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COMMITTEE
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` October 13, 2009
MINUTES
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Lynn Norman called the meeting to order at 4:00 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 Lynn Norman and Vice Chair Sue Singer.
Member Gene Cerino was excused.
Staff present included: Mayor Pete Lewis, Principal Planner Elizabeth Chamberlain, City
Engineer Dennis Selle, Assistant City Engineer Ingrid Gaub, Economic Development
Manager Dave Baron, and Planning Secretary Renee Tobias.
Audience Members present were: Mel Maertz, Spencer Alpert, and Kathleen Keator.
II. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Meeting Minutes - September 22, 2009
After discussing the minutes in detail, it was agreed that the September 22, 2009
minutes would be amended as follows:
The last sentence on page 4 will be deleted; it was incorporated into the last
paragraph on page 5.
Member Singer moved and Chair Norman concurred to approve the minutes as
amended.
MOTION CARRIED 2-0
III. ACTION
A. Amendment to the Downtown Urban Center Design Standards
At the September 22, 2009 Committee meeting, staff brought forward questions
about monument signage in the downtown area and whether backlit signs could be
permitted under certain conditions. After review of the current standards and some
example signs, the Committee provided direction to staff on what would be
acceptable for monument and backlit signs within the downtown. Staff updated the
following sections for the Committee's review and feedback.
Paqe 11 - Sign Desiqn, Item 4- Grounds Siqns
Committee agreed with the changes proposed for Item 4.A, 4,C and 4.E. Regarding
Item 4.A, Committee asked staff to refer the reader to Section 3.B., Creativity.
Committee directed staff to change Item 4.D to read: Electronic message center
signs are only allowed on Auburn Way North and South per this standard.
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Paqe 15 - Pedestrian Streets Siqn Desiqn, Item 1- Pedestrian Orientation
Committee directed staff to change Item 1.13. to read: Monument signs are permitted
on pedestrian streets under the following conditions.
Member Singer moved and Chair Norman concurred to approve the amendments to
the Downtown Urban Center Design Standards as amended.
MOTION CARRIED 2-0
IV. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
A. Signal control boxes within Downtown
This item will be discussed at the October 27, 2009 Committee meeting.
B. Update on Auburn Junction
Principal Planner Elizabeth Chamberlain stated that staff from the Planning, Parks,
and Public Works departments met today with John Nelson with Maul Foster Algoni
and the Alpert design team to discuss the City Hall Plaza design integration with the
Auburn Junction design and did the Alpert team want to recommend any small
modifications to the plan view drawing.
Spence Alpert, Alpert International, spoke briefly, stating that the Alpert design team
provided staff with an updated Auburn Junction - Alpert Vision from 30, 000 feet (big
ideas now, details later).
The Alpert design team will present information to staff based on the meeting with
the City Hall Plaza architect, John Nelson and staff for the Committee's review.
C. City Hall Plaza
The Committee discussed moving forward with Phase 1(design and infrastructure
work) of the City Hall Plaza in response to Mayor Pete Lewis' question. Vice Chair
Sue Singer expressed concern with moving forward in light of the proposed
modifications of the revenue estimates for the 2009-2010 Biennial Budget as
presented at the October 5, 2009 City Council meeting. Chair Lynn Norman stated
concern about the budget as well, and expressed concern about the impact on the
Promenade project if Phase 1 is not completed in a timely manner. Given this, Chair
Norman was supportive of moving forward with Phase 1.
Committee discussed moving forward on the design of the City Hall Plaza to ensure
a successful interface with the Promenade design. The two projects would require
coordination for the intersection circles and other infrastructure items. Committee
and staff discussed the costs for the design and construction of the infrastructure.
Staff did not have the costs at this meeting, but will bring it to the next meeting. The
Committee members present did not agree on when to proceed with the City Hall
Plaza design. As member Gene Cerino was excused for this meeting, the decision
is postponed until the October 27, 2009 meeting.
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V. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Downtown Redevelopment
Committee, Chair Norman adjourned the meeting at 4:48 p.m.
PPROVED T IS a7" DAY OF OCTOBER, 2009
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Lyn rman, Chair R nee S. Tobias, Planning Secretary
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