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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-05-21 Finance and Safety Minutes City of Tukwila Finance and Safety Committee FINANCE AND SAFETY COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes May 21, 2013 5:30p.m.; Conference Room #3 PRESENT Councilmembers: Dennis Robertson, Chair, Chair; Verna Seal and Staff: Bob Giberson, Mike Villa, Kim Gilman, Jon Harrison, David Cline, Laurel Humphrey and Kimberly Matej Guests: Chuck Parrish, resident; and Jerry Thornton, COPCAB CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Robertson called the meeting to order at 5:26 p.m. I. PRESENTATIONS No presentations. II. BUSINESS AGENDA A. City Facilities Needs Assessment & Feasibility Study Agreement Staff is seeking Council approval of a consultant agreement with Rice Fergus Miller for architectural asibility Study in the amount of $349,135. Request for Proposals for the study were advertised in February, and Rice Fergus Miller was chosen by a selection committee after evaluations, interviews and references checks. Subconsultants for the project include: BERK, Inc.; Reid Middleton; Matson/Carlson; and Long Bay Enterprises. Rice Fergus Miller will complete the following four (4) phases as the scope of work for this agreement: Phase 1 Visioning and Information Gathering Phase 2 Development of Need and Prioritization of Findings Phase 3 Feasibility Study Phase 4 Risk Assessment Each phase includes and builds in outreach and stakeholder engagement. Consultant work is to be completed no later than January 27, 2014, but the aggressive timeline could require a contract extension. The funding for this agreement is budgeted in the 2013-2018 CIP Page 73, as $500,000. The proposed contract is currently under budget. Committee Members discussed the possible membership of the Steering Committee, and agreed that due to the number of times each phase builds in a Council Work Session and/or involvement that a Council representative does not necessarily need to serve on the Steering Committee. Committee Members suggested that consideration be given to board and commission members UNANIMOUS inside the City such as the Planning Commission, Parks Commission, COPCAB, etc. APPROVAL. FORWARD TO MAY 28 COW FOR DISCUSSION. B. Resolution: Compensation Policies As per ongoing conversations over the past several months, as well as the 2013 Finance & Safety Office to develop a strategy that sets a new compensation policy for represented and non-represented which will replace and repeal Resolution No. 1387. In summary, the new policy: Formalizes the process of providing information to the City Council relating to salary and benefits Defines comparable jurisdictions based on annual assessed valuation Outlines average comparable salary ranges Provides for cost-of-living adjustment calculation Finance & Safety Committee Minutes May 21, 2013 Page 2 After discussion, Committee Members requested that two changes be made to the draft resolution: 1. Remove the words from the first sentence on page 41 of the Committee agenda B. Compensation Policy No. 4 packet under 2. B. Compensation Policy Add another item under (after No. 4) that addresses the mitigation or avoidance of salary compression issues whenever possible Staff will make the requested changes in the draft resolution that comes before Council at the next UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO MAY 28 COW FOR Committee of the Whole. DISCUSSION. C. Ordinance: Leash Law Staff is seeking Council approval of an amendment to Tukwila Municipal Code (TMC) Section 7.20.020 regarding leash requirements for dogs away from a premise where it is owned and/or controlled and kept. As currently written, the TMC does not provide authority for a police officer to enforce the Code through a civil infraction. This amendment will update the Code, and allow for enforcement. Committee Members expressed concerns regarding the generality of Chapter 7.20, and believe that it is important to define the actual intent of the Code. The Committee requested that this section of the TMC be re-drafted to specifically address citizen concerns of unwanted/nuisance dogs as well as threatening and dangerous dogs. Commander Harrison suggested the Committee consider recommending immediate passage of the current proposed amendment so that the police department is able to levy a penalty as a deterrent in circumstances when animal control representatives are not immediately available. In the meantime, staff will begin a re-write of this section of the Code and return to the Finance & Safety Committee when it is ready for review (anticipated time frame to return to Committee is September). UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO MAY 28 COW FOR DISCUSSION. st D. Police Department Update: 2013 1 Quarter Report As information only, staff utilized a PowerPoint presentation to update the Committee on items of significance that occurred in the Police Department during the first quarter. The information included highlights, crime statistics and crime reduction strategies. Chief Villa mentioned that the Police Department is going to begin a department-wide strategic planning INFORMATION ONLY. process, and will utilize BERK for the plan strategy and formulation. III. MISCELLANEOUS Meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m. Next meeting: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 5:15 p.m. Conference Room #3 Committee Chair Approval Minutes by KAM.