HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024.04.08 Council Minutes
MINUTES
City Council Workshop Meeting
7:00 PM - Monday, April 8, 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 attending remotely: Charles Grimm
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; John Millan, Acting Interim Public Works Director; and Debby
Barham, City Clerk
The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
VERBAL REPORTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS
Mayor Pro Tem Milne reported on the Pasco Chamber of Commerce Lunch
Meeting he attended earlier in the day.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
Pasco High School Dance Team Recognition
Mayor Serrano invited the Pasco High School Dance Team forward from the
audience; where he read and then presented a letter of congratulations to the
Dance Team members.
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RECESS
Mayor Serrano called a five-minute recess at 7:14 PM.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION CONTINUED
Resolution - Surplus of City Property Along Argent Road (Parcel No.
113300252)
Ms. Sigdel provided a brief report on the proposed surplus of City property
explaining the reasons for disposing of this property.
Mr. Perales asked what prompts this type of action. He also asked for a list of all
City-owned property. He suggested that some of the property should be set aside
for affordable housing projects.
Ms. Blasdell asked for a history of the property as it relates to CBC student
housing.
Resolution - Change Order No. 3 Approval for PWRF Phase 2 Improvements
Public Works Senior Engineer Brittany Whitfield provided a brief report on the
proposed change order to the Process Water Reuse Facility.
Mr. Perales asked a few questions related to the project's schedule and Ms.
Whitfield responded.
Resolution - Change Order No. 5 for I-182/Broadmoor Blvd Interchange
Project
Public Works Senior Engineer Juan Loyola provided a brief report on the
proposed change order for the I-182/Broadmoor Boulevard interchange project.
Mayor Serrano asked about the funding revenues of this project.
Mr. Lincoln stated that the funding for the project is from the Tax Increment
Funding (TIF).
Mr. Perales asked if the change order (CO) is already underway and Mr. Loyola
stated it was and then stated that the contractor is aware that the City has not
approved this CO as of yet and is anticipating that it will go through as it is a
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) requirement.
Resolution – Developer Reimbursement (Latecomer) Agreement for Spencer
Estates PH 4
At 7:35 PM Mr. Harpster recused himself from this agenda item and left the
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Council Chambers.
Mr. Gonzalez provided a brief report on the proposed Developer Reimbursement
Agreement for Spencer Estates Phase 4 development.
At 7:39 PM Mr. Harpster returned to Council Chambers.
Legal Counsel Discussion
Mr. Lincoln provided a brief overview of the current agreement for legal counsel
(City Attorney duties) noting that it will be expiring in September 2024 and he
asked for Council's input related to renewing this agreement for another 24
months, amending it or solicit for legal services.
Mr. Ferguson provided additional information regarding his efforts for retaining
two additional attorneys in this firm to help cover City needs.
Mayor Pro Tem Milne expressed support for continuing with Kerr Ferguson Law
and renew the agreement.
Mr. Perales asked for a breakdown of costs for hiring an in-house attorney versus
contacting services outside.
Mr. Harpster asked how long will it take for Mr. Ferguson to fully staff his office.
He recommended that Council review the cost breakdown.
Mr. Grimm expressed thanks to the services that Kerr Ferguson Law has provided
over the past 20 years. He also asked for a cost comparison to determine the best
value for the citizens of Pasco.
Ms. Barajas and Ms. Blasdel expressed support to renew the current legal
counsel agreement.
Mayor Serrano recapped the Council discussion noting the need for a cost
comparison for City Attorney services.
MISCELLANEOUS COUNCIL DISCUSSION
Mr. Perales asked when the Heritage Site Environment Impact Statement item
would come back to Council.
Mr. Gonzalez stated that it is scheduled to come back in late spring/early summer
along with other Comprehensive Plan Amendment items.
Mr. Perales asked for an update on the Cinco de Mayo weekend event planning.
Mr. Rice provided a list of the events scheduled during Cinco de Mayo weekend.
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Ms. Sigdel provided an update related to the businesses affected by the Lewis
Street Overpass project and the next steps related to the Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding following the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requirements. She asked Council for
guidance on determining the physical area of negatively impacted businesses.
She provided two maps for consideration; the first map includes two full blocks on
East Lewis Street (between North 2nd Avenue and South Tacoma Street) and the
second map includes both sides of the overpass along East Lewis Street (Oregon
Avenue to North 2nd Avenue). She noted that the CDBG funding is from its
Microenterprise program and she explained the guidelines for that program.
After Council discussion, the majority of Council preferred the second map for the
inclusion of applicants for the Microenterprise program.
Ms. Sigdel asked Council if they would prefer to have the Microenterprise
applications available for affected businesses to access prior to Council receiving
the Planning Commission recommendation and Council's final approval amending
the CDBG funding for the Microenterprise program.
Council concurred that the applications for the Microenterprise program may be
made available early, as long as it does not violate any program requirements.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:31 PM.
PASSED and APPROVED this 15th day of April, 2024.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
Pete Serrano, Mayor Debra Barham, City Clerk
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