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CALL TO ORDER
January 14, 2019 - 5:30 PM
City Hall Council Chambers
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Councilmember Wales called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. in the
Council Chambers of Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street in Auburn.
Councilmembers present: Bob Baggett, Larry Brown, Claude DaCorsi,
John Holman, Yolanda Trout -Manuel, Largo Wales, Deputy Mayor Bill
Peloza arrived at 5:50 p.m.
Mayor Nancy Backus and the following directors and staff were in
attendance: Assistant Director of Engineering Services Jacob Sweeting,
Capital & Construction Engineering Manager Ryan Vondrak, Senior
Project Engineer Matt Larson, Development Services Manager Jason
Crumb, Senior Planner Thaniel Gouk, Senior Transportation Planner
Cecile Malik, Economic Development Manager Doug Lien, Director of
Community Development Jeff Tate, Director of Innovation & Technology
David Travis, Director of Human Resources & Risk Management Candis
Martinson, Director of Administration Dana Hinman, City Attorney Steve
Gross, Police Commander Steve Stocker and Deputy City Clerk Teresa
Mattingly.
II. ANNOUNCEMENTS, REPORTS, AND PRESENTATIONS
There was no announcement, report or presentation.
III. AGENDA ITEMS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION
A. Resolution for 2019 LTAC Approval (Hinman) (15 Minutes) (5:35 p.m.)
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington, approving the
Lodging Tax Grant disbursements recommended by the Auburn Lodging Tax Advisory
Committee
Manager Lien presented Council with information on the disbursements of
funds from the Lodging Tax Grant and requested the approval of two
grants. The proposed grants are for the Veterans Day Parade for $3500
and Pet Palooza for $5000. Manager Lien advised Council that the
application process has been reopened due to not all of the grants funds
being awarded.
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B. Resolution No. 5395 -2019 VRFA Fee Schedule (Tate) (10 Minutes) (5:50 p.m.)
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington, endorsing use of
the 2019 Valley Regional Fire Authority Fee Schedule as adopted by the VRFA Board
of Governance
Director Tate introduced Fire Marshall Karen Stewart with the Valley
Regional Fire Authority (VRFA) and presented Council with an update on
the VRFA Fee Schedule, how the fees are collected, and the proposed
3.6% fee increase.
Council questioned how fees for sprinkler heads are calculated and was
advised by Fire Marshall Stewart that fees for sprinkler heads are
calculated per device and not by square footage of the building.
C. Ordinance No. XXXX Identity Theft (Gross) (10 Minutes) (6:00 p.m.)
An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington, relating to criminal
offenses, adopting the crime of Identity Theft, and amending Chapter 9.62 of the
Auburn City Code
City Attorney Gross presented Council with the benefits of adopting
Identity Theft into the City Code as a Gross Misdemeanor, including
allowing officers to charge identity theft directly, and if King County
declines to charge a case it will allow City Prosecutors to charge a case as
identity theft instead of attempted identity theft.
Council discussed that the more tools the Police Department and City
Prosecutors have the better it will be for everyone, that it could potentially
reduce the number of violations from repeat offenders and speed up the
prosecution process. Council requested that the number of identity theft
cases be tracked for one year,
D. Draft Council Chambers Seating Assignments (Council) (10 Minutes) (6:10 p.m.)
Council discussed the draft council chambers seating
assignments. Councilmember Trout -Manuel requested that her and
Councilmember Brown switch seats. Councilmember Brown agreed to the
change and the other Councilmembers were in consensus. No other
changes were requested and name plates will be moved before the next
Council meeting.
IV. PUBLIC WORKS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Capital Project Status Report (Gaub) (20 Minutes) (6:20 p.m.)
Capital & Construction Engineering Manager Ryan Vondrak and Senior
Project Engineer Matt Larson provided Council with an update on Capital
Projects and discussed the number of current projects, total project costs,
the current status of individual projects and upcoming projects including;
the Lake Tapps Parkway ITS Expansion Project, both Phase Two and
Phase Three of the Auburn Way North Preservation Project, and the 2019
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Arterial Patch and Overlay Project. Manager Ryan also advised Council of
the open house scheduled for January 16, 2019 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at
Rainer Middle School regarding the Lea Hill Road Corridor Study.
Council discussed the spreadsheet that lists the Capital Projects and
thanked Manager Ryan and Engineer Larson for the potential dog park
and the new roundabouts.
B. Heritage Site Update (Tate) (15 Minutes) (6:40 p.m.)
Overview of the status of the demolition activity and redevelopment of the Heritage Site
Development Services Jason Krum provided Council with an update on
the demolition and redevelopment of the Heritage Site, code enforcement
notices and penalties, deadlines to reply to code enforcement
actions, project deadlines and confirmed that the owner has hired a new
contractor who has submitted the necessary demolition applications
and plans on moving forward the beginning next week and the demolition
should be completed by the end of the month.
Director Tate advised Council how and when liens are filed, the option of
moving forward with an abatement action if the owner does not meet future
deadlines, the number of grandfathered parking spaces allowed on the
Heritage Site and the challenges with rebuilding a 100 year old building.
Council discussed their concerns regarding the limited number of parking
spaces for the Heritage Site, how parking is going to be accommodated
and potential rental rates.
C. Downtown Development Update (Tate) (15 Minutes) (6:55 p.m.)
Overview of downtown development activity and fagade improvement projects
Director Tate provided Council with an update on the Downtown
Development projects, including design and permit review for the Auburn
Apartments, Legacy Senior Living and Tru By Hilton and fagade
improvement projects at Rail Hop'n Brewing, Brekke Building, Driessen
Building and Vinifera Wine Bar& Bistro.
Council discussed parking at Legacy Senior Living, what type of awning
will be installed at Vinifera, and the configuration of the Tru By Hilton
building.
Deputy Mayor Peloza called for a 10 minute recess at 6:50 p.m. the
meeting reconvened at 7:00 p.m.
V. OTHER DISCUSSION ITEMS
There was no other discussion.
VI. NEW BUSINESS
There was no new business.
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VII. MATRIX
A. Matrix
Councilmembers discussed the option of adding a discussion
regarding the Auburn Avenue Theater, a presentation on the Auburn Valley
Arts group, an update from Technology Director David Travis and an
update on the West Hill Parks and Recreation to the matrix.
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There being no further discussion, the meeting adjourned at 7:13 p.m.
APPROVED this 22nd day of January, 20',g.
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BILL PELOZA, DEPUTY MAYOR Teresa Mattingly, Deputy ty erk
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