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Home My WebLink About01-22-2018 Minutes City Council Study Session HHS SFA January 22, 2018 - 5:30 PM CITY OF * Council Chambers - City Hall Au BuRNMINUTES Watch the meeting LIVE! WASHINIGT(JN Watch the meeting video Meeting videos are not available until 72 hours after the meeting has concluded. I. CALL TO ORDER Deputy Mayor Bob Baggett called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street in Auburn. A. Roll Call Councilmembers present: Deputy Mayor Bob Baggett, Larry Brown, John Holman, Bill Peloza, Yolanda Trout-Manuel, Largo Wales, and Councilmember Claude DaCorsi was excused. Mayor Nancy Backus and the following department directors and staff members were present: City Attorney Dan Heid, Director of Community Development & Public Works Kevin Snyder, Director of Parks & Recreation Daryl Faber, Commander Mark Callier, Real Property Analyst Josh Arndt, Economic Development Manager Doug Lein. Director of Administration Dana Hinman, Human Services Manager Joy Scott, Human Services Program Coordinator Duanna Richards, Human Services Program Coordinator Emily Pearson,Arts & Events Manager Julie Krueger, Theater Operations Coordinator Jim Kleinbeck, Senior Planner Thaniel Gouk and Deputy City Clerk Shawn Campbell. II. ANNOUNCEMENTS REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS There was no announcement, report or presentation. III. AGENDA ITEMS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION A. Joint Meeting with Airport Advisory Board (Snyder)(60 Minutes) Discussion of the Competitive Market Assessment and Long term Rate Study Director Snyder introduced Jamelle Garcia with the Aviation Management Group LLC, and Todd Chase and David Gordon with the FCS Group. Mr. Garcia introduced Sperro Tang, Deanna Clark and John Tyson with the Airport Advisory Board and provided Council with an overview of the airport and discussed daily operations, federal funding via the Airport Improvement Program (AI P), airport categories, facilities and aircraft, and guidelines to receive FAA funds. Page 1 of 4 Mr. Chase discussed the project objectives including; keeping the airport as an asset to the City, looking at the long term strategic plan to come up with goals and ways to achieve the goals to ensure continued operation of the airport, project scope and timeline were also discussed with the focus on existing conditions/situational assessments, regional and global positioning, and feasibility assessment/action plan. Mr. Gordon reviewed the results of the survey that was provided to the Boardmembers and Councilmembers. approximately ten responses were received ranking the importance of what the Auburn Municipal Airport can do and how it can grow. B. Tourism Update (Hinman)(15 Minutes) Deputy Mayor Baggett called for a recess at 6:40 p.m. the meeting reconvened at 6:50 p.m. Manager Lein and Tourism Boardmember Rachel McAlister, Curator at the Museum and Rebecca Fresh the Public Relations and Social Media Manager for Muckleshoot Casino provided Council with a Tourism Board year end update and discussed the 2017 accomplishments, the new tourism website, the holiday digital campaign and the goals for 2018 including; creating an Auburn Tourism map and revamping the Auburn logo. C. Ordinance No. 6673 (Snyder)(5 Minutes) Hearing Examiner's recommendation to approve a request to rezone a 7,500 square foot parcel from R-7 Residential to DUC (Downtown Urban Center) Planner Gouk discussed Ordinance No. 6673, requesting to rezone 307 "D" St SE from a single family residential property into an architectural office. The Hearing Examiner recommended approval with no conditions and verified that the applicant would be required to pay traffic impact fees. D. Auburn Avenue Theater Update (Faber)(20 Minutes) Director Faber, Manager Krueger and Theater Coordinator Kleinbeck provided Council with the background of the Auburn Avenue Theater, explaining that the Theater lease will expire December 31, 2021, and discussed current operations including; youth theater, tribute shows, children's theater, and the Auburn community players. They reviewed expenses, revenues and current lease options. E. Proposed 2018 Legislative Priorities(Hinman)(15 Minutes Review of proposed 2018 federal and state legislative priorities Director Hinman reviewed the proposed 2018 legislative priorities including; streamlined sales tax, community priorities related to homelessness, opioid addiction and mental health. Nexus and YWCA will receive grant funds and the Federal agenda to invest in local transportation and infrastructure programs. Page 2 of 4 IV. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Report on 2017 Housing Repair (Hinman)(10 Minutes Review of 2017 Housing Repair Projects Utilizing CDBG Grant Funds Councilmember Trout-Manual introduced Coordinator Richards, Coordinator Pearson and Manager Scott, who presented Council with the priorities for Human Services funding. Coordinator Richards discussed her roll in helping people in need in the City and reviewed the housing repair program which is funded by the Community Development Block Grant, 72 households were helped in 2017 with the average grant being $6,200 and covered the requirements for assistance including; live inside Auburn city limits, owning the home needing repairs, have lived there at least one year and plan to stay at least one year after repairs are done, meet low to moderate income guidelines. Once an applicant is approved they can access funds for up to three years. B. Human Services Funding Priorities (Hinman)(10 Minutes) Discussion about possible changes to current funding priorities for City of Auburn General Fund Human Services Grants Manager Scott and Coordinator Pearson provided Council with information on Human Services funding priorities including; child abuse and neglect, domestic violence and sexual assault, healthcare and poverty reduction. they also looked at the regional trends in funding priorities of other cities, how Auburn responds to emergent issues in the community, and the upcoming funding cycle timeline. Council discussed the option of changing funding priorities for 2018 and putting homelessness first on the current list and was advised the new priorities would need to be provided by February 15, 2018. C. Human Services Grant Timeline (Hinman)(10 Minutes) Discussion regarding timeline of application process and funding recommendations for 2019-2020 Human Services Granting cycle Manager Scott and Coordinator Pearson covered the Human Services Grant Timeline with Human Services funding priorities. D. Proposed Resolution to Increase the Human Services Committee Membership (Hinman)(5 Minutes) Discussion regarding increasing the Human Services Committee from 7 members to 9 Manager Scott advised Council that the Human Services Committee has requested to expand the membership to 9 members to help review applications and make recommendations. Council discussed getting a list of current members, how other cities allocate Human Services funds and moving forward with updating funding Page 3 of 4 priorities. V. OTHER DISCUSSION ITEMS There was no other discussion. VI. NEW BUSINESS Councilmember Trout-Manual stated she belongs to the Auburn Coalition for Prevention and Wellness with the Auburn School District and would like them to come in to do a presentation for the City Council on February 29, 2018, she will contact them to confirm a date. Council requested an ordinance to discuss Human Services membership in February, a Livable Cities update and adding the National League of Cities Service Line Program to the March agenda. VII. MATRIX A. Matrix Council discussed the Matrix and no changes were made. VI I I. ADJOURNMENT There being no further discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 8:56 p.m. APPROVED this 22nd day of January, 2019. BILL PELOZA, DEPUTY MAYOR Shawn Campbell, City Clerk Agendas and minutes are available to the public at the City Clerk's Office, on the City website (http://wwwaubumwa.gov), and via e-mail. Complete agenda packets are available for review at the City Clerk's Office. Page 4 of 4