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The Olympia City Council has four standing committees of Councilmembers and one current "Isthmus" ad hoc committee. Public notice for Council Committee meetings is included on the weekly Agenda of City Council meetings.
Committee of the Chairs
Members: Jeff Kingsbury, Joe Hyer, Karen Messmer
Staff Liaison: Steve Hall, City Manager
General Topics: Council Committee referrals, administrative issues related to the three substantive committees (Finance, General Government, and Land Use/Environment)
Finance Committee
Members: Joe Hyer, Chair; Joan Machlis, Craig Ottavelli
Staff Liaison: Jane Ragland Kirkemo, Administrative Services Director
General Topics: Budget, Revenues, Expenses
General Government Committee
Members: Jeff Kingsbury, Chair; Craig Ottavelli, Rhenda Iris Strub
Staff Liaison: Cathie Butler, Communications Manager
General Topics: Public Safety, General City policy, Advisory Committees, Community Relations
Land Use and Environment Committee
Members: Karen Messmer, Chair; Joan Machlis, Rhenda Iris Strub
Staff Liaison: Keith Stahley, Director of Community Planning & Development
General Topics: Community Development, Land Use, Planning, Utilities, Environment and Sustainability
In May, 2009, the City Council established an ad hoc committee to make a recommendation on feasibility of a ballot measure for potential City acquisition of the Capital Center building on the area in downtown Olympia common called the "Isthmus," acquisition and park development of remaining parcels to acquire in the Heritage Park block, and redevelopment of Percival Landing. Read a report from the Council's General Govermment and Finance Committees about the proposal as part of the agenda for the City Council's May 5, 2009 meeting.
Members: Mayor Doug Mah, Joe Hyer, Joan Machlis
Minutes: May 20, 2009 (pdf)
June 1, 2009
June 15, 2009 - DRAFT, NOT YET APPROVED (pdf)
Background Information:
Mayor's Proposal is recapped on page two (2) of this Agenda from the June 11 committee meeting (pdf file)
Isthmus Park Feasibility Study
Percival Landing - Phase 1:
Estimated Phase 1 cost: $15.1 million which does not include moorage/dredging
(estimated at $4.5 million) or future phases of development.
Funding Commitments, as of June 1, 2009:
State legislative appropriation 2009/2010: $3 million
State Building for the Arts Grant: $250,000
State Heritage Resource Center Grant: $570,000
City of Olympia commitment $4 million
Funding Requests as of June 1, 2009
(notification sometime between fall 2009 and spring 2010):
Federal Congressional requests $3 million
Federal Transportation Reauthorization Funds $3million
Percival Landing Phase 1 Description (pdf file)
Percival Landing Concept Plan and Major Renovation Executive Summary
Heritage Park Fountain Block:
The City has committed to completing acquisition and development of the Heritage Park Fountain block for a park. Olympia has acquired all parcels except the southwest corner (Traditions Cafe building). The likelihood is high that environmental remediation will be needed since there was formerly a gas station on the site. Also, the existing fountain park has a small area of contamination that needs to be cleaned with the next phase of park development.
Estimated cost for acquisition, demolition, environmental clean-up, improvements: $2.273 million
Heritage Park Fountain Block Concept drawing (large pdf file)