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AGENDA
PASCO CITY COUNCIL
7:00 p.m.
July 24, 2017
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1. CALL TO ORDER:
2. ROLL CALL:
(a) Pledge of Allegiance
3. VERBAL REPORTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS:
4. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION:
(a) Ben-Franklin Transit Presentation
By Gloria Boyce, General Manager, Ben-Franklin Transit
3 - 4 (b) Peanuts Park Renovation and Downtown Projects
Receive presentation and provide feedback on design theme and proposed
CBDG funding strategy.
5. MISCELLANEOUS COUNCIL DISCUSSION:
6. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
7. ADJOURNMENT.
REMINDERS:
1. 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 25, 5702 Industrial Way – VOLM Companies Distribution
Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. (MAYOR MATT WATKINS)
2. 7:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 26, 7130 W. Grandridge Blvd – Visit Tri-Cities Board
Meeting. (COUNCILMEMBER CHI FLORES, Rep.; COUNCILMEMBER TOM
LARSEN, Alt)
3. 4:00 p.m., Thursday, July 27, 7130 W. Grandridge Blvd – TRIDEC Board Meeting.
(COUNCILMEMBER CHI FLORES, Rep.; COUNCILMEMBER TOM LARSEN,
Alt.)
4. 12:00 p.m., Friday, July 28, 1404 E. Ainsworth – Port of Pasco’s Tenant BBQ.
(ALL COUNCILMEMBERS INVITED TO ATTEND)
5. 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 2, 2601 N. Capitol Avenue – Franklin County
Mosquito Control District Meeting. (COUNCILMEMBER BOB HOFFMANN,
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Workshop Meeting July 24, 2017
Rep.; AL YENNEY, Alt.)
6. 5:30 p.m., Thursday, August 3, P&R Classroom – Parks & Recreation Advisory
Board Meeting. (COUNCILMEMBER SAUL MARTINEZ, Rep.; CHI FLORES,
Alt.)
7. 1:00 p.m., Friday, August 4, 1225 Autoplex Way - Corwin Ford Quick-Lane
Service Center Ribbon Cutting Event. (MAYOR MATT WATKINS)
8. 9:00 a.m., Saturday, August 5, City Hall Council Chambers – Executive Session
Meeting. (ALL COUNCILMEMBERS)
This meeting is broadcast live on PSC-TV Channel 191 on Charter Cable and
streamed at www.pasco-wa.gov/psctvlive.
Audio equipment available for the hearing impaired; contact the Clerk for assistance.
The next meeting of the Pasco City Council will be held on Monday, August 7, 2017.
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AGENDA REPORT
FOR: City Council July 21, 2017
TO: Dave Zabell, City Manager Workshop Meeting: 7/24/17
FROM: Rick Terway, Interim Director
Public Works
SUBJECT: Peanuts Park Renovation and Downtown Projects
I. REFERENCE(S):
II. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL / STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Receive presentation and provide feedback on design theme and proposed CBDG
funding strategy.
III. FISCAL IMPACT:
IV. HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF:
During the past several years Council has adopted a growing list of projects near or
within the City's downtown core, or Central Business District (CBD). The planning
and preliminary design efforts over the past 2 years has shaped this list of largely
individual projects into a strategic bundle of projects that will serve to transform
downtown in a way that spurs economic vitality and promotes private investment. The
projects included in this investment package are:
• Oregon Avenue
• Lewis Street Overpass
• Farmers Market Renovation
• Peanuts Park Renovation
• Downtown Streetscape Renovation
• Façade Improvement Program
Each of these projects has a connection to, and will impact the CBD; together they
represent a strategic investment package that will transform downtown in terms of
economic activity, quality of life, safety, efficiency, aesthetics, all coalescing to create
a sense of place that will attract private investment, business, commerce, entertainment
and new housing options and residents looking live within vibrant downtown. When
strategically grouped together as part of a set of improvements to a connected system,
these projects represent a $40-50 million capital investment in the CBD over a 5 year
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period, which is unprecedented in our city’s history.
With the stage set and the context of how these several projects are connected, the
primary focus of this presentation is on the Peanuts Park Renovation project.
Specifically, staff is looking for feedback on design concepts, as certain elements will
carry through to all of the projects, as well as input on Community Development Block
Grant funding strategies.
The City has engaged KPG Consulting to assist with concept development, tie in the
downtown area and design Peanuts Park improvements. As part of their efforts, KPG
has assisted the City in developing and facilitating a robust community engagement
strategy. That engagement strategy has already included contacts with hundreds of
citizens at downtown festivals and stakeholder meetings with the DPDA.
Public sentiment has conveyed a consistent theme: the need for renovation and
branding of Downtown Pasco. In addition, a downtown workforce survey conducted
in 2016 demonstrated a high level of disposable income and strong desire for a broader
range of dining and entertainment options.
As with any major capital improvement project, these projects will require the City to
leverage substantial resources from state and federal partners. A lot of these resources
are already available, or can be secured in a time frame to maintain momentum, which
is key to attracting investment and avoiding community fatigue.
Downtown Pasco is on the precipice of greatness: a young population is bringing a new
perspective to what downtown can be; the business community’s engagement and
organization continues to improve; vacant storefronts are filling in; three new and
different restaurants have opened in the past six months (TokioMex, Karla’s, and The
Flavorful Dish); attendance and sales at the Farmers Market and festivals are growing;
and pride in ownership for both the business and residential areas is showing. All of
these elements are contributing to the formation of a new marketplace for the Columbia
Basin, and can transform this area into a Market Plaza, or Plaza Mercado, where the
authenticity is at the heart of the synergy between inviting and exciting public
amenities, and retail or dining options that draw people for an experience.
V. DISCUSSION:
The purpose of this Council Workshop is to introduce Council to the conceptual design
elements that tie these projects together, receive input on the concepts and recommend
Council approval to complete design on the first phases of the plan and to seek
additional resources (CBDG) for a portion their construction.
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