Planning 2023-06-22 Minutes - Middle Housing / Economic Development / Transportation Element / Community Engagement Plan

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PC Meeting 6/22/23 Page 3 Strategy". The strategy was originally scheduled to be completed by the end of 2022, but that did not occur. To integrate into the Comprehensive Plan, the Economic Development Strategy will be shaped into an economic development plan/element. The Strategy and the Economic Development Element will be essentially the one document. He will get feedback from the Council PCD committee, then integrate those comments, and bring back a draft to the Planning Commission in Fall 2023. The Economic Element of the Comp Plan will be updated. A PC member asked when the last Economic Development Plan was completed; discussion transpired, and other questions were addressed. Mr. Speck provided a summary of various outreach engagements and the results, some of which he said they contracted with community groups to administer. He said nothing stood out from the input received; there was a lot of different interest stated, such as quality of life, equity, gathering place, property crime and services to help people. He said there is a disconnect because some services requested are already in place, such as education, training, etc. He would like to put more resources towards informing residents of what is currently available. He said he did not hear comments or requests for more casinos, or more revenue generators. He noted that the consultant is creating topics for some focus groups, which they anticipate completing invitations by mid -July. He asked the consultants to conduct interviews with some key stakeholders, such as some of the very large property holders. 3) Tukwila Middle Housing Neil Tabor, Senior Planner, DCD, AICP, presented on updating the Middle Housing Project, for which the city has a grant from the Washington Department of Commerce. He explained the connection to the update of the housing element of the Comp Plan and how it allows the city to analyze upcoming legislative requirements and informs a better view of the current market and the subsequent code changes that would support viable middle housing products. Staff will offer further briefings on racially disparate impacts (RDI) that have occurred from past practices, as well as from existing code, and how the city can better address those impacts going forward. He gave an overview of the project timeline, engagement updates, feasibility analysis, and racially disparate impacts evaluation. Work on the Middle Housing will end this summer. The consultant, MAKERS, will continue to refine several elements of their housing work in the next few months. Discussion occurred regarding the various categories of unit types, financing goals, and key themes, such as a summary of realistic opportunities for homeownership occurring when housing is available at a range of prices. In particular, the discussion was focused on how certain recommendations would meet the market and the outcomes of sensitivity testing, and limit impacts to communities at risk of displacement. MAKERS will conduct feasibility analysis on middle housing types, incorporating input from the Tukwila Community received to date. Examples were shown of one- to four -unit housing types, and the baseline requirements set by the State Legislature was discussed. He also noted some focus on home ownership options to consider. Also noted was the need for market calibration, and a summary of how much the housing market has changed in recent years. The question was raised as to whether there has been any follow up outreach with some of the developers of townhomes recently regarding their process and were there any stumbling blocks to development. A suggestion was made to invite developers to a PC meeting since PC will be making Phone: 206-433-1800 • Email: Mayor@TukwilaWA.gov • Website: TukwilaWA.gov