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Home My WebLink About07-09-1984 MinutesMINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING JULY 9, 1984 CALL TO ORDER Special meeting called to order at 8 35 P M by Joe W Jackson, Mayor ROLL CALL By City Clerk Councilmen present were Susan Boothe, Beverly Green, Ira Schmidt, Joe Jackson and Emerson Morgan Councilmen E A Snider and Charles Grigg were absent from the meeting (excused) Also present were Lee Kraft, City Manager, Greg Rubstello, City Attorney, Jerry Conner, Director of Finance, Dennis Wright, City Engineer, James Ajax, Director of Public Works, Donald Francis, Chief of Police, Larry Dickinson, Fire Chief, Webster Jackson, Purchasing/ Personnel Supervisor and Max Bigby, Assistant Planner PUBLIC HEARING MAYOR JACKSON DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN REGARDING PROPOSED "A" STREET AND 28TH AVENUE L I D It was noted that the hearing had been duly published, and all affected property owners notified by mall Mr Dennis Wright, City Engineer, gave the following statement "In light of the extremely favorable bids received on L I D No 117 (East of Third Avenue), the staff requested and received Council approval to meet with the property owners to discuss the possibility of creating an L I D on Road 28 (Lewis to "A") and "A" (20th to 28th) There was good support for an L I D although there were also several property owners opposed At the regular Council meeting of June 18, 1984, Council passed Resolution No 1634, which was the Resolution of Intent to create the L I D That Resolution, among other things, established July 9, 1984, 8 00 P M , as the date and time to hold a public hearing on the possible creation of the L I D All affected property owners have been notified of this hearing In addition to input received from the affected property owners, there are several additional factors Council should be aware of and take into account before acting on the Ordinance 1) The water utility will necessarily incur an estimated expense of $55,000 to complete the water system in the L I D area as a part of the construction project There is ample revenue in the utility fund to accomplish this. 2) The Street Fund will incur an estimated expense of $35,000 to pay for the additional depth of rock and asphalt to bring these streets to collector arterial standards Together with an estimated $20,000 to upgrade the traffic signal at the intersection of 28th and Lewis - traffic actuation and pedestrian signals 3) The U S Army Corps of Engineers owns a large parcel of ground on the south side of "A" Street The Federal Government, by law, is exempt from L I D assessments Therefore, there are two options in how to handle the amount their property normally would be assessed A Have other properties pay, B Have City pay The assessment roll, as prepared, reflects that the City will pay the assessment against the Corps' property This action is consistent with all previous L I D 's involving Federal property The preliminary assessment for the Corps' property is $34,848 4) Subsequent to mailing notices of assessment, Columbia Chapel called and advised he was of the understanding that cemeteries were exempt from assessment Greg Rubstello, City Attorney, has checked this out, and in fact, cemeteries are in terms of practical reality, exempt from assessment in that the City cannot have a lien on the property consequential to an L I D MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING JULY 9, 1984 PUBLIC HEARING - Continued This being consistent with how other exempt property is handled, the City would have to pick up an estimated preliminary assessment of $15,157 The total cost to the City from Item Nos 1 through 4 is estimated as $ 55,000 Water Fund $105,000 Street Fund In the case of the Street Fund, a budget supplement will be required The revenue is available within the Street Fund as unobligated Preliminary assessment roll, exclusive of U S Corps' assessment and Columbia Chapel and Gardens - $184,363 22 Two (2) protests have been received to date which total $47,480 16 or 26% Right of Way - the existence of right of way has not been fully established in several areas at the time of this writing Thus, the potential exists that the Ordinance, if adopted, may have to be replaced due to right of way problems This L I D proposal once included 18th Avenue from Lewis Street to "A" Street, however, we have been informed it no longer is wanted by the property owners and staff no longer wants to pursue it " Mr Vern Johnston, 429 S 23rd, felt he should not be assessed for "A" Street when he used Frontage Road to get to his property Further, he asked if Transit Authority was paying their share because the busses were breaking up the road Staff replied that the City was paying an extra $34,000 for asphalt, etc , to handle bus and truck traffic Mr James Ajax, Director of Public Works, further explained zone and termini method of assessment for benefit of the audience Completed project would have sidewalks on the north side of "A" Street, on up 28th Avenue and a new actuated signal light at 28th & Lewis to enable pedestrians to cross safely He felt the area would be benefited by the amount of improvement Mrs Delores Montero asked if the trucks would be kept off Staff replied that trucks would be encouraged to use Lewis Street (except trucks in LID area), however, it would be impossible to restrict their travel on this street Mr Bruce Lee, owner of Bruce Lee Funeral Home, expressed concern over limited access to his property when the State gave property back to the City He felt that in his case, the cost exceeded the benefit Mrs Joan Torres stated she didn't drive a car and was a low income person, therefore, she didn't see how she could afford the assessment Mr Earl Warren said, "if we get a street, we are going to have to buy it " He felt the price was as good as they were going to get and favored LID Mrs Virginia Sutherland expressed concern over property lines The City Engineer replied that the pins are in place and final survey will be completed soon Following three (3) calls from Mayor Jackson for further comments from the floor, either for or against, the public hearing was declared closed MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING JULY 9, 1984 ORDINANCES ORDINANCE NO 2508 AN ORDINANCE ORDERING THE IMPROVEMENT OF CERTAIN STREETS WITHIN THE CITY, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION NO 1634 OF THE CITY COUNCIL, ESTABLISHING LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO 118 AND ORDERING THE CARRYING OUT OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT, PROVIDING THAT PAYMENT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT BE MADE BY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS UPON THE PROPERTY IN THE DISTRICT, PAYABLE BY THE MODE OF "PAYMENT BY BONDS", AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WARRANTS REDEEMABLE IN CASH OR OTHER SHORT-TERM FINANCING AND LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BONDS Ordinance No 2508 was read by title only Mr Schmidt moved to adopt Ordinance No 2508, which, if passed, will have the effect of creating L I D No 118 for the construction of streets and related improvements to "A" Street, between 20th and 28th Avenues, and 28th Avenue from "A" Street to Lewis Street, and, further, will eliminate improvements to 18th Avenue from this L I D Seconded by Mrs Green Motion carried At this time, Mr Ajax reiterated to audience that this begins 30-day protest period, and if anyone objects to proposed L I D , they should submit their protest,in writing,to City Clerk's Office ADJOURNMENT Mrs Boothe moved for adjournment Seconded by Mrs Green Motion carried Meeting adjourned at 9 15 P M ATTEST PASSED and APPROVED this /day of 1984