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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLUTC MINS 10-21-2002G:\LUTC\LUTC Agendas and Summaries 2002\October 21, 2002, LUTC Minutes.doc MEETING SUMMARY In attendance: Committee members Eric Faison, Chair, and Council members Dean McColgan and Mike Park; Council-member Linda Kochmar; Director of Community Development Services Kathy McClung; Director of Public Works Cary Roe; Deputy Director of Community Development Services (Economic Development) Patrick Doherty; Assistant City Attorney Karen Kirkpatrick; Administrative Assistant Sandy Lyle. 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Faison called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the October 7, 2002, meeting were approved as presented. 3. PUBLIC COMMENT There was no public comment on any item not included in the agenda. 4. BUSINESS ITEMS A. Determine Boundaries for Planned Action SEPA – A SEPA Planned Action is a planning and environmental disclosure action that allows municipalities to plan for desired growth or redevelopment in a designated area over a determined period of time, conduct an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for that growth, and subsequently expedite land use permits for compliant development projects. Staff had proposed an area approximately equal to the City Center Core zone for the planned action SEPA. The Committee recommended and by their vote approved a recommendation to include all the area contained within the boundaries of South 312th Street to the north, 23rd Avenue South to the east, South 324th Street to the south and Pacific Highway South to the west. The timeframe was set at ten years and may be reconsidered if little development activity takes place in that time. Realizing that the original $225,000 approved by Council has been drawn down by the recent City Center Market Study, the Committee directed staff to prepare a Request for Proposal (RFP) to learn what services the City might receive for the money that remains. B. Tax Deferment Ordinance – The Committee recommended that the City Council set a public hearing for December 3, 2002, at its November 5, 2002, meeting to hear comment regarding a potential limited tax exemption for housing in the redevelopment area of the City Center Core and Frame zones. The immediate goal of the tax exemption proposal is to spur new residential and mixed-use development in the City Center in fulfillment of numerous Comprehensive Plan goals and GMA mandates. An important secondary consequence is a much needed increase in the assessed valuation of the City’s commercial sector. 5. FUTURE MEETINGS The next meeting will be November 4, 2002. 6. ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 6:40 p.m. City of Federal Way City Council Land Use/Transportation Committee October 21, 2002 City Hall 5:30 pm Council Chambers