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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOW 2019-11-25 Item 4C - Resolution - 2020 Legislative AgendaCOUNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS Initials Meeticr Date Pre.pared by 'Al nor s rec�ie2V Council rei4ex 11/25/19 RB 12/02/19 RB ITEM INFORMATION ITEM NO. 4.C. SIFAFF SPONSOR: RACHEL BIANCHI ORiGINAI.AGI?ND,\ DA'rl�:: 11/25/19 AGL'NDA ITEnI TrrI.E 2020 State Legislative Agenda CATEGORY ❑ Discussion AT/Dale ❑ Motion R1t� Dnte ® Resolution l(tg Date 12/OZ/19 ❑ Ordinance 111� Date ❑ Bid-11ward lllg Dine ❑ Public Hearing ddtg Date ❑ Other Altg Date SPONSOR ❑Council ®Mayor ❑HR ❑DCD ❑Finance ❑Dire ❑TS ❑P�"R ❑Police ❑131F ❑Court SPONSOR'S Council is being asked to adopt the city's legislative agenda for the 2020 session. SUNINIARY REVIEWI3D BY ❑ C.O.W. Mtg. ❑ CDN Comm ® Finance Comm. ® Public Safety Comm. ❑ Trans &Infrastructure ❑ Arts Comm. ❑ Parks Comm. ❑ Planning Comm. DATE: 11/4 & 11/12 CON11MITTEE CHAIR: ROBERTSON AND MCLEOD RECOMMENDATIONS: SPONSOR/ADMIN. Administrative Services CONIMrITF]", Forwarded to full council for passage COST IMPACT / FUND SOURCE EXPL'NDr1'URIs RI;QUIRI,:D AMOUNT BUDGETED APPROPRIATION REQUIRED Fund Source: Comments: MTG. DATE RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION 11/25/19 Forward to next Regular Meeting 12/2/19 MTG. DATE ATTACHMENTS 11/25/19 Informational Memorandum dated October 1, 2019 Draft Resolution Proposed 2020 Legislative Agenda Minutes from the 11/4 PS & 11/12 Finance Committees 12/2/19 Final Resolution 39 ml City of Tukwila Allan Ekberg, Mayor INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM TO: Public Safety Committee Finance Committee FROM: Rachel Bianchi, Deputy City Administrator CC: Mayor Ekberg DATE: October 1, 2019 SUBJECT: 2020 Legislative Agenda ISSUE The City of Tukwila develops an annual legislative agenda for use in Olympia during the legislative session. BACKGROUND The City's Legislative Agenda provides direction to staff and consensus among the elected officials as to what policy positions are taken on behalf of the City of Tukwila during the legislative session. RECOMMENDATION The Public Safety and Finance Committees are being asked to provide comment and feedback, which will be incorporated into the agenda for discussion at the November 25, 2019 Committee of the Whole meeting. The full Council is being asked to formally adopt the agenda at the December 2 Regular Meeting. The City's lobbyist, David Foster, will provide a legislative update at the December 2 meeting. At the November 4 2019 meeting of the Public Safety Committee, the members asked that the following items be included in the legislative agenda; these edits are reflected in the attached draft: • Advancing racial equity • Workforce development • Combatting climate change At the November 12 2019 meeting of the Finance Committee, the members asked that the followinq items be included in the legislative agenda; these edits are reflected in the attached draft: • Clarity around the advancing racial equity statement • Support for the State's Department of Revenue consolidated business licensing system, of which Tukwila is a participant • Technoloav orivacv protections ATTACHMENTS Resolution in draft form Attachment A — Legislative Agenda 41 42 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING A LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR USE DURING THE 2020 WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. WHEREAS, the City Council has agreed to pursue certain legislative issues for 2020; and WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes this agenda is not all encompassing, in that certain additional items may arise during the legislative session that require support or opposition; and WHEREAS, a legislative agenda outlines the priority issues that elected officials may discuss when speaking to members of the Washington State Legislature; and WHEREAS, the City Council agreed to these priorities at the City Council Meeting on December 2, 2019; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: The Tukwila City Council has identified priorities for the 2020 Washington State Legislative Session that provide a framework for advocacy on behalf of the community. The City of Tukwila 2020 Legislative Agenda is hereby incorporated by reference as Attachment A. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a Regular Meeting thereof this day of 12019. ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED: Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: Rachel B. Turpin, City Attorney Attachment A: City of Tukwila 2020 Legislative Agenda Kathy Hougardy, Council President Filed with the City Clerk:_ Passed by the City Council: Resolution Number: W:\Word Processing\Resolutions\Legislative Agenda for 2019 10-24-19 RB:bjs Page 1 of 1 43 m Shaded text reflects changes per Public Safety and Finance Committees. ATTACHMENT A City of Tukwila 2020 Legislative Agenda Transportation & Infrastructure • Provide funding for critical local infrastructure, including the Allentown Bridge, which is Structurally Deficient and Functionally Obsolete. • Create stable, reliable infrastructure assistance funding for cities to assist in repairing roads, bridges and other public infrastructure that support economic development. Housing & Human Services • Create new and expand existing local options to generate revenue for housing and human services and for capital construction of affordable housing. • We strongly encourage the state to adequately fund human services programs for the health of the safety net. Shared Revenue • The State must continue its role as a partner with cities, including reinstating funding for the Public Works Assistance Account and Community Economic Revitalization Board. • Ensure funding for Streamlined Sales Tax Mitigation payments brought back in the 2019 session remain funded and identify a longer -term funding strategy beyond the 2020/2021 biennium. • In addition, the state must retain the local share of liquor taxes to allow jurisdictions to address impacts, such as public safety, of privatized liquor in our cities. • Continued support for the Department of Revenue's Business Licensing System that has coordinated business licenses at the local and state levels. Revenue Reform Allow cities the authority and flexibility to address the fact that growth in the cost of services continue to outstrip revenues. The state should amend the law that limits annual property tax growth to 1 percent and work with cities to authorize additional funding flexibility and opportunities at the local level. Education • Implement needs based funding for allocation of social emotional student support resources and expand funding for learning opportunities for summer school students. • Increase funding for homeless students and secondary ELL students. • Incorporate early learning for low income students as a part of Basic Education. Preserve Lodging Tax Flexibility • Ensure the definition of "tourist" in Washington State remains flexible to allow jurisdictions and Lodging Tax Advisory Committees to distribute lodging tax dollars in a manner that best serves each individual community. Preparing for Our Future • Enact policies to prepare to combat climate change, including adequately budgeting for its effects and providing tools to cities to prepare and address the ramifications of flooding, pollution and other key factors. • Continue to invest in workforce education and iob training to ensure Washingtonians have access to high -quality career and technical education opportunities. • Develop sufficient consumer privacy legislation to ensure that residents have access to their own personal data and enact certain restrictions to technology that allow Washingtonians a right to privacy. Advancing Equity • Develop and implement a racial equity toolkit for legislation, policies, departmental workplans and programs to advance racial equity in Washington. 45 m City Council Public Safetv Committee PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes November 4, 2019 - 5:30 p.m. - Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall Councilmembers: Dennis Robertson, Chair; Kate Kruller, Zak Idan Staff: David Cline, Bruce Linton, Jay Wittwer, Rachel Bianchi, Laurel Humphrey Guests: Justine Kim, Shiels Obletz Johnsen; Steve Boldblatt, PMQA CALL TO ORDER: Chair Robertson called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. I. ANNOUNCEMENT II. BUSINESS AGENDA A. Resolution: Adopting 2020 State Legislative Agenda Staff is seeking Council approval of a resolution that would adopt a legislative agenda for use during the 2019 Washington State Legislative Session. The agenda includes items in the categories of Transportation & Infrastructure, Housing & Human Services, Shared Revenue, Revenue Reform, Education, and Lodging Tax Flexibility. Councilmember Idan stated that he would like to add items regarding advancing racial equity, supporting jobs and workforce development, and combating climate change. Councilmember Kruller stated the purpose of the agenda is to show state legislators what they can do to help cities and cautioned about making it too long. Chair Robertson expressed support for CM Idan's additions, and staff will draft the additional items prior to the Finance Committee discussion. Input from both committees will be presented to the Committee of the Whole. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 25, 2019 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. B. Maximum Allowable Construction Cost(MACC).Fire Station 52 Staff is seeking Council approval of a contract amendment with Lydig Construction forthe final construction phase of Fire Station 52. Station 52 is currently under construction and on schedule, and the final MACC includes the remaining services and came under budget by approximately $637,000. Due to the budget savings, staff recommends building the Administrative space that was previously changed to an alternate and which came in at $845,747. The Council is asked to approve the amendment in the total cost of $16,154,260 including the Administration buildout, to spend $1,615,426 in sales tax associated with the amendment, and to spend, if needed, the full project's contingency for change orders, budgeted at up to $1,567,483, and to transfer $104,057 each from the Fire Station 51 and Justice Center budgets to cover the Adminspace buildout. Councilmember Robertson said he supports building the Administration space now as the shell was built and this is the lowest cost way to use the facility. Councilmember Idan also stated support for it as this is to serve as Fire 47 City of Tu kwi la City Council Finance Committee FINANCE COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes November 12, 2019 - 5:30 p.m. - Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall Councilmembers: Thomas McLeod, Chair; Verna Seal, De'Sean Quinn Staff: David Cline, Vicky Carlsen, Jay Wittwer, Juan Padilla, Jeff Friend, Rachel Bianchi, Bruce Linton, Tony Cullerton, Erika Eddins, Jack Pace, Laurel Humphrey CALL TO ORDER: Chair McLeod called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. I. PRESENTATIONS II. BUSINESS AGENDA A. Resolution: 2020 State Legislative Aeenda Staff is seeking Council approval of a resolution that would adopt a legislative agenda for use during the 2019 Washington State Legislative Session. The draft agenda was discussed in the Public Safety Committee, and Councilmember Idan with Councilmember Robertson's agreement requested items addressing racial equity, workforce development, and climate change. Councilmember Quinn suggested language encouraging equity in departments and appreciation of the business license partnership. Councilmember McLeod suggested including technology. Staff will present additions around equity in departmental work programs and privacy considerations. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 12, 2019 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. B. 2019 3rd Quarter General Fund Report Staff presented an update on the General Fund based on financial data through November 3, 2019 forthe reporting period ending September30, 2019. Total revenue is $46.1 million, or $175.7 thousand over the allocated budget. Unbudgeted or unplanned expenditures include local business code violations, snow events, Andover Park East propane leak, and the East Marginal Way power pole accident. DISCUSSION ONLY. C. Ordinance: 2019-2020 Budget Amendment Staff is seeking Council approval of an ordinance to amend the 2019-2020 Biennial Budget. Staff provided an overview of the changes, categorized as housekeeping amendments, adjustments to the Public Safety Plan, added revenue -backed projects/expenditures, unanticipated events, and truing up the Fire Department to current staffing and service levels. The reserve fund balance policy is met and exceeded in both 2019 and 2020 after all amendments are included. Staff went overthe budget changes by department. Councilmembers asked clarifying questions and discussed the passage of Initiative 976, which may result in the loss of sales tax revenue from Metro bus purchases. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 12, 2019 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FOR PUBLIC HEARING. .•