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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/07/1987 Special Meeting 8s • JULY 7, 1987' SPECIAL MEETING The City Council met in session for a special meeting on this date at 11:30 a.m. at the Central Washington State Fairgrounds. Council members present were Mayor Henry Beauchamp, Clarence Barnett, Pat Berndt, Lynn Buchanan, Lynn Carmichael, Jerry Foy, and Bernard Sims. Staff members present were City Manager Zais and Assistant City Manager Stouder. Council - members met'with- Greg- Stewart, Manager of the' Fairgrounds, and members of the Fair Board at a luncheon meeting for a general discussion .:of the proposed fairground' improvements. No formal action was taken. The-meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m. z j READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY: ( � �'� V/ S / P 7 COUNCIL MEMBER DATE • /5 dr7 �UNCIL EMBER TE ATTEST: „jo , �i t ...441 CITY CLERK , Y *R / JULY 7, 1987 STUDY SESSION /BUSINESS MEETING 1. ROLL CALL The City Council met in session on this date at 2 :00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Yakima, Washington. Mayor Henry Beauchamp, presiding, Council members Clarence Barnett, Pat Berndt, Lynn Buchanan, Lynn Carmichael, Jerry Foy and Bernard Sims present on roll call. City Manager Zais, City Attorney Vanek and City Clerk Roberts also present. 2. INVOCATION The Invocation was given by Council member Berndt. 3. OPEN DISCUSSION FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER Council member Berndt stated it is her intent to find a legal and enforceable method of banning Pit Bull dogs from the City of Yakima. It was MOVED by Berndt, seconded by Foy, to authorize the City Attorney to draft an additional section to the pending dangerous dog ordinance which will ban Pit Bull dogs from the City of Yakima, and to give consideration to the initiative ordinance prepared by Mr. Torres and his committee. Following discussion and clarification on the motion, the question was called for a vote on the motion. Unanimously carried by voice vote. Council member Barnett reported Mr. Hovis has resigned from the Library Board. He stated the Council Committee met and would recommend the appointment of Ruby McDonald as Mr. Hovis' replacement. It was MOVED by Barnett, seconded by Carmichael, that JULY 7', 1987 '• s 87 Ruby McDonald be appointed to the Yakima "Valley:Regional Library Board ' to ` fill the vacancy left' by Mr: )' . •Hovis' resignation. Unanimously carried by voice vote. A. CONSIDERATION "OF AN ORDINANCE PERMITTING SIDEWALK CAFES Ordinance No.' 3028 having been read'by title, it MOVED by Berndt, seconded by Carmichael, that the Ordinance be -passed. Unanimously carried by roll call vote. City Attorney Vanek r reported the City can't ban the sale'of liquor--in sidewalk cafes because liquor licenses are regulated' by - the - State. He said the City does review all liquor licenses within the' 'city limits and would -have an opportunity to'comment.to the State about legitimate concerns prior to the,'license being issued: - ORDINANCE NO. 3028, AN to licenses and business regulations; regulating sidewalk cafes; authorizing issuance of permits' and setting standards therefor; enacting subsection 5.56.'050C as a new subsection; and enacting Chapter 5.80' "sidewalk Cafes" and Sections 5.80.010,- 5.80."020, 5.80.030, 5.80.040, 5.80.050, 5.80.060, 5.80.070 and 5.80.080 thereof as a new chapter, . new sections and new subsections of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. 5. PRESENTATION OF COMPREHENSIVE PLANS: • r _ r • A. FORMAL SUBMITTAL AND REVIEW OF DRAFT SEWER PLAN . B. CONTINUED DISCUSSION AND REVIEW OF'QUESTIONS REGARDING WATER - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN • • ' Assistant City Manager Stouder stated ''.this .is :'the• formal presentation' of the draft Sewer Plan-and an opportunity for Council to continue discussion on the Water - Comprehensive• Plan. Bud Benji • and Tony Krutsch, Culp = Wesner -Culp, and Dennis .Dorratcaque, OTT Engineers, reviewed the Sewer Plan, referring to-several charts giving information'on the existing system, capacity of the system, ' and options, including costs. • Chris'l'Waarvick, • Wastewater Superintendent, narrated a short video tape of the inside of sewer lines showing the infiltration of water, tree roots and grease into • the lines. Assistant City Manager Stouder, Chris Waarvick, and the • consultants responded to the Council's questions regarding the • draft Sewer Plan. Council members Barnett and Foy requested a Homeowners Section in the Water Comprehensive Plan which would detail the costs to the homeowner if the irrigation system were to be abandoned. Council members recessed for'' .minutes at 3:25 p.m. and reconvened at 3:35 p.m. Discussion continued on the draft Sewer Plan. At the conclusion of the discussion, Mr. Krutsch distributed copies of the charts used during the presentation to the Council members: John K1.ingele,` 1312 W. Walnut, distributed a letter of concern 'regarding' the Water Comprehensive Plan, containing 158 questions. he would like staff to answer. • 6. PRESENTATION OF FIRE STATION RELOCATION REPORT AND FIRE /POLICE TRAINING FACILITY Fire Chief Beeson stated that .twd of the consultants are present, Ed Weber, Doudna, Williams, Weber, Architects, and Bryce Connick, Gage- Babcock & Associates. Ed Weber stated his firm was charged with the„study of the Fire & Police training facility and Mr. Connick wascharged with studying, the fire station location aspects of thei.contract ,:Mr.. Connick briefly the -- condition of the existing five' fire stations and stated he developed three alternative plans, of which he prefers Plan A. Council member Buchanan expressed his concerns about the recommendation relating to Fire Station No. 4 at the airport, stating that overtime pay for fire fighters is expensive. Council member Carmichael commented that the citizens who worked on the bond issue did so to be served by the fire' station. Council member Buchanan stated that under this alternative, the City would spend about one million dollars to move Fire Station No. 4 one -half mile and it would be farther from the industrial area and a residential area which is growing in I , 88 JULY 7, 1987 size. Council member Berndt stated she has a problem with taxpayers having to rely on a volunteer service when they are paying the same taxes as. other citizens — receiving professional full -time services. Council member Foy pointed out an area on the map in Plan A which is outside the boundaries of coverage from any of the proposed fire station locations. Chief Beeson commented there are "holes" like that that exist in the current boundaries and there are areas with response time in excess -of seven minutes. He stated staff plans on studying these alternatives further and later in the year staff will present a plan on EMS recommendations. Council member Barnett asked if that levy can be used to build new fire stations. Chief Beeson said he understands it can, but the question has been referred to the Legal Department. It was MOVED by Barnett, seconded by Buchanan, to accept the staff recommendation to accept the report for further study and review, but that final action on implementation not be considered until City Council has-had time to evaluate all of the major CIP projects under study. Following a brief discussion on the Fire and Police training facility proposal, the question was called for a-vote on the motion. .Unanimously carried by.voice vote. 7. • OTHER BUSINESS - • Information Items: • Items of information supplied to Council were: Letter from Bob • Roegner, President, Association of Washington Cities, expressing appreciation for the hard work by the Yakima City staff in making the AWC Convention a success. 6/23/87; Letter to property owners • on South 3rd Avenue, Viola to Logan, regarding sidewalk installation. 6/19/87; Press Release regarding Washington Pool Update. 6/30/87;. Memo from Transit Manager regarding Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986. 6/22/87; Meeting Notices /Agendas for July 7, 1987 Downtown Group Committee meetings; Minutes of the April 29, 1987 Yakima Air Terminal Board meeting; Minutes of the June 15, 1987 and Recreation Special Committee meeting; and Minutes of the May 27, 1987 Yakima Housing Authority Board meeting. 8. EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION It was MOVED by Berndt, seconded .:by Carmichael, to move into Executive Session for approximately 15 minutes for the purpose of discussing pending litigation and immediately adjourn the meeting thereafter. Unanimously carried by voice vote. • 9. ADJOURNMENT Following the completion of the Executive Session, the meeting adjourned at 5:10 p.m. - READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY C. ,a t 9 X CIP P 7 COUNCIL MEMBER DATE 'IUNCIL ME :ER- iATE ATTEST: 1/ / 4 3 ; I Al • CITY CLERK MAYOR • • • • • . •