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.: City Council Planning & Community Development Committee
Meeting Minutes
November 15, 2021 - 5:30 p.m. - Electronic Meeting due to COVID-19 Emergency
Councilmembers Present: Kathy Hougardy, Chair; Verna Seal, Thomas McLeod
StoffPresent: Rachel Bianchi, Laurel Humphrey, Cyndy Knighton, Stacy Hansen,
Nancy Eklund, Breyden Jager, Nora Gierloff, Brandon Miles
I. BUSINESS AGENDA
Chair Hougardy asked for Committee consensus to add an agenda item relating to King County's
Health through Housing program.
A. Ordinance: Multifamily Residential Property Tax Exemption
Staff is seeking Council approval of an ordinance to amend the current Tukwila Urban Center
Multifamily Tax Exemption Program to accept applications through 2022, retainingthe current
boundaries and other criteria.
Committee Recommendation
Unanimous approval. Forward to November 22, 2021 Committee of the Whole.
B. Traffic Impact Fees
Councilmembers and staff discussed the purpose of and processes associated with traffic
impact fees. The Council recently received an email expressing the fee assessed on a tenant
improvement project was too high, although no appeal was filed with the City.
Item(s) requiring follow-up:
Provide total cost of tenant improvement project referenced in email.
Committee Recommendation
Discussion only.
C. King County Health through Housing
Staff informed the Committee that King County has indicated they would like to reach out to a
hotel property owner in Tukwila to inquire about availability. Committee members agreed
that the County can do so, but that this does not indicate Tukwila is a "willing city" under the
conditions of the program.
Committee Recommendation
Discussion only.
MISCELLANEOUS
The meeting adjourned at 6:23 p.m.
KH Committee ChairApproval