HomeMy WebLinkAbout032625 Special Session City Council (Joint with PC, PRTTAB) Public Open House 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: PT 2045 PLANNING OPEN HOUSE
MARCH 26, 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 26th day of
March, 2025 for the Public Open House: PT 2045 Planning Open House at Salish Coast
Elementary School 1637 Grant Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368. The meeting was
called to order at 5:30pm.
ROLL CALL
Council members present: David Faber, Amy Howard, Neil Nelson, Ben Thomas,
Monica MickHager, and Owen Rowe with Libby Wennstrom excused.
Planning Commissioners present: Rick Jahnke, Samantha Bair -Jones, Viki Sonntag,
and Steve Mader, with Robert Doyle, Lois Stanford and Andreas Andreadis excused.
Parks, Recreation, Trees, and Trails Advisory Board members present: Debbie Jahnke,
Rebecca Kimball, Jim Todd, and Pam Adams with Russell Hill, Richard Hefley, and Matt
Miner 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, G.I.S
Analyst Winn McEnery, Long Range Planner Adrian Smith, Code Compliance Officer
KT LaBadie, Associate Planner Jenny Murphy, Development Project Administrator and
Certified Arborist Robin Hill, and Community Services Director Melody Sky -Weaver.
ATTENDEES VISIT AND DISCUSS STATIONS ABOUT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
TOPICS
Mixed -Use Centers
Housing
Active Transportation
Streets
Parks, Recreation, and Open Space
Climate Resilience
Arts
Staff explained the topics and stations to the public. Staff asked the public to visit each
station, discuss the associated topic with staff and fellow community members, and
write their feedback on the station boards or event programs they returned to staff.
There was no action taken.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meetings adjourned at 7:30pm.
Attest:
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Al sa odrigues
City Clerk