And good evening and welcome to the Monday, October 5th, 2026 meeting of the Australia Development Commission.

For the record, the time is 7.23 p.m.

Mr.

Spence, if we could have a roll call, please.

Commissioner Davis here.

Commissioner Adams.

Commissioner Conklin.

Here.

Commission Chair Fitzpatrick.

Here.

Mr.

Spence, are there any changes to our agenda this evening?

There's not.

Who would like to uh make a motion regarding the consent calendar?

Actually,

did anybody want to remove an item and have there been any requests from the public to remove an item from the consent calendar?

Doesn't look like there has been.

Who would like to adopt the consent calendar?

Mayor Mayor would move to adopt or accept the consent calendar as presented.

Do we have

a second?

Second.

So

move by Commissioner Davis, second by Councillor Commissioner Conklin.

If

we could have a roll call, please.

Commission, yeah, Commissioner Davis.

Aye.

Commissioner Adams.

Commissioner Commissioner Conklin.

Commission Chair Fitzgratic.

Aye.

That brings us to number 5A.

And this is a regular agenda item, which will be uh open for public comment following deliberation by the commission.

And rather than asking for public comment after each agenda item, I ask that audience members raise their hands if they want to speak to the item and they will be recognized.

And in order to respect everyone's time, comments will be limited to three minutes.

5A is a consideration of a parking easement for the Columbia River Maritime Museum at 245 22nd Street.

Mr.

Spence, if you could introduce this item to the commission, please.

Thank you.

The Columbia River Maritime Museum has requested an easement just east of the Barbie Center.

Um this is on Astro East Urban Renewal District property.

That's why this is before the Astoria Development Commission.

Um this property is essentially a 10 feet wide strip, uh, about 168 feet long.

Um it's not a very it's a remnant, if you will, of part of that property and unused.

Um what the Maritime Museum is requesting is an easement so they can actually accommodate seven parallel parking stalls.

So staff has reviewed the request and is recommending granting that easement.

Um in your packet, you will notice that the conditions outlined for use of that easement.

Um it doesn't uh give them exclusive use.

It also allows uh obviously the city to use that or the development commission to use that.

Um I would point out in the original packet, we did not include one of the elements, which was we still need to comply with the rails to trails uh agreement.

So if forever in the future um the rails wherever return the trail were turned back to rail use by the drone Burlington Northern Railway, um then we'd comply with that agreement.

So we did add that.

So if you see on your table an amendment to

that,

um it's fairly straightforward again as to accommodate parking.

It's on a very narrow strip of property that the commission owns.

Um I'd be happy to answer any questions, or Jeff Harrington or public instructor may be able to answer any questions.

Okay, thank you, Mr.

Spence.