City Council Committee of the Whole

CITY OF DUVALL CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES August 1, 2017 – 5:30 p.m. Riverview Educational Service Center – 15510 – 1st Ave NE Mayor Pro Tem Ockerlander called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Council present: Jason Walker, Matthew Eyer, Becky Nixon, Scott Thomas, Michelle Hogg, Amy Ockerlander (absent: Dianne Brudnicki) Staff present: Matthew Morton, Lara Thomas, Lindsey Vaughn, Jodi Wycoff a. Good of the Order Councilmember Walker asked if Council was interested in having WAVE Broadband come to a future Committee of the Whole meeting to discuss options for fiber and possibly having a pilot program in Duvall. There was Council consensus that they would like to have this discussion. b. Economic Development Mayor Ibershof introduced Andrew Ballard, Chief Growth Specialist with Marketing Solutions. Mr. Ballard gave a presentation about his company and their strategies for assisting municipalities with researching and developing economic development plans, strategic plans, vision statements, etc. Mr. Ballard explained that the three key processes are internal discovery, external discovery and plan documentation. Mr. Ballard also discussed other best practices and their approach to planning. Lastly, Mr. Ballard answered questions from Council and said that if Council is interested, he could come back another time for a more in-depth conversation about economic development planning. c. Center for Public Safety Management – Level of Service Study Results Matthew Morton, City Administrator, gave a presentation reviewing the results of the level of service study that was conducted this past year. Mr. Morton explained that there were three areas of data analysis: workload, deployment and response times. Mr. Morton said that overall the Duvall Police Department is meeting expectations with regards to staffing levels, appropriate deployment of officers, appropriate response to the community and acceptable response times. Mr. Morton said there is room for additional coverage and directed deployment. Mr. Morton then answered questions from Council. d. Salary Survey Results Matthew Morton, City Administrator, reviewed a spreadsheet showing the results of the salary survey he conducted this past year. Mr. Morton explained the process he used to conduct the study including comparing Duvall salaries and job descriptions to other municipalities with similar staffing, population and tax bases as Duvall as well as comparing them to municipalities that are considered our competition where previous employees have left Duvall to go work for. Mr. Morton said that overall, the majority of Duvall salaries are within 90% of the comparables with few exceptions that are over or under that 90% mark. Mr. Morton then answered questions from Council. Committee of the Whole 08-01-17 Adjournment The Committee of the Whole adjourned at 6:56 p.m. Written Reports – There were no written reports distributed in the Committee of the Whole packet: ATTEST: Amy Ockerlander, Mayor Pro Tem Jodi Wycoff, City Clerk Committee of the Whole 08-01-17