Land Use & Environment Committee

City Hall Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 Land Use & Environment Committee Information: 360.753.8244 Thursday, August 17, 2017 12:00 PM Room 207 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Hankins called the meeting to order at 12:00 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: 3 - Chair Julie Hankins, Committee member Clark Gilman and Committee member Nathaniel Jones OTHERS PRESENT Community Planning and Development: Keith Stahley, Director Leonard Bauer, Deputy Director Tim Smith, Principal Planner Shelly Bentley, Urban Forestry Program Manager Stacey Ray, Senior Planner Stacey Rodell, Minutes Recorder Public Works: Kate Harman, Water Resources Habitat Biologist Sound Urban Forestry: Kevin McFarland, Consultant 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4.A 17-0854 Approval of July 20, 2017 Land Use and Environment Committee Meeting Minutes The minutes were approved. 5. COMMITTEE BUSINESS 5.A 17-0839 Master Street Tree Plan Update Ms. Bentley and Mr. McFarland provided an update on the Master Street Tree Plan via a PowerPoint presentation. A copy of the presentation can be found under meeting details City of Olympia Page 1 Land Use & Environment Committee Meeting Minutes August 17, 2017 on the City’s website. The information was received. 5.B 17-0842 Briefing on State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Urban Infill Area Exemption Recommendations Mr. Bauer presented a briefing on the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) urban infill area exemption recommendation via a handout. A copy of the handout can be found on under the meeting details on the City’s website. The information was received. 6. REPORTS AND UPDATES Mr. Smith provided an update on the East Bay Flats and Townhomes development project. Mr. Stahley reminded the Committee its next meeting will be on September 21, 2017. He also noted a meeting date and location change for the October meeting. It will be held on October 12, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. at the Olympia Fire Station on Eastside St. Mr. Bauer mentioned some items which will be coming before the Council. There was a brief discussion regarding impact fees for ‘Missing Middle’ housing. There was a brief discussion about electric vehicle charging stations. 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 1:54 p.m. City of Olympia Page 2