City Planning Commission

PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, June 13, 2018 Planning Commission Members Present: Phil Folyer, Jesse Fox, Gary W. Green, Stan Jochim, Richard Siler, and Jared Von Tobel Adjunct Member(s) Present: Tom Sahlberg Absent: Charles Matthews, Jamie Baird Staff Present: Lisa Key, Katy Allen, Kelsey Wright Call to Order: Meeting was called to order at 4:02 p.m. Roll Call: Roll call was taken at 4:03 p.m. A quorum of members was present. Review of Agenda: May 9th minutes were approved. Citizens Comments: None were made at this time. Unfinished / New Business: No new or unfinished business at this time. Secretary’s Report: Lisa Key reported on upcoming meeting agenda items: • July 11th: o 2018 Code Amendment Requests: Public Hearing o Planning & Building Permit Stats, 1st half of 2018 • August 8th o Low Impact Development Presentation by the River Keepers o (tentative) City of Liberty Lake Strategic Plan Update o Review of Bylaws Planning Commissioner Reports: No reports at this time. Action Items/ Discussions Presentations: Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Page 1|2 June 13, 2018 A. Status of Recruitment for Director of Planning & Engineering Services : City Administrator Katy Allen gave the Planning Commission an update on the reorganization of departments, and the recruitment for the position of Director of Planning & Engineering. Questions asked and answered. Katy Allen requested if any of the Planning Commissioners, particularly with Engineering experience, would be willing to sit in on the interview process. B. Administrative Interpretation re Design Standards in River District SAP: Lisa Key discussed the process of Administrative Interpretations, as provided for in City Development Code §10- 4G-2, and provided some background on the Administrative Determination dated June 1, 2018. Questions asked and answered. C. 2018 Comprehensive Plan & Development Code Amendment Request Workshop: Lisa Key summarized the three requested amendments, reviewed the proposed text amendment language that would be going to hearing, and discussed the schedule moving forward. Questions asked and answered. D. Discussion regarding Amendments to City of Liberty Lake Planning Commission Bylaws: In In the interest of efficiency and transparency, Lisa Key proposed a process where Planning Commissioners would review the bylaws, submit comments or proposed changes for discussion, and e-mail them to staff. Lisa suggested that staff could compile them, and the proposed revisions could be fully discussed and vetted by the Planning Commission at their August or September meeting. It was suggested by the Planning Commission that “Conflict of Interest” be defined. .Citizens Comments: City Administrator Katy Allen briefly reported on two items: • In two weeks, the City of Liberty Lake will have new tables and rearrangement of the chambers, including monitors with the ability to televise. • Land Quality Analysis 2015 o It was found that the analysis completed in 2015 overstates our growth and densities by approximately 20-25%, the City of Liberty Lake is reexamining the numbers o The analysis was used to draw boundaries for the new Middle School and Spokane Valley The Planning Commission requested that once accurate numbers are compiled, it would be an agenda item in a future meeting. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 5:20 p.m. Minutes Approved by Plan Commission on July 11, 2018. __________________________ Lisa D. Key Planning Commission Secretary Planning Commission Meeting Minutes Page 2|2 June 13, 2018