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Home My WebLink About04/19/1971 Business Meeting 187 APRIL 19, 1971 . . 0 .. 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 present . on.roll call. The Invocation was given.by.CouncilmanLust. .. The .minutes_.of the .regular - meeting..-.o.f..April 12.,..197:1, having been duly certified accurate by two- Councilmen,.and.no..- one. present ...wishingto - have..:.._said minutes read..publicly, Mayor ... • -Larson_ declared.. said...minutes ..approved _ as .recorded. . This..being the.time fixed for_. the.. Hearing. on = Petition No....,682,.filed by Empire Home Builders Inc., requesting annexation.of property-situated. northeast of.the..intersection of 50th and 0 Englewood, -. having .been.. continued to this' date so that the matter ,of the. zoning could be - .brought... before. the.. .Boundary.Review.Bbard;'..which hearing was waived as permitted by law,.it .. was .MOVED. by. Brown..,. seconded by. Keith that ' .No...1300..annexing said property, be • passed .as read:,.carried,.,.Brown, Keith, Lamberts Larson,..L.us.t,..McNeice and Robinson voting -aye on. roll .call. . Mr.. Jim. Elliott, President'..o- f re -Home Builder's, Inc., being present, displayed drawings of the., project ..showing ,the`"landscaping to. be done and explained the method of planting the ...grass..and. the type'used. ORDINANCE NO. 1300, AN ORDINANCE annexing property to the City.of Yakima, and zoning said property. 0 %AnOrdinance appropriating..$3.,500.within thee Cemetery _..Fund...to.resurface.roads at Tahoma .... Cemetery, being..read in its. .entirety.at:'.this .was..lai.d...on.. the table for one or until_April 26, 1971. City..Manager' :McMicken' explained that this ..appropriation is neces- sary in order..to pay costs. for said esurfacing :of -roads.at Tahoma Cemetery; which had not been allowed for.in.the 1971...Budget. . . Mr. Jay Otto, Director .of Planning and :Community: Development, referred..to the.. Petition • signed by 16.property owners,...a copy .of which has Councilman which stated . . that they are willing to dedicate the necessary 22 feet right of way'for the public side- . . walk. and tree plantings .re..theSouth Third Avenue street widening project between Pierce and. Mead Avenues, and.r.equesting. that .the CouncilOreconsider:their decision at the.Hearing .on.March.l5, 1971,..to use Plan:A,.which.does not .require the acquiring of any right of way, . . and use P1an...B,_on their side of.,the street:and.Plan.A,..on the.other side. He reviewed the City Council .Hearing'on.this.matter - at which.time they•had.considered a petition signed by 18 of the.19 property owners that were dedica.ting.of any of:their property.for .. this street widening.project.. Mr. Otto explained that since -that time, Mr. Charles • Robey• has .visited .property .owners .on. -.his side:0of the street, which .had signed the. first petition, • . and. after - discussing .the .matter with them, :they: 'signed -.the Petition being presented . on• this date. Mr...Robey being present, spoke in..favor the petition.... Several Council'members indicated that.they would be-interested changing.their..decision and use Plan A on the one side of the.:.street.and.Pian B on theother;°'feeling.that it would be better to have tree plantings on only one side the street thanf :not to have any on either side.•'City Manager McMicken. stated .that. he feels that job should. be .done right on both sides of . the, street and .proposed that.an.attempt be: made'tooget.right of way property on both sides • . of the street before amending the previous action.. After due discussion, it was MOVED by McNeice, seconded by Lust that the Staff be..directed..to. see what can be done about acquir- . ing right,of way .on.both.sides of the - street and - then .report back to the.Council • at which time previous action can be amended accordingly :..carried, .Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and voting aye by-voice' vote. . Councilman Keith reported that the Youth Involvement Study.fCommittee to.which he was .- appointed at the time this Committee.formed, has meeting approximately once each week and have formulated some. plans . Walker- Martin, Chairman of the Committee and a member from Yakima.Valley.College and Don..Gough, also of'Yakima Valley College, being present at this meeting., Walker Martin stated that - they have been on.a summer program for youth and .. .. have also been..working..with.City Attorney Andrews and that next week will have a report and Resolution to present to the. City Council..for._action. A - letter. having.been.received_from the.Kittitas - - Yakima Regional.Clearinghouse Board re the proposed•Yakima.County Health. Center; City McMicken reported that this is the first time that we have had.a Clearinghouse function - to perform authorized by Intergovern- mental.Cooperation Act of 1968, which a procedure -Ain which any and public projects will have a referral..process _so that thedifferent forms:_.of Government will be .asked to re- .view and comment on the.various..projects. The County Health Center plans and a pic- ture of.the proposed_project were discussed being noted that the'Agency Response . • Form needsto be returned. with any comments as soon as possible,.it was MOVED by Robinson, .. seconded..by.McNeice that the-..Yakima City'Council go on record as having reviewed, with . interest, the- Yakima County Health Center - project, and makes no adverse comments: carried, . Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson., Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. • A recommendation by the Housing and Renewal Advisory Committee for appointment of Housing Advisory and Appeals Board_.as..provided in Chapter 11.20 of the Municipal Code, it was MOVED . .by..Brown., seconded by Lust..that this.matter'be referred to the City Manager and Staff for study and recommendation: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robin- son voting aye by voice ' . . A letter_ having -been received...from...the YakimaoCounty Overall.Economic Development Program •Committee inviting proposals for - grants funded through the.. Economic Development Administra- tion., City Manager.. McMicken.statedthat include with this letter, copies of the attached material which.. explains the requirements` for submitting applications and explained : these briefly. He further..stated that.the E.D.A. isanxious.and willing to see money in- - vested in Yakima..County because.it.is.the'largest and most populated county that does.not. have.an E.D.A. project... Mr.. McMicken reported that he attended a meeting was.held . . -...... April 16, 1971, with Gary._Webster of the Chamber of.Commerce, Ray Pitman represent- . ing the Visitors and. Convention .Bureau, members John Mayo, Jay Otto and Homer Matson, • at which.various projects.were discussed that might.come'under this program and he'reviewed . these for.the information.of the Council. .,.City Manager McMicken.read a.letter from the Yakima Valley College which offers to commit . $4.,800 for materials in the repair and improvement Larson Park tennis courts. He stated that the City would buy the material and the City crews will be working to prepare the Sur- face- Mr..McMicken further stated that this is a matter of information•at this point and there may be legislation prepared at a later time to receive the $4,800. r 188 APRIL 19, 1971 City Manager McMicken explaining that an:::Offer to -Sell right of.way..for Mead-Avenue im- provements. has .been. received...,from- Alva.WV. and Thelma.D...Apple., .which.,:..is._the .fif.th _of approx- imately 60 parcels..that will_need..to be:purchased.; it... was. .MOVED..b.y...Keith.,..seconded by Rob- inson that. Resolution_No. D- 1634 - authorizing. the._purchase__of said..right...of. way property, be passed as read:.. carried., _Brown., .Keith,. Lambert.; Larson_,...Lust, .McNeice• and Robinson voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO—D-71634, A RESOLUTION ,authorizing•:the..p.urchase of.right..of. way....property for Mead Avenue improvements.. - City Manager, McMicken requesting...that.: approval be.. given . for .Sgt.. Brimmer of.. the Police Department, to.tr.avel_to..Por.tland, Oregonto'attend the Northwest Arson Investigators' . Seminar, April 25 -30, .1.971,...it was': MOVED Robinson.,... seconded by McNeice that said travel be allowed; ..carried., .Brown., . Keith, Lambert', °Larson..,... Lust., . McNeice and Robinson voting-aye by voice. vote. . Councilmen. Keith and.Brown. asking to'a•beexcused from the next meeting of April 26, 1971, it was MOVED.by.Lust, seconded_by Robinson that be_excused:,carried, Lambert,.-Larson, Lust, McNeice..and_Robinson-..voting aye..by voice vote. There being.no further businesstocome•before' the Council, it was MOVED by Lust, seconded. by Keith thatwe do..now adjourn at:_the: :hour of 9:30 P.M.: carried, Brown, Keith; Lambert, Larson., Lust., .McNeice and_.. Robinson .voting.. aye. by' voice .vote . • READ AND CERTIFIED ..ACCURATE. BY` � % ..� DATE u �/, Coln man ?,4/4/2/, / • DATE q --? . e ` . . - • - • Councilman . • / ATTEST M A Y.O R C I T Y C L•E R K • • • • • • • • • • •