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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/04/1973 Business Meeting • -15 TUESDAY - SEPTEMBER 4, 1973 The City Council met in session at 1:30 P.M. on this date in - the Conference Room at Yakima City Hall. . Councilmen present at the meeting were Acting Mayor Wray Brown, Betty L. Edmondson, Ralph Holbrook, Don Schussler and Bill Whitaker. Also present were City Manager, Craig McMicken; Public Services Director, Jack Daniel; Refuse Superintendent, Glen Koelling; Dave Hoge, Kermit Smith and Tom Froula of the Management and Budget Group, City Clerk, Iris Litzenberger; Administrative Assistant, Dick Zais and Jim Bowers, presenting the press. The balance of the Management and Budget Group 1974 Work Programs were reviewed as follows: Utility Accounts - by Dave Hoge • Purchasing - by Kermit Smith Data Processing - by Tom Froula • The proposed Charter amendment re increase in Councilmen's salaries was discussed. It was noted that Cliff Milier,.President of the Chamber of Commerce is. out of town and the Peti- tion might not be circulated in time to get enough valid signatures to get it on the ballot for the November election. Council members concurred that they would vote against putting the matter on the ballot by Resolution. There was discussion on the refuse service proposals, plastic bags and fees. Public Services Director, Jack Daniel, and Refuse Superintendent Glen Koelling presented informa- tion and answered questions. No decisions were made. At 3:00 P.M., the Council members moved into the Council Chambers for the balance of the meeting, Assistant. Mayor Brown presiding, Councilmen Edmondson, Holbrook, Schussler and Whitaker, City Manager McMicken and City Attorney Andrews present on roll call. Councilmen Mayor Broad and Cole absent on roll call. Councilman Cole having been excused at a previous meeting,,it'was MOVED by Schussler, seconded by Holbrook that Mayor Broad be excused from this meeting: carried,. Brown, Edmondson, Holbrook, Schussler and Whitaker voting. aye by voice vote. The Invocation was given by City Manager McMicken. The minutes of the previous regular meeting of August,27, 19731. and the adjourned regular meeting of August 31, 1973, having been duly certified accurate by two Councilmen, and no one.present.wishing to have said minutes read publicly;..Assistant Mayor Brown declared said minutes approved as recorded. • Petition No -.. ..791, having been filed with the City Clerk on August 29, :1973; by residents of the vicinity, requesting the installation of traffic. control lights at the intersection. of South Sixth and Walnut.._Streets,dt was-:MOVED by Schussler, seconded by•Edmondson this Petition be referred to the City Manager and Staff for study and recommendation: carried, Brown, Edmondson, Holbrook, Schuss.ler.and Whitaker voting aye by voice vote. Broad and Cole absent. • . • A Damage Claim having been filed with the City Clerk on August 31, 1973, by John R., Marshall of 4903 :McCargar•,- and , Dougla s - A.. Wilson, Route 8, Box 743F, Yakima ; in the amount of $60,000, -for alleged loss in connection with,Counc it action in disapproving outside utility service to the claimants and in reference to an easement previously granted by the city across said property; it was MOVED by Schussler, seconded by Whitaker that said Damage . Claim be referred to the City Manager and Staff for study and recommendation: carried, Brown, Edmondson, Holbrook, Schussler and Whitaker voting aye by voice vote. Broad and Cole absent.. - . :..t :: • . An Ordinance.appropriat. ing. ::$25.,000 :of.Federal._Revenue Sharing Funds for KYVE -TV Capital Expenditure, having been read by title only at the previous meeting of August 27, 1973, and being read agaimby .title at.this meeting;. it wa:s.MOVED by 'Schussler,. seconded by Whitaker that Ordinance providing for said appropriation,. bepassed: .carried, .Brown, • Edmondson, Holbrook, Schussler and Whitaker voting aye on roll call. - Broad and Cole absent. ORDI'NANCE.: NO.: „..15:58, AN ORDINANCE transferring the of $25;000-: from.:199- Federal Shared Revenue: Fund to. 000- General Fund and appropriating the amount:of.$2 within 0.00 - General Fund as a 1973 appropriation for that fund. It was MOVED by Schussler,. seconded by Holbrook:that Ordinance :1Na. 1559; amending the clas- sification and compensation plan for city employees.to include the position of power key - board operator, be• passed: carried, Brown,, Edmondson, Holbrook, Schussler and Whitaker. voting :aye :on roll call. Broad and Cole absent. City Manager McMicken explained that this Ordinance provides the appropriate job classification for staff in the newly established Word Processing Center. :_ -. . ORDINANCE NO. 1559,' AN ORDINANCE relating to city personnel; amending the classification and compensation plan for city employees; amending Subsection 2.20.100 (b) of the City of Yakima Municipal and declaring an :.emergency. '•. It was MOVED by . Holbrook,- seconded_by Whitaker that Ordinance No. 1560, limiting the of taxicab licenses authorized. to be issued and establishing rates for taxicab fares, be passed: carried, Brown, Edmondson, Holbrook, Schussler and Whitaker voting aye on roll call. ,Broad. and.Cole absent. City Manager McMicken explained. that. the .provision for one cab company per $20,000 population had been omitted since the various cabs are all•dis- patched through one office. There was discussion by the Council on the request by Mrs. Kauzlarich for an emergency clause in the Ordinance. City Attorney Andrews reviewed the basis for the standard 30 -day clause;, stating that an emergency,clause would also be permis- sible. It was the consensus of-the Council that:an emergency clause not be included in this Ordinance. Present and speaking to this matter was Mrs. Grayce Kauzlarich, represent - ing the.:local Taxicab Company. ORDINANCE.NO..1560,.AN ORDINANCE relating.to •licenses and business regulations; limiting the number of taxicab licenses authorized to. be issued; establishing rates for.taxicab fares; and amending Section 5.78.040 and Subsection1 5.7.8.100_ (a) ,of : :City of- :Yakima Municipal Code. _ . _ : 16 . TUESDAY - SEPTEMBER 4, 1973 It was MOVED by Holbrook, seconded by Whitaker that Ordinance No. 1561, declaring it to be unlawful to defraud a taxicab operator, be passed: carried, Brown, Edmondson, Holbrook, Schussler and Whitaker voting aye on roll call. Broad and Cole absent. ORDINANCE NO. 1561, AN ORDINANCE relating to public safety and morals; declaring it to be unlawful to_defraud a taxicab operator and enacting Section 6.04.307 as a new section of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. It was MOVED by Holbrook, seconded by Whitaker that Ordinance No. 1562, increasing the sewer service charges to premises other than those served by city domestic water, be passed: carried, Brown, Edmondson, Holbrook, Schussler and Whitaker voting aye on roll call. Broad and Cole absent., City Manager McMicken explained that the Ordinance provides for an increase from 50 to 75 percent for those not served by City water. ORDINANCE NO. 1562, AN ORDINANCE relating to public services and facilities; adopting regulations for water meters, and specifying sewer service charges, for premises served by other than city domestic water; amending Section 7.60.050 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code; and declaring an emergency. It was MOVED by Whitaker, seconded by Holbrook that Ordinance No. 1563, specifying rates for domestic water ready -to -serve charges and water consumption charges, and amending Ordinance No. 1556, be passed: carried, Brown, Edmondson, Holbrook, Schussler and Whitaker voting aye on roll call. Broad and Cole absent. Public Works Director, Dave Vargas, explained the ommissions from the recently passed utility rate Ordinance. ORDINANCE NO. 1563, AN ORDINANCE relating to public services and facilities; specifying water service charges; amending Section 7.68.250 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code; and declaring an emergency. It was MOVED by Schussler, seconded by Edmondson that Ordinance No. 1564, .specifying each premise receiving domestic sewer service to be an individual consumer, be passed: carried, Brown, Edmondson, Holbrook, Schussler and Whitaker voting aye on roll call. Broad and Cole absent. Public Works Director, Dave Vargas, explained that this is also an ommission from the recently passed utility rate Ordinance. ORDINANCE NO. 1564, AN ORDINANCE relating to public services and utilities; specifying each premises receiving 'domestic sewer service to be an individual consumer.; enacting Section 7.60.055 as a new section of the City of Yakima Municipal Code; and declaring an emergency. City Manager McMicken briefly reviewed the letter to the Yakima Softball. Association dated March 27, 1973 and subsequent letter from them dated August 27, 1973, along with the memo from Parks Director, Bill Hutsinpiller, all regarding the lighting project at Larson Park. He further reviewed the request of the Softball Association for an additional $10,877.48 to cover increased supply costs and sales tax incurred since the original amount of $20,000 to be paid by the city was agreed upon. Mr. Merle Harmon, President of the Yakima Softball Association, being present, briefly reviewed the various increases in materials incurred between the time of approval for the project and the purchase of supplies. After due dis- cussion, it was MOVED by Edmondson that this matter be referred to the Park Commission for their study and recommendation: carried, Brown, Edmondson, and Whitaker voting aye by voice vote; Holbrook and Schussler voting nay by voice vote. Broad and Cole absent. Mr. Leo Seguel of the Yakima Volunteer Bureau, being present, briefly reviewed his letter to the Council dated August 23, 1973, requesting the use of the main fire station building, 129 South Third Street as a multi- service center for voluntary action when vacated later this year. He explained the purpose for the central location and gave suggestions of several organizations which could be located in the building. City Manager McMicken read two letters received from citizens in favor of this proposal, Mr. Jack Thomas, 3203 W. Viola Avenue, being present, spoke in opposition to the proposal, inasmuch as the used car business located in that area would be affected the increased traffic and loss of customer parking space. Assistant Mayor Brown indicated that the Council would take this request under consideration with a report to be brought back later. City Manager McMicken referred to the reports received by Councilmen on the Neighborhood Conservation Pilot Program, stating these tb be for the Council's information and review. He referred the matter of the agreement with the Home Environmental and Consumer Counseling Group to City Attorney, Fred Andrews, who reviewed the terms of the Sub - tenancy Agreement for the city's use of the demonstration house at 515 East Arlington Street. After due discussion, it was MOVED by Schussler, seconded by Holbrook that Resolution No. D -3004, authorizing the execution of said agreement with HECC, be passed: carried, Brown, Edmondson, Holbrook, and Whitaker voting aye on roll call. Broad and Cole absent RESOLUTION NO. D -3004, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager and City Clerk of the City of Yakima to execute a lease agreement with the Home Environmental and Consumer Counseling Group. City Manager McMicken referred to the letter received from the State Highway Commission dated August 27, 1973, giving the proposal from them for providing the city with prelimi- nary cost estimates for airport land and easement acquisitions. After due discussion, it was MOVED by Whitaker :, seconded by Holbrook that Resolution No. D -3005, authorizing the execution of said agreement with the State Department of.Highways for this purpose, be passed: carried, Brown, Edmondson, Holbrook, Schussler and Whitaker voting aye on roll call. Broad and Cole absent. RESOLUTION NO. D -3005, A RESOLUTION authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk of the City of Yakima to execute a letter of agreement with the Washington State Department of Highways for services in connection with the porposed expansion of the Yakima Air Terminal. City Manager McMicken referred the report on the status of availability of irrigation water for the remainder of the season to Public Works Director, Dave Vargas, who reported that the Fruitvale District is now out of water since the Bureaut-of Reclamation has cut back on water release and the Naches River has dropped. He referred to other districts now exper- iencing low pressure, stating that the entire irrigation system will be shut off approxi- mately September 20, 1973. Mr. Vargas recommended the city not extend special rates for persons to use domestic water for irrigation purposes after that date and that the city encourage conservation with the possible use of the rotation system next year. TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 1973 - SEPTEMBER 7, 1973 City Manager' McMicken referring to the certification by Cornell, Howland, Hayes & Merry - field, Consulting Engineers and the City Engineer of the completion of work and recommenda- tion that said work be accepted and final payment made on the Telemetering Facility for City-wide Domestic Water System, it was MOVED by Schussler, seconded by Edmondson that the report of the Consulting Engineers and the City Engineer dated August 29, 1973, with respect to the completion of the work on•Public Works contract Telemetering Facility for City-wide Domestic Water System, be approved, the work be accepted and payment of the final estimate as therein set forth is hereby authorized: carried, Brown, Edmondson, Holbrook, Schussler and Whitaker voting aye by voice vote. Broad and Cole absent. City Manager McMicken referred to the present plan for relocating management personnel beinc implemented in City Hall and requested that the trial period be extended another thirty 'days in order that the report and recommendation for this arrangement to be continued on a permanent basis may be brought back to the Council for action'by the end of September. It was.MOVED by Holbrook, seconded by Schussler that the trial arrangement be extended another thirty days: carried, Brown, Edmondson, Holbrook, Schussler and Whitaker voting aye by voice vote. Broad and Cole absent. City Manager McMicken requesting out -of -state travel authorization for Public Works Director, Dave Vargas, to travel .to Denver, Colorado, to attend the Annual Congress of the Public Works Association, September 16 -20, 1973, it was MOVED by Schussler, seconded by Whitaker that said travel be authorized and expenses paid: carried, Brown, Edmondson, Holbrook, Schussler and Whitaker voting aye by voice vote. Broad and Cole .absent. City Manager McMicken referred to the request made by the Regional Director of the Washing- ton Lung.Association at the previous meeting for a traffic -free area in downtown Yakima during Clean Air Week, October 14- 20, 1973. He referred to the requirement that all abutting property owners in the affected area would need to give their approval for this and further reported on a meeting with the Downtown Advisor Redevelopment Commission, who recommended denial of this request. It was the consensus of the Council that this recom- mendation be followed and City Manager McMicken indicated that he would inform the Lung Association of the Council's decision. Councilman Schussler referred to the matter of a Comprehensive Bicycle Plan for Yakima, stating that Dr. Jim Dodge has indicated that an organization called "The Peddlers" would like to make suggestions for improvements of the route in the area of Chestnut and 32nd Avenue. After due discussion, it was MOVED by seconded by Edmondson that the Staff be asked to provide information to the Council on specific plans for routing in this area: carried, Brown, Edmondson, Holbrook, Schussler and Whitaker voting aye by voice vote. Broad and Cole absent. Councilman Holbrook requesting permission to be excused from the regular meeting of September 10, 1973 and Councilman Schussler requesting permission to be excused from the adjourned regular meeting of September 7, 1973 and regular meeting of September 10, 1973, it was MOVED by Edmondson, seconded by Whitaker that Councilmen Holbrook and Schussler be excused on those dates: carried, Brown, Edmondson, Holbrook., Schussler and-Whitaker voting aye by-voice vote. Broad and Cole absent. There being no further business to come before the Council, it was MOVED by .Whitaker, seconded by Holbrook that this meeting be adjourned at 4 :40 P.M. to Friday, September 7, 1973, at the hour of 12:00 Noon, to then meet in the Flight Deck Restaurant at the Yakima Air Terminal:. carried, Brown,- Edmondson, Holbrook, Schussler and Whitaker voting aye by voice vote. Broad and Cole absent. AP II. READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY ,1_ / /i� i�� _� ti DATE 9'�Q/7 3 / COUNCILMAN ZZ W DATE 9 COUNCILMAN • ATTEST: :. i0 TY CLER / � ASSISTANT MAYOR ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING - SEPTEMBER 7, 1973 The regular Council meeting of September 4, 1973, having been adjourned to this date, Councilmen Wray Brown,Betty L. Edmondson and Bill Whitaker met in the Flight Deck Restau- rant at the Yakima Air Terminal. Also present was Jim Bowers, representing the press. There being no quorum present, no formal meeting was held and the meeting adjourned at 1:30 P.M. • AAL MAYOR -- CITY CLERK /' '� • • • •