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Home My WebLink About04/06/1960 Business Meetingn 1 D "I I APRIL 6;, 1960 The City Council met -in regular session, Assistant Mayor Robinson presiding, Councilman Barber, Burns, Larson., and Oliver present on roll call. Councilman Bostic and Coombs absent. Invocation was given by Councilman Barber. Minutes of the regular.,,meeting of,March 30, 1960 were approved as corrected. A petition, being Petition No. 38, having been.duly filed`,April 1, 1960 by Wm. J. Allen and others. petitioning for the installation of a railroad crossing traffic light in the immediate vicinity of First Street and "H" Street, having been read by the Clerk of the Council, it was MOVED by Barber, seconded by Larson that said petition be referred to the City Manager for study and report carried, Barber, Burns, Larson, Oliver and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Bostic and Coombs absent. Moved by Burns, seconded by Larson that Ordinance No. 105 eliminating certain pieces of City owned property, namely property occupied by the City of Yakima Warehouse located between 3rd and 4th Avenue on Beech Street, from the irrigation maintenance charges of Local Improvement District No., 308, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Burns, Larson and Oliver present on•roll call.- ORDINANCE NO. 105, AN ORDINANCE eliminating certain pieces of real estate in the City of Yakima, Washington, and owned by the City of Yakima from irrigation maintenance charges of Local Improve -. ment District No. 308. A resolution authorizing the Purchasing Agent to enter into a joint call for bids with the cities of Ellensburg and Sunnyside for the purchase of chlorine, having been read by the Clerk of the, Council and the City Manager advising the Council that there are only two companies in the State who bid on this business and by the inclusion of the third city we may receive better bids,-it was MOVED by Oliver, seconded by Burns that Resolution No. D -131 authorizing said joint call for bids be passed as read: carried, Barber, Burns, Larson,-Oliver and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Bostic and Coombs absent. RESOLUTION NO. D -121, A RESOLUTION authorizing the Purchasing Agent of the City of Yakima to , enter into a joint call for bids with the Cities of Ellensburg and Sunnyside for the purchase of chlorine. WHEREAS, chlorine for use by the City of Yakima may be purchased in•multi- unit car loads at a more advantageous price, and WHEREAS, the requirements of .the City of Yakima are not sufficient to ob- tain the benefit of such price, and WHEREAS, in Resolution No..0 -1684, the Purchasing Agent of the City of Yakima was authorized to issue a call for bids for the purchase of chlorine jointly with the City of Ellensburg, and WHEREAS, the City of Sunnyside wishes to join with the Cities of Yakima. and Ellensburg in such joint call for bids and it appears to be in the best interests of the people of the City of Yakima to issue such a joint call, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: That the Purchasing Agent of the City of Yakima is hereby authorized and directed to issue a call for bids for the purchase of chlorine jointly with the Cities of Ellens- burg and Sunnyside. TTEST: J. A. SMITH City Clerk ADOPTED BY THE CITY'COUNCIL this 6th day of April, 1960. (S E A L) WALTER J. ROBINSON, JR. Mayor pro tem Moved by Barber, seconded by Oliver that Resolution No. D -122 authorizing the sale at public auction of personal property in the possession of the Police R�gartment unclaimed for six months and providing that all of the costs and expense of said sale /to be deducted from the monies aris- ing from the sale and the balance of proceeds to be paid into the Police Relief and Pension Fund, be passed -as read: carried, Barber, Burns, Larson,. Oliver and Robinson voting aye on roll -call. Bostic and Coombs absent. RESOLUTION NO. D -122, A RESOLUTION authorizing the male at public auction of personal property in the possession of the Police Department unclaimed for six months. WHEREAS; a large number of pieces of personal property have come into the possession of the Police Department of the City of,Yakima in connection with the official per- formance of duty of said Department, and WHEREAS, all .of.said pieces of property remain unclaimed and said.Police Department has no record'of the true or lawful owner of the same, and all of said pieces.of personal property have been in posse.ssio n of the Police Department for more than six months, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1. That all- of the pieces of personal property contained in that certain list which is attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof, shall be sold at public auction not-less than ten days nor more than fifteen days after publication of notice of said public auction sale. Section 2. Notice of said sale shall be published once in the official newspaper of the City of Yakima. Section 3. The, City Manager of the City of Yakima is authorized and direct, ed to obtain the services of a licensed auctioneer to conduct said sale. F Section 4. All, of the costs and expenses of said sale, including.. the cost of publication and payment to the auctioneer, shall first be deducted from the monies arising from said sale and applied to the payment thereof. All of the balance of the proceeds of said sale shall be paid into the Police Relief and Pension Fund of the City of Yakima. 10 TTEST: J. A. SMITH City Clerk APRIL 6, 1960 ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 6th day of April, 1960. (S E A L) e following Investment report was read by the Clerk of the Council: March 31, 1960 ity Manager akima, Washington ar Sir: he following investments were purchased during the month of March: .,E. Larson Library Trust akima L.I.D. 072 - Bonds 1/16 $ 4,756.41 pecial Water Deposit Fund in Lieu of L.I.D. S. .S. Treasury Discount Bills #7519401/04 39,098.40 .S. Treasury Discount Bills #7519374/5 19,549.20 ater Deposit . S. Treasury Discount Bills #7519371/3 #7519378 39,098.40 .S. Treasury Discount Bills #7578324 9,796.60 ater -Sewer Revenue Bond.'Fund, "1956 ", Reserve Account S. Treasury Discount Bills #7519376/7 19,549.•20 umulative Reserve for Domestic Water Supply Development . S. Treasury Discount Bills #7578323 9,796.60 emetery Trust akima L.I.D. #870 - Bonds 1/17 8,027.65 akima L.I.D. #876 - Bonds 1/18 8,545.52 otal investments purchased during the month of March he following investments were sold during the month of March: pecial Water Deposit Fund in Lieu of L.I.D. 7b�- S. Treasury Discount Bills V72-3 623/5 292322.30 . S. Treasury Discount Bills #6923612/3 19,548.20 . S. Treasury Discount Bills #6923837 9,890.25 ater Deposit . S. Treasury Discount Bills #6923622 9,774.10 .S . Treasury Discount Bills #6923608/11 39,096.40 akima L.I.D. #833,- Bonds 10 /10 10500.00 akima L.I.D. #834 - Bonds 10/13 2,000.00 ater -Sewer Revenue Bond Fund, "195611, Reserve Account . S. Treasury Discount Bills #6923614/615 192548.20 umulative Reserve for Domestic Water Supply Development S. Treasury Discount Bills #6923b3b 92890.25 .I. Guaranty L. .D. 7b�- akima L.I.D. #870 - Warrant 1 akima L.I.D. #870 - Warrant 3 akima,L.I.D. #870 - Warrant 4 akima L.I.D. #872 - Warrant 1 akima L.I.D. #872 - Warrant 2 iremen1s Relief & Pension akima L. .D. 7b�- Warrant 1 akima L.I.D. #687 - Bond 93/97 akima L.I.D. #854 - Bonds 48/67 akima L.I.D: #867 - Bonds 1/3 E. Larson Library Trust akima L.I.D. #876 - Warrant 2 akima L.I.D. #684 - Bonds 14/15 akima L.I.D. #685 - Bond 13 akima L.I.D. #727 - Bond 10 akima L.I.D. #784 - Bonds 9/12 olicements Relief & Pension akima L.I.D. #876 - Warrant 3 emetery Trust akima L.I.D. #633 - Bond 14 akima L.I.D. #665 - Bond 30/31 akima L.I.D. #668 - Bonds 21122 akima L.I.D. #670 - Bond 29 akima L.I.D. #673 - Bond 25 akima L.I.D. #675 - Bond 21 akima L.I.D. #677 - Bond 12 akima L.I.D. #681 - Bond 11 akima L.I.D. #854 - Bonds 78/88 akima L.I.D. 856 - Bond 5 1,748.87. 13 a 327,. 00 602.95 1,793.27 316.46. 4,232.12 2,500.00 10,000.00 1,200.85 7,317.17 100.00 50.00 200.00 2,000.00 2,038.09 200.00 1,000.00 600.00 300.00 100.00 100.00 200.00 200.00 5,500.00 500.00 WALTER J. ROBINSON, JR. Mayor pro tem $ 4,756,41 ,58,647.60 48,895.00 19,549.20 9,796.60 16,573.17 $158,217.98 58,760-75 52,370.50 19,548.20 9,890.25 17,788.55 17,932.97 9,667.17 2,038.09 otal investments sold during the month of March $ 196,696.48 1 1 L [ I 1 N, if APRIL 6, 1960 APPROVED: INVESTMENT COMMITTEE Yours very truly, E. J. ALLISON, CITY MANAGER sl GLADYS H. RICHTER GLADYS H. RICHTER, CITY TREASURER City Treasurer WALTER J. ROBINSON, JR., MAYOR, protem Moved by Burns, seconded by Oliver that said report be accepted as read: carried, Barber, Burns, Larson, Oliver and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Bostic and Coombs absent. Assistant Mayor Robinson bringing forth the matter of a letter together with a suggested ordinance as submitted to Manager Allison by the RetaLl Trade Bureau, said ordinance providing for the regu- lation of "Distress Sales ", and the Council agreeing that this could be a very onerous ordinance, referred the matter to the City Manager and City Attorney for study and recommendation to be pre- sented at the regular_meeting of April 27, 1960 and further instructed that the Retail Trade Bureau be advised of this date of hearing on the matter. No.formal action was taken by the Council on this matter. Manager Allison remided the Council of the School for Councilmen to be held in Moses Lake on April 12, beginning at the hour of 8:45 A.M, and concluding at the hour of 4 :30 on the same day. The Clerk of the Council was instructed to advise the Association of Washington Cities that four members.of the Yakima City Council will attend. No formal motion was made. The City Manager, having discussed, with the Council, the matter of codifing all of-the ordinances for the City of Yakima,at a regular meeting of December 23, 1959, and no action having been authorized at that time, Manager Allison again brought this matter before the Council and recom- mended that the ordinances of the City of Yakima be recodified as soon as possible. He explained some of the difficulties which are being encountered in using our present Code and informed the Council that Book Publishing Company will codify said ordinances for $11,200.00 for 100 copies, furnish supplements for $1,120.00 and allow $2,250.00 on the material in the Code now being used. After discussion of the Codes used by other cities and specifications for bids, it was,MOVED by Burns, seconded by Barber that the City Manager be and is hereby authorized to call for bids for the codification of the ordinances of the City of Yakima: carried, Barber, Burns, Larson, Oliver and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Other matters discussed were,the progress of construction of water wells at Kiwanis Park and the Airport, Garbage Collection 'and Cleanup, Paintup,and Fixup for the City of Yakima, and Eichlerts Garbage collection truck parking in the alley between the Yakima Bindery and Wagner Chevrolet Co., at lunch time Every day. No formal action was taken onethese matters. There being no further business to come before the Council, it was MOVED by Barber, seconded by. Oliver that we do now adjourn at the hour of 4:45 P.M.: carried, Barber, Burns, Larson, Oliver and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. TTEST: I" «'A