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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990.03.05 Council MinutesI ROLL CALL: By City Clerk. Councilmen present were: Joyce DeFelice, ' Mike Garrison, Ed Hendler, Joe Jackson, Chris Jensen, and Charles Kilbury and E.A. Snider. Also present were: Greg Rubstello, Acting City Manager; Dan Underwood, Finance Director; David McDonald, Director of Community Development; James Ajax, Director of Public Works, and Webster Jackson, Purchasing/Personnel Officer. MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MARCH 5, 1990 CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 8:00 P.M. by Joe Jackson, Mayor. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The meeting opened with Pledge of Allegiance. CONSENT AGENDA: Mr. Snider moved to approve Consent Agenda, as amended. Seconded by Mr. Garrison. Motion carried. Consent items are as follows: a) Approval of Minutes. To approve minutes of regular meeting, held February 20, 1990. b) Bills. To approve General Claims in the amount of $115,232.58 ($10,177.14 being in the form of Wire Transfer Nos. 2490 and 2491; and $105,055.44 consisting of Claim Warrant Nos. 64661 through 64799. To approve payroll claims in the amount of $307,115.24; payroll voucher nos. 14695 through 14862; and 14863 through 15029. To approve bad debt write-offs for utility billing, ambulance, and Municipal Court non-criminal accounts receivable in the total amount of $15,166.28 and, of that amount, authorize $11,003.88 to be turned over for collection. c) Appointments to Housing Authority Board. To concur in the Mayor's appointments to the Housing Authority Board, as follows: 1. To appoint Shirley Sheppard to Position No. 4, to a five-year term which will expire on January 28, 1995. 2. To appoint Alan Newbill to Position No. 5 (replacing James Johnson) to a term which will expire on January 28, 1991. d) Appointments to Parks/Recreation Advisory Council. To concur in the Mayor's appointments to the Parks/Recreation Advisory Council, as follows: 1. To appoint Tom Brandon to Position No. 1, to a three-year term which will expire on February 2, 1993. 2. To appoint Charles Coleman to Position No. 2 to a three-year term which will expire on February 2, 1993. e) Abatement Cost Recovery - 1703 and 1705 East Alvina. To set 8:00 P.M., March 19, 1990, as the time and date to hold a public hearing to determine the method of recovering City costs for abatement activities at 1703 and 1705 East Alvina Street. -1- MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL MARCH 5, 1990 PROCLAMATIONS: There were no Proclamations. VISITORS: None REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AND/OR OFFICERS. Good Roads Association Meeting - 2/21/90. Mr. Kilbury reported discussion ensued regarding the 3 cent gas tax rise this year; 1 cent next year, and 1 cent the following year. There is also the proposal by Senator Paterson which would reduce the transit portion of the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax to .86%. No positions were taken since there is no way to tell how the legislation will come out, and the session will end early in March. The local Association has contributed $2,000 to the State Good Roads Association budget which will be used for lobbying purposes largely. It was also noted that individuals could join the State organization by payment of an annual membership fee of $50. Further discussion was held regarding present legislative session and dismal prospects of light rail funding. Don Morton of the Governmental Conference explained that the pavement testing machine would be making the rounds of the Cities to determine condition of the asphalt. Benton-Franklin District Health Committee - 2/22/90. Mr. Garrison reported this as one of the shortest meetings he had attended. They, primarily, approved a lease with Benton County for the new facility. Benton-Franklin Governmental Conference - 2/23/90. Mr. Kilbury reported that approval was given to the following: 1. Pasco School District federal application to fund Sr. High School Asbestos Removal ($746,300). 2. LaClinicia Migrant Health Center to fund rural health care. Amount $1,150,000; Federal, $500,000; State, $200,000; Applicant $450,000. 3. Washington State DOT federal application to fund Update to State Rail Plan. Funding $51,274; Federal $35,892; State $15,382. 4. Washington State DSHS federal application to fund The Lifestyles Technical Assistance Project. Funding $125,000; Federal, $125,000. 5. Washington State DOT federal application to fund "UMTA Sec. 18 State Administration/Technical Assistance. Federal $189,912. 6. BFGC application to fund Economic Development District Planning Grant. Federal $58,000; Applicant, $19,334. Loans were discussed including Pasta Momma's and United Western Technologies. Xactex Corp. was approved subject to debate. A Nominating Committee was chosen composed of Bob Ellis, Chairman; Charles Kilbury and Ralph Lindberg. PUBLIC HEARINGS: -2- MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL MARCH 5, 1990 MAYOR JACKSON DECLARED THE CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING OPEN FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECOVERING ABATEMENT COSTS FOR 102 N. WEHE. (Continued from February 20, 1990). It was noted that the Hearing had been duly publicized and all affected property owners notified. Mr. David McDonald, Director of Community Developmemt, stated that staff has not received an answer from the property owner in regard to an acceptable solution for recovering abatement expenses. The National Salvation Army organization will now have to review the issue before any funds can be dispursed to the City. In an effort to expedite matters, staff is recommending to proceed. Mr. Kilbury asked if there was any way the local board could make the decision. Mr. McDonald replied that he had talked to Lt. Church and all properties are handled out of Seattle. Therefore, there are no local funds. Following three (3) calls from Mayor Jackson for further comments from the floor, either for or against, the public hearing was declared closed. Mr. Garrison moved to recover abatement expenses for the south 20' of Lot 22 and Lots 23 and 24, Block 6, A.M. Wehe's Whitehouse Addition, in the amount of $10,440.94 by declaring such expenses a personal obligation of the owner and direct the City Attorney to seek recovery through appropriate legal remedies. Seconded by Mr. Jensen. Motion carried. II ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS: AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING WATER AND SEWER RATES AND CHARGES; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 13.20.020, .030, AND .050 AND SECTION 13.40.020 OF THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE. Ordinance No. 2769 was read by title only. Mr. Snider moved to adopt Ordinance No. 2769, setting 1990 water and sewer rates. Seconded by Mr. Garrison Mrs. Charlene Lumzer, 1745 N. 22nd, expressed concern over disparity in estimated water/sewer bills and actual readings. She felt this had been an on-going problem for some time and could not believe bills could go from one extreme to another. Mr. Underwood, Director of Finance, explained how system worked and encouraged Mrs. Lumzer to come into the office so he could check her water bills for any errors. Main motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 2770. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2718 TO CORRECT A DEFECT IN WORDING IN LEGAL DESCRIPTION ANNEXING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY TO THE CITY OF PASCO. Ordinance No. 2770 was read by title only. Mr. Garrison moved to adopt Ordinance No. 2770, amending Ordinance No. 2718 to correct defective wording. Seconded by Mr. Snider. Motion carried. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: ORDINANCE NO. 2769. -3- No further business, g adjourned at 8:35 P.M. mee Mayor ATTE 411.- — yn We s, City Clerk MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL MARCH 5, 1990 None. NEW BUSINESS: Special Permit - Jack Hattrup & Son (MF #89-27-CUP). Mr. Snider moved to approve the Special Permit for a caretaker's facility upon Mr. Hattrup's property, as recommended by the Planning Commission. Seconded by Mr. Garrison. Motion carried. Special Meeting To Approve Bids. Mr. Garrison moved to set March 12, 1990, 8:00 P.M., as the date and time for a special council meeting to review the bid results of the Road 68 Water Tank and Road 68 Water Transmission Line bids and if appropriate, take formal action on those bids. Seconded by Mr. Snider. Motion carried. Cable Bridge Rewrap/Median Barrier Proposed Supplement #3 to the Municipal Agreement. Mr. James Ajax, Director of Public Works stated the Cable Bridge Rewrap Project and Cable Bridge Median Barrier Project were pu7t out to bid as one combined project. At the council meeting of February 20, 1990, council approved award of the contract subject to Federal Highway Administration approval. The Kennewick Council took the same action. At that time, it was intended to delete the median barrier from the project. The State and Feds have advised they will not approve the award unless the median barrier is left in the project. The reason we intended to deleyte the median barrier was not because the bid was high, but rather because the original grant was low. It appeared that meant the Cities would have to I come up with a lot of additional money. Mr. Snider moved to approve Supplement #3 to the Municipal Agreement for the Pasco/Kennewick Intercity Bridge Median Barrier. Seconded by Mr. Garrison. Motion carried. MISCELLANEOUS - INCLUDING SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL: None. ADJOURNMENT: PASSED and APPROVED this/p day of -ALAAL.G.4// , 1990. Between Pasco and Kennewick, we have found enough excess Federal Grant Money on other projects that will be turned back to the government. They have agreed to reprogram that money to the median barrier. Thus, our local cost only goes up about $2,200.00. -4-