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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/09/1975 Business Meeting 397 JUNE 9, 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, Don Schussler Dr. Bill Simmons. iPrincipal Planner Dick Hill reviewed the recommendations from the 'Joint Board re the Regional Planning for the Yakima Urban Area. The policies proposed were as follows: 1 a. The delineation of urban area boundaries; I/ 1 b. Urban area growth,policy; c. Urban area growth report; d. Utilities In discussing these alternatives, Councilman Schussler requested the Council to give favorable consideration to the recommendations and decide on a course of action inasmuch as the Joint Board was in need , of advice from both the City Council and County Commissioners. City Manager McMicken observed that once a recommendation is made and the 'Joint Board is advised, that it would go back to-the Provisional Planning Commission and move ahead with the Regional Planning Policy ,Councilman Schussler again reiterated that the hard problems facing the Council were with respect tio annexation, utilities and regional 'planning and that a decision should be reached in those areas. The Council elected to consider the matter and declare a position within a few weeks, subsequent to review by the County Commissioners. The Council held general discussion oni Bicentennial Pavilion 'regarding the following matters: a. Planned Development Rezone: to be initiated by the Planning Commission; 1 1 b. Architectural Consultant: contract is being prepared to engage Bill Paddock; c. Contract preparation: agreement in preparation to enter into contract for the Pavilion with Noel-Cook-Lewis; d. Preliminary Budget: the cumulative project total for the Pavilion encompassing the building costs, additional park- ! ing, street and utility improvements now bring the total project cost to $2,391,000. Estimated revenue sources in that amount would come from FRS, Limited General Obligation Bonds, City and County Room Tax and additional bond sales. I/ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 398 JUNE 9, 1975 At 3:00 P.M., the Council members moved into the Council Chambers for the balance of the meeting, Mayor Broad presiding, Councilmen ; Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore, Schussler and Simmons, City Manager iMcMicken and City Attorney Andrews present on roll call. The Invocation was given by City Manager McMicken. 1 i The minutes of the previous meeting of June 2, 1975, having been I duly certified accurate by two Councilmen, and no one present wishing to have said minutes read publicly, Mayor Broad declared 1 said minutes approved as recorded. 1 This being the time set for the Hearing on Petition No. 851, filed 1 by Yakima Valley College, requesting vacation of South 14th Avenue from West Nob Hill Boulevard to Prasch Avenue and Hamm Avenue between 13th and 14th Avenues, Principal Planner Dick Hill reviewed 1 the Planning Staff Report and Planning Commission Minutes on this subject dated May 27, and June 3, 1975, respectively. He explained ! : that this request is in response to a petition signed by students of the college, citing the need for the street vacations for safety reasons. He reported that no structures are proposed for the 1 right-of-way, but expressed some concern over maintaining easements.! 1 The Sewer Department requests that the sewer on the private property I be turned over to the school for maintenance. He related the recommendation of both the Planning staff and Planning Commission 1 for approval of this request, subject to the following two condition's: 1 1 1. That all easements and right-of-access be maintained. 1 2. That the existing sewer lines become the pro- ; perty and responsibility of the college. City Manager McMicken reported that the college accepts responsibility 1 for the sewer. It by Brown, seconded by Simmons that Ordinance No. 1801, providing for vacation of said streets, be 'passed: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore, Schussler and Simmons voting aye on roll call. !ORDINANCE NO. 1801, AN ORDINANCE providing for the vacation of 1 a portion of public street in the City of Yakima, Washington. In accordance with the Council's decisions at the May 26, 1975, !meeting, it was MOVED by Edmondson, seconded by Brown that Resolution INo. D-3331, approving the landscaping plans for the intersections of 16th and Tieton Drive and 16th and Nob Hill, be passed: Broad, 'Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore, Schussler and Simmons voting aye by voice vote. Councilman Edmondson requested that a letter be 1 sent to the Rosalma Club thanking them for their help in developing i these projects and keeping them informed of progress. City Manager , McMicken indicated he would handle this matter and further reported that the hearing on the intersection improvements for 16th and iTieton Drive is scheduled for June 23, 1975. I RESOLUTION NO. D-3331, A RESOLUTION approving and adopting a beautifi- ' catlon plan for unimproved propOrty owned by the Yakima Valley 'Transportation Company at the intersection of 16th Avenue and iTieton Drive and 16th Avenue and Nob Hill Boulevard in the City of Yakima. !City Manager McMicken briefly reviewed the proposed agreement ' ! with the State for a Law and Justice Training Grant entitled "Questioned ;Document Course" conducted by the U.S. Secret Service in Washington D.C. He reviewed the amounts involved, to include $1,068 in Law 1 199 JUNE 9, 1975 and Justice Funds, and $166 as a local share. He noted the contract is now ready for adoption. It was MOVED by Edmondson, seconded by Schussler that Resolution No. D- 3332, authorizing the execution of said agreement, be passed: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore, Schussler and Simmons voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D-3332, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager and City Clerk of the City of Yakima to execute an agreement with the State of Washington Office of Community Development, for a Law and Justice Training Grant. In accordance with the Sidewalk Repair Program previously adopted, City Manager McMicken explained the proposed Resolution approving the form of a Sidewalk Construction or Repair Agreement Installment Contract. It was MOVED by Schussler, seconded by Simmons that Resolution No. D-3333, approving said form, be passed: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore, Schussler and Simmons voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D-3333, A RESOLUTION approving a form of "Sidewalk Construction or Repair Agreement Installment Contract". City Manager McMicken reviewed City Manager Report No. 243, regarding Annexation Policy -- Bond Debt Requirement, raising the question of whether the City should continue its requirement for bond debt participation by newly annexed areas that come in by petition, recommending that the City retain its policy of requiring the areas to accept their share of the City's existing bonded indebtedness. Waiver could then be made on a case-by-case basis. Councilman Schussler indicated that if the Regional Plan is adopted, it may effect some change on the City's policy and suggested waiting on this matter a few weeks. Councilman Jarms was in favor of the recommendation, assuming that newly annexed areas will be provided with adequate information. It was MOVED by Moore, seconded by Jarms that the Council adopt the recommendation found in City Manager Report No. 243, for retaining the present policy of requiring newly annexed areas to accept their share of the City's existing bonded indebtedness. It was subsequently MOVED by Edmondson that the Motion be amended to delete the last sentence in City Manager Report No. 243, reading "waiver of this requirement may be made by the City Council on a case-by-case basis". The Motion lost for want of a second. The original Motion then carried with Broad, Brown, Jarms, Moore and Simmons voting aye on roll call; Edmondson and Schussler voting nay on roll call. City Manager McMicken reviewed the request for a Right-of-Way Use Permit filed by the Onion Field Restaurant, 19 and 21 North Front Street, explaining that approval for a wrought iron railing on the sidewalk was made in 1974, which is now to be replaced with brick planters to be placed six feet in front of the building. He related the recommendation from the staff that the Council repeal the earlier Resolution granting permission for the railing, to replace it with the present Right-of-Way Use Permit. He noted the second recommendation that no structure be placed between the brick planters adjacent to the curb. It was MOVED by Brown, seconded by Simmons that this request be passed: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore, Schussler and Simmons voting aye by voice vote. Principal Planner Dick Hill reviewed the request for water service to property located at the intersection of Powerhouse 400 JUNE 9, 1975 rRoadand ICiadheskeights Road to provide water for fire flow to an existing warehouse. He related the recommendation of both the Planning Staff and Planning Commission for approval. It was MOVED by Schussler, seconded by Moore that the request from the Lloyd Garretson Company for outside water service, be granted: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore, Schussler and Simmons voting aye by voice vote. Principal Planner Dick Hill reviewed the request for outside water service for property located on the southwest corner of Wright Avenue and River Road to the Super Cold Storage Company. The request is for service to a proposed CA §torage_building for apples and future additional facilities. He noted the recommendation that approval apply only to Parcel A and that Parcel B be required to come in under a separate request for connection to a more con- venient location. It was MOVED by Moore, seconded by Edmondson that the request by the Super Cold Storage Company for outside water service, be granted: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore, Schussler and Simmons voting aye by voice vote. A report having been received from the City Engineer on the completion of work and recommendation that said work be accepted and final payment made on L.I.D. No. 998, Voelker Addition No. 1 Sanitary Sewer, it was MOVED by Schussler, seconded by Brown that the report of the City Engineer dated June 4, 1975, with respect to the completion of the work on Public Works Contract Voelker Addition No. 1 Sanitary Sewer be approved, the work be accepted and payment of the final estimate as therein set forth is hereby authorized: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore, Schussler and Simmons voting aye by voice vote. In accordance with Council action taken May 19, 1975, it was MOVED by Schussler, seconded by Edmondson that Resolution No. D-3334, affirming the recommendation of the Planning Commission and denying the rezone application filed by Robert L. Suver and Paul LaChance, be passed: carried, Broad, Edmondson, Schussler and Simmons voting aye on roll call; Brown, Jarms and Moore voting nay on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D-3334, A RESOLUTION affirming the recommendation of the Planning Commission in denying the application of Robert L. Suver and Paul LaChance to rezone property along Naches Avenue and 6th Street from R-3, Multiple-Family Zone, to B- 1, Modified Business Zone. It was MOVED by Schussler, seconded by Edmondson that Ordinance No. 1802, authorizing the Sidewalk Construction or Repair Agreement Installment Contract, be passed: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore, Schussler and Simmons voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. 1802, AN ORDINANCE relating to streets and side- , walks; providing for the payment by the abutting property owner of sidewalk construction, reconstruction or repair costs by installment contracts; enacting Section 8.76.075 as a new section of the City of Yakima Municipal, Code and declaring an emergency. It was MOVED by Schussler, seconded by Moore that Ordinance No. 1803, repealing Ordinance No. 1689 and dissolving Local Improvement District No. 999, be passed: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore, Schussler and Simmons voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. 1803, AN ORDINANCE repealing City of Yakima Ordinance No. 1689, enacted August 5, 1974; and dissolving Local Improvement District No. 999 as created thereby. - 101 JUNE 9, 1975 An Ordinance transferring $4,900 from Federal Shared Revenue Fund to the General Fund and appropriating said amount for a grant to Yakima County Health District, having been read by title only at this meeting, was laid on the table for one week or until June 16, 1975. This appropriation is in accor- dance with Council action taken-last week for assistance to the Southeast Clinic. An Ordinance appropriating $30,000 from Water-Sewer Fund to Domestic Water Improvement Fund as a 1975 budget appropriation for installation of North 22nd Avenue Domestic Water Improvement Project, having been read by title only at this meeting, was laid on the table for one week or until June 16, 1975. This covers emergency installation of lines to the 22nd Avenue Area, not anticipated in 1974 and provides for reimbursement. A letter having been received from Frank Roberts, General Manager, KYVE - TV, requesting $10,000 of Federal Revenue Sharing Funds for television equipment, it was the consensus of the Council that this matter be placed on a future study session agenda. Councilman Edmondson requested an update on the status of FRS monies to KYVE - TV. Petition No. 842, having been filed with the City Clerk on June 5, 1975, by William Lind and Glascam Builders, Inc., requesting annexation of property along the south side of Lincoln Avenue between North 58th and 61st Avenues, it was MOVED by Schussler, seconded by Brown that the Petition for annexation filed by William Lind and Glascam Builders, Inc., being Petition No. 842, be approved as meeting the requirements of law; that said petition be referred to the City Manager and Planning Commis- sion for study and recommendation; and that June 30, 1975, be set as the date for a public hearing by the City Council on this petition: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore, Schussler and Simmons voting aye by voice vote. Damage Claims having been filed with the City Clerk on May 28, 1975, by Lynn K. Kilseimer, 1410 Fairbanks Avenue in the amount of $750 for damages incurred in connection with a Police incident and on June 4, 1975, by D. N. Trimble, 701 South 31st Avenue, in the amount of $56.18 for damages from a City sewer backup, it was MOVED by Schussler, seconded by Brown that said Damage Claims be referred to the City Manager and staff for study and recommendation: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore, Schussler and Simmons voting aye by voice vote. Councilman Schussler requesting permission to be excused from the next regular meeting, it was MOVED by Moore, seconded by Edmondson that Councilman Schussler be excused on June 16, 1975: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore, Schussler II/ and Simmons voting aye by voice vote. There being no further business to come before the Council, it was MOVED by Moore, seconded by Simmons that this meeting be adjourned at 3:55 P.M. to Tuesday, June 10, at the hour of 12:00 Noon, to then meet at the Holiday Inn: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore, Schussler and Simmons voting aye by voice vote. .10b) 41 JUNE 9, 1975 - JUNE 10, 1975 READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY y DATE 1 COUNc LMAN ,-- /// , DATE COUNeILMAN ATTEST: /<7 CITY CLER MAYOR ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING - JUNE 10, 1975 The City Council met in session on this date at 12:00 Noon in the Holiday Inn, Yakima, Washington. Councilmen present at the meeting were Mayor Bert Broad, Wray Brown, Betty L. Edmondson, Dick Jarms, W. K. "Pete" Moore, Don Schussler and Dr. Bill Simmons. Council members held general discussion of various city matters. No formal action was taken at this meeting. 'There being no further business to come before the Council, it was MOVED by Moore, seconded by Simmons that we do now adjourn at the hour of 1:30 P.M.: carried, Broad, Brown, Edmondson, Jarms, Moore, Schussler and Simmons voting aye by voice vote. READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY / 410.! , 4CIPALDATE , COUNCILMAN I C 2 / ...A.. DATE b ‘D-3--7 COUNCILMAN ATTEST: CIT* CLERK MAYOR