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Evelyn—Wel s, City Clerk
AP ROVED AS TO FORM
s,
RESOLUTION NO. 1437
A RESOLUTION of the City of Pasco approving an agreement for
consulting services for a Fiscal Impact Analysis of
Puget Sound Power and Light nuclear projects, and
authorizing the expenditure of funds for financing
a proportionate share of the cost of that agreement.
WHEREAS, a Construction Impact Group has been formed for the purpose
of representing member jurisdictions affected by the construction of nuclear
generating facilities on the Hanford Reservation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco is a member of the Construction Impact
Group; and
WHEREAS, a Fiscal Impact Analysis is required to determine the impact
on member jurisdictions that will result from the construction of nuclear
generating facilities on the Hanford Reservation by Puget Sound Power and
Light, and
WHEREAS, such Fiscal Impact Analysis wI.11 form the basis of
negotiations with Puget Sound Power and Light for compensation to member
jurisdictions resulting from the impact which will occur due to the construction
of nuclear generating facilities on the Hanford Reservation; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO
Section 1. The agreement for consulting services for a Fiscal Impact
Analysis of Puget Sound Power and Light nuclear projects, between the
Construction Impact Group and Williams-Kuebelbeck and Associates, Inc., is
hereby approved
Section 2. Funding for the City of Pasco proportionate share of the cost
of such consulting services is hereby authorized, not to exceed $4,730.00,
and such funds shall be authorized from the Contingency Fund.
PAS D by the City Council of the City of Pasco this
day of , 1981
Dennis J De lice, City Attorney
RESOLUTION NO. 1437
A RESOLUTION relating to the City Council of the City of Pasco's request
to the Department of Ecology of the State of Washington
for a Public Hearing on the City's application for a
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Waste
Discharge Permit, No. WA-000376-0.
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco provides potable water to the residents and
businesses of the City of Pasco and in the area surrounding the City, particularly
west of the present city limits, and
WHEREAS, the City attempts to provide this water at as reasonable a rate
as possible; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco anticipates future population, commercial and
industrial growth both within its present water service area and its anticipated
water service area, and
WHEREAS, the City already anticipates the need to raise water rates in
order to responsibly meet the future needs of the City of Pasco and the
surrounding area; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Ecology proposes to include in the National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit for the City of Pasco's
water treatment plant a requirement that settleable solids from the backwash of
the plant's water filtration system be so limited as to require the construction
of settling basins or other facilities, which are estimated to cost approximately
$400,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the cost of this facility will have to be borne by the taxpayers
and by the rate payers of the City of Pasco and will result in a substantial rate
increase in the rates the City must charge for the water it provides; and
WHEREAS, the evidence available to the City of Pasco indicates that there
is no benefit to be derived from the construction of such a facility, as there is
very little, if any, impact on the quality of the water of the Columbia River as a
result of the present discharge from the backwash of the water treatment plant's
filters, which backwash only returns to the Columbia River solids that were
filtered from the river itself, so that the water delivered to the customers of the
utility meets normal standards for potable water; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has received public comment opposed to the
aforementioned condition and believes that public comment could better be
received at a Public Hearing; NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS•
1. It is respectfully requested that the Department of Ecology of the State of
Washington hold a Public Hearing in Pasco on the City of Pasco's application for a
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Waste Discharge System Permit
No WA-000376-0.
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2. That all persons who are citizens of the City of Pasco or customers of
the City's water utility system or who live in south Franklin County area and
anticipate being future customers of the City's water utility system are encouraged
to submit comments on the proposed NPDES Permit. These persons are further
encouraged in their comments to request that a Public Hearing be held in Pasco for
the purpose of receiving further information on the subject matter of this permit.
All comments should be made in writing and mailed so that they are received by
the Department of Ecology not later than June 22, 1981. Comments should be
directed to the following address
State of Washington
Department of Ecology
Eastern Regional Office
East 103 Indiana Avenue
Spokane, Washington 99207.
All written comments should identify itself as relating to the City of
Pasco's application for a NPDES Permit No. WA-000376-0.
3. The City Clerk is directed to send a certified copy of this resolution to
the Department of Ecology at the address given above forthwith following its
passage. The City Clerk is further directed to have this resolution advertized in
the Tr-City Herald to be published as soon as possible. The City Clerk is
further directed to distn.bute copies of this resolution to all radio stations and
television stations in the Tr-Cities area.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco this day of
, 1981.
E A. Snider, Mayor
Councilmen.
ATTEST.
S K Adams
Charles F Grigg
Evelyn Wells, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM.
Ira Schmidt
Beverly Green
Dennis J. De Felice, Acting City
Attorney
Gary E. Bosch
Bill Wilkins
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