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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-11-13 Committee of the Whole MinutesNovember 13, 1978 TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL 7:00 P.M. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING MINUTES 3/3 City Hall Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER Council President Van Dusen called the Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. ROLL CALL OF BOHRER, HARRIS, HILL, JOHANSON, SAUL, TRAYNOR, VAN DUSEN. COUNCIL MEMBERS APPROVAL OF MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY HARRIS, THAT THE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 23, MINUTES 1978 TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING BE APPROVED AS PUBLISHED. CARRIED. DISCUSSION Workshop session, Mayor Bauch said this subject would be withdrawn from the agenda at this Green River Basin time. He said the material would be distributed to Council Members Program. the next day. Communications Mayor Bauch said there is need of a voting receiver for Valley Comm. information update He said they put a receiver in a high location in an area where there on Valley Comm. is a shadow as far as reception is concerned. He said it picks up calls for Valley Comm. He said Renton is putting one in on Talbot Hill. It will pick up signals on the north where there is a problem in picking up the signals. The receiver itself costs about 3 ,non and the installation is more. It will be $60 monthly for the telephone line. This is not included in the 1969 budget, but Mayor Bauch recommended the City not wait until 1969 but take immediate action. He said we do not know where we would install right now. It depends on where Renton installs their receiver. They are trying to find the best possible location. They are all on the same frequency. They should know within two or three weeks where they are going to put it. Councilman "Harris: corrected B4hrer asked if we have a problem with the walkie- talkie in the per minutes of industrial area? Mayor Bauch said they have to come out and get on the Nov. 27, 1978 mobile units in the cars. Councilman Hill asked if there are "dead spots" that cannot even be picked up by the mobile units. Mayor Bauch said that is right, they are picked up by other units and relayed to Valley Comm. Mayor Bauch said a good location for the one in Tukwila might be the fire tower at Fire Station No. 2; another good location would be on top of Southcenter Mall. MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE NECESSARY PAPERS BE DRAWN UP FOR THE VOTING RECEIVER AND IT BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE NOVEMBER 20, 1978 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED. Budget Review MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, TO MOVE THIS ITEM OF THE AGENDA TO THE END OF THE MEETING. CARRIED. Standing Committee Councilman Bohrer, Chairman of the Public Safety and Health Committee, Reports stated the Committee would meet with the Police Chief and Lieutenant on the proposed ordinance on burglary. He said the committee would not meet on November 22, 1978 at the regularly scheduled time due to Thanksgiving holiday. Councilman Johanson, Chairman of the Public Works Committee, said the change to be made in the entrance type pipe will require a change in the code. He said this matter will be discussed at one of the Committee of the Whole Meetings. OTHER Burlington Northern Tax Mayor Bauch said these are taxes that should have been paid to cities but were withheld. He said the court had ruled they would have to pay the cities. It would amount t^ $13,397.29 for the City of Tukwila. He said it could be left the way it is and the lid will go on next year. If we want to collect the $13,000 this year we will have to rewrite the tax resolution. He said he would recommend the City leave it the way it is. He said we have until November 29 to make the decision, and any change would have to be handled at the next regular meeting of the Council on November 20. He said any relief that can be given to the property tax payers should be given. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING November 13, 1978 Page 2 OTHER Contd. Burlington MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SA':JL, THAT THE RURLINGTON NORTHERN TAX Northern Tax BE LEFT AS IT IS contd. BUDGET REVIEW Revenue Pages 1 10. Finance Dept. Page 32 35. Councilman Hill said that 95% of any tax cut goes to the people in the business district. *CARRIED, WITH HILL VOTING NO. AWC Survey Mayor Bauch stated he had received a letter from AWC requesting in- maternity bene- formation on a survey they were conducting regarding employee maternity fits for employees benefits and whether or not they should be raised. He said under the medical plan a flat $400 in benefits for a normal delivery and if there is anything extra a new schedule comes in. He said they wanted to put in a special maternity deduction that would pay 80% of the cost. This would mean an increase of 65 cents per employee and $1.75 for employee's spouse. AWC is making the survey and based on it they will either add it or leave it as it is. The answer to the survey should be made by November 15, 1978. Everyone has to go with the majority. We need to express whether or not we want the increased benefits. Councilman Traynor said it seems that every time we sit at the negotiations table the employees do not realize the increased benefits are actually pay raises. Councilman Saul said he agreed with Councilman Traynor. He said most cities are trying to put a lid on the insurance package, it is costing so much money. He said he thought this should be left to bargaining instead of letting AWC do it for us. Councilman Harris said she felt like Councilman Traynor. She said most employees would like to have 100% insurance coverage. Council President Van Dusen said the consensus was to not change the maternity benefit coverage. Mayor Bauch stated the budget hearing would start on page 1 of the Preliminary Budget, Detail of Revenue Estimates. Ron Swanson, Finance Director, reviewed and answered questions on the proposed`revenue in the 1979 budget. The total amount of estimated revenue is $2,908,923 in Current Fund. The total amount of estimated revenue in all funds is $7,444,924. RECESS MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED RY SAUL, THAT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING 9:05 9:15 P.M. RECESS FOR TEN MINUTES. CARRIED. The Tukwila City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting was called back to order with Council Members present as previously noted. Ron Swanson, Finance Director, reviewed the budget requests. Mr. Swanson explained in order to accomplish the 1979 work plan of the Department, the followng changes to the current staff are needed: (1) Establishment of the current part time position to a full time Accounting Clerk I. This position is needed to handle the centralized cashier functions and also to relieve the more experienced staff from clerical tasks in order to take on added responsibility. (2) The upgrading of the current Accounting Clerk position to an Accounting Clerk II level commensurate with added responsibilities in the Finance Department. (3) Addition of an entry level accountant position to monitor more closely the Golf Course financial activity, development of a city -wide cost allocation plan for cost recovery in grants, LID's, utilities, etc., and to pro- vide more time for administrative duties such as supervision, monitoring financial activity to assure deadlines are met and the quality of accounting work is proper. He said with respect to new euqipment, he was requesting the purchase of a check protector which would cost $1,400 and one calculator which would cost $300. Councilman Harris noted that with the move into the new City Hall the Finance Department is collecting zone money, etc., and taking on a greater burden. Docu- mentation takes a lot of time. Councilman Traynor said the City of Issaquah is running their City on a lot less personnel. Mayor Bauch stated that city does not have the tax money that Tukwila has, nor the amount of work. Councilman Traynor said he thought the decision on the hiring of a full time employee for the Finance Department should be delayed until all of the Departments have presented their budgets. Council President V!an Dusen said they would consider the employee request later in the budget hearings. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING November 13, 1978 Page 3 EXECUTIVE SESSION MOVED BY HILL, SECONDED BY TRAYNOR, THAT THE TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL GO 10:10 11:02 P.M INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH CABOT DOW ON A PERSONNEL MATTER. CARRIED. Finance MOVED BY SAUL, SECONDED BY HILL, THAT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION BE CLOSED. CARRIED. ADJOURNMENT MOVED BY HARRIS, SECONDED BY JOHANSON, THAT THE TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL 11:04 P.M. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING BE ADJOURNED. CARRIED. Gary '01'h Dusen, Counci P ident No► is _Booher, Recording Secretary