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Land Use and Planning Board
KENT Land Use Regular Meeting
WA9H... Minutes
May 13, 2024
Date: May 13, 2024
Time: 6:02 p.m.
Place: Chambers
Members: Sandra Pereira Reynolds, Chair
Bryan Kesterson, Co-Chair
Shane Amodei,
Dione Dittmar,
Sally McDonough,
Justus Phelps,
Benjamin Reid
Agenda:
1. Call to Order 6:02 p.m.
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Sandra Pereira Reynolds Chair Present
Bryan Kesterson Co-Chair Present
Shane Amodei Present
Dione Dittmar Present
Sally McDonough Present
Justus Phelps _ Present
Benjamin Reid Present
3. Approval of Minutes dated April 8, 2024
MOTION: Move to approve the Minutes dated April 8, 2024
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Shane Amodei, Justus Phelps
AYES: Pereira Reynolds, Kesterson, Amodei, Dittmar, McDonough, Phelps, Reid
4. Changes to the Agenda
None
5. Long Range Planning Team —Updates
Kristen Holdsworth gave a brief update on the Long Range Planning Team.
Callie McGrew has left the City and state to be near family leave an opening
in Long Range Planning.
Lindsay Walker is transitioning to Long Range to support the department
through the Comp Plan process.
Matthew Chastain, our intern, will be backfilling Lindsay as he is graduating
in June.
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Tanya Kosen will report directly to Planning.
6. Opioid Treatment Program: Expanded Siting and New Conditions
Planning Staff provided a summary of proposed changes for Opioid
Treatment Programs, including new locations and conditions of approval.
In June 2023, the City amended Title 15 to address SB 5536 (commonly
referred to as the "Blake Fix"). SB 5536 updated state statutes concerning
controlled substances, including how local governments regulate opioid
treatment programs and harm reduction programs. Due to the tight effective
deadline, ECD staff prioritized changes necessary to comply with the
ordinance. However, staff anticipated further discussions would be needed.
ECD committed to further evaluation and fine-tuning of potential code
amendments in 2024.
Staff provided a recap on Opioid Treatment Programs, proposed new siting
and zoning criteria as well as reevaluated conditions of approval.
At the end of the presentation, the members were asked about the proposed
new siting locations. The members wanted to know the exact boundaries of
the new locations, particularly the area on Central Ave. There were also
questions about whether requiring frontage on Central would limit the area
for the centers to open. Public transportation was also talked about as that
would be an important component of the centers being successful.
7. 2044 Comprehensive Plan: Project Updates
During the meeting staff provided an update on recent work for the 2044
Comprehensive Plan project, including:
The Comprehensive Plan Community Advisory Group (CAG) Meeting #2;
Comprehensive Plan Vision and Guiding Principles;
Draft Economic Development Element Goals; and
Round 2 Community Engagement.
Staff promoted the project website (Engage.KentWA.gov/FutureKent
<https://engage.kentwa.gov/futurekent>) which includes lots of useful
information, including the Community Advisory Group charter and meeting
notes, upcoming outreach events, and other project updates.
At the end of the presentation, members were asked for input regarding the
changes to the Economic Development goals. Members suggested several
things:
Public safety is not explicitly addressed and needs to be called out. For
example, people need to safe leaving their car, walking, etc. and businesses
need to not worry about theft/loss and be assured customers will come.
Education and schools should be added more explicitly, recommend adding to
Goal 4.
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• For Goal 4, the second sentence isn't needed. Felt that the first sentence
stands on its own.
Some words such as multi-modal and placemaking might be to jargon-y for
the general public.
As well as mitigating risks, we should make an effort make sure we have
agreement for how we will identify risks.
Somehow craft language that says we want Kent to be a destination;
businesses want Kent to be a great place for their customers and workers.
That last part of the presentation was requesting the board members help
with the upcoming Round 2 engagement, including volunteering to pass out
postcards/fliers and attending community events.
8. Adjournment 7:20 p.m.
Ta+iya,,Kov�w
Committee Secretary
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