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MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING OF MARCH 17,
2016
CALL TO ORDER
The Port Townsend Planning Commission met in special session on March 17, 2016,
in the Council Chambers at 540 Water Street. Vice Chair MickHager called the
meeting to order at 6:32 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners present at roll call were Kirit Bhansali, Monica MickHager, Dwight
Nicholson, and Paul Rice, with Nan Evans, Douglas Frick, and Rick Jahnke excused.
Staff members present were Planning Director Lance Bailey, City Attorney Steve
Gross, Public Works Director Ken Clow, City Engineer David Peterson, GIS
Coordinator Tyler Johnson, and Deputy Clerk Amber Long.
ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA
Motion: Paul Rice moved to accept the agenda. Kirit Bhansali seconded.
Vote: motion carried unanimously, 4-0 by voice vote.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES - FEBRUARY 25, 2016
Motion: Kirit Bhansali moved to approve the minutes of February 25, 2016. Dwight
Nicholson seconded.
Vote: motion carried unanimously, 4-0 by voice vote.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT - NONE
OLD BUSINESS
GMA Periodic Update — Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element — Core
Element
City Engineer David Peterson detailed changes that have been made by staff since
the Transportation Element was prepared for the meeting packet. Staff offered to
provide a clean draft at a future meeting. Staff reviewed the draft page by page
and answered questions. Staff noted that parks have now been added to the maps
and that the column headings on the tables (for example, Table 6-1) will be made
visible on the next draft. In addition to minor typographical edits, the Commission
generally agreed to the following changes:
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Page 6-4: Delete the sentence before the bulleted list ("This framework. . .") and
replace with the last sentence of the paragraph following the bullets ("The
transportation polices. . .), adding "including:" to end of the relocated
sentence. Delete fifth bulleted item on this page.
Page 6-5: Delete last bullet item (Gateway Plan)
Page 6-7: Under Street Network, replace "strives to assure" with "seeks to
ensure."
Page 6-8: Delete title "Neighborhood Streets." This section will be combined into
Street Network. Add "For local access or residential streets," to the beginning of
the second sentence on the page. In the third paragraph under Pedestrian and
Bicycle Infrastructure, "recreational" will be deleted from the first sentence, as well
the clause "while not a part of the transportation system."
Page 6-9: Staff will look at the docket to determine if the Parking section can be
reworded to remove "during certain times of the year." There was a suggestion to
change "a premium" to "limited." Capacity Related Improvements (Table 6-1) will
be moved to the end of the Plan. In the last sentence before the table, the word
"holistic" will be replaced with "integrated."
Page 6-12: In the last line of the first paragraph, "promote active living" will be
replaced with "support healthy lifestyles." Regarding Policy 1.7, there was a
discussion about using "limit" instead of"reduce," but no consensus.
Page 6-14: In the middle of the first paragraph, "local streets" will become "local
access streets."
Page 6-17: Delete the entire sentence beginning, "The design guidelines within the
Gateway. . ." The new Policy on this page will be reworded to: "Ensure new
development and redevelopment within the Gateway Subarea are consistent with
the Gateway Plan."
Page 6-19: In the second sentence, substitute "access" for "and neighborhood."
Page 6-22: Delete "non-motorized" in the first sentence.
Page 6-27: Policy 5.23 will be changed to read: "Maintain designated bike lanes to
the same level as the motor vehicle lanes."
Page 6-31: Delete the last two sentences (regarding schools) of the second
paragraph under Transit Services.
Page 6-39: In Policy 7.3.1, delete "to achieve economic development and housing
goals." In Policy 7.4, delete the last clause ("thereby minimizing adverse traffic. .
."). In Policy 7.5, delete "to ensure vital retail activities." Staff will look at Policy
7.3.2 to see if it needs to be made consistent with the other edits on this page.
NEW BUSINESS - NONE
OTHER BUSINESS - NONE
UPCOMING MEETINGS
The next meeting will be on March 24th. Staff plans to have the remainder of the
Transportation Element ready for discussion at the next meeting and will provide a
clean draft of the Element at the following meeting.
COMMUNICATIONS - NONE
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ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
Attest:
Planning Commission Chair
City Clerk's Office
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