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HomeMy WebLinkAbout__Signed Joint Meeting Minutes 2-29-16CASCADE Hospital VALLEY ARLINGTON CASCADE VALLEY HOSPITAL BOARD of COMMISSIONERS ARLINGTON CITY COUNCIL, and ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD of DIRECTORS JOINT MEETING MINUTES Monday, February 29, 2016, 6:30 p.m. Byrnes Performing Arts Center Public Schools The Cascade Valley Hospital Board of Commissioners, Arlington City Council, and the Arlington Public Schools Board of Directors held a joint meeting on February 29, 2016 at the Byrnes Performing Arts Center, 18821 Crown Ridge Blvd, Arlington, WA, to discuss matters of mutual interest. The School District hosted, and Board President Ursula Ghirardo called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. President Ghirardo welcomed all who were present and asked attendees to introduce themselves. In attendance: Cascade Valley Hospital Commissioners: Steve Peterson, John Meno, Tina Davis CVH Administrator: Clark Jones City of Arlington Council Members: Debora Nelson, Marilyn Oertle, Chris Raezer, Mike Hopson, Jan Schuette, Jesica Stickles, Sue Weiss City Attorney: Steve Peiffle City Administrator: Paul Ellis Mayor: Barb Tolbert Arlington Public Schools Board Members: Ursula Ghirardo, Jeff Huleatt, Bob McClure, Jim Weiss Superintendent: Kristine McDuffy Student Advisors: Sarai Munoz, Edward Radion Cascade Valley Hospital Commissioners Tim Cavanagh and Margo Powell, and School Board Member Kay Duskin were absent and excused. Also present were Arlington Public Schools staff members Sid Logan, Mike Johnson, Diane Kirchner -Scott, Eric DeJong, Will Nelson, and Julie Davis; City of Arlington staff members Jim Kelly, Chris Young, Kristin Banfield, Jonathan Ventura, Stephanie Ambrose, Rory Bolter, and Curtis Hirotaka; Cascade Valley Hospital staff member Heather Logan; Skagit Regional Health staff members Gregg Davidson and Mike Liepman, and Commissioner Jim Hobbs; Executive Joint Meeting Minutes Hospital Commission, City Council and School Board Monday, February 29, 2016 Director of Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber Jennifer Holocker; Arlington Times Reporter Kirk Boxleitner; and North Snohomish County Outlook Reporter Christopher Anderson. GENERAL UPDATES Cascade Valley Hospital — Mr. Clark Tones, CVH Administrator Mr. Jones shared information about Cascade Valley Hospital's soon -to -be affiliation with Skagit Regional Health and University of Washington Medical. The three-way partnership will allow for more services to be offered. Skagit Regional Health will be the operator and transfer of operations is set for June 1. Mr. Jones thanked the Cascade Valley Hospital Commissioners for their courageous and tireless efforts in working out this affiliation agreement. Mr. Gregg Davidson, CEO for Skagit Regional Health, shared a few remarks, noting that SRH is a public district hospital as well and has been since 1955. He feels they understand the needs of a small community and is looking forward to this partnership. Their initial project will be a new electronic health records system. He is excited to collaborate in finding ways to create healthy living options for our families, noting that health care isn't the total answer to that equation. Mr. Davidson has been with Skagit Regional Health for 37 years. He introduced Mike Liepman, SRH Chief Operating Officer, and Jim Hobbs, SRH Commissioner. City of Arlington — Mr. Paul Ellis, City Administrator Mr. Ellis shared highlights from 2015 and discussed several of the City's current and recently completed projects. He noted that the Arlington-Darrington community is a semi-finalist in the America's Best Communities competition. Mr. Ellis shared that Arlington Fire/EMS saw a 19% increase in services provided in 2015. Despite that increase, he is proud to report that response time for 911 calls has remained steady at 6.36 minutes. Mr. Ellis noted the opening of the Arlington Community Resource Center in 2015. In its first six months of operation, the center had 1020 visits and made 753 basic -needs referrals. This was a much needed resource and provides a great service for our community. Arlington Public Schools — Dr. Kristine McDuffy, Superintendent Dr. McDuffy noted that this partnership with the city, hospital, and school district is so important and the school district is honored to host this meeting. She handed out the current Arlington Public School's Quick Facts sheet and shared a little more detail about some of the "stats". Student enrollment has remained pretty steady and is actually up slightly. Dr. McDuffy noted, that although the district is celebrating a high school graduation rate of 89.9%, it won't be satisfied until it's 100%. The district is working hard to explore all types of programs and expand offerings to meet the needs of every student. She highlighted some of the new programs in the district, including the Leader in Me at Presidents Elementary; a STEM Pilot at Post Middle School; new Geometry in Construction and Manufacturing classes at Arlington High School; and Project Based Learning at Weston High School. Dr. McDuffy also handed out copies of an Executive Summary, which is updated every January and shared as part of her annual State of the District Address. She took a moment to recognize the success of the high school athletics teams with every team making it to post -season play this year. Joint Meeting Minutes Hospital Commission, City Council and School Board Monday, February 29, 2016 A big celebration for the school district is the recent passage of the Educational Programs & Operations (EP&O) Levy. Dr. McDuffy is so thankful to the community for supporting our schools! Stillaguamish Valley Economic Redevelopment Plan Mayor Barbara Tolbert, provided a handout and gave a report regarding the North Stillaguamish Valley Economic Redevelopment Plan. She shared that the plan is based upon six strategies: Infrastructure; Community & Workforce; Placemaking; Industries & Employment; Resilience & Sustainability; and Rural Innovation. The handout provides the website where the full report can be accessed. Mayor Tolbert shared an update about the America's Best Communities competition. Arlington-Darrington is one of 15 semi-finalists sending a team of community leaders to the ABC Summit in Durham, North Carolina at the end of April to present plans for community revitalization. Up to eight finalists will be awarded $100,000 to bring their plans to life and qualify for the next round of judging, with prizes up to three million dollars. Retail Focus Areas Mr. Chris Young, Community and Economic Development Director for the City of Arlington, shared a presentation regarding the retail focus areas. He thanked Council members for their work in getting this project going. Six areas have been identified as being ripe for retail development and two of those have been given top priority. A marketing plan has been developed and the firm TWENTYFIVE has been hired. The Internet domain will be called Arlington Awaits. Manufacturing Industrial Center Mr. Young shared about the Manufacturing Industrial Center (MIC), a joint initiative with the City of Marysville. This merged Arlington -Marysville MIC has the potential of being the second largest manufacturing/industrial employment center in the County - second to Paine Field. A MIC designation from the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) would allow Arlington and Marysville access to special state and federal funding sources. Mr. Young reviewed the goals and priorities of the MIC. AMTEC "North" Mr. Paul Ellis shared that industrial businesses in the area are reporting their number one problem is finding skilled employees for open positions. Mr. Ellis and Superintendent McDuffy started, a couple years ago, having conversations about how to educate skilled labor within our community. A partnership was established with Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee (AJAC), which now offers apprenticeship programs in our community. Everett Community College has an Advanced Manufacturing Training and Education Center on its Everett campus, which is in high demand and beyond capacity. Within the next couple years, Everett Community College would like to build a facility in our area to expand its AMTEC program north. In the meantime, consideration is being given to hosting the program in part of the Weston High School building to allow AMTEC "North" to be up and running within the next P.I,,r- ')( ', kigoidr(ih li�hr 17�r�i. 1'11ill lol_ 111.1k haul" Joint Meeting Minutes Hospital Commission, City Council and School Board Monday, February 29, 2016 couple months. Mr. Sid Logan, Executive Director of Operations for Arlington Public Schools, shared the considerations and progress in retrofitting a section of Weston High School to accommodate the program. Mayor Barb Tolbert noted that this is exciting and would be great for our community. Arlington Drug Awareness Coalition (ADAC) Mr. Will Nelson, Weston High School Principal, along with School Resource Officer Stephanie Ambrose, and Detectives Curtis Hirotaka and Rory Bolter, shared information about the Arlington Drug Awareness Coalition (ADAC). Mr. Nelson showed a few minutes of a video with previous Arlington Public Schools' kids sharing their stories of addiction. He outlined how ADAC got started a few years ago as a result of seeing increased drug use at the high school. Mr. Nelson highlighted the ADAC events "Out of the Shadows" and "Beyond the Shadows" and talked about plans for future events and activities. Detective Bolter noted that the goal is to have treatment center representatives in our community ready to accept patients immediately. Officer Ambrose has been speaking in 9- grade health classes about the consequences of drug use. She is hoping to get into middle schools soon. Mr. Nelson shared contact information and extended an invitation for anyone interested to join ADAC. GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS Dr. McDuffy noted that students have been a part of the application process for the America's Best Communities contest. She showed a video of second graders sharing why they like Arlington. NEXT JOINT MEETING Mayor Tolbert stated that the next joint meeting will be on Thursday, September 29, 2016 (as fifth Mondays have become difficult) and that the City will host. ADJOURN With no further business to come before the group, the meeting was adjourned at 7:44 p.m. C� Ms. Ursula Ghirardo, President Arlington Public Schools Board of Directors o —1 11� ) t 7Q& Ms. Barbara Tolbert, Mayor City of Arlington Dr. Kristine McDuffy, e pendent Arlington Public Schools 3A2� Mr. Steve Peterson, Board Secretary Cascade Valley Hospital Board of Commissioners