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Home My WebLink About01/20/1960 Business Meeting1 u 1 JANUARY 20, 1960 The City Council met in regular session, Mayor Bostic, Councilman Barber, Burns, Larson and Oliver, City Manager Allison and City Attorney Arntson present on roll call. Councilman Coombs and Robinson absent. The invocation was given by Councilman Larson. The minutes of the regular meeting of.January 13, 1960, were approved as read. This being the time fixed by the Council to set as a Board of Equalization and adjust the assessment roll for L.I.D. No. 870, being Kenny Drive and Various Street Paving District, said adjustment being deemed necessary after due hearing on December 6, 1959 and continuation of hearings to this date, on the protest duly filed by the Summitview Assembly of God Church, it was MOVED by Burns, seconded by Oliver that Ordinance No. 76 deleting Parcels No. 10, 11 and 14 from said assessment roll and confirming the balance of said roll, be passed as read:- carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Larson and .Oliver voting aye on roll call. Coombs and Robinson absent. ORDINANCE NO. 76, AN ORDINANCE deleting Parcels No. 10, 11 and 14 from the assessment covering Local Improvement District No. $70 as created by Ordinance No. B -2287 of the Ordinances of the-City of Yakima, and confirming the balance of said assessment roll. This being the time fixed for the hearing on Petition No. 25, which was duly filed by Russell 0. Price and others,requesting the vacation of certain property located on Lincoln Avenue between Crescent-Hill Drive and Price Acre Tract, and there being no protests in writing or otherwise to said petition, it was MOVED by Larson,seconded by Barber that-Ordinance No. 77 providing for the vacation of said property and reserving all necessary easements and rights of way for installation and maintenance of any and all water mains, sewers or utilities of any kind which now exist or the City may here- after desire to construct thereon, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Larson and Oliver voting aye on roll call. Coombs and Robinson absent. ORDINANCE NO., 77, AN ORDINANCE providing for the vacation of that portion of Lincoln Avenue described as follows, to -wit: Beginning 1258.0 feet South and 20 feet East of the NW corner NEr,: Section 22, Township 13 North, Range 18, E.W.M.; thence East 186.1 feet; thence South 16.7 feet; thence West 186.1 feet; thence North 16.7 feet to point of beginning. Also, beginning 1258.0 feet South and 231.1 feet East of the NW corner NEB, Section 22, Township 13 North, Range 18, E.W.M.; thence East 291.0 feet; thence South 16.7 feet; thence West 291.0 feet; thence North 16.7 feetto the point of beginni Notices of Appeal from the decision of the City Planning Commission, having been duly filed by Gottlieb Hein and others and Lyle V. Washburn and Harriet Washburn, in con- nection with Petitions No. 22 and 23, requesting the rezone of certain properties, it was MOVED by Burns, seconded by Barber that the City Clerk obtain from the Planning Commission, complete records and maps on these two cases, for the Council and that the date of February 3, 1960 be fixed for the date of hearing on said matters: carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Larson and Oliver voting aye by voice vote. Coombs and Robinson absent. Moved by Barber, seconded by Oliver that Ordinance No. 78 repealing Ordinance No. 33 and dissolving Local Improvement District No. $$1, being the Holliday Motel Alley Paving District, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Larson and Oliver voting aye on roll call. Coombs and Robinson absent. ORDINANCE N0. 7$, AN ORDINANCE repealing Ordinance No. 33 and dissolving Local Improve- ment District No. $$1. Moved by'Burns, seconded by Larson that Ordinance No. 79 establishing rates of pay for hourly men for the calendar year 1960, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Larson and Oliver voting aye on roll call. Coombs and Robinson absent. ORDINANCE NO. 792; AN ORDINANCE establishing rates of pay for hourly men for the cal- endar year 1960 and declaring an emergency. Moved by Barber, seconded by Oliver that Resolution No. D -90 authorizing the transfer of funds within the 1959 Budget of the Airport and Municipal Garbage Funds, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Larson and Oliver voting aye on roll call. Coombs and Robinson absent. RESOLUTION NO. D -90, A RESOLUTION authorizing the transfer of funds within the 1959 appropriation for Maintenance and Operation for 30 - Airport and 40 - Municipal Garbage. WHEREAS, a surplus exists in some accounts of the Maintenance and Operation classification of the Airport and Municipal Garbage, and t WHEREAS, it is necessary that funds be transferred to certain other accounts of the Maintenance and Operation Classification of the Departments of Airport and Municipal Garbage, and WHEREAS, such additional amounts could not have been reasonably foreseen at the time of the adoption of the 1959 Budget, and the action contemplated herein is authorized by R.C.W. 35.33.120, now,therefore, BE IT RESOLVED -BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF -THE CITY OF.YAKIMA: Section 1. That transfers be made from accounts with a surplus balance to deficit accounts; the classification, departments, accounts and specific amounts being as follows: MAINTENANCE & OPERATION: From: 30 - Airport 7 -58 Equipment Rental $10.00 To: 30 - Airport 7 -60 Taxes - State 10.00 619; x620 JANUARY-?O, 1960 From: 40 - Municipal Garbage 7 -11 Salary Fringe - Statewide Pension $235.00 40 - Municipal Garbage 7 -60 Taxes - State 235.00 Section 2. That the Director of Finance of the City of Yakima is hereby authorized and directed to make the aforementioned transfers,of funds. ATTEST: J. A. SMITH City Clerk ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 20th day of January, 1960. (SEAL) THOMAS C. BOST'IC Mayor Moved by Burns, seconded by Larson-that Resolution No. D -91 consenting to.assignment of Lessee's Interest in Airport Fixed Base Operator's Lease from Economy Helicopters to Donald A. Larson, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Larson and Oliver voting aye on roll call. Coombs and Robinson absent. RESOLUTION NO. D -911 A RESOLUTION CONSENTING TO ASSIGNP�TNT OF LESSEE'S interest in Airport Fixed Base Operators' Lease from Economy Helicopters to Donald A. Larson. WHEREAS, Carl Brady, Joseph C. Scaman and Donald A. Larson, d /b /a Economy Helicopters are the assignees of that certain lease entered into between the City of Yakima as Lessor and Frank Wadman as Lessee, and WHEREAS, the said Carl Brady, Joseph C. Scaman and Donald A. Larson, d /b /a Economy Helicopters, have assigned all of their right, title and, interest in and to said lease and the said business conducted on daid premises, and the City Council deems it in the best interest of the people of the City of Yakima'to consent to such assignment, now., therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY'THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA.: That the City of Yakima hereby consents to the assignment of the Airport Fixed Base Operatorst Lease hereinbefore described, from Carl Brady, Joseph C. Scaman and Donald A. Larson, d /b /a Economy Helicopters, to Donald A. Larson, and the City manager and the City Clerk of the City of Yakima are hereby authorized and directed to execute the consent of the City of Yakima to such assignment, a copy of which is hereto attached and by this reference made a part hereof. ATTEST: J. A. SMITH City Clerk ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 20th day of January, 1960. (S E A L) THOMAS C. BOSTIC Mayor Mrs. Leon M. Hoff, Legislative Chairman of the Nob Hill PTA, in a letter to the City Manager, having requested. time on the agenda of this meeting and having explained such actions as have been taken and are being taken to place the matter of a fluoridation measure on the March 8th City General Election Ballot, in said letter, and representa- tives of Yakima School District_ #7 Council of Parents and Teachers, Y.W.C.A., Yakima Dental Society, American Legion, Central Labor Council, Health Office and other groups being present, all persons interested in this matter were given time to speak for such action. The Council believing the General Election in March to be the best time to place such a. matter on the ballot, since the cost will be less than if the issue were submitted to the electorate at a special election and stressing that this is a non - discretionary matter fdr the Council, it was MOVED by Barber, seconded by Oliver that the City Attorney be and is hereby authorized and instructed to prepare the Ordinanc e authorizing the issue to be placed on the ballot and prescribing the form of ballot: carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Larson and Oliver voting aye by voice vote. Coombs, and Robinson absent. Manager Allison announced that the County Commissioners have called a meeting for January 21, 1960, to be attended by delegates from all cities and towns in the! County, to consider regulatory measures for the use of Fireworks and further stated that the Fire Chief and Police Chief would be the delegates for the City of Yakima. Manager Allison requesting permission to attend a meeting of Northwest Managers which is to be held in Salem Oregon, February 24, through the 27 °, 1960, it was MOVED by Barber seconded by Oliver that Manager Allison be allowed to attend said meeting with expenses paid: carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Larson and Oliver voting aye by voice vote. Coombs and Robinson absent. Manager Allison also explained to the Council that an operational plan for Civil Defense in the City of Yakima, must be adopted in order that we may continue to participate in the purchase of surplus properties. No formal action was taken on this matter. There being no further business to come before the Council, it was MOVED by Larson, seconded by Oliver that we do now adjourn at the hour of'4 :30; carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Larson and Oliver voting aye by voice vote. ATTEST•. • .C" Y CLERK C: M A Y 0 R 1 n 1