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RENTON PLANNING COMMISSION
Meeting Minutes
April 21, 2010 Renton City Hall
6:00 p.m. Council Chambers
Planning Commissioners Present: Michael Chen, Michael Drollinger, Ray Giometti, Gwendolyn High, Michael
O’Halloran, Nancy Osborn, Kevin Poole
Planning Commissioner Absent: Ed Prince
City Staff Present: Chip Vincent, Planning Director; Angie Mathias, Associate Planner; Judith Subia,
Administrative Secretary
1. CALL TO ORDER: Commission Chair Giometti called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL: Commission Secretary Drollinger called roll. Commissioner Prince was absent and excused.
3. CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED: None
4. AUDIENCE COMMENTS: None
5. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS: None
6. DIRECTOR’S REPORT:
Thank you to all Commissioners that participated in the Affordable Housing Tour. Staff is excited to
advance in the update of the Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan and use the information from
the tour.
Chip invited the Commission to participate in the field trips with his class at University of Washington –
Tacoma this quarter.
7. CITY CENTER COMMUNITY PLAN BRIEFING:
Angie gave a presentation regarding the City Center Community Plan. She gave an overview of the City
Center Planning area, including the zones and uses. The process started in Summer 2009 at picnics and
forums with the business community. Findings were presented and feedback was invited in Fall 2009 at
Open Houses and at the Committee of the Whole. Work was refined and staff worked with the
Interdepartmental Team to create a draft that has been presented to Council and the Planning Commission.
The draft has been released for public review. Angie discussed the process and feedback that was received.
Angie discussed the framework of the Plan, which includes the process and findings, vision, goals, and sub‐
goals. She also gave examples of what other communities have done. The next steps are to get Planning
Commission feedback, public comment and feedback, reconvene with the Interdepartmental Team, and
present the Plan to Council for possible endorsement. After the Plan is finalized, work will begin on the
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Implementation Plan. Once the Implementation Plan is complete, it will be brought as a whole to Council
for consideration.
8. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS: The Commission thanked the Planning & Development Committee for
meeting with them tonight to discuss issues that are before the Commission. The next Commission meeting
will be on May 5, 2010.
9. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 7:51 p.m.
Ray Giometti, Chair
Michael Drollinger, Secretary