City Council Committee of the Whole

CITY OF DUVALL JOINT CITY COUNCIL / PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP MINUTES September 26, 2017 – 5:30 p.m. Duvall Visitor Center – 15619 Main Street NE Mayor Ibershof called the meeting to order at 5:34 p.m. Council present: Jason Walker, Matthew Eyer, Becky Nixon, Michelle Hogg, Amy Ockerlander, Dianne Brudnicki, Scott Thomas Planning Commission present: Jason Brown, Robert Walker, Richard Winn Staff present: Lara Thomas, Boyd Benson, Larissa Grundell, Jodi Wycoff a. Stormwater Plan Update Boyd Benson, Public Works Director, and Larissa Grundell, Assistant City Engineer/Utility Inspector, gave a presentation reviewing the status of the Stormwater Plan Update. The presentation included information about the City’s stormwater infrastructure and the mapping that the City has done of the system. Mr. Benson and Ms. Grundell reviewed the analysis and prioritization process they are going through to prioritize improvement needs within the stormwater system. Ms. Grundell explained the next steps in the process and said that they are anticipating plan adoption by the end of the first quarter in 2018. Mr. Benson and Ms. Grundell then answered questions from Council and Planning Commission. b. Sensitive Area Ordinance Update Lara Thomas, Planning Director, introduced Aaron Booy, Project Manager, ESA, and members of the Advisory Committee. Mr. Booy gave a presentation reviewing the updates to the Sensitive Area Ordinance. Mr. Booy explained that the third draft of the ordinance has been distributed and reviewed the key updates to this draft. Mr. Booy presented an exercise to show how the proposed policy would impact development along the Main Street corridor versus how the current policy affects the same areas. The exercise looked at both residential and commercial zones. Ms. Thomas reviewed the next steps in the update process and said that they are expecting adoption by the end of 2017. Mr. Booy and Ms. Thomas then answered questions from Planning Commission and Council. c. Comments from the Audience There were no comments from the audience. Adjournment The Joint Workshop adjourned at 7:55 p.m. ATTEST: Will Ibershof, Mayor Jodi Wycoff, City Clerk Joint CC/PC Workshop 9/26/17