HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025.05.20 PPFD MinutesPasco Public Facilities District Board
MINUTES
4:00 PM - Tuesday, May 20, 2025; Pasco City Hall, Council Chambers & Microsoft Teams
Webinar
WELCOME, CALL TO ORDER, AND ROLL CALL
Pasco Public Facilities District (PPFD) President Morrissette welcomed
members of the audience and called the meeting to order at 4:00 PM.
Board Members Present: President Mark Morrissette, Vice President Marie
Gillespie, Secretary/Treasurer Caroline Bowdish, Board Member Leonard
Dietrich, and Board Member Spencer Jilek
Board Staff Present: PPFD Executive Director Matt Watkins
City Council & Staff Present: City Attorney Eric Ferguson, Senior Accountant
Veronica Perez, Parks & Recreation Director Jesse Rice, and City Clerk Debby
Barham
RECOGNITION OF VISITORS/PUBLIC COMMENTS
No public comments were given.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approve PPFD Board April 2025 Meeting Minutes
MOTION: Mr. Dietrich moved to approve the PPFD Board minutes from the April
22, 2025, meeting. Seconded by Dr. Jilek. Motion carried unanimously. 4-0
CLAIMS APPROVAL
Approval of PPFD Monthly Accounts Payable Claims (Perez)
Ms. Perez provided a brief overview of the April 2025 accounts payable.
MOTON: Dr. Jilek moved to approve the April 2025 PPFD claims (accounts
payable) in the amount of $1,001,260.97. Seconded by Ms. Gillespie. Motion
carried unanimously. 4-0
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FINANCIAL REPORT
April 2025 Balance Sheet, Budget Performance Report and Local Tax
Distribution Report (Perez)
Ms. Perez provided highlights of the April 2025 financial reports and answered the
PPFD Board's questions.
Ms. Bowdish arrived at 4:08 PM.
PPFD Sales Tax Percentage Increase & Decrease by Month and Aquatic
Center Budget Tracker as of April 2025 (Perez)
Ms. Perez provided a brief report on the PPFD Aquatic Center Budget and sales
tax projections.
The PPFD Board and staff further discussed the sales tax percentage report.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
Design & Construction Committee (Gillespie & Jilek; Alternate Morrissette)
Ms. Gillespie reported that the Design & Construction Committee has met at least
monthly at the job site. She noted that the pre -construction contingency funds were
not fully utilized and were moved to the construction contingency funds. She
described the work that has been completed to date and that the project is
progressing nicely.
Budget & Finance Committee (Morrissette & Bowdish; Alternate Jilek)
No report was given.
NEW BUSINESS
Betterments — Round 4 (Gardner & Watkins)
Mr. Gardner and Mr. Watkins explained the fourth (4th) round of proposed
betterments for the aquatic center, which is for the rough -in design and installation
of the Ninja Course brackets prior to pool construction.
The PPFD Board, Mr. Gardner and Mr. Watkins held a question and answer period
regarding the proposed betterment.
MOTION: Mr. Dietrich moved to adopt the Project Betterments — Round 4 as
presented, not to exceed $95,000.00. Seconded by Ms. Bowdish. Motion carried
unanimously. 5-0
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OTHER BUSINESS
Owner's Representative Report (Gardner)
Mr. Gardner provided a brief report on the current and scheduled activities in the
construction of the aquatic center. He provided a status of the budget and the
contingency funding, noting that everything is on track.
There was a brief discussion regarding hydro seeding the surrounding land.
Pasco Operations and Maintenance (Rice)
Mr. Rice provided an update on the progress of the City's Memorial Pool
improvements project, noting that the pool is scheduled to open to the public in
mid -June 2025. He also presented the Administrative Cost Study underway to
project the costs for operating the aquatic center and provide continued
administrative services for the PPFD Board.
Ambassador Committee Report
At the request of Mr. Dietrick, Mr. Whitemarsh provided his thoughts on the
progress of the aquatic center and the betterments included in it. He is hearing
positive comments in the community about the new aquatic center.
PPFD Executive Director Report (Watkins)
Mr. Watkins first shared a video of the aquatic center's construction site. He asked
if the PPFD Board would consider having a workshop out on the construction site
in the next few months. The PPFD Board will consider meeting at the site, but are
were not interested in holding a workshop there in June 2025.
Next PPFD Board Meeting Scheduled for Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:51 pm.
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PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 1 SDAY OF l,&lL,, 2025
APPROVED:
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