>>> WELCOME TO THE JULY 13,
2022 MEETING.
I'M DAN STRAUSS, CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> VICE CHAIR MORALES ?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCLMEMBER NELSON?
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> RESIDENT.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS?
>> PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HAVE SIX ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
TODAY.
THE APPOINTMENT TO THE SEATTLE
PLANNING COMMISSION, A
REAPPOINTMENT TO THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ADVISORY
BOARD, A BRIEFING ON THE
CONFERENCE A PLAN SCOPING, A
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON THE COUNCIL'S
INTENT TO ADDRESS CLIMATE
CHANGE A PART OF THE CONFERENCE
A PLAN, A DISCUSSION OF
POSSIBLE VOTE ON CB 120313
ALLOWING THE ADDITION OF SOME
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO BE
CONSIDERED, A MINOR AMENDMENT
TO THE MAJOR INSTITUTION
MASTERPLAN AND MY FAVORITE, THE
DELIVERY OF THE QUARTERLY TREE
REPORT.
BEFORE WE BEGIN, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE AGENDA WILL BE
ADOPTED.
THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL BEGIN OUR
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
CLERK, DO YOU HAVE THE
RECORDING AVAILABLE OR SHOULD I
READ THE SCRIPT?
>> WE HAVE THE RECORDING
AVAILABLE.
>> IF YOU COULD PLAY THE
RECORDING, THEN WE WILL MOVE
FORWARD.
>> HELLO, SEATTLE.
WE ARE THE EMERALD CITY, THE
CITY OF FLOWERS AND THE CITY OF
GOODWILL, BUILT ON INDIGENOUS
LAND, TRADITIONAL TERRITORY.
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WELCOMES REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
AND IS EAGER TO HEAR FROM
RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A
SPEAKER AND PROVIDE A VERBAL
PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU MAY
REGISTER TWO HOURS PRIOR TO THE
MEETING VIA THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL WEBSITE. HERE IS SOME
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PROCEEDINGS.
SPEAKERS ARE CALLED UPON IN THE
ORDER IN WHICH THEY REGISTER ON
THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE. EACH
SPEAKER MUST CALL IN FROM THE
PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN THEY
REGISTERED ONLINE AND USE THE
MEETING ID AND PASSCODE THAT
WAS EMAILED UPON CONFIRMATION.
IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL
CONFIRMATION, PLEASE CHECK YOUR
SPAM OR JUNK MAIL PHOTOS.
A REMINDER, THE SPEAKER MEETING
ID IS DIFFERENT FROM THE
GENERAL LISTEN LINE MEETING ID
PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA. ONCE
THE SPEAKER'S NAME IS CALLED,
THE SPEAKER'S MICROPHONE WILL
BE UNMUTED AND AN AUTOMATIC
PROMPT WILL SAY, THE HOST WOULD
LIKE YOU TO UNMUTE YOUR
MICROPHONE.
THAT IS YOUR QUEUE THAT IT IS
YOUR TURN TO SPEAK.
AT THAT TIME, YOU MUST PRESS
á6.
YOU WILL THEN HEAR A PROMPT
OF, YOU ARE UNMUTED. BE SURE
YOUR PHONE IS UNMUTED ON YOUR
END SO THAT YOU WILL BE HEARD.
AS A SPEAKER, YOU SHOULD BEGIN
BY STATING YOUR NAME AND THE
ITEM THAT YOU ARE ADDRESSING.
A CHIME WILL SOUND WHEN 10
SECONDS ARE LEFT IN YOUR
ALLOTTED TIME. IS A GENTLE
REMINDER, WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENTS.
AT THE END OF THE ALLOTTED TIME
, YOUR MICROPHONE WILL BE MUTED
AND THE NEXT SPEAKER REGISTERED
WILL BE CALLED.
ONCE SPEAKERS HAVE COMPLETED
PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT,
PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM THE
PUBLIC COMMENT LINE AND JOIN US
BY FOLLOWING THE MEETING VIA
SEATTLE CHANNEL BROADCAST OR
THROUGH THE LISTEN LINE OPTION
LISTED ON THE AGENDA.
THE COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO ELIMINATE PUBLIC COMMENT IF
THE SYSTEM IS BEING ABUSED OR
IF THE PROCESS IMPEDES THE
COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO CONDUCT
ITS BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.
ANY OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE THAT IS
DISRUPTIVE TO THESE PROCEEDINGS
OR THAT IS NOT FOCUSED ON AN
APPROPRIATE TOPIC AS SPECIFIED
IN COUNCIL RULES, MAY LEAD TO
THE SPEAKER BEING MUTED BY THE
PRESIDING OFFICER.
OUR HOPE IS TO PROVIDE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PRODUCTIVE
DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL ASSIST
OUR ORDERLY CONSIDERATION OF
ISSUES BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS á6
AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT OF
YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED.
THANK YOU, SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU.
CLERK, CAN YOU CHECK TO SEE HOW
MANY PEOPLE I SIGNED UP IN
PERSON?
TODAY, WE WILL BE DOING REMOTE
COMMENTERS BEFORE PEOPLE WHO
ARE IN PERSON.
WE HAVE FORMER COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JIM STREET WITH US.
HE WILL GO FIRST FOLLOWED BY
LAURA ROWE, ROBIN BIGGS AND THEN
TEER AND MARTIN.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WELCOME.
MY APOLOGIES.
WE ARE GOING TO GIVE UP TO 25
MINUTES WITH ONE MINUTE PER
PERSON.
>> OKAY.
MY NAME IS JIM STREET AND I
APPRECIATE BEING HERE TODAY.
I WILL CUT MY SPEECH IN HALF. I
AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT
RESOLUTION 32059. I THINK IT
DESERVES COUNCIL APPROVAL
BECAUSE THE PLAN SHOULD BE
COMPREHENSIVE AND CLIMATE
SHOULD BE PART OF IT.
HOWEVER -- I ALSO THINK THAT
THE RESOLUTION DOES A GOOD JOB
OF PROVIDING SOME USEFUL
GUIDANCE ON THE INCORPORATION
OF RESILIENCY IN THE PLAN.
HOWEVER, I AND OTHER CLIMATE
ADVOCATES ARE VERY CONCERNED
ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE
COMPREHENSIVE ACTION PLAN MIGHT
NOT BE COMPLETED UNTIL THE END
OF 2024, THE DUE DATE UNDER THE
GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT FOR THE
PLAN.
GIVEN OUR INTENTION TO REDUCE
OUR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY
50% BY 2030, THE TIMELINE AND
SCOPE OF THE ACTION PLAN FOR
CLIMATE SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED
TWO YEARS AGO.
AT THE CURRENT RATE, WE WILL
NOT MEET OUR 2030 GOALS. WE
CANNOT WAIT UNTIL 2024 TO
COMPLETE THE CLIMATE PLAN.
GIVEN ITS UNIQUE TIME AND
URGENCY, THE CLIMATE COMPONENT
OF THE PLAN COULD AND MUST BE
COMPLETED MUCH SOONER. A SECOND
RESOLUTION IS NEEDED WITH A
JOINT SUPPORT OF MAYOR AND
COUNCIL, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE A
PROCESS, A SCHEDULE, THE
INTENDED SCOPE AND THE STAFFING
AND FUNDS NEEDED FOR THE
ACTIVITY.
I PARTICULARLY EMPHASIZED THE
SCHEDULE BECAUSE I THINK IT IS
A PLACE WHERE CITIZENS CAN HOLD
THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE,
WHERE COUNCIL CAN HOLD
EXECUTIVES ACCOUNTABLE.
IT IS ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY AND
TRANSPARENCY . FINALLY, WE NEED
FROM EACH OF YOU ON THE COUNCIL
TO BE CLIMATE CHAMPIONS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
CLERK, IF WE CAN RESET THESE
CLOCKS FOR ONE MINUTE, WE WILL
HAVE 25 MINUTES FOR PUBLIC
SPEECH.
THANK YOU FORMER COUNCIL
PRESIDENT FOR KEEPING THAT ONE
MINUTE.
UP NEXT WE HAVE LAUREN ROWE
FOLLOWED BY BRIGGS AND MARTIN.
WELCOME.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS LAURA LOW, A RENTER
IN 91189 AND I ORGANIZED A
CLIMATE CHANGE TO SHARE THE
CITY'S ACTION FUND.
WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE OUR
SUPPORT FOR THE CLIMATE CHANGE
RESOLUTION 32059 ADDRESSING THE
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. IT
MUST BE A TOP PRIORITY FOR OUR
CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
UPDATE.
WE WANT TO SEE LAND-USE
PATTERNS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A
TRANSIT NETWORK THAT MAKES IT
POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO DRIVE
LESS AND FOR NON-DRIVERS WHO
CAN'T MAKE A CHOICE AND TO HAVE
ABUNDANT HOUSING AND TRANSIT
OPTIONS.
THIS RESOLUTION WILL MAKE SURE
THE NEXT CONFERENCE A PLAN ADDS
THE GOALS AND POLICIES NEEDED
TO MAKE THESE CHANGES POSSIBLE.
IT WAS CRUSHING TO WATCH
REPRESENTATIVE BILL PASS THIS
WINTER.
THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS AND
BEAUTIFUL COALITION SUPPORTING
THAT BILL FROM ALL ACROSS THE
STATE. IN THE MEANTIME, WE ASK
EACH OF YOU IN SEATTLE TO
DEMONSTRATE CLEAR LEADERSHIP ON
ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE.
PLEASE SUPPORT THE CLIMATE
CHANGE RESOLUTION 32059.
THANK YOU TO CHAIR STRAUSS AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR YOUR
SERVICE TO OUR CITY.
>> THANK YOU.
LINDA, IS THERE A WAY TO TURN
THE VOLUME UP IN HERE IN THE
CHAMBERS?
THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
THANK YOU.
UP NEXT IS ROBIN BRIGGS
FOLLOWED BY MARTIN AND THEN
ALICE WOCKHARDT.
WELCOME, ROBIN.
>> MY NAME IS ROBIN BRIGGS AND
I AM HERE TO ASK YOU TO VOTE
FOR THE CLIMATE PLANNING
RESOLUTION.
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
INVOLVES A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY
BUT ONE THING WE KNOW AND HAVE
COME TO KNOW BETTER AND BETTER
THE LAST FEW YEARS IS THAT
CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTS ALL OF
US AND NO ONE IS IMMUNE. WE
KNOW THAT ITS EFFECTS CAN UPEND
OUR WAY OF LIFE.
THIS RESOLUTION IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE WHEN WE GET ANOTHER
HEAT DOME EVENT, MAYBE NEXT
TIME WE WILL HAVE PLANNED FOR
COOLING CENTERS AND FEWER
PEOPLE WILL DIE.
MAYBE WE WILL HAVE PLANTED
TREES WHICH WILL COOL OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD.
MAYBE WE WILL HAVE REDUCED
TRAFFIC AND PEOPLE IN THE MOST
POLLUTED NEIGHBORHOODS WILL
HAVE LOWER RATES OF RESPIRATORY
DISEASE AND LONGER LIFESPANS.
PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY WE
WILL HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO CUT
OUR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN
HALF BY 2030 AND OTHER CITIES
WILL TAKE NOTE AND DO THE SAME
AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO AVOID
SOME OF THE MOST SEVERE IMPACTS
OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
WE HAVE HAD A POOR TASTE OF
WHAT WILL COME IF WE DON'T ACT.
LET'S MAKE SEATTLE A CITY THAT
INSPIRES OTHER CITIES TO AVOID
LOOKING BACK IN 10 YEARS ON
MISSED OPPORTUNITIES.
VOTE YES FOR THE CLIMATE
PLANNING RESOLUTION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
UP NEXT IS MARTIN FOLLOWED BY
ALICE LOCKARD AND ELLEN PACKER.
EVERYONE HAS DONE A GOOD JOB SO
FAR.
JUST RECOGNIZING THE PUBLIC
COMMENT DURING COMMITTEE MUST
RELATE TO AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS AND
THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF THE
LAND USE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE.
I WORK FOR FUTURE WISE AND I AM
HERE TODAY TO SHARE OUR
SUPPORT FOR THE RESOLUTION 32059
. OUR ORGANIZATION WORKS
CLOSELY WITH REPRESENTATIVES
AND A STATEWIDE CORRELATION OF
SUPPORTERS AROUND HOUSE BILL
1099, A CAMPAIGN THAT WOULD
HAVE ADDED A CLIMATE ELEMENT.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE BILL DID NOT
BECOME A LAW BUT THE FRAMEWORK
IT CREATED IS INFLUENCING
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATES
ACROSS THE PUGET SOUND REGION
AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE HAS
BEFORE IT A RESOLUTION THAT
WOULD DO JUST THAT.
IT WOULD DIRECT THE CITY TO
PRIORITIZE ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE, REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS AND PLAN FOR TIME AND
RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION.
THAT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO
SEE IN THE PLAN UPDATE. I THINK
IT IS CRITICAL THAT THE CITY
TAKE THIS ON BECAUSE WE ALREADY
ARE SEEING WILDFIRE SMOKE AND
DANGEROUS HEAT WAVES THAT ARE
INDICATIVE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
IMPACTS, ECOSYSTEMS IN OUR
REGION ARE BEING PUSHED TOWARD
DANGEROUS TIPPING POINTS AND IF
WE DON'T ACT NOW, THE PRESSURE
TO DEVELOP LAND OUTSIDE OF
CITIES IS GOING TO RISE AND WE
WILL SEE A REAL WALK IN OF --
>> THANK YOU.
I DID NOT REALIZE TIME HAD
EXPIRED THERE.
>> ALICE, YOU ARE UP NEXT.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD AFTERNOON
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND THANK YOU
FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
I AM ALICE LOCKHART SPEAKING
FOR 350 SEATTLE.
WE WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT
RESOLUTION 32059 WHICH SEEKS TO
ENSURE THAT THE NEW SEATTLE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADEQUATELY
ADDRESSES GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE.
WE NEED A PLAN THAT ALLOWS FOR
AND ENCOURAGES CLIMATE FRIENDLY
NEIGHBORHOODS EVERYWHERE IN THE
CITY AND AT THE SAME TIME
UNDOES THE HARM OF REDLINING
AND EXCLUSIONARY ZONING.
THE COMP PLAN CAN CREATE THE
CITY OF WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS
WHERE EVERYONE CAN BIKE AND
WALK TO WORK, TO SHOPPING, AND
TO CHILDCARE, A CITY WHERE
EXPANDED TREE COVER SHADES
EVERYONE DURING HEATED EVENTS,
A CITY WHERE THE CLIMATE
LIFTING COMMUTES IS STEMMED BY
CREATION OF DEEPLY AFFORDABLE
HOUSING EVERYWHERE.
WE ALL DESERVE A GREEN AND
THRIVING SEATTLE AND THIS PLAN
IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD IT.
PLEASE SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, ALICE.
PERFECT TIMING.
UP NEXT IS RYAN PACKARD. BRIAN,
WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON,
COUNCILMEMBERS.
THIS JUNE MARKS THE NINTH
ANNIVERSARY OF SEATTLE'S
CLIMATE ACTION PLAN PASSED IN
JUNE 2013.
AMONG THE TARGETS ON THAT PLAN
WAS A 20% REDUCTION IN ANNUAL
VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED, A
MODEST GOAL THAT SEATTLE HAS
NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH SINCE
THEN.
I AM CALLING IN SUPPORT OF THE
PROPOSED RESOLUTION THAT WOULD
ALIGN CLIMATE GOALS OF THE CITY
WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
UPDATE IN 2024.
THE QUESTION IS, WHY WOULD WE
NOT DO THAT?
WE HAD THESE GOALS ON THE BOOKS
FOR NEARLY A DECADE.
IT IS TIME TO PUT THEM INTO
PRACTICE.
I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE
RECENT COMMENTS MADE BY THE
PLANNING COMMISSION THAT
CALLOUT THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN AS NOT
BEING QUITE IN LINE WITH THE
PROPOSED SCOPING OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IN TERMS OF
REDUCING VEHICLE MILES
TRAVELED, NOT SIMPLY COUNTING
ON ELECTRIFICATION. I FULLY
SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT AND I
ALSO SECOND BASICALLY
EVERYTHING THAT EVERYONE ELSE
HAS SAID PREVIOUS TO ME IN THE
PUBLIC COMMENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
UP NEXT IS STEVE ZEMKE FOLLOWED
BY COLLEEN AND THEN MEGAN.
WELCOME, STEVE.
>> I AM SPEAKING TO DAVE FOR
FOUR GROUPS. THE CLIMATE CRISIS
IS REAL AS WE SAW LAST SUMMER.
IT CAN HAVE DEADLY IMPACTS.
THERE WERE SOME EVEN NOTED BY
THE REGION.
THE NEW YORK TIMES DID AN
ARTICLE ENTITLED HIDDEN TOLL OF
THE NORTHWEST HEAT WAVE,
HUNDREDS OF EXTRA DEATHS ON
AUGUST, 2021 AND NOTED THE
DEADLY HEAT WAVE THAT BLANKETED
OREGON AND WASHINGTON IN LATE
JUNE.
600 MORE PEOPLE DIED THAT WOULD
HAVE BEEN TYPICAL BASED ON THAT
TIME PERIOD.
THE NUMBER IS THREE TIMES AS
HIGH AS THE STATE'S OFFICIAL
HEAT RELATED GOALS. THIS IS DUE
TO HEAT STROKE AND
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.
TREES AND URBAN FORESTS ARE
CRITICAL.
THEY NEED TO BE IDENTIFIED.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, STEVE.
WELCOME, COLLEEN.
I SEE YOU THERE, COLLEEN.
PRESS á6 . THERE YOU ARE.
>> HELLO?
>> WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL AND
THANK YOU . I AM REPRESENTING
LAW HURST COMMITTEE CLUB AND I
URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON 12313.
THIS IS NOT JUST A CODE UPDATE
AS IT HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED
BUT IT ALLOWS FOR RESIDENTIAL
SQUARE FOOTAGE IS TO BE BUILT
ARE MAJOR INSTITUTIONS AND NOT
COUNTED IN THE PUBLIC LEE
APPROVED. THE EXISTING
REGULATIONS ALREADY INCLUDE
MAJOR AMENDMENT PROCESS WHICH
ALLOWS THESE CHANGES HEARTILY
AND SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS ONE
PARCEL SHOULD NOT TAKE TWO TO
FOUR YEARS BUT MAYBE UNDER A
YEAR.
THIS OFFER DOES NOT REQUIRE
COMPLIANCE WITH ZONING WHICH
YOU CAN CREATE ANOTHER LOOPHOLE
WITHOUT -- IT IS ALSO UNCLEAR
WHETHER THERE IS THE DEVELOPERS
BUILT INTO RESIDENCES AND THEIR
BENEFIT COULD INCLUDE CHANGES
AS WELL. WE ASK THAT THE
AMENDMENT'S NUMBER ONE AND TWO
BE APPROVED BUT OVERALL TO DENY
THIS BILL.
THESE RESIDENCES CAN BE BUILT
AS A CONDITIONAL USE INSTEAD OF
CHANGING THE FIXED LAND USE
CODE.
>> THANK YOU, COLLEEN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> UP NEXT IS MEGAN CRUZ
FOLLOWED BY LINCOLN FARRIS AND
THEN JEFFREY BERNER.
WELCOME, MEGAN.
>> I AM CALLING TO SUPPORT
RESOLUTION 32059 THAT REQUIRES
CITY PLANNING TO ADDRESS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION.
WE ESPECIALLY SEE THIS ON
TRANSPORTATION POLICIES.
CAR TRIPS ARE UNDER 25% OF THE
TRAFFIC BUT THE EPA SAYS
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES NATIONWIDE
MAKE UP 80% OF THE COUNTRY'S
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
HOWEVER, SEATTLE IS NOT
COUNTING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IN
ITS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.
AS YOU SAID TWO YEARS AGO,
WITHOUT ANY INCREASE IN
POPULATION, URBAN TRUCK
DELIVERIES WOULD DOUBLE BY NEXT
YEAR AND A RECENT STUDY SHOWS
TRUCKS CIRCLING BLOCKS FOR 18
MINUTES IN SEARCH OF PARKING.
NATIONAL STUDY SHOWS THAT WE
RANK 13th IN EXCESS CO2 FROM
CONGESTION.
DESPITE THIS, THE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND COMP
PLAN DOCUMENTS ARE NOT FOCUSED
ON MOVEMENTS OF GOODS BUT JUST
PEOPLE.
WE NEED BOTH. WE MUST
UNDERSTAND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
VOLUMES AND CREATE POLICIES TO
ACCOMMODATE THEM ON THE STREET
OR REQUIRE OFFSTREET PARKING
FOR TRUCKS AND VANS IN NEW
BUILDINGS.
THERE ARE NO OTHER OPTIONS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MEGAN.
UP NEXT IS LINCOLN FARRIS
FOLLOWED BY JEFFREY GARNER AND
ARDIE MORRIS. WELCOME, LINCOLN.
I SEE YOU ARE OFF MUTE. ANYTIME
YOU'RE READY.
>> THIS IS LINCOLN FARRIS. I
APOLOGIZE.
THIS IS LINCOLN FARRIS AND I AM
RECENTLY RETIRED AS THE VICE
PRESIDENT OF INITIATIVE
SERVICES FOR SEATTLE CENTRAL.
WE ARE THE ORIGINATORS OF THE
REQUEST FOR A MINOR AMENDMENT
TO THE CURRENT MAJOR
INSTITUTION MASTERPLAN
ORDINANCE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR
STUDENT HOUSING ON OUR CAMPUS.
THIS WOULD LEVERAGE THE PUBLIC
INVESTMENT IN TRANSIT ON
CAPITOL HILL AND SUPPORT THE
CITY'S SUSTAINABILITY GOALS BY
ALLOWING HUNDREDS OF OUR
STUDENTS TO LIVE CAR FREE
WITHOUT HAVING TO COMPETE FOR
SCARCE HOUSING THAT FOR MANY OF
THEM IS UNAFFORDABLE.
WE APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THIS
COUNCIL HAS DONE AND WE WANT TO
THANK EVERYONE FOR HELPING US
REFINE THE LANGUAGE TO BE AS
VERY NARROWLY FOCUSED AS WE
COULD MAKE IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, LINCOLN.
DO WE HAVE JEFFREY?
JEFFREY IS NOT PRESENT AT THE
MOMENT.
>> AM I ON?
>> JEFFREY, YOU ARE LIVE.
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS JEFF BERNER.
RESOLUTION 32059 WILL BUILD
UPON THE PAST ASPIRATIONAL
RESOLUTIONS TAKEN BY THE
COUNCIL.
IN APRIL 2000, ON THE 30th
ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY, THE
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED
RESOLUTION 3144.
THE RESOLUTION COMMITTED THE
CITY TO A LONG-RANGE GOAL OF
MEETING ELECTRIC ENERGY NEEDS
OF SEATTLE WITH NO GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSION.
ALSO NOTED WAS A COMMITMENT TO
BUILD 60,000 HOMES UNDER THE
GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT.
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND
GROWTH MANAGEMENT ARE BOTH
COMBINED IN THAT RESOLUTION
FROM 2000.
NOW, 20 YEARS LATER, WHAT IS
DIFFERENT IN WHICH DEMANDS
ACTION?
CLIMATE CHANGE IS NO LONGER
HYPOTHETICAL.
WE ALL SHARE THE EXPERIENCE OF
HARMFUL HEAT WAVES AND FOREST
FIRES, SMOKE IN THE AIR WHICH
HARM OUR LOW INCOME AND
DISADVANTAGED NEIGHBORS.
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD
CONTINUE ITS LEADERSHIP BY
ADOPTING THIS RESOLUTION AND
ASKING FOR STATE LEGISLATION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
UP NEXT IS ARDIE MORRIS
FOLLOWED BY IRIS ANTMAN.
RON DAVIS, YOU ARE NOT PRESENT.
RON, DO CALLING ON THE PHONE
NUMBER PROVIDED IN YOUR EMAIL.
ARDIE, PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO
SAY YOUR NAME.
>> YOU GOT IT PERFECTLY.
YOU WEREN'T THINKING ABOUT IT.
THIS IS ARDIE.
I WILL START.
I AM SPEAKING TO SUPPORT
RESOLUTION 32059, SEATTLE'S
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
IT MUST INCLUDE THE
CONSIDERATION.
75% OF ALL EMISSIONS COME FROM
THE CITY. AS SEATTLE IS THE
LARGEST CITY IN THE STATE,
SEATTLE'S OBLIGED TO BE A
LEADER WITH EMISSIONS
REDUCTION.
THIS PLANNING CANNOT START SOON
ENOUGH AND NEEDS TO BE AN
INTEGRAL PART OF THE CURRENT
ZONING AND TRANSPORTATION
PROCESS.
CITY PLANNERS NEED TO BE
OPTIMIZING EVERYTHING TO
MAXIMIZE EQUITY AND REDUCE IT
IN A FULLY INTEGRATED WAY.
THE 2023 BUDGET NEEDS TO REFLECT
THIS TYPE OF THINKING EVEN
BEFORE THE COMP PLAN IS DUE IN
2024.
ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS NEED TO
HAVE THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO
MEET OUR 2030 CLIMATE GOALS
EQUITABLY.
THIS IS THE WAY TO ENSURE A
SECURE FUTURE FOR OUR CITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> UP NEXT IS IRIS AMMON,
LEWIS AND PAT CHENEY.
RON DAVIS, IF YOU ARE
LISTENING, YOU NEED TO CALL IN
BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT CURRENTLY
PRESENT.
WELCOME, IRIS.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD AFTERNOON
COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS IRA SANSONE AND I AM
HERE TO COMMENT IN SUPPORT FOR
RESOLUTION 32059. IN LIGHT OF
THE FACT THAT HOUSE BILL 1099
DID NOT PASS IN THE LEGISLATURE
THIS YEAR, I THINK IT IS
CRITICAL THAT WE INCORPORATE
ITS PRINCIPLES AND TO OUR COMP
LAN UPDATE. I WON'T REPEAT ALL
OF THE REASONS OTHERS HAVE
STATED FOR THE IMPORTANCE OF
DOING THIS BUT WILL REPEAT THE
SERIOUSNESS OF THE CLIMATE
CRISIS AND WE MUST TAKE EVERY
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS ALL
ASPECTS OF THE CRISIS AND THE
MEASURES THAT THE CITY CAN.
I WANT TO ECHO WHAT JIM STREET
SAID ABOUT TRYING TO INCORPORATE
CLIMATE ACTIONS EVEN SOONER
THAN THE COMP PLAN IS DUE IN
2024 BUT ALL THE MEASURES IN
THIS RESOLUTION WILL HELP
SEATTLE MEET ITS GOAL OF
REDUCING GREENHOUSE GASES BY
50% BY 2030, ONLY EIGHT YEARS
AWAY.
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR
YOUR HARD WORK AND I WANT YOU
TO KNOW THAT I AM COUNTING ON
YOU TO HELP SEATTLE BE A LEADER
ON CLIMATE ACTION.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, IRIS.
RON DAVIS, YOU ARE STILL NOT
PRESENT.
LEASE:IF YOU ARE LISTENING.
GAIL LEWIS AND THEN RICHARD
ELLISON.
GAIL, WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON.
I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT
RESOLUTION 32059. I'VE GOT THREE
NO-BRAINERS AND THREE BIG FAT
TAX INCREASES.
NO-BRAINER NUMBER ONE, CLIMATE
CHANGE.
CLIMATE CHANGE IS AN
EXISTENTIAL THREAT. EVERYONE,
INCLUDING ME, INCLUDING THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE BEEN
TITTERING.
IT IS AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT.
NO-BRAINER NUMBER TWO, TAX THE
BAD STUFF, DEFUND AND PROMOTE
THE GOOD STUFF.
NO-BRAINER NUMBER THREE, GOALS
ARE MEANINGLESS WITHOUT ACTION.
BIG FAT TAX INCREASE NUMBER ONE.
FOSSIL GAS, PEOPLE TO TAX ON
FOSSIL GAS.
HALF THE MONEY GOES TO THE
GENERAL FUND, HALF THE MONEY
GOES TO SUBSIDIZE PEOPLE SO
THEY CAN BUY HEAT PUMPS AND
OTHER ELECTRIC APPLIANCES.
BIG FAT TAX NUMBER TWO, TAX
SINGLE RIGHT HALES AND TAXIS
AND SEND THE MONEY TO SUBSIDIZE
ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS.
BIG FAT TAX INCREASE NUMBER
THREE, INFRASTRUCTURE.
>> THANK YOU.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SEND ME ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS. I DO SEE RON
DAVIS HAS BECOME PRESENT SO WE
WILL GO RON DAVIS, PAT CHENEY,
RICHARD ELLISON.
RON, PRESS á6 . YOU GOT TO PRESS
á6, RON , IF YOU ARE HERE WITH
US.
LET'S BRING PAT CHENEY UP AND
WE WILL COME BACK TO RON.
PAT, WELCOME.
>> THIS IS PAT CHENEY.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEAK HERE.
I URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON 120313
REGARDING THE POTENTIAL LAND
USE CHANGES IN SIX SECTIONS OF
THE MAJOR INSTITUTIONS OF
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
THIS PROPOSAL SHOULD NOT BE
TAKEN LIGHTLY. I THINK ONE OF
THE GREATEST THINGS ABOUT
SEATTLE GOVERNMENT IS THAT OUR
REGULATIONS AND POLICIES ALLOW
FOR IMPORTANT TIME FOR ANALYSIS
AND SCRUTINY ALONG WITH OPEN
AND FAIR PUBLIC INPUT AND I
BELIEVE THIS PROPOSAL GOES
AGAINST THOSE VALUES.
ALSO, THE PROPOSAL STATES IT IS
ONLY FOR SEATTLE'S CENTRAL
COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ONE TIME FOR
NOW.
IT COULD BE USED IN THE FUTURE
AS AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER
INSTITUTIONS TO ALLOW NEW
BUILDINGS OUTSIDE OF THE
PROTECTION. A BETTER, MORE
MEASURED APPROACH IS FOR
SEATTLE'S CENTRAL TO USE ITS
EXISTING COLLEGE, WHICH HAS A
PATHWAY FOR MAJOR CHANGES
OUTSIDE OF THEIR NOTE, THROUGH
MAJOR AMENDMENT PROCESSES.
>> THANK YOU, PAT.
FEEL FREE TO SEND IN ANY MORE
COMMENTS.
WE ARE GOING TO GO TO RICHARD
ELLISON.
STEVE GILLESPIE AND THEN WE
WILL COME BACK TO RON DAVIS.
RICHARD, WELCOME.
>> HELLO.
THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS RICHARD ELLISON.
I WOULD LIKE TO TALK IN SUPPORT
OF RESOLUTION 32059.
CLIMATE RESILIENCY IS SOMETHING
WE NEED TO PLAN FOR.
UNFORTUNATELY, ALL OF THE NEW
ELECTRIC CARS AND SHINY NEW
HOUSING BUILDINGS AND ALL OF
THE NEW TRANSPORTATION PLANS
WILL NOT PROVIDE RESILIENCY TO
CLIMATE CHANGE. WE NEED TO
PROTECT OURSELVES FROM THE HEAT
AFFECT SEND FROM THESE MASSIVE
STORM WATER AFFECTS.
EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BECOME MORE
AND MORE EXTREME THE URBAN
ISLAND HEAT AFFECT CAN BE
MITIGATED THROUGH THE PLANTING
OF NEW TREES AND PROTECTION OF
EXISTING TREES.
WE MUST FIND A WAY TO PLAN FOR
CLIMATE RESILIENCY NEEDS.
WE NEED TO SHADE.
WE NEED MORE OPEN SPACE.
WE NEED TO SHADE OPEN SPACE.
WE NEED TO PLAN FOR MORE PEOPLE
AND DENSER HOUSING. WE NEED TO
PROVIDE MORE GREENERY, NOT HAVE
LESS.
WE NEED TO GO OUT OF THE WAY TO
FIND WAYS TO SUPPORT PLANTING
AND ATTENTION OF TREES.
>> THANK YOU, RICHARD.
UP NEXT IS STEVE GILLESPIE
FOLLOWED BY RON DAVIS.
STEVE, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
STEVE GILLESPIE.
I AM PROUD TO REPRESENT THE
SEATTLE COLLEGE DISTRICT TO
SUPPORT COUNCIL BILL 120313 . I
ECHO LINCOLN PARIS'S COMMENTS I
RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH THE
EARLIER COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION.
THIS BILL OPENS THE DOOR TO
STUDENT HOUSING AT SEATTLE
CENTRAL WITHOUT THE NEED FOR
MAJOR AMENDMENT, WHICH IS
SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME PROCESS
BUT APPROVAL OF THIS BILL DOES
NOT CUT OFF ANY PUBLIC PROCESS.
THE COLLEGE WOULD HAVE TO
REQUEST A MINOR AMENDMENT, AND
A ROBUST PUBLIC PROCESS WOULD
FOLLOW THROUGH THE CITIZENS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE STAFFED BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS
AND SUCH AN AMENDMENT BY
DEFINITION COULD NOT ALSO ALLOW
IT UNDER THE DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS.
OTHER PROCESS WOULD FOLLOW.
THIS IS A GOOD BILL, COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
IT SHARES CITY POLICY GOALS
INCLUDING CLIMATE TRAFFIC AND
HOUSING.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
THIS IS TO PROVIDE SEATTLE
NEEDS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> RON, WE WILL GIVE YOU
ANOTHER SHOT IF YOU ARE WITH
US.
>> THERE YOU ARE.
WELCOME.
>> IT FINALLY CAME THROUGH.
IS IT TWO MINUTES?
>> ONE MINUTE.
>> OKAY.
I AM SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF
RESOLUTION 32059.
I AM IN THE BLACK FOREST. MY
FAMILY IS WORRIED. WE ARE ABLE
TO LOOK AT RISING WATERS,
SCORCHING SUMMERS, SMOKING SKIES
. WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT RAISING
OUR KIDS IN A CITY WHERE SO
MANY NEIGHBORHOODS ARE DESIGNED
TO ENCOURAGE MORE DRIVING AND
ROADS ARE ENCOURAGED.
OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE BUILT TO
KEEP US SEPARATE AND WE ARE
DISHEARTENED THAT OUR CITY,
WHICH IS KNOWN FOR SO MUCH
AMBITION ON SO MANY FRONTS HAS
FAILED TO BE A CLIMATE LEADER.
THIS RESOLUTION IS A REAL
COURAGEOUS STEP FORWARD AND I
SUPPORT IT.
I FULLY SUPPORT IT BECAUSE I
WANT MY KIDS TO LIVE IN A WORLD
WHERE CITIES LIKE OURS PAVE A
PATH TO ZERO EMISSION.
I WANT THEM TO LIVE IN A PLACE
WHERE EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO
TREES IN PARKS AND SCHOOLS AND
I WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO
AFFORD TO LIVE THERE AND DRIVE
THERE AND I WANT PEOPLE OF ALL
BACKGROUNDS TO BE ABLE TO DO SO
AS WELL.
WE DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN AN
APOCALYPTIC WORLD WHERE ONLY
THE RICH CAN DRIVE WE DO HAVE
TO DO THE HARD WORK TO GET
THERE.
IF NOT NOW, WHEN?
>> THANK YOU, RON.
FEEL FREE TO SEND IN ANY MORE
COMMENTS.
I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS
TODAY.
WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL PUBLIC
COMMENTERS HERE IN CHAMBERS,
STEVE BRISTOW AND ALEX
ZIMMERMAN.
STEVE, THE LAST TIME YOU CAME
TO COMMITTEE, I MADE THE POINT
THAT YOU GOT TO BE SPEAKING TO
AN ITEM.
I KNOW WE HAD A CONVERSATION
LAST TIME SO I WILL JUST REMIND
YOU AT THE OUTSET.
WHEN YOU ARE READY, STEVE.
>> OKAY.
WE SHOULD BE TAKING A LOOK VERY
SERIOUSLY ABOUT THE CHANGE
CALLING SOMETHING MINOR FOR
MAJOR INSTITUTIONS. I DO THINK
THE PROCESS IS SOMETHING -- IT
IS NOT A PRECEDENT BUT IT IS
AND PEOPLE WILL COME.
IT IS NOT JUST THE SUPREME
COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT
THROWS OUT PRECEDENT, THAT
DECIDES TO DO THINGS BECAUSE
THEY LIKE THEM OR THEY THINK
THAT IT IS GOOD FOR THEM OR
THEIR SUPPORTERS AT THIS TIME.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE GO
THROUGH THE FULL PROCESS
BECAUSE THIS IS A MAJOR CHANGE.
ONE THING I NOTED THAT I AM
CONCERNED ABOUT IS TREES AND I
HOPE YOUR REPORT WILL NOT BE
TOO BAD UPON THE STOCK THAT IS
THERE. WE HAVE HAD AN EMERGENCY
ON TREES LONGER THAN WE HAVE
HAD ON HOMELESSNESS IN SEATTLE
AND IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT WE
DID SOMETHING, TREES NOT SHRUBS.
>> THANK YOU, STEVE.
WELL-TIMED.
MR. ZIMMERMAN?
YOUR TIME.
>> MY NAME IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN.
I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT SOMETHING
. I SPEAKER EVERY DAY FOR THE
LAST FEW MONTHS.
COUNCIL, REMEMBER, YOU ASKED ME
FOR YOUR ENDORSEMENT AND I DID
THIS BECAUSE I SAID, CAN YOU
FEEL THE DIFFERENCE?
I WANT RIGHT NOW MY ENDORSEMENT
TAKEBACK.
AS I SEE RIGHT NOW, YOU SAME
CROOK LIKE EVERYBODY.
YOU NEVER SHOW PEOPLE FACES.
WHAT IS YOUR GOAL RIGHT NOW?
NEUTRALIZE EVERYBODY. PEOPLE
WHO SPEAK FROM SKY, YOU KNOW
WHAT THIS MEAN, NOBODY KNOWS
THEM.
THEY KNOW YOU. THIS IS EXACTLY
WHAT IS GOOD FOR ANOTHER
ELECTION.
RIGHT NOW, I DEMAND MY
ENDORSEMENT FOR YOU BACK
BECAUSE YOU ACTING LIKE A CROOK.
PSYCHOPATH.
>> THANK YOU.
FOR THE RECORD, I HAVE NEVER
ASKED YOU FOR YOUR ENDORSEMENT.
THAT WAS YOUR FIRST WARNING FOR
SPEAKING IN THE COMMITTEE AND
NOT TO THE TOPIC ON THE AGENDA.
FIRST WARNING.
THANK YOU.
I.T., CAN YOU CONFIRM WE HAVE
NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT
REGISTRANTS PRESENT?
>> THAT IS CORRECT, SIR.
>> SEEING AS WE HAVE NO
ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS REMOTELY OR
PHYSICALLY PRESENT, WE WILL
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
I WILL SAY, MOVING ONTO ITEMS
OF BUSINESS, THIS IS OUR FIRST
MEETING WITHOUT MR. ON AS OUR
CITY CLERK SO THERE WAS A
COUPLE OF THINGS THAT MIGHT
FEEL RUSTY TODAY.
WE WILL BE MISSING HIM DEARLY.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, I
BELIEVE THAT I HAD COSIGNED
YOUR RESOLUTION BUT MAYBE THAT
GOT EITHER LOST IN THE TRANSFER
OR SOMEWHERE WITH THE CLERKS?
ALSO, ANTHONY, YOU CAN STOP
SHARING YOUR SCREEN IF YOU
WOULD LIKE.
>> MR. CHAIR, THAT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING AS WELL, THAT WE
WERE DOING THIS TOGETHER.
I WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TO MAKE
SURE THE RECORD REFLECTS THIS
AS A JOINT EFFORT.
>> WONDERFUL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THERE WE ARE.
WE ARE ALL SET NOW.
>> MOVING ONTO OUR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS TODAY.
FIRST ITEM HIS APPOINTMENT 02244
FOR BRIEFING, DISCUSSION,
POSSIBLE VOTE.
WILL THE CLERK -- ANTHONY, WILL
YOU PLEASE READ THE ABBREVIATED
TITLE INTO THE RECORD?
>> APPOINTMENT 02244,
APPOINTMENT OF KELABE TEWOLDE
IS MEMBER OF SEATTLE PLANNING
COMMISSION FOR A TERM TO APRIL
15, 2025 . FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> THANK YOU.
WE ARE JOINED BY KELABE TEWOLDE
AND VANESSA MURDOCK.
WILL YOU PLEASE SHARE A BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE OF THE
PLANNING COMMISSION ?
>> [INDISCERNIBLE - LOW VOLUME]
>> MR. CHAIR?
>> YEP, YOU ARE NOT HEARING IT?
>> I CANNOT HEAR IT AT ALL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT IS ON NOW.
THANK YOU.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
THANK YOU CHAIR STRAUSS.
MY NAME IS VANESSA MURDOCK.
I AM AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO
THE SEATTLE PLANNING
COMMISSION.
THE SEATTLE PLANNING COMMISSION
IS A 16 MEMBER VOLUNTEER BODY
THAT IS APPOINTED BY THE
COUNCIL AND BY THE MAYOR, HALF
AND HALF. ALL APPOINTMENTS ARE
SUBJECT TO FULL STATE COUNCIL
APPROVAL. THE PLANNING
COMMISSION ADVISES CITY ELECTED
OFFICIALS AS WELL AS DEPARTMENT
STAFF ON PLAN ANGLES AND
POLICIES AND RELATED POLICIES
SUCH AS LAND USE,
TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, CLIMATE
, LIVABILITY, NEIGHBORHOODS,
PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING. I CAN
PROVIDE MORE OR WE CAN HAND IT
OVER TO KELABE TEWOLDE.
>> ONE SECOND.
>> HELLO, EVERYONE.
AM I SUPPOSED TO GIVE MYSELF AN
INTRO?
>> TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF AND
WHY YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
RUNNING.
>> SORRY IF YOU CAN HEAR SOME
NOISES IN THE BACKGROUND.
I AM TEACHING A HISTORY CLASS
RIGHT NOW WITH THE RAINIER
SCHOLAR PROGRAM WHICH IS WHERE
I CURRENTLY WORK. WE'VE GOT SOME
YOUNG SCHOLARS THAT ARE RISING
FIFTH-GRADERS LEARNING ABOUT
HISTORY AND SEGREGATION RIGHT
NOW.
I GOT THEM OFF CAMERA. YEAH.
I WORK AT OUR LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. I AM
WORKING TO CREATE FUTURE LEADERS
. ONE WAY I WANT TO DO THAT IS
BY BEING AN EXAMPLE FOR OUR
SCHOLARS AND BY GETTING
INVOLVED IN OUR PLANNING
COMMISSION TO HELP BUILD A CITY
THAT IS ONE FOR OUR FUTURE, THAT
WAS BUILT IN A SAFE AND
EQUITABLE WAY FOR ALL OF US AND
ALL OF OUR CONSTITUENTS IN THE
GREATER SEATTLE AREA.
I HOPE THAT IS HELPFUL.
>> YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTION
ALREADY WHICH IS ABOUT YOUR
WORK AND THINGS. WE WERE BOTH
INTERNS FOR SENATOR PATTY
MURRAY.
I CAN TELL YOU ARE ALREADY ON A
STRONG PATH, MY FRIEND.
>> THANK YOU.
IS IT OKAY IF THE STUDENTS SAY
HI?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
AS LONG AS WE ARE OFF CAMERA.
IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS THEY
WANT TO ASK US, ANYTHING.
>> YOU ALL CAN'T BE ON CAMERA
BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE PHOTO
RELEASES BUT IF YOU WANT TO
GIVE A YELL TO SAY HELLO.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
>> HELLO!
>> HELLO, SCHOLARS.
>> THEY ALL SAY HELLO. THANK
YOU.
IF YOU WILL HAVE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS, LET ME KNOW.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS?
I THINK WE ARE ALL GOING TO LET
YOU GET BACK TO CLASS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE
YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
HAVE A GREAT AFTERNOON.
>> I MOVED TO RECOGNIZE
CONFIRMATION.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF 2244.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLE?
>> VICE CHAIR MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> YES.
CHAIR STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> THAT IS FIVE.
>> THE MOTION PASSES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS
TO SERVE ON THE PLANNING
COMMISSION. THANK YOU, VANESSA
FOR BEING HERE.
SORRY I DID NOT PASS THE
MICROPHONE BACK TO YOU.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?
I THINK HE STUNNED US ALL.
>> HE NAILED IT.
I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT HE
WAS A PLANNING COMMISSION OR
THROUGH THE GET ENGAGED PROGRAM
TWO YEARS AGO AND THAT IS A
PROGRAM THAT WE SUPPORT, THE
PLANNING COMMISSION HAS
BENEFITED FROM THAT PROGRAM AND
CURRENTLY HAVE ANOTHER
COMMISSIONER WHO WAS A FORMER
GET ENGAGED MEMBER, LAUREN
SQUIRES.
WE APPRECIATE THE PROGRAM.
>> YOU ARE DOING GREAT WORK,
VANESSA.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS
TO SERVE ON THE COMMISSION.
THE APPOINTMENT WILL BE BACK
BEFORE THE FULL CITY COUNCIL
FOR A VOTE ON TUESDAY.
CALEB DOES NOT NEED TO ATTEND.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO
OUR NEXT ITEM, IT IS A
REAPPOINTMENT TO THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD.
ANTHONY, IF YOU COULD READ THE
ABBREVIATED TITLE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> APPOINTMENT 02274,
REAPPOINTMENT OF CESAR A.
GARCIA GARCIA AS A MEMBER OF
THE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE ADVISORY BOARD FOR A
TERM TO FEBRUARY 28, 2025 FOR
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE. WE ARE JOINED
BY PATRICE THOMAS FROM THE
OFFICE OF PLANNING, COMMUNITY
AND DEVELOPMENT . WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SHARE A BRIEF OVERVIEW
OF THE ROLL OF THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ADVISORY
BOARD ? I THOUGHT I SAW PATRICE
. IS SHE NOT WITH US?
I AM NOT SEEING HER AT THIS TIME
.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO PINCH-HIT?
>> YOU ARE BOTH WELCOME TO COME
TO THE COMMITTEE TABLE.
THIS IS THE REAPPOINTMENT OF
CESAR A. GARCIA GARCIA IS A
MEMBER OF THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ADVISORY
BOARD . IAN, DID YOU SEE CEASER
IN THE WAITING ROOM OR WHOEVER
IS MANAGING --
>> I DO NOT, SIR.
>> CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY?
>> WE CAN.
>> I HAVE NO CHEAT SHEET, NO
NOTES BUT CESAR A. GARCIA
GARCIA HAS BEEN GREAT ON THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY
BOARD THUS FAR AND IT WOULD BE
GREAT TO HAVE HIM CONTINUE ON.
AS I THINK THE COUNCIL KNOWS,
THE BOARD WAS CONVENED -- IT
HAS BEEN A YEAR NOW.
WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 13 SEATS. WE
WILL HAVE 10 OF THEM THAT WILL
BE NEW PEOPLE BY THE END OF THE
YEAR.
HAVING CESAR CONTINUE ON IN
HIS ROLL TO BE PART OF THAT
CONTINUITY WOULD BE REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR US AND HE HAS
BEEN A GREAT LEADER IN THE
COMMUNITY AND A GREAT VOICE ON
THE BOARD.
>> WONDERFUL.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE
LOOKING FOR.
WITH NO NOTES, IT SHOWED THE
IMPACT HE IS HAVING.
I CAN SEE HE HAS BEEN A
REPRESENTATIVE AND AMBASSADOR
TO THE COFOUNDER LAKE CITY
COLLECTIVE, CERTIFIED SPANISH
INTERPRETER, AMBASSADOR TO
SOUTH PARK ACTION AGENDA AND
MANY OTHER THINGS. I AM EXCITED
TO REAPPOINT HIM.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS?
SEEING NONE, THANK YOU ERECTOR.
I AM GOING TO MOVE CONFIRMATION
OF APPOINTMENT 2274.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> VICE CHAIR MORALES?
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON?
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.
>> THE MOTION PASSES.
THANK YOU FOR JUMPING IN AND
CESAR FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
SERVE ON THE ADVISORY BOARD.
THIS APPOINTMENT WILL BE BACK
BEFORE FULL CITY COUNCIL FOR A
VOTE ON TUESDAY.
CESAR NEED NOT ATTEND.
>> LET'S MOVE ON TO THE THIRD
ITEM. GLAD TO SEE DIRECTOR
RICO QUIRINDONGO AND MICHAEL
HUBNER AT THE TABLE ALREADY.
OUR NEXT AGENDA IS A BRIEFING
BY THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT ON SCOPING FOR THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
FOR THE SEVEN-YEAR CONFERENCE
OF PLAN UPDATE.
ANTHONY, WILL YOU PLEASE READ
THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM INTO THE
RECORD?
>> THE CONFERENCE A PLAN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
SCOPING FOR BRIEFING.
>> THANK YOU.
WE ARE JOINED BY DIRECTOR RICO
QUIRINDONGO AND MICHAEL HUBNER
OF OP CD AND LISH WHITSON OF
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND KICKING US
OFF, WE WILL HANDED OVER TO
DIRECTOR RICO QUIRINDONGO AND
THEN TO MICHAEL.
>> SURE.
I WILL KEEP THIS VERY SHORT. AS
YU KNOW, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
IS A 20 YEAR PLANNING DOCUMENT
THAT SETS THE GROUNDWORK FOR
THE CITY'S HOUSING
TRANSPORTATION LAND USE
STRATEGIES.
IT CAN UPDATE THE PLAN EVERY 10
YEARS AND THE SCOPING PROCESS
FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENT IS ONE OF THE FIRST
AND GROUND SETTINGS STEPS IN
THAT PROCESS.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN
THE PROCESS AND I THINK THAT OP
CD HAS DONE A GREAT JOB IN
COMING UP WITH A RANGE OF
OPTIONS THAT REFLECT THE PRIOR
DIRECTION. YEAH.
INTERESTED IN YOUR FEEDBACK.
THANK YOU.
>> WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU.
DIRECTOR RICO QUIRINDONGO,
MICHAEL, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> I AM GOING TO SAY A FEW
OPENING WORDS AND THEN I WILL
PASS IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE,
MICHAEL AND THEN I WILL JOIN
YOU BY PHONE IF YOU WILL LET ME
IN SO I CAN ADD AN ADDITIONAL
COMMENT. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE
KICKED OFF OUR SCOPING PHASE
FOR THE COMP PLAN MAJOR UPDATES
. WHAT WE ARE GOING TO TALK YOU
THROUGH TODAY IS WHAT THE
ALTERNATIVES ARE AS WE ARE
FRAMING FOR INPUT FROM THE
COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE BEEN IN A ROBUST
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS
NOW FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. I
WOULD KEEP IN MIND, AS WE LOOK
AT THE ALTERNATIVES OF WHAT WE
ARE TRYING TO FRAME, IS WHAT
THE BOUNDARIES ARE THAT WE ARE
CONSIDERING FROM LEAST AMOUNT
OF CHANGE, FROM THE COMP PLAN
THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE NOW, TO
THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF CHANGE
THAT WE THINK MAKES SENSE
WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF WHAT WE
ARE LOOKING AT.
A HUGE FOCUS ON EQUITY, A HUGE
FOCUS ON LEANING IN TO, AS THE
CITY CONTINUES TO GROW, HOW DO
WE ACCOMMODATE THAT GROWTH
EQUITABLY ACROSS ALL OF OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS? WITH THAT, I
WILL PASS TO MICHAEL HUBNER.
>> THANK YOU . IS MY MICROPHONE
ON?
>> IT IS.
>> IT HAS BEEN QUITE A WHILE
SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE IN
PERSON IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WHOEVER IS MANAGING THE
ZOOM IS ABLE TO LET DIRECTOR
RICO QUIRINDONGO IN.
ARE YOU IN?
>> I CAN'T HEAR.
YES, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
HERE WE ARE.
MICHAEL, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> I DID PROVIDE A SET OF
SLIDES TO CENTRAL STAFF. WILL
THEY BE SHOWING AND ADVANCING
THE SLIDES?
>> LISH, IS THAT POSSIBLE?
>> I THINK THAT IS USUALLY
NEEDED AHEAD OF THE MEETING.
>> LET ME PULL THAT UP AND I
CAN DO THAT.
JUST ONE MINUTE. IF YOU CAN
START TALKING, MICHAEL --
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SORRY FOR THE INTERRUPTION.
I THINK BETWEEN LISH WHITSON
AND RICO QUIRINDONGO, THEY
TEED THIS UP VERY NICELY.
WE ARE A VERY IMPORTANT FIRST
MILESTONE, A PHASE OF BOTH
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND WORK
OF OUR OFFICE TO GET
INFORMATION OUT INTO THE PUBLIC
TO REACT TO, TO THINK ABOUT,
PROVIDE COMMENT. THIS WITH
REGARDS TO THE SCOPING FOR THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
UPDATE. THE TIMELINE FOR THE
UPDATE, JUST TO GROUND US ALL
HERE IN THAT IS -- THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR THE SLIDES.
YOU CAN GO TO SLIDE TWO, PLEASE.
UNDER THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT
ACT, THE CITY HAS TO ADOPT AN
UPDATED PLAN BY THE END OF
2024.
THIS IS A PROCESS THAT HAPPENS
ABOUT ONCE A DECADE.
THE LAST UPDATE PROCESS
HAPPENED THE MIDDLE OF THE LAST
DECADE.
EACH TIME WE UPDATE THE
CONFERENCE A PLAN, WE ARE
LOOKING OUT TO A NEW 20 YEAR
PLANNING PERIOD AND
ANTICIPATING THE KIND OF GROWTH
THAT WE EXPECT OVER THAT TIME.
JUST TO GROUND US ALL IN THE
CHALLENGE HERE IS THAT WE
EXPECT THAT THE CITY WILL GROW
TO NEARLY 1 MILLION PEOPLE BY
THE FINAL YEAR OF THIS 20 YEAR
PLANNING PERIOD IN MID-2040.
>> THE EIS IS A DOCUMENT THAT
IS REQUIRED UNDER STATE LAW AND
IT PROVIDES INFORMATION TO YOU,
TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, TO MAKE
KEY DECISIONS ABOUT, IN THIS
CASE, THE FUTURE OF THE CITY
AND HOW AND WHERE WE GROW.
THE EIS DESCRIBES EXISTING
CONDITIONS, WHAT PROPOSED
ACTIONS OR ALTERNATIVES WE ARE
SEEKING TO STUDY, WHAT
POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND POTENTIAL
BENEFITS MAY RESULT FROM ANY OF
THOSE CHOICES FOR ALTERNATIVES
AND POTENTIAL MITIGATION
MEASURES TO REDUCE THE IMPACTS
OR ELIMINATE ANY ADVERSE RESULTS
OF ANY OF THE CHOICES WE MAY
MAKE AS POLICYMAKERS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> WITH REGARD TO THIS
PROMPTER, JUST TO GROUND US,
THE EIS PROCEEDS IN A COUPLE OF
PHASES.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
REVIEW WHAT WE THINK THIS
ANALYSIS WILL ENTAIL TO COMMENT
ON THE ALTERNATIVE AND TO LET
US KNOW WHAT WE SHOULD BE
STUDYING AND FOCUSING ON IN THE
EIS. WE INITIALLY ANNOUNCED A
30 DAY COMMENT PERIOD DURING
THIS SCOPING PERIOD AND WE
RECEIVED A LOT OF INTEREST IN
THIS EIS AND REQUEST TO EXPAND
WE HAVE EXPANDED TO A 60 DAY O.
COMMENT PERIOD AND THAT ENDS AT
5:00 P.M.
ON AUGUST 22.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT
EXTENDED PERIOD TO INTERACT
WITH THE PUBLIC. FOLLOWING
SCOPING, WE WILL PREPARE WITH
OUR CONSULTANT SUPPORT A DRAFT
EIS WHICH WILL BE RELEASED IN
SPRING OF 2023.
THERE WILL BE AN EXTENSIVE
PUBLIC COMMENT AFTER THAT DRAFT
EIS IS RELEASED AND THEN WE
WILL GO BACK AND STUDY
ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS, CREATE A
PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE AND
RELEASE A FINAL EIS IN THE
SPRING OF 20, 24. VERY BRIEFLY,
WE PROPOSE THAT THIS EIS WILL
COVER ALL OF THE AREAS THAT ARE
REQUIRED UNDER STATE LAW. YOU
CAN SEE THOSE LISTED ON THE
SLIDE.
I WON'T GO INTO ANY DETAIL BUT
I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE
ARE SPECIFICALLY PROPOSING TO
GO INTO MUCH GREATER DEPTH IN
THE AREAS OF RACE AND EQUITY
AND CLIMATE IN A PUBLISHED SET
OF METRICS WITH THE SCOPING
THAT IS INTENDED TO TELL US A
LOT MORE ABOUT THE TRADE-OFFS,
THE PROS AND CONS OF THESE
APPROACHES TO MANAGING GROWTH
WITH RESPECT TO BECOMING MORE
EQUITABLE, CLIMATE FRIENDLY AND
RESILIENT.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> ALTERNATIVES FOR CONFERENCE
A PLAN ARE, IN THIS CASE, THE
GROWTH STRATEGY, THE LOCATIONS,
THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT
WILL ACCOMMODATE POPULATION,
HOUSEHOLDS INTO THE FUTURE.
THE ALTERNATIVES ARE DESIGNED
EXPLICITLY TO BE DISTINCT, TO
SHOW A RANGE OF REASONABLE
OPTIONS AND TO CREATE BOOKENDS,
ESSENTIALLY THE RANGE OF
DIFFERENT WAYS THE CITY MIGHT
CHANGE IN THE FUTURE AS WE
GROW.
WE HAVE DESIGNED THEM TO BE
RESPONSIVE TO THE REQUIREMENTS
AND THE COUNCIL THAT FUNDED
THIS WORK , SPECIFICALLY TO
STUDY AT LEAST ONE OPTION WHERE
NEW HOUSING TYPES ARE ENVISIONED
IN NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL
AREAS, NEIGHBORHOOD CITY LIVES,
SUPPORT FOR 15 MINUTE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND DISPLACEMENT
TOOLS AND STRATEGIES.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> OUR STARTING POINT FOR THIS
WORK IS THE EXISTING GROWTH
STRATEGY WHICH IS PREDICATED ON
URBAN CENTERS AND VILLAGES.
THIS HAS BEEN THE CITY'S GROWTH
STRATEGY FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS
SINCE THE ORIGINAL CONFERENCE A
PLAN WAS ADOPTED IN THAT YEAR.
THE INTENT HAS BEEN TO
CONCENTRATE NEW HOUSING AND JOBS
IN COMPACT, WALKABLE, MIXED-USE
NEIGHBORHOODS LINKED BY
TRANSIT.
IT FOCUSES INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING
CENTERS.
WE HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN
DOING THAT, FOCUSING GROWTH ON
BOTH CENTERS.
WE ARE ALSO AWARE FROM
COMMUNITY COMMENT, FROM OUR OWN
DATA THAT THERE WAS GROWING
CONCERNS ABOUT THIS STRATEGY
WITH RESPECT TO EQUITY, HOUSING
SUPPLY AND DIVERSITY AND
AFFORDABILITY AND DISPLACEMENT.
>> BEFORE WE MOVE ON, THIS IS
OFF THE SCRIPT.
IF WE DON'T WANT TO GO HERE, WE
DON'T HAVE TO BUT WAS IT UNDER
YOUR TENURE OF LAND USE THAT WE
DEVELOPED THESE STRATEGIES?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN US AT
THE COMMITTEE TABLE AND SHARE
ANY COMMENTS?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUT I FIGURE
THAT WE HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY.
>> I AM THE PLAN FOR 93, 94, 95.
IN THE COURSE OF THAT, WE DID
ADOPT THE URBAN VILLAGE
STRATEGY IN THE URBAN CENTER
STRATEGY AND COUNTYWIDE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND REGIONAL
POLICIES THAT WERE DESIGNED TO
DEAL MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH
GROWTH.
WE DID NOT HAVE A CLIMATE
AILMENT.
THERE WERE CLEARLY CLIMATE
IMPACTS INCLUDING SOME OF THE
THINGS YOU LISTED UP HERE.
THERE IS A LOT TO BE DONE STILL
AND I WISH YOU GOOD LUCK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY LESSONS LEARNED?
ANYTHING YOU WOULD HAVE DONE
DIFFERENTLY HERE?
>> I WOULD SAY -- THIS IS NOT A
VERY HAPPY THOUGHT BUT I NEVER
FELT THAT WE HAD A PROCESS THAT
REALLY WORKED AS WELL AS I
WOULD HAVE LIKE TO IN TERMS OF
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.
WHEN PEOPLE DID NOT GET WHAT
THEY WANTED, THEY SAID IT WAS A
LOUSY PROCESS. THE PERFECT
PROCESS IS ONE IN WHICH PEOPLE
DID NOT GET WHAT THEY WANT BUT
STILL THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD
PROCESS, BUT THEY WERE HEARD
AND PEOPLE LISTENED TO THEM.
THAT IS A TOUGH THING TO DO IN
TERMS OF PROCESS BUT I WISH YOU
GOOD LUCK IN DOING THAT. IT IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. 20 YEARS
IS A LONG WAY OUT.
BACK TO MY PREVIOUS REMARKS,
CLIMATE IS SEVEN YEARS OUT.
FIVE YEAR OUT, TWO YEARS OUT.
I WOULD NOT MIND HEARING HOW WE
DO FACTS IN TERMS OF A CLIMATE
COMPONENT TO THE PLAN AND THE
POSSIBILITY OF HAVING THAT
CLIMATE COMPONENT FINISHED
BEFORE THE PLAN AS A WHOLE IS
FINISHED.
WE CANNOT WAIT UNTIL 2024 TO
HAVE A CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.
>> THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE IT.
>> YOUR COMMENTS SPEAK TO
EXACTLY WHY MICHAEL AND I WERE
ON THE PHONE EARLIER THIS WEEK,
EXTENDING THAT THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD -- WE WANT TO
GIVE AS MUCH OPPORTUNITY FOR
FOLKS TO ENGAGE EARLY.
IT IS NOT A ONE DIRECTIONAL
CONVERSATION.
>> WONDERFUL.
WE WILL COME TO THE CLIMATE
RESOLUTION IN JUST A MOMENT.
SORRY FOR INTERRUPTING, MICHAEL.
>> NO PROBLEM WHATSOEVER.
IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE
TALKING ABOUT THIS TODAY WITH
FORMER COUNCIL PRESIDENT
STREET.
WE ARE VERY COGNIZANT OF THE
HISTORY ON THESE ISSUES AND THE
WORK THE CITY HAS DONE AND WE
SEEK TO LEARN FROM THAT AND
DEVOLVE INTO THE FUTURE.
IT IS GREAT TO HEAR FROM HIM.
I AM QUICKLY GOING TO REVIEW
THE ALTERNATIVES THAT WE
RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC AND
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU
MIGHT HAVE FROM THERE AND LET
YOU KNOW HOW THE PROCESS WILL
PLAY OUT.
ANY EIS STARTS WITH A NO ACTION
ALTERNATIVE.
ESSENTIALLY, THE URBAN VILLAGES
I JUST DESCRIBED. NO ACTION
ALTERNATIVE.
NEW HOUSING WOULD CONTINUE TO
-- I'M GOING TO SPEAK MOSTLY
ABOUT HOUSING, BY THE WAY.
WE EXPECT THE JOBS, IF I MAY
NOTE UPFRONT, ACROSS THE
ALTERNATIVES WILL LARGELY LOOK
THE SAME, LARGELY CONCENTRATED
IN OUR URBAN CENTERS, OUR HUB
URBAN VILLAGES.
WE ARE NOT EXPECTING BIG POLICY
CHOICES AROUND A LOCATION OF
JOBS.
THESE ALTERNATIVES VERY AROUND
HOUSING AND IT STARTS WITH THE
NO ACTION ALTERNATIVE.
NEW HOUSING WOULD CONTINUE TO
PRIMARILY BE IN THE NEW CENTER
VILLAGES.
MOST LAND OUTSIDE WOULD BE
PRIMARILY HIGHER COST DETACHED
HOUSING.
THERE ARE NO NEW STRATEGIES TO
INCREASE HOUSING SUPPLY OR
AND OUR MANNING WIDE POLICIES,
WHICH WE ANTICIPATE WILL BE
80,000 NEW HOMES AND130,000 NEW
JOBS DURING THE PLANNING
PERIODS.
>> AND WITHIN THIS, ONCE YOU
BRING THIS TO POLICY FOR US TO
CONSIDER, WE CAN MIX AND MATCH.
SO I JUST WANT, AS THE GENERAL
PUBLIC IS WATCHING THIS
PRESENTATION, TO UNDERSTAND
THAT THESE, WE'RE NOT LOOKING
AT SILOS.
AND WE'RE NOT CHOOSING ONE
ALTERNATIVE.
THESE ARE THE ALTERNATIVES THAT
WE ARE STUDYING DURING SCOPING.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
AND IT'S A VERY INTENTIONAL
STRATEGY, WHEN YOU'RE DOING AN
EIS, TO, IN A SENSE,
OVERSIMPLIFY THE ALTERNATIVES.
SO THAT WE CAN ANALYZE THE PROS
AND CONS IN THIS CASE, NOTHING.
AND OTHERS, DISTINCT
APPROACHES.
THEN YOU TAKE THAT INFORMATION
AND DEVISE A PREFERRED
ALTERNATIVE THAT TAKES IN THAT
ANALYSIS.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
>> WONDERFUL.
>>> AND YOU'LL SEE ON EACH OF
THESE.
WE'VE GON FROM A REAL MAP OF
SEATTLE TO IDEAL LINES AND
REPRESENT RAGES IN THECITY.
THAT'S BECAUSE WE'RE STARTING
WITH CONCEPTS, SEEKING PUBLIC
COMMENT.
AND THEN WE'LL BE DEVELOPING
ACTUAL MAPS OF THE CITY THAT
REPRESENT THESE CONCEPTS IN
ACTUAL PLACES THAT WE'LL STUDY
WITH EIS.
BUT WE'RE STARTING WITH
CONCEPT.
FIRST CONCEPT IS FOCUS.
NEWARK EXPANDED VILLAGES.
SMALLER PLACES, WE'RE CALLING
THEM NODES FOR NOW.
BUT THINK OF THOSE AS MANY
URBAN VILLAGES, WITH
BUSINESSES, SERVICES AND NEW
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AROUND
LARGELY SOME OF OUR EXISTING
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL CENTERS
ACROSS THE CITY.
THE IDEA HERE, TOO, IS TO BRING
THAT WALKABLE, COMPLETE 15-
MINUTE EXPERIENCE, OPPORTUNITY
TO MORE PEOPLE ACROSS THE CITY.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
>> AND BEFORE WE MOVE ON.
THANK YOU FOR STAYING FOCUSED.
JOSH McNICHOLS JUST HAD A
WONDERFUL LITTLE SERIES WHERE
HE DESCRIBED THESE IN PHRASES
REGARDING COOKIES.
>> HE DID.
>> IF I'M CORRECT, THIS WAS THE
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE.
>> THE NO ACTION WAS THE
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE.
THIS IS THE CHOCOLATE CHIP
COOKIE WITH MORE CHIPS.
>> THIS IS THE EXTRA CHOCOLATE
CHIP.
INTEREST IN THAT.
I'LL CARRY FORWARD.
BUT THE COOKIE METAPHOR REMINDS
US.
>> AND I'M HAPPY TO CARRY THE
COOKIE METAPHOR.
JUST FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC,
THE IDEA THAT IF YOU HAVE A
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE, THE
DOUGH IS WHERE THE MAJORITY OF
THE LAND MASS IS, AND THE
CHOCOLATE CHIPS ARE THE
MAJORITY.
WHERE YOU HAVE DENSITY OF
HOUSING AND JOBS.
AND SO WITH NO ACTION, WE WOULD
RETAIN THE CHOCOLATE CHIP
COOKIE, WITH NOT A LOT OF
CHOCOLATE CHIPS, WHICH I THINK
IS A COOKIE.
AND THIS IS A CHOCOLATE CHIP
COOKIE, WITH A LITTLE EXTRA
CHIPS.
>> THAT'S FANTASTIC.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I SEE.
THANK YOU, ANTHONY.
COUNCILMAN MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
I'M DEBATING WHETHER OR NOT I
SHOULD BE WEIGHING IN RIGHT
NOW.
BUT SINCE WE'RE TALKING
CHOCOLATE CHIPS AND THE
ANALOGY, WHICH I REALLY
APPRECIATED, COVERAGE AS WELL.
SOMETIMES IN LAND USE AND
HOUSING, WE TEND TO GET INTO
ALPHABET SOUP.
AND IT MAKES IT HARD FOR OTHERS
TO REALLY FOLLOW ALONG.
SO I LIKE THE ANALOGY.
MR. CHAIR, I JUST WANT TO ALSO
OFFER THOUGH THAT I THINK THE
FIRST CONCEPT THAT WAS PUT
FORWARD IS ACTUALLY TAKING AWAY
SOMEONE'S COOK LEAVES US WITH
CRUMBS.
I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO TAKE
AWAY THERE THIS.
YOU HAVE THE CHOICE OF THIS
AVERAGE CHOCOLATE CHIP,
COMPARED TO SOME OF THE OTHER
BETTER OPTIONS ON THE TABLE.
AND I KNOW, MR. CHAIR, YOU
AGREE, BEING LEFT WITH CRUMBS
AND HAVING NO OPPORTUNITY TO
BUILD FOR AND PLAN FOR THE
NEEDS OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS, IS
NOT AN OPTION ANYONE WOULD
CHOOSE.
SO FOR THAT PURPOSE, CONCEPT
NUMBER 1 IS TAKING AWAY THE
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE AND
LEAVING US WITH THE CRUMBS.
SO FOR ANYONE WHO IS NOT PAYING
ATTENTION.
I PUT THAT PUTS INTO CONCEPT,
WHAT NUMBER 1 WOULD BE.
IT WOULD BE A REAL SCALING
BACK.
>> WELL SAID.
>> I LOVE THE METFORE.
BEFORE LEAVING, I WOULD ADD,
THIS WILL ADD RENTALS
PRIMARILY.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON, I'M
SORRY.
I HAD MY BACK TO YOU.
>> WOULD THE SMALLER NODES HAVE
A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT --
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT FOR
THINGS LIKE CORNER
STORES OR MAYBE EVEN AN IN-
BETWEEN HEIGHT BETWEEN
LOWIRIZE?
>> THEY COULD VERY WELL.
AND ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND
IS THIS IS A STEPWIDE PROCESS.
AND IT PLAYS OUT A YEAR AND A
HALF, COUPLE OF YEARS.
THIS FIRST STEP IS TO ESTABLISH
THE CONCEPTS.
THEN A SLIGHTLY MORE DETAILED
ANALYZED VERSION IS WITH EIS.
WE COME BACK, AND POTENTIALLY
DEVELOP ZONING CODE THAT WOULD
IMPLEMENT.
AND SPEAK EXACTLY TO THOSE
CHOICES AROUND THE MICROSTORES,
CORNER STORES.
THAT WOULD BE LATER IN THE
PROCESS.
>> GOT IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING WAY
OFF SCRIPT.
[ INAUDIBLE ]
>> YES.
BUT I DON'T -- [ INAUDIBLE ]
OKAY.
THERE WE GO.
FORMER COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
>> SEVERAL POINTS.
ONE IS WHEN I WAS ON THE
COUNCIL, WE HAD 290,000 PEOPLE.
AND NOW WE HAVE 740,000.
WE DID NOT COME CLOSE,
OBVIOUSLY, TO MEETING TODAY'S
HOUSING NEEDS.
AND IT TAKES A DRAMATICALLY
DIFFERENT APPROACH TO
ACCOMMODATE THE RANGE OF THAT
STUFF.
I BELIEVE THAT THE COUNCIL
TODAY HAS A MUCH MORE DIFFICULT
JOB THAN I HAD WHEN I WAS ON
THE COUNCIL.
NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY ISSUE, WHICH WAS
NOT AS BIG OF AN ISSUE.
BUT THE HOMELESSNESS ISSUE.
AND THE CLIMATE ISSUE.
I MEAN, HAVE YOU A TOUGHER JOB.
BUT ONE THING I HAVEN'T HEARD.
AND I GUESS YOU STARTED TO GET
ON IT, WAS THIS QUESTION OF
URBAN DESIGN, WHICH IS VITAL.
AND WHEN WE DID THE OPEN
STRATEGY, WE WERE DEFINITELY
FOCUSED ON THE CHARACTER OF
STORES AND ADJACENCIES TO ZONE
AND SO FORTH.
AND SCALE.
BUT WE CANNOT, IN THIS CASE,
USE ALL OF THAT TO DIMINISH OUR
CAPACITY TO CREATE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING.
I WILL -- I'M FINISHED NOW.
GOOD LUCK.
>> VERY WELL SAID.
VERY GOOD CONTEXT.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU NOTING.
AND I THINK I WILL SUMMARIZE
THIS CORRECTLY.
THAT WHEN YOU WERE DOING THIS
YEARS AGO, YOU HAD NO IDEA THAT
WE WOULD HAVE SO MUCH GROWTH.
AND THEREFORE COULD NOT PREPARE
FOR THAT.
AND NOW WE ARE EXPLODING, WHICH
IS WHY WE HAVE TO TAKE A TOUGH
LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE GOT GOING
ON.
AND KIND OF, TOO, WHAT COUNCIL,
FORMER VICE CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA WAS SAYING, IF WE JUST
STAY AT STATUS QUO, WE'RE
ACTUALLY LOSING.
>> YEAH.
>> THANK YOU, FORMER COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, JIM STREET.
I'M GOING TO PASS IT BACK.
>> I WOULDN'T -- WE'VE GONE
DEEPER.
I DON'T SEE IT AS STRAYING AT
ALL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT'S A GREAT CONVERSATION.
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S
A LOT OF TIME FOR ME TO GET
THROUGH ALL OF THE
ALTERNATIVES, OF COURSE.
ON THE POINT OF THE CHALLENGES.
I DO WANT TO TELL THE COUNCIL,
THAT THERE WERE TWO BODIES OF
WORK THAT WE'RE LAYERING ONTO
THIS EIS.
ONE IS IN THE AREA OF URBAN
DESIGN.
AND SEEKING ANALYSIS AND WORK
TO DEVELOP CONCEPTS FOR NEW
HOUSING.
THE OTHER IS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS,
FEASIBILITY OF NEW DEVELOPMENT.
WE DON'T WANT TO PLAN FOR
HOUSING THAT NOBODY IS GOING TO
WANT TO BUILD.
BECAUSE IT'S NOT PROFITABLE.
JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT LITTLE
BIT WITH YOU AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THIS NEXT ALTERNATIVE, WE'RE
CALLING BROAD, OR TO BORROW
FROM JOSHUA McNICHOLS, THE
REPORTER AT KOW, HE CALLED THIS
THE BROWNIE WITH CHOCOLATE
CHIPS ALTERNATIVE, I THINK.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
THIS IS RESPONSIVE TO THE
REQUEST OF COUNCIL, THAT WE
STUDY AT LEAST ONE ALTERNATIVE
THAT REPRESENTS A CHANGE ACROSS
ALL OF OUR RESIDENTIAL
NEIGHBORHOOD, THINK OF THAT AS
SINGLE FAMILY ZONES IN THE
CITY.
AND ENVISIONS NEW TYPES OF
HOUSING.
AND SOMEWHAT MORE GROWTH AT A
VERY DISPERSED AND LOWER LEVEL
THAN CERTAINLY YOU WOULD SEE IN
AN URBAN VILLAGE.
BUT WITH HOUSING TYPES LIKE
TRIPLEXES, TOWN HOMES THAT SORT
OF THING IN ALL AREAS OF THE
CITY, AND TRYING THAT ON FOR
SIZE.
WHAT WOULD BE THE IMPLICATIONS
OF THAT?
YOU SEE THAT.
IT'S NOT TOSSING OUT THE
CENTERS AND VILLAGES.
IT'S A NEW FEATURE.
THIS WOULD EXPAND HOUSING
CHOICES THAT PROVIDE MORE
OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN MANY
DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS.
ADDRESS EXCLUSIONARY NATURE OF
CURRENT ZONING AND ACCESS TO
NEIGHBORHOODS OF OPPORTUNITY,
SUCH AS NEW HOUSING OPTIONS,
NEAR EXISTING LARGE PARKS OR
OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD AMENITIES.
AND PROBABLY A SLIGHT INCREASE
OF IN-HOME OR NEIGHBORHOOD-
BASED BUSINESSES.
>> SO I MIGHT SAY.
THIS ISN'T A BROWNIE.
WE'RE GOING TO STICK WITH THE
COOKIE METAPHOR THIS.
IS A CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHIP
COOKIE.
>> THERE WE GO.
>>> NEXT ALTERNATIVE IS CALLED
CORRIDORS OR WHAT KOW HAS
CALLED A MARBLE COOKIE, IF YOU
WILL.
ESSENTIALLY, THIS IS THE SAME
KIND OF CONCEPT AS IN THE LAST
ALTERNATIVE.
REFERRING TO WHAT SOME PEOPLE
ARE REFERRING TO AS MIDDLE
HOUSING.
SOME ARE REFERRING TO LARGER
APARTMENTS IN VILLAGES AND
SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND ADUs.
BUT ALONG OUR MAJOR TRANSIT
CORRIDORS AND AROUND SOME OF
OUR MAJOR AMENITIES IN THE
CITY.
THESE LARGE PARKS OR COMMUNITY
CENTERS OR EXISTING COMMERCIAL
RETAIL AREAS, THAT WOULD BE AN
AREA AROUND THOSE PLACES THAT
WOULD ALLOW, NOT ONLY TRIPLEXES
AND FOUR PLEXES, BUT ALSO SIX
PLEXES AND SMALLER BUILDINGS
AND NEW FORMS OF TOWNHOMES.
ESSENTIALLY, THE SAME AMOUNT OF
HOUSING THAT WOULD BE SPREAD
ACROSS THE CITY IN ALTERNATIVE
3. BUT MORE CONCENTRATED WITH A
GREATER ARRAY OF HOUSING TYPES
IN THESE PLACES I JUST
DESCRIBED.
AND THAT SCHEERL EXPANDS OUR
HOUSING, SPECIFICALLY THAT HAS
ACCESSIBILITY TO TRANSIT AND
OTHER AMENITIES.
WHY DON'T WE GO TO THE LAST
SLIDE, AND CULMINATING WITH
WHAT WE CALL COMBINED.
AND WHAT JOSHUA McNICHOLS
CALLED THE ALL OF THE ABOVE
COOKIE.
IF YOU'RE ON A DIET, YOU
PROBABLY DON'T WANT THAT ONE.
BUT IT SOUNDS DELICIOUS TO A
LOT OF PEOPLE.
AND THIS IS ALL OF THE ABOVE IN
THIS RESPECT.
ALL OF THE STRATEGIES I JUST
DESCRIBED TO YOU IN 2, 3, AND
4, ARE COMBINED IN THIS
ALTERNATIVE.
WE HAVE MORE EXPENDED VILLAGES.
WE HAVE NEW VILLAGES.
NEW, SMALLER NODES.
WE HAVE THE CORRIDORS, AND WE
HAVE SOME DEGREE OF CHANGE IN
SINGLE FAMILY, NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL AREA.
THIS IS TO HAVE OWNERSHIP
HOUSING.
SPECIFICALLY IN TRANSIT TO PASS
UNDERPRODUCTION OF HOUSING AND
RISING HOUSING COSTS IN THE
MOST EFFECTIVE WAY THAT WE
THINK.
AND WE'LL LEARN HOW EFFECTIVE
AND HOW IT COMPARES WITH OTHER
ALTERNATIVES, BY PLANNING FOR A
GREATER DIVERSITY OF HOUSING.
BUT ALSO MORE HOUSING.
THIS ALTERNATIVE WILL ALSO HAVE
THE HIGHEST AMOUNT OF
ANTICIPATED HOUSING.
WE HAVEN'T DETERMINED WHAT THAT
NUMBER IS YET.
WE'RE SEEKING FROM THE PUBLIC
AND DOING OUR OWN ANALYSIS TO
GROUND THAT IN TRENDS AND BE
RESPONSIVE TO THOSE TRENDS.
>> AND BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE
NEXT SLIDE.
WHERE THE NO CHANGE STATUS QUO,
THE CRUMBS OF THE COOKIE IS ONE
END OF THE BOOK END.
AND THIS OF THE ALL OF THE
ABOVE COOKIE IS THE OTHER END.
>> IS THE MOST CHANGE.
>> AND THEN SO WHAT WE'RE
ACTUALLY GOING TO DO IS
SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN.
AND THAT'S WHETHER WHERETHE
PUBLIC COMMENT SCOPING IS ALL
ABOUT AT THIS POINT.
AND IF I COULD ASK YOU.
IF WE WERE TO SAY DUPLEXES
COULD BE ALLOWED WITHIN THE
CITY.
BUT QUADS ONLY WITHIN THE
TRANSIT CORRIDORS.
AND SMALLER, UP TO SEVEN NODES.
FOUR STORIES.
AND BIGGER NODES, UP TO SEVEN
OR EIGHT STORIES.
IS THAT KIND OF HOW THIS ONE
WAS FRAMED?
>> ESSENTIALLY.
AND WHAT WE'RE DOING.
THESE ARE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR
THE OPTIONS THAT WE WILL BE
LOOKING IN A DEEPER, MORE
SPECIFIC WAY IN THIS PROCESS.
YOU WILL BE LOOKING AT WHEN YOU
TAKE UP THE PLAN, WHEN THE
PLAYER'S PLAN ISTRANSMITTED TO
COUNCIL IN 2024.
AND THIS PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF
GEOGRAPHIES, NODES, CENTERS,
VILLAGES, CORRIDORS, AND
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
AND THE INTENT IS TO STUDY THE
MOST CHANGE IN THIS
ALTERNATIVE, SO THAT THERE'S A
FULL MENU OF OPTIONS, AS WE
WORK TOWARD A FINAL ADOPTED
PLAN.
AND EXACTLY THE KINDS OF
OPTIONS YOU JUST DESCRIBED.
>> VICE CHAIRMAN MORALES.
>> THANK YOU.
I AM WONDERING IF YOU -- I'M
INTERESTED IN THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT PIECE OF THIS SO IN
ONE OF THE EARLIER SLIDES, YOU
TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IT
ASSUMES 80,000.
MAINTAINING THE EXISTING
STRATEGY, ASSUMES THE NEED TO
ADD 80,000.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT OUR HISTORY
OF UNDERPRODUCTION,
PARTICULARLY GIVEN THE GROWTH,
THE POPULATION GROWTH.
AND THE REAL NEED FOR
SUBSTANTIALLY MORE HOUSING IN
THE CITY.
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THOUGH,
WHAT METRICS, I GUESS, DO YOU
LOOK AT, IF PART OF THE GOAL IS
TO ANTICIPATE 132,000 NEW JOBS
OVER 20 YEARS?
IF PART OF THE GOAL HERE IS TO
ALLOW FOR MORE AT-HOME
BUSINESSES, MORE NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES.
HOW DO YOU MEASURE OR PLAN FOR
THAT, AS PART OF THIS
CONVERSATION?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
AND I DO FEEL IN DESCRIBING
THESE ALTERNATIVES, THAT THEY
ARE GETTING SHORT BECAUSE OF
THE HOUSING BUSINESS
ALTERNATIVES.
WHAT I CAN SAY IS, THE
ALTERNATIVES THEMSELVES GET A
PART OF THE PICTURE.
AND I BRIEFLY ALLUDED TO, AS WE
ENVISION CHANGE IN DIFFERENT
PARTS OF THE CITY.
AND YOU SEE THAT DIFFERENT
VARIATIONS OF THAT, THERE ARE
OPPORTUNITIES IN DOING THAT TO
DESCRIBE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN THAT COULD ALLOW MORE
NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESSES AT
HOME.
MORE CORNER STORES OR OTHER
FORMS OF GOOD AND SERVICES AND
JOBS IN THE CITY.
WE DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S
GOING TO LEAD TO A BIG
DIFFERENCE IN THE NUMBER OF
JOBS.
MORE ABOUT THE DISTRIBUTION, A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE NUMBER.
ALL OF THAT SAID, THERE IS A
LOT OF WORK TO DO AROUND OUR
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT,
WHICH IS A CHAPTER OF THE COMP
PLAN THAT REALLY WILL BE
LOOKING AT THE ECONOMIC HEALTH
OF THE CITY AND WHAT CHANGES WE
MAY NEED IN POLICIES TO HELP
THE CITY BE REALLY THRIVING,
INCLUSIVE.
A PLACE WITH AN INCLUSIVE
ECONOMY, THAT THE KINDS OF JOBS
THAT WE'RE GETTING IN THE
132,000, OR MAYBE 142.
MAYBE THAT MIGHT BE THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO SETS
OF BOOKENDS.
WE DON'T KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER
YET.
BUT IT'S THAT WE ENSURE THE
VIBRANCY HEALTH OF THE CITY.
AND THAT'S WHERE POLICIES COME
IN.
YOU WON'T SEE THESE REFLECTED
IN THE GROWTH STRATEGIES.
>> DIRECTOR, I SEE YOUR HAND.
>> YES.
SO SIMON, THIS IS ANECDOTAL.
BUT JUST AS A POINT OF
REFERENCE.
I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO
STATE THAT OBCD IS WORKING VERY
CLOSELY WITH O.E.D.
AS WE LOOK AT BOTH GROWTH OF
THE CITY AND AS WE LOOK AT
RECOVERY.
SO I WAS JUST IN OBCD, OBDE
MEETING EARLIER TODAY, WHERE WE
WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SUBAREA
PLAN WORK THAT WE WERE GOING TO
NEED TO LEAD INTO NEXT.
WHICH WILL RUN PARALLEL WITH
OUR MAJOR UPDATE WORK.
IF YOU THINK OF THE PLAN AREAS,
THAT WILL LEND ITSELF TO MORE
DIRECT IMPLEMENTATION NESTED
WITHIN THE COMP PLAN.
SO WHAT WE'RE, WHAT WE ARE
LOOKING AT, AND I'M THINKING
ABOUT THIS, RELATED TO DOWNTOWN
SUBAREA, FOR EXAMPLE.
IF THERE ARE LESS PEOPLE
WORKING IN THE DOWNTOWN DAY-TO-
DAY, DOES THAT OPEN UP MORE
OPPORTUNITY FOR HOUSING IN THE
CORE?
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE AS IT
RELATES TO EYES ON THE STREETS
AND PUBLIC SAFETY?
WE'RE TRYING TO, AS WE APPROACH
A COMP PLAN DISCUSSION, WE'RE
TRYING TO LOOK AT IT
HOLISTICALLY, IF THAT MAKES
SENSE.
>> THANK YOU.
MICHAEL?
>> SO IF THIS IS A GOOD TIME,
WE COULD WRAP IT UP IN JUST A
COUPLE OF POINTS TO POINT OUT
AND TALK ABOUT ENGAGEMENT, NEXT
STEPS.
>> UH-HUH.
>> NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
>> AND I FORGOT.
ONE OTHER ADDITIONAL ELEMENT IN
E.I.F.
THIS IS WORTH NOTING.
WE HAVE FOLDED INTO THIS
E.I.S., THE ENVIRONMENTAL
ANALYSIS FOR OUR PLANNING.
AND IMPLEMENTATION AT THE 130th
STREET.
AND I'M SURE POSTED, SOME OF
YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED.
AND IT REFERS TO THIS WORK.
WE ARE ESSENTIALLY USING THIS
AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEVERAGE
THE LARGER E.I.S.
TO ADVANCE THIS WORK TO STUDY
SEVERAL ALTERNATIVES FOR ZONING
OR CHANGES AROUND THE STATION
TO ACCOMMODATE NEW HOUSING AND
NONRESIDENTIAL USES.
>> YEAH.
ONCE YOU'RE DONE, I'LL SAY
SOMETHING.
>> YES.
TO ALIGN WITH CONCEPTS YOU JUST
HEARD CITY WIDE.
SO ONE WOULD BE A CITY ACTION.
WE JUST DO THAT ALWAYS, WITHIN
E.I.S.
THAT'S OUR COMPARISON POINT.
SECOND ONE IS NOSE AND
CORRIDORS.
SO DIFFERENT SMALLER AREAS OF
SOME OF THE CORRIDORS AND
CENTER OF THE CENTRAL PLACES
BUILDING THEM UP A LITTLE BIT.
AND THE THIRD WOULD BE AN
ENTIRE NEW URBAN VILLAGE THAT
WOULD MATCH THE SCALE AND
DENSITY OF OTHERS.
WE WILL SCALE THOSE THREE
OPTIONS FOR 130th, AS PART OF
THIS LARGER E.I.S.
WE'RE DOING UNIQUE SCOPING IN
THAT COMMUNITY ALWAYS.
>> THANK YOU.
BEFORE WE MOVE ON.
I WANT TO ADDRESS MICHAEL LUND
BLOOM.
A FRIEND.
COUNCILMEMBER DAVID KENNER
BECKSON KIND OF HARSH REMARKS
FOR US, CALLING THE 130th
STATION USELESS.
BECAUSE SEATTLE HAS NOT UP-
ZONED.
NOT DONE ANYTHING TO INCREASE
THE DENSITY TO SUPPORT IT.
AND WHAT I FIND TO BE VERY
DIFFICULT WITH THOSE COMMENTS
IS THE FACT THAT COUNCILMEMBER
BAKER KNOWS GOOD AND WELL THAT
IT TAKES.
THERE'S A LOT OF PROCESS
INVOLVED IN MAKING THIS LEVEL
OF A ZONING CHANGE.
AND I GUESS IT'S JUST
COINCIDENCE THAT HERE WE ARE,
HE DAY THE ARTICLE COME
AND IT IS ON THE SCREEN.
IT IS ON THE RECORD.
WE ARE HERE TO MAKE THE
CHANGES, TO MAKE OUR TRANSIT
RIDERSHIP WORK FOR THE SPINE OF
A LIGHT RAIL NETWORK.
THERE'S NO QUESTION HERE.
MICHAEL.
I JUST NEEDED TO ADDRESS MY
GOOD FRIEND, COUNCILMEMBER
BAKER FROM KEN MORE.
HE'S A FRIEND.
AND SOMEBODY WHO I REALLY LIKE.
BUT HURTFUL COMMENTS TO READ
TODAY.
>> AND WHAT I COULD SAY TO
THAT, TOO, AND THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT PART OF THE STORY FOR
YOU TO BE AWARE OF AS WELL.
THIS IS NOT A PROJECT WE'RE
PICKING UP TODAY.
OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN
WORKING WITH THIS COMMUNITY
OVER SEVERAL YEARS TO DEVELOP A
STATIONARY PLAN WITH COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT, TO DEVELOP A SET OF
CONCEPTS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD,
COMMUNITY-BASED PLAN FOR
INCREASING DENSITY AND HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES AND TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF THE STATION GOING
FORWARD.
SO WE'RE BUILDING ON THAT WORK,
IN DEVELOPING THESE
ALTERNATIVES AND STUDYING THEM
IN THE E.I.S.
THIS IS NOT NEW.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
THE OTHER THING TO NOTE, THIS
IS GOING TO BE A BIG CHANGE FOR
THIS AREA.
THIS IS A LARGELY SINGLE FAMILY
AREA.
HAS A LOT OF TEST CHALLENGES.
NEARBY PARKS AND ENVIRONMENTAL
FEATURES.
THAT WE WANT TO BE VERY
DELIBERATE.
AND THOUGHTFUL AND WORKING
CLOSELY WITH THE COMMUNITY.
SO IT DOES TAKE TIME.
AND THIS IS A STEP IN THAT
PROCESS.
AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL LEARN A LOT
THROUGH THE E.I.S., SO THAT YOU
CAN MAKE A GOOD DECISION ABOUT
THE FUTURE OF THE STATIONARY
GOING FORWARD.
AND WITH ALL THE UNCERTAINTY
ABOUT THE LIGHT RAIL INVESTMENT
AND THE TIMING OF THIS OPENING.
THIS IS ACTUALLY NOT A BAD TIME
FOR US TO BE DOING THIS.
BECAUSE THE STATION IS NOT
DEGREE TO OPEN UNTIL 2026.
WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE ON A GOOD
TRACK.
>> ON TRACK TO HAVE THE
APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR A LIGHT
RAIL STATION.
>> YOU BET.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
>>> VERY QUICKLY ON
DISPLACEMENT.
I KNOW THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT
TO THE COUNCIL.
I IT IS CERTAINLY A CENTRAL
VALUE AND GOAL FOR THE OFFICE
OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
EVERYTHING WE SEEK TO DO TO
REDUCE AND IF POSSIBLE,
ELIMINATE THE DECISIONS WE MAKE
AROUND LAND USE AND POLICIES.
COMPLEX.
YOU SEE ON THIS SCREEN.
AN UPDATED DRAFT FOR THE CITY.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE CONTINUE TO
WORK ON.
WE HAD ONE FOR THE LAST UPDATE.
WE'RE GOING TO USE A SIMILAR
ANALYSIS, WITH THIS UPDATE, TO
DO THREE THINGS.
ONE IS DESIGN ALL OF THE
ALTERNATIVES I TALKED ABOUT TO
FOCUS MORE GROWTH IN THE AREAS
OF LOW RISK OF DISPLACEMENT.
AND LESS GROWTH IN AREAS OF
HIGH RISK.
BUT STILL EXPAND HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES, WHERE THERE IS
DISPLACEMENT RISK.
BECAUSE COMMUNITIES WILL NEED
THAT HOUSING.
THE SECOND IS, EVALUATE ALL OF
THE ALTERNATIVES WE TALKED
ABOUT.
FOR COMPARATIVELY, WHAT IMPACT,
IN TERMS OF INCREASING OR
DECREASING THIS.
WE KNOW THAT THIS WORK.
THE GROWTH STRATEGIES ALONE.
EVEN THOUGH WE NEED MORE
HOUSING THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING
TO BE SUFFICIENT JUST TO DO
THAT, BUT THE BALANCE OF THE
PLAN, THE GOALS AND THE
POLICIES, AND THE ACTIONS WE
ADOPT, TO IMPLEMENT THOSE GOALS
AND POLICIES, NEED TO EXPAND
AND SCALE OUR DISPLACEMENT
TOOLS, JUST BECAUSE WE'RE A
GROWING CITY, REGARDLESS HOW WE
GROW.
>> THANK YOU.
AND BEFORE WE MOVE ON.
I SEE COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON
HAS HIS HAND UP.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE SOME REMARKS.
WHAT WE SEE HERE, IS THE MAP,
THE PRELIMINARY INDEX 6 IS VERY
LOW.
THE DISTRICT I REPRESENT.
THERE'S?
YELLOW.
AND WHAT THIS REPRESENTS TO ME
IS WATCHING SO MANY FRIENDS AND
FAMILY MEMBERS OF FRIENDS,
LEAVING DISTRICT 6 OVER THE
LAST 20 YEARS, BECAUSE THEY
CAN'T AFFORD IT ANYMORE.
AND WHILE THIS IS A
DISPLACEMENT RISK FOR THE
FUTURE, IT IS NOT BACKWARDS-
LOOKING.
AND WHAT I KNOW IS THAT THE
PEOPLE I GREW UP WITH, CAN'T
AFFORD TO LIVE IN DISTRICT 6.
AND THIS IS NO.
I'M NOT TRYING TO SAY ANYTHING
MEAN HERE.
BUT I THINK FORMER COUNCIL
PRESIDENT JIM STREET BROUGHT
THIS UP A MOMENT AGO.
IS THAT WE DIDN'T PLAN FOR
ENOUGH GROWTH IN THE PAST.
AND THERE'S NO SLIGHT HERE.
WE JUST DIDN'T KNOW.
WHILE THERE IS NO DISPLACEMENT
ANY LONGER IN DISTRICT 6, IT'S
BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY OCCURRED.
AND WHAT I SEE IS A HIGH RISK
OF DISPLACEMENT IN MANY AREAS
OF OUR CITY, MOST PROMINENTLY,
DISTRICT 2. AND THAT'S ONE OF
THE REASONS WHY IT'S IMPORTANT
TO ME THAT VICE CHAIR MORALES
IS OUR VICE CHAIR.
BECAUSE THESE, I DON'T WANT
WHAT HAPPENED TO BALLARD TO
HAPPEN TO DISTRICT 2. I'LL KIND
OF LEAVE IT AT THAT.
I DON'T NEED ANYONE TO RESPOND.
DIRECTOR, IS THIS IN RESPONSE I
WAS GOING TO CALL ON
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON FIRST.
I SEE IT'S IN RESPONSE.
AND THEN I'LL CALL ON YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER PETERSON.
>> JUST A COMMENT THAT I DO
UNDERSTAND THAT WE WERE LOOKING
AT ANTI-DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES
MOVING FORWARD.
AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN
AREAS LIKE THE CENTRAL
DESCRIECT WHERE 75% OF AFRICAN
AMERICAN FAMILIES LIVED IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT 20 YEARS AGO.
AND IT'S NOW, THOSE NUMBERS
HAVE DWINDLED TO 20%.
WE'RE INTERESTED IN NOT ONLY
HALTING DISPLACEMENT, BUT ALSO
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PEOPLE TO COME BACK TO THE
CITY.
SO I AM HOPEFUL THAT AS WE LEAN
INTO THE COMP PLAN AND MISSING
MIDDLE DISCUSSION, THROUGH THE
HOUSING CABINETS, THAT WE
ACTUALLY DO PROVIDE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO
FIND AFFORDABLE FIRST-TIME
HOMEOWNERSHIP AND MOVE BACK
INTO THE CITY.
>> I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF
PEOPLE THAT WOULD LOVE TO MOVE
BACK TO BALLARD.
SO WE'LL TALK LATER.
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR.
>> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR
KIRRENANGO.
I KNOW IN THE UNIVERSITY
DISTRICT, THERE WAS A LOT OF
NATURALLY OCCURRING, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING THAT WAS DEMOLISHED.
SO IT WOULD BE IDEAL TO CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE PEOPLE
COME BACK.
SIMILAR TO HOW WE REDUCE
HOMELESSNESS.
THE THING IS TO KEEP PEOPLE
HOUSED IN THEIR HOUSING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING CURRENTLY.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT
WE'RE NOT SURE WHERE THAT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING EXISTS NOW.
I'M SURE IF YOU WERE TO ZOOM
DOWN INTO THAT MAP.
AT WHAT LEVEL OF GRANULARITY DO
YOU HAVE?
IS IT PROJECT BY PROJECT?
OR ARE YOU JUST USING CRITERIA,
TO THEN CREATE A MAP?
INSTEAD OF KNOWING WHERE THE
ACTUAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF, EVEN
IN THE BLUE, THERE'S OLDER.
WITHOUT FANCY AMENITIES.
IT COULD BE EVEN SINGLE FAMILY
HOMES THAT ARE RENTED TO
FAMILIES.
IT COULD BE SENIORS, YOU KNOW,
WHO ARE ON FIXED INCOMES,
STRUGGLING TO STAY IN THEIR
HOMES.
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ANTI-
DISPLACEMENT STRATEGY, WE HAVE
THE LEVEL OF GRANULARITY.
SO YOU ACTUALLY KNOW PROJECT BY
PROJECT.
SO WE DON'T INADVERTENTLY HAVE
CITY POLICY LEAD TO DEMOLITION
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AND THAT WE HAVE ANY STRATEGIES
PUT IN PLACE, OBSERVE ANY
FUTURE UPZONES OCCUR.
BECAUSE WHAT WE'VE HAD IN THE
PAST IS MAYBE A COMPANION
RESOLUTION, TALKING ABOUT ANTI-
DISPLACEMENT.
BUT THEIR WASN'T AN ACTUAL
POLICY IN PLACE, THAT ACTUALLY
PREVENTED IT.
SO CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE
GRANULARITY OF THIS MAP, LIKE
THE LEVEL OF DATA YOU HAVE, AND
CONFIRMING THE GOAL IS TO PUT
THE STRATEGIES IN PLACE, BEFORE
WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE LAND USE
ZONE UPCHANGES?
>> I WILL SAY I THINK THIS
TOPIC OF DISPLACEMENT AND ANTI-
DISPLACEMENT IS A DEEP ONE.
I'LL TAKE A COUPLE OF PARTS
THAT I THINK ARE MOST RELEVANT
TO THIS.
FIRST OF ALL, COUNCILMEMBER, I
CAN'T SAY SPECIFICALLY THE
DATA.
AND THERE ARE HOUSING DATA, AS
YOU CAN IMAGINE, AND WORKED
INTO THIS INDEX, THAT HELPED TO
CREATE THIS MAP.
WE HAVE A LOT OF VERY RICH DATA
ABOUT AVERAGE RENTS IN FAIRLY
SMALL AREAS FROM A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT SOURCES.
IT'S CORRECT.
IT DOESN'T GO DOWN TO
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS AT THAT
SCALE.
BUT FOR THE PURPOSES OF WHAT
WE'RE DOING HERE, NEITHER DOES
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IN
TERMS OF WHERE WE'RE SETTING
POLICY BROADLY AROUND OUR LAND
USE ALTERNATIVES.
AND THIS REALLY IS JUST A STEP
IN THAT PROCESS.
THAT SAID, YOU WERE VERY
CORRECT.
YOU WOULD NOT INTERPRET THIS
MAP, THAT THE BLUE AREAS HAVE
NO DISPLACEMENT RISK.
DISPLACEMENT IS A CITY WIDE
THREAT TO PEOPLE INDIVIDUALLY
AND THEIR HOMES AND THEIR
APARTMENTS.
IN ALL AREAS OF THE CITY, WHERE
THEY'RE RESIDING NOW, IF MARKET
FORCES ARE MAKING HOUSING MORE
EXPENSIVE.
SO THE POLICIES AND TOOLS THAT
OUR PLAN WILL SUPPORT, WILL
ADDRESS DISPLACEMENT IN THAT
CITY WIDE PERSPECTIVE, IN A
VARIETY OF CONTEXTS, WHERE IT
OCCURS.
I WILL ALSO SAY THAT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT ACCOMPANYING THE
PLAN.
AND THIS IS JUST A CONCEPT AT
THIS POINT.
BUT DEVELOPING AN ANTI-
DISPLACEMENT STRATEGY.
THAT IS NOT IN THE PLAN ITSELF.
BECAUSE IT'S ACTION PLAN,
SHORTER TERM.
IT'S SOMETHING WE COULD DEVELOP
IN TANDEM, WITH THE PLAN GOING
FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> OH.
OUR NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
I'M SIDETRACKED MYSELF HERE.
WE'RE JUST ABOUT DONE.
TIME LINE.
JUST TO GROUND US ALL.
AND THIS IS, AS I SAID, THIS IS
BY THE PROCESS.
WE RELEASED THESE CONCEPTS AND
STARTED OUR SCOPING ON JUNE
23rd.
WE EXTENDED THE COMMENT PERIOD
TO AUGUST 22nd.
AND I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO
HEARING FROM PEOPLE DURING THAT
TIME.
AND WE HAD PUBLIC MEETINGS,
WHERE WE'RE HEARING FROM THE
COMMUNITY IN SEPTEMBER.
WE WILL TAKE IN THAT
INFORMATION.
WE'LL REFINE THE ALTERNATIVES.
WE WILL DESIGN THE E.I.S.
ANALYSIS, RESPONSIVE TO WHAT WE
HEARD FROM PEOPLE.
AND WE WILL RELEASE A SCOPING
REPORT IN OCTOBER, WITH FINAL
ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE MAPPED
WITH REAL MAPS OF THE CITY.
AND THAT WE'LL START THE DRAFT
E.I.S.
PROSPECT.
WE'LL COME BACK WITH THE DRAFT
E.I.S.
IN SPRING OF 2023.
PUBLIC COMMENT.
MORE IMPLEMENTATION.
AND A FINAL E.I.S.
WILL BE PUBLISHED IN SPRING OF
2024.
AND THE MAYOR'S PLAN WILL BE
TRANSFERRED AT CITY COUNCIL AT
THAT POINT.
AND YOU'LL HAVE A PLAN TO TALK
ABOUT IT, AND ADOPT A NEW PLAN
BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND THERE IS ONE MORE SLIDE
FOR THE PUBLIC.
ESPECIALLY JUST WHO TO CONTACT
AND WHERE TO GO.
IF YOU CAN GO TO THE LAST
SLIDE, THIS ISINFORMATION ON
WHERE TO SEND YOUR COMMENTS.
IF YOU'RE LISTENING IN, OR
SHARING THESE SLIDES OUT TO THE
PUBLIC.
THIS IS HOW YOU ADDRESS SLIDES
OF SCOPING.
>> WONDERFUL.
MICHAEL.
VICE CHAIR MORALES.
I CAN'T TELL IF YOU'RE TALKING
TO -- DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO
SHARE?
NO, GREAT.
COLLEAGUES, ANY FINAL
QUESTIONS?
I KNOW DIRECTOR KIRREN DANGO
HAS TO STEP OUT.
FORMER VICE CHAIR.
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANKS AGAIN TO THE FOLKS AT
OPCD.
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THE TIME
LINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED.
I KNOW THAT WAS A CALL YOU
HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF FOLKS IN
THE COMMUNITY, AS WE LOOK TO
IE TO MAKE SURE THAT EV
IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THIS.
I AM HOPING THAT THE RACIAL
EQUITY TOOLKIT AND ANALYSIS YOU
DID HELPED TO FORM THAT.
AND I THINK THE TIME LINE IS
ALSO IN LINE WITH THAT RACIAL
EQUITY TOOLKIT, TO BRING MORE
PEOPLE INTO THE FOLD TO UNDO
PAST HARMS AND I THINK THE 30
DAYS IS GOING TO ALLOW FOR THAT
ENGAGEMENT.
IT'S ALL VERY WONKY.
AND I THINK THE WAY YOU HAVE
BROKEN IT DOWN HELPS FOLKS GET
A BASELINE UNDERSTANDING.
AND FOLKS HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN
LIVING THIS FOR DECADES.
SO THEY, IN MANY WAYS, ARE
ALREADY THE EXPERTS IN THIS
AREA.
BUT MAKING SURE THEY HAVE THE
COOLS AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO
ENGAGE IN OUR CITY'S
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND
IMPORTANT. ING IS REALLY
SO THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TIME AND
THEN ALSO FOR BREAKING THIS
DOWN SO THAT WE CAN GET THE
FEEDBACK FROM THOSE THAT HAVE
THE LIVED EXPERIENCE ON HOW WE
CAN CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN, THAT WEAVES TOGETHER THE
INTERSECTIONAL OF HOUSING,
CLIMATE OF HOMELESSNESS CRISIS
THAT IS FACING OUR CITY.
AND THE GROWING POPULATION
NEEDS THAT THE CHAIR AND FORMER
COUNCIL WERE DISCUSSING
EARLIER.
I'M EXCITED TO DID TO THE
RACIAL EQUITY TOOLKIT THAT WE
COMMISSIONED IN 2014.
THE HARD WORK YOU DID DURING
THE PANDEMIC.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A TON
OF TIME TO DO THAT TODAY.
ABOUT YOU IN FUTURE LEADINGS
BEING PROBABLY IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE CHAIR AND LAND USE
COMMITTEE, I THINK WE'D LIKE TO
KEEP DOING A TOUCH BACK TO THE
ANALYSIS TOOLKIT.
ESPECIALLY AS YOU SEEK
COMMUNITY FEEDBACK TO MAKE SURE
RACIAL EQUITY IS REALLY BEING
CENTERED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLANS NEXT STEPS.
AND AS WE ENGAGE DEEPER INTO
THE POLICY STRATEGIES TO UNDO
THOSE PAST HARMFUL EFFECTS OF
RED LINING AND ZONING PRACTICES
OF THE PAST THAT ARE CURRENTLY
PRESENT IN OUR ZONING STATUTE.
AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE SOME
REALLY IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITIES
TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY IN
AREAS OF HOUSING SUPPLY AND
AFFORDABILITY.
HOUSING OF NEIGHBORHOOD CHOICE.
JOBS AND ECONOMY.
DISPLACEMENT AND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT.
ALL OF THE THINGS WE TALK ABOUT
THAT CREATES NOT JUST UNITS BUT
PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE, IS
REALLY EMBEDDED IN THAT RACIAL
EQUITY LENS THAT HAS BEEN
THOROUGHLY THOUGHT THROUGH,
THROUGH YOUR DEPARTMENT,
DIRECTOR KIRREN DONGO AND AGAIN
HAS BEEN LIVED BY COMMUNITIES.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT
STEPS.
I'M WONDERING WHAT KIND OF
STEPS YOU CAN DO TO ENSURE
VOICES MOST HARMED ARE GIVEN
CENTER.
AND IS THERE ANYTHING EXTRA
YOU'RE TRYING TO DO NOW THAT WE
HAVE 60 DAYS, TRYING TO MAKE
SURE WE CENTER THOSE VOICES.
>> YEAH, VERY QUICKLY.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US
INTERNALLY.
SUMMER IS BOTH A GREAT TIME TO
REACH PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY
AND A VERY DIFFICULT TIME.
PEOPLE ARE OUT, WITH.
TALKING TO EACH OTHER.
WE APPRECIATE HAVING THIS TIME.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE HAD AS
WE'VE REPORTED TO YOU IN THE
PAST, WORKING WITH COMMUNITY
PARTNERS, FIVE DIFFERENT
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
AND THEY HAVE THEIR OWN
SUBMEETINGS AND EVENTS.
WE ARE BRINGING THE SCOPING
INFORMATION TO THOSE WORK PLANS
IN A MORE ROBUST WAY.
WE HAVE MORE TIME TO DO THAT.
SO TALKING WITH THE COMMUNITIES
THEY'RE REACHING.
WE'RE DOING THE SAME THING WITH
OUR COMMUNITY LIAISONS WHO ARE
SETTING UP CONVERSATIONS THIS
SUMNER VARIOUS HISTORYICALLY
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES TO
TALK ABOUT LANGUAGE ACCESS.
THESE IDEAS AND OTHERS RELATED
TO HOUSING AND THE COMP PLAN WE
ARE ALSO TALKING ABOUT WAYS TO
BRING IN STAKEHOLDERS.
SUCH AS THE CEOs AND OTHERS
WHO ARE WORKING TO COME
TOGETHER TO SHARE THEIR IDEAS
AS MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS.
AND LASTLY, I WILL STAY.
AND I'M PROBABLY FORGETTING A
NUMBER.
I'M JUST THINKING THINGS OFF
THE TOP OF MY HEAD, AS YOU'RE
ASKING THE QUESTION.
IS AND NOW I'M BLANKING OUT.
I APOLOGIZE.
AND NOW I RECALL.
ONE THING WE'RE DOING THIS
WEEK.
THIS VERY WEEK IS APPLYING FOR
A GRANT WITH THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
THEY'RE PROVIDING ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
TO ADVANCE MIDDLE HOUSING
OPTIONS AND JURISDICTIONS
STATEWIDE.
WE'RE VERY HOPEFUL WE'LL GET
THAT GRANT.
THAT WILL HELP US DEEPEN OUR
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, DESIGN.
AND THE STATE IS REQUIRING THIS
THAT WE PARTNER WITH ADDITIONAL
CVOs AND BRING MORE PEOPLE IN
TO SPECIFICALLY TALK ABOUT
MIDDLE HOUSING AND, SO THAT THE
FUTURE OF NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL ZONES, WITH RESPECT
TO DISPLACEMENT RISK, PEOPLE'S
NEEDS FOR AFFORDABILITY AND
TAKING IT MORE FOR COMMUNITY.
THAT WILL BE PART OF THIS
PROCESS AS WELL, WITH
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO DO
THAT.
>> WELL SAID.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
DOES THAT SUFFICIENTLY ANSWER
YOUR QUESTION THERE?
>> WELL, WONDERFUL.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR MORE AS IT
COMES.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY REQUEST
TO EXTEND THE SCOPING PERIOD
FOR AN EXTRA 30 DAYS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU
BACK.
AND MAYBE NEXT TIME, WE'LL HAVE
COOKIES.
>> GREAT.
AND WE'RE IN PERSON, SO I LOOK
FORWARD TO THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> AND UP NEXT.
WE HAVE GREAT PARTNERS WITH US.
REPRESENTATIVE DORR IS WITH US.
LET'S MOVE TO THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM.
WE HAVE THREE AGENDA ITEMS
LEFT.
AND WE'VE GOT ABOUT 50 MINUTES.
SO I RECOGNIZE THAT LAST TOPIC
TOOK A LITTLE LONGER THAN
EXPECTED AND UNDERSTANDABLY SO.
NEXT RESOLUTION IS 30259 THAT
STATES THE CLIMATE CHANGE AND
RESILIENCY AS PART OF THE
UPDATE.
WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE
ABBREVIATED TITLE INTO THE
RECORD.
>> RESOLUTION 30259, RESOLUTION
STATING THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S
INTENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
>> THANK YOU.
WE'RE JOINED BY DORR, WITSON.
>> WE'LL PASS IT OVER TO
SPONSOR COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
AND HOPEFULLY THE CLERKS ARE
REPRESENTED.
>> MR. WHITSON?
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> YEAH.
WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD.
AS YOU HEARD IN THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD, IF THIS
RESOLUTION BUILDS ON THE WORK
OF REPRESENTS DURING THE STATE
LEGISLATURE.
WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO
OF HER TALK ABOUT THIS.
AND WE COULD TALK ABOUT WHAT
THIS RESOLUTION DOES.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO.
>> IS THAT MY CUE?
THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUS AND
MEMBERS OF THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE.
I'M PLEASED TO BE HERE TO TALK
ABOUT THIS.
I THINK WE HEARD IN THE
COMMENTS THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS
AN E EXISTENTIAL THREAT.
WE NEED TO USE EVERY TOOL IN
OUR TOOLBOX.
IT'S NO LONGER A MATTER OF
PIECEMEALING.
WE HAVE TO THROW EVERYTHING AT
THAT PROBLEM.
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HAVE AN
OUTSIZED INFLUENCE ON LAND USE.
AND THE SUPPLY OF HOUSING AND
HOW WE DO TRANSIT.
>> I JUST READ IN THE SEATTLE
TIMES.
SHOCKER.
HOMELESSNESS IS CAUSED BY A
LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSE.
I THINK WE ALREADY KNEW THAT.
BUT NEVERTHELESS.
IT'S BEEN STUDIED.
AND AS OUR REGION'S LARGEST
CITY, SEATTLE HAS AN INFLUENCE
ON THE AFFORDABLOUSING IN A WAY
THAT, YOU KNOW, THE SUBURBS
CAN'T KEEP UP WITH.
AND THE RIPPLE EFFECTS OF WHAT
SEATTLE CHOOSES TO DO WILL
IMPACT HOW MUCH SPRAWL CITIES
THROUGHOUT THE REGION END UP
DOING.
AND WE KNOW THAT SPRAWL IS
PROBABLY THE SINGLE BIGGEST
THREAT INTO THE ENVIRONMENT.
AS IT CREEPS UP INTO US.
AND FARMLANDS.
ALREADY WE HAVE SEVERAL OTHER
CITIES THAT HAVE PLEDGED TO
SUPPORT IN THEIR COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN, THE GOALS OF 1099, THE
CLIMATE CHANGE ELEMENT AND GMA.
KIRKLAND, AND BOTHELL AND
KENMORE TONAME A FEW.
AND IN A SENSE, IT'S GOING TO
TAKE ALL OF US TO MAKE THIS
CHANGE.
SO WHAT 1099 AIMS TO DO IS TAKE
ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN OUR LAND
USE PLANNING AND TO REDUCE
GREEN HOUSE GASES AND VEHICLE
MILES TRAVELED.
AND ALSO ADDRESS RESILIENCY.
WE KNOW THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS
EXACERBATING CERTAIN THINGS
LIKE FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES
AND OTHER THING.
OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS.
WHICH UNFORTUNATELY, MEANS WE
HAVE TO PLAN MORE SMARTLY
AROUND WHERE WE GO AND HOW WE
GO.
AND THE FINAL COURSE IS
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.
AND MAKING HUR THAT CERTAIN
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN
HISTORICALLY OVERBURDENED DON'T
CONTINUE TO BEAR THE BRUNT OF
GROWTH IN THEMSELVES.
I WOULD JUST CLOSE THAT WITH
SAYING THAT CLIMATE CHANGE AND
HOUSING INEQUITY
AREINEXPLICABLY LINKED.
I KNOW IN BOTHELL, I'M A FORMER
COUNCILMEMBER.
THOSE ARE SOME OF OUR HIGHEST
PRIORITIES.
AND TO HAVE A BILL,
LEGISLATION, THAT ADDRESSES ALL
THREE AND PROVIDES GRANTS FOR
CITIES THAT CHOOSE TO ADOPT IT,
VOLUNTARILY, I THINK IS A
REALLY BIG STEP IN FIGHTING
CLIMATE CHANGE.
STOW I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL SO
MUCH FOR HEARING THIS
RESOLUTION FOR COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA FOR PUTTING IT
TOGETHER.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR
EFFORTS TOWARD, YOU KNOW,
CREATING A BETTER CITY, A
BETTER REGION.
AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU IN THIS
REALLY -- YEARS-LONG EFFORT TO
UPDATE YOUR COMPREHENSIVE
PLANS.
I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF WORK.
BUT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WORK.
AND THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE WILL
LAST FOR YEARS.
SO THANKS SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, REPRESENTATIVE
DOERR.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, DO YOU
HAVE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SHARE?
AND THEN WE'LL PASS IT BACK TO
LISH.
>> I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE
HERE.
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN,
REPRESENTATIVE DOERR AND ALL OF
THE ISSUES IN LEGISLATURE ON
CLIMATE ACTION AND EXCITED THAT
WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD ON
THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION HERE
TODAY, TO CODIFY AND SIGNIFY
OUR SUPPORT FOR WHAT THE STATE
LEGISLATURE WILL BE SUPPORTING.
I HAVE NO DOUBT THIS WILL COME
BACK AND WILL BE STRONGER AND
THE COALITION OF SUPPORT THAT
IS SUPPORTING IT.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUS FOR THE COSPONSORSHIP OF
THE LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF US.
THIS IS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE
CHANGE.
AS PART OF THE MAJOR
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT THE
CITY IS UNDERTAKING.
REPRESENTATIVE DOERR, BEING
HERE TODAY, ALL OF THE WORK
YU'VE DONE HERE IN THE STATE
LEGISLATURE OTHER YOUR FIGHT TO
REQUIRE ALL CITIES AND CLIMATES
TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE IS SO
INCREDIBLY APPRECIATED AND
NEEDED.
AS BOTH A BE IN OF WASHINGTON
CITY'S BOARD, ALONG WITH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUS, AND A
BOARD MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL
LEAGUE OF CITIES, WE OFTEN
HEAR, HEY, DON'T MEDDLE IN CITY
POLITICS AND HOW IT RELATES TO
LAND USE AND HOUSING.
BUT THE OWN REPORT NOTE THAT
WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSING WE
NEED STATE LEM LEGISLATORS TO
RAISE THE FLOOR AND SET A
HIGHER BAR.
SO WE CAN LITERALLY BUILD ON
THAT STATE LEVEL FLOOR.
THAT'S THE FLOOR PREEVALUATION
WE NEED.
AND YOU ARE TRULY LEADING THE
EFFORT THAT THIS NATIONAL
LEAGUE OF CITIES HAS CALLED
FOR.
I WANT TO UNDERSCORE THE
PARTNERSHIP.
SO THEY CAN'T.
AND REALLY EMPHASIZE OUR
PARTNERSHIP AS A LOCAL
JURISDICTION WITH YOU, PUSHING
FOR STATEWIDE CHANGE.
COLLEAGUES, AGAIN, THIS
RESOLUTION FOLLOWS UP ON THE
HOUSE BILL.
HOUSE BILL 1099, SPONSORED BY
REPRESENTATIVE DOERR, AND WE
WILL CONTINUE TO CALL FOR STATE
ACTION THAT REQUIRES
RESTRICTIONS AS PART OF CLIMATE
PLANS.
IT'S STATE PARTNERSHIP, SETTING
A HIGHER FLOOR, BUT ALLOWING
LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO FIGUREUT
HOW TO DEPLOY IT IN LINE WITH
THEIR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH
IS VERY MUCH EMBODIED WHAT THE
RESOLUTION IS DOING HERE TODAY.
AND ENSURING CITIES ARE
PLANNING FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE
AND MAKING SURE WE ARE REDUCING
OUR CONTRIBUTION TO CLIMATE
CRISIS.
WE ARE IN SEATTLE, THE THIRD
LARGEST MEGA COMMUTER CITY IN
THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.
MEANING WHO COMMUTE INTO THE
CITY FOR WORK OR FOR STUDY,
HAVE TO COMMUTE AN HOW, TWO
HOURS EACH WAY.
THAT IS BAD FOR THE HEALTH OF
THE CLIMATE.
IT IS BAD FOR THE HEALTH OF THE
INDIVIDUAL AND BAD FOR OUR
POPULATION HEALTH AND PSYCHE AS
WELL.
BAD FOR OUR LOCAL ECONOMIES.
WE CAN BE DOING A MUCH BETTER
JOB TOGETHER.
AND HARKENING BACK TO THE
RACIAL JUSTICE ELEMENT.
WE ALSO KNOW IT HAS
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
EXTREME HEAT, WILDFIRE.
ACROSS THE REGION.
BUT FRONT LINE JOBS AND FENCE
LINE COMMUNITIES.
FOLKS WHO ARE FROM COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR, LOWER INCOME,
NEIGHBORHOODS WHO HAVE DONE THE
LEAST TO CONTRIBUTE TO CLIMATE
CHANGE BUT FEELING THE IMPACTS
OF CLIMATE CHANGE THE MOST.
THAT IS WHY I THINK IT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOK
AT EVERYTHING THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN WILL DO, THROUGH THE LENS
OF HOW WE CAN IMPROVE AND WHAT
IT WILL DO TO IMPACT OUR
CLIMATE AND DO EVERYTHING WE
CAN TO MITIGATE THE
EXACERBATING SITUATION OF
CREATING INEQUITIES, ACROSS OUR
COMMUNITIES.
WE CREATE INEQUITIES BY NOT
LOOKING AT HOUSING.
AND NOT LOOKING AN
INTERSPECTION LENS.
AND THIS ANALYSIS.
THIS RESOLUTION, OUTLINES THE
AREAS, WHERE THE CITY INTENDS
FOR US TO USE THE PLAN TO
ADDRESS GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSION.
TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE.
AND TO CENTER ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE
ANALYSIS.
THIS IS OUR STRONGEST CLIMATE
PLAN.
THIS IS THE CITY'S STRONGEST
CLIMATE PLAN.
AND THE MOST IMPORTANT TOOL WE
HAVE LOCALLY TO REDUCE
CONTRIBUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE
AND TO CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING OF ALL TIMES.
IN TRANSIT AND HIGH OPPORTUNITY
NEIGHBORHOODS.
ZONE SUGGEST IMPORTANT TO
ENABLE PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO
LIVE IN THE CITIES THEY WORK.
REDUCE RELIANCEO CAR TRAVEL.
AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
PROMOTING THAT 15 MINUTE
COMMUNITY.
SO EVERYBODY HAS EVERYTHING
THEY NEED RIGHT WITHIN THEIR
OWN 15-MINUTE WALKSHED.
APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK THAT
HAS BEEN DONE IN OLYMPIA.
THIS DOES NOT SUPPLANT WHAT WE
NEED IN THE HALLS OF OUR
CAPITOL.
BUT MORE REENFORCING AND
SHOWING SUPPORT ACROSS LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS FOR EXACTLY THE
TIME OF LEGISLATION THAT
REPRESENTATIVE DOERR HAS.
AND WE ARE NOT ALONE.
WE ARE JOINING GROWING
RESOLUTIONS JUST IN FRONT OF
US.
KING COUNTY, PIERCE COUNTY,
WHAT COM, BOTHELL, KIRKLAND AND
REDMAN.
SHOWING OUR PLANS.
KING COUNTY RECENTLY ADOPTED
THEIRS.
AND DISRESOLUTION WILL ALIGN
THE COUNTY'S POLICY, WHICH IS A
REQUIREMENTURN THE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT ACT.
I WANT TO THANK AGAIN, THE
REPRESENTATIVE OF
REPRESENTATIVE DOERR.
AND REPRESENTATIVE FITZGIBBONS
WHO I'VE WORKED WITH A LOT ON
THESE ISSUES.
WE KNOW THERE IS A WHOLE HOST
OF STRONG PROGRESSIVES IN
ELECTED OLYMPIA, THAT WILL HELP
TO CONTINUE TO PASS THIS AND
SEND A STRONG MESSAGE TO THESE
OTHER JURISDICTIONS THAT WE
SUPPORT THAT STATEWIDE EFFORT.
WE SEE IT AS A GOOD THING FOR
LOCAL JURISDICTIONS AND OUR
OFFICE OF COMMUNITY PLANNING,
CENTRAL STAFF, STAFF, AND
COUNCIL MAB STAFF.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE
TO MAKE THIS RESOLUTION
POSSIBLE.
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT
ELEMENT OF OUR LONG EFFORT OR I
SHOULD SAY, OUR EFFORT THAT HAS
MULTIPLE AVENUES TO TRY TO
ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE.
OBVIOUSLY THERE'S NOT JUST ONE.
BUT THIS IS A CRITICAL ELEMENT
IN ONE OF OUR ONLY CLIMATE PLAN
TOOLS.
IMENT TO THANK THE MAYOR.
THE MAYOR INDICATED HIS SUPPORT
FOR THIS.
ASK WE'LL BE HAVING MAYORAL
CONCURRENCE.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT BUT ALSO
HAVE AN AMENDMENT, MR. CHAIR.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WELL, WE'LL GET TO THE
AMENDMENT.
AND I'LL JUST BRING US BACK TO
HOW CONFOUNDED THAT I THAT THIS
DIDN'T PASS AT THE STATE LEVEL.
THIS ISN'T A PROGRESSIVE ISSUE.
IT'S AN ISSUE ABOUT OUR FUTURE.
AND WHAT COUNCILMEMBER JIM
STREET SAID EARLIER TODAY, WE
HAVE SEVEN YEARS TO MAKE THESE
CHANGES.
AND A MAJOR UPDATE TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS A LONGER
PERIOD OF TIME THAN THAT.
AND WHAT I FEAR IS THAT THE
PEOPLE MAKING THE DECISIONS IN
OLYMPIA, WHETHER TO ADOPT
SOMETHING OR NOT.
ARE ALREADY OF THE AWARENESS
THAT THEY WILL NOT SEE THE DAY,
WHERE THESE PLANS ARE FULLY
IMPLEMENTED.
AND FOR THOSE REASONS, THEY
DON'T HAVE THE SAME KNOWING
IMPACT OF THEIR LIFE THAT HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS HAD TODAY.
I REMEMBER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
MARCHING IN FRONT OF CITY HALL,
EVERY FRIDAY, TO MAKE THE POINT
THAT CLIMATE CRISIS HAS TO BE
ADDRESSED NOW.
SO AS WE MAKE THESE PLANS, WE
HAVE TO INCORPORATE HOW HE
ADDRESS CLIMATE CRISIS AND HOW
WE BECOME MORE RESILIENT WITH
THE CHANGING CLIMATE.
AND WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO
WASTE.
FOR THOSE REASONS CONFOUNDED
THAT OLYMPIA MADE THE CHOICES.
MAYBE THEY'LL HAVE ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY NEXT YEAR.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THIS.
AND LETTING ME PARTNER WITH YOU
ON THIS.
MR. WHITSON, ANY OTHER COMMENT.
>>
>> YEAH.
WE HAVE A VERY SHORT
PRESENTATION.
>> PLEASE.
WE JUST GOT INTO IT.
DIDN'T WE?
>> IT'S GREAT. IT'S ALL GREAT
CONTEXT SETTING, WHICH MEANS I
DON'T HAVE TO SAY MUCH.
AND LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE,
YOLANDA.
I AM JOINED BY YOLANDA WHO HAS
HELPED WITH THIS RESOLUTION.
THE GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE IS
INFUSED WITH THIS RESPONSIVE TO
CLIMATE CHANGE, ACTIONS THE
CITY CAN TAKE TO MITIGATE
CLIMATE CHANGE AND INCREASE
CITY RESILIENCY.
AND INCREASE, INCREASE --
SORRY.
YOLANDA, CAN YOU JUMP IN AT
THIS SLIDE?
IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.
>> YOLANDA COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF.
SO YEAH.
THE RESOLUTION IS ABOUT
ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE AND
IMPROVING RESILIENCY AS PART OF
THE MAJOR UPDATE TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLANS.
BUT AS WE DISCUSSED.
AND SO I THINK THIS SHOULD
PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF
BACKGROUND ON THE ROLE OF
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND JUST, I
THINK COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
MADE POINTS AROUND.
THIS PLAN IN PARTICULAR AND WHY
IT'S IMPORTANT, AS A REGULATORY
DOCUMENT.
AND THEN JUST KIND OF WHERE WE
ARE, IN TERMS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
IN THE CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN, THEN I WILL DISCUSS IN
MORE DETAIL, THE CONTENTS OF
THE RESOLUTION.
>> SO CLIMATE CHANGE HAS BEEN
PART OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
SINCE IT WAS FIRST ADOPTED.
HOWEVER, THIS RESOLUTION THE
WOULD INDICATE THE CITY WOULD
GO MUCH FURTHER, IN THINKING
ABOUT RESILIENCY.
THINKING ABOUT WAYS TO REDUCE
CLIMATE CHANGE, PARTICULARLY
THE INTERACTION BETWEEN OUR
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK AND
CLIMATE CHANGE AND HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT.
AND LOOK AT ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE IN A DEEPER WAY THAN
HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN
PREVIOUSLY.
AND THOSE ARE ALL ITEMS THAT
WERE PART OF THE HOUSE BILL
1099.
WE CAN MOVE ON.
>>> AND SO JUST A QUICK
OVERVIEW OF THE CONTENTS OF
RESOLUTION 32059.
MITCH AND I WORKED WITH STAFF
IN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, OFFICE
OF PLANNING COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT.
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
DEVELOPMENT TO DEVELOP THIS
LANGUAGE.
AND IT REPRESENTS THE CITY'S
COMMITMENT TO ADDRESS CLIMATE
IMPACTS AND IMPROVE RESILIENCY.
AND I WAS LOOKING AT INCLUDING
NEW AND REVISED GOALS AND
POLICIES IN THE THREE KEY AREAS
THAT WERE HIGHLIGHTED BY
REPRESENTATIVE DOERR,
SPECIFICALLY AROUND REDUCING
MILES TRAVELED IN SAGHTS.
INCREASING DIVERSE HEIGHT 5ED
HOUSING AND IMPROVING TO REDUCE
RELIANCE ON CARS.
PLANNING FOR FUTURE MULTIMODAL
TRANSPORTATION NEEDS.
NEXT IS RESILIENCE IN
ADAPTATION.
THIS WOULD BE LOOKING AT
ENHANCING EXISTING AREAS TO
ALLOW FOR MIGRATION AND SAFE
PASSAGE.
INCLUDING THE CITY'S RESILIENCE
AGAINST NATURAL HAZARDS.
CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE SUCH
AS WILDFIRE AND HEAT AND SMOKE.
AND RESILIENCY AND BENEFITS
LIKE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT AND
ECOHEALTH SERVICES.
AND REDUCING ISLAND EFFECTS AND
STORM WATER RUNOFF.
THIRD LARGE CATEGORY IS
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, WHICH
WOULD BE LOOKING AT
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, REDUCING
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
DISPARITIES, PRIORITIZING
WORKING COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE
SUFFERED DISPROPORTIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND MOST
VULNERABLE TO INDUCING NATURAL
HAZARDS.
AND DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO
PREVENT DISPLACEMENT THAT COULD
RESULT FROM IMPLEMENTING
MEASURES THAT ADDRESS CLIMATE
CHANGE AND RESILIENCY.
THE RESOLUTION ALSO REFERENCES
INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE USED
TO INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE NEW AND REVISED GOALS AND
POLICIES, INCLUDING ANALYSIS OF
CLIMATE-RELATED TRENDS AND
ANTICIPATED IMPACTS.
IDENTIFICATION OF VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS.
ASSETS, NATURAL AREAS AND
INFRASTRUCTURE.
INVENTORIES OF TRANSPORTATION
FACILITIES.
AND SEEING NO QUESTIONS, I WILL
KEEP MOVING ON.
TO OUR NEXT STEPS.
SHOULD THE COMMITTEE VOTE TO
RECOMMEND ADOPTION OF THE
RESOLUTION, IT WOULD LIKELY BE
CONSIDERED AT THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING ON JULY 19th.
AND THEN OPCD AND OTHER
DEPARTMENTS WILL BEGIN
INCORPORATING THE PRIORITIES AS
DESCRIBED IN THIS RESOLUTION.
ANY QUESTIOS?
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS?
I THINK WE HAVE ROBUST
DISCUSSION AHEAD OF THE
PRESENTATION.
I THINK BECAUSE WE ALL DID OUR
HOMEWORK.
COLLEAGUES NOT SEEING ANY
QUESTIONS.
REPRESENTATIVE DOERR, ANY FINAL
REMARKS FROM YOURSELF OR
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, ANY
FINAL COMMENTS?
AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
THIS IS JUST A COMMENT.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BEST
NOW OR AFTER THE AMENDMENT I
HEARD.
I HEARD THERE'S AN AMENDMENT.
SO.
>> TAKE IT AWAY.
>> WELL, I. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR BRINGING THIS BOARD,
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA.
BUT READING THE ADOPTION
ADDRESSED FOR THIS RESOLUTION.
I NOTED THAT SEVERAL HAVE
TOUCHED ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND
CAPITAL FACILITIES, AND
LEVERAGE AND INVESTMENTS IN
INFRASTRUCTURE.
I REACHED OUT TO.
I SHARED IT WITH THE, YOU KNOW,
OUR PARTNERS AT THE LABOR
COUNCIL WHO BUILD THINGS.
AND GOT THE THUMBS UP THAT THIS
IS GREAT.
SO I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY
GOOD TO BRING IN THE VOICES OF
FOLKS THAT ACTUALLY BUILD OUR
CITY. TO THANK YOU FOR
THE TIME AND ALSO I WANTED TO
MENTION, COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA
MADE REFERENCE TO THIS.
THIS LEGISLATION WAS DONE WITH
A LOT OF STAKEHOLDERS IN THE
CITY AND WE HAVE A PROVISO THAT
HAS COMMERCE BEGINNING THE WORK
THAT PROVIDES DIFFERENT AVENUES
FOR CITIES TO MEET THEIR GOALS.
EVERY CITY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO CHOOSE HOW TO GO ABOUT
LOWERING GREENHOUSE GASES, SO
THAT WAS PART OF THE WORK THAT
I DID, TO PROVIDE DIFFERENT
CITIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CUSTOM FIT THE SOLUTIONS WITH
THEIR SPECIFIC SITUATIONS, SO I
WANTED TO MENTION THAT BRIEFLY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WELL SAID.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE CLERK.
I JUST CLICKED AND HAVE BEEN
ADDED AS A COSPONSOR, SO THANK
YOU TO OUR FAST ACTING CLERKS.
YOU HAVE AN AMENDMENT YOU WOULD
LIKE TO BRING?
>> YES.
I APPRECIATE YOUR GENEROUS
TENURE TODAY AS YOU CALL ON US
AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOU NEED
úIN THE HALLS OF OLYMPIA, AS
WELL.
COLLEAGUES -- EXCUSE ME, I
WOULD LIKE TO MOVE AMENDMENT
NUMBER ONE.
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR,
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO DESCRIBE
IT?
>> PLEASE.
>> THE AMENDMENT MAKES A
TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO CLARIFY
THE AMENDMENT IS TO PROVIDE
DIRECTION TO CITY STAFF AS THEY
WORK ON A MAJOR UPDATE TO THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND REMOVE A
REFERENCE TO SAFE PASSAGE.
THIS IS A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT
AND I APPRECIATE THAT THIS
FURTHER ALIGNS OUR APPROACH
WITH KING COUNTY TO STRENGTHEN
OUR REGIONAL COORDINATION BY
CLARIFYING WE ARE ASKING STAFF
TO STUDY NEW POLICY ON GOALS TO
ADDRESS GREENHOUSE GAS
REDUCTIONS, CLIMATE RESILIENCE,
AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
PLAN, WHICH THE COUNCIL WILL BE
IN POSITION TO ADOPT WHEN THE
PLAN IS CONSIDERED IN 2024.
AS WELL AS CLARIFYING THE
DUPLICATE OF LANGUAGE
INADVERTENTLY INCLUDED.
I THINK THIS STRENGTHENS THE
RESOLUTION.
THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU.
THE AMENDMENT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED.
>> MISTER CHAIR, I JUST
WONDERED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING
ELSE CENTRAL STAFF WANTED TO
ADD.
>> NO, GREAT JOB.
>> POINT WELL TAKEN.
THE AMENDMENT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED.
WEALTHY CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
ON RESOLUTION 32059.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> AYE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE AMENDMENT PASSES.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE
FINAL RESOLUTION.
COMMENTS OR CONCERNS AT THIS
TIME?
I AM SEEING ON, SO I WOULD MOVE
TO RECOMMENDED OPTION OF
RESOLUTION 32059 AS AMENDED.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL?
>> VICE CHAIR MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU, THE RESOLUTION
PASSES AND THE LEGISLATION WILL
BE BACK BEFORE A FULL COUNCIL
FOR A FULL VOTE.
THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
THANK YOU, REPRESENTATIVE DUERR
FOR JOINING US.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT
ITEM.
WE HAVE TWO ITEMS AND ABOUT 27
MINUTES TO DO THIS IN.
I KNOW THE MAJOR INSTITUTION
MASTER PLAN HAS BEEN BEFORE US
ONCE OR TWICE BEFORE.
WE WILL BRING IT FORWARD AND
THEN WE HAVE A QUARTERLY REPORT
IN THE PRE-COMMITTEE MEETING.
IT IS ALL GOOD NEWS AND A LOT
OF IT IS STRAIGHTFORWARD, SO WE
MAY RUN THROUGH IT QUICKLY.
SO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS
120313, WHICH DEFINES SOME
HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS AS MINOR
AMENDMENTS.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE
ABBREVIATED TITLE INTO THE
RECORD?
>> COUNCIL BILL 120313, AND
AMENDMENT RELATING TO LAND USE
AND ZONING THAT INCLUDES
RESIDENTIAL USES AT A COMMUNITY
OR TECHNICAL COLLEGE LOCATED
WITHIN AN URBAN CENTER.
>> THANK YOU, WE'RE JOINED
AGAIN BY GORDON CLOWERS AND
LISH WHITSON OF COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF.
I SEE LISH IS OFF MUTE.
I WILL PASS IT TO YOU AND YOU
CAN PASS IT TO GORDON.
>> THANK YOU, I WILL REFRESH
YOUR MEMORIES ABOUT THIS
LEGISLATION AND IF YOU HAVE ANY
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
BILL.
THIS BILL WOULD ALLOW TECHNICAL
AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN URBAN
CENTERS TO BUILD A SINGLE
DEVELOPMENT AND THAT
DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE CONSIDERED
A MINOR AMENDMENT TO AN EXISTING
CAMPUS MASTER PLAN, WHICH MEANS
THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL
WOULD PROVIDE INPUT, BUT IT
WOULD NOT COME TO COUNCIL.
IT WOULD NOT COUNT AGAINST THE
LIMITS IN THE MASTER PLAN.
THIS KIND OF AMENDMENT CAN BE
USED ONCE AND A MASTER PLAN'S
IFETIME.
THE LEGISLATION WILL ALSO
CLARIFY THE CONGREGATE HOUSING
PERMITTED WITH COLLEGE AND
UNIVERSITIES IS PERMITTED
OUTRIGHT.
CURRENTLY, ONLY CONGREGATE
HOUSING OWNED BY COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES IS ALLOWED.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THE
BILL DOES?
>> COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE HAD THIS
BRIEFED BEFORE US WITH A FULL
PRESENTATION.
THE PRESENTATION IS ATTACHED TO
THE PROFILE AND I AM JUST
NOTICING WE STILL HAVE MONICA
MARTINEZ LISTED AS CITY CLERK.
MONICA, WILL YOU COME BACK?
WE MISS YOU ALREADY.
WITH THAT, ANY QUESTIONS ON
WHAT LISH HAS TO SAY?
SEEING NONE, GORDON, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO TAKE IT AWAY?
>> HI, I WILL JUST AMPLIFY A
COUPLE OF THINGS THAT LISH
TALKED ABOUT.
ONE IS, WE WERE JUST MAKING A
FEW TARGETED CHANGES TO THE
CHAPTER 23 69 IN THE LAND USE
CODE ABOUT INSTITUTIONS.
IN ORDER TO CONSIDER HOUSING AS
A MINOR AMENDMENT, WE NEED TO
SORT OF ALLOW FOR THAT TO
HAPPEN BY OPENING THE DOOR A
LITTLE BIT ON MINOR AMENDMENT
CRITERIA.
AND ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE
ADJUSTMENTS IS THAT A NEW
HOUSING PROJECT THAT COULD COME
ALONG WOULD NOT BE COUNTED
AGAINST ANY OTHER PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED MAJOR INSTITUTION
MASTER PLAN SQUARE FOOTAGE.
SO THAT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WOULD NOT BE FORCED TO PICK
AMONGST PROJECTS.
TO DO.
YOU KNOW, DOING THE HOUSING
PROJECT, PENALIZED, DOING
ANOTHER PROJECT THAT THEY HAVE
ALREADY ANTICIPATED DOING IN
THEIR CURRENT PLAN.
AND THEN ON THE TOPIC OF
AFFILIATED, YOU KNOW, DETAILS
SUCH AS WHETHER A HOUSING
PROJECT IS OWNED BY THE COLLEGE
OR, YOU KNOW, HAS A SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT OWNERSHIP
ARRANGEMENT, IS SOMETHING WE
WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE BY
INCLUDING THE WORD AFFILIATED,
WHERE IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO DO
SO.
SO THAT THERE IS NOT A
TECHNICAL DETAIL DOWN THE LINE
THAT WOULD TRIP UP A PROJECT.
SO THAT IS SOME OF THE REASONS
WHY WE ARE MAKING THOSE AMID
RENTS AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, GORDON.
JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S
EDIFICATION, THIS HAS BEEN
DISCUSSED FOR POSSIBLY, I'M
GOING TO SAY THE LAST FOUR
YEARS, FIVE YEARS.
SOMEWHERE, FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.
>> A FEW YEARS.
WE STARTED LOOKING INTO IT AND
SEEING HOW IT COULD WORK.
>> AND THE MAYOR TRANSMITTED TO
COUNCIL ON APRIL 6. ON APRIL
11, THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT'S
OFFICE REVIEWED IT.
ON APRIL 19 IT WAS REFERRED TO
THE CITY COUNCIL AND ON JUNE 8
WE HEARD IT IN COMMITTEE.
I AM FEELING COMFORTABLE VOTING
ON IT AT THIS TIME AND AND KNOW
THAT WE HAVE TWO AMENDMENTS.
ONE TECHNICAL IN NATURE AND ONE
NOT TECHNICAL, SUPPORTED BY THE
COUNCIL AND THE CHAIR.
SO THE AMENDMENTS ARE BOTH ON
THE AGENDA AND WERE DISTRIBUTED
TO COUNCILMEMBERS.
BEFORE WE VOTE ON AMENDMENTS I
WILL PLACE THE BILL BEFORE US,
WHICH I MOVE FOR PASSAGE OF
COUNCIL BILL 120313, IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT HAS BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
I WILL TAKE UP AMENDMENT ONE.
I WILL PULL IT UP SO I'VE GOT
IT BEFORE ME.
IT IS TECHNICAL IN NATURE.
THE LANGUAGE FOCUSES BY ADDING,
OR AFFILIATED WITH, TO THIS
CONVERSATION, SO IT IS
TECHNICAL IN NATURE.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS ON
THIS AMENDMENT ATTACHED TO THE
AGENDA AND DISTRIBUTED BEFORE
COUNCIL?
SEEING NONE, I AM GOING TO MOVE
TO AMEND COUNCIL BILL 120313 AS
SHOWN IN AMENDMENT ONE.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU, IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED TO AMEND COUNCIL
BILL 120313.
THIS AMENDMENT MAKES TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS.
THIS IS WHERE I ASKED LISH TO
ADDRESS IT, RATHER THAN ME
TRYING TO BRIEF IT ON MY OWN.
I DO PLAY COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF
ON TV.
LISH, ANYTHING TO SHOW US?
>> IT IS INTENDED TO REMOVE A
REDUNDANT PHRASE THAT COULD
CAUSE A LITTLE BIT OF
CONFUSION.
>> GREAT.
ANY QUESTIONS, COLLEAGUES?
SEEING NONE.
NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.
WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL.
>> VICE CHAIR MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> THE AMENDMENT PASSES.
AMENDMENT TWO, LIMITING
CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WOULD APPLY.
THE CHAIR SUPPORTS THIS
AMENDMENT.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO MOVE YOUR
AMENDMENT?
>> YES, CHAIR STRAUSS, I WOULD
LIKE TO MOVE AMENDMENT TO, AS
INDICATED ON THE AGENDA.
>> SECONDED.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
BEFORE I RECOGNIZE
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, I WILL
ASK LISH TO PROVIDE A BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF THIS AMENDMENT AND
IF I MIGHT, THE AMENDMENT
LIMITS THE SCOPE TO COMMUNITY
AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES.
DID I GET IT RIGHT?
>> YEAH, IT ADDS A STATEMENT IN
THE AWARENESS CLAUSES THAT THIS
BILL IS NOT INTENDED TO SET A
PRECEDENT FOR FUTURE ACTIONS
AND ANY NUMBER OF PLACES.
IT NARROWS THE SCOPE OF THE BILL
FROM COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
TO JUST APPLY TO COMMUNITY AND
TECHNICAL COLLEGES, AND THERE
ARE THREE OF THOSE IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE, NORTH SEATTLE,
CENTRAL SEATTLE --
>> THANK YOU.
PERFECT.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN?
ANY THOUGHTS?
>> YES, THANK YOU, CHAIR
STRAUSS AND THANK YOU STAFF
FOR DRAFTING THIS AMENDMENT.
AMENDMENT TWO IS NEEDED TO BRING
THE CONTENT AND SUBJECT OF THE
BILL BACK IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE
TITLE OF THE BILL TO FOCUS AS
INTENDED ON COMMUNITY COLLEGES
AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES IN AN
URBAN CENTER.
I BELIEVE THIS BILL ORIGINATED
WITH THE EXECUTIVE TO
FACILITATE AN URBAN CENTER
SURROUNDING SEATTLE CENTRAL
COLLEGE, WHICH I SUPPORT.
SO THE AMENDMENT IS BRINGING
THE BODY OF THE BILL BACK IN
ALIGNMENT WITH THE TITLE.
THANK YOU.
>> WONDERFUL.
WELL SAID, COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE
TAKE A VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT?
SEEING NONE -- OH,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR.
DID I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY THAT
THERE WAS ONE AMENDMENT THAT
WAS TECHNICAL YOU SUPPORTED AND
ANOTHER ONE THAT WAS NOT
TECHNICAL THAT YOU ARE URGING A
NO VOTE?
>> BOTH AMENDMENTS TODAY AND
CANDIDLY I CHECKED IN WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON,
LOCATED IN COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN'S DISTRICT, AND NO
ISSUES THERE.
>> OKAY, I DO HAVE A COMMENT.
COLLEAGUES, I APOLOGIZE I DID
NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO ASK THAT
QUESTION IN ADVANCE.
AND COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, I
USUALLY TRY TO MAKE SURE I
FULLY UNDERSTAND THE
AMENDMENTS THAT YOU AND I BRING
FORWARD THAT SOMETIMES ALIGN
AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE
DIFFERENCES OF OPINION.
I THINK THIS IS AN AREA WHERE
WE HAVE A DIFFERENCE OF
OPINION.
I WILL AGREE, AS THE CHAIR
NOTED, CHECKING IN WITH THE
INSTITUTIONS, WE SIMILARLY HEARD
THAT THERE IS NO INSTITUTION
THAT WILL BE PURSUING ANY
SIMILAR MODIFICATION IN THE
FUTURE, SO I THINK THIS BILL,
AS IS, IS APPROPRIATELY SCOPED
WITHIN THE TITLE.
I DO THINK, THOUGH, THAT IT IS
A GOOD THING THAT THESE
INSTITUTIONS ARE TRYING TO LOOK
FOR BUILDING HOUSING.
BUILDING HOUSING NEAR
EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND MAKING
SURE WE ARE CREATING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS TO BE
ABLE TO HAVE A WALKABLE
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT INCLUDES THEM
BEING ABLE TO GO TO THEIR
INSTITUTION OF CHOICE.
IDEALLY WE WOULD HAVE THIS AT
MORE INSTITUTIONS.
IDEALLY WE WOULD HAVE THIS IN
THE SOUTH END, OUT ON THE WEST
SEATTLE PENINSULA WHERE IT IS
HARD TO FIND HOUSING AND THERE
ARE NOT A LOT OF BUS LINES TO
THE SOUTH COLLEGE.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE
ARE NOT INADVERTENTLY SIGNALING
DAYS YES, THIS IS VERY MUCH
SCOPED AND THERE IS NO
INSTITUTION INTERESTED IN
PURSUING A SIMILAR SOLUTION.
I AM GOING TO BE A NO ON THIS
VOTE, JUST TO BE SURE I
CONTINUED TO SEND A MESSAGE TO
ANY OF OUR INSTITUTIONS
INTERESTED IN CREATING MORE
HOUSING THAT WE ARE VERY MUCH
SUPPORTIVE OF TRYING TO CREATE
OPTIONS FOR THEM TO ADDRESS THE
ZONING NEEDS TO MAKE SURE THERE
IS A WALKABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR
ANY STUDENT OF ANY AGE OR
ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO STUDY AND
ACCESS THEIR STUDIES AT THAT
LOCATION.
AND GIVEN THE RENTAL MARKET,
OUR HOUSING MARKET IN SEATTLE,
BUILDING WHERE WE CAN TO
SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES AROUND
INSTITUTIONS LIKE THIS IS
IMPORTANT.
THAT SAID I RECOGNIZE THERE IS
NO PLAN TO DO THAT.
IT DOES NOT CHANGE WHAT IS IN
FRONT OF US.
I JUST WANT TO SIGNAL THAT WE
ARE TRYING TO SCOPE AND LIMIT
WAREHOUSING CAN BE BUILT.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS BEFORE WE VOTE ON
AMENDMENT TWO, AS SHOWN ON THE
AGENDA?
SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
>> VICE CHAIR MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> NO.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> THAT IS FOR IN FAVOR, ONE
OPPOSED.
I'VE GOT A LOT OF TEXT HERE.
COUNCIL BILL 120313 IS PASSED.
BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE
UNDERLYING BILL ARE THERE ANY OF
FINAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS FROM COLLEAGUES?
SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
BILL AS AMENDED?
>> VICE CHAIR MORALES.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> THE MOTION PASSES.
COUNCIL BILL 120313 AS AMENDED
PASSES AND WILL BE BEFORE THE
FULL CITY COUNCIL ON JULY 19
FOR A FINAL VOTE.
MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT AGENDA
ITEM, THANK YOU COLLEAGUES.
THE FINAL AGENDA ITEM IS A
QUARTERLY BRIEFING FROM THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT ON ACTIONS TO
PROTECT AND EXPAND THE TREE
CANOPY.
I RECOGNIZE WE HAVE 15 MINUTES
ALLOTTED LEFT IN OUR SCHEDULED
TIME.
WE MIGHT GO OVER A COUPLE
MINUTES, COLLEAGUES.
IN SHORT, THERE IS NOT A LOT TO
UPDATE FROM THE LAST TIME WE
HAD THE TWO OFFICES BEFORE US,
BECAUSE A LOT OF WORK HAS
ALREADY BEEN DONE.
WITH THAT, SORRY TO STEAL YOUR
THUNDER.
WE ARE JOINED BY CHANDA EMERY
OF SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTIONS
AND PATTI BAKKER, OFFICE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT.
DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE ON WHO
STARTS?
>> I CAN KICK US OFF.
>> TAKE IT AWAY.
>> I BELIEVE I AM SHARING THE
SCREEN, SO YOU SHOULD BE SEEING
OUR SLIDES.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, CHAIR
STRAUSS AND GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCILMEMBERS.
WE ARE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THIS
QUARTERLY BRIEFING ON EFFORTS --
I AM PATTI BAKKER IN THE
OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND
ENVIRONMENT AND AS YOU
MENTIONED, CHANDA EMERY,
SENIOR PLANNER IS HERE AS WELL.
I WILL PROVIDE A FEW UPDATES ON
THE MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT WAS
FINALIZED IN 2021 AND THEN
CHANDA WILL PROVIDE UPDATES ON
THE WORK AND THE NEXT STEPS FOR
THIS WORK.
REGARDING THE URBAN FOREST
MANAGEMENT PLAN, WE ARE NOW IN
THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE FOR
THE PLAN AS, AGAIN, IT WAS
FINALIZED MIDYEAR LAST YEAR.
THE CORE OF THE PLAN IS A SET
OF OUTCOMES, STRATEGIES,
ACTIONS, AND INDICATORS THAT
WILL SUPPORT A HEALTHY AND
SUSTAINABLE FOREST ACROSS THE
CITIES PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY
OWNED LANDS.
AND IT IS THE ACTIONS IN THE
PLAN WE ARE FOCUSED ON NOW,
WITH THE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.
THE ACTIONS ARE ORGANIZED IN AN
ACTION AGENDA THAT OUTLINES THE
STEPS THAT THE CITY AND
COMMUNITY PARTNERS WILL TAKE TO
IMPLEMENT THE PLAN OVER THE
NEXT FIVE YEARS AND THROUGH
WHICH WE AIM TO ENSURE THAT THE
URBAN FOREST IS EFFECTIVELY
MANAGED.
SO IT HAS INCORPORATED MOST OF
THE ACTION AGENDA ITEMS INTO
THE 2022 WORKPLAN.
I HIGHLIGHTED SEVERAL OF THOSE
ACTIONS IN OUR LAST BRIEFING IN
MARCH.
THEN THERE ARE SOME ACTIONS
SLATED FOR WORK IN FUTURE
YEARS.
SO WE HAVE INCORPORATED, ALSO
INTO THE WORKPLAN, A TRACKER
FOR THE FULL ACTION AGENDA.
SO THAT WE CAN TRACK PROGRESS
ON THAT AS WE INCORPORATE TASKS
INTO WORK PLANS.
SO TWO OF THOSE ONGOING ACTIONS
ARE THE TREE PROTECTION
ORDINANCE UPDATE, WHICH YOU
WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT SHORTLY,
AND THE CANOPY COVER
ASSESSMENT.
WHEN WE LAST BRIEF DUE IN MARCH,
THE ESTIMATE ON TIMING FOR WHEN
WE WOULD HAVE THE REPORT WAS
MIDYEAR, THIS YEAR.
HOWEVER, THE CONSULTANT TEAM
HAS EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED
DELAYS AND SETBACKS, SO THAT
EFFORT IS NOT YET COMPLETE.
WE NOW EXPECT THE ASSESSMENT
REPORT IN LATE SUMMER FOR THAT.
WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING WITH
THAT TEAM ON THAT EFFORT AND
PREPARING FOR ROLLING OUT THE
REPORT WHEN IT IS READY.
ALSO AS PART OF THE HOLISTIC
CITYWIDE URBAN FORESTRY
STRATEGY, WE ARE COORDINATING
TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO
ENHANCE EQUITY THROUGH OUR
CITYWIDE URBAN FORESTRY
EFFORTS, IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE
CANOPY COVER DATA.
SO THESE ARE CONCURRENT
EFFORTS, SO WE CAN MAXIMIZE OUR
USE OF THAT DATA WHEN IT DOES
COME IN.
IN ADDITION, SINCE WE LAST
BRIEF DUE, WE PREPARED OUR 2021
URBAN FORESTRY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
REPORT AND TO SHARE A FEW
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT REPORT,
REGARDING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
AND WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES.
THE PROGRAM PROVIDED OUTREACH
TO 1500 RESIDENTS IN LOW CANOPY
NEIGHBORHOODS.
SOUTH PARK, GEORGETOWN, LAKE
CITY, AND NEW HOLLY.
THE PARTNERSHIP SUPPORTED 177
POSITIONS PROVIDING ON THE
GROUND RESTORATION AND
COMMUNITY BUILDING WORK
EXPERIENCE.
AND IN TREE CARE AND
MANAGEMENT, CITY DEPARTMENTS
PLANTED JUST OVER 1700 TREES
DURING THE YEAR-END APARTMENTS
MAINTAINED ANOTHER ALMOST 7800
TREES TO KEEP THEM HEALTHY.
THE PARTNERSHIP CONDUCTED
RESTORATION ACTIVITIES ON OVER
700 ACRES, INCLUDING PLANTING
MORE THAN 10,500 TREE
SEEDLINGS.
SO THERE IS A LOT OF WORK GOING
ON AS WE IMPLEMENT THE PLAN TO
DEVELOP AND CARE FOR OUR URBAN
FOREST.
NOW I CAN PASS IT ON TO CHANDA
TO COVER DETAILS OF THE TREE
PROTECTION WORK UNLESS WE WANT
TO PAUSE HERE FOR QUESTIONS.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
BUT THAT IS POSSIBLY BECAUSE I
HAD THE PRE-MEETING.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS ON
THIS SECTION?
SEEING NONE --
>> OKAY, WE CAN MOVE ON.
>> YOU ARE GOOD TO GO.
>> OKAY, CHANDA, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THANK YOU, PATTI.
SO, FISCAL QUARTERS OF Q1 AND
Q2 THIS YEAR.
ONE OF THE MORE RECENT
PENALTIES WAS $25,000 AND
GENERALLY PENALTIES ARE AROUND
$3000 FOR EACH ILLEGAL ACTION.
THE TOTAL AS OF MID-MAY WAS
$56,000.
WE CONTINUE TO BE VIGOROUS IN
OUR ENFORCEMENT AND YES THE
HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR NEW WAYS
TO CONNECT WITH EXPERT STAFF,
USING OUR NEW, VIRTUAL, ONLINE
CHAT FEATURE.
YOU CAN REACH A CITY ARBORIST
FOR QUESTIONS AS WELL AS
CONNECT FOR CODE COMPLIANCE
STAFF FOR ENFORCEMENT AND
EVERYDAY QUESTIONS.
AND THEN WE USE THAT FEEDBACK
TO IMPROVE THIS VIRTUAL
SERVICE, BASED ON WHAT WE HEAR.
SDCI CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH
STAKEHOLDERS ON THE TREE
PROTECTIONS UPDATE.
SDCI BRIEFED THE UFC ON
FEBRUARY 9 AND ON MARCH 2 AS WE
WERE PREPARING TO ISSUE THE
RESOLUTION AND SHORTLY
THEREAFTER.
WE HAD A BRIEF PAUSE IN OUR
MEETINGS WITH UFC DURING THE
APPEAL PROCESS AND THEN WE HAVE
PLANS TO ATTEND ANOTHER UFC
BRIEFING IN EARLY AUGUST TO
CONTINUE OUR WORK TOGETHER ON
THE TREE PROTECTION UPDATES.
IN ADDITION TO THE UFC, OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS HAVE PROVIDED
WRITTEN COMMENTS TO SDCI
REGARDING THE DRAFT
LEGISLATION.
ALL COMMENTS HAVE BEEN READ AND
REVIEWED AND ARE BEING
CONSIDERED.
LAST MONTH WAS THE HEARING ON
THE APPEAL OF THE DRAFT
LEGISLATION WHICH ENDED JUNE
22.
WE ANTICIPATE THE HEARING
EXAMINER WILL ISSUE HIS RULING
BY THE END OF THE MONTH.
SO, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
POSSIBLE OUTCOMES REGARDING THE
APPEAL OF THE DRAFT TREE
LEGISLATION.
GENERALLY IT COULD BE THAT THE
HEARING EXAMINER AFFIRMED THE
CITY'S THRESHOLD DETERMINATION,
ALLOWING THE COUNCIL TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH CONSIDERING THE
PROPOSED DRAFT LEGISLATION.
OR IT COULD BE THAT THE HEARING
EXAMINER FINDS THAT THE
THRESHOLD DETERMINATION SHOULD
HAVE BEEN A DETERMINATION OF
SERIOUS ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACTS AND THUS REQUIRED THE
CITY TO CONDUCT A FULL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.
OR IT COULD BE THAT THE HEARING
EXAMINER FINDS THAT THE CITY
NEEDS TO DO ADDITIONAL
SUBSTANTIVE OR PROCEDURAL WORK,
SUCH AS ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS.
ON ANY OF THESE POSSIBILITIES,
SDCI WILL WORK WITH THE MAYOR
AND COUNCIL ON NEXT STEPS.
>> THANK YOU, CHANDA, BUT
CANDIDLY I WOULD SAY IT HAS AN
IMMENSE IMPACT ON THE
ENVIRONMENT.
THAT IS PERSONAL OPINION.
THANK YOU.
>> SURE.
SO, SDCI IS EXCITED TO HAVE A
NEW TREE SERVICE PROVIDER
REGISTRATION IN PLACE THAT WILL
BE EFFECTIVE THIS FALL.
THE LEGISLATION IS EFFECTIVE AS
EARLY AS THIS NOVEMBER.
SO, LEGISLATION WILL SET UP A
NEW REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR
TREE SERVICE PROVIDERS DOING
COMMERCIAL TREE WORK IN THE
CITY, BUT ALSO REQUIRE
REGISTERED TREE SERVICE
PROVIDERS TO COMPLY WITH BEST
PRACTICES.
SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE EXPLORING
OPTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE
NEW REGISTRY.
WE ARE ALSO WORKING TOWARDS
LAUNCHING COMPREHENSIVE
OUTREACH MATERIALS TO REACH AS
MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE, TO
MAKE IT CLEAR WHAT IS IN THE
LEGISLATION AND WHAT IS REQUIRED
TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THESE
NEW REGULATIONS.
SO, AS FAR AS NEXT STEPS IN
THIRD-QUARTER, OUR TREE TEAM IS
COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH
STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING THE
UFC, ON ANY POTENTIAL REVISIONS
TO THE LEGISLATION AND WE WILL
BE IDENTIFYING RESOURCES NEEDED
FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND
ENFORCEMENT AS WE DO THIS.
AND AGAIN, WE WILL BE WORKING
WITH THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
ON THE NEXT PHASE OF THIS WORK.
SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR BRIEF
PRESENTATION.
PATTI AND I ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE
FOR US.
>> THANK YOU, CHANDA.
I KNOW IN OUR PRE-MEETING WE
ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND
THERE IS NOTHING FURTHER THAT I
NEED TO PUT ON THE RECORD,
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE ARE JUST
WAITING FOR THE HEARINGS TO
ISSUE THEIR DETERMINATION.
I APPRECIATE YOU CONTINUING TO
FIND DIFFERENT WAYS TO FUND THE
TREE SERVICE PROVIDER
REGISTRATION, BECAUSE I KNOW
THAT FUNDING WAS NOT IDENTIFIED
AT THE OUTSET.
I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK TO
LOCATE THAT WITHIN THE BUDGET.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS?
I THINK THIS MIGHT BE YOUR
FIRST QUARTERLY TRAY REPORT
WITHOUT ANY QUESTIONS, FRIENDS.
WITH THAT, I THINK THAT IS THE
PRESENTATION.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BOTH
STICKING THROUGH WITH US THIS
WHOLE TIME.
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA, ICU
CAME OFF MUTE.
NO?
SO, WITH THAT, PATTI, CHANDA,
THANK YOU FOR COMING TO US.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US AND
ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK OVER SO
MANY YEARS HAS PAID OFF FOR
TODAY.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU COUNCIL
MEMBERS.
>> WONDERFUL.
THAT 25 MINUTE PRESENTATION WAS
DONE IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES.
I APPRECIATE YOU ALL.
COLLEAGUES, THAT BRINGS US TO
SECTION E OF THE AGENDA,
ADJOURNMENT.
BEFORE I ADJOURN, IS THERE
ANYTHING FOR THE GOOD OF THE
ORDER?
>> MISTER CHAIR, I THINK WE ARE
27 MINUTES DELAYED, BUT I JUST
WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT MY OFFICE
IS CLOSED.
I WILL CONSIDER THIS WALKING
OUT RIGHT NOW IN SOLIDARITY
WITH THE HANDS OFF OUR BODIES
PROTESTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO
SUPPORT ABORTION ACCESS.
I WANTED TO BE HERE, BUT I WILL
EXTEND MY WALK OUT TO THE
EVENING.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS TO
EVERYBODY WHO SHOWED SOLIDARITY
IN THEIR WALKOUT EFFORTS TODAY.
>> WITH THAT THIS CONCLUDE THE
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2022 MEETING
OF THE LAND USE COMMITTEE.
IF THERE IS NO FURTHER
BUSINESS, THE MEETING WILL BE
ADJOURNED AND WE WILL WALK OUT.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING IS
JULY 27, STARTING AT 2:00 P.M.
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING.
NO FURTHE BUSINESS.
WE ARE WALKING OUT.