City Council Committee of the Whole

CITY OF DUVALL CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES February 16, 2021 – 5:00 p.m. Virtual Only Meeting via Zoom Due to public health emergency, this meeting was held remotely. All Councilmembers and staff attended via Zoom meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Remington called the meeting to order at 5:03 p.m. Council present: Amy McHenry, Dorothy Lengyel, Michelle Hogg, Mike Remington, Jennifer Knaplund, Dianne Brudnicki, Rick Shaffer Staff present: Lara Thomas, Steve Leniszewski, Shaun Tozer, Jodi Wycoff I. Closed Session: Collective Bargaining - 30 Minutes RCW 42.30.140(4)(b) 5:04 p.m. City Council went into a 30-minute Closed Session regarding collective bargaining. In attendance at Closed Session: Mayor Amy Ockerlander; Councilmembers Dianne Brudnicki, Rick Shaffer, Amy McHenry, Mike Remington, Michelle Hogg, Jennifer Knaplund, and Dorothy Lengyel, Deputy City Administrator Lara Thomas, Public Works Director Steve Leniszewski, and City Attorney Dan Swedlow. 5:34 p.m. The regular Committee of the Whole meeting resumed. II. Items: 1. Water System Financial Review Tage Aaker, Project Manager, and John Ghilarducci, Principal/President of FCS Group, gave a presentation to review the results of the Water Utility Rate Study which included both the monthly water rate and the General Facilities Charge (GFC) and answered questions from Council. III. Good of the Order Councilmember Hogg asked that Council have a discussion about recording committee meetings. Mayor Pro Tem Remington said that this is one of the items that will be discussed during the Council Procedures update. Councilmember Lengyel asked if the crack sealer purchase that is on the consent agenda is on a Capital Improvement Program (CIP) list. Staff explained that the item was approved in the budget process; however, it is not on a specific CIP list and such a list was not prepared as in the past. Mayor Pro Tem Remington reminded Council to submit their annual report to the Public Disclosure Commission by April 15th; thanked staff and Council for their work on the community survey; and said that Councilmember Shaffer will be registered as a member of Duvall Chamber of Commerce soon. Committee of the Whole meeting 02/16/21 Approved 03/02/21 IV. Items (continued): 2. Council Procedures Update Mayor Pro Tem Remington reviewed sections of the procedures that are being reviewed for update and said that he will work with the City Clerk to draft updates to bring to the full Council for review and discussion. V. Adjournment The Committee of the Whole adjourned at 6:45 p.m. Written Reports – The following written reports were distributed in the Committee of the Whole packet:  Police Pre-Hiring Request Update ATTEST: Michael Remington, Mayor Pro Tem Jodi Wycoff, City Clerk Committee of the Whole meeting 02/16/21 Approved 03/02/21