HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-11-10 Special Minutes - Budget HearingNovember 10, 1982 TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL
7:00 P.M. BUDGET HEARING
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL OF
COUNCIL MEMBERS
DISCUSSION
Pages 16, 17,
18 of Prel. Budget.
ADJOURNMENT
9:00 P.M.
MINUTES
City Hall
Conference Room #3
Chairman Phelps called the Budget Hearing Meeting to order in the
absence of Council President Bohrer.
EDGAR D. BAUCH, JOE H. DUFFIE, (Chairman) DORIS PHELPS.
Brad Collins, Planning Director, said priorities have been
modified to reflect current resources and work item accomplishments.
The 1983 priorities also reflect Council retreat goals.
Budget 3A is 1982 funding level in 1983 dollars and includes one
full time and two extra labor positions as shifted from employees
to contract professional services. The contracted services are
expected to be used primarily for plan checking and inspection of
building development. There is no requirement to expend the
funds, except as development activity warrants. The projected
expenditures are based on revenue fees which can be expected
if the 1979 UBC rates are charged.
Budget 3B shows a 20% decrease in funding from the 1982 budget.
The essential cuts are in overtime and contract professional
services that effectively reduce the City's building services
to one full -time employee with supervisory, clerical, and struc-
tural plan check support. The main short term impact would be
at least a doubling of response time assuming that one staff person
could devote no more than half -time to plan checks vs. field
inspections. Response time would be lengthened from very
good (almost immediate attention) to something less than that.
This impact would likely cause an increase in development costs
and thus complaints. The long term impact may not be too great
if development activity in 1983 were to remain low.
Budget 3C includes the same new program and personnel from the
1982 Supplemental Budget. An Urban Form /Design Study is
recommended in anticipation of a second stage of development that
would implement the new zoning code. A third planner is
recommended as cost effective in reducing development processing
costs to the private sector as well as increasing tax revenues
far beyond the expense of the salary. The growing concern of
municipal liability in land use decisions also argues strongly
aginst costly mistakes due to understaffing and subsequent review
errors. A part -time design specialist would compare favorably
with expenses incurred for outside graphics assistance as well.
Council Members present discussed the proposed Planning Department
budget with Planning Director Brad Collins.
The meeting was recessed until Tuesday, November 16, 1982 at
7:00 p.m.
Doris Phelps, Chairman
Norma Booher, Recording Secretary