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JANUARY 6, 1975
The City Council met in session on this date at 1:30 P.M. in the
;Conference Room at Yakima City Hall.
:Councilmen present at the meeting were Mayor Bert Broad, Wray
!Brown, Betty L. Edmondson, Dick Jarms, W. K. "Pete" Moore, Charles
A. Rich and Don Schussler.
;Councilman Schussler inquired as to the disposition of real estate
adjacent to the east side of City Hall. City Manager McMicken
;observed that the Seattle First National Bank was leasing the pro-
perty. He indicated that the City would contact Dick Morgan to
!inquire about the possibility of the City obtaining the lot.
City Manager McMicken reviewed the Summary of Budget Conclusions
for 1975, as follows:
a) Regarding the Southeast Community Center Clinic request
for $84,972 in Federal Revenue Sharing monies, Council
consensus was to allocate the money over a two-year period,
rather than in one year, o5 zequested. Payments would
commence in April, 1975 for $-10,000 per quarter.
b) CETA Public Employment Program was reviewed and approved.
A total of 47 positions will be funded, a major number
of which will be allocated to Police (24) and Fire (6).
The Council also approved funding of a Recreation Supervisor
for the Recreation Division.
Regarding Community Development, Dick Hill advised the Council of a
series of public meetings'tObe held, intended to solicit citizen
;participation in the following areas of CotriMunit Development:
1. Neighborhood needs for physical development.
2. Area-wide needs for physical development.
3. Public/Social Service needs.
4. Housing needs and other items of public interest.
Pursuant to solicitation of public comments and recommendations,
the Planning Staff will assimilate the data. Councilman Edmondson
commented that she would like to see more publicity and exposure
'given to this venture either through a mass mailing or expanded
;survey. Councilman Rich also expressed an interest in expanding
Ithe scope of citizen participation for the project. Councilman
prown recommended that the survey be reproduced in the newspaper
In mail-back form and that prime TV advertising be considered.
City Manager McMicken observed that if the Council desired more
exposure, the City should consider hiring a professional to coor-
Pinate citizen participation efforts. Council members indicated
that hiring a professional was unnecessary and that expanding the
1 scope of the citizen participation effort should be done within
r esent staff capabilities. Councilmen will attend the four
ommunity Development Citizen Participation meetings scheduled
cranuary 13-29, 1975.
pit 3:00 P.M., the Council members moved into the Council Chambers
For the balance of the meeting, Mayor Broad presiding, Councilmen
rown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore, Rich and Schussler, City Manager
cMicken and City Attorney Andrews present on roll call.
The Invocation was given by Councilman Rich.
JANUARY 6, 1975
The minutes of the previous meeting of December 23, 1974,
i having been duly certified accurate by two Councilmen,
and no one present wishing to have said minutes read publicly,
Mayor Broad declared said minutes approved as recorded.
This being the time set for the Hearing on Petition No.
I 830, filed by Jack L. Frisk, Yakima Sch000l District No.
7, requesting Vacation of portions of South 12th Avenue
and Haynes Street, Principal Planner Dick Hill reviewed
the Planning Staff Report and Planning Commission Minutes
on this subject dated November 20, 1974, and December 3,
1974, respectively. He reported that the area is next to the
1 McKinley School property and is barricaded during school hours
I to accommodate nstUdents during recess and physical education
. classes. The proposed vacation would provide for the future
development of needed playground and physical education
areas for McKinley School. Mr. Hill reported that the
request has been circulated to affected utility companies
and City departments with no objections. A traffic count
i on 12th Avenue records only 730 automobiles per day, indicating
that the proposed vacation should present no problems for
traffic circulation. The Planning Commission recommended
approval, subject to the following four conditions:
1. Dedication and construction of a 20 foot wide
connecting alley between the southerly terminus
of 12th Avenue south of Tieton Drive and the
north-south alley between 12th and 13th Avenues,
or construction of a 36-1/2 foot radius cul-de-sac
at the southerly terminus of 12th Avenue.
Suitable turning radii (25 feet) must-be provided
at each end of the connectionalleyto.accommodate
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2. Curb, street crown, and drainage revision shall
be provided at both ends of the vacated portion
of 12th Avenue and at the easterly end of the
vacated portion of Haynes Street as required
by the City Engineer.
3. Underground utility easements shall be maintained
in the portion of the street to be vacated.
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4. That street asphalt and curbing be removed by
some specified date and the ground be planted
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1 to grass.
Mr. Roy Bush, Principal of McKinley School, reported .that there
is presently no on-site parking and school employees park
on adjacent streets. With the passage of the bond issue
last year, the school has acquired two new parcels, one
to be used for parking for school employees off of 13th
I Avenue. Mr. Dean Starr, requested that the words "if necessary"
I be inserted in the statement regarding the asphalt paving,
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noting that the school would like to get the grass planted.
City Attorney Andrews reported that no legislation is being
brought on at this meeting, due to the conditions tied into
1 the proposed vacation. He referred to the necessary Deed
1 for the acquisition of property and also the second condition
1 relating to the curb revision being provided at the expense
I of the school district, necessitating some type of agreement
, by which the school district agrees to this particular
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condition. After due discussion, it was MOVED by Schussler,
;seconded by Brown that legislation be prepared providing
for the proposed vacation of portions of South 12th Avenue
and Haynes Street, subject to the first three conditions
,referred to in the Planning Staff report and that the City
Manager be authorized to work with the School District
in carrying out the stated conditions: carried, Broad,
Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore, Rich and Schussler voting
;aye by voice vote. City Manager McMicken indicated that
he will work with the School District to secure a formal
or informal agreement detailing the conditions, after which
an Ordinance will be brought back for passage.
This being the time set for the Hearing on the appeal from
the Planning Commission's action denying the Rezone Application
:filed by Billington Builders Supply, Inc., for property
situated at 502 and 504 West Nob Hill Boulevard, Mayor •
Broad referred to the request by the petitioner for continuation
of this Hearing to January 13, 1975. It was MOVED by Brown,
;seconded by Edmondson that this Hearing be continued to
January 13, 1975: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms,
I Moore, Rich and Schussler voting aye by voice vote.
1Ms. Marguerite Hackett, 304 North 37th Avenue, being present,
!reported to the Council an incident that occurred regarding a
idog running loose and asked about enforcement of the dog leash_
;law. She'further referred to the fact that she feels it
is not safe to walk the streets in Yakima and cited the
need for more Police Patrolmen. In reference to the Christmas
!decorations on North 2nd Street, she asked that the Christmas tree
be taken down before March of this year. Mayor Broad spoke
Ito the present efforts by the City to enforce the dog leash
ilaw and City Manager McMicken asked that Ms. Hackett obtain
Ithe address of the dog's owner and give this information
to the City staff for further action. Mayor Broad reviewed
ithe plans for placing 18 additional Police Patrolmen on
I the force, allowing for more walking Policemen. Director
of Public Works, Dave Vargas, reported that the Christmas
itree on North 2nd Street will be taken down this Friday.
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iMrs. Marie Dubuque spoke to the matter of congestion in the
free parking area on North 2nd Street during banking hours,
;noting that persons cannot even turn from Yakima Avenue
lbecause of the heavy traffic and suggested that a Police
'officer be recruited to direct traffic at this location during
' peak hours. City Manager McMicken reported he would talk
with the Police regarding the traffic' congestion and the
need for a Policeman to prevent turns from Yakima Avenue
during the peak hours. Further reference was made to the
;plans for downtown redevelopment and creation of needed off-
;street parking spaces.
'Referring to the proposed Resolution authorizing the execution
of an agreement with Yakima County for Refuse disposal
service for the 1975 calendar year, City Manager McMicken
i noted a rate change from $1.45 per ton to $1.70 per ton.
No other changes have been made, and he noted that the
City still pays 20 cents per ton less that others using
ithe Terrace Heights Landfill site. He recommended continued use of
I site at the new rate. It was MOVED by Schussler,
'seconded by Edmondson that Resolution No. D-3242, authorizing
the execution of said agreement with Yakima County, be
passed: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore,
Rich and Schussler voting aye on roll call.
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JANUARY 6, 1975
RESOLUTION NO. D-3242, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing
the City Manager and City Clerk of the City of Yakima to
execute an agreement with Yakima County for the disposal
of solid waste at the Terrace Heights Land Fill.
In reference to the Resolution authorizing the purchase
of property from Yakima County and the resale of said property
for the benefit of the Local Improvement District Guaranty
Fund, City Attorney Andrews reported that this is an implementation
of statutory procedure as authorized by State law The
parcel in question has overdue L.I.D. assessments and is
also the subject of a tax foreclosure by the County. The
City can buy that property and resell it to the Lion's
Club, who has offered to buy this property at $400, allowing
the City to recoup the unpaid assessment. It was MOVED
by Brown, seconded by Moore that Resolution No. D-3243,
authorizing the purchase and resale of said property, be
passed: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore,
Rich and Schussler voting aye on roll call.
RESOLUTION NO. D-3243, A RESOLUTION authorizing the purchase
of real property owned by Yakima County and authorizing
the sale of such property for the benefit of the Local
Improvement District Guaranty Fund of the City of Yakima.
City Manager McMicken explained the proposed Resolution
authorizing the proposed agreement with the State of Washington
Department of General Administration for telephone SCAN
services, noting that this is a state-wide telephone network
operated in Washington under provisions of the law. Under
this system, long distance calls between public agencies
are permitted for improving the cost of communication.
The City of Yakima is now being offered a chance to join
in the SCAN network which will cut the City's total of
in-state long distance calls approximately in half. He
reported that the City now spends $662.19 monthly on in-
state long distance calls. The City would be required
to install three SCAN lines at a charge of $285. It was
MOVED by Jarms, seconded by Moore, that Resolution No.
D-3244, authorizing the execution of said agreement with
the State, be passed: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson,
Jarms, Moore, Rich and Schussler voting aye on roll call.
RESOLUTION NO. D-3244, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City
Manager and City Clerk of the City of Yakima to execute
an agreement with the State of Washington Department of
General Administration for telephone SCAN services.
Referring to the proposed agreement with Yakima County
for Building Code Inspection Services for 1975, City Manager
McMicken indicated that the County has now executed the
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new agreement on their behalf o the terms and conditions
relatively the same as last year. He noted that the agreement
will be executed on a full-year basis. He briefly reviewed
the provisions of the agreement, noting that the Council
will pay to the City the equivalent of one inspector and
one automobile. The agreement retains the provisions for
a written report at the end of the agreement term. Councilman
Edmondson asked if the paper work done by the City is also
covered in the fees which are charged. City Manager McMicken
indicated that the City asks for the equivalent of one
inspector and one automobile and the agreement has not been
costed out on all its ramifications. Councilman Rich
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I was not in favor of the proposed agreement, stating that
he would not support it on the basis that it does not reflect
a cost effective agreement spread evenly between the two
agencies and also opposed to the City extending their policy
outside the City. It was MOVED by Moore, seconded by Edmondson
that Resolution No. D-3245 authorizing the execution of
said agreement with Yakima County for 1975, be passed:
carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore, and Schussler
voting aye on roll call; Rich voting nay on roll call.
RESOLUTION NO. D-3245, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing
the City Manager and City Clerk of the City of Yakima to
execute a building code inspection agreement with the County
of Yakima.
City Manager McMicken referred to the Park Six-Year Capital
Improvement Program, requesting Council approval as required
by I.A.C. to qualify for State and Federal aid. Parks 11/
Director, Bill Hutsinpiller, reported that this is an annual
process to maintain qualification with the State and serves
as a guide in updating applications for projects to the
State. He reviewed the first two projects for 1975, as
listed in the Plan, to include Community Park No. 1 Acquisition
and Neighborhood No. 9 Acquisition. He reminded the Council
that it is not a fixed plan, but is an outline for future
development. It was MOVED by Schussler, seconded by Brown
that the Council adopt the Park Six-Year Capital Improvement
Program, as presented: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson,
Jarms, Moore, Rich and Schussler'voting aye by voice vote.
City Manager McMicken reviewed the Memorandum of Agreement
with the Yakima Firefighters Association regarding Labor
Negotiations for Non-LEFF Personnel, and reported the agreements
concerning contributions to the Medical Program, implementation
of a dental program and "equal opportunity clause" and
"maternity leave agreement", all as contained in the Memorandum.
Director of Management and Budget Bob Hilsmann explained
that they chose to put less into the medical plan and establish
a dental plan. It was MOVED by Moore, seconded by Rich
that the Council ratify the Memorandum of Agreement with
the Firefighters Association for non-LEFF personnel: carried,
Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore, Rich and Schussler
voting aye by voice vote.
Referring to the proposed agreement with Yakima County
for funding of 41 positions under the Comprehensive Employment
Training Act, City Manager McMicken reviewed the breakdown
in positions, to include 26 police, 6 fire and 9 other City
positions. He reported that the agreement has been worked
out with the County Manpower Office. It was MOVED by Rich,
seconded by Brown, that Resolution No. D-3246, authorizing
the execution of said agreement with Yakima County, be
passed: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore,
Rich and Schussler voting aye on roll call.
RESOLUTION NO. D-3246, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing
the City Manager and City Clerk of the City of Yakima to
execute an agreement with Yakima County to implement the
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
In accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement with the
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Yakima Firefighter's Association, ratified at this meeting, it
was MOVED by Edmondson, seconded by Schussler that Ordinance
No. 1741, amending the Compensation Plan Ordinance and
designating salary ranges for Fire Department personnel,
be passed: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore,
Rich and Schussler voting aye on roll call.
JANUARY 6, 1975
ORDINANCE NO. 1741, AN ORDINANCE designating salary ranges
for Fire Department personnel; amending Subsection 2.20.100
(s) of the City of Yakima Municipal Code; and declaring
an emergency.
It was MOVED by Schussler, seconded by Edmondson that Ordinance
No. 1742, amending the Pierce-Lincoln Condemnation Ordinance
enacted December 9, 1974, to designate the proper fund from
which the compensation is to be paid, be passed: carried,
Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore, Rich and Schussler
voting aye on roll call.
ORDINANCE NO. 1742, AN ORDINANCE amending Section 3 of
City of Yakima Ordinance No. 1727 enacted December 9, 1974,
entitled "AN ORDINANCE authorizing and directing the City
Attorney of the City of Yakima to institute and prosecute
legal proceedings for the condemnation and acquisition
of real property for the widening and improving of the
intersection of West Lincoln Avenue and Pierce Avenue and
for the installation of curbs, gutters, sidewalks, drainage
facilities and public utility facilities related thereto;
providing for the condemnation and taking of such real
property and declaring the condemnation and taking thereof
to be necessary for the public use required by the public
interest; and directing that the compensation for such
taking be paid from the Urban Arterial Fund of the City
of Yakima; and declaring an emergency"; and declaring an
emergency.
Petition No. 835, filed with the City Clerk on January
2, 1975, by Homer B. Hubbard and others requesting improvement
of property by the construction of a sewer along 61st Avenue,
it was MOVED by Schussler, seconded by Rich that Petition
No. 835, for the creation of a Local Improvement District,
be referred to the city Manager and staff for study and
recommendation: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms,
Moore, Rich and Schussler voting aye by voice vote.
A Damage Claim having been filed with the City Clerk on
December 26, 1974, by Johnie Hook, 917 South llth Avenue,
in the amount of $43.98 for damages from a plugged sewer,
it was MOVED by Rich, seconded by Moore that said Damage
Claim be referred to the City Manager and staff for study
and recommendation: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson,
Jarms, Moore, Rich and Schussler voting aye by voice vote.
Councilman Rich having been recently elected to the position
of County Commissioner and this being his last meeting to serve
on the City Council, he expressed his appreciation to Councilmen
and staff for their cooperation and assistance during his term
as City Councilman. Mayor Broad expressed appreciation on
behalf of the Council for the fine contribution made by
Councilman Rich while serving as Councilman.
There being no further business to come before the Council,
it was MOVED by Rich, seconded by Moore that this meeting
be adjourned at 4:00 P.M., to Friday, January 10, 1975,
at the hour of 12:00 Noon, to then meet in the Flight Deck
Restaurant: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore,
Rich and Schussler voting aye by voice vote.
JANUARY 6, 1975 - JANUARY 10, 1975
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ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING - FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1975 I/
The City Council met in session on this date at 12:00 Noon in the
Flight Deck Restaurant at the Yakima Air Terminal.
Councilmen present at the meeting were Mayor Bert Broad, Wray Brown,
Betty L. Edmondson, Dick Jarms, W. K. "Pete" Moore and Don Schussler.
Councilmen held general discussion on various city matters. No for-
mal action was taken at this meeting.
There being no further business to come before the Council, it was
MOVED by Moore, seconded by Schussler that we do now adjourn at the
hour of 1:30 P.M.: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore
and Schussler voting aye by voice vote.
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