PBIA Advisory Board

City Hall Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E Olympia WA 98501 PBIA Advisory Board Contact: Amy Buckler 360.570.5847 Thursday, May 10, 2018 6:00 PM Council Chambers 1. CALL TO ORDER Vice Chair Barrett called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 1.A ROLL CALL Present: 10 - Vice Chair Jeffrey Barrett, Boardmember Jacob David, Boardmember Janis Dean, Boardmember Lindsay Galariada, Boardmember Sandra Hall, Boardmember Kimberly Murillo, Boardmember Connie Phegley, Boardmember David Rauh, Boardmember Nathan Rocker and Boardmember Jeffrey Trinin Excused: 2 - Chair Danielle Ruse and Boardmember Mary Corso OTHERS PRESENT City of Olympia Community Planning and Development Staff: Downtown Liaison Mark Rentfrow Senior Planner Stacey Ray Homeless Response Coordinator Colin DeForrest Olympia Police Lieutenant Sam Costello 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 3.A 18-0442 Approval of April 12, 2018 PBIA Meeting Minutes The minutes were approved. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT Jeanette Laffoon expressed concerns with the homeless population. Todd Cutts discussed upcoming events. Tom Anderson discussed the erosion of the safety of downtown for business and City of Olympia Page 1 PBIA Advisory Board Meeting Minutes May 10, 2018 property owners. Barbara Baker said homeless people should not be compared to the "hoodlums" responsible for the vandalism. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS Upcoming events were announced. 6. BUSINESS ITEMS 6.A 18-0441 Action Plan Briefing Ms. Ray shared information on what the City has been doing to meet the goals and vision on how the City grows and develops over the next 20 years. She distributed the 2018 Annual Report, "Onward" and discussed the statistics using the dashboard and how collecting the information is helping to determine what the data means and how to use it. The report was received. 6.B 18-0427 PBIA Public Art Investment Mr. Rentfrow discussed the public art investment and distributed information on street banners. The report was received. 7. REPORTS Ms. Buckler reported that Boardmember Dean and others are participating in Olympia Downtown Association (ODA) hosted meetings and they are in the process of putting together a proposed marketing strategy. 8. OTHER TOPICS 8.A 18-0351 Round Table Discussion Ms. Buckler reported that City Council had a study session on Tuesday May 8th on homelessness. Mr. Costello shared that there are two walking police officers assigned to downtown seven days a week to provide security and help disengage fights. In the past, disorderly conduct resulted in jail. It is very costly to house someone in jail so it is great to have the option to work with the Crisis Response Center to help those that have substance abuse and mental health issues. Mr. DeForrest talked about his vision for homeless efforts. The discussion was completed. City of Olympia Page 2 PBIA Advisory Board Meeting Minutes May 10, 2018 9. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:02 p.m. City of Olympia Page 3