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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
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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
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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: •
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A. FORMAL SUBMITTAL AND REVIEW OF DRAFT SEWER PLAN .
B. CONTINUED DISCUSSION AND REVIEW OF'QUESTIONS REGARDING WATER
- COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
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• ' 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.
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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
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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:
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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.
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9. ADJOURNMENT
Following the completion of the Executive Session, the meeting
adjourned at 5:10 p.m. -
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