HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Operations - 08/01/1988 OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MINUTES
August 1 , 1988
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Christi Houser
Paul Mann
Steve Dowell
STAFF PRESENT: Brent McFall
Tony McCarthy
Mike Webby
Tom Vetsch
Neil Sullivan
Alana McIalwain
OTHERS PRESENT: Leona Orr, Citizen
APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS
All claims for the period ending July 31 , 1988, in the amount of $960,964.24
were approved for payment. The Committee though did ask for some additional
information on the amount paid to the King County Health Department for health
services at the Kent Correction Facility. That additional information will be
provided to the Committee.
SUMMARY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR JUNE 30, 1988
Finance Director McCarthy reviewed with the Committee the Summary Financial
Report for June 30, 1988. The details of that report will be reviewed with
the Council as a whole at their August 9 workshop. The information reviewed
with the Committee showed that Kent's financial picture continues to maintain
its healthy outlook with additional good signs for the future (building permit
activity). In addition, it was noted that the Golf Course revenue is
predicted to be about $76,000 more than budgeted. This amount is available
for funding staff at the new Golf Course.
STAFFING AT THE NEW GOLF COURSE
Golf Course Manager Neil Sullivan reviewed with the Committee the current
staffing level at the existing course. He noted that because of the 10-month
work schedule, the complete staffing level will not be able to be maintained
from September through January, during the time the turf at the new Golf
Course must be continually maintained so that it grows properly for opening
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next June. To meet the staffing needs, the proposal is to hire an assistant
grounds keeper and mechanic beginning in September for irrigation and mowing
duties, and to provide for a secretary/bookkeeper to become permanent
part-time in 1988 and full-time in 1989 to manage the cost of the course
construction and eventually the course itself. The combined salaries of the
these personnel for the remainder of 1988 will be $22,955 and will be financed
from the additional revenues generated on the existing Par-3, Driving Range
and Mini-Putt. Based on this information, these items were approved. It was
noted that, though the amounts had not been included in the budget, they had
been anticipated since the inception of the Golf Course project. As noted by
Mr. Sullivan, the people are needed to ensure that the course will become
operational in June of 1989.
UPDATE ON THE PUBLIC PRIVATE BUILDING PROJECT
City Administrator McFall noted that he had received eight W responses to
his request for proposal to construct a building to which the City would be a
major tenant. Following receipt of the responses, Brent, the Mayor, Norm
Angelo, Barney Wilson, and Fred Satterstrom reviewed the responses to produce
a short list of three firms. The firms: Sabey Corporation, Sound Ventures,
and Canterbury Center will be interviewed later today in effort to select one
firm for which negotiations can begin on the construction of a facility for
City staffing uses plus other purposes.
INITIATIVE REFERENDUM UPDATE
City Administrator McFall noted that he and Assistant City Attorney Williamson
had been continuing to develop additional information on the Initiative
Referendum Process. He noted, to clarify a previous discussion, that a
majority of the council could provide this power to the citizenry. With
respect to determining what the process might cost, he noted that the only
cost that can be definitely defined would be the cost of the election which,
if combined with other elections, might be $10,000. Other costs associated
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with the process are not very well definable based on discussions with other
cities. Additional information can be brought back to the Committee at their
next meeting.
RECLASSIFICAITON REQUEST
Assistant City Administrator Webby distributed to the Committee a request to
reclassify in the Public Works Department an Administrative Assistant II to
Administrative Assistant III. This request has been reviewed with the Public
Works Director and the City Administrator, and the classification appears to
be consistent with that proposed in the Ewing classification study. The
position will be parallel to a similar position in the Police Department. The
total salary impact of the reclassification will be approximately $810 for the
remainder of 1988, with the position moving from a 27D Range to a 32C Range.
The Committee approved the request unanimously for inclusion on the consent
calendar for August 16.
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