HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-12-11 Special Minutes - Budget MeetingTUKWILA CITY COUNCIL
December 11, 1980 Tukwila City Hall
7:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
COUNCIL MEMBERS
PRESENT
DISCUSSION
Estimated Revenue,
Recreation
Page 106, Fire/
Administration
Page 111, Fire
Suppression
Page 138, Park
Maintenance
Revenue
Expenditures
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Police Training Room
Budget Meeting
M I N U T E S
Council President Saul called the budget work meeting to order.
LIONEL C. BOHRER, MABEL J. HARRIS, GEORGE D. HILL, DORIS E. PHELPS,
DANIEL J. SAUL, GARY L. VAN DUSEN, Council President.
Don Williams, Recreation Supervisor, explained the revisions to
the revenue estimates they are proposing. The increase in fees
will change the Playground Fees (343.10) from $25,250 to $34,360
and the Rents (362.10) will be increased from $1,000 to $1,300.
He reviewed the revised expenditures request. Supplies decreased
from $12,610 to $11,935; other services decreased from $30,193
to $29,318 and Capital Outlay from $219,678 to $69,988.
Mayor Todd suggested that an increase in Business License Fees
could generate an additional $75,000. He noted, if the City
doesn't impose additional taxes to provide service and balance
the budget, we are sitting vulnerable to future action at State
and Federal level. If we don't take some action to help ourselves
we might be jeopardizing our ability to lobby for items like the
sales tax structure. He suggested imposing a utility tax. It is
universal, cheap and easy to collect, and it would show some effort
on the part of the City to try and provide services instead of
cutting them. Councilman Harris agreed. She said we would not
receive funding assistance from outside agencies if we don't show
additional need.
Councilman Van Dusen disagreed; what about good government and good
management? Utilities are a beginning tax; once you start taxing
it is easy to go on to the next one. Councilman Phelps said we are
all facing realities and the reality of our tax position is one we
have to face. Councilman Hill agreed; Council should try and keep
the budget down. However, he said he favors a utility tax because
it is easy to collect and it is the only tax that divides the charges
equally. Everybody pays their fair share. It is more even than a
B 0 Tax.
Council continued to discuss revenues in their attempt to balance
the budget.
Repair and Maintenance (38) changed from $1,400 to $10,326.
Professional Services (31) decreased from $7,026 to $100.
Repair and Maintenance (38), $5,000 decreased to $100.
Repair and Maintenance (Automotive), increased from $5,000 to $7,000.
Council discussed the $5,000 allotted to landscape the metal building
in Tukwila Park. For the price of doing the landscaping, the building
could be moved. Council pulled the $5,000 from Professional Services
(31)
Mrs. Kristofferson explained where she had made additional changes
in the proposed budget. She explained that Revenue for the Street
Fund is proposed from Property Taxes. No Sales Tax dollars are
allotted to Street. This will help the cash flow problem in Cur-
rent Fund. Council agreed that they had no problem with this.
She said it looks like 97% of the Current Fund will be spent this
year and most of the revenue has already been appropriated.
Mayor Todd said it would be reasonably safe to increase the esti-
mated revenue from Sales Tax to $2,500,000.
TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL, BUDGET MEETING
December 11, 1980
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DISCUSSION Cont.
Page 7, Mayor
Page 51
Page 29, OCD/
Administration
Randy Coplen,
audience
Business Licenses
Councilman Saul suggested that $20,000 be cut from the fulltime
Mayor position. Mrs. Kristofferson noted that the Mayor's salary
for 1980 is $10,800. Councilman Harris said that all of the other
employees are getting a 12% increase. Council agreed to put $12,000
in the budget and come back and vote on it when a full Council is
present.
Page 49 50, Councilman Phelps noted that the Revenue should be increased to
OCD /Rec. correspond to the fee increases proposed by Recreation.
Mr. Williams noted that there is a proposed decrease in the expend-
iture request of $1,977 broken down as follows:
Operating Supplies (22) from $9,910 to $9,235
Professional Services (31) from $9,762 to $9,106
Printing Binding (35) from $3,510 to $3,085
Rentals (39) from $1,951 to $1,858
The proposed increase in revenues are as follows:
343.10 Playground Fees from $25,250 to $34,360
362.10 Rents from $1,000 to $1,300
Mrs. Kristofferson noted that the Christensen Trail (63.01) should
be increased from $15,000 to $26,000. There is $9,000 from 1980
that will not be received on the grant until 1981; therefore, the
City will receive $35,000 in 1981 for reimbursement on the grant.
Councilman Saul asked if one of the engineers can take over the
park planning and construction.
Council approved Pages 49, 50 and 51 as amended.
Council will consider the concept of OCD Director or Planning
Director at next Monday's meeting.
Randy Coplen, audience, said he is very pleased with the way Council
has arrived at a balanced budget. He noted that one of the main
problems the industrial area has is roads. If the City is going
to progress, we are going to have to do something. If there was
any way of setting up a tax that would go only for street improve-
ments, it would be a good thing. A utility tax put in a fund for
road development could alleviate funding problems.
Councilman Phelps said the Mayor has estimated the revenue from
Business Licenses as $100,000. She suggested the fees be based
on the number of employees as follows:
0 5 50.00
6 -100 $100.00
101 &above $200.00
Council agreed that an ordinance should be drawn up reflecting
the proposed rates and be on the next regular meeting agenda.
Councilman Bohrer asked if it was legal to charge those businesses
that do not use a Tukwila business address an extra $200. This
will be referred to the City Attorney.
Mayor Todd said the Budget ordinance/W)11 be on the agenda for
adoption at the next regular meeting;'
Council President