HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-02-25 Special Minutes - City Council and Planning Commission: Tukwila International Boulevard Element Joint Work SessionCity Of Tukwila
• City Council
Work Session: Joint Tukwila City Council and Planning Commission Meeting
Tukwila International Boulevard Element of Comprehensive Plan
Location: Showalter Middle School Commons
Date: February 25, 2015
Start: 5:35 p.m.
End: 8:35 p.m.
PRESENT
Elected Officials:
Jim Haggerton, Mayor; Kate Kruller, Council President; Joe Duffie, Dennis Robertson, Allan Ekberg, Verna
Seal, Kathy Hougardy, De'Sean Quinn
Planning Commissioners:
Louise Strander, Mike Hanson, Brooke Alford, Thomas McLeod, Sharon Mann, Miguel Maestas,
Nhan Nguyen
Staff:
David Cline, Bob Giberson, Jaimie Reavis, Laura Benjamin, Jack Pace, Moira Bradshaw, Rebecca Fox,
Nora Gierloff, Derek Speck, Lynn Miranda, Laurel Humphrey
Consultants:
Matt Roewe, Dan Bertolet and Katie Idziorek, VIA Architecture; Matt Hoffman, Heartland LLC; Maria
Royer, Real Retail
The purpose of this Council Work Session was to meet jointly with the Planning Commission to hear
presentations on 1) a vision for the TIB District based upon comments provided at the January 8, 2015
joint work session, 2) background on the urban design issues and market forecasts for the area, and 3)
recommended goals and policies.
Consultants from VIA Architecture, Heartland LLC, and Real Retail presented to Councilmembers and
Planning Commissioners a vision, market and retail strategies, urban form strategies, and near -term and
long -range opportunities. The proposed vision is summarized as "The TIB area is a safe and walkable
destination with an authentic main street character that is connected to other destinations."
Councilmembers and Commissioners were asked if anything significant was missed in the presentation,
and no new requests were made. Staff will next develop policies based upon the joint meetings to
prepare for a public open house in May, then review by the Planning Commission and City Councils
respectively.
Material distributed prior to the meeting:
• Memo
• January 8, 2015 Work Session scribe notes
Material distributed at meeting:
• Powerpoint presentation
Summary by LH