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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-28-2008e a A TY OF s, WASHINGTON JULY 28, 2008 MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER, 3:30 PM, CONFERENCE ROOM NO. 3 Chairman Gene Cerino called the meeting to order at 3:31 p.m. in Conference Room 3, located on the second floor of Auburn City Hall, 25 W. Main Street, Auburn. Members present: Chairman Gene Cerino, Vice Chair Bill Peloza, Member Lynn Norman. Staff present were Chief of Police Jim Kelly, Finance Director Shelley Coleman, Director of Parks, Arts & Recreation Daryl Faber, HR Representative John Fletcher, M&O Representative Randy Bailey, Human Services Manager Michael Hursh, Police Secretary Kathy Emmert. Others present: Auburn Reporter Representative Robert Whalen. II. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS There were no agenda modifications. III. CONSENT ITEMS A. Approval of Minutes 1. Minutes of the July 14, 2008 Municipal Services Committee meeting. Vice Chair Peloza moved to approve the minutes of the July 14, 2008 meeting. Member Norman abstained but supported. MOTION CARRIED 2-0 IV. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS A. Ordinances There were no Ordinances for the Committee to consider. B. Resolutions There were no Resolutions for the Committee to consider. MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 1 t Municipal Services Minutes July 28, 2008 V. INFORMATION / DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Microflex Audit* (Coleman) Director Coleman explained the purpose of the audit and the role of the city and the vendor, Microflex. The Committee reviewed and supports the agreement with Microflex to audit utility tax collections from private providers to ensure recent annexations and increases in the revenue stream have been captured and implemented by these providers. B. Resolution Number 4381* (Heineman) A resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington, authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to amend the contract for public defense services for calendar year 2008 between the city and the law offices of Matthew J. Rusnak HR Representative John Fletcher advised the Committee of the necessity for the contract amendment to alleviate a backlog on the pretrial calendar. The Committee supports the resolution. C. Resolution Number 4385* (Hursh) A resolution endorsing the goals of "A Roof Over Every Bed In King County; Our Community's Ten-year Plan To End Homelessness" and stating the intent of the City of Auburn to work with other organizations and governmental entities in the implementation of this plan Manager Hursh advised the committee of the city's ongoing participation in and support of the effort to end homelessness. The Committee supports the resolution. D. Resolution Number 4386 * (Hursh) A resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington, authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk of the City of Auburn to enter into an inter-local cooperation agreement between the city and King County, for the purposes of administering the Federal Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Manager Hursh advised the Committee of the city's role and participation with other King County cities. The Committee supports the resolution. E. Washington Auto Theft Prevention Act (WATPA) Grant Award *(Kelly) Chief Kelly presented information regarding Auburn's participation with 17 agencies in a regional "Patrol" Task Force (Washington Page 2 "' Municipal Services Minutes July 28, 2008 Auto Theft Prevention Authority - WATPA) to reduce auto theft crime. A grant has been authorized to the Task Force in the amount of $1,030,000 to fund staffing and the purchase of a license plate reader camera system to be utilized by the Task Force in its various jurisdictions. Participating King County agencies are: Auburn PD, Beaux Arts Village PD, Burien PD, Covington PD, Des Moines PD, Federal Way PD, Kent PD, Maple Valley PD, Muckleshoot PD, Pacific PD, Port of Seattle PD, Renton PD, SeaTac PD, Tukwila PD, King County Sheriff's Office Precincts #3 and #4. Participating Pierce County agencies are Bonney Lake PD and Sumner PD. F. Matrix The matrix was adjusted is follows: 7P - Lead is Shelley Coleman, Review Date is 10/08, change status column to read Quarterly Report 8P - Review Date is August 11, 2008 20P - Review Date August 11, 2008 24P - Project Description changed to Fireworks Update, remove language in the status column 4G - Change Review Date to As Needed 21- Change Review Date to On Going 31- Change Review Date Semi Annual, Status column to specify January (July-December) and July (January-June), VI. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 4:47 p.m. Approved this P day of August, 2008. Gene Cerino, Ka by Em rt Chair Police Secretary Page 3