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.: City Council Finance & Governance Committee
Meeting Minutes
June 14,2021 - 5:30 p.m. - Electronic Meeting due to COVID-19 Emergency
Councilm embers Present. Zak Idan, Chair; Kathy Hougardy, Cynthia Delostrinos Johnson
StoffPresent. Rachel Bianchi, Vicky Carlsen, Stacy Hansen, Joel Bush, Laurel
Humphrey
Chair Idan called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
I. BUSINESSAGENDA
A. American Rescue Plan Act Funding - Service Restoration
Staff presented several potential programs and projects thatcou Id be funded with ARPA fu nds,
estimated to be confirmed in July.
Item(s) requiring follow-up:
• Apply new Equity toolkitto proposals.
• Provide information about King County's rental assistance funding.
• Consider assistance to childcare businesses, particularly thosethat received funding
assistance in 2020.
• Continue to add cost detail as information becomes known.
• Include synthetic turf installation at Foster Memorial Parkin list of projects.
• Consider additional fundingfor nonprofit partners.
Committee Recommendation
Return to committee.
B. Technology Options for Return to In -Person Meetings
Staff presented options for modernizing technology in the Council Chamber and Committee
roomsto allow hybrid in-person and remote participation at Council meetings.
Item(s) requiring follow-up:
• Return with additional detail on maintenance costs and annual licensing fees.
Committee Recommendation
Committee members all expressed preliminary support for option 3to upgrade all technology
and modernize meeting rooms. Return to Committee.
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C. Marijuana Tax Revenue
Staff returned with information add ressingquestions raised at the May 10, 2021 Committee
meeting. Committee members discussed the memo and decided not to recommend any
changes to zoningat this time.
Committee Recommendation.
Discussion only.
MISCELLANEOUS
The meeting adjourned at 6:37 p.m.
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Committee Chair Approval
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