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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-21-1984 MinutesMINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 21, 1984 CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 8 00 P M by Joe W Jackson, 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, Jerry Conner, Acting Finance Director, Jim Ajax, Director of Public Works; Larry Dickinson, Acting Fire Chief, Don Francis, Chief of Police and Webster Jackson, Purchasing/Personnel Supervisor CONSENT AGENDA , Mr Schmidt moved to approve Consent Agenda 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 February 6, 1984 b) Bills To approve General Claims in the amount of $277,827 72, Claim warrant nos 37613 through 37789 To approve Payroll Claims in the amount of $265,480 58, Payroll warrant nos 7320 through 7474, and 7475 through 7631 VISITORS Mr John Williams was scheduled to appear but was not present at this time Councilman Snider st ated Mr Williams had concerns over noise pollution at Pepsi Cola facility on West Hopkins It appears large trucks park there over night and leave their refrigeration units running - causing excessive noise He was not sure if the trucks belonged to Pepsi Cola or other truckers staying at nearby Sahara Motel, but he felt something should be done The City Manager concurred that we needed a more stringent Ordinance relating to noise pollution, and if council concurs, staff will draft an Ordinance for consideration Mr Ralph Thompson, 1712 W Octave, presented a petition for consolidation, bearing signatures of approximately 1,000 citizens He urged the three cities to hold a joint meeting within ten (10) days, calling for an election on May 15, 1984, under 35 10 211 He concurred that there was a descrepancy on whether they would proceed under 35 10 211 or 35A Mr Tom Roach, Attorney for Unity Group, stated they were seeking clarification at this time and should have the issue resolved very shortly Mr Snider suggested that the petition be submitted to staff for clarification and legal opinion and report back at next regular meeting To this, Mr Thompson expressed concern that a delay might affect 90-day time frame City Attorney, Greg Rubstello, stated that this date, February 21, 1984, would be filing date with Pasco City Council Mr Walter Hench led opposition by reminding council that voters should be aware that consolidation would pass by a simple majority of voters turning out, not percentage of total registered voters He did not feel 30-days was ample time for this undertaking Mr David Boothe, a lifetime resident of Pasco, opposed speed this issue is going and presented Mr Ed Hendler, Chairman of FACTS FIRST, a check for $100 to help his cause he Mr Widdows voiced his opposition to consolidation and, too, gave Mr Hendler a check for $50 to defray expenses The City Manager stated the petition would be validated by staff, the City Attorney will prepare an opinion, and information could be back by next regular meeting of the City Council Page Two MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 21, 1984 PETITION - Continued (verbatim) Mr Ed Hendler stated since this issue is in controversy, he suggested that proponents of this bill invite the City Attorneys to a meeting and tell them what court they are trying to get redress from so that our people, the City Attorneys and perhaps my attorney, can also be present at the time and review and give our input Apparently, there is a conflict here of the two laws and I would suggest this be done quickly - just the fact that they have asked the councils to sit down because they have 6500 signatures, it should still be validated Mr Hendler further commented that a good number of proponents live outside the City of Pasco as well as petition signers He reiterated that he was anxious to get the issue over with, but it should be done in a legal manner Mr Snider moved to concur with request of Mr Hendler Seconded by Mrs Boothe Motion carried Mr Mark Pence, a 25-year resident of Pasco, favored a vote of the people in an effort to explore benefits of consolidation and whether or not the people of the Tr-Cities want it He felt three months was ample time to pursue this issue He questioned legal opposition to proposed consolidation Mr Hendler was recognized (Verbatim) Just for verification, I, for one, would like to see this come to a head and my group would like to see it brought to a head We feel very strongly that the people do have a right to vote, but we were not the people who proposed the consolidation, we were not the proponents, the Cities have been by-passed by the proponents initially, the proponents have indicated time and time again that they have the answers, they know all the ins and outs, they have a legal staff We have tried to get the proponents to present facts and figures - we are still asking for this information They have had time to respond to desires of the people Now, out of 1,003 signatures - it's nice that we have 1,003 signatures, I don't know how many are residents or registered voters in the City of Pasco, they need 590 in order to technically put this on the ballot I assume this is sufficient number to call for an election, but I think it should be on a fair and equitable basis We didn't propose, nor did the Cities propose, HB1435 The Cities were not even aware that the bill was being proposed They have told us it was going to be better legislation, yet after better legislation, they have taken away two of the three rights by people through this legislation Under the old law, we had a rightof we were to consolidate, to call for either a Commission form of Government, which would give us three Commissioners - one from Pasco, Kennewick and Richland or a Council/Mayor form of Government They have eliminated those two and said you shall have a Council/Mayor form of Government, but we are going to say that you are going to have 7, 9 or 11 - that's the change We are also going to tell you that all seven of you people from each community, 21 of you, are going to have to sit down for sixteen to seventeen months and try to operate three cities and figure out all the problems of consolidation and then call for an election in 1985, set up your ward system (which we had the right to do under the old law) and then immediately thereafter that new council becomes effective in office We didn't do any of this, they didn't ask for your input - they didn't ask for Kennewick and Richland's input, they had all the answers Now they come up with a petition based on 35 10 - the law was passed under 35 5 or 35 8, there's a question on time and I am not a "legal eagle", I am not an Attorney, but now they say, "have compassion - give the people the right to vote' You bet, I'll give the people the right to vote - I want them to vote after the information is out and facts are presented What's the difference between May 15th and September 18th? Four months, and I think in four months, they have the opportunity to be more efficient in their approach on this consolidation, gather more facts, present it properly, let our citizens then make an intelligent choice and you will have more votes at the election in September than you would on May 15th Now, I don't like the connotation that we are trying to stop this election, we are not To the contrary, I wish it could be held tomorrow and we would not only beat them like we did fourteen years ago with an 8 - 2 against, maybe a 9 to 1 Thank you " Mrs Billie Cain asked, "if Pasco defeats this issue, are we out?" The City Manager replied that any one City can defeat consolidation Mrs Cain reiterated that she would work hard for defeat RECESS 8 35 P M - RECONVENED 8 40 P M Page Three MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 21, 1984 REPORTS FROM OFFICERS/COMMITTEES Tr-MATS Policy Advisory Committee Mrs Beverly Green reported their meeting had been primarily devoted to election of officers Mr Bob Ellis had been elected Chairman and Beverly Green, elected Vice-Chairman Good Roads Association Mr Duke Snider stated they had discussed Department of Transportation's request for information regarding short plats on right of ways, possible $ 50 to each vehicle registration fee for weed control along highways, removal of spur lines around counties (discisions are made in Washington, D C - Good Roads Associations advocates they should be in proximity of area involved) and they opposed removal of last $ 02 gas tax Further, they are trying to get the State Patrol to enforce weight restrictions on roadways Parks/Recreation Advisory Council Mr Emerson Morgan stated they discussed questionaire sent out by Department of Community Development on potential park at 5th & Pearl Letters were sent to 375 familes and 40 responded back The major concern of residents in this area is children's safety AWC Meeting Mayor Joe Jackson reported this had been an interesting session on Court reform, giving Municipal Courts the same sentencing authority as District Courts and DWI bill and grant possibility He stated Mr Eric Hovey made a presentation on "Maintstreet" which deals with historic preservation and downtown development ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS RESOLUTION NO 1618 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE CRITERIA BY WHICH THE TERM "AFFORDABLE RENT" WILL BE DETERMINED FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PURPOSES Resolution No 1618 was read by title only Mr Snider moved to approve Resolution No 1618, defining the criteria to be used in determining "affordable rent" for Community Development Block Grant purposes Seconded by Mrs Boothe Motion carried RESOLUTION NO 1619 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING RIGHT-OF-WAY ON 28TH AVENUE Resolution No 1619 was read by title only Mr Snider moved to approve Resolution No 1619, which, if passed, will dedicate additional right-of-way on North 28th Avenue Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried RESOLUTION NO 1620 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE REVISED AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN FOR THE CITY OF PASCO Resolution No 1620 was read by title only Mr Schmidt moved to approve Resolution No 1620, regarding a revised Affirmative Action Plan for the City of Pasco Seconded by Mrs Boothe Motion carried RESOLUTION NO 1621 A RESOLUTION RELOCATING A BUS STOP LOCATION ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SYLVESTER STREET JUST EAST OF 20TH AVENUE Resolution No 1621 was read by title only Mrs Green moved to approve Resolution No 1621, which, if passed, has the effect of relocating the existing bus stop at the north side of Sylvester Street near 20th Avenue from its present location to a new location approximately 100 feet east and, specifically, directly in front of the Odd Fellows Hall Seconded by Mrs Boothe Motion carried ells, City Clerk Page Four MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 21, 1984 NEW BUSINESS Appointments to Community Relations Task Force Mr Grigg moved that the Relations Task following individuals be appointed, as recommended by Community Force Council District 1 - Willie Cain Term to expire 12/31/86 Council , District 2 - Minnie Pesina 12/31/84 Council District 4 - Steven Snyder 12/31/85 At-Large Andres Espinoza 12/31/84 At-Large Rickie Robinson 12/31/86 At-Large Ann Prescott 12/31/86 At-Large Jacqueline Davis 12/31/86 School Dist Rep Forthcoming Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried Appointment to Golf Course Advisory Committee Mr Morgan moved to confirm the Mayor's appointment of Mrs Marjorie M Fifer to the Golf Course Advisory Committee to a term which will expire on August 1, 1985 Seconded by Mrs Green Motion carried Naming of Street 1-182 Frontage Road between Road 100 and Court Street Mr Grigg moved to assign the name of Harris Road to the "CC Line" roadway connecting Road 100 and Court Street along the north side of 1-182 Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried (Mr Pete Morse complimented the Council on their choice, stating the Harris family was most honored) Appointment to Street Light Purchase Study Committee Mr Snider moved to confirm the Mayor's appointment of the following people to serve on the Street Light Purchase Study Committee Orville Olson, Duane Taber, Spence Jilek, Leonard Dietrich, Andrew Cornelius and Bob Gregson with the understanding that the Study Committee is to complete its review and report to the City Council within 90-days Seconded by Mr Grigg Motion carried Water Treatment Plant Upgrade - Proposed Agreement for Professional Services - City Project No 82-2-03 Mr Grigg moved to authorize the Mayor to sign an Agreement for professional services relating to the Water Treatment Plant Upgrade, between the City of Pasco and James M Mongtomery, Consulting Engineers, Inc Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried Repair to Senior Center Mr Snider moved to authorize the Mayor to sign a contract with Terranova Construction Company in the total amount, including State Sales Tax, of $28,677 15 to make certain repairs the Pasco/Franklin County Senior Citizen Center Seconded by Mrs Boothe Motion carried Representative on Benton-Franklin Governmental Conference Board Mrs Green moved to appoint Ira Schmidt as second alternate on Benton-Franklin Governmental Conference Board Seconded by Mr Morgan Motion carried Humphrey Ross Mr Snider expressed concern over letter from Paul L Turner, U S Probation Officer, regarding request by Humphrey Ross for a 90-day travel permit to Pasco to conclude some private business He reiterated that he had been granted a 30-day permit in January, 1984 to visit relatives in Pasco Mr Snider questioned motives and felt the City of Pasco was entitled to specific reasons for Mr Ross's request Further, he suggested that staff write a letter to Mr Turner, asking why Mr Ross has to come to Pasco and how long will it take to conclude his business This should be handled expediently The City Manager replied that he will have Chief Francis call for necessary information and report back quickly Mr Grigg suggested if Mr Ross has something to sell, perhaps we should let him and then get him to leave Chief Francis stated he would convey wishes of the council ADJOURNMENT No further business, meeting adjourned at/5 -1 P M MAYOR PASSED and APPROVED this 3--day of March, 1984