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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994.10.24 Council MinutesMINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING OCTOBER 24, 1994 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7 30 P M by Joyce DeFelice, Mayor Mayor DeFelice recessed the meeting to an executive session to discuss potential litigation ROLL CALL By City Manager Councilmembers present Joyce DeFehce, Michael Garrison, Edgar Hargrow, Chris Jensen, Charles Kilbury, Dan Lathim, and Carl Strode Also present Gary Crutchfield, City Manager, Greg Rubstello, City Attorney, and Kurt Luhrs, Administrative Assistant NEW BUSINESS TRAC Financing Agreement Mr Crutchfield explained that he had the opportunity to meet with County staff representatives on the TRAC project and the project architect The site work elements of the project were discussed and it was concluded that the City could help on the sewer and water improvements, and possibly the second of two pieces of the electrical system extension Therefore, it was staffs recommendation that Council commit to the County to finance the sewer and waterline improvements related to TRAC, not to exceed $120,000 This will allow the County to get this work done, in conjunction with the installation of Rodeo Drive The City can nearly recover these costs through development of the adjacent property Mr Strode was uncomfortable with agreeing to the financing agreement when it isn't formally written because of difficulties experienced in the past with having agreements executed He wanted to know if there were any assurances that the County would sign the agreement when it is presented to them9 Mr Crutchfield stated that there isn't anything for the County to present to the Council and he felt there wasn't anything to get into a tug-of-war over Mr Strode felt that since the proposed agreement is entirely in the favor of the County he wanted them to draft the agreement for Council's review before committing the funds for the improvements Mr Crutchfield explained that the reason that he put this item on the agenda is because the County has the contract in place with the contractor for the site work and they need to let the contractor know by the end of this month what pieces of that contract work need to be deleted Mr Strode was reluctant to commit funds in advance of seeing a written agreement due to the situation that developed with the baseball stadium project Mr Gamson agreed with Mr Strode that the City shouldn't make any commitment of funds until there is something in writing from the County Mr Kilbury preferred that the City should draft the contracts Mr Lathim felt that the County has some tough issues in front of them with agriculture issues and water spreading issues He wanted to MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 24, 1994 SPECIAL MEETING excuse the County from some of the situations mentioned He felt the County was working with the City in good faith and he would support this item MOTION Mr Jensen moved to authorize the Mayor to formally commit the City to pay up to $120,000 for municipal sewer and water improvements related to the TRAC project, in addition to the commitment established in the TRAC Interlocal Agreement Mr Kilbury seconded the motion Motion carried by the following roll call vote Yes - Hargrow, Lathim, Jensen, Kilbury, DeFelice, No - Garrison, Strode ADJOURNMENT No further business, the meeting was adjourned Joy D lice, Mayor ATTEST Cathenne D Seaman Deputy City Clerk PASSED and APPROVED this 7 day of November , 1994 -2-