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Home My WebLink About2012-11-20 Finance and Safety Minutes City of Tukwila • Finance and Safety Committee FINANCE AND SAFETY COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes November 20, 2012— 5:15p.m.; Conference Room 93 PRESENT Councilmembers: De'Sean Quinn, Chair and Kate Kruller Absent: Dennis Robertson Staff: Jack Pace,Minnie Dhaliwal, David Cline, Trish Kinlow and Joyce Trantina CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Quinn called the meeting to order at 5:20 p.m. I. PRESENTATIONS No presentations. II. BUSINESS AGENDA A. Contract: Legal Services - Kenyon Disend,PLLC Staff is seeking Council approval to enter into contract with Kenyon Dispend, LLC for legal services to be provided during the 2013-14 biennium. General City Attorney services are provided at a flat monthly rate. Special services are subject to prior approval and are billed at the hourly rates of the contractor staff involved. These rates are attached to the proposed 2013-2014 contract. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 26 FOR DISCUSSION. B. Contract: Public Defender Services -Kirshenbaum & Goss, Inc.P.S. Staff is seeking Council approval to enter into a contract with Kirshenbaum and Gross for public defender services to be provided during the 2013-14 biennium. The monthly contract rate for the biennium will be 512,000 for up to 120 cases per month. Caseloads in excess of 120 will be billed at $100.00 per case. The contract amount base rates increased from the 2011- 2012 rates from $10,315.80 and $85.00, respectively. Previous contracts contained a CSI escalator which has not been utilized since 2010. The $85.00 rate for cases over 120 has not been adjusted since 2008. A State court mandate limiting caseloads for public defenders may affect contract costs in September, 2013 and staff will be addressing this issue in the second quarter of next year. Staff will also take the necessary steps to make sure that contracts do not over-lap. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 26 COW FOR DISCUSSION. C. Contract: Video Public Defense Services -Kirschenbaum& Goss, Inc.P.S. Staff is seeking Council approval to enter into a contract with Kirshenbaum and Gross for video public defense services to be provided during the 2012-13 biennium in the amount of$45,360. The monthly contract flat rate for the biennium will be $1,890 per month, a $90 per month increase compared to 2011-2012. This contract is coming forward for Council approval since the biennium contract rate will exceed $40,000. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO DECEMBER 3 CONSENT AGENDA. D. Contract: Legislative Services—Ball Janik, LLC This is a renewal contract for legislative services with Ball Janik, LLP for the representation of the City of Tukwila in Washington, D.C. and on federal issues. The contract language remains the same as the current contract with the exception of updates made to the City's standard contract for services, which includes additional indemnification and insurance clauses. The Finance&Safety Committee Minutes November 20, 2012—Pape 2 draft contract provides for a 2013-2014 flat monthly rate of$6,000, plus expenses not to exceed $3,600 annually (contract not to exceed $75,600 per year). The 2013-2014 flat rate reflects an approximate 8% increase from the 2011-2012 annual contract cost which is considered to be fair and reasonable. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.FORWARD TO DECEMBER 3 CONSENT AGENDA. E. Department of Community Development Updates Staff provided a brief update regarding the new Shoreline Master Program, adopted in 2011. Since adoption, only two shoreline substantial development applications have come to the City. Staff also provided an update regarding the noise/parking issues related to Link Light Rail. The noise walls will be going up shortly in the Duwamish neighborhood, and work is expected to be completed by mid-2013. In addition, Sound Transit will be submitting a request for an amendment to the 2004 Parking Determination, asking the City to defer the requirement to provide additional parking until 2017. The City's concern is regarding neighborhood impacts affected by on-street parking. INFORMATION ONLY. III.MISCELLANEOUS Meeting adjourned at 6:02 p.m. Next meeting: Tuesday, December 4, 2012— 5:15 p.m.— Conference Room 93 Committee Chair Approval Minutes byTCT.Reviewed by KAM.