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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Planning and Economic Development Committee - 02/15/1994. KENT CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE February 15, 1994 4:00 PM Committee Members Present Leona Orr, Chair Jon Johnson Tim Clark Planning Staff Jim Harris Margaret Porter Fred Satterstrom Kevin O'Neill City Attorney's Office Laurie Evezich Other City Staff GROWTH MANAGEMENT UPDATE (F. Satterstrom) REGIONAL UPDATE County -wide Planning Policies - Draft Environmental Impact Statement DEIS Planning Manager Fred Satterstrom is currently reviewing the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the County -Wide Planning Policies that was issued on January 12, 1994. Urban Centers as part of DEIS: In September 1992, the Council adopted and nominated the City of Kent for consideration by the county as an "urban center". The urban center designation was also adopted as planning goals. This draft EIS evaluates a couple of regional alternatives that examine how development would be if it occurred under an Eight (8) -Centers Alternative, which does not include Kent, or a Fourteen (14) -Centers Alternative, which does include Kent. The Cities that nominated themselves have been meeting on a committee called "Urban Centers Committee". This was a way for the County to work with cities to set up population targets. Every County in the state that are planning under GMA must accommodate 20 years of population growth out to the year 2010. The State Office of Financial Management provided all King County Jurisdictions the growth targets projections out to the year 2010. Fred passed out a copy of this Proposed 20 -Year Growth Targets report. It encompasses the King County Jurisdictions which includes 25 suburban cities, seven(7) rural cities, the City of Seattle, and unincorporated King County. CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES FEBRUARY 15, 1994 PAGE 2 On this report, the net new households for King County Jurisdictions are estimated to be 216,237 and the net new employment targets are 349,650. The City of Kent's net new households target figure is 7,500; the net new employment target is 11,500. LOCAL UPDATE Environmental Impact Statement for the City Of Kent's Comprehensive Plan Senior Planner Kevin O'Neill informed the Committee that the Council approved funding to do an Environmental Impact Statement for the Comprehensive Plan last November. The consultants for this project began work on this project in December 1993. Last fall the Planning Department held a series of open houses to gather information on several conceptual land use alternatives for the Comprehensive Plan. Since that time, the Planning Department has been working with the consultant looking at these three conceptual alternatives for growth for the entire planning area not just the City limits. Staff refined the process by creating actual land use maps and getting down to specific concepts and specific locations. Kevid said when completing an EIS, SEPA requires that a no action alternative be included in the EIS. The Planning staff is anticipating a draft EIS to come out the middle of March. This will give everyone an opportunity to review it in conjunction with the draft Comprehensive Plan. Three Alternatives to the City of Kent's Comprehensive Plan EIS 1. Existing Comprehensive 2. Urban Centers 3. Mixed Use or multiple Plan (no action alternative) centers The existing Comprehensive Plan is considered the no action alternative as required by SEPA. The second alternative is Urban Centers which is where the City channels very high percentages of new residential and employment growth into the downtown areas or areas adjacent to downtown. The Mixed Use Alternative or multiple centers assumes that growth would focused into several activity centers. Follow-up Video Relating to the EIS and the three Alternatives, a follow-up video will be done very similar to the first video done two years ago. This will be an education process for Growth Management. The Planning Department will hold a series of community forums and ask citizens questions to generate interest and public participation before the Planning staff begins the Planning Commission hearings. CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES FEBRUARY 15, 1994 PAGE 3 This video will allow the public an opportunity to discuss the critical components of the alternatives such as how to accommodate these future households and jobs. Now that the Council has Council meetings on cable, Chair Orr said this will give more citizens an opportunity to see the video. Survey Ouestionnaire As part of the follow-up video and and as what we did two years ago, the survey questions will be related specifically back to the questions raised by the video. This questionnaire will generate another source of information on the land use alternatives such as different housing and affordable housing issues. capital Facilities Kevin reminded the Council of the scheduled March 8th Workshop on Capital Facilities. Various departments are working with the mayor's office and Administration in defining the recommended level of service. Urban Growth Boundaries Chair Orr asked Jim Harris if the interim urban growth boundaries were finalized yet. Jim stated he was planning on attending a meeting on February 16th on this subject and hopes to find out. STREET TREE PROGRAM UPDATE (F. SATTERSTROM) Fred Satterstrom presented a preliminary Scope of Services Street Tree Management Program. He said the Council held a Workshop on this subject in December 1993. The Public Works Department made a presentation on Phase I of their sidewalk program for the downtown area proposing to remove about 20 trees. The Public Works Department has hired a consultant to develop, facilitate, and coordinate this program with Tim LaPorte as the person in charge of the project. The Planning Department will have an opportunity to be involved as well in the development of the program. The purpose of the program is to develop a consensus on how the City is going to treat each and every street in the downtown area in terms of some long term objectives regarding sidewalks, trees, and post - project activities. This program will identify some areas in the downtown as to which trees will be entirely removed, replaced by another specie, or areas will be identified in the downtown area where existing trees will remain. Public participation is one of most important elements of the program and Chair Orr suggested working with the Downtown Partnership to get citizens informed. Perhaps a flyer could be distributed to merchants. CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES FEBRUARY 15, 1994 PAGE 4 ADDED ITEMS Chair Orr asked the Committee members how often they would prefer to meet. It was agreed that the third Tuesday of each month would be the regular Planning Committee meeting time. If a special meeting is needed, it would held the first Tuesday of the month. hl�I%iil y13)lk�y The meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m. PCO215.MIN CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE February 15, 1994 4:00 PM Committee Members Present Leona Orr, Chair Jon Johnson Tim Clark Planning Staff Jim Harris Margaret Porter Fred Satterstrom Kevin O'Neill City Attorney's Office Laurie Evezich Other City Staff GROWTH MANAGEMENT UPDATE (F. Satterstrom) REGIONAL UPDATE County -Wide Planning Policies - Draft Environmental Impact Statement DEIS Planning Manager Fred Satterstrom is currently reviewing the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the County -Wide Planning Policies that was issued on January 12, 1994. Urban Centers as part of DEIS: In September 1992, the Council adopted and nominated the City of Kent for consideration by the county as an "urban center". The urban center designation was also adopted as planning goals. This draft EIS evaluates a couple of regional alternatives that examine how development would be if it occurred under an Eight (8) -Centers Alternative, which does not include Kent, or a Fourteen (14) -Centers Alternative, which does include Kent. The Cities that nominated themselves have been meeting on a committee called "Urban Centers Committee". This was a way for the County to work with cities to set up population targets. Every County in the state that are planning under GMA must accommodate 20 years of population growth out to the year 2010. The State Office of Financial Management provided all King County Jurisdictions the growth targets projections out to the year 2010. Fred passed out a copy of this Proposed 20 -Year Growth Targets report. It encompasses the King County Jurisdictions which includes 25 suburban cities, seven(7) rural cities, the City of Seattle, and unincorporated King County. CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES FEBRUARY 15, 1994 PAGE 2 On this report, the net new households for King County Jurisdictions are estimated to be 216,237 and the net new employment targets are 349,650. The City of Kent's net new households target figure is 7,500; the net new employment target is 11,500. LOCAL UPDATE Environmental Impact Statement for the City Of Kent's Comprehensive Plan Senior Planner Kevin O'Neill informed the Committee that the Council approved funding to do an Environmental Impact Statement for the Comprehensive Plan last November. The consultants for this project began work on this project in December 1993. Last fall the Planning Department held a series of open houses to gather information on several conceptual land use alternatives for the Comprehensive Plan. Since that time, the Planning Department has been working with the consultant looking at these three conceptual alternatives for growth for the entire planning area not just the City limits. Staff refined the process by creating actual land use maps and getting down to specific concepts and specific locations. Kevid said when completing an EIS, SEPA requires that a no action alternative be included in the EIS. The Planning staff is anticipating a draft EIS to come out the middle of March. This will give everyone an opportunity to review it in conjunction with the draft Comprehensive Plan. Three Alternatives to the Citv of Kent's Comprehensive Plan EIS 1. Existing Comprehensive 2. Urban Centers 3. Mixed Use or multiple Plan (no action alternative) centers The existing Comprehensive Plan is considered the no action alternative as required by SEPA. The second alternative is Urban Centers which is where the City channels very high percentages of new residential and employment growth into the downtown areas or areas adjacent to downtown. The Mixed Use Alternative or multiple centers assumes that growth would focused into several activity centers. Follow-up Video Relating to the EIS and the three Alternatives, a follow-up video will be done very similar to the first video done two years ago. This will be an education process for Growth Management. The Planning Department will hold a series of community forums and ask citizens questions to generate interest and public participation before the Planning staff begins the Planning Commission hearings. CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES FEBRUARY 15, 1994 PAGE 3 This video will allow the public an opportunity to discuss the critical components of the alternatives such as how to accommodate these future households and jobs. Now that the Council has Council meetings on cable, Chair Orr said this will give more citizens an opportunity to see the video. Survey Ouestionnaire As part of the follow-up video and and as what we did two years ago, the survey questions will be related specifically back to the questions raised by the video. This questionnaire will generate another source of information on the land use alternatives such as different housing and affordable housing issues. Capital Facilities Kevin reminded the Council of the scheduled March 8th Workshop on Capital Facilities. Various departments are working with the mayor's office and Administration in defining the recommended level of service. Urban Growth Boundaries Chair Orr asked Jim Harris if the interim urban growth boundaries were finalized yet. Jim stated he was planning on attending a meeting on February 16th on this subject and hopes to find out. STREET TREE PROGRAM UPDATE (F. SATTERSTROM) Fred Satterstrom presented a preliminary Scope of Services Street Tree Management Program. He said the Council held a Workshop on this subject in December 1993. The Public Works Department made a presentation on Phase I of their sidewalk program for the downtown area proposing to remove about 20 trees. The Public Works Department has hired a consultant to develop, facilitate, and coordinate this program with Tim LaPorte as the person in charge of the project. The Planning Department will have an opportunity to be involved as well in the development of the program. The purpose of the program is to develop a consensus on how the City is going to treat each and every street in the downtown area in terms of some long term objectives regarding sidewalks, trees, and post - project activities. This program will identify some areas in the downtown as to which trees will be entirely removed, replaced by another specie, or areas will be identified in the downtown area where existing trees will remain. Public participation is one of most important elements of the program and Chair Orr suggested working with the Downtown Partnership to get citizens informed. Perhaps a flyer could be distributed to merchants. CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES FEBRUARY 15, 1994 PAGE 4 ADDED ITEMS Chair Orr asked the Committee members how often they would prefer to meet. It was agreed that the third Tuesday of each month would be the regular Planning Committee meeting time. If a special meeting is needed, it would held the first Tuesday of the month. The meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m. FZUG• -IM