• Council Bill #116349 - Relating to land use and zoning and the Sand Point Overlay District. Open for public comment: Full Council vote expected October 13.
• Council Bill #116312 - Proposed concession agreement with Arena Sports Magnuson Park LLC to operate Building 27 for indoor sports programs.
• Council Bill #116313 - Proposed lease agreement with Building 11 LLC to offer multiple uses and recreational opportunities in
  Building 11.
• Parks & Seattle Center Committee Agenda

I recently sponsored a project in the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) to address concerns about the loss of neighborhood character in Pike/Pine neighborhood of Capitol Hill due to redevelopment. The Pike/Pine neighborhood is located between Interstate 5 and 15th Avenue East (see map). The study is based on the recommendations in the Pike/Pine Neighborhood Plan, and is intended to conserve neighborhood character by:

• Promoting mixed-use development
• Keeping new development compatible and in the scale of the neighborhood
• Encouraging small, diverse local businesses
• Saving older buildings of character
• Retaining and attracting arts and cultural uses.

There will be draft legislation submitted to the Council for consideration soon. Please visit the website for additional information. Contact me if you have questions.

As part of the City's 2008 budget I worked with my colleagues on the City Council to allocate $150,000 in additional funding for enhanced HIV prevention strategies. As a member of the Seattle King County Board of Health I receive frequent reports from the Health Department on the continuing occurrences of new HIV infections.

As part of these new efforts to reduce new infections, the Health Department recently implemented a new HIV testing promotion campaign. This strategy consists of a marketing campaign aimed at the group at highest risk for HIV: Men who have sex with men (MSM).

Click the links below to:

• review the web-based portion of the campaign
• visit the Health Department's HIV/AIDS Program website

Member of the Council since: 2004

Current Term: 2008-2011

Committees:
Chair: Parks & Seattle Center
Vice-Chair: Labor Policy; and Culture, Civil Rights, Health & Personnel
Member: Planning, Land Use & Neighborhoods
Alternate: Public Safety, Human Services & Education

Staff:
Brian Hawksford, Ann Corbitt, and Maia Harris

Issues of Interest:
Expansion of Seattle's parks system, preserving and protecting open space, affordable housing, human services, public health, protecting services for seniors and the disabled, human rights, improving delivery of city services and accountability of city departments

Organizational Affiliations:
34th District Democrats, founder and first co-chair of the Privacy Fund, former national board member of Lambda legal defense and education fund, former chair of the Queen Anne Community Council Parks Committee, Alki Community Council