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OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MINUTES
FEBRUARY 19, 2008
Committee Members Present: Debbie Raplee and Tim Clark. Les Thomas was
excused from attending.
The meeting was called to order by Chair Tim Clark at 4:01 p.m.
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES DATED FEBRUARY 5, 2008
Debbie Raplee moved to approve the minutes of the February 5, 2008,
Operation Committee meeting. Tim Clark seconded the motion, which passed
3-0, with Les Thomas' concurrence.
2. APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS DATED FEBRUARY 15, 2008
Finance Director Bob Nachlinger presented the vouchers for February 15, 2008, for
approval.
Debbie Raplee moved to approve the vouchers dated February 15, 2008. Tim
Clark seconded the motion, which passed 3-0, with Les Thomas' concurrence.
3. NEW POLICE HEADQUARTERS
Chief Administrative Officer John Hodgson presented the New Police Headquarters
agenda item. Hodgson advised that in 2007, the City renewed the programming and
space study for the Police Department. Through that study it was determined that the
Police Department needed about 70,000 square feet of space to accommodate their
needs for the next 25 years. With numerous other facility requirements needed to
accommodate current growth and the looming annexation, a team of City staff have
been exploring other construction alternatives to expand city facilities within the nearby
adjacency of City Hall, including purchase, lease, or option agreements for existing
buildings. Hodgson advised the City is requesting that Council add $50,000 to the
appropriate budget to fund existing facilities research and development, and that the
Mayor be authorized to enter into a contract with Ambia Architecture to do an analysis of
construction alternatives. Questions were raised by the Committee which Hodgson
responded to.
Debbie Raplee moved to request Council approve adding $50,000 to the
appropriate budget to fund existing facilities research and development, and
authorize the Mayor to enter into a contract with Ambia Architecture to do an
analysis of construction alternatives. Tim Clark seconded the motion, which
passed 3-0, with Les Thomas' concurrence.
Operations Committee Minutes
February 19, 2008
Page: 2
4. NON-UNION EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION STUDY
Human Resource Analyst Ray Luevanos and Benefits Manager Becky Fowler presented
for informational purposes only the Non-Union Employee Compensation Study.
Luevanos advised that the Non-Union Employee Compensation Study is the next phase
upon conclusion of the Managerial study. He advised that the Compensation Task Force
members, which consists of a employee from each department of the City have helped
to gather information for each department and have compared current salaries for non-
union employees to comparable cities of similar size and proximity in Western
Washington. Luevanos and Fowler advised they will continue to work on the study and
prior to taking any action will come to the Committee and Council for approval.
Questions were asked by the Committee which Luevanos and Fowler responded to.
No action taken.
The meeting adjourned at 4:19 p.m.
Renee Cameron
Operations Committee Secretary