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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/12/1968 Business Meeting • • 462 AUGUST 12, 1968 • The City Council met in regular session,. Assistant Mayor Robinson presiding, Councilmen Brown, Keith, Kurbitz, Lambert and McNeice, City Manager McMicken and City Attorney Andrews present on roll call. • Mayor Larson absent on roll call and still in the hospital. The Invocation was given by Councilman Keith. The minutes of the regular meeting of August 5, 1968, having been duly certified accurate by two Councilmen, and no one present wishing to have said.minutes read publicly, Assis- tant Mayor Robinson declared said minutes approved as recorded. . Petition No. 616,.having been filed with the City Clerk on August 7, 1968, by Decoto Air- craft, Inc., requesting annexation of property situated on the north side of W. Washington Avenue, City Manager McMicken explained that the date of October 7, 1968, which has been suggested as the of Hearing on this matter, is not the earliest date that is permitted, but has been suggested in order that the effective date of said annexation will come after the General Election on November 5,. 1968, to avoid confusion regarding voting and changes in polling places, etc. After due discussion, it was MOVED by Keith, seconded by Brown that the Petition for Annexation filed by Decoto Aircraft, Inc.., being'Petition No. 616, be approved as meeting the requirements of law; that said Petition be referred to the City Manager and 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 October 7, 1968, be set as the date for a public hearing by the City Council on this Petition: carried, Brown, Keith, Kurbitz, Lambert, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Larson absent. . • Petition No. 617, requesting improvement of property by the construction of water main, • and Petition No. 618, requesting the construction of a sewer, for property situated north- west of the intersection of 48th and Englewood Avenues, having been filed with the City Clerk on August 6, 1968, by Jack E. Nettleship, it was MOVED by Lambert, seconded by Keith that'said Petitions, for the creation of Local Improvement Districts, be referred.to the City Manager and staff for study and recommendation: carried, Brown, Keith, Kurbitz, Lam- bert, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Larson absent. Damage Claims having been.filed with the City Clerk on-August 7, 1968, by Cecil E. Purdy, 918 S. 16th Avenue, in amount of $23.33 for damages caused by a sewer backup; on August 7, 1968, by Clarence Sanders, 729 N. 16th Avenue, in the amount of $17.50 for damages caused by a City garbage truck backing into a light wire connected to his house; and on August 8, 1968, by Mr. & Mrs. Al Sonnen, 709 S.-32nd Avenue, in the amount of $290.95. for damages caused.by a sewer backup, it was MOVED by Brown, seconded by McNeice that said Damage Claims be- referred to the City Manager and staff for study and recommenda- tion: carried, Brown, Keith, Kurbitz, Lambert, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Larson absent. . An Ordinance appropriating •$1,000 from the unappropriated Water Sewer funds to Machinery and Equipment of the Capital Outlay Classification, for the purpose`of payment of installa- tion and purchase of equipment in the Rudkin Road Lift Station, having been read in its entirety at this meeting, was laid on the table for one week or until August 19,'1968. City Manager McMicken reported that Public Utilities Director Frank Stein explained that the'1967 Budget had $6,000 appropriated for the purchase and installation of a new pump for • • the Rudkin Road Sewage Lift Station and that in addition to the cost of the pump and installation materials, an additional $1,000 is needed to complete this installation. An Ordinance appropriating $1750 from the unappropriated Irrigation funds to Account 890- Miscellaneous in the Maintenance and. Operation Classification, for the purpose of paying damage claims previously approved, having. been read in its entirety at this meeting, was laid on the table for one. week or until August 19, 1968. In accordance with action taken at the regular Council meeting_on August 5, 1968,. regarding a request received from the Metropolitan Park District for annexation of a triangle parcel of land contiguous to the City, and an Ordinance annexing said property, having been pre - pared by the City Attorney, it was MOVED by Brown, seconded by Keith that Ordinance No. • 1055 annexing said triangle parcel of land, be passed as read:. carried, Brown, Keith, Kur- bitz, Lambert, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Larson absent. ORDINANCE NO. 1055, AN ORDINANCE annexing unincorporated property to the City of Yakima for park purposes. • • • The Planning Commission reporting on Petition No. 613, filed by Yakima Fruit & Cold Storage • Company, requesting Vacation of the west 10 feet of N. 1st Avenue, it was MOVED by Lambert, seconded by McNeice that Resolution No. D -1240 fixing the date of hearing on said petition, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Keith, Kurbitz, Lambert, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Larson absent. - RESOLUTION NO. D -1240, A RESOLUTION fixing the time and place for hearing on petition for vacation of a public street. The Planning Commission reporting on Rezone Application filed by Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Williams, requesting rezone of property situated at 1607 W. Nob Hill Blvd., and on Rezone Application filed by Wallace R. Klingele, requesting rezone of property situated at 2906 W. Nob Hill Blvd., it was MOVED by Brown, seconded by McNeice that August 26, 1968, be set as • the time for a hearing by the City Council on the matter of the rezone of certain real • • property as requested by said.rezone. applications, and that the City Clerk give notice of . such hearing as required by law: carried, Brown, Keith, Kurbitz, Lambert, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Larson absent. • r 463 AUGUST 1 2, 1968 / City Manager McMicken referring to a resolution of intention to improve property by the construction of water mains in accordance with Petitions No. 580 and 582, it was MOVED by Brown.; seconded by Keith that Resolution No. D -1241, a resolution of intention to create a local improvement district and fixing the time of Hearing by the Council on, said matter for September 3, 1968, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Keith, Kurbitz, Lambert; McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Larson absent. RESOLUTION NO. D -1241, A RESOLUTION of intention to create a local improvement district. City Manager McMicken referred to a letter of commendation received by Judge Mullins for his methods and procedures in his traffic court, and asked City Attorney Andrews to read said letter. City Attorney Andrews explained that the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Traffic Court Programs, annually evaluates traffic courts and makes awards throughout the Nation. He further explained that the City of Yakima was the only city in the State of Washington to win such an award this year. Council members indicated that they feel that getting this award speaks highly of our court and of Judge Mullins. After due discussion, it was MOVED by Kurbitz, seconded by McNeice that a Resolution :of Apprecia- tion be prepared commending the Yakima Municipal Court and Judge Mullins for this recogni- tion awarded him by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Traffic Court Pro- grams: carried, Brown, Keith, Kurbitz, Lambert, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Larson absent. Judge Mullins, being present, indicated that he appreciates this commendation and stated that Yakima is one City out of 22 in the United States that re- ceived such an award this year. City Manager McMicken reporting that the League of Women Voters have requested the closure. of Second Street between Yakima Avenue and "A" Street for a Candidates Fair, to be held on September 6, 1968, from 3:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M., it was MOVED by Brown, seconded by McNeice that Resolution No. D -1242, authorizing the closure of said street, be'passed!as read: carried, Brown, Keith, Kurbitz, Lambert, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Larson absent. Council members indicated that they feel this is a community venture and benefits the businesses in the area as well as the candidates. City Manager McMicken re- ported that this event is being sponsored by the League of Women Voters, with,the Junior Chamber of Commerce and several other member organizations of the Retail Merchants' Assoc- iation assisting. . RESOLUTION NO. D -1242, A RESOLUTION authorizing the closure of a portion of North Second Street in the City of Yakima for a Candidates Fair. City Manager McMicken reported that the City. Attorney has prepared a suggested amendment to Rules of Procedure of City Council, explaining that the primary purpose for such amend- ment is to change Rule K.2. Daily Order of Business,to conform to the presently used agenda format, and changing other rules listed under Daily Order of Business as suggested in his memo. Mr. McMicken further explained that this Notice of Proposed Amendment to Rules of Procedure of City Council, is presented to the Council in accordance with Rule O. Amendment to advise that a resolution will be submitted at the regular meeting of August 19, 1968, to adopt .these amendments. City Manager McMicken announced the appointment of Mr. Bruce Finke, as Director of Planning and Community Development, stating that Mr. Finke, who was previously with the Seattle Planning Department, will report for his new duties on September 3, 1968. City Manager McMicken stated that Councilman Keith, who is a member of the Board of Trus- tees and of the Executive Committee of the Y.V.C.C.A., will not be able to attend their meeting the next week, and suggested that a Motion be made to appoint several alternates to the Executive Committee, so that the Council will always be represented at these meet- ings. After due discussion, it was MOVED by McNeice, seconded by Brown that City Manager McMicken, Councilmen Lambert and Robinson be appointed as alternates on the Executive Committee of the Y.V.C.C.A.: carried, Brown, Keith, Kurbitz, Lambert, McNeice! and Robinson voting aye voice vote. Larson absent. 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 4:10 P.M.: carried, Brown, Keith, Kurbitz, Lambert, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Larson absent. 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