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Home My WebLink About05/10/1971 Business Meeting .94 • MAY 10, 1971 The City - Council met in` regular session.;_:Mayor . Larson,. pr. esidingouncilmen.Brown., Keith, Lambert, Lust, .McNeice and. Robins. on, ....and :.City. Attorney.Andrews pres- ent on roll call. • The Invocation .was given.. by.�Co.iuncilman...Keith. The minutes...o f the _.regular._ meeting... o.f .May 3 , :. 19 71,; _.having.. been _duly _certified _accurate' y two Councilmen, and..no.bne.present..wishing.to have said minutes read....publicly., Mayor Larson declared said minutes approved.as. recorded.• . Petition No. 695,.having.been...f.iled..with the City.Clerk on.May 3, 1971, by Dutch Kohler of Ye Ole Gas Light Restaurant.,..requestingthat restaurants be...allowed -to operate pool tables • during the hours .they..are_open,...it _was :.MOVED.:by. Keith.,,, seconded .by, Lust -that said .Petition be referred .to the..City ..and :Staff for study .recommendation.: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, .McNeice. :and voting aye -by -voice vote: Mr: Kohler being present, stated that..iinder the present..Ordinance.regarding pool tables, they'carinot be operated past 2:00 A.M. and his.restaurant iS open until 5:00.A.M.:and he would like to be able to operate. them .during this. time also.: .He .wasinformed ..that the matter will be considered by the : Staff . and...a ..report will be' brought` back', to the .Council. for action: Petition No. 696, having been... filed with the City"Clerk.on_May.7,. 1971, by Robert L.. Alder- son, 1418. Hathaway, requesting_improvement.of property by the construction of a sewer, it was., MOVED. by ..Robinson.,.seconded.by.Brown - that said Petition.. be. referred to. the City.. Manager • and. Staff for :study' and ..recommendation.: .carried, Brown; Keith,.. Lambert, Larson .Lust, • McNeice and :Robinson voting:aye voice vote., _ A Damage. Claim., havingbeen.filed.with the.Cit• Clerk.on May 6, 1971, by Gordon.A.. Geise, . 802..S..25th Avenue, .for damages in the .amount of $68.50, plus tax, caused to his lawn' mower • by a pipe sticking_out of.the.ground,,.which had been put.there by the City, it was MOVED by'Lambert, by..McNeice that.said.Damage Claim be-referred to the - City Manager and Staff for study and.recoMmendation.: carried, Brown,.Keith, Lambert, Larson,'Lust, McNeice and Robinsonvoting.aye by voice vote. . An Ordinance transferring.$1.,.000 to the_Dangerous.Building Repair.and Demoliton Fund and appropriating that amount..;. in -tha.t Fund., :. having been read .in .its entirety at this meeting, was laid on the table for.one week.., or until May.'17, 1971 -..- City Manager.McMicken ex- plained.that..this transaction..is. necessary. :topay:expenses of.demolishing dangerous ings. Mr. Walter. Lewis, being..present :_on...behalf of Operation..Coalition re Southeast Community Center, referred to his.letter..of'April_19,.1971; and'.the attached ninety day operating . budget for .theSoutheast .Yakima,.Community Center briefly reported on this situation: • He stated that they have..had.several meetings and'have._come up' with two main problems and requests. to. the City; (1) They. are_ becoming concerned with the failure of' HUD to respond to the next.step..to a contract on the Southeast Community Center building and that they feel that perhaps they would get a better response if the City Council take action • and request HUD to respond to the next step, as adequate funding is available for the.build- ing; (2) The matter of holding..the.program.to.gether financially for clerical and_..manage- ment services, .for the.90 or. more days it`will require to execute a. new federal funding package ,.They would like .to ask, the City Council to involve, itself in the. administrative cost at the Center,'which.deals..with the leadership .financing - cost, which would be that of paying the salary of..the Director,. Henry.Beauchamp,, for 90 days to six months :tntil the program is financially.covered_ again.. .After due discussion, it was MOVED by Keith, secon- . ded by .Lambert that the. Council_. authorize the City Manager and Staff to proceed with the proper. steps .to respond .Mr.. Lewis! request °.to - employ Mr. Beauchamp. for'. the necessary period of three to six months: Carried, .Brown,'Keith.,'Lambert., Larson,. Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting.aye by -voice vote. It.was then MOVED by Robinson, seconded.byvLust that the Council go, on record.as urging the Department Housing and Development to.take action on the Application that is before them regarding' Southeast Community Center building contract: carried, Brown.,.. Keith,. Lambert, Larson, Lust,,McNeice and Robinson voting aye by .voice vote. It. was brought out_ that.there:is some pending.legislation•regarding these matters.and.su that_action.be delayed for one week. It.was.MOVED by Robinson,' . seconded by McNeice that action on this matter be continued for one week: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert.,. Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Mr. Bob West, of.DeSal'Corporation, speaking on behalf of the K -Mart request for outside City utility.services,_stated that..at.a special Planning Commission meeting..on this matter later this ,week, they will..be presenting new plans on landscaping. City Manager McMicken . reported that after this..special Planning Commission Meeting, that this matter will be brought back before the City Council.. Councilman Robinson stated that he would like to have additional information relating. to the feasibility' and procedure or method annexa- tion of the.. area, and an explanation of the financial;aspects.of water and sewer service, at the.time that this matter comes before the City Council for action. There was no formal action taken on this matter at this -time. Reports.having been received.from.the Planning Commission on the rehearing of the Rezone • Application..filed byMr...& Mrs. George - Tucker,requesting`rezone of property located at 2002 West. Lincoln Avenue, and_on the. Rezone Application filed by Mrs. Bertha Cochran and. Mr. Wilmer A. Spitzer., requesting rezone of.property situated at 106 and 108 North 5th Avenue, it was MOVED by by Brown that May 24, 1971, be fixed as.the . time for Hearings on said Rezone Applications: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust,.McNeice.and.Robinson voting aye by voice vote. • The City.Treasurer.submitted the following report for the month ofApril, •1971:' • • . April 30, 1971 - Mr. Craig...McMicken City. Manager,..Yakima,.Washington Dear Sir: The following. investments were purchased, during the month of.April, 1971. (cont.) • . ... . MAY .10,. 1971 (Investments purchased and.. sold.,. continued) - • _. GENERAL • . . 1 U. S . .TREASURY . NOTES.. #11844/6 &.... #11899:/900 @ 10M DUE 11 /15/71 - SKR #47473 $ 50,953.13 $ 50,953.13 . _TRANSIT . , U.S. •TREASURY. NOTES.- _DUE__11 /15/71 50,953.13 50,953.13 WATER- SEWER.. REVEN.UE.. BOND 1.956..RESERVE. . .U.S. ,TREASURY.DISCOUNT:.BILLS . #6.8.45581.- @ 10M...& . #,270451 . @..15M - DUE 4 /30 /71.- .. - SKR. #47462 .. .-. . . 23,87.1.50 . 23,871.50 WATER -SEWER REVENUE BOND.. RESERVE, U.S. TREAS.URY.•.DISCOUNT BILLS.: #6845582/3 @ 10M & ' #270452/3 @ 15M_ -.DUE- .4 /30 /71.. -.SKR #47463 47,743.00 47,743.00. ...... 19 6 2 . STREET IMPROV.EMEN.T,. .G.;. BOND- REDEMP.TION.; . :.. -.. _ . TIME CERT3FICATE OF..DEPOS.IT. #425.4- (N.R.C:)` . 50,000.00 50,000.00 FIREMEN.' S... RELIEF.._ &_.PENSION... . . . . ILLINOIS. BELL.. TELEPHONE ....COMPANY... @:7 -5/8% - 25M DUE APRIL.. 28,. 2006 .,...25,076.00 25,076.00 IRRIGATION . _ YAKIMA L.I.D. #980.- WARRANT - #.3_.@ 61/2% .. _25,484.47 .25,484.47 , ,WATER-SEWER .. YAKIMA.L...I..D. _ #9,81. - WARRANT #5 6% . 31,140.40 - 31,140..40 . . . CEMETERY .TRUST ' - - . II ,YAKIMA L.I.D. #978 - WARRANT. #7 @'7% 7.676.02 YAKIMA.L.I.D. #981 -.WARRANT. 46.@ 6% .... 3,460.05 . 11,136.07 Total investments purchased..during - the month of April, 1971-- . . ... ' $316,357.70 The ,following investments .were sold .during the month of. April , 19.71. . ..., FIREMEN''S RELIEF &..PENSION . YAKIMA.L.I D.. #890 -.BOND #16 .$ 1.00.00 $ YAKIMA L.I.D. . # 9.3 8 . - .INSTALLMENT LOAN NOTE , ....:. -2,971.71 3,071.71. CEMETERY TRUST - ' , . , : i ., • YAKIMA L.:I :D.. #878 - .BOND #27 500.00 YAKIMA..L.I.D. #883 - BOND #14 ' ' 300.00 ..YAKIMA. L. I. D .- 4935 -. INSTALLMEN.T.. LOAN NOTE 432:48 .. YAKIMA_ L.. I . D, . #936:- INSTALLMEN.T.. LOAN NOTE 1,:, 013.6 5 . . .YAKIMA L..I.D. _ #93.7 - ...INSTALLMENT LOAN NOTE . : .. 934.79 YAKIMA.L.I.D... #960 -1 - .INSTALLMENT LOAN'NOTE 1,147.58 . YAKIMA..L.I.D. #977 - WARRANTS #2/3 & #5 16,768.50! . 21,097.00 . MAUSOLEUM. MAINTENANCE . . . . • . _. YAKIMA L.I.D. #977 - WARRANT #1 24.36. ' 24.36 :.TREASURER'S SURPLUS :.:CASH .. . . - •- ....•YAKIMA..L.I.D. #9.49 - .BONDS.. #17/21 2,500.00 YAKIMA L.I.D.: #.977 - WARRANT #4 ..193.83 ...U.S, BILL 4282732.@ 50M - SKR #55283. .:. 48,490.92 51,184.75 . _ . ... : Total investments_ sold during...the month:of:April., 1971- . .._ . -_ _ $ _ Respectfully : submit.ted, - ' .. APPROVED.: INVESTMENT.COMMITTEE . .s/ Doris A. Hufferd . s /John Larson. MAYOR Deputy City_Treasurer . . • s.. /.Craig.McMicken CITY_MANAGER- -- .- • s/ Leonard.Crose .:DIRECTOR OF FINANCE . s/ Walter Chappel CITY TREASURER . It was MOVED BY .Robinson, seconded. b.y _McNeice, that.. the _report..of ,the City Treasurer dated I Apri1...30, 1971, regarding the investments :.of theCity of .Yakima,'be accepted and approved: . .. carried Brown,...Keith, Lambert,...Larson,.Lust, McNeice and Robinson.voting aye by voice vote'. City.Manager- McMicken referred the matter of the'Status Community Relations' Program of the Police...Department to Police.Chief who Officer Kelley and Sgt: • .Stevens. Officer,.Kelley'.reviewed.the programs that on by him and others in the,Department _in.the past._year, explaining.briefly each. of,the_following: •(a) . "Informationabo.ut Larceny" School Program, (b) . KIT' RADIO:..shorts, and . _ ... (c) .. KNDO . "Police - Alert" , Program. . Sgt. Stevens reported.relative to. the City's abandonedvehicle_Ordinance -and stated that 161 vehicles' have' been_ removed that' were' parked°•on the streets. He :stated that the next action... is.to.remove abandoned vehicles from private property. - . City Manager. McMicken_.referred to.his'Report. #116,.Solid Waste Management: .Collection and .. Fees, which he.- briefly reviewed. *Public Works.Director John Mayo and discussed • several types and weights of plastic bags to be used for garbage pickup: He reported that the "Bag•Your Trash" month..starts next week and it:is hoped.to.get community...involve- ment.in program. .City Manager. McMicken..explained: that a one -month trial period is • MAY 10, 1971 proposed with 50 households ..throughout ..,the:.Ci.ty. selected -at random.and provided with.City plastic bags, after which ..the _.ho.useholders :would :be ..polled'...as_ to aheir.._opinions, .the re- sults.of .which. could..aid. in. revisions_to the . pian:andproper implementation...of..it.. After due discussion,. it was.MOVED...by Robinson-; seconded.::by...:McNe ce_that_the Staf.f.be.authorized . to proceed with .the..tr.ial.bag-prog ram. :as recommended -by...City..Manager. Report #116.. : carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert,..Lar.son., Lust, :.,McNeice and..Robinson.._voting .aye.. b.y..voice. vote. - City Manager McMicken- ..referred.to.his.Report #117, Cable.T.elevision, the.Federal..Communica- tions .Commission, and _Yakima, ...and. stated.: that: the purpose ,of is .to. bring the Council up to date on the.most,current CAT.V information in accordance with the request at the Council. meeting.. of April.5, 1971., that the staff_.study and report on the issue of CATV particularly_. in. terms.of. :current FCCii.considerations.,.the procedure the City could follow in requesting.. proposals for a. CATV'franchise,.and..standards which should be considered by the.City.for.CATV operations'in Yakima'• Jim Williams, Administrative Assis- tant, reviewed the alternatives that were listed.in..City...Manager Report #81, and reported. on the latest .findings rregarding .this matter.: • He_ stated...that. Yakima is faced with two alternatives: (1) proceed now...with,..plans to.`develop detailed .specifications, request posals, select the best proposal and.present;it as a_franchise..ordinance to..the. voters in. November, or (2) take a wait.and.see.:attitude toward.: the:. FCC, .taking.action..only.after.that body has adopted or.otherwise.acted...on. proposed . .chariges..'....City.Manager McMicken stated, as . in his Report_ #117,•that the .purpose• of this report's to- inform and_ provide. alternatives and .no recommendation is- made .as..between'thealternate` courses. of action. Council. members indicating that they feel that.al.tern•ative (1) should be followed: it was MOVED by Lambert, seconded by McNeice that the.City Manager.be authorized to proceed with Alternative (1) in accordance with..his_Report #117: carried; Brown,Keith ;..Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by vote. • City Manager McMickenexplaining that .Cascade Airways,. Inc.,.. desires.- to operate a flight service to and from the Yakima Municipal Airport,'.it was MOVED. by Robinson, seconded by' . Brown that Resolution .No..D -1645 authorizing the execution of. an airline operators agree- ment with said Airlines,.be passed-as read: carried, Brown, Keith, Larson, Lust, McNeice and R binso tin e :on.roll call. Lambert voting nay on roll call. I1rs. Lam- bert again empnasize t h e n e for pressurized planes. RESOLUTION. NO. D -1645, A.. RESOLUTION authorizing..and.directing.. the City Manager and_City Clerk of the City of .Yakima ..to ..execute.:_ an airline operators..: agreement .wi.th...Cascade Airways, Inc. City.Manager McMicken. referring.. the matter of authorization to execute an amended .Canal Crossing Agreement...with Yakima.Valley.Canal Company, to Public Works.Director John. Mayo, who explained that -it is necessary. :to amend the original...Canal.Crossing Agreement to add one additional 30.inch pipe to the specifications,._..it..was MOVED by McNeice, seconded by Keith that Resolution No..D- 1646 -...authorizing the execution :of an amended Canal'Crossing Agreement,be passed as read: carried,.Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. .D -1646, .A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager.and.City Clerk of the City of Yakima to.execute.an Amended :Canal Crossing-Agreement with. Yakima Valley Canal_Company. City_Manager McMicken..explaining that..there will...be a.summer. College Work -Study Program carried on with eight students workingfor the City-in.- various departments,.and it is necessary:to execute an .agreement with ..Washington'State°University, it was MOVED by...Brown, seconded by Robinson that Resolution No. D- 1647:authorizing the execution.of.said..agree- ment, be passed as read carried., .Brown:, Keith Lambert, Larson:,. Lust, McNeice and Robinson 'voting aye on.roll.call. RESOLUTION.NO. -D- 1647, A. RESOLUTION. authorizing the.execution_o.f an agreement with Washing- ton State University. for...a..College -Work- Study :Program.• City Manager McMicken.explaining.that :surplus office equipment - is.available for.purchase by the'City from the State of Washington, . Department - of - .General....Administration, Division of Purchasing, Central Stores Revolving Fund, •with: :no provision for the City to.call for competitive bids for. the purchasei-of-such equipment,.and recommending that authorization be given to purchase.said..equipment. without calling.for•bids, it.was MOVED by Keith, seconded by Brown that.Resolution No. D -1648 authorizing..the purchase of said office equip- ment 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 -1648, A RESOLUTION authorizing the purchase_ of office equipment without calling for bids. City,_Manager McMicken explaining thattwo employees, Rhoder Taylor, Service Clerk II, and John D. Lyon, Skilled Laborer I, will reach the age of 65 years so as to be eligible for retirement from city employment on May 31, a971, under .the. general retirement policy of the City, and under the Statewide City Employees' Retirement System, authorization is given to extend the retirement age of employees for a period of up to five years by special action, and it is desired that the retirement date of these two employees be extended for one year beyond their ordinary retirement date, itwas MOVED by=Robinson, seconded by Keith that.Resolution No. D- 1649.extending the time for.retirement for said employees to May 31, 1972, be passed .as read: carried, Brown,.Keith,..Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D -1649, A :RESOLUTION extending the time • for retirement for Rhoder Taylor, Service Clerk Il,.and John D. Lyon,..Skilled Laborer I. City Manager McMicken explaining that Offers to...Sell.• right of.way.property for Washington Avenue improvements, have.been received from Milo and Virley Mae Thompson and Leo W. and Anna C.. Meredith,.it was MOVED'by.Brown, seconded by Lust that Resolution No. -1650 authorizing the purchase,.of said righttof way property, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting.aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D -1650, A_RESOLUTION authorizing the purchase of right of way property for Washington.. Avenue,impr.ovements. 1. • MAY 10, 1971 City Manager.McMicken referred - the matter _of.•se.ttlements,,of.lawsuits against the City, to .. City : Attorney Andrews., _ who . reported brief°lyom two .recent._.settlements. • - Mr. Andrews stated . that in the matter .of ,.the..,City, ::.of Yakima VS Miller.,.. (24th_.Avenue. Condemnation Case) , that this.was the. last .piece.Tof....right:.of ..way- property .tobe: acquired for the 24th:.Avenue, Improve- .ment.project.. He. that '...in.the.matter ::of..Superior Asphalt and Concrete Company, Inc.. , , vs .City of .Yakima ..r.e ' awarding the' bid - °for..Washington.: Avenue Improvement that after . .. .action,.by 'the.,.Council on :3.; 1971 141 was:..awarded. to Weist ..Construction Com- " _ the :next morhing...he.-.was. served with: a ..restraining order.. prohibiting the execution _of . : thel Contract., ..by..Warran :. Dewar -,. :Attorney:.. for: Superior. Asphalt - and ,_Concrete ..Company, . then on May. 5., .. 1971-, . was .,furnished°.with a copy...of . an_Order .signed by ..Judge Lloyd Wiehl rescind- ing the temporary.,. restraining_..order_ :and .order- to show. cause and. a copy of an . Order of Di- .' missal without.Prej.udice ;_dismissing the °.law suit_, signed.by the Judge, which means.that the -City may now - go:.aheadandexecute the :Contract with.Weist Construction Company. . • . City . Manager,. McMicken.:..r.equesting: authorization .for .-Stan.-.May of. the. Police._Department to . . travel Foot .o State...to .Boise ,: Idaho, to .:_attend. a_. two.. week meeting. with expenses paid in the • amount of $150.00,._it_was MOVEIXby_Lust seconded by..Keith- that.said travel allowed with expenses paid:..carried, Brown,:Keith`; Lambert.,... .Larson.,.- Lust.; - .McNeice and Robinson voting aye by. voice .vote.. . • Councilman .Keith.. asking.. to. be excused from:..the next Council._ meeting :_on: May 1.7 , 1971, it • was .MOVED . by Lust, :seconded,by•.:McNeice' that he ,_be excused..:. carried , Brown., ..Keith , Lambert , Larson, .Lust, McNeice and : Robinson .voting.ay.e_.by- voice vote. . There :.being...no .further. _business - to: come before :the...Co.uncil., • it was _MOVED . by Lust , . seconded by Keith that we do . now adjourn at'.theT hour° of 5':35 P.M.:. carried, Brown, Keith., Lambert, _ .Larson,..Lust, McNeice and .Robinson voting aye by voice vote. . . I READ AND... CERTIFIED..ACCURATE:'BY'' (/ ._ ‘. ► i .. . .DATE Tr ?/ 7/ COUNCILMAN / - .. . . :�- --z._, ' c ' mod . DATE g /'/ / 7 . COUNCILMAN • ATTEST: - • • J ! ei / 4 4c-2.-f.----/-2 : . . L ' I T Y . ' C L E R K • M A Y O R . - • - (7 - • - , • • l •