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MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
January 17,2006
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, Information Services Manager Lorrie Rempher, Solid
Waste Supervisor Sharon Hlavka, Police Commander Bill Pierson, HRlRisk
Management Director Brenda Heineman, Planning, Building and Community
Director Paul Krauss and City Attomey Dan Heid
II. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
Item V.A Resolution No. 3962 and Item V. B. Resolution No. 3969 were added to
the InformationlDiscussion items.
III. CONSENT ITEMS
A. Approval of Minutes
The meeting minutes from the January 3, 2006 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. 5990
An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington,
amending Section 5.20.100 of the Auburn City Code relating to ambulance
business.
Deputy Fire Chief Mike Gerber advised the Committee that the
amendments will clean up the code and allow for the contract of exclusive
ambulance service. Discussion between the Committee members & staff
included:
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P.2, #A-6: Clarification of "authority having jurisdiction". Chief Gerber
advised that presently King County would have jurisdiction but that could
be changed. Therefore, a single agency is not designated.
P.3, #C.1-b: The written report requirement had been deleted. Chief
Gerber advised that statement was in the contract provided by the
contract provider.
P.3,#C.3-a: There was concern about maps being deleted in this
paragraph. Chief Gerber assured the Committee that the drivers are
professionals and have GPS systems to help navigate.
Vice Chair Peloza moved and Member Wagner seconded to approve
Ordinance No. 5990.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0
B. Resolutions
1. Resolution 3967
This resolution would authorize the acceptance of a grant in the amount of
$97,518 and to execute an Interlocal Agreement between King County
and City of Auburn to accept said funds for implementation of the 2006-
2007 Waste Reduction and Recycling Grant Program.
Solid Waste Supervisor Sharon Hlavka advised the Committee that this
agreement is a renewal of a grant the City has been awarded for several
years. Discussion between the Committee members & staff included
P.2, Section II: There are two number 3 items listed, numbering to be
corrected. Paragraph A.3, same page, Supervisor Hlavka clarified that
she submits quarterly reports.
P. 3, A-8: The City uses only recycled paper and when submitting any
documentation, it is always printed double sided.
P.4, A-11: Credit for funds provided by King County is accomplished by
using their logo in printed materials.
P.5, B-2: Supervisor Hlavka advised there had been no problems with
reimbursement. and she clarified that "SRE", Special Recycle Events are
held twice a year in the City and King County deducts the cost of them
from the grant.
Vice Chair Peloza moved and Member Wagner seconded to approve
Resolution No. 3967.
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MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0
2. Resolution 3970
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington,
authorizing the Mayor to execute a Seattle - King County Department of
Public Health Memorandum of Understanding on the Local Hazardous
Waste Management Program for 2006 activities in the amount of Eleven
Thousand Six Hundred Seventy Six Dollars and Sixteen Cents
($11,676.16)
This grant in the amount of $11,676.16 is based on the population of the
city. It pays for a consulting company to teach a 3 day workshop on
natural yard care practices.
Vice Chair Peloza moved and Member Wagner seconded to approve
Resolution No. 3967.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0
V. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Resolution No. 3962
This Resolution would approve a contract between the City and SRI
Technologies. The City sometimes needs temporary staffing to support
a project. This is a renewal of a previous contract and no changes in
the rates. HR Director Brenda Heineman advised that about $25,000
per year is spent on this item.
The Committee recommended approval of this Resolution and
forwarded it to the Finance Committee.
B. Resolution No. 3969
This Resolution would authorize a Lease agreement between the City of
Aubum and Harold Gambini for rental of office space at 108 South
Division (formerly Chamber of Commerce).
Member Wagner noted that there was no reported budget impact HR
Director Heineman advised that this space would be used to house the
IS department and rent would be taken out of the Facilities budget.
The Committee recommended approval of this Resolution and
forwarded it to the Finance Committee.
C. Information
Chair Cerino reported that the Washington State Retailers are looking
for a sponsor to promote a state-wide ordinance for shopping carts that
would pre-empt the City's own ordinance.
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Chair Cerino also reported that he would like the Committee to revisit the
City's dangerous dog ordinance. He has been doing research on the
internet and has found many species that are identified as "pit bulls." He
asked for Committee support for him to work with City Attomey Dan Heid
to make the dangerous dog ordinance breed specific.
By consensus committee agreed to support Chair Cerino in this
endeavor.
D. Matrix Update
Additions and changes include:
7P: Parks Director Daryl Faber was not available to give report.
Member Wagner questions the upgrading of the water main for fire flow.
He requested Deputy Chief Gerber and Public Works Director Dennis
Dowdy to attend the next Public Works meeting and explain the
situation. Chair Cerino will notify Director Faber that his report is due at
the first meeting in February.
10P: Kickoff meeting scheduled for 1/24.
13P: There are integration issues with Spillman, the computer program
used by the Records Specialists. King County will be looking for
progress as they have grants that are involved with this project.
11 P: Move report to February '06.
12P: Deputy Police Chief Bob Lee distributed copies of his
presentation. With a series of graphs he demonstrated the number of
CAD calls as compared with the city's increase in population. There
has been a 51.1 % increase in SIU cases in 2005. There are 8 staff
vacancies expected in 2006 including 4 retirements, 1 on long term
disability, 1 on extended military duty and 2 waiting to attend the
academy. The department is actively recruiting for new officers.
Mandatory overtime and reassigning Specialty Assignments will be
used in the interim. Chair Cerino complimented Chief Lee for his fine
presentation and asked that he present to the Council of the Whole on
1/30.
4G: JAG members and Yakima County are scheduled to meet on
January 19th to decide on a course of action. City of Seattle has
indicated that they will terminate their relationship with Yakima. Auburn
is working on contingencies in case JAG terminates their contract with
Yakima. Kickoff for the Jail Study starts 1/18. Public Safety Chief
Kelly responded to questions the council had directed to him. The $6
health service fee covers nurses' services which are available twice a
week for a very short time. Medical emergencies are dispatched to
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Aubum Regional Medical ER. The $41 booking fee is based on
recovering the salaries of 2 booking officers that the inmate is seen by.
The state allows a charge of the actual costs of booking or $100, which
ever is less. The fee for Electronic Home Monitoring is $9.75 per day,
per inmate. This is cost paid by the City of Auburn. It is much less
expensive than the approximate $50 per day that incarceration costs.
The jail collected $67,000 in outside booking fees in 2005
VI. ADJOURNMENT:
With no further public business the meeting adjourned at 6:55 PM.
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Gene Cerino, Chair- artha Larsen
Police Department Secretary
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