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CITY OF YAKIMA, WASHINGTON -
AUGUST 3, 1993
BUSINESS MEETING /STUDY SESSION
I/ 1. ROLL CALL
The City Council met in session on this date at 2:00 p.m.,
in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Yakima, Washington.
Mayor Pat Berndt, presiding, Council Members Clarence
Barnett, Henry Beauchamp, Bill Brado, Lynn Buchanan, and
Skip Semon present on roll call. Council Member Bernard
Sims absent and excused. City Manager Zais, Assistant City
Attorney Paolella, and City Clerk Roberts also present.
2. INVOCATION /PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Buchanan.
3. OPEN DISCUSSION FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER
A. PROCLAMATIONS (IF APPLICABLE)
It was MOVED BY BARNETT, SECONDED BY BRADO, TO CONFIRM
THE RE- APPOINTMENT OF BOB CLEM TO THE AIR TERMINAL
BOARD FOR A FOUR -YEAR TERM. The motion carried by
unanimous voice vote; Sims absent.
Irene Gutierrez, Rebound Plus, presented gift certificates
and certificates of appreciation to the youth of the Yakima
Alley Cats who volunteered for alley clean -up and graffiti
removal. The recipients were: Ricky Arnold, 10 years old,
Ivan Badillo, 10 years old, Miranda Bethay, 9 years old, Kari
Dagenais, 10 years old, Jose Rosas, 8 years old, Michael
Rosas, 10 years old, Cesar Urena, 19 years old, Refugio Nava,
12 years old, Jesus Urena, 13 years old, and Stephan Poncia,
10 years old.
Mayor Berndt reported the National Night Out rally was very
successful. She estimated between 2,000 and 3,000 people
attended the opening rally. She encouraged individual
participation in any of the 100 plus block parties which will
take place tonight.
Archie Sutton, Human Resources Manager, presented a plaque to
Phil Posada in appreciation of ten years of service to the
City on the Charter Civil Service Commission.
4. CONSENT AGENDA
Mayor Berndt referred to the items placed on the Consent
Agenda, questioning whether there were any additions or
deletions from either Council members or citizens present.
The City Clerk then read the Consent Agenda items, including
resolutions and ordinances by title. It was MOVED BY
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BUCHANAN, SECONDED BY BARNETT, THAT THE CONSENT
AGENDA, AS READ, BE ADOPTED. The motion carried by
unanimous roll call vote; Sims absent. (Subsequent
paragraphs preceded by an asterisk ( *) indicate items on the
Consent Agenda handled under one motion without further
discussion.)
*5. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 6, 1993 BUSINESS MEETING
AND JULY 13, 1993 ADJOURNED MEETING
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The minutes of the April 6, 1993 Business meeting and
July 13, 1993 Adjourned meeting, were approved, having been
duly certified accurate by two Council members and no one
present wishing to have said minutes read publicly.
6. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
David Hawkins distributed a flyer on his Kids Unlimited
program designed to win the war on drugs.
7. CONSIDERATION. OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF
CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH CH2M HILL FOR GATEWAY DESIGN AND
RIGHT -OF -WAY ACQUISITION
Dennis Covell, Director of Engineering and Utilities,
requested approval of phase 3 for the Gateway project for the
design of the project and for acquisition of property. As of
July 23rd, the City was successful in receiving increased
funding of over one million dollars to supplement funding for
the project. This makes the total TIB participation at
almost $10.5 million, requiring a local match of almost $5
million. The consultant, CH2M Hill, proposes to utilize
10.12% minority in phase 3 of the project. Phase 3 of the
project, at $1.519 million, is for design, advertising, and
right -of -way acquisition costs. He reviewed the time
schedule for the project. If everything remains on schedule,
at this time next year the ad should be out for the project,
with construction beginning in the fall of next year, and
conclusion of the construction by the end of 1995, except for
minor clean -up details. The phase 3 portion of the contract,
as with the phase 2 portion, with CH2M Hill requires value
engineering. The phase 2 value engineering should start
August 16th to evaluate the current design of the project,
including evaluation of the traffic engineering done to date.
Last week Council directed staff and the consultant to
respond to several issues; those being the completion of Fair
Avenue to three lanes all the way to Pacific; consideration
of extending the ramp to terminate in the vicinity of 9th I/
Street; consideration of a traffic signal at Yakima and 9th
Street; and for the free -right turn from Yakima Avenue onto
1 -82 southbound, with consideration of pedestrian protection.
Council Member Barnett asked if there are costs included in
the contract for review of the appraisals for the rights -of-
way. Mr. Covell stated that is done by the Department of
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Transportation and is outside,the scope of this project;
however, the contract includes funds for the relocation of
people and businesses. He reported he spoke to the Water and
Sewer Divisions about the extension of water and sewer lines
to this area for future growth. When a determination is made
I/ about that, the Divisions will be asked to budget and pay for
improvements that are a benefit to the City through the
utility system. Don Tranum, CH2M Hill, referred to the last
page of their report regarding estimated costs. The free
right turn from Yakima Avenue onto the southbound 1 -82 on-
ramp is estimated to cost about $2.6 million; if a pedestrian
crossing to grade separate is added, it adds another
$892,000. The estimate for extending Fair Avenue to three
lanes to Pacific is about $1 million and the merger of the
flyover ramp to 9th Street is about $463,000. He responded to
Council's questions regarding the impact to the Holiday Inn
if the merger lane is extended and explained the process for
calculating the estimated costs for these add -ons, detailing
the reason for the high cost for the free -right turn.
Council members reviewed the design of the intersection,
discussing the linkage to Fair Avenue. Al Royal, 402 E.
Yakima Avenue, Steering Committee Member, stated the goals of
the committee for this project was to increase the traffic
flow from Terrace Heights to the downtown, improve the access
from the freeway to Yakima and consider economic development
in the area. He stated that economic development was not the
priority it is now. He asked how Council can give the Value
Engineering Team something to review when there are no goals.
Council needs to set and prioritize its goals. John
Klingele, 1312 W. Walnut; referred to the recommendation for
the free right turn lane southbound onto Yakima Avenue, and
suggested putting in a right turn only lane, which is less
expensive and would not have the pedestrian crossing
problems. Gary Lukehart, 1100 E. Lincoln, stated when he
became involved in the first phase of this project, the
driving force was access from the Fairgrounds to Yakima
Avenue. The City needed to address access to the SunDome and
the near -by commercial properties. He gave some historical
background of his involvement with phase 1 and the evolution
of the project. He urged Council to continue this project by
voting for the value engineering and property acquisition
phase of this project. Mike Mercy, President of the Chamber
of Commerce, stated this plan was presented to the Chamber
and they are in favor of the philosophy of the interchange.
They think if the "I" Ramp were done in phase 1, it would
alleviate problems at 9th Street and Yakima Avenue and if the
flyover ramp were extended to 9th Street, that would create
more severe traffic problems during peak traffic hours. The
Chamber would like to see the ramp not extended to 9th
Street. It was MOVED BY BRADO, SECONDED BY BARNETT, TO
TABLE THIS UNTIL AFTER THE VALUE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS
ON AUGUST 16TH. The motion failed by 3 -3 voice vote;
Berndt, Beauchamp and Semon voting nay. Jerry Foy, Central
Washington State Fair, stated the traffic situation in that
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area was studied when the SunDome was built. He commented
that economic development is not just downtown, Yakima
Avenue, or the Lukehart property, but properties on the east
side of the freeway. He indicated it is time to quit asking
for more studies; it is time to make a decision. Discussion
ensued between Council members and staff regarding the value
engineering analysis. Council Member Barnett reiterated his
concern about the statement in the February 18th DOT letter
which indicated that all parties need to agree to pursue all
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available funding necessary to complete the total project.
He stated that has not been done. Mr. Covell stated he would
have to review the correspondence with DOT. Mike Welch,
Washington Trucking Association, 1928 Rudkin Road, expressed
the concerns of the trucking industry, which relate to
safety. He stated the four stop lights on the "J ", "K" and
"A" ramps, combined with the heavy congestion, could be a
safety problem. Al Royal introduced Lynn Wilson from Tams
Engineering, hired by his firm. Lynn Wilson, Tams
Consultants, Seattle, stated they met with Al Royal to help
him understand this project. The value engineering team will
look at a set of construction plans and take as a given that
the features of the project had a certain function and then
break down the cost of the project and see if there are other
ways, cheaper ways, to do the project. If a value
engineering team is given a set of plans to review without
instructions, they will assume it meets the criteria for the
project and they will just look at it from a cost effective
manner. It would make it easier for the value engineering
team if they were given the purpose of the project, endorsed
by the Council. City Manager Zais stated since this project
will be re- visited several more times, staff would like to
move forward with it. This project meets most of the
objectives of the project. He invited JEM's consultant
engineering firm to be a part of the value engineering study.
Council Member Brado stated he would like to see the 1-82
Steering Committee set its priorities and bring it to Council
for consensus. Those priorities should be provided to the
value engineering team. It was MOVED BY BRADO, SECONDED
BY BEAUCHAMP, TO TABLE THIS UNTIL WE HAVE OUR
PRIORITIES IN ORDER AS TO WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO
ACCOMPLISH TO SUBMIT TO THE VALUE ENGINEERING TEAM
UNTIL THAT EVALUATION IS COMPLETED. The motion carried
by 4 -2 voice vote; Berndt and Semon voting nay; Sims absent.
Phil Pleasant stated that if we spend federal money, he would
like to see "black" people benefit from the employment
opportunities within this project. Council Member Buchanan
stated he thinks Council members should put in writing what
they have in the way of objectives and priorities.
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*8. APPROVAL OF FINAL CONTRACT PA FOR PUBLIC WORKS SHOPS
COMPLEX REFUELING FACILITY PROJECT (Standard Motion V - -- accept
project and approve final payment):
The report from the consultant, Traho, Inc., dated July 23,
1993, with respect to the completion of the work on the
Refueling Facility at the Public Works Complex, performed by
Petroleum Pump Co., Inc., was approved, the work accepted and
payment of the final estimates as therein set forth was
authorized.
*9. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE. AMENDING THE 1993 BUDGET AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE CAPITOL THEATRE CAPITAL PROJECTS
(No formal action required this meeting)
An Ordinance amending the 1993 budget and appropriating funds
for unforeseen additional costs to complete the Capitol
Theatre Roof repair project, having been read by title only,
was laid on the table for one week, until August 10, 1993.
10. YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL AND WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF
ECOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM
Due to another commitment of the Council at 4:00 p.m., it was
the general consensus of the Council to continue this
discussion to another date.
11. REPORT FROM DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
REGARDING STATUS OF'GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT - N
MEETINGS
John Elsden, Associate Planner, stated that as part of the
required citizen participation of the Growth Management Act,
staff is conducting neighborhood meetings in September, by
Council district. More than one meeting per night will be
held, as indicated in the draft schedule provided to Council.
Glenn Valenzuela, Director of Community and Economic
Development, stated that different staff members will attend
the concurrent meetings. (Mayor Berndt absent after 4:10
p.m.; Council Member Buchanan now presiding). Mr. Elsden
stated if Council knows anyone interested in participating in
these neighborhood meetings, to please give the names to
Debbie Moore. (Council Member Beauchamp absent after 4:10
p.m.) It was MOVED BY SEMON, SECONDED BY BRADO, TO
ACCEPT THE REPORT. The motion carried by unanimous voice
vote; Beauchamp, Berndt and Sims absent.
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12. OTHER BUSINESS
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None.
Information Items:
Items of information supplied to Council were: Memorandum
from Fire Chief Beeson regarding 1993 Fireworks Incidents.
7/12/93; Memorandum from City Engineer regarding North
First Avenue Status Report. 7/29/9; Monthly Annexation
Status Report for July 1993; Assignments Pending in Office
of Environmental Planning as of August 3, 1993; Office of
Housing and Neighborhood Conservation Tentative Council
Agenda Items for August and September; Rebound Plus Monthly
Report for July 1993; Agenda for the August 5, 1993 Yakima
Valley RTPO TAC Meeting and minutes of its July 1, 1993
meeting; Agenda for the August 5, 1993 Downtown Area
Redevelopment Committee meeting and minutes of its July 1,
1993 meeting (and June 25 sub - committee on parking);
Minutes of the July 19, 1993 Yakima Youth Commission
. meeting; Editorial from July 28, 1993 The Journal of
Commerce, "Fighting for Enterprise Zones "; Article from PC
Column, "Electronic Information Access "; and Article by
Steven Barboza, "A Mural Program to Turn Graffiti Offenders
Around."
13. ADJOURNMENT TO AUGUST 10, 1993 ADJOURNED MEETING AT 7:00 A.M.
FOR INFORMAL DISCUSSION AMONG COUNCIL MEMBERS AT THE YAKIMA
CENTER
It was MOVED BY SIMS, SECONDED BY BRADO, TO ADJOURN
THE MEETING AT 4:12 P.M., TO THEN MEET AGAIN ON
AUGUST 10, 1993 AT 7:00 A.M. AT THE YAKIMA CENTER FOR
INFORMAL DISCUSSION. The motion carried by unanimous
voice vote; Beauchamp, Berndt and Sims absent.
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