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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-20-1982 MinutesMINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 20, 1982 CALL TO ORDER: Meeting called to order at 8:00 p.m., by E. A. Snider, Mayor. ROLL CALL: By Deputy City Clerk. Councilmen present were: Susan Boothe, Beverly Green, Charles Grigg, Ira Schmidt, E. A. Snider, Joe Jackson and Emerson Morgan. Also present were: Lee Kraft, City Manager; Greg Rubstello, City Attorney; Webster Jackson, Purchasing/Personnel Supervisor and Gary Crutchfield, Director of Community Development. CONSENT AGENDA: Mr. Grigg moved to approve Consent Agenda as corrected. Seconded by Mrs. Boothe. Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7). Consent items are as follows: a) Approval of Minutes: To approve minutes of September 7, 1982, Regular Meeting. b) Bills and Communications: 1. To approve General Claims in the amount of $210,964.31; Claim Warrants numbered 32198 through 32330. 2. To write off $1,043.00 of ambulance bad debts and refer accounts to collection agency. 3. To approve Payroll Claims in the amount of $259,268.23; Payroll Warrants numbered 1028 through 1221; and 1222 through 1399. c) Request for Purchase of Software Program: To approve a $15,000 appropriation out of the Contingency Fund to pur- chase a Quasar Computer Software Program. d) Left-Turn Lane on 20th Avenue: To set an Informal public hearing at the Council Workshop of October 11, 1982, at 8:00 p.m., to consider eliminating on-street parking in the vicinity of 20th Avenue, and to direct that staff notify all affected property owners who would lose parking at least five (5) days prior to the date of the hearing. e) Resolution No. 1525: A resolution initiating the vacation of certain portions of Ainsworth Street, "D" Street and South 6th Avenue within the City of Pasco and fixing a time and place for a public hearing thereon. f) Resolution No. 1526: A resolution establishing an inter- agency agreement between the City of Pasco and the Benton- Franklin Governmental Conference on the Airport Land Use Compatibility Study for the Tr-Cities Airport. g) Bid Results - Dump Truck: To accept the low bid from Lorne Bangert Ford in the amount of $15,997.17 for one new (1979 model) 5 yard dump truck, and to reject all other bids, and to authorize the purchase of a used flusher truck from Lorne Bangert Ford at a cost of $3,500 plus tax. h) Resolution No. 1527: A resolution regarding appreciation for service provided by George Cook. 1) Resolution No. 1528: A resolution initiating the vacation of a certain portion of Irving Street within the City of Pasco and fixing a time and place for a public hearing thereon. MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 20, 1982 CONSENT AGENDA - Continued: 3) Port of Pasco/Police and Fire Service Payment: To approve the attached amendment to the Airport Transfer Agreement between the City of Pasco and the Port of Pasco, which has the effect of eliminating the $1,600 per annum police and fire service payment with the recision being based on the fact that the city receives a portion of the leasehold tax which more than offsets the $1,600 per year. k) Sale of Surplus Vehicles: To declare the following vehicles surplus to the city's needs and authorize staff to advertise for and sell these vehicles by sealed competitive bid sub- ject to a minimum bid as indicated. Vehicles to be sold as is, where is: Quantity Description Minimum Bid 1 1980 Chevy Malibu, VIN: 1T19HAR 465171 $2,200 1 1980 Chevy Malibu, VIN: 1T19HAR 465185 1,900 1 1980 Chevy Malibu, VIN: 1T19HAR 464706 1,900 VISITORS: There were no visitors wishing to address the council at this time. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AND/OR OFFICERS: Benton Franklin Council on Aging: Mr. Morgan reported that he attended the meeting on September 8, 1982, in Richland. Of concern to Mr. Morgan was a paragraph in the Executive Directors Report stating: "Work on the Council of Aging kitchen has pro- gressed. No definite date has been set for using. The City of Pasco will of course be given 30 days notice that our agreement calls for." Mr. Kraft stated the evaluation committee based in Yakima accepted bids submitted by the Tr-City Council on Aging over Pasco's bids to serve meals in Benton and Franklin Counties. The decision is being appealed by Pasco on September 29, 1982, and if unable to change their decision, an appeal to the Yakima County Commissioners will be necessary. Tr-MATS Policy Advisory Committee: Mrs. Green attended the meeting on September 8, 1982, in which was discussed the damage to the Blue Bridge. Repair of same should take another four weeks. Senior Citizens Advisory Committee: Mr. Morgan was not aware that he was to attend the meeting on September 13, 1982, so there is no report from him. Good Roads Association: Mr. Snider attended the meeting of September 15, 1982, in which was held the executive board meeting. They updated their priority list and Jack Houston was elected president of the Good Roads Association. #1 on the list was the completion of 1-82 and 1-182. Other projects include: Lewis Street exit, the remodeling of Sylvester Street Interchange, four-laning 395 from Oregon Street to Ritzville, replacement of the Burbank Bridge, and four-laning 395 east of Oregon Street to Wallula. Another issue to be addressed in the future is to improve freight rates into and out of the Tr-Cities. Benton Franklin Governmental Conference: Mrs. Green attended this meeting on September 17, 1982, and informed the council that the Governmental Conference received $53,000 to proceed with the air- port study. Mr. Kraft stated the Planning Department will get up to $5,000 for their input to the study. MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 20, 1982 PUBLIC HEARINGS AND COUNCIL ACTION ON ORDINANCES RELATING THERETO: There were no public hearings at this time. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATING TO PUBLIC HEARINGS: RESOLUTION NO. 1529: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Pasco declaring policy objectives for alleviating and con- trolling the use of drugs for illicit and illegal purposes. Resolution No. 1529 was read by title only. Mr. Jackson moved to adopt Resolution No. 1529, with corrections, declaring policy objectives of the City Council for alleviating and controlling the use of drugs for illicit and illegal purposes. Seconded by Mrs. Boothe. Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7). ORDINANCE NO. 2395: An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2394 by correcting the legal description of certain real property within the City of Pasco, reclassified from R-2 (Medium Density Residential) to R-3 (Medium Density Residential). Ordinance No. 2395 was read by title only. Mr. Grigg moved to adopt Ordinance No- 2395 correcting a legal description within Section 9 of Ordinance No. 2394, and changing the zone classi- fication of the property described therein from R-2 (Medium Density Residential) to R-3 (Medium Density Residential). Seconded by Mr. Schmidt. Motion carried by roll call vote of scven (7). ORDINANCE NO. 2396: An Ordinance giving permission and authority to the Benton- Franklin Public Transportataon Benefit Area Authority to maintain and use a bus passenger shelter in certain public ways. Ordinance No. 2396 was read by title only. Mr. Schmidt moved to adopt Ordinance No. 2396, as corrected, granting permission to the Benton-Franklin Transit Authority to maintain and use bus passenger shelters in public rights-of-way under certain conditions. Seconded by Mrs. Boothe. Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7). RESOLUTION NO. 1530: A Resolution authorizing certain locations in the City of Pasco for Benton-Franklin Public Transit Authority bus passenger shelters. Resolution No. 1530 was read by title only. Mrs. Boothe moved to approve Resolution No. 1530, approving certain locations for bus passenger shelters in the City of Pasco. Seconded by Mr. Grigg. Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7). UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None at this time. NEW BUSINESS: Street Sweeper - Bid Results: Mr. Grigg moved to accept the bid of American Machine Company for one street sweeper in the amount of $72,228.00 plus sales tax and further let the record show that their bid was low based on the propane engine alter- native, and reject all other bids. Seconded by Mrs. Boothe. Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7). E. MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 20, 1982 MISCELLANEOUS COUNCIL DISCUSSION: Mr. Grigg moved to appoint Paul Felver as temporary chairman of Pasco's Community Drug Task Force. Seconded by Mr. Morgan. Motion carried. Mayor Snider appointed Mrs. Green as council liason to the Community Drug Task Force. Mrs. Boothe presented a petition on behalf of a group of interested citizens, requesting the installation of traffic signals at the intersection of Road 36 or Road 34 and West Court Street. There will be a City of Pasco Industrial Development Corporation meeting Wednesday, September 22, 1982, at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Grigg, Mrs. Green and Mr. Snider as members of the Board of Directors will attend this meeting. The Cable Television Committee will be meeting Thursday night, September 23, 1982, at 7:30 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: Mr. Grigg moved that the meeting be adjourned. Seconded by Mrs. Boothe. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:27 p.m. 4114:10, .10111 • A. Snider, Mayor ATTEST: 42,14:11, et444.4 Corine M. Garrison, Deputy City Clerk PASSED and APPROVED this day of , 1982.