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MINUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER
The call to order was delayed until 5:15 p.m. due to lack of a quorum. At
5:15 p.m. Chair Nancy Backus called the meeting to order in the Council
Conference Room at Auburn City Hall located at 25 West Main Street in
Auburn. Chair Backus and Vice Chair Lynn Norman were present.
Member John Partridge arrived at 5:18 p.m. Present during the meeting
were Mayor Peter B. Lewis, City Attorney Daniel B. Heid, Finance Director
Shelley Coleman, Human Resources/Risk and Property Management
Director Brenda Heineman, Public Works Director Dennis Dowdy, and
City Clerk Danielle Daskam.
Members of the audience included Councilmember Virginia Haugen and
Wayne Osborne.
II. CONSENT ITEMS
A. Approval of Minutes
1. Minutes of the December 21, 2009 Finance Committee
meeting.
Vice Chair Norman moved and Chair Backus seconded to
approve the December 21, 2009 minutes.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 2-0.
B. Vouchers
1. Claims
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Claims check numbers 391394 through 391653 in the
amount of $2,081,350.54 and dated January 4, 2010.
2. Payroll
F4.9.2
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Payroll check numbers 528015 through 528113 in the
amount of $311,352.27 and electronic deposit transmissions
in the amount of $1,164,029.14 for a grand total of
$1,475,381.41 for the pay period covering December 17 to
31, 2009.
Committee members reviewed the vouchers.
Vice Chair Norman moved and Chair Backus seconded to
approve the vouchers.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 2-0.
III. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
There was no ordinance or resolution for Committee action.
IV. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Resolution No. 4554
04.4.13
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington,
directing the Mayor to move forvvard with Phase One of the City of
Auburn Les Gove Community Campus Development Plans
Resolution No. 4554 was moved from an action item to discussion
as the Community Center Committee is the sponsoring committee
of the resolution.
Committee members reviewed the resolution. There were no
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(Councilmember Partridge arrived at this time.)
B. Ordinance No. 6286
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An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Auburn,
Washington, amending Sections 13.06.360, 13.20.440 and
13.48.100 of the Auburn City Code relating to utility rates
Finance Director Coleman presented Ordinance No. 6286 for
review. The ordinance was discussed at the last Finance
Committee. Director Coleman also presented a water utility rate
study schedule prepared by the FCS Group. Director Coleman
noted the scheduled rate increases over the next five years. In
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order to keep the rate increases at a minimum, depreciation is
phased in beginning in 2011 and 2012. Director Coleman stated
that the utility rates will leverage over $45 million in utility projects
over the five year period.
V. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Committee, the
meeting adjourned at 5:27 p.m.
APPROVED THE 1/Vl-' DAY OF JANUARY 2010.
Nancy ck s, Chair Danielle Daskam, City Clerk
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