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PLANNING & COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 25, 2004
MINUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Sue Singer called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers located on the first floor of Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main
Street, Auburn, WA. Committee members present were: Chair Sue
Singer, Member Nancy Backus, Councilmember Peloza filled in for
Member Lynn Norman. Also present were Planning and Community
Development Director Paul Krauss, Community Development
Administrator David Osaki, Parks and Recreation Director Daryl Faber,
Planner Bill Mandeville, Project Engineer Ingrid Gaub, Finance
Department Grants Accountant Lanny Petijean and Planning Secretary
Patricia Zook.
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Minutes of the October 11, 2004 Meeting
Chair Singer remarked that on page 5, the Committee consensus was
with a stipulation that 'until such time as King County requires
development within the annexation area to meet City of Auburn
standards'. Councilmember Backus noted that Senior Planner Dixon
should be identified in the Call to Order.
Councilmember Peloza made a motion, seconded by Councilmember
Backus, to approve the minutes with the corrections; Chair Singer
concurred.
III. ACTION
A. Resolution No. 3777 - Amendment to Housing Repair Program
Interlocal Agreement
Planner Mandeville presented the staff report. He received an e-mail from
Katherin Johnson, City of Kent, that they were not going to approve or
authorize additional work until additional funds were made available.
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In response to Council member Peloza's inquiry, Planner Mandeville
provided information on the application process, selection of recipient,
determination of work to be done and follow up. Chair Singer knows that
at the end of the year the City receives twice as much service from Kent
as it did from King County.
Planner Mandeville said it is difficult to project the amount spent, but most
work is less than $5,000 and the budget is to permit 25 projects per year.
The maximum is up to $5,000 every five years. Sometimes the City is
able to do additional work for applicants in the same year.
Chair Singer reiterated the need to have a meeting with the Human
Services Committee to talk about housing repair funding to fight blight and
homelessness. She is not advocating additional money until the direction
is decided.
Discussion occurred related to if the amendment is not made, what
happens to the funds. Chair Singer would like to give direction that
housing repair services are to prevent homelessness versus first come
first served.
Councilmember Backus said a concern was that if the City continues to
devote money on mobile homes, is the City continuing to put money into
something that is beyond repair? Or if the money is designed to prevent
homeless ness, then the City needs to decide what direction to take in the
future. Chair Singer said this needs to be looked at closely with the
Human Services Committee. Council member Peloza commented that not
doing the work on the four or five possible repair jobs could create larger
costs in the future.
Councilmember Backus made a motion, seconded by Councilmember
Peloza, to recommend approval. Chair Singer concurred. Chair Singer
reminded the Committee that human services funding will be a subject a
an upcoming PCDC/Human Services Committee meeting.
IV. DISCUSSION
A. Community Radio Project
Chair Singer made reference to a new proposal being distributed tonight.
She also mentioned that she obtained information from Paul Nelson that
has made her more comfortable with the proposal. Paul Sullivan, the
project representative, spoke. As part of Phase 1, Councilmember Singer
noted the Committee wanted to ensure there is adequate coverage for the
entire City.
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Mr. Sullivan mentioned that adequate coverage won't be known until the
transmitters are set up. To some extent adequacy depends on the type of
radio owned by the consumer. Chair Singer indicated that Mr. Sullivan
didn't have a problem with a board member being appointed by the
Mayor. Mr. Sullivan is a new member of the board and presented his
background in the radio field. Money supplied by the City would be partial
operating capital. They have received the interest of other organizations
such as Clear Channel Broadcasting for the amphitheater, public relations
for the community related to traffic congestion, and amphitheater
advertising. Funds would also come from different community members
who want to support the project. With the appropriate sales effort, you
can build community support. He predicted that the signal should cover
every aspect of the community.
Mayor stressed the need for a form of notification system for the
community in times of emergency. Chair Singer said that she now agrees
with the proposal and likes the idea of a system for emergency notification
and community notification. Councilmember Backus thinks this is a great
opportunity for the City to be able to communicate with its citizens during
emergency situations.
Councilmember Backus made a motion, seconded by Councilmember
Peloza, to forward this to the full Council; Chair Singer concurred.
B. Boeing Development Agreement
Community and Development Director Krauss advised that staff has been
working with Boeing for the past year on the agreement. Discussions
went into hiatus at Boeing's request. Since then Boeing has determined
what is staying and there is more clarity of what Boeing's needs will be.
Some of the areas of the site are more programmed for redevelopment
than others. Boeing is seeking a level of certainty that it can market the
property and have vested entitlements based on past use. The City wants
a guarantee that any new or unusual impacts are addressed. Community
and Development Director Krauss clarified that the language has not yet
been finalized and certain portions are still under discussion. Staff has
concluded that Boeing is not getting approval to do anything of greater
intensity than currently approved. The fabrication division is 255 acres in
Auburn. Covered in the agreement are items such as the length of term
of the agreement and addressing the current development regulations.
Systems for the entire site were developed, such as roads, drainage,
water, and sewer and as these parts come apart from whole, separate
systems need to be developed.
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In response to Councilmember Peloza's inquiry, Community and
Development Director Krauss said that the City is not trying to own any of
the site, just trying to facilitate the Boeing asset. Shaunta Hyde, with
Boeing Government Affairs, spoke of the advantages to both parties with
approval of the development agreement.
Chair Singer confirmed the target date for Council review of the
development agreement will be December 6. Community and
Development Director Krauss said this matter is being discussed with the
Public Works Committee tonight also.
c. 2004 Çomprehensive Plan Amendments
Community Development Administrator Osaki reminded the Committee
there are five map amendments and five policy/text amendments.
Planning Commission had a four-hour public hearing on October 5 and a
three and one half hour meeting on October 14 for the purpose of
deliberations. There was a fair amount of public testimony, especially on
CPM#1. He anticipates the plan being scheduled for the November 15
City Council meeting. CPM #1 is a privately initiated map amendment.
The Planning Commission recommend denial on CPM #1. Planning
Commission also recommended denial on one of the four City initiated
map amendments, CPM #3. Planning Commission spoke at some length
about the change in utility provision. Planning Commission reviewed the
demographic tables and asked for additional information related to
Hispanic/Latino populations.
Chair Singer wants to make sure that the Committee sees all the Planning
Commission minutes before the topic comes back to the Committee. A
contact of hers in the community related that Hispanic means people from
Mexico and Latino means people from South and Central America. There
is a specific difference to the community between the two groups. The
Planning Commission recommended that the Council look at how the
Latino/Hispanic classification is presented in the socio-economic tables.
Community Development Administrator Osaki referred to two Growth
Management Hearings Board decisions that basically define what the
minimum density in areas should be. He spoke about correspondence
received from 1000 Friends of Washington.
In response to Chair Singer's inquiry, Community Development
Administrator Osaki confirmed there is language in the Comprehensive
Plan about the efficient use of land and public facilities. At the
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Commission meeting there was discussion about focusing growth in the
urban center, not in the rural areas.
For the next Committee meeting, Chair Singer requested to receive
projections where development and density will be as they relate to the
targets; specifically as they relate to Lakeland Hills Plan and the Pierce
County and King County buildable lands.
Chris Huss, Everg, reenlTucci spoke about the market conditions and
topographic conditions of the site that pose limits to the number of units.
He believes there was a misunderstanding at the Planning Commission
meeting of their proposal. He spoke of their need for flexibility to respond
to market conditions. If they want to build condominiums, they can't do it
under a single family designation. They want flexibility to carve out
neighborhoods. Testimony at Planning Commission public hearing
alluded to more traffic and more people. The density will actually go
down, not up. Mr. Huss continued by saying that Lakeland has developed
to an efficient rate of five units/acre. If clustering, the units could be seven
units/acre. The additional 250 units will be targeted where there is
infrastructure in place. A development in Lakeland is better for the City
. than a development outside Lakeland because of the mitigation fees they
pay to build in Lakeland versus a stand alone project.
Mr. Huss informed the Committee that after the Planning Commission
public hearing, he wrote a letter to all Lakeland residents. Everyone who
testified at the Planning Commission meeting said that Lakeland was
great community, but no more development. His letter explained to them
exactly what they are trying to do. If the property isn't developed in
Lakeland, it will be developed eventually anyway.
Councilmember Backus is aware that fire protection is a big issue in Lea
Hill, and wonders if there are any concerns in the Lakeland area. Mr.
Huss spoke about the fire impact fees in the Lakeland PUD ordinance, in
addition to the traffic impact fees and school impact fees.
Mr. Huss said the area in question in the Comprehensive Plan map
amendment is in the process of being annexed to the City and will also be
brought into the PUD. The map amendment is the first step. Area 7 is
within the PUD, Area 16 was acquired through the purchase of several
different parcels. They tried to acquire the Pinacles property, but couldn't.
Now that project is developing on its own.
Community Development Administrator Osaki said that CPM #3, related
to property occupied by Skills Inc., and their CEO spoke in opposition to
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the change. The owner of an adjacent four-plex said Skills was a great
neighbor. The CEO thought their jobs were being jeopardized.
Chair Singer mentioned the Committee of the Whole should discuss
Council's views to present to the joint meeting with the Planning
Commission. Discussion occurred related to scheduling a joint City
Council/Planning Commission meeting in the first quarter of 2005. One
meeting would be a Council meeting with the Planning Commission in
which the Council will provide its perspective on growth. The second
meeting will be a joint meeting with the Council/Planning Commission
training session with the Hearing Examiner.
The Committee wanted information about school impact fees in the
ordinance and their relationship to the CFP's. Community Development
Administrator Osaki will prepare a memo that outlines the impact fees.
D. Critical Areas Ordinance
Community Development Administrator Osaki informed the Committee
that the Planning Commission is holding another public hearing on
November 3. A consultant was hired to prepare a 'white paper' on best
available science. Planning Commission asked staff to prepare a matrix
of key issues. After the public hearing, the CAO will come to this
Committee for review. Council will have the option of holding its own
public hearing.
Chair Singer requested to have at the November 8 meeting more
information about woodland resource areas and its affects. She wants to
know how this affects a project. It was agreed that a complete set of CAO
maps will be prepared and available for Council review in their work area.
v. INFORMATION
A. Update on 15th Street NW Medians
Parks and Recreation Director Faber distributed information and said that
he favored Option 2. The Committee chose Option 2 based on cost.
Mayor indicated that the funding source is neither Parks nor Streets.
B. Report on Leadership Conference
This item was tabled.
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C. PAA Development
Community Development Administrator Osaki said the map is relatively
complete for projects vested in King County; however, the map
understates the projects. He is receiving calls from individuals about
water/sewer.
VII. PCDC STATUS MATRIX
Chair Singer wants to move the parking in front yard zoning changes to
the top of the Planning Commission priority list. Community Development
Administrator Osaki said the next Planning Commission meetings are
fairly full with the Robertson EIS scheduled. This topic could be a public
hearing at the Planning Commission's meeting in January.
Community Development Administrator Osaki said the wireless
communications facility issue is not an immediate need.
Regarding the City Hall plaza, Chair Singer wants to move forward and
reach decisions. Parks and Recreation Director Faber is starting on the
landscape portion of the project. Mayor said the City is waiting for
notification of the costs and this will be forwarded to this Committee and
then the Finance Committee.
At the November 8 meeting, Chair Singer wants information on the status
of the Latino Friendship Center. Chair Singer would like a copy of the
draft Park Plan for the November 22 Committee meeting. Parks and
Recreation Director Faber said the Parks Board is reviewing the plan
chapter by chapter. Mayor informed Parks and Recreation Director Faber
that he wants the Committee to receive the Parks Board minutes on a
regular basis. Parks and Recreation Director Faber spoke about the
Jornada Park dedication on December 11. Chair Singer requested that
the Committee receive a copy of the Green River Trail extension map.
Parks and Recreation Director Faber provided information on the Les
Gove Community meeting which went well. He spoke about the
consultant and projects that they've done in the past. Chair Singer wants
the Committee to receive updates on this project on a regular basis.
Community Development Administrator Osaki will prepare the resolution
for the Nelson's Jewelry Clock Tower.
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VIII. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Planning and
Community Development Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 7:15
p.m.
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St:ie Singer, Chair ::3
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Patricia Zõok, Secretary
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