2019-02-12 Community Development and Neighborhoods Minutes

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City of Tukwila City Council Community Development & Neighborhoods Committee COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes February 12, 2019 - 5:30 p.m. - Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall Councilmembers: De'Sean Quinn, Chair; Dennis Robertson, Verna Seal Staff: Nora Gierloff, Ryan Larsen, Brandon Miles, Laurel Humphrey Guests: Christine Lee, Omar Lee, Caleb Lee CALL TO ORDER: Chair Quinn called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. I. PRESENTATIONS II. BUSINESS AGENDA A. Lodging Tax Funding Agreement: Museum of Flight Staff is seeking Council approval of an agreement with the Museum of Flight for $100,000 in lodging tax funding. Funds will be used to support marketing and events for the Smithsonian's 2019 traveling exhibit, "Destination Moon - The Apollo 11 Mission." The City's Lodging Tax Advisory Committee and City Council have already approved the application, but the contract must be approved in a separate step as it is over the $40,000 Administration signing authority. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO FEBRUARY 19, 2019 REGULAR CONSENT AGENDA. B. Request for Development Agreement Amendment - Airmark Apartments The owners of the Airmark Apartments/Hotel Interurban at 223 and 229 Andover Park East have requested a third amendment to their development agreement to allow additional signage to better promote the apartment living opportunity in the building. The proposed signage is twice the size of the signs approved in the existing development agreement, over six times larger than allowed in the code, and would be placed above the top of the building parapet, which is also not permitted in the current sign code. Planning staff met with the owners to come up with solutions as outlined in the memo. Economic Development staff are also offering marketing and promotion support. Committee members discussed the request and acknowledged that the sign code did not anticipate high rise buildings in the urban center and so advocated finding a solution in this case. The Committee directed staff to return with additional options regarding a temporary sign provision in the development agreement. RETURN TO COMMITTEE.