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Home My WebLink About12/07/2010 08B Vacation of Portions of South 29th and 30th Avenues Between Walnut Street and Chestnut Avenue II BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT ITEM NO 6 FOR MEETING OF December. 7, 2010 ITEM TITLE Open record public hearing for consideration of the Hearing Examiner's recommendation to vacate portions of S 29 and 30 Avenues located between Walnut Street and Chestnut Avenue SUBMITTED BY Michael A. Morales, Director of Community Economic Development CONTACT PERSON / TELEPHONE Jeff Peters, Associate Planner, 575 -6163 SUMMARY EXPLANATION Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital submitted two Right -of -Way Vacation petitions numbers 10- 06, and 10 -07, requesting the vacation of portions of S 29 and 30 Avenues located between West Walnut Street and Chestnut Avenue These vacations are being requested to facilitate the closure of Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital's campus in accordance with their Institutional Overlay /Master Development Plan • On October 28, 2010, the Hearing Examiner held an open record public hearing on this request, and issued his recommendation to approve the vacation on November 12, 2010 You are now being asked to conduct an open record public hearing to consider the hearing examiner's recommendation to approve the requested vacations Resolution Ordinance_ Contract _ Other (Specify) Hearing Examiner's recommendation Funding Source N/A APPROVAL FOR SUBMITTAL �.) , _.. City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION Accept the hearing examiner's recommendation to approve the vacation requests Direct the City Legal Department to prepare the appropriate legislation, and set January 18, 2011, as the date of public meeting to consider legislation for the proposed Right -of -Way Vacations BOARD RECOMMENDATION The City of Yakima Hearing Examiner' recommended approval. of these vacation requests subject to conditions on November 12, 2010 COUNCIL ACTION IP BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No 9 For Meeting of December 7, 2010 ITEM TITLE Cascade and Senator Apartments Petition for Free Parking in the "Barrel House" Parking Lot SUBMITTED BY Chris Waarvick, Director of Public Works CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE Chris Waarvick, 576 -6411 SUMMARY EXPLANATION On October 13, 2010, Mr Dwight Lewis submitted the attached petition (Pet. # 10 -08) protesting the current parking situation at the "Barrel House" public parking lot. Residents of the Senator and Cascade Hotels had traditionally utilized spaces in the public lot. The advent of transitioning the lot from county use to a "for pay" public lot limits the use of these lots on a "free basis " On October 19, 2010, Mr Dwight Lewis appeared at City Council to request relief from the situation described above The City Council requested that the Parking Commission revisit this issue On November 10, 2010, the Parking Commission discussed the matter City Councilmember Dave Edler attended as the ouncil Liaison Please see attached agenda for the Parking Commission meeting of November 10, � 2010 After deliberation, the Parking Commission voted to not alter the use of the "Barrel House" public parking lot and reaffirmed their past recommendation to the City Council, which Council acted in the affirmative on August 3, 2010 (attached) Jeff Cutter, City Attorney, has, via verbal communication, expressed serious doubt of the legality to provide "free" parking in the public lot as the petitioners request. Resolution _Ordinance _ Contract Other (Specify) 11/20/2010 Parking Commission Minutes, 10/19/2010 Council Item #9 Funding Source N/A APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL ` City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends City Council make no change from their August 3, 2010 decision to incorporate the Barrel House parking lot into the City's system of lots managed by CDY BOARD /COMMISSION /COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION The City Council's Parking Commission voted on November 10, 2010 to maintain the current recommendation to Council, therefore not O recommending parking relief for the Senator and Cascade residents due to legal, policy and recedential challenges COUNCIL ACTION ® Parking Commission Minutes November 10, 2010 Committee for Downtown Yakima Office, 115 N 3rd Street Members Present - Larry Hull, Joe Morrier, Mike McMurray, Nick Hughes, Jack Cannon City Staff present - Chris Waarvick, Councilman Dave Edler CDY Staff present - Jamie Lee Stickel 1. Call to Order • Mike McMurray called the meeting to order at 4:08pm 2. Cascade & Senator Apartments • Mike McMurray explained that the reason for the meeting is to discuss the Cascade and Senator Apartments. • Chris explained that he spoke with Dwight, the supervisor from the Cascade & Senator apartments, who is acting as the spokesman for the two apartment buildings. Chris said that he explained that the area falls into the $12 on- street parking A discussion occurred on various issues surrounding the Senator and Cascade Apartments, which is owned by Aaron Stewart • Larry Hull explained that he spoke with a representative from Aaron Stewart's lending institution about the parking and why it hasn't been changed to HUD. They disclosed that they have spoken to Aaron Stewart on this matter, but at this time, he is not willing to make changes to his building in order to qualify for HUD funding for Federal dollars Larry explained to the Parking Commission that he knows that there is currently HUD funding available for upgrades to buildings like his. • Mike McMurray explained that there is currently 30% of the Barre( House parking lot that is available for permits at $40 per month, and the Barrel House parking lot is located on the same black as the Cascade and Senator Apartments • Councilman Dave Edler explained that situations like this come to a City Council meeting, and it can get people politically charged, so he encouraged the Parking Commission to make uniform parking policies for the City. • Nick Hughes moved to recommend addition of parking meters to the Barrel House parking lot, to maintain the same setup and operational procedures (% of monthly permits available, cost, and signage) as the other 3 public parking lots Jack Cannon 2nd The motion passed unanimously • 3. Good of the Order • Chris Waarvick explained that he is working with the City Legal department to look into the Velosum ticket writing program and the proposal should go in front of City Council in January • Mike McMurray asked Chris Waarvick if the suggested increase for on- street permit parking was submitted to council to raise rates from $12 per year to $40 per month Chris Waarvick explained that it had not been brought yet, but will be at a future council meeting. • Larry explained that the Committee for Downtown Yakima will come to the Parking Commission with various options and ideas regarding parking in the core in the near future A discussion occurred on the possibilities for the future of downtown parking 4 Adjourn • 4 51pm 0 0 Event: City of Yakima Parking Commission Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 Ti 4 :00 PM L n: Administrative Offices of the Committee for Downtown Yakima 115 North 3rd Street Agenda 1. Call to order 2. Discussion regarding Cascade and Senator Apartments and a more in -depth look at the following items: -Do these apartments fall within the scope of allowing esidential Parking Permits under the YMC? (It certainly appears so, yes) -Do the residents fall within the scope of an "evening only" privilege in the public lot? (I have heard anecdotal reports that Council provided this relief for the Grand Hotel on Yakima Avenue, though no one has taken advantage of this provision ) -Are there any other examples of reserving a number of kingspaces in a public lot? (It appears so, yes. At the public lot east of t ar 2nd Street Grill for Liberty Building parking; but they pay for the privilege ) -Are there any private lots close by to contract with or pay individually? (Yes, two lots. The lot north and adjacent to the Cafe Melange and the lot on the southwest corner of Front and Yakima Ave.) -Is there a prohibition of the City from offering free parking for the residents of the Cascade and Senator Apartments as they_have requested? (I am not the attorney but likely it would have problems - Jeff?) -Are there any programs for the residents to avail themselves of to pay for monthly parking? Larry has some experience in this arena ) 3. Other Concerns 4. Adjourn BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No —S For Meeting Of October 19, 2010 ITEM TITLE Consideration of Citizens Petition No 10 -08 regarding parking in the North Front Street Historic District area SUBMITTED BY Chris Waarvick, Director of Public Works CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE Chris Waarvick, 575 -6005 SUMMARY EXPLANATION On October 13, 2010, Mr Dwight Lewis submitted the attached petition that protests the current parking situation in the vicinity of the North Front Street historic block. There are forty signatures that the petition states are tenants of the Cascade and Senator Apartments For the sake of expediting this matter, since the City Council's Parking Commission was scheduled to meet on Wednesday, October 13, I took the liberty of giving them the petition so they could review this matter without a three -month delay or calling a special meeting The Barrel House parking lot has been returned to City of Yakima control from Yakima County and the City has expanded the management responsibilities of the Committee for Downtown Yakima (CDY) to include this lot in their parking management contract. Only warning citations have been written to this point. The parking requirements for this lot are no different than the other public lots under CDY management. Mr Lewis has been contacted and advised that this matter is on the Council agenda for petition acceptance and disposition. Resolution _ Ordinance _Contract Other (Specify) Citizens Petition Funding Source APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL. City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION Accept petition BOARD /COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The Parking Commission discussed this matter briefly on October 13, 2010 and decided to take no action on this matter pending any future Council direction COUNCIL ACTION Dwight Lewis spoke about the petition he submitted and the parking issues at the Cascade and Senator Apartments. Motion carried to refer the petition to the Parking Commission for review of options. Vote Unanimous RECEIVED �n 0 2010 OCT 13 PM 12 C2 YAKIMA CITY CLERK / 0 0 u -utS -�' '-,-- cam. �s ,r) � � �� 24 - L-- f‘_-_' k ` ' �i Z { ALL -G O. /47r.2-2-e:17. -----, 4-.C.1-"‘te-60: 7c.-(' ,..„-l2ea Zie_e_- 2-:;. %.".,1 .,_7--..// 1 CD � �, �_ t �� -c�'. Ley , << -C-c i � �� 02_( i / & ' ' ✓� ? l a / 5 /I / 2,;n , ?� S ^'`^�- DL . � . (.a.,:,„,_,_ ,. __, ..5 19 19 C6N\YOV . ___L-a6_0(,, ..,z6, k,,,,.. 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