City Council Committee Agendas
Regular MeetingMount Vernon, WA · November 16, 2022
Minutes
CITY COUNCIL
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
The meeting was called to order by Councilmember (CM) Beaton at 6 p.m.
PRESENT: CMs Beaton, Brocksmith, Carias, Hudson, Hulst, Morales, and Molenaar
STAFF PRESENT: Mayor Boudreau, Project Dev. Manager Donovan, DS Director Groth, HR
Director Keator, Permit Tech Freiberger
CITIZENS PRESENT: 2
A. Approval of October 19, 2022 Meeting Minutes
CM Hudson moved to approve the October 19, 2022 meeting minutes. Motion seconded by CM
Carias. Motion carried 7-0.
B. 2022 Legislative Update – DS Director Darren Groth
Mr. Groth gave a quick overview of progress to the ongoing 2022 Legislative Update.
C. Design Review Discussion – DS Director Darren Groth
Mr. Groth presented on the Design Review study. What is possible are prescriptive standards, staff
decisions, Design Review Board, or a combination thereof. Who sets the standards will be key to
how the design review process works going forward. Stakeholder interviews which will include staff
meetings and working with the Downtown Design Standards will hopefully provide some direction.
There was considerable discussion on this topic. Mr. Groth will bring it back to the Committee once
he’s heard from stakeholders and further review has taken place.
D. Miscellaneous/Good of the Order
Ms. Keator gave an overview of health insurance benefits for elected officials. The City is moving to
AWC as a provider for 2023.
There being no further business, CM Beaton adjourned the meeting at 7:10 p.m.
Council Development Services Committee Minutes Page 1 of 1
11/16/2022
Agenda
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE
November 16, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.
Multipurpose Room, Mount Vernon Police Department
AGENDA
ITEM DESCRIPTION STAFF CONTACT
1. Meeting Minutes for October 19, 2022 CM Beaton
2. 2022 Legislative Update Darren Groth
3. Design Review Discussion Darren Groth
4. Council Health Insurance Overview Erin Keator
5. Miscellaneous/Good of the Order
Get email alerts for Mount Vernon
A daily email when new agendas and minutes are posted.