HomeMy WebLinkAbout011525 Special Session City Council Meeting MinutesCITY OF PORT TOWNSEND
MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL (JOINT MEETING
WITH PLANNING COMMISSION AND PARKS, RECREATION, TREES, AND TRAILS
ADVISORY BOARD) PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE: WALKING, BIKING, AND
CONNECTED COMMUNITIES, FOR THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTAION PLAN OF
JANUARY 15, 2025
CALL TO ORDER
The Port Townsend City Council met in a special session meeting with the Planning
Commission and Parks, Recreation, Trees and Trails Advisory Board on the 15th day of
January, 2025 for the Public Open House: Walking, Biking, and Connected
Communities, for the Active Transportation Plan at the Port Townsend Senior Center
620 Tyler St, Port Townsend, WA 98368. Deputy Mayor Howard called to order at
5:30pm.
ROLL CALL
Council members present: Amy Howard, Neil Nelson, Ben Thomas, Monica MickHager,
and Owen Rowe, with David Faber and Libby Wennstrom excused.
Planning Commissioners present: Rick Jahnke, Viki Sonntag, Robert Doyle, and Steve
Mader, with Samantha Bair Jones, Lois Stanford and Andreas Andreadis excused.
Parks, Recreation, Trees, and Trails Advisory Board members present: Debbie Jahnke,
Richard Hefley, Matt Miner, Becci Kimball, and Jim Todd with Pam Adams and Russell
Hill excused.
Staff members present: Assistant City Engineer Jeff Kostechka, City Manager John
Mauro, Marketing and Communications Director Shelly Leavens, Planning and
Community Development Director Emma Bolin, Project Manager Tyler Johnson, Civil
Engineer Laura Parsons, G.I.S Analyst Winn McEnery, Project Manager Andre Harper,
Long Range Planner Adrian Smith, Code Compliance Officer KT LaBadie, Associate
Planner Jenny Murphy, Planning Manager Judy Surber, Development Project
Administrator and Certified Arborist Robin Hill, and Civil Engineer Mike Connelly.
EVENING INTRODUCTIONS
Project Background
Introduce Boards and Maps
Instructions on the Evening
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Assistant City Engineer Jeff Kostechka presented the Project Background, introducing
Boards and Maps, and providing introductions on the evening which included thanks
you's to groups involved, explanation that the project is an update to the original Non -
Motorized Plan and explained the materials in the room for people to review and
comment on.
ATTENDEES VIEW AND PROVIIDE COMMENTS TO MAPS/POLICY BOARDS
Attendees viewed and provided comment to maps/policy boards in the room.
GROUP BREAKOUT SESSIONS (AT GROUP TABLES, COMMENT ON
CHALLENGES TO ONE OF POUR CITY QUADRANTS, THEN ROTATE TO THE
OTHER THREE TABLES)
Attendees continued onto breakout sessions and commented on the challenges to one
of four city quadrants.
ADDITIONAL TIME TO REVIEW MAPS/POLICY BOARDS
Attendees continued reviewing maps/ policy Boards.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meetings adjourned at 7:30p.m.
Attest:
Alyssa Rodrigues
City Clerk
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