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Home My WebLink About12/10/1956 Business MeetingX172 DECEMBER ;10, 1956 The City Commission met in regular session, Mayor Alderson, Commissioners..Schutt and Mathews and Assistant Attorney Loy present on roll call. The minutes of the regular meeting of December 3, 1956 were approved as read: This being the time for the hearing on the proposed plat submitted by Lewis Ulrich and Anne S. Ulrich, proposed plat being described as follows: the West .1 /2.of the East 1/2 of the East 112 of the NE1 /4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 22, Township 13 North, Range 18 E.W.M. Except that portion lying North of the Yakima Valley Canal and except said canal r/w and also County Road r /w, 20; said plat to be known as the Scenic Hills Addition; it was MOVED by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that said plat be tentatively approved and referred back to the Planning Commission and brought before the City Commission at a later date for final approval: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call. This being the time for the hearing on the assessment Roll for L.I.D. No. 821, being . the curb and gutter district in Lots 1 to 19 Glenview Addition, and there being no objections in writing or otherwise, it was MOVED by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that Ordinance No. B -1966 confirming said assessment roll and every part thereof be passed . as read: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. B -1966, AN ORDINANCE confirming the assessment roll covering Local Improvement District No. 821 as created and established by Ordinance No. B -1745 of the Ordinances of the City of Yakima.. ,r This being the time for the hearing on the assessment rol'1 for L.I.D. No. 826, being the '31st Avenue South Curb and Gutter District, and there being no objections in writing or otherwise, it was MOVED by Mathews., seconded by Schutt that Ordinance B -1967 confirming said assessment roll and every part thereof ,.be passed as read: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on .roll c,all.. ORDINANCE NO. B -19672 AN ORDINANCE confirming the assessment roll covering Local Improvement District No. 826 as created and established by Ordinance No. B -1755 of the Ordinances of the City of Yakima. This being the time for. receivi.ng;'4'the bids for two police cars, the following were received: Burrows Motor Company $2,437.02 S'd e--s ?Tax inc. each car Trade- iri'allowance on Ford 855.00 Trade -in allowance on<•,Ply-mou.th 1.,155.00 Bell Wyman Company 2 , Le-.s.s 6 ale s Tax each car Trade -in allowance on.Ford 600.00 Trade -in allowance on Plymouth 1,100.00 Moved by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that these bids be taken under advisement and the award made at the next regular meeting of the Commission on Monday,.December 1'7, 1956: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call.' This being-the time for receiving bids for a 4" Model Compound meter and connections for the Water Department and the bid of Hersey Manufacturing Company in the amount of $764,1.0 being the only bid received, it was MOVED by, Mathews, seconded by Schutt that said bid be awarded to said Hersey Manufacturing Company: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on rr6ll call. Moved by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that Ordinance No. B -1968 rezoning Lots 1 to 14, Malletts Addition from "A" Residence Area 1 to "B" Residence Area 1, be passed as read: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. B -1968, AN ORDINANCE rezoning certain specific property situate in the City of Yakima, Washington, Moved by Schutt, seconded by Mathews that Resolution No. C -1440 retaining as bond counsel, the firm of Preston, Thorgrimson & Horowitz of Seattle, Washington in connec- tion with the issuance and sale of $400,000.00 General Obligation Library Bonds for the City of Yakima and providing payment for said services; - be:.passed a 'r.ead:, darried, Alderrsbh,, %. Schutt- and-,cFMathews'.voting, aye on-roll call. RESOLUTION NO. C- 11.40, A RESOLUTION bf the City of Yakima retaining bond counsel for certain services in connection with the issuance of - $100,000.00 of general obligation library bonds of the city- and providing payment for said services. WHEREAS, at a special election held within the City of Yakima, Washington, on November 61 1956, the number and proportion of the voters required by law voted in favor of a proposition authorizing the issuance and sale of $400,000.00 of general obligation bonds of the city for the purpose of paying part or 0.11 of the cost of constructing a new library building; and WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary that said bonds be offered for sale and that recognized bon.d counsel be retained by the city to draw the proceedings necessary for such sale and to give their opinion as to the validity of said bonds at the time 6f their. sale; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED P.Y THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIM, , WASHINGTON, as follows: Section 1. That Preston, Thorgrimson & Horowitz, attorneys at law of Seattle, Washington, be and they are hereby retained to perform the services above set forth, and as compensation therefore the city agrees.to pay them the sum of seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750), and in addition thereto agrees to reimburse them for any out -of- pocket expenses such as long distnnee telephone tolls which they may incur in the performance of said services. The city further agrees to furnish said counsel at their office in Seattle, Washington, with a complete certified transcript of all proceedings taken in the matter of the issuance of said bonds. L_ 1 1 1 1 I 'IL 1 1 DECEMBER 10, 1956 Section 2. That all said attorney's fees and expenses required to be paid by the City shall be payable out of the proceeds derived from the issuance and sale of the library bonds. PASSED by the Corlmission of the City of Yakima, Washington, and approved by its Mayor at a regular meeting of said commission held this 10th day of December, 1956. ATTEST: J. A.. SMITH City Clerk ( S E A L) JOE K. ALDERSO N Mayor Moved by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that the City Clerk be and is hereby- authorized to call for bids on Gas, Oil, Grease, Road oil and other petroleum products needed for operation for the year 1957, said bids to be received on or before the hour of 10 o'clock on Monday the 24th day of December, 1956: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting -aye on roll call. Moved by Schutt, seconded by Mathews that Resolution No. C -1441 authorizing the filing of a petition on behalf of the City of Yakima for reconsideration by the Civil Aeronautics Board of its order No. E -10578 discontinuing the service of Northwest Airlines to Yakima, be passed as read: carried, Alderson, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. C -1441, A RESOLUTION authorizing the filing of a petition on behalf of the City of Yakima for reconsideration by the Civil Aeronautics Board of its Consoli- dation_ Order No. E- 10578. WHEREAS, on August 31, 1956 the Civil Aeronautics Boeard, Washington D.C., issued its order of Consolidation in the Pacific Northwest Local Service Case, being Docket No. 5463 et al.; and WHEREAS, pursuant to said order an investigation was directed to determine whether the public- convenience and necessity requires an amendment of Northwest's certificate for Route No. 3 to eliminate therefrom the carrier's authority to serve Yakima if local service carrier or carriers are already authorized to serve this city; and u WHEREAS, the City of Yakima is unequivocally opposed to the suspension or elimination of Northwest Airlines service to the city; and WHEREAS such suspension or elimination of Northwest's service to the City of Yakima would be a subordination of the.public's convenience and necessity; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: (1) That it is the expressed intention of the City to oppose any suspension or elimination of Northwest Airlines service to the City and that the City Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to prepare a petition on behalf of the City of Yakima requesting that the Civil Aeronautics Board. reconsider its order No. E- 10578, and that said board terminate its investigations upon this matter. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION, signed rand approved this 10th day of December, 1956. ATTEST:. J. A. SMITH (S E A LO JOE K. ALDERSON' City Clerk Mayor Moved by Mathews, seconded.by Schutt that we do now adjourn to meet again in regular session at the hour of 10 o'clock a.m. on December 17th, 1956: carried, Alderson, Schutt and'Mathews voting aye on roll call i ATTEST:, f ` ,. Ty Y:.-- C L E R K M A Y O R 173