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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-01-26 Committee of the Whole MinutesTukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting City Hall Council Chambers January 26, 2015 — 7:00 P.M. MINUTES COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council President Kruller called the Tukwila City Council meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. Tukwila resident Jennifer McCoy led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. OFFICIALS Present were Kate Kruller, Council President, Councilmembers Joe Duffie, Verna Seal, Kathy Hougardy, De 'Sean Quinn. Councilmembers Robertson and Ekberg were not present. CITY OFFICIALS Jim Haggerton, Mayor; David Cline, City Administrator; Mike Villa, Police Chief; Derek Speck, Economic Development Administrator; Jack Pace, Community Development Director; Jerry Hight, Building Official; Kathy Stetson, Code Enforcement Officer; Mary Hulvey, Code Enforcement Officer; Marti May - Birge, Temporary Code Enforcement Assistant; Rachel Bianchi, Communications and Government Relations Manager; Laurel Humphrey, Council Analyst; Melissa Hart, Deputy City Clerk. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS a. Tukwila School District Early Learning update. Dr. Nancy Coogan, Superintendent, and Dr. Heather Newman, Early Learning Coordinator. Dr. Nancy Coogan and Dr. Heather Newman were present to update the City Council on the Tukwila School District's Early Learning Program. They utilized a PowerPoint presentation to update the Councilmembers; highlights of the presentation included: WHY EARLY LEARNING? • Brain -based research highlights the critical importance of birth through 5 years old • Return on investment of 3 to 17 dollars for every dollar spent on early learning • Prevention versus intervention ATTENTION TO EARLY LEARNING (PROGRAMS) • Federal • White House Summit • Invest in US • State • Early Achievers • WaKIDS • Regional • Race to Top /Road Map • Best Starts for Kids • Seattle Preschool Program TUKWILA SCHOOL DISTRICT (TSD): ONE STUDENT AT A TIME • 2014 -17 Strategic Plan Strategy. In partnership with families, community organizations, and local government, establish an Early Literacy and Numeracy Initiative for students in Pre - Kindergarten through Grade 3. Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Minutes January 26, 2015 Page 2 of 11 BENCHMARK: • At least 15 out of every 20 students transitioning between levels, including Pre - Kindergarten to Kindergarten, will meet or exceed standards in all subjects by end of each grade level. RACE TO THE TOP /ROAD MAP GRANT IN TUKWILA • Early Learning Lead • Early Learning Advisory Team • University of Washington Executive Leadership Program • Start Strong Institute • Culturally Responsive Classroom Management • Play and Learn (Birth through age 5) • PreK -3 Collaboration and Alignment EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMMING IN TSD • Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECAP) • Cascade View (Early Achievers level 4) • Thorndyke • Head Start • Thorndyke • Play and Learn • Tukwila Elementary (Somali /English) • Cascade View Elementary (Nepali /English or Burmese /English) • Kindergarten to 3rd Grade DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS WITH • Tukwila Community Center Preschool • Licensed childcare providers • Family, friend, and neighbor providers • Child Care Resources • City of Tukwila • Foster Public Library • King County Housing Authority EARLY LEARNING IN TUKWILA: A VISION FOR THE FUTURE An Early Learning Center that: • Provides "wrap around" services for children birth through 5 and their families • Gets children and families ready for Kindergarten and beyond • Serves as a "hub" for early learning in the City of Tukwila • Becomes an exemplary model of best practices in early learning HIGHLIGHTS FROM EDUCARE VISIT • Serves children birth through age 5 • Family resource center • Meeting spaces for community partners • P -3 partnership with White Center Heights Elementary • Head Start, Highline School District, City of Seattle, corporate, and private funding "braided" together The Councilmembers exchanged comments and asked clarifying questions on the presentation and they thanked Dr. Coogan and Dr. Newman for the information and presentation. Mayor Haggerton commented that at the January 16, 2015 Association of Washington Cities' Mayors' exchange meeting, panelist Mary Jean Ryan, Executive Director of the Road Map Project, gave accolades to the City and the Tukwila School District for the work being done in Tukwila relating to early learning. Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Minutes January 26, 2015 Page 3 of 11 b. Sound Transit Update. Rachel Bianchi, Communications and Government Relations Manager, announced that the inaugural e- Hazelnut has been distributed via email to the established list of interested residents and a copy of the publication has been placed in the Council boxes. As a follow -up to previous meetings relating to Sound Transit, Ms. Bianchi explained she is present to update the Council on the current issues. She utilized a PowerPoint presentation to update the Council; highlights of the presentation included: Overview • About Sound Transit (ST) • Tukwila International Boulevard Station Security • Sound Transit Long Range Plan • ST3 • Boeing Access Road Station • Tukwila International Boulevard (TIB) Station Parking About Sound Transit • Federated board representing each of the four subareas • Voter approved Sound Move package in 1996 which began construction of Link Light Rail, Sounder service and commuter bus system • ST2 was approved by the voters in 2008 • Central Link had approximately 12 million boardings in 2014; continued growth Tukwila International Boulevard Station security update • Requested Sound Transit funding for full time commissioned officers at the station; request declined • King County Councilmember McDermott sent a letter and he read the letter into the record (at the ST meeting) directing ST staff to: • Continue working with Tukwila • Develop a specific action plan by June • Present action plan to Operations and Administration Committee in June • Progress on plan at the Operations and Administration Committee in March • Tukwila Police Department (PD) provided emphasis patrols around station in November and December, 2014 • PD continues to meet with ST on a monthly basis • Representatives from City Administration will be meeting with Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to discuss Federal Transit Administration (FTA) security audit ST Long -Range Plan • Planning document; not fiscally constrained • Adopted on December 18, 2014 • Basis for the "system plan" or ST3 • City of Tukwila provided detailed comments, identifying our highest Long -Range Plan priorities: • Completion of the Boeing Access Road Light Rail Station • High Capacity Transit along 405 ST3 • The package does not exist currently; system planning process will happen this year • The ST Board is heavily focused on the spine of light rail, getting through Tacoma • Estimate they need $913 to compare with ST2 projects • ST needs authority from the legislature to be able to go to the voters • Goal for ballot measure is November of 2016 Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Minutes January 26, 2015 Page 4 of 11 Boeing Access Road Station • A lot of interest in north Tukwila • Initial meeting in November with businesses positive • Dual strategy • Get the project "shovel ready" with existing ST funding • Construction funding in ST3 • Plan for ongoing coalition building and advocacy Other issues • TIB station parking continues to be an issue; City staff continues working with ST on the parking issues • Sounder station parking Councilmember Duffie reminded staff that the City should also be working on the parking issues along Interurban Avenue due to the closure of the (King County Metro) parking lot. The Councilmembers exchanged comments and asked clarifying questions of staff on the presentation, and they thanked Ms. Bianchi for the update. CITIZEN COMMENTS Jennifer McCoy, 14202 561h Avenue South, explained she is present this evening to update the Council on the new Tukwila Snack Pack Program. Ms. McCoy briefed the Council on her community activities, and distributed information relating to the McKinney -Vento Act that defines homelessness. She reviewed statistics within the information distributed, and noted that Thorndyke Elementary has 83 students defined as homeless. Ms. McCoy explained a group of concerned residents met to brainstorm ideas on how they could help the children of the community, and the result of that meeting is the Tukwila Weekend SnackPack Program. They have established a shopping list for desired items (available at Facebook .com /TukwilaWeekendSnackPack, and at City Hall) as well as ways people can make monetary donations via GoFundMe (www.gofundme.com/TukSnackPack) and through the Tukwila Children's Foundation (https: // tukwilachildrensfoundation .wordpress.com /about/). Ms. McCoy announced on February 13 -14, 2015 there will be a community food drive at the new Thrift It! store (located at 14404 51St Avenue South). People who donate items from the shopping list to the SnackPack Program will receive a 20% coupon to use on a Thrift It! purchase. Ms. McCoy acknowledged the program would not be possible without the volunteers, and she thanked the volunteers in attendance . She also introduced Karl Henry and Jessica Gonzales, owners of Thrift It!, the community thrift store. Karl Henry, 14404 51St Avenue South, said his family has lived in Tukwila for the past seven years. They have a child enrolled at Thorndyke Elementary, and they want to help out the community as best as they can. The new Thrift It! community thrift store is open 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The Councilmembers thanked Ms. McCoy, Mr. Henry and Ms. Gonzales for all their work in the program and in the community. Pam Carter, 4115 South 139th Street, stated she is present to represent the Tukwila International Boulevard Action Committee ( TIBAC), and will be providing an overview of the TIBAC activities from 2014. She updated the Council on several different topics of discussion TIBAC had throughout the previous year, and the various presentations by City staff and outside agencies. The discussion also included TIBAC's recommendation to the City on potential uses of one of the motels seized by the federal government. She announced TIBAC meets the second Tuesday of every month, and the last Saturday of each month is trash collection day along TIB. Councilmember Hougardy thanked Ms. Carter for the report on 2014 TIBAC activities. Mary Fertakis, 11822 42nd Avenue South, stated there is a bill before the Washington State Legislature relating to proposed funding for school districts to help aid homelessness in the schools. One issue with the proposed bill is that the funding would be based on student population, rather than actual need, which Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Minutes January 26, 2015 Page 5 of 11 is unfair to the school districts that need assistance. The Tukwila School Board has been trying to call attention to the inequity of the funding provisions, and they would appreciate the City's support on the proposed bill and change. Dave Larson, provided additional information to the Council on the proposed bill introduced by Ms. Fertakis. Bill # 5065 would provide increased in- school guidance support for homeless students. Mr. Larson explained he has testified on the bill and there is support for changing Bill # 5065 to change the distribution formula. Sharon Mann, 4452 South 160th Street, clarified that TIBAC did not support using one of the closed hotels to house the homeless children. SPECIAL ISSUES a. City Council participation on Boards and Commissions. Laurel Humphrey, Council Analyst, presented the draft list of Council representation on regional, state, and national committees and commissions and /or boards for the 2015 calendar year. On an annual basis, the City Council updates its list of Council representation on outside boards and commissions. The list includes boards and commissions on which Councilmembers are serving as a Tukwila City Council representative. ❖ Cascade Water Alliance Board of Directors ❖ City of Tukwila Equity and Diversity Commission ❖ Firemen's Pension Board ❖ Highline Forum ❖ King County Executive's Kitchen Cabinet ❖ Lodging Tax Advisory Board ❖ National League of Cities Steering Committee: Transportation and Infrastructure Services National League of Cities: Council on Youth, Education and Families v National League of Cities: First-Tier Suburbs Council ❖ Puget Sound Regional Council Regional Transit Oriented Development Advisory Committee ❖ Sound Cities Association: King County LEOFF 1 Disability Board ❖ Sound Cities Association: Public Issues Committee (PIC) Sound Cities Association: Metropolitan Committee Regional Transit Committee ❖ Sound Cities Association: Regional Law, Safety, and Justice Committee ❖ South County Area Transportation Board ❖ Soundside Alliance for Economic Development Board ❖ Washington State Commission on African American Affairs ❖ Water Resource Inventory Area 9 (WRIA 9) ❖ Water Resource Inventory Area 9 (WRIA 9) Management Committee Verna Seal, Mayor's Alternate Kathy Hougardy Kathy Hougardy (as Finance and Safety Chair) Kathy Hougardy De'Sean Quinn Kate Kruller (as Council President) Kate Kruller Verna Seal Kate Kruller Allan Ekberg Verna Seal Kate Kruller Verna Seal, Alternate Kathy Hougardy Kate Kruller, Vice -Chair Kathy Hougardy Kathy Hougardy, Executive Committee Chair De'Sean Quinn Dennis Robertson Mayor Haggerton, Alternate Dennis Robertson, Chair Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Minutes January 26, 2015 Page 6 of 11 MISCELLANEOUS PARTICIPATION (AppointmentlDesignation Not Required) Chamber of Commerce, Tukwila International Boulevard Action Committee, Tukwila Government and Community Affairs Committee (Committee of the Chamber), Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC), Tukwila Children's Foundation (TCF), Tukwila Historical Society, Tukwila Pantry, Tukwila School District — Providers' Meeting, Tukwila Elementary — Safety Meeting, Tukwila Rotary The Council discussed the above list. Councilmember Quinn stated that the work of the King County Executive's Kitchen Cabinet is complete and should be removed from the list. He will share information regarding the recommendations of that committee. The Council concurred with the list of representation with this change. b. An agreement relating to the sale of Tukwila Village library parcel. Derek Speck, Economic Development Administrator, introduced Greg Smith, Director of Facilities Construction with the King County Library System. He stated they are available to answer any questions the Council may have on the proposed agreement. For many years the City and the King County Library System (KCLS) have expressed a desire for KCLS to open a branch library as part of the City's Tukwila Village development to replace the existing branch at 4060 South 144th Street. In 2010 KCLS expressed a desire to build a stand -alone library building and evaluated three sites within Tukwila Village and determined that the northeast corner of the intersection of Tukwila International Boulevard and South 144th Street was the best option. In early 2011, KCLS presented their analysis to the City Council and the Council approved a strategy that started a developer selection process for Tukwila Village while also starting negotiations with KCLS. Since 2012 Tukwila Village Development Associates, KCLS, and the City have invested considerable time completing the site plans, determining lot lines, completing building plans and negotiating easements and other agreements. KCLS would like to start construction in the next few months and needs to purchase the library parcel prior to issuing bids. The proposed purchase and sale agreement lists the purchase price of $500,000. and KCLS will also pay $125,707 towards the City's costs of frontage improvements on South 1441h Street. Mr. Smith thanked staff for their work on this program. At this time KCLS plans to have construction bids due in March and begin construction in April 2015. Mr. Speck stated the lot consolidation for the Tukwila Village site and development of the new Tukwila Library are top priority for staff. The Councilmembers exchanged comments and asked clarifying questions of staff on the project and the proposed agreement. COUNCIL CONSENSUS EXISTED TO FORWARD THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING. c. A resolution relating to the 2015 Legislative Agenda. Councilmember Hougardy indicated this item was discussed at the Finance and Safety Committee meeting on January 21, 2015. The committee members were unanimous in recommending approval. The resolution establishing legislative priorities is intended to be utilized as a tool for Councilmembers when they meet with State Legislators in Olympia in February 2015. Rachel Bianchi, Communications and Government Relations Manager, explained the draft resolution contains language that identifies the State legislative agenda as a list of priority items. It does not preclude the Council from opposing or supporting additional items that may arise during the session. The agenda is intended to be utilized as a tool for Councilmembers when they meet with Washington State Legislators during the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) City Action Days on February 18 -19, 2015. The Finance and Safety Committee requested the following be added to the legislative agenda Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Minutes January 26, 2015 Page 7 of 11 • A robust public transportation system is critical to Tukwila's residents, guests and business community and the City continues to seek investments to increase access to transit; the State Legislature should provide additional revenue options which would provide Sound Transit the opportunity to propose a new package of investments to the voters. Pam Carter, 4115 South 139th Street, said at this time she is speaking as a Valley View Sewer Commissioner. She voiced her appreciation for the City to include support in the draft legislative agenda for the Public Works Assistance Account. COUNCIL CONSENSUS EXISTED TO FORWARD THIS ITEM, WITH THE ADDED LANGUAGE IDENTIFIED ABOVE, TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING. 8:45 p.m. Council President Kruller called for a brief recess. 8:50 p.m. Council President Kruller reconvened the meeting. d. LEAN process improvement for Code Enforcement and budget update. Jack Pace, Community Development Director, explained in April 2014 the Council was briefed on the Residential Neighborhood Maintenance Program and staff received approval to add a temporary Code Enforcement Officer to assist with backlog cases. In the 2015 -2016 Biennial Budget, the Council approved the addition of $87,000 in professional services as a placeholder for a third Code Enforcement position. Code Enforcement participated in an in -depth LEAN analysis for work processes. The analysis phase seeks to identify inefficiencies and devises alternative ways of accomplishing the task in less time without sacrificing quality. The presentation this evening will review what has been learned and the methods identified to improve processes in all aspects of Code Enforcement. Kathy Stetson, Code Enforcement Officer, began the update on the LEAN process improvements. Ms. Stetson utilized a PowerPoint presentation and highlights of the PowerPoint presentation included: WHAT IS LEAN? • LEAN is a systematic approach to analyzing work processes to identify and eliminate unnecessary steps and inefficiencies. Through guided exercises (and with a microscope) we examined how we take a case from complaint to compliance. WHY LEAN? • Code Enforcement is a critical component to improving neighborhood quality of life and ensuring a safe and healthy community. A periodic in -depth review of processes is a great opportunity to fine -tune and keep on track. We must be efficient to be effective WHAT WE LEARNED (AND WHAT WE WANT YOU TO KNOW) • We are LEAN already • There are restraints that cause delays over which we have no control • We are currently working at capacity AGENDA (FOR LEAN PROCESS) • The Beginning • Case Studies • Mapping a Case • Community Feedback • Delays Identified • Analyze & Question • Goals • Experiment • 30 -60 -90 Day Implementation Plan • What we learned Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Minutes January 26, 2015 THE BEGINNING: We asked ourselves: • Why does it take so long to close a case file? • Is it possible to be more effective and efficient? • How can we be more proactive? Page 8 of 11 Mary Hulvey, Code Enforcement Officer, updated the Council on the case study portion of the presentation. This included review of three different types of cases, each with different circumstances associated with the particular case. Highlights of the presentation included: MAPPING A CASE: • A case can take up to seven different paths to go from complaint to compliance. We focused on just one case file for this LEAN exercise. THE BIG SEVEN: • Each process ends with a decision that leads to another process DELAYS • Language and cultural barriers • Hoarding • Mental illness • Financial limitations • Other o Legal limitations o TRAKiT • Missing owners • Elderly /disabled Compliance is dependent upon the willingness of the offender to comply. Motivating the offender to comply requires communication, cooperation and providing available resources. Following the legal process and the Tukwila Municipal Code is part of the process that is a delay, and those areas must be strictly followed. COMMUNITY FEEDBACK • Cases take too long • Too many chances given to violators • Not enough time to keep complainant current • Not doing proactive code enforcement • City systems not connected Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Minutes January 26, 2015 Page 9 of 11 ANALYZE AND QUESTION • By mapping our process and analyzing the community feedback we were able to determine if there was a more effective and efficient way • Then we took the list of delays and questioned if there were solutions or available resources. EXERCISES TO IDENTIFY GOALS • Define Code Enforcement Systems • Define current state, future state and action needed to get there • Value Results Map Worksheet GOALS THAT EVOLVED: • Proactively work code enforcement • Reduce the backlog of nuisance properties • Reduce the time to close cases • Improve the overall health and safety of the community • Improve communication with City Council WHAT WE LEARNED • Examining our practices has changed our way of thinking • We continually ask ourselves how can we be more effective and efficient • The time a case takes from complaint to compliance is as short as it can be • Moving from REACTIVE to PROACTIVE will require additional resources • Staff strengthened the team and aligned efforts to provide greater Caring, Professional, and Responsive service • The Code Enforcement team is LEAN Mr. Pace stated that along with the Code Enforcement staff the City Attorney was also part of the LEAN process. The LEAN process confirmed the need for the additional Code Enforcement position and the Council has the option to have staff move forward with the process to implement the new position. The Councilmembers thanked staff for their Code Enforcement work and for the information included in the presentation. Councilmember Seal asked for clarification on the issues encountered with TRAKiT Ms. Stetson explained staff and the vendor are working through technical issues encountered with TRAKiT that have arisen after the first year of use. Mr. Pace clarified that since staff has had one year to use the new TRAKiT permitting system, they are able to view how the data is entered into the system and processed. Now staff is able to discuss the issues and efficiency issues with the vendor for possible changes. Councilmember Hougardy asked about the status of the Citizen Module. Ms. Stetson stated there have been technical issues with the Citizen Response Module too Mr. Pace explained e- TRAKiT, the module that will be used for online reporting /permitting, also has encountered technical issues. The main issue at this time is staff has noticed permit fee calculations are incorrect in e- TRAKit while doing testing. This module is also used for the Citizen Response Module and e- TRAKiT needs to be fixed. They are working with the vendor to break the modules down and separate them to utilize more program modules. David Cline, City Administrator, said use of the Citizen Response Module has been included as part of the City's Communication Strategy and staff is working with the Communications Manager on issues and moving forward. Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Minutes January 26, 2015 Page 10 of 11 Mayor Haggerton stated the funding for the position was budgeted under Professional Services in the 2015 portion of the budget. To move forward and begin the process, City Administration would need Council approval to divert the funding from Professional Services and begin the process of filling the position. Moving forward with the new position will assist the City with achieving the goals for the residential neighborhoods. Councilmember Seal said it is reasonable to send the issue of the additional Code Enforcement position to a future Finance and Safety Committee meeting. COUNCIL CONSENSUS EXISTED TO HAVE THIS ITEM DISCUSSED AT A FUTURE FINANCE AND SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING. Sharon Mann, 4452 South 160th Street, voiced her support for the Council moving forward with implementation of the additional Code Enforcement position. The number one item that has been discussed at many community meetings is the need for increased Code Enforcement. e. Discussion on Sound Cities Association King County transportation proposal. Council President Kruller is seeking discussion and consensus on the following issues which will potentially be acted upon at a future Sound Cities Association (SCA) Public Issues Committee (PIC) meeting. 1. (Item No. 9 from the SCA agenda) Support for flexibility in investment of hotel /motel taxes for affordable housing. Potential future action on a proposed policy position: "Sound Cities Association supports legislation to allow King County to bond against future hotel /motel tax revenue reserved for housing beginning in 2021. RCW 67.28.180(3)(i) will need to be amended with a technical fix that specifically authorized bonding for affordable housing. Such legislation would allow King County to bond against future revenue and allow up to $45 million in new housing funds to be released over the next six years to create and preserve affordable workforce housing in coordination with transit investments. COUNCIL CONSENSUS EXISTED TO SUPPORT THE ABOVE ITEM AT THE NEXT SCA PIC MEETING. 2. (Item No. 10 from the SCA agenda) Sub - regional transportation funding draft principles. The PIC was asked to provide feedback to the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) Transportation Policy Board member on the sub - regional funding draft principles prior to adoption by the PSRC Executive Board. COUNCIL CONSENSUS EXISTED FOR THE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE ABOVE ITEM AT THE NEXT SCA PIC MEETING. 3. (Item No. 11 from the SCA agenda) Property tax cap update. The PIC adopted a policy position to "support legislation to raise the 1% property tax revenue limit." THERE WAS COUNCIL CONSENSUS FOR THE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE ABOVE ITEM AT THE NEXT SCA PIC MEETING. 3411 a. Mayor Mayor Haggerton attended the Sound Cities Association (SCA) Board of Directors Meeting on January 21, 2015. He explained that in 2014 he suggested the SCA Board meetings rotate each month to the city of a Board Member and include a tour of each city. That process has been implemented, and Redmond hosted the first meeting. On January 22, 2015, he attended a ribbon - cutting event (organized by the Kent Chamber of Commerce) for the new office of the National Cremation Society located at 672 Strander Boulevard. He announced that on January 30, 2015 he will attend the SCA Board Retreat. Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Minutes January 26, 2015 Page 11 of 11 b. City Council The Councilmembers each voiced their appreciation for Council President Kruller and Laurel Humphrey, Council Analyst, for their work on the recent Council retreat (January 23 -25, 2015). Councilmember Hougardy attended the recent King County Metro Regional Transit Committee Meeting where the topic of discussion centered around the Metro Transit Strategic Plan. She will provide additional information to the Council in the near future on the Metro Transit Strategic Plan. Council President Kruller thanked Ms. Humphrey for her great work at the recent Council retreat, and she voiced her appreciation for facilitation by the Athena Group. She updated the Council on some of the upcoming meetings she will be attending the week of January 26, 2015. c. Staff David Cline, City Administrator, announced the recent publication of the inaugural e- Hazelnut. Included in the publication is the announcement that the City is looking for residents to participate in the Fire Authority Steering Committee. Interested individuals will need to submit an application by February 6, 2015. The finalized 2015 -2016 Budget and 2015 -2020 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) documents have been distributed. d. City Attorney The City Attorney's presence is not required at Committee of the Whole meetings. e. Intergovernmental There was no report. ADJOURNMENT 9:45 p.m. COUNCIL PRESIDENT KRULLER DECLARED THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING ADJOURNED TO CONVENE A SPECIAL MEETING. Kate Melissa Hart, Deputy City Clerk APPROVED AND SIGNED BY THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON 02/17/2015 AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE 02/18/2015