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Home My WebLink About10-07-1981 MinutesMINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING OCTOBER 7, 1981 CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 8 00 P M by the Honorable E A Snider, Mayor ROLL CALL By City Clerk Councilmen present were S K Adams, Beverly Green, Charles Grigg, Ira Schmidt and E A Snider Councilman Gary Bosch was out of town III (excused) Also present were Webster Jackson, Acting City Manager, Greg Rubstello, City Attorney, Ken Neilsen, Acting Finance Director, Members of Mid-Columbia Library staff (Councilman Bill Wilkins passed away October 4, 1981) CONSENT AGENDA Mr Grigg moved that Consent Agenda be approved Seconded by Mrs Green Motion carried by roll call vote of five (5) Consent items are as follows a) Approval of Minutes To approve minutes of reaular meeting of the Pasco City Council, held September 21, 1981 b) Bills To approve General Claims in the amount of $429,658 53, claim warrant nos 28653 through 28767 To approve Payroll Claims in the amount of $246,587 12, payroll warrant nos 8250885 through 8251064, and 8212246 through 8282439 c) Resolution No 1456 A Resolution in support of HJR7 - Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, and to direct staff to send a copy to the appropriate agency to communicate the City's support d) Resolution No 1457 A Resolution fixing the time and place for a public hearing to consider vacation of certain portions of Adelia Street, George Street, and Douglas Avenue and a certain alley (Putra Vacation - 81-51-V) I e) Set Special Council Meeting for October 12, 1981 for the specific purpose of considering the following items 1 Entitlement Period Thirteen Revenue Sharing Funds 2 Street Vacation - South Street 3 Offer by Foster & Marshall, Inc ,LID No 114 4 Turnback Agreement between City of Pasco and State of Washington f) Utility Tax To reschedule the continuance of the public hearing on the Utility Tax Ordinance to 8 00 P M , Monday, October 19, 1981 g) Proposed 1982 Utility Rate Adjustments & Establishment of New Utility Fees To reschedule a public hearing for the purpose of receiving citizen input on the proposed utility rate adjustments and the establishment of utility fees, to 8 00 P M , Monday, October 19, 1981 VISITORS There were no visitors wishing to address the council at this time ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION NO 1458 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF LOT 2, SHORT PLAT 77-27, AND AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION OF A FINAL PLAT I Resolution No 1458 was read by title only Mr Schmidt moved to approve Resolution No 1458, granting approval of the Preliminary Plat of Lot 2, Short Plat No 77-27, as recommended by the Planning Commission Seconded by Mr Adams Motion carried by roll call vote of five (5) MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING OCTOBER 7, 1981 ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS - Continued RESOLUTION NO 1459 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PASCO, AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE PASCO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR SERVICES FOR THE YEAR 1982 FOR A FEE OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000) Resolution No 1459 was read by title only Mr Adams moved to approve Resolution No 1459, authorizing the City of Pasco to enter into a contract with the Pasco Chamber of Commerce for services for the year 1982 Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried by roll call vote of five (5) ORDINANCE NO 2304 (James Rezone) AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING AND CHANGING THE ZONE CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO FROM R-2 (Medium Density Residential) to R-3 (High Density Residential) and C-1 (Retail Business) Ordinance No 2304 was read by title only Mr Schmidt moved to adopt Ordinance No 2304, granting the James rezone, as recommended by the Planning Commission Seconded by Mr Grigg Motion carried by roll call vote of four (4) Mrs Green voting no ORDINANCE NO 2305 AN ORDINANCE ENACTING SECTION 14 04 055 OF THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE, AND PROVIDING FOR A LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT INSTALLMENT ACCOUNT ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CHARGE OF FIFTY DOLLARS ($50 00), AND FURTHER PROVIDING FOR THE PLACEMENT OF THE FUNDS RECEIVED THEREFROM INTO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FUND Ordinance No 2305 was read by title only Mr Schmidt moved to adopt Ordinance No 2305, providing for a local improvement district installment account ad- ministrative service charge of $50 00 Seconded by Mr Grigg Motion carried by roll call vote of five (5) RESOLUTION NO 1460 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY TO THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATION, PURSUANT TO LAWS OF 1953, CHAPTER 133, CHAPTER 1, SESSION LAWS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON Resolution No 1460 was read by title only Mr Grigg moved to approve Resolution No 1460, approving the transfer of certain property to the State Board for Community College Education RESOLUTION NO 1461 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH CERTAIN EMPLOYEES FOR THE PAYMENT OF TRAVEL ALLOWANCES TO SUCH EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR USE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES IN LIEU OF CITY OWNED VEHICLES Resolution No 1461 was read by title only Mr Schmidt moved to approve Resolution No 1461, which provides for the payment of travel allowances to certain City employees for their use of private vehicles in lieu of City owned vehicles Seconded by Mrs Green Motion carried by roll call vote of four (4) Mr Adams voting no UNFINISHED BUSINESS PROPOSED SUCCESSOR LIBRARY CONTRACT Mayor Snider stated they had met with the Library Board time and time again to resolve the differences of opinion He, personally, believed in good library service but had to live with reality that citizens are going to have to face the possibility of reduced service in view of tight budget restraints 1981 MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING OCTOBER 7, 1981 UNFINISHED BUSINESS - Continued (Library Contract) Rev Paul A Felver, Pastor of the First United Methodist Church, requested the following correspondence be made a part of the minutes "Since I am unable to attend council meeting tonight, I wanted to write a letter expressing my concern over the current library situation and the negotiations with the Mid-Columbia Library System Pasco City Council needs to take three things into consideration in its deliberations this evening First, whenever contracts are signed with City employees, with other contracting bodies, as well as with the Golf Course, Pasco City Council binds future councils Therefore, the argu- ment with reference to the multi-year contract with Mid-Columbia does not present an exception Second, Mid-Columbia's choice to enter into an automated system for the libraries under the Board's jurisdiction requires financial assurances for more than just one year Automation for the Library system resembles Pasco's decision to automate our own finance department Pasco City Council must be aware that rejoining the Mid- Columbia System at a future date may be more costly than remaining in the system at the present time Third, personality conflicts, accusations of bad faith in the negotiation process, or of stubborness presently, do not finally aid the citizens of Pasco The Council must objectively decide to renew or not renew the contract with only our citizens in mind I am fully aware of the budget problems and of the philosophy of the ex- isting council in regards budget cutting and financial fiscal conservatism However, I would like to appeal for a faith committment in favor of the library " Mr Schmidt moved to approve a three-year contract with the Mid-Columbia Regional Library District Seconded by Mrs Green Mr Grigg concurred that he, too, was supportive of libraries, however, it appears the Library District is on a "wild spending spree" and he does not feel the City can bind itself to a three-year contract when they do not know what the budget situation will be Therefore, he will, personally, vote no Mrs Green concurred with Mr Grigg's logic and stated she had talked to 32 people and the majority favored living with reduced service Mayor Snider reiterated that service had been excellent at the library, but he resented attitude of Mid-Columbia Board by not being sympathetic with Pasco's budget crisis Further, he had reservations of signing a three-year contract with escalating clause Mr Adams questioned whether or not they had come up with an overall budget The City Attorney replied that he had not seen it Main motion FAILED by roll call vote of three (3) Councilmen Adams and Schmidt voting yes MISCELLANEOUS - INCLUDING SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL Mr Paul Lawson suggested that the council consider working out a longer budget period for larger businesses to pay the proposed advanced billing on water/sewer He, like many others, experiences a cash flow problem and a budget plan would help defray the cost He also expressed concerns about the capital recovery fee where a meter had been turned off for a year He did not feel this fee II/ should be assessed again for non-usage and that the council should make a distinction before starting fees over again (Staff will review the suggestions) Mr Lawson also expressed concern over broken glass left in intersections after car mishaps This point was well taken and will be looked into ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 8 30 P M ST PASSED and APPROVED this //7 day of ls, City Clerk E A Snider, Mayor