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CITY OF
WASHINGTON
MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
CONFERENCE ROOM NO. 3
January 14, 2008
Minutes
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Gene Cerino called the meeting to order at 3:15 p.m. in Conference
Room No. 3 located on the second floor of Auburn City Hall, 25 W. Main Street,
Auburn. Members present included: Chair Cerino, Vice Chair Bill Peloza and
Councilmember Lynn Norman. Staff members present included: Chief of Police
Jim Kelly, Finance Director Shelley Coleman, Airport Manager Jamelle Garcia, IS
Director Lorrie Rempher, Solid Waste Supervisor Sharon Hlavka, VRFA Fire Chief
Stan Laatsch, Human Resources Director Brenda Heineman, Code Enforcement
Officers T. Michael Dunbar, Chuck Joiner and Don Stephens, and Mayor Pete
Lewis. Also present was William LaLorde, Auburn citizen.
II. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
There was one modification: Resolution 4293 was moved from the Consent Items
to Information/Discussion Items.
III. CONSENT ITEMS
A. Approval of Minutes
1. Minutes of the December 17, 2007 Municipal Services Committee
meeting.
Vice Chair Peloza moved and Member Norman seconded to approve
the minutes of the December 17, 2007 meeting.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0
IV. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
A. Ordinances
There were no Ordinances for the Committee's consideration.
B. Resolutions
1. Resolution No. 4287
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington,
authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute an amendment to
the comprehensive garbage, recyclables, and yard debris collection
contract between the City of Auburn and Waste Management of
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Washington, Inc. dba RST Disposal, Adopted by Resolution No. 3362
on July 16, 2001
Finance Director Shelley Coleman explained that this contract
amendment will affect the annexed portion of West Hill. Garbage
collection will not be mandatory for 10 years. The garbage company
will do there own billings. Mayor Lewis assured Committee that
copies of Attachments A, B and C would be available to them before
the next Council Meeting. On Page 5 the title of "City Manager" will
be lined out.
Vice Chair Peloza moved and Member Norman seconded to approve
Resolution No. 4287 as amended.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0
2. Resolution No. 4288
A Resolution of the City Council of the City Of Auburn, Washington,
authorizing the acceptance and appropriation of grant funds in the
amount of One Hundred Three Thousand and two hundred sixty one
Dollars ($103,261.00), and authorizing the Mayor and City clerk to
execute any Interlocal Agreement between King County and the City
of Auburn to accept said funds for implementation of the 2008-2009
Waste Reduction and Recycling Grant Program
No discussion.
Vice Chair Peloza moved and Member Norman seconded to approve
Resolution No. 4288.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0
3. Resolution No. 4289
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington,
authorizing the acceptance and appropriation of grant funds in the
amount of Sixty Six Thousand and One Hundred Seventy Five
Dollars ($66,175), and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to
execute an Interlocal Agreement between the Department of Ecology
and the City of Auburn to accept said funds for implementation of the
2008-2009 Coordinated Prevention Grant Program
No discussion.
Vice Chair Peloza moved and Member Norman seconded to approve
Resolution No. 4289.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0
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4. Resolution No. 4290
A Resolution of the City council of the City of Auburn, Washington,
authorizing the mayor and City Clerk to execute an agreement with
Kent Meridian Disposal Company regarding solid waste collection in
current annexation areas
Vice Chair Peloza requested the acronym WUTC be spelled out to
Washington Utility and Transportation Commission.
Vice Chair Peloza moved and Member Norman seconded to approve
Resolution No. 4290.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0
V. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Resolution 4293
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington, to
authorize the transfer of excess funds from the LID Guarantee Fund to the
General Fund
Finance Director Shelley Coleman advised that the LID Guarantee Fund
was overfunded and she wants to relocate the overage into the General
Fund.
B. Code Compliance Violation VIO01-0502
Code Compliance Officer Mike Dunbar advised that the junkyard at 3700 A
Street SE was out of compliance, in violation of the City Code and is
accruing penalties. The owner is an 88 year old woman, the manager is her
sixty something son. He is allegedly ill with many ailments. Many
complaints have been filed by neighbors about the state of the property.
This case was first opened in 2001. The property has never been licensed
as a junkyard. By consensus Committee agreed to offer the owner and
son/manager a contract to sign that they would clean up the junk yard by the
end of the summer.
C. Overview of Valley Cities Broadband Report
Information Services Director Lorrie Rempher reported that this is the wire
infrastructure that provides the broadband for safety and emergency entities
such as police and code enforcement. The public/private agreements are
not profitable for private parties and by the time cities can compete this
technology will be obsolete. On a positive note whenever a road is opened
conduit must be laid by the prevailing construction company.
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D. Health Benefit
HR Director Heineman announced that the City will now provide benefits for
same and opposite sex domestic partners. This item will come back in the
form of an Ordinance at the 1/22 Council Meeting.
E. Ordinance No. 6155
An Ordinance of the City Council of the City Of Auburn, Washington,
amending Chapter 8.24 of the Auburn city Code relating to fireworks
Police Chief Kelly advised this Ordinance would make everything but
sparklers prohibited. This Ordinance would not be effective for a year after
adopted. By consensus committee will recommend this Ordinance be on
the February 4, 2008, Council Agenda.
F. Towing Ordinance
Towing company owners claim they are losing money because City Code
used the WSP fees. They are asking to change to the Registered Tow
Truck Operator's fees. Chair Cerino gave an overview of the process of
taking a towed vehicle to auction.
G. Airport Concerns
Airport Manager Jamelle Garcia presented written responses to list of
concerns made by a citizen. Mayor Lewis will make an official response to
the party.
H. Matrix
7P Change Review Date to 3/10 and Status to Overview report
8P Change Review Date to 3/10
15P Remove
16P Remove
17P Change Review Date to 6/2008
22P Status: Updated report on 01/14
4G Status: Updated report on 01/14
8G Change Review Date to 02/2008
11 G Change Review Date to Ongoing
By consensus committee agreed to change the start time of Municipal Services
Meetings to 3:30 PM.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting
adjourned at 4:45 p.m.
Approved this day of January, 2008
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Gene Cerino,
Chair
File: 20080114
January 14, 2008
Martha Larsen,
Police Department Secretary