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DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE
* ~HI~"I March 1, 2011
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Lynn Norman called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. in Conference Room 2, located
on the second floor of One East Main Street, Auburn, WA. Committee Members present
were: Chair Lynn Norman, Vice Chair Sue Singer, and Member Nancy Backus.
Staff present included: Planning & Development Director Kevin Snyder, Planning Manager
Elizabeth Chamberlain, Project Engineer Ryan Vondrak, Assistant City Engineer Ingrid
Gaub, Economic Development Manager Doug Lein, and Planning Secretary Tina Kriss.
Audience Members present: Jeff Oliphant, Gail Spurrell and Ronnie Roberts
II. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Meeting Minutes -February 8, 2011
Committee would like the following item III. B. Downtown Pedestrian Kiosk, second to the last paragraph, to read as follows:
Chair Norman stated she is concerned with the kiosk creating too much visual
pollution or clutterwith the narrow right-of-way and pole mounting. Chair Norman is
concerned about being able to tie historic Main Street and the kiosk design. Chair
Norman also had questions about the size of the kiosk.
Member Backus moved and Member Singer seconded to approve the consent agenda
items as amended.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 3-0
III. ACTION
A. City Hall Plaza Improvement Project Planning Manager Chamberlain provided a revised agenda bill and budget status sheet
to the Committee members. Ms. Chamberlain then reviewed the staff report on change
order No. 2 to Contract Number 10-24 for Project No. CP0922, City Hall Plaza
Improvement. Committee and staff discussed the details of the budget status sheet.
There is a contingency amount of $244,073 remaining in Fund 330.
Member Backus moved and Member Singer seconded to move forward Change Order
No. 2 to Contract Number 10-24 for Project No. CP0922 to City Council for approval.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 3-0
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IV. DISCUSSION
A. Downtown Urban Center Design Standards
Planning Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain provided the staff report on the changes to the
Downtown Urban Center Design Standards. A previous amendment to the design
standards changed the street designation for a portion of North Division Street between Main Street and 1 St Street NE from a Pedestrian I street to a Pedestrian II street. During
the review of this amendment, the Downtown Redevelopment Committee (DRC) and
Planning and Community Development Committee (PCDC) stated that a goal of the
design standards is to focus retail/commercial uses on the ground floor along Main
Street and South Division Street (the promenade) and that other uses such as medical
office could be located on the ground floor along other downtown streets.
An inquiry into the vacant Key Bank Building, at Auburn Avenue and 1St Street NE, about
establishing medical office at this location was made. In reviewing the design standards,
Auburn Avenue between East Main Street and 1St Street NE is still designated a Pedestrian I street which does not permit medical office uses.
Committee states Pedestrian II gives more options forAuburn Avenue. Member Singer
stated she is supportive of the Pedestrian II designation as long as it does not include
the intersection of Main Street and Auburn Avenue. Committee emphasized the corners
on Main Street are to be retail/restaurant; Pedestrian I street.
Committee is supportive of this change.
B. Downtown Pedestrian Kiosks Planning Manager Chamberlain reviewed the map provided to the Committee on the
possible kiosks locations within the downtown area. Staff and Committee reviewed a
mock pedestrian kiosk to determine potential locations and if the size of the kiosk would
work.
Committee suggested some signage where Auburn Avenue and Auburn Way split
directing people to downtown. Director Snyderthis is a possibility with the new signage
that will be installed at this location adjacent to Little Caesar's. The intersection of A
Street and Auburn Way North is not used by as much foot traffic as vehicular traffic.
Audience member Ronnie Roberts stated the height of the mock kiosk would work well,
if a car is parked near the kiosks blocking the lower portion you could still determine the
proper direction by viewing the top portion. Audience member Gail Spurrell stated there
are many people who have a difficult time reading certain wayfinding signs due to their
small lettering so it is nice to see the larger letters.
Audience Member Jeff Oliphant stated it is important to make sure both pedestrian and
vehicular traffic have different signs. Chair stated they will be discussing auto traffic
signage at a later meeting but Committee has been having an ongoing discussion on
pedestrian wayfinding.
Chair asked members to bring the map showing potential locations to the next meeting
to use to during the walking tour for a determination of kiosks locations. Committee
stated they would like to see a narrower kiosk; it feels too bulky or massive.
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V. INFORMATION
The next meeting will be the 8t" of March. Committee would like to do the walking tour
weather permitting.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Downtown Redevelopment
Committee, Chair Norman adjourned the meeting at 3:53 p.m.
APPROVED THIS DAY OF
Lynn Norman, Chair Tina Kriss, Planning & Development
Secretary
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