2022-05-18 Planning Commission Meeting Agenda PacketCommissioners City Staff
Lawson Bronson, Chair Wayne Carlson, Vice-Chair Keith Niven, Planning Manager
Tim O’Neil Hope Elder Kari Cimmer, Admin & Permit Center Supervisor
Diana Noble-Gulliford Tom Medhurst 253-835-2629
Jae So Anna Patrick, Alternate www.cityoffederalway.com
Vickie Chynoweth, Alternate Vacant, Alternate
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City of Federal Way
PLANNING COMMISSION
May 18, 2022
6:00 p.m. City Hall / Hybrid
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Planning Commission Meeting of May 4, 2022
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
5. COMMISSION BUSINESS
a. Planning Commission Training, Assistant City Attorney Kent van Alstyne
6. STAFF BUSINESS
a. Manager’s Report
7. NEXT MEETING
a. June 1, 2022, Regular Meeting
8. ADJOURNMENT
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Planning Commission Minutes Page 1 May 4, 2022
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
PLANNING COMMISSION
May 4, 2022
6:30 p.m. City Hall / Hybrid
MEETING MINUTES
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Bronson called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Commissioners present: Lawson Bronson, Hope Elder, Tim O’Neil, Tom Medhurst, Diana Noble-
Gulliford, Anna Patrick, and Vickie Chynoweth.
Chair Bronson excused Commissioner Carlson.
City Staff present: Planning Manager Keith Niven, City Attorney Kent van Alstyne, and Admin &
Permit Center Supervisor Kari Cimmer.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner O’Neil moved to approve the March 16, 2022 minutes as submitted. Commissioner
Medhurst seconded.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
No public comment.
5. COMMISSION BUSINESS
Introduction chapter covered by Planning Manager Niven. Commissioner O’Neil would like to see other
examples for other cities mission statements. Mr. Niven will email his previously-prepared list showing
other cities mission statements to all Commission members.
Commissioners Bronson, Noble-Gulliford, and O’Neil will be joining the sub-committee to create the
mission statement. Planning Manager Niven will send out a potential meeting time for next week to
meet. The product will be shared with all Commission members.
Planning Manager Niven began the Natural Environment (NE) chapter presentation to discuss suggested
changes to the Chapter Policies.
Chair Bronson requested staff add a version date at the bottom of the comp plan page numbers. Planning
Manager Niven agreed and this will start on the next round of documents.
Commissioner Noble-Gulliford inquired about WRIA 10 and if the city will still be working on this
code. Planning Manager Niven will follow up with Public Works and will respond to the Commission.
Planning Commission Minutes Page 2 May 4, 2022
After reviewing each NE Policy, the following suggestions were made:
NEP 21: Not covered by NEP 13, so the policy will be undeleted. [Page 23 of 41]
NEP 5534: Public Works’ Surface Water Management staff expressly recommended against joining the
King County Mitigation Reserves Program, so this policy will remain deleted. [Page 27 of 41]
NEP 6738: To be removed from the NE Chapter and moved to the Climate Chapter. [Page 27 of 41]
NEP 78: To be removed from the NE Chapter and moved to the Land Use Chapter. [Page 28 of 41]
NEP 79: To be removed from the NE Chapter and moved to the Land Use Chapter. [Page 28 of 41]
NEP 10949: To be removed from the NE Chapter and moved to the Parks Chapter. [Page 29 of 41]
6. MANAGER REPORT
Planning Manager Niven said the City Council approved the proposed 2021 various code amendments
and thanked the Commission members for their work on these code amendments.
Comp Plan Ad-hoc Committee will meet on Monday, May 9th and will discuss the new Centers chapter.
Mr. Niven will be at the Bonsai-fest talking about the comp plan updates and invited Commission
members to stop by if in attendance.
Mr. Niven discussed the upcoming contract with VIA for the TC-3 project and Heartland contract for
housing.
Commissioner Medford moved approval to change the start time for the Planning Commission meetings
from 6:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Second by Commissioner Noble-Gulliford. The motion passed 4-1, as
follows:
Commission Chair Bronson Yes Commissioner Elder No
Commissioner O’Neil Yes Commissioner Medhurst Yes
Commissioner Noble-Gulliford Yes
7. NEXT MEETING
Planning Manager Niven announced the next meeting of the Planning Commission will be held at 6:00
p.m. on May 18, 2022, in person at City Hall in Council Chambers. He reminded the Commissioners that
this meeting will be a refresher course for Planning Commission meeting protocols, such as Roberts’
Rules, Appearance of Fairness, OPMA, etc. The training will be presented by City Attorney van Alstyne.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner O’Neil moved that the meeting be adjourned; Second by Commissioner Medford.
The meeting adjourned at 8:39 p.m.
Attest: Approved by Commission:
_______________________________________ __________________________
Kari Cimmer, Admin & Permit Center Supervisor Date