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RESOLIITION NO. 3 3 1 2
A RESOLUTION OF THE CZTY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, ADOPTING TFiS 2001 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND REQUESTING
THE MAYOR OF THE CIT1' OF AUBURN TO TRANSMIT SAID AGENDA TO
MEMBERS OF THE WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE.
WHEREAS, the Gity of Auburn maintains a responsibility to
ensure the health, safety and well-being of the citizena and
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businesaes in the CiEy; and
WHEREAS, matters which come before the Washington State
Legislature may have a direct or indirect impact on the City' s
residents and businesses; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council are dedicated to
preserving the City' s revenue stream, resisting uafunded.
mandates, enhancing funding for transportation needs, and
. maintaining local authority in such areas as land use, City
rights-of-way, and public safety, among others; and
WHEREAS, these issues of coneern, and numeroua others which
may be considered by the washington State Legislature during the
2001 legislative session, should be examined by the City and
their final form reflect, in so far as is reasonably poasible,
the City' s perspective and needs;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE G3TY GOUNC3L OF THB CITY OF AUBURN,
KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON, IN A REGULAR MEETING DULY ASSEMBLED, I
HEREWITH RESOLVES THAT:
Resolution No: 3312
December 28, 2000
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Section 1. The 2001 City o£ Auburn Legislative Agenda, a
copy of which is attached hereto, denominated as Exhibit "A" and
made a part hereof as though set for:th in full herein, is hereby
adopted by the City Council of the City of Auburn; Washington,.
Section 2 . The Mayor is hereby authorized to transmit said
Legislative Agenda to members of the Washington State
Legislature for their consideratson.
DATED and SIGNED this 2nd day of January, 2001 .
CITY OF AIIBURN
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CHARliES A. BOOTH
' MAYOR
ATTEST:
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Dan lle E. Daskam,
City Cler-k
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Michael J. Reynolds,
City Attorney
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Resolution No. 3312
December 28, 2000
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CITY OF AUBURN
2001 STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
Transportation
1. Legislation that will ensure development and maintenance of adeguate or needed
transportation systeins is essendal to preservation of a reasonable quality of life and the
econorriic well-being of the State and local jurisdicdons. Little Has lieen offered in long-
term remediation of transpo;tation infrastructure concems; passage of I-695 effectively
;emoved the very limited, altho.ngh critical, support oftransportation improvements at the
counry and local levels. The City supports an increase in eaqsting and futtue non-
regressive reVenues to cities, counties, and the TransportaUon Improvement Boazd to help
meet local needs.
2. State and federal requirements to protect the environment must be accompanied by funding
necessary for their implementation. Transportation projects have bome a hea�y burden for
environniental preservation and restoration. (Appmximately 30%of transportatibn funding
is nowspent on environmental work.)
3, The City of Aubnrn will acdvely pnrsbe, through the State Legislature, the State's Freight
Mo6ility" Strategic Investment Boazd (FMSIB) and the regional "FAST Corridor"progtam,
funding necessary to improve the movement of rail and truck freight thtoughout,the Central
Puget Sound Corridor.. Funding for the FAST Corridor projects to separate at-grade
c;ossings at 3'd Street SW, 272°d and "M" Street SE will be vigorously pursued. Working
with the Blue Ribbon Coniiiiission's support, the City supports bonding by the
Transportation Improvement Boazd as a means to provide immediate funding.
4. Aubum supports the concept of singl.e regional (multi-connty) transportarion groups that
have the authority and respbnsib'ility or resolutioa of regional transportation issues. Such
resolution must respect local authority and mi�st not be predicated upon use of local
maintenance and repair dollars.
S. The City requests the State's assistance in obtaining the designation of the Ciry of Aubatn
as a site for a future Amhak passenger rail station locatiqn to serve the South King County
and North Pieree County azea
Municipal Finance
1. 1'he Legislature should ensure that no legislation enacted by that body either directly or
indueclly impose unfunded service or program mandates upon local government.
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ExhibiY"A"
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December 28, 2000
Protecrion against such action is required by Initiative 601 and should be respected by all
le4els of govaminent.
2. The City supports imposition of equitable sales and use taxes on all remote sales regazdless
of the point of origin or sale.
3. The City will vigorously oppose any legisla6ve efforfs to reduce or eliminate City revenue
re"sourcas without enacting offsetting reduction in State and Federal program and service
requirements. The City encourages the Legislature to provide alternative revenues to
replace those lost either direcdy or ind'uectly through legislatiye actions or lack theieof.
Annual reductions suffered in the past by this city include $1.7 million to ezemption of
large nianufacturers from payment of sales tax, $600,000 to I-695 passage, as well as
potential losses under I-722 estimated at $1.2 million this year alone. The City would
strongly oppose transfer of any financial or management responsibility to local government.
for those programs or initiatives reduced as a result of passage of I-695 or other iriitiative or
legislative aotion.
4.. The City supports the inclusion of factors such as a city's abili,ty to pay, local labor market
conditions, and intemal equity with other employees in azb.itrator's detemvnations as
required under PERC regulations, as well as inclusion of the Implicit Price Deflator as the
appropriate cost-of-living measure if such measute is retained to limit growth in
goveriiinent.
S. The City opgoses any effort to ;educe the 2% set aside for provision of local services
contained in the State compact on Indian Gaming.
6. The City supports State funding of essential human and health services at appropriate
service levels since providing for the safety and essential health needs of its citizens is a
paramount responsibility of state and federal government.
7. Tax increment financing would allow cities to pay for the infrastructure costs related to
economic development oc redevelopment projects by earmazking tax revenues aftributable
to increases in tax receipts resulting from funded projects in the apportionment district.
The tax increment would be dedicated to pay back indebtedness issued. After the debt Has
been retued the taxes would be distributed iq the same manner as property taxes.
8.. The City continues to oppose an "ergonoinics:regulation" by L & I un61 scientific evidence -
to support the role of ergonoinics in a safe workplace is made.clear.
9. The City supports extension of Statq funding necesgary for the achievement of the goals of
the Growth Management Act.
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Exhibit"A"
Resolutron No. 3312
December 28,2000
10: The City of Auburn supports condnuation of affordable energy rates foT domestic and
business usage. The City also sdpp6rts protecdon of State and municipal rights to impose
use taxes on all utility services whether the piovider is located in or out of state.
Local Authoritv/Safetv .
1. T'he City continues to support unqualified local control over local rights-of-:way and all
other pnblic facilities, land use decisions and revenue streams related to
telecommunications, energy transmission, etc: activities within or directly impacting their
respective jurisdictions.
2. Cities should not b:e liable for acts of citizens on probation or pretrial supervision: The
State Supreme Court in Hertzog v. City of Seattle significantly extended the City's liability
in misdemeanor probation or pretrial release situations: The Court held that probation
officers and pretrial release counselors who have supervisory rasponsibilities and their
employment agencies have a duty to protect others from foreseeable harm resulting from
tHe dangerous prbpensity of probationers and pretrial releases under this supervision,
Legislation is needed to eliminate or reasonably control such liability.
3. The City supports efforts to protect the idenriries of public safety personnel by eliminating
public disclosure requirements for names and addresses, allowing private entities such as
credit agencies to withhold names and addresses without prior consent of the individual,
and aliowing such individuals to register personal vehicles at their places of employment.
4. The City of Auburn supports legislation that will eusdre asafer environment for cross-state
pipeline operations that iinpact,citizens and their communities. Citizens who live, work or
recreate neaz pipeline routes should be provided with the assurance that the pipelines will
be inspected and tested regulazly and operated with the safety of the citizen and qommnnity
as a pazamount concern.
5. 1'he City opposes continuirig imposition of incieased training, response, and/or manning
reqnirements and standaids for public safety personnel without appmpriation of adequate
funding from State ai►d Fedetal sources to pay for increased obligations. �
6. The City supports the Govemor's Fi=e Protection Task Fo.rce, whose purpose is to increase
public safety by making Washington residents safe from life arid property losses due to fue.
This is accomplished through promotion of incentives and recoinmendation of strategies
that encourage the iise of fire protection equipment, built-in fire supp;ession .systems,
education, and the court-authorized access to inspection of potentially dangerous structures.
7. State increases in mandatory criminal penalties that requue extended jail time or legislation
that requires additional police, court; prbbationary or jail services, including rehabilitarion,
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Exfiibit"A"
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December 28, 2000
juvenile diyersion and involvement in courts of limited jurisdicUon must be accompanied
by fiinding necessary to construct facilities to accommodate the increases and fund
additional persoiinel attd indirect oosts necessary to cazty out the requirements.
8. The City opposes legislation and/or other efforts to remove the authority.of munieigaliries
to provide local law enforcement services regardless of the potenrial for service
contracting. The City would also oppose acdons or legislaUon fhat would fransfer
incarceraUon responsibilities and/or fiinding from the state or county to municipalities:
9. The City would support efforts to allow police officers to enforce the State's laws
anywhere within the state. This extension of powers would reduce the liability for cities
with officers who assist with incidents ontside the city's borders. As it stands now,
jurisdictions must ezchange letters giv'►ng consent to officers to enforce law outside of theu
jurisdictions.
10; The City opposes any preemption of local legislariye or regulatory authority over
regalation of rental housing.
1 L 'The City supports refinements to current domestic violence law to afford appropriate
protection to victims, enable impmved enforcem@nt and support the effective prosecution
of domestic violenc.e. cases. Supportive services such as safe housing and shelter and
iiriproved access to welfaze piograms shotild be provided.
L2. The City supports adoption of a certificate of inerit procedure as a requirement to validate
negligence claims against govemment jurisdictions. The Gity also supports efforts to
exempt cities from joint and severable liabiliry provisions and exemption of employees
from civil liability fortheir good faith disclosnre ofinformation regazding former or current
employees'job performance.
13. The City re,quests exemption of rec,ords that would reveal the strategy of a local
govemment regazding collective bargaining or grievance procedures from publio
disclostire.
14. The City supports legislative action related to tort reform to clarify that the defendant
should not be required to mandatorily join all potential "at faulY' entities into litigation or
risk losing the ability to apportion fault to the tliird party(s). Any move to the contrary
would inappropriately shift the burden of proof,from the plaintiff to the defendant in
proving fault.
15. 1'he City supports legislation to reinstate administrative search warrants as a tool for use by
Fire Mazshals.
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Exhibit"A"
Resolution No. 3312
December 28;2000
Social and Human Services
1. The City supports legislation that would maintain support for human service pmgrams
including those that may be delegated to the State from the federal govemment. Such
legislative action should ensure proper funding support and appmpriate local government
input into development of dispersal regulatio.ns or procedures,
2. T'he City supports efforts by the State to provide incentives to cities and school districts to
work collaboratively in addressing local youth issues.
Gambline.Liauor Control and Adult Entertainment
1. The City supportg legislation to require the State Liguor Control Board to snpport a
communiry's ability to manage the expansion, creation or reestablisfunent of liqudr retail
establiskiii►ents when licensing such enterprises would contribute to crime or blighting
influences.
2. The City supports giving local govemments the authority to regulate the siting of gambling
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establishments and enact morat6riums on tHe acceptance of applications for gambling
establislimenfs. T'he City also supports legislation allowing the State Gambling
Commission to limit the number of licenses it approves for a given geographic area.
3.. The City supports authorizing local govemments to minimize the negative secondary
impacts of adult establishments on their communities by adopting strict requiremenfs foi
location and hours of operatibn.
Water Resodrees
1. The City remains committed, with the Association of Washington C'►ties (AWC) and
Washington Water Utilities Council (WWiJC), in supporting key principles to successful
new water resoyrces legislation. These guidelines include;. 1) preservation of flexibility
regarding the definition of"place of use" for water rights;2) reasonable, locally sensitive,
and scientifically-based conditions on water use tkiat do not hamper a udlity's ability to
serve in its seivice area; 3) preservation of "perfected" and "inchoate" water rights for
water systems planning in accordance -with GMA; 4) applicadon of outcome-based
conservation measures uniformly to al1 water regources; and not just to domestic water
purveyors; 5)treatment of reqnests for water rights cliauges and t�ansfers as separate from,
and of higher priority, than requests for new water rights and the balancing of human and
fish needs in the allocation of rights.
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Exhibit"A"
Resolution.No. 33.12
December 28, 2000
Endaneered Species Act
1. The State has taken a leadership role in developing strategies to save the region's salmon
rans and respond to the Endangered Species Act listing, The City of Aubum supports
these efforts and would like to be a part of the solution under the following condiUons: .
e Reliable souices of additional funding riiust be available to cities and other agencies
ttiat participate in habitat restoration projects. Local funding is committed to
maintaining essential public health, safety and direct citizen services. State and federal
requirements to protect enviionment must be accompanied by fiuiding necessary for
their implementation.
• No coininunity should be expected to beaz the burden of ESA because of location;
geography or land use. No City should be asked to remedy the results of historic
practicesor habitat destruction outside their jprisdictions.
o In the State's plan the State assnmes almost total responsi6ility for management of
issaes related to harvest, Tribal concems, dams and forest practices. Local govemment
is limited to input regazding habitat restoration through WRIA planning.. Aggrieved
parties can file lawsuits against local government forperceiyed failures or violations of
ESA. It is possible that salmon restoration may fail or proVe inadequate even if the
cities are able to optimize fish habitat within the geograplucal limits of their
jurisdictions. The State's process may pernut cifies to be sued for failure essentially
beyond local control. The State must assume liability for ESA issues azising &om
harvest, Tribal concerns and practices and dam operations and forest pracrioes. Eailiue
to do so could resalt.in a breakdown of the State's ESA process and force each city and
counry to confront the concem on its own.
Provision of Affordable Housine
1. Basic housing is being priced out of Uie range of families of modest means. 'The State
needs to recognize tliat markat forces such as material, labor and land costs are for the
most part responsibie for escalating home prices. Over the past decade, zoning ordinance
provisions that have resulted in some additional cost have been modifed or deleted, and
time required to obtain required permits has been reduced. Permits and impact fees do
elevate home prices to a degree, but aze still a small fraction of the total cost and do not
reflect full recovery of the iridirect wsts of development. Real progress in meeting the
housing needs of families can be accomplished only through commitment of spbstantial
State and Federal funding in addition to such programs as first time buyeis; builde:r
incentives, loan guarantees and similar programs.
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Exhibit"A"
Resolution No. 3312
December 28, 2000
2. Land values and other forces operating within the Puget Sound housing market aze creating
lazge azeas of low-income housing. The result of such practice is to permit segregation
based upon wealth or ability to pay. Credit shopld be given to communities that bave
accepted low-income housing in the past, and every effort should be made to effect a more
representative distribution of future affordalile hoiuing stoaks throughout.the Puget Sound
region.
3. Legislation regarding affordable housing density reguirements should be modified to
reflect changing lifestyles to include condominium zoning as a substitute for high-density
apartments.
4. The City of Aubum opposes efforts to reduce the twenty-year GN1A housing taiazgets into
more limited time intervals and punish cities not meeting targets. Additional reporting
requirements, if enacted, should be accompanied by requisite funding.
5. The City will oppose legislation that pre-empts local zoning authority by attempting to
mandate at the Stafe level the inclusioq of manufactured housing in single-family zones.
Such controls must be at the local level and left to individual communities that best
iiudecstand the coriiinunity's needs and issues.
Growth Manaeement Act
1. The City endorses the Growth Management Act (GMA) as an essentia! and responsible
planning tool. However, the Act does create challenges for the State; counties and cities:
To meet these challenges the Legislature should continue to monitor the efforts of local
agencies and address necessary refinements to the Act 'tn an effective and 6mely maziner.
Such refinements may include clarification of tkie role and responsibilities of the.State in
developirig policies and capital plans in conforniance with adopted comprehensive plans,
as'siiring the adequacy of funding sources to provide adequate infrastructure, and providing
urban services,housing and employment opportunities within urban growth areas: '
2. The City supports legislation preserving flexi6ility in meeting GMA requirements.
Growth Managemant Hearings Boards should defer to looal ilecisions, policies anii
processes implementirig the goals of the GMA when these acUons aze otherwise consistent
with the GMA.
3. The City supports legislation that further defines, coordinates, simplifies and streanilines
land use decisions and permitting under the GMA as well as under the State Envimnmental
Policy Aot ai►d the Shorelines Management Act. Such legislation should balance the
benefits of statewide uniformity with the need for local communities to govern themselves.
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Exhibit"A'
Resolution No.3312
December 28, 2000
4: The City supports State Building Code.s Council jurisdiction over the Uniform building
Code, Plumbing Code, Mechanical Code, Fire Code and ottier State codes presendy under
its jurisdictions.
5. The City supports continued efforts to integrate shoreline management planning into local
comprehensive plans and eliminate the re_quirement for sepazate shoreline mastei plans:
Separate State-leyel shoreline use peimits should be eliiriinated in favor of permits issued
by citie"s in accordance with approved plans.
6. The City supports the participation of local govemments in policy discussions relating to
electric restructuring, grotecting authority of municipal utilities and ottier matters
concerning possible deregulation of the electrical energy industry.
7. The City supports practical solutions to private pmperty disputes that address specific
concerns of pmperty owners; including regulatory reform if n.ecessary. These solutions
should not alter the Constitutional definition of takings, place an undue financial burden on
taxpayefs, or dimiriish local goveriiments' atiility to protect the public health, safety and
welfaze of their communities.
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Exhibit"A"
Resolution No.3312
December 28,;2000
CITY OF AUBURN
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2001 STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
Transportation
1. Legislation that will ensure development and maintenance of adequate or needed
transportation systems is essenUal to preservation of a reasonable quality of life and the
economic well-being of the State and local jurisdictions. Little has been offered in long-
term remediation of transportation infrastructura concerns; passage of I-695 effectively
removed the very limited, although critical, support of transportation impmvements at the
wnnty and local levels. The City supports an increase in e�gsting and future non-
regressive revenues to cities, counties; and the Transportation Improvement Board to help
meet local needs.
2. State and federal requvements to protect the environment must be accompanied by funding
necessary for their implementation. Transportation projects have borne a heavy burden for
environmgntal preservation and restoration. (Approximately 30%of transportation.funding
is now spent on environmental work.)
3. The City of Auburn will actively pursue, through the State Legislature, the State's Freight
Mobility Strategic Inveshnent Boazd(FMSIB) and the regional "FAST Corridor"program,
funding necessary to improve the movement of rail and trdck freight throdghoat ttie Central
Puget Sound Corridor. Fnnding for the FAST Corri3or projects to sepazate at=grade
crossings at 3`d Street SW, 272nd and "M" Street SE will be vigorously pursued: Working
with the Biue Ribbon Commission's support, the .City supports bonding by the
Transportation Improvement Board as a means to proyide immediate funding.
4. Auburn snpports the concept of single regional (mulfi-county) transportation groups that
have the authority and responsibility or resolution of regional transporta6on issues.. Such
resolufion must respect local authority and must not be predicated upon use of local
maintenance and repair dollars.
5. The Gity reguests the State's assistance in obtaining the designation of the Ciry of Auburn
as a site for a future Amtrak passenger rail stadon location to serve the South King County
and North Pieice Counry area
Manicipal Finance
1. 1'he Legislature shoultl ensure that no legislation enacted by that body either d'uectly or
indirectly impose unfunded service or program. mandates upon local govetumerit.
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December 28, 2000
Protection against such action is required by Initiarive 601 and should be r8spected by all
levels of godefciment
2. The City supports imposition of equitable sales and use taxes on all remote sales regazdless
of the point of origin or sale:
3. The City will vigorously oppose any legisla6ve efforts to reduce or eliminate City revende
resources without enacdng offsetting reduction in State and Federal program and service
requirements: The Ciry encourages the Legislature to pmvide altemative revenues to
. replace those lost eithe; directly or indirectly through legislafiye actions or lack thereof.
Annual reductions suffered in the past by this oity include $1.7 million to exemption of
large manufacturers from payment of sales taz, $600,000 to I-695 passage, as well as
potential losses under I-722 estimated at $1.2 million this yeaz alone. The City would
strongly oppose transfer of any financial ormanagement responsibilityto local government
for those programs or initiatives reduced as a result of passage of I-695 or other initiative or
legislatiVe action.
4. The.City supports the inclusion of factors such as a city's ability to pay;local labor market
cond.itions, and internal equity with other employees in arbitrator's determinations as
required under PERC reguladons, as well as inolusion of the Implicit Price Deflator as the
appropriate cost-of-living measure if such measure is retained to limit growth in
government.
5. The Ciry opposes any effort to reduce the 2% set aside for provision of local services
contained in tlie State compact on Indian Gaming.
6. The City supports State funding of essential human and health services at appropriate
service levels since pmviding for the safety and essential health needs of its citizens is a
pazamount resgonsibility of state aud federal government.
7. Tax increment financing would allow cities to pay for the infrastructure wsts related to
economic development or redevelopment projects by earmazking tax revenues attributable
to increases in tax receipts resulting from funded projects in the apportionment district.
The tax increment would be dedicated to pay bac$indebtedness issued, Atter the deb.t has
been retire.d the ta��es wo.uld be distributed in the same manper as properiy tazes.
8. The City oontinnes to oppose an"ergonoriucs regulation" by L & I nntil soieri6fic evi3ence
to support the role of ergonomics in a safe workplace is made clear.
9. The City supports extension of State funding necessary for the achievement of the goals of
the Gi�owth ManagementAct
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Exhibit"A"
Resolu4ion No. 3312
December 28, 2000
10. The City of Auburn supgorts continuation of affordable energy rates for domestic and
liusidess usage. The City also suppoits protection of State and municipal rights to impose
use ta�ces on all utility services whether the pmvider is located in or out of state:
Local Authority/Safety
1. The City continues to support unqualified local controi over local rights-of-way and all
other public facilifies, land use decisions and revenue streams related to
telecommunications, energy transmission, etc. activities within or directly impacting tlieit
respective jurisdictions.
2. Cities should not be liable for acts of citizens on probation or pretrial supervision. The
State Supreme Court in Hertzog v. City of Seattle significantly extended the City's liability
in misdemeanor probation or p;etrial release situations. The Court held that prbbati6n
officers and pretrial release counselors who have saperVisory resporisibilities and their
employment agencies have a duty to protect others from foreseeable harm resulting from
the dangerous propensity of probadoners and pretrial releases under this superyision:
Legislation is needed to eliminate or reasonably control such liability.
3. The City supports efforts to proteot ttie identities ofpublic safety personnel by eliminating
public disclosure requirements for names and addresses, allowing private entities such as
credit agencies to withhold names and addresses without prior consent of the individual,
and allowing such indiyidusls to registerpersonal vehicles at their places of employment.
4. Tlie Cify of Aubnm supports legislation that will ensure a safer environment for cross=state
pipeline operations that impact citizens and their communities. Citizens who live, work or
;ecreate nea; pipeline mutes should be provided with the assurance that the pipelines will
be inspected and tested regularly and operated with the safety of the citizen and cbmmunity
as a paraznonnt concern.
5.. The City opposes continuing imposi6on of increased training, response, and/or manning
requirements and standazds for public_safety personnel without appmpriation of adequate
funding from State and Federai sources topay for increased obligations.
6. The City supports the Governor's Fire Protection Task Force, whose puipose is to ii►crease
public safety liy making Wastiington residents safe from life and property losses due to fire:
This is accomplished through promotion of incentives and recommendation of strategies
that encourage the use of fire protecdon. equipment, built-in fire suppression systems,
e.ducation, and the court-authorized access to inspection of potentially dangerous stractures.
Z. State increases in mandatory criminal penalties that require extended jail time or legislation
that requires additional police, court, p;obationary or jail services, including rehabilitafion,
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Exhibit"A"
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December 28, 2000
juvenile diversion and involvement in courts of limited jurisdictiom m�st be accompanied
by funding necessary to construct facilities to accommodate the increases and fund
addiUonal personnel and ind'uect costs necessary to carry out the requirements.
8. The City opposes legislation and/or other efforts to remove the authority of municipaliries
fo provide local law enforcement services regardless of the potential foz service
contracting. The City would also oppose actions or legislation that woald trdnsfer
incazceration responsibilities and/or funding from the state or county to municipalities.
9. The, City would support efforts to allow police officers to enforcg the State's laws
anywhere within the state. This extension of powers would reduce the liabiliry for cities
with officecs who assist with incidents outside the city's borders. As it stands now,
jurisdictions must ezchange letters giving consent to officers to enforce law outside of their
jurisdictions.
10. The City opposes any preempt'►on of lo.cal legislative or regulatory authority over
regulation of rental housing.
11. The City supports refinements to current domestic violence law to afford appmpriate
protection to victims; enable improved enforcement and suppoR the effective proseourion
of domestic violence cases. Supportive services such as safe housing and shelter and
impYoved access to welfare programs shotild be proVided.
12. The City supports adoption of a certificate of inerit pmcedure as a requirement to validate
negligence claims against government jurisdicUons. The Gity also supports efforts to
exempt cities from joint and sevetable liability provisions and exemption of employees
from civil liability for ttieir good faith disclosure ofinforniation regazding former or current
employees'job performance.
13. The City requests exemprion of records that would reveal tlie strategy of a local
government regarding collecdve ,kiazgaining or grievance proceduies fiom public
disclosure.
14. The City supports legislative action related to tort reform to clarify that the defendant
should not be required to mandatorily join all potential ``at fault" enti6es into litigation or
risk losing the abili.ry to apportion fault to the third party(s). Any move to the contrary
would inappropriately shift the burden of proof from the plaintiff to the defendant in
proving fault.
15. The City supports legislation to reinstate administrative search warrants as a tool for use by
Fire Mazshals.
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Exhibit"A"
Resoiution No:3312
December 28, 2000
Social and Human 5ervices
1. The City supports legislation that wodld maintain support for human service programs
including those that may be delegated to the State from the federal govemment. Such
legislative.action should ensure pmper funding support and appmpriate local govemment
input into development of dispersal regulations:or procedure.s.
2. The City supports efforts by the State to provide incentives to cities and school districts to
work collaboratibely in addressing local youth issues.
Gamblin¢,Liquor Controland Adult Entertainment
1. T'he City supports legislation to require the State Liquor Control Board to support a
community's ability to manage the expansion, creation or reestablislunent of liquor retail
establishments when licensing such enterprises would contribute to crime or blighting
influences.
2. The City supports giving local governments the authority to regulate the siting of gambling
establishments and enact moratoriums on the acceptance of applications for gambling
establishments. The City also siipports legislation allowing the State Gambling
Commission to limit the number of licenses it approves for a given geograpHic area.
3. The City supgorts authorizing local govemments to minimize the negative secondary
impacts of adult establishments ou their commnnities by adopting strict reqnirements for
location and hours of operation.
V1'ater Resources
1. 11ie City remains committed, with the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) and
Washington Water Utilities Council (WWiJC), in supporting key principles to successful
new water resources legislation. These guidelines include: 1) preserva6on of flexib'tlity
regarding the definition of"place of use" for water rights; 2) reasonable, locally sensitive,
and scientifically-base"d conditions, on water dse that do not hamper a atility's ability to
serve in its service azea; 3) pre5eivaGon of"`perfected" and "inchoate" water rights for
water systems planning in accordance with GMA; 4) application of outcome-based
conservation measures unifomily to all watgr resources, and not just to domesric water
p.nrveyors; 5)treatment of requests for water rights changes and h�ansfers as separate frbm,
and of higher priority, than reqnests for uew water rights and the balancing of human and
fish needs in the allocation of rights.
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Endan e¢ �ed Species Act
1. The State has taken a leadership role in developing strategies to save the region's salmon
runs and respond to the Endangered Species Act listing: The City of Aubum supports
these efforts and would like to be a part of the solution underthe following c.onditions:
• Reliable sources of additional funding must be available to cities and other agencies
that participate in habitat restoration projects. Local funding is commifted to
maintaining essential public health; safety and direct citizen services: State and federal
requirements to protect environment must be accompanied by funding necessary for
theu implementation.
o No community should be expected to beaz the burden of ESA because of locadon;
geography or land use,. No City should be askgd to remedy the results of historic
praotioes or habitat destruction outside their jurisdictions.
e In the State's plan the StaYe assumes almost total responsibility for management of
issues related to harvest, Tribal concerns, dams and forest practices. Local govemment
is limited to input regarding habitat restorarion through WRIA planning. Aggrieved
parties can file lawsuits against local government for perceiyed failures oi violations of
ESA. It is possible that salinon restoration may fail or prove inadequate even if the
cities are able to optimize fish habitat within the geographical limits of their
jurisdictions. 'The State's process may permit cities to be sued for failure essentially
beyond local control. The State must assume liabiliry for ESA issdes arising from
harvest, Tribal concems and practices and dam dperdtions and forest practices. Failure
to do so could result in a breakdown of the State's ESA process and force•each city and
county to confront the concem on.its own:
Provision of Affordable Housing
1. Basic housing is being priced out of the range of families of modest means. The State
needs to recognize that mazket forces such as material, labor and land costs are for the
most.part responsible for escalating home prices. Over the past decade, zonipg ordinance
provisions that have resulted in some additional cost have been modified or deleted, and
time required to obtain required p.ermits has been reduced. Permits and impact fees do
elevate home prices to a degi�ee, bdt aze s611 a small ftaction of the total cost and do not
reflect full recovery of the indirect costs of development. Real progress in meeting the
housing needs of families can be accomplished only through commitment of substantial
State and Fedeial funding in additibn to such pmgrazns as first time buyers, builder
incentives, loan guarantees and similaz programs.
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2_: Land values and other forces operating within the Puget Sound housing mazket aze oieating
tatge areas of low-income housing. The result of such practice is to periiut sagiegation
based upon wealth or ability to pay. Credit should be given to comirianities that have
accepted low-income housing in the past, and every effort sliould be made to effect a more
representative distribution of future affordable housing stocks throughout the Puget Sound
region.
3. Legisladon regazding affordable housing density requiremeats should be modified to
reflect ct►angirig lifestyles to include condominium zoning as a substitute for high-density
apartments.
4. The City of Auburn opposes efforts to reduce the twenty-yeaz GMA housing taigets into
inore limifed dme interVais and punish ciUes not meeting targets. Additional reporting
requirements, if enacted, should be accompanied by requisite funding.
5. The Gity will oppose legislation that pre-empts local zoning authority by attempting to
mandate at the State level tlie inclusion of maziufactared housing in"single-family wnes.
Such controls must lie at the local level and left to individual communities that best
understand the community's needs and issues.
Growth Management Act
1. The City endorses the Growth Management Act (GMA) as an essenual and responsible
planning tool. However, the Act does create challenges for the State, counties and cities.
To meet these challenges the Legislature should continue to monitor the efforts of local
agencies and ad.dress necessary refinements to the Act in an effective and timely manner.
Such refinements may include clarificadon of the role and responsibilities of the State in
developing policies and capital plans in conformance with adopted comprehensive plans,
assuring the adequacy of funding sources to provide adequate infrastructure, and providing
urban services,housing and employment opportunities within urban gtowth areas.
2. The City supports legislation preserving flexibility in meetirig GMA requirements.
Growth Management I-Iearings Boazds should defer to local decisions, policies and
processes implementing ttie goals of ttie GMA when these aotions aze otherwise consistent
with the GMA.
3. The City supports legislation that further defines, coordinates, simplifies and streanilides
land use decisions aad permitting undar the GMA as well as under the State Environmental
Policy Act and the Shorelines Management Act. Such legislation should balance thg
benefits of statewide uniformity with the need for local communities to govern themselves.
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4. The City supports State Building Codes Council jiuisdiction over the Uniform building
Code, Plumbing Code, Mechanical Code, Fire Code:.and other State codes presently under
its jurisdictions.
5. The City supports continued efforts to integrate shoreline management planning into local
comprehensive plans and eliminate the requirement for separate shoreline master plans.
Separate State-level shoreline use permits should be eliminated in favor of permits issued
by'cities in accordance with approved plans.
6. The City supports the participation of local govemriments in policy discussions relating to
electric restructuring, protecting authority of municipal utili6es and other mafters
concerning possible deregulation of the electrical energy industry.
7. The. Ciry supports practical soln6ons to priVafe property disputes that add"ress specific
concems of property owners, including regulatory reform if necessary. These solutions
should not alter the Constitutional defuution of takings, place an undue f nancial burden on
taxpayers, or diminish local governments' ability to protecY the public health, safety and
welfaie of theu communities.
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