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COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND PARKS COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
November 14, 2016 - 5:30 p.m. - Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall
Councilmembers: De'Sean Quinn, Chair; Kathy Hougardy, Thomas McLeod
Staff: David Cline, Evie Boykan, Laurel Humphrey, Lynn Miranda, Robert Eaton, Rachel
Bianchi, Nora Gierloff, Hoa Mai, Bob Giberson, Jack Pace, Derek Speck
Guests: Nick Bratton, Forterra; Michael Murphy, King County
CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Quinn called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
I. ANNOUNCEMENT
II. BUSINESSAGENDA
A. Resolution: Accepting a Land Donation
Staff is seeking Council approval of a resolution that would accept a donation of 16,250 square
feet of land at South 12V Street and 37t" Avenue South. The land has potential to become a
restored site with improvements to the Riverton CreekArea. This is supported bythe PROS plan
and is recommended by the Park Commission. There is a cost to the city of approximately
$10,000 for Phase 1 Environmental Survey and vegetation management on site. UNANIMOUS
APPROVAL. FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 28, 2016 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
B. Ordinance: Updating Rental Licensing Requirements
Staff is seeking Council approval of an ordinance that would update the residential rental
business license and program requirements to reflect the new fee schedule as well as require
documentation of ongoing integrated pest management for multifamily buildings with 20 or
more units. The adoption of the Healthy Housing Standard last year requires landlords to
eliminate infestations when they occur, and this has helped Code Enforcement staff. Staff has
found that it is standard practice for larger complexes to contract for pest control maintenance.
Requiring the 42 properties with 20 or more units to submit confirmation of this practice would
cover 85% of the rentals in the city but not add to the City's enforcement capability. The
Committee discussed the proposal and the comment letters and weighed the benefits. They
expressed particular interest in public education for both property owners on how to prevent
pests and for tenants with regard to their rights and reporting options. The Committee
recommended to move forward with the proposal but requested that staff develop and
implement a coordinated effort on a broad public education campaign. If passed by Council,
the implementation will be evaluated for effectiveness next year. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.
FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 28, 2016 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
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C. Resolution: Study of the Landscape Conservation and Local Infrastructure Program (LCLIP)
As directed by the Committee at its August 8, 2016 meeting, staff returned with a resolution that
would initiate the process to implement LCLIP by formally expressing the City's interest.
Adoption of the resolution will give direction to staff to continue conversations with Forterra
and King County regarding LCLIP but does not commit the City to future implementation.
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 28, 2016 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
D. Affordable Housing _Legislation
Ordinance: Reducing Fees for Certain Affordable Housing Projects
Staff is seeking Council approval of an ordinance that would establish regulations to allow the
DCD Director to reduce development and land use fees for certain affordable housing projects
as follows:
Unit Size
Affordability Target
Fee Reduction
2 or more bedrooms
80% King County Median
40%
2 or more bedrooms
60% King County Median
60%
Any size
50% King County Median
80%
The types of fees that could be reduced include design review, reasonable use exception,
platting, planned residential development, SEPA, conditional use, and shoreline. Fee
reductions will be pro -rated to accommodate mixed rate units or commercial tenant space.
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 28, 2016 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Ordinance: Providing on Impact Fee Deferral Process for Single- Family Residential Construction
Staff is seeking Council approval of an ordinance that would adopt a deferral system for the
collection of impact fees for new single- family construction as required by state law. Upon
developer request, payment of park, fire, and traffic impact fees would be delayed until final
inspection, issuanceof certificate of occupancy, orclosingofthefirstsale . The ordinancewould
also establish fee reductions for affordable housing projects at the same ratios described
above. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 28, 2016 COMMITTEE OF THE
WHOLE.
E. Discussion regarding Expansion of the Multi - Family Tax Exemption Program (MFTE)
Staff is seeking Committee input into continuation, expansion, or revision of the city's Multi -
Family Tax Exemption (MFTE) program. The existing program was adopted to incentivize
residential development in the Southcenter District and will sunset on December 31, 2016. The
Council should consider household income levels, household size, geographic areas, and built
environment goals. The Committee requested that staff return in 2017 with a proposal for
Council review. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO OCTOBER 17, 2016 REGULAR
CONSENTAGENDA.
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F. Developer Selection Process for Motel Site
Staff is seeking Council approval of a process for the selection of a developer for the City -owned
parcels of land at 14420, 14440,14442, and 14452 Tukwila International Boulevard. The City has
received letters from both El Centro de la Raza and HealthPoint expressing interest in
purchasing the properties for developments at the site. Both organizations plan to seek funding
from Washington State in the 2017 -2018 biennium. Staff would like to publish notice inviting
statements of interest from other organizations and proposes a schedule that would include
briefings at F &S and CAP, COW discussion, publication inviting statements of interest, Council
approval of process, two additional publications, staff analysis of proposals, and finally,
Council direction to enter into negotiations with desired applicant. COMMITTEE APPROVAL.
FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 14, 2016 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
III. MISCELLANEOUS
Next meeting: Monday, November 28, 2016
Committee Chair Approval
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