Votes at a glance: Richland council approves consent calendar and relinquishes Queensgate easement
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Summary
At its Jan. 7, 2025 meeting the Richland City Council approved the consent calendar by roll‑call vote and adopted a separate resolution relinquishing an unused electrical easement within the Terraces at Queensgate after a public hearing with no speakers.
Richland — The Richland City Council on Jan. 7 approved the consent calendar and adopted Resolution 2025‑05 to relinquish an unused electrical easement in the Terraces at Queensgate.
Council approved the consent calendar by unanimous roll call. The clerk read the items on the consent calendar in advance, noting they are considered routine and enacted by a single motion unless pulled for discussion. The consent calendar included approval of the Dec. 17, 2024 regular meeting minutes; multiple ordinances for first reading; ordinances for second reading and passage; and several resolutions.
Items listed on the consent calendar (read by the clerk): - Ordinances for first reading: Ordinance 2025‑01 (amending Chapter 13.06 — medical and ambulance service utility fees); Ordinance 2025‑02 (amending Richland Municipal Code section 12.03.0.04 — impact fee calculation); Ordinance 2025‑03 (establishing/dedicating additional right of way for Polar Way). - Ordinances for second reading and passage: Ordinance 2024‑39 (establishing/dedicating right of way for a segment of Gateway Avenue); Ordinance 2024‑40 (establishing/dedicating right of way for a segment of Hanford Street); Ordinance 2024‑45 (approving the 2028 council compensation plan); Ordinance 2024‑46 (amending chapters 23.22 and 23.26 to establish the Horn Rapids Employment Center and related land‑use provisions). - Resolutions for adoption read on the consent calendar: Resolution 2025‑01 (authorize award of bid to Apollo, Inc. for Horn Rapids Landfill Expansion Phase 2, Phase 2A); Resolution 2025‑02 (set public hearing date for vacation of a portion of Gay Road); Resolution 2025‑03 (authorize change order to contract 2824 with Workday Inc. for enterprise HR system); Resolution 2025‑04 (authorize amendment #1 to contract with Remy Corporation for HRIS implementation project management).
Vote: Council approved the consent calendar by roll call with Mayor Richardson, Mayor Pro Tem Kent, Councilmembers Jones, Luxon, Meyer, Witten and Van Dyke recording aye votes.
Separate public hearing and Resolution 2025‑05: Earlier on the agenda staff opened a public hearing to consider Resolution 2025‑05, the proposed surplus and relinquishment of an easement lying within the Terraces at Queensgate. The hearing was opened, the public hearing rules were read, and the city clerk asked if anyone wished to speak. No one addressed council on the matter and the public hearing was closed. Later in the meeting staff presented the background that the easement was an old electrical easement not used for city services and recommended relinquishment. A motion to approve Resolution 2025‑05 was made and seconded and the motion passed by voice vote; no roll‑call tally was recorded in the transcript.
What this means: The city will proceed with the formal relinquishment and record the change in property records; staff noted the easement did not carry active city utilities and therefore was surplus to municipal needs.
Other business: With these items completed, council moved on to consideration of Resolution 2025‑06 (the Washington Energy option agreement) later in the meeting.