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Economic Vitality Commission

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

6:00 PM
Topic tracked across meetings:
City of Issaquah Permitting - Process Improvements 1/2
Section
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
2a
Minutes of May 21, 2025
packet pp.3–5
Staff report:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) 05-21-25 Economic Vitality Commission Minutes Page 1 CITY OF ISSAQUAH Economic Vitality Commission 6:00 PM Tibbetts Manor, 750 17th Ave. May 21, 2025 MINUTES NW, Issaquah
2b
Minutes of June 18, 2025
packet pp.7–8
Staff report:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES b) 06-18-25 Economic Vitality Commission Minutes Page 1 CITY OF ISSAQUAH Economic Vitality Commission 6:30 PM Issaquah Senior Center, 75 NE June 18, 2025 MINUTES Creek Way, Issaquah, WA
4. AGENDA ITEMS
4a
City of Issaquah Permitting - Process Improvements
Minnie Dhaliwal, Community Planning & Development Director · packet pp.9–31
Staff report:
Informational Update Permit Process Improvements JU LY 16, 202 5 – ECONO MIC VITALIT Y COMMIS SION MINNIE DHA LIWAL , CO MMUNIT Y PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT D EPARTMENT
5. REPORTS
5a
Industry Trends, Business Openings & Closures (D)
All Commissioners
Topics: Economic Development
5b
2025 Schedule
Information · Chris Reichley, Chair
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Attendance

Council / Members (10)
Chris Reichley
Kym Lee
Anuradha Tanepalli (Virtual)
Shalini Bansal
Robert Lerch
Jake Magill
Jennifer Larson
Barb Pexa
Kelly Richardson
Maciej Stanski
Staff (2)
Andrea Snyder, Deputy City Administrator
Jack Pedlow, Economic Development Coordinator
Excused
Don Crowe
Diana Djuranovic

Recommendations & actions (3)

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

  • The minutes were unanimously approved Minutes of June 18,
  • The minutes were unanimously approved
  • a) Industry Trends, Business Openings & Closures (D) Presented by: All Commissioners Jojo’s Café, Wine Me Up both opened recently b) 2025 Schedule (I) Presented by: Chris Reichley, Chair August meeting to be moved.