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MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON
November 3, 2003
Minutes
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CALL TO ORDER
Chair Sue Singer called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM in Conference Room 3
located on the second floor of Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street, Auburn.
Members included: Chair Sue Singer, Vice Chair Rich Wagner and Member
Stacey Brothers. Staff members present included: Mayor Peter B. Lewis, Police
Chief Jim Kelly, Fire Chief Bob Johnson, Planning & Community Development
Director Paul Krauss, Public Works Director Dennis Dowdy, Project Engineer
Jennifer Dvorak, Finance Director Shelley Coleman, Water Quality Program
Coordinator Chris Thorn, and Police Department Secretary Martha Larsen. Also
present were Lynn Norman, Virginia Haugen, Bill Peloza, Gary Young from the
Polygon Northwest Company, Garrett Huffman from Master Builders Association,
and Auburn School District representatives Linda Cowan, Ted Leonard, and Mike
Newman. The meeting was tape recorded.
AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
Information/Discussion Item V - C, Solid Waste Rates was pulled from tonight's
agenda and the item will be moved to the November 17 meeting agenda.
CONSENT ITEMS
A. Approval of Minutes
Minutes of the October 6, 2003 Municipal Services Committee meeting.
B. Contract Administration
1. Public Works Proiect Number C203A
City Council to approve Final Pay Estimate #5 to Contract 02-23
with Regency NW Construction and accept construction of Project
No. C203A, Auburn Station Commercial Improvements, Phase 1.
2. Public Works/Planninq, Proiect Initiation, C321A
Municipal Services Minutes November 3, 2003
City Council to approve initiation of Project No. C321A, 2004 House
Demolition Project.
IV.
Planning & Community Development Director Krauss reported that
these houses are City properties and the purpose of the demolition
would be to reduce the City's liability. Asbestos surveys must be
completed before demolition.
Vice Chair Wagner moved and Member Brothers seconded to approve
the Consent Agenda.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0.
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
Ordinances
No Ordinances submitted for Committee review
Resolutions
No Resolutions submitted for Committee review.
INFORMATION/DISCUSSION ITEMS
A.
Auburn School District School Impact Fee Request
The Auburn School District has requested the school impact fees collected
by the City of Auburn be increased from $2,500 for single-family unit and
$1,000 for multi-family units to $4,500 and $1,200 respectively.
Mr. Gary Young representing the Polygon Northwest Company spoke to
the concerns of his and other construction companies. His company is
active in the Lakeland Hills construction. The large impact fee increase
has not been included into a builder's budget. Buyers would be burdened
with a larger mortgage. His company has invested $20 million based on
the $2,500 impact fee. He is already feeling pressure from rising timber
prices. He had planned to submit 200 building permits this year.
Auburn School Superintendent Linda Cowan spoke on behalf of the
Auburn School District's position. She reported that Auburn schools are
rapidly growing and the present impact fees have not increased since first
implemented. Low housing prices attract many families to Auburn. At this
time, no date has been set for construction of an elementary school in
Lakeland Hills; but a site for one is being determined.
Dr. Ted Leonard spoke on behalf of the Auburn School Board in defense
of the school district's position. He added that residents are not
supportive of bond issues and impact fees are a dependable resource.
He declared that the builder could recoup the impact fee.
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VI.
Mayor Lewis explained that through much miscommunication the Council
had not increased the impact fees because the school district had not
requested one. The appropriate procedure to make such a request was
clarified.
The consensus of the committee was to increase the impact fee to $3,000
effective January 1, 2004 and increase to $4,000 effective January 1,
2005 and finally to the level of the capital plan effective January 1, 2006.
Their recommendation will be presented at the Finance Committee
meeting later this evening.
2004- 2009 Capital Facilities Plan Update
Finance Director Shelley Coleman presented a draft copy of the proposed
Addendum to the 2003-2008 Capital Facilities Plan. She noted that new
projects were added to the end of the budget.
Airport Ground Lease Enhancements
Planning and Community Development Director Krauss reported that
following the Council's decision not to provide funding to construct
additional hangars, the City began an effort to market ground leases for
private hangar development. These hangars are a source of income for
the City, yet now the airport finds that it is essentially out of land to lease.
One creative solution is to ask one of the leasers to swap an acre of land at
one end of his property for an acre at the other end. The consensus of the
Committee was while there were no real objections to the swapping of
acreage; any development should be approached cautiously and slowly
given the imminent change in management at the airport.
Auburn Station Commercial Space
Planning and Community Development Director Krauss presented the
updated spreadsheet on the leasing of the Auburn Station Commercial
space.
Vice Chair Wagner observed that the new spreadsheet was not as detailed
as the previous one. He requested a revised copy to be part of the next
meeting's agenda.
ADJOURNMENT:
With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:47 P.M.
Approved this/'~'day of November, 2003.
Sue-Singer, Ch~ir ~
M afl"'~a Larsen -
Police Department Secretary
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