HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022.09.20 PPFD Minutes PASCO PUBLIC FACILITIES DISTRICT BOARD
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
MEETING MINUTES
Call to Order:
Pasco Public Facilities District (PPFD) President Morrissette called the meeting to order at 4:03
PM the in the Council Chambers at Pasco City Hall and via Microsoft Teams Meeting.
Roll Call:
BOARD MEMBERS _ _
CAROLINE BOWDISH Board Member— Secretary/Treasurer Present
LEONARD DIETRICH Board Member Present
MARIE GILLESPIE Board Member—Vice President Present
SPENCER JILEK Board Member Present
MARK MORRISSETTE Board Member—President Present
COUNCIL & STAFF _
CRAIG MALONEY Council Liaison Present
DAVID MILNE Alternate Council Liaison Absent
DAVE ZABELL City Manager Present
DAN HEID ' Representative for City Attorney Present
ZACH RATKAI Administrative& Community Srvs. Director Present
DEBBY BARHAM City Clerk Present
Approval of Minutes:
Mr. Dietrich moved, and Ms. Bowdish seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the August
16, 2022, regular meeting.
The motion carried unanimously.
Old Business:
A. Resolution Approving the PPFD Bylaws
Mr. Heid provided a brief overview of the amended proposed PPFD Bylaws.
MOTION: Ms. Bowdish moved,and Dr. Jilek seconded the motion to approve Resolution No.
2022-04, approving the Pasco Public Facilities District Bylaws. The motion was approved
unanimously.
B. PPFD Board Appointments
Mr. Watkins announced that the reappointments of Marie Gillespie and Leonard Dietrich were
approved by the Pasco City Council.
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New Business:
A. Records Management—Use of PPFD Emails and Public Records Requests
The PPFD Board, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Heid and Ms. Barham discussed the preference for the Board
to use the PPFD dedicated emails moving forward for records management purposes.
Other Business:
A. Project Manager Report
Mr. Watkins distributed a draft timeline, provided a brief overview of it, and recommended
that the PPFD Board discuss it in depth during an extended workshop tentatively scheduled in
October 2022.
The PPFD Board agreed to holding an extended meeting in October.
Mr. Watkins commented on a recent visit to LifeQuest and expressed appreciation to Mr.
Lamothe for hosting the visit.He also described Wibits and displayed various photos of Wibits
to show what could be included in the aquatic facility. He announced that he would be
attending the Association of Washington State Public Facilities Districts Meeting on
September 21 St and will stop in at the Yakima YMCA to speak with an individual about aquatic
centers as well.
Mr. Dietrich recalled meeting with Mr. Cadwell, a partner in LifeQuest, some years ago and
asked if the access to and from the facility has improved since that time.
Mr. Watkins commented on the ingress and egress challenges with that area, as well as what a
public-private partnership could entail with a facility such as LifeQuest. Mr. Watkins invited
Mr. Lamothe, a LifeQuest partner, to speak about his proposal to the PPFD Board.
Mr. Lamothe stated that his group has proposed a specific site plan for the aquatic facility on
the LifeQuest site, which has been seen by Dr. Jilek and Mr. Watkins, and Mr. Lamothe asked
that it be presented to the full PPFD Board.
B. City of Pasco Update
Mr. Zabell provided a status update on a new interlocal agreement between the City of Pasco
and the PPFD.Next he discussed the status of the bridge loan;what still needs to be determined
are the anticipated expenses until the PPFD revenues start coming in. It's an anticipated six-
month period loan. He stated that there would be more information available during the next
meeting related to both the interlocal agreement and the bridge loan.
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The next meeting was scheduled for Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at 3:30 PM.
Close of Meeting:
There being no other further business, the meeting closed at 4:53 PM.
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APPROVED this�S day of , 2022
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Mark orrissette, resident Debra Barham, Pasco City Clerk
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