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 21, 2024 4:00 PM Online, Phone, Room 112 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Madrone called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: 2 - Chair Dani Madrone and Committee member Robert Vanderpool Excused: 1 - Committee member Jim Cooper 2.A OTHERS PRESENT City Manager Jay Burney Interim CP&D Director Tim Smith Principal Planner Nicole Floyd Housing Program Specialist Christa Lenssen Director of Housing and Homeless Response Darian Lightfoot Director of Climate Programs Pamela Braff Climate Resilience Coordinator Natalie Weiss Affordable Housing Program Manager Jacinda Steltjes 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chair Madrone requested the addition of time to discuss the Affordable Housing Emergency Declaration. This was conducted in the Reports and Updates section of the agenda. The agenda was approved as amended. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT The following people spoke: Gordon Wheat and Paris McClusky. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 5.A 24-0977 Approval of October 17, 2024 Land Use & Environment Committee Meeting Minutes The minutes were approved. 5.B 24-0976 Approval of September 19, 2024 Land Use & Environment Committee Meeting Minutes City of Olympia Page 1 Land Use & Environment Committee Meeting Minutes November 21, 2024 The minutes were approved. 6. COMMITTEE BUSINESS 6.A 24-0971 State Environmental Policy Act Categorical Exemptions Briefing Ms. Floyd presented a briefing on the State Environmental Policy Act and options for increasing categorical exemptions for new development projects within the City of Olympia. The discussion was completed. 6.B 24-0952 Renter Protection Measures Discussion Ms. Lenssen and Ms. Lightfoot discussed renter protections related to tenant screening, manufactured homes, and rent to own arrangements. The discussion was completed. 6.C 24-0935 Comprehensive Plan Update - Climate Resilience Sub-element Ms. Weiss and Ms. Braff provided a briefing on the Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment conducted to inform the Climate Resilience Sub-element for the 2025 Comprehensive Plan update. The discussion was completed. 7. REPORTS AND UPDATES Ms. Steltjes provided an update on the Affordable Housing Emergency Declaration that is scheduled before the City Council on December 10, 2024. Ms. Floyd provided an update on the recommendation of the Planning Commission regarding an ordinance to address permit review timelines and implement changes to Chapter 36.70B, Local Project Review Act. LUEC agreed to cancel the December meeting and will instead receive draft CPD and LUEC work plans via email to discuss at the January meeting. 8. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 6:56 p.m. City of Olympia Page 2