HomeMy WebLinkAboutSpecial 2013-09-09 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUMTO:
City of Tukwila
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
Mayor Haggerton
Committee of the Whole
FROM: Jack Pace, Director Department of Community Development
BY: Rebecca Fox, Senior Planner
DATE: August 28, 2013
SUBJECT: Work Session — Comprehensive Plan Update
ISSUE
The City Council is continuing its review of the 2013 portion of the 2015 Comprehensive Plan
update, per RCW 36.70A.130. A work session will be held on September 9, 2013 from 5:30
p.m. to 6:55 p.m. in Conference Room #2, 6300 Building. (Please note location!)
DISCUSSION
On July 30 and 31, 2013, the City Council held work sessions on the Planning Commission's
recommended changes to the Southcenter, Natural Environment, Shoreline, Capital Facilities,
Utilities and Transportation elements of the Comprehensive Plan. A public hearing was held on
August 12, 2013. Comments that were received from the public and the City Council members
at the work sessions, hearing and subsequent meetings with individual Council members have
been placed into a matrix format with staff recommendations and response for consideration.
The Preface of the current Comprehensive Plan is provided for additional background.
RECOMMENDATION
The Council is being asked to consider the proposed changes, suggest any additional ones that
are desired, and to provide direction at the work session on September 9, 2013. Staff suggests
using the "clean, formatted" versions found in the Comprehensive Plan notebooks for discussion
during the work session.
ATTACHMENTS
A) Agenda
B) Matrix, including:
1. Shoreline
2. Natural Environment
3. Southcenter
4. Utilities
5. Capital Facilities
6. Transportation
7. General
C) List of Electronic Links
D) Preface — Tukwila Comprehensive Plan
* *Please bring your Comprehensive Plan notebooks. **
* *Note Meeting Location — Conference Room #2, 6300 Building **