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City of Tukwila <br />Planning Commission <br />PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSESSION <br />MINUTES <br />Date: December 14, 2017 <br />Time: 6:30 PM <br />Location: Council Chambers <br />Present: <br />Absent: Chair, Miguel Maestas; Vice -Chair Nhan Nguyen <br />Staff: Nora Gierloff, Deputy Director, Carol Lumb, Senior Planner; Andrea Cummins, <br />Urban Environmentalist, and Wynetta Bivens, Planning Commission Secretary <br />Chair Pro Tem, Sharon Mann called the meeting to order. <br />Commissioners Sharon Mann, Mike Hansen, Louise Strander, and Dennis Martinez <br />This work session is a continuance from the 11/16/17 work session on the proposed revisions to <br />TMC 18.54, Tree Regulations and revisions to definitions found in TMC 18.06 related to <br />landscaping, urban forestry and trees. <br />Chair Pro Tem allowed comments from one citizen. <br />Vanessa Zaputil, a citizen, said that the third bullet in the staff memo is incorrect, that what is <br />proposed is not the same as what is currently in TMC 18.54.050, Permit Exempt Activities <br />verbiage. She also said adding the arborist fee report cost to the permit fees will be a financial <br />burden to the small business owners and residents. She also expressed concern with a property <br />owner not being able to remove a treedue to cost, which she said is a safety concern. She does not <br />want the situation where people aren't taking out trees because financial cost and regulatory <br />requirements are too burdensome. <br />Commissioner Mann requested staff address the citizen's concerns on the permit activities <br />verbiage. Staff said the difference in the codes requirement is based on the tree size. There was <br />further discussion. <br />Commissioner Martinez, expressed concern for long-term residents being on fixed incomes and <br />having the financial burden to senior citizens. <br />Commissioner Mann requested to note this as a concern. <br />Carol Lumb, Senior Planner, and Andrea Cummins, Urban Environmentalist, Department of <br />Community Development went over the proposed definitions and proposed tree regulations and <br />answered questions. <br />ACTION ITEMS: <br />- Bring back to the Commission, definition of significant tree size compared to other jurisdictions <br />4 <br />