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Home My WebLink About09-07-1982 MinutesMINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 7, 1982 CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 8 00 P M by E A Snider, Mayor ROLL CALL By 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 Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7). Consent items are as follows a) Approval of Minutes To approve minutes of August 16th and 23, 1982, respectively b) Bills To approve General Claims in the amount of $330,909 27, Claim Warrant Nos 32023 through 32197 To approve Payroll Claims in the amount of $268,316 16, Payroll Warrant Nos 633 through 832, and 833 through 1027 c) Cancellation of Outstanding Warrants To move that warrants in the total amount of $757.47 be cancelled d) Sale of Surplus Vehicle To declare the following vehicle surplus to the City's needs and authorize staff to advertise for bids to sell the III vehicle by sealed competitive bid subject to a minimum bid as indicated 1 - 1979 Dodge Van VIN B11AE9X217232 Minimum Bid $2,600 00 VISITORS Mrs Carol Hayes, 5409 W Canal Drive Kennewick, Washington, appealed to the Pasco City Council to support their efforts in relocating proposed bus barn in Kennewick She expressed concern for safety of children when large busses are traveling through residential areas To substantiate her claim, she presented a petition bearing signatures of approximately 160 Kennewick residents Mayor Snider was sympathetic with Mrs Hayes, however, he pointed out that the Pasco City Council had a policy not to interfere with Kennewick's problems and they, in turn, did not interfere with Pasco's He encouraged her to take her problem to the Benton-Franklin Transit Authority as they were a separate entity He concurred that Pasco had better site proposals, but the final decision rested with Transit Authority Mrs Virginia Devine requested permission to string a paper chain of approximately 1600 names across the Old Pasco/Kennewick in commemoration of 60th anniversary Mayor Snider reiterated that the Pasco City Council had passed a Resolution closing the bridge except for emergency maintenance and he felt duty bound to honor that Resolution unless the Council disagreed Hearing no support, Mayor Snider denied request of Mrs Devine meeting on August 18th and September 2, 1982. They, primarily discussed new neighborhood park on 7th Avenue There was much enthusiasm from adjacent residents, and the Jaycees had expressed a willingness to help Benton-Franklin Alcoholism Administrative Board Mrs Sue Boothe reported that a site had been selected at 7th & Ainsworth for new Detox Center Franklin County had donated the land and City of Pasco assumed L I D Benton-Franklin Governmental Conference Mrs Beverly Green was unable to attend this meeting as she was out of town REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES/AND OR OFFICERS II/Park & Recreation Advisory Council Mr Emerson Morgan reported that he attended MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 7, 1982 ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS ORDINANCE NO 2391 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM SIX MONTHS IMPRISONMENT AS A PENALTY FOR ALL MISDEMEANOR CODE VIOLATIONS AND AMENDING SECTION 1 01.130 OF THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE Ordinance No 2391 was read by title only Mr Jackson moved to adopt Ordinance No 2391, providing for a maximum six months imprisonment as a penalty for all misdemeanor Code violations Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) ORDINANCE NO 2392 AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE POSSESSION OF 40 GRAMS OR LESS OF MARIJUANA WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO, MAKING THE POSSESSION THEREOF A MISDEMEANOR Ordinance No 2392 was read by title only Mr Schmidt moved to adopt Ordinance No 2392, prohibiting the possession of 40 grams or less of marijuana and making the possession thereof a miSdemeanor Seconded by Mrs Boothe Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) ORDINANCE NO 2393 AN ORDINANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CLOSING FUND NO 210 OF THE CITY OF PASCO Ordinance 'No 2393 was read by title only Mrs Boothe moved to adopt Ordinance No 2393 for the purpose of closing Fund No 210 Seconded by Mr Grigg Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) ORDINANCE NO 2394 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING BY CHANGING THE ZONE CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF PASCO FROM R-2 (Medium Density Residential) TO R-3 (Medium Density Residential) (File Nos 82-33-Z, 82-34-Z, 82-35-Z, South 11th, South of "A" Street/4th Avenue - 7th Avenue, and Boat Basin Area) Ordinance No 2394 was read by title only Mr Grigg moved to adopt Ordinance No. 2394, granting the rezone from R-2 to R-3, as recommended by the Planning Commission Seconded by Mrs Boothe Motion carried by the following roll call vote YES Boothe, Green, Grigg, Snider, Jackson and Morgan NO None ABSTAIN Schmidt (conflict of interest as he owns property in area) Mr Grigg moved to approve the summary publication of Ordinance No 2394 Seconded by Mr Jackson Motion carried by roll call vote of six (6) Councilman Schmidt abstained NEW BUSINESS REZONE R-2 to R-3 - File No 82-34-Z, South of "A" Street/4th Avenue - 7th Avenue Neighborhood Mr Grigg moved to concur in the Planning Commission's recommendation that the property is appropriately classified R-2, and that a change in land use classification is unwarranted Seconded by Mrs Boothe Motion carried by the following roll call vote YES Boothe, Green, Grigg, Snider, Jackson and Morgan ABSTAIN Schmidt (property owner in area) PROPOSED CLOSING OF ALLEY SOUTH OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL, BETWEEN 4th and 5th, NORTH OF SYLVESTER Mr Gary Crutchfield explained expansion plans of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital with the aid of visual diagram He stated the proposed closing would be from September 8, 1982 to May 1, 1984 and if Basin Disposal refused to pick up garbage weekly, employees of Bouten Construction will haul it off Further, they would provide three parking spaces adjacent to Payne property for off-street parking, and fire protection would be no problem with proposed alley closure Mr Crane Bergdahl, Attorney for Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, concurred with Mr Crutchfield's interpretation as accurate Mrs Boothe moved that the meeting be adjourned Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried ,Meeting adjourned at 9 00 P M ...-c-e-e,,---- ells, City Clerk PASSED and APPROVED this 0?dday of , E A Snider, Mayor 1982 MINUTES PAStO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 7, 1982 NEW BUSINESS - Continued Mr. Wayne McGuffin, 521 W Sylvester, complimented the Hospital for their life care facilities and planned expansion program, however, he had reservations about the alley being closed for a period of twenty months His prime concerns were as follows 1) Lack of access for vehicles or pedestrians, primarily, working ' on cars, garbage collection, disposal of leaves and easy access for garage use 2) Since Park Street has been closed, residents approaching their dwellings from the west must go clear to Margaret Street to make right turns to approach and park in front of their homes 3) Basin Disposal's refusal to service garbage collection from alley when they would have to back out 4) Lack of parking with present medical/dental facility overflow 5) Devaluation of property and concern for fire safety Mr Frank Bouten, President of Bouten Construction, stated that the purpose of their request was as follows 1) Protect the public during construction 2) Heavy equipment will be used in the alley to help construct the building Primarily, a 50-ton crane will be used from the alley side to lift materials, place concrete and locate equipment 3) They will be tying into utilities located in the alley. 4) The depth of excavation along the alley will be approximately 14' It would be their intent to always keep the alley open from the west limits of request point for public use The only exception would be when they are making utility ties in the alley Mayor Snider thanked Mr Bouten for his presentation and reiterated that it appeared all inconveniences had been considered, namely, garbage pickup, parking etc He reminded citizens in attendance that there is no progress without inconvenience and he asked for their patience Mr Grigg moved that named alley be closed for a period running from September 8, 1982 to May 1, 1984, so as to permit construction of the new addition to the hospital. Seconded by Mrs Boothe Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) (City Manager will talk to Dunning-Ray about insurance) Mr McGuffin indicated that a class action suit will be forthcoming to resolve this issue ADJOURNMENT