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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/26/1961 Business Meetingr APRIL 26, 1961 The City Council met in regular session, Mayor Bostic, Councilmen Barber, Keith, Lemon,'Maxwell- and Robinson, City Manager Smith and City Attorney Arntson present on roll call. Councilman Larson absent. The invocation was given by Councilman Barber. The minutes of the regular meeting of April 19, 1961 were approved as read. An ordinance creating the "Ditch Protection Bond Construction Fund" and appropriating $4,OOQ00 to said fund from the unappropriated moneys of the Current Expense Fund, having been read in it's entirety at the regular meeting of the City Council on the 19th day of April, 1961 and laid on the table for one week, and having been read by title only at this meeting, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Lemon that Ordinance No. 241 creating said fund and appropriating money to same, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Bostic, Keith, Lemon, Maxwell and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Larson absent. : ORDINANCE NO. 2419 AN ORDINANCE creating -the "Ditch Protection Bond Construction Fund", appropriz ing money to the same, and declaring an emergency. The law firm of Preston, Thorgromson, Horowitz, Starin & Ellis of Seattle Washington having been authorized.by Resolution No. D -244 as passed by the City Council on March 22, 1961, to continue the professional services for the purpose of completing the Ditch Covering Bond Issue as approved by the qualified electors of the City of Yakima at a special election held on November 8, 1960, and said firm now submitting for consideration, an ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of general obligation-bonds of the city in the principal sum of $45,000.00 for the purpose of providing part of the funds necessary to acquire, construct and install protective fences and the covering of certain portions of the Old Union -Ditch and the Pacific Power & Light Company was,teway.in the City of Yakima as provided in Ordinance No. 171, passed by the City Council on October 5, 1960, it was MOVED by Keith, seconded by Barber that Ordinance No. 242, as prepared by said firm, providing for the issuance and sale of said general obligation bonds, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Bostic, Keith, Lemon, Maxwell and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Larson absent. AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Yakima, Washington, providing for the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds of the city in the principal sum of $45,000, for the purpose of providing part of the funds necessary to acquire and install pipe to cover and chain link fencing to enclose certain irrigation ditches as provided in Ordinance No. 171, passed and approved October 5, 1960, and approved by the qualified electors of the city at a special election held therein on November 8, 1960; creating a Ditch Protection Bond Redemption Fund for the pay- ment of the principal of and interest on said bonds; providing the date, form, terms and maturi- ties thereof, and for unlimited tax levies to pay such principal and interest; and declaring an emergency. In accordance with action taken by the City Council at their regular meeting of April 19, 1961, it was MOVED by Barber, seconded'by Keith that Resolution No. D- 255,approving and concurring with the tentative decision of the Planning Commission for the tentative approval of the proposed plat of Webber Addition No. 1, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Bostic, Keith, Lemon, Maxwell and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Larson absent. RESOLUTION NO. D -2551 A RESOLUTION approving and concurring with the tentative decision of the Planning Commission for the tentative approval of the proposed plat of Webber Addition No. 1 to the - City of Yakima. WHEREAS, on April 4, 1961, a public hearing was had before the Planning Commission of the City of Yakima upon the petition of Robert L. Gangle for approval of the pro- posed plat of Webber Addition No. 1 to the City of Yakima and for a modification or varying of the provisions of Ordinance No. B -2175 because of pre- existing topographic or other physical condi- tions characteristic of the land of the proposed plat, and the existence of an underground drain- age pipe easement, and WHEREAS, at the conclusion of said hearing and after consideration of the testimony and evidence adduced thereat, said Planning Commission issued its findings, which ar4 -by this reference incorporated herein and made a part hereof, and that said Planning Commission further tenatively decided that said petitioner be given tenative approval of said proposed plat, subject to concurrence by the City Council, and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the findings of the Planning Commission are adequate and are soundly based and should be adopted by-the City Council as its findings and that it should approve and concur with the tenative approval of said proposed plat, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1. That the findings of the Planning Commission of the City of Yakima upon the petition of Robert L. Gangle for the approval of Webber Addition No. 1 to th e City of Yakima are hereby approved and adopted by the City Council as its findings. Section 2. That the tenative decision of said Planning Commission giving its tentative approval to said proposed plat with a variation in the requirements of Ordinance No. B -2175 is hereby approved, and the City Council concurs in said tentative decision. Section 3. That the Planning Commission of the City of Yakima is hereby directed to approve the proposed plat in accordance with the standards and requirements contained in its findings and order, and upon such approval, this order shall be the final decision of the Planning Commission, and said Planning Commission shall have all the authority of the City Council in carrying out the provisions thereof. 1961. ATTEST: J. A. SMITH City Clerk PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this 26th day of April, ( S E A L ) THOMAS C. BOSTIC Mayor 'In accordance with action taken by the City Council at their regular meeting"of April 19, 1961, it was MOVED by Maxwell, seconded by Lemon that Ordinance No. 243, declaring a multiple- residence building owned by Victor Moreau, located at 701- 03 -05 -07 East Maple, to be a nuisance and requir- L 1 1 1 L 153 RI I�26_. -19 i ng the abatement and removal of same on or before July 1, 1961, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Bostic, Keith, Lemon, Maxwell and Robinson voting aye on roll caj. . Larson absent. ORDINANCE N0, 2432 AN ORDINANCE declaring a multiple- residence building at 701- 03 -05 -07 East Maple, within the City of Yakima, to be a nuisance; requiring the abatement and removal of the same; providing for serving of Ordinance; and directing the City Attorney of the City of Yakima to commence an-action for abatement of said nuisance. This being the time fixed by the City Council for the hearing on Petition No. 68 as filed by Washington Canners Cooperative requesting the vacation of a portion of Lenox Avenue, a map show- ing the relationship of the property to be vacated to the - bandime proposed Lenox Overpass and the Washington-Canners operations, was introduced by the Council. Mr. Adam Schneider,-Mr., Alfred Garbe, Mr. Lyle Browning and Mr. E. R. Sandmeyer discussed this matter with members of the Council. City Attorney Arntson reviewed the titles of property in answer to Mr. Schneiders question as to ownership and Mr. Tom Paddison, Manager of Washington Canners Cooperative, review- ed the problems of the operation of the cannery, if this property is not vacated. All persons having been heard both for and against said vacation, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded-by Keith that Ordinance No.. 244, providing for the vacation of a portion of Lenox Avenue, be passed as read:: carried, Barber, Bostic, Keith, Lemon, Maxwell and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Larson absent. ORDINANCE NO.. 244, AN ORDINANCE providing for the vacation of that portion of Lenox Avenue situate upon the following described premises. The North 30 feet of Lot 52 and the South 30 feet of Lot 53, all-in St. Paul's Acre Lots, according to the official plat thereof; and the.South 30 feet of the West 308 feet of the Northeast Quarter of Section 30, Township 13 North, Range 19, E.W.M.; -all situate in the City of Yakima, Yakima County, Washington. This being the time fixed.by• the City Council for the hearing on Petition No. 78 as filed by Martha Dorsett and May Houk requesting the rezone of certain property located between North 4th Avenue and North 5th Avenue between "B" and "CT' Streets, persons present, were ' h ' eard, both for and against said action. It was established that the majority of the protests were from persons owning property in the area but not abutting the property to be rezoned and that protests were against the manner in which business now in the area is operating. Mr. Winsor Bond, Manager of May Nursery Company, explained that in their plans for the future they wish to improve by building fences,etc., to take care of the unsightly part of their operations. Written protests were filed by Mrs. Della Harris and Mr and Mrs. George Redfern. Oral protests were heard from Mr. & Mrs. Johnson; Jack Robbilard, F. M. Ellsworth. ;. Mrs..Hattie Folley, Mr. R. C..Rogers, Mrs. Maggie Burdine, Mr. Earl Babbit and Mrs. Schockley spoke for said rezone. All persons having been heard, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Barber that the City Attorney be and is hereby instructed to prepare the necessary.ordinance accepting the recommendation of the Planning Commission to rezone said property from R -3 Multiple- family residence to B -3 general business: carried, Barber Bostic, Keith, Lemon, Maxwell and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Larson absent. A Petition, being Petiton No. 84, having been filed with the City Clerk on April 20, 1961,• by the V.F.W. Club and others, requesting the repair and paving of the alley lying between South 5th and 6thAvenues and West Chestnut and West Walnut Streets, it was MOVED by Keith, seconded by Lemon that said petition be referred to the City Manager for study and recommendation: carried, Barber, Bostic, Keith, Lemon, Maxwell and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Larson absent. A petition; being Petition No. 85, having been filed on April 25, 1961 with the City Clerk by James A. Wharton and others, requesting the formation of a local improvement district to con- struct curbs and gutters and surface Hager Avenue, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Maxwell that said petition be referred to the City-Manager for study and recommendation: carried, Barber, Bostic, Keith, Lemon, Maxwell and Robinson voting aye on roll call. An ordinance appropriating the sum of $2,263.00 from the unappropriated funds in the Current Expense Fund to Statutory and General -for the added-expense entailed in codifying the City Ordinances, 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 regular meeting of the City Council to be held on the 3rd day of May, 1961. Moved by Barber, seconded by Robinson that Resolution No. D -256 transferring $2,200.00 in the 1961 Budget for the Sewage Treatment Plant, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Bostic, Keith, Lemon, Maxwell and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Larson absent. RESOLUTION NO. D -256, A RESOLUTION transferring $2,200.00 <<,tithin the Maintenance & Operation classification of the 1961 appropriation for-52.7 - Sewage Treatment Plant. WHEREAS, a surplus of moneys exist in Account 7 -46, Equipment -Parts & Repair,'Etc-., of the Maintenance & Operation classification of the 1961 appropriation for 52.7 - Sewage Treatment Plant, and WHEREAS, delay in 'the delivery of certain"new pumps required the operation of a large diesel engine in excess of normal expectations, .thereby increasing fuel consumption under Account 7 -33, Field & Non- Office, of the Maintenance & Operation classification, and WHEREAS, an increase in the d-l.orination requirements has left insufficient moneys in Account 7 -38, Department - Special Materials,. of the Maintenance & Operation classifi- cation, and WHEREAS, no moneys were appropriated for Account 7 -42, Land, of the Maintenance & Operation classification, and the trees and.shrubs on the treatment plant grounds. require spraying and similar maintenance work, and WHEREAS, it could not have been reasonably anticipated that such addition- al expenditures would be required, and the City Council finds that it is in the best interests of the people of the City of Yakima to make the transfers herein provided and that 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 sums are hereby transferred within the Maintenance & Operation Classification of the 1961 appropriation for 52.7 - Sewage Treatment Plant, to -wit:, From: 7 -46 Equipment - Parts & Repair, Etc. $2,200.00 To z r APRIL 26, 1961 To -7 -33 Field & Non - Office $500.00 7 -38 Department - Special Materials 19500.00 7 -42 Land 200.00 $2,200.00 Section 2. The Director of Finance is hereby authorized and directed to make the aforesaid transfers., ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 26th day of April, 1961. ATTEST: J., A. SMITH (S E A L) THOMAS C. BOSTIC j City Clerk Mayor Moved by Robinson, seconded by Barber that Resolution No. D -257 providing for.the payment for the.installatior� of improved telephone equipment without calling for bids, be passed as read: carried, Barber, Bostic, Keith, Lemon, Maxwell and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Larson absent. RESOLUTION NO. D -2571 A RESOLUTION providing for the payment for the installation of improved telephone-equipment without calling for bids. 'WHEREAS, for a number of years last past, all telephone•service within the City Hall of the City of-Yakima has been handled through a manually operated switchboard, and WHEREAS, in the 1961 Budget provision was made in Account 7 -57, Telephone, of the Maintenance & Operation classification of the 1961 appropriation for 08 - City Hall, for ps for the installation of automatic switchboard - type service, and WHEREAS, all telephone service for City Hall and the City of Yakima is furnished by Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company, and WHEREAS,, the City of Yakima will be billed for the installation charges of the new service, said charges not to exceed $785.00 and WHEREAS, Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company will own the equipment in- stalled.and is the sole installer of such equipment, and the City of Yakima finds that it is in the best interests of the people of the City of Yakima to make such installation made and paid therefor 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 secure the installation of automatic telephone equipment in City Hall, Yakima, Washington, by Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company without calling for bids, it being stipulat- ed that the cost of the same will not exceed $7$5.00. ATTEST: J. A. SMITH City Clerk ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 26th'day of April, 1961. (S E A L) Councilman Barber was excused at the hour of 5:15 P.M. THOMAS C. BOSTIC Mayor 'Moved by Maxwell, seconded by'Keith that Resolution No. D -258 rejecting all bids received to supply liquid asphalt to the City of Yakima and authorizing the Purchasing Agent to purchase said asphalt on the open market: carried; Bostic, Keith, Lemon, Maxwell and Robinson voting aye-on roll call. Barber and Larson absent. RESOLUTION NO. D -25$, A RESOLUTION rejecting all bids to supply liquid asphalt to the City of Yakima and authorizing the Purchasing Agent,to purchase such liquid asphalt on the open market. WHEREAS, heretofore the City of Yakima, by and through its purchasing Agent, advertised for the receipt of bids for the supplying to the City of Yakima of liquid as- phalt for the 1961 requirements of the City, and WHEREAS, three oil companies, to -wit: Shell Oil Company, Standard Oil Company, and Union•Oil Company, submitted bids to the Purchasing Agent of the City of Yakima to supply said requirements, said bids being identical in every respect, and WHEREAS, the City Council believes and finds that the City can purchase said liquid asphalt at a price under that bid by said companies, and that such bids should be rejected and the Purchasing Agent authorized to purchase said liquid asphalt on the open market, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: That the bids submitted by Shell Oil Company, Standard Oil Company and Union Oil Company to supply the 1961 requirements of the City of Yakima for liquid asphalt are hereby rejected, and the City Manager and the Purchasing Agent are hereby authorized and directed to purchase said liquid asphalt upon the open market for a price less than that submitted by said three bidders. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 26th day of April, 1961. ATTEST: J. A. SMITH (S E A L) THOMAS C. BOSTIC City Clerk Mayor Moved by Robinson, seconded by Lemon that Resolution No. D -259 extending the retirement age of Oscar E, Soderling in accordance with the statue for the Statewide City Employees Retirement System, be passed as read: carried; Bostic, Keith, Lemon, Maxwell and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Barber and Larson absent. RESOLUTION NO. D -2591 A RESOLUTION extending the retirement age of Oscar E. Soderling. WHEREAS, Oscar E. Soderling is an employee of the'City of Yakima and under the Statewide City Employees Retirement System, and nt 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 155 APRIL 26, 1961 WHEREAS, the said Oscar E. Soderling will reach the extended retirement age of 67 by July 1, 1961, and WHEREAS, the said Oscar E. Soderling is satisfactorily performing his duties as a City Employee, and is in good physical condition and health, and it is deemed in the best interests of the people of the City of Yakima to extend the retirement .date of the said Oscar,E. Soderling for one year, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: That the retirement date of Oscar E. Soderling, an employee of the City of Yakima, is extended for the period of one year from July 1, 1961. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 26th day of April, 1961. ATTESTr J. A. SMITH '(S E A L) THOMAS C. BOSTIC City Clerk Mayor Mayor Bostic asked to be excused from the next two meetings of the City 'Council and permission was granted. Since Assistant Mayor Larson will be absent during this same period, and in accord- ance with the rules of procedure as adopted by the Council, it was MOVED by Keith, seconded by Maxwell that Councilman Robinson be and is.hereby elected to serve as temporary chairman until Mayor Bostic or Assistant Mayor Larson shall return: carried, Bostic, Keith, Lemon, Maxwell and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. City Manager Smith reported on the Garbage Specificationg bids to be received on May 9, 1961, the official adoption of the Municipal Code for the City of Yakima, improvement project at Tahoma Cemetery and Rudkin Lift Station and the summer program on streets. No formal action was tkken on these matters. There being-no further business to come before the Council, it was MOVED by`.Maxiaell,�..se'conded by ?Lemon that :'.we: do. now `adjourn_ ;at the. hour of 5.:30:- 'R'M..: carrried: ;::.Bo'stic; < Keith, Lemon, Maxwell and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Barber.and Larson absent. 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