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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-12-2023 Minutes City Council Study Session Muni Services SFA * June 12, 2023 -5:30 PM CITY OF -„, * City Hall Council Chambers AGENDA * • _WASHINGTON Watch the meeting video Meeting videos are not available until 72 hours after the meeting has concluded. I. CALL TO ORDER II. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION A. Public Participation The City Council Meeting was held in person and virtually. B. Roll Call Councilmembers present: Deputy Mayor James Jeyaraj, Bob Baggett, Robyn Mulenga, Cheryl Rakes, and Councilmember Yolonda Trout- Manuel. Councilmember Kate Baldwin arrived at 5:35 p.m. Councilmember Larry Brown was excused. Department directors and staff members present included: City Attorney Kendra Comeau, Senior City Staff Attorney Harry Boesche, Chief of Police Mark Caillier, Director of Public Works Ingrid Gaub, Paralegal Megan Stockdale, Senior Transportation Planner Cecile Malik, Director of Administration Dana Hinman, Director of Equity and Inclusion Brenda Goodson-Moore,Assistant Director of Engineering Services Jacob Sweeting, Director of Innovation and Technology David Travis,Assistant Director of Human Resources Aaron Barber, Director of Finance Jamie Thomas, Director of Human Resources and Risk Management Candis Martinson, Commander David Colglazier, Commander Todd Byers, Prosecutor Sergio Flores, Business Systems Analyst Chrissy Malave,and Deputy City Clerk Hannah Scholl. III. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS There were no modifications to the agenda. IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS, REPORTS,AND PRESENTATIONS There were no announcements, reports,or presentations. Page 1 of 4 V. AGENDA ITEMS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION A. Comprehensive Transportation Plan Update - Policy Review(Gaub)(35 Minutes) Assistant Director Sweeting and Planner Malik provided Council with an overview of the Comprehensive Plan Policy including the goals, policies, and actions of the plan; new legislative requirements, planning, equity, environment, multimodal transportation network, concurrency, managing capacity needs, right of way, maintenance preservation, and parking. Council discussed car share programs, FBO partnerships, train schedules, and the Link Light-Rail. Council thanked them for all their hard work. B. 2023 Legislative Update (Hinman) (20 Minutes) An update on the bills that the City of Auburn worked on during the 2023 Legislative Session Director Hinman provided Council with a 2023 Legislative Update including the timeframe of the session, number of bills introduced, number of bills passed, and number of bills vetoed, and the Special Session. Director Hinman discussed the different categories of the bills including Public Safety, Public Works and Infrastructure, Regulatory and Land Use, Parks and Open Spaces, and Social Services. Council discussed the Blake Decision, and the next Legislative Session. C. 1st Quarter 2023 Financial Report(Thomas)(20 Minutes) Director Thomas provided Council with the 2023 First Quarter Financial Report including the General Fund Revenue overview, Property Tax, Retail Sales and Use Tax, Utility Tax, Business and Occupation (B&O)Tax, and other taxes. She also discussed Licenses and Permits, Intergovernmental Funds, charges for services, General Fund Expenditures by Departments, ARPA Funds update, non-General Fund highlights both Capital and Enterprise Funds. Council discussed Park Funds. VI. MUNICIPAL SERVICES DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Municipal Court Study Presentation HRRM (Martinson) (30 Minutes) City of Auburn requested analysis of Municipal Court Service options by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) This portion of the meeting was chaired by Vice-Chair Mulenga. Director Martinson, John Bello, Principal Court Management Consultant, and Trisha Grove, Public Defender, provided Council with an overview of the Municipal Court Study including a project overview, interlocal agreement, study methodology, historical Page 2 of 4 information and NCSC study overview,first stage review and analysis, stakeholders' interviews, Community Court, Diversity, Equity,and Inclusion(DE1), comparison analysis, costs, case filing overview and summary, and staffing. Council discussed costs, Community Court, cases,facility remodel, Government Alliance on Race and Equity(GARE)Toolkit, elections and appointments, and domestic violence cases. Director Comeau provided Council with an overview of the operational needs,facility needs, software needs, and impacts of numerous people handling case files. Senior Staff Attorney Boesche provided Council with his concerns with the City's current Court System. B. Auburn Police Department Annual Reports (Caillier)(20 Minutes) 2022 Annual RepOrts for the Auburn Police Department covering Use of Force, Commendation, Inquiries and Allegations, and Pursuit Analysis Chief Caillier and Commander Colglazier provided Council with an overview of the 2022 Annual CIA Review including commendations, internal investigations, supervisory investigations, allegations, collisions, combined discipline, and outside agency investigations. Council discussed the types of investigations, 911 calls, and online reporting. Commander Colglazier provided Council with an overview of the 2022 Annual Use of Force Review including contacts vs use of force incidents, force complaints, force types, effective vs not effective type statistics, force resulting in injury,time of day, reason for force, resistance, officer assessment, and demographics. Council discussed force types. Commander Byers provided Council with an overview of the 2022 Pursuit Analysis including statistics by months and years, reasons for pursuit, and limitations on pursuits. Council discussed total pursuits, and auto thefts. C. Street Racing Presentation(Caillier/Comeau)(10 Minutes) Presentation will provide updated information about street racing laws Senior City Staff Attorney Boesche and Chief Caillier provided Council with an overview of the Street Racing Laws and Enforcement including definitions, State laws, City laws, no racing zones, penalties, Senate Bill 5606, and regional enforcement. Page 3 of 4 Council discussed common areas, and controlled events. D. Community Court Update (Comeau)(10 Minutes) Annual update to solicit input from Council, and to provide updated information about improvements and program operations Prosecutor Flores and Paralegal Stockdale provided Council with an update on Community Court including the goal of Community Court, number of graduates, evidence-based model approach,target behaviors, compliance monitoring, rewards and sanctions, partners and providers, and in custody referrals. Council discussed size olstaff, number of participants, the resource center, and daily tasks. Council thanked the Legal Department for their dedication and hard work. VII. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 8:53 p.m. APPROVED this 17th day of July, 2023. i 12/JAMES J EYA-=--3' PUTY MAYOR Hanah Scholl,geputy City Clerk Agendas and minutes are available to the public at the City Clerk's Office, on the City website (http://www.aubumwa.gov), and via e-mail. Complete agenda packets are available for review at the City Clerk's Office. Page 4 of 4