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City administrator outlines strategic plan, pickleball pilot and possible food-truck market zone

City of Zillah City Council · July 7, 2025
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Summary

City Administrator Michael Grayum told the July 7 study session that staff are developing Zillah's first strategic plan, exploring a pickleball lessons pilot to boost usage, conducting after-action reviews of recent events, and proposing a second food-truck zone on Vintage Valley Parkway as part of a larger Yakima Valley Public Market vision.

City Administrator Michael Grayum briefed council members on several initiatives during the July 7 study session. Staff are collaborating with department directors to develop Zillah's first strategic plan. Grayum said staff are also exploring a pickleball event offering lessons to increase court usage and draw players from across the Yakima Valley, and are conducting after-action reviews of the 4th of July and 3-on-3 events to identify improvements.

Grayum described vendor interest in a second food truck zone as promising and said the other proposed location along Vintage Valley Parkway ties into a vision for creating a Yakima Valley Public Market. These items were informational; no formal council action was recorded on the strategic plan, pickleball pilot, or food-truck zone during this meeting.