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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-03-1978 MinutesMINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING CALL, TO ORDER: APRIL 3, 1978 Meeting called'to order at 8:00 P.M. by the Honorable Chet Bailie, Mayor. ROLL CALL: By Deputy City Clerk. Councilmen present were: S,K, Adams, J.C. Bailie, Charles Grigg, Ira Schmidt, David Sheeley, E.A. Snider and Bill Wilkins. Also present were: Michael Cooper, Acting City Manager; James Somborovich, Acting Finance Director; James Ajax, City Engineer; Al Tebaldi, Chief of Police; Richard Erickson, Director of Parks & Recreation and Ted Johnson, Assistant City Enqineer. CONSENT AGENDA: Mr. Sheeley moved to approve Consent Agenda, with the exception of Item No. 3-c, 1 -tell Award. Seconded by Mr. Snider. Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7). Consent items are as follows, a) Approval of Minutes. Minutes of regular and reconvened meetings of March 20th and 27, 1978.-, b) Bills and Communications. Approve General Claims.in the amount of $76`964.98; Claim warrant nos. 14488 through 14574. Payroll Claims in the amount of $172,702.98; Payroll warrant nos'. 17272 through 17624. c) Request for Extension of City plater System OutsideCity Limits. Bdtween Rd, 36 and 40 - Wernett Road. Property of Lyle SchFi t. d) Set Oate of Public Hearing (O'Connor): Hearing to be April 17, 1978 for Blocks 16 - 20; Kelly's Addition. e) Set Date of Public Hearing (Old Mansion Annexation): Hearing to be May 1, 1978. f) Set Date of Public Hearing (Vacation of Plat, Highland Park) Hearing to be May 1, 1978 for vacation of Blocks 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Highland Park Homes Addn. AWARD OF BID - WELL AT MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE: Mr. Grigg led off discussion by stating that he could not approve bid when there was only one (1) bid. He felt more effort should be made to encourage bids when, in his opinion, there were at least 8 - 10 firms in the Tri City area who could competitively bid this item. Mr. Sheeley moved to award bid for drilling the well at the Pasco Municipal Golf Course to the low bidder, Nelson Well Drilling, Inc. in the amount of $11,254.11; and to award bid for the installation of the pump and motor to Layne & Bowler, Inc. in the amount of $6,613.94. Seconded by Mr. Wilkins. (Discussion) Mr. Snider moved to amend original motion by deleting award for pump and motor, reject bid for pump and motor and instruct staff to re -bid. Seconded by Mr. Schmidt. Mr. Sheeley took exception to this practice because it was unfair to individuals who had bid in good faith and now their price was known. He concurred we could probably improve our practices somewhat; however, he didn't feel this particular time was proper. Mr. Wilkins supported Mr. Sheeley's position. -Mr. Snider encouraged use of a bidder's list as a means of improving quality of bidding. Amendment motion FAILED BY THE following roll call vote: NO: Adams, Bailie, Wilkins and Sheeley. YES: Grigg, Snider and Schmidt. Main motion carried by roll call vote of six (6). Mr. Grigg voting no. Mr. Sheeley asked that bid procedures be put on a Workshop Agenda for discussion. MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING ORDINANCES: ORDINANCE NO. 1946: APRIL 3, 1978 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING AND AMENDING TITLE 22 OF THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING CHAPTER 22.48 and 22.56 THEREOF. (Lumber Yards). Ordinance No. 1946 was read by title only. Mr. Snider moved that Ordinance No. 1946 be adopted. Seconded by Mr. Schm.idt. (Discussion) Mr. Paul Lawson, member of Planning Commission, stated they had recommended adoption of Ordinance No. 1946; however, they did not include provision for site -obscuring fences and he felt the Council should let the Planning Commission know what they are doing. Mr. Earl Warren, another member of the Planning Commission, supported Mr. Lawson's thinking. *---Adams moved to amend -Ordinance No. 1946 by-str-ik•ing the words, "...provided, �a however, that all outdoor storage of lumber and materials shall be enclosed by a sight obscuring fence of six (6) feet in height." Seconded by Mr. Schmidt. Mr. Grigg objected to this because he felt the Council had an obligation to make Pasco look as nice as possible; therefore, he was going to continue pushing beautification. Mr. Ajax, Director of Community Development, stated it was his impression that upon application, owners of lumber yard gave a more general description which seemed just as appropriate under commercial zoning as certain other businesses, including heavy machinery sales and service, warehouses, wholesale businesses and landscape gardening and storage areas. Mr. Sheeley took exception by stating, "if he's operating in a commercial zone and has a license to operate, then somethings fouled up. You don't get a license to operate in the wrong zone." Staff will check details out on this and report back. Mr. Bud Williams, owner of automotive electical repair business on North 20th Avenue, stated that when he started to sell used cars from his place of business that he had repaired, he was told he could not operate a used car business in that zone; therefore, he had to apply for a zone change - which he did in order to .be legal. Amendment FAILED by the following roll call vote. NO: Grigg, Sheeley, Snider and Wilkins. YES: Adams, Bailie and Schmidt. Main motion FAILED by the following roll call vote. NO: Adams, Bailie, Schmidt and Sheeley. YES: Grigg, Snider & Wilkins. ORDINANCE NO. 1951: . ... AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO STREET AND ALLEY VACATIONS AND REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING CHAPTER 12.20 OF THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE. Ordinance No. 1951 was read by title only. Mr. Grigg moved to remove Ordinance No. 1951 from the agenda. Seconded by Mr. Snider. Motion FAILED by the rollowing roll call vote. NO: Adams, Bailie, Sheeley, and Wilkins. YES: Grigg, Snider and Schmidt. Mr. Snider moved that Ordinance No. 1951 be adopted. Seconded by Mr. Wilkins. Mr. Jack Williams objected to Ordinance as he felt it would be detrimental to the area. Mr. Ardell Curtis reminded the Council that most of this land being vacated has lain there for years with nothing being done, and when a developer comes along to do something with it, all of a sudden it becomes a gold mine. He felt the City should encourage development as a means of tax base. Mr. Bob Tippett stated he gave 12 acres of his land to the City for streets and he paid for the streets. Main motion FAILED by roll call vote of six (6). Mr. Grigg voting yes. 1 1 MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING APRIL 3, 1978 ORDINANCES - Cdntinued: ORDINANCE NO. 1952: AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION AND _ AMENDING TITLE 16 OF THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING THERETO, A NEW CHAPTER TO BE KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS CHAPTER 16.36 "BUILDING SECURITY." Ordinance No. 1952 was read by title. Mr. Schmidt moved that Ordinance No. 1952 be adopted. Seconded by Mr. Snider. Mr. Snider moved to table Ordinance No. 1952. Seconded by Mr. Grigg. Motion carried by roll call vote of four (4). Councilmen Adams and Sheeley voting no. NEW BUSINESS: AWARD OF BIDS: Mr. Sheeley moved to award bid for Turf Type Truckster "A" to Audubon Sales in the amount of $4,142.52, including tax; (2) to award bid for Turf Type Truckster "B" to Audubon Sakes in the amount of $3,859.80, including tax; (3) to award bid for Reel Mower to Northwest Mowers in the amount of $3,385.13, including tax and trade in; (4) to award bid for Service Body to Fruehauf Corporation of Pasco in the amount of $1,608.03, including tax. Seconded by Mr. Wilkins. . Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7). MISC., INCLUDING SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL: Mr. Cooper, Acting City Manager, suggested recessing tonight's meeting to. April 10, 1978, in order to resolve outcome of Park Levy vote. Mr. Wilkins moved to recess meeting until April 10, 1978 to resolve outcome of Park Levy vote. Seconded by Mr. Schmidt. Motion carried by roll call vote of four (4) Councilmen Grigg, Sheeley and Snider voting no. Mr. Sheeley stated he had wanted to bring something up but the majority voted to recess. Mr. Cooper reiterated that anyone who voted on the prevailing side could bring it back on the table. Mr. Adams moved to reopen meeting for consideration. Motion died for lack of -w.x,..—$a. second. ADJOURNMENT: Meeting recessed at 9:05 P.M. J.C. "Chet' Bailie, Mayor ATT Ev lyn Wells, Deputy City Clerk PASSED and APPROVED this day of 1978.