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July 22, 2019 - 5:30 PM
CITY OF * City Hall Council Chambers
AGENDA
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I. CALL TO ORDER
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.
A. Roll Call
Councilmembers present: Claude DaCorsi, Larry Brown, John Holman,
Yolanda Trout-Manuel and Largo Wales. Deputy Mayor Bill Peloza and
Councilmember Bob Baggett were excused.
Mayor Nancy Backus and the following department directors and staff
members were present:Assistant City Attorney Doug Ruth, Director of
Public Works Ingrid Gaub, Director of Community Development Jeff Tate,
Director of Innovation &Technology David Travis,Assistant Director of
Engineering Jacob Sweeting, Right-of-Way Specialist Amber Price, Police
Commander Daniel O'Neil,Animal Control Officer Ray Peckham,Animal
Control Officer Sarah Cattaneo,Assistant Police Chief Mark Caillier, 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. Annual DOE Report— Boeing Plume (Tate)(15 Minutes)
Washington State Department of Ecology(DOE) Report to City Council on the Boeing
Plume
Christa Colouzis with the Department of Ecology and Boeing Auburn
Cleanup Site Manager Robin Harrover provided Council with an update
on the Hazardous Waste Program at Boeing Auburn and discussed how
contaminations happen, groundwater, soil and air contamination levels,
regulations to avoid contaminating the environment, cleanup methods, and
the current status of the Boeing Auburn cleanup process.
Council discussed the dispute resolution process if Boeing does not
agree with the Hazardous Waste Cleanup Regulations and the timeframe
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to clean up the entire site is 20 years.
B. Summary of House Bill 1406 Enacted in 2019 (Tate) (15 Minutes)
Washington State Legislature enacted HB 1406 which allows cities to capture a portion
of State Sales Tax if directed towards affordable housing objectives.
Director Tate provided Council with an update on House Bill 1406 which
would allow cities to retain a portion of the sales and use taxes paid in
Auburn to support affordable housing objectives. He also discussed,
collection options, what the funds can be used for and the next step would
require the City to adopt a resolution of intent by January 28, 2020 and
adopt final legislation by July 28, 2020.
Council discussed the benefits to the City of Auburn and would like to see
this brought forward to Council for action.
C. Ordinance No. 6721 (Gaub) (5 Minutes)
An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington, granting Seattle
SMSA Limited Partnership, a Delaware Limited Partnership, D/B/A Verizon Wireless,
a franchise for wireless telecommunications facilities
Right-of-Way Specialist Price presented Council with Ordinance No. 6721,
regarding the Franchise Agreement with Seattle SMSA Limited
Partnership, dba Verizon Wireless and their application to be able to
construct within the City's rights-of-way a small wireless facilities network.
A Public Hearing to consider this application is scheduled on August 5,
2019.
D. 2018 State of Our Streets Summary(Gaub) (15 Minutes)
Assistant Director of Engineering Sweeting presented Council with an
update on the 2018 State of Our Streets.Assistant Director Sweeting
discussed the new dashboard that will be incorporated into the City's
webpage which will provide the public with a quick look at the overall
condition of the City's roadways and preservation program activities.
Assistant Director Sweeting also discussed the average condition rating for
collector and local streets, the overall condition of streets in the City
degraded slightly from 2017 to 2018 and additional funding is needed for
preservation programs to continue.
Council discussed which streets are included in the 17 percent of arterial
and collector streets that are considered to be in very poor condition.
IV. MUNICIPAL SERVICES DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Animal Control Update (Pierson) (15 Minutes)
Councilmember Brown presided over the Municipal Services discussion.
Animal Control Officers Peckham and Cattaneo provided Council with a
year in review for Animal Control and discussed the number of current pet
licenses, the number of dogs registered as dangerous or potentially
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dangerous, injured animal costs, pet licensing requirements and fees, calls,
reports and infraction stats, number of strays, and types of exotic and wild
animals they have come into contact with.
B. Resolution No. 5445 (Pierson) (15 Minutes)
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington, authorizing the
Mayor to execute an Interlocal Agreement among the cities of Auburn, Bonney Lake,
Lakewood, Puyallup, and Tacoma, and the Pierce County Sheriff, Pierce County
Prosecuting Attorney, and the Washington State Department of Corrections,for the
continued operation of the Tahoma Narcotics Enforcement Team
Assistant Chief Caillier updated Council on Resolution No. 5445 and
discussed the I nterlocal Agreement with Washington State Department of
Corrections for the continued operation of the Tahoma Narcotics
Enforcement Team. The agreement replaces and updates the original
1986 agreement, clarifies certain roles and responsibilities among the
participants and updates the procedures for processing claims against the
Task Force or its members.
V. OTHER DISCUSSION ITEMS
There was no other discussion.
VI. NEW BUSINESS
There was no new business.
VII. MATRIX
A. Matrix
Council discussed the Matrix and requested to add an update on
Fireworks and Vision 2050 Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC)to the
Matrix with the dates to be determined.
VIII.ADJOURNMENT
There being no further discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 6:52 p.m.
APPROVED this 5th day of August, 2019.
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BILL PELOZA , DEPUTY MAYOR Teresa Mattingly, Deputy City Clerk
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