City Council Committee of the Whole

CITY OF DUVALL CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES March 10, 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: Gary Gill, Jason Walker, Becky Nixon, Amy Ockerlander, Leroy Collinwood, Scott Thomas, Dianne Brudnicki Staff present: Steve Leniszewski, Boyd Benson, Lara Thomas, Jodi Wycoff a. City Council Procedure Manual Councilmember Walker said that the Council procedures were discussed during the January Council retreat and suggestions for edits as well as questions for the attorney were discussed. Councilmember Walker reviewed the edits that were made since the retreat. Council discussed the sections of the procedures relating to absences and vote-by-phone. Councilmember Walker said the next steps will include completing the edits, drafting a resolution to adopt the procedures, and bringing it back to Council for approval at a future meeting. b. National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Update Boyd Benson, City Engineer, provided a PowerPoint presentation which detailed the history of the NPDES program, the public education that the City provides, and the spill report process. Mr. Benson said that a new requirement for next year is that the City has to complete a field screening of 40% of the storm system by 2017. Mr. Benson reviewed the different types of systems used to control runoff from development including vaults and ponds. The City uses Department of Ecology grants to assist with the costs of keeping the storm system clean and maintained. The City will continue to use staff for operation and maintenance wherever they can. Mr. Benson reported that other items they are working on regarding the storm system are code revisions and the Stormwater Comprehensive Plan update. c. Duvall Village Update Lara Thomas, Planning Director, handed out and reviewed a brief memo with the most recent update on the Duvall Village project. The Developer has given the Duvall Foundation of the Arts (DFA) a counter-offer. Director Thomas explained that although the development agreement process has slowed down, it is better to be in agreement on the provisions than to rush the process. Lastly, Director Thomas explained that the DFA will likely become a party in the development agreement. d. Community Outreach for Long Range Planning Councilmember Walker said that this topic came up as a result of last week’s Environment Impact Statement meeting. There were very few members of the public at the meeting and that is of concern. Councilmember Walker reviewed the various ways that staff is trying to engage the public in the process and notify them of upcoming events and meetings. Council discussed other ways to get information out to the public including going door-to-door to hand out an informational flyer, videotaping the meetings and posting them online, attending homeowner association meetings and other public meetings such as Chamber and Rotary, and having an information booth at events like Duvall Days and Earth Day. Committee of the Whole – March 10, 2015 e. Good of the Order Councilmember Ockerlander handed out the draft Social Media Policy and the draft Council Social Media Ombudsman Policy and asked Council to review them. Councilmember Ockerlander would like to bring the policies back for discussion at a Committee of the Whole or Council meeting when the City attorney will be available to comment on them. Councilmember Nixon discussed some issues that have been brought to her attention including when the water fountain by the Depot would be turned back on, the site distance issue along 3rd Avenue, and the location of the dog park. The current dog park location is isolated and does not seem to be used by many and she would like to discuss a possible new location this year. Lastly, Councilmember Nixon said that there is a big problem with people not picking up after their dogs and asked if there is a way the City could install more kiosks with garbage cans and pet waste bags throughout town. Written Reports – The following reports were distributed in the Committee of the Whole packets. - February 2015 Sales Tax Report – J. Anderson, Accountant - Transportation Benefit District draft ordinance – S. Leniszewski, Public Works Director Adjournment The Committee of the Whole adjourned at 7:02 p.m. ATTEST: Dianne Brudnicki, Mayor Pro Tem Jodi Wycoff, Interim City Clerk Committee of the Whole – March 10, 2015