HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-24-2019 Minutes (2)City Council Study Session Finance,
Technology and Economic Developme
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CITY 4F .y. June 24, 2019 - 5:30 PM
City Hall Council Chambers
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CALL TO ORDER
Deputy Mayor Peloza 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 Bill Peloza, Bob Baggett, Larry Brown,
John Holman, Yolanda Trout -Manuel and Largo Wales. Councilmember Claude
DaCorsi was excused.
Mayor Nancy Backus and the following department directors and staff members
were present: Assistant City Attorney Doug Ruth, Director of Administration
Dana Hinman, Director of Public Works Ingrid Gaub, Right -of -Way Specialist
Amber Price, Director of Innovation & Technology David Travis, Assistant
Finance Director Kevin Fuhrer, Financial Planning Manager Bob Brooks, Police
Commander Steve Stocker, and Deputy City Clerk Teresa Mattingly.
II. ANNOUNCEMENTS, REPORTS, AND PRESENTATIONS
There were no announcements, reports or presentations.
III. AGENDA ITEMS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION
A. Ordinance No. 6723 (Gross) (5 Minutes)
An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 4683 to correct a legal description related to a
conditional use permit
Assistant City Attorney Ruth advised Council that Ordinance No. 6723 is
to correct the legal description and an incorrect address in the 1996
Ordinance No. 4863 related to a conditional use permit at 3244 Auburn
Way South.
B. Resolution No. 5431 (Gaub) (5 Minutes)
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington, authorizing the
Mayor to execute a Franchise Agreement between the City of Auburn and Comcast
Cable Communications, LLC and Comcast Cable Communications Management,
LLC, a Pennsylvania Corporation
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Right -of -Way Specialist Price presented Council with an update on
Comcast Cable seeking to renew their franchise agreement for ten (10)
years and discussed basic cable services provided.
IV. FINANCE, TECHNOLOGYAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. 1 st Quarter 2019 Financial Report (Coleman) (15 Minutes)
Year to date through March 2019 status report based on financial data available as of
April 24, 2019 for the period ending March 31, 2019 and sales tax information
representing business activity that occurred through January 2019
Councilmember Wales presided over this section of the meeting.
Assistant Finance Director Fuhrer presented Council with an update on
the 1 st Quarter 2019 Financial Report and reviewed general
fund revenues and expenditures including: taxes, franchise fees and
business licenses. He also discussed the investment portfolio, operating
and capital funds.
Deputy Mayor Peloza asked who will be on the Auburn Humane Society
board to represent the City with pet licensing and was advised the new
Director of Finance will retain that position.
B. Ordinance No. 6720 (Coleman) (15 Minutes)
An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington, amending
Ordinance No. 6693, the 2019-2020 Biennial Operating Budget Ordinance, as
amended by Ordinance No. 6712, authorizing amendment to the City of Auburn 2019-
2020 budget as set forth in schedule "A" and schedule "B"
Manager Brooks provided Council with an update on Ordinance No. 6720,
Budget Amendment 3 and discussed fund balance adjustments, revenue
adjustments, funding adjustments and new funding requests.
Council discussed funding a third school resource officer, the budget for
repairs to traffic signals caused by vehicular accidents, how the cost of
damages to traffic signals is collected and funding for sidewalk repairs.
C. Cyber Security Update (Travis) (20 Minutes)
Director Travis presented Council with an update on Cyber Security and
discussed what Cyber Security is, what the IT Department is doing
to protect the City against cyber attacks, top threats, average cost of
cybercrime, email threats and the mitigation strategy.
Council discussed getting information regarding Cyberbullying to the local
schools, steps the City takes to backup its system, what the City would do
in the event of a cyber attack and the new email alert when an email is
received from outside the City.
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V. OTHER DISCUSSION ITEMS
There was no other discussion.
VI. NEW BUSINESS
There was no new business.
VII. MATRIX
A. Matrix
Council discussed the Matrix and requested that the chair and vice chair on
Animal Control be corrected to reflect Councilmember Baggett as the
chair and Deputy Mayor Peloza as the vice chair and to change the date on
this item from July 8, 2019 to July 22, 2019. No other changes were
made.
VI II. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting
was adjourned at 6:41 p.m.
APPROVED this 15th day of July, 2019.
BILL PELOZA, DEP Y MAYOR Teresa Mattingly, Deput it Jerk
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