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Home My WebLink About12-19-1983 MinutesMINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 19, 1983 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 Beverly Green, Charles Grigg, Ira Schmidt, E A Snider, Joe Jackson and Emerson Morgan Councilperson Susan Boothe was absent from the meeting (excused) Also present were Lee Kraft, City Manager, Jerry Conner, Acting Finance Director, James Ajax, Director of Public Works, Larry Dickinson, Acting Fire Chief, and Gary Crutchfield, Director of Community Development CONSENT AGENDA Mr Schmidt moved that Consent Agenda be approved Seconded by Mr Jackson Motion carried by roll call vote of six (6) Consent items are as follows a) Approval of Minutes To approve minutes of regular meeting held December 5, 1983 b) Bills To approve General Claims in the amount of $242,079 14, claim warrant ribs 36965 through 37116 To approve collection write-offs in the amount of $2,363 27 and turn this entire amount over to the collection agency c) Agreement with Benton-Franklin Transit Authority for Senior Bus Service To authorize the Mayor to sign an agreement with the Benton-Franklin Transit Authority to provide funding for the 1984 Senior Transportation Program d) Appeal Planning Commission's Decision on Special Permit (MF #83-20-CUP) Salvation Army To fix 8 00 P M , Monday, January 16, 1984, as the time for public hearing to consider the Salvation Army appeal e) Contract for Fire Protection Services for State Facilities To authorize the Mayor to sign the contract between the Planning & Community Affairs Agency of the State of Washington and the City of Pasco, which contract will provide the City $3,403 for fire protection services for State facilities within the City limits VISITORS Mayor Snider publicly read inscription on "Civic Improvement Award" Plaque to the Franklin County Historical Society and presented it to George Dyer, President Mayor Snider commended the Historical Society for transforming an aging building into a museum that our citizens can be proud of This was achieved by donated labor, materials and special assistance from City of Pasco Mr Dyer accepted plaque and thanked the City for monetary assistance they had rendered Mayor Snider recognized Leonard Dietrich, Basin Disposal, Inc , and asked him to give a report on "Zero Litter Day" Mr Dietrich replied that three Girl Scout Troops responded to plea for improvement project from a large mailing to young and old alike They, primarily, worked the downtown area and picked up vast amounts of debris and litter Mayor Snider then presented Certificates of Appreciation to Troop Nos 123, 127 and 285 He commended each group and their leaders for their contribution in making our community a cleaner place to live Mr Dietrich presented each group with a donation from Basin Disposal, Inc for their efforts MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 19, 1983 PUBLIC HEARINGS MAYOR SNIDER DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN FOR CONSIDERATION OF 1983 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET NO 2 It was noted that the hearing had been duly publicized as required There were no written communications received Following three (3) calls from Mayor Snider for further comments from the floor, either for or against, the public hearing was declared closed ORDINANCE NO 2482 (Second Reading) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 1983 ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE CITY OF PASCO BY PROVIDING A SUPPLEMENTAL THERETO, BY APPROPRIATING AND REAPPROPRIATING REVENUE, BY PROVIDING TRANSFER AND EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY, BY ADJUSTING THE EXPENDITURE PROGRAM OF VARIOUS FUNDS AND BUDGETS WITHIN FUNDS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY Ordinance No 2482 was read by title only Mr Schmidt moved to adopt Ordinance No 2482, which amends the 1983 annual budget Seconded by Mr Jackson Motion carried by roll call vote of six (6) MAYOR SNIDER DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO CONSIDER AND ADOPT THE APPROPRIATE CHANGES TO 1983 CDBG PROGRAM It was noted that the hearing had been duly publicized as required There were no written communications Mr Gary Crutchfield stated the City Council had planned to use $70,000 under the 1984 CDBG Program to provide L I D Assistance to eligible households throughout the City Due to recent Congressional amendments to the Housing and Community Development Act, a city must pay 100% of L I D assessments against all owner-occupied households with incomes less than 80% of median ($25,549), if that city provides any CDBG assistance at all This new rule applies to FY '84 and subsequent funds Pasco's L I D Assistance Program provided CDBG assistance as follows 1) Owner-occupied households earning 50% or less of median 100% of L I D principal paid by Program 2) Owner-occupied households earning between 50 and 80% of median Program pays part of L I D principal, that part being inversely proportionate to household income Since the new rule does not apply to the 1982 and 1983 CDBG Programs, and those programs have unobligated funds (1982 - $18,500, 1983 - $102,500), the Council could amend the 1982 and 1983 Program budgets to use all available '82 and '83 funds (Total - $121,000) for L I.D assistance The 1983 projects which would be eliminated (RLF and RAF) could be funded under the 1984 Program, as it will require amendment in January (also due to Congress' recent enactments) Mayor Snider and Councilman Grigg expressed disgust with the new legislation, which would require the City to pay 100% of a household's L I D assessments if the household earned 80% or less of the "median" income prescribed by HUD They noted that, because of Hanford's effect on the Tr-Cities median income, a family of four earning $25,549 would lave 100% of their L I D assessments paid for with block grant funds, they feel the City's current formula is much more appropriate because it helps those most in need of assistance, it decreases the percentage of assistance to less needy households, it allows a greater number of households to be assisted with a limited amount of block grant funds Mayor Snider urged low-income groups to write their Congressmen, protesting this new ruling He then asked staff to prepare a letter for his signature protesting guidelines for CDBG assistance MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 19, 1983 PUBLIC HEARING - Continued Mrs Billie Cain expressed concern over low-income person facing the loss of their home because they owned vacant property (which they cannot sell) in an L I D Improvement District Staff assured Mrs Cain that they did not want to be in the land development business and were hopeful some solution could be worked out to assist poverty level residents Mr Wilbert Butcher asked if we still had a Block Grant Advisory Committee as he was confused by all the changes and felt we should have more citizen input Staff replied we had an active Block Grant Committee Mr Mike Bragg protested rationale of L I D Assistance Program, as his wife (prior to their marriage) had been told she would qualify for assistance if she would not oppose L I D No 110 Further, at the present time, there is a 22% delinquency in L I D No 110 and he felt people should ask for an accountability in the payment of L I D 's Following three (3) calls from Mayor Snider for further comments from the floor, either for or against, the public hearing was declared closed Mr Grigg moved to re-allocate $18,500 and amend the 1983 CDBG Use of Funds, from the Oregon Avenue Storm Drain Project, to read as follows 1 Administration $ 17,000 2 Housing Rehabilitation 23,000 3 3-R Street Improvements 119,000 4 EPNF/Kurtzman Park 25,000 5 Carnegie Museum 3,500 6 L I D Assistance 121,000 $308,500 III Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried by roll call vote of six (6) ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS ORDINANCE NO 2481 (Second Reading) AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF PASCO BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 1984 Ordinance No 2481 was read by title only Mrs Green moved to adopt Ordinance No 2481, which adopts the City of Pasco Budget for the year 1984 Seconded by Mr Schmidt Mr. Grigg moved to amend Ordinance No 2481 to reflect $12,227 in expenditures that were not recognized at the time of the first reading These expenditures included non-represented employee salaries and benefits in the amount of $7,122 00, administrative services charges in the amount of $2,732 00, increase contribution from the General Fund to the East Pasco Neighborhood Facility and Senior Center in the amount of $1,852 00, and miscellaneous expenditures for the Boat Basin Fund of $521 00 Seconded by Mr Jackson Amending motion carried by roll call vote of six (6) Main motion, as amended, carried by roll call vote of six (6) ORDINANCE NO 2484 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE EQUIPMENT RENTAL FUND AND AMENDING SECTION 3 68 070 OF THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE Ordinance No 2484 was read by title only Mr Schmidt movimiLto adopt Ordinance No 2484, which, upon adoption, returns certain excess monies to various operating funds Seconded by Mr Jackson Motion carried by roll call vote of six (6) No further business, Grigg moved for adjournment Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried Meeting adjourned at 9 00 P M A Snider, Mayor Eve yn Wel s, City Clerk PASSED AND APPROVED THIS N..3 day o /Or , 198 MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS ORDINANCE NO 2485 DECEMBER 19, 1983 AN ORDINANCE DEALING WITH THE SUBJECT OF PERSONNEL AND SETTING A SALARY SCHEDULE FOR NON-REPRESENTED CITY EMPLOYEES Ordinance No 2485 was read by title only Mr Jackson moved to adopt Ordinance No 2485, which, upon adoption, sets the salary grades and ranges for 1984 for all non-represented employees Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried by roll call vote of six (6) RESOLUTION NO 1610 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE WORK BY TRANSTATE PAVING COMPANY, UNDER CONTRACT FOR PROJECT NO 83-3-04 Resolution No 1610 was read by title only Mr Schmidt moved to approve Resolution No 1610, which has the effect of accepting the construction of the North Fourth Avenue Overlay as accomplished by Transtate Paving Company, under contract with the City Seconded by Mr Jackson Motion carried RESOLUTION NO 1611 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE WORK PERFORMED BY HIGLEY EXCAVATION COMPANY, UNDER CONTRACT FOR PROJECT NO 82-3-05 Resolution No 1611 was read by title only Mr Grigg moved to approve Resolution No 1611, which has the effect of accepting the construction of Oregon Avenue Storm Drain, as accomplished by Higley Excavation Company, Inc , under contract with the City Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried RESOLUTION NO 1612 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE WORK PERFORMED BY LORD ELECTRIC COMPANY UNDER CONTRACT FOR PROJECT NO 83-4-01, COURT STREET LIGHTING Resolution No 1612 was read by title only Mr Schmidt moved to approve Resolution No 1612, which has the effect of accepting the construction of Court Street Lighting Project, as accomplished by Lord Electric, Inc , under contract with the City Seconded by Mr Jackson Motion carried MISCELLANEOUS - INCLUDING SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL Mrs Green asked why all the trees in Richardson Park were uprooted and destroyed Staff replied they were sure there was a reason, however, they would get a full report for Council's perusal Due to holiday season, concensus was to hold a joint Workshop and Council Meeting on January 3, 1984 Seating of new councilmen and election of Mayor will be held on that date ADJOURNMENT