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CITY
MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMI~EE
March 3, 2003
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CALL TO ORDER - 5:00 PM, CONFERENCE ROOM NO. 3
Chair Singer called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM in Conference Room 3
located on the second floor of Aubum City Hall, 25 W Main Street, Auburn.
Members included: Chair Singer, Vice Chair Wagner, and Member Brothers.
Staff members present included: Police Chief Jim Kelly, Assistant Police Chief
Bob Lee, Fire Chief Bob Johnson, Finance Director Shelley Coleman, City
Attorney Dan Heid, Planning Director Paul Krauss, Cemetery Coordinator Arnie
Galli, Compliance/Facilities Administrator Lynn Rued and Police Administrative
Services Secretary Martha Larsen. The meeting was tape recorded.
AGENDA MODIFCATIONS
There were no agenda modifications.
CONSENTITEMS
A. Approval of Minutes
Minutes of the February 18, 2003 Municipal Services Committee meeting.
Vice Chair Wagner moved and Member Brothers seconded to approve the
Consent Agenda.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0.
.ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
There were no ordinances or resolutions for Committee consideration.
INFORMATION/DISCUSSION ITEMS
Public Nuisances and Nuisance Abatement Ordinancn
The Committee discussed the draft ordinance amending Chapters 8.12,
8.14 and 8.20 of the Auburn City Code, relating to Public Nuisances and
Nuisance Abatement.
The Committee recommended that the ordinance include the impervious
surface parking requirement in residential neighborhoods.
Municipal Services Minutes March 3, 2003
VI.
Member Brothers raised safety concems over the 3 ft. height requirement
of barbed wire fences. The consensus Of the Committee was to change
the requirement from 3 ft to 8 ft. Existing 6 ft. fences with barbed wire will
be grandfathered.
City Attorney Heid and Compliance/Facilities Administrator Rued will
present the revised ordinance at the next meeting.
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Cemetery Trust Services
Cemetery Coordinator Amie Gaili reported on the "pro-need" plan for
Cemetery budal services. The cemetery is receiving a growing number of
requests by the area citizenry for these services. He reported since the
opening of the Veterans and Maple Valley cemeteries, the market has
become more competitive, and this type of plan would be beneficial in
competing with other aroa cemeteries. He also reported that the Cemetery
Board met with representatives from Amedcan Funerals and Cemetery
Trust Services (AFCTS). The Cemetery Board recommended bdnging
forth a contract to the City Council. He explained that the agreement
would be signed between AFCTS and the person requesting the services.
The City would receive any interest earnings on the trust less the 1.97%
annual management fee on the trust balance.
Finance Director Shelley Coleman has examined the audit reports for this
company and found the company properly controlled and managed.
The Committee requested that Ms. Coleman proceed with preparing the
contract and present her recommendation at the next meeting.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:45 PM.
Approved this /"~ day of March, 2003.
~inger,' C['l~ir
Administrative Services Secretary
Auburn Police Department
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