Yakima City Council to discuss gangs, car cruises and homelessness Monday

Aug. 3--The Yakima City Council will hold its monthly meeting Monday, Aug. 5, to allow council members to attend National Night Out events scheduled for Tuesday evening.

The meeting will include an update, including a final report, on the city's Gang Reduction Intervention Task Force and the pilot program initiated to prevent gang involvement from area youth.

Also on the agenda:

* A report from the six-person Ad Hoc Homeless Facility Review Committee about a possible shelter on city-owned land in the vicinity of Washington State Route 24 and South 22nd Street

* A public hearing about a rezoning application submitted by Triumph Treatment Services, an organization that provides chemical dependency assessment and referral, outpatient and residential treatment for men and pregnant or parenting women, and 130 beds of housing for people experiencing homelessness.

* An ordinance repealing a chapter of the Yakima Municipal Code related to car cruises.

The meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, located at 129 North Second Street in Yakima.

Reach Lex Talamo at ltalamo@yakimaherald.com or on Twitter: @LexTalamo.

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