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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/24/1979 Business Meeting 302 JULY 24, 1979 The City Council met in session on this date at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Yakima, Washington, Mayor Edmondson presiding, Council members Beauchamp, Buchanan, Hinman, Lee and Wonder, and City Manager Zais and City Attorney Andrews present on roll call. Councilman Jack Sparling absent. The Invocation was given by Councilman Hinman. Mayor Edmondson announced that an invitation has been received to attend the opening of the Yakima County Youth Activities Park on Saturday, July 28, 1979, at 11:30 A.M. Mayor Edmondson reported that James Hovis, attorney, is one of five finalists being considered for appointment as Federal Judge for the U. S. District Court, Eastern Washington District. She inquired if Council would like to send a letter endorsing his appointment. Councilman Wonder stated that it is important to have someone from this area and the Yakima County Bar Association endorses him. It was MOVED by Wonder, seconded by Hinman that the City Council go on record of endorsing James Hovis for appointment for Federal Judge for the U. S. District Court: carried, Beauchamp, Buchanan, Edmondson, Hinman, Lee and Wonder voting aye by voice vote. Sparling absent. 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. Councilman Wonder requested that Item No. 14 be removed from the Consent Agenda. Council member Lee suggested that Item No. 20 be added to the Consent Agenda, and Councilman Buchanan requested that Item No. 11 be added. Councilman Wonder requested that Item No. 12 be added to the Consent Agenda. Ines Rice, 4409 Arlington, requested that Item No. 11 not be added to the Consent Agenda. It was the general consensus of the Council that the deletion of Item No. 14, and the addition of Items No. 20 and 21, as requested, be made. The City Clerk then read the Consent Agenda items, including resolutions and an ordinance by title. It was MOVED by Lee, seconded by Wonder that the Consent Agenda, as read, be passed: carried, Buchanan, Edmondson, Hinman, Lee, Wonder and Beauchamp voting aye on roll call. Sparling absent. (Subsequent paragraphs preceded by an asterisk ( *) items on the Consent Agenda to be handled under one motion without further discussion.) *It was MOVED by Lee, seconded by Wonder that the minutes of the July 3 and 10, 1979, meetings having been duly certified accurate by two Council members, and no one present wishing to have said minutes read publicly, be approved: carried, Buchanan, Edmondson, Hinman, Lee, Wonder and Beauchamp voting aye on roll call. Sparling absent. This being the time fixed for the hearing on Petition No. 946, filed by Lee Stratton, requesting annexation of property located at 1820 South 3rd Avenue, and no citizen being present wishing to speak to this matter, it was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Buchanan that Ordinance No. 2314, annexing said property, be passed: carried, Edmondson, Hinman, Lee, Wonder, Beauchamp and Buchanan voting aye on roll call. Sparling absent. ORDINANCE NO. 2314, AN ORDINANCE annexing property to the City of Yakima, and zoning said property. This being the time fixed for the hearing on Petition No. 934, filed by Richard Abhold and H. S. Robinson, representing Arctic Circle, Inc., requesting annexation of property located at 3912 West Nob Hill Boulevard, and no citizen being present wishing to speak to this matter, it was MOVED by Wonder, seconded by Beauchamp that Ordinance No. 2315, annexing said property, be passed: carried, Hinman, Lee, Wonder, Beauchamp, Buchanan and Edmondson voting aye on roll call. Sparling absent. ORDINANCE NO. 2315, AN ORDINANCE annexing property to the City of Yakima and zoning said property. 303 JULY 24, 1979 This being the time fixed for the hearing on consideration of a modification of Tancara Preliminary Plat requested by Gene P. Mayer for property located at South 56th Avenue and Tieton Drive, Councilman Wonder inquired if staff had notified Cox Cable' TV that underground lighting and power will be installed and they should possibly coordinate the''- installation of their cables with the developer.. Larry Wright, Principal Planner, reported that Cox Cable TV is on the Design Review Team and will be notified of this modification. He stated that before conception, the Cable Company could contact the developer. Council member Lee inquired if this was the area she had previously expressed concern about the drainage. Mr. Wright stated that there was an agreement between the developer and Congdon Orchards for disposal of run -off. It was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Wonder that the modification of Tancara Preliminary Plat, be approved, with the conditions as outlined by staff: Beauchamp, Buchanan, Edmondson, Hinman, Lee and Wonder voting aye by voice vote. Sparling absent. This being the time fixed fdr the hearing on the consideration of a modification to the Community Development Block Grant funds for 1979 for the Community Garden Project, Mayor Edmondson announced that this is the first of two hearings required by law whenever there is to be a modification of the Community Development Block Grant Program. The next hearing will be August 7, 1979. Dale Wilson, 507 East "G" Street, spoke in favor of the. modification. Council member Lee asked who will be teaching the gardening techniques after VISTA is phased out. Mr. Wilson stated that part of the program was that the garden is to be taken care of by the community, and he reported that officers were elected last night for that committee. Carol Darby, Director of Community Development, reported that since VISTA would no longer be involved with this project, a letter dated May 15, 1979, from the Board of Directors of the Southeast Community Center was received, which named Jess'ilyn White as the person who will be handling this program. "She stated that` a letter on the status of this and who will'be handling this has been requested. Nancy, Palmer, 1001 South Naches Avenue; Bob Hatzenbeeler, 606 South 9th Avenue; and Dolores Goodman, 1002 South 6th Street were present and spoke in favor of the program. Mayor Edmondson announced that the second hearing will be at a special Council meeting on August 7, 1979. This being the time fixed for the hearing "on the Six Year Transportation Improvement Program, Carol Darby, Director of Community Development, explained that each year the City is required to file a Six Year Capital Improvement Program and Transportation Improvement Plan. She reported that this is the first year staff has been able to combine the two plans. She stated that a lot of items are in the Plan just in case funds should become available. She stated that the projects are not listed according to priority. Council members discussed Englewood Avenue and Ms. Darby reported that that is a street which has been given different designations by the City and the County, one considered it a collector street and the other considered, it an arterial. Speaking about improvements to Nob Hill Boulevard, Councilman Wonder stated that it could be possible to do some trade -offs in that area, regarding zoning and annexation. It was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Buchanan that Resolution D -4120, adopting a Six Year Transportation Improvement Program for the period of 1980 through 1985, be passed: carried, Lee, Hinman, Wonder, Beauchamp, Buchanan, and Edmondson voting aye on roll call. Sparling absent. RESOLUTION N0. D -4120, A RESOLUTION adopting a Six Year Tansportation" Improvement Program for the period of 1980 through 1985, for the construction of streets and arterial streets in the City of Yakima. Mayor Edmondson announced that a letter has been received from the Department of Social and Health Services announcing that a certificate of competency is being issued to Thomas Peadon as a Water Treatment Plant Operator -in- Training, and Michael Swearngin as a Water Treatment Plant Operator I. Charles Riemcke, Associated Realtors, reported that Mr. Wetzel contacted him and informed him that he has some additional 'work to do on his Outside Utility Request and would like to continue action_on this for • tr_.z 4 JULY 24, 1979 one month. It was the general consensus fo the Council to continue for one month the action on the Outside Utility Request filed by Arthur Wetzel for property located at North 40th Avenue and Powerhouse Road for water and sewer service. Ines Rice, 4409 Arlington, stated that if the City has personnel to send to Sunnyside to repair traffic signals, then she thinks that the City has too many employees. She asked where this money would show up in the budget. City Manager Zais stated that this money would go into the General Fund. Mayor Edmondson stated that Sunnyside does not have that many signals and the Traffic Division can handle this work without adding additional staff. ' Carol Darby, Director of Community Development, stated that it is on an emergency basis only, and Sunnyside only has nine signals. Councilman Wonder inquired if there was any opposition from the private industry for Sunnyside to contract with our City for this work. Douglas Terry, Director of Public Works for the City of Sunnyside, stated that there isn't anyone with that type of expertise in his City. He stated that he does have one staff person who can replace the bulbs. He reported that the City of Sunnyside would provide the gasoline to and from Sunnyside. It was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Wonder that Resolution No. D-4121, authorizing execution of a Traffic Signal Repair Agreement with the City of Sunnyside, be passed: carried, Wonder, Beauchamp, Buchanan, Edmondson, Hinman and Lee voting aye on roll call. Sparling absent. RESOLUTION NO. D-4121, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager and City Clerk of the City of Yakimd to execute a "Traffic io ,CTU= Signal Repair Agreement" with the City of Sunnyside. Council members considered the question of commercial refuse service. City Manager Zais reported that the Refuse Division has had a number of inquiries for commercial pickup service. This was proposed when Yakima Valley Disposal purchased - DiTommaso Brothers that the City again consider instituting commercial refuse service. Councilman Wonder inquired what the City's rates would be and how they would compare with Yakima Valley Disposal rates. City Manager Zais gave the following figures: Yakima Valley City of Yakima Disposal 1 bin $18.95 $21.00 1 bin x 2 pickup weekly 27.90 34.59 1 bin x 3 56.85 49.12 2 bins x 1 29.95 42.00 2 bins x 2 59.90 69.12 3 bins x 1 40.95 56.56 3 bins x 2 81.90 99.24 Councilman Wonder stated that he wants to be sure the residential business would not be subsidizing the commercial service. He also stated that we should get some cost accounting figures on this. Councilman Beauchamp inquired as to what level a commercial investment the City will have to make. Mr. White stated that the. City will not II/ make any additional investment for this program. He siate Thai 'thete are 30 bins on hand that could go out, and staff has received about 15 to 20 requests. Councilman Hinman inquired if there is an ordinance which requires them to have refuse service. Mr. White stated that they can haul their own refuse. Councilman Hinman expressed concern about those people who don't take service from the existing commercial hauler. Gail Hadar, Yakima Valley Disposal, reported that she had investigated the requests the Refuse Division had received for service and reported that some were the results of small complaints against service, which have been resolved. She further stated that last year, according to the City's records,. the Refuse Division lost money. She stated that after the people find out that the City's rates are less, the City will be bombarded with requests for service, and then how will the City determined who will be served. Councilman Wonder expressed concern about changing our policy toward commercial service, and suggested public input should be sought. Following discussion, it was MOVED by Hinman to accept the staff report and have staff prepare legislation. JULY 24, 1979 305 The Motion failed for lack of a second. Following discussion, it was MOVED by Beauchamp, seconded by Wonder to reconsider this request for commercial service at budget time: carried, Beauchamp, Buchanan, Lee and Wonder voting aye by voice vote. Edmondson and Hinman voting nay. Sparling absent. Mayor Edmondson stated that she felt this should be considered now. Council member Lee stated that she would be interested in looking at an increase of commercial rates. Councilman Wonder referred to the settlement of a damage claim for Martha Cassidy, stating that the labor rate was set at $2.20 per hour, and in all fairness, he thought she should have been given the minimum wage of $2..90 per hour. City Attorney Andrews stated that it is the City's practice to allow minimum wage for work done by the family for their own clean up. He stated that the settlements for the two damage claims on the agenda this week have already been accepted by the claimants, and these could not be adjusted, however, in the future, we would be more consistant. It was MOVED by Wonder, seconded by Beauchamp that Resolution No. D -4122, authorizing payment of $119.5.3_ to Martha J..: Cassidy in settlement of a claim for damages when the City sewer line backed up into her basement, be passed: carried, Beauchamp, Buchanan, Edmondson, Hinman, Lee, and Wonder voting aye on roll call. Sparling absent. RESOLUTION NO. D -4122, A RESOLUTION authorizing payment of $119.53 to Martha J. Cassidy in settlement of a claim for damages filed with the City of Yakima. It was MOVED by Wonder, seconded by Beauchamp Resolution No. D -4123 authorizing payment of $20.70 to George L. Sanford in settlement of a claim for damages when the City sewer line backed up into his basement, be passed: carried, Buchanan, Edmondson, Hinman, Lee, Wonder and Beauchamp voting aye on roll call. Sparling absent. RESOLUTION NO. D -4123, A RESOLUTION authorizing payment of $20.70 to George L. Sanford in settlement of a claim for damages filed with the City of Yakima. *It was MOVED by Lee, seconded by Wonder that Resolution No. D -4124, denying the damage claim filed by Gary Lee Bailey for damages to his vehicle when driving over a water meter tile, be passed: carried, Buchanan, Edmondson, Hinman, Lee, Wonder and Beauchamp voting aye on roll call. Sparling absent. RESOLUTION NO..D -4124, A RESOLUTION denying the claim of Gary Lee Bailey filed with the City of Yakima, July 5, 1979. - *It was MOVED by Lee, seconded by Wonder that the report of the City Engineer,, dated July 10, 1979, with respect to the completion of the work on 43rd and Aller sewer, LID No. 1023, and 1979 manhole project, as performed by Ironstone, Inc., be approved, the work be accepted and payment of the final estimates as therein set forth is hereby authorized: carried, Buchanan, Edmondson, Hinman, Lee, Wonder and Beauchamp voting aye on roll call. Sparling absent. *It was MOVED by Lee, seconded by Wonder that Resolution No.. D -4125, authorizing the abatement of fire hazards on private property, be passed: carried, Buchanan, Edmondson, Hinman, Lee, Wonder and Beauchamp voting aye on roll call. Sparling absent. RESOLUTION NO. D- 41.25, A RESOLUTION requiring the abatement of fire hazards on certain property, directing notice to property owners to abate such hazards, and, in the alternative, authorizing abatement by the Fire Marshal. *It was MOVED by, Lee, seconded by Wonder to set the date of hearing for August. 14., 1979, on Chesterley Park Specific Area Plan Amendment to the Yakima City Comprehensive Parks and Recreation System Plan: carried, Buchanan, Edmondson, Hinman, Lee, Wonder and Beauchamp voting aye on roll call. Sparling absent. *It was MOVED by Lee, seconded by Wonder to set the dates of hearing for 316 JULY 24, 1979 August 14 and 28, 1979, for Community Development Block Grant funds: carried, Buchanan, Edmondson, Hinman, Lee, Wonder and Beauchamp voting aye on roll call. Sparling absent. *An Ordinance amending the 1979 budget, appropriating, transferring and reappropriating money within and among various funds and accounts, having been read by title only at this meeting, was laid on the table for two weeks or until Tuesday, August 14, 1979. *It was MOVED by Lee, seconded by Wonder that Ordinance No. 2316, creating a Community Programming Advisory Committee, be passed: carried, Buchanan, Edmondson, Hinman, Lee, Wonder and Beauchamp voting aye on roll call. Sparling absent. ORDINANCE NO. 2316, AN ORDINANCE relating to City . government II/ administration, creating a Community Programming Advisory Committee, and defining its membership, organization and duties; and enacting Chapter 1.32 "Community Programming Advisory Committee" as a new chapter of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. City Manager Zais reported that two weeks ago staff presented to Council the request of R. W. Beck for an amendment to the Wastewater Facility Program. He stated that staff worked that through with R. W. Beck and EDA and in the consequence of doing that, R. W. Beck elected to split that request into two different amendments. He stated that this is the second part of that original change order. Willis White, Director of Public Works, outlined the Change Order, deleting the fixed fee increase submitted in a previous Change Order, deleting $25,000 from Phase II in the previous Change Order, and transferring $20,000 from Phase II to cover advertising costs of the contract. It was MOVED by Beauchamp, seconded by Wonder that Resolution No. D-4126, authorizing the execution of Change Order No. 6-A'to the Agreement with R. W. Beck and Associates, relating to the Wastewater Facilities Project, be passed: carried, Edmondson, Hinman, Lee, Wonder, Beauchamp and Buchanan voting aye on roll call. Sparling absent. RESOLUTION NO. D-4126, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager and City Clerk of the City of Yakima to execute an amendment to the agreement with R. W. Beck and Associates to prepare a Wastewater Facilities Design. City Manager Zais reported that he is not planning a Study Session for the 31st of July, as it is the 5th Tuesday of the month. He stated that on the 7th of August there will be held a regular Study Session and a special meeting at 7:00 P.M. It was the general consensus of the Council not to meet for a Study Session on the 31st of July. It was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Wonder to move into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing pending litigation: carried, Beauchamp, Buchanan, Edmondson, Hinman, Lee and Wonder voting aye by voice vote. Sparling absent. Items of information supplied to Council were: letter from Department of Social and Health Services announcing certificate of competency being issued to Thomas F. Peadon and Michael L. Swearngin, 6/4/79; report from II/ Yakima County Parks and Recreation Department on meeting and current status of the Yakima River Regional Greenway, 7/13/79; memo from Director of Public Works re reduction of irrigation water and notice of reduction from the U. S. Department of the Interior, 7/12/79; memo from Supervising Traffic Engineer re North 7th Avenue at "B" Street, 6/26/79; and memos from Director of Community Development re the following outside utility requests: a) request for water service for property located in the southeast corner of the intersection of North 25th Avenue and River Road, filed by S & C Investments, 7/12/79; b) request for sewer service for property located at 2502 Willow Street, filed by Chester Lumpkin, 7/12/79; and c) request for sewer service for property located at 2204 Willow Street, filed by Oscar Daniels, 7/12/79. JULY 24, 1979 307 The Executive Session being completed, the meeting was adjourned at the hour of 10:45 P.M. READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY/:---7 DATE,' 4 (4 27 CA 7 COUNCIL z Ak r , DATE j COUNCILMAN ATTEST: CITY ' ERK f MAYOR , — JULY 31, 1979 There being no quorum present at the regular Council meeting scheduled for this date, no meeting was held.