2017-04-24 Communtiy Development and Neighborhoods Minutes

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City Council Community Development & Neighborhoods Committee COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes April24, 2017 - 5:30 p.m. - Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall Councilmembers: Kathy Hougardy, Chair; Verna Seal, Dennis Robertson (Absent: Kate Kruller) Staff: David Cline, Jack Pace, Lynn Miranda, Derek Speck, Nora Gierloff, Bob Giberson, Laurel Humphrey CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Hougardy called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. I. BUSINESS AGENDA A. Ordinance: Amending the Multi - Family Residential Property Tax Exemption Staff is seeking Council approval of an ordinance that would amend Tukwila Municipal Code Chapter 3.90 to extend the deadline to apply for multi - family tax exemptions as a housing incentive in the Tukwila Urban Center until December 31, 2017. The previous exemption period expired in December 2016 and Washington Place is the only project that applied and qualified for the program. Another developer has recently expressed interest in constructing Class A market rate apartments in the TOD but financing is difficult as there are no comparable rents in the area. Extension of the MFTE program may increase the feasibility of this and other projects. Once additional projects are completed, the availability of rental data may prove that the incentive is no longer needed. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO MAY 8, 2017 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND DISCUSSION. B. Tukwila International Boulevard Implementation Update Staff briefed the committee on a preliminary work program for implementation of the Tukwila International Boulevard Plan and recommendations from the Congress for New Urbanism (CNU) recommendations. CNU will be presenting its final report to the City Council at its May 1, 2017 meeting and will be recommending that the City change development standards to make the TIB corridor more land use, pedestrian and bike friendly. Implementation of any changes desired by Council will require ordinance development, public outreach, environmental analysis, and review by the Planning Commission and City Council. The draft schedule shows completion of all steps by early December, but this is subject to change as the plan progresses and may go into 2018. TIB Plan implementation was given a high priority by the City Council at its recent Housing Policy workshop. Committee members stated they look forward to greater details, including budget analysis and recommendations. DISCUSSION ONLY.