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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-13-2006 -*' AUBlJRN WASHINGTON PLANNING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE February 13, 2006 MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER Chair Lynn Norman 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: Member Gene Cerino, Member Nancy Backus. Also present were Planning, Building, and Community Director Paul Krauss, Parks Director Daryl Faber, Community Development Administrator David Osaki, Development Services Coordinator Steve Pilcher; Senior Planner Mitzi McMahan; Environmental Protection Manager Aaron Nix, Planner Bill Mandeville, and Planning Secretary Carolyn Brown. Members of the audience were Jim Rutt, James Hyatt and Ken Shersty II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Minutes of the January 23, 2006 Meeting. Ms Backus noted on page 2 under the discussion section, two discussion items were labeled the same - a capital C. Change the items to D and E. Mr. Cerino moved to accept the minutes as noted. Ms. Backus seconded. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0 III. ACTION A. Resolution No. 3976 Game Farm Park Property Transfer. Mr. Faber provided a brief history of the park and how the City was able to acquire the property from Washington State. The City has been negotiating with the State. The State will retain Page 1 PlanninQ & Community Development Committee Minutes February 13. 2006 the corner property where it's building is located and the parking area. Mr. Cerino moved to approve Resolution No. 3976 and forward to City Council. Ms. Backus seconded. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0 B. Ordinance No. 6000 Code Change for Park Board Mr. Faber stated that staff has been reviewing the code. The ordinance was rewritten to match the wording of like ordinances in the City. This ordinance will reflect that the board is an advisory board to the City Council and the Mayor. Mr. Cerino moved to approve Resolution No. 6000 and forward to City Council. Ms. Backus seconded. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0 C. Ordinance No. 5999 Code Change for Tree Board. Mr. Faber noted this proposal would increase the number of tree board members from 5 to 7 people. This will be the same number of members as other City boards. The Mayor will also have the discretion to appoint someone who does not live in the City, such as a member of the. school board. Mr. Cerino moved to approve Resolution No. 5999 and forward to City Council. Ms. Backus seconded. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0 D. Resolution No. 3981 Pea Patch Mr. Faber said this is for the annual lease with King County for the property near 15th Street NW and the Auburn Airport that has historically been used as a garden spot. It is renewed each year. Mr. Cerino moved to approve Resolution No. 3976 and forward to City Council. Ms. Backus seconded. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0 Page 2 PlanninQ & Community Development Committee Minutes February 13. 2006 E. Budget Adjustment for GSA Park Ball Field Lights. Mr. Faber said this is a request for a budget adjustment for $110,000 to reflect a $50,000 grant from King County and a $30,000 donation from the Auburn Little League. There is also an appropriation of $30,000 from Municipal Park Construction. Staff is moving forward so the project can be completed early. Mr. Cerino made the motion that the PCD Committee show support for the budget adjustment. Ms. Backus seconded and Ms. Norman concurred. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0 F. 10% Annexation Petition Request - South 328 Street Mr. Mandeville provided background regarding the request of James and Janet Hyatt to annex their property located on the West Hill of Auburn. One lot is 3.10 acres of unimproved land and the other lot is 4.28 acres with a single family home located at 32727 56th Avenue South. The total assessed value of the land is sufficient to consider the annexation. Even if eventually annexed, the parcels will remain in the Lakehaven Utility District. This area is presently on septic systems and Lakehaven Utility District water. The logical boundary is to include all the property along both sides of South 328th Street between 51st Avenue South and 56th Avenue South. The portion of South 328th Street between 51st and 56th Avenue South, adjacent to the Stipp annexation. In order to avoid leaving an area surrounded on 3 sides by the City it was logical to include in the proposed annexation boundary those properties along the area of 57th Avenue South. Ms. Backus asked if the Fire Department had issues with this annexation and Mr. Mandeville replied there were none. The PCD Committee discussed the road in the Stipp annexation and the concerns of increased traffic. They also discussed street issues. Mr. Cerino moved to recommend that the City Council review the 10% petition and move forward to annexation. Ms. Backus seconded and Ms. Norman concurs. Page 3 Planninq & Community Development Committee Minutes February 13. 2006 MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0 IV. DISCUSSION A. Mr. Osaki stated that because of other items on the Planning Commission docket, the Home Occupation Code Amendments would not go forward to the Planning Commission until May. Therefore, if the PCD Committee wished to devote more time to reviewing the proposed changes it could do so. The Committee discussed some of the possible amendments and indicated that it would discuss them again at a future meeting prior to referring them to the Planning Commission. B. Mr. Nix briefed the PCD Committee regarding the Auburn Environmental Park Monitoring Well Contract. Mr. Nix stated a draft master plan has gone forward to the Mayor. There is a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting scheduled for February 28, 2006. Mr. Nix distributed information that indicates where the monitoring wells will be located. He has also been working with Green River Community College (GRCC). The school will actually have a class this spring that will teach dealing with different vegetation. Mr. Nix hopes the GRCC class will be able to take care of one of the monitoring well sites. The wells will be operational as soon after the contract is executed. The wells will be hand augered and hopefully operational by the end of the month. Mr. Nix reminded the PCD Committee of a stream planting event at Olson Creek Saturday, February 18. C. Wayfinding Update Ms. McMahan brought the PCD Committee up to date regarding the Wayfinding contract. The contract has finally been signed. The team is pleased with the consultant's approach and methodology. The City has provided the consultant with traffic counts and other data to use in their study. Ms. McMahan said for the next PCD meeting she will compile the data and condense it into a legible format. Page 4 PlanninQ & Community Development Committee Minutes Februarv 13. 2006 Ms. Norman stated a goal is to be able to get people to the SuperMall or other desired destinations. It will help having everything integrated on the web site. Ms. McMahan added there will be consistency in names so that everyone knows what a destination is called. The PCD Committee discussed areas that people frequent and the best way to get them there. Ms. McMahan noted that Duanna Richards and Dave Baron have been added to the committee. D. Downtown Design Standards Update - meeting with Marilee Utter Mr. Pilcher distributed a summary of Merilee Utter's observations, which she discussed at the Thursday, February 9 meeting. Ms. Utter had met with Debbie Luce, Nancy Colson, Ben Errez, and the banking, real estate, developers, and other members of the downtown community. One important idea she noted is that this is a unique point-in-time in terms of development opportunities and it should not be missed. One recommendation is for a downtown park, which would be a focal point for the downtown area. The addition of more residential units downtown is also important. Having the Safeway store is a big attraction and it is within walking distance of people that live downtown The idea is for a variety of housing units for a mix of people. Also, to target younger people who like to live downtown and reach out to different demographic groups. The Transit Station could be a hub. Mr. Hinshaw had noted that there is a demand for housing. The Committee noted that unless people live in an area they don't shop here. Instead, they will drive to other retail areas. The Committee discussed the potential of "designer theaters." Ms. Utter also noted, the need to work with the hospital and define boundaries for its expansion. Mayor Lewis added this is a unique opportunity. Ms Norman stated now is the time for good communication. The Committee discussed the opportunities for development and what is going on with Main Street and the Ace project. Also, there are many opportunities for an arts program. Page 5 Planninq & Community Development Committee Minutes February 13. 2006 The Committee reviewed what is happening in other towns and how certain neighborhoods have been revitalized by a theater or similar setting. Mr. Pilcher said a lot of good ideas have come from this session. He added that Mark Hinshaw will be meeting with the Planning Commission on Thursday, February Feb 16. Mr. Krauss added that Mr. Hinshaw will meet with the City Council when he has the design standards further defined. E. Golf Course Club House Update Mr. Faber presented current information on the clubhouse project. All the soil studies are back and there are now drawings of the clubhouse interior. Staff has a timeline, which is to start work in early August 2006 and be completed by June, 2007. Staff is working out a time line with the least impact on the golf season. The clubhouse will have a large open foyer which will create ambience, and the bar will look over the water fall. There will be a large slab for outside seating and that will be covered. The size of the parking lot limits the number of people that can sit in the restaurant. The design will have a "northwest" look. The City does not want people to park along the road. The size of the bathrooms has been increased so there will be more room to hang clothes when changing. There will be an outside entrance to the restrooms so people do not have to walk through the facility to get to the restroom. Mr. Faber anticipates that there should be about 6 months of really good business. The City is working to pre-qualify builders and will narrow down selections to builders who have done this type of building. Should have 50% design drawings by April, 2006. F. Auburn City Code Chapter 8.28 - Noise Mr. Osaki introduce Mr. Jim Rurt, a citizen who has questions about the noise ordinance. There is a particular development going up by his property and the Building Division did talk to developer at the site. The developer stated he would abide by the rules. Mayor Lewis noted that other communities have changed construction hours Page 6 Planninq & Community Development Committee Minutes February 13. 2006 years ago. It is also important because most of the construction is infill now. The PCD Committee discussed the noise ordinance. Mr. Jim Rutt commented on the noise at the construction site in his neighborhood. In particular it is loud music, construction noise, stapling guns, trucks, etc. He would like to see the hours of construction patterned after an 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM work day. Ms. Backus wondered if there was a way to ask for deviations from the hours of operation. Ms. Norman said this noise ordinance gives the City the power to act on noise complaints. Ms. Norman noted there are also instances where bright lights are used to start work before daylight. Mr. Krauss added this will let staff know what hours the ordinance needs to be enforced. Mayor Lewis said he would like staff to take a survey of adjoining cities noise ordinances and come back to the next meeting on February 27. V. INFORMATION A. PCDC Status Matrix VI. OLD BUSINESS None VII. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Planning and Community Development Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m. APPROVED THE 1 L {lih t i UI t L:J ..--' DAY OF, ..,;{-L/ f/..cj 1/. I J~, '-tJ_-n/. ^ Ct~~/u;.t.p,-- /,5 vr'V 11....-/ Carolyn Brown, Secretary Page 7