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WALLA WALLA CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting Agenda
July 23, 2025 - 6:30 p.m.

Live stream of the meeting may be viewed on the City's website at https://www.wallawallawa.gov/government/city-council. Members of the public also may attend and participate in this regular meeting by using this Zoom meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83721941727 or by calling 253-215-8782 and entering meeting ID 837 2194 1727#.

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Mission: Dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in Walla Walla.

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS

PUBLIC COMMENTS: (3 Min. Time Limit) Persons making irrelevant, personal, impertinent, overly redundant, vulgar, or slanderous remarks that disrupt, disturb or otherwise render orderly conduct of the meeting unfeasible may be barred by the presiding officer from making further comments before the Council during the meeting.

The public may comment at this time on matters of City business. To provide comments virtually, please use the Zoom meeting link, raise your virtual hand, wait to be recognized, and then unmute. If you are calling in, dial 9 to raise your virtual hand, wait to be recognized, and dial 6 to unmute the connection. Public comments may also be provided by emailing the City Clerk at lneissl@wallawallawa.gov

If you would like to request staff follow-up regarding your public comments, please email your contact information (email and phone number) to CouncilFollowup@wallawallawa.gov and please summarize the topic of your comment so it can be directed to the correct department.

CONSENT AGENDA

Pgs. 3-5

Resolution 2025-058: Approves surplus items per City purchasing guidelines.

Approved

Pgs. 6-12

Approves the minutes of the June 23, 2025, Work Session and the June 25, 2025 Regular Meeting.

Approved

ACTIVE AGENDA

Pgs. 13-18

Resolution 2025-059: Authorizes the scheduled and budgeted replacement purchases of 11 City fleet vehicles and equipment at a total purchasing cost of $1,358,860.

Approved

Pgs. 19-23

Resolution 2025-060: Authorizes applying for and accepting a Public Works Trust Fund loan of up to $10M for improvements at the Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Approved

Pgs. 24-75

Resolution 2025-061: Adopts Written Findings to Support Rejection of a Development Agreement Proposed by Cottonwood Investors, LLC and Taking Such Further Action Needed Therewith

Approved

Pgs. 76-78

Approve the June 2025 Payroll and Benefit Transactions.

Approved

Pgs. 79-96

Approve June 2025 Accounts Payable Register.

Approved

COUNCIL MEMBER MEETING REPORTS

UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Executive Session Subject: RCW 42.30.110(1)(c) To consider the minimum price at which real estate will be offered for sale or lease when public knowledge regarding such consideration would cause a likelihood of decreased price. However, final action selling or leasing public property shall be taken in a meeting open to the public;

Executive Session Subject: RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) To discuss with legal counsel representing the agency matters relating to agency enforcement actions, or to discuss with legal counsel representing the agency litigation or potential litigation to which the agency, the governing body, or a member acting in an official capacity is, or is likely to become, a party, when public knowledge regarding the discussion is likely to result in an adverse legal or financial consequence to the agency.

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MEETING ENDS

Values: Service, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity, Leadership, and Community

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