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Home My WebLink About2012-11-06 Finance and Safety Minutes City of Tukwila • Finance and Safety Committee FINANCE AND SAFETY COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes November 6, 2012— 5:15p.m.; Conference Room 93 PRESENT Councilmembers: De'Sean Quinn, Chair; Dennis Robertson and Kate Kruller Staff: Peggy McCarthy, Vicky Carlsen, Jack Pace,Nora Gierloff, Gail Labanara, Bob Giberson, Marty Roberts and Kimberly Matej CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Quinn called the meeting to order at 5:10 p.m. I. PRESENTATIONS No presentations. II. BUSINESS AGENDA A. Resolution: Land Use Fee Schedule for 2013-2014 Staff is requesting Council approval of a resolution increasing the fee schedule for land use permits and processing in the Department of Community Development. The current Land Use Fee Schedule was adopted by the City Council in 2010 for 2011-2012. At that time, Council direction was to implement a cost-recovery model for fees. Since then, staff has identified that some permits are not generating enough revenue through hourly tracking in order to justify the administrative costs of the tracking. In response, staff is recommending moving to fixed fees in place of the current set retainer plus hourly fees (see Committee agenda packet for specific details). In addition to this change, the 2013-2014 proposed Land Use Fee Schedule incorporates a 4% increase in fees for 2013, and a 2.9% increase in 2014. It is anticipated that this increase will continue to allow cost recovery. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 19 CONSENT AGENDA. B. Ordinances: 2013 Property Tax Levy Staff is seeking Council approval of two pieces of legislation: an ordinance increasing the City's Regular Property Tax Levy from the previous year, and an ordinance levying the General Taxes. These ordinances are presented to the Council for action annually. According to the King County Assessor, the projected assessed value utilized for Tukwila for the 2013 property tax collection is $4,603,990,258. This amount is subject to change until the final levy rate is determined by King County. Property tax collection is estimated to be $13.8 — $13.9 million. This amount represents the maximum 1% increase allowable by law. A public hearing is scheduled for November 13, 2012. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 13 COW FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND DISCUSSION. C. Ordinance: 2012 Budget Amendment AND Information Only: 2013-2014 Budget and CIP As required by the Revised Code of Washington, staff is seeking Council approval of an ordinance amending the 2012 Budget. The amendment makes as few adjustments as possible while continuing to meet statutory requirements. If the City's general fund is not over in total, the City is not required to make a budget amendment; however, past practice as well as the Tukwila Municipal Code dictates such processes. General highlights of the budget amendment are listed below: • Strategic Plan • Firefighter Labor Agreement • Employee Reinstatement from 2010 Work Force Reduction Finance&Safety Committee Minutes November 6, 2012—Pape 2 • Municipal Court Staffing Increase (revenue backed) • Police Neighborhood Resource Center • Removal of Flood Mitigation Measures • Indirect Cost Allocations • Medical Costs According to staff, expenditures and revenues of the biennial budget are increased by $321,165. A public hearing is scheduled for November 26, 2012. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 26 COW FOR DISCUSSION AND PUBLIC HEARING. Draft 2013-14 Biennial Budget and CIP Staff reviewed an informational memo that will be presented to full Council regarding changes made to the Mayor's Preliminary 2013-2014 Biennial Budget and draft 2013-2018 Financial Planning Model and Capital Improvement Program since the document was distributed to Council on October 22. The Committee made suggestions for clarification of items in the memo prior to it being presented to full Council.INFORMATION ONLY. D. Bond Issuance for Tukwila Metropolitan Park District (MPD) Staff presented information to the Committee regarding the need for financing certain capital projects for the Tukwila Pool. On October 15, 2012, the MPD Board approved moving forward with bond issuance by the MPD for these projects with a City guarantee. The Committee reviewed the proposed financing method and accompanying schedule for funding the capital improvements. There will be an interlocal agreement for the bond issuance which will come forward to Council for action prior to the bond issuance. The Committee was in support of the schedule and bond issuance, but refrained from making a recommendation for Council action based on the absence of a draft interlocal agreement in the Committee Agenda Packet. FORWARD TO FULL COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION AS APPROPRIATE. III.MISCELLANEOUS Meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m. Next meeting: Tuesday,November 20, 2012— 5:15 p.m.—Conference Room 93 1 Committee Chair Approval Minutes by KAM.