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I. CALL TO ORDER
A. Roll Call
Chair Peloza called the meeting to order at 3 p.m. in Conference Room 3 on the
second floor of City Hall, 25 West Main Street, Auburn WA. Members present:
Chair BiII Peloza, Vice Chair Wayne Osborne, Member Largo Wales. Staff
pres.ent; Mayor Peter Lewis, Chief of Police Bob Lee, Assistant Chief of Police
Bob Karnofski, Finance Director Shelley Coleman, Assistant City Attorney Steve
Gross, Planning DirectorKevin Snyder, Public Works Director Dennis Dowdy and
Police Secretary/Scribe Kathy Emmert. Others present: Gouncilmember John
Holman, citizens Joe Mahoney (Sports Page owner), Linda Carson (Rainbow
Cafe owner) and Henry DeHoog (Homeplate Pub owner).
B. Announcements
C. Agenda Modifications
IL CONSENT AGENDA
A. January 9, 2012 Minutes
Vice Chair Wayne Osbome moved to accept the Minutes as presented.
Member Wales seconded. Chair Peloza concurred.
MOTION CARRIED: 3-0
III. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A.� Animal Control & Licensing (Snyder)
Quarterly report
Director Snyder reported that the City is still waiting for the year end report from
King Counry. Once this information is received John Fletcher, Compensation
Manager will provide the information to the Committee. Juli Anne Cooke the Gity's
new Marketing and P�omotions Coordinator started work today (1/23/12) and will
be responsible, among other things, for the licensing reports through Community
Services Manager Mike Hursh in the future.
B. Shopping Carts (Dowdy)
Semi-annual update
Director powdy presented the information on cart pickups and collections. Chair
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Peloza asked about the aging of the balances due. Director powdy will provide
the City policy to all Council members.
C. Pull-Tab Taxation (Heid)
The Committee discussed a letter from a local business related to the City's Pull-
Tab taxation policy. Auburn has an option to tax either 5% on gross sales or 10%
of net (amount wagered less the amount pa'id out). It is requested that the City
consider adjusting ifs policy to assist the small business owners whose income
has declined due to competition with the larger casinos in the area offering more
and diverse gaming opportunities. Chair Peloza asked what this would mean in
terms of income to the City and was advised by Finance Director Coleman there
would be a reduction of approximately $20,000.00 annually. The owners of the
Sports Page Bar & Grill, Rain6ow Cafe and Home Flate Pub were all given an
opportunity to address the Committee supporting the request to amend the
taxation policy. Following a discussion the Committee agreed to a Pull-Tab tax
rate policy change based on Net + 10% rather than a Gross + 5% as is currently
being taxed. Chair Peloza directed Assistant Gity Attorney Steve Gross to draft
an Ordinance makirig this policy change. It is planned that the draft Ordinance will
be available for the Municipal Services Committee meeting on February 13, 2012.
D. Red Light Photo Enforcement (Lee)
Quarterly report
Assistant Police Chief Bob Karnofski presented the year end Red Light Photo
Enforcement report noting that the system is doing what it is supposed to do, that
is, reduce the number of incidents of running red lights, speeding in school zones
and reducing accidents.The Committee asked questions about the budget and
financial information in the annual report. The Mayor requested that Finance
Director Coleman provide a program financial review at the next Municipal
Services Committee meeting on February 13, 2012.
E. Matrix
The Matrix is amended as follows:
Item 10P - Red Light Photo Enforcement - Notation in Status reflecting the
financial review by Director Coleman at the 2/13/12 meeting.
Item 27P- Animal Control Licensing Program - The lead will be changed to Mike
Hursh and Status will reflect the year end fiinancial report will be presented by
Director Coleman at the.February 13 meeting.
Item 31 P - Cemetery Update - Status amended to add that the marketing plan will
be presented at one of the June meetings.
Item 30P - Street Median Maintenance - Director Faber will be present to discuss
this at the February 13 meeting.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 3:55 p.m. The next Municipal Services Committee meeting
is February 13, 2012 at 3 p.m.
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Signed this l3'� day of February 2012.
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Biil Peloza, Chair Kathy� mert, Police Secretary/Scribe
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