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AGENDA
PASCO CITY COUNCIL
7:15 p.m.
May 11, 2020
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1. REMOTE WORKSHOP INSTRUCTIONS:
(a) To attend the Pasco City Council Workshop in "listen only" mode
register at GoToWebinar. After registering, you will receive a
confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Call-in information for "listen-only" mode is:
(213) 929-4232 Access Code: 554-263-915
2. CALL TO ORDER:
3. ROLL CALL:
4. VERBAL REPORTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS:
5. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION:
3 - 5 (a) Interview for Joint Housing Authority Board, Position No. 4
6 - 51 (b) 2020 Washington State Legislative Session Wrap Up
52 - 56 (c) Comprehensive Plan Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Update
57 - 58 (d) Administrative and Community Services - Reorganization
59 - 67 (e) Professional Services Agreement - PACE Engineering, PWRF Facility
Plan and IPS - Amendment No. 6
68 - 75 (f) Professional Services Agreement - PACE Engineering, Columbia East
Force Main & Pump Station - Amendment No. 4
6. MISCELLANEOUS COUNCIL DISCUSSION:
7. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
8. ADJOURNMENT:
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Remote Workshop Meeting May 11, 2020
(a)
REMINDERS:
• Thursday, MAY 14, 7:00 PM: Ben Franklin Transit Board
Meeting – Virtual Meeting via ZOOM (COUNCILMEMBER
RUBEN ALVARADO, Rep.; COUNCILMEMBER ZAHRA
ROACH, Alt.)
• Friday, MAY 15, 11:30 PM: Benton-Franklin Council of
Governments Board Meeting – Virtual Meeting
(COUNCILMEMBER RUBEN ALVARADO, Rep., MAYOR PRO
TEM BLANCHE BARAJAS, Alt.)
This meeting is broadcast live on PSC-TV Channel 191 on
Charter/Spectrum Cable in Pasco and Richland and streamed at
www.pasco-wa.gov/psctvlive.
Audio equipment available for the hearing impaired; contact the Clerk for
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avisa la Secretaria Municipal dos días antes para garantizar la
disponibilidad. (Spanish language interpreter service may be
provided upon request. Please provide two business day's notice to
the City Clerk to ensure availability.)
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AGENDA REPORT
FOR: City Council May 6, 2020
TO: Dave Zabell, City Manager
Zach Ratkai, Administrative & Community
Services Director
Remote Workshop Meeting:
5/11/20
FROM: Debby Barham, City Clerk
Administrative & Community Services
SUBJECT: Interview for Joint Housing Authority Board, Position No. 4
I. REFERENCE(S):
Resolution No. 3388 - Appointments to City Boards and Commissions
Application (1) (Council only)
II. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL / STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Council to conduct a brief interview with Gregory Garcia.
III. FISCAL IMPACT:
None
IV. HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF:
The Housing Authority is a separate municipal corporation governed by its appointed
board of directors. The Authority's basic mission is to provide safe and habitable
housing for households with incomes below 80% of the regional medium household
income. In the case of the Pasco Housing Authority, it owns and operates about 300
housing units in Pasco and offers other housing opportunities as other federal programs
are made available and deemed appropriate by the Board.
A Joint Housing Authority Board for the City of Pasco and Franklin County was
formed in 1981 by joint Resolution. The Housing Authority Board is comprised of five
Commissioners who are appointed for a term of office of five years. The
Commissioners for Position Nos. 1 and 3 are selected by the Franklin County
Commissioners subject to confirmation by the Pasco City Council, and must be
residents of Franklin County. Likewise, the Commissioners for Position Nos. 2, 4 and 5
are selected by the Pasco City Council and subject to confirmation by the Franklin
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County Commission, and must reside within the City.
Position No. 4 term expired on January 28, 2020, which is currently held by Gregory
Garcia.
V. DISCUSSION:
Recruitment for the Board commenced in late 2019 and closed in February 2020. A
Council screening committee subsequently reviewed six (6) applications and selected
Gregory Garcia, the Joint Housing Authority Board incumbent, to be interviewed by
the full Council. Mr. Garcia has served on the Board for two consecutive terms and per
Resolution No. 3388, is required to be interviewed at this time.
Due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the interview/appointment process for
the City's Boards and Commissions was placed on hold; however, it is proposed that
since the Council is interviewing only one candidate for the position and the candidate
is the incumbent, the interview could be conducted virtually.
Mayor Martinez is recommending reappointment of Mr. Garcia to Position No. 4,
subject to Council's confirmation at the May 18, 2020 meeting.
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RESOLUTION NO. `
A RESOLUTION Providing a Process for Appointments to City Boards and
Commissions.
WHEREAS, the City of Pasco maintains several citizen advisory boards to assist the delivery of
municipal services as well as to advise the City Council in making various policy decisions; and
WHEREAS, the appointment process prescribed by the Pasco Municipal Code requires the Mayor
to appoint citizens to vacancies on such boards, subject to confirmation of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council desire to establish an appointment process which is more
collaborative yet efficient for both the applicants and City Council alike;NOW,THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON DOES RESOLVES AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Applications for city boards and commissions shall be solicited annually by the City
Manager on behalf of the City Council.
Section 2: All applications received by the City Manager shall be reviewed by a City Council
committee appointed by the Mayor; such committee, to be known as the "Appointment Screening
Committee," shall be ad-hoc, appointed annually, and consist of three members, including the Mayor. The
Appointment Screening Committee shall select those applicants it deems best suited for the respective
board/commission but not more than three applicants for each vacancy to be filled. The Appointment
Screening Committee shall consider the following factors in making their selections for further
consideration:
a) Geographic representation;
b) Gender representation;
c) Ethnic representation;
d) Familial and financial relationships of board members
Section 3: Those applicants selected by the Appointment Screening Committee shall be
interviewed by the City Council during a public meeting; provided, however, the Screening Committee may
recommend reappointment of an incumbent applicant without interview by the City Council if the incumbent
has •-- • - - -•served not more than two consecutive•
terms since the last interview. At a City Council meeting following such interview, an interviewed candidate
shall be selected by the Mayor for appointment to each vacancy. Any candidate selected by the Mayor shall
be subject to confirmation vote of the City Council; a majority vote of the quorum present at such meeting
shall be required to confirm the Mayor's appointments.
Section 4: Any prior resolutions of the City Council in conflict with the provisions of this
resolution shall be superseded by this resolution.
PAS D by the City Council ity of Pasco at its regular meeting this
16th day of April, 2012.
Matt Watkins, Mayor
T T: f APP'S AS TO FORM:
Debra Clark,City Clerk Leland B. Kerr, City Attorney
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AGENDA REPORT
FOR: City Council May 5, 2020
TO: Dave Zabell, City Manager Remote Workshop Meeting:
5/11/20
FROM: Dave Zabell, City Manager
Executive
SUBJECT: 2020 Washington State Legislative Session Wrap Up
I. REFERENCE(S):
Presentation by Briahna Murray, Vice President, Gordon Thomas Honeywell
Governmental Affairs
Overview of the 2020 Legislative Session
II. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL / STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Discussion
III. FISCAL IMPACT:
IV. HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF:
The 2020 legislative session adjourned March 12, 2020. This is the second year of the
biennial cycle where the legislature is tasked with implementing supplemental budgets
during a short 60-day session. Worth noting is that all bills introduced in the 2019
legislative session were automatically reintroduced in 2020 session.
Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs (GTHGA) has been contracted to
assist in developing and promoting the Council's legislative priorities to the legislature.
GTHGA assists the City in Olympia by providing an on-the-ground presence in
Olympia during session, monitoring the legislature throughout the year, and advancing
the City's legislative agenda.
The City has benefited by maintaining a proactive posture with the legislature
regarding the interests of Pasco. One means by which Council has made its concerns
and interests known to the legislature, and specifically its legislative delegation, is
through the adoption of its City Legislative Priorities Statement.
V. DISCUSSION:
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The City achieved some significant successes during the 2020 session. The attached
legislative report provides further detail.
GTHGA, Vice President, Briahna Murray will present Council with a wrap up of
session and discussion of issues on the horizon.
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BRIAHNA MURRAY
GORDON THOMAS HONEYWELL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
CITY OF PASCO
2020 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
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PURPOSE
Overview of the 2020 Legislative Session
Outcome of 2020 Pasco State Legislative Priorities
Next steps
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OVERVIEW OF 2020 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Second year of the two-year legislative biennium
“Short” Session: lasted 60 days
Democrats held majority in both House of Representatives and Senate
Focused on adopting supplemental operating, capital, and transportation budgets
2019 legislation “carried over” to 2020 and was still under consideration
Total of 3,773 bills considered, 386 passed the Legislature
Governor vetoed several budget sections and bills in response to COVID-19
Special session to respond to COVID-19 likely
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OVERVIEW OF 2020 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
2020 SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING BUDGET SUMMARY
The state operating budget funds all state agency operations
State fiscal year runs July 1, 2019 -June 30, 2021
The supplemental operating budget amends the budget adopted in 2019
The final supplemental operating budget signed by the Governor authorized $726
million in new expenditures and left $3 billion in reserves
•Governor vetoed $235 million in expenditures approved by the Legislature
Next revenue forecast: June 2020
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OVERVIEW OF 2020 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
2020 SUPPLEMENTAL CAPITAL BUDGET SUMMARY
The state capital budget funds public and nonprofit construction projects (excluding
transportation) throughout the state
The supplemental capital budget amends the budget adopted in 2019
Total supplemental capital budget: $89.9 million
•Average project appropriation: $215,000
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OVERVIEW OF 2020 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
2020 SUPPLEMENTAL TRANSPORTATION BUDGET SUMMARY
The supplemental transportation budget amends the budget adopted in 2019
I-976 caused a $453 million revenue shortfall in the 2019-21 Transportation Budget
Prior to session, Governor paused projects to give the Legislature flexibility on how
to resolve the revenue shortfall
The supplemental transportation budget approved by the Legislature allowed all
paused project to proceed forward on schedule
Pushed out delayed projects and removed canceled projects to balance the 2019-21
budget -this created a long-term revenue shortfall with future years of Connecting
Washington no longer balanced.
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OVERVIEW OF 2020 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REVENUE PACKAGE
The revenue shortfall caused by I-976 creates increased pressure to develop a
package. There was some progress this session:
•In the Senate, a draft transportation package/project list was shared in 2019; it was revised
and shared a second time in 2020
•In the House, a proposal was introduced in 2020 to incrementally increase the gas tax by
9.7 cents over 10 years to fund state-owned culverts. Additionally, project applications
were accepted to begin developing a project list
Dozens of legislators signed a letter indicating that the Legislature would need to
adopt a low carbon fuel standard before they would be willing to vote in favor of any
transportation revenue package
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OUTCOME OF PASCO 2020 STATE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
Lewis Street Overpass Project -Success
Process Water Reuse Facility Improvements -Progress
Downtown Pasco Revitalization -Success
Economic Development Tools -Failed
Defend Local Control -Success
In addition to the City’s legislative agenda,
the City reviewed dozens of additional proposals and expressed a position
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LEGISLATIVE REQUEST: LEWIS STREET OVERPASS
City received $15 million in Connecting Washington Funds
•$1.251 million used for design; $13.749 million remaining for construction
•City directed to secure grants for remaining funds
•Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board (FMSIB) awarded a $4.4 million grant
Governor “paused” all projects after I-976 passed, including Lewis Street Overpass
Legislative request for 2020:
•Approve the $4.4 million FMSIB grant
•“Un-pause” remaining $13.749 million allocated in Connecting Washington
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Advocacy effort:
•Testified in both House and Senate Transportation Committees
•Met with Chairman Jake Fey, House Transportation Committee
•Engaged legislative delegation, plus Rep. Matt Boehnke (R-Kennewick, 8th LD)
Legislature “un-paused” $13.749 million in Connecting Washington funds
$4.4 million allocated to project; not through FMSIB
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LEGISLATIVE OUTCOME: LEWIS STREET OVERPASS
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LEGISLATIVE REQUEST: PROCESS WATER REUSE FACILITY
Improvements to expand existing process water reuse facility
•Total cost: $43 million over 4 years
•Public/private partnership
Legislative agenda: city requests that the state contribution $5 million
Long-term multi-year funding request
Revised to request $500,000 for design due to limited funding availability
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Advocacy effort:
•Completed relevant funding request forms and developed request documents
•Met with 9th district legislators before session began
•Met with 9th district legislators during session
Feedback: limited funding available in 2020
Focus on requesting funds in 2021
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LEGISLATIVE OUTCOME: PROCESS WATER REUSE FACILITY
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LEGISLATIVE REQUEST: DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION
Requested funding for wider sidewalks, pedestrian-friendly access, plazas, and
gathering places to revitalize downtown Pasco
Legislative agenda: city requests $2 million
Long-term multi-year funding request
Builds on previous efforts to secure funding for Peanuts Plaza
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LEGISLATIVE OUTCOME: DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION
Advocacy Effort
•Met with 16th District Legislators before session
•Met with 16th District Legislators during session
•Rep. Skyler Rude championed, with support from Sen. Walsh & Rep. Jinkin
House proposed supplemental capital budget: $400,000
$50,000 was needed to complete an emergency levee project in Starbuck
Final supplemental capital budget: $350,000
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LEGISLATIVE REQUEST: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
Local Revitalization Funding (LRF)
•Multi-year credit against the state sales tax (e.g. $500,000 for 20 years) to fund infrastructure that,
in turn, spurs private development
Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
•Allowed in most other states
•Revenue generated from future economic development can be spent on infrastructure (e.g. future
property tax revenues from a project are used to fund a sewer line for the project)
•Requires amendment to the state constitution
.09 Sales Tax Credit for Economic Development
•Rural counties currently receive a .09 sales tax credit for economic development
•Credit will expire soon
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LEGISLATIVE OUTCOME: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
HB 2804: Local Revitalization Financing (LRF)
•$15 million in LRF awards; awards capped at $1 million/year for 20 years
•Passed out of the House 94-3
•Died in Senate Ways & Means Committee
HB 2778 & HJR 4212: Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
•Public hearing in the House Finance Committee, but did not advance
HB 2494 & SB 5899: .09 Sales Tax Credit for Economic Development
•Passed the House Finance Committee
•Died before being approved by the entire House of Representatives
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Local Control
•Several proposals introduced that would have preempted local decision making on land use
•Through strong advocacy from cities, most proposals did not pass
•SB 6177 is the only bill that passed removing local control:
Removes the ability for cities to require on-site parking for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) within ¼
mile of a major transit stop receiving service at least every 15 minutes
Cities may implement off-street parking requirements for ADUs in areas that lack access to street
parking capacity, physical space impediments, or other parking infeasibilities
Cities are also exempt from this requirement if they have amended or adopted ADU regulations
within the last 4 years
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LEGISLATIVE OUTCOME: LOCAL CONTROL
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION: SUPPORT/OPPOSE ISSUES
State-shared Revenues
•Fully funded, for now
Public Records Act
•HB 1888 passed, exempting year of birth, photographs, and payroll deduction information of public
employees and volunteers held in personnel files from public disclosure requirements, but permits the
news media to have access to full dates of birth and photographs
Local Transportation Funding
•Public hearings held on HB 2362 & SB 6652
•Councilmanic sales tax, utility tax, and fuel tax authority for local transportation needs
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION: SUPPORT/OPPOSE ISSUES, CONT.
Affordable Housing
•HB 1590 passed, authorizing counties to councilmanically increase the sales tax .01 of 1% for
affordable housing. Cities get the authority on September 30, 2020 if the county has not imposed
•$160 million in state funding allocated to housing and homelessness programs
Basic Law Enforcement Academy
•Two additional Basic Law Enforcement Academy courses funded, increasing the total number of
courses from 19 to 21 per fiscal year
Annexation of Unincorporated Islands
•SB 5522 passed, authorizing code cities to annex pursuant to an interlocal agreement between the
city and county.
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NEXT STEPS
Special session likely
Next state revenue forecast: June
November 2020: All of the House of Representatives & approximately half the Senate
are up for re-election
Legislature meets for pre-session committee days in September & December
2021 Legislative Session Begins: January 11, 2021
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QUESTIONS?
Briahna Murray
Vice President
Cell: (253) 310-5477
E-mail: bmurray@gth-gov.com
Josh Weiss
Vice President
Cell: (360) 561-3560
E-mail: jweiss@gth-gov.com
Shelly Helder
Senior Consultant
Cell: (360) 209-3339
E-mail: shelder@gth-gov.com
Holly Cocci
Assistant Consultant
Cell: (253) 509-2403
E-mail: hcocci@gth-gov.com
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City of Pasco
State Government Relations Report
2020 Legislative Session
Dear Mayor & City Council,
It was a pleasure to advocate for the City of Pasco throughout the 2020 legislative session. After
months of hard work by myself and city staff , I am pleased to share that the City was successful in
advancing its legislative priorities. Our biggest successes included ensuring that the Lewis Street
Overpass project and associated funding was authorized to proceed forward on-schedule and
securing $350,000 for downtown revitalization.
These successes would not have been possible without an active and supportive legislative
delegation: Sen. Mark Schoesler, Sen. Maureen Walsh, Rep. Mary Dye, Rep. Joe Schmick, Rep.
Skyler Rude, and Rep. Bill Jenkin. Sen. Maureen Walsh announced her retirement earlier this year –
she has been a strong advocate for Pasco and her many years of service deserve recognition.
Additionally, this year, the City also reached out to the 8th district legislators for assistance in
advancing the City’s priorities – Sen. Sharon Brown, Rep. Brad Klippert, and Rep. Matt Boehnke.
Now that session is officially over, attention has turned to responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
There is much advocacy to do to ensure that state and city government have the resources needed to
continue to effectively respond to the pandemic and manage the resulting forthcoming decline in
revenue collections. As you’ll read in the attached report, it is likely that the Legislature will convene in
a special session – the City’s advocacy will steadfastly continue into that special session.
The attached report provides you with the following:
1) An Overview of the 2020 Legislative Session
2) Outcome of Pasco’s 2020 Legislative Priorities
3) Outcome of Pasco’s Support/Oppose Items
4) Information on AWC’s legislative efforts
5) Bill Tracking
Thank you for the opportunity to be your advocate. As always, if there are any questions, concerns, or
thoughts, please feel free to contact me or city staff.
Briahna Murray
Vice President
Gordon Thomas Honeywell Government Affairs
bmurray@gth-gov.com; cell: (253) 310-5477
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Overview of the 2020 Legislative Session
The 2020 legislative session was the second year of the two-year legislative biennium and was
scheduled to be a “short” legislative session lasting sixty days. The primary task of the Legislature in
a short session is to develop the supplemental, operating, ca pital, and transportation budgets, which
amend the biennial budgets adopted during the first year of the legislative biennium.
The 2020 Legislature adopted supplemental budgets, approved 386 bills, and still managed to
adjourn within the scheduled sixty days at 8:15PM on the 60th and final day of the legislative session.
The Legislature adjourned just as the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning to ramp up, and before the
Governor’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy Order was issued. While the Legislature has finished its
required work for now, there are already rumors that a special ses sion may be needed later this year
to make further changes to the budget in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Throughout the 2020 legislative session, Democrats continued to hold the majority in b oth the House
of Representatives and the State Senate. The House of Representatives was comprised of 57
Democrats and 41 Republicans and the State Senate was comprised of 27 Democrats and 22
Republicans. These majorities will remain in place throughout any special session(s) until December
31, 2019.
Going into the 2020 session, legislative leadership cautioned that the session would truly be a “short”
session and only address issues that are time pressing and supplemental in nature. This did not,
however, prevent legislators from introducing a record number of l egislative proposals for
consideration. Bills introduced in 2019 that did not pass into law continued to be under consideration
in 2020. These bills, combined with those introduced in 2020, made for a total of 3,773 bills under
consideration during the 2020 legislative session. The Legislature passed 386 of these bills – some of
which the Governor later vetoed.
One of the biggest challenges the Legislature faced this session was how best to respond to
Initiative-976. Voters approved Initiative-976 in November 2019, reducing car tab fees to $30 and
causing a $453 million revenue shortfall in the 2019 -21 transportation budget. Prior to the beginning
of the legislative session, the Governor paused most transportation contracts that were not yet
underway in order to provide the Legislature with flexibility in identifying on how best to address the
revenue shortfall. To complicate the issue, throughout the legislative session legal challenges to the
Initiative languished in the court system remaining unresolved. The 2020 Legislature chose to
assume that the Initiative would be upheld and adopted a supplemental transportation budget that
addressed the $453 million revenue shortfall and allowed most projects to proceed forward as
scheduled.
Below is a summary of each of the supplemental budgets adopted by the Legislature, including a
highlight of those provisions that the Governor subsequently vetoed once it became clear that state
revenues would decline significantly as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Supplemental Operating Budget
The 2020 supplemental operating budget adopted by the Legislature was smaller than originally
anticipated. The February revenue forecast estimated that there would be $1.5 billion in additional
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revenue for the 2019-21 biennium. Both the House and the Senate developed supplemental budget
proposals that spent just over $1 billion. However, in the final days of the legislative session budget
writers reduced the budget from early proposals to proactively prepare for a decline in revenues
stemming from the COVID-19 epidemic. The supplemental budget approved by the Legislature
included $961 million in new spending. The Governor vetoed $235 million of this new spending, to
reduce the total amount of new spending in the final 2020 supplemental budget to $726 million. The
operating budget totals $53.3 billion over the 2019-21 biennium, with $3 billion in reserves.
The Legislature may be called into a special session to make further budget and policy changes in
response to the COVID-19 pandemic. State revenues are expected to decline $3 -4 billion for the
2019-21 biennium. Local government budgets will also need to be revisited to reflect a significant
decline in revenue as sales tax and other revenue collections decline and as util ity tax and property
tax collections are delayed. As the Legislature explores ways to rebalance the state’s budget, local
governments will need to advocate to prevent reductions from state -shared revenues.
Below are those items in the supplemental operating budget important to local government, including
highlights of which items the Governor vetoed:
o $200 million to fund public health activities to manage and mitigate the impact of the COVID -19
pandemic.
o $160 million for housing and homelessness. T his includes increased funding for shelter capacity,
construction of affordable housing, housing and essential needs, and permanent supportive
housing.
o A one-time 3% increase for PERS 1 retirees; for local governments that have PERS 1 retirees,
this will result in a cost increase at the local level. While the supplemental operating budget
provides resources for its own costs, it does not provide additional resources for local
governments.
o Two additional Basic Law Enforcement Academy classes are funded each fiscal year, increasing
the number of classes from 19 to 21 per year. 3 classes will be held at the Spokane training
center.
o Resources are provided for the Department of Fish and Wildlife to map and identify fish blocking
culverts.
o A study is funded to develop a statewide medication assisted treatment program in jails.
o A study is funded to identify how to incorporate a “net ecological gain” standard into the Growth
Management Act and Shoreline Management Act.
The Governor vetoed the following provisions relevant to local governments:
o $250,000 to fund a joint legislative task force to develop a business plan for a publicly owned
depository/state bank.
o $350,000 to fund a work group to make recommendations on changes to the Growth Man agement
Act in light of the recent report released by the Ruckelshaus Center.
o $10 million of additional funding for the Local Solid Waste Financial Assistance Program.
o $75,000 to develop a strategy for future investments in outdoor recreation with a repor t due
November 30, 2020.
2020 Supplemental Capital Budget
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The 2019-21 biennial capital budget appropriated roughly $3.18 billion and left $70 million for the
2020 supplemental budget. An additional $19.8 million was realized by adjusting various accounts
within the budget, which allowed for a total supplemental capital budget of $89.9 million. Some
highlights of significant investments include:
$7.8 million for projects that enhance shelter capacity around the state.
$5 million for a new competitive grant program for community and cottage housing.
$1 million for preservation of manufactured and mobile home communities.
$10 million for the Community Economic Revitalization Board for projects that construct, repair,
and acquire local public facilities to encourage business development and expansion in areas
seeking economic growth.
The $95 million that was previously allocated to the Public Works Assistance Account was
maintained, but there was no change made to the ongoing diversions from the Account to the
Education Legacy Account.
$33.7 million for the Model Toxic Control Account for cleanup projects by local governments.
Although no additional funding is allocated toward fish barrier removal in the capital budget, the
Fish Barrier Removal Board is directed to develop a comprehensive statewide culvert remediation
plan that fully satisfies the requirements of the injunction. The plan will include recommendations
for nonstate barrier corrections that maximize fish habitat gain and other benefits that will assist in
salmon recovery. The plan is due to the Legislature by January 15, 2021.
The Governor signed the supplemental capital budget approved by the Legislature in full.
2020 Supplemental Transportation Budget
The final supplemental transportation budget assumes that Initiative 976 will ultimately be upheld by
the Court, resulting in a $453 million loss of transportation revenue in the 2019 -21 biennium. The
supplemental budget authorized all project contracts that were put on "pause" prior to the beginning
of the legislative session to proceed forward on schedule. To make up for the funding gap, the
supplemental budget delays or reduces rail capital projects into the 21 -23 biennium, delays WSDOT
Public Transportation Program grants in the 21-23 biennium, makes project reductions based on
updated information from WSDOT and incorporates savings from other cancelled or closed out
projects. All of these are short-term strategies; several transportation accounts have negative ending
fund balances in the next biennium. Altogether, there is a $600 million shortfall for the 21 -23
biennium.
The supplemental budget adds spending authority for agency needs that concern safety, security and
support. Some of these investments include:
$6.0 million to the State Ferries System at WSDOT for training, inspections, and naval
architecture support.
$2.3 million to the State Patrol to address backlogs of impaired driving case submissions at the
state toxicology lab.
$13 million to WSDOT for the transition to a new back office system and customer service center
for the Tolling Program.
There are a few adjustments within the final budget that both positively and negatively affect local
governments:
$275 million for state-owned fish passage barrier correction, retaining proviso language to
coordinate with Fish Barrier Removal Board on watershed approach. The budget directs WSDOT
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to consider factors while complying with injunction, including presence of other barriers and di rects
WSDOT and the Fish Barrier Removal Board to develop a statewide comprehensive plan.
The Safe Routes to School grant program received a $7.3 million increase for a total of $36.5
million over the biennium and the Bicycle and Pedestrian safety grant p rogram received an
increase of $13.3 million for a total of $38.3 million over the course of the biennium.
A $10 million reduction in gas tax distribution to local governments (as a result of declining
revenues).
The Governor made minor line-item vetoes to the supplemental transportation budget approved by
the Legislature.
Development of Transportation Revenue Package
Both the House and Senate Transportation Committee Chairs have indicated that additional
transportation revenue is needed to balance the out-years of the transportation budget.
Senate Transportation Committee Chair, Sen. Steve Hobbs (D-Lake Stevens) developed a
transportation revenue package proposal in 2019 and refined that proposal during the 2020 legislative
session. The updated version of the proposal released during the legislative session.
The updated proposal included two options for the state to generate funding for transportation: 1) a
carbon fee of $10 per metric ton for utilities and $15 per metric ton for other entities, or 2) a cap and
invest system which limits greenhouse gas targets and utilizes resulting revenue for transportation
purposes. In addition to one of these options, the proposal included a 6 -cent gas tax increase, an
assessment on new construction (similar to an impact fee), a fee on for-hire vehicles (including Uber,
Lyft, etc.), an automobile parts sales tax, rental car tax, a sales and use tax on bicycles, and several
additional increases in existing fees. The proposal would generate $15 billion in new revenue which,
once bonded, would make $18-19 billion available for transportation investments throughout the
state. The proposal also included a breakdown of how the revenue would be spent, includin g a draft
project list. The proposal did not advance in the 2020 legislative session but will serve as a framework
for future discussions.
The House of Representatives has not yet developed its version of the next transportation revenue
package. However, House Transportation Committee Chair Rep. Jake Fey (D-Tacoma) introduced
House Bill 2913, which would have raised the gas tax by 9.7 cents over the next 9 years to fund fish
passage barrier removal. The first year would increase 0.7 cent per gallon and each following year
would increase by an additional 1 cent until 2029. It is estimated this would generate $3.9 billion.
Under the proposal, the revenue generated would only go toward state fish passage barriers. There
was a public hearing on the bill, but it did not advance. Chairman Fey introduced the bill to
demonstrate the size of the culvert problem and the need for substantial new revenue to address
state owned culverts in the injunction area and culverts up/down stream.
Additionally, dozens of legislators signed a letter indicating that the Legisla ture would need to adopt a
low carbon fuel standard before they would be willing to vote on any transportation revenue package.
The Legislature considered a low carbon fuel standard through House Bill 1110, sponsored by
Representative Joe Fitzgibbon (D-Burien). The bill was originally introduced in the 2019 session and
it passed the House 53-43 but died in the Senate. This session the bill passed the House again 52-44
and was referred to the Senate Transportation committee where there was a lengthy public hearing
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with equal representation from supporters and those opposed. However, the bill was not voted out of
the Senate Transportation Committee and died. One of the primary concerns with the policy is the
expectation that it will increase gas prices and not result in additional tax revenue for the state to
make investments in the transportation system, which is the largest contributor of greenhouse gases.
In particular, the Senate Transportation Chair is more interested in a carbon pricing policy that will
reduce carbon emissions and create a revenue stream for transportation needs such as fish barrier
replacement and stormwater management.
2020 November Elections on the Horizon
Now that the 2020 Legislature has concluded its work, attention will begin to shift to the 2020
November elections. All members of the House of Representatives and approximately half the
members of the State Senate will need to seek re-election to maintain their position. Several
members have announced that they will not seek re -election (listed below). These positions will be
filled by new legislators. Official filing week is May 11-15, during this week candidates will formally
announce whether they are running.
- Representative Sherry Appleton (D-Poulsbo)
- Representative Eric Pettigrew (D-Seattle)
- Representative Christine Kilduff (D-Tacoma)
- Representative Pat Sullivan (D-Covington)
- Representative Gael Tarleton (D-Seattle) – running for Secretary of State
- Representative Mike Pelliciotti (D-Federal Way) – running for State Treasurer
- Representative Beth Doglio (D-Olympia) – running for 10th congressional district
- Representative Chris Gildon (R-Puyallup) – running for the Senate
- Representative Bill Jenkin (R-Prosser) – running for the Senate
- Representative Norma Smith (R-Langley)
- Representative Richard DeBolt (R-Chehalis)
- Representative Jared Mead (D-Mill Creek) – appointed to the Snohomish County Council
- Senator Maureen Walsh (R-Walla Walla)
- Senator Randi Becker (R-Enumclaw)
- Senator Hans Zeiger (R-Puyallup) – running for Pierce County Council position
- Lt. Governor Cyrus Habib
2021 Redistricting
The U.S. Census is currently underway and is scheduled to be completed by March 31, 2021. Once
the census is completed, Washington State will begin the process of redistricting. Redistricting occurs
every 10 years and is the process of adjusting the boundary lines of each legislative district to ensure
that an equal number of people are in each district. Once the U.S. Census is complete, the
Redistricting Commission will be appointed. The commission has five members: two from each of the
majority party caucuses (this year, two Democrats and two Republicans), and a non -partisan, non-
voting Chair. Each House and Senate caucus leader appoints one voting member to the commission
in January 2021.
Outcome of 2020 Pasco Legislative Priorities
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Lewis Street Overpass
The City of Pasco has worked with the legislative delegation for several years to secure funding for
the Lewis Street Overpass project. In the 2015 Connecting Washington package, the Legislature
appropriated $15 million for the project, and directed the city to look at grant and local funds for the
remaining funding needed to complete the project then estimated to cost $30 million. Over the past
five years, the City used $1.251 million of the $15 million appropriated to complete design work for
the project and worked diligently to secure grant funding.
As part of the City’s efforts to secure grant funding, the City applied for and received a $4.4 million
grant from the Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board (FMSIB). However, for FMSIB to award the
grant, the Legislature needed to approve the grant as part of the grant agen cy’s LEAP list. When the
City developed its Legislative Agenda in early fall of 2020, the City’s top priority request was to
request that the Legislature authorize this $4.4 million FMSIB grant.
In November 2020, voters approved I -976, causing a $453 million revenue shortfall in the 2019-21
Transportation Budget. The Governor responding by pausing projects to provide the Legislature with
flexibility on identifying how best to address the revenue shortfall. One of the many projects put on
pause was the $13.749 million for Lewis Street Overpass project. Ensuring that the project was “un -
paused” and that the $13.749 million appropriated then also became a top legislative priority for the
City.
Early in the legislative session, City Manager Dave Zabell traveled to Olympia and testified before
both the House and Senate Transportation Committees indicating the importance of authorizing the
Lewis Street Overpass project to proceed forward on-schedule. Much of Mr. Zabell’s testimony was
captured by local media outlets, which provided further momentum and support for the City’s
advocacy efforts. In addition to testifying, the City met with Rep. Jake Fey (D-Tacoma), Chairman of
the House Transportation Committee. Rep. Fey understood the importance of the project, but also
expressed from concern that, in his opinion, FMSIB did not have a good track record of appropriately
administering grant funds.
The City worked with its legislative delegation; however, no members of the City’s legislative
delegation serve on the House or Senate Transportation Committees. However, Rep. Matt Boehnke
(R-Kennewick) in the neighboring 8th legislative district serves on the House Transportation
Committee. Ms. Murray and Mr. Zabell met with Rep. Boehnke prior to the beginning of th e
legislative session, as well as throughout the legislative session. As a member of the House
Transportation Committee, he was helpful in advocating for Lewis Street Overpass.
When the House and Senate each released their proposed 2020 supplemental transportation
budgets, both proposals provided the necessary funding for Lewis Street Overpass; however, did so
in slightly different ways:
The House budget proposal allocated $4.4 million on the LEAP ALL PROJECTS list under
“Lewis Street Bridge” and allocated $13.749 million on the LEAP ALL PROJECTS list under
“Lewis Street Overpass.” (i.e. rather than allocating the funds through FMSIB, the $4.4 million
is allocated directly to the City)
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The Senate budget proposal allocated $4.4 million FMSIB LEAP LIST under “Lewis Street
Overpass” and allocated $13.749 million on the LEAP ALL PROJECTS under “Lewis Street
Overpass.”
The Mayor sent a formal letter to the House and Senate Transportation Committee Chairs, thanking
them each for fully funding the project, and encouraging them to ensure that the final 2020
supplemental transportation fully fund the project through one approach or another. Ms. Murray
followed up with the House and Senate Transportation Committee Chairs confirming their receipt of
the letter.
The final 2020 Supplemental Transportation budget adopted by the Legislature and signed into law
by the Governor included a combined appropriation of $18.149 million in state funds to the City of
Pasco for the Lewis Street Overpass project; thereby authorizing the project to proceed forward on
schedule.
This should be considered a great success, and the City should express thanks to the legislative
delegation and the chairs of the House and Senate transportation committees. The City has also
developed a strong working relationship with Rep. Matt Boehnke to assist in navigating the City’s
future transportation needs.
Funding for Improvements to the Process Water Reuse Facility
Recognizing that the 2020 legislative session would be a “short” legislative se ssion with limited
funding opportunities, the City developed a funding request for improvements to the Process Water
Reuse Facility expecting it to be a multi-year, long-term funding request. As such, the legislative
agenda states that the City requests $5 million over the next two years to contribute to the public-
private partnership.
Prior to the beginning of the legislative session, Ms. Murray and Mr. Zabell met with the 9th district
legislators and discussed this funding request with them. They indicated that there would be limited
funding opportunities, and to revise the request to make it smaller and reflect an initial phase of the
project. Ms. Murray worked with city staff to revise the request to $500,000 for designing the project.
Early in the legislative session, we once again met with the 9th district legislators. They indicated that
funding was even more limited than initially understood. They offered to submit a funding request for
$50,000. However, rather than submitting a request for that small amount, the City instead indicated
that it would be best to work on a larger request for the 2021 legislative session.
Moving forward, the City will need to work with the 9th district legislators in the months leading up to
the 2021 legislative session.
Downtown Revitalization
To build on investments into the Lewis Street Overpass and Peanuts Plaza, the City requested $2
million to revitalize downtown Pasco to widen sidewalks for outdoor cafes, improve pedestrian-
friendly access, and construct plazas and gathering places. The City did not anticipate receiving the
full $2 million requested given the limited funding but was hopeful to receive funding for the initial
phase.
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Mr. Zabell and Ms. Murray met with the 16th district legislators prior to the beginning of the legislative
session. Rep. Skyler Rude (R-Walla Walla) agreed to champion the request, with support from Sen.
Maureen Walsh and Rep. Bill Jenkin. Rep. Rude submitted the funding request for $2 million to
House capital budget writers. As a result of his work with the budget writers, the project was allocated
$400,000 in the House proposed capital budget.
After the House budget proposal was released, the 16th district legislators learned of the need to fund
an emergency levee project in Starbuck for $50,000. The only way to fund the project was to reduce
the $400,000 appropriated to the Downtown Revitalization project to $350,000 and appropriate the
$50,000 project to Starbuck. The 16th district legislators were appreciative of the City’s understanding
of the emergent need.
The final supplemental capital budget that was adopted by the Legislature and approved by the
Governor included $350,000 for the Downtown Revitalization project. In future years, the City will
need to identify specific project components for which to request funding.
Economic Development Tools
The City requested that the Legislature authorize economic development tools for cities to spur
private development within their communities. This was also an Association of Washington Cities’
legislative priority. There were three different proposals considered this session. While none of them
passed, they each advanced further this session tha n previous sessions. Below is a description of
each proposal:
Local Revitalization Financing (LRF): House Bill 2804, sponsored by Rep. Davina Duerr (D-
Bothell) would have provided a competitive process for cities to receive Local Revitalization
Financing awards. The awards are a credit against the state sales tax of up to $1 million/year
for 20 years for the city to invest in infrastructure that is likely to spur economic development.
The Local Revitalization Financing (LRF) program was originally authorized by the Legislature
in the mid-2000s but has been remained unfunded since. Projects that were awarded in the
mid-2000 have resulted in a significant increase in state and local tax collections,
demonstrating that these awards present a good return on investment for the state.
The bill was introduced early in session and had two public hearings in the House Local
Government and House Finance committees with panels of local government officials testifying
to the value of such a tool. The bill did not make it out of the House prior to the House of
Origin cutoff, but leadership indicated it was necessary to implement the budget (NTIB) and
therefore not subject to cutoff. When the House operating budget was released, it referenced
House Bill 2804 and the NTIB designation was confirmed.
In the final week of the legislative session, the bill was voted out of the House with near
unanimous support, 94-3. The Senate Ways & Means Committee held a public hearing on the
bill. There were over two dozen other organizations signed in support of the bill and no one
was opposed. The bill was scheduled to be voted out of committee the same day as the
hearing, but the committee chose to not vote on the bill. In speaking with several members of
the committee afterwards, it was shared that concern over a looming recession in response to
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the COVID-19 outbreak caused hesitation in supporting a proposal that would have committe d
the state to $15 million investment each year for the next 20 years.
When the bill passed the House, it did so after release of the strong economic revenue
forecast. The day the bill was to be voted out of the Senate committee, the stock market
plunged, and COVID-19 continued to spread in Washington, causing Senators to make fiscal
decisions in light of a potential recession. Although the bill did not pass, significant progress
was made, and momentum was built for a revisit to the policy in the 2021 session.
Tax Increment Financing (TIF): House Bill 2778 and House Joint Resolution 4212, both
sponsored by Rep. Pat Sullivan (D-Covington) would have authorized tax increment financing
in Washington State – most other states already have tax increment financing. Article IX
Section, 2 of the State Constitution requires that the state tax for common schools be applied
exclusively to the support of the common schools. Previous Supreme Court rulings have found
that tax increment financing is unconstitutional because it diverts property tax revenues from
the common schools. For this very reason, introduction of House Bill 2778 was accompanied
by HJR 4212 which would have amended the state constitution to allow for tax increment
financing. Both proposals had favorable public hearings in the House Finance committee and
were voted out of the committee only to die in the House Rules committee. If HJR 4212 had
passed both chambers with a 2/3 majority, it would have to be approved by a majority of
Washington voters. Although this is an ambitious objective, the W ashington State Constitution
has been amended 107 times, so it is not impossible. Over the interim months, Ms. Murray will
continue working with the Association of Washington Cities and other cities to educate state
legislators on the value and importance of tax increment financing for local economic
development. Unlike local revitalization financing (described above), tax increment financing
does not require funding from the state budget.
.09 Credit Against the State Sales Tax for Counties: The City of Pasco joined other
counties, cities, ports, and other stakeholders in requesting that the .09 credit against the state
sales tax for economic development be renewed. Franklin County currently receives funding
under this program and appropriates it to many economic development efforts that benefit
Pasco and the greater Tri-City community.
The statutory authority for this program is due to sunset in 2023. This was a statewide effort
led by the Washington Economic Development Association (WEDA) and Greater Spokane Inc.
(GSI), although GTH-GA remained engaged in on-the-ground lobbying and strategizing to
advance the bill.
Sen. Mark Mullet (D- Issaquah) introduced legislation last year, Senate Bill 5899; however,
efforts focused on House Bill 2494, sponsored by Rep. Monica Jurado Stonier (D- Vancouver).
The bill received strong support from the House Finance Committee. However, once passing
out of committee, the bill did not advance. Legislative opposition to the bill is largely based on
budget writers’ reluctance to commit any portion of state sales tax revenues. This reluctance
was already strong when the Legislature had $1.5 billion in new revenue and was
insurmountable once the economic impact from the COVID-19 pandemic became apparent.
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Moving forward, the City of Pasco should work closely with other coalition partners through the
interim to determine whether it will be fruitful to pursue this again in the 2021 session, and if
so, what the appropriate legislative strategy will be.
Defend Local Control
Like the 2019 legislative session, several legislative proposals were introduced in 2020 that would
have preempted the City’s authority to regulate land use. Fortunately, most of these bills did not pass
into law, in large part due to a group of legislators in the House of Representatives referred to as the
“Local Government Champions Caucus.” This group of legislators strongly opposed proposals that
preempted local control, and instead encouraged the advancement of proposals that provided local
governments with incentives or options on how best to accomplish public policy objectives.
Below are the bills that were discussed this legislative session, with those that passed into law listed
first, and italicized:
Incentivizing Density: House Bill 2343, sponsored by Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon (D-Burien), expands
options for actions cities may take to increase density. The bill is a “sequel” to House Bill 1923,
which passed during the 2019 legislative session. House Bill 1923 provided cities with a menu
of options to increase density or prompted cities to complete a housing action plan; this bill
expands this list of options and adjusts parking requirements. The bill also extends SEPA and
GMA appeals from April 1, 2021 to April 1, 2023. The bill was approved by the Legislature, has
been signed into law by the Governor, and is effective June 11, 2020.
Regulation of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs): Senate Bill 6617, sponsored by Sen. Marko
Liias (D-Lynnwood), removes the ability for cities to require on-site parking for accessory
dwelling units within ¼ mile of a major transit stop receiving service at least every 15 minutes.
Cities may implement off-street parking requirements for ADUs in areas that lack access to
street parking capacity, physical space impediments, or other parking infeasibilities. Cities are
also exempt from this requirement if they have amended or adopted ADU regulations within
the last 4 years. New ADU requirements take effect July 1, 2021. Senate Bill 6617 began as a
strict mandate around ADU regulations that was strongly opposed by cities. Cities opposed the
bill throughout the session, and the version that passed is significantly narrower than any of
the previous iterations. The bill passed the Legislature, has been signed into law by the
Governor, and is effective June 11, 2020.
Preemption on Duplex, Triplex, etc. in Single-Family Neighborhoods: House Bill 2780
sponsored by Rep. Nicole Macri, (D-Seattle), and Senate Bill 6536, sponsored by Sen. Mona
Das (D-Covington), would have mandated that most cities and counties fully-planning under
the GMA eliminate single-family zoning within Urban Growth Areas (UGAs). The bill was
opposed by cities and counties but supported by builders, Futurewise, and housing advocates.
While stakeholder negotiations resulted in amendments to the bill that slightly narrowed the
scope of the zoning mandates, the bill remained highly preemptive for most cities and fully-
planning GMA counties. Ultimately local government opposition was enough to prevent both
versions of the bill from passing into law, but only with concerted effort.
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Regulating Number of Unrelated Persons in a Home: Senate Bill 6302, sponsored by Sen.
Christine Rolfes (D-Bainbridge Island), would have limited a cities' ability to regulate the
number of unrelated persons in a home. The bill was introduced as an attempt to remove
barriers to affordable housing options for individuals who would not be able to afford a housing
unit on their own, which is a noble aim. However, the drafting of the bill would have prevented
use of reasonable criteria such as septic system capacity to regulate the number of occupants
in a home. Cities developed an amendment to retain the authority to regulate the number of
people in a home based on square footage, but the bill was never brought up for a vote in the
House and did not pass into law. Although this bill did not advance this session, it is likely to
return in 2021.
Outcome of Pasco Support/Oppose Issues
In addition to the City’s top legislative priorities, the City identified several issues that it would also
support/oppose throughout the legislative process . Additionally, the City reviews bills as they are
introduced with city staff and takes positions in support or opposition of bills based on staff review.
The outcome of those efforts are outlined below:
Finance/General Government:
State-Shared Revenues: The Legislature fully funded state-shared revenues for the 2019-21
legislative biennium. The City of Pasco receives approximately $1.3 million annually from
these state accounts. The state is expected to experience a significant decline in state
revenues due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This decline may force the state to make budget
reductions, including reductions to state-shared revenues.
Property Tax Cap: House Bill 2145, sponsored by Rep. Gerry Pollet (D-Seattle), would have
replaced the 1% cap on annual property tax levy increases with a cap based on population and
inflation, not to exceed a 3% increase. This legislation has been requested by local
governments for several legislative sessions. As with efforts in previous years, the bill did not
advance this legislative session. As a reminder, the state temporarily removed the 1% cap on
the state’s annual property tax levy as part of the package to respond to McCleary.
Election of Judges: While this issue has been discussed several times in previous legislative
sessions, there were no proposals introduced on this subject in 2020.
Labor Reform: The City of Pasco joins AWC and other local governments in opposing
legislation that increases labor costs. The Legislature did approve one proposal that increases
labor costs and amounts to an “unfunded mandate” on cities:
o House Bill 1390, sponsored by Rep. Mari Leavitt (D-University Place), provides a one-
time 3% increase to the retirees in the Public Employees’ Retirement System and the
Teachers’ Retirement System Plans 1. The increase is capped at $62.50 and will go
into effect on July 1, 2020. For jurisdictions who have PERS 1 retirees, this will result in
a cost increase at the local level. The state budget provided resources for its own costs
but not for local governments. The bill passed both chambers unanimously, was signed
into law by the Governor, and is effective July 1, 2020.
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Public Records Act (PRA) Reform: Pasco is committed to public records openness and
transparency while also advancing reasonable reforms to the Public Records Act. This year,
the Legislature approved House Bill 1888, sponsored by Rep. Zack Hudgins (D-Renton), which
exempts month and year of birth, photographs, and payroll deduction information of public
employees and volunteers held in personnel files from public disclosure requirements, but
permits the news media to have access to full dates of birth and photographs. The bill was
signed into law by the Governor and is effective June 11, 2020.
Infrastructure & Economic Development
Infrastructure Funding: Pasco supports funding tools for infrastructure and funding for the
Public Works Assistance Account. The 2019 Legislature allocated $95 million to the account;
the 2020 Legislature did not increase that funding.
Local Transportation Funding: Pasco supports the efforts of the Association of Washington
Cities to advance legislation that would provide cities with more options to increase revenue to
fund local transportation projects. The Association of Washington Cities (AWC) worked
with Rep. Bill Ramos (D-Issaquah) and Sen. Joe Nguyen (D-White Center) to develop the
legislation.
This legislation was developed in response to the Joint Transportation Committee study that
was released in mid-2019 and estimated the statewide city transportation funding need is $900
million per year. House Bill 2362, and Senate Bill 6652 would have authorized cities to
councilmanically:
o Increase the sales tax by up to .04 percent of 1%
o Impose an additional 2% utility tax (above the current 6% cap)
o Impose a local 2-cent fuel tax, with an additional 2 cents that can be voter-approved.
Both bills died prior to fiscal cutoff but the House and Senate held public hearings to begin the
discussion of local options that could be included in the next transportation revenue package.
The public hearings held this session laid the groundwork for these or similar proposals to
advance in future legislative sessions or as part of a transportation revenue package.
Lower Snake River Dams: Pasco opposes the removal of dams along both the Columbia and
Snake Rivers and encourages the State to perform additional analysis on the economic impact
of any such proposals. In 2019, the Legislature allocated $750,000 for a neutral third party to
establish a process for local, state, tribal, and federal leaders and stakeholders to address
issues associated with the possible breaching or removal of the four lower Snake River dams
in order to recover the Chinook salmon populations. That study is currently underway. There
was no further legislative action in 2020 regarding the issue.
Affordable Housing: Affordable housing has been a hot topic discussed by the Legislature in
recent years. For example, in 2019, the Legislature approved House Bill 1406 to provide cities
with a credit against the state sales tax to fund affordable housing. The Legislature con sidered
several legislative proposals:
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o Extend and Expand the Multi-Family Property Tax Exemption: Current law authorizes
cities to grant multi-family developments an 8-year property tax exemption; or a 12-year
tax exemption if 20% of the units are dedicated to low-income individuals. Each
jurisdiction has the authority to further tailor the tax exemption program to include
additional income restrictions or identify specific areas of the city where the exemption
is offered. Thus far, developers in Pasco have not taken advantage of this tool.
House Bill 2620, sponsored by Rep. Amy Walen (D-Kirkland) and Senate Bill 6411,
sponsored by Sen. Mona Das (D-Covington), would have authorized local jurisdictions
to extend the exemption an additional twelve years for projects that have already been
awarded the exemption (either the 8-year or the 12-year) if 20% of the units remained
or, in the case of the 8-year became, income restricted. The bill would have also
adjusted the population eligibility threshold, allowing cities under 15,000 to use the
program. While a broad stakeholder group met several times to reconcile the
differences between these two proposals and find agreement, stakeholder discord and
opposition from key stakeholders caused the bills to die prior to the chamber-of-origin
cutoff deadline. Notably, labor interests expressed opposition to the bill unless any
project offered the exemption be required to use prevailing wage.
Late in the legislative session, Rep. Nicole Macri (D-Seattle) introduced House Bill
2950. Because the bill was introduced after cutoff deadlines, it was deemed “not subject
to cutoff.” The bill established a formal stakeholder group to develop consensus around
a proposal to expand and extend the use of the multi-family property tax exemption
program prior to the beginning of the 2021 legislative session . The bill also extends any
immediately expiring 12-year exemptions until the end of 2021, which primarily impacts
housing units in the City of Seattle. The bill received widespread support and passed
the Legislature. However, the Governor vetoed the formal stakeholder group to reduce
state expenditures as an early cost savings measure to prepare for a forthcoming
revenue shortfall stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
o Local Option Sales Tax Authority: House Bill 1590, sponsored by Rep. Beth Doglio (D-
Olympia), authorizes cities and counties to councilmanically impose a .01 of 1% sales
tax increase to fund affordable housing and behavioral health facilities. This authority
exists in current law but requires voter approval. If the County does not impose the tax
by September 30, 2020, then the City will have the authority to impose the tax. The bill
was one of the final bills to pass the Legislature and has been signed into law by the
Governor. It will become effective law on June 11, 2020. The City of Pasco did not take
a position on this bill.
o Changes to State Funding for Affordable Housing: House Bill 2797, sponsored by Rep.
June Robinson (D-Everett), is commonly referred to as the “trailer bill to House Bill
1406” because the bill makes several changes to the statute enacted in 2019 through
House Bill 1406, which allowed counties and cities to receive a credit against the state
sales tax to fund affordable housing. House Bill 2797 would have extended the deadline
for cities to adopt a qualifying local tax until December 31, 2021. If a City adopts a
qualifying local tax, it is eligible to receive twice as much state funding. The bill was
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widely supported by local governments and housing advocates. The bill passed the
Legislature but was vetoed by the Governor as part of his efforts to save state funds in
response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The City of Pasco did not take a position on this
bill. It’s likely this bill will return in either a special session or the 2021 legislative
session.
Main Street Tax Credit Incentive Program: While this issue has been discussed several times
in previous legislative sessions, there were no proposals introduced on this subject in 2020.
Public Safety
Basic Law Enforcement Academy: Two additional Basic Law Enforcement Academy classes
are funded each fiscal year, increasing the number of classes from 19 to 21 per year. Three
classes will be held at the Spokane training center.
Funding to Reduce Gang Violence: In 2019, the Legislature appropriate $1 million for a grant
program for criminal street gang prevention and intervention. The 2020 Legislature did not
increase or reduce this appropriation.
Marijuana Laws: There were several laws considered related to marijuana laws:
o House Bill 2247, sponsored by Rep. Keith Goehner (D-Chelan), would have required
the Liquor and Cannabis Board to not issue or renew a marijuana license for any
premises located in a jurisdiction that provided a written objection to the LCB stating the
marijuana license violates local zoning. The bill was heard in the House Commerce &
Gaming Committee but did not otherwise advance in the legislative process. Had the bill
passed, it would have brought about greater consistency for marijuana license
applicants.
o House Bill 2870, sponsored by Rep. Eric Pettigrew (D-Seattle), establishes a Social
Equity Program authorizing the Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) to issue previously
forfeited, cancelled, and revoked marijuana retailer licenses to applicants
disproportionately impacted by the enforcement of marijuana prohibition laws. These
applicants must also submit a social equity plan to the LCB addressing how they will
impact social equity in their business practices. Additionally, the bill establishes a
Technical Assistance Competitive Grant Program under the Department of Commerce
to provide technical assistance grants to applicants who need assistance with
submitting a social equity plan. The bill also establishes a Marijuana Social Equity Task
Force to make recommendations to the LCB, including how best to establish and
develop the social equity program. House Bill 2870 requires the task force to submit a
report of recommended policies to the Governor and the Legislature by December 1,
2020. The report must include a recommendation on whether to issue new marijuana
licenses. AWC is included on the task force. House Bill 2870 passed both the House
and Senate and is now headed to the Governor for signature.
Land Use
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Pasco DNR Property: The City of Pasco has worked with the Department of Natural
Resources (DNR) and the Legislature to facilitate the sale of a portion of the Road 68 property
to residential developers. The City is continuing to work with DNR on facilitating the sale of the
remaining Road 68 property.
The Senate proposed supplemental operating budget included language that would have
made it challenging for the Department to sell any further DNR-owned properties. The City of
Pasco joined other stakeholders in signing a letter to express concerns with this language. The
final supplemental operating budget included the following, less concerning, language:
DNR shall report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature by
July 2020 information on those parcels currently used for commercial or non-resource
use purposes and those identified by the department as transition lands likely to be sold
or redeveloped for non-resource use.
The appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature shall be kept informed of
all proposed transactions, land sales, and exchanges involving trust lands prior to
approval by the board, and all related financial and legal documents shall be available
as public records immediately following the transaction's completion, as allowed under
chapter 42.56 RCW.
Notification of Pre-Annexation Agreements: While this issue has been discussed several times
in previous legislative sessions, there were no proposals introduced on this subject in 2020.
Annexation of Unincorporated Islands: The Legislature adopted Senate Bill 5522, sponsored
by Senator Dean Takko (D-Longview), allowing counties and code cities to jointly initiate an
annexation process for unincorporated territory by adopting an interlocal agreement. A public
hearing is required, but a vote of the people is not required. Cities proposing to annex territory
are required to give notice of the annexation to an adjacent city and to impacted special
purpose districts and allows such an adjacent city or special purpose district to prevent the
proposed annexation. Areas zoned for residential use within the annexed area must maintain a
zoning designation that allows residential development for five years after the annexation.
Pasco Supports the Association of Washington Cities
Pasco closely coordinates with the Association of Washington Cities on legislative efforts. To review
legislative materials from the Association of Washington Cities regarding the 2020 legislative session,
please utilize the links below:
AWC End of Session Webinar: https://wacities.org/advocacy/News/advocacy-
news/2020/03/23/awc-legislative-session-wrap-up-webinar (you do not need to register to
watch a recording of the webinar)
AWC Budget Matrix: https://wacities.org/docs/default-
source/Legislative/1921govsuppbudgets.pdf?sfvrsn=8
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AWC End of Session Report: https://wacities.org/advocacy/News/advocacy-
news/2020/03/30/2020-session-begins-on-an-optimistic-note-and-ends-on-a-downbeat
Pasco Bill Tracking
General Government/Finance
Bill # Short Description Status Sponsor Position
EHB 1390
Providing a benefit increase to
certain retirees of the public
employees' retirement system plan
1 and the teachers' retirement
system plan 1.
Passed into law Leavitt
HB 1679
(SSB 5676)
Authorizing cities planning under the
growth management act to impose
certain real estate excise taxes by
councilmanic action.
Died in House
Finance/Senate
Rules
Frame Support
HB 2145 Modifying the annual regular
property tax revenue growth limit.
Died in House
Finance
Pollet
HB 2230
(SB 6080)
Subjecting federally recognized
Indian tribes to the same conditions
as state and local governments for
property owned exclusively by the
tribe.
Passed into law Gregerson Neutral
SHB 2889 Concerning utility tax disclosures.
Passed into law
Griffey
HB 2900 Concerning marijuana excise tax
distributions to local governments.
Died in House
Appropriations
Peterson Neutral
SB 6194
Prohibiting cities and towns from
citing the same statutory authority to
impose multiple business taxes.
Died in Senate
Local Gov. Braun
Affordable Housing
Bill # Short Description Status Sponsor Position
HB 1590
Allowing the local sales and use tax
for affordable housing to be
imposed by a councilmanic
authority.
Passed into law Doglio
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ESHB 1754
(SB 5644)
Concerning the hosting of the
homeless by religious
organizations.
Passed into law Santos
SHB 2343
(SSB 6334) Concerning urban housing supply. Passed into law Fitzgibbon Support
SHB 2384
(SB 6232)
Concerning the property tax
exemption for nonprofit
organizations providing rental
housing or mobile home park
spaces to qualifying households.
Passed into law Doglio
HB 2452 Reducing the real estate excise tax
for multiple-unit housing.
Died in House
Finance
Barkis
SHB 2620
(2SSB 6411)
Expanding the property tax
exemption for new and rehabilitated
multiple-unit dwellings in urban
growth areas.
Died in House
Rules/Senate
Rules
Walen
ESHB 2629
(SSB 6414)
Waiving utility connection charges
for certain properties.
Died in Senate
Rules
Walen
SHB 2634
(SB 6366)
Exempting a sale or transfer of real
property for affordable housing to a
nonprofit entity, housing authority,
or public corporation from the real
estate excise tax.
Gov vetoed Walen
EHB 2797
(SSB 6631)
Concerning the sales and use tax
for affordable and supportive
housing.
Gov vetoed Robinson Neutral
HB 2898
(SB 6618)
Concerning housing benefit
districts.
Died in House
Community
Development
Walen
SHB 2950
Addressing affordable housing
needs through the multifamily
housing tax exemption by providing
an extension of the exemption until
January 1, 2022, for certain
properties currently receiving a
twelve-year exemption and by
convening a work group.
Passed into law Macri
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SB 6212
(HB 2489)
Concerning the authority of
counties, cities, and towns to
exceed statutory property tax
limitations for the purpose of
financing affordable housing for
very low-income households and
low-income households.
Passed into law Das
2SSB 6231
(HB 2630)
Expanding and studying the
property tax exemption for physical
improvements to single-family
dwellings.
Passed into law Kuderer
SSB 6302
Prohibiting local governments from
limiting the number of unrelated
persons occupying a home.
Died in Senate
Rules Rolfes Oppose
SB 6386 Reducing impact fees for low-
income housing.
Died in Senate
Rules
Zeiger
Human Services
Bill # Short Description Status Sponsor Position
SHB 2649 Concerning homeless shelter
capacity.
Died in House
Rules
Ryu
Economic Development
Bill # Short Description Status Sponsor Position
SHB 2494
Concerning sales and use tax for
public facilities in rural or border
counties.
Died in House
Rules Stonier Support
HB 2778
Concerning community
redevelopment financing in
apportionment districts.
Died in House
Rules Sullivan Support
ESHB 2804 Addressing local government
infrastructure.
Died in House
Rules
Duerr Support
HJR 4212
Providing for community
redevelopment financing in
apportionment districts.
Died in House
Rules Sullivan Support
Marijuana
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Bill # Short Description Status Sponsor Position
HB 2247
Aligning marijuana licensing
decisions by the liquor and cannabis
board with local zoning ordinances.
Died in House
Commerce &
Gaming
Goehner Support
E2SHB 2870
(SB 6604)
Allowing the issuance and
reissuance of marijuana retail
licenses under the social equity
program.
Passed into law Pettigrew Neutral
Parks
Bill # Short Description Status Sponsor Position
ESHB 2625
(Dead)
Concerning local parks funding
options.
Died in House
Rules
Eslick Neutral
Planning
Bill # Short Description Status Sponsor Position
ESHB 2342
Aligning the timing of comprehensive
plan updates required by the growth
management act with the timing of
shoreline master program updates
required by the shoreline
management act.
Passed into law Fitzgibbon
ESHB 2427
(SB 6453)
Tackling climate change as a goal of
the growth management act.
Died in House
Rules/Senate
Local
Government
Duerr
HB 2609
(SB 6335)
Addressing climate change through
growth management.
Died in House
Environment/Se
nate Local
Government
Duerr
SHB 2673
Concerning exemptions for infill
development under the state
environmental policy act.
Passed into law Barkis
EHB 2687 Planning for affordable housing under
the growth management act.
Died in House
Rules Barkis
HB 2780
(SSB 6536)
Creating more housing options in
traditionally single-family zones.
Died in House
Environment/Se
nate Rules
Macri Oppose
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HB 2802
Aligning the administration of the
growth management hearings board
with other boards within the
environmental land use and hearings
office by modifying requirements
pertaining to growth management
hearings board membership and the
duties and responsibilities of
members, streamlining procedures in
cases before the growth management
hearings board, and allowing the use
of administrative appeals judges in
growth management hearings board
proceedings.
Died in House
Environment Fitzgibbon
ESSB 5522
Providing code cities with the ability
to annex unincorporated areas
pursuant to a jointly approved
interlocal agreement with the county.
Passed into law Takko
ESSB 5946
Concerning the application of the
state environmental policy act to
temporary shelters and transitional
encampments.
Died in Senate
Rules Nguyen
SSB 6364
Incentivizing smaller, more affordable
single-family home development
through impact fee schedule
modifications.
Died in Senate
Rules Zeiger Support
SB 6387
Accelerating housing infrastructure
investments by adjusting impact fee
timelines.
Died in Senate
Housing Zeiger Oppose
SB 6388 Concerning impact fees for
multifamily and single-family housing.
Died in Senate
Housing
Zeiger Oppose
SSB 6536
(HB 2780)
Creating more housing options in
traditionally single-family zones.
Died in Senate
Rules Das Oppose
ESSB 6617 Concerning accessory dwelling unit
regulation. Passed into law Liias Oppose
Police/ Fire/ Corrections
Bill # Short Description Status Sponsor Position
HB 2307 Concerning fireworks prohibitions
adopted by cities or counties.
Died in House
Rules
Fitzgibbon
HB 2537
Establishing the law enforcement
training standards and education
board for the purpose of improving
the basic law enforcement education
academy and other programs and
Died in House
Public Safety Maycumber
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curriculum hosted or designed by the
criminal justice training commission.
HB 2560 Concerning basic law enforcement
training.
Died in House
Appropriations
Maycumber
HB 2735
Allowing limited authority officers to
issue infractions for violations
detected through automated traffic
safety and school bus safety
cameras.
Died in House
Public Safety Springer Support
SHB 2789
(SSB 6527)
Collecting information regarding
police use of deadly force.
Died in House
Rules
Lovick
SB 6316
Prohibiting the consideration of the
number of citations for traffic
infractions issued by a law
enforcement officer in the
performance review of the officer.
Died in Senate
Rules Holy Oppose
SSB 6570 Concerning law enforcement officer
mental health and wellness. Passed into law King
SSB 6585 Requiring county jails to use
medication-assisted treatment.
Died in Senate
Ways & Means
Zeiger Support
Public Records
Bill # Short Description Status Sponsor Position
2SHB 1888 Protecting employee information
from public disclosure. Passed into law Hudgins Support
SHB 2484
Concerning sunshine committee
recommendations regarding
juveniles.
Died in House
Rules
Van
Werven
SB 6543
Concerning penalties against
agencies which subsequently
discover and produce additional
responsive records after the close of
an initial public records production.
Died in House
State Gov Short Support
Public Works
Bill # Short Description Status Sponsor Position
HB 2507 Addressing illicit discharges of
wastewater pollution.
Died in House
Environment
Irwin
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ESHB 2565 Concerning the labeling of
disposable wipes products. Passed into law Fitzgibbon
ESHB 2713 Encouraging compost procurement
and use. Passed into law Walen
Transportation Revenue
Bill # Short Description Status Sponsor Position
HB 2362
(SB 6652)
Addressing local transportation
revenue options.
Died in
House/Senate
Transportation
Ramos Support
HB 2913
Concerning transportation revenue.
Died in House
Transportation
Fey
SB 6041
Dedicating the state sales tax on
motor vehicles to transportation
improvements.
Died in Senate
Ways & Means Braun
SSB 6586 Implementing a per mile charge on
electric and hybrid vehicles.
Died in Senate
Rules Saldana
o
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AGENDA REPORT
FOR: City Council May 6, 2020
TO: Dave Zabell, City Manager
Rick White, Director
Community & Economic Development
Remote Workshop Meeting:
5/11/20
FROM: Jacob Gonzalez, Senior Planner
Community & Economic Development
SUBJECT: Comprehensive Plan Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Update
I. REFERENCE(S):
Summary of EIS Alternatives
II. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL / STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Discussion
III. FISCAL IMPACT:
None
IV. HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF:
As part of the ongoing Comprehensive Planning update, staff and consultants are
preparing to release the Non-Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The
EIS is a required document under the State Environmental Protection Act (SEPA)
process that evaluates the possible impacts of a proposed action. Several different ways
of achieving the goal must be explored and contrasted before a final alternative is
chosen. The EIS alternatives provide a framework for analyzing impacts and making
comparisons among different land use options.
The EIS discusses the current state of the City and presents two action and one no-
action alternative for the future of the City, and analyzes expected changes under each
alternative.
During the fall of 2018, the City (Lead Agency) sought agency and public comment on
the proposed scope of the Draft EIS. Over thirty comments were received and used to
develop and refine proposed alternatives of the Urban Growth Area expansion,
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specifically Alternative No. 3.
The following alternatives were proposed:
1. No Action; No UGA Expansion
2. Alternative No. 2; Traditional Growth Target (~4,800 acres)
3. Alternative No. 3; Compact Growth Target (~3,500 acres)
The EIS document itself covers a variety of measures including:
• Environment
• Surface Water
• Plants and Animals
• Land Use
• Health (Environmental)
• Shoreline Use
• Population, Housing and Employment
• Parks and Recreation
• Heritage Conservation
V. DISCUSSION:
The public release of the Non-Project EIS is the beginning of the agency and public
comment process, along with the development of the formal Urban Growth Area
application to the Franklin County Planning Commission and Board of Commissioners.
As Council is aware - per the Growth Management Act - the Franklin County
Commissioners have final decision making-authority on the Urban Growth area
boundaries.
An updated schedule of target dates and deliverables is below:
Target Date Item / Deliverable
May 15, 2020 Issue Draft EIS; Available for Agency/Public Comment
May 21, 2020 Urban Growth Area & Comprehensive Plan Update; Pasco
Planning Commission
June 15, 2020 Draft EIS Comment Period Ends
June 22, 2020 Special Council Meeting; Approval (Resolution) of Preferred
Urban Growth Area
June 23, 2020 Urban Growth Area application submittal to Franklin County
August 3, 2020 Issue Final EIS
August 20, 2020 Public Hearing and Recommendation at the Pasco Planning
Commission
September 28, 2020 Public Hearing and Recommendation at the Pasco City Council
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Table 1: Summary of Alternatives & Goals of the Growth Management Act
Goals (RCW 36.70A.020) Alternative 1:
No Action Alternative 2 Alternative 3
Urban Growth: Encourage development in
urban areas where adequate public
facilities and services exist or can be
provided in an efficient manner.
Least future growth in the
City.
Dispersed future growth
throughout the city and
low rise pattern.
Focused growth within the
UGA.
Focused growth within the
UGA with higher density.
Reduce Sprawl: Reduce inappropriate
conversion of undeveloped land into
sprawling, low-density development.
Dispersed land
development patterns that
would exceed the UGA to
accommodate growth,
added sprawl.
Growth within the UGA, but
of suburban nature will
result in sprawl.
Concentrated and compact
growth within the UGA,
planned areas would reduce
sprawl.
Transportation: Encourage efficient multi-
modal transportation systems based on
regional priorities and coordinated with the
City Plan.
Retains current
Transportation plans with
limited improvements.
Adds new transportation
improvements to improve
connectivity and street
design that supports urban
environment.
Adds new transportation
improvements to improve
connectivity and street
design that supports urban
environment.
Adds multi-modal travel
options.
Housing: Encourage the availability of
affordable housing to all economic
segments of the population, promote a
variety of residential densities and housing
types, and encourage preservation of
existing housing stock.
Housing not adequate to
meet the 20-year demand.
Disbursed and low rise
pattern of housing
development.
Housing meets the 20-year
demand with limited housing
types.
Housing meets the 20-year
demand with a variety of
housing types and
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Goals (RCW 36.70A.020) Alternative 1:
No Action Alternative 2 Alternative 3
Economic Development: Encourage
economic development consistent with
adopted Plans, promote economic
opportunity for all citizens, especially for
the unemployed and the disadvantaged,
and encourage growth in areas
experiencing insufficient economic growth,
all within the capacity of the state’s natural
resources, public services and public
facilities.
Current economic
development trends
continue.
Employment to occur in
the existing commercial
and industrial areas.
Economic opportunities are
identified in the plan.
Some employment will occur
in the limited commercial
areas.
Economic opportunities are
identified in the plan.
Additional commercial and
mixed-use areas will
accommodate more
employment.
Open Space and Recreation: Encourage
the retention of open space and
development of recreation opportunities,
conserve fish and wildlife habitat, increase
access to natural resource lands and water,
and develop parks.
Maintains existing parks
and Natural Open Space.
Recreation opportunities
will be provided based on
the Parks and Recreation’s
adopted Level of Service.
Maintains existing parks and
natural open space and adds
additional park land to serve
future growth.
Maintains existing parks and
natural open space and adds
additional park land to serve
future growth.
Environment: Protect the environment and
enhance the City’s high quality of life,
including air and water quality, and the
availability of water.
Environmental qualities
are protected based on the
current regulations and
development pattern.
A sprawl type growth will
involve more land for
development, resulting in
higher vehicular traffic that
could negatively impact
the air quality.
Environmental qualities are
protected based on the
current regulations and
development pattern.
A low density growth pattern
will involve more land for
development, resulting in
higher vehicular traffic that
could negatively impact the
air quality.
Environmental qualities are
protected based on the
current regulations and
development pattern.
A higher density
development will involve
less land, reduce vehicular
traffic, and will reduce
impact to air quality and
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Goals (RCW 36.70A.020) Alternative 1:
No Action Alternative 2 Alternative 3
Public Facilities and Service. Adequate
public facilities to serve the development.
Public facilities continue to
serve the current
development pattern.
Additional public facilities
will be required in certain
areas for urban
development.
Additional public facilities
will be required in certain
areas for urban
development.
Public facilities will be more
efficient due to the more
densely planned
development pattern.
Historic Preservation. Identify and
encourage the preservation of lands, sites
and structures that have historical or
archaeological significance.
Historical or
archaeologically significant
sites or structures are
protected under the
current regulations during
construction phase.
Historical or archaeologically
significant sites or structures
are protected in the planning
phase, and also under the
current regulations during
construction phase.
Historical or archaeologically
significant sites or structures
are protected in the planning
phase, and also under the
current regulations during
construction phase.
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AGENDA REPORT
FOR: City Council May 6, 2020
TO: Dave Zabell, City Manager Remote Workshop Meeting:
5/11/20
FROM: Zach Ratkai, Director
Administrative & Community Services
SUBJECT: Administrative and Community Services - Reorganization
I. REFERENCE(S):
II. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL / STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Discussion and consideration of request
III. FISCAL IMPACT:
Approximate budget savings: $230,000
IV. HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF:
Over the past year, the Administrative and Community Services (ACS) Department has
been working on a reorganization plan of the staffing for the Parks, Forestry, and
Facilities Division in order to meet the rising year round need for staff support of the
City's growing inventory of parks and facilities. This plan reduces the number of
seasonal employees historically hired during the peak growing season by converting a
portion of those dollars to seven (7) full time employees. This proposed s hift in
resources right-sizes staffing capabilities with the needs of the current inventory and
complexity of parks, publicly owned forestry, boulevards and open space maintained
by the department as the system has evolved over the past several years.
The seven FTEs being created from a portion of the seasonal positions are as follows:
- Five (5) Groundsman II (mid-level) positions
- Two (2) Groundsman I (entry-level) positions
The change in staff configuration will result in more efficient maintenance of current
assets, along with enhanced capabilities to address one-time issues that may be
encountered in a park or city facility.
V. DISCUSSION:
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Financially, the result of the transition and reorganization of the Parks, Forestry, and
Facilities Division of the ACS Department will require no additional overall general
fund budget increase, and in fact is projected to lessen costs immediately and over the
foreseeable future.
Therefore, rather than a budget amendment, this is a request to increase the
"headcount" for full time City staff.
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AGENDA REPORT
FOR: City Council May 6, 2020
TO: Dave Zabell, City Manager Remote Workshop Meeting:
5/11/20
FROM: Steve Worley, Director
Public Works
SUBJECT: Professional Services Agreement - PACE Engineering, PWRF Facility Plan and
IPS - Amendment No. 6
I. REFERENCE(S):
PMC 3.55, Purchasing
Amendment No. 6 to Professional Services Agreement (PSA)
II. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL / STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Discussion
III. FISCAL IMPACT:
Combined Projects Amount IPS Facility Plan
Original PSA $977,632.00 $162,640 $814,992
Amendment No. 1 0 0 0
Amendment No. 2 $47,380.00 $47,380.00 0
Amendment No. 3 $61,432.65 $9,844.52 $51,588.13
Amendment No. 4 0 0 0
Amendment No. 5 $87,108.20 $87,108.20 0
Amendment No. 6
(Proposed)
$66,149.51 $16,992.83 $49,156.68
Revsed Total $1,239,702.36 $323,965.55 $915,736.81
All costs associated with this Agreement are funded through the $1.5M HAEIFAC
Loan previously awarded to the City.
IV. HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF:
The scope of the Agreement with PACE Engineering provided for the development of
a Capital Facilities Plan and Engineering Report relating to the Process Water
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Treatment Facility (PWRF) and design for the replacement of the Irrigation Pump
Station (IPS). The IPS is a key element to the operation of the PWRF, pumping
pretreated water from the PWRF out to the 16 farm circles for final treatment/disposal.
The current IPS is beyond its useful life, has experienced an increasing number of
major emergency repairs in recent years and is considered unreliable.
The need to upgrade the IPS was identified early on; hence the design of it's
replacement was performed simultaneously with the overall Capital Facility Plan,
under one PSA.
This amendment will pay for out of scope services authorized to respond to a second
iteration of comments on the Department of Ecology's review of the Draft PWRF
Facilities Plan, additional Coordination Meetings with City staff, additional Design
Engineering, revisions to the IPS construction drawings and additional Construction
Engineering Services not previously anticipated.
The Scope of Work for Amendment No. 6 is attached.
Council approved the Agreement with PACE Engineering on August 21, 2017, in the
amount of $977,632.00. Subsequent amendments have been approved consistent with
the City adopted purchasing policy. The three significant amendments include:
Amendment #2 - necessary to evaluate an alternate piping alignment to supply
effluent from the 115 MG pond to the Irrigation Pump Station.
Amendment #3 - needed to capture out of scope services incurred in the design phase
for the IPS Pump Station Improvements.
Amendment #5 - allow for limited construction management services to be provided
by PACE during the bid and construction phases of the project
Construction of the IPS is underway with Apollo, Inc. and is currently scheduled to be
completed in Fall 2020.
V. DISCUSSION:
Staff recommends expanding the scope of work with PACE Engineering for this
project.
Amendment No. 6 has been negotiated in the amount of $66,149.51.
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additional services.Further,we would reprioritize our schedules in an attempt to meet the Ecology
imposed deadline.Per our original agreement,responding to this second iteration of comments
would be billed at a time and materials basis.PACE proceeded as instructed to respond and revise
the report.
During this timeframe,(November 12,‘2019 to November 29,2019),the City received additional
-review comments from Ecology Hydrogeologist,Lyn Doremus,to the Hydrogeologic Study (Chapter 2
of the final document).On or about November 23,"2019,the City received the additional comments
from Eco|ogy’s Hydrogeologist to include in the Capital Facilities Plan/Engineering Report but with
one additional request to provide a stand alone Hydrogeologic Report separate from what was
included in the Capital Facilities Plan.
Allthis additional work associated with the second Ecology submittal was completed and the
amended final document submitted to Ecology for approval.Please note,the City received approval
of the final plan from Ecology on December 16,2019 in time to secure the ECY $1.5M funding
request.
LEVEL OF EFFORT ESTIMATE AMENDMENT#6
The following summarizes the additional effort and cost to address the second iteration of
Ecology comments discussed above.
TASK #1 —ADDRESS 2"”ROUND OF ECOLOGY COMMENTS
Capital Facilities Plan (CES $16,800)
Chapter 1 -Prepare responses to Ecology comments on the Capital Facility Plan,Land
Treatment System Assessment (Section 1)provided to CES,November 12,2019,and provide
the responses to PACE.Make update modifications to Section1 based on our response to
Ecology comments and provide the updated Section 1 to PACE in electronicform.The
following limitations contained in the original scope of work were exceeded:
-Updating Section 1 required significant rework of nutrient and water balances and
related calculations,with large amounts of time conducting research to address
Ecology's comments.Significant effort was required and CES discussed the nature and
effort required with PACE to gain additional budget authorization.
-Formal,extended meetings,via phone or in person,or additional fo|low—upresponses
were ‘required.
-The prepared responses and updated Section 1 were submitted electronically.
Hydrogeologic Study (Jacobs $11,249.76)
Chapter 2 —Responding to Ecology review comments for hydrogeologic study from both Diana
Washington and Lyn Doremus.Comments were issued independently.This work included
coordinating with Ecology reviewers,additional research and revisions to Chapter 2 delivered on
December 9,2019 and revisionstoChapter 2 and preparing independent Hydrogeologic study
delivered on December30,2019.~
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Capital Facilities Plan ($17,069.00)
Chapter 3 through 14 -Additional services were provided to address 2”°"round of Ecology review
comments for the Capital Facilities Plan.Ecology issued 55 comments in their 2”“review.This work
included preparing review response matrix,subconsultant coordination and oversight,preparing
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AGENDA REPORT
FOR: City Council May 6, 2020
TO: Dave Zabell, City Manager Remote Workshop Meeting:
5/11/20
FROM: Steve Worley, Director
Public Works
SUBJECT: Professional Services Agreement - PACE Engineering, Columbia East Force
Main & Pump Station - Amendment No. 4
I. REFERENCE(S):
PMC 3.55, Purchasing
Amendment No. 4 to Professional Services Agreement
II. ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL / STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Discussion
III. FISCAL IMPACT:
Original Agreement $559,393.20
Amendment No. 1 $26,709.80
Amendment No. 2 $41,849.00
Amendment No. 3 $39,136.13
Amendment No. 4 $83,020.00 (Proposed)
Revised Total $750,108.13
Costs associated with this Agreement are funded through the following:
- Franklin County Economic Development (.09) Grants (2017 and 2018)
- Washington State Capital Budget Direct Appropriation
- Debt Service Paid by the Processors
IV. HISTORY AND FACTS BRIEF:
The City entered into a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with PACE Engineers
for the design and right-of-way acquisition of the Columbia East Force Main and Pump
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Station project in early April of 2018. The proposed design included:
1. The Columbia East Lift Station: completed construction in 2019.
2. The Columbia East Force Main: a 5-mile force main extending from the
Columbia East Lift Station to the City’s Process Water Reuse Facility (PWRF), located
within easements on private property and City/County public rights-of-way
The Columbia East Force Main project remains a high priority project for the City of
Pasco and its stakeholders. The construction of this pipeline will allow, primarily, the
redirection of Grimmway’s carrot processing effluent away from the Municipal
Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) to the PWRF. This redirection of Grimmway’s
discharge reclaiming WWTP, at relief the provides PWRF the to capacity
approximately 1.2 million gallons per day during the peak carrot season.
Acquisition for of the necessary easements has been challenging. Negotiations
easements with some of the property owners along the originally proposed force main
alignment were unsuccessful resulting in the need to change alignments a couple times
and thus increased project costs due to:
• Additional survey
• Design engineering
• Environmental compliance rework with each alignment modification
• Prolonged easement negotiation efforts, in some cases including additional
survey documentation.
• Additional design revision plans to eliminate one of the parallel force mains
and support to allow for construction engineering during bidding and
construction of the project.
4 attached. is Council No. The for Work of Scope approved Amendment the
Professional Services Agreement with PACE on April 16, 2018. Three subsequent
amendments have been approved by staff:
Amendment #1 - Provided additional scope for construction engineering support
services during the Columbia East Lift Station construction.
Amendment #2 - Additional design scope to incorporate odor control in force main,
through pH adjustment and to create a separate set of contract documents for the force
main.
Amendment #3 - Additional topographic surveys to ensure accurate location and depth
of the force mains, revised plan and profile drawings, title reports, preparation of legal
description and exhibits for temporary and permanent utility easements, preparation of
offer letters, negotiations with property owners for utility easements, and assist the City
with recording easement documents
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V. DISCUSSION:
Staff recommends approval of the expanded scope of work with PACE Engineering for
this project as described in proposed Amendment No. 4 along with a corresponding
increase in cost in the amount of $83,020.00.
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