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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-10-2014 * Planning and Community cmroF ` Development February 10, 2014 - 5:00 PM ����' �,� Annex Conference Room 2 � ASHINGTON MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER Chair John Holman called the meeting.to order at 7:00 p.m. in Annex Conference Room 2 located on'the second floor of One Main Professional Plaza, One East Main Street, Aubum, Washington. A. Roll Call ' ; = ChairJohn Holman, Vice-Chair Largo Wales, and Member Yolanda Trout were present. Also presenfwere'Mayor Nancy'Backus, Director of Community Development & Public Wocks Kevin Snyder, Assistant Director of Community Development Services JeffTate, Planning Services Manager Elizabefh Chamberlain, Planner Gary Yao, Economic Development Manager poug Lein, and Planning Secretary Tina Kriss. Members of the public present were: Aubum Downtown Association Executive Director Laura Westerguard and Robert Whale of the Aubum Reporter. B. Announcements C. Agenda Modifications II. CONSENT AGENDA A. Minutes - January 27, 2014 (Tate) Member Trout moved and Vice-Chair Wales seconded to approve the January27, 2014 Planning and Community Development Committee minutes as written. Motion carried unanimously. 3-0 III. ACTION A. Ordinance No. 6501 -Temporary Signs (Yao) Planner Gary Yao presented the staff report on Ordinance No. 6501, . an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington, amending Chapter 18.56 of the Aubum Ciry Code and Ordinance No. 6403 as to the effective dates of said,ordinance amendments to Page 1 of 4 Chapter 18.56 of the Aubum City Code relating to temporary signs. Planner Yao explained, staff discussed the potential extension of the temporary sign provisions with the Planning and Community Development Committee as the lead action committee at its January 27, 2014 regular meeting. The Gommittee expressed support for the extension of the Ordinance for 2 years to continue supporting local businesses through increased allowances for portable and temporary signs. Staff discussed the potential extension of the temporary sign provisions with the Public 1Norks Committee on February 3, 2014. The Committee had no major concems or issues with the possible extension and concurred with the recommendation of the Planning and Community Development Committee. Per proposed Ordinance No. 6501, the temporary sign provisions would be extended to March 15, 2016. If the Committee issupportive of the Ordinance, Ordinance No. 6501 will be submitted forpotential City Council action on February 18, 2014. The Committee was supportive of Ordinance No. 6501. Member Trout moved and Vice-Chair Wales seconded to recommend City Council adopt Ordinance No. 6501. Motion carried unanimously. 3-0 IV. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Imagine Aubum Update (Chamberlain) Planning Senrices ManagenElizabeth Chamberlain provided the staff report to update the Committee on the Comprehensive Plan update status. The City is required to update its Comprehensive Plan by June 30, 2015. After staff had analyzed our current plan, with the Committee's concurrence, it was determined a major overhaul was needed, including a visioning effort. MIG; Inc was selected as a consultant to assist the City with the Visioning work per a consultant agreement approved by City Council on November 4, 2013. To date, the following work has been completed: • Stakeholder interviews have been conducted; • An online-questionnaire has been developed and posted to the Ciry's webpage; e A spec�c webpage for the Imagine Aubum visioning work can be located at www.aubumwa:gov/imagineaubum. Page 2 of 4 • An invitation has been sent to the City's GovDelivery list serve about a neighborhood hosting a visioning workshop or invitation to have City staff attend a HOA meeting; and, • Facebook and Twitter updates have been posted referencing "Imagine Aubum".. Ms. Chamberlain also reviewed the visioning work schedule with the Committee and explained staff is currently on time with the timeline. In March, staff will provide a presentetion to the Committee of the Whole on the draft vision. An additional community outreach meeting will be conducted to share.the vision based on the gathered information from the community.. ln May, once a final vision summary report has been completed, staff will begin the Comprehensive Plan update. The Committee and staff reviewed the Imagine Auburn webpage and questionnaire. The Gommittee expressed their appreciation for coordination by staff with MIG, Inc. to complete the visioning work to date and create the logo. The Committee thought the logo sent a positive message for fhe future of Aubum. B. Director's Report (Tate) Jeff Tate, Assistant Director of Community Development Services, provided the following updates to the Committee: Green River Community College has been issued the building permit for the 56,000 S.F. Student Life building. tndianNictory Motorcycle of Auburn has been issued a building permit; they will begin construction of a store located off of West Valley Hwy S next to the Hinshaw MotorcycleStore, An O'ReillyAuto Pa.rts store has been issued their permit to begin construction off of A Street SE. At the February 24, 2014 meeting, staff will be providing a briefing on the floodplain regulations. The City is required to update our regulations this year, there will be a series of discussions on this item. Staff will also be providing an overview of the Department Organization. The Committee and staff discussed the commercial real estate vacancies and status of those sites. The Committee asked if staff could provide a report showing commercial real estate vacancy statistics and any updates. Economic Development Manager poug Lein provided an status update on some of the vacancies and stated a report can be provided to the Committee. C. PCDC Matrix (Tate) The Committee and staff reviewed the matrix. No changes were Page 3 of 4 recommended. Staff reported that they will be bringing forward a discussion on Pedestrian Kiosks at a future meeting. V. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come 6efore the Planning and Community Development Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 5:35 p.m. _ DATED THIS �� � day;of �7�"��"�-`�, 2014. � - . . ,/ _ " Holman - Chair / . . � . �.-_. Tina Kriss - annmg ecretary Page 4 of 4