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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/16/1969 Business Meeting • . / 580 JUNE 16, 1969 • . The City Council met in regular session, Mayor Larson presiding, Counciimen•Brown, Lambert, McNeice and Robinson, City Manager McMicken City Attorney Andrews present on roll'call. Councilmen'Keith. and Kurbitz- absent on roll call. It was MOVED by Brown, seconded by . Lambert - that Councilmen Keith•and•Kurbitz be'excused from this meeting': carried, Brown, • Lambert, Larson, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. The Invocation was given by City Manager McMicken.• . The Minutes of the regular meeting of June 9, 1969, having been duly certified accurate by , two Councilmen, and no one present wishing to have said minutes read publicly, Mayor Larson , declared said minutes approved as recorded. Petition. No. 636, having been filed with.the City Clerk' on June 10, 1969, by Mr.' & Charles Meeks & Others, requesting improvement of property by the construction of alley pavement between S. 16th Avenue and S. 17th Avenue, from MacLaren Street to Lombard Lane, it was MOVED by McNeice, seconded by Brown that said Petition be referred to the City • Manager and Staff for study and recommendation: carried, - Brown, Lambert, Larson, 'McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Keith and Kurbitz absent.' . Petition No. 637, Notice of Intention to Commence Annexation•Proceedings, having been filed with the City Clerk on June 13, 1969, by Lawrence E. Deardorff,- President of Good Samaritan Nursing. Home, Inc:, requesting annexation of property'in the vicinity of N. 16th and Jerome Avenues; and Mr. Deardorff being present, it was MOVED by McNeice, seconded by Brown that this date be set as'the time for a meeting .with the initiating party who .signed the Notice of Intention to Commence Annexation Proceedings dated June 13, 1969: carried, Brown, Lam - bert, Larson, McNeice and Robinson - voting aye'by voice.vote. Keith.and Kurbitz absent. • Mr. Deardorff, stating that they are Willing to assume the City's existing indebtedness, it was duly moved, seconded and passed that the annexation proposed by petition no. 637 (Notice of•Intention to Commence Annexation Proceedings) be•accepted by the City of Yakima and that the •area sought to be annexed be required to assume the City's existing indebted ness. The above Motion was made by McNeice, seconded by Brown and it carried: Brown, Lambert, Larson, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. •Keith and Kurbitz absent. City Manager McMicken explained that this is a new Notice of Intention, deleting one parcel • of_ property. -that was Listed •on the previous, Not:ice:of Intentiion. No, • 635.., .which was filed with. the Council: on May'.19,.• 1969. • ,- • „ . . • . . It was -MOVED by. Brown•,: seconded:,by McNeice that Ordinance No: 1139 deleting- a ' .parcel of property from the Assessment Ro L.I..D. No. 915,. Sumac Sewer District,•.be passed as . read:. carried, Brown, Lambert, Larson, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roil call. Keith . and Kurbitz absent.. City- Manager.McMicken explained that the owner of this property, Mr. Spahn, had purchased.his home in 1964 with the sewer installed and had. no knowledge of the • unpaid Mr. McMic.ken further• explained, that this matter had• been.brought befor II the Councile about a year ago, and. it had been the Council's instruction to have the Staff• contact. the State Auditor's Office to• find out'if there is some way a change can be made in this assessment roll. He stated that the advice received was somewhat vague, because it is:not: procedure. Mr•. McMicken indicated that the Staff :is.recommending de- . leting: this: parcel-. from the Assessment because. the Council felt previously that Mr. Spahn. had been the victim of . an uniisual. set of circumstances .and there seems. to-.be no • • other way of doing' it.. He explained that .the deleted assessment. will be made up out of the Water -Sewer Fund. ORDINANCE - NO, 1139,' AN ORDINANCE deleting a parcel of property from the assessment roll for Loca L ; Improvement District No: 915; providing for the refund of an assessment install- ment payment and the payment•of -the entire. balance of such assessment; and amending- Ordinance Vo . 916 , •passed May 29, - ' - . • - - - City Manager McMicken referring to the matter of .the extension of terms of office for mem- bers of the Board of Trustees of the Yakima Regional Library, it was MOVED by Robinson, . . seconded by Brown that Resolution No.. D -1355' extending the terms' of office for-members of the Board of Trustees of the Yakima Regional Library; be passed as read.:• carried, Brown, Lambert, Larson, McNeice and•Robinson voting -.aye on roll call. Keith and Kurbitz absent. City Attorney Andrews. explained that when. there was -a five -man Board, the terms were five years and now there is a seven -man Board and the terms should.be seven years, and this Resolution merely fixes the proper terms for the Board members. , RESOLUTION NO. D- 13 A RESOLUTION extending the•terms of'Mrs :•Charles Countryman, Mrs. Ernest and . Mr. John .Bloxom; ' Sr ;- Members• of Board of • Trustees •of the 'Yakima Regionai••Library District. . City Manager McMicken referring to the City Engineer's. revised final`estimate on the com- pletion of L.I :D. No. North:56th Avenue & Summitview Avenue Arterial Improvement, . recommending that. the work be. accepted and final payment made,'it was MOVED Robinson;•• seconded' by Lambert, that the report of the City Engineer. dated •June •l.l, 1969, with respect to the completion of the work on said project, be approved,•the work -be accepted and pay -, ment of•th•e revised final estimate in the amount of $L,58.1.00,-is hereby authorized: - carried,'-,Brown; Lambert,. Larson; McNeice and Robinson voice vote. • Keith and Kurbitz absent. ' -•- ', • • • . .• City Manager explained that Mr Don Belding, operator the the Red Apple Motel-, has requested permission to install a private direct -lin• telephone at.the Yakima Municipal Airport and space is available' for such installation:• • Mr McMicken requesting•.authoriza- tion to grant a permit as• requested for the convenience of airline passengers and•others, and requesting further authorization' to grant permits•to others' similarly situated who may apply, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Brown that Resolution No. D -1356 authorizing the granting of•permits motels and hotels for the•installation of private' direct -line telephones at the Yakima Municipal Airport, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Lambert•, Larson, McNeice and'Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Keith and Kurbitz absent. Discus- sion•brought out that the permit states that the Grantee shall pay to the City the amount of $15 each month and any such installations will •be treated•in the same manner as other fixed base operators at the Yakima Municipal Airport with the monies going into the,Air- •port Fund. •. -- _ . RESOLUTION NO. D- 1356, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager to grant permits for.the installation of private direct -line telephones at the Yakima Municipal Airport. • r- 581: JUNE 16, 1969 City Manager McMicken referred to the request for authorization execute an extra work order for installation of the Water Transmission Main and asked Public Works Director John Mayo to report on this-matter. Mr. Mayo explained that Riverside Construction, Inc., & Lord Bros. Contractors, Inc., is presently installing the main water transmission line from the water treatment plant to the City in accordance with a contract, Schedule A, awarded upon a call for bids. He further explained that at the time of awarding of this bid, the State Highway Department was designing an interchange at 40th Avenue and Fruitvale Boulevard, and there were some details regarding the balance of the construction of this transmission main that,,made it impossible to have a final design at the time of the first call for bids. Mr. Mayo stated that at that time it was contemplated that when the final design, Schedule B, was ready, a separate contract would be awarded and there would be a second call for bids. He further stated that the State Department has now finished their design, that there isn't time to go out for another call for bids, that HUD has agreed that the present contractor can be given an extra order, and the contractor has agreed to do the work at a reasonable- cost. Mr. Mayo indicated that a state of emergency exists which justifies the awarding of an extra work order to the present contractor, without calling for further bids, and recommended that authorization be given to execute an extra work order as re- quested. Councilman Robinson stated that there are certain bid requirements to be follow- ed and indicated that he feels the regular order of calling for bids should be followed on a project costing - $175,000. After due discussion, it was MOVED by Brown, • seconded by McNeice that Resolution No. D -1357 authorizing the execution of an extra work order for the installation of the water transmission main, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Lam- bert, Larson and McNeice voting aye on roll call.. Robinson voting nay on roll call. Keith and Kurbitz absent. . RESOLUTION NO. D -1357, A RESOLUTION authorizing the hiring of additional work and labor and the purchase of additional materials from Riverside Construction, Inc., & Lord Bros. Contractors, Inc., a joint venture, without calling for further bids, in connection with an existing public improvement project consisting of the installation of the main water transmission line for the City. City Manager McMicken referred to the matter of authorization to give notice of termina- tion of lease with Alex Berkes, a fixed base operator at the Yakima Municipal Airport, stating that he had received a copy of a letter from the Airport Manager to Alex Berkes, and a few days later the same type of letter from the Airport Manager to James Sellers, notifying them that they are overdue in their rent on their operations at the Airport. Mr. McMicken reported that Alex Berkes owes past due rent of $100 per month from September, 1968 through June, 1969, which makes a total of $1,000, and Jim Sellers owes $24.85 per month, or a total of $124.25 for the months of February, 1969, through June,.1969, and is requesting_ authorization to notify them of the time of termination of lease if the back rental is not paid. Council members question the matter of letting this matter go this long. .: •Ci Manager McMicken explained that in the case of Alex Berkes, in past years he had always gone several months through the winter without paying the monthly rental and then when -the spraying business progressed in the spring, he always paid up in full the back rental, but this year has not done so. After due discussion, it was MOVED by Robin- son, seconded by Lambert that authorization be given to give notice of termination of lease with Alex Berkes and James Sellers, fixed base operators at the Yakima Municipal Airport: carried, Brown, Lambert, Larson, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Keith and Kurbitz absent. City Manager McMicken referred to his Report #58, Snow and Ice Removal Costs -- 1968 -69, stating that the report is self - explanatory and one asked for by Council members previous- ly. Public Works Director John Mayo, reported that although there have been other winters with as much snow fall, prices have gone up, and this past winter the snowfall seemed to land heavier on weekends, which made the removal costs more because overtime had to be paid. City Manager McMicken referred to the following street improvement projects and recommend- ed that they be referred to the Planning Commission for a report, and that a Public Hearing by the City Council be called for June 23, 1969: • • (a) Washington Avenue, 16th to 28th Avenues, (b) "B" Street, Lincoln Avenue, & Couplet, 6th Avenue to 6th Street, (c) Six -Year Arterial Street Plan. Mr. McMicken explained the reasons for requesting a public hearing on the above projects as follows: on the first two street projects, prospecti have been filed to put us in line for the funding, but there are over 90 property owners who will be affected by these im- provements and it seems appropriate that they have a chance to speak on the matter, and on the Six -year Arterial Street Plan, it is required by law that there be a Hearing held and Council action taken. Drawings were displayed showing in detail the two street projects and Public Works Director John Mayo and Traffic Engineer Al Ray explained the projects as to traffic patterns and signalization, and answered questions. After due discussion, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by McNeice that the above listed street improvement:pro- jects be referred to the Planning Commission for study and recommendation, and that June 23, 19.69,,. by fixed as the time for a hearing by the City Council on said matter, and that the property owners affected be notified of said hearing: carried, Brown, Lambert, Larson, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Keith and Kurbitz absent. City Manager McMicken referring to the matter of authorization to grant permits for the retail sale of fireworks within the City for 1969, and explaining that this is done each year, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded. by Brown that Resolution No. D -1358 authorizing the granting of said permits, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Lambert, Larson, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Keith and Kurbitz absent. RESOLUTION NO. D -1358, A RESOLUTION granting permits for the retail sale of fireworks within the City of Yakima for 1969. City Manager McMicken explained that relative to the construction of grade crossing sepa- rations on "B" Street and on Lincoln Avenue, Resolution No. D -1194 authorizing the execu- tion of an agreement with ABAM Engineers, Inc., engaging its professional engineering services, was adopted on April 8, 1968, and it is now necessary to make certain revisions to, that agreement and an additional agreement is necessary to engage their professional, engineering services in connection with the construction of a railroad grade crossing (continued) 582 ' t , JUNE 16, 1969 separation on Yakima Avenue. After due discussion, it was MOVED by Brown, seconded by Robinson that Resolution No. D -1359 authorizing the execution of an agreement with ABAM Engineers, Inc., for professional engineering services relative to the construction of grade crossing separations on "B" Street, Lincoln Avenue and Yakima Avenue, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Lambert, Larson, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Keith and Kurbitz absent. RESOLUTION NO. D -1359, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager and City Clerk of the City of Yakima to enter into an agreement with ABAM Engineers, Inc., for professional engineering services relative to the construction of grade crossing separa- tions on "B" Street , Lincoln Avenue and Yakima Avenue in Yakima, Washngton. ,r The matter of Safety Measures for Summitview Avenue, including a previously requested report on the construction of a fence was discussed. Public Works Director John Mayo indicated that this matter is being studied and a report will be made. There being no further business to come before the Council, it was MOVED by McNeice, secon- ded by Robinson that we do now adjourn at the hour of 9:50 P.M.: carried, Brown, Lambert, Larson, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Keith and Kurbitz absent. p . READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY DATE (' 1.140% MAN \ 6 DATE /z COUNCILMAN ATTEST: C I T Y C L E R K ' M A Y O R i