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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcclc.min.120722 1 REGULAR MEETING COMMERCIAL CORE & LODGING COMMISSION DECEMBER 7, 2022 Co -Chairperson Cunniffe called the meeting to order at 8:41 am. Commissioners in attendance: Angi Wang, Terry Butler, Kiki Raj, and Bill Dinsmoor were present. Absent were Jeb Ball and Amanda Tanaka. Staff present: Nicole Henning, City Clerk Ben Anderson, City Planner Sophie Varga, Zoning Enforcement Officer Haley Hart, Zoning Enforcement Officer Other attendees: Alycin Bektesh, ACRA liaison Ms. Wang motioned to approve the draft minutes of November 16th; Ms. Butler seconded. All in favor, motion carried. Lighting Code Discussion with Community Development Ben Anderson, Haley Hart, and Sophie Varga of the Community Development Department introduced themselves and the lighting code change process. Mr. Anderson said they had similar conversations with the Planning & Zoning Commission and the Building Code group and said this was just the beginning and more conversations were to come. Ms. Raj entered the meeting. Ms. Varga ran through the issues with the current lighting code and why they are bringing this forward. It has a long way to go before they take this to the public. She said they are looking at working with Clanton & Associates Lighting Design and Engineering on this project. She ran through the proposed code updates. They asked CCLC what words or phrases they would use to describe the outdoor lighting. Mr. Cunniffe said balanced. Most of the stores are emitting the same amount of light. Mr. Dinsmoor brought up holiday lighting discussions from the past. It was a failure across the board and the LED lights are so bright. The idea was to create a certain environment at night to encourage people to be out in the evening shopping. Ms. Varga said they received many complaints about the holiday lights, and many were residential complaints. Mr. Anderson said this consultant works across the country with all different towns to see what the possibilities are with LED lighting in other resort towns. The group asked CCLC if they have questions or comments about concepts, definitions, or review processes proposed in the 50% draft. 2 REGULAR MEETING COMMERCIAL CORE & LODGING COMMISSION DECEMBER 7, 2022 The board thanked them for getting their input and welcomed them back anytime to have these discussions. Commissioner Comments: Ms. Butler mentioned the living lab and why it was such a failure and wondered why it’s still going on downtown. Mr. Cunniffe said he feels like the people doing this project don’t live in town. Ms. Bektesh said she was in the meeting with council when they decided what to keep for the winter regarding the lab. Mr. Dinsmoor thanked Ms. Wang for her update and information on the retail shops in town. Mr. Dinsmoor brought up projects which are just sitting idle in town right now. Ms. Raj said there should be a limit to how many projects one person can have going on at a time in town. _____________________ Nicole Henning, City Clerk