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WASHINGTON COMMITTEE
March 11, 2008
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER -
Chair Lynn Norman called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. in the Council Conference Room
located on the first floor of Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street, Auburn, WA. Committee
members present were: Chair Lynn Norman, Member Sue Singer and Member Gene Cerino.
Also present were: Mayor Pete Lewis, Public Works Director Dennis Dowdy, Principal Planner
Elizabeth Chamberlain and Planning Secretary Kirsten Reynolds.
II. MINUTES
Member Cerino moved to approve the January 29, 2008 minutes as read; Member Singer
seconded.
The minutes were approved unanimously 3-0.
III. MEETING STRUCTURE - frequency and public process
Chair Norman explained this Committee will not have a lot of meeting materials at this
point. The Committee will be more reactive until negotiations come in to play. There was
further discussion regarding the 90 day negotiation period for the downtown development
agreement; the Request for Proposal (RFP) deadline is March 26, 2008.
Committee meeting frequency was discussed. It was previously noted by City Attorney Dan
Heid to schedule regular meetings then cancel them as needed. Canceling meetings will
need to take place at least 24 hours prior to scheduled meetings. It was suggested the
Planning Director Cindy Baker and Economic Development Manager Dave Baron would
discuss the agenda topics with Mayor Lewis the Thursday prior to determine if the Committee
will meet; staff was asked to send a confirmation e-mail what the outcome decision was.
The Committee talked about engaging the public for upcoming processes. After the RFP
deadline and negotiations the public will be invited to at charette for a Q&A session. Mayor
Lewis stated the developer will need to hold the public charette after the 90 day negotiation
period.
Member Singer stated it would be beneficial to have a citizen advisory committee involving
some key players from downtown. There was discussion about having certain group types
meet together; a list of groups was already compiled and distributed for further review. By
the next meeting everyone should have looked over the list and identified any missing links.
It was expressed the Auburn School District, neighbors from the Lea Hill, West Hill and
Lakeland would be vital groups to get involved. The public involvement will start after the
negotiations with the developer.
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There was discussion around other areas of responsibility the Committee may take on
including, but not limited to, issues of connectivity from Main Street to A Street and M Street
and B Street Plaza. Chair Norman stated the downtown will be changing and it would be in
the City's best interest to involve the key stakeholders as soon as possible. Member Singer
expressed it would be beneficial to get the Auburn Downtown Association (ADA) involved
with further discussions regarding their plan and any other items such as management of
downtown banners.
IV. RFP
The RFP is out, copies have been distributed to Council and the deadline is March 26, 2008.
V. INFORMATION
Mayor Lewis gave a report on the hospital; they have run in to unexpected costs for building
on pilings. The unexpected budget overage from their last bid has delayed the project.
VI. ADJOURNMENT at 4:10 p.m.
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