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FINANCE COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 4, 2004
MINUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Nancy Backus called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. in the
Council Conference Room located at Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main
Street, Auburn, Washington. Committee members present included Chair
Backus, Vice Chair Lynn Norman, and Member Roger Thordarson. Also
present were Mayor Peter B. Lewis, IS Director Lorrie Rempher, City
Attorney Daniel B. Heid, Employee Relations and Compensation Manager
John Fletcher, Finance Director Shelley Coleman, and City Clerk Danielle
Daskam.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Minutes of the September 20, 2004 Finance Committee
. meeting.
Vice Chair Norman moved and Member Thordarson seconded to
approve the September 20, 2004 minutes.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0.
III. CONSENT ITEMS
A. Vouchers
1. Claims
F4.9.5
Claims check numbers 334630 through 335005 in the
amount of $1,822,424.99 and dated October 4,2004.
2. Payroll
F4.9.2
Payroll check numbers 509810 through 509969 in the
amount of $294,079.06 and electronic deposit transmissions
in the amount of $980,895.36 for a grand total of
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$1,274,974.42 for the pay period covering September 16,
2004 to September 29, 2004.
Committee members reviewed claims and payroll vouchers
and briefly discussed claims voucher numbers 334973,
334648, 334745, 334785, 334852, 334865, 334970, 334632
and 334665.
Vice Chair Norman moved and Member Thordarson
seconded to approve the consent items.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0.
IV. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
A. Resolution No. 3766
A3.9.4
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington,
approving the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of
Auburn and the Auburn Police Management Association for 2005-
2007
Employee Relations and Compensation Manager Fletcher
presented Resolution No. 3766. The Resolution approves the
collective bargaining agreement between the City and the Police
Management (Commander's) Unit.
Vice Chair Norman moved and Member Thordarson seconded to
recommend approval of Resolution No. 3766.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0.
V. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Wireless and Beyond
IS Director Rempher briefed the Committee members on a wireless
communications project that would enhance support for public
safety laptops, the intelligent transportation system project, and
serve as an economic development tool for areas of the City that
do not have access to high-speed internet services.
Ms. Rempher explained that the current wireless service (Sprint) is
not effective for police laptop use. There is not sufficient coverage
in the City and at times the application is not of sufficient speed to
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be effective. Additionally, there are areas in the City that have
difficulty in obtaining high-speed internet services and some
businesses have been unable to lease their property because of
the lack of high-speed internet access.
Director Rempher reported on the City of Spokane's wireless
network, which is a private/public wireless network venture between
the city and an internet service provider.
The City has entered into discussion with NetVentures, who is the
utility provider for City of Tacoma's ClickNetwork. NetVentures is
conducting a free electronic site survey from City Hall which will
provide engineering statistics for signal strength.
Staff will evaluate the proposed solutions and prepare a proposal
for Council's future consideration.
B. LCD Monitor Placement
IS Director Rempher reported on the monitor replacement program.
Monitors are replaced approximately every four to five years. The
cost to the City for CRT monitors is approximately $250 while the
cost for LCD flat screen monitors is about $400. The IS
Department would like to introduce flat screen monitors for those
areas that are constrained for space or that have lighting issues.
Mayor Lewis added that only special circumstances or needs, such
as space constraints, warrant a flat screen monitor until the cost of
the monitor has descreased.
C. Emergency Broadcast Radio Station
Mayor Lewis reported that the Planning and Community
Development Committee and the Finance Committee may be
presented with a proposal for an emergency broadcast radio
station in the near future.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Committee, the
meeting adjourned at 6:59 p.m.
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