HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Planning and Economic Development Committee - 04/05/1988 KENT CITY COUNCIL
PLANNING COMMITTEE
April 5, 1988 4 : 00 PM
Council Members Present Staff Present
Judy Woods, Chair Charlene Anderson
Steve Dowell Lin Ball
Jim Hansen
Others Present Jim Harris
Fred Satterstrom
Mike Ledbetter, Finance Dept. Dan Stroh
Leona Orr
Sue Sampson, Attorney with Loren Combs
1989 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
Lin Ball presented the funding options for the 1989 CDBG program. The
revised estimate for Kent' s share of CDBG funding is $170, 000. The
Committee agreed with staff's recommendations as follows:
1) Elect to receive pass-through funds
2) Allocate 15% of funds for public (human) services
3) Allocate 6% of funds for planning and administration.
These recommendations will be forwarded to the City Council at their
meeting this date. Further, the Mayor will read a proclamation at
tonight's meeting declaring this week National Community Development
Week. There is a display on this topic on the first floor of City
Hall.
Jim Harris confirmed for Councilman Dowell that the Human Services
Commission recommends the use of human services funds from both the
General Fund and the CDBG funds.
ADDED ITEMS
Chairwoman Woods set April 19, 1988 as the meeting date to discuss 20%
multifamily density. The meeting will be held at 3 : 30 PM in the
Library next to City Hall.
Fred Satterstrom stated that currently the Planning Department is
working on two other projects that will impact the multifamily density
issue. One is the Planned Unit Development ordinance and the other is
the Central Business District Subarea Plan Update. The CBD Task Force
has been reviewing a revision of the CBD Plan' s goals and policies and
map and have expanded the geographic scope of the CBD to include
north/south boundaries of James and Willis and east/west boundaries of
SR 167 and Jason Street. CBD Task Force recommendations will include
creation of a special multifamily zoning district to recognize
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urbanization of the CBD with perhaps greater densities and greater
development standards.!, The Task Force is also recommending that mixed
use designations be p ced on several properties in the CBD. The Task
Force recommendation s ould be going forward to the Planning Commission
at the latest sometime in early May. The mission of a committee
created to look at the PUD ordinance is to work out problems with the
ordinance and get it linto a workable form to forward to the Planning
Commission and City Council.
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The 20% graduated sca]e reduction option is only part of the direction
given by the City Council to the Planning Department in Resolution No.
1145. Overzoned areaslof the City need to be addressed as well (Option
C) . However, staff *hought the best approach was to look first at
zoning district densi�y levels as a whole and then look at rezoning;
decisions on rezoningl properties might be different depending on the
outcome of the decision on multifamily zoning densities. Rezones are
heard before the Ke t Hearing Examiner. Discussion occurred on
approaches the City C uncil could take in considering all three issues
of PUD, CBD, and 20% m ltifamily reduction.
In response to Jim Hansen, Chairwoman Woods indicated the meeting on
April 19th would bE conducted so that everyone would have an
opportunity to provide input. The Committee will ask questions. No
decision will be made at the April 19th meeting. Staff will provide
information prior to t e meeting.
The meeting was adjour�ed at approximately 4:45 PM.
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