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Home My WebLink About2011-06-21 Special Minutes - City Council and School Board Joint Meeting City of Tukwila City Council Joint School Board City Council Meeting Location: Tukwila Community Center Date: June 21, 2011 Begin Time: 6:03 p.m. End Time: 8:16 p.m. PRESENT Council: Allan Ekberg, Council President; Councilmembers: Joe Duffie, Joan Hernandez, Dennis Robertson, Verna Seal City Staff: Rick Still, Nate Robinson, Bob Giberson, Marty Grisham, Mike Villa, Derek Speck, Shawn Hunstock, Nick Olivas, Evie Boykan, Joyce Trantina, Steve Lancaster and Kimberly Matej School Board: Mark Wahlstrom, President; Board Members: Mary Fertakis, Dave Larson and Steve Mullet School Staff: Linda Sebring, Nina Williams, Kathleen Gantz and Ron Asher (CSC) The joint School Board City Council meeting consisted of presentations and discussions on the following items: The State of the City and School District Budgets Opportunities for Collaboration Methods Used for Communication City and School District Summer Programs Tukwila Village Update The State of the City and School District Budgets Shawn Hunstock, City of Tukwila Finance Director, gave a PowerPoint financial presentation which included: historical City finances from 2001-2010; current financial status of the City; projected revenue, expenses and ending fund balance; and the projected financial impact of joining a regional fire authority. Linda Sebring, School District Director of Finance and Operations, provided a verbal overview of the School financial status. Linda reported that although the state is taking funding away the federal government is backing filling. The level of reductions over the oast two years has not been the freported the State will not reduce school funds for the current fiscal years; however, programs such as all-day kindergarten and the small portion of I-728 that is left may be reduced or cut in the biennium. The District is working toward long-term savings such as being conservative with capital resources and energy conservation and utility reductions where possible. The District currently has stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, however, those funds end in 2012. Minutes by KAM.