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Finance and Safety Committee
FINANCE AND SAFETY COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
January 21, 2015 — 5:30 p.m.; Hazelnut Conference Room
PRESENT
Councilmembers: Kathy Hougardy, Chair; Joe Duffie, De'Sean Quinn
Staff: Peggy McCarthy, Rachel Bianchi, Laurel Humphrey
CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Hougardy called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
I. PRESENTATIONS No presentations.
II. BUSINESS AGENDA
A. Resolution: Adopting the 2015 Legislative Agenda
Staff is seeking Council approval of a resolution that would adopt a legislative agenda for use
during the 2015 Washington State Legislative Session. The draft legislative agenda includes
items in the categories of Transportation and Infrastructure, Shared Revenue, Revenue Reform,
Marijuana, and Human Services Funding. Committee members and staff reviewed the draft
and discussed the addition of language expressing support for Sound Transit in its effort to
obtain local funding authority for a Sound Transit 3 ballot measure in 2016. The Committee
was unanimous in its support for this additional language pertaining to Sound Transit 3.
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO JANUARY 26, 2015 COMMITTEE OF THE
WHOLE.
B. Review of the Draft 2015 Finance and Safety Committee Work Plan
Committee members and staff reviewed a preliminary work plan for the Committee in 2015.
The work plan is meant to capture items known to date as well as emergent needs, will be
updated accordingly, and will be periodically reviewed in Committee. Councilmember Quinn
proposed that when the Committee reviews financial policies relating to fees it also consider
conditions under which fees can be waived. With regard to the standard quarterly revenue
report, the Committee expressed support for an expanded version including more details
regarding various revenue sources. INFORMATION ONLY.
III. MISCELLANEOUS
Committee Chair Hougardy commented that she would like the Committee to consider items
pertaining to community livability, which is a broad theme including subjects such as code
enforcement, streets, sidewalks, and public health. Committee members were in agreement with
the importance of the topic and discussed with staff the process for determining committee work
under this scope. The full Council has opportunity to discuss this at the forthcoming retreat as
well as at two upcoming February meetings which will help in determining which committees may
be responsible for which action items. The Committee also discussed a preliminary interest in
considering a policy regarding notice of rent increases to tenants.
Meeting adjourned at 6:27 p.m.
Next meeting: Tuesday, February 3, 2015 — 5:30 p.m. — Hazelnut Conference Room
Committee Chair Approval
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