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Tukwila Tree and Environment Advisory Committee <br />Meeting Notes <br />Meeting 4, December 19, 2012 <br />Committee Members in Attendance: Sean Albert, Nancy Eklund, Sharon Mann, De'Sean Quinn , Don <br />Scanlon, David Shumate, Heidi Watters <br />Committee Members Absent: Christian Faltenberger, Stephen Reilly, Kathleen Wilson <br />Members of the Public in Attendance: Brooke Alford <br />Staff in Attendance: Carol Lumb, Sandra Whiting, Nora Gierloff <br />The meeting began at 6:05 p.m. <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />1. Welcome to Committee members and visitors. <br />2. Public comment: (Time will be set aside at the beginning of each meeting for brief public <br />comments; the Committee is meeting in work session format, therefore, questions or <br />comments from the public that come up during the course of the meeting should be directed to <br />staff via e-mail or telephone calls after the meeting.) <br />There was no public comment. <br />3. Check -in with Committee members: The Chair asked if Committee members have any questions <br />or comments from the previous meeting that they wanted to discuss <br />• The Committee had continued comments about Comprehensive Plan goals and policies — <br />this discussion is reflected below. <br />• The Committee welcomed new member Sharon Mann, who is the new Planning Commission <br />representative to the Committee, replacing David Shumate who is moving out of state. <br />4. Housekeeping: <br />• The Committee approved the meeting notes from the 11- 28- 12meeting with no <br />corrections /revisions. <br />5. Goals and Policies: The Committee continued its discussion of the goals and policies for the <br />natural environment, reviewing the 12/11/12 draft provided in the materials for the 12/19/12 <br />meeting. The following guidance on additions /revisions to goals and policies was provided by <br />the Committee: <br />• More detailed goals and policies for hillside development and flood control need to be <br />included — the City of Puyallup Comprehensive Plan goals, policies and objectives were <br />provided as an example of more detailed Comprehensive Plan language. <br />• Make sure that there is a goal /policy of no net loss for wetlands (note: there is already a <br />policy — second bullet down in Wetland, Watercourses and Fish Habitat section that <br />addresses NNL). <br />CL Page 1 of 2 11/13/2012 4:58 PM <br />W:\ \Long Range Projects \Urban Forestry\Advisory Committee Materials \Meeting Notes 11 -28 -12 <br />109 <br />