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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/25/1988 Business Meeting 496 OCTOBER 25, 1988 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 Pat Berndt, presiding, Council, members Clarence Barnett, Henry Beauchamp, Lynn Buchanan, and Jerry Foy present on roll call. Council member Lynn Carmichael - present after 2:05 P.M. Council member Bernard Sims absent and excused. Assistant City Manager Stouder, City Attorney Vanek, and City Clerk Roberts also present. 2. INVOCATION The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council member Buchanan. 3. OPEN DISCUSSION FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER Stating he missed the, applause. given to John Mercer, KAPP TV, last 'week - Council -- member -- Foy' - personally thanked Mr. Mercer for his dedication to our community and the way he handled stories and dug out the facts. 4. CONSENT AGENDA l - Mayor Berndt, ; referred .to, the items placed on the Consent Agenda, - - questioning - whether - - there - ''were any - additions - or - deletions . from - - - either Council members or citizens present. It was the general consensus of the Council that the minutes of the October 4, 1988 meeting be removed from the Consent Agenda, as requested by Council member Barnett. The City Clerk then read the Consent Agenda items, including resolutions and ordinances by title. It . was MOVED by Barnett, seconded by Buchanan, that the Consent Agenda, as read, be passed. Unanimously carried by roll call vote. Sims absent. (Subsequent paragraphs preceded by an asterisk ( *) indicate items on the Consent Agenda handled under one motion without further discussion.) • *5. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL MEETINGS OF JULY 19, SEPTEMBER 20 & 27, 1988 The Council minutes of July 19, and September 20 & 27, 1988 were approved, having been duly certified accurate by two Council members and no one present wishing to have said minutes read publicly. 5A. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 4, 1988 Council member Barnett requested that a correction be made to the October 4, 1988 minutes to reflect he was absent from the meeting, and not Council member Beauchamp, who was listed as being both present and absent. He also requested the November 24th date on page three in the minutes discussing the date the preliminary budget will be available to Council, be corrected. It was determined that date should have been November 4th. It was MOVED by Barnett, seconded by Buchanan, that the October 4, 1988 minutes be approved, as corrected. Unanimously carried by voice vote. Sims absent. 6. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION David Hawkins, 916 South 40th Avenue, #31, presented Council with some written material for a program to address the drug problem with students. He said he took this program to the School Administration and was advised they weren't going to allow him to • set curriculum. He spoke about the support this program has received from the Director of the Coalition for the War on Drugs (distributed letter from Mr. Glaspey), and named several magazines which printed articles praising this program. He said he had presented this program prior to one of the Apple Classic Fun Runs AAD /1 497 OCTOBER 25; and at one of the .elementary - schools and received good comments afterwards. Mayor Berndt interjected to inquire why Mr. Hawkins is bringing this program to the attention of the City Council instead of the School Board. Mr. Hawkins responded that the City is in partnership with the School •District for the war on: drugs. Council member Carmichael stated the ;School District .. control over the programsand :curriculum in. the schools; Council .doesn't, and perhaps• Mr. -Hawkins is addressing the wrong forum., Mr. Hawkins stated: he intends • to -take his, program to the School, Board, but as a partner in the war- on drugs, he felt Council should :know, what he plans to present to the School Board. ' • Larry Mathews,., 805 South 17th; Avenue, • referring to Mr. Hawkins' comments, stated last February he spoke - to. Dean , Starr . (School Superintendent) to verify there was •a room for "druggies!' and found one does exist. He commented that as a member, of the, Coalition, Council has a responsibility for the total approach of the program. He then read a prepared statement, dated October- 25, 1988, of which copies were distributed,:cto- Council just -- prior to the meeting, regarding enforcement of the pit bull dog ordinance.! He! emphasized portions of the statement, "For the record,-:the Council should know that enforcement of the. bull dog ;ordinance is virtually non- , existent. , .I learned today that: many of the dogs_ removed from the city after passage of,the` ordinance have returned. The problem has been compounded by persons for the City, telling dog owners harboring - 'Pit, Bulls.'.- -to classify the - animals "'.under another classification. Council members Foy and Carmichael pointed out the - information - Mr. Mathews -is giving to Council is based on hearsay. -.Mr. Mathews acknowledged the truth in that statement, however, he -said the water meter - person; who gave- him this information said he could take Mr. Mathews to places pit bull dogs are located.., Mr. Mathews stated he could' take Council to where, one pit bull: lives in the vicinity of his home. '.Council member • Barnett indicated, a willingness to accompany Mr. Mathews. Frank Glaspey,, Director of! the Coalition for the War on Drugs, invited Council members •_ to attend a Candidates-; Forum ,tonight at Sundown , _M Ranch - where, the : candidates have been invited to talk about. - the ,drug, - problem and respond to proposed legislation regarding drugs.. Mayor Berndt asked Mr. Glaspey to comment_ on the program= presented by! Mr. Hawkins. ',Mr Glaspey stated he previewed Mr. Hawkins' program, •which - was in its . - infancy:. He- .stated he supported the concept of physical fitness- and wellness and the total 'concept of the person' s being. He commented the purpose of his letter. distributed to Council today was to thank Mr: Hawkins for the;: meeting and to -he,.. personally, supports the concept of the program. Cal Riemcke, Yakima -, School District, commented that in the interest - of the Yakima School District's position, _he_. wanted --to say that curriculum, is part of the war on drugs in the schools.. He said they -don!•t change or; add curriculum on the whim of any. one person. He - said David Hawkins ( appeared at one of the schools • and the school-.. received some . ,negative feedback. He : the 'School District-,; offers - some classes in the after care:: program; ; - however, they-don :'t consider it a class full of "druggies ;He stated they are kids trying to get back on the right track. •., 7. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION REGARDING- HAZARDOUS VEGETATION AND DEBRIS ABATEMENT PROGRAM - Robert Shampine, .Code Administration Manager, was.- available to respond to 'questions. No citizen - ,was.,, present, to respond to the • notice of the weed., abatement: issue, ;therefore, .the-'appropriate resolution, was - read by title., it was MOVED- by - •Beauchamp seconded by. Buchanan, that Resolution No. D- 5519; as :read,'-,,be adopted. .Unanimously carried by roll call vote. Sims : absent. : :. RESOLUTION NO. D- 5519, A - •RESOLUTION authorizing -the', Code Administration Manager to.clear weedy .lots. i. � ...' r.. L , ) j AAD /2 498 OCTOBER 25, 1988 8. REPORT FROM PUBLIC' WORKS /PARKS'. AND RECREATION REGARDING COST ANALYSIS OF RECREATION PROGRAMS (ROUND ROBIN, PUMPKIN AND DEEP FREEZE TOURNAMENTS) Jerry Copeland, Director of Public Works, commented that staff has prepared a report on the Round Robin, Pumpkin and Deep Freeze • Tournaments; as. requested by Council.. He said the report.does not • intend to say what should be in the agreement for the Round Robin Tournament. There was some discussion regarding the cost of the envelopes in the report being 17 cents each. David Johnson, Public Works Administrative Assistant, .indicated the 17 cents was an error in using the wrong unit price and the cost of the • envelopes, printed with the Public Works return address, is about 5.7 cents each. Council member .Beauchamp asked if.there is any documentation or method t� quantify the amount of revenue to the City through taxes generated from tournament participants spending money, in the City. Mr. Copeland stated that if one to two million dollars are estimated by the Chamber of Commerce to be spent for • all the tournaments, then staff. should be able. to factor that by calculating the ratio of the dollars against the number of tournaments. 'Ron King, 320 Stanley Boulevard, Manager for the Round Robin Tournament, stated his concern is that the Association is being asked to pay for staff time, plus 35% benefits. -He said another concern is that the Association is being charged a percentage for a supervisor all the way, up to the director. He said he 'also has a philosophical difference for being charged a $5 field charge; even though the Softball Association and Little League put on activities that keep those fields maintained. Council member Barnett asked what the $5 field charge covers? Mr. Copeland stated that was derived by taking the number of hours . staff actually spends for the initial preparation, which calculated to•a $5 average cost. He said about two years ago, staff established a basic level of maintenance and eliminated some • of those costs to the tournaments. In the past, we were charging for bringing the fields up to. standard each Spring; however we determined those fields ought to be up to standards for anybody to play on. In the last year, staff tried to make sure the fees were related to the tournament activity. Referring to .Mr. King's concern regarding the administrative costs, lir. Copeland stated staff spoke with Mr. King and indicated staff would be willing to talk to him about that issue, during negotiation of the agreements; however, when staff brings Council a report on costs, it had to be included. Council member Foy stated: that one of Mr. King's - concerns is that we had never had an agreement to work within, saying who :does what. He stated all of these.concerns can be discussed and outlined in. Mayor Berndt,asked if the Parks and Recreation Commission, is going Ito review what • percentage of costs should be supported by the program. Mr: Copeland indicated he thought that had been done; however, he • suggested staff develop a plan for that and try to analyze some of these other things mentioned today. He stated we need an over -all philosophy on how much is the City willing to subsidize. some of, these' programs. He stated he and Mr. King will review what the costs are going to -be and give Council a cost break -out for the first and second years and then make a decision' on what percentage should be self- supported. No Council action was necessary, and none taken. 9. REPORT FROM ENGINEERING AND UTILITIES DEPARTMENT REGARDING CONCRETE STREETS Dennis Covell,. Director of'Engineering and Utilities, stated this is a report on-concrete streets in the -City limits, according to the City's records and a visual survey. •He clarified he is not • reporting on concrete streets with asphalt overlays. He said there . are 16.3: miles of concrete streets in the City. The last concrete street was constructed in 1962; the majority of them constructed between 1912 and 1938. He said rehabilitation of the streets can be done by removing the concrete and replacing it with new concrete or asphalt. concrete, or if the concrete pavement has not been undermined, the top two to three inches of the pavement can be ground off and a new concrete surface or a new asphalt concrete surface be placed over the old concrete. He commented the City's AAD /3 • _ 499 . OCTOBER 25,. 1988 •• street,maintenance division has equipment anddlimited staff who is used to working with asphalt streets. He stated. that due to ' the limited funding available for street reconstruction, he could not recommend full funding for repair of concrete residential streets. He stated his recommendation is to accept the report and give. guidance' about' what to do with concrete streets.. Commenting 'thatcstaff'- s:_recommendation is to use 1 /2 gas funds for - non- residential 'streets, Council member. Foy stated-the :density of homes and apartments on Browne Avenue is such -he thinks:it∎ would be advisable to take Hall to 16th and Browne Avenue and consider repairing: those streets ' similar to what was =done on _ 36th_ Avenue . He stated he thought.. some kind. of chemical was used which smoothed • out the roadway. He :also said .that Browne.Y.Avenue ,.should be widened, to which Mr. Covell agreed and stated there is right -of- way. l available on Browne Avenue. Council- -member Foy!sinquired if staff has asked anyone in the. concrete ;and asphalt. institution to :look• at our streets? Mr.: Covell replied that - he has _done so.; four times in'•:the .' last: year, -but, they never.. did: • .k .Copeland, Director of Public Works, commented that.•staff finds :.the =major problem with concrete streets is: surface •spalling °and there is no easy way to repair that. Council member Foy :.asked if there is one street where a concrete and membrane street could be test to find out about its survival? Mr. Covell suggested 4th Street could be :used because . it :has a good . base :. Discussion- ensued • about the- trees • planted on "B': Street r which , •are- lifting up. the asphalt. Larry ' Mathews', 805 South 17th ' Avenue, ' prefaced his remarks by • stating the( is an. expert int the concrete industry, worked ten . years' f as :'. A test. consultant. He stated,. thee_ major problem for concrete is stabilizing- the support. He read his memo addressed to the; Council, which had. been distributed; to Council just prior to . the meeting. He commented the concrete street_ in front , of his house has bridged a hole 18" deep for •28 yearsq no.maintenance has been done that he is aware of. He recommended Council look at maintenance procedures available fori•.concrete streets before they are torn up. He offered to work with Dennis Covell, for free. He • said ;he thinks there- is')some help-out there,• '.but.. you .have • to ask • ;the ? : - = right questions....He :-suggested using 50/50 • linseed- oil and . paint thinner _to seal the :concrete :.streets. ; l : ; i i . . • *10. CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE AMENDING THE REGULATIONS "FOR .TAXI CABS AND INCREASING TAXICAB RATES . ORDINANCE NO. 3136, AN ORDINANCE relating:to licenses and :business . regulations; regulating,itaxicab and vehicles for hire; changing _ - :rates and : charges; r r_creating,; discounts :for.: senior l citizens and handicapped •persons;. eliminating vehicle driver hat requirements .. ,and amending Sections - 5.78=. \050 and, 5.78.100 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. . *11. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 1988 BUDGET AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE DIAL -A-RIDE PROGRAM _(SECOND READING) An Ordinance•appropriating funds for t he Dial -A -Ride Program, having been read by title only at the previous meeting, was brought before the Council for a second reading. ORDINANCE NO. 3137, AN ORDINANCE amending the 1988 budget for the • City of Yakima; and making. an appropriation of $15,000 in the 462 - Transit Fund for expenditure during 1988 for additional funding of the Dial -A-Ride program. t • *12. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 1988 BUDGET AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS INTO THE WATER OPERATING BUDGET (SECOND READING) • An Ordinance appropriating funds into the Water Operating budget, having been read by title only at the previous meeting, was brought before the Council for a second reading. ORDINANCE NO. 3138, AN ORDINANCE amending the 1988 budget for the • City of Yakima; and making an appropriation of $25,000 in the 474- 1 AAD /4 500 . OCTOBER 25, "1988 . Water Fund for expenditure during 1988 for the purchase of water meters. . 13. OTHER BUSINESS • It was MOVED by Carmichael, seconded by Beauchamp, to—appoint Bowden Hepler to the Parks and Recreation Commission to fill the vacancy - created .by the resignation of Lura Good. Unanimously carried by voice vote. Sims absent. A brief discussion occurred regarding the pit bull dog issue, Council member Barnett commenting he would like to speak with the appropriate staff.member prior to meeting with Larry Mathews. Following up on an earlier question, Assistant City Manager Stouder reported Jean Reid, Purchasing Agent, gave him some information on • the cost of envelopes. He said regular envelopes cost $0.009 and an additional $0.041 for two color printing. He stated he thought the cost had something to do with postage costs for bulk mailing, but staff will research it further. Information Items: _ Items of information supplied to Council were: Memo from Director,. Yakima County Coalition for the War on Drugs, regarding Candidate Forum, October 25, 1988. 10/14/88; Announcement of Yakima Valley. Alliance of Treatment Providers program on October • 30', 1988 on Intervention; Memo from the City'Attorney regarding Damage Claims Referred to Insurance Company. 10/17/88;. Minutes of the September 21, 1988 Yakima Air Terminal Board meeting; and Minutes of the October 12, 1988 Yakima Sunfair Festival Association Board meeting. • 14.. EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION • It was MOVED.by_Foy, seconded.'by Buchanan, to move into Executive Session for approximately 20 minutes for. the purpose of discussing pending litigation, with immediate adjournment thereafter. Unanimously carried by voice vote. Sims absent. 15. ADJOURNMENT Following the conclusion of the Executive Session, the meeting was adjourned at the hour of 3: 5 p.m. • R j? EAD AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY: , . i� � 2 - " _ Ohm, BE DATE •• dNCIL M ER DATE ATTEST: (; CITY CLERK - • MAYOR • • AAD /5