HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 2014-06-24 - 2015 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE - STAFF REPORTCity of Tukwila
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
Department of Community Development
Jack Pace, Director
STAFF REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
P repared June 10, 2014
HEARING DATE: June 26, 2014
FILE NUMBER S: PL1 3-0 051 201 5 Comprehensive Plan Update
L14 - 0033 Parks, Recreation and Open Space
L13 - 0055 Roles and Responsibilities
L13 - 0062 Community Image and Identity
APPLICANT: City of Tukwila
REQUEST: 2015 Comprehensive Plan Update The Planning Commission will hold
a public hearing on a new proposed Parks, Recreatio n and Open Space
(PROS) Element, and proposed amendments to the Roles and
Responsibilities, and Community Image and Identity Elements of the
Comprehensive Plan. This is part of the periodic review and update of
the Plan required by the Washington Growth Management Act .
LOCATION: Policies apply throughout the City of Tukwila
NOTIFICATION : Hearing Notice was published in the Seattle Times on June 12, 2014 and
posted on the City of Tukwila website on June 17 , 2014
SEPA DETERMINATION: An environmental determination will be issued prior to City Council
consideration in the fourth quarter of 2014.
STAFF: Rebecca Fox, Senior Planner
ATTACHMENTS: A. Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS)
1. Proposed PROS Element
2. PROS Background Report
B. C ommunity Image and Identity
1. Proposed Community Image and Identity Element ( Clean Copy )
2. Proposed Community Image and Identity Element
(Strikeout/Underline )
3. Comments received on the Preliminary Draft from : SeaTac -
Tukwila Food Innovation Network; Urban Food Link; and
Forterra
C. Roles and Responsibilities
1. Proposed Roles and Responsibilities Element ( Clean Copy )
2. Proposed Roles and Responsibilities Element
(Strikeout/Underline)
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2014 Comprehensive Plan Amendme nts
Staff Report: L14 - 0033, L13 - 0055, L13 -0062
BACKGROUND
The City of Tukwilas Comprehensive Plan, first adopted in 1995, establishes goals and policies that guide
the community as it grows and changes over time. Its policies and land use map lay out the communitys
long range vision. The Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA) gives Tukwila the opportunity
to amend the Comprehensive Plan once a year, unless it is an eme . The Comprehensive Plan has
been amended periodically to keep up with changing requirements, to respond to requests from t he
public.
In addition to these regular amendments, the state Growth Manage
and cities periodically to conduct a thorough review of their plan and development regul
them up to date with any relevant changes in the GMA and to resp
population growth. The last required systematic review and update was completed in By June 30,
2015, the City of Tukwila is required to complete a periodic rev
Pl an.
Tukwila is undertaking the required update over several years , and is reviewing the Comprehensive Plan
elements in phases . The update is proceeding according to a general schedule, work plan and public
participation program adopted by the Council in March, 2013. To date, update work has been
completed on the Manufacturing/Industrial Center element (6/11),
Shoreline element (8/11). In 2013, the Capital Facilities, Utilities, Natural Environment,
Southcenter/Urban Center, Shoreline element supporting text and Transportation elements were
updated. In 2014 through June 30, 2015, updates to the remaining elements
Responsibilities, Community Image and Identity, Economic Develop
Residential Neighborhoods, and Transportation Corridors will be
OUTREACH
During 2014, City staff are making significant efforts to reach out in new ways to bring Tukwilas diverse
community in to the City planning process. This included identifying and traini community liaisons
( Community Connectors ) , who are part of language and cultural populations within T ukwila , including
Spanish, Somali, Arabic, Tingrya, Amharic and Burmese , that have not been traditionally involved or
heard . The liaisons conducted 194 in - person surveys with their community members about topics
relevant to the Comprehensive Plan update including housing, access to healthy f
businesses.
During their one -on- one survey conversations, the Connectors invited community members to atten
one of two Community Conversation meetings. The two meetings had a combined record attendance of
approximately 180 community members . At the evening meeting, e ight language groups were
represented and fourteen interpreters worked to keep everyone involved in the discussion.
At the Community Conversation meetings, staff used a variety of techniques to engage the public and
gather input. These included us ing a visual preference survey of housing, asking each person to stand
up and say their name and give a word that described Tukwila and talk
about community priorities, neighborhood quality and ways to pro This in put is
being used to develop policies and strategies for the remaining elements of the Comprehensive Plan
update .
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We continue to use Planning Commission and City Council hearings, mailings, City we
publications, and community events to receive public comments an
Comprehensive Plan update.
REVIEW PROCESS
A work session on a new PROS element, and proposed changes to the current Roles and Responsibilities
and Community Image and Identity elements will be held on June 2 will review the
proposed elements with the Commission, concentrating on changes. There will be a public hearing on
June 26, 2014 to receive comments from the community. The Commissioners will have an opportunity
to consider public input carefully and propose further changes, After the hearing, the Planning
Commission will be asked to make a recommendation that will be f for
consideration, a public hearing and adoption.
During the course of the update work, we anticipate that t he type of materials p rovided will be largely
consistent for each individual element. Planning Commission review for each element will include a
work session and a public hearing. The City Council will hold its review and take ac tion only after it
receives the Planning Commissi ons recommendations for all the elements, because the Growth
Management Act allows the Comprehensive Plan to be amended no mo
there is an emergency. We expect that all the re maining elements will be reviewed during 2014, and
adopted before the June 30, 2015 deadline.
The Comprehensive Plan update assumes that :
Primary goals and objectives remain relevant and will be maintai
Updates will focus on elements that require revision per changes
Management Act, and Countywide Planning Policies;
Tukwila Strategic Plans vision and goals will be reflected and
Comprehensive Plan;
Policies and descriptions will be updated, simplified and edited and
consistency throughout the document;
The documents elements may be reorganized or consolidated for g
conciseness ;
The format will be updated to improve on - line functionality and attractiveness .
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED CHANGES
Parks, Recreation and Open Space Element :
The proposed policy changes will serve as the citys first Compr
parks, recreation and open space system. These policies are base C itys recently adopted Parks,
Recreat ion and Open Space Plan. Specifically, the proposed element will:
Relocate and consolidate parks, recreation and open space - related goals and policies from
other Comprehensive Plan elements into a single and specific ele
recreati on and open space system;
Provide clear and cohesive policies to guide the orderly develop
and open space system;
Address the physical capacity for additional recreation faciliti
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Build on the citywide vision identified in the C itys Strategic Plan;
Address the key park s and recreation needs identified by the public, including:
a. Improving nearby access to park land and recreation opportunitie
linkages among streets, t rails and parks;
b. Creating safe and inviting spaces and more connected parks and f
strengthen neighborhoods, community identity and economic vitali
c. Fostering a common sense of ownership by encouraging parks and p
foster social interaction, gathering and use of the citys park and recreation
Embrace the diversity of the city by encouraging interpretation, design and
services.
Support the plans, policies, projects and programs that will inc
recreation opportunities in the Southcenter /Tukwila Urban Center, Tukwila South and Tukwila
International Boulevard areas .
Support healthy lifestyles , play and learning through a variety of park and recreation facil
and programs.
Encourage environmentally - sustainable practices .
Community Image and Identity Element :
This element addresses a variety of topics that fall broadly und
image/community identity category. The current element touches historic preservation, city
boundaries, residential areas, commercial areas, transportation
space and parks, and urban forestry as they relate to the appear
presents to its residents, vis itors and workers.
T he proposed policies and implementation strategies reflect updates to other Comprehensive Plan
elements, and incorporate community priorities expressed in the
Community Conversations meetings . Policy changes include:
Relocate parks and open space goals and policies to the new Park
element ;
Delete Tukwila Urb an Center goal and policy as this topic is now addressed in its element ;
Add s elected policies pertaining to historic preservation, business districts and parking
standards from the Transportation Corridors element;
Move Urban forestry policies to the Natural Environment element (addressed during the 2013
Comprehensive Plan update );
Add policies that embrace cul tural diversity ;
Add policies that encourage taking proactive steps to establish ; and
Add policies that promote healthy living and access to nutritiou
Roles and Responsibilities Element :
This element focuses on the social, rather than the physical, en
offers solutions to ensure basic needs are met, safety and secur
communication is extensive and clear. It also acknowledges Tu kwilas involvement in regional issues
and partnerships. The proposed changes primarily update, reorganize, consolidate and/o
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policies and implementation strategies. Issue statements that preview the policies have been added
Policies are revised to align them with priorities identified in Tukwilas Strategic Pla
consideration of communication to diverse community with the goa
Policy changes include:
Emphasize effective partnerships both across City departments and with a range of
organizations to meet community needs;
Enhance policies relating to emergency management planning;
Broaden policies that relate to safety and security to include l - term environmental security;
Add flood management policies previously found in the Utilities ;
Emphasize increasing communication and engagement by using new
meaningful connections between the City and the diverse communit
Provide the public wit h greater access to information by increasing the Citys cultura
linguistic competency in the way it does business; and
Emphasize the benefits of regional collaboration to Tukwila.
MATERIALS AND FORMAT
The packet contains :
1. A clean, edited version of e ach element that shows all the proposed additions and deletions
from the strikeout/underline version;
2. A c omplete strikeout/underline version of the Community Image and Identity, and Roles and
Responsibilities element s with all language that has been added to and/or deleted from the
base of the current Comprehensive Plan element. T his version shows the rationale for
proposed changes, and lets the reader follow the revision p rocess. Revised language is shown in
a variety of colors as a number of staff reviewed and edited eac Comments and
additions reflect staff review. There is no strikeout/underline version for the Parks, Recreatio
and Open Space element since it is completely new.
3. A Background Report (PROS element) that provides additional supporting information for the
element and the goals and policies.
These materials are intended to encourage discussion and provide The Comprehensive
Plan document will be formatted and links to pertinent documents
final action to adopt all the updated elements.
REQUESTED ACTION
The Planning Commission is asked to hold a hearing on the proposed changes to the Parks, Recreation
and Open Space, Roles and Responsibilities, and Community Image Elements, develop
P lanning Commission recommended versions of the elements and forward them to the City Council for
final action .
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