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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 05/30/2012ROLL CALL OLD BUSINESS MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION Port Angeles, Washington 98362 Special Meeting May 30, 2012 6:00 p.m. Members Present: Doc Reiss, Amanda Anderson, David Miller, John Matthews, Tim Boyle, Duane Morris, Scott Headrick Members Absent: None Staff Present: Nathan West, Scott Johns, Sue Roberds Public Present: Paul Gottlieb, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chair Reiss opened the special meeting at 6:00 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Miller moved to approve the May 9, 2012, regular meeting minutes. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Anderson and passed unanimously. Commissioner Morris moved to approve the April 25, 2012, regular meeting minutes. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Boyle and passed 5 0 with Commissioners Matthews and Miller abstaining due to absence from the meeting. REVISED DRAFT SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM: Additional review of an updated Shoreline Master Program proposing amended and new policies and regulations intended to achieve the goals of the State Shoreline Management Act and the community's vision for shoreline management Associate Planner Scott Johns read a staff memo regarding review of the updated Shoreline Master Program to date and noted that the Planning Commission recommended approval of the revised Program following a public hearing on May 23. He stated that a comment was made by a member of the public following the May 23 public hearing that information received by staff prior to the meeting was not transmitted to the Planning Commission for consideration at the May 23 meeting. The afternoon prior to the public hearing, a memorandum was received late in the day, and once reviewed, it was noted that several comments were provided from the Strait of Juan de Fuca Ecosystem Recovery Network (ERN) reiterating comments made in an earlier memo that had previously been considered by the Harbor Planning Committee. Most of those comments were incorporated into the Draft SMP while others were rejected by the Harbor Planning Committee earlier in the review process. Due to the lateness of when staff received the comments, and the fact that most of the comments were repeat comments that had already been Planning Commtssmn Almutes May 9, 2012 Page 2 considered by the Harbor Planning Committee earlier in the process, the comments were not provided to the Planning Commission for the public hearing. The morning following the public hearing, staff contacted the author of the comments and indicated they would be provided directly to City Council given the lateness of their receipt and the repetitive nature of the comments, when transmitting the Planning Commission's recommendation to the City Council. Staff provided a copy of said memorandum from the Strait of Juan de Fuca Ecosystem Recovery Network (ERN) with staff comments to the various points outlined for identification purposes. He closed by indicating that staff recommends that the Planning Commission reaffirm its earlier recommendation to City Council to approve the draft SMP. Community Economic Development Director Nathan West stated that the member of the public also commented that conversation was had between Commissioners that was not audible He then read into the record a transcript of the inaudible conversation which was a procedural discussion between two Planning Commissioners. Commissioner Morris recommended that a definition of "soft armoring" be included in the definitions section. Staff will provide that definition to Council. Mr. West confirmed that Council would be conducting a public hearing on June 5 and would likely continue action to June 19 on this item. Staff will include an errata sheet for Council's information. Chair Reiss thanked staff and, in particular Scott Johns, for the tremendous amount of work that went into revision to the Shoreline Master Program. Commission Matthews moved to forward a recommendation of approval to the City Council with the additional changes noted by staff. Commissioner Tini Boyle seconded the motion that passed unanimously. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC None STAFF REPORTS None REPORTS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m. Sue Rober' Secretary Doc Reiss, Chair