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_ DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT
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August 24, 2010 ` ~ WASHINGTON MINUTES
1. 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. Member
Nancy Backus was excused.
Staff present included: Mayor Pete Lewis, Planning & Development Director Kevin
Snyder, Principal Planner Elizabeth Chamberlain, Assistant City Engineer Ingrid
Gaub, Project Ehgineer Ryan Vondrak and Administration Support Clerk Tina Kriss.
Audience Members present were: Gary M. Hahn, DDS; Edward A. Hahn, and Mel
Maertz, M2 Architecture.
II. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Meeting Minutes - August 10, 2010
Member Singer moved and Chair Norman concurred approve the consent
agenda items as presented.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 2-0
III. D6SCUSSION & JNFORMATION
A. South Division Street Promenade
Planning Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain briefed the Committee on the progress
of the South Division Street Promenade Project urban design concept.
The City along with our hired consultant KPG, Inc began work with the
preliminary urban design and other design concepts in July, 2010. Ms.
Chamberlain directed the Committee's attention to the urban design concept for
the South Division Street Promenade.
Committee and both Ms. C.hamberlain and Assistant City Engineer Ingrid Gaub
reviewed the design concepts with Committee explaining various proposals and
ideas for materials. Committee expressed using a variety of texfures, a
cornbination of concrete and pavers for materials but would discourage the use
of any stamped conerete. Commitfee stated they agree with the direction of the
design and would like to see some examples of how pervious concrete can be
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used and what itwould look like aesthetically. Staffwill provide information to
the Committee on pervious concrete examples.
Committee stated they are in support of the: design concepts for the South
Division Street Promenade. They would like to see a blending of colors through
the materials selection for the promenade so the plaza and promenade blend.
Committee feels this can be accomplished by using a brick colored paver or
concrete.
Ms. Chamberlain and staff will collect material examples to provide Committee
and requesf the consultant's recommendation on materials before meeting again
to discuss material selection.
B. Matrix
Committee did not discuss the DRC Status Matrix at this meeting..
IV. INFORMATION
Chair Norman confirmed the next meeting would be held on September 14, .
2010.
V. ADJOURNMENT
There being no furtlier business to come before the Downtown Redevelopment
Committee, Chair Norman adjoumed the meeting at 4:42 p.m.
PPROVED T IS DAY OF Z d/4)
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Lyn rman, Chair na Kriss, dm' istration Support Clerk
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