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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/14/1986 Business Meeting • 40 8 • OCTOBER 14, 1986 • 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, and Jerry Foy present on roll call. City Manager Zais, City Clerk Roberts and Deputy City Clerk Toney also present. 2. INVOCATION The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council member Barnett. • 3. OPEN DISCUSSION FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER Council member Barnett stated he has provided each of the Council members with information regarding the return of the Yakima Centennial coin by Mrs. Scobee. Mr. Barnett stated he will be out of town on the date Mrs. Scobee plans to be in Yakima and requested another Council member be appointed to officiate in his absence. Noting that Lynn'Buchanan is a former member of the Yakima Air Fair Board and currently serves as Council's representative on the Yakima Air Terminal Board, it was suggested by Council members Foy and Carmichael that he take the lead on this project. It was the consensus'of the Council that Lynn Buchanan contact Bob Clem to complete the task of organizing a commemorative ceremony in which the Centennial coin will be presented back to the City by Mrs. Scobee. Council member Carmichael stated Terry Massoth's five year term as a member of the Community Programing Advisory Committee (CPAC) expired September 29th and he has indicated he would like to be reappointed. Therefore, it was MOVED by Carmichael, seconded by Foy, that Terry Massoth be reappointed to the Community Advisory Progra«uuing Committee to serve a five year term. Unanimously carried b y voice vote. Council member Carmichael' indicated the term of Ken Messer will be expiring soon and he has indicated he does not wish to be reappointed to the CPAC. There has also been a recent resignation of another CPAC committee member and Mrs. Carmichael stated the Council Committee will be reviewing applications prior to making recommendations to fill both vacancies in the near future. Joe Morrier and Lenore Lambert, representatives of the downtown merchants, thanked the City for the funds provided for the downtown economic study. Mr. Morrier presented Council with a $5,000 check from the Yakima Mall and a $500 check from Peoples Bank as contributions for the study. He stated on Thursday at 7:30 a.m. Kaspirsin Design Group will present their design study for the downtown area and interested citizens are encouraged to attend. Mrs. Lambert spoke briefly praising Mr. Morrier for his generous support of this project. Mayor Beauchamp thanked Mrs. Lambert and Mr. Morrier for their cooperation and support of the downtown study from it's inception and encouraged their continued support. Mayor Beauchamp read a proclamation declaring October 13th -17th as, "National School Lunch Week." The proclamation was accepted by Margaret Turner, representative of Central Washington School Food Service Association. She presented Mayor Beauchamp with a license plate holder which states "School Lunch Feeds the Future." Mayor Beauchamp discussed with Council the possibility of conducting a Council meeting in some of the local high schools. The principals of Davis and Eisenhower High Schools were contacted to see if they would be interested in hosting a City Council meeting during normal school attendance hours so students would have an opportunity to attend the meeting. Mr. Beauchamp stated Eisenhower High School indicated they could host a meeting on OCTOBER 1 4, 1986 4 9 • December 9th and Davis High School indicated they could host a meeting on November 18th or December 16th.,_He_asked-sfor input from fellow .Council members - regarding- this suggestion. Concerns were expressed regarding -interruption of..regular, classes- for the students at the end of the.. trimester when testing usually occurs. Council,„ members_ also voiced concerns regarding the, need for adequate' parking, proper. notification to the public and news media, as well as the- content of the agenda. Following ; further discussion, it was-the consensus of the- Council to pursue the December dates for potential .meetings to be -,held at Davis and Eisenhower High School. • Mayor . Beauchamp. stated. -,he received - an invitation -from Heritage College. - inviting former-- mayors and their spouses to a--Mayor's Dinner. on ,October 23, 1986.-He - - indicated the. _dinner wil-1 be held . at Heritage College- in Toppenish.• Council member Carmichael stated .the letter she received -concerning this - dinner indicated this is a fund raising event for the college. • Council member Barnett stated he would like to discuss two points of procedure which relate to the way staff currently conducts public meetings. on- matters relating to the Urban Area Zoning Ordinance. He-stated-he believes „the statement read by the Mayor at:the opening of the public meeting should include an .appropriate statement- of the right of a citizen : appeal - the - final- decision of • the legislative body to the Superior Court.. He explained his reason,for this is there may be people in• the - audience who are unfamiliar with or do :not understand the content of the ordinance. Secondly, he stated he has reservations about a public meeting procedure - that does, not -grant an opportunity for a citizen ,to appear before the Council- and state, reasons- or argue that the City Council should conduct it's own public hearing.. Council member Berndt was in agreement with Mr. Barnett stating, "If this is truly to a,public meeting,. -there should•be some public input allowed.” Council member Foy addressed the issue,- stating the purpose of the Urban Area Zoning Ordinance was to allow the City and County to operate under one set of rules and• regulations. He indicated that items such as No. 7 and 8 . on today's City Council agenda, if they appeared on the County. Commissioner's agenda, would be placed on .consent.. -Mr. Foy- indicated. since .our Council meeting, -is in essence a public meeting, he feels it•should.be permissible -to put items such as Item No. 7 and Item No. 8 on the consent agenda, and if.a citizen desires to address -the issue, they may - request. that it ,be.removed. from Consent.._.Council- member - -Barnett added if.- Council does.not.wish to- take -any action on -the two hearings scheduled today he would like .the :record - to _show he. desires • -these two points be given serious consideration in future public meetings. Council members •Foy and Carmichael were in concurrance. Mr Foy stated he would , like,a• brief explanation from the City Attorney• as to why items of this nature cannot be placed on the consent agenda. City Manager Zais,- stated -some new—information has been received regarding • this issue and ,when ,the • ..City Attorney - has - had an opportunity to review this, he will respond to -the issues raised by Council members today.:_: Following further discussion,-it. was the consensus of the Council to place -Items Nos. -7 and 8- on {today's consent agenda. 4. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor.,Beauchamp 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-consensus of the Council that Items Nos. 7,8,9,10 and 11 be added to the Consent Agenda, as requested by. Council member Foy, and,that the Council minutes of September 9th and 16th be removed for corrections, 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 Carmichael, seconded by Berndt,, -that the Consent Agenda, as read.,-be passed. Unanimously carried by •roll- :call vote. (Subsequent .paragraphs preceded by an asterisk ( *) indicate-items-on the .Consent.- Agenda handled under one..motion without- .further discussion.) -- , T . - , OCTOBER 14, 1986 . 9_ -0 *5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL MEETINGS OF SEPTEMBER 23, 1986 The Council minutes of September 23, 1986 were approved, having been duly- certified accurate by two Council members and no one • present wishing to have said minutes read publicly. A. MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 9, and 16, 1986. Council member Barnett stated the minutes of September 9th and 16th indicate that he was responsible for making arrangements for the Yakima Air Fair Banner to be taken on the space flight of the Challenger, and this is incorrect. He pointed out that the Yakima Air Fair Board made those arrangements, and requested the minutes be corrected to reflect this. Mr. Barnett explained he had arranged for Commander Scobee to carry the Yakima Centennial coin on the mission. Those corrections having been noted, it was MOVED by Barnett, seconded by Carmichael, that the minutes of September 9th and 16th be approved as amended. Unanimously carried by voice vote. 6. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Clem Enright, real estate broker, introduced Richard Hahn, owner of the property being considered for rezone in the vicinity of 1200- 1300 block of South 6th Street. Mr. Hahn asked for clarification on action taken by Council today regarding his request. It was explained that Council had approved the request and the city attorney will prepare an ordinance for passage by Council, the ordinance to become effective 30 days after publication. * 7. PUBLIC MEETING CONSIDERING THE REPORT FROM THE HEARING EXAMINER REGARDING THE CITY COUNCIL INITIATED REZONE OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 602 SOUTH 5TH AVENUE The report and staff recommendation to accept the decision of the Hearing Examiner approving the rezone of property owned by Ralph Korn and Richard Twiss from R -2 (Two Family) to M -1 (Light Industrial) was approved. *8. PUBLIC MEETING CONSIDERING THE REPORT FROM THE HEARING EXAMINER REGARDING THE CITY COUNCIL INITIATED REZONE OF PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE 1200 -1300 BLOCKS OF SOUTH 6TH STREET. The report and staff recommendation to accept the decision of the Hearing Examiner approving the rezone of property owned by Richard F. Hahn from B -1 (Professional Business and R -2 (Two - Family) to CBDS (Central Business District Support) was approved. *9. REPORT FROM CODE ADMINISTRATION DIVISION REGARDING AMUSEMENT DEVICE LICENSE FEES AND CHARGES (CONTINUED FROM AUGUST 19, 1986) The report and staff recommendation to maintain current fee schedule for the balance of 1986, and consider a reduction in fees for 1987 depending upon the status of the General Fund resources /expenditures following Council review of next year's preliminary budget, was accepted. *10. REPORT FROM. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND BUDGET REGARDING CONVENTION CENTER REPLACEMENT RESERVE STATUS The status report from the Director of Finance and Budget, dated October 14, 1986, concerning the Convention Center and Capitol Theatre Depreciation Reserves was accepted. • * 11. REPORTS FROM DIVISION OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING: • A. DIVISION STREET ONE -WAY WESTBOUND (CONTINUED FROM SEPTEMBER 16, 1986) The staff report and recommendation, dated October 14,1986, from the Director of Public Works authorizing the drafting of an ordinance for code revision necessary to make Division Street between Fifth and Queen Anne one -way west was accepted. OCTOBER 14, 1986 41 .I B. 30TH AVENUE PARKING RESTRICTIONS The staff report and recommendation dated, October 14, 1986, from the Director of Public Works recommending the City Attorney prepare the appropriate ordinance to prohibit parking on 30th Avenue on the east side from Tieton Drive to.,a point 210 feet northly, was accepted. *12. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING , EXECUTION OF 1987 URBAN HOMESTEADING APPLICATION RESOLUTION NO. D -5301, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to file an application with the United States Department of Housing and .Urban Development for participation in an Urban Homesteading Program. *13. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF MC CAW CABLE TV RESOLUTION NO. D -5302, A RESOLUTION approving the transfer of control of McCaw Cablevision of Yakima, -Inc...-from McCaw Communications Companies, Inc. to McCaw Cable Properties, Inc. in an intra- corporate transfer. *14. APPROVAL OF A RIGHT -OF -WAY USE PERMIT FOR THE, RED CROSS TO ERECT SIGN AT 302 SO. 2ND STREET The Right -of -Way. Use Permit requested by the Yakima Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross to erect a sign at 302 South 2nd Street, was approved. *15. SET DATE OF HEARING ON THE. FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR VAN WECHEL SEWER L.I.D. NO. 1035, FOR NOVEMBER 18, 1986 November 18, 1986 was set as the date of hearing on the final assessment roll for the Van Wechel Sewer Local Improvement District • No. 1035. *16. APPROVAL OF FINAL CONTRACT PAYMENT FOR FRUITVALE CANAL WALKS PROJECT (STANDARD MOTION V -B - ACCEPT PROJECT AND APPROVE FINAL PAYMENT) - The -report - from - the--- Director of Engineering and Utilities dated September 30, 1986, with respect to the completion of the work on the Fruitvale Canal Walks project, performed by Central Concrete and Utilities - was approved, the . work accepted and payment of the final estimates as therein set forth was authorized. *17. 'CONSIDERATION' ' OF' " ORDINANCES AMENDING __.THE - 1986 - BUDGET: A. APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM (FIRST READING) An ordinance appropriating funds for the Community Development Block Grant Program, having been read by title only at this meeting was laid on the table for one week or until October 21, 1986 B. APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR CABLE TV RELOCATION EXPENSES (FIRST READING) An ordinance appropriating funds for Cable TV relocation expenses having been read by title only at this meeting was laid on the table for one week or until October 21, 1986. C. APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR FIRE APPARATUS EQUIPMENT (SECOND READING) An Ordinance appropriating funds for Fire apparatus equipment having been read by title only at the September 23, 1986 meeting, was brought before the Council for a second reading. ORDINANCE NO. 2988, AN ORDINANCE amending the 1986 budget for the City of Yakima; and making an appropriation in the 332 -Fire Capital Fund for expenditure during 1986. - OCTOBER 14, 1986 412 e D. APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE CBD PLANNING PROGRAM (SECOND READING) An Ordinance appropriating funds for the CBD 'Planning Program having been read by title only at the September 23, 1986 meeting, was brought before the Council for a second reading. ORDINANCE NO. 2989, AN ORDINANCE amending the 1986 Budget for the City of Yakima; making appropriations from unappropriated fund balances within various funds for expenditure during 1986. 18. OTHER BUSINESS J City Manager Zais indicated the need to conduct a br_ief executive session, therefore, it was MOVED by Berndt, seconded by Buchanan, to move into Executive Session for approximately 1,5 minutes for the purpose of discussing pending litigation and to adjourn immediately thereafter. Unanimously carried by voice vote. Iformation Items . Items of Information supplied to Council were Decision. of Public Deployment Relations Commission regarding International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 469 complaint against the City of Yakima regarding alteration of criteria for selection of fire chief position. 10/3/86; Yakima County Development Association General Update Bulletin No. 3; 10/1/86; Agenda for October 15, 1986 Yakima Hearing Examiner meeting; Transit Operations Report for August 1986; 1986 Community Development Block Grant Monthly Report for September 1986; Code Administration Division Permit Report for September 1986; Minutes of the August 27, 1986 and September 24, 1986 Yakima District Board of Health meetings; and Minutes of the September 17, 1986 Traffic Safety Advisory Commission meeting and agenda for its October 15, 1986 meeting. 19. ADJOURNMENT Following the completion of the Executive Session, the meeting was adjourned at the hour of 3:05 p.m. READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY: ' 6 / _ _ . CS CIL MEMBER , ATTEST: / (---/ 7 COUNC Ma :ER / DATE y 10 CITY CLERK ,l MAYOR B -3