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DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE
June 22, 2010
MINUTES '
6. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Lynn Norman called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. in Conference Room 1,
located on the second floor of One East Main Street,Auburn, WA, Committee _
Members present were: Chair Lynn Norman, Vice Chair Sue Singer; and Member Nancy Backus. Staff present included: Mayor:Pete Lewis, Planning Director Kevin Snyder, Planning
Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain, Public Works Director Dennis Dowdy, City
,Engineer Dennis Selle, Assistant City Engineer Ingrid Gaub, Risk Manager Rob
Roscoe, Project Engineer Ryan Vondrak, and Administration Support Clerk Tina
Kriss.
Audience Mernbers present were: Ronnie Roberts and Gail Spurrell -
. II. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Meeting Minutes - June 8, 2010
Member Backus moved to approve the consent agenda as amended and Chair
Norman concurred.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 2-0 III. ACTION
A. Downtown Auburn Sidewalk.Guidelines
The Downtown Redevelopment. Committee has recently discussed revisions to
the Downtown Auburn Sidewalk Design Guidelines related to the street. and
pedestrian lighting desired for the Downtown area. . The attached revisions to the
"Downtown Aubum Sidewalk.Design Guidelines" incorporate the selection of the
Committee for a new light standard that serves street and pedestrian functions.
Assistant City Engineer ingrid Gaub referred Committee to page 4, Pedestrian Lighting, to show the tracked changes and lighting that will be used on downtown
streets.. Ms. Guab referenced page :5, the Cross Section, and the changes to the
cross sections as depicted in the drawings. -
Committee and Ms. Gaub discu"ssed, Pedestrian Crosswalks on page 4,
crosswalk and intersection color. Committee and Ms. Gaub determined the
thermoplastic crosswalk line-would be white and Ms.'Gaub would make this
change to the standards. .
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Member Backus moved and Vise Chair Singer seconded to approve the Auburn
Sidewalk Guidelines as amended. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOIUSLY 3-0
III. DISCUSS90N '
A. Caty Hall Plaza
Planning Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain provided the Committee with handouts
fo review the elements of the City Hall Plaza tliat have been incorporated info the
60% plan set.
Ms. Chamberlain provided the Committee a iandscape plan and planting layout
for the plaza, the following are key elements of the LandscaQe Plan:
• Realignment of the terrace to maximize space on the north side to provide
adequate space for the kiosk ,
• Removing the pulpit and widening the staircase to provide an open view of
the entrance to City Hall which allows the placement of a water feature, on
the right as you face City Hall
• Physical water will be located on the right.side of the steps with a dry
riverbed which will be made out of recycled glass at the base of the
- terraces
• The wheelchair ramp will be remodeled to add landings to make it ADA - ~
compliant and additionaF lighting will be added; the ramp will not be
widened
, • The monument lights will be pushed back into the plaia to the location of
the proposed public art work.
Committee discussed the. Pavement Pattem and the following key elements or
changes:
• Concrete colored pavers.would be the material used in the 8 x 8 foot
square
•Brick colored concrete pavers would be used in the one foot band
surrounding the 8 x 8 squares
• Standard pavers shall be used to accomplish the approved design while'
providing lower reasonable cost.
Ms. Chamberlain provided Committee a, handout with 'the proposetl Site Fumiture
and a site plan showing the proposed location, the Committee recommended the
following key elements or changes:
• Committee recommended proposed chair option one, in black, for the
lower plaza
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• Commiftee recommended proposed table with chair option one, in black,
for the lower plaza
• Commiftee recommended proposed bench with back attached and no
arms, in black, on the upper plaza -
• Commiftee will get back with Ms. Chamberlain to provide comments on
the proposed bike racks but suggested only placing one bike rack on the
left side of the plaza to the left of the proposed riverbed and to the right of
the street tree, below the proposed lavender. Ms. Chamberlain directed Commiftee to the City Hall Plaza Design site plan to
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discuss the, proposed Si4na4e location and Committee discussed tfie following:
• The height ofthe sign with City logo will be approximately 10 feet high with
a steel tube perpendicular to a vertical steel fube with City Hall outlined in
stainless steel letters. -
• Commiftee along with Staff recommended comments to the consultant
that signage needs to be visible from all directions.
• Commiftee recommended the addition of up lighting to the sign.
• The materials for the sign will be powder coated black sfeel.
• The suggestion from Staff is for the logo to be in our City colors.
Ms. Chamberlain directed Committee.to the site plans handout, Ex,vanded P/aza.
Conceat 1 and Concept 2_and the Commiftee determined they would recommend
moving the Kiosk to the expanded plaza area but closer to Division Street. The
Commiftee favored Concept 2.
B. DRC Status IVlatrix
Commiftee did not discuss the DRC Status Matrix at this meeting.
IV. INFORMATION
Chair Norman confirmed the next meeting would be held on July 13, 2010.
V. ADJOURNMENT
There' being no further business to come before the Downtown Redevelopment
Committee, Chair Norman adjoumed the meefing at 5:07 p.m.
PPROVED DAY OF
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Lyn orman, Chair Tina Kris , Administrative Support Clerk
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