HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/23/1960 Business MeetingMARCH 2,3, 1960
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he City Council met in regular session, Mayor Bostic, Councilmen Barber, Burns, Coombs, Larson,
liver and Robinson and City Manager Allison present on roll call. City Attorney Arntson absent.
nv o c a t i on was given by �wM_� a- - -�- - �d� �-• -� -_-� -�
inutes of the regular meeting of March 161 1960 were approved as read.
petition,being petition No. 35, duly filed by John H. Vandiver, March 21, 1960, requesting curb,
utter and surfacing improvements for property located on North 39th Avenue, North from Lincoln
venue, and Mr. Vandiver being the sole owner of property to benefit by such an improvement, and
resolution of intention to improve this property as set forth in this petition, being included
on this agenda, the -City Council accepted said petition as read by the Clerk of the Council with-
out formal motion to refer to the City Manager.
oved by Oliver, seconded by Barber that Ordinance No. 99 creating a new account within the 1960
appropriations for the Sewage Treatment Plant and transferring, $25.00 into said account, be passed
Is read: carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Coombs, Larson, Oliver and Robinson voting aye on roll
call.
RDINANCE NO. 99, AN ORDINANCE creating a new account within. the Maintenance & Operation cl.assi-
ication of the 1960 appropriation for 54 - SSewage.Treatment Plant and transferring funds within
he 1960 appropriation for 54 - Sewage Treatment Plant, and declaring an emergency,
oved by Coombs, seconded by Robinson that Ordinance No. 100 creating four new accounts within the
960. appropriations for the Sewer Maintenance operations and transferring $4,275.00 into said
(counts, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Coombs, Larson, Oliver and Robinson
voting aye on roll call.
RDINANCE NO. 100, AN ORDINANCE creating four new accounts within the Maintenance and Operation
classification of the 1960 appropriation for 53 Sewer Maintenance and transferring funds within
the 1960 appropriation for 53 Sewer Maintenance, and declaring an emergency.
Moved by Burns, seconded by Larson that Ordinance No. 101 transferring $825.00 within the Finance
department 1960 Budget, be passed as read: carried, Barber,.Bostic, burns, Coombs, Larson and
liver voting aye on roll call.
RDINANCE NO. 101, AN ORDINANCE transferring monies within the 1960 appropriation for the Finance
epartment and declaring an emergency.
oved by Robinson, seconded by Coombs, that ordinance No. 102 fixing the time of delinquency and
rescribing the form of bonds for L.I.D. No. 878, being the Kern Addition Sewer District, be passe(
s read: carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Coombs, Larson, Oliver and Robinson voting aye on roll
all.
RDINANCE NO. 102, AN ORDINANCE fixing the time of delinquency of installments of assessments
evied for the payment of the cost of the improvement in Local Improvement -District No. 878, and
roviding for the issuance of bonds with coupons attached for the payment of the unpaid portion
hereof,
oved by Barber, seconded by Larson that Ordinance No. 103 creating an account within the 1960
ity Manager Budget for insurance and transferring $45.00 to said account, be passed as read:
arried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Coombs, Larson, Oliver and Robinson voting .aye on roll call.
bRDINANCE NO. 103, AN ORDINANCE creating Account 7 -67 Insurance - Fire, Theft, Liability within
he 1960 appropriation for 11 - City Manager, and transferring the sum of $45.00 to said account.
oved by Burns, seconded by Oliver that Resolution No. D -112, being .a resolution of intention to
improve certain streets and avenues by the construction of curb, gutter and surfacing, said
improvements in accordance with Petition No.. 7 as filed July 16, 1959 by Gust 0. Hagstrom and
thers,Petition No. 8 as filed July 27, -1959 by Fred Brooks-;'Jr'' and others, Petition No. 15 as
sled September 9, 1959 by John Junt and others and Petition No. 35 as filed March 21, 1959 by
John H. Vandiver, sole owner, said petition having been accepted by the Council earlier in this
eeting, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Coombs, Larson, Oliver and Robinson
voting aye on roll call.
ESOLUTION NO. D -112, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
That it is its intention to improve the following streets by grading,
ballasting, surfacing with asphaltic concrete and constructing concrete curbs and gutters, to-
ether with necessary drainage features:
1. North 15th Avenue from Fruitvale Blvd to Swan Avenue.
2, Blackburn Street from'South 8th Avenue to a point 180 feet West.
3. Cul -de -sac on North 39th Avenue North of Lincoln Avenue
4. South half of- Stewart Street from Cornell Avenue to �a point 167 feet
West of 8th Avenue.
That it is also its intention to improve the following alley grading,
allasting and surfacing with asphaltic concrete:
n 1. Alley in Block 267, the Syndicate Subdivision.
All persons who may desire to be heard with reference to said proposed
mprovements are hereby notified to appear at a meeting of the City Council to be held at its
ffice in the City Hall in the City of Yakima, Yakima County, Washington at the hour of 3 o+cbck
.M. on Wednesday the 20th day of April, 1960, which time and place are hereby fixed for the hear -
ng of all matters relating to said improvements, and for determining_ the method of payment for
aid improvements; and the City Clerk is hereby directed to give due notice of said hearing and of
he intention to make the aforesaid improvements.
All costs and expenses in connection with the construction of said improve -
nts,- including the engineering, inspection, advertising, publication of notices, and all other
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expenses incident thereto shall be levied and assessed against all of the property legall and
properly assessable therefor as provided by the laws and as above described.
The assessments shall be made according to special benefirs derived from
the improvement without regard to the zone and termini method.
The City :Engineer is hereby directed to submit to the City Council 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; all of said improvements to be constructed in full accordance with
the plans and specifications to be prepared by the City Engineer and filed with the City Clerk.
4ATTEST: J. A. SMITH
City Clerk
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 23rd day of March, 1960.
(S E A L)
THOMAS C. BOSTIC
Mayor
Moved by Larson, seconded by Coombs, that Resolution No. D -113 authorizing the transfer of funds
within the 1960 budgets for the Police, Fire, Street, Municipal Garbage, Irrigation, Sewage
Treatment Plant and Airport, be passed as read: carried, Elarber, Bostic, Burns, Coombs, Larson,
Oliver and Robinson voting aye on roll call.
RESOLUTION NO. D -113, A RESOLUTION authorizing the transfer of funds within the 1960 appropriati
for Maintenance and Operation for the following departments: Police, Fire, Street, Municipal
Garbage, Irrigation, Sewage Treatment Plant and Airport.
WHEREAS, there has been an unanticipated increase in Public Liability and
Property Damage Insurance on automotive equipment operated by the City which could not have been
forseen at the time of the adoption of the 1960 Budget for the Police, Fire, Street, Municipal
Garbage, Irrigation and Sewage Treatment Plant Departments, and
WHEREAS, the amount for sewer expenditures were separated from the water
account in the 1960 Budget and were estimated accounts which estimates were inadequate, and
WHEREAS, the assessment received from the County for the Airport and Street
Departments was more than had been foreseen, aril
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the best interests of the
people of the City of Yakima to make the following transfers,.and 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:
Section 1. That the following transfers are hereby made within the
Maintenance & Operation classification of the 1960 Budget:
MAINTENANCE & OPERATION:
From:
21 = Police $156.74
7 -36 Uniforms,
To:
21 - Police
7 -67 Insurance - Fire, Theft
& Liability 156;7
From:
22: - Fire
7 -43 Structures & Buildings -
Repairs, Supplies, et.. $114.00
To:
22 - Fire
7 -67 Insurance - Fire, Theft &
Liability 114-00
From:
31 - Street
7 -34 Materials - Heavy $ 85.00
To:
31
- Street
7 -67 Insurance - Fire, Theft.'& "
.K,,,-
Liability
8 5 .00
From:
32
- Municipal Garbage
7 -41 Auto., Motor Fuel, et.
$135.00
To:
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32
- Municipal Garbage
7 -67 Insurance - Fire, Theft &
Liability
: :135.00
From:
51
- Irrigation
7 -33 Field & Non Office
$125.00
To:
51
- Irrigation
7 -67 Insurance - Fire, Theft &
Liability
125.00
From:
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54
- Sewage Treatment Plant
7 -30 Clerical & Office
$325.00
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To:
V 54 - Sewage Treatment Plant
.7 -32 Janitorial
7 -67 Insurance - Fire, Theft &
Liability
7 -37 Expendable Tools
From:
31 - Street
7 -37 Expendable Tools
To:
31 - Street
7 -62 County Taxes
From:
33 - Airport
7 -42 Land
To:
33 - Airport
7 -62 Taxes
75 00
175.00
75.00
7325.00
$ 75.00
75.00
$ 20.00
20.00
Section 2. The Acting Director of Finance of the City of Yakima is
authorized and directed to make the aforesaid transfers.
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ATTEST: J. A. SMITH
City Clerk
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 23rd day.of March,. 1960.
(S EA.L)
THOMAS C. BOSTIC
Mayor
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Moved by Larson, seconded by Burns that Resolution No. D -114 authorizing the execution of an
agreement with Pacific Power & Light Company permitting the City to install, maintain and operate
a water pumping station and water disposal station near Lincoln Avenue and 28th Avenue North, be
passed as read: carried., Barber, Bostic, Burns, Coombs, Larson, Ol.iver and Robinson voting aye
on roll call.
RESOLUTION NO. D -114, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager and City Clerk of the City of
Yakima to enter into an agreement with Pacific Power and Light Company.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
That the City Manager and City Clerk of the City of Yakima are here by
authorized' and directed to enter into an agreement with Pacific Power and Light Company, a
corporation, permitting the City to install, maintain and operate a water pumping station and
water disposal station near Lincoln Avenue and 28th.Avenue North, a copy of which agreement is
hereto attached and by this reference made a part hereof.
ATTEST: J. A. SMITH
City Clerk
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 23rd day of March, 1960.
(S E A L)
THOMAS C. BOSTIC
Mayor
Moved by Robinson, seconded by Oliver that Resolution No. D -115 consenting; to the assignment of
the interest of John Bourn d/b/a Avis Rent-A-Car at the Yakima Municipal Airport to Bob Mackey,
be passed as read: carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Coombs, Larson, Oliver and Robinson voting
aye on roll. call.
RESOLUTION NO. D -1151 A RESOLUTION consenting to assignment of Lesseets interest in an automobilE
rental business at the Yakima Municipal Airport from John Bourn d/b/a Avis Rent -A -Car to Bob
Mackey.
WHEREAS, John Bourn, d/b/a Avis Rent -A -Car entered into an agreement with
the City of Yakima for an automobile rental business at the Yakima Municipal Airport, and
WHEREAS,, the said John Bourn has assigned all of'-his right, title and
interest in and to said agreement and the said business conducted on said premises, and the City
Council deems it in the best interest of the people of the City of Yakima to consent to such as-
signment, now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
That the City of Yakima hereby consents to the assignment of said automo-
bile rental business at the Yakima Municipal Airport from John Bourn to Bob Mackey, d/b/a Avis
Rent -A -Car, and the City Manager and City Clerk of the City of Yakima are hereby authorized and
directed 'to .execute the consent of the City of Yakima to such assignement, a copy of which is
hereto attached and by this reference made a part hereof.
ATTEST: J. A. SMITH
City Clerk
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 23rd day of March, 1960.
(S E A L)
THOMAS C. BOSTIC
Mayor
The Clerk of the Council reported to the City Council that he had been advised by the Planning
Director that the Planning Commission had tabled action on Petition No. 31 duly filed February
23, 1960 by Lester 0. Beaver and others, praying for the annexation of certain property in the
vicinity of Englewood Avenue and west of Minnesota Avenue, until itts first meeting in April to
allow the petitioners adequate time to circulate a second petition which includes the area to be
considered and if they do not have adequate signatures by that time the Planning Commission will
recommend on the original petition, being petition No. 31.
A petition, being petition, No. 30, duly filed by Paul A. Cook for Frank Stubbs and others on
February 16; 1960, requesting the vacation of a portion of the alley between Summitview and
Yakima Avenue and adjoingin the Aves Millwork property and the Planning Commission now recommend-
ing that the petition be granted subject to the condition that access shall be allowed to the
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North end of the unvacated alley across the applicants property as long as the South one hundred
feet is not vacated,,and the City Council having discussed the merits of vacating all of the alle
and the Planni -ng Commissions decision with the Planning Director, it was MOVED by Burns, seconded
by Barber that the City Council concur with the Planning Commission and this matter be referred
to the City Attorney for preparation of the proceedings to vacate said alley. Mayor Bostic ad-
vised the Council that he felt that he did not have enough information on this matter to vote.
After further discussion, it was MOVED by Coombs, seconded by Oliver that the motion now on the
floor be tabled: carried, Bostic, Coombs, Larson and Oliver voting aye on roll call. Barber, -.
Burns and Robinson voting nay.
The following bid:
LeFebure Corp. Unit #18393R
LeFebure Corp. Alternate
1428.70 plus tax
1159.35 plus tax
being the only bid received on March 17, 1960 as the result of a bid call for the purchase of
L.I.D. Ledger Housings, and the bid board and City Manager recommending the purchase of unit
#18393R or the unit which is insulated for fire protection, and the City Council feelirg that the
insulation in.these - files would not protect them for a long enough time in case of a bad fire, to
warrant the extra cost,�it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Purns that the City Manager be
authorized to purchase L.I.D. Ledger Housings from Le Febure Corp as per their alternate bid of
$1159.35 plus tax: carried, Barber, Burns, Coombs, Larson, Oliver and Robinson voting aye by
voice vote.
The City Manager informing the City Council further on the Airport Liability Insurance and the
increase of premium due to accidentl,experi.ence on airports and after discussion, it was MOV�D by
Barber, seconded, by Larson that the Airport Liability be renewed under the same limits of c- overage
as last year or $.0.0,000.300,000. and the City Manager be and is hereby requested to investigate
the cost of higher limits of $509,000/1,000,000: carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns, Coombs, Larson,
Oliver, and Robinson voting aye by voice vote.
The following bids having been received and considered by a bid board on the 7th day of March, 196(
!for the rental of city owned pasture land located at the Sewage Treatment Plant:
TRACT A
Arthur
A. Mitzlaff
405 So.
31st Ave..,Yakima
$ 20.00
Robert
C. Dunham
Route
1,
Outlook,Wash.
25.00
Andy Cowan
Route
1,
Granger,Wash.
32.50
TRACT B.
Arthur
A. Mitzlaff
405 So.
31st Ave.,Yakima
$ 45.00
Robert
C. Dunham
Route
1,
Outlook,Wash.
37.50
Andy Cowan
Route
1,
Granger
36.00
and the City Manager recommending the bid of Arthur A. Mitzlaff in the amount of $45-00 per month
for Tract B and the bid of Andy-Cowan in the amount of.$32.50 as the highest and best bids for the
rental of this property, it was MOVED by Oliver, seconded by Robinson that said bids be accepted
and the City Attorney be and is hereby instructed to prepare the necessary.resolutions and leases
to cover same: carried, Barer, Bostic, Burns, Coombs, Larson, Oliver and Robinson voting aye
by voice vote.
A lease agreement. for the rental of a city owned building located at 125 North 2nd Street to
Irvin W. Lane, lessee, having been authorized and executed by Resolution No. D -101 as passed at
a regular meeting of the Council on February 17, 1960 and said lessee now seeking consent of the
City of Yakima to assign and establish his successor in his interest or of any successive assignee
in the occupancy of said premises, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Barber that the City
Manager be and is hereby authorized to execute said "Consent of Lessor" on behalf of the City of
Yakima: carried, Barber, Burns, Coombs, Oliver and Robinson, voting aye by voice vote. Larson
not voting.
he City Manager requesting permission to call for bids to tear down or move the superintendents
ouse at Tahoma Cemetery located at 1607 South 24th Avenue, it was MOVED by Oliver, seconded by
Larson that permission be granted: carried, Barber, Coombs, Larson, Oliver and Robinson voting
ye by voice vote.
Cher matters discussed but no formal action taken were the Dog Leash Law and the control of dogs,
nd the wells at Kiwanis Park and the Airport.
here being no further business to come before the Council, it was MOVED by Coombs, seconded by
arber that we do now adjourn at the hour of 5 :15 P.M: carried, Barber, Bostic, Burns. Coombs,
arson, Oliver and Robinson voting aye on roll call.
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