Regional Centers Framework UpdateGrowth Management Policy Board • June 1, 2017

Today’s Meeting

Project Update

Work Session: Manufacturing/Industrial Centers

o Background

o Alternatives

o Board discussion

Schedule

Funding Overview

Recap on Military Options

Recent Progress

o May GMPB Discussion

• Military Installations

• Regional Growth Center Alternatives

o Comment/issues table

o Regional Staff Committee technical assistance

• Social equity proposal

Upcoming Work

July GMPB meeting

• Countywide centers

• Continue discussion:

• Military Installations, as needed

• Regional Growth Centers

VISION 2040

Manufacturing/Industrial Center Goal:

The region will continue to maintain and support viable regional manufacturing/industrial centers to accommodate manufacturing, industrial, or advanced technology uses.

VISION 2040

MPP-DP-8:Focus a significant share of employment growth in designated regional manufacturing/industrial centers.

MPP-DP-9:Provide a regional framework for designating and evaluating regional manufacturing/industrial centers.

Project objective: recognize different scales of centers with consistent designation criteria and procedures

Policy recommendations since 2002 to review designation of existing centers:• VISION 2040• 2002 and 2014 monitoring reports• 2003 designation procedures

Member request to consider tiers or changes to MIC criteria

Manufacturing/Industrial

Industrial Lands Analysis

Strategy 6. Update Regional Designations

PSRC should consider:

• Focus on core industrial land designation• Housing should not be allowed on core industrial

land • Developing regional designation criteria for

countywide MICs

Current Approach

• Existing employment: at least 10,000 jobs

• Target employment: at least 20,000 jobs

• At least 80% designated for industrial and

manufacturing uses

• No recommend size - average size is just over

3,000 acres

Alternatives address related policy objectives

Recognize Employment Centers Preserve Industrial Land

Manufacturing/Industrial

Common to all alternatives:

• Emphasis on:

• Core industrial uses

• Industrial retention strategies

• Demand management + planning for transit where appropriate

• Consider regional or countywide role

• Industrial infrastructure

Manufacturing/Industrial

Alternative A [Major employment centers]• Two regional tiers, one larger than current standard

• Create guidelines for countywide MIC designation

Alternative B1 [Industrial land + employment tiers]• Two regional tiers based on current employment standard• Create tier to designate large areas of industrial land

Alternative B2 [Industrial land + employment types]• Create center types to designate large areas of industrial

land and employment centers

Manufacturing/Industrial

Alternative A

• Two regional tiers

• Tier larger than current standard (20,000 jobs +)

• Designate countywide tier for centers with less than 10,000 jobs

• Minimum % of industrial employment

Description:

Alternative B1

Description:

Two regional tiers:

• Existing employment (10,000 jobs) and planned employment (20,000 jobs)

• Significant concentration of industrial land (2,000+ acres)

Alternative B2

Description:

Two non-hierarchical regional types

• Regional Industrial Lands: Significant concentration of industrial land (2,000+ acres)

• Regional Employment Center: Existing employment (10,000 jobs) and planned employment (20,000 jobs)

Committee Feedback

o Review the minimum number of jobs

o Consider alternative/supplemental measures to assess economic outputo Freight, export, revenue, other?

o Concerns about equitable distribution of centers

Alternative A [Major employment centers]• Two regional tiers, one larger than current standard

• Create guidelines for countywide MIC designation

Alternative B1 [Industrial land + employment tiers]• Two regional tiers based on current employment standard• Create tier to designate large areas of industrial land

Alternative B2 [Industrial land + employment types]• Create center types to designate large areas of industrial

land and employment centers

Manufacturing/Industrial

Manufacturing/Industrial

Minimum Standards - Alternatives

Existing activity + planned growth. How should the criteria address preservation of industrial land and major employment centers?

New criteria. Should there be a minimum percentage of industrial jobs or expectations for market potential?

Tiers or Types. Would identifying additional regional types/tiers support regional or local planning?

Outcomes – Overall System

Number of Centers. Should the standards encourage designation of more regional centers?

Distribution of Centers. What is an appropriate regional distribution of centers?

Redesignation. What should be the standards and timing for review for existing centers?

Manufacturing/Industrial

Discussion Questions

• What information do you need to support your review?

• Do the alternatives provide a good range of options? Are there other factors or considerations missing?

• Are there other directions you’d like us to explore?

Manufacturing/Industrial

APR MAY JUN JULY SEP NOV DECOCT

GMPB Purpose + Objectives

Project Briefing

Project Briefing

Executive Board

Regional Staff Committee

Growth Centers

Military Facilities

Industrial Centers

Funding Overview

Countywide Centers

Regional Growth Ctrs

Framework Development

Release for comment?

Comments

Technical Assistance –

Comments

Final recommendation

GMPB Transmittal

Technical Assistance as needed

Need for additional meeting?

Thank you.

Liz Underwood-BultmannSenior Planner

LUnderwood-Bultmann@psrc.org

Paul InghramProgram Manager

PInghram@psrc.org

Discussed options at last meetingMilitary installations matrix provided in packet

Options:• Move ahead with military installations option

For study – evaluate implications as part of overall packageor

• Further discussion in July Identify additional information that would facilitate review of options

Military Installations

Regional Growth Centers• Follow up from May break-out discussions• Review working group alternatives

Manufacturing/Industrial Centers• Need for additional review?

Military Installations• Need for additional review?

Begin to assemble draft package• Will provide checklist of components and issues remaining

Upcoming Meetings

APR MAY JUN JULY SEP NOV DECOCT

GMPB Purpose + Objectives

Project Briefing

Project Briefing

Executive Board

Regional Staff Committee

Growth Centers

Military Facilities

Industrial Centers

Funding Overview

Countywide Centers

Regional Growth Ctrs

Framework Development

Release for comment?

Comments

Technical Assistance –

Comments

Final recommendation

GMPB Transmittal

Technical Assistance as needed

Need for additional meeting?