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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/03/1980 Adjourned Meeting ' 71 ADJOURNED MEETING - NOVEMBER 3, 1980 URBAN AREA PLAN The City Council net in session on this date at 7:30 P.M. in Anthon Hall at Yakima Valley College. Council members present were Bruce Crest and Lynn Buchanan. Also present were City Manager Dick Zais, Community Development Director Carol Darby and other staff members, Larry Wright, Don Skone and Judd Black. Council member Crest, the elected Council member from District No. 2, opened the meeting. He introduced staff mutters and explained that this meeting would be a short study session on the proposed Urban Area Plan. Larry Wright, Planning Manager, reviewed the Plan briefly explaining that it is trying to anticipate the needs of the community and is written in sections that can be easily updated. He reviewed the portion II/ of the Plan that is called the Policy Statement and explained it is hoped to coordinate public services and utilities regionally. He fur- ther explained that the factors that were considered in preparing the Plan were goals, policies and objectives gained from community meetings held previously. He pointed out on a map the Urban Plan Boundary and the Urban Service Boundary. In answer to a citizen's question regarding the financing of the Waste- water Treatment Project, Carol Darby explained that it was financed by a 90/10 percent grant with the City floating bonds for the 10% matching funds. Regarding the Regional Plan, Ms. Darby explained that the development of the Plan was originally funded by the State for two years. The City and County Pesch hired a full-time planner to finish the Plan. She further explained the next steps that will be followed in trying to get a workable policy document When the Plan is approved. Questions were asked about the Indian Reservation being included in the Urban Area Plan. Ms. Darby reported that the Indian Nation had made a presentation asking to be left out of the Plan and a recommendation had been received from the Regional Planning Commission to delete them from the. Urban Area Plan. Questions were asked by citizens present about the outside utility policy and why there is resistence to it. Council member Crest explain- ed that the main resistence is that the people don't want to annex to the City -- they just want the services of the City. He further explained that the City Council has recently taken a stand not to extend services until the Urban Area Plan is approved, except in certain instances. Carol Darby asked for feedback from the public present on the Airport portion of the Urban Area Plan -- What their concerns might be. There was discussion regarding noise impact, how air traffic is controlled and traffic patterns. Also the question was asked why prisoners couldn't be used in helping to clean up the Airport landscape. It was explained that this idea had been explored with regard to using them for Parks help, but they could not be used due to the possible liability to the City. The issue of housing types was discussed. It was indicated that the goals and policies are very general in this area and the use of a var- iety of housing types is being encouraged. There was discussion about mobile homes -- Whether they should be a part of a subdivision, mixed in among stick-type houses or not allowed in with other housing. There were various opinions on these matters. In answer to the question Where the City of Yakima stands in accordance with other communities regarding the Urban Area Plan idea, Ms. Darby stated that we are a little ahead. Because of our Wastewater Facilities we are forced into a regional approach, Which is more efficient. She stated that Spokane is just going into this approach. There was some discussion regarding arterial streets and Whether there should be any commercial businesses along these. It was indicated that the function of arterial streets is to move traffic, but possibly pro- fessional businesses or offices of a low traffic generator could be allowed. Carol Darby also referred to the fact there there are truck routes shown in the Plan also. 1 7 ADJOURNED MEETING - NOVEMBER 3, 1980 URBAN AREA PLAN It was reported that the next meting on the Urban Area Plan will be Thursday, November 13, 1980 at Christ Lutheran Church on Lincoln and 56th Avenues. The meeting then adjourned at 9: ,5 p.m. ' Ilk 1 READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY 0,1 la 1 ILA DATE 1 1 ii j ) soUNC MEMBEF. DATE/2,0,-r opuivaL ID R ATTEST: 1 - CITY CLER/