City Council - workshop

All right. Good evening, everyone. Thank you all so much for being here. Appreciate you coming out in this reading this air. Sorry that we make you come outside. But thank you all so much for being here. It is 532pm on Tuesday, August 4, and I now call to order the City College Place City Council workshop.

Madam Clerk, will you please take roll call? Councilmember Green?

Present.

Council Member Cleveland.

Present.

Council Member Stackline. Here. Council Member Lopez. Present. Council Member Sherman. Present. Council Member Boyle. Present. Mayor Hernandez. Present. And we do have an excused absence of Council Member Evans. And so we have a quorum. Great. Thank you. Will you all please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance?

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. That being said, I hope everyone got their ballots turned in already because this is going to be a long one. All right. It is now time for public comment. Madam Clerk, did anyone submit a request for public comment via email or submitting it in written form? I didn't receive any comments.

All right.

And did anyone submit a comment wishing to or expressing their interest to comment via online? Forgot the word. It looks like none. Okay. Do we have anybody online with the exception of Ms. Singleton? We do. We have another attendee. Okay. So if anyone in online would like to make a public comment at this time, please raise your hand. All right. Seeing none, we're just going to move on then. We're gonna start with our workshop topic. And Mr. Rickard and our guests from JUB Consultants are here to present the draft comprehensive plan of which we've got our little flyer for last week or two weeks ago. Mr. Rickard, floor is yours.

Okay, great. We're working now. Thank you, Mayor Hernandez, and thank you, Council, for, I'm sure, thank you in advance all for doing your homework and reading the entire conference and plan front to back, the draft. We do have our team here. We've been working on this for, has it been over a year? Or, yeah. So, yeah. A lot of work has went into it. We've had a number of technical advisory groups on the comp plan, and then there was the group for the climate action plan. In addition to that planning commission's been very involved in this process as well. And when we're closing the final stages of this, so it's now time to basically get your any feedback that you have on this. We, there's still ample opportunity, of course, for feedback, because we will be heading into the public comment period. But we'd like to get. Comments from council as well before we and incorporate those if we can.

Okay, can you hear me or do I need is that good? Perfect. Okay.

Let me share my screen real quick.

Okay, perfect.

Well, that is loading. I'll introduce myself. My name is Elizabeth Smith. I'm the project manager and planner on the comp plan update. And then I have with us Derek brought in our senior planner and Ashley Ashley. Wow. Angela, we wrote it together with our, with the landing group, our public involvement team.

We can get started.

Okay, so up on the screen here, we have our meeting objective. So just 5 quick topics. We're going to cover doing an overall project recap. We'll touch a little bit on the public involvement that has occurred throughout this process. We'll do a guided tour through the draft comprehensive plan and then there'll be a discussion feedback after each chapter. But then another touch point at the end, just to go through anything we need to cover and then we'll get into our next steps what you can expect in the next couple of months. And then we will be rocking up. So, to start, how did we get here? So, like John mentioned, you know, we've been working on this for over a year. It's been about 18 months from start to finish. It'll be about 2 years that we've been working on this and we had a handful of steps throughout the process. So our 1st, initial step was. Um, doing a review of the existing conditions, looking at the status of the current comprehensive plan, looking at the existing data for population, housing, land capacity, all of that. And then our next step was going into analyzing the data, finding out where our gaps were, and that helped prep us for the public involvement process. Once we were able to identify where some of those gaps were, we were able to go look at current data and kind of find where to bridge that gap on how to get up to current standards. Once we finished that stage, we started our community involvement process, which we'll touch on more, but we had a lot of touch points with the community throughout the last 18 months. And then we're able to take all of that analysis, the public involvement and incorporate updated draft goals and policies. And then the element that are all of the elements that you'll see in the comp plan tonight. So, I handed over to Angela to just touch on our public involvement.

Yeah, so the 2 groups that we had advising us for this comp plan where the technical advisory group, or the tag, and that was mainly for our comp plan content. And then we had the climate policy advisory team, our, and they were hand in hand, parallel efforts that we had separate groups and separate meetings for and we had 3 meetings per each of those groups. And so we. You know, introduce them to the project on the 1st meeting, got some background information on the community and advisement on how to interact with the community. And then, and the subsequent meetings shared with them drafts of the goals and policies and continue to get the feedback that we needed there to keep revising. And then, as far as our public engagement tasks that we did, we went to the market in the park and advertised about the comp plan there. We had an open house in this room. Several of you were there as well. That was very successful event. We had 2 surveys, so we had a survey for the comp plan and then a separate 1 for the climate. As well, and then most recently, we had the block party outreach where we were able to provide information on both the company and climate plans. So generally, when we were interacting with the public, they seem to interested and provided helpful feedback that the plan team was able to incorporate into the goals that you'll see today. And then lastly, yeah, we had several touch points with the planning commission starting way back in February just recently this month. So we got. their eyes on all of our content as well. And that brings us to today.

Okay, so some things that you're going to see in the draft plan, or the updated plan today, so you'll see revised goals and policies and we went through a goals and policy audit process. And in past presentations, I had a cute little graphic that showed a whole bunch of green that represented all of the good policies and goals that were already existing in the 2019 comprehensive plan. So. Thank you to planning staff and counsel for giving us a good stepping stone to work with. It's really helpful not to have to start from scratch, but we had a lot of good quality content to revise and make sure that we're adding necessary requirements based on the state. You also see growth planning for the projection of 2026. So, or 2046, excuse me, the comp plan is a 20 year horizon document. So that will get us to the 2046 period. We've done some improving and reorganization just so it's a little bit more readable for the community and the public. And then, you know, this whole document overall is just incorporating all of the amazing feedback that we received or that the LinkedIn group received through all their public involvement that Angela went through. So, before we start on the beat of the plan, I just wanted to make sure there are any questions on how we got here. Anything that maybe you have questions on.

No, okay. Perfect.

Okay. So, we are going to be going through what we call a guided tour. So I will close the PowerPoint and we will go page by page. I'll touch on the purpose and the contents of each element and then we'll go through the goals and policies. And let's, I would like this to be collaborative. So you have a question raise your hand, you know. Interrupt me if we have questions or things that we need to edit and I will have the document open. So if we need to make it edit, I can make a note here live. So I don't want to miss anything. Yep, absolutely. Super flexible. So before we get started looking through the plan, I kind of want you to think about these three questions. So does the plan reflect college place? When you look at this plan, do you feel like it reflects your community and you as a community member? Have we planned for the right growth? Does this feel like a projection that the community wants to grow towards? And then are we missing any big ideas or topics? You know, you are the community, you live here. um please help us make sure that this is a perfect reflection of your group okay so let's review the draft plan i'm gonna switch over to the pdf okay amazing um before Okay, if I need to zoom in to please tell me. But we'll start here for now before we start though, you might see some red strikes or blue or green little notes or yellow notes in the document. These are things that we've these are comments that we've received from tag or planning commission, or the CPAT that haven't been incorporated yet. But, you know, just for talking points, I want to make sure that you see other feedback that we've received that hasn't been incorporated yet. So, you know, in our meeting, I think a day or 2 last week. john and michael wanted us to remove the word update so that's a strike through um so the the cover page will say 2026 comprehensive plan okay so to start our acknowledgement pages um you know we wanted to thank mayor council city staff and then all of our commission so planning commission historic preservation and then both of our technical groups the technical advisory group and our climate planning advisory team And then our table of contents. Okay, so getting started with our introduction. So, um. Each element, I'm going to kind of breeze through the bulk of the element and I want to make sure that we have more dedicated time to the goals and policies. I guess double checking John. We're still good for that. Okay. Perfect. So, our introduction chapter really is just setting the stage, letting the community members know the purpose and the organization and the flow that they can expect in the comprehensive plan, drawing your attention to the bottom right corner. We have our mandatory elements on the left. And then our optional elements are elements that are not required, but that the city of college place has opted in to include in their comprehensive plan. So, economic development, parks and recreation and historic preservation, those elements are not required. So they might not be in other plans that you see for your neighbors, but they are a priority for college place. And so that's why they're included. And then this page shows the planning goals. So these are the planning goals for the state of Washington. There are 12 or 15 of them, and they are in no particular order. They are all important and we're required to list these goals. There, and then this next page, we wanted to highlight the work that was done with the strategic plan, the 20252035 strategic plan. So we added those key priorities into that strategic framework and then went through a process with the planning commission. To develop goal statements, and so these are the 5 goal statements, or the 6 goal statements on the top left and we have this little note here that housing and neighborhoods was the. The goal statement that the community was most excited about at our block party. Is that correct? Okay. Yep. So we added this comment per the tag recommendation to highlight that that goal statement was important for the community. We also have some language on the coordination with some call outs to our neighbors. So, Walla Walla County, Walla Walla County, Metropolitan planning organization of the MPO, the city of Walla Walla and the city of Waitsburg. We also have a list of the recent amendments so you can see those in the blue box on the bottom right with the asterisks highlighting those that are applicable to college place and then they continue on this page on the top right. There is a note on this map just to add some more color. So that's what you can see this little box up here for. We're just gonna be adding some more color, making it more visually interesting for the reader. We have added some content on the community overview. So describing the physical setting of college place where it's located in the state, and then providing a very in-depth history of college place that we were able to pull from the last comp plan. So kudos to maintaining that history is really great to be able to include that. Yes, that's correct.

Yeah. With the primary author of Our history exactly.

Yes, thank you. And then in the bottom, right? We're getting into demographics. We had a suggestion from our tag and planning commission to include some additional information on the racial composition of the population. And then we have age, household, employment, income and other demographic identifiers. Um, in there. Okay. So we are through the 1st chapter kind of gives an overview of college place and the purpose of the comp plan. Are there any questions or comments? Any edits that you'd like to see your suggestions in that chapter?

Oh, yeah, David. okay we're working Councilman Lopez did submit some written comments that I did forward on to you guys and um so yeah if you if you want to bring them up David that's that's great um because I haven't gone through them thoroughly and and but we will um we will try to address them yeah yeah okay thank you

Sometimes people want to.

Okay, I just on the planning goals. I was curious if you meant. Something different when it's under the climate change. Plan for climate adaption, I wasn't sure if that was supposed to be adaptation page 2. Starting at the beginning.

Yes.

Perfect, perfect.

Yes.

And then looking at page nine. I think it's page nine. It's the beginning of, let's see here, where it talks about family sizes. Okay. Later on in the document it refers to as So page nine? Yeah. Page nine is talking about average size, 2.77. And then later in the document, we talk about similar things. We haven't gotten there right now. But in page 19, you refer to it as a household average. And so I just was curious if we could pick one or if they were the same to you. But if we were to pick one, I would suggest maybe the household.

Yes. Yes, okay.

Same data. Yeah, just different words used. Yeah, perfect.

I agree. I think that the utilization of like family size or counting or defining family in the state is becoming somewhat passe and it's being even regulations limiting the ability of jurisdictions to address that household size that's who's living in the households and that's what we're trying to reflect so thank you for that

And then also page eight, I don't know if I even want to say this, but looking at the racial composition, I just wondering about could we revise the chart so that residents can clearly distinguish white alone from white alone, not Hispanic or Latino. I'm just thinking about the Hispanic ethnicity not to be mistaken as a race.

Yeah, that's been a comment in the past.

do you want me to explain yeah um this has to do with how the metrics are taken and um was it cpa or tag tech point being somebody from school district was commenting on how they too have to deal with this unfortunately even though the census goes back and forth sometimes and counts hispanic population as a you know defined population they just keep putting them as what we have here there is not a in and some of it has to do with the inability of the census bureau to define what hispanic is um and because Depends on where you're from. It's not a monoculture like a lot of folks think. It's very distinctive and folks within that population define themselves differently and they just never can nail it down. To that we are kind of doing is it already? I can't see what I can't read.

We do have a note that says, yeah, of white includes persons of Hispanic and non Hispanic at this because that's how they're counted.

And that's we have to utilize the census and or the numbers, the Washington state numbers and their definitions. So that's why it's set up that way.

Thank you. We don't disagree 100% agree. So should we then call that out? Just saying saying that it is, I mean, it kind of says based on census data, but but the reason it's classified the way that it is, is because it needs to align with that data or because of who utilizes the plan. I, I just feel like there's probably a way to capture that.

I think so what I'm hearing you say is. Not necessarily your data into the metrics of the wise and what's regarding that. It's basically the fact that this is how the Census Bureau defines it. This is why we have to use it.

Yes.

Okay.

Thank you.

I'm sure you thought of this already, but you mentioned changing the name of the document. So then the top of the pages also says update.

Yes, good catch. Thank you.

You might need something proofread to send it to you. It's a challenge.

Let me tell you because I don't have it. Okay.

So, I know that there are a handful of other comments from councilman Lopez, and we can just address them as we go through the document. Does that sound good? Okay. Perfect any other comments questions on the introduction chapter. No, okay, perfect. We will move on to land use. So the purpose of this chapter is really to set the foundation for how the community is used and how the land is going to be used as we continue to grow. So we have a section on the inventory with some language on the future land use designations versus the zoning districts and wanted to call out the change that has been made with this update. So the residential land use zone now includes single family and multi family residential and has manufactured housing as its own land use and zoning designation before there was a single family land use zone. And then a multi family land use designation. So that has been updated just to accommodate zoning changes in the future. And then there is some language describing all of these zoning districts are and the purpose of those. And then we have some map showing the future land use map. the official zoning map, and then some language on the urban growth area and the land capacity analysis. So this, the land capacity analysis or the LCA is an analysis on the existing land in college place and what will be needed as the UGA and the city limits expand to accommodate future growth. So that's looking at residential demand, employment demand, and what that means for the UGA. and then getting into the land use goals and policies. I guess before we get to goals and policies, were there any comments? I know we have a comment on 14, so looking at new jobs in this employment demand section.

Let's see. I was just a math, just a math question.

Okay.

Just updating that 307 jobs at 310. Okay, perfect.

I just I had a question about the map when you talked about so like when you go to the first part where it says zoning districts and you said residential a single family and also multifamily but then they're broken out here is that intentional is that they're different colors right and they're looking at it single family okay

Yes. Okay. So let me make sure I understand your question correctly. So here on the land use designations, we just show 1 land use designation for residential.

Right?

And then on this map there are 2. yeah. Okay. That's my question. Yeah. So that will need to be amended. It's just been a change and. Something that didn't get caught or change. Yeah. So I will make a note real quick to update that land use designation matter. Thank you. Um, so on the land use map, and I can zoom zoom in. So, I guess you have it here in front of you, but the single family residential and multi family residential are now combined into a residential zone. Our land use designation for the future land use map, but they are separate for zoning, which is so this map that is okay.

That's.

So, it's that.

Officials only map the existence is 2.1. so this map is actually slightly outdated. Paper copy. It's slightly different than what's shown on screen here. But what we're doing here is we're taking existing single and multi multi land. Multi family, and we're combining it into 1 plan use designation and so that's why it should have dots on it. on your paper copies. Yeah, because it's yeah, because it was so everything is protected. We decided to change it to dots to make it a little more clear what was going on. But so it's a before and after.

If if you're following in the PDF, there's also a text box that talks about their visions and their number.

I guess no, that's okay. Double check. You guys had a meeting with Justin who makes our map. So this is the updated version correct? Okay. That's 2 point.

Yes, so. What we're doing is we're taking. You have a land future land use designation. There's not always a 1 to 1 match with. zoning. And so we're being encouraged by the state to increase our density. And so a lot of times, if someone wants to do that on a piece of property, they'll have to apply for a zoning change and a comp plan map amendment change at the same time. And, and by combining them into one residential district, we can do an up zone on a piece of property without having to do a comp plan amendment.

So it's the comp plan with And planners feed it's the underlying plan use often for residential commercial then the zoning will go in in some circumstances and break down like industrial. Those types of things so yeah it's it's not uncommon for the future land map to have fewer colors than your actual zone.

Okay, so we've identified a few areas where we know we want an up zone and so that you'll see that the hash number. For instance, you know, one of them is like the former Lipioni property off of Larch that is being up zoned with both that family. The Martin Airfield property, they have the property owners out there. So component to it. There's some other little pots here that are all numbered in the PDF.

Well, two quick questions, but I wasn't going to ask this first one, but since you said it, former Latviani property.

Well, I meant.

Okay. It's still there.

Okay.

And my second question, this might be getting too much in the weeds, but I'm going to ask just for my educational purposes. I'm sorry. On the map, like around here.

I can zoom in if that's helpful.

Around here is a Seventh-day Adventist church, the Spanish Seventh-day Adventist church. Is that literally zone single family still or.

So, we have not identified any, um, character on property public use. Um. They mean, chosen historically and maybe not historically, but the last probably a couple of compliance and to identify them as their underlying land use. So they're. They're allowed to locate in, um. In residential zones to conditional use permit.

process, I think, is how we have it set up.

So we don't want to confuse them with actual public use public lands. Right. There is some crossover, like the private public schools, the private schools. We've identified them as public use because there is some crossover with

recreation activities and they are schools and so okay I just want to know I mean it's something it keeps it simpler this comes up a lot these types these questions because you'll have private Industries or or organizations that also do public service you know and serve the public often the rule of thumb that is utilized when you're trying to figure out what should be in public land and whatnot is generally if taxes pay for it that's public land if if it's all done through private non-governmental actions those are generally still considered private properties even if they don't um they're not you know they're open to the public um what and another dynamic that change affects that is under those ownership protocols at any time any of those institutions could cut their relationship with this with the city any relationships they have this whereas a public institution can't because again it's tied into the tax revenues and things like that it's not always you know it's not 100 but it's kind of the rule of thumb as to how and then churches um They're generally allowed in almost all zones, and they almost always require a conditional use permit because of the impact of service and stuff like that can have. And jurisdictions generally want to just take a look, see, and make sure that it's not going to cause problems.

Okay, interesting. Thank you.

Question for you, John, maybe as we start developing more and more with the downtown downtown close place downtown association. I'm wondering if it'd be advantageous for us to kind of identify that zone that we're working in on this or is this kind of meant for permits and other things?

i so we do have a downtown mixed use zone so that green strip on college avenue but i think and you know correct me if i'm wrong the the downtown association i think is a broad it's probably broader than just college avenue i mean i would assume if like the businesses up on rose street wanted to participate and be a part of that we we would well yeah maybe we need to define it more but we've been really working on the from rose all the way to 125 on college avenue and saying anybody can be involved but that was kind of the district we were trying to identify as our downtown but maybe we shouldn't be the ones that define that maybe it should be this group that tells us what's downtown i think it could be i think it would be a combination of you know the city and defining what the boundaries are because you're going to be the ones providing the services sure so if if that

designation changes dynamics in such a way the city should definitely be involved plus it'll if it's going to become an official designated zone you're going to have to be the ones that approve that okay we'll continue okay so there are no other comments questions on the content of the land use element we'll move on excuse me to the goals and policies and i'll hand it over to angela to go through that portion with you Okay, I'll switch.

Well, you can take it. Okay. I'll read through and you drive me. Okay. All right. So I'm going to... Is this on? Sorry. Okay. There we go. I'm going to read through these goals and then we'll stop after each chunk and then you guys can comment on each chunk. Like I said, and then we'll just kind of move through it as we need to. So we'll start here with the land use goals and policies. 1 dash 1 is to ensure that new development contributes positively to the. Visual quality and overall appearance of the city. 2, promote active participation by residents and property owners and shaping neighborhood plans, public improvements and zoning updates and other community planning efforts. 3, focus growth within connected, accessible neighborhoods to minimize sprawl and foster a safe, attractive and easy to navigate community. 4, provide land use patterns that support walking biking and transit and reduce per capita vehicle miles traveled while avoiding increases in emissions elsewhere in the state 5, designate and maintain open spaces quarters within and between that support recreation habitat, trail, connectivity and community for systems. 6. Incorporate environmental justice considerations into land use decisions and avoid increasing environmental health disparities. And lastly, 7. Reduce wildfire risk through land use planning, siting practices, and wildfire resistant development standards. yes and the goal itself is preserve the city's small town character family oriented safe or sorry friendly safe clean and fiscally sound i'll let it sink in for a second okay i'm just curious how the vehicle miles travel does that something we track as a city or is that

no you don't have to other cities do um that that particular uh policy is tied to the state's desire to reduce vehicle miles travel and to so you'll see this pop up also probably in the transportation element as well anytime we talk about multimodal we're going to throw that in because that's what it does and it just reinforces that fact that the purpose of doing this partly you got health for walking around but um is to get those vehicle miles travel reduced

Okay, we've got goal to ensure land use regulations are clear, flexible, predictable and aligned with community values. So policy 2 dash 1 is maintain an efficient, consistent and reliable development review process to simplify development regulations and update zoning as needed to support predictable, efficient review that reduces barriers to desired development. 3 allow existing residential and agricultural activities to continue until such time that the property owner is ready to change uses for address regional flooding drainage and stormwater issues and guide corrective actions to reduce pollution entering the waters of the state and 5 protect critical areas using the best available science and give special consideration to measures that preserve or enhance. Anadromous fish.

Anadromous.

Anadromous. Lastly, six, predict the quality and quantity of groundwater use for public water supplies through land use designations, critical aquifer recharge standards, and development regulations.

I really like that section.

Hey, moving on and we can always go back. So something pops in your head. Just let us know. We'll scroll back. Okay. Goal 3, coordinate land use planning with regional partners, including, but not limited to Walla Walla County, city of Walla Walla, Port of Walla Walla and educational institutions to ensure compatible and efficient development. Policy 3-1, establish and maintain a shared vision for land use and development with educational institutions, school districts, private schools, Walla Walla University. And 3-2, maintain a mutually beneficial planning partnership with Walla Walla County and the City of Walla Walla for development review near shared boundaries and infrastructure. Moving on goal for provide adequate land capacity within the urban growth area to meet long term, residential, commercial and industrial needs policy for dash 1, maintain sufficient land use in the urban growth area to meet projected population growth and support city services. 4-1A work with Walla Walla County, City Walla Walla and the port to support expansion of the UGA for commercial and industrial development without harming agricultural lands or long term commercial significance. 4-1B prioritize UGA expansion along the SR 125 corridor. 4-2 I love hiding organic materials management facilities and designated priority areas to meet required processing capacity in accordance with county solid waste management plans. 4 dash 3, identify designate and preserve land suitable for current and future public facilities and services, including utility corridors, transportation corridors, schools, parks and recreation areas. emergency services, stormwater management facilities, sewage and wastewater treatment facilities, solid waste management facilities, and other public uses. Coordinate planning and acquisition priorities with Walla Walla County, state agencies, and service providers consistent with adopted population forecasts and long-term service needs. Okay, so that was the end of goal four.

I have a quick question. Yes. On 4.4-3. So listing all the identify, designate, and preserve. So obviously we don't have all of these things, for example, solid waste management facilities. Is putting this in there committing us to identify and designate a potential?

Yeah.

First of all, is this on?

Yes. Okay.

No, it doesn't bind, but it's common practice. It's a perpetual thing that a jurisdiction is doing. They're perpetually looking out there, looking at the future needs. Okay, we're going to grow over there. We're going to need a lift station over there. Let's get that piece of property, you know, those types of things. When it comes to the schools, it would be more, hey, your population's gotten to the point where we need a new school, and then working together with them to figure out where to cite that to serve the best portion of the population those types of things but it is not a commitment it is just a statement that the city will do that they will they will do those things um when they find one they'll designate it and then they'll hold it got it okay i just wanted to make sure we weren't adding something into the staff's responsibilities that didn't really need to be there so it yeah it's basically what will happen is something will reach a point and there will be plenty of advance notice and you know five ten year out speculations is quite common okay thank you

All right goal five is protect agricultural lands of long term commercial significance surrounding the city from in compatible development and the policy five one encourage. Compatible uses that do not require urban services, preserving the rule character while supporting economic opportunities 5 dash to coordinate with the county to ensure role and agricultural areas are not adversely affected by expansion efforts. And you have a comment there. Okay, yeah, insert a new policy 5 dash 3 will support the de annexation of properties designated as all ticks located within the city. Text.

It support say that again, read it. Yep. The de annex.

Yeah, we'll support the de annexation.

Got it. Okay.

that was came from comments with i think the tag might have been the planning commission um regarding you know basically articulating that and it's really best practice cities should not have designated in fact the gma says cities should not have designated agricultural lands of or any designated resource lands within the city optimally that is a county preserve Um, and generally that's so somebody pops up and then what that also does is it helps preserve that space, especially with what happens, um, something shaker farm. Um, what that did is it locked that and that's gonna be beneficial in the future. Um, because it will help with some other potential dynamics if, um, things move in certain directions you have that pocket and and it's designated and it also shows um folks that the city works both ways you know they're going to support the folks that are here hey it's great continue on but if you want out and you want to become under more like a rural environment we're going to support you in that effort as well

If it align.

All right goal 6 here support aviation compatible land uses and safe development patterns around Martin airfield policy 6 dash 1 support long term viability and safety of Martin airfield through coordinated land use planning and zoning 6 1 a develop and adopt an overlay zone that restricts. Building heights mitigates noise impacts and prohibits uses that attract large gatherings. Example school churches or hospitals. 6 1, we advocate for Martin airfields designation as a special rule land use in the county comprehensive plan to ensure long term compatibility. 6, 1, C, support the creation of a county zoning district tailored to aviation related land use, protecting runway safety zones and clear areas. 6, 1, D, facility ongoing consultation with property owners, aviation authorities and local government to maintain aligned. Alignment on land use policies six one E established procedures for reviewing development proposals within the airport influence area to ensure adherence to safety and compatibility standards. Good.

Oh, that's it. Okay.

6 to discourage and incompatible uses near general aviation airports and coordinate plan and code updates with washed out aviation and airport operators filing required notices and amendments as mandated. And that's all 6, right?

Yeah.

Okay.

I'm just adding to spell out wash. I believe this is the 1st time we. Say watch that in this chapter, so just for the reader. Any questions comments on goals policies for the land use element? I think this is yeah, that wraps up the links.

I was just gonna make a comment that I really appreciated. I think I saw some elements of like blue zones like walkability, adaptability and being part of that and seeing it kind of come into the plan. It makes me really excited about that. And so I just was as I was reading like kind of taking note of that.

Yeah. Okay. We got a lot of feedback from the community and also the tag was pretty vocal about making sure that we were including, um, multimodal different types of, um, getting around. So. Yeah, thank you.

And you'll have a comment on page. Okay. Okay.

Okay, so on to the next element housing, so this is really just making sure and identifying the existing and projected housing needs for the community. So we have existing conditions looking at the population and the housing composition. So, how old is our population? What is the population increase projected to be? So we're looking at increasing by 3439 by 2046. And then here is a chart that shows our age composition compared to the county. We do have a note to update this graphic. I'm going. Coordinating with our graphics team to just make this a little bit easier to understand and then looking at household characteristics. So income. average household size, income, occupancy status, and the inventory. And I see that Councilman Lopez has a comment on page 19. So this page here looking at the number of units. I see your comment here, so I will make sure that the math's correctly and adds up. Angela's made a note here for me as well.

Just one thing with the housing. So this comes from kind of two areas. First, you have the land capacity analysis that determines, you know, what your availability of land is. Then these numbers are put through a new tool called the housing Housing, it's the HAP tool, but it's H-A-P-T. For all planning tool. Tool, right. I don't know what the, for all. Housing for all planning tool. That's what HAP stands for. And it's got built-in formulas and modeling in it. So you do your LCA, then you put these numbers into this HAP tool. Then it spits out numbers on the other side. little arcane as to how they're all calculated, but it starts and can cause some strange things with the numbers. Everybody's dealing with this right now because of this new utilization of the tool. Because what that tool produces is the number of units you're going to need based on a specific income range. Jurisdictions are now required to plan for not just the number of units needed, But numbers of units within that can serve specific income bands going from zero income to 120 plus of the area median income. So we're going to have to look at the numbers. We're not going to be able to give you an answer tonight on that. But that might be why there's a differential there. the percentage added up but when you start looking at 2021 or 20 210 yeah and my concern is that that's a bit of a spread there yeah i mean that's more than rounding and that's that's none of the calculus is that you can't have a 0.2 house it's it's 0.2 equals one house anything it always has to be rounded up but it shouldn't throw that calculation off by that much not by 500 that might we'll find out and we'll, we'll get it and we'll make sure that it's right.

The thing that that has me curious, looking at the median household income, it's significantly lower than the county number. This is 50%. The county number is 50% higher, which may very well be, but it also makes me wonder if we're using the exact same metrics as what they are using in much of their housing related data.

We are. However, you have an extremely large student population, which generally comes in at zero to 30% income bracket. And it does throw off college places, income distribution, and some other potential metrics. We do discuss that, don't we? i believe so yeah there's a note from our tag meeting if it's not in there yeah we already are working on language to get that articulation in there because obviously there's schools on the other side of walla walla as well but when you compare the size of the schools the size of the overall uh community it's it's right it's your percentage of population walla walla is a lot bigger yeah but they probably have i don't know what their student count is but it's it's a bigger question awesome thank you

Okay, so some other metrics that we have in our housing section are the unit types, the age of the housing. So the year the structures were built. Um, we had a comment from our tag. This is originally a pie chart. So we've now switched it to a bar chart just to make it a little bit more, um, easy to read and then looking at home ownership and affordability. So, looking at vacancy rates, um, compared paying college place, the city of Walla Walla compared to Washington state, um, looking at 10 years. So. Owner versus renter, and then looking at our future housing needs and the allocations, um. As we continue to grow and councilman green, we have a note here. So, let's see. Hold on. Okay, yeah, so you can't read my note, but it does say we're going to add a note here with this income band chart that says college places housing market is influenced by nearby wall wall university student households frequently report incomes that place them in lower categories, which may affect estimates of housing needs by income band. The HAP tool results should therefore be considered together with local enrollment occupancy and housing market data. Yeah. Yes, and then we have a comment from councilman Lopez on page 22 regarding the median gross rent.

Just look like you grab the data for the county versus the city. The top 1, the medium value is the city that you provided, but then the medium rent is the county number. Yeah, okay, this is on the little chart on 22 on the top, right?

Okay, perfect. I will double check that.

And if you look on page 21, the 2nd paragraph, it says that the medium gross rent is 1186. So that's where the 2 numbers differ.

Okay.

Perfect. Hey.

No, I love this. Thank you. I know. This is great.

Thank you. We really do appreciate the thorough review. So, before we get into goals, policies, objectives, are there any other questions comments on, you know, the. The base of the housing element. Okay. Let me zoom in here for the rest. This time I don't know what I was talking about.

Okay. All right. Goal here is encourage higher density and mixed use housing in areas that are accessible and well connected by a multimodal transportation network that serves all mobility types. Policy H1-1, apply land use regulations that encourage a diverse range of housing options throughout the city and promote vibrant walkable neighborhoods that offer a mix of housing types. 1-2 encourage increased density and efficient land use through incentives such as density bonuses, reduced parking requirements, and adjustments to floor area ratios, fostering dynamic and livable neighborhoods. All right. 1-3, streamline and modernize development regulations to encourage compact, sustainable, and higher density housing. 4, update zoning and development regulations to support a variety of housing types and locations that meet the community's long-term needs. 1-4a, locate higher density housing near existing high density areas, the university shopping centers, and major transportation routes to maximize accessibility and reduce reliance on automobiles. 14b encourage apartments above commercial uses along college avenue and other key corridors to create lively pedestrian friendly districts 14c allow adus and all residential zoning districts to increase housing supply support multi-generational living and provide affordable options 1-4-D support the inclusion of low and moderate income housing units including duplexes, triplexes, townhomes, and row houses as part of larger scale residential projects to ensure equitable access to housing. Thoughts, comments there? Okay. Moving on goal to preserve and improve existing housing through incentives and partnerships 2 dash 1 here. The city shall encourage the maintenance and rehabilitation of the existing housing stock within the city to encourage incentives to preserve and maintain the city's housing stock to ensure long term affordability and stability. 3, the city will adopt anti displacement strategy, such as preserving affordable housing, supporting cultural communities, providing tenant protections and using public land for affordable housing where needed. Sounding good. Okay. Goal 3. Support infill development, such as cottage housing and small scale, multifamily through flexible zoning and streamline permitting policy 3 dash 1 support manufactured housing as a long term source of affordable housing through zoning incentives and preservation strategies. Uh, 3 dash 2, the city will support zoning and development regulations to remove barriers and correct policies that create racially racially desperate impact. Desperate impacts and exclusions or displacement. And that's the end of goal 3. Okay, go for expand affordable workforce and special needs housing through public private collaboration policy for dash 1 and court encourage and support social and health service organizations, which offer support programs for those with special needs, particularly those programs that help people remain in the community. 4-2, encourage small congregate care centers and group homes in the community to provide decentralized housing facilities rather than large centralized institutions. 4-3, the city will review its zoning, regulation, and infrastructure investment patterns to identify any that may cause racially desperate impacts, exclusions, or displacement. Comments okay, goal 5 for me, regional housing strategies with neighboring jurisdictions and local institutions. 5 dash 1, identify and evaluate county, regional, state and federal housing finance options as well as public private partnerships to encourage a wider array of housing stock 5 dash to collaborate with regional. partners and local institutions to address housing needs and expand opportunities for all residents. 5-3, when reviewing existing and potential new housing regulations, the City shall include an assessment to make sure that the fair housing choices are not impeded. 5-4, continuously evaluate land capacity and optimize growth opportunities within the urban growth boundary while maintaining community character. I'm the city shall periodically review its development regulations to ensure that multiple options exist to encourage a broader range of housing choices, such as small lot family residences, smaller scale, multiple family housing, such as duplexes and 4 plexus mixed residential developments, clustered units, et cetera as well as to incorporate. emergent housing types this may also include the adoption of standards to govern the development of cottage housing or other innovative affordable housing techniques 5-5a continue working with walla county and the city of walla walla to address area-wide housing issues including emergency and transitional housing options while permanent solutions are developed 5-5b partner with walla walla university to plan for student housing needs and explore opportunities for innovative housing solutions that benefit both the campus and the broader community and 5-6 the city will map and track neighborhoods at higher risk of displacement due to market pressure zoning changes and major public investments is that the end all right and that concludes the housing any comments questions here

Moving on to our next element, capital facilities. So these are the facilities that are provided by the city. So we have a list here of the buildings and facilities that the city owns and operates. And then looking at our inventory, so city administration, public works, fire, police, Parks and Rec, schools, transportation facilities, stormwater. I need to move this real quick. I don't know where to put this. Sorry. Wastewater, water. Okay, yeah, so that is the list of all the services that the city provides and then we have those maps here. I'll go through these maps a little bit slower just to show these. This is the stormwater system pulled from the general store or the stormwater plan. And then we have our wastewater system map also pulled from that plan and then our water system map. Pulled from that plan, and then we get into our level of service standards. So these were identified in those specific utility plans that are summarized in this document. We then get into the capital improvement program planning. So that's the, the, it's a 6 year document and budget plan for how these utilities and infrastructure will be updated and where those funds are coming from. And then there'll be a copy of the in the appendix of this document. It's a pretty quick chapter, but were there any questions or comments? Yeah, we're not quite there yet.

Yeah, I think it says on 33. Oh. Very nice. Okay. Yes, but then on 39, apparently it says there's 6 groundwater wells.

Okay. Thank you. There is a comment from Councilman Lopez on 33 page 33. so the page I have up here looking at discrepancy between the number of groundwater wells and I'm wondering if Robert knows that number off the top of your head not to put you on the spot.

It's okay, we could discuss after the question, because Michael was asking me something else. Sorry.

Yeah. How many groundwater wells are there 3 or 5. 5 or 5 sorry there are.

Well, you put me on as well. Okay. So, actively, we have well, 2 well, 3 well, 4. well six um so there's four active wells in college place but we have inner ties with district 14 so there's a couple more that we operate they the district operates those wells or does the city maintain and operate or is it a joint partnership district operates them They essentially contract with us to do a lot of work though.

All the maintenance on we've only focused on the wells we have in the city. It doesn't the map doesn't show. Um, I don't remember what you're calling the 1 out of the. That we're drilling or working on.

Well, 8, but it's not active. So, yeah, that would be the 5th.

Well, we could probably show.

yeah so what i'm hearing is a year from now there will be six wells but currently there's only four that are being operated that are in operation and then there's a fifth yeah we have well one it has no gallon per minute okay so it's an ex is it one is an existing well but it's been trying to think what the proper term is it's been commissioned

not yet it's not decommissioned it's out of service decommissioning involves right filling it again we use it for like a test well okay we still access it but we don't pull any water out of it and there's no plans to pull there's no plans to i think if i recall before my time if there was issues with the well pacing okay cost prohibitive so then well two well three well four and well six are all active wells Well, eight has been drilled, but we're going to do some more drilling efforts there before hopefully building the well house.

Okay.

And we have some funding in place to drill well nine.

Okay. So basically two future wells.

Correct.

Then there's... 2 wells that you're kind of in partnership, but it's not really under the. In other words, if there was something like, you decided you needed those pumps. Needs to be replaced, would you make that decision or with the district make that district would make that decision and then be responsible for the costs.

You would just do daily well checks on them. We do some water quality testing on them. And we. control all of the SCADA system for all of their wells and ours so so you monitor we essentially are controlling winter where their wells can run two future wells and four active wells and that's wells five and well seven or district 14 to avoid the confusion of us having a five and then having a five that's how our numbering system okay that's how that's i was going to ask how it skipped um

So, and shut me off if I'm going weird here, Lizzie, but what I'd like to do is in that section kind of discuss that. Because what we're trying to do is define the city's wells, or I mean their water system, right? Today, you don't have these two wells. But most likely within the next 20 years, which is our planning horizon, and in fact, potentially the next six, which would be the planning horizon for the capital improvement program, those wells would be online. But they're not now. So my idea is to rework that section to say there are four wells. working you know wells that have been drawn to future plus these two other wells with this district that are owned and operated by the district but the city performs all the maintenance and monitoring of those systems and just and then that should encapsulate it um i'll write that up okay and what i was distracting robert with the fact that we're going to be adding in the not so distant future a second water tower

And we're extending a transmission line out to it. That's not that currently. So I think we should probably.

And that's that's within the 6 to 20 year horizon. Okay.

Yeah, the transmission main will go to bid here. Month, hopefully the water tower have a funding gap on, but we hope to. Fill that gap and be able to move forward with the water tower. in the next year or so so within that's going to be the easy part compared to the transmission hopefully within two years we'll have another million gallon water tower and the transmission water system plan updated at this point this 2021. yeah 20. that sounds right yeah

I wanted to double-check Robert with the four active wells. Is that wells one through four?

Nope, it's two through six. Two, three, four, and six. Correct.

Two, three, four, and six.

Thank you. And then five and seven are the district wells. Eight and nine are the future wells. Okay. Perfect.

Okay. Okay.

Yeah, so I guess for council, would it be helpful to identify the ownership or kind of the status on this map? I'm thinking that might be helpful. Okay.

Okay. Sorry, everyone has to watch me.

there's some sort of okay status uh water towers and a transmission line well the wells and transmission lines and and that's okay too the sometimes you will see that you know one element is going to have a goal and a policy and you see that same Go on policy pop up in another element.

They're generally interrelated because the utility section actually talks about the. Uh, okay, so there's more, but there might be some other additional information.

But, yeah, we'll make sure that this is between the 2.

Oh, that's good. Okay.

Were there any other questions or comments suggestions on the base of the capital facilities element before we just a question the appendix is that you're referencing?

Those aren't documents that we're supposed to review. Are they supposed to be in here?

No, they're not included. They will be in the document that goes to commerce company agency. Not sure.

They're generally pre, distinct plans. Service plans and or like. As, you know, like, the land capacity analysis, the whole work and all that back. In there as 1 of the appendices, those types of things, but now generally. It's the supporting information that provides this.

And then page 34 talks about a table 4.3 is that the figure 4.3 is the same. Let's see. age 34. the lessons yes okay that table I'm pretty sure it's just referring to the is there a 4.3 table let me see just change it to table and change table to figure maybe no that was 4.2 let me double check but I

I'm pretty sure we have a map that shows these and it just didn't get, um, there's a map on the next page, but yeah, so it should be figure not table. Well, the comment says the plan, like the. Water system projects, the next is a figure of the water system. And then the next table is for a level of service. So let me just double check. I think we're missing a table or a figure there, but, um. I'll make a comment to double check. Thank you. Okay, any other questions comments suggestions.

Okay, let's move on to goals and policies. I'll zoom in. Okay.

Around to the capital facilities goals and policies goal 1 here to preserve and update aging infrastructure to ensure safety efficiency and reliability for current and future generations. 1 dash 1 practically maintain city infrastructure systems 1 dash to conduct preventative maintenance in the city's park and urban forestry system. 1 dash 3 build well, number 8 and number 9 to maintain the city's water system. 1-4 Support the placement of power lines and overhead cables underground. 1-5 Promote the colocation of new public and private utility distribution facilities in shared trenches or rights-of-way and coordinate construction timing to minimize disruption and reduce costs. 1-5a Provide timely and effective notice to utility providers to encourage coordination. 1-6, the city shall maintain a stormwater management program in accordance with state law. 1-7, the city should participate in any processes that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Walla Walla County. Oh, sorry. The city should participate in any processes by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Walla Walla County to alter the Mill Creek flood channel management plan.

We'll have the ports involved in that, too. So we'll add that in there.

any additional comments on goal one here okay goal two is to provide parks water sewer police fire and other essential facilities that make the needs of a growing population and maintain a high quality of life Secure, sustainable funding to maintain, upgrade, and expand capital facilities that support community growth and essential services. Proceed with planning, design, funding, and development of the identified site for a future library, community facility, and space for schools. 2-3, the city will continue to evaluate the need for essential public facilities and process applications per the wall while a countywide planning policies and college place development regulations. Good comment. Okay. We're adding a period to 2-2 quick question.

Yes. Maybe this is another section, but in terms of, like, long term. water sustainability over the years has been kind of identified as a concern that the aquifer levels, you know, slowly decrease over time. Might be nice to have some language either here or in another area that just, you know, mentioned sustainability of our water system and, you know, considering other, you know, like maybe more renewable sources.

That's actually, I know it's discussed in the climate element, um I think it might be discussed as well and the utilities element okay so um but we'll get to the climate element but yeah there's there's discussion about the specific way that College Park or place sorry I used to live in Virginia so um I'll forgive you the um you all use what we call deep wells. And so some of the environmental impacts of extreme heat on surface water stuff doesn't exactly affect you the same way as it does other jurisdictions, but there's an articulation and explanation about how that system works in the climate element. I'm almost positive there's some goals and policies regarding setting up reclamation systems for uncontrolled surface waters, basically, and trying to reclaim those and figure out a way to utilize that water. Generally, you're not going to be able to utilize it for potable, but it can be reused for irrigation or other types of uses, so it helps cut down on your potable water.

anything else okay moving on to goal three support a park and recreation system that meets the needs of all age and income groups and enhances the character and health of the community 3-1 expand parks community spaces spaces and recreational amenities through capital funding policies and that's that's the goal for that one any comments there okay And then goal for maintain and improve essential public facilities and infrastructure to ensure long term safety, reliability, sustainability and high levels of service for all residents for dash 1, the city will continue to evaluate cost effective options for the delivery of basic life support services for dash 2. it is the intent of the city to maintain a mutual aid agreement with fire district for. 4-3 the city should continue to expand and support fire department volunteers. 4-4 the city shall establish fees to recover the costs associated with responding to frequent exceptional calls for emergency services at the same address. 4-5 the city will strive to maintain the following levels of service. 4-5a water supply 140 gallons per capita per day. 4-5b sanitary sewage collection 110 approximately gallons per day per capita 4-5c emergency medical facilities responding to 90 of the emergency calls within six minutes 4-5-d fire the city's existing fire protection rating from the washington survey and rating bureau and looks like an addition for dash six the city will continue to seek systems and methods to capture and reclaim for reuse uncontrolled surface water such as storm water irrigation water and other unconstrained surface waters Yes, the city will continue to seek systems and methods to capture and reclaim for reuse, uncontrolled surface water, such as storm water, irrigation, water and other on constrained surface waters.

The new policy that we're going to be adding from tag and see, it's it's yeah, it's basically to or.

your potable waters and pipes your waste waters and pipes that's yeah so

Okay, goal 5 plan and finance capital improvements in a fiscally responsible manner that supports growth without burdening existing residents. 5-1 secure sustainable funding to maintain upgrade and expand capital facilities that support community growth and essential services. 5-2 develop long term financing strategies and pursue grants and partnerships to fund capital projects without overburdening taxpayers. 5-3 the city shall review and update its capital facilities plan and capital improvement program annually in conjunction with the city budget process the updated cfp shall be incorporated by reference into this comprehensive plan 5-4 the city will reassess the land use element if funding is not available to provide required infrastructure and that is the end of goal five Okay, cool 6 here coordinate the timing of capital projects with land use planning to ensure efficient cost effective service delivery 6 dash 1 coordinate capital improvements with land use planning to ensure timely cost effective delivery of services that support sustainable development. 6-2 promote the co-location of new public and private utility distribution facilities in shared trenches or rights of way and coordinate the timing of construction to minimize disruption to the public and reduce the cost of service delivery. Comments on Goal 6. All right, moving along. Goal seven, ensure new development pays a fair and proportionate share of the cost of the public facilities needed to serve it. Seven dash one, new growth and development activities that shall pay their fair share of the cost of facilities needed to serve them. 7-2 explore the feasibility of establishing impact fees in accordance with the provisions of the Washington State Growth Management Act. Public facilities for which impact fees may be collected shall include public streets and roads, open spaces and recreation facilities, stormwater and school facilities. 7-3 explore the feasibility of requiring new developments to either turn over irrigation water rights to the city or provide a separate irrigation service for landscaping of residential yards and public landscaping is that the end of goal seven okay that's the end of goal seven at the end of the element yes okay notice that 1-4 is

Okay, so you heard that too. I was like, I swear I just heard this.

1-4 and 6-2? Yes.

Now this, and I'd have to, this may be one of those circumstances where you've got it in two places. There may be a word or two difference, but that word or two difference can sometimes spin the nuance. But they sounded, are they the same?

They're not the same, but they are similar.

What's the difference?

So 1-4 reads support the placement of power.

Oh, okay.

Oh, okay. Now I see this. Okay.

Looking a little more similar.

1-5 reads promote the co-location of new public and private utility distribution facilities and shared trenches of rights-of-way and create construction timing to minimize distribution and reduce costs. And 6-4, uh, promote the co-location of new public and private utility distribution facilities and shared trenches or rights of way and coordinate the timing of construction to minimize distribution. Disruption to the public and public and reduce the cost of service delivery.

Jesus, yeah, there's those last 3 words.

Yeah. Let me there.

That that's what it's all about reducing that point. No. Well, yeah, we'll Smith that a little bit. Yes.

It was 1, 5, right? Yep.

5 and 6, too.

Perfect. Okay. Got that and thank you, Michael. Any other questions, comments, suggestions on capital facilities before we move on.

Yeah, I just have some questions on the. Growth Management Act. I was just curious. It was the first time I heard of it. So I was looking at it because we're always looking at revenue sources. What does that look like? And so the impact fees, what can they be used for? And what are they, you know, what can they be taxed on? I was just curious, should fire be listed there? It looked like that might be something that, and I didn't see stormwater, but I see fire. So not sure if you have other information.

The things you can charge for impact fees are specifically called out in the RCW and you can't charge. And I'm trying to remember buyer. They're not listed. They're not listed. But there is a different way of doing it. Kind of tied back to that earlier comment about or the goal or policy about capturing the cost of repeat and exceptional places where they keep having to go there and they show up and there's no emergency, these types of things that costs a lot. And so that's generally where it's captured is in like fee for service. However, There are, I swear there's some mechanism. I'll have to look into that. You've got to pique my curiosity. It's not listed as an impact fee in the RCW, but there are some ways that you can do that. It's through district fees is usually how it's funded. They'll go out for a proposition or something like that for something that's not through impact fees, generally speaking.

So, my assumption is that we don't have that right now. Is that correct?

We utilize to essentially address the impact. So. You know, traffic study for a large subdivision might turn out that, you know, there's a bunch of offset intersections that are, they're impacting and we. Could establish an amount.

How do you spell that?

Or SEPA? Protection Act.

So you have mitigation fees, which John just described. Those are case by case. So they're always going like this. You're looking at a site specific and you're looking out from that site. Impact fees are a global approach. You have to know... In order to set your impact fee, you have to know the cost of what it is that you're trying to address. For transportation, that's generally specific zones or areas or connections, because as you collect a impact fee, it must go into a dedicated account that's only used for specific projects that you're collecting that fee for. Mitigation fees come out through the SEPA process. And like I said, so impact fees are big, global, everybody knows what they are, makes life easier for folks, unless you have to pay them, then they don't like to pay them. But the mitigation fee process operates on a case by case. Now, sometimes in that case by case scenario, you can end up with gaps or other things that aren't covered. Impact fees, because it takes the whole area can, but you can do more with mitigation fees. There's a larger range of things than impact fees because they're defined specifically. So generally speaking, you'll have, if you're going to go the impact fee route, you'll have both. And I don't know of any jurisdiction that has adopted all of them, but I know parks and rec, transportation, and the schools. Now the city, unless they're city-owned school district, would not collect those. That would be done through the school district, unless you have an agreement with the school district to do that for them. Sorry, sometimes I can go into the weeds. So if I start getting too detailed, just tell me to shut up.

Thank you.

Okay, moving on to utilities. So this is looking at all of the facility or the utilities that are not provided by the city. And we go through the inventory similar to the capital facilities element. And there is a comment from councilman Lopez about the discrepancy on the groundwater wells. So, I'm just going to make a comment here, and we will update that based on our conversation we had earlier.

This one, I think, is correct. It's the other page.

OK. Yeah, just want to double check. OK, perfect. So, same as the capital facilities of our water system, wastewater storm water, and then the utility system also includes energy. So, electric, natural gas, propane, and identifies those providers, telecommunication, solid waste, garbage and recycling. And then we get into our goals and policies. So this is another quick element, but just wanted to double check and give the opportunity to ask questions, provide suggestions or comments.

Yeah, it is listed so far should be listed in that list. Thanks.

Yep. And we added a comment in the document to reflect that. So, thank you fire.

Okay.

Yeah.

Under the page 41 telecommunication semantics, but charter on spectrum. So I don't know if you have to list both of them. I don't know. Yeah. And then I'm curious on the recycling says we can drop off glass. I'd love to know where. Because I got some.

Would you say you'd like to know where to drop off glass?

I don't know where to do it. Okay, we have a place.

Believe from, I guess, correct me if I'm wrong, but it's not nowhere available in college place, but in walla walla.

Oh, there's no recycling facilities here. I don't think there's any collection. So it's all routed to a transfer station that's in.

There's no collection for glass, but there's. Sorry, you knew the name of it.

It's called big recyclers. It's a. Separate organization that operates and they do it like, once a week where you can go and drop it off there. It's out by the airport.

Okay, not hearing any questions or comments on the utility section other than the glass recycling question. So we'll get into goals and policies.

Thank you. Oh, all right. Go 1, provide efficient, reliable, resilient and environmentally responsible utility services that protect public health and natural resources. 1 dash 1 plan operate and maintain utility systems to ensure consistent, reliable service delivery and to protect public health, the environment and natural resources. One dash to ensure utility infrastructure is designed in size to meet existing demand, support planned growth and maintain adequate system capacity and performance. Comments on goal 1. Going to go to foster innovative, sustainable utility practices, including water, reuse, resource, conservation and modern infrastructure technologies to dash 1, implement and promote sustainable utility strategies such as. water reuse, conservation programs, and high efficiency technologies to reduce long-term resource consumption. 2-2, encourage the use of modern infrastructure technologies, including smart system monitoring tools, leak detection systems, and energy efficient equipment to enhance system performance and sustainability. 2-3, explore development of reclaimed water systems to support irrigation, resource conservation, and long-term water sustainability. Comments on goal 2. All right goal 3 coordinate utility planning and regional partners and private utility providers to improve efficiency and reduce service disruptions. 3 dash 1 coordinate regularly with regional public agencies, special districts and private utility providers to share system plans, capacity, information and capital improvement schedules to minimize conflicts and avoid redundant investments. 3-2 participate in regional utility planning efforts and explore opportunities for shared infrastructure mutual aid agreements and joint funding strategies to enhance system resilience and operational efficiency 3-3 coordinate as needed with the city's solid waste service provider the county and other relevant agencies to identify and consider appropriate locations for organic material management facilities consistent with state law and the adopted solid waste management plan citing considerations should prioritize industrial agricultural or rural zones minimize conflict with residential uses avoid overburden communities and support efficient collection processing and management of organic materials. Goal three. Any comments there? Okay. Go for encourage the underground and co location of utility infrastructure to improve system, reliance, reliability and long term sustainability while reducing the visual impacts and construction disruption. 4-1 encourage the placement of new utility lines underground and support the long term transition of existing overhead lines to underground locations where feasible and cost effective with priority given to improving utility reliability, reducing hazard related service disruptions and enhancing community resilience. 4-2 promote the co-location of utility infrastructure within shared corridors easements or trenches to reduce construction impacts improve system efficiency enhance streetscape appearance and minimize future disturbance to public rights of way goal four any comments okay okay so that is the end of the utilities element um

John, how do you feel about a break before we get into the second half? We don't need a break, but I figured how's the group feeling? Okay. Yeah, we'll do it. Happy to do that too. Little seventh inning stretch, you know?

Yeah.

Okay.

Perfect.

Okay. Um, Okay, so next element is transportation. So, this element really is looking at. Transportation facilities in college place, and making sure that they are consistent with comprehensive plan the kind of plan planning policies and the regional. Transportation plans of the wall of valley metropolitan planning organization, or the. In this section, we have some discussion on the coordination with the county wide planning policies, existing conditions. So, looking at streets and the street systems, pedestrian sidewalk, bicycle facilities, transit service, rail and aviation. So these next few pages just go over that existing inventory. So we have our functionally classification street network map here with a description on what these classifications mean. Um. We have some comparisons between college place and the federal guidelines, and we've added a note here that these percentages represent the share of total roadway miles within each functional class. The federal guideline values reflect typical ranges identified in federal functional classification guidance, and are provided for comparison purposes. So these are not standards that college place needs to meet, but they're for comparison purposes.

They represent. the uh balance you're supposed to have a balance of roads and the like you can't have all freeways um so what that really shows is that college place has a very very well balanced system um it's when you match up with the feds like that that's that's a good thing

Okay, so then we have a handful of maps in our transportation element. So this is looking at a number of lanes. So blue represents 2 lanes. Red is for looking at existing traffic control since our last meeting with. Planning commission or tag we've added. Some symbology for roundabouts and then the rectangular rapid flashing beacons or the. I'm looking at existing all day traffic volumes existing peak hour traffic volumes. And then continued on in our inventory, so the pedestrian sidewalk bicycle facilities and transit service with those maps. Um, and Heather, Jordan, I'm curious how this map reads compared to the last version. Is this. Better, and if we still need to make edits, I am. I can zoom in a little bit if that's helpful, but just curious to get feedback. There's just some comments on the readability and some of the color choices. So, the yellow shows where there are sidewalks and then the black identifies where there are no sidewalks.

Hello.

Okay. And then.

Cool, and then our next map is showing existing transit service. So we got some comments to show the different Valley transit lines. Um. Okay.

Okay.

Yeah, so our prior map showed this, you know, green, red and purple as 1 color, just identifying the Valley transit lines. And now it shows the distinct lines within Valley transit system.

Angie.

She did not, but I will make a comment to get her eyes on this. On this map, thank you, John.

Yeah.

Okay, so continuing through our inventory, so rail aviation and water, other modes of transportation, and then getting into our level of service standards. So. looking at traffic there is so a is you know complete flow of traffic no stops um all the way to is it b okay a is the best e is the worst um so just going through those standards here Um, and then looking at transportation concurrency, and then looking at our existing level of service.

Next page.

Might be on the few other pages, but in our analysis, the level of service in college place is good. There are major changes that need to be made, but on a few of these maps here. It will show where improvements are likely needed. So. This map here shows the green circles are 2 way or always stops acceptable level of service and then any blue dots. So along large. There are a few here with improvements that are likely needed.

Today they work, but if growth. Those is projected then those will probably need improvement.

I believe so.

Yes.

Yes. Is it is the dot that is at. C street and, um. Where C street curves, is it blue or green?

So there are actually 2 dots there and I can zoom in because I feel like it should be blue, not green, but.

There's 2, 2 intersections for.

Okay, but the 1 that comes into March where large turns in to see that curve that's blue.

well it looks like where large curves into c is blue so blue blue would be large and c street green would be i believe that's lambert yeah right c street yeah the green see how green is lined up with i didn't hear the name yeah make sure that yeah and then the blue is offset a little bit in line with large okay i'm just glad that that c and large intersection has a blue dot

It's not good.

I think getting off. There's a street classification at the college carrying over. And so it's kind of should where where they hear it from. And so yeah, this is great.

Yeah, we have the legend there in the bottom left. It shows the functional class. So thank you again for those comments during their tag meeting. And then we have some discussion on future conditions. So looking at 2038 and then Let's see, looking at future runway networks, future improvements.

Sorry, go back to page 58. the map we have there is a Southwest. Sorry, I'm ahead. Never mind.

Wait, can you guys keep up?

Sorry.

that was a good reminder though to pull up the comments so the comments there looks like we just were missing a zero I'm here yes and then looks like there's a comment on page 57.

I was going to ask you that too

That is a really good question for our transportation planner. So I will double check on that. So thank you for that touch. I will double check.

I think that this wasn't this one like a super tiny map and it didn't make any sense because we couldn't see the numbers. So this one is much more like what you're saying. That's perfect.

Can you clarify what those numbers mean? For example, on large. It means that we're doing okay. I mean, I did not say 0.29, but what does that mean? Let's see.

What is it your question was? Capacity. It's right here on 55.

The capacity ranges of what? Sorry.

Of cars? Vehicles.

Or roadways. So the same like 29. We did talk about putting something like that a little bit closer to the map.

What am I trying to explain? The numbers there? Yeah.

We should maybe spell it better.

I'm like, where's Spencer?

It's like, I can't see. So yeah, can you zoom in this one so that that way we can all see what it is.

Let's move up to E. Yeah.

Yes, Michael. Now, now. So each of these sections so the way you measure these traffic is from intersection to intersection um so um it's the volume to capacity ratio meaning that the i can't explain it i'm sorry i'm not a transportation planner i'm a land use planner like vehicles that the road can take versus what the capacity is that was used yeah i mean it somebody said you said it

It's good.

And it's explained in the text, is it not?

It should be. I'm going to just make a note.

And that's kind of where scramble around. There's an explanation in here somewhere. We'll find it immediately after the meeting.

On page 55.

Yeah, 55's got it. But I think that we did talk about putting that within the map or closer, like something for ease.

oh what we were looking at do you think we can get that in there like that other legend like right down there yeah let me see um yeah another thing about it here during the back of the roadway segment volume actually there's not only there's only nine cars

Is it percent of 29% of the available capacity?

It's a point to 9 means that the capacity. The volume of the road is 29% of the available volume of the room. Thank you. Yeah, it's.

engineering measure that divides actual or expected traffic volume demand at a maximum number of vehicles a roadway or intersection can handle under prevailing conditions capacity.

I could not imagine large taking three times more.

Well, it means that it functions. It doesn't mean that you're not waiting a long time.

Are you not here during the CARS project? You can just fit it. I wasn't.

Thank you and then Lizzie, did you hear the note about changing the spelling of equal? Equal it's French.

Did you say it's French? Yeah, I want to see that stuff.

Okay. All right, thank you. I just do.

Okay, moving on our next figure shows the 2030 intersection capacity analysis. So, similar to the prior map that we were looking at, but this shows future. So we have the yellow circles here showing proposed future improvement. At that specific intersection. And then the future roadway network, so those are identified with the dashed lines on this map, carrying over the functional classifications. And then this page shows that transportation improvement projects. So the project title, the description, the funding source and the estimated cost.

Okay, going back to page 58.

HAB-Jacques Juilland.

There's a huge it's showing a teacher minor. HAB-Jacques Juilland. or future minor collector that needs to go away okay.

HAB-Jacques Juilland.

Southwest 12. HAB-Masyn Moyer.

Is it above the john you're. HAB-Jacques Juilland.

it's yeah right about. HAB-Jacques Juilland. Okay, right about me john you're okay. And I said that could be, we could move that in alignment with the existing road right away. Um, if we wanted to, I suppose, but it's not going to go through a shaker form. So, or itself.

Yeah, which speaking of that, Justin just sent me an updated map today that incorporated here. So, um. Thank you for the reminder on that. Okay, and this map shows the transportation improvements. So the short range is identified in orange with intersections as the circles and the lines as roadway improvements and then the long range improvements identified in blue. And then looking at some of the financing for this, and it looks like we have some comments that were made from the finance director that have been incorporated here. Okay, that covers the base of the transportation element. Are there any other questions or comments on that before we get into the goals and policies?

Okay.

I know I've read like three policies and it's like Angela's crushing.

Could you clarify for me the EIF? Is that transportation impact fee? Is that taxing?

It's transportation. Oh, God. No, it's not transportation. It's tax increment financing.

Okay. Take that up. All right. Thank you.

And where is that?

Yeah, I'm just going to say it's on page 60, um, under funding source. It has.

It's transportation improvement board. Okay, sorry. Where page are you looking at? 60.

The charts is funding source. The 1st, 1 of my John, the growth says. Yeah, I know.

transportation improvement board tiff is tax increment financing yes developer uh what i'll miss him uh there's also hsip highway safety improvement project we will make sure that's out for you yes thank you program probably thank you it's been a long day okay

Thank you. What is going on?

capitalization, first three, lettercase.

Oh, yeah.

Real quick.

Okay. I think Councilman Cleveland had a comment. I did not get incorporated. Sorry.

You guys, it's all the same thing. Yeah. So there's the inconsistency with the collectors. And then on the last line, West is not capitalized. I don't know if I want that capitalized or not, but most. Words in this, this table are. Are capitalized, so it should be careful.

Okay.

oh oh yeah i see you now so like new collector road new collector road not considering this being utilized as a direction and it's west of that it's a location as opposed to a designator uh west and in that same section all of the other ones have a hyphen between street and road and then what the direction is but that last one west of davis does not so it kind of reads all together which is why it stands out yeah i think

check it out yeah perfect thank you and i did it one way okay where's the safe okay okay anything else before we go to goals and policies oh okay zoom in

Okay, 6.5 transportation goals, policies and objectives go 1, develop and maintain a safe, efficient, multimodal transportation system for all users, drivers, transit writers, pedestrians and cyclist 1 dash 1. the city adopts a standard of D for all roadway segments and of D. for all signalized intersections and a LOSD for the critical movement of all non-signalized intersections. 1-2, access onto arterial streets shall be controlled in the following manner. 1-2a, controlled access to commercial and industrial uses on atrials. 1-2b, direct lot access to principal atrials and residential areas shall be prohibited. Arterial sorry 1 dash 2 dash 3. I'm just saying it fancy and that's all access to minor. That's right. Okay. Okay. 1 dash 3, the city may consider on a case by case basis, assuming ownership of existing privately on streets. Priority consideration shall be given to. 1-3a private streets located in a dedicated right of way 1-3b private streets constructed to meet or that can reasonably comply with city standards 1-3-c private streets that are being managed by homeowners with adequate reserves that That can be transferred to the city to ensure appropriate repair and maintenance and or 1 dash 3 dash D neighborhoods committed to establishing an to improve private streets to city standards.

We need to define that. Yeah. Okay. Comment that. Local improvement district. Got to pop that one out.

Okay. 1-4, the city should establish and maintain a pavement management. Sorry, just a quick comment since we're already being nitpicky.

Sorry. No, what's up? I'm trying to find it. Okay. T1-3. yeah it says the city may consider sorry cities capitalized in all the other ones so can we get a capitalized city yep got that on me sorry i apologize thank you okay i think i was at four okay okay

Okay, 1-4, the city should establish and maintain a pavement management system in accordance with state guidelines. 1-5, assess opportunities and strategies for reducing transportation demand, transportation demand management, and incorporate them within zoning planning and development action decisions and requirements when feasible. 1-6 the city shall in consultation with local schools social service providers businesses property owners and residents establish and maintain an inventory of sidewalks with a priority list of repair and maintenance activities missing links and new service areas 1-7, this shall also include safety zones, crosswalks, lighting, parking regulations, and other safety features to protect the public and pedestrian and vehicular traffic. 1-8, this may include the adoption of innovative approaches or flexible standards in developed areas with limited rights of way, including such measures, installing sidewalks on only All lanes restricting on street parking, establishing 1 way streets.

Well, assuming that 2nd bullet needs to just be attached to installing. Other than that, it's fine. All right.

Yeah, quick question. The T 1 dash 7, they shall also include. Yeah, it's kind of like.

It's weird. Okay, yeah. As we were reading, I was like, okay, we need to just fix that.

I think that's a T17A or T16A. All the way through.

Yeah.

That's true, too. Just drop it.

Let me just double check.

Drop the number.

Just file it in?

Yeah. Okay, perfect. Yes, we will fix that weirdness formatting.

Yeah, you gotta have a little weirdness in it.

Yes. Okay. Right, are we going to? Yes.

All right, transition goal to improve connectivity and eliminate gaps and street bicycle and pedestrian networks to 1 secure funding to address gaps in the transportation network and enhance connectivity to 2 development of neighborhood streets shall be consistent with the following 2 to a new street should be designed with street. trees and amenities and to encourage use by pedestrians and bicycles to to be traffic should be diffused and balanced and streets should be designed in such a manner so as to discourage truck and heavy through traffic in neighborhoods while maintaining connectivity and to to see cul-de-sacs and closed loop streets shall be discouraged where allowed pedestrian connections between cul-de-sacs and through routes shall be included in the design to encourage pedestrian activity 2.3 establish and maintain a system of bicycle and pedestrian trails and routes that link neighborhoods and public facilities and that enhance the walking and bicycling experience. This should include 2.3a designated bike routes, 2.3b wayfinding signs, and 2.3c priority consideration to those streets that provide access to schools and parks or where there is concern for pedestrian safety. to 3 D consultation with local schools to 3 E enforcement of safety laws to 3 F priority consideration shall be given to non motorized improvements that are consistent with the Blue Mountain regional trail plan to 3 G encourage new bicycle routes to be established outside of vehicular travel ways and 23H continue to evaluate where bicycle and pedestrian routes should be designated and encourage their construction and use. 23I promote consistency in pedestrian crossing signal types and operations throughout the community, including consideration of accessible pedestrian signals and other features that support safe and predictable crossings for users of all ages and abilities.

Okay, big 1.

Now, I just made a comment there to fix the formatting. Thank you.

Okay, goal 3, coordinate transportation planning and investments with regional partners and state agencies 3, 1, pursue equitable and sustainable funding strategies and coordinate with local regional state and federal partners to plan fund and implement transportation improvements. 3 to maintain the college plays transportation benefit district consistent with state law. 3-3 coordinate transportation planning and investment with regional partners, including Walla Walla County, the City of Walla Walla, the Port of Walla Walla, and Valley Transit. Comments there? Goal four, ensure new development contributes to transportation improvements and mitigates its impacts. 4-1, enforce adequate standards for new streets and upgrade existing streets. 4-1a, encourage local improvement districts to fund the improvement of existing substandard streets to appropriate urban standards, including the provision of sidewalks and right of way widths to include bicycles where appropriate with cost repaired repaid through local tax assessment 4-1b require mitigation and developer participation in street upgrades or new streets for impacts created by development 4-1c utilize semi-rural road standards in transitional urban rural areas where no long-term change in character is anticipated 4-1d develop equity contribution mechanisms for accepting and coordinating development contributions in lieu of improvements towards funding circulation and pedestrian infrastructure. Comments on goal four? All right goal 5, expand transit access and amenities to support mobility for all ages and abilities. 5-1 expand transit options and plan for growth to ensure accessible and efficient transportation for all residents. 5-2 work with Valley Transit to establish bus amenities and selected bus stops in the city to be based on level of use and surrounding development. 5-2a encourage transit facilities to be incorporated into major commercial developments. Comments on goal five. Okay, goal six, promote complete streets, low impact stormwater features and environmentally responsible transportation designs. 6-1, all new streets and street improvement shall be designed and constructed to meet city standards. 6-1a, new private streets are discouraged and all private streets will be constructed to meet city standards. 6, 1, B, encourage standardization of street and transportation standards with the city of Walla Walla and the county of Walla Walla where appropriate. 6, 1, C, implement complete streets practices as guided by the city's complete streets policy. And 6, 2, support the installation of electric vehicle charging stations and the utilization of alternative fuel sources. And that policy for, no, that's goal 8. Okay.

And then we have a note here added to describe what complete streets are. So, comment received from the tax, so I just wanted to make a note that that has been incorporated.

So, I have a quick clarification question just for understanding in private streets are discouraged. When would we allow for a private street?

That's a good question. Robert and I, and Michael have been having that dialogue because it comes up. So there are certain circumstances where. There could be a development that, um. might have a topography issue um it might there might not be a need for a through street um and there's very varying different reasons um there's also the new short plot provisions there's a we we went to a nine lot short plot which was allowed under state law and then there's some unit lot subdivision um standards that we have to comply with and that are um there are sometimes the need for them um the biggest issue that we've run into in the past with our private streets is that the asphalt layers have not met city standard um pedestrian facilities are typically lacking or have been lacking in them other reasons why we might continue or allow private streets to happen we have some neighborhoods like the villages of garrison creek that is um all of their streets are private and we've allowed that to continue but we do make sure that they have adequate asphalt surfaces and over the years there have been things like some phases of the villages of Garrison Creek their their street profile drained sloped everything to the middle so they're collecting storm water in the middle which is not good for the life of a road so the newer streets in there have adequate storm water features to them

I just wanted to make sure that we're not putting ourselves in a position where somebody can push for a private street.

We will have them. There's a development that's been approved on Southwest 8. It's a short flat that's getting duplexes, but duplexes we built on it. And there's nine lots and it's the old oak wood. There was a uh manufactured home park in there from the 60s that was taken out in mid 2000s and um that street if it were projected to go south would go into plant services so like there's no need for or desire to have a public road in there and also the configuration in order to maximize the density in there a hammerhead worked out best for a fire department turnaround in there but our city standard so this is kind of that crossover where that statement that says the private roads, if we allow them, should meet city standard. We don't actually allow hammerheads at the fire department to turn around on public roads. We do cul-de-sacs, but it is allowed in the international fire codes. So there are things where there's a fine line about what's meeting city standard and what's not. We're more concerned about pedestrian facilities, the life. Is the infrastructure going to last? Is it ADO compliance? Do we have easements for our utilities? That's been a problem in the past because water and sewer typically are within those road easements.

Sometimes you also start getting into preference. Look, It's my development. I want to maintain everything. I sign all the paperwork and I pay for it. The big caveat, the big catch or protection the city has against is that all new private streets have to be built to city standard. That means if a problem does arise or there's some need for the city to take that facility over, it doesn't have the legacy issues that the old roads have. Any new private street, hey, if you want to keep it private, fine. You're going to maintain it. City's not going to have to deal with it. But you're going to build... So a lot of times folks try to do the private street to get some cost savings. That standard right there prevents that from happening. It means that fine, you want a private street, have a private street, but it's going to be built to our standard and you're going to be 100% responsible for maintenance. Your folks call us, talk to your HOA.

Does that include things like lighting and safety?

Okay. Typically, yes. That would all fall under that if it's going to be a private street. Okay.

All right. Thank you.

Goal 7. Okay. Goal 7. Support long-term corridor planning and preserve right-of-way for future transportation needs. 7-1. Preserve and plan for future transportation corridors and key connections needed to support growth, mobility, and regional access with particular attention to designated corridors and areas of anticipated development. 7-1a. Coordinate with WSDOT to manage development impacts along SR 125. 7-1B, protect, maintain, and expand key west side routes, Southwest 4th Street collector route, Bill, the gap between Southwest does a downs Avenue and Southwest Academy way extend westward when development occurs. Southwest Davis Avenue extend from Southwest 8th street through to Southwest 12th street. Southwest stones Avenue extend from South with Julia street through to Brickner road realign the Whitman intersection at the South Campbell road intersection. owens road connect from mojonner motioner johnny road to west whitman drive and then 7-1c plan for improvements at major intersections to enhance traffic flow and that's it for goal seven comments there questions Okay, goal 8, provide a safe and efficient transportation system for use by vehicles, transit, pedestrians, and bicycles that promotes and supports the desired land use pattern and economic development priorities. 8-1, new major traffic generators such as secondary schools, institutions of higher learning, churches, shopping, and industrial areas should be located on or near streets with adequate capacity. 8-2 Encourage the development of a parking strategy for the College Avenue corridor. 8-2a This may include the establishment of parking lots to serve College Avenue and other designated commercial areas with limited on-street parking. 8-3 Coordinate with Walla Walla University and implement and enforce permitting standards to reduce reliance on public parking facilities and construct facilities adequate to serve the University's full parking needs. and new policy uh coordinate with transit to site park and ride facilities to encourage communities to use public transit and that's eight four and is that the final of goal eight yes all right and that is end of goal eight and the transportation portion Any comments on this as a whole?

Okay, we will move on.

okay so we are going to go over the climate change and resiliency element so this is a brand new element that you will see in the 2026 comp plan versus the 29 2019 version um so going through the purpose so the climate element is for the city of college place which establishes a policy framework to help community to help the community prepare for and respond to climate related challenges And there's a note here for the funding acknowledgement. So the preparation of this climate element was supported by funding through the Washington climate commitment act, and we're required to make that note include that logo there as they are the agency that provided funding. Another note to our CPAT, our Climate Policy Advisory Team, that this is the group, that group helped us develop and write this element here. So that was their main, their main task is helping us with this one element. So going through the element after the purpose, we have our legislative context. So kind of the expectations of what how this requirement came to be with the House Bill 1181 and the requirements from Washington State. And then looking at the existing conditions and the climate vulnerability assessment. So looking at the community overview, identifying those key climate hazards. So heat, drought, snowpack, flooding, wildfire and smoke, and then severe weather, which is like wind and ice.

Okay, don't think that's supposed to be in there.

I think this is, I'm gonna move this real quick, sorry. I think that is the, this.

I know, okay, sorry, technical difficulties.

Um, okay, so looking at this section, we are describing the major vulnerabilities. So, the 1st, 1 being the water systems, and I think it was councilman, uh. Cleveland, you made a comment about our water system and the aquifer and all of that stuff. So that has since been updated. I'm not sure which version you have for paper version, but we are coordinating directly with covering in public works to make sure that this section. Really represents college placement. We've had some back and forth conversations with Robert and John today even so we will be updating this section to make sure it's accurate looking at the built infrastructure and transportation. So, just making a note that, you know, the, the. The high highs and temperatures and the low lows and the temperatures are affecting our infrastructure and transportation roadways looking at public facilities and services. um health and social vulnerabilities um so making a note for seniors and young children households with limited income outdoor workers and residents without reliable access to cooling or clean air and then looking at economic activity in agriculture so again touching on um the inconsistent precipitation whether there's a lot or not enough that's affecting our crops and then those temperatures as well And then the last is the natural system. So, you know, Garrison Creek and those other water bodies through college place and how those are affected. We have a list here of the resiliency opportunities. So there's just a list here of ways to encourage or improve resiliency for college place. And then before we get into the goals and policies, I just wanted to note these goals and policies, each goal, sorry, directly touches on one of the key climate hazards for College Place. You'll notice that format as we go through. So we have one for heat, drought, flood, wildfire and then infrastructure and then we got a lot of comments from the public about increased education so we added that goal six from that feedback so do you have any questions comments suggestions on the body of the climate element if not we'll move on to the goals and policies okay so

Hey, here we go 7.4 climate change and resiliency goals and policies goal 1, reduce reduce risk from extreme heat and improve community cooling capacity. C dash 1 expand urban tree canopy and green infrastructure and priority areas, including street schools and parks to reduce urban heat island effects and improve air quality. 1 dash to maintain an updated lift. Sorry list of critical community facilities, such as schools, communities centers, libraries to function as cooling centers and clean air shelters during extreme heat and smoke events. 1 dash 3 coordinate with partners to support vulnerable populations. Most at risk during extreme heat events. 1 dash 4 promote building design strategies, such as cool roofs, shade structures and passive cooling to reduce indoor heat exposure. Comments questions on goal 1. All right goal to strengthen drought resilience and long term water supply reliability to dash 1, promote water conservation through efficient irrigation and drought tolerant landscaping and reduce outdoor water demand to dash to protect and support restoration and repairing corridors and soil. that enhance water retention groundwater recharge and ecosystem resilience 2-3 encourage land use and development patterns that minimize water demand and support sustainable growth 2-4 investigate the feasibility of developing an irrigation reclamation water utility that was goal two okay goal three Reduce flood risk through resilient infrastructure, land use planning, and partnerships. 3-1, upgrade drainage and stormwater systems to handle increased peak flows. Expand use of green infrastructure, including bioswales, permeable pavement, and vegetated systems to absorb and slow stormwater. 3-3, protect and restore floodplains, wetlands, and natural drainage corridors. there we go okay okay new added policy here coordinate with and assist as feasible utility providers to develop plans and or programs to replace existing above ground utilities and connections underground so that will replace policy 3-4

Uh, yeah, that will replace policy 3 dash 4 and then there's a new policy here.

Okay. And then new policy 3 dash 5 collaborate with the army core of engineers port of Walla Walla and regional partners to continuously review condition reports and risk assessments for offsite flood control facilities, affecting the city, ensuring regional infrastructure, reliability and informed municipal hazard response. Okay, that is the end of goal 3 on the goal for minimize wildfire risk and improve resilience to wildfire smoke 4 dash 1 promote fire wise practices, including, but not limited to defensible space and fire resistant landscaping. 4-2 encourage fire resistant building materials in landscaping in areas with high grassland or agricultural fire risk 4-3 coordinate with partners and providers to provide access to clean air shelters and communication systems during prolonged regional wildfire smoke events 4-4 improve evacuation routes and emergency access particularly in areas with limited connectivity Okay, goal five, integrate climate resilience into infrastructure and community systems. 5 dash 1 identify and plan for climate impacts to critical infrastructure and community assets, including transportation, water, stormwater and other public facilities. 5 dash 2 design infrastructure to withstand heat stress drought conditions, flooding and wildfire impacts. 5 dash 3 incorporate climate resilience into capital facilities, planning and long term investments. 5 dash 4 pursue funding opportunities and partnerships to implement resiliency projects. Let's go five. Okay, goal six, strengthen community preparedness and climate risk awareness through education planning, coordination, and continued awareness. 6 dash 1, expand public education and outreach on local climate risk and emergency preparedness through workshops training and accessible resources. 6 dash to improve access to clear user friendly information on evacuation routes, hazard areas and emergency procedures for all residents. 6-3, enhance emergency communication systems to provide timely, reliable, and accessible alerts across multiple platforms. 6-4, coordinate with local and regional partners to strengthen community preparedness, response capacity, and neighborhood level resilience efforts. And that is it for goal six and the element. Okay. Any questions, comments there on climate? Okay, great.

We will move on to economic development. So this chapter really is just looking at the overall economic economic development climate and building a healthy economy for a college place. So, looking at the community profile here, we have the business district maps. This is a. Question for Michael and John, and then maybe councilman Lopez, you mentioned that economic development district. I don't remember the exact name, but I'm wondering if that is. Reflected on this map, or it may be something that we could add to this map.

Yeah, it does have the downtown district listed here. Okay, 4th to 12th.

Okay, so when the downtown we were, we were looking from rose to 125.

I was wondering if the association should be mentioned anywhere in economic development, as I was kind of hearing.

One of the key goals. Yeah.

Okay. It's association. Is it a government association or is it like a chamber, but a local chamber?

It's like a downtown foundation.

Okay. So it's a functioning foundation, MPO, nonprofit.

Yeah.

Yes. And they've been empowered by who? the city has commissioned it but that's a separate uh right it's a separate board but it reports to this council independent organization yeah imagine the downtown well downtown foundation okay it's right and that's what you start with non-profits depending on the relationship we can put whatever you guys want in the plan um how um are they is there an existing chamber or other service organizations in the city other than that group okay then that's your primary um other than the EDA which I'm assuming comes out of Walla Walla you don't have your own economic development agency here so Yeah, and they're your primary, I mean, generally speaking, when it comes to the downtown area, it's kind of you guys come. Do what you want to do and let us know the reason I'm asking these questions is because you're asking us to define an area. That I don't think it's been defined yet.

Yeah, it's a, it's a private. Group, and I'm part of it as well. So it's a private group that. If if we're relatively new, so we haven't done a lot yet, but if we were going to be doing something. In the right away, at least at this point, the city would require them to get a right away permit just like any other agency. So. In my mind that the downtown association. Is separate from the city and. Hand in hand. Um, I don't know if it's appropriate to identify it in the comp plan. It seems like it's its own thing and the association itself could. Make its downtown larger or smaller. On its own without the city's approval.

Okay. And that, so because of that, I mean, I generally would not include that because it's not really per se an arm. If there was more formal, which is not uncommon, formal interlocal agreements between and working and they become designated as kind of, you know, these types of things, then you would bring those folks into your comp plan.

I have a similar, so we are designated as a creative district and I was wondering if that should be in the comp plan. I was looking at Walla Wallas to see if they had it because it's a joint

one um but i couldn't find it quick enough um creative you're talking about the state designation as a creative district it should be it should it should be shown on there it was probably economic development yeah that's that is part of why they've designated those areas um so yeah i think we yeah that should be do we have that map somewhere there's a map yeah okay Is it the entire city or just a specific area? Okay. Spokane's got, I think Spokane, there's a few of those starting to pop up. Some place I don't think know what to do with them, but they're getting that designation anyways. Okay.

Okay.

We may want to do...

Done by this grid and have mentioned, but not that there is. We can talk about that though.

Okay, sorry, just taking a few notes. Okay, so in our economic development chapter, we have some language on the top industries in the community. So looking at education services, health care and social assistance being the top for our data points, looking at employment status, commute, travel time, some of those things that are affecting our workers in the city. Let's go back up.

Next one.

Oh, okay. Thank you. There is a comment in our tag meeting to swap the, so the chart should read 2015, 2020, 2024, and this one did not get swapped. So I'm just going to make a quick comment here.

The rest did. Yeah. Okay.

Okay, I'm looking at median household income per capita per capita median income. We have a graphic here showing the amount of people that travel to college place to work the amount that live and work in college place. And then the population that lives in college place and works outside of the city. And then there was a SWOT analysis conducted for the existing conditions for College Place. And then looking at those strategic focus areas and those strategies that come with the SWOT analysis. There is some language on partnership and organizational capacity for College Place. And then looking at economic development funding. So having those primary sources and the programs that come with that funding. um and then let's see so some of the metrics for monitoring those funding

I want to say one thing about your guys' economic development section. It's very well done. Most will have about two-thirds of what you guys have in your economic, but the measuring metrics is a key piece most comp plans don't have, and especially to that degree in detail. But that's what's key to determine whether or not your economic development programs are working. If you don't have metrics to measure, it's just statements.

Okay, before we get into goals and policies, are there any questions, comments, suggestions on the body of the element?

Can I ask a question? Yes. Table 8.1 says industry. It's pretty broad. Is that describing employment? Is that jobs in College Place or is it rather employment, residents that are employed by different industries?

What was the last part of your question?

Well, just looking at it, like, are those jobs that are available in cost place? Or does that mean somebody that lives in cost places in that industry?

So, these categories come from the census data. It's the 2nd. Yeah.

Okay.

These are the actual jobs people have. So, also understand with these numbers. They've got some things that are just lumped. You know, I think it's like schools and government or schools.

Education might be separate, but education services, health care and social assistance is like a group.

Right. That's a lot. So also some things like. day workers may not show up on this and when or gig workers may or may not depending on the specific gig they're in so just understand that this is not your full there's probably more people that have jobs than what's listed here it's just these are the jobs that um or the categories that the census bureau utilizes And this is the data from that again, going back to that need to utilize the official census data.

I agree that I think there should be like a better title for that or like something above it that tells us rather than. Employers or what it, but it's not just no. What kind of industries? I don't know what you would call it distribution.

Yeah, that's good. Because if you put that down, it'll help me with words to come up with better than employment distribution, different language.

Michael Merritt. Yeah. You can add your photo to the complaint if you want.

Yeah.

Yeah, some of this has to do with terminology utilized in the agencies and industry being a term of work. But nowadays is generally assumed to be great, you know, smokestacks industry. So we'll fix that.

Yep. Thank you. Any other comments, questions, suggestions before we get into goals and policies for the economic development chapter?

Is that common for the participation decline while the share of residents not in the labor force increased? Like, it seems.

I'm sorry, I didn't hear the first sentence.

The first sentence after the table, it describes the labor force participation declined while the share of residents not in the labor force increased.

Okay.

Is that retirement?

Generally speaking, yeah. Yeah. You got your boomers are aging out, and that's a big cohort. So those numbers are going to start popping up. It's also includes our students or children, students, things like that. Maybe not children. It depends on the specific metric. Yeah, because children can't work. So it's usually covering your population that are 16 to, well, until they retire.

Depending on, is it looking at snapshots in 15 and 24? Is it looking at the range of 15 to 24? Because if it is, you also have COVID probably making a massive impact in employment in the middle of that too.

that could be too yeah and they supposedly adjusted for those um but okay we can move on to goals to policies with angela

We got 8.4. All right. Goal 1, expand local opportunities that provide living wages and support the ability of residents to both live and work in College Place. 1-1, create and support local job opportunities that strengthen the community and economy. 1-2, encourage development of entertainment options, including restaurants and cafes to serve residents and enhance quality of life. 1-3 encourage partnerships that focus resources towards increasing the employability of all citizens. This may include, but is not limited to a local job training, retaining and continuing education programs. B, public private sponsorship of entrepreneurial and vocational education programs. programs and see student internship programs with local businesses. D, the city and the university should explore the feasibility of establishing a joint entrepreneurial center or similar strategies to support the formation of new businesses. E, this may include partnerships with local businesses, education, training and economic development organizations such as the Valley Chamber of Commerce as well as Walla Walla Community College.

That's comments there, removing the end on policy 1 dash 3 dash B.

Goal to strengthen existing businesses and attract new commercial industrial and service sector enterprises. 2 dash 1 actively support historic and longstanding businesses in the community. 2-2 actively promote college place as a desirable location for new businesses and industries. This should include, but is not limited to a attracting new investments to diversify and expand the city's job base with focus on attracting living wage jobs to allow people to work and live in the community. Be established and maintain a list of sites suitable for commercial and industrial development. c coordinate with walla walla county to expand the city's urban growth area to accommodate the sighting of large-scale job creators along primary transport routes and the outer edges of college place 2-3 explore the feasibility of establishing a program to finance Set facade and safety improvements by small businesses to dash for explore the feasibility of implementing a main street program sponsored by preserve Washington and the main street America network. Comments thoughts there on goal 2.

Yeah, that main street program is what the downtown association is working on.

So, yeah. Right goal 3, promote tourism, enhance the visitor experience through coordinated branding amenities and events. 3 dash 1, promote tourism by attracting visitors and providing engaging experiences that encourage them to stay and explore college place. 3 dash to enhance the visitor experience through coordinated strategies that promote tourism, community identity and local economic vitality. 3 dash to a research, prepare and present regular. Regulations to govern the use of residences as short term vacation rentals be identify or develop a landmark or signature asset that can serve as a major draw for visitors. See, continue way, finding place, making activities throughout the community to improve navigation and create a sense of place. D, support the installation and maintenance of visitor information kiosks to assist tourists and promote local attractions. E, encourage sidewalk commercial activities where they do not interfere with pedestrian and vehicular movements. 3-3, explore the feasibility of establishing a multi-use recreation facility with ball fields and college place to attract regional youth tournaments. All right, that was the end of goal three.

yeah all right any comments on goal three I I don't know if this needs to be called out but I know like we're doing more with um visit Walla Walla with the tourism and things like that so um yeah I don't know if that needs to be in there but just that would generally fall under I don't remember which one but it's the specificity of it's

That's one of multiple potential options. If we put them in there, that's who you're going to work with. You're not working with anybody else. Leaving it the way it is, it doesn't exclude them, but it also acknowledges that whoever comes along.

All right goal for partner with regional organizations, educational institutions, and the portal wall to support entrepreneurship, workforce development and business recruitment. 4 dash 1, establish and implement a shared strategy with the portal wall of the wall of valley chamber of commerce and the Washington state Department of commerce. for the marketing of commercial and industrial sites in College Place and the College Place UGA. This may include but is not limited to recruitment of A, big box retail and restaurant fast casual dining options that are appropriate for our market. B, lodging facilities with space for meetings and conferences. C, industrial manufacturing flagship facilities that utilize new technologies and processes with their respective industries. 4-2 In partnership with the Port of Walla Walla, identify and prepare for development one or more sites suitable for development as a business park and or for light manufacturing. 4-3 Strengthen collaboration among the business community, economic development stakeholders, Walla Walla University, healthcare organizations, local government, tourism organizations, and other higher education institutions. 4 dash 3 a, this may include, but it's not limited to the establishment of local economic development or business association 4 dash 4 partner with economic development agencies to establish a maker spaces in college place. 4 dash 5, develop, refine and implement economic monitoring in accordance with a strategic plan to help advance the city's economic development policies and program.

Am I there? Okay. Should that A be? Yeah, out of, yeah, 4-4. It should be either a makerspace or just makerspaces.

Well, makerspaces are usually multiple. Right. Sure. Yeah.

Yeah, I think, yeah, I think they make your spaces make sense because it is you do want multiple but but the a needs to probably go then because it doesn't ring.

Yeah. Tracing sure.

All right goal 5, prepare suitable sites for commercial industrial development through infrastructure, investment and shovel ready planning 5 dash 1, explore the potential for preparing selected economic development sites as shovel ready for development. This may include, but is not limited to a conducting an environmental review in advance of project specific development proposals be the strategic location and development of infrastructure to support new development. And that's it. Okay. And that's the end of goal five. Oh, just kidding. Oh, that is the end of goal five, but we have goal six. Support economic gifts. all right go six support economic activities compatible with martin airfield and rural areas 6-1 encourage economic development opportunities compatible with airport operations that do not require urban levels of service and that is the end of economic development are there questions comments suggestions for that or for that element no okay

We will move on to parks, recreation and open space. Just to preface this element. The city prepared a parks plan in 2024 and so this is a summary of the content from there. So nothing new was prepared. You know, since 2024, it was the decision to be made that we wanted those 2 documents to be consistent. Um. We have made 1 addition, I forgot so I'll point it out in the table, but just to set the stage for that. So really just looking at the long term vision of parks, open space and recreation. That's kind of the goal of this element. The goal of the parks plan, and we call out that parks plan here in the supporting plans and policy section. And then similar to our other elements, we do the existing conditions. So, looking at the existing perks with our perks facility map here, including perks, bikes, multi paths, the user bike lanes, multi use paths and any landmarks and then. There have been some additions to Lions Park, and so we will be adding, you know, a dot here to show softball baseball fields and walking paths for Lions Park. And then just a note to add a header to this table since that was left off.

And the description for Lions Park also needs updating on that on page 83, because it's talking about the future renovation that's already taking place as well. Okay.

Yes, thank you. Perfect. Thank you. okay um so we have the inventory looking at perks and we also have some inventory on the non-motorized trail system and then get into the level of service and park need um councilman lopez had a comment on the level of service for park acres um so let me look at that real quick page 87 talks about the future needs and it talks about 80 acres of parkland needed

to maintain the LOS through 2044. But looking at the calculations, I think that it's created based on current resident levels, not the projected resident levels. Because if you were to change it and actually do it by our projected population of 13,000, it would go to 133 acres. Okay. So, okay.

So, okay, based on the predicted population of 13, close to 133 total acres would be what you're looking at is your total. is 130 um because your ls is one one per thousand right so your total would be 133 acres needed then you subtract out what's existing and say you got a piece of land that's not a park yet but it's going to become a park kind of count that too as open space um and then then you see what you've got the difference between what acres we have compared to 133 so this is saying that basically we've got 47 acres is that right 40 no 30 acres currently 20. plus stone creek no if they're short then they've got 53 acres currently of parkland that's so if if 80 acres is needed and the grand total and 44 is 133 you subtract that out it's 53 acres of existing parkland we can double we will double check to make sure that that matches up I don't know your actual existing acreage I don't think we have 53 acres of Park yeah well like I said we'll double check those numbers

what's the what's the size of the total stone creek including all of the open space creek land because that all goes into that calculation isn't it like 19. that's 19.8 yeah that was come on that was when it also included multi-family uh-huh oh so it may change but even still that's that's a big chunk of that combined with our 20 we're getting real close there so yeah we'll pull that and confirm those numbers

that doesn't exist yet and remember remember utilizing it's the part you know the park plan is so new that it's that's heavily influencing what we're seeing here um as far as source data and the goals and policies and things like that generally speaking if it's two years old it's okay if it's five years old it starts getting

Okay, before we get to goals and policies, do you have any other questions, comments, suggestions for the parks element? No, okay. And so, because the goals and policies are pulled directly from the parks plan, and the decision is being made that we're not going to be updating these goals and policies. We're not going to go through them. We do have a note here that these goals and policies are the exact goals and policies that you will see in the parks plan just for consistency. We don't want to make any changes just from document to document.

but they can be seen on the next um couple pages and then for page 88 i think you just went to that one right what was that sorry oh sorry page 88 um there is policy number seven i know you said you don't want to change it but i'm the develop a multi-purpose lions park community center including a library child care facility community room and commercial kitchen the last part is not taking place anymore the commercial kitchen i don't know if we need to take that out or if it's okay to stay there well oh this place never want to come up pitching in there

We the word the wording really is either a community kitchen or commissary kitchen I don't think we had that we didn't have the room to do a commercial kitchen. Because commercial kitchen, if I recollect required the walk in freezers and those things it's just. yeah so community or commissary kitchen, I think, is the appropriate verbiage.

Because it's a different classification for use.

Right. And what we're required to have. And our footprint didn't allow for a true commercial kitchen.

So maybe a reference commissary. I like the other one because most people don't know what a commissary is.

I like community. Okay. But John, Robert?

it's not for commercial not going to be open to the community per se like or available for unless we were to do the commissary right so it's not going to be available to people who cook for like the farmer's market that could

it would be determined probably but if when i think of a commissary kitchen i might be getting my terminology wrong i think of something that would be like rented out as a prep for food drops or something like that that that's the distinction okay so if i'm going to go into this kitchen prepare something and then i'm going to sell or distribute that to the public

That's commercial kitchen, it has to meet those commercial kitchen standards. Commissary or community kitchen, the only people that this is serving are the ones that are here for this event. A dynamic banquet is another term. It says it meets health code for these folks and all these folks have agreed to come in here. as opposed to a commercial kitchen for products that are just distributed to the public whether sold or given out they don't know where it's coming from they don't know nothing about it um whereas in the other scenarios and that's why there's that distinction in equipment needs and and and things like that so banquet kitchen is another idea if you but if you want to you you will not The health department would probably frown on the utilization of that space as a public space unless it's brought up to a commercial purpose. However, for banquets or events or rentals or things like that, they'll probably sign off on that.

Preference on whether it's banquet, community, or just kitchen.

You go with community, it kind of leaves your options open in case later on you want to expand or modify the space.

So that's a community kitchen.

Okay.

So, maybe we just add a note that since the park plan has been adopted decisions have been made for community kitchen and we can. Make a note of that.

I would, I think I would just say it's kitchen then. John Potter, there's going to be a kitchen in there and it's just not going to meet health standards, based on occupancy of the building, if we will, if we develop a program where we want to offer space available for like. John Potter, organized use of it for like food trucks, you know people to come in and utilize it as a commissary kitchen and similar to like you know commercial kitchen. then we can develop that program, and if we need to make changes to the facility, then we can do that. But yeah, I would just leave it as just a simple kitchen, and it's an accessory to the use of the building, or we can expand it.

Because it's not defined, I would agree because of that. exactly it's a kitchen we know there's going to be a kitchen we just haven't figured out exactly what level of kitchen but it's probably not going to be commercial that's all we know cool um okay last element historic preservation

Um, practicing this, we have the historic preservation commission has seen this element. They've helped us draft the goals and policies and all the inventory section of this chapter. So really just this is, you know. An element that shows the commitment to identifying, protecting and celebrating historic, cultural and archaeological resources. In accordance with Washington state law, so we have some language on the background and timeline for the historic preservation of college place some language on the local commission and related ordinances and then looking at the inventory. Um, with a note to check out the appendix for the city of college place, reconnaissance and intensive level survey that was done in 2019, I believe. And then we have our goals and policy. So it's a shorter chapter, but want to provide opportunity for a comment or question.

This one's unique because there's only the 1 goal. Everything else is policies. Did you say that?

No.

Okay.

Not hearing any comments, questions, so we'll go through the goal and policies and then we'll proceed. Okay. Oh, wait.

Okay. All right, goal number 1 preserve and celebrate college places, historic assets to honor the community's heritage, promote a strong sense of identity and leverage history as a catalyst for cultural and economic vitality. 1-1 actively engage and inform residents and visitors of the importance of historic preservation in college place 1-1a establish methods to engage the public with the history and historical assets of college place and encourage support from all members of the community in preservation activities b connect with representatives of old older neighborhoods to enhance their understanding of neighborhood history and historic features c identify and contact new owners of historic properties and actively actively participate in preservation efforts. D prepare and provide a resource and reference guide to assist historic property owners in the management, rehabilitation and use of their property. E promote the preservation and maintenance of buildings and property in established historic districts through media notifications and other celebrations. F support the incorporation of public history into proposed. and existing greenways and parks g develop a comprehensive system of signage that identifies individual historic properties provides identification of historic districts and directs visitors to other historic sites h seek funding for development of a walking tour print and digital that also supports local businesses through advertisement and distribution

We can pause between each policy just because it's a lot. So well, after that first policy, any questions, comments?

Okay. All right. On policy 1-2, understand and document the history of College Place through a comprehensive inventory of historic and cultural resources. 1-2a, develop a list of areas that require built-in pedestrian survey. B, continue to research and update the list of potentially significant historical properties. See, in partnership with the owners, nominate properties for the state and national historic registries D, actively identify and highlight historic districts and collaboration with neighborhood groups and pursue her her suit documentation as needed. All right anything on 1 dash 2. Okay, 1-3 support the maintenance and protection of historic structures, properties and buried resources through collaboration with local, state, federal and nonprofit organizations and encourage historic property owners to seek additional guidance on appropriate rehabilitation techniques through the Washington Department of archaeology and historic preservation. Okay, 1 dash 3 a encourage public agencies to utilize historic buildings when looking to meet future needs be developed procedures to protect historic structures from demolition while respecting the rights of property owners. 1, the demolition of historic structure should only be permitted when there are no other options and the structure or structures presents a threat to the public health and safety. This provision applies only to properties whose owners have voluntarily chosen to list them on the local register to if demolition is unavoidable mitigating measures to compensate for the loss should be required as provided in city code. 1-3c support the use and reuse of historic structures and properties in accordance with national state and local standards 1-3d continue to research and adopt programs and regulations that promote the preservation and use of historic buildings and properties okay anything on policy three before i move on to four Okay, 1 dash for provide an effective historic preservation program that works collaboratively with city departments and other preservation related agencies and organizations and supports efforts to maintain and enhance the historic fabric within the downtown mix use district. 1 dash for a maintain the city certified local government status and actively seek to utilize CLG resources to achieve the city's historic preservation priorities. Be collaborate with college places, economic development efforts to promote the city as a regional center with a rich, unique history. c collaborate with the planning and building departments to identify and disseminate information on the applicability of local building codes and local state and federal standards for historic preservation i think that's the end of four all right that's the end of four and the element great all right congratulations you you did it okay we're going back You guys did great. You made it to the end. Anything, and I guess we'll open it up. Yeah, any final reflections, thoughts, comments on the document as a whole or the historic preservation element?

Well, I was just wondering if we could repeat all that just to make sure that I got it.

If you want to endure it again, I'll do it.

Would you really though?

Other than thank you all so very much for all the work we know you've put hours amongst hours amongst hours into all of this. You know, we've endured two and a half hours. You all have probably, you know, I couldn't even get so many hundreds of hours, three hours. We've done three hours, but. Oh, gosh, so thank you all so much for your the work you've done in the work. You're going to continue doing on it. It's I can tell you, we've been interviewing for city administrators. and they've all been looking at this draft um online and they we get comments um from the candidates about how amazing this draft is um for a community our size and how comprehensive it is and how detailed it is and the exciting the excitement of what we want to what we're looking for moving forward so thank you all so much for the effort you've put into making us look good yeah

Thank you. Thank you. Big shout out to John and Michael.

And again, you guys started it. We took what you'd already done and we modified it to this. But I've done, I've been implanting, I didn't really introduce myself to y'all. We'll be here for another few hours. I'll make it short. Been 20 years municipal governance, county and city, specializing in small cities. That's my forte. Been with JUB for just over a year. And this is my first consulting job. So I'm fresh from the public sector. I've seen a lot of plans over my 20 years. I honestly have to say I've never seen a plan like this. And most of them follow this kind of rote pattern. I'd say at least 70, 80% of them. This is unique. And to me, it's a prime example of what can be done through the GMA if you work with it and design it to meet the needs of your community. Folks don't understand the range and the flexibility they have. And I'm I'm quite impressed with where you guys started and where this ended up. This is an impressive plan to me. So I appreciate being part of it.

Thank you.

Could I ask one more thing? Yeah. So I really found the plan helpful, but it did take a long time to get through. And so I was curious if you've seen other plans, could we do like an at-a-glance, like just a summary?

To be in a format city of college place through dummies with, like, different things, like, here's something to know.

I mean, I have joking, but really, it's kind of serious. I have some suggestions. If you're looking at just, like, 384 areas, like, housing, you can just say we're short 382 houses economy.

That's not comprehensive, but you can read more. You can read more economy.

Oh, oh, so you're saying, like, a quick summary or even just at the front, like, here's a half a page of. I don't even know if it's an executive summary, just like a really like economy parks. Like, we have this many parks transportation. We're working on this.

Right.

Yeah, or just a visual just a visual thing population now versus what we think it will be.

Yeah, something like that. Yeah, something like that might be the thing that makes them go. I wouldn't mind reading this to, like, realizing some of the information that's within that you may not ever get to.

Yeah.

Good point.

Yeah, yeah.

well thank you for staying up with us of course and we have a few more slides we're not done yet um next step sorry i will go fast i promise okay you got to get to the thank you slide okay so looking back we had our tag 3 cpap meeting planning commission and then john gave a council update to on the 28th so that occurred in july this month we're doing the council workshop um and then we are Are we doing the planning commission recommendation?

Yeah, so just ignore that. So we're going to move it to the fall. Okay.

Yep. So what we will be doing is over the next couple of weeks, we will be including your comments planning commission taxi, making sure this document is completely buttoned up and then we'll send it out for the 60 day comment review period for commerce, the funding agency. so they will do their thorough review as well we'll get comments back we'll incorporate those comments and make changes as needed and then we will send to planning commission um in november tentatively for their recommendation of approval and then it will come before you one more time um by the end of the year for approval of the final document or adoption adoption no workshop okay thank you slide okay

Yeah, yeah. Yeah, no, no corrections. Yes. No, they are.

Yes. Yeah, right.

Okay.

That's all that we have prepared. So if there are no questions, comments or questions. All right. Well, thank you. Yes.

Thank you.

We're not done with our meeting.

I am saying so.

I still haven't been a G section, so I couldn't tell you.

So, Heather, did you want to make a motion?

Well, the. To close it.

Yeah, so everybody calm down. We could be here another 3 and a half hours then. Right?

Thank you from my understanding that all media needs to go this long. They did. That's why we have this group. Okay, real quick new and unfinished business. Is there any other business for good of the order? Nope. Heather's like, nobody's going to have anything more.

All right.

so if there's no objections i conclude the meeting at 8 45 p.m