HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-02-05 - Volunteer Opportunity - Planning Commission Position (Application Due by 2/6/16)TUKWILA PLANNING COMMISSION AND
BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW
Volunteer Position Description
POSITION
CITY DEPARTMENT
POSITION DURATION
PURPOSE
TASKS & DUTIES
TRAINING PROVIDED
Planning Commission /Board of Architectural Review Member
Resident Opening, for the remainder of a 4 year term ending
3/31/2019
Department of Community Development
Members are appointed to staggered 4 year terms with the option of
reappointment. Those appointed to fill mid -term vacancies serve until
the end of the term and may request reappointment for a full term.
Tukwila's Planning Commission also sits as the City's Board of
Architectural Review and so has two main roles. The first is to
promote and coordinate comprehensive long -range planning, growth -
management, and environmental protection. They do this by
reviewing and revising city -wide rules, development standards and
policies and making recommendations on them to the City Council.
Examples of this would be changes to the Zoning Code,
Comprehensive Plan and Sign Code. The second is to review the
architectural and site design of private development projects such as
stores, apartments and subdivisions. The Board's decisions are final
unless appealed.
Commission members are expected to prepare for and attend public
meetings with minimal absences. Generally the PC meets on the
fourth Thursday of each month (2nd Thursday in November and
December) at 6:30 PM but during times of heavy workloads one or
two additional evening meetings may be scheduled per month.
Material to be considered at the meeting (staff reports, drawings etc.)
is distributed on the Friday prior to the meeting. Applicants must
provide an email address at which they can receive meeting notices
and materials.
PC /BAR meetings are held in the City Council Chambers and often
have an audience of interested parties. Meetings are audio recorded
and may be video recorded in the future.
Orientation is provided by staff on legal procedures and processes.
Other training opportunities are available throughout the year.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
APPLICATION PROCESS
SELECTION GUIDELINES
Sitting, talking, seeing, walking, hearing, reading
Complete a City of Tukwila Boards and Commissions Application and
return it to the Mayor's Office by February 5, 2016. Applications are
available at the Volunteer Program Office at Tukwila Community
Center (12424 42nd Ave. S., Tukwila, phone 206 - 768 -2822) or on the
City of Tukwila website at
http: / /www.tukwilawa.gov /mayor /boards.html . If you have any
questions about this position please contact Nora Gierloff, Deputy
DCD Director at Nora.Gierloff @Tukwilawa.gov or (206)433 -7141.
All applicants must live within the City of Tukwila except for
candidates for the one seat on the Commission reserved for a business
community representative. Though prior experience is not required to
serve on the Planning Commission any experience you may have with
landscape design, architectural design, land development,
environmental processes, civil engineering, transportation
engineering, policy analysis etc. may be helpful. Commissioners speak
from the dais during hearings and deliberations so comfort with public
speaking is important. For more information about the Planning
Commission see http:// www. tukwilawa.gov /dcd /dcdplcom.html .
All City of Tukwila volunteer Boards & Commission members are
subject to a comprehensive background screening. The Department
Director and Mayor will review the applications and may interview
candidates before the Mayor makes a nomination to the City Council.
The City Council then votes on whether to confirm the appointment.