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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997.03.03 Council Minutes• MINUTES PASCO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MARCH 3, 1997 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7 30 P M by Michael Garrison, Mayor Pro-tern ROLL CALL By Deputy City Clerk Councilmembers present Michael Garrison, Joe Jackson, Chris Jensen, Dan Lathim, and Rebecca Francik Councilmembers absent Charles D Kilbury and Carl Strode Also present Gary Crutchfield, City Manager, Leland B Kerr, City Attorney, Dan Underwood, Finance Director, Bob Alberts, Public Works Director, Greg Garcia, Fire Chief, Dave McDonald, City Planner, Dennis Wright, City Engineer, Webster Jackson, Administrative Services Manager, Doyle Heath, Utility Engineer, Richard Smith, Community 86 Economic Dev Director, Kurt Luhrs, Personnel/Risk Manager, and Tim Arntzen, Management Assistant PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance CONSENT AGENDA MOTION Mr Lathim moved to approve the Consent Agenda Seconded by Mr Jackson Motion carried unanimously Consent items are as follows A) Approval of Minutes To approve minutes of Regular Meeting held February 18, 1997 B) Bills and Communications To approve General Claims in the amount of $1,167,457 88 ($26,610 49 being in the form of Wire Transfer Nos 3044 and 3046, and $1,006,847 39 consisting of Claim Warrants numbered 101021 through 101223) Payroll Claims To approve Payroll Claims in the amount of $606,649 14, Payroll Voucher Nos 2559 through 3001 Bad Debt Write-offs To approve bad debt write-offs for utility billing, ambulance, cemetery, Municipal Court non-criminal and criminal accounts receivable in the total amount of $52,493 45 and, of the amount, authorize $52,093 13 be turned over for collection C) Street and Easement Vacation Vacation of Front Avenue between Holden Street and "A" Street plus adjoining easements (MF #97-09-V) To postpone the hearing for the vacation of Front Avenue and adjoining easements until 7 30 p m on March 17, 1997 D) Resolution No 2301 To approve Resolution No 2301 to surplus the West Pasco Elevated Tank, 5th Street Elevated Tank, and Oregon Avenue Elevated Tank E) Purchase 1,000 Domestic Water Meters To award the purchase of 1,000 3/4-inch displacement water meters to Pacific Water Works Supply in the amount of $47,304 F) Acceptance of a Waterline Easement To accept the waterline easement as granted by the Northridge Associates G) Code Enforcement Board Appointment To concur in the Mayor's appointment of Charles Main to Position of No 4 of the Code Enforcement Board to fill the unexpired tern of Robert Clark MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL MARCH 3, 1997 H) Reorganization of Senior Information Assistant Service Staff To move to authorize a Case Manager II classification at Grade 46 of the Non- Represented employee pay scale PROCLAMATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS None VISITORS None REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AND/OR OFFICERS None PUBLIC HEARINGS Riverview Sanitary Sewer LID No 132 Mr Dennis Wright, City Engineer, addressed Council and noted for the record that notice of the public hearing was published, and notices mailed, as required by law Mr Wright explained that in conjunction with the recent annexation in Riverview, the City of Pasco has promised to provide the opportunity to connect to City sewer via local improvement district Staff held a series of six public meetings with the property owners to discuss the proposed construction and the cost thereof along with the LID process While those who attended the meeting tended to be generally in favor of the creation of sewer LID's, the meetings were sparsely attended Staff divided Riverview into three parts to create three separate LID's The first area south of Sylvester Street and east of Road 40 became LID 130 The second area was generally south of Court Street north of Sylvester Street, which became LID 131 This area is north of Court Street within the current City limits, indicated as Area No 3 on the vicinity map and will be LID 132 There are 334 parcels in LID 132 with 315 owners Staff mailed a questionnaire to each property owner requesting the owner indicate if he was in favor, opposed, or was not sure if they were interested in proceeding with the LID Ultimately, 215 people (64%) responded to the questionnaire and of those who responded approximately 93 (43%) indicated they were not in favor of the LID and 101 (47%) indicated they were in favor and the remainder were undecided at the time the questionnaire was returned The total assessment roll amount is $2,274,750, which is generally to be divided equally to each lot within the LID boundary The preliminary assessment to each lot is $6,750 and includes the cost for the sewer, the stub from the sewer to the right-of-way line, and an overlay of the street The $540 system fee is also included in that total Staff believes that this LID represents the desires of the majority of the people within this particular LID boundary Mr Wright gave an over-view of the LID process to inform the public of how a proposed LID is accomplished Ms Francik informed Council that she owns property in the proposed LID boundary and excused herself from voting for the ordinance MAYOR PRO-TEM GARRISON DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN TO THE RIVERVIEW SANITARY SEWER LID NO 132 -2- Fzq MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL MARCH 3, 1997 Mr Don Barnard, of 3019 West Agate Street, had mixed feelings concerning the LID He disagreed with the proposed construction of the lines in front of the property instead of in the alleys where property owners could hook up easier Mr Wright explained that the City did consider placing the sewer lines in the alleys, but because the difficulty experienced maintaining them it was felt this would be inadvisable Mr Fred Stong, of 4209 West Ruby Street, spoke in opposition to the LID and agreed with Mr Barnard's statement Mr Jim Mattes, of 4208 West Pearl Street, opposed the LID because of the way staff has handled the process He felt that his questions were not being answered Ms Valara Pilgreen, of 4620 West River Blvd (LID property 4012 West Opal Street), was in favor in the LID and needed it desperately She did feel it would be appropriate to place the sewer lines through the alley Mr Bud Dazey, of 3021 West Wilcox Drive, spoke in favor of the LID and felt putting in sewer lines wouldn't be anymore expensive than putting in a new septic and dramfield system Mr Frank Blondm, of 3208 West Opal Street, spoke in favor of the LID Ms Tracy Chilson, of 4012 West Agate Street, was opposed to the LID and felt staff should get their facts straight before they give information out Mr Peter LeMieux, spoke on behalf of his mother located at 3408 West Pearl Street, was opposed to the LID and disagreed with the method used to determine LID boundaries He felt it should be explained to citizens that when they respond to an LID questionnaire with an undecided vote, they are voting yes Mr Crutchfield explained that the appropriate interpretation of the survey is that those who stated they were unsure were not opposed, the intent of the questionnaire was to determine the amount of opposition to a sewer LID Mr Brad Anderson, of 1715 North Road 32, had questions concerning the LID Assistance Program He was directed to contact the Finance Department for answers Mr Apolonio Coronado, of 2820 West Wilcox Drive, supported the LID Ms (unclear) Colwell, of 3005 West Wilcox Drive, spoke in opposition to the LID and felt the cost was excessive Mr Alberts explained that the cost of an LID cannot exceed the benefit to the property Mr Sam Swanberg, of 4220 West Ruby Street, was opposed to the LID He stated he hasother plans for his money instead of paying for an LID that isn't necessary He felt it would be Council's duty to stop the LID if more than 50% of the residents were opposed to it Mr Steve Hultman, 3504 West Pearl Street, spoke in favor of the LID, but was concerned about the construction of the LID He was directed to contact staff for answers to his design questions Mr Tom Larsen, of 3320 West Pearl Street, asked if residents would be required to pay for the sewer even if they didn't need to hook up to it yet'? -3- MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL MARCH 3, 1997 Mr Crutchfield explained the first LID payment would be due approximately one year after construction is completed Residents would not pay monthly sewer charges until they connect to the line, residents could wait until their drainfield went bad Mr Sid Thiel, of 2921 West Pearl Street, was in favor of the LID and felt if residents waited it would cost more later Mr John Koster, of 3105 Seabrook Court, spoke in favor of the LID Mr Ron Humbryd, of 1716 Road 30, was opposed to the LID and felt the monthly sewer fees were excessive Mr William Willingham, of 4109 West Pearl Street, spoke in opposition to the LID and felt others would if they understood the costs better Ms Debra Lee, of 3021 West Pearl Street, was opposed to the LID and felt it wasn't necessary because her septic system is working just fine Ms Chilson asked what residents needed to do during the protest period to officially oppose the LIM Mr Underwood explained that a formal protest form would be made available to the residents and that each property owner would need to sign the form for it to be accepted as an opposing vote Mr Steve Hafner, of 2908 West Ella Street, was undecided regarding the LID He was interested in knowing where the stubs would be located in relation to his property He was directed to consult with staff Ms Brenda Carson, of 3121 West Wilcox Drive, was opposed to the LID She questioned if she would be required to pay two assessments since she lives on a corner lot 7 Mr Crutchfield explained that she would be charged the same assessment as all other residents involved in the LID Mr Bernard LeMieux, spoke on behalf of his mother, in opposition to the LID He explained that his mother is an invalid and this would be a hardship for her MOTION Mr Jensen moved to continue the public hearing for the Riverview Sanitary Sewer LID No 132 until March 17, 1997 Mr Jackson seconded the motion Motion carried unanimously ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS NOT RELATED TO PUBLIC HEARINGS Mr Crutchfield noted for the record that Ms Francik has rejoined the Council ORDINANCE NO. 3220 AN ORDINANCE ASSIGNING ZONING TO CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO MOTION Mr Jensen moved to adopt Ordinance No 3220, establishing RS- 20 for West Pasco Annexation Area #5 Mr Lathim seconded the motion Motion carried unanimously RESOLUTION NO. 2302 A RESOLUTION URGING THE STATE LEGISLATURE ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF STATE HIGHWAYS IN THE VICINITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON -4- MINUTES REGULAR MEETING PASCO CITY COUNCIL MARCH 3, 1997 MOTION Mr Jensen moved to table Resolution No 2302 until March 17, 1997 Ms Francik seconded the motion Motion carried unanimously UNFINISHED BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS Irrigation Water for Soccer Complex MOTION Mr Jensen moved to approve the agreement with Water, Inc for provision of irrigation water to the a baseball stadium and soccer complex and, further, authorize the City Manager to sign the agreement Ms Francik seconded the motion Motion carried unanimously Replacement of Circle No 4 at Process Water Re-Use Facility MOTION Mr Jensen moved to award the purchase for the replacement of Circle No 4 to Valmont Northwest, Inc in the amount of $51,036 88, including sales tax Ms Francik seconded the motion Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote MISCELLANEOUS - INCLUDING SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNCIL None ADJOURNMENT No further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9 12 P M ichael Garrison, Mayor Pro-tem ATTEST Catherine D Seaman Deputy City Clerk PASSED and APPROVED this 17 day of March , 1997 -5-