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[2:25] ready good evening we will call the
Auburn city council meeting for Monday
[2:31] November 4th 2024 to order and we will
begin with a land acknowledgement we
[2:37] would like to acknowledge the federally
recognized Muckle Indian tribe The
[2:41] ancestral keepers of the land we are
gathered on today we thank them for
[2:45] their immense contributions to our state
and local history culture economy and
[2:50] identity as
[2:53] washingtonians the Auburn city council
meeting for today will be held both in
[2:57] person and virtually now if you'd all
please rise and join in the Pledge of
[3:04] Allegiance I pledge allegiance to the
flag of the United States of America and
[3:10] to the Republic for which it stands one
nation under God indivisible with
[3:16] liberty and justice for all thank you
please be seated and Sean will you
[3:21] please call
[3:25] roll Deputy Mayor Brown excused council
member ammer here council member Baldwin
[3:31] excused council member Rees here council
member Clinton Taylor here council
[3:35] member Tracy Taylor here Council TR
Manuel here thank you all right we do
[3:41] have one Proclamation this evening so
I'll head over to the podium to read it
[3:46] it's Native American Heritage Month
[4:03] mayor's
Proclamation whereas the contiguous
[4:06] United States in Alaska is home to
574 federally recognized tribes and more
[4:13] than 200 unrecognized tribal
organizations a count which doesn't
[4:18] include the indigenous peoples of Hawaii
or territories in the Caribbean and
[4:22] Pacific Washington state is home to 29
federally recognized tribes including
[4:28] our neighbors at the mucko Indian tribe
and whereas the indigenous people of
[4:33] North America the first Americans have
woven rich and diverse threads into the
[4:38] tapestry of our nation's his Heritage
throughout their long history on this
[4:42] great land they have faced moments of
profound Triumph and tragedy alike and
[4:48] whereas this month we celebrate the
ancestry and time-honored traditions of
[4:53] Native Americans they have guided our
land stewardship policies added
[4:58] immeasurably to our cultural Heritage
and demonstrated courage in the face of
[5:03] adversity and whereas the contributions
of American Indians have enhanced the
[5:07] freedom prosperity and greatness of
America today their customs and
[5:12] traditions are respected and celebrated
as part of a rich Legacy throughout the
[5:17] United States and now therefore I Nancy
bakus mayor of the city of Auburn do
[5:23] hereby proclaimed November
2024 as Native American Heritage Month
[5:27] in the city of Auburn and urge our
community to honor and recognize the
[5:33] important contributions that Native
Americans have made in strengthening the
[5:37] diversity within our community dated
this fourth day of November 2024
[6:02] all right do we have any agenda
modifications this evening Sean no your
[6:06] honor thank you we will move to public
hearings we have two public hearings
[6:10] this evening the first one is a public
hearing for ordinance number
[6:15] 6947 the 2025 property tax levy an
ordinance establishing the levy for
[6:21] regular property taxes by the city of
Auburn for collection in 2025 for
[6:26] General City operational purposes in the
amount of
[6:31] 2,582
[6:34] 279 and before I open the public hearing
Jamie is there any type of uh staff
[6:40] presentation no mayor we presented um
that information last week at the on the
[6:45] 28th all right Council before I open the
public hearing do you have any questions
[6:50] or
[6:53] comments
no all right I will open the public
[6:59] hearing for ordinance number 6947 the
2025 property tax levy is there anyone
[7:05] that would like to speak on this
topic is there anyone that would like to
[7:11] speak on the ordinance number 6947 the
2025 property tax
[7:17] levy final time is there anyone that
would like to speak on this
[7:22] Levy right I will close the public
hearing for ordinance number 6947 the
[7:28] 2025 property tax tax levy and we will
move to public hearing for ordinance
[7:34] number
6948 Jamie is there any
[7:37] presentation no mayor thank you Council
before I open the public hearing for the
[7:45] 2025 2026 banial operating budget are
there any questions or comments from
[7:50] Council council member Tracy Taylor
thank you mayor uh I'd like to express
[7:56] my concerns regarding the funds
allocated for the 2025 Council travel
[8:00] budget rather than focusing these
resources on Council travel I'd like to
[8:05] propose an alternative approach
adjusting our budget so that the mayor
[8:09] has a debit credit option for travel
expenses while allowing council members
[8:14] the flexibility to allocate a portion of
our travel funds to other
[8:18] departments by redistributing a part of
this budget we could enable key
[8:23] employees and directors to attend
conferences and training sessions and
[8:27] equipping them with valuable skills and
insight that can directly benefit our
[8:31] community this reallocation would
support staff development and ensure
[8:35] that we are continually enhancing the
programs and services available to our
[8:40] residents I hope that each of you will
consider this approach which I believe
[8:44] will contribute positively to our City's
growth and success thank you thank you
[8:49] there any other
comments or questions before I open the
[8:53] public
hearing all right we'll open the public
[8:58] hearing for ordinance number 6948 the
2025 2026 banial operating budget for
[9:05] the city of Auburn are there any
comments is there anyone that would like
[9:10] to
speak final time is there anyone that
[9:14] would like to speak on ordinance number
6948 the 2025 2026 banial operating
[9:21] budget for the city of Auburn can I be
able to
[9:26] speak uh
[9:31] we're in for public comment right
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[9:35] now Mar after you close the public
hearing you can all
[9:40] right all right all right hearing no
comments I will close the public hearing
[9:47] for ordinance number 6948 the 2025 2026
banial operating budget for the city of
[9:54] Auburn acting Deputy Mayor trout Manuel
did you have a comment you'd like to
[9:58] make yes I do
I um do not agree with the motion that
[10:05] has just been or the comment that was uh
mention about council's traveling um
[10:12] budget um we do belong to several uh uh
state and federal level and Regional
[10:23] level committees and it does take money
to be able to travel and since we have
[10:29] been asked in the past to serve on
several of these
[10:36] uh board boards and we' have always been
encouraged to join these boards in
[10:43] National leagues of cities and also in
Olympia and also within our South City
[10:50] Association I feel that it's very
important for us to keep our travel
[10:55] fundings and uh there are council
members that choose not to go and the
[11:01] money's always stayed in their budget
but that's on to it it's this is the
[11:08] first year that we have had that issue
with council members not applying and
[11:14] serving on leadership in different
boards and I really feel that we need to
[11:20] keep it the way we've been having it
because there's new members that are
[11:26] just learning the role and are looking
to serve on some boards and committees
[11:32] so I don't feel that it' be a really a
benefit for us as Council to be able to
[11:39] represent our city the way we've been
res represented it in the
[11:43] past thank you thank
you all right are there any other
[11:52] comments All right we will move on to
audience participation this is the place
[11:58] on the agenda where the public is
invited to speak to the city council on
[12:01] any issue and you can participate in
person or submit written comments or uh
[12:09] provide remote public comment uh with
advanced notice do we have any written
[12:15] comments no your honor all right and did
we have anyone requesting Advanced
[12:21] remote comment tonight no your honor all
right we'll move to inperson public
[12:27] comment is there anyone here that would
like to Prov provide public comment
[12:30] tonight please come forward give your
name and city of residence for the
[12:33] record and please limit comments to 3
minutes thank you Hilda Mary Hugh 5641
[12:42] South 318th Street
Auburn I wanted to talk about the
[12:48] coyotes at Pete Lewis park on the West
Hill in Auburn and Hilda can I ask you
[12:53] to speak up a little bit where uh some
of the council members are having a
[12:57] difficult time hearing you tonight okay
anyway I wanted to talk about the
[13:02] coyotes at Pete Lewis park on the West
Hill in Auburn I have a coyote problem
[13:08] on my property where I live by the woods
they have slept in my yard in the
[13:15] afternoon at the end of my driveway by
the woods I have seen five of them on my
[13:20] driveway sitting they have been in my
flower beds leaving a mess I have seen
[13:27] them several times in my my yard for
over two weeks they have come to my yard
[13:33] to eat berries on my Laurel hedge every
day I've had to clean up their mess when
[13:39] I discovered this was their source of
food my son cut their Laurel hedge way
[13:45] back and that stopped them and I am very
Leary of
[13:49] them at 9:30 at night driving home on
318th Street a coyote was running in
[13:57] front of my car
the coyotes had been coming down my
[14:01] driveway as I was leaving a coyote was
headed towards the woods I honked my car
[14:09] horn several times making it turn around
and leave I asked the lady walking did
[14:16] you see that coyote she said no but
there is a den in Pete Lewis park there
[14:24] are small
children small dogs and cats that go
[14:28] there
I have had two cats visit my Sund deck
[14:33] for over a year I don't see them
anymore so the coyotes have been on my
[14:40] Sund
deck so did you see the Saturday news on
[14:46] October 19th where a kyot was chasing a
smile child in her backyard then on the
[14:53] 21st a coyote went into the yard after a
small dog and bit a lady
[14:59] trees being cut down to build
houses not far from where I live the
[15:05] coyotes have relocated in the woods next
to my
[15:09] house the other day there were five
coyotes in my neighbor's yard next to my
[15:16] house I have lived on this same property
on the West Hill in the city limits for
[15:23] 60
years and this is the first time I have
[15:27] ever seen a CL
coyote if the coyotes are not removed
[15:32] from Peak Lewis park on the West Hill
they will
[15:36] multiply and create a problem for the
neighborhood thank you for listening
[15:41] thank
[15:49] you all right uh council at this time we
are going to move into an executive
[15:57] session city council will adjourn into
executive session per RCW
[16:03] 42301 one0 sub1 subi sub 2i and sub
threei to discuss with legal counsel
[16:10] potential litigation that may be
commenced against the city and the legal
[16:15] risks of a proposed action when public
discussion of the litigation or legal
[16:20] risks is likely to result in an adverse
legal or financial consequence to the
[16:25] agency the length of time for the
executive session is 10
[16:29] minutes and we will resume I'm going to
give us a minute to get in there we will
[16:35] resume the meeting at
725 in addition to myself the city
[16:40] council senior City staff attorney Taran
Jones human resources and risk
[16:45] management director Candace Martinson
and outside Council Ryan Miller from
[16:50] Halland Miller will be required to
attend we are adjourned into executive
[16:57] session
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[28:32] all right I will reconvene the city
council
[28:38] meeting we have no correspondence this
evening that I'm aware of correct Sean
[28:44] no your honor all right uh we have no
current ad hoc committee so we will move
[28:49] to the consent agenda all matters listed
on the consent agenda are considered by
[28:54] the city council to be routine and will
be enacted by one motion in the form
[28:58] listed is there a
motion acting Deputy Mayor trout
[29:05] Manuel yeah I move to cons um to accept
the consent agenda to approve to approve
[29:12] the consent agenda thank you is there a
second council member Rees I'll second
[29:17] that mayor thank you acting Deputy Mayor
TR Manuel yes we're
[29:23] um we're going to do the minutes of
October 21st 2024 city council me
[29:29] meeting minutes of October 28th 24 study
session meeting the vouchers claim
[29:37] vouchers of two
$2,500 claim vouchers of October 30th
[29:44] 2024 which includes
[29:49] vouchers um two vouchers for
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[29:55] 2,769 2834
8 for four funds uh electric fund
[30:01] transfers for the amount of
2,831 and eight wire transfers in the
[30:07] amount of
1,250,000
[30:12] payroll vouchers of two of them for the
amount of
[30:17] 68 19,000 an electric deposit in the
amount of
[30:24] 2,51 15,000 for the grand total of
[30:30] 3,133
th000 for the period of October 17 to
[30:35] the October 30th
2024 thank you are there any
[30:40] questions or any items that Council
would like to remove and consider
[30:44] separately from the consent
agenda all those in favor of the consent
[30:49] agenda please say I I all opposed please
say no consent agenda passes we have no
[30:57] unfinished business or new business so
moving to ordinances ordinance number
[31:04] 6957 excuse me an ordinance relating to
project review and amending chapters
[31:09] 14.01
14.02
[31:13] 14.03 14.04
14.05 14.06
[31:19] 14.07
14.1
[31:23] 14.13 14.14 14.18 17 18.01 18.5 n and
[31:42] 18.76% thank you is there a second
council member ammer I second mayor
[31:48] thank you council member Tracy Taylor
thank you mayor this ordinance would
[31:51] update the Auburn City codee to be
consistent with permit project review
[31:54] requirements that were recently adopted
by the state of Washington legislature
[31:58] through Senate Bill 5290 the new permit
project review time period requirements
[32:03] will go into effect on January 1st
2025 thank you are there any questions
[32:08] or
comments all those in favor of ordinance
[32:12] number 6957 please say I I I all opposed
please say no ordinance number 6957
[32:20] passes moving to resolutions resolution
number
[32:24] 5795 a resolution authorizing the mayor
to execute an interlocal agreement
[32:29] between the city of Auburn and the City
of SAR relating to the city of sar's
[32:33] Stewart Road Bridge Project is there a
motion council member Tracy Taylor thank
[32:38] you mayor I move to adopt resolution
number
[32:42] 5795 thank you is there second council
member
[32:46] Rees I'll second that mayor thank you
council member Tracy tayor thank you
[32:50] mayor this resolution authorizes a local
agency agreement with the city of suar
[32:55] for the city of Auburn to contribute
funding towards the the city of Summoner
[32:58] Stewart Road Bridge Project in the
amount of
[33:02] $150,000 the project construction is
planned to start in early 20125 and
[33:06] widen the Stewart Road bridge over the
White River improving freeway access
[33:09] from Auburn through suar and reducing
traffic congestion on Auburn streets
[33:14] thank you there any questions or
comments all those in favor of
[33:19] resolution number 5795 please say I I
all opposed please say no resolution
[33:26] number 5795 five passes resolution
number
[33:31] 5796 a resolution authorizing the mayor
and city clerk to execute an interlocal
[33:35] agreement between the city of Auburn and
the City of Alona for decant facilities
[33:40] usage is there a motion council member
Tracy Taylor thank you again mayor I
[33:44] move to adopt resolution number 5796
thank you is there a second council
[33:49] member Clinton Taylor I second at motion
thank you council member Tracy Taylor
[33:54] thank you mayor this agreement will
allow Alona to continue to deposit waste
[33:58] material from their street sweeping and
VOR truck operations at the Auburn
[34:01] decant facility for Auburn to process
and dispose of the waste material at a
[34:06] cost to Alona thank you are there any
questions or
[34:11] comments all those in favor of
resolution number 5796 please say I I
[34:16] all opposed please say no resolution
number 5796 passes resolution number
[34:24] 5797 a resolution authorizing the mayor
and City Clerk to execute an interlocal
[34:29] agreement between the city of Auburn and
the City of Pacific for decant
[34:33] facilities usage is there a motion
council
[34:37] member Tracy Taylor sure we can go for
the trifactor here I move to adopt a
[34:42] resolution
5798 seven oh sorry seven thank you
[34:46] thank you is there a second acting
Deputy Mayor drop Manuel I'll second
[34:51] that may thank you council member Tracy
Taylor this resolution is authorizing
[34:56] the uh of of course an interlocal
agreement between the city of Auburn and
[35:00] the City of Pacific for decant
facilities usage thank you are there any
[35:05] questions or
comments all those in favor of
[35:09] resolution number 5797 please say I I
all oppos please say no resolution
[35:16] number 5797
passes resolution number
[35:21] 5798 a resolution accepting a grant
award from the Department of Justice
[35:25] Office of community oriented policing
Services is there a motion council
[35:29] member rekes I'll move to adopt
resolution 5798 thank you is there a
[35:35] second council member ammer I second M
thank you council member Rees the Auburn
[35:41] Police Department applied for and
received a Federal Grant in the award of
[35:45] $1,200,000 from the Department of
Justice to provide financial assistance
[35:50] in the hiring of additional commissioned
officers positions Council approve
[35:55] approval is needed to accept this grant
thank you any questions or
[36:00] comments all those in favor of
resolution number 5798 please say I I I
[36:06] all opposed please say
no resolution number 5798 passes all
[36:13] right we will move to Mayor and council
member reports at this time the mayor
[36:17] and city council May report on
significant items associated with their
[36:22] appointed positions on federal state
regional and local organizations we will
[36:26] begin with acting Deputy Mayor trout
Manuel at this time I don't have a
[36:31] report thank you thank you uh council
member Rees no report tonight mayor
[36:37] thank you council member Clinton Taylor
no report mayor thank you council member
[36:41] Tracy Taylor thank you mayor on October
22nd and November 1st I met with my
[36:46] special Focus areas in public works and
economic and Community Development to
[36:49] discuss the water comprehensive plan
several ordinances and upcoming projects
[36:54] also on October 22nd I was nominated and
accepted a new position on the Green
[36:58] River College Foundation board on
October 23rd I serve on the Green River
[37:02] College Hanford award committee where we
are currently near narrowing down the
[37:06] field of nominees on the Denton R
Hanford award and I also serve on the
[37:10] Valley Regional Fire Authority Board of
governance where on October 29th we had
[37:13] a presentation from staff on the
2526 budget thank you mayor thank you
[37:19] council member ammer no repk thank you
and I am going to dispense with a report
[37:25] as well this evening we are adjourned