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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-17-2002MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING June 17,2002 PRESENT: Councilmembers Singer, Wagner, and Brothers; City of Auburn Staff: Jim Kelly, Police; Bob Johnson, Parry Boogard, Fire; Paul Krauss, Mitzi McMahan, Planning; Dan Heid, Legal; Shelley Coleman, Finance; John Vodry, Dave Ward, NW Hangars; and Secretary Jeanne Herold Minutes of the meeting were tape recorded and are available for review for six (6) years from the date of the meeting. CALL TO ORDER: Sue Singer, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as written. CONSENT: Resolution No. 3483: City Council to approve Resolution No. 3483 authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to accept grant funds in the amount of $28,605.09 to purchase equipment, in accordance with the strategic equipment required to properly respond to terrorist incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Brief discussion followed Chief Johnson's presentation. Moved to recommend Resolution No. 3483, seconded and concurred. Resolution No. 3484: City Council to approve Resolution No. 3484 replacing Resolution No. 3476 to clarify the authorizing lease with N.W. Hangars LLC. During previous lease negotiations, there were terms that staff had agreed to that had not been done prior to re-submittal to council. An attempt to remedy that through a letter of understanding was done but applicants asked that the lease be brought back for corrections. Language changes were noted, discussed and corrected. Typos also were noted and corrected. Dan Heid explained the implications of the changes. Moved to approve Resolution No. 3484, seconded and concurred. Resolution No. 3485: City Council to adopt Resolution No. 3485, replacing Resolution No. 3475 to clarify the authorizing lease with N.W. Hangars, LLC. Moved to approve Resolution No. 3485, seconded and concurred. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION: Downtown Auburn Parking Manaclement Strategy: Mitzi McMahan updated the Committee on the "Downtown Auburn Parking Management Strategy". Auburn hired a consultant funded through a Puget Sound Regional Council grant of $25,000 and they were tasked with looking at parking management needs in Municipal Services Meeting June 3, 2002 Page 1 the downtown area. A breakdown of management options for the area and a further breakdown of short, medium and long-term options, are expected to be delivered in the final draft report. The final recommendation would be, to house parking management in Facilities Management within the City. Final report will be forthcoming in July. Garbage Taxes & Rates: Shelley Coleman passed out a copy of Ordinance No. 5671 which is an ordinance amending Chapter 3.41 of the Auburn City Code, relating to the City's Garbage Utility Tax and a copy of the Refuse Special Pickup Fee Analysis & Issue. Ms. Coleman explained that it has come to Finance's attention that Auburn charges a solid waste utility tax on the solid waste utility but aren't charging a utility tax the way the code is written. The City is not equitably taxing everyone and would like to expand the code with this ordinance so all of the haulers may be notified that the City would like to expand the utility tax. Ms. Coleman requested that this be placed on the Council Agenda for July 1st. Refuse "Special Pickup Fee" Analysis & Issue: This has to do with the new contract with Waste Management. There are some issues that are not defined in the Auburn City Code. 1) The Special Pick Up Fee, 2) The Return Trip Charge, and 3) The Extra Yardage issues haven't been addressed in the contract and it is felt that the rates are rather steep. Finance would like to make a recommendation and propose to Waste Management to modify the Ordinance at the old rate. It was suggested that Finance find out what the actual tipping fees are. Resolution No. 3486~3487: City Attorney Dan Heid briefed the Committee on two Resolutions that he wished to bring forward to Council following the Municipal Services meeting. No. 3486: City Council to adopt Resolution No. 3486 authorizing the City to expend funds to abate the litter nuisance at 3810 "D" Place SE, in the City of Auburn, and authorizing a lien for labor and materials. Committee members concurred with Attorney Heid in regards to Resolution No. 3486. No. 3487: City Council to adopt Resolution No. 3487 authorizing the City to expend funds to abate the weed nuisance at 4 Pike Street SE, in the City of Auburn, and authorizing a lien for labor and materials. Committee members concurred with Attorney Heid in regards to Resolution No. 3487. ADJOURNMENT: Chairperson Sue Singer adjourned the meeting at 5:58 PM Submitted by, Jeanne Herold, Secretary Auburn Fire Department Municipa! Sen, ices Meeting June 3, 2002 Page 2