>>> THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING
EVERYONE. APRIL 28, 2023 THE
REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF TH
NEIGHBORHOOD CIVIL RIGHTS AND
CULTURAL COMMITTEE WILL COME TO
ORDER. IT IS 9:32. WITH
ACRYLIC PLEASE CALL THE ROAD?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS?
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> HERE IN CHAMBERS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER --
>> PRESENT.
>> CHAIR MORALES?
>> HERE.
>> IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, TH
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED TODAY,
HEARING NO OBJECTION, TODAY'S
AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE HAVE TWO
, THREE ITEMS WELL, WE HAVE A
LOT OF ITEMS BUT MANY OF THE
APPOINTMENTS WE HAVE ARE ON TH
CONSENT AGENDA. WE WILL DO THA
FIRST AND THEN WE WILL HERE,
HAVE A PANEL PRESENTATION FROM
OUR NEW SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEMBERS AND
THEN WE HAVE TWO ITEMS FROM TH
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
REGARDING LANDMARK PRESERVATION
WE WILL GET STARTED WITH PUBLI
COMMENT. AT THIS TIME, WE WIL
OPEN GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT IN
PERSON AND VIRTUAL HYBRID. I
SEE ONE PERSON ONLINE AND I DO
NOT SEE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTERS
SIGNED UP IS THAT CORRECT? IN
PERSON?
>> ONE IN PERSON.
>> ONE IN PERSON. WE WILL OPEN
THE PUBLIC COMMENT TIME AND
MODERATE THE PUBLIC COMMENT
TIME. EVERYONE WILL HAVE TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK. WE WILL STAR
ONLINE AND DO THE IN-PERSON
COMMENT. FOR THE PERSON ONLINE
PRESS STAR SIX WHEN YOU RECEIV
THE Q AND HAVE BEEN AN MUTED.
YOU WILL HEAR A CHIME. WHEN
YOU HAVE 10 SECONDS LEFT. LET'
GET STARTED. LET'S GET STARTED
WITH MEGHAN MURPHY.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES, WE CAN.
>> OKAY, GREAT. I AM HERE
BECAUSE I AM ANGRY BECAUSE WHE
I WAS 21 I TURNED DOWN SOME --
IN SIOUX CITY, IOWA AS A LIVE I
NANNY. IT WAS WAY TOO MUCH
MONEY FOR JUST BEING A NANNY
LIKE HAVING GRADUATE SCHOOL
PAID FOR, A HOUSE, A CAR . I WA
LIVING WITH A -- CEO OF GATEWA
COMPUTERS. HE AND HIS BROTHER
WERE WORTH $8 BILLION. HE IS
ABLE TO SEND PEOPLE TO STALK M
HERE IN SEATTLE, A COMPUTER CE
AND IT VIOLATED MY CIVIL RIGHTS
VERY MUCH SO. CONTROL ME ON MY
ZOOM MEETINGS IN MY 12 STEP
RECOVERY MEETINGS . I FEEL LIKE
I GOT IN THE BILLIONAIRE CLASS
LIST OF TO BE STOCKS. IT COULD
BE BECAUSE OF MY ACTIVISM. IT
HELPS ME WHEN I TELL THE PUBLIC
NOT ONE PERSON HAS THE RIGHT T
SERVE VAIL ANOTHER AND MAKE
THEM FEEL THREATENED AND
MENTALLY ABUSED THEM. WHEN I
TRY TO COMPLAIN WHEN I HAVE MY
SON IN SIOUX CITY, IOWA I WAS
CALLED CRAZY. WHEN I MOVED TO
SEATTLE I HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE
WHO KNOW ABOUT THIS AND DO NOT
THINK I AM CRAZY. IT MAKES IT
MORE INSIDIOUS FOR THE PEOPLE
WITH MONEY ABUSING THEIR POWER
TO FOLLOW ME -- TRY TO SHOW U
AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE LEVEL OF
STOCKING. IT IS SICK AND ANYON
WHO IS HELPING THEM DO THAT,
ANY THIRD-PARTY HELPING THEM
STALK ME NEED TO BECOME
WHISTLEBLOWERS. SAY HEY I AM
NOT GOING TO STALK I AM NOT
GOING TO STALK HER IT IS
DISGUSTING. AND -- TURNED IN A
A CLIENT OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN IN
THE LAST --
>> THANK YOU. I DO NOT SEE
ANYONE ELSE SIGNED UP ONLINE.
CAN YOU CALL THE PERSON HERE IN
CHAMBERS.
>> YES, WE HAVE TIFFANY McCOY.
>> JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS A
DEEP THANK YOU TO YOU FOR
WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE
CAMPAIGN ON IMPLEMENTATION AND
USHERING IN THE FIRST SEATTLE
SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BOAR
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE BUT ALSO
-- THE VERY FIRST -- IN THE
COUNTRY. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT PEOPLE OF ALL INCOME LEVEL
THE ABILITY TO LIVE IN CLEAN
GREEN BUILDINGS AS WELL. I WAN
TO SAY THANK YOU, LOOKING
FORWARD TO THIS WORK, LOOKING
FORWARD TO WORKING CLOSELY WITH
YOUR OFFICE AND APPRECIATION FO
HELPING TO SECURE THE $200,000
FROM THE STATE THE DEVELOPER
WILL START OUT WITH. WE
DESPERATELY NEED THAT MONEY AN
HOPE YOUR OFFICE IS SUCCESSFUL
THIS YEAR WITH THE CITY COUNCIL
SECURING AN ONGOING PROGRESSIVE
REVENUE WITH THE CAMPAIGN TO
ENSURE WE ARE ACQUIRING AND
BUILDING AS MUCH HOUSING AS WE
CAN. LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKIN
WITH YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC
COMMENT TIME. WE WILL CLOSE
OUT PUBLIC COMMENT AND MOVE OU
TO OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM. WILL
YOU PLEASE READ ITEMS ONE
THROUGH 12 INTO THE RECORD. I
WILL READ --
>> AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH 12
APPOINTMENTS 02 58 THROUGH
02539. APPOINTMENTS TO THE
LGBTQ+ COMMISSION, THE
INTERNATIONAL VESSEL REVIEW
DISTRICT, THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S
COMMISSION THE COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT COMMISSION, THE
FAMILIES EDUCATION PROMISE,
PRESCHOOL LEVY, OVERSIGHT
BOARD, BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE A CONSEN
AGENDA HERE WITH APPOINTMENTS
-- -- OTHERWISE, WE WILL VOTE
ON ALL OF THESE AS A PACKAGE.
WE HAVE 12 NAMES TO READ INTO
THE RECORD. APPOINTMENT 25 39,
THE APPOINTMENT OF HEATHER ARCH
MEYER AS A MEMBER TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL REVIEW
DISTRICT BOARD FOR A TERM TO
DECEMBER 2020 -- THE
REAPPOINTMENT OF MARQUEZ --
FAMILIES EDUCATION OF PRESCHOL
PROMISED LEVY OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE FOR A TERM THROUGH
DECEMBER 31, 2025. APPOINTMENT
25 29, THE REAPPOINTMENT OF
SUSAN -- AS A MEMBER OF THE
LEVY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO A
TERM -- DECEMBER 31, 2025. TH
APPOINTMENT WITH CRYSTAL
GUERRERO AS A MEMBER OF THE
SEATTLE WOMEN'S COMMISSION FOR
TERM TO JULY 1, 2024.
APPOINTMENT 25 31, THE
APPOINTMENT OF SARA LEE AS A
MEMBER TO THE SEATTLE WOMEN'S
COMMISSION FOR A TERM -- 2024.
APPOINTMENT 25 32 APPOINTMENT
OF -- ARMSTRONG AS A MEMBER OF
THE LGBTQ+ COMMISSION TO APRIL
30, 2025. APPOINTMENT 25 33
THE APPOINTMENT OF JEREMY -- AS
A MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE LGBTQ+
COMMISSION TO APRIL 30 , 2025.
THE APPOINTMENT OF GERALD --
THAT MIGHT BE ITALIAN AS A
MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE LGBTQ+
COMMISSION -- COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT COMMISSION FOR A
TERM TO MAY 31 -- AS A MEMBER
OF THE COMMUNITY COMMISSION --
APPOINT 25 35, THE APPOINTMENT
OF JULIA JANET SHIELDS AS A
MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT COMMISSION TO MAY
GOT 2025 AND FINALLY APPOINTMEN
25 36, THE APPOINTMENT OF -- I
A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT COMMISSION FOR A
TERM THROUGH MADE 31st, 2025.
COLLEAGUES, YOU ALL RECEIVED
THEIR APPOINTMENT PACKETS AND
APPLICATIONS. IF THERE ARE
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, NOW IS
THE TIME AND, I WANT TO ASK IF
ANYONE IS REQUESTING FOR A
PARTICULAR APPOINTMENT TO BE
PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL
DISCUSSION. I AM NOT SEEING
ANYTHING. OKAY. IN THAT CASE,
MOVE THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS
APPROVAL OF THESE APPOINTMENTS
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT HAS BEEN MOVE
AND SECONDED. WITH THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROPE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LOUIS?
COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON -- CHAIR
MIRELES? YES.
>> THREE IN FAVOR.
>> THE MOTION FAVORS IN THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION THAT
THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE PERMIT
WILL BE SENT TO THE MAIN NINTH,
2023 COUNCIL MEETING. WOULD YO
PLEASE READ ITEM 13 INTO THE
RECORD.
>> INTRODUCTION OF THE SEATTLE
SOCIAL -- BRIEFING AND
DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU. I AM GOING TO AS
OUR BOARD MEMBERS IF YOU WILL
JOIN US AT THE COMMUNITY TABLE.
WHILE YOU'RE COMING UP I WILL
GIVE BACKGROUND. AS YOU KNOW,
MY OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING ON
SOCIAL HOUSING FUNDING AND
POLICIES SINCE 2021 AFTER
HEARING A HUGE DEMAND FROM
COMMUNITY THAT WE PURSUE
FUNDING IN THE 2022 AND 2023
CITY BUDGETS. WE SPENT TIME
WORKING WITH SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPERS IN FRANCE. WE WORKED
ON LAND USE LEGISLATION THAT
WOULD DOVETAIL WITH SOCIAL
HOUSING AND WE EVEN STARTED
WORKING WITH STATE LEGISLATORS
IN NOVEMBER TO GET SEED FUNDIN
AHEAD OF THE PASSAGE OF
INITIATIVE ONE 35. THIS IS A
CONCEPT I BELIEVE IN AND IT IS
ONE THAT VOTERS COLLECTIVELY
DEMANDED THIS PAST FEBRUARY.
WITH THE PASSAGE OF I -1 35
SEATTLE IS EMBARKING ON
SOMETHING THAT IS NOT BEEN SEEN
IN OTHER CITIES IN THE COUNTRY.
JUST AS WE HAVE WITH WORKER
RIGHTS, TENANT RIGHTS,
PROGRESSIVE REVENUE, WITH
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS, WE ARE LEADIN
THE WAY ON BOLD, NEW OR AT
LEAST NEW TO THIS COUNTRY,
HOUSING MODELS. SOCIAL HOUSING
IS A MODEL WE HAVE SEEN TAKE
SHAPE INTERNATIONALLY FROM THE
LAST 100 YEARS AGO FROM
AUSTRIA, SINGAPORE, FRANCE AND
FINLAND. A MODEL BUILT ON THE
IDEA OF PROVIDING A UNIVERSALLY
HIGH STANDARD OF LIVING COUPLED
WITH UNIVERSAL AFFORDABILITY.
IN MANY PLACES, SOCIAL HOUSING
IS PUBLICLY OWNED AND RUN
OPERATED BY QUALIFY GOVERNMENTA
SOCIAL LANDLORDS . MANY MODEL
ALSO INCLUDE RENTERS IN THE
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS THROUG
DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED RENTAL
COUNCILS. IN MANY
JURISDICTIONS, SOCIAL HOUSING
IS USED AS A TOOL FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD WHITE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT OFTEN INTEGRATED
INTO THE FABRICS -- I GOT TO
TOUR THIS KIND OF A NEIGHBORHOO
IN FRANCE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO
WHERE 33% OF ALL HOUSING UNITS
ARE BEING BUILT AS SOCIAL
HOUSING. SOCIAL HOUSING
PROMOTES INCOME DIVERSITY AND
SOCIAL MIXING AS A WAY TO COMBA
DISPLACEMENT AND ISOLATION AND
AS A WAY TO REPAIR THE HARM DON
THROUGH EXCLUSIONARY POLICIES.
IN SEATTLE, THAT MEANS
PRACTICING PRACTICES LIKE
REDLINING AND RACIAL COVENANTS
AND THE LEGACY THOSE PRACTICES
HAVE LEFT ON OUR CITY TODAY.
THIS IS A TOOL TO BOLSTER
CURRENT AFFORDABLE RENTAL AND
OWNERSHIP OPTIONS. ANOTHER 20%
OF HOUSING IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD
I MENTIONED EARLIER IS BEING
DEVELOPED AS AFFORDABLE RENTAL
AND HOME OWNERSHIP OPTIONS .
MEANING OVER 50% OF ALL UNITS
DEVELOPED PROVIDE AFFORDABILITY
ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF INCOMES.
COMPLETELY FREE FROM MARKET
SPECULATION AND THAT IS
SOMETHING I THINK WE REALLY NEE
IN SEATTLE IF WE ARE GOING TO
ADDRESS THE DEEP CRISIS WE HAVE
THIS IS WHERE WE START THE
JOURNEY WITH THE PASSAGE OF I-
35 -- PROVIDE HOMES FOR PEOPLE
BUILT TO PASSIVE HOUSE
STANDARDS, CERTIFIED BY UNION
LABOR WITH RENT CAPPED AT A
THIRD OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR
THOSE EARNING BETWEEN ZERO AND
120% OF AREA INCOME. A FOURTH
FOR HOUSEHOLDS EARNING BELOW
30% AMI, A 4th FOR 31 TO 50,
4th FOR 51 TO 80 1/4 AVAILABLE
TO THOSE EARNING BETWEEN 80 AND
120% AMI. THIS WILL ALSO
DEMOCRATIZE DECISION-MAKING BY
HAVING RESIDENTS REPRESENTING
SEVEN SEATS ON THE BOARD.
THOSE ARE REPRESENTATIVE --
SEATTLE RENTERS COMMISSION.
EACH HOLDING WILL HAVE ITS OWN
RENTAL COUNSEL, ENSURING THAT
RESIDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN BOTH
MICRO AND MACRO
DECISION-MAKING. WE ARE SORT O
IN UNCHARTED WATERS BUT IN
ANOTHER SENSE WE ARE WALKING
DOWN A VERY WELL TAKEN PATH IN
THIS BOARD REPRESENTS A BROAD
ARRAY OF EXPERIENCE AND
KNOWLEDGE FROM LIVED EXPERIENC
OF HOUSING INSTABILITY,
HOMELESSNESS AND ACCESSING
SERVICES IN OUR CURRENT
ECOSYSTEM AS WELL AS PUBLIC
FINANCE, LABOR REPRESENTATION,
PUBLIC POLICY, NONPROFIT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT,
SOCIAL HOUSING AND REGIONAL
PLANNING EXPERIENCE. WITH THAT
I WANT TO WELCOME OUR PANELISTS
HERE. WE HAVE 13 BOARD
MEMBERS. WE HAVE ONE NOT ABLE T
MAKE IT TODAY. BUT, WE HAVE
FIVE PEOPLE HERE IN PERSON WIT
US IN CHAMBERS AND, WE HAVE SI
ON THE LINE WITH US. THANK YOU
ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY. I
WILL ASK EACH OF YOU TO
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND THE
SECTOR YOU ARE REPRESENTING
AND THEN WE HAVE A FEW QUESTION
. MAYBE I WILL START HERE AT
THE TABLE. I WILL LET YOU
CHOOSE.
>> I WILL GO AHEAD AND GO. CAN
YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES.
>> MY NAME IS -- BOLD WHEN. I
AM ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES
APPOINTED BY THE SEATTLE WINTE
COMMISSION AND A LIFELONG
SEATTLE RESIDENT. AND LIFELONG
RENTER. HELLO. MY NAME IS --
AND I AM HERE REPRESENTING
LABOR.
>> HELLO MY NAME IS JULIE AND
AM HERE, I GUESS REPRESENTING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
I HAD BEEN AN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING DEVELOPER FOR OVER 25
YEARS.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS DON DALEY
I HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO THE
SEATTLE RENTERS COMMISSION. I
HAVE HAD PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
WITH HOUSING INSECURITY AND, -
ALSO ONE OF THE 60 TO 80% AMI
REPRESENTATIVES. THANK YOU.
>> I AM CHUCK DEPEW THE
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MAYOR TO
THE PDA BOARD. I HAVE A LONG
HISTORY IN COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE SO I AM
EXCITED TO GO ON THIS JOURNEY.
>> THANK YOU, I WILL TURN TO
THOSE ONLINE. I WILL JUST CALL
ON YOU IF YOU COULD INTRODUCE
YOURSELF.
>> HELLO MY NAME IS -- I HAVE
LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH BEING
CHRONICALLY HOMELESS AS WELL A
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE WORKING
IN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSIN
ALONG WITH SUPPORTING THE GENDE
DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> MY NAME IS KATIE -- I AM A
TRANS-WOMAN WHO LIVES IN
SEATTLE. I HAVE EXPERIENCE
WITH WORKING WITH YOUTH, YOUN
ADULTS, THE YOUNGER GENERATION
OF US. I ALSO HAVE LIVED
EXPERIENCE WITH BEING HOMELESS
AS WELL AND NAVIGATING THE
SYSTEM.
>> THANK YOU. TOM?
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS TOM
BARNARD. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN
I HAVE LIVED IN SEATTLE FOR 3
YEARS AND I NOW LIVE IN SEATAC.
I WAS APPOINTED BY THE RENTERS
COMMISSION AND, I HAVE LIVED
EXPERIENCE IN HOMELESSNESS
ELSEWHERE AND YOUR LIVED
EXPERIENCE IN HOMELESSNESS HERE
I AM ALSO A MEMBER OF THE
SEATTLE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS
OF AMERICA AND AM ONE OF THE
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSING JUSTICE
WORK GROUP. VERY INTERESTED IN
THIS TOPIC. WE HAVE WORKED
EXTENSIVELY TO GET 1 35 PAST.
THANK YOU.
>> DEVYN.
>> HELLO. I AM ONE OF THE BOAR
MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE SEATTL
RENTERS COALITION. I AM A
LIFELONG RENTER OR RENTER FOR
MY ENTIRE ADULT LIFE.
PROFESSIONALLY, I AM A HEAD
START TEACHER. I HAVE ALSO HAD
A LOT OF EXPERIENCE LIVING IN
HOMES WITH UNSAFE CONDITIONS
AND POOR MAINTENANCE AND HAVE
THAT PIECE OF LIVED EXPERIENCE.
I AM ALSO A MEMBER OF THE PART
FOR SOCIALISM AND LIBERATION AN
THE -- COALITION.
>> THANK YOU. BRIAN?
>> GOOD MORNING. I WAS
APPOINTED BY -- LA RAZA AS A
BOARD MEMBER, I HAVE FIVE YEARS
OF HOUSING POLICY, HOUSING
RESEARCH, CITY PLANNING AND
RIGHTS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE. IN
ADDITION TO MY PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE I HOLD A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF PERSONAL EXPENSE WIT
HOUSING INSECURITY GROWING UP
FIRST GENERATION LOW INCOME
LATINX IN SOUTHEAST LOS
ANGELES AND JUST SEEING HOW
THOSE REALLY DEEP , SOCIAL
ECONOMIC ISSUES IMPACT OUR
COMMUNITIES. REALLY HAPPY TO BE
PART OF THE BOARD.
>> THANK YOU. MICHAEL?
>> GOOD MORNING, I AM A
RESEARCHER, WRITER, ARCHITECT
AND -- CONSULTANT IN SEATTLE.
WAS APPOINTED -- RECYCLER.
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ALEX -- IS
ALSO ON THE BOARD, HE WAS NOT
ABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY. THIS
COMMITTEE HEARD FROM ALEX AND
JULIA AT THE LAST COMMITTEE
MEETING AS THEY ARE THE TWO
COUNSEL APPOINTMENTS AND ALEX
IS A TRANSPORTATION PLANNER.
GREAT, WITH THAT CONTEXT, I
HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. MY FIRST
QUESTION IS SORT OF GENERAL.
SOCIAL HOUSING IS A FAIRLY NEW
CONCEPT HERE IN THE U.S. BUT HI
HAS BEEN PRACTICED FOR DECADES
IN OTHER PLACES. I WOULD LOVE
TO HEAR FROM SOME OF YOU ABOUT
WHAT YOU ARE EXCITED ABOUT WITH
SOCIAL HOUSING AND WHAT YOU AR
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING ON
HERE. I WILL OPEN IT UP, UNLES
SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE CALLED ON.
LOOKING ONLINE.
>> I WILL GO FIRST ON THAT. I
THINK THERE ARE A COUPLE OF
THINGS. FROM MY BACKGROUND I AM
A PLANNER THAT NOW DOES A LOT O
FINANCE STUFF. FOR A CERTAIN --
THE MATH IS IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND. I DO A LOT OF
TRAINING IN FINANCE AND THE WOR
THAT WE DO. THE PART THAT IS
EXCITING IS, THE IDEA OF SOCIA
HOUSING OR, IN OTHER
TERMINOLOGY, MIXED INCOME
HOUSING. A WIRE TO READY PEOPLE
IN COMMUNITIES AND BUILDINGS.
IT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE
THINK WHAT SEATTLE IS TRYING TO
DO IS ELEVATE IT FROM A POLICY
LEVEL AND WHETHER WE ARE ABLE T
ACHIEVE THAT OBJECTIVE AND HOW
FUNDING GETS MIXED INTO
PROJECTS. IT IS EXCITING BECAUS
GENERALLY IT DOESN'T AND THAT
IS WHY I THINK WE HAVE SUCH
SEGREGATED HOUSING. I AM EXCITE
TO SEE HOW WE CAN PUSH THE
ENVELOPE A LITTLE BIT ON THAT
CONCEPT.
>> ONE OF THE REASONS I AM MOS
EXCITED ABOUT SOCIAL HOUSING IN
THIS ITERATION THAT WAS
DEVELOPED BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE
EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS IN
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING
WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE
EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS AND
HOUSING INSTABILITY. THAT PIEC
OF THIS LEGISLATION BEING
BROUGHT BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN
MOST IMPACTED BY THE HOUSING
CRISIS IN THE CITY IS REALLY
POWERFUL. I AM ALSO EXCITED
ABOUT HOW PERMANENTLY
AFFORDABLE LIKE HAVING CAPS O
RENT WILL BRING STABILITY TO
PEOPLE -- INTO A WIDE RANGE OF
PEOPLE WHO ALL EXPERIENCE
HOUSING INSTABILITY THAT OUR
CITY CONTINUES TO BE IN
AFFORDABLE AND DISPARATE
ECONOMICALLY AND RACIALLY AND
AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS ADDING TO
THE OPTIONS AND SOLUTIONS WE
HAVE TO ADDRESS OUR HOMELESSNES
AND HOUSING INSTABILITY AND
DISPLACEMENT CRISES.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO CHIME IN AS
WELL. I AM EXCITED ABOUT THE
POTENTIAL FOR STABILITY THAT
THIS MODEL BRINGS. I THINK THE
UNITED STATES HAS FOR A LONG
TIME BEEN DECADES BEHIND A LOT
OF OTHER COUNTRIES IN OUR
HOUSING PRACTICES. ONE OF THE
LIMITATIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY
AVAILABLE, THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING OPTIONS HAVE IS THE
LACK OF STABILITY IN PERMANENT
AFFORDABILITY PIECE. WITH OUR
CURRENT OPTIONS, A LOT OF TIMES
IF YOU GET A BETTER JOB, IF YO
START MAKING MORE MONEY YOU
CANNOT ACCESS YOUR HOUSING
ANYMORE WHICH DEE INCENTIVIZES
PEOPLE FROM SEEKING BETTER
EMPLOYMENT. WITH THIS MODEL,
PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO REACH
PERMANENT STABILITY AND BUILD
COMMUNITY AND PUT DOWN ROOTS AN
CREATE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE
COMMUNITY THAT IS NOT IN
JEOPARDY ALL THE TIME AND THAT
PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO BECOME SECUR
AND CREATE A HOME, NOT JUST A
TEMPORARY HOUSE. THAT IS
EXCITING TO ME.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT, I THINK
IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND
THAT OFTEN THE WAY OUR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS WOR
RIGHT NOW IS THAT IF YOU
QUALIFY, IF YOUR INCOME
QUALIFIED AND YOU MUST BE TO BE
THERE, IF YOU GET A RAISE IN
YOUR INCOME GOES UP, YOU ARE
KICKED OUT. THIS REALLY IS
ABOUT PROVIDING MORE STABILITY
PROVIDING PERMANENT
AFFORDABILITY FOR PEOPLE AND
MORE SECURITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR RAISING
THAT ISSUE. I WONDER IF ANYONE
WOULD BE INTERESTED IN TALKING
ABOUT YOUR PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE AND, HOW YOU THINK I
CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THIS BOARD.
THIS WILL BE A LOT OF WORK, IT
IS, AS CHUCK WAS MENTIONING,
ABOUT FIGURING OUT FINANCING
ISSUES, FIGURING OUT HOW WE MAK
THESE PROJECTS S PENCIL AND,
EVEN WITH THE NOTION OF TAKING
THE COST OF LAND OUT OF THE
COST OF PRODUCTION, THIS WILL B
CHALLENGING. AS IT IS WITH
ANY KIND OF HOUSING PROJECT.
JULIE, I WONDER IF YOU CAN TAL
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU
BRING TO THE BOARD IN THAT WAY?
>> I HAVE DEFINITELY SPENT MY
CAREER WRESTLING WITH THIS TOPI
AND, WITHIN THE PROGRAMS THAT
WE HAVE WHICH, ARE PRETTY
CONSTRAINED AS WE KIND OF
MENTIONED IN MANY DIFFERENT
WAYS. ALSO KIND OF AT THE
EDGES OF THOSE PROGRAMS, TRYING
TO DEMONSTRATE OTHER OPTIONS.
BECAUSE OF THAT, I HAVE BEEN SO
DEEP IN THE WEEDS AND HOW
THINGS WORK AND DEEP IN THE
NUMBERS, THAT, I HAVE KIND OF
A CAREER'S WORTH OF STRUGGLIN
WITH THIS. AT THE SAME TIME,
MORE RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN DOIN
-- SOCIAL CONNECTION AND
MENTAL HEALTH. LIKE DEVON
MENTIONED, THE ABILITY FOR
PEOPLE -- WE KNOW FROM THE
RESEARCH THAT THESE THINGS
AFFECT OUR MENTAL HEALTH. THIS
IS PREVENTATIVE OF POOR UNTIL
HEALTH AND I THINK THAT THOSE
TWO PIECES, BEING ABLE TO KNOW
THE DETAILS , BEING ABLE TO
WORK THE NUMBERS AND KEEP AN
EYE ON THE BIG PICTURE ON THE
HEALTH OF FOLKS LIVING IN THE
HOUSING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I AM A FORMER SOCIAL WORKER
FOR HEAD START AN EDUCATOR.
WITH MY LIVED EXPERIENCES , AN
OTHERS' LIVED EXPERIENCES I
HAVE THE FIRM BELIEF WE NEED T
PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PLATFORMS
AND ACTIVATE CREATIVE SPACES.
WITHIN MY ROLE, I HAVE BEEN ABL
TO LEVERAGE CREATIVE SPACES,
EDUCATIONAL SPACES, CREATED INT
A MUTUAL , EDUCATIONAL, SHARED
ADVOCACY WITHIN DEVELOPMENT,
WITHIN FUNDRAISING FOR SOCIAL
HOUSING WITH OTHER SOCIAL AND
RACIAL JUSTICE CAUSES. I INTEN
TO HELP WITH DEVELOPMENT,
EDUCATIONAL PLATFORMS, TEACH
ANYTHING THAT THE BOARD WISHES
FOR ME TO SHARE AND ADVOCATE FO
IN EDUCATIONS WITH WAYS THAT
CAN ENCOURAGE EMPATHY AND
ENCOURAGE MUTUAL ADVOCACY AND
SHARED VISION FOR THE SOCIAL
HOUSING WITHIN ALL
NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE CITY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WAS GOING TO ADD, AT LEAS
WITHIN MY PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE, WITHIN THE UNITED
STATES, GENERALLY, WE HAVE NOT
SEEN THIS APPROACH I THINK
MAINLY THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE
NARROWNESS OF OUR PROGRAMS. HOW
POLICY DECISIONS ARE MADE AND
THE USE OF FUNDS. WE HAVE SEEN
THIS OFTEN IN HOME OWNERSHIP
WHERE WE LOOK AT MIXED INCOME
COMMITTEES. WHEN I WORKED AT TH
CITY I WAS ACTIVE IN THE HOLLY
PARK PROJECT RIGHT BACK IN THE
DAY AND PROJECTS THAT WERE
LOOKING AT DIVERSIFYING
NEIGHBORHOODS WITH A VARIETY OF
HOUSING TYPES. TO GOOD AND
NEGATIVE LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE.
THE ONE PROJECT I WAS DEEPLY
INVOLVED IN AND THIS MAY SEEM
PRETENTIOUS BUT FOR A LONG TIME
I WORKED IN JACKSON HOLE, WILL
BE THE ONLY OTHER PLACE WITH
HIGHER AFFORDABILITY PROBLEMS
THAN SEATTLE. THERE, THEY WERE
FOCUSED ON HOMEOWNERSHIP USING
A LAND TRUST MODEL. WE DID DO A
COUPLE OF PROJECTS WHERE WE WIL
BE ABLE TO USE KIND OF 11 MARKE
UNITS TO SUBSIDIZE 33
AFFORDABLE UNITS. THE MATH CA
WORK. DEPENDING ON WHERE THE
SUBSIDY SOURCES ARE. THAT IS
WHAT AGAIN ON THE MULTIFAMILY
SIDE, LOOKING AT THAT
PERMANENCE FOR AFFORDABLE UNITS
AND STUFF, THAT IS WHERE IT
WILL BE INTERESTING. RIGHT NOW,
I DO NOT KNOW OF ANY PUBLIC
PLACE WHERE THE PUBLIC POLICIES
AND BLEND OF RESOURCES THAT WE
ARE GOING TO TRY TO PLAY AROUND
WITH HERE. BUT ON THE
HOMEOWNERSHIP SIZE -- HIGHER
INCOME PEOPLE HAVE NO PROBLEMS
LIVING IN NEIGHBORHOODS WITH
LOWER INCOME PEOPLE. SOME OF TH
SOCIAL ISSUES THAT BOG US DOWN
WE HAVE GOOD EXAMPLES OF HOW
THAT IS ACTUALLY NOT TRUE AND
WE DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
GOING THROUGH THAT TROPE
ANYMORE, JUST FOCUS ON THE
POSITIVES.
>> COLLEAGUES, I WILL PASS IT
OFF, IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS ,
WILL OPEN IT. OKAY. SO, I WAN
TO SAY, WE HAVE PART OF THE
WORK AHEAD IS TO UNDERTAKE A
HIRING PROCESS FOR A CFO AND
COO. I WONDER IF YOU COULD
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT
YOU THINK THESE POSITIONS ,
QUALITIES THESE POSITIONS
SHOULD HAVE. WHAT KNOWLEDGE OR
EXPERIENCE YOU THINK PEOPLE
SHOULD BE BRINGING TO THE TABL
TO BE ABLE TO LEAD AN
ORGANIZATION THAT HAS THIS
SOCIAL HOUSING AS A GOAL.
CHUCK, MIKE? MIKE?
>> I THINK A BIG ONE WILL BE
WILLINGNESS TO LEARN. THESE ARE
TOPICS THAT ARE NOT RELATIVELY
KNOWN IN THE U.S. WE WILL NEED
TO DO DIGGING INTO DIFFERENT
MODELS, DIFFERENT FINANCING
OPTIONS. THERE WILL BE A LIFT
ON THE -- AND ALL THAT ENTAILS.
OPENNESS TOWARD CLIMATE
ADAPTATION AND WHAT THAT LOOKS
LIKE. I THINK IT WILL BE, IT
WILL BE A HEADSTRONG PERSON,
SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO GET
THINGS DONE BUT ALSO WILLINGNES
AND OPENNESS TO LEARNING NEW
THINGS, TRYING OUT NEW IDEAS.
THINK IT WILL BE SOMETHING THA
WILL BE A LITTLE BIT BEYOND TH
MOLD OF WHAT WE WOULD TYPICALLY
SEE.
>> ASIDE FROM JUST HAVING
PRACTICAL SIGNIFICANT
EXPERIENCE DEVELOPING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOUSING
IN GENERAL, I BELIEVE THAT THE
COO AND CFO SHOULD HAVE A
PHILOSOPHY OF BUILDING MORE
THAN HOUSING. IN THE SENSE THAT
THEY SHOULD BE HOMES AND
COMMUTE DAYS. THIS IS A SPECIA
OPPORTUNITY TO SET A PRECEDENT
FOR SOCIAL HOUSING IN THE U.S
I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THE CFO AN
COO SHOULD LOOK AT DEVELOPMENT
INCLUDING AMENITIES, RESOURCES
MIXED USES THAT UPLIFT THE
LIKELIHOOD OF THE RESIDENCE.
BEYOND SIMPLY JUST PROVIDING A
ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD. IF WE
TRULY WANT JURISDICTIONS AROUN
THE UNITED STATES TO OPT FOR
SOCIAL HOUSING WHICH I THINK WE
ALL DO BECAUSE WE SEE IT HAS
THE POTENTIAL OF BEING REALLY
POSITIVE, I THINK IT IS CRITICA
WE DEVELOP COMMUNITIES , NOT
JUST HOUSING.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT, THAT IS
PART OF THE GOAL HERE. THE
PROJECT THAT I KEEP REFERRING
TO THAT WE SAW INCLUDED
HOUSING FOR A RANGE OF FOLKS
IN DIFFERENT INCOMES BUT IT ALS
INCLUDED CHILDCARE FACILITIES,
GROCERY, A NEIGHBORHOOD COFFEE
SHOP. AND THE ABILITY TO REALL
FOCUS ON NOT JUST UNITS OF
PRODUCTION BUT, HOW WE ARE
INTENTIONALLY CREATING HEALTHY,
VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOODS IS, I
THINK GOING TO BE AN IMPORTANT
COMPONENT OF THIS. WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE ARE CREATING SPACE
WHERE PEOPLE CAN HAVE HEALTHY,
VIBRANT LIVES. NOT JUST A ROO
OVER THEIR HEAD. WHICH WE ALL
KNOW IS IMPORTANT BUT, IN WHAT
CONTEXT. I AGREE IT WILL BE AN
EXCITING OPPORTUNITY. I THINK
THE LEADERS OF THIS AGENCY WILL
ALSO NEED TO HAVE THAT KIND OF
A SHARED VISION. I WANT TO OPE
IT UP TO OUR BOARD MEMBERS. IF
THERE IS ANYTHING YOU WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND ABOUT
YOUR ROLE, ABOUT WHAT YOU HOPE
TO SEE, QUESTIONS YOU HAVE
ABOUT NEXT STEPS.
>> MY PROFESSIONAL ROLE IS IN
HUMAN RESOURCES AT A LOCAL
NONPROFIT THAT TRIES TO DO AS
RADICAL AS POSSIBLE HR. IN
DOING THAT, I HAVE BEEN LOOKIN
INTO MORE AND DOING RESEARCH
AROUND TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE
PRINCIPLES IN THE LEGISLATION
OF THE SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPER
THERE IS A PARTICULAR THING OF
TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
COMMUNITIES HAVE ON THE
ANTI--- END OF SOLUTIONS
AROUND CONFLICT. I AM EXCITED
ABOUT THIS BOARD LOOKING INTO
TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE
PRINCIPLES AND THE KING OF WAYS
OF HOW WE INTEGRATE THAT AND
INFUSE THAT INTO HOW EACH
PROJECT GETS DEVELOPED AND HOW
THE COMMUNITIES GET FORMED.
AND CULTIVATED IN ONGOING WAYS
THAT OUR PEOPLE CENTRIC .
REALLY NEIGHBORHOOD CENTRIC AND
REALLY ABOUT PEOPLE.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE TWO THINGS TO ADD.
THE FIRST THING, I REALLY HOPE
THAT WE WILL BE USING A
DISABILITY JUSTICE LENS AND A
LOT OF THE WORK WE ARE DOING.
OUR DISABLED COMMUNITY NUMBERS
ARE OFTEN THE ONLY ONES STILL
SEGREGATED FROM REGULAR
SOCIETY. AS WE TALK ABOUT SOCIA
HOUSING AND INTEGRATING FOLKS
AND TALK ABOUT HAVING COMMUNITY
AROUND US, I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT WE THINK ABOUT
THESE WAYS IN WHICH WE OFTEN
LEAVE OUT OUR DISABLED COMMUNIT
MEMBERS. IN THE SECOND, I THINK
ERASURE OFTEN HAPPENS WITH TINY
EDITS AS WE MOVE FORWARD UNTIL
A PARTICULAR IDENTITY OR PERSON
DOES NOT EXIST ANYMORE. IF WE
CAN ALL STAND STRONG IN MAKING
SURE THE EDITS DO NOT LEAVE OU
PEOPLE I THINK WE WILL HAVE
SOMETHING SUCCESSFUL BY THE EN
I THINK WE CAN BE PROUD OF FOR
SEATTLE. I THINK WE ALL HAVE A
STRONG INVESTMENT IN THE CULTUR
AND PEOPLE OF SEATTLE, WHICH I
NECESSARY. I AM EXCITED TO WORK
WITH YOU ALSO, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR RAISING THAT
ISSUE. WE WILL BE HEARING FROM
OUR DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
ABOUT A LANDMARK PROJECT LATER
THAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST HERE
THINK THAT INCLUDED A RAMP IN
CONSTRUCTION. OF THIS FACILITY
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT,
ESPECIALLY AS WE TALK ABOUT
HOUSING THAT WE REMEMBER THERE
ARE PEOPLE WHO NEED TO BE ABLE
TO ACCESS HOUSING. I WILL SAY,
I HAVE A COUPLE OF FRIENDS WHO
HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE CITY
BECAUSE THEY ARE IN WHEELCHAIRS
AND THEY CANNOT FIND A PLACE YO
CAN AFFORD THAT IS ALSO ADA
COMPLIANT. I THINK IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR US TO REMEMBER
THAT AS WE ARE PUTTING PUBLIC
MONEY INTO THESE HOUSING
PROJECTS THAT WE MAKE SURE WE
ARE AS INCLUSIVE AS POSSIBLE
AND ARE REQUIRED, IN FACT, TO
MAKE SURE THAT AT LEAST SOME
UNITS ARE ACCESSIBLE FOR FOLKS
AND HAVE THAT UNDER
CONSIDERATION. YOU SAID
SOMETHING ELSE --
>> CAN I ADD SOMETHING?
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> HOUSING IS A HOTLY CONTESTE
POLITICAL SUBJECT IN THIS TOWN
I REALLY THINK THAT ONE OF OU
REAL MISSIONS HERE IS TO BE
ABLE TO BRING COMMUNITY SUPPOR
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO
ACTUALLY TREAT THIS AS A
POLITICAL AGENDA NOT JUST A
TECHNICAL AGENDA BUT, EVEN FOR
FUNDING OR ANYWAY GETTING THI
OFF THE GROUND WILL REQUIRE US
TO BE STRONG ADVOCATES FOR
FUNDING AND THAT MEANS, WE WILL
HAVE TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT
THE POSSIBLE LEGISLAIVE SOURCES
FOR THIS FUNDING UNDERSTAND
THAT THE PEOPLE OF SEATTLE AR
UNITED IN ADVOCATING FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE
MARKET HAS FAILED US, UTTERLY
FAILED US TO PROVIDE THE HOUSIN
WE NEED. EVERYBODY IN THIS
TOWN KNOWS THAT, REGARDLESS OF
THEIR POLITICS. WE NEED TO PUT
THE HEAT ON POSSIBLE FUNDING
SOURCES AND GET THEM TO THE
TABLE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. -- YOU WANTED TO
COMMENT ABOUT THE CEO AND CFO?
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
>> I ALREADY DID IN THE MESSAGE
I WROTE.
>> PARDON ME?
>> I SAID I ALREADY DID IN THE
MESSAGE I WROTE I SAID I BELIEV
THEY SHOULD HAVE LIVED
EXPERIENCE. I THINK THEY SHOUL
BOTH HAVE LIVED EXPERIENCE AND
WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN AND I
BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO
BE INNOVATIVE, CANNOT WAIT TO
SEE WHERE THIS GOES. WHEN I SA
INNOVATIVE I MEAN LIKE YOU
KNOW, THROWING OUT IDEAS.
HELPING US HELP THEM,
BASICALLY.
>> YES. GREAT, THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> I AM GLAD THAT TOM BROUGHT
UP THE FUNDING ISSUE. I THINK
THERE IS AGREEMENT WE NEED MOR
HOUSING AND IT IS THE FUNDING
SOURCES THAT ARE CONTESTED.
THAT IS A GOOD POINT. WHAT I
LOVE ABOUT THIS IS THERE IS A
RANGE OF INCOMES AND WHAT I
UNDERSTAND IS THAT BY HAVING A
MIX OF INCOMES, THERE WILL BE
HIGHER RENT TO PAY FOR THE
BUILDING . THAT WILL HELP,
INSTEAD OF HAVING ONLY ONE
TRANCHE OF INCOME. SO, THAT
WILL GENERATE REVENUE BUT, HOW
WILL SOME OF THE FIRST PROJECTS
GET CONSTRUCTED? THE CITY, I
UNDERSTAND THE PROPERTY WILL
BE, IT IS SURPLUS PROPERTY THA
THE CITY WILL BE PROVIDING
EITHER IN LAND OR IN BUILDINGS
THAT ARE NOT BEING USED ANYMOR
BUT, HOW WILL THE RENOVATION O
BUILDING OF
>> ONCE WE HAVE THE CFO THAT I
THE FIRST TASK OF THIS AGENCY
WILL BE TO DO THE FUNDRAISING.
TO ALLOW FOR CONSTRUCTION,
REMODELING, ACQUISITION. AS YO
SAID, WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE 4
PARCELS OF LAND THAT HAVE BEE
DESIGNATED SURPLUS ACROSS THE
CITY. IF THERE ARE PROPERTIES
ON THERE THAT COULD BE ACQUIRED
FOR PRESERVATION, THAT IS
OBVIOUSLY AN EASIER THING TO DO
THAN NEW CONSTRUCTION.
>> SOMETIMES.
>> BUT, THERE IS AN
UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WILL
BE A RAMP UP TIME FOR THIS
AGENCY TO HIRE FOLKS. DO THE
FUNDRAISING NECESSARY TO CREAT
THE SOURCES TO BE ABLE TO DO
THE WORK AND, AS IT ENGAGES AN
IS ABLE TO DO THAT, WE WILL
START TO SEE --
>> I ALSO WANT TO ADD AND IN
WHAT KATIE HAD SAID ABOUT THE
NEED FOR THE CFO TO BE
INNOVATIVE AROUND THINGS. REALL
, I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN
HAVING SOMEONE WHO CAN THINK
OUTSIDE THE BOX ON THINGS. I
ALSO WANT SOMEONE WHO WOULD BE
DOWN TO LEAN INTO THE
OPPORTUNITIES AND FUNDING
OPTIONS THAT THE CAMPAIGN AND
NEIGHBORS SUGGESTED DURING THE
CAMPAIGN UP UNTIL IT GOT VOTED
INTO LAW. I AM LOOKING FORWAR
TO TALKING TO CHUCK AND JULIE
ABOUT WHERE WE COULD BE LOOKIN
THAT ARE NOT CONVENTIONAL AND
THAT ARE NOT OVERLY LAKE THAT
ARE NOT DIPPING INTO THE OTHER
FUNDING SOURCES THAT ARE ALREAD
ALLOCATED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSIN
IN THE CITY. I AM LOOKING
FORWARD INTO HOW WE MAKE THE
CITY BUDGET -- REALLY SUPPORT
COMMUNITIES AND PEOPLE.
>> WE ARE PAYING, THERE ARE
STARTUP FUNDS --
>> WE JUST RECEIVE $200,000
FROM THE STATE AND --
>> IS THAT WHAT YOU REFERRED TO
WHEN YOU SAID CITY BUDGET? A
POLITICAL OR MORAL STATEMENT --
>> WE WILL CONTINUE OFF-LINE.
>> WE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION
DURING THE BUDGET CYCLE ABOUT,
INCLUDING THE FUNDING FOR SOME
OPERATIONS FOR THIS AGENCY.
>> COULD I HAD A COMMENT?
>> YES, PLEASE.
>> I THINK, IN A WAY THAT
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON HAS DONE
US A FAVOR BY BRINGING UP THE
ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM. WE HAVE
FUNDING, WE CAN GET FUNDING FO
OUR INITIAL STARTUP COST FOR TH
BOARD AND SOME OF THE THINGS WE
WANT TO DO. BUT GETTING ACTUALL
THE INITIAL UNITS BUILT ,
PRESERVED, MANAGED , WHATEVER
WILL BE A SERIOUS TASK. I THIN
THAT, ALTHOUGH WE CERTAINLY
SHOULD USE WHAT EVER
INFLUENCE WE HAVE TO GET
LEGISLATIVE FUNDING, I THINK
THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT WE
MAY IN FACT HAVE TO LOOK
OUTSIDE THE BOXES AND POSSIBLY
EVEN RUN SOME FORM OF
INITIATIVE. THAT IS OBVIOUSLY
NOT THE JOB OF THE SPORT. THA
IS MORE OF A COMMUNITY ASPECT
BUT I THINK WE NEED TO BE HONES
AND REALIZE THE FIRST BUILDING
ARE GOING TO BE A SERIOUSLY
HEAVY LIFT AND -- PRETEND THA
WILL NOT BE DIFFICULT TO A
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND ALSO, MAY I ALSO SAY THA
TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT TOM HAS
SAID AND WHAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT
UP, I BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE
TRANSPARENT AND EDUCATIONAL WIT
THE PUBLIC AND, WE SHOULD INFOR
THEM AND -- THEIR FEARS THIS
WILL NOT TAKE AWAY FROM OTHER
PUBLIC FUNDING AND HOUSING --
THIS WILL BE AN INDEPENDENTLY
SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION FOR THE
PUBLIC AND EDUCATION AND
OUTREACH IS THE WAY TO GO WITH
THAT.
>> THE FIRST OFFICIAL BOARD
MEETING WILL BE HELD, WE HAVE
NOT WE HAVE NOT SET A DATE YET
BUT IT HAS TO BE HELD BEFORE
MAY 30. MEETING WILL BE OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC AND THE FIRST CHANC
FOR THIS BOARD TO BEGIN --
REGARDING HIRING OKAY, I WANT
TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING
HERE, THANK YOU FOR AGREEING T
SERVE ON SOMETHING NEW AND
EXCITING AND MAYBE A LITTLE BIT
CHALLENGING. LOOKING FORWARD T
WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU AND
SEEING THIS BEAR FRUIT SO WE
CAN SERVE OUR NEIGHBORS IN
ANYWAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE. OKAY, DEVON, WILL
YOU PLEASE READ THE NEXT ITEM
INTO THE AGENDA?
>> I WILL READ AGENDA ITEMS 14
AND 15. AGENDA ITEMS 14 AND 15
CANCEL BILLS 120 5'4" AND 120
55 I-5 RELATED TO HISTORIC --
LANDMARK'S DESIGNATED
PRESENTATION FOR BRIEFING AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE AARON
DOHERTY FROM DEPARTMENT OF
NEIGHBORHOODS TO WALK US
THROUGH THESE TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION.
>> GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME. I AM JOINED TODAY BY
PROPERTY OWNERS AS WELL. I SEE
SUSAN AND ELIZABETH FROM
FAIRFAX AND JULIE FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. I
WILL ASK COUNCILMEMBER MORALES,
WOULD YOU LIKE FOR ME TO PRESEN
THEM TOGETHER, BACK-TO-BACK OR,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO STOP AFTER -
TO DO QUESTIONS.
>> LET'S DO THEM ONE AT A TIME
>> LET'S DO THAT. I WILL SHARE
MY SCREEN. ARE YOU ABLE TO SEE
THAT?
>> YES, THANK YOU.
>> OKAY. AS WE COME EACH TIME
WE BRING THE DESIGNATION
STANDARDS AS A POINT OF
REFERENCE. THESE ARE THE SIX
STANDARDS THE LANDMARK BOARD
CONSIDERS WHEN THEY EVALUATE
LANDMARK. THE PROPERTY MUST BE
AT LEAST 25 YEARS OLD, IT MUST
HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONVEY THE
SIGNIFICANCE OR, HAVE INTEGRIT
TO CONVENE -- WE WILL START
WITH THE FAIRFAX. THIS
ORDINANCE IS TO CODIFY THE
CONTROLS AND INCENTIVES
AGREEMENT SIGNED BY THE CITY
HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER.
IT WAS MADE BY THE FAIRFAX
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION AND I A
JOINED TODAY BY ELIZABETH WALES
AND SUSAN BEARDSLEY. SUSAN WAS
ALSO ONE OF THE MAIN -- WITH
HISTORIC SEATTLE. THE FAIRFAX
IS LOCATED AT 1508 10th AVENU
EAST. IT WAS DESIGNATED BY TH
LANDMARK -- 2021 , UNDER
STANDARDS D AND E. THE
FEATURES OF A LANDMARK INCLUDE
THE SITE, EXTERIOR OF THE
BUILDING AND MAIN INTERIOR
STAIRWAY. THE BUILDING WAS
COMPLETED IN 1923. THE FAIRFAX
IS IN NORTH CAPITOL HILL, ACROS
THE STREET FROM ST. MARK'S
EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL AND THE
FORMER SAINT NICHOLAS SCHOOL.
THE FOUR STORY RESIDENTIAL
BUILDING EXHIBITS THE GOTHIC
REVIVAL STYLE AND THE STAGGERED
FORM OF THE BUILDING WAS
DESIGNED IN RESPONSE TO THE END
IN THE ROAD ON 10th AVENUE
EAST. THE BUILDING IS
UNDERSTATED BUT, WHEN YOU LOOK
CLOSELY, YOU WILL SEE THAT --
GOTHIC ARCH AND OTHERS REFLECTE
IN THE -- GLAZING OF THE DOORS,
THE CAST IRON RAILING OF THE
EXTERIOR STAIR AND SIMPLE
OPENING OF THE STAIR, IN THE
VERTICAL -- TURNED AT AN ANGLE
AND USED TO ADD RELIEF AND
SCALE TO THE FA÷ADES AND REFLEC
GEOMETRY. ALL OF THESE INTACT
ORIGINAL ELEMENTS -- A HIGH
LEVEL OF ARCHITECTURAL
INTEGRITY. THE FAIRFAX WAS THE
WORK OF JAMES E BLACKWELL, THE
DEVELOPER AND ARCHITECT. I WIL
READ A BIT , MR. BLACKWELL BEGA
HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER AS A
CIVIL ENGINEER AND ENDED IT AS
ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC
ARCHITECTS IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. HIS BODY OF WORK RUN
THE GAMUT IN STYLE AND PURPOSE
HIS WORK IS PRESENT IN PIONEER
SQUARE, ALONG THE WATERFRONT, I
DOWNTOWN ON CAPITOL HILL, FIRS
HILL AND QUEEN ANNE. HE DESIGNE
EVERYTHING FROM DRY DOCKS AND
WAREHOUSES TO APARTMENT
BUILDINGS AND WAREHOUSES. ONE O
HIS -- LOCATED AT SIXTH AND
PINE WAS DESIGNATED AS A
SEATTLE LANDMARK IN 1980 50
SUSAN AND ELIZABETH, IF YOU
HAVE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE T
ADD, FEEL FREE TO DO THAT.
>> NOT AT THIS TIME BUT, WE ARE
WILLING TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> WITH GREATER INTEREST OF THE
PRIOR ITEM ON YOUR LIST, THIS
BUILDING, FOR ITS ENTIRE
LIFETIME I THINK IT IS SAFE TO
SAY HAS BEEN FILLED WITH
MIDDLE-CLASS PEOPLE AND
RESIDENTS AND MUCH OF THE
OLDER STOCK IS IN FACT THE
PLACE WHERE MIDDLE-CLASS PEOPLE
STILL CAN AFFORD A UNIT. I JUS
WANT TO BRING THAT UP. WE ARE
NOT ONLY PRESERVING, WE THINK,
OR HELPING TO PRESERVE THIS
BEAUTIFUL BUILDING BUT, WE ARE
ALSO HOPING TO PRESERVE
MIDDLE-CLASS APARTMENTS .
>> THANK YOU. CAN YOU TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE APARTMENTS
HOW MANY UNITS ARE IN THERE?
>> THERE ARE 14 UNITS.
>> OKAY. THAT IS GREAT. IT IS
LOVELY AND, I WOULD LOVE TO
TAKE A TOUR OF THE INSIDE AND
SEE SOME OF THESE INTERIOR
FEATURES. THANK YOU BOTH FOR
BEING HERE. I DO NOT HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS. I WILL SEE IF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> I DO NOT SEE ANY. IF I COULD
JUST ASK YOU TO TALK A LITTLE
BIT FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, WHA
DOES IT MEAN THAT THESE
PARTICULAR FEATURES OF THE
BUILDING ARE CONTROLLED?
>> YES. THE ORDINANCE THAT IS
BEING CONSIDERED BY THE COUNCI
IS CODIFYING LANGUAGE THAT IS
IN AN INCENTIVES AGREEMENT.
THAT AGREEMENT HAS A LIST OF
PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW WHEN MAKIN
CHANGES TO THE DESIGNATED
FEATURES OF THE LANDMARK. LET'
SAY THE OWNERS WANTED TO --
THE BUILDING IS CURRENTLY
PAINTED, LET'S SAY THEY WANTED
TO CHANGE THE COLOR WHICH IS
CHANGING THE APPEARANCE OF THE
BUILDING. THEY WOULD SEEK A
CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL,
BASICALLY GETTING A PERMIT.
THE REVIEWS PROCESS. THE
AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH THE
OWNERS WILL ALLOW THEM TO DO
CERTAIN TYPES OF WORK ON THE
DESIGNATED FEATURES WITHOUT ANY
REVIEW AT ALL AND A LOT OF THAT
COULD BE IN-KIND MAINTENANCE
AND REPAIR, RESTORATION WORK
OR, MINOR THINGS THAT DO NOT
CHANGE THE CHARACTER. OTHER
THINGS, THEY CAN SEEK
APPLICATIONS ADMINISTRATIVELY
AND THEY ARE -- AN ENTIRE HOST
OF THINGS ON A SMALLER SCALE
AND WOULD NOT HAVE IMPACTS BUT
THE STAFF WOULD STILL USE THE
SAME CRITERIA THE BOARD USES
WHEN THEY EVALUATE THESE. OTHER
THINGS THAT MIGHT BE MAJOR
ISSUES LIKE, THEY MIGHT
CONTEMPLATE ADDING A PENTHOUSE
FLOOR OR SOMETHING AND THAT IS
THE TYPE OF WORK THE BOARD
WOULD PARTICIPATE IN THE
CERTIFICATE OR APPROVAL. WE TR
TO COME UP WITH A MENU OF
DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS AND
ANTICIPATE WHAT THOSE ARE. THE
GOAL IS TO GIVE PROPERTY OWNER
AND BOARD FLEXIBILITY TO NOT
HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING IN THIS
PUBLIC MEETING. WHILE BALANCIN
IT WITH MAINTAINING THE
CHARACTER OF THE BUILDING.
>> PERFECT, OKAY. IF THERE AR
NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I MOVE
COLLEAGUES THAT THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMEND APPROVAL , IS THERE
A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> OKAY WAIT, WE ARE VOTING ON
THIS SEPARATELY. OKAY.
, I AM MOVING THAT WE
RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF COUNSEL
BILL -- I HAVE A SECOND, THANK
YOU. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE REA
THE ROLE?
>> DID WE LOSE HER? OKAY WELL
LET'S MOVE TO THE NEXT BILL.
WE CANNOT VOTE IF SHE DOES NOT
HERE. WE WILL TRY AGAIN IN A
MOMENT. LET'S MOVE TO THE NEX
PIECE. I WILL SEE WHAT WE CAN
DO HERE. CAN YOU MOVE TO THE
NEXT PIECE OF LEGISLATION?
>> OKAY. THE CONTROLS AND
INCENTIVES AGREEMENT WAS SIGNE
BY THE OWNERS AND THE CITY
HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER,
THE LANDMARK NOMINATION WAS MAD
BY THE UNIVERSITY OF
WASHINGTON. I AM JOINED BY JULI
BLAKELY. THE AUTHORS OF THE
NOMINATION WERE LOCAL -- AND
DAVID PETERSON. THE UNIVERSITY
OF WASHINGTON FACULTY CENTER
LOCATED AT 4020 EAST STEVENS
WAY NORTHEAST. THIS WAS
DESIGNATED BY THE LANDMARK'S
2021. THE FEATURES OF THE
LANDMARK INCLUDE THE SITE, THE
COURTYARD, THE EXTERIOR AND OPE
INTERIOR VOLUME AND PLAN LAYOU
OF THE UPPER FLOOR. THIS WAS
COMPLETED IN 1960. THIS
PROPERTY , THE BUILDING AND SIT
DESIGN WERE A COLLABORATION OF
NOTABLE LOCAL ARCHITECTS PAUL
CLERK AND VICTOR STEIN BRICK
AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT -- IT I
AN ICONIC EXAMPLE OF NORTHWEST
MODERNISM IN SEATTLE AND
SITUATED ON THE EAST EDGE OF
THE UNIVERSITY'S CENTRAL CAMPUS
THE CONCRETE AND STEEL STRUCTUR
ARE AN ASSEMBLY OF WHITE CUBIC
FORMS WITH LARGE PLANS -- THE
BUILDING IS ON A STEEP SLOPE
AND, THE MAIN PEDESTRIAN INJUR
ON THE TOP SIDE WITH PARKING
BELOW. TO ACCESS THE UPPER FLOO
FROM A FREESTANDING RAMP ,
STRUCTURE -- FEELS LIKE IT IS
FLOATING RAMP. THE MAIN UPPER
FLOOR IS AN OPEN PLAN WITH
COMMUNAL AND SERVICE BASES
ORGANIZED AROUND A LARGE
COURTYARD OPEN TO THE SKY.
BECAUSE OF THE LARGE EXPANSES O
INTERIOR GLAZING, FLOOR TO
CEILING GLASS, IT FEELS
INTERCONNECTED IN THE INTERIOR
AND EXTERIOR SPACES -- THE MAI
GATHERING SPACES ARE THE -- IS
ALSO A -- ITSELF AND APPEARS T
CANTILEVER OVER THE HILLSIDE
ESPECIALLY WHEN VIEWED FROM
AFAR. THE EFFECT IS ACHIEVED B
THE UPPER FLOOR PROJECTING 40
FEET BEYOND THE LOWER LEVEL,
SUPPORTED BY THE SLENDER STEEL
COLUMNS YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO.
FOR ANYONE WHO HAS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT OR ATTEND
AN EVENT IN THIS PLACE IT IS
ALWAYS A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE.
JULIE, I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU
HAVE ANY THOUGHTS TO ADD?
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK
YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS SPECIA
BUILDING WE HAVE ON CAMPUS AND
THAT IT HAS BEEN A -- BUILDING
FOR MANY OF THE STUDENTS,
FACULTY AND STAFF THAT HAVE
BEEN ON CAMPUS. THANK YOU.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. DEVYN
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
CAN I PLEASE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. CAN YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLE.
>> MADAM CLERK, -- NAME BUT I
AM NOT HEARING FROM HER.
>> I WAS JUST SPEAKING TO --
AND SHE IS TRYING TO CONTACT --
TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON BUT, W
CANNOT TAKE THE VOTE WITHOUT
HER. IF YOU CAN SIT TIGHT FOR
JUST A LITTLE BIT.
>> I APOLOGIZE, WE MAY NOT HAV
A QUORUM RIGHT NOW IN WHICH
CASE WE CANNOT TAKE THIS VOTE.
APOLOGIES.
>> JULIE, WHY DON'T YOU TELL U
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THE
FACULTY CLUB IS USED.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR INCLUDING THE BAC
PHOTO , THE STRUCTURE ON THE
STEEP SLOPE. I GOT MY GRADUATE
DEGREE THERE . I NEVER KNEW IT
WAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING.
THE ENTRANCE IS, I WILL NOT US
ANY ADJECTIVE. I DID NOT
REALIZE HOW GORGEOUS IT WAS.
>> THE GRANDEUR IS HIDDEN. YOU
HAVE TO GO IN AND EXPERIENCE IT
>> THE VIEW FROM INSIDE IS
AMAZING.
>> IT WAS BUILT IN 1960. IT
ALWAYS HAD THE USE --
MEMBERSHIP CLUB FOR FACULTY.
THEY, DURING THE ALASKA YUKON
PACIFIC EXPOSITION , THERE WAS
A BUILDING ON THE SITE PRIOR T
IT AND THAT WAS CALLED THE --
HOUSE WHICH WAS REALLY BECAUSE
OF -- -- THAT BUILDING HAD
TROUBLES AND IT WAS REPLACED.
IT WAS REMOVED IN THE 50s.
THERE WAS A DESIRE TO -- A NEW
FACULTY CLUB HERE. IN THE 60s,
DURING THIS TIME , KIND OF
INTERESTING ABOUT THE
ARCHITECTS, ONE WHO HAD A
DISABILITY SO WAS VERY
INTERESTED IN HAVING ACCESS.
REALLY AN EARLY EXAMPLE OF
UNIVERSAL ACCESS. NOT STAIRS I
THE FRONT AND A RAMP ON THE SID
BUT AN ENTIRE ENTRANCE . THE
UPPER STORY -- HAS BEEN
HISTORICALLY, THE WOMEN'S IN
THAT BAR, THE WOOD PANELING ON
THE INTERIOR IS FROM THE OLD
-- HOUSE LUMBER.
>> NOW, THEY HAVE GENDER NEUTRA
BATHROOMS SO ANYONE CAN USE
ANY BATHROOM ON EITHER LEVEL.
>> I AM REALZING THAT WE
ACTUALLY NEED TO RECESS UNTIL
WE HAVE A QUORUM. I AM GOING T
CALL THIS MEETING INTO RECESS
AND, WE WILL COME BACK WHEN WE
ACTUALLY HAVE A QUORUM. PLEASE
STAND BY, I HOPE WE ARE ABLE T
REJOIN YOU QUICKLY.