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Home My WebLink About02/01/1971 Business Meeting 157 • FEBRUARY 1,. 1971 i . The City Council met in regular session, 'Mayor Larson presiding, Councilmen Keith, Lam- bert, Lust; McNeice and Robinson, City:Manager McMicken and City Attorney present on roll call. Brown absent on roll call, having'been excused alt the previous meeting. ' The Invocation was given by Councilman Keith. • The minutes of the regular meeting of January 25, 1971, having been duly certified accu- rate 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 the Appeal from the Planning Commission's decision denying the rezone application filed by George and Lucille Tucker and Others, requesting rezone of property located on the south side of Lincoln • 'Avenue between 16th and 22nd - 'Avenues, Mr. Gordon Hanson, Attorney, representing Mrs. Pond in this rezone request asked that this matter be continued for one month in order to prepare a.plan to submit to the Planning'Commission -and the City Council: Mr. Howard Hettinger, Attorney for the Tucker's in this rezone matter referred to the Memo from City Attorney Andrews which reviews the dhronological sequence of events that resulted in the appeal to and hearing by the'City Council in the Tucker et al., rezone matter, and stated. that if the request for rezoning to B -3 is denied, his clients will go ahead with their final application for a Planned Development Zone in which the Council had previously in- dicated an interest. Discussion' brought out questions regarding the time that must be allowed before another rezone application may be filed for these properties and City Attorney Andrews explained that the Ordinance specifies that a six -month period must elapse from the time of the first public hearing on the matter. After due discussion, it was MOVED•by"Lust,. seconded by McNeice that a. Resolution be prepared approving the recom- mendation of the Planning Commission and denying said rezone application: carried, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust and McNeice voting aye by voice vote. Robinson not voting as he was not present at the Hearing on January -25, 1971. Brown absent. This being the time'fixed for the Hearing on Petition No. 678, filed by St. Elizabeth Hospital, requesting Vacation of a portion of South. Ninth Avenue right -of -way between Walnut and Chestnut Streets, Director of Planning and Community Development, Jay Otto, —i reviewed the Planning Staff's report and the Planning Commision's Hearing of January 5, 1971, and explained that St.' Elizabeth Hospital is contemplating expansion by 1980 and is requesting vacation of Avenue at this time so "architectual and preliminary plans can be drawn up. He'stated that by 1975 partial utilization'of this vacated 7 would be in.effect. Mr. Otto further reported that the Planning Commission recommended approval of the :Vacation upon completion of appropriate agreements and dedications by St. Elizabeth Hospital, regarding the relocation of .any. utilities and ,the, giving of necessary easements and rights -of -way. City Attorney Andrews referring to the report,and.recommendation from the Planning Staff and Planning Commission, stated that he feels that the appropriate agreements should be executed prior to the street vacation, and suggested that since the preparation of these agreements will take. _some. contact with .thehospital., and some time to complete, _that this hearing. be continued to .April 5_, 1971.,. which should be more than , . ample time: to _complete the necessary, negotiations.. .Council member.si,ndicating.that they feel that the necessary agreements and dedications regarding the relocation of any.util.i ties should be in order before approving the requesting vacation, it was MOVED by Lambert, seconded by McNeice that this Hearing be. conttnued.to'April 5,. 1971, that the necessary agreements be executed by that time regarding the easements and utilities, and that an Ordinance be ready for action which vacates the street: carried, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice voting .aye by voice vote.: • •Robinson snot: voting ibecaus:e - of . ra. conflict. of interests..- Brown absent. • City Manager McMicken referred to a report from the Bureau. of Census, which is printed every ten years, and reported that the population has increased 5.3 %, from 43,284 to 45,588 in the City _of .Yakima in that ten .years...... . . City Manager McMicken explaining that in the widening and improvement of 16th Avenue near its intersection with Lincoln Avenue, it is necessary that the City acquire some right of way property and The Salvation Army has offered to sell the necessary property for the amount of $1,575.00, it was MOVED by'Keith, seconded by McNeice that Resolution No. D -1589, accepting said offer from The Salvation Army, be passed as read: carried, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Brown absent. RESOLUTION NO. D -1589, A RESOLUTION accepting an offer from The Salvation.Army to sell real property to the City for a right of way for 16th Avenue. City Manager McMicken explained that as a part of the. Parks and Recreation program on improvement of parks, it is- necessary to engage professional for the preparation of a master development plan for Randall Park. He further explained that in accordance with previous Council action, Richard Crothers Associates, Landscape Architects and En- vironmental Planners, have been engaged for this purpose and' the agreement is ready for execution at "this time. •Mr. BillHutsinpiller, Director of Parks and Recreation, explained that.Randall Park, though not in the City, abuts The Yakima City limits, and as it is an undeveloped piece of land, it was a little difficult to judge how much should be charged for these professional services. He reported that the negotiated lump sum of $3,000 seems reasonable as well as an additional. $800 for a scale model of the park, and ex- . plained that one of the things that keeps the cost down is the information that the City Staff can give to the architect. After due discussion, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by McNeice,that Resolution No. D -1590 authorizing the hiring of the professional services of Richard Crothers Associates for a master development plan for Randall.Park,, be passed as read: carried, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Brown absent. Councilman•Keith stated that he has reservations about hiring an outside firm for these services and feels that we could coordinate the work better if we had a local architect working on this, but will vote for the'passage of this resolution. Mayor Larson stated that he would vote for the passage of this Resolution, but wishes to state that he shares Mr. Keith's concern over the matter. RESOLUTION NO. D -1590, A RESOLUTION authorizing.and directing the City Manager and City Clerk of the City of Yakima to execute an agreement with Richard Crothers Associates for a master development plan for Randall Park. City Manager McMicken explaining that Mr. and Mrs. William Coble wish to lease a portion of the Randall Park property, which includes a house, outbuildings and approximately six acres of pasture land, in accordance with the previsions of a.Lease Agreement, it was 7 166 FEBRUARY 22, 1971 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 voice vote.__ e/ - /// READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE / DATE , NCILMAN ---- 7 __, � DATE �J l 7/ L. COUNT ATTEST: C I T Y ,(a--e-e-----a7,,,a--h---,------e____ -f-t. 'c7k2.-----' C L E R K M A Y O R r .1 LJ