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Home My WebLink About12/09/1959 Business Meeting599 DECEMBER,9 1959 The City Council met in regular session, Mayor Bostic, Councilman Barber, Burns, Coombs, Larson, Oliver and Robinson, City Manager Allison and City Attorney Arntson present on roll call. Invocation was given by Councilman Burns. Minutes of the regular meeting of December 2, 1959 were approved as corrected. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $350.00 for the purpose of wiring the City Hall building for a standby generator for radio equipment in connection with the operation of Civil Defense Department of the City of Yakima, was read in its entirety at the regular meeting of the City Council on Wednesday the 2nd day of December, 1959 and laid on the table for one week and now having been read by caption only, it was MOVED by Barber, seconded by Larson that Ordinance No. 54 providing for said appropriation be passed as read: _carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Coombs, Larson, Oliver and Robinson voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. 54, AN ORDINANCE appropriating the sum of $350.00 to Account 6 -12 Building Improvement of the Capital or Betterment Accounts classification of the 1959 appropriation for Civil Defense, 13 - Other Public Safety, and declaring an emergency. A petition, being petition No., 21, having been duly filed by A. R. Kern and others, re- questing the vacation of a portion of Richey Road, and this being the timefixed for the hearing on said petition, and there being no protests in writing or otherwise, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Oliver that Ordinance No. 55 providing for said vacation, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Coombs, Larson, Oliver and Robinson voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. 55, AN ORDINANCE providing for the vacation of a portion of Richey Road, more particularly described as follows, to -wit: Beginning 816 feet South and 20 feet East of the NW corner of NE4 of Section 22, Township 13 N, Range 18, E.W.M.; thence South 53 °06' East 63.24 feet; thence East 101.0 more or less to the West property line of Lot 19 of Kern Addition; thence North 35 °.00' west along the west line of said Lot 19, 78.5 feet more or less to the NW corner of said Lot 19; thence South 84 038' West 106.45 feet; thence South 16.87 feet to the point of beginning. Except for an easement for water main 10 feet in width along the following described center line; Beginning 797 feet South and 20 feet East of the NW corner of NE4 of Section 22, Township 13 North, Range 18, E.W.M., thence South 53 °06' East 94 feet to the South line of that portion of vacated Richey Road. This being the time for the hearing on the assessment roll for L.I.D. No. 870, being the Kenny Drive & Various, Streets Paving District, and the Summitview Assembly of God Church having filed written protest, which was read by the (%lerk, stating that said church is being unduly assessed on street improvements which do not adjoin the church property or add to the value of said property, and stating further that there is no access to the church property through the improved streets, and since this protest was not filed in time to be checked by the City Manager prior to this hearing, it was MOVED. by Burns, seconded by Barber that this hearing be continued to the 16th day of December, 1959 and that this matter be referred to the City Manager and the City Attorney for recommendation: carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns,.Coombs, Larson, Oliver and Robinson voting aye voice vote. 1by 22 A petition /�ia igpgn nluuly °fii6d by Gottlieb Hein and Reinhold Eichler requesting the rezone of certain property situated between South 3rd Avenue and South 4th Avenue in the 1400 block, from R -2 Residential to B -2 Business zone, it was MOVED by Coombs, seconded by Oliver that said petition be referred to the Planning Commission for recommendation; carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Coombs, Larson, Oliver and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. A petition, being petition No. 23, having been filed by Lyle V. Washburn and Harriet Washburn, requesting the rezone of certain property 150 feet south of Nob Hill Blvd. and West of 17th Avenue, said property situated betweenl7th and 18th Avenue, from R -2 Residential to B -3 Business zone, it was MOVED by Larson, seconded by Coombs that said petition be referred to the City Planning Commission for recommendation: carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Coombs, Larson, Oliver and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Moved by Coombs, seconded by-Oliver that Ordinance No. 56 transferring $500.00 within the 1959 Current Expense Legal Department Budget, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Coombs, Larson, Oliver and Robinson voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. 56) AN ORDINANCE transferring the sum of $500.00 from the Salaries classification to the Capital or Betterment accounts classification all within the 1959 appropriation for 02 :- Legal Department, and declaring an emergency. Moved by Coombs, seconded by Burns.that subsection (b) and (e) of Section 88 of the Traffic Code or Ordinance No. B -1526, be amended to prohibit parking on palest Chestnut Street on the south side from 6th Avenue to 7th Avenue and to allow two hour parallel parking on both side of West Chestnut Street from 5th Avenue to 6th Avenue, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Coombs, Larson, Oliver and Robinson voting aye on roll call.' ORDINANCE NO. 57, AN ORDINANCE amending Subsections (b) and (e) of Section 88 of Ordinance No. B -1526 entitled: "AN ORDINANCE relating to and regulating traffic, travel and transportation and their incidents upon the streets and other ways open to the public; prescribing the powers and duties of officers and others in relation thereto; defining offenses; providing penalties, and repealing Ordinance No. B -131 and all other amendments therefore and all other ordinances in so far as they are in conflict there- with, and declaring an emergency ", as amended. An ordinance providing for the appropriation of $2,400.00 for the payment of pensions under the Firemen's Relief and Pension Fund, was read in its entirety by the Clerk and ordered laid on the table for one week, or to be read and considered at the next regular meeting of the City Council on the 16th day of December, 1959. Moved by Barber, seconded by Oliver that Resolution No. D -68 transferring $99.00 within the 1959 Current Expense Budget to pay for the subscription--: toi- Management Information Service as allowed by the City Council on November 25, 1959, be passed as read: rsoo lr�: ✓.? DECEMBER,9, 1959 carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Coombs, Larson, Oliver and Robinson 'Voting aye on roll call. J RESOLUTION NO. D -6$1 A RESOLUTION transferring the sum of $99.00 within the Maintenance and Operation classification of the 1959 appropriation for 01 - Administrative. WHEREAS, it is deemed in the best interests of the people of the City of Yakima to subscribe to the Management Information Service, and WHEREAS, there is insufficient funds in Account 7 -53, SubscriptionE and there is a surplus of funds in Account 7 -66, Insurance Bonds (Surety), both of said accounts being within the Maintenance and Operation classification of the 1959 appropria- tion for. 01 - Administrative, and WHEREAS, the action contemplated herein is authorized by R.C.W. 35. 33.120, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: That the sum of $99.00 is hereby transferred from Account 7 -66, Insurance Bonds (Surety) to Account 7 -53, Subscriptions, all within the Maintenance and Operation classification of the 1959 appropriation for-01 - Administrative and the Director of Finance is hereby authorized and directed to make the aforesaid transfer. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 9th day -'of December, 1959. ATTEST: J. A. SMITH (S E A L) City Clerk Moved by Burns, seconded by Oliver that Resolutio the 1959 Airport Budget for the purchase of motor area at the Airport, be passed as read: carried, Oliver and Robinson voting aye on roll call. THOMAS C. BOSTIC Mayor z No. D -69 transferring $170.00 within fuel for pumping water to newly seeded Barber, Bostic, Burns, Coombs, Larson RESOLUTION NO. D -69, A RESOLUTION transferring funds within the Maintenance and Opera - tions-;classification of the 1959 appropriation for 30 - Airport. WHEREAS, there are insufficient funds in Account 7 -41,. Maint.- Automotive - Motor Fuel, Lubricants, Storage, etc., and there is a surplus of funds in Account 7 -54, Heat and Fuel, and eIHEREAS, the need for pumping water to newly seeded area at the Airport necessitated a greater consumption of motor .fuel than could have been reason- ably foreseen at the time of the adoption of the 1959 appropriation for Airport, and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Yakima finds that it is in the best interests of the people of the City of Yakima to make a transfer between said funds in the sum of $170.00 and the action contemplated herein is authorized by R.C.W.35.120, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: That the sum of $170.00 is hereby transferred from Account 7 -54 Heat and Fuel to Account 7 -41, Maint.- Automotive Motor Fuel, Lubricants, Storage, etc., all within the Maintenance and Operations classification of the 1959 appropriation for 30 - Airport, and the Director of Finance of the City of Yakima is authorized and direct- ed to make the aforesaid transfer. ATTEST: J. A. SMITH City Clerk ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 9th day of December, 1959• (S E A L) THOMAS C. BOSTIC Mayor Moved by Robinson, seconded by Barber that Resolution No. D -70 providing for the transfer of $200.00 within the Current Expense Legal Department Budget for 1959 to'be -.used:.,fdr�Ahe purchase of more books for the Legal Department, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Coombs, Larson, Oliver and Robinson voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D -70, A RESOLUTION providing for the transfer of funds within the Maintenance and Operation classification of the 1959 appropriation for the Legal Depart- ment. WHEREAS, it is necessary in the operation of the Legal Department to purchase more books, and WHEREAS, there are not sufficient funds in the 1959 Budget therefor and WHEREAS, the City Council deems it in the best interests of the City of Yakima to make the transfer herein, and the action contemplated is authorized by R.C.Vd. 35.33.120, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: That the sum of $200.00 is hereby transferred from Account 7 -21 Professional, Legal and Accounting account to Account 7 -31, Publications and Printing Account, all within the Maintenance and Operation classification of the Legal Department appropriation in the 1959 Budget and the Director of Finance is hereby authorized and directed to make the aforementioned transfer herein provided. ATTEST: J. A. SMITH City Clerk ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 9th day of December, 1959. (S E A L) THOMAS C. BOSTIC Mayor <' (Moved by Burns, seconded by Robinson that Resolution No. D -71 amending Resolution No. 1 1 1 0 DECEMBER 9, 1959 D -65 which re- establishes the annual irrigation Maintenance rates for the year 1960, said resolution being necessary since certain Local Improvement Districts were inadvertently omitted from Resolution No. D -65, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Coombs, Larson, Oliver and Robinson voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D -719 A RESOLUTION amending Resolution No. D -65 entitled "A RESOLUTION re- establishing the annual irrigation maintenance rates and charges and providing for a surcharge in certain areas in the City of Yakima. WHEREAS, two Irrigation Local Improvement Districts were omitted from Section 2 of Resolution No. D -65, adopted by -the City Council on November.25, 1959, and WHEREAS, said Resolution should be amended to include said two Irrigation Local Improvement Districts,,now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: That Section 2 of Resolution No. D -65 is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 2. That beginning January 1, 1960, and for a three year period thereafter, because of extraordinary maintenance necessary for proper functioning there shall be added to the_said annual irrigation maintenance rates and charges in the following listed Irrigation Local Improvement Districts, to -wit: 395 563 692 851 508 567 712 852 510 579 715 527 600 717 534 621 799 538 658 822 556 666 842 and the west 3761 of L.I.D. 650 r a surcharge which shall be computed on the annual basis of $.000625 per square foot of land. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 9th day of December, 1959• ATTEST: J. A. SMITH (S E A L) THOMAS C. BOSTIC City Clerk Mayor The Planning Commission recommending the rezone of Lots.l through 16 Block 24 /Wplands; Lots 1 through 16, Block 25,. The Uplands; Lots 1 through 6 Block 23, The Uplands; Lots 1, 18, 19 and 20, Block 22, The Uplands; Lots. 20 and 22 through .26 Harland Addition; from R -2 two family residential to R -3 Multiple family residential, said recommendation being initiated by Resolution No. 17 as passed by the Planning Commission, it was MOVED by Coombs, seconded by Larson th'A the C�ity.Attorney be and is hereby instructed to prepare the ordinance in accordance with said recommendation: carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Coombs, Larson, Oliver and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. The following investment report having been read by the Clerk of the Council: November 30, 1959 City Manager Yakima, Washington Dear Sir: The following investments were purchased during the month of November: Firemen's Relief & Pension Yakima L.I.D. #868 - Warrant 13 $ 4975$.13 Yakima L.I.D. #879 - Warrant 2 20,375.35 $ 252133.48 Cemetery Trust Yakima L.I.D. #874 - Warrant 2 168.22 Yakima L.I.D. #878 - Warrant 3 2,268.21 21436.43 A. E. Larson Library Trust Yakima L.I.D. #876 - Warrant 2 7,317.17 7 17.17 34,887-08 The following investments were sold during the month of November: L.I.Guaranty Yakima L.I.D. #868 - Warrant 13 4,758.13 41758.13 Cemetery Trust Yakima L.I.D. #729 - Bond 13 300.00 Yakima L.I.D. #803 - Bonds 13/14 17000.00 Yakima L.I.D. #896 - Bonds 32/36 2,500.00 31800.00 Firemen's Relief & Pension Yakima L.I.D. #806 - Bonds 2$131 2,000.00 2,000.00 A. E. Larson Library Trust ,( 1 601. FF-" 2 DECEMBER, 9, 1959 Yakima L.I.D. #672 - Bond 14 100.00 1.00.00 $ 10,658.13 GHR:dh Yours very truly, APPROVED: INVESTMENT COMMITTEE Gladys H. Richter s/ E. J. Allison, City Manager City Treasurer s/ Gladys H. Richter, City Treasurer s/ Thomas C. Bostic, Mayor it was MOVED by Robirscn, seconded by Burns: that said report be approved as read: carried, Barber Burns, Bostic, Coombs, Larson, Oliver and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. There being no further business to come before the Council, it was MOVED by Oliver, seconded by Robinson that we do now adjourn at the hour of 4:30 P.M. carried, Barber Bostic, Burns; Coombs, Larson and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. ATTEST: YTY C L E R K MAYOR 1�' 1 i