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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-02-1981 MinutesMINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 2, 1981 CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 8 00 P M by Mayor Pro Tern, Ira Schmidt ROLL CALL By City Clerk Councilmen present were S K Adams, Beverly Green, Charles Grigg, Ira Schmidt and Bill Wilkins Councilman/Mayor E A Snider was absent from the meeting (excused - illness) Also present were. Lee Kraft, City Manager, Dennis De Felice, City Attorney, Tom Criscola, Finance Director, James Ajax, City Engineer, Acting Police Chief, Capt Dennis Kasparek, Webster Jackson, Administrative Assistant and Gary Crutchfield, Planner CONSENT AGENDA Mr Grigg moved that Consent Agenda be approved Seconded by Mr Wilkins Motion carried by roll call vote of five (5) Consent items are as follows a) Approval of Minutes To approve minutes of regular meeting, held January 19, 1981 b) Bills To approve general claims in the amount of $429,233 59, claim warrant nos 25966 through 26146 To approve payroll claims in the amount of $142,327 90, payroll warrant nos 7,331,581 - 7,331,739 and 7,368,764 - 7,368,929 c) Public Transit To approve the Benton-Franklin Governmental Conference Calendar of Events, submitted to the Council at the Workshop Meeting on Tuesday, January 27, 1981, by George Kloeppel, Executive Director of the Benton-Franklin Governmental Conference d) Proposed East Pasco Water Booster Station - Authorization to Negotiate a Proposed Contract with CI-12M-Hill for Professional Engineering Services To authorize staff to negotiate a proposed contract for professional services with CH2M-Hill relating to engineering on the first phase of the East Pasco Water Booster Station e) Planning Commission Recommendation - Amendment of Rezone Process To fix 8 00 P M , Tuesday, February 17, 1981, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, as the time and place for a public hearing to consider amend- ment of PMC Chapter 22 88, Amendments and Rezoning f) Authorization to Call for Bids - Mosquito Spraying Equipment To authorize the staff to call for bids on a mosquito control applicating machine g) Application Fees To fix 8 00 P M , Tuesday, February 17, 1981, in - the Council Chambers at City Hall, as the time and place for a public hearing to consider increasing certain application and permit fees h) Resolution No 1401 A Resolution promulgating guidelines for certain City Boards and Commissions to respect in the conduct of Quasi-Judicial public hearings 1 1 Resolution No 1402 A Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pasco to enter into an Agreement with the County of Franklin (Park site at 7th and "C" Streets) J) Hearing Date - BNL Rezone, R-1 to C-3 To fix 8 00 P M , Tuesday, February 17, 1981, in the Council Chambers at City Hall as the time and place for a public hearing to consider the BNL rezone from R-1 to C-3 k) Authorization to Sell Surplus Vehicles - (4) Police Cars To authorize staff to advertise for bid to sell four 1979 Police patrol vehicles that have been replaced, subject to a minimum bid of $1,200 Should no bids be received, the staff is also authorized to negotiate a sale subject to a minimum sale price of $1,000 MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 2, 1981 CONSENT AGENDA - Continued 1981 Street Painting - Authorization to Call for Bids (Paint and Glass Beads) To authorize the staff to call for bids on traffic striping paint and glass beads PUBLIC HEARINGS MAYOR PRO TEM SCHMIDT DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION TO AMEND THE ZONING CODE REGARDING RESIDENTIAL USES IN COMMERCIAL ZONES It was noted that the hearing had been duly published and posted There were no written communications received Mr Gary Crutchfield stated that the Planning Commission, at Council direction, considered amendment of the commercial district use regulations regarding dwelling units They concluded that commercial districts are disrupted by apartment buildings, to the financial detriment of the community and immediately neighboring owners The Commission recommended that dwelling units be permitted in commercial zones only under certain conditions through the special permit process, the intent of the conditions are to assure that commercially zoned property is principally used for commercial development Further, that consideration should be given to the possibility of apartment buildings in the downtown area Mr Crutchfield suggested closing the hearing and referring this back to the Planning Commission for further consideration Mr Gleyn Bledsoe, Jr , owner of Hallmark Apartments, had reservations about benefits vs cost He is converting the Hallmark Apartments to Senior Citizen housing and the banks are reluctant to finance buildings in a non-conforming status Staff thanked Mr Bledsoe for his input and stated if he could not be in attendance at future public hearing regarding this matter, he could submit his input in writing Mr Grigg moved to return the Code amendment recommendation to the Planning Commission for further study and modification regarding apartment buildings which exceed 50% of gross floor area Seconded by Mr Adams Motion carried by roll call vote of five (5) MAYOR PRO TEM SCHMIDT DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO CONSIDER REZONING THE SE 1/4, SEC 17, NW QUARTER, SEC 21, T9N, R30 EWM FROM C-3 to I-1 It was noted that the Hearing had been duly published and posted There was one (1) communication received from James C Holland, requesting that Short Plat 78-11 be deleted from the proposed zone change Mr Gary Crutchfield declared that several property owners had jointly proposed to establish an "industrial park" in the area commonly referred to as the Columbia East area (NE of the Oregon Avenue Interchange) The owners, in conjunction with the Planning Office, have established restrictive covenants to be enforced by the property owners through their review board These restrictions would apply to all property zoned I-1 with the covenants assigned by concomitant agreement The Planning Commission, after public hearing, recommended approval of the rezone if conditioned to include the covenants and if modified to include all of the intervening parcels so as to assure a unified and identifiable block of land operating under the same rules Some of the owners on the west side of Commercial Avenue chose not to join the rezone application and, consequently, the rezone should not include any of the Short Plat #78-11 The large parcel east of the existing RMH-2 zone and owned by Mr Holland has not been included by con- comitant agreement, as yet Staff recommends and Ordinance for the Council to consider rezoning the parcels which have submitted concomitant agreements, the balance of the rezone area (Mr Holland's) should be delayed to include concomitant agreement . MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 2, 1981 PUBLIC HEARING - COLUMBIA EAST, Continued Mr Roger Gray, representing two (2) owners in area, supported the proposed zone change as he had potential businesses wishing to locate in the park, but they need an industrial zone The finished development would have streets, sewer, water, curb and gutter It would be an asset to the community and provide needed jobs as well as tax base Following three (3) calls for further comments from the floor, either for or against, the public hearing was declared closed MAYOR PRO TEM SCHMIDT DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO CONSIDER LOCAL ADOPTION OF THE WASHINGTON STATE ENERGY CODE AND APPROPRIATE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF It was noted that the hearing had been duly published and posted There were no written communications received VI'. Gary Crutchfield reported that the Washington State Energy Code was created at the direction of the legislature by the State Energy Office, however, the Code was not clearly adopted by the legislatune nor is it clearly an administrative rule which must be complied with State-wide Hence, the matter has been brought before the Council The potential benefits of adopting such a code are fairly plain 1 Reduced monthly cost to tenant for energy consumption (electric as well as gas and oil) 2 Long term reduction of community wide energy consumption Both of these benefits will become more significant with each year that passes because I Anticipated decontrol of oil prices will result in higher cost for heating fuel 2 The cost of electricity will rise annually, as it has been over the past several years 3 The monthly heating bill paid by a tenant is a direct, non-deductible expense whereas the cost of energy conservation improvements are tax deductible 4 As BPA implements an allocation policy which recognizes conservation efforts and penalizes excessive consumption at the community level, the growth rate 1 of the community could be seriously affected Staff has met with several local builders They indicated the following objections 1 The Energy Code represents more regulations and additional bureaucracy 2 The increased cost of new construction under the Energy Code will aggravate the qualification problem being experienced by potential home buyers 3 The Energy Code does not apply to the mobile home industry Staff concurs with the builders regarding the mobile home problem, indeed, if the City required all other structures to conform to the Energy Code (which will result in higher product cost), there will be an increased encouragement of mobile homes in lieu of conventional structures and, ultimately, the objective of the Energy Code (reduced energy consumption) will be thwarted The builders have agreed to address the energy consumption problem through their local and State Association Staff suggests their efforts be encouraged and aided where appropriate To that end, staff recommends the Council close the hearing and defer further consideration of this matter for six months Mr Charles Waugh, Washington State Energy Office, was introduced and commented on the Energy Code from an affirmative standpoint and concurred that there were no penalties involved if not adopted at this time Following three calls for further comments from the floor, either for or against, the public hearing was declared closed Mr Adams moved to suspend further consideration of the Washington State Energy Code for a minimum of six (6) months Seconded by Mr Grigg Motion carried by roll call vote of five (5) MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 2, 1981 PUBLIC HEARINGS - Continued MAYOR PRO TEM SCHMIDT DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN ON FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR L I D NO 110 (West of 20th Avenue) work left to be done All final assessments are less than 90% of the preliminary assessments with the exception of individual property owners who requested and received extra improvements They were assessed separately for the cost of improvements Pictures of the L I D area taken before construction started were presented for the council's perusal as well as pictures taken after the improvement Mr Ajax further reported that he had met with a citizen group and representatives from the Pasco School District to formulate a signing plan for the area With input received, staff felt confident that the through traffic situation with the aid of traffic signs and crosswalks will be substantially improved With respect to assistance to low income property owners, Mr Jackson indicates several individuals are working with him on obtaining the available grant money Mr Bill Huibregtse, Consulting Engineer for R R Jump, concurred with statement of City Engineer and stated there were three areas within the project that they were unable to get full road right of way, therefore, they were assessed accordingly Total final assessment roll was $1,462,76l 86 as opposed to preliminary roll of S1,655,930 00 His conclusion was that the property had been benefited to amount assessed The following letter of opposition was received from Robert & Tami Kuzinskie, 1025 Rd 24 " We wish to submit the following protest on the basis of a number of points 1 The assessment form requests from the Kerskakes, some $2,900 for a street The street was already in existence All that was done was repaving I find it difficult to believe the City of Pasco would throw away that much of the tax payer's money on repaving 2 During the improvement program, our irrigation pipes were jerked loose from our pump due to a slight miscalculation on the part of the contractors as to the location of the irrigation pipes beneath the street We were promised repeatedly that this would be fixed by the contractors (in the presence of witnesses from the Irrigation District at one point) There has been no effort to determine the extent of the damage, let along fix it 3 The entrance to our driveway is now a 3-inch drop of from the street and at one time was high enough to contact with the undercarriage of one of our automobiles If no real damage was done to the vehicles or the tires, the psychological strain was and is, rather significant Uhen complaints were made, we were told, "that's not our problem " 4 No improvements have been made on any property adjacent to ours This assessment and request for funds is totally amaxing in light of the facts " rr Ajax responded to allegations by stating this was one of the properties which did not have full width right of way He assured the Council that irrigation line and entrance to driveway would be taken care of He, again, reiterated that property had been benefited by addition of fire hydrants, street improvements and street lighting It was noted that the hearing had been published, and notifications sent to property owners, as prescribed by law II/Mr James Ajax reported that the project was basically completed with only minor 1 Following three (3) calls for further comments from the floor, either for or against, the public hearing was declared closed MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING ORDINANCES ORDINANCE NO 2227 (Residential Uses in Commercial Zones) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PMC CHAPTER 22 40 (Zoning) BY DELETING PMC 22 40 010 (1) AND ADDING A NEW PMC SECTION 22 40 025 Ordinance No 2227 was read by title only Mr Grigg moved that Ordinance No 2227 be adopted Seconded by Mr Wilkins Motion FAILED by roll call vote of five (5) ORDINANCE NO 2229 (Columbia East Rezone) AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING ANC CHANGING THE ZONE CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO FROM C-3 (General Business) TO I-1 (Light Industry) AS CONDITIONED BY CONCOMITANT AGREEMENT Ordinance No 2229 was read by title only Mr Grigg moved that Ordinance No 2229 be adopted Seconded by Mr Adams Motion carried by roll call vote of five (5) ORDINANCE NO 2236 (L I D No 110) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON APPROVING AND CONFIRMING THE ASSESSMENTS AND ASSESSMENT ROLL OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO 110 FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ROAD 28 FROM SYLVESTER STREET TO BROWN AND CERTAIN OTHER STREETS WITHIN THE CITY Ordinance No 2236 was read by title only Mr Grigg moved that Ordinance No 2236 be adopted Seconded by Mr Wilkins Motion carried by roll call vote of five (5) ORDINANCE NO 2237 AN ORDINANCE RFLATING TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS FOR THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE BY AMENDING 16 04 020 OF THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE Ordinance No 2237 was read by title only Mr Grigg moved that Ordinance No 2237 be adopted Seconded by Mr Adams Motion carried by roll call vote of five (5) NEW BUSINESS LAND SALE - URBAN RENEWAL AREA Mr Grigg moved to authorize staff to initiate default proceedings of the Tomich Agreement and re-advertise the land for sale Seconded by Mr Wilkins Motion carried by roll call vote of five (5) AGREEMENT FOR 1981 BETWEEN TRI CITIES VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU, INC AND THE CITY OF PASCO Mr Grigg moved that the Mayor sign the agreement between the Tri Cities visitor & Convention Bureau, Inc and the City of Pasco, for services to be performed by the Convention Bureau during 1981 Seconded by Mr Wilkins Motion carried by roll call vote of five (5) MISCELLANEOUS - INCLUDING SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL Mr Grigg moved to excuse Councilman/Mayor Snider's absence due to illness Seconded by Mr Wilkins Motion carried by roll call vote of five (5) The City Manager announced the following 1) Tour of City on February 9, 1981 at 9 00 A M 2) There are 14 applicants for the vacant post of councilman These will be considered in Executive Session on February 9, 1981 3) Pasco has six (6) firemen starting the Paramedic Program which should be of interest to citizens COMMENDATION TO OFFICER TERRY TRULSON A letter of commendation was read to Officer Terry Trul son of the Pasco Police Department by Capt Dennis Kasparek Officer Trul son aid ed an emotionally disturbed gentleman to seek professional help which was most appreciated by the young man's parents They, too, sent a letter of appreciation FEBRUARY 2, 1981 4 _ A. Allk_AA 44Ar—As Evelyn Wells, City Clerk PASSED and APPROVED Ira Sc midt, Mayor Pro Tern ;OOP this /T? day of !.."e!",1,4,_„,,7,__ , 1 981 ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 9 20 P M