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Presenter (Mr. Mueller) said he consulted Parks & Arts Commission members Laura Frank and David Himbauch and local historian Ross Schneidmiller and recommended several deletions and clarifications in the chapter because some policies presume a historic‑preservation program or staff capacity the city does not currently have. He said the chapter was largely carried over from the plan adopted in 2003 and that updates should focus on accuracy, public access to information, and a manageable implementation approach.

Mueller proposed removing policy text that calls for identifying lands “most likely to contain unrecorded archaeological or historic sites,” and other policies that imply the city directly provides incentives or a preservation office. He described a public story map and a GIS layer as the primary tools staff will use to make information accessible and to accept nominations for inclusion in an inventory. “Just because something’s old shouldn’t doesn't necessarily mean it's historic,” Mueller said, describing the need for criteria such as architectural uniqueness, association with events or persons, or other demonstrable significance.

Commissioners and commenters suggested practical edits: adding underutilized properties as part of infill/redevelopment language, removing dense legal parcel descriptions that are difficult for most readers to follow, updating place names in text and the map (e.g., replacing chain store names with location references), and noting that the Coeur d’Alene Tribe should be referenced in the chapter. Staff said lands and properties outside the city limits may be included when they are substantively important to Liberty Lake’s history.

Mueller said he would use local historical resources including a series of local articles and Schneidmiller’s research to refine text and timelines (for example, adjusting the date of a pavilion fire in the 1950s rather than the 1960s). The presenter also recommended removing references to speculative regional projects (for example, light rail) that are no longer active in local planning assumptions.

Commissioners generally supported a streamlined chapter that relies on a public story map and a city-maintained inventory (staff to develop criteria and a nomination process). No formal action was taken; staff will return with revised chapter text and the proposed story‑map inventory for review.

Next steps: staff will draft a revised chapter with clearer criteria for historic designation, create the public story map/GIS inventory, condense dense historical legal descriptions, and coordinate with Parks & Arts and the local historian for accuracy.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning Commission - March 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A staff presenter reviewed proposed edits to the cultural and historical resources chapter and said staff will create a public story map and an inventory of historic resources for the comprehensive plan.","taxTitle","Liberty Lake, Spokane County, Washington","taxId",52172,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":44,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6277785,"Planning commission reviews redline edits to economic development chapter of Liberty Lake comprehensive plan",1600,244000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2646797-0ba2163e3688812f22aca790d1527a87&start=244&end=1844","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2646797-0ba2163e3688812f22aca790d1527a87/thumbnail_244000.jpg","/articles/6277785/Liberty-Lake/Spokane-County/Washington/Planning-commission-reviews-redline-edits-to-economic-development-chapter-of-Liberty-Lake-comprehensive-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6277785-83f1555cde838c91bf38d4a5c3fc4c43/orig.mp4?Expires=1775637534&Signature=CJJeqtRBSiNyCKJI0W0a0MofQlbHo42wk2Zq~Z5aDlufPUc3eUa6YIM6aisKmz6rBOUn~vjBuniJ~WFTJGFdoVXQRdwW-mGYit5FbOCXT0WDJJqH-Anjj69tFweeSNlG74sCTDFAgqEbDBgFUEjgg1oXa6oBQ4dnJntUzWq2RycncVRbCRtGGYLR5aCbRE1jsFpHYO~3zwE6fS~l1TbqYPHwfd0MK4~TgaPo~IeeFMm8vFFEsZUBIjHCyf7StXtWv-Jmty8altSsRiM5IemlHqzGxI1V1CCNEItLASpF49ChlfeEsW48IBrIqLEQovvihDs8jJ1CBYBRY7zOe8NZGg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Manager Pat McAvoy presented redline edits to Chapter 10, the economic development element of Liberty Lake’s comprehensive plan, during the Planning Commission workshop on March 12, 2025. The packet included a redline version of the chapter and slides showing proposed changes and an expanded section on tourism.

The discussion centered on three themes: aligning the comprehensive plan with the city’s five‑year strategic plan and annual budget, strengthening language about sustainable funding and economic development drivers (infrastructure, public safety and amenities), and practical implementation – especially a proposed inventory of available commercial and industrial land.

McAvoy told commissioners that the comprehensive plan sits at the top of the city’s policy hierarchy and recommended explicit language tying the plan to the city’s strategic and operational plans so policies would carry forward into annual budgeting and implementation. He said staff had moved economic development policies into element chapters and had enumerated partner organizations; he also said tourism should be a larger emphasis in the revised chapter. “We’re proposing some changes, which you, can see in the red line version there,” McAvoy said.

Commissioners pressed staff on specifics. One asked what contingency plans would look like if a major employer left the city; McAvoy described scenario and replacement planning, including estimating “the number of jobs that would be affected and how we would propose to replace that number of jobs,” and said contingency plans would be developed with economic development partners and focus on like‑for‑like geographic footprints (for example, the facility on Mission). On the inventory requirement in policy 14, commissioners noted that Liberty Lake is largely built out and asked how the city could keep a usable inventory of land without annexation; McAvoy suggested reframing the policy to focus on a mix of uses rather than on industrial land alone.

Commissioners also discussed infill and redevelopment language. A commissioner asked whether infill/redevelopment provisions would apply to city‑initiated projects such as a community center or library; McAvoy said the infill language targets commercial development but that an example of city reuse (the Legacy Church purchase) would qualify as infill redevelopment. Commissioners recommended clarifying the definition of “available” land and adding underutilized parcels and buildings to the appendix inventory.

On wages and housing policy, a commissioner asked whether the city should pursue measures like rent control to support a living wage. McAvoy responded that he would not recommend rent control: “I would not recommend anything like a rent control measure,” and noted there is legislation at the state level on the topic that staff would need to review before making local recommendations.

Staff and commissioners agreed there would be no final action at the workshop. Planning staff will prepare suggested language and implementation steps and return to the commission at a future meeting; Lisa (staff) was identified as the lead on compiling appendices such as the commercial/industrial land inventory. Commissioners signaled general support for additional edits and for staff to draft recommended language rather than asking commissioners to produce the text themselves.

Next steps: staff will draft proposed language tying the comprehensive plan to the strategic plan, refine the infill/redevelopment and inventory language (including definitions of “available” and “underutilized”), and return to the commission for further review before any formal adoption actions.","City Manager Pat McAvoy presented redline edits to Chapter 10, the economic development element of Liberty Lake’s comprehensive plan, during the March 12, 2025 Planning Commission workshop.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6277776,"Votes at a glance: Liberty Lake Planning Commission, March 12, 2025",3542,62000,3604000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2646797-0ba2163e3688812f22aca790d1527a87&start=62&end=3604","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2646797-0ba2163e3688812f22aca790d1527a87/thumbnail_62000.jpg","/articles/6277776/Liberty-Lake/Spokane-County/Washington/Votes-at-a-glance-Liberty-Lake-Planning-Commission-March-12-2025","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6277776-aff3a702c5085a4dbd00db50caac5486/orig.mp4?Expires=1775637534&Signature=amYfRZrw9ri6GOR~i9GRR1z5Ya~rXkCAZgvRrJJotb3UMD1eqRg6S4buPzugIvj2dGJYeV9Fa--26oOrCMKb7K76DmUCrZbeqJEnsVQ2Ka-T1J~qav~xZPmH1Gk6QoJzL795MLjuACYwd6iGV13n0THL-uvnGmXJDzeOG9aJhvSpFHcT-YyJaEZkB2tR3wiE~4e19vQPKl1MsbHseusYC0i4daLtc~j7YelFEHbABAENT0vUnAh3lQnUbeGvwOrddkObkNkZInNGv1dnhQIEdDwxna4CB5yKn8LlmR~hqQj3oXJwM-SwVLqrpsrT1mPfrZVNO7sbJtycQouqpEnM4w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the March 12, 2025 meeting the Liberty Lake Planning Commission recorded several routine procedural motions. The transcript records voice votes in which commissioners said “Aye”; no roll‑call vote tallies were recorded in the transcript.

Motions recorded in the meeting record:

• Motion to excuse Commissioner Dale Robbins (absent). Motion moved and seconded; outcome recorded as approved by voice vote (all in favor said “Aye”). Exact vote counts were not specified in the transcript.

• Motion to approve the meeting agenda. Motion moved and seconded; outcome recorded as approved by voice vote (all in favor said “Aye”). Exact vote counts were not specified in the transcript.

• Motion to approve minutes from the February 26, 2025 meeting. Motion moved and seconded; outcome recorded as approved by voice vote (all in favor said “Aye”). Exact vote counts were not specified in the transcript.

• Motion to adjourn at the end of the meeting. Motion moved and seconded; outcome recorded as approved by voice vote (all in favor said “Aye”). Exact vote counts were not specified in the transcript.

The meeting transcript does not identify who made or seconded each motion by name; when a mover or seconder was not specified in the record this summary lists those fields as not specified. No other formal motions or ordinance/resolution votes were taken at this meeting.","The commission held routine procedural votes at the start and end of the March 12 meeting. The planning commission approved excusal of an absent commissioner, approved the meeting agenda and approved minutes from February 26, 2025; the meeting adjournment was approved at the close.","actionData","errors"]

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Planning commission reviews revisions to cultural and historical resources chapter; staff will create public story map and inventory

Planning commission reviews redline edits to economic development chapter of Liberty Lake comprehensive plan

Votes at a glance: Liberty Lake Planning Commission, March 12, 2025