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Home My WebLink About03-16-1987 MinutesMINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MARCH 16, 1987 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, Beverly Green, Lee Kraft, Joe Jackson and Emerson Morgan Councilmen E A Snider and Ed Hendler were absent from the meeting (excused) Also present were Gary Crutchfield, City Manager; Greg Rubstello, City Attorney, Dennis Wright, City Engineer, Dave McDonald, Director of Community Development; and James Ajax, Public Works Director. CONSENT AGENDA a) Approval of Minutes. To approve minutes of regular meeting, held March 2, 1987. b) Bills. To approve General Claims in the amount of $472,876 00, claim warrant nos. 53641 through 53843 c) Federal Revenue Sharing To set a public hearing for 8 00 P.M., Monday, April 6, 1987 to determine use(s) for Federal Revenue Sharing money received in 1987 d) Lease of City Property for Farming Purposes To approve Addendum to Lease with Tippett Land and Mortgage Company to extend the lease of City property for farming purposes, under the specifications delineated therein VISITORS Mr. Harold Coyner,of Tri Cities Deluxe Cabs, requested re-consideration of present taxi cab business license fees His operation includes servicing Pasco, Kennewick and Richland and his business license fees (including Pasco Airport) totals V1,500 per year In his opinion, this is quite high for a small businessman competing with a major transit system He concurred that he should pay a license fee in each City, however, a more realistic figure should be considered. The City Manager replied that he had talked briefly with other two City Managers in regard to this request, however, due to workload the past few months, no decision had been made but they were working on it Mr. Kraft moved to table request until June 1, 1987, allowing our City Manager sufficient time to meet with other City Managers and report back to Council with their recommendations Seconded by Mr. Morgan. Motion carried Mr. Ray Wilson, 925 N. Elm, voiced his concern over illegal dumping of garbage He alleged that nothing was being done about this problem despite numerous complaints to the Code Enforcement Officer At this point, the City Manager interceded - stating he was first informed of situation at 9 50 A M., this date, and since this dealt with personnel, it should not be aired publicly until he had had an opportunity to review and investigate matter. Council concurred with City Manager's request Mr. Wilson further complained that everytime it rained, water stood at intersection of Highland and Elm. Staff will look into this and report back to City Manager. Mr. Joe Pomada, 832 S. 7th, asked if stop signs could be placed on "B" Street as it was becoming a regular speedway He cited various incidents of damage and stated he had been sweeping glass for many years Ms Bertha Macias, 830 S 7th, concurred with Mr Pomada's concerns Since the new park had been developed in that area, a large number of small children cross that street and adjacent property owners were concerned for their safety She, too, asked if signs could be put up Mr Nick Neumeyer, 814 W "B", stated that 10 accidents had occurred at 10th & "B" and City Engineer indicated he would review situation with Director of Public Works Staff will look into situation to see what can be done to rectify area concerns MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MARCH 16, 1987 REPORTS FROM OFFICERS AND/OR COMMITTEES Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee Councilman Morgan reported "no quorum" at the regular meeting of March 5, 1987 Tr-MATS Policy Advisory Committee Councilwoman Beverly Green reported that main items of discussion included Receipt of Federal Highway money, Franklin County's request for a study of 1-182 due to the fact that large trucks were not using Interstate, and proposed 7¢ gasoline tax increase Emergency Medical Services Councilwoman Beverly Green reported that their meeting of March 16, 1987 had been well attended by all entities Bob Panuccio is the new Chairman and discussion was directed towards mobile training unit and updating of EMT's from time to time ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS RESOLUTION NO 1771 A RESOLUTION OF THE PASCO CITY COUNCIL EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO HB 1037 AS IT PROVIDES FOR A SEVEN CENT PER GALLON INCREASE IN THE STATE GASOLINE TAX Resolution No 1771 was read by title only Mr Kraft moved that Resolution No 1771 be tabled until April 6, 1987 so that the entire council could be present for voting Seconded by Mrs Boothe Motion carried NEW BUSINESS Liability Insurance for Golf Course Restaurant Mr Morgan moved to authorize the City Manager to execute a letter of agreement with Kaddy Shak, Golf Course Restaurant Lessee, to reduce the required liability insurance to $2,000,000 Seconded by Mrs Green Motion carried by roll call vote of five (5) 10th Avenue Traffic and Street Improvement Project ("A" to Clark - City Project No 84-4-01 ) Mrs Green moved to award the construction contract for 10th Avenue Traffic and Street Improvement Project to the low responsive bidder, Power City Electric, Inc , in the amount of $321,883, in response to their proposal as submitted on March 3, 1987 and, further, to authorize the Mayor to sign the contract documents Seconded by Mr Morgan Mr Robert Lepka, owner of Bob's Barber Shop at 106 N 10th, reiterated that without parking, his business was "dead " He felt that decreased traffic on 10th Avenue did not warrant the elimination of parking and asked if there was some alternative design for the intersection Mr James Ajax stated that public hearing had been held and Ordinance passed over a year ago That was the time for public input approving or disapproving alignment of 10th Avenue and its impact on business community The City, State, and Federal Government recognized the problem, we have accepted construction grants, and to deviate or withdraw at this time could result in the City paying back approximately $100,000 for right of way acquisitions Mr Ajax drew a diagram of 10th & Lewis intersection and its potential problem, further reiterating that if we did not award project tonight, we could lose the grant The City Manager suggested that the critical decision was made a year ago when we accepted the grant with conditions to eliminate parking. Main motion carried by roll call vote of five (5) City Hall Remodel Mr Kraft moved to authorize up to $45,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund for City Hall Remodel Project Seconded by Mrs Boothe Motion carried by roll call vote of five (5) Mr Kraft moved to award the City Hall Remodel contract to the lowest bidder, Bosch Construction Company, in the total amount of $35,574 00 including sales tax and, further, authorize the Mayor to sign said contract Seconded by Mr Morgan Motion carried by roll call vote of five (5) The City Attorney wanted the record to show that they had waived an informality in accepting Mr Bosch's bid because he didn't submit it intact in bid package due to an oversight Council concurred e--14 Jack fn, Mayor ATTE,A,c MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MARCH 16, 1987 MISCELLANEOUS - INCLUDING SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL The City Manager reported that HB 89-6, regarding Backwash Facility, had moved out of the House of Representatives and was now moving on to the Senate. ADJOURNMENT No further business, Mr. Kraft moved for adjournment. Seconded by Mrs Boothe. Motion carried Meeting adjourned at 9 15 P M. Myn—Wells, City Clerk PASSED and APPROVED this day of , 1987