City Council Committee of the Whole

CITY OF DUVALL CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES March 5, 2019 – 5:30 p.m. Riverview Educational Service Center – 15510 – 1st Ave NE Mayor Pro Tem Remington called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Council present: Michelle Hogg, Mike Remington, Dianne Brudnicki, Amy McHenry, Jennifer Knaplund, Matthew Eyer, Jason Walker Staff present: Lara Thomas, Carey Hert, Jodi Wycoff, Steve Leniszewski, Lindsey Vaughn, Diana Hart I. Good of the Order Councilmember McHenry said that she held the first Council Chat and will email future dates to Council for them to sign up. Councilmember Hogg said that she met with her homeowners association (HOA) and suggested that it would be good for Council to attend other HOA meetings. Councilmember Knaplund asked about the possibility of getting a portable defibrillator at Big Rock Ballfields and getting flashing lights embedded in crosswalks along Main Street. II. Items 1. Council Retreat Re-cap Mayor Pro Tem Remington gave a summary of the items discussed during the recent Council retreat including financial policies, budget process, city facility planning, transportation benefit district funding and an open discussion that included the ethics policy, current legislation, and the proposed fireworks emergency ban. Mayor Pro Tem Remington said that during the retreat, Council chose to create four ad-hoc committees to work on the Transportation Benefit District, Financial Policies, City Facilities and Council Ethics Policy. 2. Transportation Benefit District Ad-Hoc Committee The committee includes Councilmembers Eyer, Brudnicki and McHenry. The members set their first meeting for March 11th and Steve Leniszewski, Public Works Director, will be the lead staff liaison. The committee will report back at the March 19th meeting. 3. Financial Policy Ad-Hoc Committee The committee includes Councilmembers Knaplund, Walker and Hogg. The members set their first meeting for March 14th and Lindsey Vaughn, Finance Director, will be the lead staff liaison. After discussion, there was consensus to keep the policies simple and high level. The committee will bring back an outline of the policy at a future meeting. Committee of the Whole Meeting 03/05/19 Approved 03/19/19  4. Facility Ad-Hoc Committee The committee includes Councilmembers Eyer and McHenry. The members will set their first meeting after the building inspections are complete and will focus first on the W.R.E.C.K. Center and Duvall Visitor Center. 5. Ethics Policy Ad-Hoc Committee The committee includes Councilmembers Hogg, Walker and McHenry. The members set their first meeting for March 7th to review the most recent draft of the policy. III. Adjournment The Committee of the Whole adjourned at 6:48 p.m. Written Reports – There were no written reports distributed in the Committee of the Whole packet. ATTEST: Michael Remington, Mayor Pro Tem Jodi Wycoff, City Clerk Committee of the Whole Meeting 03/05/19 Approved 03/19/19