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City Council Community Development & Neighborhoods Committee
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
November 13, 2017 - 5:30 p. m. - Hazelnut Conference Room, City Hall
Councilmembers: Kathy Hougardy, Chair, Verna Seal, Kate Kruller
Staff: David Cline, Nora Gierloff, Rick Still, Stacy Hansen, Rachel Bianchi, Jay Wittwer,
Laurel Humphrey
Guest: Carrie Holmes, Shells Obletz Johnsen
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Hougardy called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
I. BUSINESS AGENDA
A. Resolution: 2017 Legislative Agenda
Staff is seeking Council approval of a resolution that would adopt a legislative agenda for use
during the 2018 Washington State Legislative Session. The agenda includes items in the
categories of Transportation & Infrastructure, Housing & Human Services, Shared Revenue,
Revenue Reform, Streamlined Sales Tax Mitigation, Education, Law Enforcement, and Lodging
Tax Flexibility. The City's state lobbyist, Jennifer Ziegler, will attend the November 20 Council
meeting to present a legislative session preview. The draft agenda was also reviewed by the
Public Safety Committee. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 13, 2017
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
B. Ordinance: Real Estate Excise Funds
Staff is seeking Council approval of an ordinance that would amend Tukwila Municipal Code
3.56.050 to include the Public Safety Plan and City Facilities Funds as possibilities for distribution
of Real Estate Excise Tax (REET1) collections. State law allows cities to spend REET 1 funds on
capital projects, and staff recommends incorporating this flexibility into the code to provide an
additional funding source to achieve the goals of the Public Safety Plan considering the realities
of market cost escalation. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 27, 2017
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
C. Update on Fire Station 51 Design
Staff presented the Committee with the initial drawings of the design of Fire Station 51 as a
preview before the public Open House on December 2, 10:00 a.m. -12 noon at Valley View Sewer
District building. The architects are currently finishing up schematic design of the building and
will next work with an estimator to price out the design. The design is in alignment with the
program direction received from the Council earlier this year, including covered parking/storage
areas that could meet the needs of future expansion. Committee members expressed concern
about the limited public parking. Because this design does not fully
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encompass the site, there is an option to include more parking at an additional cost.
Councilmember Kruller also asked about the possibility of future vertical expansion. While the
current design does not take vertical expansion into account, staff will follow up on this question.
DISCUSSION ONLY.
D. Ryan Hill Subarea Plan Update
Staff updated the Committee on efforts to develop a Subarea Plan for the Ryan Hill
Neighborhood. The City received a rezone request from DLR to HDR to develop a senior housing
project, but staff believes a comprehensive analysis of the neighborhood should be done prior to
individual parcel changes. Staff is hosting a neighborhood meeting on November 15 at the
Community Center to share three land use scenarios and gather feedback. All residents received
a postcard invitation to the open house and online survey, and small group meetings may be
arranged as well. DISCUSSION ONLY.
E. Mary's Place Development Agreement Update
Staff updated the Committee on the decision by Mary's Place to discontinue pursuit of a
temporary family shelter at the former Barnaby's building. A negotiated development
agreement was presented to and approved by the committee at its meeting on July 10, but
Mary's Place asked to postpone the public hearing shortly thereafter. Mary's Place notified the
Mayor and Council in a letter dated October 26 that it was no longer pursuing the site due to fiscal
challenges associated with the required improvements and the inability to operate day services
at the location. There are many challenges associated with this site, including use constraints
due to shoreline proximity. Concerns that the City had about where day use families would go for
shelter were not adequately addressed. Committee members discussed the timeline and the
challenges and expressed continued support for a Mary's Place location in Tukwila. They asked
staff to continue working with Mary's Place on a solution or alternate location. Councilmember
Seal suggested that the City respond with a letter to this effect. DISCUSSION ONLY.
II. MISCELLANEOUS
Adjourned 6:36 p.m.
Committee Chair Approval