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' CITY OF YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
ADJOURNED MEETING
MAY 28, 1991
The City Council met in session on this date at 11:30 A.M. at the Holiday
Inn - Forest Room, to discuss the Greenway Master Plan with the County
Commissioners and the Greenway Foundation. Mayor Pat Berndt and
Councilmembers Henry Beauchamp, George Pechtel, Skip Semon and Bernard
Sins in attendance. Councilmembers Clarence Barnett and Lynn Buchanan
absent and-excused. Staff' members present were Assistant City Manager
Stouder, Public Works Director Copeland, Parks and Recreation Manager
Flaherty and Deputy -City Clerk Lovell. Yakima County staff members
present were Public Works Director In Hesse and Planning Director Dick
Anderwald. Greenway Foundation members present were President Hamilton
Licht, Executive Director Barbara Feasey, Rod Knipper, Dick Maison and
Doug Peters.- - - -
Greenway President Licht welcomed those in attendance and expressed
appreciation to the City of Yakima and Yakima County for continuing
support of the goals and efforts of the Greenway Foundation. Since both
entities have been instrumental in the development of the Greenway, the
Foundation requested this meeting -to share ideas and - plans -for the next -10
years. Executive Director Feasey gave a brief slide presentation to
illustrate progress made since 1974, and showed suggested areas for
development, conservation and recreation. Dick Maison, Chairman of the
Master Plan Review Task Force, gave an overview of the immediate goals for
the Greenway Overlay District, and outlined three priority goals for
long range planning:
1. Extension of the eastern boundary of the Greenway Overlay
District to protect as much property as possible from development.
2. Designation of a scenic highway on the east side of the river.
3. Extension of the Greenway along the Naches River to the 40th
Avenue /Painted Rocks area.
Rod Knipper, Chairman of the Development Standards Task Force, discussed
standards for future development in the Greenway Corridor. The proposed
set of standards would guide development within the corridor to ensure
that commercial growth is compatible with the Greenway. Mr. Knipper
focused on "imagability" to encourage public participation, and to develop
a showplace for the Valley.
Councilmember Sims encouraged Greenway representation at the public
'-meeting for the Visioning process on Thursday evening. Mayor Berndt
briefly explained the program format, and suggested that a display of the
Greenway overlay maps would be beneficial. Assistant City Manager Stouder
offered to introduce the material for the Greenway.
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Dr. Licht said the next steps for the Greenway will be to refine the
development standards, update the Master Plan and submit the package to
the City and County for approval. If the development standards are
accepted as part of the Master Plan update, they will request revision of
the Urban Area Zoning Ordinance to reflect those standards. Councilmember
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Semon suggested including developers and builders in the discussion of
development standards to prevent any. future, misunderstandings.
Assistant City Manager Stouder thanked the Foundation members for their
hard work over the past several years and their commitment to creating a
truly central community park. Dr. Licht thanked everyone for attending
the meeting today, and suggested that additional questions be directed to
any member of-the Greehway Foundation Board of Directors.
There being no further business, the meeting .w adjour -. at'.1:00 P.M.
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Minutes prepared by Deputy City Clerk Lovell
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