HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 2022-12-08 Minutes - 2024-2044 Comprehensive Plan Update Overview / BylawsCity of Tukwila
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
Department of Community Development - Nora Gierloff, AICP, Director
CITY OF TUKWILA
PLANNING COMMISSION (PC)
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Date: December 8, 2022
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Virtual meeting via Microsoft Teams - Public, in-person attendance was an option at the
Tukwila Justice Center, 15005 Tukwila International Blvd, Tukwila, WA 98188
Vice Chair Sidhu called the meeting to order.
Roll Call
Present: Vice Chair Apneet Sidhu; Commissioners Louise Strander, Sharon Mann, Alexandria
Teague
Excused
Absence: Chair Karen Simmons; Commissioners Dennis Martinez and Martin Probst
Staff: Long -Range Planning Manager Nancy Eklund, American Institute of Certified Planners
(AICP), Department of Community Development (DCD); Senior Planner Neil Tabor,
AICP; Mayor Allan Ekberg; and Planning Commission Secretary Wynetta Bivens
Adopt
Minutes: Commissioner Mann made a motion to adopt the 9/22/22 minutes and Commissioner
Strander seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
Commissioner Strander made a motion to adopt the 10/27/22 minutes, Commissioner
Mann seconded the motion. Commissioner Teague abstained — she had been absent from
that meeting. Motion passed.
General Public Comments
No submittals.
Comprehensive Plan Update Briefing
Nancy Eklund, AICP, Long -Range Planning Manager, DCD, introduced Neil Tabor, AICP, Senior Planner,
DCD, who will be working on the Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan) Update. Staff briefed the PC on the Comp
Plan Update. It was noted that DCD has increased staffing and has approximately 1.6 full time employees
(F IL) who will work on the Comp Plan Update. Additionally, consultants will be hired to work on the Comp
Plan Update, which will be funded by two grants: Periodic Update and Middle Housing. These were awarded to
DCD from the State of Washington, Commerce Department. The Middle Housing grant will focus on
completing an analysis of the feasibility of offering middle housing densities in the City, as well as complete
several required elements of the Comp Plan Update. The City has advertised and received Statements of
Qualifications for this work from consultants and staff will begin the interview process by mid-December.
The focus for the Middle Housing grant will be on:
- Rectifying historic lack of equity on how resources were distributed.
- Analysis of racial equity in housing impact on the regulatory framework.
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PC Meeting
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- Middle housing and introducing a wider range of density within single family areas, such as low
density and medium density residential development.
A portion of the Middle Housing grant funding will be used to contract with community-based groups to
receive input from them on housing and past disparities. The housing portion of the Comp Plan Update is
starting in January and recommendations are due by June 30, 2023.
The focus for the Periodic Update of Comp Plan grant will be to amend and update the plan to make it current,
as well as to ensure it is consistent with State and Regional guidance. This guidance consolidates input from the
legislature (through the Department of Commerce), the King County Countywide Planning Policies, and the
Puget Sound Regional Council's Vision 2050, etc. The entire Comp Plan Update is due by December 2024
(although we will need to wrap up work on the plan much earlier in the year to enable the Council to focus
on developing the City's 2025-26 budget). Community outreach with City departments, boards and
commissions has started and is ongoing. There's a lot of work to be done in the coming months.
Staff asked the PC several questions about the Comp Plan Update to which the PC provided feedback.
The PC expressed some concerns and made some recommendation, such as:
- Potentially spending a lot of time creating a recommendation for middle housing without knowing the
State requirements.
- The City should be sure to use information derived from previous housing analysis (funded through
grants in the past).
- It's important to communicate with builders and developers regarding their input and concerns.
- A need to define policies and economic goals. Ask the residents what they want.
- Find out what type of housing and development people want and update the housing element of the
plan to reflect that. Have a clear vision.
- Have options for townhomes, duplexes, ownership, and fee simplification.
- Have ADU's instead of duplexes and triplexes.
- Waive variances.
- Identify areas for high-density, multi -family housing.
- Frequent meetings and updates.
- Subsidizing housing research.
- Etc.
Bylaws Review
Staff walked through the proposed revisions to the Bylaws with the PC. The PC provided input and made
recommendations and/or asked clarifying questions. Staff has made changes to the bylaws to reflect items for
which there was not comment; several questions and comments will require talking with the City Attorney.
Then staff will return to the PC to complete a final review and adopt the Bylaws.
Director's Report
None
Submitted by: Wynetta Bivens
Planning Commission Secretary
Adopted: 1/26/23
Phone: 206-433-1800 • Email: Mayor@TukwilaWA.gov • Website: TukwilaWA.gov