Adjourn Goal Area: Mobility Dept Budget policy objectives. gaps in the transit service network (providing additional options for neighborhoods with no transit service currently). The development of this project will include planning efforts related to light rail, however, the final alignment and station locations will need to be decided in a separate effort in coordination with Sound Transit, King County Metro, and WSDOT. In 2020, Staff will investigate how other communities have addressed station planning and draft a "white paper" regarding findings. Action Status Key: quarter, small scope change, or budget than a quarter, significant change to variance of 15-25% PURPOSE b) scope, budget variance over 25% Revised as of 1/28/2020 Goal Area: Mobility Dept Budget light rail. completion of action MO3a. plans, land uses and zoning for future light rail. Other Critical Services Items and Timely Opportunities alternate approaches. issues. devise plan for future improvements. including community communications plan and activities promoting walking and biking. PURPOSE b) Revised as of 1/28/2020 Goal Area: Growth & Development Dept Budget environments neighborhood to test outreach methods and develop codes. In the following years, staff anticipates working with an additional two neighborhoods per year as well as implementing and evaluating new codes. livability and the balance of jobs and housing end of 2020. This review of progress toward growth targets will help inform the Council conversation in 2020 and will provide data on current jobs and housing in Issaquah. housing and job growth targets as the focus for Issaquah's negotiation with King County and other jurisdictions. The outcome expected is a more transparent and proactive process for allocation of housing and job targets that can be understood by the Community. and resilient design to be prepared for growth. In 2020, staff will begin the scoping process, including coordination between departments and outside agencies to develop a detailed scope, schedule, and cost estimate for developing the master plan. PURPOSE b) Revised as of 1/28/2020 Goal Area: Growth & Development Dept Budget community defining and inventorying (where needed) important public amenities, housing types and services, conducting community engagement to identify gaps, and development of codes to implement changes. In in the Issaquah Highlands neighborhood. Implementation of ideas for neighborhood improvements is not funded. within the Housing Strategy Work Plan (Strategy 8). Staff will develop recommendations and work closely with stakeholders to ensure appropriate housing types are added to specific zones. Research on single room occupancy housing, cottage housing and micro-housing has been conducted in 2019 and staff will propose policies and code to address “missing middle” housing in 2020. This item will be discussed at Feb 25 Study Session. Staff is looking for guidance on whether to include this work in Title 18 update; or, is this to be a standalone work product? Other Critical Services Items and Timely Opportunities PURPOSE b) Revised as of 1/28/2020 Goal Area: Growth & Development Dept Budget Issaquah to improve the relationships between the community and those contractors. substantive proposed changes and have an opportunity to discuss prior to releasing a draft for public review. Code revision to be completed by December 31, 2020. PURPOSE b) Revised as of 1/28/2020 Goal Area: Environmental Stewardship Dept Budget inform progress relative to baseline conditions. Consultant support is expected for this project along with an interdepartmental project team to review results and develop recommendations on environmental conditions and system performance. Scope is expected to include air, water and land. In 2020, the City will be conducting a review of environmental policies and goals and how they are reflected in the land use code as part of the Title 18 update. Other work would be in 2021. Operations team to increase the city’s capacity for stewardship as part of managing our public open space. In 2020, the City plans to complete the Green Issaquah forest assessment and begin implementation including volunteer restoration activities. community benefits synthesize information, create final mapping, and aid in developing prioritization criteria. In 2020, the City plans to initiate this work on a city-wide acquisition strategy and prioritization, with completion in Other Critical Services Items and Timely Opportunities PURPOSE b) Revised as of 1/28/2020 Goal Area: Environmental Stewardship Dept Budget community targets. The strategy would address mitigation, sequestration and community preparedness for climate impacts. Following Council review, the City would begin work with the community in 2020, continuing into 2021. Quarter 2020 to improve coordination, identify environmental issue areas and opportunities for collaboration. The convening will also explore needs around capacity building, volunteerism and stewardship promotion, needs/gaps and other related topics. begin to incorporate sustainable development standards addressing energy, water, landscape, transportation, materials and environmental protection into Title 18 (land use) and Title 16 (buildings and construction) of the municipal code. the community. In 2020, the City plans to work in partnership with several local organizations to host Issaquah Earth Day 2020 in honor of the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. including EV readiness and provision of electric vehicle charging stations. PURPOSE b) Revised as of 1/28/2020 Goal Area: Social & Economic Vitality Dept Budget levels that enable workers to also live in the community sector analysis data and recruitment strategies. affordable education resources for topics like Business Plans, Financing Options, Legal/HR Requirements, Marketing, etc. Partner organizations are likely to include the Small Business Administration/SCORE, Chamber of Commerce, Startup 425 and the Port of Seattle. community conjunction with the Healthy Community Strategy. For Strategy 3 completed in 2019 and property owner outreach and development of incentives will be completed in 2020. Staff issued an RFP for this work in 2019 and received no proposals. Staff are engaging with firms individually attempting to find a resource to complete the inventory portion of this work. Creating the database will likely be pushed to properties. PURPOSE b) Revised as of 1/28/2020
City Council Special Meeting · Feb 1, 2020