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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, March 14, 2024 – 6:00 PM
MINUTES
1. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
Commission Chair Laura Bustamante called the special meeting of the Medina Planning
Commission to order in the Medina Council Chambers at 6:00 p.m.
PRESENT
Chair Laura Bustamante
Vice-Chair Shawn Schubring
Commissioner Li-Tan Hsu
Commissioner Evonne Lai
Commissioner Mark Nelson
Commissioner Brian Pao
STAFF
Kesler, Wilcox, Kellerman, and Planning Consultant, Kim Mahoney
2. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA
ACTION: Without objections and by consensus, the meeting agenda was approved as
presented.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.1 Planning Commission Special Meeting Minutes of March 6, 2024
Recommendation: Adopt minutes.
Staff Contact: Rebecca Bennett, Development Services Coordinator
ACTION: The March 6, 2024 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes was pulled for
corrections on the Action of Agenda Item 6.2 which should read "Motion to approve Utilities
Element draft as amended and move forward for review by the City Attorney and City
Council. The corrected Minutes will be brought back at the next Planning Commission
meeting for approval.
3.2 Planning Commission Special Meeting Minutes of February 15, 2024
Recommendation: Adopt minutes.
Staff Contact: Aimee Kellerman, City Clerk
ACTION: Motion Nelson second Schubring and carried by a 6:0 vote; the Commission
approved the February 15, 2024 Special Meeting Minutes.
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS
4.1 Staff/Commissioners
Chair Bustamante reported that she and the city's personnel committee interviewed three
well qualified candidates for the open vacancy on the Planning Commission. The
personnel committee unanimously selected Julie Barrett to fill to the vacancy and her
appointment recommendation will go to Council at their March 25, 2024 meeting for a
vote.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Chair Bustamante opened the public comment period. There were no speakers.
Subsequently, public comments was closed.
6. DISCUSSION
6.1 Concerns of the Commission
None.
6.2 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update, First Review of the Land Use Element including
revisions made to address identified gaps from the Gap Analysis.
Recommendation: Discussion
Staff Contact: Jonathan Kesler, AICP, Planning Manager; with Kim Mahoney, Principal,
LDC consultants
Planning Manager Jonathan Kesler and Planning Consultant Kim Mahoney gave a
presentation on the first review of the Land Use Element including revisions made to
address identified gaps from the Gap Analysis. The Commission discussed, asked
questions, and staff responded.
ACTION: The Commission requested the following changes and considerations of
language amendments:
Remove defensiveness throughout document. If there are restrictive/absolute
messaging/tone throughout the element, revise to reflect current goals and
policies.
Policies:
LU-P8: explore how to amend wording to specify that the listed persons are Medina
community members.
LU-P1: add non-motorized vehicles and consider "human powered" something.
Add "route" to the definitions in the appendix.
Future Growth Issues:
Consider adding to list "reduction of minimum lot sizes". Think about addressing
the need to change zoning regulations to accommodate future growth.
Look in the Housing Element for better language related to: Within a four-mile
radius of City Hall....
Update/amend language for "Therefore, the current land use patterns and
general densities will likely remain largely unchanged over the next 20 years" to
allow for growth.
Address or fold in SR-520 in the tenth paragraph, last line "Medina has only one
major arterial...."
Special Planning Areas and Essential Public Facilities:
Last line of second paragraph, add to the end "and to meet the new housing
goals mandated by the state."
Consider making mention of middle housing.
Consider removing or revising the last line of the first paragraph. Consider
mentioning a variety of options to handle these planning areas or move away
from defining a process.
Non-Residential Uses:
Consider whether the data of the elementary and middle schools shows trends
that should be highlighted.
Land Use Plan:
Delete last sentence of the first paragraph.
Existing Conditions:
Residential Uses, first paragraph, last line needs to be brought into 2024.
Goals:
LU-G1: revised to read "To maintain Medina's high-quality residential setting and
character, while considering creative housing solutions to accommodate Medina
community members of all socioeconomic groups."
7. ADJOURNMENT
By consensus, the Planning Commission adjourned the special meeting at 7:38 p.m.
Meeting Minutes taken by: Aimee Kellerman, City Clerk