>>> SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
LAND-USE COMMITTEE WILL COME TO
ORDER. IT IS 2:00 P.M. DAN
STRAUSS. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> PRESENT.
>> VICE CHAIR MORELLA'S.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA IS
HERE .
>> THANK YOU.
>> PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE FOUR ITEM
ON THE AGENDA TODAY, A
BRIEFING, DISCUSSION, AND
POSSIBLE VOTE ON APPOINTMENT
02416, APPOINTED TO THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIV
BOARD, A PUBLIC HEARING AND
BREATHING ON COUNCIL BILL
140262, THE 2022 COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN AMENDMENT, A BRIEFING ON
COUNCIL BILL 120464, DESIGN
REVIEW EXAM FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECTS UP TO 60% AMI
AND A BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION O
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SCOPING
REPORT. BEFORE WE BEGIN, IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARIN
NO OBJECTION, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED. COLLEAGUES, AS YOU
KNOW, IT IS MY PRACTICE TO HAVE
ITEMS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TWIC
BEFORE VOTING THEM OUT, SO TODA
WILL BE THE PRESENTATIONS. NEXT
WEEK WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LAND-USE
COMMITTEE WHERE WE WILL PUT THE
ITEMS OUT SO WE CAN VOTE ON
EVERYTHING ON THE DECEMBER 13th
FULL COUNCIL MEETING. WE ALSO
THIS LAST FALL HAD AN
APPOINTMENT FOR DAVID MOEHRING
TO THE URBAN FORESTRY
COMMISSION. THAT WILL BE TAKEN
UP AT OUR NEXT MEETING. AT THIS
TIME WE WILL BEGIN THE OPEN
HYBRID PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FO
ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. AS A
REMINDER TO PUBLIC COMMENTERS,
YOU MUST SPEAK TO AN ITEM ON TH
AGENDA. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
PLAY THE VIDEO?
>> HELLO, SEATTLE. WE ARE THE
EMERALD CITY, THE CITY OF
FLOWERS AND THE CITY OF
GOODWILL, BUILT ON INDIGENOUS
LAND, THE TRADITIONAL TERRITOR
OF THE CO-SALESPEOPLE'S. 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 CAN
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 REGISTERED ON THE
COUNCIL'S WEBSITE. EACH SPEAKE
MUST CALL IN FROM THE PHONE
NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN THEY
REGISTERED ONLINE AND USE THE
MEETING I.D. AND PASSCODE THAT
WAS EMAILED UPON CONFIRMATION.
IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL
CONFIRMATION, PLEASE CHECK YOUR
SPAM OR JUNK MAIL FOLDERS. A
REMINDER, THE SPEAKER MEETING
I.D. IS DIFFERENT FROM THE
GENERAL LISTEN LINE MEETING I.D
PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA. ONCE A
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 CUE THAT IT'S YOUR
TURN TO SPEAK. AT THAT TIME YOU
MUST PRESS STAR SIX. YOU WILL
THEN HEAR A PROMPT OF YOU ARE
UNMUTED. BE SURE YOUR PHONE IS
UNMUTED ON YOUR END SO THAT YO
WILL BE HEARD. AS A SPEAKER, YO
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. AS A GENTLE
REMINDER TO WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENTS. AT THE END OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME, YOUR MICROPHONE
WILL BE MUTATED AND THE NEXT
SPEAKER REGISTERED WILL BE
CALLED. ONCE SPEAKERS HAVE
COMPLETED PROVIDING PUBLIC
COMMENT, PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE AND JOI
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 COMMENTS IF TH
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 PROCEEDING
OR THAT IS NOT FOCUSED ON AN
APPROPRIATE TOPIC, AS SPECIFIE
IN COUNCIL RULES, MAY LEAD TO
THE SPEAKER BEEN MUTED BY THE
PRESIDING OFFICER. OUR HOPE IS
TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSIONS THAT WIL
ASSIST OUR ORDERLY CONSIDERATIO
OF ISSUES BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS
NOW OPEN AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH
THE FIRST SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR
SIX AFTER YOU HEAR THE PROMPT O
YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. THANK
YOU, SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU. SO THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN. WE
BEGIN WITH THE FIRST SPEAKER ON
THE LIST. WE WILL DO IN PERSON
FOLLOWED BY REMOTE. WE DO HAVE
PUBLIC HEARING TODAY, SO IF YOU
ARE SPEAKING TO THE PUBLIC
HEARING, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO -
IF WE CALL ON YOU DURING GENERA
PUBLIC COMMENT AND YOU'RE HERE
TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PUBLIC
HEARING, WE WILL HOLD YOU
REMAINING UNTIL THE PUBLIC
HEARING. AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO
SIGN UP TO SPEAK, IT IS STILL
OPEN. OKAY, GREAT. GOOD TO SEE.
WE HAVE FOUR ON THE AGENDA
TODAY. ALEX ZIMMERMAN, YOU'RE
FIRST. WELCOME AND REMEMBER YOU
HAVE TO SPEAK TO AN ITEM ON THE
AGENDA, AND PLEASE DO NOT BE
OFFENSIVE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY NAME IS
ALEXANDER AND I AM THE PRESIDEN
OF STANDUP AMERICA. I WANT TO
SPEAK ABOUT AGENDA NUMBER THREE
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I AM
SORRY BUT WHERE IS MY PICTURE?
THIS CAMERA NOT WORKING? WHAT I
GOING ON? WHY DON'T I SEE MY
FACE? OKAY, MAYBE MY SCREEN IS
BROKEN AGAIN. OKAY, SO REVIEW
FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I COME
TO THIS PLACE FOR HOW MANY
YEARS, 20? AND I'M HEARING FRO
COUNCIL, AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, I DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS MEANS. MY
ENGLISH NOT ENOUGH. I DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS MEANS,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WHEN 300
HOMELESS DIE EVERY YEAR RIGHT
NOW, AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE DON'T HAVE PLACE FOR
LIVING IN SEATTLERIGHT NOW, OR
MOVE OUT. PRICE ALMOST DOUBLED
FOR RENT. WHAT DOES IT MEAN,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING? I DON'T
KNOW, WHAT DOES IT MEAN? THIS
HAS GONE FOR 20 YEARS AND
NOTHING HAPPENED. AND NOTHING
WILL BE HAPPENING FOR ANOTHER 2
YEARS, BECAUSE THEY SHOULD
ABSOLUTELY DO IT. YOU HAVE $8
BILLION. $16 BILLION BUDGET.
ALMOST $25 BILLION BUDGET. YOU
CANNOT DO IT. NOTHING,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I REMEMBER
SEATTLE 25 YEARS AGO. EVERYBODY
HAD IT. EVERYBODY HAD
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ONE-BEDROOM
APARTMENT YOU COULD RENT FOR
300 BUCKS. RIGHT NOW,
ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENT IN
SEATTLE, YOU CAN RENT FOR $3000
IT'S NOT REALLY A BIG
DIFFERENCE. IT'S AFFORDABLE
MONTH FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSE.
STANDUP, 750,000 DEMOCRATIC
IDIOTS INCLUDING THIS DIRTY
CHAMBER. TOTALLY , AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKERS
WILL BE JESSE SIMPSON FOLLOWED
BY BRADY NORDSTROM AND THEN
GERRIT AXELROD. NOTING I SEE
TERRY GOLINI HAS NOTED THAT THE
WANT TO SPEAK TO EITHER THE
PUBLIC HEARING OR COUNCIL BILL
464. NOT SURE WHICH ONE. MIGHT
BE WORTH CHECKING IN THERE.
JESSE SIMPSON, WELCOME. HOW ARE
YOU TODAY?
>> HEY, PRETTY GOOD. THANKS FOR
HAVING ME. I AM JESSE SIMPSON.
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND POLICY
MANAGER AT THE DEVELOPMENT
CONSORTIUM. I'M SPEAKING IN
SUPPORT OF COUNCIL BILL 120464,
EXTENDING THE CURRENT EXEMPTIO
FROM FULL DESIGN REVIEW FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WHICH IS SE
TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE
YEAR. THEY'LL DESPERATELY NEED
MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. DELAYS
TO THAT HOUSING ARE IN NEED AS
THE COST FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROJECTS. WE NEED TO BE DOING
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO REMOVE
BARRIERS TO BUILDING NEW
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THIS
LEGISLATION IS A STRONG AND
NECESSARY INTERIM STEP TO EXTEN
THE SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY
EXEMPTION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSIN
WHILE PERMANENT PROGRAM CHANGES
ARE CONSIDERED AND STUDIED. I
URGE THE CITY TO MOVE FORWARD
WITH LEGISLATION IN 2023 TO
PERMANENTLY EXEMPT AFFORDABLE
HOMES FROM ALL DESIGN REVIEWS.
THAT'S ADMINISTERED. I ALSO
PRODUCE BOARD BROADER REFORMS
IN 2023 TO MAKE ALL ASPECTS OF
THE DESIGN BE MORE EFFICIENT,
PROTECTABLE AND ASSISTANCE. IT'
IMPOSSIBLE TO EXPEDITE DESIGN
REVIEW WITHOUT SACRIFICING
QUALITY DESIGN AND INCLUSIVE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. I APPLAU
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,
COUNCILMEMBER STROSS AND
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA FOR
LEADING THE DESIGN REVIEW.
THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TESTIFY.
>> THANK YOU, JESSE. UP NEXT IS
BRADY NORDSTROM FOLLOWED BY
GERRIT AXELROD AND THEN WE'LL
BRIEFLY TOUCH BASE WITH TERRY.
BRADY, WELCOME.
>> GREETINGS. HI, MY NAME IS
BRADY NORDSTROM AND I AM HERE T
SPEAK ON BEHALF OF SEATTLE FOR
EVERYONE ABOUT COUNCIL BILL ON
2464. SEATTLE FOR EVERYONE IS A
BROAD HOUSING COALITION, WHICH
INTERACTS DIRECTLY AND
INDIRECTLY WITH SEATTLE'S DESIG
REVIEW PROGRAM. FIRST WE WANT T
THANK THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FO
YOUR ATTENTION ON DESIGN REVIEW
WHICH WE BELIEVE HAS A REAL
IMPACT ON HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY, HOUSING CREATION
AND ACCESS. WE BELIEVE THAT
SEATTLE DESIGN REVIEW AS IT
CURRENTLY FUNCTIONS IS BROKEN
AND THAT NOW IS THE TIME TO FIX
IT. SO WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS
COUNCIL BILL 120464, WHICH WE
REALLY SEE AS A CHANCE TO BUILD
ON THE SUCCESS OF SOME OF THESE
COVID ERIC DESIGN REVIEW
EXEMPTIONS FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, WHILE PERMANENT PROGRA
CHANGES ARE CONSIDERED AND
STUDIED. SO AS WE HAVE SEEN THI
EXEMPTION CAN REDUCE COSTS AND
EXPEDITE URGENTLY NEEDED
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DURING THIS
ONGOING HOUSING CRISIS THAT WE
ARE IN. AND WE ALSO BELIEVE THA
THIS BILL IS ANOTHER POSITIVE,
EARLY STEP TO FIX DESIGN REVIE
MORE COMPREHENSIVELY, JUST LIKE
THE RECENT ONLINE MEETINGS
BILL. BUT MORE WILL BE NEEDED T
TRULY REFORM THIS PROGRAM. SO
FOR EXAMPLE, DESIGN REVIEW IS
EXEMPT WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING
THERE ARE STILL MANY OTHER
PROJECTS THAT HAVE TO GO THROUG
THE PROCESS. SO WE WOULD URGE
COUNCIL TO CONSIDER BROADER,
BOLDER, AND MORE IMPACTFUL
REFORMS IN 2023 THAT CAN
PERMANENTLY AND SYSTEMATICALLY
MAKE ALL ASPECTS OF DESIGN
REVIEW MORE EFFICIENT,
PREDICTABLE, AND INCLUSIVE. SO
WE APPLAUD CITY COUNCIL FOR
ESTABLISHING A WORKPLAN FOR
PERMANENT LEGISLATION. I THINK
TH LAST THING I'LL JUST NOTE IS
THAT WE WOULD URGE YOU TO FIND
WAYS TO EXECUTE EXPEDITE THE
TIMELINE WHEREVER POSSIBLE,
POSSIBLY MOVING THE EFFECTIVE
DATE FROM SUMMER 31st TO
SEPTEMBER 31st. SO WE HOPE TO
WORK WITH YOU AND OTHERS TO FIN
LASTING CHANGES TO DESIGN
REVIEW. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, BRADY. UP NEXT IS
GERRIT AXELROD FOLLOWED BY
ALICIA RUIZ AND KATE SMITH.
JARED, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
CHAIR, HOUSE NUMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS GERRIT
AXELROD. I'M HERE WITH AMAZON.
ON HERE THIS AFTERNOON TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OF ITEM NUMBER THREE
ON YOUR AGENDA, RELATED TO
DESIGN REVIEW ASSESSMENT FOR LO
INCOME HOUSING. I'M ACTUALLY
GOING TO KEEP MY REMARKS BRIEF.
I'M GOING TO RESERVE MY COMMENT
FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS
LEGISLATION THAT'S SCHEDULED FO
DECEMBER 8th. JUST WANTED TO
TAKE TODAY, AMAZON IS VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS ITEM.
BUILDING MORE HOUSING IS THE
MOST SUREFIRE WAY TO ADDRESS TH
AFFORDABLE HOUSING CHALLENGES W
FACE IN THE COMMUNITY. BY
EXEMPTING MULTIFAMILY AND
MIXED-USE PRODUCTS DEVELOPED FO
LOW INCOME PROGRAMS FROM THE
PROGRAM, DEVELOPERS CREATE
FASTER AND LESS EXPENSIVE
HOUSING FOR OUR NEIGHBORS,
REDUCING BOTTLENECKS IN
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES CREATE
A SWIFTER, MORE EFFICIENT SYSTE
TO DELIVER NEW HOUSING TO THE
MARKET. SO WE WERE APPRECIATIVE
OF MAYOR HARRELL FOR ADVANCING
THIS WORK AND EXPRESS THANKS TO
COUNCIL MEMBER STRAUSS FOR
LEADERSHIP AND DIRECTION ON THI
TOPIC ON COUNCIL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JARED. UP NEXT I
ALICIA RUIZ FOLLOWED BY KATE
SMITH. ALICIA, WELCOME.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR
STRAUSS AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS ALICIA
RUIZ. I AM SEATTLE GOVERNMENT
AFFAIRS MANAGER FOR THE MASTER
BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF KING AN
SNOHOMISH COUNTY. I'M HERE TODA
IN SUPPORT OF COUNCIL BILL
120464. MASTER BUILDERS
SUPPORTS THIS BILL THAT WILL
EXEMPT AFFORDABLE HOUSING FROM
DESIGN REVIEW. AS WE ALL KNOW,
THE CURRENT DESIGN REVIEW
PROGRAM IN ITS CURRENT FORM ,
UNFORTUNATELY SLOWS DOWN A LOT
OF DEVELOPMENT , IN THAT IT
ADDS A LOT OF TIME, THUS A LOT
OF MONEY TO PROJECTS THAT MAKE
PROJECTS LESS AFFORDABLE. SO
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOK AT
DESIGN REVIEW AS A WHOLE, AND
MAKE SOME NECESSARY CHANGES TO
STREAMLINE THE PROGRAM. SO THA
WE CAN BUILD AFFORDABLE HOMES
FASTER. AND SO WE ARE IN SUPPOR
OF THIS BILL AND HOPEFULLY WE
CAN EXTEND THESE CHANGES INTO
OTHER TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, ALICIA. UP NEXT I
KATE SMITH, AND THEN WE ARE
GOING TO BRIEFLY CHECK IN WITH
KERRY DELANEY. KATE, WELCOME.
CAN YOU ALL -- BEFORE WE START
YOUR TIME, YOU ALSO WANTED TO
SPEAK TO THE PUBLIC HEARING, IS
THAT CORRECT?
>> NO, JUST NUMBER THREE,
PLEASE.
>> OKAY, GREAT. WELCOME, TAKE I
AWAY.
>> THANK YOU. I'M KATE SMITH.
I'M PRINCIPAL AT SMR ARCHITECTS
AND I AM CURRENTLY SERVING ON
THE BOARD OF DIRECT ERRORS OF
THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
CONSORTIUM. I'D REALLY LIKE TO
THANK THE MAYOR, THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE, YOUR SELF, COUNCILMEMBE
STRAUSS AND COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA FOR CONTINUING TO
ADVOCATE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND REALLY LEADING THE PROPOSED
REFORM 120464, TO ELIMINATE
THIS REQUIREMENT OF DESIGN
REVIEW FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROJECTS. IN MY 16 YEAR CAREER
FOCUSING SOLELY ON THE DESIGN
AND DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, I'VE EXPERIENCED A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OF DESIGN
REVIEW PROCESS ON THE SCHEDULE
AND THE COST OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN SEATTLE. THE
EMERGENCY LEGISLATION OF 2020
REMOVED BARRIERS FOR SO MANY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS OVE
THE LAST TWO YEARS AND I REALL
SUPPORT THIS INTERIM STEP TO
PERMANENTLY EXEMPT AFFORDABLE
HOUSING FROM ALL DESIGN REVIEW
REQUIREMENTS. I SEE THIS AS
REALLY THE FIRST STEP IN
REFORMING DESIGN REVIEW FOR ALL
PROJECTS AND RECOGNIZING THE
INEQUITY AND INEFFICIENCY OF TH
CURRENT PROCESS. SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, KATE. WE ARE GOIN
TO CHECK IN WITH BOTH TERRY
GOLINI AND STEVE ZEMKE, SEEING
AS IT LOOKS LIKE THEY BOTH HAVE
464 AND THE PUBLIC HEARING. CA
WE BRING UP TERRY AND CHECK IN
WITH TERRY?
>> HI, THIS IS TERRY GOLINI. I
APOLOGIZE, I MUST HAVE MISSED
REGISTERED FOR ALSO THE GENERAL
COMMENT. I AM ONLY HERE TO
COMMENT ON ITEM NUMBER THREE.
SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION ON THAT
MY NAME IS TERRY GALAN HE.
>> WE'RE GOING TO RESTART YOUR
TIME, SO GREAT, TAKE IT AWAY.
WELCOME, TERRY.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY
NAME IS TERRY GALAN HE. I AM
THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WITH
SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITY. I AM
ALSO A BOARD MEMBER OF THE
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM,
AND I AM HERE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL REGARDING
DESIGN REVIEW. SORRY IF I
STUMBLE THROUGH THIS A LITTLE
BIT. I'M A BIT NERVOUS. THANK
YOU FOR THAT. THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING CRISIS HAS ONLY GROWN I
RECENT YEARS, AND WHILE INCOMES
HAVE GROWN AMONG THE TOP EARNER
IN SEATTLE, RISING TIDES DON'T
ALWAYS RAISE ALL BOATS, LEAVING
MANY FAMILIES WITHOUT AFFORDABL
HOUSING. DELIVERING HOUSING MUC
WEAKER, WITH MORE EFFICIENT USE
A MORE EFFICIENT USE OF SCARCE
HOUSING RESOURCES, WILL BE THE
RESULT OF IMPLEMENTING THIS
EXEMPTION FOR DESIGN REVIEW.
THIS MEANS WE CAN DELIVER MORE
HOUSING AND WE CAN DELIVER THAT
HOUSING MUCH QUICKER FOR
FAMILIES. THE HOUSING AUTHORITY
HAS BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO
HAVE MORE THAN 500 UNITS ACROSS
FIVE SEPARATE PROJECTS BENEFIT
FROM THE CURRENT EXEMPTION UNDE
THE EMERGENCY LEGISLATION. THIS
EXEMPTION HAS RESULTED IN
SEVERAL MONTHS REDUCTION IN
DELIVERING THESE UNITS AND
SAVINGS OF OVER $2 MILLION
ACROSS THESE PROJECTS. JUST
WANTED TO THANK THE COUNCIL,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR THEIR WORK O
THIS. IT'S MUCH NEEDED AND WILL
BENEFIT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
THANKS SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, TERRY. YOUR
NERVES DIDN'T SHOW. YOU NAILED
IT WELL. APPRECIATE YOU COMING
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TODAY. WE
ARE GOING TO CHECK IN WITH STEV
ZEMKE BRIEFLY TO SEE IF STEVE,
ARE YOU DOING JENNY PUBLIC
COMMENT OR PUBLIC HEARING
TODAY?
>> BASICALLY I WILL MAKE A
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND JUST
MAKE A COMMENT ON NUMBER TWO
WEEKLY. I WANT TO THANK YOU AS
THE LAND-USE COMMITTEE AND THE
CITY COUNCIL TO HOLD FOR
PASSING IN THE BUDGET THE CITY
URBAN FORRESTER POSITION. I
THINK THIS WILL HELP ALL OF US
TO GET A BETTER HANDLE ON WHAT'
GOING ON IN THE CITY, AND BETTE
COORDINATE MOVING FORWARD. SO
AGAIN, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS
FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND THAT ITEM
IN THE BUDGET. I DO WANT TO
REVIEW -- I'M SPEAKING FOR
FRIENDS OF SEATTLE'S URBAN
FOREST. WE STRONGLY SUPPORT
INCREASING AFFORDABLE HOUSING I
THE CITY. WE DO WANT TO NOTE
THAT DESIGN REVIEW PROVISIONS D
NOT PRECLUDE THE COMPLIANCE WIT
THE TREE ORDINANCE PROVISIONS
OUT THERE. WE WANT TO MAKE
CERTAIN THAT THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING SITES THAT WE DO BUILD
ON, THAT THOSE ARE LIVABLE
SITES, THAT THOSE DO NOT CREATE
NEW URBAN HEAT ISLANDS, IMPACT
AREAS THAT ALSO INCLUDE TREES
WHERE WE CAN IN THOSE DESIGNS T
HELP FOR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL
HEALTH . THEN BRIEFLY WANT TO
COMMENT ON ITEM 2, GOING TO THE
PUBLIC HEARING, JUST THAT WE
SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL OVER STAT
AND FEDERAL HIGHWAYS. WE NEED T
LOOK AT MORE WAYS WE CAN USE
OUR EXISTING LAND. WE ALSO URGE
THE CITY TO LOOK AT PUTTING
LIDS ON PARKING LOTS AND TREES
IN PARKING LOTS. THERE'S ONE WA
TO ADDRESS TREES IN THE CITY AN
ADDRESS OPEN AREAS. THOSE LIDS
COULD ALSO INCLUDE POTENTIAL
SOLAR PANELS OVER PARKING LOTS.
I KNOW THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL
ITEM, BUT IT'S SOMETHING TO
CONSIDER AS YOU MOVE FORWARD.
AND I BELIEVE I HEARD YOU
CORRECT, THAT YOU WOULD BE
CONSIDERING THE APPOINTMENT OF
DAVID MORING TO BE A MEMBER OF
THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION A
YOUR NEXT MEETING, AND I
STRONGLY SUPPORT THAT. IT'S LON
OVERDUE. HE IS A WELL QUALIFIED
INDIVIDUAL IN URBAN PLANNING.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, STEVE. CLERK, CA
YOU CONFIRM THERE ARE NO FURTHE
PUBLIC COMMENT REGISTRANTS AT
THIS TIME?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU. SEEING AS WE HAVE
NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS REMOTELY
OR PHYSICALLY PRESENT, WE WILL
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM
ITEM 1, OUR FIRST AGENDA ITEM I
THE APPOINTMENT TO THE EQUITABL
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE BOARD.
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE
ABBREVIATED TITLE INTO THE
RECORD?
>> AGENDA ITEM 1, APPOINTMENT
02416, APPOINTMENT OF JOHN
RODRIGUEZ AS A MEMBER OF THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIV
BOARD FOR A TERM FROM FEBRUARY
28th 2024, FOR A BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION, AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> ALL RIGHT. I'VE GOT TO
APOLOGIZE TO PATRICE. WHEN SHE
CAME IN THE ROOM I DIDN'T
RECOGNIZE HER BECAUSE YOU'RE TH
SECOND PERSON THAT HAS COME
PHYSICALLY IN PERSON TO
COMMITTEE, SITTING DOWN HERE AT
THE END. WELL I APPRECIATE IT.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU
HERE AND I SEE BOTH JUAN AND
JOHN IS THE NAME OF THE
APPLICANT, SO I'LL USE
WHICHEVER NAME Y'ALL PREFER. SO
I JUST WANT TO FIRST SAY THANK
YOU, PATRICE THOMAS FROM OFFICE
OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT. WOULD YOU MIND JUS
STARTING US OFF WITH A BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ADVISORY
BOARD? THEN WE'LL GIVE IT TO OU
APPLICANT.
>> THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME TO
SIT DOWN, AND IT'S NICE TO BE I
A SPACE WITH YOU ALL. THE LAST
TIME I WAS ACTUALLY AT THIS
TABLE, WE WERE SITTING WITH THE
FIVE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS THA
HELPED TO SPUR THE EDI
INITIATIVE ITSELF. SO I WILL
BRIEFLY INTRODUCE THE BOARD OR
GIVE SOME BACKGROUND FOR THE
BOARD, AND THEN I WILL PASS IT
TO ABESHA SHIFERAW, OUR
ILLUSTRIOUS EDI POLICY
STRATEGIST, AND SHE WILL
INTRODUCE JUAN. SO OUR ADVISORY
BOARD PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO THE
CITY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE EDI. TO ENSURE THAT THE
PROGRAM FURTHERS THE CITY'S RAC
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE
GOALS, THE BOARD IMPLEMENTS THE
ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE GOALS
FOUND IN THE EQUITABLE
DEVELOPMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
DEVELOPS FUNDING CRITERIA, AND
CREATES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE
ALLOCATION OF THOSE FUNDS. THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIV
ADVISORY BOARD IS REPRESENTATIV
OF THE COMMUNITIES AND PEOPLE
THAT THE CITY ASPIRES TO SERVE,
AND WE ARE EXCITED TO INTRODUCE
YET ANOTHER POTENTIAL MEMBER
RECOMMENDED FOR APPOINTMENT
TODAY. I SEE YOUR NAME, I AM
TAGGING YOU IN, BOO.
>> HI EVERYONE, THANKS SO MUCH
FOR HAVING ME. MY NAME IS ABESH
SHIFERAW WITH THE EDI TEAM AND
WOULD LIKE TO JUST DO A QUICK
BACK GROUND AND SUMMARY OF OUR
APPLICANT TODAY. JOHN RODRIGUEZ
IS ORIGINALLY FROM THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. HIS FAMILY
MOVED TO NEW YORK CITY WHEN HE
WAS A TEENAGER. FOR THE LAST
FIVE YEARS, JOHN HAS BEEN LIVIN
IN SEATTLE AND FELL IN LOVE WIT
THE EMERALD CITY. HE'S A
FULL-TIME LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY
ADVOCATE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
ACTIVIST. HE'S BEEN ADVOCATING
FOR SOCIAL EQUITY AND HUMAN
RIGHTS FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS. H
HAS SERVED AS THE HUMAN RIGHTS
AMBASSADOR FOR THE UNITED
NATIONS IN THE CARIBBEAN, AND
JOHN IS CURRENTLY THE FOUNDER
AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
DOMINICAN ASSOCIATION OF
WASHINGTON STATE, AN
ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY,
SERVING MAINLY BIPOC AND
UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES. H
HAS ALSO SERVED AS EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF VARIOUS NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS IN DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES AS WELL AS HAS
DIVERSE BACKGROUND IN
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND IN
BUSINESS CONSULTING AND
MANAGEMENT, NONPROFIT
DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATION AND
MARKETING. AND FOR THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS, JOHN HAS BEEN
SERVING AS THE COCHAIR OF THE
SEATTLE LGBTQ COMMISSION, AND
HE WAS LEADING THAT AS A COCHAI
FROM 2019 TO 2020. AND WE
BELIEVE HE BRINGS A WEALTH OF
EXPERIENCE AND BACKGROUND TO
SUPPORT THE EDI ADVISORY BOARD.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I LOOK
TO SHIFT IT BACK TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE,
PATRICE? LET'S BRING JOHN IN.
>> I JUST WANTED TO ALLOW JOHN
OR BRING JOHN INTO THE SPACE T
SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
HIMSELF, ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE
LEFT OUT, AND WHY YOU MAY BE
EXCITED ABOUT PARTICIPATING ON
THE BOARD.
>> WELL THANK YOU , JOHN
RODRIGUEZ, HE/HIM AND THANKS
FOR THE INTRODUCTION. I'M VERY
EXCITED FOR THIS NOMINATION AN
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE, AND
ESPECIALLY THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT, CITY OF SEATTLE,
AND ONCE I HEARD ABOUT THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE, I FELL IN LOVE WITH
THIS, BECAUSE I SEE THAT THIS
IS A GREAT TOOL TO BREAK
BARRIERS AND PROMOTE AND BUILD
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE IN OUR CITY. THI
IS -- I'M A PASSIONATE ADVOCAT
FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND I
BELIEVE THAT WE REPRESENT MANY
INTERSECTIONALITY'S, BUT
ESPECIALLY WHAT CAN IDENTIFY,
AND EXPRESS THIS SEGMENT OF OU
COMMUNITY THAT IS
UNDERREPRESENTED WITHIN AND A
UNDERREPRESENTED SEGMENTS
ALREADY. I'M VERY HONORED TO BE
HERE AND WILLING TO SERVE AS A
PASSIONATE ADVOCATE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, JOHN. I JUST WISH
THE WEATHER WAS AS GOOD HERE AS
IT IS IN YOUR BACKGROUND. VICE
CHAIR MIRELES, I KNOW THAT THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIV
WAS IN YOUR COMMITTEE UNDER TH
LAST BIENNIUM. IS THERE ANYTHIN
YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE ABOUT THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIV
OR QUESTIONS FOR JOHN? I'VE GOT
ONE OR TWO QUESTIONS, I WILL
FOLLOW YOU, THOUGH.
>> SURE, THANK YOU. WELCOME.
NICE TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR INTEREST IN
SERVING. I WILL JUST SAY THAT
PATRICE AND I STARTED WORKING O
EDI BEFORE EITHER OF US WERE I
THE POSITIONS THAT WE ARE IN
RIGHT NOW. SO IT'S VERY
EXCITING TO SEE THAT THE PROGRA
IS NOT ONLY BEING IMPLEMENTED,
BUT IS BEING REALLY IMPACTFUL,
PARTICULARLY IN OUR COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR, AMONG OUR IMMIGRANT
AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES, WHO NO
HAVE ACCESS TO CAPITAL TO BUILD
THE KIND OF COMMUNITY LED
PROJECTS THAT THEY NEED, TO BE
ABLE TO SERVE THEIR
CONSTITUENCIES. SO THE EDI
BOARD PLAYS A REALLY IMPORTANT
ROLE IN KIND OF OVERSEEING THE
PROCESS FOR IDENTIFYING
PROJECTS, OVERSEES THE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS, A
WELL, TO MAKE SURE THE FOLKS WH
HAVE BEEN SORT OF FURTHEST FROM
THIS SORT OF ECONOMIC ACCESS AN
OPPORTUNITY, GET THE CHANCE TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE RESOURCES
AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL THE
DIVISION AND OFFICE OF PLANNIN
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CAN
OFFER TO GET THESE PROJECTS
DONE. SO IT'S AN IMPORTANT ROLE
THAT YOU'RE STEPPING INTO HERE,
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE IN THIS
CAPACITY, AND LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. JOHN,
I SEE WE'VE GOT COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON WHO WILL FOLLOW ME IN
JUST A MOMENT. READING YOUR
RESUME AND APPOINTMENT PACKET,
AM INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED AND
HONORED TO HAVE YOU AS PART OF
THIS INITIATIVE BOARD. I SEE TH
NUMEROUS PLACES OF BEING AN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BEING A
FACILITATOR, AND HAVING LIVED
IN BOTH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC,
NEW YORK CITY, AND NOW HERE FOR
MANY YEARS. WHAT CAN YOU SHARE
WITH US ABOUT THE NEED FOR
LEADERSHIP FACILITATION IN A
TIME OF DIVISIVENESS IN OUR
COUNTRY, AND WHAT DO YOU THINK
SEATTLE NEEDS TO FOCUS ON MOST
IN THIS ROLE?
>> WELL THAT'S SOMETHING THAT
ALWAYS THINK OF AND AS A MAJOR
PROBLEM , ONE OF THE MANY
PROBLEMS THAT WE FACE HERE IN
SEATTLE , THAT REPLICATES TO TH
NATION AS WELL. BUT SOCIAL
INJUSTICE IS THE MAIN DIVISION
AND CLASS, SOCIAL DIVISIONS AN
LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES IS THE
MAIN PROBLEM. WE HAVE FACED A
STRUCTURAL AND INSTITUTIONALIZE
RACISM FOR MORE THAN 400 YEARS
AND STILL STRUGGLE WITH THIS ,
WHETHER IT'S IMPLICIT OR
WHETHER IT IS EXPLICITLY , WE
DO FACE THIS AND ESPECIALLY
US, PEOPLE OF COLOR. AS A
COMMUNITY LEADER, WE ARE
CHALLENGED AND ALSO COMMITTED T
REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITIES ,
BREAKING LIKE I SAID, THOSE
BARRIERS, AND ONE OF THOSE IS
THAT. LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES,
DIVISION, SEGREGATION, AND
REAL PLANS, INITIATIVES LIKE
THIS ONE AND MANY OTHERS THAT W
CAN USE HERE IN SEATTLE, TWO
LET'S SAY MAKE SEATTLE A LIGHT
A BEAM, AN EXAMPLE, ROLE MODEL
TO OTHER CITIES NATIONWIDE, AND
IT'S A CHALLENGE, BUT I THINK
IT'S POSSIBLE WE ALL COME
TOGETHER AND FIGHT ALL THESE
INEQUITIES THAT EVERY DAY WE
FACE AND FIGHT.
>> WONDERFULLY SAID, JOHN. I
APPRECIATE YOU. COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO I
READ YOUR RESUME, AND WHAT
CAUGHT MY EYE THAT YOU HAVEN'T
TOUCHED ON YET IS THAT YOU
TAUGHT A COURSE AT THE BERKLEE
COLLEGE OF MUSIC CALLED INTRO T
THE MUSIC BUSINESS, AND I'M
CHAIR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMNT,
SO THAT PIQUED MY INTEREST
BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS
AN UN-TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF
INTERSECTION BETWEEN MUSIC AN
EVERYTHING THAT IT SEEMS AS
THOUGH WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH
THE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE. BECAUSE THERE'S A
WAY FOR BROADENING OUR MUSIC
COMMUNITY AND OFF-LINE AT SOM
POINT I'D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT HOW I CAN TAKE SOME OF
YOUR LEARNINGS AND TEACHINGS,
BECAUSE THE MUSIC COMMISSION I
IN MY DAILY WORK. SO WHAT CAN W
DO TO HELP OUR ARTISTS IN THE
BROADER COMMUNITY, IS WHAT I'M
REALLY TRYING TO SAY.
>> FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS I'VE
BEEN PERSONALLY INVOLVED WITH
THE ARTISTIC COMMUNITY HERE IN
KING COUNTY, LET'S SAY, AND I'M
ALSO A MUSIC PROMOTER, AND
ARTIST MANAGER, AS WELL. SO
WHEN -- AS A DOMINICAN, I MEAN
FROM THIS ISLAND WITH A RICH
CULTURE THAT IS INFLUENCING TH
WHOLE WIDE WORLD RIGHT NOW, WE
USE MUSIC, ART AS A TOOL TO
CHANGE AND BE A CHANGE MAKER
AND BREAK BARRIERS. CULTURE HA
A POWERFUL FORCE THAT CAN BE A
CHANGE MAKER AS WELL. BUT HERE,
OUR LOCAL ARTISTIC MUSIC
INDUSTRY NEEDS A LOT OF THAT.
SO WE CAN SOMEHOW KIND OF BRIN
AND BUILD BRIDGES WITHIN THIS
ALSO SMALL COMMUNITY,
STRENGTHEN AND SUPPORT IT SO
THAT WE CAN ALSO SEE CHANGES
HAPPENING. BECAUSE A LOT OF
THESE FOLKS, ESPECIALLY THOSE
PEOPLE OF COLOR THAT ARE IN THE
MUSIC , OR WANT TO BE IN THE
MUSIC INTEREST, WITH A LOT OF
MENTORING, A LOT OF US HAVE
BEEN INVOLVED WITH COLUMBIA
CITY, WITH A COUPLE PROJECTS
THAT THEY WANT TO REVIVE AND
THEY WANT TO ESTABLISH. AND I'M
PERSONALLY INVOLVED WITH THEM,
TRYING TO HELP THEM .
>> THANK YOU.
>> THAT'S AMAZING. JOHN, WE AR
LUCKY TO HAVE YOU IN OUR CITY.
WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU
INVOLVED IN THIS BOARD. WE ARE
JUST VERY LUCKY HERE.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY OTHE
QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME?
ANYTHING ELSE? WONDERFUL, WE'L
ROUND THIS OUT , JOHN, JUST
ANYTHING ELSE? JUST DOING THE
LAST CHECK .
>> NO, THANK YOU.
>> WITH THAT, WE ALREADY ASK FO
OTHER QUESTIONS. ARE THERE OTHE
FINAL COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE O
TO A ROLLCALL VOTE? SEEM NONE,
I MOVED TO RECOMMEND
CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT
02416. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED TO RECOMMEND
APPOINTMENT 02416. WILL LECLERC
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> VICE CHAIR MORALES.
>> YES.
>> CHAIR STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> FIVE IN FAVOR, NOT OPPOSED.
>> APPOINTMENT 02416 PASSES.
THANK YOU . IT IS SO AMAZING TO
SEE YOU, PATRICE. THANK YOU FOR
COMING DOWN. AND THANK YOU,
JOHN, FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
SERVE ON THIS ADVISORY BOARD.
THIS APPOINTMENT AND THE
COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION WILL
BE SENT TO THE FULL COUNCIL FO
A FINAL VOTE ON DECEMBER 13th,
NOT NEXT TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13th
JOHN, YOU DON'T NEED TO ATTEND
THE MEETING IF YOU DON'T WANT
TO. AND I HOPE WE GET SOME OF
THAT GOOD WEATHER SOON. WITH
THAT, THANKS, OUR NEXT ITEM IS
A PUBLIC HEARING AND BRIEFING O
COUNCIL BILL 120462, WHICH WILL
ADOPT OP CBS RECOMMENDED 2022
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS.
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE
SHORT TITLE INTO THE RECORD?
>> ITEM 2, COUNCIL BILL 120462
ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE SEATTLE
COMPANY HAS A PLAN TO COORDINAT
CHANGES PROPOSED AS PART OF THE
2022 CUMBRIAN SUPPLANT ANNUAL
AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR PUBLIC
HEARING AND BRIEFING.
>> THANK YOU. WE ARE JOINED BY
JIM HOLMES FROM OPC THE AND LIS
WHITSON FROM COUNCIL CENTRAL
STAFF FOR THIS DISCUSSION, WHO
IS SHARING SCREEN. WE CAN ALSO
SEE THE NEXT SLIDE. IT'S A OKAY
JUST WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF
WHAT WE ARE SEEING. THERE YOU
GO. JIM, TAKE IT AWAY.
>> SO THIS IS PROPOSALS TO
ADOPT ONE OF THE DOCKETED ANNUA
AMENDMENTS FROM 2022 TO SUPPOR
LIDS OVER HIGHWAYS TO RECONNEC
NEIGHBORHOODS AND CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND OPEN SPACE. THERE
WERE A NUMBER OF PROPOSALS THAT
WERE DOCKETED, THAT WE DID NOT
ANALYZE, FOR VARIOUS REASONS.
ONE AMENDMENT WAS TO REMOVE THE
ARTERIAL CLASSIFICATION FROM
FLORENCIA AND WEST FLORENCIA
STREET ON CLEAN AND. THAT WAS
INAPPROPRIATE FOR THE ANNUAL
AMENDMENT PROCESS BUT FDOT IS
EVALUATING THAT IS PART OF THE
WORK FROM THE SEATTLE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN. THERE WAS
DOCKETED ITEM ABOUT EXPLORING
AN URBAN VILLAGE DESIGNATION AT
130th AND I-5, SITE OF A FUTURE
SOUND TRANSIT STATION. THAT IS
BEING CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE
MAJOR UPDATES TO THE 2024 MAJO
UPDATE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN. FOSSIL FUEL FACILITIES AN
PUBLIC HEALTH ALSO IS BEING
DEFERRED TO THE MAJOR UPDATE.
THE SAME WITH EVALUATING THE
APPROPRIATENESS OF THE URBAN
VILLAGE DESIGNATION FOR SOUTH
PARK. THE FINAL AMENDMENT THAT
WAS DOCKETED, THAT WE DID NOT
ANALYZE, WAS AMENDMENTS TO
SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION IMPACT
FEES. THAT IS A COUNCIL
INITIATIVE THAT WILL BE UP TO
THE COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD.
FINALLY, WE ARE DEFERRING THE
INDUSTRIAL AND MARITIME STRATEG
AMENDMENTS, WHICH WE HAD HOPED
TO BRING TO YOU THIS YEAR. WE
WILL ADD THAT TO COUNCIL LATE
Q1, EARLY Q2 OF 2023. SO THE
PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE CUMBRIAN
SUPPLANT TO SUPPORT LIDS OVER
HIGHWAYS AMENDS TWO EXISTING
POLICIES, GROWTH STRATEGY POLIC
313 HAS BEEN EXPANDED FROM
ENCOURAGING OPPORTUNITIES TO
RECONNECT THE STREET , TO KNIT
TOGETHER NEIGHBORHOODS, TO ALSO
SUPPORT LIDS AND OTHER
CONNECTIONS OVER HIGHWAYS THAT
SEPARATE NEIGHBORHOODS,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE'S
OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, OPEN SPACE, OR
PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE CONNECTION
TO TRANSIT STATIONS. AND THEN I
THE TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT,
TRANSPORTATION POLICY 312 , THE
EXISTING AMENDMENT ENCOURAGES
LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO
REESTABLISH CONNECTIONS ACROSS
I-5. WE ARE PROPOSING TO EXTEND
THAT TO INCLUDE ALL STATE
HIGHWAYS AND EXPAND THE RANGE
OF POTENTIAL BENEFITS TO INCLUD
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
NEIGHBORHOOD COHESION. AND THAT
IS THE PROPOSAL.
>> THANK YOU, JIM. LISH,
ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD?
>> JUST TO MENTION THAT THE
COUNCIL FIRST ASKED OPC THE TO
LOOK AT THIS ISSUE AS PART OF
THE 2021 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
DOCKETING PROCESS. SO IT'S BEE
ON THEIR PLATE FOR JUST OVER A
YEAR, AS ONE OF MANY ITEMS THAT
COUNCIL HAS ASKED THEM TO LOOK
AT .
>> THANK YOU. I KNOW FOR MANY
COLLEAGUES, WAITING FOR THE
MAJOR UPDATE FOR SOME OF THESE
ITEMS WAS NOT IDEAL, AS WELL AS
I SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS
AND HIS REQUEST FOR FLORENCIA
BEEN DESIGNATED AWAY FROM AN
ARTERIAL SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO
TAKE TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES
THAT ARE COMMON SENSE, QUITE
FRANKLY, ON THAT ROAD. AND I
THINK COLLEAGUES, YOU ALL KNOW
MY WHOLEHEARTED SUPPORT FOR LID
OVER HIGHWAY, STATE OR FEDERAL
HIGHWAYS. WE HAVE SEEN FROM
WASHINGTON, D.C. TO TEXAS TO
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE ABILITY
TO CREATE MORE PUBLIC SPACE,
MORE OFFICE SPACE, MORE HOUSING
RECONNECTING NEIGHBORHOODS.
WHEN THE HIGHWAYS AND FREEWAYS
WERE PUT IN, THEY OFTEN TIMES
SEPARATED AND SEGREGATED LOWER
INCOME COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITIE
OF COLOR. WE SEE THAT WITH
CHINATOWN INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT. AND THERE'S SOME
REALLY AMAZING OPPORTUNITIES FO
US TO RECONNECT WITH THESE
NEIGHBORHOODS. IMAGINE IF YOU
WILL, CAPITOL HILL CONNECTING
TO SOUTH LAKE UNION OR ROOSEVEL
WAY, WHICH STARTS AT 145th AND
AURORA, TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO
TRAVEL THE ENTIRE ROADWAY.
RIGHT NOW IT'S CUT OFF BY I-5.
THINK, IF YOU WILL, THE AMOUNT
OF HOUSING THAT WE COULD PUT
OVER I-5, INCREASED PARK SPACE
NEAR THE 130th STREET STATION.
THERE'S JUST SO MANY OTHER
PLACES THAT THIS CAN OCCUR. I
HAVE AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF
SUPPORT FOR LIVING ON OUR
FREEWAYS AND HIGHWAYS.
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, OR
STATEMENTS TO MAKE REGARDING
THIS BILL BEFORE WE OPEN THE
PUBLIC HEARING?
>>
>> SIMON, AT THIS TIME WE WILL
OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING PERIOD
FOR COUNCIL BILL 120462, THE
2022 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AMENDMENTS. CLERK, WILL YOU
PLEASE PLAY A VIDEO?
>> HELLO, SEATTLE. WE ARE THE
EMERALD CITY, THE CITY OF
FLOWERS AND THE CITY OF
GOODWILL. BUILT ON INDIGENOUS
LAND, THE TRADITIONAL TERRITORY
OF THE COAST SALISH PEOPLES.
THE CID PSEUDO-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, REGISTE
TWO HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING
THE OF THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WEBSITE. HERE'S SOME INFORMATIO
ABOUT THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PROCEEDINGS. SPEAKERS ARE CALLE
UPON IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY
REGISTERED ON THE COUNCIL'S
WEBSITE. EACH SPEAKER MUST CALL
IN FROM THE HOME NUMBER PROVIDE
WHEN THEY REGISTERED ONLINE AND
USE THE MEETING I.D. AND
PASSCODE THAT WAS EMAILED UPON
CONFIRMATION. IF YOU DID NOT
RECEIVE AN EMAIL CONFIRMATION,
PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM OR JUNK
MAIL FOLDERS. A REMINDER, THE
SPEAKER MEETING I.D. IS
DIFFERENT FROM THE GENERAL
LISTEN LINE MEETING I.D.
PROVIDED ON THE AGENDA. ONCE A
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 CUE THAT IT'S YOUR
TURN TO SPEAK. AT THAT TIME, YO
MUST PRESS STAR SIX. YOU WILL
THEN HEAR A PROMPT OF, YOU ARE
UNMUTED. BE SURE YOUR PHONE IS
UNMUTED ON YOUR END SO THAT YO
WILL BE HEARD. AS A SPEAKER, YO
SHOULD BEGIN BY STATING YOUR
NAME AND THE ITEM THAT YOU ARE
ADDRESSING. A CHIME WILL SOUND
WHEN 10 SECONDS ARE LEFT IN YOU
ALLOTTED TIME. AS A GENTLE
REMINDER TO 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 JOI
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 IT
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
BE MUTED BY THE PRESIDING
OFFICER. OUR HOPE IS TO PROVIDE
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PRODUCTIVE
DISCUSSIONS THAT WILL ASSIST OU
ORDERLY CONSIDERATION OF ISSUES
BEFORE THE COUNCIL. THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW OPEN, AN
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRST
SPEAKER ON THE LIST. PLEASE
REMEMBER TO PRESS STAR SIX AFTE
YOU HEAR THE PROMPT OF YOU HAV
BEEN UNMUTED. THANK YOU,
SEATTLE.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE TWO PEOPL
SIGNED UP, ELLIOTT MUTING, WHO
IS NOT PRESENT. ELLIOTT, IF YOU
ARE LISTENING, PLEASE DO CHECK
YOUR EMAIL. CALL IN TO THE
NUMBER PRESENTED IN THE EMAIL,
NOT THE COUNCIL LISTEN LINE. LI
DUNN, WE WILL START WITH LIZ AS
YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE PRESENT.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEA
ME?
>> OFFICIALLY THE PUBLIC HEARIN
ON COUNCIL BILL 120462 IS OPEN
AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE FIRS
SPEAKER ON THE LIST.
>> THANK YOU, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YES WE CAN.
>> OKAY, GREAT. THANKS FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. MY NAME I
LIZ DUNN AND I JUST WANTED TO
CALL IN AND LEND MY STRONG
SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT TO GROWTH STRATEGY
POLICY 3.13 AND TRANSPORTATION
POLICY 3.12 THAT ANTICIPATE
LIVING PORTIONS OF THE FREEWAYS
THAT CUT THROUGH SEATTLE. AS
SOME OF YOU KNOW, I'M A PROPERT
OWNER AND A LONGTIME RESIDENT O
CAPITOL HILL, AND I DO HAVE A
LONGTIME VESTED INTEREST IN THI
ISSUE. I VOLUNTEER ON THE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE LID
I-5 NONPROFIT CITIZEN GROUP,
WHICH MANY OF YOU ARE PROBABLY
AWARE OF. I WAS ACTUALLY
INVOLVED IN PREVIOUS GROUPS OVE
THE MANY YEARS THAT PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN TRYING TO TACKLE THE ISSUE
CREATED BY THE FREEWAYS. AND
GUESS I THINK OF MYSELF AS ONE
OF THE MAJORITY OF SEATTLEITES
OVER THE GENERATIONS SINCE I-5
WAS BUILT THAT DID NOT WANT I-5
TO CUT THROUGH OUR CITY IN THE
FIRST PLACE, AND WHO POLLING
SHOWS SUPPORT LIDDING OVER IT T
MITIGATE THOSE IMPACTS. THE LI
FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT WAS
COMPLETED BY OP CD A COUPLE
YEARS AGO IS AN EXCELLENT
DOCUMENT, AND I ENCOURAGE
EVERYBODY TO READ AT LEAST THE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PIECES OF IT.
IT DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF
ESTIMATING COSTS AND EXPLORING
DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT SCENARIOS
AND OUT LINING SOME CONCRETE
NEXT STEPS THAT WOULD MOVE US
TOWARD A MASTER PLAN FOR WHERE
WE WOULD LID AND WHAT WE WOULD
BUILD ON THOSE LEADS. THE STUDY
MADE PRETTY CLEAR THAT THE
BENEFITS THAT WOULD ACCRUE OVER
TIME TO BOTH THE PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE SECTORS ARE PRETTY
ENORMOUS, AND HARD TO
CALCULATE. AND IT'S JUST
ESSENTIAL , AS SOMEONE SAID, IT
COULD TRANSFORM THE GEOGRAPHY O
OUR CITY TO KNIT THESE
NEIGHBORHOODS TOGETHER. BUT
IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT WE CREATE -
>> THANK YOU, LIZ. AND IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MORE
COMMENTS, PLEASE DO WRITE IN.
WOULD LOVE TO LISTEN , TO READ
WHAT YOU WERE ENDING UP THERE
SAYING. ELLIOTT MUTING, I.T. O
CLERK, CAN YOU CONFIRM ELLIOTT
MUTING IS NOT PRESENT AT THIS
TIME?
>> THERE ARE NO FURTHER PUBLIC
HEARING REGISTRANTS.
>> THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME I DO
NOT HAVE -- LET ME GO UP HERE.
AT THIS TIME, -- SAY AGAIN?
YOU ARE SIGNED. I DID NOT SEE
THAT ON THE REGISTRATION. ALEX
ZIMMERMAN. ALEX, I DON'T NEED
TO ARGUE WITH YOU. YOU ARE MORE
THAN WELCOME TO TAKE THE PODIUM
AND PLEASE DO NOT SIEG HEIL. MY
FAMILY HAD TO LEAVE GERMANY
BECAUSE OF THE AND I DON'T WANT
TO SEE IT HERE. IT'S VERY
OFFENSIVE. IT'S INCREDIBLY
OFFENSIVE. I DON'T EVEN THINK
YOU UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT THAT
YOU HAVE ON ME. YOU ARE SIGNED
UP. YOU'VE GOT TWO MINUTES. GO.
I'VE ASKED YOU TO -- WE ARE
GOING TO START OVER. I DON'T
WANT TO SEE THE ZIG HEIL IN MY
FACE.
>> WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
>> JUST DON'T DO IT.
>> OKAY, HELLO, HELLO, HELLO M
LOVELY COUNCIL, IS GOOD?
>> YOU CAN START THE TIME.
>> I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT
ZONING. IS VERY INTERESTING TO
SPEAK ABOUT ZONING BECAUSE I
HEAR ABOUT ZONING MANY, MANY
YEARS. PROBLEM WHAT WE HAVE, WE
HAVE ONE ZONING, IS THIS ZONIN
NAMD? WHEN WE FIX THIS PROBLEM
WITH ZONING, WHAT THIS MEANS,
FOR EXAMPLE CONFISCATE
EVERYTHING IN MY ZONE , BUILT
FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS. WE HAVE
PROBABLY FIX IT. THIS IS EXACTL
WHAT HAPPENED. AND I DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHY YOU INTERRUPT ME
ALL THE TIME, BECAUSE IT'S THE
FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN AMERICA.
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS? FOR
EXAMPLE, YOU NEVER SHOW MY FACE
BECAUSE I'M A JEW AND GERMAN,
TOO. YOU ALWAYS SHOW BLACK
FACES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS
PROBLEM. BACK TO ZONING. ALL
PROBLEM WE HAVE RIGHT NOW WITH
ZONING IS THE DEPARTMENT AND
EVERYTHING WE HAVE AND CITIES.
THIS IS MY ZONE. NOBODY IS
STOPPING MY ZONE FOR THE LAST
10 YEARS, TALKING ABOUT STOPPIN
MY ZONE. I SPEAK RIGHT NOW ABOU
STOPPING IN MY ZONE EXACTLY,
AND EVERY MONTH, BECAUSE MY ZON
IS A MONSTER. KILLING MACHINE.
DINOSAUR. STOPPING IN MY ZONE,
CITY, NEVER. NOT TODAY, NOT
TOMORROW, NOT AT 20 OR 30 OR 5
YEARS BECAUSE MY ZONE
JEOPARDIZES US LIKE CRAZY. WE
HAVE NOW RENT DOUBLE FOR THE
LAST SIX YEARS, CELERY IN
SEATTLE RIGHT NOW JUMP FOR THE
LAST SIX YEARS, APPROXIMATELY
FOR 65- PLUS THOUSAND DOLLARS,
$220,000. MY ZONE GUILTY OF
EVERYTHING. YOU'RE TALKING ABOU
ZONING. ZONING CANNOT BE CHANGE
AND WILL NEVER WILL BE CHANGED
BEFORE WE ARE NOT STOPPING ON M
ZONE. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY
ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS. YOU
CHAIRMAN AND I'M CHAIRMAN BUT
I'M SURE YOU NOTE SO WHAT IS
THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW? THEY
TALKING ABOUT FREEDOM OF SPEECH
>> THANK YOU, GOODBYE. THAT WA
OUR LAST SPEAKER, REMOTELY AND
PHYSICALLY PRESENT TO SPEAK IN
THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE PUBLIC
HEARING ON COUNCIL BILL 120462
IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU, LIZ,
FOR PROVIDING COMMENTS TODAY
AND THANK YOU OP CD AND LIFTS
FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS BILL. THI
ITEM WILL BE BACK BEFORE THE
LAND USE COMMITTEE ON DECEMBER
8th FOR A FINAL VOTE. OUR NEXT
ITEM IS A BRIEFING ON COUNCIL
BILL 120464, WHICH WILL EXTEND
INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS.
WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE SHORT
TITLE INTO THE RECORD?
>> COUNCIL BILL 120464, AN
ORDINANCE ADOPTING TEMPORARY
REGULATIONS TO EXEMPT AFFORDABL
HOUSING PROJECTS FOR UP TO 60%
AMI FROM DESIGN REVIEW FOR
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE MIKE
TESKE FROM SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTION,
AND KETO FREEMAN FROM COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF PRESENT FOR THIS
DISCUSSION. MIKE AND QUITO, WHO
WOULD LIKE TO GO FIRST? PLEASE
TAKE IT AWAY.
>> I'LL JUST SAY A FEW WORDS
HERE AND TURN IT OVER TO MIKE,
WHO HAS A PRESENTATION. THIS IS
AN INITIAL BRIEFING ON COUNCIL
BILL 120464 , AS THE CHAIR
INDICATED, THE BILL WOULD EXEMP
MULTIFAMILY MIXED-USE PROJECTS,
ULTRA LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS FRO
THE DESIGN REVIEW PROGRAM FOR U
TO A YEAR. THIS EXTENDS TO SOME
CONTROL INITIATIVE PUT IN PLACE
TO ADDRESS THE PANDEMIC CIVIL
EMERGENCY. FOR THOSE WHO ARE
FOLLOWING ALONG AT HOME, I JUST
WANT TO CALL OUT AN ERROR OF
MINE IN THE MEMO THAT IS POSTED
TO THE AGENDA. THE ERROR IS THA
I INDICATE THE AUTHORITY FOR TH
SDC I DIRECTOR TO GRANT WAIVERS
IS NEW. THAT'S ACTUALLY IN THE
CURRENT PROPOSALS TO BE
EXTENDED, AS WELL. PROCEDURAL
NEXT STEPS, THIS WILL BE THE
SUBJECT OF PUBLIC HEARING ON
DECEMBER 8th AND A POTENTIAL
RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL
COUNCIL FOR A VOTE ON THE 13th.
SO UNLESS COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT PROCESS,
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MIKE TO
DESCRIBE THE CONCEPT.
>> A SHORT SLIDE DECK TO SHARE.
HERE WE GO.
>> WE CAN SEE IT, MIKE .
>> THERE IS A LITTLE BACKGROUND
AS SOME OF THE PEOPLE
COMMENTED UPON DURING THE FIRS
PART OF THE MEETING TODAY, THE
BILL BEFORE YOU TODAY WOULD
EXTEND SOME PROVISIONS THAT AR
PUT IN PLACE BY TWO ORDINANCES
THAT ARE ADOPTED AS PART OF A
COVERT EMERGENCY ORDINANCE
126072 AND 126188. DID INCLUDE
THE PROVISIONS THAT WE ARE
PROPOSING TO BE EXTENDED TODAY.
THEY DO FOCUS ON ASSISTING WIT
THE PRODUCTIVITY OF LOW INCOME
HOUSING PROJECTS AND MIXED-USE
PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE LOW-INCOM
HOUSING, BY PROVIDING AN
EXEMPTION FROM DESIGN REVIEW
WHILE ALLOWING THE SDC I
DIRECTOR TO WAIVE OR MODIFY
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT COUL
HELP FACILITATE THAT MOVING
FORWARD. THE COVID EMERGENCY I
SET TO EXPIRE, WHICH TRIGGERS
THE EXPIRATION OF THESE TWO
ORDINANCES WHICH WOULD OCCUR AT
THE END OF DECEMBER OF THIS
YEAR. SO IN LIGHT OF THE
CONTINUING HOMELESSNESS
EMERGENCY, THE RATIONALE FOR
EXTENDING THESE PROVISIONS
UNTIL SUCH TIME AS WE CAN
COMPLETE SOME ANALYSIS,
ACCORDING TO A SCHEDULE THAT'S
CALLED FOR IN THIS BILL, SO THA
WE COULD RECOMMEND SOME
PERMANENT PROVISIONS FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION. SO THE PROPOSAL,
IN SHORT, IS AIMED AT
FACILITATING THE CONSTRUCTION O
LOW INCOME HOUSING BY EXPEDITIN
THE PERMIT PROCESS AND
RELIEVING THESE PROJECTS OF SOM
OF THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
GOING THROUGH THE DESIGN REVIEW
PROGRAM. SO THAT THE BILL 12046
WOULD AGAIN EXTEND EXEMPTIONS
FOR QUALIFYING PROJECTS, AND I
A SLIDE COMING UP HERE I'LL GET
INTO WHAT THAT IS. IT WOULD BE
IN PLACE FOR A PERIOD OF 12
MONTHS . WITHOUT THIS
LEGISLATION, THE ABILITY FOR
THESE PROJECTS TO BENEFIT, BOTH
FROM THE EXEMPTION AND THE SDC
DIRECTOR'S ABILITY TO MODIFY
WOULD BE EXPIRING . DON'T WANT
TO ALLOW THAT. THE GOALS IN THI
SLIDE SUPPORT THIS , REASONS
, THE POLICY AT THE BOTTOM DOES
RECOGNIZE THE CORRELATION OR
THE CONNECTION, EXCUSE ME,
BETWEEN HOMELESSNESS AND
PROVIDING HOUSING, PARTICULARLY
THE TYPE OF HOUSING THAT THIS
BILL WOULD APPLY TO THAT
INCLUDES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
ALONG WITH THE HOUSING, AND
THAT IS WHY THIS TYPE OF HOUSIN
CAN ALSO HELP ADDRESS
HOMELESSNESS NEEDS. THE HOUSING
THAT WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE
EXEMPTION AND THE FLEXIBILITY
OF THE SDC I DIRECTOR WOULD
SUBSTANTIALLY CONSIST OF UNITS
SERVING HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE
BELOW 60% OF THE AVERAGE MEDIAN
INCOME IN KING COUNTY, AND THAT
TYPE OF HOUSING AGAIN DOES OFTE
COME WITH THE SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES THAT ALLOW PEOPLE WHO
ARE FORMERLY HOMELESS AND OTHER
TO BE HOUSED AND SUCCEED IN
BEING HOUSED INTO THE FUTURE.
AND WE HAVE WORKED WITH THE
CITY'S OFFICE OF HOUSING TO
IDENTIFY PROJECTS THAT COULD
BENEFIT FROM ADOPTING THIS
ORDINANCE. THERE ARE
APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 6 PROJECTS
THAT HAVE MADE THEMSELVES KNOWN
TO US WITH APPROXIMATELY 450 TO
475 HOUSING UNITS THAT WOULD
BENEFIT. WITH THAT, I WOULD
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AN
SEE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, MIKE. I KNOW THAT
SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES WILL HAVE
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. I'LL
START US OFF WITH JUST SHARING
THE LINK BETWEEN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING, SHELTER AND
HOMELESSNESS IS ALL DIRECTLY
INTERLINKED. THERE WAS A UW
PROFESSOR , DR. KOBRINE, EARLIE
THIS YEAR, LOOKING FOR HIS
PARTNER'S NAME. CLAYTON ALDRIN
WHO WROTE A BOOK STUDYING THE
INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN HOUSING
AND HOMELESSNESS. ONE OF THEIR
CONCLUSIONS WAS THAT THE
QUESTION IS POSED, DOES
AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOLVE
HOMELESSNESS COMPLETELY? THE
ANSWER IS NO. DOES IT REDUCE I
FIVEFOLD AS COMPARED FROM
CHICAGO TO SEATTLE, THE ANSWER
IS YES. WHEN WE WERE ABLE TO
REDUCE HOMELESSNESS FIVEFOLD ,
THE CRISIS IS NOT AN EMERGENCY
ANYMORE. IT BECOMES MANAGEABLE.
WE ALSO HAVE A SUBSET OF THE
POPULATION THAT HAS SPECIFIC
NEEDS, WHEREAS RIGHT NOW WE
HAVE A COMPLETE RANGE OF NEEDS
OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING ON THE
STREET. I'LL JUST QUOTE FROM TH
UW ARTICLE HERE , AS KOBRINE
SAID, WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE
INDIVIDUAL FACTORS THAT INCREAS
THE RISK OF HOMELESSNESS FOR
INDIVIDUALS, POVERTY, HEALTH
ISSUES OR SUBSTANCE USE, BUT
THOSE FACTORS ALONE DON'T
EXPLAIN THE HUGE PROBLEM WE HAV
IN SEATTLE, SAN FRANCISCO, OR
LOS ANGELES. IF WE CONTINUE TO
BLAME INDIVIDUALS FOR PARTICULA
OUTCOMES, WE ARE GOING TO MISS
THE FUNDAMENTAL DRIVER OF THIS
CRISIS, THE HOUSING MARKET
DYNAMICS. WE HAVE GROSS UNDER
SUPPLY OF HOUSING AT ALL LEVELS
AND CERTAINLY HAVE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING FAILURE TO ADDRESS THAT
GAP WILL GUARANTEE WE WILL
CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH THIS
CRISIS IN PERPETUITY. IT GOES O
TO SAY THAT BIG EIGHT CITIES
WERE HOMELESSNESS IN THE UNITED
STATES, BOSTON, NEW YORK, DC,
SEATTLE, PORTLAND, SAN
FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES AND SAN
DIEGO, EACH OF THESE CITIES HAV
REALLY HIGH RENT AND VERY LOW
VACANCIES. WHILE THERE ARE
PEOPLE WITH VULNERABILITIES IN
EVERY COMMUNITY AROUND THE
COUNTRY, THE CONSEQUENCES OF TH
VULNERABILITIES ARE FAR MORE
SEVERE IN A PLACE WHERE HOUSING
COSTS ARE EXPENSIVE AND
VACANCIES ARE LOW. FOR EXAMPLE,
THE MARGIN FOR ERROR IN SEATTLE
IS VERY THIN. IF YOU GET KICKED
OUT OF YOUR APARTMENT OR GET
INTO A FIGHT WITH YOUR REMAKE,
OR LOSE YOUR JOB, THERE IS NO
PLACE TO MOVE TO. AND IF THERE
ARE, IT MIGHT COST $2000 A
MONTH. JUST SHARING FROM ONE
DIRECTION, THE OTHER DIRECTION %
IS IN THE WORK THAT I'VE BEEN
ABLE TO PARTNER WITH MAYOR
HARRELL'S TEAM ON, ADDRESSING
HOMELESSNESS IN PLACES LIKE
WOODLAND PARK, WHAT WE FOUND
WERE THAT PEOPLE WANTED TO HAVE
NON-CONGREGANT SHELTER OPTIONS
PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NON-CONGREGAN
SHELTERS NOW DON'T HAVE A PLAC
TO MOVE INTO UNLESS PERMANENT
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OR AFFORDABL
HOUSING OPENS UP, BECAUSE WE
HAVE SUCH A GROSS UNDER SUPPLY
IN OUR MARKET. WHEN WE ARE ABL
TO CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, WE ARE ABLE TO GRADUAT
PEOPLE OUT OF NON-CONGREGANT O
CONGREGANT SHELTER, INTO A
PERMANENT PLACE FOR THEM TO
LIVE. SOME PEOPLE NEED MORE
SUPPORT, AND THAT'S WHERE
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
COMES IN. MANY PEOPLE ARE ABLE
TO LIVE IN THEIR OWN AND SIMPLY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, 60% AMI OR
BELOW. AND IF WE WANT TO HELP
THE PERSON ON THE STREET TODAY
THAT MEANS WE NEED A SHELTER BE
OPEN. IF WE WANT SOMEBODY IN A
SHELTER BED THAT IS IN A SHELTE
BED TODAY, WE NEED A PLACE FOR
THEM TO GRADUATE TO. ONE EXAMPL
IS WITH THE CURRENT SUPPLY, A
TINY HOME MAY SERVE 1 TO 2
PEOPLE A YEAR. IF WE ARE ABLE T
INCREASE OUR SUPPLY OF PERMANEN
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING THAT SAME
SHELTER BED COULD SERVE THREE,
FOUR OR MORE PEOPLE. THIS IS
HOW WE GET PEOPLE OFF THE STREE
AND INTO A PERMANENT PLACE TO
LIVE. WHEN WE ADDRESS THE
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY WE ARE
MAKING THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS
MORE MANAGEABLE. THE COVID-19
EMERGENCY LEGISLATION REDUCED
COSTS AND SPED AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PRODUCTION. THE BILL
BEFORE US KEEPS THESE
COMMONSENSE PRACTICES IN PLACE
AND WE WILL CONTINUE WORKING O
DESIGN REVIEW TO IMPROVE THE
PROGRAM, AS WE MUST STREAMLINE
BUREAUCRATIC FUNCTIONS THAT SLO
OUR ABILITY TO BRING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ONLINE WEEKLY AND GIVE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND DEVELOPER
AND ARCHITECTS THE TOOLS THAT
THEY NEED TO MAKE THE BUILDINGS
SPECIFIC FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I A
PROUD TO HAVE WORKED WITH MAYOR
HARRELL AND COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA ON THIS LEGISLATION.
BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO
COLLEAGUES, I WILL TURN IT OVER
TO COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA. IF
YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE ANY WORDS
NOW OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE
OUR COMMENTS FOR YOUR NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING. EITHER ARE
WELCOME.
>> I'LL HOLD MY COMMENTS UNTIL
AFTER EVERYONE HAS COMMENTED
HERE.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW FOR EITHER
OP CD OR QUITO? COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHAIR.
I'M ON THE RECORD OF -- WITH M
SUPPORT OF MAKING IT LESS
EXPENSIVE AND EASIER TO BUILD
HOUSING, ESPECIALLY AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. SO I AM EXCITED ABOUT
THIS LEGISLATION. AND WE HEARD
THE MASTER BUILDERS AND LIZ, AN
OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
COMMUNITY ALL SPEAK IN FAVOR, S
I'M JUST WONDERING, WILL THIS
APPLY TO MOST AFFORDABLE HOUSIN
PROJECTS THAT HAVE UNITS THAT
ARE AFFORDABLE AT OR UNDER 60%
AMI, OR ANOTHER WAY OF PUTTING
THAT IS, WHAT MIGHT BE
EXCLUDED? BECAUSE I WOULD WANT
IT TO BE PRETTY BROAD, AND I
ONLY ASK BECAUSE THE STC I MEMO
SAYS FOR CERTAIN AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECTS, AND THEN THE
LEGISLATION ITSELF SAYS
PROJECTS SUBSTANTIALLY
CONSISTING OF UNITS SERVING
HOUSEHOLDS AT OR BELOW --
THAT'S EXPLAINING THE ABOVE, TH
LEGISLATION SAYS PARTICULAR
POPULATION DESIGNED TO BE
SERVED. SO IT'S CLEAR THAT WE
ARE MENTIONING BY NAME
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING,
BUT HOW BROAD COULD THIS BE?
COULD IT COVER MARKET PRIVATE
DEVELOPMENT WITH TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF THE M FTP PROGRAM,
FOR EXAMPLE?
>> THE ANSWER IS NO. IT ACTUALL
CONCEPTUALLY DOES COVER
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FO
THOSE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING PROJECTS THAT CHOOSE T
OPT INTO DESIGN REVIEW. BUT
THOSE PROJECTS ARE ALREADY
EXEMPT FROM DESIGN REVIEW
OUTSIDE OF 2341, WHICH IS THE
DESIGN REVIEW CHAPTER. TO BE
ELIGIBLE FOR THIS EXEMPTION A
PROJECT WOULD HAVE TO MEET THE
CRITERIA AND THE CODE WHICH IS
AT LEAST 40% OF THE UNITS OF
OCCUPIED BY HOUSEHOLDS ARE NO
GREATER THAN 60% OF MEDIAN
INCOME. THERE ALSO HAS TO BE
SOME CITY SUBSIDY AND A
REGULATORY AGREEMENT. THIS WOUL
COVER THOSE TYPES OF RENTAL
HOUSING PROJECTS THAT THE CITY
FUNDS. IT WOULD NOT COVER
OWNERSHIP PROJECTS THAT THE CIT
FUNDS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANYTHING FURTHER,
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA?
>> NOPE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS.
THAT WAS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS.
40% OF THE UNITS NEED TO BE AT
60% OF AMI OR LESS. I APPRECIAT
THAT FOCUS ON REAL LOW INCOME
HOUSING SUCH AS THAT. I KNOW WE
SHARE A GOAL IN TRYING TO
PRODUCE MORE LOW INCOME HOUSING
FASTER IN OUR CITY. I'D ALSO
LIKE TO SEE THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PORTFOLIO SUBSIDIZED BY
OUR OFFICE OF HOUSING REDUCE
THEIR VACANCY RATES. THEY SERVE
MORE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS RIGHT NOW. I THINK
MY TECHNICAL QUESTION IS FOR
CENTRAL STAFF. I'VE GOT TWO
QUESTIONS LEFT. SO REGARDING
THE MEMO, IF THIS IS
ORIGINALLY DONE THROUGH A COVID
PANDEMIC RELATED CIVIL
EMERGENCY, AND SINCE THAT'S
DECLARED OVER BY CITY HALL,
THROUGH THE MAYOR LETTING THAT
EXPIRE, ARE WE ABLE TO EXTEND
THIS UNDER THAT SAME AUTHORITY
IF THAT EMERGENCY IS GONE? OR D
WE NEED TO STRUCTURE IT
DIFFERENTLY?
>> MR. FREEMAN, I'LL TAKE IT
FROM HERE. COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, THIS BILL RELIES ON
THE HOMELESSNESS STATE OF
EMERGENCY THAT WAS DECLARED
MANY YEARS AGO. WHAT WE FOUND
DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WA
THAT THESE EXEMPTIONS PROVIDED
US AN AVENUE OF GETTING PEOPLE
OFF THE STREETS AND INTO HOUSIN
FASTER, BY REDUCING COSTS AND
INCREASING SPEED OF DEVELOPMENT
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT WAS
NEEDED TO BRING PEOPLE OUT OF
SHELTER, ALLOWING FOR MORE
PEOPLE TO COME OFF THE STREETS
INTO SHELTER, AND THUS GRADUATE
INTO PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE OR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO THIS IS
THE NEXT ITERATION WE ARE
USING. MR. FREEMAN, PLEASE DO
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG WITH AN
OF THIS. WE ARE USING THE
HOMELESSNESS STATE OF EMERGENCY
TO BE ABLE TO MOVE PEOPLE OFF
THE STREETS AND INTO PERMANENT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FASTER.
PLEASE DO CORRECT ME IF ANY OF
THAT WAS NOT CORRECT.
>> I'LL ADD THAT THERE IS A
SECTION 1 OF THE BILL CONTAINS
SOME FINDINGS OF FACT AND IS
FINDINGS OF FACT ARE IMPORTANT
FOR THE COUNCIL TO FIND THAT
THERE IS AN EMERGENCY THAT
ALLOWS THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER
THIS BILL WITHOUT STATE
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
DETERMINATION FIRST BEING MADE.
THIS FINDINGS OF FACT DO POINT
TO THE HOMELESSNESS STATE OF
EMERGENCY FROM 2015 AND BUILDS
ON SOME ADDITIONAL FINDINGS THA
THE COUNCIL RELIED ON DURING
COVID AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU. ONE MORE QUESTION
SO I BELIEVE THERE WAS A
STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
LAST YEAR SEEKING A RACIAL
EQUITY TOOLKIT FOR THE DESIGN
REVIEW PROGRAM. IT WAS DUE BAC
IN JUNE. JUST WONDERING WHAT TH
TIMING IS OF THAT AND WHETHER
WE'LL GETTING THAT BEFORE WE
TAKE FINAL ACTION ON THIS BILL.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN. MIKE, IF YOU WANT TO
SHARE ANY COMMENTS AFTER MY
COMMENTS ON THIS, WE GAVE
ADDITIONAL TIME FOR THE TIME
NEEDED TO SPEND ON OUR SJ I
ASPECTS OF THAT STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT. THE
TECHNICAL DUE DATE IS NOW IN
MARCH. I HAVE MADE MULTIPLE
REQUESTS TO BRING IT FORWARD
SOONER IN JANUARY. I DON'T
BELIEVE THAT THOSE WILL BE
BEFORE US, BEFORE WE TAKE FINAL
ACTION. THE FINAL REPORT WILL
NOT BE FOR US BEFORE WE TAKE
FINAL ACTION ON THIS BILL. IT I
MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WHILE
CONNECTED, THESE ARE SEPARATED,
BECAUSE THIS IS ADDRESSING THE
CRISIS BEFORE US, THE CRISIS OF
THE HOMELESSNESS EMERGENCY THAT
IS ON OUR STREETS AND IN OUR
COMMUNITIES. SO WE WILL FOLLOW
UP ON THAT REPORT AND TAKE A
DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF DESIGN
REVIEW AND THE CHANGES THAT
NEED TO BE MADE, AND AT THIS
TIME, WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD
WITH THIS BILL. MIKE, IF YOU
WANT TO SHARE ANY MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS, I KNOW
YOU AND I HAVE GONE BACK AND
FORTH ABOUT HOW QUICKLY WE CAN
GET THIS REPORT OUT.
>> WE DID WORK WITH THE OFFICE
OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND AN EQUITY
ANALYSIS CONSULTANT. WE MIGHT
HAVE SOME PRELIMINARY
INFORMATION THAT WE CAN BRING
FORWARD SOONER THAN THE MARCH
DEADLINE THAT YOU GRANTED FOR
US, IN ORDER TO ALLOW US TO
CONVENE THE STAKEHOLDER GROUP
THAT'S CALLED FOR IN THAT SLIDE
AND HELP US WITH THE OVERALL
RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO
RACIAL EQUITY. THAT CAN'T BE
READY IN TIME FOR THE VOTE
NEEDED TO EXTEND THE BENEFITS
THAT WOULD BE AFFORDED BY
ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE, BUT
WE ARE HOPING EARLIER IN THE
YEAR THAT WE CAN BRING YOU SOME
PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ABOUT
THAT PART OF THE SLIDE.
>> THANK YOU, MIKE.
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN, ANYTHIN
FURTHER?
>> NO, THANKS, CHAIR.
>>> VICE CHAIR MORALE US?
>> THANK YOU. CENTRAL STAFF
ADDRESSED SOME OF THE QUESTIONS
I HAVE ALREADY. COUNCILMEMBER
PEDERSEN, I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE I UNDERSTAND A COUPLE OF
THINGS, AND YOU ALREADY COVERED
THIS OTHERWISE. MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS DOES
ALLOW THE DIRECTOR, DCI
DIRECTOR, TO WAIVE DESIGN
STANDARDS. WE MAY NOT
NECESSARILY AFFECT REQUIREMENT
TO GO THROUGH REVIEW, IS THAT
CORRECT?
>> THIS ACTUALLY RELATES TO THE
BILL WHICH I'M SURE THE
COMMUNITY REMEMBERS FROM BACK I
SEPTEMBER. YOU RECALL OUR
OMNIBUS BILL INCORPORATED SOME
CHANGES TO THE CITY ORDINANCES
THAT CAME FROM STATE LAW. I
THINK IT WAS HOUSE BILL 5818,
AND THAT STATE LAW, NOW THE
CITY LAW AS WELL, SAYS THAT IF
A PROJECT HAS BEEN THROUGH
DESIGN REVIEW, THAN IT CAN BE
INOCULATED FROM APPEALS BASED O
AESTHETICS, LIGHT GLARE AND
THINGS LIKE THAT. PROJECTS THAT
DO ELECT TO GO THROUGH DESIGN
REVIEW HAVE THAT INOCULATION
FROM A CPA REVIEW. I THINK I
POINT THIS OUT IN THE MEMO, BUT
IF SOMEBODY OPTS OUT OF DESIGN
REVIEW FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DEVELOPER, OPTS OUT OF DESIGN
REVIEW, THEY DON'T HAVE THAT
PROTECTION ANYMORE. THAT MAY BE
A FACTOR IN DECISION-MAKING FOR
SOME DEVELOPERS ABOUT WHETHEROR
NOT TO OPT OUT.
>> ONE MORE QUESTION, AND I
THINK YOU HAVE MENTIONED
SOMEWHERE IN YOUR PRESENTATION
ALREADY, HOW MANY PROJECTS YOU
KNOW MIGHT BENEFIT FROM THIS.
ARE THERE ANY EXISTING PROJECTS
THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED IF WE
BOOKED SOMETHING LIKE THIS?
>> WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE
ARE EXISTING PROJECTS. THE
BOARD OF SIX THAT I MENTIONED
HAVE IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS
BEING INTERESTED IN DOING IT AN
THEY'RE ON THE CUSP OF MAKING A
PERMANENT APPLICATION. SO THEY
WOULD MAKE THEIR ELECTION IN
ORDER TO QUALIFY UNDER THIS NEW
ORDINANCE, SHOULD YOU SEE FIT
TO ADOPT IT. THERE HAVE BEEN 19
PROJECTS WITH SOME 2400 UNITS
THAT HAVE AVAILED THEMSELVES OF
THE TWO PREVIOUS ORDINANCES, AN
IT'S BEEN GOOD FOR THEM , AS TH
COMMENTERS MENTIONED TO YOU AT
THE OPENING OF THIS MEETING, AN
WE ARE ANTICIPATING SOME
ADDITIONAL PEOPLE INTERESTED IN
USING THIS.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU. I MIGHT
HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION OR TWO,
BUT I'LL SEED THE FLOOR FOR NOW
>> THIS BILL WILL BE BACK BEFOR
US AT OUR DECEMBER 8th COMMITTE
MEETING. JUST FOR EVERYONE'S
AWARENESS, BECAUSE WE WILL BE
HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE
SAME DAY I HOPE TO VOTE THIS
BILL OUT OF COMMITTEE, WE WILL
NEED TO SUSPEND THE RULES IN
ORDER TO HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARIN
AND VOTE ON THE SAME DAY. PLEAS
LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY
CONCERNS OF THIS PRIOR TO THE
DECEMBER 8th MEETING, AND
EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY.
THE REASON I HAVE TWO BILLS
BEFORE US TWICE IS SO YOU HAVE
OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH
CENTRAL STAFF AND THE
DEPARTMENTS IN BETWEEN THE
MEETINGS. AT THIS TIME,
COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
FURTHER -- COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU
WORK ON THIS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
CHAIR. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY?
>> YES WE CAN.
>> THINGS, I REALLY APPRECIATE
THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MAYOR'
OFFICE ON THIS LEGISLATION
THAT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.
FOR THE FIRST TWO COMMENTS THAT
WERE MADE AT THE BEGINNING OF
THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW WE CA
DO A BETTER JOB WITH MOVING
FASTER, REMOVE BARRIERS, ENSURE
THAT MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
GETS BUILT , THE COUNCIL MEMBER
WHO VOTED AGAINST THE BUDGET
MISSED AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ACTUALLY SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR
DOING THAT. IN THE BUDGET, THER
WAS EXTRA EMPLOYEES THAT WE
ADDED THROUGH SPC I AND FIRE.
THESE CONDITIONS WILL HELP
EXPEDITE PERMITS AND ENSURE THA
WE CAN MAKE MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND BUILD FASTER, FOR
THOSE WHO ARE IN DEEPLY IN NEED
OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND ALSO
HOUSING FOR WORKERS ACROSS OUR
CITY. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
THIS LEGISLATION THAT HAS BEEN
BROUGHT FORWARD, I APPRECIATE
BEING ABLE TO BE A COSPONSOR
WITH YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE YET AGAIN. I
THINK THAT THIS LEGISLATION
SHOWS THAT EVERY SINGLE CHANCE
WE GET TO REMOVE BARRIERS, WE
OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO DO SO, AND
DO SO ESPECIALLY FOR OUR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AS THOSE WH
ARE ON THE LOWEST AND MIDDLE TO
LOWER INCOME SPECTRUM ARE THE
FASTEST IN TERMS OF LOSING
AVAILABILITY FROM AFFORDABLE
HOUSING. WE NEED TO DO THIS
WITHIN OUR CITY'S CODE AS WELL
AS EXPEDITE FUNDING FOR BUILDIN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WHICH AGAIN
WE PUT IN THE BUDGET JUST
YESTERDAY. AS HAS BEEN PROVEN
DURING THE COURSE OF THIS
PANDEMIC, WE CAN UNBURDEN
PROJECTS THAT CREATE EVEN MORE
HOMES AND WE CAN UNBURDENED THE
FROM THE LENGTHY AND IS
EXPENSIVE DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS
AND THOSE PRODUCTS THAT
DEVELOPMENT PRODUCE HIGH
QUALITY HOUSING THAT COMPLEMENT
AND SERVES OUR COMMUNITY. I'VE
HAD THE CHANCE TO GO OUT AND SE
SOME OF THESE PROJECTS IN THE
LAST YEAR AND IT REALLY HAS BEE
IMPRESSIVE WAYS OF BUILDING FO
THIS LEGISLATION ALLOWS US TO
BUILD ON THE SUCCESS OF THE
COVID-19 DESIGN REVIEW EXAM FO
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND CONTINUE
THE WORK OF PUTTING SOME IN
PLACE TO SUPPORT BUILDING THE
DIVERSE HOUSING FASTER ACROSS
THE CITY. I WANT TO THANK ERIN
HOUSE AS WELL AS THE TEAM OF
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND THE
MAYOR'S OFFICE. WE'VE ENJOYED
YOUR EFFORT ON THIS AND I DO
LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE IN PUBLI
COMMENT TODAY, I LOOK FORWARD T
BUILDING ON THIS APPROACH GOING
FORWARD FOR MORE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TO MORE HOUSING OF ALL
TYPES ACROSS OUR CITY. THANK YO
VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
MOSQUEDA. VICE CHAIR MORALE IS,
I SEE YOUR HAND.
>> YOU, THANK YOU. I WANT TO
SAY THAT FIRST OF ALL I'M
EXCITED ABOUT SUPPORTING THIS.
I'M ALWAYS EXCITED TO SUPPORT
LEGISLATION THAT PROMOTES MORE
AFFORDABILITY AND REALLY OFFERS
OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE MIX OF
INCOMES AND USES AND AMENITIES
I'M SURE I'VE SAID BEFORE THAT
LAND-USE POLICY IS A REALLY
IMPORTANT TOOL FOR BUILDING A
CITY THAT FOSTERS THAT KIND OF
SOCIAL WELL-BEING AND AS WE WIL
HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS OVER
THE NEXT YEAR, REALLY PROVIDE
WELL CONNECTED, WELL RESOURCED
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT CAN
ACCOMMODATE PEOPLE OF ALL
INCOMES. THAT NOTE I THINK NOW
IS AS GOOD A TIME AS ANY TO
SHARE THAT MY OFFICE, ALONG WIT
THE SEATTLE WITHIN REACH
COALITION, HAS BEEN WORKING ON
CONNECTED COMMUNITY
AFFORDABILITY PARTNERSHIP, AND
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON SIMILAR
LINES HERE SINCE JANUARY. I
THINK IT WILL COMPLEMENT THIS
LEGISLATION AND WE WILL BE
TALKING A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
THAT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
MONTHS. THE BASIC IDEA UNDER TH
BONUS PILOT IS THAT DEVELOPERS
WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
BENEFIT FROM CERTAIN ADVANTAGES
INCLUDING A DESIGN REVIEW
EXEMPTION, IN EXCHANGE FOR
PRODUCTION OF ON-SITE AFFORDABL
HOMES. I SHARED PREVIOUS
LEGISLATION WITH THE CHAIR THI
SPRING AND WITH THE MAYORS
OFFICE THIS SUMMER. AND AS I
SAID, I THINK IT WILL BE
COMPLEMENTARY AND HOPE TO HAVE
THE SUPPORT AND REALLY BE ABLE
TO WORK WITH THE EXECUTIVE AS
WELL AS WITH THE REST OF THIS
COMMITTEE TO MOVE THAT
LEGISLATION FORWARD. WE JUST
WANTED TO NOTE THAT SIMILAR
CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN
HAPPENING. WE WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE
AS MUCH AFFORDABILITY AS
POSSIBLE IN THE CITY. THANK YOU
CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT THIS
TIME? THIS WILL BE BACK BEFORE
US ON DECEMBER 8th AND WE WILL
MEET TO SUSPEND THE RULES ON
THAT DAY. SEEN NO FURTHER
COMMENTS, THANK YOU, MIKE,
MARCO, THANK YOU ON THIS ONE.
SO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING. OUR
FINAL ITEM ON THE AGENDA,
INFORMATION ITEM 2199, WHICH I
THE PLAN IN THE RECORD.
>> WE ARE JOINED BY BRANDON
STALEY AND MICHAEL HUBNER AND
LISH WHITSON. I DON'T KNOW WHO'
GOING TO GO FIRST . PLEASE FEEL
FREE TO TAKE IT AWAY.
>> IF I CAN PROVIDE JUST A
COUPLE COMMENTS ON BACKGROUND,
THIS IS ONE OF MANY THINGS THE
COMMITTEE HAS RECEIVED AND WILL
RECEIVE ON THE NEXT MAJOR
UPDATE TO THE CITY'S
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. YOU HEARD
AN INITIAL BRIEFING ON THE SCOP
OF THE EIS THIS PAST SUMMER,
AND EVERYTHING ON THE FINAL
SCOPE OF THE EIS FOR THE UPDATE
. IN RESPONSE TO COUNCIL
DIRECTION THAT WAS INCLUDED IN
THE PROVISO ON 2020 20 PCD
BUDGET, AND TWO RESOLUTIONS TH
COUNCIL HAS , TO UPDATE ONE ON
CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCY,
AND THE OTHER THE ANNUAL
DOCKETING WHICH YOU SAW A LIS
OF THE MANY ITEMS THAT HAVE
BEEN FOLDED INTO THE MAJOR
UPDATE PROCESS. AND WITH THAT,
I'LL HAND IT OFF TO OPC BE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU, LIZ,
COUNCILMEMBERS, BRENNON, I THIN
YOU ARE SHARING OUR SLIDE DECK.
>> RIGHT, HERE IT COMES.
>> FANTASTIC.
>> WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND
SELECT TWO? THE FULL SLIDE
HERE, WE CAN SEE THE NEXT SLIDE
IF YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THAT
WE'LL ALSO START TALKING. FOR
THE RECORD, I'M MICHAEL HUBNER.
I'M THE LONG-RANGE PLANNING
MANAGER IN THE OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. ON TH
PROJECT LEAD FOR THE UPDATE.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING US UP TO
WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS WIT
RESPECT TO THE EIS. WE ARE HERE
TO REPORT BACK TO THE COUNCIL
COMMUNITY. I JUST WANT TO
GROUNDOUT TO A SUPERHIGH LEVEL
WITH A COUPLE SLIDES ON THE
UPDATE ITSELF. THE COMPREHENSIV
PLAN IS A LIVING DOCUMENT THAT
THE CITY UPDATES ABOUT ONCE A
DECADE PURSUANT TO THE STATE
GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT, AND IT I
A VISION AND ROADMAP FOR GROWTH
OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS PLUS THE
NEXT SEVERAL DECADES, DURING
WHICH WE EXPECT THE CITY TO
EXPERIENCE SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH.
AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
US TO TAKE STOCK OF WHERE WE
ARE AT AS A CITY AND TO CHART
NEW REVISED PATH GOING FORWARD.
BASED ON THOSE PROJECTIONS AND
OUR CORE VALUES, WHICH INCLUDE
RACE AND SOCIAL EQUITY,
COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENTAL
STEWARDSHIP AND ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY AND SECURITY. NEXT
SLIDE PLEASE .
>> JUST FOR YOUR AWARENESS, WE
CAN SEE YOUR NOTES AND THE NEXT
SLIDE.
>> DOES THAT WORK BETTER?
>> THERE WE ARE.
>> THANK YOU. AND THEN WE ARE
VERY COGNIZANT IN TAKING UP THI
UPDATE, WHICH IS A LONG
PROCESS. UPDATING A
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS A MAJOR
UPDATE CAN. WE BEGAN THIS WORK
LAST SPRING. WE UNDERTOOK
SCOPING FOR THE EIS THIS PAST
SUMMER AND WE ARE WORKING TOWAR
ADOPTION OF THIS PLAN IN 2024
THE EXECUTIVE WILL BE
TRANSMITTING A FINAL PLAN IN
THE FINAL EIS IN SPRING OF
2024, AND THEN THAT'S SOMETHIN
COUNCIL WILL BE PICKING UP AND
CONSIDERING AT THAT TIME. ALONG
THE WAY TOWARD THAT WORK NOW WE
ARE DRAFTING THE PLAN AND
UNDERTAKING THE ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW. AND DOING ALL THAT WORK
, WORKING TOWARD CREATING MORE
EQUITABLE, LIVABLE, AND
SUSTAINABLE CITY, ADDRESSING A
MULTIPLICITY OF CHALLENGES THE
CITY FACES, FROM RACIAL
INEQUITIES PAST AND CURRENT,
DISPLACEMENT, HOUSING COSTS, BY
THE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE, THE
INVESTMENT NEEDS OF OUR
COMMUNITIES, AND RECOVERY IN
BOTH SHORT, MEDIUM AND LONG TER
FROM DISRUPTIONS OF THE GLOBAL
PANDEMIC. SO I'M GOING TO TURN
TO BRENDAN, WHO IS OUR LEAD FOR
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENT, REVIEW PROCESS AND
ALSO GROWTH STRATEGY
DEVELOPMENT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE
WE WRAPPED UP THE PUBLIC
COMMENT THIS LAST SUMMER, AND I
WAS HERE AT THE COMMUNITY TO
DESCRIBE CONCEPTS THAT WE HAD
INTRODUCED TO THE PUBLIC, AND
WHAT WE ARE REPORTING BACK TO
YOU TODAY IS WHAT WE HEARD FROM
THE PUBLIC DURING THE COMMENT
PERIOD, HOW WE ADJUSTED OUR
PROPOSAL BASED ON THOSE COMMENT
TO DESCRIBE THE EIS, AND PROVID
A MORE DETAILED SET OF
ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE DESCRIBED
AND ARE NOW BEGINNING THE DRAF
ANALYSIS OF IT. BRENNAN, TAKE I
AWAY.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU, MICHAEL.
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A
BACKGROUND. OBVIOUSLY AS PART O
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE,
WE ARE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT AN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT,
WHICH SIMPLY IS A DOCUMENT FOR
DECISION-MAKERS AND THE PUBLIC
THAT IDENTIFIES POTENTIAL
IMPACTS OF DIFFERENT SCENARIOS
AND THE FINAL PROPOSAL, SO THAT
WE HAVE INFORMATION TO MAKE
DECISIONS WITH. AS PART OF THAT
PROCESS, WE ARE ALWAYS REQUIRED
TO DO WHAT'S CALLED A SCOPING
PERIOD WHERE WE PUT FORWARD WHA
WE THINK OUR GENERAL APPROACH
IS, WHAT THE ALTERNATIVES WE AR
PROPOSING WOULD BE, AND THEN
ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON
THOSE. SO THAT COMPLETED IN
AUGUST, AND WE HAVE NOW
COMPLETED THE SCOPING PERIOD.
DURING THAT, WE RECEIVED OVER
1000 COMMENTS, INCLUDING LETTER
REPRESENTING 26 -- SORRY, 36
ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING A WIDE
VARIETY OF LABOR, ENVIRONMENT,
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, ADVOCACY
AND NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS. SO THE
SCOPING REPORT WHICH IT PUT OUT
A COUPLE WEEKS AGO REALLY IS A
SUMMARY OF WHAT WE HEARD, THE
PROCESS WE WENT THROUGH, AND HO
WE ARE PROPOSING TO MOVE
FORWARD BASED ON THAT, WHAT THE
UPDATED ALTERNATIVES ARE, WHAT
OUR UPDATED APPROACH TO THE EIS
IS. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE T
TALK WITH YOU ABOUT. SO THE
SCOPING REPORT HAS A VERY HIGH
LEVEL SUMMARY . WE ACTUALLY HAV
A DETAILED COMMENT SUMMARY,
WHICHHAS A MUCH GREATER,
INCLUDING A LOT OF ANALYSIS
ABOUT THE KEYWORDS AND THE
NUMBER OF TIMES PEOPLE TALK
ABOUT THEIR PREFERENCE FOR
DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES, ET
CETERA. AND WE ALSO HAVE
APPENDICES THAT ACTUALLY HAVE
THE RAW COMMENTS, AS WELL, IF
PEOPLE WANT TO LOOK AT THOSE.
BUT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, I THINK
THE MOST NOTABLE THING IS THAT
WE HEARD LOTS OF COMMENTS THAT
WERE SUPPORTING INCREASING THE
SUPPLY, DIVERSITY, AND
AFFORDABILITY OF HOUSING. THAT
WAS REALLY A RESOUNDING THEME,
THAT WE NEED A LOT MORE HOUSING
TO ADDRESS THE PRIVILEGES WE
HAVE AROUND AFFORDABILITY
TODAY. WE ALSO HEARD MANY PEOPL
SUGGESTING THAT AS WE DO THIS,
WE SHOULD THINK ESPECIALLY OF
FOCUSING DEVELOPMENT NEAR
TRANSIT, SHOPS AND SERVICES, AN
OTHER AMENITIES LIKE PARKS. ONE
OF THE MOST NOTABLE KIND OF
SPECIFIC CHANGES THAT WE HEARD
IS THERE ARE A LOT OF REQUESTS
TO ADD WHAT PEOPLE CALL A SIXTH
ALTERNATIVE, AND THERE WASN'T
ANY ONE THING THAT THAT SIXTH
ALTERNATIVE MEANT TO EVERYBODY
BUT IN GENERAL, IT WAS A
STAND-IN FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS
EVEN MORE AGGRESSIVE THAN WHAT
WE ARE CONSIDERING, AND INCLUDE
THINGS LIKE INCREASING HIGH-RIS
ZONING AND EXISTING URBAN
CENTERS AND VILLAGES, ALLOWING
APARTMENTS AND MORE AREAS OF TH
CITY, AND ALLOWING THINGS LIKE
TOWNHOUSES, SMALL APARTMENTS
ACROSS ALL EXISTING NEIGHBORHOO
RESIDENTIAL AREAS. ANOTHER KEY
THING WE HEARD IS THERE IS A LO
OF DESIRE TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN
ALLOW MORE SPACE FOR COMMERCIAL
AND OTHER NONRESIDENTIAL USES
ACROSS SEATTLE, INCLUDING IN
AREAS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ZONED
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL. THEN
OF COURSE THERE'S A LOT OF
COMMENTS, JUST ABOUT THE DESIRE
INVESTMENT AMENITIES WE WANT,
LIKE PARKS, GREEN STREETS,
BIKING AND WALKING AND FOR
STRUCTURE, AND TREES. I SEE
THERE'S A QUESTION. HAND RAISED
>> COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA,
PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. CAN YO
HEAR ME OKAY?
>> YES WE CAN.
>> OKAY. THANKS SO MUCH FOR
BRINGING UP THE COMMENTS THAT
YOU HEARD IN THE COMMUNITY ABOU
THE DESIRE FOR ADDITIONAL
OPTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED. MOST
COMMENTS , AS I UNDERSTAND IT,
ARE ABSOLUTELY INTERESTED IN
INCREASED SUPPLY AND DIVERSITY
OF HOUSING, INCREASED
AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING, AND REALLY WANT TO
UNDERSCORE THAT MANY OF THE
FOLKS THAT WE HAVE HEARD FROM,
IN ADDITION TO WHAT YOU'VE
HEARD, ARE ASKING FOR ADDITIONA
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THERE TO BE
APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONES.
SO I'M WONDERING WHAT THE
HEIGHT LIMIT IS CURRENTLY. A 3
FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE I
BEING CONTEMPLATED, RIGHT? BUT
WHAT WOULD IT MEAN TO BE ABLE T
BUILD ADDITIONAL HEIGHTS IN
THOSE ZONES TO ACCOMMODATE WHA
SIGNIFICANT CALL FROM THE
COMMUNITY?
>> THANK YOU. SOME OF THIS WE
CAN LOOP BACK TO AND SHOW THE
ALTERNATIVES. AT A HIGH LEVEL,
THERE'S ONE ALTERNATIVE WE COUL
CALL BROAD THAT WOULD STUDY A 3
FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT ACROSS ALL
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
THERE'S ANOTHER THAT WOULD LOOK
AT WHAT WE CALL CORRIDORS, THA
WOULD LOOK AT POTENTIALLY EVEN
HIGHER HEIGHT LIMITS WITHIN
THOSE CORRIDORS, WHICH
REPRESENT ABOUT HALF OF
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL
PERCOCET OVERALL, KIND OF THE
MAXIMUM THAT IS BEING STUDIED
IS IN THE CURRENT NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL AREAS, ABOUT HALF O
THEM WOULD STILL HAVE THAT 30
FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT, BUT ANOTHER
HALF COULD LOOK AT POTENTIALLY
INCREASES BEYOND THAT, ALTHOUGH
THERE ISN'T A KIND OF EXACT
NUMBER. IT ISN'T MEANT TO BE AT
A HIGH LEVEL AND OBVIOUSLY AS W
MOVE FORWARD, THERE WILL BE A
LOT MORE DETAILED CONVERSATION
ABOUT WHAT THAT RIGHT HEIGHT
LIMIT IS.
>> PLEASE.
>> THANKS. BUT WHY HAVE A HEIGH
LIMIT OF 30 FEET? IF THIS IS
ABOUT RESPONDING TO THE HOUSING
CRISIS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE,
IF IT'S ABOUT RESPONDING TO THE
ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS, AND THIS
IS A PLAN FOR 20 YEARS, I THIN
WE NEED TO BE VISIONARY OVER TH
20 YEAR PERIOD. SEEMS A 30 FOOT
HEIGHT LIMIT CREATES
RESTRICTIONS THAT DON'T REFLECT
WHAT THEY ARE ASKING FOR AND
DON'T REFLECT THE FUTURE PLAN W
NEED FOR 20 YEARS FROM NOW. SO
IS THERE ANOTHER TYPE OF
STRUCTURE THAT COULD BE BUILT
WITH A 30 FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT THA
ALLOWS FOR US TO CREATE THIS
GREATER DENSITY, OR ARE YOU
THINKING ABOUT REMOVING THAT
CAP?
>> YEAH, THANK YOU. MAYBE FIRST
TWO CLARIFICATIONS. WITHIN THAT
30 FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT, WE
DEFINITELY TALK ABOUT LOOKING
FORWARD, ENCOURAGING A WIDE
VARIETY OF DIFFERENT HOUSING
TYPES, BOTH ATTACHED HOMES,
DETACHED HOMES ALSO STACKED
FLAT. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE
IDEA THAT THAT 30 FOOT HEIGHT
LIMIT I TALK ABOUT WAS FOR
MARKET RATE DEVELOPMENT. THERE
COULD BE A HEIGHT BONUS FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS
BEYOND THAT. BUT I THINK THAT'S
A GREAT COMMENT THERE ABOUT TH
IMPORTANCE OF INCREASING OUR
SUPPLY AND HOW WE BALANCE THOSE
TWO THINGS. I THINK THE IDEA IN
STUDYING THIS WAS THAT WHEN
THEY WERE TRYING TO CREATE A
WIDE VARIETY OF ZONES, AND
THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND IN
THAT HALF OF NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL ZONES WHERE WE ARE
STILL STUDYING ONLY A 30 FOOT
HEIGHT LIMIT, I WILL HAVE MORE
DENSITY THAN YOU HAVE TODAY, A
WIDE VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES
AND IT STILL WOULD ENCOURAGE
KIND OF MORE OWNERSHIP MODELS,
KIND OF LIKE ATTACHED AND
DETACHED HOMES, KIND OF IN
BALANCE WITH WHAT THE EXISTING
ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTERISTICS I
THOSE AREAS. BUT CERTAINLY
YOU'RE HITTING ON THERE'S A VER
DIFFICULT BALANCE BETWEEN BOTH
INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF HOUSIN
THAT WE WANT TO HAVE, BUT ALSO
FIGURING OUT WHERE THE RIGHT
PLACE TO PUT THAT IS, AND THE
RIGHT DIVERSITY OF HOUSING TYPE
THAT WE WANT.
>> THE REASON WE HEAR THE
CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD I
BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO SE
THE TYPE OF DENSITY THAT WE
ACTUALLY NEED. SO WE'VE GOT TO
REMEMBER WHY WE'RE HAVING THESE
CONVERSATIONS ANY WAY. AND THE
LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE
HAVE THAT WILL HAVE THOSE
DISCUSSIONS AND WE CANNOT FORGE
ABOUT HOW THOSE CURRENT
CHARACTERS WERE CREATED IN THE
OVERLAY OF THE PLANNING
COVENANTS THAT WERE RELATED WIT
THE EXISTING OPPORTUNITIES IN
THE CITY AND STILL REFLECT THE
RED LINING THAT PERPETUATED, YO
KNOW, OUR PLANNING POLICIES 40,
50, 60, 70 YEARS AGO. WE HAVE A
OPPORTUNITY NOW TO ENSURE WE CA
BUILD THE HOUSING NEEDED ACROSS
OUR CITY FOR THE CURRENT
POPULATION THAT DOESN'T HAVE
ENOUGH HOUSING. BUT IF WE ARE
ACTUALLY HAVING A VISIONARY
PLAN, WE NEED TO PLAN FOR THE
FOLKS THAT ARE COMING. SO I'M
REALLY CONCERNED IF WHAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT IS LIMITING WHAT
COULD BE CONSIDERED A FUTURE
DESIGN IF WE'RE LOOKING AT
CHARACTER WITHIN EXISTING
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WERE DESIGNE
TO EXCLUDE PEOPLE FROM LIVING I
THERE AND EXCLUDE THE DENSITY
AND DIVERSITY IN TERMS OF
HOUSING TYPES AND PEOPLE. SO I
APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT WENT
INTO THE ENGAGEMENT. I THANK YO
FOR LIFTING UP THE CALL FOR
ANOTHER OPTION TO BE CONSIDERED
HERE, AND I'M EXCITED THAT OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS UNDERSTAND AN
SUPPORT THE CALL FOR A BOLD
ACTION, AND THAT THEY ARE COMIN
TO US TO ADD FOR ADDITIONAL
OPTION TO OUR DISCUSSIONS HERE,
SO WE COULD ACTUALLY PLEAD WITH
THE DIVERSE HOUSING THAT WE NEE
AND BETTER SET OURSELVES UP TO
MEET THAT FUTURE NEED AS WELL.
AM CONCERNED THIS IS NOT
REFLECTING THE BOLD VISION OR
SETTING US UP FOR NEEDED ACTION
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH YOU AND THE DEPARTMENT AS
WE CONTINUE TO BUILD OUT THESE
PLANS. BUT KNOW THIS IS A ONCE
IN A TEN YEAR OPPORTUNITY. I
DON'T WANT US TO AGAIN REINFORC
POLICIES THAT WERE INADEQUATE
AND INEQUITABLE IN THE PAST.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. AND MAYBE WITH
THAT, BRENNAN, IF YOU WANT TO
TAKE US THROUGH THE NEXT SLIDES
OF LOOKING AT THE OPTIONS. FOR
THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS, I KNOW
SAID THIS BEFORE, IT'S AN
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE
MAYOR. WE'RE THE LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH. WHILE WE WORK TOGETHER
IN PARTNERSHIP, THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH WILL BE TRANSMITTING A
PROPOSAL FOR US TO ADOPT AS A
PART OF WHAT WAS SEEN IN THE
TIMELINE ON AN EARLIER SLIDE. S
TAKE IT AWAY. LET'S LOOK THROUG
THESE APPROACHES.
>> GREAT. ONE LAST SLIDE BEFORE
WE GET INTO THE ALTERNATIVES
ITSELF. POINTING OUT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT OPTIONS THAT WE'R
SIMPLY ORGANIZING AND THE
POTENTIAL OPTIONS THAT COULD
HELP SUPPORT THOSE IMPACTS. AND
THE GOAL WAS TO TRY TO STUDY TH
POLICY OPTIONS TO PROVIDE
FLEXIBILITY FOR DECISION MAKING
FUTURE CHANGES, AND WE DON'T
EXPECT THAT WE HAVE TO PICK ONE
OF THESE OPTIONS, BUT RATHER WE
COULD DRAW FROM THE STRATEGIES
AND OPTIONS IF THESE
ALTERNATIVES TO DEVELOP WHAT
MIGHT BE A HYBRID APPROACH AS A
PREFERRED OPTION THAT WE WOULD
INCLUDE IN THE FINAL PLAN. THER
ARE FIVE ALTERNATIVES. THE FIRS
IS AS REQUIRED A NO ACTION
ALTERNATIVE. THAT WOULD MAINTAI
THE STATUS QUO OF FOCUSING MOST
OF OUR HOUSING AND JOBS WITH AN
EXISTING URBAN CENTERS AND
VILLAGES. FOR EACH OF THESE
ALTERNATIVES, THERE IS A MAP ON
THE RIGHT. OBVIOUSLY FOR THIS
ONE, YOU CAN SEE IN THE DARK
BLUE IS THE URBAN CENTER. THE
LIGHT GRAY REPRESENTS AREAS IN
WHICH THERE IS NO CHANGE OUTSID
THOSE AREAS AND THE DARKEST GRA
IS OUR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL
CENTERS. SO I WANT TO KIND OF
HIGHLIGHT THREE THINGS BEFORE
MOVING INTO THE ALTERNATIVES
THAT ARE KIND OF TRUE FOR ALL O
THEM. ONE IS THAT WE ARE NOT
LOOKING AT STUDYING ANY CHANGES
TO MANUFACTURING THE INDUSTRIAL
CENTERS. THAT'S BECAUSE WE ARE
JUST FINISHING THE MIRROR TIME
STRATEGY PROCESS IN WHICH THAT
WORK WAS DONE. SO ESSENTIALLY
WE'RE INCORPORATING THOSE
PROPOSED CHANGES INTO THIS
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS A BASE
ACROSS ALL THE ALTERNATIVES.
SECONDLY I THINK ALL THE
ALTERNATIVES WILL BUILD ON THE
EXISTING STRATEGY OF THE URBAN
CENTERS AND VILLAGES WHILE
ADDING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR
HOUSING ACROSS THE CITY. BUT
THEY ALSO ALL LOOK AT ADDING
MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
COMMERCIAL AND OTHER
NON-RESIDENTIAL USES ACROSS THE
STREET INCLUDING, YOU KNOW, MOR
E ARE TAIL IN OUR CHILLIER
STREETS, BUT ALSO MAYBE GREATER
FLEXIBILITY FOR HOME BUSINESSES
AND CORNER STORES IN CERTAIN
AREAS. AND SO WITH THAT SAID,
I'M GOING TO MOVE IN TO THE
ACTUAL ALTERNATIVES. SO
ALTERNATIVE TWO IS CALLED FOCUS
IT WOULD BE CALLED NEIGHBORHOOD
ANCHORS THAT WOULD ALLOW MORE
HOUSING AROUND SHOPS AND
SERVICES. YOU CAN SEE THOSE
REPRESENTATIVES, THOSE CIRCLES
ON THE MAP. THE IDEA IS THEY
WOULD SIMILAR WITH A SLIGHTLY
SMALLER SIZE AND INTENSATIVE,
BUT STILL KIND OF BUILT AROUND
THE CORE OF SHOPS AND SERVICES.
THE ONES IDENTIFIED WILL COME
FROM A NUMBER OF SERVICES. THE
MAJORITY WERE PLACED AND
IDENTIFIED IN THE 1994 PLAN AND
THEY WENT THROUGH THE WORK OF
DRAFTING THEM, ADOPTING THEM
INTO THE PLAN. BUT BECAUSE THER
WAS NO ZONING CHANGE THAT
FOLLOWED THEM, THEY WERE REMOVE
IN 2004. BUT WE ALSO DID ADD IN
A COUPLE MORE AREAS THAT WERE
RECENT. THAT 1994 WORK IS VERY
OUTDATED. ONE OF THE PLACES THE
DESIGNATED AS OVERLAY DISTRICT
WHERE THERE IS A HIGH LEVEL OF
RETAIL OR THAT E█XISTS THAT WE
WANT TO BUILD ON. AND THEN WE
ALSO LOOKED AT THAT AND WE WOUL
LOOK AT WHERE THERE ARE
SIGNIFICANT GAPS IN THE CITY. W
ADDED SIX MORE JUST TO FILL IN
SOME OF THOSE WITH A GOOD
GEOGRAPHIC SPREAD TO WORK FROM.
OBVIOUSLY THESE ARE MEANT TO BE
AT A HIGH LEVEL, JUST SHOWN AS
CIRCLES, ABOUT A THOUSAND FOOT
RADIUS, WHICH AGAIN IS LIKE A
THREE TO FOUR BLOCKS DEPENDING
ON WHERE YOU ARE. THE IDEA IN
THESE AREAS IS THAT YOU WOULD
ALMOST FIND A MIX OF RESIDENTIA
AND MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT
RANGING FROM TOWNHOUSES UP TO
THREE TO SEVEN STORY APARTMENTS
IN MIXED USE BUILDINGS. SO THE
WIDE VARIETY OF, I'M SORRY, A
RANGE OF KIND OF SCALES I SHOUL
SAY, BUT KIND OF CONCENTRATED
MOSTLY RENTAL APARTMENT
DEVELOPMENT. AND THIS ONE IS
AGAIN ONE OF THE ONES WE THINK
ADDRESSES THE COUNCIL THAT WE
NEED TO STUDY 15-MINUTE
NEIGHBORHOODS AS THESE WOULD
KIND OF ALLOW MORE HOUSING
AROUND THESE BUSINESS CORES THA
WOULD ALLOW MORE PEOPLE TO GET
THEIR SHOPS AND SERVICES WITHIN
A SHORT WALK OF THEIR HOME.
CONCEPT THREE IS CALLED BROAD.
THIS WOULD ALLOW A WIDER RANGE
OF LOW SCALE HOUSING OPTIONS
LIKE THE TRIPLEX ACROSS ALL THE
NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE
RESIDENTIAL. THOSE THAT TODAY
WILL ALLOW PRIMARILY DETACHED
HOMES WITH SOME PROVISION FOR
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. AGAIN
THIS IS WHERE WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT IT, A ONE SIZE FITS ALL
CHANGE ACROSS ALL THE
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
IT WOULD RETAIN THAT THREE-STOR
HEIGHT LIMIT AS WE'RE
MENTIONING. BUT WITH POTENTIALL
THE BONUS FOR AFFORDABLE
PROJECTS. AND AGAIN, IT WOULD,
YOU KNOW, THERE COULD BE A
VARIETY OF FORMS HERE, PROBABLY
MOSTLY IT WOULD BE DETACHED AND
ATTACHED HOMES LIKE DUPLEXES AN
TRIPLEXES AND COULD INCLUDE SOM
STACK FLATS LIKE SIX PLEXES.
THIS ADDRESSES THE COUNCIL THAT
WE STUDY CHANGES ACROSS ALL THE
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
AND JUST NOTE ON THE TOP, YOU
CAN SEE THOSE NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL AREAS ARE SHOWN IN
LIGHT PURPLE. THE GRAY AREAS AR
PLACED IN EITHER ZONE COMMERCIA
OR MULTI-FAMILY TODAY. YOU'LL
SEE THOSE ALONG ARTERIALS OR TH
LARGE PARKS, WHICH WOULD NOT,
YOU KNOW, BE CHANGED BECAUSE
THEY ARE OWNED BY THE CITY. THE
FOURTH CONCEPT IS CALLED
CORRIDORS. AND THIS WOULD ALLOW
A WIDER RANGE OF LOW-SCALE
HOUSING OPTIONS IN NEIGHBORHOD
RESIDENTIAL ZONES, BUT ONLY IN
CORRIDORS WITH THE IDEA OF
ALLOWING HIGHER, MORE INTENSE
CHANGES, BUT ALSO FOCUSING
GROWTH NEAR TRANSIT AND
AMENITIES. YOU CAN SEE AGAIN TH
DARKER PURPLE IS THE CORRIDORS
WE'LL BE STUDYING FOR THE
PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY, WE
INCLUDE ALL AREAS THAT ARE
FIVE-MINUTE WALK FROM FREQUENT
TRANSIT STOPS. THOSE ARE
GENERALLY THOSE WITH 15-MINUTE
FREQUENCY IS DURING THE WEEK AN
THE SERVICE ON THE WEEKEND AS
WELL. OR LARGE PARKS, GENERALLY
MULTI-BLOCK PARKS. IT DOES
INCLUDE ABOUT HALF OF THE AREAS
THAT ARE CURRENTLY ZONED
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL DAYS
WHEN YOU REMOVE THE LARGE PARKS
AND THE IDEA HERE IN THESE
AREAS, YOU WOULD SEE THE HOUSIN
RANGING FROM, YOU KNOW, THE
TRIPLEX AND THE FOURPLEX AND AS
HIGH AS FIVE-STORY APARTMENTS.
AND SO THE IDEA HERE IS YOU
COULD SEE A LOT MORE DENSE
HOUSING, GETS YOU MORE STACKED
FLATS. YOU KNOW, MORE THINGS
LIKE CONDOS AND THE APARTMENTS,
RENTAL APARTMENTS THAN YOU MIGH
SEE IN OTHER AREAS. THIS IS ONE
THAT'S SPECIFICALLY MODIFIED TO
KIND OF REFLECT THAT INTEREST I
MORE APARTMENT ZONES THAN WE
HEARD AS PART OF THE SIXTH
ALTERNATIVE. LASTLY IS
ALTERNATIVE FIVE. WE ARE CALLIN
COMBINED. ACCOMMODATING THE
GREATEST SUPPLY ACROSS SEATTLE.
AND ESSENTIALLY IT'S A
DISTRIBUTION THAT COMBINES
ALTERNATIVES TO THREE, FOUR,
FIVE PLUS ADD SOME NEW ONES. SO
AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE IN THE
LIGHTEST PURPLE, THE BROAD
CHANGE ACROSS ALL NEIGHBORHOOD
RESIDENTIAL ZONES COMBINED WITH
INCREASED NEIGHBORHOOD CHANGES
ALONG THE CORRIDORS, PLUS WE
WOULD HAVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD
ANCHORS, WHICH WOULD ALLOW EVEN
HIGHER CHANGES IN THOSE AREAS.
IN ADDITION TO THOSE STRATEGIES
THAT WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT,
ALTERNATE FIVE WOULD STUDY SOME
ADDITIONAL ONES. AND ONE IS
EXPANDING THE BOUNDARY OF SEVEN
URBAN CENTERS AND VILLAGES,
INCLUDING AT LEAST A 10-MINUTE
WALK. AND THOSE INCLUDE THE NEW
LIGHT RAIL STATIONS AND PLUS
SOME ONES THAT ARE VERY SMALL.
ADDITIONALLY WE WOULD STUDY
BALLARDS AS AN URBAN CENTER. AN
ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THAT IS
THAT WOULD ALLOW IT TO BE MORE
ELIGIBLE FOR REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION FUNDINGS. IN
TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, THE ZONING
UNDERGROUND, IT IS ALSO MOSTLY
REFLECTIVE OF WHAT IS ALREADY
EXISTING IN BALLARD THAT WILL B
A JOB CENTER THAT WE WOULD SEE.
AND IT WOULD NOT REQUIRE ANY
NEWS REZONES, BUT IT MIGHT SET
THE TABLE FOR THOSE DISCUSSIONS
THAT WE MIGHT HAVE AS A PART OF
FUTURE STATIONARY PLANNING. AND
THEN LASTLY, WE WOULD CONSIDER
DESIGNATING NORTHEAST 130th
STATION AREA, A NEW LIGHT RAIL
STATION THAT'S COMING ONLINE AS
AN URBAN VILLAGE RATHER THAN A
NEIGHBORHOOD ANCHOR AS WE WOULD
CONSIDER IT IN A PREVIOUS ONE.
>> BRENNAN, COUNCIL MEMBER
STRAUSS HAS HIS HAND UP.
>> YES?
>> YEAH, I GOT IT, MICHAEL. I
APPRECIATE IT. BRENNAN, THANK
YOU FOR NOTING THE DESIGNATION
OF BALLARD AS AN URBAN CENTER.
CAN YOU REMIND ME, ARE WE
ALREADY MEETING THE CRITERIA
NEEDED TO BE AN URBAN CENTER? I
THERE POPULATION GROWTH THAT
NEEDS TO CHANGE?
>> WE ARE LEAVING INFRASTRUCTUR
DOLLARS ON THE TABLE FOR BALLAR
BECAUSE WE ARE ALREADY AN URBAN
-- WE MEET THE DEFINITIONS OF A
URBAN CENTER, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> I THINK I CAN HANDLE THAT
ONE, BRENNAN. YES, WE MEET THE
CRITERIA. TO BE PRECISE ON THIS
POINT, THE CURRENT ZONING IN
BALLARD MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR
THE AMOUNT OF GROWTH AND ITS
DENSITY THAT CAN BE ACCOMMODATE
IN THE FUTURE. EVEN ABOVE AND
BEYOND THE GROWTH THAT HAS
HAPPENED IN BALLARD. THE GROWTH
ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE WOULD MAKE
IN THE PLAN SHOULD IT BE ADOPTE
AS A CENTER, THEY WOULD HAVE
GROSS TARGETS CONSISTENT WITH
REGIONAL POLICY, WHICH WOULD
REFLECT ITS STATUS AS A CENTER
AND NOT A VILLAGE. THOSE GROWTH
NUMBERS WOULD BE SLIGHTLY HIGHE
THAN SOME OF THE NUMBERS THAT
ARE IN OUR CURRENT PLAN FOR THE
RATE OF WHICH OF GROWTH ASSUMED
FOR BALLARD. BUT STILL WITHIN
ITS ZONING CAPACITY AS IT
CURRENTLY EXISTS. NOT MEETING A
LAND USE CHANGE, BUT WE WOULD B
ANTICIPATING BALLARD WOULD GROW
INTO THE FUTURE. WITH RESPECT T
THE TRANSPORTATION DOLLARS, IT
IS NOT SO MUCH OF LEAVING
DOLLARS ON THE TABLE AS IT IS
PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY THAT WHEN
THEY DO CAPTURE THE
TRANSPORTATION DOLLARS THAT ARE
ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE
REGIONAL COUNCIL, WE HAVE THE
OPTION OF IDENTIFYING PROJECTS
THAT SERVE BALLARD ESPECIALLY
WITH LIGHT RAIL COMING ONLINE T
PROVIDE THE KIND OF CONNECTIVIT
AND MOBILITY CHOICES THAT WOULD
HELP TO SUPPORT THAT FUTURE
INVESTMENT.
>> THANK YOU, MICHAEL. MAYBE LE
ME SAY THIS A DIFFERENT WAY,
WHICH IS WE ALREADY MEET THE
DEFINITION IN BALLARD. WE
ALREADY MEET THE DEFINITIONS OF
AN URBAN CENTER BY NOT BEING
DESIGNATED AS AN URBAN CENTER.
WE CANNOT APPLY FOR FEDERAL
FUNDS THROUGH PSRCs, IS THAT
CORRECT?
>> FOR PROJECTS THAT WOULD SERV
BALLARD THROUGH THE REGIONAL
COMPETITION. BUT YES,
EFFECTIVELY THERE IS A POT OF
MONEY THIS DESIGNATION WOULD
OPEN UP THE ABILITY OF THE CITY
TO PREP FOR PROJECTS.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
VICE CHAIR MORALES?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR. SO I'VE HA
A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
DEPARTMENT. I DO WANT TO THANK
YOU ALL FOR THE WORK YOU'RE
DOING. I KNOW THE COMMUNITY
MEETINGS ARE IMPORTANT AND THEY
CAN BE PRETTY HEATED AT TIMES.
AND THERE IS ANOTHER ONE
TOMORROW. BILL THERE AT LANGSTO
HUGHS. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
OPPORTUNITIES TO HEAR DIRECTLY
ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING. T
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA'S POINT
EARLIER, WE HAVE A HISTORY OF
PLANNING IN THE CITY WITHOUT
CONSIDERATION FOR HOW
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WILL BE
IMPACTED. AND THEY KEPT FAMILIE
FROM PURCHASING HOMES ANYWHERE,
BUT THE CENTRAL DISTRICT. AND O
UNSEATED LAND. WE KNOW OVER TIM
THIS ALL COMPOUNDS THE AFFECTS
WITH A NEGATIVE AFFECT FOR
PEOPLE TO GENERATE BOTH. A PART
OF THE REASON FOR ALL OF THAT
HAS BEEN THE GROWTH STRATEGY
WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING. BEING
SQUEEZED INTO CORRIDORS AND
VILLAGES WHILE MOST OF THE CITY
IS RESERVED. AND IT HAS CREATED
THIS DYNAMIC IN THE CITY WHERE
LOWER INCOME FOLKS ARE PUSHED T
CORRIDORS WHERE MULTIFAMILY
HOUSING IS ALLOWED. AND ALSO TO
COUNCIL MEMBER MOSQUEDA'S POINT
THAT FEAR OF HOW WE CHANGE
ZONING AND WHAT ITS IMPACT WILL
BE IS ALSO A FEAR WITHIN
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. THERE IS
LOT OF FEAR THAT CHANGING ZONIN
WILL RESULT IN PEOPLE OF COLOR
CONTINUING TO GET PUSHED OUT OF
THE CITY, BEING PRICED OUT OF
THE MARKET. AND THE HOMEOWNERS
OF COLOR ARE BEING FORCED TO
SELL. SO CLEARLY WE NEED TO BE
PROACTIVE IN CREATING STRATEGIE
TO STOP DISPLACEMENT. AND I'M
HOPING THAT THROUGHOUT THIS
PROCESS, IT'S THINGS THAT WE'LL
HAVE IN THE NEXT YEAR THAT THE
DEPARTMENT WILL BE WORKING TO
IDENTIFY WHAT THE STRATEGIES
COULD BE BECAUSE ONE THING WE
KNOW FOR SURE IS THAT SEATTLE
CAN'T KEEP LOOKING THE WAY IT
LOOKS TODAY IF WE ARE SERIOUS
ABOUT ADDRESSING EQUITY. SO YOU
KNOW, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE AR
KEEPING AS A PART OF THESE LAND
USE COMMITTEE ENGAGEMENT. AND
INCORPORATING THE ANALYSIS AND
THE RESEARCH AND THE
CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES
WILL BE A PART OF EVERY ELEMENT
OF THE COMP PLAN THAT WE ARE
REALLY TALKING ABOUT COMMUNITY
LED, COMMUNITY DRIVEN
INVESTMENTS WHERE CREATING MORE
AFFORDABLE SPACE FOR HOUSING. W
HAVE A CRAZY REAL ESTATE
INVESTMENT HERE. AND SO ANOTHER
THING WE NEED TO BE TALKING
ABOUT IS HOW WE TAKE LAND OUT O
THE SPECULATIVE MARKET AND KEEP
IT IN COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS. WE
CAN ALSO TAKE THE CITY LAND OFF
THE MARKET AND LEASE IT FOR
SOCIAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS,
WHICH WOULD KEEP HOUSING
AFFORDABLE, SINCE IT WOULD BE O
CITY OWNED LAND. AND THE LAST
THING I WANT TO SAY IS WE HAVE
TO STOP BUILDING HEALTHY
NEIGHBORHOODS. THE IDEA THAT WE
SHOULD BUILD THE APARTMENTS
ALONG THE AREA IS NOT GOING TO
PROMOTE EQUITY OR PUBLIC HEALTH
AND SO I REALLY THINK WE NEED T
MOVE FROM THIS IDEA OF ISOLATED
URBAN VILLAGES TO A CITY OF
CONNECTED NEIGHBORHOODS WITH
SHEDS THAT HAVE HIGH-CAPACITY
TRANSIT, RELIABLE BUSES, THE
SAFE SIDEWALKS, THE PROTECTIVE
BIKE LANES. WE HAVE TO ENCOURAG
PEOPLE TO GET OUT OF THEIR CARS
BUT AS LONG AS THEY DON'T HAVE
SAFE EASY ALTERNATIVES, THEY
WILL KEEP DRIVING. AND SO I'M
HOPING THAT THROUGH THESE
DISCUSSIONS, WE COULD KEEP
ASKING OURSELVES THESE IMPORTAN
QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, HOW, WHAT
KIND OF CHANGES ARE NEEDED TO B
MADE AND SO THAT EVERYONE CAN
FIND HOUSING THAT THEY CAN
AFFORD? AND HOW DO WE CREATE A
CITY THAT IS MORE SUSTAINABLE
AND IT PROTECTS BOTH CLIMATE AN
PUBLIC HEALTH? AND HOW DO WE
BUILD WITH MORE LIVABLE
NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE PEOPLE OF
COLOR CAN AFFORD TO STAY IN
THEIR OWN HOMES AND CONINUE
BUILDING WEALTH FOR THEIR
FAMILIES.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR MORALES. I
MAY HAVE JUMPED THE BUZZER HERE
THAT BRENNAN HAS A FEW MORE
SLIDES. AND SO BRENNAN, I'M
GOING TO PASS IT BACK TO YOU TO
ANSWER VICE CHAIR'S QUESTIONS,
AND FEEL FREE TO MOVE ON TO YOU
NEXT SLIDES.
>> Reporter: AND THE QUESTION
THAT IS VERY WELL SAID AND IT
WILL BE KEEPING WITH WHAT WE'RE
THINKING AND THE KIND OF MAJOR
PURCHASE AND WHAT WE'RE HEARING
FROM THE PUBLIC AS WELL. MAYBE
JUST BRIEFLY ON THAT
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT BECAUSE IT
COMES WITH THE SLIDE. YOU KNOW,
I THINK ONE OF THE CORE
BUSINESSES OF THIS PLAN IS TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO A BETTER
JOB OF STOPPING THE DISPLACEMEN
THAT'S ALREADY HAPPENING IN OUR
CITY. AND OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW,
PART OF THE CORE PURPOSES PLAN
IS TO TRY TO INCREASE THE SUPPL
OF HOUSING, WHICH WE KNOW IS
NECESSARY TO ADDRESS THE RENT I
HOUSING PRICE INCREASES THAT AR
DRIVING DISPLACEMENT. WE ALSO
KNOW IT'S NOT SUFFICIENT BY
ITSELF. SO YOU KNOW AS IT
RELATES TO THE KIND OF EIS THAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE, YOU
KNOW, ONE OF THE KEY PURPOSES O
EIS IS TO EVALUATE THE DIFFEREN
ALTERNATIVES. UNDERSTAND THEIR
IMPACT AND DISPLACEMENT. AND WE
ALSO KNOW IT ADDRESSES THE
EXCLUSIVITY ISSUES, THE ACCESS
TO THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE TALKIN
ABOUT, BUT ALSO SO THAT WE HAVE
HIGHER LEVELS OF GROWTH IN AREA
OF LOW DISPLACEMENT RISK. AND S
ALL THE ACTUAL ALTERNATIVES THA
WE'RE STUDYING WILL HAVE THAT
BUILT INTO IT AS WE WOULD
IMAGINE THE KIND OF FINAL
PREFERRED ONE WOULD. BUT ALSO
AGAIN AS MENTIONED, I THINK THE
CORE PART OF THIS PLAN WOULD GO
TO THINK BEYOND THE GROWTH
STRATEGIES AND WHAT ARE SOME OF
THE OTHER THINGS WE NEED. I
THINK COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES,
YOU DID A GOOD JOB OF CUEING UP
SOME OF THEM. WE ARE THINKING
ABOUT INCENTIVES FOR AFFORDABLE
HOUSING IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS AN
OTHER POTENTIALLY DEVELOPMENT
CAPACITY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. SO
THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COMPETE
WITH THE MARKET. AGAIN FUNDING
FOR NON-PROFIT GROUPS TO
PURCHASE PROPERTY AS WE'RE
SAYING. AND OTHER THINGS LIKE
TENANT RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.
SUPPORT FOR EXISTING BUSINESSES
AND INSTITUTIONS. OBVIOUSLY THA
IS THE HARD WORK I THINK IS
STILL TO COME. IT'S NOT GOING T
BE SOLD BY THE EIS, BUT THAT'S
OBVIOUSLY A CORE PART OF WHAT
WE'RE DOING. I DON'T KNOW IF
THAT FULLY ANSWERS WHAT YOU
SAID. WE DO HAVE ONE MORE SLIDE
SHOULD I DO THAT AND OPEN IT
BACK UP FOR QUESTIONS?
>> YEAH, TAKE ONE MORE SLIDE.
>> THIS IS THE LAST ONE AND THE
I'LL TURN IT BACK TO MICHAEL.
>> YEAH, I WILL JUST BRING US
HOME HERE. LOOKING AHEAD
ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO
ENGAGEMENT. I THINK IT WAS
COUNCIL MEMBER MORALES. THANK
YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING WE HAVE A
SERIES OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS,
WE'VE HAD ONE. WE HAVE FOUR THA
ARE FORTHCOMING. THE NEXT ONE I
TOMORROW YES, WE ARE KEEPING AN
EYE ON THE WEATHER BECAUSE
THINGS MIGHT CHANGE. I'LL GET
THE WORD ON THAT. BUT THE OTHER
COMING UP THE 8th OF NEXT WEEK.
AND THEN ANOTHER ONE IN
DECEMBER. TWO IN JANUARY, ONE I
PERSON AND ONE VIRTUAL FOR
PEOPLE WHO ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND
IN PERSON OR PREFER THE VIRTUAL
WAY OF ENGAGING WITH THE CITY.
THE PURPOSE OF THOSE MEETINGS I
TO TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT THE
IDEAS WE'RE STUDYING IN THE EIS
BUT MORE OVER TO HEAR FROM THEM
REALLY IN THE FACE-TO-FACE WAY,
CONVERSATION CIRCLES WITH
COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND
RESIDENTS ABOUT HOUSING AND
ABOUT COMPLETE COMMUNITIES.
THOSE ARE THE TWO THINGS WE ARE
STRESSING IN THIS OUTREACH
PHASE. AND SO IT COULD HELP
INFORM THE DRAFT PLAN, WHICH
WILL ACCOMPANY THE DRAFT EIS IN
2023. SO JUST SHARING THAT WITH
YOU, THAT IS WHAT WE'RE WORKING
ON RIGHT NOW. BUT AT THE SAME
TIME, THE WORK AND THANK YOU FO
THE COUNCIL SUPPORT IN TERMS OF
BUDGET TO ENABLE US TO CONTRACT
WITH COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS AND TO WORK WITH
COMMUNITY LIAISONS TO
SPECIFICALLY ELEVATE THE VOICES
OF MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.
MUCH MORE PROACTIVELY THAN THE
LAST PLAN UPDATE. THE WORK OF
THOSE GROUPS IS WRAPPING UP NOW
AND WE'RE GOING TO BE
DOCUMENTING AND INCORPORATING
THAT INTO THE DRAFT PLANS AS
WELL IN THE COMING MONTHS. AND
WITH THAT, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE
FOR YOU TODAY. JUST WANT TO GIV
YOU A PICTURE OF THE PROCESS AN
IT'S ONGOING INTO NEXT YEAR.
>> THANK YOU, MICHAEL. THANK
YOU, BRENNAN. COUNCIL MEMBER
PEARSON?
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS. I
AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER
MORALES' COMMENTS ABOUT
PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT, ACCESS
TO TRANSIT. I THINK 30 URBAN
VILLAGES WERE UPZONED. I'M NOT
SURE THERE WERE ANY FORMAL
ORDINANCES PUT IN PLACE IN
ADVANCE TO PREVENT DISPLACEMENT
I'M HOPING WE CAN PUT IN PLACE
DISPLACEMENT PREVENTION
ORDINANCES IN ADVANCE OF ANY
UPZONES IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL
UPZONES. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, TH
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLANNING
COUNCIL ADOPTED GROWTH TARGETS
FOR ALL CITIES IN KING COUNTY
BACK IN 2021 AND THE GROWTH
TARGET FOR SEATTLE FOR 2019
THROUGH 2044. IT IS 112,000
HOUSING UNITS. APPARENTLY THE
2021 KING COUNTY URBAN GROWTH
CAPACITY REPORT IN SEATTLE IN
2019, WE DO HAVE CAPACITY FOR
MORE THAN 112,000 UNITS. SO IF
WE HAVE THAT INCREASING THE
HOUSING SUPPLY, WHY NOT FOCUS I
ON WHAT WE REALLY WANT TO
ADDRESS IN TERMS OF OUR NEEDS
FOR LOW INCOME HOUSING? WHY NOT
FOCUS ON LOW INCOME HOUSING,
JUST GETTING STRAIGHT. AND I
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WITH
THESE ALTERNATIVES, WE'RE ABLE
TO MIX AND MATCH DIFFERENT
ELEMENTS. YOU'RE PROVIDING A
MENU OF ALTERNATIVES, BUT THE
COUNCIL THROUGH THE PROCESS CAN
FOCUS AND TARGET WITHIN THAT
MENU. BECAUSE I WANT TO SEE IF
THERE IS A WAY TO ALSO DO SOME
MORE INCLUSIONARY ZONING, SO WE
ARE ACTUALLY REQUIRING LOW
INCOME HOUSING IN EXCHANGE FOR
GRANTING ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CAPACITY. WOULD THAT BE POSSIBL
AND THE MENU OF ALTERNATIVES
THAT YOU HAVE?
>> GREAT, MAYBE JUST BRIEFLY.
THAT CAPACITY NUMBER IS CORRECT
WHERE SHE MORE CAPACITY THAN WE
ARE NEEDING TO COMPLETE OUR
TARGET. THE CAPACITY WILL TELL
YOU IF IT IS PHYSICALLY POSSIBL
TO GET ENOUGH UNITS IN THE CITY
BUT IT DOESN'T TALK ABOUT WHAT
ARE THOSE UNITS LIKE? WHERE ARE
THOSE UNITS? IT DOESN'T TALK
ABOUT RESTRICTING THE AMOUNT OF
UNITS IN WHERE THEY CAN GO. AND
WHAT ROLE DOES THAT PLAY AN
INCREASING HOUSING COST. BUT I
THINK, YOU KNOW, FOR US SIMPLY
HAVING ENOUGH CAPACITY IS NOT
SUFFICIENT. WE HAVE INFORMATION
THAT WE HAVE IT IN THE RIGHT
PLACES FOR THE RIGHT TYPES OF
HOUSING. WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE
SURE WE HAVE PLENTY OF IT THAT
ARTIFICIAL RESTRICTION IS NOT
PUSHING HOUSING PRICES FORWARD.
SO I THINK WE ARE TRYING TO GO
BEYOND JUST KIND OF GETTING THE
CAPACITY TO ADDRESS THOSE OTHER
ISSUES AS WELL. AND ON THE
SECOND TOPIC, YEAH, I THINK
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THE
MARKET RATE DEVELOPMENT CAN ALS
SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE MORE LOW
INCOME OR KIND OF AFFORDABLE
DEVELOPMENT IS DEFINITELY AN
IMPORTANT PART OF THIS AS WELL.
WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE A FRAMEWORK I
PLACE THROUGH THE MANDATORY
HOUSING AND AFFORDABILITY WHEN
THERE ARE SUBSTANTIAL UPZONES
THAT MANDATORY HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY IS PUT IN PLACE
UNLESS THEY CONTRIBUTE TO LOW
INCOME. AND SO THAT IS CERTAINL
OUR DECISION GOING FORWARD THAT
WHEN THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL
INCREASES, THAT SHOULD BE
IMPLIED. ALTHOUGH THERE IS ALSO
A LOT OF QUESTIONS WHEN YOU GET
TO THE SMALLER CHANGES THAT
MIGHT BE HAPPENING IN THE
RESIDENTIAL DAYS, THERE IS A LO
OF QUESTIONS THERE ABOUT HOW
MUCH CAPACITY ARE WE GIVING? IS
IT ENOUGH TO REQUIRE SOMETHING
LIKE MHA. SO THOSE ARE ALL GOOD
QUESTIONS THAT ARE ALSO ON OUR
LIST OF THINGS TITANESS AS A
PART OF THIS AND ALSO SAY WE AR
WORKING TO PUT TOGETHER AN
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS PACKAGE FOR
THE CONSULTANT THAT WOULD HELP
GIVE US THOSE ANSWERS. WHAT CAN
WE EXPECT TO GIVE. WHAT WILL TH
OUTCOMES OF THAT BE?
>> BRENNAN, IF I COULD ADJUST
VERY BRIEFLY TO THAT. THAT WAS
NICE COMPLETE ANSWER. BUT WITH
RESPECT TO THE HIGH LEVEL
CAPACITY NUMBER, OUR GROWTH
TARGETS. THAT IS REALLY, THAT'S
A MINIMUM THRESHOLD UNDER GMA,
BUT AT LEAST WE ARE PROVIDING
CAPACITY. IT IS AN IMPORTANT
METRIC THAT WE LOOK AT. WE WILL
CERTAINLY TAKE THE STUDIES AND
THAT WORK WITH THE PLANNING
COUNCIL VERY SERIOUSLY. BUT WE
ARE ALSO LOOKING AT OTHER
METRICS THAT ARE TELLING US,
GIVING US THE SIGNALS OF HOW
WE'RE DOING WITH THE RESPECTED
PLANNING FOR GROWTH. LOOKING AT
THE AMOUNT OF JOB GROWTH THAT W
ARE SEEING WITH THE CITY, AND W
HAVE BEEN FALLING BEHIND IN
KEEPING UP WITH THE JOB GROWTH
AND PROVIDING THE SUFFICIENT
NUMBERS OF HOUSING. AND LOOKING
AT HOW THE CITY WILL GO BACK TO
GROWTH TARGETS IN THE PAST. AND
SINCE THE SALE OF 2025 WAS
ADOPTED, THE CITY HAS GROWN ON
AN ANNUAL BASIS. AND WE HAVE
BEEN THROUGH A NUMBER OF YEARS
NOW, TWICE AS FAST AS WHAT WAS
ANTICIPATED IN THE EXISTING
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE ARE
OPERATING WITH THE ASSUMPTION
THAT IF WE PROVIDE MORE SPACE,
MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT, WE WON'T BE AS MUC
RISK IN FALLING INTO THAT
SITUATION GOING FORWARD THAT WE
COULD KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND
FOR HOUSING BY DRIVING UP
PRICES.
>> MICHAEL, YOU JUST SAID
SOMETHING QUITE IMPORTANT IN OU
LAST MAJOR UPDATE, WE SET A
METRIC THAT WE THOUGHT WE WERE
GOING -- THAT WAS APPROPRIATE
FOR OUR CITY. YOU JUST SAID, AN
MAYBE YOU COULD CONFIRM FOR ME,
WE HAVE GROWN TWICE AS FAST IS
WHAT THAT UPDATE SUGGESTED. IS
THAT CORRECT?
>> IT'S CORRECT. AND I WANT TO
BE IN FULL CONSIDERATION OF THE
QUESTION. THERE IS A NUMBER IN
SEATTLE OF 2025. YOU CAN TAKE
THE 20-YEAR NUMBER AND THAT WAS
70,000 HOUSING UNITS. YOU CAN
TAKE THAT NUMBER AND DIVIDE IT
BY 20 AND LOOK AT IT YEAR BY
YEAR. IF YOU LOOK AT ALL THE
YEARS SINCE 2015 WHEN THAT PLAN
WAS ADOPTED AND ADD THEM ALL UP
IT'S TWICE AS FAST. WE ARE WELL
AHEAD OF PACE TO GET TO, WHICH
INDICATES THAT THAT WAS REALLY
LOW BALL NUMBER WHEN WE ADOPTED
THE LAST PLAN. THAT'S WHY WE'RE
TAKING A MORE EXPANSIVE VIEW OF
WHAT OUR HOUSING NEEDS COULD BE
GOING FORWARD AND PLANNING
APPROPRIATELY AND WISELY FOR
THEM.
>> IT'S BECAUSE FOR BETTER OR
FOR WORSE THE REST OF THE NATIO
AND THE WORLD FOUND OUT THAT
SEATTLE IS INDEED THE BEST PLAC
ON EARTH.
>> AND THAT IS ONE OF THE
REASONS, YEAH.
>> WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO WRAP U
BRIEFLY. WE ARE AT THE TWO-HOUR
MARK.
>> SO I KNOW, I SEE FROM YOUR
TIMELINE HERE THAT YOU'RE
THINKING ABOUT RELEASING THE
DRAFT DIS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER
OF NEXT YEAR. IN LOOKING AT THE
ANTI-DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES,
I'M WONDERING -- I DON'T
REMEMBER CHAIR STRAUSS, IN YOUR
REPORT THE REPORT COMING OUT OF
THE LANDLORD TENANT WORK GROUP
IS GOING TO BE COMING FORWARD.
ARE YOU TAKING -- I AM CONCERNE
ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE
STOCK OF SMALL MOM AND POP
LANDLORD UNITS AND THE REAL
REPORTS, THE NUMBERS THAT
INDICATE WE ARE LOSING THOSE
UNITS AND THEY ARE BEING
REPLACED BY EXPENSIVE OFTENTIME
SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES. SO WILL --
I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING, THE
TIMELINE YOU'VE GOT, ARE YOU
GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THOSE
NUMBERS AS YOU'RE THINKING ABOU
HONING GOING FORWARD INTO THE
FINAL EIS?
>> BRENNAN, I CAN ANSWER THAT
ONE. THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES,
BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE COUNCIL
MEMBERS, THAT YOU ALL UNDERSTAN
THE PHASED APPROACH WE ARE
TAKING WITH THIS. IN SECOND
QUARTER OF 2023, WE WILL RELEAS
THE DRAFT PLAN. THE DRAFT EIS,
AND THE PRELIMINARY REPORT ON
GROWTH AS IT RELATES TO
DISPLACEMENT RISK. WE WILL DRAW
UPON THE BEST AVAILABLE DATA
THAT WE HAVE DURING THE COMING
MONTHS TO PREPARE THAT REPORT
INCLUDING IF WE HAVE IT AND I
DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT
QUESTION ON THE REAL REPORT, TH
SPECIFIC REPORTING REFERENCE. I
IT'S AVAILABLE, WE WILL
CERTAINLY USE THAT DATA. WITH
THE FINAL PLAN, TRANSMITTED TO
COUNCIL IN 2024, WE WILL BRING
FORWARD AN ANTI-DISPLACEMENT
STRATEGY. THAT IS OUR INTENT.
WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON IT. BASED
ON THAT WORK AND WE KNOW IT'S
GOING TO TAKE LONGER TO IDENTIF
EFFECTIVE AND APPROPRIATE
TARGETED STRATEGIES THAT MEET
OUR EXPECTATIONS FOR MORE ROBUS
DISPLACEMENT SET OF TOOL BOX.
AND THAT WILL COME FORWARD WITH
THE FINAL PLAN. SO WE NEED YOU
TO UNDERSTAND WHAT TO EXPECT AT
THE TWO MILESTONES.
>> THANKS.
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, ANY
FURTHER QUESTIONS? MICHAEL,
BRENNAN, I KNOW THIS IS ONE STE
IN A VERY LONG PROCESS THAT WIL
BE EXCEEDING ANOTHER 12 MONTHS
BEFORE WE TAKE FINAL ACTION. AN
SO IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE
DILIGENTLY TAKE STEPS ALONG THE
WAY. THIS IS CLEARLY
DEMONSTRATING THE OPCD HAS DONE
THEIR DUE DILIGENCE THAT WERE
PUT IN LAST YEAR. CAN YOU REMIN
ME, ARE THERE ANY FURTHER STEPS
REQUIRED TO LIFT?
>> YES, YOU WILL NEED TO SUBMIT
A LETTER.
>> THANK YOU. CLERK, LET'S MAKE
SURE TO DO THAT THIS AFTERNOON.
COLLEAGUES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
ON THIS ITEM? I THINK YOU MIGHT
WANT TO SAY SOMETHING.
>> YES, I WANT TO THANK THEM FO
ALL THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE SO
FAR. I HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE TO
WORK IN PARTNERSHIP. THANK YOU
FOR COMMENTING AS WELL GIVEN TH
LIMITED TIME FRAME THAT WE HAVE
TO CONSIDER THE COMPREHENSIVE
PLANS AND THE TEAM THAT'S DOING
THE OUTREACH. THE ADDITIONAL
FUNDING FOR THE INTENTIONAL
OUTREACH. I'M GLAD TO SEE IT
BEING CARRIED FORWARD INTO THE
WORK YOU HAVE DONE THROUGHOUT
THIS YEAR AND LOOK FORWARD TO
HEARING MORE ABOUT THE PROPOSAL
EARLY NEXT YEAR WITH OUR GOOD
CHAIR WHO HAS BEEN A STRONG
PROPONENT AS WELL OF MAKING SUR
WE USE EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE CAN
TO CREATE DENSITY AND EQUITY.
I'M FASCINATED THAT THERE SEEMS
TO BE AN UNDERSTANDING AT LEAST
THAT A PROPOSAL WILL COME FROM
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. THAT SEEMS
TO BE NEW UNDERSTANDING AT THIS
POINT. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU AND THAT ROLE
WE'LL BE ABLE TO PLAY. I
APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU. ANYTHING FURTHER?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WITH THAT WE WILL CONCLUDE
THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA. MOVING
ON TO ITEM E, ADJOURNMENT. THE
NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE
LAND USE COMMITTEE IS NEXT WEEK
ON DECEMBER 8. IT STARTS AT 9:3
A.M. IT'S A MORNING MEETING.
WITHOUT FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE
THE COMMITTEE, THIS DOES
CONCLUDE THE WEDNESDAY 30, 2022
LAND USE COMMITTEE. WE STAND
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.