Land Use & Environment Committee

City Hall Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 Land Use & Environment Committee Information: 360.753.8244 Thursday, May 18, 2017 5:30 PM Olympia High School Commons 1302 North Street SE, Olympia Special Meeting 1. OPEN HOUSE 1.A 17-0546 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Missing Middle Project Open House The open house was held. The information was provded. 2. CALL TO ORDER Chair Hankins called the meeting to order at 6:40 p.m. 3. ROLL CALL Present: 2 - Chair Julie Hankins and Committee member Clark Gilman Excused: 1 - Committee member Nathaniel Jones OTHERS PRESENT Community Planning and Development staff: Director Keith Stahley Deputy Director Leonard Bauer Senior Planner Joyce Phillips Office Specialist/Minutes Recorder Stacey Rodell Public Works staff: Director Rich Hoey Assistant City Engineer Steve Sperr 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 5.A 17-0543 Approval of April 20, 2017 Land Use and Environment Committee Meeting Minutes The minutes were approved. City of Olympia Page 1 Land Use & Environment Meeting Minutes May 18, 2017 Committee 6. COMMITTEE BUSINESS 6.A 17-0501 Sign Code Update Briefing Ms. Phillips provided a report on the Sign Code Update via a PowerPoint presentation. She discussed the following: · Public participation plan · Policy focus areas · Temporary signs · Building mounted signs · Freestanding signs · Next steps in the update process o Policy issues (narrowing) o Draft code language o Technical & Policy Advisory Committee review o Community survey or opinion gathering o Code revisions based on feedback o Public outreach and public meetings o Public hearing o Council decision o Implementation efforts Discussion: · Signs posted on right-of-way versus City-owned park property · Building wrap signage · Electronic projection signs · Vinyl wraps · Art/murals versus signs · Flashing open signs · Auto Mall signage The information was received. 6.B 17-0411 2017 Engineering Design and Development Standards (EDDS) Update Mr. Sperr provided staff recommendations on the 2017 proposed topics to be addressed in the annual update of the Engineering Design and Development Standards (EDDS) via a PowerPoint presentation. The EDDS guide the design and construction of transportation, drinking water, reclaimed water, sewer, stormwater, and solid waste collection systems. They are also the technical interpretation of the City’s Comprehensive Plan and various utility master plans. The EDDS are updated annually to: · Implement goals and policies established in the City’s Comprehensive Plan City of Olympia Page 2 Land Use & Environment Meeting Minutes May 18, 2017 Committee ·Reflect changes to the Olympia Municipal Code (OMC), particularly Titles 12- 18 · Help implement policies established in approved Utility Master Plans · Address changes in equipment and materials · Enable the use of improvements in technology · Clarify information and requirements described in the text and shown on standard drawings This year’s update addresses several Comprehensive Plan Policies and OMC chapters related to: · Curb ramps · Pedestrian pathways · Traffic impact analyses · Block sizing Public Involvement and Communication Plan addresses: · Stakeholders · Opportunities and methods of communication · Regular staff-level coordination meetings, particularly with Community Planning and Development Next Steps: · Now: Launch public involvement strategy · June 13: 2017 topics to City Council · June - August: Drafting specific changes · September: Back to the Land Use and Environment Committee · November: City Council/Public Hearing The Committee unanimously agreed to approve staff recommendations on the 2017 proposed topics to be addressed in the annual update of the Engineering Design and Development Standards as well as the public involvement strategy and forward on to full City Council for approval. 7. REPORTS AND UPDATES Chair Hankins asked if anyone from the public would like to speak. Tom Crawford and Eder Nunez from Thurston Climate Action Team and People for a Carbon Free Olympia (PCFO) spoke about the following: · Climate change · Climate action plan · Impacts of climate change in Olympia · Clean energy · Carbon reduction Mr. Stahley indicated the next LUEC meeting & Missing Middle open house will be City of Olympia Page 3 Land Use & Environment Meeting Minutes May 18, 2017 Committee May 30, 2017 at Capital High School Commons. Mr. Bauer and Ms. Phillips reported the City is working with Thurston County to update the joint plan for the Olympia urban growth area. 8. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m. City of Olympia Page 4