HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/13/1953 Business MeetingJULY 13, 1953-, 10 :00 otclock A.M.
The City Commission met in regular session, Mayor Burns and Commissioners Huza and Huey
present on roll call.
The minutes of the regular meeting of Monday, July 6th 1953, were approved as read.
Moved by Huey, seconded by Huza, that the City Clerk is hereby authorized to give notice
to contractors, by publication,.as required by law, for the construction of an irrigation
system on Fair Avenue in L.I.D, No. 75,7; °said bids to be received on Monday, July 27th
19539, at 10:00 otclock A.M., carried: B urns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call.
Moved by Huey, seconded by Huza, that the City Clerk is hereby authorized to give notice
to contractors by publication as required by law, for the construction of an irrigation
system on Lots 21 and 22, of Yakima Heights Residence.Sites, in L.I.D. No. 758; said bids
to be received on Monday, July 27th 1953, at 10 :00 o'clock A.M., carried: Burns, Huza
and Huey voting aye on roll call
Moved by Huey, seconded by Huza, that the City Clerk is hereby authorized to give notice
to contractors by publication as required by law, for the construction of a curb and
gutter district on 255th Avenue South in L.I.D. Noe 759; said bids to be received on
Monday, July 27th 19 53, at 10:00 otclock A.M., carried :. Burns, Huza and Huey voting
aye on roll call.
Moved by Huza, seconded by Huey, that the Mayor be authorized to sign a renewal of the
permit for the transient use by Military Aircraft of Yakima Municipal Airport, with the
Department of Air Force, U.S.A.., carried: Burns, Huza, and Huey voting aye on roll call.
Moved by Huza, se cor.Lded by Burns, that this being the postponed hearing on Resolution No.
C -1064, providing for the construction of curbs and .gutters on 35th Avenue South from
Tieton Drive to West; Chestnut Street etc., and there being no further protest to said
assessment, or any part thereof, it was ordered that Ordinance No. B ®1475, creating a
Local Improvement District for said district, be passed as read, carried: Burns and Huza
voting aye on roll call, Huey voting No.
ORDINANCE NO. Bm1471i, AN ORDINANCE providing for the improvement of certain property by
grading, ballasting, surfacing and constructing concrete curbs and gutters, establishing
• Local Improvement District, providing for the method of payment therefor, and-creating
• special fund..
Moved by Huey, seconded by Huza, that Ordinance No. Bm1476, rezoning Lots 7 to 16, both
inclusive, of Block 230, original townsite of North Yakima (now Yakima)° from Business
district to Commercial district, be passed as read9 carried: Burns, Huza and Huey voting
aye on roll call.
ORDINANCE NO. B- 1476.9 AN ORDINANCE rezoning Lots 7 to 16, both inclusive, of Block-230,
original townsite of the Town of North Yakima, now City of Yakima, from-Business District
to Commercial District.
Moved by Burns, seconded by Huza, that Ordinance No. B -1477, amending the milk ordinance,
be passed as read9 carried: Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call.
ORDINANCE NO. B- 147rr, AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. B -1059 entitled, "AN ORDINANCE
relating to the production, handling, sale and disposition of fluid milk and fluid milk
products intended or used as such.for human consumption; establishing standards and
defining terms; providing for the grading and inspection of such products; providing for
the creation of milk inspection units; providing for the issuance and cancellation of
certificates of approval, permits and licenses; defining the powers and duties of certain
officers; defining offenses and prescribing penalties therefor; repealing Ordinance No.
B -296 and amendment; thereto', and requiring certain tests for Brucellosis, commonly
known as Bang's Disease.
Moved by Huey, seconded by Huza, that Resolution No. C -1071, being a R solution of Intent-
ion to construct a sewer system on West Prasch Avenue and other property more particularli,
described in said resolution, be adopted as read, carried: Burns, Huza and Huey voting
aye on roll call.
RESOLUTION N0, C- 10';'1, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
That it is its intention to improve the lots and tracts of land included within the
following described district, by constructing pipe sewers with the necessary Wye branches,
manholes, flush tanks and water connections therefor; all of said improvements to be
construction in full. accordance with the plans and specifications to: be prepared by the
City Engineer and filed with the City Clerk.
T he district to be served by and specially benefited by and assessed for the above -
described improvement is situate within the City of Yakima, Yakima County, Washington,
and is bounded as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of the center lines of West'Prasch Avenue and 18th
Avenue South, thence southerly along the center line of 18th Avenue South a
distance of 152.5 feet, thence westerly and parallel with West Prasch Avenue to
20th Avenue South, thence southerly along 20th Avenue South a distance of 135 feet,
thence westerly and parallel with the corporate limits of the City of Yakima to a
point 141.2 feet east of the east line of 22nd Avenue South, thence northerly and
parallel with 22nd Avenue South to Nob Hill Boulevard, thence easterly along Nob
Hill Boulevard to 17th Avenue,South, thence southerly along 17th Avenue South to
the center line of West Prasch Avenue, thence westerly along said center line to
the point of beginning.
All persons who may desire to object to said proposed improvement are hereby notifie
to appear and present such objection, if any, at a meeting of the City Commission to be
held at its offs cis . 1_n the City Hall in the City of Yakima, Yakima County, Washington, at
the hour of 1Q.'61clock A.M:..' on Monday, the 3rd day of August, 1953; which time and
place are ; -hereby`fiked for the hearing of all matters relating to said proposed improve-
ment or objections thereto, and for determining the method of payment for said improvemen ;
and the City Clerk is hereby directed to give due notice of said hearing and of the
intention to make the aforesaid improvement.
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The cost and expense of said improvement, including the cost of acquiring right of
way easements, engineering, inspection, surveying, advertising, pulbication of notices,
and all other expenses incident thereto, shall be borne by and assessed against all of
the property legally and properly assessable therefor as provided by law and as above
described; and the City Engineer is hereby directed to submit to the City Commission at
or prior to the date fixed herein for said hearing, all of the data and other information
required by law to be by him submitted.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION this 13th day of July, 1953.
ATTEST PEARL BENJAMIN ( S E A L )i G. W. BURNS
City Clerk Mayor
Moved by Huey, seconded by Huza, that Resolution No. C -1072, providing for the installat-
ion of concrete slabs and supporting trusses across the mill spillway on North 4th Street
near "H" Street be adopted As read, carried. Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll
call:'
RESOLUTION NO. C -1072, WHEREAS, it is necessary to install concrete slabs and supporting
trusses across the mill spillway ditch on North 4th Street near "H" Street; and
WHEREAS, the same may be done more expeditiously and economically by the City Street
Department, without the necessity of advertising for bids; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
That the City Commission does hereby declare that an emergency exists with reference
thereto, and the City Street Department is hereby directed to install concrete slabs
and supporting trusses across the mill spillway ditch on North 4th Street near "H "° Street
and it shall not be necessary to advertise for bids therefor.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION this 13th day of July, 1953.
ATTEST: PEARL _BENJAMIN
City Clerk
( S E A L )
Moved by Huza, seconded by Burns, that Resolution No. C,0 -1073,
be known as "THE LENOX OVERPASS ", and issuing warrants on said
of the consulting engineer, and authorizing the City -Treasurer
as investment from any funds on hand for such purposes, be ado:
Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call..
G. W. BURNS
Mayor
providing for a fund to.
fund for payment of fees
to purchase said warrants
ated as read, carried:
RESOLUTION N0. C -1073, WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Yakima heretofore
employed Homer M. Hadley as a'consulting engineer with reference to the Lenox Overpass
for the preparation of plans and specifications therefor and other services in connect-
ion therewith, for the agreed sum of $9,000.00,, of which the sum of $4,500.00 is now due
and payable; and
WHEREAS, the employment of said consulting engineer could not have been reasonably
foreseen at the time of the adoption of the 1953 budget; and an emergency for the pay-
ment of said indebtedness is hereby declared to exist for the raason that said indebted-
ness is, now due'and owing, but no funds have so far been set aside or received for the
payment thereof; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
That there is hereby established'a special fund known as "The Lenox Overpass Const-
rudtion Fund "'.for the payment of costs and expenses arising from the proposed 'construct-
ion of the Lenox Overpass, into which said fund shall be paid.all of the moneys derived
from the s ale of bonds for the construction of said Lenox Overpass:.
T hat the City Treasurer is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to issue to
said Homer M. Hadley, an emergency warrant in the sum of $4,500.00, upon the presentation
of 'a proper voucher for the payment thereof for said services; and that the funds for the
payment thereof in the said sum of $4,500.00 be borrowed by said Lenox Overpass Const-
ruction Fund from out of any investment fund of said City, that the same be repaid to
said investment fund on or before six months after the date hereof, together with interns
thereon at the rate of four (4) per cent per annum from the date of payment until repaid.
That Ordinance No. B-1470 entitled , "AN ORDINANCE providing for the expenditure.,of
funds not yet provided for in the 1953 budget, for the payment for the services of Hammer
M. Hadley�� consulting engineer, with reference to the Lenox Overpass; and declaring an
emergency , approved on July 6, 1953, is hereby repealed.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION this 13th day of July, 1953.
ATTEST && PEARL BENJAMIN ( S E A L )
City Clerk
G. W. BURNS
Mayor
Moved by Burns, seconded by Huza, that we now adjourn to meet Wednesday, July 15th,
1953..at 10 o'clock a.m., carried: Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call.
ADJOURNED MEETING, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1953, 10 o'clock A.M.
The City Commission met pursuant to adjournment, Mayor Burns and Commissioners Huza and
Huey present on roll call.
This being the time set for the adjourned hearing on Resolution No. C -1060, providing
for the improvement of the east side of 26th Avenue South beginning at a point 100 ft.
South of the South line of Tieton Drive and extending south 260 feet by grading, and
doing such other work necessary to construct curbs and gutters on said property, and the
City Engineer having reported that a protest totaling 72.2% had been filed against said
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improvement or any part thereof; It was moved by Burns, seconded by Huza, that said
improvement be abandoned, carried: Burns, Huza and Huey voting aye on roll call.
Moved by Burns, seconded by Huza that we do now adjourn, carried: Burns, Huza and Huey
voting aye on roll call
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