City Council Committee of the Whole

CITY OF DUVALL CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES October 15, 2019 – 5:30 p.m. Riverview Educational Service Center 15510 – 1st Ave NE Mayor Pro Tem Remington called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. Council present: Michelle Hogg, Mike Remington, Amy McHenry, Jennifer Knaplund, Dorothy Lengyel, Dianne Brudnicki, Matthew Eyer Staff present: Lara Thomas, Jodi Wycoff, Andrew Lathem I. Good of the Order Andrew Lathem, Snoqualmie IT, reviewed the days that he is on-site in Duvall. Councilmember Eyer asked, and Council discussed, the rules about councilmembers expressing their personal opinions about Duvall ballot measures. Councilmember Knaplund reviewed her research on what is considered “service” on the sales tax reports. Councilmember McHenry announced that the next two Council Chats are on October 24th and November 20th. Councilmember Brudnicki asked about the Trick or Treat event at City Hall. Mayor Ockerlander said they need donations for candy and volunteers to hand out candy during the event. Mayor Pro Tem Remington said that staff has reserved the Visitor Center for possible special meetings or workshops on Tuesdays through December in case there is a need for additional mid- biennial budget review meetings. II. Items: 1. Human Services Grant Ad-Hoc Committee Mayor Pro Tem Remington said that Council decided to use the current policy for this upcoming grant cycle and asked for volunteers to sit on an ad-hoc committee to assist with reviewing and ranking the applications and possibly work on editing the policy. Councilmembers McHenry and Eyer volunteered to be on the committee. 2. Council Workshop Update Mayor Pro Tem Remington reviewed the agenda for the October 18th Council Workshop and asked Council to review the documents that have been given to them related to the workshop topics. Mr. Remington handed out a list of current committees and possible future committees for Council to consider. Committee of the Whole meeting 10/15/19 Approved 11/05/19  3. Legislative Agenda Update Mayor Ockerlander reviewed the City’s 2019 Legislative Agenda and discussed which items would be appropriate to move forward to their 2020 Legislative Agenda. Mayor Ockerlander said she has also asked staff to think about small projects to ask for Capital funding for from the State. Mayor Ockerlander asked Council to review the current Legislative Agenda and prepare to discuss at a future meeting with a goal of finalizing the Agenda by the end of November. Council discussed meeting with local legislators, possible changes to the Growth Management Act that would affect Duvall and advocating for citizens that live outside city limits because they come to the City for services. 4. Regional Boards/Committees Mayor Ockerlander said that Sound Cities Association (SCA) appoints members to regional boards and committees. It is important to coordinate which committees each councilmember is interested in because SCA only allows one applicant for each committee from an agency. Mayor Ockerlander asked Council to let her know which committees they are interested in. For efficiency, the following reports were given during the Committee of the Whole meeting rather than the regular Council meeting: 5. Mayor’s Report Mayor Ockerlander gave an update on recent and upcoming events and meetings. 6. Council Reports Councilmember Knaplund said she attended a Short Course on Local Planning class recently and would like to see this class presented in Duvall. Councilmember Hogg reported on the recent Sound Cities Association Public Issues Committee meeting. 7. Council Committee Reports Finance & Administration Committee - Councilmember Hogg said the latest meeting summary should be available to Council soon and said that the committee discussed the part time accountant position. III. Adjournment The Committee of the Whole adjourned at 6:55 p.m. Written Reports – The following written reports distributed in the Committee of the Whole packet.  September 2019 Sales Tax Report ATTEST: Michael Remington, Mayor Pro Tem Jodi Wycoff, City Clerk Committee of the Whole meeting 10/15/19 Approved 11/05/19