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Home My WebLink About4580 RESOLUTION NO. 4 5 8 0 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 4551 PASSED DECEMBEFt 7, 2009, RELATING TO THE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN WHEREAS, the Auburn City Council Committee on Committees designates the formation and membership of the standing committees of the City Council, subject to the approval of a majority of the City Council; and WHEREAS, the Committee on Committees conducted meetings on February 25 and March 15, 2010, at which time the Committee approved modifications to the scope of authority for some of the Committees to streamline functions of the Committees and recommended the City Council's adoption of the same. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, IN A REGULAR MEETING DULY ASSEMBLED, HEREWITH RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2 of Resolution No. 4551 relating to the designation of Standing Committee members, powers and duties is amended as follows: A. PUBLIC WORKS: RICH WAGNER (Chair), SUE SINGER (Vice Chair), and BILL PELOZA (member). SCOPE: Makes recommendations to the City Council as a whole on policies relating to water and sanitary sewer utilities, storm drainage, streets and policy Resolution No.4580 March 15, 2010 Page 1 matters involving construction, engineering (utilities, traffic and maintenance), right-of-way asemanaqement, street vacation, aad equipment maintenance and operations, transportation (current Public Works capital proiects, Public Works Capital Improvement Plans, traffic efficiencv and Transportation Improvement Proqram oversi ht . This Committee will coordinate equipment rental and utility matters with the Finance Committee. This Committee will serve as the Council's liaison for the Transportation, Transit and Trails Committee and special transportation advisorv committees. B. FINANCE: NANCY BACKUS (Chair), LYNN NORMAN (Vice Chair), and JOHN PARTRIDGE (member). SCOPE: In addition to the normal monitoring of the financial expenditures of the approved budget, this Committee will make recommendations to the City Council as a whole on policies relating to Capital Facilities Plan, human resources, municipal court, legal, information services, facilities manaqement, and City real property transactions including sale, lease, acquisition, and donations. This committee will coordinate property transactions with other appropriate Council Committees. This Committee will serve as Council's liaison for the Tourism Board. C. PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: LYNN NORMAN (Chair), NANCY BACKUS (Vice Chair), and RICH WAGNER (member). SCOPE: Makes recommendations to the City Council as a whole on policies relating to land use planning and zoning, code enforcement, annexation, building ~ permits, transportation (lonq-term planninq and Resolution No.4580 March 15, 2010 Page 2 land use and the Transportation Improvement Proqram). Capital Improvement Plans (Public Works CIP oversiqht), human services, parks planning and capital improvements, cultural arts and public art, the museum and Oison Farm, the barrier free playctround, communications, and economic development, seaMURity sei I ttio..+o. a.,d vo., r,. „f„ i tiFaF, r., . This Committee will serve as the Council's liaison for the Arts Commission, King Countv Library, Urban Tree Board Parks and Recreation Board, Planninq Commission, Human Services Committee Semmissien, Museum Board, and Multicultural Roundtable. D. MUNICIPAL SERVICES: BILL PELOZA (Chair), SUE SINGER (Vice Chair), and JOHN PARTRIDGE (member). SCOPE: Makes recommendations to the City Council as a whole on policies relating to police, animal control, , mergency - planning, communitv services, sable-T-V, telecommunications, solid waste, airport, parks and recreation operations and programs, maseum; senior center, Auburn International Farmers' Market, , golf course, and cemetery. This Committee will serve as the Council's liaison for the Airport Advisorv Board and the Cemetery Board. ~ E. COMMUNITY LES GOVE COMMUNITY CAMPUS COMMITTEE RICH WAGNER (Chair), LYNN NORMAN (Vice Chair), BILL PELOZA (Member) SCOPE: Makes recommendations to the City Council as a whole on policies relating to development and ~ ongoing use of the Community Center and Teen Resolution No.4580 March 15, 2010 Page 3 GenWActivity Center facilities at Les Gove Community Campus. F. DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE - LYNN NORMAN (Chair), NANCY BACKUS (Vice Chair), SUE SINGER (Member) SCOPE: Makes recommendations to the City Council as a" whole on policies relating to development in the Downtown Urban Core, armeFs MaFket, downtown development agreements and operating policies. This Commitfee will serve as the CounciPs liaison for the Auburn Downtown Association, the Business Improvement-- Area Board and the Urban Core Task Force. G. COUiVCIL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE . RICH WAGNER (Chair), SUE SINGER (Vice Chair). NANCY BACKUS Member Membership of the Council Operatons Committee shall consist of three Councilmembers having the longest tenure on the City Council. Longest tenure is to be calculated as the total length of consecutive service as a Councilmember. The Councilmember with the longest tenure shall automatically be the Chair of the Council Operations Committe° G^^^^^i**°°°'. __In the event of two or more members have equal tenure, the Chair and. members of the Council Operations Committe shall be selected on the basis of the largest number of votes received at the most recent general election(s) in which the Councilmembers were respectively elected. It is provided, however, that Councilmembers whose ferm of office will expire_prior to or during the first meeting of a new City_Council and who . have not been re-elected or appointed to another term of office extending beyond. the first meeting of a new City Council shall nof senre on the new Council Operations Committee- G^nme**°°° or be allowed to vote on the approval of the membership of the new committees. The function of the Council Operations Committe is to supervise the formation and membership of all standing committees of Resolution No.4580 March 15, 2010 Page 4 - l the City Council. The Council Operations Committe shall, subject to the approval of a majority of the entire City Council; designate- alf of the standing committees of the City Council. In addifion, the Council Operations Committe° C^^mmi'*°°° shall, biennially at the first meet'ing of a new City Council, or periodically; submit a list of the proposed members of all standing committees of the City Council for approval by a majority vote of the entire City Council. - The Council Operations Committee shall also recommend the Chaic for each standing committee of the City Council, which recommendations shall also be subject to approval by a majority vote of the entire City CounciL The membership of all standing committees of the City Council shall consist exclusively of Councilmembers. Each chair of any standing committee ofi the City Council shall, in fhe absence of a quorum. at a meeting of his/her particular standing committee, have the authority to appoint a non- member of. the standing committee, from the City Council to that standing com'miftee for that meeting .to create a quorum for that meeting, or in 'the chair's absence the vice-chairman shall be able to appoint another Councilmember to that particular comriiittee in the absence of a quorum. The function of the Council Operafions Commitf _ , is also to propose amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the City Council to the full City Council,' and to address issues relating to the whole City Council and make recommendations. for action by the full City Council relative to such issues. H. COMMITTEE .OF THE WHOLE SUE SINGER (Chair), RICH WAGNER (Vice Chair), ALL OTHER CITY COUNCILMEMBERS (Members) SCOPE: The Deputv Mayor is automaticallv the chair and the_most senior Councilmember, who is not the Deputv Mayor, is the Vice Chair. The Committee receives and. discussses information relative to issues with broad implications for the Citv and provides input for the City. Council Annua-lMi-sioninq Retreat. No votes are taken at this committee. Section 2. Section 4 of Resolution No. 4551 relating to the meeting times and days of the Standing Committees is amended :as follows: Resolution No.4580 Marcfi 15, 2010 Page 5 A. PUBLIC WORKS: 3:30 P.M. First and third Mondays of each month. B. FINANCE COMMITTEE: ~ 6386:00 P.M. First and third Mondays of each month. C. PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMTITEE: 5:00 P.M. Second and fourth Mondays of each month. D. MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMTITEE: 4:00 P.M. Second and fourth Mondays of each month. E. LES GOVE COMMUNITY rO"° CAMPUS COMMITTEE At such dates, times and places as are identified by the Chair, pursuant to the rules for special meetings. F. DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 4:00 P.M. Second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. G. COUNCIL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE 9N COMMITT~ The Council Operations Committee en CeFnm+tiees-shall meet biennially upon the seating of each new City Council or more often as needed. H. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE The Councii Committee of the Whole shall meet whenever there is a fifth Mondav in any month or as needed. Resolution No.4580 March 15, 2010 Page 6 Section 3. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to incorporate the changes in the committees' scope of authority and function in the City Council Rules of Procedure. Section 4. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directives of this legislation. Section S. This Resolution shall take effect and be in full force and effect upon passage and signature hereon. DATED and SIGNED this 'day of 2010. ►T OF AUBURN i 1 ATTEST: ° PETER B. LEWIS aMAYOR anielle E. Daskam, City Clerk AP VED O FORM: Daniel B. He, City Attorney Resolution No.4580 March 15, 2010 Page 7