HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/07/2013 17 2013 Open Cruising Events; YMC Amendment 9.25.020BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 7
For Meeting of: 5/7/2013
ITEM TITLE: Ordinance amending Section 9.25.020 of the Yakima
Municipal Code regarding designation of permissible open
cruising events on Yakima Avenue
SUBMITTED BY: Sean Hawkins, Economic Development Manager, 575 -6274
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
The amended ordinance would allow open cruising on Yakima Avenue on the evenings of
Saturday June 22, 2013 and Saturday September 14, 2013. Cruising would be allowed from
6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. on those evenings. The City has two applicants requesting these dates:
Apple Valley Kiwanis on June 22nd and the Yakima Fraternal Order of Eagles on September
14th.
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City Manager
Please consider this ordinance after considering the special event cost recovery addendum to
Special & Parade Ordinance YIVIC 9.70.
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F-I amending Section 9.25.020 of the Yakima Municipal Code regarding
ORDINANCE Cruise Night May 7 2013.d0c designation of permissible open cruising events on Yakima Avenue
ORDINANCE NO. 2013-
AN ORDINANCE relating to traffic control and open cruising; amending Section
9.25.020 of the Yakima Municipal Code regarding designation of
permissible open cruising events on Yakima Avenue.
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously adopted ordinances prohibiting
cruising upon roadways posted or designated no cruising areas, all as codified at
Chapter 9.25 YMC; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that Section 9.25.020 such
chapter should be amended to clarify existing procedures and implement new
procedures regarding designation and permitting of open cruising events upon Yakima
Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that Section 9.25.020 YMC
should be amended as shown and set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and by this
reference incorporated herein, and that such amendment is in the best interest of
residents of the City of Yakima and will promote the general health, safety and welfare;
now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Section 9.25.020 of the Yakima Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after its
passage, approval, and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this day of May, 2013.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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Micah Cawley, Mayor
EXHIBIT "A"
9.25.020 Cruising Permitted — Open Cruising Event.
A. Cruising shall be permitted by the public during an open cruising event on
Yakima Avenue from six p.m. to ten p.m. on Saturday evenings designated
pursuant to resolution adopted by the city council from time to time.
B. For calendar year 2013, the following dates are designated open cruising
events: Saturday, June 22, 2013; and Saturday, September 14, 2013.
C. For any additional open cruising event or events to take place in 2013, and
for any designation of open cruising events occurring in subsequent years, such
designation shall be made pursuant to resolutions adopted from time to time by
the city council. Such additional open cruising events occurring in 2013 or in
subsequent years shall be deemed special events subject to the provisions of
Chapter 9.70 YMC.
D. Following adoption of any resolution designating an open cruising event on
Yakima Avenue, the designated open cruising event dates, with identification of
the resolution designating such event, shall be posted on the city web site, and
may be published in any other manner deemed appropriate.
EXHIBIT "A"
(Changes shown in legislative format)
9.25.020 Cruising Permitted — Open Cruising Event.
A. Cruising shall be permitted by the public during an open cruising event on
Yakima Avenue from six p.m. to ten p.m. on deGwed Saturday evenings
designated pursuant to resolution adopted by the city council from time to time.
B. For calendar year 2013, the following dates are designated open cruising
events: Saturday, June 22, 2013; and Saturday, September 14, 2013.
C. For any additional open cruising event or events to take place in 2013, and
for any designation of open cruising events occurring in subsequent years, such
designation shall be made pursuant to resolutions adopted from time to time by
the city council. Such additional open cruising events occurring in 2013 or in
subsequent years shall be deemed special events subject to the provisions of
Chapter 9.70 YMC.
D. Following adoption of any resolution designating an open cruising event on
Yakima Avenue, the designated open cruising event dates, with identification of
the resolution designating such event, shall be posted on the city web site, and
may be published in any other manner deemed appropriate.