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City Council Study Session Community
Wellness Special Focus Area
April 24, 2023 - 5:30 PM
City Hall Council Chambers
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CALL TO ORDER
II. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
A. Public Participation
The City Council Meeting was held in person and virtually.
Councilmembers present: Deputy Mayor James Jeyaraj, Bob Baggett,
Kate Baldwin, Larry Brown, Cheryl Rakes, and Yolanda Trout -Manuel.
Councilmember Robyn Mulenga was excused.
Department directors and staff members present include: Senior City Staff
Attorney Doug Ruth, Assistant Police Chief Samuel Betz, Director of
Equity and Inclusion Brenda Goodson -Moore, Assistant Director of
Community Development Jason Krum, Assistant Director of Engineering
Services Jacob Sweeting, Airport Manager Tim Mensonides, Real Estate
Manager Josh Arndt, Director of Innovation and Technology David Travis,
and City Clerk Shawn Campbell.
III. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
There were no modifications to the agenda.
IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS
There were no Announcements, Reports or Presentations.
V. AGENDA ITEMS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION
A. Auburn Municipal Airport Advisory Board Annual Update (Gaub) (15 Minutes)
Manager Mensonides and Airport Board Chair Andrea Prasse provided
Council with the 2022 Airport Board Accomplishment including the
purchase of property from King County and Metro Park and Ride, hanger
mural, removal of restrictions on instrument approach, Presidential visit,
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update to the Airport Rules and Regulations, and having a onsite
maintenance faculty. They reviewed the 2023 Airport Board Work Plan
including hangar developments, middle ramp development, 2023 Airport
Marketing Focus, Airport Expansion Areas, and Viable Instrument
Approach. They also reviewed the 2023 Runway Project.
Council discussed the fencing and trespassing, airport economic
development, bird strikes, downtime of the runway during maintenance,
and Airport Day.
B. Building Code Overview (Tate) (30 Minutes)
Staff to present an overview of the origin of the International, State, and Local Building
Codes and associated amendments. Staff will also provide background on local
administration and enforcement responsibilities
Assistant Director Krum provided Council with the Building Code overview.
He reviewed the Building and Permit Center background and qualifications
held by staff, permit exemptions, the plan review process, occupancy
classifications, inspections, the role of the Valley Regional Fire Authority,
Legacy Building codes, the implementation of the International Building
Code, the steps for updating the International Building Code, updates to
the Washington State Building Code, and updates to the City of Auburn
Building Code. Assistant Director Krum provided Council with the
estimated timeline for updates to the City's Building Code.
Council discussed the amount of changes to the Code over the years,
delay of updates due to COVI D, permitting effecting temporary structures,
requirements to update buildings, and timeframe for permitting.
VI. COMMUNITY WELLNESS DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. King County Regional Homelessness Authority Five Year Plan Update (Tate) (20
Minutes)
A presentation by King County Regional Homelessness Authority staff providing an
update to their work on the Five Year Plan and South King County Subregional
Implementation Planning
Councilmember Trout -Manual chaired this section of the meeting.
Abby Anderson from King County Reginal Homelessness Authority
(KCRHA) presented to Council on the Five Year Plan. She provided
Council with a brief history of the KCRHA, the role of KCRHA, and the
progress of the program to date. She shared the development of the Five
Year Plan, the scope and scale of the issue, who is experiencing
homelessness, deaths of people experiencing homelessness, the current
state of service provider organizations, the network of homelessness
services, system to system connections, and the ideal system plan. She
reviewed the overall goal of the Five Year Plan, the metrics of success, the
activities of the plan, and prioritization of the activities. She shared the
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implementation plan including, the activities tailored to the sub -region, the
subject matter working groups, key components of the sub -regional plans,
and the requests for feedback.
Council discussed the progress KCRHA has made, distribution of
homelessness vouchers, the local hotel for housing, factors attributable to
the deaths of people experiencing homelessness, race and ethnicity, the
location of housing, working with professionals to ensure the proper
housing is available for the situation, how someone can experience
homelessness, the work of the Ombuds Office, ways to expand services
to include individuals experiencing homelessness back into the community,
and education into the community.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting
was adjourned at 7:04 p.m.
APPROVED this 5th day of June, 2023.
JAMES JEYA PUTY MAYOR Shawn Campbell, City Clerk
Agendas and minutes are available to the public at the City Clerk's Office, on the City website
(http://www.auburnwa.gov), and via e-mail. Complete agenda packets are available for review
at the City Clerk's Office.
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