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Home My WebLink About03/19/2013 04A Minutes 02-21-2013 Council Built Environment CommitteeBUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. r For Meeting of: March 19, 2013 ITEM TITLE: Built Environment Committee Minutes of February 21, 2013 meeting. SUBMITTED BY: Steve Osguthorpe, Community Development Director (509) 575 -3533 CONTACT Steve Osguthorpe, Community Development Director PERSON /TELEPHONE: (509) 575 -3533 SUMMARY EXPLANATION: see attached summary Resolution Ordinance Other (specify) Contract: Mail to: Contract Term: Amount: Expiration Date: Insurance Required? No Funding Source: Phone: APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL: City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION: BOARD /COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: ATTACHMENTS: Click to download 0 02 -21 -2013 Built Environment Ctme Mta Minutes Built Environment Committee 2"d Floor Conference Room, City Hall February 21, 2013 Council Members Present: Rick Ensey, Bill Lover, Kathy Coffey Staff Present: Tony O'Rourke, Steve Osguthorpe, Joan Davenport, Rosalinda Ibarra Community Members: Lynne Kittleson City Manager O'Rourke called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. Appoint Chairperson Councilmember Rick Ensey nominated Councilmember Bill Lover to serve as committee chairperson. Councilmember Lover accepted the nomination. Select Meeting Date and Time The committee agreed to meet the third Thursday of every month beginning at 2:00 p.m. in the 2nd Floor Conference Room of City Hall. Appoint Representative to Subcommittees The committee briefly discussed appointments to subcommittees. The following assignments were made: Coffey was assigned to the Intergovernmental Committee and N 1St Street Oversight; Lover was assigned to Neighborhood Development and Yakima Regional Clean Air; Ensey was assigned to the N 1St Street Oversight and Planning Commission Liaison. Additional appointments to the remaining subcommittees will be confirmed with the other members of the City Council. PowerPoint Presentation on Built Environment and Suggested Follow -Up Steps Steve Osguthorpe presented a 25- minute PowerPoint presentation on the built environment. Steve suggested developing a sign code overlay for North 1St Street; amend the sign code to address city- wide billboard issues; develop landscape standards for site development; a major update of the zoning and subdivision code utilizing a model code; and develop and implement redevelopment incentives for North 1St Street. He reported on the opportunity to obtain assistance from an attorney who is currently working on a model code for the City of Edmonds. By piggybacking on that model code, the city wouldn't have to start from scratch and it would be a cost - savings and a benefit. He distributed a draft outline of what the model code may look like. Update on North 1St Street Joan Davenport reported on the emphasis patrols being done on a number of hotels, motels, and apartment buildings on North 1St Street for possible violations to the chronic nuisance ordinance. Letters were mailed out to each business notifying them of future inspections of their property. In an effort to prioritize the clean up on North 1St Street, Joan suggested focusing on infrastructure first and spending the 1St phase of the street improvement funds, approximately 2.7 million dollars, on sidewalk repairs, storm drains, undergrounding the utilities before commencing the beautification aspect of the project. She requested permission from the Committee to apply for funds being sponsored by Yakima County Development Association (YCDA) New Vision program entitled "Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Project" to seek $2 million to create a fagade upgrade and sign replacement rebate program for projects within the North 1St Street corridor. Guidelines would be developed to establish criteria for qualified projects. The Committee supported this proposal. Further discussion continued on the efforts necessary to achieve clean up in targeted areas of the City, primarily North 1St Street and entry corridors, through incentives rather than mandates. Additional information will be brought to the City Council study session which is scheduled for March 26th to review North 1St Street signage issues. Joan briefed the committee regarding the City's request to submit to New Vision a list of significant economic development projects for inclusion in the Regional Planning Process of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Projects. Joan described each project: 1. Cascade Mill Project - $150,000 for a sub -area plan for infrastructure needs 2. North First Street Revitalization Corridor - $2 million to create a rebate program for qualified projects along the corridor 3. Acquisition and Rehabilitation of Northern Pacific Deport - $750,000 for structural repair and modernization of the building 4. Downtown Redevelopment Plan Implementation - $1 million to purchase a site for additional public space for a potential permanent Farmer's Market and /or downtown events 5. Airport Terminal Replacement - $1.5 million to provide the local match of the federal funding for this project 6. River Road Industrial Area Infrastructure Project - $1.105 million for wastewater line extensions up to 34th Avenue The Committee expressed their agreement with submitting this proposed list to YCDA. Other Business Steve informed the Committee that staff is asking for deferral of the 2013 cycle of Comprehensive Plan Amendment processing due to high profile projects that staff will be working on this year, such as the update to the Shoreline Master Program, the Downtown Plan, amendments to the zoning code. He noted that Yakima County is not processing Comprehensive Plan Amendments as well. Adjourn This meeting adjourned at 3:10 p.m. The next Built Environment Committee meeting is scheduled for March 21, 2013.