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MINUTES
City Council Regular Meeting
7:00 PM - Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Pasco City Hall, Council Chambers & GoToWebinar
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by Pete Serrano, Mayor.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers present: Pete Serrano, David Milne, Blanche Barajas, Melissa
Blasdel, Charles Grimm, Peter Harpster, and Leo Perales
Councilmembers absent: None
Staff present: Adam Lincoln, City Manager; Richa Sigdel, Deputy City Manager;
Angela Pashon, Assistant City Manager; Darcy Buckley, Finance Director; Kevin
Crowley, Fire Chief; Eric Ferguson, City Attorney; Jacob Gonzalez, Community &
Economic Development Director; Jesse Rice, Parks & Recreation Director; Ken
Roske, Police Chief; Maria Serra, Interim Public Works Director; and Debby
Barham, City Clerk
The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA
Approval of Meeting Minutes for January 2nd and January 8th
To approve the minutes of the Pasco City Council Regular Meeting and Regular
Workshop held on January 2, 2024 and January 8, 2024, respectively.
Bills and Communications - Approving Claims in the Total Amount of
$11,975,065.15 and Bad Debt Write-off Totaling $ 211,681.83
To approve claims in the total amount of $11,975,065.15 ($10,764,289.19 in
Check Nos. 260873 - 261267; $15,366.46 in Check Nos. 54328 - 54636;
$1,195,409.50 in Electronic Transfer Nos. 30201400 - 30202045).
To approve bad debt write-off for accounts receivable including Utility Billing,
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Ambulance, Cemetery, General Accounts, and Miscellaneous Accounts in the
total amount of $211,681.83.
Resolution No. 4413 - Amendment No. 5 to RH2 Professional Services
Agreement for the Phase 2 PWRF Project
To approve Resolution No. 4413, authorizing the City Manager to execute
Amendment No. 5 for the Professional Services Agreement with RH2
Engineering, Inc. for the Process Water Reuse Facility (PWRF) Pretreatment
Improvements Phase 2: Winter Storage Capacity.
Resolution No. 4414 - Change Order No. 7 to Citywide Traffic Signal
Improvements Ph 2 Project
To approve Resolution No. 4414, authorizing the City Manager to execute
Change Order No. 7 to the Construction Contract with Apollo, Inc. for the Citywide
Traffic Signal Improvements Phase 2 Project.
Resolution No. 4415 - 2024-2025 City Council Representation on Local &
Regional Boards and Committees
To approve Resolution No. 4415, confirming Mayoral assignments of
Councilmembers to various community boards and committees for the years
2024-2025.
MOTION: Mayor Pro Tem Milne moved, seconded by Councilmember Blasdel
to approve the Consent Agenda as read.
RESULT: Motion carried unanimously 7-0
AYES: Mayor Serrano, Mayor Pro Tem Milne, Councilmember
Barajas, Councilmember Blasdel, Councilmember
Grimm, Councilmember Harpster, and Councilmember
Perales
PROCLAMATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Proclaiming Community Risk Reduction Week
Mayor Serrano read and then presented the proclamation for Community Risk
Reduction Week to Ben Shearer, Community Risk Reduction Coordinator and
Firefighter with the Pasco Fire Department.
Mr. Shearer provided a brief report on the Community Risk Reduction (CRR)
activities within Pasco.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Steve Bauman, B4 Development and Consulting, distributed copies of a document to
Council on behalf of his client, West Family, LLC related to code enforcement issues
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related to property owned by his client.
Charles Laird, Pasco resident, commented on the City's water rights impact fees and
expressed support for the formation of a subcommittee to review the issue.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AND/OR OFFICERS
Verbal Reports from Councilmembers
Mr. Harpster reported on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day bell ringing ceremony that
he and his family attended. He also commented on attending the grand opening
of Cafe con Arte, which combines community space with the arts.
Mayor Pro Tem Milne reported on the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board and
COPA Board meetings he recently attended.
Mr. Perales expressed appreciation to the City's first responders for responding to
recent fires. He also commented on the grand opening of Cafe con Arte, as well
as the Clubhouse Sports Academy located in the HAPO Center.
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATING TO HEARINGS
Ordinance No. 4703 - Maoqi Mark Feng Rezone from C-1 to R-1 (Z 2021-007)
Mayor Serrano announced that the proposed rezone was a quasi-judicial action
and asked Mr. Ferguson to explain the procedure for quasi-judicial items.
Mr. Ferguson read the quasi-judicial procedure including how the Appearance of
Fairness Doctrine applies to it. Next, he asked all Councilmembers a series of
questions associated with potential conflicts of interest to disclose such potential
conflicts or appearance of conflicts. With no response from the Councilmembers,
he asked if any members of the public were seeking to disqualify a member of
Council from participating in the proceedings. No one came forward.
Mr. Ferguson provided a brief report regarding the proposed rezone from C-1 to
R-1 for Maoqi Mark Feng.
Council and Mr. Ferguson held a brief question and answer period regarding the
proposed rezone.
MOTION: Mayor Pro Tem Milne moved, seconded by Councilmember Perales
to adopt Ordinance No. 4703, amending the zoning classification of certain real
property located at Lots 17 To 20 Block 2, Kurth’s Revised Plat, Pasco,
Franklin County, Washington, from C-1 to R-1, and further, authorize
publication by summary only.
RESULT: Motion carried unanimously 7-0
AYES: Mayor Serrano, Mayor Pro Tem Milne, Councilmember
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Barajas, Councilmember Blasdel, Councilmember
Grimm, Councilmember Harpster, and Councilmember
Perales
Ordinance No. 4704 - Interim Financing Local Improvement District -
Sanitary Sewer - East Urban Growth Area
Ms. Buckley provided a brief recap regarding the proposed bond for interim
financing the Local Improvement District No. 152 - East Urban Growth Area
Sanitary Sewer.
MOTION: Mayor Pro Tem Milne moved, seconded by Councilmember Blasdel
to adopt Ordinance No. 4704, relating to contracting indebtedness; authorizing
the issuance of local improvement district bond anticipation notes to pay costs
relating to the construction of Local Improvement District No. 152
improvements pending the issuance of local improvement district bonds
authorized to be issued by Ordinance No. 4592; fixing or setting parameters
with respect to certain terms and covenants of the notes; appointing the City’s
designated representative to approve the final terms of the sale of the notes;
and providing for other related matters, and further, authorize publication by
summary only.
RESULT: Motion carried unanimously 7-0
AYES: Mayor Serrano, Mayor Pro Tem Milne, Councilmember
Barajas, Councilmember Blasdel, Councilmember
Grimm, Councilmember Harpster, and Councilmember
Perales
NEW BUSINESS
Discussion on proposed Change Order No. 7 for the East Urban Growth
Area (UGA) Expansion Sewer Local Improvement District (LID) No. 152
Phase 1 Project.
Ms. Serra provided a brief report related drilling issue related to the East Urban
Growth Area Expansion Sewer Local Improvement District No. 152 Phase 1
Project located under BNSF crossing near Clark Road.
Council and staff continued discussion regarding the drilling issue.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCUSSION
Mr. Lincoln announced that there was a house currently on fire and the first
responders were deployed to it. He also commented on the impending winter weather
and how the City staff will be responding to the inclement weather.
Ms. Barajas commented on the Joe Thornton recent award from Columbia Basin
College's Martin Luther King Jr (MLK) Spirit Award for his Big Bro Joe Foundation.
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This program is currently looking for mentors and coaches to work with local youth.
She also reported on attending the soft opening of Cafe con Arte, as well as the
recent COPA Board meeting. Lastly, she commented on Pasco, Peru and that their
government was seeking a sister city relationship with the City of Pasco and will be
visiting Pasco, WA in May 2024.
Mr. Perales asked why the City cannot capture bad debt write off (that was presented
in the Consent Agenda).
Ms. Buckley stated that these items are not really "bad debt write offs" instead they
are related to Medicare and Medicaid agreements and need to be accounted for the
contractual adjustments.
Mr. Perales asked Council about the fentanyl pandemic and sought Council input on
preparing a resolution to send to the Washington State Legislature to support funding
to fight this pandemic.
Mr. Lincoln just needed a nod from Council to see if they would like to have staff to
prepare a document for the Legislature.
Council indicated that they were in favor of preparing a document for the Legislature.
Mr. Lincoln stated that staff will also contact the City's State lobbyists to review the
document and then bring it back to Council for approval.
Mr. Perales asked if Council would be interested in hosting a Veterans Day parade in
Pasco, WA.
Mr. Lincoln suggested that staff will first need to prepare a budget estimate for this
event, including a rough timeline for a new parade and then present it to Council for
further discussion.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:08 PM.
PASSED and APPROVED this ____ day of ________________, 20__.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
Pete Serrano, Mayor Debra Barham, City Clerk
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