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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/08/1961 Business Meeting122 FEBRUARY 8.', 1961 The City Council met in regular session, Assistant Mayor Larson presiding. Councilmen Barber, Keith, Larson, Oliver and Robinson, City Manager Smith and City Attorney Arntson present on roll call. Bostic•absent.and excused.. Councilman Barber gave the invocation. The minutes of the regular meeting of February 1, 1961 were approved as read. - This being the time fixed by the, City Council for further considering Petition- No.- 67 as filed by Robert L. Alderson and others -, praying for the annexation of certain property -north of Fruitvale•Boulevard between 14th and 15th Avenue, a letter from the Liberty Savings and Loan was read :by the Clerk of the Council, said letter stating that the Loan Committee for said aDrpo ation feels that a release of the 25 feet of land as recommended by the Planning Commission, would draw the line within 8 feet of the bourse and would be very detrimental to the property, and therefore regret that further land cannot be released from this mortgage. It appearing that said petitioners cannot comply with conditions set and established by ordinance, it was-MOVED by Keith, seconded by Maxwell that the City Attorney be and is hereby instructed to prepare a resolution accepting the recommendation of the Planning Commission and refusing to; entertain sai petition of annexation unless the petitioners make proper provision for the specified right -of- way: carried, Barber, Keith, Larson, Maxwell, Oliver and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Bostic absent. Moved b Barber, seconded by Robinson that Ordinance No. 207 providing for the= transfer of the sum of 12,291.82 from the A. E.,Larson Library Trust Fund to the Yakima Valley Regional Library for the purpose of purchasing a new bookmobile to be used exclusively in servicing-branch libraries maintained in schools within the corporate limits of the City of Yakima, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Keith, Larson,.Maxwell, Oliver and Robinson. Bostic absent. ORDINANCE NO. 207, AN ORDINANCE-providing for the transfer of the sum of $12,291.82 from the A. E. Larson Library Trust Fund to the Yakima Valley Regional Library, and declaring an emergenc Moved by Robinson, seconded by Maxwell that Ordinance No. 208 amending Ordinance-No. 194 which establishes a classification and.compensation plan for City Employees, said amendment providing for the reimbursement for certain official expenditures, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Keith, Larson, Maxwell, Oliver and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Bostic absent. ORDINANCE NO. 208, AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 194 entitled, "AN ORDINANCE establishing classification and compensation.plan for all employees of the City of Yakima, except Firemen and Policemen, and repealing Ordinance No. ?9 and all resolutions, ordinances or parts- of.ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith," by adding threto a new section designated Section 9 -A, and declaring an emergency. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $1,000.00 from the unappropriated moneys in the Current Expense Fund to Statutory & General for the purpose of reimbursement of officers and employees for making certain expenditures as part of the compensation plan, was read in its entirety by the Clerk of the Council and ordered laid on the table for one week to be read and considered at the next regular meeting of the City Council on February 15, 1961. Manager Smith having submitted to members of the Council a written report and recommendations on the dog enforcement program and members of the Council having discussed the minimum requirements for setting up the enforcement of Ordinance No. 162 requiring the keeping of dogs on the premises of the owner or custodian except when on leash, it was MOVED by Maxwell, seconded by Barber that Ordinance No. 209 amending Section 2 of Ordinance No. B -2057 relating to animals'and fowls at large, said amendment making provisions for the retention of dog and animal license fees during ing interim period while the City of Yakima is in the process of implementing a system for the control of dogs, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Keith, Larson, Maxwell, Oliver and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Bostic absent. ORDINANCE N0. 209, AN ORDINANCE amending Section 2 of Ordinance No. B -2057 entitled, "AN ORDINANCE RELATING to animals or fowls at large, or found in the City of Yakima, contrary to any ordinanee.of the City of Yakima; providing for the taking up, impounding, keeping and disposition!, of such animals or fowls; fixing the charges therefor and the disposition of money received in connection therewith; providing for a Humane Shelter and the maintenance thereof by the Yakima County Humane Society; appointing a Poundmaster under Ordinance No. A -268 as amended by Ordinance No. B -327; declaring certain practices of certain animals to be public nuisances, defining offenses and prescribing penalties, and repealing all other ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith,tt and declaring an emergency, iIn accordance with Ordinance No. 256 as passed by the City Council, January 17, 1898, prescribing the manner of letting the contract for City Advertising, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Oliver that Resolution No. D -227 directing notice for contract for advertising and specifying terms, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Keith, Larson, Maxwell, Oliver and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Bostic absent. RESOLUTION NO. D -2271 A RESOLUTION directing notice for contract for advertising and specifying terms. WHEREAS, it is necessary that on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in February of each year the City Council of the City of Yakima, Washington, shall pass a resolution prescribing the form of contract for the city advertising for the ensuing year, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: That the form of contract for the city printing for the ensuing year shall be in substantially the form hereto attached and made a part hereof, and the City Clerk is here- by directed to give notice for sealed proposals for a contract for doing the city advertising for the ensuing year by publishing the same for two consecutive issues in the newspaper doing the city printing, which notice shall contain a general statement of the terms of the contract tobe let, together with the time and place when said bids will be opened, and providing that any and all bids may be rejected. ATTEST: J. A. SMITH City Clerk ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 8th day of February, 1961. (SEAL) JOHN M. LARSON Mayor Pro Tem 1.. f F 49 � �zf aI tit aY 3 11 I 123 FEBRUARY 8, 1961 Moved by Barber, seconded by Oliver that Resolution No. D -228 authorizing the purchase of a set of Bowls for a 30 HP Peerless Water -Pump without calling for bids, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Keith, Larson, Maxwell, Oliver and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Bostic absent. RESOLUTION NO. D -228, A RESOLUTION authorizing the purchase of a set of Bowls for a 30 HP Peer - less Water Pump without calling for bids. WHEREAS, it is necessary to purchase a set of Bowls for a 30 HP Peerless Water Pump, and the funds therefor are available in the 1961 appropriation for the Irrigation Department, and WHEREAS, it is necessary to obtain such equipment as soon as possible, and WHEREAS, De Coto Brothers is the only source available to the City from which to purchase this equipment, and the price quoted is substantially below the list price for said equipment, and it would serve no purpose to advertise for bids for the same, and the City Council finds that.it is in the best interests of the people of the City of Yakima to purchase said equipment from said firm without calling for bids, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: That the Purchasing Agent of the City of Yakima is hereby authorized and directed to purchase a set of Bowls for a 30 HP! Peerless Water Pump from DeCoto Brothers without calling for bids, it being stipulated that the cost of the same will not exceed $495.00 plus sale: tax. ATTEST:; J. A. SMITH City Clerk ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 8th day of February, 1961. (S E A L) Councilman Barber was excused at the hour of 4 P.M. JOHN M. LARSON Mayor Pro Tem Manager Smith having submitted a written report to members of the City Council on Police Pension Amendments which are being considered by the State Legislature now in session, it was MOVED by Oliver, seconded by Keith that Resolution No. D -229 opposing Senate Bill 94 regarding said pensions, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Keith, Larson, Oliver and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Bostic absent. RESOLUTION NO. D -2291 A RESOLUTION opposing Senate Bill 94 regarding Police Pensions. WHEREAS, there is presently pending before the Legislature of the State of Washington Senate Bill 94 regarding Police Pensions for cities, and WHEREAS, the passage of said Senate Bill 94 would very materially increase costs to the people of the City of Yakima, and the City Council does not believe that said Bill is in the best interests of the people of the City of Yakima and wishes to express its opposition to the passage of the same, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: That the City Council of the City of Yakima opposes the passage of Senate Bill 94 relating to Police Pensions in cities and hereby directs the City Clerk of the City of Yakima to send copies of this Resolution to the several committees of the State Legislature which may be concerned with the 'consideration of the same. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 8th day of February, 1961. ATTEST: J. A. SMITH (S E A L) JOHN M. LARSON City Clerk Mayor Pro Tem in his report on Police Pensions, Manager Smith having included /information on the reorganization of Justic Courts as being con- sidered by the State Legislature now in session, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Keith that Resolution No. D -230 opposing the passage of Senate Bill 111 reorganizing said courts, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Keith, Larson, Oliver and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Bostic absent. RESOLUTION NO. D -2300 A RESOLUTION opposing the passage of Senate Bill 111 reorganizing Justice Courts. WHEREAS, there is presently pending before the Legislature of the State of Washington Senate Bill 111 which provides for,the reorganization of the Justic Courts of the State of Washington, and WHEREAS, under the provisions of said Bill, the City of Yakima would have no right to designate any judge to handle municipal cases, and WHEREAS, the provisions of said Bill will call for a very considerable increase in cost to the City of Yakima and at the same time lessen the efficiency and availability of the Court, and WHEREAS, the City Council believes that the City of Yakima should have the optional right to appoint its own Municipal Judge and that Senate Bill 111 is not in the best interests of the people of the City of Yakima, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: That the City Council opposes the passage of Senate Bill 111 in its present form and, in particular, opposes those portions of the Bill which deprive the City of Yakima of its Municipal Court and provides for the assessment of a filing fee against the City of Yakima for each case, and the City Council hereby directs the City Clerk of the City of Yakima to send copies of this Resolution to the several committees of the State Legislature which may be con- cerned with the consideration of the same. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 8th day of February, 1961. ATTEST: J. A. SMITH (S E A L) JOHN M. LARSON City Clerk Mayor Pro Tem 1'(24 FEBRUARY 8, 1961 City Manager Smith having submitted a written report on the operation of the Municipal Garbage service to members of the Council, this matter was discussed. No formal action was taken. Manager Smith reminded members of the Council that February 9, 1961 is Boy Scouts Civic Day and requested members of the Council to attend ceremonies to be held at 10 o'clock A.M. on this date. There being no further business to come before the Council, it was MOVED by Maxwell, seconded by Oliver that we do now adjourn at the hour of 4:35 P.M: carried, Barber, Keith, Larson, Oliver a Robinson voting aye by voice vote. ATTEST: