07/06/2005 - Special - MinutesCITY OF PORT ORCHARD
City Council
CITY HALL • 216 Prospect Street, Port Orchard, W A 98366
(360) 876-4407 • FAX (360) 895-9029
JOINT STUDY SESSION
JULY 6, 2005-6:30 pm-8:30pm
STORYBOOK WEDDING CHAPEL
The Port Orchard City Council and Kitsap County Commissioners met to discuss "Kitsap County
Campus Overlay District."
Those in attendance were as follows:
Citv of Port Orchard
Kim Abel, Mayor
Todd Cramer, Councilmember
Rita Diienno, Councilmember
John Clauson, Councilmember
Ron Rider, Councilmember
Robert Geiger, Council member
Carolyn Powers, Councilmember
Maher Abed, Public Works Director
Joanne Long-Woods, Planning Director
Loren Combs, City Attorney
Other Attendees
John Lackey
Dave Roembke
Kitsap County
Chris Endresen, Commissioner
Patty Lent, Commissioner
Cris Gears, County Administrator
City Staff will be following up to bring issues forward for future discussion at Council meetings.
Attached is information pertaining to the meeting.
-Kim Abel, Mayor
COURTHOUSE CAt\1PUS DISCUSSION
WITH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
JULY 6, 2005
Look planned -
• Not helter skelter
o Aesthetically pleasing
• Best use of space
o Single level?
• Landscaping I art work I monuments
• Open space I courtyard
Parking not the dominant feature
Green vs. concrete and glass
Multiple texture I Northwest style
A void patchwork approach
Walkable campus feeling
Listen to citizens
Procure properties ASAP
Convenient to public
• SAFECO complex
Campus vs collection of institutional Buildings
• Consistent height
• Trees along Sidney and doorways
• Swedish Hospital
Ingress I Egress
New Administrative Building is "green"
Covered walkways
Willing sellers vs condemnation
o Funds available?
• Zoning-long-term cost
Art with construction
College campus-University of Puget Sound
Art walls?
Neighborhood scale
Structured parking in one area
Traffic circulation
• Minimize residential impacts
Thoughtful phasing
One-side parking on Sidney and Cline
• No "'raceways"
• Planter circles
Modified non-conforming use?
• Underlying "government zoning"
Future proofing
Reverse mortgages w/buy-out clause
Protect property rights
Market impacts of government plans
Meeting notification
Comp plan consistency
"Retire" special use permits?
Is 40-year plan really a 20-year plan?
Purchase -rent covers cost?
Are priorities challenging?
Focus the strategy
• Complete one phase first
Take care of Kitsap County property in timely fashion