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HomeMy WebLinkAboutITEM III-AC~ DRAFT PLANNING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE * ~HIG~"OI June 27, 2011 MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER Chair Lynn Norman called the meeting to order at 5:00 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, Vice Chair Nancy Backus and Member John Partridge. Staff members present included: Mayor Pete Lewis, Director Kevin Snyder, Planning Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain, Environmental Protection Manager Chris Andersen, Development Review Engineer Kim Truong, Senior Planner Hillary Taylor, Environmental Planner Jamie Kelly, Public Works Director Dennis Dowdy, and Planning and Community Development Secretary Tina Kriss. Audience members present included: Wayne Osborne and Robert Whale of the Auburn Reporter. II. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND AGENDA MODIFICATIONS There were no agenda modifications or announcements. III. CONSENT AGENDA A. June 13, 2011 Vice Chair Backus moved and Member Partridge seconded to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 3-0 IV. ACTION A. Resolution No. 4715 -Environmental Park Wetlands Trail Boardwalk Environmental Protection Manager Chris Andersen provided the briefing for Resolution No. 4715. Mr. Andersen distributed a revised Resolution showing underlined changes made by the legal department. The City of Auburn proposes to construct the Auburn Environmental Park (AEP) Wetlands Trail Boardwalk. The majority of the trail will consist of an approximately 1,100-foot elevated wooden boardwalk that is designed to minimize impacts to AEP wetlands, and will allow for year-round use of the trail. The boardwalk is designed as a six foot wide, elevated wooden structure supported on pin pile foundations, with curbing on both sides, and guard rails in locations where the boardwalk is more than 30 inches above ground surface andlorwhere there are areas of seasonal standing water. Vice Chair Backus moved and Member Partridge seconded to move Resolution No. 4715 to full City Council for consideration. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 3-0 Planning and Community Development Committee Minutes June 27, 2011 V. DISCUSSION and INFORMATION A. Bicycle Task Force Recommendations for Sharrows Pilot Program and Bike Lane Striping. Director Dennis Dowdy reviewed the recommendations of the Bicycle Task Force for the sharrows pilot program and bike lane striping as presented at the June 20, 2011 Public Works Committee meeting by Terry Davis of the Bicycle Task Force. Director Dowdy then reviewed the Public Works Committee's modified recommendations to assess if the City can stripe two bicycle lanes on R Street SE, between 8th Street NE and E Main Street, without removing parking restrictions on either side of the roadway. In the event that parking would be impacted, the committee & the Bicycle Task Force were in consensus that this segment would best be added to the Sharrows lshare the road pilot project. Once staff have an assessment to review with the Mayor, the City will move forward this fall to crack seal the pavements before installing signage on E Main Street, between A Street NW and M Street NE, on E Main Street, between R Street NE and M Street NE, and on R Street SE to 8t" St NE and from E Main Street to the railroad tracks at Auburn-Black Road. Committee and staff discussed funding. Staff intends to use this year's bicycle funding to install the Sharrow Pilot project. Director Synder indicated that the Task Force has been working with our outreach staff to develop educational materials that can be helpful to inform the community in about the Sharrows Pilot in advance of implementation this fall. Planning and Community Development Committee and staff discussed safety issues and concurred that the Pilot should improve overall biking safety. There was general consensus among the Committee that the city should proceed with the Sharrows Pilot as discussed. Director Dowdy stated he will keep Committee informed of progress. B. Ordinance No. 6368 -Code Amendment to AIIowSmall Craft Breweries and Distilleries Senior Planner Hillary Taylor provided the staff report for Ordinance No. 6368. Ordinance No. 6368, allowing small craft breweries and distilleries was brought before Planning and Community Development Committee (PCDC) on October 11, 2010 and March 28, 2011 for discussion and feedback. Revisions were made based on PCDC feedback and information was presented to Planning Commission on May 17, 2011 for discussion. Staff added a definition for wine production and modified the definition for tasting rooms based on Planning Commission recommendations. On June 2011 the Planning Commission held a public hearing and recommended that City Council approve ZOA11-0001 as presented by staff. Ms. Taylor reviewed the proposed ordinance with the Committee. It was determined that Ordinance No. 6368 was ready for a vote by the Committee to move forward to City Council. Vice Chair Backus moved and Member Partridge seconded to move Ordinance No. 6368 to full City Council for consideration. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 3-0 Page 2 Planning and Community Development Committee Minutes June 27, 2011 C. 2011 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Planning Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain reviewed the 2011 Comprehensive Plan Amendment docket and schedule outlining the timeline of submitted 2011 amendments. D. Director's Report Planning Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain referenced a Downtown Parking Permit and Public Parking Map (presented at the May 23, 2011 meeting} during the discussion. Ms. Chamberlain stated the parking modifications detailed below have been implemented with new signage: • Red sections -three (3) hour public parking from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, open nights and weekends • Blue sections -downtown business and auburn resident permit parking, $10.OOlmonth • Yellow section -Green River Community College parking • Green section -South Division Street Promenade project construction staging parking. This Committee inquired about the "Kiss and Ride" lot that is operated by Sound Transit. The signage was re-installed stating 15 minute parking from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and three hour parking from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The removal of the signage was conditioned on any complaints received. A complaint was received so the signs were reinstalled. Director Kevin Snyder stated staff is working on a draft scope of work for a comprehensive parking work plan to share with Mayor Lewis before bringing to the Committee for review. In an effort to draw ideas, create the comprehensive parking plan, and move forward Committee would like to hear from The Downtown Auburn Association (TADA}, Citizens, and Business Owners. E. PCDC Status Matrix Due to scheduling conflicts the Green Zone Summit for July, 2011 will be moved to fall. VI. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Planning and Community Development Committee, Chair Norman adjourned the meeting at 5:52 p.m. APPROVED THIS DAY OF Lynn Norman, Chair Tina Kriss, Planning and Development Secretary Page 3