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<br /> <br /> <br />City of Tukwila <br /> <br />Planning Commission <br /> <br /> <br /> PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSESSION <br />MINUTES <br /> <br />Date: <br />November 16, 2017 <br />Time: <br />5:50 PM <br />Location: <br /> Council Chambers <br /> <br />Present: <br />Chair, Miguel Maestas; Vice-Chair Nhan Nguyen; Commissioners Mike Hansen, <br />Sharon Mann, Louise Strander and Dennis Martinez <br /> <br />Staff: <br /> Minnie Dhaliwal, Planning Supervisor; Carol Lumb, Senior Planner; Andrea <br />Cummins, Urban Environmentalist, and Wynetta Bivens, Planning Commission <br />Secretary <br /> <br /> <br />A work session was held on the proposed revisions to TMC 18.54, Tree Regulations and revisions <br />to definitions found in TMC 18.06 related to landscaping, urban forestry and trees. <br /> <br /> <br />Carol Lumb <br />, Senior Planner, Department of Community Development explained the process and <br />how they arrived at the documents provided for the Planning Commission’s review. <br /> <br />Andrea Cummins <br /> walked through the key definitions, and she and Carol Lumb answered <br />questions. <br /> <br />Commissioner Strander <br /> requested instead of holding the public hearing scheduled on this topic in <br />December that another work session is held so that the PC can thoroughly go through the <br />document. The Planning Commission was in consensus. <br /> <br /> <br />Action Items: <br /> <br /> <br /> Commissioner Strander <br /> inquired on other jurisdiction’s codes and what they designate as <br />their average diameter of significant trees. She requested that staff provide more <br />information regarding the difference for Tukwila compared to other jurisdictions at the <br />December meeting. Commissioner Nguyen suggested staff make sure the designated size is <br />evidence based. <br /> <br /> Commissioner Martinez <br /> requested verbiage be added to the invasive nuisance tree <br />definition regarding damage to underground utilities from trees. <br /> <br /> Commissioner Strander <br /> requested more information from the city Attorney on the <br />property owner’s liability regarding street trees, as set forth in TMC 11.20. <br /> <br />Commissioner Mann <br /> acknowledged the staff for their efforts. <br /> <br /> <br />Adjourned: 6:30 PM <br /> <br />Submitted by: Wynetta Bivens <br /> Planning Commission Secretary Adopted: 1/25/18 <br /> <br />