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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997.08.18 Council Minutes' MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 18, 1997 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7 30 P M by Charles D Kilbury, Mayor ROLL CALL By Deputy City Clerk Councilmembers present Michael Garrison, Joe Jackson, Charles Kilbury, Dan Lathim, and Carl Strode Councilmembers absent Chris Jensen and Rebecca Francik Also present Gary Crutchfield, City Manager, Gregg Haney, Acting City Attorney, Dan Underwood, Finance Director, Denis Austin, Police Chief, Doyle Heath, Engineering, Bob Alberts, Public Works Director, Greg Garcia, Fire Chief, and Richard Smith, Community 86 Economic Dev Director PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance CONSENT AGENDA MOTION Mr Strode moved to amend item No F-4 to appoint Gloria Anderson to Position No 3 of the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee Mr Jackson seconded the motion Mr Garrison moved to approve the Consent Agenda as amended Seconded by Mr Lathim Motion carried unanimously Consent items are as follows A) Approval of Minutes To approve minutes of Regular Meeting held August 4, 1997 B) Bills and Communications To approve General Claims in the amount of $1,769,432 40 ($94,988 03 being in the form of Wire Transfer Nos 3087 through 3089, and $1,674,444 37 consisting of Claim Warrants numbered 103641 through 103894) C) Resolution No 2326 To approve Resolution No 2326, amending Section 3 of Resolution No 676, increasing the maximum limit of the General Petty Cash Fund for the City of Pasco D) Resolution No 2327 To approve Resolution No 2327, accepting the work performed by Pease 86 Sons, Inc for Project No 95-1-03, which was Contract #3, Wastewater Facilities E) Setting a public hearing date on the Final Assessment Roll for Riverview Sewer ULID No 130 To set September 15, 1997, at 7 30 p m in the City Council Chambers, as the time and place for a public hearing to consider the Final Assessment Roll for ULID No 130 F) Appointments to Senior Citizens Advisory Committee To concur in the Mayor's appointment of the following to the Pasco/Franklin County Senior Citizens Advisory Committee (with the concurrence of the Franklin County Commissioners) Zina 0 Rodriguez to Position No 4, for a term that will expire on June 16, 2000 Katie Barton to Position No 5, for a term that will expire on June 16, 2000 Richard A Watson to Position No 6, for a term that will expire on June 16, 2000 Gloria Anderson to Position No 3, completing a term that will expire on June 16, 1999 MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 18, 1997 PROCLAMATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS None VISITORS None REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AND/OR OFFICERS B F Transit Meetings - August 14, 1997 Mr Garrison reported he attended three meetings for B F Transit The first meeting was with the Administration and Finance Committee concerning changes to procedures for changing routes The second meeting was with the Personnel Committee concerning a Memorandum of Understanding with the Director of the Transit The final meeting was a regular Board meeting Mr Garrison encouraged everyone to take the bus to the Benton-Frankhn Fair PUBLIC HEARINGS Renaming a portion of Ease Lewis and Dietrich Road (MF #97-764) MAYOR KILBURY DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO CONSIDER RENAMING CERTAIN STREET IN THE VICINITY OF THE LEWIS STREET/ SR-12 INTERCHANGE Following three (3) calls from Mayor Kilbury for comments from the floor, either for or against, and there being none, the public hearing was declared closed ORDINANCE NO. 3245 AN ORDINANCE RENAMING AND NAMING CERTAIN STREETS IN THE VICINITY OF THE LEWIS STREET/SR-12 INTERCHANGE MOTION Ordinance No 3245, was read by title only Mr Garrison moved to adopt Ordinance No 3245, renaming certain streets around the Lewis Street/SR-12 Interchange Mr Lathim seconded the motion Motion carried unanimously Riverview Sewer ULID No 133 Mr Bob Alberts, Public Works Director, addressed Council and gave a brief outline of the LID process Mr Alberts explained that shortly after LID No 132 failed, due to 60% petitions received in opposition to the LID, staff received requests to form a new LID Neighborhood groups formed independent of the City and sponsored informational meetings on May 1 and May 8, 1997 for a new LID At the request of the neighborhood groups, City staff participated in meetings on May 29th and June 24th The City has now received petitions from property owners representing 50 6% of the proposed area requesting a sewer ULID The new ULID would include 78 parcels, which is smaller than LID 132 There are also properties which have signed ULID "No Protest" agreements that represent another 9 9% The total preliminary assessment roll amount is $542,000, which is divided equally to each lot within the ULID boundary The preliminary assessment for each lot is $6,950 and includes the cost for the sewer stub to the property line, and an overlay of the existing street The $540 system fee is also included in that total MAYOR KILBURY DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO CONSIDER THE EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF SEWER SERVICE TO AN AREA OF -2- MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 18, 1997 THE CITY BETWEEN COURT STREET AND PEARL STREET, FROM ROAD 36 TO ROAD 44 Mr Bob Arambel, of 4120 W Opal Street, spoke in favor of the ULID and felt it was a great idea The Clerk read a letter into the record from Frank Sydor, of 4221 W Opal Street Mr Sydor wrote in favor of the ULID as it would be of great benefit to his neighborhood He was also thankful that the residents of the area were given an opportunity to question City staff and find out the facts Following three (3) calls from Mayor Kilbury for comments from the floor, either for or against, the public hearing was declared closed ORDINANCE NO. 3246 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE WATERWORKS UTILITY OF THE CITY, INCLUDING THE SANITARY SEWERAGE SYSTEM AND THE SYSTEM OF STORM OR SURFACE WATER SEWERS AS A PART THEREOF, AUTHORIZING WATER AND SEWER REVENUE BONDS AND INTERIM FINANCING TO PAY THE COST OF CARRYING OUT A POTION OF THE SYSTEM OR PLAN OF ADDITIONS TO AND BETTERMENTS AND EXTENSIONS OF THE WATERWORKS UTILITY, AND CREATING UTILITY LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO 133 MOTION Ordinance No 3246, was read by title only Mr Garrison moved to adopt Ordinance No 3246, creating the Riverview Sanitary Sewer ULID No 133 Mr Lathim seconded the motion Motion carried unanimously Mr Crutchfield explained to the audience that, with the passage of Ordinance No 3246, a 30 day protest period would start Those individuals who are opposed to the ULID may file written protest with the City Clerk's Office or the Engineering Department Riverview Sewer ULID No 134 Mr Alberts explained that shortly after LID No 132 failed, due to 60% petitions received in opposition to the LID, staff received requests to form a new LID Neighborhood groups formed independent of the city and sponsored informational meetings on May 1 and May 8, 1997 for a new LID At the request of the neighborhood groups, the City staff participated in meetings on May 22th and June 17th The City has now received petitions from property owners representing 53 7% of the area requesting a sewer ULID The new ULID would include 147 parcels, which is smaller than LID 132 The total preliminary assessment roll amount is $1,021,650, which is divided equally to each lot within the ULID boundary The preliminary assessment for each lot is $6,950 and includes the cost for the sewer stub to the property line, and an overlay of the existing street The $540 system fee is also included in that total MAYOR KILBURY DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO THE EXPANSION OF SEWER SERVICE IN AN AREA OF THE CITY BETWEEN COURT STREET AND WERNETT ROAD, FROM ROAD 28 TO ROAD 33 Ms Betty Swinson, 4908 W Nixon Street, owns property at 2207 Rd 30 and spoke in favor of the ULID Ms Swinson felt property owners should realize that the area in question will eventually need to connect to the sewer system and will never get it for a lower price She felt the neighborhood needed it for health and safety reasons, to grow with the community, for property values to increase, and felt it would only be a matter of time before all must have access to the sewer system -3- MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 18, 1997 Mr Apolonio Coronado, of 2820 Wilcox Drive, spoke in favor of the ULID and felt it was very necessary due to the failure rate of septic systems in the area Mr Bud Dazey, of 3021 Wilcox Drive, apologized to the Council and City staff for the additional work that has gone in to the ULID due to the failure of LID 132 Mr Dazey spoke in favor of the ULID and felt it was desparately needed in the area Mr Sid Thiel, of 2921 W Pearl Street, explained that he was using his second drain field and, since he has been annexed by the City, he would like to see the installation of sewer in this neighborhood Mr Thiel was in favor of the ULID Mr Howard Peck, of 2821 W Pearl Street, explained that he has had three septic system failures and was in favor of the ULID Mr Terry Kirkwood, spoke for his parents Wilfred & Florence Kirkwood of 3212 W Wernett, who were in favor of the ULID The Clerk read a message received over the phone from Ms Mayme Bolin, of 3005 Wilcox Drive, stating she was opposed to ULID No 134 Following three (3) calls from Mayor Kilbury for comments from the floor, either for or against, the public hearing was declared closed ORDINANCE NO. 3247 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE WATERWORKS UTILITY OF THE CITY, INCLUDING THE SANITARY SEWERAGE SYSTEM AND THE SYSTEM OF STORM OR SURFACE WATER SEWERS AS A PART THEREOF, AUTHORIZING WATER AND SEWER REVENUE BONDS AND INTERIM FINANCING TO PAY THE COST OF CARRYING OUT A POTION OF THE SYSTEM OR PLAN OF ADDITIONS TO AND BETTERMENTS AND EXTENSIONS OF THE WATERWORKS UTILITY, AND CREATING UTILITY LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO 134 MOTION Ordinance No 3247, was read by title only Mr Garrison moved to adopt Ordinance No 3247, creating the Riverview Sanitary Sewer ULID No 134 Mr Lathim seconded the motion Motion carried unanimously ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS Mayor Kilbury called for a five minute recess and reconvened the meeting at 8 06 p m RESOLUTION NO. 2328 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE NEED FOR A SPLIT GRADE CROSSING OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS ON SR-397 REFERRED TO AS THE SR-397 - AINSWORTH RAILROAD CROSSING (PROJECT) AND THE NEED TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE 4TH AND AINSWORTH WASTEWATER PUMP STATION MOTION Resolution No 2328, was read by title only Mr Garrison moved to approve Resolution No 2328, awarding the contract for the construction of 9th and Washington Pump Station, Project No 96-1-07, to the Low Bidder, IMCO General Construction, Inc, in the amount of $2,478,407 plus sales tax and, further authorize the Mayor to sign the contract documents Mr Lathim seconded the motion Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote -4- , MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 18, 1997 ORDINANCE NO. 3248 AN ORDINANCE PERMITTING THE DISPENSING AND CONSUMPTION OF BEER/WINE IN THE FARMERS MARKET AREA ADJACENT PEANUTS PARK AT THE PASCO FIERY FOOD FESTIVAL ON SEPTEMBER 6 AND 7, 1997 MOTION Ordinance No 3248, was read by title only Mr Strode moved to adopt Ordinance No 3248, conditionally permitting the conduct of a Micro Beer and Wine Garden in conjunction with the Pasco Fiery Food Festival Mr Jackson seconded the motion Motion carried unanimously UNFINISHED BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS Amendment to Mid-Columbia Depot Architectural and Engineering Contract MOTION Mr Garrison moved to authorize the Mayor to sign Amendment No 1 to the CKJT Architects Professional Services Agreement and to include $25,000 in the 1997 General Fund Supplemental Budget Mr Lathim seconded the motion Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote Land purchase between the City of Pasco and Burlington Northern Railroad MOTION Mr Garrison moved to approve the purchase of a 4 1 acre site from Burlington Northern Railroad/Catellus in the amount of $75,000 and to include $75,000 in the 1997 Utility Fund Supplemental Budget Mr Lathim seconded the motion Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote Ainsworth Overpass funding agreement MOTION Mr Garrison moved to approve the Cooperative Action Agreement with the Port of Pasco to jointly pursue funding for an Ainsworth Overpass of the Burlington Northern rail line in the vicinity of 4th Avenue Mr Lathim seconded the motion Motion carried unanimously Award of Sewer Replacement Program, Phase 2, Project No 97-1-03 MOTION Mr Garrison moved to award the bid for the Sewer Replacement Program, Phase 2, Project No 97-1-03, to the low bidder, Powder River Demolition and Construction, in the amount of $70,107 10, including sales tax and, further, to authorize the Mayor to sign the contract documents Mr Lathim seconded the motion Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote Approval of additional funds for Bike Path MOTION Mr Garrison moved the increase the expenditure limit in the Interlocal Agreement with Franklin County for the Bike Path Project to $46,000 and include the additional expense in the 1997 Supplemental Budget Mr Lathim seconded the motion Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote MISCELLANEOUS - INCLUDING SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL TRAC Advisory Board Mr Lathim informed Council that Dennis Smurthwaite resigned from the Board MOTION Mr Lathim moved to appoint Mr Gary McCollum to replace Dennis Smurthwaite on the TRAC Advisory Board Mr Strode seconded the motion Motion carried unanimously -5- further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8 19 P M Charles D Kilbury, M yor MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 18, 1997 ADJOURNMENT ATTEST C-8-44.4z))6c_ai Catherine D Seaman Deputy City Clerk PASSED and APPROVED this 2 day of September , 1997 -6-