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PLANNING & COMMUNITY
CIn oF_ * DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
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)WAS Jan uary 10, 2011
HINGTON MINUTES
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Lynn Norman called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. in Annex Conference Room
2 located on the second floor of One Main Building, 1 East Main Street, Auburn, WA.
Committee members present wece: Chair Lynn Norman, Vice Chair Nancy Backus and
Member John Partridge.
Staff members present included: Mayor Pete Lewis, Director Kevin Snyder,
Development Review Engineer Kim Truong, Planner Stuart Wagner, Transportation
Planner Joe Welsh, Planning Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain, Parks/Museum Director
Patricia Cosgrove, Parks, Arts &'Recreation Director Daryl Faber; PrincipalPlanner Jeff
Dixon, and Planning & Development Clerk Tina Kriss.
Audience members present: Garrett Huffman of Master Builders Association, Barbara
Yarington of AT&T, Wayne Osborne, Robert Whale of the Auburn Reporter, and Tanya
Nascimenfo representing the Federal Way School District.
I1. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND AGENDA MODIFICATIONS
Agenda Modification, remove IV. Action:
IV. C. Auburn Environmental Park Wetlands Trail & Associated Enhancements
Summary: Staff to provide an update on the Aubum Environmental Park
wetlands boardwalk project and request Committee approval to forward an
amendment to Agreement for design services with AHBL, Inc. dated December
8, 2010 to the City CounciPs January 18, 2011 consent agenda. The agreement
covers design and permitting services for the wetlands boardwalk trail and
associated native plantings in the Auburn Environmental Park.
111. CONSENT AGENDA
A. January 10, 2011
Member Backus moved and Member Partridge secontled to approve tFie Consent
Agenda as presented.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 3-0
IV. ACTION
A. Mary Olson Farm Restoration - Parking Lot and Trail Improvements
Development Review Engineer Kim Truong and Museum Director Patricia Cosgrove
provided background status of the Mary Olson Farm Restoration Parking Lot and
Trail Improvement project. Ms. Truong and Committee reviewed the budget. Ms.
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Truong requested Committee move forward for approval the Final Pay Estimate No.
3 to Contract 10-14 in the amount of $38,326.63 for a total contract price of
$153,747.70 with Rodarte Contraction, Inc for Project No. CP0715, Mary Olson Farm
Restoration. '
Member Backus moved and Member Partridge seconded to move forward the Final
Pay Estimate No. 3 to Contract 10-14 for Project No. CP0715, Mary Olson Farm
Restoration, to full City Council for approval.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 3-0
B. Resolution No. 4668 - Acceptance of $130,000 grant from King County
Conservation Futures
Parks, Arts, and Recreation Director Daryl Faber provided a briefing for Resolution
No. 4668, the purchase of the Smith Property which the City purchased for $260,000
to enable the Fenster/Pautsky Levy Setback and Salmon Habitat project. Mr. Faber
stated this resolution approves the award of $130,000#rom King County
Conservation Futures to reimburse the City for ifs contribution towards the
acquisition. The entire $260,000 purchase price was entirely funded by grant funds.
Member Backus moved and Member Partridge seconded to move forward
Resolution No. 4668 to full City Council for approval.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 3=0
V. DISCUSSION and INFORMATION
A. Resolution No. 4665 - Franchise-Agreement #10-23 for Gingular Wireless PCS
Transportation Planner Joe Welsh provided Committee with details of the Franchise
Agreement #10-23 with Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC.
After discussion between Committee and staff, Committee asked staff provide clarity
for section B, page 1 of 15 of Resolution No. 6344, services and facilities. Mr. Welsh
stated he will meet with the City's City Attomey for clarification.
B. Phase II, Code Update
Planner Stuart Wagner briefed the Committee on the goals, objectives, and timeline
of the Phase II code updates for 2011. Director Snyder explained the four focus
areas in detail. Committee and staff discussed miscellaneous aspects of the code ~
changes and timelines, after discussion Committee provided the following feedback:
1. Committee would 1'ike to see the following items as a priority:
• Master plan process and electrical vehicles evaluation and updates.
• Establishment of an administrative variance process. Committee
expressed encouragement in saving Hearing Examiner costs if this
adminisfrative variance process goes through. Committee request legal
be part of the process.
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• Cottage Housing and Clusfer Subdivisions; Committee asked staff to
provide a presentation on this soon so Committee can review this.
' C. Ordinance No. 6342
DirectorSnyder and Committee reviewed the new economic development incentive
in the form of a construction sales tax credit, Ordinance No. 6342. The credit would
be limited for four years for specific classes of businesses within the C3 and C4
zoning districts.
At the previous meeting, the Committee asked staff to look at additional classes of
business which may be appropriate for consideration; the additions are identified in
the ordinance as items, D through G of page 2 of 4, section 3.
Member Partridge expressed his concemed about reducing construction tax receipts
fromthe already low level. Sfaff and Committee discussed the benefits of providing
incentives for new commercial development which will provide sales tax revenue.
Member Backus moved and Member Partridge seconded to move fonward
Resolution No. 4668 to full, City Council for approval.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 3-0
D. Ordinance No. 6341
DirectorSnyder provided a briefing of Ordinance No. 6341. Committee and Staff
discussed the protection clause in case of non-payment and the economic benefits
of the ordinance: The ordinance provides for voluntary deferrals for a period of two
years, 2011 to 2013. The fee deferral will not provide a loss of fees; it will change
the time of collection.
Director Snyder explained there will be a companion administrative process
associated with this ordinance that will include notification to the school districts and
Valley Regional Fire Authority for potential deferrals.
Committee listened to comments from audience members Garrett Huffman, Master
Builders Association (MBA) and Tanya Nascimento representing the Federal Way
School District. Mr. Huffman provided articles addressing this issue.
Committee asked staff to provide more updated language to clarify section 13.41.040
Collection, page 5 of 64; describing the process for failure to pay which refers to the
term misdemeanor. Staff will bring this item back for discussion at the February 14.
E. Director's Report
Mr. Snyder discussed the meeting Councilmember Norman and Councilmember
Wagner had to review the 26 projects the Washington Stafe University Institute of
Sustainable Design students have been working on.
Committee and sfaff agreed it would be beneficial to have a joint meeting with the
Planning & Community Development Committee, Public Works Committee, and
Downtown Redevelopment.Committee to review and provide input on these
concepts. Council will have an opportunity to give the sfudents direction and
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prioritization on issues and things the Council is interested in having them work on
prior to progressing fo the next phase of work.
F. PCDC Matrix
There were no changes made to the matrix.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Planning and Community
Development Committee, Chair Norman ' umed the meeting at 6:25 p.m.
APPROVED THIS DAY OF ~ ~O •
Lynn o an, Chair Tina Kriss lanni & Development
Cleck
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