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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCDN 2017-02-13 Item 2A - Resolution - Green Tukwila 20 Year Plan City of Tukwila Allan Ekberg, Mayor INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM TO: Community Development and Neighborhoods Committee FROM: Rick Still, Director Parks & Recreation BY: Robert Eaton, P&R Manager CC: Mayor Ekberg DATE: February 13, 2017 SUBJECT: Green Tukwila 20-Year Plan Adoption ISSUE Presentation of the Green Tukwila 20-Year Stewardship Plan for adoption by resolution BACKGROUND At the May 20, 2015 CAP meeting, Forterra presented the Green Cities program to the Council with the vision of creating a Green Tukwila plan. This item was forwarded to the full council who approved the $40,000 expenditure over two years to develop the Green Tukwila 20-Year Stewardship Plan (Plan) and one year of implementation through stewardship development. The contract was entered into on August 6, 2015 to begin the process. On June 27, 2016, Forterra provided an update to the Community Affairs and Parks Committee of the 60% draft Plan. DISCUSSION The Plan has been completed and is being presented to the Community Development and Neighborhoods Committee for consideration of adoption by resolution. As the Plan took a little longer to finalize, Forterra has already began phase two of their contracted scope of work which is stewardship outreach and development. This phase focuses on outreach and development of long-term stewards and developing the implementation strategies for the Plan. Forterra will spearhead the implementation work for one year as outlined in their contract. Upon completion of that year the responsibility the will transfer to the City to continue implementation of the Plan. Forterra desires to seamlessly transition the implementation efforts from them to the city. As Green Tukwila is part of the Green Cities Partnership, Forterra is available to continue providing support and services as needed to assist the city in the long-term implementation efforts. If Forterra's services are utilized it will be at additional expense. Throughout the development process of the Plan, the planning team (staff and Forterra) discussed the desire to be intentional, prudent, and efficient in the implementation of this plan. They also acknowledged the current short coming in resources to meet the ideal implementation scenario and thought it would be wise to take a more conservative approach and only incorporate as many acres as resources are available. That way the acres that are incorporated into stewardship will be able to be done well and sustainably maintained. Additional acres can then be added as resources, funding, and capacity enables. Other Green Cities have taken this approach as well. NOTE: Page 1 of the Plan has two edits that will be made before final printing. Councilmember Robertson will be listed as the Council President (instead of Councilmember Duffie) and Councilmember Seal's name will be spelled correctly (Verna, not Verna). 1 INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 2 FINANCIAL IMPACT In the "RESOURCES" section of the plan beginning on page 50, the Plan identifies the ideal implementation strategy of completing all 137.5 acres through the four phases of restoration within the next 20 years. The financial estimate for this is strategy is $5.7 million over the 20- year period (Table 10 on pg. 54). A second implementation scenario was also included in the plan that accounts for only the 87 acres owned or managed by the city. The financial estimate for this strategy is $3.5 million over the 20-year period (Table 6 on pg. 52). Figure 14 on page 52 shows the estimated annual expense for the 87 acre scenario. There is currently $30,000 a year for this biennium budget cycle that is allocated for restoration/stewardship work. The Plan currently outlines year one (2017) costs of$77,000, this number climbs from here capping at around $240,000 for year 14 (2030) as all 87 acres will be in active restoration. After that, the annual expense begins to taper back to the $100,000 range annually as more acres move into the fourth phase of restoration (monitoring and maintaining). These annual figures include staff time, field expenses and overhead. Figure 14 on page 52 also shows the "Volunteer Match Value" from all the stewardship involvement over the course of the Plan. It was also identified throughout the development of the Plan, that Tukwila has a unique opportunity to partner with so many different business in the city to implement this Plan (compared to some of the other Green Cities). These partnerships can be a major focus of the Plan and provide financial sustainability, business involvement in the community, and overall growth of the plan as well. RECOMMENDATION The Committee is being asked to consider adopting the 20-Year Green Tukwila Stewardship Plan by resolution and forwarding to the subsequent February 27, 2017 Committee of the Whole and March 6, 2017 Regular City Council Meetings. ATTACHMENTS -DRAFT Resolution -Green Tukwila 20-Year Stewardship Plan 2 W:12017 Info Memos\Green Tukwila 20-Year Stewardship Plan Adoption-Info Memo(2-8-17)-FINAL.doc A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, ADOPTING THE GREEN TUKWILA 20-YEAR PLAN FOR THE CITY OF TUKWILA. WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila, through the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan, has identified the importance and value of: sustaining green and open space in the City, seeking opportunities for land conservation, enhancing the urban tree canopy, and providing more environmental education; and WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila Parks & Recreation Department desires to partner with the public and local businesses on volunteer stewardship restoration projects within the City that directly benefit those who work, live, and play in the City of Tukwila; and WHEREAS, City staff and the Park Commission have completed review and modification of the Green Tukwila 20-Year Plan ("the Plan"), and have forwarded the Plan to the City Council for review and adoption; and WHEREAS, the Plan was created after solicitation and receipt of public input via multiple outreach methods; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: The Green Tukwila 20-Year Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit A, is hereby adopted. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a Regular Meeting thereof this day of , 2017. ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED: Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk Dennis Robertson, Council President APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: Filed with the City Clerk: Passed by the City Council: Resolution Number: Rachel B. Turpin, City Attorney Attachment: Exhibit A—Green Tukwila 20-Year Plan WAWord Processing\ResolutionsMopt Green Tukwila 20-Year Plan 2-7-17 RE:bjs Page 1 of 1 3 4