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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995.06.19 Council MinutesMINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING JUNE 19, 1995 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 Gamson, Edgar Hargrow, Chns Jensen, Charles Kilbury, Dan Lathan, and Carl Strode Also present Gary Crutchfield, City Manager, Greg Rubstello, City Attorney, Dan Underwood, Finance Director, Greg Garcia, Fire Chief, Don Francis, Police Chief, Dennis Wright, City Engineer, Richard Smith, Community & Economic Dev Director, Dave McDonald, City Planner, 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 Meeting held June 5, 1995 B) Bills and Communications To approve General Claims in the amount of $806,501 67 ($62,169 21 bemg in the form of Wire Transfer Nos 2996 through 2997, and $744,332 46 consisting of Claim Warrants numbered 91997 through 92220) C) METRO Interlocal Agreement To authorize commitment of two (2) police officers to the METRO Drug Task Force for the 1995-1996 operations year and, further, authonze the Mayor to sign a new Interlocal Agreement reflecting same D) Resolution No 2192 To approve Resolution No 2192, accepting the work performed by Zygotech, Inc for the extension of city utilities to the Baseball Stadium, Project No 94-1-06 E) Special Council Meeting To set a Special Council Meeting at 730 p m, Monday, June 26, 1995, at the Pasco City Hall Council Chambers to consider the following 1 Award of contract for St Andrew's Loop 2 Award of contract for miscellaneous waterlines 3 Elimination of C-1 -D Zoning District F) Special Council Meeting To cancel the regularly-scheduled Council Meeting for July 3, 1995, and to set a special meeting of the City Council at 7 30 p m, Monday, July 10, 1995 PROCLAMATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Mr Crutchfield presented the new Police Chief Mr Denis Austin Mr Underwood gave Mr Austin the "Oath of Office" Mr Crutchfield then presented Chief Austin with his badge and welcomed him to the organization MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 19, 1995 Mr Crutchfield extended his appreciation to former Police Chief Don Francis for the twelve years he gave to the community and the City of Pasco Mayor DeFelice stated that when Chief Francis started working for the City twelve years ago there was a lot of turmoil in the community and he brought a tremendous sense of calm and order That calm and order is a natural part of his personality and it's been a pleasure working with him Chief Francis explained that he has always appreciated Council's support of the Police Department over the years Mayor DeFehce welcomed Chief Austin to City staff VISITORS Ms Alice Doncaster, of 4122 West Mane Street, addressed Council as a concerned and involved citizen of the City of Pasco She was requesting that the City Council conduct an immediate investigation and dismiss the Housing Authority Board for illegal and unethical board practices She further requested that the City Council notify the Office of Civil Rights, the Human Rights Commission, and the Equal Opportunity Employment office that the Housing Authonty Board had dismissed the only Housing Authority Director in the State of Washington that is both Hispanic and a mmonty She felt that she wasn't the only concerned citizen that thinks it mappropnate to dismiss Mr Sandoval after the Housing Authority Board recently voted to give him a raise Ms Doncaster also felt that if action was not taken within the next few days the public would be forced to proceed in the best interests of the City of Pasco without Council support She further recommended that the Council not wait, but take immediate action against this City Council's appointed body so that Mr Sandoval can be immediately reinstated Mr Gamson asked if the Housing Authority Board is autonomous and, therefore, not under the control of the City Council'? Mr Crutchfield explained that generally speaking that is true State statute provides for some limited discretion to the Council in reviewing the actions of one or more board members, however, this matter would need to be deferred to the City Attorney's office for legal advice He explained that he received a wntten complaint from some tenants that would need to be reviewed by the City Attorney before being presented to Council Mr Kilbury pointed out that two of the members of the Pasco Housing Authority Board are appointed by the Franklin County Commissioners Mayor DeFelice explained to Ms Doncaster that her request would be considered after Council had received advice from the City Attorney and they have had an opportunity to look over the documents REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AND/OR OFFICERS Mayor's Activity Report Mayor DeFelice reported On May 23, attended the opening ceremonies of the new baseball stadium On June 16, gave the Mayor's report on KONA Radio B F Transit Board Meeting, June 8, 1995 Mr Gamson reported that the meeting was routine The Board formally offered the job of Director to Mr Tim Fredenckson -2- MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 19, 1995 Senior Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting, June 12, 1995 Mayor DeFelice was unable to attend PUBLIC HEARINGS Street Vacation - All Streets and Alleys in the Gill and Whitson Addition (MF #95-30-V) (Continued from Regular Meeting of May 1, 1995) Mr David McDonald, City Planner, addressed Council and noted for the record that notice of the public hearing was published as required by law Mr McDonald explained that this vacation proposal was initiated to assist with the construction of the BNRR grain storage sidmg yard Initially this hearing was scheduled for May 1, 1995, but was postponed to allow Burlington Northern Railroad to purchase the property needed for the grain storage yard Burlington Northern Railroad purchased property from R A Hanson (of Spokane) and bought out two landlocked property owners which makes this proposal possible Before the purchases, vacation of all streets and alleys could not be pursued due to the potential for creating a landlocked lot The Gill and Whitson's Addition was platted in 1890 and has remamed undeveloped for 105 years A court order vacated a portion of the streets in the addition to the north which would have been the access to the site Therefore, access to the lots in the Gill and Whitson's Addition is questionable Upon receiving notice of a public hearing, Dave Carlson (representing R A Hanson, property owner representmg 90+% of the privately owned land in this plat) contacted staff to discuss this proposal Mr Carlson strongly supported this effort, which would consolidate the R A Hanson properties The other two private property owners, Tommy Moore and the Armenian American College did not respond to the public hearing notices The City Engineer has no objection to this vacation and has determmed easements would not be required The City Engineer did suggest that a 100 foot diameter cul-de-sac be created at the southern extension of Elm Avenue to provide a turn around for the property owners fronting onto Elm Avenue The Franklin County P U D has no utilities in this plat and has no future need for easements through this plat Cascade Natural Gas Corporation, TCI Cable, and U S West did not respond to the public hearing notice, which mdicates acceptance of this proposal The Port of Pasco and the United States government both own land in this plat to the south of the Burlington Norther Railroad right-of-way The proposal will consolidate these properties and since each entity owns abutting ground land locking the Port of Pasco or the U S Government properties would not occur The City Engineer's request is intended to provide a cul-de-sac meeting city design criteria yet the right-of-way of Elm Avenue is only half of the standard size Planning staff would suggest that an 80' diameter cul-de- sac created by not vacating a portion of "E" Street near the intersection of Elm Avenue The City can require monetary compensation for the vacation of the street based upon an appraisal but can not conditioned vacation upon a property owner deedmg a portion of their property The ordinance as presented would vacate all streets and alleys in the Gill and Whitson Addition, except those portions of Elm Avenue and "E" Street needed to provide access to the property owners on Elm Avenue -3- MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 19, 1995 MAYOR DEFELICE DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO CONSIDER VACATING ALL STREETS AND ALLEYS IN THE GILL AND WHITSON ADDITION EXCEPT A PORTION OF ELM AVENUE AND A PORTION OF "E" STREET Following three (3) calls from Mayor DeFelice for comments from the floor, either for or against, and there being none, the public hearmg was declared closed Ordinance No. 3091 AN ORDINANCE VACATING ALL STREETS AND ALLEYS IN THE GILL AND WHITSON'S ADDITION EXCEPT A PORTION OF ELM AVENUE AND "E" STREET MOTION Ordinance No 3091 was read by title only Mr Garrison moved to adopt Ordinance No 3091, vacating all streets and alleys in the Gill and Whitson Addition except a portion of Elm Avenue and a portion of "E" Street Mr Lathim seconded the motion Motion carried unanimously Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan, 1996 through 2001 Mr Dennis Wright, City Engineer, addressed Council and noted for the record that notice of the public heanng was published as required by law Mr Wnght explained that each year, all cities and counties, in the State area required to adopt an updated six year street construction program for the City of Pasco, this plan has consisted pnmanly of the annual overlays funded through the overlay fund, with the addition of those other projects which appear to be reasonably certain of undergoing construction This year's program, in addition to the annual overlay program, includes two new projects, which did not appear in last year's six year program The first of those projects is the SR-395 at Hillsboro Interchange That project includes preliminary engineering funding in the amount of $100,000 for 1996, $200,000 for 1997 and $8 million for construction for 1998 Another project, which did not appear in last year's program, is the repair of Lewis Street Underpass That project includes repairmg existing railings and modification making the pedestrian walkways safer and more visible Other changes within the six year construction plan include the revision to the estimated cost of the multi-modal facility and the addition of 8415,000 of State Funding for that project Additional changes include delaying the proposed construction of a traffic signal at Road 32 and Court Street until 1997, and the delay of initiating the Court Street or Sylvester Street Overpass Study from 1996 to 1997 Lastly, the revised program deletes the West Lewis Enhancement Project, which was the landscaping, beautification, and the construction of curbs, gutters, and sidewalks on West Lewis Street, between 20th Avenue and SR-395 MAYOR DEFELICE DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO CONSIDER THE SIX-YEAR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN, 1996-2001 Following three (3) calls from Mayor DeFelice for comments from the floor, either for or against, and there being none, the public heanng was declared closed Resolution No. 2193 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE REVISED AND EXTENDED COMPREHENSIVE STREET, STORM DRAIN AND BRIDGE PROGRAMS FOR THE CITY OF PASCO -4- MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 19, 1995 MOTION Resolution No 2193 was read by title only Mr Strode moved to approve Resolution No 2193, which establishes the Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan for calendar years 1996 through 2001 Mr Garrison seconded the motion Motion carried unanimously ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS ORDINANCE NO. 3092 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE DISPOSAL OF FORFEITED FIREARMS MOTION Mr Strode moved to adopt Ordinance No 3092, authorizing the Police Chief to auction or destroy certain firearms, referencmg the memorandum from the City Manager with the modified ordinance attached to it Mr Lathim seconded the motion Mr Crutchfield explained that the version that Mr Strode referenced in his motion differs from that which is in the agenda packet by deleting the phrase which describes ways in which a weapon might have been modified Mr Rubstello explained the language that has been deleted is that which would permit the disposal of a firearm that has been modified for some purpose other than originally intended The language that remains allows the disposal of firearms that have been modified in such a was as to make them illegal to possess Motion carried (Garrison - No) UNFINISHED BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS Visitor and Convention Bureau Contract MOTION Mr Jensen moved to allocate 42% of average annual receipts for 1996 and nsmg two percentage points each succeedmg year to a maximum of 50% of average annual receipts to the Tn-Cities Visitor and Convention Bureau over a five-year contract term and, further, authorize the Mayor to sign a contract reflecting same Mr Hargrow seconded the motion Mr Gamson felt Council should wait a year before decidmg what percentage is pledged to the Bureau Council has made a commitment to the TRAC and to the Stadium projects to fully fund them with hotel/motel tax monies He felt that until the City has a year's operation of these facilities the City can't know if it will meet the projections made by staff or be better or worse He felt the City's involvement should be kept at 40% Mr Kilbury concurred with Mr Garrison Mr Strode concurred with Mr Garrison, however, he felt that the City should enter into a 5 year contract and reconsider the allocation amount in 1 years' time MOTION Mr Strode moved to amend the main motion to allocate 42% of average annual receipts for 1996, enter into a 5 year contract, and in July, 1996, reconsider the allocation at up to 50% of the average annual receipts Mr Gamson seconded the motion -5- MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 19, 1995 Mr Lathim supported the 5 year program, however, he was strongly in favor of 50% funding starting immediately for the full 5 years Mr Hargrow supported the original motion Mr Gamson preferred that the City have the option to be able to reduce the allotment to the Bureau so that the City will not have to draw from the General Fund if the requests for monies from the Hotel/Motel Tax Fund exceeds what is available He doesn't want the citizens of Pasco to have to fund any of the projects or the Bureau out of the General Fund The amendment to the motion failed by the following roll call vote Yes - Gamson, Strode, No - Hargrow, Jensen, Kilbury, DeFelice, Lathim The original motion carried by the following roll call vote Yes - Lathim, Hargrow, Jensen, DeFelice, No - Gamson, Kilbury, Strode Award of 1995 Overlay Contract Mr Wright explained that the bid was more than 10 percent under the Engineer's estimate of $596,822 Staff has reviewed the bids and beheve them to be accurate and responsible and, therefore, requests Council award the contract to the low bidder, Transtate Paving MOTION Mr Jensen moved to award the contract for the construction of the 1995 Overlays to the low bidder, Transtate Paving, in the amount of $529,595 30 and, further, to authorize the Mayor to sign the contract documents Mr Strode seconded the motion Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote Award of the 1st Avenue Sewer Contract When the City Sewer Comprehensive Plan was recently completed, the plan identified a portion of sanitary sewer in 1st Avenue from a point 1/2 block north of Lewis Street to 1/2 block south of Lewis Street as being deficient This particular sewer serves much of the northern part of East Pasco including the new Simplot Processing Center, as well as the Columbia East Subdivision MOTION Mr Strode moved to award the contract for the 1st Avenue Sewer, Project No 95-1-02, to the low bidder, John M Keltch, Inc, in the amount of $37,801 36 and, further, to authorize the Mayor to sign the contract documents Mr Hargrow seconded the motion Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote Acquisition of Depot Property Mr Luhrs explained that the City has been pursuing construction of the Mid-Columbia Muth-modal Depot for well over a year The City has entered into two design contracts with the Department of Transportation (DOT) to fund initiation of this project After identifying the preferred site located at 1st Avenue and Sylvester Street, staff has entered into negotiations for acquisition of the property Those negotiations have been successful and an offer in the amount of $38,000 has been accepted by the owners The State Department of Transportation, Rail Branch, has notified staff that there are adequate funds for this acquisition The DOT has submitted this first amendment in order to fund the acquisition This contract amendment would enable the State to reimburse the City for all costs related to the acquisition of the property, including the acquisition price, site survey, environmental assessment, and closing costs MOTION Mr Jensen moved to approve the First Amendment to Agreement GC-10437 and authorize the Mayor to sign same Mr Strode seconded the motion Motion carried unanimously -6- i Joy I MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL JUNE 19, 1995 MISCELLANEOUS - INCLUDING SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL Ms Bertha Garza, of 1123 W Shoshone St, addressed Council with concerns over the City's failure to provide Hispanic interpretation of City meetings Ms Maria Morales, of 302 W Agate St #A (Ms Minnie Pesma acted as interpreter), also expressed her concerns over the City's failure to provide Hispanic interpretation of City meetings ADJOURNMENT No further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8 22 P M ice, Mayor A11 EST Cathenne D Seaman Deputy City Clerk PASSED and APPROVED this 10 day of i__Ily_., 1995 I -7-