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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/03/1967 Business Meeting 238 DECEMBER 27, 1966 - JANUARY 3, 1967 Since Monday, December 26, 1966 was a Holiday, the regular meeting of the City Council would have been held on Tuesday, December 27, 1966. No meeting was convened on December 27, 1966 due to the lack of a quorum. JANUARY 3, 1967 The City Council met in regular session, Mayor Larson presiding, Councilmen Brown, Lambert, Lynch, McNeice and Robinson, City Manager Smith and City Attorney Andrews present on roll call. Councilman Kurbitz absent on Roll Call. It was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Brown that Councilman Kurbitz be excused from this meeting: carried, Brown, Lambert, Larson, Lynch, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Councilman Kurbitz present after 3:12 P.M. The Invocation was given by Councilman Lynch. The minutes of the regular meeting of December 19, 1966, 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 Petition No. 495, as filed by J. Grant McDaniel, requesting annexation of property located between Logan Avenue and Mead Avenue, and S. 22nd and 24th Avenues, it was MOVED by Brown, seconded by Robinson that Ordinance No. 863 providing for said annexation, be passed as read. Discussion pointed out that the Planning Commission had recommended annexation of only the property belonging to J. Grant McDaniel and leaving out the property owned by the Corporation of Catholic Bishops because of the placement of their new office and service building on this property. Report indi- cated that these buildings are too close to the existing street right -of -way and do not conform to City building standards. Council members indicated that they feel that more will be gained by annexing this portion of said property than leaving it out of the annexa- tion. After due discussion, Mayor Larson called for the roll call vote on the motion to pass Ordinance No. 863 providing for said annexation and it passed, Brown, Lambert, Lar- son, Lynch, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Kurbitz absent. Councilman Kurbitz present after 3:12 P.M. ORDINANCE NO. 863, AN ORDINANCE annexing property to the City of Yakima, and zoning said property. MOVED by Lambert, seconded by Lynch that Ordinance No. 864 relating to traffic control, . establishing maximum speed limits on City streets and amending the Yakima Municipal Code, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, Lynch, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. City Manager Smith explained that this Ordinance brings the street names in line with recent street name changes and changes some speed limits. ORDINANCE NO. 864, AN ORDINANCE relating to traffic control; establishing maximum speed limits on City streets; and amending Section 9.28.060 (b) of the City of Yakima Municipal Code. MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Brown that Ordinance No. 865 relating to motor vehicles left unattended, prima facie responsibility for illegal parking, etc., and amending the Yakima Municipal Code, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, Lynch, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. City Attorney Andrews explained that this Ordinance combines and clarifies several sections of the Code pertaining to leaving motor Vehicles unattended and defines who is responsible for illegal parking and certain other violations. ORDINANCE NO. 865, AN ORDINANCE relating to stopping, standing and parking motor vehicles; prescribing steps to be taken by a motorist upon leaving an unattended motor vehicle, including the removal of the ignition key therefrom; providing that the registered owner ' of a motor vehicle shall be prima facie responsible for certain violations; and amending Section 9.36.310 and 9.36.240, and repealing Section 9.72.170 of the City of Yakima Munici- pal Code. MOVED by Lambert, seconded by Robinson that Resolution No. D -1030 authorizing the execution of agreements for the operation of the Central Fire Alarm Headquarters for 1967, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, Lynch, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D -1030, A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager and City Clerk to execute agreements for the operation of the Central Fire Alarm Headquarters. MOVED by Robinson, seconded by McNeice that Resolution No. D -1031 authorizing the payment of a Damage Claim in the amount of $94.48 to Norman A. Rustvold, for damages to his car when it ran over an uncovered manhole, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, Lynch, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D -1031, A RESOLUTION authorizing payment of a Damage Claim filed by Norman A. Rustvold. • MOVED by Lambert, seconded by Lynch that Resolution No. D -1032 authorizing the purchase of sign material for 1967 without calling for bids, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Lambert, Larson, Lynch McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Kurbitz temporarily absent. Public Works Director John Mayo, explained that this sign material can be obtained from one source only and no good purpose would be served by calling for bids. RESOLUTION NO. D -1032, A RESOLUTION authorizing the purchase of materials without calling . for bids. 239 JANUARY 3, 1967 Bids having been received and considered by a Bid Board on December 29, 1966 for the Scenic Drive — Fellows Drive Grading and Ballasting Project as provided for in L.I.D. No. 960, and the following bids having been received: Superior Asphalt & Concrete Co. $5,445.00 Yakima Cement & Asphalt Paving Co. 6,458.75 Perry Hayes, Inc. 7,735.00 and the City Engineer recommending that the bid submitted by Superior Asphalt and Concrete Company being the low bid, 'and said Contractor be awarded the contract; it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Lynch that the Engineer's recommendation be accepted and the bid be awarded to Superior Asphalt and Concrete Company in the amount of $5,445.00, and that the City Manager be and is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with said contractor upon the filing of the proper bond and insurance: carried, Brown, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, Lynch, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Applications for Sewer Hookups outside the Yakima City Limits, having been filed by L. F. Rasmusson, 1208 S. 44th Avenue and Albert J. Rooker, 1206 S. 44th Avenue, it was MOVED by Lynch, seconded by Lambert that said applications for outside hookups be granted when and if these two property owners sign an outside hookup agreement: carried, Brown, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, Lynch, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Public Works Direc- tor John Mayo, explained that these two property owners are adjacent to the Chester Meyer property and included in the Notice of Intention #491, filed by Chester Meyer. He further explained that the sewer is already constructed and that it would just be a matter of hook- ing on to it. . In accordance with action taken at the regular Council meeting on October 3, 1966, City Manager Smith stated that the Staff has studied the matter of the changing of the name of Fair Avenue to S. 10th Street, and is recommending to the. Council that the name be retained as S. 10th Street. In explanation, he reviewed the matter for the Council, stating that on September 19, 1966, Ordinance No. 833 changing the name of a portion of Fair Avenue to S. 10th Street, was passed; on September 29, 1966, Petition No. 489 was filed by some fifty property owners in this vicinity requesting that the Council reconsider this matter_ and not change the name to S. 10th Street, but leave it as Fair Avenue; on October 3, 1966, several of these property owners were present at the Council meeting to present their reasons for this request and at that meeting the matter was referred back to the Staff; and on October 21, 1966, Ordinance No. 833 became effective. City Manager Smith further stated that the County has changed the street name to S. 10th Street and the signs are up on the east side of said street and the Staff feels that the City should try to have uniformity in all street numbers. Mrs. Chandler and Mrs. Wills, property owners in this vicinity were present and Mrs. Chandler spoke representing the property owners that had signed the peti- tion asking that the name be changed back to Fair Avenue, stating that all the people are proud of the name of Fair Avenue and want it left that way. Council members mentioned "- that many of the streets on the West side of town have been changed to street numbers so that there will be more uniformity with the County and also that in many cases both the new and old names are put on the street signs, and suggested that this might be done in the same manner on S. 10th Street. After due discussion, it was MOVED by Robinson, secon- ded by Lynch that no Ordinance change be made for the present and that the Fair Avenue . signs be left up when the S. 10th Street signs are added: carried, Brown, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, Lynch, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. City Manager Smith reported that the Staff has been exploring the possibility of working out some changes to meet some of the more pressing needs of the Airport, the Weather Bureau and West Coast Airlines, and that they are recommending for the consideration of the Council, that authorization be given to proceed with plans to construct a small office building to the West of the present Fire Station which would house the Weather Bureau. He stated that if this is done, they would also recommend that there would be General Obliga- tion Bonds for a five -year term to be redeemed out of the Airport Fund at approximately $10,000 a year. He explained that this would provide for the expansion of the Weather Bureau and would also provide for more space in the Lobby of the Administration Building for West Coast operations, which is badly needed. After due discussion, 'it was MOVED by Lynch, seconded by Lambert that the staff: be authorized to proceed with the preliminary planning of the suggested changes for the Weather Bureau and West Coast airlines space:at the Airport, which will include the planning for a Bond issue and the providing or recom- mending of an architect: carried, Brown, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, Lynch, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. There being no further business to come before the Council, it was MOVED by Kurbitz, seconded by Lynch that we do now adjourn at the hour of 4:35 P.M.: carried, Brown, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, Lynch, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. r ( ��� READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY DATE 1 11 / g b, Cf NCILMAN DATE t G1 1) COUNCILMAN ATTEST: C I T Y C L E R K MAYOR