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CODE ENFORCEMENT MINUTES
MEETING OF August 3, 2017
A. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Gottschalk called the regular meeting of the Code Enforcement Board to order at 7:00 p.m.
B. ROLL CALL
a. Board Members
MEMBERS PRESENT
Daniel Gottschalk
Thomas Granbois
Dwayne Speer
MEMBERS ABSENT
Mary Gutierrez
James Rawlinson
C. ADOPTION OF MINUTES:
Board Member Granbois moved, seconded by Board Member Speer, that the minutes of the July 6, 2017
meeting be approved. The motion carried unanimously.
D. DETERMINATION HEARINGS:
Chairperson Gottschalk explained the procedure and purpose for the meeting, noting that the City of
Pasco was the Petitioner and property owners and their authorized representatives who had appeared to
discuss the alleged violations of the Pasco Municipal Code were the Respondents.
a. Hearings
i. City of Pasco vs. Gunderson, Kathryn, case number CEB2017-1062, for the property
located at 4812 W Nixon Street
Troy Hendren, Inspection Services Manager, asked Code Enforcement Officer Alonso Torres to
read the case facts into the record.
Mr. Torres indicated that the cited violation on this property was PMC 9.60.030 (16) –
Overgrown weeds/vegetation throughout the property. The property was inspected on May 23,
2017 and violations were observed and determined to be a second offense violation. Previous
notices were sent on June 17, 2015 and May 10, 2016. A second offense repeat violation was
sent on May 4, 2017 and the property owner was legally notified on July 6, 2017. Based on a
final inspection of the property completed on August 3, 2017 the property in compliance at this
time.
The City of Pasco recommended imposing a repeat penalty of $400.
Katheryn Gunderson, 4812 W Nixon Street, spoke on behalf of this case.
CODE BOARD DECISION: Board Member Speer moved, seconded by Board Member
Granbois, that the actions taken by the City were appropriate and timely. The motion carried
unanimously.
Board Member Speer moved, seconded by Board Member Granbois, to impose a repeat penalty
of $400 to be held in abeyance for 12 months and dismissed of no further violations in that time.
The motion carried unanimously.
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ii. City of Pasco vs. Fitzgerald, Lisbeth, case number CEB2017-1360, for the property located
at 4437 Galway Lane
Troy Hendren, Inspection Services Manager, asked Code Enforcement Officer Alonso Torres to
read the case facts into the record.
Mr. Torres indicated that the cited violation on this property was PMC 9.60.030 (9) – Need to
store appliances and other items that have served their intended original purpose within an
enclosed building or properly dispose of them. The property was inspected on June 22, 2017 and
violations were observed and determined to be repeat violations. A previous notice was sent on
November 18, 2016 for storing appliances and other items that need to be contained in a building.
A repeat notice of civil violation was issued on June 22, 2017 and the property owners were
legally notified on June 26, 2017. Based on the final inspection of the property completed on
August 2, 2017 the property is in compliance at this time.
The City of Pasco recommended imposing a repeat penalty of $200.
Jessica Fitzgerald, 4437 Galway Lane, spoke on behalf of this case.
CODE BOARD DECISION: Board Member Rawlinson moved, seconded by Board Member
Speer, that the actions taken by the City were appropriate and timely. The motion carried
unanimously.
Board Member Speer moved, seconded by Board Member Granbois, to impose a repeat penalty
of $200 to be held in abeyance for 12 months and dismissed of no further violations in that time.
The motion carried unanimously.
b. Amendments
i. City of Pasco vs. Elliott, Johnathan, case number CEB2017-1072, for the property located
at 4708 John Deere Lane
c. Dismissals
d. Motion
Board Member Speer made a motion to approving Resolution No. 2017-007, Board Member
Granbois seconded. The motion carried unanimously.
E. STAFF REPORT AND OTHER BUSINESS:
F. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Pasco Code Enforcement Board, the meeting was adjourned at
7:24 p.m.
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Krystle Shanks, Administrative Assistant II
Community & Economic Development