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Home My WebLink About06/01/1971 Business Meeting • • 0 JUNE 1, 1971 The•rCity Council met in regular..session, Mayor Larson presiding, CouncilmenBrown, Keith,' Lambert, Lust and .McNeice.; .,City ..Manager McMicken and City Attorney. Andrews present on roll . call.. -Councilman Robinson .. absent:.on roll cali_,..,having been ._excused at-the previous meeting, rr . The Invocation was. -given by... City - Manager. McMicken. . . The minutes ..of the.. regular:meeting .of .May..24.., 1971,,..having ,.been_ duly certified accurate by two Councilmen, and ..no. one .present..wishing..to have._said..minutes •read publicly, Mayor Larson f declared.. said.. minutes.., approved.. as .recorded.. In,accordance: with Council .action.on. May 24.,_19.71, and.a Resolution affirming the recornmen- dation of the Planning. Commission and denying the application of George and Lucille Tucker to rezone property at 2002 West Lincoln Avenue;.having been prepared, it was MOVED by Lust, seconded by. Lambert. that Resolution No D -1658 affirming said of the Plan - ningiCommission and.denying said Rezone Application,...be passed as -read. There -was discus- sion regarding the.fact:tha.t the-vote.to have. this..legislation - prepared denying the. rezone was 4 to 3 in_ favor, and,the: fact that one. Councilman being absent from this meeting cause a tie, vote .on. this..matter.,..and it was :-.suggested that. the...matter might be continued until such . -as._ there. - would - be- a . full .vote...... Councilman .Keith stated that in the inter- est of the petitioner.s.,.that.he feels that.the. :issue..should be • decided :today and will vote . with the majority -as- expressed at, the previous meeting,.. so that :.the matter can be taken care of ,this .week... .Mayor_Larson .called ,for the roll call vote :on, the Motion to pass Reso- lution No. D -1658 and it carried,,Keith ,:Lambert, Larson and Lust:voting aye on roll call. Brown, and McNeice,. voting .nay . on -- roil. call. Robinson. absent .. RESOLUTION NO—D71658, ,A RESOLUTION -the.,.recommendationof .the .Planning Commission and denying :the...application of :George and._Lucille_ Tucker ..to..rezone . property aat- 2002 West Lincoln Avenue.. from : R 3., .Multiple :.:.Family.:. Zone,. to Planned. Development Zone.. City - Manager_. McMicken ...explaining...that.:Offers to Sell right :of :way property for Mead Avenue improvements, have been—received—from George.F. J. Mitchell', George F.J.Mitchell and Judy fl 1. Downs, .Samuel W. and .Rose .A. Stuart,. Ada .Burrill...and _Ethel Ringer, and Maynard S. and Wanda-.L.. .Oss, it,. :was MOVED..by.- Lambert-., seconded-_.by_Brown .that Resolution No. D -1659 auth- orizing the purchase.o.f.said.right of way property., be.passed.as "read: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson-,. Lust.. ,and. McNeice: .on: roll° call:. Robinson absent. RESOLUTIOW D -1659, A RESOLUTION authorizing the.;purchase of of way property for Meadl,Avenue improvements: City Manager . McMicken- explaining..-that--b.y .an-.. ag.r.eement. ,dated . March 13 , ' 1967 Gray & Osborne, • Consulting Engineers., is•. performing. engineering.. services for :the City : in' connection with water' system . improvements ,. and... both parties desire _. to - modify - .such agreement as provided in a proposed Resolution,... it -was: MOVED .by• Brown:,:.seconded• by Keith ;that° Resolution No. D -1660 amending . said Contract .with ,.Gray & ., Osborne., be.:.passed.as read: carried., Brown, Keith, Lam - bert, Larson, .Lust- and_McNeice voting. aye -.on roll call... Robinson absent. Public Works Director, John..Mayo,._explained the :.modifications in; the :- original_ agreement, stating that the job involved more . than :Gray and..Osborne did, as'.the, Reservoir work was - done by another.•firm, and .that- the proposedResolution accomplishes two things -- because of the deletion..of the.. Reservoir, - an-increase •allowed,:from 6% to 8% for the'design • fee for Station, because is °a smaller job than was originally planned, and takes care,of a °reduction in the scope of work as-listed in the original agreement. • RESOLUTION NO-: D -1660, A.RESOLUTION..amending.a contr.act_with Gray - &Osborne', Consulting Engineers, for engineering in.connection.with water system improvements: City'' Manager. McMicken :..explaining•that the City contemplates the improvement of Mead Avenue so as require the, reconstruction of the - _grade crossing of that with Burlington Northern, Inc.., tracks and the-- changing.of signals at that 'crossing, which will require authorization of the Washington Utilities and' Transportation Commission, it was MOVED'by Keith, seconded by McNeice that Resolution No. D -1661 authorizing the, City Manager to petition.. the Washington Utilities' and Transportation Commission for'authorization to -im- prove• %crossing,',.be- passed as read: carried.,,..Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust and • McNeice voting: aye-on roll.-.call. Robinson absent.. REBOLUTIONNO. D -1661, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City.Manager of the City of Yakima to petition the. Washington Uti-lities.and Transportation Commission for authorization to...im- . prove .the -Mead Avenue railroad crossing. . - City Manager. McMicken reporting :that Howard La Rose leases property owned by the City and has not.kept.his part.of the _bargain, and. that it.is.desired to terminate the Lease Agree - ment - , it.was MOVED.by.Brown, seconded that Resolution No. D -1662 authorizing the execution,of Lease Termination Agreement with,-Howard La Rose, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust an& McNeice voting aye•On call., Robinson absent. RESOLUTION NO.:D -1662, A.RESOLUTION the City Manager and. City Clerk to execute a Lease Termination Agreement with Howard-La .Rose . City. Manager McMicken explaining that Rent Car,;. Inc..,. who:.operates an automobile rental business at the.Yakima.Municipal Airport..in accordance with an Automobile•Rental Business �-, Agreement and License, dated'October 27, 1970, and desires to assign that agreement.and . license tb Rainier Rent A Car, Inc., and .has requested-the consent of the City to• such assignment, it was MOVED by McNeice, seconded•by Lambert that Resolution No. D -1663 con -.. senting to said assignment, be passed as read: carried, Brown., Lambert, Larson, Lust and McNeice voting aye on roll call. Robinson absent. Discussion brought,out that this_ is a franchise of the,Hertz car rental business at the Airport. • RESOLUTION NO..D- 1.663, A..RESOLUTION consenting.to the assignment of an Automobile Rental. Business Agreement and License from Rent Car,: Inc., to Rainier Rent A Car, Inc., to. operate an automobile rental business-- at.the Municipal Airport. • City Manager McMicken referred to his Report #121, Improved Street Lighting--East Yakima, which explained that Police Chief Bob :Madden has prepared an application for a grant under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 which would improve street lighting in east Yakima, and reviewed his report briefly, giving a summary of the Chief's proposal. (continued) • 1 r 206 \ • • • JUNE 1, 1971, . ✓ • Chief Madden''being-.unable ..to be. present._at.:this'.meeting,. Captain Jack LaRue .spoke to the • matter:.. Mr: McMickenreport . recommendingt, that -upon the .advice of .the Chief of Po`l'ice, that the: Council ' authorize . submission of said application.._for.. a. .to - improve street lighting east Yakima, it' was MOVED. by..Keith, seconded by.Lust- that - the Council. authorize the submission of said application.`for a grant,as recommended :...carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust and. McNeice.voting aye.by voice vote.. Robinson'absent.• • City Manager McMicken reported on the matter.of obtaining_.rights.of-.way for Third Avenue from McNeff Lane . to - Mead Avenue,referring to the map.. which. shows... the parcels•that have already- negotiated..to.sell:"21/2.ft. "for.this purpose. .He.stated - that on the east side, there can-be 7z ft sidewalks with tree wells as all parcels -have. been...negotiated, and on the west side- between' Pierce and Mead; all-parcels have.been negotiated except parcel #6, on which the property owners have:ihdicated that they•would - make a concession and sell the 22 feet td the City, if the curb cuts could be changed to:allow them head -in parking for their five -piex` on this After due..di'scussion; it was MOVED by Keith, seconded by Lust thatthe - Couricil. authorize the .purchase :of the 2 2 feet_ on the east side and other parcels on the west side as.negotiated, and authorize .the_.staff.. -to..proceed with a plan for Parcel #6: Brown, :Keith, Lambert., Larson, .Lust .and. McNeice .voting aye .by voice • vote'. Robinson .absent. It was suggested that in .the block ;nor.th...of. Pierce to McNeff Lane,. that a five'foot sidewalk,be built, putting.in tree. welis for .future street trees.- - City.Manager McMicken referred to his Report. #122, Municipal Airport Terminal - Condi- tioning Feasibility Report, stating that because of the failure to adequately air condition the Terminal Building, especially the. concourses during hot summer months, the City Council requested that a report.be. prepared.. on - .improving•the.cooling.system. He reviewed his report and the. attached report of Bouillon, Christofferson & Schairer.,.consulting engineers,who the-City had engaged to prepare a feasibility study on .this matter and briefly explained the three proposed'schemes suggested in their report. Mr. McMicken stated that after re viewing these with Airport Manager Jim Eakin and working with the consulting engineer in making some modifications, that' he. recominends that we proceed with Scheme #1, as modified, as soon as possible. Councilmen Brown and Lambert indicated.that they d� not feel that Scheme #1.wL11 do the job adequately, and that the_Airport is.a._very important part in our economic scheme'and needs: to be kept in top condition, .which includes.good air conditioning. Mr. John Morgan,'of.Flowing M.Company, (heating and air conditioning), having been asked to attend this meeting by Councilman Brown, spoke to this. matter. He stated that he feels the City would be wasting the money on. Scheme #l, that Scheme #2 would be much better and by doing some the work in this Scheme by force account, as suggested for Scheme #1, that the estimated cost' would be reduced a great deal. Councilman Keith stated that he would like to see this capital improvement weighed against other. improvements that are needed at the Airport.. Councilman .Brown indicated that he feels air .conditioning at the_Airport should be considered as a priority over other improvements and should be done this year. Councilman'Lambert..suggested that... action on this matter be deferred for one week to con- sider other things and to•study it further.. Councilmen-Lust and Larson discussed the finish- ing of Washington Avenue - as a priority: It was informally agreed that this matter would be continued for consideration. City McMicken stated that he will present a of'capital improvements needed at the airport and a financial report next week No formal action was taken on this matter at this time. City Manager McMicken referred the matter of the .1970 Annual Report - Police Department, to Captain Jack•LaRue, who reviewed this report. briefly for the information of the Council. City Manager McMicken referred to his. Report #123, .Proposed.Revision to Fire Alarm Charges, which he.r•eviewed, stating that.this report supplements City Manager Report #56 issued in May, 1969,.which described the cooperative fire alarm services which the City of Yakima pro- vides the surrounding Fire Protection Districts. He further stated that each year the terms of the agreements have been. increased - to.reflect.higher..costs.of operating the Fire Alarm Headquarters, and because of the higher costs, the Districts are considering alter- nate methods of alarm services and have submitted a new.proposition for by the City, which he also reviewed. Mr. McMicken's Report #123 recommended that the City accept the proposal of the -Fire Commissioner's Association .After due •discussion, it was. MOVED by Lambert, seconded by Keith'that City accept the proposal of the Fire Commis- sioner's Association as recommended by City Manager Report #123, and that an appropriate agreement be prepared and presented for .execution to.begin in 1972: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust and McNeice voting aye by voice.vote. Robinson absent. City Manager- McMicken referring to the proposed Resolution authorizing the execution of agreements for the operation of the Central Fire Alarm Headquarters for 1971, it was MOVED by Keith, seconded by McNeice that Resolution No. D -1664 authorizing the execution of said • agreements,lbe passed'as read: carried, Brown, Kith, Lambert, Larson, Lust and McNeice ' voting aye on roll .call. .Robinson absent. RESOLUTION , .NO. D -1664, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City.Manager and City Clerk of the City • of. Yakima to agreements for the operation of the Central Fire Alarm Headquarters. City Manager McMicken reported that bids were received and considered on May 7, 1971, by a bid board, on the North 16th Avenue and Lincoln Avenue - Street Widening Improvement, as °Q ' follows: Superior Asphalt & Concrete Co. $ 9,240.50 9 ggi • Yakima Asphalt Paving Co 19,165.00 Public Works Director John Mayo, reported on this matter, explaining that before awarding . the bid and starting this work, that there is still a matter of getting a signed document from American Oil Company and Eustace L. Clark, owner of the American Oil Company Station property. He explained that there is -a time limit of 30 days on awarding a bid after they have been opened, which time is•almost up, and that since the'City has been assured that the,appropriate.documents will be forthcoming within ten days, which will be before actual' work is started, ' that he is `recommending that the bid be . awarded at this time and that it be awarded to the low bidder, Superior Asphalt & Concrete Company. After due discussion, it was.MOVED by-Keith, seconded by Lust that the recommendation of the Public Works Direc- tor be accepted and that the contract be awarded to Superior Asphalt & Concrete Company, who submitted the lowest and best bid 'in the amount of $9,240.50; and that the City Manager be authorized to enter into a contract with. said contractor upon the filing of the proper bond and ins carried,...Brown.,.Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust and McNeice voting aye by voice vote. Robinson absent. • • • 207 • • . • • • • 1971 - - City Aanager_McMicken requesting_autfiorization. for out-of-State travel for Glen Pleasant and Hal Kinsler, Traffic_Engineering Department, .totravel to. PortIan'd', Oregon, to attend the.International SignalMen!s Regional. Conference. of *Signal' Maintenance, it was MOVED by Keith, .seconded by. Brown,.that.said.travel_be allowed, with.expenses.paid:.carried, Brown, Keith Lust and McNeice.voting aye by voice vote. Robinson absent. Councilman Lambert .reported. on-attending-the .State. Law and. Justice meeting in Seattle and that Yakima.County has.come out_welilin :receiving Law. and.Justice monies.• She reviewed the projects which.havebeen worked on and the:money to be received. • There being.no_further business to come.beforethe.Council,_it was MOVED by Lust, seconded by Keith,that,we do now_adjourntat the hour of 4:45 P.M.:. carried, Brown,. Keith, Lambert, Larson Lust and.McNeice“votingaye. by voice vote—Robinson absent. .0 • • kt..r AND CERTIpIED_ACCURATE_BY. " /r DATE y/ • OUNCILMAN • • / • # • 7 / • . d o. COUNCILMAN . . ATTEST: . • • .• '- CITY CLERK MAYOR • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . • • • • • • • • . . . . • . . • • • , . • • - • • • • • •• • • • • • ,• •• • • • • . . . • • • • . . , . • • • • •, • • • • • • . • . • . • • • • • • •