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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020.01.07 PPFD Special Meeting Agenda Packet  Documents will be provided with Agenda. Pasco Public Facilities District Board Building Regional Facilities through Community Partnerships AGENDA Special Meeting Tuesday, January 7, 2020 4:00 p.m. Pasco City Hall – Conference Room No. 2 I. Call to order and roll call: II. Approval of Minutes:  December 17, 2019 Meeting Minutes III. Old Business: A. Response to Questions Posed at December 17, 2019 Meeting B. Draft Ballot Language Update IV. New Business: A. Review Proposed Resolution No. 2020-01, Authorizing the Pasco Public Facilities District to seek a two-tenth 2/10 of one-percent (1%) of the selling price, in the case of sales tax, or the value of an article use, in the case of a use tax to provide funds to finance the construction maintenance and operation of recreational facility. V. Adjournment: December 17, 2019 PPFD Minutes Page - 1 PASCO PUBLIC FACILITIES DISTRICT BOARD DECEMBER 17, 2019 MEETING MINUTES Call to Order: Pasco Public Facilities District (PPFD) Board President Morrissette called the meeting to order at 4:02 PM the in the Conference No. 2 at Pasco City Hall. Roll Call: BOARD MEMBERS CAROLINE BOWDISH Board Member Present LEONARD DIETRICH Board Member Present (by telephone) MARIE GILLESPIE Board Member Absent SPENCE JILEK Board Member Present (arrived at 4:03 PM) MARK MORRISSETTE Board Member - President Present COUNCIL & STAFF ZACH RATKAI Admin. & Com. Services Director Present DAVID MILNE City Council Liaison Absent CRAIG MALONEY City Council Liaison Present ERIC FERGUSON City Attorney Present DAVE ZABELL City Manager Present DEBBY BARHAM City Clerk Present BRENT KUBALEK Recreation Manager Present Approval of Minutes: Mr. Dietrich moved and Ms. Bowdish seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the November 19, 2019, meeting. The motion carried unanimously. Mr. Ratkai distributed copies of the draft ballot language and an updated timeline of the ballot development to the election date to the PPFD members. Reports from Committees:  Ballot Language Subcommittee Mr. Ratkai stated that he, Ms. Bowdish and Ms. Gillespie met on Friday, December 13, 2019, to review the draft ballot language. After Mr. Morrissette read the draft ballot, discussion ensued regarding the ballot measure and included an overview of the logistics of the 2/10th of one-percent tax initiative, the August 2020 election date and an explanation of the City’s and the PPFD’s roles during DRAFT December 17, 2019 PPFD Minutes Page - 2 the election period. As representatives of the City and PPFD, staff and members can only provide the facts about the ballot initiative to the public and cannot run a “yes” campaign for the issue including the use of public facilities. Staff and PPFD members reviewed, questioned and corrected the draft ballet language. Mr. Ferguson stated that he would review the following items and respond to the PPFD Board: 1. Confirm if the sales tax for the project continues into perpetuity or if it sunsets when the bond is paid in full. 2. Confirm the appropriate designation of the project - recreation center versus an aquatic facility. 3. Confirm the role of the Secretary of the PPFD Board. 4. Confirm the key actions needed for the ballot.  Revised Schedule and Spring Push Mr. Ratkai reviewed tentative timeline for the sales tax bond election for an August 4, 2020 vote and recommended that the PPFD Board hold a special meeting on January 7, 2020. The PPFD Board concurred and agreed with the proposed timeline. Adjournment: There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at 5:02 PM. ________________________________ ________________________________ Mark Morrissette, President Debra Barham, PPFD Secretary APPROVED this ___ day of ________, 2020