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Home My WebLink About02-03-1986 MinutesMINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 3, 1986 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, Ed Hendler, Lee Kraft, Joe Jackson and E A. Snider Councilmen Beverly Green and Emerson Morgan were absent from the meeting (excused). Also present were Gary Crutchfield, City Manager, Greg Rubstello, City Attorney, Jerry Conner, Director of Finance, James Ajax, Director of Public Works; Webster Jackson, Personnel/Purchasing Supervisor and David McDonald, Director of Community Development. CONSENT AGENDA Mr. Snider moved to approve Consent Agenda, as amended in Workshop Session. Seconded by Mr. Kraft. Motion carried. Consent items are as follows a) Approval of Minutes. To approve minutes of regular meeting, held January 20, 1986. b) Bills To approve General Claims in the amount of $141,060.39, claim warrant nos 49177 through 49498. To approve Payroll Claims in the amount of $401,132.94, payroll voucher nos. 6280 through 6431, and 6432 through 6589, and 6590 through 6751. To approve bad debt write-offs in the amount of $2,682.75 and, of this amount, authorize $2,611.61 be turned over for collection. c) Bus Route Revisions during Blue Bridge Closure. To approve the temporary revisions to BETA Routes 63, 120 and 160 during the Blue Bridge closure period. d) Agreement with BETA for Senior Transportation Reimbursement To approve the 1986 Agreement between the City and Ben-Franklin Transit Authority for certain Senior Transportation reimbursement and, further, authorize the City Manager to sign said Agreement. e) Resolution No. 1710. A Resolution naming the City Park at 5th and Pearl Streets "Centennial Park." f) Resolution No 1711. A Resolution accepting the work by Cowan's Bobcat Service, Inc., under contract for Project No 85-8-01 g) Resolution No 1712 A Resolution urging the State Legislature to increase its financial support to Cities for provision of Fire Protection Services to State Facilities h) Resolution No 1713 A Resolution approving modification of Annexation Proposal by adjustment of boundaries by the Franklin County Boundary Review Board and calling for an Annexation Election 1) / Mayoral Appointment Procedure To establish a procedure for the appointment of persons to various City Boards and Commissions, as follows 1) All applicants, including those seeking re-appointment, will be interviewed by the Council, 2) Subsequent to such interviews, Council may review and discuss the applications in Executive Session, and 3) The Mayor will name the preferred appointment for confirmation of the Council at a business meeting thereof 3) Set Public Hearing for Reconsideration of Short Plat Denial - Frontier 'Federal Savings & Loan Assoc and Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan To set a public hearing for reconsideration of the Short Plat denial of Frontier Federal Savings & Loan Association and Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association on Short Plat MF #85-19-SP, for Tuesday, February 18, 1986 at 8 00 P M MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 3, 1986 CONSENT AGENDA k) - Continued Fix Hearing Date - Potential Code Amendment Regarding Historic Places. To fix 8 00 P M., Tuesday, February 18, 1986, as the time to consider a Code Amendment authorizing, by special permit, the adaptive re-use of historic places within the City. 1) Groundwater Study for Benton and Franklin Counties To authorize the preliminary commitment to participate in, and financially support, in an amount not to exceed $8,000, the proposed Groundwater Study for Benton and Franklin Counties, to be managed by the Washington State Department of Ecology, subject to approval of a contractural agreement for such participation and financial support REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AND/OR OFFICERS 1 Benton-Franklin Transit Board Meeting Mayor Jackson attended this meeting on January 22, 1986 and reported that they basically discussed the following a) Renewal of Washington Advertising Contract. To date, they had received $24,276 from this activity b) City of Pasco contract for Senior boardings in the amount of $9,500 which is equivalent to approximately $1 30 per boarding c) Employees medical insurance. In response to inquiry by Councilman Hendler, Mayor Jackson will get Mr Hendler a copy of 1986 Salary Schedule 2 Benton-Franklin Board of Health Councilperson Susan Boothe attended this meeting on January 23, 1986 Election of officers was held with Bruce Whitemarsh elected Chairman, and Harvey Keane elected Vice-Chairman They went into Executive Session to discuss 1986 salaries for personnel 3 Visitor & Convention Bureau Board Meeting Councilman Lee Kraft attended Meeting on January 28, 1986, and reported much activity going on They were planning a retreat in Olympia on March 7, 1986, and were hopeful of meeting with Governor Gardner ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS ORDINANCE NO 2586 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING AND CHANGING THE ZONE CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO FROM R-3 (MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL) TO C-1 (RETAIL BUSINESS) (Old McLoughlin School) Ordinance No 2586 was read by title only Mr Snider moved to adopt Ordinance No 2586, rezoning from R-3 to C-1 the property described therein Seconded by Mrs Boothe Motion carried ORDINANCE NO 2587 AN ORDINANCE CREATING AN ACCIDENT FUND AND CREATING CHAPTER 3 116 OF THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE Ordinance No 2587 was read by title only Mr Snider moved to adopt Ordinance No 2587, creating an Accident Expense Fund Seconded by Mr Hendler Motion carried NEW BUSINESS Tr-Cities Visitor & Convention Bureau - 1986 Agreement Mr Kraft moved to approve the Agreement between the City of Pasco and the Tr-Cities Visitor & Convention Bureau for 1986 tourism promotion in the amount of $20,000 and, further, authorize the City Manager to sign said Agreement Seconded by Mr Snider Motion carried by roll call vote of five (5) ATTEST III Evelyn , C y Clerk PASSED and APPROVED this /// day o 1986 MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 3, 1986 Tr-Cities Visitor & Convention Bureau - 1986 Agreement - Continued Mr Kraft moved to approve financial participation of the City of Pasco in the Tr-Cities Visitor & Convention Bureau's Special Media Campaign, as set forth in the Bureau's letter dated January 21, 1986, not to exceed $3,867 50 and, further, authorize the necessary budget adjustment Seconded by Mrs Boothe Councilmen Snider and Hendler stated they would support this motion in view of promoting increased revenue, however, the 1986 Budget has already been adopted and they were opposed to making budget adjustments this early into the year Both reminded Ms Kelly to get her requests to the Council in early September for consideration in the following year's budget Both councilmen were adamant they would not support a separate request next year Councilman Kraft stated they were doing a good job with over 300 members We were experiencing an all time high in cor-ntion trade, resulting in approximately $1 million dollars in additional revenue. He urged his colleques to sunnort motion. Main motion carried by roll call vote of five (5) ADJOURNMENT No further business, Mr Snider moved for adjournment Seconded by Mrs Boothe Motion carried Meeting adjourned at 8 16 P M