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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/15/1971 Business Meeting / . 274 NOVEMBER 15, 1971 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 Councilman Lambert. • The minutes of the regular meeting of November 8, 1971, 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 Hearing on Resolution of Intention No. D -1744, to improve property by the construction of water mains and relocation of utilities, in accordance with Petitions No. 691 and 720, and there being no one present to speak to this. matter, it was MOVED by Brown, seconded by Keith that Ordinance No. 1355 creating L.I.D. No. 984, St. Eliz- abeth Hospital and Snokist Growers Domestic Water and Irrigation District, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting'aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. 1355, AN ORDINANCE providing for the improvement of certain property by con- structing the necessary mains, fire hydrants, valves and other appurtenances for the purpose of supplying water for domestic use, fire protection, and irrigation; together with neces- sary drainage features; establishing a Local Improvement District, providing for the method of payment thereof, and creating a special fund. Damage Claims having been filed with the City Clerk as follows: on November 1, 1971 -, by 'Alan J. Burrows, 4208 Arlington, in the amount df $36.75 for damages to his automobile caused by a City street crew, on November 8, 1971, by Brad Patterson, 5001 Englewood Avenue, in the amount of $404. 62 for damages to his automobile caused by a City street sweeper, on November 8, 1971, by James L. Christenson, 207 W. Yakima Avenue, in the amount of $79.28 for damages to his automobile caused by an accident with a City vehicle, it was MOVED by Keith, seconded by Lust that said Damage Claims be referred to the City Manager and Staff for study and recommendation: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert; Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. An Ordinance appropriating money from the unappropriated funds of the Firemen's Relief and Pension Fund to the Pensions Account, having been read in its entirety at this meeting, was laid on the table for one week or until November 22, 197r. City Manager McMicken explained that this appropriation in the amount of $40,000 is necessary in order to meet current and contemplated obligations of that fund for the balance of the current year. He further ex- plained that a change in the LEFF Act has provided for cost of living increases and addi- tional medical costs, and that one of the firemen wants to cash out his retirement benefit rather than draw upon it on a regular basis. Mayor Larson reported that Don W. Schussler has presented his resignation as a member of - the Yakima City Planning Commission due to his election to the City Council. After due dis- cussion, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Keith that'h'is resignation be accepted: car- ried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. City Manager McMicken referred to the matter of' the outside City utility request by Auto - tronic Systems, Inc., for Domestic Water and Sewer located at 1705 West Lincoln Avenue and to the Staff Report from the Department of Planning and Community Development which recom- mends'denial of this application, which has been continued from the previous week. He ex- plained that authorization for outside utility service is a policy matter for the Council to decide and not a matter that follows a State Statute. He further explained that the Planning Commission unanimously recommended denial of this request and that the applicant is appealing that action.. Mr. Ed Loidhamer, Principal Planner/ explained that the appli- cants, who are constructing a self - service gas station, we informed on several occasions of the City's utility extension policy and the procedures necessary in order to obtain City utilities, but neither an.annexation petition nor an outside utility application were sub- mitted prior to the start of construction. Mr. Loidhamer further explained that the Plan- ning Staff recommended the request be denied for the following reasons: 1. -The development conflicts with the General Plan. . 2. The project was developed without adherence to city policy and procedures. 3. The approval of the request would encourage future projects located in other fringe areas to be developed in a similar - fashion. Representing Autotronic Systems, Inc. from Denver., Colorado, Jack Robinson spoke to this matter, explaining that the 'company-thought water service was already there when they leasec the property. He stated that they will put in a septic tank if they have to, but that they are willing to annex, pay frontage fees and, cooperate with the City to get City services. Councilman Lambert stated that the development of businesses on both sides of arterial streets such as Lincoln Avenue has been a matter of great concern to the City for some time and that she feels that encouragement of this type of development would bring about strip commercial- zoning. Councilman Robinson stated that he feels that the Council should con- tinue the City's policy regarding the extension of utilities outside city boundaries. After due discussion it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Lambert that this application for outside utility hookup be denied: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice, and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. An appeal from the Planning _Commission's decision in denying the rezone application of Washington Company of Jehovah's Witnesses, -Inc., requesting rezone of property located at 112 West Nob Hill Boulevard, having been filed with the City Clerk on November 9, 1971, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by McNeice that November 29, 1971 be fixed as the time for a Hearing by the City Council on said matter and that the City Clerk give notice of such hearing as required by law: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Ro- binson voting aye by voice vote. ,275 • NOVEMBER 15, 1971 - City Manager McMicken referred the matter of authorization to execute an Easement Deed and Agreement with Yakima Valley College to•accommodate a Pedestrian Overpass over Nob Hill • Boulevard to Fritz Jaeger; City Engineer, who reviewed this matter in detail and explained that this project, plans of which are before the Council, is a complete single span over the entire right of way. Council members discussed liability in the case of damages or in- jury. City Attorney Andrews explained that the school is self- insured and doesn't feel tha it has to carry additional insurance. After due discussion, it was MOVED by Robinson, se- conded by Keith that Resolution No...D -1750 authorizing execution of said Easement Deed and Agreement, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson,. Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. • RESOLUTION NO. D -1750, A RESOLUTION authorizing the execution of an Easement Deed and Agree ment to allow construction of a pedestrian overpass for Yakima Valley College. • .. City Manager McMicken referred the matter of authorization to vacate utility easements and to accept an easement as an alternate route within the South Circle Mall to City Engineer, Fritz Jaeger, who explained that the City presently holds easements in which' utility ser vices are installed over and across property presently being developed as the South. Circle Mall near the City of Yakima. He further explained that the owners and developers have filed a petition with the City'to vacate utility easements and have offered to grant to the City a substitute easement for the relocation of existing utilities. After due discus- sion, it was MOVED by Brown, seconded by McNeice that Resolution No. D -1751 vacating said public utility easements and authorizing the acceptance of said grant, subject to the' pro- visions and conditions contained in an attached letter dated November 5, 1971, from Francis J. Jaeger, Acting Director of Public Works, to Makad, Inc., be passed as read:. carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D -1751, A RESOLUTION vacating public utility easements and authorizing the acceptance of a grant of a public utility easement, all to allow construction of the South Circle Mall. . • • City Manager McMicken explaining that the Water -Sewer Fund currently contains uninvested • cash which is available for investment, and that additional money is required in the South - east-Yakima Community Center Fund' in order to finance current obligations of that fund pending receipt of grant funds from the Department of Housing' and Urban Development, it was MOVED by Brown, seconded by McNeice that Resolution No. D -1752 authorizing a temporary loan within said Funds passed as read: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. • . RESOLUTION NO. D -1752, A. RESOLUTION authorizing a temporary loan' of $50,000'from'463- Water- Sewer Fund'to 381- Southeast Yakima Community Center Fund, and pro,viding.for repayment... City Manager McMicken referred to his report #137, Proposed Sign'Code, which he :reviewed and explained that Chief Building - Inspector Newell Pock has recommended,the.adoption of a new sign code which would establish the latest standard in the design',,materials, construc- tion, and maintenance of signs,. Mr..- -Pock stated that the City's present sign code has be- . come.outdated due mainly to the rapidly changing sign industry, and explained. that some of the areas in which the present code falls short are as follows: . . does not adequately establish sign' projection limitations, . does not contain provisions for the use of plastics, which are now a common sign material, • . . . does not limit the size, thickness and type of glass paneling in signs, • . does not exempt certain types of signs from the permit requirement, for example, theater' marquee signs where no new sign is constructed but replaceable copy is used . does not deal with the'problem of electric signs' made of plastic, and does not contain provisions for.updating•of nonconforming signs. He further explained that all nonconforming signs the proposal would have four years in which to meet standards_of the new code or to be removed. In discussion, Council mem- bers recommended that a Hearing be held on the matter of the Proposed Sign Code, and. that all people involved with any type of signs should be notified and given an opportunity to appear at this hearing. No formal action was taken on the matter at this time. • Councilman Robinson brought on an off - the - Agenda item, that of the Interstate Highway 82 Project through the Lower. Yakima Valley. He stated that money is running out in'that pro- ject, and that continued delays in selecting a route and getting the highway completed would be a great loss to.our community. He further stated that the Highway Director and Department have done a great job on this project, and that they are quite sensitive to community desires and preferences. After due discussion, it was MOVED'by Robinson, secon- ded by Lambert that the Yakima City Council go on record as expressing that they feel that this Interstate Highway 82 should be completed as rapidly as possible: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. There being no'further business to come before the Council, it was MOVED by Keith, seconded' by Lust that we do now adjourn at the hour of 9:45 P.M.: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by vote. READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY ' . DATE #4-A CO • tt DATE . // /W / • CO 'ICILMAN . • ATTEST: C I T Y Aii AO <7-4 lir C L E R K M A Y O R R • • • I