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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11121992 Ag Min _e _e -- ~ City of Port Townsend Planning and Building Department 540 Water St., Port Townsend, WA 98368 206/385.3000 PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Workshop Meeting I. ROLL CALL II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: None III. COMMUNICATIONS: Current mail IV. OLD BUSINESS 1993 Work Program or "So much to do - so little time. II (Hildt) V. NEW BUSINESS VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Next Scheduled Meetings December 10, 1992 VII. ADJOURN November 12, 1992 .. City of Port Townsend Planning Commission 540 Water St., Port Townsend, WA 98368 206/385.3000 '- Keetinq of November 12, 1992 I. ROLL CALL Vice Chair Karen Erickson called the meeting to order at 7:07 p.m. Other members present were Lisa Enarson, Ernie Baird, Cindy Thayer, Mark Welch and Bob Rickard. Staff members present were Michael Hildt, Dave Robison, Kit Perkins and Katherine Johnson. II. 1993 Planning Work Program 1. Overview/Current Planning Activities (Hildt) e Hildt gave an overview of the current projects the Planning and Building Department has before them. Chair Lois Sherwood joined the meeting at 7:15 p.m. Hildt continued reviewing current projects. Baird said he is concerned about affordable housing in our community, and he would like to see the City work on this issue. Some discussion ensued regarding the need for affordable housing in Port Townsend and the need to revise zoning and the Comprehensive Plan to allow for more multi-family housing. Karen Erickson left the meeting at 7:25 p.m. and will return. 2. 1993 Planning Projects Robison reviewed the requirements before the City in complying with the State Growth Management Act and gave a status report on the ci ty 's progress. He then moved on to discussing specif ic elements. . Robison first reviewed the Gateway Project. He said that although the project precedes the Growth Management Act, it fits the intent of the Act as a sub-district plan. He said the plan has been endorsed by the State Department of Transportation and also by the Regional Transportation Planning Organization. He said Gateway should now go back to the Planning Commission and the community for final review and adoption. Copied to PC9MM \'? NOV. 9~ '0' - Planning Commission Minutes Meeting of November 12, 1992 Page 2 Robison also said that Port Townsend is one of the only communities who has a plan in place at this time, and therefore, we are very likely to be more successful in obtaining grants for the project. Robison also stated that the president of North Sound Bank said he is very excited about the Gateway Plan and will voluntary follow all of the recommendations in the Draft Plan. Rickard said he is somewhat concerned that North Sound Bank is going to follow the guidelines of a plan that is not yet adopted. Hildt said that the City Council did adopt the Gateway Concept Plan as an addendum to the Comprehensive Plan in 1988. He said it would be preferable if the plan were in place, and this is another reason to step up the process for Gateway. Perkins then reviewed preliminary ideas for Port Townsend 21, a program of public participation with the goal of discovering the community's values and vision for our future. e Hildt added that there should be three guiding principles in the PT 21 program: process, simplicity and expectations. He said the process should be such that it is not driven by City Hall, but rather by members of the community, and it should include a full range of people. Simplicity: Port Townsend may be less concerned in trying to determine what we want to become, but rather concerned about how can we hang on to what we have. Expectations: keep them realistic. Rickard suggested a citizen committee be formed to come up with the approach themselves to ensure that the program is not directed by City Hall. He suggested video may take the place of a paper packet as well as a culminating event, such as a community picnic, to summarize and share the discussions. Enarson said she thinks it would be important to include the businesses. Welch said the cable company could be involved. Welch also suggested contacting individual residents for neighborhood groups to catch those people who may not belong to the organized groups which will be contacted. Erickson rejoined the meeting at 8:30 p.m. Perkins then gave a brief status report on transportation planning. She said the committee is currently working on developing goals and policies for transportation in our community. e e tit e Planning Commission Minutes Meeting of November 12, 1992 Page 3 Some discussion ensued regarding the role of subcommittees and the Planning commission. Some discussion ensued regarding the Land Use Element of the Growth Management Act. Enarson read into the record a October 30, 1992 letter she had written to Andy Thurston regarding his contacting her the day after the Planning Commission had denied his short plat application. Enarson had excused herself from the hearing. The meeting was adjourned at 9:34 p.m. Minutes recorded by: ~~ Katherine M. Johnson Administrative Assistant