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<br />Date: November 2()11
<br />Tim*: 6��()PM
<br />Location: City Hall Council Chambers
<br />Present: Brooke Alford, Chair, Thomas McLeod, Vicc-Chuir, Commissioners, David Shumate, Aaron
<br />Hundtofte, Mike Hansen, and Jeri Frangello-Anderson
<br />Absent: Commissioner Louise Strander
<br />Staff: Nora Gierloff, Deputy DCD Director, Lynn Miranda, Senior Planner, Jaimie Reavis, Assistant
<br />Planner, and Wynetta BiVens, Planning Commission Secretary
<br />Chair Alford opened the ivorksession at 6: 0 PM.
<br />Minutes: Commissioner McLeod made o motion toadopt the October 27_2O|| minutes. Comndeekx/cr
<br />ling. Shumate seconded the motion. The motion ivas unanimously approved.
<br />Jaimie Reavis, Assistant Planner, Department of Community Development gave an overview on the City's
<br />non-motorized Transportation Plan, v, included pr jects and programs to support walking and bicyc
<br />She ave back on the City developed the plan, research of the plan, the seven in
<br />recommendations of the plan, implementation to date, and next steps.
<br />Lynn Miranda, Senior Planner, Department of Community Development provided a broad overviev, of the
<br />Comprehensive Plan Goals and Policies, v, all Cities are required to update by 2015. The Comprehensilre
<br />Plan dictates public policies peitaining to landuse, transportation, utilities, recreation, etc., over the next
<br />tkventv or more years. Tuk-odla's Comp Plan -,vas developed in 1994, and it -,vas updated in 2004 in order to
<br />develop the sub-urban plan.
<br />Changes were discussed on the following:
<br />Southcenter Tukwila K]rhmn Center (STUQ previously kno-,-, as the Tukwila Urban Center (TUC).
<br />The ne-,-, name provides a narne for a destination for the Southcenter area.
<br />Purpose Sets the context for v, the planning changes are occurring, such as vhat is Vision 20/20,
<br />I in, anning Policies, and hoN-, it relates to the Citv's Urban Center Plan.
<br />�Describes "the current
<br />to accommodating housing and job groiNth targets.
<br />Comparison v Table Southcenter characteristics King County Planning ~'"`^"""e". ^he Plan's
<br />recommendations N/U permit densities, meet or exceed the required Counbrddc polices, and also provide
<br />incentives such 8g a SEPA Planned Action to encourage developers to develop in the STUC opposed to a
<br />different urban center.
<br />Vision 0 year vision for u high density area nvith regional employment. Thcchnnuce
<br />provide more definition to the neiv development and neiv types of development, such as a focus on mixed
<br />use, more pedestrian friendly areas, and access totransit.
<br />Boundaries Due to Tukivila Valley South plans, the boundaiv area ivas revised to exclude portions of
<br />that area.
<br />What are the Goals and Policies:
<br />The goals are considered uepira1onu| etutcnocn1e_ broad expressions of the communk`'`e desires. The
<br />policies are brood etatcnocn1e that set preferred courses of actions for the conomunhy.
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