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CITY OF
BU RN MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON January 24, 2011
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 pm. in Conference Room 3 on
the second floor of City Hall, 25 West Main Street, Auburn WA. Members
present: Chair Bill Peloza, Vice Chair Sue Singer, Member John Partridge. Staff
present: Mayor Pete Lewis, Chief of Police Bob Lee, Assistant Chief of Police
Bob Karnofski, Public Works Director Dennis Dowdy, Finance Director Shelley
Coleman, Parks & Recreation Director, Daryl Faber, M & O Manager Randy
Bailey, Manager Economic Development Doug 'Lein, Environmental Planner
Jennifer Shih, Traffic Engineer PabloPara, Police Secretary Kathy Emmert
Others present: citizen Wayne Osborne and Auburn Reporter representative
Robert Whale.
II. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
III. CONSENT ITEMS
A. Approval of Minutes of the January 10, 2011 Municipal Services
Committee Meeting
Vice Chair Singer moved to accept.the Minutes as presented. Member
:Partridge seconded. Chair Peloza concurred.
MOTION CARRIED: 3:0
IV. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (Action Items)
A. Resolution No. 4678* (Lee)
A Resolution j of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington,
authorizing the conversion to, and sale of Auburn Police Canine Riggs as
surplus property of the City of Auburn
Chief Lee explained that due to the promotion of K9 Handler Officer Dan
O'Neil to Sergeant, the K9 was retired. Sergeant O'Neil wishes to
purchase Riggs, his K9, as have other officers in the past under similar
circumstances. Vice Chair Singer moved to forward Resolution No. 4678
to the full Council for approval. Member Partridge seconded. Chair
Peloza concurred.
MOTION CARRIED: 3:0
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V. INFORMATION / DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Ordinance No. 6346* (Dowdy)
An Ordinance ofahe'City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington,
amending Section 10.12.125 of the Auburn City Code and creating a new
Section 10.12.130 of the Auburn City Code relating to speed limits in
school zones
Public Works. DirectoryDowdy presented proposed changes to the. City
Code and signage as it relates to school speed zones. There is confusion
between the flashing lights, flashing lights and signs, and the signs
indicating "when children are present". The new City Code will allow the
City to segregate and regulate for safety each school zone as it-relates to
the conditions present (crosswalk or not etc.). There will be signage
changes as necessary to clarify at each location the speed and
circumstances drivers need to know. .
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B. Copper Falls* (Coleman)
Finance Director Coleman and Parks.& Recreation Director Faber
presented the revenue report for restaurant located at the golf course.
i There is consensus that.revenues are lower than anticipated and efforts
are being made to increase revenues for 2011.
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4 C. Amendment to-AHBL, Inc. Consulting Agreement* (Snyder)
Environmental Planner Jennifer Shih presented information related to
j amending the agreement with AHBL, Inc. to allow for design of the Auburn
Environmental Park Boardwalk. Once the design is completed, there is
grant funding- available, to provide materials. It is anticipated that civic
organizations. within the city will be volunteering their services to complete
the project similar to other projects in the past.
D. Golf Course Operations* (Faber)
Parks & Recreation Director Daryl Faber presented the year-end synopsis
of the golf course revenues and discussed the conditions affecting
deviations or variances from projected to actual. There is aggressive
marketing' of the facility currently in place. It is anticipated that once the
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weather improves, there will be improvement over 2010 in 2011.
i E. Shopping Cart Update (Bailey)
M 8 co Manager Bailey presented a Shopping Cart Status report by store,
as well as, a;report from the City's finance-system documenting the
revenue received by the City. The Committee appreciates the detail and
commends Manager Bailey for the excellent information.
F. Red Light Photo Enforcement-(Lee)
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Assistant Chief of Police Karnofski presented the 2010 summary
Redflex, the Red Light Photo. Enforcement documenting the purpose of
the program, locations of the cameras, and historical information
documenting the reduction in violations, infractions issued, accidents and
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injuries. Also included was documentation of the reduction in school
speed violations where cameras are installed.
Financial information provided indicates the City is not generating a great
deal of revenue. The program is set up so that if sufficient revenue is not
generated to cover the cost of administration, the City incurs no expense
for the system.
Finally, the report provides documentation of the projects directly related
to providing a safer traffic environment funded by the Red Light Photo
Enforcement program. Public safety has been positively impacted by this
program.
G. Matrix*
There were no changes to the Matrix.
VI. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 4:40 p.m.
Signed this day of February, 2011.
Bill Peloza, Chair Kathy Emmert, Police Secretary/Scribe
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