HomeMy WebLinkAboutSpecial 2003-05-27 Item 2B - Agreement - City to Continue Serving as Fiscal Agent for VNET (Valley Narcotics Enforcement Team)Meeting Date 1
5/27/03
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Original Agenda Date: 5/27/03
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Authorize City to be fiscal agent for Valley Narcotics Enforcement Team July 1, 2003
June 30, 2004
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Approve at June 2, 2003 meeting.
The City's authorization will end on June 30, 2003. We will need to, by motion, authorize
the City to continue for an additional year. The Adopted Budget for 2003 assumes a
continuation.
Approve as submitted
Finance Safety May 19, 2003 Moved forward to May 27, 2003
Same as sponsor
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Meeting Date 1 Attachments
5/27/03 Staff report dated May12, 2003
5/27/03 Finance Safety Committee minutes from May 19, 2003 meeting.
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
City Of Tukwila
Police Department
An Accredited Agency
The Finance and Safety Committee
via- Mayor Mullet's Office
Keith Haines, Chief of Police
May 12, 2003
Fiscal Agent For V -NET
This year I am continuing to Chair the Executive Board for the Valley Narcotics Enforcement Team
(V -NET). This partnership to fight mid to upper level drug dealing in our region now includes
Tukwila, Aubum, Renton, Kent, Washington State Patrol, and the King County Sheriff's Office. This
year up until June 30, our Finance Department has been acting as the official fiscal agent for V -Net.
This is the first year we have had that responsibility and I an requesting that we continue in that role
for one more year from July 1, 2003 until June 30, 2004. I have discussed this extension with our
Finance Director who supports this extension.
cc: Alan Doerschel, Finance Director
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Steven M. Mullet, Mayor
Keith E. Haines, Chief of Police
6200SouthcenterBlvd. Tukwila, WA 98188 Phone: (206) 433 -1808 Admin. Fax: -(206) 244 -6181; Invest. Fax: -(206) 431 -3688
Finance and Safety Committee
May 19, 2003
Present: Joe Duffle, Chair; Jim Haggerton, Richard Simpson
Rhonda Berry, Alan Doerschel, Lucy Lauterbach
1. V -Net Fiscal Agent Since last year Tukwila has been handling the finances of the Valley Narcotics
Enforcement Team (V -Net), which is made up of officers from Tukwila, Auburn, Renton, Kent, the
State Patrol, and King County. Tukwila is the Last jurisdiction to handle the finances. The other cities
have done it for from two to four years each. Alan said he was happy to do it, and the City gets some
payments for being the fiscal agent, as well. Recommend motion to continue as fiscal agent for V-
Net to Regular Meeting.
2. General Fund Budget Changes 2003 There have been four unbudgeted projects this year:
contract for Ball- Janik, additional money for connectivity line to the pool, the GIS survey of north
Tukwila for pipe locations, and the Waldron firm's search for a new city administrator. The changes
add up to just over $300,000. The GIS survey will be paid for by putting off other surface water
projects to be done later in the schedule. If ACC is added, it would go on top of these costs. Jim asked
if the City could afford $50,000 for ACC Alan said there are two ways of looking at it: on one hand,
the city can't afford for money to disappear from the Planning Model. On the other hand, if it is
something the city really wants, the money should be spent. The only caveat is that money spent today
will not be available tomorrow. Alan is working on the bond for the bridge, Tuk Village, and Golf
Course. He said he may need to move some bond funding to streets and elsewhere to get non -taxed
bonds, which Tuk Village bonds would not be. Non -taxed bonds have lower rates than taxable bonds.
Jim also asked about budget changes made during the year. Alan said he gathers all of those together in
November, and the Council amends the budget to accommodate those amendments. Information.
3. Banking Services Contract Tukwila uses one local bank for checking, credit cards, and to hold
our excess cash. Banks are anxious to be cities' bank, and they all compete to try to get a city's
business. Once again, U.S. Bank has won the contract. Alan said his staff has enjoyed working with the
bank, and they have a very good working relationship. The agreement will be for two years, with two
one -year extensions. Recommend mayor's signature on Agreement to COW.
4. Animal Control Interlocal At their last meeting, committee members had questions about the
animal control services; how much they had been working in Tukwila recently, and what kinds of calls
they answered here. No one had seen the trucks as much as they once had. The only information the
city had was from the last invoice animal control submitted in January, 2003. They had given the
monthly total hours worked in the city, and those hours were higher than the 12 hours assigned. That
also means the City's bills were higher than anticipated. We have not been billed this year yet, as the
County has been trying to negotiate the higher rate for services. After discussion, the committee agreed
that they wanted more accountability than they have gotten in the past, and they will pay the $60/hour
rate for 12 hours /week from July 1- December 31 this year. After those six months are up, the City will
evaluate whether the additional service was worth the cost. Recommend interlocal agreement to
COW.
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