HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Planning and Economic Development Committee - 03/06/1990 KENT CITY COUNCIL
PLANNING COMMITTEE
March 6, 1990 4:00 PM
Committee Members Present Planning Staff Present
Jon Johnson, Chairman Charlene Anderson
Leona Orr Lauri Anderson
Jim Harris
Others Present Fred Satterstrom
Frank Chopp Other City Staff
Lyle Price
Carolyn Lake
TREE ORDINANCE
Planning Manager Satterstrom provided a brief history of the tree ordinance
beginning in 1985. The City Council had sent the Planning Commission's
recommendation on a tree ordinance to the Planning Committee in early 1986.
The Planning Committee did not bring the ordinance forward again to the full
Council ; the existing tree preservation regulations were working to a certain
point.
_anning staff asked the Planning Committee to send the tree ordinance back
to the Planning Commission for an update. Councilwoman Orr MOVED and
Councilman Johnson SECONDED the motion to send the tree ordinance to the
Planning Commission for review and recommendation to the full City Council.
Motion carried.
AMERICAN CITY QUALITY WEEK
Senior Planner Lauri Anderson stated American City Quality Week is being held
April 1-7, 1990. This is the second year of the program; the total program
is a decade long. 1990-91 reflects on planning for quality. It includes
city planning and citizen involvement to plan a city vision for improving
quality. 1992-98 reflects on action, on implementing the plan. 1999-2000
reflects on how the plan is working.
Staff proposes to kick off American City Quality Week along with the update
of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Citizens will be given an opportunity
to envision their ideal city. What will fulfill their expectations of an
ideal place to live? Schools will be involved during the last week of March
through art and essay projects envisioning their favorite place in the City
of Kent and an ideal image of the City of Kent. Through the school
curriculum, parents will become involved. Results of the school projects
will be displayed the following week. There will be a press release, a
proclamation, and a public meeting talking about the comprehensive planning
process and asking citizens to envision what they see for the city. Instead
of thinking about pressing problems, citizens will be asked to look to the
uture and talk about ideals, giving good direction. Council members Orr and
Johnson thought the idea was a good one.
ITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE
_ INUTES OF MEETING OF MARCH 6, 1990
1990 CENSUS
Senior Planner Anderson stated this year staff will embark on the 1990
decennial federal census. Behind the scenes work already is being done with
the Census Bureau, including resolving discrepancies between federal and
local data. Census questionnaires will be sent March 23 for return by April
1. From the census data, the federal government will look at representation
and allocation of dollars for federal programs. Staff is doing publication
and notification work; the Bureau wants people involved and aware of the
importance of returning the census questionnaires. An article will be
published in Cityline; notices will be sent with utility bills; the deadline
will be posted on the Kent Calendar; there will be a press release; and on
March 26th a display will be placed in the lobby.
This year there will be an effort to count the homeless. Staff provided the
Census Bureau with a list of places where homeless individuals might reside.
A count will be done on March 20th.
Staff has no other role in the census until August when staff will look at
the counts and resolve any discrepancies.
lanning Director Harris pointed out there is a host of data that come from
the census. National legislative districts are recast; redistricting can be
done. The City also can buy census tapes to fit in with our GIS system.
ADDED ITEM
Senior Planner Anderson stated the Public Works and Planning Departments are
asking for money from the City's Venture Fund to participate in a seminar
discussing the link between land use and transportation planning. She noted
that updates of both the land use and transportation comprehensive plans will
be undertaken soon. Ms. Anderson asked if any Planning Committee members
would be interested in attending; she will contact Christi Houser who was
absent. Neither Council member Johnson nor Orr will be able to attend.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 4 : 35 PM.
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