Land Use & Environment Committee

City Hall Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 Land Use & Environment Committee Information: 360.753.8244 Thursday, July 19, 2018 5:30 PM Council Chambers 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Gilman called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: 3 - Chair Clark Gilman, Committee member Nathaniel Jones and Committee member Lisa Parshley OTHERS PRESENT Community Planning and Development (CP&D) Director Keith Stahley CP&D Deputy Director Leonard Bauer CP&D Senior Planner Joyce Phillips CP&D Intern Reace Fant Public Works Director Rich Hoey Public Works Senior Planner Sophie Stimson 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT The following people spoke: JuJu Guarino and Karen Messmer. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 5.A 18-0684 Approval of June 21, 2018 Land Use & Environment Committee Meeting Minutes The minutes were approved. 6. COMMITTEE BUSINESS 6.A 18-0340 Alley and Right-of-Way Use Mr. Hoey provided background to begin to lay the groundwork for future action by the Council regarding existing seating and use of public space downtown. The information was provided. City of Olympia Page 1 Land Use & Environment Committee Meeting Minutes July 19, 2018 6.B 18-0664 Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendments Briefing Ms. Phillips provided information on the proposal to redesignate and rezone vacant land located on the corner of Black Lake Boulevard and US Hwy 101 interchange and the proposal to add an appendix to the Land Use and Urban Design chapter of the Comprehensive plan. The information was provided. 6.C 18-0660 Review Thurston County Joint Plan Update Ms. Phillips presented a brief whitepaper on the Thurston County Joint Plan, which is a comprehensive plan that guides the unincorporated portion of the City's Urban Growth Area. The discussion was completed. 7. REPORTS AND UPDATES Committee member Jones asked Mr. Hoey about contaminated sediments in East Bay and the health implications associated with exposure. Mr. Hoey and his staff are continuing to evaluate the recent Department of Ecology reports. 8. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m. City of Olympia Page 2