Resolution No. 2023-03 Establishing and Appointing Members to a Steering Committee for the Winslow Subarea Plan and the Comprehensive Plan Periodic ReviewPage 1 of 3
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-03
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of Bainbridge Island,
Washington, establishing a Steering Committee for the City of Bainbridge Island’s Winslow Subarea Plan update and the Comprehensive Plan periodic review
WHEREAS, the City of Bainbridge Island is currently undertaking a project to
update its Winslow Subarea Plan and is in the beginning stages of the project to complete a state-mandated periodic review of its Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council moved on February 8, 2022, to amend Chapter
2.16 of the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code such that the subarea planning process laid
out therein would apply to small, designated centers but not to Winslow; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered draft Ordinance No. 2023-03 on January 26, 2023, that was prepared in accordance with the Council’s February 8,
2022, motion, and unanimously approved a motion to add language to BIMC 2.16.210 to
include the update to the Winslow Subarea Plan, establish a steering committee comprised of city council, planning commission and selected advisory board members, but differentiate its review from the smaller designated centers; and
WHEREAS, after timely notice and public hearing, the Planning Commission
approved a motion to recommend the amended version of Ordinance No. 2023-03 to the City Council; and WHEREAS, on March 28, 2023, City Council considered the Planning
Commission recommendation and directed staff to return with the original Ordinance No.
2023-03 drafted in accordance with Council’s February 8, 2022, motion; and WHEREAS, on April 11, 2023, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2023-03 and directed the City Manager to draft a resolution establishing a committee consisting of
three members of the City Council and three members of the Planning Commission to
serve for the duration of the work on updating the Winslow Subarea Plan and the Comprehensive Plan; and NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. There is established a Steering Committee made up of three City Council members and three members of the Planning Commission to provide oversight on the Winslow Subarea Plan update and on the Comprehensive Plan periodic review.
Members of the Steering Committee shall be appointed by the City Council.
Section 2. The Steering Committee shall have the following purposes and roles:
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- Review and provide feedback on public engagement plans
- Provide recommendations on planned public outreach and community
engagement events
- Provide recommendations concerning deliverables, work plan, and schedule
- Assist staff and consultant team in maintaining community perspective and
identify priority issues and outcomes
- Assist staff with monitoring budget and cost containment
- Report meeting summaries and project activities to respective council or
commission, including periodically to advisory boards and committees
- Provide periodic reports to the broader community on steering committee work
- Apply an equity lens consistent with the Government Alliance for Race Equity’s
racial equity assessment as well as a climate lens to all project work, activities,
and outcomes
Section 3. This steering committee will dissolve immediately after adoption of the
Winslow Subarea Plan update and the Comprehensive Plan periodic review, whichever comes last. Section 4. If any one or more sections, subsections, or sentences of this resolution are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portion of this resolution and the same shall remain in full force and effect. Section 5. This resolution shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage.
PASSED by the City Council this 25th day of April, 2023. APPROVED by the Mayor this 25th day of April, 2023.
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Brenda Fantroy-Johnson, Mayor ATTEST/AUTHENTICATE:
By: _________________________
Christine Brown, MMC, City Clerk
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FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: April 21, 2023 PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: April 25, 2023
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-03