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Julia Medzegian
From:Jamie D. Thomas
Sent:Saturday, March 04, 2017 3:34 PM
To:Don Persson; Ed Prince; Carol Ann Witschi; Armondo Pavone; Randy Corman; Ruth Perez; Ryan
McIrvin
Cc:Jay B Covington; Denis Law; Jan Hawn; Julia Medzegian
Subject:Finance Committee Follow Up
Follow Up Flag:Follow up
Flag Status:Flagged
Follow up to the 2/27/2017 Finance Committee Meeting
1. BNSF,3,992.14,PKS:RENTAL ON LEASE COULON PARK NORTH ENTRANCE)for BEAUTIFICATION ACCESS ROADWAY
FENCE”How does this contract work?What is if for?The lease is for the city’s use of a portion of railroad right of way
property for park/bathing beach and access purposes at the north entrance for Coulon Park.The current base cost of
the lease was established by a rent analysis done to determine the fair market value in 2007 and the rent increases 3%
annually.
2. Catalyst Workplace Activation,6,846.05,for Sit/Stand workstations]”How many sit/stand workstations is this?
Which departments?This was for two sit/stand workstations just to have available for future requests.Currently,
facilities is seeing an average of 1 2 requests per month to install these workstations and sometimes there is a delay in
receiving them from the vendor,so it is convenient to have a couple on hand.Most recent sit/stand workstations were
purchased for:police 2),HRRM 1),CED 1),and public works 2).In order to receive a sit/stand workstation the
employee must bring a note from a healthcare professional that confirms the need for an ergonomic assessment.A
professional ergonomist then performs an evaluation and submits a formal report which includes all aspects of the
employee’s workstation,posture,work habits,etc.If the ergonomist recommends a sit/stand desk,then one is ordered
for the employee.
3. Eastside Veterinary,5,805,JAN 17 DOG CAT KENNEL MEDICAL”Is the City getting any reimbursements for
the medical costs?Per Commander Karlewicz:As of right now,we are asking for the owner to pay all costs associated
with Eastside Veterinary.If they baulk,we have no legal ground to demand it,so we only charge them what the current
RMC allows.I have submitted RMC changes to the City Attorney which includes language that makes the owner
responsible for all EVA costs in addition to other costs.I am just waiting to hear back from them.We are actually using
Seattle Humane Society as our primary resource for taking unclaimed but adoptable animals.We do not get any portion
of the adoption fees.We are well into the process of creating our volunteer program,a piece of which will be doing
some adoptions on our own.However,we will always have the need to send some of these animals to our partner
organization.”The finance department continues to monitor the cost of the new partnership with Eastside Veterinary,
with only two months of data/invoices,it appears there sufficient budget available for the year.
4. Employment Security Department ESD),18,684.77,unemployment”What is the process for reviewing the ESD
invoice to determine the City is not paying for ineligible terminated employees?HRRM reviews each invoice for
validity,however,ESD has the final say of whether an employee shall receive benefits.For example,ESD determines a
benefit year and uses that to pay benefits.Therefore,if someone voluntarily quit employment with Renton,but then
was terminated from their next job within the same benefit year),Renton would still be responsible for paying a portion
of their benefits if employment fell within the benefit year.
5. Financial Consultants,17,635.84,Liberty Jeep,B228”What is this company and which department has a Jeep
Liberty?Financial Consultants is the company that the City uses to outfit the police vehicles for service.This particular
invoice was to outfit a K 9 Tahoe and one of the pieces of equipment is a Liberty”light bar.There is no Jeep Liberty in
the Police department and it appears the description entered into Eden was an error.
6. Patas South,54,242.78,ACQUISITIOIN FOR PROJECT CAG 16 117”What project is this for and where is this
particular piece or right of way ROW)?This property is on the SE corner of S 2nd and Main Ave South to accommodate
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intersection improvements.It is small piece of ROW one parking stall)to place the traffic controller cabinet that will
need to be installed.
Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Thanks,
Jamie Thomas
Fiscal Services Director
City of Renton
425 430 6929