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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg 2007-11-19 Item 6D - Budget - Initiatives for 2008 Budget and 2008-2013 Capital Improvement Program (CIP)CAS NUMBER. 07-128 REl'TEWED BY COW Mtg. CA &P Cmte Utilities Cmte Arts Comm. RECOMMENDATIONS: SPONSOR /ADMIN. Council President COMMITTEE Fund Source: Comments: 1 MTG. DATE MTG. DATE 10/22/07 11/19/07 COUNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS Meeting Date 10/22/07 11/19/07 Inzttalr Prepared by I Mayors review I Council review KAM 1 IL JL 2 KAM 1 A L 1 i ITEM INFORMATION ORIGINAL AGENDA DATE: 10/ 22/07 AG F,NDA ITEM TITLE Councitmember initiatives for Mayor's 2008 Proposed Budget and CIP (continued). C.\Tl'EGORY N Discussion Motion Resolution Ordinance Bid Award Public Hearing Other AItg Date 11/19/07 zlltg Date Kits Date Mtg Date Mtg Date Altg Date Mtg Date 1 SPONSOR N Council Mayor Adm Svcs DCD Finance U Fzr-e U Legal P &R n Police n Pil%/ SPONSOR'S Opportunity for Councilmembers to provide and discuss any program or financial SUMMARY initiatives that they recommend for consideration and incorporation into the Mayor's 2008 Proposed Budget and CIP (continued). F &S Cmte Parks Comm. COST IMPACT FUND SOURCE EXPENDITURE REQUIRED AMOUNT BUDGETED RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION ATTACHMENTS Informational Memorandum dated 10/17/07 Informational Memorandum dated 11/9 /07 ITEM NO. 6.D. Transportation Cmte Plannu Comm. APPROPRIATION REQUIRED TO: Mayor Mullet Tukwila City Council FROM: Joan Hernandez, Councilmembe CC: DATE: SUBJECT: MEMORANDUM Rhonda Berry, City Administrator; Kevin Fuhrer, Finance Director November 9, 2007 2008 Budget Initiatives City of Tukwila City Council Below you will find several budget initiatives that I would like to suggest for incorporation into the 2008 Mayor's Proposed Budget and CIP. As you will note, several of the initiatives are goal related but would require budget expenditures and are therefore included as budget initiatives. Citizen Complaint Tracking System. As part of the Council goals which will tie into a budget initiative, I would like to see us implement an on -going tracking system for keeping track of citizen complaints and concerns. Whether it is a system like "Civic Plus" or whether we develop our own internal system, I think we need an on -going established process that allows us refer to current and past issues to see that they have been followed up on or resolved. Improved Functionality of E -mail System. The current Novell software program is very cumbersome for us to use and not very efficient. I would like to see a more user friendly email system for councilmembers to use in accessing their City email and communicating with one another. Permanent Neighborhood Resource Center. 1 would like one of the Council goals, which will tie into a budget initiative to be "support efforts to locate a permanent City -owned Neighborhood Resource Center in a visible location on the Tukwila Village site." When the City owns so much property on TIB, I don't think it is cost effective to continue to rent space that we don't own. If we become a "tenant" instead of an "owner" in a new location, we could be subject to the same uncontrollable costs we incur now with a landlord raising our rent annually and not taking care of the property properly. Re- institute Bike Patrols. Since citizens at the TIB public meetings raised the issue, and it was a successful tool previously, I would like to see the Police Department re- institute the bicycle patrols on TIB. Trail Bike Patrols. I see a need for the bicycle patrol to be expanded to the trail system as well. Many bikes speed, don't give notice to pedestrians that they are passing on the left, and don't dismount under bridges, creating safety issues for pedestrians. When I walk the trails in Renton, I see Renton police on bicycle patrols which makes trail users feel safer and I would like to see Tukwila reinstitute the use of bicycle patrols throughout the City. Speed Limit Enforcement on Andover. An e -mail was recently sent to the City requesting more police enforcement on Andover Park West. A pedestrian narrowly escaped injury when a speeding car went off of Andover Park West and landed in the pedestrian walkway. I would like to see a greater emphasis placed on enforcing the speed limit on both Andover Park East and Andover Park West. Fire Department Aid Car. I would like to see continued efforts made to restore the Fire Department's Aid Car.