HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/21/2018 06E Surplus DID #13 - Set Hearing DateITEM TITLE:
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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
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Item No. 6.E.
For Meeting of: August 21, 2018
Set date of September 11, 2018, for a Public Hearing to declare
property surplus to the City needs and abandon a section of former
Drainage Improvement District (DID) #13
Scott Schafer, Director of Public Works
Mike Price, Wastewater Stormwater Division Manager 249-6815
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
Set a Public Hearing for September 11, 2018, 6:30 p.m., to declare a section of former Drainage
Improvement District (DID) #13 abandoned, extending from 1509 S. 15th Street to manhole 7A
at the intersection of Mead Avenue and Rudkin Road.
All property rights to DI Ds within city limits were ceded to the City of Yakima (City) by Yakima
County when the City accepted transfer of this conveyance system. There is little legal specificity
as to how to decommission DID lines after they are essentially abandoned. As a result, the City
is treating them as a utility for purposes of abandonment and asking the City Council to hold a
public hearing declaring the property surplus.
The engineer's design report states that the purpose of this drain line was to drain off irrigation
water being used to irrigate the many orchards that had been planted in the area. Over the years,
the orchards have been removed and the DID line sought to be abandoned is no longer
necessary as there is no drainage flow through this portion of the pipe. No City services, such as
stormwater, are connected to this portion of the DID. The City has no need for this portion of the
DID system.
ITEM BUDGETED:
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Public Hearing date
BOARD/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: