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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-21-1979 MinutesMINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER: MAY 21, 1979 Meeting called to order at 8:00 P.M. by the Honorable J.C. "Chet" Bailie, Mayor. ROLL CALL: By City Clerk. Councilmen present were: S.K. Adams, J.C. Bailie, Charles Grigg, Ira Schmidt, E.A. Snider and Bill Wilkins. Councilman Gary Clark was absent (excused) from the meeting. Also present were: Lee Kraft, City Manager; Tom Criscola, Director of Finance; James Ajax, City Engineer; Ted Johnson, Assistant City Engineer; Gary Crutchfield, Planner, and Del Elliott, Chief Building Inspector. CONSENT AGENDA: Mr. Snider moved that Consent Agenda be approved with the exception of Item 3-i (Tri Mats Appointment) which he requested removed from Consent Agenda. Seconded by Mr. Grigg. Mr. James Ajax, City Engineer, read the following addition to motion for council's consideration prior to approving consent agenda. This pertains to Riverview Heights Subdivision - Request to split Phase II of Preliminary Plat. "Move to approve the developer's request to amend Phase II of the Riverview Heights proposed sub -division Preliminary Plat into two segments, with the dividing line being between Lots 38 and 39, Block 7. It should be also be noted that!the Preliminary Plat approval expires on December 19, 1979, and subject to the sub- divider granting a public right of way for Road 36 prior to and as a requisite to City Council approval of the final plat for the westerly phase." Motion carried, as amended, by roll call vote of six (6). Consent items are as follows: a) Approval of Minutes. To approve minutes of regular meeting, held May 7, 1979. b) Bills. To approve General Claims in the amount of $226,508.67; Claim warrant nos. 19833 through 19970. c') Letter Supplement No. 6 re: Intercity Bridge Contract. To approve Letter Supplement No. 6 and the exhibit attached thereto and to authorize the Mayor to sign the appropriate papers in behalf of the City. d) Proposed Trade between City and Tippett Land and Mortgage Company. To authorize staff to work out details of a land trade between the City and Tippett Land & Mortgage Company for the purpose of straightening out the odd ownership boundary lines. b) To direct the City Manager to assess the need to retain or dispose of the City -owned land northeast of the Oregon Avenue Interchange and to make a report and recommendation to the City Council as soon as possible. e) Riverview Heights Sub -division: Request to Split Phase II of Preliminar Plat. See above motion, as amended). f) Title VII Pregnancy Benefits. To authorize City staff to extend the present medical coverage for employees and dependents to cover medical conditions of pregnancy, as required by law. g) Columbia East L.I.D. Engineering Contract Modification Re: Fees. To approve the requested increase in fees for preliminary engineering services in the amount of $21,024.00, as detailed in R.R. Jump Consulting Ejgineer's letter of April 20, 1979. h) Request for Water/Sewer Extension Outside of City Limits. To authorize outside water and sewer service to the bank site at Court and Rd. 36, conditioned upon the execution of a future annexation agreement. MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MAY 21, 1979 CONSENT AGENDA - Continued: i) Petition for LID - Marine Terminal Area. To authorize the staff to negotiate a proposed contract for engineering services with the firm of A.D. Stanley and Associates in connection with the Port Marine Terminal proposed water line L.I.D. now under consideration. j) Resolution No. 1250: A Resolution fixing the time and place for a public hearing to consider vacation of a portion of 8th Avenue within the City of Pasco. k) Senior Citizen Center. To confirm the appointment of Councilmen Adams and Clark to a committee, along with the City Manager and the Director of Parks and Recreation, to confer with the County Commissioners of Franklin County about ways and means of financing a Senior Citizens Center and to report back to the Council as soon as possible. PUBLIC HEARINGS: MAYOR BAILIE DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO CONSIDER THE MATHES ANNEXATION AND ZONING PROPOSAL: It was reported that the hearing had been duly published and posted. Mr. Gary Crutchfield, City Planner, stated the area was in the vicinity of Road 38 and encompassed approximately 135 acres. Further, he had been presented with a petition containing 88 signatures, but due to some being a husband and wife combination, it represented approximately 50 - 60 households. Most of the objections were in the vicinity of Mark Twain School and south of Henry Street between Riviera Trailer Court and Road 37. Since petition received was in strong opposition, Mr. Crutchfield suggested that Planning Commission's recommendation be held in abeyance pending new petition from residents still desirous of annexation. Mr. Snider moved to acknowledge the opposition expressed within the Road 38 annexation area and hereby terminate said annexation proposal. Seconded by Mr. Adams. Motion carried by roll call vote of six (6). Following three (3) calls from Mayor Bailie for further comments, the Public Hearing was declared closed. MAYOR BAILIE DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN FOR THE PURPOSE OF REZONING P. TRACT. OF LAND APPROXIMATELY 81 ACRES IN SIZE GENERALLY LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 3/4 MILE NORTH OF ARGENT ROAD LYING EAST OF ROAD 44, IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE CITY OF PASCO WATER RESERVOIR SITE. (SUNLAND INVESTMENTS) It was reported that the Hearing had been duly published and posted. There were no written communications submitted. Mr. Gary Crutchfield reported that the proposal would change the classification from R -T, which is Residential Transition to R -I -S for suburban residential zoning, requiring minimum lot size of 10,000 square feet. Further, utility extensions are subject to a particular statement which Mr. Ajax will read into the record. Prior to reading statement, Mr. Ajax gave the following disertation as it relates to water: "It relates to the water in this section, more particularly the booster station. Right now, the only properties in Section 14 that have actually a water demand are Riverview Heights Sub -division and Desert Plateau Sub- division to the south. They are the properties that are zoned R -I -S, the remainder is zoned R -T, with the exception of the Desert Winds Sub -division that Mr. Bosch owns and Mr. Bosch did agree that any incremental increase in size to the booster station to serve his dub -division would be at his expense. At the time the City entered into an Agreement to purchase that booster station, the basis we entered into was not that we had an obligation to provide these two sub -divisions water, it was really an incidental thing, but that the booster station when used in concert with an elevated tank at some point in the future would serve what I call a second pressure zone -of northwest Pasco. We now have a request for an additional zone change that will increase the demand for water prior to construction of the elevated tank. The booster station originally envisioned for these two sub -divisions is large enough to serve the entire area when an elevated tank is built, so the important thing MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PUBLIC HEARING - Continued: MAY 21, 1979 that should be on the record tonight is if this zone change results in an increase in water demand above and beyond that of the original booster station, prior to construction of an elevated tank, that incremental cost should be a developer's expense as opposed to the City's. Now, I bring this out and get it on record because I think it is very important that it go on record in that there is a difference of opinion, perhaps a difference•of understanding, because the developers or owners of the property are under the impression that at the time the City annexed all of Section 14, that we obligated the City to provide the entire section water at City expense. There is a difference of opinion here. I have met with the developers and suggested that there is an honest difference, one that can be resolved, but I think it is important that it go on record that in granting this zone change, if it is granted, that your basis at this time is as I have previously stated. (See Above) Mr. Ajax then read prepared statement for the minutes: "The Riverview Heights booster station originally having a design criteria calling for a 5000 gallon per minute flow capability was set to serve the Riverview Heights and Desert Plateau Sub -Divisions, being the only areas within Section 14 that had a zoning which would require the booster station. The City's agreement to purchase the booster station was solely based on its compatability with a future elevated tank which, when used in concert with the booster, would provide an adequate volume of water at an acceptable pressure to serve a large (3 or 4 sections) area of Northwest Pasco at a minimum. It was not the intent of the City to serve the remainder of the Section 14 until the elevated tank was built and, since the zone change now requested may require an additional increment in capacity to the booster station, shouli&�be understood that if the zone change requested is granted and results in development that will require an increase in capacity above the 5000 gallon per minute available prior to construction of an elevated tank, that increment or increase in capacity of the booster station shall be at the expense of the developer unless it can be shown that the City has previously incurred an obligation for that increment." Mr. Ajax asked if Mr. Jack Hsieh and Mr. Jim Remson understood the statement. They nodded concurrence. 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 FOR THE PURPOSE OF REZONING LOTS 1 to 28, INCLUSIVE, BLOCK 24, WEHE'S FIRST ADDITION, SITUATED IN SECTION 28, T9N, RANGE 30 EWM, FROM C-1 RETAIL BUSINESS TO C-3 GENERAL BUSINESS. (Common Location: Northwest Corner of the intersection of East Lewis Street and North Cedar Avenue) It was reported that the hearing had been duly published and posted. There were no adverse communications. Mr. Don J. Young, 2307 East Lewis, favored the zone change because in the three years he had been located there, he had seen no new development as far as housing, etc. Mr. Bill Colgan, representing Scanlon Construction Company, supported Mr. Young's petition as it posed no problem to area. Mr. Al Yenni, supported zone change as he did not think a C-3 zoning was a hindrance to area. Mr. Don Clark, Attorney for -Petitioner, urged the Council to pass on Mr. Young's request as they had received no opposition to their knowledge. Councilman Snider commented that he had formerly held out for C-1 zoning along East Lewis Street but nothing had happened. He cited number of bus.i.nesses that had gone out of business over there and were now abandoned in shambles. Perhaps the Council had restricted certain types of developments from locating there due to their policy of trying to keep area C-1. Councilman Grigg concurred with Mr. Snider's logic. MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PUBLIC HEARING - Continued: MAY 21, 1979 Councilman Wilkins supported zone change request as a stimulus -to the area. 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 THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION FOR PRELIMINARY PLAT OF SUNLAND HEIGHTS: It was noted that the Hearing had been duly published and posted. There were no written communications submitted at this time. Mr. Gary Crutchfield outlined area in question and showed where proposed school is contemplated. He further stated that according to Master Plan for the area that any noise level under 20 NEF is acceptable for residential development. Mr. Snider asked how much of Pasco was in NEF 20 because he lived near airport and didn't find it objectionable. He further stated he would hate to preclude conditions that would hinder development. Mr. Crutchfield stated there were several conditions outlined by the Planning Commission, all of which he supported except one, and that is regarding design of the planned density designation between Block 11 and. Road 36. The developers proposed three tracts, each a little less than 2 -acres a piece and due to the topography in this vicinity and grading which would occur in relationship to this property and the street and the relationship of this property to the housing. Mr. Crutchfield felt it was an opportunity to encourage a more sensitive design on a larger parcel than if you allow it to be broken up into three which would result in three separate and different developments being designed within their own property lines and eventually demanding access to Road 36 in at least three locations along there. One parcel could be designed with internal circulation and would allow greater flexibility in building and parking placement so 'that you could achieve the best designed layout for the property without inhibiting the houses that would be in Block 11. Mr. James Ajax stated (verbatim) that at the time the Airport did their Master Plan, they did an Environmental Assessment, and at that point and time, the last designation they showed on their maps was the 30 NEF line and not the 20 NEF line. After pre- paring that Environmental Assessment and reviewing it, they did end up with what's called a Declaration of Non -Significance. Subsequence to that, they did generate the actual 20 NEF line and it did put a significant portion of Pasco in a noise zone less than 30 NEF, but greater than 20. The airport, itself, in doing this said by - putting a substantial portion of Pasco in this area as well as a portion of Kennewick, this is an insignificant environmental impact and I would want it on the record that in part, the staff was guarded but concurred this was less than 20. The area that is more than 20 is still less than 30 and was an area that in Master Planning and Environmental Assessment, they did not look at less than 30 and didn't indicate all their changes which resulted in a one-way, I believe it is called 30. It causes a great deal of Pasco to be in 30 and their finding was that it'was insignificant environmental action. So staff has to be somewhat guided by their own action as V1 well as comments by FAA and HUD that not only is this compatible, but an area which is greateh.than 20, but less than 30 is not incompatible with residential development. Mr. Bob Stratton, Engineer for Sunland developers, thanked Mr. Crutchfield and Mr. Ajax for their assistance and design criteria. He did, however, suggest to staff that they take another look at water criteria to. determine just how much water is really needed. .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 VACATION OF A PORTION OF ELM STREET, WALDEMAR STREET, AND CEDAR STREET, ALL WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO. It was reported that the Hearing had been duly published and posted. There were no written communications received. Background information found that the subject land was annexed to the City of Pasco as part of the southeast Pasco Annexation in March, 1979. The Pasco Meat Packing Company, owners of Elliott's Addition and Blocks 1 - 4 of Willetta's Addition have since petitioned for vacation of the streets in Elliott's Addition. Research at the County Assessor and Court Clerk MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PUBLIC HEARING - Continued: MAY 21, 1979 offices has revealed that Elm, Waldemar and Cedar Streets within the plat of Willetta's Addition were vacated by Court order in 1952. .Franklin County P.U.D. and Cascade Natural Gas both have improvements within the Elm Street right of way; the Cedar Street right of way may provide a major southerly access to future.industrial divisions. The center right of way, thought to be Waldemar Street, was named Hugo Street by the original plat of Elliott's Addition; it appears to be of no present or future value as public right of way. Mr. Pat McDonald requested additional time in order to have sufficient time to deed the previously vacated portion of Cedar Street, lying adjacent to the east line of Block 4, Willetta's Addition. Following three (3) calls from Mayor Bailie for further comments from the floor, either for or against, the public hearing was declared closed. ORDINANCES: ORDINANCE NO. 2059: (Sunland Rezone) AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING AND CHANGING THE ZONE CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO FROM R -T to R -I -S. Ordinance No. 2059 was read by title only. Mr. Schmidt moved that Ordinance No. 2059 be adopted. Seconded by Mr. Snider. Motion carried by roll call vote of six (6). ORDINANCE NO. 2060: (Young Rezone) AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING AND CHANGING THE ZONE CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO FROM C-1 to C-3. Ordinance No. 2060 was read by title only. Mr. Snider moved that Ordinance No. 2060 be adopted. Seconded by Mr. Grigg. Motion carried by roll call vote of six (6). ORDINANCE NO. 2061: (Street Vacation - Elm, Waldemar, Hugo) AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF ELM STREET AND A PORTION OF HUGO STREET IN THE PLAT OF ELLIOTT'S ADDITION TO PASCO. Ordinance No. 2061 was read by title only. Mr. Snider moved that Ordinance No. 2061 be adopted. Seconded by Mr. Schmidt. Mr. Adams moved to table Ordinance No. 2061 for thirty (30) days. Seconded by Mr. Wilkins. Motion carried by roll call vote of six (6). ORDINANCE NO. 2062: (Longfellow School Area L.I.D.) AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 104 WARRANTS, SETTING THE RATE OF INTEREST FOR SAID INTEREST BEARING WARRANTS, AND NAMING SEATTLE FIRST NATIONAL BANK AS THE LENDING INSTITUTION. Ordinance No. 2062 was read by title only. Mr. Schmidt moved that Ordinance No. 2062 be adopted. Seconded by Mr. Wilkins. Motion carried by roll call vote of six (6). ORDINANCE NO. 2063: AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ANNEXATION AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1983. Ordinance No. 2063 was read by title only. Mr. Snider moved that Ordinance No. 2063 be adopted. Seconded by Mr. Wilkins. Motion carried by roll call vote of six (6). MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING RESOLUTIONS: RESOLUTION NO. 1251: MAY 21, 1979 A RESOLUTION CONDITIONALLY APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF SUNLAND HEIGHTS AND SETTING FORTH:THE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH A FINAL PLAT OF SUNLAND HEIGHTS MAY BE PREPARED. Resolution No. 1251 was read by title only. Mr. Adams- moved that Resolution No. 1251 be adopted. Seconded by Mr. Schmidt. Motion carried by roll call vote of six (6). _(Sunland Developers thanked staff for their assistance and cooperation). RESOLUTION NO. 1252: A RESOLUTION OFFERING TO SETTLE THE OUTSTANDING DEBT ON THE INTERCITY BRIDGE. Resolution No. 1252 was read by title only. Mr. Snider moved that Resolution No. 1252 be adopted. Seconded by Mr. Wilkins. Prior to vote, the City Manager recommended the following language be inserted at the bottom of Section 3. "...and noted further that the City of Pasco may, at its own option, issue Councilmanic G.O.-Bonds to the maximum extent feasible before utilizing any Councilmanic capacity that the City of Kennewick may have available for use in behalf of the City of Pasco..." Motion carried, as.amended, by roll call vote of five (5). Councilman Grigg voting no., NEW BUSINESS: ANNEXATION PETITION - RD. 36 AREA (79-14-A) Mr. Grigg moved that the City will consider an annexation petition to include the area lying west of the corporate limits and generally bounded on the north by Agate Street, on the west by Road 36, and on the south by Henry Street; that the.City will not require assumption of existing bonded indebtedness; and that the City will require zoning simultaneous to annexation. Seconded by Mr. Snider. Motion carried by roll call vote of six (6). - Mr. Grigg moved to fix 8:00 P.M., Monday, June 18, 1979 in the Council Chambers - at City Hall as the time and place for a public hearing to consider zoning and annexation of the Road 36 annexation area. Seconded by Mr. Snider. Motion carried by roll call vote of six (6). REQUEST FOR SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING ON MAY 29, 1979: Mr. Snider moved to set Tuesday, Play 29, 1979, at 8:00 P.M., as a Special Council Meeting. The purpose to include consideration of award of construction contracts on the Columbia East L.I.D. bids, which will be opened on May 24, 1979. Seconded by Mr. Adams. Motion carried by roll call vote of six (6). PROCLAMATION PRESENTED TO COUNCILMAN BILL WILKINS ON MAY 17, 1979 BY THE REV. F.D. BULLOCK, PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, PASCO CHAPTER: On Play 17, 1979, the Rev. F.D. Bullock presented Councilman Bill Wilkins with a Proclamation for all citizens to rededicate themselves to the ideals and principl6s of equality and justice particularly at a time when this nation should be attempting to transfer the noble pronouncement of Brown into realities. Mr. Wilkins accepted Proclamation and a transcript of his acceptance speech and the proclamation itself is attached to the minutes as a permanent record. REQUEST FOR CITY SERVICES: Mr. Snider suggested that staff prepare an Ordinance similar to Kennewick's requiring an annexation waiver and power of attorney upon application for water service from County residents. This will be perused at a Workshop session of the City Council. .ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned at 9:25 P.M. &4 Chet Bailie, Mayor AT PASSED and y APPROVED this da of _ � / e n s, City Clerk 1979. VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT }U Prosent•.atio.n of Proclamation from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peuple "May 17th Observance" Bill Wilkins: Ladies & Gentlemen, it is a pleasure for me, at this hour to -day to be here for such a wonderful occasion. I am happy to be here to -day. It is a very unusual scene I am three in one. I am here as Councilman Wilkins and I am standing in as Mayor Pro -tem for Mr. Chet Bailie, and I asked the City Manager if he had anything specially to say and he said that he was more than happy that you came with this Proclamation to be presented to the Council and he was very pleased when I said that we would have it recorded verbatim so that all the Council may know about it. I am happy for this day, 25 years ago, for it made a great change for many and many of our people's lives. At this moment it gives me great pleasure to begin this meeting by presenting to you the President of the NAACP of Pasco, Washington, who will, in turn, introduce his guests and his officers of the Association. Rev. Bullock: Thank you, Councilman Wilkins. As the President of the NAACP of Pasco Chapter, together with the elected officers, I would like them to stand for just a moment that I might introduce each of them. At my immediate left is the Reverend H. P. Hopkins, the 1st Vice President; Fred Bletson, the 2nd Vice President; Miss Katie Barton, the Secretary; and Mr. William Daniels, the Treasurer of the Pasco Chapter of the NAACP. We are here as officers of the NAACP, but also as representatives of the community, and we come at this time to ,present to the City Mayor Pro -tem the Proclamation as sent to us from the National Office, and we want to read the contents, which are: (The Rev. Bullock then read the Proclamation - copy attached) . Bill Wilkins: Thank you, Mr. President, for your presentation here to us. We, as Councilmen, and as the officers of this City, who govern and try to enact laws that makes this 25th year decision active in our community, shall do our best as we have lived to accomplish many of the. achievements and we hope to accomplish many more; but we must say to you that we will not specifically dedicate or speak any specifics - we will do the things that it takes to make this work. As Mayor Pro -tem, thank you again for your rare endeavour, and I am on your side. Rev. Bullock: We thank you for the progress made, but we shall also be observant to make sure that there is more accomplished. Thank you. Bill Wilkins: I want to thank the media for being so nice to us and we want to pass on thanks to our Secretary of the City who was able to loan us about 15 minutes of her lunch break. We also have with us, in our presence, our past Chief of Police, and we are always glad to see him because he's a fine fellow and we like him being around, and we are grateful to all of you and, hereafter, if you wish to talk to President Bullock or any of his staff, I am sure he welcomes that. 4 Whereas, the United States Supreme Court in its historic -- 1954 decision in Brown. v. Board of Education held that segregation in public education is unconstitutional; and, Whereas, it served as the catalyst for the shifting of judicial sanctions from that of segregation to desegregation. and the elimination of legal barriers. to equal opportunities; and, Whereas, Brown formed the basis for enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 1965 and 1965, thereby providing greater assurance of equal opportunity in employment, equal access to public accommodations, housing and desegregated education; and, Whereas, there continues to be opposition to desegregation at many levels of life and the momentum of the equality of opportunity in all aspects of public life is decelerated; and, Whereas, despite the removal of the more overt legal barriers blacks are still faced with. resistance to meaning f u,l implementation of these civil rights laws by officials and individuals who publicly profess belief in the spirit and the letter of the law as pronounced in Brown; and, Whereas, this is the 25th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, We hereby proclaim May 17, 1979 as a day for all citizens to rededicate themselves to the ideals and principles of equality and justice particularly at a time when this nation should be attemoting to transfer the noble pronouncement of Brown into realities, We further call upon all elected officials and citizens to exert active individual leadership in making equality a reality for all Americans. This leadership action should include an objective analysis of the existing quality of education. in all communities, and specific steps, time tables and funding sources to implement effective public education which was clearly the foundation of the Brown decision. �J (Signature) 1979 (Date) MAY 17th. OBSERVANCE