HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-10-2012 pn.oF-�- '` Municipal Services Committee
- September 10, 2012 -3:30 PM
City Hall Conference Room 3
WASHINGTON MINUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Peloza called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. in Conference Room
3 of City Hall, 25 W Main Street, Auburn, WA.
A. Roll Call
Members present: Chair Peloza, Vice Chair Osborne, Member
Wales.
Staff present: Mayor Pete Lewis, Councilmember John Partridge,
Chief of Police Bob Lee, Assistant Chief of Police Bill Pierson,
Planning and Development Director Kevin Snyder, Commander Scott
Near, Sergeant Brian Willianis; Officer Michael Ashbaugh, Officer
Jessica Smith, Construction Project Manager Steve Burke, and Police
Secretary/Scribe Terry Mendoza. Others present: Citizen Scot
Pondelick and Aubum Reporter representative Robert 1Nhale.
B. Announcements
C Agenda Modifcations
II. CONSENT AGENDA
A. August 27, 2012 Minutes
Vice Chair Osborne moved to accept the Minutes as presented.
Member Wales seconded the motion. Chair Peloza concurred.
MOTION PASSED• 3-0
III. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Auburn Valley Humane Society - Schedule Update (Burke)
Construction Project Manager Steve Burke provided the Committee
with an update on the Auburn Valley Humane Society project
schedule. Task #35 (ID 28 on Gantt Chart), AVHS Soflware
Coordination (PetData), has been extended to October 31 The site
development is on schedule and should be complete before November
30, 2012. Tenant improvement is complete. In addition to
the PetData software coordination current work includes updating the
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Auburn Animal Control Code. The purchase of the Animal Control
Officer's vehicle and equipment is complete and recruitment for the
Animal Control Officer position is underway Roof work is 99%
complete; flashing will be installed at repaired siding once siding work
is complete. Committee discussion followed.
B. Police Department Administrative Services Division (Near)
Commander Near, along with Sergeant Brian Williams and Officers
Michael Ashbaugh and Jessica Smith, presented information on the
Administrative Services Division of the Auburn Police Department.
Staff in this division are responsifile for the D.A.R.E., Volunteer, and
Explorer Programs, department accreditation, staff in-service training,
annual Citizen's Academy, and the Community Response Team
(Gang intelligence/enforcement, rental housing/community projects,
blockwatch/community meetings). Chair Peloza expressed his
appreciation for the Council's continued support of the D.A.R.E.
program especially with many cities choosing to discontinue it in their
areas. Vice Chair Osborne and Member Wales both thanked the
Police Department for their proacfive work in the area of gang
intelligence and enforcement. Committee discussion followed.
C. Nofflce's Towing (Lee)
This item was brought to the Committee based on an email to Mayor
Pete Lewis from a concerned citizen. The circumstances of the
incident were such that the.Auburn Police Department had the citizen's
car impounded by the next available company on the City's tow
rotation call list. The customer service that was provided by Noffke's
Towing as the citizen, attempted tb retrieve their vehicle was outlined in
the citizen's email to the Mayor The Committee will be advised if any
other complaints come forth wncerning a spec�c towing company
included on the City's tow rotation call list. Committee discussion
followed.
D Towing Audit Update (Lee)
The Auburn Police Department conducted a follow-up audit of towing
invoices for the month of July from all five towing operators on the
City's tow rotation list. The tow companies were contacted on August
6 and were asked to provide invoices for the month of July to include
all police impounds. The information was due at the APD no later than
5:00 p.m. on August 10. Based on the WSP official fees, the audit
findings revealed that all five towing companies are in compliance with
the WSP tow, storage and after hours release rates. Committee
discussion followed.
E. Matrix
No changes were made to the Matrix at this time.
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IV ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjoumed at 4:25 p.m. The next meeting of the Municipal Services
Committee is Monday, September 24, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. in Conference Room 3, City
Hali, 25 W. Main Street, Aubum, WA.
Signed this �`tT� day of September, 2012.
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ill Peloza, Cha� Terry Men oz , Police Secre /Scribe
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