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Home My WebLink About10/27/1982 Adjourned Meeting .300 OCTOBER 27, 1982 - ADJOURNED MEETING HEARING ON INCREASED 0.5 PERCENT SALES TAX The City Council met in session on this date at 7:30 p.m. in Room C at the Yakima Center, 10 No. 8th Street, Yakima, Washington; Mayor Lynn Carmichael presiding, Council members Clarence Barnett, Henry Beauchamp, Lynn Budhanan, Shirley Dbty and Jack Sparling present. Council member W. K. "Pete" Moore absent and excused. Thia being the time set for a hearing on the proposed 0.5 percent opt- ional sales tax, Mayor Carmichael explained that Council members and staff will review the material pertaining to this hearing, previously distributed. . • Council member Barnett reviewed the chart on the , Major Revenue and Expenditure Comparison - State Average. City Manager Zais reviewed the chart on Revenues and Expenditures per Capita and explained that the revenue per capita has declined faster than the percentage rate for expenditures. City Manager Zais also explained the One-Time Revenue History Graph and the Street Maintenance Effort Graph. Council member Doty gave a presentation on the '80-'83 Assessed Valuation -- 106% and the Pie Charts - Property Tax Distribution. Assistant City Manager Wittenberg presented Revenue and Resources - BAR Graph - General Gov't = '83 compared. to '82. Council member Barnett presented the General Government Expenditures - BAR Graph - '83, from which the Police and Fire Departments are funded. .Mayor Carmichael gave a .presentation explaining the 1983 Total Budget Summary of Expenditures Compared to '82. City Manager Zais explained that resources have declined causing cutbacks. City Manager Zais presented a Split Chart: '82 Projected Deficit - Projected Deficit - without sales tax. Mayor Carmichael presented the 1983 Contingency Reductions - Modified with Total Per- sonnel - Uniformed/Non-Uniformed. Mayor Carmichael stated that Council will now receive comments from the public. Deb Patterson, 4409 Snow Mountain Road, Chairman of the Yakima City Planning Commission and a member of the Regional Planning Board, asked the Council to reconsider the cuts in the Planning Division. She believes the City should streamline the Planning Division or have a Regional Planning Department with an examiner to hear problems. Mrs. Patterson suggested that the City not fund COG, but utilize the Planning Division. - John Ott, Rt. 8, Box 267, Yakima, spoke in favor of full funding for the Fire and Police Departments. Mr. Ott informed the Council that the City could do without parks, pools and street imr provements. Rick Wilson, 1301 W. Viola, spoke in support of well-run City Departments, with Police and Fire protection. He supported passage of the additional 0.5% sales tax. Mr. Wilson stated that if a Council member's personal business was affected, that member should be dis- qualified fram voting. Lois Dillion, 617 So. 32nd Avenue, spoke in agreement with the citizens who want police, fire and streets main- tained. Gordon Wonder, 718 No, 56th Avenue, stated City employees are paid more than County employees, therefore the City Council should examine the pay, travel budget, and tax on the bus system. Bill Craw- ford, 511 No. 32nd Ave., President of the Firefighters Association, . explained that an increased workload, demands an increase in costs by virtue of - paying fair overtime. Helen Hinman, 4605 Scenic Drive, sup- ports an increased tax to support police and fire. She asked the Coun- cil to Iodic to the future to save money, suggesting the possibility of selling City property, especially Lions Park. Betty Gaudette, 701 No. II/ 6th Street, spoke in favor of the Parks Department and asked for a clarification of Figure 1-B on page 11. Stanley Berndt, 215 Bel Air Drive, does not favor an increase in tax. He suggested renegotiation of the salaries of City employees. Wendell Smith, 210 So. 7th Avenue, asked the Council to make cuts in the Transit System. Betty Gaudette, 701 No. 6th Street, a member of the Study Committee for Parks and Pools, asked the Council if the City will be able to retain the parks. She asked Council not to reduce the Police and Fire Departments. Kay Mann, 207 North Naches, asked, When outside consultants are needed, who pays the fees? City Manager Zais explained, if a contract is awarded, the individual department is dharged. Pauline Westaby, 219 South 29th Avenue, stated her interest is in the emergency funds and what they are used for. Stan Lockrie, 1111 So. 45th Avenue, Chairman of the Park and Recreation Commission, explained that cuts in the Parks Budget would nearly disable the parks system. Roger Carlson, 206 Bel Air Drive, 3,01 OCTOBER 27, 1982 - ADJOURNED MEETING HEARING ON INCREASED 0.5 PERCENT SALES TAX stated if the sales tax is not approved, the City will be less safe and the streets would not be improved. He supports staying even. Ron King, 320 Stanley Blvd., who works at KIT and KATS, feels the tax is unfair, in that the present form does not include Yakima COunty and takes away a competitive advantage in business. He suggested forming a citizens "Blue Ribbon Committee". Nancy Faller, 2207 Barge Street, supports the people and a tax. She suggested that the City encourage people to ride the City buses. Burt Shelby, 301 No. 31st Avenue, expressed concern regarding taxes. Frank Fritter, 410 No. 66th Avenue, opposes any new tax and asked that the employees take a cut in pay. Thomas McCormick, 207 So. 2nd Street, supports fire and police. Mr. McCormick asked the City to pay any extra City expenses and not request it from the cit- izens. Mary Hersey, 1107 So. 31st Ave., Union representative for the II/ City employees, wants street lights and the snow plowed from the streets. She stated that many City employees live in the County and will spend in the City, if allowed to continue working. She comffented that businesses won't lose sales, if the streets are clear and safe and shoppers can get uptown. She urged the Council to provide revenue and services. Mary Kirby, 305 North Naches, told the Council she would hate to see the Police or Fire Departments cut. The older homes need fire protection and places need to be cleaned up, as they are a fire hazard. Jim Jordon, 801 So. 14th Ave., asked the Council if the City can make more cuts and if a tax is needed. Gordon Adamson, 419 No. 52nd Ave., asked if sales tax would stay the same, or, would we need another tax in June, 1983. He stated the Council should start making cuts. Stephen Young, 1123 So. llth Ave., does not want increased fire and police. John Klingele, 1312 West Walnut Street, stated there is a need to show the effect. of people's buying and the rate of sales tax. Mr. Klingele supports the City employees, and requested more suggestions from the employees. Jack Wrenn, 811 So. 3rd St. is opposed to increased taxes, however, fire and police are essential things that cannot be cut. Mr. Wrenn feels other areas can be cut, such as wages, number of employees and parks and some of these things can be brought back as the economy picks up. Gerald Puyear, 1 No. 46th Ave., asked if it is mandatory to increase taxes. Glenn Pleasant, 2503 Clinton Way, a City employee who handles complaints on street lights, express& his concern about the 5 mill tax. He is in support of a City sales tax. The Mayor declared the public hearing closed. It was MOVED by Beau- champ, seconded by Buchanan, that this meeting be adjourned at the hour of 9:58 p.m., to then net on October 28, 1982 at 4:00 p.m. at City Hall. Unanimously carried by voice vote. Moore absent. READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE L - DATE/C(1 eflUNCIL MEMBER DATE/i4/e3- COUNCLE MEMBER v ATTEST: /1 • l% 11 CITY CLERK MAYOR