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Pasco council accepts MLK renovation work, approves Head Start lease, reservoir and lift‑station project actions
Summary
Council accepted phase‑one MLK Community Center renovation, authorized a five‑year Benton‑Franklin Head Start lease, accepted the Zone 3 water reservoir project, and approved professional services amendments for MLK design and sewer lift‑station improvements.
The Pasco City Council approved several capital‑project and contracting actions Monday aimed at completing community facilities and utility infrastructure.
Council accepted Phase 1 construction work at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center performed by Booth & Sons under a contract just under $2.9 million and approved release of retainage (Resolution 4736). Council also authorized a five‑year lease with Benton‑Franklin Head Start to occupy approximately 5,000 square feet at the MLK center with a starting rent of $3,400 per month and 2% annual increases (Resolution 4737); staff said the rent reflects Head Start's role in securing renovation grants and ongoing construction impacts.
The council accepted work on the Zone 3 water storage reservoir (a new 3.5 million gallon reservoir) delivered by TBI, Inc., with a total project cost just over $17 million and funding coming partly from the Public Works Board and utility rates (Resolution 4738).
For continued project delivery, council approved an amendment (Resolution 4739) adding approximately $312,260 to Architects West's contract to complete design for phases two and three of the MLK renovation so those phases can be bid when funding is available. Council also approved an amendment (Resolution 4740) with RH2 Engineering for design and bidding services (approximately $295,000) for improvements to the mainland and Ninth & Washington sewer lift stations, and authorized advanced purchase of materials and notice to proceed request for BNSF track work associated with the Louis Street overpass demolition (Resolution 4741) with an estimate from BNSF of material costs around $1.5 million (the city authorized notice up to $2.5 million to avoid schedule delays).
Council members praised staff and noted remaining funding gaps for later phases; staff said available legislative and federal allocations will be used where possible and that design work positions projects for competitive funding applications.
