2023-03-13 Finance and Governance Minutes

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City of Tukwila City Council Finance & Governance Committee Meeting Minutes March 13, 2023 - 5:30 p.m. - Hybrid Meeting; Duwamish Conference Room & MS Teams Councilmembers Present: Staff Present: I. BUSINESS AGENDA Kate Kruller, Chair; Kathy Hougardy, Kate Kruller Vicky Carlsen, Tony Cullerton, Brandon Miles, Hari Ponnekanti, Griffin Lerner, Cheryl Thompson, Laurel Humphrey, Joel Bush A. Interagency Agreement - Student Internet Access Staff is seeking Council approval of an Interagency Agreement with the Washington State Broadband Office for funding of $1,000,0000 to deploy a private wireless solution to connect students to quality broadband. Committee Recommendation Unanimous approval. Forward to March 20, 2023 Regular Meeting. B. Monthly General Fund Update Staff presented the update. Committee Recommendation Discussion only. C. Boards and Commissions Appointment Process Staff presented an overview of the appointment process. Committee members discussed the information and shared suggestions including alignment with the strategic plan, more criteria around inclusivity, sharing criteria with prospective applicants, performing background checks later in the process, and collecting social security numbers on a separate document. Item(s) for follow-up: • Schedule discussion with Equity and Social Justice Commission for input on how to remove barriers to participation. Committee Recommendation Discussion only. D. Capital Facilities Financing Staff presented an updated memo reflecting additional information requested by the Committee. Item(s) for follow-up: • Provide information on impacts to debt capacity. • Adjust table on page 25 of the memo by moving the "($ millions)" in the upper left cell closer to the columns with dollar amounts.