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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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