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MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON
Minutes
CALL TO ORDER
November 21, 2005
Chair Gene Cerino was excused from the meeting. Vice Chair Bill Peloza
chaired the meeting in his absence. Vice Chair Bill Peloza called the meeting to
order at 5:00 PM in Conference Room 3, located on the second floor of Auburn
City Hall, 25 W. Main Street, Auburn. Councilmembers included: Member Rich
Wagner and Councilmember Sue Singer. Gene Cerino was excused from the
meeting. Staff members present included: Mayor Pete Lewis, Public Safety Chief
Jim Kelly, Deputy Police Chief Bob Lee, Deputy Fire Chief Mike Gerber,
Planning, Building and Community Director Paul Krauss, Finance Director
Shelley Coleman, , Fiscal Services Manager Craig Violante, Solid Waste
Supervisor Sharon Hlavka, IS Director Lorrie Rempher, Development Services
Coordinator Steve Pilcher, Building Division Manager Jim Tinner and City
Attorney Dan Heid and Police Administration Secretary Martha Larson. Pete
Connell and Gary Barker representing Auburn Firefighters Local 1352 were also
present.
AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
There were no agenda modifications.
CONSENT ITEMS
A. Approval of Minutes
Vice Chair Peloza moved and Member Wagner seconded to approve the
minutes as amended.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
A. Ordinances
Ordinance No. 5967
An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington,
creating a new section 10.36.346 of the Auburn City Code relating to no
parking between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM.
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Public Safety Chief Kelly asked if this ordinance was included under the
blanket ordinance that allowed impoundment. The Committee members
agreed it should be added and impoundment would at the officer's
discretion. City Attorney Dan Heid reviewed the City Code and found that
this ordinance was included to allow impoundment. There will be a $100
fine for each infraction.
Member Wagner moved and Vice Chair Peloza seconded to recommend
approval of Ordinance No. 5967.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0
B. Resolutions
There were no resolutions for the Committee's review.
V. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Ordinance No. 5968
This ordinance is an agreement to allow Rabanco to collect and
dispose of solid waste in the annexed Lea Hill area. It now needs to
be amended as the rates are increasing. State law dictates that rates
must be levied by ordinance. Member Wagner asked for clarification
of the rate schedule. Vice Chair Peloza asked that some terminology
be clarified. The Special Collections District will be defined by their title
name in the annexation ordinance. When the new rates are in place
Director Coleman will bring the ordinance back to the Committee for a
vote within the next few months.
B Solid Waste Rate Analysis
Finance Director Coleman presented the solid waste rate analysis.
She noted that the Committee's requested changes were made such
as having the City Administration fees equally distributed. Single
family rates are still subsidized but commercial and roll off fees will
allow the rates to remain unchanged.
C. Ordinance 5965
Some areas that prohibit parking are not signed. This ordinance would
ensure signing was in place. Mayor Lewis asked for a review of all
prohibited parking spaces and if signage was in place. He asked that
the Ordinance be revised and brought back to the Committee at a later
date.
D. Implementing policy/procedures regarding street naming and
addressing
Development Services Coordinator Steve Pilcher discussed the need
to establish a process to amend and correct and clean up addresses
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within the City. There also needs to be a policy and code amendments
on how addresses are established, plus providing an efficient way to
notify Valley Corn (911) of the changes. The present code was passed
in 1957 and does not address the annexation area of Lea Hill which
has the King County Grid System.
Vice Chair Peloza asked that in paragraph C under Section 15.52.055
the 10 days be changed to 10 business days. Member Wagner
objected to the phrase "area south of the Stuck River". He wanted to
clarify that long established street names would not be changed unless
it was deemed absolutely necessary. He asked that the wording in
Section 12.52.075 be revised to "all new streets". He questioned the
City's liability if important mail was not received or emergency services
were delayed because of street name and/or number changes.
Deputy Fire Chief Mike Gerber assured the Committee that the Fire
Department receives updated maps by GIS before changes are made
public. City Attorney Heid will assess the City's liability. The list of
approved road names in Appendix B was reviewed. The policy and
procedure for approving names was brought up for discussion. One
determination was that the names not sound like another approved
name.
Member Wagner asked that the rest of the approved names be added
to the list. It was noted that Appendix C needed to be amended to
include the call for a Public Hearing.
E. Auburn Firefighters Local 1352
Pete Connell and Gary Barker spoke to the issue of the new
ambulance service contract that has been proposed. They are
committed to providing the best customer service possible and feel
that continuing to transport patients is part of that service. Since this
issue is currently in negotiation with the City, Public Safety Chief Kelly
could not comment. The Committee also declined to discuss the issue
since the Union and City were in labor negotiations with this issue.
VI. ADJOURNMENT:
With no further public business the meeting adjourned at 6:20 PM.
Approved this /% day of Decerrybef, 2005
Bill Peloza, Vice hair (__,,Martha Larsen
Police Department Secretary
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