← Back to City Council Digest

Economic Vitality Commission

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

5:30 PM
Topics tracked across meetings:
Sign Code Update 2/3
Recovery Task Force Follow Up ID 0722 5/6
2021 Schedule & Commissioner Recruitment, (D) 2/2
Section
1. CALL TO ORDER
1a
Commission Membership
packet pp.3
Staff report:
ECONOMIC VITALITY Staff Liaison COMMISSION Jen Davis Hayes, Economic Development Manager Email Jen Davis Hayes About Created in 2012, this commission provides additional expertise - both to the Mayor and Regular Members City Council - necessary to enhance and 2021* - Kathy McCorry facilitate economic development within the 2021* - Pavel Aprikian City. 2021* - Kristi Tripple 2021 - Vacant The commission also acts as a catalyst between 2021 - Vacant the City Council, developers, residents and the 2022 - Christopher Beaudoin business community to expand and improve 2022 - Vacant the economic climate of Issaquah within the 2023 - Ashwin context of the City's commitment to social and Muthuvenkataraman environmental objectives. 2023 - Therese Garcia 2023 - Tom Rogers Membership *Short term expiring April 30, The Economic Vitality Commission is comprised 2021. Remaining term, yet to of ten…
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
2a
Minutes of December 16, 2020
packet pp.5–7
Staff report:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) 12-16-20 Economic Vitality Commission Minutes Page [0000] CITY OF ISSAQUAH Economic Vitality Commission 5:30 PM Virtual Meeting December 16, 2020 MINUTES
3. AGENDA ITEMS
3a
Sign Code Update
Discussion · 45 min · Daniel P. Kenny, Ogden Murphy Wallace Lucy Sloman, Land Development Manager
3b
Mayor's Recovery Task Force
Information · 10 min · Jen Davis Hayes, Economic Development Manager Kathy McCorry, Commissioner
3c
2021 Schedule & Commissioner Recruitment, (D)
10 min · Jen Davis Hayes, Economic Development Manager
Topics: Boards & Commissions
5. REPORTS
5a
Business Openings, Closures, & Trends
20 min
5b
City Council Report Out
5 min
6. OTHER BUSINESS / ANNOUNCEMENTS
6a
Discuss canceling the next regularly scheduled meeting on Feb. 17, 2021 and holding a special joint meeting on Feb. 25
No transcript available for this meeting yet.

Attendance

Council / Members (6)
Therese Garcia, Chair Jen Davis Hayes
Christopher Beaudoin, Vice Chair Benton Coblentz
Pavel Aprikian Lucy Sloman, La
Kathy McCorry Andrea Snyder
Ashwin Muthuvenkataraman
Kristi Tripple Daniel P. Kenny
Staff (5)
, Economic Dev. Mgr.
, Economic Dev. Coord.
nd Dev. Manager
Deputy City Administrator
, Ogden Murphy Wallace

Recommendations & actions (4)

Sentences extracted from the narrative containing words like recommended, requested, directed, moved, or approved. Best-effort — verify against the full minutes for context.

  • a) MOVED BY TRIPPLE, SECONDED BY BEAUDOIN that minutes of the December 16, 2020 EVC meeting be approved as presented.
  • He noted that the proposal being presented tonight is in the preliminary stages and has not been thoroughly reviewed or approved by the Administration or Council.
  • On the topic of the sign review process proposal, TRIPPLE spoke in favor of streamlining the sign review process and having all permits reviewed and approved by the Planning Director/Manager or designee rather than the…
  • Davis Hayes reported that on January 4, the City Council approved a rate-increase waiver on property it leases in downtown.