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City Council Workshop
Workshop Regular Meeting
Minutes
February 16, 2021
Date: February 16, 2021
Time: 5:03 p.m.
Place: THIS IS A REMOTE MEETING
I. CALL TO ORDER
Council President called the meeting to order.
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Toni Troutner Council President Present
Bill Boyce Councilmember Present
Brenda Fincher Councilmember Present
Satwinder Kaur Councilmember Present
Marli Larimer Councilmember Present
Zandria Michaud Councilmember Excused
Les Thomas Councilmember Present
Dana Ralph Mayor Present
II. PRESENTATIONS
1 Growth Targets Hayley Bonsteel
Rebeccah Maskin
(King County)
30 MIN.
Long Range Planning Manager, Hayley Bonsteel introduced Rebeccah Maskin,
from King County who presented an update on Growth Targets. Growth
targets are a policy statement about the amount of housing and jobs each
jurisdiction will plan for in 2024 comprehensive plan, it's a part of the
Countywide Planning Policies for the urban areas only for at least a 20-year
period and are created collaboratively by all cities and King County.
Maskin reviewed the implementation of the Washington State Growth
Management Act and the role it plays in Multicounty Planning Policies,
Countywide Planning Policies, the Comprehensive Plan, the Zoning Code and
development and construction. She discussed at length the Countywide
Planning Policies, what they aid in establishing and why they should be
updated now.
Bonsteel shared her initial position on the Growth Target for Kent.
Maskin indicated next steps are to continue convening Regional Geography
meetings to deliberate targets through March of this year, and then to begin
preparing draft targets with final action of the 2021 CPP update projected for
June of 2021.
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2 Technical Assistance to Small
Businesses
Bill Ellis
Kevin Grossman
(SBDC)
30 MIN.
Economic Development Officer, Bill Ellis, introduced Kevin Grossman, a
Certified Business Advisor from the Small Business Development Council
from Green River College who presented an overview on the technical
assistance provided to small businesses. He discussed what the program has
to offer to business owners or entrepreneurs who want to expand their
practical business knowledge base, apply for loans or grants or help navigate
the rights of tenants in distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. The contract
the City has with Green River College is for 237 hours of direct one-on-one
service for local small businesses. Grossman indicated that in 2020, 330
hours were spent on one-on-one services with 117 local businesses.
Grossman highlighted some of the success stories that there have been
during these difficult times.
Grossman indicated that the easiest way to get a hold of him would be to
email him at kgrossman@greenriver.edu
3 King County Food Facility Concept Bill Ellis
Michael Lufkin,
Food Economic
Manager with
King County
30 MIN.
Economic Development Officer, Bill Ellis, introduced Michael Lufkin, the Food
Economic Manager with King County who provided Council an overview of the
King County Food Facility Concept. The King County Local Food Initiative is a
10-year roadmap that will increase healthy, affordable food access to low
income populations and grow the local food economy. Lufkin spoke about the
growing demand for local products, and the need to right-size infrastructure
necessary to develop products and connect to markets. The lack of
infrastructure limits these markets.
Lufkin reviewed the King County Food Facility Feasibility Study which
analyzed the opportunities of a multi-purpose, shared use food facility for
addressing the needs of community organizations, nonprofits and small food
businesses. In the second portion of the study, they reviewed development
considerations and cost options. He discussed what the infrastructure of a
food facility could look like, and how it could potentially be located here in
the valley.
Lufkin discussed the importance of a local food facility which includes job
creation, workforce development, entrepreneurship, improved food access
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and localized economy. The next steps in this initiative were reviewed
including site selection and acquisition, stakeholder engagement and funding
and financing options.
Ellis discussed the many interesting directions this initiative could go, in
terms of relationships. There are large regional benefits that can stretch
across South King County but there is a long way to go yet.
Meeting ended at 6:33 p.m.
Kimberley A. Komoto
City Clerk
KING COUNTY
COUNTYWIDE PLANNING
POLICIES & GROWTH TARGETS
PRESENTATION FOR KENT CITY COUNCIL
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
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TONIGHT’S
AGENDA
GMA + GMPC Overview
Countywide Planning Policies Update
Growth Targets
Schedule
IMPLEMENTING
THE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT
ACT
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GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLANNING COUNCIL (GMPC)
Established in 1992 via Interlocal Agreement
Convened by the King County Executive
Members representing: King County, City of Seattle, Sound Cities Associations
Ex-Officio members representing: Special Purpose Districts, School Districts, Port of Seattle
Oversee the Countywide Planning Policies including: the UGA, Growth Targets, policies for
topics of a countywide nature that cross jurisdictional lines
Make recommendations to the King County Council
Ratification: after approval and ratification by the King County Council, approval of
amendments within 90 days by county & cities representing at least 70% of the population
and 30% of those jurisdictions
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Countywide Planning Policies establish:
Guidance for the comprehensive plans
Urban growth area boundary
Criteria for revising growth boundary
Growth targets for each jurisdiction
Criteria for defining urban centers and
manufacturing/industrial centers
Policies for issues of a countywide nature
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WHY UPDATE
COUNTYWIDE
PLANNING
POLICIES NOW?
VISION 2050 update + Regional Centers
Framework
New growth targets for 2024
Comprehensive Plans
Policy guidance for 2024 Comprehensive
Plans
Other policy and legislative changes since
2012
Policy recommendations from GMPC’s
Affordable Housing Committee
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2044 GROWTH
TARGETS
Growth Targets Development
Process
Countywide and Regional Geography
allocations
Next Steps
WHAT ARE GROWTH TARGETS?
Growth targets are:
A policy statement about the amount of housing and jobs
each jurisdiction will plan for in 2024 comprehensive plans
Part of the Countywide Planning Policies
For the urban area only
For at least a 20-year period
Created collaboratively by all cities and King County 8
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GROWTH TARGET PROCESS
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Regional
Forecast
County
Growth
Projections
Regional
Geography
Allocations
City/PAA
Growth
Target
Ranges
City/PAA
Growth
Targets
Comp Plans
VISION 2050 Regional Growth Strategy County/Local Factors
OFM Pop HU
Process Steps
Data Sources
GROWTH TARGETS
KEY ASSUMPTIONS + PROCESS
Data Source: PSRC Regional Forecast
Assumptions: Central Puget Sound counties have agreed to use
this forecast for growth target setting
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Regional Population and Job Growth 2019-2044:
Regional
Forecast
Population
Growth Job Growth
Region 1,321,700 884,450
GROWTH TARGETS
KEY ASSUMPTIONS + PROCESS
Data Source: County growth share from VISION 2050 Regional
Growth Strategy
Assumptions: Apply growth share to regional forecasted growth
2019-2044
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Countywide Population and Job Growth 2019-2044:
County
Growth
Projections
Population
Growth Share
Job Growth
Share
King County 50%59%
Kitsap County 5%5%
Pierce County 21%17%
Snohomish County 25%19%
GROWTH TARGETS
KEY ASSUMPTIONS + PROCESS
Data Sources:
Regional Geography growth shares from VISION 2050
Regional Growth Strategy
Demographic data from OFM, Census Bureau
Assumptions:
Apply RG growth share to countywide growth 2019-2044
Convert population to housing units with household
assumptions for each Regional Geography
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Regional Geography Housing Unit and Job Growth 2019-2044:
Regional
Geography
Allocations
GROWTH TARGETS
KEY ASSUMPTIONS + PROCESS
More on Assumptions:
Urban Unincorporated King County’s largest
potential annexation areas are in High
Capacity Transit Communities
Cities in the rural area include affiliated PAA
Targets are not created for the rural area
Household size, vacancy rate, and group
quarters assumptions are unique to Regional
Geographies, and reflect long-term and recent
trends
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Regional Geography Housing Unit and Job Growth 2019-2044:
Regional Geography
Population
Growth
Share
Job Growth
Share
Metro Cities 44%46%
Core Cities 40%45%
High Capacity Transit
Communities
11%6%
Cities and Towns 5%3%
Urban Unincorporated <1%<1%
Rural 1%<1%
Regional
Geography
Allocations
Regional
Geography
Allocations
COUNTYWIDE AND REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY ALLOCATIONS
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2019-2044
Growth Metro Core HCT Cities and Towns Urban
Unincorporated
Population 288,400 261,900 69,650 33,300 3,000
Housing Units 134,500 112,850 29,950 14,000 1,300
Jobs 223,500 222,800 28,750 12,950 700
*Regional Growth Strategy Rural area growth: 4,200 Housing Units, 2,150 Jobs
King County 2019-2044
Population 660,850
Housing Units 296,800
Jobs 490,850
GROWTH TARGETS
KEY ASSUMPTIONS + PROCESS
Data Sources:
Growth data from OFM, Census Bureau, PSRC
Capacity from the Urban Growth Capacity Report
Assumptions:
Allocate housing units and jobs proportionately to cities
within regional geographies, based on data factors 15
City and Potential Annexation Area Ranges of Housing Unit and
Job Growth 2019-2044
City/PAA
Growth
Target
Ranges
GROWTH TARGETS
KEY ASSUMPTIONS + PROCESS
Data Sources:
Preliminary target ranges (previous step)
Countywide discussion and deliberation
Assumptions:
Convene cities by Regional Geography
Review methods and city ranges
Collaboratively determine local growth targets
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City/PAA
Growth
Targets
City and PAA Housing Unit and Job Growth 2019-2044:
GROWTH TARGETS NEXT STEPS
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•Continue convening Regional Geography meetings to
deliberate targets (Feb-March 2021)
•Prepare draft targets for March 2021 GMPC meetings
GMPC SCHEDULE 2021
January
•Work/Study
session on
CPP policy
changes
February/March
•Public Review
Draft CPPs
2021
•Draft growth
targets
April/May
•Identification
of
amendments
•Final growth
targets
June
•Consideration
of
amendments
•2021 CPP
Update –
Final Action
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
GMPC WEBSITE
THE KING COUNTY INTERJURISDICTIONAL TEAM
FACILITATOR: KAREN WOLF, FAICP: KAREN.WOLF@KINGCOUNTY.GOV
GROWTH TARGETS LEAD: REBECCAH MASKIN: RMASKIN@KINGCOUNTY.GOV
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Local Food Facility
An Opportunity to
Transform South
King County’s Food
System
King County Local
Food Initiative
10-year roadmap with the following goals:
◦Increase healthy, affordable food access for low-
income populations;
◦Grow the local food economy
Contains targets and action items across a range
of food system challenges
Stakeholder driven process
Implementation done by public, private, and
non-profits organizations
Why is a local
food facility
important?
Types of Food System Infrastructure
Commercial Kitchen Space for Food
Entrepreneurs
•Small and medium sized food entrepreneurs
looking for commercial kitchens, processing,
cold storage and distribution
•Demand has been identified; Port of Seattle
Study (2017); FIN Feasibility Study
Shared Cold Storage, Aggregation and
Warehouse Space
•Farmers, micro distributors, small food
companies, non-profits doing food access
work, and farmers markets looking for last
mile (or at least close to demand center)
aggregation and cold storage, and distribution
Value -Added Processing, Co-packing
and Distribution
•Farmers and food entrepreneurs that seek to
produce small batch value added products
Closing the gaps in our local
food system
There is a growing demand for local products
Numerous studies identify the need for right-size infrastructure necessary to develop products and connect to markets
Existing regional food system infrastructure is either not accessible or not properly scaled to meet the needs of small and medium farms and food businesses
Small food and farm businesses need the opportunity to scale up through shared infrastructure and technical support
Lack of infrastructure limits markets –a simple thing like cutting and wrapping fresh produce can open up new market channels
Potential Regional Benefits of Food
Facility
Food
Facility
Job Creation
Workforce
Development
EntrepreneurshipImproved food
access
Localized
economy
How can a regional food
facility be developed?
King County Food Facility
Feasibility Study
◦Analyzed the opportunities of a multi-purpose, shared use food
facility for addressing the needs of community organizations,
nonprofits, and small food businesses (Phase 1)
◦Conceptualized this idea to better understand how to develop
and finance this project (Phase 2)
Opportunities outlined in Phase 1 report:
Connect
•Connect small businesses with technical and
finance resources, and strength of the
partnerships and collaborative relationships
that emerge through the activities and work
that takes place there.
Scale
•Scale up local food businesses to help small
but established food businesses move from
a startup phase to a stabilized/consistent
growth phase.
Train
•Serve as a training center for small business
owners and their employees while
supporting emerging food businesses and
the growers, distributors, retail outlets, and
other small businesses that benefit from a
robust local food network.
Relaunch
•Play a strong role in relaunching the
restaurant and local food sector in response
to the major economic damages that they
have suffered due to the COVID-19
pandemic.
Strengthen
•Strengthen the existing network of local
food facilities.
Phase 2: Development Considerations
Facility Content
Developed conceptual model for
a 50,000 sq. ft facility that could
be used for cost analysis
Location Criteria
Identified location and site factors
relevant to the development and
accessibility of a food facility
Types of Ownership
Identified advantages and
disadvantages of different
ownership modes (Public, private,
non-profit, PPP)
Phase 2: Cost Options Options range in cost from $6.7 million to $18.6 million
The economics of food facilities is such that acquiring an
existing building, using donated land, sourcing outside grants
or low-cost debt to finance capital costs, or a combination of
those methods may be the only way to establish a financially
sustainable facility.
Financial accessibility is a core goal of this facility. The facility
must offer rents that are at the least affordable to tenants, if
not deeply discounted from market rates
County and partners must raise more in equity so that the
remaining costs do not need to be financed and passed on to
tenants to cover debt payments
Next steps
Site selection and acquisition
◦Engage with partners to identify potential sites and refine food
facility concept
Stakeholder engagement
◦Continue to engage with stakeholders
◦Foster commitments from public and private sponsors
Funding and financing
◦Develop a capital funding plan
◦Identify an ownership structure and an operating model
◦What will be King County’s role in funding?
Resources
Michael Lufkin, Local Food Economy Manager –
Michael.Lufkin@kingcounty.gov
King County Food Facility Feasibility Study available at
https://www.kingcounty.gov/elected/executive/constantine/i
nitiatives/local-food-initiative.aspx
Examples of food hub projects from other regions:
Bornstein & Pearl Food Production Center -
http://www.commonwealthkitchen.org/bornstein-pearl
Union City Food Culinary Center https://www.food-
management.com/healthcare/new-california-culinary-center-
serves-kaiser-permanente-reaches-food-justice-goals
The Redd -https://ecotrust.org/project/the-redd-on-salmon-
street/