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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
April24, 2017 - 5:30 p.m. - Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall
Councilmembers: Kathy Hougardy, Chair; Verna Seal, Dennis Robertson (Absent: Kate Kruller)
Staff: David Cline, Jack Pace, Lynn Miranda, Derek Speck, Nora Gierloff, Bob Giberson,
Laurel Humphrey
CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Hougardy called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
I. BUSINESS AGENDA
A. Ordinance: Amending the Multi - Family Residential Property Tax Exemption
Staff is seeking Council approval of an ordinance that would amend Tukwila Municipal Code
Chapter 3.90 to extend the deadline to apply for multi - family tax exemptions as a housing
incentive in the Tukwila Urban Center until December 31, 2017. The previous exemption period
expired in December 2016 and Washington Place is the only project that applied and qualified for
the program. Another developer has recently expressed interest in constructing Class A market
rate apartments in the TOD but financing is difficult as there are no comparable rents in the area.
Extension of the MFTE program may increase the feasibility of this and other projects. Once
additional projects are completed, the availability of rental data may prove that the incentive is
no longer needed. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO MAY 8, 2017 COMMITTEE OF THE
WHOLE FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND DISCUSSION.
B. Tukwila International Boulevard Implementation Update
Staff briefed the committee on a preliminary work program for implementation of the Tukwila
International Boulevard Plan and recommendations from the Congress for New Urbanism (CNU)
recommendations. CNU will be presenting its final report to the City Council at its May 1, 2017
meeting and will be recommending that the City change development standards to make the TIB
corridor more land use, pedestrian and bike friendly. Implementation of any changes desired by
Council will require ordinance development, public outreach, environmental analysis, and
review by the Planning Commission and City Council. The draft schedule shows completion of
all steps by early December, but this is subject to change as the plan progresses and may go into
2018. TIB Plan implementation was given a high priority by the City Council at its recent Housing
Policy workshop. Committee members stated they look forward to greater details, including
budget analysis and recommendations. DISCUSSION ONLY.
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II. MISCELLANEOUS
Adjourned 6:06 p.m.
Committee Chair Approval
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