HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-04-2002 CITY OF AUBURN
COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
NOVEMBER 4, 2002 7:30 PM
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. Fla.q Salute
Mayor Peter B. Lewis called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM and
led those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance.
B. Roll Call
Mayor Lewis and the following Councilmembers were present:
Rich Wagner, Jeanne Barber, Trish Borden, Fred Poe, Sue Singer,
Stacey Brothers and Gene Cerino.
Staff members present included: City Attorney Daniel B. Heid,
Planning and Community Development Director Paul Krauss,
Human Resources Director Brenda Heineman, Employment
Manager Yvonne Yaskus, Fire Chief Bob Johnson, Police Chief
Jim Kelly, Finance Director Shelley Coleman, Public Works Director
Christine Engler, Parks and Recreation Director Daryl Faber,
Recreation Coordinator Sharon LaVigne, Project Engineer Ingrid
Gaub, Executive Assistant Duanna Richards, Assisant Police Chief
Bob Lee, and City Clerk Danielle Daskam.
C. Announcements and Appointments
1. Announcements
a) Mayor Lewis recognized Mayor Charles A. Booth,
Project Engineer Ingrid Gaub, and Public Works
Director Christine Engler for the 3rd Street
Bridge/Grade Separation Project. Mayor Lewis
displayed the bronze plaque that will commemorate
the bridge as the Charles A. Booth Bridge.
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b) Hometown Hero Award
Mayor Lewis presented Auburn's Hometown Hero
Award to Dick Kammeyer. Mr. Kammeyer was
accompanied by his wife, Marian, his son, Dick, his
daughter, Lianne Sanders, seven grandchildren,
other family members and many well-wishers. Mr.
Kammeyer was honored for his long-time community
commitment.
2. Appointments
There was no appointment for City Council consideration.
D. A.qenda Modifications
The agenda was modified to include consideration of Right-of-Way
Use permit No. 48-02 for Morgan Machinery Moving under Item
V.E of these minutes.
II. CITIZEN INPUT, PUBLIC HEARINGS & CORRESPONDENCE
A. Public Hearin,qs
1. 2003 Preliminary Bud,qet
The 2003 Preliminary Budget for the fiscal year January 1,
2003 through December 31, 2003 has been placed on file
with the City Clerk. The public is encouraged to provide
written or verbal testimony on any provision of the proposed
2003 Budget.
Mayor Lewis opened the public hearing. No one in the
audience requested to speak regarding the 2003 Budget.
Mayor Lewis closed the public hearing.
B. Audience Participation
This is the place on the agenda where the public is invited to speak
to the City Council on any issue.
Helen Spencer, 3611 I Street NE #33, Auburn
Ms. Spencer spoke regarding the Independent Transportation
Network (ITN), which is a community based, non-profit
transportation alternative that uses cars and both paid and
volunteer drivers to pick people up and take them where they need
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to go. It serves people age 65 and older and people with visual
impairments that prevent them from driving. The service provides
transportation 24 hours a day, seven days a week on a
subscription basis. Ms. Spencer presented Mayor Lewis with a
packet of information on the ITN program.
Sue Craig, 112 I Street SE, Auburn
Ms. Craig presented City Attorney Heid with written complaints
against her neighbor.
C. Correspondence
No correspondence was received for City Council review.
III. COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
A3.7.6
A. Municipal Services
Chair Singer reported the Municipal Services Committee met this
evening at 5:00 PM. The Committee discussed a possible increase
in gambling taxes. The Committee also discussed and requested
additional information relating to the firing range use agreement.
The Committee received information on a potential grant for
containment of meth-contaminated materials. The next regular
meeting of the Municipal Services Committee is scheduled for
Monday, November 18, 2002 at 5:00 PM.
B. Planning & Community Development
Chair Borden reported the Planning and Community Development
Committee met October 28, 2002. The Committee discussed the
following items: storm water drainage plan, wetland mitigation on
Highway 157, human services funding, neighborhood matching
grants, the Parks and Recreation budget, and proposed 2002
Comprehensive Plan amendments. The next regular meeting of
the Planning and Community Development Committee is
scheduled for Tuesday, November 12, 2002, at 5:00 PM.
C. Public Works
Chair Wagner reported the Public Works Committee met October
28, 2002. Chair Wagner spoke in support of the right-of-way use
permit, which was added to the agenda this evening. At their
meeting, the Committee discussed a right-of-way permit for an
espresso stand and standards for right-of-way use permits. The
Committee initiated the A Street NE corridor planning and reviewed
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the draft storm comprehensive plan and the Kersey-Oravetz signal
design. The next regular meeting of the Public Works Committee is
scheduled for November 12, 2002, at 5:30 PM.
D. Finance
Chair Poe reported the Finance Committee met this evening at
6:30. The Committee reviewed and approved vouchers, bad debt
write-off, and a call for public hearing on the final budget. The
Committee also reviewed and recommended approval of
Ordinance No. 5701 and Resolution No. 3533. The Committee
discussed increasing the gambling tax rate to 15% and other
potential tax increases. The next regular meeting of the Finance
Committee is scheduled for November 18, 2002, at 6:30 PM.
IV. CITY COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
Councilmember Borden reported on the Regional Policy Committee. ,She
noted that King County cut $6 million from local human services funding
from a $16 million budget, and the King County Executive has announced
that in 2004 local human services funding would be eliminated. The
Regional Policy Committee will undertake discussions on how human
services could be funded in the future.
Councilmember Poe requested the Mayor file a complaint with the King
County Executive regarding the Records and Elections Division of King
County and their distribution of absentee ballots for the general election.
He reported incidences of voters not receiving their absentee ballots and
voters receiving the wrong voting ballot.
Councilmember Cerino reported on the Lake Tapps Advisory Committee
and a report from the National Marine Fisheries Service. The report from
the National Marine Fisheries was not favorable to Lake Tapps. The
report indicates that water diversions at Puget Sound Energy's Lake
Tapps hydro project jeopardize salmon. If the report is not modified, the
hydro project and the lake may not exist in the future.
Mayor Lewis reported that Suburban Cities has been working on a
number of issues with King County, including human services.
Suburban Cities will be working on finding other revenue sources for
human services and other agencies to deliver human services.
Mayor Lewis announced that passenger trains are now traveling through
Auburn at 79 miles per hour. Freight trains will be traveling up to 50 miles
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per hour. Mayor Lewis encouraged Councilmembers to educate citizens
and caution them on the higher train speeds.
Mayor Lewis reported that his opinion letter regarding King County's
Forward Thrust Pools appears in The News Tribune today.
V. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Minutes
1. Minutes of the October 21, 2002 regular City Council
meeting.
B. Vouchers
F4.9.2,F4.9.5
1. Claims
Claims check numbers 315269 through 315716 in the
amount of $766,106.92 for and dated November 4, 2002.
2. Payroll
Payroll check numbers 502004 to 502159 in the amount of
$267,693.06 and electronic deposit transmissions in the
amount of $846,696.61 for a grand total of $1,114,389.67 for
the pay period covering October 3, 2002 to October 23,
2002.
C.Bad Debt Write-off
F4.12
City Council to authorize the write off of a utility account bad debt in
accordance with City policy in the amount of $2,370.96.
D. Call for Public Hearing
1. 2002 Comprehensive Plan Amendments
03.4.3
City Council to call for a public hearing to be held November
18, 2002 on the year 2002 Comprehensive Plan
amendments.
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2. 2003 Final Budget
F3.17
City Council to call for a public hearing to be held on
December 2, 2002 to receive public comments on the 2002
Final Budget.
E. Right-of-Way Use Permit No. 48-02
03.10.9
City Council to approve the issuance of Right-of-Way Use Permit
No. 48-02 to Morgan Machinery Moving for November 8 and 9,
2002.
Councilmember Barber moved and Councilmember Wagner seconded to
approve the Consent Agenda as modified.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 7-0.
VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
There was no unfinished business.
VII. NEW BUSINESS
There was no unfinished business.
VIII. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
A. Ordinances
1. Ordinance No. 5701
F6.6.3, F3.17
An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Auburn,
Washington, authorizing the levy of regular property taxes
by the City of Auburn for collection in 2003.
Councilmember Poe moved and Councilmember Cerino
seconded to introduce and adopt Ordinance No. 5701.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 7-0.
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B. Resolutions
1. Resolution No. 3533
A4.1.1
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn,
Washington, authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk of the City
of Auburn to execute an agreement for long-term health care
insurance for unaffiliated city employees through
UnumProvident, Unum Life Insurance Company of America.
Councilmember Poe moved and Councilmember Cerino
seconded to adopt Resolution No. 3533.
Councilmember Brothers commented that although the long-
term health care insurance is a worthwhile benefit, he is
opposed to providing additional employee benefits while the
City is using some of its reserves for expenditures.
Human Resources Director Heinemann commented that
after contract negotiations were concluded with all union
groups recently, management concluded that offering long-
term health care insurance was a reasonable benefit for
unaffiliated employees.
MOTION CARRIED. 6-1. Councilmember Brothers voted
no.
2. Resolution No. 3540
03.9 (V-04-02)
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn,
Washington, fixing a time for a public hearing on the petition
for vacation of a portion of 151st Ave East, located east of
East Valley Highway, within the City of Auburn, Washington.
Councilmember Wagner moved and Councilmember Cerino
seconded to adopt Resolution No. 3540.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 7-0.
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3. Resolution No. 3542
A3.13.4
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn,
Washington, authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk of the City
of Auburn to execute a Pumhase and Sales Agreement
between the City and Terrace View Properties for property
located in the vicinity of the north access ramp of the Lake
Tapps Parkway for City of Auburn utility purposes.
Councilmember Wagner moved and Councilmember Poe
seconded to adopt Resolution No. 3542.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 7-0.
IX. MAYOR'S REPORT
A. Executive Session
No executive session was held.
X. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting
adjourned at 8:27 PM.
APPROVED THE /~ DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2002.
Peter B. Lewis, Mayor anielle Daskam, City Clerk
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