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FinanceCommittee Minutes...................................................................................................................................August 21,2018 B. Ordinance and Resolution: Updating Commercial Parking Tax Staff is seeking Council approval of an ordinance and resolution to amend Tukwila Municipal Code 3.48 to gradually increase the commercial parking tax from 5% to 15% and impose a late penalty of 10% per month. The Committee of the Whole sent the legislation back to Committee, asking for information on the legality of exempting nonprofits based upon public comment received. Staff presented an option that would retain the 5% rate for nonprofits operating on City property, which would currently apply only to Starfire Sports. Doing so would reduce projected revenue by approximately $10K in 2019, $21K in 2020, and $36K in 2021. To offset this revenue loss, the tax could be increased in two steps rather than three, going to 10% in 2019 and 15% in 2020. Councilmember Robertson spoke in favor of exempting Starfire with the two- step increase. Councilmembers Quinn and Kruller supported exempting Starfire with the three- step increase. Staff will draft the ordinance reflecting this majority recommendation and present it to the Committee of the Whole. MAJORITY APPROVAL. FORWARD TO AUGUST 27, 2018 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. C. Employee Compensation Policy Staff presented policy recommendations in the areas of above and below market adjustments, comparable cities, compression, recruitment incentives, and compensation review process for non-represented employees. Staff also performed a market study with the newly released 2018 salary data from AWC and the results show that the City is still close to the market and considered competitive. Councilmember Robertson requested that the table in Exhibit A be updated to include cities +60% assessed valuation. He requested that the table in Exhibit B include columns showing population and percentage change. Chair Quinn said these should be additional tables not to replace those already in the Exhibits. DISCUSSION ONLY. RETURN TO COMMITTEE D. 2018 2nd Quarter Financial Report nd 2018 2 Quarter Financial Report which captures the general state of financial affairs and highlights significant items and trends. General Fund results are positive with an increase in fund balance of $3.2 million, and revenues of $32.7 million coming in close to budget. Sales tax collected through May reflects a 4% year over year increase, and admission tax and building permit fees are both strong. Departmental under expenditures reached almost $2 million. Councilmember Robertson asked that the revenue table on page 75 call out retail sales tax by itself in a new line or a footnote. Chair Quinn would like a better understanding of the 3% departmental reductions to be discussed at the upcoming budget work session. Committee members also asked for an explanation of the decline in utility tax. DISCUSSION ONLY. E. 2019-2020 Biennial Budget: City Council Staff presented the proposal for the 2019-2020 City Council departmental budget, which includes salaries and wages, benefits, supplies, and services. As the City is transitioning to islative OversightBudget Oversight may be pulled out into its own category for the purpose of scoring s. The proposed Council budget includes reductions