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PLANNING & COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
April 10, 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, Community
Development Administrator David Osaki, Steve Pilcher. Stacey Borland,
Bill Mandeville, and Planning Secretary Carolyn Brown.
Human Service Committee members Michael Cummings, Suzanne
Limric, and Daryl Thompson.
Mr. DeHart
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. The minutes of the March 27, 2006 meeting.
Mr. Cerino moved to approve the minutes as read and Ms.
Backus seconded the motion.
Motion approved unanimously. 3-0.
III. ACTION
A. Resolution No. 4007 an amendment to the Agreement between the
City of Auburn and the Eighth Street Partners LLC.
Ms. Borland presented a brief background on the project. Staff
recommends approval of Resolution No. 4007. The applicant is
asking for reduction to 30 feet on the buffer from 50 feet. Ms
Borland said this will allow several more parking slots.
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Mr. Cerino moved to approve Resolution No. 4007 to City Council.
Ms. Backus seconded.
B. Resolution No. 4011 a request for Ten Percent Annexation at
17311 2nd Street East (Pierce County Parcel # 0520052007) Mr.
Mandeville stated the City received the 10% request petition
application request for annexation. The area is generally east and
south of Kersey Way. State law requires that the City Council meet
with the applicant to discuss the petition.
Mr. Mandeville stated that at this time staff recommends that the
PCD Committee decline the DeHart re~uest for annexation,
because there is no public access as 2n Avenue is a private
driveway or road. This private road provides no access to the
property.
Mr. Cerino inquired of Mr. DeHart if he would like to make any
comments regarding his request for annexation. Mr. DeHart stated
2nd Avenue is 30 to 35 feet wide and there is enough room for
traffic to pass. The Committee discussed the issues with Fire trucks
or rescue apparatus. Mr. DeHart stated he has been in contact with
Pierce County with his development request. Pierce County
informed him that they are not bringing sewers into the area. Mr.
DeHart said he has been in contact with Lakeridge Development
Group and discussed with them the idea of connecting on with the
Kersey III project.
The Committee discussed the fact that 2nd Avenue is not a
dedicated street and since it is a private street any property owner
along 2nd Avenue can do as they choose. That could include
closing the street. Mr. DeHart stated the property owners do have
a road association for maintenance of the road. He added there
are approximately 66 or68 homeowners in the area and there may
be other property owners that might want to become part of the
City. The Committee discussed the area and the size of the
existing parcels. Mr. DeHart stated the land is very flat and with
some fir trees that are about 80 to 100 feet tall. He added that
currently homes are on 2 to 2.5 acre parcels with both stick homes
and mobile homes.
After additional discussion the Committee concluded that
accessibility is the main issue in accepting the annexation and the
Committee cannot consider the request at this time. Mr. DeHart
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indicated he will continue to work with Pierce County on the
development.
Mr. Cerino moved to accept the staff recommendation to
deny Resolution No. 4011 at this time. Ms. Backus
seconded the motion.
Motion approved unanimously. 3-0.
C. Ordinance No. 5992. Creating a new Chapter 14.21 of the Auburn
City Code related to development agreements.
Mr. Pilcher said the at the last meeting the PCD Committee asked
staff to come back to a future meeting with language in the
ordinance that will give developers and staff guidance related to
development agreements. Ms. Norman stated this language
states that the City Council will be involved at the front end of the
agreement process. Mr. Pilcher stated that when the ordinance
was presented to the Planning Commission they were concerned
as to what exactly is going to replace the PUD.
Staff was asked to state on the agenda the language pertaining to
the other agenda bill. The Committee also discussed traffic
calming and transitional lots.
Mr. Cerino moved to Ordinance No. 5092 to City
Council. Ms. Backus seconded the motion.
Motion approved unanimously. 3-0.
D. Resolution No. 4010. Approving a contract with King County to
accept $50,000 in grant funds to continue with phase III to light the
two GSA youth ball fields . Mr. Faber stated that once this is
approved the City can bid the project within the next 6-8 weeks.
Mr. Cerino moved to Ordinance No. 4010 to City
Council. Ms. Backus seconded the motion.
Motion approved unanimously. 3-0.
E. Resolution No. 4012. Results Based Accountability Grant
Application Form.
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Mr. Mandeville introduced the resolution and reviewed the Results
Based Accountability (RBA) grant application. He provided the
Committee with copies of the application and stated this is the
application each city in King County will be using.
Mr. Mandeville briefly touched on several parts of the application.
He stated that Part 1 is a narrative, Part 2 is the specific forms,
and Part 3 is the specific information from each city.
Mr. Mandeville said the Human Service Commission (HSC)
included the language the disclaimer that it is not the City's intent to
exclude anyone that was previously funded but it is the intent to
require the use of the one stop center. The HSC will look for
procedural results and will use the integration strategy. Mr.
Mandeville discussed why the City is using the one stop center and
the fact that is a prerequisite that the agencies participate in the
one stop center. The application also includes instructions. Also,
The HSC is recommending a 15% reduction overa 2 year period
with specific results expected. The HSC tried to be very careful so
as to not make the task so onerous that an agency has difficulty
completing the application. Mr. Mandeville said the objective of the
HSC was to guide the agencies from the very beginning as to what
results the City was hoping to achieve. A team will be assembled
to help define what it means to participate in the one stop center.
-Ms. Limric of the HSC stated she would like to discuss why the
Committee recommends that participation in the development of
the one stop center is a pre-requisite to the receipt of grant funds
Ms. Limric said the City has had the reputation of coordinating great
collaboration between the agencies. Because of her personal
experience working in the public health field she is familiar with the
agencies that are funded through the City. Ms. Limric explained the
cooperation of agencies by using the example of helping a child,
then helping the family, and that helps the community. She stated
that it would be difficult for one agency to handle all the needs. Ms.
Limric added that the one stop shop does not mean that all the
agencies are in one building..
Mr. Cummings said he would like to cover why the Committee
prefers one pot of funds instead of two. He stated that the concept
is that everyone applied and all were paid from one lump of money.
The HSC is trying to determine what the target is and developing
what the goal of each agency is and the way the agency would
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reach that goal. Money is becoming more difficult to come by. Mr.
Cummings added with this process the concept is changing from
just here is the money and rather to here is the money and how are
we going to use it. He stated there will be a benefit when the
groups work together and more services can come out of the
money.
Ms. Norman agreed that it has been a laborious process but the City
does not want to miss the intended target, either.
Ms. Thompson said she would like to discuss how the Committee
arrived at the 15% over 3 year recommendation. Ms. Thompson
said she would also like to present to the PCD Committee a
recommendation from the HSC that the City have a "bidders
conference" at the start of the grant solicitation process, which
would be after the RFP goes out, to explain the City's RBA model
and answer questions from the agencies. Ms. Thompson added
that it was a great help for United Way to meet with the HSC and
discuss their process. Ms. Thompson also thanked the City Council
and staff. With all the input from everyone the HSC was able to
arrive at a structure that is friendly, yet will allow the desired results.
The HSC wanted to come up with results that are reasonable,
achievable, and determined to not be capricious. The HSC thought
the 15% either increase or decrease over a 3 year time line, would
be reasonable and yet motivating. Again Ms. Thompson reiterated
that, around the first of May, the HSC would like to see a workshop
put on by the City for the applicants. It could be held in the Council
Chambers and staff and the HSC would be available to work with
the applicants.
Mr. Cerino noted that he is concerned with the fact that the City
populations vary and asked if the 15% change is based on growth.
The Committee discussed the factors involved. Also that a child is
usually a good barometer of what is happening in a family and that
the poverty level is another good indicator. The need to set down
parameters was discussed. The Committee added that they also
want to hear the interpretation of the applicants. Mr. Mandeville
added that the intent was to solicit the participation of all and not to
exclude any from any of the requirements.
There was additional discussion on clarity of some of the wording.
Also, Chair Norman added that she does not want the agencies to
be overwhelmed by the application, as some agencies are very busy
and not all agencies have the staff. Mr. Backus asked if there will
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be an update every year, since this is a two year funding cycle.
Mayor Lewis added that the City can change after the first year as
the City Council can change their decision. Ms. Norman said that
way the City can make sure no one is being missed or not fulfilling
the obligation. Mayor Lewis stated that there should be a check off
list to make sure every thing is working out. Also, the City should
send out some additional reminders and updates to the agencies.
Michael is not to create a new bureaucracy. To maximize the time
of a small agency and it works from the inside out.
The Committee discussed the poverty rate and how it might be
skewed because of the increase in housing costs. Mr. Mandeville
said the idea is that a significant number of people would be able to
move out of the poverty level. Mr. Mandeville discussed the
definition of poverty as provided by the USD of Agriculture. Mr.
Mandeville stated that he used information that was readily available
and the census figures were accessible.
Mr. Mandeville recapped the discussions. He will also make the
suggested changes to the application and the criteria. .
Mr. Cerino moved to Ordinance No. 4012 to City Council
as amended by Committee. Ms. Backus seconded the
motion.
Motion approved unanimously. 3-0.
IV. DISCUSSION
A. Noise Ordinance was reviewed by Mr. Osaki. He stated that based
on the input from the PCD meeting on March 27, there were several
changes made to the ordinance. The adjustments are basically in the
single family zones. In the rest of the zones the hours are unchanged
from the existing code. Mr. Osaki added that there is a rigorous test but
there is the way to make a request of the Planning Director for expansion
of hours. Planning and Legal worked together to develop the ordinance.
Ms Norman asked if the words "and Holidays" should be included any
place in the ordinance. Mr. Osaki answered that some jurisdictions
include the words weekends and legal holidays. Mr. Heid interjected that
the Committee can bring the ordinance back and make any changes.
Mayor Lewis asked to have a completed copy sent out to all CC.
The Committee decided to move the noise ordinance forward to the City
Council.
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Mr. Cerino moved to forward Ordinance No. 6017 to City
Council Ms. Backus seconded the motion.
Motion approved unanimously. 3-0.
B. Ms. Borland presented the preliminary Incentive list for the Green
Zone. The Committee discussed the list of incentives for developers,
some of which were borrowed some from the downtown plan. The
Committee discussed some of the requirements and how to tightening
them up. Ms. Borland said she will make sure the other councilmembers
receive the list. Ms. Norman added this is something the councilmembers
will refer to and build on.
C. Mr. Osaki presented the PSRC Growth Alternatives. Mr. Osaki
stated that King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Kitsap counties are updating
their planning work done under the ViSION 2020. Mr. Osaki added that
the information he is providing tonight is in advance for the meeting
scheduled for the April 17, 2006 City Council meeting. The Draft EIS that
was prepared has four alternatives. One is core suburban cities, which
includes Auburn. One of the areas covered is water growth to large
metro areas or disbursing growth through the smaller city areas. This
program will impact the city and a lot of decisions the city has already
made.
Chair Norman said the PSRC at the April 17 Council meeting should be
only about a 15 minute presentation.
V. INFORMATION
A. Planning and Community Development Committee Status
Matrix
There were no corrections or changes.
VI. OLD BUSINESS
A. N/A
VII. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Planning and
Community Development Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 6:45
p.m.
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Carolyn Brown, Secretary
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