City Council Committee of the Whole

CITY OF DUVALL CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES January 21, 2020 – 5:30 p.m. Riverview Educational Service Center 15510 – 1st Ave NE Mayor Pro Tem Remington called the meeting to order at 5:34 p.m. Council present: Michelle Hogg, Amy McHenry, Dorothy Lengyel, Dianne Brudnicki, Matthew Eyer, Mike Remington, Jennifer Knaplund Staff present: Lara Thomas, Steve Leniszewski, Jodi Wycoff, Dana Mason I. Good of the Order Councilmember Knaplund asked about park maintenance for the dog park and vandalism issues at Big Rock Ballfields. Councilmember McHenry announced the next Council Chat on January 27th at Grateful Bread. Jodi Wycoff, City Clerk, announced that she will not be at the next meeting and Stephanie Goodwin will act as Clerk in her place. Ms. Wycoff also said that the City received seven applications for Human Services Grant funding and the ad-hoc committee is in the process of reviewing and scoring the applications. II. Items: 1. Department Updates Steve Leniszewski, Public Works Director, gave a presentation showing the various items the Public Works Department accomplished in 2019 as well as updates on capital projects and development. Mr. Leniszewski answered questions from Council throughout the presentation. Council requested a discussion on a future Committee of the Whole agenda regarding a potential parks maintenance employee. 2. Council Retreat Mayor Pro Tem Remington said that the January 17th retreat was a brainstorming session and the summary has been submitted to Administration for review. Mayor Pro Tem Remington said that Council would like to have a discussion on a future Committee of the Whole meeting with the Finance Department about processes and expectations. After discussion with staff and Council, it was decided that the next retreat, which will include Council, staff and Administration, will be on Friday, February 28th. The Police Department presentation will be on a future agenda. Committee of the Whole meeting 01/21/20 Approved 02/04/20 III. 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: Michael Remington, Mayor Pro Tem Jodi Wycoff, City Clerk Committee of the Whole meeting 01/21/20 Approved 02/04/20