Pasco public meetings in 2021
14 substantive meetings from 2021, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Planning Commission
The Pasco Planning Commission meets Dec. 16, 2021 to hold a public hearing on a code amendment regarding corner lot fencing, and to workshop a code amendment on Planned Unit Developments (MF# CA2021-011) and a memo on annual Comprehensive Plan amendments. The commission will also consider approving minutes from its Nov. 16, 2021 meeting. The fencing item follows continued public comment from residents at the November meeting who asked to build 6-foot fences on corner lots.
- Public hearing on Code Amendment for Corner Lot Fencing
- Workshop on Code Amendment for Planned Unit Developments (MF# CA2021-011)
- Workshop memo on Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments
- Approval of Nov. 16, 2021 meeting minutes
City Council Regular Meeting
The Pasco City Council is holding a public meeting and voting on Resolution No. 4130, which accepts a notice of intent to begin annexing the Port of Pasco's Reimann Industrial Center and sets the boundary to be annexed. The consent agenda also includes adopting two American Rescue Plan Act ordinances, three ARPA-related resolutions, and approving $7,005,030.18 in claims. Other items include a $60,000 grant to the Pasco Public Facilities District, an interfund loan extension, and oaths of office for re-elected and newly elected councilmembers.
- Public meeting and Resolution No. 4130 on annexation notice for Port of Pasco Reimann Industrial Center (ANX 2021-006)
- Consent agenda claims totaling $7,005,030.18
- Ordinance No. 4564 establishing an ARPA special revenue fund and Ordinance No. 4565 amending the 2021-2022 biennial budget
- Resolutions No. 4127, 4128, and 4129 amending ARPA agreements with Basin Disposal Inc., Public Utility District No. 1 of Franklin County, and the Pasco Chamber of Commerce
- Resolution No. 4131 granting $60,000 to the Pasco Public Facilities District and Ordinance No. 4567 providing operational support
City Council Special Meeting
The Pasco City Council is holding a special meeting at 3:00 PM on Friday, December 3, 2021, in the Community Room of the Pasco Police Department. The only agenda item is a proclamation and acknowledgment in which the City Council, staff, and community members express appreciation to Mayor Martinez for his years of service to Pasco, Washington. No other business, votes, or contracts are listed on this agenda.
- Special meeting held at the Pasco Police Department Community Room
- Sole agenda item: appreciation for Mayor Martinez's years of service
- No ordinances, contracts, or public hearings listed
Parks & Recreation Advisory Board - 02 Dec 2021 CANCELLED
The Parks & Recreation Advisory Board meeting scheduled for 5:30 PM on Thursday, December 2, 2021 as a remote meeting has been cancelled. The posted agenda contains only procedural items such as call to order, roll call, approval of minutes, reports, and adjournment, with no substantive business listed. No decisions, contracts, or public hearings were on the agenda.
- Meeting cancelled; no business conducted
- Agenda listed only routine items: roll call, minutes approval, staff reports
- Boardmembers listed include Nolvia Salinas, Tom Davenport, Julie Campos, Edgar Delgado, Bradyn Leyde, Jason Ruud, Kate Bonderman, and David Milne (City Council Rep.)
- City staff listed: Dan Dotta, Brent Kubalek, Zach Ratkai
- Next meeting date left blank in the agenda
City Council Workshop Meeting
Pasco City Council holds a workshop covering the Lewis Street Corridor 2nd to 5th Avenue project, where staff seek Council's preferred alternative for bicycle accommodation before year-end. Council also reviews a Life and Safety Plan for using ARPA funds on downtown buildings and discusses ordinances to create a separate ARPA fund and amend ARPA contracts. The meeting includes discussion of cancelling December council meetings and commission vacancies.
- Lewis Street Corridor project has $1,927,900 secured but faces a $1.8M-$2.4M shortfall against $3.3M-$3.9M construction estimates
- Clark Street bike route would require converting angled to parallel parking, losing about 40 short-term and 20 long-term stalls
- Proposed ARPA Life Safety grants of $5,000-$100,000 per building for structures at least 50 years old in the downtown common wall area
- Ordinances would establish a separate ARPA special revenue fund; Pasco expects $17,400,000 total with $8,732,156 already received
- Council to discuss cancelling December meetings (12/13, 12/20, 12/27)
City Council Special Meeting
The Pasco City Council holds a special meeting to conduct a public hearing and vote on mid-biennium adjustments to its 2021-2022 operating and capital budgets. The proposed changes increase revenue by $40,297,992 and expenses by $60,696,524, and add 18 full-time positions across departments. The council will also consider water and sewer rate changes, a police union contract, wage plans, and a loan application for water treatment plant improvements.
- Public hearing and vote on Ordinance 4559 (operating budget) and Ordinance 4560 (capital projects budget) for 2021-2022 mid-biennium adjustments
- Ordinance 4561 amending water and sewer utility rates in Pasco Municipal Code sections 3.35.160 and 3.35.170
- Resolution 4126 approving a 2022-2024 collective bargaining agreement with the Pasco Police Officers Association
- Ordinances 4562 and 4563 adjusting administrative/professional and management wage and salary plans effective January 9, 2022
- Approval of a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund loan application up to $8.0 million plus 1% fee ($8.08 million total) for West Pasco Water Treatment Plant Phase 2
Planning Commission
The Pasco Planning Commission meets Thursday, November 18, 2021, to continue a public hearing on a corner-lot fencing code amendment and to take up old business on a memo about utility extensions in the urban growth area. The agenda also includes approval of the October 21, 2021 minutes and other business on a memo amending nonconforming uses. The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 PM in City Council Chambers with remote public comment options under the Governor's COVID-19 protocols.
- Public hearing on a Corner Lot Fencing Code Amendment (PMC 25.180.050), continuing from October 21 discussion of options for fence height and setback on corner lots
- Old business: Memo on Utility Extension UGA, following staff discussion of utility extensions in the 3,600-acre urban growth area expansion
- Other business: Memo on Amending Nonconforming Uses
- Approval of Meeting Minutes of October 21, 2021
- Remote public comment available via the City's website until 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting
City Council Special Workshop Meeting
The Pasco City Council holds a special workshop to discuss a proposed 2021-2022 mid-biennium budget adjustment and an update to the 2021-2027 Capital Improvement Plan. The budget proposal would raise revenue by $39,482,992 and expenses by $60,696,524, and add 18 full-time positions across departments. No votes are scheduled; the item is listed for discussion only.
- Proposed mid-biennium budget adjustment: revenue up $39,482,992, expenses up $60,696,524
- 18 new FTEs proposed, including 2 Patrol Officers, 1 Police Captain, 1 Sergeant, and 2 Heavy Equipment Operators
- Update to the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) 2021-2027
- Staffing tied to growth and capital projects such as the Broadmoor area and industrial development
- Presentation of the budget adjustment was noted as planned for the November 8 Council Workshop
City Council Regular Meeting
The Pasco City Council meets Monday, November 15, 2021, to hold a public hearing and vote on the 2022 property tax levy (Ordinance No. 4558) and to consider a resolution accepting a notice of intent to annex the Thanksgiving Partnership area. The consent agenda includes approving $4,168,459.53 in claims and a $95,071.88 bad debt write-off. Council will also consider a Basin Disposal Inc. 2022 rate increase, a 2022-2025 collective bargaining agreement with IUOE Local No. 280, and acceptance of work on Fire Station No. 84 and Fire Headquarters.
- Public hearing and vote on Ordinance No. 4558 for the 2022 ad valorem tax levy
- Consent agenda: approve $4,168,459.53 in claims and a $95,071.88 bad debt write-off
- Resolution No. 4121 on a Basin Disposal Inc. 2022 solid waste rate increase
- Resolution No. 4122 approving the 2022-2025 collective bargaining agreement with IUOE Local No. 280
- Resolution No. 4120 accepting notice of intent to annex the Thanksgiving Partnership area (ANX 2021-002)
City Council Workshop Meeting
The Pasco City Council holds a workshop meeting with eight discussion items, including a Port of Pasco tax increment financing proposal to fund infrastructure for the Darigold plant, a resolution on Basin Disposal's 4.04% 2022 solid waste rate increase, the 2021-2027 Capital Improvement Plan, and water and sewer rate adjustments. The council will also discuss a Mid Columbia Library agreement amendment, code changes for residential building capacity under E2SHB 1923, a parking ordinance amendment, and a street vacation on East Pueblo Street. No final votes are scheduled; the meeting is a workshop, and an executive session on litigation and collective bargaining is listed.
- Port of Pasco TIF proposal: 150-acre area, $8,225,000 in local tax increment financing for $20,096,787 in infrastructure for the Darigold plant
- Basin Disposal 2022 rate increase of 4.04%; standard 96-gallon residential rate would rise from $21.60 to $22.49 per month
- Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) 2021-2027
- Utility rate adjustments for water and sewer
- Street vacation of a portion of East Pueblo Street (VAC 2021-003)
Parks & Recreation Advisory Board
The Pasco Parks & Recreation Advisory Board meets remotely at 5:30 PM on Thursday, November 4, 2021. The main item is a presentation by Jon Pheanis, Senior Project Manager at MIG, on the results of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan survey, with a request for Boardmember suggestions on community park and recreational needs. The agenda also includes approval of the October 7, 2021 minutes, council and boardmember reports, and staff reports on recreation and parks and facilities. The attached minutes are from the October 7, 2021 meeting, not this meeting.
- Jon Pheanis of MIG presents Parks and Recreation Master Plan survey results and seeks Boardmember input on park and recreation needs
- Motion to approve minutes from the October 7, 2021 meeting
- Staff reports scheduled on Recreation and Parks & Facilities
- Next meeting set for December 2, 2021 at 5:30 pm
- October 7 minutes note a $20,000 police-obtained grant and an additional $40,000 grant for two lighted soccer mini-pitches at Sylvester Park, with completion required by end of April 2022
City Council Regular Meeting
The Pasco City Council meets Monday, November 1, 2021, to vote on routine items including meeting minutes and $5,211,215.38 in bill payments, plus resolutions on the PWRF embankment repair, a Thanksgiving Partnership annexation hearing date, a utility box art sponsorship, and street renamings in Madison Park. The council will hold a public hearing on Ordinance No. 4556 amending the C-2 Central Business District code, and consider resolutions on the I-182/Broadmoor Blvd interchange design, a Zone 3 water reservoir design-build agreement, and rejecting bids for citywide traffic signal improvements. New business includes the 2022 Ad Valorem Tax Levy and General Fund Revenue Review.
- Consent agenda claims totaling $5,211,215.38
- Ordinance No. 4556 amending Chapter 25.90 'C-2 Central Business District' with open record hearing
- Resolution No. 4109 sets 7:00 PM November 15, 2021 public meeting for Thanksgiving Partnership annexation east of North Capitol Avenue near Foster Wells Road
- Resolution No. 4114 rejecting all bids for Citywide Traffic Signal Improvements Phase 2 (Bid No. 17014)
- 2022 Ad Valorem Tax Levy and General Fund Revenue Review
City Council Workshop Meeting
The Pasco City Council holds a workshop meeting covering a proposed aquatic center ballot measure for February 2022, the city's draft 2022 state legislative priorities, and several routine items. The council is discussing, not voting on, most items; annexation intents and resolutions are also on the agenda. An executive session on potential litigation is scheduled.
- Pasco Public Facilities District update on a February 2022 ballot issue for an aquatic center, with a proposed $40 million bond funded by a 0.2% sales tax
- Draft 2022 legislative priorities include $250,000 for downtown Pasco and transportation requests such as $4 million for the SR 395/Sylvester bike-pedestrian crossing
- Intent to annex Lamb 5 LLC (ANX 2021-007) and Thanksgiving Partnership (ANX 2021-002)
- Resolutions on a sponsorship agreement for utility box wraps with STCU and a street name revision for Madison Park Phase 7
- Executive session with legal counsel on current or potential litigation per RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)
City Council Special Meeting
The Pasco City Council holds a special meeting on October 25, 2021, with one substantive item: a resolution to add up to $50,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to the city's Utility Assistance Program. The program, created by Resolution No. 4076 on July 12, 2021, has processed 3,220 applications and deemed 3,058 eligible. Staff say the added funds would cover promise-to-pay agreements for accounts that have not received prior ARPA or other federal funding. The meeting is otherwise procedural, with remote public access under the state's COVID-19 rules.
- Resolution No. 4106: authorize up to $50,000 in Department of Treasury ARPA funds for the Utility Assistance Program
- Program history: created July 12, 2021 via Resolution No. 4076 with $1,000,000 for City of Pasco and Franklin County PUD utility customers
- 3,220 grant applications accepted; 3,058 deemed eligible; denials cited duplicate applications, non-account holders, or addresses outside city limits
- New funds targeted at promise-to-pay agreements for accounts with no prior ARPA or other federal funding
- Public comment requires a form at www.pasco-wa.gov/publiccomment by 4:00 p.m. the day of the meeting; meeting streamed on PSC-TV Channel 191 and the city Facebook page