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City Hall City of Olympia 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 Information: 360.753.8447 Meeting Minutes City Council Tuesday, January 21, 2014 7:00 PM Council Chambers 1. ROLL CALL Present: 6 - Mayor Stephen H. Buxbaum, Mayor Pro Tem Nathaniel Jones, Councilmember Jim Cooper, Councilmember Julie Hankins, Councilmember Steve Langer and Councilmember Cheryl Selby Excused: 1 - Councilmember Jeannine Roe 1.A ANNOUNCEMENTS - None 1.B APPROVAL OF AGENDA Councilmember Langer moved, seconded by Councilmember Hankins, to approve the agenda. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 - Mayor Buxbaum, Mayor Pro Tem Jones, Councilmember Cooper, Councilmember Hankins, Councilmember Langer and Councilmember Selby Excused: 1 - Councilmember Roe 1.C CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION SUPPORTING OLYMPIA SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 111 - PROPOSITION NO. 1 - TECHNOLOGY AND CAPITAL PROJECTS LEVY **** THE PUBLIC WILL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME FOR OR AGAINST THIS LEVY**** 14-0071 Consideration of a Resolution Expressing City Council Support for the Olympia School District No. 111 - Proposition No. 1 - Technology and Capital Projects Levy City Attorney Tom Morrill said after public testimony, the Council may deliberate. Mayor Buxbaum opened the public testimony portion of the meeting. Ms. Jenna Shaputis, 2906 Fishtrap Loop, spoke against the levy. She said her reasons include: health and safety of the children because it incorporates electro magnetic fields in the Wifi; profits for private industries; loss of privacy for the students; and curriculum validity. City of Olympia Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes January 21, 2014 Mr. Daniel McCartan, 2525 Galloway St SE, works in special education and spoke in support of the levy. He said it is a continuation levy, not a new levy to help children learn technology in our society. Mr. Brad Hooper, 6715 Garrett Ct NE, spoke in support of the levy. He said this will help students from kindergarten through high school to learn new technologies and new devices. Mr. Wesley Shockey, a former school district worker, said he supports this as it will help students, faculty and parents. Councilmember Langer moved, seconded by Councilmember Hankins, to adopt the resolution expressing City Council support for the Olympia School District No. 111 Proposition 1 - Technology and Capital Projects Levy. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 - Mayor Buxbaum, Mayor Pro Tem Jones, Councilmember Cooper, Councilmember Hankins, Councilmember Langer and Councilmember Selby Excused: 1 - Councilmember Roe 2. SPECIAL RECOGNITION 2.A 14-0075 Approval of Proclamation Declaring January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month Councilmember Cooper read the proclamation. Ms. Linda Malanchuk-Finnan, a member of Thurston County Coalition Against Trafficking, accepted the proclamation. She said this coalition focuses on prevention and works with area schools and churches. County Prosecutor John Tunheim thanked the Council for supporting this effort. He said his office will work to educate, train, learn how to prosecute these offenders, and try to get funding for prevention. Councilmember Langer said he has worked with individuals who have been trafficked and is grateful that the focus is on prevention. The recognition was received. 3. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION Mr. Wesley Shockey, 1067 Cherry St SE, Apt. 139, said the corner of Union and Cherry Street is a safety hazard for pedestrians trying to cross the street. Mr. Hoang-Dat Tran, 3019 Sword Fern Dr NW, spoke of a family tradition to celebrate the Lunar New Year which includes firecrackers. He asked the Council to allow a 5-minute window at 11:00 a.m. on February 1 to use firecrackers. City of Olympia Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes January 21, 2014 COUNCIL RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMUNICATION (Optional) Mayor Buxbaum asked staff to meet with Mr. Shockey to get additional information about the pedestrian crossing at Union and Cherry. Mayor Buxbaum asked staff to explore options for Mr. Tran. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR Mayor Buxbaum noted that Item 4E - Adoption of a Resolution Setting a Public Hearing Date to Receive Testimony on an Alley Vacation Petition - was pulled at the request of staff, to be rescheduled. 4.A 14-0066 Approval of January 6, 2014 Minutes of the Special Meeting with the Thurston County Board of Health The minutes were adopted. 4.B 14-0068 Approval of January 10, 2014 Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting with District 22 State Representatives The minutes were adopted. 4.C 14-0067 Approval of January 10, 2014 Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting for Social Dinner after the Retreat The minutes were adopted. 4.D 14-0077 Approval of January 14, 2014 City Council Meeting Minutes The minutes were adopted. 4.F 13-1062 Acceptance of Land Donation from The Leo Estate, LLC The contract was adopted. SECOND READINGS - None FIRST READINGS - None PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR 4.E 13-0998 Adoption of a Resolution Setting a Public Hearing Date to Receive Testimony on an Alley Vacation Petition Item 4E was pulled at staff's request and will come back to Council at a future date. City of Olympia Page 3 City Council Meeting Minutes January 21, 2014 Approval of the Consent Agenda Councilmember Selby moved, seconded by Councilmember Hankins, to adopt the Consent Calendar, minus item 4E The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 - Mayor Buxbaum, Mayor Pro Tem Jones, Councilmember Cooper, Councilmember Hankins, Councilmember Langer and Councilmember Selby Excused: 1 - Councilmember Roe 5. PUBLIC HEARING - None 6. OTHER BUSINESS 6.A 14-0062 Direction on Next Steps for Consideration of the Olympia Comprehensive Plan Update Community Planning and Development Deputy Director Leonard Bauer showed a short video detailing how public input was collected. A powerpoint presentation included the following: - Role of the Comprehensive Plan - Relationship to City Programs and Regulations - Highlights of Comp Plan Update Scope - Update Process - A Demonstration of the Website for the Comp Plan - Phase I and II - Community Feedback - Phase III - Planning Commission Review - Phase IV - Council Review - Future Phases - Phase V - Implementation Strategy - Phase VI - Continue Work on Required Updates - Key Challenges - Policy Emphasis - Highlights - Role of the Future Land Use Map and Map Changes Mr. Bauer asked the Council to schedule work sessions for detailed discussions. Comments and questions from Councilmembers included the following: - The Sustainable Thurston Plan was recently adopted. What is the correlation of this plan with the Comprehensive Plan? Staff has tracked this plan to see that it does correlate with the Comprehensive Plan. - What changes are in this Comprehensive Plan in regard to involvement of neighborhood associations? Work done through a collaborative effort to identify City of Olympia Page 4 City Council Meeting Minutes January 21, 2014 priorities, assets, and challenges, providing information to the neighborhoods, information provided on demographics and economics, and sub area planning done by the neighborhood. - It is important to make the Comprehensive Plan and the implementation plan come to fruition. - Thanks to staff and community. How do we proceed from here? First work session will consist of intense scoping to separate out and categorize. The discussion was completed. 7. CONTINUED PUBLIC COMMUNICATION 8. REPORTS AND REFERRALS 8.A COUNCIL INTERGOVERNMENTAL/COMMITTEE REPORTS AND REFERRALS Councilmember Cooper reported he attended the Oshogatsu celebration for the Japanese New Year on Saturday. Councilmember Hankins said she attended the Visitor and Convention Bureau retreat today. Mayor Buxbaum said the Oshogatsu celebration was truly wonderful and gets better each year. He also reported on progress we've been making with County partners over challenges related to IV drug use. Thurston County has reached out to Pierce County Commissioners and the City of Tacoma to hold a joint meeting. Mayor Buxbaum asked if any Councilmembers want to attend this joint meeting. Mayor Buxbaum said he will be participating. All Councilmembers present expressed a desire to be at the joint meeting, depending on the date and time. 8.B CITY MANAGER'S REPORT AND REFERRALS City Manager Steve Hall stated the Briggs Village Master Plan Amendment is scheduled for next week. He said the complete written record is in the Council office should they wish to look at a paper copy. 9. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:39 p.m. City of Olympia Page 5