HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-03-1981 MinutesMINUTES
PASCO CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting called to order at 8 00 P M by Mayor, E A Snider
ROLL CALL
AUGUST 3, 1981
By City Clerk Councilmen present were S K Adams, Beverly Green, Charles
Grigg, Ira Schmidt, E A Snider, Bill Wilkins and Gary Bosch Also present were
Lee Kraft, City Manager, James Ajax, City Engineer, Larry Noland, Finance Director,
Dick Erickson, Director of Parks & Recreation, Webster Jackson, Administrative
Assistant and Max Bigby, Assistant Planner
CONSENT AGENDA
Mr Schmidt moved that Consent Agenda be approved Seconded by Mr Wilkins
Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) Consent items are as follows
a) Approval of Minutes Minutes of regular meeting, held July 20, 1981-
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b) Bills To approve general claims in the amount of $238,126 69,
claim warrant nos 28035 through 28183
To approve payroll claims in the amount of $258,858 13, payroll
warrant nos 7847046 through 7847242, and 7885423 through 7885618
To write off $1,364 80 ambulance bad debts and refer the accounts to
the collection agency
c) Authorization to Call for Bids To authorize staff to call for bids
on street name and regulatory signs
d) Planning "Density Incentive" Concept To concur with the Planning
Commission's recommendation to require the City Planning staff to make
a study and present recommendations on the density incentive concept
with respect to the residential zoning categories
e) Resolution No 1442 To approve Resolution No 1442, which accepts
the construction of the Court Street Overlay Project (4th to 14th),
City Project No 80-3-06, on the terms as explained in the Resolution
f) Letter of Understanding with Port of Pasco Re 2nd Pressure Zone
To confirm and accept the letter of understanding between the City of
Pasco and the Port of Pasco, dated July 22, 1981, dealing with the
terms and conditions between the City and Port about the separate
water pressure zone project
VISITORS '
Mrs Anne Lye, Manager of Pasco Chamber of Commerce, read letter of commendation
from their Board of Directors, endorsing and approving actions taken by Pasco
Police Department and Franklin County Sheriff's Department during recent raid
in East Pasco They commended the Law Enforcement Agencies for aggressively
- attacking the negative elements which might be -operating in our City
The City Manager thanked Mrs Lye for her endorsement and recommended that we
have representation from all Law Enforcement Officials taking part in the raid
to be present at the August 24th Council Meeting so that they can be publicly
thanked
Mayor Snider personally commended their actions as an example of "true professionalism "
Councilman Adams urged that the Council chambers be filled to pay respects to our
Police Departments on that night
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MINUTES
PASCO CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 3, 1981
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AND/OR OFFICERS
Weekly Golf Report Subsequent to reviewing Golf Report, Mr Bosch suggested
that positive steps be taken to cut losses at the Golf Course, which in turn,
would reflect a more favorable report
Councilman Adams defended report by stating it was somewhat misleading and
total deficit was not as bad as report indicated
Councilman Wilkins was receptive to giving the Parks Department a chance to
prove themselves now that construction has been completed and golf could resume
at full strength The City Manager and Parks Director stated that ads would be
placed in the media to inform the public that our course was now ready
ORDINANCES
ORDINANCE NO 2287
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING BY AMENDING PMC SECTION 22 82 040
TO ESTABLISH A LANDSCAPE AREA REQUIREMENT FOR THE "0" (OFFICE)
ZONE
Ordinance No 2287 was read by title only Mr Adams moved to adopt Ordinance
No 2287, granting the landscape area requirement—for,the "0" Office Zone
Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7)
ORDINANCE NO 2288 (Benward Rezone)
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING AND CHANGING THE ZONE CLASSIFICATION
OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO FROM R-2 (MEDIUM
DENSITY RESIDENTIAL) TO R-3 (HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL)
Ordinance No 2288 was read by title only Mr Grigg moved to adopt
Ordinance No 2288, granting the Benward Rezone, from R-2 to R-3, as recommended
by the Planning Commission Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried by roll
call vote of seven (7)
ORDINANCE NO 2289 (Sleeth Rezone)
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING AND CHANGING THE ZONE CLASSIFICATION
OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO FROM R-1 (LOW
DENSITY RESIDENTIAL) TO C-3 (GENERAL BUSINESS)
Ordinance No 2289 was read by title only Mr Schmidt moved to adopt Ordinance
No 2289, granting the Sleeth Rezone from R-1 to C-3, as recommended by the
Planning Commission Seconded by Mr Adams Motion carried by roll call vote
of seven (7)
ORDINANCE NO 2290
AN ORDINANCE VACATING CERTAIN PORTIONS OF CERTAIN STREETS AND
ALLEYS WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDED BY WEST "A" STREET ON THE
NORTH, SOUTH 10TH AVENUE ON THE WEST, AINSWORTH STREET ON THE SOUTH,
AND SOUTH 4TH AVENUE ON THE EAST, IN THE CITY OF PASCO
Ordinance No 2290 was read by title only Mrs Green moved to adopt Ordinance
No 2290, vacating certain portions of certain streets and alleys in the
L I D No 106 neighborhood Seconded by Mr Wilkins Motion carried by
roll call vote of five (5) Councilmen Grigg and Schmidt abstained due to
being property owner in area
ORDINANCE NO 2291
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO A CORRECTION IN ORDINANCE NO 2246
WHICH CREATED A CONTINGENCY FUND BY ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER BY
CORRECTING THE DESIGNATION FOR THAT CHAPTER,TO-CHAPTER 3 81 OF
THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE
Ordinance No 2291 was read by title only Mr Schmidt moved to adopt Ordinance
No 2291, correcting Ordinance No 2246 Seconded by Mr Wilkins Motion carried
by roll call vote of seven (7)
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PASCO CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
ORDINANCES - Continued
ORDINANCE NO 2292
AUGUST 3, 1981
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CREATION OF AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
TO THE PASCO CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF TO BE KNOWN AS THE GOLF
COURSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE MISSION AND PURPOSE OF WHICH
SHALL RELATE TO ALL PHASES OF THE MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE OPERATION,
INCLUDING THE OPERATING BUDGET
Ordinance No 2292 was read by title only Mr Adams moved to adopt Ordinance
No 2292, creating Golf Course Advisory Committee Seconded by Mr Wilkins
Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7)
NEW BUSINESS
REORGANIZATION PLAN Mr Adams moved to leave the Parks & Recreation
Department intact and put the operation under close scrutiny for one year,
and give the Parks & Recreation Advisory Council and the Departmental
Management a mandate to analyze and recommend a more cost effective approach
to Parks and Recreation programs, further, to move to instruct the Parks and
Recreation Advisory Council to study and make recommendations, before mid-
September, on raising recreational user fees to the extent that this category
of revenue try to offset at least 50% of the budget for recreation, and further,
move to direct the City Manager and Parks & Recreation Director take aggressive
measures to improve productivity in the Department Seconded by Mr Schmidt
Councilman Bosch concurred that we had one of the finest Parks & Recreation
Departments in the State and wished we could say the same for Police, Fire
and Street Departments He felt they should be #1 priority instead of Parks
and would like to see the motion withdrawn (No response)
Councilman Wilkins supported the Park & Recreation Director and favored the
motion as stated Councilmen Green and Schmidt both favored giving one-year
mandate in an attempt to cost effectively improve the Department
Mr Dave Primus supported the motion and reiterated that the Park Board would
work closely with Park Director to come up with revenue producing programs in
1982, which hopefully, would bring enough income in to operate programs in the
black
Mrs Lydia Sisk disagreed with the term "niceties" and stated that good recreation -
programs such as Pasco's were a necessity for the development of young people and
relaxation of the elderly Further, supporters were not here to create differences,
but work together for the benefit of Pasco
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Councilman Grigg concurred that the motion was nice, but it didn't reflect the
facts He, again, stated that he wasn't against Parks, but as a Councilman, he
felt priorities such as Police and Fire protection, street maintenance, etc had,
or should take precedent over Parks & Recreation Programs and for that reason,
he supported the Manager's Reorganization Plan
Main motion carried by roll call vote of five (5) Councilmen Bosch and Grigg
voting no
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET FOR RECREATION PROGRAM AT EAST PASCO NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY
Mr Adams moved to authorize a supplemental appropriation of $1,550 to continue
a limited recreation program at the East Pasco Neighborhood Facility through 1981
Seconded by Mr Wilkins
Councilmen Grigg and Bosch were critical of request and asked if a member of
Recreation staff could be used in this capacity Mr Erickson replied that with
111 recreation programs presently underway, he did not have anyone who could take
on this responsibility, even on a limited basis
Main motion carried by roll call vote of five (5) Councilmen Grigg and Bosch
voting no
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MINUTES
PASCO CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 3, 1981
NEW BUSINESS - Continued
REORGANIZATION Mr Schmidt moved to change the Finance Director's title
to Finance and Administrative Services Department, to eliminate the Assistant
Finance Director's position, to create a new Personnel/Purchasing Division
in Finance, and move Webster Jackson from the Manager's Office into Finance
as Personnel/Purchasing Supervisor to give form and substance to the Personnel
and Purchasing function Seconded by Mr Wilkins Motion carried by roll
call vote of seven (7)
SIX-YEAR STREET PROGRAM Mr Adams moved to approve the six-year street
program, as submitted by the City Engineer at the July 27th Workshop 2) Move
to direct staff to prepare an Ordinance for Council Action to set up a separate
fund for accruing revenue for the overlaying of City streets 3) Move to express
the intent of the Council to impose a 1% increase across the board in the utility
tax, to be effective January 1, 1982, with the approximate $75,000 annual proceeds
to be earmarked Street Overlay Money to carry out such overlay projects as the -
Council approves from time to time Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried
by roll call vote of seven (7)
SKINNER REZONE Mr Grigg moved to accept withdrawal of the Skinner application
for rezone from C-1 to R-1, and that File No 81-33-Z be terminated Seconded by
Mr Wilkins Motion carried
MISCELLANEOUS - INCLUDING SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL
The City Manager announced that GREG RUBSTELLO was the newly appointed City
Attorney and would take office on August 24, 1981
LETTER FROM PASCO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Anne Lye, Manager of Pasco Chamber of
Commerce, read letter from Board of Directors, reaffirming their interest to
be part of Ad-Hoc Committee working with] City officials in the formation of
1982 Budget They conterd that "when it is evident the revenues are limited
and inflation is a "non-controllable", it would seem imperative that the
business community work in cooperation with the City to resolve a difficult
situation "
Councilman Grigg supported this theory and stated the Council was in need of
skilled assistance in their budgetary process
Councilman Wilkins pointed out some problem areas with various groups assisting
on the Budget, but stated the Council would welcome any input citizens might
have
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF FORMER MAYOR, CHET BAILIE Mayor Snider acknowledged former
Mayor, Chet Bailie in the audience
ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 9 10 P M
E A Snider, Mayor
Eve yn Wells, City Clerk
PASSED and APPROVED this /7 day of , 1981