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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Planning and Economic Development Committee - 04/21/1992 CITY OF p��'YIICC�� CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES APRIL 21, 1992 4: 00 PM COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT OTHER CITY STAFF Leona Orr, Chair Tom Brubaker Jim Bennett Ed Chow Jon Johnson PLANNING STAFF GUESTS Lin Ball Craig Larsen, King County Sharon Clamp Lisa Majdiak, King County Jim Harris Fred Satterstrom — Alice Shobe GROWTH MANAGEMENT UPDATE - (F. SATTERSTROM) Planning Manager Fred Satterstrom introduced Craig Larsen and Lisa Majdiak of King County who spoke about the Growth management Planning Council (GMPC) . The GMPC is currently implementing countywide policies to guide jurisdictions in making revisions to their comprehensive plans. These policies are to be adopted by July 1, 1992 . Mr. Larsen explained that the GMPC is made up of five King County Councilmembers and County Executive Tim Hill, two councilmembers and Mayor Norm Rice from the City of Seattle, and six members from the Suburban Cities within King County who are councilmembers and mayors. The GMPC has been reviewing policies which have been prepared by a liaison group comprised of planning, finance and public works directors throughout King County. At the liaison groups last meeting tentative approval was given to a package of policies to submit for public comment. There will be four public meetings in April and May to explain the countywide policies which will be followed by a series of public hearings. After the public hearings, the GMPC will reconvene to consider the public comments received, amend the policies, and send the policies to the County Council for adoption and to the suburban cities for ratification. They will become effective when ratified by 30% of the jurisdictions representing at least 70% of the population of the County. Once ratified, they will serve as the guidelines CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES APRIL 21, 1992 PAGE 2 suburban cities will use to amend their comprehensive plans. The new comprehensive plans are due July 1, 1993 . Lisa Majdiak distributed a countywide planning policies draft and a proposed urban growth area map. She noted that the County has established tighter boundaries than through the 1985 County plan. Areas which were originally designated as urban are redesignated as rural in order to make the centers concept work. Because of the Growth Management Act requirement to link infrastructure and finance with land use planning, the County has discovered that it cannot afford to provide services to unincorporated areas which were designated as urban. The County is currently in the process of working with cities to agree on boundaries. The policies state that islands of unincorporated areas shall not be left, city boundaries shall not overlap, and cities will not be allowed to annex into the rural areas. The policies also clearly set up cities as being the preferred provider of local urban services and address exceptions where cities may contract when they work with special districts. In the future, it is possible that the boundary review board could be abolished. The official GMPC policy package will be ready in one week. City of Kent staff will review the major issues and present them to the Planning Committee at its May 5, 1992 meeting. Mr. Larsen volunteered to meet again with the Committee or have other county staff attend. SOOS CREEK PLAN (J. HARRIS) Planning Director Harris displayed a map of the Soos Creek Plan and a discussion of the boundaries and zoning followed. UPDATE ON EMERGENCY SEVERE WEATHER SHELTER PROGRAM (L. BALL) Senior Planner Lin Ball reported that the Emergency Severe Weather Shelter Program began in January 1991 in response to local human services agencies ' request for help to shelter the homeless during the winter months. The agencies were concerned because they were having to turn people away and were unable to serve single men and women. The program which was implemented provided motel vouchers on nights when the temperature was 35 degrees or lower or snow conditions existed. The cost to run an every night shelter from October to April proved to be cost prohibitive. The program was funded with $15, 000 of emergency money which the Human Services Commission set aside the year before, and administration of the program was given to Catholic Community Services. The program has made a positive impact in addressing the needs of the homeless because it serves all individuals, not just families. The largest population served was single men. In the Spring of 1991 the CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES APRIL 21, 1992 PAGE 3 Planning Committee directed the Human Services Commission to evaluate whether or not the program had sufficient funds to operate through the end of 1991. As a result, the Human Services Commission, in working with Catholic Community Services, asked for an additional $2 , 500 in contingency funds to see the program through the end of 1991. All but approximately $450 of the additional $2, 500 was used. During 1991, 934 bed nights were provided serving 264 individuals and 119 households. There were 51 single men served, nine single women, 30 couples, 35 single women with children, 12 single men with children and 127 two parent families with children. The Human Services Commission granted $17, 000 for the program for 1992 . Through March 1992 74 individuals have been served, 215 bed nights, and 52 households. All statistics are unduplicated numbers. This program has provided the first good statistics of the homeless population in Kent. The City Council Planning committee also wanted the City to look at a longer term solution for more permanent shelter for the homeless. The coalition which developed the severe weather shelter program came back together to address this issue and identified single men as the group with the greatest need and the only group in south King County who do not have any options. This became a City Council priority for 1991-1992 . SINGLE MEN'S SHELTER UPDATE (A. SHOBE) Planner Alice Shobe reported that progress on the single men's shelter is going well and Catholic Community Services (CCS) received a $120, 000 HOF grant from King County. A site still needs to be secured, preferably a large, older house in the downtown area that is not located in a single family neighborhood. Councilmember Bennett mentioned that there is a City-owned house located next to Kent Memorial Park which may be a possibility. The Parks Committee voted to demolish the house and use the space for additional parking. The demolition is on the April 21, 1992 City Council Consent Calendar, however, Planning Committee members agreed it could be pulled from the agenda so the shelter committee could consider the house. Catholic Community Services, the lead agency for the project, has hired an architect who is currently evaluating potential sites. An application for State money has been submitted, and federal money will be applied for in June. Catholic Community Services will also apply for Community Development Block Grant money from the City of Kent, which is a matching requirement of the HOF grant. Ms. Shobe will advise Councilmembers Orr and Johnson of the shelter committee' s interest of lack thereof on the Kent Memorial Park house. CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES APRIL 21, 1992 PAGE 4 ADDED ITEM SEA TAC ANNEXATION (J. HARRIS) Planning Director Harris explained that the City of Sea Tac is proposing annexation into Kent's spear of interest. This proposal is currently in SEPA (State Environmental Protection Act) . He distributed a map of the proposed area and explained that the proposal is in the area where there has been talk of a sewer extension. Kent should be aware of when Sea Tac' s council takes action and when it goes to the boundary review board. Until the boundaries are determined, Mr. Harris feels the annexation proposal is premature. It is Mr. Harris ' understanding that King County will not entertain annexations like this right now. He also feels the action that needs to be taken should be from the Kent City Council or Mayor to the Sea Tac City Council. Chair Orr would like to know what Sea Tac's plans are for development. Staff will update the Planing Committee at its next meeting, and Mr. Harris recommended at a future date the Planning Committee report to the Council as a whole on the status of this proposal. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - NEIGHBORHOOD PARK (L. ORR) Chair Orr stated that she has been asked by the Parks Department to find out why a conditional use permit is required for a neighborhood park. The Parks Committee would like an explanation at a future meeting. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 5:21 p.m. PC0421.92