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PASCO CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING JULY 5, 1994
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7 30 P M by Charles Kilbury, Mayor
Pro-tern
ROLL CALL
By Deputy City Clerk Councilmembers present Michael Garrison,
Edgar Hargrow, Chns Jensen, Charles Kilbury, Dan Lathim, and Carl
Strode Councilrnembers absent Joyce DeFehce Also present Gary
Crutchfield, City Manager, Greg Rubstello, City Attorney, David
McDonald, City Planner, Dennis Wnght, City Engineer, Richard Smith,
Community Development Director, and Kurt Luhrs, Administrative
Assistant
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mayor Pro-tern Kilbury recessed for an executive session to discuss
litigation The regular meeting was reconvened at 7 57 P M
CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION Mr Garrison moved to approve the Consent Agenda
Seconded by Mr Strode Motion earned unanimously Consent items
are as follows
A) Approval of Minutes To approve minutes of Regular Meeting held
June 20, 1994
To approve minutes of Special Meeting held June 27, 1994
B) Bills and Communications To approve General Claims in the
amount of $1,123,707 80 ($14,852 39 being in the form of Wire
Transfer Nos 2893 and 2895, and $1,108,855 41 consisting of
Claim Warrants numbered 86967 through 87198)
Payroll Claims To approve Payroll Claims in the amount of
$469,406 43, Payroll Voucher Nos 36596 through 36802,
and 36826 through 37048
Bad Debt Write-off To approve bad debt write-offs for utility
billing, ambulance, cemetery, miscellaneous, and Municipal Court
non-cnmmal and cnmmal accounts receivable in the total amount
of $68,066 64 and, of that amount, authorize $65,420 44 be
turned over for collection
C) Final Plat - Sun Willows, Division IV To approve the final plat for
The Village at Sun Willows, Division IV
D) Resolution No 2141 To approve Resolution No 2141, fixing 7 30
p m, August 1, 1994, as the time and date for a public heanng to
consider the proposed vacation
PROCLAMATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
"Yard of the Month" Awards, June, 1994 The following Pasco
residents were presented Certificates of Appreciation from Mayor Pro-
tern Charles Kilbury
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PASCO CITY COUNCIL JULY 5, 1994
June and Dennis Smurthwaite, 925 North Elm
Vi and Gene McIntire, 214 South 26th Ave
Art Bezold, 1316 West Yakima Street (unable to attend)
Lee and J R Bias, 700 Road 32, #204
Wyoma and Ray White, 948 West Agate
Jane and Spencer Jilek, 4509 Desert Dnve
VISITORS
None
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AND/OR OFFICERS
Mayor's Activity Report No report given
Visitor & Convention Bureau Board Meeting - June 23, 1994 Mr
Lathim reported that the meeting was routine in nature
B F Health Board Meeting, June 23 - 1994 Mr Strode reported that
the main topic of discussion was a report from the consultant that had
been hired to develop an automated billing system for the District
This report included an analysis of the companies selected to provide
the hardware and software, start-up, and training that will be required
for the new system
Benton Franklin Regional Council Board Meeting - June 24, 1994 Mr
Kilbury had no report to give
Liberty Theater Committee Meeting - June 30, 1994 Mr Hargrow
reported that the Committee is meeting frequently to redefine their
mission statement
Pasco Downtown Development Association Board Meeting - July 5,
1994 Mr Kilbury reported that he did not attend the meeting
Task Force For A Safe Community Meeting - July 5, 1994 Mr Lathim
reported that a motion was made to send a letter to Council and to
State Representatives to go ahead with a curfew action The Task
Force is also participating in the "Adopt-A-Block" program
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Creation of the Industrial Way L I D Mr Dennis Wright, City Engineer,
addressed Council and noted for the record that notice of the public
hearing was published and notices sent by certified mail to the
property owners involved as required by law
Mr Wnght explained that the Port of Pasco has requested that the City
create an LID to make certain improvements to the Port Processing
Center located off of Highway 395 and south of Foster Wells Road
The Port of Pasco acquired the property with the intent of creating a
processing center The first tenant is prepared to move into a section
of the property and the Port needs to make certain street and utility
improvements in order to accommodate tenants
MAYOR PRO-TEM KILBURY DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN
TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL WAY LID FOR WATER,
SANITARY SEWER, INDUSTRIAL SEWER, STREET LIGHTING,
STORM DRAIN, STREET SYSTEMS WITH ACCESSORIES AND
APPURTENANCES
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Mr Jim Toomey, Manager of the Port of Pasco, stated for the record
that the Port is in support of the LID
Following three (3) calls from Mayor Pro-tern Kilbury for comments
from the floor, either for or against, the public hearing was declared
closed
ORDINANCE NO. 3032
AN ORDINANCE ORDERING THE CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PASCO PROCESSING CENTER ALL IN
ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION NO 2136 OF THE CITY
COUNCIL, ESTABLISHING LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
NO 128 AND ORDERING THE CARRYING OUT OF THE
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT, PROVIDING THAT PAYMENT FOR
THE IMPROVEMENT BE MADE BY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
UPON THE PROPERTY IN THE DISTRICT, PAYABLE BY THE
MODE OF "PAYMENT BY BONDS", AND PROVIDING FOR THE
ISSUANCE AND SALE OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
WARRANTS REDEEMABLE IN CASH OR OTHER SHORT-TERM
FINANCING AND LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BONDS
MOTION Ordinance No 3032 was read by title only Mr Garrison
moved to adopt Ordinance No 3032 creating L I D No 128 ordering
the improvement of Industrial Way, south of Foster Wells Road Mr
Lathim seconded the motion
Mr Strode wanted the reasons behind the potential over-sizing of
some of the lines for this project explained
Mr Crutchfield explained that the developer is required to pay for the
cost of the installation of a typical sized line for either water or sewer
Water in commercial/industrial areas is a 12" line, with 8" in
residential areas In some cases there may need to be larger lines
installed in that location in order to facilitate future development
Rather than impose that obligation on the individual property owner
the City pays the incremental cost of making that line larger than it
would otherwise be if the developer was concerned only with his or
her property In this projects' case the Comprehensive Sewer Plan
calls for a northeast sewer interceptor serving the area north of 1-182
and east of the Airport It makes sense for the City to pay for over-
sizing now, rather than have to pay for upgrading the line later at the
full cost to the City in order to handle the additional demand for utility
services that might grow out there
Mr Wright stated that the Comprehensive Plan calls for a 15" sewer to
be located in Railroad Avenue The Port proposes that the trunk
sewer be built in Industrial Way as opposed to Railroad Avenue Their
needs call for an 8" sewer line with an anticipated cost of $330,000
For about $390,000 the line can be over-sized for future needs This
would be a significant savings to the City
Mr Hargrow asked if the over-sizing of this sewer line would cause an
increase in sewer rates 9
Mr Crutchfield explained that staff will be coming back to Council
with a report from the consultant hired to do a rate study, but this one
time cost of $60,000 would not impact the rate payers Long term
financing costs and increasing operating costs are what cause rate
increases
Motion earned unanimously
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JULY 5, 1994
ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS
Mr McDonald explained that Resolution No 2140 (having failed at last
meeting) is being brought back to Council along with an alternate
resolution The alternative resolution is similar to Resolution No
2140, but adds a sentence that requires the developer to gravel Road
60 during the first phase of construction of this plat from Burden Road
to the north end of the plat It also requires the City to accept the
maintenance responsibilities of the gravel road at an approximate
annual cost of $1,500 The developer and the property owners favor
the alternate resolution The question before Council is whether to
take on the maintenance responsibilities of the gravel road
Mr Crutchfield noted for the record that the City would expect that
the agreement between the owners of the Overton Road easement and
the owners of the property over which it traverses be in writing and
legally enforceable, resulting in the relinquishment of that easement
upon the construction of the gravel road and acceptance by the City
RESOLUTION NO. 2142
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR SUNNY
MEADOWS
MOTION Resolution No 2142, was read by title only Mr Jensen
moved to approve Resolution No 2142, approving the preliminary plat
for Sunny Meadows Mr Strode seconded the motion Motion carried
unanimously
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
REIMBURSEMENT OF TOM KIDWELL FOR ROAD 72 IRRIGATION
LINE SEWER CROSSING
MOTION Mr Garrison moved to approve payment in the amount of
$47,410 00 to Tom Kidwell as reimbursement for the construction of
a sanitary sewer crossing under the Franklin County Imgation Distnct
Canal Mr Jensen seconded the motion Motion carried by unanimous
roll call vote
Award of the Bid for the 1994 Overlays
MOTION Mr Garrison moved to award the Contract for the 1994
Overlays, Project No 94-3-01, to the low bidder, Acme Matenals and
Construction, in the amount of $465,141 25 and, further, authorize
the Mayor to sign the contract documents Mr Strode seconded the
motion Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote
Professional Services Agreement - Baseball Stadium Design
MOTION Mr Jensen moved to approve the proposed Agreement
between the City of Pasco and Rust E & I for design and construction
services for the Baseball Stadium Mr Gamson seconded the motion
Mr Luhrs explained that staff wanted it written into the contract that
the principle architect from CSHQA Architects, who has actual
experience in designing and building baseball stadiums be involved
throughout the entire process
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PASCO CITY COUNCIL JULY 5, 1994 REGULAR MEETING
Motion earned unanimously
Farm Worker Housing - Pasco Housing Authority Mr Crutchfield
explained that the City addressed a letter to the PHA last week
suggesting that rather than seek a judicial decision over the debate of
whether or not the City's ordinance applies to their proposed project,
perhaps the dispute could be set aside and the PHA and the City reach
an agreement on the "payment in lieu of taxes" as provided for under
the ordinance with regard to this project in an effort to speed things
up He noted the City received a letter late this morning that relayed
to the City, in essence, a duplicate of the old agreement that was the
subject of the debate a couple of weeks ago The old agreement
provides for the payment of the lesser of 10% of the rent collected or
the property tax value existing prior to the project If there is some
failure on the part of the PHA to fulfill its commitments under the
agreement there is no penalty on the PHA The letter is essentially
non-responsive to the City's request
The request from the PHA that was delivered today requested approval
by Council tonight Staff is unable to provide Council with a thorough
report on the background of the proposal, what the alternatives are for
Council consideration and would suggest that the matter be placed on
the next workshop agenda
Mr Bob Sandouval, of the Pasco Housing Authonty, stated that the PHA
did respond in good faith to the proposal request for another
cooperative agreement It was his understanding, as explained by the
their attorney, that the PHA could not pay more than the State code
allows The exact wording of their proposal was that they would
"engage in a cooperative agreement with the City and make a payment
in lieu of taxes according to State Law" By doing this they hope the
City will see the spirit in which they intended it to be, a cooperative
agreement, and that both agencies involved can go forward with this
proj ect
With the concurrence of Council this issue was turned over to staff for
additional information and set to be placed on the workshop agenda
for July 11, 1994
Mr Strode felt it would be appropriate for Franklin County
Commissioners to provide input on this subject since they are part of
the agreement
MISCELLANEOUS - INCLUDING SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL
With the general concurrence of Council, a special meeting was
scheduled for July 11, 1994, at 7 30 P M to award the contract for the
Broadmoor Parkway LID 126
ADJOURNMENT
No further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8 52 P M
J
ATTEST
Cathenne D Seaman
Deputy City Clerk
PASSED and APPROVED this j 3' day of _D -1j,4 , 1994
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