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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/14/1970 Business Meeting • -139 . DECEMBER '14, 1970 -- • • The .City Council met in regular session, Mayor - p Larsonresiding, Councilmen .Brown.,. Keith, Lambert;•Lust,.McNe.ice and Robinson,. City Manager McMicken and City Attorney. pre- sent :on roll call.. The Invocation was given by,Councilman Brown.'• • The minutes of the regular meeting of December 7.,. 1970, having .been certified accurate by two Councilmen, and one present .wishing - to .have said minutes read .publicly,, Mayor .Larson declared said minutes approved .as. • . • It was MOVED by Brown, seconded' by Lust that Ordinance No. 1272 relating to traffic control by redefining "core business district" for purposes'of and trailer traffic l and amending schedules of locations'where parking is prohibited or'reguated, be passed as read. Public Works Director; John'Mayo, explained that because of the Lincoln and "B" Street-couplets, it is necessary to up -date the Traffic Code to change the boundaries of the core business district. He further explained that this Ordinance covers certain changes in parking,. and, in accordance with a request from Mr. Whitmire of : Whitmire and Associates•Photography, 306 WestrWalnut and Wise B'Insurance Company, 302 West Walnut, to restrict parking as there have been all -day parkers,, and no place for their customers to park; the parking has been limited•to two -hour parking this portion of West Walnut. Discussion brought out that this request for some parking limitations had particularly asked that this be done before Christmas and it being noted that the Ordinance will not be in effect for thirty days after- passage, approval and publication, it'was-MOVED by Keith, seconded by Robinson that Section•4 of'Ordinance No. 1272 be amended to read "This.Ordi- nance is one to provide for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and- welfare of the people of the City of Yakima and an emergency is.hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in'full force..and effect immediately upon its passage, approval and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter. ": carried, Brown,- .Keith, Lambert,- Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson ' voting aye by voice vote. • Mayor - Larson then called for the roll call vote to pass.Ordinance No. 1272 as amended, and it carried,, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson,•Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. •ORDINANCE NO. 1272, AN ORDINANCE relating. to, traffic control; regulating the operation of trucks:•and trailers in the core business district of the City;" prohibiting and regulating' parking,on certain streets;.and amending Section 9.56.070 and Subsections. 9.75..040 (m), • and 9.75.060 (b) of the City of Yakima Municipal Code and declaring an emergency. It was MOVED by'Lambert; seconded by.Brown: that Ordinance No. 1273 creating a Contingency Fund, be passed as read: carried, Brown, Keith, .Lambert, • Larson, , Lust,. MCNeice and Robinson 'voting aye on. roll call, City- McMicken explained that this is a new fund created as set' according to • State•Law, R.C.W. ' 35.33.121, and in accordance with the 1971., Budget. •He further explained that this'Fund.is for emergency purposes, which have been covered -in previous years in the Budget.by a Miscellaneous item.. j ORDINANCE NO. 1273, AN ORDINANCE relating to municipal finance; creating and designating .purposes of a.contingency Fund and specifying sources of funds.for and the manner of au- thorizing expenditures from such fund; creating Chapter 3.82, Contingency Fund,. and Sec - tions.3 :82.010, 3.82.020 and 3.82.030 as a new chapter and new sections of the City of Yak- ima Municipal Code; and dechring an emergency.' . , A.:recommendation having been - submitted for study and recommendation,. by the Airport Advi- sory. Committee re Municipal Airport Plan and formation of: Airport.. Commission,, in the form of a Resolution.to .the City. Council,' recommending.. the 1. Adoption of the. entire Yakima Municipal Airport Plan by the.City Council, including those findings and recommendations which will require additional' evaluation of stated alternatives by this Committee and appropriate agencies of government; and 2. 'Formation of an Airport Commission composed of members of the Mayor's Airport Committee and other citizens of the City of Yakima and Yakima County appointed by the City Council and County Commission; and including a wide • cross = section of businessmen, professionals, public'officials'in agencies related to -the airport operation, land owners adjacent to the airport, and other interested residents, and Mr. Howard Hettinger, Chairman of the_Airport Committee, not being present at this meeting, to report further, brought out that the Airport Plan will be presented - - to many ' other groups, to study and make recommendations, and no formal - action was necessary or taken on this matter at this time. • A recommendation by the Parks and Recreation Commission for engaging professional services for certain park projects, having been submitted to the City Council in the form of the minutes of a meeting on December 1,1970 and a.repor.t on certain professional services needed for the purpose of providing more information' upon which to base a future bond issue and to promote community support, City Manager McMicken reviewed the reports stating that -it was the thinking.of_ the Committee.,.that a follow.- through on a project basis of some of the park needs, should be made and recommending,.that -the City Council give authorization to proceed with.the proposed plans for selecting. the needed professional services, it was MOVED by Robinson., seconded by Lust that the City Council approve the procedure that the Park Advisory Board has presented and authorize them to proceed as recommended with the rpoposed 'plans for hiring professional services : carried, Brown, • Keith, . Lambert, Larson, Lust, :McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. City Manager McMicken referred to his Repor't K -Mart Shopping Center, and the attached reports of the Department of Planning and Community Development and Public Utilities Director, Frank•Stein, and reviewed the matter briefly. He explained that in a letter to Council members on March 30, 1970, the North Pacific Construction•Company had requested access to- .cross a portion of the City's Sewage Treatment Plant property, on a temporary basis, in.order to haul dirt.for.construction work to be done and agreed "to build the road on past its present end to complete it across the property and to leave the present road in as good, or better, condition than it is presently upon - completion of. the work." He referred to minutes: cf the regular�Council meeting of that date which showed that the Council the request 'to the extent that it involves the use of the area for hauling purpose's only and that an agreement should'be drawn up setting forth the conditions to granting said request," and stated that the Contractor is now ready to utilize the roadway and requests access. Mr. McMicken referred to•the reports submitted by the various departments regarding the fact that a K -Mart Shopping Center is.being planned for the de- velopment and reviewed the sequence of happenings since the first request for access was - made, including a request for extension of utilities outside the City limits, and the sub- sequent withdrawal of the application. He also reported that the question of annexation was studied, but since the property is not contiguous to the present City boundarues, it would represent a radical departure from present practice,•and the Police Chief and Fire Chief reported serous reservations about extending their services to a site 3/4 mile from X 1.40 • DECEMBER 14, 1970, the City limits. Mr. McMicken listed the reasons, in.his report why he feels the develop- ment of this site for a shopping center is.unfor;tunate and stated that•on_the presumption that the City is unable 'to control the development of this shopping center in accordance with City plans and codes, and inasmuch as the City Council has previously committed it- self to providing access as requested, he recommends - that the'City - Couric it authorize a special permit in .line with the conditions laid down by the Director of Utilities. Coun- cilman Lambert stated her disapproval of the Mart" Shopping Center "being "built in this location as t - is against everything that h'as been planned for - this area: Councilman Lust also registered his disapproval of the entire - K =Mart project; - as everything'that• has been done so far is in conflict with the General_Plan. Councilman Robinson stated that although the proposed.K -Mart Shopping Center may not be what the City Council believes should be constructed..on this site, -they did themselves to allow access across a portion of the City's. Sewage Treatment Plant property for haulage purposes. Mr. Bob West, representing K -Mart project, explained that they had looked at- several sites• and found this one to be the best for their purposes.,,,He also stated.that they want to cooperate with the City and had withdrawn their request for outside utilities when they learned it was 'to be disapproved by the.Planning Commission.. After due.dic•ussion, it was MOVED by Brown, seconded by Robinson that Resolution,No.•D. -1564 granting a,•temporary revocable permit to excavate and haul'fill material. -from city - property, be .passed as read: carried, Brown, Keith, Larson, McNeice..and Robinson voting aye on roll - call.. Lambert -and Lust voting nay on.roll call. Councilman Keith - stated.- that.he agreed. with. comments.made.by.Councilmen Lambert and Lust, but. feels that we have committed ourselves to allow this access. Mayor Larson and Councilman McNeice agreed with Councilman Robinson's remarks regarding the com- mitment made to allow this access. • RESOLUTION NO. D -1564, A RESOLUTION granting a temporary revocable permit to excavate and haul fill material from city property. . A request from Outside City Utility Service to property located - at 1810 North 48th Avenue, having been made by the owner Fred Montz, and City Manager McMicken requesting.that action on this matter be deferred for a week for further study, it MOVED by Robinson, seconded by McNeice that this.matter be continued for.one week =for study and recommendation: carried Brown, Keith, Lambert,..Larson,.Lust, McNeice Robinson voting aye by voice vote. City Manager McMicken explained that in connection with the contemplated improvements to Nob Hill Boulevard,. an Offer to Sell has-been received for right -of -way property needed for this purpose from Pacific National_Bank of Washington, Trustee, and authorization is needed to purchase 'this property. After due• discussion, it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Brown that Resolution,No. D -1565 authorizing the purchase of said right -of -way property, be passed as read: carried, Brown, - Keith., Lambert, Larson,: Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. RESOLUTION NO. D -1565, A RESOLUTION authorizing the purchase of way property for Nob Hill Boulevard improvements. City Manager McMicken explained that in the 1971 Budget, $1,000 has been allowed for expert services, to engage a consulting to'make a preliminary investigation for Air Conditioning at the Yakima Airport Terminal' Building, and recommended that Bouillon, Chris- tofferson & Schairer be authorized to do this Feasibility Study, 'in accordance with their proposal, in the form of a, letter, dated July 24, 1970. After due discussion, it was MOVED by Brown, seconded by Keith that authorization be given . to execute the proposed agreement, in the form of a letter to.Mr. McMicken from Bouillon, Christofferson & Schairer, by signing said letter and returning it to Mr. as requested; carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, Mc Robinson voting aye_by voice vote. City Manager McMicken referring to the City Engineer's Report on the completion of L.I.D. No. 979, McCargar's Westside Tracts & Sanitary Sewer District,'it was MOVED by Robinson, seconded by Keith that January 11, 1971, be fixed as the time of hearing on the assessment roll for said project:.carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. City Manager McMicken referring to an off- the - agenda item, a Resolution, authorizing a temporary loan of $70,000 from the Water -Sewer Fund to the Urban' Arterial Fund, in order to finance operations of that fund for the balance of the current year, it was MOVED by Robin- son, seconded by Brown that Resolution No. D -1566 authorizing said temporary loan of $ be passed as read: carried, Brown, Keith;. Lambert, Larson; Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye on roll call. . RESOLUTION NO. D-1566, - A RESOLUTION authorizing a temporary loan of from 520- Water- Sewer Fund to 380 -Urban Arterial Fund and providing for repayment. City Manager McMicken requesting authorization for Public Works Director, John Mayo, to attend a meeting at San Jose, California on March 4 and 5, 1971, it was MOVED by McNeice, seconded by Lust thatsaid travel be allowed with expenses paid:. carried, Brown, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust;' McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. City Manager McMicken explained it is necessary .to appoint- some.members to.the Fair. Housing Review Board as the terms of Dr. W.A. Ritchey and Norman Roberts expire as of January 1, 1971, and Mr. Bruce Carter, has been serving on the Mayor's Committee on Human Rights, in place of James -C. Morrison, and it was suggested that he be appointed to serve the balance of Mr. Morrison's term on the Fair Housing Review Board, which expiresZanuary 1, 1973. After due discussion, it MOVED by Robinson, seconded by McNeice that Mr. Norman Roberts and Dr. W :A. Ritchey be reappointed for three years to expire January 1, 1974, and that Mr. Bruce Carter be appointed to serve the balance of James C. Morrison's unexpired term to January 1, 1973:- carried, Brown, - Keith, Lambed Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. - City Manager McMicken reporting that Dr. Roderick McIntosh's term on the Civil Service Commission, Fire & Police., expires as of.January 1, 1971, that he is willing to serve another term, and recommending that he be reappointed., it was MOVED by McNeice, seconded by Robinson that approval be given to reappointing Dr.. McIntosh to serve another 6 -year term on this Commission to.expire.January 1, 1977: carried, Brown,- Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice, vote. Councilman Lust referred again to the matter.of the discussion on the K -Mart Shopping Center and stated that he feel's a letter should be written to the officials of the K -Mart ex- pressing the objections of the City Council members to this project and perhaps indicating their concern as to the general appearance with a request.for some landscaping. Councilman Lambert stated that'she would like to have very clearly stated the concerns of the City Council. Councilman Brown stated that he is wondering if we are not losing sight of the 14 DECEMBER.14, 1970 . • the fact that this project is in the County and that we have promised access across City land. After due discussion, it was MOVED by Lust, seconded by Lambert that the City Manager be authorized to write a letter to the suggested officials summarizing the dis- cussion at this meeting, and stating that it is hoped by the City Council that they will consider some beautification in their plans for the Shopping.CenterY carried, Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust, McNeice and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. Brown voting nay by voice vote. 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 4:35 P.M.: carried, Brown,•Keith, Lambert, Larson, Lust,.McNeice•and Robinson voting aye by voice vote. 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