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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-24-2008MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE U B U R N CONFERENCE ROOM NO.3 March 24, 2008 '1 7 Minutes 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Gene Cerino called the meeting to order at 3:30 PM in Conference Room No. 3 located on the second floor of Auburn City Hall, 25 W. Main Street, Auburn. Committee Members present included: Chair Gene Cerino, Vice Chair Bill Peloza and Member Lynn Norman. Staff members present included: Mayor Peter B. Lewis, Chief of Police Jim Kelly, Deputy Chief of Police Bob Lee, Finance Director Shelley Coleman, Financial Planning Manager Karen Jester, Assistant Finance Director Shawn Hunstock and Police Investigation Secretary Kathy Divelbiss. Also present was Robert Whale from the Auburn Reporter. II. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS There were no Agenda Modifications for the Committee's consideration. III. CONSENT ITEMS A. Approval of Minutes 1. Minutes The minutes of the March 10, 2008 Municipal Services Committee meeting were reviewed. Committee Members asked that the word excused be used when Councilmember is absent from any future Municipal Services Meeting. Vice Chair Bill Peloza moved and Member Norman seconded to approve the minutes of the March 10, 2008 meeting. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0 B. Contract Administration There were no Contracts for the Committee's consideration. IV. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS 1 Municipal Services Minutes March 24, 2008 A. Ordinances There were no Ordinances for the Committee's consideration. B. Resolutions Resolution No. 4332 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington, declaring certain items of property as surplus and authorizing their disposal No discussion regarding Resolution No. 4332. Vice Chair Peloza moved and Member Norman seconded to approve Resolution No. 4332. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0 V. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Valley Communications Center (VCC) -1St Amendment to VCC Interlocal Agreement Chief of Police Jim Kelly reported that this is a proposed amendment to the Valley Com Interlocal Agreement between the cities adding Valley Regional Fire Authority as a full partner to Valley Com. Admin board of Valley Com will need to act on this first and then it can go to the individual Councils. B. Ordinance No. 6170 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington, amending Chapter 3.40 of the Auburn City Code, and amending Sections 3.41.010, 3.84.040 and 3.88.040 of the Auburn City Code and creating a new Chapter 3.42 of the Auburn City Code relating to the levy and collection of utility taxes Mayor Lewis explained that this Ordinance is for a bonding amount of up to $25,000,000 for arterial streets based on the specific recommendation of the task force on arterial streets made up of citizens, business' and users of all types. Finance Director Shelley Coleman explained the financial end of the bonding process to the Committee. The Municipal Services Committee supports Ordinance No. 6170. 2 Municipal Services Minutes March 24, 2008 Mayor Lewis stated that the City is still asking the State for money to fix truck routes. This Ordinance is to be used for arterial streets. C. Interfund Loan Finance Director Shelley Coleman reported that attached is Ordinance No. 4354 that shows that we have some grant funds. One example is a local law enforcement block grant and after yearend they found out that they needed to accrue some expenses back into last year and there is a revenue receivable but it shows the cash as being in the deficit. This is a Finance housekeeping issue. New item discussed: Vice Chair Bill Peloza had an email about a new program in the City of Kent for a stolen car camera system that scans automobile license plates and compares them against a state database of stolen cars. Chief of Police Jim Kelly explained that it is a good camera system and Auburn is currently looking at grant opportunities to cover the cost for this type of system. There is a possibility that some grant funding will be available later this year. Committee Members would like this item added to the Matrix as an item of interest. C. Matrix 20P - Animal Control. Chief of Police Jim Kelly handed out a report with details about the six month review of animal control. Some of the highlights on the report were in addition to calls for service prior to having the enhanced service, the registration rate has increased from 3.2 to 5.6 on average per month for dangerous dogs. Officer Harris has concentrated efforts on education, working with the City Parks Dept. in regards to unleashed dogs running in parks. Officer Harris has focused a considerable amount of time educating dog owners about the leash laws and proper conduct in the parks with their dogs. He began discussions with Muckleshoot tribal housing and their code enforcement efforts towards dogs on tribal properties. King County continues to provide service when Officer Harris is not scheduled to work. Officer Harris has a very pleasant demeanor and fits our goal of education before enforcement. Chief Kelly said that Animal Control Officer Harris is a positive addition to the City of Auburn and his recommendation would be to continue to evaluate this program for an additional six months and give it a full year to see what the impacts have been. Generally speaking the community response has been a positive one. Councilmember's think this is a positive move for the City of Auburn. Municipal Services Minutes March 24, 2008 10P - Red Light Photo Enforcement. Police Chief Jim Kelly handed out a report for the first year and a half of operation of the program. The bottom line impression of this program is that it is enhancing and improving public safety in Auburn. Some of the highlights of the report are: • A reduction in the number of violations on average at the locations that are covered with photo enforcement. • Violation totals have decreased as the community becomes more familiar with photo enforcement. • The 4th and Auburn Way South intersection continues to be the most violated red light. • On average they are seeing a reduction in collisions and injury collisions. • Right angle collisions have been reduced. • This does have an impact on the City's Municipal Court system. • Auburn Police are continuing to work with the vendor and are looking at additional school zone areas and intersections to possibly install red light photo enforcement cameras. Closed door Executive Session started at 4:15 Meeting reconvened at 4:28 Airport signage was briefly discussed. VI. ADJOURNMENT There being no further public business, the meeting adjourned at 4:30 pm. Approved this ?Lf fk day of April, 2008. Gene Cerino Chair Kathy Di biss Police Department Secretary File: 2008msm03-24