HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Meeting - City Council Workshop - 08/20/2024 KENT CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
• AGENDA
KEN T Tuesday, August 20, 2024
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5:15 p.m.
Chambers
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Mayor Dana Ralph
Council President Satwinder Kaur
Councilmember Bill Boyce Councilmember Marli Larimer
Councilmember John Boyd Councilmember Zandria Michaud
Councilmember Brenda Fincher Councilmember Toni Troutner
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Item Description Speaker Time
1 2044 Comprehensive Plan: Preferred Kristen 45 MIN.
Alternative, Future Land Use Map, and Holdsworth
Land Use Element
2 INFO ONLY: Behavioral Health Facilities Lindsay Walker 30 MIN.
Project Update
Unless otherwise noted, Council will hold workshops to discuss pending local and regional issues at 5:15 p.m.
on each regular council meeting day, except when a regular or special council meeting occurs at or
before 5:30 p.m.
Public Comment may be submitted in writing to the City Clerk at the meeting,which will be distributed to
each councilmember and admitted into the record, but will not be read aloud at the meeting. In order to
be admitted into the record,written comments shall be submitted not less than three hours prior to the start
of the Workshop meeting to Cityclerk@kentwa.gov, unless a person appears in-person, in which case,the
written comments will be handed to the City Clerk and will be admitted into the record of the Workshop
meeting.
For additional information, please contact Kimberley A. Komoto, City Clerk at 253-856-5725, or
email CityClerk@kentwa.gov.
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W A S M I N G T O N
DATE: August 20, 2024
TO: City Council Workshop
SUBJECT: 2044 Comprehensive Plan: Preferred Alternative, Future
Land Use Map, and Land Use Element
SUMMARY: During this Council Workshop, staff will seek Council confirmation of
the Preferred Growth alternative. This is a critical path decision to maintain the
project schedule and comply with state requirements of plan adoption by December
30, 2024.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The City is in the midst of updating its Comprehensive Plan and planning for growth
over the next 20 years. The periodic update process occurs every 10 years and
includes environmental analysis.
The SEPA process fosters informed decision making by ensuring that environmental
impacts and environmental values are evaluated and given appropriate
consideration during the City's long-range planning efforts.
On June 14, 2024, the City published the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS), which evaluated three growth alternatives. The City must select a preferred
growth alternative in order to prepare the Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS) and Comprehensive Plan update. The preferred growth alternative can be
one of the three alternatives study, or a combination of them. At the last Council
update, Council confirmed a preference for a mix between Alternatives 2 and 3.
The project team has used this guidance to work internally with City Staff (subject
matter experts), the Land Use and Planning Board, and the Community Advisory
Group to identify changes to the Future Land Use Map (FLU) to implement the
conceptual preferred alternative.
Characteristics of the Draft Preferred Alternative
The Draft Preferred Alternative contains the best performing attributes of
Alternative 2 (Nodes and Corridors) and Alternative 3 (Core with Transit Links).
These attributes include the following:
Support for the continued growth of East Hill's existing activity centers and
the creation of new locally-serving commercial areas in appropriate locations.
• Support for the infill and redevelopment of the Kent-Canyon Ridge
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Candidate Countywide Growth Center.
• Assumed continued development and redevelopment in Kent's downtown
area and along Meeker.
• Continued implementation of the Rally the Valley plan for Kent's industrial
area.
• Allowances for middle housing development and redevelopment
throughout the City's neighborhoods, as required by State law.
• Continued development of the Midway area, supported by regional high
capacity transit investments.
Future Land Use Map Changes
Modest changes to the City's Future Land Use Map are needed to implement the
Draft Preferred Alternative. These changes will in turn be implemented by updates
to the City of Kent Zoning Map and Kent City Code development standards, which
will occur subsequent to adoption of the Comprehensive Plan. Below is a summary
of the changes to the Future Land Use map to implement the preferred alternative:
1. East Hill Activity Centers. Most of these areas already have a FLU
designation of Commercial (C), Neighborhood Service (NS) or Mixed Use
(MU). Some new activity centers are proposed and others are expanded
with these changes.
2. Kent-Canyon Ridge Candidate Countywide Growth Center. This land
already has a FLU designation of MU. No changes to the FLU map are
needed.
3. Downtown. This land has a FLU designation of Downtown Core (DC). No
changes to the FLU map are needed.
4. Industrial Area. This land has industrial FLU designations established by
the Rally the Valley plan. No changes to the FLU map are needed.
S. Midway. This area has FLU designations consistent with prior planning
efforts. One minor change is proposed for consistency with surrounding
area.
6. Middle Housing in Residential Areas. This growth is enabled by State
law and applies to existing SF-designated land. No changes to the FLU
map are needed.
7. Map Cleanup. Cities regularly make updates to the FLU Map to correct
errors or account for development that may be inconsistent with mapped
designations. Some changes fall into this category.
At this workshop, staff will ask Council to confirm the preferred alternative and
future land use map changes. Staff will also provide an overview of the substantive
changes to the goals and policies of the Land Use element.
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BUDGET IMPACTS: The Comprehensive Plan is part of ECD's workplan. Partial
funding has been provided through Washington State Department of Commerce
grants.
SUPPORTS STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL:
Innovative Government - Delivering outstanding customer service, developing leaders, and
fostering innovation.
Evolving Infrastructure - Connecting people and places through strategic investments in physical
and technological infrastructure.
Thriving City - Creating safe neighborhoods, healthy people, vibrant commercial districts, and
inviting parks and recreation.
Sustainable Services - Providing quality services through responsible financial management,
economic growth, and partnerships.
Inclusive Community - Embracing our diversity and advancing equity through genuine community
engagement.
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DATE: August 20, 2024
TO: City Council Workshop
SUBJECT: INFO ONLY: Behavioral Health Facilities Project Update
SUMMARY: Planning Staff will provide an update to Behavioral Health Facilities,
focusing on zoning districts compatible with Enhanced Service Facilities and
Intensive Behavioral Health Treatment Facilities and final conditions of permitting.
Background
Staff have been working on the Phase II Code Updates for Behavioral Health
Facilities, which includes updating regulations for Opioid Treatment Programs and
adding in two new uses to provide permitting clarity and respond to community
needs. The two new facilities include:
1. Enhanced Service Facilities, which are residential long-term care facilities,
licensed by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
(DSHS) that provides support and services to persons for whom acute
inpatient treatment is not medically necessary; and
2. Intensive Behavioral Health Treatment Facilities, which are community-
based specialized residential treatment facilities, licensed by the Washington
Department of Health, for individuals with behavioral health conditions,
including individuals discharging from or being diverted from state and local
hospitals, whose impairment or behaviors do not meet, or no longer meet,
criteria for involuntary inpatient commitment under chapter 71.05 RCW, but
whose care needs cannot be met in other community-based placement
settings.
Staff has already had several meetings with LUPB and Council to receive direction
on code updates for Opioid Treatment Programs and will utilize this workshop to
receive final feedback on appropriate zoning and conditions for Enhanced Service
Facilities and Intensive Behavioral Health Treatment Facilities.
Staff has been meeting with members of the Human Service Board, the Diversity,
Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Board, and the Land Use and Planning
Board to discuss these topics, research additional information, and identify
opportunities to address concerns.
At the upcoming meeting, staff will provide a recap on further research and
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feedback regarding the zoning and conditions of siting Enhanced Service Facilities
and Intensive Behavioral Health Treatment Facilities. Both of these facilities provide
support and services to persons with a behavioral health diagnosis. We will discuss
the feedback received from Land Use and Planning Board.
Specifically, we will be seeking your direction on staff's recommendation for school
distance buffers, site conditions, including landscaping and screening, as well as
conditions of approval.
There is a project website and a survey available through the end of August as part
of this process. It can be accessed at
<www.Engage.KentWA.com/Behavioral Health>.
Next Steps
After this presentation, staff will prepare draft code and begin the ordinance
adoption process. One more meeting is scheduled with Land Use and Planning
Board prior to a Hearing on September 23.
SUPPORTS STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL:
Innovative Government - Delivering outstanding customer service, developing leaders, and
fostering innovation.
Thriving City - Creating safe neighborhoods, healthy people, vibrant commercial districts, and
inviting parks and recreation.
Inclusive Community - Embracing our diversity and advancing equity through genuine community
engagement.
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