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Home My WebLink About01-21-1985 MinutesMINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 8 00 P M. by Joe W. Jackson, Mayor ROLL CALL JANUARY 21, 1985 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 Gary Crutchfield, City Manager, Greg Rubstello, City Attorney, Jerry Conner, Finance Director, James Ajax, Director of Public Works, Dennis Wright, City Engineer, Alan Lobdell, Associate Engineer; Larry Dickinson, Fire Chief and Max Bigby, Assistant Planner. CONSENT AGENDA Mr Snider moved to approve Consent Agenda Seconded by Mrs Boothe Motion carried Consent items are as follows a) Approval of Minutes To approve minutes of regular and special meetings, held January 7th and 14, 1985, respectively b) Bills To approve General Claims in the amount of $73,594 53, claim warrant nos 41072 and 41122 through 41180 (1984) To approve General Claims in the amount of $118,592 03, claim warrant nos 41069 through 41121 (1985) To authorize the write-off of Court Accounts Receivable in the amount of $1,024 and turn the entire amount over for collection c ) Public Hearing - Kidwell Annexation Petition - ME #84-17-A To fix 8 00 P.M., Monday, February 4, 1985, as the time and date for public hearing to consider whether or not the property described in the Kidwell petition should be annexed to the City of Pasco d ) Authorization to Call for Bids - Liquid Chlorine To authorize staff to jointly call for bids for liquid chlorine with the cities of Kennewick and Richland VISITORS There were no visitors wishing to address the council at this time REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AND/OR OFFICERS (Given at Workshop Session of Council) Tr-MATS Policy Advisory Committee Council person Beverly Green reported that they, primarily, discussed 6-Year Transportation Improvement amendment from City of Richland ( Parks/Recreation Advisory Council Councilman Emerson Morgan told of plans to dedicate the Gordon Mercier Park in June or July If possible, Gordon Mercier, Jr will attend dedication ceremony Further, he gave a run-down of programs at East Pasco Neighborhood Facility Ben-Franklin Transit Board Meeting Mayor Jackson reported that present Dial-A-Ride Program was discussed and revisions proposed They dealt primarily with eligibility, fares and hours Councilmen expressed concern about making any changes as far as senior citizens were concerned Mayor Jackson replied that they weren't cutting out any services, but expanding them PUBLIC HEARING MAYOR JACKSON DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING FINAL HEARING ON L I D NO 117 AND, AT THE CONCLUSION THEREOF, TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE CONFIRMING THE FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL It was noted that the hearing had been duly published and all affected property owners notified by mail of the hearing There was one (1) written communication in opposition, namely, T D & Imogene Morrison, NP Plat, Block 24, Lots 14 & 15 MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 21, 1985 PUBLIC HEARING - Continued Mr James Ajax, Director of Public Works, reported the project was essentially completed There are a few items which need to be done as soon as the weather moderates and an agreement has been made with the contractor reflecting these items The final assessment figure was $446, 059 30 and this represented a savings of 11 - 22% to each property owner under their preliminary assessment. Mr Ajax was confident that the properties had been benefited by amount assessed In response to Ms June Uribe, representing T D & Imogene Morrison, Mr Ajax explained the zone and termini method of assessment Again, he felt the property had been benefited by amount assessed Mr Crutchfield, City Manager, reiterated to audience in attendance that there were Block Grant Funds available under L I D Assistance Program for those who qualified At the present time, 28 applications had been processed for assistance and he encouraged individuals to contact Mr Max Bigby for further information Use of this program has to be made within the next 30-days Following three (3) calls from Mayor Jackson for further comments from the floor, either for or against, the public hearing was declared closed ORDINANCE NO 2532 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING THE ASSESSMENTS AND ASSESSMENT ROLL OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO 117 FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF CERTAIN STREETS IN THE AREA GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS EAST OF THIRD AVENUE, AS PROVIDED BY ORDINANCE NO 2497, AND LEVYING AND ASSESSING A PART OF THE COST AND EXPENSE THEREOF AGAINST THE SEVERAL LOTS, TRACTS, PARCELS OF LAND AND OTHER PROPERTY AS SHOWN ON THE ASSESSMENT ROLL Ordinance No 2532 was read by title only Mrs Green moved to adopt Ordinance No 2532, confirming the final assessment roll on L I D No 117 Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried by roll call vote of seven (7) ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS ORDINANCE NO 2533 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING AND CHANGING THE ZONE CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO FROM I-1 (Light Industrial) TO RMH-1 (Residential Mobile Home) EAGLE ESTATES Ordinance No 2533 was read by title only Mr Schmidt moved to adopt Ordinance No 2533, rezoning the property described therein from I-1 to RMH-1 Seconded by Mrs Boothe Motion carried RESOLUTION NO 1667 A RESOLUTION APPROVING, WITH CONDITIONS, THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF EAGLE ESTATES NO 4 Resolution No 1667 was read by title only Mr Schmidt moved to approve Resolution No 1667, authorizing the preparation of the final plat of Eagle Estates No 4 Subdivision, in accordance with the conditions specified therein Seconded by Mrs Boothe Motion carried MISCELLANEOUS COUNCIL DISCUSSION Library Contract Gary Crutchfield, City Manager, reported in part " all things considered, the tentative agreement is about as acceptable to both sides as can be reached at this point in time The effect of the ramp-down Schedule B should keep our 1986 fee about the same as, or slightly less than, the 1985 fee ($225,000), the longer the ramp-down, of course, the greater potential for the fee to increase despite the reduced factor The only long term solution to the "cost of service vs fee" issue is for the city voters to annex to the Library District. The new contract will give us the authority to place the annexation issue on the ballot as early as September, 1985 " Following are proposed contract terms for consideration oe W Jac PASSED and APPROVED this 1985 on, May day of MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 21, 1985 MISCELLANEOUS - Continued 1 Fee The fee would continue to be determined by the present formula -(Library District Levy Rate x City Assessed Valuation x Factor), but the "factor" would be "ramped down" according to the following dual schedule, dependent on annexation (Schedule A = annexation, Schedule B = no annexation) 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Schedule A 14 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 Schedule B 1 4 1 25 1 25 1 15 1 1 1 0 Should annexation occur during contract period, the fee would shift from Schedule B to Schedule A, effective the first month in which the District commenced receipt of property tax revenue from annexed city Cities agree, in the event of de-annexation, to pay fee based on 1 2 factor for three continuous years following de-annexation 2 The contract period would be five years (1986 through 1990) 3 District will allow cities to vote on annexation to District during term of contract, cities agree to donate respective books to District upon effective date of annexation 4 Cities will be responsible for M & 0 expenses of respective library building/grounds 5 Volume of books owned by respective city as of December 31, 1985, will be retained by cities during contract term, during contract term, volume of books as of December 31, 1985, will remain static (won't change) 6 That the District agrees to include an elected official of each city on the Library District Board as an ex-officio member (non-voting) 7 The Board would agree to maintain a branch library in each city at the present location, or at another location, with council approval 8 The City of Kennewick would agree to remove language requiring the Library headquarters be maintained in Kennewick 9 The District, at its option, may ask the cities to place a bond issue before the public seeking voter approval of remodeling, renovation, and/or expansion of the existing buildings The cities agree not to refuse such a request A brief discussion ensued on the merits of proposed contract Councilmen Grigg and Snider felt we should be in or out of the library business If we opted to get out of the District, the citizens could annex to the Library District for continuation of service of a new contract with Mid-Columbia Library District, as embodied in the memorandum from City Manager, subject to final review and approval of detailed contract language Further, City would only be obligated for one year and Library District would not stand in the way of getting issue on the ballot (Recommendation from Councilman Snider) Councilmen Green and Morgan felt we had an obligation to citizens of Pasco to provide good library service to the best of our ability Mayor Jackson was confident this was an excellent "first step" in resolving our differences We should not wait to see what Kennewick would do, but act independently and indicate our willingness to negotiate IIIFinal concensus to staff was that the City of Pasco concurred in the general framework ADJOURNMENT No further business, Mr Schmidt moved for adjournment Seconded by Mr Snider Motion carried ATTEST /7- • . L...(-4101111.A -41 elyn ells, City Clerk