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File #: SS 24-017   
Type: Study Session Status: Presented
File created: 3/26/2024 In control: City Council Study Session
On agenda: 4/9/2024 Final action: 4/9/2024
Title: Redmond 2050: Planning Commission Recommendations for Overlake, Green Building, RZC Rewrite, Human Services, and Annexation and Regional Planning
Attachments: 1. Agenda Memo, 2. Attachment A: Council Discussion Topics for Overlake, Green Building, and RZC Rewrite, 3. Attachment B: Council Discussion Topics for Human Services and Annexation and Regional Planning

TO: Members of the City Council

FROM: Mayor Angela Birney

DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):

Planning and Community Development

Carol Helland

425-556-2107

 

DEPARTMENT STAFF:

Planning and Community Development

Seraphie Allen

Deputy Director

Planning and Community Development

Jeff Churchill

Long Range Planning Manager

Planning and Community Development

Beckye Frey

Principal Planner

Planning and Community Development

Kimberly Dietz

Principal Planner

Executive

Jenny Lybeck

Sustainability Program Manager

Planning and Community Development

Ian Lefcourte

Senior Planner

Planning and Community Development

Odra Cárdenas

Planner

 

 

TITLE:

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Redmond 2050: Planning Commission Recommendations for Overlake, Green Building, RZC Rewrite, Human Services, and Annexation and Regional Planning

 

OVERVIEW STATEMENT:

recommendation

Staff recommends that the City Council conclude its discussion of Overlake, Green Building, and RZC Rewrite topics last discussed on Feb. 27. Time permitting, staff recommends that the City Council also discuss Human Services and Annexation and Regional Planning topics raised at the Apr. 2 business meeting.

 

Overlake, Green Building, and RZC Rewrite Topics

Staff has updated responses to the following Council discussion topics in Attachment A:

                     Inclusive design (#7b)

                     Overlake incentive program (#9)

                     Shade trees (#9b)

                     Green Building program (#13)

                     Solid waste (#14)

                     Art on blank walls (#16)

 

The Planning Commission Reports, exhibits, and appendices for these topics are in the Council’s Feb. 6 packet beginning on page 51 and are also available at redmond.gov/DocumentCenter/Index/125 <http://www.redmond.gov/DocumentCenter/Index/125>.

 

Human Services and Annexation and Regional Planning Topics

Staff has provided initial responses to topics raised on Apr. 2 in Attachment B. The Planning Commission Reports, exhibits, and appendices for these topics are in the Council’s Apr. 2 packet beginning on page 91 and are also available at redmond.gov/DocumentCenter/Index/125 <http://www.redmond.gov/DocumentCenter/Index/125>.

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  Additional Background Information/Description of Proposal Attached

 

 

REQUESTED ACTION:

 

  Receive Information                                            Provide Direction                                            Approve

 

 

REQUEST RATIONALE:

 

                     Relevant Plans/Policies:

Policy PI-15 calls for periodic Comprehensive Plan reviews.

                     Required:

The Growth Management Act requires that Washington cities and counties review and, if needed, revise their comprehensive plans and development regulations every ten years. For King County cities the periodic review must be completed by December 31, 2024.

                     Council Request:

The City Council requested quarterly reports on project milestones, staff progress, and public involvement.

                     Other Key Facts:

N/A

 

OUTCOMES:

Updating the Redmond Comprehensive Plan will ensure that the Plan is consistent with state law and regional policy direction; advances equity and inclusion, sustainability, and resiliency; and that Redmond is prepared for growth expected through the year 2050.

 

 

COMMUNITY/STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH AND INVOLVEMENT:

 

                     Timeline (previous or planned):

Human Services and Annexation and Regional Planning Elements:

                     Q3 2022: input on Policy Considerations

                     Q2 2023: input on Draft 1

                     Q3-Q4 2023: input on Draft 2

                     Q1 2024: Planning Commission review of final drafts and public hearing

 

                     Outreach Methods and Results:

Redmond 2050 outreach methods have included:

                     Redmond 2050 Website

                     Digital City Hall Lobby

                     Let’s Connect questionnaires, idea boards, and other tools

                     Press releases and Social media

                     Short videos and posting of recordings of workshops

                     Yard signs and Posters

                     Utility Bill inserts

                     Email newsletters to multiple City lists

                     Emails to partner organizations

                     Hiring of Eastside for All for intensive, focused community engagement

                     Stakeholder input and Focus group meetings

                     Hybrid and remote workshops and interviews

                     Tabling at community events

                     Pop-up events in community spaces and workplaces

                     Translation of selected materials

                     Community Advisory Committee input

                     Technical Advisory Committee input

                     Planning Commission public hearings

                     Human Services Commission meetings

                     Other boards & Commissions meetings

                     Mailed property owner notifications

 

Quarterly engagement summaries are available at redmond.gov/1495 <http://www.redmond.gov/1495>.

 

                     Feedback Summary:

Human Services

                     Generally supportive of policy direction.

§                     Noted the effective organization of policies. Human Services is a multifaceted effort and as such policy supporting human services is found in the Land Use Element, the Housing Element, and the Human Services Element. The policies were allocated across those elements based on whether the policy was zoning/uses, programmatic/operational, or specific supportive housing.

                     Appreciative of emphasis on equity and inclusion. Discussion of racial equity centered around the level of specificity and proactivity for the human services policies.

                     Appreciative of proactive approach of the element.

                     Stakeholders noted the challenges of retaining human service provider staffing due to high stress and low compensation.

                     Interest in exploring intersection of Human Services Element equity policies with equity policies in the Community Development and Design Element and Participation, Implementation and Evaluation Element.

§                     Accessible built environment / universal design.

§                     Proactive communication across languages.

 

Annexation and Regional Planning

                     Generally supportive of policy direction.

                     There was a request to define the concept of “orphaned roads” and to include them in the Potential Areas Annexation Map.

                     Stakeholders requested information on how Potential Annexation Areas are assigned to cities and how individual annexations occur.

                     Several informational questions on specific Potential Annexation Areas that were responded during meetings.

                     If NE 97th St. annexation is approved, map and language in the element will be updated.

 

 

 

BUDGET IMPACT:

 

Total Cost:

$4,616,401 is the total value of the Community and Economic Development budget offer. This budget offer includes staff and consultant resources necessary to complete Redmond 2050.

 

Approved in current biennial budget:                                            Yes                                            No                                            N/A

 

Budget Offer Number:

0000040

 

Budget Priority:

Vibrant and Connected

 

Other budget impacts or additional costs:                       Yes                                            No                                            N/A

If yes, explain:

N/A

 

Funding source(s):

General Fund, Washington State Department of Commerce grants

 

Budget/Funding Constraints:

 

 

  Additional budget details attached

 

 

COUNCIL REVIEW:

 

Previous Contact(s)

Date

Meeting

Requested Action

10/6/2020

Business Meeting

Approve

11/17/2020

Business Meeting

Receive Information

3/16/2021

Business Meeting

Receive Information

3/23/2021

Study Session

Provide Direction

6/15/2021

Business Meeting

Receive Information

6/22/2021

Study Session

Provide Direction

9/21/2021

Business Meeting

Receive Information

9/28/2021

Study Session

Provide Direction

11/16/2021

Business Meeting

Receive Information

11/23/2021

Study Session

Provide Direction

2/15/2022

Business Meeting

Receive Information

5/3/2022

Business Meeting

Receive Information

5/10/2022

Study Session

Provide Direction

6/7/2022

Committee of the Whole - Planning and Public Works

Receive Information

7/19/2022

Business Meeting

Receive Information

7/26/2022

Study Session

Provide Direction

8/9/2022

Study Session

Provide Direction

10/4/2022

Business Meeting

Receive Information

10/11/2022

Study Session

Provide Direction

1/17/2023

Business Meeting

Receive Information

1/24/2023

Study Session

Provide Direction

3/7/2023

Business Meeting

Receive Information

3/14/2023

Study Session

Provide Direction

7/18/2023

Business Meeting

Receive Information

9/5/2023

Business Meeting

Receive Information

9/12/2023

Study Session

Provide Direction

9/26/2023

Study Session

Provide Direction

10/3/2023

Business Meeting

Receive Information

10/10/2023

Study Session

Provide Direction

11/28/2023

Study Session

Provide Direction

1/9/2024

Study Session

Provide Direction

1/23/2024

Study Session

Provide Direction

2/6/2024

Business Meeting

Receive Information

2/13/2024

Study Session

Provide Direction

2/27/2024

Study Session

Provide Direction

3/5/2024

Business Meeting

Receive Information

3/12/2024

Study Session

Provide Direction

3/26/2024

Study Session

Provide Direction

4/2/2024

Business Meeting

Receive Information

 

Proposed Upcoming Contact(s)

Date

Meeting

Requested Action

5/7/2024

Business Meeting

Receive Information

5/14/2024

Study Session

Provide Direction

 

Time Constraints:

The Comprehensive Plan periodic update must be complete by Dec. 31, 2024.

 

 

ANTICIPATED RESULT IF NOT APPROVED:

Staff is not requesting action at this time.

 

 

ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment A: Council Discussion Topics for Overlake, Green Building, and RZC Rewrite

Attachment B: Council Discussion Topics for Human Services and Annexation and Regional Planning