HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020.01.07 PPFD MinutesPASCO PUBLIC FACILITIES DISTRICT BOARD
JANUARY 7, 2020
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
Call to Order:
Pasco Public Facilities District (PPFD) Board President Morrissette called the meeting to order
at 4:04 PM the in the Conference No. 2 at Pasco City Hall.
Roll Call:
BOARD MEMBERS
CAROLINE BOWDISH
I Board Member
LEONARD DIETRICH
Board Member
MARIE GILLESPIE
Board Member
SPENCE JILEK
Board Member
MARK MORRISSETTE
Board Member - President
COUNCIL & STAFF
ZACH RATKAI
DAVID MILNE
CRAIG MALONEY
ERIC FERGUSON
DAVE ZABELL
DEBBY BARHAM
BRENT KUBALEK
CRAIG BRIGGS
Approval of Minutes:
Admin. & Com. Services
Director
City Council Liaison
City Council Liaison
City Attorney
City Manager
City Clerk
Recreation Manager
Kerr, Ferguson Law, PLLC
Absent
Present (by telephone)
Present
Present
Present
Present
Absent
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Dr. Jilek moved and Ms. Gillespie seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the December 17,
2019, meeting. The motion carried unanimously.
Amending the Agenda:
Mr. Ratkai requested that the New Business, Item A, Review Proposed Resolution No. 2020-01,
be removed from this agenda. The Pasco Public Facilities District Board (PPFD) members agreed.
Mr. Ratkai also announced that there is a need to hold an Executive Session at the end of the
meeting.
Old Business:
■ Response to Questions Posed at December 17, 2019 Meeting
Mr. Ferguson explained while he and his staff were researching the questions posed at the
last PPFD Board meeting, more questions resulted and legal review would continue until
the answers were fully vetted. However, Mr. Ferguson stated following:
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• The Pasco Public Facilities District (PPFD) Secretary/Treasurer position is a PPFD
Board position and is clearly defined within the PPFD Charter.
• It appears that the PPFD sales and use taxes should be operating under the Revised
Code of Washington (RCW) Section 82.14.048 (4)(e).
• It also appears that the two-tenths of one percent tax is an evergreen tax, more research
is needed to confirm this statement.
• The proposed project should be referred to as a recreation facility and not an aquatic
center.
• Legal is still reviewing the process (key actions) needed to be followed for the ballot
issue.
Discussion continued among the PPFD Board members and Pasco staff regarding which
RCWs the PPFD will operate under for creating a recreational facility, possible
amendments to the PPFD Charter and a reminder to focus on the long-term needs of the
recreational facility so that it will remain viable a growing population.
■ Draft Ballot Language Update
Mr. Ratkai distributed a revised draft ballot for the board to review and discuss it at the
next meeting.
Miscellaneous Discussion:
Mr. Morrissette asked about Ballot Measure the timeline distributed at the December 17, 2020.
Mr. Ratkai will sent out an updated timeline to the Board within the next few days.
Mr. Dietrich stated that he would be back in Pasco, WA from February 20-24, 2020 and February
26 for a few more days.
The next PPFD meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 28, 2020 and will include a presentation
from Ballard*King and Associates.
Executive Session:
Mr. Morrissette called an Executive Session at 4:40 PM to potential litigation with legal counsel
RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) for approximately ten (10) minutes. Mr. Morrissette called the meeting back
to order at 4:55 PM.
Adjournment:
There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at 4:55 PM.
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Debra Barham, CMC, City Clerk
APPROVED this 281h day of January, 2020
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