Planning Commission Agendas

City of Moses Lake Planning Commission Agenda REMOTE ACCESS OPTION and IN PERSON UPDATE: Citizens can join this meeting remotely by calling the numbers listed or via internet at https://cityofml.zoom.us/j/96495416037 Call In: 1 253 215 8782 ID: 964 9541 6037. Persons requesting to address the Planning Commission from the remote option will need to complete the online speaker request form* before 3 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Thursday August 11, 2022 @ 6PM Council Chambers 401 S Balsam St., Moses Lake, WA Call to Order – 6 p.m. Roll Call Agenda Items: 1. Approval of Meeting Minutes from July 14, 2022, Meeting. 2. Bi-Monthly Update from the Advisory Council on Housing presented by Cari Cortez. 3. Commission Questions and Comments 4. Staff Questions, Comments, and Updates Adjourn *Citizens who would like to address the Planning Commission can submit written comments to the Planning Commission Secretary (Michelene Torrey MTorrey@Cityofml.com) no later than 3 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Comments will be provided to Commission electronically and recorded in the meeting minutes. Citizens who would like to speak on matters during the meeting will need to complete the following form no later than 3 p.m. on the day of the meeting. There will be a five-minute limit per speaker. https://lfweb.cityofml.com/Forms/Planning-Commission-Speaker-Request **NOTICE: Individuals planning to attend the meeting who require special assistance to accommodate physical, hearing, or other impairments, please contact the City Clerk at (509) 764‐3703 as soon as possible so that arrangements may be made prior to the meeting time. DRAFT CITY OF MOSES LAKE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES OF JULY 14, 2022 Commissioners Present: Nathan Nofziger (Chair), Charles Hepburn (Vice Chair), Eric Skaug, Susan Tao Commissioners Absent: Gary Mann Staff Present: Community Development Director Kirsten Sackett, Planning Manager Vivian Ramsey, Senior Planner Nathan Pate, and Planning Technician Michelene Torrey The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. Attendance was called by Secretary Michelene Torrey. Commissioner Mann was absent. Vice Chair Hepburn moved to excuse the commissioner’s absence; the motion was seconded by Commissioner Skaug. Passed unanimously. Item # 1- Approval of Minutes from June 16, 2022 Meeting Vice Chair Hepburn moved to approve the minutes; this motion was seconded by Commissioner Skaug. Passed Unanimously. Item #2- Public Hearing- Annexation Request for Maple Landing The commission reviewed an annexation request from Maple Landing LLC for a property located near Grape Dr. There were two public comments, both individuals were residents of the Space St. area that was included in the proposed boundary lines as set by City Council. Both public commentors stated they would be unwilling to connect to city services and the properties should remain the county. Vice Chair Hepburn moved to recommend to Council the annexation request with the exception of the residential lots on Space St, effectively making the annexed area a “T”. Seconded by Eric Skaug, motion passed unanimously. . Staff and Commission Questions and Comments: DRAFT CDD Sackett informed the commission of the updated process for the Comprehensive Plan and the steps staff, and the consultants will be taking to review the UGA boundaries and the Comprehensive Plan. Meeting adjourned at 6:49PM by Chair Nofziger. CITY OF MOSES LAKE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HOUSING Bi-Monthly Report AUGUST 2022 PRESENTED TO MOSES LAKE CITY COUNCIL BY: David Curnel Chair  INTRODUCTION The Moses Lake Advisory Council on Housing has continued to meet and discuss addressing the housing needs of the community through the implementation of the adopted Housing Action Plan. This council has enjoyed diving deeper into the complexity of addressing housing through a development and zoning code update as well as considering ways to foster collaboration between organizations who provide housing. MEETING HIGHLIGHTS The Advisory Council has continued to meet for one hour on a bi-weekly basis to work towards the deliverables identified in the council's guidelines. The main topic discussed has been affordable housing, identifying opportunities and constraints to development, and how the City may be able to encourage further affordable housing development. AFFORABLE HOUSING Public-private partnerships with Housing Authority of Grant County, Habitat INCENTIVES for Humanity, or other non-profits and for-profit developers could be a way to facilitate affordable housing development. Feasible projects that are income restricted to households making below 80% AMI are limited. It may be most realistic to target efforts for low and moderate-income households, as well as developing market rate units. More recent demographic data could help increase community buy-in for the development of affordable housing projects. The City should look into alternative solutions such as surplus land analysis, discuss workforce housing with large employers, and grant opportunities. The City could use an RFP process with guidelines to outline a housing project INCOME-RESTRICTED requirements and ask for non‐profit or for‐profit to come back with HOUSING recommendations or a proposed project. If infrastructure needed, a non‐ profit could team up with for‐profit to work together for market rate and income restricted housing. This would incentivize collaboration while addressing community needs. They would need to be creative when developing a cooperative agreement, with a certain amount of market rate housing to recoup costs. Density bonuses could be used for public incentives, such as parks or affordable housing. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HOUSING  DELIVERABLE Members will provide recommendations on how the 03 City may encourage affordable housing after identifying constraints to affordable housing development. Incentives should help the most people, focusing on low to moderate income would provide market mobility for households and be a more realistic goal. CONSTRAINT SOLUTION SUMMARY Grants Work with other Funding organizations to Public-private partnerships procure funding and develop projects Public-private Community Long-term partnerships concerned about commitment Workforce City's ability to housing finance projects Mixed-income Having affordable Profitability projects and market-rate units Incentives can help recoup costs for projects Surplus land The City can better Underutilized lots utilize available analysis Rehabilitation resources projects People at all income levels need affordable housing. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HOUSING