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City Hall Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 City Council Information: 360.753.8447 Tuesday, March 3, 2015 5:30 PM Room 207 Special Study Session CALL TO ORDER Mayor Buxbaum called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m. 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 OTHERS PRESENT Community Planning and Development Director Keith Stahley Deputy Director Leonard Bauer Associate Planner and Sub Area Planning Liaison Michelle Sadlier City Manager Steve Hall Assistant City Manager Jay Burney Northeast Neighborhood Association (NENA) President & Sub-Area A Chair Mike Dexel NENA Vice President Peter Guttchen Bigelow Highlands Neighborhood Association (BHNA) Vice President Mellissa Allen BHNA Secretary Jay Elder 2. DISCUSSION TOPICS 2.A 15-0222 Discussion about Sub-Area Planning Scope Mr. Bauer and Ms. Sadlier provided background to Councilmembers on sub-area planning and reviewed Comprehensive Plan policies. They presented the criteria spectrum developed by the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) for public participation and discussed the pilot sub-area plan, which covers the area from East Bay in the west to South Bay Road in the east, and from the Urban Growth Area boundaries in the north to the Urban Corridor at State and Fourth Avenues in the south. Discussion: City of Olympia Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes March 3, 2015 - Council objectives for sub-area planning. - Building the capacity of neighborhoods using City resources. - Planning Commission participation parameters. - Public participation challenges and opportunities. - Alternative financing tools including Local Improvement District Fund. - Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) protocol. - Streamlining planning through creation of local improvement districts. The work session was completed. 4. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:33 p.m. City of Olympia Page 2