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City Hall Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 City Council Information: 360.753.8447 Thursday, August 20, 2015 6:00 PM Council Chambers Special Council Meeting - Open House with Downtown Strategy Consultant 1. ROLL CALL Present: 5 - Mayor Stephen H. Buxbaum, Mayor Pro Tem Nathaniel Jones, Councilmember Julie Hankins, Councilmember Jeannine Roe and Councilmember Cheryl Selby Excused: 2 - Councilmember Jim Cooper and Councilmember Steve Langer OTHERS PRESENT Olympia Planning Commission: Chair Carole Richmond Vice-Chair Kim Andresen Darrell Hoppe Roger Horn Jerry Parker City Staff: City Manager Steve Hall CP&D Director Keith Stahley CP&D Deputy Director Leonard Bauer Economic Development Director Renèe Sunde Senior Planner Amy Buckler Senior Planner Stacey Ray Associate Planner Michelle Sadlier Program Specialist Bonnie Herrington Associate Planner Catherine McCoy Program Manager Anna Schlecht Downtown Liaison Brian Wilson Program Assistant Hans VanRoojen Support Staff Lori Doron 2. BUSINESS ITEM 2.A 15-0799 Open House to Meet Finalists for Downtown Strategy Consultant Team At 6:00 p.m., Senior Planner Amy Buckler provided introductions and an overview of the City's Downtown Strategy process and the selection process for the consulting City of Olympia Page 1 City Council Meeting Minutes August 20, 2015 teams. At 6:15 p.m., consultant teams Walker Macy, Crandall Arambula, and MAKERS architecture and urban design, LLP, began presentations. Following presentations, attendees were then invited to circulate throughout the room to discuss the Downtown Strategy with the consulting teams. Attendees were invited to provide feed back using comment cards in room 207. There were approximately 100 attendees. The information was received. 3. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. City of Olympia Page 2