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Home My WebLink About03/22/1965 Business Meeting _ 5 • MARCH 22, 1965 The City Council met in regular session, Mayor Larson, Councilmen Brazier, Brown, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, Lynch and. Robinson, City Manager Smith and City Attorney Andrews present on roll call. • The invocation was given by Councilman Kurbitz. • . The minutes of the regular meeting of March 15, 1965 having been duly certified accurate • by two Councilmen and no one 'present wishing to have the minutes read publicly, Maydr Larson declared said minutes approved as recorded.• . An ordinance appropriating $,3,000.00 from the Irrigation Fund to the 1965 Budget for said Irrigation Fund having been read in its entirety at the regular meeting of March 15, 1965 and laid on the table for one week, was read by title only at this meeting and it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Kurbitz that Ordinance No. 630 providing for said appropri- . ation be passed as read: carried, Brazier, Brown, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, Lynch and Robinson voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. 630, AN ORDINANCE appropriating the amount of 43,000 from unappropriated . money in Fund No. 510 - Irrigation Fund, to Account No. 230, Expert. Services, in the 1965 appropriation for Fund No. 510,_ Irrigation Fund. , . Moved by Lynch, seconded by Brown that Resolution. No. D -7$3 congratulating the A.-C.Davis High School Pirates Basketball team members and their coach for winning the 1964 -65 State • Class AA High School Basketball Championship, be passed as read: carried, Brazier, Brown, be passed as read: carried, Brazier, Brown, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, Lynch and Robinson voting aye on roll call.. • RESOLUTION NO. D -7$3, A RESOLUTION of congratulation to the A. 'C. Davis High,School Pirates basketball team. • Petition No. 349 having been filed with the City Clerk'on March.15, 1965 by the Circle "L" Distributing Co., requesting the vacation of a public Utility Easement located on•West • Lenox Avenue, it,was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Brown that said Petition be referred to the.City Manager and staff for study and recommendation: carried, Brazier, Brown, • Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, Lynch, and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Petition No. 350 having been filed with the City Clerk on March 16, 1965 by Dean Amende • and others requesting the formation of a local improvement district for the paving of a • portion of South 39th Avenue from Walnut to Chestnut, it was MOVED by Lynch, seconded by Brown that. said petition be referred to the City Manager and. Staff for study and recom- mendation: carried, Brazier, Brown, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, Lynch and Robinson voting bye by voice vote. • Petitions No. 351, 352, 353 and 354 being requests for rezoning of certain property located at 1317 So. Broadway, 3909 Tieton Drive, 1206 South 16th Avenue and 1702, 04, 06 Ill and 0$ Grant Street having been filed with the City Clerk on this date, namely March 22., 1965, by Don J. Young, George A. Comstock, Marvin Eberle and Claude V. Smith Jr., . respectively, it was MOVED by Lynch, seconded by Robinson that said petitions be referred to the Planning Commission for study and recommndation: carried, Brazier, Brown, Kurbitz • Lambert, Larson, Lynch and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. • Moved by Robinson, seconded by Lambert that Resolution No. D -7$4 authorizing temporary closure of Block 1, North Second Street and Block 1 North Third Street from April 4, 1965 to April 11, 1965 for conducting amusement rides and concession stands, be passed as read. Mr. Jack Ferguson, representing Ferguson's Furniture store and Mrs. Nickerson, represent- • ing Dahnken of Yakima protested the use of North 2nd Street and suggested that North 4th • street and Naches Avenue be used for this promotional event stating that it does not benefit their business and takes away parking spaces so that customers can not pick up merchandise and brings undesireable people into the city and provides a baby sitting service for children since they are out of school during this period. Also Mr. John Cadigan, a CPA in the Larson Andrews building and Mr. Pete Ruff also protested the noise • and other distractions to persons carrying on business in offices in the surrounding buildings. Merchants and members of the Council both agreed that Mr. Meeker has done a • fine job in the past with his amusement concessions. Members of the Council explained that they do not wish to work a _hardship on anyone and asked for more time to study the matter of using North 2nd Street. After discussion, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Lynch that said resolution be amended to delete all references to Block 1, North Second Street and authorize the temporary closure of Block 1 North Third Street only: • carried, Brazier, Brown, Kurbitz, Lambert,.Lynch and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Mayor Larson not voting . Mayor Larson then called for a roll call vote on the motion to pass resolution No. D -7$4 as amended and it carried: • Brazier, Brown, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, Lynch and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Discussion indicated that another resolution will be prepared for any additional streets to be closed for this purpose. • RESOLUTION NO. D 7$4, A RESOLUTION authorizing the temporary closure of certain streets for conducting amusement rides and concession stands. Moved by Lambert seconded-by Brown that Resolution No. D -7$5 authorizing the payment of $535.03 to Cecil Newby and Farmers Insurance Group in settlement of damages to Mr. Newby'3 motor vehicle when it collided with a city water hydrant which was overhanging the curb near the intersection of South 3rd Avenue and Stewart Street; be passed as read: carried, Brazier, Brown, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, Lynch and Robinson voting aye on roll call. .RESOLUTION NO. D785, A RESOLUTION authorizing the payment of 5535.03 to Cecil Newby and . Farmers Insurance Group as full settlement of a claim against the City of Yakima. • Moved by Robinson, seconded by Brown that Resolution No. D - 7$6 being a resolution of in- tention to create a local improvement district for the construction of sewers in Blossom Hill Addition, be passed as read: carried, Brazier, Brown, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, Lynch and Robinson voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D -7$6, A RESOLUTION of intention to create a local improvement district. • The 'City Engineer reporting the following estimates for work performed in.the month of February, 1965: • 44 • 6 . • . . . . • . MARCH 22, 1965 South 16th Avenue Relocation thru Fencing & Awning Co. $169.70 Yakima Municipal Airport Sch. II The following is a semi -final estimate: South 16th Ave. Relocation thru Superior Asphalt $145.35 III Yakima Municipal Airport Sch. .Il Paving Co. • . it was MOVED by Lynch, seconded by Brazier that said report dated 3/17/65 be:approved and . that the estimates therein set forth be accepted and paid: carried, Brazier,, Brown, Kurbitz . Lambert, Larson, Lynch and Robinson voting aye by voice. vote. . The following bids having been received and considered by a.bid board, for the Johnson Irrigation Pipeline Project, which is the replacement of an irrigation line on Lenox Avenue: . De Blasio Bros., 4 15,307.76 Fred Traub 0 17,610.27 Oxford and Cook 22,907.9 and said Bid Board and Public Works Director Mayo recommending the bid of De Blasio Bros., . as the lowest and best bid and the Johnson Irrigation Company representatives also approv- ing the bid of De Blasio Brothers, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Brown that said bid be awarded to De Blasio Brothers and that the City Manager be and is hereby authorized to enter into a contract, on behalf of the City of Yakima, upon the filing of the proper bond and insurance: carried, Brazier, Brown, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, Lynch and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Discussion indicated that Johnson Irrigation Company will pay 45% of th:e cost..on Lenox Avenue and all of the cost of the laterals. . City Manager Smith reported that he and the Traffic Board wish to recommend that a traffic activated signal be installed at the intersection of 4th and C streets and that the light now in service at the intersection of 3rd a.nd streets be removed.. He indicated that the Senior Students have been checking the jay walking and that the School Boy Batrol will be reinstated during the interim or until the signal is installed. It was then MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Kurbits that Manager Smith's recommendations be implemented on 4th . and C streets and 3rd and C Streets: carried,. Brazier, Brown, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, Lynch and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Councilman Lambert requested that a free right turn lane onto Lenox Avenue Overcrossing be considered. This matter was discussed but no action taken. There being no further business to come before the Council, it was MOVED by Kurbitz, seconded by Brazier that we do now adjourn at the hour of 4:30 P.M; carried, Brazier, Brown, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, Lynch and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. • ' � ,.) -` /71, - ?- -vi -6-4Z D ATE _ � S ___. READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY _.s CO i ' LMAN , k , DATE 'A% OU N C I L UTAN • . - .„„„ /1"r / • I M A Y O R • ATTEST : /-. ./ � � ��'� \ 7 Y C L E R K • • • •