Planning 2013-06-24 COMPLETE AGENDA PACKET

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111111111 1: TO: City of Tukwila Jim Haggerton, Mayor INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM Mayor Haggerton Members of the City Council Members of the Planning Commission FROM: Jack Pace, Director, Dept. of Community Development BY: Carol Lumb, Senior Planner Sandra Whiting, Urban Environmentalist DATE: June 14, 2013 SUBJECT: June 24, 2013 Joint Planning Commission /City Council Work Session Comprehensive Plan Update— Natural Environment Element ISSUE The Tukwila Tree and Environment Advisory Committee has completed its work reviewing the goals and policies for the Natural Environment Element of the Comprehensive Plan. Resolution 1767, which established the Committee, states the Committee "shall have an opportunity to discuss their recommendations at a joint meeting of the City Council and Planning Commission ". BACKGROUND The Council adopted Resolution 1767 on May 21, 2012 establishing the Tukwila Tree and Environment Advisory Committee. The role of the Committee was to advise the City on the development of new goals and policies related to the urban forest and to recommend revisions to the current goals and policies that apply to the City's streams, wetlands, geologically hazardous areas and other sensitive areas. The Committee began meeting in September, 2012 and concluded its work in May, 2013. Over the course of nine months, the Committee heard presentations on the benefits of trees, the Tree Canopy Assessment prepared by Davey Resources, and the City's current sensitive area, tree and landscape regulations and was provided a variety of reading material related to urban forestry to assist in their review of the Natural Environment Element. DISCUSSION The purpose of the work session is for the Planning Commission and City Council members to hear a presentation on the work of the Tree and Environment Advisory Committee. Staff and the Committee will make a joint presentation to summarize the Committee's recommendations and to provide commentary on the Committee discussions that led to their recommendations. To assist in preparing for this meeting, a number of materials are attached to this memo: CL 1. Natural Environment Element — Strikeout/Underline: this is the current Element from the Comprehensive Plan with text revisions and Tree and Environment Advisory Committee recommended goals and policies. Staff has included a number of explanatory comments in this version. 2. Natural Environment Element — Formatted: this is a clean version of the Natural Environment Element with all Committee recommended revisions accepted. Page 1 of 2 06/19/2013 8:53:28 AM W:\ \Long Range Projects \Urban Forestry \CC -PC Joint Work Session Memo