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MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
January 3, 2006
Minutes
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Gene Cerino called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM in Conference Room 3
located on the second floor of Auburn City Hall, 25 W. Main Street, Auburn.
Council Members included: Vice Chair Bill Peloza and Rich Wagner. Staff
members present included: Mayor Pete Lewis, Public Safety Chief Jim Kelly,
Deputy Police Chief Bob Lee, Deputy Fire Chief Mike Gerber, Fiscal Services
Manager Craig Violante, Planning Director Paul Krauss and Environmental
Protection Manager Aaron Nix.
II. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
There were no agenda modifications.
III. CONSENT ITEMS
A. Approval of Minutes
The meeting minutes from the December 19, 2005 were reviewed.
Vice Chair Peloza moved and Member Wagner seconded to approve
Consent Agenda.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0
IV. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
A. Ordinances
1. Ordinance No. 5967
There were no ordinances for the Committee's review.
B. Resolutions
1. Resolution 3963
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company grant in the amount of $29,000 to
purchase high capacity inflatable rescue lift bags
Deputy Fire Chief Gerber reported to the Committee that the new bags
would replace 20-year old air lift bags. Auburn citizen Rhonda White
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applied for the grant as her son went through the mentoring process at the
fire station in recent years.
Vice Chair Peloza moved and Member Wagner seconded to approve
Resolution No. 3963.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0
V. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Ordinance 5978
An Ordinance of the City of Auburn, Washington adopting a new
section 3.04.620 of the Auburn City Code to establish the Transit
Center Property Management Revolving Fund at an initial funding
amount of $1 ,500.00.
Fiscal Services Manager Violante advised that the fund would meet the
requirements of an agreement that had been previously approved.
Member Wagner inquired as to the status of the City's relationship with
manager Harold Gambini and was advised the relationship had been
terminated a year ago.
The Committee recommended approval of Ordinance No. 5978 and
forwarded it to the Finance Committee.
B Jovita Heights fee-based wetland mitigation proposal
Environmental Protection Manager Nix explained that whenever
wetlands are impacted by a project the owner of the wetlands must be
compensated for that impact. Auburn owns .23 of an acre of wetlands
that has been impacted by the King County project of Jovita Heights.
Manager Nix estimates construction costs at $159,000 per acre and
this parcel of land for total mitigation cost would be $36,570.00.
Vice Chair Peloza asked if a contingency could be included in case of
costs overrun. Committee members discussed the possibility and
decided the estimated costs were enough.
The Committee consensus agreed to support this proposal.
C. Matrix
1 P: The fire station analysis is on the mayor's desk for review.
3P This item has been completed and should be removed from the
matrix,
4P: Contract is signed and implementation is in progress.
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5P: Mayor Lewis proposed doing an informational report on Code Red
at the Sexual Predator meeting slated for later this week. Chief
Kelly agreed. Status report due Januaryl 2006
10P: A staff meeting is scheduled for 1/24 to work out technical issues.
13P: Project is at a standstill as King County has not fulfilled their
responsibilities. Acronym RAIN is to be spelled out as Regional
Automated Information Network.
1 G: Deputy Fire Chief Gerber has been appointed to the legislative
Committee that will promote regional fire service. It should pass
during the present legislative session. The fire union will support
this legislation.
Vice Chair Peloza inquired about the closure date for RJC for accepting outside
inmates. Chief Kelly advised it was scheduled for 2012. Vice Chair Peloza also
requested that the number of handicapped parking tickets the volunteers write be
included in the Police Department's Monthly Report
VI. ADJOURNMENT:
With no further public business the meeting adjourned at 5:45 PM.
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Gene Cerino, Chair
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Martha Larsen
Police Department Secretary
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