City Council Committee of the Whole

CITY OF DUVALL CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES January 27, 2015 – 5:30 p.m. Duvall Visitor Center – 15619 Main Street NE Mayor Pro Tem Brudnicki called the meeting order at 5:30 p.m. Council present: Dianne Brudnicki, Scott Thomas, Jason Walker, Becky Nixon Amy Ockerlander, Leroy Collinwood (Absent: Gary Gill) Staff present: Lara Thomas, Ben Swanson, Jodi Wycoff, Municipal Consultant Steve Anderson a. Duvall Village Development Agreement Update Lara Thomas, Planning Director, reported that she is continuing to work with the developer to see if they can get back to negotiating. She received an agenda for a meeting she requested and will set up a date and time for the meeting with the developer, the Land Use Committee, herself, Municipal Consultant Steve Anderson, and Public Works Director Steve Leniszewski. She is hopeful, but there is no guarantee. She plans to have a final update at the next Council meeting on where they are going from here. b. 2015 Comprehensive Plan Amendments - Environmental Impact Statement Alternatives 1-4 Ben Swanson, Senior Planner, showed a PowerPoint presentation regarding the four alternatives for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) update that is a part of the 2015 Comprehensive Plan Amendment process. He said that the EIS has not been updated since 1992 and it is important to get this updated. We have to grow as a city; it is our responsibility to take in density. The EIS outlines how we do that with the least amount of environmental impact. The first alternative is to do nothing and stay with the 1992 EIS. Alternative two looks at re-zoning certain areas of Duvall and phases out the MU12 (mixed use 12 residential units per acre) zone. Alternative three would include predesignating the Urban Growth Area Reserve (UGAR) at a R4 (four residential units per acre) density. Alternative four has two options. Option 4A would remove the entire UGAR east of the city limits and relocate it south of the city limits. Option 4B would remove half of the UGAR east and relocate it south. Both options for alternative four would require negotiations with King County. Senior Planner Swanson then answered questions from Council about the various alternatives. He said this item will be at the next Council meeting for Council direction. c. RioVista Development Agreement Lara Thomas, Planning Director, said that at the September 9th Committee of the Whole meeting the park area, improvements, and estimated costs were reviewed. Council requested further information on two items: the west stormwater detention tract and the total park costs. These items have been reviewed by the Land Use Committee and the Planning Commission. Regarding the stormwater detention tract, both are recommending an active area over a closed vault. This option would help meet the park requirements and help the developer get to the minimum growth density. Planning Director Thomas said that the estimated cost for the park is between $325,000 and $350,000. She explained that they have to put an approximate dollar amount in the development agreement. There was general Council consensus that the range of $325,000 to $350,000 is acceptable. Committee of the Whole – January 27, 2015 d. Select acting Mayor Pro Tem for February 24th meeting Mayor Pro Tem Brudnicki stated that she will not be at the meeting on February 24th due to a trip that was originally planned to coincide with a Thursday meeting date. She asked if anyone would like to volunteer to act as Mayor Pro Tem in her absence. Councilmember Nixon nominated and Councilmember Ockerlander seconded the nomination for Councilmember Collinwood to act as Mayor Pro Tem for the February 24th meeting. There was general Council consensus. e. Good of the Order Mayor Pro Tem Brudnicki reported a correction to the written report in the COW packet. She said the date on the memo from Finance should read “2014 4th Quarter Investment Report” not “2015”. Written Reports – The following reports were distributed in the COW packets. - Quarterly Investment Report – J. Anderson, Accountant Adjournment The Committee of the Whole adjourned at 6:57 p.m. ATTEST: Dianne Brudnicki, Mayor Pro Tem Jodi Wycoff, Interim City Clerk Committee of the Whole – January 27, 2015