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Home My WebLink About01-03-1983 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 JANUARY 3, 1983 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, James Ajax, City Engineer, Richard Erickson, Director of Parks/Recreation, Gary Crutchfield, Director of Community Development and Alan Lobdell, Associate Engineer (No seating or election of new councilmen) CONSENT AGENDA Mr Schmidt moved that Consent Agenda be approved 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 regular meeting, held December 20, 1982 b) Bills To approve General Claims in the amount of $283,025 74, claim warrant nos 33276 through 33394 To approve Payroll Claims in the amount of $252,589 78, Payroll Warrant Nos 1748 through 2391, and 2392 through 2541 To approve General Claims (hand out - 1983 Expense) in the amount of $24,141 31, claim warrant nos 33395 through 33405 c) Resolution No 1557 A Resolution of the City of Pasco, Washington, commending Assistant Fire Chief Roger Nelson for his twenty-five years of continuous service to the City of Pasco Mayor Snider read Resolution No 1557 in its entirety and presented it to Assistant Chief Nelson He praised Roger as a long time employee, completely dedicated to the City of Pasco as well as a personal friend Further, he wished him well in his new endeavor Lt Gaylond Morris presented Assistant Chief Nelson with a plaque, commemorating his 25-years as a charter member of Local #1433, and officially retiring his badge On behalf of Pasco Fire Department, Lt Morris congratulated Roger on his retirement REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AND/OR OFFICERS Emergency Medical Services Council Mrs Beverly Green reported that she had been unable to attend regular meeting, however, they had sent her a copy of the budget which had been discussed Future items earmarked for the City of Pasco include a new ambulance and portable radios PUBLIC HEARINGS MAYOR SNIDER DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN ON FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR L I D NO 116 (IRVING STREET - POST OFFICE AREA) It was noted that the hearing had been duly published and notices sent to affected property owners according to law No adverse communications were received. Mr James Ajax reported that Council awarded the contract to Paver's, Inc , on August 16, 1982 Construction was accepted by Council on December 20, 1982 A few minor items still remain to be completed in the spring when weather allows Staff has a written agreement from the contractor reflecting the items The assessments for this project are lower than the preliminary by approximately 3% Two accounts will be higher due to extra work agreements signed by the property owners Final costs totaled $75,952 53 with $10,528 24 borne by City and $65,424 29 assessed against the property owners MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 3, 1983 PUBLIC HEARING - Continued Mr Rex Lyle, property owner in L I D No 116, stated that overall he was pleased with project, however, he wondered if incline to employee's parking lot could be tapered more as his 1977 Pontiac Ventura "bottomed out" when going over it He stated he would be willing to cooperate in any way possible to achieve this - including an easement Mr Lyle was assured by staff that someone would check situation out in an effort to alleviate problem 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 2425 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING THE ASSESSMENTS AND ASSESSMENT ROLL OF LOCAL IM- PROVEMENT DISTRICT NOL 116 FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF IRVING STREET, AS PROVIDED BY ORDINANCE NO 2359, AND LEVYING AND ASSESSING THE COST AND EXPENSE THEREOF AGAINST THE SEVERAL LOTS, TRACTS, PARCELS OF LAND AND OTHER PROPERTY AS SHOWN ON THE ASSESSMENT ROLL Ordinance No 2425 was read by title only Mr Schmidt moved to adopt Ordinance No 2425, confirming the final assessment roll on L I D No 116 Seconded by Mrs Boothe Prior to vote, Mrs Green and Mr Morgan wanted assurance from staff that Mr Lyle's complaint would be checked out They were assured it would be Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) MAYOR SNIDER DECLARED PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO CONSIDER THE VACATION OF ALLEY RIGHT OF WAY, LYING WITHIN BLOCK 14, WEHE'S FIRST ADDITION It was noted that the hearing had been duly published and posted as required by law There were no adverse communications Mr Gary Crutchfield reported that neither the City Engineer nor Fire Chief had indicated any problems with proposed vacation Further, the vacation is necessary to fulfill, in part, the concomitant agreement attached to the rezone of the west half of Block 14 The requested vacation would improve the usefulness of the property abutting right of way The right of way is not necessary for public access to adjacent property and there were no utilities within the right of way Therefore, staff recommended vacation of alley 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. 2426 AN ORDINANCE VACATING A CERTAIN ALLEY WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO Ordinance No 2426 was read by title only Mr Grigg moved to adopt Ordinance No 2426, vacating the north/south alley within Block 14, Wehe's First Addition to the City of Pasco Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS ORDINANCE NO 2427 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING, AMENDING SECTION 22 12 085 OF THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE, REVISING THE DEFINITION OF "AUTO BODY SHOP " Ordinance No 2427 was read by title only Mr Grigg moved to adopt Ordinance No 2427, amending Section 22 12 085 of the Pasco Municipal Code, revising the definition of Auto Body Shops within the City of Pasco Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried ATTEST - , 1983 PASSED and APPROVED this 1 , City C erk MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 3, 1981 UNFINISHED BUSINESS EXPANDING SIZE OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS TASK FORCE MEMBERSHIP Mr Schmidt moved that Resolution No 1478 be amended to expand the size of the membership of the Community Relations Task Force from 9 to 13 members Seconded by Mr Jackson Motion carried NEW BUSINESS REZONE - R-1 to "0" (Office) Mr Schmidt moved to fix January 17, 1983, as the date for a public hearing to consider the Icayan Rezone (File No 82-53-Z) Seconded by Mr Jackson Motion carried DEVELOPMENT OF PARK SITE - 7TH & "B" Mr Grigg moved to authorize the City Manager to sign contracts on behalf of the City of Pasco as necessary for the development of Phase I of the park site at 7th & "B" Streets plus additional requirements as suggested by the Mayor, i e , State Contractor's number, expiration date, performance bond and business license number Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried SANITARY SEWER SERVICE - EAST PASCO - NORTH OF LEWIS STREET, EAST OF OREGON AVENUE (INFORMATION ONLY) Jim Ajax made the Council aware of the fact that when the 400 potential connections in the East Pasco area are made to the existing sewer system, the system for that part of the City will be at capacity and that any further connections to the system in this area of town will over obligate the capacity of the system At some time in the future, depending on the rate of development, a major sewer trunk line costing approximately $1 million will be needed to make additional sewer capacity available for this part of the City ADJOURNMENT No further business, Mr Grigg moved for adjournment Motion carried Meeting adjourned at 8 30 P M Seconded by Mr Jackson E A Snider, Mayor