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 21, 2020 4:30 PM Online or via phone Register to attend: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83756491108? pwd=Z2FNOVMzKy9TR0xSY2gvMXNnYjBpQT09 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Gilman called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: 3 - Chair Clark Gilman, Committee member Dani Madrone and Committee member Jessica Bateman 2.A OTHERS PRESENT Community Planning and Development Staff: Interim Director Leonard Bauer Strategic Projects Manager Amy Buckler Senior Planner Joyce Phillips Home Fund Program Manager Cary Retlin Public Works Staff: Director Rich Hoey Engineering & Planning Supervisor Susan Clark Thurston Regional Planning Council: Senior Planner Allison Osterberg 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT Public comment was accepted via email only. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 5.A 20-0401 Approval of April 16, 2020 Land Use & Environment Committee Meeting Minutes City of Olympia Page 1 Land Use & Environment Committee Meeting Minutes May 21, 2020 The minutes were approved. 6. COMMITTEE BUSINESS 6.A 20-0387 Follow-up Discussion: Just Cause and Vacate Notice Extensions for Rental Housing Following a briefing from Mr. Retlin, the Committee asked staff to: - clarify the problem they are trying to solve, using data and input from stakeholders. - clarify how proposed draft changes will impact existing code. - analyze potential unintended consequences, possibly through outreach to landlords and tenant groups. - identify how needs have changed and whether there are urgent issues due to the COVID-19 crisis. The discussion was completed. 6.B 20-0199 Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan Project Update Mr. Hoey, Ms. Clark and Ms. Osterberg gave a PowerPoint presentation. Discussion included: - refining data on primary sources of emissions before going to the state legislature with specific requests. - how to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040. - lessons learned from Sustainable Thurston. Staff noted a draft implementation plan could be ready by late summer and public discussion on potential priority actions could occur in the fall. The discussion was completed. 6.C 20-0386 Housing Action Plan Briefing Ms. Buckler provided a PowerPoint briefing on the Housing Action Plan. The discussion was completed. 6.D 20-0267 Shoreline Master Program Periodic Review - Briefing Ms. Phillips provided a PowerPoint briefing on the Shoreline Master Program update. The discussion was completed. 7. REPORTS AND UPDATES Mr. Bauer noted agenda items for the next meeting. Committee member Madrone requested additional information on the Multi-Family Tax Exemption program before the next meeting. City of Olympia Page 2 Land Use & Environment Committee Meeting Minutes May 21, 2020 8. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:33 p.m. City of Olympia Page 3