Votes at a glance: Yakima City Council approves proclamations, committee appointments, numerous consent resolutions and schedules study sessions

The Yakima City Council took a series of routine and procedural actions at its Jan. 7, 2025 meeting. Key votes and agenda moves included proclamations, citizen board appointments, removal of an advisory‑board member, adoption of a broad consent agenda containing multiple resolutions and interlocal agreements, and several motions to add future study sessions and agenda items.

Proclamations and nominations: the council approved two ceremonial proclamations — for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and National Mentoring Month — by voice vote. The council also approved the nominating committee’s slate of citizen appointments: Carolus Davis and Connor Hopkins for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (Greenway representative position), Manuel Olivas for the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) and Alejandra Tapia for the Yakima Housing Authority Board. The council adopted the slate by motion, 7–0.

Advisory‑board removal: the council voted 7–0 to remove Lisa Graham from the Henry Beauchamp Community Center Advisory Board (formerly Southeast Community Center advisory board); the motion was made from the floor and seconded during the meeting.

Consent agenda: the council adopted the consent agenda by roll call, 7–0. The consent agenda included the following items read into the record (item letters as presented by staff): - 7(a) Approval of minutes: Dec. 10, 2024 regular…