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Edmonds Architectural Design Board
REGULAR MEETING
BRACKETT ROOM
121 5TH AVE N, CITY HALL - 3RD FLOOR, EDMONDS, WA 98020
AUGUST 22, 2024, 6:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING INFORMATION
This is a Hybrid meeting. Attendees may appear in person or on-line via the zoom link provided.
Physical Meeting Location: Brackett Room, 3rd Floor Edmonds City Hall 121 5th Avenue N.
Zoom Link: https://edmondswa-
gov.zoom.us/j/88959586932?pwd=RzdPWUIwM09PZ1k1MHN2eWM1YXphZz09 Passcode:591531
1. CALL TO ORDER
Roll Call
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. AUDIENCE COMMENTS
Statement: This is an opportunity to comment regarding any matter not listed on the agenda as
public hearing. Speakers are limited to five minutes. Please clearly state your name and city of
residence.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. 8835 : Previous meeting minutes June 27th
5. NEW BUSINESS
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
7. BOARD REVIEW ITEMS
Items requiring review and recommendation from the ADB.
8. BOARD DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. ADB RECAP OF FIRST HALF OF 2024
B. ADB ROLE AND CURRENT VS FUTURE SCOPE OF WORK
i. State Mandates
ii. Design Standards
iii. Edmonds Planning Department Support
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C. QUESTIONS FOR PLANNING DEPT/CITY OF EDMONDS
9. ADB MEMBER COMMENTS
10. ADJOURNMENT
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Architectural Design Board Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 08/22/2024
Approval of Previous meeting minutes
Staff Lead: Kim Bayer
Department: Architectural Design Board
Prepared By: Michelle Martin
Background/History
N/A
Staff Recommendation
Approve minutes from June 27th.
Narrative
Draft minutes from June 27th meeting attached.
Attachments:
ADB 06272024_draft
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CITY OF EDMONDS
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN BOARD
Minutes of Regular Meeting
June 27, 2024
Chair Bayer called the hybrid meeting of the Architectural Design Board to order at 6:00 p.m. in the Brackett
Room at Edmonds City Hall, 121— 5d' Avenue North, Edmonds, Washington.
Board Members Present
Kim Bayer, Chair
Maurine Jeude
Corbitt Loch
Steve Schmitz
Todd Stein
Board Members Absent
Alexa Brooks, Vice Chair (excused)
Alex Hutchinson
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The agenda was approved as presented.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS
None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
April 25, 2024 ADB Meeting Minutes
Staff Present
Mike Clugston, Planning Manager
MOTION MADE BY BOARD MEMBER SCHMITZ, SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER LOCH,
TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
NEW BUSINESS
A. Review of the draft Community Design Element of the 2024 Comprehensive Plan
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Planning Manager Clugston introduced the topic of integrated placemaking as prepared by the consultant and
contained in the attachment to the packet. There was some confusion about where product came from and how
this approach fits in with the type of design guidance they have had in the past.
Chair Bayer shared she had expressed frustration and disappointment to Mayor Rosen and Director McLaughlin
about the high staff turnover they have had over the past several years. She thanked Planning Manager Clugston
for being a constant with them but acknowledged he has been bearing heavy loads due to the lack of support.
She noted it is hard for the Board to do its job with the lack of support and continuity.
Board Member Loch thought there must have been some miscommunication with the work product the
consultant was supposed to provide. He didn't think this looked anything like an urban design element of a
comprehensive plan. It didn't make sense to him to even try to wordsmith it or tweak it. He recommended
adjourning the meeting and allowing a redo of this at some point as determined by staff. He noted that an urban
design element is not a requirement of the Growth Management Act, and the Comprehensive Plan can proceed
with all of the other elements.
Chair Bayer asked what ever happened to the comments the Board had made on the previous work product.
Mr. Clugston was not sure. He had also thought they would have been looking at the elements they had looked
at in April with their comments integrated.
Board Member Jeude commented that this was neither clear nor objective and had nothing to do with what their
mission supposedly is. It did not seem to fit Edmonds at all. She agreed that this was very disappointing and
surprising.
Board Member Stein asked what would happen if they don't adopt a new urban design element. Mr. Clugston
explained that the existing element would stay in place until the new Comprehensive Plan is adopted. It is
possible that there would just not be an urban design element. Board Member Loch noted that it is possible that
the existing rules could be adopted as interim standards as a stopgap measure. Chair Bayer expressed support
for that. The group debated how to proceed and questioned how this took such a different turn from what they
had been working on.
MOTION MADE BY BOARD MEMBER LOCH TO DECLINE TO ADVANCE THE WORK
PRODUCT DELIVERED TO THE ADB; TO REMAIN SUPPORTIVE OF DEVELOPING AN
URBAN DESIGN ELEMENT APPROPRIATE FOR EDMONDS; AND TO SUPPORT THE USE OF
THE EXISTING REGULATIONS AS INTERIM REGULATIONS AS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN
CONTINUITY UNTIL THAT OTHER WORK CAN BE DONE. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED
BY BOARD MEMBER SCHMITZ AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY (5-0).
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
Mr. Clugston noted that staff would try to find out what is going on with this and how to proceed.
Chair Bayer again expressed great frustration and stated her intention to send another letter to Director
McLaughlin, the Mayor, and Council expressing her concerns about the situation. Board Member Schmitz also
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expressed disappointment in the process and said he would like to add his name to the letter. Board Member
Loch concurred.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:25 p.m.
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