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APRIL 3, 1978
Council members met at 12 :30 PM in the Council Chambers and then went on
a tour of the Police Department.
At the conclusion of the tour of the Police Department, the City Council
met in session on this date at 1:30 PM in the Conference Room, City
Hall. Council members present were Mayor Betty L. Edmondson, Henry
Beauchamp, Don Hinman, Jack Sparling, Nadine Walker and Gordon Wonder.
It was MOVED by Walker, seconded by Hinman to go into Executive Session
to discuss a collective bargaining matter: carried, Beauchamp, Edmondson,
Hinman, Sparling, Walker and Wonder voting aye by voice vote.
Upon completion of the Executive Session, Mayor Edmondson stated that
there are some corrections to be made to the minutes of the meetings of
March 20, 1978 and they will have to be removed from the Consent Agenda.
The proposed corrections were as follows: Page 734, third paragraph,
line 3, insert after "the properties that are" for the most part, "more
than ", etc.; fourth line, same paragraph, insert the word "distance between
" much" and "benefit "; beginning of line 6, same paragraph, in place of
the second word stated, insert "suggested" and same line, insert at the
end of the sentence after "per square foot ", "for general parking
and improvement benefits "; last line in paragraph 4, same page, insert
the word "present" between "and the" and "land use "; page 738, first
paragraph, last line, delete, and write "She also stated that the
method for selecting a Council person and the deadline for receiving
applications would be discussed at 1:30 PM on Monday, March 27, 1978 ";
page 742 add to bottom line, "to a expenses incurred with duties
required of the Mayor ".
Mayor Edmondson mentioned the neighborhood meetings and distributed the
schedule so that those Council members that may wish to attend some of
them may do so.
Mayor Edmondson referred to the program, Council on- the -air, and asked
that two Council members appear with her on April 4 at 9:45 AM. Council
members Hinman and Beauchamp indicated they would appear and Councilman
Wonder stated that he may be there.
The filling of the position of Mayor Pro -Tem was discussed and it was
the consensus of the Council members to wait until the Council vacancy
has been filled.
Mayor Edmondson stated that there are openings on the Clean Air Authority
Board and the DARC Committee. It was the consensus of the Council
members to wait on these until the Council vacancy has been filled.
Mayor Edmondson stated that an alternate is needed for the Council of
Governments. Council member Hinman volunteered to be an alternate and
it was the consensus of the Council members that Councilman Hinman be
appointed as the alternate to COG.
Mayor Edmondson referred to the matter of the evaluation of the City
Manager and presented the Council with various proposals from consulting
firms and individuals who have offered to help the Council do this
evaluation. Costs from both private firms and individuals and from the
U.S. Civil Service Commission, varied from $140 to $375 per day or $50
per hour plus expenses. Councilman Wonder questioned whether this is a
wise way to go and asked if anyone knew how many other City Councils
employed consultants in similar situations. Mayor Edmondson suggested
that the Council itself begin the evaluation in Executive Session and
call in a consultant later if it is felt it is necessary. Councilman
Beauchamp indicated that he feels this is a good approach. Councilman
Hinman concurred with this suggestion. Councilman Sparling suggested
that Council members meet with the City Manager in groups of two to ask
questions and air complaints. The Council will then meet to compare
notes to decide•whether to call in a consultant. This will be one of
the matters to be discussed at the two day Council retreat set for April
14 and 15,at Whistlin' Jack Lodge. The Council pairs drawn were Mayor
Edmondson and Don Hinman, Jack Sparling and Nadine Walker, and Henry
Beauchamp and Gordon Wonder.
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It was the consensus of the Council, to discuss other matters to be
brought up at the retreat, at the and of the regular Council meeting if
there is time. �
At 3:00 PM, the Council members moved Into the Council Chambers for the
balance of the meeting, Mayor Edmondson presiding, Counol|.membors
Beauchamp, Hinman, Sperling, Walker and Wonder, City Manager Eastman and
City Attorney Andrews present on roll call. . .
The Invocation was given by City Manager George Eosfmon,
Mayor Edmondson then referred to the items placed on the Consent Agenda,
questioning whether there waFe any additions or deletions from either
Council members or ol ens presenf. Councl|mon.Wonder requested that
item #15 be deleted from the Consent Agenda. Councilman Beauchamp
requested that item #12 be deleted and Mayor Edmondson requested that
item #8 be deleted f the Consent Agenda. It was the general consensus
of the Council that the deletion of items #8, #12.nnd #15, as requested,
be made. The City Clerk then read the Consent Agenda, including Resolutions II/
by title. It was MOVED by Walker, seconded by Hinman that the Consent
Agenda, as read, be sed: carried, Beauchamp, Edmondson, Hinman,
Sperling, Walker and Wonder voting aye on roll call. (Subsequent paragraphs
preceded by an asterisk (*) indicate items on the Cunsent.8gendo to be
handled under one motion without further discussion.)
Mayor Edmondson stated that she had requested the minutes to be deleted
from the Consent Agenda because there were a few corrections to be made,
which had been given To the City Clerk in the Study Session meeting. It
was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Walker that the minutes of March 20,
1978, as corrected, having been duly certified accurate by two Councilmen
and no one present wi h|ng to have said minutes read publicly, be approved:
carried, Beauchamp, Edmondson, Hinman, Sperling, Walker and Wonder
voting aye by voice vote.
The City C|erk" having read Resolution No. D-3877 in its entirety, it
was MOVED by Beauchamp, seconded by Hinman fhef Resolution No. D-3877,
giving recognition and commendation for services pe'rformed by past 8oumCy|
memberRalph L. Holbrook, be passed: carried, Beauchamp, Edmondsop,. .
Hinman, Spor/ing^ Walker and Wonder voting aye on roll call.
RESOLUTION NO. D-3877 A RESOLUTION of appreciation and commendation for
the services performed by Ralph L. Holbrook during his tenure as a
Yakima City Council member.
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Judy Sheridan, Trons rfafion Director, reported that Yakima County is
donating property, valued at opproximmfe|y.$]OO,OOD" to enable the City
to extend Runway 9-27J She stated that the value of the land would be
used as part of the,Ctyls matching funds for the federal grant. After
discussion, it was the general consensus of the Council to have a
letter sent to Yakima County to thank them for this gesture. It was
then MOVED by Beauchamp, seconded by Wonder that Resolution No. D-3878
accepting property from Yakima County for airport expansion purposes, be
passed: carried, Boo homp, Edmondson, Hinman, Sperling, Walker and
Wonder voting aye 9n roll call.
RESOLUTION NO. D-3878, A RESOLUTION accepting a conVeyence of real
property from Yakima County for nlrpo expansion purposes; and authorizing
and directing the City Manager and City Clerk of the City of Yakima to
execute an ograemanf.wlfh Yakima County related to such conveyance.
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Council members dlscu d the agreement with Preston L. Shepherd and
Associates for a study for alternatives for improving Nob H|| |
Willis White, Public Works Director, reported that $100,000 was appropriated
in the 1978 budget for, lmpr Nob Hill Boulevard and this study
would be the first Councilman HinmanAxpressad concern regarding
the method for determining the cost, which is a flat fee of $25
Councilman Walker questioned |f work will be able to begin after this
study. Preston Sheph rd reported that this study is for alternatives
for improving Nob Hi|[ Boulevard and would not include construction
drawings. Mayor Edmondson stated that this study is to find the most
cost-effective plan for a very expensive project. Councilman Hinman
stated that it should be done on the actual services performed with a
maximum amount of money set. After further discussion, it was MOVED by
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Beauchamp, seconded by Walker that Resolution No. D-3879, authorizing
execution of an agreement with Preston L.'Shephmrd and Associates, Inc.,
for professional engineering services in connection with Nob Hill Boulevard
improvements: carried, Beauchamp, Edmondson, Sperling, Walker and
Wonder voting aye on roll call. Hinman nay.
RESOLUTION NO. 0-3879, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City
Manager and C|fy `of the Clty'of Yakima to execute an agreement
with Preston L. Shepherd and Associates, Inc., for professional engineering
services in connection with on engineering report.
Carol Darby, Director of Community Development, having reported on the
need for citizen input for the development of the Citizen Participation
Plan regarding the Community Development Block Grant, it was MOVED by
Walker, seconded by Beauchamp that April 24, 1978 be fixed for the
time of hearing on fhe Community Development Block Grant -- Citizen Partici-
pation Plod: carried, Beauchamp, Edmondson, Hinman, Sperling, Walker
and Wonder voting aye by voice vote.
*A report having been received from staff, it was MOVED by Walker,
seconded by Hinman that the Outside Utility Request filed by Emma Bauman
for sewer services for property |otnfed at 1621 So. 9th Avenue, be
approved: tarried, Beauchamp, Edmondson, Hinman, Sperling, Walker and
Wonder voting aye on roll call. '
*A report having been'receivod from staff, 'It was MOVED by Walker,
seconded by Hinman that the Outside Utility Request filed by Francis
Brook, for sewer for property located at ]62] So. 9th AVenue"
be approved: .'corrled Beauchamp; Edmondson, Hinman, Sperling; Walker
and Wonder voting aye qn' ro| |' ca | | . �
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Councilman Wonder stated that the summary'/given with the travel request
showed'+hof this would be paid for by federal funds, and answered the
questions he had oh the out-of-state travel request for Larry Lehman,
Oommunlfy Department. Carol Darby, Community Development
Director, stated that Robert Knight of the Transit Division w i l l
be attending a symposium in Co|gorylA|berfn;-Mr. Lehman w i l l just attend
the conference in'Woshlngfon, D.C. It was MOVED by Wonder, by
Hinman that the ouf�of�yfofe' frove| for Larry Lehman, Community Development
Department, to attend the Urban ,Travel Demand Forecasting Course in
Washington, D.C., April 6 - 17 1978, expenses to be reimbursed to the
City by YMATS, be-approved: carried, Beauchamp, Edmondson, Hinman,
Spar|lng, Wo|ker'and WOnder voting aye by voice vote. '
*It was MOVED by seconded by Hinman that the out-of-sfnfe*frave|
request for Richard H. Clark and Howard Cyr, detectives, to attend the
Western Crime Seminar in Sparks, Nevada, .May 6 - II, 1 at a
cost fo:fhe City of $200 each, .be approved: tarried, Beauchamp; Edmondson,
Hinman, Sperling, Walker and Wonder voting aye by voice vote.
*|f was. MOVED by Walker, setonded by Hinman that Resolution No D-3880,
fixing a time of hearing on the razbno'rmqbesf filed by Thunderbird
Motor Inn for property located at 140171405 No. 2nd Street for'8pr7| 24,
1978, be passed: carried, Beauchamp, Edmondson, Hinman, Sperling,
Walker and Wonder vof{ng aye on roll co|1:
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'RESOLUTION NO:.0-3880; A RESOLUTION fixing the time and place for .
hearing on a petition for vacation of a portion of street within the
City of Yakima.
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Counti1 nexf!dltcbssmd the proposed ordinance a Yakima
Center Advisory Bob ! Brown; President and Acting
the Visitors and Convention Bureau, requested that representatives of
the hospitality industry (hofe|/mofe|rand restaurant) be appointed to
the Commission. He-also stated that it would be o shame not . to be able
to reappoint a Commission member and requested that`Couhcl1 cont/der
this for change: Also, Counc6| should consider if the CommistYon would
be better than tha .exlsflng.odvlsory board created by the management
contract.- Councilman H|nmon to the ordLnonoe, that #7
seems restrictive, in not allowing fha Cbmmiss|on members to report '
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diraof|y'fo the City Council unless requested to do so by the City
Manager. It was then MOVED by Walker, seconded by Hinman to amend
Section 1.88.050, de| ' fing'fhe last sentence of the last paragraph, so
it would read. reports and recommendations of the 8dv(sory Commission .
shall be submitted to the City Manager."! corryad,'Beoudh"omp, Edmondsdn
Hinman, Sparling, Walker and Wonder voting aye by voice vote. It was
then MOVED by Beauchamp, seconded by Hinman that Section 1,88.020 be
amended to delete o no member may be appointed to succeed himself in
office except for those original membersiappo|nfed for less than 4 year '
terms and except for members appointed to fill unexpired terms. No
retired member may be reappointed sooner than 12 months from the date of
that member's retirement" in Subsection B C �|mo �o d stated
�n n , Councilman Wonder
that this provision ayoids any problems which might be created a'
member's term has expired, and enables different citizens to be'nb|efo
serve on the Board. After further discussion, the question was called
for the vote on the motion: 'Beauchamp, Edmondson, and Hinman voting aye
by voice vote. Sar| ng" Walker and Wonder voting nay. The motion
failed for lack of a majority vote. It was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by
Beauchamp that the term of appointment be changed from 4 years to 6 IN/
years, with the pr|Qi n| term of office staggered so 2 membert would
serve 6 years, 3 members would serve'4 years and 2 members woU|d serve
for 2 years: Beauchamp, Edmondson and Hinman voting aye by voice vote.
Sparling, Walker and Wonder voting nay. The motion failed for lack of
a majority vote. It Was then MOVED by H|nmon,'seobhdad by Beauchamp
that Section 1.88.040 be amended so that the first two sentences of
Subsection A would read "the Advisory Commission shall hold a regular
meeting at least once each two oa|ehder mohfhs. If any regular member
of the Advisory Commission does nof'offend two (2) consecutive regular
meetings, unless excused by the vote of the Advisory Commission, his
membership thereon shall nufomafloa||y fehhinafe.": carried; Beauchamp,
Edmondson, Hinman, S r|inQ, Walker and Wonder voting aye by voice vote.
It was then MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Beauchamp that the Advisory
Commission should consist of at least four members from the hospitality
industry, w|fh.fhe definition of'hosp|fa|ify industry being motel/hotel &
restaurant owners, amending 3eofion'(,88.020. After discussion, the
question was'ca||od for the vote on the motion: Beauchamp, Edmondson,
Hinman, Sparling, Walker and Wonder voting nay by'voloe vote. It was
then MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Beauchamp that Section 1.88.020 be
amended so that the membership 'of fhe Commission would include at least
one member from the hotel/motel Industry and one member from the restaurant
industry. Council member Wonder stated that there possibly could be a
conflict of interest because the Center has the contract for catering
services. Counol|manflSpor|inQ stated that the Council would be making a
policy decision nheod of time -- they could still be appointed without
this provision. The question was called for the vote on the motion:
Beauchamp, Edmondson and Hinman voting aye on roll call. Sparling,
Walker nnd.Wonder voting nny. The motion failed for lack of a majority
vote. It was then MOVED by Hinman that Section 1.88.040 Subsection A,
be amended so that th 'seoond sentence would read "If any regular member
of the Advisory Cumml s|on does not attend two (2) consecutive regular
meetings, unless excused by the vote of the Advisory Commission, his
membership thereon s h a l l automatically be considered for termination."
The motion died for want of a second. The question for the vote on Ordinance
No. 2167, as amended, creating the Yakima Center Advisory Commission was
called: carried, Beo chomp, Edmondson, Hinman, Spar|lhg, Walker and
Wonder voting aye on 91311 call. Assistant City Manager Zais stated that
this Ordinance estab| shes'on Advisory Commission as a separate entity
from the CommistYon created by the V&C contract.
ORDINANCE NO. 2167, AN ORDINANCE relating to City government administration;
creating a Yakima Center Advisory Commission and defining its membership,
organization and duties; enacting Chapter 1,88 "Yakima Center Advisory
Commission", as,a new 'Chapter of the City of Yakima Municipal Code.
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Art Zerbach, Director ,of Finance & Budget explained that the Parks
Department is experle oYnQ a cash flow problem. This can be remedied
by re-allocating $660, 6f anti-recession money, which was allocated
to the General Fund, into the Parks Department fund. When the Parks
Department fund would receive money from the ad valorum taxes on real
and personal properfy a re-o||otnfion of $680 would be made to the
General Fund. Mr. Ze ooh stated that this would establish an audit
trail, and that without this allocation, an |nforfunU loan would have to
be made. After discussion on the necessity of the emergency clause, It
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was MOVED by Hinman., ,seconded by Walker that Ordinance No. 2168, amending
the 1978 budget by 're- alloca.ting revenues, be passed: carried, Beauchamp,
Edmondson, HLnman, Sparling, Walker and Wonder voting aye on r6 call.
ORDINANCE,.NO. 2168,_,AN.ORDINANCE relating to the 1978 budget.; amending
Ordinance No'. 2143, enacted December 19, 1977, entitled "An Ordinance
adopting the budget for the City of Yakima, Washington, for the year
1978; and appropriating funds for estimated expenditures ", and amending
the 1978 budget by re- allocating revenues; and declaring an emergency.
After discussion, it was the general consensus of the Council that the
appointment of two members to the Yakima Metropolitan Area Transportation
Study (YMATS) Citizens Advisory Committee-(CAC) will be continued until
Monday, April 10, 1978.
Council members discussed the report submitted by Hope Gomez, Community
Relations Officer, expressing the greatest concern on the Affirmative
Action Plan and contract compliance. After discussion, it was MOVED by
Walker, seconded by Hinman to request an updated report from the City
Manager on the City's Affirmative Action ,Program and contract compliance:
carried, Beauchamp, Edmondson, Hinman, Sparling, Walker and Wonder
voting aye by voice vote. Ms. Gomez also requested time to meet with
the Council to discuss the duties of her office. It was suggested that
this discussion could possibly be held at the retreat.
Having received a report from the Community Relations Officer regarding
the._vacancies on the Human Relations Commission and a list of people who
have expressed an interest in serving on that Commission, it was MOVED
by Walker, seconded by Hinman that Alfred M. Falk be appointed to fill
the unexpired term created by the resignation of Michael Schwab on the
Human Relations Commission: carried, Beauchamp, Edmondson, Hinman,
Sparling, Walker and Wonder voting aye by voice vote. It was then MOVED
by Wonder, seconded by 'Hinman that Mrs. Kay Freya Burgstaller be reappointed
to serve another term on the Human Relations Commission: carried,
Beauchamp, Edmondson, Hinman, Sparling, Walker and Wonder voting aye by
voice vote. It was then MOVED by Walker, seconded by Wonder that Christine
Smart be appointed to the Human Relations Commission to fill the vacancy
of Mary Gustafson: carried, Beauchamp, Edmondson, Hinman, Sparling,
Walker and Wonder voting aye by voice vote.
After briefly explaining the problem involved with the Community Development
Block Grant loan for property at 921 N. 6th Avenue, Carol Darby, Director
of Community Development, stated she would be able to give Council a
full report on this next week after getting all the facts.
It was MOVED by Sparling, seconded by Wonder to instruct staff to proceed
with the appropriate procedures to amend the existing Planned Development
Zone for the Yakima Convention Center and parking lot for the purpose of
accommodating the new Chamber of Commerce Office Building. This should
be followed by procedures to initiate the appropriate exchange of properties
between the City of Yakima and the Chamber of Commerce. Gary Webster,
Chamber of Commerce, outlined their proposal for an exchange of property
that they own on No. 9th Street for property of equal value located
within the Yakima Center Parking Lot on which they wish to construct
their new office building. After discussing this proposal, the question
was called for the vote on the motion: carried, Beauchamp, Edmondson,
Hinman, Sparling, Walker and Wonder voting aye by voice vote.
Council members briefly discussed the Council retreat and it was the
general consensus that each Council member would give their opinion to
the City Manager of what they wish to discuss to enable him to fix an
agenda.
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There being no further business t• come- before. the Council, Mayor Edmondson
declared th•i s meeting to be adjou ed the hour of, :35 PM. .
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