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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-07-195922'~!) 1-1U 1~1,111 tN[ t1..~?ti.L.N lI1.0 1'T___.. rJi?L Y I Regular raeeting of the City t;ouncil of r,he Ci-ty of Aubtzz r1, hel_d aU 8:00 P.K. irz the Counci1. Chambers at, the, Cit-,y Hall. T}ie r? eeta_ ng was c all_ Q d o or de s: b si Ma-yT or enis a. COUt'?i.i.lE'I"!E'r? P1^P.,aeI1t,: Aa.Y3vP p8fi•P."C'Seno KaIT1TtIP..,,TTe_r' F1t;Zs7_1.T1mOiIS, MOC!9i]E?`'l PT'E,'.`'C Q1;t CQu.?"?Cil:;iE?T'1 1-1b:i°)lt : .5t,aZC]el" Minutes of the previous meet?.ng held June 16, 1959 wpre ap;oroved as mailed. p?JBLT': HEARING ROY HAtiirK:Ln13 HEkRTNC The~ Mayor d.ecla.rPd the Pu'o1.i.c Hearing open on the requesi of Ro1- Hawk_i_ns to vacate the a.11_ey between his p:ropertlT anci the Grey hound Bus Depot. There being z-io objections, the lKayo,r declared the Pub1_ic Hearing closed.. Resolution ;148, introduced by Towne.r und 2nd b;r Kammesrer, setting the date fo:.r Publi.c iiearing on July 21, 1959, be ddapted ti•aith *;he follotaing ro11 call_ vote bea.ng reco.rded; Aaby, -ves; pE.,tel"SPri, y@S 9 Kc1m171ey2?", VE'.S ; F1tZS11T11T1011:.i , y2a ; Z'OW17eT', ye s; PY'P.SCOyt, VeS; xNNF;XxTIoN xEaxzNG T~e Mayor declared the Pub? i.c HPari.zg open ori the annexa- tiorl of proparty east of Roh.r xircraft on 96th. There being no o'njection, the NIajror declared the Public HQaritig rlosed. Tt was rnoved bir Kammeyer and 2nd by Petersen that the Cit.y At:,torney be instruct~~eci to draw ur! the neGessary ord.inance. MOTIC?N CARRIFD B I DS Bids we .re rece:ived f.rorn the fal.low' ng companies to stapply the City with curb and gutters for L.I.D. -#135; George Heck ~c. iSons; Miller Cornstruction Co.; George Madsen Co.; and TJa1.lAy 'iCPment Finishing 'uo. It was moved bv Towner and 2nd ?,v Prescot;t ±-,hat these bzds be referred to t_h_e St reet Commi ttee and Cits;r Fnga nee.r with power t0 c1Cfi . PrOmTON CARRIEB GONUUTTEE REPOR.Ta PIJRCHASTNG iVTo report, FTRL The new fire ha17_ has been held up because of thP strzke t the brick fact,orv. LICEP3SE r1o report STRE-~';T P1o repo .rt WATEI±. The City At,torney has al1 the paners frorn ',,,rater D-;_st. 1180 "or the purchase of that d; stri^t. ThP cieAd shouJ_d be sigrled .n a week or so. ~~,lould lz.ke to know whet,her permission haa come frorn Roh;r .irc.raft about nooking anto thei-r line. Th_'ev have ;ae rPral •eques-ts to hook onto thi.s line and w%11 do so whenever parmi.ssion S obtci1.I7eC3 • I'AGL 2?31 , AUBURN, WASHINGTOPd TL1ESDAY JULY 19159 LIGHTS North Auburn has thPir Iights and also the Town and Country Club. A request was mad.e to i.nstall a str. eet light, at the Fast Vftlley Hwi 'r. and 300tn Sol.zth. ' It was moved by Prescott and 2r1u bjr Towne+° that the Puget Sound Power and Light Co, be instY'UCtPd tO hang a Merctz.ry Vapor li_ght at the intersectior1 of East Va.lle-,r HzNV. and 300tn South. MOTION CARRIED ORDTNANC.E #133 1 ; ' It rNaS moved b-,j Kammeyer and 2nd by Fitzsimmons that Ordinance ;C1331, PS1t1t,.LPd, An ordinance of the Cit?r of Aubu?^n, Washington appropriating the slzm o.f "P'7500.00 from unbudgeted ' Water Funds for Material and Supplies fo.r the benefit of the Cit,y Water Department, be introduced. 140TION CARRIED ORDINkNCE #1332 It was moved bv Aab~r and 2nd bv Prescott that Ordinance , ;~1332, er~titled, AnV ordinance of the City of Aubu .rn, T^Jashington, relating to and p.roviding for the annexatzon of a contig;uous , a.rea of land lying to the Southerly Marginal line of the exist,- ing city limits of the City of Auburn to the City of Auburn, , which land is descri.bed in a petition duly filed with the City , Clerk of the Cltv of Aijburn, be intraduced and adopted with the following roll call vote being recorded: aaby, yes; Petersen, sres; Kammeyer, yes; ritzsimmons, yes; Towner, ves; Prescott, yes; , ORDIRiaNCE #1333 It was moved by Prescott and 2nd by Fitzsimmons that ' Ordinance #1333, entit_led, An ordinance of the City of Auburn, Washington, providirg for the improvement of portions of certain streets i_n the City of Au'purn by the construction of concrete cu.r.b and gu~tters, an asphaltic concrete surface, water mains, and fire hydrants, all in accordance wi-th a petition signed by a majority of the affected propert;T owners and fi,led with the City Clerk of said CitTJ, and a certification of the Gity Engineer of said citv t'r.at:, a majority ef the affected propert';r owners have signed the petition and that all of the facts set forth in said petition are ;rue and that the estimated cost to the property wi .ll not exr.eed the limit establa shed by law, ~ creating a 1oca1 Improvement District, providing for the T1E.'CPssarTr ' proposed improvements, prescribing the mode of payment o£ assessments and creating a Local Improvement District rund, and c.reati-ng a Local Improveznent Di:-trict therefor, be introdtzced ' and adopted with the _following roll call vote bei.ng recorded: tiab,y, yes; Petersen, yes; Kammeyer, ves; Fitzs-mmons, ~res; Towner, yes; Prescott, T,res; ~ ~ e^JATER SL1PT. REPORT No report STREET SUPT. ~ Tdo report ~ ' E~.TGIT?EER REPORT No report HTGH GRASS The :,'tayor informed everyone that the grass ordinance will be carrRed 9&t and that if the City cuts any grdss, the propert~,T owners wi11 be charged. CITY SHOP The Mayor appointed a committee of three to look into the matter of the Ciy stnrting their own shop for au.tomobiles and An,,;nmPnt.. Counc~lmen appointed we.re, Petersen, Fitzsimmons, and T AW 2! AUBURN,ifdASHINGTON TUESDAY JULY=,?, 1959 OLD BLI3TNEaS Cour_cilman Aaby brought, up the subject of the wage hou:r law. It wds mojred by Aab,r and 2nd b:r Kamme;rer that the City attorne,y be znstruc~red to draw up an ordinanee to r.ornplv w:i.th the State law with reference theret.o. NIOTION CARRIED ThP Mayor asked about the i sland on M Street, und Enumclaw Hwv. The St .reet Cupt. stated that the strike caused the del.ay. This matter will be take:l care of next; week. TJEW BUSINESS There was no R?ew Business. CORRESPOI`dDENCE ARNF'Y REqCTEST The City Clerk read a letter from Mr. Rodney W. ArneT;r, J:r. owner of Tubbyt s Food CentP_r, eY7closed witn the letter were letters of requests and also a petition signed by several hurdred people requesti.ng the beer licensP be authorized f'or th.is market. The Mayor made a recommendatian t;o grant this request. It was moved 'ay Petersen and 2nd by Prescott that this cornplain.t be withd.rawrl, and Mr. Arney be granted a beer and wine lirense. MOTION CAR_RTEi) TERRACu F'ROPERTY DEED The City Clerk .read a ietter from the King Coixnty Housing Authoritjr, which had the warranty d.ePd conveying the Auburn Terrace property, attached. It was moved by KammPyer and 2nd by Petersex7 tnat the City Attornev be ins;.ructed to properl:,r record the deed. MOTIGN CARRIED INSURANCE CLAIM Tne City C1erK read a let.ter from the Northwestern Mtztural Instzrance Co., informing the City that the acciderlt sustai_ned by Mrs. Bertha Tayl.or failed to indicate an.5,, Iiability on the part of the City. They recommended denying the claim. Tt was moved_ b- Aaby and 2nd by KammeSrer that the City cornply w-ith the .recommenc?ation and deny the claim. MOTTOI!? CARRIED SCHOENFELD REQUEST The City Cle .rk read a le ;t,er from Ken Schoenfeld requesting the rity t-o erect two hour limit narkseng s-igrss or parki.ng meters in fron.t-, of his new sto.re on 2nd :it. N.E. The reason for making the requesi-, was to elimi.nate all day parking. ThA -installat:T on of signs ar rneters w:ill be of no cost to the v1t V. Tt was movad. bt,r Totivner and 2nd ?a:>T Petersan that fihis request iae turned over to the St-,ree" Gommitfi..ee and Chief of Police, MOTION CARRIED UNITED BrJILDING R.EQUEST The City C1erk read a 1et,tPr from Unit,ed Buildi.ng i,o. of Tacoma, requesting the Courzci1 to authorize the Water Pept. to inst,all wat;er service i.n their projects within the CitSr of Aubunn to the property li_ne omitting meter ins ;a?_lation until auch time that their fiYial grade has been established. mhe purpQse of the request, is to el.iminate an.f danger of beEaking meters during the grading operation. Water Supt. reported this has alreadV been taken care of, but no fee .for usirig the ;aater has been established. PAGL 2233 AUBURN, WASHINGTON TUESDAY _ JULY 7.,1959 RAY SONNEMANN REQUEST The Citv Cler.k read a letter from Ray Sonnemann, President of Auburn Days, Inc. requesting permission to use B St. N.E. from East-, Main St. to Tirst St. for the purpose of a free Street dance to be held on Jul~.r , 1959• It was rnoved by Petersen and 2nd by Kammever that this request be granted. MOTION CARRIED COLLI?'1S REQUEST The City Clerk read a letter from Earnest J. Collins and Donald C. Henning requesting the alley dividing their propert;ies be vacated. ' It taas moved by AabY and 2nd b,y TownPr that the City Attorney prepare the necessarv Resolution and also take care o~ the necessary easement of util; t:ies for the City. MOTION CARRIED McCART REQL'EST The City Clerk read a letter from Mrs. Dallas L. McCart rega.rding Jenni-~ Crouch and the mess in her back yard. ThP Mayor reported that the health officer was over to examine this complaint and said it was o.k. The Mayor and Chief of Police will investigate this matter further. ENGINEER REFORT The City Clerlc read a report from the CittT Fngineer. The tc+al number of Bldg. Permits issued f or April, May , and June- ltkl; total est. cost, 1,120,740.00; t,otal fee6--3660.50• This renort was ordered to be filPd. AUDTENCF Mr. C.B. Lewis presented a petition from the Valley Golden Age Club requesting the following additions to the current garbage ordinance. l. Garbage should be wrapped bef ore placing in cans. 2. Cans should he placed just insydP p.rop?rtv line and not in alley. 3. Garbage drivers should be held responsi.ble _for placi lids back on cons ana should replace lids if broker.. The Allevs are getting crowded with garbage cans to a point where it is difficult to even drive down them. The itmes mentioned iri the petitaor.i are alreadv covered in the garbage ordinance, but this will be checked. CLAINbS It was moved by Kamrneyer and 2nd by Fitzsimmons that the following claims against the CitZT, all having previously been passed and signed by the Finance Committee, be approved and the City Cler4 be authorized to draw warrants in payment: CURRENT EXPEPTSE #4863 t o #4y44 101193.86 CEMETEIY #17,37 to #1751 72-7•46 LIBRARY #908 to #929 1,034•43 FIREMANS R. & . #7 t0 #8 25•50 STREET #16$4 to #1715 7,582•69 WaTER *4$5 to #124 19,344.07 There being no further business to come before the Citj,r Countil, the meeting was adjourned at 9:15 P.M., subject to the call of the Mayor.