HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025.08.19 PPFD MinutesPasco Public Facilities District Board
MINUTES
4:00 PM - Tuesday, August 19, 2025; Pasco City Hall, Council Chambers & Microsoft Teams
Meeting
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: Deputy City Manager Richa Sigdel, City Attorney
Eric Ferguson, Finance Director Darcy Buckley, Senior Accountant Veronica
Perez, Parks & Recreation Director Jesse Rice, and City Clerk Debby Barham
RECOGNITION OF VISITORS/PUBLIC COMMENTS
No one came forward with comments.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approve PPFD Board July 2025 Meeting Minutes
MOTION: Ms. Bowdish moved to approve the PPFD Board minutes from the
July 15, 2025, meeting. Seconded by Mr. Dietrich. Motion carried unanimously.
CLAIMS APPROVAL
Approval of PPFD Monthly Accounts Payable Claims
MOTION: Dr. Jilek moved to approve the July 2025 PPFD claims (accounts
payable) in the amount of $2,977,099.97. Seconded by Ms. Bowdish. Motion
carried unanimously.
FINANCIAL REPORT
July 2025 Balance Sheet, Budget Performance Report, Local Tax
Distribution Report, Local Sales Tax Percentage, and Aquatic Center
Budget Tracker
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Ms. Perez provided an overview for the financial reports.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
Design & Construction Committee (Gillespie & Jilek; Alternate
Morrissette)
Ms. Gillespie reported on the status of the construction of the Pasco Aquatic
Facility.
Budget & Finance Committee (Morrissette & Bowdish; Alternate Jilek)
Mr. Morrissette distributed two documents from the Budget & Finance Committee
(B&F Committee). He presented these documents to the B&F Committee when
they met with Mr. Watkins, Ms. Sigdel, Ms. Perez and Mr. Rice to review the FCS
Group Consulting long-term operating forecast for the aquatic facility.
FCS Cost Study Results (Rice & Sigdel)
Mr. Rice reported on the results of the FCS Group Consulting's Cost Study for
operating the Pasco Aquatic Facility.
The PPFD Board, Mr. Rice, Mr. Watkins and Ms. Sigdel discussed various
aspects of the cost study comparisons with the Ballard -King study.
NEW BUSINESS
Association of Washington State Public Facilities Districts' (AWSPFD)
Annual Conference
Mr. Watkins discussed the upcoming Association of Washington State Public
Facilities Districts' (AWSPFD) annual conference. He recommended that the
PPFD Board consider joining the AWSPFD as an associate member, which will
allow Ms. Bowdish and himself to attend the annual conference.
MOTION: Mr. Dietrich moved to authorize Mr. Watkins and Ms. Bowdish to
attend the Association of Washington State Public Facilities Districts annual
conference scheduled for September 24 to September 25, 2025, located in
Wenatchee, Washington. Seconded by Dr. Jilek. Motion carried unanimously.
Interlocal Agreement Between the PPFD and the City of Pasco.
Mr. Watkins recommended that the PPFD Board approve the motion allowing
him to work with the City of Pasco to develop a new Interlocal Agreement
between both entities.
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The PPFD Board, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Rice and Mr. Ferguson discussed the
proposed costs for operating the aquatics facility.
MOTION: Ms. Gillespie moved direct the PPFD Executive Director to work with
PPFD Attorney and City of Pasco to move forward developing an updated
Interlocal Agreement to manage and operate the aquatics facility. Seconded by
Ms. Bowdish. Motion carried unanimously.
Betterments — Round 5: Ninja Course (Gardner & Watkins)
Jake Hartwig (sitting in for Heath Gardner) provided a report on the proposed
Ninja Course betterment purchase.
MOTION: Ms. Gillespie moved to adopt the Project Betterments — Round 5 as
presented, not to exceed $680,000. Seconded by Dr. Jilek. Motion carried
unanimously.
OTHER BUSINESS
PPFD Attorney Report (Ferguson)
Mr. Ferguson reported that Kerr Ferguson Law, PLLC will end its contract with
the City of Pasco for City Attorney services at the end of 2025. The current
Interlocal Agreement between the City of Pasco and the PPFD provides that the
City of Pasco's City Attorney represents the PPFD Board. He explained the
process to change legal services from the City of Pasco to a private attorney.
Mr. Watkins asked for the PPFD Board direction on seeking legal services.
The PPFD Board was in agreement to look for legal services outside of the City
of Pasco's City Attorney. An amendment to the current Interlocal Agreement for
switching legal services will need to be presented to Pasco City Council for their
review and approval.
Owner's Representative Report (Gardner)
Mr. Hartwig announced that a local operating engineers union went on strike
within the past week. He stated that it has not affected the construction schedule
at this time. He also discussed the contingency pots that are within the
construction budget.
PPFD Executive Director Report (Watkins)
Mr. Watkins reported on the contingency changes that he approved within his
authority.
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Mr. Dietrich, Mr. Watkins and Mr. Hartwig discussed the contingency authority
process. Mr. Dietrich was not comfortable with the amount that was paid without
notifying the PPFD Board prior to the disbursement.
Mr. Watkins referred back to the PPFD - Aquatics Stakeholder register and
Decision Matrix (that was approved in June 2023.) However, Mr. Watkins stated
that he will communicate future disbursements to the PPFD Board prior to
authorizing those expenditures.
Mr. Watkins announced that there will be a PPFD booth at the upcoming Fiery
Foods Festival. He also reported that an request for proposal (RFP) for Pasco
Aquatic Facility branding was published and is looking for branding submittals to
review shortly. Lastly, he noted that Washington State Legislators stopped by the
Pasco Aquatic Facility construction site recently to tour the site.
The next PPFD Board Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 16, 2025.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:59 pm.
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PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF _; , 20z�
APPROVED:
Mark, Morrissette, Oresident
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Debra Barham, MMC
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