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HomeMy WebLinkAbout102324 Special Session City Council Meeting MinutesPORT TOWNSEND CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION AGENDA JOINT MEETING WITH PLANNING COMMISSION COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SCENARIOS VIRTUAL WORKSHOP VIRTUAL EVENT- REGISTRATION REQUIRED (ILt(v ,"/zooln, fa tc iitt Wlt ,t t Wf ,l 1 _ 0 l;'AWI)4 gl (Council Chamber is available for anyone not able to join online- 540 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368) CALL TO ORDER The Port Townsend City Council met in a special session joint meeting with Planning Commission on the 23rd day of October 2024 for the Comprehensive Plan Scenarios Virtual Workshop at 540 Water St, Port Townsend, WA 98368 and virtually. Mayor Faber and Planning Commission Chair Rick Jahnke called the meeting to order at 5:02pm. ROLL CALL Councilmembers present: Mayor Faber, Neil Nelson, Ben Thomas, and Owen Rowe, with Monica MickHager, Amy Howard, Libby Wennstrom excused. Planning Commissioners present: Rick Jahnke, Samantha Bair Jones, Stephen Mader, and Viki Sonntag with Robert Doyle, Lois Stanford and Andreas Andreadis excused. Staff members present: Planning and Community Development Director Emma Bolin, Long Range Planner Adrian Smith, and City Clerk Alyssa Rodrigues. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION PRESENTATION Mayor Faber welcomed everyone and provided introductions, Planning and Community Development Director Emma Bolin, Long Range Planner Adrian Smith, and SCJ Alliance Principle Bill Grimes provided an introduction and presented the Comprehensive Plan presentation which included Agenda!, What we're doing, Process, What we learned, Engagement so far, May 9 "Vision swap", July Activities, July Community Direction Workshop, July Scenarios, July Preferences, Penny poll results, Planning Priorities Poll, Mini -Poll, Staff outreach, People/Planet/Prosperity, Tangible Takeaways for Engagement, Maptionnaire, Preferences, and Fundamental Values. October 23, 2024 Special Session City Council Joint Workshop with Planning Commission Meeting Page 1 of 3 ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY VALUES The following poll questions were asked of the meeting participants:. 1) Are these fundamental values on target? 2) Have we missed something important? SCENARIOS FOR THE FUTURE The presentation continued with Housing Need, Land Capacity, Reality Check, Zoning, Alternative A, Alternative B, Alternative C, Side -by -Side Comparisons of Alternatives, and Breakouts. SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION ON SCENARIOS Emma Bolin and Bill Grimes explained the small break out group discussion process and purpose. Breakout sessions began. SMALL GROUPS REPORT OUT Breakout sessions ended. Each breakout session scribe reported out. Report out information included information on fundamental values, alternative option preferences, additional fundamental values, and concerns. CONCLUSIONS AND NEXT STEPS The presentation continued around the following Breakout Polling Questions: 3) What is the scenario that you personally prefer? 4) Which 4 fundamental values are most important in your preferred scenario decision? Presenters and attendees participated in a Question -and -Answer session. October 23. 2024 Special Session City Council Joint Workshop with Planning Commission Meeting Page 2 of 3 The presentation continued with Next Steps and Conclusion. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meetings adjourned at 7:10p.m. Attest: tyssa Rodrigues Cite Clerk October 23, 2024 Special Session City Council Joint Workshop with Planning Commission Meeting Page 3 of 3