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. JUNE 12, 1972
''.. . MINUTES . OF:. SPECIAL.`..:MEETING : '
. .YAKIMACITY.. :COUNCIL
.... JUNE .12., 1972
The :City. Council met.- in.pecial... session._. purl .uant...to.__due_.notice,.,at _1.2.:00.., Noon,, June 12,
1972, .in the .. Con -Room_at •
— Councilmen present at_.the .meeting_were}.Mayor ._ Bert ::.:Broad..,,.:.Wra -y..Brown., Lenore Lambert, James
Lust.:,_ _Wal. ter.. Robinson .,..- Don_.Sch.ussl.er:..and . Bi, ll2.. Whi ,taker..:.-Al,sa_...present ,were City Attorney
,Fred_..Andrews_,.. Administr.a.tive....As.sistant >Ji,m ,_Wi:l.liams -; Public . Works. Di 'rector.- Dave : Vargas
.P.arks._-Director .Bill •Hutsinpiller, . Recreation .,¢Superintendent-Ron_ . Ab.ernethy,' Planning Direc.-
tor .Jay ,Otto .and :.Transit Manager .Bob Knight.
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The. - Council ..discussed..Minori.ty.. hiring__pol:icies
. Director. -.o:f Parks , and-. Recreation,. _.Bill....Hutsinpiller and....Tr Bob Knight, "re-
viewed_ proposed 1973 ' work .-programs...for their respective departments., .
Public. Works : Director --Da.ve... Vargas :_.re,ported to;: the Council :On;..the..'status _ of the Englewood
Reservoir._ site... preparation.
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The Council.discussed..the. problem._ of. --outside: utility` extensions.,. particularly with regard
to the problem .faced .by..T;o:ri.y. Alegria.
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The .special meeting .adjourned \,at.....3 :00 -P,M. - .
. REGULAR _MEETING_... - -_ ,. JUNE ::12,. 1972. -- ....,..3 :00 P.M.
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The City Council .then met -in - regular :_session -: at -the hour of 1. :00 P.M., Mayor Broad presid-
n ing,...Councilmen-Brown,,. Lambert, Lust; Robinson,' Schussler and Whitaker.:;. :•Administrative
I' Assistant. Williams. and City-.Attorney.Andrews present' on roll. -call. City Manager . McMicken
.absent. �.and_..excused.
The. Invocation.. was.-_. given..by -.Councilman.,Lambert.
The, .of: the regular--meeting .of .June :5 19.72., ..having-. been ..duly.. certified .accurate b
two_:Counci]Lmen- -and ...no••one -present .wishing _to have said: minutes read publicly, Mayor Broad
.declared.said: minutes approved as.r.ecorded. ,
Mayor..Broad ..explained that .before_- starting : on . the:. r.egular...Agenda . items , he has:_.been asked
.by-.. the . Yakima .Visitors and _ Convention...Bureau:. to :make . a....presentation .to• two Exchange stu
. dents who have. been. attending .....Yakima- Valley-College... He introduced,Mr. Kenneth Thompson,:
•Yakima Valley Counsellor.for..International Visitors.; A Committeeof the Visitors and Con
. vention.Bur.eau,.who explained that two Certificates have been' to'be given to
. .these. :students- at .th'is• •meeting.,:.a .girl._ from Sweden and a boy from Hong Kong. H'e _'f.urther...
explained that during :.the past year approximately 458 International visitors from 35
. countries have. visited.:Yakima......Mr •.-..Thompson introduced. the two students who spoke briefly
about.their visit and schooling-.in..Yakima and Mayor'Broad..then :presented them with the
Certificates:
In accordance _with action .by: the _ City - Council..at..t•he:..'previous ..meeting, of :.June 5., 1972, .and .
a the Rezone..Application . of.William Greenwood, et - -al, for the rezone
. . ...of -. property \on. -North:Naches__Avenue and . No•rth: Sixthp.Street' between. Yakima and Lincoln, Ave
F-1 nues, having . been.:prepared, ..it...was.. MOVED..by. Lambert.;::- seconded___by • Schussler that .Resolution
. .No. D- 18.77 denying :Rezone Application, . :be.. passeda.as' read.: carr.ied7 .Broad,...Lambert,tust
I' .. and Schussler voting ..aye::on._.roll....call:.... Brown -:and':Whdi.taker .nay on roll call.'' Robin-
.son excused from. voting._
RESOLUTION. NO A RESOLUTION.. affirming..theaction - of :thePlanning.: Commission- in ..
denying. the application -of. William M.....Greenwood; : et` al... ,..for. the - rezone of property .situa-
ted. on - North. Niches- and,.. North_..6th - Street..between \Avenue and-Lincoln Avenue in-the.
City .of Yakima,. Washington, .from R -3 , Multiple Family Zone, B -l',. Modified: .Business Zone.
This ..being the._.time - fixed for .the Hearing 'on_ the adoption :..of Year'.Cons.truction Pro-
gram-.for construction of...str.eets_in_the: Ci.ty.: :of"..Yakima :, it was..MOVED :•by: Brown, seconded by
_ _ .Robinson that Resolution No. D 1878._.ado.pting-.said..Six Year Construction Program, be \passed
as .read: Director: of Public . Works., -. -Dave Vargas , .. reviewed .the Program i stating.- that it is
•similar except for three changes' :whichhe.explained :in:'detail. .After due
. discussion, Mayor Broad,.cal1'ed for thee.roll:.call _vote: on the Motion to .pass 'Ordinance- No.
D -1878 adopting said Six Year Construction ,.Program., and it. carried, •Broad, : Brown,. Lambert, -
Lust, Robinson, :.Schussler and-.Whitaker voting aye'on roll call.
. RESOLUTION.. NO.. D 18 78..,. -A .RESOLUTION adopting -a .Six Year : Cons truc.tion...Program for the,-period
of 1973..thr_ough 1978 for construction of,' streets - and arterial streets in the: City' of. Yakima ,
Mayor Broad referred to an item not on the Agenda., that of awarding of a bid on the 1972
Intersection Signalization .& Lighting Project. He .explained that one bid only was received
ni and considered by the Bid Board on this project. .J.une 9, 19,72,. from Knobel's "Electric,
I' Inc., who submitted the only bid which is less.than'the- Engineer's estimate. After due
discussion, it was MOVED by' Robinson, seconded .by Brown that the` recommendation of the
City be accepted and that the contract be awarded to Knobel's Electric, Inc., in
the amount of $32: ;556.30, and that City Manager'be authorized to enter into a contract
with said contractor upon the filing of the proper-bond and_.insurance:•carried, Broad,
Brown, Lambert, Lust, Robinson, Schussler and Whitaker voting aye by voice vote.
A Damage Claim having been filed by P. and Donna M.- Tuesley., .916 S..23rd. Avenue in
the-amount' of $158.93, for damages•by a Street Department compressor, it was MOVED by
Schussler, seconded by Lambert that said Damage Claims -be referred: to_rthe City.•Manager and
• Staff for study .'and. recommendation: carried, Broad,..B'rown, Lambert, Lust, Robinson, Schus-
sler and Whitaker voting aye by voice vote. •
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.about half of the cost. After due discussion, it was MOVED by Robinson, secohded
Brown that Resolution No D-1880 and
with the DepartMent of Housing arid Urbaff a
developmen as readi:'carriedrOad, Robinson,
Schussler and WhitakervOting:ayd ofCrO1I'call.Lambeit. temporarily absent. - - -- --
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RESOLUTION'NO. a-1880, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the.City Manager of the City
of Yakima to execute and file an application with the Department of Housing and Urban De-
VelopMent fora' grant to partially finance the development of Washington-Park in the City'
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Administrative Assistant Williams referring to the certifidation by Doudna-Williams-Archi-
tects and the City Engineer of the completiOn of work and recommendation that the work be .
accepted and final payment made on the General Construction portion of the Southeast
Yakima Community Center facility to Mountain States Construction Company in the amount of
$8,899.80, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Schussler that the report of poudna-
Williams-ArchiteCts' and the City ' Engineer dated .May 11, 1972;'with-reSpeCt'tO
tion of the work on Public Works contract, Southeast Yakima CoMmunItY Cehter'faCility,.be
approved, the work be accepted and payment 7 Of the fin al as therein Se forth is
hereby authorized: carried, Broad, Brown, Lambert, Lust, Robinson, Schussler and Whitaker
voting aye by voice vote. • . . .
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Administrative Assistant:Williams referring t6-the:Certification the City 'Engineer of
the completion of work and recommendation that the work be accepted arid final payment
made on the .Row brialing and Developing Project to Eastwood Drilling Co.., Inc.,
in the-a.moUnt:of seCondedy that the report of
the City Engineer dated June'8, 1972, with respect tOrthe:comtiletiOn of the'N'Aroik '6n Public
Works cOntract;:Rowe.Hill Well Drilling and Development Project; be apprOVed, the work be
accepted and payment of the final estimate as therein set forth is hereby authorized: .
carried, Broad, Brown, Lambert, Lust, Robinson, Schussler and Whitaker voting aye by voice
vote.
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Administrative Assistant Williams requesting out-of-State travel be authorized for Bruce
Belfield, Alarm Supervisor, Fire Department, to attend the'International* Signal II
Association Regional Conference on Communications, Fire Alarm and Signal•Systems, at. Great
Falls, Montana, on June 19 to 21, 1972, It WaS'.MOVEbbyq,a by 'Robinson that
said travel be allowed with expenses paid: Broad, Brown, Lambert, Lust, Robinson,
Schussler and Whitaker voting' ayebyl'voice- vote2. ':
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Councilman.Lambert asking to be excused from' the next meeting of June 19, 1972, it was
MOVED by'RObinSon, Seconded-by.BroWn that She be eXcused:'Carried, Broad, Brown, Lust,
Robinson, Schussler-and Whitaker'Voting aye by voice vote.
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There being no further business to come before the Council, it was MOVED'by
by:'Whitakerthat we do now adjourn at the hour of 5:00 P.M: BrOadrowlY,'Lambert,
Lust;' Robinson, Schussler and Whitaker voting aye by voice
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