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Home My WebLink About12/08/1998 Special Business Meeting 359 DECEMBER 8, 1998 SPECIAL BUSINESS MEETING 1. ROLL CALL The City Council met in session on this date at 2:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Yakima, Washington, Mayor John Puccinelli, presiding. Council Members Clarence Barnett, Henry Beauchamp, Lynn Buchanan, John Klingele, and Mary Place present on roll call. Council Member Sims was absent and excused. City Manager Zais, City Attorney Paolella, and City Clerk Roberts were also present. 2. INVOCATION /PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE An Invocation was given by Mayor Puccinelli, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. OPEN DISCUSSION FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER A. PROCLAMATIONS (IF APPLICABLE) 4. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Puccinelli referred to the items placed on the Consent Agenda, questioning whether there were any additions or deletions from either Council members or citizens present. It was the general consensus to add Item No. 9 to the Consent Agenda. The City Clerk then read the Consent Agenda items, including resolutions and ordinances by title. It was MOVED BY BEAUCHAMP, SECONDED BY BUCHANAN, THAT THE CONSENT AGENDA, AS READ, BE ADOPTED. The motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Subsequent paragraphs preceded by an asterisk ( *) indicate items on the Consent Agenda handled under one motion without further discussion.) *5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 10, 17 AND 24, 1998 BUDGET REVIEW MEETINGS AND THE NOVEMBER 17 AND 24, 1998 BUSINESS MEETINGS • The minutes of the November 10, 17 and 24, 1998 Budget Review Meetings and the November 17 and 24, 1998 Business meeting were approved, having been duly certified accurate by two Council members and no one present wishing to have said minutes read publicly. 360 DECEMBER 8, 1998 SPECIAL BUSINESS MEETING 6. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION There was no citizen wishing to address issues not on the agenda. 7. CONSIDERATION OF DARC RECOMMENDATION TO CHANGE ANGLE PARKING TO PARALLEL PARKING ON YAKIMA AVENUE Bill Cook, Director of Community and Economic Development, explained the reason behind the request was to increase the potential of obtaining state or federal funds for improvements to Yakima Avenue. Mr. Cook introduced Fred French, City Engineer. Mr. French explained that Washington State Department of Transportation would most likely deny funding if a street is shown to have parking spaces wider than three meters, hence, the request to remove the angle parking. Mr. French advised there is no project planned for Yakima Avenue in the next two years. City Manager Zais explained that the work done on Yakima Avenue this year was temporary with the intent of extending the life of the street for about three years. Bruce Smith, Chairman of the Downtown Area Redevelopment ' Committee (DARC), gave an explanation as to why they submitted this recommendation. Since making the recommendation they have learned that it is not necessary to remove the angle parking prior to submitting an application for funding. Therefore, they are willing to change their request, to leave the 'parking the way it is with the commitment that if funding requires change, that change will happen. Jar Arcand, a member of DARC and the future chairman, spoke emphasizing that the issue is funding, not parking, and that eliminating the angle parking could provide additional funding. Skip Semon, 117 East Yakima Avenue, spoke against eliminating the angle parking. He pointed out that there is no project at this time and to make the change now would be pointless. He also reiterated City Engineer French's comment that the type of funding that is available now is for increasing the capacity of roadways and that is not what is planned for Yakima Avenue. Mr. Semon expressed the opinion that angle parking is more convenient and preferred by citizens which should be considered when trying to compete with the shopping malls. 2 36 1. DECEMBER 8, 1998 SPECIAL BUSINESS MEETING City Manager Zais advised that there is approximately ' $500,000 cash on hold for improvements to Yakima Avenue. He said that within the next three to four years it will need, . at a minimum, the grind and overlay which would be $800,000. By ; adding future contributions from the cent gas tax we should be able to accomplish this. He said if we could save that money and add to it with LID matching money and possibly additional funding through a grant, it would better our advantage and we may even be able to do reconstruction. This is information only and the action before Council has no affect on it. • It was MOVED BY BUCHANAN, SECONDED BY PLACE, TO TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL WE HAVE A PROJECT OR A CHANCE TO APPLY FOR THE MONEY. The motion carried by a 4 -2 voice vote, Barnett and Puccinelli voting nay; Sims absent. *8. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION APPROVING APPLICATION FOR AN EDA PLANNING GRANT AND COMMITMENT OF MATCH RESOLUTION NO. R -98 -154, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager to execute and submit a grant application to the United States Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, - regarding economic development planning assistance for the Downtown Telecommunications and Technology Planning Project. *9. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT #6 TO THE AIRPORT BOARD BY -LAWS RESOLUTION NO. R -98 -155, A RESOLUTION approving Amendment No. 6 to by -laws of the Yakima Air Terminal Board. *10. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES The 1999 Legislative Priorities list was approved. *11. APPROVAL OF COMMENCEMENT OF NORTH 66 AVENUE ANNEXATION INITIATION (STANDARD MOTIONS A & 5) December 8, 1998 was set as the date to consider the initiation of the North 66 Avenue annexation. The proposed North 66 Avenue was accepted by the City of Yakima, and the area to be annexed was required to 'assume its share of the City's existing indebtedness, and staff was directed to file a Notice of Intent to Annex with the Yakima County Boundary Review Board. 3 362 DECEMBER 8, 1998 SPECIAL BUSINESS MEETING *12. APPROVAL OF RIGHT -OF -WAY USE PERMIT REQUESTED BY CAREY MOTORS FOR NEW SIGN AT 311 SOUTH 1 ST STREET The Right -of -Way Use permit to extend over the sidewalk at 311 South lst Street for installation of a new sign, requested by Carey Motors, was approved. *13. SET DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING /MEETING FOR JANUARY 19, 1999 TO CONSIDER HEARING EXAMINERS RECOMMENDATION TO: A. DENY RIGHT -OF -WAY VACATION REQUESTED BY THE YAKIMA NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH SERVICES January 19, 1999 was set as the date of public hearing to consider the Hearing Examiner's recommendation to deny the right -of -way vacation request submitted by Yakima Neighborhood Health Services. B. APPROVE REZONE REQUESTED BY ROBERT SCHWERDTFEGER January 19, 1999 was set as the date of public meeting to consider the Hearing Examiner's recommendation to approve the rezone request for property at 3700 Fairbanks Avenue, submitted by Robert D. Schwerdtfeger. *14. APPROVAL OF FINAL CONTRACT PAYMENTS (STANDARD MOTION V -B- ACCEPT PROJECT AND APPROVE FINAL PAYMENT) FOR: A. PROJECT 1853, 1998 ARTERIAL STREET OVERLAY PROJECT PERFORMED BY SUPERIOR PAVING The report from the City Engineer, dated 22, 1998, with respect to the completion of the work on the 1998 Arterial Street Overlay Project No. 1833, performed by Superior Paving Company, was approved, the work accepted and payment of the final estimates as therein set forth was authorized. B. PROJECT 1833, 1998 STREET OVERLAY PROJECT PERFORMED BY COLUMBIA ASPHALT & GRAVEL, INC. The report from the City Engineer, dated November 13, 1998, with respect to the completion of the work on the 1998 Street Overlay Project No. 1833, performed by Columbia Asphalt & Gravel, Inc., was approved, the work accepted and payment of the final estimates as therein set forth was authorized. 4 363 DECEMBER 8, 1998 SPECIAL BUSINESS MEETING C. PROJECT 1795, NORTH 1 STREET 27" TRUNK SEWER INSTALLATION PERFORMED BY JOHN KELTCH, INC. The report from the City Engineer, dated November 17, 1998, with respect to the completion of the work on the North 1 Street 27" Trunkc. Sewer Installation Project No. 1795, performed by John Keltch, Inc., was approved, the work accepted and payment of the final estimates as therein set forth was authorized. *15. APPROVAL OF THIRD QUARTER 1998 TREASURY REPORT The Third Quarter 1998 Treasury Report was approved. *16. CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN FOR CERTAIN CITY EMPLOYEES (JOB RECLASSIFICATIONS) ORDINANCE' NO. 98 -69, AN ORDINANCE relating to City personnel; adopting a classification and compensation plan for City employes to be effective January 1, 1999; amending Subsections 2.20.100 A, 2.20.100 C, 2.20.110 A, and 2.20.110 H, all of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. 17. OTHER BUSINESS Mayor Puccinelli asked Council to direct the legal staff to look into strengthening the ordinance covering exotic dancing by not allowing tipping in - those establishments. City Attorney paolella said Legal will research this and bring it back to Council. Information Items: Items of Information provided to Council were: Agenda for the December 7, 1998 City of Yakima Charter Civil Service and Police & Fire Civil Service Commissions meetings and minutes of their September 21, 1998 joint meeting; agenda for the December 10, 1998 Hearing Examiner meeting; Memorandum from Engineering Division regarding Update on East Mead Sewer project - Phase I, 12/25/98; Memorandum from Chris Waarvick and Shelley Wilson regarding Street Division Activity Reports, 12/12/98; Monthly Report of the Chief of Police for October 1998; Monthly Permit Division Report for November 1998; City of Yakima Planning Division Assignments Pending as of December 8, 1998; and Washington State Auditor's' Office Audit Report for Housing Authority of the City of Yakima, November 13, 1998. 5 364 DECEMBER 8, 1998 SPECIAL BUSINESS MEETING 18. EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING' 1 It was MOVED BY KLINGELE, SECONDED BY BEAUCHAMP, TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, WITH IMMEDIATE ADJOURNMENT THEREAFTER The motion carried by unanimous voice vote; Sims absent. 19. ADJOURNMENT Following the conclusion of the Executive Session, the meeting adjourned at 3:03 p.m. READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY: 4_...----- -.,/ / 9 Yy COUNCIL MEM: R DATE , �� 4( / -,/ - i p CIL MEMBER DATE ATTEST: /- , 75 2 /e,,,_4& ,,,, - ,,,,,_ ,,,,)L,-,<:,,, CITY CLERK JO PUCCINELLI, MAYOR Minutes prepared by Pension /Records Clerk Watkins. An audio and video tape of this meeting are available in the City Clerk's Office • 6