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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2148 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO a\L*8 A RESOLUTION concerning the location of assisted farmworker housing in the City of Pasco WHEREAS, there exists an evident need for farmworker housing throughout Benton and Franklin Counties, and WHEREAS, the Pasco/Franklin County Housing Authority has attempted to develop farmworker housing units throughout Franklin County over the past three years, only to find its efforts stymied by lack of acceptance in the communities of Connell, Mesa, and Basin City, and WHEREAS, the Housing Authority has proposed to obtain FHA financing for a forty-two unit complex in Pasco, and WHEREAS, the City of Pasco desires to accommodate the additional units, but is concerned about the specific proposal's conflict with community development objectives, THE CITY COUNCIL OF 'THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON DO RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS 1. The City Council finds the forty-two unit complex proposed to be located on a single four acre site in Pasco to conflict with valid community development objectives, as follows a The proposal will result in the concentration of fifty-three (53) publicly owned multi-family dwelling units within a two-block area, contrary to the community's long-standing objective of dispersing publicly assisted units throughout the community, b. The proposal will remove from the local tax rolls a relatively large site otherwise likely to experience private development, thus representing a community loss of at least fifty-thousand dollars ($50,000 00) annually, and conflicting with the community's objective to utilize public funds prudently and in a fashion which will result in the development of properties which possess lower likelihood of private investment 2 The City Council proposes to assist the Housing Authority and FHA in the acquisition of an adequate number of smaller sites located throughout the Pasco community to contain the needed dwelling units in a fashion ‘; Appr ved Aso Form Rubstello ttorney which will not conflict with the other community development objectives noted heremabove Through the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, the City would financially participate in the acquisition of the smaller sites to the extent necessary to assure FHA their cost of multiple site acquisition will not exceed the cost presently defined for the four-acre site ($150,000 00) In addition, the units would be sited so as to allow the City to agree to waive its receipt of payments in lieu of taxes, thereby reducing long-term and on-going administration costs for the housing units 3 The City Council further urges FHA to approve funding for the additional units conditioned on approval of the Pasco City Council with regard to the location of any dwelling units to be assisted by FHA within the City of Pasco Passed by the City Council of the City of Pasco, at a regular meeting this 15th day of August, 1994 City of Pasco: J c D Oelice Mayor Attest Catherine D Seaman Deputy City Clerk Resolution No. a\i-kz Page 2 MI AGENDA REPORT NO. 58 TO City Council FROM Gary CrutchfiIj tanager SUBJECT Pasco Housing Authority Project August 12, 1994 Reg Mtg August 15, 1994 I REFERENCE(S) 1 Proposed resolution II ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL/STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS 8/15 Motion I move to approve Resolution No urging modifications to the housing project proposed by the Pasco Housing Authority III HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF A) The Pasco/Franklin County Joint Housing Authority, over the course of the past three years, has attempted to site a farm worker housing project somewhere within Franklin County Attempts to locate a project in Connell, Mesa and Basin City all have failed due to community opposition The Housing Authority, approximately three months ago, informed the City that a site in Pasco had been selected on which to place the project B) The Pasco site selected by the Housing Authority for the project is a four acre site on Park Street between 24th and 26th Avenues, zoned for apartments, the proposed project consists of 42 units The site is within one block of an existing Housing Authority project consisting of 11 units (near 22nd and Park) IV DISCUSSION A) The City, through Staff and Council, has expressed to the Housing Authority it's concern regarding the affect of the Housing Authority project on other community development objectives Specifically, the project, as proposed by the authority, would concentrate 42 units on a single site rather than disperse the units in smaller increments throughout the community The affect not only represents a very recognizable "public housing project" with associated stigma (for both neighbors and residents alike), but it also defeats the City's objective of directing public acquisition of land to those sites less likely to be developed by the private sector The other conflict is the removal from the local tax roles a significant parcel of ground which has a very high likelihood of development by private investment and, therefore, equivalent likelihood of generating in excess of $50,000 annually in property taxes, the effect is to deprive the community of that future resource and in turn, represents a local subsidy of the housing project B) Several weeks ago, Staff and a Council Committee, on two separate occasions, explained the concerns of the City to representatives of the Housing Authority In addition, the City representatives, on both occasions, advanced the proposal that the City financially assist the Housing Authority in the acquisition of multiple smaller sites in the community, the objective of that proposal would accomodate the additional 42 units in a fashion which would comport with the community development objectives The assistance by the City would be the use of community development block grant funds to the extent necessary to assure the Housing Authority would not be faced with land acquisition expenses greater than the price of the single four-acre site In addition, City representatives advanced the notion that, if the units were dispersed in smaller units throughout the community, the City would be willing to waive receipt of payments in lieu of taxes (pilots), thereby further reducing the ongoing maintenance and operation costs associated with the housing units C) The Housing Authority has essentially rejected the City's concerns and has indicated it intends to pursue the project as proposed, the Authority is unwilling to modify it's project proposal D) In view of the Authority's unwillingness to modify the proposal, Staff recommends the Council approve the attached Resolution to express the legitimate concern of the City as to the proposal's conflict with community development objectives and to make known the extent to which the City is prepared to assist FHA and the Housing Authority in accomodating the needed units Such Resolution should be filed with the Benton/Franklin Regional Council, Farmers Home Administration (the funding agency involved in the project), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (the agency which is in receipt of a complaint by the Housing Authority regarding fair housing concerns), and the Housing Authority Itktt.° L-.Z) - P0 BOX 2608 PASCO, WASHINGTON 99302 2608 PHONE (509) 582-1500 ADVE2711,000 INVOICE DATE 09/18i2000 LEGAL NO 143a 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DAY OF 0 - /-d /.1 SJBSCRlBED1 ND SWORN BEFORE ME THIS SOLD TO PASCO CITY OF/LEGALS PO BOX 273 PASCO WA 99301 TOTA1S 725.Pq R1OTOCE This is an invoice for legal advertising space Please pay from this invoice as no statement will be rendered Please detach at perforation and return with payment AFFODAKY OF PUSE31110AY1100 COUNTY OF BENTON SS STATE OF WASHINGTON $3EVi-LRLg HALL , being duly sworn, deposes and says, I am the Legal Clerk of the Tr-City Herald, a daily newspaper That said newspaper is a legal newspaper and has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the superior court in the county in which it is published and it is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date of the publication hereinafter referred to, published countinually as a daily newspa- per in Benton County, Washington That the attached is a true c4 1 a 30 FiEsou_rr oil NO 25 -13 copy of a as it was printed in the regular and entire issue of the Tri-City Herald itself and not in a supplement thereof, time(s), 1 07/1/ commencing on 2n00 , and ending on 09/181c000 , and that said newspaper was regulary distributed to its subscribers during all of this period I //..._ —A.,__. _ .d II/ . /_ tary public in and for the State of Wash- ington, residing at i I CHLAND 08/15/2004 COMMISSION EXPIRES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING I RESOLUTION NO 2548 A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Pasco Washington relat ing to the waterworks utility of the City including the sanitary sewerage system and the system of storm or surface water sewers as apart thereof declaring its intention to initiate the formation of Utility Local Improvement District No 140 to carry out a portion of the system or plan of additions to and bet terments and extensions of the waterworks utility specified and adopted by Ordinance No 3239 to pro vide for the expansion and extension and im provement of the sewer collection system of the City on West Pearl Street between Road 40 and Road 42 all as applicable to such utility local im provement district and fix ing the date time and place for a public hearing on the formation of the pro posed utility local im- provement district WHEREAS by Ordinance No 3239 passed on June 16 1997 the City Council I specified and adopted the Comprehensive Sewer Plan as the system or plan relating to sewers for the Waterworks Utility of the City (the System or Plan ) and declared the estimated cost of the System or Plan to be $79 125 000 and WHEREAS the Com prehensive Sewer Plan provides in part for the expansion and extension and improvement of the sewer collection system of the City on West Pearl Street between Road 40 and Road 42 and WHEREAS to facilitate the financing of the expansion and extension and im- provement of the sewer collection system of the -City on West Pearl Street between Road 40 and Road 42 through the issu- ance of water and sewer revenue bonds as con- templated by the Sewer Comprehensive Plan the City Council has deter- mined it to be in the best interests of the City that a utility local improvement district be created in connection with that portion 1 of the System or Plan , NOW THEREFORE ' BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO WASHINGTON as follows Section 1 It is the intention of the City Council of the City to carry out the portion of the System or Plan providing for the expansion and extension and im provement of the sewer collection system of the City on West Pearl Street between Road 40 and Road 42 by the construction of sanitary sewer lines sewer stubs a street overlay and all other work necessary for or in cidental to the provision of sewer service to those 'areas (the I m t provements ) All of the foregoing Im provements shall be in accordance with the plans and specifications therefor prepared by the City En gineer and may be modi- fied by the City as long as such modification does not affect the purpose of the Improvements or the Sys tern or Plan Section 2 To carry out the Improvements there shall be formed a utility local im provement district to be known and designated as Utility Local Improvement District ( ULID ) No 140 of the City of Pasco Washington the boundaries of which are I described in Exhibit A at I tached hereto and moor porated herein by this ref erence Section 3 The total es timated cost and expense of the Improvements within ULID No 140 is declared to be as near as may be $75 000 00 the entire cost and expense of which shall be borne by and assessed against the property in cluded within proposed ULID No 140 which dis tnct embraces as nearly as practicable all property specially benefited by such Improvements Actual l assessments may vary from estimated assess ments as long as they do I not exceed a figure equal to the increased true and fair value the Im provements add to the property The assessments in ULID No 140 shall be for the sole purpose of paying the cost and expense of carry ing out the Improvements or for payment into the Water and Sewer Revenue and Refunding Bond Re demption Fund 1991 if water and sewer revenue bonds hereafter are au thonzed to be Issued to pay for all or a part of the Im provements within ULID No 140 and such bonds are issued on a parity of lien with the outstanding bonds payable out of such fund or if not issued on a panty of lien therewith for payment into a special bond redemption fund hereafter created for the payment of water and sewer revenue bonds here after authorized to be is sued by the City to provide the funds required to pay all or a part of the cost and expense of carrying out the Improvements Section 4 The City Clerk is authorized and directed to give notice of the adoption of this resolution and of the date time and place fixed for the public hearing to each owner or reputed owner of any lot tract par- cel of land or other property within the proposed ULID by mailing such notice at least 15 days before the date fixed for public hear- ing to the owner or reputed owner of the property as shown on the rolls of the Franklin County Assessor at the address shown _ _ thereon as required by- law The City Clerk also is" authorized and directed to give notice of the adoption of this resolution and of the date time and place fixed, for the public hearing to each owner or reputed- owner of any lot tract par cel of land or other property' outside of the proposed' ULID that is required by the Federal Housing Admin istration as a condition of loan qualification to be con f nected to the proposed Im provements by mailing, such notice at least 15 days before the date fixed for the public hearing to the owner or reputed owner of the property as shown on the rolls of the Franklin' County Assessor at the ad - dress shown thereon as required by law This resolution also shall ' be published in at least two consecutive issues of the official newspaper of the City the date of the first publication to be at least 15- days prior to the date fixed-, for the public hearing Section 5 All persons who:, may desire to object to the. Improvements described, herein and to the formation.4 of ULID No 140 are not, fled to appear and present , such objections at a hear 4 ing before the City Council to be held in the Council- Chambers in the City Hall in Pasco Washington at- 7 00 p m local time Octo ber 2 2000 which time, and place are fixed for-, hearing all matters relating to the proposed im- t provements and all objec tions thereto and for deter mining the method of payment for those Im t provements All persons who may desire to object thereto should appear and' present their objections at such hearing Any person , who may desire to file a_ written protest with the City Council may do so within 30 days after the date of passage of the ordinance ' ordering the Improvements if the ULID is formed The written protest should be signed by the property owner and should include the legal description of the property for which the pro test is filed and that protest should be delivered to the City,, Clerk Section 6 -The City En gineer is directed to submit to the City Council on or prior to October 2 2000 all data and information re quired by law to be submit ted The foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Pas-co Washington at a. regular open public meet ing thereof this 5th day of September 2000 Michael L Garrison Mayor ATTEST Catherine D Seaman Deputy City Clerk Approved as to Form Leland B Kerr City Attorney EXHIBIT A ULID NO 140 BOUNDARY , DESCRIPTION Legal Beginning at a point on the western right of-way line of, Road 40 said point being , the northeast corner of Lot. 1 Plat of Palmer Addition sk thence southerly' along the east lot line of said Lot 1 to the southeast corner of said lot 1 thence westerly along the southern line of,_ Lots 1 2 3 4 5 and 6 Plat,. of Palmer Addition to the— intersection with the east right of way line of Road' 42 thence northerly along the western lot line of Lot 6 and the extension of the west lot line of Lot 6 Plat of Palmer Addition to the - northerly right of way line of Pearl Street thence' westerly along the north_ right of way line of Pearl..- Street to the southwest cor ner of Lot 2 Short Plat No 87 05 thence northerly along said Lot 2 to the northwest corner of said Lot 2 thence easterly along the northern lot line of Lot 2 3 and *4 of Short , Plat No 87 05 to the .; northeast corner of said Lot 4 thence southerly 104 95 feet along the easterly lot__ line of said Lot 4 thence, easterly parallel to and 104 95 feet south of the north lot line of said Lot 4",' to the westerly right of way...c:, line of Road 40 thence- southerly along the west-'- em right of way line of Road 40 to the point of beginning #1430 9/1718/00 PROGG RXEE? 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