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�- KENT Wns HINQTQN Committee Agenda
Councilmembers: Bill Boyce • Deborah Ranniger • Jamie Perry, Chair
AGENDA
Monday, February 13, 2012
5:30 p.m.
Item Description Action Speaker(s) Time Pace
1. Approval of the January 9, 2012 YES Jamie Perry 5 min 1
Minutes
2. 2035 Population & Employment NO Charlene Anderson 20 min 3
Forecasts and
Informational Only Carol Naito
Principal Planner-Demographer
Puget Sound Regional Council
3. 2012 ECD Draft Work Program NO Ben Wolters 15 min 5
Informational Only
4. Economic Development and NO Ben Wolters 15 min 0
Permit Update
Informational Only
Unless otherwise noted, the Planning and Economic Development Committee meets the
2nd Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers East, Kent City Hall,
220 4th Avenue South, Kent, 98032-5895.
For information on the above item(s), the City of Kent's Website can be accessed at
http://kentwa.igm2.com/citizens/Default.aspx?DepartmentID=1025 on Thursday, February 9,
2012 or contact Julie Pulliam, Pam Mottram or the respective project planner in the Planning
Division at (253) 856-5454 or as indicated on the agenda.
Any person requiring a disability accommodation should contact the City Clerk's Office at(253) 856-5725 in advance.
ForTDD relay service call the Washington Telecommunications Relay Service at 1-800-833-6388.
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KENT
ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MINUTES
JANUARY 9, 2012
Committee Members Committee Chair Jamie Perry, Deborah Ranniger, Bill Boyce.
Councilmember Ranniger called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. in Perry's absence.
Perry arrived at 5:50 pm concurring with all motions made.
1. Approval of Minutes
Councilmember Boyce Moved and Councilmember Ranniger Seconded a
Motion to approve the December 12, 2011 Minutes. Motion PASSED 3-0 with
Councilmember Perry's concurrence.
2. City of Kent New Solutions Grant $20,000 December 1,2011-June 30,201
Economic Development Manager Kurt Hanson stated that the City received a United
Way King County New Solutions Fund grant for $20,000 that will implement Phase 1
of the East Hill Revitalization Project and fund the expenditures for the consultant
Pomegranate Center. He stated that this initiative will be a three-phase approach with
the goal of creating and fostering a diverse and thriving neighborhood within Kent's
East Hill through community collaboration and leadership development. This first
phase will focus on forming a stakeholder's group lead by community leaders and
including participants from several City departments. Economic Development
Specialist Josh Hall will be the staff liaison and will be working with the Pomegranate
Center between January and June 2012 on actionable strategies. The first meeting (a
community forum) will be held Saturday, March 2nd at East Hill Elementary School
with the intent to identify a key stakeholder group from the participants to help
implement Phases II and III.
Councilmember Boyce MOVED and Councilmember Ranniger SECONDED a
motion to recommend Council authorize the Mayor to accept the United Way
King County's New Solutions Grant in the amount of $20,000, amend the
budget, and authorize expenditure of the funds in accordance with the grant
terms acceptable to the economic and community development director and
city attorney. Motion PASSED 3-0 with Council Chamber Jamie Perry's
concurrence.
3. Economic Development Report
Hanson introduced a "Foreign Trade Zone" (FTZ) Seminar scheduled for January 19th
at ShoWare Center sponsored by Port of Seattle, National Association for Industrial
and Office Properties (NAIOP), enterpriseSeattle, and Dorsey and Whitney LLP. He
stated that a FTZ can be applied to every existing building and greenfield site in King
County. He stated that establishment of a FTZ designation would provide industrial
centers (businesses who import or export products) with opportunities that could lead
to the elimination of customs duties, reducing overall operating costs for these
businesses and would add to their success and profitability. Hanson stated that staff
has been working with the NAIOP in reaching out to the commercial business
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community and has promoted this seminar primarily to the aerospace industry and
commercial warehouse businesses.
Hanson reported that Frank Isernio, CEO and owner of Isernio's Sausage is moving
their facility to Kent from South Seattle into a 27,000 square foot facility bringing a
minimum of 55 employees to this area.
Economic and Community Development (ECD) Director Ben Wolters stated that in the
wake of city council's approval of the Midway rezone, Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is
working with Kent on some new market interests. As the metro area becomes denser,
SPU has shown an interest in the Kent Highlands landfill site located directly off I-5
offering great visibility. Seeing the market interest perk up, Kent has reached a
tentative agreement with SPU to pursue evaluation and development of alternatives
for that site. SPU is aware that city council has rezoned that property for a higher
level of development and has hired Hartland Real Estate professionals to complete a
marketing analysis. Wolters stated that Senior Planner Erin George is researching
successful cases of land fill redevelopment elsewhere in the Country similar to ours.
Wolters stated that ECD has applied for $400,000 in Environment Protection Agency
(EPA) planning grants. The city anticipates receiving a response as to whether Kent's
application has been approved somewhere around March to May.
Wolters reported that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will restart their
search at the end of March to relocate their west coast headquarters to house 1800
people as part of a national effort to consolidate FAA facilities into three regional
headquarters. The competition will be confined to the original sites of Kent, Des
Moines, Renton, Tukwila and Seatac.
Wolters states that Kent's original proposal considered the Transit Oriented
Development (TOD) in Kent, promoted the downtown area as a promising location,
and offered up the Naden site in partnership with Hines and Mortenson construction.
A Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued at the end of March where we will offer
the Naden site again. Staff will continue to explore other qualifying sites dependent
on what the terms of the competition. The TOD portion from the original RFP will
remain and could place Kent in a better competitive position. If Kent were to win the
competition, it would be a huge boom for downtown and would provide a boost to
Kent's historic downtown and the overall community.
After the RFP's are submitted, it will take 60-90 days for a selection to be made. The
selection process through design, construction and move-in should be completed by
2016. All sites under consideration will be constrained to within 9 miles of the existing
site in Renton due to budget limitations.
Wolters stated that the ShoWare Center won accolades in the Daily Journal of
Commerce, was picked as the project of the month, highlighting our innovative design
and what a great marquee attraction it is.
Informational Only
Adiournment
Committee Chair Perry adjourned the meeting at 6:10 p.m.
Pamela Mottram, Secretary
Economic &Community Development Committee
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ECONOMIC and COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Ben Wolters, Director
PLANNING SERVICES
Fred N. Satterstrom, AICP, Planning Director
400! illillillilito Charlene Anderson, AICP, Manager
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Kent, WA 98032-5895
February 8, 2012
To: Chair Jamie Perry and Economic & Community Development Committee
Members
From: Charlene Anderson, AICP, Planning Manager
Through: Fred Satterstrom, AICP, Planning Director
Subject: 2035 Population & Employment Forecasts
For the Meeting of February 13, 2012
MOTION: For Information Only
SUMMARY: Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) is implementing new forecasting
methods and soon will release new regional growth forecasts. PSRC and Kent staff will
introduce the forecast products and discuss their relationship to the regional growth
strategy of VISION 2040 and local comprehensive plans.
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ECONOMIC and COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Ben Wolters, Director
Phone: 253-856-5454
Fax: 253-856-6454
K EN T Address: 220 Fourth Avenue S
W P s 9 I H c T I Kent, WA 98032-5895
February 8, 2012
To: Chair Jamie Perry and Economic & Community Development Committee
Members
From: Ben Wolters, Economic & Community Development Director
Subject: 2012 Draft ECD Work Program
For the meeting of February 13, 2012
MOTION: For Information Only
SUMMARY: Attached with this memo is a draft of the Economic & Community
Department's 2012 work program. We are presenting this to you for discussion and
information purposes.
The work tasks are organized by program: technology, permitting, economic
development, community development, code enforcement, and special projects.
Each task in these six categories fundamentally has its roots in either a mission-
critical function of the Department or in the Council's strategic plan. For each task a
timeline is specified along with an indication of staff that may be involved. Staff
abbreviations are the following: BS - Building Services, PC - Permit Center,
PL - Planning, ED - Economic Development, and DE - Development Engineering.
Also, a priority level is indicated in column #1 (1 - high priority, 2 - moderate
priority, 3 - least priority). This level stems from a Department retreat held late in
2011 and it will be beneficial to compare this rating with that of the Committee.
We look forward to discussing the work program with you. We hope this discussion
gives the Committee a good idea of what it can expect over the course of 2012.
EXHIBITS:
2012 ECD Draft Work Program
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Priority Work Program Task Timeline Department Comment(s)
Level Resources
1 On-line permitting October 2012 PC, BS, PL,
DE
OKIVA upgrade October 2012 PC, BS, PL, May compete with
i 1 DE Amanda project
Z Need to determine
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funding
2 Website improvement Jan - Dec PC, BS, PL,
DE, ED
Educating Council on Ongoing PC, BS, PL, Scheduled workshops
1 permitting process/ DE, ED with City Council during
Marketing the process course of year - or,
ECDC
1 Adopt new fee Implementation PC, BS, PL, Completed Jan. 2012
schedule/implement Jan 2012 DE
Z Continue to improve Evaluation: PC, BS, PL,
Fthe permit process March DE
.+ 1 Next steps:
f June
u+ Monitor:
a July-Dec
1 Project profile focus Ongoing ED, BS, PL,
groups DE
Develop code(s) Ongoing PL, DE, BS Includes zoning,
update subdivision, and
clearing/grading codes
1 Phase II - Economic December 2012 ED, PL
Development Strategy
W 1 East Hill revitalization Jan - Dec ED, PL Includes pursuit of
f a grants
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LU Re-development Ongoing ED, PL
W 3 opportunities /
c property profiles
U
Marketing/Branding Ongoing ED
Z Opportunities
O
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�++ Showare Impact ED
Study
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Priority Work Program Task Timeline Department Comment(s)
Level Resources
Naden Avenue December 2012
Assembly to ED
Market/FAA
ULI Technical ED, PL
Assistance Panel
Update Downtown December 2012 PL, ED
1 Strategic Action Plan/
PAO
Midway December 2012 PL, ED May include joint study
implementation with SPU of landfill
2 development potential;
housing task force;
F_ pursuit of grants
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g Neighborhoods to Fall 2012 PL, ED
d O 2 include small business
W district
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C Light Rail route and Ongoing PL, ED In concert with Sound
F 1 station planning January- Transit and PSRC
Z December
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Prepare for January - PL Gather census data;
O Comprehensive Plan December develop work program;
U Update review PSRC forecasts;
assess development
capacity city-wide;
complete existing plan
certification
2 Medical Marijuana Summer 2012 PL
Zoning
Code enforcement Summer 2012 BS A new way to tackle
F_ initiative code enforcement
z 1
LU issues (Amend the
w Mobile Home Park Code)
W
O Code Enforcement Ongoing BS, PL, DE Improve coordination
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coordination and and communication
communication between CE staff and
other city staff to
improve effectiveness
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Priority 171 r
Program Task Timeline Department Comment(s)
Level Resources
2 Levee certification Ongoing in 2012 ED, PL Work to support effort
by Public Works
3 ShoWare 3-year Completed ED Completed Dec. 2011
Agreement with SMG
U
W Boeing/IDS December 2012 PL, DE, ED
Transaction
a Assess impacts of new January� P Y -
PL, ED, BS,
Q State and Regional December 2012 DE
W action agendas,
regulations and
initiatives
FEMA Biological Ongoing PL, DE Work with Public Works
Compliance and Law
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