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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/27/1955 Business Meeting1 1 45 DECEMBER 27, 1955 The City Commission met in regular session, Mayor Burns and Commissioners Huza and Huey present on roll call.. The minutes of the regular meeting of.Monday, December 19, 1955, were approved as read. A delegation representing the Teamsters and Carpenters Union and the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce appeared and recommended that various places for registration of voters be established throughout the city, and presented an ordinance for approval of the City Commission; it was MOVED by Huza, seconded by Huey that the matter be taken under advisement: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. This being the time for the hearing on the assessment roll covering L.I.D. No. 813, pro- viding for the Lenox Avenue curb and gutter district, and there being no objections in writing or otherwise to said assessment roll, or any part thereof; it was MOVED by Huey, seconded by Huza that Ordinance No. B -1800, confirming said assessment roll and every part thereof, be passed as read: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. B -1800, AN ORDINANCE confirming the assessment roll covering Local Im- provement District No. 813 as created and established by Ordinance'No._B -1711 of the. Ordinances of the City of Yakima. This being the time for the hearing on the assessment roll covering L.I.D. No. 817, pro viding for the Clinton Way irrigation district, and there being no objections in writin or otherwise to,said assessment roll, or any part thereof; it was MOVED by Huey, second ed by Huza that Ordinance No. B -1801, confirming said assessment roll and every part thereof, be passed as read: carried, Burns,.Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. B -18019 AN ORDINANCE confirming the assessment roll eovering.Loeal Im- provement District No. 817 as created and established by Ordinance No. B -1723 of the Ordinances of the City of Yakima. This being the time for the hearing on the assessment roll covering L.I.D. No. 822, pr viding for Lots 1 to 19, inclusive, of the Glenview Addition irrigation system, and , there being no objections in writing or otherwise to said assessment roll, or any part thereof; it was MOVED by Huey, seconded by Huza that Ordinance No. B -1802, confirming said assessment roll, and every part thereof, be passed as read: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. B -1802, AN ORDINANCE confirming the assessment roll covering Local Im- provement District No. 822 as created and established by Ordinance No. B -1746 of the Ordinances of the City of Yakima. Moved by Huza, seconded by Huey that Ordinance No. B -1803, providin for the purchase o a calculating machine for the Irrigation Department, in the sum of 1800.23, be passed a read: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. B -1803, AN ORDINANCE proving for the expenditure of funds not budgeted the payment of the purchase price of a calculator machine for the city irrigation dep ment, and declaring An emergency. Moved by Huza, seconded by Huey that Ordinance No. B -1804, fixing the time of delinqu cy of installments and prescribing the form of bond in L.I.D. No. 804, providing for 21st Avenue South domestic water system, be passed as read: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. B -1804, AN ORDINANCE fixing the time of delinquency of installments of assessments levied for the payment of the cost of the improvement in Local Improvement District No. 804, and 'providing for the issuance of bonds with coupons attached for the payment of the unpaid portion thereof. Moved by Huey, seconded by Huza that Ordinance No. B -1805, providing for the annexation of beginning at a point on the center line of West "I" Street 320 feet east of the center line of 6th Avenue North; thence north 244 feet; thence southeasterly to a point which is 82 feet east at right angles to the line above described and 212.17 feet north of the center line of West "I" Street; thence south to the center line of West "I" Street; thence west along the center line of West "I" Street to point of beginning, be passed as read: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE N0. B -18059 AN ORDINANCE providing for the annexation by the City of Yakima, Washington, of certain property contiguous to the City of Yakima, Washington. Moved by Huey, seconded by Huza that Ordinance No. B -1806, providing for the annexation to the City of Yakima, of beginning at the intersection of the center line of Plath Avenue with the center line or 16th Avenue South; thence south along the center line of 16th Avenue South to its intersection with the center line of Mead Avenue extended from the east; thence west along the south line of Lot 63, First Addition to Suburban Acre Homes to the southwest corner thereof; thence north along the west line of Lot 63 and Lot 62 of said Addition to the center line of Plath Avenue; thence east along the center line of Plath Avenue to the point of beginning, be passed as read: carried, Burns, Huzi and Huey voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. B -1806, AN ORDINANCE providing for the annexation by the'City of Yakima, Washington, of certain property contiguous to the City of Yakima, Washington. Moved by Huza, seconded by Huey that Ordinance No. B -1807, providing for the purchase of •a used typewriter for the City.Planning Commission, be passed as read: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. B -1807, AN ORDINANCE providing for the purchase of a used typewriter for the City Planning Commission, and declaring an emergency. Moved by Huza, seconded by Huey that Ordinance No. B -1808, providing for the transfer of funds from certain budgeted items for Tahoma Cemetery, be passed as read: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll calla �46 J DECEMBER 27, 1 ORDINANCE NO. B -1808, AN ORDINANCE providing for the transfer of funds from certain budgeted items of the Tahoma Cemetery, and declaring an emergency. Moved by Huey, seconded by Huza that Ordinance No. B -1809, providing for the expenditure of funds not budgeted for the payment for the acquisition of a portion of Lenox Avenue pursuant to condemnation proceeding judgment heretofore entered,, be passed ae'read: carried, Burns, Huza and -.Huey voting aye on -roll call. ORDINANCE NO. B -1809, AN ORDINANCE providing for the expenditure offhnds-not budgeted, for the payment for the acquisition of a portion of Lenox Avenue pursuant to condemnatio proceeding judgment heretofore entered, and declaring an emergency. Moved by Huza, seconded by Burns that Ordinance No,. B -1810, transferring police women from the Statewide City Employees Retirement System to the Police Pension Fund of the City of Yakima, be passed as read: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll ORDINANCE NO. B -18109 AN ORDINANCE transferring police women from the Statewide City Employees Retirement System to the Police Pension Fund of the City-of Yakima, and declar- ing an emergency.- Moved by Huey, seconded by Huza that Resolution No. 0-1320, being a resolution of inten- tion-to improve-Lots 1 to 18 of Petzel Addition by the construction of a pipe sewer system, and fixing Monday, the 16th day of January, 1956, for the hearing thereof, be adopted-as read: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. C -1320, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: That it is its intention to improve the property within the following described district by constructing a pipe sewer with-the- necessary manholes and wye branches;-all of said improvement to be constructed in full accordance with the plans and specifications to be prepared by the City Engineer-and filed with the City Clerk. The district to be served by and specially benefited by and assesll ed for the above described improvement is situate in.the City of Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, and described as follows: - Lots 1 to 18 inclusive of Petzel Addition to the City of Yakima, according to the plat thereof recorded in the office of the Auditor of Yakima County, Washington. All persons who may desire to object to said proposed improvement are hereby notified to appear and present such objections, if any, at a meeting of the City Commission to be held at its office in the City Hall in the City of Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, at the hour of 10- o'clock a.m. on Monday the 16th day-of January, 1956; which time and place are hereby fixed for the hearing of all matters relating to said proposed improvement, or ,objections thereto., and for determining the. method of paymen for said improvement; and the City Clerk is hereby directed to give due notice of said hearing and of the intention.to make the aforesaid improvements. All costs and expenses in connection with the construction.of sai improvements, including the engineering, inspectlon,.advertising, publication of notices, obtaining right -of -way easements and all other expenses incident thereto, shall be levied and assessed against the above-described property as provided by law; and the City Engi- neer is hereby directed to submit to the City Commission at or-prior to the date herein fixed for said hearing, all of the data and other information required by law to be by him submitted. ATTEST: PEARL BENJAMIN City Clerk ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION this-27th day of December, 1955, (SEAL) G. W. BURNS Mayor Moved by Huey,'seconded by Huza that Resolution No. C- 1321, adding certain property more particularly described in said resolution to the irrigation maintenance rolls, be adopted as read: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. C -1321, A RESOLUTION adding certain property to the irrigation maintenanol rolls. WHEREAS, at the request of and by agreement with the hereinafter named property owners or contract buyers their property hereinafter described, all of which is situated within the city of Yakima, has been-added to the irrigation maintenance rolls of said city and added to the irrigation local improvement districts hereinafter designated respectively; and it is deemed for the best interest of said city and its irri. ga.tion department that said property be added to said irrigation maintenance rolls and to said local improvement districts; now, therefore,. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: That pursuant to said agreements the following described parcels of property situated within said city are hereby added to the irrigation maintenance ro11E of -said city and are hereby added to the following designated local improvement districts respectively, so that as provided in said agreement each of said parcels of property shalt be +subject to the irrigation maintenance assessments annually as regularly provided for said irrigation local improvement districts respectively: OWNER OR CONTRACT BUYER DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY Robert P. Martin The east 110 feet of the west 160 feet of the east 240 feet of the south 150 feet of Lot 55, of Keris Villa Lots Addition Larry E. Dean The west 40 feet of the east 80 feet of the North half of Lot S5, Ker! 6 Villa Lots L.I.D. NO. 308 & 368 308 & 368 L", L7�j ['� 47 W, DECEMBER 27, 1955 James G. King The south 63.3 feet of the North 219.9 feet of the West 138.8 feet of the east 163.8 feet of the West half of the South- west quarter of the Northeast quarter of- the Northeast quarter of Section 26, Township 13 North, Range 18 E.W.M.. 450 Elton Weed The South 80 feet of the North 210.35 feet of the east 150 feet of the-west 180 feet of the Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 13, Township 13 North, Range 18 E.W.M. 661 William Frank The south 80 feet of the North 290.35 feet of the east 150 feet of the west 180 feet of. the Southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of the south- west quarter of Section 13, Township 13 North, Range 18 E.W.M. 661. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION this 27th day of December, 1955• ATTEST: PEARL BENJAMIN (S E A L) G. W. BURNS City Clerk Mayor Moved by Huza, seconded by Huey that Resolution No'. C -1322, transferring certain.budget items from the Electrical Department, Irrigation Department and Street Department more particularly described and set forth in said resolution, be adopted as read: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION No. C -1322, WHEREAS, the following - departments of the City of Yakima during the calendar year 1955 have overspent certain items budgeted for said departments and sufficient funds therefor are available from certain other items budgeted for said de- partments, and it having been ascertained that said sums will not be entirely used for said items; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: That the following respective .sums budgeted for said items for maintenance and operation of the following named respective departments of said city in 1955, are hereby transferred, deducted and added•as follows: ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT: Deduct $60.00 from Auto Maintenance.and Operation and add to Office and Miscellaneous Supplies. IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT: Deduct $200.00 from Electric Power and add to Material and Supplies; Deduct $487.00 from Office Supplies, Stamps, Etc., and add to Purchase of New Calculator; Deduct $314.00 from Electric Power and add to Purchase of New Calculator. STREET DEPARTMENT: Deduct $600.00 from Sidewalk Repair and add to Medical Aid and Industrial Insurance; Deduct $250.00 from Sidewalk Repair and add-to Broom.Fibre and Wire. That the expenditure of said funds for said purposes and in the manner hereinabove mentioned is hereby fully and in all respects authorized.and approved; and the appropriate city officials are hereby authorized and empowered and directed to d any and all things necessary or proper for carrying out this resolution: ATTEST: PEARL BENJAMIN City Clerk ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION this 27th day of December, 1955. (SEAL) G. W. BURNS Mayor Moved by Huza, seconded by Huey that Resolution No. Ca -1323a providing that $500.00 be deducted and transferred from the maintenance and operation item of Building & Equipment Repairs to the maintenance and operation item of Utilities Expense in the Fire Departmen , be adopted as read: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. C -13239 WHEREAS, the fire department of the City of Yakima during the calendar year 1955 has overspent certain items budgeted for said department and suffi cient funds therefor are-available from'certain other items budgeted-for said department and it having been ascertained that said sums will not be entirely used for said items; -now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: That the sum of $500.00 shall be deducted and transferred from the maintenance and operation item of "Building & Equipment Repairs" to the maintenance and operation item of "Utilities Expense" of -said fire department of the City of Yakima, and the expenditure of said funds for said purpose and in the manner hereinabove mention ed is hereby fully and in all respects authorized and approved; and the appropriate city officials are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to do any and all thi.ngs.neees- sary or proper for carrying out this resolution. �48 ATTEST: PEARL BENJAMIN City Clerk DECEMBER,279 1955 ADOPTED BY THE CITY.COMMISSION this 27th day of December,-1955• (S E A L) G. W. BURNS Mayor Moved by Huey, seconded by. Huza that the Planning Board having recommended that the Cit Commission change Lots 1 to 8. Block 48, from Limited Business district to.Business District, and the same to remain in Area 4, said property being on the west side of North 3rd Street from East B Street to East C Street, said recommendation is hereby ac- cepted and a date for hearing thereon be set for Monday the 16th day of January, 1956, at 10 o "clook a.m.: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call.. Moved by Burns, seconded by Huza that we do now adjourn to Thursday, December 29, 1955 at 10 o'clock a.m.: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. ADJOURNED MEETING, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 299 1955, 10 :00 A.M. The City Commission met pursuant to adjournment, Mayor Burns and Commissioners Huza and Huey present on roll call. Moved by Huey, seconded by-Huza that Ordinance No. B -1811, amending Section 15 of the Zoning Ordinance No. B-293, relative to the increased congestion of arterials in the Ci of Yakima, and the lack of adequate parking facilities, etc., be passed 'as read: ca rrie Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. B -18119 AN ORDINANCE amending Section 15 of the Zoning Ordinance No. B -293, entitled "AN ORDINANCE regulating and restricting the location of trades and in- dustries; regulating and limiting the use of buildings and premises; and the height and size of buildings; providing for yards, courts and other open spaces; establishing di- stricts for said purposes, and providing for a board of adjustment, and repealing Ordi- nances Nos. B-22, B-35, B -430 B-51, B-71, B-126, B-1349 8-147 and B -1720; requiring that any non - residential building or structure located'on a designated arterial shall be set back not less than 50 feet from the front lot line, as to new construction, - except in the downtown business district, authorizing waiver by the Building Inspector of said re- quirement under certain conditions where adequate off - street parking is provided, and repealing Ordinance No. B -1738• Moved by Huza, seconded by Huey that Resolution No. C -1324, providing for the transfer of certain items in the 1955 budget more particularly described in said resolution, be adopted as read: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call* RESOLUTION NO. C -13249 WHEREAS, the following departments of the City of Yakima during the calendar year of 1955 have overspent certain items budgeted,for.said departments an sufficient funds therefor are available from certain other items-budgeted for said de- partments, and it having been ascertained that said sums will not be entirely used for said items; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: That the following respective sums budgeted for said items for maintenance and operation of the following named respective departments of said city in 1955, am hereby transferred, deducted and added as - follows: WATER DEPARTMENT: Deduct $320.00 from Maintenance and Operation Supplies and add to Heat. METER DEPARTMENT: Deduct $89.00 from Paint for Meters and add $74.00 to Meter Supplies and add $6.00 to Office Supplies; and add $9.00 to Keysi SANITATION DEPARTMENT: Deduct $450.00 from Gas, Oil, and Grease and add to Medical and Industrial Insurance. I POLICE DEPARTMENT: Deduct $1400.00 from General Expense and add $700.00 to Phone and Telegrams; and add $500.00 to Gas, Oil and Grease; and add $200.00 to Automobile Maintenance. GARAGE DEPARTMENT: Deduct $150.00 from Auto Maintenance and add to Coal and Heat. That the expenditure of said funds for said purposes and in the manner hereinabove mentioned is hereby fully and in all respects authorized and approved and the appropriate city officials are hereby authorized and empowered and directed to do any and all things necessary or proper for carrying out this resolution. ATTEST: PEARL BENJAMIN City Clerk ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION this 29th day of December, 1955• ( S E A L) G. W. BURNS Mayor Moved by Huey, seconded by Huza that Resolution No. 0-1325, authorizing and directing the Mayor.and City Clerk to execute Permit No. 78902, on behalf of the City of Yakima and the Northern Paefie.Railway Company for the installation of an 8 -inch water carrier ipe under its railway tracks in the vicinity of Mead Avenue at an estimated cost of 1162.00.0 be adopted as read: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. 7 0 0 1 1 1 DECEMBER 27. 1955 RESOLUTION NO. C -13252 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY.COMMISSION'OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: That the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directe to execute on behalf of said city water pipe permit No. 78902 between Northern Pacific Railway Company and said city dated December 23, 19559 as amplified by Northern Pacific Railway Company letter dated December 23, 1955, whereby said Railway Company is to in- stall 'an.8 -inch water'carrier pi a under its railway tracks in the vicinity of'Mead Avenue'(at an estimated cost of 1162.00).and the actual cost thereof shall be reimburse from the local improvement district for water purposes which is to be established in said area, a copy of said permit agreement and said letter being attached hereto; and the appropriate city officials are hereby authorized and directed to-do any and all things necessary for carrying out said permit agreement as amplified by said December 23rd letter. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION this 29th.day of December, 1955. ATTEST: PEARL BENJAMIN (S E A L) G. W. BURNS City Clerk Mayor Moved by Burns, seconded by Huza that we do now adjourn: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. ATTEST: C I T Y kC L E R K f d