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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOW 2011-03-14 Item 4B - Discussion - Southcenter Plan Public Involvement Strategy COUNCIL AGENDA SIWOPSIS �..0111...„A:11, r N Initials ITEMNO. <t o -,t Z Meeting Date Prepared by Mayor review Council review s- 12 09/27/10 LM a 03/14/11 NG I 90 I I I I I II 6E ITEM INFORMATION CAS NUMBER: 10-106 / 11-031 STAFF SPONSOR: NORA GIERLOFF 1 ORIGINAL AGENDA DATE: 9/27/10 AGI ;ND;\ ITEM TITLE Tukwila Urban Center (TUC) Plan Stakeholder Outreach Process C I'I c E O RY N Discussion Motion Resolution Ordinance Bid Award Public Hearing Other Mtg Date 3/14/11 Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date Mtg Date 1SP c )NSOR Council Mayor E Adm Svcs N DCD n Finance Fire Legal P &R Police PW SPONSOR'S The Department of Community Development (DCD) is seeking Council guidance on the SL I I,\RY outreach process for the TUC Plan. The original proposal was to use a consultant to assist with a stakeholder involvement process to develop refinements for the Plan. The firm of CollinsWoerman was selected to lead the stakeholder outreach support process, to be paid for using Transit Oriented Development (TOD) grant funds. The City Council asked for more options and sent the issue back to the Community Affairs and Parks Committee. Ri I AK'I ;D BY COW Mtg. N CA &P Cmte F &S Cmte Transportation Cmte n Utilities Cmte Arts Comm. n Parks Comm. Planning Comm. DA 1'E: 9/13/10, 2/28/11 COMMIfIEE CHAIR: VERNA SEAL RECOMMENDATIONS: SPONSOR /ADIvMIN. Department of Community Development COMMITi'EE Unanimous Approval; Forward 2 Options to Committee of the Whole COST IMPACT FUND SOURCE EXPI Ri QUIRED AMOUNT BUDGETED APPROPRIATION REQUIRED $71,937 $0 $0 Fund Source: TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT GRANT Comments: Funding only needed if Option 1 is chosen MTG. DATE RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION 9/27/10 Forwarded back to Committee MTG. DATE ATTACHMENTS 9/27/10 Informational Memorandum dated 9/7/10 Consultant Agreement Minutes from the Community Affairs and Parks Committee meeting of 9/13/10 3/14/11 Informational Memorandum dated 2/14/11 with Attachments Minutes from the Community Affairs and Parks Committee meeting of 2/28/11 17 18 .r11 L-A;`k, Jy City of Tukwila r Jim Haggerton, Mayor 90- INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Haggerton Community Affairs and Parks Committee FROM: Jack Pace, Community Development Director DATE: February 14, 2011 SUBJECT: Briefing on Status of Southcenter Plan Revision Process ISSUE On September 27, 2010 the Council Committee of the Whole recommended that staff return to a future Community Affairs and Parks Committee meeting with more information on the draft Plan for the Southcenter area and alternatives for stakeholder review. This memo provides a briefing on the background of the plan and presents options for moving forward on completing the plan. BACKGROUND The Southcenter area has been designated as an urban center under the Countywide Planning Policies since the adoption of the revised Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code in 1995. This designation provides some benefits such as priority for regional infrastructure and transit service. It also aligns with the City's plan for accommodating much of its regional share of employment and housing growth (17,550 employees and 4,850 households by 2031) in mixed use commercial areas primarily in Southcenter, with the remainder in Tukwila South and along Tukwila International Boulevard, leading to the creation of vibrant, walkable mixed use districts linked by transit.' We hope to see new construction at the core of these areas along the lines of the Tukwila Village vision, with high quality multi -story buildings close to comfortably wide sidewalks in order to spur redevelopment and job and housing growth. This strategy will also allow us to protect the existing character and stability of Tukwila's largely built -out residential areas. For a more complete discussion of how the Southcenter Plan fits into the broader State, regional and county policy framework see Attachment A. FEDERAL GRANT In 2002 Tukwila received a $1.4 million federal grant to prepare a subarea plan for Southcenter, one of the region's designated urban centers, including the area designated for transit oriented development (TOD) around the Sounder commuter rail /Amtrak station. The project's objectives were as follows: Prepare a redevelopment strategy for the TUC to create more business activity and generate additional tax revenue, encourage a broader mix of uses and densities in a pedestrian- oriented environment to support improved transit (particularly in the northern part of the TUC), improve internal circulation and create a sense of place. Identify and coordinate the improvements necessary to initiate and support the plan. Develop regulations and guidelines implementing the plan. Complete the evaluation of environmental impacts from the proposed development and designate the plan as a SEPA "planned action Approximately 1/3 of the City's forecasted employment growth is planned for the City's Manufacturing /Industrial Center. 19 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 2 While we are not clearly required to return the money should we fail to complete these actions in a timely manner it seems likely that it would affect Tukwila's ability to seek future grants and at some point the unspent funds could be rescinded. FUTURE REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS One of the motivations for undertaking this effort to develop more detailed development standards was to ensure that the Southcenter area remained competitive with other regional shopping and employment centers. Trends point to the continuing decline of the already overbuilt retail sector, and consumer preferences for walkable, vibrant, outdoor, entertainment driven experiences as seen in the outward nature of the Southcenter Mall expansion, Kent Station, Renton Landing and Burien Town Center. When the General Services Administration put out a request for proposals for office space in our area the requirements included amenities such as retail shops, banks, restaurants and multiple bus lines within a walkable distance of one -half mile from the building. While the Southcenter area contains these types of amenities, in order to diversify into the office and housing markets we need to provide safe, comfortable pedestrian and bicycle routes to get to them. TUKWILA URBAN CENTER (TUC) PLAN PROCESS The TUC Planning process started with a public visioning exercise,and was designed to allow many opportunities for public involvement. For a chronology of this process to date see Attachment B. Between May 2002 and May 2004 staff held six public workshops and three joint City Council /Planning Commission work sessions to develop the vision and priorities for the plan. During that time, staff and the City's consultant FTB met with the Mall on their design and renovation project to ensure that the Mall's project was consistent with the direction the vision was taking. Staff and consultants also flew to Minneapolis to discuss the vision with the Target Corporation. FTB then took this vision and in 2005 delivered a draft plan composed of three parts: the vision for the urban center, development standards and design guidelines to implement the vision, and recommended City investments and actions. From 2005 to 2008 public review of the plan was put on hold due to other City priorities such as the Tukwila South annexation. During that time, staff convened a panel of commercial and mixed use experts from the Urban Land Institute to review the feasibility of the draft plan and make recommendations. Staff also worked to test the draft regulations on other proposed projects sought funding for some of the implementing actions such as the pedestrian bridge over the Green River and improved transit center, and coordinated with Sound Transit on the design of the permanent commuter rail station and the Parks Department on the master plan for Tukwila Pond Park to ensure these projects supported the City's vision for the TUC. In the fall of 2008 we resumed the public review process with mailings, open houses, multiple meetings with individual property and business owners, and presentations to interested groups. From March to May 2009 the Planning Commission held a public hearing and 3 work sessions on the draft Plan. During this process it became clear that there was not internal consensus among City Departments on a vision for the urban center that included greater building density, taller buildings, breaking up the superblocks, on- street parking and improved facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists. The public comments were generally in favor of the vision but there was concern about development standards in the TOD area such as the 2 story minimum height, maximum setbacks, entrances facing the street and thresholds for compliance with the new standards. In May, the Planning Commission directed Department of Community Development (DCD) staff to review the comments received from the public on the draft Southcenter Plan and propose revisions to address the issues raised. After reviewing the comments staff decided to address the internal departmental concerns separately from the external stakeholder comments. All of 20 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 3 the comments are available on the Tukwila Urban Center Plan section of the City's web site, both in their original form and summarized in a matrix with staff analysis and recommendations. Staff responded to public comments concerns regarding the economic feasibility of the vision and the draft development regulations by contracting with ECONorthwest (ECO), the consultant that prepared economic and market analyses during the preparation of the draft plan. ECO's analysis consisted of: 1) Technical research on market and demographic forces that will influence Plan implementation; 2) Creating four pro formas (economic analyses of development scenarios) for possible prototype developments in the TUC; and 3) Conducting three focus groups and follow -up interviews with TUC stakeholders and other office, retail, residential and mixed -use developers. Also attending the focus groups were George Malina (then Planning Commission Chair), Derek Speck (Economic Development Administrator), and DCD staff. ECO's technical memo recommended the following revisions to the development standards and changes to the implementation strategies: General comments and recommended strateaies: o Almost all stakeholders agreed the vision is the right Tong -term goal for development in TUC. o The vision is achievable in the mid to long term with significant, targeted public investment to catalyze and support types of development the City would like to see. o Code appears to be more complex than it actually is: it is designed to provide certainty while minimizing discretionary interpretive decisions. Specific recommendations comments: o Revise high -rise ordinance to allow mid -rise construction will make the Plan more economically viable and allow Tukwila to be more competitive with other cities. o Achieving multiple storied development is limited due to difficulty in meeting parking requirements o When reducing parking requirements, need to provide other options to avoid negative consequences o Open space requirements are consistent with other jurisdictions. Staff presented these findings to the Planning Commission (PC) on December 10 2009 and the Community Affairs and Parks Committee on March 22, 2010. DISCUSSION WHERE WE ARE NOW Almost all stakeholders commenting on the draft plan agreed the City's vision is the right long- term goal for development in the TUC. The conflict, however, was in how and when the vision should be implemented. Some members of the PC thought that additional public outreach was needed outside of the formal hearing process. To ensure that we have up to date input from property and business owners staff proposed moving forward with establishing a second stakeholders' process to address key issue areas that were identified by ECONW and /or raised during the public comment period. The process was designed to allow the consultant /staff team to work out the individual concerns of the 21 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 4 stakeholders, with the anticipated outcome of a set of regulatory refinements to the draft Plan that work for both the stakeholders and the City. The process was to consist of the following phases: 1. Framework initial stakeholder outreach; summarizing key issues 2. Refinements defining stakeholder City priorities, needs and options 3. Consensus testing options internally; presenting system of refinements to stakeholders; finalizing the refinement system 4. Approval seeking internal and stakeholder endorsements; presenting plan refinement system to the Planning Commission Critical to a successful process were the following tasks: 1. Broad outreach to community early on to solicit stakeholder interest 2. Including other City Departments in the process 3. Providing process updates for the Planning Commission at key points 4. Outreach to stakeholders on an individual basis 5. Public Open House on draft Refinements The consultant fee for the stakeholder process was to be funded by the Federal Transit Oriented Development Grant. On September 6, 2010 the Community Affairs and Parks Committee recommended forwarding the contract for approval to the Committee of the Whole. On September 27' the Committee of the Whole recommended that staff return to a future Community Affairs and Parks Committee Meeting with more information on the draft TUC Plan and alternatives for stakeholder review. RECOMMENDATIONS STAKEHOLDER PROCESS ALTERNATIVES 1. Meetings with Individual Stakeholders: The previously proposed process with the Collins Woerman consultants involved individual meetings with each external stakeholder listed below as well as with city departments to discuss their comments and seek consensus solutions. After that process we would hold an open house, Planning Commission (PC) hearing and PC work sessions, another open house, City Council (CC) hearing and possibly CC work sessions. The Parties of Record from the PC hearings are: 1. Westfield Southcenter and tenant Sears 2. Target Corporation and their landlord Regency Centers 3. Segale Properties 4. Owner of Southcenter West and Tukwila Business Parks 5. Innkeepers USA Trust Residence Inn 6. Wig Properties Southcenter Square 7. Desimone Trust Barnabys site 8. Chevron 9. Cascade Land Conservancy 10. Tukwila Fire Department 2. Meetings with a Stakeholder Group: An alternative would be a stakeholder committee similar to that used for the Sign Code update. The composition of that 8 member group was: 2 City Council members 1 Planning Commission member 3 Residents 2 Business Representatives 22 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 5 In order to keep the committee at a workable size (no more than 10 plus staff) we would actually need to limit the number of stakeholders to fewer than we had planned to engage previously. We suggest the following composition: 2 City Council members 1 Planning Commission member 1 Resident 4 Business Representatives Southcenter Property Owner Southcenter Tenant Southcenter Property Manager Westfield Mall Representative 1 Developer with experience in mixed use, town center type projects 1 Design Professional architect /landscape architect Staff would work with the Council to develop a resolution specifying the review process, identify the Council members and Planning Commissioner to attend, recruit interested parties and the Mayor would appoint the members. We would hold a series of work sessions to review the policy areas and develop recommendations. After that the process would be the same as above: hold an open house, PC hearing and PC work sessions, another open house, CC hearing and possibly CC work sessions. 3. Reduce the Scope of the Project Revise the product to meet the minimum requirements for accommodating growth and meeting regional policy goals. Make zoning code changes that would allow but not require denser, mixed use development and housing. Convert the design standards into guidelines. This approach would allow but not direct change and mean that the Southcenter area would likely follow rather than lead the market. The goal would be to efficiently complete the planning effort and so the review process would be streamlined. No formal stakeholder process would be proposed because the changes from the existing code would be limited. Staff would present a revised draft at a PC work session, allow several weeks for comment, hold a PC hearing, CC hearing and possibly CC work sessions. NEXT STEPS Staff asks that the Committee select a process alternative and forward the item to the March 14 Committee of the Whole meeting. If the Council chooses alternative 2 staff would bring the resolution forming the stakeholder committee to the full Council at a subsequent meeting. ATTACHMENTS A Tukwila's Planning Policy Framework B TUC Plan Process 23 24 TUKWILA'S PLANNING POLICY FRAMEWORK— ATTACHMENT A Here is a discussion of how Tukwila's Comprehensive Plan vision for the Southcenter area fits into the broader State, regional and county policy framework. Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA) Establishing the land use planning hierarchy in Washington, the Growth Management Act (RCW 36.70A) mandates local comprehensive planning in heavily populated and high growth counties and their cities. It established 13 broad goals to guide the policy development of local comprehensive plans. The VISION 2040 plan adopted by the Puget Sound Regional Council provides the multicounty policy framework required by GMA to meet these goals at the regional, county, and local government levels. Vision 2040 Regional Growth Strategy The central Puget Sound region is forecast to continue to grow in the coming decades up to 5 million people will live here by the year 2040. Vision 2040, the adopted Regional Growth Strategy, provides guidance to cities and counties for accommodating that growth. It is an integrated, long -range vision for maintaining a healthy region promoting the well -being of people and communities, economic vitality, and a healthy environment, see Attachment 1. It contains an environmental framework, a numeric regional growth strategy, six policy sections guided by overarching goals as well as implementation actions and measures to monitor progress. The strategy is designed to preserve resource lands and protect rural lands from urban -type development. The strategy promotes infill and redevelopment within urban areas to create more compact, walkable, and transit friendly communities. All levels of government in the central Puget Sound's four counties (King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish) will use VISION 2040 as a regional framework for making local decisions. The strategy is organized around categories of "regional geographies." The majority of the region's employment and housing growth is allocated to Metropolitan Cities and Core Cities, which together contain the more than two dozen designated regional growth centers. Tukwila is a Core City with a designated urban center. The multicounty planning policies provide guidance for implementing the Regional Growth Strategy. Under these policies growth is to occur first and foremost in the designated urban growth area; less development is to occur in rural areas. Centers are recognized for their benefits in creating compact, walkable communities that support transit and other services. Housing and jobs should be located in a manner that provides for easy mobility and accessibility. Investments in transportation and other infrastructure should be prioritized to centers. Countywide target- setting processes for allocating population and employment growth are to be consistent with the regional vision. Countywide Planning Policies The GMA further requires King County to prepare broad Countywide Planning Policies (CPPs) that comply with both the growth principles of the GMA and the more directive policies of the Multi- County Planning Policies (Vision 2040). The CPPs provide the vision and policy framework for the development of each jurisdiction's comprehensive plan, including Tukwila. The CPPs are maintained by the Growth Management Planning Council and have recently been updated. C:\ temp\ XPGrpWise\ TukwilaPlanningFramework .docAttaChment A 25 Urban Center Criteria The CPPs require that urban centers have: 15,000 employees within a half mile of a transit center Average 50 employees per gross acre Average 15 households per gross acre See Attachment 2 for a comparison of the urban center criteria to Tukwila's urban center characteristics. Tukwila made a presentation to PSRC in January on the status of our efforts to achieve the urban center goals. Local Comprehensive Plans. Local comprehensive plans direct land use planning regulations and activity in unincorporated King County and each of the county's 39 jurisdictions. Each local plan establishes the land use and development regulations within its jurisdiction. Local plans, when next updated, are expected to align with the planning hierarchy described above. Anticipating completion of the CPPs in 2010, many cities including Tukwila have begun the planning effort to revise their comprehensive plans. King County Growth Targets In 2009 after an extensive process involving staff from the affected cities, including Tukwila, the Growth Management Planning Council adopted updated employment and housing growth targets for 2031. As a core city Tukwila, including its annexation areas, has a target of 4,850 net new housing units and 17,550 net new jobs over the next 21 years, see Attachment 3. While no city can guarantee a certain level of development we must provide for zoned capacity and infrastructure to accommodate that growth. It is unclear how Tukwila could accommodate our housing growth target by 2031 without encouraging housing development in the urban center. The Tukwila South Master Plan calls for between 700 and 1,900 units to be developed over up to 30 years. The recent addition of the Urban Renewal Overlay to the Neighborhood Commercial Center zone will allow for more intensive development along a section of the Tukwila International Boulevard Corridor and accommodate another portion of the target. Tukwila's single and multi family zoned land is largely built -out at the current lot sizes and densities and so has limited ability to absorb additional units. If the vision for the Southcenter area changes to exclude housing the most straightforward alternative to meeting our targets would be to upzone existing residential neighborhoods to allow for more intensive development. ATTACHMENTS 1) Vision 2040 Executive Summary 2) Comparison of the urban center criteria to Tukwila's urban center characteristics 3) King County Growth Targets Table 26 t��,�ii�h f' o£t?ety VISION 2040 pla net i„ &the Regional Growth Stra ,_._...i i,..„Itst: VISION 2040's Regional Growth Strategy is a preferred pattern for accommodating residential and employment f growth. It is designed to minimize environmental impacts, support economic prosperity, improve rnobility, and make efficient use of existing infrastructure. T'he lmportance of the Regional Growth Strategy The central Puget Sound region is forecast to continue to Central. Puget Sound grow in the coming decades up to 5 million people Regional Growth X:.;. will live here by the year 2040. The Regional Growth Strategy 3" sc #42 Via; Strategy provides guidance to cities and counties for K At that growth. The strategy is designed 9 9 9Y 9 r accommodating to preserve resource lands and protect rural lands from s x urban -type development. The strategy promotes infill 4 s x and redevelopment within urban areas to create more s; a 7 compact, walkable, and transit friendly communities. Ste' F k r f, Ltirhat's in VISION 2040? 1 an r ,`t VISION 2040's Regional Growth Strategy identifies the role 4 r 1, that various cities, unincorporated areas, and rural lands C 4 t h il rC0Y T z T categories play in accommodating the region's residen- F«s ay r-` tial and employment growth The strategy is organized g, S S' around categories x ories of "regional eo ra hies. "The major- s 9 9 9 9 P 1 F caa;mr t V a �4 ity of the region's employment and housing growth� is allocated to Metropolitan Cities and Core Cities, which ,,,,3'17-$1 T together contain the more than two dozen designated 'i; I regional growth centers. Larger Cities also play an impor .R f� tans role over time as places that accommodate growth. t, s 4 �-4 t-, Small Cities provide jobs and housing that support vital cl_Y J a E m and active communities at a less intensive scale. Growth ic, t l/ 1 17 r in the unincorporated urban growth area is prioritized 1.2. ss d ot,,.. for areas that are identified for annexation into adjacent f cities. Significantly less growth is allocated to the rural :'rM areas than has occurred in the past. :'f Multicounty Planning Policies. The multicounty plan ning policies provide guidance for implementing the Regional Growth Strategy. Growth is to occur first and foremost in the designated urban growth area; less development is to occur in rural areas. Centers are recognized for their ben- efits in creating compact, walkable communities that support transit and other services. Housing and jobs should be located in a manner that provides for easy mobility and accessibility. Investments in transportation and other infrastruc- ture should be prioritized to centers. Countywide target- setting processes for allocating population and employment growth are to be consistent with the regional vision. Actions. Many of the implementation actions in VISION 2040 contribute to achieving the Regional Growth Strategy. For example, the Regional Council already began working with its member jurisdictions in 2008 to develop a regional 27 methodology to guide countywide processes for establishing local residential and employment growth targets. The Regional Council will also monitor and evaluate growth to ensure that it continues to meet VISION 2040's goals and objectives. The table presents the regional allocation of population and job growth for the period between 2000 and 2040 by regional geography category, as well as the specific allocation for each of the four counties. Population and Employment Growth, 2000 to 2040 t l MetropolitanCities(5) People 540,000 -3296 294,000 -41% 30,000 -2096 127,000 -32% 89,000 -20% Bellevue, Bremerton, Everett, Seattle, Tacoma Jobs -966: 511,000 -42% 311,000 -4596 14,000 -2296 97,000 46% 89,000 -36% Core Cities and Silverdale (14) People 363,000 -21% 230,000 -3296 18,000 -12% 75,000 -19% 40,00Q -9% Auburn, Bothell, Burien, Federal Way, Kent, Kirkland, Lakewood, Jobs 352,000 =29% 262,000 -38% 15,000 -2396 40,000 -1996 35000 -14% Lynnwood, Puyallup, Redmond, Renton, SeaTat, Silverdale, Tukwila 98 Arlington, Bainbridge Cities (1 8rid a Island, People -9a .181000 1190 000 -1496: 16 000 11% 23,000 6% A4,000,7 1096 Large g d, Des Moines, Edmonds, Fife, Issaquah;: Jobs 90 111000 996 69 000 -10% 5,600 896 6,000.73% 31 :13 %7 Kenmore, Maple Valley, Marysville, Mercer Island, Mill Creek Monroe, Mountlake Terrace ,Mukilteo Sammamish,Shoreline, University Place, Woodinville SmallCities(46) People -90 148000 9% 39000 5% 12000 8% 57,00(11% 40,000 9% Algona, Beaux Arts Black Diamond,Bonn;eyLake Bner Buckley !obi 9a: ;140004% 2 8000 12%:"",';' 37000 18% y 30000 12% nt Carbonado,Carnation,' Covington Darrmgton DuPo Duvall, Eatonville, Edgewood Enumclaw Ficrest Giig,Narbor, s„ Gold Bar, Granite Falls,,Huhts Paint Index, Lake FOrest Lake Stevens, Medina, Milton Newcastle,_ Normandy Park,. North Be n. d, Orting Pacific, Port Orchard, Poulsbo Roy, Boston, Skykomish, Snohomish, Snoqualmie South Prairie Stanwood r Steilacoom Sultan Sumner Wilkeson Woodway Ya rowPoin ed Area (assumed to be annexed over time) 362 000 21% 43 000:' 6% r 45 000 30% r 87 000 22% 187 000 42% Unincorporat lobs= 113 000 996 LL ;23,000- 3% 19 000 28% 25 Oq0 12% 47 000 999 1 Ru aIArea People -4 118000 1x(11 20000 3% t 28000 19 24fl00 6% 46000 1046 Jobs 31000 3 %1 5000' 1% ,5000 7000 3% 140006% A "�s q'�3 tlmdltli• esy nt t f a a 1 Fs3rb 1 ry E is-: 1 rQ Y:.. 0ii'1 1e r J 8"' a O ti r i What This Means for Other Planning Efforts in the Region The Regional Growth Strategy provides guidance for counties and cities to use as they develop new local residential and employment growth targets and update their local comprehensive plans. The 2010 update to countywide plan- ning policies provides the opportunity to address revisions for the target- setting process in each county. VISION 2040's implementation actions require counties to work together to use consistent processes for establishing local hous- ing and employment targets. The Regional Council will collaborate with counties to revise and improve the regional growth targeting methodology, differentiating expectations among the regional geographies. The state required update of local comprehensive plans in 2011 provides the opportunity for local jurisdictions to incorporate new residential and employment targets into their comprehensive plans. Cities are encouraged to revise relevant zoning and development regulations to better implement the Regional Growth Strategy. Moreover, cities with designated regional growth centers are responsible for developing and adopting residential and employment and targets for their centers. Transit agencies and other service providers also play an important role, and should target funding and decisionmaking to align with the VISION 2040's Regional Growth Strategy. For More 1nforniat.ion Additional information on VISION 2040 and the Regional Growth Strategy is available by contacting the Puget Sound Regional Council's Information Center at 206 464 -7532 or info @psrc.org. Puget Sound Regional Council PSR Apo 2039 1011 Western Avenue, Suite 500 Seattle, Washington 98104 -1035 206 -464 -7090 FAX 206-587-4825 psrc.org 28 King County Growth Targets Update Proposed Table for Inclusion in Countywide Planning Policies Regional Geography PAA Housing Employment PAA City Subarea Housing Target Employment Target Target Target I I Net New Units Net New Units Net New lobs Net New Jobs 1 I I 2006 -2031 2006 -2031 2006 -2031 2006 -2031 I I 1 Metropolitan Cities Bellevue I 17,000 290 51,500 1 Seattle I 86,000 148,200 Total 103,000 199,700 Core Cities Auburn 9,620 19,200 150 1 Bothell 1 3,000 810 4,800 200 Burien I 3,900 4,600 Federal Way I 8,100 2,390 12,300 290 Kent I 7,800 1,560 13,200 290 Kirkland 1 7,200 1,370 20,200 650 I Redmond 1 10,200 640 23,000 Renton 14,835 3,895 28,700 770 1 SeaTac 5,800 25,300 I Tukwila 4,800 50 15,500 2,0501 Total 75,255 166,800 {Larger Cities Des Moines 3,000 5,000 Issaquah 5,750 290 20,000 Kenmore 3,500 3,000 Maple Valley 1,800 1,060 2,000 Mercer Island 2,000 1,000 I Sammamish 4,000 350 1,800 I Shoreline 5,000 5,000 Woodinville 3,000 5,000 Total 28,050 42,800 Small Cities 1 Algona 190 210 1 Beaux Arts 3 3 I I! j Black Diamond 1,900 1,050 I Carnation 330 370 I Clyde Hill 10 Covington 1,470 1,320 Duvall 1,140 840 Enumclaw 1,425 735 Hunts Point 1 Lake Forest Park 475 210 I 1 Medina 19 Milton 50 90 160 Newcastle 1,200 735 Normandy Park 120 65 North Bend 665 1,050 Pacific 285 370 Skykomish 10 Snoqualmie 1,615 1,050 Yarrow Point 14 1 Total 10,922 8,168 Urban Unincorporated I Potential Annexation Areas 12,795 4,400 Other Urban Unlncorp. 2,920 6,200 Total 15,715 10,600 1 King County UGA Total 232,942 428,068 The base year for these Targets is 2006, As cities annex territory, PAA targets shift into Targets column. Unclaimed or disputed Urban unincorporated areas, e.g., North Hlghline, Bear Creek UPDs. Placeholder for footnote conditioning PM target on approval of city-county agreement. King Co. Growth Targets Committee, Growth Management Planning Council, August 2009 29 TUKWILA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Tukwila Urban Center Amended Countywide Planning Policies Recommended Tukwila Urban Center Criteria Urban Center Characteristics 1 Planned for 20 years Tukwila Urban Center planned for 30+ years 2 Total land area of up to 1.5 square miles Proposed Tukwila Urban Center area (1,440 acres) approximately 1.35 square miles 3 Requires 15,000 employees within one -half The area is planned to allow this density. mile (walking distance) of a transit center 4 Average of 50 employees per gross acre The Tukwila Urban Center is planned to allow this density. 5 Average of 15 households per gross acre Specific Tukwila Urban Center areas are planned to allow residential uses, particularly in the area within walking distance of the Sounder commuter rail /Amtrak station. 6 Emphasis on mass transportation and non- Strong motorized and non motorized motorized modes, while lessening connections are planned between the TUC dependency on single occupancy vehicles the Sounder commuter /Amtrak station. Enhanced transit facilities are anticipated in proximity to the TUC core. Additional potential forms of high capacity transit (HCT) directly serving the TUC include bus rapid transit (BRT), a local area transit route, and future phases of light rail. Roadway improvements, including enhanced streetscapes, will improve auto, transit and pedestrian movement and access. An enhanced street network will improve mobility. Facilities developed will recognize the actual and projected need and demand for motor vehicle, pedestrian, and transit facilities. 7 Promotion of high caliber urban design Design standards and high quality public/ standards and support for capital public private capital improvements are key to improvements attracting the types of development that will achieve the vision for the TUC. 8 Receives first priority for development of A Sounder commuter rail /Amtrak station is high- capacity transit center and regionally located in the TUC. Ensuring that additional funded support infrastructure high capacity transit facilities serve the TUC will require active City involvement in regional planning processes. 9 Receives other funding and streamlined Via a SEPA planned action for the TUC Plan. permit processing incentives Figure 22 Countywide policies compared to Tukwila Urban Center December 2008 111 30 Southcenter Subarea Planning Process Attachment B 2002 -2004 Development of the Vision for the Urban Center Council Briefing 6 Public Workshops See 9/18 08 Memo for Summaries 2 Joint PC/ CC Worksessions Multiple Team Meetings with City Staff Consultants 2004 Endorsement of the Vision by CC and PC Joint PC/ CC Meeting— Directed Team to prepare regulations that implement the Vision Adoption of Updated Comprehensive Plan Policies 2005 -2008 Development of the Plan to Implement the Vision Staff review of Draft Plan by FI 13 Urban Land Institute Technical Advisory Panel Worksession on the Implementation Aspects of the Draft Plan Meetings with Local and Regional Developers to Review Plan Direction 'Testing" draft regulations on Proposed Developments (Mall expansion, Baker Blvd Retail, Fidelity Bank of America, other office retail projects) Grant Funding for Pedestrian Bridge Study Sounder Station Review Coordination on Tukwila Pond Park Master Plan Grant and Developer Funding for Transit Center Design and Construction 2008 Affirmation of the Vision and Introduction to the Plan Public Open House with F1 B 10/23/ 08 Joint PC/ CC Worksession with F "11B 10/23/08 2008 -2009 Public Outreach for the Plan Presentation to the S1-VKC Chamber of Commerce 10/7/08 Presentation to the Parks Commission 11 /19 08 Mailings Emailings to 1400 Property Owners, Tenants, Interested Parties Public Open House 3/4/09 Meetings with Multiple Property Owners HaelnutArticle 2009 Review of the Plan Specifics by PC Presentation by FTB 3/ 12/09 Public Hearings 3/26/09, 4/23/09, 5/28/09 3 Worksessions Meetings with Fire Department 3/25, 5/8, 5/20 Plan remanded to staff for revisions to address the public comments C: \temp \XPGpWise \Process.doc Attachment B 31 Staff to Review Public Comments and Revise Draft Plan Meeting and PC work session with EcoNW to discuss additional economic analysis 718/09 Meetings with Fire Department and PW Individual meetings with Property Owners EcoNW led Focus groups 9/29/09 Local and Regional Developers Local Property Owners and Managers Wesield Mall Representatives Presented EcoNW TUC Implementation Analysis to PC 12/10/09 2010 Internal Departmental Review Process on Street Cross sections Meetings with DCD, Public Works Fire 3/5/10, 4/20/ 10, 5/4/ 10, 5/ 18/ 10 Presented EcoNW TUC Implementation Analysis to CAP 3/22/10 Proposed Stakeholder Review Process to CAP 9/ 06/ 10 to CC 9/27/ 10 to CAP 2/28/ 11 Future Public Involvement /Stakeholder Process Review of the Revised Plan by PC Public Hearings Public Open House Work Sessions Forward PC Recommended Draft Plan to CC Review of the PC Recommended Plan by CC Review of Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Plan Open House Public Hearing Worksessions Adoption of Plan, Implementing Ordinances and SEIS by CC 32 Otrktp y City ®f Tukwila and Parks Committee Comm Affair -190 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND PARKS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes February 28, 2011— 5:00 p.m.; Conference Room #3 PRESENT Councilmembers: Verna Seal, Chair; Joe Duffle and De'Sean Quinn Staff: Rick Still, Derek Speck, Jack Pace, Nora Gierloff, Brandon Miles, Lynn Miranda, Steve Lancaster and Kimberly Matej Guests: Vanessa Zaputil (resident), Ellen Gengler (resident), Aaron Hundtofte (Riverton Development), Kent Alexander (Riverton Development), Andy Ciarrocchi (Westfield) CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Seal called the meeting to order at 4:59 p.m. I. PRESENTATIONS No presentations. II. BUSINESS AGENDA A. Development Agreement: 12909 East Marginal Wav South (Riverton Development) Staff is seeking Council direction as to whether not to enter into a development agreement with the property owner, also known as Riverton Development, at 12909 East Marginal Way, regarding the construction of a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified, mixed use building. A development agreement has been suggested as a means to address some code ambiguities and uncertainties, including: G Parking issues Split zoning Setbacks As a result of such an agreement, the City would experience its first LEED certified building and full frontage improvements. The Committee was in agreement that a draft development agreement should be prepared for the Committee /Council review process. Additionally, staff inquired about the Committee's preference for the project approval. Committee members recommended suggestion 2.b. as outlined on page 3 on the agenda packet, summarized below: Council will simultaneously review the development agreement and design review application, allowing the project to have one public hearing. Staff commented that development agreements are usually created and entered into when there is a unique project in which not every issue is addressed in the Code. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE PROCESS AS OUTLINE IN LETTER B. FORWARD TO MARCH 14 COW FOR DISCUSSION. B. Tukwila Urban Center /Southcenter Plan: Public Involvement Strategy Staff is seeking Committee recommendation and Council approval on how to proceed with expanding public involvement in/on the Tukwila Urban Center Plan/Southcenter. >r At the September 27, 2010, Committee of the Whole meeting the City Council requested staff conduct additional research on opportunities for public outreach and involvement, rather than move forward with a consultant agreement to lead stakeholder outreach. The Council requested staff return to Committee with results on other outreach/public involvement alternatives. 33 Community Affairs Parks Committee Minutes February 28. 2011- Paae 2 After a brief overview of the history of the plan process to date, Committee discussion ensued. Committee members ultimately recommended that public involvement in this project should include both meetings with individual stakeholders and with a stakeholder group (see options 1 and 2 as outlined under the Recommendations in the Committee agenda packet). Committee members did not express interest in reducing the scope of the project as outlined in option 3. Committee members acknowledged that previously, the Council did not desire the approach of meetings with individual stakeholders as described in option 1; however, given the time that has passed and other considerations, the Committee felt it would be worthwhile to revisit the option with the full Council. RECOMMENDATION MADE WITH UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO MARCH 14 COW FOR DISCUSSION. C. Ballot Measure Special Election: Tukwila Pool Metropolitan Park District Per previous Council direction, staff presented a timeline and draft resolution requesting the King County Director of Elections call a special election on August 16, 2011, and place on the ballot a measure regarding the formation of and funding for a Tukwila Pool Metropolitan Park District. Council originally considered calling a special election during the month of February 2011; however, a number of factors affected the ability to meet required timelines associated with the February deadline. Staff has prepared timeline requirements and estimated costs associated with placing the measure on the next available ballot which is August 16. Staff reported that the items such as levy rate and governance structure were derived from information provided in a memo from Rick Still, dated February 23, 2011. The memo is included in the Committee agenda packet for review. Vanessa Zapitul, Tukwila resident, spoke on behalf a citizen group that has expressed interest in the continued operation of the pool. Ms. Zapitul suggested the City consider a third party operator for the pool and alternate means of providing necessary staff. She stated that, regrettably, that the citizen group will not be able to support this process and /or a ballot measure if a third party is not considered. Committee members recognize that there are a number of factors involved with this ballot measure and continued operation of the pool facility. In consideration of such details, the Committee thought it may be in the best interest of the City Council to hold a work session to discuss these factors prior to making a decision on how to proceed. RECOMMEDATION TO HOLD A WORK SESSION PRIOR TO THE COUNCIL MAKING A DECISION. FORWARD TO MARCH 14 COW FOR DISCUSSION. D. Parks Recreation Events Calendar As an information only item, Rick Still reviewed a calendar of upcoming Parks Recreation events for the months of March and April with the Committee. INFORMATION ONLY. III. MISCELLANEOUS Meeting adjourned at 6:09 p.m. Next meeting: Monday, March 14, 2011 5:00 p.m. Conference Room #3 Committee Chair Approval Mi VW KAM. Reviewed by NG and SL. 34