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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-23-2006CITY OF - - T~ J~~~l V U WASHINGTON PLANNING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE October 23, 2006 MINUTES CALL TO ORDER - 5:00 PM, COUNCIL CHAMBERS Vice Chair Gene Cerino 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 Sue Singer, Member Nancy Backus. Chair Lynn Norman was excused. Also present were Planning, Building and Development Director Michael Davolio, Community Development Administrator David Osaki, Development Services Coordinator Steve Pitcher, Economic Development Planner AI Hicks, Planner Bill Mandeville, Senior Planner Elizabeth Chamberlain, and Planning, Building and Development Department Secretaries Carolyn Brown and Kirsten Reynolds. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Minutes of the October 9, 2006 meeting. Member Backus moved to approve the minutes as written. Vice Chair Cerino concurred. Motion approved unanimously. ACTION A. Resolution No. 4108 - 2007 Action Plan Mr. Mandeville stated the deadline for written comments on the 2007 Action Plah was Friday, October 20, 2006 and that the only comments received were verbal testimony provided at the October 2, 2006 City Council public hearing. Member Singer asked Mr. Mandeville if a graph that shows how the money is being spent in each area could be provided to the council members for their use. The PCD Committee discussed some of the annual objectives. Member Singer would like to see a performance indicator that tracks the number of people who become employed and still have the job six months later. Mayor Lewis stated he would like to see the number of people that are successful placements. Member Singer noted that housing repair in the targeted neighborhoods is a big concern. The Committee discussed targeted areas. Mr. Mandeville stated that CDBG capital funds, cannot be used for public services, but can be used for the housing repair program. Member Backus asked about the Terminal Park improvements and why it is a carryover. Mr. Mandeville stated that he would like to strike the wording Terminal Park. Mayor Page Planning and Community Development Committee Minutes October 23, 2006 Lewis asked staff if there are any remaining specific projects in the Terminal Park area that the City committed to do. Mr. Mandeville said the sidewalks are about'/2 complete and Public Works does not have sidewalks currently scheduled. The Committee discussed the next targeted area south of east Main Street. Also, Member Singer would like to have staff provide some background on the projects. Mayor Lewis added he would like to know what has been allocated and what has been completed and what can be done. Mr. Mandeville stated he will provide the information to the Council members before the next Council meeting. Mr. Mandeville stated the 2007 Action Plan is item will be on the November 6, 2006 Council agenda. The Committee discussed what happens in instances where more funding is available that what the Action Plan identifies. The PCD Committee indicated that it would like to have funding decisions in situations where more funds are available return to committee for review and re-apportionment. Member Singer moved that strike the wording Of the 3 line on page 11.2 that begins "If funds remain..." and change to say "If there is any increase in revenue the plan will be returned to the Planning and Community Development Committee". It was noted this change will apply to both the 2007 and 2008 funding years. Member Backus moved to forward Resolution No. 4108 to City Council with the previously approved amendment. Vice Chair Cerino concurred. Motion approved unanimously. B. CDBG Budget Amendment Mr. Mandeville explained the budget is based on the amount of the Action Plan. At the present there is $500,000 of CDBG funds to disburse. The Committee moved to recommend that the Finance Committee include the appropriation in the 2006 budget. IV. DISCUSSION A. Subdivision Code Amendments Mr. Pilcher provided an update to the PCD Committee. He noted that addresses will be assigned before the plat document is sent to be recorded and staff is taking the lead to take the document to be recorded at the County. Mr. Pilcher stated this will return as an action item to the November 13, 2006 PCD Committee meeting. B. Downtown Urban Center Zone -Video Page 2 ~. l- Planning and Community Development Committee Minutes October 23, 2006 Mr. Pitcher stated the video tonight was developed by Mark Hinshaw's group to help explain development standards. The video is a "flyover", which depicts concepts of the floor area ratio (FAR). After the video was played there was some discussion of the downtown urban center and the FAR. C. 2006 Comprehensive Plan Amendments Update Ms. Chamberlain stated at the October 9, 2006 PCD meeting, she discussed tentatively bring the Comprehensive Plan Amendments back to tonight's meeting, however, Ms Chamberlain said she will present the update at the Committee of the Whole on Monday night instead of going before each committee. Ms. Chamberlain noted each Council member will receive a large binder with all the necessary information. Ms. Chamberlain added the City did receive an appeal of the SEPA determination on Areas 20 and 21 which encompass the Utility Vault, Auto Auction site, and other properties. Utility Vault tiled the appeal. The appeal has to go before the hearing examiner as it is an administrative decision. Ms. Chamberlain said staff will meet with the proponents to see if the issues can be resolved. V. INFORMATION A. PCDC Status Matrix There were no changes to the matrix. VI. OLD BUSINESS None presented. VII. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Planning and Community Development Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 6:04 p.m. DAY OF~C1Yt , ZO~7 8 ~~ Carolyn Brown, Se re~ ry Page 3