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>>> GREAT.
THANKS SO MUCH.
OCTOBER 4, 2021, THE MEETING OF
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL WILL
COME TO ORDER.
IT'S 2:00 P.M.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER IS A WASN'T?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> SIX PRESENT.
>> AND COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
HAS JOINED US.
WOULD YOU MIND COUNTING HER AS
WELL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> HERE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SEVEN
PRESENT
>>Y AND WILL PROVE TO THE
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF
2020th, 2021, AND THE MINUTES
WILL BE SIGNED.
HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THE MINUTES, AND WITH NO
OBJECTION, THE REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED.
NO OBJECTION.
THE REFERRAL CALENDAR IS
ADOPTED.
IF NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA
WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED AND WE THE
OPEN THE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
TO THE REFERRAL CALENDAR AND
COUNCIL'S WORK PROGRAM.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR
THEIR ONGOING PATIENCE AND
COOPERATION AS WE CONTINUE TO
WORK IN THIS REMOTE
ENVIRONMENT.
WE HAVE THE STRONG INTENT OF
THE CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE THE
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT REGULARLY
INCLUDED BUT WE RESERVE THE
RIGHT TO END THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIODS AT ANY POINT IF WE FEEL
THE SYSTEM IS ABUSED OR NO
LONGER ALLOWS US TO CONDUCT THE
MEETINGS EFFICIENTLY.
TODAY'S PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
WAS SCHEDULED TO BE 20 MINUTES
WITH EACH SPEAKER HAVING TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK, HOWEVER, WE
HAVE 30 PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO IN AN EFFORT TO HEAR FROM AS
MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE, I WILL
EXTEND THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD AND REDUCE THE AMOUNT
EACH PERSON HAS TO ADDRESS THE
COUNCIL FROM TWO MINUTES TO ONE
MINUTE.
THIS SHOULD ALLOW US TO HEAR
FROM EVERYONE FROM PUBLIC
COMMENT TODAY.
WITH NO OBJECTION, THE PUBLIC
COMMENT WILL BE EXTENDED TO A
HEARING OF 40 MINUTES.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE
PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE EXTENDED
TO 40 MINUTES.
SPEAKERS, YOU MUST CALL IN FROM
THE PHONE NUMBER USED AND USING
THE PHONE NUMBER ID AND PASS
CODE EMAILED UPON CONFIRMATION.
THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THE
GENERAL MEETING CALL-IN
INFORMATION.
ONCE I CALL YOUR NAME, STAFF
WILL UNMUTE YOUR MICROPHONE.
YOU WILL HEAR AN AUTOMATIC
PROMPT YOU WERE UNMUTED.
THAT IS YOUR CUE TO PRESS STAR
SIX BEFORE SPEAKING.
THAT IS STAR SIX BEFORE
SPEAKING.
YOU WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN YOU
HAVE TO WRAP UP YOUR TIME, AND
YOU DO NOT BEEN IN YOUR ONE
MINUTE, YOU WILL BE MUTED.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR
COMMENT, PLEASE DISCONNECTED IN
LINE, AND YOU CAN CONTINUE TO
LISTEN WITH THE COMMENTS.
AGAIN, AFTER YOU HEAR YOU HAVE
BEEN UNMUTED, YOU MUST PRESS
STAR SIX ON YOUR PHONE IN ORDER
TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
WE WILL HEAR FIRST FROM --
EXCUSE ME HERE.
I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE TOP.
GIVE ME JUST A MOMENT.
WE WILL GO TO CODY FOLLOWED BY
BEN.
>> HI.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN.
GO AHEAD.
>> ALL RIGHT.
HELLO SEATTLE COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM A CODIRECTOR OF
DECRIMINALIZE SEATTLE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND THE
THANKS TO THE COUPLE TO TAKE UP
YOUR MESSAGE OF DECRIMINALIZING
HALLUCINOGENIC MEDICINE IN
TREATING PATHIOLOGIES.
WE ARE TRYING TO SEND A MESSAGE
THAT THEY ARE A BOONE FOR
MENTAL HEALTH REGULAR HAVING A
NEGATIVE IMPACT ON SOCIETY IN
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
WE WOULD BE THE NINTH BIGGEST
CITY IN THE COUNTRY TO DO SO.
AND TAKE ENCOURAGING MEANS TO
ADDRESS OUR MENTAL HEALTH
CRISIS.
I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THE CRISIS
TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION.
>> THANK YOU, CODY.
NEXT UP IS BEN AND KATE, AND
DO YOU WANT THE RECORD TO
REFLECT WE WERE JOINED BY
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
BEN, PLEASE.
>> HELLO.
I AM A UNION ORGANIZER FOR
CAPITOL HILL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME CITY
COUNCIL.
I AM SPEAKING ON SUPPORT OF THE
RESOLUTION TO DECRIMINALIZE
PSYCHEDELIC.
HEALTHY HABITS AND SELF CARE
HAVE CHANGED MY LIFE AND THE
ANXIETY HAS COMPLETELY
BANISHED.
PSYCHEDELICS GAVE ME THE
ABILITY TO IMPROVE AND LOVE
MYSELF.
THE USE OF PSYCHEDELICS ALLOWED
ME TO INVESTIGATE THE ROOT
CAUSES OF MY DEPRESSION AND FIX
IT.
YOU HEARD FROM THE SYMPOSIUM
HOW IT HAS HELPED ADDICTION,
DEPRESSION, AND END OF LIFE
TRAUMA.
SEATTLE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HELP PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS THAT
HAS TRULY HELPED MADE ME -- TO
HEAL PEOPLE AND END THE
SUFFERING OF SO MANY.
AT LEAST --
>> THANK YOU, BEN, FOR CALLING
IN.
NEXT UP IS KATE FOLLOWED BY
LAURA.
>> MY NAME IS KATE.
I AM LIVING IN COLUMBIA CITY
AND CALLING IN SUPPORT TO
RENAMING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING
TO WHAT THAT REFLECTS OUR
EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS.
THEY ARE NOT JUST FREE STANDING
FAMILIES FOR NUCLEAR FAMILIES.
THEY ARE FOR FAMILIES OF ALL
SHAPES AND SIZES.
THIS IS A GREAT STEP THAT
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HISTORICALLY
OUR SINGLE-FAMILY ZONES CONTAIN
A MULTITUDE OF RESIDENTIAL AND
FAMILY TYPES.
I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW MY
APPRECIATION FOR COUNCILMEMBERS
MOSQUEDA AND STRAUSS.
I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO CREATE
HOUSEHOLDS WITH MANY PEOPLE IN
SIMILAR SITUATIONS.
THIS NAME WOULD ACCURATELY
REFLECT PEOPLE LIKE ME
STRUGGLING TO FIND A PLACE IN
SEATTLE BUT ARE STILL BUILDING
AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS FOR CALLING IN TODAY.
LAURA FOLLOWED BY BRADY.
>> I'M LAURA.
I AM CALLING ON BEHALF OF
PUBLIC BROADBAND WITH THE
ISSUES IN SEATTLE AND ACROSS
KING COUNTY.
WE SUPPORT THE SOLIDARITY
BUDGET TO DEFUND THE POLICE BY
50 PERCENT AND INVEST IN THE
SEATTLE COMMUNITY.
WE ASK YOU TO VOTE YES ON THE
SEATTLE RESIDENTIAL CHANGE.
AND EVERY TIME I HEAR SINGLE
FAMILY IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE
SAYING NOT PEOPLE LIKE YOU.
YEAH, THE PEOPLE I WAS WITH NOW
ARE LEGALLY CONSIDERED KIN BUT
THAT WASN'T THE CASE WHEN WE
CHOSE THIS KIND OF HOUSING.
THIS IS A REMINDER THAT IT'S
ABOUT BELONGING AS MUCH AS
BUILDING FOR.
CHANGING THE NAME DOESN'T GO
FAR ENOUGH TO CHANGE THAT BUT
GOES TO SHOW ONGOING LAND USE
FOR SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE
NEIGHBORS.
THANK YOU TO MELISSA HALL FOR
SHARING HER THOUGHTS AND THANK
YOU, COUNCIL, FOR PASSING THIS
THROUGH.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP IS BRADY FOLLOWED BY
DAVID.
>> HI, THERE.
I AM BRADY NORDSTROM, AND I'M
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE SEATTLE
FOR EVERYONE COALITION,
STRONGLY SUPPORTS COUNCIL BILL
120155 THAT AMENDS A
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO RENAME
SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS
RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO DE-
COUPLE THIS AND ADDRESS OUR
PRESENT AND FUTURE NEEDS AND
CHALLENGES OF THE CITY.
AS OTHERS NOTED SINGLE FAMILY
ZONING HAS BECOME INACCURATE
CONSIDERING THE DIVERSE USES
AND HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURES.
AND IT HAS A PAST THAT DOESN'T
REFLECT OUR VALUE OF THE CITY
AND A PATH THAT HAS DONE HARM
AND BOUNTIFUL RESEARCH LINKING
SINGLE FAMILY ZONING TO THESE
IMPACTS AROUND THE COUNTRY.
WORLDS MATTER.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT
TO REALIGN THE LAND USE
INITIATIVE WITH CONTEMPORARY
USES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
AND NEXT UP, DAVID AND RAY.
>> THANK YOU.
SHAME ON CITY COUNCIL FOR REZ
HRAOUGDZ 32021 FROM ANDREW
LEWIS FOR LEGALIZING GOD
FORSAKEN DRUGS LIKE LCD THAT
MAKE YOU THROW UP AND WARP
PEOPLE'S MINDS WHILE THE
COUNCIL ACTS LIKE YOU LIVE IN
PORTUGAL, THE MOST DRUG ADDICT
STATE IN EUROPE, REPRESENTING
THE BOTTOM DWELLERS OF WESTERN
SOCIETY BUT MORE EVIL LAWS WERE
INTRODUCED BY ANDREW LEWIS
EXEMPTING EVERY DRUG PUSHER IN
HIS DISTRICT CAUSING THE
DESTRUCTION OF LIVES DAILY.
PERHAPS WE NEED AN
INVESTIGATION OF CITY COUNCIL
AND HOW MUCH ALCOHOL THEY DRINK
IN BETWEEN COUNCIL MEETINGS
WHERE THEY COME UP WITH POLICY
THAT EMDANGER THE INNOCENT
COMMUNITY AND PERMEATE THE
WHOLE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT
ENDANGERS HE WAS AND MAKES
LIVING IN SEATTLE THE
OPPRESSIVE WILL HELL.
THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE MOST
RACIST AND CORRUPT IN ALL OF
THE NATION.
WE NEED TO BOYCOTT SEATTLE.
>> NEXT UP IS RAY FOLLOWED BY
ELISE.
I AM SHOWING THAT YOU ARE STILL
MUTED.
TRY PRESSING STAR SIX TO UNMUTE
YOURSELF.
TRY ONE MORE TIME.
STAR SIX.
ONE MORE TIME.
THERE YOU GO.
>> THERE WE GO.
>> THERE.
YOU GOT IT.
>> I HAVE A WHOLE LINE OF STAR
SIXES ON MY PHONE.
I AM RAY, AND I AM CALLING IN
FROM BALLARD AND I LIVE IN A
TRIPLEX, AND I AM ASKING THE
COUNCIL TO SUPPORT CB 120155 TO
CHANGE THE NAME OF SINGLE-
FAMILY ZONES TO NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL.
IT'S A MEANINGFUL CHANGE THAT
BETTER REFLECTS A LIVELY AND
LIVABLE CITY AND LITERALLY, THE
CITY THAT HAS -- REALLY THE
CITY THAT HAS DEVELOPED OVER
MANY YEARS BEFORE WE STARTED
PUTTING IN PLACE APARTMENT BANS
AND RULES THAT DICTATE THE SIZE
AND SHAPE OF FAMILIES.
AGAIN, I ASK THE COUNCIL TO
SUPPORT CB 12155.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, RAY.
NEXT UP IS ELISE FOLLOWED BY
HOWARD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I AM ELISE.
I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT
FIVE.
AS A MEMBER OF DECRIMINALIZE
SEATTLE I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
YOU FORGIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY
TO TALK ABOUT WHY
DECRIMINALIZING HALLUCINOGENICS
WOULD BENEFIT SEATTLE.
MY BROTHER AND HIS WIFE LOST
THEIR CHILD.
THE PAIN WAS SO HEAVY THAT MY
SISTER-IN-LAW, A NICU NURSE
BEGAN TO FOLLOW IN HEAVY
DEPRESSION.
AS SHE RETURNED IN BEREAVEMENT,
SHE WOULD SHAKE IN PANIC WHEN A
BABY NEEDED ATTENTION RELIVING
THE TRAUMA OF HER SON'S DEATH.
HOWEVER THIS, YEAR, MY BROTHER
AND SISTER-IN-LAW WERE GIFTED
WITH THE TREATMENT OF MUSHROOMS
AND SHE WAS ABLE TO LET UP
YEARS OF PENALTY-UP EMOTIONS
AND ABLE TO SMILE AND LAUGH
AGAIN, AND FOR ONCE IN A LONG
TIME, SHE FELT LIKE SHE WANTED
TO LIVE.
THEY ARE CONTINUING TO TREAT
WITH MUSHROOMS.
BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN HOW
PSYCHEDELIC IMMEDIATE HELPED MY
FAMILY AND ME, I URGE THAT YOU
ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT UP IS HOWARD.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
HOWARD DALE, DISTRICT SEVEN,
SPEAKING ON THE BUDGET AND
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY.
LAST WEEK I SHARED WITH COUNCIL
WHAT HAPPENED TO RETIRED
LONGSHOREMAN WHO WAS BRUTALLY
ASSAULTED IN HIS OWN HOME BY
THE SEATTLE POLICE.
WHEN THE OF OFFICE OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY DIRECTOR
INVESTIGATED THIS ASSAULT HE
DEEMED IT QUOTE, LAWFUL AND
PROPER, UNQUOTE.
THE CITY JUST RECENTLY SETTLED
FOR A QUARTER OF A MILLION OF
OUR TAX MONEY TO PROVIDE A
SMALL MEASURE OF JUSTICE
OTHERWISE UNATTAINABLE.
THE CURRENT BUDGET OF $10.8
MILLION FOR 2022.
THIS MEANS THE TAXPAYERS PAY
TWICE FOR POLICE ABUSE, ONCE TO
COVER IT UP, AND THE SECOND
TIME TO COMPENSATE THE VICTIM,
AND SPENDS $10 PLUS MILLION ON
ACCOUNTABILITY, AND THE
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SPENDS $17
MILLION FOR THE CIVIL TO SETTLE
POLICE ABUSE.
PLEASE, REBUDGET AND TAKE ALL
THE MONEY AWAY FROM THE SPD.
>> NEXT UP, TATIANA FOLLOWED BY
BETH
>> HI.
I AM TATIANA, AND I LIVE IN
DISTRICT 2 AND I AM CODIRECTOR
OF DECRIMIAL SEATTLE.
TO SEE THIS RESOLUTION COME
BEFORE COUNCIL IS A TREMENDOUS
MILESTONE FOR US.
I WAS GIFTED WITH THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE MY FIRST
PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE A FEW
YEARS AGO.
I HAD NO IDEA HOW PROFOUNDLY
THIS WOULD CHANGE MY LIFE.
I SUFFERED FROM ANXIETY AND
DEPRESSION ON A DAILY BASIS.
THIS HELPED ME UNDERSTAND ON A
VISCERAL LEVEL THAT TRAUMA IS
STORED IN OUR BODY AND IT CAN
LOOK A LOT LIKE SOMEONE'S
PERSONALITY.
NOW I AM AWAKENED TO THE
POTENTIAL I HAVE AND I WAS
WEIGHED DOWN BY UNRESOLVED
TRAUMA OF MY PAST.
WITH THE HELP OF A THERAPIST I
HAVE MOVED THROUGH THAT, AND I
BELIEVE ACCESS OF THE MEDICINES
SHOULD NOT MEAN RISKING A
FELONY OR ACCESSING A MEDICINE
THAT CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL
FOR CONSIDERING THE ISSUE.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO --
>> NEXT UP, BETH, AND THEN
FOLLOWED BY CHRIS.
>> MEMBERS OF THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL, I AM BETH OSBORNE.
I'M DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
AT METRA AND A SEATTLE
RESIDENTIAL.
I AM HERE TO SHARE BEING A
COMMUNITY PARTNER OF THE
SEATTLE STORM AND WHY WE
BELIEVE THEY DESERVE YOUR
SUPPORT TO BUILD A PRACTICE
FACILITY THAT MEETS THEIR
NEEDS.
WE ARE ALIGNED IN EFFORTS TO
SUPPORT SOCIAL JUSTICE AND
DIVERSION AND INCLUSIVITY AND
WE SEE THEM AND THEIR IMPACT TO
IMPACT THE COMMUNITY.
IT ALLOWS THEM TO BUILD A
LARGER FACILITY AT A SITE
ALREADY ZONED.
AND THEY ARE JUST ASKING FOR A
LARGER SPACE.
WE HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER THIS.
WE BELIEVE OUR CITY IS STRONGER
WITH THE STORM, AND I'LL EMAIL
YOU WITH THE INFORMATION.
>> THANK YOU, BETH, AND NEXT
úUP, CHRIS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M CHRIS AND HERE TO SPEAK IN
RESOLUTION OF 32021, DE-
CRIMINALIZATION OF THE PLANT-
BASED SUBSTANCES.
IT SHOWS UNDER THE RIGHT
CONTEXT CAN TREAT MANY OF THE
MENTAL HEALTH AILMENTS OF THE
MODERN AGE SUCH AS ANXIETY,
DEPRESSION, AND PTSD.
CITIES AND AGENTS SUCH AS
DENVER, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
AND THE STATE OF OREGON HAVE
RECOGNIZED THE BENEFITS OF
PSYCHEDELIC AND TAKEN STEPS TO
DE-CRIMINALIZE THEM AND LOOSEN
THE ENFORCEMENT POLICIES.
IT'S KNOWN THAT THE WAR IN
DRUGS IS A FAILURE AND
INSTITUTIONALLY RACIST.
SEATTLE SHOULD BE OPEN MINDED
IN THEIR APPROACHES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT UP IS VINIA FOLLOWED BY
JODY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL.
I AM A MEMBER OF DECRIMINAL
SEATTLE.
JOHNS HOPKINS HAD A STUDY
SHOWING THAT STUDENTS TOOK AN
80 PERCENT ABSTINENCE RATE OVER
SIX MONTHS.
MUSHROOMS HELPED ME TO QUIT
CIGARETTES I CANst I -- CAN SAY
CONFIDENTLY FOR GOOD.
IN ADDITION THE FUNGII HAS THE
POWER TO HELP PEOPLE ADDRESS
PAST TRAUMAS AND PTSDS.
AND IT HAS THE POWER TO STOP
NEGATIVE BEHAVIORS IN ONE'S
LIFE.
AND NOW RESEARCH IS SHOWING THE
BENEFITS INCLUDE DEPRESSION AND
ADDRESSES ALZHEIMERS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME AND YOUR SUPPORT IN
PASSING THIS RESOLUTION.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
NEXT UP IS JODY AND FOLLOWED BY
NICK.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I AM JODY THOMAS IN SUPPORT OF
DECRIMINALIZING PSYCHEDELICS
THAT HAVE MANY ASPECTS IN
HEALTH INCLUDING ANXIETY AND
FIBROMYALGIA.
I MEET PEOPLE EVERY DAY GETTING
OFF MEDS, INCLUDING PRESCRIBED
AND LEGAL.
AND A WOMAN IS GETTING OFF
HEROIN, AND A MAN WHO IS
PARALYZED TOOK A LARGE DOSE AND
GOT UP AND WALKED.
HE IS NOW UNDER RECOVERY.
THE POWER OF THE MIND TO HEAL
THE BODY IS INCREDIBLE.
THESE PLANTS UNLOCK THE POWER
OF OUR MINDS, AND THEY ARE
SAFE AND NON-ADDICTIVE AND
NEARLY FREE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
NEXT UP IS NICK FOLLOWED BY
LESLIE AND THEN WE'LL HEAR FROM
WILL.
NICK, I HAVE YOU UP ON MY
SCREEN.
I NEED TO YOU PRESS STAR 6.
SOMETIMES, ZOOM CAN BE PRICKLY.
SO SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO RE-DO
IT.
STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
SO ONE MORE TIME, NICK.
STILL SEEING YOU AS MUTED.
ONE MORE TIME, NICK.
STAR SIX.
THERE YOU GO.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
THANK YOU, AND NICK BRATON.
PLEASE ADOPT THE ORDINANCE IN
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11 TO UPDATE
THE TRANSFER OF THE PROGRAM
THAT HAS EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS
IN TERMS OF CONSERVATION AND
HOW MUCH REVENUE IT'S
GENERATING FOR PUBLIC
IMPROVEMENTS.
THE SPIRIT IS FOR THE CITY TO
ACCEPT DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS FROM
PIERCE AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES
AND ACCEPTING CREDITS FROM KING
COUNTY, SEATTLE IS OUT OF
COMPLAINS.
THE ORDINANCE IS A SIMPLE
UPDATE THAT WILL REMEDY THE
ISSUE AND OPEN THE DOOR FORKING
RIGHTS ACROSS ALL THREE
COUNTIES, AND TELL ALSO
BENEFIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THE CITY WILL ACHIEVE A
REGIONAL SCALE AS THE PROGRAM
ENVISIONED IN STATE LAW AND SET
AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER CITIES.
THANK YOU AND PLEASE ADOPT THIS
ORDINANCE AS DRAFTED.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
NEXT UP IS LESLIE FOLLOWED BY
WILL.
>> HI.
I'M LESLIE.
I AM FROM DISTRICT 3 AND I AM
HERE TODAY AS A CHRONIC PAIN
SUFFERER AND A MEDICAL
PROFESSIONAL ASKING YOU TO DE-
CRIMINALIZE THE PLANT
MEDICATION.
I WENT FOR A RUN IN 2011 AND MY
HANDS AND FEET AND EARS WERE
TURNING BRIGHT RED AND I FELT
LIKE I WAS ON FIRE.
I WENT TO SEVERAL DOCTORS AND
WENT TO THE MAYO CLINIC, AND I
WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE BURNING
MAN SYNDROME.
I COULD BARELY WALK DUE TO
FEELING LIKE I WAS ON FIRE.
I EVENTUALLY HAD TO MOVE TO
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.
I FOUND PSYCHEDELIC MEDICATIONS
HERE.
I CAN WORK, WALK, AND EVEN
START MY OWN BUSINESS.
PLEASE ALLOW THIS MEDICATION TO
HELP OTHERS LIKE IT HELPS ME.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN AND
NEXT SUN WILL.
AFTER WILL BE LISA.
I AM SHOWING SHANNON NEWSOM AND
SARAH JANE SIEGFRIED AS
REGISTERED BUT NOT SHOWING.
AND WE WILL HEAR FROM WILL, AND
THEN LISA PRICE.
WILL, WELCOME.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN.
GO AHEAD.
>> GREAT.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM THE CEO OF PACIFIC SCIENCE
CENTER.
I AM HERE TO COMMENT ON THE
LEGISLATION BEFORE THE COUNCIL
THAT WOULD ALLOW THE SEATTLE
STORM TO BUILD AND OPERATE A
SPORTS AND RECREATION FACILITY.
I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THE
COUNCIL TO APPROVE THIS
LEGISLATION.
THE STORM SPORTS AND RECREATION
FACILITY WOULD PROVIDE A PUBLIC
BENEFIT TO THE ENTIRE CITY OF
SEATTLE AND SURROUNDING REGION.
THE FOCUS ON YOUTH SPORTS, THE
FACILITY WOULD BUILD FUTURE
LEADERS AND SUPPORT THE HEALTH
AND ABOUT BEING OF THE
COMMUNITY.
THE FACILITY WOULD BROADEN AND
DEEPEN THE IMPACT OF THE
STORM'S CHANGE INITIATIVE
INCLUDING VOTER EDUCATION BY
THE USE OF BUSINESSES AND LGBTQ
COMMUNITY.
OUR WOMEN'S TEAMS NEED AND
DESERVE THE SAME SUPPORT.
WE URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO
HELP TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I WAS MUTED.
NEXT UP, LISA FOLLOWED BY ERIC.
>> .
>> HELLO.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO.
I AM DR. LISA PRICE, AND A
STUDENT HEALTH RESEARCH FELLOW
AND CLINICAL RESEARCH
INVESTIGATOR.
I'M TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT TO
DECRIMINALIZE USING MUSHROOMS.
FACILITIES SUCH AS JOHNS
HOPKINS, YALE, NEW YORK
UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO AND
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND HAVE
DEMONSTRATED THE SAFETY AND ARE
IN THE PROCESS OF RESEARCHING
THE EFFICACY TO PATHY ON
PHYSIOLOGY SUCH AS RESISTANT
DEPRESSION AND NICOTINE AND
ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE AND
OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
AND MANY OTHER CONDITIONS.
THIS RESOLUTION WILL OPEN THE
DOOR TO THERAPEUTIC AND
COMPASSION AT USE AND RESEARCH
IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
PARTICULARLY FOR OUR CITIZENS
SUFFERING FROM MEDICALLY
ORPHANED CONDITIONS.
I AM TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT OF
THE DE-CRIMINALIZATION OF --
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CALLING IN.
NEXT UP IS FORMER
REPRESENTATIVE ERIC PEDIGREW,
AND THEN ALICE AND MARIA.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT
AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
I AM THE VP OF GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS FOR THE KRAKEN HOCKEY
TEAM AND WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF
COUNCIL BIG 120149.
YOU KNOW, THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT INCREASING THE
FACILITY FROM 10,000 SQUARE
FEET TO 50,000 SQUARE FEET IN
AN INDUSTRIAL ZONE WILL
CONTINUE THE STANDARD OF
SUPPORT FOR SPORTS FOR TEAMS IN
SEATTLE FOR BEING RESPONSIVE TO
YOUTH RECREATION GOING FORWARD.
THE SEATTLE STORM HAS BEEN AN
INCREDIBLE ROLE MODEL FOR ALL
TEAMS IN THE PUGET SOUND AND
CONTINUE TO BE A LEADER FOR ALL
OF US.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CALLING IN TODAY.
OKAY.
NEXT UP IS ALICE AND THEN WE
WILL HEAR FROM MARIA.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL.
I'M ALICE FOR 350 SEATTLE.
WE WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL.
IT'S A GREAT FIRST STEP TOWARDS
EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENTABLE LAND
PROGRESS AND ALLOW THE CHANGES
THAT WILL -- SORRY FOR THE
WORDING -- ALL OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS TO SUPPORT
TRANSIT READY DENSITY AND MUCH
MORE WORKFORCE HOUSING AND
SERVICES THAT WE NEED TO
THRIVE.
AND SPEAKING OF COMP PLAN WE
DEEPLY APPRECIATED THE
COUNCIL'S CONVERSATION WITH
OCPD DURING LAST FRIDAY'S
BUDGET DEEP DIVE AND THE
THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONS THAT
COUNCILMEMBERS MADE SEEKING TO
ENSURE THAT WE DEEPLY FUND THE
EQUITABLE PROCESS AND FUND A
SUFFICIENTLY BROAD AND DEEP EIS
WERE GREAT TO HEAR AND SO WERE
OCPD'S READY AND THOUGHTFUL AND
SURPRISINGLY DETAILED RESPONSES
GIVEN, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY WERE
-- IT WAS -- IT WAS IN-PERSON
QUESTIONS.
THIS IS GOOD GOVERNMENT.
REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ALICE.
NEXT UP, MARIA, AND THEN
SHANNON.
>> THANK YOU.
YOU ARE ONE OF A FEW PEOPLE WHO
ALWAYS PRONOUNCE MY NAME RIGHT.
I AM OUT OF DISTRICT SEVEN AND
IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED
ORDINANCE COUNCIL BILL 120149
TO MAXIMIZE THE SIZE OF USE AND
MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS
FOR INDOOR SPORTS AND
RECREATION USES.
THIS CODE AMENDMENT ALLOWS FOR
THE POSSIBILITY TO PROVIDE
BADLY NEEDED EQUITY FOR WOMEN
AND WOMEN OF COLOR IN THE
SPORTS WORLD, A PLACE FOR WOMEN
AND GIRLS TO BE TREATED AS
IMPORTANT AND EQUAL MEMBERS OF
THE SPORTS COMMUNITY.
THIS IS A HUGE WIN FOR THE CITY
FOR WOMEN AND WILL SERVE TO
ENHANCE THE IMMEDIATE
COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO SHARE MY THOUGHTS.
I HAVE ANOTHER ISSUE TO SPEAK
TO, SEATTLE FOR EVERYONE.
I AM ALSO IN SUPPORT OF COUNCIL
BILL THE RESIDENTIAL NAME
CHANGES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MARIA.
NEXT UP, SHANNON AND THEN
PETER.
THERE YOU GO, SHANNON.
GO AHEAD.
>> HELLO.
THIS IS SHANNON NEWSOM.
I AM IN DISTRICT SEVEN IN
SEATTLE.
MY TESTIMONY IS ABOUT DE-
CRIMINALIZE SEATTLE.
I AM INTERESTED IN SEEING
ENTHEOGEN AVAILABLE TO SOCIETY.
AND THE MORE MENTAL HEALTH
CONDITIONS WILL BE ABLE TO
ACCESS THE TREATMENTS WITHOUT
FEAR OF STIGMA OR MISSING OUT
WITH A COMPENSATIONS OR ACCESS,
AND REMOVE THE GLASS CEILING.
I HAVE A HIGH RESPECT FOR THE
ANCIENT TRADITIONAL PRACTICES
AND INTERRUPT GENERATIONAL
TRAUMA AND ERASING THE HERITAGE
PRACTICES PASSED DOWN WITHIN
THE CULTURE FOR TRADITIONAL
PRACTICES USED IN RITUALS.
SO I ASK THAT THIS BE RESPECTED
IN THIS LEGISLATION.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I AM STILL SHOWING SARA JAMES
SIEGFRIED AND CONNOR WATERS AND
JIM STAFFORD REGISTERED BUT NOT
CONNECTED.
IF YOU CALL IN I WILL GIVE YOU
YOUR MINUTE.
NEXT UP, PETER AND MATT.
SORRY ABOUT THAT, RICHARD.
WE CALLED YOU UP TOO EARLY.
WE WILL HEAR FROM PETER AND
MATT.
GO AHEAD, PETER.
>> HI.
THANKS.
THIS IS PETER, AND ABOLITIONIST
IN DISTRICT SIX AND I AM
SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF 12155
WHICH CHANGES THE NAME SINGLE
FAMILY ZONING IN THE CITY'S
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
BEFORE I START, I WANT TO SAY I
SUPPORT THE SOLIDARITY BUDGET
WHICH DEFUNDS SPD AND THE COURT
BY 50 PERCENT AND THE WOMEN'S
SPORTS.
I AM A PRIVILEGED MALE IN THE
AREA EVERGREEN LAKE.
AND I THINK APARTMENTS OF ALL
HEIGHTS SHOULD BE LEGAL
EVERYWHERE.
I BELIEVE THE MOST IMPORTANT
WAY TO MAKE THE CITY MORE
EQUITABLE AND JUST AND SAFE IS
PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALL
OVER THE CITY.
IT'S THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO
KEEP PEOPLE SAFE AND WORK
TOWARDS ABOLISHING THE HARMFUL
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
CRIMINAL LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBERS FOR
MOVING FORWARD AND THANK YOU
FOR LISTENING.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
NEXT UP, MATT HUTCHINS AND
MICHAEL MURPHY.
>> HI.
I AM MATT HUTCHINS, AND I AM
HERE TO SUPPORT CHANGING THE
TITLE OF SINGLE FAMILY, AND
IT'S STUCK IN THE PAST AND IT
DOESN'T REFLECT THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT CODIFIES EXCLUSION AND
INCLUDES MIXED USES AS A FRONT
RATHER THAN A BACKBONE OF WHAT
MAKE ITS OUR NEIGHBOROOD
SPECIAL.
CHANGING THESE WORDS WILL
CHANGE THE ISSUES OF CLIMATE
CHANGE AND MAKING THIS MORE
OPEN-ENDED WE CAN START GOING,
AND I WANT TO ADD A PITCH TO
FUND OCPD'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH
AND BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION
FOR THE FUTURE, AND THAT'S A
GREAT FIRST STEP.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT UP IS MICHAEL MURPHY
FOLLOWED BY RICHARD.
GO AHEAD, MICHAEL.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ AND MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO COMMENT.
I AM MICHAEL MURPHY AND MANAGE
KING COUNTY'S TRANSFER OF
DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS PROGRAM.
I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN
FAVOR OF THE REGIONAL PDR
LEGISLATION ON THE AGENDA
COUNCIL BILL 120181, PROTECTING
FOREST AND FARMS AND OTHER
RURAL AREAS THAT WE WOULD LIKE
TO SEE PERMANENTLY PRESERVED
AND FOCUS ON CENTERS LIKE DEMI
DOWNTOWN AND SOUTH LAKE UNION.
THE IDEA IS TO OPEN THE DOOR
FOR SEATTLE DEVELOPERS TO
PURCHASE PDRS FROM SNOHOMISH
AND PIERCE SLNS KING COUNTY TO
HELP THE CONSERVATION OUT COMES
FROM PIERCE AND SNOHOMISH
COUNTIES AS WELL.
I URGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS
LEGISLATION.
THANKS, MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
NEXT UP IS RICHARD FOLLOWED BY
DAVID.
>> MY NAME IS RICHARD.
I'M A BUSY OWNER AND RESIDENT
OF SEATTLE AND THE DIRECTOR OF
DE-CRIMINALIZE SEATTLE ON THE
NATIONAL BOARD AND I WOULD LIKE
TO COMMENT ON THE EXCLUSION OF
PEYOTE.
I AM ASKING THAT IT BE INCLUDED
BECAUSE OF THE VULNERABLE
ECOLOGICAL STATUS IN THE WILD
AND IT SHOULD INCLUDE
CULTIVATION AND REDUCE THE
DEMAND FOR ILLEGAL HARVESTING
AND TRAFFICKING INTO THE CITY
AND STATE AND THE
CRIMINALIZATION OF PEYOTE IS
FINANCIALLY ENTANGLED WITH A
MINORITY GROUP NATIONWIDE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CITY
COUNCIL INCLUDE PEYOTE IN THE
DE-CRIMINAL ESTIMATION OF
ENTHEOGEN.
>> THANK YOU, AND NEXT UP,
DAVID AND THEN BACK TO SARAH
SIEGFRIED.
>> HI.
THIS IS DAVID HILDRETH.
I AM CALLING SPEAKING IN
SUPPORT OF THE ENTHEOGEN
PROPOSITION.
I WANT TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
THE PEYOTE EXCLUSION AND
INDIGENOUS RIGHTS SHOULD BE
RESPECTED AND DUE TO THE FACT
THAT PEYOTE BETTER KNOWN AS --
OR SHOULD BE NEEDED FOR
PROTECTION DUE TO THE
ENVIRONMENTAL DECLINE OF THE
SPECIES AND ALLOWING IT TO BE
LEGALLY INCLUDED IN THE BILL OR
PROPOSITION THAT WOULD CREATE A
PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY
TO DIFFERENTIATE IF THE
SPECIMEN SOMEONE HAS IS STOLEN
FROM THE WILD.
I DO NOT BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE
INCLUDED AS ALL THE NATIVE
CHURCHES HAVE SPOKEN IN SUPPORT
TO THE EXCLUSION AS WELL AND
SIMILARLY I WANT TO SPEAK AS A
RESEARCHER FOR PSYCHEDELICS, I
BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE
COLLECTED AND DECRIMINALIZED
FOR PERSONAL USE.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN
TODAY.
NEXT SUN -- UP IS -- I'M
SORRY, NEXT UP TO AIR IS JANE
THEN CARLO.
>> THIS IS SARAH JANE
SIEGFRIED, AND I AM ALL FOR
ADDING DENSITY BUT IN
CONSIDERATION FOR THE TREE
CANOPY AND NEIGHBORHOOD
CHARACTER.
A BETTER NAME IS MEDIUM
DENSITY.
IT WOULD MAKE MUCH MORE SENSE
IN CHANGING.
NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER, I KNOW
IS A NO-NO TO MENTION BUT YOU
CAN TRAVEL ANYWHERE, AND FOR
EXAMPLE, THE BELOVED LOWER EAST
SIDE AND IT'S THE SCALE THAT
NEIGHBORS THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND I AM FOR ADDING DUPLEXES
AND
TRIPLEXES.
BUT WE HAVE PLENTY OF CAPACITY
FOR ALL THE GROWTH THAT IS
COMING, I BELIEVE, BUT ANY
FURTHER DENSITY SHOULD BE BASED
ON DATA.
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
NEXT UP IS CARLOS AND THEN WE
WILL HEAR FROM CONNOR.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF
THE COUNCIL.
I AM CARLOS PERZOLA, AND I AM
THE CHAIR OF THE DECRIMINALIZE
NATIONAL AND INDIGENOUS FROM
MEXICO AND SPEAK ON BEHALF FROM
THE STATE OF
JALISCO.
ONLY FOUR OUT OF 400 CHURCHES
SEEK TO HAVE PEYOTE
CRIMINALIZED.
THE FOUR GROUPS THAT SUPPORT IT
ARE ENTANGLED WITH CAPITALISTS
TO CORNER THE MARKET ON PEYOTE.
I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO
CONSIDER THIS AND PLEASE CHANGE
THE WAY WE RELATE WITH PEYOTE
AND WEAVE SUPPORT THE E
NTHEOGEN DECRIMINALIZATION ON
YOUR SCHEDULE.
THANK YOU.
>> AND NEXT UP IS CONNOR WATERS
AND FOLLOWED BY LARRY NORRIS.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS CONNOR.
I AM A MEMBER OF DISTRICT SIX.
I AM COMMENTING TO SUPPORT
DECRIMINALIZATION OF
PSYCHEDELIC MEDICINE IN
SEATTLE.
I HAVE USED IT TO OVERCOME
DRAWA AND ANXIETY.
AND I FIND THE USE OF THIS
MEDICINE IN A SAFE MANNER HAS
ALLOWED ME TO FIND RELIEF AS I
HAVE COMBINED THEM WITH PSYCHO
THERAPY.
AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED INCREASE
IN FUNCTION AND OPTIMISM FROM
THIS COMBINATION.
AS A MEDICAL PROVIDER, I WOULD
LIKE TO PROVIDE MY PATIENTS
TOWARDS LEGAL USE AND A
FRAMEWORK THAT OREGON POSSESSES
WITH MEASURE ONE 09 WHICH
ALLOWS USE OF THERAPY IN
FACILITIES.
I HAVE SEEN FRIENDS EXPERIENCE
BENEFIT OF REDUCED ANXIETY AND
ALLEVIATION OF DEPRESSION AND
--
>> THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN,
CONNOR.
NEXT UP, LARRY NORRIS, AND
THEN JOANNA.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS
FOR THE RESOLUTION 32021.
I AM DR. LARRY NORRIS, THE CO-
FOUNDER OF DECRIMINALIZE NATURE
INTERNATIONAL.
AND WE HAVE CREATED IN SEVEN
CITIES ACROSS THE U.S. AND NO
REPORTS OF EMERGENCIES IN THE
CITIES, AND MANY ANECDOTAL
REPORTS OF HEALING.
ONE OF THE FIRST ISSUES WE
WANTED TO ADDRESS IS THE
SUSTAIN ABILITY OF PEYOTE.
THIS INHABITS PEOPLE TO GROW
THEIR OWN AND REDUCE THE IMPACT
ON THE REGION WHERE IS IT
GROWS.
HOW CAN WE PUT SOMEONE IN JAIL
FOR GROWING PLANTS THAT ARE A
GIFT FROM MOTHER EARTH?
CRIMINALIZATION IS NOT A
CONSERVATION STRATEGY.
WE ALLOW YOU TO TAKE THIS INTO
CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND OUR LAST SPEAKER WHO IS
REGISTERED AND PRESENT IS
JOANNE COHEN.
I AM SHOWING JIM STAFFORD IS
REGISTERED BUT NOT PRESENT.
JIM F IF YOU CALL IN THE NEXT
COUPLE MINUTES, WE WILL MAKE
SURE TO GET YOU ON.
JOANNA, PLEASE.
I AM SHOWING THAT YOU ARE STILL
MUTED.
HIT STAR SIX.
YOU MAY HAVE TO DO IT A FEW
TIMES.
YOU ARE UNMUTED.
AHEAD.
>> I LIVE IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT AND I AM HERE TO
COMMENT AGAINST CB 12155.
IT DOES NOT RENAME THE WHOLE
CITY.
IT TARGETS ONLY AREAS LIKE THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT AND RAINIER
BEACH AND BALLARD, ENDING THE
INCLUSIONARY ZONING MEANING
HAVING DENSITY THROUGHOUT THE
CITY AND PUSH BACK AGAINST
ISSUES OF GENTRIFICATION AND
DISPLACEMENT THAT WE HAVE SEEN
IN NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE RAINIER
BEACH AND THE CENTRAL DISTRICT
AND BALLAD WHERE THE MAJORITY
OF THE DENSITY WAS
CONCENTRATED.
SO, REALLY, THIS DOES ONLY
THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS.
IT DOES NOT DO THE WHOLE CITY.
IN ORDER TO HAVE EQUITY, IT
MUST BE SHARED THROUGH THE
WHOLE CITY, AND THIS TARGETS --
THE WHOLE -- THIS DOES NOT
TARGET THE WHOLE CITY.
AND I URGE YOU NOT TO DO THIS
UNTIL YOU CAN DO THE WHOLE
CITY.
>> THANK YOU, JOANNE A FOR
CALLING IN.
I AM NOT SHOWING ANY OTHER
PUBLIC COMMENTERS THAT ARE
REGISTERING PRESENT.
JUST ASKING THE I.T.
FOLKS THAT NOBODY IS IN THE
WAITING ROOM.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE WILL CLOSE OUT THE PERIOD OF
PUBLIC COMMENT AND MOVE INTO
OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON OUR
AGENDA.
FIRST UP, THE PAYING OF THE
BILLS.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL BILL 180085.
>> .
>> WILL THE CLERK CALL THE
ROLL.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
MOSQUEDA?
>>
YES.
>> IS A WASN'T?
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I MOVE TO PASS COUNCIL BILL
1801 QUOOVMENT 18012.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> A MOVE AND A SECOND.
AND COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, I
WILL MOVE IT OVER TO YOU TO
WALK US THROUGH THE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU.
GIVE ME A MINUTE.
THE BILL HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
I BELIEVE.
>> YEP.
ALREADY DONE.
WE DID THE PROCEDURES.
AND NOW YOU CAN JUST GO AHEAD
AND TALK ABOUT THE BILL.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS BILL IS A LEGISLATION FROM
THE CITY OF SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF CONSTRUCTION TO TRY AND FIND
THE TENANT'S RELOCATION
ORDINANCE THAT APPLIES TO
BUILDINGS THAT EXIST FOR THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM.
THE ORDINANCE KNOWN -- REQUIRES
BUILDING OWNERS TO PAY
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE WHEN THEY
DISPLACE RENTERS THROUGH NO-
FAULT EVICTION TO DEMOLISH OR
REMODEL THE BUILDING OR SIMILAR
USE.
AND THIS BILL IS PRETTY
STRAIGHTFORWARD MAKING IT
CLEAR, THAT THE MULTI-FAMILY
PROGRAM COUNTS AS THAT PART OF
CHANGE OF USE.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF BUILDINGS
IN SEATTLE EXPECTED TO EXEMPT
THE PROGRAM.
THE DEPARTMENT WALKED THROUGH
ONE SUCH BUILDING AND ESTIMATED
APPROXIMATELY 10 PERCENT OF THE
TENANTS WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE BECAUSE
OF THE RESTRICTION THAT YOU
CAN'T USE YOUR ROOMMATE AGAINST
YOU.
RESIDENTS OF SOME AFFORDABLE
HOMES WILL BE ELIGIBLE THIS
YEAR, AND I APPRECIATE THE
WILLINGNESS TO STHEND BILL
DIRECTLY TO COUNCIL, TO THE
CITY COUNCIL TODAY AND I URGE
THE COUNCILMEMBERS TO CONSIDER
IT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
NOT SEEING ANY HANDS.
I WANT TO LET IT BE KNOWN THAT
WE ARE JOINED BY COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES.
>> HERBOLD?
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE PEDERSEN?
>> AYE?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> YES.
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE ON BY BEHALF AND READ
AGENDA ITEM TWO INTO THE
RECORD.
>> DECLARING THAT THE
INVESTIGATION OF THE EXECUTION
OF ANYONE ENGAGING IN ENTHEOGEN
ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE ALONG THE
CITY'S LOWEST PRIORITIES AND
STATING THE COUNCIL'S SUPPORT
FOR FULL DECRIMINALIZATION OF
THESE ACTIVITIES.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
32021.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> AND WE HAVE BEEN SECONDED
AND ADOPTED,
AND COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, I YOU
ARE THE AUTHOR, AND I
UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE A
SUBSTITUTE VERSION OF THE
AMENDMENT.
SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MOVE
THE SUBSTITUTE VERSION SO WE
ARE HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT
THE SUBSTITUTE, THAT WOULD BE
THE FIRST STEP, TO MAKE THAT
MOTION.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT I
MOVE TO AMEND 32021 BY
SUBSTITUTING 2 A.
>> SECOND.
>> AND SECONDED TO MOVE THE
RESOLUTION AS REFLECTED IN
VERSION 2 A AND THAT BACK TO
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS TO WALK US
THROUGH THE SUBSTITUTE.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
TO FLAG EVERYBODY, THERE IS NOT
REALLY ANY SUBSTITUTE CHANGES
BUT REFLECTS BACK IN TERMS OF
THE WORDING AROUND THE OFFICE
OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
INTERACTION WITH THE POLICY
BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM THE
DEPARTMENT AT THE TIME OF
INITIAL INTRODUCTION.
IT DID NOT REFLECT THE NUANCE
OF HOW OIR WOULD PREFER THEIR
ADVOCACY AT THE STATE LEVEL TO
BE FRAMED, SPECIFICALLY, THE
ORIGINAL RESOLUTION THAT
INSTRUCTED THEM TO WRITE
LEGISLATION.
WE HAVE OTHER PARTNERS THAT
WILL WRITE THE LEGISLATION AND
BE MORE IN A POSITION OF
SUPPORTING THE DETAIL, AND
THAT IS THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE.
AND OTHERWISE, IT'S GENERALLY
REFLECTS THE SUBSTANCE OF
VERSION ONE.
AND MADAM PRESIDENT, I DON'T
KNOW IF YOU -- ARE WE GOING TO
VOTE ON THE ADOPTION NOW AND
THEN I'LL SPEAK TO THE
RESOLUTION MORE BROADLY AFTER
THAT?
>> YEAH.
WE'LL VOTE ON THE SUBSTITUTE
VERSION FIRST AND THEN I'LL
THAT BACK OVER TO YOU TO MAKE
COMMENTS ABOUT THE RESOLUTION
GENERALLY.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THE SUBSTITUTE
VERSION?
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS FOR BEING
RESPONSIVE TO TALKING TO THE
OFFICE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
RELATIONS TO GET YOUR QUICK
WORK AND WILLINGNESS TO ENGAGE
WITH THEM.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER HANDS
RAISED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE ON THE ADOPTION OF THE
SUBSTITUTE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> MOTION CARRIED AND NOW
ADOPTED AND I WILL HAND IT BACK
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS TO
ADDRESS THE RESOLUTION.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT
AND APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO TAKE THE FIRST LEGISLATIVE
STEP IN WHAT WAS A FAIRLY LONG
NGAGEMENT PROCESS AND
CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE CAN'T BE
ACCUSED OF RUSHING MUCH TO THE
CONSTERNATION OF OUR
STAKEHOLDERS ON THIS.
I DO THINK THAT THE RESOLVE HAS
BEEN A REALLY GOOD DEEP DIVE
INTO THE NUANCES OF THE POLICY
AROUND THE SUBSTANCES AND
CURRENT POLICY OF OUR LOCAL
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS AS WELL
AS THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD FOR HER LEADERSHIP AS
CHAIR OF THE UNDERLYING
COMMITTEE THROUGHOUT THIS
PROCESS WHICH BEGAN IN EARNEST
IN THE SPRING WITH OUR
DECISIONS WITH FOLKS AT DECRIM
NATURE SEATTLE AND BECAME MORE
FORMALIZED WITH A LETTER
WRITTEN BY THE COUNCIL IN JUNE
TO URGE THE OVERDOSE AND
RECOVERY TASK FORCE TO STUDY
THIS ISSUE THROUGHOUT THE
SUMMER AND POMELGATE BACK TO US
THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE RECEIVED THE RECOMMENDATIONS
IN AUGUST TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION
OR AN ORDINANCE OR SOME OTHER
REPRESENTATION OF CITY POLICY
TO EMPHASIZE TO THE EXTENT OF
OUR POWERS AND MUNICIPALITY
THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT AROUND
ENTHEOGEN IS THE LOWEST
PRIORITY TO ENFORCE THE LAW IN
REGARDS TO THOSE SUBSTANCES,
AND THIS RESOLUTION BEFORE US
TODAY IS A WAY TO GET ON THE
RECORD IN SUPPORT OF THESE
POLICY GOALS BEFORE OUR BUDGET
PROCESS REALLY GETS ROLLING AND
BEFORE THE STATE LEGISLATURE
CONVENES IN JANUARY TO
HOLISTICALLY CONSIDER DRUG
POLICY AS THE ONGOING POLICY
POSTS THE SUPREME COURT'S
DECISION.
THE POLICY IN FRONT OF US IS
LIMITED TO NATURAL SUBSTANCES,
MOST FAMOUSLY THROUGHOUT THIS
PROCESS THE THOAFT CITED, AND
NOT INCLUDED THE SYNTHETIC
PSYCHEDELICS.
AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE LSD.
THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING
PROCESS TO REALLY LEARN MORE
ABOUT THE SUBSTANCES AND THINGS
THAT I DID NOT KNOW, AND
MEETING WITH DECRIM NATURE
SEATTLE, THIS IS PART OF A
BROADER POLICY CONVERSATION
NATIONALLY AND FOLLOWING ON THE
HEELS OF SIMILAR RESOLUTIONS
THAT HAVE BEEN PASSED IN CITIES
LIKE DENVER, COLORADO;
WASHINGTON, D.C.; OAKLAND,
CALIFORNIA AMONG OTHER
JURISDICTIONS.
AND, OF COURSE, WHOLE SALE LAW
CHANGES TO OREGON THAT PASSED
WITH A CONVINCING MARGIN IN
RECENT ELECTIONS.
I WANT TO NOTE A BIT TO THE
VIEWING PUBLIC SOME OF THE
THINGS THAT HAVE REALLY DRIVEN
ME TO TAKE A KEEN INTEREST IN
THAT AND HOW I THINK THIS
RESOLUTION REALLY SETS THE
STAGE AS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT
ACTION IN THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON TO MOVE THE POLICY
FORWARD AFFIRMED BY ANY
GOVERNMENT, LOCAL OR STATE OR
COUNTY AND THAT'S REALLY TO
STATE THAT THESE NON-ADDICTIVE
NATURAL SUBSTANCES HAVE REAL
POTENTIAL IN CLINICAL AND
THERAPEUTIC WAYS TO CHANGE
PEOPLE'S LIVES.
AND FOR ME, MEETING WITH
CONSTITUENTS AND PEOPLE THAT
HAVE HAD EXPERIENCES WITH THE
SUBSTANCES HAVE HELPED THEM TO
MATERIALLY OVERCOME ADDICTION,
HELPED THEM OVERCOME SEVERE
DEPRESSION OR OTHER BEHAVIORAL
CONDITIONS THAT MADE A POINT IN
THEIR LIVES THAT THEY DON'T
KNOW WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN
WITHOUT THE ACCESS TO
TREATMENTS WITH THERAPY
CONNECTED TO SOME OF THESE
SUBSTANCES.
GIVEN THAT SEATTLE IS HOST TO
ONE OF THE WORLD PREMIERE
MEDICAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
AND GIVEN THE STRONG SUPPORT
THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS FROM
MANY OF THE CLINICAL FACULTY AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
PSYCHIATRY AND BEHAVIORAL
MENTAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL
RESEARCH, IT'S JUST MADE IT
EVIDENT THAT SEATTLE WOULD BE A
PLACE WHERE IN THE LONG-TERM WE
REALLY ARE A HUB OR INNOVATION
AROUND WHAT POSSIBILITY THE
SUBSTANCES COULD PRODUCE IN
TERMS IN OUR ONGOING STRUGGLE
AS A CIVILIZATION OF PEOPLE
AGAINST THESE DEBILITATING
CONDITIONS.
I DO WANT TO BRIEFLY ADDRESS AT
THE END OF MY REMARKS HERE,
AND WE HEARD A LITTLE BIT IN
THE PUBLIC COMMENT, THE
DISCUSSION AROUND PEYOTE, AND
I WANT TO ADDRESS IT BRIEFLY
THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS NOT AS
CURRENTLY WORDED INCLUSIVE OF
PEYOTE.
OUR LOCAL CHAPTER OF
DECRIMINALIZE NATURE DID NOT
WANT TO INCLUDE IT BECAUSE
THERE IS, AS WE HEARD,
DISAGREEMENT OF THE INCLUSION
OF THE SUBSTANCE.
YOU KNOW, I WANT TO THANK THE
NATIONAL CHAPTER OF
DECRIMINALIZE NATURE FOR THEIR
LETTER THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED TO
THIS COUNCIL LAST WEEK
ADVOCATING FOR THE INCLUSION OF
PEYOTE.
THERE IS NO DOUBT OR
DISAGREEMENT THAT IT'S A IS
KRAED RESOURCE TO THE
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN THE
SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES WHO
LIVE WITH PEYOTE FOR THOUSANDS
OF YEARS BUT BECAUSE THERE IS
DISAGREEMENT TO REVERSE THE
CENTURY ALONG DECLINE OF PEYOTE
AND APPROPRIATE USE OF IT AND
INCREASED ACCESS OR ISOLATES
ARE APPROACHED FOR NOW IN THIS
RESOLUTION, MYSELF AND THE
STAKEHOLDERS, THE LOCAL
CHAPTERS OF DECRIM NATURE HAVE
KEPT PEYOTE OUT OF IT.
HOWEVER, ANY POTENTIAL
FORTHCOMING COUNCIL ACTIONS,
FOR EXAMPLE, IF SOME OF THIS
WERE MANIFESTED INTO A MORE
FORMAL ORDINANCE WITH
PERMANENCY, IT'S A DISCUSSION
I'M WILLING TO HAVE WITH THE
LEADING ISSUES OF THE COUNCIL
BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE CRAFTED
WITH CAREFUL CONSIDERATION FOR
THE IMPACT AND BE SENSITIVE
WITH THE POLICY RELATED TO
PEYOTE.
SO I DID JUST WANT TO MAKE THE
COMMENTS THAT WE ARE CERTAINLY
SENSITIVE AND LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO TO LOOK INTO IT,
BUT THIS CURRENT RESOLUTION
DOES NOT TOUCH ON IT.
SO WITH THAT, I DON'T HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, MADAM
PRESIDENT, AND CERTAINLY, I'M
EXCITED TO GET THIS OVER THE
LINE AND DO IT BEFORE THE
BUDGET TAKES UP MORE OF MY
LIFE.
SO, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE THOSE REMARKS.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS ON THE RESOLUTION?
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM, OF COURSE, VOTING YES ON
THIS INITIATION.
MY OFFICE HAS BEEN FROM THE
VERY FIRST MOMENT WE HEARD FROM
THE ACTIVISTS FROM
DECRIMINALIZE NATURE, AND MANY
OF THE CLINICAL AND MEDICAL
EXPERTS, SOME OF THE MOST
DOMINANT ONES INCIDENTALLY
RESIDE IN DISTRICT THREE.
SINCE THAT VERY MOMENT IN MY
OFFICE, WE HAVE BEEN IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF DECRIMINALIZING
PSYCHEDELICS WITH THE RESEARCH
HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY
OVERWHELMING AS WELL AS THE
PUBLIC COMMENT HAS TESTIFIED
TO.
I APPRECIATE SPECIFICALLY THE
INDIVIDUAL WHO TESTIFIED FROM
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
HOWEVER, AS I MENTIONED LAST
WEEK, I AM A LITTLE CONFUSED BY
THIS RESOLUTION BECAUSE IT'S A
RESOLUTION AND NOT AN ARGUMENT.
AND WHY THIS RESOLUTION IS
PASSED WHEN THERE IS AN
ORDINANCE FROM MY OFFICE AND IT
HAS BEEN AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS.
THE RESOLUTION ASKS THE POLICE
TO CODIFY POLICIES TO
EFFECTIVELY DE-CRIMINALIZE
PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS.
MY OFFICE STRONGLY SUPPORTS THE
RESOLUTION.
WE HAVE IN FACT ADVOCATED FOR
AND WON THE RESOLUTION IN THE
PAST BUT WE HAVE NOT PASSED THE
RESOLUTION.
I THINK IT'S POLITICAL FROM A
STANDPOINT FOR THE COUNCIL TO
ADD AN ORDINANCE TO
DECRIMINALIZE PSYCHEDELICS IN
RHETORIC WOULD REQUIRE AN
ORDINANCE AND IT'S THE CITY
COUNCIL AND NOT THE PERIOD THAT
HAS THE AUTHORITY TO PASS THE
ORDINANCE.
COUNCILMEMBERS WILL REMEMBER
JUNE 29th, A FEW MONTHS AGO, MY
OFFICE HAD A COUNCIL BILL THAT
WOULD HAVE DONE JUST THAT, AND
JUST IN RESPONSE TO SOME OF THE
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY ON AN
ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN
RESOLVED.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE WHOLE
SPECTRUM OF PEYOTE TO DISCUSS
WITH MY OFFICE SO THAT WE CAN
UNDERSTAND IF THERE ARE ANY
AMENDMENTS TO BE MADE TO THE
ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE PUT
FORWARD, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT ISSUE.
I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THOSE
WHO SPOKE IN PUBLIC COMMENT
ABOUT IT.
THE BILL FROM MY OFFICE WAS
SIGNED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD, THE CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE,
AND UNFORTUNATELY, THOUGH, HAS
LANGUISHED ON THE DESK FOR THE
LAST FEW MONTHS, AND THE
COUNCIL HAS NOT -- I MEAN,
TODAY IN THE COMMENTS SO FAR,
THE ORDINANCE HAS NOT BEEN
ACKNOWLEDGED.
THE EXISTENCES HAS NOT BEEN
ACKNOWLEDGED.
I THINK THE ONLY CHANGE AT
HEART FROM COUNCILMEMBERS IS
WELL, IT WAS NOT RESOLVED.
LET'S RESOLVE THOSE THINGS,
AND WHY DO A RESOLUTION?
LET'S DO AN ORDINANCE.
I FAIL TO SEE THE ORDINANCE
SIT IN THE CITY'S COMPUTERS,
AND THE RESOLUTION WHICH ONLY
HAS A POWER TO MAKE A REQUEST.
I SAID I WILL BE VOTING YES ON
THIS RESOLUTION AND I'M
GRATEFUL TO THE ACTIVISTS AND
URGE YOU TO KEEP MOBILIZING,
AND PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT WE
NEED AN ORDINANCE TO BE PASSED
FOR REAL PACTION AND ACTUAL
CHANGES TO BE SEEN IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE ON THE ISSUE OF
PSYCHEDELICS AND
DECRIMINALIZING PSYCHEDELICS.
I URGE ALL COUNCILMEMBERS TO
CORRESPOND WITH ME AND DISCUSS
ANY AMENDMENTS THAT NEED TO BE
MADE BASED ON LOCAL AND
NATIONAL ACTIVISTS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE THAT COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT HAS -- I DON'T THINK
IT'S BEEN REFERRED YET.
I THINK WE HELD IT AND DID NOT
REFER IT YET.
I DON'T THINK IT'S TRUE THAT IT
WAS LANGUISHING ON MY DESK.
BUT NEVERTHELESS, AFTER
DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
THE BILL SHOULD BE REFERRED TO
MY COMMITTEE, WE AGREED AS A
COUNCIL THAT WE WERE GOING TO
OLD TAKING ACTION UNTIL WE
RECEIVED RECOMMENDATION FROM
THE OVERDOSE EMERGENCY
INNOVATIVE RECOVERY TASK FORCE
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WE ARE AWARE
THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE
EFFORTS IN THE WAKE OF THE
DECISION AND IN THE WAKE OF
LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED
LAST SESSION TO RESPOND TO THE
BLAKE DECISION.
IT'S GOING TO BE I THINK, A
REALLY ROBUST DISCUSSION AT THE
STATE LEVEL ABOUT ENFORCEMENT
OF NOT JUST ENTHEOGEN BUT
ENFORCEMENT OF POSSESSION OF
OTHER DRUGS THAT ARE POSED FOR
PERSONAL USE.
SO I THINK WE ARE TRYING TO BE
REALLY SENSITIVE TO THOSE
DISCUSSIONS THAT ARE ABOUT TO
OCCUR ON A STATE WIDE LEVEL,
AND THAT'S WHY WE ASKED THE
TASK FORCE TO GIVE UP THE
RECOMMENDATIONS BECAUSE THIS
TASK FORCE IS NOT JUST WORKING
ON THE ISSUE OF PSYCHEDELICS.
THEY WILL BE WORKING ON A
BROADER ISSUE OF DRUGS THAT ARE
IMPACTING WITH DISTRICT IMPACTS
ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF DRUG LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND HAVE, YOU KNOW,
FOR DECADES, FOR GENERATIONS.
SO THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE
RECEIVE FROM THE TASK FORCE WAS
SPECIFICALLY THAT
MUNICIPALITIES IN THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON AND ELSEWHERE THAT
HAD INDEPENDENT ORDINANCE
CRIMINALIZING PSYCHEDELICS AND
THOSE THAT DON'T SHOULD DIRECT
THEIR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
PROSECUTORS TO DE-CRIMINALIZE
ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLICALLY
COMMUNICATE THIS AS POLICY.
WHEN I REACHED OUT TO THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE A
DETERMINE PHASE WE NEED TO
COMMUNICATE THIS LOWEST LAW
ENFORCEMENT PRIORITY TO THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT BASED ON MY
UNDERSTANDING OF THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION IS NOT
ONLY THE LOWEST LAW ENFORCEMENT
POLICY BUT THAT OFFICERS HAD
BEEN INSTRUCTED TO NO LONGER
DETAIN NOR ARREST INDIVIDUALS
UNDER RCW 6950413 AND NO LONGER
CONFISCATE A DRUG FROM AN
INDIVIDUAL BASED ON THE
VIOLATION.
AND WE KNOW THAT POLICIES MIGHT
CHANGE.
THIS IS THE EXISTING POLICY OF
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE, AS THE CITY COUNCIL, ARE
EXPRESSING OUR SUPPORT FOR THIS
COMPLETE POLICY.
I RECOGNIZE THAT AT A LATER
DATE, DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS
AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE,
AND WHAT HAPPENS UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP OF A NEW MAYOR OR
POLICE CHIEF OR CITY ATTORNEY
WE MAY NEED MORE ACTION BUT I
AM APPRECIATIVE OF
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS OF BRINGING
THIS RESOLUTION FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
KENNER WITH SAWANT?
>> THANK YOU.
I WANTED TO CLARIFY FOR THE
RECORD.
I AM SURPRISED BY COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD'S RESPONSE ON THE
QUESTION OF THE PROCESS OR THE
ORDINANCE IN MY OFFICE.
IT HAS INDEED BEEN ON
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD'S DESK AS
CHAIR FOR THE SAFETY COMMITTEE
FOR TWO MONTHS, AND
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND OTHER
COUNCILMEMBERS MIGHT REMEMBER
THE DISCUSSION TWO MONTHS AGO
THAT I POINTED OUT THAT SOMEONE
FROM MY OFFICE HAD CALLED HER
OFFICE 22 TIMES ABOUT IT ASKING
HER OFFICE TO CLICK THE ONE
BUTTON TO ALLOW THE BILL TO BE
INTRODUCED, THE ORDINANCE TO BE
INTRODUCED.
NONE OF THOSE CALLS WERE
RETURNED.
ALL OF THIS DISCUSSION HAPPENED
IN PUBLIC BUT IT SEEMS FROM
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WHO SAID
AT THE BEGINNING OF HER
COMMENTS JUST NOW, IT WAS
IMPLIED THAT SOMEHOW AN
AGREEMENT AMONG THE COUNCIL
THAT THE BILL SHOULD NOT BE
INTRODUCED.
BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE.
THERE WAS NO VOTE.
I WANTED THE BILL TO BE
INTRODUCED.
THEY DID DISCUSS AND VOTED ON
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
I HAVE NOT COMPLAINED ABOUT ALL
OF THIS AT ANY GREAT LENGTH
BECAUSE I WAS HOPING THAT
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS WOULD BRING
IN THE ORDINANCE.
AND MANY TIMES WHEN THE
DEMOCRATS WILL BRING THEIR OWN
AUDIENCE FOR US, AND SHE WAS
MORE IMPORTANT IN THE -- YOU
KNOW, THE LEGISLATION BUT IT IS
A TANGIBLE FAILURE AT THIS
POINT TO BRING FORWARD AN
ORDINANCE, AND THAT IS WHY I
FEEL I NEED TO RAISE THIS
ISSUE.
THIS IS NOT HOW IT HAPPENED.
MY STAFF AND I FOLLOWED UP
CONTINUOUSLY WANTING THE
ORDINANCE TO MOVE FORWARD BUT
OFTEN THESE KIND OF
BUREAUCRATIC CHANNELS ARE USED
TO BLOCK IT, AND THAT'S FINE.
THAT'S YOUR DECISION.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S AN ORDINANCE
MOVING FORWARD, AND I
APPRECIATE THE COUNCILMEMBERS
TO DISCUSS WHATEVER OUTSTANDING
ISSUES THERE ARE AND ACT ON IT.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
YOUR OBJECTION IS NOTED FOR THE
RECORD.
I WOULD LIKE TO REFOCUS AND
DEBATE THE RESOLUTION BEFORE US
AS OPPOSED TO AN ORDINANCE THAT
IS NOT BEFORE US AT THE TIME.
SO IF WE COULD RECOMMIT TO JUST
FOCUSING OUR COMMENTS ON THE
AMENDED RESOLUTION BEFORE US, I
APPRECIATE IT.
AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT HAS
CONCERNED EXPRESSED OVER THE
ORDINANCE AND IS NOTED.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND FINISH UP
OUR DEBATE ON THE RESOLUTION.
I AM GOING TO GIVE
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS THE LAST
WORD AND BEFORE THE LAST WORD,
I SEE COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
HAS HER HAND RAISED.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, AND THAT'S THE KIND
OF COMMENTS I WANTED TO MAKE.
I WANTED TO CENTRE-BACK ON THE
RECOMMENDATION THAT COMES FROM
THE COMMUNITY AND TASK FORCE
AND THE FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN
RESEARCHING THE ISSUES AND
EXPLORING THE BENEFITS OF THE
SUBSTANCES AND WANTING TO MAKE
SURE WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING
OF WHY.
TO ME THIS COMES DOWN TO A
PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO THOSE
WHO MAY SEE SOME BENEFITS OF
HAVING SOME SUBSTANCES TO BE
AVAILABLE TO THEM TO TREAT
THINGS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY
HEART.
AS MANY PEOPLE KNOW, MY SISTERS
SUFFERS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
AND TRYING TO TRAIN HER BRAIN
FOR WHAT HER BODY GOES THROUGH
I AM EXCITED ABOUT ANY
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE HER HAVE A
HEALTHY AND SAFE LIFE AND
EXPERIENCE JOY FOR HER MIND AND
HER BODY AS WELL.
I CAN SEE THERE IS A LOT OF
POSSIBILITIES FOR FOLKS WHO
HAVE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES
AND DEALING WITH
IMMUNOCOMPROMISED SYSTEMS, AND
FOLKS SUFFERING FROM PTSD AND
HAVE DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY.
ANY OPPORTUNITY WE CAN
ESPECIALLY IN THE WAKE OF
COVID, TO FIND SOLUTIONS FOR
FOLKS IN A SAFE WAY AND A WAY
THAT HELPS PEOPLE TO ACCESS
SAFE SUBSTANCES IS SOMETHING
THAT I WILL SUPPORT FROM A
PUBLIC HEALTH PERFECT
RESPECTIVE AND APPRECIATE THE
RESEARCH THAT HAS GONE INTO
THIS WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN
SUPPORTING THIS RESEARCH AND
ADVOCACY FOR YEARS AND A WAY TO
RELIEVE THE STRESS AND ANXIETY
AND THE COMPLICATIONS WITHIN
OUR MIND AND BODY, AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO FUTURE WORK WITH ALL
OF YOU TO SEE HOW WE CAN
CONVINCE THE -- ADVANCE THE
COMMITMENT AND THANK YOU FOR
MAKING THIS PUBLIC AND
ACCESSING THROUGH THE PUBLIC
MAIN AND I AM EXCITED WITH THE
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA.
COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS, ANY
CLOSING REMARKS?
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
I THINK COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA'S COMMENTS ARE GREAT
TO GO OUT ON.
>> AM THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL
ON THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED
RESOLUTION?
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> YES.
>> LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE-OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION PASSES.
THE CLERK AFFIX MY SIGNATURE.
WILL THE CLERK READ ITEM THREE
INTO THE RECORD.
>> RESOLUTION 32020, THE PUBLIC
HEARING ON PETITION OF GRAND
STREET COMMONS LLC FOR THE
VACATION OF THE ALLEY IN BLOCK
14 JOSC KINNEAR.
>> THANK YOU.
IS THERE A STPH-BGD.
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT
THE RESOLUTION AND HAND DID ON
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND COLLEAGUES.
RESOLUTION 32020 SIMPLY SETS A
PUBLIC HEARING FOR A DATE TO
DISCUSS THE PROPOSED AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECT LOCATED IN THE
MOUNT BAKER NEIGHBORHOOD.
ALL GOES THROUGH THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE BUT
DUE TO BUDGET SEASON THIS WOULD
MAKE PLACE IN A FULL COUNCIL
MEETING MONDAY NOVEMBER 8.
THANK YOU.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON
THE RESOLUTION?
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, YOU
HAVE YOUR LAND RAISED.
>> THANK YOU, AND I ALWAYS
APPRECIATE YOU WORKING TO MOVE
THIS MORE QUICKLY FORWARD.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WORK TO UNDERSTAND -- YOUR WORK
QUICKLY TO MOVE THIS AS WE
UNDERSTAND THE PROJECT IS READY
FOR GROUND BREAKING IN DECEMBER
AND NEEDS THIS TO BE IN PLACE
BEFORE THEM, AND THIS IS ONE
OF SEVERAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROJECTS THAT I LEARNED OF
RECENTLY THAT REQUIRES STREETS
FROM THE CITY WHILE TYPICALLY
THE PROJECTS ARE REQUIRED TO
COMPENSATE THE CITY FOR THE
LAND FROM SEVERAL HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS TO UPWARDS OF
A MILLION.
AND IN CASES WHERE IT'S AN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT
TRYING TO BE BUILT, IT'S
PRECIOUS TIME AND LIMITED
PUBLIC RESOURCES TO BUILD
AFFORDABLE PUBLIC HOUSING AND I
WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT
GOING BACK TO THE CITY.
AND I THINK THE ISSUE OVERALL
WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY
PASTOR FIELDS AND THANK WHO WE
ARE WORKING WITH ON AN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT SUCH
AS CHURCH-OWNED SITES IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK
WITH THE MOUNT BAKER COMMUNITY
OFFICERS TO WORK ON FUTURE
LEGISLATION AND HELP TO
CONTINUE THE PROCESS AND MAKE
SURE THAT THE FEES FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS FOR
THOSE DEVELOPING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DON'T HAVE TO GO
THROUGH AND THEY ARE
COMPLEMENTARY TO THE LARGER
BUSINESS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK
ON THIS COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH YOU AND CENTRAL STAFF
DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH TO
GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF HAVING
TO AVOID THE RESOLVING DOOR OF
SPENDING BACK TO THE CITY TO
EXPEDITE THE CITY AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
UTILIZING THE LAND MORE
EFFICIENTLY, AND THE POST-
BUDGET CONVERSATIONS IN
DECEMBER AND NEXT YEAR,
AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER,
FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK IN THE
FUTURE.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON
THE RESOLUTION?
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN,
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD?
OKAY.
I AM SEEING A NO THANK YOU.
SO WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THE PASSAGE -- ON
THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED.
MOTION CARRIED.
THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF AND PLEASE READ ITEM
FOUR THROUGH EIGHT INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEMS FOUR THROUGH
EIGHT, 2047 THROUGH 2050 AND
53, THE REAPPOINTMENT OF
PATIENTS MANZEZULU MALABA, AND
ROSE LEW TSAI-LE WHITSON AND
RICHERED MOHLER.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH I MOVE TO
CONFIRM APPOINTMENTS 2047 AND
THROUGH 2053.
CENTER A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, AND I WILL MOVE
IT OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, AND THE
RECOMMENDATIONS ON AMENDMENTS
AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANS LIKE
THE ONES TODAY, AND THE FIVE
APPOINTEES ARE ALL REAPPOINTED
BY DAVID GOLDBERG, A PRIVATE
OMBUD WITH MORE THAN 20 YEARS
OF EXPERIENCE INLAND GROWTH AND
CREATING THE FRAMEWORK FOR
STREETS THAT WE USE TODAY.
AND PATIENT MALABA WORKS WITH
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT WE
DISCUSS SO OFTEN.
AND JULIO SANCHEZ HAS WORKED
WITH THE KING COUNTY EQUITY
OFFICE AND THE PUGET SOUND
CLEAR AIR AGENCY.
ROSE WHITSON IS A BIOLOGIST AND
LEADS ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING
AND CONDUCTS FIELD ASSESSMENTS
OF STREAMS AND WETLANDS AND
WILDLIFE HABITATS.
AND FINALLY BUT NOT LEAST
RICHARD MOHLER IS A TEACHER AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
AND ARCHITECT WITH MORE THAN 30
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH URBAN
ADVOCACY IN SEATTLE.
I URGE A YE VOTE, AND FOR
EVERYONE WHO IS LISTENING,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
STRAUSS.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
HEARING NONE WILL THE CLOSURING
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENTS
2047 THROUGH 2050 AND 2053.
>> HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND
NONOPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIED AND
CONFIRMED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
NINE IN THE RECORD.
>> 2051, APPOINTMENT OF MAREK'S
PARK AS MEMBER OF HISTORIC
SEATTLE PRESERVATION AND
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY GOVERNING
COUNCIL FOR A TERM NOVEMBER 30,
2021.
>> THANK YOU.
I MOVE PAYMENT 2051.
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> AND IT WAS SECONDED.
I WILL HAND IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
HE IS THE SPONSOR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND COLLEAGUES.
THIS IS A PRESERVATION
AUTHORITY DEDICATED TO SAVING
PLACES THROUGH EDUCATION
ADVOCACY AND PRESERVATION.
MARIKO PARK IS AN INTERIOR
DESIGNER AND ARCHITECT AND
FULFILLING A APPROXIMATION
APPOINTED BY HISTORIC SEATTLE
CONSTITUENCY GROUP.
WE RECOMMEND A YEA VOTE.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
THE MOTION IS CARRIED.
WILL THE CLERK READ ITEM 20
TOO.
>> APPOINTMENT OF ELLIOT SUN AS
MEMBER SEATTLE CHINATOWN
INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT
PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY GOVERNING COUNCIL FOR
A TERM TO DECEMBER 31, 2023.
>> IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> SO MOVED AND SECONDED.
I WILL HAND IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU.
THE CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT PRESERVATION WORKS FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THE APPOINTEE ELLIOT SUN IS THE
ACTING DIRECTOR AND BEING
REAPPOINTED BY THE GOVERNING
COUNCIL.
WE RECOMMEND A YEA VOTE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS?
HEARING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> NONE OPPOSED.
>> MOTION CARRIED.
ALL RIGHT, PART TWO OF THE
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS SHOW.
WILL THE CLERK READ ITEM NUMBER
11 INTO THE RECORD.
>> COUNCIL BIG WOULD 2011,
SECTION 23.58 A.04 OF THE
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO
FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF
DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS FROM PIERCE
AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES TO
SEATTLE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS WILL
PROVIDE THE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU.
DO I NEED TO REVIEW THE BILL
BEFORE DISCUSSING IT?
>> NO.
COMING STRAIGHT FROM COMMITTEE
AND WE WILL CALL THE ROLL.
>> FANTASTIC.
COUNCILMEMBERS AND COLLEAGUES,
THIS IS POSSIBLY ONE OF THE BIG
OF THE BILLS THAT WE WILL TAKE
UP THIS YEAR THAT CAUGHT NO
ATTENTION OR LIMELIGHT.
AND THE REASON I SAY THAT IS
COUNCIL BILL 120181 WILL ALLOW
FOR REGIONAL, REGIONAL
TRANSFERABLE DEVELOPMENT
RIGHTS, PROGRAMS TO WORK WITH
PIERCE AND SNOHOMISH COUNTY.
WE ALREADY HAVE A TRANSFERABLE
WENT RIGHTS PROGRAM IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE WORKING WITH KING
COUNTY.
WE DO NOT HAVE THE PROGRAM SET
UP TO WORK WITH SNOHOMISH AND
PIERCE COUNTY.
FOR INSTANCE, WHEN WE STAND IN
SEATTLE AND WE LOOK TO THE
MOUNTAINS WE NOW SEE MANY
SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENTS ON THE
FOOTHILLS BEFORE THE CASCADES.
THE REGIONAL PROGRAM ALLOWS US
TO PRESERVE THAT FARMLAND AND
FORESTLAND AND TURN THAT
DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY AND PUT IT
INTO BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN AND
SOUTH LAKE UNION.
SAID ANOTHER WAY, IF WE HAD TDR
PROGRAMS SET UP YEARS AGO, WE
WOULD BE ABLE TO LOOK EAST FROM
THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO THE
CASCADES WITH UNINTERRUPTED
VIEWS OF THE FOREST LAND.
FOR US TO BE ABLE TO ATTAIN OUR
UNINTERRUPTED VIEWS IN THE
FARMLAND FROM SEATTLE TO MOUNT
RAINIER OR GLACIER PEAK, WE
NEED THIS PROGRAM.
THIS PROGRAM HAS NOT BEEN IN
PLACE, AND
THAT'S WHY I SAY ONE OF THE BIG
OF THE THINGS WE HAVE DONE WITH
THE LITTLEST AMOUNT OF FANFARE.
AGAIN, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE
ASPECTS.
CURRENTLY, SEATTLE TDR PROGRAM
ALLOWS RECEDING SITES ONLY IN
PARTS OF OUR CITY, DOWNTOWN AND
SOUTH LAKE UNION TO BUY
ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENTS BY
PURCHASING CREDITS FROM
ELIGIBLE SPENDING SITES TO
FARMLAND AND FOREST LAND SUCH
AS LANDMARK PROPERTY ON FOREST
HILL AND ALLOWS US TO ACCEPT
MORE GROWTH AND PRESERVE GREEN
SPACES, AGRICULTURAL LAND AND
HISTORIC PROPERTYS THAT MAKE
OUR REGION SO BEAUTIFUL.
AS THE SUPPLY OF TDR CREDIT
SLOWS THIS ALLOWS US TO
PURCHASE CREDITS FROM PIERCE
AND SNOHOMISH COUNTY AND
ENCOURAGING PRESERVATION IN
MORE OF OUR REGION AND ALLOWING
FOR THE CONTINUED GROWTH WE
NEED IT SEATTLE.
THROUGHOUT THE CONSIDERATION WE
HEARD FROM KING AND SNOHOMISH
AND PIERCE COUNTIES ABOUT THIS
CHANGE, AND THIS IS PROBABLY
ONE OF THE BIGGEST LITTLE
THINGS THAT WE WILL DO ALL YEAR
BECAUSE THE IMPACT IS SO
INCREDIBLE, YET WE HAVE TO DO
LITTLE TO ACHIEVE PRESERVING
FARMLAND, FOREST LAND, AND
UNDEVELOPED LAND IN THE SUBURBS
AND CREATING MORE DENSITY IN
THE CITY.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND
COLLEAGUES.
THAT IS THE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
I DON'T SEE HANDS RAISED.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL?
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> YES.
>> NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE CLERK READ ITEM 12 INTO
THE RECORD.
>> AREAS AS PART OF THE 2020
THROUGH 2021 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AMENDMENT PROCESS THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THAT THE BILL PASSED
AS AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, IT'S MY
ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO HAND THIS
OVER TO COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
TO PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE REPORT
ON THE BILL.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND COLLEAGUES, WITH SUCH
ENTHUSIASM WITH THE VOTE A
MOMENT AGO I BRING TO YOU
ANOTHER SMALL BUT IMPORTANT
CHANGE.
THE LEGISLATION AMENDS THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO CHANGE TO
RESIDENTIAL AREAS, A TERM THAT
REFLECTS THE REALITY ON THE
GROUND TODAY AS THE SO-CALLED
SINGLE FAMILY AREAS THAT
INCLUDE HOUSES WITH MULTIPLE
FAMILIES OR UNRELATED ROOMMATES
AND ATTACHED AND DEATTACHED
DWELLING UNITS, LEGACY DUPLEXES
AND LEGACY APARTMENT BUILDINGS
BUILT BEFORE THE CURRENT RULES
TOOK EFFECT AND MULTIFAMILY
UNITS THAT ARE BUILT IN AREAS
THAT NO LONGER ALLOW THEM TO BE
BUILT.
THUS NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL
REFLECTS THE REALITY ON THE
GROUND THAT THERE ARE MANY
TYPES OF BUILDINGS THAT MAKE
OUR RESIDENTIAL AREAS VIBRANT
AND MANY BUILDING TYPES THAT
ARE ALREADY IN WHAT WE KNOW NOW
AS SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.
THIS NAME CHANGE WAS
RECOMMENDED BY THE SEATTLE
PLANNING COMMISSION IN 2018,
AND THE CITY COUNCIL PLACED
THIS PROPOSAL ON THE TABLE FOR
A CONSIDERATION AS PART OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN 2019,
2020, AND EARLIER THIS YEAR.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA FOR HER WORK BEFORE I
CAME INTO OFFICE ON THIS
BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A LONG-
ANTICIPATED CHANGE.
I HAVE HEARD SOME CONCERN FROM
COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT THE
CHANGES DO NOTHING MORE THAN --
LET ME TAKE ONE STEP BACK.
I HAVE HEARD -- I HAVE HEARD
CONCERNS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS
THIS LEADS TO SO MANY DIFFERENT
THINGS.
WHAT I THINK WE NEED TO BE
GROUNDED IN TODAY IS WHAT WE
HAVE BEFORE US IS A BILL THAT
CHANGES THE NAME OF THESE
ZONES.
IT DOES NOT CHANGE THE ZONING.
IT DOES NOT CHANGE THE USES.
IT DOES NOT CHANGE THE HEIGHT,
BULK, OR SCALE OF BUILDINGS IN
THE AREAS.
IT SIMPLY CHANGES THE NAME AND
WHAT WE CALL AREAS OF OUR CITY.
WE HAVE HELD TWO PUBLIC
HEARINGS ON THIS PROPOSAL IN
JULY AND SEPTEMBER AND NOTIFIED
ALL AFFECTED COMMUNITY COUNCILS
OF THE CHANGE OVER THE SUMMER.
IN THE PLANNING RECOMMENDATION
THEY SHOWED STRONG SUPPORT FOR
THE CHANGE.
IN COMMITTEE WE ADOPTED ONE
AMENDMENT THAT WAS SUGGESTED BY
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND THANK
YOU FOR THE CORRECTION,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
WELL RECEIVED.
THAT AMENDMENT REMOVED AWKWARD
LANGUAGE IN THE NORTH DEBATE
COMMUNITY PLAN THAT WOULD HAVE
RESULTED FROM THE CHANGE.
I WAS GLAD TO WORK WITH
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AS SHE
WAS WORKING ON THIS EFFORT FOR
SO LONG, AS WE MOVE UP TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND MAJOR
UPDATE.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THAT IS MY REPORT.
>> WONDERFUL.
I KNOW THAT COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA IS A COSPONSOR OF THIS
EFFORT WITH YOU.
I WANT TO GIVE HER AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON THE
BILL BEFORE WE OPEN UP FOR
COMMENTS FROM OTHERS.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, PLEASE.
>> AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS NOT JUST
FOR YOUR COSPONSORSHIP FOR THE
PROPOSAL BUT YOUR LEADERSHIP
THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.
AS YOU NOTED, THERE WERE
MULTIPLE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND
COMMITTEE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE
HAD,
AND WITH COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES'S OFFICE HAD A
CONVERSATION THAT ROOTED WITH
THE CONVERSATION TODAY WITH THE
RACIAL EQUITY TOOL KIT AND MANY
DISCUSSIONS IN THE COMMUNITY
INCLUDING MAKING SURE THAT THE
17 NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS WHO HAVE
CURRENTLY REFERENCED SINGLE
FAMILY HOMES WERE REACHED OUT
TO AND KNEW ABOUT THE POTENTIAL
CHANGE.
WE RECEIVED 400 INDIVIDUALS AND
ORGANIZATIONS WHO WROTE INTO US
WITH COMMENTS ABOUT THE 17
NEIGHBORHOODS AND APPRECIATED
MAKING SURE THAT I AM
CLARIFYING FOR THE RECORD HOW
MUCH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WAS DONE
ON THIS WITH THE 17 DIRECTLY
AFFECTED NEIGHBORHOODS, AND
AGAIN AS COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
HAS ACCURATELY SUMMARIZED ONCE
AGAIN FOR THE RECORD THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE NAME CHANGE
BUT ALSO CENTERING US ON THE
FACT THAT THIS IS JUST A NAME
CHANGE TO ADDRESS A DIS NOMER
IN STATUE MISREPRESENTING THE
CITY WE ARE AND THE FABRIC THAT
WE ARE IN NOW.
I WILL INCLUDE THE THREE
COMMENTS IN LETTERS OF SUPPORT
FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
THE FIRST FROM THE SEATTLE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE LETTER
STATES IT'S TRUE THAT THE
LEGISLATION IS A SIMPLE NAME
CHANGE BUT SEATTLE MUST TAKE
THE FIRST STEP OF PASSING
COUNCIL BILL 120155 AS WELL AS
ADDRESS THE HISTORIC AND
ONGOING IMPACT OF EXCLUSIONARY
ZONING THROUGH CHANGES IN
EXISTING POLITICS.
THE OTHER LETTER FROM THE
HOUSING CONSORTIUM SAYING WITH
THIS AMENDMENT YOU ARE LAYING
GROUND WORK TO CREATE MORE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOUSING AND
NEIGHBORHOODS IN SEATTLE IN THE
UPCOMING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
UPDATE.
THIS IS A DOWN PAYMENT ON A
PURPOSE FOR OPPORTUNITY AND
MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE IN
THE CITY AND FAMILIES AND
CHILDREN TO HAVE ACCESS TO
WONDERFUL NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS
OUR CITY, AND FINALLY FROM
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FROM
SEATTLE, SAYING ONE EXAMPLE OF
THE KIND OF CHANGE WE CAN SEE
EVEN MORE BYPASSING THIS
PROPOSAL IS THE WORK.
ON SATURDAY, WE WERE BLESSED TO
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CELEBRATE THE COMPLETION OF OUR
MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENT ON THIS
SITE WHERE WE TURNED ONE SINGLE
FAMILY HOME INTO 13 PERMANENT
AFFORDABLE MOMENTS AND TODAY
THERE ARE 13 FAMILIES LIVING IN
SOUTH PARK IN PART BECAUSE OF
THE ZONING FLEXIBLE THAT IS
REQUIRED.
BY AUTHORIZING THIS LEGISLATION
YOU ARE TAKING ONE STEP, AN
IMPORTANT STEP IN CONTINUING TO
MOVE SEATTLE TO A PLACE WHERE
EVERYONE HAS A PLACE TO CALL
HOME.
I RAISED THESE THREE LETTERS OF
THE EXAMPLE OF THE DIVERSE
TYPES OF COMMENTS THAT WE
RECEIVED AND THE DIVERSE TYPE
OF ENTITIES THAT HAVE WRITTEN
IN TO SUPPORT THIS IMPORTANT
BUT SIMPLE PIECE OF LEGISLATION
IN FRONT OF US.
AS WE PROPOSE NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL, WE ARE IN ALL
ASPECTS RECOGNIZING THAT
LANGUAGE MATTERS.
WE ARE RECOGNIZING THAT
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE DIVERSE HOMES
TO HOUSING AND COMMERCE AND
DIVERSE HOMES TO PARKS AND
SERVICES, DIVERSE HOMES TO
NEIGHBORHOOD AMENITYS THAT MAKE
THE NEIGHBORHOODS MORE WALKABLE
SO EVERYONE CAN ACCESS ALL
THINGS THEY NEED WITHOUT EVER
HAVING TO GET IN A CAR.
THE REALITY IS, QUOTE, SINGLE
FAMILY ONLY DOESN'T REFLECT THE
CURRENT USE AND MAKEUP OF OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT REALLY HAVE
DUPLEXES AND TRIPLEXES, ROW
HOUSES, CONNECTED HOMES AND
COURTYARDS AND APARTMENTS LIKE
THE ONE I LIVED IN IN QUEEN
ANNE THAT WAS ZONED OUT AND
BANNED FROM BEING IN
EXISTENCES.
SO I WANT TO THANK, FINALLY,
THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSING --
EXCUSE ME OF THE SEATTLE
PLANNING COMMISSION WHO, AS WE
TALKED ABOUT BEFORE HAVE
RECOMMENDED YEAR OVER YEAR
EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT THE
PLANNING COMMISSION HAS SENT
RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL AND
TO THE MAYOR SINCE 2018 THEY
HAVE REFLECTED FOR THIS
PROPOSAL TO BE INCLUDED.
I SPOKE WITH MEMBERS OF THE
PLANNING COMMISSION BEFORE 2018
AND THEY SAID WE KNEW THAT
BEFORE 2018 AS WELL BUT THEY
ARE VERY HAPPY TO SEE IT
FINALLY MOVE INTO ACTION AND IN
ADDITION TO THE 400 INDIVIDUALS
AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO WE ARE
WORKING WITH ON GETTING THE
FEEDBACK FROM THE 17
NEIGHBORHOODS, LETTERS AND
COMMUNICATIONS ARE SENT TO ALL
COMMUNITIES AFFECTED AND DEEP
CONVERSATIONS ESPECIALLY HERE
IN DISTRICT ONE, THE MORGAN
JUNCTION COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
AND IN JULY WE MEET OR MEMBERS
OF MY OFFICE MET WITH THE WEST
SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOODS AND I
BRING THEM UP TO SHOW HOW
IMPORTANT THEY ARE WITH JUST A
NAME CHANGE BECAUSE WE WILL
CALL ON THE SAME INDIVIDUALS
AND ORGANIZATIONS AND FOLKS
WITH DIFFERING OPINIONS TO SET
THE STAGE FOR THE 2023
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THROUGHOUT 2022, WE WILL BUILD
ON THE DISCUSSIONS THIS YEAR
AND MAKE INFORMED POLICY
DISCUSSIONS AND ROOTED IN WHAT
COMMUNITY IS INFORMING US OF.
I AM EXITED ABOUT IT BEING ABLE
TO START FROM A SHARED
UNDERSTANDING OF FAMILY, AND I
HAVE TO THEY SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA TO COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND I HAVE TO SAY TO
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ, AND THE
REPRESENTATIVE MACKR, JERKS AND
REPRESENTATIVE CHOP AND HOUSING
CONSORTIUM, AND THE SEATTLE
MEMBER CHAMBER AND AIA,
INSTITUTE CONSTITUTE OF
ARCHITECTS, SEATTLE FOR
EVERYONE, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY,
AND SEATTLE PLANNING
COMMISSION, AND SEATTLE
HOUSING, AND FROM COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS'S OFFICE AND ERIN FROM
MY OFFICE CREDITLY INSTRUMENTAL
IN SHAPING THIS POLICY, AND WE
KNOW WE WILL LOOK AHEAD TO THE
MAJOR CHANGES COMING.
AS COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS SAID
WE ARE NOT GETTING AHEAD OF THE
CONSTRUCTION IN TODAY'S PIECE
OF LEGISLATION THAT IS NARROW
IN SCOPE, BUT THOSE
CONVERSATIONS OVER THE NEXT TWO
YEARS, I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT
THAT WE'LL RESULT IN A
MEANINGFUL POLICY AND DECISIONS
THAT HELP US TO GET AT ZONING
TO CREATE MORE HOUSING CHOICES
AND COMBATING DISPLACEMENT AND
SETTING THE STAGE AND NARRATIVE
IN LANGUAGE THAT IS MEANINGFUL
AND REFLECTIVE OF OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS CRITICAL.
I AM EXCITED FOR THE FIRST STEP
AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, FOR SHEPHERDING US
THROUGH INCLUSIVE
CONVERSATIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THE
BILL?
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
GRACIOUSLY THANKED ME FOR THE
AMENDMENT THAT I HAD FLAGGED
THOUGH I AM NOT A MEMBER, AND
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD
AND THANK THE MORGAN JUNCTION
ASSOCIATION FOR IDENTIFYING IT
AS A -- IT'S A TWEAK THAT WAS
NECESSARY FOR READABILITY.
I APPRECIATE THEIR FINE EYE
TOWARDS MAKING SURE.
IN A PIECE OF LEGISLATION, IT'S
ALL ABOUT CREATING MORE
CLARITY.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR
ATTENTION TO THAT LEVEL.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THE
BILL?
WELL, I'LL PUT MYSELF IN THE
CUE.
>> YOU ARE ON MUTE.
>> THE HOST MUTED ME?
>> IT WASN'T ME.
>> I THINK COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ
HAS TAKEN HOST RESPONSIBLE.
>> I HAVE.
>> MY COMMENTS ARE VERY SHORT.
>> THANK YOU.
PRAISE BE.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY I AM
EXCITED TO SHOW MY SUPPORT FOR
THIS BILL.
AND I ALSO BELIEVE THIS WILL
BETTER REFLECT AND INCLUDE
RESIDENTS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AND HOPE THAT THE ZONING WILL
MOVE FORWARD TO REFLECT OUR
CITY'S RAPID GROWTH IN THE LAST
DECADE AND LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE
COUNCIL'S WORK AND ALLOW MORE
NEIGHBORS TO INVITE THOSE
ADDITIONAL FAMILIES INTO ALL OF
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO MUCH THANKS, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND MOSQUEDA.
THAT BEING SAID, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE
THE LAST WORD?
>> I THINK COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD CALLED IT OUT WELL,
AND DEPUTY CLERK, ADDING TO THE
CONVERSATION.
I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU AND I
APPRECIATE YOUR GREAT WORK AND
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE.
>> APPRECIATE THAT, DEPUTY
CLERK, A SMALL NUDGE TO KEEP IT
MOVING ALONG.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE.
>> HERBOLD?
HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
JUAREZ?
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> PRESIDENT GONZALEZ?
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CHAIR WILL SIGN IT AND CLERK
PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE ON MY
BEHALF.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
13 INTO THE RECORD.
ALL RIGHT AND BACK OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS TO WALK
US THROUGH.
>> THANK YOU, AND TWO MORE
BILLS, AND I PROMISE WE'LL BE
DONE.
COUNCIL BILL 120154 AMENDS THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS THE 121
ANNUAL AMENDMENT PROCESS.
AS WE JUST DISCUSSED, THIS
LEADS US TO THE MAJOR UPDATE
AND THESE AMENDMENTS WE
CONSIDERED A YEAR AGO, IF I
HAVE THAT RIGHT.
CHECK ME IF I SAID THAT
CORRECTLY.
THIS LEGISLATION MAKES OTHER
CHANGES TO THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN TO THE 2021 AMENDMENT
PROCESS.
AS A REMINDER, STATE LAW ALLOWS
US TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN ONE TIME PER YEAR.
THE COUNCIL ENGAGES IN A TWO-
YEAR PROCESS FIRST BYPASSING
THE RESOLUTION THAT SETS THE
DOCKETS OF AMENDMENTS TO BE
CONSIDERED, AND COUNCIL BILL
120154 WAS ADOPTED LAST YEAR
AND TWO AMENDMENTS ARE PART OF
THIS.
THE FIRST TO ADD A HOT BLOCK TO
THE U DISTRICT AND IN THE URBAN
SISTER AND THE SECOND A SET OF
CHANGES FROM THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT FOR THE KEY ASPECTS
OF THE 130th STREET AREA PLAN
TO CREATE DENSER HOUSING NEAR
THE FUTURE TRANSIT STATION THAT
IS ON SCHEDULE.
THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ.
THIS LEGISLATION AS TRANSMITTED
INCLUDES AMENDMENTS TO
MANUFACTURING AREAS AND THE
AMENDMENTS HAD TO BE REMOVED IN
COMMITTEE BECAUSE FEPA WAS NOT
CONCLUDED ON THOSE CHANGES.
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS A SHARED
IMPACT STATEMENT ON THE
PROPOSED CHANGES TO ALLOW THE
AMENDMENT TO BE CONSIDERED NEXT
YEAR.
THE SEATTLE PLANNING COMMISSION
AND OPCD REQUIREMENT ALL THE
AMENDMENTS IN THE LEGISLATION
BE ADDED AND THE COMMITTEE
URGES A AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> GREAT.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THE
BILL?
I AM NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HAND
RAISED.
OH, ONE HAND RAISED.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, PLEASE.
>> SORRY.
TAKING ME A WHILE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IS
ITEM NUMBER NINE, AMENDS TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN?
>> THIS IS ITEM 13.
>> THANK YOU.
I WILL BE VOTING YES ON THE
COMPREHENSIVE AMENDMENT THIS
YEAR BECAUSE I DO NOT OBJECT TO
ANY OF THE AMENDMENTS AS
CONTAINED BUT THE FACT THAT YET
AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE LEFT
OUT DEVELOPERS IS JUST STUNNING
AND COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.
THE DEVELOPER FEES ARE THE FEES
THAT THE CITY COULD CHARGE FOR
PROFIT DEVELOPERS TO RAISE TENS
OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE TO FUND
GROWTH AND PUBLIC TRANSIT, AND
IN FACT, OTHER CITIES IN
WASHINGTON STATE CHARGE
DEVELOPER FEES.
AS AN ILLUSTRATION, DEVELOPER
IMPACT FEES IN SEATTLE COULD
HAVE FUNDED $40 MILLION WORTH
OF PUBLIC TRANSIT EXPANSION.
I WANT TO QUOTE WHAT I SAID ON
SEPTEMBER 29th OF LAST YEAR,
ONE YEAR AND FIVE DAYS AGO,
QUOTE, I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT
I OBJECT TO BEING LEFT OUT OF
THE BILL.
IN PARTICULAR, THERE IS NO
MENTION OF DEVELOPER IMPACT
FEES.
DEVELOPER IMPACT FEES CAN ONLY
BE PASSED INTO LAW AFTER THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS AMENDED
ONLY ONCE EACH YEAR SO THE FACT
THAT THE DEVELOPER IMPACT FEES
ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS BILL
MEANS WE HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER
YEAR FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE THE DEVELOPERS, THE
CORPORATE DEVELOPERS PAY FOR
THE IMPACT THEY HAVE ON OUR
CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE.
UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS A LONG
AND BUREAUCRATIC PROCESS FOR
ESTABLISHING THE IMPACT FEES.
BEFORE THEY CAN BE PASSED THEY
NEED TO BE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN AND BEFORE THEY ARE PUT IN
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THEY
NEED TO BE UNDER THE STATE'S
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECT ACT.
AND THE DEVELOPER IMPACT FEES
WERE INCLUDED IN THE RESOLUTION
THAT THE COUNCIL PASSED LAST
YEAR, LISTING THE ISSUES THAT
SHOULD BE STUDIED FOR THIS
YEAR'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN F WE
HAD DEVELOPER IMPACT FEES
AVAILABLE THIS YEAR WE COULD
RAISE THE FUNDS.
[ END END QUOTE.
SO KEEP IN MIND THESE ARE WERE
MY COMMENTS FROM LAST YEAR, SO
THIS YEAR MEANS LAST YEAR AND
THEN TWO YEARS BACK, AND ONCE
AGAIN, THE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY SAID THAT THE
STUDY HAS NOT BEEN DONE TO
ALLOW US TO BE INCLUDED IN THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESPITE THE
FACT THAT IT WAS IN THE LIST OF
THINGS TO BE DONE FOR THIS
YEAR'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND
DESPITE MANY, MANY FALLS FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS, AND FROM PAST
COUNCILMEMBERS AND THE CURRENT
ONES.
IN JULY OF LAST YEAR, THE
COUNCIL VOTED YES TO INCLUDE AN
AMENDMENT FROM MY OFFICERS TO A
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING BILL
THAT ADDED THE FOLLOWS CLAUSES,
I QUOTE, WHEREAS DEVELOPER
IMPACT FEES CAN BE ESTABLISHED
BY AS EARLY AS 2021 TO
ESTABLISH METROBUS, THE
DEVELOPER IMPACT FEES ARE
PROGRESSIVE FUNDING PAID FOR BY
LARGE CORPORATE DEVELOPERS AND
THAT THE SEATTLE COUNCIL PLANS
TO COMPLETE IN 2020 THE
DEVELOPER IMPACT FEES FOR 2021
AND WHEREAS THE COUNCIL IS
COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING THE
IMPACT FEES IN 2021 TO RAISE
NOT LESS THAN $40 MILLION TO
INCREASE FUNDING FOR METROBUS,
END QUOTE.
THIS WAS ACCEPTED BY THE
COUNCIL TO A TRANSPORTATION
FUNDING BILL.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT REQUIRES
THE CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL
COMMITTEES FOR SINGLE LAND USE
TO PRIORITIZE IMPACT FEES FOR
THEIR COMMITTEE AND IT'S CLEAR
THAT NEITHER COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN OR STRAUSS WHO CHAIRED
THE COMMITS HAVE AGREED TO DO
THAT THIS YEAR BUT THE COUNCIL
AS A WHOLE, THE COUNCIL AS A
WHOLE HAS NOT PRIORITIZED
IMPACT FEES IN ANY WAY.
THIS IS A CLEAR DEMONSTRATION
OF THE INORDINATE POWER THAT
THEY HAVE, AND HOW THE
POLITICIANS GO ALONG WITH THAT
DESPITE THE RHETORIC I HEAR
HERE.
IN 2021, IT WAS PRIORITIZED BY
COUNCILMEMBERS.
ALL OF THIS HAPPENED BEHIND
CLSED DOORS.
SOCIETY PUBLIC DON'T KNOW WHOM
TO BLAME AND WHY FEES ARE NOT
MOVING FORWARD AND WHY IS IT A
COMPLETELY SENSIBLE IDEA LIKE
DEVELOPER IMPACT FEES ARE NOT
GOING FORWARD?
THE REALITY IS IT'S ALL
POLITICAL.
THEY ARE HATED BY CORPORATE
DEVELOPERS, NOT SURPRISINGLY,
AND THAT IS WHY YOU SEE THE
INACTION ON THE CITY COUNCIL IN
THE ABSENCE OF A REAL CAMPAIGN,
A REALLY MOMENTUM ON THE GROUND
TO PUSH FOR IT LIKE THE AMAZON
AND LIKE $15 AN HOUR, AND LIKE
THE RENTERS THAT HAVE WON THIS
YEAR.
IT'S BECAUSE WE BUILT
INDEPENDENT CAMPAIGNS TO WIN
THEM.
SO THE OVERALL RESULT IS YEARS
HAVE GONE BY AND CORPORATE
DEVELOPERS CONTINUE TO MAKE
DOUBLE-DIGIT RATES WITHOUT
PAYING ANYTHING RESEMBLING
THEIR FAIR SHARE IN TAXES.
AND YOU CAN SEE DEVELOPERS,
CONTRACTS WITH BANKS, BIG
CORPORATIONS ALL OF WHOM ARE
MAKING BIG BUCKS FROM
CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT,
THEY ARE ALSO THE ENTITY
RESPONSIBLE FOR DENYING BASIC
CONTRACTS TO CONSTRUCTION
WORKERS AND WE ARE SEEING
COURAGEOUS UNION CARPENTERS ON
STRIKE.
AND SO ALL OF THIS IS IN THE
MIXTURE.
I VOTED YES ON THE PREVIOUS
AGENDA ITEM CHANGING THE NAME
OF SINGLE FAMILY ZONES TO
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL BUT
LET'S MAKE IT CLEAR.
IT'S NOTHING MORE THAN A NAME
CHANGE HAVING ABSOLUTELY NO
MATERIAL IMPACT.
THIS IS WHERE THE -- THAT IS
WHERE THE POLITICAL
ESTABLISHMENT CHOSE TO PUT
THEIR IMPACT.
AND THEY WANT TO FOCUS EVERYONE
ON SYMBOLIC ISSUES, AND AS I
SAID BEFORE I WILL BE VOTING
YES ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AMENDMENT BECAUSE I DO NOT
OBJECT TO THOSE AMENDMENTS IN
PARTICULAR BUT I URGE MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC.
IF WE WANT THE DEVELOPER IMPACT
FEES, IF YOU WANT THE
DEVELOPERS TO PAY ANYTHING TO
THEIR FAIR SHARE AND EXPAND THE
TRANSIT HOURS IN SEATTLE, WE
NEED TO --
>> COUNCILMEMBER, POINT OF
ORDER.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
I -- I APPRECIATE IT.
AGAIN, COLLEAGUES, OUR CITY
COUNCIL RULES REQUIRE US TO
KEEP YOUR COMMENTS FOCUSED ON
THE LEGISLATURIVE MATTER THAT
IS BEING DEBATED AS OPPOSED TO
GENERALIZED COMMENTS ABOUT
UNRELATED LEGISLATIVE MATTERS.
SO I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP
IN STAYING TRUE TO THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL RULE TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE STAYING EFFICIENT AND --
>> BUT COUNCIL PRESIDENT
GONZALEZ, ALL OF MY COMMENTS
WERE 100 PERCENT RELATED TO THE
PLAN.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, I AM
FOR THE RECORD AGREEING THAT
ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS WERE 100
PERCENT RELATED TO THE COUNCIL
BILL BEFORE US WHICH IN MY
UNDERSTANDING ARE ROUTINE
AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN IN THE WORKS FOR A YEAR.
I AGREE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SEE THEM BE MORE ROBUST, AND
YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN
ADVANCING THE LEGISLATION THAT
YOU JUST DESCRIBED BUT THAT'S
NOT THE MATTER BEFORE US.
THE MATTER BEFORE US IS
CONTAINED IN THE COUNCIL BILL.
YOUR OBJECTIONS ARE DULY NOTED,
AND AGAIN, WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE BEING EFFICIENT AND
EFFECTIVE IN THE TIME THAT WE
HAVE TOGETHER, AND I AM JUST
ASKING FOR YOU ALL TO WORK WITH
ME IN BEING ABLE TO TO ACHIEVE
THAT.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THIS
BILL?
I AM NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HANDS
RAISED.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE IT OUT?
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT,
AND JUST TO RESPOND TO THINGS
THAT WERE SAID ON THE RECORD A
MOMENT AGO.
UNDERSTAND IMPACT FEES WERE
DOCKETED AND DOCKETED FOR A
NUMBER OF YEARS.
BEING DOCKETED IS A REQUEST TO
HAVE THE EXECUTIVE AND
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT STUDY THE
ISSUE AT HAND AND NOT ONLY THAT
BUT COUNCIL PUT FORWARD THE
RESOURCES AND WHEN I SAY STUDY,
THAT MEANS TO HAVE CEPA
CONDUCTED TO THE POLICY
PROPOSAL.
FURTHERMORE, THE CITY COUNCIL
HAS PUT FORWARD TO HAVE IMPACT
FEES STUDIED SO THERE IS NO --
WE HAVE MADE THE REQUEST OF THE
EXECUTIVE TO HAVE THE FEES
CONDUCTED AND PUT FORWARD THE
RESOURCES TO DO SO.
THIS AT TIME, WE ARE WAITING
FOR IT TO BE CONCLUDE BEFORE WE
AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO
-- TO INCLUDE IMPACT FEES.
THAT IS THE SCHEDULE OF LAND-
USE ITEMS.
IT IS OUT OF OUR CONTROL AT
THIS POINT BECAUSE THAT'S THE
SCHEDULE IN WHICH IT NEEDS TO
BE COMPLETED.
AS WE WERE WAITING FOR CEPA TO
BE CONCLUDED, THEN WE WOULD BE
ABLE TO TAKE IT UP FOR
CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
THAT IS THE COMMITTEE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL.
>> HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> MORALES.
>> YES.
>> MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS.
>> YES.
PRESIDENT GONZALEZ.
>> AYE.
>> NINE IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
AND THE BILL PASSES, AND WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
14 INTO THE RECORD.
>> 120149, RELATING TO LAND USE
AND ZONING AND MINIMUM PARKING
REQUIREMENTS FOR INDOOR SPORTS
AND RECREATION USES, AMENDING
SECTIONS 23.50.027 AND
23.54.015, AND THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THE BILL PASSES.
and recreation
uses in industrial generalto
zones.
Places certain restrictions on
the higher size including the
site must be 500 feet from
shoreline.
Both the neighborhood
commercial or mixed use mixed
zones.
WITHIN A MILE OF ANOTHER
FACILITY.
INDOOR SPORTS AND RECREATION
USES ARE DEFINED IN THE
JUDGMENT INCLUDING THINGS LIKE
PRACTICE FACILITIES BUT NOT
INCLUDING SPECTATOR VENUES.
THAT COULD DRIVE LARGE
INCREASES IN TRAFFIC AND
VISITATION.
THIS LEGISLATION COULD ALLOW
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH A
FACILITY OR ONE OF ABOUT 45
DIFFERENT PARCELS THROUGHOUT
DISTRICT 6 AND DISTRICT 7.
MOSTLY INTERBAY AND DOW AS
WELL.
SPECULATION IN THE PRESS THIS
PROPOSAL CONSTITUTES A SPOT
REZONE. AFTER CONSULTING THE
CITY'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE AND MY
COLLEAGUES I'M CONFIDENT THIS
DOES NOT MEET THOSE CRITERIA.
THIS LEGISLATION DOES NOT
REZONE THAT IT DOES NOT ALLOW
IT DOES NOT ALLOW NEW USES.
SO AGAIN DOES NOT REZONE LAND.
IT IS NOT ALLOWED NEW USES IN
THAT ZONING.
IS SIMPLY ADJUST THE MAXIMUM
SIZE OF THE USE THAT IS ALREADY
ALLOWED IN THE ZONE AND APPLIES
THAT CHANGE TO MANY PROPERTIES
ACROSS THE AREA.
AS A STRONG SUPPORTER OF
PROTECTING OUR INDUSTRIAL AREAS
I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT WITH
STAKEHOLDERS IN THE -- ABOUT
THIS PROPOSAL TO ENSURE THEY
WERE AWARE OF IT AND DO NOT
HAVE CONCERNS.
IN ADDITION TO THESE
CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE RECEIVED
MANY LETTERS OF SUPPORT COMING
FROM -- THE CEO OF SEATTLE
CRACKEN.
CHUCK ARNOLD PRESIDENT OF THE
SEAHAWKS.
-- THE FORMER DIRECTOR OF
PLANNING AND DEVELOPER FOR THE
CITY OF SEATTLE FOR OVER 14
YEARS.
-- FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE
GREATER SEATTLE BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION.
AS WELL AS FROM SWEDISH HEALTH
SERVICES.
THE ECU.
CARTER SUBARU.
AND RISE ABOVE ORGANIZATION
FOCUSED ON EMPOWERMENT OF YOUTH
BASKETBALL.
AS WE HAVE HEARD AND
PUBLICCOMMENT AND ELSEWHERE THE
SEATTLE STORM COULD APPLY FOR
PERMITS TO BUILD THEIR OWN
RECTUS FACILITY IF THIS
FLEXIBILITY IS ESTABLISHED.
WHILE A DIFFERENT PARTY COULD
ULTIMATELY SUBMIT THE PROPOSAL
I BELIEVE A STORM PRACTICE
FACILITY OR ANY OTHER PRACTICE
FACILITIES WOULD HAVE A
POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR CITY.
CREATING MORE SPACES FOR SPORTS
AND RECREATION AND BENEFITS ALL
OF US.
KIDS FAMILIES NEIGHBORS AND
FANS ALIKE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
OFTENTIMES SUPPORT THE
SEAHAWKS.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE AS THE
CITY ALSO HAVE THE STORM
SEATTLE STORMS BACK AS THEY ARE
THE MOST WINNINGEST TEAM AND
THEY HAVE HAD SEIBLES BACK FOR
SO LONG.
SUE BIRD SHARED IN COMMITTEE
TEAMS CAN LOSE THEIR STAR
PLAYERS WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE
THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT
THEIR PLAYERS.
FOR INSTANCE PRACTICE
FACILITIES.
IF TEAMS DO NOT HAVE A GOOD
PLACE TO PRACTICE AND HONE
THEIR SKILLS OFF OF THE
COMPETITION COURT THEY MAY LOSE
THOSE STAR PLAYERS.
CURRENTLY THE SEATTLE STORM IS
PRACTICING AT SEATTLE PACIFIC
UNIVERSITY'S GYM FACILITIES.
IF A PLAYER WANTED TO SPEND
EXTRA TIME SHOOTING PRACTICING
OR PLAYING THEY COULD HAVE THAT
TIME INTERRUPTED BY A
UNIVERSITY STUDENT HOPING TO
ALSO USE THAT FACILITY.
THIS MONTH CRACKEN'S NEW
FACILITY IN NORTHGATE AND --
REMINDER OF THE POSITIVE
IMPACTS THAT SPORTS AND SPORTS
FACILITIES CAN HAVE ON A CITY.
WHENTHEY ARE DONE RIGHT.
WHEN WE ARE USING PRIVATE
DOLLARS TO CREATE THESE
INSTITUTIONS SO THAT THE PUBLIC
IS NOT SPENDING MONEY AND THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE GENERAL
PUBLIC ARE BENEFITING FROM
THESE PROGRAMS PLAYERS AND
TEAMS.
THIS IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO
ALLOW FOR A SPORTS FACILITY
THAT WILL BENEFIT SEATTLE AND
ALLOW OUR WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL
SPORTS TEAM TO DEEPEN THEIR
ROOTS IN SEATTLE.
ANOTHER MOMENT WHERE WE GET TO
TELL OUR FOUR-TIME CHAMPIONSHIP
TEAM THAT SEATTLE HAS THEIR
BACK.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
THAT IS THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
>>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS?
I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS
RAISED.
THERE WE GO.>> I JUST WANT TO
SAY FOR THE RECORD WHEN I FIRST
HEARD ABOUT THIS LEGISLATION I
HAD CONCERNS.
BECAUSE HOW IT WAS DESCRIBED IT
MADE ME THINK WE WERE CHANGING
THE ZONING.
SEVERAL BOATS WITH THE COUNCIL
-- IS RELATED TO PROPOSED
CHANGES FROM INDUSTRIAL ZONE
FOR THIS LOT AND THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
WHEN I LEARNED LEGISLATION DOES
NOT CHANGE THE UNDERLYING
ZONING AND MAINTAINS THE
CURRENT INDUSTRIAL ZONES MY
CONCERNS WERE ADDRESSED.
I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT ON
THE RECORD.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?
>> ANY CLOSING REMARKS?
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
SMITH SEVERE THANK YOU TO MY
COLLEAGUES AND COUNCILMEMBER --
WHO IS A LONGTIME SUPPORTER AND
CHAMPION OF THE STORM.
>> EXCELLENT.
I'M NOT SEEING AN ADDITIONAL
HANDS RAISED.
WILL THE CLERKS CALL THE ROLL
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> HERBAL
>> WAREZ
>> LEWIS.
>> MORALES.>> MUST GET A
>> PETERSON
>> SAVANT
>> STRAUSS
>> PRESIDENT GONZALES.
>> 9 OF IN FAVOR AND NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND THE
CLERK WILL SIGN IT.>> IS THERE
ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE THE COUNCIL?
>> I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS
RAISED.
COLLEAGUES THIS DOES CONCLUDE
THE ITEMS THE BUSINESS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED
MEETING IS ON MONDAY OCTOBER
11th.
2021 AT 2:00 P.M.
I HOPE THAT YOU ALL HAVE A
WONDERFUL AFTERNOON.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>