>>> THREE CONVERSATIONS.
SIX APPOINTMENTS TO THE SEATTLE
DESIGN COMMISSION.
BRIEFINGS, PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND
POSSIBLE VOTES ON COUNCIL BILLS
119195.
THE CAPITAL HILL DESIGN
GUIDELINES.
PUBLIC HEARING ON BILL 119489,
ALLOWING FOR THE SEATTLE
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY TO APPLY FOR
AN EXPANDED MAJOR INSTITUTION
MASTER PLAN, PUBLIC HEARING AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON 3144313 AND
APPLICATION FOR A TEMPORARY
EXPANSION OF THE NORTH SEATTLE
PRECINCT AND A DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON 119471,
CLARIFYING THE DEFINITION OF
THE VESSEL.
AND STARTING AT 9:30 A.M.
HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, NO OBJECTION
TO TODAY'S AGENDA, WHICH WILL
BE ADOPTED?
HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, TODAY'S
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON
ITEMS THAT APPEAR.
WE HAVE TEN MINUTES TODAY THERE
ARE SEPARATE PUBLIC HEARINGS
FOR THOSE ITEMS.
SAVE YOUR COMMENTS FOR THOSE
PUBLIC HEARINGS.
SPEAKERS ARE LINED UP FOR TWO
MINUTES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF THE SPEAKER'S COMMENT
EXCEEDS TWO MINUTES, THE
MICROPHONE WILL BE TURNED OFF.
SPEAKERS ARE ASKED TO BEGIN
THEIR COMMENTS BY IDENTIFYING
THEMSELVES.
LIMITED TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
FIRST ON OUR LIST IS MARI MOORE-
SCHULER.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
PACHECO.
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> HI.
>> GOOD TO SEE SO MANY FAMILIAR
FACES.
I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE LAKE
BOARD ASSOCIATION ALSO KNOWN AS
LULA, REPRESENTING THE SMALLER
HOUSEBOATS AROUND LAKE UNION
AND ANY OTHERS THAT ARE MEMBERS
OF OUR ORGANIZATION.
WE HAVE FOR THE LAST DOZEN
YEARS BEEN CONSUMED BY TRYING
TO HELP THE CITY RECOGNIZE,
PROTECT, CODIFY OUR EXISTENCE.
THE STATE DID RECOGNIZE US ON
THE PIECE OF LEGISLATION FOR
THE HISTORIC AND CULTURAL
SIGNIFICANCE, REQUIRING US TO
BE MORGUED IN MARINAS.
WITH THIS PROPOSAL BEFORE YOU
TODAY, YOU ARE REMOVING OUR
STATUS VESSELS, MAKING US
STRICTLY STRUCTURES.
EVEN WHETHER WE ARE COVERED BY
THE VESSEL BILL, WHICH REQUIRES
POLLUTION INSURANCE IF THEY ARE
NOT VESSELS.
DO WE NEED THE POLLUTION
INSURANCE?
MAYBE NOT.
WHICH IS JEOPARDIZING THE
STATE'SWATERS, JUST A THOUGHT.
SOMETHING THAT HAS NOT BEEN
CONSIDERED YET.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE WOULD ASK AGAIN THAT YOU
TABLE THIS MEASURE UNTIL SUCH
TIME AS THE STAFF COULD CLEARLY
EXPLAIN WHY ANY CONCLUSION
WOULD NOT BE A PREFERABLE
ALTERNATIVE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT ON OUR LIST IS BARB
INGRAM.
>> HI, I PARTICIPATED
REACTIVELY IN THE LAST GOAROUND
WITH THE CITY, LEARNED DURING
THE REVIEW, TRYING TO CHANGE
THE RULES, SET UP THE RULES
THAT WOULD PROTECT US.
SO IT'S REALLY HARD TO THINK WE
ARE ENTERING ON ANYTHING LIKE
THAT AGAIN.
I JUST WANTED TO ASK YOU, ARE
YOU SATISFIED THAT THERE IS
SOME URGENT NEED TO CHANGE THE
DEFINITION OF ONE WORD RIGHT
NOW?
I PRESUME MOST OF YOU WOULD
LIVE ONSHORE IF THE CITY CAME
TO YOU AND SAID, YOU KNOW, ARE
WE GOING TO CHANGE THE
DEFINITION?
DON'T WORRY, IT'S NOT A PROBLEM
FOR YOU.
YOU KNOW, WE JUST SPENT FOUR
YEARS ON THE FIGHT TO TRY TO
PROTECT OUR RIGHT TO STAY IN
SEATTLE.
I UNDERSTAND FROM THE
INFORMATION THAT I'VE GOTTEN AT
ONE OF THE REASONS, IS THAT
THERE WERE WHOLE BUNCHES OF NEW
HOUSEBOATS TO COME IN AND WE
NEEDED THIS CLARIFICATION TO
PROTECT SEATTLE FROM THIS
INFLUX OF HOUSEBOATS.
WELL THE EXISTING RULE DOES
THAT.
YOU CAN'T BE LICENSED, FLOATING
ON WATER RESIDENTS.
IF YOU CAN'T PROVE YOU WERE IN
SEATTLE ON THE FIRST OF JULY,
2014.
SO WHY IS THERE A NEED TO
CHANGE THIS?
I'M SITTING HERE AND I'M
THINKING GOSH, NEW HOUSEBOATS
ARE COMING IN, WEAPONS OF MASS
DESTRUCTION.
I DON'T LIKE THE WAY THE WHOLE
THING IS PLAYING OUT.
SOUNDS LIKE A FAMILIAR KIND OF
TACTIC TO ME.
I DON'T THINK THERE IS AN
URGENT NEED TO DO THIS RIGHT
NOW.
IN TWO YEARS WE ARE REVIEWING
THE MASTER PLAN AGAIN.
THAT WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE
TIME TO LOOK AT THIS.
I DON'T THINK IT IS AN
APPROPRIATE TIME AND I THINK TO
RUSH IT THROUGH ON THE VOTE NOW
WOULD BE TO OVERLOOK THE
POSSIBILITY OF HAVING REALLY
CRITICAL AND IMPORTANT
INFORMATION AND AN IMPORTANT
INPUT FROM THE PEOPLE WHOSE
LIVES ARE VERY MUCH AFFECTED BY
THIS.
>> NEXT ON OUR LIST IS JOHN
CHENEY.
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS
JOHN CHENEY.
AND SINCE IT WAS DESIGNED AND
USED FOR A NAVIGATION, YET IT
WOULD NOT QUALIFY AS A FLOWER.
I APPRECIATE THE STATEMENT
PROPOSED BY THE COUNCIL MEMBER.
AND THE HOUSEBOATS SUCH AS MY
OWN NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.
AND AS THE FLOWER THAT'S
IMPLEMENTED.
THEY WOULD NOT INCLUDE MY
HOUSEBOAT.
I'M TOO MUCH OF A HOUSE.
AND NOT ENOUGH AND TOO MUCH OF
A HOUSE.
THIS WILL CREATE UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES.
THE EXAMINATION WOULD SAY THEY
REMOVE THE HOUSE BARGES FROM
THE VESSEL DEFINITION, BUT
WOULD ALSO REMOVE THEM FROM
BEING A LOUD RISK IN THE
MARINA.
THIS IS GOING TOO FAST AND NOT
MAKING THE CORRECT ANALYSIS.
ONLY ALLOWS THE RESIDENTIAL USE
OF MARINAS AND THE VESSELS,
FLOATING ON WATER RESIDENCES,
WHERE THE HOUSE BARGES WILL BE
AUTHORIZED IF THEY ARE NOT
VESSELS.
DCI HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE
VESSEL CHANGE.
WHAT WILL THE IMPACTS IN ANY
ACTION AT SEATTLE CODE BE WHEN
WE ARE DECLARED NOT TO BE
VESSELS.
WHY IS IT NOT ACCEPTABLE.
WE APPRECIATE THE DATA ON THE
STAFF REPORT WE'VE BEEN
REQUESTING FOR A LONG TIME.
HOWEVER IT IS INCOMPLETE.
HOW MANY VERIFICATIONS WERE
DENIED OR ARE PENDING.
THAT'S NOT AN ANSWERED
QUESTION.
AND HERE IS THE IMPENDING
AVALANCHE OF THE FLOWER
APPLICATION.
AND THIS IS A VERY CLOUDED
PROCESS.
>> NEXT ON OUR LIST IS NORA
BUTINER.
>> THIS IS JUST A GENERAL
STATEMENT.
NOTHING TO DO WITH THE VESSELS,
SO MAYBE I SIGNED UP ON THE
WRONG SHEET.
IT'S MY FIRST TIME HERE.
I'M A LONG-TIME RESIDENT OF THE
NORTH GATE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND VERY CONCERNED WITH THE
RECENT CHANGES ON THE FUTURE
CHANGES.
ON THE SQUARE LOT, DEMOLISHED,
BEING REPLACED WITH EIGHT
UNITS.
AND ANOTHER SINGLE-FAMILY HOME
IS UP FOR SALE.
IT'S FEWLY REZONED.
SUPPORTS FOUR TO FIVE UNITS.
THERE IS ANOTHER SINGLE-FAMILY
HOME THAT WAS DEMOLISHED,
COMPLETELY TAKEN FROM ALL
VEGETATION AND ALL GROWTH.
AND IT IS BEING DIVIDED INTO
LOTS.
THERE IS ANOTHER ONE, THE SAME
THING IS HAPPENING BY THE SAME
CONTRACTOR.
THEY ARE PUTTING IN SIX SLOTS
ON TWO DIFFERENT SINGLE-FAMILY
LOTS.
AND SO HOW DOES THIS EXISTING
INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT THESE
CHANGES?
WHO PAYS FOR THE UPGRADES?
PARKING, THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE
WILL NOT BE GIVING UP THEIR
CARS.
WILL THESE CHANGES DAMAGE THE
ENVIRONMENT AND THE LIVABILITY?
I SUPPORT EQUITY AND JUSTICE
FOR ALL.
HOWEVER WHEN ONE UNIT BECOMES
THREE OR MORE, THIS WILL BECOME
AN INVESTMENT PROPERTY.
WHERE IS THE EQUITY ON THAT?
THE CITY COUNCIL IS UPZONING,
REZONING.
IT IS DIFFICULT FOR THE AVERAGE
CITIZEN TO FOLLOW ALL THE
CHANGES THAT YOU MAKE.
INVESTORS HAVE THE TIME TO
RESEARCH AND LOBBY FOR WHAT
WORKS TO THEIR ADVANTAGE.
PLEASE DO NOT REZONE FOR MULTI-
UNIT BUILDINGS BEYOND THE
CURRENT BOUNDARY OF NORTH GATE
WAY AND NORTHEAST.
AS YOU BEGIN RECONSIDERING
CHANGES IN THE ZONING, PLEASE
BE MINDFUL OF THESE CONCERNS.
AND WE, CITIZENS, VOTED FOR YOU
TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR OUR BEST
INTEREST.
IS THIS A MISLEAD IN TRUST?
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT ON OUR LIST IS M KAMAL.
THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I JUST CAME IN.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THE AGENDA
OF TODAY'S SUBJECT, BUT I HAVE
PROPERTY OVER THAT IS 9,100
SQUARE FEET SITTING IN A SINGLE-
FAMILY 5,000 ZONING.
AND SO SINCE THE CITY, YOU
KNOW, WILL BE WORKING WITH THE
SMALLER LOTS, IS THERE ANY WAY
TO WORK ON THIS 75-80 RULE,
ABLE TO BUILD TWO HOUSES ON A
9,000 SQUARE FEET RATHER THAN
JUST A BIG MANSION ON THE
PROPERTY.
TO MAKE A MODIFICATION ON THE
RULE.
TO APPLY THAT RULE.
IT DOESN'T WORK.
AND 75 WORKS, BUT 80%.
DOESN'T.
THAT'S ALL I NEED TO SAY.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> AND NEXT ON OUR LIST IS
STEVE RUCELLO.
>> IT IS ALWAYS NICE TO SPEAK
TO SUCH GREEN ENVIRONMENTALISTS
WHO DON'T MIND MOWING DOWN
TREES FOR DEVELOPMENT.
THAT IS A HIGHER CALLING AS WE
SAY ON THAT.
I THINK IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE
GREEN, YOU MIGHT AS WELL BE
CONSISTENT.
WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THE
HERITAGE AND THE LEGACY, THE
BIGGER TREES ARE BY FAR THE
MOST IMPORTANT.
AND THE WHOLE IDEA OF LOOKING
AT CANOPY, IN OTHER WORDS IF
THE MOON LOOKING DOWN A SHRUB
IS EQUAL TO THE HERITAGE TREE,
IT IS JUST SO MAYORAL THESE
DAYS.
WE HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT BEING
REALLY GREEN.
IF YOU WANT TO BE GREEN, LET'S
TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
YOU'RE SEEING LESS AND LESS
BICYCLE USE BECAUSE OF THE
PEOPLE YOU'RE IMPORTING.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE
YOU'RE SHOVING OUT.
WE DON'T LIKE TO COUNT THAT.
WE'RE A WELCOMING CITY.
WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THOSE
PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING FORCED TO
LEAVE THE CITY.
IT'S TIME WE LOOK AT BOTH AND
IT'S A TIME THAT WE WOULD LOOK
AT THINGS IN GENERAL.
YOU ARE NOT ELECTED TO BE
ADVOCATES FOR THE SMALL GROUPS.
WHICH IS TO THE DEVELOPING
COMMUNITY AS THE TOBACCO
INSTITUTE IS TO THE TOBACCO
COMPANIES AND THE CLIMATE
DENIERS ARE TO THE COAL OF
PETROLEUM COMPANIES.
LET'S JUST TAKE A LOOK AND DO
THINGS FOR THE GOOD OF THE
CITY, NOT FOR THE GOOD OF SMALL
GROUPS, THE CITY IS LIKE AN
ICEBURG.
VERY LITTLE IS SEEN BY THE
PUBLIC.
MUCH HAPPENS BEYOND THE REACH
OF THE PUBLIC.
YOU NEED TO BECOME MORE EXPOSED
AND YOU ACTUALLY NEED TO
HESITATE TO USE THE WORD LISTEN
TO THE PUBLIC.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT ON OUR LIST IS JOHN
JESSICER.
SORRY.
>> THAT'S CLOSE ENOUGH, THANK
YOU.
>> MY NAME IS JOHN GEISSIGER.
I'M A RETIRED LAW PROFESSOR.
I'M ALSO A LIVER BOARD PERSON
ON THE LAKE UNION BOARD OF
ASSOCIATION.
I'M NOT HERE WITH A TECHNICAL
EXPLANATION.
I USED TO TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT
THE DEFINITION OF A VESSEL
UNDER FEDERAL LAW AND IT'S
INTERESTING AND COMPLETE AND
CAN EASILY BE FOUND.
I'M A LITTLE BAFFLED BY THAT
SAME SORT OF RESEARCH HAS BEEN
PERFORMED BY THE DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE.
I'D LIKE TO SPEAK MORE
PERSONALLY TO THIS FACT.
MY WIFE AND I BUILT OUR
HOUSEBOAT TO THE SPECIFICATIONS
OF THE CITY REQUIRING TEN YEARS
AGO.
FRANKLY WE THOUGHT OUR
RETIREMENT WOULD BE A LITTLE
LESS FANATIC.
INSTEAD WE FOUND OURSELVES AT
MANY MEETINGS HERE AND MANY
OUTREACH MEETINGS, TRYING TO
DEFEND OUR OWN EXISTENCE.
I HOPE IT HAS NOT ESCAPED THE
NOTICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
THAT MOST OF THE MEMBERS HERE
ARE NO LONGER YOUNG.
AND MOST OF US WILL LIVE IN
DWELLINGS, WHICH WE ARE HOPING
TO HAVE A CERTAIN DEGREE OF
SERENITY.
THE OTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO
ADD IS THIS.
I SENSE HAVING LITIGATED MANY
CASES OVER 30 YEARS THAT THIS
CASE, THIS SITUATION HAS GONE
BEYOND INTELLECTUAL DISCUSSIONS
BETWEEN GROWNUPS AND HAS BECOME
ONE OF I'M AFRAID OF THE
MEMBERS OF THE MIRROR TIME
COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> NEXT ON OUR LIST IS CHERYL
GROVE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
MY NAME IS CHERYL.
I'M A HOUSE BARGE OWNER AND
WOULD LIKE TO ALSO SPEAK
PERSONALLY TO THIS ISSUE OF THE
VESSEL DEFINITION.
AND LOOKING AT THAT.
WE SUPPORT VERY MUCH LULA IN
THE FIGHT TO POSTPONE THIS
DECISION.
WE FEEL AS HOMEOWNERS VERY
ENDANGERED IN A SENSE.
I'M NEW TO SEATTLE, BUT I HAVE
BEEN A HOUSE BARGE OWNER FOR
OVER SEVEN YEARS.
THIS PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED
THROUGH A REAL ESTATE AGENCY,
PARTIALLY FINANCED BY A
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION HERE IN
SEATTLE.
AND IT IS OUR HOME.
I THINK I REALLY WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THAT WE'RE NOT AN
ACRONYM.
THE FOWR, THESE ARE PEOPLES
HOMES.
THERE ARE ABOUT 70 FAMILIES
CURRENTLY LIVING.
REPRESENTING SINGLE
PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE, FAMILIES
WITH YOUNG CHILDREN, AND ALSO
RETIRED FAMILIES.
SO WE ARE ALL VERIFIED VESSELS
ACCORDING TO THE REGULATIONS.
AND YET AGAIN WE SEE THIS ISSUE
IS BEING RAISED.
AND SO I PLEAD WITH YOU TO
PLEASE CONSIDER OUR CASE AND WE
ARE NOT MANY FAMILIES IN THE
SEATTLE AREA.
THESE ARE OUR HOMES.
AND WE WOULD LIKE THAT TO BE
RESPECTED AND HOUSING IS OF A
PREMIUM IN SEATTLE.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT ON OUR LIST IS MICHELLE
DIAFOS.
MICHELLE?
>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS
MICHELLE.
I'M ALSO A LONG-TIME LIVER
BOARD IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.
I WASN'T PLANNING TO SPEAK, BUT
I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE.
I'VE BEEN ON THE WATER SINCE
'91.
AND I HAVE BEEN IN THESE
CHAMBERS, NOT THESE NICE NEW
ONES, BUT THESE CHAMBERS FOR
MUCH OF THAT TIME IN AND OUT.
AND I'M JUST HERE TO SAY THIS
IS GETTING A LITTLE TEDIOUS
DEFENDING OUR LIVES, OUR HOMES.
AND I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE,
I'M A NATIVE.
I ALSO PLEAD LIKE THE LADY
BEFORE ME, CHERYL, THAT YOU
CONSIDER NOW PUSHING IN
RETIREMENT YEARS.
AND THESE ARE OUR HOMES.
PLEASE CONSIDER THAT.
WE ARE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS.
WE ARE NOT HURTING ANYONE BY
BEING THERE.
SO ASK YOURSELVES IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO BE REMOVED FROM YOUR
HOME.
THANK YOU.
>> ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK AND DID NOT HAVE A CHANCE
TO SIGN UP?
SEEING THAT THERE ARE NO
ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS, WE WILL
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ THESE
APPOINTMENTS ONTO THE RECORD
FOR THE DESIGN SEATTLE
COMMISSION.
>> 1-6, 013 TO 165,
APPOINTMENTS OF CODY, RICHARD
F., AND ELAINE WINE AS MEMBERS
AND THE APPOINTMENTS AS CHAIR
OF SEATTLE FOR THE TERM ON
FEBRUARY 29, 2020.
WILL EVERYONE AT THE TABLE
PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF?
>> I'M THE LANDSCAPER ARCHITECT
PRACTICING IN SEATTLE FOR THE
PAST 20 YEARS.
>> ELAINE WINE.
I'M IN ARCHITECT AND A
DEVELOPMENT MANAGER WITH THE
SENECA GROUP.
>> MICHAEL JENKINS, SEATTLE
DESIGN COMMISSION.
>> URBAN DESIGNER AND
ARCHITECT.
>> CAN YOU REMIND US OF THE
SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION?
>> THE SEATTLE DESIGN
COMMISSION WAS ESTABLISHED IN
1968 TO ADVISE THE MAYOR, THE
COUNCIL, AND THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS ON THE DESIGN OF
CAPITOL FACILITIES THAT THE
CITY UNDERTAKES AS WELL AS LONG-
TERM OR PERMANENT USE ON THE
RIGHT OF WAY.
THE TEN COMMISSIONERS ARE
REPRESENTING THE DESIGN
COMMUNITIES.
THEY LOOK AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL
AND DESIGN PRINCIPLES OF THE
PROJECTS THAT COME BEFORE THEM.
WE ARE HERE TO SEEK
CONFIRMATION BY THE COUNCIL OF
FIVE APPOINTMENTS PLUS A CHAIR.
THE CHAIR IS APPOINTED BY THE
MAYOR AND CONFIRME BY THE
COUNCIL.
SO THE THREE APPOINTMENTS TODAY
ARE FOR BEN D. AS OUR CHAIR AND
AS HE TOLD YOU, HE'S AN
ARCHITECT FOR FLAG AND
SPECIALIZES IN HEALTH CARE
FACILITIES.
WE ARE ALSO SEEKING THE
APPOINTMENT AS OUR
TRANSPORTATION PLANNER.
SHE'S THE HEAD OF TOOL, A LOCAL
OR EXCUSE ME A NATIONAL
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FIRM.
SHE HEADS UP THE SEATTLE OFFICE
AND SPECIALIZES IN
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND
INFRASTRUCTURE.
VINITA, WE ARE SEEKING
CONFIRMATION AS OUR LANDSCAPE
ART TECT.
SHE WORKS WITH THE URBAN DESIGN
FIRM.
VIFITA IS AN ARCHITECT WHO
SPECIALIZES IN INSTITUTIONAL
AND DEVELOPMENT BOTH HERE IN
SEATTLE AND THE REGION.
FINALLY WE'RE SEEKING
CONFIRMATION OF ELAINE WINE AS
ONE OF OUR TWO ARCHITECTS.
ELAINE IS A DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
AT SENECA GROUP.
MOST OF HER WORK APPEARS TO BE
FOR AMAZON AND THEIR LOCAL
CAMPUS.
SHE SPENDS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF TIME IN THE TRIANGLE WORKING
WITH THEM TO HELP BUILD AND
EXPAND THE CAMPUS HERE IF
SEATTLE.
WE'RE SEEKING HER CONFIRMATION
AS WELL.
WE ARE ALSO SEEKING
REAPPOINTMENT OF TWO PEOPLE.
RICK WHO IS OUR AT-LARGE
MEMBER.
AND BRIANNA HOLAN SERVES IN THE
URBAN PLANNING POSITION FOR THE
COMMISSION.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE
TODAY, THIS MORNING.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEND A
MINUTE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES
AND SPEAK TO YOUR INTEREST ON
SERVING THE DESIGN COMMISSION?
>> I COULD START.
AS I MENTIONED, I'VE BEEN
PRACTICING LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE IN SEATTLE FOR THE
PAST 20 YEARS, MY FULL
PROFESSIONAL CAREER.
I HAVE WORKED ON INSTITUTIONS
AND PARKS, OPEN SPACE PLANNING.
AND I BRING THE WEALTH OF THAT
KNOWLEDGE TO WORK ON.
IN THIS APPOINTMENT, I WORK ON
BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH THE
CAPITOL PROJECTS IN THIS CITY
AND IN A POSITIVE BENEFIT FOR
EVERYBODY, THINKING ABOUT THE
LARGER COMMUNITY AND THE
LEGACIES THAT WE LEAVE BEHIND.
>> HI, ELAINE WINE.
I'M A LICENSED ARCHITECT HERE
IN SEATTLE AND STARTED MY
CAREER AS PRACTICING AS AN
ARCHITECT AND EVENTUALLY MOVED
ON TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT WITH
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
AND NOW THE SENECA GROUP.
AND SO I BRING A FAIRLY DIVERSE
BACKGROUND.
NOT JUST ON THE DESIGN SIDE,
BUT IMPLEMENTATION.
AND PRIORITIZING DESIGN
EXCELLENCE HAS REALLY BEEN A
FOCUS OF MY CAREER.
I'VE BEEN WORKING IN THE
COMMUNITY FOR OVER 25 YEARS.
I'VE GOT A PASSION FOR
COMMUNITY SERVICE.
I LOVE SEATTLE AND I WANT
SEATTLE TO BE A GREAT PLACE.
CITY HAVE SERVED ON THE SEATTLE
LANDMARKS FOR THE BALLARD
AVENUE LANDMARKS BOARD, THE
COMMUNITY IN WHICH I LIVE.
I'VE BEEN A PART OF THE ALASKAN
WAY VIADUCT NORTH PORTAL
WORKING GROUP.
SERVED WITH SEATTLE, GIVING
ARCHITECTURAL TOURS.
SOMETHING THAT'S INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT TO ME.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WILL
EXCITE ME ABOUT THE DESIGN
COMMISSION IS THE ABILITY TO
UTILIZE MY SKILLS.
I THINK IT IS JUST AN
INCREDIBLE TIME WITH A NUMBER
OF PROJECTS OR LEGACY PROJECTS.
THE GREAT ONE THAT COMES TO
MIND IS HOW THAT WILL REALLY
INFLUENCE THE LANDSCAPE HERE.
I'M JUST VERY EXCITED TO BE A
PART OF THAT AND WITH SUSTAIN
ABILITY AND EQUITY AND DESIGN.
SO I WOULD BE EXCITED TO SERVE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'VE GOT ABOUT 25 YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE THAT IS AS DIVERSE
AS I COULD POSSIBLY IMAGINE IT
TO BE FROM DOING PUBLIC ARTS
PROJECTS ALL THE WAY THROUGH
DOING CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS OF $200 MILLION AND
MORE IN VALUE.
SEEING THAT WHOLE SCARE OF
ENDEAVOR, I THINK IT WAS GOOD
TO BE ON THE DESIGN COMMISSION.
WHILE IT WOULD BE VERY HARD TO
IMPROVE ON THE OBJECTIVES THAT
ELAINE JUST LISTED, THOSE ARE
LOTTABLE.
I MIGHT ADD TO IT, IT'S AN
UNBELIEVABLY EDUCATIONAL
PROCESS TO SET ON THE DESIGN
COMMISSION WITH THE OTHER
PROFESSIONALS.
I THINK WE'RE ABLE TO ACHIEVE
SOMETHING THAT WE WOULDN'T BE
ABLE TO ACHIEVE AS INDIVIDUALS.
I THINK WE COULD HANG OURHATS
ON THE IDEA BY DOING THAT, WE
ARE HOPING TO RAISE THEIR GAME
AND PROVIDE THE KIND OF INPUT
FOR THE ELECTED LEADERS THAT
ONLY THEY COULD PRODUCE.
WE ARE VERY COMMITTED TO IT,
VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT, THRILLED
TO GET IT STARTED.
>> DO MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS?
>> THIS IS DIRECTED MORE
TOWARDS MICHAEL OR BEN, BUT THE
LAST FEW YEARS HAVE SEEN
SIGNIFICANT BODY OF WORK COME
THROUGH THE DESIGN COMMISSION.
YOU ALL KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
GETTING INTO, RIGHT?
>> YES.
>> SOME OF THE PROJECTS, YOU
KNOW, SOME OF THE FREEWAY
PROJECTS, THE CONVENTION
PROJECT.
AND YOU MENTIONED ST3, WHICH IS
MASSIVE SET OF PROJECTS.
ALTHOUGH I IMAGINE THEY ARE
PROBABLY A FEW YEARS AWAY.
I'M CURIOUS WHAT IS ON YOUR
PLATE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF
YEARS?
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE TYPES OF
PROJECTS?
>> I THINK IT WILL INFORM A LOT
OF WHAT THE COMMISSION DOES IN
PART I THINK WHAT WE HAVE BEEN
SEEING SOUND TRANSIT DO TODAY
IS REALLY SAYING WE WANT TO
FRONT LOAD IN MANY WAYS,
LOOKING AT HOW IN THE CITY,
THEY ARE CERTAINLY SAYING THIS
AS WELL.
HOW DID THESE SUCCESSFULLY
AREAS INTEGRATE INTO OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND I THINK THE CITY
DEPARTMENTS, THEY ARE NOW
BEGINNING TO TACKLE THAT
QUESTION IN EARNEST.
AND I THINK WHAT WE WILL BE
DOING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY IS
TRYING TO LOOK AT THE INITIAL
WORK THAT THEY WILL DO
PREPARING FOR THE IDEA OF MAYBE
EMBEDDING URBAN DESIGN WORK
THAT THE CITY EXPECTS IN
ADVANCE OF ANY CONTRACTS.
I THINK THEY HAVE BEEN VERY
VOCAL ABOUT TAKING A DIFFERENT
APPROACH.
POSSIBLY PERCEIVING WITH MORE
DESIGN BUILD CONTRACTS.
IF THAT IS THE CASE AND I THINK
THAT IT IS, THE WORK THAT THE
DESIGN COMMISSION DOES IN
TRYING TO ELEVATE URBAN DESIGN
EXPECTATIONS IN A BETTING
MATCH, IN WORK WILL BECOME MORE
IMPORTANT EARLIER RATHER THAN
LATER.
WE HAVE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT
THEM WITH THE WORK WE HAVE BEEN
TAKING, IN BETTING THE URBAN
DESIGN VALUE AND MANY PROJECTS
THAT WILL BE A DESIGN BILL.
>> I THINK MAYBE THE THREE
LENSES THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING
AT CAREFULLY, EQUITY, CERTAINLY
WITH RESPECT TO HOW SIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENTS WILL AFFECT
NEIGHBORHOODS.
I THINK ALSO INTEGRATION IS
SOMETHING THAT THIS BODY HAS
REALLY CHOSEN TO FOCUS ON.
WE ASKED THE CITY DEPARTMENTS,
AND THE JURISDICTIONAL, WHERE
WE HAVE JURISDICTIONAL OVERLAP
TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS
COMMUNICATING WITH EACH OTHER
TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING
PROJECTS WITH SOME OF THE
PERKS.
TO HAVE THEM MULTIPLY IT ALL
DAY.
IT'S IMPORTANT THEY SET THE
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS, SO
WE'RE NOT MOVING DOWN TO THE
LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR, BUT
WE'RE REALLY RAISING THAT TO
WHAT MAKES FOR A GREAT PLACE TO
LIVE.
THANK YOU.
>> I THINK I REALLY APPRECIATE
THE WORK THAT THE DESIGN
COMMISSION HAS DONE.
I HOPE THAT IN ADDITION TO THE
BODY OF WORK THAT YOU ALL HAVE
THAT THERE'S A CAPACITY TO BE
PROACTIVE IN HELPING US THINK
THROUGH, YOU KNOW, THE PROJECTS
THAT ARE COMING OUR WAY.
I LOOK AT THE CHALLENGE, THE
OPPORTUNITY OF THE SECOND
CHANNEL THERE.
THE THREAT OF CONSTRUCTION AND
DESTRUCTION AND TO SOME FRAGILE
ECO SYSTEM BEING SQUEEZED FROM
SO MANY DIFFERENT ANGLES RIGHT
NOW.
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A MULTI-
TRANSIT HUB THAT WILL SERVE,
YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE PUGET SOUND
REGION THAT WILL FUNCTION
REALLY WELL FOR ALL USERS
INCLUDING AND MAYBE EVEN FIRST
AND FOREMOST THE FOLKS THAT
HAVE LIVED IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD.
IN A LOT OF WAYS WE COULD GET
THAT WRONG.
BUT I HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED WITH
THE CONVERSATIONS WITH
TONIGHT'S COMMISSION MEMBERS.
I HOPE THERE IS A CAPACITY TO
HELP THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY
JUST AS IMPORTANTLY AS
NAVIGATING THE NEXT FEW YEARS
AS WE THINK OF WHAT IS
POSSIBLE.
THERE WILL BE SOME MAJOR
DISRUPTIONS IN BALLARD
HAPPENING.
PROBABLY A FEW YEARS LATER.
BUT IT'S COMING AND WEST
SEATTLE HAS THEIR OWN
CHALLENGES TOO.
ANY WAY I KNOW YOU SPENT A LOT
OF TIME ON THIS STUFF.
I HOPE THERE'S NOT TOO MANY
PROJECTS TO HELP.
BUT WE'RE MAKING THE POLICY
DECISIONS THAT IMPACTED THE
LONG TERM.
THANK YOU.
>> WELL, COUNCIL MEMBER?
>> THANK YOU.
I WANT TO THANK THE FOLKS WHO
ARE COMING FORWARD FOR GETTING
YOUR TIME, YOUR SERVICE, YOUR
TALENTS TO THIS BODY OF WORK.
I WANT TO EXPRESS SOME HOPES ON
THIS BODY.
DISTRICTS ONE, THREE, FOUR, AND
SEVEN ARE NOT REPRESENTED ON
THE COMMISSION.
AND I THINK PARTICULARLY AS IT
RELATES TO PROJECTS THAT WILL
BE COMING, BASED IN THOSE
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DON'T HAVE
REPRESENTATION.
IT MAKES IT IMPORTANT.
THERE AREN'T GOING TO BE ANY
OPENINGS UNTIL FEBRUARY OF NEXT
YEAR AND THERE IS ONLY ONE.
TWO THAT ARE OPEN NEXT YEAR.
IT WILL BE OPEN LATER THIS
YEAR.
I WOULD REQUEST THE DESIGN
COMMISSION STAFFERS TO DO TWO
THINGS.
ONE COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR
WHEN THOSE OPENINGS DO COME UP
AND TO WORK WITH THE
COMMISSIONS TO FIGURE OUT ALONG
THE LINES OF COUNCIL MEMBER
O'BRIEN'S REQUEST.
IF THERE IS A REPRESENTATION ON
THE COMMISSION ITSELF FROM
THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS, WHERE
THERE ARE SOME BIG REVIEWS
COMING UP THAT YOU WILL BE
DOING, HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOU'RE REALLY ENGAGED WITH
THOSE COMMUNITIES WITH A LITTLE
EXTRA BOOST THAT WOULD BE
APPRECIATED.
>> THANK YOU.
ANY FURTHER QUESTION OR
DISCUSSION?
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE
THIS MORNING.
I'LL BE MOVING OUT FOR A VOTE.
I MOVE TO CONFIRM APPOINTMENT
0163.
PLEASE VOTE AYE.
>> SORRY IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THOSE IN FAVOR, AGAIN, I GOT
AHEAD OF MYSELF.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
APPOINTMENTS PLEASE VOTE AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED?
SEEING NONE, THE APPOINTMENTS
PASS.
THANK YOU ALL.
YOUR APPOINTMENTS WILL BE
CONSIDERED ON MONDAY, JUNE 10.
NO NEED FOR YOU TO ATTEND, BUT
YOU'RE ALL WELCOME TO.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME
TO SERVE ON THE DESIGN
COMMISSION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS A
BRIEFING, PUBLIC HEARING, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON 119505,
ADOPTING THE GUIDELINES.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE TITLE.
>> AGENDA 7, 119505, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO LAND USE
AND ZONING, AMENDING THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO
REMOVE THE BALLARD MUNICIPAL
CENTER MASTER PLAN AREA
GUIDELINES AND ADOPT THE
BALLARD NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN
GUIDELINES.
>> WILL EVERYONE AT THE TABLE,
ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN SEATED
PLEASE INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.
>> DAVID GOLDBERG WITH THE
OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
>> YOLANDA COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF.
>> CATHERINE WEATBROOK.
>> MIKE CARTER, I SERVED ON THE
COMMITTEE AND I'M A PRESIDENT
OF THE CENTRAL BALLARD
RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL
MEMBERS, I'M TOM MALONE, CO-
CHAIR ALONG WITH CATHERINE OF
THE DESIGN COMMITTEE.
I'M CHAIR OF THE BALLARD LINES
BOARD.
>> I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A
PRESENTATION?
>> YEAH.
>> I'D LIKE TO BEGIN WITH A
BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE
DESIGN TEAM DOES.
I KNOW MOST OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR
WITH THIS AND HAVE BEEN THROUGH
THIS, BUT THE PUBLIC LISTENING
MIGHT WANT A BRIEF OVERVIEW.
WE'LL GO OVER THE DESIGN REVIEW
PROGRAM.
AGAIN MY NAME IS DAVID
GOLDBERG.
I WORK IN THE OFFICE PLANNING
OF COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPMENT.
I HAD THE GREAT PLEASURE TO
WORK WITH THESE COMMUNITY
REPRESENTATIVES AS WELL AS MANY
OTHERS.
THE CITY DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS
WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1994.
AND THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 1,500
PROJECTS REVIEWED SINCE THAT
PROJECT BEGAN.
DESIGN REVIEW TAKES PLACE AS
THE MASTER USE PERMITTING
PROCESS FOR THE LARGER
DEVELOPMENTS BEFORE THEY COULD
APPLY FOR CONSTRUCTION PERMITS.
NEXT SLIDE.
THE PURPOSE OF THE DESIGN
PROGRAM IS TO ENCOURAGE BETTER
DESIGN AND SITE PLANNING, SO
NEW DEVELOPMENTS FITS INTO THE
CONTEXT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD,
BOTH THE EXISTING COMPLEX AND
THE DESIRED FUTURE COMPLEX.
AND IT IMPROVES COMMUNICATION
AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE
COMMUNITIES AND THE DEVELOPERS.
THERE'S THE FULL ARE REVIEW FOR
SMALLER ONES.
AND THE DESIGN REVIEW IS
ADMINISTERED THROUGH A BOARD.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT BOARDS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
TODAY WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT
NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN GUIDELINES
IN THE NORTHWEST BOARD AND THE
CAPITOL HILL, FIRST HILL BOARD.
EACH BOARD CONSISTENT OF
VOLUNTEERS APPOINTED BY YOU AND
THE MAYOR.
THEIR DUTIES INCLUDE
SYMPATHIZING THE REVIEW
GUIDELINES, RECOMMENDED
CONDITIONS TO THE DIRECTOR OF
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
INSPECTIONS AND ENSURING FAIR
AND CONSISTENT APPLICATION OF
THE DESIGN GUIDELINES.
IN WE CREATED A NEW
ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE THAT YOU
SEE HERE INCLUDING THE CONTEXT
ON THE SITE.
PUBLIC LIFE AND THE DESIGN
CONCEPT.
THERE ARE CITY WIDE DESIGN
GUIDELINES AND NEIGHBORHOOD
DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR MANY
NEIGHBORHOODS IN THIS CITY.
THEY ARE BOTH USING THE SAME
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE.
NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN GUIDELINES
DO NOT REPEAT, BUT COMPLIMENT
AND ENHANCE CITY WIDE DESIGN
GUIDELINES.
SO UNDER EACH SUB CATEGORY THAT
YOU SEE HERE, THERE'S USUALLY
NEIGHBORHOOD BASED DESIGN LINES
UNDER EACH OF THESE CATEGORIES.
THERE'S A KEY IN THE VERY
BEGINNING THAT WILL INDICATE
WHERE THE ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE
IS PROVIDED TO HELP PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND THAT.
FOR EXAMPLE IN THE BALLARD
DESIGN AGENDA, WE WILL GO INTO
IT A BIT.
THERE ISN'T ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE
ON WALK ABILITY.
THAT'S THE CONTEXT OF THE
DESIGN GUIDELINES THAT WILL
PRESENT.
MOVNG ON TO BALLARD.
THE DESIGN GUIDELINES WILL
FOLLOW A LARGE AMOUNT OF
PLANNING THAT HAS GONE ON IN
THE COMMUNITY SINCE THE LATE
90s.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO REFLECT ON
WHY THESE NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN
GUIDELINES ARE THE WAY THAT
THEY ARE.
IN 998, NEIGHBORHOODS COMPLETED
THEIR URGENT PLAN.
AND FOR THE BALLARD COMMUNITY
FROM THE INITIATIVE THAT WOULD
CAUSE THE COMMON SMARTS, THE
LOCATION OF THE LIBRARY AND THE
LOCATION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
SERVICE CENTER AND THEN THE
CITY DESIGN ADOPTED GUIDELINES
FOR THE AREA AROUND THOSE
FACILITIES.
AFTER A NUMBER OF YEARS OF
MODERATE GROWTH, LARGE SCALE
GROWTH BEGAN TO OCCUR IN
BALLARD AROUND 2008.
THE COMMUNITY REACTED TO THAT
IN A NUMBER OF WAYS.
ONE WAS BEING VERY PROACTIVE.
THE OTHER IS THE MORE GENERAL
CONVERSATION THAT WE WOULD HEAR
AROUND THE COMMUNITY.
WE DON'T MIND THE GROWTH AS
LONG AS IT LOOKS GOOD AND WE
HAVE GOOD TRANSIT, WHICH IS
SOMETHING I THINK EVERYBODY IN
THE CITY COULD UNDERSTAND.
THE BUSINESS OWNERS AND THE
RESIDENTS THAT WE SEE AROUND
THE TABLE JOINED TOGETHER TO
CREATE THE PARTNERSHIP.
IT IS NOW THE BALLARD ALLIANCE.
IT WAS INSTRUMENTAL IF BRINGING
TOGETHER DIFFERENT SORRIES OF
MEMBERS IN THE COMMUNITY TO
TALK AND MEET REGULARLY WITH
US.
IN RESPONSE TO THAT INITIATIVE
FOR 2016, IT RECORDED COMMUNITY
DIRECTION ON DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS, MODIFICATIONS
ADOPTED IN 2016.
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS
THAT SDOT HAS BEEN UPDATING,
AND THE DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES
THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY.
AS I MENTIONED, WE ADOPTED THE
RECOMMENDED ZONING STANDARDS,
THE CHANGES IN 16.
THEN WE COMPLETED THAT WORK IN
THE FALL OF 2018.
WHY UPDATE THE BALLARD
GUIDELINES, JUST QUICKLY GO
THROUGH THE THINGS WE'RE
PUSHING YOU IN THAT DIRECTION
WITH SIGNIFICANT GROWTH
THROUGHOUT THE URBAN VILLAGE.
TODAY'S EXISTING GUIDELINES
ONLY APPLIES TO A SMALL AREA
WITHIN THE URBAN AREA.
AND THE COMMUNITY RECOGNIZED
AND THE CITY RECOGNIZE THERE
HAD ARE MANY DIFFERENT AREAS IN
BALLARD THAT WILL REQUIRE
ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE.
WE WANTED TO EXPAND THE AREA
THAT THEY APPLIED TO THE ENTIRE
AREA.
WE ALSO REALIZED WITH THE NEW
TYPES OF BUILDING BEING
CONSTRUCTED, THERE'S A NEW TYPE
OF GUIDELINE ON THE STREET
DETAIL.
LASTLY IT WAS CLEAR TO APPOINT
MORE DENSITY AS THEY WANTED TO
RESPOND TO THAT.
THE WORK THAT WE DID INVOLVED
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT.
THERE WERE 24 COMMITTEE
MEETINGS.
I REALLY WANTED TO SHOUT OUT TO
EVERYONE WHO STUCK WITH THIS
PROCESS.
AND THEY COMPLETED AN APPROACH
TO ANALYZING HOW THE COMMUNITY
IS CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTED TODAY
AND HOW THEY SEE IT GROWING IN
THE FUTURE PROVIDING CONSISTENT
GUIDELINES THROUGHOUT 24
MEETINGS TO DEVELOP THE URBAN
GUIDELINE PLAN AS WELL AS THE
TRANSPORT PLAN AND FIVE
UNATTENDED OPEN HOUSES.
WE HAD A NUMBER OF
COMMUNICATIONS, AND WE
COMPLETED A SAFER PROCESS.
I WANT TO MENTION THE PEOPLE
HERE AROUND THE TABLE, I
BELIEVE IT ALMOST EVERY SINGLE
MEETING OUT THERE THANK YOU,
MIKE, FOR YOUR CONSISTENT
REPRESENTATION OF THE CENTRAL
BALLARD RESIDENTS.
I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE JULIA
PARK WHO WORKED WITH US.
SHE IS NOT HERE WITH US TODAY,
BUT SHE CONTRIBUTED MANY OF HER
HOURS OVER THE TIMELINE THAT WE
HAD TO DEVELOP THIS PROCESS.
AND ALSO TO DO A SHOUT OUT WHO
REALLY WORKED WITH SDOT AND SO
HER WORK FOR THE CITY WAS WAS
INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THIS
WORK DONE.
WE WANTED TO ENHANCE THE
COMMUNITY AREA.
BALLARD IS BLESSED BY NOT
HAVING ONE MAIN STREET, BUT A
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT AREAS TO
ADD TO BALLARD, IMPROVING THE
STREET LEVEL CHARACTER.
REDUCING THE BUILDING BULK YOU
CAN CHARACTER AREAS, THE
CHARACTER CORE, SURROUNDING THE
BALLARD LANDMARK DISTRICT.
AND THAT IS AN IMPORTANT
REFERENCE FOR BUILDING QUALITY
AND BUILDING CHARACTER THAT
APPLIES BOTH BALLARD AVENUE
AREA AS WELL AS MARKET
TREATMENT THEN THE GENERAL
COMMERCIAL AREAS THAT WE SEE.
THE HIGH-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
AREAS THAT SURROUND THE CORE.
AND THEN THE CIVIC CORE, WHICH
IS AN INTERESTING AREA.
IT HAS A MORE RELAXED FEELING.
NEXT SLIDE.
FOR EACH OF OUR AREAS WE
PROVIDED A SUMMARY.
FOR EXAMPLE THE CHARACTER
AREAS.
SO WE LISTED SUPPLEMENTAL
DESIGN GUIDELINES, PROVIDED AN
ILLUSTRATION THAT WILL SHOW THE
BUILDING FACADES AND THE
STREETSCAPES.
AND THEN WE PROVIDED SPECIFIC
EXAMPLES.
YOU CAN SEE THE UPPER LEFT IS
THE CHARACTER ON MARKET STREET
THAT MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS
WOULD LIKE TO SEE CONTINUE.
AND WITH LESS THAN, I DON'T
KNOW, LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE
OF THE WAY THERE'S A VERY
DIFFERENT CHARACTER IN THE
CIVIC CORE.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF AMENITIES,
STILL A VERY WALKABLE AREA.
IT ISN'T THE SAME EVERYWHERE.
WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS TO CREATE
THROUGHOUT THE URBAN VILLAGES,
WELCOMING THE SPACES, THE
SIDEWALKS, THE RETAIL EDGES,
INTEGRATE THE PRIVATE AND
PUBLIC OPEN SPACE.
SO FOR EXAMPLE IT IS NECESSARY
FOR THE STREET TO BE ADJACENT
TO THE SIDEWALK.
WHAT YOU SEE ON TOP IS THE
BALLARD AVENUE CHARACTER.
THERE'S ALSO A DIFFERENT
CHARACTER WITH NEW BUILDINGS.
WE PROVIDED SOME, SO PLEASE
DON'T DO EXAMPLES IN THE DESIGN
GUIDELINE.
THEY'RE SHADOWED AND NOT NEARLY
AS ENGAGING.
YOU CAN SEE AN EXAMPLE OF THE
TOWNHOUSES, AND IT WAS VERY
IMPORTANT THAT OUR RESIDENTIAL
AREAS ALSO INCLUDE VERY ACTIVE
STREET FRONTS.
NEXT SLIDE.
ONE OF THE NEXT THINGS WE
WANTED TO DEAL WITH WAS
BUILDING BULK.
THE PHRASE WE HEAR, MAKE SURE
YOU DON'T HAVE A CANNON ON
MARKET STREET.
WE KNEW BUILDINGS, THE EXISTING
BUILDINGS WOULD BE DWARFED
OVERTIME BY LARGER SCALE
DEVELOPMENTS THAN WHAT WE
WANTED.
WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO WAS ADOPT
THE REGULATIONS, WHICH ARE
REQUIRING THE UPPER LEVEL
SETBACKS, REQUIRING THE
BUILDING MODULATIONS.
THE OTHER THINGS WE WANTED TO
DO, ACKNOWLEDGE THE LARGE
RECTANGLE BUILDING DOES NOT
NEED TO BE BULKY.
MANY WAYS THAT YOU COULD ADJUST
TO FIT IN BETTER THE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO WE PROVIDED GUIDANCE.
THE UNITS OF THE DESIGN.
HAVING THEM REFLECT THE OLDER
SCALE.
AND THE DETAILS OF THOSE
DESIGNS.
IT BOILS DOWN TO THE REAL
TACTICAL NATURE AND THAT COULD
BE BRICK AND STONE OR MODERN
MATERIALS THAT YOU'LL SEE UP
HERE.
NEXT SLIDE.
>> THESE ARE EXAMPLES THAT THEY
WILL APPRECIATE THE NATURES OF
THE BRICK, HOW TO USE THE
MATERIALS WELL.
THIS IS A DIFFERENT TOPIC THAT
WE HAVE ADDRESSED.
IN THE DESIGN GUIDELINES.
ANY QUESTIONS?
ANY COMMENTS?
>> I WANT TO START BY SAYING MY
GRATITUDE FOR THE WORK YOU HAVE
DONE.
YOU CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE
COMMUNITY AND THE LAND USE
DECISION THEY MADE A YEAR AGO,
WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN A PART OF
WITH SOME AMAZING COMMUNITY
WORK DONE IF ADVANCE TO REALLY
BUILD THE STRONG CONSENSUS IN
THE COMMUNITY.
IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THEY
ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
LIKE THEMSELVES, WORKING IN
THAT PROCESS ALL THE WAY
THROUGH.
VERY APPRECIATIVE FOR THAT.
MORE DEVELOPMENT COMING AS THEY
BECOME A REALITY, AN
OPPORTUNITY HERE TO FOLLOW IN
THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU HAVE
DONE TO SHAPE WHAT IT LOOKS
LIKE.
>> IF I COULD COMMENT, I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR
MENTIONING SOUND TRANSIT.
THAT PEOPLE ARE ON THE DESIGN
COMMITTEE.
AND HAVING SET UP THEIR OWN
COMMUNITY, THANK YOU.
BACK IN 2012 I STARTED THE
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION.
BASED ON TWO ISSUES.
ONE WAS THE BUILDING AND THE
OTHER IS PARKING, PARKING IS
STILL A PROBLEM OBVIOUSLY.
THE BUILDINGS, THAT WAS A REAL
CONCERN.
WHAT WE SAW BETWEEN MARKET,
BETWEEN 15th AND 17th, THE
CANYON, REFERRED TO OR AT LEAST
I REFERRED TO AS THAT.
I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE THE REST
OF BALLARD WITH GREAT PLEASURE
TO SEE THE CHANGES.
I DON'T AGREE WITH ALL THE
SUGGESTIONS, BUT I LOVE THE
CONCEPT.
THE CHANCE TO MAKE SURE THE
BUILDINGS, THEY ARE A PART OF
THE ENVIRONMENT.
A CLASSIC EXAMPLE ON THE
NORTHWEST CORNER WHERE THEY
WILL HAVE THAT DROP OFF.
BUILT RIGHT UP TO THE
SIDEWALKS, NO ROOM TO ALLOW
PEOPLE TO CONGREGATE WAITING.
AND NOT AVOID THE SIDEWALKS,
ETC.
THESE ARE LITTLE DETAILS THAT
ARE IMPORTANT FOR THE
GUIDELINES.
AND I KNOW THAT SOME OF MY
MEMBERS, THEY WOULD NOT BE
HAPPY.
WE WORK TOGETHER THROUGH THE
COMMUNITY.
IT IS NICE TO MOVE FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU.
WITHOUT HIS PERSISTENCE ON
THIS, THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AND
HE IS INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING
US CHANNEL THE ENERGY OF THE
COMMUNITY, ENCOURAGING US TO DO
THAT TO MAKE SURE THEY
REPRESENTED THE NEW LONG-TERM
RESIDENTS, BRINGING THAT
TOGETHER.
IT WAS A PROCESS THAT I HOPE
THE CITY COULD USE AS A MODEL
FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES,
EMPOWERING OTHER COMMUNITIES.
THAT ACTUALLY THEY WOULD USE A
LOT OF THE PRINCIPLES THAT WE
HAD BEEN GATHERING WITH THE
COMMUNITY, THE BUILDING AT THE
NORTHEAST CORNER OF MARKET AND
15th.
IT IS FAR SUPERIOR AS FAR AS
THE ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY IN
PROVIDING THAT SPACE.
>> THANK YOU.
WE ARE ALL NEIGHBORS.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMUNITY
MEETINGS THAT YOU ALL
PARTICIPATED IN.
ANY QUESTIONS?
>> NOT QUESTIONS, BUT COMMENTS.
I WANT TO ELEVATE ONE OF THE
CHARACTER
AREAS.
I THINK THAT BALLARD HAS SO BE.
[ INAUDIBLE ]
BECAUSE TOGETHER AS A WHOLE,
HELPS MAINTAIN THE CHARACTER OF
THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME
ON THAT.
>> I'LL NOW OPEN PUBLIC
HEARING.
SPEAKERS WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES.
THE MICROPHONE WILL BE TURNED
OFF IF YOU EXCEED TWO MINUTES.
THE FIRST IS STEVEN ROSELLO.
>> BALLARD IS PROBABLY VERY
APPROPRIATE FOR SPECIAL
CONSIDERATION BECAUSE I
REMEMBER MANY YEARS AGO THAT
BALLARD WAS NOT VERY WELL
ORGANIZED.
THE CITY LOOKED AT IT AS A FREE
FIRE ZONE FOR REZONING.
AND TREATED IT EXACTLY THAT
WAY.
AND IT NEEDS HELP AND IT HAS
FEEDED IT FOR A VERY, VERY LONG
TIME.
MY HOPE IS YOU WILL EXPAND
DESIGN REVIEW TO HELP THEM EVEN
MORE.
PARKING WAS MENTIONED.
WHEN THE URBAN VILLAGES WERE
FIRST PROPOSED, DESIGN REVIEW
COVERED FAR MORE TERRITORY THAN
IT DOES NOW.
AND DESIGN REVIEW OUGHT TO
COVER THE WHOLE PROJECT.
THAT WAS A PART OF THE DEAL
WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS.
OF COURSE DEALS WITH THE
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE SHORT TERM.
THE IDEA OF FAST AND SHORT WITH
THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY IS
FOREVER.
NOW I HOPE YOU HAVE A LOT MORE
RESPECT FOR BALLARD THAN YOU DO
FOR FREMONT.
IN FREMONT THE DESIGN REVIEW
COMMITTEE OUT OF ALL THE DAYS
OF THE MONTH, ALWAYS CHOOSES
THE SAME MEETING NIGHT IN THE
FREMONT NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE ONLY REALLY CITIZEN GROUP
THAT REPRESENTS CITIZENS.
MY HOPE IS YOU WOULD SHOW A
LITTLE MORE RESPECT FOR BALLARD
AND THAT YOU WILL ADD TO THE
AUTHORITY AND NOT JUST CHOOSE
THE COHOUR OF THE HARDEE BOARD,
BUT WHERE DOES IT SIT?
DOES IT FELT?
OR JUST ANOTHER CENTER?
THANK YOU.
ANYONE WHO DID NOT SIGN UP TO
SPEAK, BUT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK?
SEEING WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL
SPEAKERS, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC
HEARING.
COUNCIL RULES PROHIBIT US FROM
VOTING ON LEGISLATION THE SAME
DAY AS PUBLIC HEARING.
WITH THE DESIGN GUIDELINES IN
THE PAST, I'D LIKE TO ASK MY
COLLEAGUES TO CONSIDER
SUSPENDING THE RULES TO VOTE ON
THIS TODAY.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTIVE TO
THAT, I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE
RULES TO ALLOW FOR A VOTE ON
119505.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE
VOTE AYE.
>> AYE.
>> ALTHOUGH OPPOSED VOTE NO.
SEEING NONE, THE MOTION PASSES.
BEFORE WE MOVE TO VOTE ON THE
OTHER LEGISLATION, THERE IS A
TECHNICAL DESIGN GUIDELINE
LEGISLATION.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE THAT
AMENDMENT?
>> YES.
SO THERE IS A COUPLE OF
AMENDMENTS TO THE COUNCIL BILL
AND THE ASSOCIATED ATTACHMENT,
WHICH IS THE DESIGN GUIDELINE
DOCUMENT.
AND SO ON OUR CENTRAL STAFF
MEMO, ATTACHMENT A AND PURELY
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.
IN THE CLEANUP OF THE
LEGISLATION BECAUSE OF THE
BALLARD MUNICIPAL MASTER PLAN
AREA IS BEING REMOVED FROM THE
BILL.
THERE WERE SOME FOLLOWING MAPS
INCLUDING THE UPPER QUEEN ANNE
AREA MAPS THAT WAS ACTUALLY
UPDATED IN THE ZONING
INFORMATION, BUT BECAUSE THAT
WAS NOT ADDRESSED AND THE BILLS
TITLE, THEY COULD NOT FALL TO
THE SCOPE OF THIS BILL.
WHAT WE DID WAS JUST SIT AND
CHANGE THE TITLE OF THE MAP
BEING RETAINED.
VERY OLD ZONING.
AT THIS POINT THAT WILL BE
UPDATED.
I BELIEVE ON THE BILL LATER
THIS YEAR.
THAT'S THE FIRST AMENDMENT.
AND THEN THE NEXT AMENDMENT WAS
TO ATTACH THE ATTACHMENT, THE
DESIGN GUIDELINES, NEARLY
CORRECTING THE TYPOS AND
LANGUAGE.
THOSE ARE ALL DETAILED IN THE
MEMO.
>> ANY QUESTIONS?
SEEING NONE.
I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
119050 AS SHOWN WITH ATTACHMENT
A TO THE CENTRAL STAFF MEMO AND
BY SUBSTITUTING ATTACHMENT ONE
AND B. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> ALL THOSE IF FAVOR, PLEASE
VOTE AYE.
THE AMENDMENT IT PASSES.
IS THERE A SECOND?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR VOTE BY
SAYING AYE.
THANK YOU.
MOTION PASSES.
THANK YOU.
THIS LEGISLATION WILL BE BACK
BEFORE THE FULL COUNCIL ON
MONDAY, JUNE 10.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> VERY EXCITED TO GET THESE
GUIDELINES IN PLACE.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT ITEM IS A BRIEFING
PUBLIC HEARING AND POSSIBLE
VOTE ON COUNCIL BILL 119506,
WHICH APPROVES THE CAPITOL HILL
DESIGN GUIDELINES.
NOAH, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE
ABBREVIATED TITLE TO THE
RECORD.
>> 119506, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO LAND USE AND ZONING
AMENDING THE SEATTLE MUNICIPAL
CODE TO APPROVE THE CAPITOL
HILL NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN
GUIDELINES, 2019.
WELCOME BACK YOLANDA.
>> PATRICE CARROLL.
>> JOEL SISOLAK WITH CAPITOL
HILL HOUSING.
>> LAN A BLINDERMAN A CAPITOL
HILL RESIDENT.
>> KICK US OFF.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THE REASON THAT WE'RE HERE THIS
MORNING IS TO TALK ABOUT AN
UPDATE TO THE CAPITOL HILL
DESIGN GUIDELINES.
IT'S BEEN 14 YEARS SINCE
COUNCIL ADOPTED THE CAPITOL
HILL GUIDELINES.
MUCH HAS CHANGED.
THERE'S BEEN OVER 50 PROJECTS
THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THE
DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS.
THERE IS NEW LIGHT RAIL AND
ALTHOUGH THE GUIDELINES FOR A
STATION SITE WERE ADOPTED BACK
IN, THE BULK OF THE OTHER
GUIDELINES HAVE NOT CHANGED.
THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION
AND INSPECTIONS.
AND CAPITOL HILL HOUSING
DECIDED TO PARTNER ON THIS
PROJECT TO ASSESS AND UPDATE
THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD
DESIGN GUIDELINES.
SOME OF THE REASONS WHY WE FELT
WE NEEDED TO UPDATE THESE WAS
BECAUSE AGAIN THERE'S A NEW
LIGHT RAIL STATION.
WE ALSO HAVE AS JOEL MENTIONED,
THERE'S THE CAPITOL HILL ECO
SYSTEM THAT WAS ESTABLISHED
BACK IN 2011.
MORE RECENTLY THERE WAS AN ARTS
DISTRICT ESTABLISHED.
AND SO THOSE GROUPS, THEY HAVE
REALLY GIVEN A LOT OF THOUGHT
TO HOW THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS
GOING TO DEVELOP IN THE FUTURE
AND THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN
FULLY REFLECTED IN THE EXISTING
GUIDELINES.
WE ALSO UPDATED OUR CITY WIDE
DESIGN GUIDELINES BACK IN 2013.
SO THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
US TO ELIMINATE ANY DUPLICATION
THAT EXISTS AND TO MAKE THESE
GUIDELINES A LITTLE LEANER,
MORE SPECIFIC TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
IS SOMETHING WE WERE, WOULD
FEEL WOULD RESULT FROM THOSE
ZONING CHANGES.
WE FELT THIS COULD BE A USEFUL
PROGRAM OVERALL TO ENCOURAGE
SECURITY INNUIT.
INTURN.
THERE ARE A FEW PLACES WITHIN
THAT AREA WHERE THESE
GUIDELINES WILL NOT APPLY.
THE BELMONT HARVARD DISTRICT.
THERE'S A LITTLE PART OF THAT
WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES.
AGAIN, THERE ARE SEPARATE
GUIDELINES THAT WILL APPLY TO
THAT AREA.
WE ALSO HAVE TWO MAJOR
INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE URBAN
CENTER VILLAGE BOUNDARY, THE
SEATTLE CENTRAL COLLEGE AND
KAISER PERMANENTE.
AND AGAIN THOSE ARE
DEVELOPMENTS IN THOSE PLACES.
AND THEY HAVE DIFFERENT
GUIDELINES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED
WITH THEIR MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL
PLANS.
AND SO WE DID THE CORE OF OUR
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, IT WAS
REALLY WORKING WITH WHAT WE
CALLED A WORKING GROUP.
THERE WERE 14 MEMBERS.
AND WE WORKED WITH THEM OVER
THE 14-MONTH PERIOD TO ASSESS
THE EXISTING DESIGN GUIDELINES.
AND WE LOOKED TO ELIMINATE THAT
DUPLICATION AND AMPLIFY THE AD
TO MAKE THESE GUIDELINES MORE
SPECIFIC AND MORE RELEVANT TO
THE CAPITOL HILL NEIGHBORHOOD.
CALL OUT THE PARTICULAR
LOCATIONS AND TO BE MORE
SPECIFIC.
OVER THAT TIME WE WORKED VERY
INTENSELY WITH THE WORKING
GROUP.
THEN AT CERTAIN POINTS WE
INVITED BROADCAST FROM THE
COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE AN OPEN FALL OF 2017
AND WE HAVE ALSO SAN AMAZING
RESPONSE.
THAT WAS A REAL LEARNING FOR
US.
IT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE TRIED
KIND OF A VISUAL PREFERENCE
SURVEY FOR THE DESIGN
GUIDELINES.
WHEN YOU SHOW THEM HAD
PICTURES, PEOPLE CAN MUCH MORE
TELL YOU WHAT IT IS THAT THEY
LIKE AND DON'T LIKE ABOUT THE
DEVELOPMENT IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAD ANOTHER
PUBLIC MEETING, WHERE WE SHARED
THE DRAFT.
AGAIN WE HAD AN OPEN HOUSE AND
AN ONLINE SURVEY.
OF COURSE, WE ALSO GATHERED
SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
TOWARDS THE END OF THE COMMENT
PERIOD DURING THE SEPA.
THEY WERE NOT REALLY ABOUT THE
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, BUT
PEOPLE TOOK IT AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THEIR
THOUGHTS.
I WANTED TO ASK THEM ABOUT
THEIR THOUGHTS ON BEING A PART
OF THE PROCESS.
>> I'M A GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND
VISUAL ARTIST, AND WHAT I
STARTED NOTICING THE NEW
BUILDINGS COMING IN DID NOT
LOOK GOOD AND DID NOT FIT THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
WHEN THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GET
INVOLVED PRESENTED ITSELF, I
FELT IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR
ME TO CONTRIBUTE WHATEVER I
HAVE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE
ENVIRONMENTS, THROUGH THE
DISCUSSIONS. I
LEARNED A LOT BECAUSE IT WAS
NOT JUST HOW THE BUILDINGS
LOOKED, BUT ABOUT MASSING, HOW
THEY LIVE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT,
ENHANCING SMALL BUSINESS AND
PUBLIC ACCESS WITH A LOT OF
DISCUSSIONS, DEDICATED TO THE
PUBLIC REALM.
WAYS TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC, MAKE
IT MORE USER FRIENDLY WITH THE
POPULATIONS.
EVERYONE IN THE GROUP HAD
DIFFERENT IDEAS ON WHAT THE
BUILDING LOOKED LIKE,
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT CAME TO
MATERIALS.
THAT'S PROBABLY THE ISSUE I WAS
INTERESTED IN MOST, WHAT THE
BUILDING WILL FEEL LIKE AND
LOOK LIKE.
SOME OF US, THEY WERE
TRADITIONALISTS AND THEY WANTED
THE BRICK AND STONE AND THEN
THAT ON THE OTHERS, WHERE THEY
WANTED THE BUILDINGS, THAT WERE
MORE SORT OF, I WOULD SAY
CONTEMPORARY.
WE WANTED THEM TO BE WELL
DESIGNED AND WE FELT A LOT OF
THE NEW BUILDINGS COMING IN,
THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY DESIGN
CONCEPTS.
WE WANTED THE EVIDENCE OF THE
DESIGN WORK NOT JUST THOSE THAT
HAVE TO BE REBUILT IN 20 YEARS.
FINAL HE WE WANTED THEM WITH
THE STYLE THAT IT DOES NOT MEAN
THEY NEED TO MIMIC, BUT THEY
NEED TO RESPECT AND FIT WITHIN
THOSE SURROUNDINGS.
AND USE THE QUALITY MATERIALS.
I GUESS ONE THING THAT I WISHED
WAS ALSO COVERED IN THE
PROCESS.
I WISH THAT WE WOULD HAVE MORE
HAD REFERENCES.
AND WE HAD A LOT OF EXAMPLES
FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND
SEATTLE IN GENERAL.
I WISH THEY WOULD LOOK AT HOW
THEY WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEMS
OF THE INFILL WITH A LOT OF
EXAMPLES.
THANK YOU.
>> I GUESS I WOULD TELL YOU
ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS.
I JUST WANT TO COMMEND PATRICE
AS WELL AS CHRISTINA AND DCI.
BEING VERY ACTIVE AND ENGAGED
PARTNERS.
I THINK THE BOTTOM LINE IN
TERMS OF WHAT WE LEARNED, A
PROCESS OF RELEARNING, RIGHT.
WHAT WE LEARNED IN THE PROCESS.
THAT A GOOD PROCESS COMBINED
WITH THE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP,
IT WILL LEAD TO A GOOD OUTCOME
FOR THAT COMMUNITY.
AND WE WERE REALLY HAPPY TO
HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO WORK
ON THE DESIGN GUIDELINES.
THE DESIGN GUIDELINES, THEY ARE
PRETTY LIMITED.
I THINK WE COULD ALL AGREE.
IT WASN'T THE TOOL WE WANTED,
BUT AN IMPORTANT TOOL.
AND WE ARE NOW TESTIFYING EVERY
YEAR WE WOULD DARKEN THE DOORS
OF THE OFFICES AND SAY WE WANT
A FEW NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN THAT IT
HAS BEEN SINCE 1998.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS CHANGED A
LOT.
WE CAN'T DO A NEIGHBORHOOD
PLAN, BUT WE DO HAVE A LITTLE
FUNDING TO WORK WITH ON THE
NEIGHBORHOOD GUIDELINES, THE
UPDATES.
WE WERE HAPPY TO GET THAT
OPPORTUNITY.
>> I WOULD SUGGEST YOU HAVE A
LOT OF COMMON CAUSE WITH A LOT
OF COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE
CITY IN YOUR DESIGN FOR THE
UPDATED NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER
FIGURING OUT HOW TO PUT TO USE
THAT COMMON CAUSE.
SOMETHING WE'LL HEAR A LOT OF
ALL OVER THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YEAH.
THAT'S MY IMPRESSION AS WELL.
THEY ARE NOT UNIQUE.
BUT WHAT WE WANTED TO BRING TO
THE PROCESS AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE, HOW COULD WE EMBED,
INCLUDE SOME OF THE GOALS AND
THE PRIORITIES OF THE CAPITOL
ECO DISTRICTS.
I THINK WE DID PRETTY WELL.
THERE ARE PIECES IN THERE ABOUT
THE DESIGN, THE HABITAT
CORRIDORS, REINFORCING THE
ARCHITECTURES THERE AND PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE.
WE DID HAVE MANY MONTHLY
MEETINGS AND MANY COMMUNITY
FORUMS.
THEY WERE VERY WELL ATTENDED,
WHICH SPEAKS TO THE APPETITE.
TO COME TO THE TABLE AND TO
WORK WITH THE CITY ON THESE
THINGS.
IN TERMS OF ALWAYS WORKING WITH
THE ECO DISTRICT, I'M ALWAYS
ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS.
WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
WE DID IDENTIFY A LOT OF THINGS
THAT COULD BE INCLUDED IN THE
DESIGN GUIDELINES.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE BEEN
FOCUSED ON, THE GOALS THAT WILL
REFLECT THE COMMUNITY IN TERMS
OF RESILIENCY.
ON THE PUBLIC LIFE STUDY.
FOR AND WE WILL BE CONTINUING
THAT NETWORK THROUGH THE YEAR.
I WOULD LIKE TO PLANT THE SEED
OF THE REQUEST FOR 2020 THAT
WOULD HAVE BEEN EXPANDED TO
HELP IMPLEMENT THE FINDINGS,
NOT JUST FOR CAPITOL HILL, BUT
OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE PUBLIC REALING, IT'S WHERE
THE CITY HAS THE MOST AGENCY. I
HOPE WE'LL HAVE MORE OF AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SHAPE THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
I THINK THE PUBLIC REALM PLAN
MIGHT BE THE NEXT GOOD THING WE
COULD DO FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD,
THANK YOU.
I THINK THEY BOTH TOUCHED ON
SOME OF THE PRIORITY DESIGN
ISSUES, SO AGAIN THE
ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS, THE
LOCAL VALUES, THE ECO DISTRICT
AND THE LGBT ARE COMMUNITY, WE
WANT GREENER.
MUCH ATTENTION TO THE PUBLIC
REALM, AS TO THE ACTUAL
BUILDING AND THE COMPONENTS
WITHIN THE BUILDING.
AND THEN ALSO LOOKING FOR
OPPORTUNITIES AS THE MAJOR
INSTITUTIONS IN THOSE AREAS
THAT ARE CONSIDERING CHANGES TO
THEIR PLANS, WHAT GUIDANCE WE
MIGHT GIVE FOR THE AREAS AROUND
THOSE MAJOR INSTITUTIONS.
SO SOME OF THE KEY THINGS WILL
CHANGE.
INFUSING THOSE VALUES, HOW THEY
FIT INTO THE BROADER
COMMUNITIES, THEY HAVE SEVERAL
IMPORTANT ONES, ALSO KIND OF
BALANCING WHAT WILL BE THERE
AND NEW, AN INTERESTING
DISCUSSION, WHERE THEY REALLY
LIKE HAVING A MIX, THE PART OF
THE CHARACTER IN THE DESIGN
GUIDELINES.
AND THERE IS A LOT OF LANGUAGE
IN HERE THAT DOES COME
DIRECTLY.
THEY ARE INTERESTED IN GREEN
BUILDINGS AND WAYS THAT THESE
BUILDINGS, THEY COULD ACTUALLY
CONTRIBUTE TO THE
SUSTAINABILITY OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE PUBLIC LIFE.
THIS IS A BIG ISSUE AND WE DID
SPEND A LOT OF TIME TALKING
ABOUT HOW THESE BUILDINGS, THEY
WOULD HELP CREATE AND
CONTRIBUTE TO THE PUBLIC REALM.
SOME OF THE KEY PLACES, THE
CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CAPITOL
HILL GREEN SPACES, THOSE AREAS
WHERE THE NEW DEVELOPMENT MIGHT
HAPPEN AND HOW THEY COULD
CONTRIBUTE TO SOME OF THESE
CORRIDORS, PARTICULARLY ALONG
THE RETAIL CORRIDORS, WHERE WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS
ADEQUATE SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO
GATHER AND TO WALK.
WE ALSO HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION
ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN
THAT PUBLIC REALM.
SO AS MUCH INTEREST IN THIS
PUBLIC REALM AS THERE WAS IN
THE ACTUAL DESIGN OF THE
BUILDINGS.
I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, IT WAS
REALLY LIKE A 50/50 MIX IN
TERMS OF THE DISCUSSIONS THAT
WE HAD.
THIS WAS ALSO DURING THE BIKE
SHARE PILOT PROGRAM, SO WE
SPENT A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME
COMING UP WITH SOME GOOD
SUGGESTIONS.
>> IT WILL BE A SCOOTER
PARKING.
>> YES.
AGAIN HERE IS AN EXAMPLE FROM
THE PUBLIC LIFE SECTION, WHERE
WE WILL SEE A LOT OF THOSE
VALUES ABOUT ACCESS, INCLUSIVE
NEIGHBORHOODS, INTERESTINGLY WE
SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING
ABOUT WEATHER PROTECTION AND
HOW TO ACCOMMODATE THE STREET
TREES AND STILL PROVIDE THAT
WEATHER PROTECTION, THAT IS
DESIRABLE ALONG THOSE RETAIL
CORRIDORS.
THE DESIGN CONCEPT, THE AREA
WHERE WE WOULD TALK MORE ABOUT
THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDINGS.
WE HAD SOME QUITE INTERESTING
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS
TO BE BUILDING THE ARTS
DISTRICT.
AND HOW CAN THOSE NEW
DEVELOPMENTS, HOW CAN THE
DESIGN OF THOSE NEW
DEVELOPMENTS CONTRIBUTE TO THAT
AND SO AGAIN THIS IDEA OF
HAVING THE FLEXIBILITY AND THE
ADOPT ABILITY, ALTHOUGH THEY DO
NOT SPEAK TO THE USES WITHIN
THE BUILDING, WE FELT THAT
DESIGNS THAT WERE FLEXIBLE,
AGAIN, THEY WOULD HELP IN THAT
PARTICULAR SITUATION TO
ACCOMMODATE A LOT OF OTHER
KINDS TO ACCOMMODATE THE RANGE
OF USES AND ART USES.
ALSO A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT
HOW TO INTEGRATE INTO THE
BUILDINGS.
AGAIN TO REFLECT THE COMMUNITY
VALUES.
WE MET WITH THE ARTS DISTRICT
AND HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO REFLECT
THE LGBT CULTURE, HISTORY IN
THE COMMUNITY.
AND THAT IT IS MORE THAN HAVING
THE RIGHT OF WAY.
THAT IS SOMETHING WE DIDN'T
HAVE THE SPECIFIC SOLUTIONS,
BUT WE WERE ABLE TO FLAG THAT
IT WAS THE DESIRE IN THE
COMMUNITY.
AGAIN, HERE IS JUST SOME OF THE
EXAMPLE LANGUAGE THAT WE
INCLUDED.
IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT IN OUR
DISCUSSIONS.
AND SO WE WILL LEAVE IT THERE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE
ARE HAPPY TO TALK MORE ABOUT
IT.
>> COLLEAGUES?
SEEING NONE.
>> MOVING TOO FAST FOR YOU,
SORRY.
SO MUCH GOING ON IN THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD THAN WHAT IT HAS
BEEN FOR QUITE A WHILE.
IT'S GOT SO MANY INTERESTING
THINGS, OBVIOUSLY VERY UNIQUE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW,
THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE, TO
WORK WITH THEM AND THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT HAVE
COME TOGETHER TO BE THOUGHTFUL
OF WHAT COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE HOW THEY
WORK GOING FORWARD.
I THINK CAPITOL HILL, THEY HAVE
BEEN FOR SUCH A LONG TIME.
ONE OF THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS, THE
LEADING EDGE OF WHAT WE TRY IN
THIS CITY.
I APPRECIATE THAT
THOUGHTFULNESS ABOUT HOW TO
OBTAIN WHAT WILL BE SO
IMPORTANT.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO
FIGURE OUT THE BALANCE AND MY
SENSES, THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS,
THEY WILL BE READY TO EMBRACE
THAT CHALLENGE, NOT THAT IT
WILL BE EASY, BUT I'M EXCITED
ABOUT THAT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE COMMUNITY
PROCESS.
I WOULD LIKE TO SPEND A LOT OF
MY TIME IN DISTRICT FOUR.
THE CLOSEST THING IS IN
DISTRICT THREE.
SO I'M THERE FREQUENTLY.
AND SO ALL THAT, EXCUSE ME.
I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC
HEARING.
SPEAKERS OF THE COMMENT, AND IT
WILL BE TURNED OFF.
THE FIRST ON OUR LIST IS KELLY
MARTIN.
>> YES, I DID.
MY NAME IS KELLY MARTIN.
I MOVED HERE FOR 45 YEARS AGO.
AND I DID ANSWER THE ONLINE
SURVEY BY THE WAY.
THERE WERE SOME DIFFICULT
DECISIONS TO MAKE.
I'M HERE TO DISCUSS ANOTHER
MATTER THAT DOES TAKE PLACE ON
CAPITOL HILL.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER O'BRIEN, YOU
MIGHT WANT TO COVER YOUR EARS.
WE ALL KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE
RIGHT NOW AND THE NEED TO
PRIORITIZE THE REVENUE.
MAYBE TEN YEARS AGO WHERE THEY
STARTED TO BECOME MORE
PREVALENT ON THE STREETS OF
SEATTLE, NOW BEING TAKEN OVER
BY CYCLISTS, FOR THEIR
DECISIONS.
NO ONE IS FORCING ANYONE TO
RIDE THAT BICYCLE.
THEY MUST ALWAYS REALIZE THE
DANGERS THAT THEY ARE
SUBJECTING THEMSELVES, YET THE
CITY IS TAKING AWAY PARKING
SPACES NEEDED FOR BUSINESSES TO
CONDUCT THE BUSINESS.
NO EXCUSE FOR TAXPAYERS TO BE
PAYING FOR BIKE LANES TO
PROTECT THE BICYCLIST.
THE WAY THAT IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN
IN THE PAST OR TO CONSIDER THE
ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF
TRANSPORTATION.
RIGHT NOW THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, IT HAS BEEN
ASKED TO REMOVE ALL PARKING
FROM THE BLOCK THAT I LIVE ON.
THIS IS MELROSE AVENUE BETWEEN
OLIVE AND DENNY WAY.
AND THIS BLOCK HAS
APPROXIMATELY 40 PARKING SPACES
USED BY THE RESIDENCE IN THE
THREE BUILDINGS ON MY BLOCK.
THREE LOADING ZONE SPACES USED
FOR DELIVERIES, POST OFFICE,
UPS, FEDEX, AMAZON, WASTE
MANAGEMENT, RECYCLING, EVEN THE
SCHOOL BUS.
BICYCLISTS, THEY HAVE NEVER HAD
A PROBLEM WITH USING THE STREET
FOR YEARS AND NOW FOR SOME
REASON, IT IS NOT ADEQUATE
ENOUGH FOR THEM.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT ON OUR LIST IS STEVE.
AGAIN, YOU'RE NOT THINKING BIG
ENOUGH.
DESIGN REVIEW, OUGHT TO LOOK AT
THE SITUATION.
ALL YOUR PICTURES WERE WORKING
DURING THE DAY.
IT IS A DIFFERENT PLACE AT
NIGHT.
CAPITOL HILL IS NOT THE SAME
ALL THE TIME.
AND PARKING, IT IS A VERY
INTERESTING THING ON CAPITOL
HILL.
PEOPLE HAVE NOT GIVEN UP THEIR
CARS.
EVEN IF THEY USE A LOT OF
TRANSIT.
AND EVEN IF THEY USE BUSES.
AND EVEN IF THEY DO OTHER
THINGS.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO OR YOU
SHOULD CONSIDER THE DESIGN
REVIEW, THAT'S A DIRTY WORD TO
THE CITY.
EACH PROJECT SHOULD BE LOOKED
AT TOTALLY BY ITSELF.
AS IF IT WERE IN ITS OWN
UNIVERSE.
HOWEVER THE CITY, IT IS JUST
ONE PLACE, NOT A SERIES OF
LITTLE UNIVERSES.
SO YOU MUST OPEN UP THE
PROCESS.
AGAIN ADD PARKING.
LOOK AT BICYCLES, LOOK AT THE
SIDEWALKS.
DO YOU CARE AT ALL ABOUT THE
PEDESTRIANS?
YOU KNOW, I MEAN EVEN FIT ABLE
PEOPLE AS YOU START PUTTING
MORE AND MORE VEHICLES ON THE
SIDEWALKS.
AND WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT
YOUR DEVICE, WALKING ON THE
SIDEWALKS, THE BICYCLE,
SCOOTER, OR OTHER DEVICE, A
MOTORIZED SKATE BOARD COMES
WIZZING BY.
YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE
YOUR LIFE GOING BEFORE YOU
QUICKLY.
BUT WHAT YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO
DO IS TO GO REASONABLY FROM
WHERE YOU WANT TO GO AND TO DO
WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
AND DESIGN REVIEW, IT IS ONLY A
SKELETON OF WHAT IT SHOULD BE.
BUILDING A CITY FOR PEOPLE, NOT
A CITY THAT PEOPLE WANT TO
LEAVE.
>> THANK YOU.
ANYONE THAT DID NOT SIGN UP
THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK?
SEEING THAT WE HAVE NO
ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS, I'D LIKE
TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
JUST LIKE BEFORE, I WOULD LIKE
TO ASK YOU FOR PERMISSION TO
SUSPEND THIS VOTE TODAY.
I MOVE TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO
ALLOW FOR A VOTE ON 119506 ON
THE SAME DAY AS A PUBLIC
HEARING.
IS THERE A SECOND?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE VOTE
AYE.
>> AYE.
>> THE MOTION PASSES.
YOLANDA, I BELIEVE THERE'S A
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO THESE
GUIDELINES AS WELL?
>> YES, ATTACHMENT ONE TO
COUNCIL BILL 119506, WHICH ARE
THE CAPITOL HILL NEIGHBORHOOD
DESIGN GUIDELINES, JUST CAUGHT
SOME TYPOS AND THAT WAS
BASICALLY IT.
THOSE ARE ALL LISTED IN THE
MEMO.
>> I MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
119506 BY SUBSTITUTING
ATTACHMENT ONE WITH ATTACHMENT
C TO THE CENTRAL STAFF MEMO.
IS THERE A SECOND?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE
AMENDMENT, PLEASE VOTE AYE.
>> AYE.
>> THE AMENDMENT PASSES.
NOW I MOVE TO ADOPT COUNCIL
BILL 119506 AS AMENDED.
IS THERE A SECOND?
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE VOTE
AYE.
THE MOTION PASSES, THANK YOU.
THE LEGISLATION WILL BE BACK
BEFORE THE FULL COUNCIL ON
MONDAY, JUNE 10.
OUR NINTH AGENDA ITEM IS A
PUBLIC HEARING.
CONGRATULATIONS.
IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON COUNCIL BILL
119489 ALLOWING FOR LIMITED
EXPANSION ON THE MAJOR
INSTITUTION USES IN THE PORTION
OF INDUSTRIAL GENERAL PARCELS.
PLEASE READ THE TITLE.
>> AGENDA ITEM 9, 119489, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO LAND USE
AND ZONING ALLOWING LIMITED
EXPANSION OF MAJOR INSTITUTION
USES IN A