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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-22-2011 r � �* C ITY O F -�'��"" ...^-- * PLANNING 8� COMMUNITV DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE -�� WASHINGTON August 22, 2011 MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER Chair Lynn Norman called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers located on the first floor of Aubum City Hall, 25 West Main Street, Aubum, WA. Committee members present were: Chair Lynn Norman and Member John Partridge. Committee members excused were: Vice Chair Nancy Backus. , Staff members present included: Mayor Pete Lewis, Planning Director Kevin Snyder, Planning Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain, Transportation Planner Joe Welsh, Auburn Economic Development Manager poug Lein, Contract Economic Development Planner William Thomas, and Planning and Community Development Secretary Tina Kriss. Audience Members presented included: Largo Wales II. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND AGENDA MODIFICATIONS There are no announcements or agenda modifications III. CONSENT AGENDA A. August 8, 2011 Member Partridge moved and Chair Norman seconded to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 2-0 IV. ACTION - There were no action items to go before Committee V. DISCUSSION and INFORMATION A. Resolution No. 4733—Authorizing Renewal'of PWA 06-22 and Amending the Terms of the Agreement � � Transportation Planner Joe Welsh provided the staff report for Resolution No. 4733. AboveNet Communications,,lnc. has applied for renewal of their current Public Way Agreement No 06-22 which was authorized by Resolution No. 4055 and is set to expire on November 20, 2011. This agreement is for existing fiber optic conduit in the right of way along West Valley Highway between the north and south city limifs and empty conduit located'in downtown Aubum. Neither location serves any customers inside of the city limits nor does the,applicant currently have any plans to offer service inside the city limits. Planning and Community Development Committee Minutes August 22,2011 � Per the terms of the current agreement AboveNet Communications, Inc. may apply for up to four(4) additional five year term renewals, with this renewal being the first of four and staff is recommending approval. The only change in the agreement is the � number of terms left for renewal, from four to three. B. Cluster Sub Divisions Chair Norman has asked staffto defer this item until the next committee meeting to include Vice-Chair Backus. Member Partridge requested staff provide a visual attachment with the next packet on this item. C. Auburn Center for Emergent Business "Innovation Partnership Zone" Informal Briefing Economic Development Manager poug Lein provided a briefing on Aubum Center for Emerqent Business, "Innovation Partnership Zone" (IPZ). The Innovation Partnership Zone (IPZ) is a State of Washington, Departmerrt of Commerce initiative which began in 2007 and is authorized through Legislative Action RCW 43.330.270. To date, the Commerce Department has authorized finrelve (12) IPZs throughout the State of Washington. An IPZ is a unique economic development effort that partners research, workforce training, and private sector business participation in close geographic proximity to promote collaboration in a research based effort that will lead'to new technologies, marketable products, company formation /expansion, and job creation. Manager Lein continued to brief the Committee on the mission, management team, advisory board, and other aspects of the potential IPZ. Committee and staff reviewed the potential Auburn Innovation Partnership Zone. The application is currently in the final stages to be submitted to the state of Washington by the filing deadline of September 1�;2011. The City ofiAubum will not have monetary requirements; the goal would be to use as many outside sources as possible, a marketing tool. The designation as an IPZ by the State may provide additional funding/grant opportunities; without the designation certain funds may not be provided and the City would not benefit from the IPZ designation. Staff has been in negotiations with seVeral entities to partnership for research and industry. The application requires just one partnership; WSU is committed to partner with the City and has agreed to support our four main focuses of areas of interest for industry. The Auburn Environmental Park is an asset to the City for future research, a tool which could attract researchers worldwide. The establishment of an advisory board will provide a solid foundation for solid function since there is a wide range of representation from the County and industry representatives making up a various areas ofi inferesf. The hospital has been included within the zone and discussions have taken place. Once the program has been established the advisory board can add the hospital to one of the focuses in the future. D. Director's Report Planning Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain provided an update to the downtown parking management plan. Data for on-street and off-street parking continues to be Page 2 • Planning and Community Development Committee Minutes August 22, 2011 collected by Planning Intem Gary Yao (graduate of USC), this includes off-street privately owned parking lots. The count includes the number of parking spaces within the study area and the occupancy rate throughout the day (tumover rate). Counts are taken Tuesdays and Thursdays from the moming until about 7:00 p:m. to make sure various time periods are considered. Counts were also taken on the weekends and during:Aubum Good OP Days to include event parking usage. Three weeks of data collection were built in to the analysis;the collections should be finished by next week. If follow up collection is needed additional counts may be obtained. Once data collection is complete Director Snyder and Planning Manager Chamberlain will begin stakeholder interviews per the scope of woric. Online surveying and face to face'interviews will take place after stakeholder interviews. Staff reminded Committee the process is expected to take one year. E. PCDC Matrix Staff confirmed Mary Olson Park will be removed, the restoration work is complete; future capital improvements to prepare for programmatic use will continue. Chair Norman reviewed an old.council retreat matrix, approximately 10 years old, highlighting multiple items that have been achieved and completed. VI. ADJOURNMENT � There being no further business to come before the P�lanning and Community Development Committee, Chair Norman adjo ed the meeting at 6:22 p.m. APPROVED THIS /2� DAY OF �� � Z d // . � Lynn n, Chair Tina Kriss, Pla ing a d Development Secretary Page 3