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I. CALL TO ORDER
Deputy Mayor DaCorsi 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: Deputy Mayor Claude DaCorsi, Bob Baggett,
James Jeyaraj, Robyn Mulenga, Chris Stearns and Yolanda Trout-Manuel.
Councilmember Larry Brown was excused.
Mayor Nancy Backus and the following department directors and staff
members were present:Assistant City Attorney Doug Ruth, Director of
Human Resources and Risk Management Candis Martinson, Director of
Innovation and Technology David Travis, Director of Public Works Ingrid
Gaub, Director of Community Development Jeff Tate, Capital and
Construction Engineering Manager Ryan Vondrak, Project Engineer Seth
Wickstrom,Assistant Director of Human Resources Aaron Barber, Human
Resources Manager Melissa Medisch,Assistant Director of Engineering
Jacob Sweeting, Chief of Police Dan O'Neil, and Deputy City Clerk Teresa
Mattingly.
II. ANNOUNCEMENTS, REPORTS,AND PRESENTATIONS
There were no announcements, reports or presentations.
III. AGENDA ITEMS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION
A. Innovation & Technology Update (Travis)(30 Minutes)
Director Martinson, Manager Medisch and Assistant Director Barber
provided Council with an overview of Human Resource programs and
services and discussed the department structure, recruitment and benefits,
civil service hiring, training and development, collective bargaining
agreements, employee relations and the Inclusive Auburn Initiative.
Council discussed how efficiency studies are completed, the process and
timeframe for hiring police officers, Council's Inclusive Auburn Initiative
training, sexual harassment training and the option of having job notices
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translated into different languages.
Director Travis provided Council with an update on the Innovation and
Technology department and discussed how the department is broken up
into three groups; Technical Services, Customer Success and Technology
Projects, the types of projects each team works on, budget expenses and
revenues, 2019 request statistics, and the cost related to cybercnme.
Council discussed how often computers are replaced, how much the City
spends on Cyber Security, and 2020 budget expenses.
B. Capital Projects Status Report and Feature Project(Gaub)(10 Minutes)
Manager Vondrak and Engineer Wickstrom provided Council with an
update on the City's Capital Projects. The Capital Project Group is
currently managing 40 projects, of which 23 are in the design phase and 17
are in some form of the construction phase. They also discussed the 2020
first quarter feature Capital Project; the Auburn Municipal Airport Runway
Enhancements. They reviewed the purpose and the benefits of the project,
schedule and funding, total project cost and the timeline to begin and
complete construction.
Council confirmed there will be a fence at the end of the runway for safety
purposes.
C. Overview of the Bridges (Tate/Gaub/Comeau)(15 Minutes)
Overview of the Bridges community: an island of Kent within the City of Auburn
Director Tate presented Council with an update on the annexation
discussion with the City of Kent for the Bridges community located on Lea
Hill. He discussed how this community is surrounded by the City of Auburn,
the merits of annexing the Bridges community into the City of Auburn,
future development on existing open spaces and the importance of
engaging the community due to the potential impact on the residents of the
Bridges.
Council discussed which City provides utility services in the Bridges
community and verified with Director Tate that the City of Kent reached out
to the City of Auburn regarding changing the boundaries of the Bridges.
IV. MUNICIPAL SERVICES DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Ordinance No. 6762 (Comeau/O'Neil)(15 Minutes)
An Ordinance relating to the regulation of fireworks, and amending Sections 8.24.030
and 8.24.050 and repealing Section 2.22.190 of the Auburn City Code
Councilmember Steams presided over this section of the meeting.
Assistant City Attorney Ruth provided Council with an update on Ordinance
No. 6762, which changes the penalty for selling or discharging fireworks
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outside the appointed times from a misdemeanor to an infraction. He also
discussed the penalties related to firework sales when violating the
fireworks code, the maximum fine on each violation and the crime of
reckless discharging fireworks has been created.
Chief of Police O'Neil discussed the difference between infractions versus
citations, Washington State Law regarding the sale and discharge of
fireworks, what is defined as a legal firework per Auburn City Code, the
challenges to arrest, prosecute and enforce firework violations, how other
cities handle fireworks and 2020 recommendations for dealing with
fireworks.
Council discussed the penalties of neighboring cities for firework violations,
who is responsible for cleaning up firework litter, the option of getting a
permit to use fireworks in the parks, and how the City enforces the closure
of the parks.
V. OTHER DISCUSSION ITEMS
There were no other discussion items.
VI. NEW BUSINESS
There was no new business.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting
was adjourned at 7:43 p.m.
APPROVED this 2nd day of March, 2020.
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CLAUDE DACORSI, DEPUTY MAYOR Teresa Mattingly, Deputy oviaerk
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