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Home My WebLink About01/31/1955 Business MeetingJAI�dUA RY 3,1, 195 5 Thr: City Cor�,riis Sion met in recular session, Mayor Burns and Commissioners Huza and Huey present on roll call. The minutes of the regular r_rleet;i.ng of Monday, January 24th, 1955 and recessed meeting thereof, were approved as read. This being the time for receiving bids for furnishing fire insurance coverage on all cit property, all bids received were read by the City Clerk and filed with the Commissioners for furthf;r study and awards. This bE�ing the tiYI?e for receivin_; bids on a bookkeeping riachine for the Water Department the bid of the Burroughs Corporation in the sum of , 657.31, being- the only one received; it was Mioveri by Huza, seconded by .Burns that said bid be accepted: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. Moved by Huza, seconded by Huey that the bid of Bell -Nyman Company in the stern of $1,969. for the nurchase of a truck for the Garbage Department, be accepted as the lowest and best bid: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. CD This being the time for the hearing; on Resolution No. C -1192, providi! g for the construc- tion of curbs and gutters on Lots 1 to 16, in the Rice- Dibbert Addition, and there being no objections in writin;, or otherwise, to said improvement, or any part thereof, it was Moved by Huey, seconded by Huza that Ordinance No. -1651, creating L.I.D. Igo. 797, be passed as read: carried, Burns, Huza und. Huey voting aye on roll call. - O:HD1N1`1IICi P,"O. B -1651, ;1N ORDIN -l"I IC � providing for the improvement of certain property by g,radin:;, ballasting, surfacin-, and constructing concrete curbs and butters; establishing • local. improve.m nt district, providing for the method of Dayment therefor, and creating a special fund. Moved by Huza, seconded by Huey that Ordinance No. B -1652 fixing the time of delinquency and prescribing the form of bands in L.I.D. Igo. 783, providing for the construction of curbs and gutters on Tahkin Road, be passed as read: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey vot.i.n, -. aye on roll call. ORDIIIANCE NO. B -1652, AN ORDINANCE fixing; the time of delinquency of installments of assessments levied for the payment of the cost of the improvement in Local Improvel_nent District No. 783, and provi dint, for the issuance of bonds with coupons attached for the payment of the unpaid portion thereof. This being the time for the hearing on the assessment roll covering L.I.D. No. 786 pro - vidin�- for the construction of curbs and gutters on Prasch Avenue front 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue South, and there being, no objections in writing or otherwise to said assessemtrl roll-, or any part thereof, it was Moved by Huey, seconded by Huza that Ordinance No. B -1653, confirming said assessment roll and every part thereof be passes as read; carrie Barns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. O DI1'�.N'E X10. B -1653, AN ORDINANCE confirming:, the assessrient roll covering Local Improve. ment District No. 786 as created and established by Ordinance No. B -1594 of the Ordin Tnces of the City of Yakima. This being the time for the hearing; on the assessment roll covering L.I.D. No. 791, pro - viding for a sewer district on Lots 1 to 33, ?.Plestview Addition a�Fid there being no objec- tions in s,,ritinf-, or otherwise to said assessment roll or any part thereof; it was Moved by Huey, seconded by Huza that Ordinance No. B -1654, confirming said assessment roll and- every kart th ereof, be passed as read: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting; aye on roll call. OR.DIi +%I',1C;. NO. B -1654, AN ORDINA- NCE confirming the assessment roll. covering; Local Improv ment District No. 791 as created and established by Ordinance No. B -1607 of th,_: Ordinances oI the City of Yakima. TlOVed by Huza, seconded by Burns th--..t Ordinance No. B -1655, bein,; an emergency ordnance introduced and read in full on Monday, January 24th, 1955 and laid on the table for one week, Mnich provided for a balance of � >62�..99, for the truck and bed for the Garbage Department, a ` nd the - further sum of 10,741.00 for a bulldozer for said department, be passed as read: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. ORDT-- ,,,_Ai'TC? I`,TC ?. ?� -1655, AN ORDI_[JA ICE providing for the expenditure of funds not budgeted for the sanitation department, and declaring an emergency. Moved by Huza, Seconded by Huey that Resolution No. C -1205, authorizing the Mayor and City Cleric to exec_zteCan agreement iri_th Cornell, Howland, Hayes and Morryfield for en- gineering services for the construction of a covered water storage reservoir and pumping, station for the 1plater Department, be adopted as read: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION CIO. C -1205, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMIS65I0I'•I OF THE CITY Or YAKIMA: 1. That the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to executes the written agreemennt tv�.th Cornell, Howland, Hl-lyes &; Merryfield, for enginfeering services for the preparation of plans and speci.ficati.ons and the supervision of con- struction of a covered water storage reservoir and pumping station, pursuant to the term and conditions therein more fully provided and for the compensation therein prov:id: d, namely a fee of 6% of cost .of construction of said reservoir and pumping, station; a copy of said agreement being; attached hereto. 2. The Mayor an,_1 City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute the written agreeiiient with Ranney Method '4^,restern Corporation for a preliminary hydro - geolcgica.l survey to dete rrnine the general feasibility of developin;-; a perennial water supply of fro-,,ri 10 to 20 r1illion gallons per day by infiltration from the Nach :s River, 7nursuant to the terms and co -3di ti.ons :more fu:tly provided therein arid fro the agreed com- pensation therein st ited, namely their =ictu•.al out of packet expenses not exceedin -0; ?�!�., 500.00. 3. The City of Yakima agrees to employ Cornell, Howland, Hayes I - I I JANUARY 31, 1955 . and Merryfield as-supervising engineers as to performance of said contract with Ranney Method Western Corporation, for an agreed compensation based on the.actual time spent in r supervising said work at the ate of $60.00 per 144- r day for the time of partners, .00 per day for the time of engineers working out of the Corvallis office, and 00-00 per day for Mr. Gilman's time plus actual out-of-pocket exDenses. ATTEST- PEARL BENJAMIN City Clerk ADOPTED BY THE CITY COPUvIISSION this 31st day of January, 1955. (S E A L) G. W. BURNS Mayor Moved by Huza, seconded by Huey that Resolution No. C-1206, accepting the bid of the Pacific Northwest Company, in the sum of $8,35..00 for services in connection with financ advice for the proposed sewerage revenue bonds and authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into an agreement with said firm for such services on behalf of the City of Yakima, be adopted as read: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. C-1206, I�,JTHEREAS, the bid of Pacific Northwest Company in the sum of ,§,,,835-00 for the services hereinafter mentioned is the lowest and best bid received by the City of Yakima for said services; and an emergency exists and it is necessary that said services be performed as soon as possible i-n order that said bonds may be expeditiously. issued and sold and that said sewer project may be expeditiously completed; now, there- fore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY (, OTVTjfiT S SION OF THE CI'T'Y OF YAKIMA: That the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute th written agreement with Pacific Northwest Company for the performance of financial advis- ory services as therein more fully provided in connection with the proposed sewerage revenue bond issue;,of said city, for the agreed compensation in the sum of $835-00; and the appropriate city officials are hereby authorized and directed to do any and all thing necessary for the performance of said agreement on the part of said city and to pay said agreed compensation out of the proceeds of sale of said bond issue when received by said city. ATTEST: PEARL BEN JUIIN City Clerk ADOPTED BY THE CITY C01VUVITISSION this 31st day of January, 1955. (S E A L) G. W. BU RN S Mayor Moved by Huza, seconded by Huey that Resolution No. C-1207, providing for the services of an instrument man for the Engineering department, and providing for the transfer of funds Cn C.D for compensation of said employee in said Engineering department, be adopted as read: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. C-1207, WHEREAS, The budget of the City engineering department for 1955 as shown by Ordinance No. B-1606 contains these items: "Assistant Engineers, $19,1.�00.00, I Instrument Man, $4,020.0011; and it appea-1-iin,g, that subsequent to the adoption of said budget it has been ascertained that in order to have the services of a competent instru- ment man for said department it will be necessary to pay the sum of $350.00 per month, or a total of 84,200.00 annual salary during 1955; and. it appearing that by reason thereof an emergency exists;.now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY C0114MIISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: That the sum of $180.00 is hereby transferred. from the said "19,400.00 item to the said $4,020.00 item for 1 instrument man so as to make the sum of 134,200.00 available for the payment of the 1955 salary of said instrument man for said engineering department; and the expenditure thereof for said purpose is hereby fully and in all respects authorized and approved; and the appropriate city officials are hereby authorized, empowered and d,irectibed to do any and all things necessary or proper for carr ing out this resolution. ATTEST: PEARL BENJAMITN City Clelt ADOPTED BY THE CITY COT.VffVIISSION this 31st day of January, 1955. (S E A L) G. iu. Burns Mayor MoVed by Huey, seconded by Huza that Resolution No. C-1208, authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a lease for and on behalf of the City of Yakima, and Joe R. Holthaus, for the leasing of the orchard propert7r at Tahoma Cemetery for a period of one year ending, January lst, 1956, be adopted as read: carried, Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION 1-10. C-1208, , BE IT RESOLVED Y THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Clerk are hereby authorized and directed That the Mayor and City I to execute a written lease between said City as Lessor and. Joe R. Holthaus as lessee, on that certain orchard situate in Yakima County, Washington, described as follows, to-wit: The South half of the South half of 6 the Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 35, Township 13 North, Range 18 E.W.M.: for a period of one year ending January 1, 1956, for a rental of 5% of the net returns from the crops grown thereon, and upon the terms and conditions in said lease more fully stated, a COPY thereof being attached. hereto. ATTEST: PEARL BEN J�J-AIN City Clerk ADOPTED BY THE CITY COM14ISSION this 31st day of January, 1955. (S E A L) Moved by Burns, seconded by Huza that we do now adjourn: car voting aye on roll call. ATTEST J d AeA C I T C L E R K G. W. BURNS Mayor Burns, Huza and Huey 'A