City Council Committee of the Whole

CITY OF DUVALL CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES August 15, 2017 – 5:30 p.m. Riverview Educational Service Center – 15510 – 1st Ave NE Mayor Pro Tem Ockerlander called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m. Council present: Jason Walker, Matthew Eyer, Becky Nixon, Michelle Hogg, Amy Ockerlander, Dianne Brudnicki (absent: Scott Thomas) Staff present: Matthew Morton, Lara Thomas, Lindsey Vaughn, Boyd Benson, Jodi Wycoff a. Good of the Order Mayor Pro Tem requested that the Toll Brothers discussion be moved to the beginning of the meeting. Council agreed. b. Toll Brothers Community Parks Discussion Lara Thomas, Planning Director, introduced Charles Hare and Paul Ollestad, Toll Brothers, and Greg White, Landscape Architect with DTJ Design. Mr. Hare and Mr. White gave a presentation showing the master plan for the proposed community parks that will be in the Walden development. Mr. White reviewed the history of the process that they have gone through so far with developing the park concepts and the elements in the parks based on input from the City and community. Mr. White reviewed the design goals which include safety, longevity and quality of materials. Mr. White then showed details of the proposed layout for the two community parks which consist of one one-acre park and one two-acre park. Mr. Hare and Mr. White then answered questions from Council. Lastly, Ms. Thomas reviewed the next steps in the process which include Council’s direction to move the proposed plan forward to the Hearing Examiner. c. Sensitive Area Policy Update Lara Thomas, Planning Director, gave a presentation to go over a Development Density Calculations exercise that Staff put together to show how the proposed policy would impact development in the various watershed groups versus how the current policy affects the same areas. The exercise looked at both residential and commercial zones. Ms. Thomas also reviewed results from a survey they took at the Advisory Committee meeting last night. The survey asked the Committee members if they felt that the policy was too restrictive, not protective enough or moving in the right direction regarding two issues. Ms. Thomas then reviewed the Wetland Rating and Buffers. Ms. Thomas said she met with Department of Ecology (DOE) and they recommended that the City simplify the wetland groups by collapsing 2A and 2B into one, Group 2, and averaging the restrictions of the two groups. Lastly, Ms. Thomas reviewed the next steps in the process which include sending the third draft of the policy to DOE for their review. Committee of the Whole 08-15-17 d. Big Rock Ball Fields Project – pre-authorization Matthew Morton, City Administrator, reviewed the list of change orders being requested including preparing the site for a future restroom facility. Mr. Morton reviewed the items that have been paid for from the project’s contingency fund so far and said that if there is enough contingency funds at the end of the project, Staff will request authorization to purchase a maintenance and storage shed to place on the site. Mr. Morton then answered questions from Council and said that this item is on the regular Council agenda tonight for consideration. Adjournment The Committee of the Whole adjourned at 6:56 p.m. Written Reports – The following written reports were distributed in the Committee of the Whole packet:  July 2017 Sales Tax Report  Sensitive Area Advisory Committee meeting #6 update ATTEST: Amy Ockerlander, Mayor Pro Tem Jodi Wycoff, City Clerk Committee of the Whole 08-15-17