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MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
JUNE 5, 2006
Minutes
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Gene Cerino called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM in Conference Room
No.3, located on the second floor of Auburn City Hall, 25 W. Main Street,
Auburn. Council members present included: Vice Chair Bill Peloza and
Member Rich Wagner. Staff members present included: Mayor Pete Lewis,
Chief of Public Safety Jim Kelly, Deputy Fire Chief Mike Gerber, Information
Services Director Lorrie Rempher, Public Works Director Dennis Dowdy,
Planning Director Paul Krauss, Assistant Fire Chief Stan Laatsch, Emergency
Preparedness Manager Sarah Miller, General Services/Fleet Manager Wayne
Knapp, Development Services Coordinator Steven Pilcher, Battalion Chief Dan
Bosch, Intergovernmental Services Coordinator Carolyn Robertson, and City
Attorney Dan Heid.
II. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
There were no Agenda modifications.
III. CONSENT ITEMS
A. Approval of Minutes
The minutes from the May 11, 2006 Municipal Services Committee
meeting were reviewed.
Vice Chair Bill Peloza moved and Member Rich Wagner seconded to
approve the Consent Items of the Agenda.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0
IV. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
A. Ordinances
There were no Ordinances for Committee consideration.
B. Resolutions
1. Resolution No. 4040
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A resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington,
authorizing the acceptance of a grant from the King County Office
of Emergency Management in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000.00) to provide community emergency response training,
and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the necessary
agreements to accept said funds
Emergency Preparedness Manager Sarah Miller presented
background information and answered questions relating to
Resolution No. 4040. If adopted, these grant funds will be used to
conduct two (2) Community Emergency Response Training (CERT)
classes to the community.
Vice Chair Peloza moved and Member Rich Wagner seconded to
forward Resolution No. 4040 to full Council for approval.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0
2. Resolution No. 4041
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington,
authorizing the acceptance of a grant from the King County Office
of Emergency Management in the amount of Five Thousand Six
Hundred Sixty One Dollars ($5,661.00) to provide community
emergency response training to vulnerable populations, and
authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the necessary
agreements to accept said funds
Manager Miller presented background information and answered
questions relating to Resolution No. 4041. If adopted, these grant
funds will be used to conduct one (1) CERT class designed for the
elderly and disabled populations.
Vice Chair Peloza moved and Member Rich Wagner seconded to
forward Resolution No. 4041 to full Council for approval.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0
3. Resolution No. 4042
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington,
authorizing the acceptance of a grant from the Washington Service
Corps to provide a full-time volunteer to the City of Auburn, and
authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the necessary
agreements to accept said volunteer
Manager Miller presented background information and answered
questions relating to Resolution No. 4042. If adopted, these grant
funds will be used to fund a full-time volunteer for a twelve (12)
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month period, who would be dedicated, in part, to organizing the
CERT Program.
Vice Chair Peloza moved and Member Rich Wagner seconded to
forward Resolution No. 4042 to full Council for approval.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0
v. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Ordinance No. 5906
Chair Gene Cerino provided a brief explanation of the purpose for
reviewing this Ordinance. A generic shopping cart ordinance may be
presented at the next Legislature session, which could limit or eliminate
the City's control over shopping carts within the City. A meeting with Chair
Cerino, Intergovernmental Services Coordinator Carolyn Robertson, and
representatives from the City of Renton has been scheduled to discuss
this issue.
At the request of Chair Cerino, General Services/Fleet Manager Wayne
Knapp reported on, and answered questions about, the enforcement and
general success of the City's current Ordinance relating to abandoned
shopping carts. During his report, Manager Knapp distributed charts to
the Committee illustrating Shopping Carts Retrieved and Number of Carts
by Store. The Committee discussed options for increasing the overall
awareness of the Ordinance and increasing the effective impounding,
billing, and disposing of abandoned carts.
The Committee requested annual reports on this program. Chair Cerino
will recommend to Mayor Lewis that patrol procedures be developed to
retrieve abandoned carts on a regular basis.
B. Regional Fire Protection Service Authority and Resolution No. 4038
With the assistance of Deputy Fire Chief Mike Gerber, Chief of Public
Safety Jim Kelly reported on the progress of the Regional Fire Protection
Service Authority (RFPSA) project with Auburn, Algona, and Pacific.
Discussion and questions focused on the goals of the project; goals,
benefits, definitions, and formation of a RFPSA; the establishment of a
RFPSA Planning Committee; the RFPSA Plan to be submitted to the
voters; taxes and fees, including the use of a Fire Benefit Charge;
formation and purpose of the Governing Board; and transfer of
responsibilities. During the discussion, a RFPSA Announcement was
distributed to the Committee, along with Talking Points.
C. Garage and Commuter Parking
Planning Director Paul Krauss reported on the status of the Auburn
Station parking availability. The number of users of the Auburn Station
has increased dramatically, filling the station faster than anticipated.
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Discussion focused on the current uses of the parking spaces and
potential solutions including, but not limited to, increased van pooling and
commuter bussing, enforcement of permit parking, and diversion to other
parking stations.
D. Valley Cities Interlocal Agreement
Information Services Director Lorrie Rempher reviewed with the
Committee the Interlocal Agreement between the nine (9) valley cites,
allowing the acceptance of funds from the Department of Justice/Cops
More grant that will assist with the initial strategic plan and build-out of a
prototype wireless network in the valley.
E. Matrix Update
The Committee made the following changes to the Matrix:
4P: Delete Status comments.
7P: Next review date is June 19, 2006
VI. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further public business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:55
p.m.
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Gene Cerino
Chair
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Tracy. inton
Fire Department Secretary
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