SPECIAL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
Special MeetingLake Forest Park, WA · January 13, 2026
Minutes
1 City of Lake Forest Park – Planning Commission
2 Special Meeting Minutes: January 13, 2026; 8:00-9:00pm
3 Hybrid Meeting Held in the Emergency Operations Center
4 at City Hall and Virtually via Zoom
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6 Planning Commissioners present: Chair Sam Castic, Vice Chair Janne Kaje, Madlyn Larson (via
7 Zoom), Cherie Finazzo, John Drew, David Kleweno
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9 Staff and others present: Mark Hofman, Community Development Director
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11 Members of the Public present: Sally Yamasaki, Michael Troyer, Dona Hawkey
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13 Planning Commissioners absent: Meredith LaBonte
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15 Call to order: Chair Castic called the meeting to order at 8:05 PM
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17 Land Acknowledgement: Chair Castic read the land acknowledgement.
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19 Approval of Agenda: Cmr. Drew moved to approve the agenda. Cmr. Finazzo seconded, and the
20 motion to approve the agenda was carried unanimously.
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22 Approval of Meeting Minutes: Staff provided an edit in attendance. Vice Chair Kaje made a
23 motion to approve the December 09, 2025, Meeting Minutes with the edits, Cmr. Drew seconded
24 and the motion to approve the minutes was carried unanimously.
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26 Public Hearing: No public hearing.
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28 Next meeting: The next meeting occurs on Tuesday, February 10, 2026
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30 Public Comment: Ms. Yamasaki introduced herself and members of the Community Land Trust
31 group. Ms. Yamasaki spoke of her group wanting a Main St. for Lake Forest Park. Ms. Hawkey
32 spoke about the need for cottage housing and middle housing. Mr. Troyer spoke about the need for
33 affordability in housing.
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35 City Council Liaison Report: Mr. Hofman stated that a city council liaison has not been appointed
36 yet but city council is close to assigning a liaison for the planning commission.
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38 Old Business:
39 Planning Commission 2026 Work Plan Discussion
40 Mr. Hofman gave an overview of the comprehensive plan updates. Mr. Hofman also discussed the
41 exploration of hiring a consultant to update the Shoreline Master Program and the Critical Area
42 Ordinance, especially the science portion.
43 The Planning Commission members discussed the meeting with city council members and the
44 prioritization of certain issues. The commissioners discussed wanting to focus on housing
45 affordability, transportation, and safe streets.
46 The commissioners also discussed the items for the 2026 Work Plan.
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1 Planning Commission Meeting Frequency Discussion
2 The commissioners discussed creating work groups in the form of subgroups to meet in the off
3 weeks to work on work plan items.
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5 New Business:
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7 Reports and Announcements: No reports or announcements.
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9 Agenda for Next Meeting: Discussion on work groups, 2026 Work Plan.
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11 Adjournment: Vice Chair Kaje made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Cmr. Finazzo seconded, and
12 the motion was carried unanimously. Chair Castic adjourned at 9:00 PM.
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14 APPROVED:
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16 ______________________
17 Sam Castic, Planning Commission Chair
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Agenda
CITY OF LAKE FOREST PARK
SPECIAL PLANNING COMMISSION
MEETING
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM
cityoflfp.gov Meeting Location: In Person and Virtual / Zoom
17425 Ballinger Way NE Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ATTENDING THIS MEETING VIRTUALLY:
Join Zoom Webinar: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89040176232
Call into Webinar: 253-215-8782 | Webinar ID: 890 4017 6232
The Planning Commission is providing opportunities for public comment by submitting a written comment
or by attending the meeting in person to provide oral public comment.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE WITH ORAL COMMENTS:
If you are attending the meeting in person, there is a sign-in sheet located near the entrance to the room.
Fill out the form and the presiding officer will call your name at the appropriate time. Oral comments are
limited to 3:00 minutes per speaker. Oral comments are not being accepted via Zoom.
The meeting is being recorded.
HOW TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS:
Written comments for public hearings will be submitted to Planning Commission if received by 5:00 p.m.
on the date of the meeting; otherwise, they will be provided to the Planning Commission the next day.
Because the City has implemented oral comments, written comments are no longer being read under
Public Comments.
For up-to-date information on agendas, please visit the City’s website at www.cityoflfp.gov.
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 P.M. (confirm recording start)
2. PLANNING COMMISSION’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We’d like to acknowledge we are on the traditional land of a rich and diverse group of Native
Peoples who have called this area home for more than 10,000 years. We honor, with gratitude, the
land itself and the descendants of these Native Peoples who are still here today.
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
4. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
A. Approval of Meeting Minutes of December 9, 2025 Regular Meeting
5. MEETING DATES
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
7. PUBLIC COMMENTS
The Commission is not accepting online public comments. This portion of the agenda is set
aside for the public to address the Commission on agenda items. However, the Commission may
not respond to comments from the public. If the comments are of a nature that the Commission
does not have influence over, then the Chair or presiding officer may request the speaker suspend
their comments. Comments are limited to a three (3) minute time limit.
8. REPORT FROM CITY COUNCIL LIAISON
9. OLD BUSINESS
A. Planning Commission 2026 Work Plan Discussion
B. Planning Commission Meeting Frequency Discussion
10. NEW BUSINESS
11. REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
12. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENTS
13. AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING
A. Next regular meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 10, 2026
14. ADJOURN
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on the day of the meeting for more information.
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