HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 2023-11-09 Item 4 - Adoption of 10/26/23 MinutesAllan Ekberg, Mayor
epartment of Community Development - Nora Gierloff, AICP, Director
CITY OF TUKWILA
PLANNING COMMISSION (PC)
MINUTES
Date: October 26, 2023
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Hybrid Meeting - via Microsoft Teams / Public, In -Person Attendance, Council Chambers,
6200 Southcenter Blvd, Tukwila, WA 98188
Call to Order
Chair Sidhu called the Tukwila Planning Commission meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Roll Call
The PC Secretary took roll call.
Present: Chair Apneet Sidhu; Vice Chair Sharon Mann; Commissioners Louise Strander, Dennis
Martinez, Martin Probst, Alexandria Teague, and Ann Durant
Staff:
Director Nora Gierloff, American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), Department of
Community Development (DCD); Long Range Planning Manager Nancy Eklund, AICP,
DCD; Senior Planner Neil Tabor, AICP, DCD; and PC Secretary Wynetta Bivens
Amendment of the Agenda (if necessary)
The Commission did not consider any changes to the agenda.
Approval of Minutes
Commissioner Mann moved to adopt the 9/28/23 Minutes. Commissioner Martinez seconded the motion.
Commissioner Sidhu and Strander abstained; they were absent. Motion carried.
Commissioner Mann moved to adopt the 10/05/23 Minutes. Commissioner Strander seconded the motion.
Commissioner Martinez was absent (his request to be noted as an abstention was not seen by the chair,
although staff heard his request). Motion carried.
Written General Public Comments
No submittals.
Unfinished Business
None.
New Business
Neil Tabor, Senior Planner, AICP, DCD, provided a brief overview of the focus for the evening's
agenda.
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a. Land Use / Housing/ Reasonable Measures
Nancy Eklund, Long Range Planning Manager and Neil Tabor noted that some of the evening's comments
would be a refresher of discussion from the 10/5/23 meeting, and that tonight's topics would continue that
discussion. Staff walked through the presentation pertaining to housing, noting that a significant emphasis of
the Housing Element updates would address racially disparate impacts, issues of equity, and requirements of
recent Washington legislative actions. Staff walked through new State requirements and directives from the
Department of Commerce and King County Countywide Planning policies and how adopted Tukwila policies
were consistent or inconsistent.
The City's consultant, Ian Crozier, MAKERS Architecture and Urban Design, provided a presentation
regarding the Housing Element. He stated they are ensuring that the element is in compliance with the recent
legislative actions, as well as King County Countywide Planning Policies. The Commission had questions
about the requirements of HB 1220 pertaining to housing plans addressing the provision of housing to persons
of different income bands and the City's responsibility to plan for 1,242 emergency shelter beds. He noted
how the Comprehensive Plan can remove barriers to ownership through zoning updates and policy language,
noting that Middle Housing options may reduce some of those barriers. He noted that one of the things heard
at community meetings and in interviews was that housing affordability was critical. They will focus on
ensuring consistency with guidance addressing housing, climate change, and equity.
Staff walked through the eight goals from the 2015 Residential Neighborhoods Element and provided a
consistency analysis of those with Commerce guidance (identifying if a policy was "S - supportive, A -
approaching, or C- challenging" of adopted state guidance). The intent of the review is to reorganize the
goals (identifying what content in the Residential Neighborhoods Element should be retained and put in
which other elements to avoid redundancies, inconsistencies with guidance, and streamline goals and
policies).
There was discussion on policy examples - some Commissioners were opposed to striking policy
7.3.6 for strict enforcement of codes for neighborhood quality. Staff noted that the city already has a staff of
three in code enforcement, and that the language ("neighborhood quality") was vague and guidance from
Commerce and others suggested that including this language would be potentially problematic. Staff
discussed how intentionally retaining language flagged by Commerce for removal was potentially disruptive
to the approval process and could impact the city's ultimate Plan approval and certification by Puget Sound
Regional Council (PSRC) (resulting in their not providing needed transportation funding to Tukwila).
• A Commissioner expressed concerns about light pollution as a nuisance or an environmental factor that
should be considered and requested future discussion.
Director's Report
• Director Gierloff provided an update on the ordinance extending the Boards and Commission terms
from an expiration date of 12/31/23 to 3/30/24.
• To meet the goal for the current PC members to complete their public hearing and provide a Comp
Plan recommendation by the end of March staff is requesting that Commissioners reserve additional
meetings dates in January, February, and March 2024 (second and fourth Thursdays). Proposed
meeting dates include the following:
Phone: 206-433-1800 • Email: Mayor@TukwilaWA.gov • Website: TukwiilaWA.gov
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Thursday, January 11, 2024
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
PC Special Meeting
PC Regular Meeting
Community Open House
PC Special Meeting
PC Regular Meeting
PC Public Hearing
PC Hearing follow-up
Council Chambers
Council Chambers
Sullivan Center
Council Chambers
Council Chambers
Council Chambers
Council Chambers
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4-8-ish
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Adjourned
Commissioner Mann moved to adjourn; Commissioner Probst seconded the motion. All were in favor of
adjourning. The Planning Commission adjourned at 8:36 p. m.
Submitted by: Wynetta Bivens
PC Secretary
Phone: 206-433-1800 • E
ail: Mayor@TukwilaWA.gov • Website: TukwilaWA.gov