1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:07,839 Lomsdale, chairman of the Young Planning Commission. I call the meeting to order. 2 00:00:04,560 --> 00:00:11,440 Today is Tuesday, August 18th, 2026. The time is 400 p.m. Staff, please take roll 3 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:13,280 call. >> Commissioner Richard Lumdale 4 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:14,880 » here. >> Commissioner Robert Bailey 5 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:16,480 » here. >> Commissioner John Greyber 6 00:00:16,080 --> 00:00:19,119 » here. >> Commissioner Dana Allen 7 00:00:18,240 --> 00:00:22,400 » here. >> Commissioner Anne Wman 8 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:26,080 » here. Commissioner Ashley Brooks >> here. And Commissioner Riley Helen here. 9 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:29,080 » Please stand for the pledge of allegiance. 10 00:00:31,039 --> 00:00:39,600 I pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the 11 00:00:36,399 --> 00:00:46,360 republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and 12 00:00:42,719 --> 00:00:46,360 justice for all. 13 00:00:47,039 --> 00:00:50,280 » Thank you. 14 00:00:50,399 --> 00:00:57,840 » Hey, since the uh minutes from the June 16th, 2026 meeting was postponed, 15 00:00:55,600 --> 00:01:03,199 there's two sets of meetings for review. These will be approved separately. 16 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:09,240 Has everyone had the opportunity to read uh read the attached minutes from the 17 00:01:04,879 --> 00:01:09,240 June 16th, 2026? 18 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:14,640 » Yes. >> Yes. 19 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:18,400 » Is there a motion to approve the minutes? 20 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:21,280 » I motion to approve. >> I'll second. 21 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:22,560 » Okay. All in favor say I. >> I. 22 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:27,680 » I. >> Okay. The minutes from the previous 23 00:01:24,799 --> 00:01:34,479 meeting have been approved. Has everyone had the opportunity to read the attached 24 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:37,439 minutes from July 21st, 2026? >> Yes. 25 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:41,200 » Is there a motion to approve the minutes? 26 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:43,280 » Motion to approve the minutes from July 21st. 27 00:01:42,320 --> 00:01:46,000 » Second. >> I'll second that. 28 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:48,159 » All in favor say I. >> I. 29 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:54,000 » I. >> Minutes have been approved. 30 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:57,240 Has everyone had the opportunity to read the agenda? 31 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:03,200 » I wish to motion to make an amendment to the agenda. 32 00:02:02,479 --> 00:02:08,160 » Okay. >> And that amendment would be to include 33 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:14,239 » We'll second that. >> Oh, thank you. [laughter] 34 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:20,879 The um the amendment would be to include an update on the heritage zone, the zone 35 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:25,200 8 discussion as um in our minutes that were just approved. Uh Gary planned to 36 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:29,760 meet in person with the nine property owners to review the draft code before 37 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:35,280 presenting it formally to the commission next month with which is this month. And 38 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:38,519 um so I would just like an update on that please. 39 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:47,200 That's that's my amendment. >> So 40 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:52,239 the motion the motion is for uh an update on the uh heritage zoning that 41 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:56,959 Gary Cooper had mentioned during the last meeting um for the the property 42 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:59,120 owners and to get an update on the status of that. 43 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:03,040 » Is that correct? >> Well, for us first, right? 44 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:10,560 » Yes. Thank you. be before before it's pre presented to uh the city counc 45 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:13,519 » well I'm yeah but to get an update for us on the update 46 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:18,159 » at this meeting yes >> yes okay 47 00:03:15,920 --> 00:03:22,879 so >> should it go under unfinished business 48 00:03:21,599 --> 00:03:28,239 » yes >> yeah 49 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:35,440 city staff communications as well >> oh I could go there Yeah. 50 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:39,280 » You want you want that under uh staff >> communication. I would recommend putting 51 00:03:36,799 --> 00:03:42,319 it under staff communications. >> Okay. Because that that was something he 52 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:47,120 said he was going to do and it wasn't actually something that we were dealing 53 00:03:45,599 --> 00:03:50,560 uh business that we were dealing with. That was just something. Okay. So then 54 00:03:48,799 --> 00:03:53,920 what else made more sense? >> We are dealing with it. It was under new 55 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:58,560 business. So it should go under unfinished business is and I'll make 56 00:03:56,080 --> 00:04:01,040 that part of my motion if and second to that. 57 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:07,319 was seconding it, but I have a question first for staff 58 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:16,239 or do you have an update that you can provide us with Gary not being here? 59 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:19,440 » I Yeah, I mean I can just dive into that. So 60 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:22,800 » not yet. We have to >> Okay. Yeah, 61 00:04:21,519 --> 00:04:26,160 » very briefly. >> Okay. So you are prepared. 62 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:30,639 » I'm always prepared. >> Okay. So, so, so if you, so if you're 63 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:35,199 prepared to answer it, then do you want to withdraw the motion if he's ready to 64 00:04:32,479 --> 00:04:40,800 answer? >> Okay. Okay. So, all right. 65 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:44,160 All right. So, uh, all in favor of the motion, 66 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:52,160 » I >> I 67 00:04:45,919 --> 00:05:00,400 ns. Okay. So, motion passes. Um, so it's going to be added to um 68 00:04:57,759 --> 00:05:04,080 the agenda for for next >> No. 69 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:06,800 » Okay. Okay. To for today's agenda, excuse me. 70 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:11,360 » Okay. >> All right. 71 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:18,280 So, we'll add that under unofficial uh city staff. 72 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:18,280 Oh, that's really good. 73 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:31,160 Okay. 74 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,919 So, are there 75 00:05:36,479 --> 00:05:41,759 are there any conflicts of interest between any commissioner and an agenda? 76 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:46,800 Did you have something? So, you wanted Okay. Between any commissioner and an 77 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:55,280 agenda item. Okay. Any staff communications? 78 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:59,280 » Um, I'll save mine just for the any staff communications. There's really 79 00:05:56,639 --> 00:06:02,759 nothing. Um, but I'll elaborate on the heritage zone. 80 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:14,960 » Okay. Is there anyone in the audience who 81 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:19,360 would like to address the commission? Okay. Comments are limited to three 82 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:25,759 minutes. Um, comments on matters listed on the 83 00:06:23,199 --> 00:06:29,600 agenda are welcome. Anyone wish wishes to comment, please come to the podium, 84 00:06:27,759 --> 00:06:33,440 state your name and address for the record. 85 00:06:31,199 --> 00:06:38,479 » I'm Rachel Learon Anderson. I live at 16215 86 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:42,240 Avenue um over off Bansel Road. Uh, so the things I wanted to bring up today 87 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:47,520 were after the seeing the fires on the news in Spokane this year, I wanted us 88 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:52,240 to consider as we move forward as a city wider roads for fire breaks in 89 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:56,479 neighborhoods as they're built to allow um not only just for the fire break, but 90 00:06:54,080 --> 00:07:02,080 for the emergency vehicles to come in as the cars are evacuating if the fire were 91 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:06,240 to come through. Um, we want to consider having more parks within walking 92 00:07:04,479 --> 00:07:09,199 distance of new neighborhoods as they're being built. make sure that we're 93 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:13,680 leaving space for that. Every neighborhood should be able to have a a 94 00:07:11,039 --> 00:07:18,080 a park within walking distance. I think that's really important for building 95 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:22,000 community. Um, and my other concern, I was recently talking about the oaks, and 96 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:26,000 I had put in some written words about the oak trees over on Vansel Road, but 97 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:29,680 while we were talking about that within our neighborhood, we really wanted to 98 00:07:27,599 --> 00:07:33,440 save the hundred-year-old fur trees as well that were right along the road. And 99 00:07:31,599 --> 00:07:36,960 I didn't feel like I had a tool for that because it wasn't part of critical 100 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:41,440 habitat. But I really think that we should be saving some of our old canopy 101 00:07:39,039 --> 00:07:44,319 whenever possible. If there's no reason to take it down for a building, it 102 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:46,960 should certainly be left or built around. It could be part of people's 103 00:07:45,599 --> 00:07:51,120 yards, part of entryways to neighborhoods. And I'm concerned that 104 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:56,160 we're only getting short street trees. And those big fur trees are wind breaks 105 00:07:53,599 --> 00:08:00,080 during fires. They stood in the Spokane fires when whole neighborhoods went 106 00:07:57,599 --> 00:08:04,080 down. The fur trees were still standing. They slowed down the winds. They help 107 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:08,080 with our fall storms. Otherwise, we'd have even faster winds. I think they're 108 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:14,479 terribly important. So, I'd like to see those preserved as we go forward. Um, 109 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:18,879 and then we I know our town has a new art program. I'd like to see that 110 00:08:16,639 --> 00:08:21,919 incorporated beyond Main Street. So, as we put in wider roads going to new 111 00:08:20,639 --> 00:08:26,400 neighborhoods, it would be great if some art could be incorporated in. I don't 112 00:08:24,319 --> 00:08:32,399 know how that would work, but just food for thought. And then my last item is 113 00:08:29,199 --> 00:08:37,039 I'd like to see almost like I don't know how to describe it, ADU style little 114 00:08:34,399 --> 00:08:40,880 business spaces for starter businesses that aren't so expensive that we're only 115 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:45,279 getting big corporate businesses, but places where mom and pops could get 116 00:08:42,560 --> 00:08:49,279 started. So, if we could find ways to add that to our community as we're 117 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:52,279 planning, that would be really helpful. >> Thanks. 118 00:08:52,560 --> 00:08:59,279 And Rachel, just uh on note, thank you for being a voice in the community. I 119 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:06,240 know that you're quite active on the Yelmet surrounding area. So just 120 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:10,519 » Yeah. but just I I I appreciate your invol involvement. So 121 00:09:15,519 --> 00:09:23,360 » staff, is there any unfinished business from the last meeting? 122 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:28,399 Uh, as amended on the agenda, we have a meeting scheduled uh for 123 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:34,480 Thursday, August 27th at 6 PM with the heritage owner, heritage zone land 124 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:40,399 owners. Um, we met with one landowner today um for a brief meeting about, you 125 00:09:38,399 --> 00:09:45,040 know, the the code, how it's written. Um, but we have not had a chance to meet 126 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:49,839 with all of them together at this point. Um there have been my understanding 127 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:57,040 several conversations but August 27th at 6 p.m. will be the the fin the main you 128 00:09:52,880 --> 00:10:01,680 know meet and greet and finalize the the draft that we'll then take to planning 129 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:07,040 commission and then city council. >> Yeah. And will that be held in this room 130 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:12,160 or is it over the community center or >> uh the August 27th meeting uh is 131 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:15,200 primarily for those who own property there 132 00:10:13,279 --> 00:10:19,959 » uh and it's just at the the public services conference rooms. 133 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:36,200 Did that answer? >> Yes. Thank you. 134 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:36,200 » That you 135 00:10:38,399 --> 00:10:48,399 » um actually before I get going, was there anything um that could be 136 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:52,560 addressed on Rachel's statement? Um I don't want her to leave her thinking. I 137 00:10:50,560 --> 00:10:56,079 mean, I I'll I'll be honest with you that 138 00:10:54,480 --> 00:11:01,680 unfortunately there's some things that you've mentioned that we don't handle. 139 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:06,640 However, this is a recorded video. The mayor watches it. There's a number of 140 00:11:03,519 --> 00:11:11,760 other folks, you know, that watch it. Um, I Drew can potentially talk to the 141 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:15,680 where you were talking about the parks that in some of the communities, the new 142 00:11:13,839 --> 00:11:21,920 communities, if I'm not mistaken, some of them 143 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:25,839 include parks or, you know, small areas that are designated um to be put in. So, 144 00:11:25,279 --> 00:11:28,959 as >> pocket parks though, right? of the 145 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:32,399 larger city of arts. >> True. True. But I 146 00:11:31,680 --> 00:11:33,600 um >> could I say? 147 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:37,920 » Yeah. >> Okay. I very much appreciated your 148 00:11:36,079 --> 00:11:41,279 comments because I'm vice chair of the parks board. 149 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:46,880 » Okay. And so I can carry that back to our next parks meeting 150 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:53,720 » because I've been looking for uh some a strategy to fulfill what is our 151 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:53,720 strategm 152 00:11:53,920 --> 00:12:02,720 uh for the comprehensive plan for parks of how do we actually execute that have 153 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:06,000 parks within 15 minutes walking distance of each section of the city each 154 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:09,279 neighborhood. >> Very interesting. I used to work with 155 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:14,160 recreation conservation board on some of the grants. So I'd love to talk to 156 00:12:11,680 --> 00:12:17,600 someone about that later. >> I could stick around for a little bit. 157 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:21,320 » Okay. >> Okay. So 158 00:12:22,079 --> 00:12:29,279 yeah. Um now Yeah. I'm I'm sorry. I'm just since she had since she had the 159 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:36,480 floor and she and she spoke. I just kind of wanted to address 160 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:42,320 um you know I mean we I'm not sure what you want to address but I mean because 161 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:47,920 you know during that time has passed so unfortunately we've kind of moved on but 162 00:12:44,399 --> 00:12:53,200 I just didn't want to leave her. >> Were there were there anyone uh was 163 00:12:50,399 --> 00:12:58,959 there anybody else that wanted to provide public comment? Did I 164 00:12:56,160 --> 00:13:04,800 » Sorry, we may have jumped that but Okay. Yeah. 165 00:13:00,639 --> 00:13:11,760 » Yeah. If if you if you if you want >> Okay. Um but did was that satisfactory 166 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:17,680 on addressing some of your >> We can wait for kind of a a summary um 167 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:20,959 at the end of the public comment if that helps. 168 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:23,920 » Okay. Yeah. Sorry. I'm sorry if if you want to go ahead and take the podium. I 169 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:29,360 mean cuz cuz we're allowed up to five people to come up and speak. So I'm I'm 170 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:34,160 sorry. Would you like me to read I mean the three minutes name, address? 171 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:39,760 » Okay. Yeah. My name is Judy Hickman and I live at 11505 172 00:13:36,399 --> 00:13:46,240 Taku Lane in Yel. I've lived there for 14 years, but I've been in the area for 173 00:13:41,839 --> 00:13:49,920 36. And I I just recently got involved. And I don't know if you are the people 174 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:56,480 to talk to or if it's city council, but I live 2 miles outside of Young, but all 175 00:13:53,360 --> 00:14:02,880 your decisions impact me greatly. I'm a property owner. I have a home and I um 176 00:13:59,920 --> 00:14:08,800 I'm on a well and my concern is I see all this building happening and um the 177 00:14:05,680 --> 00:14:13,360 last time I had my well worked on, the person that worked on it told me my my 178 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:20,320 water level had dropped 35 ft since it was put in. So my concern is all the 179 00:14:16,560 --> 00:14:24,079 building is there been any um like where's all the water going to come 180 00:14:21,839 --> 00:14:29,920 from? I remember hearing years ago that it was limited and I know the aquifers 181 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:34,880 are limited and so recently they built the water towers on my house. I learned 182 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:38,399 they're pumping it from across town. So that's one of my concerns. The other one 183 00:14:36,639 --> 00:14:42,800 is that I don't feel like you have the infrastructure for all the building 184 00:14:39,839 --> 00:14:46,560 that's being approved in such a rapid. The the roads aren't built. The bypasses 185 00:14:44,959 --> 00:14:52,079 aren't built. I'm going to now have a roundabout. I think one of the first 186 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:56,959 ones out on Veil Road. I live on Cook Road off of Cook Road. And that might 187 00:14:54,880 --> 00:15:01,440 help me get to Walgreens once in a while, but it's not going to it's not 188 00:14:59,199 --> 00:15:05,279 going to help the big block up at 702. and it's going to be really hard for me 189 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:09,279 to get out of my road from now on because all that traffic's going to be 190 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:13,760 rerouted. So, I just those are my main concerns. Um, I like this place and I 191 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:18,079 feel like I'm being driven out because I wanted to live in a rural area and I 192 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:22,959 know growth is inevitable, but I just would like the consideration and and 193 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:26,639 hear what has been done to research first of all the water 194 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:30,880 » and what about the infrastructure that's going to support all the you know when 195 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:33,040 I5 gets jammed I can't go anymore because it comes right by my house. 196 00:15:32,639 --> 00:15:36,079 » Yeah. >> Thank you. 197 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:41,760 » Drew Drew do you have a response on the water issue? Uh luckily we have our city 198 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:51,040 engineer here today. Uh and I will defer to Resa to uh help answer that if no. 199 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:55,199 » Sure. Um um thank you. Thank you all and uh my name is Resa Ruker. I'm the city 200 00:15:52,800 --> 00:16:00,720 engineer uh for city of Yon. Uh one of the question that u that we are dealing 201 00:15:57,519 --> 00:16:05,600 with is the uh is the water uh infrastructure that we have. So uh when 202 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:11,920 we recently approve our water system plan um and part of the the departmental 203 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:19,279 health requirement is to analyze all the the uh the aquifer and how is how it's 204 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:25,839 adding mean well or drawing water is going to affect the aquifer. So we still 205 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:31,600 meet the uh I'm not sure the exact impact on your individual uh well but we 206 00:16:29,839 --> 00:16:37,839 we we always meet the the minimum requirements at least the department 207 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:48,240 health and require the require um uh regulations and the well we uh have 208 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:55,199 uh two I I believe that we have uh um the new well is going to be um on 640 209 00:16:51,839 --> 00:17:02,399 property which is uh in different aquifer but um I don't believe that uh 210 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:07,600 uh adding the I mean we we always look at to see whether uh what's going to 211 00:17:04,799 --> 00:17:14,240 happen to uh the individual but but we haven't heard anything so far that is um 212 00:17:11,360 --> 00:17:20,160 the impact is so bad that we have to figure out something else because uh our 213 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:27,919 modeling and and or our simulation shows that it's uh the impact is within the 214 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:32,960 reasonable um draw and um so uh I would I would like to see I mean 215 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:38,000 uh to see uh maybe [clears throat] look at in details on your property uh well 216 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:42,960 uh data to see what what's going to happen and definitely we we can talk to 217 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:47,520 our consultant to consider uh the impact and to see uh what's happened in uh your 218 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:51,120 individual well >> but what you're saying it's like pretty 219 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:54,080 right is that the seed developments are on a different outer than I would be out 220 00:17:53,360 --> 00:17:58,960 there. >> So the thing is that it depends on where 221 00:17:56,480 --> 00:18:02,400 you where you live. You may be in different aquifer 222 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:06,880 » possibly, but I didn't hear you say that they had said there they studied that 223 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:12,720 one to see if if >> Yeah. So right now we are in the process 224 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:17,039 of uh uh doing the modeling on the new well that well 7 that's going to be on 225 00:18:15,120 --> 00:18:24,080 640 property. I don't whether you know or not. Uh so it's going to be at the 226 00:18:19,120 --> 00:18:28,400 end of tommo war and um so we we are doing the uh the stimulation and the 227 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:33,360 relationship with this aquifer and this well with other uh adjacent wells. 228 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:36,480 » So they do that with each new development 229 00:18:34,559 --> 00:18:44,480 » uh not each development they're doing. So what we do we we uh for each uh so 230 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:51,120 uh what we do basically when when we we we uh predict our we have our um 231 00:18:48,559 --> 00:18:54,400 population growth study and we know how how many people are going to or we 232 00:18:52,720 --> 00:19:00,559 expect each in for example we are expecting 10,000 people or 200,000 233 00:18:57,039 --> 00:19:06,640 people on by this year. So then we uh plan ahead uh to see okay how much water 234 00:19:03,679 --> 00:19:10,799 we need and we start uh uh we start communication with the bal health and to 235 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:16,160 see how much water we can draw and if we require a new tower a new reservoir 236 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:21,039 basically a new well we uh we act accordingly. So part of this development 237 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:27,240 not individual development but all together is considered on all all of our 238 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:27,240 planning. 239 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:38,640 I have a comment. I had understood that the housing permits that are that are 240 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:41,840 given for various developments. >> Yes. 241 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:47,120 » Those housing permits there is a a quantity of those and it's based on the 242 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:55,360 water that we already have. >> Yes. And so we have to have as I thought 243 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:59,760 that we have to have um capacity to support the housing that's approved. 244 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:05,280 » Yes. >> But recognizing that planning 245 00:20:03,120 --> 00:20:08,080 there's going to be housing approved. >> Yeah. 246 00:20:05,679 --> 00:20:11,039 » That does not yet have the quantity that it may need. That's where your planning 247 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:14,640 it comes in. >> Sure. So so there are two things. I mean 248 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:18,320 I appreciate that you mentioned that one. So we have the water rights 249 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:23,440 basically and uh the last thing that we we acquire water rights we acquire water 250 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:27,919 rights for uh for example for for we still have about 4,000 water rights 251 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:31,360 which means that we can still uh develop up to 4,000 people 252 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:37,679 uh >> 5,000 253 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:45,280 » 5,000 sorry um 5,000 um 114 uh so we we still can uh develop up to 254 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:53,520 5,000 u which is equivalent residential units. That's that number comes uh the 255 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:58,880 last water rights planning the big deal and uh and then the the so the 256 00:20:57,039 --> 00:21:02,960 population study is not is kind of separate from water rights. But what we 257 00:21:00,799 --> 00:21:06,880 do every time that we kind of look at both documents together how much water 258 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:12,159 rights we have and how much population growth we are expecting and at some 259 00:21:09,360 --> 00:21:17,360 point we we say okay we have to we have to plan ahead. So for example, if we are 260 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:21,760 we only have 1,000 left. So that's the part that's okay, we expect this much 261 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:30,039 population. So now we need this much water auth we go and uh acquire more 262 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:30,039 water rights basically 263 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:37,520 in response to the uh statement about the 264 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:41,840 uh the infrastructure and you know some of the traffic. Okay, without getting 265 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:45,520 in, I'm not the engineer, you know, or whatever, but just just from some some 266 00:21:43,919 --> 00:21:51,760 of the things that I know of that there is some stuff in the process that should 267 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:56,000 alleviate um some of the traffic, especially like 268 00:21:53,520 --> 00:22:00,240 when I5 gets shut down, it gets rerouted through here. So that there some of the 269 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:08,080 stuff in the future probably in the next what 5 to 10 years um that will 270 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:13,440 alleviate uh some of that. So it it is it is being looked at because that was 271 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:18,559 always one of my big uh things. >> Yeah. I I I I mean I'm I'm being I'm 272 00:22:16,559 --> 00:22:22,400 being I'm being um >> they've been saying nothing about that. 273 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:25,840 » Yeah. Well, I I mean it was like I live I lived in Cherry Meadows when they 274 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:31,360 built the first part of the the byway. I mean that was 2010. I mean this is you 275 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:34,400 know 16 years later, you know. I do that before all the houses are here that's 276 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:41,840 going to bring >> I I I understand that but it it's just 277 00:22:37,679 --> 00:22:49,679 the the approval for all that is done by a secret separate entity. Um but there 278 00:22:45,360 --> 00:22:54,799 is there are plans in the process to alleviate some of the the traffic 279 00:22:51,840 --> 00:23:00,480 problems. I realize you've got the buildup and and stuff like that, but at 280 00:22:57,120 --> 00:23:05,280 the same time, some of that helps fund some of the the road work that's that's 281 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:09,840 being done. So, but like I said, I mean, I'm not the one that actually gets into 282 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:16,320 it. I'm just, you know, attempting to put a little bit of 283 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:20,240 answer to to your uh concern. So, there there is something coming. But the 284 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:23,840 construction was going to be starting this summer on some of those 285 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:29,280 roundabouts. That was the original. >> Yeah, I Yeah, that's that's not an R. 286 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:33,360 » Which roundabouts are you already in question? Obviously, there's the one on 287 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:39,120 702 the there was a meeting at the center 288 00:23:37,039 --> 00:23:43,039 and he talked about all the somewhere I I'm not sure if it was there, but they 289 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:47,360 taught school. He talked about all these maybe a year ago when they said that the 290 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:51,679 first one was going to go in was a bagel and that was going to start this summer 291 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:56,640 and I I don't know. I haven't followed it since I was 292 00:23:53,280 --> 00:24:00,559 » so wash did start their uh their 702 roundabout right there. Was it Hicks or 293 00:23:59,360 --> 00:24:04,159 the lake >> right off 702? So that's the first one. 294 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:08,240 It's a start. You're right. >> Why is it there? 295 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:11,600 » Because of the fatality rate. Oh, >> that's the one where you have cars 296 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:16,960 crossing and uh if you put in a roundabout, it it nearly limits it 297 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:22,880 minimizes your your T-bone accidents. It's much more sideswipes and all that. 298 00:24:19,679 --> 00:24:27,200 Um and for your your comment regarding traffic in town, uh correct me if I'm 299 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:30,880 wrong, but we looked at a STIP, right? We had our six-year transportation 300 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:35,679 improvement project. Um and they do the same thing. They look at um housing and 301 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:40,240 population density and they they look at all these intersections and rate them a 302 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:44,640 level of service from an A to an F. Um and we already know we have several 303 00:24:41,679 --> 00:24:49,679 intersections that are FS uh that we're looking at seriously. And then down the 304 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:54,400 road 2035 somewhere down there. Um there's there's several that are are 305 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:58,240 that fail again. And and the ones that are failing now and the future ones are 306 00:24:56,559 --> 00:25:03,600 those are our probably I would say our our priorities to look at. Um, so that's 307 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:07,679 it. It is in the works. You know, it's something that that [snorts] city staff 308 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:11,440 and everybody is is well aware of. You're right. We all live here. We all 309 00:25:09,039 --> 00:25:15,200 sit through the same traffic. Yo, and I I use my app and it's like, okay, I's 310 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:19,520 backed up both directions. I'm going to tack on another 30 minutes to get home, 311 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:24,320 you know. So, I I totally understand. Yeah. But there are things in the 312 00:25:21,360 --> 00:25:29,039 process and uh Gilm loop I don't know if everybody is aware it it supposed to go 313 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:33,360 to AD or it it's at AD is supposed to be open tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. at watch 314 00:25:31,279 --> 00:25:35,360 headquarters. So fingers crossed. 315 00:25:34,559 --> 00:25:40,640 » So [clears throat] the 21st chair do you mind if I just say 316 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:44,000 quick thing? >> Yeah. Is that okay? Uh thank you 317 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:48,320 Commissioner Bailey for for highlighting that with development projects they pay 318 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:53,360 in to what's called a traffic facilities charge which is um proportionate impact 319 00:25:51,760 --> 00:26:00,000 of their development to our transportation system and we use that 320 00:25:56,960 --> 00:26:04,799 those funds to uh improve the intersections as we get the funds for 321 00:26:02,559 --> 00:26:10,400 them. One of the highlights that I'd like to um bring to light is the 322 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:15,840 Longmire intersection, Longmire and 507. Uh we recently did a um intersection 323 00:26:13,279 --> 00:26:20,640 control evaluation to determine that a roundabout could fit and it will work 324 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:26,080 there. So that's one that's going to be um almost entirely funded through two 325 00:26:23,120 --> 00:26:30,400 separate development projects. And uh I do want to go back to Country 326 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:36,240 Meadows just really quick. Thank you, Rachel. It's nice to meet you in person, 327 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:42,240 by the way, after your emails. And um so hopefully this this eases some um I 328 00:26:39,919 --> 00:26:49,200 guess just some nerves. And I know there's been a lot of public concern 329 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:53,279 about this uh in the Oregon White Oak. The city determined that the application 330 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:58,799 was administratively complete, meaning that they submitted the the materials so 331 00:26:55,840 --> 00:27:02,960 we could start a review. Uh as part of that we have determined that an arborist 332 00:27:00,799 --> 00:27:07,200 report is also going to be required as part of this application. 333 00:27:05,279 --> 00:27:11,840 The report will be reviewed by the department of fish and wildlife and will 334 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:16,320 not move forward with the project review until that report has been submitted and 335 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:19,679 that review has occurred. So I want to assure everyone who's raised concerns 336 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:24,400 about the oak that those concerns have not been dismissed or resolved simply 337 00:27:22,799 --> 00:27:30,240 because the application was deemed complete. The oak issue is still an 338 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:31,919 outstanding part of our review. >> Thank you. 339 00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:34,919 » Thank you for being a part of the public process. 340 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:43,039 » But did that help uh alleviate some of your concern a little bit? Okay. Is 341 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:45,360 there anybody else that would like to take 342 00:27:43,679 --> 00:27:49,440 » have more to say about my comments? It kind of went different direction. 343 00:27:47,120 --> 00:27:54,399 » I sorry, forgive me. I can't remember every there was a lot to unpack there. 344 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:58,480 Um but I'm happy to attempt and if not I can follow up with you. 345 00:27:55,919 --> 00:28:01,679 » Yes, please. Thank you. >> Uh but I will uh maybe not in this 346 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:05,039 meeting because we have like some other things on the agenda. I don't want to 347 00:28:03,120 --> 00:28:09,039 take too much time but um I I do sincerely appreciate your input and 348 00:28:07,279 --> 00:28:14,640 we'll absolutely get in touch. >> Okay. 349 00:28:11,039 --> 00:28:19,919 » Okay. If there's no further public comment, we will move on. Uh, new 350 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:26,919 business, right? 351 00:28:21,679 --> 00:28:26,919 I'll pull up the uh the PowerPoint here. 352 00:29:00,159 --> 00:29:06,640 Thank you again for having me today. Uh my name is Resza Ruker. I'm city 353 00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:11,520 engineer uh for city of today. I'm here to present private landscaping including 354 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:18,320 enhancement. Uh so I'm uh here mainly to present some 355 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:22,000 of the challenges that we have in landscaping and maintenance and 356 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:27,799 hopefully uh I >> take your time. What specific challenges 357 00:29:24,159 --> 00:29:27,799 would you like to cover? 358 00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:37,039 » And >> and hopefully hear from you if you have 359 00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:43,279 any comments that or uh want to um add any other languages to the code that I'm 360 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:46,279 bringing to you on um either September or 361 00:29:48,399 --> 00:29:53,960 uh these are the content that I'm doing today. 362 00:29:54,399 --> 00:30:02,799 The main objective of uh this code update is basically the to have a clear 363 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:08,080 enforcement enforceable rules for staff and residents. we have a lot of uh um 364 00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:13,039 kind of uh confusing about the residents who's going to maintain what what should 365 00:30:10,080 --> 00:30:17,520 I do how should I do and these are some of the specification it's just not clear 366 00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:21,919 in the code that uh it would be easier for the residents at least and our code 367 00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:27,360 enforcement to say okay this is the code this is what we require this is what we 368 00:30:23,679 --> 00:30:32,240 expect to see uh and uh so then we can forward it and by uh adding this 369 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:38,320 language we're hoping to have a safer pedestrian and vehicle access and um um 370 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:42,520 basically ensure to have a community safety and environment 371 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:52,559 and uh so I kind of explained a little bit about why we want to amend code and 372 00:30:49,840 --> 00:31:01,279 mainly it's going to be 18.52 55 and maybe 57. So uh in in in the 373 00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:06,320 landscaping portion uh as I explained we have some gaps like uh the existing code 374 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:10,960 lack clear maintenance guidelines uh and there's no maintenance timeline 375 00:31:08,399 --> 00:31:15,840 for pruning or uh basic plant replacement 376 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:24,360 uh um and the planting requirements near the utility line or the light pole or a 377 00:31:18,799 --> 00:31:24,360 driver is not defined properly. 378 00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:36,399 And uh I just I just uh have the code for the maintenance of landscaping that 379 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:41,480 we have right now in 18 uh.55 uh 060. Uh if you want to look at it, I just 380 00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:41,480 pause. 381 00:31:42,240 --> 00:31:48,000 » I got a quick quick question. I I don't know if it's going to fall within this 382 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:56,000 purview or not, but I always understood that there was a certain regulation for 383 00:31:51,279 --> 00:32:01,200 a setback law from like plants and trees from a roadway 384 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:04,960 that would potentially block uh view. I think we we were talking 385 00:32:03,279 --> 00:32:09,919 beforehand like when you pull up next to a driveway like on a corner to be able 386 00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:13,760 to see oncoming traffic >> that you know there's been different 387 00:32:11,679 --> 00:32:16,080 instances that you know you you totally can't see 388 00:32:14,399 --> 00:32:20,480 » that's part of this I mean I'm hoping that's going to be covered on under this 389 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:25,760 because one of the I'm going to show you some of the pictures that I took so it's 390 00:32:22,559 --> 00:32:30,960 kind of showing why we have problem and then what's the problem and then I maybe 391 00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:36,159 I the pictures that I have in this PowerPoint doesn't kind of uh present 392 00:32:33,279 --> 00:32:40,480 that specific issue. But yeah, that was part of the thing that I was I was 393 00:32:37,679 --> 00:32:45,840 thinking about it. Okay, we probably kind of tackle at this point as soon as 394 00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:50,760 possible in this uh maybe next season we have a better uh understanding. 395 00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:59,440 I just have a question. you had it on here in the background, but um there's 396 00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:03,840 no maintenance timeline for burning or plant replacement that I see 397 00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:07,840 next season. >> Yeah. where it says plan the next 398 00:33:05,679 --> 00:33:14,720 » it's it's so um I I kind of look at it and I said 399 00:33:12,799 --> 00:33:18,640 maybe it's it's maybe it's uh I shouldn't put it there but I think I 400 00:33:16,559 --> 00:33:26,279 still I need to add more language in terms of uh the the the pruning not the 401 00:33:22,399 --> 00:33:26,279 not the replacement 402 00:33:27,679 --> 00:33:36,480 did have a I think a question from Dana as well you have a question 403 00:33:32,320 --> 00:33:40,960 » yes is this intended to apply to just new developments or to the city as 404 00:33:39,919 --> 00:33:45,840 a whole? >> Uh, for the city as a whole. 405 00:33:42,799 --> 00:33:49,760 » Okay. Cuz yeah, it's hard to tell them to comply with an approved 406 00:33:47,679 --> 00:33:58,480 landscape and proposal should probably be the plan. Um, if there wasn't one. 407 00:33:54,559 --> 00:34:04,480 » Yes. So, um, the the planting part of it is is uh Yes. as as you mentioned that 408 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:10,639 it's for the new development. >> Okay. 409 00:34:05,360 --> 00:34:17,280 » Yeah. But uh um so by planting means uh uh if if you have any utilities and um 410 00:34:14,240 --> 00:34:20,960 uh um if you have new if you have a light bulb. So if we have new 411 00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:25,839 development then then it means that they have to follow the new rules or the new 412 00:34:23,599 --> 00:34:29,520 setbacks that we want. But for the old subdivisions, uh the ones that we have 413 00:34:27,679 --> 00:34:35,679 the approved landscaping, they have to follow the exact landscaping unless uh 414 00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:40,399 I'm envisioning that if we have the problem that we didn't have uh so if we 415 00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:46,079 have the problem like like we have the trees next to the uh at the corner that 416 00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:51,919 that blur and we didn't catch it at that point. So we can deviate under certain 417 00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:55,679 circumstances and I I I don't have the language on right now but I'm thinking 418 00:34:53,919 --> 00:35:00,640 that we have some language that okay under c some circum circumstances if we 419 00:34:58,640 --> 00:35:06,160 have a written written uh permission from the city they can deviate from the 420 00:35:03,040 --> 00:35:10,400 approved landscaping plan because of this criteria that we define in the 421 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:13,680 code. >> Okay. 422 00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:19,839 » You still address it case by case basis. >> Uh yes in in some cases. So the the uh 423 00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:24,320 pruning regulation is is kind of for every houses every landscaping that we 424 00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:31,520 have but for planting or some of the setbacks that I I want to introduce uh 425 00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:36,880 is mainly uh for the new development and for some cases if we have some problem 426 00:35:34,079 --> 00:35:42,640 for example it's blocking the light or blocking the the view or on at the 427 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:49,200 intersections. So in those circumstances we we just require we if if the the tree 428 00:35:47,119 --> 00:35:54,000 is dead basically I'm thinking not necessarily okay if you have we have a 429 00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:57,839 tree there it's cause a problem now we have a new code now it's your 430 00:35:55,839 --> 00:36:01,760 responsibility to remove the tree no we don't want that we definitely we work 431 00:35:59,920 --> 00:36:06,480 with the homeowners if there is a dead tree and they have to replace the dead 432 00:36:04,079 --> 00:36:10,960 tree so we we we consider that situation and if uh to see if basically case by 433 00:36:09,520 --> 00:36:15,760 case on those situations that okay it is dead 434 00:36:13,359 --> 00:36:21,440 tree and you have to replace it but it caused the it has the problem before. So 435 00:36:18,720 --> 00:36:27,599 you we can you can just avoid planting the tree or maybe uh replace it with 436 00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:34,880 some shrubs or shorter u plants to just um um kind of uh mitigate the problem. 437 00:36:32,400 --> 00:36:39,839 the I'm sorry, another quick um thing. Is this going to include especially in 438 00:36:38,079 --> 00:36:46,880 some of the areas that were just recently uh annexed like you know like 439 00:36:43,200 --> 00:36:52,720 on Clark Road to where you've got uh and actually some on the main drag to where 440 00:36:50,079 --> 00:36:56,560 you've got some of the vacant properties that where there's nothing built on it 441 00:36:54,640 --> 00:37:01,920 but they're like really overgrown but they're a fire hazard. Um, is there 442 00:36:59,760 --> 00:37:05,200 going to be like, you know, that they're going to be required to keep it like in 443 00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:10,160 a certain height or, you know, mow it once a year or something like that? 444 00:37:07,760 --> 00:37:15,280 » That's a good question. We I I didn't envision to in this round of code 445 00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:20,640 updates because usually those things can be can be cut by the fire department and 446 00:37:18,400 --> 00:37:24,960 we can we have that process that if the fire marshall decided that that cause 447 00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:30,640 the fire it's a fire hazard. So we can enforce it through that uh kind of pass. 448 00:37:28,240 --> 00:37:37,160 » Okay. Especially especially with the fires that going on. So Okay. Thank you. 449 00:37:39,440 --> 00:37:46,480 Uh so I I went outside to the city and take a couple of took a couple of 450 00:37:44,480 --> 00:37:51,760 pictures and as you can see for example the picture on the right uh the the tree 451 00:37:50,160 --> 00:37:57,040 wasn't prone and the picture on the bottom right it's it's me picking in 452 00:37:53,680 --> 00:38:03,200 front of the branches. So if if you are walking on in the sidewalk 453 00:37:59,760 --> 00:38:08,480 you have to kind of bend to just pass in some areas. So these are these are these 454 00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:11,920 are the things that we have we have the code basically we are saying that in in 455 00:38:10,079 --> 00:38:17,520 in current code we're saying that okay the homeowner is responsible to cleaning 456 00:38:14,079 --> 00:38:23,839 the right away but the code is not clear uh when we are talking about the pruning 457 00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:28,240 okay how high we want to be or um or if it's encroaching what does it mean if we 458 00:38:25,920 --> 00:38:34,480 are talking about private and uh private uh landscaping which we have couple of 459 00:38:31,040 --> 00:38:42,000 them for example uh the one I mean, it's kind of hard to see, but the one uh um 460 00:38:38,480 --> 00:38:46,240 here in the middle right. So, that's that's kind of Blackberry Bush that from 461 00:38:44,240 --> 00:38:50,240 private property property goes to the sidewalk 462 00:38:48,240 --> 00:38:57,040 that's on the sidewalk. So, some of the some of the pictures that I have is not 463 00:38:52,240 --> 00:39:02,320 maybe shown the is the major pro they doesn't show the major problem that we 464 00:38:58,880 --> 00:39:08,160 have. Uh but some of them uh which I'll move forward with. Oh, I think Dana 465 00:39:05,040 --> 00:39:10,400 might have a question too. >> Hey Dana, do you have a you have another 466 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:16,960 question? >> Yeah, sorry. Just on these pictures, is 467 00:39:12,240 --> 00:39:23,200 it clear that the these street trees are responsibility of the property owners? 468 00:39:20,079 --> 00:39:27,480 So current code, if I go back um to current code um 469 00:39:30,160 --> 00:39:34,480 » Oh, this is current code. >> This is the current code. 470 00:39:33,040 --> 00:39:40,680 » Ah, okay. Yes. No wonder you want to update it. Okay, got it. 471 00:39:37,040 --> 00:39:40,680 » It's kind of Yeah. 472 00:39:43,839 --> 00:39:51,599 So, so one of the kind of exaggerated example is this this example that uh the 473 00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:56,000 shrubs basically blocking the sidewalk right now. 474 00:39:54,480 --> 00:40:00,000 » Oh, yeah. I didn't even see the sidewalk. Okay. Yes. 475 00:39:57,599 --> 00:40:05,599 » Yeah. Um again, we we have we somehow we have the 476 00:40:02,880 --> 00:40:08,640 code somehow to code to enforce it, but it's going to be difficult because the 477 00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:13,760 code is not clear. So now it's going to be interpreted by us and we have a hard 478 00:40:11,520 --> 00:40:19,119 time to define and maybe sometimes the homeowner doesn't because that shrubs 479 00:40:16,240 --> 00:40:24,160 and that tree is in in the right away. So it's sometimes it's a little bit 480 00:40:21,119 --> 00:40:27,920 difficult to explain or the homeowners have hard time to say okay can I touch 481 00:40:26,079 --> 00:40:32,480 it? Can I prune it? What's the requirement? So those are the things 482 00:40:29,520 --> 00:40:35,880 that we we try to resolve in this round of code changes. 483 00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:44,640 And uh aside from the sidewalk, it's also um can cause problem um on the 484 00:40:42,400 --> 00:40:48,720 street. So if if it's not prone on the streets, you're going to have a lot of 485 00:40:46,160 --> 00:40:53,680 problem. One of the complaint that we received recently especially from the 486 00:40:50,720 --> 00:40:58,319 intercity transit and limate trucks. So because as they're passing because these 487 00:40:55,440 --> 00:41:03,040 are the high the height of the truck is higher than the usual the cars. So they 488 00:41:00,240 --> 00:41:07,920 can the the trucks kind of scratch the cars as you can see. took couple of 489 00:41:05,119 --> 00:41:12,880 pictures to show you some of the trees. Um, we have some problem. So, these are 490 00:41:11,119 --> 00:41:18,240 uh some of the examples that I showed here is uh maybe it's not pruned because 491 00:41:16,480 --> 00:41:21,920 they didn't have any problem for the parking. So, they park on the other side 492 00:41:19,839 --> 00:41:30,200 or where they can so they can avoid it easily. But still it can cause a problem 493 00:41:25,520 --> 00:41:30,200 especially in in our main streets 494 00:41:33,839 --> 00:41:45,520 and uh one of one of the the language that I want to add also uh to uh 495 00:41:41,599 --> 00:41:53,359 or setbacks of planting in in regard to hydrants. So even even though the the uh 496 00:41:50,160 --> 00:41:59,680 business owner clear the pruned the area around the the high end but still if the 497 00:41:56,400 --> 00:42:04,319 fire um firefighter wants to access the hideand they have to go through the 498 00:42:01,200 --> 00:42:09,280 bushes to access the high end. Uh so these are kind of we try to uh uh kind 499 00:42:07,359 --> 00:42:14,240 of define okay this is what we are expecting and we want to see and also in 500 00:42:12,160 --> 00:42:20,079 terms of the sidewalk and the driveway that's that's uh kind of uh different uh 501 00:42:17,040 --> 00:42:25,040 I mean I I bring it here because we have the we planted trees very close to the 502 00:42:22,640 --> 00:42:30,079 sidewalk and we didn't have we mean we may not have root barriers we not have 503 00:42:27,520 --> 00:42:34,480 uh different things and also as you mentioned that it's also blur so you 504 00:42:32,079 --> 00:42:40,359 can't see so you have kind have to go to streets before you can see 505 00:42:36,880 --> 00:42:40,359 to turn off. 506 00:42:42,720 --> 00:42:50,560 So in terms of driveway maintenance, we don't have any code uh right now uh uh 507 00:42:48,480 --> 00:42:55,839 we don't have any language in our code and if you if there is a abandoned uh uh 508 00:42:53,760 --> 00:43:03,440 abandoned side and driveway approach or u so there 509 00:42:59,680 --> 00:43:08,319 isn't any language for that one either. So I I just bring the code which is the 510 00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:12,119 entire driving requirements but this is not driving maintenance. 511 00:43:24,480 --> 00:43:32,079 So some of the problem that we see in the driveways basically uh the main 512 00:43:29,440 --> 00:43:37,920 problem that we have is that there isn't any any language in the code showing 513 00:43:33,839 --> 00:43:42,720 that if if the driveway is damaged who's responsible for maintaining that because 514 00:43:40,000 --> 00:43:48,880 the driveway uh because the only the homeowner is the only beneficiary of the 515 00:43:46,240 --> 00:43:53,599 driveway approach. So uh we are expecting that the homeowners if there's 516 00:43:50,880 --> 00:44:00,640 a damaged driveway they are responsible for that one. The the the main factor 517 00:43:56,960 --> 00:44:05,280 that we want to I want to add is that most of the driveway approaches uh 518 00:44:03,200 --> 00:44:11,599 maintenance requirement is because of the safety hazard. So if if if the if 519 00:44:08,720 --> 00:44:16,000 the sidewalk is part of the driveway and if it if it's damaged then we're going 520 00:44:14,480 --> 00:44:20,000 to have a problem. So because because the pedestrian 521 00:44:17,839 --> 00:44:26,319 are using the driveway basic part of the driveway. So um that's and also I mean 522 00:44:23,599 --> 00:44:30,800 as you can see here um there are utility boxes there that they they need to 523 00:44:28,160 --> 00:44:36,240 maintain and uh if if for any reason that the drive approach is settled or 524 00:44:33,359 --> 00:44:43,880 something happened or cracked so uh they are responsible to maintain as uh 525 00:44:40,880 --> 00:44:43,880 should 526 00:44:45,599 --> 00:44:54,560 one of one of the other problem that we have is that the the overhang basically 527 00:44:51,520 --> 00:45:00,240 uh that I I mean I can give you a thousand picture or thousand 528 00:44:56,480 --> 00:45:05,280 example that uh which is uh mainly we have problem with the RVs that they are 529 00:45:02,800 --> 00:45:09,920 overhanging to either the sidewalk or the streets. 530 00:45:07,200 --> 00:45:15,839 We just want to define clear language that this is not the acceptable 531 00:45:12,640 --> 00:45:20,800 uh uh behavior and this is what we are expecting that if if you have a right 532 00:45:18,720 --> 00:45:26,560 army so you have you can park it on the street we have the code for that we have 533 00:45:23,040 --> 00:45:30,800 we accommodate that and if you cannot uh park if if if you drive if you park in 534 00:45:28,800 --> 00:45:36,240 the driveway and it's overhang that's not going to be acceptable. 535 00:45:34,480 --> 00:45:40,560 I'm sorry. I got I got a quick question again back on the other slide with the 536 00:45:38,079 --> 00:45:45,839 utility box. Now, did you say that the the maintenance on the utility boxes 537 00:45:42,640 --> 00:45:51,200 where this one here is down 2 in, is it the resident's responsibility to repair 538 00:45:48,560 --> 00:45:55,520 that or is the whoever's responsible for that utility box? 539 00:45:52,720 --> 00:46:00,000 » So, utility box itself, it's damage because so it's it's city's 540 00:45:57,839 --> 00:46:05,520 responsibility for the utility box. But if if there is a if the the damage 541 00:46:02,480 --> 00:46:10,880 because of the driveway damage or because of the the root of the trees 542 00:46:08,079 --> 00:46:15,119 that damaged the box is property owner responsibility. 543 00:46:12,640 --> 00:46:19,160 » So it'll be kind of on a case by case by cases. Yeah. 544 00:46:16,000 --> 00:46:19,160 » Thank you. 545 00:46:22,560 --> 00:46:30,560 » I have a question. >> Yes, please question. um for the the 546 00:46:28,720 --> 00:46:33,680 annexed uh properties. Yes. 547 00:46:31,920 --> 00:46:40,240 » That have been brought into the city. >> Yes. 548 00:46:34,560 --> 00:46:44,040 » Uh that have not had requirements for sidewalks or 549 00:46:44,160 --> 00:46:47,520 » for landscaping. >> Yes. 550 00:46:45,839 --> 00:46:51,839 » These are places that have been here quite some time. 551 00:46:48,560 --> 00:46:57,040 » Yes. Does that mean that these new requirements for how landscaping is done 552 00:46:54,480 --> 00:47:00,079 are going to be imposed retroactively? 553 00:46:58,640 --> 00:47:03,599 » So if >> that should just qualify. I I don't live 554 00:47:01,839 --> 00:47:06,560 in the city so >> it doesn't apply to me but I'm I have 555 00:47:05,440 --> 00:47:11,599 friends who do. >> No no I understand. So if if there is a 556 00:47:09,040 --> 00:47:14,640 sidewalk even if it's the county I believe that there's the language in the 557 00:47:13,440 --> 00:47:20,880 county that who's going to be responsible for the sidewalk. So it's 558 00:47:18,160 --> 00:47:24,640 the way that we are if they annex to the city is kind of the same thing applied 559 00:47:22,480 --> 00:47:32,240 to them. I don't think that's uh going to be a new uh code for those cases. 560 00:47:29,440 --> 00:47:39,839 » I'm talking about the the trees, the bushes that that may um be alongside the 561 00:47:37,040 --> 00:47:42,839 roads and such that need to be >> trimmed. 562 00:47:43,119 --> 00:47:52,240 Yes. because because one of the things one of the problem with the with I mean 563 00:47:48,240 --> 00:47:57,760 the is um trimming tree u if they don't trim the tree that cause 564 00:47:54,640 --> 00:48:04,480 a safety hazard one way or another we have to we have to but in in some cases 565 00:48:00,480 --> 00:48:09,760 uh if the trees uh um it's it's really case by cases but in some cases that I 566 00:48:06,960 --> 00:48:12,960 mean specific cases that cause generally cause safety hazard and we just 567 00:48:11,599 --> 00:48:17,680 announced that okay this is the safety hazard Then yes, the home is responsible 568 00:48:16,240 --> 00:48:22,079 is going to be responsible regardless whether it's a new tree or old tree or 569 00:48:20,319 --> 00:48:25,280 it's a new annex or >> most of those areas that are recently 570 00:48:23,839 --> 00:48:30,480 annexed don't have that kind of infrastructure anyway, 571 00:48:26,800 --> 00:48:37,040 » but they do have high grasses on their the embankments that are right next to 572 00:48:32,319 --> 00:48:43,200 the road. And they're my friends have stated they're concerned that the county 573 00:48:39,680 --> 00:48:44,160 used to maintain that to uh cut all that gas. 574 00:48:43,760 --> 00:48:49,520 » Yeah. >> On a regular basis and it sounds like 575 00:48:47,839 --> 00:48:57,839 that it's going to be um a requirement that 576 00:48:53,839 --> 00:49:06,079 they assume that responsibility. Uh so so because um the current code requires 577 00:49:02,480 --> 00:49:12,720 regardless I mean it's new annex or or it's already annex um to maintain the 578 00:49:10,240 --> 00:49:18,480 land escaping in front of the property in right away. So if if a property annex 579 00:49:16,240 --> 00:49:22,240 so they it's already kind of considered that they have to maintain regardless 580 00:49:21,359 --> 00:49:28,160 » they may not >> chain is not going to change that 581 00:49:24,240 --> 00:49:32,480 » but they may not recognize that as >> the county used to do it for them. No, I 582 00:49:30,240 --> 00:49:36,720 understand that part and we we we have problem. I mean it's not I mean you saw 583 00:49:34,000 --> 00:49:41,920 the pictures as I showed. So some of them is not clear. That's why we want to 584 00:49:38,720 --> 00:49:46,480 strong code kind of first and then start with uh with the education and outreach 585 00:49:44,240 --> 00:49:52,160 to to make sure that everyone understand what's the responsibility was uh and uh 586 00:49:50,240 --> 00:49:56,640 yeah that's >> so with with these these code 587 00:49:55,200 --> 00:50:02,000 adjustments >> will we do an open house and we'll 588 00:49:59,520 --> 00:50:08,720 invite people from the annexed groups to start to 589 00:50:05,119 --> 00:50:14,319 understand what's being um was being clarified. 590 00:50:10,240 --> 00:50:18,559 we we can we can um I I didn't envision that we need I mean definitely we're 591 00:50:16,000 --> 00:50:25,040 going to have public hearing but aside from that uh um not I don't think that 592 00:50:22,640 --> 00:50:28,640 for this code changes specifically we're going to have open house but the next 593 00:50:26,480 --> 00:50:33,520 open house we have we can add something like that that okay u landscaping 594 00:50:30,640 --> 00:50:37,680 maintenance in general that's that's that's a good idea 595 00:50:34,880 --> 00:50:41,280 actually we can uh to that part of kind of education and outreach that we are 596 00:50:39,359 --> 00:50:45,920 expecting think to have in your regular basises. 597 00:50:44,079 --> 00:50:49,119 » Thank you. Good idea. >> Yeah, it is a good idea. Thank you. I 598 00:50:48,079 --> 00:50:54,000 have one other question. You had mentioned about you know street trees is 599 00:50:52,079 --> 00:50:58,319 being trimmed up and I understand totally being trimmed up so people can 600 00:50:55,920 --> 00:51:04,559 walk and that makes but you' also mentioned RVs. Well, I have a um a motor 601 00:51:01,200 --> 00:51:10,559 home and if you had to trim up a street tree so that I could park my motor home, 602 00:51:07,520 --> 00:51:14,960 that tree would considering the size of some of these trees, you know, you'd be 603 00:51:12,319 --> 00:51:18,559 like a topper, you know, would be >> that's that's that's what we have to 604 00:51:16,640 --> 00:51:22,880 figure out because uh I understand I mean most of the trees even on the 605 00:51:20,160 --> 00:51:28,400 cities that we have are very small trees and uh so we are expecting basically 606 00:51:26,000 --> 00:51:33,520 from the curve if we just have a ruler and just go and just cut all the way. 607 00:51:30,559 --> 00:51:37,119 Yeah. Uh so and how it's going to impact the tree itself that's that's that's 608 00:51:35,359 --> 00:51:44,000 question I don't have the answer right now but what we require or what we are 609 00:51:40,800 --> 00:51:51,200 we have to require part of the um at least the main so we can maybe um 610 00:51:48,160 --> 00:51:58,720 uh maybe have different code for different area. So uh our main complaint 611 00:51:55,440 --> 00:52:04,160 is uh the the lim and the intercity transit when they're uh um in the in the 612 00:52:02,000 --> 00:52:09,359 city they have problem because they have to go all the way to the uh basically 613 00:52:06,400 --> 00:52:15,280 the curb to either uh uh pick up the passengers or or um have the pick up the 614 00:52:12,559 --> 00:52:18,559 trash. So those are the ones that basically the trees is going to impact 615 00:52:16,880 --> 00:52:23,200 them. So that's that's that's the problem that we see. So, uh, yeah. Yeah, 616 00:52:21,440 --> 00:52:30,640 that's that's that's good point. Yeah. Or you could put up a sign RVs and u 617 00:52:26,400 --> 00:52:34,400 motor homes over 30 ft long can't park. >> They're 35 ft apart. 618 00:52:32,079 --> 00:52:39,280 » I mean, the trees are, you know, >> the the height that we consider is 619 00:52:36,160 --> 00:52:44,160 mainly uh the buses and the lemon truck basically. So, that's when I go to the 620 00:52:42,559 --> 00:52:49,200 code proposed code changes, I mean, you can see the height that I presented 621 00:52:46,319 --> 00:52:52,640 basically. Uh but that's kind of we we that's that's a good thing that we want 622 00:52:50,640 --> 00:52:56,800 to that's what we are that's why I wanted to add the code that okay what 623 00:52:54,559 --> 00:53:00,240 what's the height so we can so everyone can go and measure it okay this is what 624 00:52:58,400 --> 00:53:04,520 we expect this is what so that's kind of easy for everyone to understand 625 00:53:11,920 --> 00:53:17,599 this is a draft right you obviously nothing in here is set in stone this is 626 00:53:16,079 --> 00:53:21,640 this is the direction you're heading. Yes, that's okay. Sorry. 627 00:53:22,400 --> 00:53:28,960 » Um I can jump to this the the kind of 628 00:53:26,559 --> 00:53:35,040 proposed code changes I so one of one of the problem that we 629 00:53:32,400 --> 00:53:40,400 see in in mainly some of the development that we have u is that there we don't 630 00:53:38,800 --> 00:53:47,359 have any specific requirement for irrigation. We don't uh we don't require 631 00:53:43,440 --> 00:53:53,119 the uh for any landscaping. What we require we require to have uh to 632 00:53:50,240 --> 00:53:58,880 maintain the trees. So how they maintain it? It's so for some cases it's really 633 00:53:56,000 --> 00:54:04,319 difficult uh some sometimes because the irrigation system is costly. So some 634 00:54:01,680 --> 00:54:09,760 some prefer that they go with the hose and in the trees. So if they can 635 00:54:06,400 --> 00:54:14,960 maintain the tree that's that's great. So this I'm presenting this code some 636 00:54:13,440 --> 00:54:20,240 code could change that it could be changed but to have some sort of water 637 00:54:17,200 --> 00:54:26,160 source relatively close to the landscaping. So we know that okay that's 638 00:54:22,800 --> 00:54:31,200 that's manageable that's that's uh achievable in in terms of say okay you 639 00:54:28,800 --> 00:54:36,400 don't want to do it we don't require you're good to go. So that's why we u uh 640 00:54:34,240 --> 00:54:41,520 we want to add some language. Okay, within 50 ft you have to have some some 641 00:54:39,680 --> 00:54:46,319 um speed or faucets that you can use for 642 00:54:44,000 --> 00:54:54,440 the irrigation if you don't want to have uh actual irrigation system. 643 00:54:49,839 --> 00:54:54,440 » So if I have a yard that's 100 ft 644 00:54:54,720 --> 00:55:02,079 it's mainly for right away landscaping, right? And that's what I'm saying. So my 645 00:54:59,119 --> 00:55:06,160 so say my yard is 100 ft long from my house. My closest hose bib is at the 646 00:55:04,960 --> 00:55:12,720 front of my house >> and if my that property adjusts adjuts a 647 00:55:10,000 --> 00:55:16,720 piece of a roadway then that that landscaping up there is my 648 00:55:13,920 --> 00:55:23,520 responsibility. Am I supposed to put a hose bib within 50 ft of that? So this 649 00:55:20,640 --> 00:55:28,960 is um what I envision when I put it there is for the new development and 650 00:55:26,079 --> 00:55:32,400 mainly for the businesses not because if if you are talking about the new 651 00:55:30,400 --> 00:55:38,480 subdivisions so they have to have irrigation system because most of them 652 00:55:34,880 --> 00:55:42,319 they cannot uh or some of them because uh for the new subdivision at least I 653 00:55:40,480 --> 00:55:45,440 what I see I mean we can I can change the code there is a bit to kind of 654 00:55:43,839 --> 00:55:49,280 accommodate the the house I mean that's a good example I didn't think about that 655 00:55:47,119 --> 00:55:55,520 one but the new houses that we have they have a 25th setbacks and they have a um 656 00:55:52,079 --> 00:56:02,079 they have a some some sort sort of water at the outside that basically relatively 657 00:55:58,000 --> 00:56:08,160 easy to uh irrigate the trees. Okay. >> And the one other thing is um the 658 00:56:06,240 --> 00:56:13,520 maintaining the look of the property. Are you suggesting that during the 659 00:56:10,000 --> 00:56:15,040 summer people should be irrigating their lawn? 660 00:56:14,240 --> 00:56:23,200 » No. No. >> Okay. So, um yeah. Um 661 00:56:20,480 --> 00:56:28,240 so we we want to maintain the landscaping. So landscaping includes 662 00:56:25,359 --> 00:56:33,920 yeah it's it's a very uh so it include trees, grass and 663 00:56:31,040 --> 00:56:39,280 everything. The grass comes back. >> So you basically you you maintain it. So 664 00:56:36,640 --> 00:56:43,520 we're fine with that. But trees main problem is the trees and the shrs that 665 00:56:41,520 --> 00:56:47,319 okay no that's not going to happen. So that's kind of our concern. 666 00:56:49,599 --> 00:56:58,920 So this is the clearance that I I mentioned. So we are thinking about uh 8 667 00:56:55,359 --> 00:56:58,920 ft on the sidewalks 668 00:56:59,119 --> 00:57:07,440 and maybe 14 to 18 ft on the on the roads and depends on the the the road 669 00:57:06,079 --> 00:57:12,480 classification. So if you're talking about Yelm Avenue, we have a bigger 670 00:57:09,599 --> 00:57:15,520 truck then uh that's different than if you're talking about local access 671 00:57:13,920 --> 00:57:20,040 residential. uh that uh we don't expect 672 00:57:23,040 --> 00:57:28,559 » or regardless of the road classification, you're still going to 673 00:57:25,680 --> 00:57:32,400 have garbage trucks which are still >> That's why that's why the minimum is 14. 674 00:57:31,280 --> 00:57:35,400 » Minimum 14. Okay. >> Yes. 675 00:57:46,000 --> 00:57:53,839 And also I mean I mentioned here that we want to have a clearance from the signs 676 00:57:51,280 --> 00:58:00,280 part of kind of we can also add new language about the 677 00:57:56,160 --> 00:58:00,280 intersections too. 678 00:58:04,559 --> 00:58:11,760 Uh so this is this is one sample of language that uh still I'm going to work 679 00:58:09,839 --> 00:58:16,240 through and it's it's it's not going to be uh it's not going to be exactly the 680 00:58:13,599 --> 00:58:21,920 same on the final draft but it's kind of a sample language that I thinking that 681 00:58:18,400 --> 00:58:27,440 okay I'm kind of bringing to the uh code changes that I want and present it to 682 00:58:24,160 --> 00:58:33,920 you. Uh so for uh generally speaking for u um this basically for the setbacks for 683 00:58:30,000 --> 00:58:37,960 the trees mailboxes uh utility poles u and other uh structures 684 00:58:38,400 --> 00:58:44,400 » commissioner Allen did you have a question? 685 00:58:41,520 --> 00:58:50,000 Yes, on this slide um just a comment on the I guess the second bullet point from 686 00:58:47,680 --> 00:58:54,640 the bottom. You know, we we do want to maintain the clearances from utilities, 687 00:58:52,640 --> 00:58:59,839 but I also don't want to take liability for what the utility might need and 688 00:58:57,119 --> 00:59:05,920 their needs might change. So, I wouldn't want someone to think, oh, I'm 5t away, 689 00:59:02,000 --> 00:59:08,960 I'm good, but then, you know, um PSC, you know, they're they change their 690 00:59:07,680 --> 00:59:15,119 requirements and all of a sudden they need 10 feet or something. So if nothing 691 00:59:11,359 --> 00:59:18,559 else like a reference to um check with a local utility provider for that kind of 692 00:59:17,680 --> 00:59:23,760 thing. >> I mean they they can they can always 693 00:59:20,400 --> 00:59:28,960 have more strict uh regulation than us of course. Uh so if you are saying 5T uh 694 00:59:26,480 --> 00:59:32,160 and uh PSCS for 10 ft so that's different service. So we always have to 695 00:59:30,480 --> 00:59:36,000 follow that. Uh >> right it's just I don't know just 696 00:59:34,400 --> 00:59:38,559 » this is kind of a minimum requirement that we're presenting. 697 00:59:37,280 --> 00:59:42,400 » Right. But I just wouldn't want someone to read this, think they're covered, and 698 00:59:40,079 --> 00:59:44,559 then forget to like actually check with the actual utility. I know it's not 699 00:59:43,760 --> 00:59:50,559 really >> the city's responsibility, but try to 700 00:59:48,480 --> 00:59:55,839 make it. >> Yeah. 701 00:59:52,319 --> 00:59:55,839 » Cover bases. That's all. 702 01:00:04,799 --> 01:00:12,000 Uh this is the proposed coach changes for driveway. For driveway the main uh 703 01:00:09,119 --> 01:00:18,799 purpose is just to clear who's responsible for the uh for the driveway. 704 01:00:16,640 --> 01:00:25,119 uh when you're designing the driver, we also have to figure out okay um uh and 705 01:00:22,799 --> 01:00:31,839 it shouldn't require backing anywhere into sidewalk or or streets except in 706 01:00:28,160 --> 01:00:39,440 designated central business zones uh or create a or uh your your driveway create 707 01:00:36,240 --> 01:00:44,720 a hazard to pedestrian by um cyclist, transit vehicle or other responsive 708 01:00:42,480 --> 01:00:50,400 responders. And also if if there is a abandoned uh 709 01:00:48,400 --> 01:00:57,119 driveway. So we have a couple of abandoned driveway on because the future 710 01:00:53,280 --> 01:01:02,799 u uh or they demo the house but there's abandoned driveway. So it's not clear 711 01:00:59,760 --> 01:01:06,160 okay whether we expect to remove it not remove it. So that's going to be added 712 01:01:04,720 --> 01:01:09,599 to the new code that's going to be required that if you are demoing the 713 01:01:07,680 --> 01:01:14,280 house or if it's a basically if it's abandoned driveway you'll have to remove 714 01:01:11,280 --> 01:01:14,280 it. 715 01:01:21,920 --> 01:01:28,880 Uh, so when you say drainage structures, 716 01:01:26,400 --> 01:01:33,760 catch basins, man holes. So are you expecting me to hire a vector truck to 717 01:01:30,720 --> 01:01:39,440 come in and clean it out or just around it? 718 01:01:35,680 --> 01:01:41,119 » Uh, so uh uh you're you're talking about the last 719 01:01:40,720 --> 01:01:45,960 bullet. >> The last bullet. Yes. 720 01:01:42,960 --> 01:01:45,960 Uh 721 01:01:48,480 --> 01:01:51,839 uh no. >> Okay. 722 01:01:49,760 --> 01:01:57,440 » So it's not the maintaining of the the structure itself. It's the so it's not 723 01:01:54,720 --> 01:02:01,599 it's not the back using backtrack to maintain the the storm water per se. 724 01:02:00,240 --> 01:02:06,400 It's the maintain of the structure itself. So if if a structure is in your 725 01:02:03,839 --> 01:02:09,920 driveway and for any reason driveway damage and that damage cause the damage 726 01:02:08,240 --> 01:02:13,200 to the drive structures, we don't want to see that. So that's that's kind of 727 01:02:11,359 --> 01:02:16,200 the idea of this coach on this. >> Okay. 728 01:02:20,160 --> 01:02:24,960 » Question back. >> Yeah. 729 01:02:22,160 --> 01:02:27,920 » My question is on the um utilities when use of trees couldn't be within 5 ft of 730 01:02:26,960 --> 01:02:31,280 utilities. Yes. >> Are the trees existing already 731 01:02:29,440 --> 01:02:33,760 grandfathered in or will this lead to a whole bunch of trees being removed? 732 01:02:32,480 --> 01:02:40,240 » I mean you don't expect to you don't expect 733 01:02:36,240 --> 01:02:44,559 » No. I mean so so the thing is that um uh unless if they damage the the utility 734 01:02:43,520 --> 01:02:47,200 that we have >> okay 735 01:02:46,400 --> 01:02:50,880 that needs to be >> that needs to be cut but otherwise we 736 01:02:49,200 --> 01:02:56,599 we're not going to move the trees I mean these there are mainly for planning and 737 01:02:53,599 --> 01:02:56,599 design 738 01:02:59,040 --> 01:03:04,480 » thank you >> thank you 739 01:03:02,559 --> 01:03:08,640 » I do have question actually I was waiting for the question slide to come 740 01:03:06,160 --> 01:03:13,760 back. Um, thank you for the presentation. I My question is how much 741 01:03:12,559 --> 01:03:20,559 of >> these code updates were complaint driven 742 01:03:16,880 --> 01:03:30,240 or review driven and in those reviews did you look at um comparable cities? 743 01:03:25,359 --> 01:03:34,160 » Uh, so yes uh I did. So um I'm still I'm still reviewing the other cities uh to 744 01:03:32,079 --> 01:03:38,960 see how they handle this um their maintenance and I I search couple of 745 01:03:36,960 --> 01:03:43,920 cities not not many cities that's why I was thinking that okay um as we go I'm 746 01:03:41,440 --> 01:03:48,000 going to search more um at least I searched I think I believe four or five 747 01:03:45,760 --> 01:03:52,240 cities for this purposes and I said that similar language that they have uh some 748 01:03:50,319 --> 01:03:58,480 of the language that I have here is basically uh kind of kind of copy paste 749 01:03:54,880 --> 01:04:04,319 from them and uh so uh in terms of complaint driven or review driven. I 750 01:04:00,799 --> 01:04:09,680 think that is is almost [snorts] 5050%. Uh and u the last question I I forgot. 751 01:04:08,480 --> 01:04:16,400 Sorry. >> Don't you use the one question you did 752 01:04:12,799 --> 01:04:21,359 in both. Yes. Thank you. Uh could you name the cities that you looked at? So 753 01:04:18,880 --> 01:04:27,559 of uh so the cities that I I look I look at the I believe I look at Olympia and u 754 01:04:29,200 --> 01:04:36,799 I look at Auburn uh Olympia lac 755 01:04:34,079 --> 01:04:40,119 and um and talking 756 01:04:49,920 --> 01:04:57,920 question regarding sidewalk maintenance, not driveway, not landscaping. Is 757 01:04:55,359 --> 01:05:00,880 sidewalk maintenance property owner responsibility or is it city 758 01:04:59,920 --> 01:05:07,520 responsibility? >> So it's it's very complicated cases. So 759 01:05:04,720 --> 01:05:11,760 mainly our current code this mean that the sidewalk maintenance is the city is 760 01:05:09,760 --> 01:05:16,720 responsible for maintaining the sidewalk but the the m the major problem that we 761 01:05:14,319 --> 01:05:19,440 have right now for the sidewalk they're barkling because of the road trees. 762 01:05:18,720 --> 01:05:23,920 » See okay. >> So that's that means that okay the 763 01:05:21,440 --> 01:05:28,079 homeowners responsible for maintaining the trees. So that's that's that's kind 764 01:05:25,599 --> 01:05:29,599 of >> last question. 765 01:05:29,039 --> 01:05:35,760 » Yes. >> What are next steps for you? So my next 766 01:05:32,400 --> 01:05:42,799 step is that uh so I'm going to uh draft a code language and I'm going to present 767 01:05:38,880 --> 01:05:46,960 it uh hopefully um I'm thinking probably October 768 01:05:44,319 --> 01:05:51,920 » but if not it's going to be in September >> here or straight to the council. 769 01:05:49,440 --> 01:05:57,039 » No, it needs it because it's coins to chapter 18. It needs to come here for 770 01:05:54,319 --> 01:06:01,079 your approval. Uh and then uh if you approve it then it goes to the council. 771 01:06:02,160 --> 01:06:05,400 Thank you. 772 01:06:14,480 --> 01:06:21,760 » Are you covering the overview of code change table or is that are we just 773 01:06:18,960 --> 01:06:25,440 » Yes, sir. Um I'll do a quick one considering I don't know how to set the 774 01:06:23,119 --> 01:06:31,920 alarm in this building and we're about 15 minutes or 10 minutes past. Um 775 01:06:29,920 --> 01:06:37,119 I do want to show you up I believe it's in your packet there but up on the 776 01:06:33,440 --> 01:06:41,760 screen very small is uh just an overview of the code changes that staff has 777 01:06:39,280 --> 01:06:47,599 identified. Some of these are more housekeeping or code cleanup while 778 01:06:44,880 --> 01:06:52,240 others are intended to streamline processes 779 01:06:49,200 --> 01:06:57,119 and some are policy changes. The green items are uh changes that we've 780 01:06:54,160 --> 01:07:02,880 completed this year. The yellow items are ones we are currently prioritizing 781 01:07:00,720 --> 01:07:07,760 and the ones without any highlight are the ones that are still you know on the 782 01:07:05,359 --> 01:07:14,079 docket but not being heavily prioritized at this time. Uh I'm happy to answer any 783 01:07:11,359 --> 01:07:21,880 questions now or um you know through email or anytime but yeah definitely 784 01:07:17,200 --> 01:07:21,880 want to keep it a little shorter. 785 01:07:22,160 --> 01:07:30,240 Thank you. >> Hey draft outline of mission rules and 786 01:07:28,559 --> 01:07:36,799 procedures. Dana, are you covering that or 787 01:07:31,839 --> 01:07:40,480 » I can Yeah. Um I don't know if there was a second print out that wasn't 788 01:07:39,039 --> 01:07:47,839 part of the agenda if that was able to get printed or not, but um 789 01:07:43,920 --> 01:07:53,920 » it was. It was. Okay, great. Okay, so um yeah, just an update. 790 01:07:50,559 --> 01:07:58,720 Uh we were looking at consolidating 791 01:07:55,839 --> 01:08:01,839 the documents that we have as planning commissioners. Uh there's there's a few 792 01:08:00,559 --> 01:08:07,680 of them. The main ones we were looking at obviously were the uh rules of 793 01:08:05,280 --> 01:08:12,240 procedure and the conduct of business and they're two separate documents right 794 01:08:09,440 --> 01:08:15,839 now. um we just thought they could be combined. And then as we looked into it 795 01:08:14,640 --> 01:08:20,799 a little further, there's some other documents 796 01:08:17,359 --> 01:08:26,799 um that uh there's a whole appendix in the mayor and city council manual that 797 01:08:24,480 --> 01:08:30,319 uh I don't think any of us were aware of before we joined and um I'm not really 798 01:08:29,120 --> 01:08:33,679 sure if the council's aware of it either. So that's why I think we wanted 799 01:08:32,000 --> 01:08:37,040 to meet with council and get some clarity on that. It also discusses a 800 01:08:35,600 --> 01:08:42,719 work plan which I don't think we were aware of either. So, um, we're still 801 01:08:40,480 --> 01:08:49,120 looking to to have a study session with council or some kind of meeting to to go 802 01:08:45,199 --> 01:08:54,319 over these items. Um, so the I think it's like a I don't have it open. The 803 01:08:51,040 --> 01:08:59,600 15page point um Oh, I do have the agenda open. I saying um the one that's part of 804 01:08:57,359 --> 01:09:06,319 the agenda packet um is 805 01:09:02,480 --> 01:09:14,000 it's 12 12 points 12 points. Yeah. So ending it with an appendix and then the 806 01:09:09,040 --> 01:09:20,080 the one that's was printed standalone um is kind of consolidating it into four 807 01:09:17,359 --> 01:09:25,600 chapters which is similar to the Lacy and Olympia planning commission guide 808 01:09:22,799 --> 01:09:29,359 book. So I think the big question is do we want to 809 01:09:27,759 --> 01:09:33,679 um adopt try and put our efforts into 810 01:09:32,159 --> 01:09:40,239 creating a guidebook or do we want to limit it to simply updating the rules of 811 01:09:36,719 --> 01:09:43,239 procedure and or uh conduct of business documents. 812 01:09:45,120 --> 01:09:52,880 D. I could I offer a few items based on what the people that are here are 813 01:09:52,080 --> 01:09:59,280 seeing. >> Y the draft outline that that we've 814 01:09:57,440 --> 01:10:03,600 pulled together. Um 815 01:10:00,960 --> 01:10:09,760 and I believe you've got that from the uh the agenda 816 01:10:07,120 --> 01:10:16,560 that helps them understand what you mean by rules and procedures. what what is 817 01:10:12,480 --> 01:10:22,760 the context and the the content that we're looking at? And um and 818 01:10:22,880 --> 01:10:32,000 and we've got the details that go behind each one of 819 01:10:28,239 --> 01:10:38,239 the like the uh the roles and responsibilities which is number two as 820 01:10:35,120 --> 01:10:43,840 well as the um the organization and officers. 821 01:10:40,480 --> 01:10:50,400 the how we work with staff and number five ethics and conflict of 822 01:10:47,600 --> 01:10:54,000 interest and fair process and I won't need to read all of them 823 01:10:51,920 --> 01:11:01,199 basically there's there's several sections that we've um we've managed to 824 01:10:57,040 --> 01:11:10,000 glean from all of the materials and what Dana has nicely done is put 825 01:11:04,239 --> 01:11:16,560 together uh the a way to present all of that uh in four sections which is this 826 01:11:14,239 --> 01:11:24,159 hard copy. people that are attending that are um uh running 827 01:11:20,159 --> 01:11:29,600 back. was don't have this but it's um it's something that 828 01:11:26,880 --> 01:11:38,719 I think well we is there's a a three person team um 829 01:11:33,440 --> 01:11:44,239 Dana and myself uh and Ashley uh that are that have been working this 830 01:11:42,000 --> 01:11:49,199 and we've got enough content now that we wanted to have you know what we what's 831 01:11:47,280 --> 01:11:55,360 in it and what are rules and procedures that 832 01:11:51,520 --> 01:12:00,800 we need to uh all be aware of 833 01:11:57,920 --> 01:12:09,360 and uh to work through and to see if this format for how we 834 01:12:04,880 --> 01:12:15,760 present them is is acceptable. That's that's what I understood. Um then 835 01:12:12,159 --> 01:12:19,600 it's that given all the materials um 836 01:12:18,159 --> 01:12:26,400 we're probably going to need a work session with the full commission to take 837 01:12:22,800 --> 01:12:31,000 what we've brought today and to talk through each of the details. 838 01:12:33,040 --> 01:12:39,360 It's for those your thoughts as well 839 01:12:37,280 --> 01:12:44,520 following just you know presenting what we the outlines that we've got. 840 01:12:45,679 --> 01:12:53,040 » Yeah. And if if anyone has any immediate thoughts, you know, we can keep working 841 01:12:49,520 --> 01:12:57,199 on it in the meanwhile before we have a commission study session. 842 01:12:54,880 --> 01:13:05,760 » Okay. If if I could if I could make a suggestion. Okay. The um as it as it's 843 01:13:00,320 --> 01:13:10,800 standing right now that the meeting uh joint sessions a steady session between 844 01:13:09,040 --> 01:13:14,880 the planning commission and the city council is uh currently slated for 845 01:13:13,360 --> 01:13:21,520 December. Um I talked to the mayor just just 846 01:13:16,880 --> 01:13:26,320 before the meeting here. So um >> what's that? 847 01:13:22,560 --> 01:13:35,199 » Oh, I said great. So, um, yeah, it's only taken a year. Um, but, um, anyway 848 01:13:31,360 --> 01:13:39,920 though, so, uh, it's supposed to be, um, like I said, a, uh, joint study session 849 01:13:38,000 --> 01:13:47,199 in December. So we can work on something 850 01:13:44,080 --> 01:13:51,600 beforehand or if you want to opt and wait until we have that because I think 851 01:13:50,000 --> 01:13:57,520 that there may be something that will come out of that joint study session 852 01:13:54,719 --> 01:14:04,560 to incorporate into this because I know that we were wanting to try to come up 853 01:14:00,880 --> 01:14:09,280 with some um ideas with the city council on 854 01:14:06,560 --> 01:14:17,440 different responsibilities that the planning commission can potentially do. 855 01:14:12,159 --> 01:14:23,600 So, it it's up to uh your group if if you want to do that or we can go ahead 856 01:14:19,360 --> 01:14:27,920 make a motion to um if that's you know what staff thinks that we should do to 857 01:14:25,440 --> 01:14:32,960 you know try to do um a work session to come up with 858 01:14:30,480 --> 01:14:37,360 something. But >> since we haven't gone through the 859 01:14:34,480 --> 01:14:46,080 details of the actual uh second document that that currently u 860 01:14:43,040 --> 01:14:52,800 do you have I know you have a copy because you you submitted this to staff 861 01:14:49,679 --> 01:14:56,640 to provide to us. Uh, so I'm assuming we're all looking at the same thing even 862 01:14:54,560 --> 01:14:59,440 though you're >> not looking 863 01:14:57,120 --> 01:15:01,600 » dated August 14th. >> Uh, 864 01:15:00,320 --> 01:15:05,280 » on the top >> there's no nothing on the top. 865 01:15:03,520 --> 01:15:09,199 » Unfortunately, I'm I'm going to inter I'm going to interrupt as as Drew said, 866 01:15:07,360 --> 01:15:15,120 our our time is getting short because we're going to get evicted out of the 867 01:15:10,560 --> 01:15:21,760 building here. Um, so if if we can come to a consensus real quick on 868 01:15:18,880 --> 01:15:24,239 the way forward on uh what you want to do, 869 01:15:22,480 --> 01:15:29,199 » I'd like to know what Ashley wants to do. 870 01:15:25,120 --> 01:15:36,960 » I would like to motion to uh direct the staff to uh plan a work session for our 871 01:15:32,960 --> 01:15:43,120 body to go over our preferences. We're moving forward with the rules uh 872 01:15:38,719 --> 01:15:49,159 procedure versus the uh commission rules um book. 873 01:15:45,520 --> 01:15:49,159 » I second that. 874 01:15:52,560 --> 01:15:58,800 » Uh yeah, 875 01:15:56,880 --> 01:16:02,719 » what does your timeline look like? I guess I don't know what would be I don't 876 01:16:00,640 --> 01:16:07,760 know what's being asked of us as staff at this moment. I didn't want to apply 877 01:16:04,640 --> 01:16:15,120 any restrictions. So, I don't have a exact timeline. My preference would be 878 01:16:10,239 --> 01:16:18,960 before December. Um, but that I didn't want to give you any restrictions on 879 01:16:17,280 --> 01:16:21,040 » Yeah. And I don't I don't want to commit without Gary being here. 880 01:16:20,640 --> 01:16:26,640 » Yeah. >> Um, would it be okay to maybe postpone 881 01:16:23,440 --> 01:16:30,880 this conversation to the next meeting? I'd like to start getting something 882 01:16:28,480 --> 01:16:36,960 scheduled because I would like to have it before December so that we have 883 01:16:33,120 --> 01:16:42,520 something that we all understand now before we meet jointly with council. 884 01:16:43,040 --> 01:16:52,719 So if we could at least have it as a proposal and once Gary gets back we 885 01:16:50,000 --> 01:16:58,560 could work with him offline. If if the if this commission agrees that we want 886 01:16:55,840 --> 01:17:02,320 to do a work session then 887 01:17:00,159 --> 01:17:06,719 we three can that are on the subcommittee can work with Gary on how 888 01:17:04,320 --> 01:17:12,960 to go about that to try to get it on a schedule. Now honest honestly okay 889 01:17:11,120 --> 01:17:18,560 correct me if I'm wrong but being is that it's a work session 890 01:17:15,760 --> 01:17:23,120 okay that if so it's it's kind kind of off the 891 01:17:21,280 --> 01:17:28,159 books so so to speak I mean you know it's just kind of a brain brainstorming 892 01:17:25,040 --> 01:17:33,600 session so do we actually have to have it here or in the I mean because if 893 01:17:31,520 --> 01:17:39,280 we're wanting to get together to hash this out 894 01:17:35,600 --> 01:17:43,840 prior to December prior to meeting with the city council because I I agree with 895 01:17:41,280 --> 01:17:47,520 them as far as being able to get everything figured out as much as 896 01:17:45,600 --> 01:17:54,480 possible, you know, before we talk to the the council, you know. So, but I 897 01:17:50,480 --> 01:18:02,080 mean, can we figure it out on our own on when we want to meet conduct a 898 01:17:58,640 --> 01:18:06,159 doesn't have to be on a Tuesday at 4:00. Um, but it is a public meeting. We have 899 01:18:04,239 --> 01:18:11,600 we do have noticing requirements for special meetings and things like that. 900 01:18:09,040 --> 01:18:17,679 » Can we just say that within the next 90 days is 90 days puts us prior to our 901 01:18:14,800 --> 01:18:22,320 October meeting. >> It's Yeah, that book that puts a book 902 01:18:20,159 --> 01:18:26,800 end on it. It's like hey [snorts] we know we want to have this meeting 903 01:18:23,840 --> 01:18:30,880 » 60 days August, September, October, November. 904 01:18:27,600 --> 01:18:35,199 » Well, no matter. So 60 days. Yeah. It Yeah. that that gives us a little time 905 01:18:32,880 --> 01:18:39,679 to coordinate and then time to plan and then time to schedule that meeting 906 01:18:38,159 --> 01:18:45,520 acceptable. >> Uh I I appreciate the conversation well 907 01:18:42,880 --> 01:18:51,840 the discussion and uh I want to purposely not put a date on it uh an end 908 01:18:49,440 --> 01:18:56,719 date or a cap date so that there's flexibility with the staff. Um, 909 01:18:54,480 --> 01:19:01,920 » but if that's But if that if that's the case though, then it could go beyond 910 01:18:59,920 --> 01:19:07,280 » Do you think our staff would do that? >> Well, no, I don't. I I don't. But I'm 911 01:19:04,560 --> 01:19:12,719 I'm just I'm just saying though that if you know the the main concern has come 912 01:19:09,360 --> 01:19:16,960 up that it's wanting to be done before our uh joint work session with the 913 01:19:15,354 --> 01:19:24,000 [clears throat] city council, there needs to be some kind of end date on it. 914 01:19:21,120 --> 01:19:27,760 » Maybe that's specific enough. is to do it before 915 01:19:26,640 --> 01:19:30,239 the December meeting. >> I feel like I'm in a little bit of an 916 01:19:28,960 --> 01:19:37,679 awkward situation here because I'm not the one who coordinates. Um, and 917 01:19:34,320 --> 01:19:43,199 you know, doing my best here. Can Well, how how about we do this? We may we make 918 01:19:39,760 --> 01:19:51,679 the motion to do it within >> second next next 90 days. 919 01:19:46,800 --> 01:19:56,640 If Gary if okay 60 days if Gary >> if there's some something outside of 920 01:19:53,440 --> 01:20:03,120 there then he can let us know and we can adjust accordingly but at least we we've 921 01:20:00,000 --> 01:20:06,000 got a way forward right now. So I mean does that does that work? 922 01:20:04,239 --> 01:20:07,600 » So the motion was made and seconded without a date. 923 01:20:06,960 --> 01:20:10,480 » Yeah. >> So that is the motion currently on the 924 01:20:09,679 --> 01:20:14,800 floor. >> Okay. So need to 925 01:20:12,480 --> 01:20:20,719 » we need to figure out if we all approve. >> Okay. or and or say is there any 926 01:20:18,159 --> 01:20:25,360 discussion? >> Well, yeah, I thought I thought this was 927 01:20:23,120 --> 01:20:28,800 this was the discussion. >> Yeah, you didn't you didn't say is there 928 01:20:27,520 --> 01:20:33,960 any discussion? >> Okay. Well, all right. 929 01:20:34,800 --> 01:20:43,199 I've been kind of going on. Okay. The motion was no end date. Then it was 930 01:20:40,159 --> 01:20:47,360 brought up to have it done before the date with the with the city council. All 931 01:20:45,679 --> 01:20:54,320 right. What is it that is wanted? No date or 932 01:20:52,320 --> 01:21:00,239 before the meeting with the city council. So then then we would do the 933 01:20:56,480 --> 01:21:07,520 motion according to I mean if we if we want to roll with a no date then we'll 934 01:21:02,719 --> 01:21:13,280 go with that. Okay. If if there's a then I will continue with that or 935 01:21:10,800 --> 01:21:15,760 » so the original motion was with no date with no end date. So that is what we 936 01:21:15,280 --> 01:21:18,400 should be >> okay 937 01:21:16,159 --> 01:21:23,920 » discussing and then voting on. >> Okay. So then we'll take take the 938 01:21:21,679 --> 01:21:32,400 meeting with the council off off the table as is being a deciding factor on 939 01:21:26,960 --> 01:21:36,640 that. Okay. So the the motion is for uh staff to get it on the books for the 940 01:21:34,640 --> 01:21:45,040 planning commission to have a work session so we can uh get stuff together 941 01:21:39,840 --> 01:21:50,800 on the uh rules and uh procedures uh with no date. Is uh there any further 942 01:21:48,239 --> 01:21:54,360 discussion or ending of the motion? 943 01:21:55,440 --> 01:22:08,239 Okay. No. So again, the motion is for staff to get it uh on the books for a 944 01:22:05,440 --> 01:22:14,320 working group for the uh planning commission to work on the rules of 945 01:22:11,120 --> 01:22:17,760 procedures for the planning commission. Um 946 01:22:15,920 --> 01:22:22,719 all in favor >> I 947 01:22:18,960 --> 01:22:29,560 » we Okay, motion carries the um 948 01:22:26,320 --> 01:22:29,560 has a 949 01:22:30,639 --> 01:22:34,531 » sorry I meant to say I [laughter] 950 01:22:34,639 --> 01:22:43,760 » thank you. >> Okay. Okay, the motion passes. Um, 951 01:22:40,960 --> 01:22:50,400 so the uh staff uh will let us know 952 01:22:48,159 --> 01:22:57,760 when uh that can be scheduled or we'll hear from Gary. Um, 953 01:22:53,600 --> 01:23:04,400 okay. So that does that work? That a factor? Okay. 954 01:23:02,480 --> 01:23:07,760 Hey, uh, Dana, did you have any additional comments on that? 955 01:23:06,159 --> 01:23:12,880 » Nope. Thank you. >> Okay. Okay. There's no public hearing. 956 01:23:10,080 --> 01:23:16,719 Uh are there any subcommittee reports for the commission? 957 01:23:15,920 --> 01:23:19,760 » No. >> No. 958 01:23:17,840 --> 01:23:25,567 » Okay. Um >> to adjourn a second. 959 01:23:22,800 --> 01:23:28,719 » I will get there. [laughter] 960 01:23:26,400 --> 01:23:36,239 I will get there. I'm not I'm not there yet. Okay. As a note, um like I said, 961 01:23:33,679 --> 01:23:41,280 the I talked to the mayor. It's supposed to be getting on the books that the 962 01:23:38,719 --> 01:23:46,960 there will be a joint working group between the uh planning commission and 963 01:23:43,520 --> 01:23:52,239 the city council in December. And he also told me that it will happen 964 01:23:49,440 --> 01:23:56,960 annually from here on. So every year there will be a meeting between the uh 965 01:23:55,440 --> 01:24:00,159 city council and the planning commission. Is there a motion to 966 01:23:59,280 --> 01:24:02,719 adjourn? >> Yeah, I made a motion and it was 967 01:24:01,840 --> 01:24:09,719 seconded. >> Okay, so 968 01:24:06,239 --> 01:24:09,719 All in favor?