7:01

All the nations of the earth with more colours than him.

7:03

Zachariah chapter 12, verse 10.

7:05

This would really happen.

7:06

Amen.

7:06

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end says the Lord God.

7:11

And the God will the who will come.

7:13

The revelation of giving.

7:15

This is the revelation from Yahweh Christ.

7:17

God gave to him to show those who serve God what would happen soon.

7:20

God made it known by sending her angel to a servant John.

7:23

John is a witness to everything he saw.

7:25

What he saw is God's word, and what Yazu has said.

7:27

Bless is the one who reads out loud the words of this prophecy.

7:30

Blessed are those who hear it and think everything it says is important.

7:33

The time when these things will come true is near.

7:35

Green and praise to God.

7:36

I John am writing this letter.

7:38

I'm sending it to the seven churches in age of minor.

7:40

May grace and peace come to you from God.

7:42

She is the one wheels and will the who will come.

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Summary of Proceedings

Yakima City Council Special Meeting – July 22, 2025

The Yakima City Council held a special meeting on July 22, 2025, at 5:00 PM in City Hall Council Chambers to conduct a closed record public hearing on a rezone request. The council considered the Hearing Examiner's recommendation to rezone two parcels at 203 and 207 Oak Avenue from Light Industrial (M-1) to General Commercial (GC). The meeting lasted approximately 11 minutes, adjourning at 5:11 PM.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Yashu Christ, a City resident, read a religious passage from the Book of Revelation during the public comment period.
  • Beverly Koch, a City resident, expressed support for the Yakima Police Department and shared her recent experience of unenforced laws due to limited staffing, specifically regarding fireworks complaints not being responded to.

Discussion Items

  • Closed record public hearing on rezone request (203 and 207 Oak Ave):
    • Mayor Byers administered the Appearance of Fairness Doctrine. All six council members present (Mayor Byers, Assistant Mayor Brown, Councilmembers Berg, Deccio, Herrera, and Roy) confirmed they had no interest in the property, no financial gain, could be fair, and had no ex parte communications. No challenges were made by the audience.
    • Associate Planner Connor Kennedy presented the item, noting that the rezone application (Rezone 001-25) was submitted on February 28, 2025, by Rick Glenn on behalf of Jay and Kendra Glenn. The Hearing Examiner held an open public record hearing on May 22, 2025, and issued a formal recommendation for approval on May 30, 2025. No public comments were received during the comment period or at the hearing. The council was reminded this is a non-project rezone—no development application is being considered.
    • Council discussion was brief; no questions were asked.

Key Outcomes

  • Motion: Councilmember Deccio moved, and Assistant Mayor Brown seconded, to pass the ordinance affirming the Hearing Examiner's recommendation. The motion carried by a 6-0 roll call vote (Councilmember Glenn absent and excused).
  • Ordinance No. 2025-024 was adopted, rezoning parcels 181313-11427 and 181313-11429 from Light Industrial (M-1) to General Commercial (GC) and amending the City of Yakima Zoning Map.
  • Next Steps: The meeting adjourned to the next Council special meeting scheduled for 5:45 PM on the same day, July 22, 2025, at City Hall Council Chambers.

Meeting Transcript

Good evening. Welcome. I'm calling to order the Yakima City Council July 22nd, 2025. Uh special meeting. We'll start with the roll call, please. Bird. Here. Brown. Here. Myers. Present. DCO. Here. Herrera. Here. Roy. Here. Glenn is absent and excused. Thank you. So six are present. We will go to item two, which is a public comment. We'll allow 15 minutes for public comment this evening. State law prohibits electioneering at city facilities during public comments. Speakers cannot campaign for or against candidates or support or opposed any ballot measure in upcoming elections. If you'd like to make a comment in here at this time, you may fill out a form in the lobby and turn it into the city clerk. So the first name that we have is Yashu Christ. You have two and a half minutes. Please give us your name and the city in which you live. My name is Yazoo. I live in Western State in the county and city of Yakima. The revelation is given. Glory and power will belong to Yazu Christ who loves us. He has set us free from our sins by pouring out his blood for us in North America by being murdered. He has made us members of his royal family. He has made us priest who serve his God and mother. Glory and power will belong to Yahu Christ. We have an ever. Amen. Look, he's coming with the clouds. Every eye will see him, even those who pierced him and cut his head off and put it on a platter and bow down to it, they will see him. All the nations of the earth with more colours than him. Zachariah chapter 12, verse 10. This would really happen. Amen. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end says the Lord God. And the God will the who will come. The revelation of giving. This is the revelation from Yahweh Christ. God gave to him to show those who serve God what would happen soon. God made it known by sending her angel to a servant John.

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