Land Use & Environment Committee

City Hall Meeting Minutes - Final 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 Land Use & Environment Committee Information: 360.753.8244 Thursday, September 16, 2021 5:30 PM Online and Via Phone 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Madrone called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: 3 - Chair Dani Madrone, Committee member Clark Gilman and Committee member Yến Huỳnh 2.A OTHERS PRESENT Community Planning and Development staff: Director Leonard Bauer Planning and Engineering Manager Tim Smith Senior Planner Cari Hornbein 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT The following people spoke: Amos Callendar and Lisa Parks. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 5.A 21-0898 Approval of August 19, 2021 Land Use & Environment Committee Meeting Minutes Attachments: Minutes The minutes were approved. 6. COMMITTEE BUSINESS City of Olympia Page 1 Land Use & Environment Committee Meeting Minutes - Final September 16, 2021 6.A 21-0860 SE Annexation Options Recommendation Attachments: Annexation Feasibility Study Operating Revenues and Expenses Scenarios Mr. Smith presented Southeast annexation options and recommendations. The discussion was completed. 6.B 21-0852 Neighborhood Centers Update Attachments: Designated Neighborhood Centers Map Neighborhood Centers - Descriptions Neighborhood Centers Webpage Ms. Hornbein presented an update on the Neighborhood Centers project. Committee members asked questions and provided suggestions. The information was received. 6.C 21-0839 Urban Waterfront Code Amendment Recommendations Attachments: Draft Resolution Draft Code Amendments Applicant Narrative Recommendation Letter Comment Letters Ms. Hornbein presented Urban Waterfront code amendment recommendations. The Committee asked if the Planning Commission would have the capacity to revisit some noted issues. The Committee unanimously agreed to refer the Urban Waterfront code amendment to the Planning Commission for further consideration. City of Olympia Page 2 Land Use & Environment Committee Meeting Minutes - Final September 16, 2021 7. REPORTS AND UPDATES Chair Madrone reported on the building decarbonization referral from the City Council. She reported there will be regional discussions regarding the issue. Suggestions were made to refer the City buildings effort to the Finance Committee. Committee members agreed to forward that recommendation to the City Council. Chair Madrone provided a brief update on the urban farmland work group mapping project. Mr. Bauer provided information regarding the October Land Use and Environment Committee agenda. He noted a recent request for the Downtown Strategy update to move to a Council study session. He also recommended an update on the Downtown Parking Strategy be postponed to early 2022 and replaced in October by an update on the County's consideration of the Joint Plan for Olympia's urban growth area. 8. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:02 p.m. City of Olympia Page 3