STCP Fact Sheet No. 2 – Environmental Development Commission

CITIZEN S COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL & EXECUTI Vr IN FEBRUARY1 19701 TO REPLACE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND SEVE RAL OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, THE EDC HAS BEEN GIVEN THE RES- PONSIBIL ITY OF ADVISING THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE ON ENVIR- ONMENTAL PLANN I NG MATTERS, THIS RESPONSIBJLITY INCLUDES REVIEWIN G AND EVALUATING COUNTY PLANS FROM A CITIZEN S PERSPECTIVE AND MAKI NG RECOMMENDAT IONS WHICH WILL BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF COUNTY RES IDENTS, COMPOSITION: THE EDC CONSISTS OF A COMMISSION AND NINE COMMITTEES1 WITH A TOTAL CITIZEN MEMBERSHIP OF 134 PERSONS, THE COMMISSION IS MADE UP OF THE NINE COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN AND NINE AT-LARGE MEMBERS WHO ARE SELECTED FROM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, THE NINE COMMITTEES ARE: CAPITAL FINANCE1 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT1 CONSERVATION1 HOUSING1 LAND USE1 RECREATION & PARKS1 PUBLIC FACILITIES1 PUBLIC UTILITIES1 AND TRANSPORTATION , MEMBERSHIP: MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED TO THE EDC BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE1 HOWEVER1 HALF OF THOSE APPOINTED1 INCLUDING ALL COMMITTEE CHAIR- MEN~ ARE SELECTED FROM A LIST OF NOMINEES ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL, MEMBERS ARE SELECTED BECAUSE OF THEIR DEMONSTRATED INTEREST AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE AREAS OF EDC CONCERN AND TO PROVIDE AS BROAD GEOGRAPHIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION AS POSSIBLE, TERMS OF APPOINTMENT ARE STAGGERED TO PROVIDE FREQUENT OPPORTUN- ITIES FOR APPOINTMENT OF NEW MEMBERS AND CONTINUITY, MEETINGS: THE COMMISSION & COMMITTEES MEET ON A REGULARLY SCHEDULED BASIS AS DETERM INED BY THE MEMBERS, ALL MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND GENERAL PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS ENCOURAGED BY THE EDC,…

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THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (EDC) IS THE OFFICIAL CITIZEN S COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL & EXECUTIVE
IN FEBRUARY1 19701 TO REPLACE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND SEVERAL OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, THE EDC HAS BEEN GIVEN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ADVISING THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING MATTERS, THIS RESPONSIBILITY INCLUDES REVIEWING AND EVALUATING COUNTY PLANS FROM A CITIZEN S PERSPECTIVE AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH WILL BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF COUNTY RESIDENTS, COMPOSITION:

THE EDC CONSISTS OF A COMMISSION AND NINE COMMITTEES1 WITH A TOTAL CITIZEN MEMBERSHIP OF 134 PERSONS, THE COMMISSION IS MADE UP OF THE NINE COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN AND NINE AT-LARGE MEMBERS WHO ARE SELECTED FROM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, THE NINE COMMITTEES ARE:
CAPITAL FINANCE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CONSERVATION
HOUSING
LAND USE
RECREATION & PARKS
PUBLIC FACILITIES
PUBLIC UTILITIES
TRANSPORTATION

MEMBERSHIP:
MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED TO THE EDC BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, HOWEVER, HALF OF THOSE APPOINTED, INCLUDING ALL COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN ARE SELECTED FROM A LIST OF NOMINEES ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL, MEMBERS ARE SELECTED BECAUSE OF THEIR DEMONSTRATED INTEREST AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE AREAS OF EDC CONCERN AND TO PROVIDE AS BROAD GEOGRAPHIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION AS POSSIBLE, TERMS OF APPOINTMENT ARE STAGGERED TO PROVIDE FREQUENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR APPOINTMENT OF NEW MEMBERS AND CONTINUITY,

MEETINGS:
THE COMMISSION & COMMITTEES MEET ON A REGULARLY SCHEDULED
BASIS AS DETERM INED BY THE MEMBERS, ALL MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC AND GENERAL PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS ENCOURAGED BY THE EDC,

EDC LAND USE COMMITTEE:
THE LAND USE COMMITTEE, THE PRINCIPAL EDC COMMITTEE INVOLVED IN THE SEA-TAC COMMUNITIES PLAN, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING AND SUBMITTING COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS TO THE COMMISSION, THESE PROPOSALS, DEPENDING UPON THEIR SCOPE, ARE CALLED MIDDLE PLANS, AREA ZONING PLANS, OR COMMUNITY PLANS , THEY PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION, LOCATION, AND EXTENT OF THE USES OF LAND FOR HOUSING, OPEN SPACE, PARKS, COMMERCE, INDUSTRY, AND ALL OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE USE OF LAND, THE COMMITTEE’S PRINCIPAL CONCERN IS THAT LAND BE USED IN A MANNER THAT PROVIDES FOR THE MOST POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

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