HomeMy WebLinkAbout3402 Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 39 62—
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Pasco, Washington,
declaring the City's commitment to provide operating revenues for a Regional
Aquatics Facility at the TRAC site upon certain conditions.
WHEREAS, the Tri-Cities Regional Public Facilities District (RPFD) has been created
by the cities of Kennewick, Pasco and Richland, for the purpose of improving the "quality of life
within the Tri-Cities region through the planning and execution of regional centers approved by
the Districts' voters"; and
WHEREAS, the RPFD is in the process of evaluating four regional projects for possible
recommendation to the voters of the region for funding through a fractional increase in the local
sales tax; and
WHEREAS, the RPFD evaluation process includes review by the RPFD's consultant of
the feasibility, cost estimates and operating pro-forma prepared for each project under
consideration and such review necessarily addresses funding needs for both construction and
operational purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Pasco Public Facilities District (PPFD) has prepared a feasibility study,
cost estimate and an operational analysis for the development and operation of an indoor-outdoor
aquatics facility to be developed at the site of the TRAC facility in Pasco; and
WHEREAS, in response to the questions of the consultant of the RPFD (attached hereto)
with regard to the potential operational funding backstop for the aquatics facility, should it be
approved and constructed at TRAC, the PPFD is in need of a funding commitment from the
Pasco City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Pasco City Council has included within its biennial goals list for 2012-
2013, the fostering of an agreement with Franklin County and the PPFD for the transfer of the
TRAC facility to the control of the PPFD, therefore allowing for the development of the
Regional Aquatics Facility, and the Council desires to further this goal by expressing its financial
commitment to the project; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Pasco,
Washington does hereby resolve as follows:
Section 1: That the City Manager is authorized and directed to negotiate with the
Franklin County Commission and the PPFD with the goal of effecting the transfer of control of
the TRAC facility to the PPFD for the purposes of making the TRAC site available for the
development of a Regional Aquatics Facility, should such project be recommended by the RPFD
and approved by the voters of the region.
Section 2: That the City Council hereby provides its commitment to provide operational
funding for a regional aquatics facility at TRAC provided the RPFD gets to share equally the
first $400,000 of net operating cost.
Section 3: The City's commitment of funding shall be made from proceeds of the City's
excise tax on lodging and is further conditioned on the following:
A. Approval, by the Pasco Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, of the proposed use of the
City's lodging tax for the regional aquatic facility.
B. Approval by the City Council of a satisfactory agreement for the transfer of the
TRAC facilities to the City or PPFD.
C. Voter approval of a regional PFD sales tax ballot measure to provide the funding for a
regional aquatics facility.
D. Approval by the City Council of satisfactory agreement with the PPFD and/or RPFD
for ownership, operation and financing of a regional aquatics facility at TRAC.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco at its regular meeting this 7th day of
May, 2012.
Matt Watkins, Mayor
ATTET: I if) APP D AS TO FORM:
De ra Clark, City Clerk — Leland B. Kerr, City Attorney