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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. Page 1 of 4 DocuSign Envelope ID: 6B62BFCC-F6E7-4497-96C3-DF73A7F0DE3C 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 Page 2 of 4 DocuSign Envelope ID: 6B62BFCC-F6E7-4497-96C3-DF73A7F0DE3C 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. Page 3 of 4 DocuSign Envelope ID: 6B62BFCC-F6E7-4497-96C3-DF73A7F0DE3C 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 Page 4 of 4 DocuSign Envelope ID: 6B62BFCC-F6E7-4497-96C3-DF73A7F0DE3C