City Hall  
601 4th Avenue E  
Olympia, WA 98501  
Meeting Minutes  
Contact:Casey Schaufler  
360.753.8254  
Planning Commission  
Monday, June 15, 2026  
6:30 PM  
Room 207 and Online  
Register to Attend:  
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1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Quetin called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m.  
1.A  
ROLL CALL  
8 - Chair Greg Quetin, Vice Chair Daniel Garcia, Commissioner Raphael  
Garcia, Commissioner Jessica Grubb, Commissioner Semir  
Ibrahimovic, Commissioner Zainab Nejati, Commissioner Aaron  
Sauerhoff and Commissioner Jason Taellious  
Present:  
1 - Commissioner Elle Burger  
Excused:  
1.B  
OTHERS PRESENT  
Casey Schaufler, Associate Planner  
Jennica Machado, Economic Development Director  
Chris Zahas, Leland Consulting Group  
Jennifer Shuch, Leland Consulting Group  
2.  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
Commissioner Sauerhoff moved, seconded by Commissioner Nejati, to move  
Staff Announcements to be after Business Items.The agenda was approved  
as amended.  
3.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
Approval of May 4, 2026, Olympia Planning Commission Meeting  
Minutes  
26-0446  
3.A  
The minutes were approved.  
PUBLIC COMMENT - None  
4.  
5.  
STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS  
Announcements were provided.  
6.  
BUSINESS ITEMS  
Discuss the Downtown Commercial Vacancy Study  
26-0445  
6.A  
Ms. Machado, Mr. Zahas and Ms. Shuch provided a presentation and discussed the  
findings of the Downtown Commercial Vacancy Study.  
The information was received.  
REPORTS  
7.  
8.  
Vice Chair Garcia shared that he received a scholarship to attend the recent Strong  
Towns National Gathering event.  
OTHER TOPICS  
Continued discussion of the Sidewalks Repair Policy comment letter to City Council.  
Discussed cancelling the July 6, 2026 OPC meeting in observance of Independence  
Day.  
Reminder to respond date availability for the OPC retreat; date will likely take place in  
September.  
9.  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting adjourned at 8:47 p.m.