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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