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Community Development & Neighborhoods Minutes December 11, 2018 <br />C. Interlocal Agreement: South King County Housing & Homelessness Partnership <br />Staff is seeking Council approval of an interlocal agreement to form a South King County Housing <br />and Homelessness Partnership to cooperatively address affordable housing and homelessness. <br />Tukwila's share is estimated to be $10,500 per year, but the final amount will depend on the <br />number of participating agencies. The other jurisdictions proposing participation are Auburn, <br />Burien, Covington, Kent, Normandy Park, Renton, King County, and King County Housing <br />Authority. Des Moines, Federal Way, and Maple Valley are still considering participation. Staff will <br />continue to work collaboratively to create a final version of the interlocal agreement, which <br />should be ready for Committee of the Whole review. Staff supports a 2-year commitment to be <br />in alignment with the budget cycle. Councilmembers discussed the proposal and expressed <br />general support for the partnership. The Committee requested that the City's comments on the <br />draft include City Council representation on governance. FORWARD TO JANUARY 14, 2019 <br />COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. <br />D. Sound Transit Policy Options <br />Staff briefed the Committee on several issues related to Sound Transit facilities and related <br />service in the City, including the Development Agreement for the Link Light Rail, parking, 1-405 <br />Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), and transit -oriented development near the Tukwila International <br />Boulevard station. If Sound Transit decides to locate the BRT station at the TIB station, Tukwila <br />could enforce the Settlement Agreement for more parking or redesign the site to facilitate more <br />transit -oriented development. Increasing parking may not provide a direct benefit to Tukwila <br />residents since it is a regional parking facility. The City could also advocate for advancing the <br />opening of the Boeing Access Road infill station, ask for more parking at the Sounder station, <br />partner on the Strander Boulevard extension project, or other alternatives. Staff is seeking <br />Council direction on what solutions should be prioritized when working with Sound Transit. <br />Staff will continue to engage the Council on this in 2019 and Chair Kruller suggested working <br />with the incoming Council President on the best approach. DISCUSSION ONLY. <br />III. MISCELLANEOUS <br />Chair Kruller referenced a proposed Renton to Seattle water taxi and mentioned that the <br />developer is also interested in a Southcenter area circulator. She passed on the City's economic <br />development staff and Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce contacts. <br />Staff mentioned that Starfire Sports is hosting Rugby Canada in March as part of the 2019 <br />Americas Rugby Championship and the City could create a marketing plan targeted at the <br />visiting Canadian fans. The City will be submitting an application for lodging tax funds and is <br />seeking support to go directly to the full Council in January due to timing issues. The <br />Committee agreed. <br />Staff noted that the Economic Development Plan will be coming through Committee in 2019, <br />starting with a draft outreach plan. The ED intern is currently doing background work to <br />prepare. <br />79 <br />