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City of Tukwila Future of Fire/EMS Services Community Advisory Committee March 22, 2022 Virtual Meeting due to COVID-19 Emergency 4:00 p.m. APPROVED MINUTES Present Committee members: Verna Seal, Chair; Katrina Dohn, Peggy McCarthy, Dennis Robertson, Sally Blake, Hien Kieu, Ramona Grove, Andy Reiswig, Jovita McConnell (Absent: Ben Oliver, Jim Davis, Abdullahi Shakul) City staff& consultants: David Cline, Laurel Humphrey, Norm Golden, Jay Wittwer, Vicky Carlsen, James Booth, Jake Berry, Karen Reed, Bill Cushman 1. Welcome Chair Seal called the meeting to order. 2. Review of Agenda Ms. Reed reviewed the agenda. 3. Review and approval of March 8, 2022 Committee meeting minutes Ms. Blake requested a statement be added reflecting here disagreement with the levy being equivalent to a reserve. Mr. Robertson moved approval of the minutes as amended and Ms. Seal seconded. The motion carried and the minutes were approved as amended. 4. Responses to questions asked at previous meeting. Ms. Reed reviewed the updated list of responses. 5. March 21, 2022 City Council Presentation Committee members discussed how the presentation went. 6. Presentation on Options 6 and 7 Ms. Reed described Option 6, which is to contract with the Renton Regional Fire Authority, and Option 7, which is to contract with the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority. Questions and comments included: • These options would not address the sustainability piece, as the City would have to pay the contract fee. • Q: Why does RFA want to contract as a first step? A: To determine if it is a good fit, work out any issues prior to annexation. • A lot of the moving parts have been figured out since the last time the City considered this. • Q: How big is the City's cost for retired firefighters? A: $261K in 2021 for LEOFF 1 • Q: Does the City retain LEOFF 1 and debt service in both options? A: Yes 1