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Home My WebLink AboutPC Minutes 2019-01-09MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION CityCouncil Chambers Port Angeles, Washington 98362 fanuary 9, 2019 6:00 p.m. REGUIIIRMEETING PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chair Schwab opened the regular meeting at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present:Pamela Hastings, Duane Morris, Andrew Schwab (Chair), Steven Hopkins (Vice-Chair), Amy Powell, Benjamin Stanley, Mel Messineo Allyson Brekke (D i re cto r) Ben Braudrick (Assistant Planner) City Staff Present: Public Present: PUBLIC COMMENTS: None. John Ralston Chair Schwab closed public comments APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Commissioner Messineo noted an error in the meeting end time. Commissioner Hopkins moved to accept the minutes from Decemb er 12, 2018 meeting with the suggested edits. Chair Schwab called for a vote. All were in approval. Chair Schwab moved the Staff Updates and Reports from Commissioners ahead of the Action Items on the Agenda. STAFF UPDATES Director Allyson Brekke updated the Commission on the proposed Multifamily Tax Exemption designation of exemption target areas and an ordinance creating the exemption that will be considered by the City Council a public hearing for the regular January 15,2019 meeting. Assistant Planner Benjamin Braudrick provided a synopsis on the Façade Grant Program, including locations, history, and financing. He then provided a brief on definitions for the terms "conservation" and "preservation" based on State Revised Code of Washington and the Washington Administrative Code. REPORTS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS Commissioner Morris made the Commission aware of an article in the Peninsula Daily News that highlighted the public process for the 201 9 Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan Amendment process. Commissioner Hopkins notified the Commission and Staff that he would likely be moving soon, which would make him ineligible to sit on the Planning Commission. P lanning Commís s ion Minute s January 9,2019 Page 2 Commissioner Stanley commended the Commission on its current effort to amend the Comprehensive Plan. He felt that through amendment process it has become clear that steps should be taken by the Commission to rcwritc somc Chapters that retrrain uuulcar ur inatlequate. He proposed providing a sample chapter to the City Council once the 2019 amendment process was complete. He was happy to hear about the multifamily tax exemption process, and thought the process needed to be multifaceted. He provided some examples of fuither efforts that could be takei. ACTION ITEMS Eiements: Commissioner Messineo gave an overyiew of her 2nd Draft changes to the Conservation Element,s second round of revisions based on the Commission's feedback at the previous meeting. Discussion followed. The Commission accepted the changes. Commissioner Hastings gave an overview of her changes for the Capital Facilities Element. Discussion followed. Commissioner Hastings accepted changes by the Commission for her 2nd Draft. The Commission discussed changing the review schedule to also for an extra meeting focused on redundancy review. The following schedule was agreed upon: T¡-.,^*, î2rd. f ^*l lt^^ Dl^*^-+ /^^-^---^---:^r ^-- J r-- -r I . r\rq^tsatJ -J . Lollu Lrùç ulçlllçllL \\,utr[[çrçrar alu rluuslflal) - ıgn ùIâruey February 13th: Land use Element (Residential and open space) - Amy powell February 27th: Parks and Recreation Element - Duane Morris Economic Development - Drew Schwab March l3ú' GMA and Housing Elements -Full Commission March27ú: RedundancyReview By March 31st Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals are due from the Public April 10tr: Redundancy Review / Presenting Draft to Planning Commission & consider additional amendments proposals By Aprit 19th 60 day Notice of Intent to Adopt Amendment proposals due to Commerce Apnl24th: Planning Commission Public Hearing on Amendment (continued to May 8th) May 8th: Planning Commission Public Hearing on Amendment and Recommendation to Council ADJOURNMENT commission made a motion to adjourn. The motion passed 6-0 all in favor. The meeting adjourned at 7:13 p.m. Ben Braudrick, Secretary PREPARED BY: Ben Br¿udrick, Secretary 6{ Þr Andrew Schwab, Chair THE CITY ",-l)oRT W A S H I N G T O N. U.S PLANINING COMMISSION ATTENDANCE AND TESTIMONY SIGN IN ROSTER PLEASE SIGN IN IF you plan to testify, by signature below, you certify that the testimony given is true and correct under penalty of perjury by the laws of the State of Washington. If you do not plan to testify, your signature only acknowledges your presence at the meeting. MEETING DATE: you!9 Lat Name Address Agenda.Item # ..)ou{d Swrwù () Õúr\ ?\V P k //k