HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/26/1971 Business Meeting . : 1,89
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APRIL, 26,. 1971
. The City. Councia,.met . in:."regular.. session: Mayor Larson - presiding, .Councilmen Lambert, Lust,
McNeice . and... Robinson. ,.._.City..Manager.:_McMi.cken: "and ?City Attorney Andrews present on.roll.call.
_ _ . Councilmen - Brown.. and ..Keith.._,absent,on. rolls :call, having been .-excused: at the-previous meet-
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The_Invocation. was:..given.. by _.City Manag.er... McMicken . -
The. minutes of ._the " regular. mee.ting:_ of .. ApriL:19', :.19.71.., ._having... been duly. certified accurate
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by. two Councilmen,, andno. 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: the' :Rezone,.Application filed by D. J. Develop-
, ment.: Company , :,.r.equesting.Planned:._ Development ".zoning..for property located northeast of the
intersection :.. of . S . . 3rd -.and. _Washington. :.Avenues , Mr..`: Ed. Loidhamer".. of the Planning Department,
. . ...reported that the' D- .._J..._Development._.Company has:submitted..the.final.plans for Phase I of
. . their :planned development...whi.ch .will__.even.tually° occupy - the 46 - parcel, Phase I, being
_.. the development:.of - the . mobile...home...park_.f.acility which involves' a 19.7 acre parcel •on which
will eventually be ;..deyeloped_.118...mobile_ home - sites as . proposed by the applicants. - He re-
viewed the Planning Staff .Report and the Planning Commission Minutes of April 6, 1971,
meeting and stated that both the.Planning"Staff and Planning Commission recommended approv-
al of this Planned- Development Phase -.I _Mobile Home. Park,.• subject to a 10 -foot street dedi-
cation on the and west side.of the entire ownership.... The Quit Claim Deeds and Fill '
Slope Permits covering..this_10 -foot street dedication;.having been filed with the'City
. - • Clerk at this.meeting by..Mr. Jim Lentz, partner: development; and'Council members
discussing the.matter.,..it was MOVED . b.y. -Robinson, seconded,by McNeice that Ordinance No.
1301..accepting the. recommendation..of..the Planning. .Commission and .rezoning said property,
. be passed Lambert, Larson,•Lust, McNeice'and.Rob'inson.voting aye on roll
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. call.. Brown and Keith.absent. .
ORDINANCE NO. 1301, AN ORDINANCE accepting the recommenda.tion•of the Planning Commission
. and rezoning certain property situa.tedon the -north side of West Washington Avenue between
Voelker Avenue•and South.3rd.Avenue,.in City of Yakima, Washington, from "R -2, Two
• Family Zone, to Planned Developmen.t..Zone.
The following Petition and Damage Claims having been filed.with the City :Clerk:
. . Petition•No. -693, filed on,April 19.,• 1971, by John F. Erickson and Others, request -
._,.ing replacement.of pipe,
Damage Claim filed..on.April 19,_1971,.by Floyd.D.. Cox, 1409.Summitview Avenue in
the amount of $270.88•for damages caused by °a sewer.backup, and
Damage Claim filed on April.21, 1971, by Richard T.:Bailiff, 1120 Maclaren Avenue, .
in the.amount of..$75.82, fordamages.to his automobile :when_it struck a.barricade• cone,
• it was MOVED.by Robinson., seconded...by Lust that said Petition No. .693, and DamageClaims
be referred to the City.Manager-andStaff for' study and carried,.Lambert,
Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson.voting aye by voice vote.. Brown and Keith absent. City
Manager McMicken referred to.Petition No. read a letter from Dick Smith,..Attorney,
regarding..this matter and stated that he had responded.to this letter indicating that this
Petition would ..be .referred to, the Staff for study and-recommendation. . • _
An. Ordinance . -appropriating.....$3,.500 within. the.. .CemeteryFund:. -to..resurface roads at Tahoma
Cemetery, having. been .read : ..in_its. entirety at the - previo.us meeting. of . April-19, 1971, and •
being read .by Title..only. :at ..this- .meeting,. it was.MOVED by .Robinson, seconded by McNeice -.
II that - Ordinance -No. _1302. providing. for said .:. :appropriation,..be_passed as read: carried,
. Lambert', arson, Lust, . McNeice. and .Robinson voting aye on. roll •call. Brown and Keith.
. absent. 1• .
ORDINANCE NO.,1302, AN..ORDINANCE apprpriating the amount of $3,500 from.unappropriated ...
. .money in 144- Cemetery..Fund..to...Account No.. 536.20.38, Repairs and Maintenance, of the Main -
tenance and . .Operation_classificationLof the 1971 appropriation for 144- Cemetery Fund.
A proposal:.by Operation..Coalition for interim financing -of the Southeast Yakima Community
.,Center, having.been received,. which was signed by Walter H. Lewis, and Mr.'Lewis not being
present..at this meeting to speak_to this matter, it.was informally decided that no action.
would be takenat :this time and that the be continued.
City Manager. McMicken .referred.to..his_Report #113, Municipal Business, Occupation and `
Utility•Taxes,.and reviewed. this for:the•.information..of the Council. He also referred to
the survey of local business and,._occupation'taxes', business licenses, utility. taxes and
._.. . franchise fees of cities :.thrbughout.the has been released by the Municipal Re-
search and - Services Center :of ;Washington,.which was•quoted in his Report #113.
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City Manager.. McMicken - referred the :matter*of revision.of Railroad crossing design by- ._
Burlington Northern -for. Mead Avenue.and.Washington Avenue crossings to Public Works.Direc-
.. tor John Mayo,,who explained. that because of some correspondence Burlington Northern
headquarters .has from._Yakima citizens,•that they now planning to revise the
crossing designs to include gates.and.other safety: measures which will delay this construc-
tion many months ...and".will_cost...theCity'a great deal more than the previously planned
crossing designs'.
City Manager McMicken noting that Dick Smith, Attorney, being present in connection with
the matter of the.recommendation for eliminating..parking on Stanley Boulevard, later on
the Agenda, asked that...this .matter..be brought on discussion at .this time. . He stated
- that` several" property ".owners -on..StanleyBoulevard have .requested that the parking be re-
moved because of .young people parking there, blocking traffic and being 'a nuisance, and
they do not need this parking for their own use. Public Works Director John Mayo referred
to the Traffic Engineer's..Report and map which indicated- .that•all the property owners had
. been contacted and with the exception of one, Mr Robinson, all are favor of re-
moving the remaining parking on the west side of this street and Traffic Department
and Parks Department see no reason for not _doing this. Discussion by Council members indi-
. cated that they were in..favor.of removing the parking as requested by those that want it,
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which would be to,the south line of Mr. . Robinson '.s- property,..and_leave the..parking.as : it is
from his property on.,. After due. discussion,.. i.t was: MOVED by . Robinson.,.. seconded. by..McNeice
that,legislation be prepared.to amend. the Mun'icipal. Code - .to authorize -the removal of the
parking on Stanley.Bo.ulevard.as recommended up.to :Mr Perry - Robinson' s.. property:. carried,
• Lambert, Larson, Lust,.McNeice.and.Robinson voting aye by voice_vote. Brown and.Keith
absent.
City Manager.: McMicken .explaining_that.O,ffers..to. Sell :right...of. way for. Mead..Avenue improve-
ments, have. been. received from . the - Deliverance Temple,: Inc. and Leland . and.Betty Cervine,
it was MOVED by.Robinson, seconded by.Lambert that Resolution No.'D -1635 authorizing the
purchase of said. right_of..way...property, be passed as ..read: carried, .Lambert, .Larson, Lust,
McNeice and Robinson.voting...aye...on roll .call—Brown .and:Keith absent.
RESOLUTION NO...D -1635, A.RESOLUTION:.authorizing the purchase.of.right.of way property for
Mead Avenue improvements.
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City Manager McMicken ..explaining.that..an.O.ffer to Sell right..of.way_.for Washington Avenue
improvements has.been received. from John... B.. and Elizabeth°Trudeau,:,.it:.was.MOVED:by:Robin-
son, seconded by. McNeice .that_Resolution.No..D- 1636 - authorizing the.purchase •of said right
of way property, be .passed. as. read: Carried., ._Lambert,' Larson., Lust, McNeice and .Robinson
voting aye on.roll call. Brown and. Keith absent.
RESOLUTION NO.. D 1636 .,.A.RESOLUTION_.authorizing_ the purchase of right of property for
Washington Avenue improvements.
City - , Manager McMicken referred the matteraof..authorization for the City Manager to make
application for -a Federal Grant in.connec.tion with ".:theinstallation of Washington Avenue
Interceptor Sewer Extension #4,. to .Public Works Director John Mayo, who explained that this
. Resolution is necessary to. authorize the execution of said application. for.a..federal...grant,
. in accordance with the Federal_Water- Pollution Control Act, as amended, (33 U.S.C. 466
et seq.) _to the Department of Health.., ..Education and' Welfare.. of the.,United States Public
- Health Service... After due discussion, -it was MOVED by Robinson,..seconded..by McNeice that
Resolution No. D -1637 authorizing the.City Manager : to•make.said application for a federal
grant, be passed as read: carried., Lambert, Larson; Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye
on roll call. Brown and.Keith absent. .
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. RESOLUTION.NO. D- 1637, A RESOLUTION. authorizing. and directing the 'City Manager of the City
of Yakima to : make. an application for a federal.grant in connection with the installation
of the Washington..Avenue Interceptor Sewer Extension #4.
City.Manager McMicken referred to.his Report. #112, Staff Assistance for Housing Authority,
which.he reviewed briefly and explained that as a result of'several meetings and..field
• trips, the Yakima Housing Authority has requestedistaffing'assistance from the City so that
it may proceed as fast as possible to solve some of Yakima's low income housing,-
problems.
He reported that the City Attorney.has.,.drawn up.an.agreement which will make available cer-
tain members of the.Department.of Planning and Community Development staff for services to
the HousinglAuthority on an as needed" basis, and in accordance with a proposed budget,
. ,would make a loan.of $4,152 for the. 1971.fiscal.year to the Housing Authority. Mr. McMicka
further reported .that once a working agreement funding have been worked out between the
City and the Authority, the-Authority..wishes.to proceed as rapidly toward the preparation
• of an application for a .minimum of .200 housing units (or.more) and submission to HUD, and
have indicated.a desire.to scatter the low rent units throughout the community, possibly
from -5 .to: 30 units_..per ,;site, and that .conside•ration may also be given. to a program called
Turnkey III,' which.results.in publicly- built..single family units being ultimately owned by
the tenant. After due•discussion,.it was MOVED'by Lambert; seconded by Lust that Resolu-
. tion No. D =1638 authorizing the execution of an Agreement for Interim Assistance between
the City of- Yakima.. and the Housing Authority of the City of, Yakima, be passed as read:
carried, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and•and'Robinson °voting ayeon roll call. Brown
and Keith absent. _
.RESOLUTION NO. D -1638, A..RESOLUTION.authorizing and directing the City Manager and City
Clerk of the:.City of Yakima to execute an.Agreement for Interim Assistance Between the City
of Yakima and the Housing Authority of the -City' of Yakima.
City Manager McMicken referred to a request for .Outside Utility Service to property located
at 1308 S; 44th.Avenue, owned by Russell.J. Young, and explained that this is a single
family residence and..i.t is not economically practical to annex one lot. He stated that
the Outside Hookup Agreement has been signed by the applicant and °recommended that this
Outside Utility Service be approved. After due discussion, it was MOVED Lambert,
seconded by McNeice that said Outside Utility'Service be approved: carried, Lambert, Larson,
Lust., McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Brown Keith absent.
There being -no further .business to come before the Council, it was MOVED by Lust, seconded
by McNeice that we do now adjourn at the.hour of 4:30 P.M.: carried, Lambert, Larson, Lust,
McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. •Brown and Keith absent.
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