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** April 8, 2024 - 5:30 PM
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I. CALL TO ORDER
Deputy Mayor Brown 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
A. Public Participation
The City Council Meeting was held in person and virtually.
B. Roll Call
Councilmembers present: Deputy Mayor Larry Brown, Hanan Amer, Kate
Baldwin, Cheryl Rakes, Clinton Taylor, Tracy Taylor, and Yolanda Trout-
Manuel. Councilmember Kate Baldwin arrived at 5:32pm.
Mayor Nancy Backus and the following staff members present included:
Acting City Attorney Doug Ruth, Chief of Police Mark Caillier, Director of
Public Works Ingrid Gaub, Assistant Director of Engineering Services
Jacob Sweeting, Director of Finance Jamie Thomas, Director of Parks,
Arts and Recreation Daryl Faber, Director of Human Resources Candis
Martinson, Business Systems Analyst Chrissy Malave, and Deputy City
Clerk Rebecca Wood-Pollock.
III. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
There were no modifications to the agenda.
IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS, REPORTS,AND PRESENTATIONS
A. Briefing -Transportation Plan (Gaub) (30 Minutes)
Assistant Director Sweeting provided Council with a presentation on the
2024 Comprehensive Transportation Plan Overview and Update including
the multimodal network and standards, safety, policies, management,
maintenance and operations,funding, monitoring and evaluation, maps, and
the next steps in the process.
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Council discussed public notice of the 2024 Comprehensive Plan,the
SeeClickFix app,the safety chapter of the 2024 Comprehensive Plan, and
equity.
B. Project Be Free Presentation (Caillier)(20 Minutes)
Project Be Free Co-Founders Katya Wojcik and Joel Thomas provided
Council with a presentation on the Project Be Free, Domestic Violence
Crisis Co-Response Program including their goals and mission, an
overview of their team's training, language resources, an overview of the
Co-Response model, types of calls they respond to, their phone triage
system, and the steps in their crisis call process.
Council discussed the Project's sustainability, the financial structure of their
contracts, expected response rates, their reporting system, rates of
services provided to youth, the project's involvement with schools,timeline
for the process, their website, how confidential information is handled,
phone hours, and removal of firearms from homes.
C. REDI Report Out
Councilmember Baldwin provided an update on the Racially Equitable,
Diverse, and Inclusive (REDI)Coalition.
V. AGENDA ITEMS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION
A. Resolution No. 5762 (Gaub) (5 Minutes)
A Resolution authorizing.the Mayor to execute an Interlocal Agreement with King
County related to For-Hire transportation services
Assistant Director Sweeting provided Council with an overview of
Resolution No.5762 and Ordinance No. 6940 including King County's
requirements for Transportation Network Companies, ride shares, For-Hire
Taxis, an interlocal agreement with King County referencing the County's
updated Code, and the next steps in the process.
Council discussed King County's code.
B. Ordinance No. 6940 (Gaub)(5 Minutes)
An Ordinance amending Section 5.20.230 of the Auburn City Code related to the
regulation of Vehicle For-Hire businesses in the City
See Item V.A above.
C. Ordinance No. 6937 (Thomas) (15 Minutes)
An Ordinance amending the City's 2023-2024 Biennial Operating and Capital Budgets
Director Thomas provided Council with an overview of Ordinance No. 6937
including a budget adjustment, a summary of changes to the General Fund
and other funds, and the next steps in the process.
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Council discussed insurance premium increases, and the A Street Hedge
Reduction project.
D. 4th Quarter Financial Report(Thomas) (30 Minutes)
Director Thomas provided Council with a presentation on the 2023 4th
Quarter Financial Report including an overview of the General Fund
revenue,tax revenue, licenses and permits, intergovernmental revenue,
and charges for services. She also addressed General Fund expenditures,
the ARPA update, and other non-General Fund related information
including capital and enterprise funds.
Council discussed tax revenue for sales tax, and the Business and
Occupation tax.
VI. MUNICIPAL SERVICES DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. King County Court Presentation(Martinson)(15 Minutes)
Presiding Judge Rebecca Robertson presenting on King County District Court
services
Presiding Judge, Rebecca Robertson provided Council with a presentation
on the King County District Court services including the branches of
government,judicial independence, an overview of court staff and
presiding judges, the King County District Court Mission Statement, the
electoral districts, courthouse locations, contracting cities,the judicial
leadership executive committee, community engagement, an overview of
matters handled in Auburn, and additional resources. She also explained
judicial time and resources, goals and tools,funding, an overview of the
Court's caseload,Auburn Community Court, inmate populations at
SCORE jail, and ongoing work with the City.
Council discussed the Court's calendar adjustments, recidivism rates,
disposition timelines, King County prosecutor and public defender case
loads, parking tickets and the City's photo enforcement program, the
difference in services between municipal and county court systems,
interpreter services, probation, Community Court expansion, and treatment
services.
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VII. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting
was adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
APPROVED this 15th day of April 2024.
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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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