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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-14-2014 (2)Planning and Community — 45 Development A � N April 14, 2014 - 5:00 PM WASHINGTON 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; Member Yolanda Trout, sitting in as Vice - Chair; and Councilmember Wayne Osborne were present. Vice -Chair Largo Wales was excused. Also present were Mayor Nancy Backus, Director of Community Development and Public Works Kevin Snyder, Assistant Director of Community Development Services Jeff Tate, Planning Services Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain, Economic Development Manager Doug Lein, and Community Development Secretary Tina Kriss. Members of the public present were Laura Theimer, Board President and Laura Westergard, Executive Director of the Auburn Downtown Association. B. Announcements Presentation - The Auburn Downtown Association (Tate) Auburn Downtown Association (ADA) Board President Laura Theimer and Executive Director Laura Westergard presented a PowerPoint presentation to highlight the Auburn Downtown Association's Mission, History and Finances, Board, and internal and external goals. The ADA receives Business Improvement Area (BIA) monies which the City collects when businesses pay for their business licenses to assist with operational costs of the ADA. The association is actively seeking Business and Occupation (B &O) Main Street Tax Credit through the State of Washington to assist with the costs of program expenses; the ADA will continue to work on obtaining B &O tax credits and fill all open board positions. A discussion was held regarding the events that draw the public to downtown: the Art Walk with Wine Tasting, the spring 2014 Page 1 of 4 Coupon Booklet, National Walking Day, Wine Art Music Festival, and other new events that are being established. To continue to build up the community, its image, and presence as the City Center, the ADA will continue to work with Auburn Businesses to create more authentic store front facades, continue to develop fundraising methods for program goals, draw and recruit new businesses to downtown, and work with property owners and managers to fill downtown property vacancies. The ADA continues to work with City staff on their revitalization efforts. 2. Economic Development Update (Lein) Environmental Services Manager Doug Lein provided an update to the City's economic development activities. Last year, during the 1 st quarter, 92 new single family home permits were issued and this year 95 were issued. Last year 126 commercial permits with a construction value of $81,731,845.00 were issued, this year 160 permits have been issued with a construction value of $25,763,175. The construction values for 2013 include one permit issued for the Auburn High School modernization project which has a value of $66,000,000.00. The adjusted 2013 value subtracting the school valuation is $15,731,845.00. There have been 73 new business licenses in 2014, compared to 52 last year during the 1st quarter. In 2013 the City had $360,000.00 in Real Estate Excise Tax and this year the amount was $470,000.00. The sales tax revenue for the 1 st quarter of 2013 was $3,400,000.00 and this year it is $4,000.000.00, The Committee and staff also reviewed the status of projects in development and projects that have been completed in 2014. A discussion was held on various marketing strategies for 2014 and creating a strategic plan for economic development. Staff explained that it would be beneficial for the City to create a strategic plan for the City's economic development, C. Agenda Modifications There were no agenda modifications. CONSENT AGENDA A. Minutes - March 18, 2014 Special Joint Meeting (Tate) Acting Vice -Chair Trout moved and Councilmember Osborne seconded to approve the March 18, 2014 Planning Commission /Planning and Community Development Committee minutes as written. Page 2 of 4 Motion carried unanimously. 3 -0 B. Minutes - March 24, 2014 (Tate) Acting Vice -Chair Trout moved and Councilmember Osborne seconded to approve the March 24, 2014 Planning and Community Development Committee minutes as written. Motion carried unanimously. 3 -0 III. ACTION A. Resolution No. 5059 (Faber) A resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington, authorizing the acceptance of a grant from King Conservation District and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the necessary agreements to accept said funds. Acting Vice -Chair Trout moved and Councilmember Osborne seconded to recommend City Council adopt Resolution No. 5049. Motion carried unanimously. 3 -0 IV. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Addressing (Tate) Assistant Director of Community Development Services, Jeff Tate, provided a PowerPoint presentation as an overview of the City's addressing process and procedures. The City of Auburn Municipal Code establishes the City's addressing responsibility and authority, (ACC 12.52.010 - Street Names, and ACC15.52.020 - Building Numbers). The Committee and staff discussed the addressing standards, which grids are used for addressing changes (City of Auburn, King County, and Pierce County), and how the various agencies and organizations are informed. The Committee thanked staff for the overview. B. Director's Report (Tate) Assistant Director Tate reported that the Warehouse and Distribution Center proposed code amendment will be going forward to the Planning Commission for a workshop and Public Hearing May 6th, 2014 before returning to this Committee. He reported that he had attended a Master Builders Building Association (Pierce County) meeting to discuss developing an option of moving a developers residential building permit through the City's process faster if the proposed residential permit had already been approved and permitted Page 3 of 4 through Pierce County. This would allow the developer to have already addressed the majority of building code requirements (Auburn's specific regulations would still need to be addressed) and allow the permit process to be shortened. A 2014 Community Development Parking Management Plan Implementation Tasks schedule was distributed to the Committee to keep them updated on the progress of the implementation of the parking management plan. C. PCDC Status Matrix (Tate) The Committee reviewed the matrix and had no changes or additions. V. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Planning and Community Development Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 6:36 p.m. Approved this z6 day of 2014. n irman Page 4 of 4