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City of Tukwila <br />Jim Haggerton, Mayor <br />Department of Community Development Jack Pace, Director <br />To: Tukwila City Council and Planning Commission <br />From: Moira Bradshaw and Lynn Miranda, Senior Planners <br />Date: December 8, 2014 <br />Subject: Re- visioning Tukwila International Boulevard District Work Sessions <br />Intent and Process <br />Tukwila is continuing with the required update of its Comprehensive Plan on an element by element <br />basis.' There are three remaining elements, one of which is the Transportation Corridors Element. For <br />this element, staff is focusing on updating the goals and policies related to the Tukwila International <br />Boulevard (TIB) corridor. Since the element's first adoption, many of the policies and action items for <br />the corridor have been implemented. This current planning effort is to check -in on results of the <br />previous decade and a half and to review the vision for the area in light of any change in conditions or <br />community's desires. <br />First Steps <br />Since transforming the TIB area is a high priority for the community2, City Council and Planning <br />Commission participation will be more intensive for this Comp Plan element than for previous element <br />updates. To kick -off this effort, two joint work sessions with the City Council and Planning Commission <br />are organized to revisit the vision for the TIB area. The first worksession on January 8th, 2015 will be a <br />hands -on effort, and an urban design consultant will facilitate the discussion and visualization of the <br />area's future as articulated by participants. The second meeting on February 26 will focus on the <br />implications, challenges, and opportunities to achieving the vision, including hearing from market <br />analysts and retail experts. These work sessions will provide a check -in point to make modifications for <br />the future of the TIB area; subsequently, staff will use the adjusted vision and issues raised as the basis <br />for drafting updates to the goals and policies of the TIB Element. <br />First Joint Work Session <br />Thursday, 8 January 2015 <br />Tukwila Community Center <br />Meeting Room A <br />5:30— 8:30 p.m. (Food will be available at 5:00) <br />Second Joint Work Session <br />Late February 2015 <br />Date and Time to be Determined <br />1 A Comprehensive Plan update is required by the Growth Management Act (RCW 36.70A.130 (1)). <br />2As listed in the main objectives for the Comprehensive Plan, heard through community outreach efforts, from TIB Action <br />Committee (TIBAC), and indicated in the City's Strategic Plan 2015 -2016 Priorities <br />Z:\DCD n Clerk's\PC Laserfiche Packet\2014 PC Packets\Joint CC PC Worksession 1.8.15\REVISED'_TIB Worksessions Cover <br />Memo_NewTimes.doc <br />