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Jack K"ittkm Memorial Conference Room in City Hall /Port Angeles, Washington
Meeting Minutes for June 9, 20U1
Mission Statement:
To create a strong economically and culturally vibrant community
that will enhance the lives of our citizens.
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Kidd opened the meeting at 7:30 am.
ROLL CALL:
Members Present.- Chair Cherie Kidd, Co-Chair Don Pcrg'` K j /\h\bnrg, Mike Edvvoudm` Greg
l}o|berg, Terry Weed, [org' Morris, Ed Bedford, Linda ltu\nnurk, ]et[ Robb,
Charlie Smith.
Members Absent: Mike Chapman, Frances Charles, George Sohoente|d<, Christopher Riffle.
>tofJ'Pruxen/ Kent Myers,Nathan YVeaL Scott Johns,J0000mu Hurd.
Others Present: ?irn Boyle.
Public Present: SbnuyuZecobniok.
Approval ofMinutes
M. ]Odwumdw made rombom t°accept the May meeting minutes as presented. Motion seconded by D.
Perry. Motion passed unanimously.
N. VVed gave u brief status report on the project, stating that the project is on schedule and 30% of the
design should be complete 6v the end of July, 2Ol|. (}n June 7` 20|), the sign installer was selected and
the signs will be received by the City next week. C. Kidd stated that P/\ Forward uboo|d ukendthe first
sign installation. N. West added that staff was working on three grant opportunities to help fund the VV1`|P.
K. K4yc,a added that the u|dnno10 goal of the project is to a1irnulu1e private development and that Tod
McC|umkey is willing to sell his property dovvo\u`vn on long as it is not used for ahotel. K. Myers also
added that |uyt week he, N. VVoa|, and [)uu Guae met with Robed Holmes, u pdvuiu investor from Seattle,
� to explore possible development opportunities. N. YVcmi added that staff ia developing o selection panel to
develop an &FO for the /\ds Prunnuv/ork p|uu vvhiob v/ii| include representatives from the City, VV'[|P
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Team, Art on the Town, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, and The Arts Council.
Economic Develo
Buy-Think Local
M. 8d`vurda reported that the nnuohnA held on June 8, 2011, addressed four main topics including the top
ten reasons to buy locally, finalizing the plan for Phase 1, identifying a list of action items, and composing a
press release. M. Edwards showed the approved logo and showed how i| could he appropriately modified
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depending upon who used it. K. Myers asked about ordering bumper stickers. M. Edwards added that
bumper stickers were still being researched and could potentially be part of Phase 11.
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June 9,2011
Tourism /ONP/Elwha
D. Perry reported that the sub-committee had not met recently. He added that the Olympic National Park
has stated that they have the event planning under control for the Elwha Dam Removal Event in
September. C. Kidd added that the sub-committee should still get together to discuss how to handle the
influx of media and other issues associated with the event. D. Perry suggested possible dates and members
of the sub-committee agreed upon June 30, 2011, at 8:00 a.m. in the Pittis Conference room.
M. Edwards asked for the sub-committee to research who is responsible for tourism, in general, for the Port
Angeles area. D. Perry responded that lie would provide specifics at the next meeting. K. Myers discussed
the events planned for the weekend of the dam removal ceremony. He added that he is disappointed that
ONP has not done more promotion for the event. K. Ahlburg stated that a template should be developed
for use in handling and preparing for large events such as the dam removal in our area.
Transportation
K. Myers reported that the sub-committee was addressing how to transport people between the City and
Olympic National Park locations. He added that ONP is looking into grant opportunities for shuttle buses.
A report on the issue will be released at the end of the year.
Hurricane Ridge Road
K. Myers distributed a report regarding the number of visitors to Hurricane Ridge this winter. He added
that the numbers came in below the Olympic National Park's expectations. He also stated that the number
came in below expectations for the shuttle passengers and that the shuttle operation was not considered a
success. He added that the City is still required to come up with a local match of $75,000 for the
2011/2012 winter season. Comments are currently being solicited from the public and a final decision will
be made on June 29, 2011,whether to keep the road open for another winter. K. Myers and N. West exited
the meeting at 8:30 a.m. and discussion continued regarding Hurricane Ridge Road.
Regulation/Business/Financing
No discussion.
Port Angeles Anniversary Subcommittee
No discussion.
New Business
None.
Member Reports
None.
Adiournmeut
Chair Kidd adjourned the meeting at 8:40 a.m.
Next Meetinz Date
Next regular meeting date— July 14,2011,at 7:30 a.m. in the Jack Pittis Memorial Conference Room/City Hall.
Cherie Kidd,Chair JaVUTES Hurd, City Clerk
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NEW AND ON-GOING ACTION ITEMS
DATE DESCRIPTION RESPONSIBLE PARTY TARGET DEADLINE
2-9-06 Continue Discussions on Group On-Going
Housing/Jobs
3-13-2008 "2010"Theme Adopted Group On-Going
6-10-10 Business Resource Survey Various On-Going
Sub-Committees
2010 PA Forward 2011 Nathan West 2011
Work Plan Proposal
COMPLETED ACTION ITEMS
DATE DESCRIPTION RESPONSIBLE PARTY RESULT
Letter to City Council,
March 2006 Planning Commission Completed
and County regarding Mark Madsen
Southern Cross-Route
April-May 2006 Strategic Planning Meetings Group Completed 5-11-06
with Jim Haguewood
February 2007 Make recommendation to City Completed 2-8-07
Council regarding Harbor Plan Group
Determine PA Forward
May 10,2007 representative to Lodging Tax Group Completed 5-10-2007
Committee
October 2007 Determination of PUD Group Completed 10-1 1-07
Representative
October 2007 Gather input regarding Cross- Group Completed 10-11-07
Route issue
Give Recommendation to City
December 2007 Council Regarding Cross-Town Group Completed
Route
January 2009 Flost Business Resource Event Subcommittee January 8,2009
Council Chambers
March 2009 AIA Team Grant Visit Group March 2009
Forward Recommendations to
April 2009 City Council regarding CFP& Group April 9,2009
Policy Issues
Summer 2009 AIA Grant Subcommittee October 2009
Final Report Roll Out
August 2009 2010 Census Bureau N. West November 2009
Presentation
February 2010 Juan de Fuca Statue Project N. West Recommendation to City
Council
May 2010 Complete Count Census N. West May 2010
Committee
Invited ONP to discuss
May 2010 marketing plan for Elwha Dam K.Myers May 2010
Removal Project