Design Review Board
Regular MeetingOlympia, WA · June 6, 2019
Minutes
City Hall
Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E
Olympia, WA 98501
Design Review Board Contact: Catherine McCoy
360.570.3776
Thursday, June 6, 2019 6:30 PM Council Chambers
Work Session
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Jami Heinricher called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: 8 - Chair Jami Heinricher, Boardmember Duane Edwards,
Boardmember/Architect Robert Findlay, Boardmember Ingrid Gulden,
Boardmember Bassim Kreem, Boardmember Joseph S LaValle,
Boardmember Angela Rush and Boardmember Virginia Sorrells
3. OTHERS PRESENT
Associate Planner Catherine McCoy
4. BUSINESS ITEMS
4.A 19-0517 Olympia Design Review 201
Catherine McCoy, Associate Planner, led the Board through a number of land use review
and process elements associated with Olympia Design Review. The information was
intended as a deeper orientation for three new board volunteers, Ingrid Gulden, Bassim
Kreem, and Virginia Sorrells; and as a refresher for existing board members. Discussion
included an overview of the Land Use Review and Approval process, the process and
review of projects by board members, an overview of the Rules and Procedures for the
Design Review Board, and a light refresher related to Open Government Training.
The study session was completed.
4.B 19-0518 Olympia Design Review Board Team Building
Board members took this portion of the meeting to get to know one another better, given
there are three new Design Review Board members. Pertaining to board meetings,
Chair Heinricher encouraged each member during project review to share any design
concerns during the meeting (relative to Code requirements). Discussion broadened to
identifying methods for understanding and tracking Code requirements within each of the
design districts; and developing a method for board members to submit, and staff to
track, absences. Chair Heinricher said she would create an Outlook Calendar for all
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vacation dates, and volunteered to create a spreadsheet of the design review chapters
as a quick-reference guide. Ms McCoy will send out an email request for potential 2019
DRB retreat dates.
The study session was completed.
5. OTHER TOPICS - None
6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting ended at approximately 8:50 p.m.
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Agenda
Meeting Agenda City Hall
601 4th Avenue E
Olympia, WA 98501
Design Review Board
Contact: Catherine McCoy
360.570.3776
Thursday, June 6, 2019 6:30 PM Council Chambers
Work Session
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
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4. ANNOUNCEMENTS
5. BUSINESS ITEMS
5.A 19-0517 Olympia Design Review 201
Attachments: Land Use Review Process
DRB Rules of Procedure
Design Review Update
5.B 19-0518 Olympia Design Review Board Team Building
6. OTHER TOPICS
7. ADJOURNMENT
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