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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSigned Joint Meeting Minutes 9-29-14CASCADE iNospi�al 0od Clinics ARLINGTON • i yPublic Schools CASCADE VALLEY HOSPITAL BOARD of COMMISSIONERS ARLINGTON CITY COUNCIL, and ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD of DIRECTORS JOINT MEETING MINUTES Monday, September 29, 2014, 6:30 p.m. Arlington City Council Chambers The Cascade Valley Hospital Board of Commissioners, the Arlington City Council, and the Arlington Public Schools Board of Directors held a joint meeting on September 29, 2014 at Arlington City Council Chambers, 110 E. Third St., Arlington, WA, to discuss matters of mutual interest. The City of Arlington hosted, and Arlington Mayor called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Mayor Tolbert welcomed all who were present. In attendance: Cascade Valley Hospital Commissioners: Steve Peterson, John Meno, Tina Davis CVH Administrator: Clark Jones City of Arlington Council Members: Dick Butner, Debora Nelson, Marilyn Oertle, Chris Raezer, Jan Schuette, Jesica Stickles, Randy Tendering, City Attorney: Steve Peiffle City Administrator: Allen Johnson Mayor: Barb Tolbert Arlington Public Schools Board Members: Kay Duskin, Bob McClure, Jeff Huleatt, Ursula Ghirardo Superintendent: Kristine McDuffy Student Advisors: Sarai Munoz, Connor Ghirardo Cascade Valley Hospital Commissioners Tim Cavanagh and Margo Powell; School Board Member Jim Weiss were absent and excused. Also present were Arlington School District staff members Sid Logan, Mike Johnson, Diane Kirchner -Scott, and Julie Davis; City of Arlington staff members Bruce Stedman, Paul Ellis, and Kristin Banfield; as well as Katie Shiner, DSHS Family Assessment Response Implementation Lead Katie Shiner and Arlington Times reporter Kirk Boxleitner. Joint Meeting Minutes Hospital Commission, City Council and School Board Monday, September 29, 2014 GENERAL UPDATES Cascade Valley Hospital — Mr. Clark Jones, CVH Administrator Mr. Jones reviewed the affiliation activities involving Cascade Valley Hospital, Skagit Hospital and Island Hospital. The history of the affiliation efforts of the three hospitals were reviewed, detailing the public process and the request for proposals. In summer 2013, Cascade Valley had started full affiliation discussions with Peace Health and Skagit Valley Hospital desired a more joint operation venture with Peace Health. Island Hospital had previously decided to not pursue affiliation. He noted that Cascade Valley had reached a full agreement with Peace Health in the spring, but some abrupt management changes by Peace Health resulted in the termination of the tentative agreement on July 15, 2014. Cascade Valley will continue to operate independently while the Hospital Board reviews options. The reasons for affiliation are still valid. Cascade Valley is financially very strong with both volumes and revenues ticking up. In follow up to a question, Mr. Jones shared that the University of Washington has indeed strengthened their relationship with both Cascade Valley Hospital and Skagit Valley Hospital over the last year, especially with their presence at the Cascade Skagit Regional Health Alliance in Smokey Point. Mr. Jones has received phone calls from all three other parties that had responded to the request for proposals process. City of Arlington = Mr. Allen -Johnson, City Administrator Mr. Johnson introduced Community & Economic Development Director Paul Ellis to review the City's leadership plan for 2015 and beyond. Mr. Ellis reviewed a PowerPoint presentation outlining the staffing changes that would be occurring upon Mr. Johnson's retirement from public service at the end of December. Mr. Johnson expressed his deep appreciation to the Arlington community and the great teamwork between the City, the School District, and the Hospital that has benefitted the community so greatly. Arlington Public Schools — Dr. Kristine McDuffy, Superintendent Dr. McDuf -y began with a few updates and an invitation. She noted her pride in the amount of completed projects that the three agencies have actively partnered on. A number of significant improvements were made to Arlington schools over the summer including a new roof at Post Middle School, a new roof on the gym and relocation of a dust collector system at Haller Middle School, and the installation of a new turf field at AHS Larson Stadium. The new turf was funded in part from a $200,000 grant from the Page 2 of 5 Recorded by Kristin Banfield City of Arlington Joint Meeting Minutes Hospital Commission, City Council and School Board Monday, September 29, 2014 NFL. ESPN provided $25,000 for other stadium improvements. The new turf will make the stadium available on a more frequent basis for community use. The District has undertaken a massive project to develop and implement a technology plan that is focused on providing the essential equipment and software to our students and teachers. Over the summer, upgrades were made to IT infrastructure, hardware, and software, which was a large investment and major progress for everyone. Dr. McDuffy discussed one of the District's most significant challenges, the loss of the No Child Left Behind waiver at the state level. She remarked that it has been difficult going back to the old system and trying to explain the progress that has been made over the years. Arlington Schools are demonstrating measureable results at all grade levels. Mr. Logan discussed the upcoming transportation levy on the General Election ballot to purchase 26 new school buses. The levy is to provide the safest vehicles for students that reduce maintenance costs and are better for the environment. Dr. McDuffy announced the upcoming Know your Schools event on 10/9 from 11:30 to 2pm and invited anyone in the community to attend. Please RSVP to Andrea Conley at 360-618-6217 or aconleykasd.wednet.edu. School Resource Officer — Dr. Kristine McDuffy, Superintendent, Bruce Stedman, Public Safety Director Public Safety Director Bruce Stedman began the discussion about the School Resource Officer position by -noting that it makes a measurable difference to all of our kids to have the SRO. It works to improve relationships between teens and police while reducing crime within juvenile age group. Bruce noted that the city and school district are in the process of revising the Interlocal Agreement for the School Resource Officer position that is already in place. The revisions include a different calculation for cost sharing, an increased focus on presence at the schools on a daily basis, and improving drug awareness education at the early age. The new school resource officer was selected to coincide with the start of the school year. Mr. Alan Boatman participated in the department's selection process. Ultimately, Officer Stephanie Ambrose was selected as the SRO for the next four years. Dr. McDuffy stated she was excited to have Officer Ambrose on board. She reminded the boards that while the SRO has an office at Arlington High School, the SRO covers all schools in the district. She mentioned that school safety protocols are all over the map throughout the nation, but the model we have here in Arlington, with a dedicated officer present at the schools in partnership with the City is the best model. Joint Meeting Minutes Hospital Commission, City Council and School Board Monday, September 29, 2014 City of Arlington Comprehensive Plan — Paul Ellis,_ Community & Economic Development Director Community and Economic Development Director Paul Ellis presented a brief PowerPoint on the City's update of the Comprehensive Plan, which must be done no later than June 2015. The City Council will see the final draft in April 2015 for approval. The City's Comprehensive Plan is the guiding document for what we want to be when we "grow up". The Update currently underway is required by state law (the Growth Management Act) and must comply with certain regulations and meet 2035 population estimates as provided by the County. Based on the County's projections, by 2035 Arlington should have 24,937 in population and need 9,634 housing units, an increase of 2,713 housing units. Mr. Ellis noted that employment growing rapidly now. Arlington is pushing 11,000 jobs within the city limits. Our jobs to household ratio is 1.8 now and is projected to be 2.2 by 2035. In response to a question, Mr. Ellis also noted that the City does not yet know what is going in to the vacated Haggen building. Mr. McClure inquired about how the projected population numbers were arrived at. Mr. Ellis shared that Snohomish County raised each city by a percentage, which may or may not be the best way to do this. CPS - Family Assessment Response (FAR) — Katharine Shiner, FAR Implementation Lead, Department of Social & Health Services Ms. Shiner shared information regarding a new alternative program to work with families intensively for 45 days for cases of low/moderate level of child abuse / neglect. She noted that 66% of the screening intakes received at the Smokey Point DSHS office would have been referred to the new FAR program. The program will go live for our area in January 2015. She stated that DSHS would love to plug into the Arlington Resource Center once the program is fully up and running. She also requested that if anyone thought of any organizations she should be interfacing with to please let her know. Ms. Shiner shared one of the more difficult challenges is the availability of resources in the north Snohomish County area (Marysville north to County line and east to the Granite Falls border). General Announcements As follow up to a question regarding the Haggen weekend food program for students, it was noted that the program is still in operation. Mayor Tolbert shared what she's hearing at meetings she's attending throughout the state with regards to the Oso Slide. The comments have been all positive about how quickly we organized and how well our prior work was implemented. Page 4 of 5 Recorded by Kristin Banfield City of Arlington Joint Meeting Minutes Hospital Commission, City Council and School Board Monday, September 29, 2014 NEXT JOINT MEETING The next Joint Meeting is scheduled for August 31, 2015. The School District will host. ADJOURN With no further business to come before the group, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. � �L �'I Ms. Ursula Ghilrraarrdo, President Arlington Public Schools Board of Directors r CJ Ms. Barbara Tolbert, Mayor City of Arlington +r Dr. Kristine McDuffy, Su a'' to ent Arlington Public Schools Mr. Steve Peterson, Board Secretary Cascade Valley Hospital Board of Commissioners Page 5 of 5 Recorded by Kristin Banfield City of Arlington