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FINANCE COMMITTEE <br />Meeting Minutes <br />Citv Council Finance Committee <br />August 22, 2017- 5:30 p.m. - Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall <br />Councilmembers: Verna Seal, Chair; Kathy Hougardy, Thomas McLeod <br />Staff: David Cline, Peggy McCarthy, Vicky Carlsen, Richard Takechi, Cindy Wilkins, Mia <br />Navarro, Gail Labanara, Brandon Miles, Laurel Humphrey <br />CALL TO ORDER: Chair Seal called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. <br />I. PRESENTATIONS <br />II. BUSINESS AGENDA <br />A. Draft Equity Policy <br />Staff is seeking Council input on a draft Equity Policy to guide the work of City employees in <br />achieving equity in the provision of government services. The draft policy was developed by <br />an interdepartmental staff group, reviewed by department heads, and then by the Equity and <br />Social Justice Commission. Staff intends to brief the Committee of the Whole and then conduct <br />a series of brown bag meetings for City employees to provide comment on the draft. Once that <br />feedback has been incorporated, the draft will return to the Equity and Social Justice <br />Commission and then again to Council for possible adoption. Once the policy is adopted an <br />implementation and evaluation team will convene. Councilmember Hougardy noted Equity <br />and Social Justice Commission was very support of the policy and that their edits have been <br />incorporated. Councilmember McLeod asked about enforcement and staff replied thatthatwill <br />be evaluated during the implementation phase. FORWARD TO AUGUST 28, 2017 COMMITTEE <br />OF THE WHOLE. <br />B. 2017 2nd Quarter Financial Report <br />Staff presented the Committee with the City's 2017 2nd Quarter Financial Report which <br />captures the general state of financial affairs and highlights significant items and trends. For <br />the period ending March 31, 2017 revenues are below allocated budget by $737 thousand and <br />expenditures are below budget by $2.81 million. FORWARD TO AUGUST 28, 2017 COMMITTEE <br />OF THE WHOLE. <br />C. Fire and Park Impact Fees <br />Staff updated the Committee on a project to update the Fire and Park Impact fees. Impact fees <br />are authorized by state law as a revenue source to help fund new or expanded public facilities <br />resulting from development. The City enacted the initial impact fee legislation in 2008 and staff <br />has determined it is time for a refreshed evaluation of the program. An interdepartmental <br />committee convened to discuss this project and determined that external technical assistance <br />