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111111111 ir <br />City of Tukwila <br />Jim Haggerton, Mayor <br />INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Tukwila Planning Commission <br />FROM: Lynn Miranda, Senior Planner <br />DATE: May 14, 2013 <br />SUBJECT: Comprehensive Plan Update: Proposed Revisions to Southcenter- <br />Tukwila's Urban Center Element <br />Please find attached proposed revisions to the Tukwila Planning Commission's <br />recommended version of the Comprehensive Plan element for Tukwila's Urban Center. <br />A work session on proposed changes to the element will be held on May 21, 2013. At <br />that time, staff will review the proposed revisions with the Commission. There will be a <br />public hearing on May 23, 2013 to receive comments from the community. <br />Background <br />In October 2012, the Planning Commission approved the draft Southcenter - Tukwila's <br />Urban Center Comprehensive Plan element, and recommended forwarding it and the <br />Southcenter Plan documents to the City Council for review and adoption. Since that <br />time, the City contracted with a consultant to edit and reformat all of the Tukwila <br />Comprehensive Plan elements, which are being updated as required by the state's <br />Growth Management Act. <br />As a result of this review, staff has revised the goals and policies contained in the <br />Planning Commission recommended draft of the Southcenter - Tukwila Urban Center's <br />Comprehensive Plan Element. The revisions consist of the following: <br />• Wordsmithing or technical edits to increase clarity and readability <br />• Streamlining the document by deletion of goals, policies and implementation <br />strategies that are redundant of those contained in other elements of the <br />comprehensive plan, such as those related to transportation. <br />Please note that while the edits appear to be significant, there are no substantive <br />changes to the goals and policies. <br />9 <br />