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CITY OF- PLANNING & COMMUNITY
JBUR DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
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WASH I NGTON
January 24, 2011
MINUTES
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Lynn Norman called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. in Annex Conference Room
2 located on the second floor of One Main Building, 1 East Main Street, Auburn, WA.
Committee members present were: Chair Lynn Norman and Vice Chair Nancy Backus
and Member John Partridge.
Staff members present included: Director Kevin Snyder, Environmental Protection
Manager Chris Andersen, Finance Director Shelley Coleman, Planning Manager
Elizabeth Chamberlain, and Administrative Support Clerk Tina Kriss.
II. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
III. CONSENT AGENDA
A. January 10, 2011
Member Backus moved and Member Partridge seconded to approve the Consent
Agenda as presented.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 3-0
IV. ACTION
A. Auburn Environmental Park Wetlands Trail and Associated Enhancements
Environmental Protection Manager Chris Andersen presented the staff report and
background on the Auburn Environmental Park Wetlands Trail project. Mr. Andersen
provided details about Amendment No. 1 for consulting services with AHBL, Inc.
Committee and Mr. Andersen discussed the scope of work and budget for the
completion of the design work. Mr. Andersen requested Committee forward this
Amendment No. 1, Agreement for Consulting Services with AHBL, Inc, dated
December 8, 2010, to the City Council February 7, 2011, for approval.
Member Backus moved and Chair Norman seconded to approve Amendment No. 1,
Agreement for Consulting Services with AHBL, Inc. dated December 8, 2010.
Chair Norman thanked staff for their hard work on this project.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 2-0
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V. DISCUSSION and INFORMATION
A. Ordinance No. 6347
Finance Director Shelley Coleman presented the staff report on Ordinance No. 6347.
Ordinance No. 6347 levies the .021 % sales tax credit against the state sales tax for
local revitalization financing. SB 5045 authorizing the tax credit was passed by the
state legislature during the 2009 regular session. The intent of the legislation was to
provide financial assistance to cities to assist with financing infrastructure
improvements. The Department of Revenue approved the application September
16, 2009 granting the project award of $250,000.00. The tax credit is available to the
City for up to 25 years.
Committee and Ms. Coleman discussed the 25 year availability. Committee
expressed their approval of the levy.
B. Resolution No. 4671
Finance Director Shelley Coleman provided details of Resolution No. 4671 to
Committee. Resolution No. 4671 levies the .1 % sales tax credit against the state
sales tax for annexation of the Lea Hill Area. SB 6686 authorizing the tax credit was
passed by the state legislature during the 2006 regular session. The tax credit will
provide sufficient funding, along with the other revenues of the area, to provide urban
levels of services for annexed areas.
Committee and Ms. Coleman discussed the 10 year availability time period of the tax
credit; Ms. Coleman stated the credit is limited to the maximum of. 1 % credit against
the State tax or the difference between the City's cost to provide, maintain, and
operate municipal services for the annexation areas and the general revenues that
the City receives from the annexation area during a given year.
Committee stated they are in support of Resolution No. 4671.
C. PCDC Matrix
Committee asked that Brew Pubs be changed to Microbreweries (page 1, section 2)
and add this will be part of the Phase II code changes.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Planning and Community
Development Committee, Chair Norman adjourned the meeting at 4:50 p.m.
APPROVED THIS DAY OF
Lynn Norman, Chair Tina Kriss, Administration Support
Services
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January 24, 2011
JOINT MEETING MINUTES
1. CALL TO ORDER
Councilmember Wagner provided a short introduction regarding WSU IDeX project to begin the
joint meeting with Planning & Community Development Committee, Downtown Redevelopment
Committee and Public Works Committee at 5:00 p.m. at 2 First Street SE (the former City
Information Services Office Space). Director Snider gave a brief introduction on the layout format of
the students sustainable design projects to be review by Councilmembers and staff at the 2 First
Street SE site.
Councilmember Wagner called the second half of the joint meeting with the Planning & Community
Development Committee, Downtown Redevelopment Committee and Public Works Committee to
order at 6:30 p.m. in Annex Conference Room 2 located on the second floor of One Main Building,
1 East Main Street, Auburn, WA. Committee members present were: Councilmember/Chair Lynn
Norman, Councilmember/Vice Chair Nancy Backus, Councilmember/Member John Partridge,
Councilmember Wagner, Councilmember Singer, and Councilmember Peloza.
Staff members present included: Director Kevin Snyder, City Engineer Dennis Selle, Utilities
Engineer Dan Repp, Traffic Engineer Pablo Para, Planning Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain, Public
Works Director Dennis Dowdy, Environmental Planning Manager Chris Andersen and
Administrative Support Clerk Tina Kriss.
Audience Members in Attendance were: Wayne Osborne, Green River Community College
Students Lauren Carter, Trevor Bowles, Courtney Kindell, Ida Ayu Kusumastuti, Hoi Man Hayman
Wong, and Matt Anderson.
II. JOINT STUDY SESSION WITH PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE & DOWNTOWN
REDEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
A. Washington State University Institute of Sustainable Design Projects Review & Study
Session for the WSU IDeX Project
Councilmember Wagner reminded Councilmembers and staff the meeting will be about
focusing on the things that are implementable in the next few years rather than a long term
range. Planning & Community Director Snyder presented a PowerPoint Presentation showing
each of the projects designed by the students; Councilmembers and staff provided the following
direction, prioritization, issues and ideas for the 26 projects:'
1. Project: Flow Management Thru Auburn - Gina Usher:
• The brewery concept received positive feedback
• The reuse of materials was a good idea, what would this cost
• Concerns were raised with the bike path crossing the railroad
• Interested in looking at this the long term
l Indicates projects the Committees and/or staff commented during the meeting that they would recommend the
students work on during the second semester of WSU IDeX Project work
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2. Project: Uniting Auburn Thru Repetition - Betsy Humbert:
Review other cities, other codes can work for urban agricultural
• The group liked the urban agricultural concept and the pervious concrete use, adding
more verbiage would explain the concept further**
• The analysis of old/new buildings was useful along with the retrofit of roof trusses for
warehouses; large roofs need to be identified**
3. Project: Agriculture Is A Skin for Urbanism - Jeff Leudeman:
• This concept is a good idea; provide more information on the mechanics and how this
would work
• The group expressed concerns over building load, safety, maintenance and upkeep,
rain overflows and the impact of high winds (these will be over the City right-of-way);
provide more information on these concerns**
• Provide more analysis for the type of plants species to be used for these containers in
inclimate weather conditions necessary to implement this concept**
Short break taken at 6:46, meeting resumed at 6:49.
4. Project: Renew, Reuse, Recycle - Laura Uskevich:
• Provide more information on the roof truss retrofit for a one story building, explore other
project ideas like this; what is the practicality**
• The group is supportive of wind turbines (connect with 3 Phase Energy); provide more
detail on upkeep, access and sensitivity of the turbines**
• Provide suggestions for code changes for this innovation so the City will be in a
position to encourage and support this type of project development
5. Project: Blurring the Boundaries - Nic Haupt:
• Like the concept of interconnected park; suggest expanding into downtown**
• Would like more information on the moveable solar panels, the group liked how it was
incorporated**
• The wind turbine idea was interesting
6. Project: Meshing Auburn - Jessalin Deford:
• The group liked the usable public space (chess board) and roof space as a park
(soccer field)**
• Structured parking was a good idea with the different density options**
• Exploring underground/subsurface parking downtown would be beneficial**
• Councilmembers liked the meandering paths throughout downtown; a smaller practical
version downtown connecting existing open space would be more practicable; look at
the City own property under SR 18 adjacent to the bus look road**
• Staff would like more information and analysis on the technical side of meandering
paths as an incentive in code
7. Project: The City as a Body - Gerry Schneider:
• The group loved this software capabilities; provide more analysis from multiple
perspectives**
• "A New Perspective" is a great concept if shallow and not very deep minimizing safety
concerns and maintenance
8. Project: Attraction Suzanne Lei (Cox):
• Provide more continuous high mixed use verses one block of high density residential
(which may create a wall effect) and one block of commercial; concerns raised about
blocking off historic downtown with this concept
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• Focus on third category; what does Auburn have today to build upon**
• "What makes you turn into Auburn" is a great area to explore further**
9. Project: Fun Legibility Uncertainty Circulation - Brian Lim:
• Great architectural work; this could be an interpretive/educational center rather than a
museum; please provide additional information**
• Liked the preservation of historic buildings; conduct a historic building analysis within
the area west of C Street and south of Main Street creating transition**
10. Project: Re-interpreting A Vital Past - Hung Ngo:
• Great concept, providing structured parking outside of downtown; it would be difficult
without shuttle or transit services
• Liked the solar street/pedestrian light idea; how could this fit in the transit station and
theme of the promenade design
11. Project: Patchwork -Laurin Durrant:
• Great architecture and modern transition between downtown and the area west of C
Street SW; would not want parking to merge into neighborhoods**
• Staff liked the vegetation downspouts (explore); this idea can be used in other types of
development**
12. Project: Attraction In Interaction - Rose Golino:
• The concept of a sound wall with integrated art is great but not practical, the sound wall
creates a tunneling effect; explore this further so the sound barrier is not linear and
confining (something creating a natural crossing for animals)**
• The one-way mirror is a good concept for a sound wall (screening viewers from
birds/wildlife at observation points); adding vegetation and/or discontinuous barriers
may be a good option for noise attenuation, check options**
13. Project: Exploring Urban Outdoors - Michael Ashinay:
• The group liked the planting analysis, what a planting today would look like in 50 years;
other projects including landscaped areas should provide this analysis; please provide
more analysis
• The windmill and boardwalk were both great ideas; please provide more information**
• Would like more information on what vegetation would grow best in this environment
• The AEP needs a destination feature; what should that be**
14. Project: Green Distribution - Jamie Little:
• The group liked the green space and agricultural vacant lot concept; this could be used
in auburn, provide more information
• The concept of solar garbage is a terrific idea; a combination of solar recycling, trash
and advertising (using the exterior of the garbage can for advertising) to create
conservation and revenue may be an idea
15. Project: POP! Bicycle Parade - Marisa Hagney:
• The kiosk was misleading, would like to explore the bike stations concept at AEP**
• The Bicycle Task Force is working on organizing a bike ride/bike route to correspond
with one of Auburn's events
16. Projects: A City of Frequencies - Erick Alvarex:
• Explore further grasscrete options (e.g. what strong enough for traffic); incentives for
developments to use in projects; what materials are available**
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• Provide code updates to for these types of concepts; how would this affect the storm
standards
17. Projects: Infiltration - Sharaya Hays:
• The center media and landscape buffer idea and the suggested native plant material
staff liked; this is something that can be incorporated into city standards today'"
• The bus stop art work is a great idea; draining more at an angle to prevent clogging
may make this more functional"
• Example of how West Main could have retrofitted, or other street projects
Staff took a short break at 8:00 p.m., meeting resumed at 8:03 p.m.
18. Project: Green Screen - Tim Clark:
• No substantial comments
19. Project: Filtered City - Esther Yuen:
• Staff and Councilmembers liked the architectural work here; this is an example of rain
gardens, ponds and solar features attractively and effectively integrated into a project
• Please provide a portfolio with land diagram analysis of some of these concepts; the
software creating the keyed analysis is very useful""
20. Project: Soccer Center of Washington State - Biruk Mulgeta:
• Great soccer field concept; indoors but not within downtown utilizing valuable land
• Look into green retrofit; convert existing industrial buildings
• Staff and students can review code to allow for these ideas
21. Project: Energy Greens (Playground) - Dong Nguyen Dinh:
• A natural vegetation wall was a good idea, it would not require a lot of maintenance
(without the energy portion); good sound barrier"
• Combine this project with the "What Makes You Turn Into Auburn" project; develop a
feature that advertises to freeway drivers and visitors to the AEP that you are entering
a park area (should create a sense of identity for both the park and the City)"'
22. Project: Stormwater Strategies - Roofs (Structures) - Rob Borden, Camille Pirou,
Kevin Ryan, Jack Butler, Mark Lo:
• Councilmembers liked the canopy concept as an entrance feature for the proposed
AEP boardwalk the City will be building next summer; if spanning the street right-of-
way, what are the structural, safety, maintenance, lighting, bird control, plant irrigation,
access, ect. issues*"
• What are the economic and technical challenges to collect and treat roof water from
several buildings, discharge to a single point aquifer recharge pipe/pump that the City
manages*"
• How can the City be prepared to allow green walls? What code would need to be in
place"
23. Project: New Construction Strategies:
• Great idea, building code does not currently support these new materials; fire concerns
raised
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24. Project: Auburn Environmental Park Strategies - Julie Trump, Eric Palmer:
• Staff would like more economic analysis on manhole retrofit; the materials being
cleaned out; can it be recycled or dumped in a landfill? Is this a cost effective
approach**
• Could this be a pilot project opportunity, please provide more information on the flow
capacity of this system**
• Provide long term maintenance costs, is this cost effective; we currently have simpler
infiltration systems, please provide more information on why this was chosen*"
• Would Utility Vault be interested in this idea
25. Project: Auburn Environmental Park Strategies:
• H Street City is where City has a drainage easement; have project team apply their
concept for a constructed wetland to this bioswale area.**
26. Community Supported Agriculture:
• No Comments for this
III. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Planning and Community Development
Committee, Chair Norman adjourned the meeting at 8:45 p.m.
APPROVED THIS DAY OF
Lynn Norman, Chair Tina Kriss, Administrative Support Clerk
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