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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/04/1978 Adjourned Meeting 141_ ADJOURNED MEETING DECEMBER 4, 1978 The City Council scheduled for session on this date, met at 12:55 P.M., in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, Yakima, Washington. Council members present were Mayor Betty L. Edmondson, Henry Beauchamp, Don Hinman, Nadine Lee and Jack Sparling. Lynn Buchanan and Gordon Wonder absent. This being the time scheduled for the 1979 Budget Review for the Parks & Recreation Department, Dick Hilligus, Director of Parks & Recreation, introduced his staff and gave the following report: The Parks & Recreation 1979 Budget is down 5% from 1978 and requests $110,000 in F.R.S. Funds for 1979. CEMETERY: This department is self-sustaining and had an 18% increase in burials in 1978. There will be a 9% increase in burials and liners, or $10.00 for each in 1979. There is a request for the three-fourths person in the office to be changed to a full time position, an electric typewriter and a pick-up for department use. TREE CONSERVATION: Seasonal employees cut-back will result in a minimum of clean-up, maintenance of trees and schrubs and no tree replacements. F.R.S. funds will pay for a full-time Park Caretaker for $12,400 and $9,012 for Equipment Replacement Fund. PARK MAINTENANCE: There will be a reduction of 8-9 temporary employees for park maintenance for a savings of $43,500. This will also result in a $35,000 decrease for equipment not used by these workers in 1979. Council was told that the parks will be mowed less often than in the past because of this loss of personnel and equipment. F.R.S. funds will pay for a Park Care- taker, $13,706; Supplies, $890; Equipment Replacement Fund, $21,528. Hilligus explained that equipment to be parked/stored included: seven mowers, one tractor, an edger, and a spreader. Volunteers will be used, whenever possible, to help keep various parks maintained. PROGRAMMED RECREATION: Supervised programs will be re-organized to use a minimum of personnel in 1979. Volunteers will be used for aides and programs. There will not be any new programs or any new athletic equipment in 1979. No F.R.S. funds will be used for this program in 1979. It is projected there will be 250,000 participants in 1979. It was mentioned by Hilligus that the fee schedule will be reviewed by the Parks Commission and be presented to the Council in March or April, 1979. Approximately $38,830 will be paid from the General Fund for these programs; this being the difference between the expected revenues and the amount projected as the cost of the various programs. Hilligus asked the Council for their direction or recommendation on how the Parks & Recreation Department could be more self-sustaining in their various programs. GOLF COURSE ACTIVITIES: It is proposed that the Fisher Golf Course will be irrigated during the day in order to eliminate a night irrigator in 1979. .$6,108 will be used in F.R.S funds for Equipment Replacement in 1979. Presently, this program is subsidized 40% by General Revenue. Discussion followed concerning the fact that if fees were raised 50 it would result in $9,000 revenue in 1979. It was the general consensus of the Council that the fees should be raised for adults at Fisher Golf Course. 112 DECEMBER 4, 1978 AQUATICS ACTIVITIES: Swim programs and pool hours will be reduced in 1979. It was noted that weather contributed to the decrease in the number using the pools; resulting in a loss of $12,000 in revenue in 1978. F.R.S. Funds requested for $20,000, Washington Pool; $25,000, Franklin Pool includes opening, maintenance and personnel for the entire 1979 season. Also, $696 for Equipment Replacement Fund is requested of F.R.S. Funds. It was noted that this $45,000 is almost half of the $110,000 requested by this Department for F.R.S. Funds. Hilligus explained the problems with the Lions Pool cover and that $140,000 will be requested in 1980 to replace the top in the Capital Improvement Six-Year Plan. SENIOR CITIZENS ACTIVITIES: No F.R.S. monies are requested for the program. There will not be any changes in the programs or the use of volunteers at the Senior Center in 1979. The cost factor is approximately 70 per Senior Citizen using the Center during 1979 and a 13% reduction from the I/ 1978 budget. ADMINISTRATION: The Parks Superintendent position will be left vacant during 1979. F.R.S. Funds requested are $660 for Equip- ment Replacement Fund. PARKS & RECREATION CAPITAL: Hilligus stated that the Six-Year Program for Capital Improvement projects should be completed in 1979. These include identifying some land in Neighborhood 15; automatic irrigation systems for Naches Avenue Parkway and Miller Park; complete construction of the S.E. Community Center wading pool. These will finish the monies in this particular program. No new F.R.S. Funds for Capital Improv- ment are requested in 1979. Hilligus stated that the six-year old Comprehensive Plan will need to be updated by July, 1979. A Park Needs Study Committee has been formed to recommend project priorities. At 3:00 P.M., the Council members commenced the regular meeting, Mayor Edmondson presiding, Council members Beauchamp, Hinman, Lee and Sparling and Acting City Manager Zais and City Attorney Andrews present on roll call. Council members Buchanan and Wonder absent. It was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Beauchamp to excuse Council members Buchanan and Wonder from this meeting: carried, Beauchamp, Edmondson, Hinman, Lee and Sparling voting aye by voice vote. Buchanan and Wonder absent. The Invocation was given by Councilman Hinman. Mayor Edmondson referred to the items placed on the Consent Agenda, questioning whether there were any additions or deletions from either Council members or citizens present. Mayor Edmondson requested that the minutes of November 16, 1978 be removed from the Consent Agenda in order to make a correction. It was the general-consensus of the council that the deletion of the minutes of November 16, 1978, as requested, be made. The City Clerk then read the Consent Agenda items, including ordinances, by title. It was MOVED by Beauchamp, seconded by Lee that the Consent Agenda, as read, be passed: carried, Beauchamp, Edmondson, Hinman, Lee and Sparling voting aye on roll call. Buchanan and Wonder absent. It was MOVED by Beauchamp, seconded by Lee that the adjourned meeting of November 20 and the regular meetings of November 20 and 27, 1978, having been duly certified accurate by two Council members and no one present wishing to have said minutes 143 DECEMBER 4, 1978 read publicly, be approved: carried, Beauchamp, Edmondson, Hinman, Lee and Sparling voting aye on roll call. Buchanan and Wonder absent. - Mayor Edmondson stated that on the 6th line under Tourist Promotion in the minutes of the adjourned meeting of November 16, 1978, the additional $15,000 is going to the Visitors & Convention Bureau for tourist promotion of the Yakima Center, not for the Yakima Center and requested that the minutes be corrected to reflect that change. It was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Beauchamp, that the minutes of the adjourned meeting of November 16, 1978, be approved, as amended: carried, Beauchamp, Edmondson, Hinman, Lee and Sparling voting aye by voice vote. Buchanan and Wonder absent. This being the time fixed for the hearing on the Assessment Roll for L.I.D. No. 1013, North 60th Avenue, Chestnut to Barge, Paving District, Mayor Edmondson stated that Council has received staff reports and other data on this matter. There being no citizen present to speak to this matter, it was MOVED by Lee, seconded by Hinman that Ordinance 2233, confirming the assessment roll for L.I.D. No. 1013, North 60th Avenue, Chestnut to Barge Paving District, be passed: carried, Edmondson, Hinman, Lee, Sparling and Beauchamp voting aye on roll call. Buchanan and Wonder absent. ORDINANCE NO. 2233, AN ORDINANCE confirming the assessment roll covering Local Improvement District No. 1013, as created and established by Ordinance No. 2129 of the Ordinances of the City of Yakima. This being the time fixed for the hearing on the Assessment Roll for L.I.D. No. 1015, Prestige Manor Sewer District, Mayor Edmondson stated that Council has received staff reports and other data on this matter. There being no citizen present to speak to this matter, it was MOVED by Beauchamp, seconded by Lee that Ordinance No. 2234, confirming9ithe assessment roll for L.I.D. No. 1015, Prestige Manor Sewer District, be passed: carried, Hinman, Lee, Sparling, Bdauchamp and Edmondson voting aye on roll call. Buchanan and Wonder absent. ORDINANCE NO. 2234, AN ORDINANCE confirming the assessment roll covering Local Improvement District No. 1015 as created and established by Ordinance No. 2155 of the Ordinances of the City of Yakima, This being the time fixed for the hearing on the Assessment roll for L.I.D. No. 1016, Prestige Manor Street District, Mayor Edmondson stated that Council has received staff reports and other data on this matter. There being no citizen present to speak to this matter, it was MOVED by Lee, seconded by Hinman that Ordinance No. 2235, confirming the assessment roll for L.I.D. No. 1016, Prestige Manor Street District, be passed: carried, Lee, Sparling, Beauchamp, Edmondson and Hinman voting aye on .roll call. Buchanan and Wonder absent. ORDINANCE NO. 2235, AN ORDINANCE confirming the assessment roll covering Local Improvement District No. 1016 as created and established by Ordinance No. 2156 of the Ordinances of the City of Yakima. This being the time fixed for the hearing on Resolution No. D-3990 for the creation of a Local Improvement District, to install sewer lines in the vicinity of 43rd Avenue and Aller Street, and no citizen being present to speak to this matter, it was MOVED by Lee, seconded by Hinman that Ordinance No. 2236, creating L.I.D. No. 1023, 43rd & Aller Sewer District, for the construction of a sewer, be passed: carried, Sparling, Beauchamp, Edmondson,. Hinman and Lee voting aye on roll call. Buchanan and Wonder absent. ' DECEMBER 4, 1978 ORDINANCE NO. 2236, AN ORDINANCE providing for the improvement of certain property by constructing a pipe sewer with the necessary wye branches and manholes, establishing a Local Improvement District, providing for the method of payment thereof, and creating a special fund. This being the time fixed for the hearing on a rezone request filed by Mildred Cahoon for property located at 4001 Tieton Drive, Council member Lee inquired how the gas station that was located there got into that zone. Larry Wright, Principal Planner, stated that it was a non-conforming use as it was there before the property was annexed and zoned. There being no citizen present wishing to speak to this matter, it was MOVED by Lee, seconded by Beauchamp that Ordinance I/ No. 2237, accepting the recommendation of the Planning Commission and rezoning said property, be passed: carried, Beauchamp, Edmondson, Hinman, Lee and Sparling voting aye on roll call. Buchanan and Wonder absent. ORDINANCE NO. 2237, AN ORDINANCE accepting the recommendation of the Planning Commission and rezoning property at 40th Avenue and Tieton Drive from R-3, Multiple Family Zone, to B-1, Modified Business Zone, and declaring an emergency. The hearing on the 1979 budget, having been continued from November 20, 1978, Mayor Edmondson announced that Council has been having budget study sessions. Ines Rice, 4409 W. Arlington, spoke in support of allocating sufficient funds to the Police and Fire Departments to avoid any lowering of standards for Police and Fire. Ed Hosack, Chief Probation Officer for District Court Probation Services, spoke in support of allocating $25,000 of F.R.S. funds for District Court Probation Services. He reported on the services they provide the City, stating-that _Atis less expensive to put a person on probation than it is to have him serve jail time. He reported that as of October 1st, 43% of 135 cases of pre- sentence investigation or probation came out of Yakima City Court - 78% of all County-wide referrals reside in Yakima City limits. He stated that $177,000 of revenue will be returned to the City by this program. Mayor Edmondson stated that that doesn't reflect any of the filing fees that the City has to pay. Acting City Manager Zais stated that it would be helpful if Mr. Hosack could provide Council with a break-down of their budget. It was MOVED by Lee, seconded by Hinman that the hearing on the 1979 budget be continued to December 11, 1978: carried, aeauchamp, EdmondsOpiHinman, Lee and Sparling voting aye by voice vote. Buchanan and Wonder absent. Ines Rice, 4409 W. Arlington, submitted to Council a copy of the Tel Aviv newspaper, in which appeared an article on Yakima's colored angels. Mrs. Loretta Steele, 1007 S. Naches Avenue, stated she watched KYVE's program last Friday night and now feels that her water meter was not read properly. Councilman Hinman reported that he had talked with Don Meighan of KYVE and that Mr. Meighan speculated on the program that maybe not all the meters in Yakima were read before every billing. Mayor Edmondson stated that last week Council had agreed to adjust the second high water bill Mrs. Steele had, but since there wasn any evidence that the leaky faucets she fixed was not the cause of the excessive water bill, that bill could not be adjusted. She stated that last week Mrs. Steele was happy with the adjustment that was made. Following discussion about whether the first high water bill should be adjusted, Councilman Sparling MOVED to let the head of the water department make adjustments subject to the approval of the Acting City Manager, for the next three months. The Motion died for lack of a second. DECEMBER 4, 1978 145 Acting City Manager. Zais reported that staffli had conducted an administrative review of the matter and felt that no adjustment was warranted and Mrs. Steele then appealed to Council. City Attorney Andrews stated that if nobody makes a motion, the action that Council took last week will stand. There being no motion made, Mrs. Steele stated that she would take this to legal aid and if they won't help, she would take it to small claims court. Bob Knight, Transit Manager, reviewed his memo of November 21, 1978, pertaining to the petition received requesting bus service to Madison House on Englewood Avenue. He reported that service on Englewood Avenue is in the City's Five-Year - Plan, but it is not feasible to service that route at this I/ time. He reported that Madison House is outside the City limits, and they do have their own van available for the resident's use. Councilman Sparling inquired if Mr. Knight had communicated with the group who signed the petition and Mr. Knight said that he had. Mayor Edmondson reported that Mrs. Butchart, who sent in the petition, had telephoned to say that any decision the Council makes was alright with her. *It was MOVED by Beauchamp, seconded by Lee that Ordinance No. 2238, amending Ordinance No. 2199, creating L.I.D. No. 1018, Ranchette Subdivision Sewer District, and amending the boundary of the L.I.D., be passed: carried, B Edmondson, Hinman,Lee and Sparling voting aye on roll call. Buchanan and Wonder absent. . \, ORDINANCE NO. 2238, AN ORDINANCE amending Section 1 of City of Yakima Ordinance No. 2199, enacted August 14, 1978, entitled "AN ORDINANCE providing for the improvement of certain property by constructing a pipe sewer with the necessary wye branches and manholes; establishing a Local Improvement District, providing for the method of payment thereof, and creating a special fund". *Having previously requested legislation to be prepared, it was MOVED by Beauchamp, seconded by Lee that Ordinance No. 2239, amending the Yakima City Municipal Code to repeal sections. relating to bicycle licensing, be passed: carried, Beauchamp, Edmondson, Hinman, Lee and Sparling voting aye on roll call. Buchanan and Wonder absent. ORDINANCE NO. 2239, AN ORDINANCE relating to regulations for bicycles; and repealing Sections 9.50.860, 9.50.870, 9.50.880, 9.50.890, 9.50.900, 9.50.910, 9.50.920 and 9.50.930 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code relating to bicycle licensing. *It was MOVED by Beauchamp, seconded by Lee that Ordinance No. 2240, relating to sick leave for Fire Department employees, be passed: carried, Beauchamp, Edmondson, Hinman, Lee and Sparling voting aye on roll call. Buchanan and Wonder absent. ORDINANCE NO. 2240, AN ORDINANCE relating to city government personnel; providing for and regulating sick leave for certain Fire Department employees; enacting Section 2.22.075 as a new section of the City of Yakima Municipal Code; and declaring an emergency. Council members discussed the correspondence received from Yakima Mortgage Bankers Association, Central Washington Home- builder's Association and Yakima Board of Realtors, relating to the recently passed Subdivision Ordinance. Acting City DECEMBER 4, 1978 Manager Zais reported that he had conversed with Fred Witham and he indicated it was their intent and purpose to submit their letter of protest into the records. It was the general consensus of the Council that this correspondence be filed with the City Council and be noted in the records. It was the general consensus of the Council that Tuesday, December 12, 1978 at 1:30 P.M., be scheduled as a catch-up budget study session. It was also the general consensus of the Council that the budget study session scheduled for December 11, 1978 be changed to begin at 1:00 P.M. City Attorney Andrews reported that the Superior Court has ruled that the Fire Battalion Chiefs will be represented by the firefighters Union. Items of Information supplied. to Council were: Letter from Doug Grandquis, Executive Director, YVCOG RE: selection of YVCOG members and alternatives for 1979. 11/22/78; Letter from A.B. Heinsbergen re Capital Theatre reconstruction 11/21/78; Special Bulletin - Federal Wage Price Guidelines: The Impact on Local Government. 11/78; Copy of News Release-of Revised Schedule of 1978 Annual Leaf Pick-up; Notice of approval of Outside Utility Connection at the request of Don Gimlin. 11/22/78; and Pending Items list, 11/ 8. READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY /;Afbr COUNCILMAN DATE /I 1 COUNCILMAN DAT ATTEST: ' —■-a111l . - • _ 111 ai CITY C RK ( MAYOR 1