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OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MINUTES
MAY 15, 2007
Committee Members Present: Deborah Ranniger, Debbie Raplee, and Tim Clark, Chair
The meeting was called to order by Tim Clark, Chair at 4:05 p.m.
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES DATED MAY 1, 2007
Deborah Ranniger moved to approve the minutes of the May 1, 2007, Operation
Committee meeting. Debbie Raplee seconded the motion, which passed 3-0.
2. APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS DATED APRIL 30, 2007
Assistant Finance Director Cliff Craig presented the vouchers for April 30, 2007, for approval.
Debbie Raplee moved to approve the vouchers dated April 30, 2007. Deborah
Ranniger seconded the motion, which passed 3-0.
3. 2007 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE LEVY
Fire Chief Jim Schneider advised regarding the 2007 Emergency Medical Service Levy. Chief
Schneider advised that currently, every six (6) years the public: needs to re-authorize the
Emergency Medical Services/Medic I Levy. Cities of 50,000 or greater in population must
authorize the County to put the EMS Levy on the ballot for the November 2007 election. The
Levy would raise $605 million over six years, beginning in 2008. The cost to property owners, if
approved by the voters, is .30 cents for each $1,000 of assessed valuation, or $90 on a $300,000
home annually. The EMS Levy planning process committee, included Councilmember Tim Clark as
a voting member, completed its work in November 2006, and recommended sending a 6 year,
.30 cent EMS levy to the voters at the 2007 general election. As with the current levy, basic life
support agencies (the City of Kent) will receive some funding from the levy. The projected 2008
funding allocation for the City of Kent is $1,208,076; this is a 55.9% increase over the actual
allocation of $775,056 for the year 2007.
Deborah Ranninger moved Council adopt the proposed resolution supporting a county-
wide 2008-2013 Medic One/Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Levy. Debbie Raple
seconded the motion, which passed 3-0.
4. LODGING TAX ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT
Economics Development Manager Kurt Hanson presented the Lodging Tax Advisory Board
Appointment. Mr. Hanson recommended that Ryan Noel of TownePlace Suites be appointed to
the Board. Mr. Noel would fill a vacant position and his term would expire on December 31,
2009.
Debbie Raplee moved to recommend to approve the appointment of Ryan Noel to the
Lodging Tax Advisory Board. Deborah Ranniger seconded the motion, which passed 3-
0.
Operations Committee Minutes
May 15, 2007
Page: 2
The meeting was adjourned at 4:29 p.m.
Renee Cameron
Operations Committee Secretary