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CH) 01F Development
March 24, 2014 - 5:00 PM
WAS1- uNIcTON Annex Conference Room 2
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Chair John Holman called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. in Annex
Conference Room 2 located on the second floor of One Main Professional
Plaza, One East Main Street, Auburn, Washington.
A. Roll Call
Chair John Holman, Vice -Chair Largo Wales, and Member Yolanda
Trout were present. Also present were Mayor Nancy Backus, Director
of Community Development & Public Works Kevin Snyder, Assistant
Director of Community Development Services Jeff Tate, Planning
Services Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain, Economic Development
Manager Doug Lein, Director of Administration Michael Hursh,
Environmental Services Manager Chris Andersen, Environmental
Services Planner Jamie Kelly, and Office Assistant Sue Van Slyke.
Members of the public present were Councilmember Bill Peloza,
Robert Whale of the Auburn Reporter and Laura Westergard from the
Auburn Downtown Association.
B. Announcements
There were no announcements.
C. Agenda Modifications
There were no agenda modifications.
CONSENT AGENDA
A. Minutes - March 7, 2014 (Tate)
Member Trout moved and Vice -Chair Wales seconded to approve the
March 7, 2014 Planning and Community Development Committee
minutes as written.
Motion carried unanimously. 3 -0
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III. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Housing Home Repair Program Overview (Tate / Hursh)
Assistant Director of Community Development Services Jeff Tate
presented an overview of the Housing Home Repair Program for low
income residents in the City of Auburn. This is a joint endeavor
administered by Department of Administration Michael Hursh and
Duanna Richards, Neighborhood Programs Manager. This is a grant
funded program whereby income qualified residents can submit an
application to the City for consideration to have minor home
improvements done on their property. The City of Auburn is currently
completing around 50 properties each year through this program. The
funding source is primarily through the Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) which is reviewed every couple of years to renew
this source of funding. There is a thorough process which ensures that
the repairs are completed to the satisfaction of all parties involved.
Assistant Director Tate displayed before and after photos of past
projects completed through this program. Director Hursh reported that
the City receives approximately $500,000.00 per year for the CDBG
and City funds match it 100 %. He stated that this program is far
reaching in that connections are established for people who do not
have the resources to change their circumstances. The Committee
was informed that this program also has relationships with outside
organizations, such as PSE, which are able to assist on various
projects through their respective programs.
B. Overview of the 2014 Environmental Restoration Projects (Andersen)
Environmental Services Manager Chris Andersen provided an
overview of the 2014 Environmental Restoration Projects. The major
projects include the Auburn Environmental Park, the Fenster Levee
Setback, Phase 2 and the Mill Creek Wetland 5K Stream Restoration.
Other projects include the Earth Day project -West Hill Lake Invasive
Species Removal and the Clean Sweep project- Reddington Levee
Native Plant Establishment. He informed the Committee extensively
on the Mill Creek Wetland 5K Stream Restoration explaining all the
aspects of the project and how the various organizations partner in
completing this project. Funding sources, projected costs, current
status and the next steps where presented with construction slated for
2015.
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Mr. Andersen briefly covered the Fenster Levee Setback and the
progress associated with this project that is located near the Green
River. This is a priority project for the Salmon Habitat Plan Ecosystem
Restoration Study. The goal is to restore the natural river processes
and allow for some limited channel migration.
Mr. Andersen informed the Committee of the 1st annual Earth Day
project that will be held on April 19, 2014, which will be lead by
Environmental Services Planner Jaime Kelly. A work party will be
organized to remove invasive ivy which is overpowering the
vegetation on the West Hill Lake property. Notices for volunteers will
be sent out via city channels for the 4 to 6 hour project. The goal is to
make this an annual event to promote Earth Day.
The last project, Clean Sweep, will be conducted at the Reddington
Levy. Though planting has been completed, existing mulch needs to
be spread which will encourage the plants to thrive.
C. Director's Report (Tate)
Assistant Director Tate reported that a Certificate of Occupancy was
just issued to a new business in the community, Jimmy John's.
He also informed the Committee of the Community Visioning
workshops that have been held for informing the general public on the
Comprehensive Plan and to gain valuable feedback which will be
used when creating the long -range policy document. There has been
an effort to reach out to many organizations within the City of Auburn
presenting the same information and requesting their input.
Lastly, Assistant Director Tate informed the Committee that there will
be more information regarding the Communal Residential Housing at
the April 28, 2014 meeting. Currently, 10 properties have submitted
either rental license applications or permit applications. There are at
least 30 more properties identified that need to be reviewed for
compliance with the new ordinance.
D. PCDC Status Matrix (Tate)
There were no changes or additions.
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IV. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Planning and
Community Development Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 6:22
p. M.
Approved this �'�/;g day of % 2014
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Sue Van Slyke
Office Assistant, om unity Development Services
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