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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 2015-06-18 Item 3 - Adoption of 5/28/15 MinutesDate: Time: Location: Present: City of Tukwila Planning Commission PLANNING COMMISSION (PC) MINUTES May 28, 2015 6:30 PM Council Chambers Chair, Mike Hansen; Vice Chair, Sharon Mann; Commissioners, Louise Strander, Brooke Alford, Thomas McLeod, Miguel Maestas and Nhan Nguyen Staff: Nora Gierloff, Deputy Director; Lynn Miranda, Senior Planner, Rebecca Fox, Senior Planner, Laura Benjamin, Assistant Planner and Wynetta Bivens, Planning Commission Secretary CASE NUMBER: PL13 -0051 - 2015 Comprehensive Plan Update L13 -0060 - Transportation Corridors /Tukwila International Boulevard District Element APPLICANT: City of Tukwila REQUEST: Proposed amendments to the Try Boulevard District Element of tl and update of the Plan required LOCATION: Vicinity of Tukwila International Chair Hansen called the public hearing to order at 6:40. Motion: Commissioner Mann made a motion' Strander seconded the motion and all Chair Hansen opened the Lynn Miranda, Senior; She explained that the District Element of the private development ac Boulevard as a "main investment. Staff provided tb consisted of staff's proposed 5/21/15 work session. It also 5/26/15, and comments from Commissioner Mann, who w Public Comments: iprehensive Plan as part of the periodic review Washington Growth Management Act. yard district )Dt the 04/23/15 minutes. Commissioner wishing to provide testimony. , Department of Community Development gave the presentation for staff. Auld comment on the proposed Tukwila International Boulevard (TIB) hensive'Plan. She said that the element is going to guide public and :r the next 20 years. It contains a new vision, goals, policies, etions. The five main topic areas are landuse, Tukwila International alkability & connectivity, community & character, and public & private Tanning Commissioners with an Issues Matrix for their review that visions from the Planning Commission's recommendations made at the Eluded comments from a comment letter submitted by Pam Carter, dated neeting staff held on 5/28/15 prior to the public hearing with unable to attend the work session. Adam Taylor, Global to Local Employee, expressed support for the element. He thanked the City for their efforts and support. He said it has been great working on other policy issues this year, and it is an on -going effort in which he is excited to do more. He also said he worked with Forterra on the Community Connector program. He said they played a role in engaging community members to reach out in their community and provide input for the Comprehensive Plan. 3 Page 2 Public Hearing Minutes May 28, 2015 Reina Blandon, citizen, expressed support for the element. She read the comment letter that she submitted, which was handed out to the Planning Commission. She said she has been a volunteer in the Latino community for three years and they are growing, developing and getting more knowledge about the city. She said it was a result of the City's efforts to communicate more with diverse communities in Tukwila. She asked for continued support of their community with local business and affordable housing. Ms. Blandon said it is important to include affordable housing in the plan so their families can continue to live in Tukwila. She thanked the City for the investment in the sidewalk at Cascade View School, and said she would like to see more investment like that in the TIB area to benefit the community. She concluded by saying, "I am at your service ". Osman Egal, a citizen who has lived in Tukwila for 15 years, expressed support for the element. Mr. Egal has had the opportunity to volunteer with various organizations. He said the City has been supportive and he encourages continued investment in sidewalks and crosswalks, and in different family opportunities. Commissioner Nguyen requested that Mr. Egal and Ms.1 said it is important to understand everything that was said. Kayla Schott Bresler, representative for the Housing D organization is a non - profit affordable housing associati+ County has a safe, healthy, and affordable place to live, joint comment letter submitted by The Housing Develop Global to Local. Ms. Bresler thanked staff for their harc opportunity to provide the community with benefits that redeveloped. She mentioned using incentive programs. attracting market rate development while providing a£fo r, consider their comments related to equity, housing, and suggesting changes to the TIB element that balance the housing with economic development priorities. She als o benefits when allocating public resources toward attract encouragement to add more specific policies for culture character of the TIB neighborhood. There were The The Planning Commission deliberated_ in writing. He Consortium. Ms. Bresler said her to ensure that everyone in King was also the representative for a tium, Forterra, Futurewise and aid the City has a tremendous °d as the TIB corridor is She said the City can achieve its goal by dable housing. She encouraged the PC to transit oriented communities. She said they are community's needs around retaining affordable said there is a need for Tukwila to receive public ing market rate development. There was affordable housing, and the retention of the multi- Staff and the Planning Commission completed a walkthrough of the Issues Matrix. The Planning Commission was in consensus to approve all previously incorporated recommendations as revised by staff During the walkthrough staff created additional language for several new recommendations made by the Planning Commission. All recommendations as amended are in the Issues Matrix dated 5/28/15. Motion: Commissioner Mann made a motion to forward the element as amended to the City Council for their consideration. Commissioner Alford seconded the motion. All were in favor. Adjourned: 9:20 PM Submitted by: Wynetta Bivens Planning Commission Secretary Page 2 of 2 4