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PASCO CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 6, 1994
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7 30 P M by Joyce DeFelice,
Mayor
ROLL CALL
By Deputy City Clerk Councilmembers present Joyce DeFelice,
Michael Garrison, Edgar Hargrow, Chris Jensen, Charles Kilbury, Dan
Lathim, and Carl Strode Also present Gary Crutchfield, City Manager,
Greg Rubstello, City Attorney, David McDonald, City Planner, Dennis
Wright, City Engineer, Dan Underwood, Finance Director, Richard
Smith, Community & Economic Dev 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 unanimously Consent items
are as follows
A) Approval of Minutes To approve minutes of Regular Meeting held
August 15, 1994
B) Bills and Communications To approve General Claims in the
amount of $1,987,444 90 ($34,481 36 being in the form of Wire
Transfer Nos 2909, 2910 and 2913, and $1,952,963 54
consisting of Claim Warrants numbered 87897 through 88145
Payroll Claims To approve Payroll Claims in the amount of
$753,655 71, Payroll Voucher Nos 37617 through 37869, and
37897 through 38136
Bad Debt Write-offs To approve bad debt wnte-offs for utility
billing, ambulance, cemetery, miscellaneous, and Municipal Court
non-cnmmal and criminal accounts receivable in the total amount
of $95,883 55 and, of that amount, authorize $91,084 56 be
turned over for collection
C) Agreement with Bureau of Reclamation To authorize the Mayor to
execute an agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation by which
the City of Pasco will be granted an easement for roadway and
sewer for utilities to serve the wastewater treatment plant
D) Acquisition of Railroad Tank Car To authorize the City Manager
to enter into an agreement with the Washington State Historical
Railroad Society for the renovation, maintenance and display of an
antique railroad tank car
E) Special Permit Off-site Parking Lot for Our Lady of Lourdes
Hospital (MF #94-51-SP) To approve the special permit for the
Our Lady of Lourdes off-site parking lot, as recommended by the
Planning Commission
F) Special Permit Location of an Electrical Substation on the
Processing Center Site (MF #94-52-SP) To approve the special
permit for the Franklin County PUD Substation, as recommended
by the Planning Commission
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G) Special Permit Location of a Counseling Center at 2110 West
Henry Street (Community Service Facility) (MF #94-53-SP) To
approve the special permit for the La Chnica Counseling Center,
as recommended by the Planning Commission
H) Resolution No 2149 To approve Resolution No 2149, fixing 7 30
p m, October 3, 1994, as the time and date for a public heanng to
consider the proposed vacation
I) Resolution No 2150 To approve Resolution No 2150, fixing 7 30
p m, October 3, 1994, as the time and date for a public hearing to
consider the proposed vacation
PROCLAMATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
"Yard of the Month" Awards, August, 1994 The following Pasco
residents were presented Certificates of Appreciation for "Yard of the
Month" from Mayor Joyce DeFehce
Steve and Cheryl Purvis, 607 N Douglas Street (unable to attend)
Sylvia Dukelow, 304 S 25th (unable to attend)
Kathy Elzie, 503 N 9th (unable to attend)
Eugene and Mary Lou Storkel, 1615 W Mane (unable to attend)
Jim and Pat Richter, 1808 Road 24
Landy and Pam Tangbakken, 4107 Meadowview Drive (unable to
attend)
VISITORS
None
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AND/OR OFFICERS
No reports given due to lengthiness of the agenda
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Sewer Rate and System Development Charge Hearing Mr Dan
Underwood, Finance Director, addressed Council and noted for the
record that notice of the public hearing was published as required by
law He then introduced Mr Thomas Gould, of Economic and
Engineering Services, Inc (EES), to the Council and the audience
Mr Thomas Gould, of EES, addressed Council and the audience to give
an overview of the rate study process He explained that EES
compared the City's total utility revenues to its expenses in order to
determine the overall need for a rate adjustment based on a "cash
basis" approach The City's budget and capital improvement plan was
used as a starting point with the rate revenues "at present rate levels"
as the baseline measure of adequacy
Operation and maintenance (0 & M) costs are projected to increase
during the 1994-2000 time period due to inflation (3% to 5% per
year), and the need for additional personnel to operate the expanded
treatment plant A significant number of major capital improvement
projects are planned During the 1994-2000 time period, capital
improvements of $26 3 million will be undertaken Phase I, II, and III
wastewater treatment plant improvements are projected to be $19 2
million during 1994-1997 Major funding for the capital improvement
projects will come primarily from low-interest State revolving fund
loans and revenue bonds
Mr Gould explained that it was EES's recommendation that capital
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improvement projects and the resulting debt service have financially
impacted the sewer utility to a significant level Debt service coverage
ratios are insufficient without a rate adjustment EES recommends a
50% adjustment to sewer utility rates and assumed an "across-the-
board" adjustment to rates, based upon cost of service adjustments
implemented during the last rate study EES also felt that rates
should be reviewed on an annual basis over the next few years to
assure that rates are tracking actual costs
It was also felt that a review of system development charges (SDC) was
necessary Capital projects can be divided between renewal and
replacement related and growth related projects The methods of
financing these two types of costs may differ SDC's are a method of
recouping the cost of growth related facilities from new customers
The use of SDC's should help to shelter existing customers from the
cost of growth EES recommended that the SDC's for dwelling units
be increased to $540 00 per unit and hotel/motel units be increased
to $220 00 per unit
Mr Tony Crutch, of HDR Engineering, addressed Council and the
audience and explained that the majority of what is being spent is
going towards the Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade that 3 years
ago was estimated to be in the range of $12 million for improvements
That estimate is now approximately $19 million In the last three
years the Department of Ecology has been strict in regards to the
City's future disposal of wastewater in the Columbia River Part of the
conditions that have been placed on the City includes the following
The wastewater treatment plant will have to be designed to mtnfy the
wastewater, which means that the City will have to take the ammonia
out of the wastewater before it's discharged to the river This adds
about $2 5 million to the overall costs of improvements The effluent
must hqave mmimal metals, organics and inorganics m the wastewater
as they impact fish in the river A standard, based on the toxicity of
those materials, will be imposed on the City As a past practice the
City has chlorinated wastewater before discharging it to the river
There is a new requirement that states chlorine is toxic to fish and
cannot be used as a disinfectant before discharging wastewater to the
river UV (ultra voilet light) disinfection will be added to the
improvements and this will add approximately $500,000 to projected
costs The City historically, has been disposing of sludge in the land
fill, however, the State has said that the City will no longer be able to
do this Sludge will have to be disposed of on land application sites
(i e, farms approved for sludge application) This will add $1 million
to the annual operating cost of the plant There will be monitoring,
record keeping and testing requirements that are needed at the plant
This will add about $250,000 in capital costs and a staff member will
have to be added It may be necessary to extend the out-fall and put in
a diffuser to the river This will add about $500,000 to the project
There will be pumping station modifications to meet State safety
requirements costing about $1 5 million When added together the
additional improvements it come to approximately $6 million
Mr Crutch explained that HDR has made significant efforts in the
design of the project to reduce the costs and still meet the minimum
requirements of the State The capital projects involving line
extension are the east/west gravity trunk and the TRAC line These
are interceptor pipelines and are will not serve specific pieces of
property They are general in nature, to serve a larger area and as the
area develops the system development charges will be assessed and
there will be new customers for the City These new customers will
help to spread the cost of these improvements to a broader base of
rate payers There is a large pump station upgrade that's included in
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the capital improvements to meet State safety requirements
Mr Crutchfield explained that there will be adamant discussions with
State officials on the requirement that the City stop disposing of dry
sludge in the land fill The City has been doing this for 20 years The
Federal EPA has documented that this is actually beneficial to land fills
because it helps with the decomposition processes, and yet, the State
Department of Ecology has interpreted a State law to mean that the
State doesn't want sludge disposed in land fills They feel that the
sludge should be recycled and create some beneficial reuse from it
The City will be tackling this issue between now and the legislative
session to try to save approximately $1 million in capital costs and
another $100,000 a year in operating costs The City has also objected
to two remaining conditions included on the permit
Mr Crutch explained that the City was required to file for a new
NPDES permit, which resulted in some of the new standards being
imposed In approximately February, 1994, the City received a new
permit with some of these very unusual standards incorporated in it
The City did appeal some of the unusual conditions that were in the
permit In addition to the sludge issue there is a condition related to
the total mass limits (i e , biological oxygen demand and total
suspended solids) that the City is permitted to discharge to the river
The mass limits the State wanted to set would have required the City's
treatment plant to perform at a level of about 92% efficiency, instead
of the normally required 85% under State laws The other issue is the
metals in the effluent and it has been appealed based on a rather
liberal interpretation of the criteria under the water quality based
standards There is a hearing sometime in October and citizens
should attend to aupport the City in it's position to eliminate these
rather unusual conditions in the permit
Mr Crutchfield wanted to point out to the audience that the City has a
low income rate for fixed income senior citizens If senior citizens
meet the qualification requirements they will receive reduced water
and sewer base rates
Mr Underwood explained that a senior citizen (65 years) household of
two would qualify if their combined income was under $23,000
MAYOR DEFELICE DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO
DISCUSS THE PROPOSED 50% RATE INCREASE ANTICIPATED TO
BECOME EFFECTIVE BY JANUARY 1, 1995, FOR ALL CUSTOMERS OF
THE CITY OF PASCO SEWER UTILITY
Mr Ruddy Seholm, of 1903 N 12 Avenue, presented a petition to
Council and stated that he was against the proposed increase and felt
that an increase in rates should be paid by those pay -mg hook-up fees
Mr Widows, of 420 N 2 Avenue, stated that he wanted to hear
something about the inequity of taxation It was his opinion that rates
should be based on the number of persons in the household because a
household with many members would use the sewer system more than
a smaller household
Mr Crutchfield explained that the utility system is one of the few
service based fees that the City has and is supported by those who use
it on an equitable basis It is true that where there are two or three
families in a single family dwelling unit someone is getting by with
paying less than if each family was in separate units This is relatively
insignificant when looking at the whole total of $3 million a year
There is an increased effort on the part of the City to inspect dwelling
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units where there is suspected over-crowding Two code enforcement
officers have been added in the last year in an effort to beef up that
effort
Ms Piper Brown, of 1703 N 18 Drive, stated that she was opposed to
the proposed rate increase because the citizens of Pasco are already
paying the second highest property tax in the State, add to this that
Pasco would be the second highest in sewer rate charges per month
She wanted to know when it would end She felt that as a single
parent she couldn't afford an mcrease in rates
Mr Bernard Shaw, of 1732 18 Drive, was opposed to the proposed
rate increase because the citizens of Pasco have gone along for years
without all of these rate increases He explained that his renters
would have to bare the cost of an increase
Mayor DeFehce pointed out that the City of Pasco, for nearly a decade,
had nearly the lowest combined water and sewer rates in the State
There weren't any increases passed on to build up any kind of
reserves The City is now at a point where it is required to make
improvements to the treatment plant These improvements are nearly
75% of the capital projects being financed with the proposed increase
in rates The reason Council is considering this is because if the
treatment plant is not upgraded and expanded the Building
Department would have to stop issuing building permits At some
point in time these improvements will have to be done and as the user
base is expanded the costs are spread out over a larger basin and
everybody pays less in the long run
Mr Joe Connel, of Sun Willows, is opposed to the proposed increase
until some further study is done He hasn't heard that the City has
looked at the requirements of the permit enough and felt that the City
should look into what's happening in other cities along the river to see
what they are being required to do
Mr Garrison stated that the City is not considering rate increases to
keep up with the Jones' The City is doing this because of the
Department of Ecology and their requirements
Mr Crutchfield pointed out that staff has diligently looked at what
other cities have been doing and that formed the basis of about a year
and a half of negotiations with the Department of Ecology and it's also
part of the basis for an appeal on part of the permit conditions Staff is
not ignorant of what is happening in other cities
Mr Ed Welsh, of 1218 S 4 Avenue, spoke in opposition of the
proposed rate increase and felt that the City should fight the unusual
conditions in the permit from the Department of Ecology
Mr Cle O'Neal, of 1914 N 9 Avenue, was opposed to the proposed rate
increase and felt that the last increase should have taken care of the
treatment plant improvements He wanted to know if the users would
have their rates lowered after the improvements were completed?
Mr Crutchfield explained that at the end of 20 years when the bonds
are paid off there wouldn't be the debt service, but there will be other
capital costs
Ms Carol Hack-with, of 420 N 8 Avenue, was opposed to such a high
increase because it would be hard for some people to take No one got
a 50% raise in 1994, and she felt that if the amount could be lowered
the citizens could accept it
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Mr Len Shear, of 904 S 7 Avenue, stated that he couldn't see putting
in a sewer system north of Argent when there isn't anybody there yet
He felt it was unfortunate that renters were unable to benefit from a
rate reduction because they aren't property owners
Mr Crutchfield wanted to correct the notion that the rate increase is
somehow inequitable on property owners If it were like a school
bond issue, which are in fact tied to property value, there would be
some inequities This, however, is a system which is paid for by the
users who turn on the water and flush the commode
Mr Underwood wanted to point out that low income senior citizens
who rent can qualify for the reduced rate as long as the account is in
their name and not the landlords
Mr Leroy Seholm, no address given, stated that he has worked hard to
help improve the image of downtown Pasco He felt that some positive
things needed to be done for the future of Pasco
Mr Danny Rezendes, no address given, spoke in opposition to the
proposed increase and wanted to know where all the money collected
by the previous rate increase has gone?
Mr Crutchfield explained that when sewer rates were increased two
years ago it was based on the estimate of the time that the sewer
plant, in order to meet State requirements, would cost about $12
million It is now $19 million to meet those standards Over the
course of the past year the City has experienced additional
requirements imposed by the State above and beyond that which was
expected when the original estimate was made two years ago, and
which was the basis for the original rate adjustment Staff is now
having to go back and look at the rates because the City is going to
have to spend $19 million instead of $12 million The
recommendation from EES is raise rates another 50%
Mr Rezendes then asked why the City was expanding out to Road 100
with the sewer system?
Mayor DeFelice explained that the expansion to Road 100 is to
promote development along the interchange
Mr Crutchfield stated that the sewer line going out to Road 100 is a
$2 million project, which will facilitate growth and development in
the highway corridor that the City would not experience otherwise
This area will develop and encourage more rate payers to be
connected to the system which will help to pay the $19 million
treatment plant upgrade The line to Road 100 will serve TRAC and
facilitate development of an office park, which is presently being
planned, with construction to start either late this year or early next
year If everything works out over the next couple of months a factory
outlet mall is planned for Road 100, which will generate additional
sewer revenue, and significant other general taxes to the City, that can
be used to provide additional services and maintain current services
within the City Mr Crutchfield explained that the organizations
developing along the sewer line will pay for all the lines within their
development 100% and when they connect to the sewer trunk line
they will pay the equivalent of $540 00 per equivalent residential unit
This money, as it's collected, will go into the sewer fund and keep
future rate increases down
Mr Dale Schultz, 3980 W Court St, felt that the farm land owned by
the City was the reason behind the proposed rate increase It was his
opinion that the rate increases were being used to pay the mortgage
payments for the land
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Mr Crutchfield felt that it would be a travesty to mislead the
community about this issue because these allegations were completely
false He explained that the annual lease payments for the land were
covered entirely by the income received from the farmers rent
payments and he would be willing the set up a meeting with the State
Auditor's office for anyone who wanted to look into this issue
Mayor DeFelice explained to the audience that the City is forbidden by
State law to use sewer revenues to subsidize anything other than the
cost of using that system
Ms Jacqueline Ramirez, 435 S Elm Avenue, asked if any
improvements were going to be made in the East Pasco area with the
money collected by the rate increase?
Mr Crutchfield explained that approximately $500,000 will be spent
on upgrading the line that serves as a trunk line for the East Pasco
system to take out the bottle-neck that affects the available capacity on
the east side
Mr Connel asked what was the dnving force on the time frame for the
rate increase? He asked if some of the 1995 and 1996 projects could
be delayed until 1998 2
Mr Crutchfield explained that the City has a permit from the
Department of Ecology that requires the City to undertake the upgrade
in three phases (ongmally they wanted it all done at once) The City
negotiated a permit with them that said the City could do the upgrade
in phases and spread the cost and the work over three years
Mr Leroy Seholm asked if the State regulations were stncter than the
Federal regulations'?
Mr Crutchfield pointed out that the City has appealed two of the
conditions on the permit while the other conditions are consistent
with Federal law and there is no reasonable expectation of winning any
appeals on them
Mr John Mitchell, of 520 Sycamore Avenue, felt that the sewer lines
going out into the County should be paid for by the County and that the
City should devote its funds to City projects He felt that those
benefiting from the trunk line should have to have an LID just as he
did
Mr Crutchfield explained that the trunk line going out to Road 100 is
within the City limits and that when neighborhoods are prepared to
hook onto the line they will only be able to do this through an LID
Ms Jenny Hengstad, 1716 W Octave St, asked why it costs more to
get nd of water than to have clean water come into your house? She
also wanted to know why the Council felt Pasco has to grow and what
would be wrong with Pasco staying small?
Mr Darrel Martinez, of 719 W Jan St, wanted to know who did the
survey on the projected growth and current size of Pasco?
Mr Crutchfield explained that the sewer plant upgrade is being done
in order to meet environmental standards It is not intended as a
growth accommodation and the same amount of money would have to
be spent on the sewer plant regardless of any growth, or the lack of
growth, in Pasco The City uses the population as defined by the State
of Washington Office of Financial Management, which is the same
population estimate figure that all cities and counties in the State are
required to use for growth management planning
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Following three (3) calls from Mayor DeFelice for comments from the
floor, either for or against, the public hearing was declared closed
ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS
ORDINANCE NO. 3046
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING VACATION ACCRUAL BY
CITY EMPLOYEES, AND AMENDING SECTIONS 242 180,
2 42 210 AND 2 42 240 OF THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE
MOTION Ordinance No 3046, was read by title only Mr Jensen
moved to adopt Ordinance No 3046, concerning vacation accrual by
non-represented city employees Mr Garrison seconded the motion
Motion camed unanimously
Resolution No. 2151
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PASCO, WASHINGTON, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO
ENLARGE THE BOUNDARY OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT NO 128 AND TO MAKE ADDITIONAL
IMPROVEMENTS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL
SCOPE OF WORK TO THE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY AND
TO ASSESS THE COST AND EXPENSE OF CARRYING OUT
THOSE IMPROVEMENTS AGAINST THE ENTIRETY OF
LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO 128, AND
NOTIFYING ALL PERSONS WHO DESIRE TO OBJECT TO
THE IMPROVEMENTS TO APPEAR AND PRESENT THEIR
OBJECTIONS AT A HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL
TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 3, 1994
MOTION Resolution No 2151 was read by title only Mr Garrison
moved to approve Resolution No 2151, declaring Council's intention
to amend the L I D Boundary and Scope of Work for Pasco Processing
Center L I D No 128 and to set a public hearing date on October 3,
1994 Mr Lathim seconded the motion Motion carned unanimously
Resolution No. 2152
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PASCO, WASHINGTON, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO
ENLARGE THE BOUNDARY OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT NO 126 TO INCLUDE ONE ADDITIONAL
PARCEL OF PROPERTY AND TO MAKE STREET
IMPROVEMENTS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL
SCOPE OF WORK TO THE ADDITIONAL PARCEL AND A
SECOND PARCEL OF PROPERTY CURRENTLY WITHIN
LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO 126 AND TO
ASSESS THE COST AND EXPENSE OF CARRYING OUT
THOSE ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS AGAINST ONLY
THE TWO PARCELS OF PROPERTY SPECIALLY
BENEFITED THEREBY, AND NOTIFYING ALL PERSONS
WHO DESIRE TO OBJECT TO THE ADDITIONAL
IMPROVEMENTS TO APPEAR AND PRESENT THEIR
OBJECTIONS AT A HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL
TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 3, 1994
MOTION Resolution No 2152 was read by title only Mr Garrison
moved to approve Resolution No 2152, indicating Council's intention
to amend the L I D Boundary and Scope of Work for the Broadmoor
Park L I D and, further, setting a public hearing date for October 3,
1994 Mr Lathim seconded the motion Motion calmed unanimously
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
Baseball Stadium Loan from City of Richland
MOTION Mr Garrison moved to approve the loan agreement with the
City of Richland for the baseball stadium and authorize the Mayor to
sign the agreement Mr Strode seconded the motion
Mr Jensen wanted to be sure that language was included in the
agreement that would allow the City of Richland to take a second look
at the loan agreement if the Western Baseball League doesn't use the
proposed baseball stadium
Mr Crutchfield assured Mr Jensen that there was language in the
preamble of the agreement that specifically named the Western
Baseball League
Motion earned unanimously
Building and Grounds Supervisor
MOTION Mr Garrison moved to authorize creation of a Building and
Grounds Supervisor position at a maximum salary of $3,459 per month
and, further, authonze the City Manager to fill the position and include
the associated expenditures in the 1994 General Fund Supplemental
Budget Mr Jensen seconded the motion Motion carried by
unanimous roll call vote
Award of a Contract for Wastewater Treatment Plant Digester Facility
MOTION Mr Garrison moved to award the contract for the
Wastewater Treatment Plant Digester Facility to the low bidder, Pacific
Crest Construction, in the amount of $2,345,124 32 and, further,
authorize the Mayor to sign the contract documents Mr Lathim
seconded the motion Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote
Prospectus and Municipal Agreement for the Construction of Burden
Road Mr Wright explained that the City recently attempted to obtain
a federal aid grant for the construction of Burden Road and were
awarded a partial grant in the amount of $276,000 This money is
available to the City, and if acted upon promptly, there maybe a TIB
Grant in the amount of approximately $43,000 in matching funds
This will leave approximately $30,000 of local funds to pay for the rest
of the roadway
Part of the City's assumption in applying for the grant, is that the
County would dedicate the necessary right-of-way along the south half
of the roadway, however, staff has been unsuccessful in negotiating
with the County to gain the right-of-way Discussions held today
indicated the County would probably be willing to do so with some
other concessions from the City in order to go ahead
The immediate problem staff is facing is the need to get a draft copy of
the prospectus and the municipal agreement If these items are sent
to the State within the next couple of days it will, hopefully, preserve
the City's right to apply for the $43,000 in matching funds that are
available It is staffs intention to start the process in order to be able
to respond in a timely manner to meet the deadlines imposed by the
State
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MOTION Mr Garrison moved to authorize the City Manager to
execute local agency agreement in federal aid project prospectus for
construction of Burden Road Mr Strode seconded the motion
Mr Crutchfield explained that there is an urgency to get the necessary
paperwork in to the State in the hopes of qualifying for the additional
$43,000 Staff wants to have this door open to the City to hopefully
work out an agreement with the County whereby the City can build the
full improvement on the south half of Burden Road as envisioned by
the grant and as would be assisted by the State If this is not done the
City will have to find an additional $43,000 locally Staff discussed this
with the County in hopes of having this issue resolved Unfortunately,
the County couldn't see it's way clear to give it's full commitment at
this time, although there is some interest, and that would be that the
County provide the right-of-way if the City picked up all local costs
associated with the construction of the south half of Burden Road
With federal grants and State contributions the local cost was
estimated at $30,000 to $50,000 The Street Fund could absorb this
and in the long run it's much better to have that full width
improvement on Burden Road, not only for TRAC, but the overall
traffic circulation that will use Burden Road It's staffs feeling that it
isn't worth not having this happen The City could spend this amount
of money, as it's share of building the road, if State funding is lost It
is staffs position that the City should commit to paying the local share
of Burden Road if the County is willing to dedicate the right-of-way,
immediately, to insure getting the $43,000 from the State Doing it
this way, the City wouldn't experience any additional costs than what
would be faced if the County refuses to give the right-of-way
Motion earned by unanimous roll call vote
MISCELLANEOUS - INCLUDING SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL
None
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mayor DeFelice recessed the regular meeting to an executive session
to discuss litigation
ADJOURNMENT
No further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10 09 P M
Joy elice, Mayor
ATTEST
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Catherine D Seaman
Deputy City Clerk
PASSED and APPROVED this 19 day of September , 1994
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