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Home My WebLink About12/03/1958 Business Meetingi 1 1 1 1958 The City Commission met in regular session, Commissioners Schutt and Mathews and City Attorney Arntson present on roll call. Mayor Alderson absent. The minutes of the regular meeting of November 26, 1958 were ordered corrected to in- -the following letter directed to the City Commission by Commissioner Mathews-and state- ment of Mayor Alderson: November 26, 1958 TO THE CITY COMMISSION From Public Works Commissioner, Larry Mathews Condemnation proceeding to acquire land for the clear zone and approach landing system at the Yakima Municipal Airport was approved by unanimous consent of the City Commission at a meeting held in August, 1958. Mayor Alderson, 'Commissioners.Schutt and Mathews,. City Engineer Hobbs, C.A.A. Dirstrict Engineer Drew were present. This decision was made because the City, under agreement with the United States Government in 1956, had obligated itself to acquire a clear zone area at the eastern. approach to the airport. Acquisition of the clear zone area involving the properties of Christoff, Wong & Pollock.would provide for the approach lighting system and would meet .all future requirements of the C.A.A. It now appears that the City Commission by secret negotiation without full knowledge by all members of the City CCommission ( Co mnissioner Mathews was not inf=ormed, despite repeated requests for information). has decided upon another-course of.action. Instead of clear title to the land, easements have been negotiated for the approach lighting system. This decision is not questioned, but the method by which the decision.was made and the price that the city will pay merely for an easement, is in the opinion of this Commissioner, highly questiona}ie, and I sincerely doubt that it is in the public interest to pay voluntarily, prices two and three times as high as the appraisals made by three separate appraisers hired by the city, This is a matter more properly.haridled by the courts. Attached is a summary of the facts concerning the properties involved, the acreage, the appraised price, the negotiated price and other information is included. I am putting myself on record as opposing this resolution on the grounds that the properties.should have been condemned by proper legal methods, and the prices set by a.court of competent jurisdiction. Larry Mathews LAND ACQUISITION DATA SHEET - AIRPORT November 26, 1958 Note: Areas calculated by City Engineer's Office. Selling prices and appraised prices furnished by Attorney Hawkins. Assessed valuations from Assessors Office. Mayon Alderson made the following comment after hearing the reading 'of the above letter "This is a very inaccurate statement." 413 TOTAL PROPERTY OWNER LAND FOR AIRPORT IMPV'MT � 'LASSESSED VALUATION .APPRAISE D ACRES SELLING PRICE PRICE ACRES LAND IMPV'MT CHRISTOFF 21.23 2810 2080 Total Clear Zone 12.7 ac. Req?d -1956 Agreement Approach Lighting Zone 2.8 Ac. 16,000 Easement Only Lemon Appraisal 6350 Pierce Appraisal 6733 Sainsberry Appraisal. 6917 WONG 23.80 1680 240 Total Clear Zone 11.5 Ac'. Req'd -1956 Agreement Approach Lighting Zone 1.8 Ac. 8,000 Easement Only Lemon Appraisal 2400 Pierce Appraisal 2200 Sainsberry 2122 POLLOCK 23.50 1850 300 Total Clear Zone 3.9 Ac. Rec l d -1956 Agreement Approach Light Zone .76Ac. 3,400 (outright purchase) Easement, Appraisals Lemon Appraisals 1400 Pierce 1250 Sainsberry 250 Note: Areas calculated by City Engineer's Office. Selling prices and appraised prices furnished by Attorney Hawkins. Assessed valuations from Assessors Office. Mayon Alderson made the following comment after hearing the reading 'of the above letter "This is a very inaccurate statement." 413 r 414 DECEMBER 3, 1958 A petition having been duly filed by Gale E. Thompson and others, praying for the annex- ation of a 9.59 acre tract located between Fruitvale Blvd. and Willow Street and North 18th Avenue and Wright Avenue, it was MOVED by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that the City Clerk be and is hereby authorized to give notice of public hearing by posting said property and publication, for the 7th day of January 1959, at the hour of 10 o'clock a.m.: carried, Schutt and Mathews,voting aye on roll call. Alderson absent. - The following investment report having been submitted by the City Treasurer November 30, 1958 City Commission Yakima, Washington Gentlemen: The following investments were purchased during the month of November: L.I. GUARANTY Yakima L.I.D. #867 - Warrant 3 :;_1,619.74 Yakima L.I.D. #867 -Warrant 4 255.00 MAUSOLEUM MAINTENANCE Yakima L.I.D. ##865 - Bonds 3/5 $ 1,500.00 CUMULATIVE RESERVE FOR LIBRARY BUILDING Yakima L.I.D. #865 - Bonds 6/11 $ 39000.00 CEMETERY TRUST Yakima L.I.D. ##865 - Bonds 12/23 $.6,000.00 The following investments were sold during the month of November: A. E. Larson Library Trust Yakima L.I.D. #718 - Bond 12 Cemetery Trust Yakima L.I.D. #741 - Bonds 12/11 Yakima L.I.D. #803 - Bonds 10112 Yakima L.I.D. #661 - Bonds 43/45 Yakima L.I.D. #729 - Bonds 12 L.I. Guaranty (Con't.) Yakima L.I.D. #865 - Warrants 198, 202 & 206 Water Deposit Yakima L.I.D. ##833 - Bonds 115 GHR:dh APPROVED: INVESTMENT COMMITTEE Joe K. Alderson K. C. Schutt Mayor Finance Commissioner Gladys H. Richter City Treasurer 50.00 $ 2,100.00 4 1,800.00 $11,486.95 $2,319-03 $ 1., 874.74 $ 1,500.00 $ 3,000.00 6 000.00 12,37 .7 50.00 Yours very truly, Gladys H. Richter City Treasurer $ 3,900.00 13,271.35 •2'319.03 19,540-39 it was MOVED by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that said report be accepted as read: carried, Schutt and Matthews voting aye on roll call. The City Engineer reporting the completion of L.I.D. No. 860, being the Swan Tracts Domestic Water District, it was MOVED by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that the City Engineer be and is hereby instructed to prepare the assessment roll for said districe and the City Clerk is hereby authorized to give notice of hearing on said assessment roll for Wednesday the 7th day of January, 1959 at the hour of 10 o'clock a.m.: carried, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call.. Alderson absent. The City Engineer reporting the following Monthly"Estimates for work performed on City Projects during the month of November, 1958: CONTRACTOR N. L. Kimball N. L. Kimball 6, PROJECT Nob. Hill Storm Sewer & Various Other Sewers Schedule 1 Nob Hill Storm Sewer & Various Other Sewers Schedule III PAYMENT DUE $ 1618.16 None 1 1 r 1 �1 1 DECEMBER 3, 1958 N. L. Kimball Nob Hill Storm Sewer & Various Other Sewers Schedule IV None N.L. Kimball Nob Hill Storm Sewer & Various Other Sewers Schedule V None De Atley Paving & Crushing 41st Ave. Paving Dist. L.I.D. 867- Schedule I $3,124.95 De Atley Paving & Crushing 41st Ave. Paving Dist L.I.D. 867 - Schedule II $1,016.06 Midland Drilling Co. Domestic Wells Schedule I $8,125.66 Midland Drilling Co. Domestic Wells Schedule II 5,998:.•99 it was,MOVED by Mathews, seconded by Schutt-that the City Clerk be and is hereby author- ized to draw the necessary warrants in payment of said estimates: carried, Mathews and Schutt voting aye on roll call. Alderson absent. An ordinance providing for the expenditure of $3,000.00, not now provided for in the 1958 budget, said additional sum to be used for labor in the Sanitation Department, was read in its entirety and ordered laid on the table for one week to be read and considerec at the next regular meeting of the City Commission. Moved by Mathews, seconded by Schutt that the City Clerk be and is hereby authorized to call for bids for the purehas'e of petroleum products for the ye.ar of 1959 upon direction from the Purchasing Agent: carried, Schutt and Mathews voting aye on roll call. Alderson absent. 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 Wednesday, the 10th day of December, 1958: carried, SchutttandL,.Mathews voting aye on roll call. Alderson absent. ATTEST: /City Cler n` Aa 'L' M` 9 Y 0 R pro tem 41.5