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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-22-2014�(� �:J'S.4 R- 'd CALL TO ORDER Planning and Community Development September 22, 2014 - 5:00 PM Annex Conference Room 2 MINUTES Chair Holman called the meeting to order at 4:59 p.m. in Annex Conference Room 2 located on the 2nd 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 and Public Works Kevin Snyder; Planning and Design Services Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain; City Attorney Dan Heid, Planner Gary Yao; and Community Development Services Office Assistant Sue Van Slyke. Members of the Audience present: Robert Whale of the Auburn Reporter. B. Announcements There were no announcements. C. Agenda Modifications There were no agenda modifications. II. CONSENT AGENDA A. Minutes - September 8, 2014 (Chamberlain) Member Yolanda Trout moved and Vice -Chair Largo Wales seconded to approve the September 8, 2014 Planning and Community Development Committee meeting minutes as written. Motion carried unanimously. 3 -0 Page 1 of 4 III. ACTION A. Ordinance No. 6519 (Held) City Attorney Dan Heid advised the Committee that the Municipal Services Committee also considered Ordinance No. 6519 and No. 6524. Ordinance 6524 is an alternative to Ordinance 6519. In its review, the Municipal Services Committee expressed preference for Ordinance No. 6524 rather than Ordinance 6519, though they wanted to see the language clarified and simplified. Attorney Heid handed out a draft of Ordinance No. 6524 with changes intended to meet the concerns and request of the Municipal Services Committee. Attorney Heid also noted that when the packet was created, two parts were included; Ordinance No. 6519 - an ordinance that provided for an Ethics code and an Ethics Officer. This Ordinance was patterned after the State of Washington law. One noticeable difference in the state law is that the Ethics code for State employees includes an allowance for gifts of up to $50.00. The $50 allowance is not included in the state ethics statute for cities and counties, and is only included in the state ethics statute for state employees and officials. Most cities do not have a separate Ethics code; they rely upon state law. Of those that do have an Ethics code, the majority have an Ethics Commission rather than an Ethics Officer. After comparison, an Ethics Officer ordinance is generally simpler to work with. Answers are generally obtained more quickly with a single officer than with a committee or commission. After Committee discussion, it was determined that the Committee opted not to go forward with either version at this time but asked that a version that simply includes language similar to Ordinance No. 6524 with the $50.00 gift authorization be drafted and considered at the next PCDC meeting on October 6, 2014. Attorney Heid will draft a version that includes these components. B. Resolution No. 5104 - Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies (Chamberlain) Planning and Design Services Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain presented Resolution No. 5104 which will ratify the amendments and authorize the Mayor to execute the interlocal agreement for the purpose of amending the Pierce County Countywide Planning Policies in accordance with the requirements of the Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1967. Vice -Chair Wales moved and Member Trout seconded to recommend City Council to adopt Resolution No. 5104. Motion carried unanimously. 3 -0 Page 2 of 4 IV. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. ACC 10.36 Stopping, Standing and Parking - Phase 1 Update (Yao) Planner Gary Yao presented modifications to existing code language in ACC10.36 to implement 3 hour parking throughout the downtown urban center and also to clarify the authority for establishing time restrictions in this area. The code also encompasses the entire City of Auburn. Planner Yao explained that changes to the code include adding a section designating the Mayor or designee to have the authority to establish timed parking and to remove the section of the code that currently states which geographic areas in the city have certain time restrictions. This document has been presented to Engineering Services and was accepted in it's current form. The Committee raised a question on how street parking is determined in regards to parallel and angle parking. Planner Yao stated there is existing language in the code that addresses this issue and Engineering Services is currently reviewing the code for a phase two amendment process. Chair Holman asked that Planner Yao present copies of the Comprehensive Downtown Parking Management Plan to the new council members, Yolanda Trout and Claude DaCorsi. Chair Holman stressed that this is the baseline of how parking issues are measured in the City of Auburn. B. Director's Report (Chamberlain) Planning and Design Services Manager Elizabeth Chamberlain updated the Committee on the open Senior Planner position and that interviews are currently being held. Director Kevin Snyder mentioned that this is not a new position, but one that has been vacated and is being filled along with the Urban Design Planner position. Director Snyder explained that these are not new positions and there is no impact to the budget concerning the hiring for these positions. Manager Chamberlain informed the Committee of the Fenster Planting event which will take place on October 11, 2014. She also mentioned that the City of Auburn has had a number of inquiries regarding establishing businesses related to marijuana since the 1 -502 Ordinance became effective September 10, 2104. C. PCDC Status Matrix (Chamberlain) There were no changes recommended by the Committee to the PCDC Status matrix. Page 3 of 4 V. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Planning and Community Development Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 5 p. M. Approved this day of C4 '2014. oiman, 5N Page 4 of 4