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Home My WebLink About03-04-1985 MinutesMINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MARCH 4, 1985 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, Charles Grigg, Ira Schmidt and Joe Jackson Also present were Gary Crutchfield, City Manager, Greg Rubstello, City Attorney, Jerry Conner, Finance Director, Dennis Wright, City Engineer, Dick Erickson, Director of Parks/Recreation, Larry Dickinson, Fire Chief, Webster Jackson, Purchasing/Personnel Supervisor and Max Bigby, Assistant Planner (Councilmen Emerson Morgan, Beverly Green and E A Snider were excused) CONSENT AGENDA a) Approval of Minutes To approve minutes of regular meeting, held February 19, 1985 b) Bills. To approve General Claims in the amount of $197,817 86, Claim warrant nos 41496 through 41642. To approve Payroll Claims in the amount of $268,761 25, Payroll Warrant Nos 2014 through 2184, and 2185 through 2363 To approve bad debt write-offs in the amount of $5,892 91 and, of this amount, authorize $5,101 30 to be turned over for collection To authorize the write-off of $12,504 00 in Court accounts receivable (warrants) and to turn the entire amount over for collection c) Energy Conservation Action Plan To approve the Energy Conservation Action Plan as outlined in the letter from the Washington State Energy Office, dated February 6, 1985 d) Accepting Bonds in Lieu of Retainage for LID Nos 117 and 118 - City Project Nos 83-3-05 and 84-3-05 To authorize staff to accept a bond in lieu of retainage for L I D 117, Project No 83-3-05 and for LID 118, Project No 84-3-05, and to authorize staff to release retainage now in escrow e) , Public Hearing - Appeal of Planning Commission Zoning Recommendation to Kidwell Annexation Area (MF #85-01-Z1) To fix 8 00 P M , Monday, March 18, 1985, as the time and date for a public hearing to consider the Kidwell appeal f) Potential 1985 Block Grant Funding Assisted Street Improvement L I D 's "Boat Basin Area " To authorize staff to proceed with preliminary engineering and to hold informal informational meetings with the property owners in the "Boat Basin" area concerning the formation of a Street and Water Improvement L I D and, further, appoint Councilman Green and Morgan to represent the Council at the informal meetings VISITORS Mr. Mark Ryan, owner of Ryan's Outdoor Advertising, protested 90-day moratorium, put in place at the regular meeting of the City Council on February 19, 1985 He reiterated that he purchased a business license to do business, and after expending a large amount of money to get started, he was now being denied a building permit to erect his billboards He felt this was totally unfair as he was not notified of the moratorium nor was he informed of proposed moratorium when he purchased his 1985 business license Mayor Jackson responded that the 90-day moratorium was put in place to allow the Planning Commission time to hold a public hearing and review our present Code He stated the City was not trying to single Mr Ryan out, but this was merely an interim period to evaluate compliance, etc He suggested that Mr Ryan seek legal counsel in an effort to terminate his lease on a short term basis Mayor Jackson asked staff to keep Mr Ryan informed of Planning Commission meetings, or other information related to his profession ADJOURNMENT No further business, meeting adjourne t 8 40 P n,---Mayor ATT MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MARCH 4, 1985 REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AND/OR OFFICERS Tr-Cities Research Bureau Board of Directors Councilman Ira Schmidt attended meeting as pro-tern for Beverly Green and they, primarily, had election of officers and picked up brochures ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS ORDINANCE NO 2537 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE SUBDIVISION OF LAND WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO BY AMENDING THE APPLICABILITY OF SHORT SUB- DIVISIONS WITHIN THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE Ordinance No 2537 was read by title only Mr Grigg moved to adopt Ordinance No 2537, amending PMC 21 40 010, increasing the applicability of short plats to nine lots Seconded by Mrs Boothe Motion carried NEW BUSINESS Well - Kurtzman Park Mr Grigg moved to award the bid for drilling of a well at Kurtzman Park to Nelson Well Drilling Company, Inc in the total amount, including State sales tax, of $7,118 60 and, further, authorize the Mayor to sign the contract Seconded by Mrs Boothe Councilman Schmidt expressed concern over cost and Mr Erickson went over the bid, item by item, and compared it to other bid In his opinion, Mr Erickson felt it was a good, competitive bid and recommended acceptance Main motion carried by the following roll call vote YES Boothe, Grigg and Jackson NO Schmidt Parking Problems - Commercial Avenue (Hillsboro to St Helens) Mr Grigg moved in light of the property owners and tenants resolving their parking problems on Commercial Avenue, at least for the present, that this matter be tabled indefinitely Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried Sale of Surplus Vehicles Mr Schmidt moved to authorize staff to sell four (4) 1982 Police cruisers and two (2) 1981 Police cruisers on a non-competitive basis and at a reasonable price to be determined by staff Seconded by Mrs Boothe Motion carried (These vehicles have been replaced through Equipment Rental and are now surplus to City needs) Liquid Chlorine Bid Results Mr Grigg moved to award the bid for furnishing liquid chlorine to the City of Pasco to All Pure Chemical Company for the annual period ending February 18, 1986, for $206 80 per ton-container, and $37 50 per 150-pound cylinder, including freight Seconded by Mr Schmidt Motion carried by roll call vote of four (4) ECM Contract Amendment Mr Schmidt moved to approve the WSEO Contract No 85-113B, Amendment No 2, and authorize the Mayor to sign the contract amendment Seconded by Mrs Boothe Motion carried E elyn ells, City Clerk PASSED and APPROVED this //day of , 1985