>>> WE ARE RECORDING.
>> WELCOME MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE TO THE MAY 11th 2022
MEETING.
IT IS TO:01 P.M.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> I DO SEE COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA HERE. WELCOME EVERYONE.
WE HAVE 13 ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
THE FIRST IS A BRIEFING ON THE
OUTREACH PLAN AHEAD OF A MAJOR
UPDATE FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN.
WE HAVE SEVEN COMMISSION AND'S
AND FIVE APPOINTMENTS.
THE PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED VOTE
ON COUNCIL BILL 120287 WILL BE
POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE 8th
COMMITTEE TO ALLOW TIME [
INDISCERNIBLE ]. BEFORE WE
BEGIN, IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION
THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTIONS, THE
AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
>>> AT THIS TIME, WE WILL BE
MOVING INTO PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD FOR ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
BEFORE WE BEGAN I ASKED THAT
EVERYONE BE PATIENT AS WE LEARN
TO OPERATE THIS NEW SYSTEM.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD BE
LIMITED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA.
THE COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO END PUBLIC COMMENT AT ANY
POINT. I'LL MODERATE THE PUBLIC
COMMENT IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS UP
TO 10 MINUTES.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I WILL CALL ON EACH SPEAKER.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED,
AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO, YOU CAN
SIGN UP BEFORE THE END OF THE
WEBSITE.
IT IS LISTED ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
PLEASE BEGIN SPEAKING ABOUT THE
ITEM ON WHICH YOU ARE
ADDRESSING.
THE SPEAKER WILL HEAR A TIME
WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME.
WE ASK THAT YOU BEGIN TO WRAP
UP THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF SPEAKERS DO NOT END THEIR
COMMENTS, THE MICROPHONE WILL
BE MUTED.
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR
PUBLIC COMMENT WE ASK THAT YOU
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE LINE,
AND IF YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE
FOLLOWING THIS MEETING PLEASE
DO SO ON THE SEATTLE CHANNEL OR
THE LINK ON THE AGENDA.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS TODAY.
RON, EMILY.
EMILY, YOU ARE LISTED AS NON-
PRESENT.
PLEASE DO KNOW YOU NEED TO CALL
INTO THE PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED
IN THE REGISTRATION EMAIL.
IF YOU CALLED INTO THE LISTEN
LINE, YOU CAN CALL IN ANYTIME,
BUT WE ONLY HAVE THREE
INCLUDING YOURSELF.
WE WILL GO WITH RON FIRST.
PLEASE.
WELCOME.
YOU'LL NEED TO PRESS STAR SIX.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
ROB, BUILD SOUND, TOWNHOUSE
BUILDER IN SEATTLE.
I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT ON
ONE OF THE POSITIONS THAT YOU
ARE GOING TO CONFIRM FOR THE
URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION, I
BELIEVE IT IS POSITION NUMBER
EIGHT, DEVELOPMENT, MR. DATA 13,
THAT AT LEAST BE DELAYED IF NOT
TAKEN OFF THE TABLE ALL
TOGETHER.
THE REASON I MAKE THIS REQUEST,
IS WE ASSUME WHEN YOU CREATED
ALL THESE POSITIONS ON THE
COMMITTEE, THEY WERE THERE TO
BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THAT GROUP
OF PEOPLE.
MR. MOEHRING AS FAR AS I CAN
TELL HAS NO DEVELOPMENT
EXPERIENCE WHATSOEVER.
THROUGH HIS HISTORY OF ACTION,
IF ANYTHING, SHOWS TO BE VERY
ANTI-DEVELOPMENT.
THE REASON I TALK ABOUT THIS IS
THAT HE HAS A LENGTHY HISTORY
OF APPEALING LAND-USE
APPLICATIONS ALL OVER THE CITY.
NOT JUST HIS NEIGHBORHOOD, AND
A LOT OF THESE ARE SHORT FLATS.
WHICH ARE DENSITY DRIVEN
USUALLY.
BUT A NUMBER OF THEM HAVE BEEN
UNILOC SUBDIVISIONS.
AT THAT POINT YOU CAN'T STOP
THE DEVELOPMENT, IT IS ALREADY
IN PLAY.
SO, AT THAT POINT IT JUST
BECOMES KIND OF A THORN IN THE
SIDES OF THE DEVELOPER.
IS NOT ACCOMPLISHING NOTHING
ANYTHING.
IT IS NOT ACCOMPLISHING ANY
TREES FROM STAYING UP.
ANY DEVELOPMENT FROM HAPPENING.
IT IS JUST TO CAUSE CHAOS.
IN SOME CASES, TO BE HONEST
WITH YOU, I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN
A HISTORY OF TAKING PAYMENTS TO
DROP THESE APPEALS, WHICH I FIND
DISTASTEFUL AND DISHEARTENING
AND COMPLETELY UNDERMINES THE
CREDIBILITY OF WHATEVER
COMMITTEE HE STANDS ON.
I'M WORRIED THAT HE WILL USE
HIS POSITION TO FURTHER HIS
ANTIDEVELOPMENT STANCE WITHIN
THE CITY USING THE TREE
COMMISSION AS KIND OF A GUYS TO
DO THAT.
HE HAS GATHERED NEIGHBORS,
AREAS WHERE HE DIDN'T HAVE
STANDING, AND --
>> THANK YOU, ROB.
>> WEREN'T TRUE.
>> WE HAVE -- WE ARE AT TIMES.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS PLEASE DO SO.
UP NEXT, WE IRONICALLY HAVE
DAVID MICHAEL MOEHRING.
EMILY, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK, YOU NEED TO CALL IN NOW
BECAUSE DAVE IS OUR LAST
COMMENTOR IF YOU DO NOT COME
PRESENT.
WE HAVE DAVID MICHAEL MOEHRING
ON THE LINE.
ICU THERE, IF YOU WANT TO PRESS
STAR SIX, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES
TO SPEAK.
DAVE, WE HAVE YOU IN THE
MEETING, YOU'LL NEED TO PRESS
STAR SIX.
NOT FOUND SIX.
>> HELLO.
>> THERE YOU ARE.
YOU HAVE GOT TWO MINUTES.
WELCOME, GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL.
I ACTUALLY DIDN'T ANTICIPATE
THE FIRST CALLER. SO, I
ACTUALLY AM GOING TO HAVE TO
CHANGE MY TOPIC.
JUST TO RESPOND TO ROB, I DID
APPEAL A PROPERTY RIGHT NEXT TO
ME WHICH ROB DEVELOPED ABOUT
FIVE YEARS AGO ACTUALLY.
I DID TAKE A CONCESSION FROM ROB
TO PAY OFF MY ATTORNEY, AND
THAT WAS SOMETHING OFFERED BY
ROB'S ATTORNEYS, NOT SOMETHING
THAT I ASKED FOR.
I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
MR. McVICKER MAKE SURE THAT HE
IS VERY HONEST ABOUT WHAT HE
SAYS ABOUT ME.
I AM NOT, AS HE SAYS, AND ANTI-
DEVELOPER TYPE OF PERSON.
I DO HOWEVER LOOK AT BLACK-AND-
WHITE ISSUES WHEN IT COMES TO
DENSITY.
IN THIS CASE, HE DEVELOPED FOUR
UNITS RATHER THAN THREE.
THERE HAS BEEN -- DOWN IN THE
LOAN THERE IS PROBABLY ABOUT 30
PROPERTIES IN THE PAST FIVE
YEARS WHERE AN ADDITIONAL UNIT
HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BEYOND THAT
WHICH WAS IN 23.4 5.510.
SO, MY ISSUES REPRESENT THE CITY
. TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF
THE CITY FOR TERMS OF BEING
HONEST, DEVELOPING WHAT IS ON
THE SITE, WHICH IS ACTUALLY
WHAT IS IN THE CODE, RATHER
THAN LOOKING FOR LOOPHOLES.
TO HAVE PEOPLE LIKE MR.
McVICKER'S TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
OTHERS.
THE REASON I DID WANT TO CALL
ORIGINALLY WAS BECAUSE I AM
PLANNING TO SUBMIT TWO COMP
PLAN PROPOSALS.
ONE IS FOR TREES AND CANOPY,
BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF,
THAT IS COVERED WITHIN THE COMP
PLAN, IT JUST NEEDS ANOTHER
LEVEL OF REFINEMENT.
THE SECOND ONE IS TO ADD MORE
DENSITY WITHIN THE AREA OVER BY
MAGNOLIA.
SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
TAKING THIS CALL.
I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR
THE FIRST CALLER.
>> IF YOU HAVE FIRST COMMENTS,
PLEASE SEND THOSE IN.
I WANT TO NOW CALL ON -- AND I
LOCKED THE SCREEN, EMILY I
BELIEVE WAS HER NAME.
EMILY, ARE YOU -- COULD YOU
CONFIRM THAT EMILY IS NOT
PRESENT, AND WE HAVE NO FURTHER
PUBLIC COMMENT REGISTRANTS AT
THIS TIME?
>> THERE ARE NO OTHER PUBLIC
COMMENT REGISTRANTS.
>> THANK YOU.
SEEING AS WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL
SPEAKERS PRESENT, WE WILL MOVE
ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
PREDICT OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM
IS COUNCIL BILL --
>>> WE ARE NOT COVERING THAT
UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING.
SO, OUR FIRST ITEM IS OUR --
SKIPPING -- SORRY HERE.
>>> WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM
OPCD.
SO, WE ARE NOW JOINED BY
INTERIM DIRECTOR -- [ LAUGHTER ]
RICO QUIRINDONGO.
MICHAEL HUBNER . FOR OUR FIRST
ITEM, IS THE OUTREACH.
THE BRIEFING ON COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN MAJOR OUTREACH.
GENTLEMEN, IF YOU LIKE TO
INTRODUCE OURSELVES.
CLERK, DO YOU NEED TO READ THIS
INTO THE RECORD OR ARE WE GOOD
TO GO?
>> I CAN READ IT INTO THE
RECORD.
ITEM 1, BRIEFING ON OUTREACH
FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
MAJOR UPDATES.
>> GREAT.
RICO, MICHAEL, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> [ LAUGHTER ] THANK YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER.
RICO QUIRINDONGO, ACTIVE
DIRECTOR.
WE HAVE GOT A PRETTY ROBUST
PRESENTATION, SO I'M GOING TO
KEEP MY COMMENTS SHORT.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE ARE
EMBARKING ON A THREE-YEAR EFFORT
TO UPDATE OUR COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN FOR THE CITY.
IN THAT PROCESS, WE ARE LAYING
OUT A VERY ROBUST COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES
HALF A DOZEN COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS WITH WHOM WE ARE
CONTRACTING TO HELP US REACH
OUT INTO COMMUNITIES.
10 COMMUNITY LIAISONS THAT ARE
HELPING US ALSO IN THAT
PROCESS.
LOTS OF MOVING PARTS AND PIECES.
VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS WORK.
HUGE IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR CITY
AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW.
I'LL PASS IT ON TO MICHAEL
HUBNER.
>> THANK YOU, RICO.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS AS
WELL FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.
FOR THE RECORD, I'M MICHAEL
HUBNER, THE LONG-RANGE
PLANNING MANAGER IN OPCD AND
THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE.
WE ARE ALSO GOING HERE TODAY ON
THE PANEL BY JASON KELLY WHO IS
OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR.
>> SO, I'M GOING TO START WITH
A VERY ABBREVIATED REVIEW OF
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE
PROJECT, JUST TO GROUND US.
I'M GOING TO SPEND MOST OF THE
TIME DESCRIBING TO YOU THE
DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF OUR
APPROACH TO COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT FOR THIS PRODUCT.
SO, OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS A
VISION OF HOW WE GROW AND
INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY OVER A
20 YEAR TIME PERIOD.
IT IS A POLICY DOCUMENT.
IT IS A LONG-RANGE PLANNING
VISION.
IT IS GROUNDED IN FOUR CORE
VALUES, RACE AND SOCIAL EQUITY,
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND
SECURITY.
AS A POLICY DOCUMENT, IT
CONTAINS NUMEROUS GOALS AND
POLICIES THAT GUIDE MANY CITY
ACTIONS.
NEARLY EVERYTHING THE CITY DOES
IS GUIDED IN SOME WAY BY THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THERE ARE BROAD TOPICS
ADDRESSED IN 14 CITYWIDE
ELEMENTS, OR CHAPTERS, OF THE
PLAN.
MANY OF WHICH ARE REQUIRED BY
THE STATE'S GRANT MANAGEMENT
ACT.
OVERALL THE BLUEPRINT FOR THE
LOCATION AND DESIGN OF NEW
HOUSING, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT,
AND INDUSTRIAL USES ACROSS THE
CITY, INFORMS HOW WE MAKE
INVESTMENTS IN COMMUNITIES TO
ENSURE THAT HOUSING AND JOBS,
AND THEIR GROWTH AND THOSE ARE
SUPPORTED, AS WE BECOME MORE
EQUITABLE, LIVABLE, AND
SUSTAINABLE, AND RESILIENT AS A
CITY.
WILL.
APOLOGIES.
I DIDN'T FIGURE ADVANCING THE
SLIDES.
THE UPDATE OF THE PLAN OCCURS
EVERY 8 TO 10 YEARS UNDER STATE
LAW.
OUR CURRENT PLAN, SEATTLE 2035
WAS COMPLETED IN 2016.
WE WILL BE BRINGING A NEW PLAN
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND
ADOPTION IN 2024.
SO, THIS EFFORT, WHICH WE ARE
BRANDING THE ONE SEATTLE PLAN,
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE, WAS
LAUNCHED THIS MARCH.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT
AND WENT LIVE ONLINE.
THIS STARTED GETTING
INFORMATION OUT INTO THE PUBLIC,
AND GETTING INFORMATION FROM
THE PUBLIC, AS WE WILL DISCUSS
THIS SPRING.
THIS IS A TWO YEAR PROCESS
THOUGH.
THIS IS A LENGTHY PROCESS.
THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT
PHASES, WHICH WE SHALL DISCUSS
AS WELL.
AT THE END OF WHICH IS A NEW
VISION THAT WILL GUIDE, AS I
MENTIONED, GROWTH AND
INVESTMENT THROUGH THE YEAR
2044.
THAT IS OUR PLANNING HORIZON OF
THIS NEXT UPDATE.
THIS PLAN UPDATE WILL RESPOND
TO A NUMBER OF MAJOR CHALLENGES,
INCLUDING RACIAL INEQUITIES
PAST AND CURRENT, HOUSING COSTS,
DISPLACEMENT PRESSURES,
CLIMATE, BOTH IN TERMS OF
MITIGATION AND RESILIENCE, AND
THE INVESTMENT NEEDED
THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO MEET
EXISTING AND FUTURE COMMUNITY
NEEDS.
WE WILL BE UPDATING OUR GROWTH
STRATEGY.
OUR CURRENT GROWTH STRATEGY FOR
20 YEARS OF HOUSING AND JOB
GROWTH IS THE URBAN VILLAGE
STRATEGY.
IT HAS BEEN ROUGHLY UNCHANGED
SINCE 1994.
THAT STRATEGY FOCUSES MOST
GROWTH IN COMPACT, WALKABLE,
MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOODS, LINKED
BY TRANSIT.
AREAS OUTSIDE THOSE VILLAGES
ARE PREDOMINANTLY SINGLE-FAMILY
HOMES.
ONE OF THE PRESENTATIONS WE
BROUGHT TO THIS COMMITTEE, OR
ITS PREDECESSOR LAST YEAR WAS A
RACIAL EQUITY ANALYSIS.
A HIGHLIGHT OF THE HISTORY OF
RACIAL SEGREGATION AND
EXCLUSION.
THAT'S PART OF THE BACKGROUND
OF HOW WE GOT TO THE PLANNING
FRAMEWORK WE GOT TODAY.
LOOKING AHEAD, REGIONAL
PRODUCTION, SEATTLE WILL BE
APPROACHING 1 MILLION PEOPLE IN
THE COMING DECADES.
AS WE ANTICIPATE THAT GROWTH,
WE WILL BE EXPLORING NEW IDEAS
FOR WHERE AND HOW WE GROW TO BE
A MORE EQUITABLE, AFFORDABLE,
AND SUSTAINABLE CITY.
I'M NOT GOING TO TURN TO THE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
>>> JUST TO START WITH, A QUICK
FLYER OF THE GOALS WE HAVE FOR
ENGAGEMENT.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, TO BE
EFFECTIVE IN COMMUNICATING WITH
THE BROADER PUBLIC.
THE KEY STAKEHOLDERS, IN A WAY
THAT IS MY , RELEVANT.
USING PLAIN TALKING GRAPHICS.
MULTIPLE METHODS OF
DISSEMINATING AND RECEIVING
INFORMATION.
AND TO BE ACCESSIBLE AND
MULTILINGUAL.
THE ENGAGEMENT WE ARE
ENDEAVORING TO DO IS MEANINGFUL
IN THE SENSE OF BEING
INTERACTIVE AND INVITING
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO CREATE
ASPECTS OF THE PLAN AS WE GO
FORWARD.
AS RICO MENTIONED, WE ARE
REACHING SPECIFICALLY OUT TO
PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
AND LIAISONS, AND OTHERS, IN
THIS WORK.
WE ENDEAVORED TO BE TRANSPARENT
AND RESPONSIVE AND ACCOUNTABLE
THROUGHOUT THE PLANNING PROCESS.
WE ALREADY HAVE A PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION PLAN AVAILABLE ON
OUR WEBSITE.
OUR VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT TIMELINE
CONNECTS THE ENGAGEMENT
OUTCOMES TO POLICY DEVELOPMENT.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IN A
LIVE AND FLEXIBLE FASHION, WE
WILL BE POSTING ON OUR
ENGAGEMENT HUB, WHICH I WILL BE
DESCRIBING ON A FURTHER SLIDE.
WE ARE EMPLOYING A RACIAL
EQUITY TOOLKIT TO ENGAGE KEY
STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITIES
THROUGHOUT THE CITY, IN
EVALUATING AND SETTING RACIAL
EQUITY OUTCOMES.
EVALUATING ALTERNATIVES THAT WE
WILL BE EXPLORING THROUGH THE
UPDATE.
THEN, MOVING TOWARD A FINAL PLAN
, GOING TO COUNCIL, THAT WE
FEEL IS DOING THE BEST TOWARD
MOVING THE CITY TOWARD BEING
MORE RACIALLY EQUITABLE AND THE
MANY WAYS THAT THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLANS AFFECT
THOSE OUTCOMES.
THIS IS VERY MUCH AN ENGAGEMENT
STRATEGY GROUNDED IN AND
EQUITABLE APPROACH.
THAT PRIORITIZES RESOURCES WITH,
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE LIST,
THE TOP BIPOC COMMUNITIES,
YOUTH, RENTERS, LGBTQ, PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES, LOW INCOME
AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
BUT WE ALSO KNOW THIS IS A CITY
-- THIS IS A PLAN FOR THE
ENTIRE CITY, AND THERE ARE MANY
OTHER CATEGORIES OF
STAKEHOLDERS AND RESIDENTS,
BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, THAT
WE WILL BE REACHING THROUGH
THIS PROCESS.
>>> THE TIMELINE FOR THIS WORK
PROGRESSES THROUGH SEVERAL
PHASES OF ENGAGEMENT WHERE
THERE ARE DIFFERENT FOCUSES TO
HOW WE WILL BE ENGAGING, HOW WE
WILL BE INCORPORATING THE INPUT
FROM ENGAGEMENT, TO CORRESPOND
WITH KEY SEGMENTS OF THE WORK.
WE WILL BE IN THE PROJECT
LAUNCH PHASE CURRENTLY THROUGH
THE END OF THIS QUARTER WHERE
WE ARE DEVELOPING AND SHARING
HUD PRODUCT BACKGROUND MATERIALS
AND DISSEMINATING OUR PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT TOOLS.
DURING THE REMAINDER OF THIS
YEAR, A PHASED, WE CALL SHAPING
THE PLAN, WE WILL BE
IDENTIFYING MAJOR ISSUES AND
POTENTIAL GROWTH STRATEGIES.
GOING INTO EARLY 2023, WE WILL
BE DOING WORK TO DRAFT THE PLAN,
AS WELL AS COMPLETING THE DRAFT
EIS.
DURING THAT TIME WE WILL BE
ANALYZING PUBLIC INPUT AND
DEVELOPING POLICIES.
DURING THE REMAINDER OF 2023,
WE WILL BE REVIEWING AND
REFINING THE PUBLIC COMMENT
RECEIVED THROUGH THE FORMAL
COMMENT PERIODS WITH THE
RELEASE OF THE DRAFT PLAN, AND
THE DRAFT EIS.
THE FINAL PLAN AND ZONING PHASE,
TOWARD THE END OF 2024, 2023
INTO THE BEGINNING OF 2024, WE
WILL BE FINALIZING THE MAYOR'S
PLAN WITH A PREFERRED GROWTH
ALTERNATIVE, AND ALSO DOING
ENHANCED OUTREACH TO
COMMUNITIES ACCOMPANYING OUR
ZONING LEGISLATION PROPOSAL,
WHICH WILL IMPLEMENT THE PLAN.
WE ARE ALSO PLANNING TO MOVE TO
COUNCIL AT THE SAME TIME WE ARE
ADVANCING THE FINAL PLAN.
FINAL, HE GOES ON TO THE
COUNCIL FOR FINAL ADOPTION.
COUNCIL WILL BE DOING ITS OWN
ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY
THROUGH THE ADOPTION PROCESS.
>>> THIS NEXT SLIDE SUMMARIZES
THE PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE BEEN
REACHING THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY-
BASED ORGANIZATION PARTNERSHIPS,
OUR CONTACTS WITH FIVE
DIFFERENT CEOs.
THEY HAVE EACH RECEIVED $30,000
FOR 12 MONTHS CONTRACTS.
WITH ENGAGEMENT WORK PLANS THAT
THEY EAT, EACH DEVELOPED THAT
ARE RESPONSIVE TO THE UNIQUE
NEEDS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND
THAT ADOPT A VERY BROAD RANGE
OF DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES.
FORMATS TO GET MEANINGFUL AND
DEEP ENGAGEMENT WITH THE FOLKS
THAT THEY WORK WITH, THE
COMMUNITIES THAT THEY ARE
ROOTED IN.
THIS OUTREACH APPROACH CENTERS
EQUITY IN OUR ENGAGEMENT
PROCESS, AND WE FEEL IT IS A
MORE MEANINGFUL WAY OF BRINGING
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN
AS DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE
UPDATE IN THE PAST, INTO THIS
PROCESS THROUGH THESE
PARTNERSHIPS.
YOU SEE THE LIST OF
ORGANIZATIONS AT THE RIGHT.
>>> THIS SLIDE LISTS SOME OF
THE MANY FORMATS THAT THEY ARE
EMPLOYING TO REACH THEIR
COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING SURVEYS,
USE OF THE ARTS AND ARTISTIC
ENGAGEMENT AND EXPRESSION,
VIDEO, SOCIAL MEDIA, SMALL
GROUP AND LARGER GROUP
DISCUSSIONS AND WORKSHOPS.
TOWN HALLS, WALKING TOURS,
TABLING OF COMMUNITY EVENTS.
POP UP ENGAGEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT
IN PLACES WHERE PEOPLE GATHER,
LACES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
THEY WILL ALSO BE COLLABORATING
WITH EACH OTHER, AND WITH OTHER
CEOs IN THIS WORK.
WITH THE COMMUNITY LIAISONS, WE
HAVE 10 DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHO
HAVE BEEN CONTRACTED THROUGH
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS.
THEY ARE OUT THERE IN COMMUNITY
RIGHT NOW EDUCATING PEOPLE IN
EACH OF THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND
YOU CAN SEE A LIST OF EACH OF
THE 10 THAT WE HAVE ENGAGED.
THEY ARE INFORMING THOSE
COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE.
ADMINISTERING A SURVEY TO ASK
THEM ABOUT THEIR VISION, THEIR
NEEDS, THEIR CONCERNS, AS WE
ARE SCOPING OUT THE MAIN ISSUES
THAT WE WILL BE ADDRESSING IN
THE COMING MONTHS.
GOING INTO THE FALL, EACH OF
THEM WILL BE CONVENING AND
FACILITATING IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH US, COMMUNITY
CONVERSATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS
WITH A NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMING
TOGETHER FOR A DEEPER DIVE ON
THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN
HIGHLIGHTED AS MOST IMPORTANT
IN EACH COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE TWO PROJECT WEBSITES.
THE FIRST ONE, HIGHLIGHTED HERE,
IS OUR MAIN SEATTLE.GOV PROJECT
WEBSITE.
THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS WEBSITE
IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION.
YOU CAN GET TO THIS WEBSITE
DIRECTLY THROUGH THE OPCD SITE
ON SEATTLE.GOV.
IT PROVIDES BACKGROUND, PROJECT
DOCUMENTS, ELEMENT AND ISSUE
BRIEFS, VIDEO PRESENTATIONS,
BACKGROUND REPORTS, AND THE
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN.
BUT, WE ARE COMPLEMENTING THAT
WITH A SECOND WEBSITE, WHICH WE
ARE CALLING THE ONE SEATTLE
PLAN ENGAGEMENT HUB.
THERE IS A DIRECT LINK TO THE
ENGAGEMENT HUB FROM OUR WEBSITE,
AND THIS IS A TOOL THAT WE
ACQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT.
IT HAS -- IS MUCH SIMPLER, IT
HAS MANY DIFFERENT MODES OF
ENGAGEMENT AND INTERACTIVITY
FOR PEOPLE VISITING THE SITE.
VARIOUS INFORMATION WILL BE
PROVIDED, BUT THERE WILL ALSO
BE TOOL TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN
SURVEYING, WORKSHOPS AND
COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS, TO VIEW
OR GIVE A LIVE OR RECORDED
PANEL.
OR WEBINARS.
TO ENGAGE INTERACTIVELY WITH
MAPS.
THERE WILL BE THINGS IN THE
PROJECT THAT ARE RELEVANT.
THERE IS THE ABILITY TO COMMENT
AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS ONLINE.
VERY SIMILAR TO A SOCIAL
NETWORK SITE.
IT PROVIDES A MUCH MORE
CONVERSATIONAL AND INTERACTIVE
AND ENGAGING WAY FOR THE
COMMUNITY TO INTERACT WITH THIS
PROJECT, AND FOR US TO HEAR
WHAT PEOPLE ARE THINKING ABOUT
AND SAYING AND INCORPORATE THAT
INTO THE POLICIES.
THEY HAVE FOR WEBSITE
TRANSLATION.
THAT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO
US AS ONE OF THE KEY FEATURES
OF THIS TOOL THAT WE ACQUIRED.
WE WILL ALSO BE INCLUDING
REPORT OUTS FROM THE COMMUNITY-
BASED ORGANIZATION WORK.
TO -- TO MAKE VISIBLE AND
TRANSPARENT WHAT WE ARE HEARING
FROM THAT FOCUSED ENGAGEMENT IN
EACH OF THOSE COMMUNITIES.
HAVE THAT PART OF THE
CONVERSATION CITYWIDE AT EACH
HUB.
SOME OF THE CONTENT THAT WE
ANTICIPATE HOSTING ON THE
ENGAGEMENT HUB IN THE COMING
MONTHS INCLUDES INFORMATION AND
OPPORTUNITIES TO COMMENT ON OUR
SCOPING FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENT.
WE WILL BE RELEASING A RANGE OF
GROWTH STRATEGY CONCEPTS AND
INVITING THE PUBLIC TO REVIEW
AND TO PROVIDE COMMENT TO ATTEND
EVENTS DURING THAT PERIOD.
TO LEARN ABOUT AND ASK
QUESTIONS, AND PROVIDE COMMENT,
AS WE GO INTO OUR EIS ANALYSIS
LATER THIS YEAR.
THERE WILL BE A MONTHLY CYCLE
OF PRESENTATIONS.
WEBINAR PANELS AND COMMUNITY
CONVERSATIONS THAT PEOPLE CAN
SIGN UP FOR AND ATTEND.
COVERING A RANGE OF TOPICS THAT
WE THINK ARE GOING TO BE
FEATURED IN THIS UPDATE OR MOST
IMPORTANT, STARTING WITH
CENTERING RACIAL EQUITY,
CLIMATE AND THE ENVIRONMENT,
HEALTHY RESILIENT COMMUNITIES,
TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND
DISPLACEMENT, AND OTHER TOPICS
TO BE DETERMINED TO ROUTE OUT
THE REMAINDER OF 2022.
WE WILL HAVE OPEN HOUSES HOSTED
ON THE SITE DURING THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIODS IN 2023.
THEN, THE ENGAGEMENT RELATED TO
OUR ZONING PROPOSALS WILL ALSO
HAVE A MAJOR PRESENCE ON THE
ENGAGEMENT HUB TOWARD THE END
OF 2023.
>>> WE HAVE A SURVEY, AN
INITIAL SURVEY OF THE PUBLIC,
WHICH WE HAVE BEEN ENORMOUSLY
PLEASED TO SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE
RESPONDING TO.
WE HAVE 1600 RESPONSES SO FAR.
WE DON'T HAVE THE FINAL
TABULATED RESULTS FROM THE
SURVEY, BUT WE HAVE BEEN
COLLECTING SOME OF THE WRITE IN
RESPONSES HERE.
YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE WE
ARE HEARING ABOUT A WHOLE RANGE
OF TOPICS AND DESIRES, AND THIS
IS THE VISIONARY PHASE WHERE WE
ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO ENVISION
SEATTLE 20 YEARS FROM NOW.
THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT CULTURAL
SPACES, PUBLIC SPACES, AND
INCLUSIVE AND VIBRANT DOWNTOWN.
A LOW CARBON FUTURE FOR THE
CITY.
THE ABILITY TO BUY A HOME AND
LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS
BOTH SOCIOECONOMICALLY AND
RACIALLY DIVERSE.
WE ARE HEARING ABOUT HOW PEOPLE
GET AROUND THE CITY.
SEEKING ALTERNATIVES TO HAVING
TO DRIVE.
A TONE OF BEING OPEN AND
WELCOMING TO ALL.
THE ABILITY TO LIVE IN THE CITY
AS A MIDDLE INCOME HOUSEHOLD.
THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMERCIAL
SPACES, AND THE WAY THAT PEOPLE
ENGAGE IN THIS PROCESS, IN A
WAY THAT IMPACTS COMMUNITY'S
MOST VULNERABLE AND
HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES HAVE A PRIMARY
VOICE IN THE POLICY.
SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT
WE HAVE BEEN HEARING.
I DO WANT TO BE FORECLOSING OUT,
HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE THINGS ON
LANGUAGE ACCESS.
I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ASKED
ABOUT AND ARE INTERESTED IN.
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE
ENGAGEMENT HUB SITE, IT FEATURES
FULL SITE TRANSLATIONS IN ALL
TIER 1 LANGUAGES.
THE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE POSTED
ARE TRANSLATED TO PROVIDE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PLAN.
ISSUE BRIEFS AND OVERVIEW OF
THE UPDATE.
A SHORT VIDEO THAT PROVIDES
THAT PLAN UPDATE OVERVIEW.
OUR COMMUNITY LIAISONS ARE ALSO
DOING IN LANGUAGE OUTREACH IN
THEIR COMMUNITIES.
AND THE COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS, SEVERAL OF THEM,
ARE DEVELOPING IN LANGUAGE
EVENTS AND TRANSLATED MATERIALS
TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THEIR
COMMUNITIES AS WELL, SO THERE
IS A LOT GOING ON FOR THOSE FOR
WHOM ENGLISH IS NOT THEIR
PRIMARY LANGUAGE.
>>> FINALLY, JUST WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT WE HAVE BEEN
STARTING IN LAST YEAR, HAVE
BEEN REACHING OUT TO BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS.
THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO REACH
FOLKS WHO ARE VOLUNTEERING TO
ADVISE THE CITY ON A NUMBER OF
BOARDS COMMISSIONS AND
REPRESENT A RANGE OF
COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE CITY.
WE REACHED 18 DIFFERENT BOARDS
AND COMMISSIONS IN THE FALL AND
OF THE EARLY PART OF THIS YOU.
WE ARE PLANNING TO GO OUT TO --
RETURN TO MANY OF THOSE BASED
ON THEIR INTEREST OVER THE
SUMMER, AS WELL AS TO REACH OUT
TO ADDITIONAL BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION ADVISORY BOARD, THE
FIRST ONE YOU SEE ON THIS LIST,
WHICH ADVISES OUR WORK IN OPCD
FOR OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
WORK, AND WE ARE MEETING WITH
THEM ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO
GUIDE AND STEER AND FORM OUR
RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT.
>>> FINALLY, THERE ARE CLEARLY,
SURELY GAPS IN ORGANIZATIONS
AND STAKEHOLDERS.
THE ONES WE ARE NOT REACHING
THROUGH THE ABOVE-MENTIONED
TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES AND
PARTNERSHIPS.
THAT IS WHERE WE ARE REACHING
OUT TO OUR EXTENSIVE LIST OF
NEIGHBORHOOD AND CITYWIDE
GROUPS TO INFORM THEM ABOUT THE
UPDATES.
TO FIND OUT HOW THEY WANT TO
AND CAN BE INVOLVED, AND TO
MAKE SURE THEY ARE PART OF THIS
PROCESS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
YEARS.
THAT'S MY PRESENTATION.
I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS
HERE.
>> THE VICE CHAIR HAS BEEN
DOING QUITE A BIT OF OUTREACH
REGARDING MAJOR COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN UPDATES.
TAKEN AWAY, VICE CHAIR.
I HAVE A QUESTION AFTER YOU.
>> SURE, THANK YOU.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS.
IT'S REALLY CLEAR TO ME THAT
THERE HAS BEEN SOME -- A LOT OF
GOOD THINKING GOING INTO HOW TO
DO THIS DIFFERENTLY THAN THE
CITY HAS DONE IT IN THE PAST,
SO I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT.
I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT -- I
AM LOOKING AT SLIDE EIGHT IN
PARTICULAR, ALL OF THE
PRIORITIES THAT YOU LISTED, OR
WHO TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE
REACHING OUT TO SO THAT THE
CITY IS BUILT FOR EVERYBODY,
ALL GENDERS, ALL AGES.
FOR PARENTS WHO ARE TRYING TO
GET AROUND WITH STROLLERS,
WHICH IS VERY HARD TO DO IN
THIS CITY RIGHT NOW.
SENIORS WHO WANT TO AGE IN
PLACE.
FOLKS WITH DISABILITIES, WITH
MOBILITY OR VISION IMPAIRMENT,
WHO NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET
AROUND SAFELY.
POWERFUL, MIDDLE INCOME PEOPLE,
WHO WANT TO BE ABLE TO STAY IN
THEIR COMMUNITIES AND NOT GET
PUSHED OUT.
SO, I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS
LIST.
SO, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK
YOU FOR THAT, FIRST OF ALL.
THE QUESTIONS I REALLY HAVE, OF
THE GROUPS THAT YOU'VE LISTED,
I KNOW YOU HAVE CONTRACTED WITH
FIVE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS,
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
-- IF YOU KNOW -- HOW OR
WHETHER THEY WILL -- AND MAKE
SURE TO INCORPORATE YOUNG
PEOPLE INTO THEIR OUTREACH
STRATEGIES?
I THINK WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE,
I DON'T KNOW, 15% OR SO OF THE
CITY'S POPULATION ARE PEOPLE
UNDER 18.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
BUILDING FOR THEM TOO.
SO, CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT WHAT YOU KNOW, IF
ANYTHING?
WHAT THEY ARE DOING?
>> I KNOW SOME AND I'LL DEFER
TO MY COLLEAGUE HERE, JASON
KELLY, TO THE EXTENT HE CAN
HELP SUPPLEMENT MY KNOWLEDGE.
WE HAVE ACTUALLY A COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR.
THEY JOINED OUR STAFF RIGHT
AROUND THE TIME WE WERE
WRAPPING UP THIS PROJECT.
SHE IS LEADING UP THIS SEPARATE.
THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP FROM OUR
POINT OF VIEW, THE PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE CBO'S IS REALLY RICH.
SHE IS THE EXPERT ON ALL OF
YOUR INDIVIDUAL WORK PLANS, BUT
I DO KNOW THAT A COUPLE OF THE
ORGANIZATIONS ON THE LIST HAVE
SPECIFIC COMPONENTS THAT ARE
YOUTH ORIENTED.
I BELIEVE ONE IS SPECIFICALLY
FOCUSING THEIR WORK ON BOTH
ELDERS AND YOUTH.
THEY HAVE STANDING GATHERINGS
OF BOTH ELDERS AND YOUTH THAT
THEY ARE BRINGING THIS
ENGAGEMENT TO THOSE CANE
MEANINGS.
WITH THE YOUTH, I BELIEVE IT IS
A DANCE TROUPE.
THEY DO ART AND DANCE AND
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES WITH THE
KIDS.
ALL DIFFERENT AGES.
THEN, INCORPORATING A PROGRAM
RELATED TO GETTING A TEACHER.
THEN THEY HAVE ELDERS CONVENE.
THEY WILL BE HAVING MULTIPLE
MEETINGS WITH THOSE GROUPS.
HAVING VERY SPECIFIC OUTPUTS
FROM THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF A VERY
INTENTIONAL WORK AROUND YOUTH.
I BELIEVE, JASON, I AM BLANKING.
IF YOU COULD HELP ME OUT --
THERE ARE ONE OR TWO PROJECTS
WE STILL HAVE THAT HAVE A VERY
EXPLICIT AND INTENTIONAL YOUTH
FOCUS.
AM I NOT WRONG ABOUT THAT?
>> THE DUWAMISH PROJECT.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
THEY HAVE A YOUTH GROUP, AGAIN
BRINGING IT TO WORK WITH THE
YOUTH.
BUT, FOCUSING THAT WORK ON THE
FUTURE OF THE CITY AND THE
FUTURE OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.
I BELIEVE THEY ARE ALSO USING
ARTS IN THAT CASE TO SORT OF
FACILITATE ALL DIFFERENT WAYS
TO WIELD THAT INFORMATION FROM
THE YOU.
WE ARE ALSO, IN TERMS OF YOUTH
ENGAGEMENT, THAT IS A BIG
EMPHASIS OF OUR OWN WORK.
WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS FOR
EXAMPLE WITH THE WASHINGTON APA.
THERE IS A COMMUNITY THAT SEEKS
TO SUPPORT YOUTH ENGAGEMENT. WE
HAVE MET WITH THEM.
WE HAVE MET WITH OTHERS WHO ARE
VERY INTERESTED IN PULLING
YOUTH INTO THIS PROJECT.
WE ARE HOPING TO GET -- AN
INTERN OVER THE SUMMER AS WELL
AROUND HIGH SCHOOL AGE, TO BE
PART OF THIS PROCESS.
A YOUTH ACTUALLY WORKING ON THE
PROJECT.
SO, WE ARE DOING A LOT IN THAT
AREA, AND I'M SURE WE CAN DO
MORE.
>> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE
KNOWING THAT.
I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN -- I MEAN
I HAD BEEN DOING SOME READING
ON HOW DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES
HAVE ENGAGED YOUNG PEOPLE TOO.
THEY HAVE CREATED BOARDGAMES
AND TIKTOK CHALLENGES, AND
DRIVE IN MOVIES.
SO, I WILL PROBABLY FOLLOW UP
WITH SOME OF THE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS THEMSELVES TO SEE
HOW THEY DO IT, BECAUSE IT
WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE, IT
SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY CREATIVE
PROCESS IS ALREADY UNDERWAY.
HAPPY TO KNOW THAT IS GOING ON,
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR.
MY QUESTIONS ALSO WERE ABOUT
HOW TO GET RESIDENTS ENGAGED IN
YOUR WORK.
I'M NOT SURE IF THE BEST WAY TO
DO THAT IS THROUGH COMMUNITY-
BASED ORGANIZATIONS, OR IF IT
IS THROUGH YOUR ENGAGEMENT HAVE.
IF I HAVE A RESIDENT REACH OUT
TO ME, WHERE IS THE BEST PLACE
TO POINT THEM TO? THE
ENGAGEMENT HAVE, OR SHOULD I BE
IDENTIFYING COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS IN MY AREA?
>> JASON, WHY DON'T YOU FEEL
THAT ONE.
>> THE ENGAGEMENT HUB REALLY IS
A PLACE WHERE WE WANT TO HAVE
PEOPLE STEER THEIR ATTENTION.
THAT'S WHERE WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE THE ONLINE PRESENTATIONS.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN FROM OUR
STAFF, AND FROM OTHER COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, AND IT'S A PLACE WHERE
THEY CAN POSE THE QUESTIONS TO
OUR STAFF, AND TO EACH OTHER,
AS WE TRY TO CREATE A COMMUNITY
CONVERSATION.
SO, YEAH, WE REALLY WOULD LIKE
PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO GO TO THE
WEBSITE AND WE REALLY WANT TO
FOSTER A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
WHERE PEOPLE CAN LEARN FROM US.
WE CAN LEARN FROM THEM, AND WE
CAN ALL LEARN FROM EACH OTHER.
>> GREAT.
I SEE VICE CHAIR HAS GOT
ANOTHER QUESTION.
VICE CHAIR, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU.
SO, I DO HAVE A COUPLE
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DATA
COLLECTION PIECE.
I KNOW THERE ARE SURVEYS BEING
COLLECTED.
THERE IS FOCUS GROUPS, IN
PERSON THINGS.
FOR THE ONLINE DATA COLLECTION,
CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
WHAT THE COLLECTION TOOL IS?
HOW THOSE FINDINGS -- I -- LET
ME JUST BIG PICTURE THIS.
I'M A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED, OR
JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND BETTER,
WHAT DATA OR PRIVACY
PROTECTIONS ARE IN PLACE.
THAT'S ONE VERSION OF MY
QUESTION.
THEN, THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT IS,
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
AS WE ARE COLLECTING DATA FROM
INDIVIDUALS FROM THEIR USE,
HOWEVER WE ARE COLLECTING DATA
AND USING IT, THAT WE AREN'T
SORT OF UNINTENTIONALLY USING
THAT DATA TO RE-CREATE MAPS OR
TOOLS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY
LED US TO PLAN IN A WAY THAT IN
IS IT INEQUITABLE.
>> GREAT QUESTION.
I'LL START WITH THE SURVEY AND
THEN TURN IT OVER TO JASON FOR
A BROADER VIEW ON THIS.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE SURVEY
INFORMATION THAT WE SHARED A
LITTLE BIT OF WITH YOU.
THAT'S AN ANONYMOUS SURVEY TO
BEGIN WITH, SO THAT IS NOT
CONNECTED WITH PEOPLE'S NAMES
OR LOCATIONS.
WE ARE COLLECTING DEMOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION ABOUT WHO IN TERMS
OF RACE, AND WHETHER THEY ARE
HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS.
THAT KIND OF INFORMATION, WHICH
WILL BE PART OF OUR REPORT OUT.
BUT PRETTY FAR DISTANCE FROM
INDIVIDUALS.
IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OR EVEN
NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION IN
TERMS OF THE SURVEY.
BUT MORE BROADLY, PEOPLE WILL
BE ENGAGING IN THE ENGAGEMENT
HUB.
JASON, DO YOU WANT TO TALK
ABOUT HOW THE ENGAGEMENT HUB
HANDLES ANONYMITY AND HOW
PEOPLE BECOME INVOLVED, AND
WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT?
>> YEAH.
ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF USING
THE ENGAGEMENT HUB IS THAT THE
CITY IS NOT COLLECTING
INDIVIDUAL DATA FROM ANY ONE OF
OUR USERS.
WE ARE NOT TRACKING INDIVIDUAL
USERS BY LOCATION OR COLLECTING
ANY OF THEIR PERSONAL
INFORMATION.
BUT, WE DO ALLOW PEOPLE TO
CONTROL THEIR OWN ACCOUNTS SO
THEY CAN STAY ENGAGED IN THE
CONVERSATION AS THEY SEE FIT.
YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE TO UPDATES SO
THAT IF SOMEONE COMMENTS ON A
COMMENT THAT YOU HAVE MADE THAT
YOU ARE AWARE THAT PEOPLE ARE
RESPONDING TO COMMENTS YOU'VE
MADE.
OR, YOU CAN TAG YOUR COMMENTS
BASED ON CERTAIN TOPICS YOU'RE
INTERESTED IN.
SO IF YOU WANT TO GET BACK INTO
THE CONVERSATION WHEN THERE IS
UPDATES AROUND TRANSPORTATION
OR HOUSING ISSUES, YOU'RE
INTERESTED IN, YOU CAN GO BACK
TO THE PLATFORM AND STAY
INVOLVED.
BUT WE CERTAINLY ARE NOT
TRACKING ANY INDIVIDUAL
RESPONSES OR DATA FOR ANY
INDIVIDUAL, BUT WE WILL BE
REPORTING OUT AGGREGATED DATA
THAT SHOWS THE BREATH OF THE
POPULATIONS THAT WE ARE
REACHING THROUGH THESE
CONVERSATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I SEE COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
HAS BEEN ON CAMERA FOR THIS
ENTIRE PRESENTATION.
I SEE COUNCILMEMBER NELSON IS
OFF MUTE AND ON CAMERA.
JUST CHECKING IN WITH YOU
COLLEAGUES.
DO EITHER OF YOU HAVE COMMENTS,
QUESTIONS, OR CONCERNS?
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN OFF-
CAMERA.
ON CAMERA, OFF MUTE.
NOW WE ARE SEEING THE HANDS FLY.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON IS THE
ONLY HAND THAT IS CURRENTLY UP.
SO WE ARE GOING TO GO
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, MOSQUEDA,
AND THEN PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT IS CLEAR THAT YOU PUT A LOT
OF THOUGHT INTO THIS PROCESS
AND IT IS MUCH MORE ROBUST THIS
TIME AROUND.
SO, I'M JUST GOING TO BE
CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO SEE WHAT
SOME OF THE -- WHAT SOME OF THE
IDEAS ARE, AND THAT'S A WAYS
AWAY HERE.
IT LOOKS LIKE QUARTER THREE,
FORMAL PUBLIC COMMENT WILL
BEGIN.
WILL THERE BE ANY SORT OF I
DON'T KNOW, TEASERS OR SMALLER
SECTIONS PRESENTED IN ADVANCE
OF THIS REVEAL HERE?
>> WHAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY --
>> Q3 OR Q4 OF NEXT YEAR.
THANKS.
>> IF YOU LOOK -- I WON'T SHARE
MY SCREEN AGAIN.
>> YOU CAN SHARE YOUR SCREEN.
WE ARE ALL LOOKING.
>> GREAT, I'M GOING TO CALL UP
THE SCHEDULE.
I THINK THAT WILL HELP US TO --
YES, THERE WITH ME FOR A SECOND.
EACH OF THE PHASES, AND I'M
GOING TO -- SOMETHING THAT I
WANTED TO -- PARDON ME.
I HAVE HAD THE PRESENTATION UP
ON MY OWN SCREEN.
>> THERE WE GO.
OH, NO!
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> RICO, WHY DON'T YOU SPEAK TO
THE REPORTING OUT IN OUR AREA
COLUMN RESPONSE.
I'M GOING TO CALL UP THE
SCHEDULE AND PUT SOME FLESH ON
THOSE BONES.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
SO -- SO WE HAVE THE TWO
WEBSITES, RESOURCES.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE
DEVELOPED IN THIS FIRST PHASE
OF OUTREACH ARE A SERIES OF
ISSUE PAPERS.
WE HAVE SEVEN ISSUE PAPERS THAT
ARE WRITTEN IN VERY SIMPLE
LANGUAGE THAT ADDRESS DIFFERENT
SUBJECT AREAS OF INTEREST.
TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, WHAT
WE'VE COMMITTED TO IS KIND OF IN
WHAT I WOULD OTHERWISE REFER TO
AS A TRADITIONAL COLUMN
RESPONSE FASHION TO LIKE EVERY,
ON A SIX WEEK CYCLE, WE WANT TO
TAKE EACH OF THOSE SUBJECT
AREAS, LEAN INTO IT, FLESH IT
OUT, IDENTIFY SOME QUESTIONS
THAT WE WANT TO PUT OUT INTO
COMMUNITIES.
THEN, THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY
LIAISONS, OUR CBO'S, OR OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE ARE IN
CONNECTION WITH, AND IN OUR
PARTNERSHIP WITH ALL OF YOU, BE
ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU THOSE
PACKAGES OF INFORMATION. WHAT
WE REALLY WANT TO DO THROUGH
THIS PROCESS IS CONNECT POLICY
IDEAS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO
GENERATE, OR THINK ABOUT, AND
TIE THEM DIRECTLY TO COMMUNITY
CONVERSATIONS.
IN THAT WAY, INFORM OUR WORK
DIRECTLY, BUT ALSO BE ABLE TO
BE IN A CONVERSATION WITH THE
COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT THEIR
INTERESTS -- WHAT PEOPLE'S
INTERESTS AND CONCERNS ARE, AND
HOW THAT WILL ULTIMATELY
MANIFEST ITSELF IN THE PLAN.
I THINK THAT WHAT'S CRITICAL IN
THAT IS THAT PEOPLE NEED TO BE
ABLE TO SEE THEMSELVES IN THE
PLAN.
AND FOR OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS,
THAT WE CAN THREAD THE NEEDLE
AND DRAW A DIRECT LINE FROM
IDEAS DISCUSSED WITH THE
COMMUNITY, HOW THEY MANIFEST AS
POLICIES IN THE PLAN, AND HOW
THAT CAN LEAD TO
IMPLEMENTATION.
AT A DEPARTMENT LEVEL.
AND BY COMMUNITY.
>> YEAH.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I LIKE THE WAY YOU PHRASE IT,
CALL AND RESPONSE.
IT IS ITERATIVE.
THERE IS ALSO A TENSION BETWEEN
YOU PUT SOMETHING OUT THERE TO
SHARE, AND PEOPLE THINK IT IS
SET IN STONE.
WHAT YOU'RE MOSTLY TRYING TO DO
IS MAKE SURE THAT ALL VOICES
ARE INCORPORATED.
SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
EXPLAINING THAT PROCESS.
>> IF I MAY JUST BRIEFLY, CAN
EVERYBODY SEE THE SCHEDULE HERE?
>> YES.
EACH OF THE PHASES THAT YOU SEE
IS AT LEAST THROUGH TO -- WHEN
WE TRANSMIT THE PLAN TO COUNCIL
IN THE SPRING OF 2024.
EACH OF THESE PHASES WILL HAVE
AT LEAST ONE MAJOR REPORT OUT
AS TO WHAT WE ARE HEARING.
WHAT WE HEARD.
DURING EACH OF THESE.
THERE WILL BE MULTIPLE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOME OF THEM.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, THE WORK THAT
OUR CBO PARTNERS ARE DOING,
THEY WILL BE PROVIDING US WITH
DELIVERABLES FROM THEIR WORK
OUTCOME.
WHAT THEY ARE HEARING, AND WE
WILL BE POSTING THAT ON THE
ENGAGEMENT HUB.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO SIT ON THE
INFORMATION WE ARE GETTING
EITHER FROM OUR PARTNERS, OR
WHAT WE ARE HEARING DIRECTLY
FROM COMMUNITY.
THE SCOPING FOR EIS THIS SUMMER
WILL HAVE A FORMER COMMENT
PERIOD.
THERE WILL BE A SCOPING REPORT
IN THE FALL, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER
TIME FRAME.
THAT WILL BE ANOTHER FORMAL
OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE WILL BE
REFLECTING ON WHAT WE HEARD
DURING KEY MILESTONES.
OR, PHASES OF THE PROJECT.
SO, IF THE IMPRESSION HERE IS
THAT WE WERE GOING TO GET
SUMMER GOING INTO EARLY 23, AND
THEN DUMP ALL THE INFORMATION
FROM THE PUBLIC AT THAT POINT,
THAT IS NOT THE WAY IT IS GOING
TO ROLL OUT.
IT'S GOING TO BE VERY MUCH AS
THINGS ARE HAPPENING,
REFLECTING BACK WHAT WE HAVE
HEARD.
REFLECTING HOW THEY SHAPE KEY
PIECES OF THIS WORK.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
IF THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS WE
WILL COME BACK TO YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, WOULD
YOU LIKE US TO MOVE ON TO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> I MIGHT JUST THE OF MY
QUESTION AND THEN SEE IF
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN HAS A
FOLLOW-UP TO IT, BECAUSE IT IS
REALLY WITHIN HIS DAILY WORK AS
WELL.
I'LL JUST IT OUT THERE IN THEN
PERHAPS TURN IT OVER TO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN IF IT
IS OKAY MR. CHAIR.
MY INTEREST IS IN UNDERSTANDING
MORE ABOUT HOW THE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN THAT IS
UNDERWAY BY SDOT IS GOING TO
FEED INTO THE ENGAGEMENT
COMPANY HAS A PLAN.
I'LL HAND IT OVER TO WELL, MR.
CHAIR TOO, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
>> WE WILL PULL THAT QUESTION
INTO ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN HAS.
>> I THINK THAT OPCD NEEDS TO
ADDRESS THAT QUESTION.
THE SEATTLE TRANSPORTATION LINE,
THEY ARE JUST STARTING THEIR
OUTREACH RIGHT NOW.
BUT I AGREE, IT NEEDS TO BE
INCORPORATED, BECAUSE IF THE
IDEA IS TO GROW OUR CITY IN A
WAY SO THAT PEOPLE CAN AFFORD IT
AND GET AROUND, WITH INCREASED
MOBILITY OPTIONS, WE NEED TO
FOR EXAMPLE EXPAND OUR BUS
SYSTEM IN AREAS WHERE IT
DOESN'T EXIST RIGHT NOW.
SO, I THINK THE EXPANSION OF
TRANSIT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THE
URBAN VILLAGE STRATEGY WAS THAT
IS WHERE THERE WAS A
CONCENTRATION OF TRANSIT.
IF WE ARE GOING TO EXPAND
ELSEWHERE, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
TAB CARS AND PEOPLE TAKING THE
BUS.
I AGREE, COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
THAT NEEDS TO BE INTEGRATED
FULLY.
THE TRANSPORTATION.
I WAS GOING TO ASK A QUESTION
ABOUT DISPLACEMENT AND THOSE
LIVING ON FIXED INCOMES AND HOW
YOUR PLAN IS REACHING SENIOR
CITIZENS FOR EXAMPLE.
MAKING SURE THEIR CONCERNS ARE
ADDRESSED.
>> THANK YOU FOR BOTH OF THOSE
QUESTIONS.
IF IT'S OKAY, I'M GOING TO JUST
TO REFLECT AND SHARE SOME
INFORMATION BRIEFLY ON THE
COLLABORATION, THE COORDINATION
WITH SDOT.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION IN
THAT IT WAS IN MY NOTES TO
BRIEF YOU ON, AND I SKIPPED
OVER THAT AS I WAS GOING
THROUGH THE MATERIALS.
WE ARE VERY MUCH WORKING HAND
IN HAND WITH SDOT AS THEY ARE
STANDING UP THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
WE MEET AS STAFFS, OUR POLICY
STAFFS MEET EVERY OTHER WEEK.
ARE COMMUNICATIONS TEAMS ARE
MEETING AT A SECRET -- SIMILAR
FREQUENCY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE IDENTIFYING ALL THE
OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE CAN
LEARN FROM EACH OTHER, AND
LEVERAGE EACH OTHER'S WORK.
SO EXAMPLES OF THAT ARE THE CBO
PARTNERSHIPS.
WE ARE PARTNERING WITH SOME OF
THE VERY SAME CBO'S FOR LARGER
BODIES OF WORK THAT STRADDLE
THE TWO PLANS.
WE ARE IDENTIFYING EVENTS ON
THE CALENDAR.
WHERE EITHER THEY, SDOT, OR
OPCD, CAN BRING INFORMATION,
CAN DISSEMINATE INFORMATION
ABOUT THE RESPECTIVE PLANS OF
THE OTHER DEPARTMENT.
MAKING SURE THOSE ARE
IDENTIFIED ON THE CALENDAR.
OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK JOINTLY
IF THAT IS APPROPRIATE.
AND ON THE CALENDAR FOR OUR
MONTHLY TOPICS, THE AUGUST INTO
SEPTEMBER CYCLE OF THE TOPICAL
FOCUS ON OUR ENGAGEMENT HUB
WILL BE TRANSPORTATION.
WE ARE DOING THAT AS A
PARTNERSHIP WITH SDOT SO WE CAN
HIGHLIGHT HOW THE TWO PLANS
WILL WORK TOGETHER AND GET
INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY ON
THAT.
THAT IS JUST FOR STARTERS HOW
WE ARE TRYING TO REALLY SEIZE
THIS OPPORTUNITY.
THESE TWO PLANS ARE HAPPENING
AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH HAS NOT
HAPPENED BEFORE.
THIS IS REALLY A UNIQUE
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY.
ON THE OUTREACH TO FOLKS WITH
RESPECT TO DISPLACEMENT, MAYBE
I'LL DEFER A LITTLE BIT TO
JASON AND TO RICO AND I CAN
FLUSH THAT OUT AS NEEDED.
>> I THINK THAT REALLY
IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS THAT WE
ARE HAVING WITH OUR EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ADVISORY
BOARD CENTERS ON THIS ISSUE OF
DISPLACEMENT.
SO, THE BOARD WAS CONSTITUTED
AS A PLACE WHERE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WHO ARE LEADING IN THIS
AREA COME TOGETHER DEVELOP
SHARING STRATEGIES AND TARGET
INVESTMENTS TO HELP FIGHT THE
FORCES OF CULTURAL, ECONOMIC,
AND RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENT IN
OUR CITY.
SO THEY ARE ALREADY LEADING IN
THAT CONVERSATION.
WE ARE ENGAGING WITH THEM ON A
MONTHLY BASIS TO SHARE OUR
PLANS FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND
TO GET ADVICE AND FEEDBACK FROM
THEM ON HOW WE CAN IMPROVE IN
THE PUBLIC CONVERSATION WE ARE
HAVING AROUND THESE IDEAS.
ESPECIALLY AROUND THIS IDEA OF
DISPLACEMENT.
SO, THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN
GIVING THIS GREAT ADVICE ABOUT
HOW WE NEED TO EXPAND OUR REACH
OF OUR ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES TO
MORE SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE
NEEDS OF SENIORS IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
WE'VE ALREADY MENTIONED ONE
PROJECT FOCUSING ON THE NEEDS
OF SENIORS, BUT THERE ARE OTHER
GROUPS THAT WE CAN REACH OUT TO
AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
PRESSURES THAT SENIORS ARE
FACING.
ESPECIALLY WITH HOUSING COSTS
AND OTHER ISSUES.
BUT THE RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT
WORK THAT WE ARE DOING WITH THE
EDI BOARD IS CERTAINLY ANOTHER
AREA WHERE WE WILL BE FOCUSING
ON THE NEEDS OF BIPOC SENIORS
AS WELL.
IT IS AN ONGOING CONVERSATION
AND I THINK THE BOARD HAS
ALREADY BEEN PROVIDING REALLY
VALUABLE INFORMATION.
>> THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD
ADD TO THAT IS -- OOPS.
THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD TO
THAT IS THAT IN -- THAT WE ARE
LOOKING AT WHAT OUR
DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES ARE,
AND WHAT WILL BE AS WE DEVELOP
OUR NEXT VERSION OF THE PLAN.
BUT PART OF THAT CONVERSATION
IS ALSO ABOUT HOW WE GET PEOPLE
BACK THAT HAVE BEEN DISPLACED.
EVEN IN THE MOST RECENT ROUND OF
EDI APPLICANTS, FOR FUNDING,
LIKE WE ARE STARTING TO IDENTIFY
WHO OUR ORGANIZATIONS ARE THAT
ARE WORKING WITH DISPLACED --
DISPLACED COMMUNITIES WHO ARE
ORGANIZATIONS THEMSELVES WHO
HAVE BEEN DISPLACED.
I THINK WE ARE JUST AT THE
BEGINNING OF THIS PROCESS.
WE DON'T HAVE COMPREHENSIVE
INFORMATION AT THIS TIME.
BUT, I THINK THAT WE HAVE GOT
TO -- WE CAN'T JUST TALK ABOUT
HOW WE STOP, CONTINUE
DISPLACEMENT, BUT ALSO HOW WE
INVITE PEOPLE BACK TO THE CITY.
AND MAKE IT AFFORDABLE FOR
PEOPLE TO DO THAT.
>> RICO, I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED
THAT ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS, WE SELECTED THEM
SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THEY ARE
WORKING WITH WORKERS WHO HAVE
ALREADY BEEN DISPLACED OUT OF
SEATTLE, BUT ARE COMMUTING BACK
IN TO WORK IN THE CITY.
WE FEEL LIKE THAT IS A CRITICAL
AUDIENCE IF WE ARE GOING TO
UNDERSTAND HOW TO RESPOND HERE.
PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY LEFT, BUT
ALSO COME BACK.
>> THAT'S REALLY WELL SAID.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE
PROVIDE AN AVENUE FOR PEOPLE
WHO HAVE HAD TO LEAVE.
A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT I GREW
UP WITH HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE --
HAVE NOT BE ABLE TO GET A
FOOTHOLD IN OUR COMMUNITY.
I THINK JASON, AT ONE POINT WE
SAID THE NEXT MAJOR UPDATE TO
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS NOT
GOING TO BE OUR GRANDPARENTS'
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
WITH THAT WHEN I GO DOWN TO THE
ART GALLERY, THERE IS A PICTURE
OF THE 1957 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
THAT HAD DUPLEXES ACROSS THE
CITY.
THAT'S A WAY TO INVITE PEOPLE
BACK, AS WELL AS I WANT TO MAKE
SURE, WITH OR WITHOUT INCREASED
CHANGES IN ZONING, RISING COSTS
OF TAXES AND ALL OF THE FIXED
COSTS OF OUR CITY THAT IS
BECOMING MORE EXPENSIVE -- WAYS
TO NOT BE PRICED OUT OF OUR
COMMUNITY.
THEY ALSO HAVE A FIXED INCOME,
AND BEYOND THAT WE NEED TO DEAL
WITH TOOLS TO COMBAT THAT.
I THINK THE ABILITY TO HELP OUR
SENIORS STAY WHERE THEY ARE
NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS,
AND AS A SEPARATE CONVERSATION.
I THINK THAT COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN RAISES A REALLY
IMPORTANT POINT.
WE HAVE TO INVITE -- WE HAVE TO
BE ABLE TO INVITE THE PEOPLE
WHO GREW UP IN OUR CITY BACK
HOME.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, DID I
CATCH THAT CORRECTLY?
>> I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
ISSUE BEING BROUGHT UP, BECAUSE
THAT'S THE DIFFICULTY OF THE
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS,
IS WHO ARE WE ASKING?
I AGREE, WE NEED TO TALK TO
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN DISPLACED,
AND FIND OUT WHAT THEIR NEEDS
ARE, AND NOT ONLY ASK THEM WHAT
THEIR NEEDS ARE, BUT ASK THEM
WHY WERE THEY DISPLACED.
WHEN WERE THEY DISPLACED?
WAS IT DUE TO AN UP ZONE?
WAS IT DUE TO SOMETHING THAT WE
DID PREVIOUSLY, THAT CITY POLICY
PUT FUEL ON THE FIRE?
OR, IS IT SOMETHING EXTERNAL,
OR SOME ECONOMIC ISSUE THAT
HAPPENED.
SORT OF UNDERSTANDING WHY EACH
PERSON WAS DISPLACED SO THAT
THAT CAN INFORM US OF DOING
THIS COMP PLAN REALLY IN A
MINDFUL, THOUGHTFUL,
INTENTIONAL WAY.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
WE CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THIS OFF-
LINE.
AS WE KNOW, PRIVATE PROPERTY
SALES ARE ALWAYS AN IMPORTANT
MATTER.
WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS MORE
LATER.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR OPCD ON
THIS?
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO APPRECIATE THE
LIFTING UP OF THE RACIAL EQUITY
TOOLKIT IN YOUR OUTREACH
STRATEGY.
I THINK ANYTIME WE CAN,
REMINDING FOLKS THAT THAT IS
THE GUIDING SORT OF DOCUMENT
THIS GO ROUND.
IT MIGHT MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT
IS -- A DIFFERENT APPROACH THAN
IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST.
ALSO I THINK MIRRORS WHAT OTHER
LARGER CITIES HAVE DONE AS
WELL.
BUT, THANKS FOR MAKING THAT
PART OF YOUR -- COMMITMENT TO
COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO INTERNAL
STRATEGY FOR MAKING SURE THAT
OUR POLICIES RESONATE WITH WHAT
WE NEED NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.
>> AS ALWAYS, WELL SAID.
COLLEAGUES, SEEING NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS, AND HE LAST THOUGHTS?
DIRECTOR QUIRINDONGO, JASON,
MICHAEL?
>> I WOULD JUST SAY WE HAVE A
LOT OF WORK AHEAD, BUT I'M
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
WE'VE GOT A GREAT TEAM, AND I'M
VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO
THE PARTNERSHIP WITH ALL OF YOU
AS YOU ARE OUT DOING OUTREACH
IN YOUR COMMUNITIES, AND HAVING
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS.
WE WANT TO BE ARM IN ARM WITH
YOU IN THAT EFFORT AND MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY BEING
RESPONSIVE TO BOTH COMMUNITY
AND TO YOUR NEEDS.
>> WE CERTAINLY CAN WORK WITH
YOU TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES
TO RETURN TO THE COMMITTEE.
AS THE IDEA START TO ROLL OUT,
AS SOMEONE SAID, SURELY THEY
WILL, IDENTIFY KEY POINTS IN
THE PROCESS.
IT IS A LENGTHY ONE.
TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
COMMITTEE TO KEEP YOU INFORMED,
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT VERY
MUCH.
>> ALSO IMPORTANT HOW WE CAN
BETTER BE IN TOUCH WITH THE
COMMUNITY, GROUPS,
ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS
THAT WE NEED TO BE IN
CONVERSATION WITH.
SO, LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING
YOUR REPORT AND FEEDBACK.
>> THANK YOU ALL.
DO LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
TO WORK WITH YOU AS THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAJOR UPDATE
CONTINUES TO UNFOLD.
YOU'LL BE BACK HERE WITH THE
COMMITTEE OFTEN I SUSPECT
WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> OUR NEXT SET OF AGENDA
ITEMS ARE SEVEN APPOINTMENTS TO
THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION.
PLEASE READ THROUGH THE NEXT
SEVEN ITEMS.
>> AGENDA ITEMS TWO THROUGH
EIGHT.
APPOINTMENTS 0221 THROUGH 02207.
APPOINTMENTS OF HAO LIANG,
BRANDON REBECCA NEUMANN, LIA
HALL, JOSEPH SISNEROS, AND
KALISHA KURJI.
AS WELL AS THE REAPPOINTMENTS
OF DAVID MICHAEL MOEHRING AND
JOSH ROE MORRIS TO THE URBAN
FORESTRY COMMISSION.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.
LET ME SEE.
THERE YOU ARE.
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
I'M GOING TO PASS IT OFF TO YOU
TO INTRODUCE THE NOMINEES AND
HAVE A CHANCE FOR THEM TO SPEAK
WITH US SO THAT WE CAN ASK THEM
QUESTIONS AND PRESENT THE
RESULTS.
TAKE IT AWAY, PATTY BAKER.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRESS, AND
GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM PATRICIA BAKKER WITH THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT.
IN THIS ROLE I SUPPORT THE
URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION WHICH
WAS ESTABLISHED BY ORDINANCE IN
2009 TO ADVISE THE MAYOR AND
CITY COUNCIL CONCERNING THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF POLICY AND
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE
PROTECTION, MANAGEMENT, AND
CONSERVATION OF TREES AND
VEGETATION IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE.
IN THE ORDINANCE WAS UPDATED IN
2017 TO INCREASE THE MEMBERSHIP
TO 13 MEMBERS.
WE ARE PLEASED TODAY TO PUT
FORWARD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
THE APPOINTEES FOR FIVE OF
THOSE POSITIONS.
ALONG WITH TWO REAPPOINTMENTS
FOR COMMISSIONERS WHO HAVE
FINISHED THEIR FIRST TERM AND
WOULD BE HEADING INTO A SECOND
FRONT.
SO AGAIN, THE NEW APPOINTEES,
GOING IN NUMERICAL ORDER, WE
HAVE POSITIONED TODAY, WE HAVE
BEEN EIGHT.
WE HAVE KALISHA KURJI.
WE HAVE REBECCA NEUMANN.
WE HAVE HAO LIANG.
WE HAVE LIA HALL.
MOST OF THOSE FOLKS WOULD BE
SERVING THE REMAINDER OF THREE
YEAR TERMS THAT WERE VACATED
MIDTERM.
THEN, POSITION THREE WAS
RECENTLY VACATED. SO, KALISHA
KURJI WOULD BE STARTING AT THE
BEGINNING OF A NEW TERM.
THE REAPPOINTMENTS ARE JOSH ROE
MORRIS AND DAVID MICHAEL
MOEHRING.
WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING THIS
SLATE OF FOLKS ONTO THE
COMMISSION AND TO RETAIN THE
REAPPOINTED COMMISSIONERS, AS
TOGETHER THEY BRING A BREATH OF
VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE, AND
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS TO
COMMISSION AT A TIME WHEN THEIR
EXPERTISE IS NEEDED AS THE
COMMUNITY AND THE COMMISSION
TACKLE ISSUES SUCH AS CLIMATE
CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE,
AND TREE PROTECTION NEEDS.
ALL OF THE APPOINTEES ARE HERE
TODAY AND I'M GOING TO LET THEM
PROVIDE A BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF
THEMSELVES.
AGAIN GOING IN NUMERICAL ORDER.
LET US START WITH POSITION TWO,
JOSEPH SISNEROS.
I KNOW YOU'RE JOINING FROM THE
FIELD TODAY ON YOUR PHONE SO
HOPEFULLY YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
UNMUTE AND PROVIDE AN
INTRODUCTION.
>> HI, CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> AWESOME.
MY NAME IS JOSEPH SISNEROS.
I AM FROM EVERETT, WASHINGTON.
I HAVE BEEN LIVING IN SEATTLE
FOR ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS
NOW.
I'M IN THE FREMONT NEIGHBORHOOD
CURRENTLY.
YEAH, I'M SUPER EXCITED TO GET
WORKING WITH SOME REALLY
AMAZING FOLKS ON THE COMMISSION.
FEEL LIKE I HAVE A LOT TO
LEARN, AND I THINK MY PASSION
FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE NATURAL
SPACES AND ECOLOGY OF OUR
REALLY SPECIAL CITY AND REGION
OF THE COUNTRY IS SOMETHING I
COULD -- SOMETHING THAT I THINK
WOULD BE SOME -- VERY --
FORGIVE ME, I'M REALLY TIRED
FROM A LONG DAY OF WORK.
JUST, YEAH, I THINK I CAN BRING
MY PASSION TO GREAT EFFECT FOR
THE COMMISSION.
YEAH, APPRECIATE YOU, THANK YOU.
>> I JUST WANT TO RAISE UP THE
FACT THAT I SEE THAT JOSEPH IS
A CERTIFIED ARBORIST.
NOT A FAST TASK TO COMPLETE AS
WE HAVE DISCUSSED HERE ON THE
COMMITTEE.
IT TAKES ABOUT THREE YEARS OF
HOURS ON THE JOB AND THERE ARE
CERTIFICATIONS.
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD ABOUT
THE CERTIFICATION?
>> CERTAINLY.
THAT IS SOMETHING I OBTAINED AT
THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR.
I THINK LATE JANUARY, EARLY
FEBRUARY.
YEAH, I THINK STARTING --
STUDYING FOR THAT EXAM IN BOOKS
AND WHAT I HAVE GAINED THROUGH
FIELD EXPERIENCE, AND WHAT I
HAVE LEARNED FROM OTHER FOLKS
WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE
AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY FOR A
WHILE, I THINK THERE IS A LOT
OF SCIENCE.
IT IS A VERY SCIENTIFICALLY
BASED PRACTICE.
I THINK COMING TO THE
COMMISSION WITH THAT KNOWLEDGE
THAT OTHER FOLKS OF COURSE
HAVE, BUT -- IS SOMETHING THAT
I THINK IS CRITICAL WHEN WE ARE
LOOKING AT THESE SORT OF --
LIKE PATTY WAS MENTIONING, SORT
OF THESE CLIMATE JUSTICE ISSUES
AND THESE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ISSUES, WHICH I AM PERSONALLY
VERY INTERESTED IN WORKING ON
ON THE COMMISSION HERE.
>> WELL SAID, AND I ALSO SEE
YOUR A MEMBER OF THE WASHINGTON
CONSERVATION CORPS.
IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE PEOPLE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING YOU.
>> OF COURSE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TODAY.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANKS, JOE.
NECK, HOW ABOUT POSITION THREE,
KALISHA KURJI.
>> I KALISHA KURJI.
MY PRONOUNS ARE THEY OR SHE.
I HAVE LIVED IN SEATTLE FOR A
COUPLE YEARS NOW.
I'M ORIGINALLY FROM FLORIDA.
I WORK WITH SEATTLE PARKS
FOUNDATION, SO I'M REALLY
PASSIONATE ABOUT GREEN SPACES
AND ORGANIZATIONS WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO LEARN
ALONGSIDE Y'ALL AND LEARN MORE.
>> WONDERFUL.
I'M SORRY, KALISHA, I'M HAVING
TROUBLE FINDING YOUR PACKET HERE
.
>> THERE WAS A MISSPELLING ON
THE AGENDA.
>> THIS WAS THE AMENDMENT THAT
NO ONE WAS TELLING ME ABOUT
THAT WE WILL NEED TO BRING AN
AMENDMENT BECAUSE AT SOME POINT
IN THIS PROCESS WE HAD A
MISSPELLING.
SO, THANK YOU FOR THAT, PATTY.
THIS IS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE.
THIS IS LIKE, YOU HAVE WORKED
IN MANY DIFFERENT PLACES! THE
FOUNDATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF
NATURAL RESOURCES, AND THEN
URBAN FORESTRY.
VERY RESPECTED SCHOOL OF
FORESTRY.
HOW WILL THESE THREE PIECES OF
YOUR EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
HELP YOU MOST IN THIS ROLE?
>> WELL, I THINK THEY WOULD
HELP ME IN THAT I HAVE A
BACKGROUND IN ALL SORTS OF
PLACES.
A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING, NOT
AN EXPERT IN ANY.
I WOULDN'T SAY THAT I AM AN
EXPERT IN ANY.
BUT, I THINK IT WILL REALLY
HELP TO LOOK AT THINGS WITH A
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE AS WE ARE
MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS AND
DECISIONS ABOUT THE URBAN GOALS
IN SEATTLE.
>> WONDERFUL.
I SEE COUNCILMEMBER NELSON HAS
A QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WHAT CAUGHT MY EYE WAS YOU WORK
WITH THE SEATTLE PARKS
FOUNDATION.
I ALWAYS SAY THAT WE HAVE TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE PROTECTING OUR
OWN CANOPY ON OUR OWN LAND.
SO, I THINK THAT YOUR
PERSPECTIVE WILL BE REALLY
VALUABLE, BECAUSE YOU ARE MORE
OF AN INSIDER THAN I AM OF
COURSE.
SO, YOU HAVE SOME INSIGHT ABOUT
THAT, AND WHETHER OR NOT THERE
IS ANYTHING BETTER THAT SEATTLE
COULD DO FOR OUR TREES AND
PARKS AND RIGHT OF WAYS.
SO, THANK YOU.
>> WONDERFUL.
WE WILL MAKE SURE TO PASS THAT
AMENDMENT AT THE END.
PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGIES ON
THE BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE FOR THAT ERROR.
>> THANKS.
THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE POSITION FOUR,
REBECCA NEUMANN.
>> HI, I'M REBECCA NEUMANN.
I'M A PROFESSOR OF CIVIL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
I BRING EXPERTISE IN SUBSURFACE
HYDROLOGY, BIOGEOCHEMISTRY AND
PLANT ECOLOGY TO THE COMMISSION.
I'M EXCITED TO I DON'T KNOW,
LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW GOVERNMENT
WORKS AND KIND OF BRING MY
SCIENTIFIC SKILLS TOWARDS
PUBLIC SERVICE.
>> I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING MORE
THAN HOW EXCITING I AM.
SEATTLE HAS SUCH INTERESTING
SOIL.
HERE IN MY DISTRICT, BALLARD,
WE TRIED TO PUT IN SOME RAIN
GUTTER ALONG 28th THAT WAS A
STREETCAR STREET, NOBODY
CHECKED THE SOIL.
IT WAS IN CLAY, AND IT DIDN'T
WORK.
I THINK THAT WHEN WE FORGET TO
LOOK AT THE SOIL AND HOW
HYDROLOGY WORKS BELOW THE
SUBSURFACE, IF WE DON'T HAVE
THAT UNDERSTANDING, WE ARE NOT
GOING TO BE ABLE TO CREATE
ENOUGH SOIL SPACE FOR A TREE TO
BE ABLE TO SURVIVE OR THRIVE.
>> EXACTLY.
>> ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT HOW
SEATTLE'S SOIL IN PARTICULAR IS
IMPACTING HOW WE NEED TO BE
THINKING ABOUT TREES?
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
I GUESS I THINK A LOT ABOUT
KIND OF THE WATER HOLDING
CAPACITY OF SOILS AND THE
NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY.
THAT'S OBVIOUSLY CRUCIAL FOR
PLANTS TO THRIVE.
IN MY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD.
I NOTICED TREES REALLY
CONSTRAINED BY ALL THE
SIDEWALKS AND STREETS.
THAT CAN ALSO BE A CHALLENGE IN
TERMS OF HAVING ENOUGH SOIL TO
CATCH THE WATER TO INFILTRATE
IN AND HAVING OUR RAINWATER
JUST GO AS STORM WATER FOR
EXAMPLE.
I'M ALSO PASSIONATE ABOUT THE
ABILITY OF TREES TO SEQUESTER
CARBON IN SOIL.
CAPTURING TREES BOTH AS A
CLIENT ADAPTATION AS WELL AS A
MITIGATION STRATEGY.
>> I'M VERY EXCITED TO WORK
WITH YOU.
PLEASE, I LOVE AT AN AMATEUR
LEVEL, TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW
HER WATER FLOWS THROUGH OUR
CITY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> SEEMS LIKE NOW WOULD BE A
GOOD TIME TO PLUG.
THINKING ABOUT FUNGI AND THE
HEALTH OF OUR CANOPY.
>> YES.
>> THAT'S IT.
>> THAT YOUR BACKGROUND?
>> NO, I'M JUST AN AMATEUR.
>> YES.
FUNGI, MICROBES, ALL VERY
IMPORTANT TO THE KIND OF SOIL
AROUND PLANT ROOTS AND THE
HEALTH OF THE ECOSYSTEM.
I WILL BRING THAT IN WHEN
POSSIBLE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> WONDERFUL.
WELCOME, WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE
YOU.
>> IMPORTANT STUFF, YOU.
>> NEXT WE HAVE POSITION SIX,
LANDSCAPED ARCHITECT, HAO
LIANG.
>> MY NAME IS HAO LIANG.
IF CONFIRMED I WILL BE SERVING
THE COMMISSION AS A LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECT IN POSITION SIX.
I'M HUMBLED BY THIS APPOINTMENT
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH OTHER
COMMISSIONERS AND OUR
COMMUNITIES IN THE COMING YEARS.
THANK YOU, PATTY, AND
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR HAVING ME
HERE TODAY.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND HOW -- LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE FOR ME IS SO VERY
INTRICATE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT HOW CITY
LIGHTS EVEN OR FTU'S IS TAKING
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE INTO THE
BUILT PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT.
LOOKING AT EITHER DRAINAGE OR
HOW FACILITIES WORK.
READING YOUR RESUME, IT IS JUST
A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE FROM
ACROSS THE WORLD.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BEST
PRACTICES THAT YOU HAVE NOTICED
IN THE PLACES THAT YOU HAVE
WORKED THAT YOU CAN BRING TO
SEATTLE IN OUR WORK TO PERCEIVE
AND EXPAND THE TREE COUNT?
>> I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO
HAVE A GLOBAL VIEW. A CITY THAT
ESSENTIALLY COMPETES WITH EACH
OTHER.
I THINK THE GREEN
INFRASTRUCTURE CANOPY PART OF
IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO PROMOTE
OUR WELL-BEING.
ALSO, AS YOU MENTIONED, ABOUT
SPU AND THE UTILITIES, I THINK
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE TREES, NOW
WE ARE TRYING TO PROMOTE THE
CONCEPT OF URBAN FORESTRY, IS
SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE ARE
THINKING FOR LONG-TERM
PERSPECTIVE TO COUNTER GREAT
CHALLENGES LIKE CLIMATE CHANGE
AND SO CRUEL EQUITY.
IN CURRENT PRACTICE OF
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND
OTHER DESIGN FIELDS, WE ARE
ESSENTIALLY SEARCHING FOR HUMAN
COMFORT, WHICH MEANS MANY OF
OUR BUILT PROJECTS ARE NOT
ALIGNED MUCH WITH OUR LONG-TERM
GOALS TO SERVE IN THE GREAT
CHALLENGES.
TO CONQUER THE GREAT CHALLENGES.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO
REALIZE THAT GREAT CHALLENGES
FROM A GLOBAL VIEW, AND TO
UNDERSTAND THE COMBINATION OF
THESE CITIES, ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
AROUND THE GLOBE.
TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF URBAN
FORESTRY AND TO PROTECT OUR
URBAN FORESTS IN THE CITY, FOR
A BETTER CITY AND FOR OUR
FUTURE GENERATIONS.
>> SO WELL SAID.
THAT'S WHY I LOVE IT LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTS.
BRINGING YOUR EXPERIENCE FROM
THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS
CONTINENT, WE ARE VERY EXCITED
TO HAVE YOU.
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, HAO.
NEXT WE HAVE POSITION 13.
COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD
REPRESENTATIVE, LIA HALL.
>> HELLO.
I'M LIA HALL.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SEATTLE
AND I SPENT A BRIEF STINT IN
NEW YORK CITY, BUT I PRETTY
MUCH WITNESSED SEATTLE'S GROWTH
OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS.
I'M A MOTHER OF TWO SMALL
CHILDREN.
I AM A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER.
YOGA INSTRUCTOR.
I WAS RAISED IN AN IMMIGRANT
AND MIXED-RACE HOUSEHOLD AND I
JUST HAVE, BECAUSE I HAVE GROWN
UP IN SEATTLE, I JUST HAVE A
DEEP-SEATED APPRECIATION FOR
THE GREENERY HERE.
I HAVE A CERTIFICATION IN
PERMIT CULTURE, LANDSCAPE
DESIGN, AND A PASSION FOR
NATIVE PLANTS.
I'M ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN
THIS ROLE TO HAVING WITNESSED
KIND OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
TREE CANOPY LOSS AND
DEVELOPMENT, AND UNDERSTANDING
THE IMPORTANCE OF AFFORDABILITY
IN HOUSING AND THE IMPORTANCE
OF DENSITY, I FEEL THAT WE CAN
STRIKE A BALANCE SOMEHOW.
I'M ALSO JUST INTERESTED IN HOW
TREE CANOPY IS IMPORTANT TO
HUMAN HEALTH, AS WELL AS HOW IT
CAN HELP MITIGATE ENERGY COSTS
AND HEALTH ISSUES.
NOT JUST TO OUR COMMUNITY HERE,
BUT EVEN MY RELATIVES ABROAD
WHO HAVE BECOME THE FIRST
CLIMATE REFUGEES LIKELY DUE TO
CLIMATE CHANGE.
SO, I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN
CREATE A GREENER AND MORE
EQUITABLE FUTURE HERE IN
SEATTLE, AND RETAIN WHAT WE
HAVE AND APPRECIATE ALL OF THE
MANY BENEFITS THAT TREES
PROVIDE, AS WELL AS HAVE A
GREAT WALKABLE AND HEALTHY,
BEAUTIFUL ENVIRONMENT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> THAT'S REALLY WELL SAID,
LIA.
WHAT STANDS OUT TO ME ABOUT
WHAT YOU JUST SAID AND YOUR
RESUME, IS BORN AND RAISED IN
SEATTLE.
MOVED TO NEW YORK.
THAT CITY IS STILL A YOUNG CITY,
AND IS MUCH OLDER THAN SEATTLE.
TO HAVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF
BURMA CULTURE.
WITH THOSE THREE THINGS
COMBINED, OUR CITY IS STILL
VERY, VERY YOUNG.
NEW YORK IS MORE FORMALIZED AND
YET WE STILL SEE VERY OLD TREES
THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THEN, HOW DO WE GET FROM WHERE
WE ARE IN SEATTLE AS A YOUNG
CITY, TO WHERE WE WORK IS NOW
IMPORTANT.
AS TIME PROGRESSES WE WILL ALSO
AGE AS A CITY.
I'M NOT SAYING THE VELTMAN
STANDARDS, SO NO ONE FREAK OUT
HERE, I'M JUST SAYING THAT WE
ARE GOING TO GROW IN AGE AS A
CITY.
HOW DO WE USE THE CULTURE TO
CREATE A PIECE THAT PROMOTES
THE CANOPY THAT YOU WERE JUST
TALKING ABOUT?
>> YEAH, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT
QUESTION.
I THINK PART OF IT IS JUST
HAVING BOTH THE HINDSIGHT OF HOW
DEVELOPMENT HAS GONE THIS FAR,
AND HOW SEATTLE REALLY BECAME A
BOOMTOWN FROM LOGGING. WHEN THE
FIRST PEOPLE MADE CONTACT WITH
SETTLERS HERE, HOW WE GREATLY
IMPACTED THE ENVIRONMENT.
WE DIDN'T HAVE NECESSARILY THE
FORESIGHT OF, WELL, I THINK
SOME FOLKS HAD THE FORESIGHT OF
HOW THINGS COULD GO, BUT I
THINK USING SOME OF THE PERMA-
CULTURE PRINCIPLES OF
OBSERVATION, SEEING IMPACTS OF
TREE CANOPY LOSS, AND THEN ALSO
HAVING A SYSTEMS VIEW OF HOW
TREE CANOPY AFFECTS ALL OF
THESE OTHER SYSTEMS LIKE ENERGY
SYSTEMS AND HUMAN HEALTH.
JUST THE OVERALL BEAUTY OF OUR
CITY, RIGHT?
OUR EMERALD CITY.
[ LAUGHTER ] I THINK HAVING
SORT OF -- BEING ABLE TO ZOOM
OUT OF IT AND LOOK AT THE CITY
AS A WHOLE, BUT ALSO SEEING HOW
THE START OF NETWORKS. SOMEONE
MENTIONED MYCOLOGY.
I THINK WHEN WE LOOK AT THE WAY
THAT FORESTS ARE STRUCTURED, I
THINK WE CAN LEARN A LOT ABOUT
HOW DIFFERENT SYSTEMS, WHETHER
I BE NATURAL SYSTEMS OR
ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE CITY,
CAN FUNCTION.
AND COMMUNITIES CAN FUNCTION
TOGETHER IN A COHABITATING,
BENEFICIAL WAY.
VERSUS AN ANTAGONISTIC WAY.
I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR
QUESTION.
>> IT ABSOLUTELY DOES.
THE ABILITY TO LOOK BACK AT
TIME AND SAY WE SHOULD HAVE
DONE IT DIFFERENTLY.
THE NORTHWEST WAS A LUSH PLACE
OF BOUNTIFUL FOOD.
THAT WASN'T BY ACCIDENT.
IT WAS BECAUSE OF A MILLENNIA
OF PURPOSEFULLY GROWING OUR
FORESTS IN THOSE WAYS, SO GLAD
TO HAVE YOU ON.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANKS, LIA.
ALSO VERY WELL SAID.
YOU CAN SEE WHY THIS SLATE OF
NEW COMMISSIONERS IS SO
EXCITING.
WE HAVE LOTS TO BRING TO THE
COMMISSION.
WE ARE ALSO EXCITED ABOUT OUR
REAL 20s JOSH AND DAVID.
JOSHUA, DO YOU WANT TO --
>> IT IS GREAT TO SEE YOU,
THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY
REAPPOINTMENT.
MY NAME IS JOSH.
I'VE BEEN SERVING IN POSITION
NUMBER SEVEN AS THE NGO
REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE LAST FEW
YEARS.
I AM THE CONSERVATION MANAGER
AT SEATTLE AUDUBON.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING AND
ADVOCATING FOR THE URBAN FOREST
SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1916.
THERE WERE CALLED TO ACT
AGAINST ILLEGAL LOGGING.
I'M HAPPY TO CONTINUE EDUCATING
ON BEHALF OF THE URBAN FOREST
MORE THAN 100 YEARS LATER TODAY.
I REALLY ENJOY SERVING ON THE
URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION, AND
I HAVE STEPPED UP INTO THE
CHAIR ROLE.
EARLIER THIS YEAR.
THAT LETS ME KIND OF WORK FOR
THREE THINGS THAT ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT TO ME AS AN URBAN
CONSERVATIONIST.
ONE, CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY
WITHIN OUR CITY.
WE KNOW THAT THE URBAN FOREST
IN SEATTLE SUPPORTS AT LEAST
100 DIFFERENT BIRD SPECIES, AS
WELL AS MANY OTHER TYPES OF
WILDLIFE.
WE ALSO KNOW THE URBAN FOREST
WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN
HOW OUR CITY ADAPTS TO CLIMATE
CHANGE.
WE KNOW THAT THE REDLINING OF
THE RACIST POLICIES HAVE
AFFECTED THE DISTRIBUTION OF
VEGETATION ACROSS OUR CITY.
SO, WORKING TO ADDRESS THOSE
ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICES AND
MAKING SURE THERE IS A EQUITABLE
DISTRIBUTION.
INCLUDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO
EXPERIENCE BIRDS AND WILDLIFE
AND PEOPLE'S OWN NEIGHBORHOODS
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.
SO, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JOSHUA, AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE THUS FAR.
SINCE YOU HAVE ALREADY SERVED,
WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU
WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT THROUGH,
CONTINUE?
HOW HAS THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE
TRANSLATE INTO THE WORK THAT
YOU ARE GOING TO CONTINUE
DOING?
>> YES.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO KEEP
BUILDING AND STRENGTHENING
RELATIONSHIPS WITH CITY
LEADERS, CITY STAFF.
A LOT OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS.
WE BARTY DONE SOME GOOD WORK
REACHING OUT TO THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE AND THE COUNCIL'S
OFFENSE AND STAFF.
WE ARE ALSO REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT OUR PLANS TO IMPROVE HOW
WE ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY SO
THAT OUR POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
ARE MORE REFLECTIVE OF, AND
RESPONSIVE TO COMMITTEE NEEDS.
THEN, JUST OF COURSE CONTINUING
TO COLLABORATE WITH THE CITY ON
POLICIES THAT WILL HELP US
ACHIEVE OUR COMMUNITY GOALS.
WE SEE SOME REAL OPPORTUNITIES
THROUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
THAT WE HEARD A BIT ABOUT TODAY,
AS WELL AS TO THE TREE
PROTECTION ORDINANCE UPDATE
THAT STCR HAS A PROPOSAL FOR.
HOW WE CAN TRACK INVESTMENTS IN
THE CITY BUDGET.
WE ARE EXCITED TO ALSO EXPLORE
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE URBAN
FOREST MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES.
>> WONDERFUL.
WELCOME BACK, JOSHUA.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANKS, JOSH.
IT LOOKS LIKE DAVID MICHAEL
MOEHRING IS ON THE LINE AS AN
ATTENDEE CALLING IN.
WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM THE
PRESENTERS.
SO, IS THAT THE SAME PROCESS?
WOULD IT BE A STAR SIX FOR HIM
TO BE ABLE TO --
>> MR. G, IF YOU COULD LET
DAVID MOEHRING INTO THE
MEETING, HE IS A PANELIST
TODAY.
DAVID, I SEE YOU ARE JOINING BY
PHONE.
IF THAT WORKS -- YEAH, I GUESS
THAT WORKS.
>> THANK YOU.
GREAT.
DAVID MOEHRING, ARCHITECT AND
A RESIDENT IN THE MAGNOLIA
INTERBAY AREA.
EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY,
AND HOPEFULLY I'LL BE
REAPPOINTED FOR MY SECOND TERM.
AS A DEVELOPER, ARCHITECT
POSITION.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING THE PAST
FEW YEARS WITH THE UNIVERSITY
OF WASHINGTON, AND PRIOR TO
THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
AT CHICAGO.
I HAVE ABOUT OVER 20 YEARS OF
OTHER EXPERIENCE WITH
ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS IN CHICAGO
FOR INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL
PROJECTS.
ARCHITECTURE OFFERS AN
INTERESTING INSIGHT I THINK INTO
OUR TREE CANOPY SITUATION.
BECAUSE TREE CANOPY AND DENSITY
LOOKS AT SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS,
BUDGET, AND ART, TO CREATE I
THINK A BEAUTIFUL CITY OF
SEATTLE.
I KNOW THAT OUR CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS ARE VERY
PASSIONATE ABOUT THE TREE
CANOPY, AS WELL AS PROVIDING
FOR THE CITY'S DENSITY NEEDS.
I KNOW WE HAVE MANY RESIDENTS
AS WELL, AND I'M VERY EXCITED
ABOUT THE DIVERSITY OF THE NEW
PANELISTS, OR THE NEW
COMMISSIONERS THAT ARE ALSO ON
THIS. THEY ALL SOUND LIKE
WONDERFUL COMMISSIONERS TO
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH.
SO, LOOK FORWARD TO THE
OPPORTUNITY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID.
CAN YOU CONFIRM FOR ME IF WE
ARE NOT ABLE TO REAPPOINT
SOMEBODY TODAY, THEY RETAINED
THEIR SEE UNTIL THAT SEAT IS
YEAH UNTIL ACTION IS
TAKEN.
>> OKAY BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO
TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION
TODAY.
THIS MORNING OR I GUESS THIS
AFTERNOON WITH TWO MINUTES EACH,
YOU AND ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL HAVE
WHAT I CANNOT VALIDATE TO BE
TRUE ON EITHER SIDE IN THE LAST
HOUR AND A HALF.
I DO KNOW THERE WERE ALLEGATIONS
MADE AND THEY WERE SERIOUS
ENOUGH THAT IF THE PERSON
ALLEGING THOSE THINGS IF THEY
ARE NOT VALID THAT IS A REAL --
THAT IS A BIG SMUDGE ON THEIR
REPUTATION.
WE NEED TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE
SITUATION THERE.
SO YOUR COMMISSION SEAT TODAY, I
WOULD LIKE TO HOLD IT UNTIL THE
NEXT MEETING.
UNDERSTANDING YOU RETAIN YOUR
SEAT ON THE COMMISSION BECAUSE I
HAVE ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU.
>> CERTAINLY THAT IS
REASONABLE.
AND I DON'T NEED TO GET THE
DETAIL HERE, BUT LIKE I
MENTIONED, I WOULD EXPECT TO
LEAD WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENT
HERE.
THE ACCUSATIONS THAT WERE MADE
WERE PROBABLY BASED UPON THEIR
STANCE.
I KNOW THAT YOU MAY ALSO WANT TO
LOOK INTO THEM BEING A PART OF
THE APPEAL FROM THE SECTION.
THEY HAVE AN AGENDA, WHICH IS
PERHAPS OPPOSITE OF MINE, WHICH
MEANT THE DENSITY AND THE
TREES.
I THINK FROM THE APPEAL THEY
HAVE FILED, THEIR AGENDA MAY NOT
NECESSARILY BE TOWARDS THOSE TWO
GOALS.
BUT I CERTAINLY INVITE YOU TO
LOOK INTO THOSE ALLEGATIONS AND
LOOK AT THE REAL MATTER OF WHY
THOSE -- WHAT IT'S BEING TALKED
ABOUT.
AS I COULD ANSWER MORE QUESTIONS
ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID.
YEAH IN THE TWO MINUTES BACK AND
FORTH THIS AFTERNOON, THOSE ARE
ALL OF THE DETAILS.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS AS PRESENTED.
I WON'T HAVE A PROBLEM MOVING
YOUR APPOINTMENT FORWARD.
IF THERE IS MORE -- I THINK NOW
IS NOT THE TIME TO HAVE THIS
CONVERSATION.
NOW IS THE TIME TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE TO OUR
CITY.
SITTING ON THIS COMMISSION.
THAT'S WHERE I WILL CENTER ON
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THESE ARE
VOLUNTEER ROLES, EVEN
VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME TO HELP
US CREATE BETTER PROTECTIONS.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DAVID.
I WANT TO THANK ALL THE
APPOINTEES FOR BEING PRESENT
TODAY AND INTRODUCING YOURSELF.
AGAIN WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE
SLATE OF APPOINTEES AND LOOKING
FORWARD TO THESE FOLKS STARTING
THEIR TERMS AS COMMISSIONER
PENDING YOUR CONFIRMATION.
>> WONDERFUL.
SO I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH A
COUPLE OF CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE
NEED TO HAVE THE ITEMS READ INTO
THE RECORD.
I WILL MOVE TO HOLD APPOINTMENT
UNTIL JUNE 8 PLANNED USE
COMMITTEE.
ANY OBJECTION?
SEEING NO OBJECTION WE WILL HOLD
THAT APPOINTMENT.
AND AS WE WERE ALERTED, THERE
WAS A TYPO ON ONE OF THE
PACKETS.
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, I MOVE TO
AMEND THE TITLE OF APPOINTMENT
TO REPLACE KALISHA KURJI.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION?
HEARING NO OBJECTION, IT IS
AMENDED ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, YOU HAVE MY APOLOGIES
FOR THAT.
SO I NOW MOVE, RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT
022013 AND APPOINTMENT 02207.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENT 03201 AND
APPOINTMENT 02207.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> MR.
STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR -- THE
MOTION PASSES.
IT PASSES.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE THESE
IMPORTANT ROLES FOR YOUR TIME AS
WELL THAT APPEARS IN THESE
ROLES.
I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH YOU IN THE COMING MONTHS.
THESE APPOINTMENTS WILL BE BACK
BEFORE THE FULL COUNCIL ON MAY
7.
YOU NEED NOT TO
ATTEND THAT MEETING IF YOU DON'T
WANT TO.
WE WILL BE BACK TO CREATE A
PATHWAY AND A PROCESS ON FORWARD
FOR OUR JUNE 8 MEETING.
THANK YOU.
ALWAYS WONDERFUL TO SEE.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS.
APPRECIATE IT.
>> TALK TO YOU SOON.
>> OKAY, BYE.
>>> OUR FINAL END OF BUSINESS
TODAY ARE FIVE APPOINTMENTS TO
THE SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE
NEXT FIVE AGENDA ITEMS INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEMS 9-13,
APPOINTMENT 02196 THROUGH
02200.
APPOINTMENTS OF MATT AALFS,
ERICA BUSH, AND PUJA SHAW, AS
WELL AS THE APPOINTMENT OF
VINITA SIDHU, SEATTLE DESIGN
COMMISSION, AND REAPPOINTMENT OF
ELIZABETH CONNER AS MEMBER OF
SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU.
MR.
JENKINS?
THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
PLEASE TAKE IT.
I HAVE TO JUST SAY FROM THE
OUTSET, I CAN TELL YOU FOLKS ALL
WORK IN DESIGN BECAUSE OF THEIR
BACKGROUNDS ARE ALL BETTER
DESIGNED THAN ANYTHING THAT I
CAN DO.
SO I'M ALREADY LOOKING FORWARD
TO THIS CONVERSATION.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS.
NICE TO SEE ALL OF YOU AGAIN.
LET ME JUST DO A QUICK SETUP
BACKGROUND FOR YOU.
AGAIN THANK YOU.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR
YOUR TIME TODAY.
WE ARE SEEKING FOUR
APPOINTMENTS.
THREE NEW COMMISSIONERS WHO I'LL
INTRODUCE IN JUST A SECOND.
AND THE APPOINTMENT OF ONE OF
OUR CHAIR WHO IS CURRENTLY IN
THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
POSITION.
SHE HAD A MEETING THAT SHE WAS
UNABLE TO GET OUT OF TODAY AND
SHE SENDS HER APOLOGIES.
>> I SEE IT RIGHT HERE.
>> OH GREAT.
>> WE TOOK SO LONG TALKING ABOUT
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT SHE WASN'T
ABLE TO JOIN.
>> HEY, THANK YOU!
AND FINALLY WE
HAVE A REAPPOINTMENT OF
ELIZABETH CONNER WHO IS IN THE
ARTIST POSITION.
A QUICK BIT OF BACKGROUND,
ADVISING THE MAYOR, COUNCIL, AND
THE CITY DEPARTMENT ON THE
DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPLICATIONS OF CITY FUNDED
CAPITAL PROJECTS.
PUBLIC PROJECTS SEEKING APPROVAL
FROM THE CITY.
AND PROJECTS THAT
SEEK LONG-TERM OR PERMANENT USE
OF A RIGHT OF WAY.
THE COMMISSION ACTIVITY ARE
SUPPORTED BY THE STAFF OF FIVE
INCLUDING MYSELF.
COMMISSIONERS ARE APPOINTED
FOR A TWO YEAR TERM AND ARE
ELIGIBLE FAR SECOND TWO-YEAR
TERM.
THE CHAIR IS APPOINTED TO A
ONE-YEAR TERM.
THE DESIGN COMMISSION IS
COMPRISED OF TEN COMMISSIONERS
THAT ARE APPOINTED TO THE
SPECIFIC POSITIONS.
WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE TWO
LICENSED ARCHITECTS, AN ARTIST
AND AN AT LARGE POSITION.
THEY'RE SELECTED FROM A SLATE OF
DESIGNED PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, URBAN
DESIGNERS, AND ENGINEERS.
FINALLY WE ALSO HAVE A
REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE YMCAs
GET ENGAGED PROGRAM.
AND FOR OUR RECRUITMENT, WE
ARE REQUIRED TO USE CONTACTS
WITH PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS,
BUT WE HAVE BEEN QUITE
SUCCESSFUL WITH OUTREACH USING
SOCIAL MEDIA, POSTING WITH
COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND PARTNERING
WITH CITY DEPARTMENTS TO EXPAND
EQUITABLE OUTREACH.
I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE
COMMISSIONERS IN ALPHABETICAL
ORDER FOR THEIR LAST NAMES.
I'M GOING TO START WITH MATT WHO
IS JOINING US AS ONE OF OUR TWO
ARCHITECTS ON THE COMMISSION.
MATT IS THE FOUNDER AND
PRINCIPLE OF BUILDING WORKS A
SEATTLE BASED FIRM FOCUSING ON
DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE, AND
PRESERVATION.
NEXT WILL BE ERICA BUSH AS OUR
URBAN DESIGNER.
SHE'S A FOUNDER AND PRINCIPAL OF
THE CENTRAL COLLECTIVE, AN
ARCHITECTURE PLANNING AND DESIGN
FIRM LOCATED IN SEATTLE.
ERICA FOCUSES HER PRACTICE ON
URBAN DESIGN, PLACE MAKING, AND
PUBLIC ART.
NEXT IS PUJA SHAW.
SHE'S JOINING US AS ENGINEER.
SHE'S A PRINCIPLE AT SEATTLE
OFFICES.
PUJA FOCUSES MUCH OF HER
WORK ON CIVIL ENGINEERING AND
STORM WATER SOLUTIONS THAT
AFFECT NEW COMMERCIAL AND
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.
AND FINALLY VINITA SIDHU
CURRENTLY SERVES IN HER LAST
YEAR'S LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT ON
THE COMMISSION AND NOW IS
CHAIR.
SHE'S A PRINCIPAL AT THE SEATTLE
BASED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
FIRM WHERE SHE SPECIALIZES IN
EDUCATIONAL MEDICAL FACILITIES
AS WELL AS DURING SIGNIFICANT
WORK WITH THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC
LAND, RECLAIMING PUBLIC SPACE
FOR COMMUNITIES IN CENTRAL
WASHINGTON.
THAT'S MY INTRODUCTION, AND I'M
SURE YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR EACH
OF THE COMMISSIONERS.
SO IF YOU DON'T
HAVE ANYTHING FOR ME, I'LL GO
AHEAD AND MUTE AND THROW IT
FIRST IN THE HAT.
>> SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.
TAKE IT AWAY, MATT.
>> THANKS, EVERYONE.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS MATT
AALFS.
I'VE BEEN PRACTICING ARCHITECT
IN SEATTLE FOR ABOUT 22 YEARS.
I RECEIVED MY MASTERS FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.
AND THROUGHOUT MY
WORK I FOUND AN INTERESTING
FOCUS IN THE PUBLIC REALM BOTH
IN DESIGN OF PUBLIC FACILITIES,
BUT ALSO IN BUILDINGS AND THE
WAY THEY MEET AND ENGAGE THE
PUBLIC SPACE IN AND AROUND.
SO I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF
RESPECT AND I VALUE THE WORK OF
LOW L COO GOVERNMENT.
FOR MANY YEARS I'VE BEEN A
PRESENTER TO OTHER BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONERS, THE LANDMARKS
PRESERVATION BOARD ETC.
THROUGH THE WORK OF THOSE
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS I FOUND WE
HAVE BETTER OUTCOMES IN OUR
PROJECTS.
SO I VALUE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
BE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
TABLE WITH THE DESIGN COMMISSION
SUPPORTING BETTER DESIGN
OUTCOMES, BETTER EQUITY,
POTENTIALLY A BETTER QUALITY IN
LIFE.
I THINK THE DESIGN COMMISSION IS
DOING REALLY IMPORTANT WORK IN
THOSE REGARDS TO HELPING MAKE
THE CITY A HEALTHIER, SAFER, AND
BETTER PLACE FOR EVERYONE.
>> THAT'S REALLY GREAT, MATT.
I CAN SEE FROM YOUR RESUME YOU
WORKED ON A LOT OF LIBRARIES AND
SCHOOLS, A LOT OF PUBLIC
INSTITUTIONS.
I WILL ALSO SAY YOU WORKED ON
ROUND HALL, WHERE I ATE MANY
MEALS DURING THE SUMMER.
EXCELLENT.
AND WANT TO WORK
ON THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OR
HOW YOU APPROACH THAT WORK.
>> YEAH, I MEAN THERE IS A LOT
OF RICHNESS THERE, BUT I THINK
FIRST OF ALL WHEN WE WOULD WORK
FOR THE PUBLIC AGENCY CLIENTS WE
ARE TRYING TO GET, TO HELP THE
AGENCY GET THE MOST FOR THE
INVESTMENT THAT WILL SERVE THE
MOST PEOPLE.
AND THEN WE THINK A LOT
ABOUT HUMAN CENTER DESIGN AND
THE PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED
EXPERIENCE.
AS OPPOSED TO AN EXPERIENCE, YOU
KNOW, BASED ON THE VEHICLE FOR
OTHER PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE
HUMAN BODY AND HOW THE HUMAN
INTERACTS WITH THE SPACE AND THE
MATERIALS WITH THE BUILDING,
COMING, GOING, WALKING.
IS IT GENEROUS?
DOES IT SUPPORT GOOD HEALTH AND
GOOD FEELING FOR THE PEDESTRIANS
IN THE CITY.
IF IT DOES THAT, THEN I THINK IT
WILL HELP CREATE, HELPS IMPROVE
THE EXPERIENCES OF LIVING IN THE
CITY.
AND SO THE OTHER THING THAT WE
DO A LOT IS WE WORK ON THE USE.
WE FELT THAT WITH
THE REAL RAPID REDEVELOPMENT OF
MUCH OF CITY OVER THE PAST TEN
YEARS THERE'S BEEN A LOSS OF
PUBLIC PLACE AND A LOSS OF I
THINK SHARED RESOURCES IN THE
ENVIRONMENT.
BY FINDING WAYS TO REUSE
BUILDINGS, I THINK WE COULD
ACTUALLY MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT
ON THE CLIMATE CRISIS BECAUSE OF
THE EXISTING BUILDINGS AND
STOPPING THE NEED TO USE NEW
RESOURCES TO BUILD NEW.
THEY ALSO HAVE A POSITIVE AND
CULTURAL IMPACT IN THE
EXPERIENCE FOR PEOPLE IN THE
CITY.
>> I COULD NOT SAY IT BETTER
MYSELF.
WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF FUN WITH
THIS CONVERSATION BECAUSE OF THE
BUILT ENVIRONMENT IS WHAT SHAPES
OUR EXPERIENCE HERE IN OUR
LIKE.
AND SO MANY CONSEQUENTIAL WAYS.
REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU,
MATT.
>> THANK YOU.
MICHAEL, IS ERICA UP NEXT?
AND THEN I LOST TRACK OF WHO
GOES AFTER THAT, SO WE WILL PASS
THE MICROPHONE AROUND.
>> IT'S PUJA.
>> OKAY, ERICA, PUJA, AND THEN
VINITA.
ERICA, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> HI EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE ON THE
COMMISSION.
I'M SO EXCITED TO BE A PART OF
THIS AND TO SIT AMONGST HONESTLY
A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT I LOOK UP
TO AND RESPECT IN SO MANY WAYS.
FROM MY INITIAL PARTICIPATION IN
COMMISSION MEETINGS, I CAN
ALREADY SEE SO MUCH OF WHAT
VALUE THIS GROUP BRINGS TO THE
CITY AND THOSE THAT THEN GO ON
TO DO GREAT THINGS.
I AM VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD
TO BEING A PART OF THAT.
I HAVE BEEN PRACTICING FOR
ABOUT EIGHT YEARS.
I TOO WENT TO UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON.
I RECEIVED MY MASTERS IN URBAN
PLANNING AND MASTERS IN
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE THERE AS
WELL AS A CERTIFICATE IN URBAN
DESIGN.
AND I'VE ALWAYS
BEEN A LOVER OF CITIES.
I GREW UP IN NEW YORK CITY.
I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 13 YEARS
NOW.
I ALSO LIVED IN BOSTON AND
MONTREAL.
I JUST AM DRAWN TO THE ENERGY
THAT CITIES PROVIDE.
I SEE IT AS A LUXURY TO BE ABLE
TO WORK IN SHARING THAT SORT OF
FEELING THAT WE GET BEING IN
SHARED SPACES WITH OTHERS.
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
MYSELF.
I'M ALSO AN ARTIST.
I DO A LOT OF PUBLIC ART
PARTICULARLY ART THAT ENCOURAGES
PEOPLE TO SPEND TIME IN PUBLIC
SPACE AND REALLY THINK ABOUT HOW
WE USE THOSE ENVIRONMENTS
DIFFERENTLY.
I THINK THERE'S THIS BEAUTIFUL
COLLABORATION BETWEEN
ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE, URBAN DESIGN, ART
AND HOW THEY ALL KIND OF FIT
TOGETHER INTO THIS SORT OF
ORCHESTRATION OF PUBLIC SPACE
THAT I THINK IS REALLY
BEAUTIFUL.
SO THAT'S A BIT ABOUT ME.
>> WELL WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO
HAVE YOU.
I SEE YOU WERE ABLE TO WORK FOR
THE GROUND HOUSE SEATTLE
ASSOCIATION DURING SOME OF
SEATTLE'S MOST INENS ITIVE
GROWTH LIKELY SINCE THE COBRA.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT
THAT EXPERIENCE AND HOW THAT'S
GOING TO HELP YOU HERE ON THE
DESIGN COMMISSION?
OH NO.
AS SOON AS WE ASKED THAT
QUESTION, ERICA HAS FROZEN.
I THINK THAT JUST DEMONSTRATES
HOW MUCH GROWTH SHE WITNESSED IN
OUR CITY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
ANY WAY WE ARE
EXCITED TO HAVE YOU, ERICA.
YOU'RE BACK.
>> DID I FREEZE?
>> OKAY, SORRY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH OF
THAT YOU CAUGHT.
BUT YES, DSA WAS
ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.
I WAS ABLE TO START THE
PUBLIC ART PROGRAM THERE AND
SORT OF WORK TO KIND OF
DEMONSTRATE TO THE CITY HOW MUCH
THAT TYPE OF COLLABORATIVE
PARTNERSHIP WITH BIAs COULD
BRING TO THE PUBLIC SPACES,
WHICH IS VERY EXCITING.
>> WELCOME ERICA, WE'RE EXCITED
TO HAVE YOU.
I WENT TO THE SCHOOL AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.
I MOVED TO SEATTLE IN 2000 AND I
HAVE BEEN LIVING AND WORKING
HERE EVER SINCE.
I'VE KIND OF
EXPERIENCED THIS CITY AND IN A
LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS.
I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO
WORK ON SOME REALLY COOL
PROJECTS.
AND YOU KNOW WHENEVER I'M
OUT RIDING MY BIKE, I GET TO
RIDE PAST ALL OF THE FUN STUFF
THAT I HAVE HELPED BUILD.
I'VE ALSO BEEN A FORMER MEMBER
OF THE SEATTLE BICYCLE ADVISORY
BOARD.
AND ALSO SPU'S
CUSTOMER REVIEW PANEL.
I AM SUPER
EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE
MY PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE TO
THE REVIEW OF THE PROJECTS THAT
COME TO THE COMMISSION.
AND I'M ALSO REALLY
INTERESTED IN HELPING THE CITY
CONSIDER EQUITABLE ACCESS TO
SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE
RESIDENTS.
THANKS AGAIN FOR HAVING ME.
>> WE'RE REALLY EXCITED.
THE LIST OF PROJECTS YOU HAVE
WORKED ON, THE KING STREET
STATION, TO THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON.
THE TRIANGLE AND THE RAINIER
VISTA.
I MEAN THESE ARE ICONIC.
>> YEAH.
IT IS SUPER FUN
NOW TO FLY HOME AND INTO SEATTLE
AND SEE THE STUFF THAT I HAVE
WORKED ON.
>> AND ONE THING THAT WILL STAND
OUT ON THE RESUME IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT AND THE ABILITY TO
IMPROVE WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY
DONE.
I USE THE TRAIL.
THERE IS NO
POLITICAL WEALTH.
AND THAT DID NOT
TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE DAY
AND AGE WHERE WE WOULD HAVE
PROTECTED BIKE LANES AND OTHER
FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION MIXING
IN WITH THE TRAIL.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW THEY
INCLUDE MIXING ZONES?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
YOU KNOW I'M AN AVID CYCLIST.
AND SO THAT HAS
HELPED ME KIND OF NAVIGATE THE
DESIGN OF PROJECTS LIKE THAT.
I CAN SEE THINGS
FROM THE ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE
AND ALSO THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE
TRAIL USER.
AND YOU KNOW, IT
IS SO COMMON FOR THERE TO BE,
YOU KNOW, CONFLICTS BETWEEN
DIFFERENT TRAIL USERS,
PEDESTRIANS, CYCLISTS.
AND AT AREAS
WHERE THERE ARE DIFFERENT
JUNCTIONS BETWEEN TRAILS.
SO THAT HAS BEEN
A REALLY GREAT LEARNING
EXPERIENCE ACTUALLY FOR ME TO
WORK ON THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND TO THINK
ABOUT THINGS DIFFERENTLY AND TO
THINK ABOUT THINGS FROM THE
PERSPECTIVE OF WHEELCHAIR USER.
EVERYBODY'S GOT DIFFERENT NEEDS
FOR THESE TRAILS.
THEY ARE HEAVILY
USED.
ONE OF MY
FAVORITE THINGS ACTUALLY ON THAT
PROJECT WAS WALKING THE FINISHED
PRODUCT WITH SOMEBODY WHO WAS IN
A WHEELCHAIR.
AND YOU KNOW THEY ARE SUPER
HONEST ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS
THEY WISH THEY DID DIFFERENTLY
AND THEY WERE APPRECIATIVE OF
THE THINGS THAT WE HAD DONE.
AND TO HELP YOU
SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY THE NEXT
TIME AROUND.
AND SO THAT IS WHAT I
STRIVED TOO TO MAKE IT BETTER
THE NEXT TIME.
>> THAT'S WHAT I LOOK FOR.
THAT'S EXCELLENT.
THAT'S THE MOST EXCELLENT
RESPONSE THAT I HAVE HEARD ALL
DAY.
JUST BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT
WE HAVE DONE AND FIX IT AND
STILL BE OPEN.
AND WE TOOK SO LONG.
TO HAVE YOU
HERE.
AND THAT IS THE
SAME TIME.
SO PLEASE TAKE IT AWAY.
>> YES, THANK YOU.
I WAS WORRIED I WAS GOING TO
MISS THIS AND I'M GLAD THAT I
DIDN'T.
AND YEAH, I'M IN
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, PRINCIPAL
AND PARTNER AT THE WORKSHOP.
I HAVE LIVED HERE IN SEATTLE
SINCE 1998.
AND WE DID OUR
EDUCATION OUT THERE AND I HAVE
WORKED ON A HUGE RANGE OF
PROJECTS AND CURRENTLY I'M DOING
A LOT OF EDUCATION FACILITIES
INCLUDING K-12 WITHIN OUR
SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND WITH OTHER
AGENCIES AND I'VE HAD TO
EXPERIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON AND WORKING ON THE
PROJECTS THERE EVEN WITH PUJA.
AND I JUST HAVE
TO SAY IT'S BEEN AN HONOR BEING
ON THE DESIGN COMMISSION THESE
LAST THREE YEARS.
I'VE SEEN SOME
GREAT PROJECTS COME THROUGH, AND
I'VE SEEN HOW WE HAVE WORKED
TOGETHER AS A GROUP TO MAKE
THOSE PROJECTS EVEN BETTER.
AS A TEAM, WE
ADAPTED REAL WELL TO THE
PANDEMIC IN GOING ONLINE, AND I
APPRECIATE MICHAEL AND EVERYBODY
THAT SUPPORTED THAT, SO WE WERE
ABLE TO KEEP OUR REVIEWS GOING
AND CONTINUE TO BE EFFECTIVE.
AND IT'S BEEN A
GREAT PERIOD OF PARTNERSHIPS,
YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH SOUND
TRANSIT TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE'RE
GOING TO MAKE THAT NEXT PHASE OF
IMPROVEMENTS THE BEST THEY CAN
BE FOR THE CITY.
AND SO I LOOK
FORWARD TO MY LAST YEAR HERE ON
THE COMMISSION.
AND IN DOING MY
PART WITH ALL THESE NEW
MEMBERS.
SO THANK YOU.
>> AND YOUR LEADERSHIP, I'M JUST
GOING TO THE LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE FOR SCHOOL AND JUST
LOOKING AT SOME OF THE WORK THAT
YOU HAVE DONE IN OLYMPIA AND
BEYOND BEING NAMED AFTER THE
LONG-TERM DISTRICT, IT WAS
BEAUTIFUL, A BEAUTIFUL
BUILDING.
WORKING ON THE PIECE AND THAT
FRAME LOT.
AND I LOVE THAT
FEELINGON WORDS, AND JUST
LOOKING AT YOUR BLOCK PROJECT
AND NUMBER TEN, YOU HAVE SOME
AMAZING EXPERIENCE AND IT IS
CLEAR THAT, YOU KNOW, YOUR
COMPANY ALSO HAS WORKED ON THE
PEDESTRIAN FOR THE SEATTLE
CENTER AND THE STREAM CAFE.
AND LEADING THE CITY AND OUR
STATE.
I GUESS WHAT OTHER WORDS OF
CHARGE DO YOU HAVE FOR YOUR LAST
YEAR HERE?
>> AND YOU KNOW, ONE PROJECT
I'VE BEEN WORKING ON A LOT FOR
THE LAST FEW YEARS IS A PARK
PROJECT.
AND THAT STARTED
WITH THE GROUP CALLED THE ELI
PARK PROJECT, THAT IS LOOKING AT
HOW TO BE RADICALLY INCLUSIVE,
WHICH IS A CHALLENGING THING.
AND WITH WHEELCHAIRS AND ALSO IT
WILL GET INTO OUR DIVERSITY AS A
CITY AND OUR BACKGROUNDS FROM,
YOU KNOW, GENDER AND RACE AND
THAT ABILITY AND I THINK I WOULD
LIKE TO BRING THAT TO ALL THE
PROJECTS THAT I LOOK AT, YOU
KNOW, IT HAS MADE ME THINK AND
CHALLENGE MYSELF AND MY WORK.
I WOULD LIKE TO CHALLENGE OTHERS
TOO AND BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE
THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN ONLY DO
SO MUCH.
BUT OFTEN THERE IS ANOTHER WAY
AT LOOKING AT THE PROJECT.
AND YOU KNOW, WELLNESS, TO ME,
WELLNESS IS A SUPER IMPORTANT
THING FOR OUR CITY AS A WHOLE.
AND IN OUR PROJECTS THERE ARE
OPPORTUNITIES TO REALLY CREATE
THESE HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS THAT
WILL MAKE US FEEL WELCOMED AND
COMFORTABLE.
AND TO IMPROVE
THE QUALITY OF OUR
ENVIRONMENTS.
AND SO THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT I THINK ABOUT A
LOT.
>> WONDERFUL.
>> WELL, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP AND WE ARE GLAD
TO HAVE YOU BACK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND MICHAEL, DID WE HAVE
ELIZABETH CONNER WITH US TODAY
OR NO?
>> NO.
SHE WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND TODAY,
BUT YOU KNOW I'M MORE THAN HAPPY
TO SPEAK ABOUT THE ARTISTS ON
THE COMMISSION OFTENTIMES
PROVIDE ONE OF MANY MORAL
COMPASSES FOR US.
AND ELIZABETH SHARES THAT
AND HER ADVOCACY FOR ART,
EQUITY, THINGS THAT MATTER TO
THE WAY THAT PEOPLE USE SPACE,
SHE CARRIES THAT TRADITION, ALL
THE COMMISSIONERS DO.
SHE DEFINITELY
TAKES THE COMMISSION INTO NEW
PLACES IN THOSE TOPICS AND WE
APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT SHE
SPENDS AND THE COMMITMENTS THAT
SHE MAKES TO HELPING THE
COMMISSION IN REALIZING OUR WORK
PLAN.
AND SO I WILL SEND YOUR BEST TO
HER AS WELL.
>> PLEASE DO.
I'VE DONE A LOT
OF TALKING HERE.
ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I LIKE YOUR QUESTIONS FOR EACH
OF THE NOMINEES MR.
CHAIR FOR THIS SLATE, SO THANKS
FOR TAKING UP THE MANTLE.
AND I WANT TO SAY HOW IMPRESSED
AND EXCITED I AM WHEN YOU ALL
SPOKE, IT UNDERSTOOD THE
IMPORTANCE OF COHESION AND HOW
CITY DESIGN CAN WORK AND
ESPECIALLY COMING OUT ON THE
PANDEMIC.
AND THE
CONSEQUENCES OF SO MUCH
ISOLATION AND STRESS AND HOW WE
CAN CREATE A CITY THAT HELPS
PEOPLE YES MOVE IN AND OUT AND
AROUND OUR CITY WITHOUT HAVING
TO USE A SINGLE OCCUPANCY
VEHICLE, BUT ALSO HOW WE CAN
CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PUBLIC PLAZAS AND COMMUNITY
GATHERINGS AND OUTDOOR EATING
AND ALL OF THESE THINGS.
IT JUST MAKES ME VERY EXCITED
ABOUT THE PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH
THAT YOU'RE TAKING TOWARDS
BUILDING CITIES OF THE FUTURE.
AND MY LITTLE
PUBLIC HEART IS FULL AND VERY
EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK THAT YOU
WILL DO, SO THANKS FOR THE
EXPERTISE THAT YOU'RE BRINGING
TO THIS BODY.
I LOOK FORWARD AS WELL, MR.
CHAIR, HAVING A FUTURE
CONVERSATION ABOUT THE WAY THIS
COMMISSION REALLY HAS AN
IMPORTANT PLATFORM VERSES SORT
OF HOW MAYBE IT GETS DUPLICATED
IN OTHER REALMS WITH THE DESIGN
REVIEW BODIES.
I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE
OVERARCHING PERSPECTIVE THAT THE
COMMISSION AND THE COMMISSIONERS
CAN PROVIDE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING
THAT DISCUSSION IN THE FUTURE
PLAN.
BUT JUST VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE
WORK AND THE ROLE THAT YOU ALL
WILL BE DOING FOR OUR CITY AND
WITH OUR CITY AND HOW YOU CAN
HELP CREATE HEALTHIER
COMMUNITIES, SO THANKS FOR YOUR
SERVICE.
>> SO WELL SAID.
AND I DARE
SOMEONE TO SPEAK AFTER THAT.
AND I WAS GOING
TO GIVE YOU THE OPTION NOT TO.
AND YOU BEING ONE OF THEM.
BUT REALLY COUNCIL MEMBER
MOSQUEDA, YOU NAILED IT.
I REALLY LIKE THE DIRECTION THAT
YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH WITH
THIS.
AND COLLEAGUES
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
IF NOT -- I WILL -- I WOULD LIKE
TO RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENT 02196 THROUGH
02200.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION OF
APPOINTMENT 02196-02200.
PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> VICE CHAIR MORALES?
>> YES.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU.
AND MOTION
PASSES.
APPOINTMENT 02196-02200 PASS.
AND THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR YOUR VOLUNTEER PUBLIC
SERVICE ON THE DESIGN
COMMISSION.
THESE APPOINTMENTS WILL BE BACK
BEFORE FULL COUNCIL ON TUESDAY,
MAY 17, AND WE COULD CONSTITUTE
IT TODAY.
AND THERE IS NOT A NEED FOR YOU
TO ATTEND THAT MEETING.
AND I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SERVICE TODAY.
>> WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND
THE INTEREST IN THE COMMISSION.
AND ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO
SEEING ALL OF YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> RIGHT BACK AT YOU, MICHAEL.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER ITEMS?
SEEING NONE, THIS CONCLUDES THE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2022
MEETING.
THE NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED
MEETING ON MAY 25 WILL BE
CANCELED SO OUR NEXT MEETING
WILL BE ON JUNE 8 AT 2 PM.
I THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING AND
WE ARE