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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-22-1985 MinutesMINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING JULY 22, 1985 CALL TO ORDER Special meeting called to order at 8 00 P.M. by Ira Schmidt, Mayor Pro Tem. ROLL CALL By City Manager Councilmen present were Susan Boothe, Beverly Green, Charles Grigg, Ira Schmidt, E A. Snider and Emerson Morgan. Councilman/Mayor Joe Jackson was absent from the meeting (excused). Also present were Gary Crutchfield, City Manager, Greg Rubstello, City Attorney, Jerry Conner, Finance Director, James Ajax, Director of Public Works and Donald Francis, Chief of Police. PUBLIC MEETING - PRECINCT NO. 41 ANNEXATION MAYOR PRO TEM IRA SCHMIDT DECLARED THE PUBLIC MEETING OPEN FOR CITIZEN INPUT ON PRECINCT NO. 41 ANNEXATION REQUEST It was noted that the hearing had been duly published and posted There were no adverse communications received The City Manager reported that "a petition, signed by 20% of the registered voters residing in Precinct 41 has been certified by the County Prosecutor and the signatures thereon have been verified by the City Clerk, all as required by applicable statutes. The petition requests the City to annex the area without the requirement to assume existing bonded indebtedness. Applicable statutes require the City Council to decide the following questions 1) Will the City annex the territory if approved by the resident voters? 2) Will the City require assumption of existing bonded indebtedness? 3) Will the City assign zoning simultaneous with annexation? If the City agrees to annex the territory, such agreement and pertinent conditions must be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners and Boundary Review Board within sixty (60) days for appropriate review and placement on a ballot within time frames specified by statute. In this particular case, filing with the County Commissioners must occur by July 26 if the issue is to be voted upon at the September primary election (9/10/85), or by September 25, 1985 if the issue is to be voted upon at the November general election (11/5/85). Although the statutes require notice to be filed with the Boundary Review Board (BRB) and, in most cases, require the Board to conduct its review, all of the unincorporated territory lying west of the present City limits, north of Sylvester Street, south of Argent Road, and east of Road 38, has been approved by the BRB for annexation to the City since 1978 (such approval has been renewed annually, the most recent in April, 1985) Consequently, in this particular case, BRB review need not occur and the issue can be placed on the September ballot without difficulty. The basic issue is whether or not the City will agree to annex the given territory. Given the facts that the area is surrounded on three sides by the City, has long been served with City water, the residents therein are socially and economically tied to the Pasco community, and mahyof the residents may desire to extend sewer service and improve their streets, the only apparent question is whether or not the annexation would "pay its way " Although the street fund would annually II/ receive less than the estimated cost of maintaining the existing streets, general tax revenue is estimated to offset the anticipated costs of general government services. If the street system were improved to City standards by LID, the City's share of estimated costs would approach $110,000; however, subsequent to such improvement, annual maintenance costs would roughly equal the annual street fund revenue contributed by this area. The utility system would realize a loss of about $10,000 annually (the present surcharge would be eliminated), while our library contract fee would likely increase about $12,000. The Council must decide whether or not the area should assume its share of the existing bonded indebtedness Council should note that the election method of annexation complicates this particular question Although the City may include this condition in the Resolution calling for the vote, this condition must be I I , 1985 , City Cler PASSED and APPROVED this 3 day o MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING JULY 22, 1985 PUBLIC MEETING - Continued approved by 60% of the voters who voted in the last general election, whereas the basic question of whether or not the area's residents want to be annexed needs only a simple majority of the votes cast The Council may require this question to be voted on as a separate question, if the voters say "yes" to annexation and "no" to indebtedness, the Council would then decide whether or not the area should be annexed and, if annexed, could not require assumption of indebtedness The 1984 cost of existing indebtedness was 661t/$1000 of valuation (about $33 a year for a $50,000 home) Council should note that the petition reflects the desire of the signers to be annexed without assumption of indebtedness The question of zoning is moot The City cannot require assignment of zoning simultaneous to annexation unless the City has prepared and filed with the County Auditor, a "pre-zone" in accordance with applicable statutes Consequently, the proposed Resolution does not require simultaneous assignment of zoning " Mr Roy Strode, owner of property in proposed area, expressed fear that LID's would be forced upon the residents and improvements of this type had caused people to go broke Mr Erwin Wilcox, a 40-year resident of Riverview area, stated he moved out to the country to get away from hassles of City life and he preferred things the way it is Councilman Snider reminded delegation that they shopped in Pasco, drove on City streets, used our parks and library, and City residents had paid for these services and these costs would have to be shared if we were all going to enjoy them Councilman Grigg stated we were merely giving the people the right to vote on this issue Further, by law, the City is required to put the matter on a ballot if presented with a petition Following three (3) calls from Mayor Pro Tern Schmidt for further comments from the floor, either for or against, the public hearing was declared closed. RESOLUTION NO 1686 A RESOLUTION APPROVING PETITION FOR ANNEXATION ELECTION Resolution No. 1686 was read by title only. Mr. Snider moved to approve Resolution No 1686, approving petition for annexation, and placing issue on primary election ballot, September 17, 1985. Seconded by Mr. Grigg. Motion carried by roll call vote of six (6). ADJOURNMENT No further business, Mr. Snider moved for adjournment. Seconded by rs Green. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8 V P M . e_ _ - 414 A roe' EM