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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/03/1977 Business Meeting 412 JANUARY 3, 1977 The City Council met in session on this date at 1:30 P.M. in the Conference Room, !City Hall, Yakima, Washington. Council members present were Mayor Betty L. Edmond- :son, Jean Allard, Ralph Holbrook, W. K. "Pete" Moore, Dr. Bill Simmons, Nadine !Walker and Gordon Wonder. ,Mayor Edmondson announced various meetings coming up in the future. She reported that the first meeting of the Mayor's Youth Task Force is!to be held Wednesday, ;January 13, 1977 at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers and asked those Council Members that could, to attend. !Mayor Edmondson reported that there are four vacancies on the following Commissions to be appointed: Human Relations Commission, to replace Mary Hersey who resigned; Planning Commission, to replace recently appointed R. Earl Zini, who has resigned; II/ ,City Employees' Civil Service Commission, to replace Bruce Beaudoin, who has been :transferred;and Police & Fire Civil Service Commission, to replace or reappoint ,Neil Buren, whose term is up. She asked that any recommendations for appointments; be turned over the the Committee of the Council, Pete Moore and Bill Simmons who will report back to the Council. ,Director of Management & Budget, Chuck Rains, gave an update of CETA funding re- !ferring to a written report distributed to Council members. He reported that the ;original CETA Contract ran out June, 1976, and that a supplemental contract took !us through January 31, 1976. In December, we were notified that all positions that were currently filled would be continued through January 31, 1977 and that 1142,000 would be available to take us through September 30, 1977. The net effect of this is that at the end of January, 21 positions will be discontinued. Of those 21 persons, approximately 31/2 will be absorbed, including 1/2 Senior Center Clerk, which means 17 will get layoff notices. From February on, 19 more positions will be discontinued unless absorbed. Mr.. Rains stated that it is on a month to month basis and he will keep the Council apprised on the CETA program. !A suggested study discussion agenda was distributed on the matter of the short ;plat and subdivision ordinances. Dave Vargas, Public Works Director; Fred Stouder, !Director of Community Development; and Dick Hill, Principal Planner, were present to review these and answer questions. Dick Hill referred to the proposed Subdivi- sion Ordinance and explained that the paragraphs outlined in black are in accord- ance I with State Law, with the balance of the Ordinance prepared by staff. He also ;stated we are under State Law and our Ordinance can be more restrictive, but not more lenient. The County brought its Ordinance into conformance with State Law. Fred Stouder outlined the various steps the proposed subdivision ordinance has ;gone through to date. The last review by the City Council was in March, 1976. Action on the ordinance was tabled pending action from the Joint Board and the !Regional Planning Commission. He stated that one of the reasons that this is being !brought before the Council at this time is to get an idea of how they wish to ;procede. Council members indicated they would like to check the proposed ordinance ;page by page, find out what changes are mandated by State Law, what the staff !changes are and why these changes are proposed. There was discussion regarding a short plat ordinance. The-City does not now have such an ordinance and without lone, there is no control to require additional rights-of-way, etc. Fred Stouder further stated that because of the lapse of time since the proposed subdivision I ordinance has been considered by the Council and has been heard by the people, II/ this should go back to the people in more Hearings after Council, Joint Board and Regional Planning Commission have their input. After discussion, it was the !general consensus of the Council that further study sessions should be held to go over the proposed subdivision ordinance page by page. The Council members went into executive session at 2:50 P.M. �.) - -___ -_ _ _JANUARY ]"l977 ____-___- ~nn6ned T~ffaMib eras-for ----'------ the balance of the meeting, Mayor Edmondson presiding, Councilmen Allard, ! Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and WmndariActing City Manager Zais, and City Attorney Andrews present on roll call. The Invocation was given by Councilman Walker. The Minutes of the previous meeting, having not yet been received by the Council, Mayor Edmondson announced the Minutes will be approved when received. Mayor Edmondson referred to the items placed on the Consent Agenda, questioning whether there were any additions or deletions from either Council member or citizen present. It was the Consensus of the Council that item No. 13 be deleted from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda. The City Clerk then read the Consent Agenda items including Resolutions and Ordinances by title. It was II/ M0VED bv Walker, swcmnded by Simmmns thmt the Consant Agenda, as read, be passed: carried, Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye on roll call. (Paragraphs preceded by an asterisk ` 0) indicate items on the Consent Agenda handled under one motion without further discussion.) This being the time set for a Hearing on the appeal of the action of the Planning Commission in denying the application for rezone of property by Carnevali, Darby and Kendrick, Associate Planner Glenn Rice answered various questions of Council members regarding the property. Speaking �|n rezone were Mr. James Newborn, 1312 South 6th Street, and'Mrs. Faub speaking for her father who lives at 1306 South 6th Street. They stated that it is hard to sleep at night from the noise and that the property is now a parking lot which the gas station uses to wash their trucks. Mr. Newborn stated that the water from this runs down the street and the refuse from the trucks makes a mess in the neighborhood. Mr. Carnevall, owner of the property, sttted that the property is of high value and if the area is kept residential, the three | major landowners in the area will just sit on their property beceuse is too expense to use as housing. Councilman Moore stated that the business was not conforming properly with the uses specified. He furth9r stated that after hearing.frmn citizens in the area, he feels there is a need for further study of the information regarding the use of the property. It was MOVED by Moore, seconded by Wonder that this hearing be continued to January 17, 1577� and for staff to report on how things happened with this property: carried, Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, ^ ` " � Mporw, Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye by voice vote. This being the time set for a Hearing on the appeal of the action of the Planning Commission in denying the request of West Construction Company to construct a duplex adjacent to a single family dwelling on the � north- east corner of South llth Avenue and Viola, Mayor Edmondson asked if there were any citizens present wishing to speak to this matter. Mrs. Richard Wilson, 1802 West Viola, spoke stating that she and at least two II/ mther proparty owners whemm agaYnst the opnstructlon of a duplam un that property. She stated that there are fmur uther empty lots withln two blocks of them and she dYdn/t undwrstmnd why they couldn/t build there |nstaad of spl|tting up a lot that mlremdy has a homo mn it' Mr' Archor " " ' Mortland, 1305 Pleasant Avenue, spoke stating that he is concerned about ' so parking problems. Mr. Lee West of West Construction Company, stated there is more than adequate room for parking and that two old buildings will be torn down and a new duplex being built on the property will improve it. .Me stated that only a few property owners oppose the duplex and most of the others are for it. Mayor Edmondson stated she feels West Construction Company or the property owner should have taken the plans and explained to the property owners what was taking place. It was MOVED by Simmons, seconded by Walker that this hearing be continued to January 17, 1977, with the suggestion that West Construction Company or a representative talk with the opposing property owners: Edmondson, | Simmons and Walker voting aye on roll call. Allard, Holbrook, Moore, and Wonder voting nay on roll call. Motion failed for want of a majority vote. Mr. West stated he didn't feel that time would do them any good and he would prefer a ruling be made at this time. It was MOVED by ^ 414 JANUARY 3, 1977 Wonder, seconded by Allard that this matter be sent back to the Planning Commission for a rehearing: Allard and Wonder voting aye on roll call. Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons and Walker voting nay on roll call. Motion failed for a want of a majority vote. Councilman Wonder stating that he voted yes because the lot size is right and staff recommended approval. Councilmen Holbrook and Moore stated they do not feel this is the correct use of the land in question. It was then MOVED by Holbrook, seconded by Moore that Resolution No. 0-3631, affirming the action of the Planning Commission in denying said request, be passed: carried, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, and Walker voting aye on roll call. Allard, Edmondson, and Wonder voting nay on roll call. Mayor Edmondson stated she voted against this Resolution because she is not upholding the decision of the Planning Commission and she still feels that West Con- struction Company should contact the concerned property owners. RESOLUTION NO. D -3631, A RESOLUTION affirming the action of the Planning Commission in denying the request of West Construction Company for a Special Permit. In reference to the letter received from Walter B. Dauber, Attorney at Law, Councilman Moore stated he would like to clarify and correct some incorrect statements made in the letter. Councilman Moore stated that some of the news releases regarding the Fire Department snorkel equip- ment were not entirely correct and that the City Council did not remove the snorkel repair from the budget. The Council informed staff they would have to remove something from their budget's to help balance the budget and the snorkel was what staff chose to remove. He explained that he was Fire Chief at the time the snorkel was purchased which was eight years ago, not nine and that it was by special levy and not a bond issue that the voters voted for it and it was not purchased to replace the old hook and ladder truck but to complement it. Councilman Moore went on to say that he never would have purchased the snorkel if the City did not already have the hook and ladder truck and even with this equipment there are three buildings in Yakima that are too tall for the Fire Department's snorkel to reach the top. These are the Chinook, Suntower, and Larson Building. He stated that the snorkel being out of order in no way jeopardizes the City's favorable insurance rating. Director of Parks and Recreation, Bill Hutsinpiller, spoke to Council regarding the changing of adult swimming pool fees. He stated that the last year attendance records on age groups using the pools was kept was 1971 and only 4.90 per cent were age 19 and over. Mr. Hutsinpiller recommended that a single rate be kept for all age groups and that rate be raised. He stated that the Parks Commission meets Tuesday, January 4, 1977, and at that meeting they will discuss raising adult fees for various activities. Councilman Moore asked if an analysis had been made on charging for tennis. Mr. Hutsinpiller stated it had and the company selling the machines for pay tennis nets did not recommend them because they cost approximately $1,400 per court and other cities using them had extreme vandalism problems. *It was MOVED by Walker, seconded by Simmons that Resolution No. D -3632, granting authorization to pay the damage claim of Mrs. Clifford Warner, 1402 Cornell Avenue, for sewer backup damages, be passed: carried, Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D -3632, A RESOLUTION authorizing payment of $98.43 to Mrs. Clifford Warner in settlement of a claim for damages filed with the City of Yakima. *It was MOVED by Walker, seconded by Simmons that Resolution No. D - 3633, granting authorization to pay the damage claim of Gary Swart, 4002 West Chestnut, for sewer backup damages, be passed: carried, Allard, Edmond- son, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D -3633, A RESOLUTION authorizing payment of $90.86 to Gary D. Swart in settlement of a claim for damages filed with the City of Yakima. 11 5 JANUARY 3, 1977 Fred Stouder, Director of Community Development, spoke to Council regard - ''ing the Central Avenue Street Improvements under the Community Develop- ment funding. He stated this was needed because there was a need to cover a drainage ditch and add curbs and gutters. He stated this is an `area close to other community development funding projects and the `citizens of the area want it. Councilman Wonder stated that he is ;concerned because the homes in the area are in better shape than some ,other areas of Yakima and he wonders if they couldn't afford to pay for lit themselves. Councilman Holbrook stated the street is probably as !good as 90 percent of the streets in Yakima. Mr. Stouder stated that as long as they were doing the drainage ditch and curbs and gutters, they felt the street should be included. Councilman Moore stated he would ;rather see the money being spent on renewal of sidewalks in front of 'homes that can't afford to repair them themselves. Mayor Edmondson stated she wasn't against this because it is a new area and for people to see the improvements It would give a significant visual affect of what can be done for people in the City of Yakima. It was MOVED by Walker, seconded by Wonder that the street improvements be deleted from Ithe Community Development Funding: carried, Allard, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye by voice vote. Edmondson voting !nay by voice vote. ;It was MOVED by Walker, seconded by Simmons that the hearing on the j44th Avenue Bike Route considerations be reopened and the time of the :Hearing be fixed for January 17, 1977, at 8:00 P.M.: carried, Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye on ;roll call. !Dave Vargas, Director of Public Works, stated that an inquiry from Gelco Grouting, one of the bidders on Contract No. 1, Sewer Rehabilitation ,Project, revealed some information that had been overlooked. The lowest !bidder was Snelson, Inc., which stipulated it would not accept Schedule A without being awarded Schedule B also. The bid of Gelco Grouting was only $10 higher than that of Snelson, and Gelco stated it will accept 'Schedule A without Schedules B and C. R. W. Beck and Associates recom- mend rejection of Schedules B and C and awarding Schedule A to Gelco !Grouting. It was MOVED by Wonder, seconded by Moore to reconsider the ;rejection of bids made on December 27, 1976, and to reject all bids for 1Schedules B and C: carried, Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, (Walker and Wonder voting aye by voice vote. It was MOVED by Wonder, seconded by Moore that Schedule A be awarded to Gelco Grouting in the 'amount of $54,122.15: carried, Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, ;Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye by voice vote. IIt was MOVED by Allard, seconded by Wonder that Resolution No. D -3634, 'granting authorization to execute a change order to an agreement with R. W. Beck and Associates for professional engineering services in prepar- ation of a Wastewater Facilities Design, be passed: carried, Allard, 'Edmondson, Holbrook, Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye on roll call. !Moore voting nay on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D -3634, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager and ;City Clerk of the City of Yakima to execute an amendment to an agreement ;with R. W. Beck and Associates to prepare a Wastewater Facilities Design. It was MOVED by Wonder, seconded by Allard that Resolution No. D - 3635, granting authorization to apply for State and Federal Grant increases to !finance the design of the Yakima Area Wastewater Interceptor Sewers, be !passed: carried, Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye on roll call. ;RESOLUTION NO. D -3635, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the Direc- 'tor of Public Works of the City of Yakima to apply for State and Federal Grant increases to finance the design of the Yakima Area Wastewater ;Interceptor Sewers. It was MOVED by Holbrook, seconded by Walker that the Outside Utility 'Request for sewer filed by Arthur Skjelstad, 1210 West Mead, be approved: carried, Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder ;voting aye by voice vote. JANUARY 3, 1977 It was MOVED by Wonder, seconded by Allard that the suggestions relating to traffic control submitted by Mr. Bainter, 1014 North Naches Avenue, be referred to DARC: carried, Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye by voice vote. It was MOVED by Moore, seconded by Wonder that Ordinance No. 2035, appropriating $4,500 in the Airport Operating Fund be passed: carried, Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. 2035, AN ORDINANCE appropriating the amount of $4,500 from unappropriated money in 461- Airport Operating Fund to Account 461.546.31.37.001 as a 1976 appropriation for 461- Airport Operating Fund. It was MOVED by Holbrook, seconded by Simmons that Ordinance No. 2036, appropriating $5,000 in the Fireman's Relief and Pension Fund, be passed: carried, Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. 2036, AN ORDINANCE appropriating the amount of $5,000 from unappropriated money in 632- Fireman's Relief and Pension Fund to Account 632.514.33.31.074 as a 1976 appropriation for 632- Fireman's Relief and Pension Fund. It was MOVED by Moore, seconded by Wonder that Ordinance No. 2037, appropriating $62,835 to various accounts in the General Fund, be passed: carried, Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. 2037, AN ORDINANCE transferring the amount of $10,000 from 195- Contingency Fund to 000-General Fund and appropriating the total amount of $62,835 from unappropriated money in 000 - General Fund to various accounts therein as 1976 appropriations for 000 - General Fund. It was MOVED by Holbrook, seconded by Wonder that Ordinance No. 2038, appropriating $142,652 for expenditures in connection with Yakima Center, be passed: carried, Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. 2038, AN ORDINANCE transferring funds and making appro- priations of various amounts to various funds and accounts as 1976 appropriations for expenditures in connection with the construction, maintenance and operation of the Yakima Center (Bicentennial Pavilion). `It was MOVED by Walker, seconded by Simmons that Ordinance No. 2039, appropriating $1,096.66 in the Community Development Fund for payment of interest on a loan as extended, be passed: carried, Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker, and Wonder voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. 2039, AN ORDINANCE transferring the amount of $1,096.66 from 195-Contingency Fund to 123-Community Development Fund and appro- priating that amount to Account 123.519.33.72 as a 1976 appropriation for 123-Community Development Fund. Council members received for their information, a letter from Mrs. Karen Close, Trolley Coordinator, relating to the summary of the trolley line operations. It was MOVED by Wonder, seconded by Moore that Mr. Jack Sparling be appointed as Chairman to a coordinating council of approximately 20 businessmen to bring suggestions on various matters to the City Council: carried, Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye by voice vote. Letters of explanation will be sent to the Visitor's and Convention Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce and Mr. Sparling. It was MOVED by Wonder, seconded by Holbrook that Councilman Walker be excused for the next three meetings or until January 31, 1977: carried, Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker, and Wonder voting aye by voice vote. JANUARY 3, 1977 It was MOVED by Wonder, seconded by Holbrook that Councilman Simmons be excused from the next two meetings or until January 24, 1977: carried, ' Allard, Edmondson, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting i aye by voice vote. There being no further business to come before the Council, it was MOVED by Wonder, seconded by Holbrook that this meeting be adjourned to then meet on Thursday, January 6, 1977, at the hour of 12:00 Noon in the Board Room of Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital: carried, Allard, Edmond- , son, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye by voice ' vote. II/ READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY ; .4!„ _e",„ COUNCILMAN Avet,,,. 0/ COUNCILMAN ATTEST: c- _ ore CITY CL 'K MAYOR ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING - JANUARY 6, 1977 The City Council met in session on this date at 12:00 Noon at !Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. Council members present were lAssistant Mayor W. K. "Pete"Moore, Jean Allard, Ralph Holbrook, ;Dr. Bill Simmons, Nadine Walker and Gordon Wonder. Mayor Betty L. !Edmondson absent. The agenda for the meeting began with a discussion relating to .alternative programs to be funded from Community Block Grant ;Entitlements for 1977. As a,result of Council action one week !previous, street improvements had been deleted and $173,000 remains iavailabIe'to be allocated elsewhere. The Southeast Center's request for funds to build an addition to the Southeast Center for !Senior Citizen's programs (100,000) was discussed. Also the merits :of the recycling program were considered. Council determined that ;before a conclusion could be reached on allocating additional funds, the City should examine the Southeast Center financial records. In this context the Council indicated that other agencies which request City funds should also be evaluated from a financial stand- point before any commitments are made. Subsequently, it was MOVED by Simmons, seconded by Holbrook that the Council adopt a policy that whenever the City receives a request from a separate agency or 'entity to provide funds for various programs, the City staff is to !analyze the request and review the agency's financial records to provide sufficient financial information from which a decision to ;approve funding could be made. The Motion carried, Allard, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye by voice vote. Edmondson absent. January 6, 1977 Acting City Manager Zais requested the Council to approve the con- ditions under which George Eastman is to be employed throughout the month of January. Subsequently, it was MOVED by Holbrook, seconded by Wonder to employ George D. Eastman, Jr., for the month of January, 1977, on a part-time basis, to be paid for the five Mondays of the month, in a manner which constitutes a pro rata amount of his monthly salary to be effective February 1, 1977: carried, Allard, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye by voice vote. Edmond- son absent. Relating to other possible projects for Community Development fund- ing, Councilman Allard again asked the Council to consider the pur- chase of St. Joseph's School property for the purpose of building low income housing. Councilmen Wonder and Moore also suggested that consideration be given to using such funding for the sidewalk repair program plan for low income neighborhoods. The City Manager was instructed to bring a review of the sidewalk program to the Council within the next few weeks. The Hearings to amend the Community Development program will be set near the end of the month of January. Councilman Allard asked the Council if they were interested in the City stipulating a policy in regard to mobile homes which would require them to comply with the conditions of the Uniform Building Code as far as residential lot locations might be concerned. His request was born out of discussions that are currently being held by the County Commissioners on this matter. Subsequent discussion by the Council members indicated that before any policy position is taken, the City should hold its own public hearings on this subject and review County action. It was MOVED by Simmons, seconded by Holbrook that this meeting be adjourned at the hour of 1:40 P.M.: carried, Allard, Holbrook, Moore, Simmons, Walker and Wonder voting aye by voice vote. Edmondson absent. /-) „ / / ( 7 - READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY i f I /- CO NCILMAN r lr e--- DATE 1 t T1, COUN ■N ATTEST: / _,-- / L CITY ,,ERK MAYOR 1