Council PKT 06-03-2004 Special
AGENDA
FEDERAL WAY CITY COUNCIL
Special Meeting
Council Chambers - City Hall
June 3, 2004 - 7:00 p.m.
(www.ci.federal-way.wa.us)
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I.
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
II.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRESENT A TION/POTENTIAL
ACTION
. Presentation/Retail "Lifestyle" Shopping Centers
. Consideration of Conducting Full Market Analysis and Study for
retail "Lifestyle" Center Development
III.
ADJOURNMENT
MEETING DATE:
June 3, 2004
ITEM#
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CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
City Council
AGENDA BILL
SUBJECT:
CATEGORY:
Retail/Commercial Market Study for City Center
BUDGET IMPACT:
CONSENT
RESOLUTION
CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS
ORDINANCE
PUBLIC HEARING
OTHER
Amount Budgeted:
Expenditure Amt.:
Contingency Req'd:
$0
$25,000.00
$0
x
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A TT ACHMENTS: Exhibit A - Gibbs Planning Group scope of services
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SUMMARYIBACKGROUND:
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Pursuant to the City Council-approved City Center Redevelopment Strategies work plan, on 6/3/04 in a special
session of the City Council Mr. Bob Gibbs of the Gibbs Planning Group will present a public presentation
regarding commercial "lifestyle centers" and their feasibility for the Federal Way City Center.
A greater level of information on "lifestyle centers," as well as potentially a subsequent, full market analysis of
the feasibility of such a commercial shopping center in the Federal Way City Center, could help inform the City
Council more fully with regard to potential City Center redevelopment strategies, including site acquisition,
public/private partnerships or even simply general assistance to private-sector developers.
Upon hearing the "lifestyle" center presentation by Mr. Gibbs, City Councilmembers have the option of
considering a further employing the Gibbs Planning Group to produce a retail market analysis and development
plan. If approved at this time, such an analysis/plan could be available this Summer and would cost $25,000
(less the cost of the 6/3/04 presentation - $2,500).
PROPOSAL
Gibbs Planning offers a range of services, including retail market analysis and retail development plans (See
Exhibit A).
The following excerpt from the Gibbs Planning Group's description professional services best describes the
potential additional services under consideration:
General Retail or Shopping Center Retail Analysis
From urban streets to suburban shopping centers, GPG can provide a complete qualitative analysis of existing
retail (areas) and make recommendations for improvement. GPG reviews the area's demographics (household
income, ages, growth rates, etc.) for the effect on the site's redevelopment potential. At the site, GPG specialists
in retail leasing, market research, and commercial planning confer with the client and the client's leasing
representatives. Before proposing redevelopment opportunities, GPG evaluates the nearby shopping centers,
residential developments, and traffic patterns for their regional impact on the site. Within the site, all existing
and planned buildings are assessed for possible retail use in the redevelopment plan. GPO's comprehensive
retail analysis includes:
. market research
. tenant mix planning
. vehicular circulation and parking
. visual merchandising
. storefront design and signage
. pedestrian movement
. adjacent land uses
. appropriate building typologies
. retail management
. marketing and promotional plans
. physical maintenance
Shopping Center and Urban Planning Services
All of GPO's services are available to assist municipal planners or private developers in creating master plans,
which include the latest in retail planning for reviving depressed urban areas or for developing new
communities as neotraditional (New Urbanism) towns. GPG produces conceptual land use plans which illustrate
building footprints, vehicular circulation, parking, land use codes, and strategic tenant mix, all of which take
advantage of retail opportunities, downtown or in shopping centers.
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CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: N/A
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PROPOSED MOTION: "I move to authorize the City Manager to engage the Gibbs Planning Group to
conduct a market analysis for "lifestyle" retail development in the City Center and an associated conceptual
redevelopment strategy."
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CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: ~
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(BELOW TO BE COMPLETED BY CITY CLERKS OFFICE)
COUNCIL ACTION:
D APPROVED
D DENIED
D TABLED/DEFERRED/NO ACTION
D MOVED TO SECOND READING (ordinances only)
COUNCIL BILL #
1 ST reading
Enactment reading
ORDINANCE #
RESOLUTION #
REVISED - 04/28/2003
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GIBBS PLANNING GROUP
Scope of Professional Services
gibbsplanning.com
Nationally recognized, Gibbs Planning Group offers professional services in town
planning, retail analysis, and landscape architecture. For the past twelve years GPG has
been active in developing innovative yet practical methods for applying current trends in
residential and commercial development to private and public sector clients throughout
North America and the Pacific Rim. Founded in 1988, GPG has responded with
innovative master plans revealing unexpected design, development, and market
opportunities. Foremost among GPG's achievements has been the successful application
of the latest in modern retail planning and merchandising to depressed or declining
communities as well as
to new developments
designed as traditional
towns.
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Traditional Town
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Presenting at the First
Congress ofthe New
Urbanism in 1992, GPG
has been a pioneer and
leader in this movement
- to revive the community-
,,:{~::--¡- ,::. ';, ,," oriented principles of
traditional town planning as an antidote to the alienating, formless sprawl of suburbia.
The New Urbanism and the Necessity of Commerce
Profiled in the Atlantic Monthly, GPG is an acknowledged expert in retail planning with
"a commercial sensibility unlike anything possessed by the urban planners and architects
who usually design downtown renewal efforts." If conventional architects and planners",
the feature article continues, "are not greatly concerned about the impact of their work on
the welfare of haberdashers, that is not surprising. They belong to professions that are
often at war with commercial interests." Robert Gibbs sees the street first as a
commercial space. "Nourish commerce," his implicit credo goes, "and the people will
come."
Responsible planning is not simply a matter of assembling nostalgic urban villages or
pedestrian pockets, as some practitioners of the New Urbanism maintain. Rather, GPG
believes that sustainable development and vibrant community life are only possible with
a vital commercial life, and that new and old towns alike need intelligent strategies for its
survival.
General Retail or Shopping Center Retail Analysis
From urban streets to suburban shopping centers, GPG can provide a complete qualitative
analysis of existing retail and make recommendations for its improvement. GPG reviews
the area's demographics (household income, ages, growth rates, etc.) for the effect on the
site's redevelopment potential. At the site, GPG specialists in retail leasing, market
research, and commercial planning confer with the client and the client's leasing
representatives. Before proposing redevelopment opportunities, GPG evaluates the
nearby shopping centers, residential developments, and traffic patterns for their regional
impact on the site. Within the site, all existing and planned buildings are assessed for
possible retail use in the redevelopment plan. GPG's comprehensive retail analysis
includes:
. market research
. tenant mix planning
. vehicular circulation and parking
. visual merchandising
. storefront design and signage
. pedestrian movement
. adjacent land uses
. appropriate building typologies
. retail management
. marketing and promotional plans
. physical maintenance
Shopping Center and Urban Planning Services
All of GPG's services are available to assist municipal planners or private developers in
creating master plans, which include the latest in retail planning for reviving depressed
urban areas or for developing new communities as neotraditional (New Urbanism) towns.
GPG produces conceptual land use plans which illustrate building footprints, vehicular
circulation, parking, land use codes, and strategic tenant mix, all of which take advantage
of retail opportunities, downtown or in shopping centers.
Neo-Traditional Town Planners use the following methods to simultaneously
combat urban sprawl and promote income, age, and racial diversification:
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creating high density development nodes (towns) within a region to encourage
walking and render regional transit viable
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mixing land uses within a town design to cut automobile trip frequency
mixing housing types and prices within a town design to make the housing
attractive to a variety of people
interconnecting the town to adjacent developments to cut driving distances and
accommodate walking between neighborhoods
creating distinctive civic spaces and public buildings within a town to promote a
true sense of community
placing emphasis on the public realm of the street by using sidewalks, porches,
and building facade continuity
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Gibbs Planning Group has a staff of experienced Community Planners, Architects,
Landscape Architects, and Retail Analysts that provide full service Traditional
Neighborhood Planning including the design of neighborhood commercial and civic
centers, neighborhood general areas, and neighborhood edges from the conceptual level
up through site plan submission.
GPG is experienced in conducting on-site public charrettes that involve design
professionals and local interested parties in the design of new communities.
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F&1.\TURED Sl>EAKER
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Authotity; J..<fJdÚgan Society Q[ j'ianniog
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New Urb"nism and Am(~rÌ<an rc{¡¡iI
œnœptsil1ro the lOCAl tcgion;ù dcvd.
opmen, dímarc 30<i <:onsmnct h¡¡biu;.
Duan)' Plattr-Zytbe:rl(
Iiams Up with GPG
GPG h;t$ been maÎncd m ;l'lsis, DPZ
;¡tdÜrccu to m¡l$tcr pl;ul " flC'O'" 1;:(111"1-
Inen:Î:.1! rO""'11 <curet for rhcproposcd
¡:.¡Itt¡ Chase nen-m'l<liriol)\11 m¡\.'w;t
planned <.,m1T11unitj., I,oCo1roo in
Gaincsville, Florida, rlH~ cot'lummÎry
...vi!! indude oycr 150,000 square tèct
of ;\!tåil, .a cin<'m:'I. 300,000 S<i\t#fC ìœl
of oftH::e. 200 live-work rown home,ß.
and :30Ü sínglc-fì:mily h,) \t(~ 111('
plans ri"" pha:icwiU (;muplhc
<:vmmerd;tl and rtsidcl'.tial
.! (¡N,'tangle town squarc, Parking is
;J(;(;mHlw.>d;m:tÌ hnth <)It.sm::trt and
wirh smfocc p;¡,rkiog jOtS surrounded
hy Hncr fCt"i¡ !mi¡d¡,1.f}~,
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CditIJurpe &- GPG
Plrtn NèW 1;rwtJ Center
Calthotp:: Á&'Ii)I::ÍacØJ and. GP(; hi1\'<
1"C",mdy C(uuplcJ'(::d the m.urcrpbn
fi>r San Elijö 'lown (.:cmcrloonedncar
(:adsÌ>:t<J, California 00 a hillside m'Cr-
lI.'Ioking (be ["1Ôf¡Ç <x,cm. Currcmly
under Crn'I$truç¡ion, the town ccm<~r
will feature a uni< 1U:: p:1Îf of (')11c--way
$Irecr wupl.ìng,s forming a Øt»4<::tc
tQ\vn $(]{h:lte, 'nw fIne-way mcçr pat-
tern ;t!l<m'$ for ioflo<.'ArÎ\'C rmffic cóllm,
ing I1'lC,'\$urcs ind.t1ding on-$f!\:cr .P¡I~lj.
leI parkîn$.;'\uÒ I}armw tfAffie ]¡)n(~.. co
Sk1W rhe proj«rcd 40.000 <'~U's per dlt),.
and f('$('$umnu will b<
grt>up<d around ,he squAt'; and benefí(
lì'offithe vçl'lkuklr u#J1k voluJ1u.'$.
as well ¡~s (l1!-scrœ{ parl<J.ng und tlte
l,«k$uian dl:.l1;¡ï;u:r of ,he plan.
The ,own Ç"Uff will also include a
new luìddle school w1th Ît$ d¡mroofiU
pla.um:d along {he sidewall< am! lÌx:
SdKK>! libmr}' Cadng the town square.
Planned to °l!ict) in tÍlefail ()f .:WOO.
the town ccuter wiJI include over
of!'k,c. (w'() sçhools, ~
<r;<.tm:r Md ZOO t'ntlhi-f,tlYlily
rt.;sid<mia! dwdliogs,
t>tt') jø' :,)( '."tft, :.4nuI1 '1;"",;10.#:,
,md
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Howell Neoø TmditÍtJntl!
MaJtcr Pkrl: A;pf(,.tI~d
'n'e City of HI.W'I-dl. ì",tíchiJ;,u^1
~pprQ'\lcd :t mastcr planned comonJ"¡t}'
b.w.ro upon New Urbanism pl:.uloínß
lè(,fmiq\I<:::'. 1" be devdo¡xxi by
DeM:usu ß.uilùing Comp;'\oy, the
ToW( C<.1mlYwns wm ir.dudc three
n<Íghoorhoods. :< scnior t:lr¡7.cn 1'I$$Î$.K'd
¡¡,<¡og (cnter, a Mn¡¡,ii (;ommcrÓ¡,t!
vHÙIgC Ccl:nt.<tr, .mtl ()w.:r ten I1W:S of
pfC$crvalkm \.and, c.W(;:~ plan hinged
ttround the site's wedaniis. J::¡I.;\, ,1I1d
W!)I)d1ànds, wbkh wi!! ~r.'I; (¡$ th<.:'
;Ir('a
t~ to
cômtmcáon in Spring; 2{J(}O.
l\-1Jcomb
County, re'l.om:d over
600 :tents of the WWlt!;hip II N,'\'I
Crb<!;IÎ$m town ¡;cort-'" ¡'lascd upon
^ M"M~_u,^.'~.H"',,"'-"" ..
GPG'$ planning
chal'J"C'('<; rompiC('
1:11 ~t fitlt 'l11c
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,V{"'II>"b 1h.:>." CmrN I'¿¡II ~!ll ¡",,{,,¿;. ¡¡"
¡"'ØWI)¡:P
,y,.".... 1.">tIW
"'u;
JAMES EPPIN K, '
I)IRECrOR OF'
PLANNING
.James LI'pink, whn joint<! GPG in 1997
:\.\ nir~t( r of' !.~I1d.:;<;';1pC Arthilt-<:ture.
~urrt:l~tìr ~cr~'t't 4$ Dim:tor r,fI)låi,níng.
He u- rctpoo\/hl:: tin diro:{inr, phll1J1i~,
~mJ n~n:m('rc:i;l.1 d('$¡gia for GP{;. '.,^..
\\:rid, t'~ttl\si\"(~ rr.:u.!itit)II.iI dc~¡gn. 1'~I;lil ¡ n;¡k~¡s ¡wd ,'on~
~: -,.,d;)l~ lI\:m;lj;í-m<:n, cX,~:-it:I~'C'. Eppink 1;.1$ I>(','n instru-
mtm:l! illl!um(,ltH.ì~ pmjci.'r,o; wÏlhin the buill cI1Vironr:llmt.
dt"V(']\)pí.ng jl\nc.\'".1li,"~ ;IO,! f\l!'.(,ri('lnal dtsi~;n solmiol1s-
}.J.: k,\ ,>.)mpklc:d m~i!j1hQrh()oo íksign :lnJ comrnunilY
plôl1l!lÍl\g. prt'¡~ctS in $;," Hijo, CaJìfòmia; B.1Iun Rouge.
(,j)\Jisí;Ul3; ~. [>:1111, !\,,1inn(:<¡ol.t: Snf'qu,1imie. \\.~¡s.hiníitUr.;
and :ÌIè Mi,hi¡;:;¡r: (nmn~unitics c': Birrningh;un. H )w~!I.
\I:t(omb. Sler¡¡~:g I-lci~II1,t .m,j "[10)'- Addj!'Ìðnal!y, f.ppink
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h:IS b<:CI\ ¡(five in (x> !;¡oor:ltivc cJC¡i~l1 dfort,ç a.mong lan.i.
~':iIJ<t Jr'chht~'tS 'arid i\Him ¡¡nd a (1I1\<1:l1n<:/II:.11 cr,'lIIpCII1Cnt
of (heir illilue'I1I.'C in urhan <;ommllni{)' \iC'S.ign ill Drll'oit.
111 a.ddition ~o c,ratficion~1 ({,\c;n p!3f1l1ing; Eppink'~ cx~r:;~
(')(IC:nd~' to rhcr()le ()fu~b.ln n:u.il (><)nsu!t;¡nt. idt'ruÎiying
t':....HÎw ~v:ws jn which ucmn\œmcrS'(31\ i,tnpt!>\.c their
wmpctiti\'~ standing: ~hrol1~h cronomicin3iy~is ;!nd <:rc.ui\"c
design J.ltern;¡tÏ\'I:':!i. He has l"r:ci.¡h~ly c~')'mplctc.'-d' S'Udl pro,ictts
ïn Pt:n~col3. Florid.<; 8:uon Rouge; 1..I.mj,çi::i.n3; lh..-mc City.
Mkhig¡1!1; Wildwood. M¡~)uri; Ne\\¡' PM!, Hh()dc hl:and:
and'I'OIt'dc), Ohi(\. , , ' '
I'riqr to joining GP<:"., Eppìnk ~n~d.1!\ !'::uncr in wc~tcrn
NeW yoj ù bIgOt .t~'$ign firm.. whÚ~ he, Jrincd vatu:\hJc
, cxpcriC'n,;c ;n the fie!ds of t.~IJlC do.i~;n,'~:::nnlms pl:llmillg
:md utban döign,
Eppink 1.':1:0«1 a Maslt'T ()fLmJ.~c:;¡pc ;\rdlit~lurr: t.kgr~
from Ihe Ulli\'Cr~;tj' oj ~lidlig.lO':md a i1Jchdor OfSl:¡cn<:c
irom Mkhig3I1 Slat.. tJni"el'\ilY, lk is ;¡ mccll,,"r of
.he Afllerka.n ,St)ciet)- of i:and~co1pe Archírl,~'!s :lnd , 1~e
Omgrc~~ h.1t lhe Nt',\' t.)~n¡~m. lk wa.~ rcœmif honored
with U )h;~~ity or Michigan's l...:1nd~c"'l-"': A~hite.:wr('
t\lumni A\v.ud. ' ,
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Kendands 1é.J\vn Center Phase '"r\VO ()pens
, '
The long awaited
Kt:mlalldsiLakdanw
:;boppìng di5CriCC,
ca¡lt.¿ Mark!."!:
St¡oarr:, npt:ucd
l"L'CeJstl)' ...;1tb {)vcr
275.IìOO £qtl;\1': feet
of COZ'l'U1)Ulllr}l Sbtl!'-
ping. indudìng $0
t~ighr'$Cr<:el1 cim:;ma,
"timcs$ (,(,¡Wet, ;1
!3l',linr gore (;r kids' ~"U[X';"
$\"J}!"1:') And fiv\; I\;¡.rt\urwn:~:
The Kcmhmrl$, ki<;:m;d I:.
Gaithersburg. ,\'hlry'I$, )d ;< "'-':'-'\;-
;1Í'u:d;l,Sc ¡>llt' <}f rhe :;;':\ i""~\
n(ü<tr.ldi,ÌI:.m.I: ¡II'<,;; (" t:,
new town <emer pt"',,, b"",1 '.o¡:,I);', _:;~
Gi'G "òolíbh: fCVC1S'¡; t, '1I<J~~~r ;'.r,,! "".." ', ~!~¡l!
f)J:~lìncdiüa(harrcltt'k;',d >:: :>.1"'_\' j'!,,;,-¡ l':;..,~!k
and mduded GPG.
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\'(lc\e ;\'{('\'t.'d ~
C!¡'~,I; ;I!.w:~¡n~ \.r"~~.;~ i-,~~ inn',,',;; ..;c;, ,\::: ":)W b,-,~;,,~ :;1 ¡.!:', :~¡,'rú- SIr::\"( \"" :1:(' ;:".'(,;1-: I:C"'1~
::Î,:,'" ¡n~r(,:¡..: h::;I<I¡i,f, ;'1 dn.,\'I~:I¡\'.'n [}ir,';;:-¡';,."",
14$ ii'lfilU' 'fI<H,
IJ.IRM¡SCIIAM
~1H:m(¡A:O; dJa~
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