Planning 2015-05-28 Minutes - Public Hearing - 2015 Comprehensive Plan: Transportation Corridors / Tukwila International Boulevard District Element

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City of Tukwila Planning Commission PLANNING COMMISSION (PC) MINUTES Date: May 28, 2015 Time: 6:30 PM Location: Council Chambers Present: Chair, Mike Hansen; Vice Chair, Sharon Mann; Commissioners, Louise Strander, Brooke Alford, Thomas McLeod, Miguel Maestas and Nhan Nguyen Staff: Nora Gierloff, Deputy Director; Lynn Miranda, Senior Planner, Rebecca Fox, Senior Planner, Laura Benjamin, Assistant Planner and Wynetta Bivens, Planning Commission Secretary CASE NUMBER: PL13 -0051 - 2015 Comprehensive Plan Update L13 -0060 - Transportation Corridors /Tukwila International Boulevard District Element APPLICANT: City of Tukwila REQUEST: Proposed amendments to the Transportation Corridors /Tukwila International Boulevard District Element of the Comprehensive Plan as part of the periodic review and update of the Plan required by the Washington Growth Management Act. LOCATION: Vicinity of Tukwila International Boulevard district Chair Hansen called the public hearing to order at 6:40. Motion: Commissioner Mann made a motion to adopt the 04/23/15 minutes. Commissioner Strander seconded the motion and all were in favor. Chair Hansen opened the public hearing and swore in those wishing to provide testimony. Lynn Miranda, Senior Planner, Department of Community Development gave the presentation for staff. She explained that the public would comment on the proposed Tukwila International Boulevard (TIB) District Element of the Comprehensive Plan. She said that the element is going to guide public and private development actions over the next 20 years. It contains a new vision, goals, policies, implementation strategies and actions. The five main topic areas are landuse, Tukwila International Boulevard as a "main street ", walkability & connectivity, community & character, and public & private investment. Staff provided the Planning Commissioners with an Issues Matrix for their review that consisted of staff's proposed revisions from the Planning Commission's recommendations made at the 5/21/15 work session. It also included comments from a comment letter submitted by Pam Carter, dated 5/26/15, and comments from a meeting staff held on 5/28/15 prior to the public hearing with Commissioner Mann, who was unable to attend the work session. Public Comments: Adam Taylor, Global to Local Employee, expressed support for the element. He thanked the City for their efforts and support. He said it has been great working on other policy issues this year, and it is an on -going effort in which he is excited to do more. He also said he worked with Forterra on the Community Connector program. He said they played a role in engaging community members to reach out in their community and provide input for the Comprehensive Plan.