Land Use & Environment Committee

City Hall Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 Land Use & Environment Committee Information: 360.753.8244 Thursday, March 23, 2023 5:30 PM Council Chambers, Online and Via Phone 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Madrone called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: 2 - Chair Dani Madrone and Committee member Jim Cooper Excused: 1 - Committee member Clark Gilman OTHERS PRESENT City Manager Jay Burney Assistant City Manager Rich Hoey Community Planning and Development Staff: Deputy Director Tim Smith Principal Planner Joyce Phillips Housing Director Darian Lightfoot Housing Program Specialist Christa Lenssen 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT - None 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 5.A 23-0272 Approval of February 23, 2023 Land Use and Environment Committee Meeting Minutes The minutes were approved. 6. COMMITTEE BUSINESS 6.A 23-0256 Joint Plan Update Ms. Phillips provided an update on the Thurston County Joint Plan. City of Olympia Page 1 Land Use & Environment Committee Meeting Minutes March 23, 2023 The Committee discussed several recommended amendments to the plan: 1. Revise reference of Priest Point Park to Squaxin Park on p. 38 and p.50. 2. Change “development of a climate action plan” to “implementation of the climate action plan”. 3. Revise PN2.4 on p. 36 to clarify that TDRs are about private transactions. Committee member Cooper moved, seconded by Chair Madrone, to recommend approval of the Joint Plan as amended. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 2 - Chair Madrone and Committee member Cooper Excused: 1 - Committee member Gilman 6.B 23-0254 Affordable Homeownership Study Scope of Work Ms. Lenssen provided an overview of the scope of work. The discussion was completed. 7. REPORTS AND UPDATES At the request of Committee member Cooper, Mr. Smith provided an update on the proposed commercial/residential development on Lot 1 of the Briggs Urban Village. 8. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 6:28 p.m. City of Olympia Page 2