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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-03-1995 MinutesREPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AND/OR OFFICERS None PUBLIC HEARINGS 1995 Consolidated Plan Block Grant Plan Mr Jeff Bailie, Economic Development Specialist, addressed Council and noted for the record that notice of the public hearing was published as required by law MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 3, 1995 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7 30 P M by Joyce DeFehce, Mayor ROLL CALL By Deputy City Clerk Councilmembers present Joyce DeFehce, Michael Garrison, Edgar Hargrow, Chris Jensen, Charles Kilbury, and Dan Lathim Councilmembers absent Carl Strode Also present Gary Crutchfield, City Manager, Greg Rubstello, City Attorney, David McDonald, City Planner, Dennis Wright, City Engineer, Richard Smith, Community & Economic Dev Director, Dick Enckson, Parks and Recreation Director, Jeff Bailie, Economic Development Specialist, and Kurt Luhrs, Administrative Assistant PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance CONSENT AGENDA MOTION Mr Garnson 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 Meetmg held December 19, 1994 B) Bills and Communications To approve General Claims in the amount of $2,329,984 56 ($30,932 47 bemg in the form of Wire Transfer Nos 2958 and 2959, and $2,299,052 09 consisting of Claim Warrants numbered 89622 through 89765) (1994 Expenses). To approve General Claims in the amount of $25,885 00, Claim Warrants numbered 89766 through 89786 (1995 Expenses). Payroll Claims To approve Payroll Claims in the amount of $593,654 76, Payroll Voucher Nos 39773 through 39970, and 40011 through 40212 Bad Debt Write-offs To approve bad debt write-offs for utility billing, ambulance, and Municipal Court non-cnmmal and criminal accounts receivable in the total amount of $80,511 85 and, of that amount, authorize $78,435 78 be turned over for collection PROCLAMATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS None VISITORS None MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 3, 1995 Mr Bathe informed Council that last year the consolidated plan was called the "CHAS" Since that time HUD has changed the format and several of the tables that need to be included as exhibits Essentially everything is the same as last year's CHAS MAYOR DEFELICE DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO CONSIDER THE 1995 CONSOLIDATED PLAN (BLOCK GRANT PLAN) Following three (3) calls from Mayor DeFelice for comments from the floor, either for or agaurist, and there being none, the public hearing was declared closed MOTION Mr Garnson moved to approve the 1995 HUD Consolidated Plan for the City Mr Lathan seconded the motion Motion earned unanimously ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS ORDINANCE NO. 3071 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLANNING AND AMENDING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT POLICY PLAN MOTION Ordinance No 3071, was read by title only Mr Garrison moved to adopt Ordinance No 3071, amending the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan for the city Mr Lathan seconded the motion Motion carned unanimously ORDINANCE NO. 3072 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING AND CHANGING THE CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO FROM RT (RESIDENTIAL TRANSITION) TO C-1 (RETAIL BUSINESS) WITH A CONCOMITANT AGREEMENT MOTION Ordinance No 3072, was read by title only Mr Garrison moved to adopt Ordinance No 3072, granting a rezone from RT to C-1 with conditions, as recommended by the Planning Commission Mr Lathan seconded the motion Motion earned unanimously ORDINANCE NO. 3073 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING AND CHANGING THE CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY OF WITHIN THE CITY PASCO FROM C-1 (RETAIL BUSINESS) TO R-2 (MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL) MOTION Ordinance No 3073, was read by title only Mr Garrison moved to adopt Ordinance No 3073, granting a rezone from C-1 to R-2, as recommended by the Planning Commission Mr Lathim seconded the motion Motion earned unanimously UNFINISHED BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS Baseball Stadium Contract Modification No 3 Mr Wright explained that staff has hired Rust E & I to design the baseball stadium and grading plans for the remainder of the property -2- MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 3, 1995 Mr Crutchfield explained that most of the work covered by this amendment was required in addition to what was previously anticipated by staff because of the relocation of the stadium MOTION: Mr Jensen moved to authonze the Mayor to execute Contract Modification No 3 to the Tn-Cities Baseball Stadium Contract with Rust E & I Mr Garrison seconded the motion Motion carried unanimously Special Study I-182/Road 68 Area MOTION: Mr Jensen moved that the Planning Commission review the Comprehensive Plan and current zoning of land in the area of I- 182/Road 68 and issue recommendations to the City Council Mr Kilbury seconded the motion Motion carried unanimously Landscaping at Civic Center Mr Crutchfield that the contractor originally awarded the landscape contract for the Civic Center project failed to get bonded and the next lowest bidder was notably higher Staff feels that the best way to correct this is to reject all bids and redesign and rebid the landscape element of the project MOTION Mr Jensen moved to forfeit the bid bond of Turf Pro and reject the remaining bids and, further, to instruct staff to rebid the landscaping project making appropnate changes to specifications to maintain the project within the amount budgeted Mr Kilbury seconded the motion Motion carried unanimously MISCELLANEOUS - INCLUDING SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL Rauscher Option Agreement - Extension MOTION Mr Jensen moved to extend the Rauscher Option Agreement until January 31, 1995 Mr Kilbury seconded the motion Motion earned unanimously Elmo's Bookstore Council was informed by Mr Crutchfield that Elmo's Bookstore did not open for busmessafter January 1, 1995 as required by ordinance Negotiations with the County Mayor DeFelice informed Council that she attended a meeting with the County Commissioners to discuss a sanction imposed on the City by the Sheriff for the City's reluctance to agree to the $50 00 daily fee for prisoner housing The sanction imposed on the City was the County Jail's refusal to accept City prisoners as of mid-night January 1, 1995 A meeting was requested with the Commissioners to avoid a cnsis situation At this meeting the Commissioners agreed to extend that deadline to some unknown point in time in the future and that the City would receive 72 hour notice It was the Commissioners opinion that the City needed to negotiate directly with the Sheriffs office as they only approve his recommendations It was the Mayor's recommendation that the City and the County go to a third-party resolution process in an attempt to reach a settlement Mayor DeFelice felt that there was a lot of contention and tremendous contempt for councilmembers on the part of Commissioners The Commissioners seem to feel that they are the "good guys", they have been taking abuse from the City and giving in, and that they have a strong case that will win m court -3- Felice, Mayor MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 3, 1995 Mayor DeFehce felt that if the City and County keep going to court to settle disputes the officials mvolved will have failed the public they serve and that a third-party resolution process seems to be the only way to get beyond the stalemate The Commissioners did agree to mediation over the lease agreement issue, however, the dispute over daily fees for prisoner housing appears to be non-negotiable from the County's perspective Mr Crutchfield explained that staff wanted to advise Council on the legal issues pertaining to this issue in an executive session before any conclusions are drawn by Council He stated it's unfortunate that there is a reluctance to enter into a process which would result in a mutual settlement There seems to be an inability to define who's going to make that decision When considering the dollar amount, which the Sheriff says is non-negotiable, and the budget adopted by the Commissioners for 1995 for operation of the jail compared to jail revenue there's a $200,000 dispanty Expenses are going up $100,000 and the revenue is going up $300,000 This money is bemg spent elsewhere m their budget and this is the fundamental pomt of contention If the expenses of the jail are considered, a fair and reasonable daily cost can be determined If an entity is looking at how much money can be obtamed from anyone who uses the jail to generate monies to pay for other programs outside the jail, then a fee is set There is an unwillingness on the part of the County to go into a process to resolve this problem Mayor DeFelice recessed the regular meeting to an executive session at 8 00 p m to discuss possible litigation Mayor DeFelice reconvened the regular meetmg at 8 34 p m Mr Crutchfield explained that the Sheriff made an offer to the City that maintained their position of $5000 for a daily fee The fundamental problem with their proposal is the $50 00 fee is not justified based on the actual 1995 jail budget There is an additional provision in the Sheriffs offer that states that the City cannot change any municipal codes on how prisoners are housed or moved, or how the City's court proceedings are conducted without the concurrence of the County Staff recommended that Council refuse to accept this offer Mr Jensen agreed with Mr Crutchfield, however, he felt the City should attempt to negotiate with the Sheriff Mr Kilbury agreed with Mr Jensen, however, he was concerned with the way the County has approached the matter He felt the City should take every opportunity available to negotiate to the benefit of both parties Mayor DeFelice requested that a meeting be scheduled with the Sheriff as quickly as possible If those negotiations don't result m a proposal that's acceptable to the city the door will have been left open for a third- party resolution process to ultimately resolve this matter ADJOURNMENT No further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8 45 P M -4- MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 3, 1995 I .1- AI lEST Cathenne D Seaman Deputy City Clerk PASSED and APPROVED this 17 day of January , 1995 I