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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/03/1993 Study Session / Business Meeting 3.57 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 353 AUGUST 3, 1993 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 I/ 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 2 3 5 9 AUGUST 3, 1993 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 3 360 AUGUST 3, 1993 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 I/ 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. 4 361 AUGUST 3, 1993 *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. 5 362 AUGUST 3,.1993 12. OTHER BUSINESS • 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. AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE Y �� - -_ J. /___ READ AN B• C r � . - 4 � --50-- MAYOR /SATE � i -g4 -- A C(.'CIL ,' BER DATE ATTEST: (;`7P-, c7/7-- CITY CLERK 01WInivOSTR • 6