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Home My WebLink About08-13-2012 «/ Planning and Community cmoF_ -= ��r_� •_ Development � ` August 13, 2012 - 5:00 PM WA�HINGTON Annex Conference Room 2 MINUTES I. 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, One East Main Street, Aubum, Washington. A. Roll Call - Chair Nancy Backus, �ce-Chair Partridge and Member John Holman were preseM. Also present were Majror Pete`Lewis, Planning and Development Director Kevin Snyder; Planning Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain, Economic Development Manager poug Lein, and Planning Secretary Tina Kriss. Members of the public were: Scot Pondelick B. Announcements There were no announcements. C Agenda Modifications There were no agenda modifications. 11. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of Minutes (Snyder} Member Holman moved and Chair Backus seconded to approve the July 23, 2012 minutes as written. Motion Carried Unanimously 3-0 III. ACTION There were no action items. IV DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Draft Planning Commission/Planning and Community Development Committee Work Plan (SnydedChamberlain) Planning Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain stated the Planning and Community Development Committee (PCDC) and Planning Commission held a joint session on July 23, 2012. Page 1 of 4 One of the outcomes of the joint session is the development of a 2013—2014 work plan for the Planning and Community Development Committee and Planning Commission. Committee and staff reviewed the draft work plan matrix and the Committee provided the following feedback: Major Comprehensive Plan Update: • Committee and staff discussed various public outreach tools and determined pushing information via social media and the internet should be increased to engage public outreach. • Committee and staff would like to explore engaging the Auburn School District and Green River Community College (GRCC) as part of the update. As part of the program the City could request specific services (mapping, design, and surveying services), at no cost to the City, while providing learning activities for students. . Committee suggested providing workshops, activities or competitions to our school age youth (including Green River Community College) to inspire and cultivate City planning and building while providing the City with new ideas and their perspective on how the City should develop over the next 20 years. A�c ritourism Ex�ansion . Committee was supportive of this project and further discussion. Food Truck/Food Cart Ordinance: . Committee is supportive of exploring this topic. Mobile IncubatorsNirtual Centers: • Committee is supportive of exploring this topic and would like staff to provide examples. Mixed — Use Development in all Zones: a Committee was supportive of this concept but would like further discussion. Curcent zoning methodo_logy separates industrial from residenGal, today industrial could be clean manufacturing and residential uses could mix in. Arts and Cultural District: • Committee would like to explore the perception of our area teachers and youth asking, "What does Auburn as an Entertainment Center look like to you" and "What does the 21� century downtown Auburn lobk like to you" Mayor Lewis suggested having an illuminated interactive art wall in our downtown; this type of art piece has been successful in other jurisdictions. Page 2 of 4 Planning Commission and PCDC joint meetings: . Joint meetings will take place every six months. Aubum as an Entertainment Center: • Committee and staff discussed having mobile hot spots within the downtown; funding the program tlirough advertising. Explore the same discussion in connection with the Arts and Cultural District noted above. Strategy Areas: • Director Snyder stated staff will be providing.altemative approaches to the sub area plans to provide clarity and direction; they may be more like action plans or result oriented pians. Building Code Update: • Committee was supportive of this project and felt the City could encourage an incentive plan to promote a Green Building Code. B. Downtown Parking Requirements (Snyder) Planning Director Kevin Snyder reviewed the current City parking requirements for the Downtown Urban Center specified in ACC 18.29.O60.H. Committee and staff discussed the City's roll in parking requirements and if the Committee feels the currerrt parking requiremertts need to be changed. Director Snyder stated that the City's current parking requirements are set to a traditionai 20th century model, not on the 21st century model which a lot of communities are beginning to question because of changes in technology and how people live or how their city should operate. Does the City want to require parking standaMs or let the market determine the need? Committee and staff discussed a potential for a hybrid approach, allowing some market based parking and some changes to regulations; possibly having several options with incentives such as allowing no parking onsite in exchange for paying into a commercial parking area for parking credit to fulfill their requirements. Committee asked staff to provide some examples of what other Cities are doing and the results of those decisions. Committee thought it would be beneficial to discuss the topic with area developers to understand their ideas and perspective. Staff will bring this item back for discussion with examples from otherCities. C Downtown Pe�mit Parking Spaces (Chamberlain) Planning Manager Chamberlain explained the Aubum Downtown Association in consultation with the City developed and operated Downtown Parking Permit Program. In 2008, the City took over operation of the Dawntown Parking Permit Page 3 of 4 program. The City recenUy received a comrtient about the Downtown Parking Permit program related to time of day availability Committee and staff discussed what the City's roll in permit parking is currently and what the Committee would like to see in the future. Committee discussed the cost of parking enforcement and cost of providing parking. The current fee structure was never set up for long-term parking and the City was not intended to be in the permit parking business. Staff expressed most dedicated parking costs much more than the current parking fee structure. Committee and staff agreed that as development takes off in downtown with more residents the conversations for reserved space will continue to grow. Director Snyder pointed out there is not a lot of policy on this topic so Council will want to continue to discuss this in concert with the Downtown Parking Management Study/Plan. Committee concurred the current permit parking plan will stay in place and staff will bring back recommendations as part of the Downtown Parking Management Study/Plan. D Director's Report (Snyder) Director Snyder shared statistics provided by the permit coordinator of Bonney Lake shouvin how man residential permits have been issued through July, 2012: Aubum 224 KerK 138 Tacoma 84 Bonne Lake 64 Pu allu 3 Federal Wa 54 Tukwilla 6 E. PCDC Status Matrix (Snyder) Committee had no changes or additions. V ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Planning and Community Development Committee, the meeting was adjoumed at 6:51 p.m. Approved this��day of�, 2012. i a ancy c s-Chair Tina Kriss - lanning S cretary Page 4 of 4