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CALL TO ORDER
BIA Ratepayer Board Meeting
July 10, 2017-1:00 PM
Auburn City Hall Council Chambers
MINUTES
Roll Call
Meeting was called to order at 1:19 pm by Chair, Megan White
Board Members present: Chair Megan White, Vice Chair Giovanni DiQuattro, Board
Members Josef Forsberg, Lynda Krill, Laura Theimer, William Cowart (alternate
voting member). Board Members Kelly Gordon, Darren Jones, Bob Klontz, Kirk
Lantier, Ronnie Roberts, Ruth Neil -Stover were not present.
Staff present: Doug Lein, Economic Development Director; Holly Ferry, Board
Secretary; Jessica Leiser, Assistant City Attorney
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Board Member Theimer moved and Member Cowart second to approve the June 19,
2017 minutes.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 6-0
OLD BUSINESS
A. Draft of New Ordinance of Ordinance No. 4293
Jessica Leiser, Assistant City Attorney walked the members through the draft
ordinance form of the substantive items discussed at the previous meeting.
If the Board decides to move the ordinance forward as a recommendation for
City Council's consideration, she recommended that it be moved forward with a
modification, saying that staff shall substitute an updated legal description
conforming to the same boundary as the existing BIA.
The Board also discussed exemptions pertaining to the six special assessments
and recommended modifications to the draft be presented at the next meeting
for approval.
B. Modification to City's Fee Schedule
The Board elected to strike this discussion until after the first of next year.
C. Financial Report
Economic Development Manager Lein provided the following handouts for the
Board's review and gave a general explanation of what they were:
• BIA boundary map
• Corresponding list of every parcel that is numbered on the map
• List of businesses that were billed in 2017, what they were billed, and
what they paid as of July 1, 2017
• Breakdown of the fund balance for 2017
D. Business License List — Exemptions and Fees
Economic Development Manager Lein reported that they have been going back
through every business license, and they are looking at around 35 businesses to
identify if there is legitimate reason for their exemption.
E. Set Date and Time for BIA Roundtable
After discussion, it was decided that moving forward on the BIA Roundtable
would happen after the adoption of the new ordinance.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
A. Report on Auburn Downtown Association Meeting
There was nothing new to report.
B. Discussion of Food Truck Location Requirements
Manager Lein reported that the Food Truck Association of Washington is going
to come back with a draft language of what they are proposing as a city
ordinance for rules within the Planning Department of where they would go.
Manager Lein will be scheduling a meeting with the restaurants around the
downtown area to have a conversation about it.
C. Possibility of a Monthly BIA Newsletter
It was decided that the newsletter should be put off until after the ordinance is
adopted. The newsletter would be produced by the City, signed off by the Board
Chair and then sent out to everyone in the BIA.
V.
D. Before adjournment, there was a question and discussion about what the City is
responsible for and what the BIA is responsible for in regards to security and
lighting. The Board requested information on security and lighting at a future
meeting.
/ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned
at 2:58 pm.
APPROVED this 141h day of August, 2017.
Megan White, Chair Holly Ferry, Board Secretary