Planning 2024-01-25 Minutes - Land Use Element / Status of Elements Briefings

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Planning Commission Minutes 1/25/24 Page 2 New Business 1. Elements a. Introduction Chapter/Element Nancy Eklund, AICP, DCD, Long Range Planning Manager, summarized the content in the Introduction/Foundation: why a Comprehensive Plan (comp plan) is written; how it is developed; what the motivators for the comp plan’s content are (e.g., policy guidance); and a summary of the community vision that guides the comp plan. She noted that it begins with the City’s Land Acknowledgment that recognizes that the city is located on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish people. She also addressed questions from the PC, and they made the following recommendations: Recommendations - Page 11, bullet 2, add the word ‘mandates’ after the word ‘policies’ - Page 16, identify ‘safety’ as a change to make and address in the Strategic Plan - Page 17, first sentence, remove the word ‘all’ - Page 21, second sentence, after the word ‘opportunities’, add language ‘such as Tukwila South’ - Page 22, note the City Plans are adopted by reference - Page 23, the ‘External Agency Plans’ should include utilities such as Valley View and King County Water District 125 b. Land Use Element Neil Tabor, AICP, DCD, Senior Planner, gave an overview of some of the goals for the Land Use document. He noted that the previous plan did not have a “Land Use element”, as such, and that it was a mandatory element for Comprehensive Plans according to the Growth Management Act and is expected in King County and regional guidance. A future Commission meeting will include more information about this element. The land use element addresses the key components of land use for the city. He walked through the proposed goals and policies, which included regional roles and obligations. This section pertains to the city’s target for jobs and housing growth. (It was noted that the comp plan would no longer have a Roles and Responsibilities element, and that content would be included in Community Character. Commissioner Sidhu was opposed to the language on page 57 under “A Healthy and Equitable Community,” policies, bullet two. He said he does not feel it is equitable. Further, he said he is concerned with public safety and said safety is number one for the residents. There was extensive discussion around policies under this section on bullets 2, 3, and 4. The PC were not in consensus; Commissioners Mann, Strander and Sidhu were in favor of striking all three; Commissioners Probst, Teague, and Durant were opposed. There was consensus to retain bullet 4. Recommendations - Page 57, bullets 2, 3 will be forwarded to the City Council (CC) for their recommendation per a 3:3 vote - Page 58, make language less specific to noise - Page 62, policy bullet 3, make language less prescriptive - Page 63, bullet 3, make public transportation more appealing, clean, safe, and inviting - Page 65, add a bullet to read, ‘promote investment possibility in Tukwila nationally and internationally’ (potentially combine with bullet 3). o Three additional policy options were created for discussion as follows: