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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-13-16 YPC Packet0,0.VLWI%6DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT � If"i:�.nning Division ltl�l �� Joan Davenport, AICP, Director `'� `)F �°IP KA 129 North Second Street, 2,d Floor, Yakima, WA 98901 i 19 ask.planning@yakimawa.gov • www.yakimawa.gov/services/planning City of Yakima Planning Commission PUBLIC MEETING City Hall Council Chambers Wednesday January 13, 2016 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. YPC Members: Chairman Dave Fonfara, Vice -Chair Scott Clark, Al Rose, Bill Cook, Patricia Byers, Ron Anderson City Planning Staff: Joan Davenport (Community Development Director/Planning Manager); Jeff Peters (Supervising Planner); Valerie Smith (Senior Planner); Trevor Martin (Assistant Planner); Rosalinda Ibarra (Administrative Assistant); and Lisa Maxey (Department Assistant) REVISED Agenda I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Staff Announcements IV. Election of Chairman and Vice -Chair for the Yakima Planning Commission V. Audience Participation VI. Approval of Meeting Minutes • August 17th, 2015 and August 26th, 2015 VII. Long Range Comprehensive Planning 0 2016 Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA) process: recommendation to City Council to either open or forego opening the yearly CPA process for 2016 VIII. Other Business IX. Adjourn Next Meeting: January 27, 2016 City of Yakima Planning Commission (YPC) City Hall Council Chambers Meeting Minutes of January 13, 2016 Call to Order Vice -Chair Scott Clark called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. Roll Call YPC Members Present: Vice -Chair Scott Clark, Bill Cook, Al Rose, Ron Anderson, Patricia Byers YPC Members Absent: Chairman Dave Fonfara (excused) Staff Present: Jeff Peters, Supervising Planner; Valerie Smith, Senior Planner Others: Sign -in sheet in file Staff Announcements None noted. Election of Chairman and Vice -Chair for the Yakima Planning Commission Commissioner Rose commented that he would like to postpone the elections since not all Commission members are present. Commissioner Cook reminded the others that Chairman Fonfara had expressed that he would like to step down from the chair. Discussion ensued regarding expectations of the chairman outside of the regular Planning Commission meetings. Commissioner Rose made a motion to nominate Commissioner Cook as Chairman. Commissioner Cook refused the nomination so the motion failed. Commissioner Rose then made a motion to nominate Commissioner Clark as chairman. Commissioner Clark accepted the nomination and Commissioner Anderson seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. Commissioner Cook made a motion to nominate Commissioner Byers as vice -chair. The motion was seconded and Commissioner Byers accepted the nomination. The motion carried unanimously. Audience Participation None noted. Approval of Meeting Minutes of Auggst 17 2015 and Auggst 26 2015 Commissioner Rose made a motion to approve the minutes of August 17, 2015 and August 26, 2015 as written. Commissioner Byers seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously. Lone Range Comprehensive Planning - 2016 Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA CPA Process for 2016 Senior Planner Valerie Smith explained that the Planning Division and their consulting group are still working towards the next steps in the process regarding compliance with the state law and general improvements for Yakima. Smith went on to announce that Tuesday February 23rd will be the date of the open house for the Comprehensive Plan 2040 Update process. She added the Commission is invited to attend along with Yakima County and other agencies. Smith also announced that there will be a City Council study session on February 9th at 10:00 a.m. to talk about the Comprehensive Plan Update process. Valerie Smith explained that Planning Division staff is suggesting that the Commission make a recommendation to City Council to forego opening the yearly CPA process for 2016 and 2017 for individual citizen requests. The Commission generally commented that giving the impression of "cancelling" the process for citizen requests should be avoided. Commissioner Byers asked where the people and groups opposed to certain changes have their voice in the process. Smith explained that the Council will still make the final decision and many public hearings will be held on the Comprehensive Plan Update in general. She added that the public participation guide that the Planning Commission helped to draft and was approved by Council will be relied upon for public outreach methods. Commissioner Byers asked if the yellow land use signs will still be used to which Smith answered that it's possible that they can be used for large areas that are being changed. Supervising Planner Jeff Peters explained the process used in the past for updating the Comprehensive Plan. Discussion ensued regarding the acceptance of citizen requests instead of formal applications. Commissioner Cook made a motion that the Yakima Planning Commission recommend to City Council to open a process that encourages private property owners and land owners to bring forth their requests to be considered in the comprehensive plan update process. Beginning in February of 2016 with a deadline of April 30, 2016 individual requests may be submitted to be concluded in 2017 by action of the City Council; as a result, the Planning Commission recommends to Council that this process take the place of the formal annual Comprehensive Plan Amendment process for the years 2016 and 2017. The motion was seconded and carried unanimously. Other Business Commissioner Anderson announced that he and Commissioner Byers have requested to change their terms on the Commission so that he can complete his term in June of 2016 and Commissioner Byers can continue for another 4 years. Peters clarified that the request has been made to the Clerk's office but has not been finalized. Commissioner Rose added that his term ends in June but he is not sure if he will continue after that. Peters informed the Commission that the Planning Division staff is going through sections of the Municipal Code and making changes to procedural aspects. He included that the Commission will have a chance to review the changes in February. Adjourn A motion to adjourn to January 27, 2016 was passed with unanimous vote. This meeting adjourned at 3:55 p.m. Chairman Date This meeting was filmed by YPAC. Minutes for this meeting submitted by: Lisa Maxey, Department Assistant II -2- MA AKIMA " Im, a! 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