GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY AND
WELCOME TO OUR FINANCE THE
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE ON MAY
23.
THE TIME IS 2 PM.
I AM SALLY BAGSHAW AND I AM
JOINED BY ALLISON McLEAN IN MY
OFFICE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS
THAT I'M SUPPOSED TO APPROVE
THE AGENDA.
I'M HEALING EXCUSE ME HEARING
NO OBJECTION SO IT WILL BE
ADOPTED.
WE HAVE FIVE ITEMS.
THERE IS NO ONE HERE FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT SO LET ME JUST IDENTIFY
WHAT IS ON THE AGENDA.
WE HAVE THE REAPPOINTMENT OF
CHRISTOPHER MAKEUP, TICE
MARBLES AND WE WILL HAVE THREE
ORDINANCES RELATED TO HISTORIC
PRESERVATION ADDING LANDMARK
DESIGNATION TO PARENT AND HALL,
THE COMMUNITY CLUBHOUSE AND THE
SEATTLE TOWER ON 3rd AND
UNIVERSITY STREET IN DOWNTOWN.
ONE MORE TIME, I'M LOOKING FOR
ANYONE WHO WANTS TO COMMENT AND
IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT ANYBODY
DOES SO WE ARE GOING TO MOVE
RIGHT ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM OF
BUSINESS UNLESS ALLISON HAS
OBJECTIONS.
>> SO FIRST WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER
ONE.
APPT 01351.
REAPPOINTMENT OF CHRISTOPHER
MAYKUT AS MEMBER, COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT COMMISSION, FOR A
TERM TO MAY 31, 2021.
ITEM NUMBER 2 IS APPT 1350.
REAPPOINTMENT OF THAIS MARBLES
AS MEMBER, COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT COMMISSION, FOR A
TERM TO MAY 31, 2021.
>> HILLARY, WELCOME.
ARE YOU NEW TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF NEIGHBORHOOD?
>> NO.
PRESENTER: HILARY NICHOLS,
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
I AM THE COORDINATOR OF THE
PEOPLE'S ACADEMY FOR COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT WHICH IS THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD
SEVER EXCUSE ME CIVIC
LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.
I STARTED STAFFING THE CIC THIS
MARCH.
>> GREAT.
>> WE LOVE THAT.
WE LOVE EVERYTHING THAT THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS HAS
DONE THAT.
OKAY.
I THINK YOU WOULD LIKE TO
DISCUSS -- WE CAN READ AND
ADOPTED BOTH OF THEM I'D LIKE
TO HEAR YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> THEY ARE BOTH
REAPPOINTMENTS.
>> WE ARE HOPING TO REAPPOINT
TICE WHO HAS BEEN ON THE
COMMISSION FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR.
I HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET EACH THAIS.
SHE WANTS TO BE REAPPOINTED.
THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CIC
HAVE EXPRESSED THAT THEY WOULD
LIKE TO HAVE HER OWN AS WELL.
>> WHEN WE HAVE MEETINGS CAN
THAIS CALL IN IF SHE IS
AVAILABLE?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE TRIED
THAT.
MOST OF THINGS HAVE PREVENTED
HER FROM PERSONALLY BEING
INVOLVED.
USUALLY THEY EXPRESSED THAT
THEY CAN'T, AND THAT IS HOW
THEY WORK WITH THEIR ABSENCES
IF THEY EXPRESS IT, THAT IS
OKAY.
>> THEN FOR CHRIS I HAVE HAD
THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH
HIM.
HE HAS BEEN ON THE COMMISSION
FOR ANOTHER YEAR AND ONE GREAT
THING THAT CHRIS HAS BEEN
WORKING ON LATELY IS TAKING
CHARGE OF THE REVAMPING THE
PUBLIC COMMENT WITH THE CIC HE
IS PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKING SURE
THE PEOPLE THAT COME AND GIVE
PUBLIC COMMENT FEEL HEARD AND
RESPONDED TO.
HE HAS BEEN TAKING CHARGE ON
THAT SO REIMPORTING EXCUSE ME
REAPPOINTING HIM WOULD BE
IMPORTANT.
DO YOU WANT TO TALK A LITTLE
BIT JUST FOR THE RECORD ABOUT
THE GOALS FOR 2019 FOR CIC AND
WHAT YOU SEE MOVING FORWARD?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
THEY ARE OPERATING WITH THREE
DIFFERENT WORKGROUPS.
ONE IS GRANT MAKING. IN THIS
WORK GROUP THEY ARE GOING TO BE
REVIEWING THE CITIES GRANTS
LANDSCAPE AND LOOKING AT HOW TO
IMPROVE THE PROCESS FOR
COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY FOR
THOSE WHO ARE NOT CURRENTLY
ACCESSING THOSE RESOURCES AND
THEY WANT TO WORK ON DEVELOPING
OR ADVISING ON CONSISTENCY,
CLARITY AND COLLABORATION
ACROSS THE GRANT PROGRAMS AS
WELL.
THEY HAVE MET WITH TERESA
BAILEY WHO IS THE PROGRAM
MANAGER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
MATCHING FUND AND THEY HAVE
OTHER PLANS TO MEET WITH OTHER
GRANT REVIEWERS.
THE SECOND WORKGROUP IS RIGHT
NOW NAMED OUTREACH BEST
PRACTICES.
THAT IS A WORKING TITLE.
THEY WILL SURVEY MAJOR
DEPARTMENTS LIKE SEATTLE CITY
LIGHT AND SBU AND ASK HIM ABOUT
THEIR BEST PRACTICES FOR
OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT.
THEY HOPE TO BE ABLE TO SHARE
THOSE ACROSS THE CITY AND THEN
THE THIRD WORKGROUP IS THE
CENSUS 2020 WORKGROUP.
THEY ARE GOING TO ADVISE ON
STRATEGIES FOR REACHING
HISTORICALLY UNDERCOUNTED
COMMUNITIES.
THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR
DEPARTMENT ON THE CENSUS TASK
FORCE.
>> OKAY.
SO BEST PRACTICES, I WANT TO
COMMEND THE PACE PROGRAM AND
SOME OF THE OTHERS THAT YOU
HAVE DONE TO REACH INTO
COMMUNITIES AND FIND THE
NATURAL LEADERS THAT HAVE THE
ABILITY TO SPEAK A LANGUAGE AND
MOVE A CULTURE.
WE HAVE MOVED FORWARD THAT WAY.
AND WHOEVER IS WORKING ON THE
GRANT PROGRAMS, THANK YOU.
I COULD NEVER KEEP THEM
STRAIGHT.
WHEN ONE HAD A AND THEN WHEN
YOU COULD APPLY AND WHEN WE
HAVE ONE PORTAL, THAT MAKES A
HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR THE
COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ON THE CENSUS 2020, IF YOU
WILL, IF I MAY ASK YOU TO REACH
OUT TO COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA'S
OFFICE.
SHE IS PUSHING TO MAKE SURE
THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE -- MAY OR
MAY NOT BE NATURAL CITIZENS,
SHE WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY ARE COUNTED.
úMAYBE YOU COULD WORK WITH HER
ON THAT.
>> OKAY.
ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT OUR
APPOINTMENTS THAT WE SHOULD
CONSIDER?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE BACK UP
REAPPOINTMENT OF THAIS MARBLES
AND THE REAPPOINTMENT OF
CHRISTOPHER . NOBODY IS SECOND
THING THIS.
I AM VOTING ON THIS.
WE WILL ASSUME THAT THE MOTIONS
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
THIS WILL BE OFF ONE WEEK.
THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING ON
THURSDAY.
WE WILL NOT VOTE ON IT TUESDAY
AFTER MEMORIAL DAY, THE
FOLLOWING WEEK.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
COMING, HILLARY.
>> OKAY.
THE NEXT ARE FOR EVERYBODY OUT
HERE IN THE AUDIENCE.
YOU'RE SUCH A QUIET GROUP.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU AT
THE TABLE.
DO YOU WANT TO READ THOSE THREE
IN?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
ITEM NUMBER THREE CB 119528.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
HISTORIC PRESERVATION; IMPOSING
CONTROLS UPON THE SEATTLE
TOWER, A LANDMARK DESIGNATED BY
THE LANDMARKS PRESERVATION
BOARD UNDER CHAPTER 25.12 OF
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE, AND
ADDING IT TO THE TABLE OF
HISTORICAL LANDMARKS CONTAINED
IN CHAPTER 25.32 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
CB 119530.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
HISTORIC PRESERVATION; IMPOSING
CONTROLS UPON THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON PARRINGTON HALL, A
LANDMARK DESIGNATED BY THE
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD
UNDER CHAPTER 25.12 OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE, AND
ADDING IT TO THE TABLE OF
HISTORICAL LANDMARKS CONTAINED
IN CHAPTER 25.32 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
CB 119529.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
HISTORIC PRESERVATION; IMPOSING
CONTROLS UPON THE MOUNT BAKER
COMMUNITY CLUB CLUBHOUSE, A
LANDMARK DESIGNATED BY THE
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD
UNDER CHAPTER 25.12 OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE, AND
ADDING IT TO THE TABLE OF
HISTORICAL LANDMARKS CONTAINED
IN CHAPTER 25.32 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.
JESSICA, DO YOU WANT TO START
WITH INTRODUCTIONS?
>> YES.
MY NAME IS JESSE CLAWSON.
I AM REPRESENTING THE OWNERS OF
THE SEATTLE TOWER.
>> PETER GREAVES, PRESIDENT OF
THE MOUNT BAKER COMMUNITY CLUB.
>> AND I AM MARK HAD THEM I AM
THE TREASURER OF THE MOUNT
BAKER COMMUNITY CLUB.
ALREADY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.
>> OKAY.
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
.
>> NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> JULIE BLAKESLEY LAND USE
PLANNER.
>> AND I THINK ALLISON WOULD
LIKE TO KICK THIS OFF BECAUSE
SHE SPENT MANY YEARS IN PARENT
AND HALL.
>> JUST GETTING.
>> I DID THOUGH.
>> WHO WHICH ONE ARE WE TAKING
FIRST.
>> YOU CAN TELL US.
>> ITEM NUMBER 3. SO IT LOOKS
LIKE ERIN AND JULIE.
>> AARON HAS A PRESENTATION.
>> OKAY.
LET'S START WITH UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON.
THE BOARD CONSIDERS SIX
STANDARDS.
IN ADDITION TO CHOOSING 1 THEY
ALSO HAVE TO DETERMINE THAT THE
BUILDING HAS INTEGRITY OR
ABILITY TO CONVEY SIGNIFICANCE.
I AM JOINED TODAY BY JULIE AND
THIS IS TO FIND THE CONTROLS
AND INCENTIVES THAT THEY HAVE
SIGNED WITH SARAH.
PARENT AND HALL AT 4105
MEMORIAL DRIVE WAY, NORTHEAST,
THIS WAS DESIGNATED BY THE
BOARD ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2018.
THE BOARD ELECTED STANDARD C,
D, E, F. THE CONTROLLED
FEATURES ARE THE EXTERIOR, A
PORTION OF THE SITE WHICH IS
THE AREA AROUND THE BUILDING AT
A PORTION OF THE BUILDING
INTERIOR ON THE TOP FLOOR.
PARENT AND HALL WAS BUILT IN
1902.
THE SUBJECT BUILDING WAS KNOWN
AS SCIENCE HALL AND WAS
CONSTRUCTED AS PART OF THE
UNIVERSITIES CAN THIS EXCUSE ME
CAMPUS OVAL VIEW.
THEY WANTED TO LINK THE FOUR
COLLEGIATE STRUCTURES AND DANNY
HALL.
THE OBSERVATORY WHICH HAS BEEN
RELOCATED FURTHER NORTH, LEWIS
AND CLARK RESIDENTIAL HALL BOTH
REMAIN TODAY.
THE SCIENCE HALL WAS THE FIFTH
MAJOR BUILDING AND SERVE THE
ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE
PROGRAMS FOR 30 YEARS.
IT WENT ON TO HOUSE THE ENGLISH
DEPARTMENT.
IN THE LATE 1980S IT BECAME
HOME TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF
PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND CONTINUES
TODAY AS THE HEAVENS SCHOOL.
>> WOULD YOU PLEASE GO BACK TO
THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, AARON.
CLEARLY THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL RED
BRICK BUILDING.
IS THE LOWER RIGHT-HAND CORNER,
WAS THAT THE SAME COLOR?
IT LOOKS MUCH LATER.
>> WHEN I WAS A STUDENT THESE
BUILDING LOOKED PALE PINK.
IT WAS PAINTED WHITE. IT WAS
DONE FOR THE ALASKA YUKON
PACIFIC EXHIBITION.
>> WAS IT SANDBLASTED?
>> IN 19 -- THE MID-1990S THEY
RESTORED THE BRICK FINISH.
IT LOOKED PINK BECAUSE THE RED
BRICK WOULD BLEED THROUGH THE
WHITE PAINT.
>> WHY DID THEY DO THAT?
>> A LOT OF THE BUILDINGS THAT
WERE PART OF THE WORLD'S THERE
WERE WHITE.
THEY WERE TRYING TO CREATE THIS
COHESIVE LOOK.
THEY WANTED TO HAVE NEW
BUILDINGS AND EXISTING
BUILDINGS LOOKING THE SAME.
>> INTERESTING.
>> YOU GUYS ARE COOL WITH THIS?
>> YES.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
FOR WITH IT.
>> HOUND EXCUSE ME HOW MANY
BUILDINGS HAVE LANDMARK STATUS?
>> FOUR HAVE NATIONAL STATUS
AND THIS IS THE 2nd OF THE
LOCAL LANDMARKS.
THE FIRST ONE WAS THE ASU W
SHOWHOUSE ALSO CALLED BIG CANOE
HOUSE.
>> OKAY.
ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS ONE?
>> NO.
>> MAY I ASK A QUESTION?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
BARRINGTON HALL WAS REMODELED.
DID NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT?
>> NO.
IT'S GOING TO BE.
>> IS THEIR PLAN WITH THE
LANDMARK IN?
>> NO.
WE WENT TO LAND MARKET SO WE
COULD UNDERSTAND FURTHER THE
APPROPRIATE BOUNDARIES AND
FEATURES FOR PRESERVATION.
OUR INTEREST IS WE HAVE TO KEEP
REMODELING TO PRESERVE OUR
BUILDINGS WHEN THEY ARE OVER
100 YEARS OLD.
>> WHAT ARE THE PORTIONS OF THE
INTERIOR?
>> THE UPSTAIRS, THE TWO
CLASSROOMS AT THE TOP WHERE
THERE ARE CIRCULAR ROOMS WITH
WITH ROOF SKYLIGHTS IN THEM.
IT'S KIND OF THE OPEN VOLUME OF
THOSE TWO SPACES.
>> SO THOSE WILL BE PRESERVED
OR THEY NEED TO BE REMODELED?
THE EXTERIOR STAYS THE SAME BUT
THERE REMODELED ON THE
INTERIOR?
>> WE ARE ONLY DOING SOME
SYSTEMS UPS EXCUSE ME SYSTEM
UPGRADES.
IT IS A PARTIAL REMODEL.
WE ARE JUST MAKING SURE -- IN
FACT THERE IS A WINDOW THAT WAS
CLOSED UP IN THE PAST.
WE ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE IF
WE HAVE BUDGET TO REOPEN THAT
AND RESTORE THAT.
IT IS MOSTLY ABOUT THE BUILDING
-- IT IS NOT AIR-CONDITIONED.
THERE ARE SOME SPACES THAT ARE
PRETTY DIFFICULT.
WE ARE TRYING TO CONDITION SOME
SPACES AND THAT.
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES ON THE
INSIDE?
>> YES.
OKAY.
ERIN AND I WORKED CLOSELY WITH
JULIE TO TAILOR THE CONTROLS
AGREEMENT AROUND KNOWING THAT
THIS PROJECT WAS COMING.
MUCH OF THE WORK THAT IS BEING
DONE CAN BE ADMINISTRATIVELY
REVIEWED OR DOESN'T NEED TO BE
REVIEWED AT ALL.
WHAT WAS THE DECISION?
>> THE AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED AND
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE CODIFYING
HERE.
AS AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING WE
ADDED TO THE AGREEMENT WAS THE
PLAN TO -- IF YOU WERE AT THE
CAMPUS TODAY ALL THESE WINDOWS
AND AROUND THE BACK ARE BRICKED
IN.
THE GOAL AS JULIE SAID, IF THEY
HAVE BUDGET WOULD BE TO PUT
BACK IN WOODEN WINDOWS TO MATCH
THE ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION.
I REVIEWED THAT WITH THE
FACILITY STAFF AND EXCUSE ME
CAPITAL PROJECTS STAFF AND
APPROVED IT.
>> YOU HAVE APPROVED IT AND
DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK AND ASK
QUICK
>> THAT'S TRUE.
ALL RIGHT.
ANYTHING ELSE?
>> YOU WANT TO DO THESE ONE AT
A TIME?
>> WHICHEVER.
SINCE IT'S QUITE EASY TO DO I'M
GOING TO FLIP.
YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE I
HAVE THE RIGHT RESOLUTION
NUMBER.
>> OKAY.
SO IT IS COUNCIL BILL CB
119530.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
HISTORIC PRESERVATION; IMPOSING
CONTROLS UPON THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON PARRINGTON HALL, A
LANDMARK DESIGNATED BY THE
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD
UNDER CHAPTER 25.12 OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE, AND
ADDING IT TO THE TABLE OF
HISTORICAL LANDMARKS CONTAINED
IN CHAPTER 25.32 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT THIS
COUNCIL BILL BE ADOPTED AND
MOVED FORWARD AND ALL THESE
PEOPLE OVER HERE ARE SECONDING
IT SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY
AYE.
LET'S COUNT ON THIS ONE BEING
DONE.
>> OKAY.
THE NEXT ITEM, JULIE YOU ARE
WELCOME TO STAY IF YOU LIKE.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE COMMUNITY
CLUBHOUSE AT MOUNT BAKER.
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
>> WE APPRECIATE IT.
WE LOVE THAT CLUBHOUSE.
SO AARON, DO YOU WANT TO
INTRODUCE QUICK
>> OKAY YES THANK YOU.
THIS IS TO CODIFY CONTROLS AND
INCENTIVES AGREEMENT THAT THE
CITY PRESERVATION'S OFFICER
ASSIGNED.
THIS IS THE CLUBHOUSE AT 2811
MOUNT RAINIER DRIVE SOUTH.
THE BOARD DESIGNATED THIS AS A
LANDMARK AND SELECTED C DIG AND
EXCUSE ME C AND D. THIS WAS
BUILT IN 1914.
THE ORGANIZATION BEGAN IN 1908
AS THE MOUNT BAKER IMPROVEMENT
CLUB WORKING TO HAVE MUNICIPAL
PROGRAMS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEY ALSO TALK ON LARGER
LOBBYING EFFORTS TO SUPPORT
BETTER TROLLEY ACCESS.
THEY WERE IN OP/2 A PLANNED
RAETRACK.
THEY HAD A NUMBER OF THINGS TO
THINK ABOUT.
IT WAS BORN EXCUSE ME BUILT IN
1914.
IT HAS BEEN A GATHERING PLACE
FOR OVER 100 YEARS.
THE CLUB WAS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE HUNTER TRACT IMPROVEMENT
COMPANY THAT PLOTTED THE
SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE WERE RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
FOR PROPERTIES.
THERE ARE TWO NOTABLE COURT
CASES IN THE CITY THAT ARE
CONNECTED TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEY SIDED WITH THE APPELLANTS
WHO WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE HOMES
IN MOUNT BAKER.
THE CLUB WAS LIKE THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, SEGREGATED UNTIL
THE 60s WHEN A GROUP OF YOUNGER
RESIDENTS CHALLENGED THE
ATTITUDES.
AND 67 THERE WAS IN THE MISSION
OF INCLUSION.
THAT WAS AN EXAMPLE FOR THE
REST OF THE CITY.
THEN THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN
DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP.
COMMUNITY MEMBERS COULD JOIN
WITHOUT OPENING AN ACCOUNT OR
OWNING A HOME THERE.
THOSE HE BUILT THIS AND A
NUMBER OF PRIVATE RESIDENCES
INCLUDING AN AREA NAMED JOSIE
TERRACE.
>> DO YOU HAVE A DOZY HOUSE?
>> YES.
>> THERE IS ANOTHER OWNER OF A
DOZY HOUSE SITTING AT THE
TABLE.
>> OKAY.
I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU
GENTLEMEN.
TELL US ABOUT IT AND WHAT
YOU'RE DOING AND HOW YOU
DECIDED YOU WANTED TO PROMOTE
HIS HISTORICAL DESIGNATION.
>> I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR
10 YEARS.
IT IS THE HEART OF MOUNT BAKER.
WE ARE PLACE TO GATHER. WE ARE
AN IMPORTANT MENU FOR THE
NEIGHBORHOOD FOR ENTERTAINMENT
AND POLITICAL DISCOURSE.
>> I HAVE BEEN THERE.
>> AND DISCUSSIONS OF EVENTS
HAPPENING IN THE VALLEY AND
PLANNING EXERCISES WERE HELD IN
THE CLUBHOUSE.
WE ARE WELL USED AND WELL WORN.
WE RECENTLY COMPLETED A CAPITAL
CAMPAIGN HAD RAISED FUNDS TO
RENOVATE THE BUILDING BASICALLY
PATCH AND PAINT.
THE ENTIRE BUILDING.
WE DECIDED THAT AT THIS POINT
IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE AND LANDMARK THE
BUILDING. IT HAS BEEN MODIFIED
OVER THE YEARS. IT IS NOT VERY
WELL DOCUMENTED SO I COULDN'T
REALLY TELL YOU WHAT IT WAS
LIKE ON THE INSIDE OF THE
BUILDING AT THE TIME.
AGAIN, IT IS WELL USED AND WELL
LOVED AND A LANDMARK IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE FELT LIKE WE DESERVED
RECOGNITION.
>> EXCELLENT.
YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION OF
IT BEING IN POOR CONDITION AND
SUGGESTIONS THAT IT BE TORN
DOWN AND REDEVELOPED INTO
SOMETHING ELSE.
THERE -- I'M SURE THERE WAS
MAJOR OPPOSITION TO THAT.
>> YES.
>> ONE WAY TO ANSWER THAT WAS
TO DO THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND
RAISE FUNDS FOR IT AND MAKING
IT A LANDMARK WILL HELP ENSURE
IT CAN SURVIVE INTO THE NEXT
FORESEEABLE FUTURE IMPACT.
>> AND YOU BOTH LIVE IN THE
AREA?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
IT IS AN EXTRAORDINARILY
BEAUTIFUL BUILDING.
HAVING BEEN THERE MULTIPLE
TIMES I KNOW HOW MUCH IT IS
USED AND LOVED.
WELL DONE FOR THAT.
THE DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS, ANYTHING ELSE
YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD?
>> NO.
THANK YOU OKAY.
ORDINANCE AND OF COURSE I KEEP
FLIPPING PAST THINGS HERE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KEEP
PASSING THESE.
SO THIS IS CB 119529.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
HISTORIC PRESERVATION; IMPOSING
CONTROLS UPON THE MOUNT BAKER
COMMUNITY CLUB CLUBHOUSE, A
LANDMARK DESIGNATED BY THE
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION BOARD
UNDER CHAPTER 25.12 OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE, AND
ADDING IT TO THE TABLE OF
HISTORICAL LANDMARKS CONTAINED
IN CHAPTER 25.32 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT WE PASS
THIS ORDINANCE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY
THOSE OPPOSED SAY
OPPOSITION OR ABSTENTION.
WE ARE PRETTY GOOD ON THAT ONE.
THIS WILL COME TO A POWERFUL
COUNSEL ONE WEEK FROM THIS
COMING MONDAY.
THE WEEK AFTER MEMORIAL DAY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
AND TO WANT TO MOVE ON TO
SEATTLE TOWER. TELL US A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT THIS AND THEN I WILL
ASK AARON AND SARAH TO JUMP IN.
>> OKAY.
IT IS ONE OF THE LANDMARKS THAT
WAS DONE A LONG TIME AGO.
IT WAS NEVER REALLY FINALIZED
UNTIL NOW.
>> HOW LONG AGO?
>> IT WAS DESIGNATED BEFORE I
WAS BORN.
>> JUNE 15, 1977.
>> THAT THE CLASSIC THAT IT HAS
TAKEN US THIS LONG TO GET THE
CONTROLS.
>> THERE WAS A CONTROLS
AGREEMENT SIGNED I THINK IN THE
80s OR 90s.
THERE WERE SOME LEGAL ISSUES
WITH IT. I
RENEGOTIATED A NEW SET OF
CONTROLS.
>> VERY GOOD.
>> ALL RIGHT THE CURRENT OWNERS
ALSO OWN COLUMBIA AIR CENTER
ACROSS THE STREET.
>> HOW LONG HAVE THEY OWNED
THIS?
LIKE I THINK IT'S ONLY A COUPLE
OF YEARS.
THEY ARE SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT IS
GOING ON.
NO ISSUES.
IT IS A LANDMARK.
IT IS A DESIGNATED LANDMARK,
THE CONTROLS NEEDED TO BE
REDONE.
>> DO YOU WANT TO TALK ERIN OR
SARAH ABOUT THE CONTROLS YOU
NEGOTIATED?
>> WE REALLY WORKED HARD TO
COME UP WITH AS MANY ITEMS
UNDER ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AS
WE COULD.
SIGNAGE, SECURITY, SYSTEMS,
EQUIPMENT, LIGHTING, CHANGES
THEY WANTED TO MAKE TO THE
INTERIOR LOBBY ON THIRD AVENUE,
SOME OTHER CHANGES THAT THEY
WANTED TO MAKE ON VARIOUS
LEVELS ON THE EXTERIOR AND
OUTSIDE OF THE TOWER.
WE HAD QUITE A LONG LAUNDRY
LIST OF THINGS THAT I THINK
WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE
OWNER TO DO WHAT THEY NEED TO
DO ON A DAILY BASIS.
>> OKAY.
THE OWNERS ARE WILLING TO GO
ALONG WITH THIS AND THEY
APPROVED IT?
>> YES.
THEY SIGNED THE AGREEMENT.
>> ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE
TO ADD?
>> SURE.
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE LINKS
. IT IS INTERESTING, I THINK AN
INTERESTING BUILDING.
IT IS MULTICOLORED BRICK THAT
WHEN IT WAS BUILT REQUIRED A
DAILY DELIVERY OF BRICK THAT
GRADUALLY LIGHTENS AND ADDS
COLOR FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE
TOP OF THE BUILDING.
>> MAYBE I'M CONFUSED ABOUT
THIS.
WAS THIS THE ONE THAT WAS
SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE MOUNT
RAINIER?
>> THAT IS THE ONE.
IT WAS CALLED THE NORTHERN
LIGHT BUILDING.
IT'S NOW KNOWN AS THE SEATTLE
TOWER.
NO WONDER I WAS CONFUSED.
>> I WAS LIKE DIDN'T WE JUST DO
THIS?
>> IT HAS THESE FEATURES ON THE
BUILDING THAT ARE FINISHED WITH
WHITE TERRA-COTTA THAT
RESEMBLES THE SNOWCAPPED ROCKY
PIZZA AND EXCUSE ME ROCKY
PEAKS.
IT WAS A TALL BUILDING.
IT WAS ONE OF THE TALLEST.
THAT IS NO LONGER THE CASE BUT
IT IS THE MOST PROMINENT ART
DECO BUILDING IN SEATTLE.
>> WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS
EARLIER AND I JUST COULDN'T GET
MY BRAIN WRAPPED AROUND THIS.
I KNEW WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE
NORTHERN LIGHTS BUILDING
MULTIPLE TIMES.
NOW IT HAS BEEN RENAMED TO
SEATTLE TOWER?
>> YES.
>> WHEN YOU GO UP IN THE
BUILDING, ONE OF THE
NEIGHBORING PROJECTS HAD THE
TOP FLOOR RENTED AS THEIR
LEAVING OFFICES IT IS AN
INCREDIBLE OBSERVATORY AT THE
VERY TIP TOP.
IF YOU EVER HAVE THE OCCASION
TO GO UP, IT'S AMAZING.
>> WHAT IS UP THERE NOW?
>> AT HIS OFFICE SPACE.
THERE ARE SMALL OFFICE SPACES
IN THE BUILDING LIKE THE
SEATTLE TOWER.
HISTORICALLY IT HAS HAD MANY
DIFFERENT OFFICES BECAUSE OF
ITS RELATIVELY SMALL
FLOORPLATE.
>> IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE OFFICE
, NOT A MIXED USE?
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE
TO ADD?
>> NO.
NOTHING MORE.
>> YOU SIGNED THE AGREEMENT?
>> THE CLIENT DID.
>> IT IS SIGNED.
ALL RIGHT.
THEN I MOVE THAT WE PASS CB
119528.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
HISTORIC PRESERVATION; IMPOSING
CONTROLS UPON THE SEATTLE
TOWER, A LANDMARK DESIGNATED BY
THE LANDMARKS PRESERVATION
úBOARD UNDER CHAPTER 25.12 OF
THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE, AND
ADDING IT TO THE TABLE OF
HISTORICAL LANDMARKS CONTAINED
IN CHAPTER 25.32 OF THE SEATTLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY
THOSE OPPOSED SAY
IS OPPOSED, NO EXTENSIONS AND
WE ARE DONE.
>> THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR
THESE GOOD WRITEUPS.
YOU KNOW WHO IS GOING TO LOVE
THIS IS IN ABOUT 50 YEARS WHEN
THEY SAY WHAT DID YOU DO?
>> I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
DOING THAT.
>> I THINK THAT IS THE END OF
OUR AGENDA.
I AM GOING TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR
NEXT MEETING OF THE FINANCE AND
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE WILL BE
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, I HOPE WILL
JOIN US FOR THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
ORGANIZING THIS SPECIAL
MEETING.
THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.>> [
EVENT CONCLUDED ]