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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-23-2025 YPC MInutesCity of Yakima Planning Commission (YPC) Meeting Minutes July 23, 2025 Call to Order Chair Place called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. Roll Cali YPC Members Present: YPC Members Absent: Staff Present: City Council Liaison: Staff Announcemeni None Chair Mary Place, Vice -Chair Anne Knapp, Jeff Baker, Charles Hitchcock, Leanne Hughes -Mickel, College l onick Philip Ostriem, Kevin Rangel, Arthur Salido, Shelley White Frieda Stephens, (excused) Trevor Martin; Planning Manager, Jason Radtke; Senior Planner, Rick Glenn, Janice Deccio Approval of mutes from July 9, 2026 - - Comae loner VVhite moved; o approve the meeting minutes from July g, 2025, with the addition of the Comp Plan Amendments on page 2 under Meeting Recap. Commissioner Salido seconded the motion.; The motion carried unanimously: Public Comment— None BERK Presentation Martin invited the BERK staff to introduce themselves. After the introductions, they delivered a PowerPoint presentation on the Comprehensive Plan 2050 Update. The presentation covered an overview of the Comprehensive Plan, key highlights from the policy review, updates from the Visioning meeting, and outlined the next steps. They also answered questions the Commissioners had. Other Business Commissioner Knapp commented on a newspaper article announcing federal grant money for the installation of sewer and water connections in an underserved area of the city. Meeting Recap — Action Items & Decisions: Downtown Action Plan - staff will determine if the Planning Commission will be involved • Staff will send the Commission a copy of the comprehensive plan slides from the last meeting. Countywide Planning Policies will likely be finalized before the City's comprehensive plan. Staff will notify and update the Commission when the countywide policies are completed. Bike and pedestrian planning could be part of the Transportation Plan and transportation planning elements. Future Discussion Topics: Review of the zoning map, identifying housing gaps, landlord - related burdens and impacts on lower -income residents, development allowed by the County that doesn't meet City standards. • Any population change data should be shared with Oneza (via Staff). Staff will provide the dates for the next round of public meetings. 07/23/2025 YPC Minutes • Staff will provide the list of Comprehensive Plan steering committees and the Resilient Yakima group. Out riding Action Items An orientation or educational item summarizing past Planning Commission actions related to the Housing Action Plan will be developed. It will be a standalone item and is anticipated to be presented within the next couple of meetings, but not at the next agenda Staff will provide upcoming dates for the next community division/workshops, tentatively scheduled for August and November. Chair Place will attend upcoming meetings of the subcommittees to explain how information will be shared with the Planning Commission. It was decided that updates or important information from the commission or its subcommittees will be communicated to the City Council via a written report • Land Capacity list submitted to BERK will be emailed to the Commission • Staff will email compiled list of Comp Plan topics discussed previously • Staff will look into SB3670 for implementation Staff will send any updated materials from the Department of Commerce regarding Unit lot subdivisions and lot splitting guidelines • Scan from green book will be emailed to the Commission • Staff will provide the source of the scenic landscape development handout and the source and city the open space development model ordinance came from. • Staff will send a parks inventory Examples from other cities for landscaping standards will be emailed to the Commission Staff will coordinate a future roundtable with experts to discuss design standards Trevor will email the Bike and Ped Committee on how they can participate in the Transportation Plan or the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan. A motion to adjourn to August 13, 2025, was passed with a unanimous vote. The meeting adj r at appr tely 3:24 p.m. Chair P Date This meeting was filmed by YPAC. Minutes for this meeting submitted by: Eva Rivera, Planning Technician. - 2 07/23/2025 YPC Minutes