HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-14-2021 - MinutesMEDINA, WASHINGTON
PLANNING COMMISSION SPECIAL
MEETING
Virtual/Online
Tuesday, December 14, 2021 - 4:00 PM
MINUTES
COMMISSION CHAIR I Laurel Preston
COMMISSION VICE-CHAIR I Shawn Schubring
COMMISSIONERS I Laura Bustamante, David Langworthy, Mark Nelson, Mike Raskin,
Randy Reeves
PLANNING MANAGER I Stephanie Keyser
1 CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
Chair Laurel Preston called the meeting to order at 4:05pm
PRESENT
Chair Laurel Preston
Vice Chair Shawn Schubring
Commissioner Laura Bustamante
Commissioner David Langworthy
Commissioner Mark Nelson
Commissioner Mike Raskin
Commissioner Randy Reeves
STAFF
Bennett, Keyser, Miner, Wilcox
2. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA
Action: By consensus, Planning Commission approved the m eeting
agenda as presented.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.1 Planning Commission Minutes of November 16, 2021
Recommendation: Approve Minutes
Staff Contact: Rebecca Bennett, Development Services Coordinator
Action: Motion to approve minutes. (Approved 7-0)
Motion made by Commissioner Nelson, Seconded by Commissioner
Bustamante. Voting Yea: Chair Preston, Vice Chair Schubring, Commissioner
Bustamante, Commissioner Langworthy, Commissioner Nelson,
Commissioner Raskin, Commissioner Reeves
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS
4.1 Staff/Commissioners
Keyser announced City Manager Mike Sauerwein's last day is January 3rd -
Chief Steve Burns has been appointed by Council to be the Interim City Manager.
Tom Early has left to go work for King County - Ben Schneider of Otak is a
landscape architect who is going to review the tree permit applications; the city
has put out an RFP for an arborist. Jackets are available to be picked up at
City Hall. The second tree code public hearing has been pushed to next year.
Chair Preston thanked commissioner Reeves for his time as a commissioner.
Commissioner Nelson announced Mason from Gray & Osborne is no longer with us.
5. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
Individuals wishing to speak live during the Virtual Planning Commission meeting will
need to register their request with the Development Services Coordinator, Rebecca
Bennett, via email (rbennett@medina-wa.gov) or by leaving a message at
425.233.6414 before 12pm the day of the Planning Commission meeting. Please
reference Public Comments for the December 14 Planning Commission meeting on
your correspondence. The Development Services Coordinator will call on you by
name or telephone number when it is your turn to speak. You will be allotted 3
minutes for your comment and will be asked to stop when you reach the 3-minute
limit.
No public was in attendance to speak during the audience participation.
6. PUBLIC HEARING
6.1 Permanent Supportive and Transitional Housing
Recommendation: Approve
Staff Contact{s): Stephanie Keyser, Planning
Manager Time Estimate: 30 minutes
Keyser presented PowerPoint presentation.
Action: Motion to amend proposed code 16.31.040 subsection B to limit to a maximum
residents to 8 instead of 10 (Approved 7-0)
Motion made by Vice Chair Schubring, Seconded by Commissioner Raskin.
Voting Yea: Chair Preston, Vice Chair Schubring, Commissioner
Bustamante,
Commissioner Langworthy, Commissioner Nelson, Commissioner Raskin,
Commissioner Reeves
Action: Motion to amend 16.31.040 to add a subsection that creates a minimum
length of stay of 72 hours. (Approved 6-1)
Motion made by Vice Chair Schubring, Seconded by Commissioner
Langworthy. Voting Yea: Chair Preston, Vice Chair Schubring,
Commissioner Bustamante, Commissioner Langworthy, Commissioner
Raskin, Commissioner Reeves Voting Nay: Commissioner Nelson
Action: Motion to adopt proposed code as commissioners amended it in prior motions
(Approved 7-0)
Motion made by Commissioner Nelson, Seconded by Commissioner
Langworthy. Voting Yea: Chair Preston, Vice Chair Schubring, Commissioner
Bustamante, Commissioner Langworthy, Commissioner Nelson,
Commissioner Raskin, Commissioner Reeves
7. DISCUSSION
None.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Motion made by Commissioner Langworthy, Seconded by Commissioner
Nelson. Voting Yea: Chair Preston, Vice Chair Schubring, Commissioner
Bustamante, Commissioner Langworthy, Commissioner Nelson,
Commissioner Raskin, Commissioner Reeves
Rebecca Bennett
Development Services Coordinator