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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/22/1980 Business Meeting APRIL 22, 1980 003 The City Council met in session on this date at 1 :00 p.m. in the Con- ference Roan of City Hall, Yakima, Washington. Council members present were Mayor Betty L. Edmondson, Lynn Buchanan, Lynn Carmichael, and Shirley Doty. Councilman Don Hinman present after 1:15 p.m. Councilman Bruce Crest present after 1:25 p.m. Councilman Henry Beauchamp absent. Mayor Edmondson reported that John Hodkinson, Mayor, Union Gap, has stated that the Union Gap Council is interested in meeting with Council to talk about the transportation system. She stated that their meetings are held on Monday evenings and mentioned April 28 or May 12 as a pos- sible meeting date. It was the general consensus of the Council that April 28th be set as the date to meet with the Union Gap City Council to discuss the transit system. Mayor Edmondson stated that there will be an energy fair in the Tri- Cities. House Bill 1314 establishes a local steering committee and Yakima is eligible to have a representative on the committee. She stated that a representative to serve on that committee is needed. The energy fair will be held in 1983. It was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Buchanan to submit the name of Council member Doty as our representative on the steering committee for the energy fair in 1983: carried, Buch- anan, Carmichael, Doty, Edmondson and Hinman voting aye by voice vote. Beauchamp and Crest absent. Council member Carmichael reported on the status of the Council retreat, stating that there will be two meetings scheduled. There will be a meeting on the 30th of April and another one on Saturday, May 31st. Council member Doty stated that on April 30th, Don Swartz will be meet- ing with small groups of the Council and.Department Heads. She gave the schedule as follows: April 30 - 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - Council members Carmichael, Hinman and Buchanan. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Mayor Edmondson, Dick Zais, Larry Wit tenberg and Fred Andrews. 12 :30 p.m. - 2 :00 p.m. - Department Heads Darby, White, Zerbach, Carroll, LaRue and Hilligus. 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Council members Crest, Beauchamp and Doty. She stated that at 3:30 p.m. there will be a wrap up session and also time to plan for the second session. Mayor Edmondson requested Council manber Doty or Carmichael to check with Mr. Swartz to see if he wants everybody back for the wrap up session and also she is concerned that she is not in any group with other legislators. Council member Car- michael suggested three meeting places: Yakima Center, Robertson Roam at the Capitol Theatre or upstairs at the Abbey Restaurant. Following discussion, it was the general consensus of the Council to request City Manager Zais to check on the use of a roan at the Yakima Center. Larry Wright, Principal Planner, reviewed the 4/11/80 memo on Yakima Wastewater Facilities Allocation Plan in which staff analyzes the com- ments from Yakima County and Union Gap. He stated that Union Gap will be allocated` flow for the portion of Fairview-Sumac and South Broadway Interceptors where they are located in the Union Gap service area. Union Gap has requested a guaranteed minimum flow of 1.01 million gal- lons per day. Staff feels that it would be unwise for the City to guarantee minimum flows until construction of the treatment plant is completed. Yakima County, questioned the purpose or intent of the allocation plan as proposed. It was staff's intent to supply an in- ternal policy guide for working with the Regional Planning Agreement, the Wastewater Agreement, the Capital Cost Recovery System and the Urban Area Plan, until the construction program and whole regional planning program is finally in place. If other jurisdictions wish to adopt the allocation plan as a regional guide, that should more properly occur as an amendment to the utility section of the Urban Area Plan since the allocation plan is merely a policy guide. Following discussion, it was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Buchanan to direct staff to modify the allocation plan as recommended in the their memo of April llth and bring it back to Council: carried, Buchanan, Carmichael, Crest, Doty, Edmond- son and Hinman voting aye by voice vote. Beauchamp absent. nn. APRIL 22, 1980 Mayor Edmondson reported that Council members have been provided with copies of the duties of the Civil Service Commission and resumes for the applicants. She stated that staff has recommended three of the can- didates: Norm Nashem, Jr., Millie McArdle and Ray Ruiz. Mayor Ed- mondson stated that applications were also received from Ron Cheatam, Clarence Reece and Rod Sanchez. Council members discussed the can- didates and it was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Carmichael to appoint Millie McArdle to the Civil Service Commission: carried, Buchanan, Carmichael, Crest, Doty, Edmondson and Hinman voting aye by voice vote. Beauchamp absent. Mayor Edmondson reported that she has been notified that Dave Edgerton has resigned from the Police and Fire Civil Service Commission. At 3:00 p.m., the Council members moved into the Council Chambers for the balance of the meeting, Mayor Edmondson presiding, Council members Beauchamp, Buchanan, Carmichael, Crest, Doty and Hinman and City Manager Zais and City Attorney Andrews present on roll call. The Invocation was given by Councilman Hinman. Mayor Edmondson referred to the items placed on the Consent Agenda, questioning whether there were any additions or deletions from either Council members or citizens present. Mayor Edmondson requested that Item No. 21 be removed from the Consent Agenda because Council just received that information. Councilman Buchanan requested that Items No. 15 and 22 be added to the Consent Agenda and Councilman Crest requested that Item No. 14 be added. It was the general consensus of the Council that the deletion of Item No. 21 and the addition of Items No. 14, 15 and 22, as requested, be made. The City Clerk then read the Consent Agenda items, including resolutions and ordinances by title. It was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Buchanan that the Consent Agenda, as read, be passel: carried, Buchanan,. Carmichael, Crest, Doty, Edmondson, Hinman and Beauchamp voting aye on roll call. (Subsequent paragraphs preceded by an asterisk (*) indicate items on the Consent Agenda to be handled under one motion without further discussion.) This being the time fixed for the hearing on the final assessment roll for L.I.D. No. 1022, Prospect Park. Paving District, Council member Carmichael reported that Homer Dalton, 6404 Northridge contacted her stating he has no objection with this, however, he expressed concerns on the drainage system. He also had a question on how the interest and annual repayment plan works. Mayor Edmondson stated that staff would contact Mr. Dalton to answer his questions. Louise Mayer, citizen, stated that she has no objection to the assessment. The public portion of the hearing being closed, it was MOVED by Beauchamp, seconded by Buchanan that Ordinance No. 2406, confirming the assessment role for L.I.D. No. 1022, be passed: carried, Carmichael, Crest, Doty, Edmond- son, Hinmen, Beauchaw and Buchanan voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. 2406, AN ORDINANCE confirming the assessment roll covering Local Improvement District No. 1022 as created and established by Ord- inance No. 2227 of the Ordinances of the City of Yakima. This being the time fixed for the hearing on the rezone request filed by Stan Coffin for property located in the vicinity of 416 So. 46th Avenue, Mr. Coffin stated that he is present and willing to answer any ques- tions. The public portion of the hearing being closed, it was MOVED by Beauchamp, seconded by Carmichael to accept the staff recommendation regarding this proposal and instruct them to prepare the proper leg- islation: carried, Crest, Doty, Edmondson, Hinman, Beauchamp, Buchanan and Carmichael voting aye on roll call. This being the time fixed for the hearing on the rezone initiated by the Planning Commission for property on North Front Street, Councilman Hinman requested to withdraw from this hearing due to conflict of inter- est. Having been excused, Councilman Hinman left the Council Chambers for the duration of the hearing. Councilman Beauchamp inquired about the size of the island. Larry Wright, Principal Planner, stated that it is 300 feet long and consists of 12 or 14 lots. There being no citizen present wishing to speak to this matter, the public portion of the hearing was closed. It was MOVED by Beauchamp, seconded by Carmichael to accept the staff recommendation and instruct the proper legislation be prepared to grant this rezone: carried, Beauchamp, Buchanan, Car midhael, Crest, Doty and Edmondson voting aye by voice vote. Councilman Hinman not voting due to conflict of interest. 005 APRIL 22, 1980 Mayor Edmondson reported that Mary Hersey, AFSCME Representative, has requested that her appearance be continued for one week. Mayor Edmondson proclaimed April 22, 1980 as Earth Day 1980. She also proclaimed April 22, 1980 as Bike- a -thon Day encouraging sponsors for the Diabetes Association. Ken Schiller, Cox Cable TV, gave a progress report on the cable TV installation showing on a map those areas that already have cable TV. He reported that they are on target for providing cable TV in the City. He stated that while they are working in Terrace Heights, they have not abandoned Yakima. He reported that extra crews have been working in the County and the same crews as still working in the City that were before. Councilman Crest inquired how the recent ruling on blackouts is going to affect the cable company. Mr. Schiller stated that he is waiting for an interpretation on that ruling from their attorneys. Councilman meMbers discussed some of the possibilities for using the other channels. Dick Hilligus, Director of Parks & Recreation, introduced Denise Nic- hols, the new Recreation Leader for the Senior Citizens Center, to the Council. City Manager Zais reported that he understands there- has been a tenta- tive settlement on the damage claim filed by Melvin Moore, 803 So. 45th Avenue. Melvin Moore, 803 So. 45th Avenue, stated that the claim was settled and spoke about some of his frustrations in attempting to settle this damage claim with the insurance company. *It was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Buchanan that the report on Private Auto Reimbursement Rates, be accepted: carried, Buchanan, Carmichael, Crest, Doty, Edmondson Hinman and Beauchamp voting aye'on roll call. It was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Buchanan that the report from the Parks Department regarding senior Citizen center operations and program activities, be accepted: carried, Buchanan, Carmichael, Crest, Doty, Edmondson, Hinman and Beauchamp voting aye on roll call. It was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Buchanan that Resolution No. D -4236, authorizing payment of $36.75 to Loren H. Bates in settlement of a claim for damages incurred when the City sewer line backed up into his basement, be passed: carried, Buchanan, Carmichael, Crest, Doty, Ed- mondson, Hinman and Beauchamp voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D -4236, A RESOLUTION authorizing the payment of $36.75 to Loren H. Bates in settlement of a claim for damages filed with the City of Yakima. It was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Buchanan that Resolution No. D -4237 authorizing payment of $27.48 to Derwin L. Pryor in settlement of a claim for damages incurred when the City sewer line backed up into his residence, be passed: carried, Buchanan, Carmichael, Crest, Doty, Edmondson, Hinman and Beauchamp voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D -4237, A RESOLUTION. authorizing payment of $27.48 to Derwin L. Pryor in settlement of a claim for damages filed with the City of Yakima. *It was MOVED by seconded by Buchanan that the report from the Director of Community Development dated 4/11/80, with respect to the completion of the work on Airport Expansion East, Schedule II, performed by Knobel Electric, be approved, the work be accepted and payment of the final estimates as therein set forth is hereby authorized: carried, Buchanan, Carmichael, Crest, Doty, Edmondson, Hinman and Beauchamp voting aye on roll call. It was MOVED_ by Hinman, seconded by Buchanan that the out -of -state travel request for Hardy Acree, Airport Manager, to review and inspect snow removal equipment in relationship to the 06 Airport project, in Pocatello, Paul and Coeur d' Alene, Idaho on April 24 and 25, 1980 at a cost of $350, be approved: carried, Buchanan, Carmichael, Crest, Doty, Edmondson, Hinman and Beauchamp voting aye on roll call. 06 APRIL 22, 1980 Following discussion on the expense of work related to the wastewater treatment contract, it was MOVED by Beauchamp, seconded by Carmidhael that Resolution No. D-4238, authorizing the hiring of equipment and services in connection with the Wastewater Treatment Plant construction for digester cleaning and sludge hauling, without calling for bids, be passed: carried, Doty, Edmondson, Hinman, Beaudhdmp, Buchanan, Car- michael and Crest voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D-4238, A RESOLUTION authorizing the hiring of equipment and services, in connection with the Wastewater Treatment Plant con- struction, without calling for bids. Don Horan, City Treasurer, explained the new format in the investment report. He stated that the report will now include the outstanding bonds of all types. He reported that the interest rate approached 17.1%. It was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Beauchcuup that the report of the City Treasurer dated March 31, 1980, regarding the investments of the City, be accepted and approved: carried, Beauchamp, Budhanan, Carmichael, Crest, Doty, Edmondson and Hinman voting aye by voice vote. It was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Buchanan that Ordinance No. 2407, amending the 1980 budget and appropriating and transferring money within and among various funds for various purposes, be passed: carried, Buchanan, Carmichael, Crest, Doty, Edmondson, Hinman and Beauchamp voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. 2407, AN ORDINANCE amending the 1980 Budget for the City of Yakima; and appropriating, transferring and reappropriating money within and among various funds and accounts, all as appropriations for the 1980 City of Yakima Budget. It was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Buchanan that Ordinance No. 2408, amending the Municipal Code relating to ownership of City motor vehicles, removing the Fire Department motor equipment and apparatus from the Equipment Rental Fund, be passed: carried, Buchanan, Carmichael, Crest, Doty, Edmondson, Hinman and Beauchamp voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. 2408, AN ORDINANCE relating to City funds and accounts; providing for ownership of all City motor vehicles, except the Fire Department motor equipment and apparatus, by the Equipment Rental and Replacement Fund; amending subsection 3.15.030A and Section 3.15.070, and repealing section 3.15.060, all of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. *It was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Buchanan that Petition No. 959 by residents in the vicinity of the canal along Powerhouse Road from North 24th Avenue, west, filed with the City Clerk, be referred to staff: carried, Buchanan, Carmichael, Crest, Doty, Edmondson, Hinman and Beauchamp voting aye on roll call. Willis White, Director of Public Wbrks, reported that staff has been working with the industries and About six months ago they hired a consulting firm to develop a management plan for the industrial sprayfield. Their recommendation was to purchase certain equipment, which will be reimbursed by the industries. He stated that when the City got their authoriz- ation, it was too late to go out for formal bids and staff requested informal bids. It was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Beauchamp that Resolution No. D-4239, authorizing the purchase of equipment, without calling for bids, be passed: carried, Edmondson, Hinman, Beaudhamp, Buchanan, Carmichael, Crest and Doty voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D-4239, A RESOLUTION authorizing the purchase of equip,- ment without calling for bids. Councilman Buchanan suggested that the Department of Agricultural, the trucking industry, the railroad industry, the air transportation in- dustry, the pesticide dealers and nuclear people should be on the list for hazardous material transportation. It was the general consensus of the Council to add those industries to the list. Mayor Edmondson stated she would write a letter to these industries inviting them to submit representative's names. 007 APRIL 22, 1980 Fred Andrews, City Attorney, stated that Council had previously approved the condition for the transfer of the Larson C'arage to Benny Kwong. He stated that he was contacted this morning about an additional proposal. - -He stated that Mr. Kwong is requesting a first refusal option in the event the City desires to sell the property he is exchanging for the Larson Garage. This would entitle him to have the first opportunity to purchase the lots at a price offered by another party. He stated that this is not an unusual request and stated that Mr. Kwong will be paying off the L.I.D. for the next 19 years. Councilman Hinman stated that it is difficult to get a serious offer when this option is attached as a condition of the sale of the property. Mayor Edmondson stated that this transaction was discussed for several months and Mr. Kwong would have plenty of opportunity to give the City an offer should the City receive another offer for that property. It was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Doty to not give the option on those properties as requested by Mr. Kwong: carried, Beauchamp, Buchanan, Carmichael, Crest, Doty, Edmondson and Hinman voting aye by voice vote. Items of information supplied to Council were: News article from the Oregonian, Civil Service Okays New Rules to Aid Minority Hiring. 4/5/80; agenda for the April 22, 1980 Board of Adjustment Meeting; memo from Director of Community Development re Moose Lodge Utility Request for water at 1309 North 16th Avenue. 4/15/80; memo from Director of Public Works re sewer system monitoring report. 4/14/80; Yakima Valley Conference of Governments News Letter - Volume VI, No. 4, April 4, 1980; agenda for the April 22, 1980 Regional Planning Commission; and memo from Director of Parks and Recreation re Vandalism Report - 1977, 1979 and 1979. 4/18/80. It was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Carmichael to move into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing prospective litigation and pending litigation and then immediately adjourn the meeting to the Holiday Inn Board Roan, Thursday, 4/24/80 at Noon: carried, Beauchamp, Buchanan, Carmichael, Crest, Doty, Edmondson and Hinman voting aye by voice vote. There being no further business to cone before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at the hour of 5:50 P.M., to then meet at the Holiday Inn Board Room on April 24, 1980 at Noon. READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY - /` . DATE /0 374 g'v COUNCILMAN �1 A.,_ .� � .1 _ � ��.. _ hi. ���- � DATE (01 (.'•IUNCILMAN ATTEST: C4 7,20271407e) CITY /A. RK / (MAYOR