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MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON
December 15, 2003
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II1.
Minutes
CALL TO ORDER- 5:00 PM, CONFERENCE ROOM NO. 3
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, Member Stacey Brothers and
Councilmember Nancy Backus. Staff members present included: Mayor Pete
Lewis, Police Chief Jim Kelly, Assistant Fire Chief Mike Gerber, Planning &
Community Development Director Paul Krauss, Finance Director Shelley
Coleman, Public Works Director Dennis Dowdy, Assistant Public Works Director
Dennis Selle, Solid Waste Supervisor Sharon Conroy and Martha Larsen. Also
present were: Jamelle Garcia from Airport Management Group and citizen
Virginia Haugen. The meeting was tape recorded.
AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
There were no agenda modifications.
CONSENT ITEMS
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the December 1,2003 Municipal Services Committee meeting.
B. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
1. Planning & Community Development Small Works Project
City Council award a Small Works Contract No. 03-26, Project No. MS
722, City Hall/Fire Station No. 31 Improvements, .to Lincoln Construction
on their Iow bid of $68,762.00 plus Washington state sales tax of
$5,561.60 for a total contract price of $68,761.60.
Chair Singer noted that this would include bringing the bathrooms to ADA
standards and completing repairs in Conference Room 2.
2. Public Works Annual Consultant Agreement AG-C-040
Municipal Services Minutes December 15, 2003
City Council approve annual consultant Agreement with City 3H
Management Consultants for on-call cable franchise administration for the
calendar year 2004 for services not to exceed $33,420.00.
3. Public Works Annual Consultant Agreement AG-C-136
City Council approve annual Consultant Agreement No. AG-C-136 with
Vadis Northwest for a litter control program, beginning January 1, 2004
and ending December 31,2004.
Solid Waste Supervisor Conroy stated that this program had been in place
since 1991 and besides litter control they also picked up illegal dumping.
Member Brothers moved and Councilmember Backus seconded to
approve the Consent Agenda.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0.
IV.
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
Ordinances
No Ordinances submitted for Committee review
B. Resolution No. 3666
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington,
authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an agreement for the day-
to-day operation and management of the Auburn Municipal Airport
between the City of Auburn and Airport Management Group, LLC.
Finance Director Shelley Coleman reported that this is a revised
agreement for day-to-day operation and management of the Auburn
Municipal Airport between the City of Auburn and Airport Management
Group, LLC. It now includes the Committee recommended items from the
last meeting. There are also several spelling errors that need correction.
Committee agreed to accept the Resolution with corrections.
Member Brothers moved and Councilmember Backus seconded to
recommend approval of Resolution No. 3666.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0.
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INFORMATION/DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Resolution 3671 - Basic Life System Transportation
Assistant Fire Chief Mike Gerber reported that the Resolution
recommends using Systems Design Northwest, Inc. as a billing agent
for ambulance transport services. The Auburn Fire Department makes
1,400 transports per year. The expected projected revenues for 2004 is
$264,000. The publication of Waiver of Fees was discussed. It was
recommended that there be a written appeals process in charity cases.
The recommended agency is presently handling most of the cities in the
area. Assistant Chief Gerber will bring the revised Resolution back to
Committee by January 31,2004.
B. H Street NE Speed/Traffic Study
Police Chief Jim Kelly reported on the effectiveness of the Stealth Stat
Radar Counter. It is an inconspicuous piece of equipment that tracks
traffic and speed on the roadway. The information is downloaded into a
spreadsheet in a computer and this information pinpoints the time the
majority of speeding is occurring. The H Street site is near the high
school and not surprisingly the speeding occurred when school was
dismissed. Traffic officers have been at the site to stop violators. Chief
Kelly declared this equipment was a wise spending of money.
VI.
ADJOURNMENT:
With no further business the meeting adjourned at 5:40 PM.
Approved this/~-' day of January, 2004.
Sue Singer, Chair
~M a~h a Larsen
Police Department Secretary
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