HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-25-16 YPC MinutesCity of Yakima Planning Commission (YPC) City Hall Council Chambers
Meeting Minutes of May 25, 2016
Call to Order
Chairman Scott Clark called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
Roll Call
YPC Members Present: Chairman Scott Clark, Vice -Chair Patricia Byers, Al Rose,
Bill Cook, Peter Marinace, Gavin Keefe
YPC Members Absent:
Staff Present: Valerie Smith, Senior Planner;
Others: Sign -in sheet in file
Staff Announcements
Chairman Scott Clark announced that there are interpreting services available at the
meeting.
Audience Partici action
None noted
Public Workshop for the Comprehensive Plan 2040 Update
Senior Planner Valerie Smith introduced members of the BERK consultant group that the
City is working with on the Comprehensive Plan Update.
The consultant group announced that survey forms are available just outside the Council
Chamber doors which can be turned in at the end of the meeting. The team then provided
a PowerPoint presentation covering the project update schedule, facts about Yakima, the
visioning process and results, land capacity, and land use and community design. The
group then answered questions from the Commission on the presentation.
The next part of the meeting consisted of visioning exercises for the Commission and for
the public to complete.
Chairman Clark announced that survey forms can be turned in to the Planning Division
by June 1St if they are unable to complete the forms before leaving the meeting. The
consultant group added that they will be summarizing the results of the exercises and the
surveys at a future meeting. The Commission then provided their feedback on the draft
of the Comprehensive Plan Vision.
Chairman Clark opened the public comment period.
Audience member Kris Fork shared her thoughts on cultural diversity.
Audience member David Gaudette echoed some of the previous points on cultural
diversity and expressed his opinions on moving towards constructing smaller houses and
changing the building materials of the houses. He also talked about adding more fruit
trees and plants to parks, and spoke briefly on the homeless issue in Yakima
Audience member Walt Ranta voiced his opinions on focusing on issues of the east side
of town and including the school district in the Comprehensive Plan Update process.
Audience member Elaine Briggs echoed Walt Ranta's comments about the importance of
including the school districts and spoke regarding the need for better planning in the
future to control traffic flow. She also talked about improving walkways.
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Audience member Javier Gutierrez addressed the lack of neighborhood parks on the east
side of town. He also talked briefly on the topic of homelessness and the lack of parking
standards.
Other Business
Valerie Smith informed the Commission that she will be uploading information from this
meeting to the City's website and will keep the Planning Commission up-to-date on
future meetings and workshops on the Comprehensive Plan Update.
Commissioner Byers expressed her gratitude to the public for sharing their views and
opinions at the workshop.
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A motion to adjourn to June 1, 2016 was passed with unanimous vote. This meeting
adjourned at 7:26 p.m.
Chairman Scott Clark
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This meeting was filmed by YPAC. Minutes for this meeting submitted by: Lisa Maxey, Department Assistant II
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