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Home My WebLink About03/11/1968 Business Meeting . . 399 . March 11, 1968 The Council met in regular session, Mayor Larson presiding, Councilmen Brown, Keith, Kur- bitz, Lambert, McNeice and Robinson, City Manager McMicken and City At =orney Andrews presen= on roll call. ' The Invocation was given by Councilman Kurbitz. The minutes of the regular meeting of March 4, 1968, having been duly ertified accurate by two Councilmen, and no one present wishing to have said minutes rea publicly, Mayor Larson declared said minutes approved as recorded. _. This being the time fixed for the Hearing on Petition Nos. 548, 549 anil 550, filed by the Yakima Mall- Shopping Center Carp. & Others, requesting Vacation of a portion of 4th Street and adjacent T alleys, and having been continued from January 8, 1968, it was MOVED by Brown, seconded by McNeice that Ordinance No. 1012 providing for said acation, be passed as read. Mr. Fred Palmer, attorney, speaking for a group present representing the Yakima Mall- Shopping Center Corp. in this matter, explained that all necessar documents are now on file with the Title Guarantee Company except the matter of the Teag e estate, which is the only technical loose end that remains and will soon be settled. A ter due discussion, Mayor Larson called for the roll call vote on the Motion to pass Ordin nce No. 1012 and it carried, Brown, Keith, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, -McNeice and Robins n voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. 1012, AN ORDINANCE providing for the vacation of a porti n of North 4th Street and certain alleys in the City of Yakima, Washington. This being the time fixed for the Hearing on the Assessment Roll for L No. 961, North 56th Avenue & Other Sewers, and there being no protests in writing or otherwise, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Keith that Ordinance No. 1013 confirminG said Assessment Roll and every part thereof, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Keith, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. ORDINANCE NO. 1013, AN ORDINANCE confirming the assessment roll coveriig Local Improvement District No. 961 as created and established by Ordinance No. 856 of th- Ordinances of the City of Yakima. Petition No. 598, Notice of Intention to Commence •Annexation Proceedings, having been filed with the City Clerk on March 6, 1968, by Matt and Adeline Hatzenbihler, requesting annexation of property situated 200 ft. northwest of the intersection f N. 16th and Lincoln Avenues, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Lambert that Ma ch 18, 1968, be set as the time for a meeting with the initiating parties, Matt and Adeline Hatzenbihler, who II signed the Notice of Intention to Commence Annexation Proceedings: car ied, Brown, Keith, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vot-. Damage Claims having been filed with the City Clerk on March 5, 1968, .y Richard Thomas Buckley, 1211 S. 15th Avenue, in the amount of $27.96 for damages caus -d by water coming through basement floor drain, and on March 7, 1968, by James H. Doerr, 411 S. 12th Avenue, for Mrs. Doerr, in the amount of $20,000 for damages caused by a fall on icy streets, it was MOVED by Keith, seconded by McNeice that said damage claims be ref-rred to the City Manager:. carried, Brown, Keith, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, McNeice and ' obinson voting aye by voice vote. . Mrs. Glenn Hardman, being present, asked various questions about asses ment costs and other matters regarding annexation proceedings in the vicinity of W. Washing on Avenue, which • will commence at a later date, in which the Hardman property is involy d. (Decoto property Public Works Director John Mayo, explained the various L.I.D. assessme t processes and cost and stated he will be glad to meet with Mrs. Hardman after this meetin to give her further information. Councilman Robinson explained ann exation procedures and 'nformed Mrs. Hardman that they will be notified of any hearings on the matter of annexation of their property.. The Planning Commission reporting on the Rezone Application filed by B yer, Baker et al, requesting rezone of property situated north of E. Chestnut Street bet;een Naches Avenue and S. 8th Street, and on the matter of the Proposed Ordinance permitt ng limited sale of alcoholic beverages in B -2 Zones, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded b McNeice that March 25, 1968, be fixed as the time for hearings on said matters and hat the City Clerk give notice of said hearings as required by law: carried, Brown, Keithl Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson,- McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. - The City Treasurer submitted the following Investment report: - February 29, 1968 Mr. Craig McMicken - City Manager Yakima, Washington Dear Sir: IIF The following investments were purchased during the month of February, 1968: TRANSIT YAKIMA L.I.D. #963 - Warrant #9 $ 3,71 6 .68 $ 3,719.68 CEMETERY TRUST YAKIMA L.I.D. #960 - Warrant #10 21.95 YAKIMA L.I.D. #965 - Warrant #6 11..50 33.45 Total investments purchased during the month of February, 1968 $ 3,753.13 400 March 11, 1968 (Investment Committee report, continued) The following investments were sold during the month of February, 1968: CURRENT EXPENSE U.S. TREASURY • DISCOUNT BILLS #16605318/20 a 10M $ 29,554.37 $ SKR 20926 TIME CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT #6179 15 ,000.00 TIME CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT #11764 15,000.00 TIME. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT #880 -219 - 15,000.00 TIME CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT #1180 . 15,000.00 89,554.37 CITY STREET TIME CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT #11776 15,000.00. TIME CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT #1224 -15,000.00 30,000.00 CITY. GARAGE U.S. TREASURY DISCOUNT BILL #16606049 @ 10M SKR 21376 9,873,90 9,873.90 MAUSOLEUM MAINTENANCE YAKIMA L.I.D. #946 - Bond #1 103.13 103.13 GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND REDEMPTION FOR AIRPORT`' IMPROVEMENT, 1967 . TIME CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT #880-189 15,000.00 15,000.00 IRRIGATION TIME CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT #532 15,000.00 15,000.00 WATER -SEWER U. S. TREASURY DISCOUNT BILLS #7940340/44 @ 1M & #4053418/20. 5M SKR 17102 19,243.26. . 19,243.26 WATER -SEWER REVENUE BOND REDEMPTION 1964 RESERVE ACCOUNT . II TIME CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT #6087 .,10,000.00 10,000.00 CUMULATIVE RESERVE FOR DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY DEVELOPMENT TIME CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT #6088 .' . 15,000.00 . TIME CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT #880 -161 15,000 00 . TIME CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT #8313 15,000.00 TIME CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT #1002 15,000.00 60,000.00 FIREMEN'S RELIEF '& PENSION YAKIMA L.I.D. #954 - Warrants #1/2 948.60. 948.60 GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND REDEMPTION FOR LIBRARY BUILDING - TIME CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT #6123 10,000.00 TIME CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT #6130 .. 5,000.00 15,000.00 • 1962 STREET IMPROVEMENT GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND REDEMPTION U.S. TREASURY DISCOUNT' BILL #16606073 ® 10M SKR 21362 9,879.93 U.S. TREASURY DISCOUNT BILLS #16606457/9 10M . SKR 21939 29;750.40 . 39, 630.33 FIRE CAPITAL U. S. TREASURY DISCOUNT BILL #16606050 @ 10M SKR 21375 9,873.90 9 ;87.3.90 CEMETERY TRUST - YAKIMA L.I.D. #853 - BONDS #35/36 1,000.00 1,000.00 AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT, 1967 U.S. TREASURY DISCOUNT BILLS #812533 & #812531 @ 50M . SKR 21354 99,026.78 99,026.78 Total investments sold during the month of February,. 1968 . $ 414,254.27 Yours Very truly, - H. APPROVED: INVESTMENT COMMITTEE /s/ City yTreasurerter s/ John Larson MAYOR _ s/ Craig McMicken CITY MANAGER . s/ Leonard Crose DIRECTOR OF FINANCE . s/ Gladys H. Richter CITY TREASURER i 401 . ,/ March 11, 1968 It was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Brown that the. Report of the City Treasurer dated February 29, 1968, regarding the investments of the City of Yakima, be accepted and approved: carried, Brown, Keith, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. • The Civil Service Committee reported three names, Charles C. Countryman, Norman R. Nashem, Jr., and William L. Weigand, Jr., in nomination to fill an expired tern on. the City II Employees' Civil Service Commission, presently held by Norman. R..Nasheni, Jr. Council mem- bers concurred that any one of the three named would be acceptable to �erve on this committee. After due discussion, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Lambert that Norman R. Nashem, Jr., be reappointed for an additional six -year term: carried, Brown, Keith, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vot . A resolution authorizing and directing the execution of a Grant Agreem nt with the United States of America Department of Housing and Urban Development was intr duced by City Manager Craig McMicken for discussion. After due discussion and consi eration, it was MOVED by Brown, seconded by Keith, that Resolution No. D -1184 authoriz the execution of said agreement be passed as read: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Lars n, McNeice,and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Kurbitz temporarily absent. RESOLUTION NO. D -1184, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager and City Clerk of the City of Yakima to execute a Grant Agreement with the Unit d States of America, Department of Housing and Urban Development. City Manager McMicken reported that Bruce De Pew, Aircraft Sales and Service, desires to lease space available in the City Central Building at the Yakima Municpal Airport. He stated that this is space formerly leased by Puget Aviation. After due discussion, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Brown that Resolution No. D-1185 author the execution of a Lease Agreement and a Lease Agreement Addendum, and to accept a G aranty and Indemnity Agreement, providing for the lease of space at the Yakima Municipal Ai port, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Keith, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, McNeice and Rob nson voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D -1185, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager and City Clerk of the City of Yakima to execute a Lease Agreement and a Lease A reement Addendum, and to accept a Guaranty and Indemnity Agreement, providing for the le se of space at the Yakima Municipal Airport. City Manager McMicken reported that negotiations have been completed b Mr. Watson of Coates Field Services for the purchase by the City of four parcels of roperty needed as right of way for the realignment and construction of Washington Avenue in the vicinity of the Yakima Municipal Airport. Mr. Watson procured Offers to Sell from the following:. II John V. & Florence A. Bolm, Glenn M. & Doris M. Hardman, Charles B. an •Winnie M. Amsden, and Earl and Ellen Tyler. Mr. McMicken stated that the prices to be p id for this property are slightly higher than the City's appraisal of two years ago, but th re has been some land value change in that time and the Staff feels that these are fair and just settlements. After due discussion, it was MOVED by Brown, seconded by Keith that Re olution No D -1186 authorizing the purchase of property for Washington Avenue right of wa , be passed as read:• carried, Brown, Keith, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, McNeice and Robinson oting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D- 1186 A RESOLUTION authorizing the purchase of real property for Washing- ton Avenue right of way. There being no further business to come before the Council, it was MOVED by Kurbitz, seconded by Keith that we do now adjourn at the hour of 4:05 P.M.: carried, Brown, Keith, Kurbitz, Lambert, Larson, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vot ( ----7 ) READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY ,/ /,,5t )) a1 _ DATES •� CP / COUNCILMAN ii _. DATE 2 j\\ 7> \�� J 1 COUNCILMAN ATTEST: 42 7 . (-,0 r , ill ' 4, C I T Y C L E R K M A Y O R I/ • c L