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Auburn council adopts ordinances on dangerous-dog appeals, evictions and approves multiple grants, contracts
Summary
On Jan. 21, Auburn City Council enacted Ordinances 6965 and 6966 and approved several resolutions including grants for energy efficiency and ballistic equipment, a landscaping contract, highway project grants, and additional traffic-safety cameras.
The Auburn City Council on Jan. 21 adopted two ordinances and approved multiple resolutions that affect public safety, housing code, city maintenance contracts and grant-funded projects.
Ordinances: The council adopted Ordinance 6965, amending Auburn City Code section 2.46.120 to specify the burden of proof in dangerous-dog appeals, placing the burden on the city in those appeals. The council also adopted Ordinance 6966, repealing section 5.23.070 of the Auburn City Code to remove a local basis for eviction from rental housing and align the code with state law. Council member Traut Manuel moved adoption of Ordinance 6966; Deputy Mayor Raikes seconded; the measure passed.
Grants and contracts: The council approved several resolutions: - Resolution 5802 authorizes a contract with Utopia Landscaping LLC for limited landscaping cleanup and maintenance at multiple city-owned sites (council referenced about seven locations). - Resolution 5805 authorizes a conservation grant agreement with Puget Sound Energy to fund replacement of pneumatic controls at City Hall; Council member Baldwin said the grant could provide up to about $226,000 toward the work. - Resolution 5807 authorizes acceptance and administration of grants from the Washington State Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration for three projects: A Street SE Preservation (37th Street SE to Lakeland Hills Way), First Street NE/NW and North Division Street pedestrian improvements, and C Street SW Preservation (GSA signal to Ellington Road SE). - Resolution 5808 accepts a grant award of $203,628 from the Office of the Attorney General of Washington to purchase National Integrated Ballistic Information Network equipment to analyze ballistic evidence and support regional law enforcement. - Resolution 5809 authorizes a contract with Flock Group Inc. to install an additional 20 traffic-safety cameras at a proposed cost of $124,000 over a 24-month term.
Motions to adopt these items were moved and seconded by council members in each case and carried without recorded opposition in the transcript. Several council members and Deputy Mayor Raikes highlighted the public-safety and sustainability benefits of the grants and contracts during brief remarks.
Votes at a glance: Ordinance 6965 — adopted (mover: Deputy Mayor Raikes; second: Council member Amer; outcome: approved). Ordinance 6966 — adopted (mover: Traut Manuel; second: Deputy Mayor Raikes; outcome: approved). Resolution 5802 — approved (mover: Baldwin; second: Tracy Taylor; outcome: approved). Resolution 5805 — approved (mover: Baldwin; second: Traut Manuel; outcome: approved). Resolution 5807 — approved (mover: Tracy Taylor; second: Baldwin; outcome: approved). Resolution 5808 — approved (mover: Deputy Mayor Raikes; second: Amer; outcome: approved). Resolution 5809 — approved (mover: Deputy Mayor Raikes; second: Tracy Taylor; outcome: approved).
The council completed the business portion of the meeting and moved to mayor and council reports.
