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~ CITY OF - * * DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMEIVT
`COMIIAITTEE
* WASHINGTON November 30; 2010
M9NUTES
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Lynn Norman called the meeting to order at 5:01 p.m. in Conference Room 2, located
on the second floor of One East Main Street, Aubum, WA. Committee Members present
were: Chair Lynn Norman, Vce Chair Sue Singer, and Member Nancy Backus.
Staff present included:, Planning & Development Director Kevin Snyder, Planning Manager
Elizabeth Chamberlain, , Assistant City Engineer Ingrid Gaub, Project Engineer Ryan
Vondrak and Admin Support Clerk Tina Kriss.
Audience Members present were: Aubum Arts Commission member Greg Watson,
Elizabeth Gibson and Phuong Nguyen of KPG, Inc.
II. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Meeting Minutes - November 9, 2010
Member Backus moved and Member Singer seconded to approve the consent agenda
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MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 3-0 ' 111. DISCUSSION . A. South Division Street Promenade
Planning Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain introduced representatives of KPG, Inc.,
Elizabeth Gibson, Landscape Architect, and Phuong Nguyen, Urban Design.
Ms. Chamberlain stated staff discussed the urban design streetscape with Committee
previously and the consultant team has worked out the pavement fypes and is here to
bring those before Commitfee.
Ms. Gibson provided samples forthe Committee showing the proposed color selections
. and material choices which will be used in the South Division Street Promenade Project.
Ms. Gibson explained how the materials will be placed to weave the promenade and
plaza together combining texfure, color, and materials. She also described the layout
changes made from the previous drawings the Committee reviewed.
Committee asked several questions about the color and layout to gain a better
understanding of how both the promenade and plaza wiU specifically merge together.
Committee expressed concem the layout and color schemes would appear to be too
busy and Ms. Nguyen explained the materials used are consistent in texture which will
provide a uniform backdrop; each section of the street will have uniformity.
Committee asked how the scored concrefe sidewalks off South Division will connecf with
the sidewalks already constructed to the City's Downtown Sidewalk Standard. Ms.
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• Chamberlain stated the pattem from the Promenade will transition to the 2x2 square
pattems.
Committee asked staff if tiiey think the rest of the redevelopment area should be 30 inch
squares rather than 24 inch squares. Committee and staff discussed the sizes and
random color patterns of the grid for the.City Hall Plaza project as well.
Committee asked staff to provide a drawing for the random grid pattem layout for the
City Hall Plaza project.
Committee stated they like the color, design and layout of the concrete and pavers for
the South Division Street Promenade and are pleased with the symmetry.
B. DRC Status Matrix
There were no changes or additions for the Matrix.
IV. INFORMATION
The meeting scheduled for December 28t' will be cancelled. The next meeting will be held
December 14, 2010 af 4:00 p.m.
V. ADJOURNMENT
There being no #urther business to come before the Downtown Redevelopment
Committee, Chair Norman adjoumed the meeting af 5:24 p.m.
APPROVED THIS DAY OF 20/0/_
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Lyp~ n, Chair Kriss, min pport
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