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Comments from July 2013 Work Sessions
Issue
(highlighted in underline where possible)
GENERAL COMMENTS
Comment
Date /Source
Staff comment /analysis /options
Concern /Issue Area /Policy
1
General Comment: Determine whether to use "shall" 07/31/2013
or "will." Revise document to use one or the other CM Kruller
consistently.
Staff will replace "will" with "shall" in the final draft
2
Graphics —Maps hard to read. Change colors for greater
contrast and ease of reading.
7/31/13 CM
Robertson
Staff is reviewing the graphics colors to select a palatte that will
provide greater contrast.
3
Table of Contents requested
Work session
7/30/13
Robertson
Resolution #1792 (3/18/13) set the Comp Plan update's workplan
and sequence. Since some elements may be combined or
eliminated, it's not possible to make an accurate table of contents
now.
4
Include policies relating to healthy and local food.
7/31/13 CM
Quinn and CM
Kruller
Staff Recommendation: Review, and include policies in either
Economic Development, or Community Image to be considered in
2014.
Resources:
http://www.psrc.org/growth/foodpolicy/blueprints/
http://www.psrc.org/assets/8593/F1NAL_seattle_food_comp_plan
_082012.pdf
Consistent with CPP:EC -10 Support the regional food economy
including the production, processing, wholesaling, and distribution
of the region's agricultural food and food products to all King
County communities. Emphasize increasing access to those
communities with limited presence of healthy food options.
5
SCHOOL IMPACT FEES: Renton Schools serve a
portion of Tukwila's Southcenter area, and want the
City of Tukwila to enact a schools impact fee in
sufficient time to address the impacts of future
housing development.
8/12/13 CC
Hearing
Stuart
Shusterman,
Renton School
District,
Capital
Projects office
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: No action is needed at this time.
Review this topic when development occurs, and Renton Schools
make a formal request.
BACKGROUND: 1) 5 Tukwila students attend Renton Schools in
2013. 2) Per TCW King County Assessor staff, as of 6/12, 275
property owners paid Renton Schools $5 mm in school levies.
(Levy code 2340) 3) This issue was reviewed in the Southcenter
EIS (2013). It was determined that TOD- related housing is less
likely to impact school enrollment. Tukwila benefits to Renton
Schools far exceed impacts.
6
LARGE HOUSES: New very large houses are out of
scale with existing housing
8/5/13 letter
from Maxine
and Wynn
Anderson
This issue will be considered in 2014 when the Housing and
Residential Neighborhoods elements are reviewed.
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PUBLIC NOTICE: We strongly recommend that each
component of your comprehensive plan and
development regulation update is clearly identified
as such so that citizens and other stakeholders can
understand which actions are part of the update, and
when this work is complete.
Dept. of
Commerce
letter, 8/14/13
Tukwila is referencing the Comprehensive Plan review and
update per RCW 36.70A.130 in all public notices, etc. We will
continue to do so throughout the update process.
8
LINKS /BACKGROUND INFO:The Growth Management
Act (GMA) requires that sufficient information be in the
comprehensive plan to allow a resident, employee, or
potential developer to sit
down with the plan and understand the future vision for
the community, what exists now, and what actions taken
over the next twenty years will get the community closer
to its vision. In general a lot of good information is
included in background reports. We encourage you to
bring more of this detail into the plan through summary
information, or using full titles or electronic links to other
documents.
Dept. of
Commerce
letter, 8/14/13
Background and refererence materials will be provided through
electronic links in a "Resource" section
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