2019-12-12 Citizens Housing Commission MinutesEDMONDS CITIZENS HOUSING COMMISSION
Meeting Notes — December 12, 2019
Brackett Room, City Hall - 3rd Floor
121 5th Ave N, Edmonds, WA 98020
6:30 — 9:00 Pm
A recording of the meeting is available on the City website. Meeting materials can be found on the
Citizen's HousinE Commission Weboaee.
ATTENDANCE
Commissioners
•
James Ogonowski, District 1
•
Keith Soltner, District 2
•
Weijia (Vicky) Wu, District 2
•
George Keefe, District 3
•
John Reed, District 3
•
Michael McMurray, District 4
•
Tanya Kataria, District 5
•
Greg Long, District 5
•
Jess Blanch, District 6
•
Alena Nelson Vietmeier, District 6
•
Judi Gladstone, District 7
•
Will Chen, District 7
•
Bob Throndsen, At -large
Alternates
• Leif Warren, District 1*
• Wendy Wyatt, District 2
• Eva -Denis Miller, District 3
• Kenneth Sund, District 4*
• Shirley Havenga, District 5
• Rick Nishino, District 6
• Tana Axtelle, At -large
City Council Liaisons
• Adrienne Fraley-Monillas, Council President
Project Staff
• Shane Hope, City of Edmonds
• Brad Shipley, City of Edmonds
• Amber Groll, City of Edmonds
• Gretchen Muller, Cascadia Consulting Group
• Kate Graham, Cascadia Consulting Group
*Indicates alternatives participating in the meeting on behalf of a Commissioner
AGENDA
1. ROLL CALL— Amber Groll
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Two attendees provided public comment
3. ALTERNATE COMMENTS
No alternates provided comment
4. REVIEW OF AGENDA & MEETING NOTES
I. Commission decided to move the land acknowledgement to the top of future Agendas
and to read the acknowledgment aloud at the beginning of meetings
II. Commissioners provided the following revisions to the meeting notes:
• Number the bullets under agenda items
• Agenda item 5 - List the changes made to the operating principles
• Agenda item 8 - Clarify the meaning of'worksheet'
• Agenda item 9 — Add the purpose for moving the survey date
III. The notes were approved with the above changes
5. OPTIONS FOR COMMISION TIMELINE —Shane Hope
I. Reviewed four possible timelines for the commission:
• A: Stay the course
• B: Stay the course with additional efficiencies, including subcommittees
• C: More hands-on work from Commission for community engagement
• D: No community survey'#1' in early 2020
II. Commission decided to adopt Option B with the compliance features of Option C
6. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN
I. Reviewed the key outreach activities timeline in line with Commission milestones
II. Commission decided to rename the 'Stakeholder List'to'Community Engagement
Checklist' to more accurately reflect it's intended use
• Commissioners will review the Community Engagement Checklist to make
additions/subtractions
7. ONLINE COMMUNITY SURVEY #1—Kate Graham
I. Commission decided to create a subcommittee to review and propose edits to the
survey
II. Revised survey #1 will be voted on at the January meeting
8. PRESENTATIONS
I. Housings Relationship to Zoning — Brad Shipley
II. Housing Cost Factors — Brad Shipley
III. Special Needs —Amber Groll
9. PROCEDURAL DISCUSSION - Shane Hope
I. Commission approved Ground Rules and Decision -Making protocols
II. Commissioners filled out a form to select the priority topics for the January meeting
10. ADJOURN