HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/01/1976 Business Meeting 62
NOVEMBER 1, 1976
The City Council met in s ession dn thi. date at 1:30 p.m.
in the Conference Room at Yakima City Hall. Councilmen present
were Mayor Betty L. Edmondson, Jean Allard, Ralph Holbrook,
W. K. "Pete" Moore, Dr. Bill Simmons, Nadine Walker and Gordon
Wonder.
Mayor Edmondson announced various meetings taking place this
1 week and urged the Council members to attend these meetings,
if possible.
Mayor Edmqndson announced that with the transfer of Leo Holder,
! there is a vacancy clif the Heating Examination Board. Cascade
Natural Gas Company recommends the vacancy be filled by lineman
Roger Albin. It was the consensus of the Council that the
recommendation be accepted and Roger Albin be appointed to
the Heating Examination Board.
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I In discussing the Overview of the Preliminary Budget, Councilman
Wonder questioned the request from the Visitor's and Convention
Bureau for an increase in funding. Itwas MOVED 'by Holbrook-„,
seconded by Allard that the present contract with he Visitor's
and Convention Bureau be renegotiated to include an audited
financial statement to begin in 1977: carried, Allard, Edmondson,
Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye by
voice vote. It was the consensus of the Council to meet with
Ray Pittman, Manager of the Visitor's and Convention Bureau
1 about his budget and why he needs an additional $7500. Mayor
Edmondson stated that if Council decides the request is valid,
she feels the money should come out of the General Fund and
1 not Federal Revenue Sharing. Councilman Allard then stated
he feels Council should migrate toward all of the funding
1 coming from either the General Fund or the City-County room
tax fund rather than Federal Revenue Sharing.
Council members had discussion re appointments to be made to
; the Human Relations Commission. It was the consensus of the
; 1 Council to appoint two people to fill the vacancies of George
Tamaki and Naomi Shephard and to appoint two new members. It
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was MOVED by Holbrook, seconded by Wonder that Marci Wilson
I be appointed with her term expiring April 1, 1977: carried,
, I Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder
voting aye by voice vote. It was MOVED by Allard, seconded
; 1 by Holbrook, that Felipe Posado be appointed to fill the vacancy
, 1 of Naomi Shephard with his term expiring April 1, 1980: carried,
I 1 Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder
voting aye by voice vote. It was MOVED by Holbrook, seconded
by Moore that Mabel Moreno be appointed to fill the vacancy of
George Tamaki with her term expiring April 1, 1977: carried,
1 I Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder
voting aye by voice vote. It was MOVED by Walker, seconded
1 by Holbrook, that Linda Bentley be appointed with her term expiring
; 1 April 1, 1978: carried, Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore,
Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye by voice vote.
At 3:00 P.M., the Council members moved into the Council Chambers !
1 1 for the balance of the meeting, Mayor Edmondson presiding, Council-1
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; men Allard, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder, Acting
' 1 City Manager Zais and City Attorney Andrews present on roll
1 call.
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The Invocation was given by Councilman Moore.
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The minutes of the previous meeting, having been duly certified
accurate by two Councilmen and no one present wishing to have
said minutes read publicly, Mayor Edmondson declared said minutes
; approved as recorded.
Mayor Edmondson announced that the Council members had received a
letter from the Institute for Transportation informing them
; 1 that Dave Vargas, Director of Public Works has been selected
to the position of Vice President of the Institute for Transportation
of the American Public Works Association.
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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.
It was requested by Councilman Simmons and considered
the consensus of the Council that item #10 be added to
the Consent Agenda. The City Clerk then read the Consent
Agenda items Including Ordinances and Resolutions by title.
It was MOVED by Holbrook, seconded by Simmons that the Consent
Agenda, as read, be passed: carried, Allard, Edmondson,
Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder 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.)
Mayor Edmondson announced that the Yakima Kiwanis Club has
donated $8,000 for park benches and play equipment, etc.
for Kiwanis Park. It was MOVED by Holbrook, seconded by
Moore that the Mayor send the Kiwanis Club a letter of special
thanks and recognition for the Club's many contributions.
Kathy Couch of 1120 So. 44th Avenue addressed the Council
with a petition from the residents of the neighborhood of
Randall Park. The residents are requesting proper lighting
for the street and asking that the street be declared a
bike route with appropriate signs predominately displayed.
It was MOVED by Simmons, seconded by Walker to refer this
matter to staff and to have a neighborhood meeting for staff
to inform the neighbors of what can be done: carried, Allard,
Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting
aye by voice vote. Councilman Simmons also stated he will
be happy to attend this meeting.
Mr. Al Holzapfel, Director of Airport Concessions, spoke
to Council re APCOA's request for Airport parking lot fee
increase. Councilman Wonder stated that after reading the
memos the Council received, he could see the City would
not be gaining by this. Mr. Holzapfel stated that the Company
would be willing to guarantee that the City's cost would
not increase. It was MOVED by Wonder, seconded by Holbrook
that the request for parking lot fee increase be denied
and the City Manager be asked to bring this matter back
for consideration when he feels it would be beneficial to
the City: carried, Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore,
Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye by voice vote. Council-
man Moore stated he felt the City should not lose site of
the fact that APCOA is losing money on this parking.
Councilman Holbrook stated that he objects to the $10.00
parking fine for improper parking in the lots owned by the
City and feels there should be no fine for this. Mayor
Edmondson stated she is not in favor of one law for parking
lots and one law for on-street parking. Phil Johnson, Special
Services Manager stated that most of the complaints received
from citizens were from the ones parked on the street, not
in the lots. Councilman Moore asked if there could be warnings
given for the first offense and fines for the next offense.
Mr. Johnson stated this would be possible, but the Council
would have to determine how long of a time period this would
be based on. It was MOVED by Simmons to ask the court to
change the fine from $10.00 to $1.00 for parking in the
lots. Motion failed for want of a second. It was MOVED
by Holbrook to bring back an Ordinance to delete the $10.00
fine for the ordinary person. Motion failed for a want
of a second. It was then MOVED by Holbrook, seconded by
Simmons to do away with any fines for improper parking in
the parking lots. Allard, Edmondson, Moore, Walker and
Wonder voting nay by voice vote. Holbrook and Simmons voting
aye by voice vote. Motion failed for want of a majority
vote.
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On the matter of the Larson Garage, it was suggested by Councilman
Wonder that another Council member be appointed to meet with Pete
Moore and Newell Pock to determine the minimum work required on
the building. It was MOVED by Simmons, seconded by Allard that
Councilman Wonder be appointed to meet with Pete Moore and Newell
' Pock on this matter. They will also consider the minimum of work
if the building were to be sold. Mayor Edmondson also requested
that they check the law of the L.I.D.
Dick Hill, Principal Planner, spoke to the Council re the Memorandum
of Agreement for the Land Use Plan at the Yakima Air Terminal
between the City and the County. He stated that the final applicat-
ion for this plan has been sent to the FAA. It was MOVED by Wonder,
seconded by Walker that Resolution No. D-3606, authorizing the
' execution of a Memorandum of Agreement with Yakima County relating
to land use planning in the vicinity of the Yakima Air Terminal,
be passed: carried, Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons,
Walker and Wonder voting aye on roll call.
' RESOLUTION NO. D-3606, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing
the City Manager and City Clerk of the City of Yakima to execute
a Memorandum of Agreement with Yakima County relating to land
use planning in the vicinity of the Yakima Air Terminal.
It was MOVED by Holbrook, seconded by Simmons that Resolution
No. D-3607, granting authorization to execute a Building Code
Inspection Agreement with the City of Selah, be passed: carried,
' Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder
voting aye on roll call.
RESOLUTION NO. D-3607, 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 City of Selah, Washing-
; ton.
It was MOVED by Moore, seconded by Simmons that the bid for City
Hall maintenance be awarded to Dependable Janitor Service in the
amount of $15,286.44: carried, Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore,
Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye by voice vote.
*It was MOVED by Holbrook, seconded by Simmons that Ordinance
No. 2015 fixing the time of delinquency for assessments levied
on L.I.D. No. 1008, Nob Hill Boulevard Hydrant District, be passed:
carried, Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and
Wonder voting aye on roll call.
' ORDINANCE NO. 2015, AN ORDINANCE fixing the time of delinquency
for installments of assessments levied for the payment of the
' cost of the improvement in Local Improvement District No. 1008,
1 and providing for the issuance of Local Improvement District install-
ment Notes for the payment of the unpaid portion thereof.
It was MOVED by Holbrook, seconded by Simmons that Ordinance
No. 2016, reestablishing the Bicentennial Pavilion Construction
Fund, and combining it with the Bicentennial Pavilion Parking
Fund, be passed: carried, Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore,
Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye on roll call.
ORDINANCE NO. 2016, AN ORDINANCE relating to funds and accounts;
reestablishing the Bicentennial Pavilion Construction Fund as
a special fund and designating the sources of revenue to such
fund; specifying purposes of expenditures and means of authorizing
expenditures from such fund; amending Section 3.93.040 and repealing
Section 3.93.050, both of the City of Yakima Municipal Code; and
declaring an emergency.
NOVEMBER 1, 1976
Councilman Simmons questioned if the City had any jurisdiction
over the rates and tariffs of the ambulance service.
City Attorney Andrews stated the City does not have any
jurisdiction over the rates and on January 1, 1977, the
City will have less jurisdiction than they presently have
as the State will be taking over most of this. Councilman
Walker suggested seeing if this service could be taken
over by the City Fire Department so the prices to the
citizens wouldn't be so expensive. It was the consensus
of the Council to receive a report from the City Attorney
regarding how much jurisdiction the City has after the
State takes over.
The Council members received, for their information, a
letter from Yakima County Transportation Exchange concerning
extension of bus service.
Mayor Edmondson announced the appointment of Roger Albin
to the Heating Examination Board and the appointments
of Marci Wilson, Felipe Posado, Mable Moreno and Linda
Bentley to the Human Relations Commission.
It was MOVED by Moore, seconded by Holbrook that out -of-
state travel be granted to Walt Chappel for Fairbanks,
Alaska: carried, Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore,
Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye by voice vote.
There being no further business to come before the Council,
it was MOVED by Allard, seconded by Simmons that this
meeting be adjourned at the hour of 5:15 P.M. to then
meet on Thursday, November 4, 1976, at the hour of 12:30
Noon in the Council Chambers of Yakima City Hall: carried,
Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and
Wonder voting aye by voice vote.
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ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1976
The City Council met in session on this date at 12:30 Noon in
the Council Chambers in Yakima City Hall. Councilmen present
were Mayor Betty L. Edmondson, Jean Allard, Ralph Holbrook,
W. K. "Pete" Moore, Dr. Bill Simmons, Nadine Walker and Gordon
Wonder.
Council members held general discussion regarding the meeting
with the Visitor's and Convention Bureau for review of the
budget and the Bicentennial Pavilion Budget for 1977. Mr. Ray
Pittman, Manager of the Visitor's and Convention Bureau will be
contacted to meet with the Council at 12:00 Noon in the Holiday
Inn on November 15, 1976. Confirmation is forthcoming.
Mayor Edmondson brought to the attention of the Council, Mary Gustafson's(*
suggestion that Council make a further appointment to the Human
Relations Commission. It was MOVED by Wonder, seconded by Moore
that Abe Gonzales be appointed with his term expiring April 1,
1977: carried, Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons,
Walker and Wonder voting aye by voice vote.
*(Inadvertently left out above)(Interim Community Relations Officer,)
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ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1976
Mayor Edmondson stated she had received an inquiry from a senior
citizen living outside the City interested in obtaining a senior
citizen bus pass. The Council referred this matter to staff for
review of the cost of providing the service and what the impact
may be.
= Councilman Allard reported on a traffic problem on 9th and Tieton
Drive. Mr. Allard has talked to the property owner and there ap-
parently have been traffic incursions in this area on the south-
, east corner. The property owner would like to have a restraining
barrier. The Council suggested that the Community Relations Officer
contact the individual to review the situation and report back
to the City Council.
The Council members continued their discussion of the overview
of the 1977 Preliminary Budget. Items considered included Environmental
Planning, Code Administration (with particular reference to the
joint inspection service with Yakima County), Police and Fire Departments
with focus on CETA funding and restoring Manpower level to those
• operations. Some attention was also on the level of library
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1 funding for next year.
The Council members set the date of November 9, 1976, at 8:00
1 P.M. for a special budget meeting, to be held the Council
1 Chambers.
There being no further business to come befbre the Council, it
was MOVED by Walker, seconded by Holbrook that this meeting be
adjourned at the hour of 2:30 P.M.: carried, Allard, Edmondson,
Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye by voice
vote.
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