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1 May 19, 2016 Page 1 CONVENE: PRESENT: 6:30 p.m. Chair David Shipley and Commissioners David Nicandri, Alex Rossiter, and Don Trosper. Excused absence: Commissioners Marnie Slakey and Jim French. Planning Commission: Commissioners Dennis Morr, Jr., and Joe Ingoglia. Planning Commissioners Absent: Chair Deborah Reynolds and Commissioners Michael Althauser, Leatta Dahlhoff, Joel Hansen, Jessica Hausman, Terry Kirkpatrick, and Nancy Stevenson. Staff: City Administrator John Doan, Parks and Recreation Director Chuck Denney, Community Development Director Michael Matlock, Assistant City Administrator Heidi Behrends Cerniwey, Building and Safety Official John Darnall, Planning Intern Megan Lande, and Recording Secretary Tom Gow. CHANGES TO AGENDA: Chair Shipley reordered the two agenda items for consideration. The amended agenda was approved by consensus. APPROVAL OF MINUTES APRIL 21, 2016: MOTION: NEXT MEETING DATE: Commissioner Rossiter moved, seconded by Commissioner Trosper, to approve the minutes of April 21, 2016, as published. Motion carried unanimously. The next meeting is scheduled on June 16, ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION: BREWERY STATUS REPORT: Assistant City Administrator Behrends Cerniwey provided an update on the status of the brewery. An update was recently completed to the Brewery Action Plan with a number of activities completed over the last year. The initial Brewery Visioning project involved the community to help frame the activities for promoting the redevelopment of historic brewery property and the main brewery properties. The City hired a Brewery Project Manager to help move some of the activities forward.

2 May 19, 2016 Page 2 The brewery project has been a high priority of the City Council and is included in the Council s Strategic Priorities, as well as in most planning activities of the City. The main brewery properties were recently purchased by a new owner from California at the end of The new owner has met with City officials, is contemplating redevelopment of the properties, and likely will consider the warehouses first followed by the property on the Knoll. Recently, the historic brewhouse was deeded to the City by the property owner, George Heidgerken, with the deed recorded on May 2. George Heidgerken, Falls Development, continues to explore redevelopment opportunities. The City is encouraging Mr. Heidgerken to move forward on redevelopment of the historic site. Last year, the City and Cardinal Architecture completed a study on public investment opportunities for the historic site to provide information on the cost to rehabilitate the old brewhouse, construct a road, and construct trails. The feasibility study provided some estimates from a third party. Ownership by the City of the old brewhouse includes a 12 perimeter surrounding the structure, as well as easements for access and trails. Trail easements are included in the Thurston Regional Parks Plan to connect Tumwater Historical Park to the regional trail system. The trail alignment begins at Historical Park and includes a pedestrian bridge crossing the Deschutes River along the front of the historic brewhouse property and Capitol Lake and connecting to the regional trail system. The City has explored the potential for redevelopment and rehabilitation, and considered market opportunities for the site. A second planning grant secured successfully from the Department of Ecology provided funds to complete a market study to explore market opportunities for the historic site. Additionally, because of the environmental constraints of the property, the City completed a Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). After completion of the Planned Action EIS, the Council adopted a Planned Action Ordinance. The Planned Action is a planning tool to help incentivize development by completing the SEPA review prior to any project proposal based on specific project scenarios included in the Planned Action Ordinance. The ordinance was adopted by the Council in April. The ordinance is applicable to the historic site, as well as to

3 May 19, 2016 Page 3 the RS&T Cellars Building located off Custer Way. Project proposals falling outside the context of the Planned Action scenarios require additional review and studies. Commissioner Ingoglia asked whether the Planned Action shifts the cost of the SEPA review from the developer to the City. Assistant City Administrator Behrends Cerniwey advised that the property owner invested in other studies for the property. Mr. Heidgerken invested $100,000 for the wetland study for the geotechnical analysis. Assistant City Administrator Behrends Cerniwey said the Planned Action is required to include a development scenario. Typically, a Planned Action considers three development scenarios. Challenges to the historic site include access and parking. A parking structure would likely need to be part of any development proposal. Some in the community had trouble envisioning a parking structure. The City developed some illustrations to help visualize what a parking structure would look like and to provide a sense of scale. The ordinance defined the level of development intensity with an approved amount of building square footage. The Planned Action includes building footprints of different uses, such as residential and parking. City Administrator Doan briefed members on the status of the Craft Brewing and Distilling Center proposal. The City is in the unique position of having approximately one million square feet of unused manufacturing space. For a variety of reasons, much of the space remains vacant. After considering some differences in terms of why a million square feet of industrial space in Tumwater is different from anywhere else, the answer was 110+ years of brewing history. When traveling around the U.S., anyone who indicates they are from Tumwater or Olympia is often asked about the brewery or Olympia Beer. Tumwater s brand equity and trademark center on beer and the City s history, which is known across the country making one million square feet of industrial space very different than in other localities. When City administration considered ways to effectively utilize the space, efforts focused on the beer industry. The beer industry is rapidly changing with major brewers consolidating and craft brewing expanding rapidly across the country. Craft brewing represents 11% of the market share for all beer sold in the world. While craft brewing continues to grow, overall beer sales remain flat while craft beer sales have doubled. However, craft brewing has its own inherent problems in terms of securing shelf space because of competition from other craft brewers.

4 May 19, 2016 Page 4 City administration also considered the brewing s close cousin, distilling. Distilling has been legal in Washington State since Craft distilling is a younger industry and has expanded considerably in the state partly because the ingredients for the product are grown in the state. After completing some research on craft distilling and identifying 110 distilleries in the state, City administration learned that the state is number one in distilling and number two in the number of craft breweries. A new craft brewery opens each week. The City explored the Walla Walla wine model. Washington State is the number two wine producer in the nation because of the efforts by Walla Walla. Walla Walla created an industry and rebranded the community around the wine industry. Walla Walla Community College created a two-year associates program for viticulture and enology (growing and processing grapes into wine), which produces employees for the wine industry. After reviewing the model, the City considered a similar effort for craft brewing and distilling and contacted South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC), The Evergreen State College, and Washington State University to solicit interest in offering programs for craft brewing and distilling. The City also contacted the Port of Olympia about the possibility of offering incubator space to afford those making beer and spirits at home an opportunity to move to larger space with shared space, equipment and marketing. Other auxiliary industries related to brewing and distilling were also considered. Brewers often have difficulty finding locations to bottle/can beer. Other businesses could include barrel making for aging spirits. By creating marketing and recognition around Tumwater and Thurston County as the center of craft brewing and craft distilling, craft brewers and craft distillers would be attracted to the area because of the expertise, workers, and supplies. The City s ultimate goal is to incentivize the redevelopment of the brewery by taking advantage of the City s historic brand and drawing brewers and distillers to the community. If successful, the City could attract more hoteliers and restaurants, as well as other businesses. Only two five star restaurants are located in the state. One is the Herb Farm in Woodinville and the second is located in downtown Walla Walla. Those businesses could be attracted to the City by crafting a food and beverage movement and creating the right environment. The third element of the proposal is the hard cider industry. The hard cider industry has also grown across the country with Washington State as the number one producer of hard cider in the nation. Currently, the state is home to 57 hard cider producers. Washington residents drink 18% of all hard cider produced in the nation. Only residents in Oregon

5 May 19, 2016 Page 5 drink more hard cider. The industry has room for expansion, as some states haven t been exposed to hard cider. Because of the growth in the industry, it s created a shortage of hard cider apples. The central part of the Craft Brewing and Distilling Center proposal is the community college and the educational component. Currently, SPSCC offers some recreational beverage classes. SPSCC has committed to the proposal and plans to offer cider education classes by fall Only two locations teach hard cider-making. One is located in Cornell, New York and the second is Mt. Vernon, Washington. SPSCC intends to offer beer-making in fall 2017 within the existing campus followed by distilling classes once a location for the Craft Brewing and Distilling Center has been identified. The City is working closely with SPSCC. During the last legislative session, the City pursued legislative funding to acquire property off Capitol Boulevard. However, the Legislature did not fund the proposal. SPSCC is refining space needs and plans to release a Request for Qualifications to explore options. Chair Shipley asked about potential competition. City Administrator Doan affirmed there likely is some competition; however, he is not aware of any other area that has publicly announced a similar proposal. Some smaller brewing and distilling educational programs are available at different colleges but none are attached to an academic program. Seattle Community College offers a program in conjunction with the International Distilling Association in Europe consisting of classes not attached to an academic program. A brewing academy was recently launched in Skagit County. However, the two programs are different, as the Skagit County program is an intense academic program for six weeks. The City s Craft Brewing and Distilling Center proposal spans not only brewery and distilling, but it also provides courses on food safety, bottling, and production, etc., in addition to business skills necessary to operate a business. Commissioner Morr asked about the possibility of placing the Craft Brewing and Distilling Center within the historic brewhouse. City Administrator Doan replied that the historic brewhouse is an option. Both north and south brewery property owners expressed interest in the Craft Brewing and Distilling Center in terms of the educational component. The proposal is only part of a much larger proposal, as it includes education, incubators, ancillary businesses, brewers, distillers, and cider makers. Academic space of 15,000 to 20,000 square feet would be required. Commissioner Ingoglia asked about the next logical step in addition to

6 May 19, 2016 Page 6 the work completed by SPSCC for offering educational programs. City Administrator Doan said the next two important elements on the horizon are the incubators and defining some structures. Today, wine incubators are relatively easy to create, as well as beer incubators; however, there are no distilling incubators anywhere in the country. Additionally, the next element is attracting brewers and distillers to participate in the incubators. Commissioner Rossiter asked for more information on the incubator program. City Administrator Doan cited an example of local brewers and distillers producing their products at home. Each one has created a product loved by friends and relatives. Each one has reached a point for expansion realizing the cost is too high to open either a brewery or distillery. However, a space down the street called the distilling incubator could provide the producers with the opportunity to rent space and equipment. Members of an incubator not only share space and equipment, but they also share expertise and ask questions, and they often share a tasting room enabling the producers to quadruple production to an expanded market affording the financial capability for the producer to secure investors to open a distillery after several years. Most incubators impose a time limit to afford others an opportunity for others to participate. There are many different models with some publicly and privately owned. Some have small spaces with the participants starting small and expanding. Others afford sharing of equipment and tasting rooms. Commissioner Nicandri asked about the source of oak for the bourbon barrels. City Administrator Doan said most of the oak is from the Southeast with much of it from Arkansas. The Glenlivet Master of Malt company owns an oak forest in Arkansas and produces barrels. The company leases the barrels to bourbon companies in the Southeast, and after use, ships the barrels to Scotland. Commissioner Nicandri asked whether local oak trees are the same species the industry requires for oak barrels. Assistant City Administrator Behrends Cerniwey replied that Westland Distillery is one of the largest malt American whiskey makers located in the SoDo neighborhood of Seattle. The company contracted with another company in Oregon to make American White Oak barrels. Commissioner Nicandri asked Mark Bowns about the type of oak tree found in the region. Mr. Bowns said the oak species in the region is white oak. The oak species in the Southeast would be a different species. White oak in the region imparting the same taste is the question.

7 May 19, 2016 Page 7 Commissioner Nicandri mentioned the pocket gopher and the probability of planting oak groves and apple orchards over gopher habitat as a productive use of the space because it would be environmentally compatible with the gopher species. City Administrator Doan shared information on the number of different pocket gopher species and the challenges associated with the different subspecies. Mr. Bowns added that the Southeast grow red oaks, which would produce a different barrel taste. Commissioner Nicandri asked for additional information on the efforts by Walla Walla to successfully create its wine industry. City Administrator Doan advised that Walla Walla managed incubator space. Additionally, the Port of Walla Walla rented airport space to the smaller wineries that had graduated from the incubators. Assistant City Administrator Behrends Cerniwey added that Walla Walla created a campus and built on its brand. The old Air Force campus housed older housing units affording space for wineries, coffee shops, and other retail establishments. Commissioner Nicandri inquired about the extent of the City s discussions with the Port of Olympia with respect to the Craft Brewing and Distilling Center proposal. City Administrator Doan responded that three ports in the state have become involved in the craft beverage industry to include Port of Walla Walla, Port of Benton (Richland), and Port of Skagit County. The Port of Skagit plays a role in the grain industry, particularly heirloom grains that produce the best flavor and texture for bread, pasta, and beverages from the Western Washington region. A group created the Skagit Valley Malting Company, a specialty malting company in Mount Vernon, which is changing the entire craft beverage industry. The area hosts a bread lab that is internationally recognized for research, education, and training around bread and pasta. The Port of Skagit created a campus on port property for many of the activities. All the ports serve as models for the Port of Olympia s future involvement. The Port of Olympia is one of the City s primary partners as the Port assisted in funding the feasibility study. The City likely will lead the feasibility study for incubators and the City anticipates that a conversation will occur with the Port Commission about the Port s future role. City Administrator Doan addressed questions about the status of Capitol Lake and current efforts by DES and local jurisdictions to develop a solution for the future management of Capitol Lake.

8 May 19, 2016 Page 8 Chair Shipley inquired about the future location of incubator facilities. City Administrator Doan said the incubators would be located in Tumwater. The Port has some existing buildings that could serve as incubator space. Chair Shipley asked about the project s timeline. City Administrator Doan said the educational component would launch with SPSCC s offering of cider education in the fall followed by craft brewing in 2017 and distilling education in fall The City is requesting funding from the Department of Commerce to fund a feasibility study on incubators. Currently, many brewers, distillers, and cider makers have expressed interest in locating in Tumwater and many are exploring different parcels throughout the City. By the end of the year, the City would likely have one producer from each of the products located in Tumwater. At the request of Chair Shipley, Assistant City Administrator Behrends Cerniwey shared some illustrations of the parking garage on the historic brewery property. The illustrations were developed to help visualize the scale of the structure on the site. The architect who prepared the illustrations accounted for the slope of the hill. The parking structure is a terraced structure and can be constructed in phases. The structure serves as a support for the hillside. Another illustration includes residential placed on top of the parking structure. Another version reflects residential in a separate structure. Many people were concerned that the views from the Schmidt House would be altered by a parking garage. The architect was tasked to ensure that the top of the structure was at or below grade. Commissioner Trosper commented on the compatibility of the cider and craft brewing with the historic significance of the site. However, he didn t see any historical compatibility for distilling of hard liquor. Commissioner Nicandri said the City Administrator s observation of Tumwater s 100 years of brand equity is valid COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE: Director Matlock reported the Growth Management Act requires jurisdictions to update comprehensive plans. The comprehensive plan includes many different elements pertaining to Land Use, Housing, Transportation, Parks, Utilities, and Critical Areas, etc. The goal of the update is to align the plans with current state laws, as well as update the plans to coincide with changes in the City. The update began in 2015 with a chapter-by-chapter review. The update is due to the state by the end of June 2016; however, the City s submittal will be delayed until fall. Phase 1 of the update involved community engagement through coffee

9 May 19, 2016 Page 9 talks in early January with homeowner associations, Chamber of Commerce, and school PTAs. Phase 2 included plan development with an open house and joint worksession with the Council and the Planning Commission on April 20. Phase III entails the legislative process for final reviews and adoption of the comprehensive plan. Community engagement included a number of community surveys to include a statistically valid survey, a utility bill insert survey, and constant contact surveying. Community feedback focused on four main themes: Provide more transportation choices Promote equitable, affordable housing Enhance economic opportunity Value communities and neighborhoods Director Matlock reviewed some of the survey results. The most important survey finding was a safe place to live, followed by environmental quality, schools, and a clean and attractive community. Over 70% of the respondents want more walking, hiking, and bike trails. Approximately 64% of respondents want more community parks in neighborhoods for easy access. Over 60% want a community pool and more maintenance of parks and historic sites. Approximately 55% support an increase in taxes for better parks and trails. Approximately 20% indicated not knowing about parks programs. More parks marketing efforts may be needed. Respondents were asked what activities and events they participated in. The top response (30.7%) was the City s 4th of July Parade/Fireworks Show, followed by sports, Christmas Tree Lighting event, Artesian Brewfest, Tumwater Youth Program, Easter Egg Dash, and recreation classes, etc. Director Matlock reviewed the Land Use Element. Tumwater receives its population projections from Thurston Regional Planning Council, which allocates Thurston County s population to each jurisdiction. Over 20 years of forecasting, TRPC has been accurate in its population projections. Today, the population of Tumwater is 21,940 people with a projected increase to 34,680 people over the 20-year planning horizon. Tumwater s urban growth area currently has a population of 3,250 people with the growth forecasted to 8,200 people by The percentage increase of both the City and the urban growth area is approximately 70% by Chair Shipley asked whether the City s urban growth area would ever be expanded or would remain consistent through the planning horizon.

10 May 19, 2016 Page 10 Director Matlock said the growth area is fixed until the City pursues a process to expand the boundary. The urban growth area is projected for 20 years of growth. At some point, the growth boundary would likely need to be expanded, which speaks to the importance of working closely with Thurston County to avoid rural density development surrounding the urban growth area. The City has in the recent past considered reducing the growth boundary on the west side of Tumwater because of the presence of many wetlands and because of the results of a study reflecting that near Black Lake, it would be beneficial to lower density and remain on septic rather than extend sewer and increase density development. Director Matlock reviewed the demand analysis forecasting the future population and determining whether sufficient land is available to accommodate new housing units. The analysis reflects the City has sufficient land to construct 7,900 additional housing units to accommodate the 2035 population. The capacity for additional units (without redevelopment potential) is 9,800 residential units. Capacity for additional units (with redevelopment potential) is 10,400 housing units. Director Matlock reviewed the Transportation Element. Today, the City has 140 miles of streets of which Tumwater owns 100 miles. The Transportation Element adds road miles at a cost of $160 million. Tumwater has six major transit routes serving the City, five miles of trails, 11.5 miles of bike lanes, one airport, and 104 miles of sidewalk with a walk score of 38, which is a formula for determining walkability of an area. Director Matlock reviewed several photographs depicting Green Lake Avenue and Nickerson Street in Queen Anne showing how both roadways improve connectivity for a safer, more efficient transportation system compared against Capitol Boulevard. Another illustration depicted how land use and transportation is linked and ways to increase walk scores on City streets. Commissioner Rossiter asked whether the expansion of the City growth boundary conflicts with the goals of increasing density within the City. Director Matlock affirmed the conflict and indicated the City does not plan to pursue the expansion of the growth boundary in the near term. The City has many areas for infill development to assist in increasing the walk scores throughout the City and to increase the viability of providing transit service. Commissioner Nicandri suggested the City s ability to increase the walkability score is pursuing full development within the Brewery

11 May 19, 2016 Page 11 Neighborhood. Director Matlock agreed and added that mixed use development would contribute to increasing the walk score. Director Matlock reported that over time, the City is finding that household size is reducing. The demographic is changing with more single person households. Director Matlock reviewed housing patterns and trends. Approximately 41% of all households include married couples with and without children. Single parent households comprise 18% and one-person households represent 32% of all households. The percent of all households with children is 27%. Commissioner Nicandri asked how a facility similar to Olympics West is factored within the demographics. Director Matlock said the retirement facility would fall into the Other Households category representing 9% of total households in the City. Director Matlock reviewed the types of housing units: No bedroom 3% 1 bedroom 10% 2 bedrooms 35% 3 bedrooms 40% 4 bedrooms 10% 5+ bedrooms 2% Typically, a household that spends 20%-25% of its total income on housing is within the normal range. If the amount exceeds 30%, the amount is too high and increases strain on households. Approximately 33% of households in Tumwater spend less than 20% of its household income on housing. However, over 50% of households are spending 35% or more on housing costs. In terms of homeless individuals in Thurston County, approximately 43% are children, aging, or disabled. Many forested areas in the City serve as enclaves for the homeless. Homeless surveys are difficult to conduct and homelessness continues to increase despite survey results, as many homeless are not counted. Many of the disabled homeless are veterans, over 40% of the homeless have been homeless for less than a year, and over 30% have been homeless for more than a year. Loss of a job or a family crisis accounts for 40% of the homeless. Approximately 34% of the homeless live outdoors. The Tumwater School District has conducted studies on homeless students. In 2015, the percentage of students participating in free and

12 May 19, 2016 Page 12 reduced lunch programs totaled 32%. The number of homeless students in the Tumwater School District is 246 students or 4% of the student population. Recent state studies reflect that the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction captures only 58% of homeless children in surveys. Director Matlock reviewed the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Element. Element goals include: Vision, desires, demands for parks, recreation, and open space Act as facilitator and catalyst for partnerships on parks and recreation facilities and services Goals and policies streamlined and consolidated from previous versions Director Matlock reviewed parks and open space by neighborhood totaling 813 acres in parks and 330 acres in open space. The capital improvement plan for parks includes 15 projects totaling approximately $27 million to improve approximately 20 acres of parklands, add 35 acres of open space, improve 24 acres in facility improvements, and improve five miles of trails. Director Denney noted the 15 projects totaling $27 million also includes other City-owned facilities in addition to parks. Director Matlock reviewed the City s improvement plan with respect to the benchmark established within the National Park Land Standards. Community parks are low based on the standard. Open space is above the standard with trails below the standard. Director Denney said the figures reflect how the City has focused on low-cost land opportunities that typically includes acquisition of property as part of development or mitigation, or a piece of land that is undevelopable because of wetlands or steep slopes. The City aggressively pursues those types of acquisitions. The projection in 2035 reflects the City has more open space land than the national standard. Commissioner Nicandri asked how the golf course is categorized. Director Denney said the golf course is separate from parks as an Enterprise Fund and is accounted for separately. The golf course is considered open space. Planning Intern Lande said she believes the golf course is factored within the amount for open space. Commissioner Morr asked whether the City has considered any of the open space for future development of parks and trails. Director

13 May 19, 2016 Page 13 Denney said most of the open space is undevelopable. Future needs for parks are in land that is developable for active recreation. Commissioner Rossiter asked for examples of protected open space in Tumwater. Director Denney said some open space is located off Sapp Road of approximately 20 acres that was obtained through mitigation from the Streamland Estates at no cost to the City. The City works extensively with the Stream Team to complete plantings along Percival Creek. A future trail is planned with interpretive information about the creek. Land is also located in the DeSoto Canyon on Tumwater Hill, as well as open space at Pioneer Park, Historical Park, and the golf course. Director Matlock reviewed information on future school siting. The school districts extend outside the City limits. Commissioner Nicandri asked whether the school district extends beyond the urban growth boundary. Director Matlock affirmed the school district extends well outside the urban growth boundary of the City. School siting is important because the district has many constraints in terms of financing, location, configuration, and capture areas. The City s interest is locating schools within the City. Tumwater and the school district should meet regularly to discuss the district s capacity needs and siting options. Director Matlock reviewed the Water and Wastewater Elements. Residential development generates two million gallons of water usage per day totaling 10 million gallons daily. The demand for water is increasing 3% to 4% annually. LOTT Clean Water Alliance projections show an estimated 5,000 new sewer connections by 2035 at an average of 260 connections each year in Tumwater. Thurston County Waste and Recovery Center serves Tumwater and collects 550 tons of solid waste per day and four tons of recyclables. Solid waste management is an important contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Washington must, by law, reduce 25% by 2020 and 80% by 2050 (below 1990 levels). A Draft Pathways to Zero Waste is included in the comprehensive plan. Next steps for the comprehensive plan include continued reviews, edits, and comments. The Planning Commission continues its review of the elements. The plan is scheduled for adoption in fall Commissioner Nicandri asked about the density forecast within the zoning districts. Director Matlock said the City has established minimum/maximum densities within all residential zoning districts

14 May 19, 2016 Page 14 ranging from 2-4 units to at the upper density. The initial plan in the 1990s included minimum densities. Over time, new developments have increased in density. Development that is more recent reflects densities at the mid to upper range. Increasing density would require a comprehensive plan change and a zoning change. Commissioner Nicandri asked about the timing of proposing those types of changes. Director Matlock said staff has participated in regional discussions. However, no action is imminent. It s likely the issue of density wouldn t be considered seriously within the next 20 years. At this time, most people do not want to live within a dense urban environment. However, some areas are experiencing higher density development, such as downtown Olympia. Commissioner Trosper inquired about the extent the Historic District is factored within the plan. Director Denney noted the Planning Commission has never jointly met with the Historic Preservation Commission. Staff wanted to ensure that the plan update included a review by all Boards and Commissions. Commissioner Nicandri commented positively about the joint meeting and encouraged consideration of meeting with the Parks and Recreation Commission to discuss trail development, as trails are recreational and within the larger history of the community. Trails are historic and are important with respect to the Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) proposal at Tumwater Falls Park. Director Denney said the Deschutes Valley Trail serves the historical purpose as well as a transportation purpose. Trails are a high priority for the department. Trails have been rated a high priority in City surveys over the last 20 years. He confirmed scheduling a joint meeting with the Parks and Recreation Commission. Commissioner Nicandri expressed interest in identifying the location of and the design of the bridge crossing the Deschutes River near the historic brewhouse, as well as the location of the trail. OTHER BUSINESS: Commissioner Nicandri requested an update on the City s discussion with the WDFW and the Olympia Tumwater Foundation. Director Denney reported on his meeting with officials from WDFW during a public meeting with neighbors surrounding Pioneer Park to update neighborhoods on the status of the hatchery facility at Pioneer Park. Tim Burns, WDFW Assistant Director for Capital Projects attended the meeting, as well as the WDFW project manager and fish biologist. He also spoke with them during the neighborhood meeting about the results of the Commission s last meeting and the issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness. According to the discussion, WDFW

15 May 19, 2016 Page 15 accepted the conditions included in the Certificate of Appropriateness to include the log jam on the spillway and inclusion of the Deschutes Valley Trail through or near the hatchery facility. WDFW is still negotiating with the Olympia Tumwater Foundation to expand the leased area. Planning Intern Lande shared information about her background. She is currently a student at The Evergreen State College with studies focused on urban planning. Chair Shipley reminded the Commission of the Appreciation Dinner on June 2 for City volunteers. The dinner will be held at the River s Edge Restaurant in Tumwater Valley. Initially, the dinner was held to recognize volunteers for the Tumwater Youth Program and in recent years was expanded to all volunteers serving the Parks and Recreation Department. Director Denney referred to Commissioner Nicandri s recommendation to utilize the Commission s capital facility funds to assist the renovation and protection of the historic brewhouse. The Commission s funds during the 2015/2016 biennial budget have been committed for the Heritage Grant for the Henderson House. Commission funds will be available in the next biennial budget (17/18) and those funds can be directed for expenditure by the Commission. Assistant City Administrator Behrends Cerniwey is seeking match monies for grant applications for repairs to the historic brewhouse and would welcome the dedication of funds by the Commission. ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner Nicandri moved, seconded by Commissioner Trosper, to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. Prepared by Puget Sound Meeting Services, psmsoly@earthlink.net