>>> GOOD MORNING, IT NOVEMBER
1st, 2021 MEETING OF THE DAY
COMING TO ORDER.
IT IS 11 A.M., MY NAME IS DAN
STRAUSS.
WEAL PLEASE CALL ROLL?
>> COUNCILMAN PEDERSON?
>> HERE.
>> LEWIS?
>> PRESENT.
>> JUAREZ?
>> HERE.
>> MOSKEDA, STROUSE?
>> PRESENT.
>> FOUR PRESENT.
>> WE PAUSED AT THE START OF THE
COMMITTEE FOR REFLECTION BECAUSE
THIS IS THE LAND USE COMMITTEE
FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO HAVE
A MOMENT OF REFLECTION ON LAND
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER JUAREZ, YOUR
COMMENTS EARLIER AT THE COUNCIL
BRIEFING WERE SPOT ON.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE THAT LAND USE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ARE NOT THEY ARE
AT THE END OF THE DAY JUST
WORDS.
IT IS A MOMENT OF REFLECTION TO
THINK ABOUT HOW WE ARE
STEWARDING OUR LAND AND WHAT IS
GOING ON IN MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL RIGHT NOW, I THINK THE
WORDS I HEARD THIS MORNING WERE
FED UP AND IT HAS BEEN GOING ON
SINCE 1833.
I DIGRESS, JUST TO SAY THAT THIS
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT IS NOT
SUPPOSED TO MAKE EVERYTHING
BETTER AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT.
AND IT IS IMPORTANT SINCE WE ARE
STEWARDING OUR LAND WITHIN THE
CMMITTEE TO PAUSE AND REFLECT.
SO WE BEGIN THIS COMMITTEE BY
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WE ARE ON THE
TRADITIONAL AND ANCESTRAL LANDS
OF THE PEOPLE PAST AND PRESENT,
REPRESENTED IN A NUMBER OF
TRIBES AND AS URBAN NATIVES.
WE HONOR WITH GRATITUDE THE LAND
AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS LANED.
WE START WITH THIS
ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE
FACT WE ARE GUESTS ON THE LAND
AND WE MUST STEWARD OUR LAND AS
SUCH AS GUESTS.
THANK YOU.
ON TODAY'S AGENDA, WE HAVE ONE
ITEM, TO VOTE ON CLERK FILE, AN
APPLICATION FOR CONTRACT
REZONING 1430230 AVENUE
NORTHEAST.
THE NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED
FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8th BUT
THERE IS LIKELY GOING TO BE
ANOTHER MEETING ON FRIDAY BEFORE
THE MORNING.
IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED.
HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA
IS ADOPTED.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN A
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR
THE ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA BUT
BEFORE I BEGIN, I ASK THAT
EVERYONE PLEASE BE PATIENT AS WE
LEARN TO OPERATE THE NEW SYSTEM
IN REALTIME.
AS A REMINDER, PUBLIC COMMENT IS
LIMITED TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
HOWEVER BECAUSE TODAY'S ONLY
AGENDA ITEM IS A QUASI JUDICIAL
ITEM, THEY WILL PROHIBIT PUBLIC
COMMENT ON IT.
SO I WILL OPEN IT AND THEN CLOSE
IT.%
THE CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE
RIGHT TO AT ANY POINT WHEN THE
SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED OR
UNSUITABLE.
WE WILL MODERATE THE COMMENT
PERIOD IN THE FOLLOWING MATTER.
IT IS OPEN FOR 10 MINTS.
EACH SPEAKER IS GIVEN 2 MINUTES
TO SPEAK.
I WILL CALL ON THEM IN THE ORDER
THEY WERE REMGSTERRED.
YOU CAN REGISTER BEFORE THE END
OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT BY GOING
TO THE WEBSITE.
THE LINK IS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
WHEN I CALL NAMES, THEY WERE
MUTE THE MICROPHONE.
AND IT IS YOUR TURN TO SPEAK.
BEGIN SPEAKING AND THE ITEMS YOU
ARE ADDRESSING.
THE SPEAKER WILL HEAR A CHIME
WHEN 10 SECONDS REMAIN.
IF SPEAKERS DO NOT END THEIR
COMMENTS IN THE ALLOTTED TIME,
THE MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED TO
ALLOW US TO CALL ON THE NEXT
SPEAKER.
WE ASK YOU TO DISCONNECT FROM
THE LINE AFTER SPEAKING.
PLEASE FOLLOW THIS MEETING ON
THE SEATTLE CHANNEL OR LISTENING
OPTIONS ON THE AGENDA.
SEEING AS WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS
REMOTELY PRESENT, WE WILL MOVE
ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
CLERK IS JUST CONFIRMING THERE
IS NOTHING ELSE I NEED TO DO TO
CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> THE MEETING CAN BEGIN.
>> PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED.
THANK YOU.
MOVING ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM, THE ONLY ITEM OF BUSINESS
TODAY IS CLERK FILE 317.
MR. OHM WILL YOU READ THE
ABBREVIATED TITLE INTO THE
RECORD.
APPLICATION OF 14302 DEVELOPMENT
LLC IN THE SEATTLE HOUSING
AUTHORITY TO REZONE PORTIONS
LOCATED AT 14302
30th AVENUE NORTHEAST FROM 7
200 TO 3, PULT
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
>> THANK YOU.
WE ARE JOINED TODAY BY THE LIZ
WILLISTON.
WE HAD THIS BILL BEFORE US IN
COMMITTEE LAST MONDAY.
CAN YOU PROVIDE US WITH A BRIEF
REFRESHER ON THE APPLICATION AND
THE PROCESS WE ARE CONSIDERING?
>> I'M HAPPY TO.
I WILL SHARE MY SCREEN AND
REFRESH YOUR MEMORIES ABOUT THIS
ITEM.
CAN YOU SEE THAT?
THIS IS A PROPOSED REZONE OF THE
NORTHEAST CORNER OF NORTHEAST
143rd STREET AND 30th NORTHEAST.
THE SITE IS TWO BLOCKS WEST OF
LAKE CITY WAY.
AND ONE BLOCK SOUTH OF THE CITY
BORDERED AT 135th.
THE AREA TO BE REZONED IS
CURRENTLY ZONED SINGLE FAMILY,
7200.
THE ADJACENT ZONING TO THE NORTH
AND EAST ON THE BLOCK IS LOW
RISE 3, WITH A MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY SUFFIX.
THE PROPOSED REZONE COVERS
PORTIONS OF TWO LOTS THAT ARE
SPLIT ZONES BETWEEN SINGLE
FAMILY 7200 AND LOW RISE 3.
THE NORTHERN LOT IS OWNED BY THE
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND
THE SOUTHERN LOT IS OWNED BY
14302 DEVELOPMENT LLC.
THIS IS THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
UNDER THE REZONE.
ON THE SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
SITE, THEY HAVE NO PLANS TO
REDEVELOP THAT PORTION OF THEIR
PROPERTY IN USE AS A PARKING LOT
TO SERVE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX.
ON THE SOUTHERN LOT, THEY
PROPOSE TO DEVELOP 12 TOWN
HOUSES IN FOUR BUILDINGS.
THE EASTERN HALF OF THE LOT IS
APARIAN CORRIDOR AND THAT AREA
IS PROPOSED TO BE REHABILITATED
WITH NATIVE PLANTINGS.
30th AVENUE NORTHEAST IN THIS
AREA IS AN ARTERIAL AND THERE IS
A BUS STOP ADJACENT TO THE SITE.
THIS DIAGRAM SHOWS PARKING
LAYOUT, THE LOCATION OF THE
CORRIDOR, AND THE TOWN HOUSES.
THIS IS AN IMAGE OF WHAT THE
DEVELOPMENT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE PROJECT AND PROPOSAL.
>> I HAVE A PROCESS QUESTION BUT
I WANT TO WAIT TO SEE IF
COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON
THE OVERALL PROPOSAL.
I'M SEEING NO QUESTIONS AT THIS
TIME.
COLLEAGUES YOU CAN ASK AT ANY
POINT.
MY QUESTION IS CAN YOU REMIND US
OF THE TWO AMENDMENTS THAT WE
WILL CONSIDER TODAY TO AMEND THE
TITLE OF THE BILL AND FIX
FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND
DECISIONS, DOCUMENT WHAT IS THE
PROCESS AND WHAT IS IN THE
CONTENT OF THOSE PROPOSALS?
>> YEAH.
SO THE PROPOSAL THAT CAME TO YOU
FROM THE SEATTLE HOUSING
EXAMINER, SEATTLE HEARING
EXAMINER IS TO REZONE THE
PROPERTY WITH A RECOMMENDATION
TO REZONE THE PROPERTY TO LOW
RISE THREE WITH THE M MANDATORY
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY SUFFIX.
THE CODE INDICATES INSTEAD YOU
SHOULD CONSIDER AN M2 HOUSING
AVAILABILITY SUFFIX WHICH
INCREASES THE AVAILABILITY
REQUIREMENTS.
THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE DEGREE OF
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SINGLE FAMILY
7200 AND LOW RISE 3 ZONING.
IN ORDER TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES,
YOU NEED TO -- IF THE COMMITTEE
SUPPORTS THE REZONE, THERE
SHOULD BE TWO CHANGES TO THE
CLERK'S FILE THAT IS IN FRONT OF
YOU.
FIRST IS TO CHANGE THE TITLE, TO
REFLECT THE MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY TO SUFFIX AS SHOWN
AS THE BOTTOM OF THIS SCREEN.
AND THE SECOND IS TO ADD THE
COMMITTEE'S FINDINGS,
CONCLUSIONS, AND DECISIONS.
THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA
AND TO MY MEMO ON THE -- WHICH
IS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA.
THE DECISION AND CONCLUSIONS
THAT WOULD REFLECT THE
RECOMMENDATIONS AND CHANGES TO
THE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
SUFFIX.
AND ONE OTHER CHANGE WHICH WOULD
BE, BECAUSE THIS IS TWO
DIFFERENT PROPERTY OWNERS AND
ONLY ONE OF THEM IS PROPOSING
DEVELOPMENT, THE CONDITIONS
WOULD REQUIRE COMPLIANCE WITH
PERMITS THAT ARE UNDER REVIEW
AND WOULD BE APPROVED FOR
DEVELOPMENT ON THE SOUTHERN
SITE.
THE COMMITTEE SHOULD CONSIDER
NOT APPLYING THAT REQUIREMENT TO
THE SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY
PROPERTY WHICH ISN'T COVERED BY
THOSE CURRENTS.
SO AMEND THE HEARING EXAMINER'S
RECOMMENDATIONS SO THAT
COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAND USE
PERMITS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED FOR
THE SOUTHERN SITE IS NOT
REQUIRED FOR THE NORTHERN
PROPERTY.
THAT'S REFLETHED IN THE DRAFT
FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND
DECISIONS THAT IS IN FRONT OF
YOU.
IS THAT CLEAR ENOUGH?
>> YES, IT IS.
IT IS CLEAR FOR ME AND THAT'S
PARTLY BECAUSE WE HAVE SPENT SO
MUCH TIME WITH THESE PROCESSES.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
HERE?
>> NOPE.
>> THERE WE GE.
IF WE HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS,
I WOULD SAY, BEFORE WE TAKE UP
THE AMENDMENTS, I WILL MOVE TO
RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF CLERK FILE
314367.
IS THERE A SECOND?
.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU.
FOR THE TITLE AMENDMENT, WE WILL
TURN OUR ATTENTION TO THE FIRST
OF TWO AMENDMENTS THAT ARE
DESCRIBED IN THE CENTRAL STAFF
MEMO AND WHICH HE HAS VERBALLY
DESCRIBED AS WELL.
THIS WOULD CORRECT THE TITLE OF
THE CLERK FILE TO REFLECT A
HIGHER MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENT.
ANYTHING TO ADD HERE?
>> NO.
>> COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE FURTHER
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE VOTE?
SEEING NONE, I MOVE TO AMEND THE
TITLE TO REPLACE MULTIFAMILY
RESIDENTIAL WITH M2 AS SHOWN IN
THE CENTRAL STAFF MEMO.
IS THAT A SECOND?
SECOND.
THANK YOU IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND THE TITLE AS
SHOWN IN CENTRAL STAFF MEMBER.
WILL THE CLERK CALL THE ROLL?
>>
[ CALLING ROLL ]
.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
>> THE MOTION CARRIES.
>> THE NEXT AMENDMENT, WE WILL
ATTACH THE PROPOSED FINDINGS,
CONCLUSION, AND DECISIONS.
IT IS LISTED ON TODAY'S AGENDA
AND INCLUDED IN THE CENTRAL
STAFF MEMO.
IT INCLUDES CORRECTIONS TO THE
ERRORS THAT MR. WITSEN HAS
DESCRIBED TO US.
ANYTHING TO ADD?
>> NO, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS BEFORE WE GO?
SEEING NONE, I MOVE TO AMEND IT.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO AMEND FILE TO ATTACH
THE FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, AND
DECISIONS AS SHOWN ON THE
AGENDA.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>>
[ CALLING ROLL ]
.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
THANK YOU, MOTION CARRIES.
>>> NOW WE ARE GOING TO TAKE UP
THE UNDERLYING BILL AS AMENDED.
MR. WITSEN, ANYTHING TO ADD?
ONLY THAT THIS IS A CLERK FILE.
>> THIS IS THE CLERK FILE, THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, THIS IS WHY WE
QUALITY CONTROL HERE.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION
BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE CLERK
FILE?
SEEING NONE, I MOVE TO RECOMMEND
APPROVAL OF CLERK FILE 31467 AS
AMENDED AND DIRECT STAFF TO
PREPARE LEGISLATION AFFECTING
THE REZONE.
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL
OF 314367 AS AMENDED.
AND DIRECT CENTRAL STAFF TO
PREPARE LEGISLATION EFFEC
WAITING THE REZONE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
[ CALLING ROLL ]
.
>> FOUR IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.
THANK YOU, THE MOTION CARRIES.
THANK YOU ALL.
THE NEXT LEGISLATION EFFEC
WAITING THIS WILL BE IN NOVEMBER
8.
THIS WILL COME BEFORE FULL
COUNCIL FOR A VOTE ON NOVEMBER
15th.
THIS CONCLUDES MONDAY, NOVEMBER
1, 2021 MEETING OF THE LAND AND
USE NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE.
THE NEXT RGLERLY SCHEDULED
MEETING BB WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
8th.
WITH A SPECIAL MEADING LIKELY ON
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3 AT 9 A.M.
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING.
ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> THANK YOU, LISH.
THANK YOU NOA THE GREAT, ALSO
KNOWN AS NTG.
>> AND WE ARE ADJOURNED, THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SIR.