>>> THANK YOU . THE JUNE 21st
2023 MEETING OF THE SEATTLE CIT
COUNCIL PUBLIC ASSETS AND
HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE WILL COM
TO ORDER. IT IS 2:00 P.M. I A
ANDREW LEWIS, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES IS EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S
MEETING. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
CALL ROLL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> HERE .
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> HERE.
>> CHAIR LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR, THERE ARE FOUR
MEMBERS PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU MR. CLERK.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. IF THER
IS NO OBJECTION, THE APPROVAL
WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE HEARING IS
ADOPTED. WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC
HEARINGS. AND THEY WILL OCCUR
DURING AGENDA ITEMS TWO AND
THREE. IF YOU HAVE CALLED IN FO
THE PUBLIC HEARINGS OR ARE HERE
IN PERSON TO COMMENT ON THE
PUBLIC HEARINGS, YOU WILL NOT
HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED DURING TH
PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE BEGINNING
OF THE MEETING. AND SAID, YOUR
NAME WILL BE CALLED TO PROVIDE
COMMENT DURING THE APPROPRIATE
PUBLIC HEARING AT THAT POINT IN
THE AGENDA. AND AGAIN, THOSE
ITEMS ARE TWO AND THREE. SO
STAND BY IF YOU ARE SIGNED INTO
COMMENT ON THOSE AND WAIT UNTIL
THOSE AGENDA ITEMS. WITH THAT,
WE WILL OPEN OF THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD ON OUR GENERAL
AGENDA ITEMS. AND THAT PERIOD
WILL BE MODERATED BY THE
COMMITTEE CLERK AND FOR TWO
MINUTES SPEAKING TIMES.
>> MR . CHAIR, NO MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC HAVE SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> GIVEN THAT WE HAVE NO
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP
FOR COME PUBLIC COMMENT, WE WIL
CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
MOVING ON TO ITEMS OF BUSINESS
WILL THE COMMITTEE CLERK READ
ITEM ONE INTO THE RECORD.
>> ITEM ONE. APPOINTMENT
02580. APPOINTMENT OF ASHRAF
HASHAM AS A MEMBER OF CLIMATE
PLEDGE ARENA GIVING COUNSEL FOR
A TERM TO JUNE 30, 2026.
>> THANK YOU MR. CLERK. WE
ARE JOINED BY MORGAN LITTLEFIEL
ALONG WITH OUR APPOINTEE, ASHRA
HASHAM. MORGAN, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO SPEAK FIRST AND INTRODUCE TH
NOMINEE AND THE WE WILL GIVE
ASHRAF HASHAM AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE?
>> MR . CHAIR, MORGAN
LITTLEFIELD HAS BEEN HAVING
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. BUT I
SEE SHE JUST JOINED US IN THE
ZOOM MEETING. SO MAY NOT HAVE
HEARD YOUR INTRODUCTION.
MORGAN, WE ARE ON THIS ITEM OF
THE AGENDA. PLEASE GIVE YOUR
INTRODUCTION TO THE NOMINEE
WHENEVER YOU ARE READY .
>> MORGAN, YOU ARE MUTED. YO
KNOW YOU ARE MUTED. SORRY. IT
LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE NOT MUTED
ANYMORE. SHOULD WE POTENTIALLY
MOVE TO A DIFFERENT AGENDA ITEM
TO GIVE IT AN OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK WITH MORGAN TO RESOLVE THI
AUDIO DIFFICULTY ISSUE ?
ALTERNATIVELY, MORGAN, IF YOU
ARE WILLING TO WAIVE THE
PRESENTATION, I COULD GIVE THE
MICROPHONE TO THE NOMINEE AND
THE COMMITTEE COULD ASK
QUESTIONS. BUT I AM I ASKING
THOSE THESE ARE RHETORICAL
QUESTIONS IF YOU CAN'T RESPOND
TO ME. SO HERE'S WHAT I THINK
WE SHOULD DO TO BE MOST
EFFICIENT WITH OUR TIME. CAN WE
MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM TWO AND
COME BACK TO THIS WHEN MORGAN I
ABLE TO PRESENT ? I WILL USE
THE CHAIR'S PREROGATIVE HERE TO
DO THAT. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE
READ ITEM TWO INTO THE RECORD.
>> AGENDA ITEM TWO. CLERK
FILE 314 NUMBER 99. COUNCIL
WAIVER OR MODIFICATION OF
CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS T
ALLOW REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SOUT
PARK COMMUNITY CENTER AND TO
ALLOW FIVE LIGHT POLES FOR
ATHLETIC FIELD LIGHTS MAGIC
NUMBER 334063-LU, TYPE V .
>> THANK YOU MR. CLERK. AS
ALLUDED TO IN MY CHAIR'S REPORT
THIS IS ONE OF OUR ITEMS THAT
INVOLVES A PUBLIC HEARING. SO
BEFORE WE CONSIDER THIS PUBLIC
LEGISLATION, WE NEED TO HAVE A
PUBLIC HEARING. AS PRESIDING
OFFICER, I AM NOW OPENING THE
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CLERK FIL
314 NUMBER 99 RELATING TO
CURRENT USE TAXATION. ARE
THERE ANY SPEAKERS?
>> THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS FOR
THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
>> GIVEN THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS,
I WILL CLOSE THE SPEAKING --
PUBLIC PART OF THE PUBLIC
HEARING. WE ARE JOINED BY THE
COUNCIL STAFF. ARE YOU HERE FO
THIS ITEM?
>> I'M HERE FOR THIS ITEM.
>> WHY DON'T I HANDED OVER T
YOU, GIVEN THAT WE DO NOT HAVE
PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THIS
HEARING GIVEN THAT NO ONE HAS
COME TO WEIGH IN. SO WHY DON'T
YOU GIVE AN OVERVIEW TO THE
COMMITTEE AND WE CAN ASK
FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS.
>> WE SHOULD HAVE PROBABLY
ONLINE, FOLKS FROM THE SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION
INSPECTIONS AND THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT AS WELL. I WILL BE
GIVING THE BULK OF THE
PRESENTATION. MAYBE I CAN STAR
BY ORIENTING THE COMMITTEE TO
WHAT IS IN THE NOTEBOOK AND
DESCRIBE THE TYPE OF ACTION
HERE. IT IS SIMILAR TO THE TYP
OF ACTION UNDER AGENDA OF ITEM
-- AGENDA ITEM THREE. I THINK
YOUR SCRIPT MAY HAVE BEEN A
LITTLE BIT OUTDATED. THIS IS
NOT CURRENT USE TAXATION. THES
ARE WHAT ARE CALLED TYPE FIVE
DECISIONS.'S ARE SOMEWHAT RARE
THEY ARE AN INFREQUENT DECISIO
THAT THE COUNCIL MAKES,
SPECIFICALLY DECISIONS ABOUT
GRANTING WAIVERS FROM THE
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT WOUL
OTHERWISE BE APPLICABLE TO CITY
FACILITIES. WE GET ABOUT ONE
EVERY YEAR OR EVERY YEAR AND A
HALF . A TYPICAL CITY FACILITY
SEEKING A WAIVER OF DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS FROM THE COUNCIL IS A
FIRE STATION IN A PARK. WE HAD
TWO THE OTHER DAY. THE FIRST
WAS PARKS. USUALLY, THESE
FACILITIES ARE LOCATED IN
RESIDENTIAL ZONES WHICH HAVE
MORE STRICT DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS. TYPICALLY, THERE IS
FUNCTIONAL ASPECT TO THE CITY
FACILITY LIKE A FIRE STATION .
IN THE CASE OF PARKS, IT IS
OFTEN THE HEIGHT OF BIKE POLES
WHICH TYPICALLY EXCEED THE
HEIGHT OF THE ZONE AND SPILLOVE
EFFECTS FROM FIELD LIGHTING. TH
FIRST AGENDA ITEM HERE ON THIS
TYPE FIVE DECISION IS THE
COUNSEL WAIVER OR MODIFICATION
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR FIELD
LIGHTING AT THE SOUTH PARK
COMMUNITY CENTER. YOU HAVE A
MEMO FOR ME WHICH HAS PROPOSED
FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND
DECISIONS . IN A DECISION ON
THE APPLICATION BY THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT. THE FINDING,
CONCLUSION AND DECISION WOULD
GRANT THE WAIVERS AND IMPOSE AN
CONDITIONS RECOMMENDED BY SDCI.
HEARING THERE ARE NONE. THAT I
ALL I HAVE IN THE WAY OF AN
INTRODUCTION. CARLY GUILLORY I
ONLINE FROM SDCI AND CAN WALK T
THE PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU. BEFORE WE GET
INTO THAT, THE SCRIPT DID
ERRONEOUSLY SAY CURRENT USE
TAXATION AND NOT TYPE FIVE
DECISIONS. SO I DO WANT TO
CORRECT THAT FOR THE RECORD. I
DO WANT TO CONFIRM THAT THE
CLERK FILE IS CORRECT IN THE
SCRIPT AS WELL FOR THE PURPOSE
OF MAKING A RECORD FOR THE
PUBLIC HEARING.
>> IT IS CORRECT. 314499 .
>> THANK YOU. I WANTED
TURNED OVER TO THE PARK PANEL.
THANK YOU FOR THAT INTRODUCTION
PARKS IS JOINING US ONLINE.
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> AND DO INTRODUCTIONS
BEFORE BEGINNING THE
PRESENTATION PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. MY NAM
IS CARLY GUILLORY AND I AM A
PLANNER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION. I AM PREPARED TO
PROVIDE A BIT OF A PRESENTATION
FOR THE COMMUNITY THIS AFTERNOO
ON THIS SOUTH PARK PROPOSAL.
KETIL, THANK YOU FOR THE
INTRODUCTION. THE STAFF MEMO
YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET TODAY I
EXTREMELY THOROUGH. AND
ACCURATE AND SO MY PRESENTATION
WILL ESSENTIALLY FOLLOW THAT
SAME FORMAT. LET'S MOVE TO THE
FIRST SLIDE PLEASE. REAL
QUICKLY, THE PURPOSE AND VALUES
OF OUR DEPARTMENT OR SOMETHING
WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU.
OUR PURPOSE IS HELPING PEOPLE
BUILD A SAFE, LIVABLE AND
INCLUSIVE SEATTLE USING THESE
VALUES OF EQUITY, RESPECT,
QUALITY, INTEGRITY AND SERVICE.
THANK YOU. NEXT SLIDE.
>> AS OUTLINED IN YOUR MEMO
FROM COUNSEL STAFF AS WELL AS I
THE DIRECTORS REPORT TO THE
COUNCIL, SORT OF THE SCOPE AND
PURPOSE TODAY, WHICH KETIL
DESCRIBED, COUNCIL LAND-USE
ACTION, THAT THE LAND USE CODE
ALLOWS AUTHORITY FOR THE COUNCI
TO MAKE A WAIVER OR MODIFICATIO
TO A DEVELOPMENT STANDARD FOR
CITY FACILITIES. IN THIS CASE,
WE HAVE A PROPOSAL FROM THE
SEATTLE PARKS AND RECREATION.
THEY ARE PROPOSING RENOVATIONS
TO AN EXISTING CITY FACILITY.
THE SOUTH PARK COMMUNITY CENTER
SITE. AND THEY ARE ASKING THAT
WE WAIVE THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT
STANDARD FOR THE ZONE. FOR FOU
NEW ATHLETIC FIELD LIGHT POLES.
THE LIGHT POLES EXCEED THE
HEIGHT AND THE COUNCIL HAS THE
AUTHORITY TO GRANT THAT WAIVER
AND THE DIRECTOR REVIEWS AND
RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH NO
CONDITIONS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YO
TO THE LOCATION OF THE SITE AND
TALK MORE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT TH
PROPOSAL AND THEN I WILL RUN
THROUGH SOME OF THE THINGS THE
DIRECTOR LOOKED AT WHEN
EVALUATING THE REQUEST. NEXT
SLIDE PLEASE.
>> SO THE SITE IS IN THE
SOUTH PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. IT IS
ABOUT A 5.5-ACRE EXISTING
FACILITY, EXISTING PARK WITH
COMMUNITY CENTER. AND IT IS
BORDERED BY STATE ROUTE 99 AT
THE WEST . EIGHTH AVENUE SOUT
ON THE EAST. SOUTH SULLIVAN
STREET TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE
NORTH, THERE IS A NARROW PUBLIC
RIGHT-OF-WAY AND THEN BEYOND
THAT ARE SOME RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. I WANTED TO
SHOW THE ZONING MAP. IT IS
HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND THE
CONTEXT A LITTLE BIT HERE. THE
SITE IS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL ZONE. WE HAVE A
MAXIMUM HEIGHT LIMIT OF 30 FEET
BUT ADJACENT TO THE SITE TO THE
WEST, YOU SEE A LITTLE BIT OF
INDUSTRIAL ZONING WHICH HAS A
HIGHER OR GREATER ALLOWANCE FOR
HEIGHT AT 45 FEET. AND THEN A
LITTLE BIT OF BROWN WHICH IS A
MULTI FAMILY ZONE ALLOWING
APARTMENTS TO BUILD UP TO 50
FEET. SO IT IS HELPFUL TO
UNDERSTAND THAT WHILE THE SITE
IS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIA
ZONE WITH THIS PRETTY STRICT
HEIGHT REQUIREMENT, THERE ARE
SOME ADJACENT USES THAT ARE
HIGHER IN INTENSITY AND HIGHER
IN HEIGHT AS WELL. NEXT SLIDE
PLEASE.
>> FOR THE PROPOSAL, LIKE I
MENTIONED BEFORE, FOR FOUR NEW
ATHLETIC FIELD LIGHT POLES, THE
ARE 70 FEET IN HEIGHT. AND THE
SECTION ON THE LEFT OF THE SLID
GIVES US AN IDEA OF WHAT THOSE
LIGHT POLES MIGHT FEEL LIKE AN
RELATION TO THE EXISTING
COMMUNITY CENTER BUILDING ON
SITE. THE EXISTING SITE IS
PROBABLY 30 FEET IN HEIGHT. TH
POLES WILL BE 70 FEET AND ON TH
MAP ON THE RIGHT, YOU CAN SEE
THAT THERE ARE FOUR LITTLE GOLD
DIAMONDS. THOSE ARE THE
APPROXIMATE LOCATIONS OF THE NE
LIGHT POLES. THERE ARE TWO ON
THE NORTH END AND TWO ON THE
SOUTH END OF THE NEW ATHLETIC
FIELD. AND WHAT I WANTED TO D
IN CONCLUSION WAS TO SHARE A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE
THINGS THAT THE DIRECTOR OF SDC
LOOKED AT WHEN EVALUATING THE
PROPOSAL. THE CODE REQUIRES
THAT WE PREPARE A REPORT WITH
OUR RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL
AND YOU HAVE THAT IN YOUR
PACKET. YOU WILL SEE THAT THE
FOUR ELEMENTS WE LOOKED AT WERE
COMMENTS FROM OTHER CITY
AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS. PUBLI
COMMENTS. WE RECEIVED ABOUT 10
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND PROVIDED A
WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE
COMMENTS. SO BEGINNING ON PAGE
5 OF THE DIRECTOR REPORT IS
WHERE YOU CAN FIND THE SUMMARY
OF THAT SECTION. AND WE ALSO
LOOKED AT HOW THE PROPOSAL
COMPLIES WITH CITY REGULATIONS
STANDARDS AND POLICIES. LASTLY
WE TOOK A LOOK AND EVALUATE ALL
THE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION
THAT WAS CREATED BY SEATTLE
PARKS AND RECREATION. AND HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THING
LIKE THE ENVIRONMENTAL C EPA
DETERMINATION, THE LIGHTING
PLAN, GEOTECHNICAL REPORTS ,
ARBORIST REPORTS AND OTHER
REPORTS OF THAT NATURE. IN
CONCLUSION, THE SDCI DIRECTOR
RECOMMENDS COUNCIL APPROVE THE
REQUEST FOR THE FOUR NEW LIGHT
POLES AT 70 FEET IN HEIGHT AND
WE RECOMMEND NO CONDITIONS. AND
SO , THAT CONCLUDES MY
PRESENTATION AND I'M HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
PRESENTATION. I WANT TO GIVE
THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY. BECAUSE
ON THIS COMMITTEE WE DO HAVE TH
DISTRICT 1 COUNCIL MEMBER HER
BOLD IF THERE ANY QUESTIONS
GIVEN THAT THIS IS A PROJECT AN
IN SOUTH PARK AND IN DISTRICT 1
I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE SOME SPACE
TO HER INITIALLY.
>> VERY KIND. I'M EXCITED
THAT, ALTHOUGH THIS IS SOMETHIN
THAT WOULD NORMALLY GO THROUGH
THE LAND USE COMMITTEE WHICH I
DO NOT SERVE ON, I HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON THIS AT
THE COMMITTEE LEVEL BECAUSE IT
IS IN THE PUBLIC COMMITTEE.
MOSTLY, I'M REALLY WANTING TO
UNDERSTAND HOW IT IS THAT WE
CAN BOTH APPROVE THIS WITHOUT
CONDITIONS WHILE ALSO CONFIRMIN
THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING THE
CONCERNS HEARD BY SDCI IN PUBLI
COMMENT. SPECIFICALLY CONCERNS
AROUND SPILLOVER LIGHT AND
GLARE. TRAFFIC, HOURS OF
OPERATION AND I TRUSTED THAT
THERE IS THE COMMITMENT TO
ADDRESSING THOSE AREAS. BUT HO
DO WE BOTH FULFILL THAT
COMMITMENT WHILE ALSO NOT HAVIN
ANY CONDITIONS FOR DISAPPROVAL
AND THAT QUESTION IS ASKED FULL
WELL UNDERSTANDING HOW MUCH
SUPPORT THERE IS IN SOUTH PARK
FOR THE YIELD IMPROVEMENTS AND
HOW IMPORTANT OUTDOOR SPACE IS
FOR PUBLIC HEALTH IN COMMUNITIE
LIKE SOUTH PARK THAT SUFFER
DISPROPORTIONATE HEALTH
OUTCOMES. THANK YOU.
>> I CAN TAKE A CRACK AT THA
, CARLY. IT IS OFTEN THE CASE
THAT WHEN SDCI IS REVIEWING A
PROPOSAL BY ANOTHER CITY
DEPARTMENT, THE OTHER CITY
DEPARTMENT ACTS AS THE LEAD
AGENCY. HERE IT IS THE CASE
THAT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT ACTED
AS THE SEPA LEAD AGENCY AND
LIKELY INCORPORATED CONDITIONS
INTO THE SIDING AND PLANNING FO
THE PROJECT. GENERALLY, THE
SDCI REVIEW WAS BASED ON THE
SEPA REVIEW THAT WAS DONE BY TH
PARKS DEPARTMENT BUT WAS LIMITE
IN SCOPE TO JUST THE DECISION I
FRONT OF SDCI, WHICH WAS THE
LIGHT POLE POSITION. I DON'T
KNOW IF I GOT THAT EXACTLY
RIGHT, BUT THAT IS MY
RECOLLECTION OF HOW THIS PROCES
GENERALLY WORKS.
>> I THINK THAT IS A GREAT
SUMMARY. I WOULD ADD ALSO THAT
A LOT OF THE REGULATIONS AND
CODES THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN
THE LAND USE CODE FOR EXAMPLE,
OR THE STORMWATER CODE OR A
NOISE ORDINANCE, WE FEEL THOSE
ARE SUFFICIENT TO MITIGATE SOME
OF THE POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACTS. AND SO THAT IS WHY WE,
AS A DEPARTMENT, DID NOT
RECOMMEND ANY CONDITIONS.
>> I COULD CONTINUE TO PLAY
THE PARK'S CAPITAL COORDINATOR
IF YOU WANT. GENERALLY
SPEAKING, IT IS IN THE PAST. I
THINK THAT IS THE CASE HERE.
AND IT HAS BEEN THE PAST WITH
OTHER FIELD LIGHTING DECISIONS.
IT IS ACTUALLY THE HEIGHT OF
THE LIGHT POLES THEMSELVES WERE
WORK AS A MITIGATING FACTOR. IF
THEY ARE TALL ENOUGH, IT IS
EASIER TO HAVE DIRECTIONAL
LIGHTING PRIVILEGES LIGHTING TH
SURFACE AND LESS OPPORTUNITY FO
SPILLOVER EFFECT WHEN THE LIGHT
POLES ARE LOWER. THE ANGLE OF
THE LIGHTING IS OFTEN SUCH THAT
THERE MAY BE A SPILLOVER EFFECT
ON THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES O
WHATEVER THE LAND USES ARE. SO
IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A
CONUNDRUM AND SOME WAYS. ON TH
ONE HAND, THE DECISION HERE IS
THAT COUNSEL IS ALLOWING
SOMETHING TO EXCEED THE HEIGHT
BUT BY VIRTUE OF EXCEEDING THE
HEIGHT, THE SPILLOVER EFFECTS
ARE LESS ON THE ADJACENT
PROPERTIES.
>> VERY HELPFUL. APPRECIATE
THAT.
>> OKAY. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS FROM THE REST OF THE
COMMITTEE ON THIS ITEM ? I
DON'T SEE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS. CAN I ASK YOU A
CLARIFYING QUESTION TO THE CLER
PERVERTED THE PURPOSE OF THE
PUBLIC HEARING, IS THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL RECORD THAT HAS TO B
MADE AROUND SUSPENSION OF THE
RULES?
>> YOU WILL NEED TO SUSPEND
THE RULES TO VOTE ON THE SAME
DAY THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING IS
HELD.
>> EXCELLENT. THAT'S WHAT I
THOUGHT. I THINK THE MOTION
WOULD BE IN ORDER AT THIS TIME
IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS IN THE PUBLIC HEARING
AND NO MORE PUBLIC COMMENT. AT
THIS POINT, I WOULD AS FROM
COUNSEL COLLEAGUES IF THERE IS
ANY OBJECTION TO SUSPENDING THE
COUNCIL RULES TO ALLOW THE
COMMITTEE TO VOTE ON THIS
LEGISLATION ON THE SAME DAY AS
THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE JUST
CONCLUDED. IS THERE ANY
OBJECTION?
>> I DON'T SEE OR HEAR ANY
OBJECTION. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, THE COUNCIL RULE IS
SUSPENDED IN THE COMMITTEE WILL
ROCEED WITH VOTING ON THIS
BILL. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE CLER
FILE 314499. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE CLERK FILE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE .
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE .
>> CHAIR LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> THERE ARE FOUR IN FAVOR
AND NONE OPPOSED.
>> ALL RIGHT. THE CLERK FIL
PASSES AND THE RULES, HAVING
BEEN SUSPENDED, WILL BE
CONSIDERED AT THE NEXT COUNCIL
MEETING. THANK YOU. HAVE WE
RESOLVED THE CHALLENGES OF
MORGAN LITTLEFIELD'S MICROPHONE
FOR ITEM ONE AT THIS POINT?
>> MORGAN LITTLEFIELD LEFT TH
MEETING AND HAS REJOINED THE
MEETING. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TEST HER
MICROPHONE YET.
>> WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND
DO THAT.
>> HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> PERFECT. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE READ ITEM ONE BACK INTO
THE RECORD.
>> APPOINTMENT 02580,
APPOINTMENT OF ASHRAF HASHAM AS
MEMBER OF CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA
COUNSEL FOR A TERM TO JUNE 30,
2026.
>> WE ARE JOINED BY MORGAN
LITTLEFIELD ALONG WITH OUR
APPOINTEE AND I WILL HAND THE
MICROPHONE OVER TO MORGAN TO
INTRODUCE OUR APPOINTEE AND THE
WE WILL ASK WESTON'S.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY
APOLOGIES FOR THE LOSS OF TIME
AND DISRUPTION WITH MY AUDIO
CHALLENGES. HAPPY TO BE HERE
AND TO INVITE ASHRAF HASHAM TO
JOIN THE GIVING COUNSEL. TO
SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY O
THE GIVING COUNSEL, CLIMATE
PLEDGE ARENA IS DEDICATED TO
SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY THERE
ONE OF THE WAYS ENVISIONED EARL
IN THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
CITY OF SEATTLE AND FORMALIZED
IN THE ARENA LEASE AGREEMENT, I
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNIT
FUND TO BE DISTRIBUTED BY A
GIVING COUNSEL OF WHICH ASHRAF
HASHAM WOULD BE A MEMBER. THE
COMMUNITY FUND SHOULD BE
DISTRIBUTED IN FURTHERANCE OF
CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA, THE
SEATTLE CLOCK -- SEATTLE
KRAKEN AND WONDER FOUNDATION
SHARED COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING
AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE
COMMUNITY IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE
CITY'S RATION AND SOCIAL JUSTIC
INITIATIVE AND SHALL SUPPORT
YOUTH FOCUSED PROGRAMS AND
PROJECT THAT MUSIC, ARTS AND
CULTURE, USING THE STRATEGIES
FOR DRIVING SOCIAL JUSTICE.
GRANTS WILL BE AWARDED ON AN
ANNUAL BASIS AND WILL NOT EXCEE
$10,000. AT LEAST 75% OF THE
FUND WILL BE DIRECTED TO
ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SEATTLE
CENTER NEIGHBORHOOD INCLUDING
THE SEATTLE CENTER CAMPUS, UP
TAN -- UPTOWN, QUEEN ANNE AND
BELLTOWN. THIS IS THE COUNCIL
WE WOULD LIKE ASHRAF TO JOIN.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT
INTRODUCTION. ASHRAF, I WILL
HAND IT OVER TO YOU AND WE WILL
ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
LEWIS. THANK YOU, MORGAN. IT
TO BE HERE. I'M SUPER HONORED
FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND TO BE
CONSIDERED TO BE ABLE TO GIVE
BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IN THIS
VERY SPECIFIC AND SPECIAL WAY.
AND SERVED AS DIRECTOR OF THE
BUREAU PROJECT AND LARGE WITH
MORGAN AND THE CLIMATE PLEDGE
ARENA FOLKS BEFORE AND DURING
THE BUILDING OF THE ARENA AND T
BE WILL TO ACTUALIZE SOME OF
THOSE COMMITMENTS FROM THE LEAS
AGREEMENT AND NEGOTIATIONS IS
VERY MUCH A TREAT. I DID NOT
EXPECT THIS OPPORTUNITY. SO I'
VERY, VERY HONORED AND HUMBLED
AND AM HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS .
>> GIVEN YOUR BACKGROUND ON
THE SEATTLE CENTER CAMPUS AND
EVERYTHING THAT THE CAMPUS HOLD
IN TERMS OF THE ARTS AND
CULTURAL MISSION OF THE CITY,
HOW DOES THAT GUIDE YOUR
APPROACH TO THIS AND IN YOUR
VISION FOR THIS COLLABORATION
WITH THE GIVING COUNSEL AND WE
CAN ENHANCE AND BUILD ON THE
LEGACY? AND GIVEN YOUR WORK WIT
THE PROJECT, HOW DOES THIS
RELATE TO EXPANDING ACCESS TO
ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR TO YOUNG
PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY?
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTION. I DO THINK THAT AN
AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT
THE ARTANE COMMUNITY ECOSYSTEM
ESPECIALLY AROUND THE CAMPUS AN
ACCENTING TO BELLTOWN AND SOUTH
LAKE UNION AND THOSE ADJOINING
NEIGHBORHOODS. IT IS A HUGE
OPPORTUNITY. AND YOUTH
ORGANIZATIONS IN ADDITION TO
THAT. I CAME TO THE CITY OF
SEATTLE OFFICE OF ARTS AND
CULTURE TO WORK ON THE PLANTS
MAKING PROGRAMS, FOR YOUTH
PROGRAMS AND FOR ARTS PROGRAMS.
I DO FEEL THAT I HAVE AN
UNDERSTANDING OF SOME OF THOSE
RESOURCES OF COMMUNITY AND THOS
JUST POPPING UP AS WELL. I'M
EXCITED TO SHARE THAT. ALONG
WITH THE BEST PRACTICES OF
PLANNING WITH THIS COUNSEL IN
THIS COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU. THIS REALLY I
A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE CONTINUE
COLLABORATION WITH CLIMATE
PLEDGE AND ALL OF THE WORK THAT
IS DERIVATIVE OF HAVING THAT
GREAT NEW ASSET ON THE SEATTLE
CENTER CAMPUS. AND IN A REALLY
EXCITING WAY, TO CONTINUE THAT
PARTNERSHIP OF HAVING THIS
COMMITTEE BE INVOLVED IN
SELECTING REPRESENTATION ON THE
GIVING COUNSEL . SO REALLY A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYBODY
ARE THERE OTHER QUESTIONS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ? I DON'T SE
ANY. MORGAN, DO YOU HAVE
ANYTHING TO ADD BEFORE WE VOTE?
>> I DO NOT. BUT THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. I SAY ALL THE
TIME THAT , MY FAVORITE THING
ABOUT THIS COMMITTEE IS THESE
ENDURING CIVIC PARTNERSHIPS AND
THE CITY BUILDING THAT WE DO AS
A RESULT AND THIS IS A GREAT
EXAMPLE OF THAT. THANK YOU,
MORGAN, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND
ASHRAF, THANK YOU FOR STEPPING
UP TO TAKE THIS ON. WITH THAT,
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE
THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
APPOINTMENT. IS THERE A SECOND
?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CAL
ROLL ON CONFIRMING THE
APPOINTMENT 02580.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR LEWIS.
>> AS.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR AND
UNOPPOSED.
>> IF WOMEN PASSES AND THIS
WILL GO TO THE JUNE 27th FULL
COUNCIL MEETING. AND ASHRAF,
YOU DO NOT NEED TO ATTEND IN
PERSON. YOU ARE MORE THAN
WELCOME TO. IT WOULD BE GREAT
TO SEE YOU THERE IF YOU WANT TO
COME BY BUT IT IS NOT REQUIRED.
WE WILL HOPEFULLY CONFIRM YOU
AT THAT TIME. SO THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> WILL THE CLERK PLEASE REA
ITEM THREE AND TO THE RECORD.
>> CLERK FILE 314494.
COUNSEL CONCEPT APPROVAL AND
WAIVER OR MODIFICATION OF
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR
REPLACEMENT OF FIRE STATION 31
AT 11302 MERIDIAN AVENUE NORTH,
PROJECT NUMBER 338025-LU, TYPE
V.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND
KETIL, IS THAT YOU AGAIN ON THI
ONE FOR CENTRAL STAFF?
>> YES.
>> EXCELLENT. SO BEFORE WE
DIVE INTO THIS AND THANK YOU
EVERYONE FOR JOINING AT TABLE I
CHAMBERS. WE AGAIN NEED TO OPEN
A PUBLIC HEARING. SO AS
PRESIDING OFFICER, I AM NOW
OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON
CLERK FILE 314494 RELATING TO A
TYPE FIVE DECISION. ARE THERE
ANY SPEAKERS, MR. CLARK, THAT
HAVE SIGNED UP TO COMMENT IN
THIS PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CLER
FILE?
>> THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS THA
HAVE SIGNED UP TO COMMENT ON
THIS PUBLIC HEARING?
>> GIVEN THAT THERE ARE NO
SPEAKERS, WE WILL CLOSE THE
PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE
PUBLIC HEARING. AND WE HAVE A
PANEL JOINING US. SO HOW SHOUL
WE START THE PRESENTATION LOOKS
WHO WANTS TO GO FIRST AND
INTRODUCE THE PANEL?
>> I COULD START.
>> I WILL START WITH THE
INTRODUCTION. ANDY ISHIZAKI
WITH FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES, CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT.
AND THE SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
FOR THE PROJECT.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. AND
BATTALION CHIEF DAN MURRAY,
OPERATIONS BATTALION CHIEF AT
THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I
WAS ALSO THE PREVIOUS CAPTAIN,
FIRE STATION CAPTAIN OF STATION
31.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. ZUBIN
RAO. AND WITH MILLER HULL.
>> HOLLY GODDARD, MENU --
PLANNER.
>> THANK YOU, HOLLY. I DID NOT
SEE YOU JOINING VIRTUALLY. GOOD
TO SEE YOU HERE. IT LOOKS LIKE
THE PRESENTATION IS UP. WHY
DOESN'T THE PANEL JUST GO AHEAD
AND PROCEED AND WE WILL JUMP IN
WITH QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS
HOLLY GODARD AND I WILL KICK US
OFF TODAY. THANK YOU, COUNSEL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
ATTENTION. MY NAME IS HOLLY
GODARD. I AM THE PLANNER OF NA
FOR ASSIGNED TO THE PROJECT AND
THE DESIGN TEAM IS HERE AT THE
TABLE AND THEY WILL BE HELPING
TO PRESENT TODAY. THE PROJECT
BEFORE YOU IS A FIRE STATION
NUMBER 31 REPLACEMENT. THIS
PROJECT HAS HAD A SUCCESSFUL
OUTCOME . YOU HEAR MORE ABOUT
THAT FROM OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH,
THE DESIGN COMMISSION AND THE
SECRET DETERMINATION. TODAY,
WITH THE AGENDA, WE WILL GO
THROUGH SOME PROJECT BACKGROUND
NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT, BUILDING
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTURES. THIS IS THE
FRAMEWORK THAT IS JUST LIKE WHA
KETIL EXPLAINED EARLIER WHEN
CARLY BROUGHT HER PROJECT. THIS
IS A PUBLIC FACILITY THAT IS
CITED IN A ZONE WHICH IS A MULT
FAMILY ZONE. AND TODAY, WE ARE
HERE TO ASK FOR A WAIVER FOR
SOME DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT
JUST DON'T WORK FOR A FIRE
STATION TYPE TOPOLOGY. THE LAND
USE CODE DOES NOT HAVE STANDARD
SPECIFIC TO FIRE STATIONS. SO
BEING LOCATED ON A MULTI LOWRIS
ZONE, WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OF THAT.
THE ZONE CONTEMPLATES CEILING
TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS TOWNHOUSES
AND APARTMENT BLOCKS. AND THAT
DOES NOT WORK FELL WELL FOR A
FIRE STATION. SO WE ARE HERE T
ASK FOR FOUR WAIVERSOF THE
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. I WANT
TO POINT TO THE CENTER PORTION
OF THIS COLORFUL SLIDE. IT SAY
THAT THE COUNCIL MAY WAIVER
GRANT DEPARTURES IF THE
FOLLOWING CRITERIA SATISFIES
YOU. NUMBER ONE, DOES THE
FACILITY ADDRESS PUBLIC SERVICE
NEEDS? AND WE WANT TO SHOW THA
TO YOU TODAY. A NUMBER TWO COM
DOES THE IMPACT OF THE FACILITY
ON SURROUNDING PROPERTIES, HAS
THAT BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE
DESIGN OF THE BUILDING, THE
SIDING AND LANDSCAPING? WE WAN
TO SHOW THAT TO YOU AS WELL.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
>> THESE ARE THE FOUR
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT WE
WILL BE LOOKING AT TODAY AND
THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT FOR
COUNSEL TO WAIVE. NUMBER ONE I
THE SIDE SETBACKS AT THE NORTH
EDGE OF THE PROPERTY. NUMBER
TWO, SIDE SETBACKS AT THE SOUTH
EDGE OF THE PROPERTY. AND NUMBE
THREE, THE RETAINING WALLS AND
NUMBER FOUR, REMOVING SOME
EXCEPTIONAL TREES. I WILL THAT
THE DESIGN TEAM EXPLAIN THE
PROJECT NOW. WE HOPE WE CAN
WAIVE THESE STANDARDS AFTER
HEARING MORE ABOUT THE EXCELLEN
PROJECT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, HOLLY. SO TO
SUMMARIZE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TH
ENGAGEMENT WITH THE DESIGN
COMMISSION, WE HAVE A LOT OF
GREAT AND THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION
ON THE PROJECT'S CONTRIBUTION T
THE PUBLIC REALM, RELATIONSHIP
TO NEIGHBORS, STRATEGY FOR TREE
REPLACEMENT AND SO ON. WE DID
PASS UNANIMOUSLY THROUGH ALL
THREE OF THE MAJOR MILESTONES
REQUIRED BY DESIGN COMMISSION.
AND ANDY ISHIZAKI WILL SPEAK TO
THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.
>> NEXT SLIDE. WE REACHED
OUT TO THE COMMUNITY IN MULTIPL
WAYS TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION
SOLICIT FEEDBACK. ONE OF THE
MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS OF
COMMUNICATION WERE ONE-TO-ONE
PERSONAL MEETINGS WITH EACH OF
THE NEIGHBORS, EACH OF THE
IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS DIRECTLY
IMPACTED. THEY ARE VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROJECT. SOM
OF THEM DID EXPRESS CONCERNS
ABOUT NOISE IN GENERAL AND
PARKING. BUT WE HAVE ADDRESSED
THAT THROUGHOUT THE THOUGHTFUL
DESIGN. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
>> THIS SLIDE DEMONSTRATES OUR
RESPONSE AREA AND FIRE STATION
31'S DISTRICT. THE NEW LOCATION
IS OPERATIONALLY IDEAL FOR US.
IT SUPPORTS OUR SERVICE DELIVER
AND DEPLOYMENT MODEL WHICH IS
FOCUSED ON OUR ACCESS THROUGHOU
THE DISTRICT. FROM THIS NEW
LOCATION, WE ARE ABLE TO GET
ACCESS TO SOME OF THE MAJOR
THOROUGHFARES AND ROUTES TO
TRAVEL LIKE INTERSTATE FIVE,
NORTHGATE WAY, MERIDIAN, AURORA
AND OTHER MAJOR THOROUGHFARES.
WHAT IT DOES IS ALLOWS US TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN STILL WOR
TO MEET OUR STANDARDS FOR
RESPONSE TIMES WHEN RESPONDING
TO FIRE AND EMERGENCIES. THE
OTHER AREA THAT THE STATION
LOCATION SUPPORTS IS, A
CONFLUENCE THE OTHER STATIONS
THAT SURROUND FIRE STATION 31.
IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE MAP,
YOU CAN SEE THAT ROUGHLY, THERE
IS AN EQUAL DISTANCE BETWEEN
FIRE STATION 31 AND THE
SURROUNDING STATIONS. WHAT IS
IMPORTANT FOR US IS THAT WE WAN
TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN --
ENSURE THAT THE PUBLIC NEED
WITHIN THE DISTRICT IS BEING
TAKEN CARE OF. WE WANT TO
EQUALLY MAKE SURE WE TAKE CARE
OF AND SUPPORT THE SURROUNDING
STATIONS AND NEIGHBORHOODS
AROUND US. WE BELIEVE THIS
STATION LOCATION DOES THAT.
>> NEXT PLEASE.
>> QUICKLY, TO ORIENT
EVERYBODY, WE ARE CLOSE TO THE
EXISTING TEMPORARY STATION.
NORTHGATE IS OF COURSE VERY BUS
AND A GROWING NEIGHBORHOOD WITH
A LOT OF MAJOR INSTITUTIONS AND
SHOPPING CENTERS AND SO FORTH.
NEXT PLEASE.
>> THESE PHOTOS WERE ALL
TAKEN WITHIN JUST A COUPLE
BLOCKS OF THE SITE. YOU CAN SE
THAT THERE IS QUITE A VARIETY O
BUILDING TYPOLOGIES AND USES.
EVERYTHING FROM SINGLE-FAMILY T
TOWNHOMES, MULTIFAMILY AND
COMMERCIAL USES. NEXT SLIDE.
>> ZOOMING INTO THE SITE, TH
LARGE IMAGES BASICALLY TAKEN AT
THE CORNER OF THE SITE. THE LO
IS CURRENTLY VACANT. AND THERE
ARE CURRENTLY NO SIDEWALK
STRUCTURES OR OTHER STREET
IMPROVEMENTS ON NORTH 113TH
STREET. AND THERE HAVE BEEN
ISSUES WITH ABANDONED VEHICLES
AND FIRES IN THE AREA. NEXT
PLEASE.
>> NOW WE WILL TALK MORE
ABOUT THE SIDE OF THE FACILITY
AND THE DESIGN. JUST FOR
REFERENCE, WE HAVE KIND OF SHOW
THAT THIS IS KIND OF SITUATED I
A LOW RISE ZONE. AND YOU CAN
SEE OUR SITE IS KIND OF LONG AN
NARROW AND SURROUNDED BY SINGLE
FAMILY HOMES TO THE NORTH AND
TOWNHOMES TO THE EAST, MULTI
FAMILY BUILDINGS TO THE SOUTH
AND LARGE CEMETERIES TO THE
WEST. NEXT PLEASE.
>> THIS DIAGRAM REALLY
EXPLAINS WHY THIS SITE AND
BUILDING ARE DESIGNED THE WAY
THEY ARE. SO FROM THE BEGINNIN
OF THE PROJECT, THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT EMPHASIZED THAT THEY
NEED FOUR APPARATUS SPACE AND
THEY ALL HAVE ACTIVE RESPONSE
VEHICLES AND THEY ALL HAVE TO
RESPOND TO THE ARTERIAL ROAD.
SO THAT BASICALLY POSITIONS THE
APPARATUS ON THE SITE AND THE
REST OF THE BUILDING AND SITE
HAVE TO KIND OF BE DESIGNED
AROUND THE TRAFFIC FLOW. SO
CARS WILL COME AND RETURN ON
NORTH 113TH STREET AND RESPOND
OUT TO MERIDIAN. NEXT PLEASE.
>> THIS IS JUST AN IMAGE OF
THE SITE PLAN. AS YOU CAN SEE,
WE ARE PROVIDING A LARGE NUMBER
OF NEW TREES. THE BUILDING WIL
FEATURE EXTENSIVE GREEN ROOF
AREAS AND EXTENSIVE PHOTO ARRA
ON THE ROOF. AS WAS MENTIONED
IN, CURRENTLY NORTH 113TH HAS N
STREET IMPROVEMENTS SO WE WILL
BE INSTALLING A NEW CURB,
GUTTER, STREET TREES AND
SIDEWALK AND GREATLY ENHANCE
ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFETY IN THA
AREA. NEXT PLEASE.
>> JUST TO QUICKLY REVIEW TH
FLOOR PLAN HERE, THIS IS LEVEL
ONE. YOU CAN SEE THE APPARATUS
SETS THE REST OF THE BUILDING
DESIGN. WE HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THE
DEPARTURE AREAS IN GOLD. SO
THOSE ARE THE SMALL AREAS OF TH
BUILDING THAT INTRUDE INTO THE
SETBACKS. SEEKING KIND OF SEE
HOW THOSE OPERATIONAL SPACES AR
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO HAVE
ADJACENT TO THE APPARATUS SPACE
WE ALSO HAVE A COMBINED FIRE
TRAINING CLASSROOM AND MEETING
ROOM ON LEVEL ONE THAT WILL BE
AVAILABLE FOR USE BY COMMUNITY
GROUPS. NEXT PLEASE.
>> LEVEL TWO FEATURES OFFICE
QUARTERS AND THE CREW OFFICE.
NEXT.
>> LEVEL THREE IS WHERE THE
BULK OF THE LIVING, PHYSICAL
TRAINING AND EATING SPACES ARE
FOR THE CREWS. NEXT.
>> WE DO HAVE A SMALL
BASEMENT WHICH IS BASICALLY
ENTIRELY BUILDING SERVICES AND
ONE SMALL OPERATIONAL STORAGE
ROOM. NEXT.
>> WE HAVE INCLUDED SOME
RENDERINGS TO KIND OF GIVE YOU
AN IDEA OF THE LOOK AND FEEL OF
THE FACILITY. FROM THE VERY
BEGINNING, WE DESIGNED THE
FACILITY TO REALLY TUCK
SEAMLESSLY INTO THE RESIDENTIAL
NEIGHBORHOOD. SO WE HAVE CHOSE
A PALLET OF WARM, RESIDENTIAL
SCALE MATERIALS AND HAVE
INCLUDED THIS VERY LARGE,
INTEGRATED PUBLIC ART MURAL
WHICH WILL WE THINK BE VERY
FANTASTIC FOR THE PEDESTRIAN
EXPERIENCE. AND YOU CAN SEE TH
STREET IMPROVEMENTS THERE. NEXT
SLIDE PLEASE.
>> THIS IS IF YOU ARE COMING
FROM THE NORTH ON MERIDIAN AND
YOU SEE THIS SIDE OF THE
STATION. AGAIN, YOU CAN KIND OF
SEE HOW NICELY IT TALKS INTO TH
EXISTING GRADE AND JUST FITS TH
SCALE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. NEXT
PLEASE.
>> THIS IS SORT OF WHAT YOU
WOULD SEE AS YOU ARE WALKING UP
FROM THE CORNER TO THE FRONT
DOOR. WE HAVE KIND OF A SCISSOR
SIDEWALK CONFIGURATION HERE WIT
ACCESSIBLE PATHWAY BUILT TO THE
MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE FIRE
STATION AS WELL AS DOWN THE
STREET. WE ALSO HAVE , WE SPEND
A LOT OF TIME WORKING WITH THE
DESIGN COMMISSION ON CREATING A
LITTLE PUBLIC MINI PLAZA AND
SEATING AREA AT THE CORNER. SO
WE THINK THIS WILL JUST BE A
HUGE POSITIVE FOR THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. NEXT PLEASE.
>> THIS JUST GIVES YOU A
SENSE OF THE OVERALL LENGTH OF
THE BUILDING AND KIND OF THE
SCALE OF THE PUBLIC ART MURAL.
WE ALSO HAVE KIND OF BROKEN OF
THE RETAINING WALL THAT YOU SEE
IN THE FOREGROUND WITH SPECIAL
MATERIALS AT THE ENTRYWAY TO
SOFTEN THE EXPERIENCE AND MAKE
THAT A REALLY NICE PLACE TO BE.
NEXT PLEASE.
>> THIS VIEW HOPEFULLY HELPS
YOU UNDERSTAND KIND OF THE
SIGHTING OF THE STATION A LITTL
BETTER. THE YELLOW LINE KIND OF
SHOWS HOW THE LARGER APPARATUSE
WILL BE ABLE TO PULL IN OFF THE
SIDE STREET AND GO UP THE RAMP
AND GET INTO THE BACK OF THE
STATION. NEXT.
>> THESE ARE JUST SOME
EXAMPLE PHOTOS OF WHAT THESE
MATERIALS LOOK LIKE IN REAL LIF
THAT HAVE BEEN DONE ON OTHER
FIRE STATIONS IN THE REGION. SO
WE JUST THINK IT WILL HAVE A
REALLY WARM CIVIC PRESENCE WITH
A LOT OF TRANSPARENCY AND FIT
REALLY WELL INTO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. NEXT PLEASE.
>> THE PUBLIC ARTIST IS DAMO
BROWN. HIS STUDIO IS CALLED
CREATIVE LOOM. WE HE -- HE
SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD TO COME UP WITH
THIS COMPOSITION WHICH IS SORT
OF REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENERGY
OF THE STATION. IT IS ONE OF
THE BUSIEST IN THE CITY.
DRAWING FROM THEMES ABOUT THE
FIRE SERVICE AND LOCAL
LANDMARKS. NEXT PLEASE.
>> SO NOW WE HAVE SLIDES AT
THE END WHICH WE WILL EXPLAIN I
DETAIL THE DEPARTURES WE ARE
SEEKING. NEXT.
>> THE FIRST ONE IS A SETBAC
ON THE NORTH SIDE. YOU CAN SEE
THE GOLD AREA IS THE AREA OF
LEVEL ONE THAT IS NOT CONFORMIN
AND THERE IS THAT VERY SMALL
PORTION THAT IS ORANGE WHICH IS
LEVELS TWO AND THREE, WHICH IS
SETBACK BASED ON BUILDING
DEPTH. OTHERS SPACES ARE
ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL TO THE
OPERATION OF THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT. AS YOU REMEMBER IN
THE LEVEL ONE FULL PLAN, THE
WILL THERE IS WHERE THE
OPERATIONAL AND STORAGE SUPPORT
SPACES ARE. THERE IS REALLY NO
OTHER PLACE TO PUT THEM ON SITE
THE WAY WE ARE KIND OF
DEDICATING THESE FEATURES AS WE
HAVE EXTENSIVE GREEN ROOFS ON
THAT LEVEL ONE PORTION. IF YOU
GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THIS IS A
SECTION THROUGH THE BUILDING.
YOU CAN SEE HOW THE
NONCONFORMING PORTION OF LEVEL
ONE IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME
HEIGHT AS THE EXISTING WEIRD
YOUR DEFENSES OF THOSE HOUSES.
SO THE NEW NONCONFORMING AREA
PROPOSED IS BASICALLY NO TALLE
THAN THE EXISTING FENCES. SO I
IS KIND OF NESTLED INTO A GRADE
AND ABOUT 6 FEET HIGH. NEXT
PLEASE.
>> THERE ARE ALSO SMALL
SLIVERS OF THE BUILDING AT THE
SOUTHEAST PORTION AND THAT
INTRUDES INTO THAT SET STEP
BACK. IF WE GO TO THE NEXT
SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE
HAS BEEN A LOT OF CARE PLACED I
THIS AREA SO WE HAVE THE MAIN
ENTRY INTO THE ZONE WITH A LOT
OF TRANSPARENCY AND A TWO-STORY
CURTAINWALL EXPRESSION. WE ALS
HAVE THE SPECIAL SCREENING
MATERIAL THAT I MENTIONED
EARLIER AS WELL AS
(INDISCERNIBLE) IN THAT ZONE.
NEXT PLEASE.
>> THE THIRD DEPARTURE
REQUESTED IS THE HEIGHT OF
RETAINING WALLS IN THE SETBACK.
THEY ARE LIMITED TO 6 FEET. W
HAVE A SMALL SLITHER OF THE WAL
THAT EXCEEDS THAT. AGAIN, WE
ARE MITIGATING THAT BY HAVING
THE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AT THE
EAST WHICH ACTIVATES THE HIGHES
PORTION OF THE WALL. WE DO HAV
THE BIOS WELL IN THAT AREA AS
WELL. AGAIN, JUST BREAKING UP
THE LENGTH OF THE WALL WITH A
SPECIAL SCREENING MATERIAL.
THE LAST DEPARTURE REQUESTING
HIS REMOVAL OF THREE EXCEPTIONA
TREES. THE ONE NOTED AT THE
NORTH END OF THE SITE IS IN
PERMANENT DECLINE. THAT ONE IS
ALMOST DEAD CURRENTLY. SO
PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE COVERED BY
THE LAND USE CODE. BUT THE
REMAINING TWO , WE NEED TO
REMOVE BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE THE
FOOTPRINT OF THE FACILITY DOES
NOT ALLOW FOR THE SAVING OF
THESE TREES. AND SO WE ARE
MITIGATING THIS BY INCREASING
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TREES ON
SITE FROM THE CURRENT OF 21 TO
NEW OF 28. WE ARE INCREASING TH
CANOPY MATURITY BY 48% AND WE
ARE REALLY LOCATING THE NEW
TREES WHERE THEY WILL BE OF MOS
BENEFIT TO THE NEIGHBORS ON THE
PUBLIC. SO BASICALLY AT THE
PERIMETER OF THE PROPERTY. NEXT
PLEASE. YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY
ARE. AND MENTIONED IN THE
BEGINNING, WE ARE PROVIDING AN
EXTENSIVE GREEN ROOF AREA AND
BIO SOILS WHICH WILL REPLACE
SOME OF THE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
PROVIDED BY THOSE TREES.
>> THAT BASICALLY CONCLUDES
THE PRESENTATION. WE HAVE A SIT
PLAN AND THE DEPARTURES HERE
AGAIN ON SLIDES FOR REFERENCE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
>> ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO
ADD ABOUT THE EXCEPTIONAL TREES
IF YOU CAN GO BACK A FEW SLIDES
TO THE TREES SLATED FOR REMOVAL
ONE MORE. SO THE TWO TREES THA
YOU SEE ON THE SOUTHWESTERN
CORNER. THE TWO ON THE LOWER
LEFT-HAND SIDE ARE GROUPED
TOGETHER. THEIR CONTAMINANT
SOILS ON THE SIDE THAT WE WILL
NEED TO REMOVE AND WHEN WE DO
REMOVE THE CONTAMINATED SOILS,
IT WILL IMPACT THE CRITICAL ROO
ZONES OF ONE OR POSSIBLY TWO OF
THOSE TREES. WHEN WE DO GO
THROUGH THE REMEDIATION PROCESS
OF THE SOIL, THE TREES WILL
LIKELY BE IMPACTED. THEY WILL
LIKELY NEED REMOVAL ANYWAY.
THANK YOU.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH
I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE TO BE TH
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE THAT THI
PROJECT HAS TO COME TO FOR THES
DELIBERATIONS AS I'M NOT A
PUBLIC SAFETY OR LAND-USE. I'M
NOT GOOD LATELY SURE IT IS IN
FRONT OF MY COMMITTEE BUT IT HA
BEEN GREAT TO DIVE INTO THIS.
NOR DO I REPRESENT DISTRICT
FIVE.
>> I'M JUST CHOMPING AT THE
BIT, CHAIR.
>> SIMILARLY TO THE PREVIOUS
PUBLIC HEARING, I DO WANT TO
GIVE THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO
THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT IF SHE HA
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON TH
PROJECT AND THEN I HAVE SOME AS
WELL. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, SINCE
THIS IS A DISTRICT 5 ASSET, IF
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, I WANT TO TURN THE
MICROPHONE OVER TO YOU FIRST.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THI
IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON I THINK SINCE 2016.
AND AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW HOW IT
ENDED UP IN YOUR COMMITTEE BUT
I'M GLAD IT DID. WORKING
CLOSELY WITH CHIEFS DUGGINS,
KENNY STEWART AND FIRE STATION
31, LEADERSHIP IN ADDRESSING TH
HEALTH ISSUES WITH DAN MURPHY
AND THOSE FOLKS AND I SHOULD SA
THAT WE ALSO COME OUR OFFICE ME
WITH THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS
YOUR PRESENTERS. NOT JUST
COMMUNITY BUT THE SOCIAL SERVIC
ORGANIZATIONS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD AT NORTHWEST
HOSPITAL, WHICH WAS REALLY KEY
AND NOTHING BUT GREAT THINGS .
I SHOULD ADD THAT I REALLY WANT
TO THANK SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMEN
AND THEIR ACTIVITIES CITYWIDE.
PARTICULARLY IN D5 AT LAKE CITY
AND AURORA. WE WORK WITH THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT. I DON'T KNOW
THE FIRE STATION NUMBER FOR THE
ONE AT LAKE CITY. BUT IT LOOKS
LIKE THE ORGANIZATION, OR THE
ARCHITECTS HERE, IS IT MILLER
AND HULL? BEING THAT I'M NOT
THERE, I DID NOT GET TO SEE
YOUR ACTUAL NAMES.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> ARE YOU MR. ROO?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> THAT IS WHAT I THOUGHT.
I'M REALLY GLAD THAT, TO SEE TH
RENDERINGS BECAUSE THEY LOOK A
LOT LIKE THE FIRE STATION AT
LAKE CITY WAY THAT TALKS RIGHT
INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A
BROAD SIDEWALK IN THE ART. IT
LOOKS WONDERFUL. AND I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND ALSO,
WORKING WITH MAKING SDCI AND FA
IN THE DESIGN COMMISSION.
BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT THIS
STATION IN THE TEMPORARY STATIO
THEY WERE IN, THAT IT WAS AN
EMERGENT SITUATION AND IT HAD T
BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. AND
WANTED TO THANK THE CITY COUNCI
IN THE PRIOR CITY COUNCIL FOR
PASSING THE BUDGET TO ADDRESS
THIS AND MOVE THIS AND I WANT T
THANK COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
BECAUSE SHE WAS INVOLVED AS
WELL. AND LABOR. AND MR.
STEWART, AS TO MAKE SURE THIS
HAPPEN. SO IT MAKES ME HAPPY T
SEE THAT AFTER YEARS OF DOING
ALL THIS STUFF, THAT IT IS
ACTUALLY GOING TO HAPPEN. I
WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THE WORK YOU DID. THE FIRE
STATION LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. AND
AGAIN, THIS IS A SIDE NOTE.
THERE WAS A HUGE FIRE I THINK
TWO YEARS AGO AND I HAPPEN TO B
AT THE STOPLIGHT ON NORTHGATE
WAY AND MERIDIAN WERE THE HUGE
APARTMENT BUILDING BURNED DOWN
AND I JUST HAPPENED TO BE AT TH
LIGHT. THE FIRE STATIONS WERE
THERE WITHIN A MINUTE. NOT EVE
TWO MINUTES. AND I REMEMBER
CALLING CHIEFS GOGUEN'S AND
SAYING, WELL DONE. YOU HAVE NO
IDEA HOW AMAZING IT IS. I JUST
WANT TO THANK THE FOLKS THAT
HAVE DESIGNED THIS. IT FITS
INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND ALL
THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON THIS AT LEAST SINCE
HAVE BEEN ON THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL. SAID THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AS
PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR, DO YOU HAV
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR
THE HEARING?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK
YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ FO
ACKNOWLEDGING THE LEGACY AROUN
THE PRIOR STATION 31. I THINK
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO
REMEMBER, AS WE PRIORITIZE
ADDRESSING HEALTH CONDITIONS A
THE FIRE STATIONS. BUT NOT ONL
THE HEALTH CONDITIONS BUT ALSO
THE LIVING CONDITIONS BECAUSE
OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE STAYING
WHERE THEY WORK FOR LONG PERIOD
OF TIME, OVERNIGHT. WHEN I HAV
VISITED FIRE STATIONS IN THE
PAST, I'M AMAZED AT THE FACT
THAT THE ACCOMMODATIONS ARE SO
MODEST AND TO BE FRANK, IN SOME
CASES, UNDERSIZED FOR THE LEVEL
OF SERVICE THAT WE EXPECT FROM
THE SEATTLE'S BRAVEST. SO MOST
RECENTLY WITH COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, WE SAW, WHEN WE TOURE
STATIONS 37 AND 26, THAT OUR
FIREFIGHTERS WERE ACTUALLY
CONVERTING STORAGE CLOSETS TO
LEEPING QUARTERS . AND SO I'M
REALLY PLEASED THAT WE ARE
BUILDING A FIRE STATION FOR THE
FUTURE WHERE EVERY SQUARE FOOT
COUNTS AND THAT ITS LOCATION IS
DRIVEN BY DECISIONS ABOUT BEST
RESPONSE TIME. AS AGAIN,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ
ATTESTED TO. IT IS CRITICAL THA
LOCATION DECISIONS ARE DRIVEN B
WHAT IS, WHAT MAKES IT MOST
POSSIBLE FOR A LIFE SAVER TO
RESPOND QUICKLY.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. SIMILARLY, TO DIGRESS
FOR A MOMENT ON THIS, I HAD THE
GREAT PRIVILEGE OF SPENDING SOM
TIME WITH THE FIREFIGHTERS OF
FIRE STATION 20 IN THE INNER BA
NEIGHBORHOOD IN MY DISTRICT. TO
OBSERVE ON THE EVENING OF THE
MEMORIAL OBSERVANCES LAST MONTH
THE FIRE TRUCK LIT UP OUTSIDE I
REMEMBRANCE OF FIREFIGHTERS THA
HAVE FALLEN IN THE LINE OF DUTY
AND THEN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
AFTERWARDS TO TAKE A TOUR OF
FIRE STATION 20 WHICH IS ONE OF
THE MORE MODERN STATIONS IN THE
SYSTEM. AND PART OF THAT TOUR
AND PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS
WITH THE FIREFIGHTERS AT
STATION 20 INVOLVED
CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE
UNFAVORABLE COMPARISON OF THE
PREVIOUS FACILITY ON THAT SITE
AND SOME OF THE FACILITIES AND
THE SYSTEM. AND THOSE THAT HAV
THE ISSUES THAT YOU JUST
INDICATED AROUND CONVERSIONS OF
SPACES FOR STAYING AND SLEEPIN
ON DUTY THAT WERE NOT DESIGNED
FOR THAT PURPOSE AND DISCOMFORT
AND THE UNSATISFACTORY
CONDITIONS AT THE FIREFIGHTERS
HAD TO EXPENSE IN SOME CASES.
AS PART OF THEIR SERVICE AND
PART OF THE LINE OF DUTY IS
SOMETHING WE NEED TO CONTINUE T
WORK ON. IN THE PROJECT IN
FRONT OF US AND HIS HEARING IS
STEP TOWARD MITIGATING THAT FOR
THE PARTICULAR AREA THAT STATIO
31 SERVICES. I DON'T HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THE
PRESENTATION. I JUST WANTED TO
REEMPHASIZE THINGS ON THE RECOR
BECAUSE WE ARE BEING ASKED TODA
TO ESSENTIALLY MAKE SPECIAL
ACCOMMODATIONS AND WAIVER TO
ACCOMMODATE THE PROJECT AND JUS
FOR THE THOROUGHNESS OF THE
RECORD. A COUPLE THINGS THAT
STANDS OUT. FIRST FOR ME, TO
ESTABLISH AT THE -- THAT THERE
ARE SERVICE NEEDS AND THAT
EFFORT IS MADE TO MITIGATE
POTENTIAL IMPACTS. I WOULD SAY
BASED ON THE PRESENTATION AND
THE MATERIALS PROVIDED, THAT
BOTH CONDITIONS FROM THE
CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE MET. THERE I
A CLEARLY ESTABLISHED SERVICE
NEED THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED AND
THAT FIREFIGHTER MURRAY PUT ON
THE RECORD, TO FILL A GAP
BETWEEN SEVERAL STATIONS, AN
AREA THAT WILL NOT BE SERVED
UNLESS THE STATION IN THE MIDDL
IS OPERATIONAL AND FULLY
PREPARED TO TAKE ON A CERTAIN
AMOUNT OF DUTIES. CLEARLY FOR
THAT SERVICE NEED, THE STATION
NEEDS TO BE OF A CERTAIN SIZE
AND DESIGN THAT WILL BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE THE SERVICE REQUIRED FO
THE SERVICE AREA THAT REQUIRES
FULL SERVICE BAY. AND THE
RESULT OF THE NEED FOR THAT
SERVICE BAY NECESSITATES CERTAI
WAIVERS FROM WHAT THE STANDARD
LAND USE WOULD BE TO ACCOMMODAT
OTHER AMENITIES THAT ARE
NECESSARY FOR THE OPERATION OF
THE STATION. THE PRESENTATION
MADE REFERENCE TO THE NEED FOR
CERTAIN SETBACKS AND CERTAIN
OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS TO MAKE
SURE THAT ADEQUATE LIVING AREA
AND OPERATIONS FACILITIES
SUPPORT THAT BAY AND THE NUMBER
OF VEHICLES REQUIRED TO BE
STORED IN THE BAY TO PROVIDE
SATISFACTORY SERVICE AND THAT
WITHOUT THOSE AMENITIES, THE
STATION CANNOT BE OPERATIONAL O
SUITABLE FOR THE HABITATION OF
THE FIREFIGHTERS WHO PERFORM TH
SERVICE. THERE WAS ALSO A
PRESENTATION REGARDING THE TREE
CANOPY AND THE NECESSITY TO
REMOVE CERTAIN EXCEPTIONAL TREE
FROM THE SITE IN ORDER TO
FACILITATE A SITE OF THE
NECESSARY BULK TO ACCOMMODATE
ALL OF THE NEEDS THAT ARE BEING
MITIGATED BY A 48% INCREASE IN
THE TREE CANOPY ON THE SITE.
SO, FOR THOSE REASONS, I
DETERMINED FOR MYSELF AS A
COUNCILMEMBER THAT THE
CONDITIONS ARE MET THAT WOULD
WARRANT A TYPE FIVE DECISION
BEING GRANTED BY THE COUNCIL AN
APPLAUD THE DILIGENCE OF THE
TEAM THAT IS IN CHAMBERS AND
GIVING THE PRESENTATION TODAY
FOR THEIR WORK TO BALANCE
SEVERAL COMPETING NEEDS TO KEEP
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY SAFE. BU
ALSO TO ACCOMMODATE THE CONCERN
THAT WERE HEARD THROUGH AN
EXTENSIVE OUTREACH PROCESS OF
COMMUNITY AND THE NEIGHBORS TO
PRODUCE A FACILITY THAT
INTEGRATES WELL INTO THE
SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD AND
EVEN CONTRIBUTES A SIGNIFICANT
PUBLIC ART COMPONENT. FOR THOS
REASONS, I WILL BE VOTING FOR
THIS TODAY. AND I THINK THIS I
A VERY PRODUCTIVE HEARING. I
FEEL VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEE
IN THE POSITION TO PLAY HOST TO
THIS PROJECT AND ACCEPT THIS
PRESENTATION IN MY COMMITTEE.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL DO ONE
MORE CALL TO COLLEAGUES IF THER
ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> MY APOLOGIES. I WANTED TO
ASK THIS QUESTION EARLIER AND
DIDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT THE
IMPORTANT FLOW THE STATEMENTS O
PUBLIC RECORD, AS YOU SAY, MR.
CHAIR ARE NECESSARY AND CRITICA
TO ACKNOWLEDGE. I DO HAVE ONE
QUESTION REGARDING SOME OF THE
INQUIRIES. AND IF YOU DID
ANSWER THIS, I APOLOGIZE AND I'
HAPPY TO TAKE THE QUESTION
OFF-LINE IF IT WAS ANSWERED AND
I JUST MISSED THE ISSUE. BUT I
REMEMBER SEEING A REFERENCE TO
THE TO AMISH CONCERN THAT THIS
COULD BE A CULTURALLY
SIGNIFICANT AREA WITH A HIGH
PROBABILITY TO HAVE UNKNOWN
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DEPOSITS AND
WONDER IF YOU CAN SPEAK A LITTL
BIT ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE
-- MY NOTES SAY, AND
INADVERTENT DISCOVERY PLAN AND
WHAT THAT MEANS.
>> [ CAPTIONERS TRANSITIONIN
]
>> WE DID A REVIEW WITH THIS
PROJECT, AND WE PUT IN THE
REFERENCE THAT YOU MAY HAVE
SEEN, IS CONDITIONING TO
ADDRESS THE COMMENT . THE
INADVERTENT DISCOVERY PLAN
REQUIRES THE OWNER AND THE
CONTRACTOR TO EDUCATE
CONTRACTORS WHO COME ONTO THE
PROPERTY ON WHAT TO DO IF THEY
SEE SOMETHING QUESTIONABLE. IF
THE LAST PAGE OF THE DECISION ,
IT DESCRIBES THAT, IT'S THE
INADVERTENT DISCOVERY PLAN, IT
DOES NOT REQUIRE THAT AN
ARCHAEOLOGIST BE ON-SITE. IT
DOES REQUIRE CARE AND STOPPING
WORK AND REGROUPING AS PART O
THE PLAN. THAT THAT THAT IS.
>> SO, MAYBE YOU CAN HELP US,
I HAVE THESE DECISIONS FOR THE
COUNCIL LAND-USE
RECOMMENDATIONS WITH A COUPLE
CONDITIONS.
>> SURE, SO THE COUNCIL DECISIO
HAS RECOMMENDED THIS . IT'S NO
RELATED TO WAIVERS, PER SE, BUT
THERE IS THIS CONCERN BY THE
DUWAMISH TRIBE AS REFLECTED IN
THE COUNCIL DECISION, SO IT
SEEMS LIKE THE SAME CONDITION
THAT WAS RECOMMENDED.
>> OKAY. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS ?
I DON'T SEE ANY. I WILL GO
AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH TH
SAME REQUEST FROM THE PREVIOU
ITEM ASKING IF THERE IS
OBJECTION THAT THE COUNCIL RULE
BE SUSPENDED TO ALLOW THE
COMMITTEE TO VOTE ON THIS BILL
THE SAME DAY THE PUBLIC HEARIN
WAS HELD . HEARING NO OPPOSITIO
OR OBJECTION , I AM GOING TO G
AHEAD AND SAY THAT THE COUNCIL
RULES ARE SUSPENDED AND THE
COMMITTEE WILL PROCEED WITH
VOTING SO I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE
CLERK FILE 314 494 . IS THERE
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> MOVED AND SECONDED. WILL TH
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] FOUR
IN FAVOR, AND UNOPPOSED WEIGHT
>> EXCELLENT. THIS PASSES AND
WE WILL GO TO THE NEXT COUNCIL
MEETING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US AND THANK YOU FOR THE
PRESENTATION. MR. CLARK, WILL
YOU PLEASE READ ITEM FOUR INTO
THE RECORD?
>> COUNSEL BILL 120590, AND
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
WATERFRONT PARK IN PUBLIC SPACE
AUTHORIZING THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND THE
DIRECTOR OF THE SEATTLE CENTER
TO EXECUTE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF SEATTLE IN AGREEMEN
WITH FRIENDS OF WATERFRONT
SEATTLE FOR OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE OF WATERFRONT PARK
IN PUBLIC SPACES AND RATIFYING
AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN ACTS.
>> THANK YOU. WE ARE BACK ON
THIS ITEM THAT REGULAR
REVIEWERS WILL BE FAMILIAR WIT
IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS
AND WE ARE JOINED BY A
DISTINGUISHED PANEL FROM THE
OFFICE OF THE WATERFRONT
SEATTLE CENTER AND FRIENDS OF
THE WATERFRONT. WHY DON'T , AS
WELL, A SUBSTITUTION FROM
COUNSEL STAFF, WHY DON'T WE
HAVE THE PANEL INTRODUCED
THEMSELVES STARTING WITH
DIRECTOR FOSTER?
>> HELLO, EVERYONE. MARSHALL
FOSTER, INTERIM DIRECTOR.
>> TIFFANI MELAKE, OFFICE
MANAGER AT SEATTLE CENTER.
>> I AM ELDON TAM, CHIEF
OPERATING OFFICER FOR FRIENDS O
WATERFRONT SEATTLE. APOLOGIES,
JOY SHIGAKI IS NOT ABLE TO JOIN
US. I WILL HAND IT OVER TO CIT
STAFF.
>> HELLO, I COME WITH CENTRAL
STAFF TO COVER WATERFRONT
ISSUES.
>> EXCELLENT. IS THERE A FORMA
PRESENTATION OR IS THIS JUST AN
UPDATE FROM THE PANEL ? HOW
WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROCEED?
>> YEAH, THANK YOU . WE WERE
WITH YOU LAST AT YOUR LAST
MEETING AS WELL AS IN MAY WHERE
WE WERE ABLE TO WALK THROUGH TH
AGREEMENT IN DETAIL AND WE
APPRECIATED SOME OF THE
QUESTIONS WE GOT THROUGH THE
COMMITTEE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE
WERE ABLE TO FOLLOW UP ON
THOSE. ONE IMPORTANT UPDATE I A
PLEASED TO SHARE IS THAT, AND
ELDON TAM, LISA FREE TO GO
FURTHER. FRIENDS OF WATERFRONT
SEATTLE AND THE COUNCIL DID
REACH AN AGREEMENT ON THE
HARMONY AGREEMENT FOR THE
WATERFRONT MANAGEMENT AGREEMEN
WHICH IS NOW IN PLACE, WHICH I
KNOW IS A PARTICULAR QUESTION
THE COMMITTEE HEAD. WE FEEL TH
LEGISLATION IS THERE AND READY
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> I WILL ADD ON, WHICH IS JUS
THAT WE HAD SOME FRUITFUL
NEGOTIATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS AN
WE REACHED A PLACE WHERE WE WER
SUPPORTIVE OF EVERYONE'S
POSITION PREVIEW AND THE
DISCUSSION WAS CONSTRUCTIVE AND
I THINK THAT WE HEARD THESE
PRIORITIES AND CAME TOGETHER TO
REALLY BE SUPPORTIVE TO THE
GREATER NEEDS OF THE PROJECT AT
THE WATERFRONT AND LABOR. I
APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERS OVER
THERE AND I THINK THAT WE ENDED
IN A GOOD SPOT.
>> THANK YOU. I DON'T REALLY
KNOW WHAT ELSE THERE IS TO DO I
THIS HEARING. THAT SORT OF A
SUBTEXT OF THE LAST COUPLE CHEC
INS, CONTINUING TO WORK ON
IRONING OUT CHALLENGES RELATED
TO INEQUITABLE LABOR HARMONY
AGREEMENT AND I'VE BEEN
ENCOURAGED TO RECEIVE
CONFIRMATION. THAT'S NOT JUST
FROM THE PANEL, BUT FROM
LEADERSHIP AT THE KING COUNTY
LABOR COUNCIL INDICATING THAT
THOSE NEGOTIATIONS WERE RESOLVE
ON TERMS EQUITABLE TO ALL
PARTIES AND JUST REALLY, I WAN
TO SALUTE THE LEADERSHIP OF
EVERYONE INVOLVED AND COME
TOGETHER AND RESOLVE THAT,
LEADING TO A BRIEF AND
HARMONIOUS , APPROPRIATELY
HARMONIOUS MEETING THIS
AFTERNOON. I DON'T KNOW IF
THERE'S ANYTHING FROM CENTRAL
STAFF TO WEIGH IN ON BEFORE WE
OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL
COLLEAGUES.
>> THE BRIEF JUST OUTLINE OF
THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, FOR
THE QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO
BE OPERATING PARTNER , AND
DIRECTOR FOSTER, SIGNING ON TH
CITY'S BEHALF FOR THE AGREEMENT
AND IT WOULD RATIFY AND CONFIR
THE AUTHORITY OF THE ORDINANCE
TAKEN AFTER THIS PASSAGE PRIOR
TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE. THOSE AR
THE BARE BONES OF THE ORDINANCE
AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE A FEW
MEETINGS TO RETURN AND TOUCH
BASE WITH THOSE.
>> THANK YOU. JUST FOR THE
RECORD, THIS IS OUR THIRD , I
BELIEVE IT'S OUR THIRD HEARING
ON THIS MATTER , AT LEAST WITH
THE CONCEPT OF THIS LEGISLATION
THE PREVIOUS TWO MEETINGS DID
INVOLVE COMPREHENSIVE
HESITATIONS THAT ARE PART OF TH
BODY OF RECORD ON THIS TOPIC.
WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN IT UP TO
COUNCIL COLLEAGUES IF THERE ARE
QUESTIONS FOR PANELISTS ARE
CENTRAL STAFF FOR ANY
CLARIFICATIONS BEFORE WE MOVE
FORWARD. VICE CHAIR MOSQUEDA?
>> THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU T
THE FRIENDS OF WATERFRONT
SEATTLE AND THE COMMUNITY FOR
CONTINUING TO WORK TOWARD A
RESOLUTION. I APPRECIATE IT AN
I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT W
STATE INTO THE RECORD THAT THIS
WAS A CONDITION THAT WAS
ESTABLISHED IN ORDINANCE 125761
THAT SET UP THE WATERFRONT
OPERATIONS WE SEE THERE AND
THE OPERATOR WAS REQUIRED TO
ESTABLISH LABOR HARMONY
PROTOCOLS AND I AM VERY PLEASE
AS THE CHAIR NOTED THAT WE HAV
RECEIVED TESTIMONY TODAY AND
LETTERS FROM MLK LABOR THAT
HAVE NOTED THAT THEY ARE ALSO
SATISFIED BY THE AGREEMENT THEY
ARE ENTERING INTO WITH THIS
LABOR HARMONY AGREEMENT YOU HAV
ALL BEEN ABLE TO FIND WITH
COMMON GROUND AND TO RATIFY, SO
THANKS FOR THAT WORK. I WANT TO
QUOTE FROM THE LABORERS
COMMUNICATION THAT WE HAVE
RECEIVED, WE ARE PLEASED
REACHES AGREEMENT THAT SATISFIE
THE NEEDS OF ALL PARTIES WHERE
THE PROSPERITY AND OPPORTUNITY
GENERATED BY THE PARK WILL BE
SHARED AND THE WORKERS WHO MAKE
IT RUN WILL BE INVESTED IN. AS
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT THE PAR
WILL BE IN THE FUTURE, KNOWING
THAT THIS PUBLIC INVESTMENT WIL
GENERATE THE COMPOUNDING PUBLIC
GOOD AND HIGH-QUALITY , HIGH
ROAD JOBS WHERE WORKERS CAN BE
ASSURED THAT THEY WILL BE FREE
TO HAVE A VOICE ON THE JOB AND
THE DIGNITY OF FAMILY WAGE GIVE
ARMAMENT MUCH PRIDE. WE ARE
PROUD TO HAVE BEEN PART OF THE
CAMPAIGN TO ESTABLISH THE PARK
IN 2019, TO I'VE BEEN THE
WORKFORCE THAT LABORED TO THE
PANDEMIC TO BUILD THE PARK AND
NOW, THE WORKERS WHO OPERATE
THE PARK. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR
THOSE WORDS AND ALSO THANKS T
THE ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WE'V
HAD WITH FRIENDS OF THE
WATERFRONT AND FOLKS WHO ARE
PART OF OUR CITY PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. THERE ARE
MANY PUBLIC DOLLARS GOING INTO
THIS AS WELL AS PUBLIC
NONPROFIT AND PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE
WATERFRONT. I AM REALLY THRILLE
THAT TODAY, WE CAN CELEBRATE
THIS, AND THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FO
BOTH RESIDENTS , TOURISTS, AND
WORKERS WHO ARE GOING TO BRING
THIS VISION TO FRUITION.
CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYBODY, AND
THANKS FOR THE HARD WORK.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FRO
COMMITTEE MEMBERS? SEEING NONE,
I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOV
COUNSEL BILL 120590 . IS THERE
A SECOND? MOVED AND SECONDED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL ROL
ON THE PASSAGE OF THE COUNSEL
BILL?
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> EXCELLENT. MEASURE PASSES
AND WE GO TO THE NEXT FULL
COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU AND
THANK YOU TO THE LEADERSHIP OF
EVERYONE ON THE CALL. THIS IS
BIG LIFT, TODAY, SO I AM REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THIS
OUT THE DOOR AND CONTINUING TO
MOVE OUR WATERFRONT FORWARD.
THANK YOU. OKAY. WE ARE GETTING
CLOSE TO THE END, EVERYBODY.
WITH THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM
FIVE INTO THE RECORD?
>> COUNCIL BILL 120604, AND
ORDINANCE FOR THE SEATTLE
CENTER DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZING
THE SEATTLE CENTER DIRECTOR TO
EXECUTE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF OF
THE CITY OF SEATTLE IN AGREEMEN
WITH NEW RISING SUN FOR THE
PRESENTATION OF THE ANNUAL
BUMBERSHOOT MUSIC AND ARTS
FESTIVAL AT THE SEATTLE CENTE
AND RELATED EVENTS AND
ACTIVITIES , SUPERSEDING
RESOLUTION 29017, REPEALING
ORDINANCE 11752, AND RATIFYING
AND CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR
ACTS.
>> THANK YOU. WE ARE JOINED BY
SIMILAR PANEL TO DISCUSS THIS
FREQUENT VIEWERS OF THE
COMMITTEE WILL BE FAMILIAR WITH
THE RETURN OF MARK AVERY JONES
SHOULD I TURN THIS OVER TO YOU
TO INTRODUCE THE PANEL AND WE
WILL DISCUSS THE NEXT STEPS?
>> THANK YOU, SOUNDS GREAT .
>> I AM MARC JONES, OVERSEEIN
MARKETING AND OVERSIGHT.
>> GREAT. SO, I BELIEVE THAT
THIS IS OUR SECOND COMMITTEE
PRESENTATION ON THE FUTURE OF
THIS CAMPUS. THAT PRESENTATION
THAT WE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED IS
ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA AND THE
CENTRAL STAFF MEMO. IN TERMS O
HOW WE PROCEED WITH THIS, I
DON'T THINK WE ARE REALLY ASKIN
FOR ANOTHER PRESENTATION FROM
PRESENTERS, BUT GIVEN ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMITTEE
MEMBERS TO ENGAGE AND GIVING AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY UPDATES
BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE
COUNCIL BILL. MAYBE I WILL JUS
START, THERE. IF MARK OR
MARSHALL WANT TO GIVE US ANY
NEW INFORMATION SINCE THE LAST
TIME THE COMMITTEE CHECKED IN
ON THIS, OR OTHERWISE, WE CAN
PROCEED WITH THE UNDERLYING
LEGISLATION . WHY DON'T YOU GUY
GO FIRST, AND THEN I WILL OPEN
IT UP FOR QUESTIONS.
>> SURE, THANK YOU. SIMILAR TO
THE LAST ITEM, WE HAVE KEY
ELEMENTS OF THE AGREEMENT IN
TERMS OF LAST PRESENTATION. WE
DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CLARIFY HOUSE SOME OF THESE
BENEFITS WILL OPERATE AS WELL
AS DISCOUNTED FREE TICKETS
DISTRIBUTION WHICH IS A QUESTIO
THAT HAS BEEN ASKED BEFORE.
>> SURE. I'M HAPPY. I THINK,
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY T
COME AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD
TO MOVING THIS LEGISLATION
FORWARD. WE DID HAVE FOLLOW-UP
INFORMATION THAT WE DID SEEK OU
WITH OUR PARTNERS OF NEW RISING
SUN AND THIRD SOON, THE
NONPROFIT THAT HELPS TO PRODUCE
THE FESTIVAL, BUT THE WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM . WE DID
FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS
DISCUSSED IN THE LAST MEETING.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED. THIS IS A
OF AND BEYOND WHAT IS NEEDED,
BUT WILL BE OFFERING 5000 FRE
TICKETS TO THE FESTIVAL THIS
YEAR . THIS IS BASICALLY THROUG
A PARTNERSHIP WITH AMAZON TO
HELP DISTRIBUTE TICKETS FOR
NONPROFITS THAT SERVE YOUTH AND
FAMILIES , LOW INCOME FOLKS,
PEOPLE OF COLOR, IMMIGRANTS, AN
SPECIAL NEEDS. THEY ARE
SPECIFICALLY DOING OUTREACH
BEING LED TO JAMES MILES WHO I
THINK SEVERAL COUNCILMEMBERS
KNOW . HE IS REALLY TRYING TO
LEAN INTO DIRECT CONVERSATIONS
WITH AS MANY NONPROFITS AS
POSSIBLE IN THE SEATTLE
COMMUNITY. HE IS ALSO WORKING
ON FOLLOW-UP SURVEYS DETERMININ
THE NEEDS AND REQUESTS OF HOW
THESE TICKETS WILL BE
DISTRIBUTED. THEY ARE WORKING
THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER LEADING U
TO THE FESTIVAL TO DO THIS
OUTREACH AND DO THIS ENGAGEMENT
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE GOO
DISTRIBUTION OF THE TICKETS AND
TO GET IN THE HANDS OF FOLKS
WHO WILL ACTUALLY UTILIZE THE
TICKETS. I KNOW THAT WAS A
QUESTION AND CONCERN. REDSTONE
WILL ACTUALLY ADD IN THE NAMES
OF THE FOLKS INTO THE TICKETING
SYSTEM AND DISTRIBUTE THEM IN
THAT METHOD. THEY WILL
GUARANTEE DISTRIBUTION AND
OBVIOUSLY, THEY WILL TRACK
FOLKS THAT SHOW UP, SO WE WILL
HAVE SOME GOOD DATA AFTERWARDS
TO SEE THE RETURN ON THAT
DISTRIBUTION. ANOTHER AREA WAS
THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM WHICH IS ONE OF THE
PUBLIC BENEFITS RELATED TO THIS
AGREEMENT, WHICH OUTLINES THE
CONDITIONS FOR ALLOCATION OF
$100,000 TO START THE PROGRAM.
THERE WERE QUESTIONS ABOUT ,
WHAT DOES THIS ACTUALLY SERVE,
AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
PROVIDED THAT I THINK IS GREAT
FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND.
THIS WORK FOR SOLOMON PROGRAM
IS BASICALLY A PROGRAM THAT
HAPPENS FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER O
EVERY YEAR. THE INITIAL FUNDING
WILL HELP TO JUMPSTART IT IN
THE FIRST YEAR AND THEY ARE
PLANNING ON ENGAGING WITH YOUTH
YEAR-ROUND UNEMPLOYMENT AND
TRAINING IN THE CREATIVE
INDUSTRIES WORLD, SPECIFICALLY
BUMBERSHOOT IS ALSO EXCITED TO
HAVE THESE INTERNS WHO ARE PAI
TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH
ORGANIZATIONS AND THEY WILL BE
AT THE BITE OF SEATTLE, PRIDE
FEST, AND MANY OTHER PARTNERS
THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND THEY
WILL HAVE SPECIFIC INTERNSHIPS
AT THE CROCODILE, FOR EXAMPLE.
THEY ARE ALSO WORKING WITH
COUNCIL CHAIR LOUIS ON SOME OF
THE TRAINING AND WORKSHOP
PROGRAMS . THIS PROGRAM
SPECIFICALLY WILL SERVE 16
INTERNS AGES 17 TO 26, PAID $20
AN HOUR. THEY ARE FOLKS FROM
THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY WITH
DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS , FROM
DIFFERENT COMMUNITES, SO WE ARE
EXCITED ABOUT THE DIVERSITY OF
THE STATISTICS HE SAW WHO IS
BEING SERVED COME AND
SPECIFICALLY PEOPLE OF COLOR,
MANY IN THE LGBTQ PLUS
COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM WILL BE
FOCUSED ON LIGHTING, SOUND,
SET, STAGE, BOX OFFICE,
MARKETING, ALL KINDS OF AREAS
A COMBINATION OF HANDS-ON
WORKSHOPS. THESE ARE PAID
INTERNSHIPS WHERE THEY GET 50
HOURS A MONTH THROUGH THE
TIMEFRAME AND THESE KIDS AND
FOLKS BEING TRAINED ARE GETTIN
PAID FOR THEIR WORK. THERE ARE
DIFFERENT LEVELS OF THIS.
WORKSHOPS, OTHER SHADOW SHIFTS
WHERE KIDS ARE ON SITE ,
SHADOWING WITH PROFESSIONALS IN
THE COMMUNITY AND THEIR
SPECIFIC INTERNSHIP AT THE
TRIPLE DOOR CROCODILE AND IN
AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER, THE
SPECIFIC INTERNSHIP WHERE THEY
LEARN AND GET READY FOR THE
FESTIVAL ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND A
THE SEATTLE CENTER. THAT IS
ALSO FOLLOWED BY A GRADUATION
SEPTEMBER 18th. I KNOW THAT
JAMES AND CREW WANT
REPRESENTATION AND WOULD LOVE
TO SEE COUNCILMEMBERS THERE TO
SEE THE FRUITS OF THEIR
INVESTMENT THEY ARE MAKING IN
THE COMMUNITY. LOTS OF GOOD
STUFF. THOSE WERE TWO OF THE BI
ELEMENTS WE FOLLOWED UP ON AND
WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE
SUPPORT WE'VE HAD NOT ONLY FROM
COUNCIL BUT THE CITY , OUR STAF
AT SEATTLE CENTER, TO GET THE
FESTIVAL RESTARTED SINCE IT'S
BEEN IN HIATUS OF 2019. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO THIS AGREEMENT
MOVING FORWARD AND MAKING THE
MAGIC HAPPEN FOR THE 50th ON
LABOR DAY WEEEND.
>> GREAT. NOW I'M EXCITED.
THAT'S WHY WE SCHEDULED THIS
HEARING. EXCELLENT. ANYTHING
FROM COUNCIL OR STAFF?
>> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD
INTO THE RECORD . WE COVERED TH
BARE BONES OF THE LEGISLATION
AND I BELIEVE THAT MARK AND
MARSHALL FOLLOWED UP WITH ANY
QUESTIONS FROM THE PREVIOUS
MEETINGS.
>> DO COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY FINAL
QUESTIONS OR FOLLOW-UP? COUNCI
MEMBER HERBOLD?
>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
THE RESPONSIVENESS TO MY LINE
OF QUESTIONING , BOTH AROUND
THE DISTRIBUTION OF FREE TICKET
AND THE PROGRAM , AS IT
RELATES TO DISTRIBUTION OF FRE
TICKETS . I'M REALLY EXCITED FO
THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THIRD
STONE, AND REALLY, I APPRECIAT
THE OFFER TO REPORT BACK ON
THE SUCCESS OF THE DISTRIBUTION
APPROACH , AS I'VE MENTIONED,
BEFORE. IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR
THE CITY TO REQUIRE FREE
ADMISSION AS PART OF A PUBLIC
BENEFITS PACKAGE , BUT SOMETIME
WE HEAR FROM OUR CULTURAL
INSTITUTIONS THAT THOSE DON'T
ALWAYS GET USED, SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
WORK WITH THIRD STONE AND
MONITORING, AND NOT JUST
NONPROFIT PARTNERS, BUT WHICH
THINK THEY'VE BEEN GETTING
THESE OUT, HOW THEY ARE USED S
THAT IF NECESSARY, WE CAN
ADJUST OUR PRACTICES YEAR AFTE
YEAR AS WE GET BETTER.
>> THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR
MOSQUEDA?
>> HELLO AGAIN. SORRY, I'M
TRYING TO DO THIS FROM MY PHONE
THANK YOU FOR BEARING WITH ME.
SO, THANKS FOR THE SUMMARY ,
AND YOU USE THE WORD JUMPSTART
SO I WILL TALK ABOUT JUMPSTART
PROGRESSIVE PAYROLL TAX AND I'
DOING THIS BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN
A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS LATELY THAT
ARE REALLY EXCITING INVESTMENTS
IN THE CITY AND OFTEN THE
JUMPSTART INVESTMENT DOESN'T GE
TO BE PART OF THE HEADLINE. FOR
EXAMPLE, WITH THE CITY PARK
REOPENING THAT WAS CELEBRATED
LAST WEEK, THERE WAS $1.3
MILLION INCLUDED FROM JUMPSTART
FOR PART OF THE ACTIVATION OF
THAT PARK , THE ECONOMIC
RESILIENCE SECTION, AS WE
THOUGHT ABOUT JUMPSTART IN
2020, WE KNEW THAT PART OF THE
DESIRE WAS TO SUPPORT SMALL
BUSINESSES AND CREATE COMMUNITY
GATHERING SPACES AND HELPED TO
INFUSE A SENSE OF ECONOMIC
WELL-BEING INTO OUR COMMUNITY
BUT HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND
SOCIAL COHESION, SO IT'S
EXCITING TO SEE THOSE DOLLARS I
ACTION BUT IT'S NOT EXACTLY LIK
JUMPSTART AS PART OF THAT
HEADLINE. HERE, THESE
INVESTMENTS IN 2023 ADOPTED
BUDGET, INCLUDED 100,000 TECH
FUND TO ADD WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING PROGRA
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FUTURE
PROGRAM AND YOU MENTIONED A
LITTLE ABOUT IT THAT FOLKS
MIGHT NOT KNOW THAT THESE ARE
ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION DOLLARS
SIMILAR TO WHAT I JUST
MENTIONED A MINUTE AGO, WHICH
ARE INTENDED TO SUPPORT A MORE
EQUITABLE RECOVERY FOR LOCAL
ECONOMY, SUPPORT ACTIVATION, AN
REVITALIZATION AND CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKERS. I'
WONDERING IF YOU COULD TALK A
LITTLE MORE ABOUT THAT PROGRAM
AND HOW THE JUMPSTART DOLLARS
ARE BEING USED FOR WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING AND HO
THAT FEEDS INTO THE RETURN ,
GOING FORWARD.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU , AND THAN
YOU, AGAIN, FOR THE SUPPORT . I
THINK IT IS MONEY WELL SPENT ,
AS THIS PROGRAM GETS KICKED OFF
IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE RETURN O
NEW PRODUCING PARTNERS . IT'S A
VERY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO
LEAN IN TO THE FUNDING, WHICH
IS GOING TO HELP SUPPORT THESE
16 INTERNS . IT'S A PAID
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY THAT
HELPS TO DO THE TRAINING AND
SPECIFIC CREATIVE ECONOMY
BUILDING. IT IS A SERIES, AS I
MENTIONED, A SERIES OF WORKSHOP
THAT KICKOFF THE PROGRAM, HANDS
ON WORK WITH FOLKS IN THE
PROGRAM SHADOWING THOSE EVENTS
SHADOWING PEOPLE ON
SOUNDBOARDS, STAGE MANAGING,
INBOX OFFICE, GETTING HANDS-ON
WORK. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO AS AN
INTERN IN MEDIA , WORKING IN
EVENTS. THIS IS HOW YOU GET
TRAINED TO BE IN THESE
ENVIRONMENTS WITH THAT HANDS-ON
ELEMENT. IN ADDITION, THERE'S
SPECIFIC WORK AS A PAID INTERN
AT CERTAIN FACILITIES SO THIS
IS SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING
SPECIFICALLY AT THE CROCODILE
AND I AM SPACING ON THE OTHER
NAME . I FORGET WHAT I JUST
SAID. ALSO, OTHER EVENTS AND
ACTIVITIES AND FESTIVALS
THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. THIS IS
ALSO TIED TO BUMBERSHOOT CITIE
KIDS ARE DOING ACTIVITIES
THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AND CAN B
REALLY ACTIVE IN SUPPORTING TH
EXECUTION OF BUMBERSHOOT MUSIC
AND ARTS FESTIVAL AS ONE OF TH
INTERNSHIPS BUT ALSO THE TEAM
MEMBERS PUTTING ON THE FESTIVAL
THIS IS A START TO FINISH OF
GETTING MEMBERS OF THIS PROGRAM
REALLY THROUGH A WHOLE SUMMER O
ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS THAT
GIVES THEM THAT TRAINING. ONE
OF THE OTHER GREAT ELEMENTS IN
THE PUBLIC BENEFITS THAT ALIGN
WITH THE AREAS YOU ARE TALKING
ABOUT, VICE CHAIR MOSQUEDA, IS
RELATED TO OTHER COMMITMENTS
WITH DIVERSE PROGRAMMING, SO NO
ONLY IS THIS HAPPENING, BUT THE
ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGING LGBTQ
PLUS COMMUNITIES AND ARTISTS
IN THE HIRING PRACTICES AND ARE
ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO THAT GOAL
OF 25% OR MORE WITH THE
BUSINESS CONTRACTORS. THERE ARE
MULTIPLE LEVELS THAT REALLY
SHINE AND CONTINUE THAT AGAIN,
WE ARE SO APPRECIATIVE OF THAT
FUNDING. I KNOW THAT JAMES MILE
HAS APPRECIATED THAT WORK AND
THE GROWTH THAT IS AHEAD. THIS
IS THE FIRST YEAR AND THEY HOPE
TO EXPAND IT AND THEY'VE GOT TH
ENERGY AND SUPPORT FROM FUNDER
AND SPONSORS AND PRIVATE
ENTITIES TO REALLY EXPAND THIS
PROGRAM SO THIS IS JUST THE
BEGINNING. THE AGREEMENT IN
FRONT OF US COULD POTENTIALLY
GET US 15 YEARS OF THIS
INVESTMENT AND REALLY, THERE'S
NO RISK TO THE CITY, BUT WITH
THE JUMPSTART FUNDING TO HELP
GET THAT GOING. THANK YOU FOR
CALLING THAT OUT AND RECOGNIZIN
THAT.
>> EXCELLENT. IT THANK YOU.
GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THE
SUMMARY AND I LOVE THAT YOU SAI
THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING AND
THINK THAT IS A GOOD TAKE AWAY
FROM ALL THE WORK WE ARE
COLLECTIVELY TRYING TO DO TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE RESET AFTER
MANY YEARS OF HARDSHIP DURING
COVID IS SEEN AS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CENTER
FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN HARDEST HIT
BY COVID AND THE RECOVERY
EFFORTS IN TRYING TO CREATE NEW
PATHWAYS INTO GOOD LIVING WAGE
JOBS AND THE SHADOWING IN THE
TRAINING THAT YOU MENTIONED,
ESPECIALLY HAVING THIS BE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS IN ARTS
AND CULTURE TO HAVE ACCESS TO
GOOD LIVING WAGE JOBS AND
SUPPORTING THAT AS A PUBLIC
INVESTMENT FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD.
I LOVE IT. THANK YOU FOR
FEATURING THAT. PSA FOR THE
BROADER COUNCIL , WE ARE
PROBABLY GOING TO BE TRYING TO
DO MORE TO UPLIFT ALL OF THOSE
INVESTMENTS THAT JUMPSTART IS
MAKING AND THE ANNOUNCEMENTS
HAPPENING P2 WEEKS AGO WAS
CHILDCARE INVESTMENTS , THIS
WEEK WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS
PARTNERSHIP WITH ALL OF YOU .
OBVIOUSLY, IT'S A SMALLER SCALE
INVESTMENT BUT IT'S JUST THE
BEGINNING SO WE ARE EXCITED TO
CONTINUE THIS PARTNERSHIP.
>> EXCELLENT. WITH THAT , I
THINK WE'VE EXHAUSTED ALL THE
QUESTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE. I D
WANT TO THANK THE PANEL FOR
BEING VERY THOROUGH BETWEEN OUR
LAST PRESENTATION AND TODAY IN
RESPONDING TO CONCERNS AND
QUESTIONS RAISED IN THE
SUBSTANTIVE PRESENTATION
PREVIOUSLY , AND WITH THAT, I
THINK WE ARE READY TO VOTE ON
THIS, TODAY, GIVEN THE RESPONSE
I AM GETTING FROM COMMITTEE
COLLEAGUES. I WILL GO MOVE
COUNTABLE 120604 .
>> SECOND.
>> SECONDED. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE? PASSAGE
OF COUNCIL BILL 120 604.
>> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ]
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION WILL ALSO GO TO THE
JUNE 27th MEETING. THERE WILL B
LOTS OF ITEMS FROM THIS MEETING
AT THAT COMMITTEE. WITH THAT,
COLLEAGUES, AND WE DO NOT HAVE
ANY ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS. IF
THERE'S NOTHING FOR THE GOOD OF
THE ORDER , AND I DON'T SEE
ANYTHING FOR THE GOOD OF THE
ORDER, IT IS 3:28 AND THIS
COMMITTEE IS ADJOURNED.
>> THANK YOU.
>>