HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025.06.23 Council Special Meeting Packet
AGENDA
City Council Special Meeting
6:00 PM - Monday, June 23, 2025
Pasco City Hall, Council Chambers & Microsoft Teams Webinar
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2. CALL TO ORDER
3. ROLL CALL
(a) Pledge of Allegiance
4. EXECUTIVE SESSION
(a) To Evaluate the Qualifications of an Applicant for Public
Employment per RCW 42.30.110(1)(g) and to Consider Site
Selection or Acquisition of Real Estate Purchase or Lease if
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Likelihood that Disclosure Would Increase Price per RCW
42.30.110(1)(b) (50 minutes)
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS – The public may comment the topic(s) scheduled for
final action identified in the agenda for this Special Meeting. 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..
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
4 - 9 (a) Ordinance No. 4777 - Budget Amendment for Upsize Program
Water and Irrigation (3 minute staff presentation)
MOTION: I move to adopt Ordinance No. 4777, amending the 2025-
2026 Biennial Operating Budget (Ordinance No. 4749), by providing
supplement thereto; to provide additional appropriation in the City’s
Water and Irrigation Funds and declaring that an emergency exists
and, further, authorize publication by summary only.
10 - 34 (b) Resolution No. 4619 & Ordinance No. 4778 - Authorizing the
Interim City Manager to Execute the Purchase & Sale Agreement
to Purchase Parcel No. 115350010 & Amending the 2025-2026
Capital Projects Budget (3 minute staff presentation)
MOTION: I move to approve Resolution No. 4619, ratifying the
Purchase and Sale Agreement with Gage Properties LLC for
purchase of Parcel No. 115350010.
and if Resolution is approved, then
MOTION: I move to adopt Ordinance No. 4778, amending the 2025-
2026 Biennial Capital Projects Budget (Ordinance No. 4750), by
providing supplement thereto; to provide additional appropriation in
the City’s I-182 Corridor Impact Fund and declaring that an
emergency exists and, further, authorize publication by summary
only.
7. ADJOURNMENT
8. ADDITIONAL NOTES
35 - 36 (a) Adopted Council Goals (Reference Only)
(b) This meeting is broadcast live on PSC-TV Channel 191 on
Charter/Spectrum Cable in Pasco and Richland and streamed at
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www.pasco-wa.gov/psctvlive.
Audio equipment available for the hearing impaired; contact the
City Clerk for assistance.
Servicio de intérprete puede estar disponible con aviso. Por
favor avisa la Secretaria Municipal dos días antes para
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 June 19, 2025
TO: Dave Zabell, Interim City Manager City Council Special
Meeting: 6/23/25
FROM: Maria Serra, Director
Public Works
SUBJECT: Ordinance No. 4777 - Budget Amendment for Upsize Program Water
and Irrigation (3 minute staff presentation)
I. ATTACHMENT(S):
Ordinance
II. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL / STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
MOTION: I move to adopt Ordinance No. 4777, amending the 2025-2026
Biennial Operating Budget (Ordinance No. 4749), by providing supplement
thereto; to provide additional appropriation in the City’s Water and Irrigation
Funds authorize further, and, exists an that declaring and emergency
publication by summary only.
III. FISCAL IMPACT:
Proposed budget amendment for Development Upsize program
Water Fund (Fund 411): $1,300,000
Irrigation Fund (Fund 420): $550,000
IV. HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF:
The City of Pasco’s Utility Upsize Program is an infrastructure planning tool
designed improvements private with utility to coordinate efficiently public
extensions—such utility construct as As activity. development developers
water, sewer, and irrigation infrastructure—to serve new development projects,
the City evaluates opportunities to upsize those facilities in accordance with
long-range system planning and utility master plans. Upsizing typically involves
increasing future pipe diameters or system capacities to meet projected
demand or to support regional service needs beyond the scope of a single
development.
To facilitate this, the City enters into cost-sharing agreements with developers,
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whereby the developer installs the upsized infrastructure during project
construction, and the City reimburses the incremental cost difference between
the standard development requirement and the upsized specification. This
approach minimizes future disruptions, avoids redundant construction, and
ensures cost-effective delivery of infrastructure.
Funding for the upsizing component is programmed through the City’s utility
operating budgets. These budgets are supported by utility revenues and capital
expansion fees. The Utility Upsize Program supports orderly growth, system
resiliency, and long-term service efficiency. Budgeting for such activity is more
complicated by the fact that the construction activity is based on private
development schedule. As a policy, City budgets conservatively, specially on
expenses. Historical allocations for Water and Irrigation upsize and
development contributions ranged between $200,000 and $400,000 biannually.
If additional budget is required, staff requests amendment to the budget. In
2025-2026 Biennial Budget, Irrigation Utility budgeted $300,000 for upsizes
and budget for Water Utility was inadvertently missed.
V. DISCUSSION:
The proposed allocations for the current biennium are $1.3 Million for Water
Utility and $550,000 for Irrigation Utility. These funding estimates are based on
a comprehensive review of current outstanding obligations—including projects
underway with pending reimbursements—as well as anticipated commitments
through the remainder of the biennium. This amendment positions the City to
meet its cost-sharing responsibilities and continue delivering coordinated
infrastructure improvements consistent with our adopted utility master plans.
Current reserves can support this budget amendment; however, resources are
strained due to significant needs across our utility systems. It’s important to
recognize that not partnering with private development for upsizing
infrastructure is not an economical option and could lead to substantial costs in
the future.
Looking ahead, this funding challenge underscores the need to revisit the
utility’s expansion funding approach, particularly by adjusting capital expansion
fees for the Water Utility. Staff is currently conducting a Water and Sewer Utility
Revenue Requirement Study, similar to the recent analysis for the Irrigation
Utility. When properly calibrated, these Capital Expansion Fees can establish a
sustainable funding reserve to support capacity improvements initiated by the
City or developers, including upsizing efforts.
Legal review determined a need for five-day notification of Ordinance
amending the budget.
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At the June 16, 2025, Council Meeting, staff discussed the need for additional
budget appropriations with Council. That discussion complied with RCW
requirements; allowing staff to bring back this item for Council action during
special meeting held on June 23rd.
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Ordinance – 2025 – 2026 Operating Budget Amendment - 1
ORDINANCE NO. ____
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING THE 2025-2026 BIENNIAL OPERATING BUDGET
(ORDINANCE NO. 4749), BY PROVIDING SUPPLEMENT THERETO; TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION IN THE CITY’S WATER AND
IRRIGATION FUNDS AND DECLARING THAT AN EMERGENCY EXISTS.
WHEREAS, on December 9, 2024, the Pasco City Council approved Ordinance No. 4749,
adopting the 2025-2026 Biennial Operating Budget; and
WHEREAS, the 2025-2026 Biennial Operating Budget did not include allocations for
upsize contributions in Water or Irrigation Utilities, yet the need for City contribution to
development efforts is now anticipated and necessary to provide the adequate system components
to effectively serve the growing customer base; and
WHEREAS, developers are required to install infrastructure in accordance with long
range planning documents, such as Comprehensive Water System Plan and Irrigation Masterplan,
to account for system needs beyond the individual development demands for the purpose of
providing for the future needs of the City; and
WHEREAS, Pasco City Council approved Ordinance No. 4457 adopting the “Design and
Construction Standards and Specifications for Public Works Improvements”; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with development guidelines, specifically Chapter 1 -
General, Section 12. Utility Oversizing, of the “Design and Construction standards and
specifications for Public Works Improvements” developers may request to enter an oversizing
agreement for reimbursement of upsize costs for improvements in excess of the size necessary to
serve their development; and
WHEREAS, oversizing contributions are funded via capital expansion funds, which
funded by capital expansion fees collected at time of development and capital expansion fees are
a restricted fund utilized to support expansion of the utility system; and
WHEREAS, multiple agreements for oversizing have been requested and estimates of
oversizing contributions have been determined for each utility resulting in the proposed budget
amendment amounts necessitating an emergency expenditure under RCW 35A.34.150 with an
estimated amount of $2,150,000.00 required to meet the emergency expenditure.
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Ordinance – 2025 – 2026 Operating Budget Amendment - 2
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO,
WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Pursuant to RCW 35A.34. 150, the City Council adopts the above
Whereases as the facts constituting the emergency which could not have been reasonably foreseen
at the time of filing the preliminary budget, declare that an emergency exists, and state that the
following estimated amounts are required to meet the emergency as follows:
Fund EXPENDITURE REVENUE
Water Utility Fund $1,300,000
Irrigation Utility Fund $850,000
Total $2,150,000.00
Section 2. That the additions in appropriations and expenditures are hereby declared
to exist in the above funds for the said uses and purposes as shown above, and the proper City
officials are hereby authorized and directed to issue warrants and transfer funds in accordance
with the provision of the Ordinance.
Section 3. Except as amended herein, Ordinance No. 4749 as previously adopted
heretofore shall remain unchanged.
Section 4. 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 5. 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 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifically
delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum, and shall take full force and
effect five (5) days after approval, passage, and publication as required by law.
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Ordinance – 2025 – 2026 Operating Budget Amendment - 3
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, on this ___ day of ______,
2025.
Pete Serrano
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_____________________________ ___________________________
Debra Barham, CMC Kerr Ferguson Law, PLLC
City Clerk City Attorneys
Published: ___________________________
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AGENDA REPORT
FOR: City Council June 19, 2025
TO: Dave Zabell, Interim City Manager City Council Special
Meeting: 6/23/25
FROM: Richa Sigdel, Deputy City Manager
City Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution No. 4619 & Ordinance No. 4778 - Authorizing the Interim
City Manager to Execute the Purchase & Sale Agreement to Purchase
Parcel No. 115350010 & Amending the 2025-2026 Capital Projects
Budget (3 minute staff presentation)
I. ATTACHMENT(S):
Presentation
Resolution
Purchase and Sale Agreement
Ordinance
II. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL / STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
MOTION: I move to approve Resolution No. 4619, ratifying the Purchase and
Sale Parcel of purchase for No. Properties Gage with Agreement LLC
115350010.
and if Resolution is approved, then
MOTION: I move to adopt Ordinance No. 4778, amending the 2025-2026
providing by 4750), No. (Ordinance Projects Capital Biennial Budget
supplement thereto; to provide additional appropriation in the City’s I-182
Corridor Impact Fund and declaring that an emergency exists and, further,
authorize publication by summary only.
III. FISCAL IMPACT:
Purchase Price - Approximately $1,373,600 I-182 Corridor Impact Fund
IV. HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF:
As part of the City’s broader transportation plan for the Broadmoor area and
overall transportation network, a future Road 108 Overpass has been identified
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as a critical piece of future infrastructure as the area develops. The overpass
will the to district residential Broadmoor the connect commercial
neighborhoods to the south, similar to the planned Road 76 Overpass, which
links businesses on Road 68 to residential areas south of I-182.
This overpass will be essential to managing future traffic growth, maintaining
transportation network safety, and supporting long-term economic development
in the area. The property is under pressure of development. If the City does not
acquire the necessary property, private development could take place within
the project area, which at worst could severely limit the ability to construct the
overpass, which would limit future economic growth in the area, or at best
would significantly impact the cost, options, and constructability of the future
overpass. The westerly portion of this parcel is needed to house what appears
to be most, and possibly only, viable option for the future completed overpass
once completed, based on current and preliminary information.
V. DISCUSSION:
The estimated cost of acquiring the necessary land is $1,373,600. Funding
for this acquisition will be sourced from the I-182 Corridor Traffic Impact
fund. This is an opportunity purchase and was not anticipated during the
2025-2026 amendment be will budget Budget hence and Biennial a
required.
Below are some areas of consideration:
1. Design: The design process for the overpass is costly, by comparison,
current estimates for design of the Road 76 Overpass are estimated at
$2.5 million. Exact ROW needs for the future overpass will not be known
until full design is completed, which will be several years into the future.
2. of will property the portion only While Considerations: Financial a
ultimately be needed to for the completed overpass, acquiring the entire
parcel allows the City much greater flexibility in terms of alignment
(which has not been determined) and constructability (contractor staging
and work area). Further, if the property beyond the estimated need
today, with very preliminary information, is developed, mitigation costs
for the overpass project will certainly increase as the City could be
building the overpass directly adjacent to multi-family residences.
3. Funding Source: The proposed source of funding for this project is from
transportation projects 20 the of one This project fees. impact is
included in the TIF ordinance recently passed by Council
4. Land Use: The parcel is zoned High Density Residential, and purchase
of the property will remove the land used for the overpass from future
development, the remaining property could be declared surplus and
made available for development at the time the overpass is completed.
An alternative option is to purchase portion of the property. If Council wishes to
pursue this option and renegotiate with the property owner, staff recommends
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that the smaller parcel be sufficient in size to accommodate the future overpass
and its construction. The City would build into the construction funding plan
mitigation for development on the remainder of the parcel should it develop
prior to approval of design and environmental permitting for the overpass.
Given the unknowns associated with the project, the potential for additional
project costs associated with the alternative option, and the development
pressures in the area, staff recommends the approval of the recommended
motion.
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Resolution – PSA for Purchase of Property - 1
RESOLUTION NO. _________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON,
RATIFYING THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT WITH GAGE
PROPERTIES LLC FOR PURCHASE OF PARCEL NO. 115350010.
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco (City) recognizes the need for strategic infrastructure
planning to support future growth and development; and
WHEREAS, the City has identified the Chapel Hill area as a potential site for a future
overpass to improve traffic flow, enhance safety, and support regional connectivity; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to proactively secure the necessary real property within the
Project Area to prevent incompatible development and ensure the availability of land for the future
overpass project; and
WHEREAS, acquiring the necessary property interests now will minimize future costs,
reduce potential disruptions, and facilitate the timely construction of the overpass when needed;
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 Purchase
and Sale Agreement with Gage Properties LLC.
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
Purchase and Sale Agreement between the City of Pasco and Gage Properties LLC as attached
hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A.
Be It Further Resolved, that the Purchase and Sale Agreement signed by the City Manager
of the City of Pasco, Washington, is hereby ratified on behalf of the City of Pasco; and the Interim
City Manager is hereby authorized to take all steps required to complete the sale; and to make
minor substantive changes necessary to execute the Agreement.
Be It Further Resolved, that this Resolution shall take effect immediately.
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Resolution – PSA for Purchase of Property - 2
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, on this ___ day of _____,
2025.
_____________________________
Pete Serrano
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_____________________________ ___________________________
Debra Barham, CMC Kerr Ferguson Law, PLLC
City Clerk City Attorneys
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3450 Sacramento Street #322
San Francisco, CA 94118
(Grant Young - Manager)
granteyoung@gmail.com
415-823-1403
For sale by owner
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3. Offer price is based on a 3.9 acre parcel priced at $7.75/sf. If there is any variation in the lot size the sales price
will adjust at the stated rate.
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Ordinance – 2025 – 2026 Capital Projects Budget Amendment - 1
ORDINANCE NO. ____
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING THE 2025-2026 BIENNIAL CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGET
(ORDINANCE NO. 4750), BY PROVIDING SUPPLEMENT THERETO; TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION IN THE CITY’S I-182
CORRIDOR IMPACT FUND AND DECLARING THAT AN EMERGENCY
EXISTS.
WHEREAS, on December 9, 2024, the Pasco City Council approved Ordinance No. 4750,
adopting the 2025-2026 Biennial Capital Projects Budget; and
WHEREAS, the 2025-2026 Biennial Capital Projects Budget did not include the Road
108 Overpass project allocation as the project was not anticipated to proceed in this biennium;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco recognizes the need for strategic infrastructure planning to
support future growth and development; and
WHEREAS, as part of the City's broader transportation plan for the Broadmoor area and
overall transportation network, the future Road 108 Overpass was identified as a critical piece of
infrastructure to connect the commercial district to residential neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, acquiring the necessary property interests now will minimize future costs,
prevent new development, and facilitate the timely construction of the overpass when needed
necessitating an emergency expenditure under RCW 35A.34.150; and
WHEREAS, funding for this acquisition will be sourced from the Transportation Impact
Fee fund with the estimated amount of $1,373.600.00 required to meet the emergency expenditure
under RCW 35A.34.150.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO,
WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Pursuant to RCW 35A.34.150, the City Council adopts the above
Whereases as the facts constituting the emergency which could not have been reasonably foreseen
at the time of filing the preliminary budget, declare that an emergency exists and state that the
following estimated amounts are required to meet the emergency as follows:
Fund EXPENDITURE REVENUE
I-182 Corridor Impact Fund $1,373,600.00 $0.00
Total $1,373,600.00 $0.00
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Ordinance – 2025 – 2026 Capital Projects Budget Amendment - 2
Section 2. That the additions in appropriations and expenditures are hereby declared
to exist in the above funds for the said uses and purposes as shown above, and the proper City
officials are hereby authorized and directed to issue warrants and transfer funds in accordance
with the provision of the Ordinance.
Section 3. Except as amended herein, Ordinance No. 4750 as previously adopted
heretofore shall remain unchanged.
Section 4. 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 5. 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 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifically
delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum, and 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 ___ day of ______,
2025.
Pete Serrano
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_____________________________ ___________________________
Debra Barham, CMC Kerr Ferguson Law, PLLC
City Clerk City Attorneys
Published: ___________________________
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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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