The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About2016-01-20 Finance and Safety MinutesFINANCE AND SAFETY COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes City Council Finance and Safety Committee Jonuory20, 2016 - 5:30 p.m. - Foster Conference Room, 6300 Building Councilmembers: Verna Seal, Chair; Dennis Robertson, Kate Kruller Staff: David Cline, Bob Giberson, Peggy McCarthy, Moira Bradshaw, Rachel Bianchi, Chris Flores, Mike Villa Laurel Humphrey Guests: Jerry Thornton, Jackie Dempere CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Seal called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. I. PRESENTATIONS II. BUSINESSAGENDA A. Facilities Plan Options: Annexation of Fire Department vs. Retention of Fire Department For the past 4 -5 years the City has been studying two areas with significant financial impacts: development of a Facilities Plan for long term provision of services, and investigation into annexation into the Kent Regional Fire Authority. At the December 7, Regular Council meeting, staff was directed to prepare a schedule of the proposed annexation to Kent RFA including the RFA rebuilding three Tukwila fire stations. At the December 14, 2015 committee of the Whole, staff was directed to include the reconstruction of the three fire stations in the Facilities Plan as a Plan B. Because these two plans cannot be undertaken simultaneous, staff is seeking Council direction on which scenario to pursue in 2016.The following attachments were included for the Committee's review: • A schedule showing the timing for the Public Safety Building, Public works Shop, Fire Stations 51, 52, and 54, and City Hall. • A list highlight some outcomes of the two scenarios, assuming a cost neutral position with respect to the City's property tax rate. • Important review public outreach milestones needed for either scenario to get to a November ballot. • Funding scenario worksheets showing net impact of each proposal Committee members discussed the scenarios and asked clarifying questions. Councilmember Kruller noted that there is a non -City resident providing the community with financial information regarding the Kent RFA annexation, and the Council and residents do not know if this information is accurate. Finance and Safety Committee Minutes ............................................................................... ............................... January 20, 2016 In order to focus on community outreach on one of these scenarios this Spring, staff would need Council direction in February or March. If Council's direction is to pursue annexation into the Kent RFA, that decision would also have to be handled by the Kent RFA Governing Board, which would impact public outreach. The last available Council meeting for a November ballot measure is August 1. The Committee discussed the approach to gaining clear Council direction and decided that they did not wish to make a direct recommendation. Instead, they will again review this material at the February 2 Committee meeting and provide committee direction on the preparation of content for a work session involving the entire Council. RETURN TO COMMITTEE. B. 20153 d Quarter Sales Tax and Miscellaneous Revenue Report Staff presented the 2015 3rd Quarter Sales Tax and Miscellaneous Revenue Report. Information detailed includes retail sales tax, gambling tax, and admissions tax revenues with sale tax broken out by industry classifications. Total sales tax collections for the 3rd quarter were $702,000, or 17 %, above those for the same period last year. INFORMATION ONLY. C. Budgetary Reporting In response to 2015 -2016 mid- biennium budget amendments to the Police and Fire Departments, the City Council made a request in December 2015 for more frequent and detailed financial reporting. Staff proposed the following reporting schedule: What Budget to Actual Financial Report When Where 2015 Annual - General Fund preliminary February 17 Finance & Safety Committee 2016 January - Fire & Police departments February 17 Finance & Safety Committee 2015 Annual - Citywide May 2 Council — Regular meeting 2016 Quarter 1 - Fire & Police departments May 3 Finance & Safety Committee 2016 Quarter 1 - Citywide May 16 Council — Regular meeting 2016 Quarter 2 - Fire & Police departments August 2 Finance & Safety Committee ** 2016 Quarter 2 - Citywide August 22 Council — COW meeting 2016 Quarter 3 - Fire & Police departments November 8 Finance & Safety Committee 2016 Quarter 3 - Citywide ( November 21 Council — Regular meeting Committee members were supportive of the proposal and asked that reports include information about mechanisms put in place to avoid the overages experienced by Police and Fire in 2015 -2016. INFORMATION ONLY. D. Resolution: Adopting the 2016 Legislative Agenda Staff is seeking Council approval of a resolution that would adopt a legislative agenda for use during the 2016 Washington State Legislative Session. The draft agenda includes items in the categories of Transportation & Infrastructure, Shared Revenue, Revenue Reform, Public Records, and Human Services Funding. The Committee reviewed the draft and requested the addition of an education section in alignment with legislative priorities shared by the Tukwila School District. Ms. Bianchi proposed the following language, which was accepted by the committee: Finance and Safety Committee Minutes ............................................................................... ............................... January 20, 2016 Education • Implement needs based funding for allocation of social emotional student support resources and expand funding for learning opportunities for summer school students. • Increase funding for homeless students and secondary ELL students. • Incorporate early learning for low income students as a part of Basic Education. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO JANUARY 25, 2016 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AS AMENDED. III. MISCELLANEOUS Committee members followed up on Item A above by stating the need to have a strong and mutual understanding of the City's current financial health aside from facilities or fire service issues. Chair Seal noted that Councilmembers would have an opportunity at the upcoming Council Retreat to discuss how they would like to receive this information. The Finance and Safety Committee Meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m. Next meeting: Tuesday, February 2, 2016 Committee ChairApproval Minutes by LH