April 6, 2021, Planning Commission Meeting MinutesPlanning Commission Meeting Minutes
April 6, 2021
Zoom Teleconference
Commissioners:
Present: Stephanie Bailey (Acting Chair), Dave Bernstein, Phil King, Trish Tierney, Mark Trenary
Absent: Joe Morrison, Annette Stewart
Staff:
Community Development Director Nick Bond, Long Range Planner Keri Sallee
1. Call to Order: Acting Chair Bailey called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m., and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Public Comments: There were no comments from the public regarding issues not on the agenda.
3. Approval of Minutes from February 2, 2021: A quorum of Commissioners who were present at the February 2, 2021 meeting was not available. Therefore, the vote to approve the February
minutes was postponed until the next meeting.
4. Business Items:
Public Hearing: Ordinance Amending POMC 20.04, Timing of Comprehensive Plan Amendment Submittals. Community Development Director Bond gave a summary of the proposed amendment to POMC
20.04. Section 20.04.060 currently requires that all applications for amendments to the City’s Comprehensive Plan must be submitted to the Department of Community Development (DCD)
by 4:00 pm on January 31 of each year. This requirement applies to both general applications from citizens, and to applications prepared by the City itself. However, this requirement
has proven to create a hardship for the City, whose Comprehensive Plan amendments often depend on financial information and planned studies that cannot be provided until later in the
calendar or fiscal year. The City has therefore proposed to revise POMC 20.04 to allow City-initiated amendments to be submitted at any time prior to the City Council’s adoption of
the final Comprehensive Plan amendment agenda, which is required to be done by April 30 of each year.
Acting Chair Bailey opened the public hearing. No testimony was received. Acting Chair Bailey closed the public hearing.
Discussion and Recommendation: Ordinance Amending POMC 20.04, Timing of Comprehensive Plan Amendment Submittals. Commissioner Tierney made a motion to
recommend that the City Council approve an ordinance amending POMC 20.04. Commissioner Bernstein seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Update: Draft Downtown Subarea Plan. Bond gave an update on additional information that has been included and revisions that have been made to the Draft Downtown Subarea Plan since
the Commission reviewed the previous draft at the February 2021 meeting. The Planning Commission will be asked to review the associated amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and development
regulations, and hold a public hearing on the final draft Subarea Plan, at the May meeting.
Adjourn: Acting Chair Bailey adjourned the meeting at 6:41 pm.
Annette Stewart, Chair
Nick Bond, Community Development Director