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FINANCE COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes City Council Finance Committee February 7, 2017- 6:15 p.m. - Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall Councilmembers: Verna Seal, Chair; Kathy Hougardy, Thomas McLeod Staff: David Cline, Peggy McCarthy, Vicky Carlsen, Stephanie Brown, Laurel Humphrey CALL TO ORDER: Chair Seal called the meeting to order at 6:23 p.m. I. PRESENTATIONS II. BUSINESSAGENDA A. Contract: Health Care Broker Services Staff is seeking Council approval of a contract with R.L. Evans in the amount of $50,000 for healthcare brokerage services for active employee and LEOFF 1 retiree plans in 2017. R.L. Evans has been the City's broker since the inception of the self - funded health insurance program in 1990, and helps the City to manage costs and negotiate prices. Staff continues to be satisfied with the value and the quality of service provided by R.L. Evans and would like to renew the service through 2017 for $50,000, representing a 2.6% increase. Councilmember McLeod suggested changingthe language in the second recital to say "employees" instead of "citizens." He also requested that in the future staff conduct additional research to determine that the City is still getting the best quality service for the best value. The other Committee members agreed with these proposals. Staff agreed to return to Committee in the 4t" quarter of 2017 with the additional research requested. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO FEBRUARY 21, 2017 REGULAR CONSENT AGENDA. B. Interlocal Agreement: Regional Animal Services of Kin Cg ounty Staff is seeking Council approval of an interlocal agreement with King County Regional Animal Services ( RASKC) for continued animal services for unincorporated King County and 24 contract cities. The City's 2012 contract with RASKC included a two -year extension which was approved by the Council last year and expires on December 31, 2017. The existing contract is currently under review by representatives of each of the member cities and by King County, and proposed changes are summarized in the memo. The Cost allocation method of 80% service usage and 20% population will remain the same. Since the Council was last briefed in 2016, the City of Kirkland has decided to withdraw and King County will be making program cost reductions to mitigate 50% of this impact. Tukwila's costs are estimated at $111k, about $6k lower than current budget. The final deadline for municipal approval of the interlocal agreement is June 1, 2017. A representative from RASKC will attend the Committee of the Whole to provide additional information. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO FEBRUARY 13, 2017 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.