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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-04-05 Finance and Safety MinutesFINANCE AND SAFETY COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes City Council Finance and Safety Committee April 5, 2016 - 5:30 p. m. - Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall Councilmembers: Verna Seal, Chair; Dennis Robertson, Kate Kruller Staff: Peggy McCarthy, Vicky Carlsen, Brandon Miles, Gail Labanara, Mike Villa, Laurel Humphrey Guest: Louise Jones - Brown, Tukwila Historical Society CALL TO ORDER: Chair Seal called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. I. PRESENTATIONS II. BUSINESS AGENDA A. Lease Agreement with Tukwila Historical Society Staff is seeking Council approval of a new lease agreement with the Tukwila Historical Society for continued use of the Tukwila Grade School /Old City Hall located at 14475 591h Avenue South. The previous lease expired in September 2015 and the Society's use of the building is considered mutually beneficial. The Committee considered the lease at its March 8, 2016 meeting and requested additional research into the length of the lease and its impact to grant seeking by the Society. Staff has updated the proposed lease to include a term of ten years with a provision allowing the Mayor to extend the agreement an additional five years. Ms. Jones - Brown stated that after she signed the proposed lease, the Board had opportunity to review and have additional concerns about certain items. Since City staff had not yet had opportunity to review these new concerns, the Committee requested the lease return after differences have been resolved. They also requested additional changes be clearly shown in markup. RETURN TO COMMITTEE. B. 20154 1h Quarter Investment Report Staff presented the 4th Quarter Cash and Investment Report for 2015, including information on the City's portfolio components, performance, policy compliance and liquidity analysis, fund cash and investment balances, and investment environment. At December 31, 2015, the portfolio totaled $50.7 million comprising $39 million in cash and cash equivalents and $11.7 in longerterm investments. INFORMATION ONLY. Finance and Safety Committee Minutes ....................................................................................... ............................... April 5, 2016 C. 20154 1h Quarter Sales Tax and Miscellaneous Revenue Report Staff presented the 2015 4t" Quarter Sales Tax and Miscellaneous Revenue Report. Information detailed in the staff report includes retail sales tax, gambling tax, and admissions tax revenues, with sales tax broken out by industry classifications. Total sales tax collections for the fourth quarter were $2,317k, or 14 %, above those for the same period last year. Construction sales tax was increased by $436K, or53 %, and other industries produced an increase of $1,881K, or 12 %. Actual revenue from sales tax collections exceeded the estimates in the amended budget by $177Korone percent. INFORMATION ONLY. D. Proposed 2017 -2018 Biennial Budget Schedule Staff presented a proposed process and timeline for review and adoption of the 2017 -2018 Budget and Capital Improvement Program. The proposal includes three phase, including 1) Enterprise Funds, 2) Capital Projects Funds, and 3) General Fund, Internal Service Funds, Other Funds, and Financial Planning Model Attachment A. The schedule includes multiple opportunities for Council participation, including committee review of pertinent sections as requested by the Finance and Safety Chair following the Council Retreat. The next step will be for the Committee to review the proposed 2017 -2018 Budget Priorities that emerged from the May 2015 and March 2016 joint workshops with Council and Administration staff, as well as a detailed public outreach plan. Committee members expressed appreciation for the detailed schedule and the expanded opportunities for Council engagement and review. INFORMATION ONLY. III. MISCELLANEOUS The Finance and Safety Committee Meeting adjourned at 6:52 p.m. Nextmeeting: Tuesday,April19,2016 CommitteeChairApprovaI Minutes by LH