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Home My WebLink About08/07/1972 Special Meeting / Regular Meeting AUGUST` 7, 1972 MINUTES_ 0F. SPECIAL . YAKIMACITY. £OUNC IL • _..:.August:.7, .1972 • The .City .Council._.me.t in special. -.. session .p.ursuant...to _:due. - ..notice -at: 12.- :.0.0. Noon.,,. August 7, -1972 , in... the at ::.Ci'ty:_ Hall . Councilmen., resent...at:..the meetin ..p g...,: were.` Mayor, Bert_.Br.oad.,. .Brown,.__James :Lust, Walter. .._ . :Rob:inson.,.... D.on.. Schussler_...and.;. Bill...Whi.taker :.., Also : present wwere ..City.....Manager McMicken. and Ci.ty.,A.ttorney,. Andrews. . , . The Council... reviewed... and._ discussed ...a_..proposed.::wr -itten_statement of._community :development goals. .which ..had :. been. :.prepar,ed.:. by, _the Ci:ty: Manager ::for::.Council_. consideration... After an expression . views: :b_y_ various:- _.Counc L members. , - ...the:.,.Ci.ty.Manager__.was .instructed to redraft _ the •statement`,. and...resubmit itto .:the.. :Council _. for:. fur-ther_.consideration . . ._ The •Council .read .and_.discussed._a_..le.tter. from:the Chamber_.. of:.Commerce__requesting. financial :assistance. for .Chris.tmas:.., deco - rations No decJ sion_:was...reached_.concerning the - 7 request. — The. Council:. read :and,- ,discussed_.a.::-,let.ter: from.the , Visi.tors....and Convention Bureau .requesting . ..._ ..financial assistance': to..._print...a:..:conventi .. on. brochure..._ ;. ,No..decision was reached concerning • the request. • • • . • The s. pecial.: meetin. g,. :_adj.ourned..:.at.,.3.:..00 .P.M. • . REGU :LAR_MEETING..._._.- . -. -.. .AUGU;S.T..74:_1 9.72:.: -. .3:.00 P.M. • The City- Council:-: then..._ met... in. regularr...session....at -_ the .hour; of ::.3a 00 .:.P..M..:; Mayor Broad presid- .. .... ing, Councilmen Brown,...:.Lus.t.,... Robinson:;..._ Schus:sler::and..: Whitaker., .City .Manager McMicken. and City._:Attor.ney Andrews .pres.ent.-on._rol1. call'. _ .Councilman. Lambert_ absent. on` roll :_call... :It was MOVED ..by:,Lust :, . aeconded =.by_ Robinson.:: :that :.Councilman :Lambert - be' excused from this meet- ing:: carried ,..Broad...._Brown,..Lus.t., Robinson.,::. Schussler. -and :.Whitaker_voting aye by voice . vote... .The .Invocation :was . given ..:oby...Coun.cilman_..Lust. • ..The minutes :.of:. :the. regular._mee.ting .of :. July.. 31 , :19.7.2.; .._having been duly certified. accurate .by -two Councilmen, and_.no' one...present ;..wishing .:to - have := minutes Mayor - Broad declared said. minutes approved recorded, . Marie _Donelson', .having :..retired.._as: :City Clerk `as - .of •.July. 31 -,' 1972, and John. M. .(Jack. }.Daniel, having.. been hir.ed •Director. of:.Services /City. Clerk,:.as. :of August 1,-:.1972, .the Oath of .. ' Office• was administered . to.. him .as City.: Clerk by fDeputy,City • Clerk. It .was :.then MOVED .by.Robinson secoided.'.by:_Schus.sler that Resolution.No.. D -1910 appointing John M,..Daniel, City: Cler.k..of _the` City.of. Yakima,..Clerk ;.of the .Council;..be passed as read: carried,. Brown, Lust,,. , Robinson .,...Schussler..and.:_Whitaker .voting._aye...on roll _call. Lambert absent. RESOLUTION NO... D- 19.1.0,., A.. RESOLUTION;. appointing ...a _Clerk...of ..the .Co.uncil . ._ . . This being the :.time. fixed.. for. - :.the'- hearing `on : : ;Petition___No:.._ 749 , . filed Donald..Picatti .and Others , requesting Vacation_:of: Barge Street,. between..41st: :and 42nd .Avenues ,. it was MOVED by. Robinson..,.:.. seconded :..by. : :.Schussler.:..that. Ordinance No... 1424 providing ,for the vacation .of a .portion .of Barge'. Street.,..be .passed.J,as_:read... - : _Paanning Director, Jay Otto, reviewed..the Staff report..and: :.the :Planning.:..Commission. .Minutes 'and..reported that the Planning.Commission ._ . recommended. ,approval ...of..,.this .petition : for :vacation of':. Barge - Street• between North 41st and . 42nd .Avenues .: upon. -condition_...that : .1,. A. pedestrian .. access._combined.a- with. :.an:.emergency access. drive from to.. 42nd .Avenues....is. :.provided. . 2.. , 'Easements .for...all .existing_ utilities` are .retained in present or alternative • ._ . locations. . . . . • ._ . _ 3. _Access ..from... 41.st. .Avenue_- is_.retained :. for:.sewer..maintenance. -. ... 4.. All. the _expenses - incurred._by :.the :vacation.. -.•be 'borne-by the petitioners. .Mr. Otto .further...reported that. all .of .these provisions have been .met. Don .Picatti, .one of the. petitioners.;.being -:present;. spoke.in: -favor of the Vacation. After due discussion, Mayor .Broad called for the...ro1l - call vote..on .the. motion to pass Ordinance No. 1424 provid- ing for said Vacation of a.portion.of..Barge. Street, and_it.carried, Broad,.Brown, Robinson, Schussler and Whitaker voting aye on roll call. Lust excused from voting. Lambert absent. ORDINANCE1NO....1424, AN,. ORDINANCE .providing ,for the.vacation of a portion of Barge Street in the .City of Yakima:,. Washington. This being the fixed for the - Hearing on the Assessment .Roll for L.I.D. No. 983., K -Mart Water and Sewer District,...and._there being no :.:.protests writing or otherwise, it was MOVED . . by Brown ,.seconded - by - Robinson.that Ordinance No..1425.conf.irming said'assessment.roll, be .. .passed__as read: carried:,..Broad;. Brown, Lust,• Robinson, Schussler and Whitaker voting aye _ . .on..roll call....-Lambert absent. '..ORDINANCE.NO._1.425, AN ORDINANCE ,confirming the.assessment roll covering Local Improvement District No.. 983 as._created and. by. Ordinance No. 1314 of the Ordinances of the .. City of Yakima :.•. A. Damage Claim .having..been .filed..with.the .City •Clerk on• August 3.,...1972, by James J. Mack, 202 South 65th.Avenue,. amount of$2 ;.262..00 for'damages to his automobile.and.personal in.jury.caused by .a police.vehicle, it was MOVED :. by Schussler, seconded by Lust that said .Damage Claim be..referred to the City Manager and•Staff for study and recomendation: . carried, Broad, Brown,.Lust, Robinson., Schussler and Whitaker voting aye by voice vote. Lambert _absent. • r 4i® AUGUST 7, 1972 In accordance with the action.o.f the.City.Council on July. 3.1., 1972, and an_Ordinance having been prepared. repealing Chapter 5..58,..Photography, of the City.of Yakima Munici.pal.Code re= lating .to the licensing and regulation. of photographers, it was..MOVED...b.y_.Schussler, secon- ded by Whitaker that Ordinance No. _,1.426 ..repealing_.said Chap.ter,. 5..5.8 ,, Photography, of the Yakima Municipal Code relating-.to..the - licensing and regulation __of..photo.graphers,_ be passed as read: carried,.Broad, Brown, Robinson..,.Schussler'and Whitaker voting aye - on roll call. Lust voting nay.on roll call. Lambert absent. ORDINANCE NO.. 1426., AN ORDINANGE.. repeating... Chapter 5. 5.8.,:._Pho-tography,, of the City of Yakima Municipal'Code relating. to .the licensing_ regulation. of photographers. It was MOVED by seconded by Robinson_. that an Ordinance prohibiting parking on the east side.of PierceAvenue from "B" Street to Summitview..Avenue and amending the Yakima Municipal Code, be passed as read. Dave.Vargas, Director.of Public Works, reported that there have been many.requests for more room to move traffic,on Pierce Avenue between "B" Street and.Summiiview.Avenue, and that approximately 11 stalls -will be removed on the east . side of Pierce Avenue. City Manager McMicken.reported that the owners or residents on. this street.have not.been contacted..regarding • this. proposed change... Council.members indicating that they feel. that the persons concerned should be:contacted,,it was MOVED by Whitaker, seconded.by Robinson. that this :matter be continued:for one week and that the persons.con- cerned with: the: proposed. prohibitionof parking on the east side of Avenue from. "B "Street to Summitview Avenue, be notified::carried, Broad, Brown, Lust, Robinson, Schuss ler and Whitaker voting aye.by voice vote. -Lambert absent. An Ordinance loaning the amount of $12,000 to the - Airport - Fund and appropriating that amount within such fund, been.read'in its entirety_at this meeting, was laid on the table for one week or until August 14., 1972. Mr. George Geiser, 1021 S. 25th.Avenue,..a.property owner, spoke regarding.-several matters concerning him. •He.complained.about the. resurfacing.that.is.going on whereby a'lot of • .gravel . is getting. on his yard , . also . that when there .is. snow_, and gravel:.. is ' used ; it gets on his yard, as well as-.after he had.removed the :Snow from his.150 feet of sidewalk, the snow plow came.along.and pushed .. it back on the'sidewaik. He also. complained_-_about the amount of traffic.on Bonnie Doone and the fact. that the. speed limit is•greatly.exceeded and he does not,feel that the..Police..Department is doing enough.to curb the speeders on - this street. City Manager. McMicken..suggested that a City representative contact Mr Geiser and .discuss these matters with him and. explain :the .various programs. regarding street mainten- .ance, snow removal, etc.. .Council members concurred . with. -this suggestion and no formal .action .was :taken. - _ Mr. Jack Sparling,.Chairman.of the Yakima Convention. and Cultural. Center.Commi.ttee.,.stated that..he- is.present.to_propose tothe City the future type of Convention..construction.that is needed for.the He reviewed .the Convention facilities, -which . have a capacity of accommodating,:upto00 people and explained that the proposed facility will be located in thecentral businesS area. Mr. Sparling. further reviewed'.the matter, explaining that some. months ago when the\City furnished the Convention..CommitteeLwith. $2500.00 for the.- .purpose .of.-drawing. up plans.for a Convention and Cultural Center, that . eight .architectural-firms were interviewed.and. the firm of. Paddock .and..Hollingbery,.Archi - tects , was hired to •do this job and. has .created a plan.. Mr.. Bill Paddock gave a .presentation and ..,area. .analysis ..of; the proposed plan., explaining in detail: the architectural drawings .displayed, There was_ discussion. regarding:. - the.. financing. of. the- proposed.. facility and:.it was suggested ;that a. representative of. the Council work with the Convention. and Cultural. Center Committee on this.matter. Mr. Sparling and Mr. Paddock were given due credit for_.their.work on..this project by City Manager- McMicken. and Council..members. No formal.- action was taken: on -this. matter:at..this- .meeting. Mr.. and Mrs. . Mike Kolb., .being..present , discussed in detail ..the. matter _ of . the . Summitview • Avenue.and 4Oth .Avenue. widening projects: They indicated their disapproval. of the project • •_.and'others that are creating more traffic..and asked when is. it going to stop. Councilman Robinson explained-that Summitview is an arterial and not.a__neighborhood thoroughfare, and ..that as long as:there:is. traffic, roads will continue :to be improved. Councilman Schussler stated that he is sympathetic to.Mr. :.Kolb's concern and not feel that the widening of streets; can go on forever, and further feels_.that in the long. run some very.s.erious.; thought needs to_ be given to. this matter. Further brought out matters. of. traf- fic counts and reasons for widening certain .streets ^:to..deal with.the increasing traffic problems. No formal action was -taken on this matter. Reports .having been received.from the Planning. Commission on the following..rezone applica- tions: • -• a. Mr. &-Mrs. Raymond .E. Spratt.,.requesting...rezone of property located at 317.N..lst Street, '.b. 'Yakima Public .Schools.,.. requesting. rezone ol,property located at 104 N..4th Ave.,. c. Mr. Mike A...Polo, requesting rezone of property located .at 208 N. 6th Avenue, it was MOVED by_Schussler, seconded.by Brown August 28, 1972,..be fixed.as.the time for hearings_on said..rezone.applications.: carried, Broad,-Brown, Lust,.Robinson, Schussler and . Whitaker voting aye by °.voice vote. Lambertabsent. Director of Public Works Dave.Vargas explained that .regarding the project... to improve rail- road grade crossings.on "B" Street -:.and...Lincoln Avenue.,.it is.necessary..to execute an-agree- ment with Union Pacific.RailroadCompany,. which terms have been.negotiated and.the agreement is ready to be..signed by the City and the Railroad Company. He..reported on the •progress that has been•made'on_the project and estimated that the work should be. finished by approximately September 15, 1972s. After due discussion, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Schussler. that.Resolution•..No_._ D -1911 authorizing the execution of said agree- . ment with the Union Pacific Railroad Company for.the improvement railroad-grade_.cross- . ings on "B" Street and.Lincoln.Avenue, be.passed as read: carried, Broad; Brown, Lust, Robinson, Schussler and Whitaker.voting:aye on roli.call...Lambert absent. RESOLUTION NO. D- 1911, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City.Manager and.City . Clerk of the City of Yakima to execute an agreement with Union PacificRailroad Company for .the improvement of railroad grade crossings on "B" Street and Lincoln Avenue. , „H.,: .., ,... •", ..,_ : .,,__..., . ■ . i 411 •, .. ,_. _AUGUST 1972*' - . - - --- • • City Manager;McMiCkeh_referred_tothe matterof:responses,to ,the•QUestionnaire City water service to2,Abbott:Well„:„Hereportedthat 42 questionnaires went out, 25 of which . were-users.of_the_Abbott Well .;___Of_the25wha areLbn,..the AbbottL were returned and . of those, 11 owner renters would like to have City water, but there are five contract pur- ..chasers: of these_eleven_who-prefer _In-addition,:there are -. -- severLowner/renters_who_favor"dontinUed. the,:Abbott_Welli..__Mr. MdMicken•further re- __ _ported if.thevishesof_the.contract_purChasers,:axe'considered_to_prevail, then there . ,.:. would be_six-favoring_City_water-andtWele.who wiSh4o Well. Discus- . . •sion,brought_out_the.fact_thatl,thereare.other City where the water situation . is-just as from.this_experience, that some better long rangefsoluton_should_be.morkedon. „;Council-members:indicating:that they feel the City-County Health_DepartmentIshould_Informs:.the_City;.what:Should be done, it was in- , - ..formallInagreed_that_they would_liketo_hear_further:_recommendation.before acting on this - matter and no formal-action..waStaen._,at thiS'tiMe.,.. • City Manager.McMicken..repbrted,that one bid only was received and'donsidered.by.a Bid ,.. . _Board_on...August the .1972-StreetSealing_Program,„from,A.- V. DeBlasio, Inc.. in ...... 2. _the.amount.of.$124658.454. .Engineer.:reporting_that_this_is 'a reasonable. and . recommendinT.that to. A...:N...DeBlasio,Jnc.,, who submitted the-only bid in the amount of $12;658.45,.it•waS.MOVED_bTRobinson,'sebonded Lust ..that the .' . • recommendation of be and.that .the awarded to A. V. .Deblasio and that the. City Manager be authorized .to _... _ enter-into a contract with-said contractor upon_the:filing of the proper boric:I:and insurance: - . carried, Broad;:BrOwn, Lust., .Robinson, Schussler and Whitaker_voting aye by voice vote. Lambert.absent. . , : ,The. CitTTreasurer.having submitted thefolIowing the month of July, 1972: , . • . . . . . . . . _. , July 31, 1972 . . . - - •- - • . . -. . _ Mr-. Craig McMicken - - . - . City Manager , . Yakima, Washington - - . Dear Sir:- . .. . -. ' -• - . , . The f011owing.investmentS 1972:• • ..TREASURER.'S SURPLUSCASH ' • . _. - REPURCHASE.AGREEMENT @_.4% -_SKR . .:• $.2004000.00 $ 200,000.00 . • : .- GENERAL- - _. REPURCHASE,AGREEMENT 4%•:-7_.SKRA13507 • - . : _ 300.,000,00.: -300;000.00 .. . • _ .._ ARTERIAL .STREET ;• '. ' , . . - 42330 = DUE:11/1W72 i : . • -.• - . • @'4,15%. - P-N,B.W. - .,J, .: t: , . - - . _50,000 - 50,0.00.00 - ' •- , _PARK. E,c_JR.ECREATION_CAPITAL_. .. .. . TIME CERTIFICATE, OF DEPOSIT_#.5298-@4.20%.- DUE - . - 8/16/72 - -N.B.C. . . - _ . - 15000000'. TIME.CERTIFICATE OF,DEPOSIT-#6382'@ A.20 DUE - , 8/16/72.7 SEATTLE-,FIRST .... ._ .,. _150,000.00.% 300,000.00 ' :, FIRE_CAPITAL. . . - _ ' TIME CERTIFICATE_OF.IDEPOSIT_#1220:@A:20% Dug - . - - • 8/17/72 77 P.N.B.W. . ._. 150,000.00 II ' TIME,CERTIFICATE_OF,DEPOSIT_41074,20% - DUE 8/16/72. - ,BK OF YAKIMA • ;- . .• _.100000,-00. 2504000.00: ' . .SPECIAL.DEPOSITS_IN_LIEU_OFL-I-D„'S; . . . . - TIME CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT @ 4.20% - DUE . ' 1/12/73 SEATTLEFIRST . . _ . _ .30,000.00 30,000.00 . . . _ _. WATER-SEWER_REVENUE BOND,..1964'.:RESERVEACCOUNT . _ , . -• . U.S. TREASURY BONDS 39M @. 3 7/8% - DUE 11/15/74 ' - ,. - -'- -37;732450 - -37,732.50 • - WATER REVENUE:BOND4.19.64PRINCIPAL-&. INTEREST. , . - TIME CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT 46381 @ 4.20% - DUE . . 12/29/72 -.SEATTLE-FIRST • • . . -.20,000.00 . 20,000.00 . , CITY GARAGE_Depr,eciationAccount : - TIME CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT #2329 @ 4.04% - DUE 11/16772 - P.N.B.W-. 50;000.00 ' 50,000.00 . ..CEMETERY TRUST ' ' , . .. : yAKIMAL.I:D. #985 '- WARRANT.#1 '@ 61/2% • . - ' .,_23: . 23,976.36 TOTAL. INVESTMENTS PURCHASED_DURING_THE_MONTH:OF:JULT,.1972 • $1,261,708.86 11 ' . The_following-investments.were sold during the month'ofZuly, 1972. .....TREASURER.'S:SURPLUSCASH., ,• _ REPURCHASE AGREEMENT @ 500M .. „_. $.500.;000.00 • $ 500,000.00 _,ARTERIAL_STREET . , ,TIME.,CERTIFICATE.OF.DEPOSIT #13361 - P.N.B.W. - 50,000.00 50,000.00 -- TRANSIT . . . TIME_ CERTIFICATE.-OF_DEPOSIT.#5267 ,7A\LB.C. 75,000.00 _ TIME CERTIFICATE_OF_DEPOSIT#13360 - P. - - . . 50;000.00... . 125,000.00 _ . . TAFTH&_RECREATIOU.CAPITAL - . . . TIME CERTIFICATE.OF_DEPOSIT #5275 - N.B.C. __ .200,000.00 . , TIME CERTIFICATE. OF DEPOSIT #3720- SEATTLE-FIRST ' . 200,000.00 400,000.00 - r 412 AUGUST.7., 1972 INVESTMENTS PURCHASED. &.SOLD..DURING._.JULY.,..1972 continued Investments ..sold during ..the .mon.th .of... July.,_1972 . -. continued. FIRE..CAPITAL . TIME CERTIFICATE.._OF DEPOSIT. #394_:. -.. BK OF YAKIMA - . $. 100,000.00 TIMEE'CERTIFICATE..OF.. DEPOSIT.., #1.2.16 _ P.N..B.W. _.150,000.00......_ 250,000.00 CEMETERY .TRUST' YAKIMA L.I.D. #905._.- INSTALLMENT_LOAN._NOTE . ._.311.27- YAKIMA.L. - I.D, #9.15 INSTALLMENT - LOAN NOTE ... _..2,728.79 YAKIMA L . I . D . . ## 9 5.6 - IN.S LOAN NOTE ..,.. 2 4 9.81:.. ._ ' 3: , 2 8 9. 8 7 TOTAL INVESTMEN.TS THE OF.JULY.:, 1972.. . $1,328,289.87 . Respectfully-submitted, APPROVED: INVESTMENT.COMMITTEE - s /Doris A.. Hufferd . s /Craig.. McMicken_. CITY MANAGER _ . .Deputy.City Treasurer s /Leonard Crose.. _ DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 's /Walter . .CITY TREASURER it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded.by Lust that report of the City Treasurer. dated .July 31,:_1972, regarding the investinents_.of the...City of Yakima, be accepted and approved: carried, Broad, Brown.,. Lust, Robinson, Schussler and Whitaker voting aye by voice vote. Lambert..absent. Councilman....Robinson _ aski.ng..-.to.. be. excused.. from the . next_..three _meetings. of August 14", 21 and 28, 1972, it was MO .VED_by...L.us.t,.seconded.by Whitaker that he be. excused:.. carried, Broad, Brown.,.Lust, Schussler..and Whitaker voting.aye -by voice vote.. Lambert. absent. _ There being no .further. business._.to come before the Council, it..was,_MOVED. by. Lust, seconded by Whitaker that we .do now adjourn' :at the ; , hour .of 5.:35'P.M..: carried, Broad.,.. Brown, Lust, Robinson-, Schussler and_Whitaker.voting aye by.voice vote.. .Lambert absent. �_� ®� .READ AND CERTIFIED .ACCURATE. BY... . DATE •/4 -re COUNCILMAN llUl ' y . . . . DATE y • NC "MAN Arm* ATTEST: . • it5f4j CITY CLERK MAYOR • 1 •