HomeMy WebLinkAbout3170 Resolution JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PASCO AND FRANKLIN COUNTY
PASCO RESOLUTION NO. h�
FRANKLIN COUNTY RESOLUTION NO. 4 V9 ? 41
IN THE MATTER OF JOINTLY PLACING A BALLOT
PROPOSITION BEFORE THE VOTERS OF THE COUNTY IN
NOVEMBER 2009, PROPOSING AN ADDITIONAL THREE-TENTHS OF
ONE PERCENT LOCAL SALES TAX
and
JOINTLY DEVELOPING AN AGREEMENT TO FACILITATE
CONSTRUCTION AND OCCUPANCY SPACE FOR PASCO MUNICIPAL
COURT AS PART OF THE NEW JAIL PROJECT PLANNED BY
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
WHEREAS, Franklin County is planning construction of a new 225-bed jail as well as
renovation of the jail, as both are needed to provide the capacity for housing local offenders as
the County continues to grow; and
WHEREAS, the City contracts with Franklin County for housing of City misdemeanant
offenders being adjudicated through Pasco Municipal Court, so having adequate jail space for
pre-trial as well as post-trial confinement is critically important to the maintenance of public
safety in the Pasco community; and
WHEREAS, the City has operated its Municipal Court within space at the Franklin
County Courthouse under the terms of a 40-year lease which will expire in 2012, thus,
necessitating that the City find new space in which to conduct its Municipal Court functions; and
WHEREAS, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners and the Pasco City Council,
during recent joint meetings, discussed the probability of the City paying for new Municipal
Court space in conjunction with the County's construction of a new jail; and
WHEREAS, the Franklin County Commission and Pasco City Council, having duly
considered the efficiencies to be gained for both parties, jointly find that the citizens and
taxpayers of both jurisdictions will be greatly benefitted by the parties executing an agreement
whereby the Pasco Municipal Court functions can be housed, long-term, at the Franklin County
Courthouse, provided that the agreement is consistent with certain principles; and
WHEREAS, the cost of such a facility requires the issuance of debt by the County, the
repayment of which will require a voter-approved source of revenue; and
WHEREAS, the County Commission and the Pasco City Council have considered the
only two available options, an excess property tax levy or a three-tenths of one percent sales tax
increase; and
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FRANKLIN COUNTY RESOLUTION NO. .: U LI 9 62 4 1
WHEREAS, the County Commission and the Pasco City Council both find that the sales
tax option is much preferred because it provides sufficient funding for construction of both the
jail and court facilities but will also provide sufficient funds for operation of those and other
criminal justice functions throughout the County as well as the City and avoids an increase in the
existing property tax burden on owners of property throughout the County; NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO AND
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, WASHINGTON:
Section 1. The Franklin County Commission and Pasco City Council hereby agree to
develop a detailed agreement to facilitate construction and occupancy of sufficient space for
Pasco Municipal Court as part of the new jail project planned by Franklin County.
Section 2. The Franklin County Commission and Pasco City Council hereby agree that
any such agreement will be wholly consistent with the following"Principles of Agreement":
• Total floor area to be occupied solely by the City will be determined mutually but not less
than 10,000 square feet in area.
• City will pay for all construction cost attributed directly to the space mutually agreed to
house Municipal Court and its related functions.
• City will pay proportional cost of construction of"common areas" of new building
directly related to the space mutually agreed to house Municipal Court.
• City payment for construction costs will occur on the same schedule as any debt
repayment schedule incurred by County for construction debt.
• City will have minimum of 40-year lease of the space; County will have periodic right to
terminate after 40 years, with at least three years notice and payment of depreciated value
based on 80-year life of building space and industry standards.
• City will pay proportional share of operating costs (utilities,janitorial, etc.)based on
occupied space.
• The prisoner housing contract will remain substantially in its current form and content.
County will not include jail construction or renovation costs in calculating the daily fee
for city use of the jail facilities.
Section 3. The County Commission, as authorized under RCW 82.14.450 and with
support of the Pasco City Council, will place a ballot proposition before the voters of the County
during the 2009 General Election, proposing an addition of three-tenths of one percent to the
local sales tax, principally for construction and operation of a County jail and other public safety
purposes.
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FRANKLIN COUNTY RESOLUTION NO. 1 9 `3 4 1
PASCO CITY COUNCIL
PASCO,WASHINGTON
APPROVED this fa!�day of June, 2009.
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Joyce so , Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Debra Clark, City Clerk Leland B. Kerr, City Attorney
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
FRANKLIN COUNTY, WASHINGTON
APPROVED this_L5 day of June,2009.
Rick Miller, Chairman
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Robert E. Koch, Chair Pro-Tern
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Brad Peck, Member
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Clerk to Board Ryan E. Verhulp
Chief Civil Deputy Prosecutor