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JANUARY 22, 1968
The Council met in regular session, Mayor Larson presiding, Councilmen Brown, Keith,
Lambert, McNeice, and Robinson, City Manager McMicken and City Attorney Andrews present
on roll call. Councilman Kurbitz absent on roll call. It was MOVED by Robinson,
seconded by Lambert, that Councilman Kurbitz be excused from this meeting: carried,
• Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, McNeice, and Robinson voting aye by voice vote.
The Invocation was given by Councilman Keith.
The minutes of the regular meeting of January 15, 1968, 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 continuation of the Hearing on Petition Nos. 548, 549,
and 550, filed by the Yakima Mall - Shopping Center Corp. & Others., requesting Vacation of
a portion of 4th Street and adjacent T Alleys, and City Manager McMicken stating that
there is still some legal work to be done on this matter and recommending that the Council
continue said Hearing, it was MOVED by Lambert, seconded by McNeice, that said Hearing be
continued for three weeks, or until February 12, 1968: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert,
Larson, McNeice, and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Kurbitz absent.
This being the time fixed for the Hearing on Petition No. 570, filed by Elry and
Margaret Granstrand, requesting rezone of property located at 1013 S. 28th Avenue, it
was MOVED by Brown, seconded by Lambert, that Ordinance No. 992 accepting the recommenda-
tion of the Planning Commission and rezoning said . property, be passed as read: carried,
Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, McNeice, and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Kurbitz
absent. Mr. Granstrand, being present, explained that as he stated at the Council meeting
on January 2, 1968, when his property, located at 1011 S. 28th Avenue, was rezoned, there .
had been a misunderstanding and he had been under the impression that both of these
properties had been included in his first rezone request, and he had since discovered
that this property at 1013 S. 28th Ave. had not been included, which is the reason for
the request for rezone of this property to have it rezoned the same to add to the existing
El -Rey Apartments on Nob Hill.
ORDINANCE NO. 992, AN ORDINANCE accepting the recommendation of the Planning Commission
and rezoning certain property situated at 1013 South 28th Avenue, in the City of Yakima,
Washington, from R -2, Two Family. Zone, to R -3, Multiple Family Zone, and declaring an
emergency. . .
This being the time fixed for the Hearing on the Appeal from the Planning Commission's
decision on Petition No. 572, filed by Lester & Syble Beaver, Barbara Sears, and Others,
requesting rezone of property located at Glen Drive south of Summitview and Nagles Nob
Hill Half Acre Tracts, Mayor Larson called for discussion on this matter. Mr. Ed
Loidhamer, Acting Planning Director, explained that the applicants are requesting rezon-
ing from R -1, One Family Zone, to R -3, Multiple Family Zone, to build a. 32 unit, two -
story apartment building and that the Planning Department staff recommended to ,the
Planning Commission that this rezone request be approved. He further reported that at
the Planning Commission meeting on January 3, 1968, the Petition failed because of a tie
vote. One member was absent; four voted for and four against rezoning this property as
requested. Mr. Loidhamer explained that the next day after the Planning Commission
meeting on January 4, 1968, an Appeal from the Planning Commission's decision was filed
with the City Clerk. Mr. Howard Hettinger, Attorney representing Mr.larid Mrs. Lester
Beaver, spoke in favor of the rezone request, stating that after the Planning Department
had recommended to the Planning Commission the rezoning of this property he and his
clients, the Beavers, had been very surprised when the rezone request failed because of
a tie vote by the Planning Commission. He further explained that the Beavers had dis-
cussed the matter of rezoning this property with all of the neighbors, explaining to
them their plans, and had filed a list of signatures with their rezone petition of 100%
of the neighbors in favor of this rezone. He stated that since this list of signatures
had been obtained, one other person has bought property in the vicinity. Mr. Hettinger
stated that two of the Planning Commission members had been concerned about adequate
parking for the people in the proposed apartment house and had been assured that there
are plans for 12 parking places per unit and room for more parking to be put in if neces-
sary. Mr. Hettinger displayed pictures arid.a plot of the proposed apartment building and
property. Mr. Terry, new property owner in this vicinity, stated that he is objecting to
this rezone because he is worried about the parking and thinks that property owners will
not have parking space enough. Mrs. Beaver, being present and speaking in favor of the
rezone, stated that there will be restrictions in renting these units that no children,
pets, or college students will be allowed, and the rent charged will be such that there
will not be a rapid turnover of renters, but more permanent ones. MO Breadner, property
owner in this vicinity, spoke in favor of the rezone, stating that the property as it now
exists is an eyesore and belie es this proposed'apartment building will be an improvement.
Councilman McNeice stated that he has lived in this area for over twenty years and it has
not been improved since he has been there, and he is in favor of following the Planning
Department's recommendation and rezoning this property. After due discussion, it was
MOVED by McNeice, seconded by Keith, that the formal Motion disapproving the recommenda-
tion of the Planning Commission on the matter of this rezone be read: carried, Brown,
Keith, Lambert, Larson, McNeice, and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Kurbitz absent.
It was then MOVED by Brown, seconded by Lambert, that the Motion disapproving the recom-
mendation of the Planning Commission on the matter of said rezone be passed as read.
Councilman Robinson questioned the wording in the Motion which requested a re- hearing by
the Planning Commission. He stated that we do sometimes rehear matters if the Council
feels all the information has not been previously given to the Planning Commission, but
in this rezone matter the petition failed because of a tie vote, not because of lack of
information, and recommends that the Motion be amended to change the �ording so that the
Planning Commission should reconsider the matter and make a further report to the City
Council, who will then make the final decision. After due discussion it was MOVED by.
Robinson, seconded by McNeice, that said Motion be amended as suggested by Councilman
Robinson: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, McNeice, and Robinson voting aye by
voice vote. Kurbitz absent. Mayor Larson then called for the vote to pass the Motion
as amended and it carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, McNeice, and Robinson voting
aye by voice vote. Kurbitz absent.
MOTION, A MOTION disapproving the recommendation of the Planning CommFssion on the matter
of a rezone of property situated at Glen Drive, south of. Summitview and Nagles Nob Hill
Half Acre Tracts, in the City of Yakima, Washington, from R -1, One Family Zone, to R -3,
Multiple Family Zone.
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The following Petitions having been filed with the City Clerk on January 18, 1968, request
ing rezone of property:
. No. 587, by M. H. McMechan, property located at 1303 S. 20th Ave., N. E. Corner of
• S. 20th Ave. and Greenway,• '
No. 588, by A..J. Lenz, property located at 606 S. 36th Ave., and
No. 589, by Walter and Wilma Bohen, property located at 620 W. Mead Ave., corner of
Cornell Avenue and S. 8th Ave.,
• it was MOVED by Brown, seconded by Lambert, that said Petitions be referred to the Plannin•
Commission for'study and recommendation: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, McNeice,
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and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Kurbitz absent. .
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Petition No. 590, having been. filed with the City Clerk on January 18, 1968, by •
Mrs. B. E. Pinget & Others, by Vince Beaulaurier, Attorney representing the people in the
• area adjacent to North 58th Avenue (between Englewood and Lincoln Avenue) requesting cer -.
tain sledding privileges, it was MOVED by Lambert, seconded by McNeice, that said.Petition
be referred to the City Manager and Staff for study and recommendation: carried, Brown,
Keith, Lambert, Larson, McNeice, and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Kurbitz absent.
Public Works Director John Mayo stated that he is not in favor of putting up barricades .
and blocking off any streets for sledding purposes, because he feels it is a traffic
hazard to the people living in the area who have to get to their homes and to the children '
' who are sledding, and stated that the last time this was done,the barricades were used for
fire wood. Council members stated that since this petition is signed by most of the peopl:
in this area, they will be the ones concerned as far as safety is:.concerned, and feel that
the City Manager and Staff should study this matter and report back to the Council. After
due discussion, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Brown, that the Motion referring .
said Petition to the City Manager and Staff for study and recommendation be amended to
• state that if there should snow conditions that would permit sledding, before the staff
reports back to the Council, authorization should be given to block off the asked -for
,streets in this petition in such a way that the residents may get to their homes: carried,
Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson,. McNeice, and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Kurbitz
absent.
MOVED by Brown, Seconded by McNeice, that Ordinance No. 993, regulating driveway approaches
and curb cuts, specifying permit' regulations, and amending the Yakima Municipal Code, be
passed as read: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, McNeice, and Robinson voting aye ` c
• on roll call. Kurbitz absent. City Manager McMicken stated that this Ordinance amends
the Code. by transferring the responsibility for . street breaks, driveway approaches, and .
curb cuts from the Building .Inspector to the Director of Public. Works.
ORDINANCE NO. 993, AN ORDINANCE regulating the removal, alteration and construction of
driveway approaches and curb cuts; requiring a permit therefor and specifying conditions
for the issuance of such permit; .and amending Sections 8.64.020, .030, .040, .070, 080 (b),
and ..080 (c), .100 (b) and .120 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code.
• MOVED by. Lambert; seconded by McNeice, that Ordinance No. 994 regulating excavations in
and obstructions to streets and sidewalks,•specifying permit conditions and amending the
Yakima Municipal Code, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, McNeice.
• and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Kurbitz absent. City Manager McMicken stated that
. this Ordinance also amends the Code by transferring the responsibility for regulating
excavations in and obstructions to and sidewalks from the Building Inspector to
the Director of Public Works and raises the permit fee from $2.50 to $4.,00.
. ORDINANCE NO. 994, AN ORDINANCE relating to and regulating excavations in and obstructions
to streets and sidewalks; requiring a permit therefor and specifying conditions .for the
issuance. of such permit; amending Sections 8.72.010, .020,.030, .040, .050, and .060; addi g
Section 8.72.045 as a new section-; ::and repealing Section 8.72.070, all 'of the City of
• Yakima Municipal Code. 0
MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Lambert, that Resolution No. D -1170 revising the schedule oH
• routes for the public bus transportation system operated by the City of Yakima, be passed
as read: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, McNeice, and Robinson voting aye on roll
call. Kurbitz absent. City Manager McMicken explained that only change in the bus. ' .
schedule is to include the Country Store and return.
• RESOLUTION NO. D -1170, A RESOLUTION revising the schedule of routes for the public bus
transportation system operated by the City of Yakima. .
Mr. Lee Campbell, Glascam Builders, being present, and filing with the City Clerk at this
• meeting Petition'No. 586, requesting annexation of property situated west of 56th Avenue '
between Summitview and W. Chestnut Avenues, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Lambert,
. that the Petition for Annexation filed by Lee Campbell, being Petition No. 586, be
approved as meeting the requirements of law; that said Petition be referred to the City
. Manager Planning Commission for study and recommendation; that the Mayor be authorized
to convene a Review Board, as required by law, for a hearing and review of this'proposed
annexation; and that February 12, 1968, be set as the date.for a public hearing by the
• City Council on this Petition: carried, Keith, Lambert, Larson, 'McNeice, and Robinson
voting aye by voice vote. Brown not voting. Kurbitz absent. (Brown refraining from
II voting because of a conflict of interests.) Mr. Perry Hayes and Mr. Waldon, property
owners in this vicinity, asked zoning in this new- annexation, stating that they have
not signed the Petition to annex, because they would like to know the nature of the zoning
City Manager McMicken explained that the zoning is worked out in the Planning Department
and suggested they discuss this matter with the Planning Department.
City Manager McMicken reported that at the Council meeting on October 23, 1967, the•Counci
approved an outside sewer hook -up for Glascam Builders, on the condition that they also
accept City water service, and an outside hookup agreement was signed at that time to this
effect. He stated that since the Department of Public Works has found that there is an .
8 inch relatively new water line of the. Nob Hill Water Company lying in the street on 56th
Avenue and it is felt that this line should not be duplicated because it would mean an
unnecessary expense and recommends that the requirement that Glascam Builders must also
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accept City water service be deleted from the outside hookup agreement formerly signed.
After due discussion, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by McNeice, that the provision
that Glascam Builders must also accept City Water service be deleted frjom the agreement
approving outside sewer hookup: carried, Keith, Lambert, Larson, McNeice, and Robinson
voting aye by voice vote. Brown not voting. Kurbitz absent. (Brown refraining from
voting because of a conflict of interest.)
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A Damage Claim having been filed with the City Clerk on January 16, 1968, by Stewart
Johnson, 2201 West Yakima Avenue, in the amount of $24.82 for damages to water main by
City of Yakima Water Dept., and. a Damage Claim having been filed with the City Clerk on
January 14, 1968, by Pacific Power & Light Co., in the amount of $58.57 for damages caused
to a guy wire by a City Garbage truck, it was MOVED by Lambert, seconded by McNeice, that
said DAMAGE CLAIMS be referred to the City Manager and Staff for study and recommendation:
carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, McNeice, and Robinson voting aye by voice vote.
Kurbitz absent. . •
City Manager McMicken referred to his report #12 regarding the Proposed Department of •
Planning and Community Development, and recommended that an Ordinance lie prepared to amend.
the Municipal Code to reassign duties and responsibilities of the Planning and Inspection
Departments, and at the appropriate time authorize the additional expenditure required. •
for the remainder of this fiscal year as outlined in this report. After due discussion,
it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Lambert, that an Ordinance be prepared in accordance
with the City Manager's Report #12: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, McNeice, and
Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Kurbitz absent. .
City Manager McMicken reported that several members of the Staff are meeting this week
with the people in the North 4th Street district and showed a map of the district prepared
by the Planning Department. He stated that he had met once with them and they now felt
that annexation should be considered by the neighborhood. He further stated that the
people in this vicinity seem to be more interested in annexation on an election basis
than on a petition basis. Mr. McMicken reported that this neighborhood represents 105
acre's, with. approximately 110 units, and has 138 registered voters. He invited Council mem-
bers, as well as the Staff, to attend this meeting.
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R. S. Cameron, Architect, having submitted a progress report of the construction work per -
formed on the Airport Office Building by Cook -Lewis Company in the amount of $8,110.87
and recommending payment of same, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Brown, that said
report dated January 16, 1968, with respect to the progress on this project, be approved
and that the progress estimate therein set forth be approved and payment of the same
authorized: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, McNeice, and Robinson voting aye by
voice vote. Kurbitz absent.
Public Works Director John Mayo reported that the Traffic Advisory Board recommended that
no parking be allowed on 16th Avenue between Nob Hill Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue. He
stated that this street will soon become a four -lane street with construction probably .
starting in March and recommended that the parking should be removed now to get the
people out of the habit of parking on this street. Councilman Robinson stated that he
does not feel it is necessary to remove the parking before letting the contract for con-
struction work on this'street. After due discussion, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded .
by- Brown, that this matter be continued for a week: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, •
Larson, McNeice, and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Kurbitz absent.
City. Manager McMicken reported that Leonard Crose, Assistant Finance Director, has been
appointed Finance Director to replace Ray McGraw who recently resigned
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City Manager McMicken reported that the Staff has reviewed the matter of the Application
for Sewer connection outside Yakima City Limits, that was filed with the City, Clerk on
January 11, 1968, by the Corporation of the Catholic Bishop of Yakima, and referred to
the City Manager and Staff by the Council at the Council meeting of January 15, 1968, and
recommends that this outside sewer hookup be approved. After ,clue discussion, it was MOVED
by Robinson, seconded by- Lambert, that said application for outside sewer hookup be
approved when the Outside Hookup Agreement is signed:. carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert,
Larson, McNeice, and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Kurbitz absent. -
City Manager McMicken stating that Fire Chief Jules Shockley is requesting authorization
for three firemen, Lee Willson, Matt Young, and Rex Laffoon, to attend the Fire Department
Management School in Portland, Oregon, this week at an approximate cost of $80.00 per man,
and recommending same, it was MOVED by Lambert, seconded by McNeice, that said trip be
allowed with expenses paid: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, McNeice Robinson
voting aye by voice vote. Kurbitz absent.
There being no further business to come before the Council, it was MOVED by Keith, seconded
by McNeice, that we do now adjourn atthe hour of 5:50 P.M.: carried, Brown, Keith,
Lambert, Larson, McNeice, and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Kurbitz absent.
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