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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, October 7, 2014 5:30 PM Council Chambers Special Study Session 1. ROLL CALL Present: 7 - Mayor Stephen H. Buxbaum, Mayor Pro Tem Nathaniel Jones, Councilmember Jim Cooper, Councilmember Julie Hankins, Councilmember Steve Langer, Councilmember Jeannine Roe and Councilmember Cheryl Selby 2. REVIEW OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TOPICS 2.A 14-0943 Discussion of Land Use Issues Related to Zoning CP&D Deputy Director Leonard Bauer introduced this item and said the Council had asked staff to bring forward various items, which will be discussed this evening. Required Development Regulations Principal Planner Todd Stamm addressed the "requirements" in the policies and said some people believe these requirements should not be in the Comprehensive Plan. Council discussed the policies and agreed to leave the word "require" in the policies. Councilmembers shared their concerns on various policies and asked staff to look at these items. Councilmembers will submit suggested changes or comments to staff for inclusion in the final draft. Scope of Design Review No changes were recommended. Rezone Process Councilmembers discussed benefits of allowing rezone requests only a limited amount of time per year. No changes were recommended to the Comprehensive Plan. Council agreed to refer the question of how frequent rezones should be accepted to the Planning Commission. Flexibility for In-fill City of Olympia Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes October 7, 2014 Councilmembers agreed with the staff proposed clarification to Policy PL21.3, replacing the word "include" with "support.' The work session item was completed. 2.B 14-0973 Urban Corridors Issues Mr. Bauer introduced this item and reviewed the changes made at the last Study Session on this issue. There was some discussion on transportation corridor vs. urban corridor but it was agreed to leave it urban corridor. Staff agreed to include a statement that captures increasing scale appropriately along the corridor that does not detract from the neighborhoods in both the Transportation chapter and the Land Use chapter. Heights in Urban Corridors East of Plum Street Mr. Bauer reviewed this and there was discussion about setbacks and heights. Councilmembers supported staff option for changes to Policy PL13.7. High Density Neighborhoods No changes were recommended. Four State Avenue Parcels Staff recommended delaying rezone until all property owners can be contacted. Council agreed to include both options for consideration. The work session item was completed. 2.C 14-0972 Economy Chapter CP&D Director Keith Stahley said the Community and Economic Revitalization Committee (CERC) reviewed this and brought forward revisions. Council asked staff to update the data and chart with more current information. The work session item was completed. 2.D 14-0974 Introduction Section Mr. Bauer introduced this item and said this includes additional language on sea level rise and he noted some additional language proposed by Mayor Buxbaum will be added. Mayor Buxbaum said we need to be involved in sea level rise much more broadly. Councilmembers directed staff to broaden language on sea level rise. The work session item was completed. 3. NEXT STEPS FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 3.A 14-0975 Provide Direction on Next Steps in Comprehensive Plan Process City of Olympia Page 2 City Council Meeting Minutes October 7, 2014 Staff noted all changes from past Study Sessions will be brought forward for additional review by Council on October 21. Council agreed to a second public hearing to be held on Monday, November 3, and staff will bring back a final draft in late November. The work session item was completed. 4. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m. City of Olympia Page 3