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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-24-1997 Cities & Schools lVIINUTES Thursday, April 24, 1997 6 p. tn Cafe Auburn at Auburn Senior High School. 1. Introductions Dan Johnson, Chuck Booth, Jim Fugate, Linda Cowan, Paul Mallary, Phil Legg, Gene Cerino, Betty Smith, Rich Wagner, Debbie Jorgenson, 3'eanne Barber, Mary Jo Jiminez, Lisa Clausen, Diane Supler, Kathi Barrett, Leila Booth, Donna Foxley, Dick Burkhan, Fred Poe, Trish Borden were present. 2. Update on Library Collaboration (Chuck Booth) Mayor Booth reported that the library bond for the city of Auburn passed and that it is hoped that the new library, which will be part of the King County system, will open in 1999. It will be located where the old tennis courts are on Auburn Way South. 3. Subcommittee Reports A. Printing Tim Cummings, director of atMetics, activities, and curriculum for the Auburn School District, reported that Algona and Pacific are using the Auburn School District print shop for their priming needs. Discussion is continuing regarding the . possibility of collaboration between the city of Auburn and the Auburn School District. B. Legislative Update Attached is the legislative update that was provided by Lisa Clausen, city of Auburn. Thank you, Lisa! C. Vehicle Maintenance Chuck Booth shared information regarding other cities and schools that collaborate on vehicle maintenance services. The report is attached. D. Finance Diane Suplet reported on the possibilities of collaboration to develop web pages for the cities in collaboration with the school district. E. Parks and Grounds Maintenance Kathi Barrett indicated that this committee will be meeting soon. We look forward to a report at our next meeting. 4. New Business A. Children's Issues - Phil Legg suggested that the forum address issues of children, such as safety, justice, welfare, etc. 5. Action Items A. It was suggested that emergency preparedness and library collaboration be on future agendas as tabled items that can be brought off the table as needed. B. The legislative subcommittee, chaired by T~sh, will plan a(tother meeting with state legislators to discuss local issues. C. Dan, Rich, Kathi, Sue, and Linda will serve on a technology subcommittee and wilt have a presentation for the fall meeting on web pages that have been developed by other cities. Sue Singer will chair. D. Vehicle Maintenance, Parks and Grounds Maintenance, Priming Collaboration: Possibilities will continue to be explored and subcommittee reports will be provided at the next meeting. E. Phil Legg will chair a subcommittee on ehildren's issues. Donna FoxIcy, Debbie Jorgenson or designee, Jeanne Barber, and Trish Borden will serve. The subcommittee will define issues and suggest ways in which collaboration might OCtfir. NEXT MEETING Wednesday, October 15 6 p. tr~ Auburn Riverside High School Commons CITIES A~YD SCHOOLS FORUFvI VEHICLE Ai4ITfENANCE SLrBCO~'M1TTKR REPORT April 24, 1997 The C~es and Schoo]s Forum Vch]clc lvfaintenancc Subcommittc~ has inventoded rolling stocks and revir,ved several cooperative, cost shad-~ plans for vehicle purchase and m~ntenance employed stat~wlde. The specific question examined was the possibility ofblendh~g ~he vehicle and cqulpment maintenance for the c'rtles of Auburn, Algeria, and Padtic and the School District. Dave Mathews, who took the lead in the study project, pointed out that many issues come to mind when thinking about such an approach. The number one question explored was does the Cities and Schools :Forum want to consolidate all four mairrtenance facilities into one facility such as the District or City Transportatlon Center, or divide the work between the existing shops? To detex~;ne the possibility of merging existing vehicle and equipment maintenance facilities into one, Mr. M~thews contacted the Olympia School District, Centralia/Ch~h~lls Districts Co-op and ~he Lake St~enstGrdnile Falls Co-op to explore lhe initial set up of their vehicle maintenance facilities as well as the daily workings ofco-op type shops. ' OlvmDia Cooverattve In addition to maintaining the school fleet for ~e Olympia School District, the school facility m,lntains and repairs the Olymp{a Fire District's vehicles. The new vehicle maintenance tic'diD,, built four years ago. was built with this in mind. The parzs room was hrSe enough to stock parts for other fleets or departments and the shop was designexl to handle the number ofv~hicles that the :Fire Depaihiient would bring into the cooperative. A responsible, cost sharing program was put in place to ensure an equitable assumption ofcosts: (a) Parts are billed at cost plus 2% for administration of the program. Co) M~chani cs are billed at the hourly rate plus benefits. (c) An additional 8% is included for shop supplies (taBs, nuts, bolts, etc.) and consumables. (d) Another $5 is added to each work order for waste disposal and environmental fees. ThE shop supervisor at the Olympia i'acilhy indicated that there s. re times when working on fire equipment has interfetter with the scheduled maintcnanc~ on schoot buses; however, this does not happen very ox'ten. Centralla/Cheha!is Cooperative The Ixansportation facility that was built almost 20 years ago for the Centraiia/Chehnl!s School District's Co-op was designed to be a co-op shop from the very beginning. Additional space was 'included in the office complex as well as parts storage and shop bays, The entire trs-~portation complex was built to nmint-;- multiple school district fleet.% two municipal ~e~ts and some W, ,h~ngton Sisto Patrol vehicles. In this program, when a whide need_ _s maint~,.ancs or repairs it is brouSht to the repair shop and is scheduled. CTIIES AND SCHOOLS FORUivi VEKICLE MALNTENANCE SUBCOIV~MITTE, F, REPORT April 24, 1997 The Ckics and Schools Forum Vehicle Maintenancc Subcommitt~ has inventorled rolling stocks and reviewed several cooperative, cost s}mfi~ plans for vehicle purchase sad m~;ntenance employed statewlde. The specffic question examined was the possi'biljty of blending the vehicle and cqulpment maintenance for the cities of Auburn. Algeria, and Pacific and the School District. Dave Mathews, who took the lead in the study project, pointed out that many issues come to mind when thinking about such an approach. The number one question explored was does the Cities and Schools Fov,m want to consolidate all four ruimenance facilities into one facility such as the Dis~ct or Ci%' Transporf,~;on Center. or d~vldc the work between the existing shops? To detcr~;ne the possibility ofmerBing wdsting ve/~cle and equipment maintenance f-adl~ties i~to one, Mr. M,fhews contacted the Olympia School District. Centralia/Chchaljs I){stricts Co-op and the Lake St~vens/Gran~e F,dJ~ Co-op to explore the initial set up of their vehicle maintenance facilities as well as the da/ly worldrigs of co-op type shops. Olympia Cooversttve In addition to msintainlng the school fleet for the Olympia School District, the school facility m~l,~tains and repairs the Olympia Ftre DistHct's vehicles. The new vehicle m~Ir~enanc~ fad~iry, built four years a~o, was built with this in m~nd. The par~s room was large enough to stock parts for other fleets or departments sad the shop was desl.r,alcd to h,~ndle the number of vehlcles that the ~re Depa~'tment would brine line the cooperative. A respons~le, cost shzLring program was put in place to ensure an equitable assumpt{on of costs: (a) Parts are billed at cost plus 2% for administration of the program. (b) Mechanics are billed at the hourly rate plus benefits. (c) An additional S% is included for shop supplies (rags, nuts, bolts, etc.) and coas-m~les. (d) Another $5 is added to each work order for waste disposal sad environmental fees. The shop supervisor at the Olympia ~acllh'y indicated that there are times when working on the fire equipment has int=-ferred with the scheduled maintenance on school buses; however~ this does not happen very often. Centralh/Chehalis Cooverstlve The transportation facility that was built a/most 20 years ago for the Cemralla/Chehalis School Districi's Co-op was designed to be a co-op shop from the very beginning. Mditional space was 'included in the office complex as well as parts storage and shop bays. The entire tr~rLsportation complex was built to mainf-;- multiple school district fleets, two municipal fleets and some W~d~n~on State Patrol vehicles. In/his proSram, when a vehicle needs maintenance or repairs I~ is brought to the rcpair shop and is scheduled. ;HARILES A. BOOTH, MAYOR PLANNING & COMMUNfYY DEVELOPMENT DEFY. Paul Krauss, A.I.C.P., Planning Director 25 west Main, Auburn WA 98001. (20~) 931-3090 MEMORANDUM TO: Cities and Schools Forum Members ', FROM: Lisa Clausen, Aubum Intergovernmental Affairs Managerf~__..,-- DATE: April 24, 1997 SUB J: Briefing on Status of 1997 Legislative Issues This memo is to provide information on the status of various pieces of legislation which have come up during the 1997 regular legislative session. It is possible that items of interest to you might not be addressed here, but many issues of concern are discussed. The first section addresses some key matters of interest to cities; the second section concerns issues related to schools (as best as could be determined by this staff, who has not been directly tracking school-related issues). If you have questions after reading this, please feel free to contact me at 804-5030. Thank you. City Issues Transportfition Funding: While the rule may be that nothing is dead until the Legislature adjoums, it appears highly unlikely that additional gas tax revenues will be approved this session. This means continued insufficient funding for local streets/arterials, and little, if any, state funding for major freight mobility projects such as grade-separations at 3rd Street S.W. and 277th Street. In addition, a bill to create a freight mobility investment board and a new program to address problems associated with freight movement (SHB 2180) has failed to get out of the Senate. It would have to be amended into the budget in order to be enacted. The transportation budgets crafted by the Senate and House Transportation Committees are sufficiently different that no one knows what the final document will include; three members of each committee started meeting in conference on Wednesday. There is some hope that $500,000 included in the House version will be approved in the final version, to keep some movement going for freight mobility projects such as Aubum's grade- crossings. This funding level is inadequate to provide for construction, but could assist with continued design work. [Note: There continues to be an effort to secure more than $80 million in Federal ISTEA funds for grade-separation projects in the "FAST Corridor" between Tacoma and Everett, including three grade-separations in Auburn and one in Pierce County by Pacific:] Growth Management: The Legislature has not passed major legislation threatening the future of growth management, and the Governor would not sign such a measure. A few other measures are being sent to the Governor, and local jurisdictions are requesting that the Governor veto them. The good aspects of the Land Use Study Commission's recommendations remain in limbo. A measure to allow "industrial land banks" outside urban growth areas has passed out of the Legislature. Revenue Reductions: Most measures which would have reduced local jurisdictions' revenues by various means have not succeeded this year. Sales tax exemptions for warehouses have apparently died, as have the most damaging gambling tax reduction bills. A measure reducing the tax rate on social card games from 20% to 10% has been approved and gone to the Governor for signature (HB 2117). On property taxes, a property tax limitation measure has been approved, with a referendum to the voters which would allow a permanent levy reduction of 4.7187%, plus require jurisdictions to limit annual increases to inflation unless their legislative bodies vote to approve up to the allowed 6% increase in a public meeting (which is already done). A bill to reduce the state property tax levy by 4.7187% for 1997 was also signed into law. A bill to eliminate taxation of intangible business properties (such as trademarks) has gone to the Governor; a veto has been requested since it is expected to shift some taxation from large corporations to residential taxpayers. Criminal Justice: The Legislature has apparently failed to remove a cap imposed on the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax share used for criminal justice purposes by local govemments. The MVET distribution will now be capped at the inflation rate as of hly I of this year, rather than being allowed to grow at the same rate as the MVET account. Another major criminal justice measure, concerning Juvenile Justice, is now in conference committee to try to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions. Other: One piece of good news is that the Governor has signed into law the so-called skateboarding liability bill, which provides immunity from liability for recreational skateboarding and other nonmotorized wheel-based activities (e.g., rollerblading). It is hoped that this will encourage local jurisdictions to create skateboard parks for their youths to use. Welfare Reform has been approved with a partial veto. The veto primarily ensures benefits for legal immigrants after one year in the state, and removes what the Governor considered onerous child care co-payments which the bill would have had families going off welfare pay. The Governor will establish his own co-payment system through DSHS (without legislation). Schools State Budget: The Governor on Wednesday vetoed sections in the budget related to education and higher education, due to his concerns over insufficient funding for teachers' and state workers' pay raises, teacher planning days, and college financial aid. [He also vetoed sections related to funding the Basic Health Plan, seeking to provide health care for more low-income persons, and job training for unemployed fishing and timber'industry workers.] The Legislature seeks to spend more money than the Governor would on K-12 school technology and on classroom materials. School Levies: The Legislature has approved a measure to authorize school levies for periods up to four years, if the voters approve a Constitutional amendment in November to allow it. That bill, HB 2011, has gone to the Govemor for signature. K-20 Technology: The Legislature is working in conference committee on a measure to provide governance of the K-20 educational telecommunications network. A bill to create a K-20 technology revolving fund has been sent to the Governor. Audits: Two measures have gone to the Govemor which would require the SPI to withhold or recover payments to school districts based on findings of the Washington State Auditor (SHB 1776 and SSB 5394). The SPI must develop policies and procedures for audit resolution. Contracts: A bill has been sent to the Governor in which state statute is revised to allow school district boards of directors to contract with other school districts, organizations, agencies, etc. for goods and services (SHB 1865). Student Testing: The Legislature has approved a bill with several provisions related to testing second grade reading skills. The bill requires that the SPI identify a set of test for testing second grade reading accuracy and fluency skills. A pilot project will be set up during the 1997-98 school year; schools or districts may participate voluntarily. A district must select a test in the 1998-99 school year and administer it for at least three years. The SPI must establish a primary grade reading grant program, to train teachers in methods with proven results. (There are other requirements.) SHB 2042 has gone to the Governor for action. Another bill on "reading accountability" is in conference committee. Second Substitute Senate Bill 5508 (2SSB 5508) calls for a statewide reading accountability system which would move the current fourth grade test to the third grade for reading and math skills. Fourth grade students would still take 'the fourth grade assessment developed by the Commission on Student Learning. (There are other requirements.) The Govemor has been sent a measure (SHB 1085) which would require any materials related to tests, surveys, etc. be available fdr inspection by parents and school board members. Prior consent is required prior to certain tests, etc., which would reveal information about the student's or parents' personal beliefs, behavior, etc. School Bus Passing: A bill doubling the traffic fine for passing a school bus has been signed into law by the Governor (SSB 5470) The fine may not be waived, reduced or suspended and 50% of the fine goes to the School Zone Safety Account for traffic safety around schools and bus loading zones. Various miscellaneous bills are still alive: Changing requirements related to removing students from school grounds (SHB 1086); changing the disposal of surplus property (HB 1367); changing school district territory included in city boundary extensions (SSB 5071); changing provisions related to disruptive students and offenders in schools (EHB 1581); improving school safety CrIB 1841), and others. Numerous other measures died during the session.