AND WELCOME TO THE FINANCE AND
NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE.
TODAY IS SEPTEMBER 11, 2019.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS
IS THE 18th ANNIVERSARY SINCE
2011, 2001 OCCURRED.
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR
FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRST
RESPONDERS.
I HAD THE HONOR OF MEETING WITH
THEM EARLIER THIS MORNING.
TO RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT
EVERY FIRE STATION WAS
ACKNOWLEDGING THE DEATHS OF THE
FIRST RESPONDERS IN NEW YORK
CITY 18 YEARS AGO.
I WANTED TO EXPRESS MY THANKS
TO ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS
WHO ARE SO HELPFUL TO ALL OF US
EVERY DAY.
I AM COUNTRY, I AM CHAIR OF
THIS COMMITTEE AND WE ARE VERY
PLEASED TODAY.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS ON
THE AGENDA BUT I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE MY GOOD FRIENDS,
SPEAKER FRANK JOB WHO WILL BE
TALKING ABOUT A PROJECT HE HAS
BEEN WORKING ON.
WITH US FRANKLY FOR A NUMBER OF
YEARS AT MAGNUSON PARK.
THAT WILL BE OUR SIXTH ITEM ON
THE AGENDA.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HE
HAS DONE SO MUCH WORK, HE AND
HIS STAFF.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY TO ALL MY
FRIENDS HERE TODAY, THE
RESOLUTION I AM VERY HOPEFUL
WILL BE PASSED TODAY, THE WORK
PLAN WILL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE.
SUGGEST NOW THAT WE HAVE ALL
HEARD YOU AND WE ARE GOING TO
DO OUR VERY BEST TO GET THAT
OUT TODAY AND WORK PLAN WILL BE
ESTABLISHED LATER THIS YEAR
AFTER BUDGET.
SO WITH THAT, IF I COULD SAY
I'M GOING TO APPROVE THE
AGENDA.
I HAVE NO COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE
WITH ME TODAY.
THE AGENDA IS GOING TO BE
APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ON TO
OUR 14 ITEMS.
THE FIRST FOUR ITEMS WE HAVE
WITH OUR YOUTH COMMISSION
APPOINTMENT AND I HOPE THEY ARE
ALL HERE.
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO
COME UP TO THE TABLE WITH YOUR
SPONSOR.
OUR YOUTH COMMISSIONERS.
AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE,
AND FOR OUR AUDIENCE WHO MIGHT
BE WATCHING, THE YOUTH
COMMISSION IS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT COMMISSIONS IN MY
MIND THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY.
AND IN THE LAST 10 YEARS SINCE
I HAVE BEEN ON THIS COUNSEL.
WE HAVE INVITED YOUTH
COMMISSION FOR US TO JOIN MANY
OF THE YOUTH COMMISSION'S.
IN SOME WAYS, IT IS ONE OF THE
STRONGEST, BEST ADDITIONS THAT
WE HAVE MADE IN OUR CITY.
YOU WILL BE AMAZED AT THESE
PEOPLE, THESE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO
ARE WITH US TODAY.
AND THEIR ACCOMPANIST MS. WHAT
THEY DO.
IT IS AMAZING TO ME THAT YOU
ARE ABLE TO DO WHAT YOU DO AND
STILL STAY IN SCHOOL WITH ALL
OF YOUR EXTRACURRICULARS, YOUR
SPORTS ACTIVITIES, I WOULD BE
INTERESTED TO HEAR WHAT YOUR
PLANS ARE FOR THE FUTURE.
SO ARE THERE THREE HERE?
DO WE HAVE --
>> OKAY.
VERY GOOD.
WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH
PUBLIC COMMENT AND AGAIN, FOR
ALL OF YOU WHO ARE HERE, WE
WANTED TO SAVE OUR TREES.
THESE NOW YOU HAVE ARE FULL
SUPPORT.
I BELIEVE THE RESOLUTION WILL
BE PASSED TODAY SO AS WERE
STEPPING UP TO THE MICROPHONE,
THESE UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A
TIMING ISSUE, NOT A LACK OF
WELL.
SO STEVE FROM OUR FOUR STREET
COMMISSION?
CAROLYN ROSENBERG AND MARTHA,
IF THE THREE OF YOU WOULD GET
LINED UP AND READY TO SPEAK?
>> I AM STEVE AND SPEAKING
TODAY AS THE CHAIR OF TREE PACK
AND THE FORCE THE COMMISSION.
THEY WILL ACTUALLY BE COMING TO
THIS MEETING A LITTLE BIT
LATER.
WE NEED TO HAVE THAT
DISCUSSION.
WE DO WANT TO SAY THAT WE
APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU HAVE
DONE.
DO YOU WANT TO SAY THAT WE HAVE
BEEN THROUGH THIS PROCESS
BEFORE?
FOR ALL OF THOSE DEALING WITH
THIS NEXT YEAR, AND DOESN'T 10
AND 2012, WE WERE ASKED TO DO
THE SAME THING AND WE ARE
REPEATING THE SAME PROCESS.
WHAT HAPPENED THEN WAS A SAID
THEY LISTENED TO COMMENTS FROM
THE PUBLIC.
THEY SAID THEY WERE PEOPLE FOR
PERMITS, FOR REPLACEMENTS, ETC.
THERE WERE PEOPLE AGAINST IT.
AND BASICALLY, MARIA TALK TO
ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE RECENTLY ON
THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION
AND THE RESPONSE WAS, WE
LISTENED BUT WE DIDN'T AGREE.
SO THE CONCERN IS FOR ALL THE
PEOPLE ON THE COUNCIL THAT THIS
HAS TO BE AN OPEN PROCESS AND
HAS TO BE ONE WHERE PUBLIC
COMMENTS ARE ACTUALLY OUT
THERE, NOT AS IT WAS DONE LAST
IN.
SUMMARIES WERE GIVEN.
THERE WERE PEOPLE FOR THIS AND
AGAINST IT.
AND THE PPD AT THAT TIME MADE
THE DETERMINATIONS OF BASICALLY
IGNORING GIVING WEIGHT TO
DIFFERENT PUBLIC COMMENT.
I HOPE THIS PROCESS HAS
CHANGED.
WE NEED TO REALIZE THAT DCI IS
ALSO THE ONE THAT WE HAVE
PROVISIONS WITH.
DEVELOPERS ARE SUPPOSED TO
REPLACE ALL TREES REMOVE.
ALL EXCEPTIONAL TREES.
THAT HAS NOT BEEN THERE SINCE
2001.
BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN HAPPENING.
YOU ASKED THE QUESTION.
WHERE OF THE TREES?
AND IF THEY DIDN'T PLAN THEM,
WHO PAID FOR IT?
CERTAINLY DCI THE CITY, DID NOT
PAY FOR THEM.
WE URGE THAT THIS DRAFT BE
MOVED FORWARD.
ALSO, IT URGED THAT YOU INVOLVE
THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION.
AND A STRONGER SENSE.
WE HAVE OFFERED TO DISCUSS THE
DRAFT WE HAVE.
WE HAVE NOT GOT RESPONSE.
WE HOPE IN MOVING FORWARD THAT
YOU BRING THE COMMISSION INTO
THAT PROCESS AS YOU ARE
SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER THE
ORDINANCE OF SETTING UP THE
URBAN FORSTER COMMISSION.
THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION
IS THERE TO ADVISE THE MAYOR
AND THE CITY COUNCIL PRIOR TO
THE LEGISLATION BEING
INTRODUCED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORT.
WE WILL GET THIS DONE.
>> THANK YOU, STEVE.
CAROLYN, MARTHA AND WOODY?
>> HELLO, SALLY.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL
THE EFFORT YOU'RE MAKING, I
REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
>> WE FOUND SOMETHING ABOUT SIX
WEEKS AGO NEXT DOOR, ALSO ON
ANGIE'S LIST, WHERE THEY ARE
SUGGESTING TO PEOPLE THAT THEY
CUT DOWN TREES THAT ARE
NUISANCES.
THIS TREE IS AN EXCEPTIONAL
TREE IN THIS PHOTO.
IT IS BIG ENOUGH TO BE AN
EXCEPTIONAL TREE.
WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO MAKE
ANGIE'S LIST AWARE OF IT.
BUT ANGIE'S LIST IS SUPPORTING
AN ILLEGAL ACT HERE.
WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE
TIMING.
I THINK THE RESOLUTION IS
GREAT.
AND THANK YOU.
BUT THE TIMING, MORE AND MORE
OF THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING.
WE ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE OUT
OF STATES COMPANIES HERE AND
WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK IS,
WHILE WE ARE WAITING, IF WE
COULD HAVE A COUNCIL MANDATES
FOR AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT
CERTIFIES THE TREE CUTTING
COMPANIES NOW SO THAT TREES ARE
PROTECTED BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN
THE ORDINANCE COMES INTO
EFFECT, BECAUSE OTHERWISE, THE
NUMBER OF EXCEPTIONAL TREES ARE
GOING TO BE WAY DOWN.
WE CANNOT REPLACE THEM.
IT TAKES DECADES FOR AN
EXCEPTIONAL TREE TO BECOME NOT.
SO THAT IS WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO
ASK.
IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT CAN
BE DONE TO ATTACKED TREES NOW
WHILE WE ARE WAITING FOR THE
ORDINANCE TO BE IN PLACE, THAT
IS WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO
REQUEST.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE THAT SUGGESTION.
MARTHA?
WOODY?
AND THEN JESSICA DIXON.
>> INC.
YOU COUNTRY.
THERE BEEN MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE
GONE IN YOUR STEPS AHEAD AND WE
DO NOT HAVE A STRONG TREE
ORDINANCE.
AS ANYONE KNOWS, IF THEY ARE A
HOMEOWNER OR RENTER, TREES ARE
BEING RAISED AND CUT TO GROUND
RAPIDLY.
I WILL THEN SECOND WHAT STEVE
AND JESSICA ARE SAYING.
THAT THE URGENCY FOR A TREE
ORDINANCE IS NOW.
WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT
WAITING UNTIL 2020.
EIGHT LEAD RESEARCHER WITH THE
U.S. FOREST SERVICE WHITTLES
DOWN 30 YEARS OF STUDYING THE
ECONOMIC VALUE OF FORESTS TO
THIS.
IF YOU CAN ONLY PLANT ONE TREE,
PLANTED IN A CITY.
IN THE CURRENT DENSITY, THE
ROLE OF TREES IS BEING LOST AND
NOT ADEQUATELY ASSESSED.
BUILD, BUILD, BUILD SHOULD NOT
MEAN RAISE EVERY TREE AND SITE.
WITHOUT A STRONG TREE
ORDINANCE, THAT IS WHAT IS
HAPPENING.
THE CITY IS LOSING THOUSANDS OF
MATURE TREES.
AT A TIME WHEN IT NEEDS THEIR
INHERENT, RON, GREEN NEW DEAL.
TREES ARE FOR EVERYONE.
FOR HOMEOWNERS, RENTERS LIKE
MYSELF, FOR LOW INCOME AND HIGH
TECH WORKERS ALIKE.
I AM HERE TO URGE YOU TO PASS A
NEW UPDATED TRUE PROTECTION
ORDINANCE TODAY.
I AM ALSO CONCERNED THE
RESOLUTION IS BEING INTRODUCED.
THE REGISTRATION HAS BEEN
INTRODUCED TO HAVE THE SEATTLE
THE BARMAN OF CONSTRUCTION AND
INSPECTION LEAVE THE TREE
UPDATE, DCI DRIVES PART OF ITS
INCOME FROM PERMIT FEES.
WHICH APPEARS TO BE A CONFLICT
OF INTEREST.
IN A CITY THAT PRIDES ITSELF ON
READING CLIMATE GOALS MIKE TREE
PRODUCTION AND INSPECTION WOULD
BE BETTER SERVED BY THE OFFICE
OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> INC.
YOU.
I PRESENT THAT WILL MAKE SURE
THAT OUR OFFICE IS
PARTICIPATING IN THIS EVERY
STEP OF THE WAY.
WOODY WHEELER?
JESSICA DIXON?
AND JOSHUA MORRIS?
>> EITHER WAY, THANK YOU FOR
WRITING IN A WAY THAT I CAN SEE
WHO IS STEPPING UP.
IT IS UNUSUAL AND REFRESHING.
>> THANK YOU, COUNTRY.
WE SHOULD ADOPT THE URBAN
FORSTER COMMISSION'S JUNE 2019
DRAFT TREE AND URBAN FOREST
PROTECTION NOW.
DELAYING WOULD MEAN MANY MORE
TREES LOST AND A LARGER URBAN
HEAT ISLAND OF HARD SCAPE
CREATED HERE IN SEATTLE.
CLIMATE CHANGE IS ON OUR FRONT
DOORSTEP.
A SMART WAY TO ADDRESS IT WOULD
BE TO PRESERVE THE TALLEST,
MOST MATURE TREES SO THEY CAN
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FREE
ECOLOGICAL SERVICES.
IN THE WORDS OF SEATTLE'S 2013
URBAN FOREST STEWARDSHIP PLAN,
WE SHOULD AND I QUOTE, PRESERVE
EXISTING TREES BECAUSE IT TAKES
DECADES FOR MOST TREES TO REACH
THEIR ULTIMATE SIZE.
TREES ALREADY GROWING IN
SEATTLE GENERALLY PROVIDE
IMMEDIATELY BENEFITS THAT
CANNOT BE MATCHED BY SMALL OR
YOUNG REPLACEMENT TREE.
FOCUS ESPECIALLY ON EVERGREEN
TREES.
HERE IN THE EVERGREEN STATE.
BECAUSE THEY MAINTAIN CANOPY
BRING THE RAINY SEASON AND ARE
ACTIVE YEAR-ROUND.
EVERGREENS BETTER ATTENUATE
RAINFALL, ABSORB CARBON DIOXIDE
AND REDUCE AIR POLLUTANTS.
TREES ARE ALSO LINKED TO LONGER
LIFESPANS, LOWER LEVELS OF
STRESS, OR AIR QUALITY, AND
LOWER RATES OF CARDIAC
DISEASES.
THEY CAN SAVE ENERGY BY
REDUCING THE NEED FOR
CONDITIONING BY AS MUCH AS 30%.
AND FOR HEATING BY AS MUCH AS
50%.
PEOPLE LEAST ABLE TO AFFORD
HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING
ARE IMPACTED THE MOST BY
CLIMATE CHANGE.
IT CAN BE A LIFE OR DEATH
SITUATION FOR SOME, ESPECIALLY
DURING EXTREME HEAT.
FINALLY, TREES IMPROVE MENTAL
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND
I WILL AND ON THIS QUOTE FROM
THE NEW YORK PROJECT A
NONPROFIT FOCUSING ON
DISADVANTAGED NEIGHBORHOODS.
THERE IS NO PUBLIC HEALTH CRIME
OR ENVIRONMENT QUALITY METRIC
THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT THAT ISN'T
MADE BETTER BY THE PRESENCE OF
TREES.
TREES ARE INFRASTRUCTURE AND
THEY ARE THE CHEAPEST WAYS THE
CITIES CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN
úTHE LIFE OF RESIDENTS.
THANK YOU.
>> INC.
YOU VERY MUCH.
JESSICA, JOSHUA AND JUNE?
THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY
COMMENTS.
>> IN MAY 2018, THE GARDENING
WROTE AN ARTICLE, U.S. CITIES
LOSING 36 MILLION TREES PER
YEAR.
RESEARCHERS FIND.
WE KNOW THAT URBAN FORESTS
MODERATE CLIMATE AND REDUCE
CARBON EMISSIONS, IMPROVE AIR
QUALITY, IMPROPERLY PLACED
AROUND BUSINESS, THEY CAN SAVE
HEATING AND COOLING COSTS.
THE ESTIMATED LOSS OF THESE
BENEFITS INCLUDING CARBON
STORAGE, POLLUTION REDUCTION
AND ALTERED ENERGY USES VALUED
IN THE STUDY AT $96 MILLION PER
YEAR.
AND YET, ACCORDING TO THIS
ARTICLE, SEATTLE INCLUDED,
THERE LOSING 36 MILLION TREES
PER YEAR.
SCIENTISTS WARN OF
ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS RISING TO
THIS TREND.
THEY ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE
UNLESS POLICIES ARE ALTERED.
SO IT IS BEYOND DISAPPOINTING
THAT ONCE AGAIN, AFTER YEARS OF
PROMISING TO ACT ON THIS ISSUE,
THE CITY IS DELAYING AND NOT
ADOPTING AN EFFECTIVE TREE
ORDINANCE.
THE RESOLUTION CONSIDERED TODAY
DECLARES THE CITY COUNCIL AND
THE MAYOR'S A TENT TO CONSIDER
STRATEGIES TO PROTECT TREES AND
THE CITY TREE CANOPY COVER.
THERE IS NO TIME ON.
IS THE NEXT YEAR?
FIVE YEARS FROM NOW?
WE ARE A COALITION OF MANY
NEIGHBORHOODS AND ORGANIZATIONS
DEDICATED TO THE LIVABILITY OF
OUR CITIES AND THE HEALTH OF
THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
AND WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR
SUPPORT PROTECTING THE QUALITY
OF LIFE FOR ALL OF OUR CITIES
COMMUNITIES.
RATHER THAN STARTING OVER, WE
URGE THE COUNCIL TO REVIEW AND
ADOPT URBAN FORSTER
COMMISSION'S JUNE 2019 DRAFT,
TREE AND URBAN FOREST
PROTECTION ORDINANCE.
THANK YOU.
>>> THANK YOU.
JUST AS ONE CORRECTION, THERE
IS A TIMELINE IN THE
RESOLUTION.
AND THE TIMELINE IS EARLY
SPRING AND ALL OF THE THINGS
THAT YOU HAVE MENTIONED IN
TERMS OF BRINGING THE URBAN
FORESTRY, THE OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT,
HAVING THE REAL OUTREACH TO THE
PUBLIC IT IS IN THE PLAN.
WE ARE TRYING TO TAKE TO BUILD
THEM WHAT THE PORTLAND MODEL
HAS DONE.
PLEASE KNOW THAT TIMELINES ARE
REAL.
THE MAYOR IS COMMITTED AND I
BELIEVE THIS GOING TO WORK.
ESPECIALLY IF ALL OF YOU STAY
COMMITTED.
I AM GOING TO COPY THE NAMES ON
THIS AND HAVE THEM TO THE
PEOPLE THAT WILL BE LEADING THE
CHARGE ON IT.
WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
JOSHUA?
JUNE BLUE SPRUCE, WHICH I LOVE,
YOU ARE THE LAST TO SPEAK ON
TREES.
>> HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M SPEAKING HERE TODAY IS
URBAN CONSERVATION MANAGER AT
SEATTLE AUDUBON.
WE LEAD OUR LOCAL COMMITTEE IN
PROTECTING BIRDS.
ON BEHALF OF OUR 4000 MEMBERS,
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU
COUNTRY AND THE MAYOR FOR YOUR
WORK FOR TREE PROTECTION SINCE
YOU.
THE RESOLUTION OF CONTENT IS
APPRECIATED STEP MOVING FORWARD
THE TRUE PROTECTION ORDINANCE.
MAINTAINING THE TREES WE HAVE
NOW IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
WE CAN DO FOR OUR URBAN
FOREST'S.
WE ARE NOT DOING THAT.
THE CITIES 2015 TREE CANOPY
ASSESSMENT REPORTED A 2%
DECLINE OVER AN EIGHT YEAR
STUDY PERIOD.
SCRATCH, THAT IS EVER 1200
ACRES OF TREES LOST FROM OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS.
IF THE CITY IS SERIOUS ABOUT
REACHING THE CHEMICAL OF 30% BY
2037, WE MUST FIRST HALT AND
THEN REVERSE THE TREND OF LOSS.
CIRCUITRY PROTECTIONS WILL HELP
SLOW THE LOSS.
SEATTLE ONE CARES BECAUSE URBAN
TREES ARE GOOD FOR PEOPLE,
BIRDS THE ECONOMY.
THE HEALTHY, EQUITABLY
DISTRIBUTED FOREST BRINGS
TANGIBLE BENEFITS TO THE MOST
VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR
COMMUNITY.
OFFERS AZYGOS THE IMPACTS OF
EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS.
INCREASES PROPERTY VALUES AND
SPENDING AT LOCAL BUSINESSES
AND SUPPORTS WILDLIFE.
SEATTLE AUDUBON VOLUNTEER
SUBDOCUMENT IT OVER 200 SPECIES
OF BIRDS WITHIN THE CITY
LIMITS.
OVER HALF OF THESE RELY ON
TREES AT SOME POINT IN THEIR
LIFECYCLE.
SOME SPECIES LIKE THE
WOODPECKERS AREN'T SEEING IT
ONCE THE CANOPY COVERED DIPS
BELOW 20%.
CONSERVATION VISIT IS A SEATTLE
WHERE PEOPLE AND BIRDS THRIVE.
OTHER PEOPLE NOR BIRDS CAN
THRIVE WITHOUT A HEALTHY,
PROTECTED URBAN FOREST.
WHEN IT COMES TO PROTECTING
TREES, SEATTLE IS BEHIND THE
CURVE.
CITIES LIKE PORTLAND ARE DOING
A BETTER JOB.
VANCOUVER BC IS DOING A BETTER
JOB.
OTHER PACIFIC NORTHWEST CITIES
ARE DOING BETTER JOBS.
SEATTLE MUST DO A BETTER JOB.
WE KNOW OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE
IS EFFECTIVE.
WE DON'T NEED MORE TECHNICAL
ANALYSES TO TELL US THAT.
WILL WE NEED IS EXECUTIVE AND
COUNCIL STAFF CLAPBOARD WITH
THE URBAN FORSTER COMMISSION ON
MEANINGFUL TREE PROTECTIONS
WHICH WOULD INCLUDE EXPANDING
EXCEPTIONAL TREE DEFINITIONS,
ESTABLISHING A PERMITTING BACK
IN IS A, TRACKING TREE LOSS AND
REPLACEMENT AND OTHER THINGS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUING
WORK ON THIS AND FOR WORKING
WITH THE URBAN FORSTER
COMMISSION ON STRENGTHENING OUR
TREE PROTECTIONS.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING UP.
I WANT OF DOLLARS JOSHUA AND
THINK THOSE IN AUDUBON FOR YOUR
SUPPORT ON SAVING OUR SEATTLE
PARK THAT I BELIEVE WAS
FINALIZED OR VIRTUALLY SO LAST
WEEK TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE
IT.
IS THE ONLY BIRD CORRIDOR THAT
OUR FRIENDS HAVE BETWEEN DENNY
PARK AND CAPITOL HILL.
SO YOU ARE IMPORTANT AND THAT.
THANK YOU.
>> ARE YOU BLUE SPRUCE?
>> I AM.
I LOVE TREES.
>> I AM A MEMBER OF THE TREE
KEEPERS ALLIANCE AND I ALSO
LIVE IN COLUMBIA CITY SOUTH OF
SEATTLE.
WHICH YOU KNOW HAS A LOWER
PERCENTAGE OF TREE CANOPY AND
OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
EFFORTS TO SHEPHERD THIS
THROUGH THE COUNCIL PROCESS.
AND I APPRECIATE ALSO THAT THE
RESOLUTION ADHERES TO THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE URBAN
FORESTRY COMMISSION.
MY PROBLEM IS WITH THE
TIMELINE.
WE ARE LOSING SIGNIFICANT AND
EXCEPTIONAL TREES IN GREAT
NUMBERS EVERY DAY.
ENDANGERING OUR HEALTH AND THE
URBAN ECOSYSTEM.
THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO CAN STOP
THIS ARE THE CITY COUNCIL AND
THE MAYOR.
WE NEED TO TO ACT AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE.
I WILL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM MY
HOME, WAS A DOUBLE LOT.
THE OWNER SOLD ONE OF THE LOTS
TO A DEVELOPER LIKE THE TYPICAL
30 X 100' LOT.
IT HAD EIGHT TREES NEAR THE
BACK BOUNDARY OF THE LOT.
ALL OF THEM OVER 6 INCHES IN
DIAMETER.
SEVERAL OVER 18 INCHES.
APPROACHING EXCEPTIONAL STATUS.
BECAUSE THEY WERE AT THE
BOUNDARY, THE DEVELOPER COULD
HAVE PRESERVED MOST OR ALL OF
THEM AND STILL BUILT A
PERFECTLY SPACIOUS HOME BUT
INSTEAD THEY CHOSE TO SCRAPE
THE LOT TO CLEAR-CUT IT.
TO THE CONSTERNATION OF ALL OF
THE NEIGHBORS.
THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN ILLEGAL IF
THE TREE PROTECTION ORDINANCE
HAD BEEN IN EFFECT AT THE TIME.
I LOVE TREES AND I ALSO HAVE
ASTHMA.
I HAD PNEUMONIA THAT THIS YEAR.
THE MORE TREES ARE CUT MY
NEIGHBORHOOD, THE WORST MY
HEALTH WILL BE.
AND THAT OF MY NEIGHBORS.
PLEASE PASS THE TREE PROTECTION
ORDINANCE AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AS
POSSIBLE.
THE, PLEASE TAKE SOME OF THE
MEASURES THAT CAROLYN SUGGESTED
AND ALSO I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE
YOU HAVE BEEN A CHAMPION AND
COUNCIL.
HOW CAN WE BE SURE THAT SOMEONE
ELSE WILL CHAMPION THIS WORK?
THANK YOU.
>> INC.
YOU VERY MUCH.
LET ME ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
ASK THE CANDIDATES RUNNING AND
MAKE SURE THEY WELL.
I MEAN THAT VERY SERIOUSLY.
I HAVE ALREADY BEEN OUT
POUNDING ON THEM.
LET THEM KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT
IS TO YOU TOO.
WE ARE MOVING ONTO THE
STANDPOINT.
WE HAVE MELINDA NICHOLS, PETER
GUZMAN AND RUTH TO TALK ABOUT
STANDPOINT?
DO YOU ALL WANT TO SPEAK TO IT?
GOOD.
PLEASE.
JUST GIVE US YOUR NAME AS YOU
STAND UP.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS MELINDA
NICHOLS AND I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE
TODAY.
I HAVE BEEN ON THE LEHIGH BOARD
FOR 22 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON TINY HOUSE BUILDS
FOR A LONG TIME.
WE ARE CELEBRATING THE SMALL
HOUSE BUILDS, THIS COTTAGE
BUILDS.
IT IS A WONDERFUL PROJECT.
ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT
IT, I AM A CARPENTER AND I
TAUGHT PRE-APPRENTICESHIP FOR
MANY YEARS.
WE ARE WORKING WITH COLLEGES
AND PRE-APPRENTICES ALL OVER
THE STATES TO BUILD EACH ONE OF
THESE HOUSES.
THIS WILL HELP THE STUDENTS.
INSTEAD OF SOMETHING THAT ISN'T
REAL, THEY WILL BUILD A REAL
HOUSE.
THAT REAL HOUSE WILL MAKE THEM
PROUD AND TO MAKE THEM FEEL
LIKE THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED
SOMETHING TO HELP SOMEONE ELSE.
IT WILL ALSO CONNECT THEM WITH
LOW INCOME AND HOMELESS PEOPLE,
WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT AS
WELL.
WE HAVE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE A
NEW YOUTH BUILD, THIS ALMOST
REVOLUTION, WE HAVE 20
DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT ARE
INTENDING TO BUILD THIS.
WE ALSO HAVE SUPPORT BY THE
COUNTIES WHO ARE ENCOURAGING US
TO DO THIS.
THE THIS IS ONE OF THE PROGRAMS
WE HAVE BOTH LABOR AND
MANAGEMENT ENTHUSIASTIC.
WE NEED MORE PEOPLE IN THE
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
MORE APPRENTICES, IT IS A VERY
WELL-PAYING CAREER.
AND WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO BE
A PART OF THAT.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE VISION
OF THIS BILL.
NOT ONLY WILL WE HELP LOW
INCOME AND HOMELESS PEOPLE BUT
WE WILL HELP OUR STUDENTS HAVE
A BETTER CAREER FOR THEIR
FUTURE.
AND WE HOPE THIS ISN'T THE ONLY
TIME WE DO THIS BUT THAT THIS
INNOVATIVE, CREATIVE PROGRAM
WILL BE ONE THAT WILL BE ABLE
TO CONTINUE IN THE FUTURE.
>> THANK YOU.
LINDA, THANK YOU FOR BEING ON
THE BOARD.
THANK YOU.
I CAN HARDLY WAIT TO WE GET TO
TALK ABOUT THE PROJECT IN A FEW
MINUTES.
>> PETER AND THEN RUTH?
>> YES.
GOOD AFTERNOON, AFTER.
MY NAME IS PETER GUZMAN AND I
AM WITH THE TECHNICAL COLLEGES.
OUR STATE AGENCY PROVIDES
SUPPORT FOR OUR 34 COMMUNITIES.
MANY OF WHICH PROVIDE
PARTNERSHIP, PRE-APPRENTICESHIP
AND OTHER WORK-BASED LEARNING
PROGRAMS IN THE CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT FIELD AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES.
I COME HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE
SANDPOINT RESOLUTION.
I WILL TELL YOU WHY.
EARLIER THIS YEAR DURING THE
2019 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, OUR
AGENCY SUPPORTED SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 3383 CONCERNING
TINY HOUSES, WHICH AMONG OTHER
THINGS ALLOWS FOR ORGANIZATIONS
LIKE LEHIGH TO CONTRACT WITH
SCHOOL DISTRICT'S OR
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION.
LIKE THE STATE BOARD FOR
COMMUNITY TECHNICAL COLLEGES.
TO HAVE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN
OUR INSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
COURSES TO BE ABLE TO WORK AND
BUILDING THESE TINY HOUSES.
WITHOUT REGARD TO PUBLIC WORKS,
WE ARE WITHIN THE GUIDELINES OF
PREVAILING WAGE.
WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE OUR
STUDENTS WORK IN CONSTRUCTING
THESE TINY HOUSES, WHICH ALLOWS
THEM TO BUILD THE SKILLS AS
MELINDA INDICATED THAT ARE
NECESSARY FOR THE FUTURE
WORKFORCE IN THE CONSTRUCTION
AND BUILDING TRADES.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, IT ALLOWS
FOR OUR STUDENTS TO SEE THE
VALUE OF BUILDING THESE TINY
HOMES FOR HOMELESS POPULATIONS.
SO IT IS A WIN-WIN FOR US.
HAVE THE SKILL SETS THAT OUR
STUDENTS GET WHEN BUILDING THE
HOMES.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THEY SEE
THAT THE AND PRODUCTS OF THE
TINY HOME IS FOR SOMETHING THAT
IS GOING TOWARDS A GOOD CAUSE.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT MAKES HIM
FEEL GOOD.
SO WE ARE HERE AT THE COMMUNITY
TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM TO
SUPPORT THE PROJECT AND ANY
OTHER TINY HOUSE INITIATIVE
THAT IS DEVELOPED IN OUR
BEAUTIFUL STATE OF WASHINGTON.
INC.
YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR
WORK.
>> IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK AFTER RUTH?
ANYBODY WHO DIDN'T GET A CHANCE
TO STAND UP WHO WISHES THEY
HAD?
>> PLEASE, GO AHEAD.
>> I AM RUTH AND I'M THE
MANAGER OF THE SEATTLE
CONSERVATION CORPS.
THE CONSERVATION CORPS IS A
WORK TRAINING PROGRAM FOR
HOMELESS ADULTS THAT OPERATES
THE THE SEATTLE PARKS
IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT.
WE ARE LOCATED WITHIN MAGNUSON
PARK.
WE ARE ALSO STATE RECOGNIZED
PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM.
SO WE ARE INVOLVED IN THIS
PROJECT ON A COUPLE OF
DIFFERENT LEVELS.
WE ARE HOPING TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE CONSTRUCTION SINCE
APPRENTICES, PRE-APPRENTICES
WILL BE GIVING SOME OF THE
OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THE
CONSTRUCTION.
AND THAT GRADUATES OF THE
COURSE ARE DESIGNATED TO BE
ABLE TO BE THE RESIDENTS OF
THIS COTTAGE.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL OPPORTUNITY
FOR SOMEONE TO GET SOME
PERMANENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ONCE THEY HAVE LANDED A JOB AND
HAVE STABILIZED THEIR LIFE.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS
PROJECT.
AND APPRECIATING YOUR SUPPORT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I AM A HUGE SUPPORTER OF OUR
SEATTLE CONSERVATION CORPS.
I WAS THRILLED WHEN I HEARD WE
WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY NOT
ONLY TO BUILD BUT PERHAPS BE
RESIDENTS OF IT.
ALLISON, THANK YOU FOR GETTING
THIS ORGANIZED HERE WITH PUBLIC
COMMENT.
DO YOU WANT TO READ IN THE NEXT
ITEMS?
>> YES.
WOULD YOU MIND IF I READ IN ONE-
FOUR TOGETHER?
>> THANK YOU FOR ALL OF OUR
CANDIDATE'S HERE COMING TODAY.
>> ITEM NUMBER ONE, APPOINTMENT
01405.
THE APPOINTMENT OF CONVERGING
AS A MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE
COMMISSION FOR A TERM OF AUGUST
31, 2021.
ITEM NUMBER THREE,, I SKIPPED
ITEM NUMBER TWO.
APPOINTMENT NUMBER, CONVERTING,
AND APARTMENT OF DANANI HASSAN
OF THE SEATTLE YOUTH
COMMISSION.
FOR A TERM OF AUGUST 31, 2000
11.
ITEM NUMBER THREE, APPOINTMENT
01407, APPOINTMENT OF PARISA
HARVEY . AND FINALLY, ITEM
NUMBER 4, APPOINTMENT,
APPOINTMENT 01408, AND
APPOINTMENT OF KEVIN JACKSON HU
AS THE NUMBER OF THE SEATTLE
YOUTH COMMISSION FOR A TERM OF
AUGUST 31, 2021.
>> YOU HAVE A SPONSORING
DEPARTMENT?
AMY, THANK YOU.
>> INC.
YOU, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS AMY HUANG.
I'M THE STUFF LIAISON FOR THE
SEATTLE YOUTH COMMISSION.
WE ARE HOUSED UNDER THE
DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS IN
THE CITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION.
THERE ARE 15 BODY YOUTH
COMMISSIONERS AGES 13-19 AND
THEY MUST LIVE OR GO TO SCHOOL
WITHIN THE SEATTLE
JURISDICTION.
TODAY WE ARE APPOINTING THE
PROCESS OF FOR NEW YOUTH
COMMISSIONERS.
AND THERE IS ONE, NICOLE
GONZALES THAT IS NOT ABLE TO
ATTEND TODAY.
I WILL READ A SMALL BIO ABOUT
HER.
NICOLE IS CURRENTLY A 10th
GRADER AT CLEVELAND HIGH
SCHOOL.
A RUNNING START STUDENT AND
PART OF THE SEATTLE YOUTH
CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK.
GOOGLE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND WANTS
TO RAISE AWARENESS AND
EDUCATION AROUND THE
ENVIRONMENTAL HARM AND SOCIAL
INJUSTICES HAPPENING IN THE
DUWAMISH RIVER AND THE PORT OF
SEATTLE REGION.
NICOLE IS A PEER LEADER FOR THE
SERVICE BOARD.
>> THANK YOU.
I THINK BUT WE WILL DO IS JUST
MOVE ON TO TWO, THREE AND FOUR.
AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK AND
ASK ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
SO DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE
DANANI HASSAN?
>> , 50 WILL BE REPRESENTING
DISTRICT 2. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
DO SOME INTRODUCTION ABOUT
YOURSELF?
>> I HAVEN'T PULLED THE
MICROPHONE CLOSE.
>> DANANI HASSAN, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM A 10th GRADER ATTENDING
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL AND PART OF
THAT UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
PROGRAM.
MY PARENTS ARE IMMIGRANTS FROM
ETHIOPIA AND I WAS BORN IN
KENYA.
MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE MAKES ME
VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT SERVING
UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES.
AND ENSURING YOUTH VOICES ARE
PART OF THE CITY DECISION-
MAKING PROCESS.
I WANT TO CREATE MORE COLLEGE
PREPARATION, LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT FOR USE.
>> VERY NICE.
I AM VERY THINK OF THAT YOU ARE
HERE AND THAT YOU ARE WILLING
TO SPEND YOUR TIME WITH THE
CITY OF SEATTLE.
CAN YOU TELL ME ONE OR TWO
THINGS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO
ACCOMPLISH WHILE YOU ARE ON THE
COMMISSION?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A LOT
MORE PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW PEOPLE
IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN
NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE MINE,
COLLEGE PREPARATION COURSES AND
THE S.A.T.
TESTING AREAS AND HELPING WITH
HOW MUCH IT COSTS.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND THAT VISION.
AS WAS MENTIONED BY SOMEONE IN
THE AUDIENCE, I AM NOT GOING TO
BE WITH YOU AFTER 1 JANUARY BUT
I REALLY WANT TO ENCOURAGE THAT
COUNCIL MEMBERS WANT TO HEAR
FROM YOU.
AND SO THERE'S ANYTHING THAT
HAPPENS WHILE YOU ARE A
COMMISSIONER, YOU OR YOUR
ENTIRE COMMISSION CAN CONTACT
ANYONE OF US ON CITY COUNCIL
AND WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE
ABLE TO SUPPORT YOUR EFFORTS.
>> SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
OUR NEXT PERSON HERE, ITEM
NUMBER THREE IS PARISA HARVEY.
WELCOME.
>> AND DID YOU WANT TO READ,
AMY?
>> PARISA HARVEY WILL BE
REPRESENTING DISTRICT 7.
PARISA HARVEY IS ATTENDING
UNIVERSITY PREP.
I WILL ALSO LET HER, IF YOU
WANT INTRODUCE YOURSELF?
>> MAKE SURE THAT THIS COMES
CLOSE TO YOU.
BRING THIS CLOSE TO YOU.
AND MAKE SURE YOU SEE THE
LITTLE GREEN LIGHT ON THE STEM.
DID YOU SEE?
>> SO MY NAME IS PARISA HARVEY
AND I AM A SOPHOMORE AT YOU
PREP.
I AM REALLY EXCITED TO BE A
PART OF THE YOUTH COMMISSION
AND WORK ON ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE ISSUES.
GUN VIOLENCE, MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUES, AND ALSO SEXUAL AND
GIRLS HEALTH ISSUES.
SPECIFICALLY THOSE.
>> WELL DONE.
I AM PROUD OF YOU.
I WILL ASK YOU THE SAME
QUESTION I ASKED BEFORE, AT THE
END OF YOUR TERM IN AUGUST
2021, IF YOU COULD ACCOMPLISH
ONE OR TWO THINGS, WHAT WOULD
THAT BE?
>> I THINK THE FIRST THING I
DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE TO
ACCOMPLISH WOULD BE MAKING SURE
THE CITY OF SEATTLE REMAINS
ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS AND
WORKS TOWARDS ITS 2020 GOALS.
ENSURING INITIATIVES LIKE THE
GREEN NEW DEAL ARE CITYWIDE.
AND THEN I WOULD ALSO WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED THROUGH
SCHOOL CURRICULUM.
SUICIDE INVENTION, THINGS LIKE
THAT.
>> GREAT.
WE WILL ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME
BACK.
WE FREQUENTLY HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT AND WE WILL HAVE TO
POKE EARRINGS.
IF THE COMMISSIONERS
INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY
WANT TO COME AND ADDRESS THE
COUNCIL WE WILL CERTAINLY
ENCOURAGE THAT.
THANK YOU.
SO WE HAVE ONE MORE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK TO US?
I WILL HAVE TO SAY TO 19, I
READ THROUGH YOUR INFORMATION
AND I JUST WONDERED, HOW DO YOU
HAVE ANY TIME TO STUDY?
I KNOW YOU'RE DOING WELL IN
SCHOOL AT THE SAME TIME.
>> WELL MY NAME IS KEVIN
JACKSON HU, I AM A SENIOR . I
DO WANT TO TALK TO EVERYONE
OVER HERE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING
WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR US.
AND FOR SAVING THE TREES AND
FOR, IT AMAZES ME HOW MUCH YOU
THICK ABOUT US, JUST BEING HERE
AT TO TALK ABOUT STUDENTS AND
HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO SAVE THE
FUTURE.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
THAT.
ALSO, THE TITLES I HAVE, I AM
THE OVERALL PRESIDENT AT MY
SCHOOL.
I AM A POT LEADER AT A
NONPROFIT AS WELL WHERE I HAVE
GIVEN SPEECHES.
AND NEWLY APPOINTED AS PART OF
THE SEATTLE YOUTH COMMITTEE.
AND WELL, --
>> I WILL JUMP IN HERE.
AMONG THAT, AS AN 11th GRADER
AND PEER LEADER, AND THEN
WORKING TO DEVELOP
RELATIONSHIPS WITH
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, TO GET
THEM STARTED, YOU HAVE
VOLUNTEERED AT YOUR LOCAL
CHURCH, LOCAL FOOD BANKS, YOU
SERVE AS A VOLUNTEER PHYSICAL
THERAPIST AT A DISABILITY
CENTER IN EVERETT AND YOU HAVE
BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT GAPS BY
PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
UNDERSERVED YOUTH AND IN YOUR
SPARE TIME, HE PLAY TENNIS AND
ARE ON THE TRACKING.
I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW
YOU GET THE GRADE AVERAGE YOU
DO.
BUT CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL OF
YOUR GOOD WORK.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE AND
ACCOMPLISH DURING YOUR YOUR
HALF TERM?
>> THE THING I AM THE MOST
CONCERNED ABOUT, THE THING I
CARE MOST ABOUT IS YOUTH
EMPOWERMENT.
AND GETTING YOUTH THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THEIR
VOICES HEARD.
IN OUR COMMUNITY.
ENDING GOVERNMENT HERE.
I MEAN, THERE ARE SOME ISSUES
GOING ON IN OUR SOCIETY RIGHT
NOW., MENTAL HEALTH, CLIMATE
CHANGE, SAFETY, RIGHT?
EVERYBODY, I THINK YOUTH REALLY
NEED TO HAVE A VOICE ON THESE
THINGS.
BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH WE ARE ON
THE COMMITTEE, WE CAN'T DO
EVERYTHING, RIGHT?
IT IS OUR JOB TO GO OUT AND
ENCOURAGE OUR PEERS.
PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO STEP
UP AND MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD
IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
NOT JUST IN GOVERNMENT BUT
EVERYWHERE.
THAT IS SOMETHING I WANT TO TRY
TO WORK TOWARDS.
>> VERY NICE.
COLLEAGUES, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA FOR JOINING US.
DO ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS?
>> AMY, ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE
TO ADD?
>> I AM HONORED AND PRIVILEGED
TO STUFF THE SEATTLE YOUTH
COMMISSION.
I AM EAGER AND INSPIRED FOR THE
NEXT TERM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I APPRECIATE SO MUCH, DO WE
NEED TO GO EACH OF THEM
INDIVIDUALLY?
OR CAN WE TAKE ALL FOUR AT A
TIME?
OKAY.
I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE PASS
APPOINTMENT, ONE MOMENT HERE.
APPOINTMENT 01405 AND SO IT
HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO
APPROVE OUR FIRST CANDIDATE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE EYE.
NOT OPPOSED.
NO ABSTENTIONS.
SO OUR FIRST CANDIDATES WHO IS
NOT WITH US TODAY, NEPHTALIE
MARIE GONZALES AND SHE GOES BY
NICOLE.
WE WILL RECOMMEND THAT SHE BE
APPROVED FOR THE COMMISSION.
THE SECOND APPOINTMENT IS
DANANI HASSAN AND HE IS
CONVERTING.
I WILL MOVE THAT WE PASS.
APPOINTMENT 01406.
>> SECOND.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE
DIJ.
ANY POST?
NO ABSTENTIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU.
AND PARISA HARVEY, YOU ARE
APPOINTMENT 01407.
AND I WILL MOVE HER
APPOINTMENT.
>> SECOND.
>> THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE DIJ.
NOT OPPOSED.
AND WE HAVE NO ABSTENTIONS.
SO THAT ONE WILL MOVE FORWARD
TO FULL COUNCIL AS WELL.
AND APPOINTMENT NUMBER FOUR IS
KEVIN JACKSON HU.
INC.
YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR COMING.
HE IS APPOINTMENT 01408 . AND I
WILL MOVE TO PASS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE DIJ.
NOT OPPOSED.
NO ABSTENTIONS.
SO ALL FOUR OF THE CANDIDATES
AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR, TO IF
YOU ARE FROM THE MAYOR AND TWO
FROM THE COUNCIL.
I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU
ARE WILLING TO SERVE.
IT WILL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
FOR YOU AND US AS WELL.
OKAY.
ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO DO?
ON THE FOURTH?
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER
FIVE.
IF I COULD ASK THE PRESENTERS
TO COME UP TO THE TABLE.
[APPLAUSE]
COUNCIL BILL 119626, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CITY
EMPLOYMENT, COMMONLY REFERRED
TO AS THE SECOND QUARTER 2019
EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE.
>> IS YOU TWO ARE GETTING
SETTLED IN, CAN YOU START
INTRODUCTIONS?
>> SARAH BUTLER, SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
POLICY ADVISOR.
>>, 22, THE COMPENSATION.
MANAGER.
>> THANK YOU SARAH AND LISA.
I PRESENT THE FACT THAT WE HAVE
HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO
THROUGH ALL OF THESE POSITIONS.
SARAH, MAYBE YOU COULD PRESENT
WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE AND WHY?
WE COULD BE AS SUCCINCT AS
POSSIBLE.
I KNOW WE DO THESE THINGS
REGULARLY.
>> THIS LEGISLATION HAS THREE
SECTIONS.
THE FIRST FEW SECTIONS CHANGE
CIVIL-SERVICE STATUS FOR 12
EMPLOYS.
THE SHR DIRECTOR IS FORWARDING
THESE POSITIONS FOR COUNSEL
BECAUSE HE DETERMINED THAT THE
DUTIES OF THE POSITIONS MEET
THE EXEMPTION RIGHT HERE.
WHICH IS HAVING A HIGH DEGREE
OF RESPONSIVENESS OR
ACCOUNTABILITY.
A CONFIDENTIAL RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY.
OR POSITION THAT ALLOWS THE
COURT TO ALLOW THEM TO BE THE
THIRD BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT.
SALARY RANGES FOR THE WORK
TRAINING, THERE WAS A
COMPRESSION ISSUE THAT WAS
CREATED BACK IN 2016 WHEN
MINIMUM WAGE ROLLED IN AND THE
AREA IS FIXING IT.
ú>> LISA, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING
YOU'D LIKE TO ADD?
>> ONE THING I ASKED YOU
YESTERDAY IS TO DISCUSS THE
FACT THAT THESE HAVE ALL BEEN
REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED WITH
LOCAL UNIONS.
THAT WILL AFFECT THE POSITIONS.
>> THEY GO THROUGH AN INITIAL
JOB ANALYSIS AND IT IS FOLLOWED
BY MULTIPLE SIGNATURE CHAINS TO
REVIEW THE MUNICIPAL COURT,
FROM THE INFORMATION, IF IT IS
PROVIDED TO THE LABOR RELATIONS
WHO INFORM THE UNION.
AND EMPLOYEES IN THESE
POSITIONS.
ANY EMPLOYEES THAT ARE
AFFECTED, THEY DO HAVE APPEAL
RIGHTS GRANTED, STARTING WITH A
POSSIBLE RECONSIDERATION AND
THEN SHOULD THEY CHOOSE NOT TO
RECONSIDER OR ASK FOR AN
APPEAL, THEN THEY HAVE RETURNED
RIGHTS THAT THE CITY PROCESSES.
>> GREAT.
I AM SORRY THAT COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA HAD STEPPED UP.
I WANTED HER TO HEAR THAT.
THAT THE UNIONS HAD BEEN
INVOLVED IN THAT ANY
INDIVIDUAL WHO STEPS BACK HAS
PROVIDED THE SAME SENIORITY AND
RIGHT BACK TO THE FIRST
OPPORTUNITIES TO RETURN TO THE
JOB.
WE WANT TO DISCUSS THE BUDGET
IMPLICATIONS ON THIS.
>> SO THIS DOES NOT SEEK ANY
MORE BUDGET APPROPRIATION.
THE COSTS WILL BE ABSORBED BY
THE DEPARTMENT'S.
>> VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS?
>> THE ONLY QUESTION I WOULD
INVEST.
>> SO THIS IS COUNSEL BILL
119626 AND I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE
THAT THE COMMITTEE PASS THIS
COUNSEL BILL.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE
DIJ.
>> NONE OPPOSED.
AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY
ABSTENTIONS.
SO UNLESS YOU TO HAVE ANYTHING
ELSE TO ADD, THIS IS PAST AND
WE WILL MOVE ON TO FULL COUNCIL
NEXT MONDAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> SHOULD WE READ IN ITEM
NUMBER SIX?
>> YES.
ITEM NUMBER SIX, COUNCIL BILL
119626 THREE, AN ORDINANCE
RELATING TO PROPERTY AT
SANDPOINT, AUTHORIZING THE
AMENDMENT AND THE RESTATED
LEASE BETWEEN THE SANDPOINT
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND THE
CITY AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE
122459 AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE
123195 AND ORDINANCE 12336.
>> THANK YOU.
AS EVERYONE IS GETTING SETTLED
IN HERE, WHY DON'T YOU MOVE
AROUND TO THE END.
I AM ALSO GOING TO INVITE OUR
GOOD FRIEND, SPEAKER FRANK CHOP
TO COME AND JOIN US SINCE THIS
HAS BEEN A PROJECT.
HE IS SPEAKER TO ME.
>> SALLY.
THERE IS AN ORDINANCE AND A
RESOLUTION.
>> THANK YOU.
>>
>> IT CHANGED YESTERDAY.
I CAN GET YOU A NEW VERSION.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, RESOLUTION
31905.
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT
PLAN FOR SANDPOINT, AS ADOPTED
BY RESOLUTION 29429.
AND AMENDED BY RESOLUTION
30063.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
SO WE WILL TAKE THE FIRST ITEM.
THIS, ALLISON APPROPRIATELY
SAID, WE HAVE THE RESOLUTION
AND AN ORDINANCE AND I THINK WE
WILL JUST DIVE IN.
IS IT GOING TO BE YOU?
>> EMILY.
CONGRATULATIONS.
WE ARE EXCITED AT YOUR
APPOINTMENT.
THIS IS TERRIFIC.
WE GO THROUGH A PROCESS THAT WE
ARE FEELING PRETTY SANGUINE
ABOUT THIS.
SO YOU WANT TO KICK THIS OFF?
>> WOULD YOU LIKE
INTRODUCTIONS?
>> EMILY OF HER IDOL, THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING.
>> HELLO.
ELSA KINGS , THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING.
>> SHARON LEE, THE LOW INCOME
HOUSING INSTITUTE.
>> MELINDA NICHOLS, LOW INCOME
HOUSING INSTITUTE BOARD.
>> VERY NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NICE, TRACY.
>> 1028, COUNSEL CITY STUFF.
>> WE ARE EXCITED TO TALK TO
YOU TODAY ABOUT THE LEASE OF
PARCEL NUMBER NINE AT SANDPOINT
PROPERTY FOR THE FUTURE
DEVELOPMENT OF REALLY WHAT IS
AN INNOVATIVE PROJECT OF
UNAFFORDABLE COTTAGE HOUSING.
AND AS ALLISON SAID, THERE ARE
TWO ACTIONS ON THIS ISSUE.
I WILL GO INTO THE PROPERTY
DESCRIPTION AND A SECOND BUT
JUST TO DESCRIBE THE TWO
ACTIONS, FIRST IS RELATED TO
AMENDING AN EXISTING LEASE THAT
IS CURRENTLY BETWEEN THE OFFICE
OF HOUSING AND SOLID GROUND TO
MAKE THAT BETWEEN THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING IN LEHIGH AND THE
SECOND ACTION IS TO AMEND THE
SANDPOINT PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
MANAGEMENT PLAN TO MAKE IT
CONSISTENT WITH THE SANDPOINT
OVERLAY DISTRICT THAT WAS
ADOPTED COUNSEL IN 2012.
SO A LITTLE BIT BACK,
BACKGROUND, THE PROPERTY
DESCRIPTION AS YOU SEE THEM
APPEAR, THE LEASE WE WILL BE A
DISCUSSING ON NORTHEAST 65th,
THIS IS PARCEL NINE AT
SANDPOINT.
IT IS CURRENTLY UNDER THE
JURISDICTION OF THE OFFICE OF
HOUSING.
USED BY FPU AS A STORM WATER
RETENTION FACILITY.
SORRY FOR THAT FORMATTING.
>> SO A LITTLE BIT OF
BACKGROUND ON THIS VERY LONG
PROCESS AT SANDPOINT.
IN 1993, THERE WAS A INITIATED
PROCESS TO TRANSFER THE
PROPERTY TO THE CITY IS THE
LOCAL REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
FOR HOMELESS HOUSING.
THAT WAS FINALIZED IN 1996.
IN 1997, FORMERLY, THE U.S.
NAVY DEEDED THE LAND TO THE
CITY.
IN 1998, WE EXECUTED A GROUND
LEASE THE SANDPOINT HOUSING
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.
ALSO KNOWN AS SOLID GROUND.
WE HAVE BEEN BACK TO COUNSEL
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS WITH MANY
CHANGES TO THE LEASE BECAUSE
ANY CHANGE TO THE LEASE DOES
REQUIRE COUNSEL ACTION.
THIS IS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY
TO USE A PIECE OF GENERALLY
UNUSED PROPERTY OUT AT
SANDPOINT WITHOUT ANY CITY
SUBSIDY TO CREATE AFFORDABLE
COTTAGE HOUSING.
LEHIGH WAS AWARDED A DEPARTMENT
OF COMMERCE $3 MILLION GRANT ON
INNOVATIVE METHODS TO AND
HOMELESSNESS TO CREATE
SANDPOINT COTTAGE COMMUNITY AND
ALL WE NEED TO DO IS TAKE
ACTION TO AVAIL THAT PROPERTY
THAT THEN GETS DEVELOPED WITH
OTHER RESOURCES.
SO I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
SHARON TO TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE PROJECT.
>> GREAT.
SO THE PROPOSAL IS TO BUILD 22-
25 STUDIO AND ONE BEDROOM
COTTAGES.
EACH OF THE COTTAGES WILL
INCLUDE A KITCHEN, BATHROOM,
SLEEPING, DINING, BEDROOM.
SO IT IS A COMPLETE SELF-
CONTAINED COTTAGE.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE SITE
PLAN, IT INCLUDES A PLAYGROUND,
GARDENS, COMMON HOUSE, A SHARED
COMMON HOUSE, AND THERE WILL BE
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING,
SPECIFICALLY FOR LOW-WAGE
WORKERS WHO ARE EXITING
HOMELESSNESS.
SO OUR AGREEMENT WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE IS THAT
WE WILL SERVE A COMBINATION OF
FAMILIES, SINGLES, COUPLES,
VETERANS, AND WHAT IS UNIQUE
ABOUT THIS, THIS IS PERMANENT
HOUSING.
NOT TRANSITIONAL.
AND THE INCOME GOES UP TO 40%
OF THE MEDIAN INCOME.
THIS IS SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE,
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE WAGES, THE
MINIMUM WAGE, THEY INCLUDE FULL-
TIME MINIMUM WAGE INCLUDING
PEOPLE WHO ARE WITH THE
CONSERVATION CORPS.
THEN THEY ARE MORE LIKE 40% OF
THE MEDIAN INCOME.
THERE IS EXCEEDING 30%.
AT THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
MEANING THAT A LOT OF HOUSING
THAT IS TARGETED TO PEOPLE, 30%
OR BELOW, THEY MIGHT NOT BE
ELIGIBLE FOR.
THIS IS CAPTURING A SORT OF
UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATION OF
WORKING PEOPLE WHO HAVE MODEST
INCOMES.
MINIMUM-WAGE INCOMES.
WHAT IS SORT OF SPECIAL ABOUT
THIS, THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM
MANY WE HAVE FUNDED PROJECTS,
THERE IS ZERO CITY MONEY.
WE ARE NOT REQUESTING YET, WE
ARE NOT REQUESTING THAT THAT IS
THE FUNNIEST THING AS BUDGET
CHAIR I HAVE EVER HEARD.
>> THANKS TO THE CAPITAL BUDGET
AND THE LEGISLATURE, THIS IS A
$3 MILLION INNOVATIVE GRANT
THAT WAS AWARDED.
AND KEYBANK FOUNDATION 20
50,000 A NEIGHBOR WORKS AMERICA
HAS ALSO AWARDED FOUNDATION
FUNDING.
SO WE ARE MOVING AHEAD WITH
ZERO PUBLIC FUNDING FROM THE
CITY FOR CAPITAL OR OPERATIONS.
AND THEN, WE HAVE BEEN HONING
MANY MEETINGS AND IF YOU LOOK
AT THE MIX SLIDE, SO, WE ARE
VERY APPRECIATIVE OF SOLID
GROUND RELEASING THIS SITE FOR
US.
WE ALSO WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA FOR THIS
SPECIAL MEETING.
I KNOW IT WAS HARD TO
SCHEDULE.
>> ACTUALLY, WE HAVE A LOT
GOING ON BUT THIS IS SUCH A
HIGH PRIORITY FOR ALL OF US.
I AM THRILLED WE ARE HERE TODAY
AND THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY MOVE
FORWARD WITH THIS AND RECOGNIZE
THE WORK THAT HAS GONE ON.
SO WE THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
AND THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND
THE LAW DEPARTMENT AND OUR
ATTORNEY HAVE WORKED REALLY
HARD TO WORK ON A TERM SHEET
AND WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO IS
ENTER INTO A 30 YEAR LEASE WITH
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND THEN
OPPORTUNITIES FOR 10 YEAR
RENEWALS AFTER THAT.
AND THEN, WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE
USE, MAYBE MELINDA, RESTATES
THAT BECAUSE COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA WASN'T HERE.
THE USE OF APPRENTICES AND
STUDENTS.
>> IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL
PROJECT SO FAR.
WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT PERSON WHO
IS HELPING US DESIGN AND BUILD
AND WE ARE MEETING WITH THE
APPRENTICESHIP AND PRE-
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.
THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT WHAT IS
THE BEST WAY TO BUILD THIS?
SO WE ARE CREATING WITH OUR
ARCHITECT AND WONDERFUL DESIGN.
WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH THE
APPRENTICES AND PRE-APPRENTICES
AND ARE COLLEGE STUDENTS TO
TALK ABOUT, WHY ARE WE DOING
THIS?
WHAT IS THE ROLE GOING TO BE?
AND IT IS ONE OF THE MORE
EXCITING KINDS OF GOD, PROJECTS
WE HAVE EVER HAD.
SO WE SHOULD HAVE A REALLY
WONDERFUL PLAN FOR A 300 FT.B2
HOUSE.
MAYBE ONE WOULD WANT TO SHARE
WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND UTILIZE
IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE IT IS
GOING TO BE EXTREMELY EFFICIENT
AND A VERY VALUABLE BUILD
HOUSE.
>> SINCE WE'RE ON THIS
QUESTION, SOME HE ASKED ME,
WHAT DO WE EXPECT THE USEFUL
LIFE OF THESE BUILDINGS TO BE?
>> OUR ANSWER IS A WE EXPECT
THEM TO LAST 100 YEARS.
>> THEY WILL MAINTAIN THEM SO
WELL.
>> THEY WILL BE BUILT TO CODE
AND FOLLOWING THE EVERGREEN
STANDARD FOR SUSTAINABILITY.
WE SEE IT IS NOT MUCH DIFFERENT
THAN THE LONGFORD, FREMONT
BUNGALOWS.
COTTAGES BUILT TO LAST.
>> WE HAVE A NIFTY DESIGN.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A
COPY OF IT.
>> SO WE ARE PARTS OF THE TINY
HOUSE NATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR
PEOPLE CAN LIVE IN SMALL SPACES
BUT IT IS GOING TO BE VERY
DURABLE.
VERY COMFORTABLE.
BUT IT IS GOING TO BE, THE
SQUARE FOOTAGE WOULD BE MODEST.
AND THE GO HERE, I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS GOAL BUT
THE GOAL IS TO DELIVER EACH
COTTAGE AT LESS THAN 150,000
PER COTTAGE.
WHICH IS HALF THE COST OF THE
TRADITIONAL MULTIFAMILY
APARTMENT UNITS.
>> THE DIFFERENCE HERE OF
COURSE IS THAT THESE ARE ON
LAND.
THEY ARE GOING TO ACCOMMODATE
ONE OR TWO PEOPLE.
IT WILL TAKE MORE SPACE BECAUSE
WE ARE GOING LINEAR RATHER THAN
UP.
THAT SAID, ANYTHING THAT WE CAN
DO TO GET MORE PEOPLE HOUSED
AND THIS IS THE KIND OF THING
THAT WE HAVE ALL BEEN TALKING
ABOUT.
YOU KNOW IT IS A STEP UP FROM
THE LITTLE TINY HOMES, THE
PLACES THAT HAVE NO RUNNING
WATER INSIDE.
BUT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SAY,
THESE THINGS ARE GOING TO WORK
FOR PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WILL BE
ABLE TO GET INSIDE WITH THE
ROOF AND THE DIGNITY OF BEING
ABLE TO HAVE THEIR OWN
KITCHENETTE PLUS A BATHROOM.
THAT IS A WONDERFUL MODEL.
MY HAT IS TOTALLY OFF TO ALL OF
YOU.
>> YES.
BECAUSE THE LAND IS ZONED
RESIDENTIAL.
LOWRISE RESIDENTIAL.
SO WE THINK THAT THIS IS
POSSIBLY A NATIONAL MODEL, A
STATEWIDE MODEL.
THERE ARE MANY COMMUNITIES THAT
HAVE PUBLIC LAND, LOW-DENSITY
PROPERTY.
WHERE SOMETHING LIKE THIS CAN
HAPPEN.
AND EVERYONE HAS BEEN VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT THE HIGH COST
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SO THIS --
>> YOU COULD CUT IT IN HALF.
YOU COULD CUT EACH UNIT IN HALF
BY DOING THIS.
>> RUTH, CAN I ASK YOU A
QUESTION?
I AM JUST SUCH A STRONG
ADVOCATE FOR THESE
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.
I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU AS A
WOMAN CARPENTER ARE OUT HERE
LEADING THIS CHARGE.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE NEED
TO DO IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF THE APPRENTICES OR
THE PRE-APPRENTICE PROGRAMS TO
FREE PEOPLE TO BE WORKING ON
THESE PROJECTS?
>> THAT IS A WONDERFUL
QUESTION.
THE ORGANIZATION WHICH THE CITY
OF SEATTLE HAS, THAT HAS THE
APPRENTICESHIP ALL OVER, THAT
IS ALREADY INTERESTED IN THIS.
WE HAVE PRESENTATIONS THERE SO
WE ARE COMBINING WITH ALL OF
OUR, KING COUNTY AND THE CITY
OF SEATTLE IS ONE OF THE MOST
EFFECTIVE PRE-APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES.
WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT LONGER
THAN ALMOST ANYONE ELSE.
SO WE ARE REACHING OUT TO
DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS FOR
THEIR ENCOURAGEMENT.
WE HAVE GIVEN SPEECHES AT THAT
WASHINGTON STATE APPRENTICESHIP
AND TRAINING COUNCIL.
THEY HAVE BEEN SUPPORTIVE AS
WELL.
SO WE RECOGNIZE THIS IS A
BIGGER PICTURE.
AND THAT OUR APPRENTICES AND
OUR PRE-APPRENTICES WILL BE
REALLY DOING A LOT OF HELP TO
HELP WITH THIS.
ALSO TO POINT OUT WITH YOUR
PINCHED, THAT IS A DIVERSITY
TRAINING PROGRAM.
AS WOMEN, AS PEOPLE OF COLOR,
IT ALSO HAS EVERYONE IN IT.
BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE
POPULATION ARE ALSO PRISONERS
WHO ARE GOING TO GO INTO
CONSTRUCTION.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL PROJECT FOR
THEM.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, DID
YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING?
>> SO MANY THINGS.
>> IF I COULD JUST GO THROUGH A
FEW OF THE DETAILS.
THE TERMS OF THE LEASE.
AND THEN I WILL GO THROUGH THE
SUBSTANCE OF THE RESOLUTION
CHANGE.
>> JUST TO GO TO THOSE DETAILS.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO ELSA,
ONE OF OUR FABULOUS
UNDERWRITERS TO TALK THROUGH
WITH THE LEASE TERMS INCLUDE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED,
THE CURRENT LEASE IS WITH SOLID
GROUND.
AND WHAT THIS ACTION WILL ALLOW
US TO DO IS TO REMOVE THAT
PARCEL FROM THE GROUND LEASE.
AND ENTER INTO A LEASE WITH
LEHIGH.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS
PROJECT.
THE LEASE WILL BE A 30 YEAR
LEASE WITH THREE TEN-YEAR
EXTENSIONS.
SOME OF THE TERMS OF THE LEASE
WILL BE THAT LEHIGH WILL
CONSTRUCT THE PROJECT AS
PROPOSED.
THE COTTAGES WILL SERVE LOW
INCOME HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND
FAMILIES.
AND THE COTTAGES CONTINUE TO BE
A GOOD, HABITABLE CONDITION AT
EACH TIME OF RENEWAL.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION IF I MAY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER BAGSHAW IS
LOOKING AT ME SIDEWAYS.
I LOVE ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE DETAILS.
>> [ LAUGHTER ]
>> WE START GOING THROUGH
LEASES, IT COULD BE AN HOUR TO
GET THROUGH.
>> I PROMISE IT WILL NOT BE.
THIS IS A PAGE AND A QUARTER.
I DID WANT TO ASK A QUICK
QUESTION ABOUT THE FOLKS WHO
WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS THIS.
BECAUSE THERE IS A DISTINCTION
HERE.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THAT IT WILL
SERVE LOW INCOME, I HAVE HEARD
DESCRIBED A COUPLE OF WAYS.
IT WILL SERVE LOW INCOME
INDIVIDUALS AND PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
SO I WANT TO GET AN
UNDERSTANDING OF WHETHER IT IS
BOTH POPULATIONS OR ONE OR THE
OTHER.
AND IF IT INCLUDES LOW INCOME
INDIVIDUALS, HOW WE ARE
DEFINING LOW INCOME.
I DON'T SEE THAT LEVEL OF
SPECIFICITY IN THE LEASE TERMS.
>> GREAT QUESTION.
SO FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE
SANDPOINT REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
WHEN THE, WHAT IT DOES IT
PROCESS.
THAT LOOKS AT HOMELESS HOUSE
IN.
OUR OFFICE OF HOUSING DOES NOT
HAVE A SPECIFIC DEFINITION OF
WHAT COUNTS AS HOMELESS.
BUT WE TYPICALLY COUNTED AS A
PRETTY BROAD POPULATION
INCLUDING FOLKS WHO ARE AT RISK
OF HOMELESSNESS.
AS SHARON MENTIONED, THESE ARE
FOR THE COTTAGES SERVING FOLKS
AT OR BELOW 40% OF AREA MEDIAN
INCOME.
WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE THIS IS A
POPULATION THAT IS COMING FROM
COORDINATED ENTRY FOR EXAMPLE
WITH VERY HIGH NEEDS.
BUT RANGING IN THAT AT RISK OF
HOMELESSNESS OR EXITING
HOMELESSNESS POPULATION.
>> SO FRANK TOP HAS BEEN VERY
HELPFUL.
HE HAS CONTACTED THE
CONSERVATION CORPS AND FAIR
START.
THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE
HOMELESS WHO ARE IN JOB
TRAINING PROGRAMS.
AND CAREER TRAINING PROGRAMS
AND ONCE THEY GET A FULL-TIME
JOB, AT MINIMUM WAGE, THEY ARE
NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR HOMELESS
HOUSING AT 30% AMI.
SO PEOPLE WILL BE EXITING
HOMELESSNESS AND THEY WILL
LARGELY BE, THESE ARE THE
INCOMES.
THEY WILL HAVE INCOMES BETWEEN
COME UP TO 31,000 FOR A SINGLE
PERSON AND 35,444 A TWO-PERSON
HOUSEHOLD.
AND 39,000 8804 A THREE PERSON
HOUSEHOLD.
SO WE ARE GOING TO BE USING THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING INCOME LIMITS
AND OUR COMMITMENT TO THE
DEPARTMENT COMMERCE IS 40% AREA
MEDIAN INCOME IN TERMS OF
AFFORDABILITY.
>> SO WHEN WE SAY HOMELESS
INDIVIDUALS, WE ARE NOT TALKING
ABOUT THE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS
FOR EXAMPLE.
>> WELL THERE MAY HAVE BEEN
SOME LONG-TERM HOMELESS WHO
HAVE ENTERED JOB TRAINING.
BUT FOR THE MOST PART, WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE
MAKING THE TRANSITION.
>> READY TO TRANSITIO.
THEY COULD BE EXITING JOB
TRAINING PROGRAMS.
IT COULD BE EMPLOYED ELSEWHERE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE BECAUSE
THEY ARE IN A TINY HOUSE, THEY
NOW HAVE EMPLOYMENT.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR PERMANENT
HOUSING AND AS WELL AS THE
SEATTLE CONSERVATION CORPS.
>> GRADUATES OF THE
CONSERVATION CORPS.
>> THIS IS NOT HAVE SERVICES
FUNDING THAT WOULD REQUIRE A
PARTICULAR REFERRAL SYSTEM LIKE
COORDINATED ENTRY, WHICH GIVES
MORE FLEXIBILITY TO THE AGENCY
TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL RESIDENTS
CONSISTENT WITH THE REGULATORY
AGREEMENTS SET BY COMMERCE FOR
THAT AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
AND OUR EXPECTATIONS FOR
SERVING THAT POPULATION AS
RELATED TO THE SANDPOINT PLAN.
>> LIKELY NOT PULLING OFF OF A
COORDINATED ENTRY LIST.
>> HOW DO YOU PRIORITIZE?
I WOULD IMAGINE, LET'S SAY
THESE ARE BUILT AND BUILT BY
NEXT SUMMER, READY TO GO.
THESE ARE GOING TO BE COVETED
PLACES TO LIVE.
HOW DO YOU PRIORITIZE?
>> THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE
EVER BEEN APPEAR LIKE THIS.
I AM FEELING VERY EMOTIONAL
NOW.
>> BISQUICK, THE IDEA IS THE
WORKFORCE HOUSING, IF YOU ARE
HOMELESS, YOU WANT TO GET A
TRAINING AND GET A JOB.
WE WORK WITH THE CONSERVATION
CORPS OF THE CITY.
THEY HAVE DONE IT FOR MANY
YEARS.
ALSO FAIR START.
THEY HAVE BOTH ENDORSED THE
EFFORT SO THERE ARE FOLKS WHO
GET INTO THE PROGRAMS.
THEY CAN HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE.
THAT THEY CAN AFFORD TO BE
CLOSE TO WHERE THEY WORK.
SOME OF THE CONSERVATION CORPS
MEMBERS ACTUALLY DO THE WORK AT
MAGNUSON PARK TO MAINTAIN THE
PARK.
OTHER PUBLIC WORKS AND FAIR
START ALSO IS A TRAINING
PROGRAM THAT, AFTER THEY GO TO
THE PROGRAM, THEY GET IT PLACED
IN A JOB.
AGAIN, A LOT OF THOSE JOBS ARE
IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE WHERE THEY
CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE.
THIS IS THE INTENT TO MAKE IT
AFFORDABLE AND ONCE THEY'RE IN,
THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY NOT HOMELESS
ANYMORE.
BUT, COULD I HAVE A COUPLE OF
OTHER COMMENTS?
THIS IS A PILOT PROJECT TO GET
THIS THING SO WE SAVE MONEY ON
THIS PROJECT.
THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING,
THEY ARE TOO AND EXPENSIVE.
THIS IS A -- CAN I SAY HERE?
[ LAUGHTER ] SORRY.
A NEW ISSUE.
BUT THE COST OF HOUSING IS
330,000.
HE WILL DO THIS FOR LESS THAN
THAT IN THE PILOT PROJECT.
BUT WE WANT TO EXTEND THIS
AROUND THE STATE.
I HAVE MANY YEARS IN OTHER
CITIES INCLUDING ABERDEEN WHO
CALLED UP AND SAID, LOOK, I
HAVE TO BASICALLY MOVE AND
ENCAMPMENT ALONG THE RIVER IN
ABERDEEN.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOMEPLACE
DECENT FOR THOSE FOLKS TO LIVE.
AND SO, WE ARE DOING THIS IN
OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE.
I HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY PEOPLE
IN YET,, SPOKANE, PIERCE
COUNTY, AS WELL AS ABERDEEN.
SO I THINK THIS IS A MODEL.
ONCE YOU GET GOING, WE HOPE TO
DRIVE DOWN THE COST PER UNIT
BECAUSE PART OF THE INITIAL
COST IS DOING THE TRAINING
PROGRAM WITH THE COMMITTEE
COLLEGES.
WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE
CONNECTION WITH THE UNION
APPRENTICESHIPS BUT THE
COLLEGES THAT IS CRITICAL.
I SHOULD ALSO SAY THAT THIS IS
ALL CARRYING OUT A PLAN
APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL,
IN 1997, THIS IS THE LAST PIECE
OF THAT PLAN.
THE PRIOR PIECE WAS BUILDING
IT, WHICH WE JUST FINISHED.
THAT WAS A HUGE LOVEFEST OUT
THERE.
148 UNITS OF WORKFORCE HOUSING.
PLUS EARLY LEARNING CENTER AND
ALL OF THIS OTHER STUFF.
IT IS GREAT.
ONE LAST THING, I ATTENDED ALL
OF THE COMMUNITY MEANINGS.
WE HAD THREE COMMUNITY MEETINGS
WHERE THEY SAID, YOU GO OUT AND
TALK TO THE COMMITTED.
IT WAS GREAT.
SO WE SAID, WE DID PRETTY WELL.
SO THIS IS A GOOD TWO.
IT LITERALLY, ONE OF THEM SAID,
CAN WE MOVE IN?
BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS
IS TIED TO PROGRAMS WHOSE
INTENT IS TO TRAIN PEOPLE.
THEN WE NEED TO HAVE A PLACE
FOR THEM TO LIVE.
WE WILL FOCUS ON MOST PROGRAMS.
TO START.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
>> PRESENTED OF CHOP, YOU HAVE
BEEN A HERO FOR MANY OF THESE
PROJECTS.
I AM GRATEFUL TO YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, I KNOW
YOU HAVE A REGIONAL COUNCIL
MEETING YOU NEED TO ATTEND.
WHAT WE YOU LIKE TO ADD?
>> LET ME START WITH A THANK
YOU TO YOU AGAIN.
YOU HAVE BEEN A GREAT PARTNER
IN HELPING US MAKE SURE THAT
SOME OF THESE CRITICAL
COMPONENTS RELATED TO HOUSING
GET THROUGH COMMITTEE THIS
YEAR.
SO THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THIS
IN YOUR AGENDA.
I AM SO EXCITED THAT THIS IS A
ROBUST OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO
HEAR FROM THE SPEAKER, THE
INCREDIBLE PARTNERS HE HAS
BROUGHT TO THE TABLE AND THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING.
I THINK THIS IS ANOTHER GREAT
EXAMPLE WHERE WE HAVE TAKEN
SURPLUS PUBLIC PROPERTY THAT IS
UNDERUTILIZED AND TURNED IT
INTO A TRUE PUBLIC BENEFIT.
AND IT HAS REALLY BEEN AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LIVE OUR
WORDS AND OUR VALUES EVERY DAY.
SPEAKER HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS
JOB, A HEROIC EFFORT AT THE
STATE LEVEL TO GIVE US THE
TOOLS SO THAT WE HAVE MORE
OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR TOOLBELT
TO BUILD ON PUBLIC LAND AND
WILL BE BILLED ON PUBLIC LAND,
WE ARE SAVING MONEY.
SAVING MONEY FOR THE CITY AND
FOR THE STATE AND WE ARE ALSO
SAVING LIVES TO GIVE FOLKS A
PLACE TO LIVE.
THE PARTNERSHIP THAT YOU HEARD
ABOUT FROM LEHIGH, IT IS A VERY
GREAT EXAMPLE OF US TRYING TO
TAKE TO SCALE PROGRAMS THAT WE
KNOW TO BE EFFECTIVE.
AND ALSO TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE
THEY ARE AT.
PEOPLE ARE GETTING OUT OF
HOMELESSNESS BECAUSE THEY ARE
GETTING STABLY HOUSTON BECAUSE
WE HAVE HELPED TO FIND THEM
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT
ARE MEANINGFUL.
IS SPEAKING OF PLUMMET
OPPORTUNITIES, WE ARE PROVIDING
THEM FOLKS TO BUILD AFFORDABLE
HOUSING INTO INCORPORATE LABOR
STANDARDS.
AT ONE POINT, 10 YEARS AGO, I
CAN REMEMBER WHEN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND BUILDING AND TRADES
AND SOMETIMES IT WAS WATER AND
OIL, HERE I THINK WE HAVE SEEN
ANOTHER EXAMPLE IN THE YEAR AND
HALF I'VE BEEN HERE OF WHERE
THE OF PULLED TOGETHER THESE
TWO VISIONS OF CREATING
AFFORDABLE UNITS AND GOOD
INCOME JOBS.
WE HAVE MARRIED THOSE ALONG
WITH THE PRE-APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS YOU HAVE MENTIONED.
IT IS REALLY EXCITING.
úLASTLY, AS WE LOOK AT SANDPOIN
AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, I WANT TO
THANK THE SPEAKER AND FORMER
SPEAKER AND YOUR TEAM.
I KNOW TONY IS HERE.
ALEC, MARISSA, CHAVEZ, THEY
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON TRYING TO
FIGURE HOW WE MAKE THIS
POSSIBLE.
AND THE VISION YOU ARTICULATED
TEST IN EARLIER MEETINGS.
IT IS NOT A ROOF OR A DOOR YOUR
OFFERING FOLKS.
IT IS TRULY A HOME.
AND A PLACE TO GET STABILIZED.
AND WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THE ABILITY TO SUPPORT THIS AND
ALSO TO SUPPORT ANY OTHER
CITIES IF YOU CAN.
SHOWING WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO
BRING THESE MODELS TO SCALE.
AND IT IS JUST ONE MORE
ADDITION TO THE LONG LIST OF
HOUSING OPTIONS YOU ALL HAVE
BOTH AUTHORIZED AT THE STATE
LEVEL THAT YOU HOPED IT AREA
AND THAT THE CITY HAS FUNDED IN
THE PAST.
I THINK IT IS A WIN-WIN.
A WIN FOR WORKERS WHO ARE
BUILDING THESE BUILDINGS AND A
WIN FOR THE INDIVIDUALS AND THE
WORKERS WHO WILL BE LIVING IN
THESE NEW HOMES.
AND ALSO A WIN FOR THE CITY
BECAUSE THIS IS SHOWING HOW WE
CAN BE MORE EFFICIENT AND A WIN
FOR THE STATE AS WELL WHO HAS
BEEN HELPING LIFT UP THESE
OPTIONS AND FIRST BE ABLE TO
MOVE FORWARD IS REALLY GREAT.
I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT YOU HAVE
DONE AND THAT THE EXECUTIVE HAS
ENCOURAGED IN THE CONVERSATION.
YOU ALL CARRIED IT OUT.
THAT IS TIME INTENSIVE SO THANK
YOU.
I COULDN'T GET AWAY FROM SAYING
HOW EXCITED WE ARE.
1025 IS THE PENDING DIRECTOR
FOR THE OFFICE OF HOUSING.
THIS IS BEEN SOMETHING YOU HAVE
BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF.
THANK YOU FOR THAT LEADERSHIP
AS WELL.
>> THREE QUICK THINGS.
MR. GUZMAN, WHEN YOU SPOKE, I
WAS REMINDED OF HOW IMPORTANT
AND HOW MUCH OF A PARTISAN
EFFORT THIS IS BEEN.
A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, I GOT A
CALL FROM MIKE ARMSTRONG, A
REPRESENTATIVE FROM WENATCHEE
THAT SAID WE ARE BRINGING THE
COLLEGES AND SOME HEISKELL
PROGRAMS TOGETHER AND THERE WAS
A COMPETITION IN OLYMPIA WHERE
THEY WERE BUILDING SOME TINY
HOMES.
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WENT
BUT HE CALLED ME AND SAID HEY,
DO YOU WANT THEM?
AND I SAID REALLY?
AND I THINK THAT'S WHEN I
CALLED SHARON AND SAID, THERE
ARE A DOZEN TINY HOMES IN
OLYMPIA THAT IF WE CAN GET
THEM, IF WE CAN GET
TRANSPORTATION, WE CAN HAVE
THEM.
AND THANK YOU TO SOME OF OUR
FRIENDS ON THE TEAMSTERS.
AND BOEING STEPPED UP WITH SOME
TRUCKS.
IT WAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO BUT
VERY MEANINGFUL.
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I APPRECIATE IT.
ALSO, FOR OUR TREE FRIENDS IN
THE AUDIENCE, IT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO ME THAT AS WE ARE
PUTTING IN THESE HOMES, AND WE
DO HAVE SOME PUBLIC GARDENS,
THAT WE DON'T FORGET WE NEED TO
HAVE THE APPROPRIATE TREES
AROUND THEM JUST FOR ALL OF THE
REASONS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, I WASN'T DOING THAT
JUST TO GET YOUR APPLAUSE.
WE MEAN THAT VERY SINCERELY.
AND MAGNUSON PARK IS SO
BEAUTIFUL.
BUT IF WE COULD PAY ATTENTION
TO THAT, MAKE SURE WE PLANT THE
RIGHT TREE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
IT WILL MAKE IT THAT MUCH MORE
BEAUTIFUL AND ACCEPTABLE IN THE
COMMUNITY.
>> ANYTHING ELSE FROM MY
COLLEAGUES BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE
TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS.
WE HAVE A TIDY UP PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT ACCOMPANIES
THIS.
BUT DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING?
>> WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO BRIEFLY
DESCRIBE THE RESOLUTION WHICH
IS THE SECOND PIECE OF
LEGISLATION YOU ARE TAKING
ACTION ON?
>> YOU MAY AS WELL.
AND THEN WE CAN GO ON BOTH OF
THEM.
>> TEST AGAIN, SAYING WITH THE
FIRST ONE IS, THE FIRST ONE IS
THE CHANGE OF LEASE FROM SOLID
GROUND TO LEHIGH AND THE SECOND
ONE, THERE ARE PRESENTLY TWO
DOCUMENTS THAT DESCRIBE THE
DEVELOPMENT FUND.
ONE IS THE SANDPOINT PHYSICAL
MANAGEMET PLAN THAT WAS SENT
TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN
1996.
BUT 2012, CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED
A SANDPOINT OVERLAY DISTRICT
AND THAT IS WHAT HAS MORE
RECENTLY GOVERNED THE WAY IN
WHICH UNITS ARE COUNTED FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN.
THIS IS TO AMEND THE OLD
MANAGEMENT PLAN TO BRING IT
CONSISTENT WITH MORE RECENT
COUNSEL ACTION IN 2012.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING IN THAT
THAT WE NEED TO BE FOCUSING ON?
>> THIS IS A VERY SMALL
AMENDMENT.
>> ANYTHING ELSE?
COLLEAGUES, IF YOU'RE
COMFORTABLE, ARE READY TO GO,
--
>> YES?
>> I AM READY TO GO.
>> IF YOU LIKE TO MOVE THAT THE
CITY PASS 23, WHICH IS THE
LEASABLE ALLOW THE HOMES TO
MOVE FORWARD.
>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE
DOES.
NONE OPPOSED.
NO ABSTENTIONS.
THAT IS GREAT.
THANK YOU.
AND REPRESENTATIVE CHOP, THANK
YOU AGAIN.
>> THIS RESOLUTION IS NEXT.
THIS IS RESOLUTION 31905.
I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE PASS
IT.
NO OPPOSED AND NO ABSTENTION.
WE HAVE A COURTESY VOTE.
SO OUR ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION
BOTH HAVE PASSED.
WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH BOTH
OF THEM FOR THE FULL COUNCIL ON
MONDAY.
AND AGAIN, SHARON LEE, THANK
YOU FOR ALL OF THE WORK YOU ARE
DOING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING.
OKAY.
NEXT ITEM.
WITH THEM IN.
>> ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, 24, AN
ORDINANCE RELATING TO REAL
PROPERTY LOCATED AT MERCER
STREET AND SECOND AVENUE NORTH,
AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF
HOUSING TO GRANT A LEASE OF THE
REAL PROPERTY TO PLYMOUTH
HOUSING GROUP OR ITS AFFILIATE
OR DESIGNEE.
>> THIS IS THE CASE SITE?
WE HAVE BEEN MOVING ON THIS.
I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA ,
YOU HAVE A REGIONAL COUNSEL TO
ATTEND.
LEAVITT HERE.
WE WILL PICK IT UP.
THANK YOU.
>> ARE YOU LEAVING TWO?
>> THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL OF
YOUR WORK THIS FALL.
EVERYTHING YOU HAVE INCLUDED IN
YOUR AGENDA.
I WANT TO SAY IF I MIGHT, ON
THE CASE SITE, I CAN'T SAY THIS
IS SOMETHING WE ARE REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT.
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE LABOR
STANDARDS.
LINKAGE WE GOT INTO THE CASE
I'D RESOLUTION LAST YEAR.
AND A LOT OF THE LABOR
COMMUNITY IS REALLY LOOKING AT
THE CASE I'D AS AN EXAMPLE OF
HOW WE CAN MAKE THE LABOR
STANDARDS WORK WITH THE
COMMITMENT TO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING FOR THEIR
INCLUSION OF THE LANGUAGE.
WE WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO
SEEING MORE FROM THAT REPORT.
>> I AM EXCITED ABOUT IT AS
WELL.
BECAUSE IT GIVES OUR UNION
COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE.
AND I LOVE THAT.
BECAUSE THEY BY AND AND THEY
ARE A PART OF IT.
AND WE LOOK AT THE QUALITY OF
WORK WHEN IT IS DONE.
AND PEOPLE ARE JUST THRILLED
WITH THIS.
A REAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN A
NONPROFIT AND THE LABOR
PARTNERS.
>> WE HAVE NEW PEOPLE AT THE
TABLE.
COULD WE HAVE INTRODUCTIONS?
>> 1025.
>> JOHN TORRENTS WITH PLYMOUTH
HOUSING.
>> JOHN AND TIM FROM PLYMOUTH,
WE THANK YOU.
FOR YOUR WORK.
AND I KNOW THAT PAUL AND I HAVE
BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR I
DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS.
EMILY, WE ARE REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT IT.
DO YOU WANT TO KICK IT OFF?
>> WE ARE MOVING LEGISLATIN
FOR A LEASE OF THE CASE I'D
PROPERTY TO PLYMOUTH HOUSING
GROUP TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND CULTURAL
SPACE.
A REMINDER, THIS IS WONDERFUL
PROPERTY LOCATED IN UPTOWN EMMA
FORMALLY PROPERTY OWNED BY
SEATTLE CENTER FOLLOWING THE
SIGNIFICANT PROCESS THAT WAS
THE OF TOWN REZONE IN OCTOBER,
2017.
THERE WAS A RESOLUTION PASSED
BY COUNSEL THAT TRANSFERRED THE
JURISDICTION OF THIS PROPERTY
FROM SEATTLE CENTER TO THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING TO WORK WITH
OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE TO
HAVE A CO-LOCATED SPACE IN THE
COMMUNITY EMMA PROVIDING BOTH
AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH THE
FOCUS ON SERVING HOMELESS AND
FORMALLY HOMELESS FOLKS.
AND AND ARTS AND CULTURAL SPACE
ON THE GROUND FLOOR.
IN 2018, WE CONCLUDED AN RFP
THAT WAS A COMPETITIVE PROCESS
AND THROUGH THAT PROCESS, THE
OFFICE OF HOUSING SELECTED AND
AWARDED FUNDS TO PLYMOUTH
HOUSING GROUP TO PRODUCE THE
PROJECT THEY WILL DESCRIBE
RIGHT NOW.
>> OKAY.
I WANT TO SAY A FEW THINGS AND
THEN TURN IT OVER TO JOHN TO GO
OVER THE DETAILS.
THE FIRST THING IS THANKS TO
EMILY AND HER TEAM.
THE OFFICE OF HOUSING DID THE
LEG WORK ON BUILDING COMMITTEE
SUPPORT FOR THE HOMELESS
PROJECT.
AN AMAZING COMMITTEE WE WILL
OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO AFFORD
PROPERTY IN.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO BE THE
PROVIDER OF PUBLIC BENEFITS.
COMING RIGHT OUT OF
HOMELESSNESS.
>> THE REST OF THE UNIT THAT
JOHN WILL TALK ABOUT IS PART OF
THE MOVING ON PROGRAM.
THAT HIS FOLKS ALREADY STABLY
HOUSED.
IN PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING.
BOTH AT PLYMOUTH AND OTHER
SERVICES, CATHOLIC HOUSING
SERVICES AND OTHERS WHO ARE
STABLE AND DON'T NEED AS MANY
SUPPORTS.
FOR WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE
CITY AND OTHERS IS, IT IS
CHEAPER TO OPERATE.
ESSENTIAL.
SO LORI AND HER OPERATING COSTS
SUBSTANTIALLY AND FREEING UP
THE ROOMS AND OTHER BUILDINGS
FOR FOLKS TO COME OFF OF THE
STREETS AND COME OUT OF
HOMELESSNESS.
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT GOAL
AS WELL AS ARTS AND CULTURAL
SPACE.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO
PROVIDE THAT FOR THE COMMUNITY
WITH A LONGTIME OWNER OF
PLYMOUTH.
IT WILL BE A PATH TO THE AIR.
ANY OF YOU FAMILIAR WITH IT MAY
PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY EVENTS
FOR MANY OF OUR POPULATION
FOLKS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS AND LOWER INCOME.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
MENTIONED THIS BEFORE BUT WE
ARE EXCITED TO BE A PILOT
PROJECT FOR THAT.
WE ARE ALSO LEARNING A LOT.
WE ARE EXCITED TO WORK ON THAT
PROGRAM.
AND PROVIDE LIVING WAGES FOR
THE WORKERS BUT THE OTHER THING
I WILL POINT OUT, WE ARE
EXCITED ABOUT THE RECENT
PASSAGE OF THE COUNCIL DATA ON
THE ADJUST FOR INFLATION.
SO THE FOLKS WORKING AT
PLYMOUTH AND D.SC.
AND OTHER PLACES, THEY ARE
WORKING IN THE BUILDING'S.
MANY WITH MASTERS DEGREES AND
SOCIAL WORKERS WILL ALSO HAVE A
LIVING WAGE.
SO JOHN, DO YOU WANT TO TALK
MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT?
>> I THINK YOU DID A GREAT JOB
OF COVERING IT BUT WE ARE
INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO BE MOVING
FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT.
WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS A LATE
DECEMBER CLOSING ON THE
FINANCING AND BEGINNING
CONSTRUCTION IN EARLY JANUARY
2020.
A 14 MONTH TIMEFRAME FOR
CONSTRUCTION.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE
BUILDERS.
AS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR, A
UNION CONTRACTOR.
WHO IS JUST AS EXCITED AS WE
ARE IN THE WORKFORCE AGREEMENT.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH, THEY PROVIDE THE
LONG-TERM PARTNER OF PLYMOUTH
IN PROVIDING ARTS EDUCATION AND
ACCESS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING OR HAVE
EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS.
AND WE FEEL THAT THIS IS GOING
TO BE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY
FOR THEM TO NOT ONLY PROVIDE A
BEAUTIFUL SPACE ON THE GROUND
FLOOR BUT ALSO TO INCREASE THE
CAPACITY AS, IN THE
ORGANIZATION AS WELL.
ESTIMATES, THE INDIVIDUAL STIR,
TRANSITIONING TO SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING, WE FEEL THAT IT HAS A
DOUBLE BENEFIT SUPPORTING
HOUSING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO
DON'T NEED THE HIGH SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING, WE ARE THAN OPENING UP
THOSE BEDS TO THEN MOVE PEOPLE
OFF OF THE STREET AND ONTO THE
COORDINATED ENTRY WAITING LIST.
INTO PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING.
THAT IS EXCITING FOR US AS
WELL.
>> SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOWLEDGE
THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE WITH
OUTREACH AND UPTOWN.
DEBBIE AND MANY OF THE FOLKS IN
THE UPTOWN ALLIANCE, WE KNOW
THAT THE SITE WAS IMPORTANT TO
THEM.
THEY WERE JUST ABSOLUTELY
INSISTENT THAT WE HAVE THE KIND
OF LOW INCOME HOUSING A
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
YOU MOVE ON SPACES.
AND THEN YOU'RE ABLE TO GET THE
AGREEMENT AROUND PATH WITHOUT.
IS THAT WHAT HAS GONE UP AT 12
AVENUE?
IT WAS --
>> 12 AVENUE ARTS.
BUT THERE WORKING WITH
BELLWETHER HOUSING.
>> ANYWAY.
I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT
PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING THERE ARE
ABLE TO PARTICIPATE BUT THE
COMMUNITY IS ABLE TO USE THE
COMMUNITY SPACE.
THAT IS SOMETHING YOU ALL HAVE
WORKED HARD TO MAKE SURE
HAPPENS.
I THINK THIS IS A WONDERFUL
ADDITION AND WE HAVE A CULTURAL
OVERLAY IN UPTOWN AS WELL WHERE
THEY ARE REALLY TRYING TO
EMPHASIZE ART, MUSIC, WHETHER
IT IS PERFORMING ARTS OR VISUAL
ARTS.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL ADDITION.
I AM REALLY PROUD THAT WE HAVE
GOTTEN THIS FAR.
>> SO I AM GOING TO TURN TO TOM
TO DESCRIBE THE LEASE TERMS.
>> THAT IS A TYPICAL PIECE.
JUST A REMINDER, THIS IS ONE OF
THE INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITIES
WHERE WE HAVE PUBLIC LAND WHERE
WE ARE ACHIEVING MULTIPLE
PUBLIC BENEFITS.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD THE
LAND IN PUBLIC OWNERSHIP WHILE
DOING THE LONG-TERM LEASE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WITH THE SANDPOINT LEASE, IT
WILL BE A 99 YEAR LEASE.
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.
OF COURSE, IT WILL REQUIRE, THE
BUILDING WILL REQUIRE APPROVAL
FROM THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND
PERMITTING AND THEY WILL HAVE
TO GET THE FINANCING PUT
TOGETHER.
WORTH WITH CONSTRUCTION LENDER
AND TAX INVESTOR.
TO FACILITATE ALL OF THE FUNDS
NECESSARY TO CLOSE AND
CONSTRUCT THE BUILDING.
AS EMILY SAID, HE PROVIDED
FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT.
THAT WILL DO THE STANDARD SET
OF LOAN DOCUMENTS AND
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS THAT
THEY SATISFIED WITH EXTENSIONS.
WILL BE THE STANDARD FOR OUR
FUNDING WE PUT IN PLACE.
>> DO HAVE MORE ILLUSTRATIONS
ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT?
I SEE THIS ONE ON FLIGHT THREE.
MAYBE GO BACK ONE?
>> IS THAT THE FINAL DESIGN?
OR WHAT ARE WE LOOKING UP
THERE?
>> WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT IS
GETTING CLOSE TO THE FINAL
DESIGN.
IT IS, WE TOOK THIS TO THE
UPTOWN COMMITTEE, ESPECIALLY
THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE WITH THE
ALLIANCE.
WE ORIGINALLY HAD A LIGHTER
BUILDING.
THEY WANTED SOMETHING A BIT
DARKER THAN SILVER COLOR.
IT IS NOT AS DARK AS THIS.
BUT THE COLORS DON'T EVER PLAY
AS WELL.
BUT IT IS, IT WILL BE METAL
SIDING ABOVE.
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, WITH
ALL OF THE WINDOWS, THAT WOULD
BE THE MERCER STREET FACDE.
AND THAT WILL BE THE SPACE.
THE RESIDENTIAL ENTRY ON THE
LEFT OF THE BUILDING HERE THAT
IS ON SECOND AVENUE.
AND THEN, SEVEN STORIES ABOVE
FOR THAT ENCOMPASSING THE 93
UNITS.
>> REMIND ME OF WHAT WE'RE
DOING WITH FREIGHT DELIVERY.
>> WE WILL BE DELIVERING OF A
SECOND AVENUE AND WE ARE
WORKING ON CREATING THE PLACE
RIGHT NOW.
>> GREAT.
SO MORE DETAILS PLEASE?
>> I THINK THAT HAS CONCLUDED
THE LEASE TERMS.
I JUST SHOULD GIVE A CREDIT TO
TOM.
IT IS NOT EASY TO TAKE SURE
THAT OUR FINANCING WORKS WELL
WITH THESE LEASES.
HE IS DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB
TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE MEET ALL
OF THOSE OUTCOMES.
>> THE DETAILS THAT YOU WERE
JUGGLING, ALL OF YOU, THEY ARE
VERY IMPRESSIVE.
I AM JUST DELIGHTED WE WENT
THROUGH THE RFP AND I AM GLAD
PLYMOUTH WAS SUCCESSFUL AND I
LOOK FORWARD ANY YOU HAVE TO
SEEING WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE FOR
THE COMMUNITY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
WELL THEN I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE
THAT THE COMMITTEE PASSED TO 24,
RELATING TO THIS IT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE DIJ.
AND NONE OPPOSED.
NO ABSTENTIONS.
THE MOTION PASSES.
THIS WILL GO FORWARD TO OUR
FULL COUNSEL NEXT MONDAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING.
TOM?
TIM?
JOHN?
NICE TO MEET YOU ALL.
>> ITEM #.
>> ITEM NUMBER NINE, COUNSEL
BUILT 1962, AND ORDINANCE
RELATED TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
FOR THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPART,
AMENDING ORDINANCE 125 74,
WHICH ADOPTED THE 2019 BUDGET,
LIFTING A PROVISO AND RATIFYING
THE CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR
ACTS.
>> IF WE COULD INVITE OUR
PRESENTERS UP TO THE TABLE?
>>
>> VERY NICE TO SEE YOU ALL.
>> DO YOU WANT TO DO
INTRODUCTIONS?
>>
>> I AM AMAURY AVALOS.
>> I JUST TURNED ON THE
MICROPHONE.
>> THAT IS FINE.
>> MY NAME IS AMAURY AVALOS.
I AM A PLANNER FOR THAT YOUTH
EMPOWERMENT DIVISION.
>> AND I AM TANYA KIM WITH THE
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
>> NICE TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WHO IS, IN THE SOUTH?
>> I WILL VERY BRIEFLY.
AS YOU CALLED LAST YEAR DURING
BUDGET, COUNSEL PAST THE
PROVISO ON SBT FUNDS LOCATED
FOR MEDIA CAMPAIGNS.
THE PROVISO REQUESTED HST
SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE
COMMITTEE DETAILING THE
DEPARTMENT'S PLANS FOR THOSE
FUNDS.
THE GREEN SHEET IS ATTACHED TO
THE MEMO YOU SHOULD HAVE IF YOU
DON'T HAVE IT.
AND I HAVE ALSO PROVIDED THE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE
COMMITTEE ADVISORY BOARD
PROVIDED TO HST.
BUT OTHERWISE, I WILL LEAVE IT
TO YOU GUYS TO TALK ABOUT THE
PLAN FOR THOSE FUNDS.
>> PLEASE, GO AHEAD.
>>.
SO WE DO NOT HAVE A DATA DECK
SO WE HAVE THAT MEMO. DO YOU
HAPPEN TO HAVE THE CENTRAL
STAFF?
>> GREAT.
YOU HAVE IT.
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE I WAS
REFERENCING WHAT YOU HAVE IN
FRONT OF YOU.
SO ESSENTIAL, WE ARE HERE IN
HOPES TO LET THE PROVISO SAY WE
CAN GET GOING.
BECAUSE IT IS GETTING TOWARDS
THE END OF THE YEAR.
AND THE SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX
THEY HAVE, THE COMMUNITY
ADVISORY BOARD, THEY HAVE
RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHERE FUNDS
SHOULD BE ALLOCATED.
ONE OF THE PROJECTS HERE BEING
PRESENTED TODAY THROUGH THIS
PROVISO RESPONSE IS REALLY
FOCUSING ON THE PUBLIC
AWARENESS AND COUNTER MARKETING
CAMPAIGN.
AND SO WE ARE HERE TODAY TO
SHARE WITH YOU WHAT OUR
APPROACH IS GOING TO BE.
AND HOPES TO GET THE PROVISO
LIFTED.
AMAURY IS THE BRAINS BUT I AM
THE SPOKESPERSON.
AND SO IF I GET SOMETHING
WRONG, HE WILL TRY TO CHIME IN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO WE HAVE, WHAT I HAVE,
WHAT I AM LOOKING OFF OF IS THE
ONE DATED AUGUST 19 AT THE
SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT SUBMITTED TO YOU.
I AM CHAIR SHOT.
I KNOW WE HAVE A SHORT PERIOD
OF TIME.
BUT WHAT I CAN ASSURE YOU ON
IS, THAT THIS, DO YOU HAVE
THAT?
I AM LOOKING AT AMY'S MEMO AND
FLIPPING TO THESE OTHER THINGS
AT THE SAME TIME.
>> AMY'S METAL, PERFECT.
SO FOR THE AUGUST 19, WHAT I
CAN ASSURE YOU, RATHER THAN
BEING THROUGH EVERYTHING, JUST
AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL, WE TOOK
THE INTENT AND THE VISION OF
WHAT THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY
BOARD RECOMMENDED AND HOW THEY
WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS CARRIED
THROUGH.
WE ESSENTIALLY TOOK THAT AND WE
DEVELOPED THIS PROVISO RESPONSE
TO DEMONSTRATES THAT WE BELIEVE
THAT THE SUBJECT MATTER ASPECTS
THOUGHT THIS THROUGH.
THEY HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF
SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGNS ELSEWHERE.
IT IS OUR JOB TO REALLY SUPPORT
THEM TO SEE THE VISION THROUGH.
THE FIRST PART OF THE MEMO IS
JUST TO SUMMARIZE WHAT THE
GREEN SHEET PROVISO IS.
THE SECOND PART ON EACH ONE IS
FOCUSING ON SOME OF THE
HIGHLIGHTS.
SO THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY
BOARD, WHICH IS WHAT I AM GOING
TO SAY MOVING FORWARD, THEY
SENT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE A MEMO
TO OUTLINE WHAT IT IS THAT THEY
WERE REALLY WANTING TO FOCUS
ON.
IT IS ONE TO RAISE AWARENESS OF
HARMFUL HEALTH EFFECTS OF THE
SUGARY SWEETENED BEVERAGES.
AND THE HEALTHIER BEVERAGE
CHOICES.
NUMBER TWO IS TO RAISE
AWARENESS OF THE DECEPTIVE AND
MANIPULATIVE MARKETING OF SSB'S
TO PEOPLE OF COLOR IN LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES.
WITH PARTICULAR INTEREST WITH
THE YOUTH AND ADULTS AND
GENERATING ACTION AND
RESISTANCE.
NUMBER THREE, IT IS TO RAISE
AWARENESS OF WHAT SBT IS DOING
IN SEATTLE.
WE TOOK THAT AND ON THE SECOND
PAGE, IT IS THE DELIVERABLES.
SO YOU WILL SEE JUST IN TABLE
4, WHAT THEY WERE ASKING FOR,
ONE, TWO, THREE.
THAT IS THE SECOND COLUMN.
IT IS THE PUBLIC AWARENESS
CAMPAIGN.
THE COUNTER MARKETING CAMPAIGN
AND THE PUBLIC AWARENESS
CAMPAIGN.
WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
IT IS ADVERTISING AND ENGAGING
YOUTH.
SOCIAL MEDIA, AND MAKING SURE
THAT OUR WEBSITE IS
INFORMATIVE.
SO IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS
HAPPEN, THE ACTION ITEM FOR US
IS THAT YOU HAVE A REQUEST FOR
A PROPOSAL AND PUT THIS OUT TO
BID.
SO BE CAN WORK WITH AN
ORGANIZATION AND WHETHER IT IS
A MARKETING FORM OR A COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION THAT IS CAMPAIGNS
IN MOBILIZING AND TO APPLY.
AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING, NOT
WE, AMAURY HAS BEEN WORKING
WITH THE COLLEGE OVER AT THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY.
THE OFFICE THAT SUPPORTS THE
CAB TO GET FEEDBACK ON THE RFP
ITSELF.
INJURING THE QUALIFICATIONS,
ETC.
IS IN ALIGNMENT.
SO FOR US TODAY, WE JUST
SUMMARIZED THE WORK WE SEE
AHEAD.
IN ORDER TO KIND OF GET YOUR
APPROVAL, REALLY.
TO MOVE THIS WORK FORWARD.
>> I AM INTERESTED IN HOW YOU
ARE GOING TO FOCUS ON YOUTH,
EARLIER TODAY, AT OUR
COMMITTEE, YOU SAW A NUMBER OF
EXTREMELY WELL-QUALIFIED AND
ARTICULATE YOUNG PEOPLE ON OUR
YOUTH COMMISSION.
I AM WONDERING IF THERE IS WAY
TO ENGAGE THE COMMISSION WITH
EITHER SOMEBODY'S VOICE OR TO
BE ABLE TO INCLUDE THEM IN SOME
WAY.
I AM KEENLY AWARE THAT SOMEBODY
THAT MAY BE A GENERATION OR TWO
OUTSIDE OF WHERE THEY ARE, I
MIGHT NOT REALIZE OR FEEL WHAT
EXPECTATION FOR THE FIRM TO
HAVE EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH A
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION
AND YOUTH.
YOUR POINT IS WELL TAKEN AND
SOMETHING WE WILL KEEP IN MIND.
>> I WOULD FOLLOW-UP WITH THAT,
THAT THE OTHER INTENTION OF
THAT IS WHO EVER DOES APPLY,
THE APPLICANTS FOR THIS, IT IS
EXPECTED THAT THEY HAVE THAT,
AS SHE SPOKE TO, OF COMMUNITY-
BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND YOUTH
NETWORKS THAT THEY CAN REACH
OUT TO TO GATHER INFORMATION TO
DESIGN THE CAMPAIGN.
SECOND, IF THEY DO NOT HAVE
THOSE NETWORKS, THE EXPECTATION
IS THEY WILL SUBCONTRACT OUT TO
ORGANIZATIONS IN THAT COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT AND DESIGNING.
>> VERY GOOD, THANK YOU.
>> LASTLY, ON PAGE 3 WE HAVE A
TIMELINE TO OFFER.
REALLY WE ARE STARTING HERE.
LET ME SAY WE DEVELOPED THE
RFP, AS I MENTIONED AND THIS
POSTED, BECAUSE WE ARE MINDFUL
OF THE MONTHS GOING BY.
WE HAVE THE RFP POSTED IN
SEPTEMBER, BUT THEN WE GO TO
OCTOBER AND WE COMMUNICATE WITH
THE SELECTED FIRM AND FROM
OCTOBER TO JANUARY WE ARE
EXPECTING TO DO COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT DESIGN AND MOVE
FORWARD WITH THE CAMPAIGN
ITSELF.
>> GOOD.
SO I GUESS THE REMAINING
QUESTION IS, AND WHAT OUR
ACTION TODAY WOULD BE, IS TO
LIFT THE PROVISO AND RELEASE
DOLLARS THAT COULD BE USED FOR
THE MEDIA CAMPAIGN.
DO YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE DONE
EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE
DONE IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD
WITH THIS?
>> WE DO, AND WE WILL CONTINUE
WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY
ADVISORY BOARD TO REMAIN IN
DEEPER ENGAGEMENT MOVING
FORWARD.
THEY ARE AWARE WE WILL HAVE
SOMEONE ON THE RATING.
THEY WILL WALK WITH US, FOR
RECOMMENDATIONS.
SO WE SET ASIDE THIS, BUT MORE
WORK IS TO BE DONE.
>> GREAT.
WE HAVE OUR COMMUNITY ADVISORY
BOARD.
I KNOW THEY HAVE BEEN
PARTICIPATING IN THE NEED FOR
RECOMMENDATIONS AND ASKING ALL
THREE OF YOU, IS THIS PROPOSAL
CONSISTENT IN YOUR MIND WITH
THE RECOMMENDATIONS?
>> YES.
>> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> NOT NECESSARILY ANY
QUESTIONS, PER SE, MORE
COMMENTS.
I THINK, AS THE PROPOSAL MOVES
FORWARD, AND, YOU KNOW, I AM
READY IN GENERAL TO SUPPORT A
LIFT OF THE PROVISO, BUT I DO
WANT TO MENTION THAT IT SEEMS
TO ME FROM THE MATERIALS THAT
I'VE READ THAT THERE SEEMS TO
BE A PRETTY HEAVY RELIANCE ON
COMMUNICATIONS FIRMS AND
CONSULTANTS.
AND THERE IS NOTHING
NECESSARILY OR INHERENTLY WRONG
WITH THAT, BUT I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE
RECOMMENDATIONS DID EMPHASIZE
THE NEED TO HAVE A HYBRID
APPROACH BETWEEN USING
CONSULTANTS AND PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES, FOR A LACK OF A
BETTER PHRASE, AND COMMUNITY-
BASED ORGANIZATIONS AS TRUSTED
MESSENGERS IN THIS PARTICULAR
SPACE.
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT HSD
IS GOINGTO HEAD IN A
DIRECTION THAT MORE CLOSELY
ALIGNS WITH THAT HYBRID VISION
AND RECOMMENDATION THAT I READ
FOR C.A.B.
AS RECOMMENDING AND ALSO AN
EXPECTATION THAT, YOU KNOW, ONE
OF MY FRUSTRATIONS WITH THE
CITY AS WE OFTEN TIME RELY ON
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO DO THIS
WORK FOR FREE, WHILE PAYING
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
EXORBITANT AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO
DO EFFECTIVELY THE SAME WORK,
OR, IN SOME INSTANCES, NOT DO
THE WORK, BUT SHIFT THAT BURDEN
TO THE COMMUNITY AND EXPECT THE
COMMUNITY TO DO IT FOR FREE.
SO I DO THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE
A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK ON THE
ROLLOUT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF
THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER
GRANT IS AWARDED OR WHATEVER
CONTRACT IS AWARDED
ACKNOWLEDGES THE NEED TO
COMPENSATE COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY
MEMBERS FOR THE EXPERTISE THAT
THEY BRING TO THE TABLE INTO
THE CONVERSATION IN TERMS OF
THIS PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.
>> THAT IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA.
I WONDER IF, AS YOU DEVELOP THE
RFP, IF ONE OF THE CONDITIONS
COULD BE THAT WE ARE GOING TO
ASK HOW THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
GOING TO BE DOING THIS WORK ARE
GOING TO INCLUDE COMMUNITY AND
WILL THEY PAY THEM?
I THINK THAT IS A POINT,
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ, THAT
YOU JUST BROUGHT UP, IT IS A
GOOD ONE.
WE ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO COME TO
MEETINGS.
THE INTERMINABLE NUMBER OF
COMMITTEE MEETINGS WE CAN HAVE,
REALLY TRYING TO REACH OUT TO
THE COMMUNITY, BUT IF WE EXPECT
THEM TO DO THESE THINGS FOR
FREE -- BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT
TO PRECEDENT THAT THEY WOULD
GET PAID FOR ALL VOLUNTEER
ACTIVITIES, SO I WOULD LIKE US
TO TARGET THAT.
YOU KNOW, FROM A LANGUAGE
STANDPOINT, THAT THEY ARE
FLUID, BUT ALSO FLUID WITH THE
NEIGHBORHOOD CULTURE.
IT IS SOMETHING TO TAKE A LOOK
AT SERIOUSLY, SO IF I CAN ASK
YOU TO DO THAT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
TO SPEAK TO THAT, WITHIN THE
CURRENT RFP WE DID RECEIVE
FEEDBACK FROM THE C.A.B.
ON THE RFP ITSELF AROUND
LANGUAGE AND QUESTIONS WE WOULD
LIKE TO ASK OF THE APPLICANTS.
SO WITHIN THOSE PROPOSALS WE
EXPECT THAT THE BUDGET PROPOSED
DOES INCLUDE THESE STIPENDS TO
COMMUNITY WAYS TO COMPENSATE
THEM FINANCIALLY, SO THEY ARE
NOT JUST USED AS VOICE BOXES
AND SENT BACK INTO THE
COMMUNITIES.
WE ARE ALSO EXPLICITLY HAVING
THE C.A.B.
DESIGN ALL THE QUESTIONS FOR
THE PROCESS, SO WE MAKE SURE WE
ARE NOT MISSING POINTS LIKE
THAT, SPECIFICALLY AROUND
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND HOW WE
ARE COMPENSATING OUR COMMUNITY.
>> EXCELLENT.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ ARE YOU
COMFORTABLE MOVING AHEAD TODAY
AND THEN HAVING THEM COME BACK
TO US AND SEE AND RFP?
>> SURE.
THE ONLY THING I WANT TO ADD TO
THIS, BECAUSE COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR, PARTICULARLY ONES THAT
MAY NOT SPEAK ENGLISH OR SPEAK
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, I
THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A
SPECIFIC FOCUS AND STRATEGY
AROUND A PUBLIC AWARENESS
CAMPAIGN.
THAT IS CULTURALLY AND
LINGUISTICALLY COMPETENT TO
REACH THOSE POPULATIONS.
THAT, TO ME, JUST CONTINUES TO
BE A GAP IN TERMS OF HOW WE
STRUCTURE THIS WORK.
I THINK IF WE ARE REALLY
SERIOUS ABOUT IMPACTING
PEOPLE'S CHOICES AND PROVIDING
THEM WITH THE MOST
SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE
INFORMATION TO MAKE HEALTHY
CHOICES, WE WILL SEE THE
GREATEST IMPACT BY MAKING SURE
THAT WE FOCUS ON THOSE
POPULATIONS WHO ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY TARGETED AND
UNFAIRLY TARGETED BY THIS
INDUSTRY, WHICH TEND TO BE LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
PRIMARILY.
AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES WHO
DON'T HAVE A GRASP OF THE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
SO IS THAT SOMETHING BEING
TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE RFP
PROCESS?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
IT WILL BE EXPECTED WITHIN
THOSE PROPOSALS, LINGUISTIC
APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE AND
CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE
LANGUAGE.
AN INITIAL PART OF THE OUTREACH
STAGE WILL BE AROUND FINDING
CULTURALLY RELEVANT WAYS OF
COMMUNICATION.
THESE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE
IN THE RIGHT LANGUAGE, THINGS
LIKE THAT.
THAT WOULD BE AN ASK OF THE
APPLICANTS.
>> ARE THE APPLICANTS BEING
ASKED TO COME UP WITH
TRANSLATION SERVICES OR WITH
EXPERTISE IN THE LANGUAGE FOR
CREATION?
>> I WOULD HAVE TO GET BACK TO
YOU ON THAT, WITH THE
SPECIFICS.
>> OKAY, I REALLY WANT TO
DISCOURAGE THE USE OF FIRMS WHO
HAVE ZERO CULTURAL AND
LINGUISTIC CAPACITY AND INSTEAD
ARE WRITING THINGS IN ENGLISH
AND THEN TRANSLATING THEM.
IT NEVER WORKS.
ALWAYS FALLS FLAT.
IT IS A VERY ENGLISH CENTRIC WAY
TO APPROACH A PUBLIC AWARENESS
CAMPAIGN AND IT WILL FAIL.
WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY
HERE AND THERE IS LITERALLY
PEOPLE'S LIVES AND HEALTH AT
STAKE, SO IF WE ARE SERIOUS
ABOUT CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC
OUTREACH AND AWARENESS, THEN WE
HAVE TO BE SERIOUS ABOUT HIRING
SOMEONE WHO FUNDAMENTALLY
UNDERSTANDS WHAT IT MEANS TO
SPEAK IN A LANGUAGE, AND I MEAN
THAT IN THE MOST LITERAL SENSE.
TRANSLATION OF THESE CONCEPTS
WILL NOT WORK.
IT JUST WON'T WORK.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR, AS
PART OF A FOLLOW-UP REPORT, HOW
THE RFPS ARE PRIORITIZING
APPLICANTS, WHO HAVE THAT BAKED
INTO THEIR THEORY OF CHANGE AND
THE WAY THEY DO THE WORK.
I AM GOING TO BE VERY SKEPTICAL
AND CONTINUE TO PUBLICLY
EXPRESS MY SKEPTICISM ABOUT ANY
FIRMS WHO ARE HIRED TO DO
PUBLIC AWARENESS THAT ARE
SIMPLY PUTTING THINGS INTO
GOOGLE TRANSLATE OR HIRING AN
INTERPRETER TO TRANSLATE A
LANGUAGE FOR A PUBLIC AWARENESS
CAMPAIGN THAT ORIGINATES IN
ENGLISH.
AS TO ORIGINATE IN THE
ORIGINAL, NATIVE LANGUAGE.
>> I UNDERSTAND AND I THINK
THAT'S A NICE SHARED VALUE THAT
WE HAVE WITH THE HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT.
JUST THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE
HERE.
ENSURING THESE ARE CULTURALLY
RESPONSIVE AND MEAN SOMETHING
TO THE COMMUNITY.
SO WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THE
APPROACH AND WHAT THE C.A.B.
IS ASKING FOR IS IT IS ALSO
COMMUNITY LEAD.
I WOULD BE SHOCKED IF WE DIDN'T
MEAN MEET THAT EXPECTATION, BUT
WE WILL BE EXPLICIT AND BE
HAPPY TO COME BACK.
>> I AM STILL STRUGGLING WITH
THAT.
TO ME, AGAIN, THE WAY THAT THIS
RFP IS BEING STRUCTURED IS THAT
IT IS BEING VERY HAPPY ON --
BEING VERY HEAVY ON
COMMUNICATION FIRMS.
AGAIN, I THINK WE ALL SHARE THE
VALUE OF LINGUISTICALLY AND
CULTURALLY COMPETENT SERVICES,
I JUST DON'T THINK WE DO IT
VERY WELL.
I THINK AS A CITY FAMILY, WE
DON'T DO IT PARTICULARLY WELL.
SO I WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR.
I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO BE
DIRECT ABOUT THE FACT THAT IT
CANNOT JUST BE A BURDEN ON
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
IT CAN BE INFORMED BY COMMUNITY-
BASED ORGANIZATIONS, BUT A
PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN HAS
TO UTILIZE EXPERTS IN TERMS OF
THE ONES WHO ARE MAKING THE BIG
MONEY, WHO REALLY FUNDAMENTALLY
UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE
CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY
COMPETENT.
>> SPEAKING TO THAT, I WILL SAY
THAT PART OF WHAT WE ARE ASKING
FOR FROM FIRMS IS THAT THEY DO
HAVE STAFF REPRESENTATIVE OF
COMMUNITIES WE ARE REACHING OUT
TO, SPECIFICALLY THE COMMUNITIES
MOST IMPACTED BY THE BEVERAGES,
SO I HOPE THAT WOULD CREATE
RESULTS, WHEREAS YOU SAID,
THESE ARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT
LIVE IN THESE COMMUNITIES, HAVE
UNDERSTANDING OF THE
COMMUNITIES AND IT'S NOT JUST
LIP SERVICE.
BUT WE WILL CONSIDER THAT VERY
SERIOUSLY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSCORE
THAT IN A VERY SERIOUS WAY.
THIS IS A POINT COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ BROUGHT UP IN OUR
BUDGET LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR
BEFORE.
THE NEED TO HAVE THE CULTURALLY
RELEVANT PEOPLE IMPACTED BY
THIS INCLUDED AND MAYBE WE
COULD ASK THAT AS THE RFP IS
DRAFTED THAT IT COME BACK TO
THIS COMMITTEE.
WHEN DO YOU EXPECT IT TO BE
DONE?
>> IT IS DONE AND IT IS POSTED
RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE IT IS OPEN
FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, DONE IN
CONCERT WITH THE C.A.B..
>> LET'S TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT
THE SELECTION CRITERIA, WOULD
YOU?
AND MAKE SURE THAT CRITERIA
INCLUDES WHAT COUNCILMEMBER
GONZALEZ IS TALKING ABOUT.
IF YOU DON'T FEEL IT REFLECTS
WHAT SHE, AND I, SHARE THE
VALUE, THEN LET'S CONSIDER AN
AMENDMENT ON THE EVALUATION
CRITERIA SO THAT IS OUT AND OUT
FRONT AND PEOPLE KNOW WHAT WE
WILL BE LOOKING FOR AND HOW WE
WILL SCORE IT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> SO PERHAPS YOU COULD GET
THAT TO US INFORMALLY AND LET
US KNOW.
GOOD, SO THIS IS ITEM NUMBER
NINE, COUNCIL BILL 119629 TO
LIFT THE PROVISO FOR THE
SWEETENED BEVERAGE TAX,
ALLOWING YOU TO PROCEED WITH
THIS RFP.
I MOVE THAT THE COMMITTEE PASS
COUNCIL BILL 119629.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
NO POST AND NO ABSTENTIONS, SO
THANK YOU.
THE MOTION PASSES AND WE WILL
MOVE IT FORWARD ON MONDAY.
THANK YOU.
TO RINGS, GET BACK TO US, TALK
TO US ABOUT THE CRITERIA
BECAUSE I ADMIT I HAVEN'T DIVED
INTO THEM DEEPLY.
AND PLEASE SAY HELLO TO ALAN
LEE, WE MISS HIM.
>> HE MISSES YOU, TOO.
>> OKAY, NEXT ITEM, CAN YOU
READ THAT IN?
>> THANK YOU.
ITEM 10, COUNCIL BILL 119642,
AND ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY
EMERGENCY PURCHASES OF GOODS
AND SERVICES, EMERGENCY
CONSULTANT CONTRACTS, AND
EMERGENCY PUBLIC WORKS
CONTRACTING.
>> THANK YOU TO OUR EMERGENCY
SERVICES AND I WANT TO EXTEND
MY THANKS TO YOU FOR BEING
HERE, FOR STAYING.
I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN IN THE
AUDIENCE FOR A LONG TIME.
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU AND I
WANT TO SAY, AGAIN, THANK YOU
FOR COMING TO MY OFFICE
YESTERDAY AND FOR ACKNOWLEDGING
THAT TEAM HARRELL WAS WELL
REPRESENTED.
BREANNA BROUGHT UP ISSUES.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF AMENDMENTS
CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE TALKED
ABOUT YESTERDAY.
IF YOU WANT TO DIVE IN, WE WILL
KEEP MOVING THINGS FORWARD.
THANK YOU.
AND TOM, DO YOU WANT TO START
INTRODUCTIONS?
>> THANK YOU.
>> BARB GRAFF, EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.
>> ELENKA JAROLIMEK WITH
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES.
>> LIZ ALZEER WITH FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
>> TOM, ARE YOU INTRODUCING OR
JUST GOING TO CAST THE PART --
OKAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THIS LEGISLATION WILL DO TWO
THINGS.
SINK THE PART OF THE CODE THAT
DEALS WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
WITH THE PART OF THE CODE THAT
DEALS WITH PURCHASING AND
CONTRACTING SO THEY SAY THE
SAME THING AND ARE NOT
COMPETING.
THE SECOND PART IS SIMPLIFYING
AND STREAMLINING EMERGENCY
PURCHASING AND CONTRACTING IN
SITUATIONS WHEN THE MAYOR
DECLARES A CIVIL EMERGENCY.
SO, THIS MEANS DEPARTMENTS
WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE PURCHASES
AND CONTRACTS THEY NEED TO GET
THINGS DONE QUICKLY, AND GET
OUR SEATTLE RESIDENTS THE
SERVICES THAT THEY NEED.
WE WORK WITH THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO MAKE
THESE CHANGES, SO I WOULD LIKE
TO INTRODUCE BARB GRAFF TO
SHARE WHY IT IS IMPORTANT.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU.
>> A MATTER OF HOUSEKEEPING,
PEOPLE READ MIGHT REMEMBER WE
CAME TO PREPARE FOR
ACCREDITATION OF THE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
>> CRYSTAL CLEAR.
LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY.
>> THIS IS ONE REMAINING PIECE
OF THAT SAME CHAPTER.
THIS SIMPLY BRINGS UP-TO-DATE
THE PROCESSES THAT WE USE
TODAY.
THE CURRENT CODE REFERS TO
FORMS WE DON'T EVEN USE.
IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS THAT
DON'T EXIST.
EXAMPLES OF HOW THIS WOULD BE
USED MIGHT BE THE PURCHASE OF
SALT.
>> THAT WAS AN EXAMPLE I ASKED
FOR YESTERDAY.
YOU WANT TO DESCRIBE THAT?
>> YOU DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR
THE LOADING PROCESS THAT TAKES
SEVERAL WEEKS TO LOAD ON SALT
AND TREAT THE STREETS.
IN AN EMERGENCY EVENT, WE DON'T
WANT TO WAIT TO GET STRUCTURAL
ENGINEERS AND TO HELP US OUT,
ET CETERA.
THIS SIMPLY UPDATES THE CODE IN
SUCH A WAY THAT IN A
RESPONSIBLE AND EFFICIENT
MANNER WE CAN GET SERVICES AT
WORK.
WE ARE IN PARTNERSHIP ON THIS
ENTIRELY.
WE WORK WITH FAS ALL THE TIME.
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE LIZ
ALZEER, CONTRACTING AND
úPURCHASING MANAGER.
>> SO, THANK YOU BARB AND
ELENKA.
IT REALLY IS A HOUSEKEEPING
MEASURE.
IT WILL UPDATE PROCEDURES TO
CURRENT PRACTICE, INCLUDING
STREAMLINING PRACTICES, WHICH I
WILL EXPLAIN MORE IN THE NEXT
SLIDE.
IT ALSO BRINGS TOGETHER PARTS
OF THE CODE THAT DEAL WITH
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, INTO ONE
LOCATION, SO IT IS CLEAR HOW TO
CONDUCT EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT
FOLLOWING A DECLARED CIVIL
EMERGENCY.
ACROSS ALL PROCUREMENT
CATEGORIES.
GOODS AND SERVICES, CONSULTANT
CONTRACTING, AS WELL AS PUBLIC
WORKS CONTRACTING.
>> THANK YOU.
MORE SPECIFICALLY, IN ADDITION
TO CONSOLIDATING THE PROCEDURES,
THIS ORDINANCE WILL SIMPLIFY
THE DEPARTMENT DOCUMENTATION
PROCESS SO THERE IS NOT
NEEDLESS DOCUMENTATION.
IT WILL ALIGN AUTHORIZATION
PROCEDURES WITH CURRENT
PRACTICES.
MAINTAIN COMPETITIVE
SOLICITATION TO THE EXTENT
POSSIBLE, RECOGNIZNG THAT IN
EXTREME EMERGENCY, IT MAY NOT
BE PRACTICAL, BUT IN OTHER
CIRCUMSTANCES IT MAY BE.
IT WILL ALSO GET IN LINE WITH
FEDERAL FEMA REQUIREMENTS.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR
PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU AND WE OPEN IT UP TO
ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> THANK YOU, I THINK
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ HAS A
COUPLE OF MAJOR AMENDMENTS.
NUMBER ONE.
>> NUMBER ONE IS EARTH
SHATTERING, BUT NECESSARY.
YES, I HAVE A COUPLE OF
AMENDMENTS.
I AM HAPPY TO GO THROUGH EACH
ONE.
SO, WELL, THANKS TO TOM, FIRST
OF ALL FOR DRAFTING THESE
AMENDMENTS FOR MY OFFICE.
I APPRECIATE THE QUICK WORK.
SO AMENDMENT ONE TO THIS BILL
IS A TECHNICAL CHANGE TO THE
BILL AS IT WAS INTRODUCED.
AFTER EMERGENCY IT WOULD INSERT
A COMMA AND AFTER ACQUISITION,
IT WOULD ALSO INSERT A COMMA.
>> SO THE SENTENCE READS, THE
CITY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE MUST
CONDUCT TO THE EXTENT
PRACTICAL, AND KEEPING WITH THE
DOLLAR VALUE OF THE
ACQUISITION,, AND IN COMPLIANCE
WITH STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.
THINK YOUTUBE RIHANNA, LET HER
KNOW SHE IS AN EXCELLENT EDITOR.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE THAT?
>> I WOULD MOVE IN FAVOR.
>> I WOULD SECOND THAT, ALL IN
FAVOR, SAY AYE.
DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU ARE
GOING TO SAY?
OH, YOU ARE VOTING OR TRYING TO
SIGNAL ME SOMETHING.
OKAY, SO THE AMENDMENT PASSES.
>> GREAT.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO IS A
LITTLE BIT MORE SUBSTANTIVE.
IN THE ORIGINAL BILL, THERE WAS
A STRIKING OUT OF THE CONCEPT
OF REQUIRING CITY COUNCIL AND
THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND
EMERGENCY SERVICES TO AUTHORIZE
PAYMENT.
WE DON'T WANT TO BRING BACK THE
REQUIREMENT IN THE SPIRIT, THE
INTENT OF THE OVERALL BILL,
WHICH IS TO EXPEDITE PROCESSES
IN TIMES OF CIVIL EMERGENCIES,
BUT WE DO WANT, NONETHELESS, IN
THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY TO
THE PUBLIC AND ACCOUNTABILITY
AND FULFILLING OVERSIGHT
RESPONSIBILITY, BRING BACK THE
REQUIREMENT TO STILL,
NONETHELESS, REPORT ON THE
SUMMARY OF THE EXPENSES AND
THOSE CONTRACTS, BACK TO THE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND THE
CITY COUNCIL.
SO, THE AMENDMENT WOULD, ON
PAGE 4, SECTION F, BRING BACK
THE LANGUAGE AND SUBMIT A
SUMMARY OF EMERGENCY PURCHASE
ORDERS THROUGH THE DIRECTOR OF
FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
PERIOD.
>> GREAT, SO ARE YOU SUGGESTING
, THIS LANGUAGE IS CLEAR, BUT
IS THE INTENTION JUST FOR A
REPORT BACK, NOT APPROVAL?
>> IT WOULD BE A REPORT BACK,
BUT NOT FOR AUTHORIZATION OF
THE PAYMENT OF WHATEVER THOSE
MIGHT BE.
WE CHECKED WITH FOLKS AND THEY
WERE FINE.
>> THEY WERE FINE WITH THAT AND
LAW WAS FINE WITH IT.
>> YES, TOM WENT THROUGH THE
FULL PROCESS OF MAKING SURE
THIS WAS VETTED AND APPROVED,
BUT I WON'T SPEAK FOR YOU, TOM.
>> IT DID GOOD IN OUR REVIEW.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE A
MINUTE NUMBER TWO?
>> I WILL SECOND.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
NO OPPOSED.
SO WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US, PAST
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO, AS WELL
AS AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADD
ANYTHING ON THIS, OTHERWISE WE
WILL MOVE FORWARD?
OKAY, THEN I MOVED THAT THE
COMMITTEE PASS COUNCIL BILL
119642 AS AMENDED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
NO OPPOSED, NO ABSTENTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR COMING, THANK YOU
FOR WAITING.
I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK AND
IT WAS VERY NICE TO TALK TO YOU
YESTERDAY.
>> AND BARB, CONGRATULATIONS ON
YOUR FINAL, FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT
OF RETIREMENT.
>> SHE WILL NEVER RETIRE, SHE'S
JUST LEAVING US.
>> SHE MEANS AT THIS TIME.
>> I DON'T BELIEVE IT FOR A
MINUTE.
OKAY, WE HAVE ITEM 11.
>> COUNCIL BILL 119645, AND
ORDINANCE RELATING TO
ELIMINATING NEIGHBORHOOD BLIGHT,
AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF
REAL PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS
213 S. MAIN STREET.
>> VERY GOOD.
OH, OUR URBAN FORESTRY FOLKS
ARRIVED, SO WE WILL DO ONE ITEM
AND THEN BRING YOU UP.
WE WILL DO BOTH OF THEM.
>> ITEM NUMBER 12, RESOLUTION
31906, A RESOLUTION DECLARING
THE PREMISES LOCATED AT 213 S.
MAIN STREET, SEATTLE,
WASHINGTON, COMMONLY KNOWN AS
THE OLD CANNERY BUILDING, TO BE
A NEIGHBORHOOD BLIGHT REQUIRING
ACQUISITION BY THE CITY OF
SEATTLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RCW
35.808.010.
>> KETIL FREEMAN, HERE AT THE
TABLE, COUNSEL CENTRAL STAFF.
>> BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION I
WILL TALK ABOUT THE PROPERTY
AND WHAT THESE TWO PIECES OF
LEGISLATION WOULD DO.
AS THE TITLE SYNDICATE, BOTH
PIECES ARE RELATED TO A
POTENTIAL CONDEMNATION OF A
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 213 S. MAIN
STREET, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE
OLD CANNERY BUILDING.
THE CITY WOULD BE INVOKING A
SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT AUTHORITY
THAN WE NORMALLY INVOKE FOR
CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS.
SPECIFICALLY THE CITY WOULD BE
RELYING ON AUTHORITY IN 35 .80,
WHICH IS THE AUTHORITY FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD BLIGHT.
THE RESOLUTION MAKES FINDINGS
AND DECLARATIONS AND THE
COUNCIL BILL AUTHORIZES BOTH
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO
PROCEED WITH ACQUISITION OF THE
PROPERTY.
FIRST, THE PROPERTY.
THIS WILL BE FAMILIAR TO YOU.
THERE IS AN IMAGE OF THE
PROPERTY AND ATTACHMENT TO THE
MEMO.
IT IS AT 213 S. MAIN STREET, A
RELATIVELY SMALL SITE.
IT IS IN A MIXED 100 S 101 20
ZONE, WHICH MEANS IT CAN BE
DEVELOPED UP TO 10 OR 12
STORIES.
IT HAS NOT BEEN OCCUPIED SINCE
1989.
>> WE ARE TALKING 30 YEARS NOW.
>> YEAH, QUITE A WHILE.
THE BUILDING IS IN DETERIORATED
CONDITION, BUT THE SITE HAS
BEEN THE SUBJECT OF ACTIVITY IN
2017.
THEY ISSUED A MASS USE PERMIT
DECISION FOR A SEVEN STORY, 54
UNIT, MIXED-USE BUILDING ON THE
PROPERTY, BUT THAT PROJECT IS
NOT PROCEEDED TO CONSTRUCTION.
THE SITE HAS AN INFAMOUS ROLE
IN SEATTLE'S HISTORY, BECAUSE
IT IS THE SITE OF THE MURDER OF
THOSE ORGANIZING FOR FILIPINO
CANNERY WORKERS IN 1981.
IT WAS ULTIMATELY ATTRIBUTED TO
THEIR CRITICISM -- SO,
RESOLUTION 31906 MAKE CERTAIN
FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS THAT
ARE NECESSARY TO PROCEED, USING
THE STATE AUTHORITY THAT WE
HAVE TO CONDEMN PROPERTY
REQUIRED TO ADDRESS BLIGHT.
IT REQUIRES THAT THREE FACTORS
BE MET TO PROCEED UNDER THAT
AUTHORITY.
ONE, THE BUILDING HAS TO BE
UNOCCUPIED FOR ONE YEAR OR
MORE.
IT'S BEEN UNOCCUPIED SINCE
1989.
THE PROPERTY, DWELLING OR
STRUCTURE HAS TO CONSTITUTE A
THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH,
SAFETY OR WELFARE, AS
DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE
AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY.
A LOT OF ANALYSIS OF THIS WAS
COORDINATED BY THE OFFICE OF
GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND IN
AN ATTACHMENT TO THE RESOLUTION
THERE ARE LETTERS FROM CHIEF
SCOGGINS AND CHIEF BEST THAT
IDENTIFY PUBLIC SAFETY RISK TO
THEIR EMPLOYEES SHOULD THEY
HAVE TO ENTER THE BUILDING.
THERE IS A THIRD CRITERIA, AS
WELL, WHICH HAS TO DO WITH THE
PROPERTY BEING ASSOCIATED WITH
ILLEGAL DRUG ACTIVITY DURING
THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS.
THE LETTER FROM CHIEF BEST
NOTES THAT THERE IS A
CONCENTRATED AREA OF CRIMINAL
ACTIVITY, BUT THIS THIRD PRONG
IS NOT NECESSARY FOR MEETING
THE TEST AND IS PROBABLY THE
WEAKEST COMPONENT OF THE TEST.
TWO-PART TEST.
SO, THE RESOLUTION DECLARING
THE ACQUISITION IS NECESSARY,
THAT IS A PRECONDITION TO
PROCEEDING WITH THIS AUTHORITY,
SO THE RESOLUTION MAKES
FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS
CONSISTENT WITH WHAT IS IN THE
REPORT AND THE PATCHES THE TWO
DOCUMENTS.
ALSO A LETTER FROM DEPUTY MAYOR
MOSELEY, WHO IS THE DESIGNEE OF
THE AUTHORITY.
>> THANK YOU.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ, THIS
HAS BEEN SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN
WORKING ON FOR CLOSE TO A YEAR
NOW.
TALKING WITH THE PROPERTY
OWNER, TALKING WITH PEOPLE
AROUND THE PROPERTY AND MANY OF
THE BUILDING OWNERS ALONG
SECOND AVENUE.
I JUST WANT TO UNDERSCORE, IN
THE EVENT THAT THE PROPERTY
OWNER IS WATCHING OR HEARING
FROM US, IT IS NOT OUR GOAL TO
CONDEMN HIS PROPERTY AND TURN
IT OVER TO SOMEONE ELSE TO MAKE
A PROFIT.
WHAT WE REALLY WANT HIM TO DO
IS FOLLOW UP WITH THE 2017
PERMITTING THAT HE HAD ON THE
TABLE IN FRONT OF THE PIONEER
SQUARE BOARD, AND TO MOVE
FORWARD TO CLEAR THE PROPERTY
AND BUILD THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS
AS DESIGNED.
THE REQUIREMENTS HERE, FROM A
PUBLIC BENEFIT STANDPOINT, IS
THAT HE REACH OUT TO THE
FILIPINO COMMUNITY AND OTHERS
WITH THE CANNERY BUILDING
WORKERS UNION, TO WORK WITH
THEM TO DETERMINE WHAT CAN BE
DONE TO RECOGNIZE AND
MEMORIALIZE WHAT HAPPENED THERE
IN 1981.
IT IS REALLY, OUR GOAL, IS TO
USE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
HIM TO RECOGNIZE WE ARE SERIOUS
AND WE WILL MOVE FORWARD,BUT
HE HAS ALL THE RIGHT IN THE
WORLD RIGHT NOW TO MAKE THAT
DECISION.
SO I HAVE ASKED, WORKING WITH
OUR LAW DEPARTMENT, THAT THE
PROPERTY OWNER UNDERSTAND THAT
WE WILL MOVE FORWARD.
WE ARE NOT VOTING TODAY, BUT WE
WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH
CONDEMNATION AUTHORITY IF HE
FAILS TO STEP FORWARD AND DO
SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BLIGHTED
BUILDING.
SO WE ARE NOT VOTING.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
FULL COUNSEL UNDERSTANDS.
WE TECHNICALLY COULD, BUT
BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
PEOPLE OF SPOKEN ABOUT IT, WE
MADE THE DECISION WE WILL VOTE
ON IT IN THE NEXT MEETING.
SO, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE
TO ADD?
>> NO, I JUST WANT TO MENTION
THAT THE COUNCIL BILL
ESSENTIALLY JUST PROVIDES THE
AUTHORITY TO FAS AND THE CITY
ATTORNEY TO PROCEED WITH
ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY.
THERE ARE PROCEDURAL STEPS THAT
NEED TO HAPPEN UNDER THE STATE
STATUTE FOR FINAL ACTION.
IT WOULD BE AUTHORIZATION BY
THE COUNCIL TO PROCEED AND
THOSE ARE PROCEDURAL NOTICE
STEPS.
AT A MINIMUM IT WOULD TAKE
ABOUT THREE WEEKS AND THOSE
STEPS HAVE NOT BEGUN.
>> THE NOTICE HAS NOT, BUT THE
APPRAISAL IS UNDERWAY, AS I
UNDERSTAND IT.
THEY MAY EVEN HAVE A FINAL
APPRAISAL BACK.
>> THE COMMITTEE VOTE CAN
HAPPEN PRIOR TO THAT, JUST NOT
A FULL COUNSEL VOTE.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
>> GOOD, SO IT IS MY INTENTION
AT OUR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING
THAT WE WILL VOTE ON THIS AT
THAT TIME.
OKAY?
VERY GOOD.
>> JUST A QUICK QUESTION.
SO, ASSUMING THAT IN THE NEXT
COMMITTEE HEARING WE DECIDE TO
VOTE THIS OUT OF COMMITTEE, AND
THEN ASSUME THAT ALL OF THE
PROCEDURAL, DUE PROCESS ISSUES
AND REQUIREMENTS, NOTIFYING THE
OWNER ON THIS ACTION, ARE
TAKEN, AND THEN ASSUMING FULL
COUNSEL ACTION ACTUALLY OCCURS,
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN AFTER THAT?
>> SO, IT IS NOT SELF-
EXECUTING.
IT PROVIDES AUTHORITY TO THE
EXECUTIVE AND THE CITY ATTORNEY
TO PURSUE CONDEMNATION, BUT IT
DOESN'T COMPEL THEM TO PURSUE
CONDEMNATION.
BUT THEY WOULD BE AUTHORIZED TO
AND TO ADDRESS THE BLIGHT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPERTY.
THAT WOULD BE AN OPTION IN
MITIGATING THAT BLIGHT.
>> YOU USED A LOT OF TERMS OF
ART THERE.
WHAT DOES IT ACTUALLY MEAN TO
EFFECTUATE CONDEMNATION AND
ADDRESS THE BLIGHT?
>> ALL THE ORDINANCE WOULD DO
IS AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY
AND DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, TO
PROCEED WITH CONDEMNATION AND
ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY.
>> BUT THAT WOULD REQUIRE LEGAL
ACTION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE?
>> FROM BOTH FAS AND THE
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, YES.
>> WITH FAS BEING THE PLAINTIFF,
ESSENTIALLY.
>> ESSENTIALLY AND ALSO, YOU
KNOW, IT AUTHORIZES
ACQUISITION.
IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY
AUTHORIZE CONDEMNATION.
SO IT COULD BEGIN WITH THE
NEGOTIATION WITH THE PROPERTY
OWNER ABOUT A SALE THAT IS NOT
FORCED BY THE COURT.
>> I THINK THE ONLY OTHER
EXAMPLE THAT I KNOW OF, WHERE
WE SORT OF ENTERED INTO
CONDEMNATION AND CORRECT ME IF
I'M WRONG, WAS AROUND THE
SICILY PROPERTIES.
WAS THAT A CONDEMNATION ACTION
OR SOMETHING DIFFERENT?
>> THAT WAS, BUT IT WAS FOR A
DIFFERENT PURPOSE.
IT WAS AN AUTHORIZATION, AND
THEY MAY GET SOME OF THESE
DETAILS WRONG, BUT I WAS
LOOKING AT IT RELATIVELY
RECENTLY.
IT WAS AUTHORIZATION FOR THE
CITY ATTORNEY TO PURSUE
CONDEMNATION SO THE CITY COULD
COLLECT ON LIENS THAT WERE THE
RESULT OF JUDGMENTS AGAINST THE
PROPERTY.
>> RIGHT.
I JUST BRING IT UP AS AN
EXAMPLE, I THINK IN THE SPIRIT
OF MOSELEY'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE
SERIOUSNESS TO HAVE THESE
ADDRESSED, I THINK IT SHOULD BE
NOTED.
EVEN THOUGH THIS IS KIND OF A
NUCLEAR OPTION FOR THE CITY,
ONE OF LAST RESORT, IT IS ONE
THAT THE CITY HAS PRECEDENT IN
RECENT HISTORY OF PURSUING IN
THE EVENT THAT A PROPERTY OWNER
CONTINUES TO REFUSE TO ADDRESS
WHAT CONTINUE TO BE PRETTY
SIGNIFICANT BLIGHT CONDITIONS
IN A CORE PART OF OUR CITY.
YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT IS IN
DISTRICT 7 OR ANY OTHER
DISTRICT, WE HAVE AN
EXPECTATION THAT PROPERTY
OWNERS ARE NOT GOING TO SIMPLY
LEAVE THEIR PROPERTY DERELICT
AND SUBJECT TO WHAT MAY COME
AND THAT WE DO HAVE TOOLS
AVAILABLE TO US, AS A CITY
COUNCIL AND AS A CITY AS A
WHOLE, TO REALLY ADDRESS,
MEANINGFULLY ADDRESS, SOME OF
THESE ISSUES THAT ARISE, SO I
HOPE THE CAUTION HERE IS TAKEN
SERIOUSLY.
IF WE CAN, YOU KNOW, SORT OF
GET COOPERATION, THAT IS ALWAYS
IDEAL, BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO
BE PREPARED TO ACT.
THAT IS AN AREA OF DOWNTOWN
THAT'S ONLY A BLOCK AWAY FROM
HERE.
A COUPLE BLOCKS AWAY FROM HERE.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT IS PRETTY
NOTORIOUS FOR BEING A BLIGHTED
AREA OF THE CITY AND WE HAVE
REAL TOOLS AT OUR DISPOSAL TO
USE IN THIS AREA.
I THINK ONE CRITICISM WE GET IS
THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY
AS A WHOLE, THAT WE OFTENTIMES
SIT IDLY BY AND ALLOW THESE
THINGS TO FESTER AND I WOULD
LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE
THAT AT LEAST THE PROPERTY
OWNER UNDERSTANDS THAT THAT IS
NOT THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT AND
WE ARE NOT GOING TO ALLOW THAT
TO CONTINUE TO BE THE RULES OF
ENGAGEMENT AFTER 30 YEARS OF
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE, SO THANK YOU, CHAIR
BAGSHAW, FOR BUILDING THIS UP.
I KNOW IT'S UNUSUAL AND NOT
ALIGNED WITH YOUR USUAL STYLE,
BUT TO ME IT SPEAKS VOLUMES
THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO TAKE
THIS EXTRAORDINARY STEP NOW.
EARLY SIGNALS THAT WE ARE SORT
OF AT THAT AREA OF LAST RESORT.
>> OKAY, WE WILL PICK THIS UP
NEXT TIME WITH ALL INTENTIONS
OF MOVING FORWARD.
ALL RIGHT, THANKS SO MUCH.
WE HAVE NOW REACHED 4:00.
WE HAVE TWO ITEMS LEFT ON THE
AGENDA.
I WANT TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH
THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION
NOW THAT THEY ARE HERE, TO
FOCUS ON TREES.
I THINK THE FINAL ITEM WAS AN
INTRODUCTION OF THE RV
LEGISLATION, TO JEFF SIMMS AND
OTHERS WHO PUT A LOT OF TIME IN
ON THIS.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU,
WE ARE NOT GOING TO GET TO IT
TODAY.
LET'S FOCUS ON TREES.
THANK YOU, CODY, SORRY TO KEEP
YOU SITTING THROUGH ALL OF THIS.
GOOD, ALL RIGHT.
SO, WHY DON'T ALL OF YOU COME
UP.
COME ON, FORESTRY COMMISSION.
WE LOVE HAVING YOU.
>> ITEM 13, RESOLUTION 31902
DECLARING THE CITY COUNCILS AND
THE MAYOR'S INTENT TO CONSIDER
STRATEGIES TO PROTECT TREES AND
INCREASE SEATTLE'S TREE CANOPY
COVER.
>> THANK YOU.
AS YOU GET SETTLED IN, WHY
DON'T WE START HERE, ALY AND
GO THAT WAY WITH INTRODUCTIONS.
I AM HAPPY TO SEE ALL OF YOU.
>> YOLAND COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF.
>> CHAIR, FORESTRY COMMISSION.
>> VICE CHAIR OF THE SEATTLE
FORESTRY COMMISSION.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU, STEVE.
>> STEPHEN FRY, URBAN FORESTRY
COMMISSION.
>> I SEE SOME OF YOU OUT THERE
AND SOME OF YOU BACK UP HERE.
>> -- COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE,
URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION.
>> ALL RIGHT, ALY, ARE YOU
GOING TO KICK THIS OFF?
>> SURE.
GOOD MORNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
WHAT AFTERNOON.
SORRY, I'VE BEEN HERE SEVERAL
TIMES TODAY.
>> IT FEELS LIKE WE ARE
STARTING IN THE MORNING AGAIN.
>> WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT
RESOLUTION 31902 THAT REFLECTS
A JOINT COMMITMENT BETWEEN THE
COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR WITH THE
GOAL OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS IN
2020.
I WILL PROVIDE BACKGROUND ON
HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT AND
THEN I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
YOLANDA.
AS NOTED DURING PUBLIC
úCOMMENTS, THE PROCESS TO UPDAT
THE TREE REGULATIONS HAS
STARTED AND STOPPED SEVERAL
TIMES IN THE LAST 5+ YEARS.
I THINK WHILE THERE WAS SOME
FRUSTRATION, THIS DEMONSTRATES
THE COMPLEXITY OF THIS ISSUE.
WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED FROM
PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS TO UPDATE
REGULATIONS AND LOOKING AT
OTHER CITIES IS THAT COMING UP
WITH A PROPOSAL THAT WILL
ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD TO
ADOPTION AND COMMUNICATION
REQUIRES TAKING THE TIME TO DO
OUTREACH THAT REPRESENTS A
VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDERS AND TO
THE DETAILED TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
TO REALLY SEE WHAT IT WILL TAKE
TO GET AN UPDATED AND MORE
ROBUST PROGRAM OFF THE GROUND
AND WHAT RESOURCES ARE
REQUIRED.
WE HAVE HEARD FROM VARIOUS
STAKEHOLDERS THAT PORTLAND,
OREGON'S, REGULATIONS PROVIDE A
GOOD MODEL AS AN EXAMPLE OF
STRONG PROTECTIONS FOR AN URBAN
FOREST.
AS NOTED IN THE CENTRAL STAFF
MEMO, THOSE REGULATIONS ARE THE
RESULT OF A MULTIYEAR PROCESS
THAT INCLUDED A ROBUST PROCESS
FOR STAKEHOLDERS, TO CONDUCT
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND DEVELOP
A PROPOSAL I THINK WAS AMENDED
SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE
IMPLEMENTATION.
SO, LEARNING FROM THAT, THIS
RESOLUTION REPRESENTS A PROCESS
THAT WILL BUILD ON SOME OF THE
PREVIOUS WORK THE CITY HAS
DONE.
SO IT'S NOT SUGGESTING WE
EMBARK ON A MULTIYEAR PROGRAM,
BUT TRY TO ACCELERATE A PROCESS
OVER THE NEXT YEAR TO DEVELOP A
PROPOSAL THAT WOULD REALLY TRY
TO BALANCE THE CITY'S GOAL TO
PROTECT, MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE
THE URBAN FOREST, WHILE STILL
SUPPORTING OUR GOALS TO SUPPORT
OUR POPULATION AND ADDRESS OUR
HOUSING NEEDS.
WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO YOLANDA.
>> SO, RESOLUTION 31902 TAKES
WHAT ALY MENTIONED IN TERMS OF
LOOKING AT THE CITY OF PORTLAND
DID, TO COMPLETE A ROBUST
PUBLIC OUTREACH PROCESS, PRIOR
TO DRAFTING REGULATIONS.
THIS LAYS OUT A NUMBER OF
STRATEGIES THAT THE CITY IS
COMMITTED TO EXPLORING IN 2020,
WHICH WILL INCLUDE PROTECTIONS
FOR EXCEPTIONAL TREES AND
EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF
EXCEPTIONAL TREES.
ADOPTING A DEFINITION OF
SIGNIFICANT TREES AS TREES OF
AT LEAST SIX INCHES IN DIAMETER
AND CREATING A PERMIT PROCESS
FOR THEIR REMOVAL.
SIMPLIFYING TREEPLANTING OR
REPLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS WITH
CONSIDERATION OF MITIGATION
STRATEGIES THAT ALLOW FOR
DEVELOPMENT WHILE BALANCING
TREEPLANTING. REVIEWING AND
POTENTIALLY MODIFYING TREE
REMOVAL LIMITS IN SINGLE-FAMILY
ZONES.
ESTABLISHING AN OPTION FOR
TREEPLANTING.
TRACKING TREEPLANTING AND
REPLACEMENT ON PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE LAND.
PROVIDING ADEQUATE FUNDING TO
ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE TREE
REGULATIONS AND REQUIRE ALL
TREE SERVICE PROVIDERS
OPERATING IN SEATTLE TO MEET
CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING
REQUIREMENTS AND REGISTER WITH
THE CITY.
NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST, BUT
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF
THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN
IDENTIFIED AND THAT NEED, IN
SOME CASES, SOME FURTHER STUDY,
AS WE KNOW.
AND ANALYSIS ON HOW THAT WOULD
WORK.
SO, WE ARE COMMITTED, SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND
INSPECTIONS, IS COMMITTED TO
LOOKING AT THIS LIST, PLUS
ANYTHING ELSE THEY MIGHT BE
CONSIDERING.
PLUS, THE OUTLINE, FOLLOWING
SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO PURSUE THAT
RESULT IN LEGISLATION TO UPDATE
OUR POLICIES, PRACTICES AND
REGULATIONS RELATED TO TREES IN
SEATTLE.
SO, JUST KIND OF A GENERAL
WORKPLAN.
SO, DEVELOPING A PROJECT SCOPE.
CONNECTING NECESSARY ANALYSIS.
SOME OF THAT HAS BEEN DONE OVER
THE YEARS, BUT I THINK THERE
ARE MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT
SPECIFICALLY THE FEE OPTION
AND, YOU KNOW, OTHER ASPECTS OF
THE POTENTIAL LEGISLATION.
AND ANALYZING THE URBAN
FORESTRY COMMISSIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS PREVIOUSLY
SHARED WITH COUNCIL, INCLUDING
THE DRAFT ORDINANCE AND OTHER
FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED.
DEVELOPING AND EXECUTING A
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN
ENSURINGWE REACHED A WIDE
VARIETY OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.
OTHER THAN THOSE WHO
VOLUNTARILY COME TO US, GOING
OUT THERE AND BEING REALLY
PROACTIVE, I THINK IS AN
IMPORTANT ASPECT.
USING THE FEEDBACK RECEIVED BY
THIS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
PROCESS AND THE RESULTS OF THE
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS, AS WELL AS
INPUT FROM THE URBAN FORESTRY
COMMISSION TO BEGIN TO REPAIR
RECOMMENDATIONS AND ASSESS
RESOURCES NEEDED TO ADMINISTER
AND ENFORCE THE PROPOSED
CHANGES.
OBVIOUSLY, BUDGET IMPLICATIONS
OR THINKING SPECIFICALLY OF
PERMITTING OR NEEDING TO INVEST
IN THE PERMITTING SYSTEM TO
ALLOW THE PERMITTING OF TREE
REMOVAL.
AND THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY ACT ANALYSIS AND ISSUING
A DETERMINATION.
ASSUMING ALL THAT GOES WELL,
THE PLAN IS, WE SUCCESSFULLY
MAKE IT THROUGH THE
DETERMINATION WITHOUT APPEAL OR
COMPLICATIONS, THE IDEA IS TO
HAVE LEGISLATION TO COUNSEL IN
2020.
NOTING THAT OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE
PROCEDURAL HICCUPS OR IF WE
HEAR MORE FROM THE COMMUNITY OR
THE TECHNICAL ANALYSIS REVEALS
SOMETHING MORE THAT NEEDS TO BE
STUDIED, THAT MIGHT TAKE SOME
MORE TIME, BUT THAT IS
CURRENTLY THE PLAN AND THAT IS
THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS AND
WE WILL REPORT QUARTERLY TO THE
PLANNING AND LAND USE ZONING
COMMITTEE ON PROGRESS MADE ON
COMPLETING THESE ACTIONS AND
PROVIDE TIMELY NOTICE OF WE
ANTICIPATE WORK EXTENDING
BEYOND 2020.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU BOTH FOR
LAYING THAT OUT.
MANY OF MY FRIENDS FROM THE
FORESTRY COMMISSION NOTE IT WAS
REALLY MY OBJECTIVE TO MOVE
THIS FORWARD WITH AN ORDINANCE
AND HAVE IT PASSED BEFORE THE
END OF DECEMBER.
BEFORE I GOT THE HOOK.
I BACKED OFF OF THAT LEDGE,
BECAUSE WHEN YOU WERE
EXPLAINING ALL OF THE THINGS
THAT WE HAD TO DO, ALL OF THE
ANALYSIS, LET ALONE THE PROCESS,
THAT WE HAD TO DO THIS RIGHT
AND STRONG AND I WANT IT DONE
IN 2020.
WHOEVER IS HEADING THE
COMMITTEE NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND
HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS TO US.
THE ONLY TIME I HAVE EVER BEEN
STOPPED IN THE STREET BY
SOMEBODY ABOUT HALF MY SIZE AND
GIVEN A FINGER WAG ABOUT THE
TREES THAT WERE IN HER YARD AND
HOW IMPORTANT THEY WERE TO SAVE.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT
THAT ALL OF YOU ON THE FORESTRY
COMMISSION, THE KIND OF WORK WE
NEED TO HAVE DONE, I WENT TO
CONTINUE PUSHING TO MAKE SURE
WE SEE IT DONE IN 2020, BUT IN
THE MEANTIME WE HAVE A
RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF US.
>> I THINK IT IS WORTH NOTING
AND RECOGNIZING THAT WHILE THIS
IS NOT AS SATISFYING TO SOME,
HAVING THE JOINT COMMITMENT
FROM THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL
IS IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THIS WILL
BE A HIGHLY TECHNICAL ORDINANCE
AND IT NEEDS TO BE IMPLEMENTED
WITH RESOURCES BEHIND IT TO
MAKE SURE IT IS EXECUTED IN
FORCE, IN ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
SO HAVING THE DEPARTMENTS
RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING,
MEETING THE EFFORT AND HAVING
THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY
AND ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR WORK
WITH THE URBAN FORESTRY
COMMISSION, REALLY ABLE TO
ENGAGE WITH THIS PROCESS, COULD
RESULT IN AN OUTCOME WITH A
PIECE OF LEGISLATION TO MOVE
FORWARD SUCCESSFULLY.
>> I AGREE.
THANK YOU.
WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADD TO
THIS?
>> I WOULD ADD WE ARE BRINGING
THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO JOIN
THE TEAM AND SUPPORT THIS
EFFORT.
>> ANYBODY ELSE?
>> JUST QUICKLY SPEAK ON BEHALF
OF THE COMMISSION.
I WANT TO VOICE OUR STRONG
SUPPORT FOR THIS RESOLUTION.
IT IS A NICE CULMINATION OF
EFFORTS, DESPITE NOT BEING THE
ULTIMATE GOAL AND WE WANT TO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
COMMITMENT TO THIS ISSUE AND IF
THIS IS THE LAST THING YOU GET
TO FORMALLY MOVE FORWARD ON THE
ISSUE, WE ARE VERY PROUD OF IT
AND HOPE YOU ARE, TOO.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I TELL YOU, THE THING I FEEL
THE BEST ABOUT, NOT ONLY HAVING
BEEN INFORMED BY YOU AND YOUR
COMMITMENT TO THIS, BUT THE
FACT THAT YOU WROTE A STRONG
LETTER AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
SAID THEY WOULD WORK WITH US ON
THIS.
MAYOR DURKAN BELIEVES IN THIS
AS STRONGLY AS I DO AND I THINK
WE CAN HAVE FAITH THAT IT IS
GOING TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE
TIMELINE.
I TALKED WITH DEPUTY MAYOR
MOSELEY LAST WEEKEND HE
RECOGNIZED HOW IMPORTANT THIS
IS TO ALL OF US AND I THINK IF
WE CAN JUST KEEP THAT PRESSURE
ON FROM THE FORESTRY COMMISSION,
THAT THIS IS SOMETHING
VALUABLE.
ALL THE THINGS WE HEARD IN
PUBLIC COMMENT, JUST HOW
IMPORTANT TREES ARE, WE ALL
KNOW THAT.
WE ALL BUY INTO IT AND I LIKE
THE IDEA OF 1 MILLION TREES
THAT WE ARE TRYING TO GET
PLANTED IN KING COUNTY.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT 100 SEEDLINGS
DON'T REPLACE A BEAUTIFUL OLD
DOUGLAS FIR THAT HAS BEEN
AROUND, SO WE WILL MAKE SURE
THIS HAPPENS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM ANY OF
YOU?
>> ONE COMMENT IN THE SENSE
THAT I THINK THE PROCESS, THE
OPEN PUBLIC PROCESS, IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
WE DON'T WANT PUBLIC BACKLASH
AND PEOPLE FINDING SOMETHING
ONEROUS OR BURDENSOME IN THE
BEST WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT
DOESN'T HAPPEN IS TO ENSURE THE
PROCESS OF DRAFTING AND THE
PUBLIC BEING ABLE TO COMMENT ON
IT.
A PUBLIC PROCESS AND NOT REST
IN THE SENSE THAT WE ARE DOING
IT TOMORROW, BUT THAT IT DOES
GET PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT.
>> THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT,
BECAUSE I HAVE -- SORRY, WE'VE
GOT OTHER THINGS GOING ON HERE.
I APPRECIATE IT, BECAUSE I
DIDN'T WANT TO RUSH IT TO A
POINT WHERE SOMEONE SAID, YOU
FORGOT US.
WE SEE THAT ALL THE TIME ON
THESE THINGS WHERE WE ARE GOING
TO HAVE PUBLIC OUTREACH AND
THEN SOMEONE VERY DEEPLY
ENGAGED, WELL EVERYBODY EXCEPT
US, INCLUDED, SO I AM HOPEFUL
WE CAN GET THERE.
ONE OF THE THINGS I RECOMMENDED
WHEN WE WERE IN FRONT OF THE
COMMISSION IS TO DO SOME CAFE
STYLE PUBLIC OPPORTUNITIES.
AND WHAT THOSE MEAN, I KNOW
THAT THEY TAKE A LITTLE MORE
TIME TO GET ORGANIZED.
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
WORKING WITH OSC.
I THINK THESE ARE IMPORTANT
WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME AND WE
TALKED SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, TAKE
DOWN PUBLIC FEEDBACK, PUT
REPORTS TOGETHER TO SAY THIS IS
WHAT WE HEARD.
THEN WE GO TO ANOTHER PUBLIC
NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE ARE GOING OUT TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, EXPRESSING OUR
DESIRES AND WHAT IT IS WE'RE
TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH, TO GET
THEIR INPUT FOR WHAT THEY WANT
TO SEE WITH THEIR
NEIGHBORHOODS.
COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ.
>> THANK YOU.
I WAS SITTING HERE, TRYING TO
THINK OF TREE PONDS, BUT I
COULDN'T COME UP WITH ONE.
SO I MISSED MY MOMENT.
>> COME ON.
>> I HAVE JUST ONE THING THAT I
WOULD LIKE TO SEE INCORPORATED,
NOT JUST IN THE RECITAL, BUT IN
THE ACTUAL, BE IT RESOLVED
SECTION.
THE LAST WHEREAS ON PAGE 2,
TALKS ABOUT THE NEED, TALKS
ABOUT THIS RESOLUTION IN THE
CONTEXT OF THE GOALS THAT ARE
ARTICULATED IN THE GREEN NEW
DEAL FOR SEATTLE, WHICH WAS
ADOPTED IN AUGUST AND THAT
PARTICULAR EFFORT ALSO
ENCOURAGES PRESERVATION OF
PLANTING TREES CITYWIDE TO
INCREASE THE TREE CANOPY COVER,
BUT SPECIFICALLY CALLS OUT
PRIORITIZATION OF ENGAGEMENT OF
RESIDENTS IN LOW INCOME AND LOW
CANOPY NEIGHBORHOODS AND I
NOTICED THAT HAS BEEN KIND OF
RELEGATED TO A WHEREAS, AS
OPPOSED TO BEING INCLUDED IN
ONE OF THE SECTIONS IN THE
ACTUAL BODY OF THE RESOLUTION.
I CONTINUE TO BE CONCERNED THAT
IN THIS PARTICULAR SPACE WE
KEEP GOING BACK TO THE SAME
WELL AND TALKING TO INDIVIDUALS
WHO HAVE, PERHAPS, THE LUXURY
OF THINKING ABOUT TREES, AS
OPPOSED TO PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN
NEIGHBORHOODS WHO MIGHT NOT
HAVE THE CAPACITY TO THINK OF
THESE ISSUES, BUT ARE CERTAINLY
NEGATIVELY DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACTED BY THE LACK OF TREE
CANOPY IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS,
BOTH IN STORMWATER
INFRASTRUCTURE AND IN TERMS OF
AIR QUALITY, SO I WOULD REALLY
LIKE TO MAKE THAT MORE
INTENTIONAL.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A
MOTION?
>> I DON'T LIKE WORDSMITHING AT
THE TABLE, SO I WOULD LIKE TO
WORK WITH STAFF BETWEEN NOW AND
MONDAY TO COME UP WITH LANGUAGE
THAT IS REALLY INTENTIONAL
ABOUT THAT COMMITMENT IN THE
GREEN NEW DEAL FOR SEATTLE THAT
REALLY DOES FOCUS ON THE
MARRYING UP OF THIS, AS THIS
AREA AND BODY OF WORK IS AN
AREA OF PRIORITY, BUT ALSO
RECOGNIZING DISPROPORTIONATE
IMPACT IN TERMS OF PEOPLE AND
THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHO ARE
IMPACTED BY THIS ISSUE AND
REALLY BEING INTENTIONAL IN THE
WORKPLAN OF DOING OUTREACH TO
THOSE COMMUNITIES.
>> I APPRECIATE THE CONCEPT.
TO ADD A COUPLE OF SENTENCES,
BEFORE MONDAY.
>> YEAH, YOLANDA AND I WILL
DRAFT SOMETHING FOR YOU TO
REVIEW AND WORK WITH YOU SO IT
IS AVAILABLE MONDAY.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT.
>> I THINK THAT IS A VERY GOOD
ADDITION.
SO WE ARE DOWN TO ITEM NUMBER
13.
DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
>> I DON'T.
>> ALL RIGHT, THEN WITH THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WILL BE
ADDING OR AMENDING BEFORE
MONDAY, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE
THAT THE COMMITTEE PASSED
RESOLUTION 31902.
>> SECOND.
>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> I.
>> NO OPPOSED, WE MOVE FORWARD.
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR THE
GREAT WORK AND WE WILL MAKE
THIS CANOPY BLOOM.
>> THANKS.
>> SO ANYTHING ELSE?
OKAY, NEXT WEDNESDAY AT NOON,
WE ARE HAVING YET ANOTHER
FINANCE AND NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMITTEE.
WE WILL BRING BACK THE RV
LEGISLATION.
WE WILL BRING BACK THE CANNERY
BUILDING LEGISLATION AND WE HAVE
ANOTHER ITEM OF -- ANOTHER
NUMBER OF ITEMS.
ALL RIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE?
IF NOT, THE MEETING IS
ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU ALL.
ALLISON, YOU DID A REMARKABLE
JOB KEEPING US ON TASK.
THANK YOU.