Land Use & Environment Committee

City Hall Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 Land Use & Environment Committee Information: 360.753.8244 Monday, August 12, 2019 1:00 PM Council Chambers Televised Special Meeting Potential Quorum of the Olympia City Council 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Gilman called the meeting to order at 1:03 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Councilmember Jones attended via teleconference. Present: 3 - Chair Clark Gilman, Committee member Nathaniel Jones and Committee member Lisa Parshley 2.A OTHERS PRESENT Mayor Cheryl Selby City Attorney Mark Barber City of Olympia Community Planning and Development Staff: Director Keith Stahley Deputy Director Leonard Bauer Principal Planner Tim Smith Strategic Projects Manager Amy Buckler Associate Line of Business Director Mike Reid Home Fund Manager Cary Retlin Homeless Response Coordinator Colin DeForrest City of Olympia Public Works Staff: City Engineer Fran Eide Water Resources Director Eric Christensen Assistant City Engineer Steve Sperr Project Engineer David Smith City of Olympia Parks, Arts and Recreation staff: Parks Planning and Design Manager Laura Keehan Panelists: Trudy Soucoup from Homes First City of Olympia Page 1 Land Use & Environment Committee Meeting Minutes August 12, 2019 Robin Amandon from Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) Carly Cogan from Habitat for Humanity Gab Ash from Catholic Community Services (CCS) Jaycie Osterberg from Quixote Village Angelia Sexsmith from Vine Street Glenn Wells from Glenn Wells Architect 3. COMMITTEE SESSIONS 3.A 19-0701 Session One - Supporting Low Income and Supportive Housing Production Chair Gilman provided an overview of the meeting. Mr. Bauer shared an overview of the meeting rules and how it will be facilitated. Mr. Retlin reviewed a PowerPoint presentation. The following questions were posed to the panel: - How do we get more units for people making less than 80% of area median income? - How can Olympia deploy its limited resources? - Are methods the City is using effective? What else should the City be doing? - What should the City prioritize? The following people spoke: Mayor Selby, Chair Gilman, Councilmember Jones and Parshley, Trudy Soucoup, Carly Cogan, Robin Amadon, Jaycie Osterberg and Gab Ash. The discussion was completed. 3.B 19-0717 Session Two - Encouraging Affordable Housing Production and Residential Construction Mr. Bauer provided an overview of the context and content for the meeting and a PowerPoint presentation. The following questions were posed to the panel: - How do we get more units for first time homebuyers? - Given the City’s limited scope of influence, what can the city do support affordable housing production? - What else have you used elsewhere and what can we transfer to Olympia? - How should resources in the City be prioritized to get more units? The following people spoke: Mayor Selby, Chair Gilman, Councilmember Jones and Parshley, Glenn Wells, Carly Cogan and Angelia Sexsmith. The discussion was completed. City of Olympia Page 2 Land Use & Environment Committee Meeting Minutes August 12, 2019 4. REPORTS AND UPDATES - None 5. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 4:29 p.m. City of Olympia Page 3