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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-15-1981 MinutesMINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 8 00 P M by E A Snider, Mayor ROLL CALL JUNE 15, 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, Larry Noland, Finance Director, James Ajax, City Engineer, Webster Jackson, Administrative Assistant and Gary Crutchfield, Director of Community Development CONSENT AGENDA Mrs Green moved to approve Consent Agenda Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) Consent items are as follows a) Approval of Minutes Minutes of regular and special meetings, held June 1st and 8, 1981 respectively b) Bills To approve General Claims in the amount of $211,551 55, claim warrant nos 27526 through 27649 c) Resolution No 1435 A Resolution fixing the time and place for a public hearing to consider vacation of a certain portion of South Sycamore Avenue and certain alleys in the City of Pasco VISITORS Mayor Snider introduced a delegation from the City of Kennewick, namely, Mayor Don Kuhns and Councilmen Harvey Keene, James Bates and Jack Hageman He extended a cordial welcome to group and encouraged their participation in upcoming presentation PUBLIC HEARINGS MAYOR SNIDER DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO CONSIDER AMENDING THE 1981 ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE CITY OF PASCO BY PROVIDING A SUPPLEMENT It was noted that the hearing had been duly published and posted There were no written adverse communications Following three (3) calls from Mayor Snider for further comments from the floor, either for or against, the public hearing was declared closed ORDINANCE NO 2271 (Second and Final Reading) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 1981 ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE CITY OF PASCO BY PROVIDING A SUPPLEMENT THERETO, BY APPROPRIATING AND REAPPROPRIATING REVENUE, BY PROVIDING TRANSFER AND EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY, BY ADJUSTING THE EXPENDITURE PROGRAM OF VARIOUS FUNDS AND BUDGETS WITHIN FUNDS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY Ordinance No 2271 was read by title Mr Adams moved to adopt Ordinance No 2271, adopting the Supplemental Budget and amending the 1981 annual budget Seconded by Mr Wilkins Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) MAYOR SNIDER DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO CONSIDER THE VACATION OF THAT PORTION OF "C" STREET LYING BETWEEN THE EAST AND WEST LINES OF BLOCK 7, OWEN'S ADDITION TO PASCO _ It was reported that the hearing had been duly published and posted There were no written adverse communications received Mr Gary Crutchfield reported that the owners of all property abutting that portion of "C" Street adjacent to the south line of Block 7, Owen's Addition, have petitioned for vacation of said portion of "C" Street The right of way contains no municipal or other utilities and is not deemed necessary for future utility extensions The south half of the north/south alley was vacated last year and the alley now "T's" in the center of Block 7 Thus, no extension is necessary 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 ORDINANCE NO 2272 AN ORDINANCE VACATING A CERTAIN PORTION OF "C" STREET IN THE CITY OF PASCO JUNE 15, 1981 Ordinance No 2272 was read by title only Mr Schmidt moved to adopt Ordinance No 2272, vacating a portion of "C" Street Seconded by Mrs Green Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) MAYOR SNIDER DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO CONSIDER THE VACATION OF THAT PORTION OF BROADWAY STREET AND YAKIMA STREET, LYING BETWEEN BLOCKS 162 AND 163, PASCO LAND COMPANY'S FIRST ADDITION TO PASCO It was noted that the hearing had been duly published and posted There were no adverse written communications received Mr Crutchfield explained that Blocks 162 and 163 are individually held by separate owners, both have signed the petition requesting vacation of the unimproved rights of way separating the two blocks of unimproved land The rights of way contain no municipal or other utilities and are not deemed necessary for future utility extensions Both blocks of land border the west line of Highland Park, the park does not require access via the subject rights of way Vacation will square up both tracts of land Both tracts will be directly accessible via California Avenue and ultimate development will be backed up to Highland Park The north/south alley in both blocks is presently unused, is not necessary for future utilities, and unnecessarily divides the two tracts of land into four smaller and less useful tracts Though the petition did not include the alley, both property owners have subsequently requested that the alley be vacated Staff has double checked with the utilities and no objection has been noted ORDINANCE NO 2273 AN ORDINANCE VACATING A CERTAIN PORTION OF BROADWAY STREET AND YAKIMA STREET AND A CERTAIN ALLEY IN THE CITY OF PASCO Ordinance No 2273 was read by title only Mr Schmidt moved to adopt Ordinance No 2273, vacating certain portions of Broadway and Yakima Streets and a certain alley Seconded by Mr Wilkins Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) MAYOR SNIDER TRANSPOSED REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS IN ORDER TO HEAR PRESENTATION BY MS ELIZABETH SILLIN, FIELD REPRESENTATIVE, NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, RE OLD BRIDGE Ms Sellin proceeded to the podium and introduced attorney collegue traveling with her Admittedly, they were getting into this controversy at a late date, however, she reiterated that it was not too late to reconsider fate of old bridge She cited the many uses such as bike path linking it to trailway system, a marina, and concession stands She, again, reminded the council that she was not representing any special group or individual, that their interest is purely from an historical and preservation view She concluded her short presentation by stating that grants are possible to obtain and requested a 90-day moratorium Councilman Wilkins asked, "what if we don't want that old bridge " He felt the people had expressed their views quite plainly to tear it down Councilman Grigg was sympathetic to the lady's cause, but added that nothing new had been presented which hadn't been heard before There were no new facts, only reiterating plea which had already been before the Council Mayor Snider invited comments from the Kennewick Council members and they concurred with Councilman Grigg that nothing new had been presented, therefore, they were compelled to go with the wishes of the people MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING ORDINANCES ORDINANCE NO 7275 (Park Street Between 4th & 5th) AN ORDINANCF VACATING A CERTAIN PORTION OF PARK STREET IN THE CITY OF PASCO JUNE 15, 1981 Ordinance No 2275 was read by title only Mr Adams moved that Ordinance No 7275 be placed on the City Council Agenda for July 6, 1981, to allow the petitioner to complete preparations required by the Council on May 4, 1981 Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) ORDINANCE NO 2274 (Slaughtering/Butchering of Animals/Fowl) AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PUBLIC NUISANCES BY AMENDING P M C SECTION 9 60 030 Ordinance No 2274 was read by title only Mr Adams moved to adopt Ordinance No 2274, making the slaughtering or butchering of animals or fowl a public nuisance Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) RESOLUTION NO 1436 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 Resolution No 1436 was read by title only Mr Grigg moved that Resolution No 1436 be approved, and to further request that each Councilman voting in favor of said Resolution sign such This Resolution, if passed, would have the effect of requesting that the Washington State Department of Ecology hold a public hearing on the proposed discharge permit for the City of Pasco Water Plant, said discharge permit, unless its conditions are modified, would cause the residents of Pasco to pay significantly higher water rates to finance the construction of a treatment facility for the waste waters from the Water Filtration Plant Seconded by Mr Adams Mr James Ajax stated that on May 1, 1981, the City received a draft of the proposed renewal NPDES Permit for the Water Filtration Plant This permit is required because in the process of treating the Columbia River water in the plant, a portion of that water and silt there is returned to the river We are required to publish notice of the permit application and such has occurred It is very important that the City request that the Department of Ecology hold a hearing on this proposed permit in that, the permit does require certain limitations on the water that is returned to the river from our filtration process Specifically, it amounts to building a facility which may cost as much as a half million dollars for the sole purpose of preventing muck that originally came from the river from being returned to the river Mrs Anne Lye, Manager of Pasco Chamber of Commerce, presented letter from Chamber of Commerce, supporting AdHoc Committee's proposal as a reasonable compromise which will insure growth for the City of Pasco as well as provide for the utilities at a reasonable cost Main motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) NEW BUSINESS FINAL REPORT FROM AD HOC COMMITTEE ON UTILITY CAPITAL RECOVERY FEES Don McClure, Chairman of AdHoc Committee, gave the following recommendations from his group as a result of their findings FINDINGS 1) Water/Sewer utility revenue must annually be adjusted to maintain purchasing power which otherwise would be eroded by inflation 2) Necessarily, the Water/Sewer utility revenue must be increased above and beyond the present purchasing power capability to finance the up- grading expansion of major plant facilities required over the next 10-years MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING JUNE 15, 1981 Utility Capital Recovery Fees - Continued RECOMMENDATIONS 1) To increase revenue, it is not automatic that fees and rates must increase, and accordingly, it is recommended that a) City Ordinances be changed to provide for an advanced minimum bi-monthly billing to all utility customers to insure that the possibility and amount of non-collectable revenue due to customer non-payment is minimized b) That Ordinances be changed to provide for a $15 00 fee for all meter turn-ons to customers in good standing, a $30 00 fee for all regular hour meter turn-ons to customers who have had their service turned off for non-payment, and a $50 00 fee, collected in advance for any after hour meter turn-ons c ) That the City establish and maintain a hard line, no bargaining or compromising policy on delinquent utility accounts, that is, unless the customer's account is current, their service is to be turned off and stay off until full payment is made d ) That all new customers be given written notice of the utility's policies and procedures, specifically, Item Nos a, b, and c from above and that the customer acknowledges the same by signing the notice e) That Finance charges to the utility be reviewed Present fees amounting to 25% of the operating cost of the utility, which amounts to $25 per customer per year, for a total of $150,000 seems too high 2) That utility rates be annually adjusted to off-set the erosion in purchasing power due to inflation and further, be increased to finance the upgrading and expansion of the utility It is estimated that an additional 6% increase annually above and beyond that required to off-set inflation will be required to accomplish the needs over the next 10-years 3) That a capital cost recovery fee be established initially at 50% of that recommended in the December, 1980 combined water/sewer utility rate study and that such fees be annually adjusted by the overall average percent rate increase outlined in item two Subject to and conditioned that all revenue received from said fees be accounted for separate from any other utility revenue and that prior to authorizing the expenditure of any monies from such fees, that the City Council hold at least two hearings at least 27 days apart, and further, that the use of such monies be solely for major plant facilities, specifically, water, source treatment and major transmission lines, sewer treatment, lift stations and major transmission lines It should be noted that the committee does acknowledge that it would be desirable to implement the full capital recovery fee indicated in the December, 1980 report in order to meet the utility's needs based on projected growth However, the committee strongly feels that if such fees were established in addition to the present park fees, that the results would be negative and counter productive to the further growth and improvement of the City of Pasco It is the committee's belief that the community's best interest would be served by substantially reducing (50 to 75%) reduction of the park fee within the present City limits, as the remaining neighborhood parks are relatively small If such a reduction in park fees were to occur, the committee could support an increase in the proposed utility capital recovery fee 4) That if a major sanitary sewer plant expansion is required in the late 1980's, that the local financing for such should be generated through a voted general obligation utility bond issue It should be noted that State Law specifically makes provisions for utility G 0 bonding and provides adequate and specific bonding capacity for such Mr McClure thanked the council for the opportunity of serving them and hoped their recommendations would seriously be considered Meeting adjourned at 9 15 P M ATT ST v-etyn Wel s, City Clerk PASSED and APPROVED this day o 1 981 MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING JUNE 15, 1981 Capital Recovery Fees - Continued Mayor Snider thanked Mr McClure for his presentation and directed staff to prepare a letter of appf -eciation to each committee member under his signature VACANCIES ON BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND PERSONNEL BOARD Mr Schmidt moved to appoint Paul Pallmer to the Board of Adjustment, filling the unexpired term of Dave Squires, which is November 19, 1985 Seconded by Mrs Green Motion Carried Mr Schmidt moved to reappoint Mary Zoe DeHart and Mary R Simonton to the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee to a three-year term which will expire on June 16, 1984 Seconded by Mr Wilkins Motion carried Mr Schmidt moved to reappoint Spence Jilek to the Personnel Board to a three- year term which will expire on June 1, 1984 Seconded by Mr Wilkins Motion carried LIBRARY ROOF AWARD Mr Grigg moved to award contract No 81-9-01 to the low bidder, L W Vail Company, Inc , in the amount of $14,278 45, which includes sales tax, all in response to their proposal as submitted and, further, to authorize the Mayor to sign the contract documents for the Library re-roofing Seconded by Mr Wilkins Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) ADJOURNMENT