IT IS 9:31 A.M.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER.
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT.
>> FIVE PRESENT.
>> OKAY.
THE LAND USE AND NEIGHBORHOODS
COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
BEGIN OUR -- BECAUSE THIS IS THE
LAND USE COMMITTEE.
THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO GIVE US
PERMISSION TO DO AS WE PLEASE
AFTER ACKNOWLEDGING.
IT IS A MOMENT OF REFLECTION SO
WE WILL TAKE A PAUSE AND START
WITH OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
WE BEGIN BY ACKNOWLEDGING WE ARE
ON THE TRADITIONAL AND ANCESTRAL
LANDS OF THE FIRST PEOPLE OF
THIS REGION PAST AND PRESENT.
AGAIN WE START WITH THIS
ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE
FACT WE ARE GUESTS ON THIS LAND
AND MUST STEWARD OUR GUESTS AS
SUCH, AS GUESTS.
WE MOST ENSURE WE ARE STEWARDING
OUR LAND AND WORK AS THE GUESTS
WE ARE, AS OUR TIME HERE IS
SHORT.
THANK YOU.
WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
TODAY.
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT TO
ADDRESS THE UP -- TO UPDATE THE
NAME OF SINGLE FAMILY ZONES TO
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL.
WE HAVE A BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION ON COUNCIL BILL
120121.
ALSO WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC
HEARING AND VOTE ON COUNCIL BILL
120108.
FINALLY WE WILL HAVE A
RESOLUTION ON RESOLUTION 32010.
THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 11TH STARTING
AT 9:30 A.M.
BEFORE WE BEGIN IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION THE AGENDA
IS ADOPTED.
THIS MORNING WE ARE HAVING A
PUBLIC COMMENT AND A PUBLIC
HEARING.
IF YOU ARE A -- IF YOU ARE
SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT YOU
MUST BE ADDRESSING THE ITEM ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
THIS IS NOT A STANCE I HAVE BEEN
FIRM WITH SINCE I FIRST TOOK
OFFICE.
SO I SEE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE
SIGNED UP TO DISCUSS ISSUES NOT
ON THE AGENDA OR IN THE LAND USE
AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE
NAMELY WEST GREEN LAKE WAY NORTH
WHICH MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY
HEARD MY STANCE WHICH WE NEED TO
REOPEN THE ROAD WITH A TWO LANE
PROTECTED BIKE LANE ON THE LAKE
SIDE OF THE ROAD.
THIS CAN BE DONE IMMEDIATELY AND
WE SHOULDN'T BE WAITING MONTHS
TO DO SO.
FOR FOLKS WHO ARE SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT TO TESTIFY ABOUT
WEST GREEN LAKE WAY NORTH WHILE
I AGREE WITH YOU, THIS IS NOT
THE APPROPRIATE PLACE FOR THESE
PUBLIC COMMENTS.
I WILL BE ATTENDING A
NEIGHBORHOOD AWES SOUATION IN
THE AND GREEN LAKE COMMUNITY
COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT WHERE IS
THE APPROPRIATE PLACE TO DISCUSS
THIS TOPIC.
AT THIS TIME WE WILL BEGIN TO
OPEN THE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD FOR THE ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
BEFORE WE BEGIN I ASK THAT
EVERYONE PLEASE BE PATIENT AS WE
LEARN TO OPERATE THIS NEW
SYSTEM.
WHILE IT REMAINS OUR STRONG
INTENT TO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT
REGULARLY INCLUDED, THE CITY
COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO
END OR ELIMINATE THIS PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD AT ANY POINT IF
WE DEEM THE SYSTEM IS BEING
ABUSED OR IS UNSUITABLE TO ALLOW
OUR MEETINGS TO BE CONDUCTED
EFFICIENTLY.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
IS UP TO 10 MINUTES.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN ONE
MINUTE TO SPEAK.
WE HAVE ABOUT 30 PEOPLE SIGNED
UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND PUBLIC
HEARING.
I WILL CALL ON EACH SPEAKER BY
NAME AND IN THE ORDER OF WHICH
THEY REGISTERED ON THE WEBSITE.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED
TO SPEAK AND WOULD LIKE TO YOU
CAN SEEN UP BEFORE THE END OF
PUBLIC COMMENT BY GOING TO THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE.
ONCE I CALL ON THE SPEAKER'S
NAME, STAFF LYNN -- WILL UNMUTE
THE APPROPRIATE MICROPHONE.
PLEASE BEGIN BY STATING YOUR
NAME AND THE ITEM ON THE AGENDA
IN WHICH YOU ARE ADDRESSING.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THE A
LOTTED TIME.
IF THE SPEAKER DOES NOT END
THEIR PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE END
OF THE A LOTTED TIME PROVIDED
THE MICROPHONE BE WILL BE
UNMUTED TO ALLOW US TO CALL ON
THE NEXT SPEAKER.
AGAIN THERE IS A SEPARATE PUBLIC
HEARING FOR ITEM 1 THE PROPOSED
RESIDENTIAL NAME CHANGE AND FOR
ITEM 3 COUNCIL BILL 121018.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ABOUT THOSE
ITEMS, PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THE
APPROPRIATE PUBLIC COMMENT
PUBLIC HAHHER HEARING.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW
OPEN.
CAN IRON FIRM THE FOLKS IN
YELLOW FROM FOR THE PUBLIC
HEARING.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> GREAT.
IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK
ABOUT WEST GREEN LAKE WAY NORTH,
THIS IS NOT THE APPROPRIATE
PLACE.
PLEASE DO KEEP YOUR COMMENTS
FOCUSED ON TODAY'S AGENDA ITEMS.
GOOD MORNING.
>>IT APPEARS TO BE AN ERROR.
SORRY.
>> SHE IS NOT PRESENT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> NEXT IS BLAIR.
GOOD MORNING, BLAIR.
>>.
THAT APPEARS TO BE AN ERROR,
TOO, I'M SORRY.
>> OKAY.
SYLVIA STEWART, ARE YOU
WITH US?
>> SYLVIA STEWART.
I'M HERE.
>> HI SYLVIA
>> I WAS ORIGINALLY SIGNED UP
FOR GREEN LAKE BUT I HAVE
SOME -- WELL I DON'T AGREE WITH
CHANGING THE ZONING FROM SINGLE
FAMILY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
WHATEVER.
UM, I THINK WE SHOULD STILL HAVE
SINGLE FAMILY AREAS IN THE CITY
AND I REALIZE WE HAVE TO LET
OTHER PEOPLE BE MORE DENSE AND
STUFF LIKE THAT BUT I FEEL LIKE
OUR CITY IS SPECIAL AND WE DON'T
HAVE TO DO IT LIKE CHICAGO, LIKE
NEW YORK AND WE DON'T HAVE TO
JUST UP ZONE AND LET DEVELOPERS
HAVE A HAY DAY AND BUILD
WHATEVER THEY WANT ANYWHERE.
WHAT WE SHOULD DO IF WE ARE
GOING TO KEEP OUR CITY BEAUTIFUL
IS GET SOME ARCHITECTS TO LOOK
AT EACH NEIGHBORHOOD IN A
FASHION AND FIND OUT WHAT ARE
THE BEST -- KEEPING THE
CHARACTERS OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD,
WHERE ARE THE BEST PLACES TO UP
SXOEN HOW COULD WE DO THIS IN A
WAY WE KEEP OUR CITY BEAUTIFUL
FOR YEARS TO COME AND STILL SAVE
SOME SINGLE FAMILY AREAS WHICH
HAVE THE TREE CANOPY AND
EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
AND DO IT THAT WAY.
DON'T DO IT LIKE -- YOU DON'T
HAVE TO DO IT LIKE OTHER CITIES
DO IT OR CREATE SPRAWL OR
WHATEVER.
DO IT IN A SEATTLE WAY.
THAT IS MY COMMENT.
>> THANK YOU, SYLVIA.
UP NEXT WE HAVE ELIZABETH AND
RACHEL.
I SEE WE HAVE ELIZABETH HERE TO
SPEAK ABOUT WEST GREEN LAKE
NORTH.
AGAIN THIS IS NOT THE
APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE FOR THAT
COMMENT.
ELIZABETH, ARE YOU WITH US?
>> YES, I AM NOW.
I'M SORRY.
I THINK I MISSED WHAT YOU SAID
BUT I THINK YOU DON'T WANT US TO
TALK ABOUT THE RVs TAKING UP
PARKING.
>> THIS IS NOT THE SELECT
HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE OR THE
TRARNS POORATION COMMITTEE OR
THE PARKS COMMITTEE.
THIS IS THE LAND USE COMMITTEE.
IF THERE IS AN ITEM YOU WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT.
>> WELL THE ROAD CLOSURE.
THE ROAD CLOSURE AROUND GREEN
LAKE.
>> THIS IS NOT THE CORRECT
COMMITTEE.
THERE WILL BE A MEETING TONIGHT
THOUGH I WILL BE ATTENDING.
>> OH, OKAY.
I'M SORRY.
SOCIAL MEDIA SOMEBODY --
SOMEBODY
RECOMMENDED ME TO TALK ABOUT THE
USE OF THAT ROAD.
OKAY.
>> I WILL SEE YOU TONIGHT.
>> THANKS.
BYE.
>> CLERK OR -- MR. G, CAN -- ARE
THERE NO FURTHER PUBLIC
COMMENTATORS SIGNED UP?
>> AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, I
BELIEVE IT IS ALL PUBLIC
HEARING.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
SEEING AS WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL
SPEAKERS REMOTELY PRESENT, WE
WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
AND MR. -- WILL YOU PLEASE
READ -- OR I GUESS OUR FIRST
ITEM OF BUSINESS IS A PUBLIC
HEARING ON THE PROPOSED
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT TO
UPDATE THE NAME.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE SHORT
TITLE OF THIS INTO THE RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM ONE, PRO PROSED
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL
AREAS.
>> CAN YOU PROVIDE A BRIEF OVER
VIEW?
>> SURE.
HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT OVER VIEW.
GOOD MORNING.
THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION IS
ATTACHED TO MY MEMO WHICH IS
ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA.
IT PROPOSE AS NUMBER OF
AMENDMENTS THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN TO SHIFT THE NAME OF WHAT
ARE CURRENTLY CALLED SINGLE
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AREAS TO
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
CHANGES WOULD BE MADE TO THE
LAND USE HOUSING AND 17
NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS WHERE THE
TERM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
AREA SHOWS UP AND REPLACE THOSE
REFERENCES WITH NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL.
THE IDEA IS TO RECOGNIZE THAT --
THESE ARE AREAS THAT HAVE
BROADER SET OF LAND USES THAN
JUST SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED
HOMES.
THEY ARE THE PLACES WHERE WE
HAVE MOST OF OUR PARKS IN OPENED
SPACES.
THEY ARE WHERE MOST OF OUR
SCHOOLS ARE LOCATED AND THEY
ALSO -- HAVE MULTI-FAMILY USES
IN THEM.
FOR EXAMPLE THE RESIDENTIAL
SMALL LOT ZONE WHICH IS
CLASSIFIED AS A SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL AREA IS A ZONE THAT
ALLOWS TOWNHOUSES AND APARTMENTS
AS WELL AS SINGLE FAMILY
DETACHED HOMES.
THE IDEA IS TO BETTER REFLECT
THE CHARACTER OF THOSE AREAS TO
DAY AND TO SIZE UP FOR A
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FUTURE
USE OF THOSE AREAS AS PART OF
THE NEXT MAJOR UPDATE TO THE
PLAN.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU MR. WHITSON.
I'M PLEASED TO BE CO-SPONSORING
THIS AMENDMENT WITH COUNCIL
MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
I BELIEVE THAT LANGUAGE REALLY
DOES MATTER.
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I KNOW IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD THERE ARE MANY
DUPLEXES THAT ARE NOW IN SINGLE
FAMILY ZONES THAT COULD NOT BE
FWOILT DAY THAT REFLECT THE
CHARACTER OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
AND PROVIDE FOR THAT MEANINGFUL
DENSITY OF HAVING MORE PEOPLE.
WHILE THIS IS -- CAN YOU PLEASE
CONFIRM THIS IS JUST A NAME
CHANGE AND WE ARE NOT ADJUSTING
POLICY TODAY.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
I REALIZED I FORGOT ANSWER THE
SECOND PART OF YOUR INITIAL
QUESTION.
THE INTENT IS TO ENTER THIS
LEGISLATION AFTER THIS PUBLIC
HEARING, BRING IT TO THE
COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER FOR
CONSIDERATION ALONG SIDE OTHER
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE
MAYOR.
AND IT WOULD BE FOLLOWED BY
POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND
USE CODE FOLLOWING ADOPTION OF
THE COMPLAINT.
>> THANK YOU.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WOULD
LIKE SHARE AT THIS TIME?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MR. CHAIR.
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK WITH YOU AND YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND CO-SPONSORSHIP
AND LEGISLATION.
THANK YOU FOR THE OUTLINE AND
YOUR DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE
PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF US.
I WANT TO THANK YOU MR. CHAIR
FOR THE WORDS YOU USED.
YOU ARE RIGHT.
LANGUAGE MATTERS AND THIS IS AN
UPDATE TO THE NAME.
THIS LEGISLATION CONSTITUTES A
TECHNICAL CHANGE.
HAS LEGACY, IT HAS ROOTS AND
ZONING PRACTICES.
ALSO THE GREAT WORK OF OPCD
AND THEIR TEAM ALONG WITH
PARTNERS.
I THINK THAT THAT HAS BEEN WELL
COVERED DOCUMENT AND APPRECIATE
THE SEATTLE TIMES COVERAGE OF IT
YESTERDAY.
I THINK WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO
WITH THIS LEGISLATION HERE IS A
VERY NARROW CHANGE RECOGNIZES WE
NEED A MORE INCLUSIVE, MORE
ACCURATE NAME SUCH AS
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL OR
PERHAPS NEIGHBORHOOD FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL.
WE WILL HEAR MORE TODAY TO HELP
RECOGNIZE THAT THESE
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE ALREADY HOME
TO DIVERSE HOUSING TYPES.
DIVERSE HOUSING TYPES BUILT
BEFORE WE INCREASINGLY SHRUNK
THE AREA WHERE SEATTLE COULD
BUILD MULTI-FAMILY STRUCTURES
AND WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE AS LISH NOTED THAT THERE IS
ALREADY DIVERSE TYPES AROUND SO
WE ARE HAVING A NAME THAT TRULY
RECOGNIZED OUR FABRIC OF OUR
CITY NEEDS TO BE REPRESENTATIVE
OF MORE THAN JUST SINGLE FAMILY
ONLY.
THE SINGLE FAMILY ONLY
DESIGNATION DOES NOT REFLECT THE
CURRENT MAKE UP.
WE HAVE DUPLEXES AND ROW HOUSES
IN THE APARTMENT I USED TO LIVE
IN THAT IS ZONED AS SINGLE
FAMILY ONLY.
WE NEED A MORE ACCURATE NAME
THAN THE ONE THAT HAS BEEN WITH
US SINCE 1994.
WE I THINK ARE ON A PATH TO HELP
MAKE SURE LANGUAGE IS INCLUSIVE
AND WE ARE REFLECTING THE
DIVERSE MAKE UP OF THE COMMUNITY
AND WE BEGIN THIS CONVERSATION
ABOUT HOW WE BOTH ADDRESS THE
ZONING POLICIES NEEDED ALONG
WITH ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
STRATEGIES.
I BELIEVE THE TIMING IS RIGHT
FOR THIS PROPOSAL.
I AM NOT SURE IF FOLKS HAVE THE
CHANCE TO REVIEW BACK TO THE
2018 PLANNING COMMISSION
REPORTS.
EVERY YEAR THEY HAVE BEEN ASKING
THE CITY TO ACT ON THE
RECOMMENDATION AND TO CHANGE THE
NAME OF SINGLE FAMILY ONLY TO
MORE APPROPRIATELY CREATE A --
TITLE THAT IS MORE REFLECTIVE OF
OUR ZONING AND THEY HAVE
REQUESTED THIS IN ANTICIPATION
OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
UPDATE.
SINCE 2018 THE CITY COUNCIL HAS
REQUESTED THIS CHANGE TO THE
INCLUSIVE OF THE ANNUAL
COMPREHENSIVE AMENDMENTS
PROPOSED BY THE EXECUTIVE.
WE ARE DRAWING FROM THESE
REPEATED REQUESTS AND THE
SUPPORT -- BROAD SUPPORT FROM
COMMUNITY --
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I AM VERY PROUD TO BE
WORKING WITH YOU, MR. CHAIR, ON
THIS LEGISLATION AND WANT TO
THANK THE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE BEEN
ASKING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY HOUSING
ROUNDTABLES WHICH WE CONVENE
QUARTERLY MEMBERS --
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FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
AND LED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND
SERVING COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
THERE IS A LETTER OF NEARLY 400
INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS
WHO ARE WITHIN COMMUNITIES
WITHIN THE 17 NEIGHBORHOODS
WHOSE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN IS
CURRENTLY USING THE TERM SINGLE
FAMILY THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY BE
AFFECTED WHO HAVE WRITTEN IN IN
SUPPORT AND WE HAVE HAD A
CONVERSATION WITH FOLKS IN THE
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LAST WEEK.
WE SPOKE WITH MEMBERS FROM
HIGHLAND PARK.
WE ARE HAPPY TO VIRTUALLY ATTEND
ANY COMMUNITY MEETING AND TALK
MORE ABOUT THE PROPOSAL TO MAKE
SURE FOLKS UNDERSTAND THE NARROW
SCOPE OF THIS LEGISLATION.
THE IMPORTANCE FROM THE
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE AND WHY
IT IS IMPORTANT TO I THINK
ADDRESS BOTH FEARS ABOUT
DISPLACEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT WE
CAN DO THAT WHEN WE HAVE A
DOCUMENT THAT MORE ACCURATELY
REFLECTS THE FABRIC OF OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS SO WE CAN BEGIN A
CONVERSATION FROM A MORE
INCLUSIVE PLACE.
MR. CHAIR I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
THEM FOR THEIR SUPPORT FOR THIS
EFFORT ALONG WITH THE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT, SEATTLE SOUTH SIDE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND THE
OTHER 60 E-MAILS WE HAVE
RECEIVED IN SUPPORT OF THIS
EFFORT HERE TODAY.
WE WANT TO DO THE MOST WE CAN TO
EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT WHY
THIS NARROW PIECE IS IMPORTANT
AT THIS TIME IN THE PROCESS.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
>> I APPRECIATE YOU HIGHLIGHTING
THE FACT A NUMBER OF TIMES IS
VERY NARROW IN SCOPE THAT THIS
IS A NAME CHANGE ONLY AND DOES
NOT CHANGE POLICY AND WHILE THIS
IS A SMALL STEP IN AND CHANGING
A NAME WILL NOT SOLVE ALL THE
PROBLEMS, USING A MORE INCLUSIVE
NAME REFLECTS THE REALITY ON THE
GROUND AND DOES MOVE US IN THE
RIGHT -- RIGHT DIRECTION.
ANY OTHER QUESTION BEFORE WE
OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT?
>> I WANT TO SAY YOUR TEAM HAS
BEEN TREMENDOUS AS WELL ALONG
WITH LISH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I KNOW THEY HAVE DONE A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESEARCH ON
THIS TOPIC ALONG WITH YOU AS
WELL, MR. CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE NEARLY 30 PEOPLE SIGNED
UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE WILL LIMIT COMMENT TO ONE
MINUTE.
BEFORE WE -- OPEN THE REMOTE
PUBLIC HEARING I WOULD ASK THAT
EVERYONE PLEASE BE PATIENT AS WE
DON'T LEARN AND OPERATE THE
SYSTEM -- THIS NEW SYSTEM
REALTIME AND NAVIGATE THROUGH
THE GROWING PAINS.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO FINE
TUNE THIS PROCESS AND ADDING NEW
FEATURES.
I WILL MODERATE THE PUBLIC
HEARING IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN ONE
MINUTE TO SPEAK.
I WILL CALL ON ONE SPEAKER AT
TIME AND IN THE ORDER IN WHICH
YOU GUYS ENROLLED ON THE
WEBSITE.
THE LINK ALSO LISTED ON
TODAY'S AGENDA.
ONCE I CALL ON A NAME, STAFF
WILL UNMUTE THE MICROPHONE.
PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING BY STATING
YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM YOU ARE
ADDRESSING.
AS A REMINDER PUBLIC COMMENT
SHOULD RELATE TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROCESS.
IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS ABOUT
SOMETHING NOT ON TODAY'S AGENDA
YOU CAN ALWAYS PROVIDE WRITTEN
COMMENT BY E-MAILING MY OFFICE.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF YOUR A
LOTTED TIME.
ONCE YOU HEAR THE CHIME WE ASK
YOU TO BEGIN WRAPPING UP YOUR
COMMENTS.
IF SPEAKERS DO NOT END THEIR
COMMENTS BY THE END OF THE A
LOTTED TIME THE SPEAKER'S MOO
ARE PHONE WILL BE MUTED TO ALLOW
US TO CALL ON THE NEXT SPEAKER.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT WE ASK YOU PLEASE
DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE.
IF YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE
FOLLOWING THE MEETING PLEASE DO
SO.
PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
WE WILL BEGIN BY CALLING ON THE
SPEAKERS ON THE LIST.
I HAVE CALVIN JONES FOLLOWED BY
CHASE, ALICE, LAURA.
WE WILL START WITH CALVIN.
GOOD MORNING, CALVIN.
>> GOOD MORNING.
HI EVERYBODY.
I'M CALVIN JONES.
I AM HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED RENAME
FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL.
TODAY OVER 70% OF OUR CITY'S
RESIDENTIAL LAND IS RESERVED.
THIS ENCOURAGES SPRAWL AND
ENSURES OUR BEST PUBLIC
AMENITIES DISPROPORTIONATELY
BENEFIT WEALTHY WHITE RESIDENTS.
I THINK BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE
AND EQUITABLE CITY REQUIRESTOUS
BE MORE WELCOMING.
LANGUAGE DOES MATTER.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NAME
CHANGE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING OUR
CITY MORE WELCOMING.
I ALSO AM HOPING TO SEE MORE
SIGNIFICANTLY MORE PROGRESSIVE
TAXES TO FUND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH STRONG
CHAMPIONS ON THIS ISSUE.
>> THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE CHASE FOLLOWED BY
BRAD, ROB EXPLAIN THEN ALICE.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
I AM HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
CHANGING THE NAME OF SINGLE
FAMILY AREAS TO NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
WE WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL
MEMBER FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD
AND CHAIR STRAUSS FOR
CO-SPONSORING.
THE NAME SINGLE FAMILY IS NOT
REFLECTIVE OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS
WE HAVE TODAY.
MANY SINGLE FAMILY AREAS HAVE
MULTIPLE CITY DWELLINGS THAT
WERE
CONSTRUCTED BEFORE.
SEATTLE MUST TAKE ACTION.
WE STAND READY TO WORK WITH
COUNCIL AND THE CITY TO ENSURE
SEATTLE CONTINUES TO MAKE
CHANGES TO PROMOTE DENSITY SO
SEATTLE HAS MORE HOUSING OF ALL
TYPES WHICH IS VITAL TO THE
COMPETITIVE, EQUITABLE AND
INCLUSIVE ECONOMY CHAMBER WORKS
TOWARD.
>> THANK YOU.
UP NEXT IS BRAD FOLLOWED BY ROB
EXPLAIN THEN ALICE.
GOOD MORNING, BRAD.
ARE YOU WITH US, BRAD?
I SEE YOU THERE.
PRESS STAR 6, NOT POUND 6.
STAR 6.
IT SHOULD COME OFF MUTE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
>> WE CAN.
GOOD MORNING.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT.
TECHNICAL GLITCH.
GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS BRADLEY.
I AM A PAST PRESIDENT OF THE EYE
OF SEATTLE AND AN ACTIVE
ADVOCATE IN THE CITY FOR URBAN
I WANTED TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
THE THAT NAME CHANGE.
I BELIEVE THIS WILL HELP THE
CITY OF SEATTLE BEGIN TO ADDRESS
THE LONG STANDING ISSUES OF
EQUITY, RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
WITHIN OUR CURRENT ZONING
LIMITATIONS.
I AGREE WITH MANY OF THE
SPECIFICS IDENTIFIED.
A FEW ALLOW FOR GREATER RANGE OF
HOUSING TYPES GIVEN THE
CHALLENGES WE HAVE TODAY IN OUR
CITY.
I ALSO WANT TO PROPOSE THAT WE
LOOK BEYOND THIS TO THE FUTURE
AND HOPE TO SEE FANTASTIC
EFFORTS FROM THE COUNCIL AND OUR
COMMUNITY.
BUILDING MORE EFFORTS TOWARDS
INKWLUSIVE COMMUNITIES.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING ROBIN.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS ROBIN.
GOOD MORNING.
I AM CALLING IN TO ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT FOR THE NOIM CHANGE.
THE NEW NAME WILL REFLECT OUR
GOAL TO THIS AREA AND IS A FIRST
STEP TO LINING THE ZONING MORE
CLOSELY WITH OUR VALUES OF THE
COMMUNITY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE CHANGES
AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
SPEAK.
>> THANK YOU, ROBIN.
UP NEXT WE HAVE ALICE FOLLOWED
BY LAURA AND THEN ON DECK
PATIENCE.
ALICE, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M ALICE FROM 350 SEATTLE.
WE WHOLEHEARTEDLY WELCOME THE
CHANGE TO NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL AND THE CONVERSATION
THAT WILL FOLLOW.
WE HAVE SEVERAL HOPES FOR THIS
CONVERSATION.
WE URGE THAT THE PLAN LEVERAGE
THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
OF THE RECENTLY RELEASED RACIAL
EQUITY ANALYSIS OF THE SEATTLE
2035 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN AN
URBAN VILLAGE STRATEGY AND ALSO
A RACIAL EQUITY TOOL KIT FOR
THIS COMP PLAN UPDATE.
THE URBAN VILLAGE STRATEGY LED
TO HUGE DEVELOPMENT PRESSURE IN
OUR CITY'S NEIGHBORHOODS WHILE
PRESERVING EXCLUSIONARY ZONING
IN THE SUBURBS WE CALL SINGLE
FAMILY ZONES.
AND HAS EXACERBATED WEALTH AND
INEQUALITY.
THIS HAS LED TO A HUGE WAVE OF
DISPLACEMENT.
THE UPDATE MUST BE DONE ON
CONCERT WITH HARD WORK TO
ADDRESS THESE HARMS.
SECONDLY WE URGE EVERYONE
INVOLVED TO THINK INCLUSIVELY
ABOUT THE TERM NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL.
EVERYONE FROM THE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT TO THE MAYOR IS ON
BOARD WITH THE TERM 15 MINUTE
NEIGHBORHOODS WHICH ARE TRANSIT,
DENSE --
>> THANK YOU, ALICE.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SEND IN ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
GOOD MORNING.
WHAT HAPPENED IN SEATTLE IMPACTS
CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
A SMALL ISSUE MIGHT SEEM
INSIGNIFICANT TO MANY.
WHAT IT INDICATEDS IS WE ARE
FINALLY WILLING TO ADMIT THAT
THE TYPE OF PROTECTIONISM THAT
HAS LONG BEEN THE RULE OF LAND
USE COMMUNITIES IS SHIFTING.
LISTENING TO COMMENTS IS INCOME
PANTABLE WITH CLIMATE FRIENDLY
CITIES.
IT IS AT THE EXTENT OF RENTERS.
PLEASE SUPPORT THE NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL CHANGE AND ALSO
SUPPORT DEEP ANTI-DISPLACEMENT.
THANK YOU CHLT.
>> PATIENCE.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M WITH THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
CHAIR OF SEATTLE KING COUNTY.
I AM CALLING TO EXPRESS OUR
SUPPORT FOR THE NAME CHANGE OF
SINGLE FAMILY ZONING TO
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
I AM THRILLED YOU ARE
MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS
PROPOSAL.
IT RECOGNIZES THE PROBLEM
WITH THE NAME GOES DEEPER THAN
BEING MISREPRESENTED.
SINGLE FAMILY ZONING HAS NEVER
BEEN A NEUTRAL PLANNING TOOL.
WE ARE LAYING THE GROUND WORK TO
CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
DAY DIRECT HOUSING.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THIS VERY
IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU.
>> UP NEXT SOW 1Y FOLLOWED BY
JAMES AND THEN JASMINE.
ZOEY, GOOD MORNING.
I SEE YOU THERE, ZOEY.
PRESS STAR 6.
NOT POUND 6.
UH STILL SEE YOU THERE.
IF YOU PRESS STAR 6 YOU WILL
UNMUTE YOURSELF.
GIVE IT ONE MORE TRY AND WE WILL
COME BACK TO YOU.
YOU ARE THERE.
PRESS STAR 6.
WE WILL COME BACK TO ZOEY.
UP NEXT WE HAVE JAIME FOLLOWED
BY JASMINE.
I SEE YOU THERE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THE SEATTLE PLANNING COMMISSION
APPRECIATES THE OPPORTUNITY.
THIS CHANGE WILL PROVIDE THESE
AREAS WITH MORE ACCURATE TITLE
THAT BETTER REFLECTS THE
DIVERSITY OF HOUSEHOLDS NOW
LIVING WITH THEM AND WILL
PROVIDE AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP
TOWARDS MAKING THESE AREAS MORE
EQUITABLE AND ACCESSIBLE.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
.
>> THANK YOU.
UP NEXT WE HAVE JASMINE SMITH
FOLLOWED BY ALEX AND MATT.
JASMINE, GOOD MORNING.
I SEE YOU THERE.
>> HELLO.
>> I HEAR YOU.
>> I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT OF THE
NAME CHANGE FOR NEIGHBOR HAS
RESIDENTIAL.
I'M A RENTER WHO SERVES ON THE
COMMUNITY COUNCIL THAT IS
SPEAKING FOR MYSELF TODAY.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NAME TO
REFLECT THE HOUSING OPTIONS THAT
ALREADY EXIST.
THE PLAN MUST TAKE ACTION TO
ALLOW POLICY CHANGES IN OUR
ZONING SYSTEM AND STRONG
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES TO
SHOW A DEEP COMMITMENT TO RACIAL
EQUITY.
COMMUNITIES HAVE SUFFERED.
THE URBAN VILLAGE STRATEGY IS
PERPETUATING A PATTERN.
I CAN'T WAIT TO CHANGE THE NAME
AND FURTHER DOWN ROAD CHANGE THE
ZONING ITSELF.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
UP NEXT WE HAVE ZOEY JENKINS.
IS SHE STILL WITH US?
LETS GIVE HER ONE MORE TRY.
THERE YOU ARE.
I SEE YOU ARE UNMUTED, ZOEY.
>> MY APOLOGIES.
MY NAME IS ZOEY JENKINS.
I AM ADDRESSING THE SINGLE
FAMILY ZONE ITEM.
I'M A RESIDENT.
I WOULD SUGGEST THE TERM SINGLE
HOUSEHOLD INSTEAD WHICH IS MORE
INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE.
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS CAN
LEAD TO A LOT OF GROWTH AND
MULTIPLEX STRUCTURES.
THESE TEND TO BE LARGE THREE
STORY PLAT EXTERIOR WALL
STRUCTURES.
THERE IS A SEVERE LOSS OF TREES
AND LIGHT AND SPACE WHEN THEY
OCCUR.
WE DON'T HAVE A POWER GRID TO
SUPPORT MORE DENSITY AS WE
ALREADY KNOW.
SO LETS HELP OUR SMALL
BUSINESSES GROW.
LET'S HELP OUR BIG BUSINESSES
DEVELOP SALT LITES INTO THE
NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES.
LETS HELP PEOPLE WHO NEED JOBS
LETS HELP EVERYONE IN THE KING
COUNTY REGION HAVE GROWTH AND
STABILITY RATHER THAN OVER --
DENSE GUY SEATTLE.
IF I SEATTLE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HI.
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> WE CAN.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
FUTURE WISE.
I'M HERE TO COMMENT IN SUPPORT
OF THE NAME CHANGE TO
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL.
THERE ARE TWO REASONS I WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT.
I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
STEP TOWARDS GETTING THE CITY
OUT OF THE BUSINESS OF DEFINING
WHO IS A FAMILY.
FOR MANY OF US BIOLOGY AND A
MARRIAGE LICENSE ARE NOT THE
ONLY THINGS THAT HOLD OUR
FAMILIES TOGETHER.
THIS WOULD BRING SEATTLE MORE IN
LINE WITH NEW STATE LAW UNDER
SENATE BILL 5325.
I'M ALSO IN SUPPORT OF THIS
CHANGE BECAUSE I THINK IT SETS
THE STAGE FOR A CITY WIDE
CONVERSATION ACT HOW OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL AREAS
CAN BETTER MEET OUR CITY'S
HOUSING NEEDS AND ADDRESS THE
HISTORY OF RACE AND COST BASED
EXCLUSION THIS PARTS OF THE
CITY.
THANK YOU.
>> UP NEXT WE HAVE MATT FOLLOWED
BY RICK AND RYAN IS ON DECK.
.
>> HELLO.
>> I HEAR YOU.
>> HI.
YES, GREAT.
MY NAME IS MATT HUTCHINS.
IT IS YEAR TRY MATE CHIENL
IS HERE.
IT IS CLEAR WE HAVE BEEN LOSING
GROUND.
IT IS CLEAR OUR CURRENT
PLANNING STRATEGIES ARE
DISADVANTAGING COMMUNITIES,
OPENING UP GENTRIFICATION.
WE ARE FUELLING THESE
PHENOMENONS.
WE HAVE A LAND USE CODE STUCK IN
THE PAST.
WE ARE ASKING -- IF WE CAN
SWITCH OUT THESE WORDS WE WILL
BE WELL ON OUR WAY TO CREATING A
MORE DIVERSE WELCOMED
NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> THANK YOU.
UP NEXT WE HAVE RICK FOLLOWED BY
RYAN AND AARON ON DECK.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
>> SORRY.
THIS WOULD NOT -- THAT WOULD BE
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> OKAY.
WE WILL -- UM -- ADDRESS THAT AT
THE END OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
UP NEXT WE HAVE RICK.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN,
RICK.
GOOD MORNING.
>> YES.
GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS RICK AND I'M SPEAKING
AS CO-CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE
PLANNING COMMISSION FOLLOWING UP
ON COMMENTS MADE BY JAIME
EARLIER.
IN ADDITION TO JAIME'S COMMENTS
THE SEATTLE PLANNING COMMISSION
WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT WHILE
THE NAME CHANGE FROM SINGLE
FAMILY TO NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL IS MODEST, IT IS AN
IMPORTANT STEP THAT ACCURATELY
FRAMES NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL
AREAS AS HAVING A VARIETY OF
BUILDING TYPES WELCOMING A
DIVERSITY OF RESIDENTS WITH A
BROAD RANGE OF HOUSEHOLD
CONFIGURATIONS.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION SUPPORTS
THIS AND THANKS COUNCIL MEMBERS
FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS IMPORTANT
ISSUE.
THANKS.
>> THANK YOU, RICK.
RYAN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
TO THIS PROPOSED NAME CHANGE YOU
ARE WELCOMED TO.
WE CAN ALSO OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT
AT THE END.
I SEE YOU THERE RYAN B IF YOU
WANT TO COME OFF MUTE.
RYAN IF YOU COULD PRESS STAR 6.
ONE LAST CALL, RYAN IF YOU WANT
TO PRESS STAR 6, NOT POUND 6.
WE WILL MOVE ON AND COME BACK TO
YOU AT THE END.
I SEE YOU ARE NOT PRESENT.
THE NEXT SET IS ALICIA RUIZ
FOLLOWED BY DEB BARKER ALTHOUGH
DEB YOU ARE NOT PRESENT.
JAMES I ALSO SEE YOU ARE HERE
FOR RESOLUTION 321010.
ALICIA, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS ALICIA RUIZ.
I'M THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
MANAGER OF KING COUNTY.
I'M HERE TODAY IN FULL SUPPORT
OF THE PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN AMENDMENT THAT CHANGES THE
NAME OF THE SINGLE FAMILY ZONE
TO THE MORE INCLUSIVE NAME OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL
ZONE.
IT IS AN IMPORTANT MOVE FORWARD
TO SUPPORT MORE DAY -- DIVERSIVE
AND EQUITABLE NEIGHBORHOODS.
I ALSO BELIEVE THIS IS A
CRITICAL STEP FORWARD IN --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
>> ARE YOU STILL WITH US,
ALICIA?
>> WE HAVE LOST THE CALLER.
>> IF YOU -- IF YOU WANT TO SEND
IN YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS, PLEASE
DO SO.
DEB I SEE YOU ARE NOT PRESENT.
UP NEXT IS DOUG FOLLOWED BY
JAMES AND THEN TRAYVON FIELDS.
I SEE YOU ARE NOT PRESENT.
AND ALSO NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE
CORRECT COMMITTEE FOR YOUR
COMMENTS.
WE WILL GET TO THAT WHEN WE GET
TO IT.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS DOUG.
THE PACE OF WHICH SEATTLE
CAN BE DISPLACED IS LIGHTNING
QUICK.
ALL IT TAKES IS A LIFE
EMERGENCY.
THE PACE AT WHICH WE CHANGE OUR
ZONING PLAN IS SLOW.
IT HAS BEEN SIX YEARS.
I APPLAUD COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA FOR RESTARTING THIS
CONVERSATION AND COMMISSIONING
THE RACIAL EQUITY TOOL KIT ON
THE STRATEGY.
THE FINDINGS OF THAT STUDY WERE
STRIKING AND UNAM BIGGOUS.
IT IS ACCELERATING THE
DISPLACEMENT OF BLACK AND BROWN
PEOPLE FROM OUR CITY.
IT IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH
SOLUTIONS.
ZONING ISN'T THE ONLY BARRIER.
WE NEED TO TURN A NEW LEAF.
LETS FOLLOW IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS.
>> THANK YOU, DOUG.
UP NEXT WE HAVE JAMES GRACIE.
JAMES I SEE YOU ARE SIGNED UP
FOR RESOLUTION 32010.
IF YOU WANT TO COME OFF MUTE AND
LET ME KNOW --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
I WILL PRESEARCH
EVERYBODY'S TIME AND SPEAK AT
THE END?
>> THANK YOU.
TRAYVON FIELDS.
I SEE YOU ARE NOT PRESENT.
UP NEXT WE HAVE EMILY JOHNSON
AND I THINK THAT -- AND RAISH
RACHEL YOU ARE NOT PRESENT.
SO EMILY, GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
YES, MY NAME IS EMILY.
I'M WITH 350 SEATTLE BUT
SPEAKING FOR MYSELF.
I AM VERY LUCKY TO LIVE IN
NORTHEAST CAPITOL HILL WHERE
THREE BIG PARKS ARE WITHIN A
HALF MILE OF MY HOUSE.
I WOULD LIKE MORE PEOPLE TO LIVE
IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH IS
WELL SERVED BY TRANSIT, HAS GOOD
AIR QUALITY AND SHADE EVEN ON
HOT DAYS.
I WANTED TO TURN MY 800 SQUARE
FOOT HOUSE TO A MULTI-FAMILY.
CHANGING THE NAME SHE ESSENTIAL.
THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN SINGLE
FAMILY ZONES.
IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD MANY NICE OLD
APARTMENT BUILDINGS ARE SMACKED
NEXT TO $2 MILLION HOMES.
THOSE HOMES AND THEIR VALUE
DON'T SEEM TO SUFFER.
INSTEAD THE APARTMENTS AND
CONDOS MAKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD
MORE VIBRANT.
THE FACT WE CAN'T BUILD THOSE
APARTMENTS AND CONDOS NOW HAS TO
CHANGE.
CHANGING CAN NAME SPEAKS TO WHAT
MATTERS ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT IS A NEIGHBORHOOD, MOSTLY
RESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU, EMILY.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEND ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS PLEASE DO
SO.
I WILL CALL THROUGH THE NAMES
THAT ARE REGISTERED YET NOT
PRESENT.
RACHEL, TRAYVON FIELDS, DEB
BARKER, AARON.
ANY OF -- YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK, PLEASE CALL IN TO THE
LINE IMMEDIATELY.
OTHERWISE WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC
HEARING.
BECAUSE I MADE A MISTAKE AT THE
OUT SET OF THIS MEETING AND DID
NOT CALL ON PEOPLE DURING PUBLIC
COMMENT WHO SHOULD BEEN CALL
DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, WE WILL
REOPEN THAT.
I WILL CALL THAT WAS OUR LAST
SPEAKER PRESENT.
THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO
PROVIDED COMMENT TODAY.
THIS AMENDMENT WILL BE
CONSIDERED AGAIN WHEN WE TAKE UP
THE ROUND IN SEPTEMBER STARTING
WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING OF ALL
OF THE AMENDMENTS AT OUR MEETING
ON SEPTEMBER 8TH.
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, I WILL
REOPEN THE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD FOR TODAY'S AGENDA.
I WILL READ THROUGH THIS
QUICKLY.
I ASK EVERYONE PLEASE BE
PATIENT.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
AT THIS TIMELY CALL ON THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS NOW OPEN.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE TWO
PEOPLE WE SKIPPED OVER EARLIER
THIS MORNING.
BRIAN GRACIE AND JAMES GRACIE.
SO RYAN I SEE YOU ARE HERE.
YOU WANT TO PRESS STAR 6 AND
UNMUTE YOURSELF?
THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
I'M -- SEEING YOU IN OUR CUE.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO JAMES GRACIE
AND COME BACK TO YOU RYAN.
JAMES, I SEE YOU PRESENT.
PRESS STAR 6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU.
IN REGARDS TO PROPOSE AMENDMENT
NUMBER 2, WITH OUR PROPOSE TO
CHANGE TO A MULTIFAMILY --
AND IN THE MAJOR SHORTAGE OF
HOUSING AND WE WOULD LOVE TO
CONTINUE WITH OUR ALIGNMENT AND
PARTNERSHIP WITH MULTIPLE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING OFFSETS TO
TARGET THE -- 50 AND BELOW AMI
FOR THE AREA, ESPECIALLY IN THE
HIGHLAND PARK AREA WHERE IT IS A
VERY WELL DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOOD
AND WOULD -- WOULD ALIGN WITH
THE COUNCIL'S STATE OF VISION
AND GOALS FOR THE CITY.
THE COUNCIL CAN GIVE DUE PROCESS
AND IDEAS FROM WHAT IT
CONSTITUTES AND MAYBE TOO SMALL
TO MAKE THE DOCKET.
I THINK WE COULD WORK OUR WAY
THROUGH THE CURRENT HOUSING
CRISIS WITH A SMALLER PROPERTY
AS IT IS.
SO WE JUST -- LOVE TO ENCOURAGE
THE COUNCIL TO HELP US MOVE THIS
FORWAD SO WE CAN FULFILL OUR --
UM -- WHAT WE TO THE COMMUNITY
IN BEING A 35 YEAR RESIDENT AND
GIVE BACK AS MUCH AS WE CAN AS
WE HAVE OUTGROWN THE SITE FOR
OURSELVES.
>> THANK YOU, JAMES.
AND ONE LAST CALL FOR RYAN
GRACIE.
RYAN I SEE YOU ARE IN OUR
MEETING.
IF YOU WANT TO PRESS STAR 6 TO
UNMUTE.
IF NOT WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
SECOND CALLING.
RYAN GRACIE STAR 6.
THIRD AND LAST CALL.
PRESS STAR 6, RYAN.
I DO NOT SEE YOU COMING OFF
MUTE.
SEEING AS WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL
SPEAKERS PRESENT THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN AND
WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
AGENDA ITEM.
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR
PATIENCE.
OUR NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS A
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION OF
COUNCIL BILL 120121.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE
ABBREVIATED TITLE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO LAND
USE AND ZONING ADOPTING INTERIM
PROVISIONS BY AMENDING CODE --
SDMRRN THANK YOU.
WE ARE JOINED BY INTERIM
DIRECTOR RICO QUIRINDONGO AND
MAGDA HOGNESS, MIKE PODOWSKI AND
KETIL FREEMAN DO.
YOU HAVE ANY OPENING NOTES
BEFORE THE PRESENTATION?
>> NONE EXCEPT TO NOTE THIS WILL
BE BACK IN FRONT OF THIS
COMMITTEE ON AUGUST 11TH FOR A
HEARING AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
IN ADDITION TO THE PRESENTATION
THERE IS ALSO A MEMORANDUM FOR
ME.
I'M HAPPY TO GO THROUGH THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS
FOR THE TIME TODAY.
THE LEGISLATION WE ARE HERE TO
TALK ABOUT TODAY IS IN DIRECT
RESPONSE TO -- THE TERRIBLE
IMPACT THE PANDEMIC HAS HAD ON
OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY AS I
THINK MOST PEOPLE ARE AWARE WE
LOST OVER 40 HAD 0 BUSINESSES IN
THE CORE DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND
THE NEED FOR PEOPLE TO STAY AT
HOME.
THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE ARE
SEEKING AT THIS TIME IS TO OPEN
UP OUR LAND USE -- WELL
OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE NEW
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE
CORE FOR FOLKS TO BRING IN
DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUSINESSES
AND USES THAT PREVIOUSLY WERE
NOT ALLOWED DUE TO THE
RESTRICTION OF RESTAURANTS AND
RETAIL IN OUR RETAIL CORE DOORS.
UM, I WILL TURNOVER THE MIC TO
MAGDA IN A MOMENT.
I WANT TO SAY AS WE LOOK TO
RECOVERY, WE ARE LOOKING TO
BRING PEOPLE BACK LIKE
REVITALIZE AND GET PEOPLE BACK
IN DOWNTOWN AND SIGNAL
REOPENING.
SO THIS TEMPORARY LEGISLATION IS
ONE OF MANY DIFFERENT VEHICLES
FOR THE CITY TO DO THAT.
WITH THAT I WILL HAND IT OVER TO
MAGDA.
>> THANK YOU, RICO.
AS RICO MENTIONED THIS IS ONE
PIECE OF AN APPROACH THAT HAS
MANY RELATED EFFORTS.
IT IS FOCUSED IN ON THE STREET
LEVEL GROUND FLOOR WITHIN A
SPECIFIC AREA OF DOWNTOWN.
FILLING VACANT STORE FRONTS AND
EXISTING BUILDINGS IS A SHARED
PRIORITY IN THE IMMEDIATE TERM
SURVIVAL AND A BROADER ECONOMIC
RECOVERY.
THE LATEST NUMBERS THAT SHOWED
THE LATEST FIGURES FROM JUNE
THIS YEAR SHOWED THIS NEED.
THIS AREA WHICH IS FOCUSED ON
THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION YOU ARE
SEEING TODAY HAS SEEN OVER 340
BUSINESSES CLOSE OVER THE PAST
YEAR AND A HALF AND OF THAT
APPROXIMATELY HALF HAVE ALREADY
BEEN FILLED WITH NEW BUSINESSES
AND JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT OF
CONTEXT, PRE-PANDEMIC THE NUMBER
OF CLOSURES WAS USUALLY
CONSISTENT -- WAS USUALLY LESS
THAN NUMBER OF NEW OPENINGS.
EACH TIME DSA CONDUCTED THIS
INVENTORY.
SO THE NUMBER OF BUSINESSES
WOULD ALWAYS CONTINUE TO GROW.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT HERE IS
WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR
ADDITIONAL HELP THE MARKET WILL
DO ON ITS OWN.
AND THAT THIS LEGISLATION IS
JUST ONE PIECE OF SUPPORTING
DOWNTOWN RECOVERY AND ALL OF THE
OTHER GOOD PROJECTS WHICH WE
WILL TOUCH ON A LITTLE BIT LATER
ON IN THIS PRESENTATION.
WITH THAT I WILL PASS --
>> I HAVE ONE QUESTION ON THIS
SLIDE BEFORE I MOVE ON.
DATA FROM THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
ASSOCIATION ALSO SHOWS 2.5%
RETAIL VACANCY RATE DOWNTOWN IN
2020 COMPARED TO A 3 TO 4%
VACANCY RATE FROM 2010 TO 2020.
CAN YOU OR DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY
OF THESE ARE PERMANENT CLOSURES
AND NEW OPENINGS AND HOW THIS
COMPARES TO A PRE-PANDEMIC YEAR?
>> CERTAINLY.
I THINK THAT WILL -- I CAN
EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT AND MIGHT
REQUIRE SOME FOLLOW UP.
BUT WHAT YOU ARE SEEING HERE IS
THE NUMBER OF BUSINESSES THAT
HAVE PERMANENTLY CLOSED OVER THE
PAST YEAR AND A HALF AT THE
GROUND LEVEL VERSUS AN END
REOPENING.
SO DSA IS DOING MORE OF FINE
GRAIN LOOK INTO THIS AREA AND
HOW IT RELATES TO THEIR VACANCY
RATES OVERALL IS SOMETHING WE
WILL NEED TO FOLLOW UP ON.
AGAIN THE PRE-PANDEMIC WE DID
REACH OUT TO THEM TO KIND OF
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DIFFERENCE
IS IN AND WOULD BE IN A
PRE-PANDEMIC IN THE PAST AND
THIS NUMBER OF CLOSURES WAS
ALWAYS LESS THAN THE NUMBER OF
NEW OPENINGS.
I GET THE SENSE THAT THAT IS
RELATED TO NEW CONSTRUCTION AND
MIGHT BE AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF
INFORMATION THERE.
WE WILL BE HAPPY TO REPORT BACK.
>> THANK YOU.
VICE CHAIR MOSQUEDA, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION TON
PERMANENT CLOSURES HERE.
ONE OF MY QUESTIONS IS DO YOU
HAVE SIMILAR DATA LOOKING AT
OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD HUBS ACROSS
OUR CITY, WEST SEATTLE, CENTRAL
DISTRICT, NORTH GATE.
ARE THERE SIMILAR STATISTICS WE
CAN LOOK AT?
>> WE -- SO DSA DOES KWLEKT DATA
FROM ADDITIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS
BUT THEY ARE FOCUSED IN CLOSER
TO DOWNTOWN SO SOUTH LAKE UNION
AS WELL AS FIRST HILL, LOWER
QUEEN ANN OR UPTOWN OR INCLUDED.
I DON'T THINK THE DATA DOES
INCLUDE INFORMATION ON WEST
SEATTLE.
THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN PROVIDE
MORE CONTEXT ON.
>> JUST ANOTHER FOLLOW UP IF I
MAY.
UM, DO WE THOUGH -- DOES THE
CITY HAVE ANY DATA POINTS OF ITS
OWN DATA IS THEY SHARED WITH US
TO HAVE A BETTER INDICATION OF
STORE FRONT CLOSURES ACROSS THE
CITY?
>> SO THE -- WE HAVE WORKED WITH
OAB TO -- GET A SENSE OF THE --
WHAT THE CHANGES MIGHT BE AND
ONE POINT OF DATA WE COULD
COLLECT IS THE BUSINESS
LICENSING INFORMATION.
AS A WHOLE DSA -- AS WHAT THEY
HAVE DONE MULTIPLE SURVEYS AND
THAT I BELIEVE IS HOW THEY ARE
COLLECTING THIS FINE GRAIN
INFORMATION WHICH IS MORE UP TO
DATE THAN BUSINESS LICENSES.
>> OKAY.
THANKS SO MUCH.
AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
YOUR WORK.
ONE OTHER THING I WOULD BE
INTERESTED IN -- IS EITHER DATA
ON CHILD CARE CLOSURES AS WELL.
I THINK WE ARE INTERESTED IN
SEEING HOW WE CAN SUPPORT MORE
BUSINESSES COMING DOWN TOWN AND
TO NEIGHBORHOOD HUBS ACROSS
SEATTLE.
WE CONTINUE TO HEAR FROM
BUSINESSES THAT ONE OF THE
THINGS THEY NEED IS CHILD CARE
FOR THEM AS SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS OR FOR THEIR WORKERS AS
WELL.
IF THERE IS ANYWAY TO GET THAT
DATA, WE ARE INTERESTED AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU GUYS, CHAIR.
MIKE, DID YOU WANT TO -- OR
MAGDA IS PASSING IT TO MIKE IS I
THINK HOW I INTERRUPTED THIS A
MOMENT AGO.
MIKE, FEEL FREE TO TAKE IT AWAY
>> YES, OF COURSE.
>> NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> NOW WE WILL TURN TO THE
PROPOSAL.
IT IS FOCUSED ON EXISTING
BUILDINGS.
WE ARE MAKING USE OF SOME STATE
RULES THAT ALLOW FOR EXPEDITION
ADOPTION OF THE LEGISLATION AND
THEN THAT WOULD ALSO ALLOW IT TO
BE IN PLACE FOR A TEMPORARY
AMOUNT OF TIME.
WE ARE PROPOSING 12 MONTHS.
BUSINESS WOULD BE GOOD TO
OPERATE.
WE ARE FOCUSSING ON THE AREAS IN
TOWN WHERE THE LAND USE CODE
LIMITS USES AS DIRECTOR CORN
MENTIONED TO BASICALLY RETAIL
USES, RESTAURANTS AND
ENTERTAINMENT USES.
THINGS THAT SEEM TO BE SUFFERING
IN PARTICULAR IN THIS AREA WITH
THE LOSS OF CONVENTION GOERS, T
OFFICE WORKERS CONCENTRATED IN
THE AREA AS WELL AS THE DROP OFF
IN TOURIST.
SO THE PROPOSAL WOULD APPLY TO A
SERIES OF MAP STREETS THAT
REALLY FILL THE AREA BETWEEN
PIKE PLACE MARKET AND THE
CONVENTION CENTER AND EXTEND
NORTH AND SOUTH OUT OF DOWNTOWN
ALONG SOME OF THE MAJOR PATH
WAYS TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS AS
WELL AS PIONEER SQUARE.
WE NOTED IN THE SLIDE THAT
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICTS ENJOYS A SITUATION
MORE FLEXIBLE THAT WE PROPOSE TO
EXPEND INTO PIONEER SQUARE.
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO
CHINATOWN THAT ARE PROPOSED IN
THIS BILL AS THEY ALREADY ENJOY
THE AMOUNT OF FLEXIBILITY WE ARE
HOPING TO IN PART ON THE
REMAINING AREAS SHOWN ON THE
MAP.
AS WE EXPAND THE LIST OF USES WE
ARE MOVING AWAY FROM WHAT MOST
PEOPLE CONSIDER TO BE THE MOST
ACTIVE USES BUT WE THINK THERE
IS SOME WAYS WE COULD ALLOW THE
EXPANDED LIST OF TYPES OF
BUSINESSES TO BE LOCATED HERE
AND STILL PRO -- PROVIDE THE
MOST MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF INTEREST
THEY CAN.
AS MENTIONED IN THE FIRST
POINT, WE ARE USING SOME SPECIAL
STATE LEGISLATION.
WE WILL DO OUR ENVIRONMENTAL
WORK FOR THE LEGISLATION AFTER
COUNCIL ADOPTS IT PROBABLY IN
THE LATE SUMMER OR EARLY FALL.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
.
>> MIKE, ON THAT LAST -- SORRY,
HI ONE QUESTION.
CAN YOU SPEAK TO WHY SOUTH LAKE
UNION UPTOWN AND FIRST HILL WERE
NOT INCLUDED IN THIS
LEGISLATION?
>> AS YOU CAN SEE IT IS RATHER
EXTENSIVELY MAPPED DOWNTOWN.
THERE IS A BROAD AREA AROUND
WHAT WE CALL THE RETAIL CORE AS
WELL AS IN PIONEER SQUARE WHERE
WE LIMIT WHAT CAN HAPPEN AT
STREET LEVEL.
IN THESE OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS
THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT THE
MAPPING IS NOWHERE NEAR AS
EXTENSIVE EVEN THOUGH THE
LIMITED USES ARE SIMILAR.
IN COULD -- THIS COULD BE A
FIRST
STEP.
WE ARE TRYING TO FOCUS ON THE
AREAS MOSTLY AFFECTED.
>> THANK YOU.
I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> I THOUGHT YOUR QUESTION MIGHT
BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO FLAG AN
AMENDMENT I AM INTENDING TO
BRING FOR THIS LEGISLATION WHEN
WE FINALLY CONTINUE IT FOR -- OR
HAVE THAT PROCESS ON VOTING ON
IT AT THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING
TO EXTEND THESE LAND USE CHANGES
TO THE SOUTH LAKE UNION
NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS IS BASED ON EXTENSIVE STAKE
HOLDER OUTREACH TO MY OFFICE.
I WAS GOING TO FLAG MY
AMENDMENTS LATER.
I THINK THAT WILL BE AMENDMENT 1
THAT I'M PURSUING.
I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD
OPPORTUNITY BASED ON YOUR
QUESTION TO FLAG THAT.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS.
INTIDE -- FANTASTIC.
>> IT IS DRAWN LARGELY FROM THE
USES THAT ARE ALREADY ALLOWED IN
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS
DISTRICTS.
THIS BROADER RANGE OF
FLEXIBILITY AND THE TYPES OF
BUSINESSES AND USES THAT THAT
CAN BE LOCATED IS ALREADY
ENJOYED IN PLACES LIKE BALLARD
AND THE WEST SEATTLE JUNCTION
PASHTHSS OF SOUTHEAST SEATTLE AS
WELL AS THE CENTRAL DISTRICT AND
CAPITOL HILL.
WE HAVE LOOKED AT SOME USES HERE
THAT COULD SERVED RANGE OF
NEEDS.
I WILL PULL OUT A COUPLE FOR
EXAMPLE AT THE TOP LEFT.
PEOPLE TALK ABOUT POP UP
BUSINESSES.
ART INSTALLATIONS HAVE ALSO BEEN
A GOOD TOOL FOR FILLING VACANT
STORE FRONTS DURING PERIODS SUCH
AS THIS.
WE ARE PROPOSING TO EXPAND THE
ABILITY TO DO THAT ALONG THESE
STREET FRONTS.
HALF WE DOWN ON THE LEFT ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT IS PRETTY
COMMONLY FOUND AT STREET LEVEL
IN THE BUSINESS DISTRICTS IS
MEDICAL SERVICE USES.
DOCTORS, DENTISTS, PHYSICAL
THERAPISTS.
WE THINK THOSE KIND OF THINGS
CAN GENERATE SOME MORE ACTIVITY
AND BE A GOOD COMPLIMENT TO THE
BUSINESSES THAT WE LIKE TO SEE
DOWNTOWN.
AT THE BOTTOM ON THE FAR RIGHT
IN ADDITION TO THE EXPANDED LIST
OF USES WE WERE ALSO PROPOSING
THE DIRECTOR WOULD BE THE DON
DIRECTOR HAVE THE ABILITY TO
CONSIDER USES THAT WE DIDN'T PUT
ON OUR LIST BUT THAT COULD SPARK
MORE ACTIVITY AND INTEREST IN
THESE AREAS.
SO THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A --
AD HOCKING TO ALLOW US TO
CONSIDER OTHER CREATIVE IDEAS
THAT MIGHT COME UP.
>> THANK YOU CHLT.
COULD YOU AND MAYBE WE SHOULD
WAIT TILL THE NEXT COMMITTEE.
IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE A
CROSSWALK TO SEE WHAT IS ALREADY
ALLOWED, WHAT IS BEING BROUGHT
INTO THIS LEGISLATION, WHAT IS
LEFT OUT OR MAYBE YOU COULD
START BY BRIEFLY SPEAKING TO IT
NOW AND HAVE A CROSSWALK FOR US
AT THE NEXT COMMITTEE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
FOR PEOPLE FOLLOWING ALONG AT
HOME, THERE IS SUCH A LIST IN
THE SDCI DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
WE WILL PULL OUT THAT
INFORMATION TO HIGHLIGHT IT FOR
THE NEXT MEETING.
IN THIS LIST YOU WILL SEE AT THE
BOTTOM ON THE LEFT THIS IDEA HAS
COME UP THAT FOR CERTAIN USES
BIKE FACILITIES FOR SERVING
OFFICE USES OR LOBBIES, GYMS AND
ACTIVITY AREAS THAT SERVE HOTELS
AND RESIDENTIAL TOWERS, IT MIGHT
BE GOOD TO ALLOW THOSE THINGS TO
OCCUPY SOME OF THESE EMPTY STORE
FRONTS.
THAT GETS PEOPLE COMING AND
GOING AND MIGHT FREE UP SPACE IN
THE BUILDING THAT COULD SERVE
ANOTHER INCOME PRODUCING
PURPOSE.
THAT IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICTS
RIGHT NOW.
THAT WOULD BE UNIQUE TO HEAR AND
SOMETHING WE ARE TRYING TO UNDER
SIZE.
ON THE FLIP SIDE ONE OF THE
THINGS ALLOWED IN THE BUSINESS
DISTRICTS THAT WE DID FRONT POSE
--
DIDN'T PROPOSE TO INCLUDE IS
OFFICE USE.
IN THE BUSINESS DISTRICTS A LOT
OF WHAT WE SEE ON THE SECOND AND
HIGHER FLOORS ARE HOUSING.
SO THAT IS THE FRIEND THAT.
THOSE ARE THE TWO MAIN
DIFFERENCES I WOULD SAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL PULL THAT OUT IN MORE
DETAIL FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
>> YEAH, HAVING A DIRECT
CROSSWALK WOULD BE HELPFUL.
VICE CHAIR MOSQUEDA, DID I SEE
YOU HAD A HAND?
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO BUILD ON
YOUR COMMENT MR. CHAIR ABOUT THE
ADDITIONAL DATA YOU WOULD LIKE
TO SEE FOR THE OTHER
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS AREAS.
I APPRECIATE THE BRIEF ANSWER
THAT THERE IS ALREADY SOME
ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCE FOR
DIFFERENT BUILDING TYPES IN
OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD HUBS ACROSS
THE CITY IF I UNDERSTOOD YOUR
ANSWER CORRECTLY.
I THINK IT IS MORE ABOUT AN
EQUITY CONCERN.
WHEN YOU DO DRAW THE DATA FOR
THE I THROUGH I WOULD LIKE TO
SEE AN ANALYSIS ABOUT WHAT IS
BEING LEFT OUT AS THE CHAIR
DESCRIBED.
IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT
FLEXIBILITY.
I THINK IT IS ABOUT THE MHA
EXEMPTIONS WE ARE ALSO APPLYING
HERE AND HOW WE COULD BE
POTENTIALLY LOOKING AT OTHER
NEIGHBORHOOD HUBS WHO NEED
SIMILAR DISCRETION AND EXEMPTS
TO ALLOW FOR THOSE SMALLER
BUSINESS --
DISTRICT HUBS TO FLOURISH.
>> THANK YOU VICE CHAIR.
>> FEEL FREE TO CONTINUE ON OR
COLLEAGUES IF YOU HAVE ANY
COLLEAGUES THAT HAVE QUESTIONS,
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
>> I THINK WE WILL SEGWAY BACK
OVER TO MAGDA AND THEN WE WILL
WRAP THINGS UP.
JUST A COUPLE OF SLIDES LEFT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER DID I SEE YOUR
HAND?
>> NO.
I WAS WAVING AT YOU.
>> HI.
.
>> READY FOR THE NEXT SLIDE.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
DISCUSSION AND THE QUESTIONS
RELATED TO EQUITY.
THAT IS DEFINITELY A PIECE OF
THIS THAT WE ARE INTENTIONALLY
TAKING A LOOK AT AND WITH THIS
WORK WE ARE INTENT TO REMOVE
BARRIERS EXPERIENCED BY SMALL
BUSINESSES AS WELL AS OFFER
SUPPORTING PROGRAMS.
WITH THIS LEDGE ISOLATION WE
HAVE BEEN MINDFUL AND MAKING
SURE IT SUPPORTS AND DOES NOT
HARM BUSINESSES.
WE HAVE DONE A FEW SESSIONS FOR
INTENTIONING OUTREACH TO SEE
WHAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR PEOPLE
TO HIDE INTO CID AND PIONEER
SQUARE FOCUSSING THERE.
AND WITH THAT WE ARE -- AS WE
MENTIONED EARLIER THIS IS AN
APPROACH WITH MANY PIECES AND
LEGISLATION IS AN IMPORTANT
PIECE AS WELL AS KIND OF
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
INFORMATION GATHERING AND --
SHARING WAYS TO ENTICE
ADDITIONAL BUSINESSES AS WELL AS
PROVIDE AN OPENNESS TO HELPING
WORK THROUGH ANY ISSUES THAT
SURFACE WITHIN THE -- DIFFERENT
PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS OR
DIFFERENT PIECES THAT IT TAKES
TO PRODUCE A BUSINESS DOWNTOWN
AND I KNOW THAT OED IS WORKING
ON MANY PROGRAMS WITHIN THE
DOWNTOWN RECOVERY WORK THEY ARE
DOING AND WE ARE --
COLLABORATING CLOSELY WITH THEM
AS WELL.
WITH THAT I WILL PASS IT TO MIKE
TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE MORE
SPECIFICS.
>> IN ADDITION TO THE MEASURES
COMING, WE ARE LOOK AT WAYS TO
HELP PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE
SEEKING PERMITS TO FILL THESE
VACANT SPACES.
WE.
ARE EVALUATE --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
THE PERMIT FAST ILLATION
WOULD BE PART OF OUR EQUITY
APPROACH HERE.
I THINK WE ARE
WRAPPING UP.
>> WE ARE.
>> THANK YOU ALL.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS I
UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE AMENDMENTS
TO SHARE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO
THOSE?
>> YES.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
I BELIEVE THAT DANIELA ON MY
STAFF HAS DISTRIBUTED WORKING
DRAFTS FOR THOSE AMENDMENTS TO
THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND
TO YOUR STAFF SO I'M HAPPY TO
JUST JUMP INTO THEM REAL QUICK.
ONE OF THEM WHICH I ELUDED TO
EARLIER WAS TO EXTEND THE
COVERAGE AREA OF THESE CHANGES
TO THE SOUTH LAKE UNION
NEIGHBORHOOD.
SOUTH LAKE UNION NEIGHBORHOOD OF
COURSE ALSO POSITIONING ITSELF
TO HAVE A RECOVERY BASED ON A
MORE DYNAMIC USE OF STREET LEVEL
SPACE AND A LOT OF THE STAKE
HOLDERS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD
FEEL LIKE THEY COULD TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THESE UNIQUE AND
INNOVATIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO GET
MORE TENANTS AND MORE UNIQUE
TENANTS INTO STORE LEVEL
ACTIVATED -- STREET LEVEL
ACTIVATED USES.
SO LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING THAT
AMENDMENT FORWARD.
THE SECOND AMENDMENT THAT I AM
SEEKING TO BRING WOULD ADD TO
THE LIST OF USES SHOWN EARLIER
IN THE PRESENTATION OFF THE
SPACE AND LIKE MANUFACTURING.
SO THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF
INTEREST FROM STAKE HOLDERS IN
THE DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
ASSOCIATION, PEOPLE WORKING IN
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AND
TALKING TO PERSPECTIVE TENANTS
TO ACTIVATE STREET LEVEL USES TO
USE STREET LEVEL SPACE FOR
ADDITIONAL OFFICE SPACE OR FOR
SOME KIND OF MAKE OR SPACE LIKE
A LIGHT MANUFACTURING USE.
GIVEN THE SITUATION WE ARE IN
WHERE THERE HAS BEEN A
CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF
BUSINESSES OVER THE COURSE OF
COVID THAT HAVE SHUTTERED AND
WON'T BE COMING BACK, I WANT TO
BE GUIDED BY WHAT OUR PARTNERS
IN THE REAL ESTATE MARKET ARE
SEEING IN TERMS OF DEMAND TO
MAKE INNOVATIVE USE OF SOME OF
THESE SPACES.
OFFICE SPACE AND LIGHT
MANUFACTURING ARE NOT CURRENTLY
ON THE LIST THAT HAS COME FROM
THE DEPARTMENT.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT OUR
PARTNERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
I WILL BE BRINGING THAT
AMENDMENT TO EXPAN SLIGHTLY TO
THAT LIST OF USES WE DISCUSSED
IN THAT SLIDE EARLIER.
AGAIN THOSE USES BEING STREET
LEVEL OFFICE SPACE AND MIGHT
MANUFACTURING.
ON AMENDMENT 3 THIS IS A SORT OF
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT ALLOWING
ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL FOR
STREET LEVEL CHANGES IN THE
PIONEER SQUARE SPECIAL REVIEW
DISTRICT.
THERE ARE UNIQUE RULES AS
MR. CHAIR IS WELL AWARE IN THE
DISTRICT IN TERMS OF SHOW
SWIFTLY WE CAN STAND UP
ALTERNATIVE STREET LEVEL USES.
THIS WOULD SIMPLY ALLOW THE
PLANNING DIRECTOR ADMINISTRATIVE
APPROVAL TO GREEN LIGHT SOME OF
THESE STREET LEVEL CHANGES IF
BUILDINGS WITHIN THE SPECIAL
REVIEW DISTRICT WANTED TO
INCORPORATE ONE OF THESE
HISTORICALLY NONCONFORMING
STREET LEVEL USES.
IT IS JUST A NECESSARY CHANGE TO
WORK SOME OF THESE TEMPORARY
CHANGES INTO THE FRAME WORK OF
THE SPECIAL REVIEW DISTRICT.
CURRENTLY THOSE ARE THE THREE
AMENDMENTS I'M PURSUING.
MY STAFF AND I ARE TALKING TO
LOTS OF STAKE HOLDERS IN THESE
NEIGHBORHOODS.
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT MIGHT LEAD
TO SOME ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS
FOR CONSIDERATION AND
ANTICIPATION IN THE NEXT
COMMITTEE.
CURRENTLY THOSE ARE THE THREE I
AM WORKING ON.
HAPPY TO TALK BETWEEN THIS
MEETING AND THE NEXT WITH ANY
COMMITTEE MEN BETTERS WHO HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE
AMENDMENTS.
ALL OF THEM WERE GENERATED WITH
CONSIDERABLE STAKE HOLDERING
FROM OUR PARTNERS WHO ARE
WORKING ON ECONOMIC DEVELOP
FLMENT THESE NEIGHBORHOODS AND
REALLY INTERNALIZING WHAT THIS
REHEARING FROM PERSPECTIVE
TENANTS AND HOW THEY CAN BEST
WORK TO REBUILD THEIR
NEIGHBORHOODS IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH US HERE.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PREVIEW THOSE.
DRAFTS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO
ALL COMMITTEE OFFICES AND HAPPY
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OVER THE
NEXT FEW WEEKS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS.
HAVING THAT PREVIEW IS HELPFUL.
IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THE FINAL
VERSIONS HAVE NOT YET BEEN
CREATED.
IS THAT A KREKS UNDERSTANDING?
>> YES, COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS.
THESE ARE WORKING DRAFTS IS
PROBABLY THE BEST WAY I WOULD
PHRASE IT.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW IF THEY WILL
MATERIALLY CHANGE ALL THAT MUCH
IN A SUBSTANTIVE WAY BASED ON
WHERE THEY ARE.
THEY THERE MAY BE TECHNICAL
TWEAKS AND WHATEVER IN THE RUN
UP TO OUR NEXT MEETING.
>> THANK YOU.
VICE CHAIR.
ALSO -- MAGDA IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO STOP SHARING SCREEN YOU ARE
MORE THAN WELCOMED TO.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH
MR. CHAIR.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER
LEWIS AS WELL FOR THE PREVIEW OF
THOSE AMENDMENTS.
I DO HAVE SOME INTEREST IN
FOLLOWING UP ON THE PERMITTED
USES AND SEEING IF THERE IS ANY
ADDITIONAL WAY THAT WE CAN --
INCENTIVIZE AND SUPPORT THE
CREATION OF MORE CHILD CARE
FAST -- FACILITIES AS WELL.
WE JUST PUT $5 MILLION IN
OUR SEATTLE RESCUE PLAN TO HELP
SUPPORT THE CAPITAL -- FOR
CAPITAL DOLLARS FOR THE CREATION
OF ADDITIONAL CHILD CARE
FACILITIES SPECIFICALLY TO HELP
OUR SMALLEST BUSINESSES BE ABLE
TO HAVE A DRAW TO ECONOMIC HUBS
INCLUDING DOWNTOWN SO MORE
PEOPLE HAVE SAFE PLACES FOR
THEIR KIDDOS TO HAVE CARE.
AS WE THINK ABOUT RECOVERING AND
HAVING A RESET BUTTON HERE FOR
US TO HAVE A MORE EQUITABLE
RECOVERY POST COVID, ONE OF THE
THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO DON'T DO
IS CREATE MORE INCENTIVES FOR
CHILD CARE.
WE HEAR THAT THERE IS MORE DOGGY
DAY CARE IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE
THAN THERE IS KIDDO DAY CARE.
THIS HAS BEEN A BIG PRIORITY FOR
US TO MAKE SURE OUR FURRY
FRIENDS AS WELL AS OUR BABIES
AND KIDDOS HAVE THE CARE THEY
NEED.
SO I'M VERY INTERESTED IN SEEING
IF THERE IS ANY POSSIBILITY FOR
US TO CREATE ADDITIONAL
INCENTIVES.
THANK YOU FOR BEING CREATIVE IN
MANY WAYS HERE.
I STILL WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT
DATA ABOUT WHAT BARRIERS MAY
EXIST IN OTHER ECONOMIC REGIONS,
ECONOMIC HUBS IN REGIONS OF OUR
CITY TO SEE IF THIS SHOULD BE
MORE BROADLY APPLIED.
I APPRECIATE THE EXPANSION TO
SOUTH LAKE UNION.
I DON'T HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO
THAT.
ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SEE HOW WE
CAN SUPPORT FOLKS.
THOSE ARE THE TWO AREASLY BE
LOOKING INTO AND APPRECIATE THE
CHANCE FOR THE PREVIEW TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
ON THIS BILL AT THIS TIME?
SEEING NONE -- YES?
>> EXCUSE ME.
I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT
WE -- WHEN WE GET THE RESPONSE
BACK WE CAN LOOK AT THOSE
QUESTIONS THROUGH THAT EQUITY
LENS GIVEN THE LARGER NUMBER OF
LARGE BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN VERSUS
THE SMALLER BUSINESSES AROUND
OUR CITY AND THOSE SMALLER
BUSINESSES THAT MAY BE WOMEN OF
COLOR LED.
JUST HOPING THAT EQUITY ANALYSIS
WILL BE POSSIBLE?
>> MIKE OR MAGDA COULD YOU
SHARE?
I WOULD APPRECIATE THE -- WE
MEET THE VICE CHAIR'S
EXPECTATIONS WITH THIS REQUEST.
>> WE WILL CERTAINLY SEE WHAT WE
CAN DO.
AND WORK CLOSELY WITH THE REST
OF THE CENTRAL STAFF TO MEET
THAT REQUEST.
>> GREAT.
THANK YOU.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME?
SEEING NONE I WANT TO THANK
EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE FOR THIS
BRIEFING TODAY.
THE LEGISLATION WILL BE BACK
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON AUGUST
11TH FOR PUBLIC HEARING AT WHICH
POINT I HOPE TO SUSPEND THE
RULES AND VOTE GIVEN THE
TIMELINE OF THESE CHANGES UNLESS
THERE IS INTERVEENG DATA OR
SOMETHING COMES UP IN THE
MEANTIME.
WE STILL ARE ON TRACK TO PASS
THIS WITH URGENCY.
THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS A PUBLIC
HEARING AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON
COUNCIL BILL 120108 WHICH AMENDS
THE YESLER TERRACE PLAN.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE
ABBREVIATED TITLE INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 3, COUNCIL BILL
120108 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
THE REDEVELOPMENT AT THE YESLER
TERRACE COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU.
WE ARE JOINED FOR THIS ITEM BY
ROD BRANDON, TERRY GAGLIARDI AND
RACHELLE FROM SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY AND ALY PENNUCCI.
ALY, COULD YOU PROVIDE A BRIEF
REFRESHER ON THE PROPOSAL?
>> GOOD MORNING CHAIR STRAUSS,
COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
I AM HAPPY TO PROVIDE A BRIEF
OVER VIEW.
SO, COUNCIL BILL 120130 IS
RELATED TO THE YESLER TERRACE
PLANNED ORDINANCE.
AT THE TIME THE COUNCIL PASSED
THAT ORDINANCE 2012 THE CITY HAD
NOT YET APPROVED THE FUTURE --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
WHEN THEY WERE CREATING THE
ORIGINAL TREE PROTECTION PLAN.
THE CITY FINALIZED THE LAY OUT
IN 2014 AND THE TREE PROTECTION
PLAN NOW NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED
ACCORDINGLY.
ADDITIONALLY THE CITY HAS
DETERMINED ON ON SITE PLANTING
OF ALL OF THE REQUIRED
REPLACEMENT TREES WOULD BE
DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO SPACE
CONSTRAINTS.
SO THE BILL BEFORE YOU TODAY
WOULD UPDATE MAPS TO REFLECT
EXISTING CONDITIONS AND CORRECT
ERRORS FOUND BY STAFF AT THE
TIME OF ADOPTION TO PRESENT.
IT WOULD CORRECT THE TREE
INVENTORY TO BE CONSISTENT WITH
THE TREES SHOWN ON THE MAP.
IT UPDATES PROVISIONS FOR
DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS THAT MEET
THE TERRACE PLANNED ACTION
ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS WITHIN
THE MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY.
TO HAVE THE OPTION TO USE
PAYMENT IN LIEU OF PREPLANTING
IF ALLOWED BY CODE AND OFFSET
GROUP PLANTING.
AND CLARIFY REPORTING ON TREE
REMOVAL MITIGATION IS TO OCCUR
AFTER THE DEVELOPMENT
CONTEMPLATED IN THE TERRACE
PLANNED ACTION ORDINANCE IS
COMPLETED.
SO -- THAT ORDINANCE IS IN
EFFECT TILL 2032.
THAT IS THE LEGISLATION BEFORE
YOU TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, ALY.
WE ARE ALSO JOINED BY DIRECTOR
ROD BRANDON, TERRY AND RACHELLE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD
ANYTHING BEFORE WE OPEN THE
PUBLIC COMMENT?
AND WE WILL HAVE MORE TIME TO
SPEAK TO THE BILL AND THE
AMENDMENTS AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> REAL BRIEFLY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS
BILL AND TECHNICAL CHANGES AS
WELL AS THE CHANGES TO THE PLAN.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING
AT ALTERNATIVES FOR US.
WE AS YOU KNOW HAVE A STRONG
COMMITMENT TO FULFILL OUR
OBLIGATION.
WHEN WE CAN WE WILL MAKE SURE WE
MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.
WITHOUT THAT I THINK SHE DID A
GREAT JOB IN DOING A BRIEFING.
WE WILL BE STRIEBL ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS AFTER YOU HEAR ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS AS WELL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER COMMENTS
BEFORE WE OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC
HEARING?
SEEING NONE.
BEFORE WE OPEN THE REMOTE PUBLIC
HEARING I WOULD ASK EVERYONE
PLEASE BE PAY SLERNT -- PATIENT
AS WE
CONTINUE TO LEARN THIS NEW
SYSTEM.
WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY WORKING FOR
WAYS TO FINE TUNE THIS PROCESS
ASK AND ADDING NEW FEATURES THAT
ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL MEANS OF
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN OUR
COUNCIL MEETINGS.
I WILL MODERATE THE PUBLIC
MEETING.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I WILL CALL ON ONE SPEAKER AT
TIME.
IF YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED TO
SPEAK AND WOULD LIKE TO YOU CAN
SIGN UP BY ON -- SIGN UP ONLINE.
PLEASE AGAIN SPEAK BY
STATING YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM
YOU ARE ADDRESSING.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD RELATE TO
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROCESS.
IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS ABOUT
SOMETHING THAT IS NOT ON THE
AGENDA YOU CAN ALWAYS E-MAIL MY
OFFICE.
SPEAKERS WILL HEAR A CHIME WHEN
TEN SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THE A
LOTTED TIME.
ONCE YOU HEAR THE CHIME WE ASK
YOU PLEASE GOING WRAP UP YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF SPEAKERS DO NOT END THEIR
COMMENTS BY THE END OF THE TIME
A LOTTED THE SPEAKER'S
MICROPHONE BE MUTED.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR
COMMENT WE ASK YOU PLEASE
DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE.
I WILL AT THIS TIME THE PUBLIC
HEARING ON COUNCIL BILL 12018 IS
NOW OPEN AND WE WILL CALL ON THE
SPEAKERS ON THE LIST.
MR. G AND MR. I AM NOT SEEING
ANYONE PRESENT FOR THIS ITEM.
I SEE JACQUELINE LISTED AS
VARIOUS.
>> POSSIBLY CALLER NUMBER 31, WE
ARE NOT SURE
>> RACHEL.
>>
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
THERE DO NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY
REGISTERED FOR THIS PUBLIC
HEARING.
>> OKAY.
CAN WE PROMOTE RACHEL AND
JACQUELINE.
ARE YOU HEAR TO SPEAK ABOUT THE
ORDINANCE?
>> YOU CAN STRESS STAR 6.
>> GOOD MORNING.
THIS IS JACQUELINE ARMSTRONG.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD.
ARE YOU HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE
TREE ORDINANCE?
>> ACTUALLY I WANTED TO
APOLOGIZE.
I WAS REGISTERING REGARDING THE
UP ZONING CONVERSATION SO I JUST
REGISTERED 20 MINUTES AGO.
I APOLOGIZE.
AT THIS POINT I WILL BE A
LISTENER.
HAVE WE ALREADY DISCUSSED UP
ZONING?
>> WE HAVE -- YOU DID REGISTER
AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS
CLOSED ON THAT ITEM.
>> OKAY.
>> IF YOU WANT TO E-MAIL ME YOUR
COMMENT.
>> GOT IT.
>> WE WILL CONTINUE THAT
CONVERSATION ON AUGUST 11TH?
>> GREAT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> RACHEL, JUST DOUBLE CHECKING.
>> GOOD MORNING COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I WAS PLANNING TO GIVE A PUBLIC
DON'T KNOW AGENDA ITEM FOUR.
I THINK I'VE MISSED THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM.
>> AGENDA ITEM FOUR.
THAT WAS ALSO ALREADY OPENED AND
CLOSED.
PLEASE E-MAIL ME.
>> I WILL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WILL MOVE TO CLOSE THE
PUBLIC HEARING.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HAVE THE
COUNCIL BILL CORRECT COUNCIL
BILL 120 018 IS NOW CLOSED.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO CAME.
I WOULD LIKE TO NOW MOVE ON TO
SUSPEND -- IF YOU ARE OKAY WITH
IT I WOULD ASK WE US FEND RULES
TO ALLOW FOR US TO VOTE ON THIS
LEGISLATION AND THE THREE
AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN
PROPOSED TODAY GIVEN THAT WE DID
NOT HAVE ANY NEGATIVE PUBLIC
COMMENTS DURING THE PUBLIC
HEARING AND WE HAVE NOW HELD TWO
MEETINGS ON THIS TOPIC AND
FINALLY THAT OUR NEXT MEETING IS
VERY BUSY.
DO I SEE ANY CONCERNS WITH THIS
SUSPENSION OF THE RULES?
SEEING NONE I MOVE TO US FEND
-- -- SUSPEND THE
RULES.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO
ALLOW A VOTE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> I.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> I.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
WE CAN MOW MOVE TON DISCUSS
AMENDMENTS.
THERE ARE THREE -- THE MOTION
CARRIES.
WE CAN NOW MOVE TON DISCUSS THE
AMENDMENTS.
THERE ARE THREE AMENDMENTS TO
COVER TO DAY.
THE FIRST AMENDMENT MAKES
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE
BILL INCLUDING SEVERAL
CHANGES -- SEVERAL REFERENCES TO
DIRECTOR'S RULES AND FIXING A
TYPE OF GRAPHICAL ERROR.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD.
I WANTED TO KNOW BEFORE WE GET
INTO THE -- NOT SURE SO I WOULD
CONFIRM WITH THE CLERKS IF YOU
WANT TO PUT THE BILL BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE BEFORE WE DISCUSS
AMENDMENTS?
>> SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA TO
ME.
I MOVE -- LET ME GET THE
RIGHT -- I MOVE -- COULD YOU --
>> I MOVE THE PASSAGE OF --
>> I MOVE TO RECOMMEND PASS OOJ
OF COUNCIL BILL 120108.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120108.
WE WILL NOW DISCUSS AMENDMENTS
AND WE WILL MAKE THAT MOTION
AGAIN.
IF WE INCLUDE ANY OF THE
AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL.
ALY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO
AMENDMENT ONE?
>> THANK YOU.
AMENDMENT 1 AS CHAIR STRAUSS
DESCRIBED IS PROPOSED BY CHAIR
STRAUSS.
IT WOULD MAKE TECHNICAL AND
CLARIFYING CHANGES TO THE BILL
AS DESCRIBED ON THE SCREEN.
THIS IS A TECHNICAL CORRECTION
AND JUST CLARIFYING LING ORANGE
AND CORRECTING REFERENCES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> COLLEAGUES ANY QUESTIONS ON
THIS AMENDMENT?
SEEING NONE I MOVE TO AMEND
COUNCIL BILL 120108.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
120108.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> I.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> I.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSE.
>> THANK YOU.
I'M ALSO SPONSORING AMENDMENT
TWO WHICH WOULD INCREASE A
REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENT FOR THE
TWO TREES BEING REMOVED FROM A
ONE TO ONE REPLACEMENT
REQUIREMENT TO A HIGHER 3-1
REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENT.
I AM GLAD THEY ARE ABLE TO
MEET THIS HIGHER LEVEL TREE
PLANTING.
WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS AMENDMENT AT
THE LAST MEETING.
DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS AT THAT TIME?
SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS I
MOVE TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL AS
SHOWN IN AMENDMENT 2.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL 120108.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> I.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> I.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
THE MOTION ON AMENDMENT 1 ALSO
CARRIES.
COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS AMENDMENT
3 TO OUR COMMITY AND FOR WORKING
WITH SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOUR
AMENDMENT NUMBER 3?
>> THANK YOU CHAIR STRAUSS.
YES.
I WANT TO THANK CENTRAL STAFF
AND THE SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY FOR THE BACK AND FORTH
DISCUSSION ON HOW TO -- WHAT WE
ARE TRYING TO DO HERE IS --
BECAUSE
THE TREE CANOPY WILL BE IMPACTED
HERE AT THE TERRACE PROPERTY THE
REQUEST BEFORE US IS TO INCREASE
THE FLEXIBILITY FOR THEM THE WAY
IT WAS ORIGINALLY WORDED WAS
ENABLING THEM TO REPLACE TREES
OFF SITE ANYWHERE IN SEATTLE.
DURING THE MEETING IT WAS CLEAR
THE SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
WAS GOING TO BE DOING EVERYTHING
THEY CAN TO PLANT THOSE TREES ON
SITE OR CLOSE BY SO THIS
AMENDMENT SIMPLY MEMORIALIZES
THAT THE SPIRIT OF THAT BY
SAYING -- IF YOU CAN'T PLAN IT
ON SITE THEN DO IT AS CLOSE TO
THE SITE AS POSSIBLE.
IF YOU CAN'T DO THAT, THEN DO IT
AT YOUR OTHER SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY PROPERTIES WHERE THERE
ARE LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS WHO CAN
BENEFIT FROM THIS TRADITIONAL
TREE CANOPY.
ALSO GOING TO LOW CANOPY
COVERAGE AREAS THROUGHOUT THE
CITY SO IF THEY ARE GOING TO
PLAN REPLACEMENT TREES THAT
AREN'T ON THE TERRACE SITE OR
WITHIN A FEW BLOCKS BUT -- THERE
SHOULD BE LOW TREE CANOPY AREAS
AND WE ALREADY HAVE AN
ASSESSMENT MEASURING THAT FOR
THE CITY.
BUT I WOULD ASK MY COLLEAGUES
SUPPORT THIS SO WE CAN IMPLEMENT
SPIRIT OF TRYING TO KEEP THESE
TREES AS CLOSE TO POSSIBLE TO
THE LOW-INCOME AREAS.
>> THANK YOU.
WELL SAID AND WELCOMED
AMENDMENT.
I APPRECIATE YOU WORKING WITH
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY ON
THIS AMENDMENT.
DIRECTOR BRANDON OR ANYONE ELSE
CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT THIS IS AN
AMENDMENT THAT IS WORKABLE FROM
YOUR PERSPECTIVE AND ANYTHING
YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE?
>> YES.
I'M ROD.
YES IT IS WORKABLE.
THANK YOU FOR THIS AMENDMENT.
I THINK YOU ARE RIGHT IT DOES
SPEAK TO THE SPIRIT OF ANOTHER
CONVERSATIONS AND BEGINS TO --
PUT IT IN AN ACTION PLAN WHERE
WE CAN LIVE WITH IT AND MAKE IT
BETTER FOR BOTH IF COMMUNITY AND
WHEN WE CAN'T OTHER LOW-INCOME
RESIDENTS IN THE SEATTLE AREA.
MUCH APPRECIATED.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO
ADD TO THAT?
>> NO, THAT WAS WELL SAID.
THANKS, ROD.
THANK YOU.
>> YEAH.
>> APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S WORK
ON.
THIS COLLEAGUES ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS ON AMENDMENT 3?
SEEING NONE I MOVE TO AMEND
COUNCIL BILL 120108.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL
120108.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE THE ROLL.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSE.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES.
THIS NOW CONFIRMS ALL THREE
AMENDMENTS -- THE MOTIONS CARRY
ON ALL THREE AMENDMENTS TO
COUNCIL BILL 120108.
COLLEAGUES WE HAVE NOW HAD THIS
IN COMMITTEE TWICE.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS?
>> NO.
>> VICE CARRY MOSQUEDA AND
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> I WILL JUST SAY THANK YOU NOW
BUT GO AHEAD.
GET IT GIRL.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER
JUAREZ.
>> THANK YOU MR. CHAIR.
DID WANT TO THANK YOU DIRECTOR
BRANDON.
I HEARD AMAZING THING FROM YOU
FROM FORMER EXECUTIVE RON SIMS
THE OTHER DAY.
THAT WAS GREAT TO KNOW MORE OF
YOUR BACKGROUND.
AALSO WANTED TO SEE IF THERE IS
ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THIS
COMMITTEE CAN RECEIVE ABOUT THE
REPLACEMENT OF TREES AT SOME
POINT.
WATD A SECOND.
OKAY.
MR. CHAIR.
>> YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT ITEM.
>> OKAY.
I HAD TO ORIENT MYSELF.
I'M CITY RECOVERING FROM A COLD.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE FOR OUR
CITY FAMILY WE HAVE A CHANCE TO
TALK MORE ABOUT THE PLACEMENT OF
TREES ALONG A PUBLIC RIGHT OF
WAY SO WE ARE HAVING A
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE PLACEMENT
OF THOSE TREES AND MEDIANS AND
ON ALONG SIDEWALKS AND MORE
WITHIN OUR PUBLIC PARKS TO MAKE
SURE THOSE GREEN SPACES HAVE THE
SHADE.
JUST THIS MORNING WE WERE
HEARING FROM MPR CONTINUED
REPORTING ON THE NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUALS IN LOW-INCOME
COMMUNITIES THAT HAD LESS ACCESS
TO SHADE AND TO TREE CANOPY,
HIGHER RATES OF EXPOSURE TO
EXTREME HEAT AND DEATH
ASSOCIATED.
IN ADDITION TO THE CONVERSATION
WE HAD ABOUT PLACEMENT OF TREES
I WANT TO REITERATE HOW WE ARE
DOING -- WHAT WE ARE DOING TO
TRY TO PLACE MORE TREES ALONG
PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS.
VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THESE
AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR AMENDMENTS
TODAY.
I AM INCREASINGLY INTERESTED IN
THOSE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS AND
HOW WE CREATE MORE TREE
CANOPIES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR.
I THINK THIS WILL COME UP.
I EXPECT TO T PROCESS TO
BEGIN SEPTEMBER SO WE CAN HAVE A
ROBUST CONVERSATION REGARDING
IT.
I HOPE YOU ARE STILL ON THE
LINE, MIKE, TO HEAR THAT.
ANYHOW, MOVING ON TO BACK TO THE
BASE BILL BEFORE US.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
I AM SEEING NONE.
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ IS SAYING
THANK YOU.
I WILL MOVE TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE
OF THE COUNCIL BILL AS AMENDED.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 120108.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.
>> LOVE THE TREES.
YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> I.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSE.
THANK YOU.
MOTION CARRIES.
THANK YOU TERRY, RACHELLE, I CAN
RECTOR BRANDON.
AMAZING WORK.
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU DO
THERE AND THE ABILITY TO PUT IN
A LONG TERM HOTEL FOR HOSPITAL
RESIDENTS AND AN INCREASED
MEDICAL FACILITY THERE.
>> YES.
THANK YOU ALL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
THIS WILL BE BEFORE FULL COUNCIL
FOR FINAL PASSAGE THIS COMING
MONDAY.
OUR FINAL AGENDA ITEM IS A
DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON
RESOLUTION 32010 WHICH SETS THE
DOCKET OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AMENDMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED IN
2022.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE
ABBREVIATED ITEM INTO THE
RECORD.
>> RESOLUTION 32010 A RESOLUTION
IDENTIFYING PROPOSED
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS TO
BE CONSIDERED FOR POSSIBLE
ADOPTION IN 2022 AND REQUESTING
THAT THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND THE
SEATTLE PLANNING COMMISSION
REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
ABOUT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
>> THANK YOU.
WE ARE JOINED BY LISH WHITSON
AND ERIC MCCONAGHY.
>> HAPPY TO KICK IT OFF.
ERIC, PLEASE ADD ANYTHING IF I
HAVE MISSED IT.
SO RESOLUTION 32010 FOLLOWS UP
ON YOUR PUBLIC HEARING AT YOUR
LAST COMMITTEE MEETING WHERE YOU
ACCEPTED COMMENTS ON POTENTIAL
AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN FOR CONSIDERATION IN 2022.
THE RESOLUTION REFLECTS THE
DISCUSSION FROM LAST WEEK'S
MEETING.
IT ADDS TWO ITEMS TO THE DOCKET
OF POTENTIAL FUTURE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS.
THE FIRST IS TO CONSIDER
REMOVING THE DESIGNATION.
AND THE SECOND IS RATE QUEST
FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
THE SECOND IS A REQUEST FROM
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS TO REVIEW
POLICIES RELATED TO LIDS OVER
HIGHWAYS AND THE WAYS THOSE CAN
SUPPORT A MORE LIVEABLE CITY.
UM, JUST WANT TO NOTE ATTACH
SECOND-DEGREE A LETTER FROM OPCD
WHERE THEY -- ALSO MAKE
RECOMMENDATION.
THEY WERE A LITTLE LATE IN
GETTING THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS TO
US.
WE NOW HAVE THEM AND THEY ARE
CONSISTENT WITH THE RESOLUTION.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
IT IS FAIRLY SIMPLE AT THIS
POINT.
>> I HAVE BEEN ON MUTE AS I'VE
BEEN TALKING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS HERE?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE
ANYTHING?
>> THANKS FOR THE RECOGNITION
NOTE.
I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> OKAY.
VICE CHAIR MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LISH I AM WONDERING IF YOU CAN
HELP CONNECT THE DOTS FOR THE
CONVERSATION WE HAD ABOUT THE
UPDATE TO THE NAME AND HOW THIS
FITS INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN.
I THINK AGAIN IT IS HEMFUL FOR
PEOPLE TO BE ORIENTED TO HOW
THIS TIES INTO THE UPCOMING
MAJOR CHANGES IN 2024, THE 2022
CHANGES YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT
HERE.
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
IF YOU DON'T MIND SHARING A
LITTLE BIT ON THAT TIMELINE FOR
FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE NEW TO THIS.
>> SURE.
OKAY SO UNDER STATE LAW THE CITY
IS REQUIRED TO DO A MAJOR UPDATE
TO THE PLAN EVERY EIGHT OR SO
YEARS.
UM, THE NEXT UPDATE IS DUE JUNE
OF 2024.
SO THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS KICKING
OFF AT WORK WITH A RELEASE OF
THE RACIAL EQUITY TOOL KIT
REPORT YOU GOT BRIEFED ON LAST
MEETING AND THEN COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT PLAN THAT YOU SHOULD
SEE TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR
AND A ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENT SCOPING PROCESS THAT
WILL BE AROUND THE SAME
TIMELINE.
UM, THAT WILL BE SORT OF A WHOLE
LOOK AT THE PLAN.
ITS GOALS AND STRATEGIES AND --
REASSESSMENT OF WHERE WE ARE IN
THE LIGHT OF NEWEST MATES OF
FUTURE GROWTH FOR THE NEXT 20
YEARS.
IN BETWEEN THOSE MAJOR UPDATES
THE COUNCIL PROVIDES AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS TO THE
PUBLIC AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AND
CITY DEPARTMENTS TO PROPOSE
MINOR CHANGES TO THE PLAN TO
ADDRESS SMALLER ISSUES AND
THOSE -- MINOR ISSUES ARE
COLLECTED INTO WHAT IS CALLED
THE COMFORTS OF PLAN DOCKET
RESOLUTION OF ITEMS THAT WE ASK
THE OFFICE OF PLANNING COMMITTEE
DEVELOPMENT OR IN SOME CASES
COUNCIL STAFF TO REVIEW AND
REPORT BACK ON AND PROPOSE
SMALLER CHANGES.
SO EXAMPLES INCLUDE CHANGING THE
DESIGNATION OF A STREET OR
LOOKING AT SINGLE POLICY RELATED
TO AN ISSUE LIKE LITTING OF
HIGHWAYS.
UM -- SO, THIS RESOLUTION WOULD
SET THE DOCKET FOR THOSE MINOR
CHANGES THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED
NEXT YEAR.
INCLUDES SOME THINGS THAT WE
EXPECT THE EXECUTIVE TO REPORT
BACK ON AND OTHER THINGS THAT
HAVE BEEN ON THE DOCKET FOR A
FEW YEARS NOW AND WE ARE STILL
EXPECTING REPORTS BACK.
SOME OF THE EXECUTIVE HEADS SAID
ARE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR NEXT
MAJOR UPDATE BUT WE DON'T WANT
TO LOSE THOSE IDEAS.
SO WE VIN COLLUDED THEM IN THE
RESOLUTION JUST TO CONTINUE TO
ASK IN ADVANCE OF THAT MAJOR
UPDATE.
>> THANK YOU.
IN ADDITION TO THE PROPOSALS
RECOMMENDED WE DISCUSSED AT THE
LAST MEETING I WORKED TO ADD
LANGUAGE TO THE DOCK TOTE STUDY
CHANGES THAT SHOULD BE MADE TO
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO
ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE THE
LITTING OF HIGHWAYS AND
RESTORING NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAVE
BEEN --
[ INDISCERNIBLE ]
WE HAVE IMMENSE ABILITIES TO --
PARTS OF OUR FREEWAY SYSTEMS TO
CREATE OPEN PARKS AND MORE LAND
FOR US TO BUILD UPON PLACES SUCH
AS WASHINGTON D.C. AND DALLAS
HAVE ALREADY ENGAGED IN THIS
BUILDING.
NEW BUILDINGS ABOVE OUR
FREEWAYS.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS
BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE DOCKETING
RESOLUTION?
UH SEE COUNCIL PEDERSEN.
PLEASE TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS.
SOME OF THE PROPOSALS THAT WERE
NOT ADDING -- WERE FROM ONE OF
MY CONSTITUENTS.
I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR DRAFTING
THOSE, SENDING THOSE IN.
HOPING WE CAN ADDRESS SOME OF
HIS CONCERNS OTHER WAYS THAT
MIGHT NOT BE THROUGH AMENDING
THE PLAN.
I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ONE
OF MY CONSTITUENTS WORKED HARD
ON A COUPLE OF PROPOSALS BUT DID
NOT MAKE IT THROUGH.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER
PEDERSEN.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS,
CONCERNS?
SEEING NONE, I MOVE TO RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION 32010.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> CHAIR PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> I.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSE.
>> THANK YOU.
THE MOTION CARRIES.
THIS RESOLUTION WILL BE BACK ON
MONDAY AUGUST 2ND.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE AND UNLESS
THERE ARE ITEMS FOR THE GOOD OF
THE ORDER, WE WILL CONCLUDE THIS
WEDNESDAY JULY 28TH -- I SEE
PEOPLE SAYING GOODBYE, NOT
CALLING FOR ATTENTION.
OKAY, GREAT.
SO CONCLUDES THE MEETING.
OUR NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING WILL
BE ON AUGUST 11TH STARTING AT
9:30 A.M.
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING.
WE ARE ADJOURNED AND THANK YOU
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ.