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Home My WebLink About07/27/1970 Business Meeting 82 . . • • JULY 27, 1970 The City Council met in regular session, Mayor Larsoh presiding, Councilmen Brown, Keith, Lambert, Lust,. McNeice and Robinson, City Manager McMicken and City present on roll call. . .. The Invocation was given by Councilman Lambert. . The minutes of the regular meeting of July 20, 1970, having been duly 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 continuation of the Hearing on Petition No. 664, filed by Alfred Stelzer & Others, requesting annexation of property at 18 West Washington Avenue, and City Manager McMicken explaining that it has been requested to further continue this matter to allow the applicants to work with the:Eng ineering,Department to clear'up some problems..in their plans, it was MOVED by Keith, seconded by McNeice that this. Hearing be continued to August 10, 1970: carried, Brown,- Keith,.Lambert,.Larson,:Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. • An Ordinance authorizing a loan from the Transit Fund to the' Airport Fund, extending the repayment date of a previous loan between those same funds, and appropriating the money loaned to the Airport Fund, having been read in its entirety at the previous meeting on July 20, 1970, and being read by Title only at this meeting, it was MOVED by'Robinson; •_. seconded by Keith that Ordinance No. 1233 authorizing said loan and appropriating said funds, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, . Lust, McNeice and Robin- son voting aye on roll call. City Manager McMicken stat ed'that he had explained at the . last meeting about the need for the loan, and will explain the condition of the Airport Fund at the present time in view of the'air conditioning needs. He read a Memo from Personnel Director &.Assistant City Manager Martin Friedline regarding this matter and referred to figures showing income and expenses, the outstanding loans and the amounts spent this past year on the boiler, electrical services and compressor repair. He referred . to other listed wants and needs for the•Airport, such as air conditioning, revised entry, parking lot improvement and property acquisition. Discussion regarding the air_condition- ing needs at the Airport covered the cost of installing a new refrigerated system, the cost of improving the present swamp coolers, the possibility or necessity of hiring a professional firm to do a study on this 'Matter and the various aspects of financing such • a project. It was informally decided to continue the consideration of this matter for a week or so. ' • ORDINANCE NO. 1233, AN ORDINANCE extending the repayment date of a loan from 410- Transit Fund to 390 - Airport Fund originally authorized by Ordinance No. 1157, passed August 25, 1969; authorizing a temporary loan of $8,500 from.410- Transit; Fund to 390 - Airport Fund and providing for repayment thereof; and appropriating the amount of $9,264 within 390 - Airport Fund: It was MOVED by Lambert, seconded by Brown that Ordinance No. 1234 authorizing a General Obligation Bond Issue for Park and Recreation purposes, and calling an election, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert,.Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Mr. Joe,Wiatrak, Co- Chairman of the Park Bond Issue Committee, being present, spoke in favor.. of this 'Bond.:Issue. ORDINANCE NO. 1234, AN ORDINANCE providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Yakima at a special election - to be held therein on September 15, 1970 of a proposition of whether or not the city should issue its unlimited tax levy general obliga- tion.bonds in the principal amount of $1,850,000 for the purpose of providing funds to pay part or all of the cost of acquisition and development of public park and recreation facilities. City Manager McMicken explaining that the City had called for bids on a quantity of baling wire, in accordance with specifications set out in the call for bids, in response to which bid call no bids were received, and recommending that authorization be , given to purchase said baling wire without calling for further-bids, it was MOVED by Robinson,. seconded by . McNeice that Resolution No. D -1518 authorizing the purchase of said baling wire by nego- tiated purchase without calling for bids, be passed as read: carried, Brown, - Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, , McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D- 1518,.A RESOLUTION authorizing.the purchase of baling wire without calling • for bids. City Manager McMicken explained that in commection with the contemplated construction of the "B" Street and Lincoln Avenue Bridge Overcrossings, the City has commenced an action relating to condemnation cases and in connection with that legal action it is necessary that the City engage special legal counsel. He further explained that the law firm of Felthous, Brachtenbach, Peters & Schmalz has offered to represent the City as special legal counsel in accordance with the provisions of a letter addressed to the City Attorney. . After due discussion, it was MOVED by Keith, seconded by Robinson that Resolution No. D -1519 . engaging Felthous, Brachtenbach, Peters & Schmalz, Attorneys at Law, as special legal counsel for the City, in connection with said "B" Street and Lincoln Avenue Bridge Over - crossings; be passed as read: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Lust temporarily absent. . RESOLUTION .NO..D -1519, A RESOLUTION engaging Felthous, Brachtenbach, Peters & Schmalz, Attorneys at Law, as special legal counsel for the City in connection with B Street and Lincoln Avenue Bridge Overcrossings. City Manager McMicken reported that Mr. Mark J. Hanses and Eugene L.. Shields have submitted a request for outside utility service for domestic water to serve property located south- east of the intersection of River Road and Wright Avenue, to serve a building which is in- . tended to be used for light industrial purposes. He referred to the report from the De- ' partment of Planning and Community Development which states that in view of the fact that the proposed development conforms the intent of the General Plan and use of adjacent areas, that the staff recommends that the application be approved subject to the condisions that an Outside Utility Agreement be executed and that construction shall conform to the . City Building Codes. After due discussion, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Brown that said Outside Utility request be granted subject to the conditions recommended by the Department-of Planning and Community Development: carried, Brown„ Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. .J._._ 83-- s , JULY 27, 1970 • ' - City Manager McMicken explaining that ari,Application for Outside Utility Service has been . submitted by Mr.. E.- F. Gangwish, '1522 S. '24th Avenue, that this is for residential land use and it is not necessary for the request to be submitted to the Planning Commission, and recommending that this request be granted, it was 'MOVED by Keith, seconded by McNeice that the requested Outside Utility Service be granted 'upon the signing of an Outside Util- ity Hookup Agreement: .carried, .Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and ,Robinson voting aye by. voice vote._ . . I . There being no further business . to, come before the 'Council," it was MOVED by Lust, seconded by Keith that we do now adjourn at the hour of 4:00 P.M.: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voi ' vote': • . , . ':. READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY ' 0 DATE ■: 3 e CO ' O ILMAN --‘-'-''.--7-SS-) . IP Q -' S , • DATE 3 • . 7� COUNCILMAN ATTEST: _ .� -7‘ I T Y C L E R K - - I • / 7:1_ ."'.- ' .-- ---1.-e_.-e.-:-- "7-4._...g--e--- • . _, %-- , A Gt/7. , . MAYOR . . ' • . , . . .. .. o