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- Dark Horse in the saddle again
- SUNNYSIDE (3-9-98) --The Sunnyside City Council last night approved the Dark Horse Inn's liquor license renewal, withdrawing a Jan. 20 action to deny it.
Paralegal Lorenzo Robledo, speaking for DH owner Rosendo Magana, told the council the Dark Horse has changed its ways. Magana is changing the building and parking lot to end its problems with neighbors. Robledo said changes should be complete in 90 days:
- To quell noise, the DH will install sound-baffling materials.
- Magana will hire a security officer to police the parking lot.
- He'll erect a chain across the back of a single parking lot gate to deny access to 14th Ave., which runs behind the place.
- A limit will be placed on the number of customers in the DH at a given time.
- No juveniles will be allowed in or near the place while booze flows.
- Mayor Ed Prilucik asked if there were any dissenters in the audience.
Donna Wyatt, who lives near the Dark Horse, said the noise has decreased some in the past 40 days. But, she said, revelers park on the street where she lives, leaving paper cups, cans, bottles, and skid marks.
"Waiting three months for them to fix it worries me," she said.
She also has doubts about a chain being enough to stop patron parking on 14th Ave.
Councilman Don Vlieger said, "are all these (DH changes) by gentlemans' agreement, or do we have something in writing?"
Planning Director Richard Hendrickson told him lot and facility changes are written into building permits filed at city hall.
Councilman Roy Anciso said "(Magana is) trying. The building permits are sufficient for us to approve the liquor license."
Councilman Chad Werkhoven agreed. "But I suggest that, in three months, we review the matter with Mr. Magana and his neighbors," he said.
The council agreed on a June update to see if everyone is happy. If not, the license is up for renewal again next March.
The council rescheduled until March 16 discussion about approving Washington Micro Enterprises or "WAME" contracts for 1997-98. WAME has yet to deliver copies of contracts detailing its operations for 1995-96 and 1996-97. Without reviewing these, the council won't move.
The Council earlier tabled a decision to act as a federal-dollar conduit for the WAME, a "banking" program headed up by Luz Gutierrez of Yakima.
The Yakima-based loan program is funded by the federal Economic Development Administration, with dollars flowing through the State Dept. of Economic Development. At every level, tax dollars are sheared off to pay administrator salaries, including that of Gutierrez & Co.
- Staff claim the loans are for all moderate and low income persons--not just women and minorities-- who can't qualify for business loans through a regular bank.
In other business, the council:
- Paid vouchers previously removed from the consent agenda Feb. 17.
- Heard a Planning Commission recommendation against allowing Sun Valley Electric to store equipment, supplies and materials in the back of the old Daily Sun News building on 7th St. The council, however, directed city staff to meet with SVE to discuss a conditional use permit for the B-3-zoned building. B-3 non-bang-clanging activities.
- Agreed, on a recommendation by Public Works Director Gary Potter, to reject all bids for a $52,000 truck. Potter received an "atta boy" for help in whittling the city budget.
- Agreed to conduct a public hearing March 9 to discuss a block grant for planning a community center.
- Didn't consider an outside utility agreement with Marquez Manufacturing, because Marquez requested the measure be taken off the agenda.
- Agreed to buy an $11,517 copy machine for the police department. Panasonic pared the price down from $16,000, according to Police Chief Wallace Anderson.
- Agreed to write a letter of support for the Sunnyside School District's "21st Century Program".
- Volunteered Planning Director Richard Hendrickson to attend a Community Litter Cleanup Program March 10 in Yakima.
- Resolved to "stand up to the county" to show Sunnyside's desire to again have a District Court in Sunnyside County Commissioner Bill Flower was present at the meeting, but didn't address the council.