>>> SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL, FULL
COUNCIL MEETING, TODAY IS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5th, 2023. I'M
TERESA MOSQUEDA. I WILL BE
PRESIDENT PRO TEM. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JUAREZ IS EXCUSED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> COUNCIL LEWIS ON MUTE STILL.
>> PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> PRESENT?
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ?
>> EXCUSED.
>> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MADAM CLERK. COLLEAGUES,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ IS
EXCUSED TODAY. THERE ARE EIGHT
OF US PRESIDENT. IF THERE'S NO
OBJECTION, COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JUAREZ IS EXCUSED. HEARING NO
OBJECTION, WE'LL PROCEED WITH
OTHER ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA FOR
PRESENTATIONS. I'M NOT AWARE OF
ANY PRESENTATIONS FOR TODAY.
HEARING NOBODY SPEAK UP ABOUT A
PRESENTATION, WE'LL CONTINUE ON
WITH PUBLIC COMMENT. AT THIS
POINT WE DO NOTE THERE IS AT
LEAST FOUR PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT. I WILL GO AHEAD
AND SKIP THE VIDEO PRESENTATION
FOR TODAY FOR FOLKS WHO ARE BOT
REMOTE AND IN-PERSON. WE WILL
HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR EACH
SPEAKER. YOU WILL HEAR A CHIME
WHEN YOU HAVE TEN SECONDS TO
WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
PLEASE CONCLUDE YOUR REMARKS SO
YOU DON'T GET CUT OFF. BOTH
IN-PERSON AND REMOTE MICROPHONE
WILL BE MUTED AFTER THE TWO
MINUTE ALLOCATION. WE'LL START
WITH THE FOLKS DIALED IN ONLINE
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU READ INT
THE RECORD THE TWO PEOPLE AND
FOLKS ON THE LINE, YOU WILL HEA
A CHIME SAYING YOU ARE UNMUTED.
HIT STAR 6 ON YOUR PHONE AND
MAKE SURE YOU'RE OFF MUTE AND
START YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. AFTE
THAT WE'LL TURN TO THE TWO FOLK
IN CHAMBERS AND FOR ANYBODY ELS
THAT SIGNED UP.
>> OUR FIRST ONLINE SPEAKER IS
MEGAN KRUSE.
>> HELLO. I'M MEGAN KRUSE
SPEAKING TODAY ON CB120-581
ELIMINATING DESIGN REVIEW FOR
PROJECT. LAST FALL THE CITY
CONVENED A BIPOC FOCUS
STAKEHOLDER REVIEW. DESIGN
REVIEW IS A SOURCE FOR GOOD
BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLY PLACE
NEIGHBORS HAVE INPUT INTO HOW
THEIR COMMUNITIES DEVELOP. THEY
SAID FIX IT. DON'T CUT IT. THIS
BILL PROPOSES SHUTTING DOWN
PUBLIC DESIGN REVIEW FOR TWO
YEARS. IT SHOWS CONTEMPT FOR TH
PUBLIC PROCESS AS OUR LAND USE
COMMITTEE HAS RECEIVED THE
STAKEHOLDERS REPORT BUT HASN'T
READ IT AND IS PROCEEDING WITH
THIS LEGISLATION. THE BILL
REWRITES RULES BY GIVING
EXTENDED WAIVERS AND DEPARTURES
INCLUDING INCREASES TO HEIGHT,
BULK AND SCALE WHILE WITHDRAWIN
THE ORIGINAL PROMISE OF PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT AND
COMMUNITY-INFORMED DESIGN. THE
BILL WILL NOT EXPEDITE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT,
WHICH ARE ALREADY EXEMPT FROM
DESIGN REVIEW. IN RETURN, IT
WILL PRODUCE A TOKEN AMOUNT OF
AFFORDABLE STOCK. A 550-UNIT
BELLTOWN TOWER WOULD QUALIFY BY
INCLUDING 18 AFFORDABLE SPACES
AND IT'S A QUESTION WHETHER
THOSE SMALL NUMBER OF UNITS WIL
BE PUBLICLY ADVERTISED OR
AVAILABLE OR GO TO PRIVATE
REFERRALS. THIS IS A WIN FOR NO
RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND A LOSS FO
AN INCLUSIVE SEATTLE WHERE
NEIGHBORS HAVE A VOICE IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES. PLEASE SEND THIS
LEGISLATION BACK UNTIL IT
INCLUDES THE STAKEHOLDER GROUP
RECOMMENDATIONS. THE DESIGN
REVIEW GROUP SHOULD NOW THROW I
OUT. THANK YOU.
>> OUR SECOND SPEAKER IS SLAMAN
APADOLO.
>> HI. MY NAME IS SLAMAN APADOO
CALLING RASHING COUNCIL BILL
120.582 FROM THE TEMP COMMUNITY
AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BIL
AND REQUEST THE COUNCIL TO PASS
AND ADOPT IT. THE PROPOSED
CHANGES ARE NEEDED FOR
COMMUNITY-LED ORGANIZATIONS TO
THRIVE WHEREVER THEY ARE, TO BE
ABLE IT TO DEVELOP THEIR FINITE
LAND IN A WAY THAT BETTER
REFLECTS THEIR NEEDS. HAVING A
SPACE ALSO TO GENERATE REVENUE
IS CRITICAL IN COMBATING
DISPLACEMENT BECAUSE IT HELPS
THEM TO BE SELF-SUSTAINABLE.
THIS BILL IS A HUGE MILESTONE
HELPING TO PUT THE DEVELOPMENT
OF OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD
INTO THE HANDS OF THE
COMMUNITIES THAT LIVE, WORK, AN
PLAY THERE. THANK YOU.
>> OUR NEXT AND LAST REMOTE
SPEAKER THAT'S REGISTERED
PRESENT IS DAVID HAINES.
>> THANK YOU. DAVID HAINES. I
JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THE FACT
THAT WE STILL NEED A 21st TENT
CENTURY FIRST WORLD QUALITY HOM
AND HOUSING BUILDOUT AND A
COMMERCIAL BUILDING AND SCHOOL
BUILDOUT THAT ARE NOT ON THE
SIDE OF THE ROAD NEXT TO THE
BUSES AND TRAIN CAUSING A STRAI
OF NOISE POLLUTION. IF YOU GO T
BALLARD AND SEE HOW THEY'VE
WATERED DOWN THE INTEGRITY OF
THE BUILDING CODE, THEY HAVE
PEOPLE THAT ARE DINING ON THE
ROAD IN THE GUTTER WITH NO FLOO
IT, WHERE IF IT'S SLIGHTLY
RAINING, YOU'RE FEET GET WET.
YET I SEE THE SAME COUNCILMEMBE
INTRODUCING ALL THIS WATERED
DOWN LEGISLATION TO HELP SUSPEC
NONPROFITS BUILD SO-CALLED
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED AND
IMPOVERISHED AND OPPRESSED, YET
OUT OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT
THE POOR HAVE MADE ABOUT LOW
QUALITY HOUSING, SOME OF THESE
WATERED DOWN LEGISLATIVE
INITIATIVES TO HELP THESE
NONPROFITS WHO ARE NOT EXACTLY
QUALIFIED, THEY'RE GETTING A
PASS AND THEY'RE STILL BUILDING
RUNDOWN REAL ESTATE THAT'S NOT
EXACTLY IN THE MOST PRIME
LOCATION ON PURPOSE THAT IS LOW
TO THE STREET AND IT HAS TO
WAREHOUSE ECHO THAT CAUSES A
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS FOR A LOT
OF PEOPLE IN LEHIGH WHO HAVE TO
DRINK ALCOHOL AND TAKE A BUNCH
OF PILLS TO GET TO SLEEP BECAUS
IT'S A MODERN THIRD WORLD SLUM
TYPE PATCHWORK FIX. WE NEED A
LAW THAT HAS A FOR-PROFIT
INDUSTRY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE
DEMOCRATIC PART OF THE STATE
HAVE CREATED TO HELP THEM GET
REELECTED WITH SOME OF THEIR
REELECTION APPARATUS THAT HIDES
WITHIN THE HOUSING AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS
NONPROFITS AND HOMELESS CRISIS
NONPROFIT WHO ARE REALLY
SQUANDERING A LOT OF TAX DOLLAR
WHEN WE NEED A REALLY ROBUST
BUILDOUT, INCLUDING THE FOR
PROFIT THAT SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN
A PASS BY PAYING INTO A SYSTEM
THAT ONLY ALLOWS NONPROFITS THA
THE REELECTION EFFORTS OF THE
DEMOCRATS ARE CONNECTED TO.
>> OUR FIRST IN-PERSON SPEAKER
IS CAROLYN MALONE.
JUST A SECOND.
>> I'M CAROLYN MALONE. I'VE BEE
HERE MANY TIMES. I HAVEN'T BEEN
HERE LATELY, BUT I'M HERE TODAY
BECAUSE JOSEPH ELLENBOS WHO
CLAIMS TO BE A SEATTLE POLICE
OFFICER, CASE MANAGER,
CASEWORKER LIVING IN MY
RESIDENCE. I DON'T BELIEVE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS
CASEWORKERS. HE ILLEGALLY
MAINTAINS SURVEILLANCE ON ME
BECAUSE I PROTEST ON STREET
CORNERS ABOUT POLICE LIVING IN
MY BUILDING. WE HAVE NO
LEGITIMATE MANAGERS. WE HAVE NO
LEGITIMATE RESIDENT SERVICE
COORDINATOR. THIS IS SENIOR
HOUSING. POLICE SHOULD NOT BE
LIVING IN MY SENIOR HOUSING
MAINTAINING SURVEILLANCE ON ME
VIOLATING MY HOUSING RIGHTS, MY
CIVIL RIGHTS, MY PRIVACY RIGHTS
AND OTHER RIGHTS. THE BUILDING
IS REGULARLY VANDALIZED. WE OLD
PEOPLE ARE NOT VANDALIZING OUR
HOUSING. THIS IS THE POLICE
LEGITIMACY FOR LIVING IN THE
BUILDING. THEY'RE DOING THE
CRIMES. FLO BOWMAN, SHERI
ROBINSON, CATHOLIC HOUSING
SERVICES ALLOWED THESE ROGUE,
RACIST COPS TO LIVE IN THE
BUILDING AND I WILL KEEP COMING
BACK PROTESTING ON STREET
CORNERS UNTIL THESE POLICE ARE
REMOVED. THERE IS NO VALID
REASON, LEGITIMATE LEGAL OR
OTHERWISE FOR SEATTLE POLICE TO
BE LIVING IN MY HOUSING AND
VIOLATING MY RIGHTS, BECAUSE I
PROTEST AGAINST THEIR ILLEGAL
PRESENCE. SEATTLE FIREMEN AND
SEATTLE AMBULANCE DRIVERS IN
SOLIDARITY WITH THE POLICE
SCREAM AROUND ME WHENEVER I
PROTEST AT FOURTH AND JEFFERSON
AND FIFTH AND CHERRY.
>> OUR NEXT AND LAST SPEAKER IS
RYAN DONAHUE.
>> HELLO, MEMBERS OF THE
COUNCIL. MY NAME IS RYAN
DONAHUE. I'M THE CHIEF ADVOCACY
OFFICER AT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
SEATTLE, KING AND KITTITAS
COUNTIES. I THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING FORWARD 120591 OR AS I
CONSIDER IT, THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING CLEANUP LEGISLATION. WE
AT HABITAT KNOW BETTER THAN MOS
JUST HOW THE COMPLICATIONS OF
OUR CURRENT BUILDING CODE AROUN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND DESIGN
REVIEW CAN IMPACT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECTS AND AFFORDABLE
HOMEOWNERSHIP PROJECTS. WE'VE
SEEN PROJECTS GET DELAYED,
SIGNIFICANTLY GROW IN COSTS AND
ULTIMATELY DIE BECAUSE OF THING
LIKE DESIGN REVIEW. ONE OF OUR
PROJECTS IS AN AFFORDABLE CONDO
PROJECT IN CAPITOL HILL CALLED
OLYMPIC RIDGE WHERE WE RECENTLY
HAD TO GO THROUGH THE DESIGN
PROCESS, WHICH ENDED UP ADDING
ROUGHLY EIGHT TO TEN MONTHS AND
A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS TO TH
PROJECT BECAUSE WE WERE ASKED T
ADD THINGS LIKE SIGNIFICANTLY
MORE EXPENSIVE WINDOWS AND BLAC
POWDERED STEEL TRELLISES ON THE
WINDOWS. THESE ARE PURELY
SUBJECTIVE THINGS THAT MAKES OU
PROJECTS COME ONLINE SLOWER,
COST MORE TAXPAYER MONEY, COST
MORE DONOR MONEY AND ULTIMATELY
COST MORE OF OUR HOMEBUYERS
MONEY. OLYMPIC RIDGE IS A
PROJECT WITH 17 PERMANENTLY
AFFORDABLE HOMES. IMAGINE OUR
PROJECT OFF MLK RIGHT NEARBY TH
LIGHT RAIL WHICH WILL BE THE
WORLD'S LARGEST SINGLE BUILDING
HABITAT PROJECT. IMAGINE IF WE
HAD TO GO THROUGH THE SAME
DESIGN REVIEW PROJECT FOR THAT
PROJECT, THE COSTS OF TIME AND
MONEY IF WE HAD TO GO THROUGH
THE SAME PROCESS WE DID WITH
OLYMPIC RIDGE. IT WOULD LIKELY
KILL THE PROJECT ADDING TEN OR
MORE MONTHS AND MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS AND LEAVING 58 FAMILIES
WITHOUT AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUY A
HOME. ULTIMATELY THIS
LEGISLATION WILL BE ABLE TO --
IT'S A REALLY SIMPLE PIECE OF
LEGISLATION, BUT IT'S GOING TO
DO AMAZING THINGS. WE AT HABITA
FOR HUMANITY IN OUR VISION IS T
BUILD A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE HA
A SAFE, DECENT, AFFORDABLE PLAC
TO CALL HOME. THIS LEGISLATION
IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THAT
DIRECTION TO MAKE THAT A
REALITY. THANK YOU.
>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC
COMMENTERS.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU ALL FOR
DIALING IN, PRESENTING TODAY. I
THERE'S NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT, THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED.
MOVING ON TO ITEM E ON OUR
AGENDA, IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION
THE INTRODUCTION AND REFERRAL
CALENDAR WILL BE ADOPTED. HEAR
NOTHING OBJECTION, INTRODUCTION
OF REFERRAL CALENDAR IS ADOPTED
ITEM F IS ADOPTION OF THE AGEND
TODAY. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE AGEND
IS ADOPTED. WE'LL NOW CONSIDER
THE PROPOSED CONSENT CALENDAR,
WHICH IS LISTED ON OUR AGENDA A
ITEM G. ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR INCLUDE MINUTES FROM
THE JUNE 27, 2023 MEETING, THE
PAYROLL BILLS WHICH HAS COUNCIL
BILL 120607. ARE THERE ANY ITEM
THE COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE T
REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONSENT
CALENDAR? HEARING NONE, I MOVE
TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. WILL THE CLER
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> COUNCILMEMBER PRESIDENT PRO
TEM MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TH
ITEMS ARE ADOPTED. CLERK, WILL
YOU PLEASE FIX THIS ON MY
BEHALF. COMMITTEE REPORTS, THE
FIRST ITEM ON THEEND IS FROM TH
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOG
AND CITY LIGHT COMMITTEE. WILL
THE CLERK PLEASE READ ITEM 1
INTO THE RECORD.
>> THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
BILL PASS RELATING TO
UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICTS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON, AS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED TO
ADDRESS THIS ITEM.
>> THANK YOU. 55 YEARS AGO
COUNCIL ENACTED AN ORDINANCE
REQUIRING ALL ELECTRIC
DISTRIBUTION, TELEPHONE,
TELEGRAPH, CATV AND OTHER WIRES
IN FACILITIES IN FOUR DISTRICTS
ACROSS THE CITY GO UNDERGROUND.
FACILITIES ARE MOSTLY COMPLETEL
UNDERGROUNDED BY NOW IN THREE O
THE DISTRICTS, BUT ONLY 20% HAV
BEEN UNDERGROUNDED ON FIRST
HILL. CITY LIGHT HAS TO REPLACE
ANTIQUATED CABLES WITH 26V
CABLES NEXT YEAR AND CITY LIGHT
DETERMINED IT WOULD BE MORE COS
EFFECTIVE AND LESS BURDENSOME
ON RATE PAYORS TO TAKE A MORE
FLEXIBLE APPROACH WITHOUT
COMPROMISING SAFETY ON WHICH
CABLES COULD GO UNDERGROUND AND
THIS BILL GIVES CITY LIGHT THAT
AUTHORITY. THIS CAME OUT OF CIT
UNANIMOUSLY AND I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU. ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, MADAM
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM?
>> AYE. THE BILL PASSES. MADAM
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION.
ITEM NUMBER 2, MADAM CLERK,
COULD YOU PLEASE READ IT INTO
THE RECORD.
>> RESOLUTION 32095 AUTHORIZING
COMMENCEMENT OF CABLE FRANCHISE
CONTRACT RENEWAL PROCEEDINGS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF 47 USC SECTION 546, WRITTEN
REQUEST FROM COMCAST CABLE
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT LLC.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE
RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, AS CHAIR
OF THE COMMITTEE, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED AGAIN TO ADDRESS THI
ITEM.
>> THANK YOU. THE STEP CONTRACT
WITH TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDER
TO PROVIDE A FRANCHISE ALLOWING
THEM TO USE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TO
PROVIDE CABLE TELEVISION. THOSE
FRANCHISES MUST BE RENEWED EVER
TEN YEARS. THIS RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZES THE CITY TO ENTER
INTO FRANCHISE RENEWAL
PROCEEDINGS WITH COMCAST AND
IMPLEMENT PROCESSES TO COMPLY
WITH FEDERAL LAW. THIS IS THE
FIRST STEP IN A YEAR LONG
PROCESS AND THE COUNCIL BILL
AUTHORIZING THE RENEWAL WON'T B
BEFORE COUNCIL UNTIL NEXT YEAR.
THE TIMING OF THIS RESOLUTION I
DRIVEN BY A FEDERAL REQUIREMENT
THAT THE UTILITY BEGIN
PROCEEDINGS WITHIN SIX MONTHS O
A FORMAL REQUEST BY THE
FRANCHISE HOLDER AND IN THIS
CASE, THIS IS COMCAST. TIMING I
ALSO DRIVEN BY A REQUIREMENT
THAT RENEWAL BEGIN THREE YEARS
PRIOR TO FRANCHISE EXPIRATION
AND COMCAST'S CURRENT FRANCHISE
WILL EXPIRE IN 2026. WHILE WE
EXPECT TO REACH A NEW FRANCHISE
AGREEMENT WITH COMCAST THROUGH
AN INFORMAL PROCESS, THIS
RESOLUTION PRESERVES THE CITY'S
RIGHT TO GO THROUGH A FORMAL
PROCESS SHOULD THAT BE DEEMED
NECESSARY WHILE ALLOWING TO US
PROCEED NOW WITH THE INFORMAL
PROCESS. THERE WILL BE
ENGAGEMENT FROM CTAB AS THIS
PROCESS GOES FORWARD AS WELL.
THIS CAME OUT OF COMMITTEE
UNANIMOUSLY.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? HEARING
NONE, MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED
>> THANK YOU. THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE AFFIX M
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. LET'S MOVE ON TO TH
LAND USE COMMITTEE, ITEM NUMBER
3.
>> 120581, DESIGN REVIEW FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADOPTING
TEMPORARY REGULATIONS TO EXEMPT
HOUSING PROJECT USING ON-SITE
UNITS FROM DESIGN REVIEW.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON AND
PEDERSEN IN FAVOR.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBERS,
THIS IS FROM THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED TO ADDRESS THIS ITEM
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. I WAS READING THE
WRONG PART OF MY SCRIPT WHEN WE
TOOK FINAL VOTE ON THIS BILL AN
I VOTED NO BECAUSE I THOUGHT I
WAS VOTING ON AN AMENDMENT. IF
YOU WANT TO LOOK BACK AT THE
RECORDING, YOU CAN EVEN SEE ME
SPEAK TO THE AMENDMENT AFTER
THAT VOTE. SO I SUPPORT THIS
LEGISLATION. I SPONSORED THIS
LEGISLATION. I THINK THIS IS
GOOD LEGISLATION. THIS
LEGISLATION IS A PILOT PROGRAM
TO ALLOW MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY PROJECTS THAT
CREATE ON-SITE PERFORMANCE. SO
THEY PUT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AT THE LOCATION IN WHICH THEY
ARE BUILDING FOR THOSE PROJECT
TO BE EXEMPT FROM DESIGN REVIEW
THIS IS ONE OPTION IN MANY THAT
WE ARE CONSIDERING AS WE
CONTINUE TO REVIEW DESIGN REVIE
AS A WHOLE. WE'RE GOING TO
ENGAGE IN A TOP TO BOTTOM REVIE
IN HOW TO IMPROVE THE PROGRAM
BECAUSE WE KNOW TWO THINGS ARE
TRUE. ONE, THAT THE PROGRAM DOE
NOT PROVIDE THE BEST TOOLS
NECESSARY FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS
TO ENGAGE IN DESIGN REVIEW, TO
HAVE THEIR PRIORITIES
INCORPORATED WITHIN THE PROJECT
AND ALSO ON THE OTHER HAND, THA
DESIGN REVIEW CAN BE WEAPONIZED
TO SLOW DOWN IMPORTANT PROJECTS
THAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS. SO WE
WILL BE TAKING A TOP TO BOTTOM
REVIEW OF DESIGN REVIEW IN HOW
TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. WE
DON'T HAVE A CLEAR SOLUTION. WE
DO HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING O
WHAT THE ISSUES ARE. IN THAT
INTERVENING TIME, WE HAVE THIS
PILOT BEFORE US THAT WILL HELP
INCENTIVIZE ON-SITE PERFORMANCE
OF MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY PROJECTS WHICH WE
WANT MORE OF TO BE EXEMPT FROM
DESIGN REVIEW. THIS IS A PILOT.
THIS WILL LAST TWO YEARS AND IT
ALSO GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY T
-- SINCE THIS IS ONLY A TWO-YEA
PILOT THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO
PUT THESE CHANGES IN PERMANENTL
WITHOUT FURTHER REVIEW. THANK
YOU, CHAIR. THAT IS THE REPORT.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THIS
ITEM? COUNCILMEMBER MORALES, GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR.
CHAIR. I WANT TO THANK ATCI FOR
BRINGING UP THIS QUESTION. I
THINK WE HAD A REALLY IMPORTANT
CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW TO OFFER
INCENTIVES FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. I DID
ABSTAIN ON THE BILL IN COMMITTE
BECAUSE I DO STILL HAVE
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BENEFIT TO
OUR LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES
STEMMING FROM SOME PARTS OF THI
BILL AND ALSO ABOUT THE WORK
PLAN THAT WAS DISCUSSED FOR THE
PILOT PERIOD. I THINK THAT'S
GOING TO BE AN IMPORTANT
CONVERSATION, BUT AT LEAST THE
INFORMATION PRESENTED TO US
DIDN'T REALLY TALK ABOUT HOW
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE RACIAL
EQUITY TOOL KIT THAT WAS
COMPLETED WERE INCORPORATED INT
THE WORK PLAN AND THE TRUTH IS
WE JUST VOTED ON THIS LAST WEEK
SO I HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNIT
TO GET SOME OF MY QUESTIONS
ANSWERED. SO I AM REALLY
INTERESTED IN INSURING THAT WE
WORK TO PROVIDE BENEFIT TO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS.
WE ALL KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THAT
IS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ADDRESSIN
THE CRISIS AND WE'RE INSURING W
HAVE AN EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
OF HOUSING ACROSS OUR CITY,
PARTICULARLY OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. WHAT CONCERNS ME IS
PROVIDING THAT EQUIVALENT
BENEFIT TO MARKET RATE
DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT RECEIVING
SOME LEVEL OF PUBLIC BENEFIT IN
RETURN AND PARTICULARLY, FOR
FOLKS WHO ARE LOW INCOME. SO I
APPRECIATE THAT THIS IS A PILOT
AND THAT THOSE QUESTIONS WILL B
ANSWERED IN THE INTERIM, BUT I
WILL BE VOTING NO ON THE BILL
BECAUSE I REALLY DO BELIEVE THA
BEFORE WE START TO OFFER THE
EXEMPTION FOR MARKET RATE UNITS
THAT WE HAVE A VERY CLEAR
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE IMPAC
WILL BE ON OUR ABILITY TO
DELIVER AND ON OUR ABILITY TO
DELIVER PUBLIC BENEFIT IN
RETURN. SO WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT MY INTENTWAS CLEAR THERE
AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE
CONVERSATION OVER THE COURSE OF
THE PILOT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES. ARE THER
ANY FINAL COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> I SEE WE HAVE ANOTHER HAND.
>> I'LL COME BACK TO YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT, PLEASE GO
AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU.
I WILL BE VOTING NO ON THIS
LEGISLATION THAT IS TO REMOVE
AND REDUCE THE REGULATION ON BI
FOR PROFIT DEVELOPERS. THERE
HAVE BEEN SEVERAL BILLS REDUCIN
THE REGULATORY BARRIERS FOR
DEVELOPING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND I HAVE, OF COURSE, AFFORDED
ALL OF THOSE BECAUSE THEY WERE
SPECIFICALLY ABOUT ALL OF THOSE
HOUSING THAT WOULD BE AFFORDABL
TO LOW INCOME PEOPLE AND THE
OUTRAGEOUSLY EXPENSIVE
APARTMENTS THAT BIG DEVELOPERS,
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
CHOOSE TO BUILD. THIS BILL THAT
GIVES OUTRAGEOUSLY EXPENSIVE
MARKET RATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
THE SAME ADVANTAGES GETS ALMOST
NOTHING IN RETURN FOR THE AT
THIS POINT COUNTLESS PEOPLE IN
SEARCH OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AN
ARE UNABLE TO FIND IT IN THIS
CITY BECAUSE RENTS ARE
SKYROCKETING. AT MOST, IT
REQUIRES AFFORDABLE HOUSING BE
BUILT ON SITE, BUT IT DOESN'T
ADD ONE UNIT OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
ADDED. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
SAID THAT DESIGN REVIEW CAN BE
WEAPONIZED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT
HIS INTENT WAS BY THAT LANGUAGE
BUT THE RENTERS AT THE SHADOW
BUILDING IN THE CENTRAL
DISTRICT, VERY WORKING CLASS,
LOW INCOME RENTERS, SENIOR
RENTERS ON FIXED INCOMES. THESE
TENANTS AT THE SHADOW BUILDING
IN 2019 APPEALED TO DESIGN
REVIEW WHEN A BIG DEVELOPER
CALLED CADENCE REAL ESTATE TRIE
TO FORCE THEM OUT OF THEIR HOME
AND BECAUSE OF THE CAMPAIGN THA
WE BUILT, INCLUDING MY OFFICE,
UNION MEMBERS, INCLUDING UAW AN
THE U-DUB WHO ALL STOOD IN
SOLIDARITY WITH THE SHADOW
TENANTS, WE WERE ABLE TO WIN A
SERIOUS VICTORY AGAINST CADENCE
REAL ESTATE WHO WERE ACTUALLY
FORCED TO PAY THEIR TENANTS FOR
ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT THE
TENANTS HAD ENDURED OVER THE
YEARS WITHOUT THOSE PROBLEMS
BEING FIXED AND THEY GOT AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE
THEY COULD FIND ALTERNATE
HOUSING FOR THEMSELVES. SO IT
WAS A REAL VICTORY THAT WAS
OBVIOUSLY THE RESULT OF BUILDIN
A WORKING CLASS CAMPAIGN IN THE
CITY, BUT THE FACT THAT THE
TENANTS APPEALED TO THE DESIGN
REVIEW WAS PART OF -- ONE OF TH
STARTING POINTS OF THAT
STRUGGLE. THE PREMISE OF THIS
LEGISLATION IS THAT REDUCING TH
COSTS INCURRED BY FOR-PROFIT
DEVELOPERS WILL SOMEHOW BENEFIT
WORKING PEOPLE. IT WILL REDUCE
RENT. NONE OF THIS IS TRUE. IT
IS COMPLETELY UNTRUE. DEVELOPER
AND LANDLORDS AND THE LANDLORDS
THAT THEY SELL TO DO NOT SET
RENTS BASED ON THEIR COSTS. THE
SET THEIR RENTS AS HIGH AS THEY
CAN. EVERY TIME THE CITY HAS
PASSED LEGISLATION TO REDUCE
LANDLORD COSTS WITH THE PROMISE
OF LOWER RENTS, IT HAS BEEN A
LIE. I REMEMBER WHEN THE CITY
CHANGED ITS LAND USE LAWS TO
PERMIT MICROUNITS, SUCH AS
APARTMENTS. DEVELOPERS ARGUED
THAT PERMITTING TINY, FLIMSY
APARTMENTS WITH ZERO AMENITIES
SOMETIMES WITHOUT KITCHENS OR
BATHROOMS WOULD REDUCE RENT AND
THEN, OF COURSE, THEY RAISED TH
RENT. KEEPING IN MIND THIS IS O
TOP OF THE FACT THAT MANY OF
THESE MICROAPARTMENTS ARE MORE
EXPENSIVE THAN JUST NORMAL
HOUSING. LAST FRIDAY DURING
PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND RENTERS RIGH
COMMITTEE I CHAIR I INTRODUCED
THE RENT CONTROL LEGISLATION
FROM MY OFFICE WHICH ALREADY HA
THE SUPPORT OF 35,000 PEOPLE WH
SIGNED THE PETITION IN SUPPORT
OF IT, WE HEARD PUBLIC COMMENT
IN SUPPORT OF THIS BUT FROM
DOZENS OF PEOPLE WHO SIGNED UP
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND OF WITH
THOSE WAS A RESIDENT WHO LOST
HER HOUSING WHEN THE 125 SQUARE
FOOT MICROUNIT SHE RENTED
INCREASED THE RENT FROM $900 A
MONTH TO $1,300 A MONTH. IN MY
VIEW $900 A MONTH IS IT ALREADY
TOTALLY OUTRAGEOUS AND THEN THE
LANDLORD CORPORATION INCREASED
IT TO $1,500 A MONTH AND AS A
RESULT OF, THAT HER PATH TOWARD
HOMELESSNESS AGAIN. LET ME SAY
AGAIN $1,500 A MONTH FOR A 125
SQUARE FOOT APARTMENT. I WILL
NOT SUPPORT THIS BILL WHICH USE
REGULATIONS OF BIG DEVELOPERS
AND GETS NOTHING IN RETURN FOR
WORKING PEOPLE AND ORDINARY
PEOPLE WHO REQUIRE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT PRO TEM
MOSQUEDA. AGAIN, THIS BILL
BEFORE US DOES PROVIDE DESIGN
REVIEW EXEMPTION FOR DEVELOPMEN
PROJECTS THAT ELECT TO MEET
CITY'S MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENT WITH
ON-SITE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THERE'S NO WAY TO GET OUT OF TH
MANDATORY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
REQUIREMENT FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. EITHER DEVELOPERS'
OPTIONS ARE TO PAY THE FEE OR
PROVIDE ON-SITE PERFORMANCE OF
THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE
BILL BEFORE US ONLY SPEAKS TO
THE EXEMPTION, THAT THE
EXEMPTION IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO
BUILDINGS THAT PROVIDE ON-SITE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WE HAVE SEEN IS THA
BUILDINGS COME IN AND WITH A NE
BUILDING RENTS ARE VERY
EXPENSIVE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSIN
IS OFTEN NOT PLACED IN THE AREA
THAT THE IN LIEU FEES ARE
STEMMING FROM. THIS BILL BEFORE
US REQUIRES THAT ON-SITE
PERFORMANCE OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. IS A PILOT PROJECT TO
HELP US UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT O
BEING ABLE TO INCENTIVIZE THIS
ON-SITE PERFORMANCE AND THE
IMPACT OF DESIGN REVIEW. THERE
IS GOING TO BE A TOP TO BOTTOM
REVIEW OF DESIGN REVIEW AND THI
BILL ONLY LASTS TWO YEARS AS A
PILOT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT PRO TEM MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. I WILL
ADD I'LL BE SUPPORTING THIS
LEGISLATION. IT IS A BIG BENEFI
TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS
IT HELPS MAKE SURE THAT
DEPARTURES ARE MORE FLEXIBLE AN
I KNOW OF A NUMBER OF AFFORDABL
HOUSING PROJECTS THAT ARE REALL
COUNTING ON THIS LEGISLATION TO
ALLOW FOR THOSE AFFORDABLE UNIT
TO BE CREATED. IT ALSO ALLOWS
MHA PERFORMANCE PROJECTS TO NOT
HAVE TO GO THROUGH LENGTHY
DESIGN REVIEW, WHICH ENCOURAGES
MHA PERFORMANCE. HOUSING,
HOUSING, HOUSING, INCLUDING
HOUSING THAT'S MORE AFFORDABLE.
SO IT ALLOWS ALL RESIDENTIAL
PROJECTS TO DO ADMINISTRATIVE
DESIGN REVIEW INSTEAD OF THE
FULL AND LENGTHY COSTLY DESIGN
REVIEWS. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD
BENEFIT OVERALL AND I'LL VOTE
YES. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> SIX IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. CAN YOU PLEASE
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION. THE BILL HAS
PASSED. I'LL SIGN IT. ITEM
NUMBER 4 IS FROM THE STAPLE LAN
USE COMMITTEE.
>> 120591 RELATING TO LAND USE
AND ZONING, CORRECTING
TYPOGRAPHICAL AND OTHER
TECHNICAL ERRORS, CORRECTING
SECTION REFERENCES AND
CLARIFYING REGULATIONS IN OAKS
THAT RELATE UNITS WITH
AFFORDABILITY RESTRICTIONS. THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASS.
>> THIS IS THE OFFICE OF HOUSIN
OMNIBUS BILL FOR THE VIEWING
PUBLIC, IS A CLEANUPOF
TECHNICAL ERRORS, CHANGES, AND
IT SIMPLIFIES THE TERMS BEING
USED. THERE ARE FOUR OUTCOMES
WITHIN THIS BILL UPDATING
DEFINED TERMS. IT UPDATES OVER
DOZEN OBSOLETE DEFINED TERMS AN
INCONSISTENT APPLICATION OF
PROVISIONS TO LOW INCOME HOUSIN
AND OTHER UNITS WITH
AFFORDABILITY RESTRICTIONS.
OUTCOME TWO IS IT EXPANDS THE
APPLICATION OF DESIGN REVIEW
EXEMPTION AND WAIVERS OR
MODIFICATIONS. CURRENTLY
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS
DESIGN REVIEW EXEMPT. WAIVER AN
MODIFICATIONS OF CERTAIN
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS CAN BE
REQUESTED, BUT THIS DOES NOT
APPLY TO OTHER PUBLICLY-FUNDED
INCOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. SO
THIS EXTEND THAT ABILITY.
OUTCOME THREE, IT CONSOLIDATES
INCENTIVE ZONING PROVISIONS
RELATED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WHICH LARGELY BECAME OBSOLETE
WITH THE ADOPTION OF MANDATORY
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY. THIS
LEGSLATION REPEALS OBSOLETE
CODE SECTIONS AND MAKES THEM
MORE CONSISTENT. OUTCOME FOUR I
IMPROVED CONSISTENCY, CLARITY
AND READABILITY. THE CURRENT
CODE IS COMPLICATED, UNCLEAR,
AND INCONSISTENT REGARDING
PROVISIONS SUCH AS REGARDING LO
INCOME HOUSING AND AFFORDABLE
UNITS. THIS LEGISLATION IS A
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF TITLE 2
TO PROVIDE SIMPLIFIED, CLEAR,
AND CONSISTENT LANGUAGE. THIS I
A LARGELY TECHNICAL AND CLEANUP
BILL AND I URGE A AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS? SEEING NONE,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, I HAVE A
FEW COMMENTS MYSELF. I'LL GO
AHEAD AND SHARE THOSE NOW AND
TURN IT TO YOU FOR ANY FOLLOW-U
ITEMS ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 4.
DOES THAT SOUND GOOD?
>> SOUNDS GREAT.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M
EXCITED ABOUT THIS LEGISLATION.
I THINK AS WE WORK TO SCALE UP
OUR INVESTMENTS TO MEET
SEATTLE'S GROWING NEED FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGH
SOURCES LIKE THE SEATTLE HOUSIN
LEVY LEGISLATION, WHICH THIS
COUNCIL JUST PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
AND THROUGH EFFORTS LIKE THE
JUMP START PROGRESSIVE PAYROLL
REVENUE WHICH AGAIN WAS
UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED IN TERMS
OF THIS SPEND PLAN, WE MUST ALS
SIMULTANEOUSLY REMOVE BARRIERS
WITHIN THE CITY CODE THAT ADD
TIME AND WHEN YOU ADD TIME, IT
ADDS COSTS TO CRITICAL PROJECTS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUPPORTS THE
HEALTH, RESILIENCE AND STABILIT
OF OUR COMMUNITY AND QUITE
LITERALLY SAVES LIVES. THERE IS
NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN
MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A PLAC
FOR PEOPLE TO CALL HOME. THE
PANDEMIC HAS UNDERSCORED THE
CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A
PLACE TO CALL HOME. WE AS THE
POLICYMAKERS IN THIS CITY NEED
TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP
THESE PROJECTS COME ONLINE AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WE HAVE
BUILT INTO HOUSING POLICIES LIK
THE HOUSING FUNDING POLICIES
INTO THE JUMP START SEATTLE
PROGRESSIVE PAYROLL TAX HOUSING
SPEND DIRECTION AND WE BUILT
THIS INTO THE HOUSING LEVY
LEGISLATION. WE HAVE TAKEN EVER
OPPORTUNITY WE CAN TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE'RE PRIORITIZING
COMMUNITY DRIVEN PROJECTS THAT
ARE ROOTED IN AND SERVE
COMMUNITY NEEDS. IT HAS PROVEN
TO BE VERY EFFECTIVE AND
IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE FOLKS WHO ARE BUILDING
HOUSING LED BY THE VISION OF
THOSE MOST DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY
DISPLACEMENT ARE AT THE FRONT O
THE LINE TO BE ABLE TO CREATE
HOUSING TO RIGHT THAT WRONG. I
AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
LEGISLATION BEING ONE OF A
MYRIAD OF THINGS WE NEED TO DO
TO HELP CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY
MAKING SURE WE'RE REDUCING
BARRIERS AND SERVE OUR
COMMUNITY, WHO HAS LONG WAITED
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
HOUSING, WHICH HAS BEEN HELD UP
IN EXPENSIVE DESIGN REVIEW
PROCESSES. SO I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS
EFFORT AND TO MAKE THIS POLICY
PERMANENT, TO BETTER ALIGN THE
CITY'S POLICIES WITH OUR
INVESTMENTS AND VALUES.
COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I
WILL SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION.
DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AND
APPRECIATE THE CHAIR AND OFFICE
OF HOUSING BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. WE DID HOPE TO SEE
SOCIAL HOUSING INCLUDED AS
ANOTHER FORM OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TO RECEIVE THE SAME KIN
OF BENEFITS THAT DEVELOPMENT OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING RECEIVE. SO
OFFERED IN AMENDMENTS NOT
INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE, BUT I
AM HAPPY TO HAVE THE COMMITMENT
FROM THE CHAIR AND OFFICE OF
HOUSING TO WORK WITH MY OFFICE
ON BRINGING FORWARD SOME
STAND-ALONE LEGISLATION THROUGH
THE LAND USE COMMITTEE TO
PROVIDE THIS SAME LEVEL OF
BENEFIT TO SOCIAL HOUSING AS WE
DO TO OTHER KINDS OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. THAT WILL BE ANOTHER
CONVERSATION. IN THE MEANTIME
I'M EXCITED TO SUPPORT THIS
LEGISLATION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
>> THANK YOU. JUST THAT THIS IS
AN OMNIBUS BILL THAT CLEANS UP
COMPLEX AND OUT OF DATE LANGUAG
THROUGHOUT OUR LAND USE CODE AN
IT DOES SPEED THE PRODUCTION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.
THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE
FAMILY HOME I GREW UP IN SHOULD
BE ABLE TO LIVE IN SEATTLE TODA
AND TOMORROW. THIS BILL CUTS TH
RED TAPE THAT SHOULD DO JUST
THAT. THANK YOU.
>> ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? SEEING
NONE, MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON ADOPTIO
OF THE ADOPTION OF THE
ORDINANCE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES. COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO
TEM MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE BIL
PASSES AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN
IT. MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEAS
AFFIX MY SIGNATURE TO THE
LEGISLATION. WE'RE ON TO AGEND
ITEM NUMBER 5 STILL WITHIN THE
LAND USE COMMITTEE MEETING.
MADAM CLERK.
>> AGENDA ITEM 5, RELATING TO
LAND USE AND ZONING, REMOVING
REGULATORY BARRIERS AND
SIMPLIFYING AND INCREASING
PERMITTING PREDICTABLE FOR
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT B
MODIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR SMAL
INSTITUTIONS IN RESIDENTIAL
ZONES. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
THE BILL PASS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED IN
ORDER TO SPEAK TO THIS
LEGISLATION AS CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE.
>> THANK YOU. THIS LEGISLATION
REDUCES REGULATORY BARRIERS FOR
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT PROJECTS,
INCLUDING THOSE FUNDED BY THE
CITY'S EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE. I THANK THE OFFICE
OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUR WORK ON
THIS LEGISLATION. I'M PROUD TO
SUPPORT THESE TECHNICAL CODE
CHANGES. IN SHORT, THIS MAKES
SIX GENERAL CHANGES. IT, NUMBER
ONE, ALLOWS COMMUNITY CENTERS
AND LIBRARY AS INSTITUTION USES
PERMITTED OUTRIGHT IN
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES.
NUMBER TWO, IT MODIFIES THE
AMOUNT OF OFFSTREET PARKING
REQUIRED FOR COMMUNITY CENTERS
AND LIBRARIES TO BE MORE
ACCURATE TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS
THAT THEY SERVE. NUMBER THREE,
IT DEFINES AND PROVIDES
STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY FARMS A
A TYPE OF INSTITUTION THIS
ALLOWED OUTRIGHT IN NEIGHBORHOO
RESIDENTIAL ZONES. NUMBER FOUR,
IT MODIFIES THE DEFINITION OF
COMMUNITY, CLUB OR CENTER TO
BETTER REFLECT THE TYPES OF
ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMING
COMMONLY INCLUDED IN EDI
PROJECTS AND INCREASES
PREDICTABILITY IN THE PERMITTIN
PROCESS. NUMBER FIVE, IT ALLOWS
CERTAIN ACCESSORY COMMERCIAL
USES AND NUMBER SIX, FOR
INSTITUTIONS IN LOW RISE ZONES
IT APPLIES SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
CONSISTENT WITH THOSE USES
PERMITTED OUTRIGHT. THAT IS WHA
THIS BILL DOES. IT IS A GOOD
BILL AND I URGE A AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT PR
TEM.
>> THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS? SEEING NO ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS, MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
ADOPTION OF THIS ITEM.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> EIGHT IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED
>> THANK YOU. THE BILL PASSES
AND THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT. WIL
THE CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. I THINK THAT BRINGS
US TO THE END OF OUR AGENDA
HERE. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS
OF BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE
COUNCIL? OKAY. HEARING NO
ADDITIONAL ITEMS, THIS CONCLUDE
ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA. THE NEXT REGULARLY
SCHEDULED SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING WILL BE HELD JULY 11th.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. WE ARE
ADJOURNED.