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I. CALL TO ORDER
Deputy Mayor Holman called the meeting to order at 5;30 p.m. in the Council
Chambers at Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street in Auburn.
A. Roll Call
City Councilmembers present: Deputy Mayor Holman, Rich Wagner, Bill
Peloza, Largo Wales, Wayne Osborne, Claude DaCorsi and Yolanda
Trout.
City officials and staff members present included: Mayor Nancy Backus, ,
City Attorney Daniel B. Heid, Police Chief Bob Lee, IT Operations
Manager Ashley Riggs, IT Customer Support Manager Reba Stowe,
Urban Design Planner Lauren Flemister, Assistant Director of Engineering
and City Engineer Ingrid Gaub, Assistant Director of Community
Development Jeff Tate, Public Affairs and Marketing Liaison Dana
Hinman, Director of Parks, Arts and Recreation Daryl Faber, Economic
Development Manager poug Lein, Traffic Engineer James Webb and City
Clerk Danielle Daskam.
II. Announcements, Reports, and Presentations
q. Green River College's Capital Project, Aviation Trades Building - 15
Minute Presentation / 5 Minute Q&A
Dr. Eileen Ely, President of Green River College
Sam Ball, Director of Capital Projects for Green River College
Dr. Ely introduced Sam Ball who presented Council with a PowerPoint on
the new Green River College facility on D Street near Lowe's. The new
site is being developed by Latitude Development. The building will be
30,000 square feet and will house the Aviation Program along with the
Washington Environmental Training Center, the Washington Certification
Center, the Adult Basic Edueation classroom, the General Education
classroom, a small business assistance center, and a student affairs
office. The site will be completely developed the end of June 2015. Green
River College will start construction in July and the project is scheduled to
be completed in June 2016 with classes being held at this location the fall
of 2016. The estimated construction cost is $10 million with a total project
cost of $20 million.
III. AGENDA ITEnAS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION
A. Urban Design Presentation - 15 Minute Presentation /15 Min Q&A '
(Flemister)
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Urban Design Planner Flemister provided Council with a presentation on
Urban Design. She explained it is an interdisciplinary field that unites all
the built environmental professions, including urban planning, landscape
architecture, architecture, civil engineering and municipal engineering.
Urban Design is the coming together of the different systems and how
they work together. She explained one can see the scales of urban design
by region, neighborhood, and blocks; and gives form, shape,
and character to groups of buildings, whole neighborhoods, and regions.
The goal is about making eonnections between people and places,
movement and urban form, nature and the built fabric drawing together
the many strands of placemaking, environmental stewardship, social
equity, and eeonomic viability.
Councilmember Wagner encouraged staff to spend more time on
economic viability; for example; does a wider sidewalk have an economic
advantage.
Urban Design Planner Flemister stated the Fa�ade Improvement Program
has $200,000.00 available for farade improvement grants with special
emphasis on Main Street and the Business Improvement Area. There is I
also historic preservation and funding available for rehabilitation. ,
Councilmember Osborne asked about the Comprehensive Plan
amendments that are required to move forward with this project. Urban
Design Planner Flemister stated staff are currently working on this
process and will be done around the end of 2015. �
B. 2016-2021 Transportation Improvement Plan Update - 10 Min
Presentation/10 Min Q&A (Para)
Traffic Engineer Webb presented Council with the annual update of the
Transportation lmprovement Plan (TIP). The primary importance of the
TIP is that, in most instances, projects must be included on the TIP to be
eligible for state and federal grant programs. The TIP identifies secured or
reasonably expected revenues and expenditures for each of the projects
included in the TIP. Typieally, projects listed in the first three years of the
document are shown as having secured funding while projects in years 4,
5, and 6 can be partially or completely un-funded. He reviewed the
projects to be added and removed fromm the updated TIP. The projects
that have been removed are completed.
Council reviewed the various projects that have been added to the 2016-
2021 TIP.
C. 10-Year Economic Development Strategic Plan RFP - 15 Minute
Presentation /15 Min Q&A (Lein/Tate)
Overview briefing of the DRAFT 10-Year Economic Development
Strategic Plan Request for Proposals.
Economic Development Manager Lein and Assistant Director Tate
provided Council with a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for a 10-year
Economic Development Strategic Plan. Manager Lein explained the
components the Economic Development Strategic Plan will consider.
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Assistant Director Tate explained the strategies and action items that went
into the RFP. He explained the Economic Development Strategic Plan will
move past the policy level into the strategic planning of economic
development. They also reviewed the implementation schedule for the
Strategic Plan.
Councilmember Wagner requested additional focus on the global trade
aspect.
Councilmember Osborne requested staff ensure the Comprehensive
Plan is updated to match the adopted Economic Development Strategic
Plan.
IV. OTHER DISCUSSION ITEMS
Deputy Mayor Holman reminded everyone that June 5th is the 124th Birthday
Celebration for the City of Aubu:rn and June 7th is the opening day of the
Auburn International Farmers Market.
V. ADJOURiVMEiVT
There being no further discussion, the meeting adjourned at 7:11 p.m.
APPRO � this � ay of , 2017.
'GO E , UTY MAYOR Danie e Daskam, City Clerk
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