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 15, 2022 5:30 PM Online and Via Phone Register to Attend: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LaIjH8AqS_66EKtI81pDAg 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 Jim Cooper and Committee member Clark Gilman 2.A OTHERS PRESENT City Manager Jay Burney Community Planning and Development Director Leonard Bauer Climate Program Manager Pamela Braff Louisa Sevier Public Works Staff: City Engineer Steve Sperr Engineering and Planning Supervisor Sophie Stimson 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT Robert Morino spoke. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 5.A 22-0838 Approval of August 11, 2022 Land Use & Environment Committee Meeting Minutes The minutes were approved. 6. COMMITTEE BUSINESS City of Olympia Page 1 Land Use & Environment Committee Meeting Minutes September 15, 2022 6.A 22-0819 Development Agreement Ordinance Recommendation Mr. Bauer presented a summary of the proposed ordinance and a draft administrative policy. Committee member Cooper moved, seconded by Committee member Gilman, to recommend the proposed ordinance amending 18.53 regarding development agreements to the full City Council for consideration. The motion passed unanimously. 6.B 22-0833 2022 Engineering Design and Development Standards (EDDS) Update Mr Sperr and Ms. Stimson gave a presentation on the 2022 EDDS updates. Committee member Gilman moved, seconded by Committee member Cooper, to accept staff's list of 2022 updates to the Engineering Design and Development Standards. The motion passed unanimously. 6.C 22-0822 Climate Action Plan Implementation Briefing Dr. Braff and Ms. Sevier gave a briefing on Olympia's climate change response and implementation of the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan. The discussion was completed. 7. REPORTS AND UPDATES Chair Madrone suggested adding an update on implementation of tenant protections to a future Committee agenda. She reported a cost proposal from Thurston Conservation District for implementation of actions in the urban agriculture work group report is pending and Agripark feasibility study is kicking off. Committee member Gilman reported Thurston Regional Planning Council is soon considering updates to the Regional Transportation Plan. Mr. Bauer reviewed scheduled agenda items for the next Committee meeting and suggested moving the Capital Mall Triangle Subarea Plan briefing to the November meeting. 8. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:56 p.m. City of Olympia Page 2