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PASCO CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING APRIL 5, 1993
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 8 00 P M by Joyce DeFelice,
Mayor
ROLL CALL.
By Deputy City Clerk, Mary Anne Rails. Council Members present
were Joyce DeFelice, Michael Garrison, Edgar Hargrow, Chris
Jensen, Charles Kilbury, Dan Lathim, and Carl Strode Also present
were Gary Crutchfield, City Manager; Greg Rubstello, City Attorney,
David McDonald, Community Development Director; James Ajax,
Public Works Director, and Kurt Luhrs, Administrative Assistant
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance
CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION Mr Lathim moved to approve the Consent Agenda as
corrected (item 3(e) listed as 807 South Third Avenue instead of 811
South Myrtle Avenue and the location of the church in item 3(g)
Special Permit should have been 1315 East Lewis Street instead of
1515 West Lewis Street) Seconded by Mr Hargrow Motion carried
unanimously. Consent items are as follows
A) Approval of Minutes To approve minutes of Regular Meeting held
March 15, 1993
B) Bills and Communications To approve General Claims in the
amount of $554,102 04 ($82,127 16 being in the form of Wire
Transfer Nos 2800 and 2802, and $471,974 88 consisting of
Claim Warrants numbered 80635 through 80903)
C) Resolution No 2072 To approve Resolution No 2072 authorizing
the sale of Lots 16 and 18, Block 30, Highland Park Homes, to Dr.
R C Thomas, or his designee, which properties were previously
purchased with city Local Improvement Guarantee Funds
D) Fixing Public Hearing - Appeal of Planning Commission's
Recommendation IMF #93-08-A-SP) To fix 8 00 p m, Monday,
Apnl 19, 1993, as the time and date to consider the Schouviller's
Appeal
E) Abatement Cost Recovery - 811 South Myrtle Avenue To fix 8 00
p m , Apnl 19, 1993, as the time and date to hold a public heanng
to determine the method of recovering city costs for abatement
activities at 811 South Myrtle Avenue
F) Permission to Call for Bids on the Ruby Alley L I D #123 To
authorize staff to call for bids for the construction of the Ruby
Alley L I D #123
G) Special Permit Location of a Church at 1315 East Lewis Street
(MF #93-04-SP) To approve the special permit for the location of
a church at 1315 East Lewis Street
PROCLAMATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ,
None
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VISITORS
None.
REPORTS FROM commn FEES AND/OR OFFICERS
Mayor's Activity Report Mayor DeFelice reported that on March 18,
attended the TRIDEC luncheon meeting and met the new Director of
Washington State Department of Ecology, Mary Riveland Ms Riveland
later met pnvately with city and county officials
On March 24, attended the open house for the Benton-Franklin Head
Start program
On March 24 and 30, attended a meeting with the Riverview Task
Force, which covered comparisons of city and county ordinances and
services, and the financial details of city and county services and taxes
It was decided that the topic of discussion at the next meeting would
be sewers and the city's annexation policy.
Tn-City Visitor & Convention Bureau Board Meeting - March 23. 1993
Mr Strode reported that no meeting was held on that date
Task Force for a Safe Community Meeting - March 23. 1993 Mr
Lathim reported that this meeting was preparatory to the "Paint the
Town" activity which took place on March 27, 1993 Approximately
120 people participated in that event to paint over graffitti on various
city properties 215 gallons of paint were donated by Perfection Lutz
Paints in Kennewick, 100 gallons were donated from various other
paint stores along with paint brushes, rollers and other painting
equipment There was also food donated by various groups for the
volunteers Of the 120 persons present, the groups were formed
between the 6 police officers who attended Mr Lathim noted that
many of the volunteers were school aged youth
Franklin County PUD #1 Board Meeting - March 25. 1993. Mr. Jensen
reported that the CAC obtained $100,000 loan from the Key Bank to
renovate the main portion of the Sheraton Building Some interest has
been shown by non-profit organizations to occupy the 50% of the
building that the CAC is not occupying That would put the facility
back on its feet again The annual audit was performed by the
Department of Community Services in Olympia The agency had been
on an "at-risk" status for 18 months because of violations due to lack of
proper administration over a period of years The new Executive
Director, Marshall Collier, has turned the agency around and DCD took
them off the "at-risk" status The agency again has a full board, has
made some changes in staff and is now in a better position to provide
social services to the low income and elderly of the community The
agency is on the road to recovery and he hopes future reports will be
uplifting
B F. Distnct Health Board Meeting - March 25, 1993 Mr Strode
reported that yearly reports were presented to the full board by
Admimnstration, Community Health, and the Environmental Health
Division The new health officer is scheduled to arrive in late April
and will be sent to a 3-day onentation seminar in Olympia to help him
get acquainted with the laws specific to the health department The
budget and building committee vacancies were filled by members who
had previously served on those committees as well as new appointees
from the smaller cities Mr Strode was appointed as Chairman of the
Budget Committee which will be meeting by-monthly to discuss
methods to administer the new fee schedules which will be
implemented to help divert costs from governmental entities
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Parks & Recreation Advisory Council Meeting - April 1. 1993 Mayor
DeFelice reported the meeting was scheduled to April 8, 1993.
Tn-MATS Heanng - March 31. 1993 Mr. Kilbury reported that both
the Policy Advisory and Technical Committees met jointly to look at
the six projects presented for ISTEA funding consideration Kurt
Luhrs, Administrative Assistant, made the city's presentation on the
Depot project The City of Walla Walla was rated the top choice from
the joint rating for their bicycle path on 9th Avenue and Old Military
Road, Franklin County's bike path from Chiawana Park to Road 100
came in second, the Pasco Depot and mtermodal project was third,
Benton City's sidewalk program was fourth, Waitsburg's sidewalk
program was fifth, and Richland's bike path was sixth Since the
Technical Committee has already reviewed this, it will be reviewed by
the Advisory Committee on April 8, 1993
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Processing Center Rezone (pending action on ordinance): Mr.
McDonald, Community Development Director, addressed Council
regarding the Planning Commission's review of the Port's request for
the entire 250 acres to be zoned 1-2 Mr McDonald said that after
discussion, the Planning Commission determined that they had no
objection to the Council passing Ordinance No 2925
MAYOR DEFELICE DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING RECONVENED
TO CONSIDER THE PROCESSING CENTER REZONE
Mr Crutchfield noted that the public hearing had been conducted at
the last regular meeting at which time Council referred the matter to
the Planning Commission for their advice prior to consideration of
Ordinance No. 2925, which was introduced also at the last regular
meeting and tabled pending the Planning Commission's report Mr
Crutchfield said that Council could simply entertain action on the
ordinance as it was previously introduced
MOTION Mr Strode moved to adopt Ordinance No 2925, rezoning
said property from R-1 and I-1 to 1-2 Mr Jensen seconded the
motion
Mr. Kilbury said that as a point of order the ordinance had been tabled
and needed to be brought back from the table before it could be
considered and so moved Mr Jensen seconded
Mayor DeFelice asked for public comments Mr Kilbury said that as a
point of order, Council had to vote on the motion to return it from the
table Mayor DeFelice called for the vote on the pending motion to
bring the ordinance back from the table Motion carried unanimously
Following three (3) calls from Mayor DeFelice for further comments
from the floor, either for or against, the public hearing was declared
closed.
Mayor DeFelice called for the vote on Ordinance No 2925 which
passed unanimously ,
Shoshone Street Vacation (MF #93-07-V) Mr. McDonald addressed
Council and noted for the record that notice of the public hearing was
published and the adjoining property owners were notified as required
by law Notice was also forwarded to all utility companies that could be
affected. In response Franklin County PUD #1 requested a 15 foot
easement along the edge of the proposed vacated street
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Mr. McDonald said that if the proposed ordinance is adopted, the
street would be vacated retaining the requested 15 foot easement
MAYOR DEFELICE DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO
CONSIDER THE SHOSHONE STREET VACATION
Following three (3) calls from Mayor DeFelice for further comments
from the floor, either for or against and there being none, the public
hearing was declared closed.
Ordinance No. 2926
AN ORDINANCE VACATING CERTAIN PORTIONS OF
SHOSHONE STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY
MOTION: Ordinance No 2926, was read by title only. Mr. Jensen
moved to adopt Ordinance No 2926, vacating certain portions of
Shoshone Street, all located in Pasco Land Company's First Addition
Mr Lathim seconded the motion. Motion carned unanimously
ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS
Ordinance No. 2927
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE DESIGNATION OF
HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACES ON CITY STREETS, AND
AMENDING CHAPTER 10 58 OF THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE
MOTION: Ordinance No 2927, was read by title only Mr Hargrow
moved to adopt Ordinance No 2927, creating a provision in the Pasco
Municipal Code providing for handicapped parking on city street Mr
Jensen seconded the motion Motion earned unanimously
Resolution No. 2073
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING WORK BY RAY POLAND AND SONS,
INC UNDER CONTRACT FOR PROJECT NO 92-2-00
MOTION. Ordinance No 2073, was read by title only Mr Jensen
moved to approve Resolution No 2073, accepting the work performed
by Ray Poland and Sons, Inc, under contract #92-2-00 for the
construction of a water line between Road 92 and Road 96
There being no discussion nor questions of staff, the Mayor called for
vote on the resolution Motion carried unanimously
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
Bycycle Path on Dike (Rd 39 to Blue Bndge)
MOTION Mr Lathim moved to approve the agreement with Franklin
County pertaining to design construction and payment for a bicycle
path to be located on top of the lowered dike from Road 39 to the Blue
Bridge and further, to authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement Mr
Jensen seconded the motion Motion earned unanimously
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Surveying Services for 1993-1994.
MOTION: Mr Lathim moved to authorize the Mayor to execute the
contract with Rogers Surveying Inc. to provide surveying service for
the City of Pasco Mr Strode seconded the motion Motion carried
unanimously
Riverview Heights Irrigation System Feasibility Study
MOTION: Mr Jensen moved to table this item 1) for a full seated
Council; and, 2) to ask staff to entertain the feasibility of providing a
feasibility study regarding irrigation services including other areas of
Pasco that would be in areas where such service was realistic, such as
east Pasco areas where there is much vacant land and has relatively
close proximity to irrigation services Mr Strode seconded the
motion.
Mayor DeFelice pointed out that the motion had to be on the table
before it could be tabled
MOTION Mr. Strode moved to authonze the Mayor to sign a contract
with JUB Engineers to perform a feasibility study to determine the
feasibility of creating an irrigation district or other method to service
Northwest Pasco with irrigation water Mr Hargrow seconded the
motion
Mayor DeFehce then called for a vote on Mr Jensen's motion to table
the item Motion earned unanimously
Demolition/Clean-up of 2705 West Sylvester Street:
MOTION Mr. Lathim moved to award a contract for the demolition
and clean-up of 2705 West Sylvester Street to Andnst Enterprises in
the amount of $5,704 78 Mr Jensen seconded the motion
Mr McDonald stated that this bid was the lowest of three bids
received, the high bid was over $13,000 He said that since the
asbestos removal would require a certified dump site, and a well which
needed to be capped would require a concrete cap, the price was
reasonable.
Motion earned unanimously by roll call vote
Rezone Petition (East Lewis Street)
MOTION Mr Lathim moved to direct the Planning Commission to
recommend appropriate zoning changes, if any, for the commercially
zoned property on Lewis Street between Wehe Avenue and Elm
Avenue Mr Jensen seconded the motion.
Mr. McDonald stated that the persons owning property at the corner
of Owen Avenue and Lewis Street had approached staff regarding
obtaining a building permit to rebuild the duplex built on that corner.
Staff had previously posted the building to be fixed or torn down. The
property is zoned commercial, but the request was for residential
At the same time another property owner in Block 1 on North Wehe
Avenue approached staff regarding the feasibility of building a single-
family home on that site This property was also zoned commencal
Although all the property in that area is zoned commercial, the
property is speckled with single-family homes Staff would like
Council to refer the matter to the Planning Commission for an area
wide study similar to the one done for the Oregon Street Corridor, and
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then bring the Planning Commission's recommendation back to
Council. Staff would like this done because the requests cover several
blocks of property, not one specific piece of property. The petition
was filed and is now before Council
Motion carried unanimously following a roll call vote
I MISCELLANEOUS - INCLUDING SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL
Work Release Site.
MOTION. Mr. Hargrow moved to withdraw the Cemetery Site from
consideration as the work release site Mr Jensen seconded the
motion.
Mr. Kilbury said that the city is required by agreement to provide one
location for this site along with the other two communities He felt
that if this location were removed, then delegations would show up at
future Council meetings to request removal of the other sites being
considered He stated that he had a business one block from the
current site for 22 years and nothing occurred there He reminded
the Council to remember that the city did agree to provide a site
location in Pasco
Mr. Lath= said he felt this was the best site and it should not be
removed from the selection process It was also a long ways from any
residence
Mr. Crutchfield pointed out that there are two other sites in Pasco, but
the Council cannot withdraw a site it does not own The Council has
no control over whether or not the private owners withdraw their
sites from consideration
Mr. Lathan wanted to be sure he understood that a yes vote would
withdraw the site and a no vote would mean no withdrawal
Motion carried with Mr Kilbury and Mr Lathim voting no
TRAC Design Oversight Committee. Mr Crutchfield informed Council
that a volunteer was needed to sit in on the Design Oversight
Committee with Franklin County for the TRAC project The
architectural firm is already working on the project and he felt that
the sooner the city became involved the sooner the project would get
up to speed and stay there.
Mayor DeFehce requested that interested Councilmembers contact
her.
Sewer Project. Mr. Crutchfield asked Jim Ajax, Pubhc Works Director,
to address the Council on the status of this project so that Council
could give direction in accordance with the available options Mr Ajax
relayed that Bovay Northwest, an engmeenng firm, is nearly done with
the preliminary design study and that groundwater did not appear to
be a problem if the Dike route was followed, as opposed to running
down Court and Sylvester Streets The comprehensive plan initially
suggested the project would cost $8 5 million, if the dike route is
followed, the cost would be approximately $7 3 million
Mr Ajax said that Council's last directive was to have sewer service
available to the two interchanges by April of 1994 Staff undertook
that project and is now in the process of finishing a location study
That process involved staff and the Councilmembers meeting with the
County Commissioners, and the discussions ultimately ended up before
the Boundary Review Board The Boundary Review Board approved the
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city's request declaring the Riverview area as part of the city's sewer
service area; that decision was then appealed to Superior Court The
County then passed a resolution that said the city couldn't lay sewer
lines in the county nght-of-way if the city required annexation
agreements of the property owners outside the corporate limits, if
they wanted to connect to the line.
Mr. Ajax said that staff understands that the first phase of the project
would be a pressure line fully within the city limits which would
service the interchanges, not later than Apnl 1994, hopefully as early
as November 1993 That line was estimated to cost $800,000
Engineering the trunk and interceptor lines serving the entire
northwest annexation and nverview areas would cost somewhere
between $750,000 and $1 million Mr Ajax said it makes sense to
engineer the lines only if the city is going to build the lines soon Mr
Ajax said that in light of the January 1993 EES report, the rates would
need to be increased 50% again in 1995 to build those lines as well as
upgrade the plant, which is mandatory LID's would be paid for the
local lines; the trunk and interceptor cost would be approximately $2
million That equates to a 10-15% rate increase, rather than the 50%
increase associated with the full project.
Mr Crutchfield asked Mr Ajax if a phased approach, including a trunk
serving the area east of Road 52 and an LID for that area, would it be
possible to pursue state financial assistance on the trunk lines, even
though it would include an LID? Mr Ajax said yes, that was still
possible The drawback to laying the system without the annexation
process, was that the funding would not be available With the lines
being put in to phase out the septic tanks that are near the
groundwater level, funding would most certainly be sought
Mr Lathim asked for a time frame in respect to completion of the new
plant and completion of the annexation process out to Road 52 Mr
Ajax suggested that the remainder of 1993 and early 1994 be used to
develop the costs for the LIDs, disseminating the information and
pursue an election or petition approximately a year from now If that
were to occur and the area were actually annexed, then construction
of the sewer plant would probably occur by 1995 Time frame wise,
although plant capacity would not have been substantially completed in
1995, contracts would have been awarded and the project would be
underway The important thing is even if this all occured within the
next three months, it could not be hooked up to the present plant as
there is not enough plant capacity Mr. Ajax said he believes the
significant points are that the city only make annexation possible by
making it an option to the people, the people who are going to decide
In his view, the most likely way for that to happen is if the city really
has something to offer, and that is sewer service Engineenng should
be done to the point where the city can commit to a pnce A person
can question whether or not the final cost could double, and that
whould be a valid question Good engineering helps to mitigate that,
or have the city absorb costs that go over He said by connecting these
houses, that would be money towards the plant and the trunk system
and interceptor line can be partially funded with grant money He
believes this is the broadest base for serving their needs
Mr Lathim said that seemed a clear solution for the homes in that area
on a long term situation, i e, being able to hook up to a line three
years down the road Mr Ajax said yes, if a drainfield was new or
going to last for a number of years, people could connect to the city's
system when they were ready to. They would still have to pay the LID,
but not connect until they needed the service Mr Lathim said he
thought that was a good method of introduction so people could plan
for their sewage needs
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Mr. Kilbury asked if it was contemplated that the interceptor going up
Road 44 would serve the area on top of the hill and the northwest
annexation area? Mr Ajax said partially, yes The first phase project
is a pressure line to Road 36 as a temporary, limited line because of
the size of the development The size of the line that would go down
Road 44 would allow either the upsizing of the first phase line or
actually laying a second phase pressure line if necessary should the
city not, in an acceptable time frame, be able to go further west
through Riverview
Mr Strode said he was encouraged with the up-front design for the
section of Riverview between Road 52 and Wernett and Highway 395
The completed design would provide the property owners with a fixed
price for installation and hook-up It would be a savings in that it
defers costs for failing septic systems and would improve the public
health for the entire area He thinks the time table layed out would
take maximum advantage for the upgrade to the sewer plant, and
would encourage annexation which would increase the sewer plant
efficiency, as well as remove the need for significant increases in the
sewer rates in future years He expressed his strong support of the
plan and encouragement for Council to do the same.
Mr Lathim said that at a recent TRIDEC luncheon one of the speakers
from Seattle discussed some of Seattle's planning woes Mr Lathim
felt that industry was moving east to Yakima, the Tr-Cities, and
Spokane He is more encouraged now about the Road 68 and Road
100 area since this area does not have to rely totally on Hanford now
He felt that the growth of the state and our children staying in this
area would provide good, strong businesses The work is no longer in
Seattle, they will have to stay here The city needs to start providing
the infrastructure to help support and encourage the young to stay and
work in this area
Mayor DeFehce noted that Mr. Ajax was asking for direction for either
a phased-in approach, or to raise sewer rates two years from now and
do the whole system all at once. She asked if anyone would object to
the phased-in approach. There was no objection Mr Kilbury said he
thought direction had already been given for this matter Mr
Crutchfield said that some direction had been given, but staff needed
to understand the direction of the Council as a whole and then sit
down with the engineer and draft the appropriate contract to cover
the unanticipated authorized expenditure of $250,000 for the
preliminary engineering costs for the LID because that is an integral
part of the overall effort Mr Kilbury said he would like to see the
pressure line to Road 100 path followed, to engineer and build the
trunk line out as far as Road 52 and he would insist that any cost for
the interceptors and individual sewer lines be paid for either on an
LID or by the resident property owners, not by the citizens of Pasco
Mr Ajax clarified that the utility would initially pay for the main line
along the river, and hook-up charges to customers would reimburse
part of those costs On the north/south interceptor and Road 44, the
oversizing of that beyond the local need would be a utility expense
The city would up-front the cost of the local system design so the
residents could be informed of costs they would ultimately pay by LID,
including the design cost The Council noted its general concurrence
Mr. Crutchfield said staff would prepare the contract amendment and
bring it to Council for formal action Mr. Ajax said it would take
several weeks to complete the amendment to allow Bovay to complete
the prehmiary report and present that before the amendment could
be worked out
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Mr Crutchfield requested a bnef update on the plant upgrade project.
Mr. Ajax said the facilities plan, the first phase of the work, was within
30 days of being complete. This is a federal requirement that needs to
be met if the city wants to capture federal money The plan looks at a
number of feasible alternatives using time value of money With the
initial capital costs of operating it will determin the most cost-
effective solution which will then be presented to Council and the
Department of Ecology for review Excluding DOE's review time, the
actual preliminary design will be done after DOE agrees with the most
feasible alternative Staff is still on track towards awarding a contract
as early as April of 1994. If Council decides to delay until 1995, the
city could capture some grant money for what would otherwise be paid
for with local dollars. That option will be presented for Council review
and recommendation also
East Pasco Neighborhood Association . Mayor DeFelice requested an
update for on matter. Mr. Crutchfield said he had talked with
Reverend Lewis in follow-up to the guest editonal that appeared in the
Tn-City Herald Mr Crutchfield had suggested a forum be established
in the East Pasco Neighborhood to improve communication regarding
community activities and what City Hall is and isn't doing. Mr
Crutchfield said that Reverent Lewis advised him that the association
was already being formed Mr Crutchfield encouraged Council to offer
city support to the extent the group wants that help Mr Crutchfield
said he thought it would be a significant improvement to the
neighborhood to establish a better communication link with the city to
avoid some of the misperceptions that can occur from time to time
Mr Crutchfield said it would be easy for a neighborhood to feel that
more effort is being placed in one direction in the community, for
example the TRAC project, the sewer project, and road
improvements. He thought that the city should do what it can to avoid
misperceptions and to see that the communication flows both ways
Mayor DeFelice said she felt it was a good idea to support this effort
She also thought support should be given for any development
objectives.
Mr Crutchfield said he had talked with Councilmember Hargrow about
these possibilities Mr Crutchfield felt there were some distinct
possibilities the city could provide help with and other areas where
the communication lines needed clarification
Mayor DeFelice asked if Council concurred in this effort, and Council
collectively responded yes
Pat Moser's Last Council Meeting Mayor DeFelice told Mr Moser that
it was a delight having him cover the city beat for the Tr-City Herald
She pointed out that conflict and controversy sells papers, but she felt
Mr Moser had done a good job in representing Council's actions Mr
Moser responded that he had enjoyed covering the Council, he found
the Council interesting. He commended Mayor DeFelice for telling
him when he missed a point rather than pillanng him in front of a
crowd Mayor DeFelice extended good luck to Mr Moser
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ADJOURNMENT.
No further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9 05 P M
I ATTEST
Mary Anne Rails
Deputy City Clerk
PASSED and APPROVED this ri day of 1993 1993
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