Land Use & Environment Committee

City Hall Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 Land Use & Environment Committee Information: 360.753.8244 Thursday, November 18, 2021 4:00 PM Online and Via Phone Special Meeting 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Madrone called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: 3 - Chair Dani Madrone, Committee member Clark Gilman and Committee member Yến Huỳnh 2.A OTHERS PRESENT City Manager Jay Burney Assistant City Manager Keith Stahley Community Planning and Development staff: Director Leonard Bauer Planning and Engineering Manager Tim Smith Program and Planning Supervisor Amy Buckler Senior Program Assistant Max DeJarnatt 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT Timothy Leadingham spoke. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 5.A 21-1120 Approval of October 21, 2021 Finance Committee Meeting Minutes The minutes were approved. 6. COMMITTEE BUSINESS 6.A 21-1075 Housing and Homeless Metrics Briefing City of Olympia Page 1 Land Use & Environment Committee Meeting Minutes November 18, 2021 Ms. Buckler presented Housing and Homeless Response metrics. Committee members held a discussion regarding response and measurement improvements. The information was received. 6.B 21-1090 Parking Strategy Implementation Update Mr. DeJarnatt provided an update on the parking strategy implementation. Committee members asked clarifying questions. The discussion was completed. 6.C 21-1092 Hearing Examiner Request for Qualifications Process Mr. Smith presented a draft Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for hearing examiner services, as well as optional processes for reviewing proposals submitted in response to the RFQ. Committee members requested edits to the RFQ and provided direction on the process. They asked that the Committee conduct the interviews following initial screening by staff. Additional comments included consideration of equity issues. The discussion was completed. 7. REPORTS AND UPDATES Chair Madrone reported on progress of the Urban Agriculture work group and noted she is meeting monthly with Councilmember Parshley on climate actions. Mr. Bauer reported on the scheduled agenda topics for the December 16, 2021 meeting. He also reported a consultant has been selected to assist the City in reviewing codes and regulations related to Neighborhood Centers and how to encourage further development in these centers. 8. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 6:02 p.m. City of Olympia Page 2