Facilitated by: Dale Markey-Crimp, Assistant to the City Administrator City of Issaquah Board and Commission Staff Liaisons Present board members and commissioners split up into small groups by Strategic Plan goal area aligned with the policy area of expertise for their board or commission. They then discussed the clarity of the objectives and actions in the recommended update, as well as the alignment between actions and objectives. They discussed potential areas where clarity or better alignment are needed, and proposed potential edits and revisions to the draft update.
4. AGENDA ITEMS
4a
Natural Environment Checklist Annual Update (D)
45 min
· Doug Yormick, Environmental Planner, Community Planning and Development
· packet pp.9–39
tab include the measurement of total impervious materials removed from the critical area and/or it’s buffer, and the total number of trees planted. These examples provide a couple of simple measurements that may assist in the evaluation of the policies, goals, and codes, once the dataset grows. The evaluation of such examples can provide quantitative data to staff and City Boards or Commissions, helping draw conclusions on the effectiveness of critical area codes.
4b
Riparian Assessment Report
Information
· 30 min
· Doug Yormick, Environmental Planner, Community Planning & Development
· packet pp.41–57
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 approved as presented by unanimous consent.
Board Member FINCH noted previous Environmental Board concerns that the details of the tracking sheet are helpful but won’t necessarily provide insight on recommended changes needed to codes.
Board Member SMITH recommended identifying riparian areas with higher levels of pollution.