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Home My WebLink About1996.05.06 Council MinutesMINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MAY 6, 1996 CALL TO ORDER The meetmg was called to order at 7 30 P M by Charles D Kilbury, Mayor ROLL CALL By Deputy City Clerk Councilmembers present Joe Jackson, Chris Jensen, Charles Kilbury, Dan Lathim, Rebecca Francik, and Carl Strode Councilmembers absent Michael Gamson Also present Gary Crutchfield, City Manager, Leland B Kerr, City Attorney, Dan Underwood, Finance Director, Bob Alberts, Public Works Director, Greg Garcia, Fire Chief, Denis Austin, Police Chief, Richard Smith, Community & Economic Dev Director, Kurt Luhrs, Personnel/Risk Manager, and Liesl Smith, Management Assistant PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance CONSENT AGENDA MOTION Mr Jensen moved to approve the Consent Agenda Seconded by Mr Strode Motion carried unanimously Consent items are as follows A) Approval of Minutes To approve mmutes of Regular Meeting held April 15, 1996 To approve minutes of Special Meeting held April 22, 1996 B) Bills and Communications To approve General Claims in the amount of $1,143,010 10 ($59,943 72 bemg in the form of Wire Transfer Nos 3071, 3072 and 3074, and $1,083,066 38 consisting of Claim Warrants numbered 96454 through 96758) Payroll Claims To approve Payroll Claims in the amount of $571,823 64, Payroll Voucher Nos 48373 through 48591, and 48617 through 48841 Bad Debt Write-offs To approve bad debt write-offs for utility billing, ambulance, miscellaneous, and Municipal Court non- criminal and criminal and parking accounts receivable in the total amount of $75,514 73 and, of that amount, authorize $73,477 00 be turned over for collection C) Approval of Amendment No 1 to the Easement between the City of Pasco and the Department of the Army To approve the easement with the Department of the Army for a thirty-six inch sanitary sewer and, further, authonze the Mayor to sign the agreement D) Resolution No 2246 To approve Resolution No 2246, declaring Council's intention to create an LID for the reconstruction of Frontage Road between 20th Avenue and Road 24 and the construction of Road 24, between Hopkins Street and Lewis Street and, further, to set Monday, June 3, 1996, at 7 30 p m in the Pasco City Council Chambers, as the time and place for a public hearing on this matter E) Easement for Waterline To accept the easement as granted by Dale L and George-Anne Kmtzley for a waterline MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL MAY 6, 1996 F) Resolution No 2247 To approve Resolution No 2247, accepting the work performed by John M Keltch, Inc for the relay of sanitary sewer in 1st Avenue, under Project No 95-1-02 G) Final Plat - Sunny Meadows, Phase II (MF #96-17-FP) To approve the fmal plat for Sunny Meadows, Phase II H) Special Permit Location of a Church at 2120 East Lewis Street (MF #95-22-SP) To approve the special permit for the Upper Room Church of God at 2120 East Lewis Street, as recommended by the Planning Commission I) Resolution No 2248 To approve Resolution No 2248, accepting work performed by Acme Matenals and Construction, Inc for the St Andrew's Loop street Project No 95-3-02 PROCLAMATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Letter Carrier Food Dnve Day Mayor Kilbury read and presented a proclamation to Sheila O'Brien, Food Drive Coordinator, declarmg May 11, 1996, as Letter Carner Food Drive Day Emergency Medical Services Week Mayor Kilbury read and presented a proclamation to Don Andres, Firefighter/Paramedic, Pasco Fire Department, declaring the week of May 19-25, 1996 as Emergency Medical Services Week Yard of the Month Award Mayor Kilbury presented Yard of the Month Awards to the following Pasco residents Charles & Edna Evans, 730 South Douglas Paul & Margaret Liedigk, 2725 West Bonneville Street (unable to attend) Ruth Sovereign, 207 North 8th Avenue (unable to attend) George & Agnes Steeves, 1712 West Brown Street Clarence & Janet Weaver, 2415 West Opal Street James & Jennifer Hendricks, 4007 Honzon Drive Don & Alice Ferguson, 3916 Riverhaven VISITORS None REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AND/OR OFFICERS Ms Francik reported that the Emergency Medical Services Group would like to see an expansion of the dispatch program, Kelly Smart was hired as coordinator of the Boys & Girls Center for Pasco Parks and Recreation, there was a request to move the 4th of July fireworks display for next year to the baseball stadium where there would be more room for bigger displays, and the Arts Council would like Council, as a convention center is built, to keep in mmd that there should be a Performing Arts Phase III available PUBLIC HEARINGS None ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS RESOLUTION NO. 2249 A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING PRIMARY GOALS OF THE CITY OF PASCO FOR THE ENSUING TWO YEARS -2- MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL MAY 6, 1996 MOTION Mr Jensen moved to approve Resolution No 2249, establishing a new slate of biennial goals Mr Lathim seconded the motion Motion earned unanimously 01 ;‘, UNFINISHED BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS Baseball Stadium Office Building MOTION Mr Jensen moved to approve the ground lease for the baseball stadium office building and, further, authonze the Mayor to sign the lease agreement Mr Strode seconded the motion Motion carried unanimously Demolition/Clean Up - 120 West Shoshone Street MOTION Mr Jensen moved to award the contract for the demolition and clean up work at 120 West Shoshone Street to the low bidder, Ray Poland and Sons, in the amount of $2,607 12 Mr Lathim seconded the motion Motion carned by unanimous roll call vote Agreement with CKJT Architects for the Public Works Remodel and Addition MOTION Mr Jensen moved to approve the agreement with CKJT Architects for the Public Works remodel and addition and, further, authonze the Mayor to sign the agreement Ms Francik seconded the motion Motion earned unanimously Building Inspection Services MOTION Ms Francik moved to authorize the City Manager to employ a second Building Inspector in lieu of the authorized Permit Technician and, further, direct the additional expenditure be included in the 1996 General Fund Supplemental Budget Mr Jensen seconded the motion Motion earned by unanimous roll call vote U S Plutonium Disposition Programmatic Ms Pam Brown, Hanford Analyst for the City of Richland, explained that the Hanford Advisory Board wanted to achieve an community view of what is contained in the U S Plutonium Disposition Programmatic EIS (environmental impact statement) and what the impact might be if Hanford were to play a role in the ultimate disposition of weapons grade plutonium throughout the DOE Complex Mr Ray Robinson explained that the Advisory Board feels that excess weapons-usable fissile materials must be promptly safeguarded and disposed of in the U S and internationally to prevent nuclear weapons proliferation The Advisory Board will recommend that DOE select the preferred disposition alternative and sites that best achieve rapid, cost effective, integrated use of already existing DOE facilities, widespread acceptance by the international nuclear weapons community, and minimization of disposition implementation time, new capital requirements and environmental, transportation, safeguards, secunty, worker and public health and safety, and proliferation risks MOTION Mr Jensen moved that the City Council express its full support to the Department of Energy that it use the reactor burn option -3- MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL MAY 6, 1996 as the preferred alternative for plutonium disposition Mr Strode seconded the motion Motion carried unanimously MISCELLANEOUS - INCLUDING SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL Executive Session Mayor Kilbury recessed to an executive session for the purpose of discussmg legal matters ADJOURNMENT No further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8 14 P M A1 TEST athenne D Seaman Deputy City Clerk PASSED and APPROVED this 20 day of May , 1996 -4-