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Community Affairs and Parks Committee
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND PARKS COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
January 9, 2012 5:00 p.m.
PRESENT
Councilmembers: Kathy Hougardy, Chair; Kate Kruller (sitting in for Joe Duffie) and Allan Ekberg
Staff: Jack Pace, Minnie Dahliwal, Nora Gierloff and Kimberly Matej
CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Hougardy called the meeting to order at 5:04 p.m.
I. PRESENTATIONS
No presentations.
II. BUSINESS AGENDA
A. Tukwila Municipal Code: Proposed Amendments
Staff is seeking Committee approval to forward several items regarding amendments to the Tukwila
Municipal Code (TMC) to the Planning Commission for review, recommendation and public hearing prior to
moving forward through the full Council process (Committee, COW and Regular, as appropriate).
Housekeeping amendments such as these are generally collected for a couple of years and then codified
collective. The amendments are outlined below:
Revision of Comprehensive& Zoning Plan Amendment Process
After discussion, the Committee determined this amendment should move forward to the Planning
Commission for review and recommendation and then move through the full Council process. Option la and
Option 2a/b will be removed from consideration per Committee direction. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.
FORWARD TO PLANNING COMMISSION WITH COMMITTEE CHANGES FOR REVIEW AND
RECOMMENDATION.
Single Family Design Standards
After discussion, the Committee determined that the issue of Single Family Design Standards allowing the
replacement of existing single -wide manufactured homes should be forwarded to the Planning Commission
for review and recommendation. Of the options outlined in the informational memo provided by staff,
Committee Members requested that Option No. 3: Do not have any design standards for single family
dwelling units, be removed from consideration prior to forwarding to the Planning Commission.
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO PLANNING COMMISSION WITH COMMITTEE
CHANGES FOR REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION.
Miscellaneous Housekeeping Items
The items in this section are routine in nature and reflect policy and technical updates and changes. Staff
briefly reviewed the housekeeping changes which are discussed in detail in the informational memo. The
proposed housekeeping amendments address items in the following Tukwila Municipal Code Chapters:
Title 5: Business Licenses and Regulations
Title 8: Public Peace, Morals and Safety
Title 18: Zoning
Title 21: Environmental Regulations
Housekeeping code amendments were last made to the TMC in 2009. Staff usually accumulates a number of
changes and then processes them for codification collectively. After Planning Commission review, items will
return to the Community Affairs and Parks Committee prior to proceeding to full Council for review,
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discussion and approval. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO PLANNING COMMISSION
FOR REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION.
III. MISCELLANEOUS
Meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m.
Next meeting: Monday, January 23, 2012 5:00 p.m. Conference Room #3
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