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MEDINA, WASHINGTON
PLANNING COMMISSION SPECIAL
MEETING
Hybrid - Virtual/In-Person
Medina City Hall - Council Chambers
501 Evergreen Point Road, Medina, WA 98039
Thursday, February 15, 2024 – 6:00 PM
MINUTES
1. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
Planning Commission Chair Laura Bustamante called the Planning Commission Special
Meeting to order in the Medina Council Chambers at 6:00 p.m.
PRESENT
Chair Laura Bustamante
Vice Chair Shawn Schubring
Commissioner Li-Tan Hsu (online 6:04 p.m. to 6:33 p.m.)
Commissioner Evonne Lai (online at 6:08 p.m.)
Commissioner Mark Nelson
Commissioner Brian Pao
ABSENT
None
STAFF
Kesler, Wilcox, and Kellerman
2. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA
Planning Manager requested to move Agenda Item 6.3 2024 Comprehensive Plan
Update, Land Use Element up as Agenda Item 6.2 and Agenda Item 6.2 2024
Comprehensive Plan Update, Overview and Current Status as Agenda Item 6.3.
ACTION: Without objections, the meeting agenda was approved as amended.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
ACTION: Motion Nelson second Schubring and carried by a 4:0 (Hsu and Lai absent)
vote; the Planning Commission adopted the meeting Minutes of January 23, 2024.
3.1 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of January 23, 2024
Recommendation: Adopt minutes.
Staff Contact: Rebecca Bennett, Development Services Coordinator
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS
4.1 Staff/Commissioners
Planning Manager Jonathan Kesler introduced the city's new planning consultants
Thomas Carter, Associate Planner and Kim Mahoney, Principal (not in attendance) with
LDC who will be helping and guiding the city through the adoption of the updated
Comprehensive Plan.
Thomas Carter gave a quick self-introduction and reported that they just helped the City
of Snoqualmie complete their Comprehensive Plan. They are also currently working with
Kitsap County and University Place on updating their Comprehensive Plan.
Chair Bustamante reminded the Commission that they still have a vacancy on the
Commission and requested that they encourage neighbor and friends to apply if
interested.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Planning Commission Chair Laura Bustamante opened the public comment period. There
were no speakers. Subsequently, public comments was closed.
6. DISCUSSION
6.1 Concerns of the Commission
Commissioner Pao asked about the housing bills in the state legislator. Kesler responded
that the bills are still in flux and it's a wait and see until the session ends. Bustamante also
commented that we have reached a cut-off point in the legislature. Any proposal that didn't
make it out of the committee is considered dead and will not move forward.
6.2 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update, Land Use Element
Recommendation: Discussion and direction.
Staff Contact: Jonathan Kesler, AICP, Planning Manager
Consultant Contact: Thomas Carter, Planner, LDC Consultants
Planning consultant Thomas Carter gave an overview of how they will approach each
element of the Comprehensive Plan going forward. After reviewing the work and notes
from the city's former Planning Manager, LDC decided to start from scratch and drafted a
Gap Table. Using the Multi-County Countywide Planning Policies (MPPs) and Countywide
Planning Policies (CPPs) they go through Medina's code, goals and policies to see where
each of the goals and policies fits within the requirements listed. From there they do an
analysis of how strong our policies are in matching the current requirements from PSRC
and the Countywide Policy updates. Following the analysis, LDC will go through the
Comprehensive Plan and make updates as needed and identify where new policies are
needed. Commissioners asked questions and staff responded.
ACTION: No action taken; introduction and discussion only. Commissioners will email
their comments re: Land Use individually to the Planning Manager.
6.3 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update, Overview and Current Status
Recommendation: Discussion and update.
Staff Contact: Jonathan Kesler, AICP, Planning Manager
Planning Manager Jonathan Kesler gave an update on the Comprehensive Plan Update.
The update included Medina receiving a PUG (Periodic Update Grant) which requires the
city's Comprehensive Plan to be completed by December 31, 2024.
Kesler walked the Commission through his presentation which has a flowchart showing
the path to adoption, draft deliverables with current status, draft element timelines, and
project timelines. The Commission asked questions and staff responded.
ACTION: The Commission directed staff to add additional information to the Draft
Deliverables and Current Status table to include dates of when Planning Commission
and/or Council has reviewed specific Elements, planned dates of when specific Elements
will be on the agenda for Council review and discussion as well as when they will be on
Planning Commission's agenda, change due dates to "Draft Completion Date" and a
column that shows City Attorney's review. Lastly, on the Project Review Timeline, the
Commission directed staff to include the review of the revised Comprehensive Plan by
City Council after the city receives the Commerce review comments and include a review
date of the revisions after the public hearing by the City Council.
ACTION: The Commission added additional meeting dates through July 2024 to work
through the Comprehensive Plan Elements.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Motion Nelson second Lai, the Planning Commission adjourned the special meeting at
7:27 p.m.
Meeting minutes taken by: Rebecca Bennett, Development Services Coordinator