HomeMy WebLinkAbout2518 Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 2518
A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING PRIMARY GOALS OF THE CITY
OF PASCO FOR THE ENSUING CALENDAR YEARS 2000-2001.
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco organization desires to focus the allocation of its
resources toward primary goals selected to fulfill the vision of Pasco's future, as held by its
elected representatives; and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a Community Forum on February 24, 2000
to elicit the concerns of residents about the present condition of the city, as well as thoughts
and suggestions for Pasco's future; and
WHEREAS, the city managerial staff has shared with the City Council its concerns
for the present as well as visions for the future of the Pasco Community; and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a goal setting retreat on Saturday, March
25, 2000 to discuss all the various concerns for the present as well as visions for the future;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO,
WASHINGTON, DO RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the following goals shall be considered primary goals for the City of
Pasco for the ensuing two years (calendar years 2000 and 2001);
• Extend sanitary sewer trunk line to Road 100: The sanitary sewer trunk
line presently ends at Road 52 and Sylvester Street. Westerly extension of the
trunk line is essential to accommodate northerly interceptor extensions and
associated LID`s as more Riverview neighborhoods desire sanitary sewer service.
• Complete the Autoplex revitalization project: Much of the development
within the Autoplex is 20 years old and is somewhat constrained by surrounding
development and associated traffic patterns. The revitalization project will
create a new entrance to the Autoplex at 32"d Avenue and Court Street and
relocate the old BPA substation in exchange for new lighting and other property
investment by the Autoplex dealerships. The result will further preserve the
Autoplex as the regional auto sales location and maintain the substantial sales
tax benefit for local governmental services.
• Define and implement an appropriate neighborhood rehabilitation
demonstration project: Several small neighborhoods within the city contain
pockets of decay in the form of substandard structures, declining property values
and a general trend toward disinvestment. As a demonstration project using
various federal and state resources, one of these pockets of decay should be
selected for implementation of an appropriate action plan to arrest the decay and
restore a trend of positive investment in the surrounding neighborhood.
Develop a definitive funding strategy and program to replace the Lewis
Street underpass and develop an associated downtown action plan:
Replacement of the Lewis Street underpass is essential and the city must define
a financing plan within the next two years in order to realize construction within
the next five years. In recognition of the significant changes the replacement
project will create for the downtown area, the city should develop a specific
action plan for downtown revitalization which also incorporates the kinds of
changes which will be created by the Lewis Street project.
• Evaluate, define and implement an appropriate action plan for creation
of a fully-serviced business/industrial park: The city presently contains no
fully-serviced business or industrial park (except Sun Willows Business Park).
Often times, new or expanding businesses need and want a high-quality setting
for their business; without that setting, the community is quickly removed from
the list of potential locations. This objective intends to foster creation of such
development opportunities within the city, most likely in conjunction with the
Port or other landowners.
• Actively promote and recruit neighborhood retail services for the east
Pasco neighborhood: The east Pasco neighborhood has burgeoned with new
homes over the course of the past decade and, within two years, will contain the
newest middle school in addition to the recently-opened Whittier elementary
school. Additional homes are being constructed and new subdivisions are being
approved, reflecting further expansion of the neighborhood. Despite the growth,
the neighborhood does not contain basic neighborhood retail services, (grocery,
pharmacy, dry cleaner, etc.). Using federal and state resources, the city should
actively recruit private investment in such a neighborhood retail center.
• Implement an effective strategy to finance on-going street maintenance:
Pasco's share of the state gas tax is woefully inadequate to finance on-going
street maintenance in the city (approximately 40% of annual expenses). The
recent impact of I-695 has placed further constraints on the ability of the city's
general fund to continue to subsidize the street maintenance fund. It is critical
that the city finds an appropriate balance between revenues and expenditures
within the street fund to assure adequate maintenance of the city's street system
without undermining other basic city services (such as police, fire, parks, etc.).
• Initiate construction of Phase 1 of the Rivershore Enhancement
Program: The city has spent several years pursuing conveyance of the levee
system from the federal government, with the objective of modifying the levees to
provide for greater use and benefit by the local citizenry. It is the intent of this
objective that the city find a way to cut through the bureaucracy associated with
this effort and finally realize the first phase of physical improvements within the
next two years.
• Implement all necessary strategies to insure an adequate water supply
for appropriate community growth: The city has spent the past five years
seeking additional water rights from the state of Washington to no avail as yet.
The growth of the community is largely dependent on municipal water supply. It
is the intent of this objective that the city assure itself(by all appropriate means)
of sufficient water supply to accommodate the community growth envisioned
under the Growth Management Act.
• Develop and implement a commercial business appearance
improvement policy: Much of the older commercial areas of the city were
developed prior to the city adopting contemporary development standards (such
as landscaping, parking surfaces, signing, etc.). It is the intent of this objective
that the city define an appropriate minimum contemporary standard for the
appearance of commercial properties in the city and achieve compliance with the
new policy within a reasonable period of time.
• Develop a definitive funding strategy and program to construct the
Ainsworth overpass: The city has been supporting the lead effort of the Port of
Pasco to obtain financing for construction of the Ainsworth overpass: although
much of the project funding would have been made available under Referendum
49, I-695 eliminated that financing plan. Given the added difficulties of
financing such a project and the importance of the overpass for maintenance of
industrial traffic flow through the community, it is the intent that the city
actively work with the port to assure funding and construction of the overpass at
the soonest possible time.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby directed and authorized to formulate
appropriate implementation strategies to achieve the goals set forth hereinabove,
consistent with appropriation policies and procedures.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco at a regular meeting this 3'd day of
April 2000.
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Michael L. Garr& on, Mayor
ATTEST:
Catherine D. Seaman, Deputy City Clerk Leland rr, City Attorney