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A °L V November 26, 2012 - 3.30 PM
�„J Council Conference Room
--f WASHINGTON MINUTES
I CALL TO ORDER
Chair Peloza called the meeting to order at 3 30 p m. in the Council
Conference Room of City Hall, 25 West Main Street, Auburn, WA.
A. Roll Call
Members present: Chair Peloza, Vice Chair Wayne Osborne,
Member Wales.
Staff present: Mayor Pete Lewis, Chief of Police Bob Lee, Assistant
Chief of Police Bill Pierson, Finance Director Shelley Coleman, Public
Works Director Dennis Dowdy, Transportation Manager Pablo Para,
Solid Waste and Recycling Supervisor Joan Nelson, Police Secretary
Heather Shaw and Police Secretary/Scribe Terry Mendoza. Others
present: Citizen Scot Pondelick and Auburn Reporter representative
Robert Whale.
B Announcements
C Agenda Modifications
Chair Peloza announced an agenda modification to remove Item IV C
- Median Standards Discussion. The item will be included on a future
agenda for this committee
II CONSENT AGENDA
A. November 13, 2012 Meeting Minutes
Vice Chair Osborne moved to accept the Minutes as presented
Member Wales seconded. Chair Peloza concurred.
MOTION PASSED 3-0
III RESOLUTIONS
A. Resolution No 4884 (Lee)
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington,
authorizing the conversion to, and sale of Auburn Police Canine Henk
as surplus property of the City of Auburn Committee discussion
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followed
Vice Chair Osborne moved to forward to full Council for consideration
Member Wales seconded Chair Peloza concurred
MOTION PASSED 3-0
IV DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Financial Options Available to the City of Auburn (Coleman)
The Committee discussed additional revenue information for the City
of Auburn as provided by Finance Director Shelley Coleman and her
staff Updates included information on the Municipal Business
Regulatory Taxes (cities within King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties
only) as reported by AWC in their 2012 Tax and User Fee Survey
Additionally, maps and data regarding the City's Arterial/Collector
Street Funding scenarios were made available. The maps indicated
the remaining arterial and collector street work under the current
budget and the projected pavement condition in five (5) years without
additional funding It was requested that Director Coleman supply
Council with the cost difference between funding needed for road
repairs and additional money that would be generated if taxes are
increased (by category/type of tax). Committee discussion followed
B Vadis Service Agreement #AG-S-062 (Coleman)
Finance Director Shelley Coleman and Solid Waste and Recycling
Supervisor Joan Nelson provided the Committee with information on
the bi-annual Service Agreement with Vadis. Vadis is a non-profit
corporation that develops employment opportunities for individuals
with disabilities Their litter crews are made up of five specially
challenged individuals and a crew supervisor who assist in collecting
trash and debris throughout the City of Auburn The contract with
Vadis has been renewed annually since 1991 This bi-annual contract
covers 2013-2014 Committee discussion followed
C Median Standards Discussion (Faber)
This item was removed from the agenda.
D False Alarm Prevention Program (Lee)
Assistant Chief of Police Bill Pierson provided an update on the False
Alarm Prevention Program The report examines the success of the
program by comparing the total number of false alarm calls that
Auburn Police Department personnel responded to before and after
the False Alarm Program was initiated It also examines the amount
of revenue that the City of Auburn has taken in from charges applied
to permit holders for alarm calls that are determined to be false. Chair
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Peloza requested that future reports also include information on cost
savings relating to false alarms being reduced Committee discussion
followed
E. Project Matrix
The following updates have been made to the Project Matrix:
Item 20P- Review date changed to 1/14/2013 Status updated.
Item 28P- Review date changed to 6/10/2013 Status updated
Item 30P- Review date changed to 12/10/2012
V ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 4.24 p.m The next meeting of the
Municipal Services Committee is Monday, December 10, 2012 at 3 30 p m
in the Council Conference Room, City Hall, 25 W Main Street, Auburn,
WA.
Signed this /O day of December, 2012.
Bill Peloza, Chbir Terry i doza, P e Secretary/Scribe
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