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Home My WebLink About06-06-1983 MinutesPublic Signing of Proclamation for "Juneteenth Freedom Week " Mayor Snider affixed his signature to Proclamation, proclaiming the week of June 13th through June 19, 1983 as Juneteenth Freedom Week In conclusion, he presented proclamation to Ms. Millie Banks, President of the East Pasco Neighborhood Council Mr Robert Dupuy, 6220 Richardson, asked the Council to consider a Resolution, endorsing Federal funding for Partical Beam defense weapons and to support our President in this endeavor The Council was reluctant to endorse any Resolution without having more factual information Staff was instructed to prepare a Repoist for consideration of City Council at their next , Workshop Meeting III REPORTS FROM OFFICERS AND/OR COMMITTEES I I MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 8 10 P M by E A Snider, Mayor ROLL CALL JUNE 6, 1983 By City Clerk Councilmen present were Beverly Green, Charles Grigg, Ira Schmidt, E A Snider, Joe Jackson and Emerson Morgan Councilman Susan Boothe was absent from the meeting (excused) Also present were Lee Kraft, City Manager, Greg Rubstello, City Attorney, Richard Erickson, Director of Parks and Recreation, Donald Francis, Chief of Police; Dennis Kasparek, Police Department, Webster Jackson, Purchasing/Personnel Supervisor and Gary Crutchfield, Director of Community Development CONSENT AGENDA Mrs Green moved that Consent Agenda be approved Seconded by Mr Schmidt 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 May 16, 1983 b) Bills To approve General Claims in the amount of $177,522 46, claim warrant nos 34946 through 35094 To approve Payroll Claims in the amount of $265,030 69, payroll warrant nos 3983 through 4147, and 4148 through 4309 c) Old Pasco/Kennewick Bridge - Navigational Lighting The City of Pasco concurs with the Kennewick City Council in authorizing the expenditure of approximately $700 to perform the necessary work to make temporary repair of the navigational lighting on the Old Columbia River Bridge pending demolition, this being based on a request of the Coast Guard to make the navigational lights operational MAYOR SNIDER TRANSPOSED REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS TO ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO DONALD J. FRANCIS, NEWLY APPOINTED POLICE CHIEF Donald J Francis was administered the Oath of Office by City Clerk, Evelyn Wells Congratulations were conveyed to Chief Francis by members of City Council and Municipal Staff City Manager, Lee Kraft publicly commended Captain Dennis Kasparek for the professional manner in which he commanded Department during the interim period VISITORS Benton-Franklin District Board of Health Ira Schmidt reported that Contingency Fund had been primarily discussed and they were recommending a reduction from 10 to 5% A Resolution to that effect is being prepared Benton-Franklin Governmental Conference Beverly Green reported that she had been appointed to CSC Board, further, that they would be having a meeting in June to discuss Revolving Loan Fund Senior Citizens Advisory Committee Emerson Morgan reported that there was $23,000 available for Area Agency on Aging at no cost to the City Recommended uses was MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING JUNE 6, 1983 REPORTS FROM OFFICERS - Continued expansion of Pasco Senior Center and completion of North Franklin Center in Connell Approximate completion costs were estimated at $200,000 for Connell, and $300,000 for Pasco Mayor Snider commended our Senior Citizen group and pledged cooperation in any way for the completion of proposed center Mr Morgan moved that staff prepare a Resolution in support of endeavor for consideration at next workshop meeting Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS ' RESOLUTION NO 1581 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL STATING THE CITY'S POLICY ABOUT THE OPERATION OF THE KURTZMAN PARK COMMUNITY BUILDING Resolution No 1581 was read by title only Mr Grigg moved to approve Resolution No 1581, which establishes a Council policy with respect to the Kurtzman Park Building Seconded by Mr Jackson Motion carried RESOLUTION NO 1582 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THROUGH ACTION BY ITS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, TO NAME THE 1-182 BRIDGE ACROSS THE COLUMBIA RIVER AS THE "GEORGE L COOK BRIDGE " Resolution No 1582 was read by title only Mr Jackson moved to approve Resolution No 1582, requesting the State Department of Transportation to name the 1-182 Bridge across the Columbia River as the "George L Cook Bridge " Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried (Mrs Ann Lye, Manager of Pasco Chamber of Commerce, urged passage of this Resolution) RESOLUTION NO 1583 A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO 1214 AND ESTABLISHING A COUNCIL POLICY FOR ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS OF VARIOUS CITY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND OTHER AGENCIES OF THE CITY AND THE PROCEDURE FOR THE REMOVAL THEREFROM Resolution No 1583 was read by title only Mr Schmidt moved to approve Resolution No 1583, amending Resolution No 1214 and establishing a Council policy for attendance at meetings of various City boards, commissions and other agencies and the procedure for the removal therefrom Seconded by Mrs Green A brief discussion was held on how to properly handle this type of situation, and it was the concensus of council to write a letter to member and put them on notice that further violation of non-attendance would result in removal from Board) Motion carried ORDINANCE NO 2455 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING BY AMENDING PMC CHAPTERS 22 24, 22.26, 22 28, 22 30, 22 32 and 22 34, REVISING THE REGULATION OF FENCE HEIGHTS IN RESIDENTIAL FRONT YARDS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS Ordinance No 2455 was read by title only Mr Grigg moved to adopt Ordinance No 2455, revising fence height regulations, under certain conditions, for residential front yards Seconded by Mr Jackson Gary Crutchfield, Director of Community Development, drew a diagram of block configuration to illustrate present and proposed fence heights Motion carried MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING JUNE 6, 1983 ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS - Continued RESOLUTION NO 1584 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION TO THE INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION (IAC) FOR FUNDING ASSISTANCE FROM FUNDS PROVIDED THE STATE OF WASHINGTON THROUGH THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, PARKS AND RECREATION AREA DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM AS PART OF THE EMERGENCY JOBS BILL, PUBLIC LAW 98-8 Resolution No 1584 was read by title only Mr Schmidt moved to approve Resolution No. 1584, authorizing the City Manager to apply for a grant from the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation to landscape certain public places Seconded by Mr Grigg (Mr Grigg suggested entrance to Lewis Street on the East side be considered for beautification) Motion carried Mr Grigg moved to direct that the IAC Grant application reflect the following project prioritization #1 Lewis Street Corridor #2 Ainsworth Landscape Screen #3 5th & Pearl Street Park Landscape Seconded by Mr Jackson Motion carried NEW BUSINESS Request from Columbia Basin Shrine Club for Waiver of Admission Tax Mr Grigg moved to waive admission tax for Columbia Basin Shrine Club Circus, to be held July 7th & 8th Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried Replacement of Absent Member on the Community Relations Task Force Since Mr Butcher had not attended a meeting of the Community Relations Task Force since January, Councilman Jackson suggested that a letter under the Mayor's signature be sent to Mr Butcher, putting him on notice that further violation of non- attendance would result in removal from the Board Staff will prepare letter Federal Jobs Bill Money re CAAP Jim Worthington, Director of the SE Washington Building Trades Council, suggested the City should go for some federal money (through the Small Business Administration) to enter into a contract with the Community Affirmative Action Program (CAAP) to put unemployed people to work on park projects who have exhausted all of their unemployment benefits and are sitting idle with no income coming in The City Council was receptive to this idea, and hopefully, funding will become a reality Proposal for Area Agency on Aging Funds A letter was received from Bill Farrens, Chairman of Senior Citizen's Advisory Committee, informing the City Council that there is an unexpended balance of $23,390 00 which can be used for senior programs in Franklin County (including Connell) Their recommendations are as follows Tables/Chairs (Connell Center) $ 4,390 Health Screening Program (Pasco Center) 13,865 Mobile Unit 5,135 They requested concurrence of City Council as to their recommendations and assistance in filling out grant forms The City Council endorsed Senior Citizen Project and suggested that they aggressively pursue all grant avenues MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING JUNE 6, 1983 SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL - GENERAL DISCUSSION Mayor Snider publicly expressed condolences on the death of Gordon Mercier, long time Pasco resident/public servant and 30-year member of Pasco Park Board Mr Mercier gave unselfishly of his time to make Pasco a better place to live and should be commended for his efforts ADJOURNMENT No further business to come before the Council, the meeting adjourned at 9 05 P M ATTE Eve yn Wells, City Clerk PASSED and APPROVED this c7.?4 'day of i / , 1983 / I I