HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-24-2022 YPC MinutesCity of Yakima Planning Commission (YPC) Meeting Minutes
August 24, 2022
Call to Order
Vice -Chair Wallace called the meeting to order at 3:01 p.m.
Roll Call
YPC Members Present: Vice -Chair, Lisa Wallace, Mary Place, Colleda Monick, Robert
McCormick, Frieda Stephens
YPC Members Absent: Chair Jacob Liddicoat, Leanne Hughes -Mickel (excused)
Staff Present: Joseph Calhoun, Planning Manager; Sara Watkins, City Attorney;
Eva Rivera, Planning Technician.
Staff Announcements — Planning Manager, Calhoun announced the following:
• CPA recommendation has been scheduled for council consideration October 4.
• There is a hearing for the "Preliminary Plat of Golden Ridge" on September 14.
• Senior planner position closes on August 29.
Au u t 10, 2022 Meeting Minutes — It was motioned by Commissioner Place and seconded by
Commissioner Stephens to approve the meeting minutes of August 10, 2022 as presented. The
motion carried unanimously.
Public Records Training_— Sara Watkins, City Attorney, gave a PowerPoint presentation on:
open public meetings act, public records act, and conflict of interest. During the presentation, she
also went over some examples for each topic and answered questions that arose from them. After
the presentation she went over some other resources with additional information. Commissioner
Place asked a question about using municipal research, Sara answered using the website should
be ok; she would get back to her about commission members being able to contact MRSC directly.
HAP Implementation — Phase 2: Mixed Use — Calhoun discussed some changes that were
made to the mixed use building and development section. He also explained the modification to
the current mixed use building definitions. An about creating a new section within the special
development standards. He mentioned at future sessions, specific development and design
standards would be looked at. He went over the prohibited uses that were added. Commissioner
Monick asked about coming up with design standards and how those were to be decided on and
if there was a timeline for coming up with them. Calhoun let her know it could be a brainstorming
session or it could also be zone dependent. Commissioner Place had a question about parking
requirements, Calhoun let her know there is a mixed -use parking standard and parking generally
must be on the lot that it is intending to serve. Vice -Chair Wallace asked a question about fire
sprinklers being a huge barrier for mixed use, Calhoun let her know that those requirements were
in the International Building Code. He also mentioned money being available for affordable
housing that could be used for those costs.
Public Comment — None
Other Business — Calhoun let the commission know that any suggestions for future teaching
subjects; could be made to Sara or himself.
Adjourn — A motion to adjourn to September 14, 2022 was passed with unanimous vote. The
meeting adtour, ed at,,approximately 3:35 p.m,
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This meeting was filmed by YPAC. Minutes for this meeting submitted by: Eva Rivera, Planning Technician,
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