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City of Tukwila
Finance and Safety Committee
FINANCE AND SAFETY COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
February 4, 2014 5:30 p.m.; Hazelnut Conference Room
PRESENT
Councilmembers: Verna Seal, Chair;
Staff: Marty Grisham, Peggy McCarthy, Joyce Trantina, Laurel Humphrey
CALL TO ORDER:
Committee Chair Seal called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m.
I. PRESENTATIONS
No presentations.
II. BUSINESS AGENDA
A.
Staff is seeking Council approval of a resolution that would adopt the Tukwila Comprehensive
Emergency Management Plan (CEMP). Pursuant to state law requiring jurisdictions to submit
their CEMP to the Washington State Emergency Management Division every four years, this
plan was approved by the State on November 15, 2013. Tukwila Municipal Code requires an
annual review of the CEMP in addition to the state requirement. This version represents a
comprehensive overhaul and is organized based on FEMA standards. Committee members
City communication with the School Districts in the event of an emergency. Staff confirmed that
next steps in this process will include updating relevant agreements and memoranda of
understanding with other agencies, including the schools. Another step that will occur this year is
an update to the Continuity of Operations/Continuity of Government (COOP COG) Plan, which
will be reviewed by the Council. A training program has been created which will include tabletop
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO FEBRUARY 10, 2014
exercises and drills.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
B.
Resolution: Tukwila, City of Opportunity Scholarship
the City. This annual scholarship would award up to $4,000 to an eligible student, selected by a
committee comprised of the Mayor and/or his or her designee, the City Council President, a City
staff appointee and a Tukwila School District employee. This committee will present a
recommendation to the City Council for approval of up to 4 awards, and recipients will be notified
by April 30 each year. Committee members and staff discussed ideas to promote the
UNANIMOUS
scholarship opportunity, including a press event or a launch at a Council meeting.
APPROVAL. FORWARD TO FEBRUARY 10, 2014 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
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C.
2013 3 Quarter Sales Tax and Miscellaneous Revenue Report
As information only, staff presented the 2013 3rd Quarter Sales Tax and Miscellaneous Revenue
Report. Information detailed in the staff report includes retail sales tax, gambling tax, and
admissions tax revenues, with sales tax broken out by industry classifications. Total sales tax
collections were $264,000, or 7%, above those for the same period last year, with new
construction sales tax revenues up 22%. Gambling tax revenue is up by approximately 15%,
and Admissions Tax is up by about 21% compared with the same period last year.
INFORMATION ONLY.
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III. MISCELLANEOUS
Meeting adjourned at 6:23 p.m.
Next meeting: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 5:30 p.m. Hazelnut Conference Room
Committee Chair Approval
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