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City administrator reviews event schedule, grants, planning updates and public‑works operations
Summary
City Administrator Cynthia McNabb gave a broad operations update July 15 covering public‑works scheduling and storm cleaning, a 2.2 million‑gallon water tank design, planning policy updates, pending grants and upcoming events including National Night Out and Splash Day.
City Administrator Cynthia McNabb used the July 15 workshop to deliver a broad operational update covering public works, planning, finance, the clerk’s office and community events.
Public Works: staff noted a heat advisory and said maintenance crews are adjusting schedules to start earlier in the day. Storm‑system cleaning will begin next week; the city uses a rented vactor truck for stormwater maintenance because third‑party hourly rates can range from roughly $300–$800 per hour, and renting the truck for staff operation is less costly than repeated third‑party hires. The department reported five summer hires supporting parks, streets and storm maintenance and said fields are booked for the August through December season. Staff also highlighted a water capital project in design — a 2,200,000‑gallon tank intended to improve capacity and internal mixing — and said the design will allow construction in fall 2026.
Planning and development: staff reported final plat inspections and a new master sign plan for parks. The planning team is updating the zoning map to align with the comprehensive plan (including a manufactured‑home‑park designation), preparing a statutorily required parking policy update, and advancing an impact‑fee policy that would address accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and fee schedules. An extension‑area policy RFP is active; consultants will be selected after the solicitation closes and work is expected to go to planning commission in September.
Finance, clerk and other items: Finance director Beth McMann said the State Auditor will begin the fiscal‑year 2024 audit in August; the city anticipates the single‑auditee threshold treatment applies to the city’s federal awards this cycle. The clerk’s office reminded council of a staff picnic and described ongoing peer‑recognition work.
Community events and grants: the city reported strong turnout at the first Summer Stage (roughly 700 attendees) and distributed information about National Night Out (Aug. 5) and Splash Day (Aug. 22). Staff said they received a $5,000 award from Council member Perry’s “Get Active Stay Active” program to support water activities at Splash Day. The city plans to reapply for a T‑Mobile hometown grant in Q3 for farmer’s‑market infrastructure and remains in competition for King County youth and amateur sports funding (notifications expected late September–October). Staff also noted a community‑partnerships grant has a requirement that the grantee own property, which limits Duvall’s eligibility for that specific program.
Grants and county relations: council members raised concerns about perceived inequities in county park levy distributions and asked whether Duvall could seek greater consideration; staff noted that changing county levy or program structure is a multi‑year process and that King County representatives had indicated more downstream opportunities, but advocacy and relationship building would be required.
Votes at a glance: the regular meeting portion of July 15 included routine procedural votes. The council approved the evening’s agenda by voice vote and then approved the consent agenda by voice vote; no contested roll‑call tallies were recorded in the workshop transcript.
