Consolidated Appeal of Hearing Examiner's Denial of the Preliminary Plat of High Street Collection at Issaquah Highlands, QUASI-JUDICIAL, APP21-00001 & APP21-00002 Recess into Executive Session for the purpose of deliberating, per RCWAB 8136›››3/4
CONSENT CALENDAR e) 03-09-21 Council Study Session Minutes Page (0000) CITY OF ISSAQUAH Council Study Session 6:30 PM Virtual Meeting March 9, 2021 MINUTES
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Minutes: City Council Regular Meeting, March 15, 2021
CONSENT CALENDAR f) 03-15-21 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page (0000) CITY OF ISSAQUAH City Council Regular Meeting 7:00 PM Virtual Meeting March 15, 2021 MINUTES
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New and Replacement Purchases of Paving Equipment
AB 8120
The Public Works Department is responsible for providing many services to the City, including operating and maintaining the roadways within the transportation network. The City currently has a backlog of over three years of asphalt patching needs that meet the patching criteria that were either identified by staff or reported by residents. Many of these patches are unable to be performed by the City’s Public Works Department, Streets Division with the current equipment.
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Non-Profit Relief Grant Funding Postpone to May 3, 2021 Council Meeting
AB 8139
RH2 Engineering has been directly supporting Public Works as Consulting engineers and leasing office space in CHNW since 2011. RH2 Engineering remains in good standing with the City and has been consistent with payments and maintaining compliance with all terms of the lease(s) over the last nine years. Proposal The Administration proposes the City enter into and execute a new one-year lease agreement with RH2 Engineering that will automatically renew annually at the end of each term. A proposed lease agreement is attached (Exhibit A).
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2021 Water Main Replacement Project Change Order
AB 8156
At the City Council retreat held earlier this year, there were "a number of concerns expressed around ambiguity of Agenda Bill (AB) development processes, and concerns around City Council communication." In response to the retreat
7. REGULAR BUSINESS
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Amending the Issaquah Municipal Code and Central Issaquah Development and Design Standards Related to Electric Vehicle Charging
AB 8066
This ordinance aims to reduce one of the biggest barriers to EV ownership, which is the lack of EV charging. This will help the City increase EV usage and reach its greenhouse gas reduction goals.
8. CLOSED RECORD APPEAL HEARING
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Consolidated Appeal of Hearing Examiner's Denial of the Preliminary Plat of High Street Collection at Issaquah Highlands, QUASI-JUDICIAL, APP21-00001
AB 8136
Conduct Appeal Hearing
· packet pp.121–383
Topics:Land UseTransportation
Previously discussed:Hearing Examiner · Feb 1, 2021City Council Regular Meeting · Feb 12, 2021
On February 1, 2021, the City’s Hearing Examiner denied the Preliminary Plat of High Street Collection at Issaquah Highlands (Exhibit C). Both the City and IHIF-C have appealed the denial of the plat. However, IHIF-C also appealed the “Determination of Vested Status” that the City’s Development Services Director made in Section V of the March 3, 2020 Staff Report. Section V of the Staff Report related to the vesting determination is generally summarized as follows: 1. The extent of vesting for IHIF-C’s August 1 and 28, 2017 preliminary plat application is limited to (i) the use designation identified under the 1996 Issaquah Highlands Development Agreement (“IHDA”), and (ii) the substantive land use standards of the IHDA that are necessary to effectuate the specific development proposal, if any, that was identified in IHIF-C’s August 1 and 28, 2017 plat application; and 2. Vesting for…
Ogden Murphy Wallace PLLC, representing the City of Issaquah
Dept. of Community Planning & Development Brett C. Vinson
Weed
Graafstra & Associates
Inc
PS, served as the City Council’s legal counsel. Brett C. Vinson asked Councilmembers a series of questions related to the Appearance of Fairness Doctrine (RCW 42.36). No disclosures were made, no challenges were raised. The hearing was conducted as follows in accordance with City Council Rule 4.15(D), as agreed upon by the parties: • Introduction of Appeal o Brett Vinson
Legal Counsel • Arguments: o City o IHIF-C o City Rebuttal o IHIF-C Rebuttal o Question & Answer period • Closing Argument: o City o IHIF-C The appeal hearing was closed at 10:18 p.m. This item was deliberated under Executive Session later on the agenda per RCW 42.30.140(2)
Motions and votes (4)
Adopt Ordinance No. 2941, amending Sections 18.02.070 and 18.09.140 of the Issaquah Municipal Code related to electric vehicle charging and amending Chapter 8.12 and 8.13 of the Central Issaquah Development and Design Standards to add electric vehicle charging.
Moved by HUNT · seconded by REH
AMEND: Section 2 of Ordinance No. 2941, adding the following language within IMC 18.09.140, Table A.1 as follows: “New Multifamily (R-1, R-2 & I-2 occupancies and any other multi-unit residential building not meeting the definition of “multifamily residential building” under the state building code,…
Moved by HUNT · seconded by DE MICHELE
Carried 7-0
Continue deliberations to a Special City Council Meeting of April 13, 2021, beginning at 7:30 PM or at the conclusion of the Study Session that precedes the special meeting, whichever is later. .
Moved by HUNT · seconded by REH
Carried 7-0
Main motion as amended: AMEND: Section 2 of Ordinance No. 2941, adding the following language within IMC 18.09.140, Table A.1 as follows: “New Multifamily (R-1, R-2 & I-2 occupancies and any other multi-unit residential building not meeting the definition of “multifamily residential building” under …