HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-05-2024 Special Minutes ACITY OF * Special City Council Meeting
February 5, 2024 - 6:00 PM
t . , City Hall Council Chambers
* WASHINGTON MINUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Nancy Backus called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. in the
Council Chambers of Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street.
I I. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
III. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION •
1. Public Participation
The City Council Meeting was held in person and virtually.
A. Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Backus led those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance.
IV. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers present: Deputy Mayor Larry Brown, Hanan Amer, Kate
Baldwin, Cheryl Rakes, Clinton Taylor, Tracy Taylor, and Yolonda Trout-
Manuel.
Mayor Nancy Backus and the following staff members present included:
Acting City Attorney Harry Boesche, Chief of Police Mark Caillier, Director
of Public Works Ingrid Gaub, Director of Parks,Arts, and Recreation Daryl
Faber,Arts and Events Manager Julie Krueger, Director of Equity, and
Inclusion Brenda Goodson-Moore, Director of Human Resources and
Risk Management Candis Martinson,Assistant Director of Community
Development Jason Krum, Business Systems Analyst Jonathan Barbano,
Deputy City Clerk Rebecca Wood-Pollock, and City Clerk Shawn
Campbell.
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V. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Department Overview- Parks,Arts, and Recreation (Faber)
(30 Minutes)
Director Faber and Manager Krueger provided Council with a presentation .
on the Parks,Arts, and Recreation Department including the organizational
structure, their role in the community, the 2022 General Fund expenditures,
funding structure, and the different divisions of the Department. They
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discussed community events and classes,the Postmark Center for the
Arts, recreation programs and facility rentals, the Rec Teen Center, the
Senior Activity Center and senior resources, the White River Valley
Museum and Mary Olson Farm, the Auburn Golf Course, Park
Maintenance, new and future projects, Mountain View Cemetery, advisory
boards, and volunteer opportunities.
Council discussed class and activity fees, free activities offered, the
Auburn Avenue Theater, the Senior Center volunteer lunch, the bike
program, special needs accommodations, Gaines Park, Forest Villa Tot
Lot, a bike bus program, community bike rides, and dog parks.
B. Department Overview Public Works (Gaub)(30 Minutes)
Director Gaub provided Council with a presentation of the Public Works
Department including a video which shared an overview of the Department,
Airport services, Engineering services and its sub-divisions, Maintenance
and Operations services, the infrastructure management cycle, budgeted
expenditures, revenue sources, the design and construction process,the
maintenance and operations process, and Council interaction.
Council discussed the water treatment facilities tours, and equipment
rentals.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Council, the
meeting was adjourned at 7:06 p.m.
APPROVED this 20th day of February, 2024.
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NANCY BA cam, , AYOR Rebecca Wood-Pollock,
Deputy 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.
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