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Home My WebLink About06/21/1994 Special Meeting 320 CITY OF YAKIMA, WASHINGTON JUNE 21, 1994 SPECIAL MEETING The City Council met in session on this date at 7:00 a.m., in the Board Room of the Yakima Center, Yakima, Washington. Mayor Pat Berndt, presiding, Council Members Clarence Barnett, Ernie Berger, Bill Brado, Lynn Buchanan, and Bernard Sims present. Council Member Henry Beauchamp absent and excused. Staff members present were City Manager Zais, Assistant City Manager Rice, City Attorney Paolella, Assistant City Attorney Peterson, Glenn Valenzuela, Director of Community and Economic Development, Bruce Benson, Associate Planner, and City Clerk Roberts. Following a brief discussion regarding items on today's Council meeting agenda, Mayor Berndt announced she will have to leave for a while this morning to attend a brief 7:30 a.m. meeting. 1. INFORMAL DISCUSSION AMONG COUNCIL MEMBERS A. PRESENTATION OF ANNEXATION REPORT Glenn Valenzuela stated this report is in response to Council's direction for staff . to provide historical information and current status of annexations in process, along with recommendations for future action. He asked for further direction from Council regarding an approach for annexations. He asked whether Council wants staff to take a more aggressive approach to annexation and use the Outside Utility Agreements rather than rely on the petition method. Bruce Benson reviewed the report and made the following recommendations: 1) South 1st Street /E. Viola Avenue (Broadway Fire District 11 area). The recommendation is to pursue immediate annexation. This area is currently being served by the City. Mr. Benson stated his approach would be to send the seven property owners, who have sufficient property valuation to complete the annexation, a registered letter regarding the Outside Utility Agreement and then follow up with a telephone call if they don't send a signed petition. If that doesn't work, then he would ask the Legal Department to send a letter. His alternative suggestion is,to use the signed Outside Utility Agreements as annexation petition signatures. Following discussion, it was the general consensus to speak directly to the seven property owners and bring Council a I/ report prior to taking any further action. 2) South 40th Avenue /West Viola (West Valley Fire District 12). The recommendation is to withdraw the annexation and seek smaller areas to be annexed. 321 SPECIAL MEETING - JUNE 21, 1994 3) Modesto (previously Fruitvale Fire District 10). This annexation has been withdrawn and'staff is pursuing smaller areas for annexation. 4) Stephenson Tract, Cascade Villa, Modesto Heights, Castlevale Court and Matthews. These annexations are in process and almost completed. 5) Nob Hill /Mead (Union Gap's East Mead Annexation), Perry Street, and Pierce Street (Broadway Fire District). The recommendation is to initiate annexations immediately; however, Union Gap has stayed the annexation initiation for the Nob Hill /Mead area by calling for an annexation election for that area. All these areas are within the Railroad water service area. Assistant City Attorney Peterson stated it would be desirable to initiate annexation of these areas prior to the court decision regarding the East Mead Annexation. Union Gap is asserting that Yakima has not taken any annexation action for these areas. City Manager Zais stated this action should be taken at today's Council meeting, prior to the Boundary Review Board's hearing. (Mayor Berndt temporarily absent at 7:50 a.m.) It was the general consensus to initiate the immediate annexation of the Perry Street and Pierce Street areas. No action can be taken to annex the Nob Hill /Mead area until after the Boundary Review Board hearing. 6) Fruitvale. The recommendation is to annex small areas, rather than one large annexation. The City is providing fire protection until December' 1995. Mr. Valenzuela stated Yakima's policy should be that since the City is the provider of urban services, the County should not be allowed to permit development in the City's service boundary without City annexation. Council Member Brado asked why the City has to get a signature on a petition if a citizen has signed the Outside Utility Agreement. He suggested that maybe in the future, staff should just use the Outside Utility Agreement as the property owner's signature to annex. Mr. Paolella stated the Outside Utility Agreement on today's agenda is an updated agreement to add clarity of the law and it would conform our agreement to the Court decision. Bruce Benson distributed a map indicating the proposed annexation areas. Referencing page 15, it III was the general consensus to add the word future to Item No. 3, "Any future city initiated annexations." It was the general consensus of Council to change the wording in Item No. 4 to make it a more positive statement. B. OPEN DISCUSSION /OTHER ITEMS Council Member Barnett commented he had heard some suggestions from the Chamber of Commerce and the County that Mr. West should have a budget. After calling Mr.. West and 2 322 SPECIAL MEETING - JUNE 21, 1994 also speaking to Glenn Rice about this, Mr. West will submit a budget to the Council at today's meeting. (Mayor Berndt present after 8:10 a.m.) Following a brief discussion regarding the water conservation item on today's agenda, the meeting adjourned at 8:15 a.m. READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE B . w , i� Et �L LV ' r !" r ' - - - r "dC CI pia ' , DATE ■ CO /CIL MEMBER 'SATE ATTEST: , � —ems , ■— '' � r CITY CLERK MAYOR i �,.,.„ An audio tape of this meeting is available in the City Clerk's Office 3