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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.
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Mark Morrissette, President Debra Barham, PPFD Secretary
APPROVED this ___ day of ________, 2020