HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-23-2012 � �. x Planning and Community
cirroF; --�� . = Development
April 23, 2012 - 5:00 PM
'wnsHiNCi'oN! Annex Conference Room 2
MINUTES -
L CALL TO ORDER
Chair Nancy Backus called the meeting to order at 5'.00 p.m. in Annex Conference
Room 2 located on the second floor of the One Main Professional Plaza, 1 East Main
Street, Auburn, Wasfiington.
A. Roll Call
Chair Nancy Backus, Vice-Chair Partridge and Member Holman were present.
Also present were Mayor Pete Lewis, Planning and Development Director Kevin
Snyder, Planning Manager Elizabeth Chamberiain, Economic Deyelopment
Manager poug Lein, Contract Economic Development Planner William Thomas
and P_lanning and Development Secretary Tina Kriss.
Members of the public present were: Scot Pondelick.
B. Announcements
1 . Presentation
Roger Thordarson, Chair of the Tranportation, Transit, and Trails Committee
(TT & T Committee) provided an update on the Committees 2012 activities
and plans. Chair7hordarson expressed his disappointment when the
proposal for a Street Maintenance Utility (SMU) bond plan and the proposed
baliot measure for Arterial Street Repairs (held April 17, 2012)failed given
the hard work and dedication of staff, Committee, and many citizens of
Aubum working to obtain financial assistance to repair and maintain the
Ciry's arterial streets.
Chair Thordarson stated the Stewart Road Corridor widening project from
State Route 167 to the White River Bridge is being worked on as the City of
Pacific completes work near Valentine Avenue.
The Lakeland Hills to Auburn SounderStation route is very successful,
ridership is high and many walk to the bus stop.
Chair Thordarson encouraged Council to ask the TT & T Committee for
assistance on any�project should they need to do so.
Page 1 ofi4
CA:A Page 4 of 28
,
,, C., Agenda Modifications
There were no agenda modifications.
II. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Minutes - April 9, 2012 (Snyder)
Vice-Chair Partridge moved and Member Holman seconded to approve the April
9, 2012 minutes as written.
Motion Carcied Unanimously: 3-0
II1. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Healthcare District Overlay Briefing (Snyder)
Planning Director Kevin Snyder provided the Committee background information
on potential establishment:of a Healthcare Disfict Overlay. DirectorSnyder
stated in an effort to prepare Council for the upcoming retreat staff would like to
discuss the Committee's thoughts on the possibility of a Healthcare District
Overlay and potential eztension and expansion of the geographical area. Director
Snyder stated in preparing for the retreat it will 6e important to keep in mind as the
City continues to grow, Council will want to think about a visionior the future;
recognizing future growth will require patterns, approaclies, and strategies. To do
so it will be important to set aside immediate detail planning to think 50 years out
and create a vision of the City and the City's future (what would we have in the
future if we could have anyfhing to provide a quality future meeting the needs and
desires of the community). As part of the retreat it will be the goal of Council to
determine strategy areas to formulate a work plan. A Healthcare District Overlay
may be one of the strategy areas selected by Council to focus on.
Committee pointed out the hospital has not been engaged in a conversation about
the Healthcare District Overlay: Director Snyderstated if a Healthcare District
Overlay is selected by Gouncil as a focus area the City would work to engage
Hospital leadership in the discussion. Committee asked staff to provide a copy of
the current land use map showing businesses within the potential Healthcare
District Overlay.
B. Urban Center Expansion Briefing (Chamberlain)
Planning Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain,provided the Committee with a briefing
on the Urban Center Expansion proposal. Staff and Committee discussed
expansion options and the recommendations of the Urban Core Task Force.
Committee determined should they expand the downtown urban center they
would not request a formal expansion but designate it as part of City's
Comprehensive Plan only.
Chair Backus stated if the City wants to have something Council sets in motion,
articulating, and seeing a vision nowand into the future, Council will need to
Page 2 of 4
CA:A Page 5 of 28
� provide a 50 year vision for a community to build that future.
Mayor Lewis stated the City could experience a population expansion of up to
120,000 in the future; as the City grows the downtown area will need to expand to
meet the needs of the community, it will not remain the same size. To our
long time residents, Main Street will always be identified as downtown. As the City
of Seattle has grown so has their downtown. The City of Bellevue made a
conscious decision to ezpand as a city to rival Seattle; they then built their new
downtown vision. First the vision of what it would Jook like and what they wanted
and then they made the changesaccordingiy.
It will be important to put perceptions aside. Long time residents see Main Street
as downtown. Lea Hill; West Hiil, and north and south developments have no
perception of what the old downtown looked like.
There must be a realization as fhe City grows in population over a period of years
changes to the downtown boundaries will need to expand to meet the needs of an
expanding population forall the citizens, not just those with the perception of"old
downtown". The City can honor historic Main Street butwould not want to
maintain historic downtown as our only downtown.
It will be important to put perceptions aside in order to provide a 50 year vision;
being able to see beyond the present to expand an area with anything we want.
The vision serves as the f[amework for taking the:first step for the future and helps
ensure that the City of Auburn remains a place for opportunities to grow.
Committee asked staff to provide the Vision 2040 from Puget Sound Regional
Council.
C. Director's Report (Synde�)
Director Snyder provided an update to Committee. The Auto Zone off A Street is
set to break ground today. Next week the Auto Zone off Aubucn Way North will
have their grand opening. Coastai Farm and Ranch is a couple weeks behind
schedule so the grand opening will be delayed to the end of May. The City is
approximately forty percent ahead of where we wereJast year with the intake of
permit applications.
D. PCDC Matrix (Snyder)
Committee had no questions or comments.
Page 3 of 4
CA.A Page 6 of 28
v
IV. A.DJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Gouncil,the meeting adjoumed
at 6:22 p.m.
DATED THIS /y DAY OF �%�. - , 2012.
C� � � r
Nancy -- �_� =-Chair Tina Kriss= Pla ning nd Development
Committee Secretary
Page 4 of 4
CA.A Page 7 of 28