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City Council Finance and Safety Committee
May 3, 2016 - 5:30 p.m. - Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall
Councilmembers: Verna Seal, Chair; Dennis Robertson, Kate Kruller
Staff: David Cline, Peggy McCarthy, Vicky Carlsen, Brandon Miles, Bob Giberson, Rachel
Bianchi, Rick Mitchell, 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. BUSINESSAGENDA
A. Asset Transfer Agreement with Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority
Staff is seeking Council approval of an agreement that would transfer the Seattle Southside
Visitor Services' (SSVS) assets to the Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority (SSRTA).
SSVS ceased being a function of the City at the end of 2015 due to the creation of the Tourism
Promotion Area and the SSRTA. The draft agreement transfers the City's ownership interest in
various assets including office furniture and supplies and some intellectual property (not
including "Think Tukwila," "Tukwila Life," and property associated with the Rock -n -Roll
Marathon.) UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO MAY 16, 2016 REGULAR CONSENT
AGENDA.
B. 2016 1st Quarter Police and Fire Financial Report
Staff provided the Committee with an 1st quarter status update on the Police and Fire
Department budgets, per a reporting schedule agreed to in January. Total expenditures for both
departments are below the allocated budget. Councilmember Robertson asked several
questions about specific expenditure types and recommended that the next report include
written information explaining discrepancies of $25,000 or more. The full Council will soon
receive the 2016 1st Quarter Report, including all departments. INFORMATION ONLY.
C. Review of Facilities Plan Council Questions Matrix
Staff is maintaining a list of Council questions and responses with regard to the facilities plan,
and an updated version was provided for Committee review. Per requests made by Council at
previous meetings, the Committee was given details relating to fire apparatus and equipment,
construction costs, and differences between 63:20 lease and LTGO bond financing for50% of the
Public Works shops. Questions relating to these were recorded in the matrix. Chair Seal stated
that she feels the Council may be ready to select one financing option priorto public outreach in
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an effort to streamline the messaging. The Committee asked for an agenda item to be scheduled
at the May 23 Committee of the Whole to allow the Council to discuss this further. INFORMATION
ONLY.
D. Draft 2017 -2018 Budget Outreach Plan
Staff presented a draft presentation intended to be used as the basis of the public outreach
conducted in May. The information is categorized as follows: City Budget 101, How we Budget,
2015/2016 Priorities and Results, 2017/2018 Priorities, and the Budget Process. These categories
will also be used to organize the information presented at the in- person and online open houses.
Open houses are being planned for May 21 and 24. Councilmember Robertson suggested
renaming the word "transfers" on the pie chart showing general fund expenditures as most
people won't know what that means. Staff suggested replacing it with "capital projects." The
Committee requested that the Committee of the Whole be given the opportunity to review the
presentation at its next meeting. INFORMATION ONLY.
E. 2016 1st Quarter Police Department Report
Staff updated the Committee on Police Department items of significance that occurred during
the 1st quarter of 2016. The information included a staffing update, 1st quarter highlights, and
crime statistics. The Committee expressed support for the Council to receive active shooter
training similarto the one provided recently to City employees. INFORMATION ONLY.
III. MISCELLANEOUS
The Finance and Safety Committee Meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
Next meeting: Tuesday, May 17, 2016
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