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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-16-1981 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 MARCH 16, 1981 By City Clerk Councilmen present were S K Adams, Beverly Green, Charles Grigg, Ira Schmidt, E A Snider and Bill Wilkins Also present were Lee Kraft, City Manager, Dennis De Felice, City Attorney, Tom Criscola, Finance Director, James Ajax, City Engineer, John Hastig, Asst City Engineer, Alan Lobdell, Assoc Engineer, Richard Erickson, Director of Parks & Recreation, Capt Dennis Kasparek, Acting Police Chief, John Hager, Fire Chief, and Gary Crutchfield, Director of Community Development CONSENT AGENDA Mr Grigg moved that Consent Agenda be approved Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried by roll call vote of six (6) Consent items are as follows a) Approval of Minutes Minutes of regular and special meeting, held March 2nd and 9th, respectively b) Bills To approve General Claims in the amount of $315,081 83, claim warrant nos 26462 through 26676 c) RESOLUTION NO 1414 A Resolution of the City of Pasco supporting the passage of legislation extending the Thermal Electric Energy Tax to private utilities d) RESOLUTION NO 1415 A Resolution fixing the time and place for a public hearing to consider vacation of a certain portion of Park Street e) 1981 Water Material Bids To authorize staff to call for bids on Water System Materials projected as needed f) Block Grant Public Hearing To set a public hearing at 8 00 P M , April 20, 1981, for the purpose of receiving citizen input on the completed application and to authorize staff to submit it to the appropriate agencies for approval g) Special Meeting Date for Award Purchase of Turf Equipment To set 8 00 P M , March 23, 1981, in the Council Chamber at City Hall, as the time and place for a Special Council Meeting to award the purchase of turf equipment MAYOR SNIDER TRANSPOSED REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS TO CONSIDER A COMMENDATION TO FIREFIGHTER DENNIS MORRIS RESOLUTION NO 1416 A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE COMPLETION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN - ADVANCED COURSE BY FIREFIGHTER DENNIS MORRIS Resolution No 1416 was read in its entirety by Mayor E A Snider Mr Adams moved to adopt Resolution No 1416 Seconded by Mr Wilkins Motion carried by roll call vote of six (6) Mayor Snider publicly commended Mr Morris for his outstanding achievement and conveyed the sincere congratulations of the entire Council The City Manager also extended his congratulations and personal commendation, and announced that the City of Pasco presently had six firefighters embarking on this training MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MARCH 16, 1981 SWEARING IN OF NEW COUNCILMAN Ballots were distributed for voting on new councilman The City Manager picked them up and the following was tablulated Leonard Dietrich 2 Gary E Bosch 4 By majority decision, GARY E BOSCH was seated as Councilman at Large, filling the unexpired term of Chet Bailie (12/31/83) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Councilman Adams gave a brief report on PTBA Meeting, and in view of overwhelming advisory vote, concurred with need of public transit mode of travel Councilman Wilkins gave his overwhelming support as a means of assisting the elderly and handicapped Mayor Snider stated that the people had clearly spoken by 70% passage of advisory ballot on mass transit He thanked all who had worked on the proposal The City Manager read a letter from Richard K Burnett, Executive Director of Tri Cities Residential Services, urging consideration of their Resolution which endorses the concept of a bi-county transit system, further, urge participating governmental entities to support efforts to bring about the implementation of transit services at the earliest opportunity Councilman Grigg expressed his concerns in opposition - not that he opposed public transportation perse, but questioned how we were going to support such a system in the event Federal funding was lost He cited a situation in Las Vegas where such a plan had failed because of funding Mr Earl Warren shared Councilman Grigg's theory and said he resented taxpayers money being used to present only the positive side of issue Mr Warren was informed that all advertising was paid for by "Citizens for Public Transportation" and not taxpayer funds Mr Ed Frost, Chairman of Transit Committee, stated that no Governmental Conference funds had been used either and that the issue passed by 79% and not 70% Mr Grigg reiterated that he felt the issue had been built on false facts and "how can you plan a system without funding?" Mr Don Morton, Transportation Coordinator for the Governmental Conference, stated that cuts were being proposed on the Federal level in 38 larger cities, however, it would not affect the Tri Cities Mr Sid Johns, Driver for Red Cross Van, said there was a real need for transportation as their major runs are requested by the elderly Mrs Marie Zimmerman asked why the Council was so against mass transit She stated it cost her $35 a month for cab fare, and on a fixed income, she could not afford it The Council reiterated that they will concur with the wishes of the people and that they were not against mass transit, only the funding Mrs Kathy Sebelien suggested that mass transit was for the good of all citizens, not just elderly or handicapped, and resented the emphasis placed in that area PUBLIC HEARINGS MAYOR SNIDER DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN ON PROPOSED "WEHE AREA" L I 0 NO 113 MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MARCH 16, 1981 PUBLIC HEARING - Continued It was noted that the Hearing had been duly published as required by Law Written communications in opposition were received from the following Rev Billy Bohannon of the Saint James Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Pastor Cleveland Taylor of the East Pasco Church of God and George and Ruth Ball A letter in support of the L I D was received from Pack River Management Company Mr James Ajax reported that subsequent to Resolution No 1407, support for proposed L I D had been favorable In addition, HUD Block Grant monies are available to, in part or fully subsidize, low income resident property owner assessments, provided the individual meets the criteria Further, the Ordinance has been prepared to reflect the improvements shown on the main proposal vicinity map Staff recommends that one block of Alvina Street (between Wehe and Beech Avenues) and three blocks of George (between Beech and Elm Avenues) be excluded from the L I D , and that the City initiate the vacation process This will reduce all assessments in Unit 2 and lower the total L I D preliminary cost estimate from $1,129,817 58 to $1,072,158 19, and there is property owner support for this change In view of the fact that the new assessment rate had not been calculated, Mr Ajax recommended that Council continue with the public hearing, but delay action on the Ordinance until April 6, 1981 Mr Webster Jackson, Block Grant Coordinator, explained the criteria for qualifying for low income assistance They are as follows 1) Have to be owner/occupant, 2) Adhere to Section 8 guidelines, 3) Assets of $7,500 excluding furniture and car Mr Ardell Curtis was opposed to L I D in Unit I as there was no advantage to to his property as far as he was concerned He reminded the Council that he had been in favor of other L I D 's on his property, but not this one Mr James Ajax explained the protest period for the information of people in attendance Mrs Marjorie Raines, 620 N Beech, was supportive of L I D as she was tired of "blowing dirt " Mrs Charlene Avery was in favor of the L I D because the longer they waited, the more it was going to cost Mr John Junke, Attorney for client in proposed area, supported L I D after Mr Ajax explained present and proposed water lines and method of assessment Mr Junke was assured that the property should be benefited to at least the amount assessed Councilman Grigg commended Jim Ajax and his crew for their efforts in seeing the L I D 's to a conclusion Following three (3) calls from Mayor Snider for further comments from the floor, either for or against, the Public Hearing was declared closed RECESS 9 25 RECONVENED 9 45 MAYOR SNIDER DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN 'TO REZONE THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 34, T9N, RANGE 30 EWM OWNED BY FOUR-R, FROM I-1 to 1-2 It was noted that the Hearing had been duly published and posted There were no adverse written communications Mr Crutchfield stated this is a tract of land about 16 acres in size at the terminus of East "B" Circle (in the southeast industrial area) The Planning Commission, after a public hearing, concluded the rezone to be appropriate but noted two (2) conditions which should be addressed through a concomitant agreement 1) future participation in the extension of municipal water commensurate with industrial needs, and 2) dedication of standard right of way for future roadway connection between Road 40 east and East "B" Circle 'Mr -- Moore and Mr Wilson have executed the Concomitant Agreement MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MARCH 16, 1981 MOORE REZONE - Continued Mr Tim Tippett,of Columbia East, stated that they were not opposed to proposed zone change but the Code should state what kind of fence was going to be put up Mr Moore replied that he intended to use galvanized corrugated Mayor Snider stated that didn't favor every zone change being tied to a Concomitant Agreement and that we should operate within the confines of the Code Following three (3) calls from Mayor Snider for further comments from the floor, either for or against, the Public Hearing was declared closed MAYOR SNIDER DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO VACATE A PORTION OF LINDSAY STREET, LYING NORTH OF B STREET AND ALONG THE EAST LINE OF BLOCK 4, STEFFIN'S AMENDED ADDITION TO PASCO It was noted that the Hearing had been duly published and posted as required by law There were no written adverse communications Mr Crutchfield stated that a partnership owns the parcels on both sides of the Lindsay Street right of way, lying north of "B" Street Vacation as requested would tie the two parcels into a larger, more usable site as it is zoned I-1 The right of way contains no utilities at the present time and is not planned for any utility extensions The right of way is not essential to adequate circulation in this area Following three (3) calls from Mayor Snider for further comments from the floor, either for or against, the public hearing was declared closed MAYOR SNIDER DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 22 82, LANDSCAPE AND SCREENING, BY AMENDING THE COMPLIANCE PERIOD FOR EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS It was noted that the Hearing had been duly published as required by Law There were no written communications received Mr Gary Crutchfield stated that Ordinance No 2036, adopted in early 1979, provided a two (2) year compliance period for all existing commercial/industrial developments to comply with all screening requirements and a portion (25%) of the landscape requirement The two-year period has expired but many businesses have yet to comply Staff recommends that Council extend the compliance period for another year in hopes the interest rates will moderate somewhat and allow the smaller businesses to comply Following three (3) calls from Mayor Snider for further comments from the floor, either for or against, the public hearing was declared closed ORDINANCES ORDINANCE NO 2250 (Wehe Street L I D ) AN ORDINANCE ORDERING THE IMPROVEMENT OF CERTAIN STREETS WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION NO 1407 OF THE CITY COUNCIL, ESTABLISHING LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO 113, PROVIDING THAT PAYMENT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT BE MADE BY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS UPON THE PROPERTY IN THE DISTRICT, PAYABLE BY THE MODE OF "PAYMENT BY BONDS", AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WARRANTS REDEEMABLE IN CASH AND LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BONDS Ordinance No 2250 was read by title only Mr Schmidt moved that Ordinance No 2250 be adopted Seconded by Mrs Green Mr Adams moved that Ordinance No 2250 be tabled until April 6, 1981 Seconded by Mr Grigg Motion carried by roll call vote of six (6) Mr Wilkins abstained MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MARCH 16, 1981 ORDINANCES - Continued ORDINANCE NO 2251 (Moore Rezone) AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING AND CHANGING THE ZONE CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO FROM I-1 to 1-2, AS CONDITIONED BY CONCOMITANT ZONING AGREEMENT Ordinance No 2251 was read by title only Mr Grigg moved to return Ordinance No 2251 to the Planning Commission for a Concomitant Agreement specifying type of fencing Seconded by Mrs Green Motion FAILED by roll call vote of five (5) Councilmen Grigg and Green voting yes Mr Schmidt moved to adopt Ordinance No 2251, granting the Moore Rezone to 1-2, as conditioned by Concomitant Zoning Agreement Seconded by Mr Wilkins Motion carried by roll call vote of six (6) Mr Grigg voliing no ORDINANCE NO 2252 AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF LINDSAY STREET IN THE CITY OF PASCO Ordinance No 2252 was read by title only Mr Schmidt moved to adopt Ordinance No 2252, vacating a portion of Lindsay Street Seconded by Mr Wilkins Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) ORDINANCE NO 2253 (Compliance Period for Landscape/Screening) AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING BY AMENDING PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 22 82 Ordinance No 2253 was read by title only Mr Wilkins moved to adopt Ordinance No 2253, amending PMC Chapter 22 82 Seconded by Mr Adams Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) ORDINANCE NO 2254 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 2245 IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION RELATING TO THE VACATION OF A PORTION OF "C" STREET IN THE CITY OF PASCO Ordinance No 2254 was read by title only Mr Adams moved to adopt Ordinance No 2254, amending Ordinance No 2245 Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) ORDINANCE NO 2255 (West of 20th Avenue) AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING CONSOLIDATED LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO 110 AND CONSOLIDATED LOCAL IMPROVEMENT FUND, DISTRICT NO 110, FIXING THE AMOUNT, FORM, DATE, INTEREST RATE, MATURITY AND DENOMINATIONS OF THE CONSOLIDATED LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO 110 BONDS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE SALE AND DELIVERY THEREOF TO FOSTER & MARSHALL, INC , SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Ordinance No 2255 was read by title only Prior to motion, Mrs Mary Hughes of Foster & Marshall gave a report on current bond market Her firm is offering an interest rate of 11 1/8% for the bonds Mrs Green moved to adopt Ordinance No 2255, fixing the amount, form, date, interest rate, maturity and denominations of Local Improvement District No 110 bonds, and providing for the sale and delivery thereof to Foster and Marshall, Inc , Seattle, Washington Seconded by Mr Wilkins Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION NO 1417 MARCH 16, 1981 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PASCO RELATING TO AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF RCW CHAPTER 35 58 - METROPOLITAN MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS Resolution No -1417 was read by title only Mr Schmidt moved to approve Resolution No 1417, endorsing amendments to Chapter 35 58 regarding Metropolitan Municipal Corporations Seconded by Mr Wilkins Mayor Snider expressed reservations about the City of Pasco taxing its citizens to support a Multi-purpose facility in Kennewick as well as support a Performing Arts Center in Richland, and wanted to make sure the Council was aware of the Resolution that was before them Mr Grigg, too, had reservations about the Resolution due to financing He reminded the Council that they were obligating themselves to the proposed transit system, and in light of proposed Federal cuts, he did not see where we were going to get the necessary funds Mrs Dorothy Schoeppach stated that the Resolution did not bind the Cities, but merely a tool to make the plan more flexible She felt the people should have an opportunity to decide for themselves Mrs Anne Lye, Manager of Pasco Chamber of Commerce, stated their body endorsed the concept Main motion FAILED by roll call vote of five (5) Councilmen Adams and Wilkins voting yes RESOLUTION NO 1418 A RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE APPEAL OF THE POLLUTION CONTROL HEARINGS BOARD DECISION UPHOLDING THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY'S ORDER DIRECTING THE CITY TO BUILD SETTLING BASINS Resolution No 1418 was read by title only Mrs Green moved that Resolution No 1418, relating to an appeal of the Pollution Control Hearings Board decision to uphold the Department of Ecology's order directing the City to build settling basins Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) UNFINISHED BUSINESS ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS TO 3-R COMMITTEE Mr Grigg moved to appoint to the 3-R Committee, Mr Arthur Lloyd, Regional Director- Public Information, AMTRAK, Mr James A Church, Facilities Manager, AMTRAK, as alternate to Mr Lloyd, Mr Lee Orr as a representative of Cascade Natural Gas Co , Richard Pratt as a property owner in the 3-R area and head of R W Pratt Co , Dave Primus, owner/ proprietor of Primus Shoes in downtown Pasco, Dorothy Schoeppach, Chamber of Commerce, and Sig Hanson, P U D , and Ken Engstrom, alternate to Mr Hanson Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) L I D PROCESS MONTHLY BILLING ANP EXTENDED TERMS Subsequent to Council's request to research legality of monthly billing for L I D payments, the followin was learned I No legal barriers to setting up such a system 2 Interest on assessment would still be computed on an annual basis 3 City, acting as trustee, cannot legally pay interest on these monies 4 Monthly program will require significant computer changes, and increase workload on already thin staff 5 Can perhaps be handled by a bank 6 Foster & Marshall says there is no market for bonds of longer duration 7 Existing L I D 's cannot have their 10-year payback changed Under the circumstances, staff felt the monthly pay plan would not be advisable MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MARCH 16, 1981 UNFINISHED BUSINESS - Continued APPEAL OF THRESHOLD DETERMINATION - TIPPETT/MONTERREY MOBILE HOME PARK Mr Gary Crutchfield opened discussion by citing the five conditions as proposed by Tippett/Monterrey Mobile Home Park 1 Requesting that the building permit for the 33 51 acre mobile home park be given a term of 35 years to recapture their investment, to satisfy the mortgage lendor's requirements, and to satisfy our tenant's (Green Giant) requirements 2 Requesting that the City consider a portion of their adjoining land for a park and recreation area to offset normally required park fee 3 Giving the City written assurance that Capital Avenue will be improved in the future 4 Requesting that extension of Capital Avenue be waived at this time 5 Tippett would agree to the dedication of the north 30 feet of their property for the extension of Capital Avenue (Mr Wilkins left at 11 10 P M ) Mr Robert Middleton of the Pasco School District gave figures to substantiate the impact on the schools during the months of April and May He expressed concern that the District would not be able to handle this sudden influx and strongly urged the Council to require an EIS prior to approving Tippett Mobile Home Park Mr Tippett replied that they had done everything they had been requested to do and stated that such a study would cost approximately $10,000 to $15,000 He called attention to letter of endorsement from Dayton Public Schools, commending the Green Giant Company for their support and community participation Mr Tippett further contended that these people deserve to be housed in a clean environment and that is what they were trying to achieve Mr Schmidt moved to find the proposed conditions, dated March 12, 1981, sufficient to mitigate the anticipated adverse impacts and, therefore, determine that an EIS is not required Seconded by Mr Adams Mr Harold Mathews, Franklin County Commissioner, favored one large camp instead of distributed around the area Mrs Dorothy Schoeppach called attention to Chamber of Commerce letter, asking for an EIS statement Further, one area of concern lies in the fact that the majority of tax benefit for this influx will be realized in Walla Walla County while Franklin County will be bearing the major negative expense, namely, schools, police and fire protection, medical facilities and public utilities Main motion FAILED by the following roll call vote YES Schmidt, Adams & Snider NO Grigg, Green and Bosch Mr Grigg moved to require an EIS Statement only on impact of Pasco School, with a meeting between Mr Tippett, Mr Crutchfield and School District and report back to the City Council Seconded by Mr Bosch Motion FAILED by the following roll call vote YES Grigg, Bosch and Green NO Snider, Adams, Wilkins and Schmidt Mr Bosch moved that the City, Mr Tippett and School District schedule a meeting and try to alleviate problems that exist Seconded by Mrs Green Motion carried ADVISORY COMMITTEE - REGIONAL AIRPORT SYSTEM PLAN Mr Grigg moved to nominate Gary Crutchfield as the City of Pasco representative on this committee Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) ELECTRICAL SERVICE - GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE FACILITY Mr Grigg moved to authorize the Mayor to sign the attached agreement guaranteeing an annual revenue of $3,157 for 10 years to the Franklin County P U D Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried ATTE MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MARCH 16, 1981 NEW BUSINESS - Continued PROSPECTUS ON PERMANENT PAVEMENT MARKINGS James Ajax passed out a Prospectus on Permanent Pavement Markings, asking that the Mayor be authorized to initial changes to mark lane lines and center lines along the full length of certain arterials instead of previous reading, "within 100' of major intersections " The additional cost is 100% Federally funded Mr Grigg moved that the Mayor be authorized to initial proposed changes Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 12 15 A M Evelyn Wells, City Clerk 1 AEA („e;ac —t A Snider, Mayor PASSED and APPROVED this