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Home My WebLink About07/13/1970 Business Meeting . . , . . ■ . . , 77y . . - • . . . , . • .- .. . ' JULY 13,, 1970 • •. • . . The City Council met in regular session, Mayor Larson presiding,•Councilmen Brown, Keith, Lambert, Lust, McNeice and Robinson; City Manager McMicken and City Attorney Andrews presen' . . on. roll call. • . , . • • . . . . . . , _. . . , The Invocation was given by Councilman Brown. . . . . •_, . . . . • . . . • The minutes of the regular meeting of July 6, 1970, having beetdUly-:certified accurate by ..- two Councilmen, and no one present wishing to have said. minutes.read'publicly, Mayor Larson -• . declared said.minutes.approved as recorded. .. . .. . ' . . . • - . . . . • This being the time fixed for the Hearing on Petition No.' 664, filed by_Alired'Stelzer & • Others, requesting annexation .of property bounded On the north by Washington Avenue, on the , wet. by Voelker Avenue and .on the east by Longfibre.Aventle, it was MOVED by Robinson, . seconded by McNeice that this hearing be continued to July 1970:rCarried, Brown, Keith, - Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. • _ . • „ • • . A Damage Claim been filed with the City Clerk on July 6, 1970, by I. •Cecil' Terk, 2711 West Chestnut Avenue, in the amount of $530.87, for damages .caused by sewage back up, it was MOVED by McNeic9, seconded by Lust that said Damage Claim be referred to the City .. Manager and Staff for study and recommendation: carried, Brown, Keith,. Lambert, Larson, - Lust, McNeice Robinson voting 'aye by voice vote.' . . . . . . ... . . - An Ordinance appropriating $67,461 to Salaries and Wages classification from unappropriated . funds, having been read in its entirety at the previous meeting of July 6, 1970, and being read by Title only at this meeting, it was MOVED by Keith, seconded by McNeice that'Ordi- ., nance No. 1230 providing for said appropriation', be passed asread:::carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call.. • . • , • . ,: , ::2.. - . . ORDINANCE NO 1230, AN ORDINANCE appropriating the amount of $67,461 from unappropriated . I • mone from unappropriated anticipated from various funds to Account 7-010, • Permanent and Probationary Personnel, of the Salaries and Wages classification in the 1970 appropriation for those VariOdaffunds. • . . . . In. accordance with action by the City Council on May 2•5, 1970, and an Ordinance amending the Fair Housing Code and repealing an exemption, having been prepared, it was MOVED by • - Brown, seconded by McNeice that Ordinance No 1231 relating to said Faix. Housing Code, amending the Yakima Municipal Code and repealing said exemption, be passed as-read: carries . Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and R voting aye on:rollcall. City - Attorney Andrews explained .that the amendments add to the present language of the. Code to • state that the local representative of the Washington State Board Against Discriminatibn. . . will be provided with a coPy:Of-Miputes of all Meetings actions. taken, which has not:been'done-previously, and that information regarding coMpiaints-millalsobe given to the Chief andCoMMUnitY Officer of the Police Department and the local repre- r . . . . sentatiye State Board Discrimination. He also explained that the, repealed section means that:fOurLunit apartments, where one is lived in'by owner .i will no longer be exempt and will be subject to the law. • • • • • _ . ORDINANCE NO 1231, AN ORDINANCE relating to public safety and morals, specifying adminis- trative duties of the Review Board enforcing the Unfair Housing Practices laws of the :. . City; prohibiting public disclosure of complaints filed with the Review Board; deleting an. • . exemption from unfair housing Practices laws of the City; amending Subsection 6.80A40 (d) and Subsection 6 80.050.(b.).(6), and repealing Subsection 6 '(b)(2):, all of the City - -. of Municipal 'Coda,. . • • . • . . . It was MOVED by Lust, seconded by Lambert that Ordinance No 1232 relating to Police • - Officer-positiOnSWith regard to Washington Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters _ Retirement System, be passed as read carried, BrOWn,Keith, Lambert, Larson, hilt,... .' 1 . • McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. City Attorney Andrews explained that this Ordinance was drawn up because of a request by thel.State to prepare a list of all uniformed personnel in the Police Department, so that the State Retirement System will be able. to . determine who will come under the 19.6Law. He stated,thatit was:recentli'decided tha't7 this Law would cover only those personnel who are included Or Ordinance or City Charter to be unifotmed:personnel- . . _ . . . ORDINANCE NO. to Polic e personnel, eStabliShing -I -• - police officer positions for purposes of Washington Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System; adding Section 1.48.020 as a new the -.. _ -.. Yakima Municipal Code; and declaring an emergency. "-' ' . . . ,.•4 • . • The City Treasurer submitted the following report for the month of June, 1970: , . . • ..:1 30,1970. _,.., -:- „--% Mr. Craig McMicken --,- City Manager ': ' . Yakima, Washington Dear Sir': ' - -• -- - ' - • . 1 -- - • - - . . ., , J • . The.following,jnyeatments were purchased during the month of,June,.1970, . . • IRRIGATION ::.::::. , . 4.• ' • . - 'YARIMA L.r.D:976 -WARRANT #5 ' : v - ' '''' -, -''' , ';'.c - $ , 151.10 YAKIMA LI.D. #976 - WARRANT #6 736.23 YAKIMA L.I.D. #976 - WARRANT #7 • 1,645,20 $ 2,532.53 - . • - FIREMEN'S RELIEF '& PENSION - ' ' '- ' - ' . • • ,7 7 .. ' 17..S.' TREASURY NOTES'- DUE 5/15/72 . 94,437.50 94,437:50 . , . Total investments purchased during the month of June, 1970 . ... 7 .----, 77 . -.*-_,-$ 96,970.03 . . . . . • . . ' . . , • , • . _ . ®7/ \ , JULY 13, 1970 The following investments were sold during the month .of June, 1970. TRANSIT U.S. TREASURY 'DISCOUNT BILL #2273633 - SKR #6926 -.$ 9,366.54 $ 9,366.54 ,WATER -SEWER REVENUE BOND REDEMPTION, 1964 RESERVE ACCOUNT . U.S. TREASURY DISCOUNT BILLS #2372005A/6A •--SKR #6863 18,511.20 U.S. TREASURY DISCOUNT BILLS #1473462A & *3248506A ' . SKR #8533 14,292.42 32,803.62 WATER -SEWER REVENUE BOND REDEMPTION, 1968 RESERVE ACCOUNT . U.S. TRFA SURY DISCOUNT'BILLS #2265999/6000A - SKR #6861. 18,511.20 18,511.20 DOMESTIC WATER IMPROVEMENT U.S. TREASURY DISCOUNT BILLS #1193247/8 - SKR #39922 196,975.00 196,975.00 • ,FIREMEN'S RELIEF & PENSION U.S. TREASURY 'DISCOUNT BILL #740153 - .SKR #6584 93,524.22 YAKIMA L #900 - INSTALLMENT. LOAN NOTE 2,734.95 YAKIMA L.I.D. #904 INSTALLMENT LOAN NOTE • 1,959.49 YAKIMA L.I.D. #924 - INSTALLMENT LOAN NOTE - 1,606.69 U.S. TREASURY DISCOUNT BILLS #2308673/74 & #1107226/29 . SKR #7099 - 37,047.60 136,872.95 CEMETERY 'TRUST . YAKIMA L.I.D. #918._ AN INSTALLMENT LO.NOTE . 2,897.15 YAKIMA L.I.1 ;491-9---INSTALLMENT LOAN. NOTE 817.22 3,714.37 L . I.. GUARANTY ... ...... U :S. TREASURY'DISCOUNT BILLS #2.372001A/4A -'SKR #6862 37,022.40 37,022.40 Total investments sold during the month of June, 1970 - $435 ,266.08 . APPROVED: INVESTMENT COMMITTEE Respectfully Submitted, JOHN M. LARSON MAYOR Doris A. Hufferd ' CRAIG MCMTCKEN.'• CITY-MANAGER Deputy City Treasurer LEONARD CRGSE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE . . WALTER CHAPPEL• . CITY TREASURER DAH:dh - • It was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by McNeice that the report of the.City Treasurer dated June 30, 1970, regarding. the investments of the City of Yakima, be accepted and approved: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice andRobinson voting aye by voice vote City Manager McMicken explained that because of the City assuming the responsibility for the Park system, in order_to allow the permanent employees of the Department of Parks and Recreation to come under previously approved Code requirements on longevity pay, it will be necessary for authorization to be given, to credit these employees for former employ- ment by the Metropolitan Park District, and recommended that this authorization be given. After due discussion, -it was MOVED by Keith, seconded by Lust that Resolution No. D -1511 authorizing said credit for former employment by the Metropolitan Park. District, for certain employees of the Department of Parks and Recreation, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice andRobinson voting aye on roll call. II RESOLUTION NO. D -1511, A RESOLUTION authorizing credit to certain employees of the Depart- ment of Parks andRecreation for former employment by the Metropolitan Park District of Yakima for purposes of applying Chapter 2.24, Longevity Plan, of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. . City Manager McMicken reporting that grants have been offered to -the City to aid in con- structing an interceptor sewer, by the United States Department of the Interior, Federal Water Pollution Control Administration in the amount of $29,090, which includes the 3% - planning bonus for conformance to regional planning criteria, and from the State of - a.h- ington Department of Ecology, in the amount of $13,220, as a result of previous applicatioi for these funds, and recommending that these grant.offers be accepted, it was MOVED by Lust, seconded by McNeice that Resolution No. D- 1512 the acceptance of said grant offers, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D -1512, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the. City Manager of the City of Yakima to accept grant offers from the United States Department of the Interior, Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, and from the State of Washingb n Depart ment of Ecology, for constructing an interceptor sewer. City-Manager McMicken stating that Mr. Thomas F. Hargis, Jr. A.I.A. has offered to perform architectural:services in connection with Local Improvement District No. 978, Downtown - Mall Utility Relocation and Street Modification Project, itwas MOVED by Brown, seconded by Robinson that Resolution No. D -1513 authorizing the execution of an agreement with Thomas F. Hargis, Jr. A.I.A. to perform said architectural services, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting 'aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D -1513, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager and City ' Clerk of the City of Yakima to execute an agreement with Thomas' F. Hargis, Jr., A.I.A. to perform architectural services in connection with Local Improvement District No. 978, Downtown Mall Utility Relocation and Street Modification Project. L'' ,, . , 79 JULY 13, 1970 • - City Manager McMicken referring to the claim for damages which was filed by Howard H.' Peterson in the amount of'$.57.48, for damages resulting from basement flooding, itwas MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Keith that Resolution No. D -1514 authorizing the •payment . of said for:damages, be passed as read: carried,`Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson,' Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D- 1514, A RESOLUTION authorizing payment o,f,a• claim for.damages filed against the City of Yakima by Howard H.'Peterson. . City Manager McMicken referring to a memo from the Planning Department concerning a • request , for 'an Outside water hookup by-Frank Hagel for property located at the northwest intersection .of.Cornell,Avenue,' and.the Planning Department recommending that this request be granted, it was •MOVED by Keith, seconded by Lust that said outside utility service be allowed:. carried,. Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, .McNeice and . Robinson. voting aye by- :voice vote. -- . .. _ City Manager McMicken referred the matter of . the Study of Solid Waste Collection Disposal . and rates to the Director of Finance Leonard Crose. Mr; Crose stated that the revenue 'which was accumulated.. in this fund has been depietedand there. have been no additional . funds made available. He indicated that the efficiency•of the Department.would have to increase or the amount charged for the services would have to be increased. Mr. Crose reported that the funds for this • department' have'deleted . so. much that the bills are not being paid, and that within the last seven. months there have been =two appropriations to this department. He further reported that the balance is $25,000'in" the red at the'pre- sent time and projecting into the future, stated that this could increase•.to as: much as $50,000 'before the end of the year. Public Works Director'John Mayo stated that the .current charge is $.25 per can which is less than any other such business in'the State and that the last time the rates were raised was in 1961. He reported that he will be meeting with Dale Samuelson, Garbage Superintendent and City Manager McMicken this week regarding this matter and a.report will be prepared for the next City Council meeting, .., July 20, 1970. No formal. action. -was taken at:' meeting. . . A movie on. Fire Prevention which was taken and prepared by Jack Rider, Administrative - 'Assistant, and Fire Department Personnel, was shown after the close, of the meeting. • There being no further business to come before the Council, .it was MOVED by Lust, .-secon- ded by Keith that we do now adjourn at the hour,o,f P.M.: Carried, Brown,.Keith, ' Lambert, Larson,' Lust, McNeice and •Robson voti ►g. a ie by voice vote. , j . • READ' AND CERTIFIED 11 ,. DATE AO 20 ' IO NCII.MAN • • DA / CO CIL :, / . ATTEST: ..... . .• . . 4-/" . . • - - • . . D.. E P U T Y C t j Y C L. R K. M A Y.,:0 R . • • •