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Julia Medzegian
From:Jamie D. Thomas
Sent:Tuesday, January 16, 2018 10:00 AM
To:Ruth Perez; Don Persson; Armondo Pavone; Randy Corman; Ryan McIrvin; Carol Ann
Witschi; Ed Prince
Cc:Jay B Covington; Denis Law; Jan Hawn; Julia Medzegian
Subject:Finance Committee Follow Up -010818
Follow up to 1/8/18 Finance Committee:
1. Eastside Veterinary Association (EVA)
a. Question/Request: It would be nice to see a report/analysis that compares the total fees paid to
Eastside Veterinary Association (EVA) and reimbursements we’ve collected from owners.
b. Answer: Costs for 12 months of service with EVA has totaled $92,963.82. Amount collected from
owners (9/1/2017 – 12/31/2017) totals $3,381.16 + an additional $2,153.86 due in promissory notes.
The following are statistics for 12/1/2016 – 11/30/2017:
City code changes were made effective September 2017, which allowed the City to begin collecting
reimbursement for EVA fees prior to the animal being released to owner
# of animals receiving EVA services 12/1/2016 – 8/31/2017: 89
o Cost of Service = $45,774.88
# of animals receiving EVA Services 9/1/2017 – 11/31/2017: 93
o Cost of Service = $47,188.94
Total animals received/total cost to City of Renton 12/1/2016 – 11/30/2017: 182/$92,963.82
# of owners that have reimbursed the City for EVA services: 28
o Revenue collected: $3,381.16
o 6 Promissory notes with a remaining balance due of $2,153.86
2. Executive Pulse, $2,197.00, Annual Fee for outlook integration and 4 seats (CED).
a. Question: Is this a program? What does the program do?
b. Answer: this is CED’s Customer Relationship Management system which is a shared contact and project
database used to track business information.
3. Renton Springtree Condominiums, $9,527.00, Neighborhood program grant: mailbox installation
a. Question: What are the eligibility requirements for neighborhood program grants?
b. Answer: A total of 13 applications were received for the 2017 grants, which totaled $133,981.37. Total
available grants funds were $88,000. Below are the minimum eligibility requirements and the grant
program goals.
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4. Spok, $265.69, Pager service and payment for lost/destroyed devices.
a. Question: what devices were lost/destroyed? What happened?
b. Answer: The signal shops staff rotate on‐call schedules so that they can respond to afterhours accidents
or incidents that involve traffic devices throughout the City. The preference is to keep pagers since
several staff live outside of “good” cell phone service range and the pagers often still provide more
reliable service in those areas. The signal shops originally had 5 pagers (4 for the staff on‐call and 1 for
supervisors). However, over the course of a couple of years, they realized only 2 pagers were being
used and were unable to locate the other 3 pagers. The 3 lost pagers will not be replaced and the signal
shops will continue to use 2 pagers (1 on‐call + 1 backup on‐call staff member at a time).
5. Thomson Reuters, $438.90, Nov PC searches/investigations
a. Question: What kind of service is this?
b. Answer: Subscription service for officers to access a database of public records that include: phone,
credit bureau, motor vehicle registrations, arrest/incarceration records, utilities, criminal/court,
business, etc.
6. US Bank
a. Question 1: How many people ate at Country Cousins ($33.59)?
b. Answer 1: This meal was for 2 evidence technicians, who stopped at lunch on their way to drop the
crime scene van at Braun NW on 11/6/17.
c. Question 2: how many people ate at Ramblin Jacks ($27.61), was this the same day as the stop at
Country Cousins (see above)?
d. Answer 2: This meal was on 11/10/2017, for two evidence technicians who stopped for lunch on their
way to pick up the crime scene van from Braun NW.
e. Question 3: Why did we pay Car Toys ($1,188.80) to install blue tooth and keyless entry to two vehicles?
f. Answer 3: The two vehicles were for inspector vehicles (Ford Interceptors), which were purchased off
the state contract. The keyless feature is not for remote start, it simply installing a remote lock and
unlock, which is standard for City cars. The interceptors purchased off the state contract do not come
with an automatic door lock/unlock. Since inspectors do a lot of work from their vehicles, they need
bluetooth connectivity to access the internet and city servers to do their work.
Please let me know if you have additional questions.
Jamie Thomas
Fiscal Services Director
City of Renton
425‐430‐6929