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I. CALL TO ORDER
Acting Deputy Mayor Trout-Manuel 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. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Public Participation
The City Council Meeting was held in person and virtually.
B. Roll Call
Councilmembers present:Acting Deputy Mayor Yolonda Trout-Manuel,
Hanan Amer, Kate Baldwin, Cheryl Rakes, Clinton Taylor, and Tracy Taylor.
Deputy Mayor Larry Brown was excused.
Mayor Nancy Backus and the following staff members present included:
Deputy City Attorney Paul Byrne, Assistant Chief of Police Samuel Betz,
Director of Public Works Ingrid Gaub,Assistant Director of Public Works
Jacob Sweeting, Sewer Utility Engineer Robert Elwell, Project Engineer
Kim Truong, Utilities Engineering Manager Ryan Vondrak, Business
Systems Analyst Chrissy Malave, and City Clerk Shawn Campbell.
II. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
There were no modifications to the agenda.
III. ANNOUNCEMENTS, REPORTS,AND PRESENTATIONS
A. REDI Report Out
Councilmember Baldwin provided a report on the Racially Equitable,
Diverse, and Inclusive (REDI) Program including an update on the final
draft of the REDI Work Plan.
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IV. PUBLIC WORKS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Comprehensive Sewer Plan (Gaub) (45 Minutes)
Engineer Elwell provided Council with an overview of the 2024
Comprehensive Sewer Plan including the various parts of the Utilities
Element in the Comprehensive Sewer Plan, Plan development and
progress, an overview of the Sanitary Sewer System,,updates and
requirements to the Plan including the purpose, updates to the Revised
Code of Washington (RCW), clarification of examples, future growth and
projections, existing system description, Wastewater System Analysis,
inflow and infiltration to the Sewer System, System Inventory Plan, system
component evaluations,the role of the Maintenance and Operations
Division, the Capital Improvement Plan,funding for the Sanitary Sewer
Comprehensive Plan, and the next steps for adoption of the
Comprehensive Sewer Plan.
Council discussed the Capital Improvement Plan, policy changes, sewer
mapping, notification of customers concerns, and additional sources to
have sewer input.
B. Comprehensive Transportation Plan (Gaub)(45 Minutes)
Assistant Director Sweeting provided Council with an update on the 2024
Comprehensive Transportation Plan including a review of the schedule of
adoption of the Comprehensive Plan, purpose of the update, summary of
the chapters in the Plan, Multimodal Network Standards, interactive map
for projects, existing and future conditions for active transportation, transit,
freight, Comprehensive Safety Plan, goals, policy and actions for the
Transportation Plan, management, Maintenance and Operations of the
plan, funding for the Transportation Plan, and monitoring and evaluations of
the Plan.
Council discussed future transit routes and transit wait times, timeline for
fulfillment of the goals, and additional transit service.
C. Ordinance No. 6958 (Gaub)(20 Minutes)
An Ordinance providing for the Acquisition by Eminent Domain of property located
near or adjacent to R Street SE within the City of Auburn, Washington for roadway
widening and associated improvements for Project No. CP2116, R Street SE
Widening—22nd Street SE to 33rd Street SE; declaring Public Use and Necessity;
and Providing for Severability and an Effective Date
Engineer Truong and Assistant Director Sweeting provided Council with an
overview of Ordinance No. 6958 including the project description, the
steps of acquisitions for the property rights, and if necessary the process
to condemnation. They explained the public good of the proposed project,
proposed R Street SE projects as a part of the R Street widening project,
the needed property rights for the project, project schedule, and the next
steps in the process.
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Council discussed peoples access to their property.
V. AGENDA ITEMS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION
A. Council Rules of Procedure (Council) (60 Minutes)
Acting Deputy Mayor Trout-Manuel recessed the meeting at 7:16 p.m.for
5 minutes. She reconvened the meeting at 7:25 p.m.
City Clerk Campbell led the Council through the Council Rules of
Procedure Section by Section.
Council discussed proposed amendments'to Sections 6 through 12.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting
was adjourned at 8:42 p.m.
APPROVED this 7th day of October 2024.
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LA'RY +'O,N, 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://www.aubumwa.gov), and via e-mail. Complete agenda packets are available for review
at the City Clerk's Office.
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