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MEDINA, WASHINGTON
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
Hybrid - Virtual/In-Person
Medina City Hall - Council Chambers
501 Evergreen Point Road, Medina, WA 98039
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 – 6:00 PM
MINUTES
1. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
Planning Commission Chair Laura Bustamante called the meeting to order of the Medina
Planning Commission in the Council Chambers at 6:02pm.
PRESENT
Commission Chair Laura Bustamante
Commission Vice-Chair Shawn Schubring
Commissioner Julie Barrett
Commissioner Li-Tan Hsu
Commissioner Evonne Lai
Commissioner Mark Nelson
Commissioner Brian Pao (on-line at 6:32 pm - off-line at 6:58pm)
STAFF
Burns, Wilcox, Kesler, Nations, Reitan, Peterson
2. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA
Without objections, the meeting agenda was approved at presented.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3.1 Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes of January 28, 2025
Recommendation: Adopt Minutes.
Staff Contact: Dawn Nations, Deputy City Clerk
ACTION: Motion to approve minutes as amended. (Approved 6-0)
Chair Bustamante asked for the word "edit" to be deleted from agenda item 6.1.
Motion made by Commissioner Nelson, Seconded by Commissioner Barrett.
Voting Yea: Commission Chair Bustamante, Commission Vice-Chair Schubring,
Commissioner Barrett, Commissioner Hsu, Commissioner Lai, Commissioner Nelson
Commission Pao (absent).
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS
4.1 Staff/Commissioners
No announcements.
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
Chair Bustamante clarified why the February 25, 2025, meeting was cancelled. Due to
power outage and the generator was not working for back up power and due to lack of
business.
Chair Bustamante asked Planning Manager Kesler for an update on the status of the
Critical Area Ordinance. Kesler reported that Facet consulting will be assisting staff with
this, and it will be brought forward for review in May. Chair Bustamante added that Steve
Wilcox, Development Services Director negotiated a master services agreement for
future services.
6.2 Review of Middle Housing Survey Results
Recommendation: Discussion.
Staff Contacts: Jonathan Kesler, AICP, Planning Manager and Kirsten Peterson, Senior
Project Manager, SCJ Alliance
Time Estimate: 45 minutes
Jonathan Kesler gave a brief update, and Kirsten Peterson gave a PowerPoint
presentation on the results of the Middle Housing Survey. Commissioners discussed and
asked questions and staff responded.
6.3 Review of Remaining Tasks for Middle Housing
Recommendation: Discussion.
Staff Contact: Jonathan Kesler, AICP, Planning Manager
Time Estimate: 15 minutes
Jonathan Kesler, Planning Manager, gave a PowerPoint presentation on the updated
timeline for Middle Housing. Commissioners discussed and asked questions and staff
responded.
6.4 Review of the Middle Housing and Subdivision Ordinance Drafts
Recommendation: Discussion.
Staff Contacts: Dawn L. Reitan, Assistant City Attorney and Jonathan Kesler, AICP,
Planning Manager
Time Estimate: 60 minutes
Jonathan Kesler and Dawn Reitan gave a PowerPoint presentation and reviewed the
draft ordinances for Middle Housing and Subdivision. Commissioners discussed and
asked staff to update the graphic to include only what is available in Medina and staff
responded.
7. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:37 PM.
Meeting minutes taken by Dawn Nations, Deputy City Clerk