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Home My WebLink About08-26-2002 CITY OF AUBURN PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MINUTES AUGUST 26, 2002 I CALL TO ORDER 'The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. Those in attendance were Committee Chairman Rich Wagner and Council/Committee member Gene Cerino. Council/Committee member Fred Poe's absence was excused. Staff in attendance were Public Works Director Christine Engler, City Engineer Dennis Dowdy, Assistant City Engineer/Utilities Duane Huskey, Senior Project Engineer Ingrid Gaub, Transportation Planner Joe Welsh, Finance Director Shelley Coleman, and Administrative Services Supervisor Pam Miller. There were no guests in attendance. I1. CONSENT A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES It was moved by Councilmember Cerino, seconded by Chairman Wagner, that the Committee approve the Public Works Committee minutes for August 12, 2002, as submitted. Motion carried. B. AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO CONSULTANT AGREEMENT AG-C-78 WITH HARRIS & ASSOCIATES FOR WORK RELATED TO PROJECT NO. PR 529, 3R° STREET SW GRADE SEPARATION PROJECT Senior Project Engineer Gaub distributed a Budget Status Sheet, stating that the costs for this amendment were included in the budget for construction management, and that the project is within budget. It was moved by Councilmember Cerino, seconded by Chairman Wagner, that the Committee recommend Council approve Amendment No. 7 to Consultant Agreement AG-C-78 with Harris & Associates. Motion carried. C. FINAL PAY ESTIMATE #1 TO SMALL WORKS CONTRACT #02-07 WITH SCOTTY'S GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AND ACCEPT CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECT NO. C202A, 15TM STREET SW WATERLINE CONNECTION It was moved by Councilmember Cerino, seconded by Chairman Wagner, that the Committee recommend Council approve Final Pay Estimate #1 to Small Works Contract #02-07 and accept construction of Project No. 202A, 15th Street SW Waterline Connection. Motion carried. III. ISSUES A. RESOLUTION NO. 3517, SANITARY SEWER FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH LAKEHAVEN UTILITY DISTRICT Assistant City Engineer/Utilities Huskey gave a brief history of the previous sewer franchise agreement with Lakehaven Utility District (LUD) that expires on September 6, 2002. He explained that the new franchise has been expanded to include all of Auburn's potential annexation areas that are within LUD's sewer service area. It was moved by Councilmember Cerino, seconded by Chairman Wagner, that the Committee recommend Council adopt Resolution No. 3517. Motion carried. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MINUTES AUGUST 26, 2002 Page 2 of 3 IV.INFORMATION OR DISCUSSION A. UTILITY TAXES Finance Director Coleman discussed the possibility of King County levying un-used City taxing authority, specifically utility taxes, for the benefit of the County. She distributed handouts showing the City's revenue history, potential revenue should the City increase utility taxes, and a comparison of Auburn's utility taxes with other valley cities. The City's current taxes are at 4.5% for all but refuse, which is 2%. If the City were to increase taxes to 6% on all utilities, there is the potential for an increase in revenue of $1.7 million. In light of recent initiative action and the possibility of the County taking away City taxing authority, it was recommended the Committee consider increasing the utility tax levy. Following discussion, it was the consensus of the Committee to raise the City's utility taxes to 6%. Chairman Wagner also asked Director Coleman to look into Kent's rationale for charging a refuse tax of 7.8%. B. SIX-YEAR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM For the purpose of these minutes, this item was discussed after Information/Discussion Item C. Transportation Planner Welsh reviewed the Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) with the Committee, apprising the Committee of recent discussions with the Mayor and changes or potential changes to the TIP since it was reviewed by the Committee at their last meeting. Following discussion, it was the consensus of the Committee that the following changes be made: · White River Pedestrian undercrossing project - add to the TIP. · Project Advance Engineering/Grant Development (#35) - keep on the TIP · Lakeland Hills Way/East Valley Highway Signal project - add to the TIP · Auburn Way S, 6th SE to 'M' St SE (#-4) - show the amount the City is seeking in grant funding in the grant column, thereby reducing the City match. · Academy Drive, AWS to Green Valley Road bypass (#21) - reflect MIT contribution in the Total Other column. · Add a subtotal line between project ~,4 and project #45. It was moved by Councilmember Cerino, seconded by Chairman Wagner, that staff bring the TIP to Council for approval on September 3, 2002, with the changes made as indicated. C. METHOD OF VERIFYING STREAM FLOW ABOVE LAKE TAPPS DIVERSION STRUCTURE For the purpose of these minutes, this item was discussed before Information/Discussion Item B. Councilmember Cerino distributed copies of information he had downloaded from the Internet regarding White River stream flows, and stated that he recently attended a meeting of the Committee for Environmental Law Policy (CELP). PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MINUTES AUGUST 26, 2002 Page 3 of 3 D. CAPITAL PROJECT STATUS REPORT The Committee reviewed the Capital Project Status Report. V, ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Public Works Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 6:40 p.m. Submitted by Pam Miller, Administrative Services Supervisor. Approved by the Public Works Committee on.~L.g~-.~ PM/bd File: 17 (17.2) REF. 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