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_ -�----�—_ One Planning Commissioner inquired about the Guiding Principles and how tonight people spoke about affordable housing but when he looked at the floating communities of preserving and accommodating new communities there was no mention of affordability. So he wanted to know if that was a presumption in the Guiding Principles. Mr. Ekern responded that there were two parts. The first part is that the Task Force wanted to preserve the existing, which is Docktown. The second part is an implication, in looking forward, to an opportunity to write the rules of how this will be implemented and added that the rules could be added and the Zoning could move forward. Another Planning Commissioner thanked the Task Force and she would have liked to have known what were the non-adopted options. Mr. Ekern said that what is critical is the Task Force was asked to talk about uses and not specific properties, including BIAC's property. Adaptive uses were discussed in some detail. One other Planning Commissioner asked about the grandfathering of Docktown and what it means. Mr. Ekern responded that his read on the matter would be that once the Legislature approves such grandfathering, then questions arise as to what exactly does that mean, what the standards are, what the infrastructure is, and what the issues are. He feels that with approval of Council direction, the City would need to have that talk with the Legislature. A Council Member inquired about the wetlands, specifically if there was an assessment of what currently exists. Mr. Ekern replied that it's hard to legally classify wetlands. He provided examples of what are generally presumed to be wetlands. Furthermore, he said that it is questionable if the Ferrari's site is wetlands as defined by law, and they need to talk to the Army Corps of Engineers to get that answer. He mentioned that because a place may be classified as wetlands it does not necessarily mean that no development can take place at the site. The same Council Member then encouraged Staff to have assessments on the current state of the wetlands and maintenance of that area. Furthermore, she declared that she is a BIAC member and mentioned the strong relationship befinreen them and the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Services. This Council Member wants the waterFront to be an area of interest and have solutions that are permeable. A Planning Commissioner said that he too would have liked to have seen the plans that were not incorporated by the Task Force and he inquired if the City has provided a response to the State Lands Commission. Mr. Ekern replied that the City did and received a response from them advising the City to look at the Ferrari site, because it is not State Lands' property. This Planning Commissioner noted his observation of the need for an amenity by the current overpass over Highway 101 and the connection of Blomquist area, where there will be new housing development and with the amenity it will help alleviate traffic. Mr. Ekern mentioned that there are private property owners in the audience that could address that issue. JOINT CITY COUNCIUPLANNING COMMISSION May 12, 2014 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 12 MINUTE BOOK NO. 65 Page No. 159