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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-10-1978 MinutesMINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER: JULY 10, 1978 Meeting called to order at 8:00 P.M. by the Honorable J.C. 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: Lee Kraft, City Manager; Patrick Roach and Dennis De Felice, Acting and Deputy City Attorneys; James Ajax, City Engineer; Tom Criscola, Director of Finance.; Webster Jackson, EEO Officer; Richard Erickson, Director of Parks/Recreation; Gary Crutchfield, Planner; Ted Johnson, Assistant City Engineer and Del Elliott, Building Inspector. CONSENT AGENDA: Mr. Sheeley moved that Consent Agenda be approved. Seconded by Mr. Wilkins. Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7). Consent items are as follows: a) Approval of Minutes. Minutes of regular meeting, held June 19, 1978. b) Bills. General claims in the amount of $64,207.48, claim warrant nos. '17201 through 17314. Payroll claims in the amount of $184,917.39, payroll warrant nos. 18468 through 18860. c) Landscape standards for Commercial/Industrial areas. Request the Planning Commission to develop a set of minimum standards, in Ordinance form, for -•- commercial and industrial areas, and to give this request a high priority. d) Washington State Dept. Transportation Haul Route Agreement - 4th Avenue. To authorize the Mayor to execute the Haul -Route Agreement No. 5096 between the Washington State Department of Transportation and the City of Pasco. e) 1 -Year Extension Request for Development of Urban Renewal Land - Fred West. To approve 1 -year extension to October, 1979, as requested by Fred West, for the development of Lots 1 to 5 inclusive, Block 134, Pasco Land Co's. First Addition and Lots 7 to 11, inclusive, Block 5, Long's First Addition. f) I-182 Columbia River Bridge - Provision for Water Systems Intertie - Pasco and Richland. To direct the staff to provide the necessary information so as to insure that the design of the I-182 Bridge's crossing the Columbia includes provisions to facilitate a future water intertie between Richland and Pasco. g) Resolution No. 1183. A Resolution urging U.S. Highway 395 link between Pasco and Ritzville be implemented into the Interstate System. PUBLIC HEARINGS: MAYOR BAILIE DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO CONSIDER REQUEST TO VACATE LEOLA STREET IN SWANSON'S ADDITION, ADJACENT TO BLOCK 2 and 3 OF SWANSON'S ADDITION: It was reported that the Hearing had been duly published and posted. There were no adverse communications. Following three (3) calls from Mayor Bailie for further comments from the floor, either for or against, the Public Hearing was declared closed. MAYOR BAILIE DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO CONSIDER REZONING BLOCKS 25, 26, & 27, HIGHLAND PARK HOMES FROM RESIDENTIAL R-1 to RMH-1: It was reported that the Hearing had been duly published and posted. There was a petition presented in opposition to proposed zone change, signed by approximately 42 individuals. Dr. Marvin Nelson, proposer of zone change, favored it because this particular land has been setting idle since 1953 with no improvements in that area. He concurred there had been many delays; however, he felt confident that proposed mobile home sub -division would be a definite asset to the area. MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PUBLIC HEARING - Continued: JULY 10, 1978 Mrs. Edna Nelson reiterated to the Council that this particular request had already been approved by the Planning Commission. Mr. Hank Weitzel called attention to petition presented and stated that they had been given lots of promises but nothing ever got done. He opposed zone change until all problems and agreements had been resolved to the people's satisfaction. He charged that Basin Disposal wouldn't even drive down their alleys to pick up garbage. Mr. Roland Mount, opposed zone change because they had bought their lot thinking they were supposed to get street lights, curbs and pavement. Mr. Snider asked what the requirements were for mobile home sub -divisions. Staff replied curb, gutter, paving and lighting. Staff also reported that the other developer had indicated his plans to put in streets, etc. Mr. Grigg asked if zone change is granted, does the Code require curb, gutter and paving. Staff replied negative. Mr. Grigg then asked if residents in the area of Waldemar had a problem with first or second developer. The reply was Ferm Enterprises of which Mr. & Mrs. Nelson are partners. I" ,... IV,. . .... .. =.rte,. ct Dr. Nelson rebutted by stating that no one had been promised street lights nor were they told there would be sidewalks; further, the area had been developed to City standards. Mr. Grigg asked Mr. Weitzel if he had something in writing in his purchase agreement as to what he should or should not be getting. Mr. Weitzel replied , --that was the probl em, he -had; -nothi ng in bl ack &• white--, just a verbal commi ttment•.-,!-,-, Mr. Gary Crutchfield, City Planner, stated that staff had recommended a denial of zone change to the Planning Commission. Mrs. Nelson reiterated that as a realtor, she had contacted various finance agencies and you could not get financing for individual houses in that area. In turn, Mrs. Nelson was asked what time frame they were talking about for completion of their project. She replied they would like to start digging in the winter, or a year from this fall. Mr. Sheeley then responded that he could see no hurry to change the zone if we were talking one and one-half years before completion. Further, 66 acres is a lot of mobile homes. Mr. Wilkins supported developers by stating that a man should be allowed to develop his own property as he sees fit. Following three (3) calls from Mayor Bailie for further comments from the floor, either for or against, the Public Hearing was declared closed. RECESS: 9:05 P.M. RECONVENED: 9:15 P.M. VISITORS: Mr. Stephen Burnhardt, representing Transcendental Meditation Therapy Group, passed out a booklet to each councilman and encouraged their participation in the program. He requested that they be placed on. Consent Agenda, July 24, 1978. Mayor Bailie replied that if the Council was interested, they would be on the agenda; if not, they would not be on the agenda. 1 MINUTES J'ASCO CITY.COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING ORDINANCES: JULY 10, 1978 ORDINANCE NO.. 1966: AN ORDINANCE VACATING THAT PORTION OF WEST LEOLA STREET BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY THE SOUTH LINE OF BLOCK 2, SWANSON"S ADDITION AND ON THE SOUTH BY THE NORTH LINE OF BLOCK 3, SWANSON'S ADDITION. Ordinance No. 1966 was read by title only. Mr. Sheeley moved that Ordinance No. 1966 be DENIED. Seconded by Mr. Snider. Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7).• •-,-.-,ORDINANCE NO. 1967: AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING AND CHANGING THE ZONE CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO FROM R-1 (Low Density Residential) TO RMH-1 (Residential Mobile Home) NELSON ZONE CHANGE Ordinance No. 1967 was read by title only. Mr. Snider moved that Ordinance No. 1967 be adopted. Seconded by Mr. Wilkins. Mr. Sheeley moved to table Ordinance 1967 for further study. Seconded by Mr. Schmidt. Motion carried. (Mr. Adams voting no), ORDINANCE NO. 1968: AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AND AMENDING CHAPTER 6.04 OF THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTIONS 6.04.090, 6.04.100, 6.04.110 and 6.04.330 THEREOF. Ordinance No. 1968 was read by title only. Mr. Sheeley moved that Ordinance No. 1968 be adopted. Seconded by Mr. Adams. Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7). ORDINANCE NO. 1969: AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO YARD SALES AND AMENDING SECTION 5.52.020 OF CHAPTER 5.52 OF THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE. Ordinance No. 1969 was read by title only. Mr. Snider moved that Ordinance No. 1969 be adopted. Seconded by Mr. Sheeley. Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7). ORDINANCE NO. 1970: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO RELATING TO CREATION OF.A NEW FUND ENTITLED "THE WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM IMPACT FUND" AND TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM GENERAL FUNDS INTO THE WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM. i Ordinance No. 1970 was read by title only. Mr. Sheeley moved that Ordinance No. 1970 be adopted. `tiSeconded by Mr. Schmidt. Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7). RESOLUTIONS: RESOLUTION NO. 1184: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO REQUESTING THE STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION TO RECONSIDER THE DESIGN OF THE I-182, TWENTIETH AVENUE INTERCHANGE IN THE CITY OF PASCO. Resolution No. 1184 was read by title only. Mr. Sheeley moved that Resolution No. 1184 be adopted. Seconded by Mr. Snider.. (Discussion) Mr. Grigg asked, "are we accepting a design that ten years from now is going to be the same as the Blue Bridge?" Mr. Bob Schuster, District Engineer for the State Department of Highways, replied that freeway interchange for the Blud Bridge was designed in the late 40's and constructed in 1952 as the most modern design of its time and future times - never realizing that automobile traffic would reach a peak of 40,000 cars per day. He still feels the Blue Bridge design is safe when you consider the amount of traffic it handles daily. MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING RESOLUTIONS - COntinued: JULY 10, 1978 ,�---�-M•r-. Schuster further conti nued. by stating that proposed i nterchange on Norths 20th Avenue has movement capacity of 1400 vehicles per hour as opposed to 700 vehicles per hour on present interchange. Mr. Snider defended State's position by reiterating that it was unfair to Judge any agency's design for something that will be entirely adequate in thirty years. Mr. Sheeley asked if the State had something we could compare this design to as r m it was not a full cloverleaf. Mr. Schuster was confident that the present design would handle future growth. He concurred with Council's concerns and stated it was hard to argue against "gut feelings." Mr. Ajax, City Engineer, expressed concern over cross traffic pattern and disagreed with State's traffic projection that more cars would be turning south on 20th Avenue than north to Airport and Columbia Basin College. Mr. Grigg again expressed his disatisfaction over 20th Avenue Interchange. Main motion carried by the following roll call vote: YES: Adams, Grigg, Sheeley and Wilkins. NO: Bailie, Schmidt & Snider. Due to some confusion on the part ofifMr. Adams (he voted on prevailing side), he moved that the motion be reconsidered. Seconded by Mr. Schmidt. Motion carried by the following roll call vote: YES: Adams, Bailie, Schmidt, Snider & Wilkins. NO: Grigg & Sheeley. Motion FAILED by the following roll call vote: NO: Adams, Bailie, Schmidt & Snider. YES: Grigg, Sheeley & Wilkins. RESOLUTION NO. 1185: (L.I.D. NO. 99) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO ORDER THE IMPROVEMENT OF CARTMELL STREET FROM 20TH AVENUE TO 16TH AVENUE AND 18TH AVENUE FROM COURT STREET TO ONE HALF BLOCK SOUTH OF BROWN STREET, WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO. Resolution No. 1185 was read by title only. Mr. Sheeley moved that Resolution No. 1185 be adopted. Seconded by Mr. Snider. Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7). RESOLUTION NO. 1186: (L.I.D. NO. 100) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO ORDER THE IMPROVEMENT OF 15TH AVENUE BETWEEN COURT STREET AND CARTMELL WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO. Resolution No. 1186 was read by title only. Mr. Snider moved that Resolution No. 1186 be adopted. Seconded by Mr. Sheeley. Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7). RESOLUTION NO. 1187: (L.I.D. NO. 101) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO ORDER THE IMPROVEMENT OF WEST HENRY STREET FROM 16TH AVENUE TO 14TH AVENUE AND 16TH AVENUE FROM WEST HENRY STREET TO WEST OCTAVE STREET, WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO. Resolution No. 1187 was read by title only. Mr. Wilkins moved that Resolution No. 1187 be adopted. Seconded by Mr. Schmidt. Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7). RESOLUTION NO. 1188: (L.I.D. No. 102) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO ORDER THE IMPROVEMENT OF IRVING STREET BETWEEN ROAD 28 and ROAD 27 WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO. Resolution No. 1188 was read by title only. Mr. Sheeley moved that Resolution No. 1188 be adopted. Seconded by Mr. Schmidt. Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (.7). 1 MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING UNFINISHED BUSINESS: JULY 10, 1978 APPOINTMENTS TO PLANNING COMMISSION: Following balloting, Mr. Snider moved to appoint BRUCE TABER to the Planning Commission, replacing Jim Lisk, to a six-year term which will expire on April 7, 1984; and to appoint LEONARD DIETRICH to the Planning Commission to a new term commencing June 1, 1978 and expiring on June 1, 1984. Seconded by Mr. Sheeley. Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7). Mr. Grigg requested letters of appreciation sent to each candidate. SEAL COAT - STADIUM PARK AREA: Mr. Sheeley moved to award the Chip Seal alternate to the low bidder, Tri City Paving, in the amount of $33,001.00. Seconded by Mr. Snider. Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7). Mr. Grigg asked that property owners be notified prior to sealcoating so they are aware of what's happening. NEW BUSINESS: NOTICE OF INTENT TO SEEK ANNEXATION- SOUTHEAST PASCO (78-18-A): Mr. Sheeley moved to schedule a meeting with the property owners at a Special Meeting of the City Council on July 17, 1978. Seconded by Mr. Snider. Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7). NOTICE OF INTENT TO SEEK ANNEXATION - CADWELL ANNEXATION PETITION (78-17-A): Mr. Snider moved to schedule a meeting with the property owners at the Special Meeting of the City Council on July 17, 1978. Seconded by Mr. Sheeley. Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7). CONCESSIONAIRE AT PASCO MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE: Mr. Sheeley moved to authorize staff to enter into an agreement with Robert Plapp to be the food concessionaire—--, at the Pasco Municipal Golf Course. Seconded by Mr. Adams. Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7). SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL - GENERAL DISCUSSION: Mr. Adams voiced concern over expanding present Comm -Homes in order to rehabilitate the more violent offenders. After a short discussion, it was agreed to workshop this item and invite a representative from Comm -Homes to be present. Mr. Snider asked if staff could prepare a report on what is a good balance for y housing; namely, apartments, mobile home parks & sub -divisions vs. private housing. Until such a.report is available, he suggested calling a moratorium on zone changes, etc., until we know where we are going. Mr. Snider requested that consideration be given to limiting rezoning. In other words, if a project does not commence within a year, it reverts back to original zoning. Mr. Snider asked status of Green River Ordinance. The City Manager reported it would be available next week. Mr. Sheeley asked for discussion on Lewis Street for workshop agenda. Also, he would like to see an Ordinance prepared pertaining to what development is approved use in commercial areas, and also an Ordinance on weed control. Mr. Grigg commended ORB Report as a good guideline but asked if it were necessary to have such long reports when they were not needed. He suggested condensing it down to 4 or 5 pages with recommendations. Mr. Sheeley asked if we were going to get a park levy on the November ballot, and if so, we should be doing it soon. Mr. Snider moved to'authorize staff to proceed with installation of ten Shure Mikes, with chrome stands and goose necks to enhance the re -broadcast of City Council Meetings over Channel 3, at a cost of $1,000 plus tax. Seconded by Mr. Wilkins. Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7). MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL - GENERAL DISCUSSION: JULY 10, 1978 ,,,--;---.The Council decided unanimously not to.participate in Transcendental Meditation Therapy Group. Mr. Carlton Cadwell, who is seeking annexation to the City of Pasco, asked the council if something could be done to enable him to have water/sewer service to his property prior to his annexation hearing as he was in a time frame bind and needed water to his property. Mr. Sheeley moved to authorize extension of water/sewer service to Mr. Carlton Cadwell as soon as possible contingent upon Mr. Cadwell agreeing to annex to the City of Pasco and comply with present Building and Zoning Codes. Seconded by Mr. Snider. Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7). ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned at 10:50 P.M. A I J.C. "Chet" Bailie, Mayor ATTEST• E e , Dep Lrty City C erk t: PASSED and APPROVED this day of 1978.