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MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING
March 18, 2002
PRESENT: Councilmembers Singer, Wagner and Brothers; City of Auburn Staff: Jim Kelly,
Police; Bob Johnson, Fire; Shelley Coleman, Finance; Christine Engler, Public Works; Paul
Krauss and Mitzi McMahan, Planning; Dan Heid, Legal; Rodger Campbell Henry Buchanan Bill
Peloza, Airport Advisory Committee; Jamelle Garcia, Auburn Flight Services.
Minutes of the meeting were tape recorded and are available for review for six (6) years from
the date of the meeting. Please submit items for the agenda no later than 5p.m. the Wednesday
prior to a meeting so packets can be assembled and distributed Thursday afternoon.
Call to Order
Sue Singer, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM.
Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the previous meetings were approved as written.
Consent and Agenda
Resolution 3442 - King County Housing Authority Grant - Moved to pass, seconded, and
approved.
Councilmember Brothers asked for details on how, over and above the salary and benefits for the
officer, the approximate $94,000 is utilized.
Resolution 3446 - Condemnation Proceedings - Councilmember Wagner asked that
conditional language to be added to paragraph 5, page 3 of the resolution, stating that every
effort will be made to .salvage the Lincoln Building at 124 W. Main Street. Moved to pass,
seconded, and approved.
Ordinance 5649 - Graffiti - Language will be added to 8.13.060 to assure that the property
owner appealing the city's intent to remove graffiti will not be charged a fee for appealing.
Moved to pass, seconded, and approved.
Resolution 3428 - Surcharge for Auburn Flight Service - Paul Krauss and Jamelle Garcia
provided background on how the $0.15 per gallon surcharge over wholesale was determined.
Garcia provided a sheet estimating expenses for self fueling. After lengthy discussion, the
resolution was passed, seconded, and approved.
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Resolution 3441 - Transystems Corporation Consultants - Mitzi McMahan introduced the
resolution and fielded questions. Prior parking plans were discussed. Councilmembers asked
that there be periodic checks on the parking garage to determine how its utilization is
progressing. They also asked that a delivery date for this completed project be incorporated into
the resolution. Moved to pass, seconded, and approved, with incorporation of date for
completion.
Information/Discussion
Notice of Landing Area Proposal for Airport - Paul Krauss discussed John Anderson's
proposal to raise the height of the traffic pattern altitude from 857' MSL to 1,000' MSL. He said
that most pilots are already observing this standard. No action required by the committee. If the
proposal is accepted, the FAA will automatically publish this change in the Airport Facility
Directory.
Update of Fire Department Issues - As the meeting had run longer than anticipated, Bob
Johnson briefly discussed only the upcoming focus on preparedness for disasters. April will be
proclaimed Disaster Preparedness Month. The statewide earthquake drill will be on April 18th
between 9:40 and 10:00 a.m.
Adjournment
Chairperson Sue Singer adjourned the meeting at 6:25 p.m.
Next regular meeting is Monday, April 1, 2002, at 5:00 PM in Meeting Room 3.
Submitted by,
Sara J. Shao-McVay,
Investigations Secretary
Auburn Police Department
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