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Shelton council approves comprehensive‑plan contract amendment, forwards multiple items to later agendas
Summary
On Jan. 7 the Shelton City Council approved a contract amendment to add state grant work on a climate element to the city comprehensive plan and forwarded several ordinances and reappointments to upcoming meetings for further consideration.
Shelton City Council on Jan. 7 approved a contract amendment to pay for updates to the city comprehensive plan and moved several zoning, licensing and program items to future agendas.
The council unanimously approved Resolution No. 1365‑1224 authorizing a contract amendment to incorporate work funded by a $150,000 grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce for climate and hazard preparedness components of the comp plan. “And so, we were awarded a $150,000 from Commerce,” Jay Hill said during the meeting.
Council members also voted to forward a set of items to upcoming meetings rather than act on them immediately. The items the council moved forward included reappointments to the Parks Advisory and Arts commissions and several resolutions and ordinances listed in the meeting packet. Among those, the council voted to place: Resolution No. 1357‑1124 (WSU Extension memorandum of agreement) on the Jan. 21 consent agenda; Resolution No. 1363‑1124 (on‑call consultant roster/architectural and engineering services) on Jan. 21; Resolution No. 1367‑1224 (establishing a creative district) on Jan. 21; Ordinance No. 2025‑0924 (amending permitted uses matrix/zoning) on the March 18 action agenda; and Ordinance No. 2028‑1224 (repealing municipal licensing of for‑hire vehicles) to the Jan. 21 meeting.
Most items were advanced by motion without extended debate and passed by voice vote. For items that were forwarded, the council generally asked staff to return with final documents and, where required, to complete statutorily required reviews before final action.
Nut graf: The council’s approval of the contract amendment starts work funded by state commerce money to add a climate/hazard planning element to Shelton’s comprehensive plan, while the other forwarded items — ranging from a simplified permitted‑uses zoning matrix to a proposal to stop local licensing of for‑hire vehicles — reflect several policy adjustments staff say will reduce redundancy or streamline permitting and business formation.
Council members made no recorded roll‑call vote totals in the public record for these actions; each action was recorded as carried following the meeting motions. The council set deadlines and review windows where required: staff noted the zoning ordinance change must undergo a 60‑day review by Commerce and cannot be finalized before the March 18 meeting.
Ending: The council’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Jan. 21, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.; several of the items advanced on Jan. 7 will appear on that agenda or on the March 18 agenda for final consideration and any public testimony.
