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WASHINGTON
January 11, 2011
MINUTES
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Lynn Norman called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. in Conference Room 2, 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 & Development Director Kevin Snyder,
Planning Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain, and Planning & Development Support Clerk Tina
Kriss.
Audience Members present were: Ronnie Roberts.
II. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Meeting Minutes - December 14, 2011
Member Backus moved and Member Singer seconded to approve the consent agenda
items as presented.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 3-0
III. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION
A. 2011 Downtown Auburn Work Plan
Planning Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain reviewed the potential focus areas for the
2011 Downtown Auburn Work Plan with the Committee. Ms. Chamberlain asked the
Committee to identify priority levels for each area. Committee provided the following
feedback:
1. The following items should be the Committee's first priorities:
• Wayfinding, pedestrian oriented - Committee expressed their desire to focus on a
discussion to find signage to "catch the attention of the pedestrian".
• Downtown Sidewalks - Committee will discuss which features from the
Promenade streetscape design may possibly be incorporated elsewhere in
downtown.
• Traffic Impact Fee Exemption and Other Incentives - Committee would like to
discuss possible exemptions for expanding or remodeling a business in addition
to moving the location of a business.
• Discussion of diversity of businesses within downtown, market discussion -
Committee would like staff to look into bringing in a speaker to discuss the current
and future trends, challenges, and realities with development.
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• Gateways, review potential locations - Committee would like to discuss potential
locations after the first gateway has been installed and members receive
feedback.
2. Other focus items Committee would like to discuss after these priorities:
• Arts/Cultural District - Committee would like to discuss "Art on the Ave" as an
ongoing process integrated with other discussions.
• Urban Core Task Force Recommendations - Committee will review the final
report to look for items that may need input from this committee keeping in mind
most items will go through Planning & Community Development Committee.
• Seamless transition of downtown with BNSF, Auburn Way North, and Auburn
Avenue - Committee will brainstorm ideas on how to accomplish this as an
ongoing effort.
• International area - Committee will discuss the possibility of an international area
in the downtown corridor.
• Noise Control in Mixed Use Area - Committee will discuss the potential for
internal acoustic regulations
B. DRC Matrix
No changes or additions were made.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Downtown Redevelopment
Committee, Chair Norman adjourned the meeting at 4:55 p.m.
APPROVED THIS DAY OF
Lynn Norman, Chair Tina Kriss, Planning & Community
Development Clerk
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