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HomeMy WebLinkAbout091015 CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR SESSION OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 CALL TO ORDER The Port Townsend Planning Commission met in regular session on September 10, 2015, in the Council Chambers at 540 Water Street. Chair Mick-Hager called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m. ROLL CALL Commissioners present at roll call were Kirit Bhansali, Nan Evans, Douglas Frick, Rick Jahnke, and Monica Mick-Hager, with Dwight Nicholson and Jack Range excused. Staff members present were Planning Manager/Senior Planner Judy Surber and Deputy Clerk Amber Long. ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA Motion: Kirit Bhansali moved to approve acceptance of the agenda. Douglas Frick seconded. Vote: motion carried unanimously, 5-0 by voice vote. APPROVAL OF MINUTES -AUGUST 27, 2015 The minutes of the August 27, 2015 meeting were approved with the following edits: - On page 2, the last sentence of the "Evaluation Criteria 2" paragraph was changed to read: "The Preliminary Findings and Recommendations will be divided into two sections: (1) Findings, and (2) Preliminary Recommendations." - On page 3, the word "by" should be removed from the second sentence of the third paragraph. Motion: Kirit Bhansali moved to approve the minutes of August 27, 2015, as amended. Douglas Frick seconded. Vote: motion carried unanimously, 5-0 by voice vote. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT Deborah Pedersen read from her written statement, which she will provide to City staff. She spoke about the high cost of building new homes and the need to keep existing housing in an affordable range. Deborah Jahnke, Chair of the Parks, Recreation, and Tree Advisory Board, listed additional corrections and comments that were not included in her previously submitted written comment to the Commission. NEW BUSINESS - NONE Planning Commission Meeting September 10, 2015 Page 1 of 2 OLD BUSINESS Planning Commission Assessment of the Comprehensive Plan (per PTMC 20.04.050) The Commission discussed draft#4 of the Planning Commission Comprehensive Plan Assessment, starting with the edits, suggestions, and questions marked in tracked changes by staff. The Commission generally accepted many of the edits in this draft. Staff responded to questions from the Commission about the assessment, including questions about background data that is referenced in the assessment and how to incorporate suggestions from various individuals and groups that have been submitted as public comment. The meeting went into recess at 7:56 p.m. and resumed at 8:03 p.m. The Commission continued its discussion of the assessment, addressing edits and questions that were not marked in tracked changes. Staff noted the page-by-page changes that were agreed upon by the Commission and will provide a revised draft at the next meeting, showing the new edits that were discussed. OTHER BUSINESS Planning Manager/Senior Planner Judy Surber mentioned that the Planning Commission has been invited to attend the City Council workshop on September 14th, to see the climate adaptation presentation. UPCOMING MEETINGS The Commission will meet next on September 24th. COMMUNICATIONS The public comment log was brought up during discussion of the assessment. ADJOURNMENT Motion: Kirit Bhansali moved to adjourn the meeting. Nan Evans seconded. Vote: motion carried unanimously, 5-0 by voice vote. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. Attest: / ,7 Planning Commesto -Chair City Clerk's Office Planning Commission Meeting September 10, 2015 Page 2 of 2