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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-14-2026 YPC MinutesCity of Yakima Planning Commission (YPC) Meeting Minutes January 14, 2026 Call to Order Chair Place called the meeting to order at 3:02 p.m. Roll Call YPC Members Present: Chair Mary Place, Vice -Chair Charles Hitchcock, Jeff Baker, Roy Gondo, Leanne Hughes -Mickel, Anne Knapp, Colleda, Monick, Philip Ostriem, Kevin Rangel, Shelley White YPC Members Absent: Frieda Stephens Staff Present: Trevor Martin; Planning Manager, Jason Radtke; Senior Planner, Eva Rivera; Planning Technician City Council Liaison: Matt Brown Election of Chair and Vice Chair — Commissioner Knapp moved to nominate the current chair, Place, to continue as chair. Commissioner Gondo seconded the motion. Commissioner Monick then moved to nominate Commissioner Hughes -Mickel as chair, and Commissioner Ostriem seconded that motion. The vote for Chair Place was conducted first and was as follows: Commissioner White — Aye Commissioner Ostriem — Aye Commissioner Monick — Nay Commissioner Hughes -Mickel — Aye Commissioner Hitchcock — Aye Commissioner Gondo — Aye Commissioner Baker — Aye Vice -Chair Knapp — Aye Commissioner Place — Abstain Result: Motion carried 8-1-1. Chair Place was reappointed as Chair. Commissioner Hughes -Mickel moved to nominate Commissioner Hitchcock for Vice -Chair, and Commissioner Monick seconded the motion. Commissioner White nominated current Vice -Chair Knapp to continue in the role, and Commissioner Baker seconded the motion. The vote for Commissioner Hitchcock was conducted first, with the following results: Commissioner Ostriem — Aye Commissioner Baker — Nay Commissioner Gondo — Aye Commissioner Hitchcock — Aye Commissioner Monick — Aye Chair Place — Nay Vice -Chair Knapp — Abstain Commissioner Hughes -Mickel - Aye Commissioner White — Nay Result: Motion carried 5-3-1. Commissioner Hitchcock was appointed Vice -Chair. Trevor reminded the commission that several commissioner terms will expire in June and noted the possibility that some terms could potentially be extended due to the Comprehensive Plan update. -1- 01/14/2026 YPC Minutes Staff Announcements — - One final Steering Committee meeting with BERK will be held in February - One final public workshop is planned for late April - Planning Commission public hearing scheduled for May - City Council hearing scheduled for June - Critical Areas review with Perteet and Cascadia on March 11 - Capital Facilities and Utilities review on March 25 Public Comment — None Discuss Letter from Dave Zabel! — Trevor shared a letter from former interim City Manager Dave Zabell regarding fire service levels and concurrency impacts related to Fire Station 92 in West Valley. Changes to Station 92 could affect response times, development, and GMA compliance. The commission entered discussion. Chair Place welcomed City Mayor Matt Brown to the commission. Draft Land Use Chapter — Trevor informed the Commission that any misspellings or grammatical errors can be forwarded to him for submission to BERK. The Commission reviewed the draft Land Use Chapter and discussed suggested changes to various pages. Staff will forward the recommended revisions to BERK. Other Business - None Meeting Recap — Action It s & Decisions: None Outstanding Action Items • Transit ridership information will be provided • An EV charging station policy will be integrated into the Comprehensive Plan. The elements of the Comp Plan rough drafts will be reviewed in January or February Implementation measures in the Comp Plan. • Alphabetize Table 4.1 by category • Pg. 23 parking space extend to 9ft • A link of the survey will be emailed • The commission will go through the comprehensive plan page by page • The Land Capacity Analysis currently under review by the Transpo group will be provided • A new section for congregant living will be added to the code and reviewed by the commission. Future Items • Staff will notify and update the Commission when the countywide policies are completed. • Downtown Action Plan - staff will determine if the Planning Commission will be involved • Staff will coordinate a future roundtable with experts to discuss design standards A motion to adjourn to January 28, 2026, was passed with a unanimous vote. The meeting ad' urned tt pproximately 4:58 p.m. /-7 Vice -Chair Hitchcock Date This meeting was filmed by YPAC. Minutes for this meeting submitted by: Eva Rivera, Planning Technician. - 2- 01/14/2026 YPC Minutes