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MEMORANDUM
Transportation Committee
Dennis Robertson, Council President
Kimberly Matej, Legislative Analyst
Shawn Hunstock, Interim City Administrator and Finance Director
January 14, 2010
Pre Retreat Budget Review
Cite of Tukwila
City Council
As Council President, I will be working with the Finance Director and Legislative Analyst to prepare a
draft agenda for the 2010 Annual Council Retreat. I anticipate having a draft agenda to the Council
sometime during the last week of January /first week of February, and that the majority of the Retreat
will focus on discussion of the budget.
Per Council discussion at the January 11 COW, Council Committees will conduct detailed review of
the 2009 -10 Biennial Budget document in preparation for the 2010 Annual Council Retreat.
Council Committees have each been assigned portions of the budget to review over the course of
three consecutive meetings. The review schedule for the Transportation Committee is included at the
end of this memo. The Committee can choose to move at a faster pace, if desired by its members.
The Committee review process, as discussed at the January 11 COW, is outlined below. It is intended
to assist the full Council in considering potential program alternatives, expense /capital reductions
and /or new revenue opportunities in response to the severity of the City's budget crisis.
Committee Review Process
Utilizing the 2009 -10 Biennial Budget document, review the pages assigned to the Committee
as outlined below.
Committee member review, understanding and familiarity of the assigned budget items should
be thorough enough that the three Committee members feel comfortable serving as the
Council experts for discussion of the appropriate items during the Retreat.
As mentioned above, it is the intent of the Committee review process to prepare Committee
members with adequate knowledge of assigned sections so that they can assist the rest of the
Council in a meaningful discussion of the items at the Retreat.
Department directors and managers will be available during Committee meetings, as a
resource, to answer questions regarding budget items.
Discussions at the Committee meetings should be a Committee -led process, not staff -led.
Specifics on budget items, as discussed in the Committee, will not be documented in the
Committee minutes. Each Committee member should keep ample individual notes that will aid
you in discussing items at the Retreat.
Committees are not being asked to make any recommendations regarding the budget during
the Committee meetings.
Since the strength of the Council is the experience and knowledge of all seven
Councilmembers, policy -level discussions regarding budget issues are best addressed with
the full Council and Mayor working together.
Transportation: Pre Retreat Budget Review page 2
1 Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Public Works
Facility Maintenance
Street Maintenance
Monday, February 1, 2010
Street Fund
Arterial Street Fund
Monday, February 16, 2010
Land Acquisition /Parks DvIo.
Facility Replacement
General Govt Improvements
Equipment Rental
Transportation
Review Schedule
BUDGET PAGES
126 -139
140 -141
142 -143
BUDGET PAGES
147
148 -150
BUDGET PAGES
157
158
159
181 -184