>>> WE ARE RECORDING.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD AFTERNOON TO THE SEPTEMBER
8th SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
ECONOMIC COMMITTEE.
IT'S 2:03:00 P.M.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> PRESENT.
>> AND CHAIR MORALES.
>> HERE.
>> THAT IS FIVE PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION,
TODAY'S AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
COLLEAGUES, WE ONLY HAVE ONE
AGENDA ITEM TODAY BECAUSE
SEVERAL BUSINESSES ON 15th
AVENUE HAVE PROPOSED CREATING A
NEW BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA.
WE HAVE CENTRAL STAFF HERE AND
OED STAFF TO WALK US THROUGH
THE PROCESS FOR CREATING A BIA.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, PROPONENTS OF
A NEW BIA HAVE TO ENGAGE WITH
THE POTENTIAL RATE PAYERS AND
GET A PERCENTAGE OF THEM TO
AGREE TO ASSESS THEMSELVES A
TAX TO SUPPLEMENT CITY
SERVICES.
COUNCIL RECEIVES THE PROPOSAL
AND OUR ROLL HERE IS TO
FACILITATE THE PROCESS BY
HAVING THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
SO OUR CENTRAL STAFF AND OED
WILL WALK US THROUGH THAT A
LITTLE MORE IN DEPTH.
FIRST WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC
HEARING.
I WILL ALSO HAVE SOME
QUESTIONS, AS I'M SURE MY
COLLEAGUES WILL TOO.
WE'LL GET TO THAT AFTER THE
PUBLIC HEARING AND AFTER THE
PRESENTATION.
I DO WANT TO ALSO MENTION THAT
WE HAVE TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO
CALL IN.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL PUBLIC
HEARING THAT WE'LL DO
AFTERWARD.
AT THIS TIME WE'LL OPEN THE
REMOTE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD ON ITEMS RELATED TO THE
COMMITTEE.
BECAUSE THERE IS A PUBLIC
HEARING ASSOCIATED WITH AGENDA
ITEM 1, COUNCIL BILL 120162,
THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BEGIN
AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD.
IF YOU'RE SIGNED UP FOR THE
HEARING AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE
HOLD YOUR COMMENTS UNTIL WE
REACH THAT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
SO I ASK EVERYONE TO BE PATIENT
AS WE OPERATE THIS ONLINE
SYSTEM.
WE ARE A ALWAYS LOOKING FOR
WAYS TO FINE TUNE THIS AND
ENSURE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
CONTINUES AT COUNCIL MEETINGS.
I'LL MODERATE THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD AND I THINK WE
ONLY HAVE ONE OR TWO SIGNED UP.
IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED BUT
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, SIGN UP
BEFORE THE END OF THE COMMENT
PERIOD ON THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE
AT SEATTLE.GOV/COUNCIL, AND THE
PUBLIC COMMENT LEAGUE IS ALSO
LINKED ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
I WILL CALL YOUR NAME AND
YOU'LL RECEIVE AN ALERT THAT
YOU HAVE BEEN UNUTED.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND WHAT
ITEM YOU'RE ADDRESSING.
ONCE YOU HEAR THE CHIME, YOU
HAVE TEN SECONDS LEFT SO PLEASE
WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS TO ALLOW
FOR THE NEXT SPEAKER.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE
LISTENING AFTER YOUR TURN,
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE
AND CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE
SEATTLE CHANNEL OR THE
LISTENING OPTIONS LISTED ON THE
AGENDA.
IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS RELATED TO
THE 15th AVENUE BIA, PLEASE
STAY ON THE LINE UNTIL WE
OFFICIALLY BEGIN THE PUBLIC
HEARING PORTION OF THE
COMMITTEE MEETING.
THE REGULAR PUBLIC PORTION IS
OPEN AND I HAVE ONE PERSON
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT,
JILL CRONAUER.
IF YOU'RE HERE, PLEASE PRESS 6.
>> I APOLOGIZE, MY COMMENTS ARE
RELATED TO THE 15th AVENUE
BUSINESS AREA.
>> FAIR ENOUGH.
WE'LL GET TO THE HEARING
PORTION NEXT, SO STANDBY.
I DON'T SHOW ANYONE ELSE SIGNED
UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
CAN WE CONFIRM THAT, PLEASE?
>> THERE ARE NO OTHER PUBLIC
COMMENT REGISTRANTS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD, AND WE'LL MOVE
TO THE FIRST ITEM ON THE
AGENDA.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ ITEM ONE
INTO THE RECORD.
>> ONE SECOND.
SORRY.
ITEM ONE IS AN ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING A NEW 15th AVENUE
EAST BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA,
LEVYING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
UPON OWNERS OF COMMERCIAL
PROPERTY, MULTIFAMILY
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY AND MIXED
USE PROPERTY WITHIN THE AREA,
PROVIDING FOR THE DEPOSIT OF
REVENUES IN A SPECIAL ACCOUNT
AND PROVIDING FOR COLLECTION
AND PENALTIES FOR
DELINQUENCIES, PROVIDING FOR
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BIA
ADVISOR BOARD, PROVIDING FOR AN
IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT WITH A
PROGRAM MANAGER AND RATIFYING
CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS.
OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU.
WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING
FIRST AND THEN HEAR FROM THE
CITY STAFF.
WE WILL NOT BE VOTING ON THIS
TODAY, SO KEEP THAT IN MIND AS
WE PROCEED.
AS PRESIDING OFFICER, I'M
OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON
COUNCIL BILL 120162 RELATING TO
ESTABLISHING A NEW 15th AVENUE
EAST BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA.
I WILL CALL ON SPEAKERS IN THE
ORDER OF ONLINE REGISTRATION,
WHICH WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL
THE CONCLUSION OF THE HEARING.
THE RULES APPLIED TO THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD ALSO APPLY TO
THE PUBLIC HEARING.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE PROVIDED
TWO MINUTES AND A TEN-SECOND
WARNING TO WRAP UP COMMENTS.
MICS WILL BE MUTED AT THE END
OF THE ALLOTTED PUBLIC COMMENT
TIME.
PUBLIC COMMENT RELATED TO BILL
120162 IS ONLY ACCEPTED AT THIS
PUBLIC HEARING.
SPEAKERS ARE ASKED TO BEGIN BY
STATING THEIR NAME. IT LOOKS
LIKE WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS.
DON, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU AND GOOD
AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M DON BLAKENY, JUST A FEW
BLOCKS FROM THIS PROPOSED BIA.
I'M A NEIGHBOR IN SUPPORT.
WE HAVE A BIA ON BROADWAY THAT
DOES CLEANING, SEEMS LIKE THIS
IS A SIMILAR SETUP.
IT'S NOT AS BIG OF A STREET SO
THAT MAKES SENSE.
I WOULD SAY 15th IS ONE OF OUR
GROWING COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS
AND EVERY YEAR HAS MORE PEOPLE
AND BUSINESSES AND ACTIVITY.
THE CITY DOESN'T USUALLY
PROVIDE THE ROLE OF CLEANING SO
I THINK THE COMMUNITY COMING
TOGETHER AND PROPERTY OWNERS
WILLING TO MAKE THAT INVESTMENT
MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.
I SUPPORT THIS AND LOOK FORWARD
TO SEEING THE BENEFITS.
I NOTICED THEY WANTED TO FOCUS
ON BEAUTIFICATION NEIGHBORHOODS
AS WELL, SO IT'S ABOUT GIVING
MORE AUTONOMY TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD TO CHART ITS OWN
VISION IS.
SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A THOROUGH
AND THOUGHTFUL PROCESS, SO
THANKS FOR THE FOLKS PUTTING
THIS TOGETHER AND THANKS FOR
THE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERING
THIS TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
THE NEXT SPEAKER, CHRISTOPHER
FORSYTHE?
>> I'M THE OWNER OF SMITH
RESTAURANT ON CAPITOL HILL.
I'M OPPOSED TO THE BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREA FOR TWO
REASONS.
FIRST, COST.
REVENUE IS DOWN TO COVID AND
MANY BUSINESSES ARE OPERATING
AT A LOSS.
CUSTOMER CONFERENCE IS DOWN
BECAUSE OF COVID AND THE
VARIANTS AFFECTING OUR
BUSINESSES.
MY BUSINESS IS DOWN 31% VERSUS
2019.
ALSO THE COST IS PASSED ON TO
THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND THEY
CAN PASS IT ON TO THE BUSINESS
OWNER.
THE COST OF THE BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREA TO MY BUSINESS
WOULD BE $1,500.
I HAVE 30 OTHER SIGNATURES FROM
BUSINESS OWNERS THAT DON'T FEEL
HOMELAND SECURITY THE
APPROPRIATE TIME TO TAX THEIR
BUSINESSES AND DON'T HAVE THE
FINANCIAL RESOURCES SUCH AS OUR
NEIGHBORS AT KAISER, KEY BANK,
ET CETERA.
THE SECOND OBJECTION IS WITH
REGARDS TO PROCESS.
UNFORTUNATELY LOCAL BUSINESS
OWNERS WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF
DEVELOPMENT OF THE BIA AND HAD
NO OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE
IN ITS ESTABLISHMENT.
I'VE NEVER MET ANYONE FROM THE
15th AVENUE BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION.
WHILE I MIGHT APPROVE OF THE
IDEA OVERALL, I WOULD SUGGEST
THAT AT THE TIME THOSE WITH THE
DEEPEST POCKETS FUND THE BIA
FOR TWO YEARS TO HELP DETERMINE
THE AFFECT EFFECTIVENESS OF
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BIA ON
15th AVENUE.
IF IT IS SUCCESSFUL, WE COULD
ASSESS THE SITUATION AFTER A
TWO-YEAR TRIAL PERIOD.
I WOULD BE GLAD TO BE INVITED
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS
MOVING FORWARD AT THAT TIME.
THIS WOULD ALLOW THE BIA TO
PROCEED IN THE INTERIM WITHOUT
THE FINANCIAL BURDEN ON SMALLER
BUSINESSES WHO ARE JUST TRYING
TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, REALLY
APPRECIATE HEARING FROM YOU AND
YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON HOW THIS
SHOULD MOVE FORWARD.
OUR LAST SPEAKER THAT I SEE
HERE IS JILL CRONAUER.
PRESS SIX TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
>> THANK YOU.
THIS IS JILL CRONAUER WITH
HUNTER REAL ESTATE ON CAPITOL
HILL.
OUR FOCUS IS USUALLY ON
PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC
BUILDINGS.
YOU SHOULD RECOGNIZE SOME OF
OUR BUILDINGS WITH TENANTS LIKE
BLUE DOT.
WE RECENTLY PURCHASED TWO
PIECES OF PROPERTY ON 15th
WHICH WE HOPED TO DEVELOP IN
THE COMING YEARS.
ONCE WE DO, IT WILL MAKE US A
LARGE BUSINESS IN THE DISTRICT.
TYPICALLY DEVELOPERS AND LARGE
PROPERTY OWNERS ARE AGAINST
BIAs BECAUSE THE ASSESSMENT
OUTREACHES THE BENEFIT.
BUT WE ARE SUPPORTERS OF THIS
BIA.
OUR OFFICE IS ON BROADWAY AND
WE ARE THERE FOR A PART OF THE
BROADWAY BIA, AND WE SEE THE
POSITIVE EFFECTS OF THE
CLEANING, TREE LIGHTING,
ABILITY TO CONVENE AS A GROUP
AND OBTAIN ADDITIONAL GRANTS.
WE THE OUTSIDE OF OUR BUILDINGS
AND WHEN THERE'S ISSUES LIKE
UTILITY UPGRADES ALONG STREET
CLOSURES, THERE'S NO BODY TO
MITIGATE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT
THIS BRINGS TO BUSINESSES.
WE'LL END UP PAYING A
CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT, LIKELY TO
THE BENEFIT OF THE STORE FRONT
BUSINESSES, BUT WE ARE IN
SUPPORT OF THE FORMATION OF
THE BIA.
>> THANK YOU, JILL.
I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE LAST
SPEAKER WE HAD SIGNED UP.
THE PUBLIC HEARING ON COUNCIL
BILL 120162 IS NOW CLOSED.
WE'LL MOVE ONTO BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
FIRST WE'LL HEAR AN OVERVIEW OF
THE BIA FORMATION PROCESS AND
THE CITY'S ROLE IN THE PROCESS,
THEN THE PROPONENTS OF THE 15th
AVENUE BIA WILL PRESENT THEIR
PROPOSAL.
WE'LL HAVE TIME FOR QUESTIONS
FROM COLLEAGUES ABOUT THE
PRESENTATION.
>> YOLANDA HOPE, COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF.
I WANT TO GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW
OF THE STEPS REQUIRED TO
ESTABLISH A BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREA, ALSO KNOWN AS
A BIA.
THE PROCEDURES ARE GOVERNED BY
STATE THROUGH AND CITY
POLICIES, ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION
131567 IN 2016.
PER THESE ADOPTED POLICIES, THE
CITY WILL CONSIDER A NEW BIA
WHEN PRESENTED WITH A PETITION
REPRESENTING 60% OR MORE OF THE
TOTAL ASSESSED BIA.
WHERE ONE RATE PAYER WOULD PAY
MORE THAN 25%, THE CITY
ENCOURAGES SUPPORT FROM THOSE
IN 65%.
A SINGLE RATE PAYER WOULD
REPRESENT NEARLY 38% OF THE
TOTAL ASSESSMENT.
EARLIER THIS YEAR PROPONENTS
SUBMITTED PETITIONS SIGNED BY
POTENTIAL RATE PAYERS
REPRESENTING ALMOST 73% OF THE
TOTAL ASSESSMENT, EXCEEDING THE
63% THRESHOLD.
CLERK FILE 322031 IS WHERE
THESE CAN BE FOUND.
CREATING A NEW BIA IS
INTENSIVE, MULTIPLE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION REQUIRED BY STATE
LAW.
THERE IS A RESOLUTION TO
INITIATE THE CONSIDERATION OF
THE BIA, THEN ESTABLISHING THE
INTENT OF THEBIA, AND THE
ORDINANCE THAT CREATES THE BIA
AND LEVIES THE SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT TO FUND ACTIVITIES.
AUGUST 9th, THE COUNCIL ADOPTED
RESOLUTION 32013, INITIATING
CONSIDERATION AND RESOLUTION
32014 ANNOUNCING THE CITY'S
INTENT TO ESTABLISH THE BIA.
AUGUST 16th THE COUNCIL
INTRODUCED THE THIRD PIECE OF
LEGISLATION.
AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, THE
NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE
SEATTLE TIMES AND DAILY
COMMERCE AND MAILED TO ALL
POTENTIAL RATE PAYERS AT LEAST
TEN DAYS AHEAD OF THE HEARING.
LOOKING AT THE NEXT MEETING
SEPTEMBER 21st, THE CITY WILL
CONTINUE TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS
AND POSSIBLY VOTE ON
LEGISLATION.
IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS, LET ME
KNOW.
OTHERWISE I'LL TURN IT OVER TO
PHILLIP IN THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
>> THANK YOU, YOLANDA.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'LL BE PROVIDING A SHORT
OVERVIEW ABOUT THE CURRENT
PROGRAM OUT OF THE OFFICE OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALONG WITH
BASELINE INFORMATION REGARDING
THE 15th AVENUE PROPOSAL.
SOME OF THE GENERAL APPEAL IS
PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE FUNDING
FOR COLLECTIVE ACTION WITHIN A
BUSINESS DISTRICT AND CORRIDOR.
THE REVENUE IS BILLED AND
COLLECTED BY THE CITY, AND OED
ESTABLISH THE ANNUAL CONTRACT
WITH THE PROGRAM MANAGER THAT
OUTLINES A BUDGET AND WORK
PLAN.
THAT BUDGET AND WORK PLAN IS
APPROVED AT AN ANNUAL MEETING
BY ALL RATE PAYERS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES.
THEY HAVE BEEN A VITAL PARTNER
BETWEEN CITY DEPARTMENTS AND
STAKE HOLDERS AND THE CITY AS A
WHOLE.
WITH OUR TEN ten BIAs, WE HAVE
TEN CURRENTLY THAT RUN THE
GAMUT.
OUR SMALLEST IS IN COLUMBIA
CITY.
THE 15th AVENUE WILL BE
SLIGHTLY BIGGER IN TERMS OF
GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE AND BUDGET,
BUT SIMILAR IN TERMS OF OVERALL
SIZE AND BUDGET AND WORK SCOPE.
SOME OF THE PROGRAMS ALSO
MIDDLE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
AND GENERAL EMPLOYEES OF THEIR
DISTRICTS.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CHAMBERS IN
ASSOCIATION ACROSS THE CITY,
INCLUDING THE 15th AVENUE
ASSOCIATION OVER THE PAST
COUPLE DECADES TO ADAPT TO THE
GROWING NATURE OF THE DISTRICT.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE PROGRAMS
A BIA CAN PROVIDE IN TERMS OF A
SUSTAINABLE PROGRAM MANAGER AND
FUNDING TO PROVIDE THESE
EFFORTS IN ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, PROFESSIONAL
MANAGEMENT, ADVOCACY, PUBLIC
GROUND IMPROVEMENTS AND
MARKETING PROMOTIONS.
AS YOLANDA ALLUDED TO, THE
PROCESS REQUIRES 60% OF SUPPORT
FROM IDENTIFIED RATE PAYERS.
WE HAVE SOME THAT ARE BUSINESS-
BASED WHERE THE ASSESSMENT IS
PAID BY THE MERCHANTS, AND
OTHERS WHERE THE PROPERTY
OWNERS ARE THE DIRECT PAYERS.
THE COMMUNITY MUST DEMONSTRATE
60% OF SUPPORT, BUT IN REGARD
TO LARGER ENTITIES, THE CITY
RECOMMENDS 65% OR MORE OF
SUPPORT.
THEN THE CITY DEPARTMENT DOES A
PROPERTY VALIDATION PROCESS AND
PROVIDE A BIA BENEFIT ANALYSIS,
REVIEWING THE PROPOSED PLAN.
WE COMPLETE A RACIAL EQUITY
TOOL KIT OUT OF OUR OFFICE
BASED ON WHAT WE CAN GATHER IN
TERMS OF NEEDS WITHIN THAT
DISTRICT.
EVERY FIVE YEARS WE DO PROGRAM
EVALUATION OF EACH OF OUR BIAs.
BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO THE
15th AVENUE PROPONENTS, THE
PROPOSAL WE ARE REVIEWING AND
DISCUSSING TODAY WAS BROUGHT ON
BY THE 15th AVENUE BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION AND WITHIN THE
PROPOSED BOUNDARIES, THERE ARE
37 PROPERTIES.
WE HAVE PETITIONS FROM 29 OF
THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS OR
REPRESENTATIVES. THERE WAS ALSO
A MAILER SENT OUT TO CONFIRM
THAT THERE WAS COMMUNICATION
THAT WAS RECEIVED.
THE BASE BUDGET COULD HAVE A
BASE YEAR BUDGET OF $116,000
FOR SEVEN YEARS.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS WILL BE
PROVIDED AT THE NEXT
PRESENTATION BY THE 15th AVENUE
MERCHANTS GROUP.
THE COMPONENTS ARE TOTAL
APPRAISAL VALUE AND TOTAL LOST
FOOTAGE. WITH THAT, I'LL TURN
IT OVER IF THERE ARE NO FOLLOW-
UP QUESTIONS AT THIS MOMENT, TO
THE 15th AVENUE PROPONENTS, AND
THEY WILL GO OVER THE DETAILS
OF THEIR PROPOSAL.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION, MADAM
CHAIR.
>> PHIL, I KNOW YOU WALKED US
THROUGH THIS BEFORE.
FIRST OF ALL, I DIDN'T GET A
CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE MAP.
IS THERE ONLY ONE NORTH OF THE
RAIL YARD AND THAT'S B-DUB?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
THOSE AT THE MOMENT ARE STILL
IN EXPLORATIONAL PHASES AND WE
ARE LOOKING AT IF THIS IS THE
RIGHT APPROACH FOR THEIR
DISTRICT.
>> I UNDERSTAND THE PROCEDURAL
AND DUE PROCESS.
MINE IS A LITTLE MORE ORGANIC.
HOW DOES THAT START?
YOU SAY THERE'S A MERCHANTS
ASSOCIATION AND 72% OF PEOPLE
CAME FORWARD. IS THAT WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH
EXPLORATIONAL CONVERSATIONS?
I'M WORRIED THERE ARE SOME
NEIGHBORHOODS AND AREAS AND
BUSINESS AREAS THAT MAY NEED TO
ORGANIZE AND HAVE A BIA, AND WE
ARE GOING TO SEE THAT KIND OF
GROWTH WHERE WE'RE AT. SO HOW
DOES THAT REALLY BEGIN?
>> THERE ARE TWO MAIN WAYS.
ONE, HELP AN EXISTING
ORGANIZATION.
THE BALLARD ALLIANCE ORIGINATED
FROM THE BALLARD CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, WHICH HAS BEEN AROUND
LIKE MORE THAN TWO DECADES.
THEY HAVE ALREADY HAD THE STAFF
CAPACITY AND STAKE HOLDERS FROM
A BUSINESS PROPERTY AND
RESIDENTIAL STANDPOINT TO DIG
DEEP INTO THAT CONVERSATION
ABOUT THE BIA.
WITH THOSE DISTRICTS THAT ARE
JUST STARTING TO FORM, WE ARE
WORKING WITH A NUMBER OF THOSE
NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS IN CHAMBER
GROUPS OR EMERGING GROUPS, SO
WE'LL MAKE ANNUAL GRANTS TO
THOSE ORGANIZATIONS TO KIND OF
MOBILIZE AND FIGURE OUT THE
NEXT STEPS FOR THEM.
SOMETIMES WE JUST WANT TO FORM
A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WANT TO
FORM A NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION, THEN DOWNSTREAM IN
TWO WEEKS.
I GUESS IT'S DEPENDENT ON THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS I'VE
HEARD FROM FOLKS IS WE ARE
ATTEMPTING TO EITHER SOLVE
ISSUES OR THERE'S AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET AHEAD
OF THE CURVATURE.
MIGHT BE GENTRIFICATION, MIGHT
BE CRIME.
>> WHEN YOU DO THE RATE PAYERS
AND THEY PAY, DO THEY PAY
QUARTERLY OR YEARLY?
>> IT DEPENDS ON THE DISTRICT.
GENERALLY SPEAKING IT'S
QUARTERLY OR BIANNUALLY.
IN THE CASE OF THIS BIA, IT
WOULD BE BIANNUALLY.
>> THIS SOUNDS LIKE A LOCAL
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT LIKE THE
LID WE JUST DID ON THE
WATERFRONT.
BUT THIS WOULD BE FOR ADDED
AMENITIES AND THINGS.
SO IF IT'S PROVIDED IN THE
STATE LAW, IS THERE A GOOD
EXAMPLE THAT IT'S BEEN THE MOST
SUCCESSFUL?
IT CAME OUT OF SOMEWHERE.
>> IN TERMS OF THE FORMATION
PROCESS OR SERVICE DELIVERY
OVER TIME OF THE ORGANIZATION?
>> YEAH, WHEN PEOPLE ASKED US A
QUICK HISTORY ON THE LID, IT'S
A CIVIC DUTY RESPONSIBILITY IF
BUSINESSES WANT THIS.
I'M ASKING IF THERE'S A
COMPARISON WITH BIAs WITH THAT
KIND OF HISTORY?
>> SURE.
I THINK A QUICK DISTINCTION I
WOULD MAKE, THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE LIDS AND BIA'S, THE
BIA BUDGET AND PLAN IS
ORGANIZED BY THE DISTRICT AND
EVERY RATE PAYER CAN CAN VOTE
YES OR NO ON THAT PROPOSAL.
HOPEFULLY THERE'S CONTINUOUS
COOPERATION. THE LID IS MUCH
MORE EXPANSIVE.
I THINK WE KNOW A NUMBER OF OUR
BUSINESS DISTRICTS, IF NOT ALL,
HAVE FACED TREMENDOUS
CHALLENGES OVER THE LAST 18
MONTHS.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE AREAS THAT
HAVE THE MOST AVAILABILITY TO
MAKE THAT HAPPEN, A LOT OF BIAs
ARE LEADING THE WAY IN THAT WAR
. I THINK IT'S HARD TO PICK ONE
OR TWO EXAMPLES, BUT IF YOU
LOOK AT THE DISTRICTS, THEIR
WORK SPEAKS FOR THEMSELVES,
ESPECIALLY OVER THE LAST 18
MONTHS.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
JUAREZ FOR THOSE DEEP
QUESTIONS.
APPRECIATE IT.
SO WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO
THE ACTUAL PROPONENTS OF THE
BIA BIA.
SO IT'S JEFF AND JILL?
>> I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
SHARE MY SCREEN AND GET
STARTED.
I'M DANIELLE HOLTON, THE OWNER
OF THE TECHNICAL CAFE ON 15th
AVENUE EAST, AND JEFF IS A
RESIDENT IN THE DISTRICT AS
WELL, AND OWNSA BUSINESS IN
THE DISTRICT.
WE ARE BOTH PART OF THE 15th
AVENUE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION,
WHICH HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP A
COUPLE TIMES.
THIS IS A BRIEF BACKGROUND INTO
THE 15th AVENUE EAST MERCHANTS
ASSOCIATION.
WE ARE A GROUP OF SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS THAT FORMED IN
2013 AND WE HAVE ACTED AS A
LEADER FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE HAVE MEETINGS AND TALK ABOUT
ISSUES ON THE STREET OR
SPECIFIC THINGS THE BUSINESSES
ARE DEALING WITH. IT'S ALSO A
POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE CITY,
A SMALL GROUP OF MERCHANTS.
AROUND THREE YEARS AGO WE
STARTED DISCUSSING THIS
POTENTIAL OF A BIA AND HAD
SEVERAL MEETINGS BOTH FORMAL
AND INFORMAL WHERE WE HAD
MEMBERS OF THE OED COME IN, AND
INFORMAL ONES WITH THE
MERCHANTS AND PROS AND CONS.
OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE
HAVE HAD THREE TO FIVE MEETINGS
OF THIS AND WHETHER OR NOT THIS
WOULD BE GOOD FOR OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT WAS UNANIMOUS THIS IS WHAT
WE WANTED TO DO.
THIS GROUP FORMED TO TRY AND
GET IT PASSED. OVER THE LAST
YEAR WE STARTED REACHING OUT TO
THEM AND GETTING SUPPORT, WHICH
IS EXCITING AS A SMALL BUSINESS
PERSON ON THE STREET.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
BECAME APPARENT, WE ARE ALL
VOLUNTEERING OUR TIME.
OUR TIME IS LIMITED.
WHEN THE HIT, I THINK IT BECAME
REALLY IMPORTANT TO ADVOCATE
FOR THE MAYBE AND THINGS LIKE
ACCESS TO GRANTS, JUST MOVING
THE CITY FORWARD.
>> JUST TO DRIVE THAT HOME A
LITTLE BIT, IT SEEMED LIKE THE
NEXT STEP IN THE ASSOCIATION
AND WE HAVE SEEN SUCCESSFUL
MODELS AROUND THE CITY AND
LOOKS LIKE A GREAT MODEL FOR
COMMUNITY COLLABORATION.
IT GIVES US GRANTS WITH A
POTENTIAL EMPLOYEE AND A POINT
OF CONTACT WITH THE CITY, A
CLEAR WAY TO CONNECT.
AND IT'S A WAY TO USE LOCAL
FUNDS RAISED LOCALLY FROM THE
BUSINESSES HERE FOR LOCAL
PROGRAMMING.
>> I THINK ALSO ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT'S SO UNIQUE ABOUT
THIS STREET WAS IT STARTED WITH
A SMALL GROUP OF MERCHANTS, BUT
WE HAVE THE ABILITY THAT WE CAN
LEVERAGE THEIR MONEY TO SUPPORT
SMALL BUSINESSES.
>> AND I THINK THE LARGE RATE
PAYERS ARE VERY INVESTED IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD AND WOULD LIKE TO
HELP WITH SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS.
THAT WAS THE MESSAGE WE GOT.
SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE 73% OF
STAKE HOLDERS THAT SIGNED THE
PETITION TO POTENTIALLY GET
PASSED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
YEAR.
OUR WORKING GROUP REPRESENTS
AROUND 13% OF THE TOTAL
DISTRICT.
WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROS AND
CONS DISCUSSIONS ABOUT FORMING
THE BIA.
FORMALLY WE MAILED -- OR PAPER
MAILED EVERY RATE PAYER
PHYSICAL INVITATIONS IN APRIL
AND HELD TWO VIRTUAL PUBLIC
MEETINGS FOR THE POTENTIAL RATE
PAYERS.
>> CAN I STOP YOU THERE FOR
JUST A MINUTE?
AS YOU'RE TALKING, THIS ISES A
BIG PART OF MY QUESTION HERE,
THE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY THERE,
BECAUSE A LOT OF THIS IS ABOUT
RATE PAYERS.
EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE ENCOURAGED
BY THE OCCASION AND INDICATING
IT WAS HAPPENING WITH SMALLER
TENANTS AS WELL, WE ARE HEARING
FROM SOME TENANTS THAT THEY
WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS EFFORT.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE
DIFFERENCE IN THE KIND OF
CONVERSATIONS YOU WERE HAVING
WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND
WITH THE MERCHANTS OR THE
TENANTS?
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY. I THINK
THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS
PREPANDEMIC WITH THE MERCHANTS
AND THE 15th AVENUE MERCHANTS
ASSOCIATION.
EVEN HUNTERS CAPITAL AND THOSE
TYPE OF PLAYERS WERE NOT
INVOLVED IN THAT.
IT WAS JUST THE 15th AVENUE
MERCHANTS GROUP. THE WORKING
GROUP FORMED OUT OF THAT. JEFF
AND I WERE IN THAT.
THE SMALLER GROUP STARTED
ENGAGING WITH THE CITY AND HOW
WE'D GET THAT PROCESS GOING.
WE HELD ONE IN-PERSON MEETING
DURING THE PANDEMIC LIKE LAST
SUMMER WHEN IT WAS STILL A
LITTLE SAFE TO HAVE A MASKED
DISTANCED MEETING, AND KIND OF
CHECKED IN.
I THINK THIS LAST YEAR HAS
PROVIDED INTERESTING
COMMUNICATION CHALLENGES.
SO I THINK THERE WERE AROUND 30
PEOPLE THAT CAME AND DISCUSSED
THIS.
I'M SURE SOME DIDN'T CHOOSE TO
COME TO IT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T
KNOW WHAT WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT.
ONE LESSON I'VE LEARNED, WE
STARTED TALKING WITH THE RATE
PAYERS.
THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE
STARTED ENGAGING WITH THEM,
SUMMER OF 2020.
I THINK PART OF IT IS A LESSON
IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AS WELL
TO CONTINUE TO BRING THE
NONRATE PAYERS ALONG AS MUCH AS
I CAN.
I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD ARE NONRATE PAYERS
THAT I BELIEVE ARE EXCITED AS
WELL.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
>> GO AHEAD, JEFF.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS, BECAUSE
OF THE COUNCIL'S SCHEDULE, WE
SURE WE COULD GET ON THE
SCHEDULE FOR THIS YEAR.
WHEN WE STARTED PULLING IN
PETITIONS, WE GOT THEM WITHIN
THREE WEEKS.
SO WE EFFECTIVELY HAVE OVER 80%
ON BOARD IN TERMS OF PROPERTY
OWNERS AT THIS POINT.
>> THIS IS JUST A MAP OF THE
BOUNDARY.
IF IT WERE TO PASS, IT WOULD BE
THE SECOND SMALLEST IN THE
CITY, A REALLY MODEST BIA.
THIS GRAPH GOES A LITTLE BIT
INTO THAT ASSESSMENT FORMULA.
I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THE
MAJORITY OF THE RATE PAYERS IN
THE AREA, IT WOULD BE MORE THAN
$1,200 A YEAR, THE ASSESSMENT
ON AVERAGE.
THIS HAS EVERYTHING BROKEN OUT
BUT THE NEXT SLIDE HAS THE
PERCENTAGES AND GOES MORE INTO
DETAIL.
>> I SEE A LOT OF VALUE IN THIS
FOR ME PERSONALLY BECAUSE
AROUND $100 A MONTH IS WHAT I
WOULD BE PAY AING.
I SEE THIS AS GOING FURTHER
THAN CLEANING THE SIDEWALK OR
REMOVING GRAFFITI.
THE SECOND LARGEST ALLOCATION
IS FOR ADVOCACY, WHICH WOULD BE
LONG-TERM SUSTAINING
COMMUNICATIONS.
IT TAKES A LOT OF BANDWIDTH TO
RUN THAT.
FOR A FEW YEARS WE COULDN'T DO
IT SO WE'D LOVE TO HAVE A
STAFFING PERSON TO HELP WITH
EVENTS LIKE THAT AND APPLY FOR
GRANTS AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD
LEVEL.
THAT REALLY LEADS INTO THE
GLOBAL PANDEMIC RESPONSE OR
COVID-19 RESPONSE AND
SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES AND
EMPLOYEES AND RESIDENTS IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD.
LOOKING AT BEST PRACTICES OF OF
OTHER BIAs AND HOW TO HELP OUR
DISTRICT MOVE THROUGH THE
CURRENT UNPRECEDENTED TIME AND
INTO A SUSTAINABLE AND VIBRANT
FUTURE.
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS ABOUT TO GO
THROUGH SOME REALLY BIG CHANGES
REGARDLESS OF THE PANDEMIC OR
NOT WITH LARGE DEVELOPMENTS
COMING IN THE NEXT COUPLE
YEARS.
SO I SEE THIS AS A GREAT WAY TO
HELP OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THRIVE
DURING THAT TIME.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
STANDS OUT TO ME IS THE GRANTS.
IF THIS GROUP DIDN'T EXIST, WE
WOULDN'T BE MADE AWARE OF THE
RECENT GRANT WITH TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AVAILABLE
TO HELP BUSINESSES COME OUT OF
THE PANDEMIC.
I THINK A GROUP LIKE THIS AND
HAVING THE STAFF TIME TO DO
THAT, AS A BUSINESS OWNER, I
DON'T HAVE ANY MORE TIME.
THAT'S A HUGE RESOURCE.
>> TO THAT POINT AS WELL, JUST
THE DISCUSSIONS OF HOW WE'RE
TRYING TO FORM THIS, TALKING
ABOUT HOW TO SURVIVE THE
PANDEMIC AND SURVIVE THIS, I
FEEL LIKE IT'S EXCITING TO SEE
THE POSSIBILITIES OF HAVING A
FORMAL ORGANIZATION HERE
BECAUSE I SEE THOSE DOORS
STARTING TO OPEN IN THE LAST
MONTH.
I HAVE A COUPLE SLIDES HERE
WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT
HAVE REACHED OUT IN SUPPORT OF
IT.
THERE'S TWO AT THE END.
WE THOUGHT WE'D HAVE SEVEN
BUSINESS OWNERS, ONE LARGE, ONE
SMALL AND OTHERS OF ANY SIZE.
THE MAJORITY OF THE OWNERS HERE
WOULD BE SMALL RATE PAYERS.
WE ALSO WANT ONE RESIDENT AND
TWO NONPAYERS ON THE BOARD.
>> I WANTED TO ABOUT THE BOARD
MAKEUP.
IT INDICATED IN THE PREVIOUS
SLIDE THAT TENANTS WOULD BE ON
THE RATE PAYER BOARD.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT?
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
I'M GOING TO STOP SHARING MY
SCREEN IF YOU DON'T MIND.
>> SURE.
>> SO I THINK THAT JEFF OR
PHILLIP MAY BE ABLE TO ANSWER,
BUT WE DON'T HAVE MANY
RESIDENTS GETTING ASSESSED.
JEFF, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY
TENANTS ARE IN THE ASSESSMENT
VERSUS NONDIRECT RATE PAYERS?
>> THERE'S ONLY FOUR OR FIVE
BUILDINGS AT THE MOMENT.
>> I'M SORRY, I'M NOT TALKING
ABOUT JUST RESIDENTS.
>> BUSINESS OWNERS?
>> WHO ARE NOT PROPERTY OWNERS.
>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE AT
MINIMUM THREE PEOPLE ON THE
BOARD THAT ARE NOT DISTRICT
RATE PAYERS.
AND 15th IS A REALLY
INTERVIEWING NEIGHBORHOOD TO ME
IN SEATTLE.
THERE ARE NOT MANY
NEIGHBORHOODSESES IN SEATTLE
ANYMORE WHERE A SMALL BUSINESS
OWNER CAN ALSO PURCHASE THEIR
PROPERTY.
THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF BUSINESS
OWNERS THAT ALSO OWN THEIR
PROPERTY HERE, WHICH IS GREAT,
I THINK.
>> SURE.
>> OKAY.
I THINK I HAVE ONE MORE
QUESTION, THEM COLLEAGUESES CAN
CHIME IN.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE EFFORTS
BEING MADE -- I KNOW THERE'S
PROGRAMMING YOU INDICATED
ALREADY.
BUT ARE THERE ANY PROGRAMSES OR
THINGS IN PLACE THAT COULD
ADDRESS ECONOMIC RECOVERY OR
DISPLACEMENT IN PARTICULAR OF
THESE SMALL BUSINESSES?
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN WAS
HELPFUL IN THE LAST
CONVERSATION WE HAD WHEN IT
COMES TO ADDRESSING OR TRYING
TO PREVENT DISPLACEMENT OF THE
SMALL BUSINESSES.
>> WHAT WE CAN DO IS PRETTY
LIMITED, BUT RIGHT NOW WE CAN'T
DO ANYTHING.
SO I THINK THE FIRST POINT IS
REALLY TO ASSEMBLE STAFF TIME
TO HELP BUILD A PLAN TO HELP
PEOPLE COME AND SHOP AND DINE
HERE, AND MAINLY CONNECT TO
OTHER BIAs AND WITH THE CITY TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT RESOURCES ARE
AVAILABLE.
I LIVE JUST A FEW DOORS DOWN
FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I DON'T HAVE TIME TO RESEARCH
GRANTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I KNOW WE'RE ALL COMPLETELY
TAPPED OUT.
I THINK THIS IS A STARTING
POINT AND RESOURCE WHERE I HAVE
ONE PERSON THAT I CAN GO TO FOR
HELP AND THEY CAN MAYBE CONNECT
ME.
>> YEAH, REACHING OUT TO OTHERS
ABOUT THE STRATEGY, WE HAVE
SEVERAL VACANT STORE FRONTS
RIGHT NOW AND I WOULD LOVE TO
SEE THOSE FILLED WITH SMALL
BUSINESSES AND FOLKS THAT ARE
TRYING TO GET STARTED OR
STRUGGLING, AND ALSO WHAT ARE
THE BEST STRATEGIES FOR
ENGAGING LANDLORDS AND CAN WE
HELP THOSE BUSINESSES SURVIVE?
I KNOW OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS ARE
INVESTIGATING THAT AS WELL.
I WOULD LOVE TO EVEN IN Q4
CONNECT WITH SOME OF THOSE
NEIGHBORHOODS, SEE IF WE'RE
ABLE TO DO FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
EVEN BEFORE THIS STARTS.
>> I WOULD TO ADD THAT YOU HAVE
THE BIG PUBLIC PERCEPTION, IS
15th CLOSING?
I THINK THIS IS GREAT NEWS
ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD
REINVESTING IN ITSELF AND GIVES
US A CHANCE TO SUPPORT THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AND BRING PEOPLE
BACK TO THE STREET.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS
FOR THE PRESENTERS?
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MORALES.
IT WAS A PLEASURE WORKING ON
THIS WITH THE COMMITTEE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
MENTIONING OF PREVENTING
DISPLACEMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN
DANIELLE WAS MENTIONING THE
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT THAT
WILL BE OCCURRING.
IT SOUNDS LIKE WHEN YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT GRANTS THAT YOU
MAY BE INTERESTED IN PURSUING,
SEEMS LIKE YOU MIGHT WANT TO
HELP OUT BUSINESSES THAT ARE
STRUGGLING AND IN DANGER OF
DISPLACEMENT.
WE WROTE IT INTO THE
LEGISLATION AND IT WAS PART OF
THE MISSION OF THE BIA, THAT
PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT WAS
PART OF THE MISSION.
I WOULD CERTAINLY SUPPORT AN
ENHANCEMENT SUCH AS THAT.
THEN IN TERMS OF GETTING AT
THOSE BUSINESSES THAT, IF THEY
ARE SUBJECT TO A TRIPLE NET
LEASE AND ALL COSTS ARE BEING
PASSED TO THEM, IT COULD BE
ANOTHER REFINEMENT TO IDENTIFY
THE TRIPLE-LEASES.
THEY MAY NOT FEEL LIKE THEY
HAVE A VOICE, YET THEY'RE
PAYING FOR IT.
CURIOUS TO THE THOUGHTS ON
THOSE, AND ALSO RECOGNIZE THIS
IS IN COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT'S
DISTRICT.
>> I GUESS I WILL SAY THAT THE
ITEMS YOU LISTED, FEES BEING
PASSED THROUGH AND BUSINESSES
BEING DISPLACED ARE VERY
IMPORTANT TO ME.
IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT THROUGH THE
PANDEMIC, SEEING MORE AND MORE
BUSINESSES BEING DISPLACED OR
NOT ABLE TO SURVIVE.
I'M INVESTED IN THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE'S A LOT OF ESTABLISHED
BUSINESSES I WOULD LIKE TO SEE
CONTINUE AND THRIVE.
I SEE THIS BIA AS A REALLY
AMAZING WAY TO AMPLIFY WHAT WE
CAN DO IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO
HELP THOSE FOLKS.
IF THERE'S LANGUAGE THAT COULD
BE PUT INTO IT OR ANYTHING LIKE
THAT, I THINK THAT WOULD BE
POWERFUL FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, I WANT
TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CHIME IN HERE.
NO PRESSURE, BUT WE WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE WE HAVE A FULL
COMMITTEE, WHICH IS NICE.
OKAY.
WELL, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR A
ROBUST CONVERSATION.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE
DO CONSIDER THE TWO THINGS THAT
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN AND I
TALKED ABOUT.
I'M CONSIDERING AMENDMENTS TO
ADDRESS THE ANTIDISPLACEMENT
QUESTION AND ENSURING
REPRESENTATION BY THE TENANTS.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN AND HIS STAFF FOR
SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH
THE UNIVERSITY BIA.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> SO WHAT I INTEND TO DO IS
TALK TO CENTRAL STAFF ABOUT
POSSIBLE LANGUAGE CHANGES UNDER
CONSIDERATION AND BRING THOSE
FORWARD AT THE SEPTEMBER 21st
MEETING.
JUST FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC,
COUNCIL BILL 120162 WILL NOT BE
VOTED ON TODAY.
WE CANNOT VOTE THE SAME DAY AS
THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WE'LL TAKE A POSSIBLE VOTE
SEPTEMBER 21st, TUESDAY AT 2:00
P.M.
THAT WILL BE THE LAST COMMUNITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEETING
UNTIL AFTER THE BUDGET PROCESS
IS OVER.
MEANTIME, IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS
ABOUT THIS LEGISLATION, IF YOU
WANT THE COUNCILMEMBERS TO BE
AWARE OF, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
YOU CAN SEND QUESTIONS TO ME OR
COPY OUR COMMITTEE CLERK AS
WELL.
IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS, THAT CONCLUDES THE
SEPTEMBER 8th MEETING OF THE
SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF COMMUNITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR
JOINING US.
THANKS TO PHILLIP AT OED AND
YOLANDA FROM COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF.
THANKS, EVERYONE.
WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 2:57 P.M.