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AGENDA
City Council Regular Meeting
7:00 PM - Monday, May 5, 2025
Pasco City Hall, Council Chambers & Microsoft Teams Webinar
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1. MEETING INSTRUCTIONS for REMOTE ACCESS - Individuals, who would
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2. CALL TO ORDER
3. ROLL CALL
(a) Pledge of Allegiance
4. CONSENT AGENDA - All items listed under the Consent Agenda are
considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by roll call
vote as one motion (in the form listed below). There will be no separate
discussion of these items. If further discussion is desired by
Councilmembers, the item may be removed from the Consent Agenda to the
Regular Agenda and considered separately.
6 - 19 (a) Approval of Meeting Minutes for April 21st and April 28th
To approve the minutes of the Pasco City Council Regular Meeting
held on April 21, 2025 and Regular Workshop held on April 28, 2025.
20 - 21 (b) Bills and Communications - Approving Claims in the Total
Amount of $6,502,775.89
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To approve claims in the total amount of $6,502,775.89
($3,241,159.25 in Check Nos. 271020 - 271316; $2,029,907.17 in
Electronic Transfer Nos. 849622 - 849653, 849667 - 849695, 849697
- 849745, 849754 - 849833, 849841, 849843, 849854 - 849863,
849867; $7,092.68 in Check Nos. 54920 - 54923; $1,224,616.79 in
Electronic Transfer Nos. 30224125 - 30224759).
22 - 30 (c) Ordinance No. 4766 - Request for Zoning Code Text Amendment
(5 minute presentation)
To adopt Ordinance No. 4766, creating a new Chapter 25.176 "Drive-
Through Facility Design Standards," within Title 25 "Zoning," of the
Pasco Municipal Code.
31 - 62 (d) Resolution No. 4595 - West Pasco Water Treatment Plant Phases
3 & 4 Professional Services Agreement Acceptance
To approve Resolution No. 4595, authorizing the Interim City
Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with
RH2 Engineering, Inc. for the West Pasco Water Treatment Plant
Phases 3 & 4 Project.
63 - 65 (e) Resolution No. 4596 - Project Acceptance for the Fire Station No.
85 Site Work (Road 100 & Maple Dr. Improvements) Project
To approve Resolution No. 4596, accepting work performed by C & E
Trenching, LLC under contract for the Fire Station No. 85 Site Work
Project (Road 100 & Maple Dr. Improvements)
(RC) MOTION: I move to approve the Consent Agenda as read.
5. PROCLAMATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
66 - 67 (a) Proclaiming May 2025 as "Asian American and Pacific Islander
Heritage Month"
Mayor Serrano will read and present the proclamation proclaiming
May 2025 as "Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month" in
Pasco, Washington to Pasco AAPI Residents and Allies.
68 - 69 (b) Proclaiming May 11-17, 2025 as "National Police Week" and May
15, 2025 as "Peace Officers Memorial Day"
Mayor Serrano will read and present the proclamation proclaiming
May 11-17, 2025 as "National Police Week" and May 15, 2025 as
"Peace Officers Memorial Day" in Pasco, Washington to Police Chief
Ken Roske and guests.
70 - 71 (c) Proclaiming May 2025 as "National Military Appreciation Month"
Mayor Serrano will read and present the proclamation proclaiming
May 2025 as "National Military Appreciation Month" in Pasco,
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Washington to Steve Upson, adjutant of American Legion Post 34
and guests, Columbia Basin Veterans Center, and Columbia Basin
College Veterans Education & Transition Services Center.
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS - The public may address Council on any items
unless it relates to a scheduled Public Hearing. This item is provided to
allow the opportunity to bring items to the attention of the City Council or to
express an opinion on an issue. Its purpose is not to provide a venue for
debate or for the posing of questions with the expectation of an immediate
response. Some questions require consideration by Council over time and
after a deliberative process with input from a number of different sources;
some questions are best directed to staff members who have access to
specific information. Citizen comments will normally be limited to three
minutes each by the Mayor. Those with lengthy messages are invited to
summarize their comments and/or submit written information for
consideration by the Council outside of formal meetings. Lastly, when called
upon, please state your name and city or county residency into the
microphone before providing your comments.
7. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AND/OR OFFICERS
(a) Verbal Reports from Councilmembers
8. HEARINGS AND COUNCIL ACTION ON ORDINANCES AND
RESOLUTIONS RELATING THERETO
72 - 85 (a) Public Hearing and Resolution No. 4597 - 2025-2030 Six-Year
Transportation Improvement Program Revision
CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING
MOTION: I move to approve Resolution No. 4597, revising the 2025-
2030 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program for the City of
Pasco for the purpose of guiding the development, design, and
construction of local and regional transportation improvements, and
further, authorize publication by summary only.
9. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATING TO HEARINGS
86 - 111 (a) Resolution No. 4598 - Change Order No. 9 Process Water Reuse
Facility Phase 2 Construction Contract with Tapani
MOTION: I move to approve Resolution No. 4598, authorizing the
City Manager to execute Change Order No. 9 with Tapani, Inc. for the
Process Water Reuse Facility Phase 2 Winter Storage Improvements
Project.
112 - 145 (b) *Resolution No. 4599 - Approving 2025-2027 Collective
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Bargaining Agreement with Pasco Police Officers Association
(PPOA) - Uniformed Employees (5 minute staff presentation)
MOTION: I move to approve Resolution No. 4599, approving the
2025-2027 Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Pasco Police
Officer's Association - Uniformed Employees and, further, authorize
the Interim City Manager to execute the agreement.
10. EXECUTIVE SESSION
(a) Discussion with legal counsel about current or potential
litigation per RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) - Topic A (30 minutes)
11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
146 - 147 (a) Roadside Vendors (Street Corner) & City's Authority to Control
Unlicensed Vendors (10 minute staff presentation)
12. NEW BUSINESS
13. MISCELLANEOUS DISCUSSION
(a) Update on Park Design Standards (5 minutes)
14. EXECUTIVE SESSION
(a) Discussion with legal counsel about current or potential
litigation per RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) - Topic B (10 minutes)
(b) To consider the minimum offering price for sale or lease of real
estate if there's a likelihood that disclosure would decrease the
price per RCW 42.30.110(1)(c) (5 minutes)
15. ADJOURNMENT
16. ADDITIONAL NOTES
(a) (RC) Roll Call Vote Required
* Item not previously discussed
Q Quasi-Judicial Matter
MF# “Master File #....”
148 - 149 (b) Adopted Council Goals (Reference Only)
(c) This meeting is broadcast live on PSC-TV Channel 191 on
Charter/Spectrum Cable in Pasco and Richland and streamed at
www.pasco-wa.gov/psctvlive.
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City Clerk for assistance.
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garantizar la disponibilidad. (Spanish language interpreter
service may be provided upon request. Please provide two
business day's notice to the City Clerk to ensure availability.)
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AGENDA REPORT
FOR: City Council April 30, 2025
TO: Dave Zabell, Interim City Manager City Council Regular
Meeting: 5/5/25
FROM: Debra Barham, City Clerk
City Manager
SUBJECT: Approval of Meeting Minutes for April 21st and April 28th
I. ATTACHMENT(S):
4.21.2025 and 4.28.2025 Draft Council Minutes
II. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL / STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
To approve the minutes of the Pasco City Council Regular Meeting held on
April 21, 2025 and Regular Workshop held on April 28, 2025.
III. FISCAL IMPACT:
None
IV. HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF:
V. DISCUSSION:
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MINUTES
City Council Regular Meeting
7:00 PM - Monday, April 21, 2025
Pasco City Hall, Council Chambers & Microsoft Teams Webinar
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, Melissa Blasdel, Charles
Grimm, Peter Harpster, and Leo Perales
Councilmembers attending remotely: None
Councilmembers absent: Blanche Barajas
Staff present: Dave Zabell, Interim City Manager; Richa Sigdel, Deputy City
Manager; Angela Pashon, Assistant City Manager; Kevin Crowley, Fire Chief; Eric
Ferguson, City Attorney; Craig Raymond, Deputy Community & Economic
Development Director; Jesse Rice, Parks & Recreation Director; Brent Cook,
Deputy Police Chief; Maria Serra, Public Works Director; and Debby Barham, City
Clerk
The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA
Approval of Meeting Minutes for April 7th, 12th, and 14th
To approve the minutes of the Pasco City Council Regular Meeting held on April
7th, Special Meeting held on April 12th, and Special Meeting & Regular Workshop
held on April 14, 2025.
Bills and Communications - Approving Claims in the Total Amount of
$4,224,212.84
To approve claims in the total amount of $4,224,212.84 ($1,899,645.50 in Check
Nos. 270770 - 271019; $917,462.15 in Electronic Transfer Nos. 849749, 849751 -
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849753; $14,580.61 in Check Nos. 54913 - 54919; $1,391,464.66 in Electronic
Transfer Nos. 30223490 - 30224124; $1,059.92 in Electronic Transfer Nos. 347 -
349).
Resolution No. 4591 - Second Amendment to RH2 Engineering, Inc.
Professional Services Agreement for NW Irrigation System Upgrade
To approve Resolution No. 4591, authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute
Amendment No. 2 for the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with RH2
Engineering, Inc. for Northwest Irrigation Systems Expansion Project.
MOTION: Mayor Pro Tem Milne moved, seconded by Councilmember Blasdel
to approve the Consent Agenda as read.
RESULT: Motion carried unanimously. 6-0
AYES: Mayor Serrano, Mayor Pro Tem Milne, Councilmember
Blasdel, Councilmember Grimm, Councilmember
Harpster, and Councilmember Perales
ABSENT: Councilmember Barajas
PROCLAMATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Max Faulkner, Pasco resident and Atomic Bowl General Manager, expressed
opposition to the Colville Indian Reservation casino development planned in
Pasco, WA. He provided a written statement to Council.
Amber Waid, Pasco resident, commented on the lack of water pressure in the
mobile park she lives in.
Mary Mahoney, Pasco resident, commented on the bald eagles, flood plains,
Utility Local Improvement District (ULID), Animal Control topics, Pasco Public
Facilities District Executive Director and the Aquatic Facility.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AND/OR OFFICERS
Verbal Reports from Councilmembers
Mr. Grimm reported on the Franklin County Emergency Management Council
meeting, a recent retirement event for Det. Sgt. Gregory, and the Benton Franklin
Council of Governments (BFCOG) meeting that he attended.
Mr. Harpster reported on Det. Sgt. Gregory's retirement event and the Capital
Improvement Plan (CIP) & Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) outreach event
that he attended.
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Mayor Pro Tem Milne reported on Det. Sgt. Gregory's retirement event and the
International Night at Chiawana High School that he attended.
Mayor Serrano reported on the Eggtravaganza event held the past Saturday.
General Fund Monthly Report - January 2025
Ms. Sigdel provided the January 2025 General Fund report.
HEARINGS AND COUNCIL ACTION ON ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
RELATING THERETO
Public Hearing - Request for Zoning Code Text Amendment
Mr. Raymond provided brief presentation on the options City Council may
consider for the request submitted asking for a Zoning Code text amendment
related to a proposed car wash facility.
Council and Mr. Raymond further discussed the various options.
Mayor Serrano declared the Public Hearing open to consider the proposed Zoning
Code text amendment.
Mr. Wilson, Franklin County resident, suggested that staff contact the residents
surrounding car washes about noise, as well as traffic impacts affecting those
residents. He supported implementing the special use permit for this proposed
project.
Shane O'Neal, owner of Clover Planning and representative for a developer,
recommended that the City consider amending the Pasco Municipal Code (PMC)
Subsection 25.85.020 (14) to state that car washes are permitted provided they
are separated from residential districts by any public road right-of-way.
Mr. Perales asked if Mr. O'Neal has sought a noise study.
Mr. O'Neal stated no and was not interested in pursuing that study if the PMC is
amended.
Mr. Ferguson reminded Council that this is a legislative action and not a quasi-
judicial one.
Katie Copelin, Pasco resident, expressed concern about the project due to the
following reasons:
Property values need to be considered beside just traffic and noise
considerations
Currently no sidewalks along the roadway and children walk to and from
school on the side of the street
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There is no crosswalk or traffic lights at the location
Following three calls for comments, and there being none, Mayor Serrano
declared the Public Hearing closed.
Council provided the following direction to staff:
Staff review the draft ordinance amending the zoning holistically and bring
it back next Council workshop for review
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATING TO HEARINGS
Resolution No. 4592 - Quote Rejection for City View Cemetery Estate Fence
Mr. Rice explained the purpose of the needed fence. He stated that the quotes for
the fence were doubled of anticipated costs to build the fence. The intent is to
revise the requirements and re-advertise fence project.
MOTION: Mayor Pro Tem Milne moved, seconded by Councilmember Harpster
to approve Resolution No. 4592, rejecting all quotes for Quote No. 24-977 for
City View Cemetery Estate Fence.
RESULT: Motion carried unanimously. 6-0
AYES: Mayor Serrano, Mayor Pro Tem Milne, Councilmember
Blasdel, Councilmember Grimm, Councilmember
Harpster, and Councilmember Perales
ABSENT: Councilmember Barajas
Resolution No. 4593 - Memorandum of Understanding for Tri-Cities Regional
Public Facility District Administration (3 minute staff presentation)
Ms. Pashon provided a brief overview of the request from Benton Franklin Council
of Governments (BFCOG) for the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the
administration of the Tri-Cities Regional Public Facility District (TCRPFD).
Council and staff briefly discussed the proposed MOU.
MOTION: Mayor Pro Tem Milne moved, seconded by Councilmember Blasdel
to approve Resolution No. 4593, authorizing the Interim City Manager to sign
the Memorandum of Understanding for Tri-Cities Regional Public Facilities
District Administration.
RESULT: Motion carried unanimously. 4-2
AYES: Mayor Serrano, Councilmember Blasdel, Councilmember
Grimm, and Councilmember Harpster
NAYS: Mayor Pro Tem Milne and Councilmember Perales
ABSENT: Councilmember Barajas
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Resolution No. 4594 - United States Bureau of Reclamation Municipal and
Industrial (M&I) Water Service Contract
Ms. Serra provided a brief recap on the pending contract with the United State
Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) for municipal & industrial (M&I) water service.
MOTION: Mayor Pro Tem Milne moved, seconded by Councilmember Blasdel
to approve Resolution No. 4594, authorizing the Interim City Manager to
execute a Municipal and Industrial Water Supply Contract with the United
States Bureau of Reclamation.
RESULT: Motion carried unanimously. 6-0
AYES: Mayor Serrano, Mayor Pro Tem Milne, Councilmember
Blasdel, Councilmember Grimm, Councilmember
Harpster, and Councilmember Perales
ABSENT: Councilmember Barajas
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
2026-2031 Transportation Improvement Program
Ms. Serra provided an update on the status of the development of the 2026-2031
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the next steps to meet the June
2025 deadline to the state.
Council and Ms. Serra discussed the proposed six-year TIP and Mr. Harpster
and Mr. Perales offered suggestions to amend the TIP.
NEW BUSINESS
Capital Improvement Plan Update
Ms. Serra provided a update on the status of the City's development of the 2026-
2031 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). She noted the adoption of the six-year CIP
is scheduled for November 2025.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCUSSION
Mayor Serrano commented on an email that he received from the Benton County
Administrator asking the City Council to sign a letter of support for a call to action
for the protections and preservation of girls sports.
MOTION: Mayor Pro Tem Milne moved, seconded by Councilmember Grimm
to support the Mayor for the protection and preservation of girls sports.
RESULT: Motion carried unanimously. 6-0
AYES: Mayor Serrano, Mayor Pro Tem Milne, Councilmember
Blasdel, Councilmember Grimm, Councilmember
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Harpster, and Councilmember Perales
ABSENT: Councilmember Barajas
RECESS
Mayor Serrano called a five-minute recess at 8:40 PM.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Council adjourned into Executive Session at 8:45 PM for 15 minutes returning at
9:00 PM to discuss with legal counsel about current or potential litigation per
RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) with the City Manager, Deputy City Manager, Public Works
Director, City Attorney, Assistant City Attorney and outside counsel.
At 9:00 PM, Mayor Serrano announced that the Executive Session would
continue for another five minutes or until 9:05 PM.
Mayor Serrano called the meeting back to order at 9:05 PM.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:05 PM.
PASSED and APPROVED on _______________________.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
Pete Serrano, Mayor Debra Barham, City Clerk
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MINUTES
City Council Workshop Meeting
6:00 PM - Monday, April 28, 2025
Pasco City Hall, Council Chambers & Microsoft Teams Webinar
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM by Pete Serrano, Mayor.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers present: Pete Serrano, Blanche Barajas, Melissa Blasdel,
Charles Grimm, Peter Harpster, and Leo Perales
Councilmembers attending remotely:
Councilmembers absent: David Milne
Staff present: Dave Zabell, Interim City Manager; Richa Sigdel, Deputy City
Manager; Angela Pashon, Assistant City Manager; Griselda Garcia, Interim
Finance Director; Kevin Crowley, Fire Chief; Eric Ferguson, City Attorney; Hailee
Miller, Community & Economic Development Director; Craig Raymond, Deputy
Community & Economic Development Director; Jesse Rice, Parks & Recreation
Director; Ken Roske, Police Chief; Maria Serra, Public Works Director; and
Krystle Shanks, Deputy City Clerk
The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
VERBAL REPORTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS
Mr. Perales attended ribbon cuttings for Bulldog Bistro and Tri-Cities Afghan Food at
Pasco Specialty Kitchen, highlighting the new parklet, and participated in the Annual
Taco Crawl.
Mr. Harpster attended the TRIDEC Board Meeting and a follow-up discussion on state
mitigation requirements for residential and commercial development.
Mr. Grimm joined the Mayor and Councilwoman Blasdel at the 'A' Street Sporting
Complex Opening Ceremony, praising Mr. Rice and his team and noting strong
community appreciation.
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Mayor Serrano echoed the positive feedback, sharing conversations with Pasco High
soccer players about support and recognition. He also attended the Arbor Day
Celebration and Tree Walk opening at Volunteer Park.
Mr. Zabell introduced Hailee Miller as the new Community & Economic Development
Director. Ms. Miller expressed excitement about joining the City.
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION WITH OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
City Manager Recruitment Update
Ms. Matzen introduced Greg Prothman of GMP Consultants, who gave a
presentation on the City Manager recruitment process. Mr. Prothman requested
feedback from the Council on the draft position profile before it is finalized.
Council and staff provided input and discussed the following items:
Residency requirements, with some flexibility for local candidates and
relocation fees
The cable bridge image has been used multiple times; consider using a
photo of the water reservoir instead
Keeping the front page of the profile unchanged
Adding qualities such as “action-oriented,” “community connection,” and
“service-oriented”
Including a goal of a 5–7 year tenure
Adding "service reductions" as a strategy for maintaining fiscal health
Referencing the "strategic plan" in relation to economic development
Adjusting the salary range to start at $230,000, with the maximum
remaining at $295,000
Increasing the desired experience from 6 to 10 years and stating a
master’s degree is preferred
There were no public comments on this item.
Benton Franklin Council of Governments (BFCOG) Regional Traffic Count
Analysis - Pasco - Presentation
Ms. Serra introduced Mr. Tanner Martin, Regional Planner with the Benton-
Franklin Council of Governments (BFCOG), who presented on the regional traffic
count analysis for the City of Pasco. Mr. Martin explained the history and purpose
of the traffic count program, which began in 2016 and uses pneumatic tube
counters to collect data on vehicle types, speed, and traffic volume. The program
helps guide planning efforts such as congestion management and infrastructure
investment.
Councilmembers discussed traffic patterns, particularly on Road 68, and
highlighted the impact of current Broadmoor construction and future projects like
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Road 76.
There were no public comments on this item.
Short-Term Rentals Discussion
Ms. Pashon provided an update on short-term rentals, seeking Council direction
on whether to formally permit them in Pasco. Currently, there’s no City permitting
process, though State licenses and lodging taxes apply. A regional impact study
by Visit Tri-Cities is underway, expected in 2–3 years.
Council discussed the current handling of short-term rentals via Code
Enforcement, with no complaints received to date. Council opinions varied: some
supported minimal regulation or a letter of support from the City welcoming short-
term rentals, others favored waiting for the regional study, while some voiced
concern over hotel impacts and tax revenue.
Mayor Serrano recommended light staff research on nuisance concerns rather
than waiting years.
Council directed staff to prepare a memo with recommendations, legal analysis,
and a risk/reward assessment.
Thomas Granbois, Pasco resident, supported short-term rentals but urged caution
due to potential nuisances and community resistance, citing past concerns.
There were no further public comments on this item.
Application for Access Easement (Driveway) for 2005 West Lewis Street
(Parcel No. 119 481 026)
Mr. Raymond explained that West Lewis Street was designated a limited access
road by Ordinance 1304 in 1968, with amendments in 1976. Property owners
along this route don't have automatic access, and Council must consider traffic
safety, circulation, and alternative access options. The options are:(1) Deny, (2)
Approve with conditions, or (3) Approve as submitted.
Mr. Perales supported approval, highlighting the need for better commercial
access. Mayor Serrano raised concerns about the lack of a turnout lane and
whether extending the easement could help. Mr. Zabell clarified that a safety
analysis would follow if approved.
Mr. Harpster agreed with approval and suggested working out the details later.
Mr. Perales emphasized the importance of economic development and
recommended approval with further details addressed.
Mr. Ferguson clarified that the current action is the first step in the process before
any safety analysis.
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Council agreed to move forward with granting the access easement, with traffic
safety analysis to follow.
Mr. Knutzen explained that they were unaware of the 1968 ordinance when
initially submitting the request. After staff feedback, they formally requested an
easement and proposed updating the outdated code, submitting plans for Council
review and for the Clerk's records.
There were no additional public comments on this item.
Introduction to Revenue Requirement Analysis - Water and Sewer Utilities
Ms. Serra provided a brief report on the Revenue Requirement Analysis for Water
and Sewer Utilities. The City is reviewing water and sewer rates to make sure
they cover ongoing costs and future upgrades. This includes both monthly rates
and one-time connection fees for new users.
The latest rates from the last rate study went into effect in 2021 with a planned
increase throughout the following six years. However, during last year’s Capital
Improvement Plan (CIP) budgeting process, it was noted that utility needs had
grown and that costs to operate utilities had increased significantly. This makes it
an appropriate time to revisit and re-evaluate the cost of service.
Staff is analyzing what it takes to keep the systems running and growing. Results
and options will come to Council in May, with community outreach to follow, with a
final decision expected in July.
There were no public comments on this item.
2025-2030 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program Revision
Staff is proposing a few updates to the City’s 2025–2030 Transportation
Improvement Program, originally approved last year. These changes help align
with transportation impact fee requirements and improve project tracking.
Three updates are proposed:
1. Burns Road Extension – Split into two projects (the road and the
intersection) for better clarity and grant funding opportunities.
2. Harris Road Realignment – Adjust the eastern end to improve traffic flow
and safety near Broadmoor Blvd and I-182.
3. Court Street & Road 100 Intersection – Add a signal or roundabout to
improve safety and traffic as growth continues.
The changes don’t affect total project costs. A public hearing is scheduled for May
5, 2025 with potential Council approval after that.
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Mayor Serrano asked if splitting the Burns Road project would help with grant
funding. Ms. Serra confirmed that dividing it makes the intersection project more
attractive for grants, as it has verifiable traffic data, while the full corridor is harder
to fund. Mayor Serrano appreciated the approach, especially if it helps secure
funding.
There were no public comments on this item.
Resolution - West Pasco Water Treatment Plant Phases 3 & 4 Professional
Services Agreement Acceptance
Ms. Serra provided a brief report on the West Pasco Water Treatment Plant
(WPWTP) Phases 3 & 4 Professional Services Agreement Acceptance with RH2
Engineering to provide design, permitting, and bid support for the next phases
(three and four) of improvements at the West Pasco Water Treatment Plant.
These improvements aim to expand the facility's capacity to 18 million gallons per
day, up from its current 12 million. The project, funded through a low-interest loan
from the Department of Health, includes treatment upgrades, pumping capacity
increases, and power reliability improvements.
The total cost of the professional services agreement is not to exceed $749,753,
in line with typical design costs for such facilities. The overall project is estimated
at $14 million.
In response to a question from Mr. Harpster, Ms. Serra explained that for
professional services like engineering, the most qualified firm is chosen, rather
than the lowest bidder. For construction, the lowest bidder is selected, but
qualifications may be considered in some cases. Negotiations on the scope and
fee follow the selection of the most qualified firm, and if necessary, a second
choice may be considered.
There were no public comments on this item.
Request for Zoning Code Text Amendment & Draft Ordinance Amending
Title 25 Zoning
Mr. Raymond provide a brief report on a request for zoning code text amendment
and a draft ordinance amending Title 25 Zoning of the Pasco Municipal Code
(PMC) to address commercial drive-thru uses, aiming to mitigate potential issues
like noise, traffic, pedestrian safety, and compatibility with surrounding properties.
The ordinance was previously discussed in 2021 but not acted upon.
Council members expressed support for the proposed amendment. Mayor
Serrano emphasized the importance of flexibility, and Mr. Raymond cautioned
that too much flexibility could lead to legal challenges. Mr. Perales suggested
allowing drive-thrus in C-2 zoning, and staff agreed to bring back the ordinance
with this change.
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Ms. Barajas questioned the impact on the Downtown Master Plan, and Mr.
Raymond clarified the current code's focus on limiting vehicle-centric businesses
downtown. Ms. Barajas suggested keeping the ordinance as originally presented,
but there was consensus to allow drive-thrus in C-2 zones under specific
conditions.
Council agreed to move forward with the ordinance, incorporating the change for
C-2 zones, to be presented for approval at the next meeting.
Mr. Wilson, Pasco resident, raised concerns about public safety and
transportation issues, particularly regarding drive-thru impacts.
Mr. Granbois, Pasco resident and downtown property owner, supported allowing
drive-thrus in the area, highlighting vacant properties that could benefit from this
change, such as an old bank
with a drive-thru lane.
There were no further public comments on this item.
Transportation Impact Fee Study - Fehr & Peers
Ms. Sigdel introduced Kendra Breiland and Jessica Bracken, who presented
proposed updates to Pasco’s outdated Transportation Impact Fee (TIF) program,
aiming for adoption by June 2025. Two District Programs were presented: a
simpler Two-District Program and a more tailored Five-District Program, each with
different fee amounts proposed.
Mr. Grimm and Mr. Harpster supported the Five District Program, while Mayor
Serrano preferred the simpler Two District Program due to concerns about
manageability and justifiable calculations. Both models were based on thorough
analysis. Council agreed to revisit the issue later and considered gathering
community feedback.
Mr. Harpster suggested returning the item next week without additional input,
while Mayor Serrano asked about public outreach. Ms. Sigdel clarified no
outreach had been scheduled yet and was not a statutory requirement. Mr.
Perales recommended emailing Councilmembers for feedback, with the item
returning if no significant comments were received.
Ms. Barajas supported public outreach. Mayor Serrano directed staff to send an
email about public outreach, with the item returning if no replies were received.
Mr. White, Pasco resident, opposed the Two District Program due to concerns
about community divisions.
No additional public comments were made on this item.
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MISCELLANEOUS COUNCIL DISCUSSION
Mr. Zabell reminded the public about the Cinco de Mayo event this weekend and
suggested using the fifth Monday in June (June 30th) for a focused session on a
single issue. He also mentioned the upcoming End of Session Legislative Report from
Gordon Thomas Honeywell.
Mr. Grimm requested a discussion on sidewalk vendors, potentially as early as next
week, which was supported by Mr. Harpster and Mr. Perales, who noted the
increasing presence of sidewalk vendors.
Mayor Serrano agreed to add the topic to the next meeting, contingent on the item
being fully prepared.
Mr. Harpster welcomed Director Miller and congratulated Ms. Sigdel for her service as
Interim Community & Economic Development Director, commending the department
for maintaining progress during the interim period.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:35 PM.
PASSED and APPROVED on _______________________.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
Pete Serrano, Mayor Krystle Shanks, Deputy City Clerk
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AGENDA REPORT
FOR: City Council May 1, 2025
TO: Dave Zabell, Interim City Manager City Council Regular
Meeting: 5/5/25
FROM: Griselda Garcia, Interim Director
Finance
SUBJECT: Bills and Communications - Approving Claims in the Total Amount of
$6,502,775.89
I. ATTACHMENT(S):
Accounts Payable 04.17.25 to 04.30.25
II. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL / STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
To approve claims in the total amount of $6,502,775.89 ($3,241,159.25 in
Check Nos. 271020 - 271316; $2,029,907.17 in Electronic Transfer Nos.
849622 - 849653, 849667 - 849695, 849697 - 849745, 849754 - 849833,
849841, 849843, 849854 - 849863, 849867; $7,092.68 in Check Nos. 54920 -
54923; $1,224,616.79 in Electronic Transfer Nos. 30224125 - 30224759).
III. FISCAL IMPACT:
IV. HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF:
V. DISCUSSION:
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REPORTING PERIOD:
May 5, 2025
Claims Bank Payroll Bank Gen'l Bank Electronic Bank Combined
Check Numbers 271020 - 271316 54920 - 54923
Total Check Amount $3,241,159.25 $7,092.68 Total Checks 3,248,251.93$
Electronic Transfer Numbers 849622 - 849653 30224125 - 30224759
849667 - 849695
849697 - 849745
849754 - 849833
849841
849843
849854 - 849863
849867
Total EFT Amount $2,029,907.17 $1,224,616.79 $0.00 $0.00 Total EFTs 3,254,523.96$
Grand Total 6,502,775.89$
Councilmember B
100 909,680.62
110 50,143.96
140 554.67
142 28,667.03
145 4,405.28
150 67,581.11
160 4,487.19
165 2,155.45
168 24,258.55
170 2,176.67
180 6,769.74
185 60.79
188 36,115.93
189 339.66
190 335.60
194 21,584.44
195 5.17
196 HOTEL/ MOTEL EXCISE TAX 1,793.55
367 764,934.38
410 3,237,313.75
510 73,291.24
511 15,222.83
690 1,250,898.28
GRAND TOTAL ALL FUNDS:6,502,775.89$
April 17 to April 30, 2025
C I T Y O F P A S C O
Council Meeting of:
Accounts Payable Approved
The City Council
City of Pasco, Franklin County, Washington
We, the undersigned, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury the materials have been furnished, the services rendered or the labor performed
as described herein and the claim is a just, due and unpaid obligation against the city and we are authorized to authenticate and certify to such
Dave Zabell, Interim City Manager Griselda Garcia, Finance Manager
We, the undersigned City Councilmembers of the City Council of the City of Pasco, Franklin County, Washington, do hereby certify on this
5th day of May, 2025 that the merchandise or services hereinafter specified have been received and are approved for payment:
C.D. BLOCK GRANT
HOME CONSORTIUM GRANT
MARTIN LUTHER KING COMMUNITY CENTER
AMBULANCE SERVICE
Councilmember A
SUMMARY OF CLAIMS BY FUND:
GENERAL FUND
STREET
CEMETERY
ATHLETIC PROGRAMS
ANIMAL CONTROL
SENIOR CENTER OPERATING
MULTI-MODAL FACILITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
STADIUM/ CONVENTION CENTER
GENERAL CAP PROJECT CONSTRUCTION
UTILITY, WATER/ SEWER
RIVERSHORE TRAIL & MARINA MAIN
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT LODGING
LITTER ABATEMENT
REVOLVING ABATEMENT
PAYROLL CLEARING
EQUIPMENT RENTAL - OPERATING GOVERNMENTAL
EQUIPMENT RENTAL - OPERATING BUSINESS
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AGENDA REPORT
FOR: City Council April 29, 2025
TO: Dave Zabell, Interim City Manager City Council Regular
Meeting: 5/5/25
FROM: Craig Raymond, Deputy Director
Community & Economic Development
SUBJECT: Ordinance No. 4766 - Request for Zoning Code Text Amendment (5
minute presentation)
I. ATTACHMENT(S):
Ordinance
II. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL / STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
MOTION: I move to adopt Ordinance No. 4766, creating a new Chapter 25.176
"Drive-Through Facility Design Standards," within Title 25 "Zoning," of the
Pasco Municipal Code.
III. FISCAL IMPACT:
N/A
IV. HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF:
At the regular City Council meeting on Monday April 21, 2025, in response to
emerging development opportunities and identified regulatory hurdles, the City
Council draft that ordinance a comprehensively to staff directed revisit
addresses commercial drive-through facility design standards. At the April 28,
2025 Workshop meeting, the City Council reviewed and provided feedback for
further amendment of some minor issues in the draft Ordinance. The proposed
Ordinance and staff from feedback the conversations those reflects and
community.
V. DISCUSSION:
The currently adopted 2018-2038 Comprehensive Plan provides policies for
enhancing the environment which supports the expansion of development and
business between opportunities while also providing for the compatibility
commercial and industrial developments and residential and mixed-use
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neighborhoods.
Several different types of businesses utilize drive-throughs in their service
delivery to patrons from fast-food restaurants and coffee shops to financial
institutions and auto-related services. Each have their own unique
characteristics and requirements that suit their business model which in turn
produce varying impacts on surrounding properties.
In addition to individual design preferences, each site will present unique
opportunities to emphasize and take advantage of but may also present
compatibility challenges which can include vehicle and pedestrian conflicts,
traffic congestion, noise intrusion and artificial light trespass.
In 2021, CED staff worked with the Planning Commission and presented a
draft ordinance to the City Council for consideration that sought to navigate
between enhancing issues drive-through while typical commercial these
commercial business priorities. The 2021 draft Ordinance never received
formal consideration from the City Council at the time.
The design prescriptive requirements such as Ordinance draft includes
minimum vehicle stacking depth, separation requirements to other drive-
through facilities, driveways and intersections as well as setbacks to
measures residentially zoned properties and common sound mitigation
including landscaping and sight and sound obscuring walls. In addition to
prescriptive design and performance requirements, this proposed Ordinance
significantly provides for greater flexibility in locating new drive-through facilities
where additional documentation can demonstrate that specific designs, traffic
counts and/or levels of service will not be detrimental to the operation, use or
enjoyment of adjacent properties.
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the Ordinance as presented.
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Ordinance – Creating PMC Chapter 25.176 - 1
ORDINANCE NO. 4766
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON,
CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 25.176 “DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITY
DESIGN STANDARDS,” WITHIN TITLE 25 ‘ZONING,” OF THE PASCO
MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 35A.11.020, the “legislative body of each code city shall
have all powers possible for a city or town to have under the Constitution of this state, and not
specifically denied to code cities by law;” and
WHEREAS, Land-Use Policy 1-B of the 2018-2038 Comprehensive Plan states the City’s
policy is to enhance the physical appearance of development within the community through land
use regulations, design guidelines, and performance and maintenance standards including
landscaping, screening, building facades, color, signs, and parking lot design and appearance; and
WHEREAS, Economic Development Policy 1-A of the 2018-2038 Comprehensive Plan
states the City’s policy is to promote an environment which supports the development and
expansion of business opportunities; and
WHEREAS, Economic Development Policy 3-A of the 2018-2038 Comprehensive Plan
states the City’s policy is to enhance compatibility of commercial and industrial development with
residential and mixed-use neighborhoods with appropriate landscaping, screening, building and
design standards; and
WHEREAS, Transportation Policy 1-C of the 2018-2038 Comprehensive Plan states the
City’s policy is to minimize traffic conflicts on the arterial street system by implementing access
and corridor management best practices; and
WHEREAS, Implementation Policy 1-A of the 2018-2038 Comprehensive Plan states the
City’s policy is to maintain city codes, standards and guidelines which are clear, concise, and
objective.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Chapter 25.176 entitled “Drive-Through Facility Design Standards” within
Title 25 “Zoning” of the Pasco Municipal Code shall be and hereby is created and shall be read as
follows:
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Chapter 25.176
DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITY DESIGN STANDARDS
Sections:
25.176.010 Purpose.
25.176.020 Application.
25.176.030 Setbacks.
25.176.040 Location.
25.176.050 Parking and Circulation.
25.176.060 Vehicle Stacking Lane Standards.
25.176.070 Noise.
25.176.080 Site Planning.
25.176.010 Purpose.
The regulations of this chapter are intended to allow for drive-through facilities as an accessory
use to permitted commercial uses and to mitigate the impacts such uses create. Of special concern
are noise from idling cars and voice amplification equipment, lighting and queued traffic
interfering with on-site and off-site traffic and pedestrian flow. The specific purposes of this
chapter are to:
(1) Reduce noise, lighting and visual impacts on abutting uses, particularly residential uses;
(2) Improve safety and promote more efficient vehicle and pedestrian circulation; and
(3) Foster and facilitate economic development..
25.176.020 Applicability and Application.
The regulations of this Chapter apply to all uses that have drive-through facilities, and include:
(1) “Drive-through facilities” means an establishment that sells products or provides services
to occupants in vehicles or that services vehicles at drive up to service areas, including drive-in or
drive-up windows and drive through services. A drive-through facility is composed of two parts –
the stacking lanes and the vehicle-related service area. The stacking lanes are the space occupied
by vehicles queueing for the service to be provided. The vehicle-related service area is where the
service occurs. In businesses with service windows, such as coffee shops, the vehicle-related
service area starts at the service window. In businesses where the service occurs indoors, such as
car washes, the vehicle-related service area is the area within the building where the service occurs.
For other drive-through facilities, such as gas pumps, air compressors, vacuum cleaning stations,
the service area is the area where the vehicles are parked during the service. Other examples of
drive-through facilities include, but are not limited to, fast-food restaurants, banks, dry cleaners,
and pharmacies.
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(2) The regulations of this chapter apply only to the portions of the site development that
comprise the drive-through facility. The regulations apply to new developments, the addition of
drive-through facilities to existing developments, and the relocation of an existing business
operating a drive-through facility.
(3) Any property owner applying for a building permit, site development permit or a binding
site plan which proposes a drive-through facility shall submit a site plan of the drive-through
facility as part of the underlying permit application to the Director of Community and Economic
Development or designee. One copy of the map shall be submitted to the City in a digital or
electronic format as a Portable Document Format (PDF) (at a scale no greater than one inch to one
hundred feet) of the entire contiguous tract owned by the applicant. The site plan shall accurately
depict the proposed drive-through facility.
(4) In addition to the site plan, supporting documentation may be required to ensure
compliance with drive-through facility code standards, as determined by the Director of
Community and Economic Development or designee. Such documentation may include
information needed to determine the accuracy of materials provided (e.g. length of stacking lanes).
The Director may return any incomplete or inaccurate application materials, including site plans,
submitted.
(5) Drive-through facilities lawfully established prior to passage of this code that do not meet
the requirements of this section shall be an established nonconforming use in accordance with
PMC 25.170. Modifications, enlargements, or expansions of such existing facilities may be
permitted, provided the applicant meets all requirements of this chapter. Nothing in this Chapter
shall be construed as permitting any violation of any applicable building or fire code.
25.176.030 Setbacks.
All drive-through facilities shall comply with the setback requirements stated below.
(1) Service areas and stacking lanes must be set back a minimum of five feet from all lot lines.
(2) Service areas and stacking lanes must be set back five feet from all public transportation
rights of way such as sidewalks.
25.176.040 Location.
Applications submitted for drive-through facilities shall comply with the location requirements as
follows:
(1) Drive-through facilities shall not be permitted within 125 feet of a residentially zoned, or
Comprehensive Plan designated residential property.
(a) Measured as the entry point of the drive-through stacking lane to the nearest
driveway or other entry point of a residential property or subdivision (e.g. dedicated road).
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Where such residential property is undeveloped, the distance shall be measured to the edge
of the nearest property line.
(b) Distance between the two points shall be measured by calculating the shortest route
between the two points that can be achieved through lawful vehicular travel.
(2) Drive-through facilities shall not be approved within 300 feet of a signalized intersection
operating at a Level of Service (LOS) D or below or will cause the level of service to fall to a
Level of Service (LOS) D or below unless a traffic impact analysis has been submitted and
demonstrates that the use will not impair the efficiency or operation of the intersection.
(a) Measured as the distance between the entry point of the drive-through stacking lane
and the intersection centroid, or midpoint.
(b) Distance between the two points shall be measured by calculating the shortest route
between the two points that can be achieved through lawful vehicular travel.
(3) All driveway entrances, including stacking lane entrances, must be located at least 100 feet
from a public street intersection.
(a) Measured as the distance between the entry point to the facility and the public street
intersection centroid, or midpoint.
(b) Distance between the two points shall be measured by calculating the shortest route
between the two points that can be achieved through lawful vehicular travel.
(4) Drive-through facilities, including stacking lane entrances, must be located at least 100 feet
from adjacent drive-through facilities existing prior to the date of application of the new facility.
(a) Measured as the entry point from each drive-through facility.
(b) Shared entrances are permitted.
(c) Distance between the two points shall be measured by calculating the shortest route
between the two points that can be achieved through lawful vehicular travel.
(d) Where two applicants proposing new drive-through facilities within 150 feet are
submitted at the same time, the first applicant submitting a completed application shall be
considered an existing facility for the purposes of this section; provided, the existing
facility under this section timely obtains a permit.
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25.176.050 Parking and Circulation.
(1) Reciprocal access between abutting drive-through establishments shall be required where
feasible so that vehicles are not required to enter the public right-of-way to move from one area to
another on the same or adjacent site.
(2) Drive-through facilities shall provide separate queuing and circulation for drive-through
customers that does not interfere with or prohibit pedestrian traffic flow. Drive-through
establishments with a stacking lane between the establishment and its designated parking areas
shall provide at least one designated internal pedestrian crosswalks to facilitate walk-in or walk-
up pedestrian access, as described in PMC 25.176.060(8).
(3) For drive-through establishments only, a parking reduction of up to 50% may be approved
if the application clearly indicates that the establishment is for carry—out business only, with no
indoor dining. Parking reductions shall be approved by the Community and Economic
Development Department.
25.176.060 Vehicle Stacking Lane Standards.
These regulations ensure that there is adequate on-site maneuvering and traffic circulation, ensure
that stacking vehicles do not impede traffic, and that stacking lanes will not have nuisance impacts
on abutting residential lands.
(1) Customer drive-through and stacking lanes shall provide pavement markings or directional
signage for vehicle access.
(2) The entry point of the stacking lane shall be located as deep into the site as possible.
(3) Customer drive-through stacking lanes shall have a minimum entrance approach width of
12 feet and a 25-foot turning radius at curves.
(4) Customer drive-through stacking lanes shall, at a minimum, provide the required capacity
as stated below for each respective use:
Use Capacity
Financial
Institutions
100 feet
Coffee –
Indoor seating
180 feet
Pharmacy 60 feet
Espresso –
Stand Alone <
500 sq.ft.
180 feet
Restaurants 200 feet
Self-Service
Carwashes
60 feet
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(5) Applicants may apply for and be granted a reduced stacking lane capacity from the
requirements of PMC 25.176.060 where sufficient evidence is submitted and accepted that
demonstrates that a reduction will not impair access or safety on site and within 300 feet of the site
on adjacent public rights-of-way. Documentation shall include the most currently available traffic
counts (no older than 2 years), level of service, operational efficiency, and customer projections.
Information must be verified during annual business license renewal.
(6) Customer drive-through stacking lanes shall be measured from the center of the last service
window to the entry point of the lane.
(7) The drive-through stacking lane shall be situated so that any overflow from the stacking
lane does not overflow onto a public street or aisleway of any parking lot.
(8) The drive-through stacking lane shall not disrupt any public or private sidewalk, pedestrian
pathway, or accessway. Where the stacking lane intersects an internal sidewalk, pedestrian
pathway, or accessway, as required under PMC 25.176.050(2), raised or decorative pavement and
signage shall be provided.
25.176.070 Noise.
(1) Noise emitted from drive-through speakers shall not escape beyond the boundaries of the
site in excess of those limits established by PMC 9.130.
(2) The noise, exhaust fumes and lighting impacts of automobiles on adjacent residential
properties as they queue to wait for drive-through services shall be minimized to the maximum
extent practical through the installation of six foot high, sight obscuring, fencing constructed of
masonry, vinyl or wood fencing along with other sound dampening with landscaping along any
residential property line that is exposed to the drive-through or by the enclosure of the drive-
through facility facing such residential property line provided, such fences comply with the
required setback requirements when adjacent to or abutting a residentially used, zoned or
Comprehensive Plan properties. Any business containing a drive-through facility must also
comply with the Landscaping Standards of PMC 25.180.050. In the event any conflict arises, the
provisions in this Chapter shall apply with respect to the drive through facility area of the
commercial establishment.
Use Capacity
Full-Service
Carwashes
140 feet for single bay facilities of 60 feet at each bay of
multi-bay facilities
Gasoline
Stations
40 feet
Other Capacity requirements determined on an individual basis and
shall require supplemental documentation, including the most
currently available traffic counts (no older than 2 years), level
of service, operational efficiency, and customer projections.
as determined necessary by the Department.
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(3) Alternative measures designed to mitigate noise impacts may be permitted as authorized
by the Director of Community & Economic Development, where demonstrated through a noise
mitigation study conducted by a qualified professional that such mitigation measures adequately
provide compliance with PMC 9.130.
(4) The application shall provide information that the establishment can and will remain
compliant with the environmental noise level regulations of Pasco Municipal Code 9.130. To the
extent these regulations conflict with the noise PMC 9.130, the more restrictive regulations shall
apply.
Section 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of
this Ordinance should be held to the invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the validity or
constitutionality of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause phrase or word of this
Ordinance.
Section 3. Corrections. Upon approval by the city attorney, the city clerk or the code
reviser are authorized to make necessary corrections to this Ordinance, including scrivener’s errors
or clerical mistakes; reference to other local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations; or
numbering or referencing of ordinances or their sections and subsections.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take full force and effect five (5) days
after approval, passage and publication as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, on this 5th day of May,
2025.
_____________________________
Pete Serrano Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_____________________________ ___________________________
Krystle Shanks, CMC Kerr Ferguson Law, PLLC
City Clerk City Attorney
Published: _________________________
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AGENDA REPORT
FOR: City Council April 29, 2025
TO: Dave Zabell, Interim City Manager City Council Regular
Meeting: 5/5/25
FROM: Maria Serra, Director
Public Works
SUBJECT: Resolution No. 4595 - West Pasco Water Treatment Plant Phases 3 & 4
Professional Services Agreement Acceptance
I. ATTACHMENT(S):
Resolution
Exhibit A - Professional Services Agreement
Presentation
II. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL / STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
MOTION: I move to approve Resolution No. 4595, authorizing the Interim City
Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with RH2
Engineering, Inc. for the West Pasco Water Treatment Plant Phases 3 & 4
Project.
III. FISCAL IMPACT:
Proposed Professional Services Agreement (PSA) amount: $749,753.00
Funding:
Adopted 2025-2026 Biennium Budget: $14,094,320
The project is funded by two Low Interest Loans, both from the Washington State
Department of Health (DOH) as part of their Drinking Water State Revolving
Fund (DWSRF) program (Resolution No. 4555).
DWSRF Loan: $ 1,500,000
DWSRF Loan: $ 12,594,320
TOTAL FUNDING $ 14,094,320
Debt service of these loans will be funded by water utility ratepayers.
IV. HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF:
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The West Pasco Water Treatment Plant (built in 2010) currently treats up to 6
million gallons of water per day (MGD). Improvements underway at the plant
are expanding its treatment capacity to 12MGD, as phases 1 and 2 are in start-
up stage.
Plans are in place to increase the facility's treatment capacity to 18 million
gallons per day through a series of upgrades. The next steps include Phases 3
and 4 of the West Pasco plant’s expansion. Improvements will include adding
new treatment units (expanded membrane filtration system, cyanotoxin
treatment), service pumps, and backup power systems, backwash recovery
system, etc. This work will expand to 18 MGD and increase reliability of
production. These upgrades will add equipment and backup systems to make
sure water treatment continues smoothly even during outages or maintenance.
To fund this work, the City applied for and received two low-interest loans in
the amount of $14 Million from the Washington State Department of Health
through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). These funds will
support the delivery of phases 3 and 4 for design and construction of the
upgraded treatment systems, ensuring safe and reliable water for the future.
V. DISCUSSION:
This item was presented to Council at the April 28, 2025, Workshop as a
discussion item.
The City issued a Request for Qualifications for design services for this project.
Four (4) Statement of Qualifications (SOQs) were received and scored by a
selection committee for West Pasco Water treatment Plant expansions
to12MGD and 18MGD. The committee found RH2 Engineering, Inc. to be the
highest qualified consultant to provide services for the WPWTP projects, scope
and fee negotiations followed, resulting in the proposed professional services
agreement.
Staff recommends approval of the Professional Services Agreement with RH2
Engineering, Inc. for design, permitting and other pre-construction activities of
the WPWTP Phase 3 & 4 Project in the amount of $749,753.00.
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Resolution - RH2 WPWTP PH 3&4 PSA - 1
RESOLUTION NO. 4595
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON,
AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH RH2 ENGINEERING, INC.
FOR THE WEST PASCO WATER TREATMENT PLANT PHASES 3 & 4
PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco (City) requires professional services from an engineering
firm for the purpose of professional engineering services for design services for the West Pasco
Water Treatment Plant (WPWTP) Phases 3 & 4 that will increase water filtration capacity and
potable water production from 12 Million Gallons per Day (MGD) to 18 MGD; and
WHEREAS, the City published an announcement of its Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
related to its need for professional services for the WPWTP Projects; and
WHEREAS, the City reviewed and scored four (4) responses that were received,
interviewed the top three (3) consultants, and determined RH2 Engineering, Inc. to be the most
highly qualified for WPWTP projects pursuant to RCW 39.80.030; and
WHEREAS, the City pursuant to RCW 39.80.050(1), has negotiated a fair and reasonable
agreement with RH2 Engineering, Inc. based on the estimated values of the services including
their scope, complexity, and professional nature; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, has after due
consideration, determined that it is in the best interest of the City of Pasco to enter into the
Professional Services Agreement with RH2 Engineering, Inc. for the WPWTP Phases 3 & 4
project, and the negotiated contract is both fair and reasonable, for an amount not to exceed
$749,753.00.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PASCO, WASHINGTON:
That the City Council of the City of Pasco approves the terms and conditions of the
Professional Services Agreement between the City of Pasco and RH2 Engineering, Inc. as attached
hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A.
Be It Further Resolved, that the Interim City Manager of the City of Pasco, Washington,
is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to execute said Professional Services Agreement
on behalf of the City of Pasco; and to make minor substantive changes as necessary to execute this
Agreement.
Be It Further Resolved, that this Resolution shall take effect immediately.
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Resolution - RH2 WPWTP PH 3&4 PSA - 2
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, on this 5th day of May,
2025.
_____________________________
Pete Serrano
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_____________________________ ___________________________
Krystle Shanks, CMC Kerr Ferguson Law, PLLC
Deputy City Clerk City Attorneys
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RH2 Engineering, Inc. PSA #: 25-008
West Pasco Water Treatment Plant Phase 3 & 4 Design – Project No. 23455
Version 2.19.2025 Page 1 of 9
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
West Pasco Water Treatment Plant Phase 3 & 4 Design (18 MGD Expansion)
Agreement No. 25-008
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into between the City of Pasco, a Washington
Municipal Corporation, hereinafter referred to as “City”, and RH2 Engineering, Inc., hereinafter
referred to as “Consultant,” on _____________________________________.
[date of execution]
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the City desires to have certain services and/or tasks performed as set forth
below requiring specialized skills, training, equipment, and other supportive capabilities; and
WHEREAS, the Consultant represents that it is qualified and possesses sufficient skills,
experience, equipment, and necessary capabilities, including: technical and professional
expertise, when required, to perform the services and/or tasks as set forth in this Agreement upon
which the City is relying.
WHEREAS, the City has, consistent with RCW 39.80, published an announcement
related to its need for Architectural and Engineering services, evaluated Consultant’s current
performance data, and has determined that Consultant is the most highly qualified firm to
perform the Architectural and Engineering services related to the West Pasco Water Treatment
Plant Phase 3 Design (18 MGD Expansion) project; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Public Works Director finds that the Agreement with Consultant
is both fair and reasonable in light of the duties to be performed, the Consultant’s performance
data, and the nature and complexity of the project.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, and performances
contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. Scope of Services. The Consultant shall perform such services and accomplish such
tasks, including the furnishing of all labor, materials, facilities and equipment necessary
for full performance thereof, as identified and designated as Consultant’s Responsibilities
throughout this Agreement, and as more particularly described in Scope of Work detailed
in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein (the “Project”).
2. Term. This Project shall begin on the execution date listed above and promptly be
completed by 12/31/2027.
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3. Compensation and Payment.
3.1 Payment for services provided hereunder shall be made following the performance
of such services. Such payment shall be full compensation for work performed or
services rendered, and for all labor, materials, supplies, equipment, and
incidentals necessary to complete the Project.
3.2 No payment shall be made for any services rendere d by the Consultant except for
services identified and set forth in this Agreement except as may be authorized by
a written supplemental agreement approved by the City.
3.3 The City shall pay the Consultant for work performed under this Agreement upon
timely submitted invoices detailing work performed and expenses for which
reimbursement is sought. The City shall approve all invoices before payment is
issued. Payment shall occur within thirty (30) days of receipt and approval of an
invoice.
3.4 The City shall pay the Consultant for all work performed and expenses incurred
under this Agreement, as follows.
☒ Hourly (Multiple Rate): Such rates as identified on Exhibit B, plus actual
expenses incurred as provided under this Agreement, but not to exceed a
total of $749,753.00 without the prior written authorization by the City.
4. Reports and Inspections.
4.1 The Consultant at such times and in such forms as the City may require, shall
furnish to the City such statements, records, studies, surveys, reports, data, and
information as the City may request pertaining to matters covered by this
Agreement.
4.2 The Consultant shall, at any time during normal business hours and as often as the
City or the Washington State Auditor may reasonably deem necessary, make
available for examination all of its records and data with respect to all matters
covered, directly or indirectly, by this Agreement and shall permit the City, or its
designated authorized representative to audit and inspect other data relating to all
matters covered by this Agreement. The City shall receive a copy of all audit
reports made by the agency or firm as to the Consultant’s activities. The City may,
at its discretion, conduct an audit at its expense, using its own or outside auditors,
of the Consultant’s activities which relate, directly or indirectly, to this Agreement.
Consultant shall be provided a copy of such reports.
4.3 The Consultant, during the term of this Agreement, shall obtain all permits and
registration documents necessary for the performance of its work and for the
execution of services at its own expense, and shall maintain its validity. Upon
request, the Consultant shall deliver to the City copies of these licenses,
registration documents, and permits or proof of their issuance or renewal.
4.4 Consultant shall maintain books, records and documents, which sufficiently and
properly reflect all direct and indirect costs related to the performance of this
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Agreement and shall maintain such accounting procedures and practices as may
be necessary to assure proper accounting of all funds paid pursuant to this
Agreement. These records shall be subject, at all reasonable times, to inspection,
review, or audit as provided above.
4.5 The Consultant shall retain all books, records, documents, or other material
relevant to this Agreement for three (3) years after its expiration. Consultant
agrees that the City, or its designee, shall have full access and right to examine any
of said materials at all reasonable times during this period.
5. Ownership and Use of Documents.
5.1 All research, tests, surveys, preliminary data, information, drawings, and
documents made, collected, or prepared by the Consultant for performing the
services subject to this Agreement, as well as any final product, collectively referred
to as “work product,” shall be deemed as the exclusive property of the City,
including copyright as secured thereon. Consultant may not use them except in
connection with the performance of the services under this Agreement or with the
prior written consent of the City. Any prior copyrighted materials owned by the
Consultant and utilized in the performance of the services under this Agreement,
or embedded in with the materials, products and services provided thereunder,
shall remain the property of the Consultant subject to a license granted to the City
for their continued use of the products and services provided under this
Agreement. Any work product used by the Consultant in the performance of these
services which it deems as “confidential,” “proprietary,” or a “trade secret” shall be
conspicuously designated as such.
5.2 In the event of Consultant’s default, or in the event that this Agreement is
terminated prior to its completion, the work product of the Consultant, along with
a summary of the services performed to date of default or termination, shall
become the property of the City, and tender of the work product and summary shall
be a prerequisite to final payment under this Agreement. The summary of services
provided shall be prepared at no additional cost, if the Agreement is terminated
through default by the Consultant. If the Agreement is terminated through
convenience by the City, the City agrees to pay Consultant for the preparation of
the summary of services provided.
6. Public Records.
6.1 Consultant acknowledges that the City is an agency subject to Chapter 42.56 RCW
“Public Records Act.” All preliminary drafts or notes prepared or gathered by the
Consultant, and recommendations of the Consultant are exempt prior to the
acceptance by the City or public citation by the City in connection with City action.
6.2 If the Consultant becomes a custodian of public records of the City and request for
such records is received by the City, the Consultant shall respond to the request by
the City for such records within five (5) business days by either providing the
records, or by identifying in writing the additional time necessary to provide the
records with a description of the reasons why additional time is needed. Such
additional time shall not exceed twenty (20) business days unless extraordinary
good cause is shown.
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6.3 In the event the City receives a public records request for protected work product
of the Consultant within its possession, the City shall, prior to the release of any
protected work product or as a result of a public records request or subpoena,
provide Consultant at least ten (10) business days prior written notice of the
pending release and to reasonably cooperate with any legal action which may be
initiated by the Consultant to enjoin or otherwise prevent such release.
7. Independent Contractor Relationship.
7.1 The parties intend that an independent contractor relationship is created by this
Agreement. The City is interested primarily in the results to be achieved; subject
to the scope of services and the specific requirements of this Agreement, the
implementation of services will lie solely with the discretion of the Consultant. No
agent, employee, officer or representative of the Consultant shall be deemed to be
an employee, agent, officer, or representative of the City for any purpose, and the
employees of the Consultant are not entitled to any of the benefits or privileges the
City provides for its employees. The Consultant will be solely and entirely
responsible for its acts and for the acts of its agents, employees, officers,
subcontractors or representatives during the performance of this Agreement.
7.2 In the performance of the services provided in this Agreement, Consultant is an
independent contractor with full authority to control and direct the performance
of the details of the work, however, the results of the work contemplated herein
must meet the approval of the City and shall be subject to the City’s general rights
of inspection and review to secure the satisfactory completion thereof.
7.3 The Consultant shall comply with all State and Federal laws including, but not
limited to:
7.3.1 The definition requirements of RCW 50.04.140 (Employment Security).
7.3.2 RCW 51.08.195 (Industrial Insurance).
7.3.3 Obtain a City of Pasco business license.
7.4 The City may, at its sole discretion, require the Consultant to remove any
employee, agent or servant from employment on this Project who, in the City’s sole
discretion, may be detrimental to the City’s interest.
8. Indemnification.
8.1 The Consultant shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City, its officers,
officials, employees, and volunteers harmless from any and all claims, injuries,
damages, losses or suits including attorney fees, arising out of or resulting from
the acts, errors or omissions of the Consultant in performance of this Agreement,
except for injuries and damages caused by the sole negligence of the City.
8.2 However, should a court of competent jurisdiction determine that this Agreement
is subject to RCW 4.24.115, then, in the event of liability for damages arising out of
bodily injury to persons or damages to property caused by or resulting from the
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concurrent negligence of the Consultant, and the City, its officers, officials,
employees, and volunteers, the Consultant’s liability, including the duty and cost
to defend, hereunder shall be only to the extent of the Consultant’s negligence. It
is further specifically and expressly understood that the indemnification provided
herein constitutes the Consultant’s waiver of immunity under Industrial
Insurance, Title 51 RCW, solely for purposes of this indemnification. This waiver
has been mutually negotiated by the parties. The provisions of this section shall
survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
8.3 No liability shall attach to the City by reason of entering into this Agreement except
as expressly provided herein.
8.4 This indemnification shall include damages, penalties and attorney fees sustained
as a result of Consultant’s delayed or failed performance of Section 6 above.
9. Insurance. The Consultant shall procure and maintain for the duration of the
Agreement, insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damage to property which
may arise from or in connection with the performance of the work hereunder by the
Consultant, its agents, representatives, employees, or subcontractors. The Consultant’s
maintenance of insurance as required by the Agreement shall not be construed to limit the
liability of the Consultant to the coverage provided by such insurance, or otherwi se limit
the City’s recourse to any remedy available at law or in equity.
9.1 Minimum Scope of Insurance. Consultant shall obtain insurance of the types and
coverage described below:
9.1.1 Automobile Liability insurance covering all owned, non-owned, hired and
leased vehicles. Coverage shall be at least as broad as Insurance Services
Office (ISO) form CA 00 01.
9.1.2 Commercial General Liability insurance shall be at least as broad as ISO
occurrence form CG 00 01 and shall cover liability arising from premises,
operations, stop-gap independent contractors and personal injury and
advertising injury. The City shall be named as an additional insured under
the Consultant’s Commercial General Liability insurance policy with
respect to the work performed for the City using an additional insured
endorsement at least as broad as ISO endorsement form CG 20 26.
9.1.3 Workers’ Compensation coverage as required by the Industrial Insurance
laws of the State of Washington.
9.1.4 Professional Liability insurance appropriate to the Consultant’s profession.
9.2 Minimum Amounts of Insurance. Consultant shall maintain the following
insurance limits:
9.2.1 Automobile Liability insurance with a minimum combined single limit for
bodily injury and property damage of $1,000,000 per accident.
9.2.2 Commercial General Liability insurance shall be written with limits no less
than:
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☒ $2,000,000 each occurrence; and
☒ $2,000,000 general aggregate;
9.2.3 Professional Liability insurance shall be written with limits no less than:
☒ $2,000,000 per claim; and
☒ $2,000,000 policy aggregate limit;
9.3 Other Insurance Provision. The Consultant’s Automobile Liability, Professional
Liability, and Commercial General Liability insurance policies are to contain, or be
endorsed to contain that they shall be primary insurance as respect the City. Any
insurance, self-insurance, or self-insured pool coverage maintained by the City
shall be excess of the Consultant’s insurance and shall not contribute with it.
9.3.1 The Consultant’s insurance shall be endorsed to state that coverage shall
not be cancelled by either party, except after thirty (30) days prior written
notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, has been given to the City.
9.4 Acceptability of Insurers. Insurance is to be placed with insurers with a current
A.M. Best rating of not less than A: VII.
9.5 Verification of Coverage. Consultant shall furnish the City with original certificates
and a copy of the amendatory endorsements, including, but not necessarily limited
to, the additional insured endorsement, evidencing the insurance requirements of
the Agreement before commencement of the work.
9.6 Notice of Cancellation. The Consultant shall provide the City with written notice of
any policy cancellation within two (2) business days of their receipt of such notice.
9.7 City Full Availability of Consultant Limits. If the Consultant maintains higher
insurance limits than the minimums shown above, the City shall be insured for the
full available limits of Commercial General and Excess or Umbrella liability
maintained by the Consultant, irrespective of whether such limits maintained by
the Consultant are greater than those required by this Agreement or whether any
certificate of insurance furnished to the City evidences limits of liability lower than
those maintained by the Consultant.
9.8 Failure to Maintain Insurance. Failure on the part of the Consultant to maintain
the insurance as required shall constitute a material breach of contract, upon
which the City may, after giving five (5) business days notice to the Consultant to
correct the breach, immediately terminate the Agreement or, at its discretion,
procure or renew such insurance and pay any and all premiums in connection
therewith, with any sums so expended to be repaid to the City on demand, or at the
sole discretion of the City, offset against funds due the Consultant from the City.
10. Nondiscrimination. In the performance of this Agreement, the Consultant will not
discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the grounds of race,
creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, age or the presence of any sensory, mental
or physical handicap; provided that the prohibition against discrimination in employment
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because of handicap shall not apply if the particular disability prevents the proper
performance of the particular worker involved. The Consultant shall ensure that
applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment in the
performance of this Agreement without discrimination because of their race, creed, color,
national origin, sex, marital status, age or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical
handicap. Consultant shall take such action with respect to this Agreement as may be
required to ensure full compliance with local, State and Federal laws prohibiting
discrimination in employment.
11. Covenant Against Contingent Fees. The Consultant warrants that it has not
employed nor retained any company, firm, or person, other than a bona fide employee
working exclusively for the Consultant, to solicit or secure this Agreement; and that it has
not paid or agreed to pay any company, person or firm, other than a bona fide employee
working exclusively for the Consultant, any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee,
gift, or other consideration contingent upon or resulting from the award or making of this
Agreement. For breach or violation of this warranty, the City shall have the right to
terminate this Agreement.
12. Assignment and Subcontracting.
12.1 The City has awarded this Agreement to the Consultant due to its unique
qualifications to perform these services. The Consultant shall not assign (or
subcontract other than as specifically identified in Exhibit A) its performance
under this Agreement or any portions of this Agreement without the prior written
consent of the City, which consent must be sought at least thirty (30) days prior to
the date of any proposed assignment.
12.2 Any work or services assigned or subcontracted hereunder shall be subject to each
provision of this Agreement including Section 6, Public Records; Section 10,
Nondiscrimination; proper bidding procedures where applicable; and all local,
State and Federal statutes, ordinances and guidelines.
12.3 Any technical or professional service subcontract not listed in this Agreement,
must have prior written approval by the City.
13. Termination.
13.1 Termination for Convenience. Either party may terminate this Agreement for any
reason upon giving the other party no less than ten (10) business days written
notice in advance of the effective date of such termination.
13.2 Termination for Cause. If the Consultant fails to perform in the manner called for
in this Agreement, or if the Consultant fails to comply with any other provisions of
this Agreement and fails to correct such noncompliance within five (5) business
days of written notice thereof, the City may terminate this Agreement for cause.
Termination shall be effected by serving a notice of termination on the Consultant
setting forth the manner in which the Consultant is in default. The Consultant will
only be paid for services and expenses complying with the terms of this Agreement,
incurred prior to termination.
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14. General Provisions.
14.1 For the purpose of this Agreement, time is of the essence.
14.2 Notice. Notice provided for in this Agreement shall be sent by:
14.2.1 Personal service upon the Project Administrators; or
14.2.2 Certified mail to the physical address of the parties, or by electronic
transmission to the e-mail addresses designated for the parties below.
14.3 The Project Administrator for the purpose of this Agreement shall be:
For the City: For the Consultant:
Brandon Lane, EIT
Engineer II
525 N 3rd Ave
Pasco, WA, 99301
laneb@pasco-wa.gov
Paul Cross, P.E.,
Project Manager
114 Columbia Point Dr, Suite C
Richland, WA 99352
pcross@rh2.com
15. Dispute Resolution.
15.1 This Agreement has been and shall be construed as having been made and entered
into and delivered within the State of Washington and it is agreed by each party
hereto that this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Washington.
15.2 In the event of a dispute regarding the enforcement, breach, default, or
interpretation of this Agreement, the Project Administrators, or their designees,
shall first meet in a good faith effort to resolve such dispute. In the event the
dispute cannot be resolved by agreement of the parties, said dispute shall be
resolved by arbitration pursuant to RCW 7.04A, as amended, with both parties
waiving the right of a jury trial upon trial de novo, with venue placed in Pasco,
Franklin County, Washington. The substantially prevailing party shall be entitled
to its reasonable attorney fees and costs as additional award and judgment against
the other.
16. Nonwaiver. Waiver by the City of any provision of this Agreement or any time limitation
provided for in this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any other similar event or
other provision of this Agreement.
17. Integration. This Agreement between the parties consists in its entirety of this
document and any exhibits, schedules or attachments. Any modification of this
Agreement or change order affecting this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by both
parties.
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18. Authorization. By signature below, each party warrants that they are authorized and
empowered to execute this Agreement binding the City and the Consultant respectively.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed on
the date first written above.
CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON
Dave Zabell, Interim City Manager
RH2 ENGINEERING, INC.
Paul Cross, PE, Principal
ATTEST:
Debra C. Barham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Kerr Ferguson Law, PLLC, City Attorney
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Scope of Work
City of Pasco
West Pasco Water Treatment Plant 18 MGD Expansion
Phases 3 and 4 Design
April 2025
Background
The City of Pasco (City) is growing rapidly and its potable water demands are increasing with
population growth and local industries. The City has two water treatment plants (WTPs) on opposite
ends of its distribution system. While these plants can accommodate current and short -term peak
demands together, individual plant capacity must increase to meet the City’s 20 -year planning
projection. The West Pasco Water Treatment Plant (WPWTP) was designed to accommodate
equipment expansion within the facility, and provides a cost-effective way for the City to handle
growth.
Previously, the City expanded the WPWTP capacity from 6 million gallons per day (MGD) to 12 MGD
in two phases. Phase 1 increased treatment capacity to 12 MGD, including the installation of
additional raw water strainers and membrane filtration units, filter-to-waste capabilities, a process
residuals treatment and recycling system, and various plant operational improvements. Phase 2
increased pumping capacity at the raw water Intake Pump Station to 12 MGD, added a new High
Service Booster Pump Station (BPS) with additional Zone 3 pumps, and improved electrical power
redundancy for the Intake Pump Station and WPWTP.
The City has asked RH2 Engineering, Inc., (RH2) to provide engineering design services for Phases 3
and 4 expansion of the WPWTP. A list of approximately $21 million worth of necessary improvements
have been identified by the City, which exceeds the City’s budget for Phases 3 and 4. For this reason,
a scoping workshop was held on December 3, 2024, between the City and RH2 to prioritize project
elements for Phases 3 and 4, including a base list of treatment capacity related improvements and a
list of non-capacity functionality improvements that may be incorporated into the final design
budget.
The base improvements identified to be designed as part of the Phased 3 and 4 improvements
include the following:
•Installing two (2) 3 MGD membrane filtration units (Membrane Rack Nos. 5 and 6).
•Replacing the existing membrane modules on Membrane Rack Nos. 1 and 2.
•Upgrading Membrane Rack Nos. 1 and 2 to replace problematic/antiquated plastic module
header components (e.g., Victaulic couplers) with updated metal materials matching
Membrane Rack Nos. 3 and 4.
•Installing one (1) Intake Pump Station pump and associated piping, valves, and
appurtenances.
EXHIBIT A
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• Installing one (1) High Service BPS Zone 3 pump and associated piping, valves, and
appurtenances.
• Installing two (2) High Service BPS Zone 1 pumps and associated piping, valves, and
appurtenances.
• Installing one (1) Recycle Pump Station jockey pump and associated piping, valves, and
appurtenances and updating functional descriptions for the backwash recovery system.
• Evaluating and upgrading the mechanical pre-filtration strainers and associated piping,
valving, and instrumentation to reduce backwashing frequency, provide a location for purging
solids from the header, and accommodate 18 MGD plant capacity.
• Installing an additional sedimentation basin(s).
• Installing freeze protection improvements throughout the outdoor backwash recovery
system facilities, including the following:
o Installing additional piping and control valves within the backwash recovery system
and defining a new mode of operation to improve operability and mitigate freezing
o Installing a gate valve at the base of the equalizing basin overflow weir box.
o Replacing temporary bypass hoses with permanent piping.
o Evaluating and installing heaters (e.g., heat tracing, immersion heaters, etc.) and
insulation at applicable process locations such as the ferric chloride tank outlet, solids
discharge piping, equalizing basin discharge piping, and clarifier.
• Installing various process improvements specific to addressing cyanotoxins, freshwater
mussels, and Asian clams.
• Providing spare parts consistent with the WPWTP original construction requirements .
• Upgrading the treatment plant heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system.
As discussed at the scoping meeting, the project will be separated into preliminary design and final
design. The preliminary design will include 30-percent design of the base improvements. A detailed
Engineer’s opinion of probable construction cost (OPCC) will be prepared and reviewed with the City
to determine if the City’s budget can accommodate additional non-capacity related improvements.
If it is determined that the City’s budget cannot accommodate the base improvements, upgrading
the treatment plant HVAC system will be removed from the project scope. If it is determined that
additional project elements can be accommodated within the City’s budget, RH2 will add the
following project elements to the design in the prioritized order listed:
1. Installing an additional clarifier.
2. Installing gutters on the WPWTP building and snow guards on the WPWTP and Recycle Pump
Station buildings.
3. Evaluating and potentially lining the significantly corroded drainpipe near the chemical dosing
pumps.
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4. Installing an isolation valve upstream of the High Service BPS.
It should be noted that the WPWTP backwash recovery system is not designed to accommodate
18 MGD without an additional clarifier. Increasing plant capacity to 18 MGD without installing the
additional clarifier will result in increased flow to the sewer beyond what was intended as part of the
WPWTP Phase 1 improvements. This information was provided to the City during the scoping
meeting and is repeated here for reference.
As part of the scoping meeting, the City identified a number of necessary improvements that
currently cannot be accommodated within the budget for Phase s 3 and 4. As such, the following
necessary improvements are outside the scope of Phases 3 and 4 and will not be designed as part of
this project without an amendment:
• Installing a polymer building to thicken the backwash recovery system’s solids waste stream.
• Installing additional drying bed capacity.
• Installing a permanent means of dewatering the clarifier(s).
• Demolishing/salvaging the existing Zone 1 finished water pumps and associated mechanical
components within the WPWTP.
• Installing roll-up doors for chemical tank replacement in the clean-in-place area.
• Installing a storage building.
• Installing a locker room.
• Installing an additional bathroom.
• Installing additional Intake Pump Station generator capacity.
• Replacing chain link fencing with anti-climb mesh.
This Scope of Work presents the design and permitting tasks for the Phases 3 and 4 Improvements
as follows:
• Task 1 – Project Management
• Task 2 – Preliminary Design
• Task 3 – Bid-Ready Design
• Task 4 – Permitting
Future tasks include the following:
• Task 5 – Services During Bidding
• Task 6 – Services During Construction
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General Assumptions
The following assumptions were made when preparing this Scope of Work:
• The City will provide access to the hard copy data, plans, manuals, etc. required for this
project. RH2 will collect the information, make appropriate copies, and return them to the
City.
• Unless otherwise stated, RH2 will rely on the accuracy and completeness of information, data,
and materials generated or provided by the City or others in relation to this Scope of Work.
• Design of an additional clarifier is not included in this Scope of Work.
• Deliverables will be provided in electronic format (PDF) unless otherwise noted. Hard copies
of plans, where provided, will be in half-size (11-inch by 17-inch) format, unless otherwise
noted.
• Services are limited to those described herein and will be performed to the level of effort
identified in the attached Fee Estimate. If additional effort is needed, that extra work will be
mutually determined by the City and RH2.
Phases 3 and 4 Design
Task 1 – Project Management
Objective: Administer, manage, and monitor the RH2 project team, resources, communications,
scope progress, budget, files, and records.
Approach:
Monitor Project: Review and monitor project progress, schedule, scope, and budget.
Manage RH2 Team: Manage the RH2 project team and resources.
Prepare Invoices: Prepare monthly invoices with progress reports documenting the work
performed and budget status.
Maintain City Communication: Communicate with the City regarding project progress,
invoicing, and schedule.
Maintain Records: Document and maintain project files and records in electronic format.
RH2 Deliverables:
• Schedule, scope, and budget administration and management.
• Project team and resource management.
• Monthly invoices with progress reporting.
• Communication with City.
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Task 2 – Preliminary Design
Objective: Prepare preliminary plans and an OPCC for the base improvements for the City’s use in
re-evaluating the overall project scope. Provide plans and OPCC to the City at the 30-percent
milestone for review and feedback.
Approach:
Prepare 30-Percent Conceptual Design: Prepare the overall conceptual design for the Phases
3 and 4 improvements. Prepare conceptual figures, including process diagrams and CAD
exhibits to facilitate design planning and vendor communications. Prepare project design
checklist and outline design phasing for internal project tracking and milestone review.
Identify gaps in existing records and request additional information from the City. Perform
site visits as necessary to collect additional information.
Prepare Preliminary General Plans: Coordinate and subcontract with a surveyor to obtain
updated ground elevations throughout the northern half of the WPWTP site. Prepare the
cover sheet, general information, and standard detail drawings.
Prepare Preliminary Site/Civil Design: Prepare site/civil plan drawings showing existing site
and facility layouts, temporary erosion control and construction measures and layouts, site
grading improvements, proposed facility layouts, surface improvements, and utility
improvements.
Prepare Preliminary Mechanical Design: Prepare process and mechanical drawings for project
elements including the High Service BPS pumps, Intake Pump Station pump, Recycle Pump
Station pump, strainers, and backwash recovery freeze protection. Show demolition of
existing piping and equipment and proposed pipe routing and equipment installation. Size
piping, and size and select equipment and pumps. Prepare minor mechanical and plumbing
designs. Prepare HVAC design.
Prepare Preliminary Structural Design: Prepare preliminary structural plans and details for
the sedimentation basin, backwash recovery system expansion, and WPWTP ancillary
supports, structures, and facility retrofits.
Prepare Preliminary Treatment Design: Prepare process and mechanical drawings for project
elements including the membrane rack expansions and retrofits, sedimentation basin, and
improvements specific to cyanotoxin and freshwater mussel and Asian clam mitigation. Show
demolition of existing piping and equipment and proposed pipe routing and equipment
installation. Size piping, and size and select equipment and pumps. Prepare minor mechanical
and plumbing designs.
Prepare Electrical and Telemetry Design: Prepare electrical, instrumentation, and control
design, including electrical distribution design, process and instrumentation control, and
telemetry systems to interface with the City’s existing system.
Prepare OPCC: Prepare OPCC based on the 30-percent design documents.
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City of Pasco Exhibit A
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Perform Internal QA/QC: Perform internal quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC)
review of the 30-percent design plans and OPCC.
Submit 30-Percent Conceptual Design to City: Submit the 30-percent design plans and OPCC
to the City. Prepare meeting agenda and attend one (1) meeting with the City to discuss
30-percent review comments. Prepare meeting minutes. Attend one (1) site visit with City
operations staff to discuss 30-percent review comments and take additional photographs and
measurements.
Assumptions:
• It is assumed that the existing chlorine contact time clearwell can accommodate the plant
expansion to 18 MGD.
Provided by the City:
• Attendance at the 30-percent design review meeting and site visit.
• Written review comments on the 30-percent design documents.
RH2 Deliverables:
• 30-percent design plans and OPCC.
• Attendance at 30-percent design review meeting and site visit.
• 30-percent design review meeting agenda and minutes.
Task 3 – Bid-Ready Design
Objective: Prepare bid-ready plans and specifications. Remove or incorporate additional project
elements into the design as determined with the City as part of the preliminary design review
process. Provide plans, specifications, functional descriptions, and OPCC at the 60-percent milestone
for review and feedback. Provide plans, specifications, functional descriptions, and OPCC at the
90-percent milestone for review and feedback. Prepare bid-ready documents.
Approach:
Progress Design Plans to 60-Percent Design: Progress the general plans, and site/civil,
mechanical, structural, treatment, electrical, and telemetry designs and OPCC to 60-percent.
Prepare structural calculations for structural components.
Prepare Construction and Phasing Plan: Prepare a phasing plan for construction of the
planned system improvements to maintain operation of the WPWTP throughout
construction. Coordinate with the City to identify periods when construction can occur, when
unit processes of the WPWTP would need to be shut down, and how the treatment plant can
maintain operation during construction.
Prepare Specifications: Develop non-technical (front-end) and technical specifications.
Provide the advertisement to bidders, instructions to bidders, general conditions,
construction contract, insurance provisions, and other typical forms used for the bidding and
engagement of public works contracts. Prepare Division 1 (General) through Division 18
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(Measurement and Payment) of the technical specifications. It is assumed that the front-end
documents will be based on the City-provided bid forms and construction contract documents
and modified by RH2. It is assumed that RH2 will use its modified Construction Specification s
Institute specifications for the technical portion of the specifications .
Prepare Functional Descriptions: Prepare process functional descriptions for new plant
processes. Added plant processes to be described include modifications to the backwash
recovery system, including control valves, jockey pump, and freeze protection, changes to
the mechanical strainers, if applicable, and processes installed to mitigate cyanotoxins and/or
freshwater mussels and Asian clams. Functional descriptions shall not be prepared for existing
plant processes that are not impacted by these improvements.
Attend 60-Percent Design Review with City: Submit the 60-percent design plans,
specifications, functional descriptions, and OPCC to the City. Prepare meeting agenda and
attend one (1) meeting with the City to discuss 60-percent review comments. Prepare
meeting minutes. Attend one (1) site visit with City operations staff to discuss 60-percent
review comments and take additional photographs and measurements.
Progress Design Plans to 90-Percent Design: Progress the general plans, and site/civil,
mechanical, structural, treatment, electrical, and telemetry designs, construction and
phasing plan, specifications, and functional descriptions to 90 -percent.
Attend 90-Percent Design Review with City: Submit the 90-percent design plans,
specifications, functional descriptions, and OPCC to the City. Prepare meeting agenda and
attend one (1) meeting with the City to discuss 60-percent review comments. Prepare
meeting minutes. Attend one (1) site visit with City operations staff to discuss 90-percent
review comments and take additional photographs and measurements.
Perform Internal QA/QC Reviews: Perform internal QA/QC review of the 60-, 90- and
bid-ready design plans, specifications, functional descriptions, and OPCC.
Prepare Bid-Ready Design Documents: Incorporate 90-percent comments and agency
permitting conditions into the plans and specifications. Prepare bid-ready plans and
specifications and final OPCC.
Provided by City:
• City bid forms and construction contract documents in MS Word format.
• Attendance at the 60- and 90-percent design review meetings and site visits.
• Written review comments on the 60- and 90-percent design documents.
• Input regarding WPWTP shutdowns and construction phasing.
RH2 Deliverables:
• 60-percent design plans, specifications, functional descriptions, and OPCC.
• 90-percent design plans, specifications, functional descriptions, and OPCC.
• Attendance at 60- and 90-percent design review meetings and site visits.
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• 60- and 90-percent design review meeting agendas and minutes.
• Bid-ready plans, specifications, functional descriptions, and OPCC.
Task 4 – Permitting
Objective: Assist the City in obtaining permits to address environmental, site, building code, and
Washington State Department of Health (DOH) requirements. Based on RH2’s current
understanding, the following permits or approvals are anticipated for the Phase s 3 and 4
improvements:
• DOH Project Report and Construction Documents review.
• City Pre-Application Meeting.
• City Land Use Permits, including State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), Shoreline Substantial
Development Permit (SSDP), and Special Permit.
• City Building Permit.
Permitting and agency coordination is subjective and determining the level of effort at this early stage
is difficult. Due to the difficulty in predicting RH2’s level of effort in coordinating with agencies in this
Task, additional authorization may be needed if RH2’s involvement exceeds the hours currently
allocated in the attached Fee Estimate.
Approach:
Coordinate with DOH and Prepare Project Report : Coordinate with DOH regarding its
expectations for documenting the proposed WPWTP expansion and implementing the
improvements. Prepare a preliminary Project Report based on applicable Washington
Administrative Code (WAC) requirements for the proposed WPWTP improvements, related
design considerations, and construction phasing implementation. The Project Report will
document the project background and objectives, hydraulic analyses, mechanical retrofit
improvements, residuals handling processes, chlorine contact time considerations, electrical
power improvements, freeze protection, and telemetry and supervisory control and data
acquisition (SCADA) upgrades. Perform internal QA/QC review and submit the Project Report
to the City and DOH for review and comment. Prepare meeting agenda and attend one (1)
meeting with the City to review and discuss DOH’s initial feedback, the City’s comments on
the preliminary Project Report, and the WPWTP improvements. Prepare meeting minutes.
Finalize the Project Report to reflect DOH and City review and comments, as requested.
Submit Construction Documents to DOH: Prepare application and submit the construction
documents (prepared in Task 3) to DOH. Compose a letter to accompany the construction
document submittal responding to review comments from DOH, if requested.
Coordinate with City Planning: Coordinate with City Planning staff regarding local permitting
requirements for the Phases 3 and 4 improvements. Prepare and submit an application for
and attend one (1) Pre-Application Meeting with City Planning and project staff to discuss the
project and anticipated local permitting. Prior permitting efforts for the WPWTP expansion,
completed in 2021, included SEPA and Special Permit. These applications were prepared with
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the phased improvements identified for the facility expansion. Consequently, it is assumed the
2021 approvals cover the Phases 3 and 4 improvements proposed now such that a new SEPA
and Special Permit land use approvals are not included in this Scope of Work. It will be
necessary to discuss and confirm this assumption with City Planning staff. If required,
preparation of new land use permit documents for the Phases 3 and 4 improvements could
warrant an amendment to this Scope of Work.
Prepare SSDP Application and Submit: Prepare a preliminary SSDP application, including a
Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application (JARPA), project and code compliance narrative,
and shoreline site plans for City project staff review. Finalize the SSDP application based on
City staff comments, and submit to City Planning staff for review, public noticing, and decision
components. Conservatively, it is assumed that an SSDP will be for the proposed Intake Pump
Station improvements near the Columbia River; however, confirmation of applicability will be
requested during the Pre-Application meeting in subtask 4.3.
Coordinate with DOH for Environmental and Cultural Review: Submit proof of SEPA review
and compliance to DOH for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) funding
requirements. Prepare a preliminary EZ-1 form, specific to Phases 3 and 4 of this project,
together with the prior cultural resources compliance documents prepared for the WPWTP
Expansion in 2021 and submit to the City and DOH for Executive Order (EO) 21-02
consultation with the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic
Preservation (DAHP). Facilitate DOH reviews and DAHP consultation. Prepare an Inadvertent
Discovery Plan (IDP) for the project to facilitate construction improvements and DOH cultural
approval. It is assumed that SEPA and cultural resources documentation prepared in 2021
cover all phases of the WPWTP Expansion project and consequently, new SEPA or cultural
resources documents will not be required. Conservatively, RH2 has included this subtask to
facilitate DOH approval for DWSRF funding. A nominal fee for cultural resources support from
Cultural Resources Consultants, LLC, (CRC) has been included; however, the effort included in
this subtask may require an amendment to this Scope of Work pending coordination with DOH
and DAHP.
Prepare and Submit City Building Permit: Prepare an application for City Building Permit
utilizing the 90-percent design documents prepared in Task 3. Develop energy code and
structural calculations to accompany the Building Permit application . Submit the Building
Permit application package to the City’s Building Division.
Provide Permit Coordination and Support: Support the City with permit compliance and
facilitate approvals. This subtask includes up to twenty (20) hours of RH2 staff time to assist
the City with permit compliance, reviews, and responding to comments, as requested.
Assumptions:
• The City will pay all permit fees and be the applicant for permit applications.
• Acceptance of permit submittals is beyond the control of RH2 and the City, and no date is
warranted or implied for agency response or acceptance.
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• It is assumed that there will be only one (1) round of review comments from DOH for both the
Project Report and Construction Documentation submittals.
• Attendance by up to four (4) RH2 staff is assumed for the City Pre-Application Meeting.
• It is assumed that City land use approvals, including SEPA , Special Permit, and cultural
resources, will not be required because the Phases 3 and 4 improvements were covered in the
prior WPWTP permit documents completed in 2021.
• It is assumed that site development and/or grading reviews will be completed by the City
during the design review (Task 3); thus, permit application will not be needed to approve
project improvements for construction.
• If needed, the City will obtain right-of-way permits for project construction.
• As conceptualized at this time, the Phases 3 and 4 improvements will not impact the nearby
Columbia River; therefore, a Hydraulic Project Approval (HPA) from the Washington
Department of Fish and Wildlife is excluded from this Scope of Work. If project design warrants
indirect or direct impacts to the river, an HPA, and possibly other federal permit approvals
could be triggered, which would warrant an amendment to this Scope of Work.
• It is assumed that National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, including an Erosivity
Waiver or Construction Stormwater General Permit, are not required because construction
stormwater will be retained and infiltrated onsite and soil exposure will not exceed one
(1) acre.
Provided by City:
• Attendance at preliminary Project Report review meeting.
• Written review comments on the draft Project Report.
• Attendance at Pre-Application Meeting.
• Review and comment on draft SSDP, EZ-1, and Building Permit packages, as desired.
• Payment of permitting application fees.
RH2 Deliverables:
• Preliminary Project Report review meeting agenda, minutes, and meeting attendance.
• Draft and final Project Report for DOH submittal.
• Application for and construction documents for DOH submittal.
• Letter response to DOH comments.
• Pre-Application Meeting application and meeting attendance.
• SSDP application package for City submittal.
• EZ-1 Form and cultural package for DAHP submittal and EO 21-02 compliance.
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•Building Permit submittal package.
Project Schedule
RH2 is prepared to commence with the work upon written authorization from the City. Project design
is scheduled for completion in January 2026, or forty-six (46) weeks following authorization to
commence work, whichever comes later.
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EXHIBIT B
Fee Estimate
City of Pasco
West Pasco Water Treatment Plant 18 MGD Expansion
Phases 3 and 4 Design
Apr-25
Description
Total
Hours
Total Labor Total
Subconsultant
Total Expense Total Cost
Task 1 Project Management 143 32,971$ -$ 824$ 33,795$
Task 2 Preliminary Design 990 209,944$ 9,200$ 17,028$ 236,172$
Task 3 Bid-Ready Design 1773 372,588$ -$ 31,764$ 404,352$
Task 4 Permitting 312 67,421$ 3,450$ 4,563$ 75,434$
PROJECT TOTAL 3,218 682,924$ 12,650$ 54,179$ 749,753$
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RATE LIST RATE UNIT
Professional I $172 $/hr
Professional II $188 $/hr
Professional III $209 $/hr
Professional IV $231 $/hr
Professional V $246 $/hr
Professional VI $263 $/hr
Professional VII $287 $/hr
Professional VIII $309 $/hr
Professional IX $318 $/hr
Technician I $133 $/hr
Technician II $146 $/hr
Technician III $165 $/hr
Technician IV $179 $/hr
Technician V $197 $/hr
Technician VI $215 $/hr
Technician VII $234 $/hr
Technician VIII $244 $/hr
Administrative I $89 $/hr
Administrative II $104 $/hr
Administrative III $122 $/hr
Administrative IV $145 $/hr
Administrative V $171 $/hr
CAD/GIS System $27.50 $/hr
CAD Plots - Half Size $2.50 price per plot
CAD Plots - Full Size $10.00 price per plot
CAD Plots - Large $25.00 price per plot
Copies (bw) 8.5" X 11"$0.09 price per copy
Copies (bw) 8.5" X 14"$0.14 price per copy
Copies (bw) 11" X 17"$0.20 price per copy
Copies (color) 8.5" X 11"$0.90 price per copy
Copies (color) 8.5" X 14"$1.20 price per copy
Copies (color) 11" X 17"$2.00 price per copy
Technology Charge 2.50%% of Direct Labor
Night Work 10.00%% of Direct Labor
Mileage $0.7000
price per mile
(or Current IRS Rate)
Subconsultants 15%Cost +
Outside Services at cost
RH2 ENGINEERING, INC.
2025 SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES
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Professional Services Agreement
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Water Treatment Plant Phase 3 & 4
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Project Scope
• New membrane Filters
for added 6 MGD
• Replacement of
Original 6 MGD Filters
• Additional Intake Pump
• Additional Distribution
Pumps
• Additional Drying Bed
• Various Plant Updates
and Upgrades.
West Pasco Water Treatment Plant Phase 3 & 4 -
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• Project Management and Administration
• Preliminary Design
• 30% Design
• Bid Ready Design and Specifications
• 60%, 90%, Final
• Permitting
• DoH report and construction review
• Special Permit
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approval of scope and
fee for design services
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Inc. a total of
$749,753.00.
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Professional Service Agreement
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Funding
$1,500,00.00DoH-Drinking Water State Revolving
Fund Loan (State)
$12,594,320.00DoH-Drinking Water State Revolving
Fund Loan (State)
$14,094,320.00TOTAL
Professional Services Agreement
$33,795.00Task 1 –Project Management
$236,172.00Task 2 –Preliminary Design
$404,352.00Task 3 –Bid-Ready Design
$75,434.00Task 4 –Permitting
$749,753.00TOTAL
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AGENDA REPORT
FOR: City Council April 23, 2025
TO: Dave Zabell, Interim City Manager City Council Regular
Meeting: 5/5/25
FROM: Maria Serra, Public Works Director
Public Works
SUBJECT: Resolution No. 4596 - Project Acceptance for the Fire Station No. 85
Site Work (Road 100 & Maple Dr. Improvements) Project
I. ATTACHMENT(S):
Resolution
II. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL / STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
MOTION: I move to approve Resolution No. 4596, accepting work performed
by C & E Trenching, LLC under contract for the Fire Station No. 85 Site Work
Project (Road 100 & Maple Dr. Improvements)
III. FISCAL IMPACT:
Engineer's Estimate $ 931,992.36
Bid Award $ 1,002,344.52
Change Orders ($1,781.67)
Final Construction Cost $ 998,456.82
IV. HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF:
To meet the demands of current and projected growth in the northwest area of
Pasco an additional fire station was needed to serve the west side of the City.
Consistent with this adopted strategy, the City acquired property on Road 100
and Maple Drive. In order to optimize delivery of projects and, the Fire Station
No. 85 frontage improvements were bid separately from the building, effectively
constituting two (2) phases. The Fire Station No. 85 Site Work (Road 100 and
Maple Dr. Improvements project) was the first phase, addressing frontage
improvements and utility extensions. This phase included:
Widening of Road 100 to align with sections to the north and south,
previously widened by private development.
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Re-aligning the current Maple Drive intersection with Road 100 and the
extension of Maple Drive east of Road 100 to the future east back
property line of the proposed Fire Station.
Relocating a Lumen Inc. utility vault out of the Maple Drive extension
alignment and provide for new conduit to serve that and other existing
underground utilities.
Undergrounding existing above ground powerlines along the property
frontage to comply the Pasco Municipal Code.
Bid opening took place on April 21, 2022. On May 2, 2022, Council awarded
the Fire Station No. 85 Site Work (Road 100 & Maple Dr. Improvements)
contract (Resolution No. 4176) to C & E Trenching, LLC of Pasco, Washington
in the amount of $1,002,344.52.
The project required 5 Change Orders for a total decrease of $1,781.67.
The Change Orders addressed:
Additional work to remove a tree and two monuments.
Concrete and cold weather protection.
Additional work to remove one sewer manhole and upsize an irrigation
line.
Reconciliation of bid items.
V. DISCUSSION:
Formal acceptance of public works projects is required by State law and starts
the 45-day period within which an outside vendor, supplier or laborer would
have an opportunity to file a claim against this project pursuant to RCW
60.28.011 (2). Upon completion of the 45-day lien filing period, retainage being
held by the City may be released upon receipts of the following:
An affidavit of no liens
A release from the Department of Revenue that all taxes have been paid
A release from any claims from the Department of Labor and Industries,
pursuant to RCW 60.28.051
Staff recommends approval of the resolution for the acceptance of the Fire
Station No. 85 Site Work (Road 100 and Maple Dr. Improvements) Project, as
constructed by C & E Trenching, LLC.
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Resolution – Fire Station 85 Project Acceptance- 1
RESOLUTION NO. 4596
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON,
ACCEPTING WORK PERFORMED BY C & E TRENCHING, LLC, UNDER
CONTRACT FOR THE FIRE STATION NO. 85 SITE WORK PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the work performed by C & E Trenching, LLC, under contract for Project
No. 21199-A Fire Station No. 85 Site Work has been examined by City of Pasco (City) Staff and
been found to be in apparent compliance with the applicable project specifications and drawings;
and
WHEREAS, it is City Staff’s recommendation that the City of Pasco formally accept the
contractor's work and the project as complete.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PASCO, WASHINGTON:
That the City Council concurs with City Staff’s recommendation and thereby accepts the
work performed by C & E Trenching, LLC, under contract for Project No. 21199-A, Fire Station
No. 85 Site Work, as being completed in apparent conformance with the project specifications and
drawings.
Be It Further Resolved, that the City Clerk is hereby directed to notify the Washington
State Department of Revenue of this acceptance.
Be It Further Resolved, that the final payment of retainage being withheld, pursuant to
RCW 60.28.011, regulations and administrative process, shall be released upon apparent
compliance with and satisfaction of applicable project specifications and verification thereof by
Public Works Department staff and Finance Director.
Be It Further Resolved, that this Resolution shall take effect immediately.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, on this 5th day of May,
2025.
_____________________________
Pete Serrano
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_____________________________ ___________________________
Krystle Shanks, CMC Kerr Ferguson Law, PLLC
Deputy City Clerk City Attorneys
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AGENDA REPORT
FOR: City Council April 29, 2025
TO: Dave Zabell, Interim City Manager City Council Regular
Meeting: 5/5/25
FROM: Angela Pashon, Assistant City Manager
City Manager
SUBJECT: Proclaiming May 2025 as "Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
Month"
I. ATTACHMENT(S):
Proclamation
II. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL / STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Mayor Serrano will read and present the proclamation proclaiming May 2025
as Pasco, in Month" Heritage Pacific and American "Asian Islander
Washington to Pasco AAPI Residents and Allies.
III. FISCAL IMPACT:
N/A
IV. HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF:
Proclamations issued by the Mayor of the City of Pasco provide an opportunity
for the City to recognize exceptional events. The goal of a proclamation is to
recognize and celebrate the extraordinary achievements of Pasco citizens and
non-profit organizations, honor occasions of importance and significance, and
increase public awareness of issues to improve the well-being of the people of
this City.
Information on how to request proclamations is available on the City's website
to provide equitable opportunity for community members and organizations to
have their events and achievements recognized and celebrated.
V. DISCUSSION:
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Proclamation
“Asian American and Pacific Islander
Heritage Month”
May 1 - 31, 2025
WHEREAS, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month is a time to recognize the
contributions and achievements of Americans of Asians from across the Asian continent, Native Hawaiian,
and Pacific Island descent; and
WHEREAS, in the United States, Asian Pacific Heritage Week was first celebrated in 1979 and was
extended into AAPI Heritage Month in 1992; and
WHEREAS, the month of May was chosen as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month to commemorate
the immigration of the first Japanese citizen, Nakahama Manjiro, to the United States on May 7, 1843, but also
the anniversary of the May 10, 1869 completion of the first Transcontinental Railroad, built in-part with the
back-breaking labor of nearly 20,000 Chinese immigrants; and
WHEREAS, today, more than 20 million AAPI members live in the United States; and
WHEREAS, we celebrate their achievements and contributions which enrich our history, society, and
culture through languages and religions, and make our community more vibrant, prosperous, and secure; and
WHEREAS, during AAPI Heritage Month we acknowledge the additional determination, hard work, and
perseverance AAPI put forth to be heard and seen; and
WHEREAS, the 2025 theme is “A Legacy of Leadership and Resilience” and honors the hard work of
AAPI leaders who established a foundation for future generations to thrive and adapt to change and adversity;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Pete Serrano, Mayor of the City of Pasco, Washington, do hereby proclaim
May 1 through May 31, 2025 as
“Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.”
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Official Seal of the City of Pasco,
State of Washington, to be affixed this 5th day of May 2025.
Pete Serrano, Mayor
City of Pasco
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AGENDA REPORT
FOR: City Council April 29, 2025
TO: Dave Zabell, Interim City Manager City Council Regular
Meeting: 5/5/25
FROM: Ken Roske, Police Chief
Police Department
SUBJECT: Proclaiming May 11-17, 2025 as "National Police Week" and May 15,
2025 as "Peace Officers Memorial Day"
I. ATTACHMENT(S):
Proclamation
II. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL / STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Mayor Serrano will read and present the proclamation proclaiming May 11-17,
2025 Officers "Peace as 2025 15, Week" and Police "National as May
Memorial Day" in Pasco, Washington to Police Chief Ken Roske and guests.
III. FISCAL IMPACT:
N/A
IV. HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF:
Proclamations issued by the Mayor of the City of Pasco provide an opportunity
for the City to recognize exceptional events. The goal of a proclamation is to
recognize and celebrate the extraordinary achievements of Pasco citizens and
non-profit organizations, honor occasions of importance and significance, and
increase public awareness of issues to improve the well-being of the people of
this City.
Information on how to request proclamations is available on the City's website
to provide equitable opportunity for community members and organizations to
have their events and achievements recognized and celebrated.
V. DISCUSSION:
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Proclamation
“National Police Week”
May 11 - 17, 2025
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco police plays an essential role in safeguarding the rights and freedoms of the
residents of the City of Pasco; and
WHEREAS, it is important that all residents know and understand the duties, responsibilities, hazards, and
sacrifices of their police; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco police recognizes their duty to serve the people by safeguarding life and property
by protecting them against violence and disorder, and by protecting the innocent against deception and the weak
against oppression; and
WHEREAS, the men and women of the City of Pasco police unceasingly provide a vital public service; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Pete Serrano, Mayor of the City of Pasco, Washington, call upon all residents of the
City of Pasco and upon all patriotic, civic, and educational organizations to observe the week of May 11-17, 2025 as
“National Police Week”
with appropriate ceremonies and observances in which all of our residents may join in commemorating law
enforcement officers, past and present, who, by their faithful and loyal devotion to their responsibilities, have
rendered a dedicated service to their communities and, in so doing, have established for themselves an enviable and
enduring reputation for preserving the rights and security of all residents.
FURTHER, I call upon all residents of the City of Pasco to observe Thursday, May 15, 2025 as
“Peace Officers Memorial Day”
in honor of those law enforcement officers who, through their courageous deeds, have made the ultimate sacrifice in
service to their community or have become disabled in the performance of duty, and let us recognize and pay respect
to the survivors of our fallen heroes.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Official Seal of the City of Pasco, State
of Washington, to be affixed this 5th day of May 2025.
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Pete Serrano, Mayor
City of Pasco
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AGENDA REPORT
FOR: City Council April 29, 2025
TO: Dave Zabell, Interim City Manager City Council Regular
Meeting: 5/5/25
FROM: Angela Pashon, Assistant City Manager
City Manager
SUBJECT: Proclaiming May 2025 as "National Military Appreciation Month"
I. ATTACHMENT(S):
Proclamation
II. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL / STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Mayor Serrano will read and present the proclamation proclaiming May 2025
as "National Military Appreciation Month" in Pasco, Washington to Steve
Upson, adjutant of American Legion Post 34 and guests, Columbia Basin
Veterans Center, and Columbia Basin College Veterans Education & Transition
Services Center.
III. FISCAL IMPACT:
N/A
IV. HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF:
Proclamations issued by the Mayor of the City of Pasco provide an opportunity
for the City to recognize exceptional events. The goal of a proclamation is to
recognize and celebrate the extraordinary achievements of Pasco citizens and
non-profit organizations, honor occasions of importance and significance, and
increase public awareness of issues to improve the well-being of the people of
this City.
Information on how to request proclamations is available on the City's website
to provide equitable opportunity for community members and organizations to
have their events and achievements recognized and celebrated.
V. DISCUSSION:
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Proclamation
“National Military Appreciation Month”
May 1 - 31, 2025
WHEREAS, the United States Congress designated May as National Military Appreciation Month in
1999 to honor the sacrifices and successes of current and former members of the United States Armed Forces
and to provide an opportunity for communities across the country to honor the unwavering service, sacrifice,
and dedication of our military personnel, veterans, and their families; and
WHEREAS, the strength and security of the United States depend on the commitment and courage of the
brave men and women who serve in the Armed Forces defending our nation and its values both at home and
abroad; and
WHEREAS, the residents of Pasco, Washington, have a deep appreciation for the dedication and
sacrifices made by the men and women of the United States Armed Forces, including those who have given
their lives in the pursuit of freedom and peace; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco is proud to stand in support of our military heroes, including the many
veterans and active duty members who call our community home, and recognizes their service as a vital part
of our shared history and future; and
WHEREAS, it is our duty and honor to acknowledge the steadfast courage and commitment of our armed
forces and to express our heartfelt gratitude for their role in safeguarding the freedoms we cherish; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Pete Serrano, Mayor of the City of Pasco, Washington, do hereby proclaim
May 1 through May 31, 2025 as
“National Military Appreciation Month”
in the City of Pasco and encourage all residents to join me in honoring and expressing gratitude to our service
members, veterans, and their families for their selfless service and dedication to our country.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Official Seal of the City of Pasco,
State of Washington, to be affixed this 5th day of May 2025.
Pete Serrano, Mayor
City of Pasco
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AGENDA REPORT
FOR: City Council April 24, 2025
TO: Dave Zabell, Interim City Manager City Council Regular
Meeting: 5/5/25
FROM: Maria Serra, Director
Public Works
SUBJECT: Public Hearing and Resolution No. 4597 - 2025-2030 Six-Year
Transportation Improvement Program Revision (5 minute staff
presentation)
I. ATTACHMENT(S):
Resolution Amending the 2025-2030 Transportation Improvement Program
Presentation
II. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL / STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING
MOTION: I move to approve Resolution No. 4597, revising the 2025-2030 Six-
Year Transportation Improvement Program for the City of Pasco for the
purpose of guiding the development, design, and construction of local and
regional transportation improvements, and further, authorize publication by
summary only.
III. FISCAL IMPACT:
The additional projects are planned to be funded by a combination of grant
funding and transportation impact fees.
IV. HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF:
Each year, as a requirement of RCW 35.77.010 the City must adopt a Six-Year
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) detailing projected needs for street
construction. The current TIP was adopted on June 24, 2024 following a public
hearing.
Staff has been working with a consultant to revise and develop a current
Transportation Impact Fee program. Through the process, projects have been
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identified for addition to the TIP.
The changes to the 2025-2030 TIP are threefold. First a current project has
been divided into two distinct projects for ease of understanding and funding.
The remaining two are additions from the Transportation System Master Plan.
Staff is collecting feedback from Council and the community for the next cycle
(2026-2031) of the Transportation Improvement Program.
V. DISCUSSION:
The proposed changes to the 2025-2030 TIP are as follows:
Originally, the Burns Road Extension - Missing Link (identified as number 6 on
the 2025-2030 plan) also included improvements at the Burns Road and Road
68 intersection. Those improvements have been separated into a project titled
"Burns Road and Road 68 Intersection Improvements". The project cost of
each has been adjusted accordingly with no net change to the bottom line of
the TIP.
The Harris Road Realignment project will change the alignment of Harris Road,
eliminating the intersection on Broadmoor and instead providing access via
Sandifur Parkway. This improvement was identified in the Traffic System
Master Plan and Broadmoor Master Plan traffic analysis. Increased traffic
volumes necessitate moving this project forward.
The Court Street/Road 100 Intersection Improvements project will allow for
new intersection control to be constructed.
This items was discussed at the April 28th, 2025 Council Workshop Meeting.
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Resolution - 2025-2030 TIP Revision - 1
RESOLUTION NO. 4597
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON,
REVISING THE 2025-2030 SIX-YEAR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF PASCO FOR THE PURPOSE OF GUIDING
THE DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF LOCAL AND
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS.
WHEREAS, RCW 35.77.010 requires that each city and town adopt annually, following
a public hearing, a Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program detailing projected needs for
street construction; and
WHEREAS, the Pasco City Council adopted the 2025-2030 Transportation Improvement
Program on June 24, 2024, following a public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the Pasco City Council held a public hearing on May 5, 2025, to consider
amending the 2025-2030 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program; and
WHEREAS, the amended Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program is consistent
with the Comprehensive Plan, supports the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of Pasco,
and will benefit the public.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PASCO, WASHINGTON:
That the City of Pasco’s Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program for 2025-2030 is
hereby amended to include the projects shown attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Be It Further Resolved, that the revised comprehensive transportation improvement
program shall be filed with the Benton-Franklin Council of Governments and the Washington
State Department of Transportation.
Be It Further Resolved, that this Resolution shall take effect immediately.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, on this 5th day of May,
2025.
_____________________________
Pete Serrano
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_____________________________ ___________________________
Krystle Shanks, CMC Kerr Ferguson Law, PLLC
Deputy City Clerk City Attorneys
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Revised 2025‐2030 Transportation Improvement Plan Revised 5/3/25
ColumnProject Title Road Name Begin/End Termini PE ROW CONST Total Funding Type
PROJECTS
1 Burns Rd/Broadmoor Blvd Intersection Improvements Burns Road Broadmoor Blvd 300,000$ 3,200,000$ 3,500,000$ Tax Increment Financing/Private Contributions
2 Sandifur Pkwy Extension Sandifur Parkway Broadmoor Blvd/Road 108 700,000$ 7,800,000$ 8,500,000$ Tax Increment Financing
3 Sandifur Pkwy/Broadmoor Blvd Intersection Improvements Broadmoor Boulevard Sandifur Parkway/Burns Road 700,000$ 7,300,000$ 8,000,000$ Tax Increment Financing
4Rd 40 E Extension Road 40 East 'A' Street/ East Lewis Place 80,000$ 380,000$ 870,000$ 1,330,000$ Local funds
5Road 108 Extension Road 108 Harris Road/Sandifur 300,000$ 2,900,000$ 3,200,000$ Tax Increment Financing
6a Burns Rd Extension ‐ Missing link Burns Road Road 68/Rio Grande Lane 750,000$ 2,000,000$ 3,250,000$ 6,000,000$ Local Funds/Private contributions
7W 'A' St/6th Ave Pedestrian Crossing A Street 6th Ave 190,000$ 592,000$ 782,000$ Secured Grant
8Lewis Street Pavement Preservation Lewis Street US12/27th Ave 440,000$ 250,000$ 4,556,000$ 5,246,000$ Secured Grant/local funds
9SRTS Argent Rd/Rd 88 Ped Xing + Sandifur Pkwy/Rd 90 Ped Xing Argent Road Road 88 197,008$ 982,048$ 1,179,056$ Secured grant
10 Ainsworth Ave Pavement Preservation Ainsworth Ave Oregon Ave/10th ave 440,000$ 250,000$ 1,442,000$ 2,132,000$ Secured Grant
11 Lewis Street Underpass Demolition Lewis Street 1st Ave to Tacoma Ave 500,000$ 2,500,000$ 3,000,000$ Planned grant
12 Sylvester St Overpass Pedestrian/Bicycle Access Sylvester Street US 395 Overpass 580,660$ 3,229,340$ 3,810,000$ Secured Grant
13 City Wide Traffic Signal Improvements (Phase 3) Multiple Locations Multiple Locations 300,000$ 2,877,500$ 3,177,500$ Planned Grant
14 I‐182/Broadmoor Blvd I/C Multiuse Pathway/Bridge Broadmoor Boulevard I‐182 4,140,000$ 7,740,000$ 11,880,000$ Planned Grant/local funds
15 Lewis Street Corridor Improvements (Phase 1) Lewis Street 2nd Ave/ 5th Ave 880,000$ 4,800,000$ 5,680,000$ Planned Grant/Local
16 Rd 76 Overpass Road 76 Chapel Hill/Burden Blvd 3,580,000$ 2,604,000$ 24,575,000$ 30,759,000$ Planned grant /Private contributions/local funds
17 Sandifur Pkwy/Rd 76 Intersection Safety Enhancements Sandifur Parkway Road 76 371,000$ 1,660,000$ 2,031,000$ Planned Grant
18 South 4th Ave (Festival Street Improvements) S 4th Avenue Lewis Street / Columbia Street 290,000$ 790,000$ 1,080,000$ Planned Grant
19 Clark St Improvements Clark Street 10th St/2nd St 420,000$ 1,340,000$ 1,760,000$ Planned Grant
20 Columbia St Improvements Columbia Street 10th St/2nd St 390,000$ 1,190,000$ 1,580,000$ Planned Grant
21 Burden Blvd/Rd 60 Intersection Improvements Burden Road Road 60 360,000$ 1,810,000$ 2,170,000$ Planned Grant/Private Contributions
22 Burden Rd/Madison Ave Intersection Improvements Burden Road Madison Ave 360,000$ 1,810,000$ 2,170,000$ Planned Grant/Private Contributions
23 Burden Rd/Rd 44 Intersection Improvements Burden Road Road 44 360,000$ 1,810,000$ 2,170,000$ Planned Grant/Private Contributions
24 Rd 40 East Pathway Road 40 East Sacajawea Park/East Lewis Pl. 440,000$ 690,000$ 840,000$ 1,970,000$ Planned grant
25 Court St Safety Improvements Court Street Road 40/Road 68 110,000$ 340,000$ 450,000$ Planned Grant
26 Lewis Street Corridor Improvements (Phase 2) Lewis Street 5th Ave/10th Ave 640,000$ 4,460,000$ 5,100,000$ Planned Grant/Local
27 Lewis St/Heritage Blvd Intersection Improvements Lewis Street Heritage Blvd 400,000$ 2,000,000$ 2,400,000$ Local Funds/private contributions
28 Commercial Ave/Kartchner St. Intersection Improvements Commercial Ave Kartchner 400,000$ 2,000,000$ 2,400,000$ Local Funds/private contributions
29 Rainier Ave/Kartchner St Intersection Improvements Rainier Ave Kartchner 400,000$ 2,000,000$ 2,400,000$ Local Funds/private contributions
30 Sandifur Pkwy/Rd 84 Intersection Improvements Sandifur Parkway Road 84 350,000$ 1,900,000$ 2,250,000$ Planned Grant/Private Contributions
31 Sacajawea Heritage Trail Levee Lowering Sacajawea Heritage Trail Road 54/Road 72 250,000$ 3,000,000$ 3,250,000$ Planned Grant
32 Court St Improvements‐ Ped/Bike Court Street Road 96/Harris Road 1,480,000$ 5,800,000$ 7,280,000$ Planned Grant
33 Rd 76 Improvements ‐ Sandifur Pkwy to Cordero Dr Wrigley Drive Road 76 300,000$ 1,700,000$ 2,000,000$ Local Funds
34 Sandifur Pkwy/Convention Dr Intersection Improvements Sandifur Parkway Convention Dr 410,000$ 1,900,000$ 2,310,000$ Local Funds/private contributions
35 Argent Rd Widening (Phase 4) Argent Road Road 36/Road 44 1,180,000$ 4,720,000$ 5,900,000$ Planned Grant/local funds
36 Franklin County Irrigation District Canal Bicycle/Pedestrian Pathway N/A Road 100/Road 76 300,000$ 500,000$ 2,000,000$ 2,800,000$ Planned Grant
37 Rd 100 Widening Road 100 Court St/Chapel Hill Blvd 825,000$ 750,000$ 7,000,000$ 8,575,000$ Planned Grant
38 Court Street/Road 60 Intersection Improvements Court St Rd 60 450,000$ 2,500,000$ 2,950,000$ Planned Grant
39 Shoreline Rd Realignment Shoreline Road Court/Burns Road 500,000$ 2,500,000$ 7,500,000$ 10,500,000$ Planned Grant
40 James St Improvements James Street Oregon Ave/Frontier Lp 250,000$ 1,700,000$ 1,950,000$ Local Funds
41 Burns Rd Extension to Glade Rd Burns Road "Road 44"/N Glade Road 4,800,000$ 4,000,000$ 19,200,000$ 28,000,000$ Planned Grant
42 Harris Rd / Crescent Rd Overpass Harris Road Harris Road/Crescent Rd 4,000,000$ 5,000,000$ 45,000,000$ 54,000,000$ Planned grant /Private contributions/local funds
43 I‐182/Broadmoor Blvd I/C Improvements ‐ Westbound Broadmoor Boulevard I‐182 600,000$ 5,000,000$ 5,600,000$ Planned Grant/local match
6b Burns Rd/Rd 68 Intersection Burns Road Road 68 250,000$ 500,000$ 1,250,000$ 2,000,000$ Planned grant /Private contributions/local funds
52 Harris Road Realignment Harris Road Planned Rd 103/Sandifur Ext. 200,000$ 1,700,000$ 1,900,000$ Planned grant /Private contributions/local funds
53 Court Street/Road 100 Intersection Improvements Court Street Road 100 500,000$ 1,000,000$ 4,500,000$ 6,000,000$
PROGRAMS
44 Ped/Bike Gap Program Multiple Locations Multiple Locations ‐$ Local funds
45 Neighborhood Traffic Calming program Multiple Locations Multiple Locations ‐$ Local funds
46 Annual Pavement Preservation Multiple Locations Multiple Locations ‐$ Local funds
PLANS AND STUDIES
47 Comprehensive safety action Plan(SS4A)440,000$ 440,000$ Secured Grant/local match
48 Citywide Injury Minimization and Speed Management Implementation Multiple Locations Multiple 140,000$ 240,000$ 380,000$ Secured Grant
49 Traffic Analysis for US 12 US 12 A /Tank Farm Road 3,060,000$ 3,060,000$ Planned Grant
50 Sign reflectivity analysis and implementation 112,000$ 400,000$ 512,000$ Planned Grant
51 Interchange feasibility Study on I‐182 I‐182 Multiple Existing Interchanges 450,000$ 450,000$ Local Funds
277,963,556$
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The 2025-2030 TIP Approved by City Council on
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The plan included:
•43 Projects 3 revisions recommended
•3 Programs
•5 Studies
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Three revisions are recommended:
1.“Burns Road Extension - Missing Link”
(#6): has been divided into two distinct
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2.“Harris Road Realignment” - Addition
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Plan.
3.“Court Street/Road 100 Intersection
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•Planned Grants
•Transportation Impact
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1.Burns Road Extension -
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•Extends Burns Road from
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•Improves connectivity and
access
2.Burns Road and Road 68
Intersection Improvements
•Installs a traffic signal on
Burns Road and Road 68
•Improves traffic flow
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•Changes the alignment of
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•Supports economic growth in
the area.
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•Roundabout or traffic
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•Enhances traffic flow and
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In accordance with RCW 35.77.010
“The program may at any time be revised by a majority of the
legislative body of a city or town, but only after a public
hearing.”
Public Hearing scheduled for May 5th at the regular Council
Meeting.
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AGENDA REPORT
FOR: City Council April 29, 2025
TO: Dave Zabell, Interim City Manager City Council Regular
Meeting: 5/5/25
FROM: Maria Serra, Director
Public Works
SUBJECT: Resolution No. 4598 - Change Order No. 9 Process Water Reuse
Facility Phase 2 Construction Contract with Tapani (5 minute staff
presentation)
I. ATTACHMENT(S):
Resolution
Exhibit A - Change Order No. 9
Presentation
II. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL / STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
MOTION: City the 4598, No. authorizing approve to Resolution move I
Manager to execute Change Order No. 9 with Tapani, Inc. for the Process
Water Reuse Facility Phase 2 Winter Storage Improvements Project.
III. FISCAL IMPACT:
Engineer's Construction Estimate $45,488,837.00
Awarded Construction Contract
Amount $31,588,246.92
Previously Approved Change Orders
No. 1-8 $1,091,506.96
Proposed Change Order No. 9 $407,537.00
New Contract Amount $33,087,290.88
The proposed Change Order can be accommodated within the project budget.
The project is funded through a State Revolving Fund (SRF) low interest loan
awarded by the Washington State Department of Ecology under agreement
WQC-2024-Pasco-00091, which was authorized through adoption of
Resolution No. 4425 on March 4, 2024. Debt service on the aforementioned
loan is funded through rates assessed to the processors utilizing the facility.
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Total construction contract changes including proposed Change Order No. 9
represent approximately 4.75% of the original contract amount.
IV. HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF:
The construction contract for the Process Water Reuse Facility (PWRF) Phase
2 Winter Storage Improvements project was awarded to Tapani, Inc. on
September 11, 2023. Construction is approximately 97% complete, with the
Substantial Completion milestone anticipated to be complete in June 2025.
Since construction began, eight (8) Change Orders (COs) have been
approved. The majority of the executed change order work included
mechanical, to addition electrical, substitutions material construction in
structural, and site civil work required for fully functional installation to enhance
future operation between existing and new facility components. Previously
approved COs No. 2, No. 3, No. 5, No. 7, and No. 8 addressed these types of
design modifications.
Other previously approved changes, such as those addressed in COs No. 1
and No. 4, provided for addition of artificial owl burrows for site environmental
mitigation electrical (buried barrier isolation an well installation as as of
polyethylene encasement) for pond liner electronic leak detection testing.
Similarly, previously approved CO No. 6 incorporated additional negotiated
costs for Tapani's assistance with the electronic leak detection testing of the
new state Ecology of Department the liner required systems lagoon by
(Ecology). The noted modifications were intended to comply with federal
funding and state regulatory requirements for the project.
V. DISCUSSION:
A portion of the PWRF Phase 2 project included scope for acquisition of
adjacent land parcels to accommodate future expansion of the land application
system where treated process wastewater from local processors is used to
irrigate city owned farm property. Land application of the process wastewater
onto agricultural land owned by the City is regulated by Ecology under a State
Waste Discharge Permit (Permit No. ST0005369).
To comply with the Ecology discharge permit requirements, the City currently
monitors groundwater throughout the PWRF site in nine (9) monitoring well
locations. However, the expansion of the land treatment and winter storage
systems will require groundwater monitoring in additional locations where
process 9 No. CO applied. will stored be wastewater incorporates and
additional costs associated with the installation of ten (10) new groundwater
monitoring wells to accommodate the PWRF site expansion.
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Proposed CO No. 9 incorporates costs for the monitoring well installations
performed by a Washington State licensed environmental well driller under the
observation of a state licensed hydrogeologist. This additional work scope also
includes site investigation to confirm depth of the regional aquifer prior to
drilling as well as determination of any existing shallow groundwater
contamination from existing upstream sources.
All costs under CO No. 9 will be tracked on a Time and Materials (T&M) basis
up to a not to exceed base amount of $377,000.00. Including Franklin County
sales tax of $30,537.00, the total authorized amount proposed for CO No. 9 will
be 407,537.00.
City Staff recommends approval of CO No. 9 in the amount of $407,537.00 for
the PWRF - Phase 2 Winter Storage Improvements project.
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Resolution - CO No. 9 for PWRF Phase 2 - 1
RESOLUTION NO. 4598
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON,
AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CHANGE
ORDER NO. 9 WITH TAPANI, INC. FOR THE PROCESS WATER REUSE
FACILITY PHASE 2 WINTER STORAGE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco (City) and Tapani, Inc. (Tapani) entered into a Construction
Contract on September 11, 2023, for construction of the Process Water Reuse Facility (PWRF)
Phase 2 Improvements; and
WHEREAS, previously approved Change Orders No. 1 and 4 were under the authority
provided to the City Manager and Public Works Director; and
WHEREAS, previously approved Change Orders No. 2, 3, 5, and 6 were under the
authority provided to the City Manager via Council adoption of Resolution No. 4433, Resolution
No. 4441, Resolution No. 4493, and Resolution No. 4561, respectively; and
WHEREAS, previously approved Change Orders No. 7 and 8 were under the authority
provided to the City Manager and Public Works Director; and
WHEREAS, proposed Change Order No. 9 is issued to install ten (10) additional
groundwater monitoring wells to accommodate the recent land expansion use for process water
storage and application across the PWRF site as well as maintaining compliance with regulatory
permitting requirements; and
WHEREAS, the $407,537.00 amount of Change Order No. 9 added to the cumulative sum
of previously approved Change Orders, exceeds the City Manager’s authority, and thus determined
to obtain Council approval; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, has after due
consideration, determined that it is in the best interest of the City to enter into Change Order No.
9 with Tapani.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PASCO, WASHINGTON:
That the City Council of the City of Pasco approves the terms and conditions of Change
Order No. 9 between the City of Pasco and Tapani, Inc. as attached hereto and incorporated herein
as Exhibit A.
Be It Further Resolved, that the Interim City Manager of the City of Pasco, Washington
is hereby authorized to execute said Change Order No. 9 on behalf of the City of Pasco.
Be It Further Resolved, that this Resolution shall take effect immediately.
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Resolution - CO No. 9 for PWRF Phase 2 - 2
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, on this 5th day of May,
2025.
_____________________________
Pete Serrano
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_____________________________ ___________________________
Krystle Shanks CMC Kerr Ferguson Law, PLLC
Deputy City Clerk City Attorneys
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Change Order (CO) No. 09
Owner:
Project:
Project No:
Engineer:
Contractor:
You are directed to make the following changes in the contract documents.
Description:
Document(s) Support Changes:
$377,000.00
Sales Tax (8.1%)30,537.00$
$407,537.00
Date of Issuance:
Original Contract Price:Original Contract Time:
31,588,246.92$
Previously Approved Change Order(s):Net Change Approved from Previous Change Orders:
Change Order No. 1 31,528.58$
Change Order No. 2 250,834.55$
Change Order No. 3 264,488.90$
Change Order No. 4 181,170.49$
Change Order No. 5 171,616.26$
Change Order No. 6 148,290.62$
Change Order No. 7 38,400.85$
Change Order No. 8 5,176.71$
Total Price of Previous Change Orders:Contract Time including Previous Change Orders:
1,091,506.95$
Total Price of Change Order(s) Approved this Form:Net Increase (Decrease) of This Change Order:
$407,537.00
Contract Price with all Approved Change Orders:Contract Time with all Approved Change Orders
$33,087,290.87
RECOMMENDED:APPROVED:APPROVED:
By By By
Engineer Contractor City Public Works Director
By By
WA State Dept. of Ecology Technical Reviewer City Project Manager
By By
WA State Dept. of Ecology Project Manager City Construction Manager
By
City CIP Manager
By
City Manager
21298
PWRF Phase 2: Winter Storage
City of Pasco
Total
CPR 32 - Groundwater Monitoring Well Installation
By signing this form, the City and the Contractor agree to release all claims to additional work or credit or delays,
occurring prior to the Date of Issuance, which have not been identified in this Change Order form.
1/28/2025
The following changes have been negotiated and are ready for City review and approval.
RH2 Engineering, Inc.
Tapani, Inc.
430 Working Days
0
430 Working Days
375 Working Days
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Construction Activities
❑Approximately 97% complete as
of May 2025.
❑Construction punchlist activities
for new ponds in progress.
❑Remaining work includes outlet
structure in existing 115 MG pond.
❑Anticipated project completion
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Contract Items Cost
Engineer’s Estimate $45,488,837.00
Bid Award $31,588,246.92
Change Orders No. 1 - 8 $1,091,506.96
Change Order No. 9 $407,537.00
New Contract Amount $33,087,290.88
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The proposed Change Order No. 9 adds $407,537.00 (including sales tax) to the project and
brings the total construction contract amount to $33,087,290.88. The proposed Change
Proposal Requests (CPRs) line item within Change Order No. 9 is summarized below:
❑ CPR 032 – Installation of 10 Groundwater Monitoring Wells (Add of $377,000 w/o tax)
❑County Sales Tax – (Add of $30,537.00)
CPR 032 was verified as a necessary addition and negotiated with the Contractor. The costs were
found to be reasonable by both City Staff and the Consultant/Construction Management (CM)
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Staff recommends approval of Change Order No. 9.
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AGENDA REPORT
FOR: City Council April 30, 2025
TO: Dave Zabell, Interim City Manager City Council Regular
Meeting: 5/5/25
FROM: Sara Matzen, Human Resources Director
Human Resources
SUBJECT: *Resolution No. 4599 - Approving 2025-2027 Collective Bargaining
Agreement with Pasco Police Officers Association (PPOA) - Uniformed
Employees (5 minute staff presentation)
I. ATTACHMENT(S):
Resolution
Exhibit A - 2025-2027 PPOA - Uniformed Employees Collective Bargaining
Agreement
II. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL / STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
MOTION: I move to approve Resolution No. 4599, approving the 2025-2027
Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Pasco Police Officer's Association -
Uniformed Employees and, further, authorize the Interim City Manager to
execute the agreement.
III. FISCAL IMPACT:
Annual increases in department operations (base wages and benefits) over the
life of the proposed agreement are projected as follows:
2025 - $735,174
2026 - $371,299
2027 - $394,388
Other negotiated economic items resulted in comparatively few additional
costs.
IV. HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF:
The current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) expired on December 31,
2024.
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Negotiations commenced in April 18, 2024, with this 84 member bargaining
unit that consists of Police Officers and Sergeants and after some language
modifications and economics were bargained, which provide greater clarity for
management and the bargaining unit members, the parties reached a tentative
agreement on April 7, 2025.
On April 21, 2025, the Pasco Police Officer's Association (PPOA) - Uniformed
Unit, representative notified the City that the membership voted to ratify the
tentative 2025-2027 Collective Bargaining Agreement.
V. DISCUSSION:
Economic highlights of the proposed collective bargaining agreement are as
follows:
Wages:
Effective January 2025: 3% increase
Effective January 2026: 100% CPI-U min 2% - max 4%
Effective January 2027: 100% CPI-U min 2% - max 4%
Longevity:
Effective upon ratification:
2% after 6 years of service
4% after 10 years of service
6% after 15 years of service
8% after 20 years of service
10% after 25 years of service
Deferred Compensation contribution:
Effective upon ratification
2026 – add 0.5% contribution (6.0% base hourly wage). No increase in the
following years.
Plain Clothes:
Effective upon ratification: $117 semi-annual increase for clothing
allowance ($442.50 semi annual total)
Article 10.4 – Medical Trust – add $25 per month on pre tax basis ($125 total
per month)
Article 15.11 – Field Training Officers – increase by 1% base wage incentive
(5% total)
Article 15.14 – New Section – Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) –
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2% base wage incentive
Article 15.15 – New Section – Polygraph Examiner – 2% base wage
increase
Article 15.16 – New Section – K-9 Officer – 2% increase base wage
incentive
Article 15.17 – New Section – Patrol Tactic Instructors – 2% increase base
wage incentive
Article 15.18 – New Section – CJTC IIT Lead Investigator – 2% base wage
increase
the and by faith good management bargained was agreement This in
association and represents a fair and equitable settlement. Accordingly, staff
recommends Bargaining Council ratification of the proposed Collective
Agreement with the PPOA - Uniformed Employees.
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Resolution – 2025-2027 PPOA – Uniformed Employees CBA - 1
RESOLUTION NO. 4599
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO,
WASHINGTON, APPROVING THE 2025-2027 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT WITH THE PASCO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
(PPOA) – UNIFORMED EMPLOYEES.
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco Council has an approved Collective Bargaining Agreement
with the Pasco Police Officer’s Association (PPOA) – Uniformed Employees, consisting of Police
Officers and Sergeants; and
WHEREAS, the current PPOA Collective Bargaining Agreement was executed November
22, 2021, and effective from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the negotiations commenced on April 18, 2024, with this 84-member
bargaining unit and after a few language modifications and economics were negotiated, which
provide greater clarity for management and the bargaining unit members, the parties reached a
tentative agreement on April 7, 2025; and
WHEREAS, on April 21, 2025, the PPOA representative notified the City that the
membership voted to ratify the tentative 2025-2027 Collective Bargaining Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PASCO, WASHINGTON:
That the City Council ratifies the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the PPOA –
Uniformed Employees, commencing on January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2027; and
Be It Further Resolved the Interim City Manager of the City of Pasco, Washington, is
hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to execute the 2025-2027 Collective Bargaining
Agreement with the PPOA – Uniformed Employees, a copy of which is attached hereto, and
incorporated herein by this reference as Exhibit A, on behalf of the City of Pasco.
Be It Further Resolved that this Resolution shall take effect and be in full force
immediately upon passage by the City Council.
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Resolution – 2025-2027 PPOA – Uniformed Employees CBA - 2
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington this 5th day of May, 2025.
Pete Serrano
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_____________________________ ___________________________
Krystle Shanks, CMC Kerr Ferguson Law, PLLC
Deputy City Clerk City Attorney
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January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2027
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
between
CITY OF PASCO
and
PASCO POLICE OFFICER’S ASSOCIATION
UNIFORMED EMPLOYEES
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2025-2027 Table of Contents
ARTICLE 1 – Recognition ............................................................................................................. 5
ARTICLE 2 - Term and Scope of Agreement ................................................................................ 5
Section 1. Term. ......................................................................................................................... 5
Section 2. Scope. ........................................................................................................................ 5
Section 3. Zipper. ....................................................................................................................... 5
ARTICLE 3 - Management Rights ................................................................................................. 6
ARTICLE 4 - Performance of Duty................................................................................................ 7
ARTICLE 5 - Grievance Procedure ................................................................................................ 7
Section 1. Written Grievance to Immediate Supervisor and Human Resources. ....................... 7
Section 2. Written Grievance to Division Captain..................................................................... 7
Section 3. Written Grievance to Chief of the Department. ........................................................ 8
Section 4. Grievance Appealed to City Manager. ...................................................................... 8
Section 5. Grievance Appealed to Arbitration. .......................................................................... 8
Section 6. Special Provisions: .................................................................................................... 9
ARTICLE 6 - Days Off Exchange ................................................................................................ 10
Section 1. Shift Exchange. ....................................................................................................... 10
Section 2. No Overtime Liability. ............................................................................................ 10
ARTICLE 7 - Sick Leave ............................................................................................................. 10
Section 1. Purpose. ................................................................................................................... 10
Section 2. LEOFF II. ................................................................................................................ 10
Section 4. Illnesses of Family Members. ................................................................................. 11
Section 5. Return to Work/Light Duty. .................................................................................... 12
ARTICLE 8 – Overtime................................................................................................................ 13
Section 1. Overtime Threshold and Rate. ................................................................................ 13
Section 2. Payment for Call-back, Court, and Training. .......................................................... 13
Section 3. Other Rules. ............................................................................................................ 14
Section 4. Compensatory Time Accrual. ................................................................................. 14
Section 5. Compensatory Time Use......................................................................................... 14
Section 6. Compensatory Time Annual Conversion................................................................. 15
Section 7.................................................................................................................................... 15
ARTICLE 9 – Bereavement.......................................................................................................... 15
ARTICLE 10- Medical, Dental and Life Insurance ...................................................................... 15
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Section 1. Medical and Dental Insurance for Employees and Dependents. ............................ 15
Section 2. Vision Care. ............................................................................................................ 16
Section 3. Life Insurance. ........................................................................................................ 16
Section 4. Medical Trust. ......................................................................................................... 16
ARTICLE 11- Hours of Work ...................................................................................................... 17
Section 1. Duty Schedule. ........................................................................................................ 17
ARTICLE 12 - Clothing Allowance ............................................................................................. 17
Section 1. Quartermaster System. ............................................................................................ 17
Section 2. Replacement of Issued Items. ................................................................................. 18
Section 3. Uniform Shoes/boots. ............................................................................................. 19
Section 4. Plain Clothes. .......................................................................................................... 19
ARTICLE 13 - Working Out Of Classification ............................................................................ 19
ARTICLE 14 - Holidays and Vacations ....................................................................................... 19
Section 1. Vacations................................................................................................................. 19
Section 2. Floating Holiday. .................................................................................................... 20
Section 3. Holidays. ................................................................................................................. 20
ARTICLE 15 – Wages .................................................................................................................. 21
Section 1. 2022 Wages. ............................................................................................................ 21
Section 2. 2023 Wages. ........................................................................................................... 21
Section 3. 2024 Wages. ............................................................................................................ 21
Section 4.................................................................................................................................... 21
Section 5. Shift Differential. ..................................................................................................... 22
Section 6. Longevity. ................................................................................................................ 22
Section 7. Deferred Compensation. ......................................................................................... 22
Section 8. Detectives. ............................................................................................................... 22
Section 9. Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Detectives. ........................................................... 22
Section 10. Detective Sergeants. .............................................................................................. 22
Section 11. Field Training Officers. ........................................................................................ 22
Section 12. SWAT. .................................................................................................................. 22
Section 13. Certified Instructors. .............................................................................................. 23
Section 14. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC). ............................................................ 23
Section 15. Polygraph Examiner............................................................................................... 23
Section 16. K-9 Officer. ............................................................................................................ 23
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Section 17. Patrol Tactic Instructors. ........................................................................................ 23
Section 18. CJTC IIT Lead Instructor....................................................................................... 23
Section 19. Specialty Pay Assignments. ................................................................................... 23
Section 20. Specialty Pay Cap. ................................................................................................. 23
ARTICLE 16 - Police Academy Attendance ................................................................................ 23
Section 1. Overtime. ................................................................................................................ 23
Section 2. Transportation. ........................................................................................................ 23
Section 3. Allowance. .............................................................................................................. 24
ARTICLE 17 - Savings Clause ..................................................................................................... 24
ARTICLE 18 - Police Officers Career Development Plan ........................................................... 24
Section 1. Tuition Reimbursement .......................................................................................... 24
Section 2. Monthly Premium. .................................................................................................. 25
ARTICLE 19 - Bilingual Incentive............................................................................................... 25
ARTICLE 20 – Medical Examination ......................................................................................... 25
Section 1.................................................................................................................................... 25
Section 2.................................................................................................................................... 26
Section 3.................................................................................................................................... 26
Section 4.................................................................................................................................... 26
ARTICLE 21 - K-9 Officer........................................................................................................... 26
Section 1. Off-Duty Time. ....................................................................................................... 26
Section 2. FLSA. ...................................................................................................................... 27
Section 3. Serious Illness or Injury. ......................................................................................... 27
ARTICLE 22 - Substance-Free Work Place Policy ...................................................................... 27
ARTICLE 23 - Federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ................................................. 27
Section 1. Administrative Order Number 231. ........................................................................ 27
Section 2. Notice Required. ..................................................................................................... 27
Section 3. Conflict. .................................................................................................................. 27
ARTICLE 24 - Prevailing Rights ................................................................................................. 27
ARTICLE 25 - Shift Bidding ........................................................................................................ 28
ARTICLE 26 – Layoffs ................................................................................................................ 28
ARTICLE 27 – Physical Fitness ................................................................................................... 28
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2025-2027
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
between
CITY OF PASCO
and
PASCO POLICE OFFICER’S ASSOCIATION
This Agreement is made and entered into by and between the City of Pasco, Washington,
hereinafter referred to as the “Employer,” and the Pasco Police Officer’s Association, hereinafter
referred to as the “Association.”
The parties agree to midterm bargaining over modifications to Department Policy and CBA
language specific to non-economics and Washington State law changes related to Police Reform
only.
WITNESSETH:
It is recognized that continued harmonious relations are essential between the Employer and the
Association. It is the intent of the Association to maintain the past excellent relationship and meet
any differences that may arise in a rational, common sense manner.
ARTICLE 1 – Recognition
The Employer recognizes that the Association is the exclusive bargaining representative for all the
employees of the Pasco Police Department in the civil service classifications of sergeant, corporal,
and police officer.
“Employee(s)” as used herein means and is limited to police department employees employed in
the civil service classifications of sergeant, corporal, and police officer.
ARTICLE 2 - Term and Scope of Agreement
Section 1. Term. All provisions to take effect upon signing with the exception of economic
issues and those issues with specific implementation dates.
Section 2. Scope. The Agreement expressed herein in writing constitutes the entire Agreement
between the parties and no oral statement shall add to or supersede any of its provisions during
contract years 2025-2027, the term of this Agreement. Provided, however, if the parties hereto
have commenced negotiations for a new contract in accordance with statutory requirements and
such negotiations are continuing at the termination date written above, the provisions of this
contract shall remain in full force and effect until the parties reach impasse in their negotiations
or the effective date of a new contract, whichever first occurs. Nothing herein shall be construed
to interfere with any person’s ability to initiate a representation question or election with PERC.
Section 3. Zipper. The parties acknowledge that each has had the right and opportunity to make
proposals with respect to any matter being the proper subject for collective bargaining. The
results of the exercise of that right are set forth in this Agreement. Therefore, except as
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otherwise provided in this Agreement, each voluntarily and unqualifiedly agree to waive the
right to oblige the other party to bargain with respect to any subject or matter not specifically
referred to or covered by this Agreement.
ARTICLE 3 - Management Rights
The Association recognizes the exclusive right and prerogative of the Employer to make and
implement decisions with respect to the operation and management of the Police Department.
Provided, however, that the exercise of any or all of these rights shall not conflict with any
provision of this Agreement. Such rights and prerogative include, but are not limited to, the
following:
1. The establishment of the qualifications for employment and to employ employees.
2. To establish the make-up of the Police Department’s work force and to make
changes from time to time, including the number and kinds of classifications, and
direct the work force towards the organizational goals established by the city.
3. Determination of the Police Department’s mission, policies, and all standards of
service offered to the public.
4. To plan, direct, schedule, control and determine the operations and services to be
conducted by the employees of the Police Department in the city.
5. Determining the means, methods and number of personnel needed to carry out the
department’s operations and services.
6. The reasonable approval and scheduling of all vacations and other employee leaves.
7. The hiring and assignment or transfer of employees within the department or to
other police-related functions.
8. The layoff of any employees from duty due to insufficient funds or change in the
department’s mission, standards of service or other budgetary priorities set by the
City Council.
9. The introduction and use of new or improved methods, equipment or facilities.
10. The assignment of work to and the scheduling of employees.
11. The taking of whatever action is necessary to carry out the mission of the City or
Police Department in emergency circumstances and situations.
12. The determination of the department budget.
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13. The right to: suspend, demote, discharge, or take other disciplinary action against
employees for just cause.
Any employee who may feel aggrieved by the unfair discriminatory exercise of the management
rights specified above, may seek his remedy by the Grievance Procedure provided for in this
Agreement.
ARTICLE 4 - Performance of Duty
Neither the Association, its officers, or agents, nor any of the employees covered by the Agreement
will engage in, encourage, sanction, support or suggest any strikes, slowdowns, blu-flu, speed-ups,
mass resignations, mass absenteeism, the willful absence from one’s positions, the stoppage of
work or the abstinence in whole or in part of the full, faithful and proper performance of the duties
of employment for the purpose of inducing, influencing, or coercing a change in the conditions of
compensation or the rights, privileges or obligations of employment. In the event that any
employee violates this Article, the Association shall, upon becoming aware of the situation,
immediately notify any such employees in writing to cease and desist from such action and shall
instruct them immediately to return to their normal duties. Any and all employees who violate any
of the provisions of this Article may be discharged or otherwise disciplined.
ARTICLE 5 - Grievance Procedure
A grievance shall be defined as a dispute or disagreement raised by an employee or group of
employees against the Employer involving the interpretation or application of the specific
provisions of this Agreement. Grievances, as herein defined, shall otherwise be processed in the
following manner:
Section 1. Written Grievance to Immediate Supervisor and Human Resources. As soon as
possible, but in no case later than thirty(30) calendar days after the grievant knows or should
have known of the event giving rise to the complaint, the grievant shall first submit in writing on
a standardized form (Appendix A) their complaintt to their immediate supervisor and human
resources, noting the essential facts, provisions(s) of the Collective Bargaining Agreement
alleged to be violated and the relief sought. Said immediate supervisor shall meet with the
grievant and make an investigation of the relevant facts and circumstances of the complaint and
attempt to resolve the matter within his delegated scope of authority and terms of this
Agreement, no later than seven (7) calendar days from the time the grievance was submitted to
them. Grievances may be submitted via e-mail and will follow the grievance process outlined in
this article. All grievances must involve the Human Resources department.
Section 2. Written Grievance to Division Captain. If the Sergeant does not resolve the matter to
the satisfaction of the grievant, the grievant may within fourteen (14) calendar days after the
receipt of the written response from the Sergeant, submit the grievance in writing to the Division
Captain. The writing shall include the original grievance filed with the Sergeant, the Sergeant’s
response and the objections to the Sergeant’s response. Said Captain shall make an investigation
of the relevant facts and circumstances of the complaint and attempt to resolve the matter within
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his delegated scope of authority and the terms of this Agreement, no later than fourteen (14)
calendar days from the time the grievance was submitted to him.
Section 3. Written Grievance to Chief of the Department. If the Captain does not resolve the
matter to the satisfaction of the grievant, the grievant may within fourteen (14) calendar days
after the receipt of written response from the Captain, submit the grievance in writing to the
Chief of Police. The writing shall include the original grievance filed with the Captain, the
Captain’s response and the objections to the Captain’s response. The Chief of Police shall meet
with the grievant and then respond to the grievant in writing of his decision within fourteen (14)
calendar days following his receipt of the written grievance.
Section 4. Grievance Appealed to City Manager or Designee. If the complaint is not settled, the
employee may notify the City Manager or designee in writing, by providing all the previous
written filings and responses and his objections to the Chief’s response within fourteen (14)
calendar days from the date of his receipt of the Chief’s written response. The City Manager or
designee shall hold a hearing on the dispute within fourteen (14) calendar days where the parties
may provide evidence and testimony. The City Manager or designee shall issue a written
decision and the reasons therefore within fourteen (14) calendar days of such hearing.
Section 5. Grievance Appealed to Arbitration. Only a party to this Agreement may refer
unsettled grievances that concern provisions of this Agreement to arbitration according to the
following steps:
(a) A request for arbitration shall be in writing and shall be submitted to the other party
within thirty (30) calendar days following the date of the reply made in Section 4. Said
appeal shall identify the previously filed grievance and set forth the issue(s) that the
moving party seeks to have arbitrated.
(b)Arbitrator Selection.
For non-disciplinary matters, an arbitrator shall be selected by mutual agreement of the
parties. In the event the parties cannot agree on the selection of an arbitrator within fourteen
(14) calendar days, the Association shall request from PERC a list of nine (9) arbitrators
located in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Selection shall be made by alternatively
striking names from the list with the party striking first determined by coin toss.
For disciplinary matters, an arbitrator shall be selected through the Law Enforcement
Arbitrator Roster maintained by the Washington Public Employment Relations
Commission (PERC). The Association shall submit a written request to PERC and the
PERC Executive Director shall appoint an arbitrator consistent with RCW 41.58.070.
(c) The arbitrator shall be limited to determining whether a party has violated, erroneously
interpreted, or failed to apply properly the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
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the appropriate remedy. The arbitrator shall have no power to change, delete from, add
to or alter the terms of this Agreement. If possible, the arbitrator shall also designate
the losing party.
(d) The parties agree that the decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding and
implemented within thirty (30) calendar days following the rendering of the decision.
(e) The cost of arbitration shall be paid by the losing party, including the arbitrator’s fee
and expenses. Room rental, if any, and the cost of an agreed upon court reporter’s time
shall be evenly shared. Each party shall pay its own cost of any copy of the written
record that party orders from the reporter. If the arbitrator cannot designate which party
is the loser, each party will pay one-half (1/2) of the cost of the arbitration.
(f) Each party shall bear the cost of the preparation of its own case.
(g) Prior to the submission of a grievance beyond Step 4 to Arbitration, either the
Association shall elect the grievance procedure, or the employee shall select the City
of Pasco Civil Service Commission as the forum of choice. Selection of arbitration
constitutes a waiver of right to appeal to Civil Service and the selection of Civil Service
constitutes a waiver of the right to arbitration
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Section 6. Special Provisions:
(a) The term “employee” or “grievant” as used in this article shall mean an individual
employee, group of employees, or the Association.
(b) An Association representative and/or aggrieved party shall be granted time off without
loss of pay for the purpose of processing a grievance from Section 3 forward. Any
investigation undertaken by the Association upon the work site shall be conducted so
as not to disturb the work of uninvolved employees and only after advance notice to
the department head.
(c) A grievance may be entertained or advanced to any step in the grievance procedure if
the parties so jointly agree.
(d) The time limits as specified in this procedure may be extended by mutual written
consent of the parties involved. A statement of the duration of such extension of time
must be signed by both parties.
(e) Any grievance shall be considered settled at the completion of any step if all parties are
satisfied or if neither party presents the matter to a higher authority within the
prescribed period of time.
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(f) Failure by a grievant or the PPOA to act within the time limits specified in any step,
shall constitute a waiver and forfeiture of the moving party’s right to further
consideration of the grievance, except when the failure is due to a cause over which the
grievant or PPOA had no cause in initiating or control. Failure, absent good cause, to
meet with the Chief of Police or City Manager at their request on a grievance appeal to
their office (Section 3 and 4) shall be deemed a waiver of the grievance and the
grievant’s right to further appeal.
ARTICLE 6 - Days Off Exchange
Section 1. Shift Exchange. Employees shall have the right to exchange days off when the
exchange does not interfere with the best interests of the Police Department or result in overtime
liability for the employer. Requests for exchanges of days off shall be made forty-eight (48)
hours in advance of the day requested, excluding holidays and weekends, and be subject to the
reasonable approval of the Chief of Police or his designee.
Section 2. No Overtime Liability. A shift exchange shall not result in overtime liability for the
employer and the parties agree to adopt the 7(k) exception of the FLSA for the purposes of this
Article. When exchange results in an employee working hours that would qualify for overtime,
the excess hours worked shall be excluded from the calculation of hours for which the employee
would otherwise be entitled to overtime. Where employees trade hours, each employee will be
credited as if he or she had worked his or her normal work schedule for that shift.
ARTICLE 7 - Sick Leave
Section 1. Washington State Paid Sick Leave
The City will provide paid sick leave in accordance with the Washington State Sick Leave Law-
RCW 49.46. At the end of each calendar year, up to 40 hours of state sick leave will be carried
over per the law. Any remaining hours in the state sick leave bank will be carried over to the
employee’s contract sick leave balance. Employees may use the state leave for reasons as
outlined in RCW 49.46.
Washington State paid sick leave will not be eligible for payment upon termination. However, if
an employee returns to employment, all sick leave balances will be restored in accordance with
RCW 49.46.
i. New employees, temporary or, provisional employee are entitled to take paid sick leave,
after ninety (90) days of employment and shall earn sick leave credit at the rate of one (1) hour
per forty (40) hours worked.
Notification of the need to use the state paid sick leave is outlined in City policy.
Section 2. Contract Sick Leave.
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The City hereby agrees to grant employees contract sick leave accrual at the rate of 8 hours,
minus State Sick Leave Accrual, for each calendar month of service. This contract sick leave
bank is not considered protected leave under the Washington State Paid Sick Leave Act.
A probationary employee shall earn contract sick leave in accordance with section 2 which shall
be credited to them after ninety (90) days of temporary or provisional employment.
Employees may use accumulated contract sick leave for qualifying reasons as outlined in City
policy.
(a) Contract Sick Leave - Payment in Lieu Thereof.
i. An employee, at the time of leaving the City, except for any such employee who has
not given at least two (2) weeks written notice of their voluntary termination of
employment with the city, shall have twenty-five percent (25%) of their
accumulated and unused sick leave at their current pay, up to an aggregate credit of
seven hundred twenty (720) hours paid to them in accordance with regular city
payroll procedures.
ii. An employee, leaving the City due to retirement from employment, (in accordance
with the definition of retirement under the Department of Retirement Systems),
shall have thirty-five percent (35%) of their accumulated and unused sick leave at
their current pay rate, up to an aggregate credit of twelve hundred (1200) hours paid
to them in accordance with regular city payroll procedures.
Section 3. Illnesses of Family Members.
(a) Serious Illness. In the event of a serious illness in the family of the employee, the
employee, at his or her request, shall be granted time off utilizing earned sick leave
time.
(b) Definition Family. For the purpose of this section family is defined as child
including: a biological, adopted, foster, step or whom the employee stand in loco
parentis, is a legal guardian or de facto parent, regardless of age or dependency
status; a biological, adoptive, de facto, foster parent, stepparent, or legal guardian
of an employee or employee’s spouse or registered domestic partner, or a person
who stood in loco parentis when the employee was a minor child; spouse; registered
domestic partner; grandparent; grandchild; or sibling.
(c) Definition Serious Illness. Illness which requires “treatment or supervision” means:
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i. Any medical condition which requires medication that the family member cannot
self-medicate; or
ii. Any medical or mental condition that would endanger the family member’s
safety or recovery without the presence of the employee; or
iii. Any condition warranting preventive health care, such as physical, dental,
optical, or immunization services, when the employee must be present to authorize
treatment or when sick leave may be used for the employee’s preventive health care.
iv. Sub-sections b) and c) above are not intended to include medical or mental
health conditions that could adequately be supervised by a family member’s regular
care provider.
v. Any employee shall return to work and complete his or her regular shift
assignment as soon as the reason justifying the use of this family sick leave provision
no longer exists, whether due to betterment of the family member’s condition,
completion of any required health care services, or other reason initially justifying
the use of family sick leave.
Section 4. Return to Work/Light Duty. In the event a LEOFF II employee suffers an illness or
injury that prevents the employee from performing his or her full range of duties for a period in
excess of two (2) calendar weeks, the employer, at the discretion of the Chief of Police, may
require the employee to return to work on a light duty status.
(a) Work Assignments. A light duty status shall include work assignments within the
Police Department assigned by the Chief that the employee is released by his or her
treating physician to perform until a full release to return to work is authorized. See
Article 20 for Medical Examination Requirements.
(b) Rate of Pay/Required Duty. Employees on required light duty status shall be paid at
one hundred percent (100%) of their normal rate of pay.
Section 5. LEOFF II Supplement (On the Job Injury).
The City shall comply with RCW 41.26.470 regulations governing the payment of LEOFF
disability leave supplements and City policy. In addition, the City shall provide the supplement
for up to a total of up to six (6) months per injury, regardless of whether the time loss is
continuous or intermittent.
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Section 6. Crime Victim Time-Loss Supplement
Crime Victim Time-Loss Supplement: If an employee’s leave of absence for compensable injury
arises, in the course of employment, from an Assault in the First Degree or Second Degree as
defined by RCW 9A.36.011 and RCW 9A.36.021 causing serious bodily harm, the City will
supplement the difference between any State time-loss payments and the employee’s full wages
for up to six (6) consecutive months beginning on the date of the compensable injury. Upon the
employee’s request and at the City Manager’s sole discretion, the Supplement may be extended
for up to six (6) consecutive months at a time.
To be eligible for the Supplement, the person injuring the employee must have been charged
with Assault in the First Degree or Second Degree, as defined by RCW 9A.36.011 and RCW
9A.36.021, and the affected employee must suffer serious bodily harm. Per RCW 9A.04.110
“Serious bodily harm” means a bodily injury that involves a temporary but substantial
disfigurement, or which causes a temporary but substantial loss or impairment of the function of
any bodily part or organ, or which causes a fracture of any bodily part. The City shall comply
with the Worker’s Compensation policy regarding payment of the non-taxable disability.
ARTICLE 8 – Overtime
Section 1. Overtime Threshold and Rate. Except as otherwise provided herein, overtime work
shall include only that work performed by employees at the discretion of the Chief of Police or
his designee, which exceeds the standard number of hours in a work day or in a regular
scheduled work shift. Paid sick leave shall not be counted as hours worked for determining the
daily overtime threshold. Except as otherwise provided herein, overtime work shall be paid at
the rate of one and one-half (1-1/2) times the employee’s “regular rate of pay” as that term is
defined in the FLSA.
Section 2. Payment for Call-back, Court, and Training. In addition to the compensatory time
benefit provided in subsection 14.3 (b) for hours worked during a callback on certain holidays,
overtime worked due to callback that is not an extension at the beginning or end of a normal shift
shall be paid a minimum of three (3) hours at the overtime rate. Overtime due to court
appearances requiring less than one (1) hour of the employee’s time, shall be paid two (2) hours
at the employee’s overtime rate. Otherwise, overtime due to time in court shall be paid a
minimum of three (3) hours at the overtime rate per twenty-four (24) hour day, with additional
hours worked paid on an hour for hour basis as required when an employee is actually in the
courtroom or required to be on-call prior to the giving of testimony. Provided, however, such
minimums are paid only when callback for court time is not an extension at the beginning or end
of a normal shift. If it is an extension of the shift, either at the beginning or the end, it shall be at
the overtime rate only for the actual time spent in court. In Service Training time (outside of a
scheduled shift) shall be paid at employee’s straight time rate with a minimum of two (2) hours,
unless such hours for an employee are in excess of one hundred seventy-one (171) straight time
hours in a twenty-eight (28) day work period, in which case, any such time shall be paid at time
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and one-half. Provided, call-backs shall only last for the period of time necessary for the
resolution of the issue that occasioned the original call-back.”
Section 3. Other Rules. The following additional rules for overtime shall be followed:
(a) Travel Time. Travel time to and from classes shall not be paid as compensable time
unless required by the FLSA. To the extent reasonably practical, the employer will
continue to attempt to adjust an employee’s work shift to cover the time reasonably
required for travel when the training is more than fifty (50) miles from the City of
Pasco.
(b) Sick Leave. Overtime shall not be allowed for class attendance while an employee is
on sick leave or disability leave.
(c) Vacation Leave. Overtime shall not be allowed while an employee is on vacation
leave, unless it is for a court appearance.
(d) Military Leave. No overtime will be allowed an employee who is on military leave.
(e) Witness Fees. Witness fees paid to officers by the court shall be paid directly to the
City of Pasco. No officer shall collect both overtime pay and court pay for any court
session attended; provided that travel fees paid by any such court for travel by the
officer to and from court, shall be excluded.
(f) Civil Payments. When civil witness fee payments of any kind are received for
testimony required in any court case, it shall be the option of the employee to accept
either the witness fee paid by the non-city party or the city’s paid overtime fee,
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. In no case shall an employee be entitled
to overtime payment for testimony in a case where a civil payment has been received.
Section 4. Compensatory Time Accrual. Employees shall be allowed to accumulate up to eighty
(80) hours of compensatory time off. Employees may elect to receive compensatory time off in
lieu of cash overtime in 1/2 hour increments up to the accrual maximum above with the
exception of time worked on grant funded and/or contract services which require actual cash
payments to be made. One and one half hour of compensatory time shall be accrued for each
overtime hour worked.
Section 5. Compensatory Time Use. Absent mutual agreement otherwise, employee requests to
utilize compensatory time off shall be made five (5) days in advance. The City shall process the
request to use compensatory time within two (2) business days. Once approved, comp time
cannot be cancelled by the Department absent an emergency. When a request for the use of
accrued compensatory time is received on the same day as a request for the use of vacation time,
the request for compensatory time shall take precedence. However, previously approved vacation
requests will not be cancelled to accommodate a subsequently received comp time request. The
City may, in its sole discretion, deny compensatory time off in the following situations:
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A. New Year’s Eve, Cinco de Mayo Festival, Fourth of July Celebration, Fiery Foods
Festival, and Water Follies Weekend;
B. The Employer may deny compensatory time off requests if two employees on the same
shift have already been granted vacation or compensatory time off; or
C. In the event of an actual emergency.
Section 6. Compensatory Time Annual Conversion. In December of each year, each employee
must elect to convert to vacation hours, or to receive compensation for, or a combination of
conversion and payment, any accrued but unused compensatory hours above forty (40) hours.
The conversion request shall be on a standardized form used for this purpose. Each employee’s
maximum vacation accumulation remains as specified in Article 14 Section 1(b). The city shall,
based upon each employee’s request, either convert to vacation hours or pay employees for
accrued but unused compensatory hours over forty (40) hours during the first full pay period in
December each year. The value of accrued but unused compensatory hours for payment purposes
shall be determined by multiplying the number of hours to be paid by the employee’s regular rate
of pay. An employee who does not submit a conversion form shall receive payment for all
accrued but unused compensatory hours above forty (40) hours. It is understood that an officer
may not exceed the maximum accrual of vacation hours for any reason including the conversion
of compensatory time hours.
Section 7. Provided, the Department may in its sole discretion, permit more officers off on leave
than the minimums set forth herein.
ARTICLE 9 – Bereavement
In the event of a death in the immediate family of an employee, the employee shall be granted up
to thirty two hours (32) hours off with pay. Additional leave for such purpose may be taken and
charged to accrued sick or vacation leave or taken as leave without pay, upon authorization of the
Police Chief. Documentation of the need for such leave may be required by the city.
Immediate family for these purposes shall be defined as follows: spouse and children of the
employee; mother; father; brother; sister; and grandparents of the employee and those same family
members of the employee’s spouse.
ARTICLE 10- Medical, Dental and Life Insurance
Section 1. Medical and Dental Insurance for Employees and Dependents. During the term of this
agreement, the following shall apply:
Employee premiums continue to be a 12% of the composite premium, with a cap of 3.0% of the
36+ month officer pay step.
The City retains the right to maintain a self-insurance program or to select insurance carriers, for
the purpose of containing premium rate increases. The City agrees to provide a medical and dental
insurance plan that is at least substantially equivalent to the plans currently in effect.
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i. Maintain a deductible in the medical insurance program of Two Hundred
Dollars ($200) per person per calendar year to a maximum of Six Hundred
Dollars ($600) per covered family per calendar year.
ii. Maintain an Eighty/Twenty Percent (80%/20%) co-insurance which applies to
all covered medical and dental expenses incurred, with the exception of the first
Five Hundred Dollars ($500) of accident expenses, which will be covered One
Hundred Percent (100%) to Five Hundred Dollars ($500) and not subject to the
deductible. Provided, the employer may, at its discretion on or after January 1,
1998, eliminate the exceptions for accident expenses from the co-insurance and
deductible requirements, but only in the event the employer effects such
changes for all employee groups covered under the city’s medical insurance
program.
iii. A maximum Twenty-Five Dollar ($25) deductible per person per calendar year
on dental to a maximum of Seventy-Five Dollars ($75) per covered family for
Class 2 and Class 3 dental expenses. The deductible will not apply to Class 1
dental expenses; i.e. covered diagnostic and preventive care. This deductible
shall be applied toward the Two Hundred Dollar ($200) medical deductible.
The maximum annual benefit for dental expenses is One Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars ($1500) per person.
The City will offer medical and dental insurance plans in accordance with IRS guidelines. The
City reserves the right to discontinue any health insurance plan and follow the re-opener
provision in Section 5 should it trigger a federal excise tax under the Affordable Care Act
(ACA).
Section 2. Vision Care. Employees and their dependents will participate in the City’s vision plan
with the same terms, conditions, and premiums as are generally applicable at the City.
Section 3. Life Insurance. The city, for the term of this Agreement, shall continue to provide an
employer-paid plan with benefits increased to Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) of face value
term insurance.
Section 4. Medical Trust. The City shall contribute one hundred and twenty-five dollars
($125.00) per month on a pre-tax basis for all LEOFF II bargaining unit members to the
Washington Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Medical Trust. These contributions shall be
included as salary for the purpose of calculating retirement benefits.
The Union and the employees agree to hold the City harmless and indemnify the City from any
and all liability, claims, demands, law suits, and/or losses, damage, or injury to persons or property,
of whatsoever kind, arising from and in any way related to the implementation and administration
of the Trust Fund. The Union and employees shall be one hundred percent (100%) liable for any
and all liabilities inclusive of any federal, state, or local agency determination regarding any
liabilities that arise out of the Trust Fund. The Union and employees shall be liable for any and
all tax penalties, as well as any other liabilities arising out of the implementation and administration
of the FOP trust.
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Under no circumstances whatsoever will the City be liable for direct pay of any FOP benefit to the
employees and/or retired employees and/or their beneficiaries
Section 5. Re-Opener Provisions.
The City reserves the right to re-open Article 10 by providing at least 14 calendar days’ written
notice to the Association prior to re-opening negotiations if any of the following event(s) occur:
i. Federal Excise Tax Re-Opener: If the City determines that any of this Article’s
insurance plans or the Medical Trust offered may trigger a federal excise tax under
the ACA, the City may re-open bargaining for the affected plan(s).
(ii) Significant Changes Re-Opener: If the City determines there are significant changes
that will affect the availability, cost, or scope of medical, dental, vision, or life
insurance and wellness benefits. Such changes may include, but are not limited to:
(a) Changes in federal or state legislation or regulations;
(b) Significant alterations in insurance market conditions;
(c) Introduction of new insurance plans or wellness programs; and/or
(d) Substantial changes in the cost of existing insurance plans.
ARTICLE 11- Hours of Work
Section 1. Duty Schedule. The City shall declare a standard forty-hour (40) duty week
consisting of five (5) consecutive days of eight (8) consecutive hours. It is expressly
acknowledged that, during the term of this agreement, an alternative duty schedule may be
implemented by the mutual consent of the parties. Such alternate schedule shall be detailed in a
memorandum of understanding and include the terms and conditions needed to effect such
change in scheduling.
ARTICLE 12 - Clothing Allowance
Section 1. Quartermaster System. The Employer shall provide, on an “as needed” basis, for each
employee, and continue to maintain for each employee on an “as needed” basis as recommended
by the employee’s supervisor, the following minimum uniform, weapon, and leather gear issue:
(a) Uniform Items:
Shirts 3 long sleeve/3 short sleeve
Trousers 3 pair
Ties 2
Tie Bar 1
Soft Body Armor 1
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Departmental Insignia or Rank Insignia 1
Shoulder Patches 7 pair
Badges (Shirt and Wallet) 2
Baseball type Hat 1
Short or Long Coat 1
Rain Jacket 1
Knit Dickie 1
Dress Jacket 1
Dress Hat 1
All Season Jacket 1
Utility Uniform (K-9) 2
Training Uniform 1
(b) Weapon Items and Equipment:
Handgun** 1
Handgun Magazines 3
Chemical Irritant (OC)** 1
Handcuffs 2 pairs
Flashlight 1
Baton** 1
Portable Radio 1
(c) Leather or Synthetic Leather Gear Items:
Gun Belt (Velcro Type) * 1
Gun Holster (Security Type) * 1
Gun Holster (Detective) 1
Chemical Irritant Holder (OC) 1
Handcuff Case 2
Double Magazine Pouches 1
Belt Keepers (for leather belt) 1
Baton Holder 1
Badge Holder (Detective) 1
Single Magazine Pouch (Detective) 1
Key Holder 1
Trouser Belts (Velcro Type) * 1
Radio Holder 1
* On a replacement basis for existing equipment
** Requires certification and/or mandatory training
Section 2. Replacement of Issued Items. Equipment and/or clothing that is lost, stolen, destroyed
or damaged in the line of duty and without neglect on the part of the employee will be replaced
by the employer without recrimination, cost, or charge to the employee. Clothing and equipment
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provided by the employer shall be purchased and maintained with due regard to the employee’s
health and safety.
Section 3. Uniform Shoes/boots. Shoes/boots acceptable to the city shall be supplied as a
uniform part. Replacement shall be on an “as needed basis” (reasonably determined by the city),
but no more than one pair of shoes/boots per employee every year. Except, that shoes/boots
ruined in an on-duty incident shall be eligible for immediate replacement. The city’s cost per
pair of shoes/boots shall not exceed two hundred dollars/year, plus tax and shipping costs (if
any). The employee shall bear any excess costs for the shoes/boots selected. Shoes/boots shall
be for duty use only.
Section 4. Plain Clothes. For those employees required to wear plain clothes in the course of
their assigned duties (detectives), the employer will pay a semi-annual clothing allowance of
Four Hundred and Forty-Two Dollars and 50 cents ($442.50) on the last paycheck of January
and July of each year. The City will pay for the cleaning of up to twelve (12) articles of clothing
for each plain-clothes officer each month. “Articles of clothing” means: sport coat or jacket,
slacks, suits, necktie, dress shirt, blouse, skirt, scarf, dress and dress shoes.
ARTICLE 13 - Working Out Of Classification
Any employee covered by this Agreement working out of classification for more than five (5)
continuous working days shall be paid the rate of pay for the higher classification retroactively to
the first full shift and for each additional full shift. The out of classification rate paid to the
employee will be based on the difference in base pay of the two classifications.
ARTICLE 14 - Holidays and Vacations
Section 1. Vacations.
(a) 0-5yrs 6th yr 11th yr 16th yr 20th yr
8 Hr. days per year 14 17 20 22 26____
Accrual per pay
period in hrs 4.30 hrs 5.23 hrs 6.15 hrs 6.76 hrs 8.0 hrs
Maximum Accrual 224 hrs 272 hrs 320 hrs 352 hrs 416 hrs
(b) Accumulation of Vacation. Normally, employees will be required to take annual
vacation. No accrued vacation will be allowed in excess of two full years of earned
vacation time. Time not taken that causes accrual beyond two full years will be lost to the
employee. Normally, employees will not take more than one and one-half (1-1/2) years
accumulation in any one year; however, the City Manager may authorize longer leave in
special cases.
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(c) Vacation Cash-out. Employees entering their third (3rd) year of continuous service may
convert seventy-two (72) hours vacation into cash in December of each year, provided they
have taken eighty (80) hours of vacation during the year and have maintained satisfactory
work performance as shown in their annual performance evaluation.
(d) Probationary Employees. Probationary employees will earn vacation credit that shall
be fully credited to them upon becoming regular employees. Probationary employees
will be able to use up to twenty-four (24) hours of vacation leave during their remaining
twelve (12) months of probationary period upon graduation from the Police Academy.
Section 2. Floating Holiday. Each employee may select a day on which he desires to take two
(2) floating holidays, subject to the following conditions:
i. The employee has been continuously employed by the city for more than six (6)
months.
ii. The employee has given not less than fourteen (14) calendar days of written notice to
his immediate supervisor. The employee and supervisor may agree on an earlier date
of convenience.
iii. The supervisor has approved the date.
iv. The floating holiday must be taken during the calendar year or entitlement to the day
will lapse; except when an employee has made reasonable request for a personal
holiday and the request has been denied.
v. The employee will receive their scheduled duty shift hours of straight time pay for the
holiday.
Section 3. Holidays. All ten (10) general holidays will be accrued as holiday time that the
employee may elect to use holiday hours upon accrual, convert to vacation days or cash-out at
the straight time rate in December, or any combination. The holiday time may not be “carried
over” and the maximum vacation accumulation remains as specified in Section 1(b). Employees
who work on a designated general holiday, except as stated in Section 3 b. below, will be paid at
the straight time rate unless other overtime provisions apply.
Holiday Date Accrued
Christmas Day December 25
New Year’s Day January 1
Martin Luther King’s Birthday Third Monday in January
President’s Day Third Monday in February
Memorial Day Last Monday in May
Independence Day July 4
Labor Day First Monday in September
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Veteran’s Day November 11
Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November
Day after Thanksgiving Fourth Friday in November
(a) All employees covered by this Agreement shall accrue holiday hours per their
scheduled duty shift for each general holiday.
(b) Those employees who work New Year’s Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving and Christmas
as part of their regular scheduled shift, shall be compensated at the overtime rate.
(c) In addition, those employees who are called back to work on the following holidays
shall be compensated for the actual hours worked at the overtime rate of pay: Christmas
Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving Day, and New Year’s Day. Those employees shall also
earn for each hour actually worked, up to four (4) hours compensatory time off on an
hour-for-hour basis (one hour of compensatory time off for each hour worked).
(d) Upon separation from the department for any reason, any employee that has
accumulated holiday time shall be paid at the then prevailing rate of pay.
ARTICLE 15 – Wages
Section 1. 2025 Wages
Effective on the first full pay period in January of 2025, all employees’ base wage rates will
increase by 3%.
Section 2. 2026 Wages
Effective on the first full pay period in 2026, all employees’ base wage rates will be adjusted by
the equivalent of 100% CPI-U West region, B/C Cities, June-to-June, 2.0% minimum, 4.0%
maximum.
Section 3. 2027 Wages
Effective on the first full pay period in 2027, all employees’ base wage rates will be adjusted by
the equivalent of 100% CPI-U West region, B/C Cities, June-to-June, 2.0% minimum, 4.0%
maximum.
a.
Section 4. Wages for corporals and sergeants are to be established as follows:
Corporals 10% above top step officer wage
1st yr. Sergeants 15% above top step officer wage
2nd yr. Sergeants 20% above top step officer wage
Note: The differentials noted above will determine the actual rate of pay for corporals & sergeants,
rather than agreed upon percentage increases.
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Section 5. Shift Differential. Each bargaining unit member assigned to:
Swing shift will receive $0.50 per hour over their base hourly wage.
Graveyard Shift will receive $1.00 per hour over their base hourly wage.
Section 6. Longevity. Longevity pay shall be computed on the individual employee’s hourly rate
of pay for the following years of continuous service with the department:
Years of Service Compensation
After 6 years 2% of base salary
After 10 years 4% of base salary
After 15 years 6% of base salary
After 20 years 8% of base salary
After 25 years 10% of base salary
Section 7. Deferred Compensation. Each bargaining unit member shall be paid a deferred
compensation contribution as provided below:
6.0% for 2025, 2026, 2027
This provision is subject to the City’s deferred compensation rules and regulations adopted by the
City Council (consistent with collective bargaining responsibilities) and IRS regulations. The
computation of retirement contributions and pension benefits shall be governed by applicable state
law.
Section 8. Detectives. Detectives shall receive an additional four percent (4%) per month over
their base hourly wage. Detectives shall all carry their assigned pager or cellular phone when off
duty and are expected to answer if they receive a call. Each week, one Detective shall
specifically be assigned “on-call” and shall stay within range of their assigned pager or cellular
phone and a thirty-minute response time to the station or point of the emergency call out.
Section 9. Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Detectives. SIU Detectives will receive an additional
one precent (1%) per month over their base hourly wage (in addition to detective incentive).
Section 10. Detective Sergeants. Detective Sergeants will receive an additional four percent
(4%) per month over their base hourly wage, to compensate for frequent off duty calls to assist
department personnel by providing instructions, guidance or decisions pertaining to developing
or on-going investigations.
Section 11. Field Training Officers. Certified Field Training Officers (FTO’s) when assigned by
the Chief of Police will receive an additional wage amounting to five percent (5%) per hour of
their base wage during the hours they are actively training ‘student officers’ (as defined by the
FTO training manual).
Section 12. SWAT.Three percent (3%) premium for SWAT members. The City reserves the
exclusive right to determine the number of positions on SWAT. Further, the City retains the
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exclusive right to remove any individual from the SWAT team at any time for any reason
without recourse or challenge.
Section 13. Certified Instructors.Certified instructors, as assigned by the Chief, will receive an
additional five percent (5%) base wage increase for the hours they are actively instructing and
for approved preparation time (approved in advance by Division Captain or designee). TAC and
A/C officer certified instructors will be eligible for up to three (3) weeks pre academy and post
academy for scheduled academy sessions.
Section 14. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC). When assigned to the ICAC taskforce by
the Chief, employees will receive an additional two percent (2%) base wage increase for the
duration of the assignment.
Section 15. Polygraph Examiner. When assigned by the Chief, certified polygraph examiners
will receive an additional two percent (2%) base wage increase for the duration of the
assignment.
Section 16. K-9 Officer. K-9 Officers will receive an additional two percent (2%) base wage
increase for the duration of the assignment.
Section 17. Patrol Tactic Instructors. Patrol Tactic Instructors will receive an additional two
percent (2%) base wage increase for the duration of the assignment.
Section 18. CJTC IIT Lead Instructor. CJTC IIT Lead Instructor will receive an additional wage
of two percent (2%) base wage increase during the hours they are actively training others.
Section 19. Specialty Pay Assignments. All specialty pay assignments are made at the discretion
of the Police Chief. These assignments do not constitute a property right for any employee.
Section 20. Specialty Pay Cap. Specialty pay for all assignments that qualify for specialty pay
will be capped at a maximum additional wage increase of no more than ten percent (10%),
excluding longevity pay, bilingual pay, and education pay.
ARTICLE 16 - Police Academy Attendance
Section 1. Overtime. An employee at the Police Academy or other training facility, when
required by the City is subject to the provisions of Article 8 - Overtime and Article 11 - Hours of
Work. No overtime will be claimed unless mandated by the FLSA or state law. Travel time to
and from the academy or other training facility is not compensable time unless required by the
FLSA or approved by the Chief of Police.
Section 2. Transportation. The City shall determine the means of transportation for an employee
to the Police Academy or other training facility and pay the actual cost of transportation for the
initial trip to the academy location and the final return trip. If the employee’s personal
automobile is used as the means of transportation, the city shall pay the employee the rate at
which non-represented employees are reimbursed. Any trips home during academy attendance,
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when required by the City shall be by means of transportation determined by the City and the
City will pay the cost thereof or mileage. No other transportation costs or mileage will be paid
by the City while an employee is attending the Academy.
Section 3. Allowance. The cost for all clothing and equipment required for Academy attendance
and physical education classes will be reimbursed by the City up to a maximum reimbursement
of Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($250). The required physical examination will be paid in full
by the City.
ARTICLE 17 - Savings Clause
Should any article, section or portion of this Agreement be held unlawful and unenforceable by
final order of any court of competent jurisdiction or administrative agency having jurisdiction over
the subject matter, or by legislation of the State of Washington or federal government, such
decision or legislation shall apply only to the specific article, section or portion thereof directly
affected. Upon issuance of any such decision or legislation, the parties agree immediately to
negotiate a substitute, if possible, for the invalidated article, section, or portion thereof. All other
portions of this Agreement, and the Agreement as a whole, shall continue without interruption for
the term hereof.
ARTICLE 18 - Police Officers Career Development Plan
Section 1. Tuition Reimbursement The City and the Association recognize the benefits brought
to the police function by increased educational levels. In an effort to increase members
educational levels, the City will reimburse an employee covered by this Agreement for tuition
and required expenses (books, lab fees) incurred by any employee taking college level course
work when engaged in a continuing education program offered by a nationally accredited
educational institution in the areas of law enforcement, criminal justice, public administration, or
other police-related field of study approved by the City after considering input from the
Association. Approved courses may be either classroom or online based.
Tuition costs for approved courses shall not exceed the following:
1. For courses taken at an in-state (Washington) public educational institution, either at the
actual institution or via on-line courses, the tuition rate shall not exceed the actual in-state
residential tuition rate for that institution.
2. For courses taken at an in-state private educational institution or at any out of state
educational institution, either at the actual institution or via on-line courses, the tuition rate
shall not exceed the in-state residential tuition for Washington State University for similar
coursework at the time of the request.
Such reimbursement shall occur upon completion of the course according to the grade obtained as
follows:
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For an “A”: 100%
For a “B”: 75%
For a “C” 50%
For a “D” or failing grade no reimbursement
Section 2. Monthly Premium. Employees possessing an Associate or Bachelors degree in a
major field of study from a regional accreditation body by the US Department of Education
prior to employment or obtaining a degree in an approved field of study after employment under
the provisions of Section I will receive for an education premium for compensable work in the
following amounts:
(a) Police Officer, Sergeants:
Degree Level Achieved
Associate’s degree 3%/mo.
Bachelor’s degree 6%/mo.
Employees are provided incentive pay for education upon hire and only the highest degree leve
lis eligible for pay (e.g., an employee with an associate and bachelor’s degree is eligible for a 6%
education premium).
ARTICLE 19 - Bilingual Incentive
Any Association member who is fluent in Spanish or in another foreign language (at the City’s
sole discretion that is deemed useful to the City) shall have their base wages increased by five
Percent (5%) per hour, such proficiency shall be reasonably determined by the City.
Bilingual fluency sufficient for incentive pay is determined through third-party language testing.
Provided the employee is sufficiently fluent, they will receive incentive pay upon hire.
ARTICLE 20 – Medical Examination
Section 1.The employer reserves the right to terminate employment when an employee is not
mentally or physically fit for duty and there is not a reasonable prognosis that the employee will
be able to return to duty in a reasonable amount of time. When the employer has a legitimate,
good faith, nondiscriminatory reason to believe an individual is physically or mentally unfit, it
may order the employee to be examined by a medical provider of the employer’s choice.
Physical examinations will be taken in a timely manner whether on or off duty. The need for
such an examination may arise at different times during an employee’s recovery. Pending the
results of the Fitness for Duty examination, the employee will be placed on paid administrative
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leave. Examinations and reports of such examinations shall be done in conformance with the
medical confidentiality provisions of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and such reports
shall include whether or not the employee is fit and in the event the employee is not fit, what the
prospect for return is, or whether accommodations are available which would allow an employee
to perform the essential functions of the job and what such accommodations may be.
Section 2.If the employer decides to commence termination proceedings because it believes there
is not a reasonable prognosis for the employee to return to full duty in a reasonable period of
time, it shall advise the employee of its intent. The employee shall be accorded a pre-termination
hearing. The employee shall have a right to obtain an independent medical examination prior to
such a hearing at his or her own expense. The employee shall have a right to present such an
opinion at the pre-termination hearing. In the event the employee challenges the conclusion of
the employer’s medical provider either at the pre-termination hearing or in the grievance
procedure, the employee shall waive the confidentiality restrictions the employer is subject to so
the employer will have complete access to the relevant medical reports. Nothing in this
procedure precludes any party from obtaining, at their own expense, additional medical reports
as may be reasonably necessary either prior to any termination decision or during the grievance
procedure. Such reports shall be subject to disclosure.
Section 3.In the event of a medical termination, the employer shall provide information about
other job opportunities with the City for one (1) year beyond termination. The former employee
may apply for any such jobs but has no right of automatic reinstatement to City employment.
Section 4.If the employee is unfit for full duty but there is a reasonable prospect for return to full
duty, he or she may be eligible for light duty in accordance with Department Policy. All light
duty assignments must take into consideration the benefit provided to the City and the potential
impact on other bargaining units and their members. Employees do not have a right to permanent
light duty and such light duty shall be limited to six (6) months per injury, which the City at its
discretion may extend. Light duty assignments may include work outside the Police Department
and job assignments are subject to continued satisfactory performance of services assigned. If an
employee has exhausted light duty and all paid leave, the employee will be subject to the medical
termination provisions set forth above. If an employee is ineligible for light duty, and all paid
leave is exhausted, but there is a reasonable prognosis for return to full duty in a reasonable
period of time, the employee shall be placed on unpaid administrative leave for the time
appropriate to permit the employee to return to full duty.
ARTICLE 21 - K-9 Officer
Section 1. Off-Duty Time. It is agreed that on the average, a K-9 Officer spends approximately
thirty (30) minutes per day in compensable off-duty time for the duty-related care and
maintenance of a dog, or fifteen (15) hours per month. Such compensation shall be included in
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the K-9 Officer’s payroll check issued for the second payroll each month in an amount based
upon the fifteen (15) hours per month average.
Section 2. FLSA. Notwithstanding Section 1 of Article 18, a K-9 Officer’s compensable off-
duty time spent in the care and maintenance of a K-9 shall not be subject to the daily and forty
(40) hours per week overtime thresholds. Such off-duty time shall be subject to the maximum
number of hours that may be worked during the Officer’s twenty-eight (28) day work period
under Section 207(k) of the FLSA.
Section 3. Serious Illness or Injury. However, in the event a K-9 is ill or injured requiring
multiple visits to the veterinarian and/or extended home care by the K-9 Officer, the K-9 Officer
shall be paid for actual hours off duty caring for the dog at the hourly rate. The K-9 Officer must
notify his Captain of any such occurrence and turn in a daily time slip for the extra time. The
employer reserves the right at any time to remove a dog from service and relieve the K-9 Officer
of responsibilities for off duty care of the dog.
ARTICLE 22 - Substance-Free Work Place Policy
The Substance-Free Work Place Policy set forth in the City of Pasco Administrative Order
currently number 65A originated August 28, 1992 is incorporated herein by this reference.
ARTICLE 23 - Federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
Section 1. Administrative Order Number 231. Article II of Administrative Order Number 231,
Family and Medical Leave Act, originated November 22, 1993 setting forth the implementing
procedures of the FMLA by the City is incorporated by this reference herein as if specifically set
forth.
Section 2. Notice Required. Employees are cautioned to be mindful of the thirty (30) day
advance notice requirement required by the law (FMLA) and the required use of the FMLA
Leave Request Form when unpaid family or medical leave is intended to be utilized.
Section 3. Conflict. The leave requirements otherwise made available to the employee
throughout this Agreement shall not be diminished by their coordination with the FMLA and any
conflict between a provision of this Agreement and the Administrative Order No. 231 shall be
resolved in favor of the language of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 24 - Prevailing Rights
All prevailing rights and privileges held by the employees at the present time, which are not
included in this Agreement, and which do not conflict with any provision of this Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect.
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ARTICLE 25 - Shift Bidding
Patrol officers will annually bid for shift assignments by seniority. Seniority will be determined
as set forth in Article 26 of this Agreement. Bidding will be supervised by the Chief of Police.
Management will endeavor to accommodate these requests, but retains the authority of the Chief
of Police at his discretion and for reasonable cause to make changes in shift assignments to meet
the operational needs of the department.
ARTICLE 26 – Layoffs
In the case of a personnel reduction within any classification, the employee with the least seniority
shall be laid off first. Seniority shall be determined by date of employment, provided, however,
seniority for employees in the sergeant and corporal classification shall be determined by time
served in the rank or classification. When two or more employees of the classification being
reduced have the same date of employment then they shall be laid off by inverse ranking off the
civil service list from which they were hired. A list shall be maintained by the Chief of Police,
updated and posted, as new employees are hired and existing employees leave city service. The
affected employees shall be given four (4) weeks advance notice of the effective date of any
personnel reduction. Employees being laid off may choose to transfer to a lower paying
classification within the bargaining unit, provided that the employee meets the minimum job
qualifications for the position and providing the employee has more seniority than the employee
currently occupying the position in the lower classification.
ARTICLE 27 – Physical Fitness
The parties agree to cooperate in creating a physical fitness incentive program. The testing
criteria, elements, and process to be determined by Police Management. Beginning in 2022 there
will be two (2) incentive levels – two-hundred and fifty ($250.00) and five hundred ($500.00) to
be paid in December.
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Dated this day of May, 2025.
City of Pasco: ATTEST:
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Dave Zabell Debra Barham
Interim City Manager City Clerk
Pasco Police Officer’s Association:
___________________________
Justin Greenhalgh James Thompson
President 2nd Vice President
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AGENDA REPORT
FOR: City Council April 23, 2025
TO: Dave Zabell, Interim City Manager City Council Workshop
Meeting: 5/5/25
FROM: Eric Ferguson, City Attorney
City Manager
SUBJECT: Roadside Vendors (Street Corner) & City's Authority to Control
Unlicensed Vendors (10 minute staff presentation)
I. ATTACHMENT(S):
II. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL / STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Presentation
III. FISCAL IMPACT:
N/A
IV. HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF:
Recently, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of people selling
food items (typically in the form of produce, etc.) as well as other merchandise
along major roadways in the City of Pasco. And while the Pasco Municipal
Code complies with the state law that exempts licensing/permitting
requirements for people selling only fruits, vegetables, berries, eggs or any
farm produce or edibles raised, gathered, produced or manufactured by such
persons, the exemption does not apply to the sale of other merchandise or
food items. See below.
Pasco Municipal Code (PMC) Section 5.75.040 Exemptions.
The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to apply to the
following:
(1) Persons selling only fruits, vegetables, berries, eggs or any farm
produce or edibles raised, gathered, produced or manufactured by such
persons in the State of Washington per RCW 36.71.090.
(2) Persons selling only trees used for the celebration of the Christmas
season.
Additionally, because of the location of many of the people attempting to sell
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such food items and other merchandise, the PMC provisions on “Sidewalk
Sales” (PMC 5.95) may also need to be considered.
V. DISCUSSION:
The City Attorney's Office, along with the Pasco Police Department and the
City's Code Enforcement Division will explain the legal authority as well as
potential options for enforcement that the City of Pasco may choose to utilize
when addressing roadside venders.
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Promote a high-quality of life through quality programs, services and
appropriate investment and re- investment in community
infrastructure.
City Council Goals
QUALITY OF LIFE
2024-2025
Enhance the long-term viability, value, and service levels of services
and programs.
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
Promote a highly functional multi-modal transportation system.
COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION NETWORK
Implement targeted strategies to reduce crime through strategic
investments in infrastructure, staffing, and equipment.
COMMUNITY SAFETY
Promote and encourage economic vitality.
ECONOMIC VITALITY
Identify opportunities to enhance City of Pasco identity, cohesion,
and image.
CITY IDENTITY
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METAS DEL CONCEJO MUNICIPAL
2024-2025
Promover una alta calidad de vida a través de programas, servicios
y inversion apropiada y reinversión en la comunidad infraestructura
comunitaria.
CALIDAD DE VIDA
Promover viabilidad financiera a largo plazo, valor, y niveles de
calidad de los servicios y programas.
SOSTENIBIILIDAD FINANCIERA
Promover un sistema de transporte multimodal altamente funcional.
RED DE TRANSPORTE DE LA COMUNIDAD
Implementar estrategias específicas para reducir la delincuencia por
medios de inversiones estratégicas en infraestructura, personal y equipo.
SEGURIDAD DE NUESTRA COMUNIDAD
Promover y fomentar vitalidad económica.
VITALIDAD ECONOMICA
Identificar oportunidades para mejorar la identidad comunitaria, la
cohesión, y la imagen.
IDENTIDAD COMUNITARIA
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