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Home My WebLink AboutPC Minutes 2019-04-10MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION CityCouncil Chambers Port Angeles, Washington 98362 April LO,ZOL9 6:00 p.m. REGUIIIRMEETING PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chair Schwab opened the regular meeting at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present:Mel Messineo, Pamela Hastings, Duane Morris, Andrew Schwab (Chair), Amy Powell, Ben Stanley City Staff Present:David Wechner (Interim Director of Community and Economic Development) Ben Braudrick (Assistant Planner) Public Present:John Ralston Chair Schwab moved Staff Updates and Reports from Commission Members ahead of the agenda items. PUBLIC COMMENTS: John Ralston, City Resident. Commented on the public notice posted in the Peninsula Daily News conceming the 2019 Comprehensive Plan Amendment. He asked what date the plan would be available for public review. Assistant Planner Ben Braudrick responded that all comments from the Commission at the meeting would be incorporated into what will be the final amendment document. He hoped to have a staff report completed and available to the public on April 17, one week prior to the public hearing. Chair Schwab closed public comments APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Commissioner Messineo noted a small change needed to the minutes. Planner Braudrick responded that the revision would made. Commissioner Hastings moved to accept the minutes from the regular March 27tr'meeting. Commissioner Powell seconded. Chair Schwab called for a vote. All were in approvalo with Commissioner Stanley abstaining due to absence. STAFF UPDATES Director Wechner let the Commission know that the latest draft of the Housing Action Plan had been delivered to staff. Staff has used the Plan to include new housing actions into the Implementation Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. The document is not yet final, but the document tasks provided will be reviewed to ensure they continue to correlate correctly. Planner Braudrick noted that he would be attending the National Planning Conference in Sand Francisco, and as such would likely have more to update the Commission with after his attendance. P lanning Co mmis sio n Mínu tes April 10,2019 Page 2 REPORTS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS Commissioner Stanley mentioned that he was on the Climate Action Plan ad hoc committee, which met that day and reported the end goal is not to only have a standalone document, but provide goals, policies and actions that can be incorporated into the City's Comprehensive Plan. Chair Schwab mentioned that the City Manager's office has asked him to attend the Habitat for Humanity Awards Banquet with a Council member as representatives of the City. ACTION ITEMS 1. Action Item:Nomination of 2019-20 Officers and Election Chair Schwab reintroduced the call for nominations of 201 9-20 Officers and Elections by asking the Commission if they had nominations for the positions of Chair and Vice Chair. Commissioner Morris asked who would desire to be nominated. Chair Schwab stated that he was not unopposed to stepping in as Vice Chair. Commissioner Stanley opted to sit as Chair. Chair Schwab asked for a motion to nominate the volunteers. Commissioner Messineo made a motion to nominate Commissioner Stanley as Planning Commission Chair and Chair Schwab as Vice Chair. Commissioner Hastings seconded, all were in approval. 2.9 ve Plan Amendment Draft T)?ology and Recommendations to City Council Planner Braudrick presented the Policy Typology and Council Recommendations and the revised Appendices A, B, & C of the Agenda Packet with a plan to review the overall proposed Planning Commission changes to the Comprehensive Plan. Discussion about the Implementation Chapter and review of the validity of the Type 1 policies followed. AD.IOIIRNMENT Commissioner Morris made a motion to adjourn. Commissioner Messineo secondedo all were in favor. The meeting adjourned at 6:43 p.m. Ben Braudrick, Secretary PREPARED BY: Ben Braudrick Secretary Andrew Schwab, Chair Ix'"*Ì)oRTl-ES W A S H I N G T O N. U,S PLANININIG COMMI S SIO}{ ATTENDANICE ANID 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.Thank MEETING DATE:A 0 Name Address Agenda ltem # *-ì ¿r itru Y,W+fril Pt4 >7