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CITY COUNCIL
Special Meeting
Port Angeles, Washington
September 23, 2025
This meeting was conducted as a hybrid meeting.
CALL TO ORDER SPECIAL MEETING
Mayor Dexter called the special meeting of the Port Angeles City Council to order at 5:00 p.m.
Members Present: Mayor Dexter, Deputy Mayor Carr, Council Members Hamilton, Miller, Schromen-Wawrin
(arrived at 5:41), Schwab, and Suggs.
Members Absent: None.
Staff Present: City Manager West, Deputy City Manager Goings, Attorney Bloor, Clerk Martinez -Bailey, C. Delikat,
B. Smith, S. Carrizosa, D. Sharp, S. Curtin, A. Fountain, A. Torres, J. Boado, S. Cartmel, C. Bornsworth, B. Braudrick,
and M. Young.
WORK SESSION
The Mayor turned the meeting over to Deputy City Manager Calvin Goings, who spoke about the purpose of the
meeting. He shared that for the past 18 months, staff had worked on the comprehensive plan update while
simultaneously processing a record number of building permits, all while in full compliance with the new shorter
Senate Bill 5290 permitting timelines. Deputy City Manager Goings spoke to the comprehensive plan stakeholder
advisor group that consisted of representatives from local institutions, professional organizations, major employers,
Planning Commissioners, interested community members, along with three members of the City Council, to discuss
community priorities and shape a shared vision for the next 20 years. Deputy City Manager Goings introduced the
staff presenters and then turned the meeting over to Planning Supervisor Ben Braudrick, who provided a summary
of the presentation's content and stated the plan would cover nine elements. In addition to Supervisor Braudrick's
presentation, Community and Economic Development Manager Shannen Cartmel, Natural Resources & Grant
Administrator/Associate Planner Courtney Bornsworth, Housing Administrator/Associate Planner Jalyn Boado, and
Long Range & Special Projects Administrator/Associate Planner Angel Torres each spoke to portions of the
PowerPoint presentation.
Council discussion followed. Council questions were answered by staff.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Council, the Mayor adjourned the meeting at 7:03 p.m.
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Ka e Dexter, Mayor
Minutes were approved on: 10441 vms
Kari Martinez -Bailey, City