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Home My WebLink About11-16-1981 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 NOVEMBER 16, 1981 By City Clerk Councilmen present were Sterl Adams, Beverly Green, Charles Grigg, Ira Schmidt and E A Snider Also present were Lee Kraft, City Manager, Greg Rubstello, City Attorney, Diane Dolan, Finance Director, James Ajax, City Engineer, Richard Erickson, Director of Parks/Recreation, Webster Jackson, Administrative Assistant and Gary Crutchfield, Director of Community Development MAYOR SNIDER TRANSPOSED REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS TO SWEAR IN NEW COUNCILMAN, EMERSON MORGAN The City Clerk administered Oath of Office to Emerson Morgan, Councilman at Large position He was welcomed to the Pasco City Council by Mayor Snider Mrs. Green moved to appoint Joe Jackson to vacant District No I position, filling the unexpired term of the late, Bill Wilkins Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried by roll call vote of six (6) The City Clerk administered Oath of Office to Joe Jackson, District No 1 He, too, was welcomed to the Pasco City Council by Mayor Snider CONSENT AGENDA Mr Grigg moved that Consent Agenda be approved Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) Consent items are as follows a) Approval of Minutes Approval of regular City Council minutes, held November 2, 1981 b) Bills To approve General Claims in the amount of $245,239 89, claim warrant nos 29071 through 29244 To write off $2,392 00 of Ambulance Bad Debts and refer the accounts to the Collection Agency To write off $1,817 20 of Ambulance Bad Debts for patients that are deceased leaving no estates c) Extension of Preliminary Plat Approval - Baird Subdivision (79-37-PP) To extend the expiration date of preliminary plat approval for the Burd sub-division (Resolution No 1298) for a period of two (2) years, to expire on November 19, 1983 d) Resolution No 1463 To approve Resolution No 1463, accepting a 10' utility easement on the south edge of East "B" from Four R Development Company e) Resolution No 1464 A Resolution ordering the segregation of L I D No 108 Final Assessments for Lots 1 through 5 of Block 6, Desert Wind Estates, as requested by the property owner into twelve (12) individual final assessments (Lot 1 through 5, Block 6 of Desert Wind Estates into 12 parcels of land to correspond with Lots 1 through 12 of the new plat of Desert Sands) f) Resolution No 1465 A Resolution setting the date and time for a public hearing on the final assessment roll for the Sylvester Park Area L I D No 112, Units 2 and 3 g) Resolution No 1466 A Resolution setting the date and time for a public hearing on the final assessment roll for the Wehe Area L I D No 113, Units 1 and 2 h) Resolution No 1467 A Resolution setting the date and time for a public hearing on the final assessment roll for the Sylvester Park Area L I D No 115 Page Two MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 16, 1981 CONSENT AGENDA - Continued 1) Sale of Surplus Vehicles To declare the following vehicles surplus to the City's needs and authorize the staff to advertise for and sell these vehicles by sealed competitive bid, subject to a minimum bid as indicated Vehicles are to be sold "as is", "where is" 1 1977 Pontiac Ventura, Vehicle No 23, Minimum Bid $1,500 1 1978 Pontiac Catalina, Vehicle No 21, Minimum Bid 2,000 1 1979 Pontiac Lemans, Vehicle No 26, Minimum Bid 2,500 j) Public Hearing Date - 1982 Preliminary Budget To acknowledge receipt of the 1982 Preliminary Budget and to set a public hearing thereon at 8 00 P M , December 7, 1981, in the City Hall Council Chambers PUBLIC HEARING MAYOR SNIDER DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO CONSIDER VACATION OF THAT PORTION OF SOUTH STREET, LYING BETWEEN SOUTH FOURTH AVENUE AND SOUTH FIFTH AVENUE Mr Grigg moved to continue the public hearing until December 7, 1981, to permit additional time for the petitioner to execute the common easement agreement Seconded by Mr Adams Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7 ) ORDINANCES ORDINANCE NO 2314 (Bad Check Ordinance) AN ORDINANCE ENACTING SECTION 9 32 030 TO THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE IN ESTABLISHING THE MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE OF UNLAWFUL ISSUANCE OF BANK CHECK AND PROVIDING A PENALTY THEREFORE Ordinance No 2314 was read by title only Mr Schmidt moved to adopt Ordinance No 2314, establishing the misdemeanor offense of unlawful issuance of bank check and penalty Seconded by Mr Adams The City Manager introduced Mrs Anne Lye, Manager of Pasco Chamber of Commerce, who in turn thanked the City for their cooperation in addressing this problem Staff reported with the oncoming Christmas season, an effective Ordinance such as this should be beneficial to the business community Main motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) ORDINANCE NO 2315 (Eliminating Taxi meters) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 5 44 150 OF THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE AND ELIMINATING THE REQUIREMENT THAT A TAXI METER DISPLAY A FLAG THAT MAY BE SEEN BY OBSERVERS ON THE STREET Ordinance No 2315 was read by title only Mrs Green moved to adopt Ordinance No 2315, which removes the requirement of a flag for taxi cabs Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) ORDINANCE NO 2316 (Capital Expansion/Replacement Charge) AN ORDINANCE ENACTING SECTION 13 22 015 TO THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE AND ESTABLISHING A WATER SYSTEM CAPITAL EXPANSION/REPLACEMENT CHARGE FOR WATER SERVICE OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS Ordinance No 2316 was read by title only Mr Schmidt moved to adopt Ordinance No 2316, establishing a water system capital expansion/replacement charge for water service outside the City limits Seconded by Mr Grigg Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) I 1 Page Three MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING ORDINANCES - Continued ORDINANCE NO 2317 (Fund for Street Maintenance) AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A CUMULATIVE RESERVE FUND FOR STREET MAINTENANCE NOVEMBER 16, 1981 Ordinance No. 2317 was read by title only Mr Grigg moved to adopt Ordinance No 2317, establishing a Cumulative Reserve Fund for street maintenance Seconded by Mr Adams Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) ORDINANCE NO. 2318 (Salaries/Personnel, 1982) AN ORDINANCE DEALING WITH THE SUBJECT OF PERSONNEL AND SETTING SALARIES FOR CITY EMPLOYEES Ordinance No 2318 was read by title only Mrs Green moved to adopt Ordinance No 2318, setting salaries for 1982 for non-represented City employees Seconded by Mr Grigg Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION NO 1468 (L I D Nos 112, 113, 115) A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE WORK PERFORMED BY TRI CITY PAVING, INC., UNDER CONTRACT FOR PROJECT NOS 81-3-01 (Wehe Area,L I D 113, Unit 1), 81-3-02 (Sylvester Park, L I D 115), 81-3-05 (Marie Street, L I D. 112, Unit 2), 81-3-06 (California/Spokane, L.I D 113, Unit 1), 81-3-07 (Nixon Street, L I D 112, Unit 3) Resolution No 1468 was read by title only Mr Grigg moved to approve Resolution No 1468, which has the effect of accepting construction contract work by Tri City Paving on L I D 113, Units 1 and 2, L I D 112, Units 2 and 3, and L I D 115, as recommended by staff Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) UNFINISHED BUSINESS PROPOSED REVISED LIBRARY CONTRACT Mr Grigg moved that the City enter into a four-year agreement with Mid-Columbia Regional Library, and authorize the Mayor to execute such agreement Seconded by Mr Schmidt Mrs Green stated she would vote no on the contract because she felt it unwise to lock in a continual escalating clause when we face the possible loss of Revenue Sharing funds She felt Police should be a priority Councilman Adams expressed concern over a 4-year contract, but stated he would support it Councilman Grigg had some reservations, but favored a 4-year contract over previous agreement Mrs. Virginia Devine reminded the council that if we had more caring people, we would have less crime Councilman Morgan stated this was one of the things we have held on to, once it was lost, the harder it would be to get back Councilman Jackson felt it was a good contract and provided a level of service that the citizens of Pasco should have Main motion carried by roll call vote of six (6) Mrs. Green voting no Page Four MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 16, 1981 MISCELLANEOUS - INCLUDING SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL Future items for council consideration 1 Cable TV Franchise 2 Basin Disposal Franchise 3 1984 Centennial Mayor Snider suggested the appointment of an Attorney and professional member of business community when committee is appointed to review Columbia Cable TV Franchise Mr Ed Frost asked if a copy of the preliminary budget was available at the Public Library Staff replied affirmative The City Manager reminded the Council of a Budget Review Meeting on Tuesday, November 17, 1981, at 7 30 P M ADJOURNMENT No further business to come before the Council, the meeting adjourned at 8 45 P.M E A nider, Mayor ls, City Clerk PASSED and APPROVED this 7 day of , 1981 1