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PASCO CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 7, 1992
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 8 00 P M by Joyce DeFelice,
Mayor
ROLL CALL.
By Deputy City Clerk Council Members present were Joyce DeFelice,
Michael Garrison, Chns Jensen, Charles Kilbury, and Dan Lathim
Council Members absent (excused) were Edgar Hargrow, and Carl
Strode Also present were Gary Crutchfield, City Manager, Greg
Rubstello, City Attorney: Dan Underwood, Finance Director, Jim Ajax,
Public Works Director, Don Francis, Police Chief, Larry Dickinson, Fire
Chief, Dave McDonald, Community Development Director, and Kurt
Luhrs, Administrative Assistant
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION Mr Garrison moved to approve the Consent Agenda
Seconded by Mr Lathim. Motion carried Consent items are as
follows
A) Approval of Minutes To approve minutes of Regular Meeting held
November 16, 1992
B) Bills and Communications To approve General Claims in the
amount of $455,461 55 ($24,084 63 being in the form of Wire
Transfer Nos 2773 and 2776, and $431,376 92 consisting of
Claim Warrants numbered 79100 through 79312)
Payroll To approve Payroll Claims in the amount of $407,639 89,
Payroll Voucher Nos 28183 through 28366, and 28367 through
28553
C) Resolution No 2048 To approve Resolution No 2048, accepting
the work performed by Transtate Paving Company, Inc. under
Contract No 92-3-01, for the 1992 Overlays
D) Special Permit (MF #92-40-SP) To approve the Special Permit
for the location of a 24-hour adult care facility as recommended by
the Planning Commission on Lots 10-12, Block 6, Sylvester's
Addition
E) Special Permit (MF #92-55-SP) To approve the Special Permit
for the location of a mini-storage facility as recommended by the
Planning Commission on Lots 17-20, Block 13, Riverside
Addition
F) Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) (One Year
Update) To set 8 00 p m, Monday, December 21, 1992, as the
time and date to hold a public hearing to consider adopting a one
year CHAS for the 1993 Block Grant Program year
G) Amendment to Economic and Engineering Services. Inc Rate
Study Agreement to include System Development Charges To
authorize the City Manager to amend the Agreement with
Economic and Engmeenng Services, Inc to include analysis and
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recommendation of system development fees as a cost not to
exceed $10,000
PROCLAMATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
'Voice of Democracy Week". January 10-16. 1993 Mayor DeFelice
presented a proclamation to Mr Jim McWarder, Quartermaster of
VFW Post No. 1651, declaring the week of January 10-16, 1993, the
'Voice of Democracy Week"
VISITORS
None
REPORTS FROM commnlhES AND/OR OFFICERS.
Mayor's Activity Report. Mayor DeFelice reported that on November
17th, attended a ribbon cutting ceremony for Ric-O-Shay Too, a new
busmess in Pasco
On November 19th, attended the Tr-City Visitor and Convention
Bureau Annual Banquet.
On November 20th, attended a proclamation signing ceremony to
proclaim the week of Thanksgiving to be "Family Week"
On November 27th, attended a ceremony at Columbia Center to kick
off the Salvation Army's Annual Christmas Appeal
On December 2nd, attended an appreciation dinner for Sid Morrison
that was hosted by TRIDEC
On December 4th, attended a meeting with mayors, city managers and
county officials with John Wagoner from the Department of Energy
On December 6th, attended Grand Opening of Las Margarita's, a
restaurant in Richland that has become a member of the Pasco
Chamber of Commerce
Good Roads Association Meeting - November 18. 1992 Mr Lathan
reported that he was unable to attend the meeting
TRIDEC Board Meeting - November 19. 1992 Mayor DeFelice
reported that she was unable to attend the meeting
B F Health Board Meeting - November 19. 1992 Mr Strode was
absent and could not give his report
B F Regional Council Board Meeting - November 20. 1992 Mr
Kilbury reported that staff reports were given on the allocation for the
STP to this area as $1,456,761 00, there will be another enhancement
project in February; there was an amendment to the expenditures
budget, two notifications for intergovernmental review were approved,
and the Ag Engineering' and Development Company was granted an
amendment to their promisory note
Air Pollution Control Authority Board Meeting - December 3. 1992
Mr Hargrow was absent and could not give his report
Mid-Columbia Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Council
Meeting - December 7. 1992 Mr Strode was absent and could not
give his report
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
Water and Sewer Rate Increases. Mr Crutchfield addressed Council
and explained that Mr Tom Gould of Economic and Engineering
Services would be presenting an outline of findings in terms of their
firm's analysis of the City's sewer and water rate structure in terms of
the classes of service that are provided and the rates for each of those
classes He would also be presenting a general plan for capital
improvements that the city has set out for the next several years
Mr Gould addressed Council and presented his outline of the entire
process used to determine the proposed water and sewer 'rate
increases
MAYOR DEFELICE DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO
CONSIDER INCREASES IN WATER AND SEWER RATES TO BE
EFFECTIVE IN 1993
The following citizens addressed the Council in opposition to the
proposed water and sewer rate increases .
Frank Sweet, of 1732 North 15th Avenue (presented petition)
opposed the increases as he is on a fixed income and couldn't afford
the increased rates
John Moffett, of 5619 West Victoria, Kennewick (owns apartments in
Pasco) opposed the increases because he felt it wouldn't be fair to
impose these increases on all the citizens and not use LID's to recover
some of the costs from those personally involved and he also felt the
City should worry about maintaining the existing sewer system before
putting in new service
Kirt Bender, of 4207 Desert Place opposed the increases and felt the
City should upgrade the present system without building up the 1-182
_corridor
Francis Moore, of 4010 Rivulet opposed the increases because he felt
it wouldn't be fair to citizens who have to use City water on their lawns
because they don't have irngation water to use and he also questioned
how much money has been spent on the Sun Willows project and the
food processing plant project?
Bob McFarland, of 1228 Lincoln Drive opposed the increases as too
high for people on fixed incomes especially as property taxes have
gone so high
Harry Moore, of 2203 North 7th Avenue opposed the increases
because he didn't want to foot the bill for the County's water and sewer
system
Clare Cranston, of 907 West Nixon Street opposed the increases and
noticed no mention of the $1 million throw-away line as an option for
going out along the 1-182 corridor verses the $8 million to go through
Riverview
Mike Gossett, of 4005 Mojave Drive, spoke for himself (and as a
representative for Bill McCurley Chevrolet) as opposed to the
increases as he couldn't see any personal benefits from the increases
Following three (3) calls from Mayor DeFelice for further comments
from the floor, either for or against, the public hearing was declared
closed
Mr Crutchfield addressed Council and the audience and spoke on
several of the issues raised by those who addressed Council as opposed
to this issue
Mr Crutchfield explained that the property tax levy may be going up
due to the increase in assessed valuations as determined by the County
Assessors office, however, the City is limited to 6% more than the
previous year plus the full amount from any new construction
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$18,000 is all that has been spent by the utility fund on the Sun
Willows Development, no additional funds have been spent on this
project in the 10 years that the City has been pursuing it The food
processmg system is a separate accounting fund, it does not use water
or sewer rate income for expenses The 1-182 Corridor is 5 square
miles of land west of the City that was annexed with the plan of
extending utilities By the time the City got through the annexation
process in the early '80s the economy in the Tn-Cities took a nose
dive and it would have made no sense to expend funds on that project
during that time, however, the economy in the Tn-Cities is now
strong and the prospect for the 1-182 Corridor is even stronger The
sewer plant must be upgraded by order of the State whether we have
additional sewer customers in the future or not and this will cost at
least $11 million
Mr Garrison stated that Councils in the past have failed to have rate
increases on a regular basis that were needed to build a fund to be able
to maintain or replace equipment and systems as they needed to be
replaced Unfortunately, the current Council is in a position where
they will be forced by the State to make substantial changes to the
City's sewer system
Mr Jensen concurred with Mr Garrison and would be in support of
the proposed increase
Mr Lath= stated that he has been in favor of an increase for over a
year and would, therefore, vote for an increase
Mr Kilbury stated that he concurred that the City would have to
increase the rates, however, he was not convinced, that the level
proposed is necessary
Council concurred that they wanted to continue discussion of this
issue at the next workshop meeting
Mayor DeFelice called a ten minute recess and reconvened the
meeting at 9 22 p m
Kidwell Appeal - Rezone R-T to R-1-S (MF #92-46-Z) Mr McDonald
addressed Council and explained that at the last meeting Mr Kidwell
requested a slight modification of his proposal to rezone his property
As a result of this the Council directed staff to take this matter back to
the Planning Commission to have them review it and to prepare an
appropriate ordinance for this meeting
The Planning Commission felt that Mr Kidwell's proposal met the
intent of what they were trying to accomplish with their original
recommendation and concurred with what Mr Kidwell is proposing
MAYOR DEFELICE RECONVENED THE PUBLIC HEARING OF
NOVEMBER 16, 1992, FOR THE KIDWELL APPEAL - REZONE R-T TO
R-1-S (MF #92-46-Z)
Following three (3) calls from Mayor DeFelice for comments from the
floor, either for or against, and there being none, the public hearing
was declared closed
Ordinance No. 2905
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING AND CHANGING THE
CLASSIFICATION. OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE
CITY OF PASCO FROM R-T (RESIDENTIAL TRANSITION) TO R-
1-S (SUBURBAN).
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MOTION Ordinance No 2905, was read by title only Mr Garnson
moved to adopt Ordinance No 2905, rezoning said property from R-T
to R-1-S Mr. Lathim seconded the motion Motion carried.
1993 Budgets - Annual Operating and Capital Projects. Mr.
Underwood addressed Council and explained that the proposed
ordinances do not reflect any changes from the November 16, 1992,
meeting.
MAYOR DEFELICE DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO
CONSIDER THE CITY'S PRELIMINARY 1993 ANNUAL OPERATING
AND CAPITAL PROJECTS BUDGETS
Following three (3) calls from Mayor DeFelice for comments from the
floor, either for or against, and there being none, the public hearing
was declared closed
Ordinance No. 2906
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF PASCO OPERATING
BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 1993
MOTION Mr Garrison moved for the first reading by title only, of
Ordinance No 2906, for consideration of the 1993 Operating Budget
Mr Lath= seconded the motion Motion earned
Ordinance No. 2907
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CITY OF PASCO CAPITAL
PROJECTS BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 1993
MOTION Mr Garrison moved for the first reading by title only, of
Ordinance No 2907 for consideration of the 1993 Capital Projects
Budget. Mr Lathim seconded the motion Motion earned
Amending the Six Year Transportation Improvement Program: Mr
Ajax addressed Council and explained that since the six year street
plan was adopted the federal government has come out with a new
funding program, "The Surface Transportation Act", and they have
made approximately $1 million available to all the entities in our urban
area to compete for
There are four additional projects that staff would like to have
included in the City's plan for the purpose of attempting to secure
federal funding and they are Overlay of "A" Street from Elm Avenue to
the Highway, the improvement of Maitland Street from "A" Street
down to Ainsworth Avenue, the overlay of Lewis Street from 8th
Avenue to Road 28, and a modern traffic actuated traffic signal at the
intersection of 10th Avenue and Ainsworth Avenue What is not known
is which one of the four projects would compete the best against other
entity sponsored projects
MAYOR DEFELICE DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO
CONSIDER AMENDING THE SIX YEAR TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Mr Frank Sweet, of 1732 North 15th Avenue, stated that he didn't
notice any reference to patching some of the problems in some of the
alleys that were paved many years ago
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Mr Ajax explained that only streets classified as federal aid artenals
would be eligible under this program
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Following three (3) calls from Mayor DeFelice for comments from the
floor, either for or against, and there being none, the public heanng
was declared closed.
Resolution No. 2049
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CITY OF PASCO'S SIX YEAR
COMPREHENSIVE STREET PLAN AS ORIGINALLY ADOPTED BY
RESOLUTION NO 2016 ON JUNE 15, 1992, AND AMENDED
ON AUGUST 24, 1992.
MOTION Resolution No 2049, was read by title only. Mr. Garnson
moved to adopt Resolution No 2049, amending the City of Pasco Six
Year Transportation Improvement Program for the Years 1993
through 1998 Mr Lathim seconded the motion Motion carried
ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS
Ordinance No. 2908
AN ORDINANCE ELIMINATING FUND 270, GENERAL
OBLIGATION BRIDGE BOND FUND, 1971, AND TO TRANSFER
THE $9,178 72 IN CASH TO THE GENERAL FUND AND
RECEIPT ANY FUTURE TAX REVENUES INTO THE GENERAL
FUND.
MOTION Ordinance No 2908, was read by title only Mr Garrison
moved to adopt Ordinance No 2908, eliminating fund 270 - 1971 G 0
Bndge Bond Redemption Fund and to transfer the $9,178 72 in cash
to the General Fund and receipt any future tax revenues into the
General Fund Mr. Lathim seconded the motion Motion earned
Ordinance No. 2909
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AN AD VALOREM TAX LEVY
IN THE CITY OF PASCO IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW
MOTION Ordinance No 2909, was read by title only Mr Lathim
moved to adopt Ordinance No 2909, providing for the 1993 Ad
Valorem Tax Levy plus new construction and a levy for the LID
Guaranty Fund Mr Jensen seconded the motion Motion earned
Ordinance No. 2910
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 1992 ANNUAL BUDGET OF
THE CITY OF PASCO BY PROVIDING A SUPPLEMENTAL
THERETO, BY APPROPRIATING AND REAPPROPRIATING
REVENUE, BY PROVIDING TRANSFER AND EXPENDITURE
AUTHORITY, BY ADJUSTING THE EXPENDITURE PROGRAM
OF VARIOUS FUNDS AND THE BUDGET WITHIN FUNDS, AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
MOTION. Ordinance No 2910, was read by title only Mr Jensen
moved to adopt Ordinance No 2910, authorizing 1992 Supplemental
Budget No 1 in the amount of $202,940 Mr Lathim seconded the
motion Motion earned
Resolution No. 2050
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TRANSFER FROM THE ENDING
FUND BALANCE TO VARIOUS OPERATING EXPENDITURE LINE
ITEMS
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MOTION Resolution No 2050, was read by title only Mr Jensen
moved to adopt Resolution No 2050, authonzmg the transfer of a
portion of the General Fund ending fund balance to operating
expenditures Mr Lath= seconded the motion Motion earned
Ordinance No. 2911
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE BENTON-FRANKLIN
HEALTH DISTRICT TO CHARGE FEES IN CONNECTION WITH
THE ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL OF A LICENSE OR PERMIT TO
OPERATE A FOOD ESTABLISHMENT, AND AMENDING
CHAPTER 528 OF THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE
MOTION Ordinance No 2911, was read by title only. Mr. Garrison
moved to adopt Ordinance No 2911, an ordinance concerning the
fees for permits issued by the local health officer to persons operating
a food establishment Mr. Lathim seconded the motion Motion
carried.
Ordinance No. 2912
AN ORDINANCE CREATING NEW CHAPTER 9.08 TO THE
PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE, AND ADOPTING THE CRIMES OF
HARASSMENT AND STALKING
MOTION Ordinance No 2912, was read by title only Mr Jensen
moved to adopt Ordinance No. 2912, an ordinance concerning the
crimes of harassment and stalking Mr Garrison seconded the
motion Motion earned
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
Supplemental Agreement for Funding on the Court/Sylvester Street
Overlays. Mr Ajax explained that about a year ago staff approached
Council and suggested that the Court and Sylvester Overlays be used to
tie up some federal money At that time staff pointed out that if the
City didn't tie up the money the City was liable to lose it because of the
new federal highway act. Staff tied up every federal dollar that the City
was eligible for at that time, however, it wasn't enough to do this
project In 1992 staff was able to find an additional $53,000 of federal
money There is now enough money to do the project The length of
the improvement has been changed on Court Street and been cut off at
Road 36 instead of Road 44
MOTION Mr Jensen moved to approve Supplemental Agreement No
1 to the Court/Sylvester Overlays and, further, to authorize the City
Manager to sign the Supplemental Agreement and other Supplemental
Agreements which do not increase local financial participation in the
project Mr Garnson seconded the motion Motion earned.
MISCELLANEOUS - INCLUDING SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL
Councilmembers concurred that the workshop meeting of December
28, 1992 be cancelled
ADJOURNMENT
No further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10 00 P M
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ATTEST
Jo* Felice, Mayor
Catherme D Seaman
Deputy City Clerk
PASSED and APPROVED this t day of liee-01.6e/r , 1992