Land Use & Environment Committee

City Hall Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 Land Use & Environment Committee Information: 360.753.8244 Thursday, September 19, 2019 5:30 PM Council Chambers 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Gilman called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: 2 - Chair Clark Gilman and Committee member Lisa Parshley Excused: 1 - Committee member Nathaniel Jones 2.A OTHERS PRESENT City of Olympia Community Planning and Development staff: Deputy Director Leonard Bauer Economic Development Director Mike Reid Strategic Projects Manager Amy Buckler Senior Planner Stacey Ray 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT The following people spoke: Sarah Stockholm and Larry Dzieza. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 5.A 19-0831 Approval of July 18, 2019 Land Use & Environment Committee Meeting Minutes The minutes were approved. 5.B 19-0832 Approval of August 12, 2019 Land Use & Environment Committee Meeting Minutes The minutes were approved. 6. COMMITTEE BUSINESS 6.A 19-0815 Homeless Response Plan Status Report City of Olympia Page 1 Land Use & Environment Committee Meeting Minutes September 19, 2019 Ms. Buckler and Ms. Ray gave a briefing on the status of the homeless response planning process. The information was received. 6.B 19-0822 Boulevard Road Surplus Property Draft Request for Qualifications Recommendation Mr. Reid presented a draft Request for Qualifications for 3900 Boulevard Road. The draft Request for Qualifications for 3900 Boulevard Road was accepted and forwarded to the City Council for consideration. 6.C 19-0817 Housing Affordability Work Sessions Follow-up Discussion Mr. Bauer presented a briefing on local and regional policies. Staff was directed to: - Pursue further ways Olympia can support the production of workforce single family and multi-family housing for households at or above 80 percent of Area Median Income (AMI). - Bring forward proposals for Multi-Family Tax Exemption and renter protection. - Increase outreach and education on tools available to incentivize affordable housing. The discussion was completed. 7. REPORTS AND UPDATES Mr. Bauer provided the following updates: Short-Term Rentals - Engage Olympia web page was up and running. Grant application to WA Dept of Commerce for Housing Action Plan to be submitted jointly with Cities of Tumwater and Lacey by Sept 30. Proposal is to contract with Thurston Regional Planning Council to lead the data collection and public outreach portions of the work. 8. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m. City of Olympia Page 2