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City Council Finance Committee
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
August 8,2017-530 P.m. —Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall
Councilmembers: Verna Seal, Chair; Kathy Hougardy, Thomas McLeod
Staff: Vicky Carlsen, Sherry Wright, Cindy Wilkins, Leon Richardson, Jay Wittwer, Chris
Flores (left at 5:36 p.m.), Rose Warren
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Seal called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
I. PRESENTATIONS
II. BUSINESS AGENDA
A. Fire Department Breathing Apparatus Purchases
Staff is seeking Council approval to purchase replacements for the Fire Department's Self
Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and Supplied Air Breathing Apparatus (SABA) in the
amount of $322,321.26. The current systems have exceeded their useful life and are no longer
supported by the manufacturer. The Public Safety Plan identified replacement at 15 -year
intervals and provides funding in the amount of $360,000. Staff evaluated breathing systems
from two manufacturers and have selected MSA for their merits and warranty option.
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO AUGUST'14, 20'17 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
B. Grant Application: WSDOT Transportation Grant Focused on Triq Reduction
Staff is seeking Committee approval to apply for a new WSDOT Transportation Grant Focused
on Trip Reduction, due August 15, 2017. WSDOT is seeking to award up to $250,00o for creative
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies throughout the state. If awarded, staff
will use the fund to further implement TDM strategies and achievement of Regional Congestion
Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program deliverables. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.
C. Police Department Evidence Purchases
Staff is seeking Committee approval to purchase two Dry Safe Evidence Cabinets in the amount
Of $14,829. The current space to dry biohazardous or wet items is insufficient. The drying
cabinets would be placed in the lab and will have properventing and security. Staff is also seeking
Committee approval to purchase a commercial freezer and temperature monitoring alarm
system for evidence storage in the total amount of $8,673.34. There are no monitoring fees for
the alarm system. Funds for these purchases are available from the Tukwila Motel Forfeiture
Seizure Fund. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.
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D. Ordinance: Amending Municipal Code Chapter S•o4
Staff is seeking Council approval of an ordinance that would amend Tukwila Municipal Code
Chapter 5.04, "Licenses Generally," to replace "FTE" with "employee" regarding the business
license fee structure. This item was approved with amendments by the Finance Committee on
July 18, 2017, but was referred back to Committee by Committee of the Whole on July 24, 2017.
Recent Washington State legislation will require the City to use the State's online business
license system within the next few years, and staff recommends changing the current fee
schedule to be based upon flat rates per employee totals to streamline the process in preparation
for moving to the State system.
The proposed ordinance would assess a flat rate of $70 per full-time employee (defined as 30
hours or more each week) and $50 per part-time employee. As follow-up to the Committee of
the Whole discussion, staff provided more detail about how $50 for part-time employee was
calculated. Since part-time is defined as fewer than 3o hours per week, and 3o hours is 75% of a
typical workweek, the proposed part-time rate was derived as 75%ofthe proposed full-time rate
rounded down to a whole number.
Staff provided an e-mail from Assistant City Attorney Charlotte Archer recommending that the
business license fee structure be amended from a "combined business license fee", which
includes both a standard license fee plus a revenue generating license fee, to a "single license
fee". Since this change wasn't included in the packet, committee members asked to have the
legislation return to the next Finance Committee meeting for further review.
To address any unintended consequences of changing the fee structure, staff offered to
implementthe proposed changes forthe 2018 license year, and return to committee in mid -2o18
for a comprehensive review of the data collected.
Committee member McLeod said he preferred a lateral change in fee structure for part-time
employees and recommended $35 instead of $50 since we're moving to this model in advance of
going live with the State's system.
APPROVED 2-1, WITH COMMITTEE MEMBER MCLEOD OPPOSED. FORWARD TO AUGUST
22, 2017 FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Resolution: Adopting a Revised Business License Fee Schedule
Staff is seeking Council approval of a resolution that would adopt the revised business license fee
schedule pursuant to the draft ordinance discussed above. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.
FORWARD TO AUGUST 22, 2017 FINANCE COMMITTEE.
III. MISCELLANEOUS
Adjourned at 6:20 P.M.
r Committee Chair Approval
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