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I. CALL TO ORDER
Deputy Mayor Jeyaraj called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. in the
Council Chambers of Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street in Auburn.
II. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
k Public Participation
The City Council Meeting was held in person and virtually.
B. Roll Call
Councilmembers present: Deputy Mayor James Jeyaraj, Kate Baldwin,
Bob Baggett, Larry Brown and Chris Stearns. Councilmembers Robyn
Mulenga and Yolanda Trout-Manuel were excused.
Department directors and staff members present include: City Attorney
Kendra Comeau, Chief of Police Mark Caillier, Director of Public Works
Ingrid Gaub, Planner Services Manager Jeff Dixon, Right-of-Way
Specialist Amber Olds, Senior City Staff Attorney Harry Boesche, Senior
Planner Josh Steiner, Emergency Manager Karissa Smith, Emergency
Management Specialist Tyler Turner, Business Systems Analyst Jonathan
Barbano and Deputy City Clerk Hannah Scholl.
III. ANNOUNCEMENTS, REPORTS,AND PRESENTATIONS
A. Auburn Community Court Presentation (Comeau) (15 Minutes)
City Attorney Comeau and Prosecutor Flores provided Council with an
update on Auburn Community Court including the purpose, history of
diversion programs,types of diversion programs, eligibility criteria, process
of graduation and compliance monitoring.
Council discussed rate of recidivism, average amount of cases charged
per year, story of a Community Court graduate, eligibility criteria and the
correlation to diversity and inclusion, top eligible crimes and referrals.
IV. AGENDA ITEMS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION
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A. Ordinance No. 6859 (Gaub) (5 Minutes)
An Ordinance amending Ordinance 6759 and extending the deadline to complete
conditions associated with vacating Right-of-Way of a portion of the alley north of 3rd
Street NE between B Street NE and Auburn Avenue within The City of Auburn
Director Gaub introduced Specialist Olds who provided Council with a
overview of Ordinance No. 6859 related to amending Ordinance No. 6759,
extending deadline to complete conditions associated with proposed
vaction of the Right-of-Way.
Council discussed development plans in the area.
B. Ordinance No. 6865 (Tate)(10 Minutes)
An Ordinance amending Ordinance No.4456 to permit"Live/Work" land use for one
parcel and consistency with current C-3, Heavy Commercial Zone
Planning Services Manager Dixon introduced Planner Steiner who
provided Council with an overview of Auburn Townhomes Contract Rezone
(REZ21-0001) including'a project summary for REZ21-0001, history of the
Rezone, land use, permitted uses, procedural considerations, Hearing
Examiner and Staff recommendations.
Council discussed live/work space.
V. MUNICIPAL SERVICES DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Emergency Management Presentation (Hinman) (20 Minutes)
Councilmember Baldwin Chaired this portion of the meeting.
Director Hinman introduced Manager Smith and Specialist Turner
who provided Council with an overview of Aubum's Emergency
Management Program including mitigation, preparation, response,
recovery, Emergency Management staff, Program Areas,
Emergency Operations Center(EOC), EOC Activations, incident
process, emergency plans, training and exercises, education and
outreach, Councils role in Emergency Management, upcoming goals,
COVI D update and Emergency Management's response to COVI D-
19.
Council discussed emergency plans, training for Councilmembers,
Cascadia Rising exercise, process of sharing information, funding,
Monkeypox, activation criteria and cyber-attacks.
B. Police Department Annual Report(Caillier) (15 Minutes)
Presentation highlighting the 2021 Auburn Police Department Annual Report
Chief Caillier provided Council with the 2021 Auburn Police
Department Annual Report including staff additions, organizational
chart, response times, calls for service, 2021 crime statistics, auto
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theft,training, public records requests,
Council discussed crime statistics, vacancies within the Department
and training.
C. Ordinance No. 6866 (Caillier/Comeau) (5 Minutes)
An Ordinance amending Sections of the Auburn City Code, to conform to RCW
changes resulting from ESSHB 1320
City Attorney introduced Senior Staff Attorney Boesche and Chief
Caillier who provided Council with an overview of Ordinance No.
6866 related to Domestic Violence enforcement in the City.
Council discussed the RCW related to cyber stalking.
D. Ordinance No. 6867 (Caillier/Comeau) (5 Minutes)
An Ordinance repealing Section 9.34.030 of the Auburn City Code, related
to discharging firearms within the City
Senior Staff Attorney Boesche and Chief Caillier provided Council
with an overview of Ordinance No. 6867 related to repealing cAuburn
City Code regulating discharging firearms in the City.
E. Ordinance No. 6869 (Caillier/Comeau) (5 Minutes)
An Ordinance amending Section 10.36.263 of the Auburn City Code, related to
continuous or multiple vehicle parking violations on City owned or controlled property
Senior Staff Attorney Boesche and Chief Caillier provided Council
with an overview of Ordinance No. 6869 regarding adding
enforcement measures related to repeat parking violations in City
parking facilities.
Council discussed homeless individuals, abandoned cars, trespass
admonishment, parking, City owned property, parking infractions.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting
was adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
APPROVED this 6th day of June 2022.
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JA d ES J Y MAYOR Hanna 'choll, Dep t City Clerk
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(http://www.aubumwa.gov), and via e-mail. Complete agenda packets are available for review
at the City Clerk's Office.
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