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CITY OF
MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON December 13, 2010
MINUTES
1. CALL TO ORDER 3:30 PM, AUBURN CITY HALL, 25 W. MAIN STREET,
CONFERENCE ROOM NO. 3, 2ND FLOOR
Chair Peloza called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. in Conference Room 3 on
the second floor of City Hall, 25 West Main Street, Auburn WA. Members
rp esent: Chair Bill Peloza, Vice Chair Sue Singer, Member John Partridge. Staff
present: Mayor Pete Lewis, Chief of Police Bob Lee, Planning Director Kevin
Snyder, Solid Waste & Recycling Coordinator Joan Nelson, City Attorney Dan
Heid, Finance Director Shelley Coleman„ Director of HR/Risk & Property
Management Brenda Heineman, Animal Services Coordinator Denise McCollum,
Financial Services Manager Rhonda Ewing, Utilities & Accounting Services
Manager, Mark Gregg, Police Secretary Kathy Emmert, Others present: citizens
Nick Perius and Wayne Osborne, Waste Management representative Laura
Moser and Auburn Reporter representative Robert Whale.
II. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
A. Item V.A is now item IV.B
III. CONSENT ITEMS
A. Approval of Minutes of the November 8, 2010 Municipal Services
Committee Meeting (November 22, 2010 meeting cancelled due to
inclement weather.)
Vice Chair Singer moved to accept the Minutes of the November 8,2010
meeting. Member Partridge seconded. Chair Peloza concurred.
MOTION CARRIED: 3-0
IV. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (Action Items)
A. Resolution No. 4658* (Coleman)
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington,
authorizing the Mayor to execute a services contract with the Seattle-King
County Department of Public Health for reimbursement of funds related to
2011 local hazardous waste management program activities
The City will contribute resources and the West Hill neighborhood was
chosen for this program. Vice Chair Singer moved to forward to the full
Council for approval. Member Partridge seconded. Chair Peloza
concurred.
MOTION CARRIED: 3-0
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B. 2011. Vadis Service Agreement* (Coleman)
:k The duties and restrictions of types of services authorized because of
potential safety issues for non-city employees was clarified.
Staff responded to questions from the committee.
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°y Vice Chair Singer moved to forward to the full Council for approval.
Member Partridge seconded. Chair Peloza concurred.
MOTION CARRIED: 3-0
V. INFORMATION / DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Solid Waste Service Transition - SW Lea Hill* (Coleman)
{ The outline of the transition to the City's service provider was presented.
a _ Further discussion and additional information will be provided for the
December 27, 2010 meeting.
B. Washington Cities Insurance Authority (WCIA) Premium
Assessments* (Heineman)
The City continues its trend reducing insurance exposure and premium
expenses.. The Council discontinuing their quasi-judicial role is an
h example of reducing exposure. Staff-responded to questions from the
committee.
C. King County Taxicab Enforcement Issues (Snyder)
The current lnterlocal agreement with King County does not provide for
h measurable performance information:. The City will be meeting with King
County to discuss taxi service and performance measures. In addition,
c ; staff presented 5 optiorns to the committee for consideration. Following
discussion, the committee agreed for staff to proceed with Option 1. Staff
j will bring back information to the committee after meeting, With King
County.
D. Animal Services Licensing Program* (Snyder)
The addition of, the contract staff has proven to be a positive action
creating awareness, increasing the licensed animals within the city, and
increasing the number of spayed/neutered animals that will ultimately
reduce the number of strays and animals taken to a shelter and the costs
associated with sheltering strays. King County has taken note of the
l approach as a model for other areas in the county. The committee was
a: very pleased with the success of the Animal Licensing Marketing Program
since it began in January -2010. The committee requested that a budget
` sheet be provided to reflect if the program is paying for itself.
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E. Executive Session pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(c) (Held)
The Committee went into Executive Session at 4:32 p.m. and resumed the
open meeting at 4:42 p.m.
F. Speed Limits in School Zones* (Reid)
After a brief discussion, the Speed Limits in School Zones topic will be
brought back to committee at a later date.
G. Police Explorer Program (Lee)
Chief Lee presented a very informative report on the Police Explorer
Program. Discussion and comments from the committee followed.
H. Gun Range Update (Lee)
Chief Lee presented information related to a proposed regionalized facility
(Auburn GSA site) that might include classrooms as well as indoor
shooting facilities. This would eliminate the current outdoor range utilized
for training and qualifications. Chief Lee responded to questions asked by
the committee.
1. Matrix*
The Matrix is amended as follows:
Item 25 P - SCORE - removed from the Matrix.
Item 27 P - Animal Control Licensing Program - added with quarterly
reports requested on the same cycle as other quarterly reports.
The next report is scheduled for April 2011 for the first quarter of
2011.
Item 4 1 - Mayor Lewis to provide status of this item for next meeting.
Item 8 1 - King County Taxicab Enforcement Issues update scheduled for
January 24, 2011.
VI. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 4:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted this day of December 2010.
CPei
Bill Peloza, Chair Kathy Emme Police Secretary/Scribe
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