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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998.07.06 Council Minutes MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL JULY 6, 1998 CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Charles D. Kilbury, Mayor. ROLL CALL: By Deputy City Clerk. Councilmembers present: Michael Garrison, Joe Jackson, Chris Jenson, Charles Kilbury, Dan Lathim, Rebecca Francik, and Carl Strode. Also present: Gary Crutchfield, City Manager; Leland B. Kerr, City Attorney; Dan Underwood, Finance Director; Bob Alberts, Public Works Director; Dave McDonald, City Planner; Denis Austin, Police Chief, Richard Smith, Community 8& Economic Dev. Director; Tim Arntzen, Management Assistant; and Kurt Luhrs, Personnel/Risk Manager. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. CONSENT AGENDA: MOTION: Mr. Garrison moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Mr. Lathim seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Consent items are as follows: A) Approval of Minutes: To approve minutes of Regular Meeting held June 15, 1998. B) Bills and Communications: To approve General Claims in the amount of $1,080,344.85 ($126,095.03 being in the form of Wire Transfer Nos. 3176 through 3179; and $954,249.82 consisting of Claim Warrants numbered 108590 through 108881). Pa roll Claims: To approve Payroll Claims in the amount of $665,804.44; Payroll Voucher Nos. 10703 through 11166. Bad Debt Write-off: To approve bad debt write-offs for utility billing, ambulance, cemetery, Municipal Court non-criminal, criminal and parking accounts receivable in the total amount of $55,795.98 and, of that amount, authorize $53,683.22 be turned over for collection. C) Resolution No. 2382 - Proposed vacation of a portion of Primary State Highway No. 11: To approve Resolution No. 2382, fixing 7:00 p.m., August 3, 1998, as the time and date for a public hearing to consider the proposed vacation. D) Resolution No. 2383 - Proposed vacation of a portion of Tacoma Avenue and the alleys in Block 1. N.P. Plat: To approve Resolution No. 2383, fixing 7:00 p.m., August 3, 1998, as the time and date for a public hearing to consider the proposed vacation. E) Lease Modification, Columbia Home Health Services: To approve the lease modification with Columbia Home Health Services and authorize the Mayor to sign the modification. F) Resolution No. 2384: To approve Resolution No. 2384, amending the City's Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan to reallocate CDBG Funds. -1- MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL JULY 6, 1998 G) HOME Pro am: To authorize the City Manager to sign a Subrecipient Agreement with the Pasco Housing Authority to use HOME funds to purchase, rehabilitate, and resell property at 636 South Beech. H) Resolution No. 2385: To approve Resolution No. 2385, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a loan agreement with the Hanford Area Economic Investment Fund Committee for $690,000 for the Process Water Reuse Facility. I) Resolution No. 2386: To approve Resolution No. 2386, accepting the work performed by Contractors Equipment Maintenance, Inc. for Project No. 95-3-08, which was Burden Boulevard East. PROCLAMATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: Yard of the Month Award: Mayor Kilbury presented Yard of the Month Awards for June, 1998 to the following Pasco residents: Betsy Crothers, 603 North Douglas Avenue (unable to attend). Serge & Margaret Urling, 1520 West Ainsworth Avenue. Ramiro 8y Ana Mendoza, 1927 West Shoshone Street (unable to attend). Pat & Eileen Crawford, 1635 West Cartmell. Gene & Erika Loe, 1740 North 15th Avenue. Donald & Susan Mason, 4001 Desert Court (unable to attend). Chevo & Pam Campos, 3521 West Opal Street (unable to attend). VISITORS: Mr. Shane Fast had questions concerning the proposed softball complex. Mr. Crutchfield suggested he could meet with Mr. Fast sometime during the week. Ms. (unclear), president of the Tri-City Channel Cats, addressed Council to express their gratitude to the City and to staff for the success of the swim meet held at Memorial Pool. Mr. Alberts introduced Erin Forrest, the new City Engineer, to Council. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AND/OR OFFICERS: None. PUBLIC HEARINGS: Wilson Annexation (MF #97-77-A): Mr. David McDonald, City Planner, addressed Council and noted for the record that notice of the public hearing was published and posted as required by law. Mr. McDonald explained that a petition for annexation has been reviewed by the proper authority and has been determined to be sufficient to constitute a legally acceptable petition under the 60% petition method for annexation. The proposed annexation ordinance would cause the property in question to be annexed to the City subject to the following conditions: 1. The Comprehensive Plan of the City will continue to be applicable to the area. -2- MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL JULY 6, 1998 2. The annexation area would not assume any existing bonded indebtedness. 3. The area would be assigned to voting district #4. Mr. McDonald explained that the Planning Commission recommended that the proposed annexation area be zoned RT (Residential Transition). With this request, Mr. Wayne Wilson has requested that he be permitted to continue to occasionally hunt on his property to protect crops from being damaged by waterfowl. Under the provisions of PMC 9.24, shotgun hunting can be permitted within the City by resolution of the City Council. MAYOR KILBURY DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO CONSIDER THE ANNEXATION OF THE WILSON ANNEXATION AREA. Mr. Wayne Wilson, of 3291 Dent Road, spoke in favor of the proposed annexation. Following three (3) calls from Mayor Kilbury for comments from the floor, either for or against, the public hearing was declared closed. ORDINANCE NO. 3305 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ANNEXATION AND ANNEXING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY TO THE CITY OF PASCO. MOTION: Mr. Jensen moved to adopt Ordinance No. 3305, annexing certain real property to the City of Pasco. Ms. Francik seconded the motion. Mr. Garrison asked staff how fire service would be provided to this area and questioned if the City could adequately provide fire protection to this area? Mr. Crutchfield explained that the location of the subject property is such that Fire Department personnel would have to drive down Court Street, underneath the bridge, go around to Dent Road and then up the hill. Mr. Garrison asked how services for water and sewer would be provided to the Wilson property? Mr. Crutchfield explained that sewer lines and a water tank are located at the north end of Road 100 and Broadmoor Boulevard, however no connections would be made until Mr. Wilson was ready to develop his property. Mr. Garrison asked what advantage it would be to the City to annex this area? Mr. Crutchfield stated that as a single parcel there was probably no advantage, until development, which would be some distance in the future. Certainly, development of the property would require the extension of utilities, which would be postponed until significant development has occurred to warrant that kind of investment. Motion carried (No - Garrison). -3- MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL JULY 6, 1998 ORDINANCE NO. 3306 AN ORDINANCE ASSIGNING ZONING TO CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO. MOTION: Ordinance No. 3306 was read by title only. Mr. Jensen moved to adopt Ordinance No. 3306, establishing RT zoning for the Wilson Annexation Area. Ms. Francik seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. RESOLUTION NO. 2387 A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS OF THE CITY OF PASCO WHERE SHOTGUN HUNTING IS AUTHORIZED DURING THE APPROPRIATE HUNTING SEASON. MOTION: Resolution No. 2387, was read by title only. Mr. Jensen moved to approve Resolution No. 2387, granting conditional shotgun hunting privileges to the Wilson Annexation Area. Ms. Francik seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Harris Annexation (MF #98-25-A1: Mr. David McDonald, City Planner, addressed Council and noted for the record that notice of the public hearing was published and posted as required by law. Mr. McDonald explained that a petition for annexation has been reviewed by the proper authority and has been determined to be sufficient to constitute a legally acceptable petition under the 60% petition method for annexation. The proposed annexation ordinance would cause the property in question to be annexed to the City subject to the following conditions: 1. The Comprehensive Plan of the City will continue to be applicable to the area. 2. The annexation area would not assume any existing bonded indebtedness. 3. The area would be assigned to voting district #4. Mr. McDonald explained that the Planning Commission recommended that the proposed annexation area be zoned RT (Residential Transition). As with Mr. Wilson, David Harris has requested that he or his family be permitted to continue to occasionally hunt on his property to protect crops from being damaged by waterfowl. Under the provisions of PMC 9.24, non-commercial shotgun hunting can be permitted within the City by resolution of the City Council, however, a slight modification of the 250 yard buffer from homes and roadways would be necessary. Due to the shape of the Harris property the standard 250 yard would not permit the necessary hunting for crop protection. Staff discussed this situation with the Police Department and a local gun safety instructor (Mr. Clare Cranston) to determine whether or not the buffer in this situation could be reduced. As a result of that discussion staff is recommending that the safety buffer be reduced to not less than 200 yards. The 200 yard buffer still exceeds the State required buffer of 100 yards. -4- MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL JULY 6, 1998 Mr. Jensen was concerned with the resolution to permit hunting and felt it was unwise to allow hunting in a populated area and would not support the resolution. Mr. Jackson asked if Franklin County was granting this privilege to Mr. Harris? Mr. McDonald stated that they were allowing the Harris' to hunt. Mr. Jackson felt that if the County was allowing hunting he would have no difficulty supporting the proposed resolution. MAYOR KILBURY DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO CONSIDER THE ANNEXATION OF THE HARRIS ANNEXATION AREA. Mr. Robert Fleshman, of 11416 W. Court Street, asked if the current activities of the Harris', i.e., raising animals (with some being slaughtered on the property), would be affected by annexation? Mr. McDonald explained that under the RT zoning those activities would be allowed if they are currently allowed under County regulations. Mr. Wallace Harris explained that he has been granted a permit from the Department of Agriculture to shoot pigeons, black birds, crows and magpies. Mr. Fleshman explained that the 200 yards buffer would make it difficult to shoot skunks, weasels and raccoons that threaten the livestock. Mr. Jensen felt the shooting of varmints was a separate issue from hunting ducks and geese. He would not be opposed to the shooting of varmints as long as it was controlled. Mr. Kerr explained that the proposed resolution was to designate a hunting area, while the shooting of varmints and slaughtering of livestock is an activity unique and incident to the farming activity on site and would probably be covered by a separate license issued by the Department of Agriculture. Mr. Kerr also stated that if it is currently lawful, it would be lawful when the property is annexed into the City. Mr. Crutchfield pointed out that the City contracts with the Department of Agriculture, in conjunction with the Downtown Association, to rid the downtown area of concentrations of pigeons. With respect to the protection of livestock, associated with farming activities that are established, upon annexation it would probably be permitted as ancillary to the farm operation. Ms. Francik asked if the proposed resolution should be looked into more fully to be sure the farming activities will be grandfathered in upon annexation or would the State requirement of a 100 yard buffer override the City's requirement. Mr. David Harris, of 11100 West Harris Road, asked why the City is requiring a larger buffer than the State requires and would the proposed resolution allow only the Harris' to hunt or would they be allowed to let others in to hunt? -5- MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL JULY 6, 1998 Mr. McDonald explained that non-commercial hunting would be the only hunting permitted and the 250 yard buffer was created to provide a margin of safety for citizens living in the vicinity. Mr. Lathim felt that hunting for control of birds or animals, and not for sport, came under a different regulation. Mr. Lathim wanted things defined a little more clearly. MOTION: Mr. Garrison moved to continue the public hearing until July 20, 1998. Mr. Lathim seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Six Year Transportation Plan 1999-2004_: Mr. Bob Alberts, Public Works Director, addressed Council and explained that each year all cities and counties in the State are required to adopt an updated Six Year Transportation Improvement Program. For the City of Pasco, this plan has consisted primarily of the annual overlays funded through the overlay fund with the addition of other identified projects which appear to be reasonable for the near future. This year's program, in addition to the annual overlay program, also contains several other miscellaneous programs including storm drainage, street improvements, street lighting and traffic signal upgrades. The purpose of inclusion of these programs is to provide for significant maintenance or alteration to the City's existing infrastructure. While the worksheets presented by staff include a potential funding source, many of the projects listed will be dependent upon available funding and/or local improvement districts. In addition, staff will be pursuing available grants from the various funding programs. MAYOR KILBURY DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO CONSIDER THE AMENDMENT SIX YEAR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. Following three (3) calls from Mayor Kilbury for comments from the floor, either for or against, and there being none, the public hearing was declared closed. RESOLUTION NO. 2388 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE REVISED AND EXTENDED COMPREHENSIVE STREET, STORM DRAIN AND BRIDGE PROGRAMS FOR THE CITY OF PASCO. MOTION: Resolution No. 2388, was read by title only. Mr. Garrison moved to approve Resolution No. 2388, adopting the city's Six Year Transportation Improvement Program for 1999 through 2004. Mr. Lathim seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS: ORDINANCE NO. 3307 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO LAND USE AND ZONING, AMENDING PMC TITLE 22 DEALING WITH SIGHT SCREENING. -6- MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL JULY 6, 1998 MOTION: Ordinance No. 3307 was read by title only. Mr. Garrison moved to adopt Ordinance No. 3307, amending the sight screening regulations of Title 22. Mr. Lathim seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None. NEW BUSINESS: Award of 1998 CBD Sidewalks/Handicap Ramps Project No 98-3-02 & 98-3-06: MOTION: Mr. Garrison moved to award the bid for the 1998 CBD Sidewalks/Handicap Ramps, Project No. 98-3-02 & 98-3-06, to the low bidder, Pavement Surface Control, in the amount of $84,895 plus applicable taxes and, further, authorize the Mayor to sign the contract documents. Mr. Lathim seconded the motion. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. MISCELLANEOUS - INCLUDING SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL: Public Education Commercials: Mr. Arntzen presented a video of commercials directed toward improving code compliance in the community, particularly, regarding property maintenance standards. 4th of July - Staff Report: Mr. Lathim requested a report from the Acting Parks & Rec. Director Paul Whitemarsh regarding the 4th of July fireworks that were held at the baseball stadium. Mr. Whitemarsh reported that the event appeared to be very successful. The stadium was full, the Transit service was very successful, and the crowd appeared to really enjoy the fireworks. There were people who watched the fireworks from the soccer fields and the TRAC area. The pyrotechnician liked the area and didn't have the safety concerns he would have had for the neighborhoods in town. Executive Session: Mayor Kilbury recessed to an executive session to discuss legal matters and real estate for approximately 30 minutes. ADJOURNMENT: No further sin s, the meeting was adjourned at 8:06 P.M. C Charles D. Kilbury, Mayor ATTEST: L Catherine D. Seaman Deputy City Clerk PASSED and APPROVED this 20 day of July, 1998. -7-