HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-18-2000I. CALL TO ORDER:
The Municipal Services Committee met at 5:15 pm for a brief tour of the Auburn City
Jail. The regular meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm by Chair Sue Singer
Members present: Chair Sue Singer, Vice Chair Rich Wagner, Councilmember Trish
Borden, Mayor Chuck Booth, Chief Bob Johnson, Chief Jim Kelly, Public Works
Director Christine Engler, Solid Waste Supvr. Sharon Conroy, Planning Dir. Paul Krauss,
and Secretary Jeanne Herald
II: ' CONSENT:
· Paul Krauss asked for approval of Resolution No. 3159/
Agreement for Fire and Life Safety Services with King County Fire Protection District
No. 44.
Paul Krauss explained that he was presenting the DRAFT Inter-local Agreement for fire
service with District 44. The draft was delivered to District 44 two months ago with
hopes of getting a response from them. Mr. Kranss received a response this afternoon.
The Agreement has been sent to their attorney and the attomey claims to have simplified
it. Mr. Krauss explained that probably what will have to occur is, within the next two
weeks, details will have to be worked out with the fire district and bring it back to the
next meeting. Mr. Kranss agreed to go through the agreement to make sure it contains
everything that should be covered.
Mr. Krauss further explained that as the first step in the process to annex Lea Hill, the fire
district and Auburn met, along with the respective unions, which was somewhat critical
to the discussion. The fire district was concerned about the continuity of funding. The
fire district understands that they will ultimately be absorbed into the City in accordance
with State law and that Auburn will absorb their assets and may look at their staff as well.
Auburn would remit to them the revenues that were generated for them right now, so it
would be a status quo situation. As further annexations occurred, Auburn would be able
to abrogate the agreement or close it and go through the motions and take over the district
assets in a prescribed manner.
As far as the staffing goes, the district was very concemed about their professional, full
time staff and that the City work to absorb those people. While there wasn't language
that specifically said Auburn would automatically absorb those personnel, it did provide
language to favorably work out that kind of an issue.
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Auburn's Union was involved in the discussions because the existing contract provides
that all fire service provided by the City of Auburn shall be covered by Union
representation. The Union wanted to make sure that when annexation does occur that
whoever comes on board, be they new hires or the people that would be absorbed from
District 44, that they become part of the union which is mandatory. That brought
discussions to the point where an agreement was drafted with them.
Mr. Kranss related that he felt that the agreement that was developed is reasonably fair.
The fire district gave a pattern document to Auburn and it was used and amended to fit
Auburn's needs. Mr. Krauss indicated that Auburn received a revised DRAFT from the
attorney and find it unacceptable.
Chief Johnson, MaYor Booth and Mr. Krauss had a discussion prior to this meeting and
agreed that Auburn would go back to the district and their attorneys stating that Auburn
was rejecting this. Consequently, within the next two weeks, the details would be worked
out and he will be bringing it back to the next meeting. Discussion ensued.
Christine Engler introduced Sharon Couroy, Solid Waste Supervisor. Chifstine Engler
· . · ' ' Singer
explained that there are several ~ssues concermng sohd waste, one of which Chart
brought to her attention regarding the need to police the Vadis Litter Crew, regarding
Kersey Way and Howard Road. Sharon Cortroy will be bringing an amendment to their
current contract to address that issue to the next committee meeting.
Sharon Conroy will also be coming to the Committee along with Danielle pulliam her
Recycling Specialist to present some survey options for getting at the recycling issue. It's
been ten years and time to revisit it.
Christine Engler asked Sharon Couroy to explain Ordinance No. 5339. An Ordinance of
the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington, authorizing the acceptance and
appropriation of grant funds in the amount of fifteen thousand four hundred and fifty five
dollars ($15,455), and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an Interlocal
Agreement between King County and the City of Auburn to accept said funds for
implementation of the 2000 City Optional Program.
Sharon Conroy explained that she had an Interlocal Agreement to be signed with King
County for business recycling programs similar to a program in 1995/1996. It's basically
a grant for $15,455 to,
1)Provide technical assistance to businesses,
2)Increase awareness of Auburn's Business Recycling Program within the Auburn
Business Community through delivery of a quarterly newsletter,
3)Conduct a survey of the Auburn business community to access what their needs
are regarding waste reduction and recycling,
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4)Advertise monthly in the Auburn Chamber of Commeme, South County Journal
and Auburn Repozier, businesses that use impressive waste reduction and
recycling methods,
5)Coordinate with Natural Step Program and work with the Auburn Chamber of
Commerce to have a Natural Step person speak to the business community.
Vice Chairman Wagner made a motion to recommend approval of Ordinance No. 5339.
· Councilmember Borden seconded the motion. Chair Singer concurred.
Vice Chairman Wagner brought up the subject of the Recycling Program and wondered if
it was going to include the cost of curbside versus the cost of drop-off. Christine Engler
explained that Sharon Couroy is heading up a program whereby they would go back out
into the community to figure out whether or not the community would support curbside
recycling at certain levels of service. They're in the process of designing a way to
conduct that survey and then they would need to bring that process and the question to
the community. Mr. Wagner asked for the cost data before the survey was conducted.
Sharon Conroy explained that she would provide the committee with a model of the
survey that could be used and a backup if Auburn was to consider a curbside plan.
Discussion ensued.
III INFORMATION/DISCUSSION:
Vice Chairman Wagner commented favorably on the Jail tour. The Committee was very
impressed with the Jail staff.
IV. ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:50
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