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The proposed comprehensive plan changes would update the six-year capital improvement project and funding-source figures and change parcels purchased by East Pierce Fire & Rescue to a Community Facilities designation on the comprehensive plan map, Planning Manager Stalenecker told the council. He said the planning commission has recommended the changes and staff expects to return with a public hearing and possible action at the council's next regular meeting.

Those map changes matter because the zoning map will be updated to match the comprehensive plan, Stalenecker said. “We need to update the comprehensive plan map to show that it is going to be changed to community facilities,” he said, noting East Pierce Fire & Rescue has purchased the parcels shown on the map.

Beyond the comp plan update, staff proposed a grouped set of smaller zoning fixes and clarifications under Item 6b. The package includes five primary changes: (1) adding language to the ADU definition to require that ADUs “meet all of the codes of a permanent structure including a permanent foundation”; (2) listing fire facilities as a conditional use in the Community Facilities zone; (3) restoring vehicle-repair uses in the city’s Business zone along State Route 99; (4) clarifying temporary sign spacing rules in the right of way to mirror rules already in place for private property; and (5) updating the zoning map to reflect the comp plan map change for the East Pierce Fire & Rescue parcels.

On ADUs, Stalenecker said the amendment is intended to prevent use of recreational vehicles and other temporary/mobile structures as ADUs. “...and meets all of the codes of a permanent structure including a permanent foundation,” he said. He explained that recreational vehicles are certified and licensed as RVs and do not meet the building-code standards that apply to permanent structures; tiny homes that are factory-built and certified as permanent structures could qualify if they are placed on a permanent foundation and meet the building code or applicable certification.

Council members pressed staff for clarity on the ADU language. Council Member Strader asked whether a trailer could be used as an ADU if placed on a foundation; Stalenecker replied that an RV would not qualify because it is certified as a recreational vehicle and does not meet the permanent-structure code. Council Member Freddy raised questions about framing and code requirements (for example, wall construction and insulation); Stalenecker said factory-built modular or manufactured units that meet the International Residential Code or state certification and are put on a permanent foundation would be acceptable.

On fire facilities, staff proposed adding fire stations to the use table as allowed in the Community Facilities zone only with a conditional use permit. Stalenecker said the conditional-use process would require a neighborhood meeting and a public hearing, providing an opportunity to add site-specific conditions. “It’s allowed, but it does have to have a neighborhood meeting. It does have to have a public hearing,” he said.

Staff told the council the sign-spacing clarification would prevent multiple temporary signs from being placed back-to-back in the public right of way and would effectively carry the private-property rule onto the right of way to limit sign clutter.

Stalenecker said there were no private applications requesting map or code changes this year and that staff focused on items that regularly affect permitting and grant coordination, such as keeping the six-year transportation list current for grant applications. He also cautioned that the six‑year CIP numbers may be updated again before final council action to ensure the most current figures are included.

The planning manager said the packet amendments were vetted by the planning commission, which recommended the package to council. Stalenecker said the council should expect the items to return for public hearing and possible action in October.

Next steps: The ordinance is at first reading; staff will finalize any updated CIP numbers, and the council will consider the zoning amendments and the map change at a public hearing at the next regular meeting.

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Planning Manager Stalenecker told the council that Milton hosted one of three in-person coordination meetings with the transit and state agencies and that the session focused on design issues including shared-use paths, landscaping and other corridor options. “I think today's was really productive, of looking at what we're all gonna want for design, shared use pass, landscaping, how what are the different options, so that everyone can kind of be on the same page,” Stalenecker said.

Stalenecker said the city will continue the series of meetings with Pierce Transit next month and noted the city attended a session in Federal Way last month. The meetings are intended to align expectations and to identify which design elements each agency will carry forward into project design and permitting.

No formal action was requested of the council in the meeting; staff presented the coordination update as part of director reports and said follow-up coordination and consultant meetings are planned. Planning staff said they will share consultant reports with council members after tomorrow's meeting with the consultant.

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Hernandez told the council that Officer Haney is “still planning on being back in March,” and that Officer Wilcox will be out until October and will be reevaluated for return-to-duty options. “We're hoping to bring him at least light duty, but we're still looking at November to him returning to full duty status,” Hernandez said.

Hernandez also said the department has observed a rise in specific criminal activity: “We're also seeing an uptick in stolen cars again and DUIs and speeding. So keep your head on a swivel,” he said. In response to a council question about vehicle types, Hernandez noted that certain model pickups (F-150s) are among commonly stolen vehicles.

The comments were part of the department reports section of the council meeting; no formal action or policy change was proposed in response to the report during the meeting.

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Public Works Director Dustin Madden told the council the Charger has more than 105,000 miles and the city can no longer acquire replacement parts for the vehicle. Madden said the car had previously served as a police vehicle and had run its course through city service.

Council Member Peretti moved to approve Resolution 25-1989 declaring the 2006 Dodge Charger (VIN 2B3KA43H16H456514) surplus; Council Member Whelan seconded. The motion passed by voice vote. The record in the meeting transcript indicates the council approved the resolution; no roll-call tally with individual votes was recorded in the transcript.

Madden told the council that the city typically repurposes retired police vehicles for administrative use and that the department is shuffling vehicles to cover administrative needs. He said when retired PD vehicles are not available the city could consider small pickup trucks, but the current practice is to continue using retired police sedans for administration so service-vehicle replacements can focus on operational fleet needs.

The resolution instructs staff to dispose of the identified vehicle; the transcript does not record the disposal method or a sale/resale plan.

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