HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-11-19 YPC MinutesCity of Yakima Planning Commission (YPC) Meeting Minutes
City Hall Council Chambers
December 11, 2019
Call to Order
Chair Patricia Byers called the meeting to order at approximately 3:00 p.m.
Roll Call
YPC Members Present: Chair Patricia Byers, Al Rose, Robert McCormick
YPC Members Absent: Bill Cook, Leanne Hughes -Mickel, Philip Ostriem (all excused);
Vice -Chair Jacob Liddicoat (unexcused)
Staff Present: Joseph Calhoun, Planning Manager; Sara Watkins, Senior
Assistant City Attorney II; Lisa Maxey, Planning Technician
Council Liaison: Dulce Gutierrez, District 1 (absent)
Others: Sign -in sheet in file
Staff Announcements — Planning Manager Joseph Calhoun announced that on December 3,
2019, City Council adopted the Planning Commission's recommendations regarding proposed
changes to Yakima Municipal Code Title 14, Title 15, and Ch. 6.88, with a revision to add
"Congregate Living Facility" as a Class 3 use in all residential zoning districts for both the "up to
10" and the 11+" categories. The ordinances will be effective January 5, 2020.
Audience Participation — None noted..
ApRroval of Meeting Minutes — Chair Byers noted that a motion on the meeting minutes of
October 23, 2019, cannot be made since a quorum is not present.
Chair Byers acknowledged that this is her last meeting as a Planning Commission member before
she begins serving on the Yakima City Council. She and Commissioners Rose and McCormick
expressed positive sentiments about her time served on the Commission.
Adjournment — Chair Byers adjourned the meeting at approximately 3:05 p.m. to the next
regularly scheduled meeting on January 8, 2020.
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This meeting was filmed by YPAC.. Minutes for this meeting submitted by: Lisa Maxey, Planning Technician.
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