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City of Tukwila
City Council Public Safety Committee
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
May 7, 2018 ǷȜǵDz JȚGȚ (;T?FHON #IH@?L?H=? 2IIGț #CNS (;FF
Councilmembers: Kathy Hougardy, Chair; Dennis Robertson, Thomas McLeod
Staff: David Cline, Rachel Bianchi, Chris Flores, Peggy McCarthy, Eric Drever, Ben
Hayman, William Rodal, Henry Hash, Bruce Linton, Laurel Humphrey
Guests: Justine Kim & Ethan Bernau, Shiels Obletz Johnsen; Steve Goldblatt, consultant;
Erica Loynd & Lori Coppenrath, DLR Group
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Hougardy called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
I.ANNOUNCEMENT
II.BUSINESS AGENDA
Legislation related to Hazardous Materials Incident Responses
A.
Staff is seeking Council approval of an ordinance and a resolution that would allow the City to
recover the cost associated with responding to hazardous materials incidents. The proposed
to include new language
requiring those responsible for a hazardous materials incident to assume responsibility for the
cost of the response. The resolution would amend the Fire Department Fee Schedule to include
a $250 minimum fee for hazardous incident
in the code. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO MAY 14, 2018 COMMITTEE OF THE
WHOLE.
Fire Department Apparatus Equipment Purchase
B.
Staff is seeking Council approval to purchase outfitting equipment in an amount not to exceed
$235,000.00 for the two Fire engines and ladder truck approved by Council in February 2018.
Existing department inventory will be transferred to the new apparatus if it is still serviceable.
As follow up to the April 16, 2018 Committee discussion, staff presented a list detailing the
estimated equipment costs for one Pierce Aerial #5905 and two Pierce Pumpers #5904 and
#5906. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO MAY 21, 2018 REGULAR CONSENT AGENDA.
Justice Center Schematic Design and Updated Budget
C.
Staff is seeking Council approval to proceed with the Design Development phase of the new
Justice Center building. Schematic Design is now complete, providing the Council with the first
predictable budget for the project, which is verified at the $68.5 million estimated at the end of
the programming stage. The schematic design is for a 46,690 square foot building. The pre-
program square footage was targeted at 45,500, but it was not possible to design a building that
size without losing key functions. The building design reflects the collaborative effort of the
stakeholders in Police, Court, and Emergency Operations. The proposal includes a flexible
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conference area, modern court facilities, police functionality, joint staff areas, and planned
areas for future expansion if needed. Schematic design represents 30% design while design
development will be 60%. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO MAY 14, 2018 COMMITTEE
OF THE WHOLE.
Public Safety Plan Financing
D.
Staff updated the Committee on the work that the Finance Committee has been doing on Public
Safety Plan financing, specifically developing potential strategies to address the budget gap
that has resulted from market conditions. The Finance Committee has been reviewing these
strategies since February, and have discussed debt capacity, impact fees, land sales, REET, new
revenue options, general fund and capital improvement prioritization, and more. The Finance
Committee has requested information on the overall budget forecast for the City and the six-
year financial plan before it can make a recommendation to the Full Council. Once the Council
makes a final decision, an open house for the public will be held. DISCUSSION ONLY.
III.MISCELLANEOUS
The 2018 Public Safety Committee Work Plan was included in the packet for Councilmember
reference.
Adjourned 6:51 p.m.
Committee Chair Approval