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RESOLUTION NO. 4679
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON
INITIATING AN EMERGENCY AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN ARISING FROM THE PASCO SCHOOL DISTRICT’S 2025 UPDATE
TO THE CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN, ADOPTED MARCH 25, 2025.
WHEREAS, “Emergency amendment” means any proposed change or revision to the
Comprehensive Plan that arises from a situation that necessitates expeditious action to preserve
the health, safety or welfare of the public, or to support the social, economic or environmental
well-being of the City; and
WHEREAS, emergency amendments may be reviewed and acted upon outside the annual
amendment review cycle; and
WHEREAS, such amendments shall be initiated by Resolution approved by a vote of the
Council upon a finding that a situation exists that necessitates expeditious action to preserve the
health, safety or welfare of the public, or to support the social, economic or environmental well-
being of the City; and
WHEREAS, on March 25, 2025, the Pasco School District (PSD) adopted its 2025 Capital
Facilities Plan; and
WHEREAS, amendment of the Capital Facilities Element of the Comprehensive Plan is
necessary to maintain consistency with the City’s adopted budget and reflect updated capital
planning for public facilities, including schools; and
WHEREAS, capital facilities must be identified as necessary to support development
when the City imposes school impact fees as a funding strategy for the PSD.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PASCO, WASHINGTON:
The City Council hereby finds and declares that an emergency exists, necessitating
immediate action by the City to amend the Comprehensive Plan. Amending the Comprehensive
Plan is necessary to support the social and economic well-being of the City and initiates an
emergency amendment to the Comprehensive Plan consistent with the requirements of RCW
36.70A.130 and Pasco Municipal Code Chapter 25.215.
Be It Further Resolved, the City shall transmit a copy of the proposed amendment to the
Washington State Department of Commerce at least sixty (60) days prior to final action by the
City Council, in order to initiate the required 60-day State agency review period.
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Be It Further Resolved, the City Manager, or his designee (e.g., Community and
Economic Development Director) is hereby directed to immediately begin processing the initiated
amendment in accordance with procedures established for Comprehensive Plan amendments.
Be It Further Resolved, appropriate public notice and an opportunity for public comment,
as determined by the nature of the emergency, shall precede the adoption of the emergency
amendment to the Comprehensive Plan.
Be It Further Resolved, that this Resolution shall take effect immediately.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington, on this 17th day of
November, 2025.
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David Milne
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Debra Barham, MMC Kerr Ferguson Law, PLLC
City Clerk City Attorneys