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City ®f Tukwila <br /> Planning Commission <br /> Planning Commission (PC) Minutes <br /> Date: April 28, 2011 <br /> Time: 6:30 PM <br /> Location: City Hall Council Chambers <br /> Present: Margaret Bratcher, Chair; Brooke Alford, Vice Chair; Commissioners, Thomas McLeod, Louise <br /> Strander, David Shumate, Mike Hansen, and Aaron Hundtofte <br /> Staff: Nora Gierloff, Deputy DCD Director, Rebecca Fox, Senior Planner, and Wynetta Bivens, <br /> Planning Commission Secretary <br /> Chair Bratcher opened the public hearing at 6: PM, and swore in those wishing to provide testimony. <br /> Minutes: Commissioner McLeod made a motion to adopt the January 27, 2011 minutes and <br /> Commissioner Alford seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. <br /> Staff received two public comment emails that were handed out to the Commission. <br /> Commissioner Strander recused herself from the hearing and all future review of the Tukwila <br /> Manufacturing Industrial Center (MIC). She said that her family owns property in the area where the projects <br /> are being considered and is concerned that she may not be impartial. <br /> Commissioner Hansen, employed by The Sabey Corporation, said that The Sabey Corporation owns <br /> property in the MIC and they are giving testimony on the malulfacturing boundaries study. He said that he <br /> would like to hear the testimony unless there are objections. However, he intends to recuse himself if this item <br /> is heard at a quasi judicial hearing. <br /> CASE NUMBER: PLIO -016 <br /> APPLICANT: City of Tukwila <br /> REQUEST: Recommendations for update to Comprehensive Plan, zoning code and boundaries <br /> for Manufacturing Industrial Center (MIC) <br /> LOCATION: Manufacturing Industrial Center, including approximately 966 acres bounded <br /> generally by the City of Seattle on the north, South 125th Street on the south, the <br /> BNSF Burlington Northern railway right -of -way on the east, and the Duwamish River <br /> on the west. <br /> Rebecca Fox, Senior Planner, Departinent Of Community Development, gave background on the review <br /> process, and gave an overview of staff's recommendations. The Washington State Growth Management Act <br /> requires jurisdictions that are planning under the act to periodically review and update their Comprehensive <br /> Plan. The entire update is due to beeompleted by December 2014. <br /> RECOMMENDATIONS: <br /> Comprehensive Plan Review: <br /> 1) Add an implementation strategy as follows: <br /> Actively seek alternative railroad related freight routing away from residential streets in Allentown. <br /> 2) Add a new Comprehensive Plan Policy as follows, <br /> Pursue light rail and commuter rail stops in the vicinity of the Boeing Access Road. <br /> Page I of 3 <br /> 1 <br />