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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/08/1969 Business Meeting Mr 651 DECEMBER 8, 1969 . • • The City Council met in regular session, Mayor Larson presiding, Councilmen Brown, Keith, Lambert, Lust,,McNeice and Robinson, City Manager McMicken and City Attorney Andrews present on roll call. . t•. : • The Invocation was given by Councilman Brown. • The minutes of the regular meeting of December 1, 1969, 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. . Petition No. 650, Notice of Intention to Commence Annexation P o ceedings, having been filed with the City Clerk on December 4, 1969, by George E..and.Ethel M. ,Gruver, request- ing annexation of property situated in the vicinity of North 53rd Avenue and Scenic Drive, and there being no one present representing the applicants to speak to this matter, no formal action was taken at this time. . . It was MOVED by Brown, seconded by 'Keith that Ordinance No. 1186 authorizing an agreement with Yakima County-for cooperative construction of streets, be passed as reads carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson',.Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. Public Works Director John Mayo explained that each year we have entered into agreements with Yakima County each time there was a cooperative street project, and this Ordinance will authorize a continuous agreement which.will allow such matters to be handled administra -, tively and it will'not be necessary to have Council approval on each small City- County cooperative construction project. • ORDINANCE NO. 1186, AN ORDINANCE authorizing an Agreement with Yakima County for coopera- tive construction and maintenance of streets. • • A report having been.received from the Planning Commission on the re- hearing of the rezone application of Mr. & Mrs. John.Wade & Others, requesting rezone of property situated be- tween N. 16th and 18th Avenues, on the south side of Lincoln Avenue, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by McNeice that. December 29, 1969, be set as the.time for a hearing by the City Council on the matter of the rezone of said property as•petitioned by Mr. & Mrs. John Wade & Others, and that the City Clerk give notice of such hearing.as required by law: carried, Brown, Keith,' Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting -aye by voice .vote. fl .- A report having been received from the Planning Commission on Petition No. 647,.f.iled by Robert B. Alton, requesting vacation of a portion of E. Nob Hill Boulevard, it was MOVED by Keith, seconded by Lust that Resolution No. D -1419, setting January 5, 1970:;. as the time for a hearing by the City Council, on said Petition, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D-1419, 'A RESOLUTION fixing the time and place for hearing on a. petition . for vacation of a portion of East Nob Hill Boulevard within the City of Yakima. City Manager McMicken explaining that Police Chief Madden, as President of the FootprinteYs has to make many trips to Regional meetings, asked Chief • Madden to report on his recent trip to Omaha, Nebraska. Chief Madden gave a brief resume of this trip and also reviewed a recent'weekend meeting at Los Angeles, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. He explained that he has three more regional meetings to attend in the United States and Canada'before June, 1970, when the National Conference will be. held in Yakima, at which time he will have finished .his year .as President.. . City. Manager McMicken referred to ,the request by the National Bank of Commerce for altera- tion of Yakima Avenue to accommodate Bank drive -in customers and the sketch the proposed plan of alteration. Mr. John Villesvik, Architect, and Mr. Jack Cole, President of the Bank, were present to speak to this matter. Mr. Cole stated that these plans have been formulated to provide an additional lane in front of the bank for those wanting to use the drive -in parking space and the drive -in windows, and eliminate the back -up of traffic on Yakima Avenue which frequently happens with only the" two lanes. Mr. Villesvik explained that the sidewalk in front of the bank will be cutback to-help provide for. this lane to be used for the bank customers. Public. Works Director John Mayo reported that the plans had been worked out with the Traffic and Engineering Departments. and they feel it • will work out nicely. Council members. indicated that they feel that this will be a good solution to the traffic problem. After due discussion, it' was MOVED by Lambert, seconded McNeice that the alteration plans as prepared by Villesvik & Smith, Architects, be accepted, and authorization be given for the work to be done, under the supervision of the Public Works Department: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust and. McNeice voting aye by voice vote. _,Robinson not voting, and indicating the reason for not voting on this matter is because he represents the bank. City Manager McMicken referred the matter of authorization to execute a Pernii.t with the • State of Washington Department of Highways for the crossing. of the main highway with a water main, to Public Works Director John Mayo. Mr. Mayo explained that this Permit is for Gleed and is needed to extend water service to the other side of the highway. He further explained that although the pipe is not needed at present, it is better to get it under the highway while it is being constructed, than to wait until it is needed after the highway has been completed. After due discussion, it was MOVED'by Keith, seconded by McNeice that Resolution No. D -1420 authorizing the execution of a Permit for said pipe line crossing, be passed as read: carried,.Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D -1420, A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager and the Cit Clerk of the City of Yakima to execute Permit No.'.U5 -560 with the State of Washington Department of Highways. City Manager -McMickenreported that at the next=Counc.il meeting on December 15, 1969, recognition will be given to all commission members and people who have served on various committees. - There being no further business .to come before the Council, it was MOVED by Lust,_seconded by Keith that we do now adjourn at the hour of 3• P.M.: carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinsop voting aye by v.icr -vote. N. READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY I/ $0. ► DATE / ( A Ced 1 CIL' • ATTEST: t - �� -�!_ ) DATE // /�� 1 �1�iC �I CL /O7 COUNCIL ►' ; ,CITY CLERK 1��. / ; MAYOR