>>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY.
TODAY IS TUESDAY, JULY 18th.
THIS IS THE SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL. I AM NOW GOING TO CALL
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER.
I SHOULD ADD THAT I AM DEBRA
JUAREZ, PRESIDENT OF THE
COUNCIL. MADAME CLERK, WILL
YOU CALL ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER SAWANT.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> PRESENT .
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ.
>> HERE.
>> SEVEN PRESENT.
>> THANK YOU. MOVING ON,
I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY
PRESENTATIONS TODAY SO LET'S GO
ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT. MADAME
CLERK, I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE 15
REMOTE SPEAKERS AND 25 IN
PERSON.
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> OKAY. LET US GO AHEAD
WITH -- I WANTED TO DO,
EVERYONE WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES.
WE WILL START WITH THE IN
PERSON SPEAKERS FIRST. AND I
WILL HAND IT TO YOU TO HAVE
THE RECORDING FOR THE RULES FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT. HOPEFULLY
EVERYBODY WILL FOLLOW THE RULES
AND BE CAN HAVE AN ORDERLY
PUBLIC COMMENT AND YOU WILL
SPEAK TO THE SIX ITEMS ON THE
AGENDA. GO AHEAD, MADAME CLERK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HELLO SEATTLE. WE ARE
THE EMERALD CITY. THE CITY OF
FLOWERS AND THE CITY OF
GOODWILL, DON'T ON INDIGENOUS
LAND AND TRADITIONAL TERRITORY
OF THE COAST ABLEST PEOPLES.
THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WELCOMES REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT
AND IS EAGER TO HEAR FROM
RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY. IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO BE A SPEAKER AND
PROVIDE A VERBAL PUBLIC
COMMENT, YOU MAY REGISTER TO
TWO HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING
VIA THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
WEBSITE. HERE IS INFORMATION
ABOUT THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PROCEEDINGS. SPEAKERS ARE
CALLED UPON IN THE ORDER IN
WHICH THEY REGISTERED ON THE
COUNCIL WEBSITE. EACH SPEAKER
MUST CALL IN FROM THE PHONE
NUMBER PROVIDED WHEN THEY
REGISTERED ONLINE AND USED THE
MEETING ID AND PASSCODE THAT
WAS E-MAILED UPON CONFIRMATION.
IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE AN
E-MAIL CONFIRMATION, PLEASE
CHECK YOUR SPAM OR JUNK MAIL
FOLDERS. A REMINDER, THE
SPEAKER MEETING IDENTIFICATION
IS DIFFERENT FROM THE GENERAL
LISTENED LINE MEETING AYDEN
VACATION PROVIDED ON THE
AGENDA. WHEN THE SPEAKER'S NAME
IS CALLED, THE SPEAKER'S
MICROPHONE WOULD BE ON MUTED
AND AN AUTOMATIC PROMPT WILL
SAY, THE HOST WOULD LIKE YOU TO
UNMUTE YOUR MICROPHONE. THAT
IS YOUR CUE THAT IT IS YOUR
TURN TO SPEAK. AT THAT TIME,
YOU MUST PRESS STAR SIX. YOU
WILL THEN HEAR A PROMPT OF,
"YOU ARE UNMUTED." MAKE SURE
YOUR PHONE IS ON ON UNMUTE ON
YOUR PLEASE IT WILL BE HEARD.
AS A SPEAKER, YOU SHOULD BEGIN
BY STATING YOUR NAME AND THE
ITEM YOU ARE ADDRESSING. A
CHIME WILL SOUND WHEN 10
SECONDS ARE LEFT IN YOUR
ALLOTTED TIME. IS A GENTLE
REMINDER TO WRAP UP YOUR PUBLIC
COMMENT. AT THE END OF THE
ALLOTTED TIME, YOUR MICROPHONE
WILL BE MUTED AND THE NEXT
SPEAKER REGISTERED WILL BE
CALLED. WHEN THE SPEAKERS HAVE
COMPLETED PROVIDING PUBLIC
COMMENT, PLEASE DISCONNECT FROM
THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE AND
JOIN US BY FOLLOWING THE
MEETING VIA SEATTLE CHANNEL
BROADCAST OR THROUGH THE
LISTENING 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
AND PIZZA COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO
CONDUCT BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF
THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY. ANY
OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE THAT IS
DISRUPTIVE TO THESE PROCEEDINGS
OR THAT IS NOT FOCUSED ON AN
APPROPRIATE TOPIC AS SPECIFIED
IN COUNCIL RULES, MAY LEAD TO
THE SPEAKER BEING MUTED BY THE
PRESIDING OFFICER. OUR HOPE IS
TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSIONS THAT
WILL ASSIST THE ORDERLY
CONSIDERATION 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 OF,
"YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED." THANK
YOU SEATTLE.
>> I JUST WANT TO ADD THIS
VERY QUICKLY. MANY OF YOU THAT
COME TO PUBLIC, KNOW THIS BUT I
WANTED TO REITERATE THAT WE
REALLY WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU
HAVE TO SAY SO PLEASE BE
MINDFUL OF THE 10 SECONDS
NOTICE SO YOU CAN WRAP THINGS
UP. BECAUSE IT IS ALWAYS
DIFFICULT TO JUST CUT PEOPLE
OFF. WITH THAT, GO AHEAD
MADAME CLERK.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO CONFIRM,
ARE WE DOING TWO MINUTES OR ONE
MINUTE?
>> WE ARE GOING TO GO WITH
TWO MINUTES.
>> THANK YOU. THE FIRST IN
PERSON SPEAKER, AND EXCUSE THE
PRONUNCIATION OF YOUR LAST
NAME, JOHN CHENEY WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY MARI SCHULER. YOU
CAN USE EITHER OF THOSE.
>> MY NAME IS JOHN CHENEY. I
AM A RESIDENT ON THE WATERS OF
SEATTLE. AND I'M HERE TO MAKE
COMMENTS ON THE ORDINANCES
BEFORE YOU. THE NEW MARITIME
INDUSTRIAL ZONING POLICIES DO
NOT RECOGNIZE RESIDENTIAL
COMMUNITIES THAT EXIST IN LARGE
INDUSTRIAL ZONES. AND WE HAVE
VIBRANT COMMUNITIES ON VESSELS
AND FLOATING ON WATER
RESIDENCES THAT ARE NOT
ACKNOWLEDGED AND WE WERE NOT
GIVEN THE CHAIR AT THE TABLE
FOR THE DISCUSSION. WE ARE
EXTREMELY CAREFUL ABOUT
MARITIME ISSUES AND I WANT TO
POINT OUT TWO PARTS OF THE
POLICIES. ONE IS COUNCIL BILL
12568 AT POLICY LU10.8. IT
SAYS, PROHIBIT NEW RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT IN INDUSTRIAL ZONES
EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF
DWELLINGS SUCH AS CARETAKER
UNITS AND AN URBAN INDUSTRIAL
ZONES, DWELLINGS FOR WORKERS
THAT ARE RELATED TO THE
INDUSTRIAL AREA AND THAT WOULD
NOT DISRUPT OR RESTRICT
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY. I GUESS I
WOULD ASK THAT THE COUNCIL
INCLUDE THESE LARGE EXISTING
RESIDENTIAL POPULATIONS WHICH
ARE THERE AND ARE LEGALLY
ESTABLISHED AND SHOULD BE A
PART OF THE POLICY
CONSIDERATION. UNFORTUNATELY,
WE OFTEN, AS A WAY THAT CODES
ARE ENFORCED, WE LOOK TO THE
TOP POLICY. IF IT SAYS
SOMETHING LIKE, NOT PERMITTED
OR RESTRICTED, THEN ALL THE
SUDDEN THAT FLOWS DOWN INTO
OTHER INTERPRETATIONS, NOT
YOURS, BUT THE INTERPRETATIONS
OF THE CODE THAT FOLLOW.
THEREFORE, I WOULD ENCOURAGE
YOU TO LOOK TO THAT ISSUE.
LIKEWISE ON COUNCIL BILL 12567
IN SECTION J, RESIDENTIAL USES,
IT SAYS PROHIBITED WITH
EXCEPTIONS FOR ARTISTS AND
LANDMARK BUILDINGS. I MIGHT BE
AN ARTIST BUT I'M ALSO JUST A
RESIDENT ON THE WATER. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
SPEAKER IS MARI SCHULER. AND
MARI WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
VALERIE CHARETTE.
>> HELLO. MY NAME IS MARI
SCHULER. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF
THE LAKE UNION LABOR BOARD
ASSOCIATION. I WANT TAKE MY TWO
MINUTES BECAUSE JOHN REALLY THE
HIGHLIGHTS. BUT WE ARE
STRONGLY A RESIDENTIAL
COMMUNITY. WE LIVE ON SAILBOATS
AND YACHTS AND BIG CATS AND WE
LIVE ON HOUSE VOTES. LEGALLY
CALLED FLOATING ON WATER
RESIDENCES. AND WE HAVE NOT
REALLY BEEN COUNTED IN THE
HOUSING STOCK IN THE CITY. I
WILL REPLETE -- REPEAT MY PLEA
FOR FOUR ADMINISTRATION'S NOW.
THE CITY NEEDS A MARITIME
COMMISSION OR A MARITIME
ADVISORY COMMITTEE BECAUSE YOU
HAVE PEOPLE THAT ADVISE YOU ON
BICYCLES AND THE HOMELESS AND
THE YOUTH BUT YOU HAVE NOBODY
IN A MARITIME CITY THAT APPLIES
OR ADVISES YOU ON THAT. I DO
THINK THAT MANAGING NIGHTTIME
GLARE WOULD BENEFIT ALL THE
RESIDENTIAL POPULATIONS AS WELL
AS THE RESIDENTIAL ZONES
AROUND THE INDUSTRIAL AREAS.
BUT I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU
THAT WE ARE, ALL OF US WHO LIVE
IN THESE AREAS, ARE GOOD
NEIGHBORS AND WE WILL CONTINUE
TO BE AS WE HAVE BEEN FOR
CENTURIES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
SPEAKER IS VALERIE CHARETTE.
AND VALERIE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
HOWARD GAIL.
>> LAST WEEK, 10 PEOPLE
COMMENTED. EIGHT OF US IN
PERSON, TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSION'S
ABUSE OF POWER. IT DERIVES FROM
ITS PUBLIC PLATFORM POSITION IN
THE ACCOUNTABLITY SYSTEM AND
1.9 MILLION ANNUAL BUDGET.
FIVE OF US SPOKE TO YOU IN JUNE
ON THE SAME THING. WE HANDED
YOU CLEARLY WRITTEN LETTERS
WITH DETAILED EVIDENCE AND
LINKS TO VIDEOS FOR MULTIPLE
PUBLIC MEETINGS SHOWING CPC
STAFF AND COCHAIRS HAVING
MELTDOWNS AND TELLING LIES
ABOUT COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO
ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CRITICAL
PUBLIC COMMENT. THE CPC
FABRICATION WAS ON DISPLAY
RIGHT HERE LAST WEEK WHEN THOSE
OF US WHO HAD JUST GIVEN THE
COMMENT WERE DESCRIBED AT
LENGTH AS PHYSICALLY
THREATENING AND SCARY. FOR
HEAVEN SAKES, THIS NONSENSE
FROM THE CPC IS DESIGNED TO
DISTRACT FROM FACTS AND
EVIDENCE BASED CRITIQUE FROM
PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF
THE MOST EGREGIOUS POLICING AND
THOSE WHO HAVE DONE A VERY HARD
WORK OF CLOSE OBSERVANCE AND
INFORMED DISCUSSION WITH
ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS FOR THE
PAST 10 YEARS. CPC LEADERSHIP
IS MISUSING ITS OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK FOR REAL POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY. DON'T EMPOWER
THIS ABUSE OF THE PUBLIC DON'T
BE BYSTANDERS. PLEASE VOTE NO
ON CB 120608. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT
SPEAKER IS HOWARD GAIL. HOWARD
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY RYAN
CULKIN, THE PORT OF SEATTLE
COMMISSIONER.
>> IT AFTERNOON. HOWARD
GAIL. TODAY WE WILL BE VOTING
ON CB12608, A BILL THAT
ENCOURAGES AND EMBOLDENS THE
COMMUNITY POLICE COMMISSIONER
WHICH HAS COME OVER THE COURSE
OF THE LAST YEAR, GONE FROM A
COMMISSION THAT SHIELDS THE SPD
FROM ACCOUNTABILITY TO NOW
BECOMING AN OBJECT IN A VISION
-- ACTIVE AGENT AND
PERPETUATING AND EXACERBATING
THE HARM BY ATTACKING,
SLANDERING AND THREATENING WITH
POLICE VIOLENCE THOSE SEVERELY
HARMED BY THE SPD. MUSCLE,
COUNCILMEMBERS AYE, MORALES
AND MOSQUEDA SPONSORED WHERE
ONE AND ONLY PLACE WERE VICTIMS
OF A SPEEDY VIOLENCE COULD BUY
AN ADVOCATEFOR THEIR OWN NEEDS
AND NOT BE SILENCED. A PLACE
WITH THE REST OF THE POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM HAS
SYSTEMATICALLY EXCLUDED AND
SILENCED. LAST WEEK, WE LEARN
THE PROGRAM IS NOW FUNCTIONALLY
DEAD. THE VOICES AND
DECISION-MAKING POWER OF THOSE
AFFECTED BY POLICE VIOLENCE ARE
TO BE REPLACED BY BUREAUCRATS
WITHIN THE EXISTING SYSTEM
SPEAKING FOR THEM. THE SYSTEM
IS CRUEL BEYOND IMAGINATION.
AFTER PERPETRATING VIOLENCE AND
DEATH UPON MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY, THE SYSTEM DENIES
THEM JUSTICE AND NOW WORKS EVEN
HARDER TO SLANDER, THREATEN AND
EXCLUDE THEM. WE ASK YOU TO
VOTE NO ON CB12608 INSTEAD USES
AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CALL FOR
COMMUNITY INPUT AND FOR A FULL
INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF THE CPC
AND THE REST OF THE FIELD
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. I WANT
TO POINT OUT ONE OF THE
ELEMENTS OF THE BILL IS
ACTUALLY GOING TO BE GIVING
CERTAIN CPC MEMBERS UP TO
$14,400 A YEAR IN STIPENDS.
COUNSEL STAFF HAS ACTUALLY
LOOKED AT THIS. IT IS A VERY
SMALL PERCENTAGE, MAYBE FIVE OR
SIX COMMISSIONS THAT ACTUALLY
DO HAVE STIPENDS. THE LARGEST
AMOUNT THAT ANY COMMISSION
GIVES TO ANYONE PERSON IN A
YEAR IS $5000. YOU ARE GIVING
AN ENTITY THAT IS ACTUALLY
HARMING THE PUBLIC THREE TIMES
THE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO CONTINUE
TO HARM. LASTLY, I JUST WANT
TO SAY AN APOLOGY TO CASTILLO
HIGHTOWER HIS BROTHER WAS
KILLED BY THE SPD IN 2000 FOR,
THAT I ACTUALLY CONVINCED HER
THAT THE COUNCILMEMBERS COULD
HAVE THE CONSCIENCE --
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
SPEAKER IS THE PORT OF SEATTLE
COMMISSIONER RYAN CULKIN'S WHO
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY PORT OF
TACOMA COMMISSIONER KELLER.
>> .
>> THANK YOU FOR THE TIME
TODAY. AND COMING HERE TO
BASICALLY THANK YOU FOR THE
WORK YOU ARE DOING ON THE
INDUSTRIAL LANDS UPDATE. I
KNOW THIS IS A POLICY THAT MANY
PEOPLE WOULD HAVE US THINK IS A
ZERO-SUM GAME. THAT IF WE
SUPPORT ONE THING, THAT IS SOME
SORT OF DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON
THE OTHERS. IN FACT, WHAT I
THINK YOU ALL HAVE WORKED OUT
IN A GREAT COMPROMISE SOLUTION
IS SOMETHING THAT IS A WIN FOR
EVERYONE INVOLVED. IN FACT, IT
IS MUCH BETTER THAN THE STATUS
QUO. INTRODUCES 3000 UNITS OF
HOUSING IN THE CITY AND IT ALSO
SHORES UP THE INDUSTRIAL LANDS
THAT WE NEED DESPERATELY FOR
THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND
OPERATIONS. I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE
ON THIS. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE
THE STAKEHOLDERS WHO
CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONVERSATION
INCLUDING FARMERS FROM AROUND
THE STATE, THE MARITIME
WORKFORCE AND OF COURSE THE
BUSINESSES WHO WILL BENEFIT
FROM THE CERTAINTY THAT THIS
INTRODUCES THROUGHOUT THE
CITY'S ZONING POLICY. I WANT TO
THANK YOU AND I WANT TO THANK
THE BRUCE HARRELL
ADMINISTRATION FOR PUTTING THE
LEGWORK AND TO TAKE A POLICY
THAT FRANKLY HAD BEEN
LANGUISHING PRIOR TO YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND BRINGING IT
FORWARD AND MAKING SURE WE COME
TO A CONCLUSION HERE. IT ALSO
OPENS THE DOOR FOR US TO BEGIN
CONVERSATIONS OR TO PRIORITIZE
CONVERSATIONS AROUND ONE OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING
OUR CITY, WHICH IS HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY. SO THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
SPEAKER IS PORT OF TACOMA
COMMISSIONER KELLER FOLLOWED BY
THE REVEREND HARRIET WALKER.
>> AFTERNOON COUNCILMEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO TESTIFY IN MARITIME
INDUSTRIAL LEGISLATION. I'M
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF NORTHWEST
SEAPORT ALLIANCE CULTURE AND
TACOMA COMMISSION PRESIDENT
DEANNA KELLER. SHE COULD NOT
MAKE IT TODAY AS SHE IS
CHAIRING A PORT OF TACOMA
COMMISSION MEETING. AS MANY ARE
AWARE, THE NORTHWEST SEAPORT
ALLIANCE WAS FORMED IN 2015 TO
OPERATE MARINE CARGO TERMINALS
IN THE SEATTLE AND TACOMA
HARBORS. AMONG OTHER REASONS,
THE CREATION OF THE JOINT
VENTURE WAS ABOUT BROADENING
THE POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT
FOR OUR ENTIRE REGION AS WELL
AS RECOGNIZING THE STATEWIDE
SIGNIFICANCE OF OUR ASSETS IN
BOTH HARBORS. WHICH LEADS TO
WHY I WANTED TO PROVIDE
COMMENTS BEFORE THE CITY
COUNCIL TODAY. THIS INDUSTRIAL
PACKAGE RECOGNIZES THE
IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING THAT
CRITICAL RESOURCE. IS A SHARED
IN MY ORIGINAL COMMENT, THE
COURT SYSTEM IS A FUNDAMENTAL
FOUNDATION OF THE ECONOMY FOR
OUR ENTIRE STATE. 40% OF
WASHINGTON JOBS DEPEND ON
TRADE, MOST OF WHICH COME
THROUGH SEAPORTS. PRIOR
CULTURAL SHIPPERS EFFICIENT
ACCESS TO AND FROM PORTS MAKES
A DIFFERENCE IN WHETHER THE
PRODUCTS ARE COMPETITIVE IN THE
GLOBAL MARKETS. THE EFFICIENCY
COMES FROM PROVIDING STRONG
INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROMOTE
FREIGHT MOBILITY, MINIMIZING
NONCOMPATIBLE USES SUCH AS
HOUSING TO MAKE SURE THERE IS
CONTINUED ACCESS TO OUR
FACILITIES. PLEASE DON'T JUST
TAKE MY WORD FOR. THE FULL
COUNCIL RECEIVED TWO COALITION
LETTERS SIGNED BY MANY OF OUR
PARTNERS ACROSS THE REGION IN
THE STATE. SIGNERS RANGE FROM
WSDOT TO THE AFRICAN CHAMBER TO
MANY MORE. PLEASE ADD UP THE
PACKAGES ORIGINALLY ATTENDED
FROM MAYOR BRUCE HARRELL. THE
ECONOMY DEPENDS ON IT. THANK
YOU.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS
REVEREND HARRIET WALDEN
FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL CASEY.
REVEREND WALDEN.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME
IS REVEREND WALDEN. I'M
SPEAKING FOR POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY TODAY. AND I
WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WHITE
PRIVILEGES. WHITE PRIVILEGES
WHEN ONE PERSON DECIDES THEY
WANT TO BRING DOWN THE POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM AND USES
PRIVILEGE TO DO THAT. A LOT OF
THINGS THAT WERE SAID TODAY
WERE NOT TRUE I HAVE A COPY OF
THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
FROM THE JUSTICE FOR ALL WHEN
THEY SET UP THE COMMUNITY
POLICE COMMISSION. THIS
INDIVIDUAL HAS NOT BEEN IN THE
BLACK COMMUNITY AND WAS NOT
THERE WHEN JOHN WILLIAMS WAS
MURDERED. AND WAS NOT THERE
WHEN (INDISCERNIBLE) AND HAS NO
RECEIPTS THAT HE CAN STAND ON
TO SAVE FROM THE BLACK
COMMUNITY. THE PEOPLE MOST
AFFECTED BY POLICE VIOLENCE,
NATIVE AMERICANS, AND
AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND OTHER
PEOPLE OF COLOR, HE HAS NOT
BEEN WITH THEM. I WANT YOU TO
UNDERSTAND A LOT OF THINGS HE
SAID TODAY WERE NOT TRUE. AT
LEAST IN THE COMMUNITY POLICE
COMMISSION IS NOT STANDING IN
THE WAY OF ANY PROGRAM THAT
COUNCILMEMBER MOSQUEDA WANTED
TO DO. AND SO PEOPLE ARE
AFRAID BECAUSE HE HAS A PHD AND
PEOPLE GET AFRAID TO STAND UP
TO A PERSON WITH A PHD. BUT
PEOPLE ARE FOLLOWING HIM AND A
LOT OF THE THINGS HE IS SAYING
AND THEY ARE NOT TRUE. SO
WANTED TO SET THE RECORD
STRAIGHT. 33 YEARS OF DOING
ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE CITY OF
SEATTLE, SO MOST OF THE TIME
YOU CAN VOUCH FOR WHAT I HAVE
TO SAY. I JUST WANT TO LET YOU
KNOW THAT WHEN WHITE PRIVILEGE
GETS GOING, EVERYBODY FOLLOWS
THAT. THIS WAS A BLACK MAN
TRYING TO DO THAT. NOBODY WOULD
BE LISTENING TO HIM. I JUST
WANT TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT
ON A LOT OF THINGS. FOR 33
YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN IN EVERY
MAJOR EVENT ALMOST IN SEATTLE.
MOST OF THE SHOOTINGS AND IT
WAS QUOTED IN THE WASHINGTON
POST, OR THE HUFFINGTON POST
ABOUT ALL OF THE AFFECTED
PEOPLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR TIME AND I ENCOURAGE YOU
TO VOTE YES ON THE ORDINANCE
FOR THE CHANGES OF THE CPC. THE
INDIVIDUAL HAS COME TO EVERY
MEETING ANYWAY.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
SPEAKER IS MICHAEL KELLY OR
MICHAEL CATCHY. MICHAEL WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY JORDAN ROYER.
>> REPRESENTATIVE SARA, ANDREW
AND DAN, NICE TO MEET YOU. I
AM IN ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND I
WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING THAT
YOU PROBABLY MAY OR MAY NOT
KNOW. PROBABLY NOT. IN THIS IS
ALSO FOR EVERYBODY IN THE
AUDIENCE. DEVELOPMENT IN THE
CITY IS BASED ON GROWTH.
GROWTH IS A PROBLEM. GROWTH
COSTS ENERGY . AND WE ARE
ACTUALLY FACING DOWN THE BARREL
OF A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION.
IT IS RELATED TO A RECENT
PAPER THAT WAS PUBLISHED BY
NASA AND A VERY IMPORTANT
CLIMATOLOGIST BY THE NAME OF
JAMES HANSEN. IN WHICH SHE SAID
THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY, IN THE
ATMOSPHERE, THE EQUIVALENT OF
10 DEGREES CELSIUS HEATING ON
THE PLANET. WE ARE IN A LAG
PHASE RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE TO
HAVE SOME KIND OF COME TO JESUS
MOMENT HERE WHERE WE THROTTLE
THINGS BACK. OTHERWISE, IT IS
REALLY GOING TO BE THE END OF
CIVILIZATION AS WE KNOW IT. SO
THE CURRENT POLICIES THAT WE
HAVE IN THE CITY FOR
DEVELOPMENT ARE ENCOURAGING.
THEY ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT.
THIS IS NOT A VERY VIABLE
SITUATION. IT IS NOT SOMETHING
WE SHOULD BE DOING. I
UNDERSTAND THAT THE PORT NEEDS
TO HAVE SUPPORT. I UNDERSTAND
THAT HOUSING IS GOING TO BE AN
ISSUE IN ALL OF THIS. BUT IT
IS A CHOICE. THE CHOICE WE ARE
FACING IS ONE IN WHICH WE FACE
ANNIHILATION. AND I DON'T SAY
THAT LIGHTLY. I'M NOT IN
EXAGGERATES. THIS IS TRULY
WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE. AND IT
WILL CATCH UP TO US. YOU ARE
SEEING THAT THIS YEAR. THIS IS
THE BEGINNING OF THE GREAT
ACCELERATION.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT
SPEAKER IS JORDAN ROYER. JORDAN
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY PEDRO
ESPINOZA .
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS.
THANK YOU CHAIRMAN STRAUSS.
NAME IS JORDAN ROYER PICK UP
HER FOR THE PACIFIC MERCHANT
SHIPPING ASSOCIATION AND WE
REPRESENT MARINE TERMINAL
OPERATORS AND VESSELS THAT
SERVE THE WEST COAST OF THE
UNITED STATES. WE ALSO HAVE
OTHER MEMBERS AND THE LOGISTICS
AND TRADE COMMUNITY AS MEMBERS
LIKE UNICEF, THE AMERICAN
WATERWAYS OPERATORS AND OTHERS.
I REALLY JUST WANTED TO BE HERE
TO THANK YOU. THIS IS MY THIRD
GO AROUND TRYING TO SEE THIS TO
FRUITION IN MY CAREER. ACTUALLY
WORKED ON THE ISSUE IN OTHER
CAPACITIES WHEN I WORKED AT
CITY HALL AND NOW IN MY CURRENT
CAPACITY. I JUST THINK THAT IT
IS REALLY GREAT THAT YOU GUYS
HAVE MANAGED TO GET THIS
THROUGH TO THIS POINT.
SPECIFICALLY THANK YOU CHAIRMAN
STRAUSS, FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD
WORK. THANK YOU TO MAYOR
HARRELL AND HIS STAFF. I THINK
IT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY
HAVE THESE ISSUES UP AND DOWN
THE COAST. IN OAKLAND, WE HAD
THE OAKLAND A'S THAT WANTED TO
BUILD A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN
A STADIUM ON ONE OF THE MARINE
TERMINALS THERE AT THE PORT OF
OAKLAND WE HAVE HAD OTHER
CHALLENGES IN SEE -- SEATTLE
AND LA AND LONG BEACH. YOU
NAME IT. IT IS IMPORTANT WE
MAINTAIN THESE PLACES WHERE
PEOPLE CAN MAKE A GOOD FAMILY
WAGE LIVING, WHERE WE CAN MAKE
SURE THAT OUR MANUFACTURERS AND
GROWERS HAVE ACCESS TO ASIAN
MARKETS AND OTHER FOREIGN
MARKETS AND THAT WE JUST
CONTINUE TO GROW AS THE CITY
THESE GREAT JOBS. THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE AND
I AM SURE THAT THE VOTE WILL BE
GREAT TODAY. AND THANK YOU
AGAIN.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
SPEAKER IS PEDRO ESPINOZA
FOLLOWED BY TED LEHMAN. SORRY
IF I MISPRONOUNCED HER LAST
NAME.
>> IT IS ESPINOZA.
>> PEDRO ESPINOZA WITH THE
CARPENTERS UNION. THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBERS. I JUST WANT TO
STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND THAT FEAR MONGERING
DOES NOT HELP ANYBODY. WHEN IT
COMES TO DEVELOPING PROJECTS
THAT ALLOW WORKERS TO LIVE NEAR
THE CITY WHICH WE CALL HOME.
JUST BECAUSE SOME OF US ALREADY
OWN HOMES, WHAT ABOUT THE
FUTURE OF THE PEOPLE THAT WILL
BE MOVING TO THE AREA. IF WE
LOOK AT THAT AND YOU START FEAR
MONGERING THAT WE WON'T BE ABLE
TO GET THE PORTS TO WORK AND
COMMERCE AND FOOD AND ALL OF
THIS ONE EVER, AND WE CAN'T
LEAVE IT OR BLOCK IT, THEN HOW
GOOD ARE WE AS A PEOPLE TO COME
TOGETHER AND SAY THAT WE CAN
WORK THEIR PROBLEMS LIKE THIS?
WE TALK ABOUT OAKLAND HAVE
YOU GUYS EVER BEEN TO OAKLAND?
IT IS A WASTELAND. NOBODY
LIVES THERE ANYMORE. IS THAT
WHAT SEATTLE WILL TURN INTO A?
A WASTELAND BECAUSE MARITIME
FOLKS SAY THAT IF WE DO THIS
PROJECT AND BELOW PEOPLE COME
WHEN YOU LIVE NEAR THE CITY,
WILL STOP THIS FROM GOING. I'M
SORRY FOLKS BUT THERE ARE FOLKS
COMING TO SEATTLE. THERE ARE
PEOPLE MOVING TO WASHINGTON
STATE FOR WE ARE NOT GOING TO
STOP GROWTH. BUT WE CAN LEARN
TO TALK AND ACTUALLY COME UP
WITH SOME VIABLE LANGUAGE THAT
WILL HELP ALL OF US. I WANT
YOU GUYS TO LOOK AT ALL THE
PEOPLE HERE. ALL THE
CARPENTERS, PLEASE STAND UP.
THESE ARE THE MEMBERS THAT
BUILD YOUR FACILITIES 50s AND
THE MEMBERS THAT BUILD THEIR
HOMES. AND WHEN YOU ARE
STALLING ON THESE PEOPLE FROM
WORKING OR MAKING HOME FOR YOUR
FUTURE KIDS THAT CAN EVEN
AFFORD A HOME IN SEATTLE AND
WERE TELLING US THAT THIS WON'T
WORK, WE HAVE LANGUAGE WE WOULD
LIKE TO SIT DOWN. JUST BECAUSE
YOU WANT TO FEAR MONGERS, IT IS
NOT GOING TO STOP US. THE
CARPENTERS UNION DID NOT STOP
BUILDING. WE KEEP BUILDING. WE
WORK AROUND PROBLEMS AND WE
BRING SOLUTIONS INSTEAD OF
IGNORING THE PROBLEM. I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT IS STATED FOR
THE RECORD, THAT WE WILL KEEP
COMING BACK UNTIL WE SEE THAT
LANGUAGE ADOPTED INTO THE
PROGRAM FOR THE LAND USE THAT
WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
SEATTLE AND ALL THE OTHER
CITIES THAT ARE GROWING. THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS TED
LEHMAN FOLLOWED BY MARK WE'D.
>> MY NAME IS TED LEHMAN. I
REPRESENT SIX DIFFERENT
PROPERTY OWNERS AND SODO THAT
ROUGHLY HAVE 30 ACRES UNDER
CONTROL WITH THE VAST MAJORITY
BEING AROUND THE LIGHT RAIL
STATION. I WANT TO THANK THE
COUNCIL FOR ALL THE EFFORTS
OVER THE NUMBER OF YEARS THEY
HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE
ISSUE AND TRYING TO GET SOME
KIND OF COMPROMISE DONE ON
BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS.
AND WE WANT TO SUPPORT
LEGISLATION CURRENTLY IN FRONT
OF THE COUNCIL. WE APPRECIATE
MAYOR HARRELL'S OFFICE FOR ALL
THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE ON
THIS. WE DIDN'T GET EVERYTHING
WE WANTED. WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE
HOUSING AS PART OF THE
SITUATION. BUT COMPROMISE IS
GOOD AND WE ARE MAKING HEADWAY
AND IT HAS TAKEN 20 PLUS YEARS
TO GET WHERE WE ARE TODAY. WE
WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THE
EFFORT AND WE HOPE THAT YOU
PASS THE LEGISLATION AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. BACK SPEAKER
IS MARK WE'D. MARK WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY JANINE LOFTON .
>> HELLO. I'M MARK WE'D. I
CURRENTLY AM ASSOCIATED WITH
THE SODO BUSINESSES AND THE
FAMILY OWNERSHIPS IN THE SELF
SEATTLE AREA. TODAY, I WISH TO
SPEAK IN FAVOR AND SEEK YOUR
APPROVAL OF THE INDUSTRIAL
MARITIME LEGISLATION BEFORE
YOU. IT HAS BEEN A MANY YEAR
EFFORT. SPECIFICALLY, I WISH
TO THANK YOU AND THE MAYOR FOR
SUPPORTING THE CITYWIDE
INDUSTRIAL MARITIME ZONING
UPDATE. PARTICULARLY, I WANT
TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
FOR HIS PATIENCE, HIS
LEADERSHIP, FOR SPEARHEADING
THE WORK OVER THE PAST FEW
YEARS. IT HASN'T BEEN EASY. I
KNOW THAT THE COUNCILMEMBER HAS
KEPT YOU INFORMED AND HAS
WORKED WITH OPCD TO BRING
TOGETHER THE VARIOUS DISPARATE
PARTIES TO REACH THE
FORWARD-LOOKING CONSENSUS
AGREEMENT FOUND IN THIS
LEGISLATION. I BELIEVE, AS
WRITTEN, THE UPDATE CAN SERVE
AND BENEFIT THE CITY AS
WORKERS AND ITS RESIDENTS. THE
OPCD SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR
THEIR WORK. THEY LISTEN TO AND
RESPECTED ALL AFFECTED
PARTIES. MEETING WITH THEM AND
DRAFTING THE ORDINANCE FOUND IN
THE LEGISLATION. I LOOK
FORWARD TO LISTENING TO YOUR
DELIBERATIONS AND FAVORABLE
VOTE. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING
ME TO SPEAK TODAY.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
SPEAKER IS JANINE LOFTON.
JANINE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY MAIA
JACOBSON.
>> MY NAME IS GENERAL --
JANINE LOFTON. I HAVE BEEN IN
THE CITY OF SEATTLE FOR 20
YEAR. YESTERDAY, I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK AT PIER 46
ON THE UHL FREEDOM. WE
UNLOADED A BIG SCHOOL OF CABLE.
WITH MY SKILLED COWORKERS PICK
THE CABLES NOT JUST ANY CABLE.
IT IS A CABLE THAT WILL GO OUT
TO TERMINAL 46, OR 66 FOR THE
CRUISE SHIPS SO WE CAN PLUG IN
THE CRUISE SHIPS AND SAVE OUR
COMMUNITIES BETTER. MY UNION
BROTHER AND SISTERS AND MYSELF
ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A MORE
CLEAN ENERGY AND SPECIAL CARGO
PROJECTS COMING INTO THE COURT
COURT. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PATH IN THE STRATEGIC ZONING
PACKAGE TO PROTECT IMPORTANT
MARITIME JOBS FOR THE NEXT
GENERATION. THANK YOU ALL.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT
SPEAKER IS MAIA JACOBSON WHO
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY CARLINE
SMITH.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS
MAIA JACOBSON. ANOTHER
GENERATION UNION LONGSHOREMAN,
THIRD-GENERATION RESIDENT OF
WEST SEATTLE AND A SINGLE
MOTHER OF THREE. I'M SURE YOU
HAVE ALL BEEN INUNDATED WITH
FACTS AND STATISTICS THROUGHOUT
THE LONG PROCESS. THERE IS ONE
NARRATIVE I HAVE YET TO SEE
REPRESENTED IN ALL THE TALKING
POINTS I HAVE READ OVER AND IT
IS THE STORY OF RANK AND FILE
ORGANIZING. SEATTLE IS A PORT
CITY. WE HAVE A RICH HISTORY
OF WHAT I LIKE TO CALL UNION
BIRTHING WITH ABSTENTIONS --
BOEING, EPS, NO AMAZON AND
STARBUCKS. A PORT CITY BREEDS
INNOVATION AND IT IS NOT OUR
STADIUMS AND A POURABLE HOUSING
THAT MAKE SEATTLE THE
INNOVATION CAPITAL BUT OUR
SPORTS. WITH EASY ACCESS TO
INTERNATIONAL TRADE, BUSINESS
VENTURES IN SEATTLE CAN COUNT
ON IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO TRADE
OPPORTUNITIES. THIS
CIRCUMSTANCE OBVIOUSLY HAS
ALLOWED SEATTLE TO BE AN
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITOR IN
BUSINESS. THAT IS ONLY ONE
SIDE OF THE STORY. SEATTLE
BREEDS INNOVATION AND ALONGSIDE
INNOVATION IS THE INEVITABLE
CAPITALISTIC URGE TO PROFIT AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THE CURRENT
LABOR CONVERSATION HAPPENING IN
OUR COUNTRY HAS MADE IT CLEAR
THAT RANK AND FILE ORGANIZING
IS OUR ONLY SYSTEMIC CHECK
AGAINST AN ECONOMIC APPROACH
THAT PRODUCES INCREDIBLE INCOME
INEQUALITY AND DEMOCRATIC
POWERS IN THE HANDS OF THE
PEOPLE. THE IO W IS THE
STRONGEST UNION BECAUSE WE CAN
ASSERT CONTROL OF JOB
JURISDICTION. JURISDICTION
RELIES ON THE EXISTENCE OF
WORKING TERMINALS. AND WORKING
TERMINALS RELY ON A HEALTHY
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK. I MUST
CONFESS THAT I'M ASTONISHED BY
THE POSSIBLE LOGICAL FALLACY
THAT TO CREATE MORE PORTABLE
HOUSING, THE COUNCIL WOULD
CONSIDER DIMINISHING THE POWER
OF ORGANIZED INDUSTRIES
PROVIDING BLUE-COLLAR LIVABLE
WAGES. IS A SINGLE MOTHER OF
THREE RELYING ON A STRONG
MARITIME INDUSTRY TO MAKE SURE
I CAN RAISE MY CHILDREN IN THE
COMMUNITY I WAS BORN IN, I URGE
THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE
PROPOSAL AS PRESENTED WITHOUT
FURTHER AMENDMENTS SO THAT
SEATTLE CAN REMAIN A BEACON OF
LABOR ORGANIZING. SOMETHING
OUR CITY AND COUNTRY SO
DESPERATELY NEEDS IN THESE
MODERN TIMES. THANK YOU.
>>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS
CARLINE SMITH. HARLAN WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY ALLY LEAKAGE.
>> I'M A BORN AND RAISED
SEATTLE IT. I'M A PROUD MEMBER
OF LOCAL 19. I'M HERE TODAY TO
EXPOSE MY CONCERN OVER A
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ALLOW
MORE HOUSING IN THE SEATTLE
INDUSTRIAL AREA SEATTLE IS NOT
JUST HAPPENING TO BE A
DEEPWATER PORT. SEATTLE IS A
CITY BECAUSE OF ITS DEEPWATER
PORT. THE SEATTLE DEEPWATER
PORT DEPENDS ON INDUSTRIAL
SERVICES AND HEAVY CORRIDORS TO
MOVE OUR NATION'S GOODS TO THE
WORLD MARKETS. THESE PLACES
ARE NOT FRIENDLY TO
PEDESTRIANS, OR WALKING DOGS
ARE STARING AT PHONES WELL A
40-FOOT OR 53-FOOT CONTAINER
ROUNDS THE CORNER AND POPS THE
CURVE AND HURTS SOMEBODY.
HOPEFULLY DOES NOT KILL THEM.
THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN FRONT
OF OUR UNION HALL NOT THAT LONG
AGO. WE ALSO DON'T NEED UPWARD
PRESSURE ON INDUSTRIAL LAND AND
THEIR VALUES AND DRIVE UP RENT
THAT DRIED ABOUT SUPPORTING
INDUSTRY IN FAVOR OF MORE
EXPENSIVE CONDOS AND
APARTMENTS. SEATTLE NEEDS MORE
HOUSING AND THAT SQUARELY
BELONGS IN ESTABLISHED
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE
HISTORICALLY BEEN SINGLE
FAMILIES OWNED, UNDERUTILIZED
WITH ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY
SERVICES, GREEN SPACE AND
BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE. PLEASE
DO NOT SUPPORT ANY AMENDMENTS
AND ADDITIONAL HOUSING IN THE
INDUSTRIAL LAND. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME.
>>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS ALIE
LEAKAGE FOLLOWED BY JAY
EVERHART.
>> HELLO. THANK YOU FOR %
VOTING OF THE MARITIME
INDUSTRIAL LAND A STRATEGIC
ZONING PACKAGE. THANK YOU FOR
HONORING THE LESSONS LEARNED
DURING THE PANDEMIC FIELD
SUPPLY CHAIN CRISIS. ALTHOUGH
MY COLLEAGUES AND MYSELF HAVE
MADE HUGE CONCESSIONS, WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
PROSPERITY THAT COMES FROM
ZONING STABILITY. AMERICA'S
LEADING SHIPPING EXPERT, JOHN
MCCOWN, EXECS OUR COUNTRY TO
NEED FOUR TIMES THE CURRENT
MARITIME CAPACITY IN THE NEXT
15-20 YEARS. THIS IS GREAT
NEWS FOR THE MARITIME INDUSTRY
AND THE TRADE -DEPENDENT STATE.
IT IS MY SINCERE HOPE THAT
THIS COUNCIL DOES WHATEVER IT
CAN TO SUPPORT FREIGHT MOBILITY
AND FREIGHT CORRIDORS. IN TURN,
SUPPORTING GLOBAL TRADE AND
LOCAL FARMERS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT
SPEAKER IS JAY EVERHART
FOLLOWED BY ALEX ZIMMERMAN.
>> PRESIDENT LEWIS, JUAREZ,
I SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE
MAYOR'S INDUSTRIAL LANDS
PACKAGE AND URGE YOU TO PASS IT
AS IT HAS BEEN PRESENTED WITH
NO AMENDMENTS FOR HOUSING IN
THE SODO AREA. I REPRESENT
MARINERS IN THE PUGET SOUND ON
TUGS, MARINE CONSTRUCTION AND
ON THE FAIRIES THAT PUSH
CONTAINER SHIPS WITH GOODS AND
DEER PORTS, TRANSPORT OIL AND
OTHER CARGO ON BARGES AND
TERMINALS AND BOATS OF WSF AND
THE KING COUNTY FAIRIES. JOBS
GENERATED BY MANUFACTURING,
WAREHOUSING AND THE MARITIME
TRADES WERE SOME OF THE BEST
PAYING JOBS IN SEATTLE. THEY
DEPEND ON WORKING WATERFRONT
PROPERTY AND THE SURROUNDING
INDUSTRIAL LAND TO SUPPORT OUR
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
FOR CONVERTING INDUSTRIAL LAND
TO MAKE WAY FOR RESIDENTIAL
HOUSING MEANS LOSS OF GOOD
PAYING JOBS THAT WILL DISAPPEAR
FOREVER. LOSING INDUSTRIAL
LAND TO HOUSING FOREVER IS THE
WRONG SOLUTION TO THE SEATTLE
HOUSING PROBLEM. AS A 40 PLUS
YEAR RESIDENT OF BALLARD, I
HAVE WATCHED A STEEL MILL
BECOME A FRED MEYER AND A
SHIPYARD DISAPPEAR AND BECOME A
MEGA YACHT CONDO MORTGAGE PLACE
AND THE NEVER-ENDING DEBATE
OVER THE BIKE PATH. IT IS TIME
TO PASS THE ZONING PROPOSAL AS
PRESENTED AND MOVE FORWARD. THE
CITY HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE
INDUSTRIAL LAND PROPOSAL FOR
YEARS. GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATIONS
HAVE RESULTED IN THE CURRENT
PROPOSAL WHICH SHOULD NOT BE
DELAYED AGAIN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT
SPEAKER IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN. ALEX
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY PETER HART
.
>> I BELIEVE ALEX LEFT THE
CHAMBER. PETER HART WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY CHAD C.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON
COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS
PETER HART. AND THE REGIONAL
DIRECTOR OF THE PUGET SOUND
REGION OF THE (INDISCERNIBLE)
UNION, OR THE MARINE DIVISION.
WE REPRESENT THE MARINERS IN
AND AROUND WASHINGTON STATE.
AND I SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE
MAYOR'S INDUSTRIAL LANDS
PACKAGE WITH THE PROPOSED
ALLOWANCES FOR LODGING AND
HOTELS. ARE CAP IBU MARINERS
AND OUR EMPLOYER PARTNERS
PROVIDE A CRITICAL LINK TO OUR
LOCAL SUPPLY CHAIN FOR THE
LONGSHORE BROTHERS AND SISTERS
IN THE LW WITHOUT SAFE AND
EFFICIENT FREIGHT MOBILITY IN
ONE, THE SUPPLY CHAIN IS
THREATENED AS ARE ALL OF THE
COMMUNITY SUSTAINING JOBS IN
THE INDUSTRY. DUE TO THE NATURE
OF THE WORK, IT SIMPLY CANNOT
BE DONE ELSEWHERE. THIS
INFRASTRUCTURE IS EVEN MORE
VITAL WHEN CONSIDERING THE
CRITICAL ROLE THAT IT WILL PLAY
TO THE PURGING OFFSHORE WIND
INDUSTRY JUST OVER THE HORIZON.
WORK THAT WILL PROVIDE
HIGH-QUALITY JOBS TO ALL OF OUR
LOCAL INDUSTRIES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
SPEAKER IS CHAD C. AND CHAD
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY KENDALL
LEAKEY.
>> HELLO. CHAIRMAN STRAUSS AND
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY NAME
IS CHAD C, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THIS POOLING PART OF THE
NORTHLINE PACIFIC COMMERCIAL
FISHING FLEET ANIMAL SO MEMBER
OF THE MARITIME INDUSTRIAL LAND
COMMITTEE TO HELP WORK ON THE
PACKAGE. I URGED THE COUNCIL
PASSAGE ON INDUSTRIAL LANDS
PACKAGE TO INCLUDE HOUSING IN
THE STADIUM DISTRICT. AS
DIRECTOR OF THE COALITION, I
REPRESENT FISHERMEN, LABORERS
AND FISHING COMPANIES AND
HELPED BUILD SEATTLE AND HAVE
CONTRIBUTED TO THE CITY'S
VIBRANCY AND CULTURE FOR OVER
100 YEARS. WE HAVE AND ARE NOW
A VITAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY
AND THE ECONOMY. INDUSTRIAL
MARITIME LANDS ARE A
REPLACEABLE -- IRREPLACEABLE
PART OF THE WORK. WITHOUT WATER
FROM LANDS TO MAINTAIN VESSELS
AND PREPARE THE WORK AT SEA, WE
CANNOT OPERATE HERE WITHOUT
STORAGE AND PROCESSING
FACILITIES AND VIABLE FREIGHT
CORRIDORS, OUR HARVEST CANNOT
GET TO OUR CUSTOMERS. THE
MAYOR PACKAGE PROTECTIONS
PROVIDE A WORKING WATERFRONT
AND HELP ENSURE OUR FUTURE FOR
THE INDUSTRY IN SEATTLE. WE
URGE THE COUNCIL TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH THIS COMPROMISE
PACKAGE WITHOUT FURTHER
(INDISCERNIBLE) THE MARITIME
FISHING MUST CONTINUE FOR
GENERATIONS TO COME.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT
SPEAKER IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN WHO
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY KENDALL
LEAKEY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MY NAME IS ALEX ZIMMERMAN.
AND I LOVE YOU GUYS. I LOVE
YOU ALL NINE. YOU DON'T LIKE
ME BECAUSE I'M JEWISH. I COME
TO THIS CHAMBER MANY DAYS FOR
MANY YEARS. WHAT IS GOING ON?
IT IS A HATE CRIME. RIGHT NOW,
HATE CRIME CAN BE A FELONY. WHO
IS DOING THIS? WHY YOU DON'T
SHOW MY FACE? WHY YOU DON'T
LIKE MY THIS? BECAUSE I HAVE A
BIG JEWISH NOSE? WHAT IS THE
PROBLEM? WHO CAN GIVE ME AN
ANSWER? FOR ONE AND A HALF
YEARS, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COME
TO SPEAK AND YOU NEVER SHOW
FACES OF PEOPLE. YOU SHOW
GOVERNMENT FACES BUT NO
(INDISCERNIBLE) AND I'M NUMBER
ONE. SO WHAT IS GOING ON? CAN
YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHY DON'T
LIKE ME BECAUSE I'M A JEW. OR
MAYBE YOU LIKE YOUR MUSLIM. I
UNDERSTAND. YOU ARE ALWAYS THE
AMERICAN ENEMY. I NOTICE. SO
WHERE DOES THIS HAPPEN NOW?
SERVING UNDER 50,000
(INDISCERNIBLE) AND MAKE THIS
LIFE MISERABLE. DOUBLE THE
RENT, DOUBLE THE FOOD. DOUBLE
THE GAS. EVERYTHING FOR THE
DEMOCRATIC MAFIA. AND
DEMOCRAT MAFIA TOO. WHAT IS THE
PROBLEM? WHY IS IT ANOTHER
150,000 PEOPLE KEEP THIS GROUP
HERE FOREVER? STAND UP AMERICA.
LENSES 30 CHAMBER FROM THIS
NAZI PIG. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT
SPEAKER IS KENDALL LEAKEY
FOLLOWED BY RICK MANN.
>> IS CAN HERE?
>> WE WILL COME BACK. RICK MANN
IS THE NEXT SPEAKER FOLLOWED BY
ALVIN NOLAN. IS RICK MANN
HERE?
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL CIRCLE
BACK AROUND. THE NEXT SPEAKER
WILL BE KIM HARRISON FOLLOWED
BY PAUL PUT TORSION. IS KIM
HARRISON HERE?
>> GO AHEAD. THANK YOU.
>> LONGSHOREMAN, LOCAL 19,
CRANE OPERATOR. IT IS
DEFINITELY , THE WATER IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO THE LONGSHOREMAN,
THE WATERFRONT. I THINK THE
ONLY POLITICIAN THAT EVER, THAT
I SAW THAT CAME DOWN TO THE
UNION HALL AND SAID WHAT HE IS
GOING TO DO WAS SAM COH. HE
SAID HE WAS BRINGING WORK INTO
THE PORT. AND LAST WEEK, WE
HAD NO JOBS IN THE WATERFRONT
BUT THE WORK THAT HE BROUGHT
IN. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THE
AT THE WATERFRONT, THAT WE
REALLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH
TRAFFIC AND BRINGING IN MORE
HOUSING DOWN THERE WITHOUT ANY
SUPER TRAFFIC, I'M TOTALLY
AGAINST THAT. THE WATERFRONT
JOBS ARE REALLY CRITICAL TO
PEOPLE IN THE WATERFRONT AND
EVERY TIME THAT ANY
ORGANIZATION OR COMPANY COMES
TO THE WATERFRONT, THEY TAKE
AND WE NEVER GET IT BACK. A
PRIME EXAMPLE IS THE -- WE HAD
THE COLD STORAGE HOUSE HOUSING
THERE FOR THE FISHING AND STUFF
LIKE THAT. WHEN THAT LEFT, IT
NEVER CAME BACK. ALL THE JOBS
THAT COMPANIES IT SAID WOULD
COME IN AND DO SOMETHING, WHEN
WE GIVEN, THE WORK NEVER COMES
BACK. AS OF NOW, IF THERE IS
NOT ANY TYPE OF LETTER OF
UNDERSTANDING AGAINST ANY TYPE
OF HOUSING IN THE SODO AREA.
>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT
SPEAKER IS KIM HARRISON
FOLLOWED BY PAUL THORNTON.
>> IT IS MCCUE WILL PARRY
HERE ?
>> WE DID HAVE QUITE A FEW
PEOPLE LEAVE. SO JUST A FEW
MORE TO GO THROUGH. MIKE BLACK.
IS MIKE BLACK HERE?
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNSEL FOR
PROTECTING OUR WATERFRONT,
BYWAYS AND THE WORK THAT YOU
DO. WE APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH.
IT MEANS SO MUCH TO US AND TO
THE STATE AND OUR COMMUNITY.
THE AMENDMENT TO BRING HOUSING
TO THE SMALL AREA OF THE SODO
DISTRICT IS A BAD DEAL. WE
WILL NEVER JACKHAMMER THE
CEMENT YOU PUT IN TO DO THAT.
IT WILL DESTROY OUR THOROUGH
WAYS THAT WE HAVE EJECTED. WE
ARE FIGHTING. WE HAVE NOW WITH
THE BASEBALL STADIUMS. YOU
COME ON A SATURDAY OR SUNDAY
AFTERNOON GAME AND IT IS
IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THROUGH THE
TRAFFIC. WE DON'T NEED THE
HOUSING. WE DON'T HAVE THE
GROCERY STORES DOWN HERE. WE DO
APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU ARE
DOING FOR US . THE
LONGSHOREMAN HAVE THE UTMOST
RESPECT FOR THE OTHER TRADE
MEMBERS HERE. WE UNDERSTAND
WHERE THEY ARE AT. BUT WHEN
THE HOUSINGS ARE HERE, THERE IS
NO GOING BACK. LET'S NOT PLAY
GAMES AND SAY THERE WILL BE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DOWN THERE.
WE KNOW THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN.
A SMOKESCREEN. LET'S KEEP THE
THOROUGH WAYS OPEN FOR THE
ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND OUR STATE.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST
PRESENT IN PERSON SPEAKER I
HAVE LISTED IS JENNIFER SMITH.
>> YOU SKIPPED ME.
>> AND YOU ARE?
>> PEMBERTON. THANK YOU. PAUL
PEMBERTON .
>> PAUL WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
JENNIFER SMITH. I BELIEVE THAT
IS THE LAST PRESENT IN PERSON
SPEAKER.
>> I'M PAUL PEMBERTON. I
LIVED HERE IN SEATTLE SINCE
1979 . ACTUALLY 75.AVENUE BEEN
WORKING ON THE WATERFRONT ON
AND OFF SINCE 1978. WHAT WE
HAVE HERE ON THE WATERFRONT
EXISTS WHERE THE CITY MEETS THE
WATER. IT IS THE BEATING HEART
OF THE WHOLE SEATTLE ENTERPRISE
GOING BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF
SEATTLE. THIS IS WHERE THE
ECONOMY STARTS. THIS IS WHERE
THE MONEY COMES FOR ALL JOBS
OVER THE WHOLE ECONOMY IN THE
LOCAL AREA. WHEN WE GO TO HELP
PLAN THE CITY, WE DO AND
EFFORTS OF GOOD FAITH.
THOUSANDS, OR HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF MAN HOURS ARE
SPENT TO PLAN THE INDUSTRIAL
ZONES. WE HAVE TO HAVE GOOD
FAITH IF WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
ZONING. NOBODY WANTS TO SEE
THINGS PUT IN THE WRONG ZONE.
WE HAVE INDUSTRIAL ZONES AND
COMMERCIAL ZONES. SOMETIMES
WE NEED TO MAKE CHANGES BUT WE
NEED TO RESPECT THE NEED FOR
INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE TO HAVE
THAT EXTRA SPACE . IT IS LIKE
BREATHING ROOM. IT'S LIKE THE
VEINS THAT FEED THE HEART. WE
NEED TO HAVE THAT. OTHERWISE,
WE CANNOT CONTINUE. WE WILL
GRADUALLY BE SQUEEZED OUT.
THERE IS ALWAYS PRESSURE TO
TAKE THE USES OF THE WATERFRONT
AND TURN THEM INTO COMMERCIAL
USES THAT ARE NOT SIMPLY FOR
THE PUBLIC GOOD. SO I HOPE THE
COUNCIL WILL HONOR THEIR
COMMITMENT.
>> THANK YOU. OUR LAST IN
PERSON SPEAKER WILL BE JENNIFER
SMITH.
>> NO. OKAY, GREAT. I JUST
WANTED TO COME TODAY AND TALK
ABOUT THE PASSION AROUND THIS
ISSUE. THERE IS SO MUCH LOVE
FOR THE CITY. AND I LOVE TO
SEE EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY
SHOWING UP AND I LOVE YOUR
PASSION AS WELL. THIS IS NOT
AN EASY DECISION. I THINK WHAT
WE NEED TO REALLY COME BACK TO
IS THE FACT THAT THE EARTH IS A
VERY SPECIAL PLACE AND IT IS A
PLANET OF WATER AND WE NEED TO
MAKE OUR PLANS AROUND THE
HEALTH OF THE WATER AND THE
HEALTH OF THEIR ECOSYSTEM AND
JOBS ARE VERY IMPORTANT. I
THINK RIGHT NOW WE NEED TO
START THINKING ABOUT MOVING
AWAY FROM SUCH A GROSS MINDSET
THAT IS NOT PART OF THE
CIRCULAR ECONOMY. WE NEED TO
THINK ABOUT WHEN THINGS ARE
BEING BUILT, HOW ARE WE TAKING
THEM BACK DOWN AND BACK APART
SO THAT WE ARE TAKING CARE OF
THE WASTE THAT IS CREATED.,
THIRD-GENERATION SEATTLE LIGHT.
I HAVE SEEN THE CITY GROW A LOT
AND WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
IT IS ONE OF THE MOST SPECIAL
REGIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
AND IN THE WORLD PERHAPS. AND
WE HAVE WHALES OUT IN THE
WATER. WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF
THINGS. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
INDUSTRY, WE NEED TO TALK
ABOUT, HOW DO WE BUILD AND WORK
IN HARMONY WITH THE PLANET AS
WE ARE GROWING AND MOVING
FORWARD AND USING WAYS OF
BUILDING AND USING OUR HOUSING
IN WAYS THAT ARE ECOLOGICALLY
SOUND. THAT IS ALL I WANTED TO
SAY. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING
AND HEARING ME OUT.
>> THANK YOU. THAT
CONCLUDES OUR IN PERSON
SPEAKER'S. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
MOVE ON TO REMOTE, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT?
>> ABSOLUTELY. I'M GUESSING
WE STILL HAVE 15 REMOTE
SPEAKERS.
>> CORRECT COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> LET'S START WITH THE
REMOTE SPEAKERS. TWO MINUTES
EACH. THANK YOU MADAM CLARK.
>> THE FIRST SPEAKER IS
ESTELLE HIGHTOWER.
>> MS. HIGHTOWER.
>> MY NAME IS ESTELLE
HIGHTOWER AND I'M COMMENTING ON
CB 12608 NECK AND ASKING THE
CITY COUNCIL VOTE NO AND
INSTEAD ALLOW FOR FULL
INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF THE CPC
WITH ACTUAL COMMUNITY INPUT. AS
ALL OF YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS NO,
I'M AN IMPACTED FAMILY MEMBER
HAVING A BROTHER MURDERED BY
THE SPD . NO ACCOUNTABILITY, NO
APOLOGY, NO ASSISTANCE IN
BURYING HIM. NOTHING. MY
STORY IS NOT UNIQUE. THEY ARE
CURRENTLY NO SYSTEMS IN THE
CITY IN PLACE THAT PROVIDE ANY
RESOURCES. NOT EVEN OFFERING
TO PAY FOR FUNERAL OR BURIAL
EXPENSES AFTER SOMEONE IS
KILLED BY SEATTLE POLICE
OFFICERS OR CITY EMPLOYEES.
HOWEVER, EVERY SINGLE ASPECT OF
THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM,
INCLUDING AND MOST EGREGIOUSLY
THE CPC CONSIDERING THEY ARE
SUPPOSED TO BE THE ONE THAT
SPECIFICALLY GIVES A VOICE TO
THE COMMUNITY HAS WORKED TO NOT
ONLY UNDERMINE THE PROGRAM BUT
TO -- WHICH WOULD NOT ONLY
PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR BURIAL
AND FUNERAL EXPENSES FOR
VICTIMS OF POLICE VIOLENCE BUT
THE CPC GIVES THE PATH TO
LISTEN TO. GIVING WAS
ACCOUNTABILITY THE CPC WHICH IS
WHAT (INDISCERNIBLE) WILL DO
AND THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY
VIOLENCE AS THE ESCALATION OF
POLICE VIOLENCE MEAN NOTHING
AND SHOULD NOT BE EXAMINED AND
THEY COUNTABILITY STRUCTURES IS
NOT INTENTIONALLY PERPETUATING
HARM TO THOSE MOST IMPACTED
MEANS NOTHING. AND IT IS
CHANGED FOREVER DUE TO POLICE
BRUTALITY. THIS IS NOT ABOUT
BLACK AND WHITE. IT IS NOT
ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS.
I'M BLACK. THIS IS ABOUT
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY. FOR
ANYONE WHO IS IN THIS SPACE TO
OTHER THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO
HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY POLICE
VIOLENCE WELL THREATENING THEM
WITH POLICE VIOLENCE IS VILE
AND DISGUSTING AND YOU SHOULD
BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF. YOU
ARE STANDING IN THE WAY OF
CREATING PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WHO
ARE ASKING FOR THE BARE
MINIMUM. HOW DARE YOU EXPECT
AFTER 33 YEARS IN THE
COMMUNITY, YOU SHOULD KNOW
BETTER. WE WERE YOU WHEN MY
BROTHER WAS KILLED 20 YEARS
AGO? I DID NOT SEE YOU
ANYWHERE? WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN SAWANT?
WHERE IS MOSQUEDA.
>> PLEASE MUTE THE SPEAKER.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS
KEISHA SEXTON.
>> THANK YOU MADAM CLARK.
>> HELLO. I AM SEEKING IN
FAVOR OF THE POLICY CHOICES
MADE BY THE COUNCIL LAND USE
COMMITTEE RELATING TO
INDUSTRIAL LAND. AND ENCOURAGE
THE FULL COUNSEL TO ADOPT THE
PACKAGES WITH NO AMENDMENTS. I
AM A THIRD-GENERATION IOWU
MEMBER THAT GREW UP AROUND THE
DUCKS OF SEATTLE. THE DUCKS
ARE INDUSTRIOUS AND BEAUTIFUL
FOR MANY REASONS. THE WORKING
WATERFRONT PROVIDES LIVABLE
WAGE BLUE-COLLAR UNION JOBS,
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES TO
BE ECONOMICALLY SUCCESSFUL FOR
GENERATIONS TO COME AND
SUPPORTS AGRICULTURAL AND
PHISHING COMMERCE ACROSS THE
ENTIRE STATE. TO ALLOW HOUSING
TO BE BUILT IN THE SURROUNDING
AREAS IS COUNTERINTUITIVE FOR
THE PURPOSES AND MISSION OF THE
POOR AND WORKING WATERFRONT.
WHERE WERE THESE RESIDENTS HAVE
GROCERY STORES, GREEN SPACE AND
TRANSIT AND LITTLE AND ACCESS
THESE THINGS COMFORTABLY AND
SAFELY. INDUSTRIAL NOISE IS NOT
CONDUCIVE TO HIGH-QUALITY OF
LIFE. EVENTUALLY, IF HOUSING
IS BUILT IN THE AREA, IT WILL
LEAD TO THE SLIPPERY SLOPE THAT
ERODES THE EFFECTIVENESS AND
ABILITY OF THE COURT TO
OPERATE. THERE WILL BE PRESSURE
TO LIMIT ACCESS AND MOBILITY,
PUBLISHING CONGESTION LEADING
TO SIPPING SHIPPING DELAYS IN
AND OUT OF THE PORT AREA AND A
DESIRE TO PUSH OUT INDUSTRIES
IN FAVOR OF ENTERTAINMENT AND
HOUSING. ALL OF THIS WILL BE
GETTING CUSTOMERS TO LOOK
ELSEWHERE FOR SERVICE. LEAVE
THE PORT AND INDUSTRIAL LAND
BE. WITH THE WORKING WATERFRONT
BE JUST THAT. A WORKING
WATERFRONT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME
>>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS
GORDON BAXTER .
>> GO AHEAD, MR. BAXTER.
>> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS
GORDON BAXTER. I'M THE
SECRETARY TREASURY OF THE PUGET
SOUND MARITIME TRADES COUNCIL .
19 LOCAL UNIONS ARE PRISON
WORKERS IN LONGSHORE, MARITIME,
SHIPYARD, TRUCKING, BRAILLE AND
FISHING INDUSTRIES. WE SUPPORT
THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL ON
INDUSTRIAL LAND AND ARE URGED
TO SUPPORT IT WITH AN AMENDMENT
PUTTING HOUSING IN THE
INDUSTRIAL LAND. A LENGTHY AND
THOROUGH PROCESS DRAFTING THE
PROPOSAL. WE ARE TOLD 40% OF
WASHINGTON STATE JOBS DEPEND ON
TRADE. OUR MARITIME AND
INDUSTRIAL IS CRITICAL TO OUR
STATE AND LOCAL ECONOMY. THE
LAND SUPPORTS FAMILIES WITH
JOBS AND UNSUITABLE FOR
HOUSING. THERE IS NO
INFRASTRUCTURE OR BUSINESS
AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT HOUSING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION AND LEADERSHIP ON
THIS ISSUE.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS DAN
GADGET.
>> HOUSING JOBS AND
HAPPINESS. THEY ALL GO HAND IN
HAND. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT
JOBS, SPECIFICALLY MARITIME
JOBS AND TRANSPORTATION JOBS.
MY NAME IS DAN GADGET AND OF
THE PAST PRESENT OF THE
WASHINGTON TRUCKING
ASSOCIATION. THE FREIGHT
MOBILITY STRATEGIC INVESTMENT
BOARD LAST YEAR REFERRED TO
(INDISCERNIBLE) I ALSO WAS
THE OWNER OF A TRUCKING COMPANY
CALLED WEST COAST TRUCKING
LOCATED ON AIRPORT WAY SOUTH IN
SPOKANE. GETTING TRUCKS IN AND
OUT OF THE WATER IS ESSENTIAL
TO HAVE THEM GET VIBRANT
WORKING WATERFRONT. PROTECTION
OF FREIGHT CORRIDORS AND
HISTORIC MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIAL CENTERS ARE
ESSENTIAL TO THE DAY-TO-DAY
LIVABILITY OF OUR CITY AND
CRITICAL TO LIVING WAGE JOBS.
I'M HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT THE
PASSING OF INDUSTRIAL LAND WITH
NO HOUSING AMENDMENTS IN THE
SODO AREA. THANK YOU AND THE
MAYOR FOR THE HARD WORK ON THIS
ISSUE AND I HOPE THAT WE GET
PAST AND WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.
THANK YOU.
>>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS
DAVID DELLA .
>> MR . DELLA .
>> DAVID, IT IS STAR SIX TO
UNMUTE. THERE YOU GO.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DAVID
DELLA. LIFELONG RESIDENT OF
SEATTLE AND DISTRICT SEVEN.
ALSO FORMER COUNCILMEMBER
ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO. I'M
SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF COUNSEL
BILL 120-567, AND INDUSTRIAL
AND MARITIME STRATEGY WHICH IS
NUMBER TWO ON YOUR AGENDA. AT
SOME POINT IN MY LIFE, IN THE
LATE 1980S, I WORKED IN THE
MARITIME INDUSTRY, SPECIFICALLY
ON THE LABOR SIDE AND I
CONTINUE TO TAKE INTEREST ON
THE COUNCIL IN THE EARLY TWO
THOUSANDS. I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK MAYOR HARRELL FOCUSING ON
THIS AND RECOMMENDING THE
LEGISLATION WHICH IS BALANCED
AS WELL AS YOUR HARD WORK IN
AMENDING (INDISCERNIBLE) I
WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT THE
BALANCE AT THIS WILL EDUCATE
-- THAT THIS LEGISLATION TAKES
BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE
MARITIME INDUSTRIAL CENTERS.
PARTICULARLY, STRATEGIES TO
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND PROTECT
THE MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL
SECTORS INCLUDING JOBS AND
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES THAT
STILL EXIST AND WILL CONTINUE
TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE
CITY FUTURE. OPPORTUNITIES FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ECONOMIC
AND ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY AND AREAS AND
COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING THE
AREAS. THAT IS VERY MUCH
NEEDED. CLOSE I URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT THE COUNCIL BILLS
PRESENTED AND TO PASS IT
UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
>>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS
CHRIS MORE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M CHRIS
MOORE, VICE CHAIR OF THE
BASEBALL PUBLIC FACILITIES
DISTRICT. WE OVERSEE PUBLIC
OWNERSHIP OF T-MOBILE PARK. A
HALF MILLION DOLLAR PUBLIC
ASSET. I'M SPEAKING TODAY TO
THE MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL
LAND USE ISSUE. T-MOBILE PARK
CONSISTENTLY RATES AMONG THE
BEST IN BASEBALL AND SERVES AS
A GREAT COMMUNITY AMENITY WITH
MANY BENEFITS TO SEATTLE FROM
MARINERS GAMES TO CONCERTS,
SCHOOL GRADUATIONS AND MANY
OTHER EVENTS. AS WE SAW LAST
WEEK, SPECIAL EVENTS AS WELL
LIKE THE ALL-STAR GAME IN THE
UPCOMING HOCKEY WINTER CLASSIC.
THIS GREAT BALLPARK DESERVES A
GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND IT.
WE HAVE BEEN STRIVING TO BUILD
AS A PARTNER FOR MORE THAN 15
YEARS. BRINGING A LIMITED
AMOUNT OF HOUSES TO THE STADIUM
AREA. HALF OF WHICH WOULD BE
AFFORDABLE WORKFORCE HOUSING
WHICH PROVIDE INCREDIBLE
OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE A
VIBRANT ART ZONE NEXT TO
DOWNTOWN. TWO HISTORIC
NEIGHBORHOODS, THE SOUTHERN
(INDISCERNIBLE) OF THE
REDEVELOPED WATERFRONT, A
TRANSIT HUB AS WELL AS THE
STADIUM. AND SO I HAVE TO SAY,
I WAS DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED TO
SEE THE CITY IGNORE ITS OWN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
ANALYSIS AND REMOVE MUCH-NEEDED
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FROM THE
VICINITY OF THE STADIUM. WE
FEEL STRONGLY THAT THIS IS A
GENERATIONAL MISSED OPPORTUNITY
AND A MAJOR MISTAKE. WE HOPE
THE COUNCIL WILL REVISIT AND
RECONSIDER IT IN THE NEAR
FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS KIRK
ROBBINS.
>> I'M KURT ROBBINS. I'M A
NEIGHBOR OF THE BALLAD BREWERY
DISTRICT NEIGHBORHOOD. WE ARE
PART OF THE EXCLUDED NON-
STAKEHOLDERS WHO WERE INVOLVED
IN THE PROCESS, SIMILAR TO THE
HOUSEBOAT FOLKS. WE UNDERSTAND
THAT THE REZONING OF THIS PART
OF TOWN IS BEING DONE BECAUSE
SOMETHING SIMILAR WAS WORKED
OUT IN SODO FOR THE REZONE.
IT IS ONE OR MAYBE TWO LIGHT
RAIL STATIONS. THERE IS NO
LIGHT RAIL STATION IN BALLARD.
THERE MIGHT BE ONE AND A
COUPLE YEARS. IT HAS BEEN CITED
TENTATIVELY BY SOUND TRANSIT
BUT THERE IS A RESOLUTION THAT
WAS PULLED RECENTLY PROBABLY
BECAUSE OF SOME STAKEHOLDER OR
ANOTHER THAT CALLS FOR THE
RELOCATION AND THE DESIGNATION
TUNNELS IN DIFFERENT WAYS OF
ACCESS TO THE LIGHT RAIL
STATION. THAT WILL DELETE EVEN
FURTHER. THE REZONE HIS
PRETEXT AND ON THAT THERE IS TO
BE PARKING MAXIMUMS THAT MAKE
NO SENSE WITHOUT A LIGHT RAIL
STATION. WE SUSPECT, NEIGHBORS
AROUND HERE, THAT THE BREWERY
DISTRICT DOES NOT NEED TO BE
REZONED IN ORDER TO PROTECT
MARITIME JOBS. THE WHOLE IDEA
WHETHER THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN MARITIME JOBS IN THE
REDISTRICT REZONE IS THE
QUESTION SO STRANGE THAT NOBODY
WILL WOULD ASK IT. SEVEN YEARS
IN THE MAKING. WE FOUND OUT
ABOUT IT I GUESS IN MARCH AT A
LAND-USE MEETING. IT IS NICE
THAT THE STAKEHOLDERS FIND THAT
THE STAKEHOLDER AGREEMENT IS
SUITABLE TO THEM. THERE WAS AN
OLD SLOGAN THAT YOU USE TO HAVE
A LOT WHICH IS NOTHING ABOUT US
WITHOUT US. THIS WAS ALL
WITHOT US. THIS COULD BE
DELAYED IF THE LIGHT RAIL
STATION IS NOT BUILT FOR
ANOTHER 20 YEARS. MAYBE THE
REZONING COULD BE PUT OFF FOR
ANOTHER 10 YEARS OR 15 YEARS.
SOLIDARITY FOR THE GUY IN THE
TREE.
>> STAR SIX.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> DAVID HAYNES. WE NEED A
FEDERAL INJUNCTION ON THE PORT
AUTHORITY. THEY HAVE SOLD OUT
THE NATION AND HAVE COMPLETELY
BACKSTAB THE LOCAL SEATTLE
COMMUNITY. FIRST, THE FORCES
TO RAID THE PROPERTY TAXES SO
WE CAN CORPORATE WELFARE
SUBSIDIZE BOND PAYMENTS SO THAT
FOREIGN CONTROL AND OFFSHORE
INFRASTRUCTURE DONORS WHO PLAY
ONE PORT AGAINST THE OTHER PORT
CAN HAVE FREE CONTAINER
OFFLOADS THAT DON'T EVEN HAVE
ENOUGH MONEY TO INSPECT
CONTAINERS THAT MAY HAVE DRUGS
IN THEM. YET WE LET FARMERS
GIVE AWAY THE BEST FOOD IN THE
WORLD WHILE WE START WITH A
BELLYFUL OF JUNK FOOD SO WALL
STREET MIDDLEMEN SKIMMING OFF
OF UNREGULATED, LOW QUALITY
PRODUCTS CAN GET TAX BREAKS AT
OUR EXPENSE. YET, YOU CANNOT GO
INTO DOWNTOWN SEATTLE OR EVEN
THE BASEBALL STADIUM WITHOUT
BEING OVERWHELMED BY THE TOXIC
STENCH OF LEUKEMIA CAUSING
CANCERS AIR. ALL WITHIN THE
INDUSTRIAL IMPLOSION BUT I
HATE TO SAY IT, THE PORT
WORKERS HATE AND DISRESPECT THE
RESIDENTS OF GEORGETOWN WHO ARE
TOTALLY OPPRESSED. AT THE SAME
PROGRESSIONS THAT MAKE IT WORSE
THAT THEY LIST LOW-LEVEL
VIOLENT MISDEMEANORS OF THE
SAME ONES THAT PRESS
(INDISCERNIBLE) AND WANTING TO
PUT THEM BACK AND EVEN WORSE
INDUSTRIAL ZONE. ALSO, THAT
THE DEMOCRATS CAN FINANCE THE
REELECTION APPARATUS THAT HIDES
BEHIND ALL OF THESE
UNTRUSTWORTHY, UNQUALIFIED
NONPROFIT HOUSING DEVELOPERS
AND CONSORTIUMS WHO BUILD
LOW-LEVEL WAREHOUSE MENTAL
HEALTH CRISIS CAUSING FLAWED
REAL ESTATE THAT CITY COUNCIL
IS WILLING TO MAKE PEOPLE
SUFFER LIVING IN THE INDUSTRIAL
ZONE AS IF DOING PEOPLE A
FAVOR. THE COUNCIL CANOPIES A
BUNCH OF HOMEOWNERS SELLOUTS IN
SEATTLE WHO CAME TO REAL ESTATE
SPECULATE IN THE 70s AND 1980S
ACTING LIKE THEY ARE THE
PRIVILEGED ESTABLISHED THAT
DICTATES AND NOBODY'S ALLOWED
TO BUILD ANYTHING NICE IN THE
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
BECAUSE THEY HAVE A MONOPOLY ON
THE DILAPIDATED HOUSING MARKET
AND THEY WANT TO PUT SUPPLY AND
DEMAND SUITES ON THE REST OF
US.
>> THE NEXT SPEAKER IS
ANDREA SADDLE .
>> ANDREA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME
IS ANDREA. AND SEEKING ON THE
MARITIME INDUSTRIAL LAND
LEGISLATION. AND A MEMBER OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
BASEBALL STADIUM PSC. MY DAY
JOB, I WORK ON A FORMAL HOUSING
ISSUES. AM ALSO THE PRESIDENT
OF THE HOUSING FILAMENT
CONSORTIUM OF SEATTLE KING
COUNTY. WHILE IN A RELATIVELY
NEW MEMBER, I CAN TELL YOU THAT
THE BOARD HAS BEEN WORKING VERY
HARD FOR MANY YEARS TO ENHANCE
THE AREA AROUND THE BALLPARK AS
A VIBRANT AND DESIRABLE
NEIGHBORHOOD. A NEIGHBORHOOD
THAT CAN COEXIST WITH OUR
EXISTING MARITIME AND
INDUSTRIAL USES. BASED ON A MY
WORK, I CAN TELL YOU THIS.
HOUSING IS THE ENGINE OF
REVITALIZATION. WITHOUT IT, IT
IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TRANSFORM
A NEIGHBORHOOD INTO A COMMUNITY
THAT IS ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE
AND VIBRANT. THAT IS WHY HPC,
THE BUILDING TRADE, THE PUBLIC
STADIUM AUTHORITY, THE PFD AND
THE LEADING ORGANIZATIONS
REPRESENTING PIONEER SQUARE
REMAIN UNITED IN ASKING THE
CITY TO ADOPT THE PREFERRED
ALTERNATIVE AND KEEP HOUSING IN
THE STADIUM AREA. WE ARE
DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED THAT IT IS
NOT GOING TO HAPPEN TODAY. WE
HOPE THAT THE NEW COUNSEL THAT
TAKES OFFICE IN JANUARY WILL
JOIN US IN REVISITING THE ISSUE
AND CORRECT MISTAKES BEING MADE
TODAY. THE OPPORTUNITY STILL
EXISTS TO MAKE THE STADIUM
DISTRICT STRONGER AND MORE
VITAL AS A COMMUNITY ASSET WITH
WORKFORCE HOUSING, LODGING,
RESTAURANTS AND SHOPS. AT THE
PFD, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
TOWARD THE GOAL OF
STRENGTHENING AND ENHANCING THE
AREA AROUND THE BALLPARK IN
SPITE OF TODAY'S VOTE. THANK
YOU.
>> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS
SHERRY HALL .
>> GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL
MEMBERS. I AM PRESIDENT OF THE
WASHINGTON TRUCKING
ASSOCIATION. SPEAKING TODAY ON
BEHALF OF THOUSANDS OF SMALL
BUSINESS TRUCKERS WHO
CONTRIBUTE HEAVILY TO THE
SUCCESS OF OUR ECONOMY AND THE
PRODUCTIVITY OF OUR PORT. THERE
ARE DRIVERS AND HUNDREDS OF
SUPPORTING POSITIONS THAT LIVE
AND WORK IN SEATTLE. EMERGING
SUPPORT AND UNANIMOUS PACKAGES
OF THE MAYOR'S INDUSTRIAL LAND
PACKAGE WITHOUT AMENDMENTS
RESTRICTING FREIGHT MOVEMENT IN
THE CITIES AND CONTRIBUTING TO
PUTTING TRUCKING CAPACITY AT
RISK. WE ALSO HAVE A TALL TASK
FOR THE INDUSTRY TO DO YOU
CARBONIZED. THE FOCUS OF WHICH
IS ON THE (INDISCERNIBLE)
SECTOR. THESE BUSINESSES NEED
CERTAINTY IN ORDER TO CONTINUE
TO MOVE FORWARD IN A POSITIVE
LIGHT. ONCE AGAIN, THE
WASHINGTON TRUCKING ASSOCIATION
URGES YOUR SUPPORT OF THE
INDUSTRIAL LAND PACKAGE WITHOUT
AMENDMENTS AND APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.
THANK YOU.
>>> OUR NEXT SPEAKERS ARE
LAMAR (INDISCERNIBLE)
>> THIS IS MEGAN MURPHY.
>> THE NEXT PERSON IS LAMAR
HOUSE. WE CAN GO BACK TO MEGAN
IF SHE IS AVAILABLE.
>> OKAY. GO AHEAD, LAMAR.
>> I SEE THA HE IS UNMUTED.
DO YOU WANT TO GIVE HIM A
MINUTE? AS MS. MURPHY LINED UP?
HE MUTED HIMSELF AGAIN. STAR
SIX. THE EGO. YOU ARE READY.
YOU CAN START .
>> HIS PHONE MIGHT BE MUTED
ON HIS END AS WELL. THEY BE
CHECKED TO MAKE SURE YOUR PHONE
IS NOT MUTED.
>> IT SHOWS HE IS UNMUTED.
AT LEAST MY SCREEN DOES.
>> WE CAN GET TO THE NEXT
ONE AND COME BACK.
>> LET'S DO THAT.
>> THE NEXT IS PETER SURE
HAPPEN.
>> STAR SIX PETER. THEIR
EGO.
>> IT AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
PETER TRAPP. AND THE VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN
WATERWAYS OPERATORS AND UP
PASSED PRESENT OF THE
WASHINGTON MARITIME FEDERATION
WHICH YOU HEARD FROM ALREADY.
I SERVE ON THE BOARD AND I'M
THE PAST PRESIDENT. IT IS
PLEASING TO HEAR FROM MY
MARITIME COLLEAGUES THROUGHOUT
THE ENTIRE PROCESS. HOPEFULLY
THE MESSAGES RESONATE WITH YOU
THAT THE PACKAGE REPRESENTS A
COMPROMISE FOR US IN THE
WORKING WATERFRONT OF THE
ECONOMIC BACK STORMS OF THE
CITY OF SEATTLE. PLEASE PASS
THE MAYOR INDUSTRIAL ZONING
PACKAGE WITHOUT ANY AMENDMENTS
TO THE SODO AREA THAT WOULD
IMPACT THE WORKING WATERFRONT
ADVERSELY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME.
>> WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU.
>> HE JUST MUTED HIMSELF
AGAIN. THEIR EGO. YOU ARE
>> I SEE HIM AS UNMUTED SO
I'M NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING ON
THERE. BOTTOM CLERK, IS THIS
THE LAST SPEAKER?
>> YES .
>> I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST
THAT JODY SCHWINN CAN CONFIRM
IF ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS HAVE
SIGNED UP IN PERSON AS WELL.
>> MADAME CLERK?
>> THEY HAVE NOT.
>> OKAY .
>> I REALLY HATE TO DO THIS
BECAUSE I CAN SEE HE IS UNMUTED
BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING
ON AND WE HAVE A CALENDAR TO
GET THROUGH. SO MY APOLOGIES
TO YOU, SIR. PERHAPS -- I'M
NOT SURE WE CAN COME BACK TO
YOU. WHAT WAS IT LISTED THAT
MR. ROJA WANTED TO SPEAK ON?
>> HIS PUBLIC COMMENT WAS ON
THE INDUSTRIAL AND MARITIME
STRATEGY.
>> OKAY. THAT IS THE TOPIC
AND I THINK WE WILL HAVE TO
CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS
TIME, UNFORTUNATELY.
>> TANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED PUBLIC
COMMENT WITH OUR IN PERSON
FOLKS AND THE PEOPLE THAT
CALLED IN REMOTELY. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND
FOR SOME OF YOU COMING DOWN AND
ALSO A HUGE THANK YOU TO
REVEREND WALDEN FOR APPEARING.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK HER FOR
COMING DOWNTOWN AND PROVIDING
US WITH HER 33 YEAR HISTORY OF
DOING WHAT SHE DOES. LET'S
MOVE ON IN OUR AGENDA. FIRST
LET'S GO TO, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, THE INTRODUCTION AND
REFERRAL CALENDAR WILL BE
ADOPTED. NOT SEEING OBJECTION,
THE IRC IS INDEED ADOPTED.
MOVING ON TO TODAY'S AGENDA, IF
THERE IS NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. NOT
SEEING OR HEARING AN OBJECTION,
THE AGENDA IS INDEED ADOPTED.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. THESE ARE THE ITEMS
ON TODAY'S CONSENT CALENDAR.
WE HAVE THE MINUTES FROM JULY
11th. WE HAVE PAYROLL BILL,
COUNCIL BILL 120-616 WHICH IS
PRETTY STANDARD. WE HAVE ONE
APPOINTMENT TO THE SEATTLE
COMMISSION RECOMMENDED BY THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY
AND CITY COMMITTEE WHICH IS
COUNCILMEMBER NELSON'S
COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS
THAT COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE
TO REMOVE FROM TODAY'S CONSENT
CALENDAR? I DO NOT SEE OR HEAR
ANY SO I MOVED TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A
SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. MADAME
CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL
ROLL.
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER WIN FOR.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR AND
UNOPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. PLEASE FIX
MY SIGNATURE ANNUITIZATION OR
THE APPOINTMENTS AND THE
LEGISLATION ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR ON MY BEHALF. IN THE
AGENDA, WE WILL MOVE ON TO
COMMITTEE REPORTS. TODAY WE
HAVE SIX ITEMS. FIVE FROM THE
LAND USE COMMITTEE WHICH IS
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AS THE
CHAIR AND ONE FROM PUBLIC
SAFETY WERE COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD IS THE CHAIR OF PUBLIC
SAFETY. WE WILL BE ADDRESSING
THAT. LET'S START WITH ITEM
NUMBER ONE. ADAM -- MADAME
CLERK, CAN YOU READ THAT INT
THE RECORD?
>> THE ITEM ONE IS A 120-568
FOR LAND USE AND ZONING
AMENDMENT FOR THE SALE, HENCE A
PLAN TO INCORPORATE CHANGES FOR
PART OF THE 2023 COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN ANNUAL AMENDMENT PROCESS.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS IT
WILL PASS THE AMENDMENT WITH
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS, MORALES
AND MOSQUEDA IN FAVOR AND
COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN
ABSTAINING.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS,
THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. I WILL SPEAK TO THE
PACKAGE AS A WHOLE FIRST IF
THAT IS ALRIGHT WITH YOU AND
THEN WE CAN GO THROUGH, ONE BY
ONE THROUGH THE BILLS. DOES
THAT WORK FOR YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT?
>> YES.
>> FANTASTIC. COLLEAGUES,
BOTH IN THE CHAMBERS AND -- I
WILL TALK ABOUT THE ENTIRE
PACKAGE AND THEN WE WILL GO
THROUGH EACH BILL, ONE BY ONE.
THEY ARE TWO AMENDMENTS TODAY.
TODAY, WE HAVE THE MARITIME
AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY ZONING
PACKAGE BEFORE US. OVERALL,
THESE BILLS MAKE MEANINGFUL
PROTECTIONS TO OUR A MARITIME
AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES AND AT THE
SAME TIME CREATE THE
FLEXIBILITY NEEDED AROUND THE
EDGES AND THE BUFFERS. SEATTLE
TIMES REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT
INDUSTRIAL ZONES TAKE UP 12% OF
THE LAND AND CREATE 15% OF
EMPLOYMENT. ANOTHER WAY, WHEN
THE ECONOMY IS STRONG, PEOPLE
OVERLOOK THE INDUSTRIAL ZONES.
AND WHEN THE ECONOMY IS BAD, IT
IS THE INDUSTRIAL ZONES THAT
ARE THE SHINING STAR. WE HAVE
FIVE BILLS BEFORE US TODAY.
COUNSEL 120-568, AN UPDATE TO
THE 2023 CUMBER HAS A PLAN.
COUNSEL BILL 12567, A BILL
ADDING THREE NEW INDUSTRIAL
ZONES AND CREATING A NEW
SEATTLE MINT CIVIL CODE
CHAPTER. I HAVE AN AMENDMENT
FOR THIS BILL. TECHNICAL IN
NATURE, IT CREATES TWO THINGS.
ONE, AND THE TABLE FOR USE FOR
INDUSTRIAL ZONES. IT AS A
REFERENCE TO A FOOTNOTE WHICH
WAS INADVERTENTLY OMITTED AND
SECONDLY ADDS A MAP FOR SECTION
23 -- AT THE MAP TO THE BACK
OF THE BILL WITH THE TITLE,
DESIGNATED INDUSTRIAL STREETS.
THIS MAP, WHICH IS PREVIOUSLY
ENTITLED DISTRO STREETS
LANDSCAPING PLAN MAP WAS
REMOVED AND NEEDS TO BE RE-
ADDED. THE CHANGES ARE SO
INTENDED TO CLARIFY CODE AND
CODE REQUIREMENTS, CONSISTENT
WITH CONSISTENT LAW AND HAVE
NO NEW EFFECT. NEXT, WE HAVE
COUNSEL BILL 120-569,
AMENDMENTS TO CITY ZONING MAPS.
I DO HAVE AN AMENDMENT FOR
THIS BILL AS WELL IN BALLARD ON
MARKET STREET AT 26TH AVENUE.
HERE ARE PARCELS CURRENTLY
BEING USED FOR INDUSTRIAL
PURPOSES AND WERE
UNINTENTIONALLY REZONED INTO
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL BY
MAINTAINING INDUSTRIAL ZONING
IN THE AREA, IT WILL ALLOW FOR
THE CONTINUING USE OF THE
PROPERTY IN ITS CURRENT USE.
THE WHOLE GOAL OF THE ENTIRE
PACKAGE IS TO PROTECT
INDUSTRIAL USES AND SO WE WILL
ALLOW IT TO RETAIN ITS
UNDERLYING ZONING. NEXT TIME WE
HAVE COUNSEL 120-570, THE LAND
USE CODE AMENDMENT TO REMOVE
PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE
INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ZONE FROM
EXISTING INDUSTRIAL CHAPTER
23.50. FINALLY, WE HAVE
COUNSEL BILL 120-71, A BILL
AMENDING THE NOISE ORDINANCE TO
ALLOW FOR HIGHER NOISE LEVELS
IN COMMERCIAL AND MULTIFAMILY
DISTRICTS NEAR INDUSTRIAL
ZONES. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
BECAUSE WE CAN DO BOTH THINGS
BUT WE CAN ADD HOUSING NEAR THE
INDUSTRIAL ZONES. WE HAVE
ADDED PROTECTIONS ABOUT NOISE
BUFFERING, AIR CONDITIONING,
AIR FILTERING AND AT THE SAME
TIME, YOU CANNOT BUILD A SHIP
QUIETLY. SIMPLY PUT. AND SO
YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE
NOISE WHEN YOUR BUILDING. I
CANNOT SAY IT MORE SIMPLY.
TOGETHER, THESE ORDINANCES
STRENGTHEN THE SEATTLE
INDUSTRIAL AND MARITIME SECTORS
BY UPDATING ZONING AND
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO
ACCOMMODATE THE EMERGING
TRENDS, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NEW
OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS LIGHT
RAIL STATIONS, PROVIDE STRONGER
WHEN USED PROTECTIONS FOR
LEGACY INDUSTRIES, CREATE
HEALTHIER TRANSITIONS BETWEEN
INDUSTRIAL AND NONINDUSTRIAL
AREAS, PARTICULARLY IN
GEORGETOWN AND SOUTH PARK AND
BALLARD. AFTER YEARS OF
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND
PUBLIC OUTREACH, WE HELD COME
JUST IN LAND USE COMMITTEE,
FIVE TOTAL HEARINGS. I'M HAPPY
TO HAVE THIS PACKAGE BEFORE
FULL COUNCIL TODAY. THESE
RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE US WILL
ENACT STRONGER PROTECTIONS FOR
THE INDUSTRIAL LAND, CLOSING
LOOPHOLES FOR BOX STORES AND
STORAGE AND ENCOURAGE MORE
PEOPLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE MARITIME
MANUFACTURING AND LOGISTICS
CAREERS. CREATING THE ATHLETE'S
ABILITY TO BETTER UTILIZE THE
LAND. WE HAVE HEARD THESE
BILLS MULTIPLE TIMES IN LAND
USE COMMITTEE IN ORDER TO
ENSURE YOU CAN RECEIVE A
FOLLOW-UP -- FULL UNDERSTANDING
OF THE BILLS SINCE THE PROCESS
HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SO LONG.
I WAS HONORED TO PARTICIPATE IN
THIS STAKEHOLDER PROCESS. I
BEGAN THE WORK IN 2020. I KNOW
OTHERS BEGAN EARLIER IN 2019
AND 2018. AND ANOTHER PROCESS
HAD GONE ON EVEN BEFORE THAT.
THAT IS WHY IT WAS IMPORTANT
FOR ME TO SET THIS SPECIAL
SCHEDULE IN THE LAND USE
COMMITTEE SO THAT COLLEAGUES
COULD COME UP TO SPEED ABOUT
THE LONGEVITY OF THE WORK. I
KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE SITTING
IN THESE CHAMBERS TODAY THAT
HAD BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR
LONGER. I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO
MAKE A REFERENCE TO LONGER THAN
WHAT. BUT YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING
ON THIS FOR LONGER THAN I
BELIEVE ANYONE THOUGHT THIS
COULD PASS. .
>> THE REASON WE HAD TO HAVE
SO MUCH STAKEHOLDER
CONVERSATION IS BECAUSE THERE
IS TYPICAL OPPOSITION AND
STAKEHOLDERS IN THE ZONES. AS
QUOTED, THERE ARE STAKEHOLDERS
THAT WANT ALL INDUSTRIAL LANDS
TO BE REZONED TO ALLOW HOUSING
AND OFFICE SPACE.
>> THERE ARE OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS THAT WANT NO
CHANGES TO INDUSTRIAL LAND
PERIOD. WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS
THAT WE HAVE A COMPROMISE WHERE
I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS A
SINGLE STAKEHOLDER OR PERSON IN
THE CITY THAT HAS GONE
EVERYTHING THEY WANT. I DID
NOT GET EVERYTHING I WANTED OUT
OF THIS PACKAGE. AND WHAT WE
HAVE BEFORE US IS AN IMPORTANT
COMPROMISE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER
STAKEHOLDERS THAT TRADITIONALLY
DISAGREE VEHEMENTLY AND HAVE
PROVIDED A PACKAGE AND A WAY
FORWARD. EVEN FROM THE
FACILITATED STAKEHOLDER
CONVERSATIONS, THERE WAS AN 85%
CONSENSUS. FROM THERE, THEY
GOES TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
WHERE THERE WAS AN ENVIRONMENT
TO IMPACT STATEMENT AND
DECISION. FROM THERE, MAYOR
BRUCE HARRELL AND DEPUTY MAYOR
PICKED TIM BURGESS WERE ABLE TO
FACILITATE ADDITIONAL
COMPROMISES TO GET THIS PACKAGE
TRANSMITTED TO US. WHEN THIS
PACKAGE WAS TRANSMITTED TO US
ON APRIL 12th, WE TOOK THE TIME
TO HAVE A SPECIAL COMMITTEE
HEARING ABOUT THE BILLS. AND
THEN A MESSAGE TO FULL COUNSEL.
THERE WAS ONE PROCESS IN THE
FACILITATED STAKEHOLDER
CONVERSATIONS THAT WAS NOT ABLE
TO BE MET. THAT WAS ABOUT THE
TRANSPORTATION ASPECTS OF THE
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS. AND WE
COULD NOT TAKE UP THE
TRANSPORTATION ISSUES BECAUSE
THEY ARE LAND USE BILLS. AND SO
WE DO HAVE A RESOLUTION.
INITIALLY INTENDED TO HAVE THE
RESOLUTION BEFORE US TODAY. WE
NEED MORE TIME WITH THE. SO WE
ARE ASKING FOR ALL FEEDBACK TO
BE PRESENTED TO US BY AUGUST
1st. THE MOST RECENT VERSION OF
THIS RESOLUTION IS ATTACHED TO
OUR LAST LAND USE COMMITTEE. WE
PLAN TO PASS THIS RESOLUTION IN
SEPTEMBER. SOME THINGS I WANT
TO FOCUS ON BEFORE WE GET INTO
THE FIVE BILLS. WHEN WE GET TO
THE FIVE BILLS OF THE PROCESS,
IT WILL MOVE MORE QUICKLY. I
WANT TO RAISE UP THE MARITIME
INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY HAS BEEN
WORKED ON FOR YEARS CREATING
CONSENSUS WITHIN A GROUP OF
STAKEHOLDERS THAT OFTEN HOLD
OPPOSITE OPINIONS. MAYOR
HARRELL AND THE TEAM CRAFTED A
BALANCE PROPOSAL TO PROTECT THE
MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL LAND
WHILE SUPPORTING THE
FLEXIBILITY TO KEEP UP WITH OUR
EMERGING INDUSTRIAL NEEDS. THE
MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL
BUSINESSES BUILD THE ECONOMY
AND REMAIN A VITAL PART OF THE
CITY FABRIC. WHEN YOU LOOK AT
THE FISHERMAN'S TERMINAL, EACH
THE SNOW -- TO EACH VESSEL IS
A SMALL BUSINESS DIRECTLY
EMPLOYING HUNDREDS AS A GROUP.
MORE BROADLY, THE BUSINESS IS
RIPPLE THROUGHOUT THE ECONOMY
AND INDIRECTLY EMPLOYED
THOUSANDS IN THE COMMUNITY. ONE
WAY TO LOOK AT THIS IS WITHIN
ONE FISHING VESSEL, YOU NEED TO
HAVE REFRIGERATION. YOU NEED
TO HAVE UPHOLSTERY. YOU NEED TO
HAVE CABINETRY. YOU NEED
ELECTRICIANS, WELDERS,
BOILERMAKERS. NONE OF THIS WORK
IS QUIET. THIS IS WHAT I TALK
ABOUT. WHEN WE LOOK OUT OF THE
CHAMBER WINDOWS, WE SEE THE
PORT. WE SEE THE CRANES. WE SEE
ONE OF THREE SHIPYARDS IN THE
CITY. AND IT IS NOT JUST THE
CRANE OR THE DRYDOCK THAT MAKE
THE ECONOMIES SUCCESSFUL. IT
IS THE LAND THAT SURROUNDS THE
FACILITIES BECAUSE IT IS WHAT
SUPPORTS THESE INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT FACILITIES. WHEN I
LOOK AT THE AVENUE, YOU SEE A
SLEEPY BALLARD INDUSTRIAL PARK
BUILDING . YOU DRIVE BY AND YOU
THINK, WHAT COULD GO ON IN
THERE? THE REALITY IS THAT
THAT IS THE BUSINESS THAT
SUPPLIES WESTERN TOW VOTE WHEN
THEY ARE BUILDING TUGBOATS IN
BALLARD . THEY ARE CURRENTLY
BUILDING TUGBOATS IN BALLARD.
THE TUGBOATS ARE THE DIRECT
LIFELINE INTO MANY COMMUNITIES
IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA THAT DON'T
HAVE ACCESS TO ROADS TO THE
REST OF THE MAINLAND. WHEN
WESTERN TOW VOTE CONNECTS
ALASKA TO THE LOWER 48, THEY DO
IT THROUGH BALLARD. THEY DO IT
THROUGH THE CLOSEST FRESHWATER
PORT TO THE GULF OF ALASKA IN
THE BERING SEA. A STRATEGIC
ADVANTAGE THAT IS UNRIVALED IN
THIS WORLD. AND WE CAN'T
OVERLOOK THE SLEEPY BALLARD
INDUSTRIAL BUILDING IS WHAT IS
CREATING THIS STRONG ECONOMY.
>> SORRY. I JUST SAID ALL
OF THESE NOTES. I'M JUST GOING
TO SKIP PAST IT. I WANT TO
ALSO TALK ABOUT, I WAS TALKING
ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
MARITIME BUSINESSES AND THE
SUPPORTING LAND AROUND OUR
FACILITIES SUCH AS THE DRYDOCK
WE CAN SEE RIGHT HERE AND THE
CRANES THAT ARE OUT OF THE
WINDOWS. IT IS ALSO CRITICALLY
IMPOTANT THAT WE ADD
FLEXIBILITY IN INDUSTRIAL ZONES
AROUND THE NEW LIGHT RAIL
STATIONS. BECAUSE WE HAVE TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS
INFRASTRUCTURE, THIS
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE CANNOT JUST LEAVE IT
NEGLECTED. WE ALSO HAVE TO
UNDERSTAND THAT WE NEED TO ADD
OF THE INDUSTRIAL ZONES. AND
SO WHILE PUBLIC COMMENT WAS
TALKING A LOT ABOUT HOW WE ARE
OR ARE NOT ADDING HOUSING, I
WANT TO REFOCUS US. WE ARE
ADDING OVER 3000 UNITS OF
HOUSING TO WHAT HAS BEEN
INDUSTRIAL ZONES THAT HAVE NOT
TRADITIONALLY ADDED HOUSING.
AND WE HAVE DONE SO
STRATEGICALLY IN PLACES WHERE
THE HOUSING IS GRADUALLY
TRANSITIONING BETWEEN EITHER
SINGLE-FAMILY ZONES,
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL OR
OTHER ZONES THAT ALLOW FOR
HOUSING AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES.
WE HAVE ADDED OVER 3000 UNITS,
THE ABILITY TO BUILD OVER 3000
UNITS OF HOUSING. THE STADIUM
DISTRICT IS THE ONE PLACE WHERE
CONSENSUS AND COMPROMISE WAS
NOT REACHED. I THINK WE ARE
ALL AWARE OF THAT FROM PUBLIC
COMMENT TODAY. WE HAVE ADDED
HOTELS. WE HAVE EXPANDED
ENTERTAINMENT SPACE. THERE ARE
PEOPLE IN THE CHAMBER THAT WERE
VEHEMENTLY AND CURRENTLY
VEHEMENTLY OPPOSED TO THIS. AND
WE HAVE DONE IT BECAUSE IT IS
IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE
COMPROMISE. AS I SAID IN
COMMITTEE, THE LAND THAT SITS
WITHIN THE STADIUM DISTRICT IS
THE KEYSTONE BETWEEN WASCO
TERMINAL 46 AND ANY POTENTIAL
COAST GUARD EXPANSIONS. WHAT I
HAVE FOUND ABOUT THE STADIUM
DISTRICT IS MORE THAN ANYTHING
ELSE. IT IS ABOUT THE ABILITY
TO GET THROUGH IT. BECAUSE OF
A LOOK AT THE PORT HERE AND WE
LOOK AT THE CRANES AND WE SEE
THAT INTERSTATE 90 CONNECTS TO
THE HEARTLAND AND EVEN OUT TO
BOSTON, THAT THE LAST MILE
CONNECTION BETWEEN INTERSTATE
90 AND THE PORT FACILITY IS
THAT CRITICAL CONNECTION. AND
SO FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN THE
ROOM THAT DON'T WANT HOUSING IN
THE STADIUM DISTRICT, I HEAR
YOU AND I UNDERSTAND YOU AND I
OFFER THAT IF WE CAN FIND A WAY
TO MOVE YOUR FREIGHT THROUGH
THE ZONE WHILE WE AT HOUSING,
WE SHOULD FIND A WAY. BECAUSE
WHAT IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW I THINK ISN'T WORKING
AT ALL EITHER. WHEN WE JUST
HAVE A MARINERS GAME, YOU
CANNOT GET THE FREIGHT THROUGH.
WE NEED TO FIND A WAY THROUGH.
WE DO NEED TO COME BACK TO THE
STADIUM DISTRICT AND CONTINUE
WORKING TOWARD A COMPROMISE
BETWEEN STAKEHOLDERS. AND WE
CAN'T CONTINUE TO HOLD UP THESE
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
PROTECTIONS FOR MARITIME AND
INDUSTRIAL ZONES WHILE ADDING
THE FLEXIBILITY TO THE BUFFER
ZONES THAT WE NEED. COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, THOSE ARE MY REMARKS
FOR THE OVERALL PACKAGE. IF YOU
ARE READY, I WILL MOVE INTO
ITEM 1-COUNTABLE 12568. UNLESS
COLLEAGUES WANT TO MAKE
COMMENTS ABOUT THE OVERALL
PACKAGE.
>> WE GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ADDRESS ALL FIVE ITEMS IN TWO
HAVE TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. WHAT
I WANT TO DO IS GO BACK TO THE
STRUCTURE HERE. I WANT TO SEE
IF THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS FROM
YOUR COLLEAGUES REGARDING ITEM
NUMBER ONE REGARDING THE
ORDINANCE RELATING TO LAND USE
AND ZONING AMENDING THE SEATTLE
COMPANY HAS A PLAN TO
INCORPORATE CHANGES PROPOSED AS
PART OF THE 2023 PLAN. WITH
THAT, COLLEAGUES, ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS YOU LIKE TO MAKE?
AGAIN, YOU CAN FOLLOW WHAT
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS DID. IF
YOU WANT TO HOLD YOUR COMMENTS
UNTIL WE GET THROUGH ALL FIVE
AND THEN ADDRESS WHETHER OR NOT
IT GETS AMENDMENT -- AMENDED
OR HOW WE MOVE FORWARD, THEN
YOU CAN ALSO HAVE THAT OPTION.
I'M GIVING YOU THE OPTION TO
SPECIFICALLY COMMENT ON ITEM
NUMBER ONE. COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT.
>> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT
JUAREZ. I WILL BE VOTING YES
ON THE BILL AND TALKING ABOUT
AMENDING THE CONFERENCE A PLAN
FOCUSED ON INDUSTRIAL LAND. IN
THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, I HAVE
VOTED NO ON THE COVER HENCE OF
PLAN AMENDMENT BECAUSE YEAR
AFTER YEAR, THE MOVEMENTS
FAILED TO INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT
(INDISCERNIBLE) WHICH IS
ILLEGAL -- LEGAL REQUIREMENT
BEFORE COUNSEL CAN ENACT
DEVELOPERS TO EVEN MAKE THEM
PAY A SMALL PORTION OF TAXES.
THIS YEAR AGAIN, THIS IS NOT
INCLUDE (INDISCERNIBLE)
HOWEVER, UNLIKE THE PAST YEAR,
THIS BILL IS NOT THE DECISION
POINT BECAUSE THEY ARE
CURRENTLY STUCK IN THE LEGAL
PROCESS OF THE APPEAL. IN
OTHER WORDS, BIG DEVELOPERS
HAVE SUED THE CITY IN AN
ATTEMPT TO KEEP THIS FROM
PASSING ON THE ABSURD GROUNDS
THAT IT WILL SOMEHOW HAVE AN
IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS
IS DISHONEST. SO I HOPE THE
APPEALS WILL BE OVER BEFORE THE
VOTE ON THE BUDGET THIS YEAR.
IF THEY ARE, THE COUNCIL WOULD
HAVE THE LEGAL CHOICE TEST
DEVELOPERS TO PAY FOR ESSENTIAL
INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS
TRANSPORTATION. MY OFFICE HAS
CONSISTENTLY DEMANDED AND WILL
PUT FORWARD THE BUDGET TO BE
PUT FORWARD. I'M VOTING YES ON
THIS, THIS YEAR BECAUSE THE
DEVELOPMENT HAS NOT HAD THE
SAME MEANING THAT IT HAD IN
PREVIOUS YEARS.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT. ARE THERE ANY MORE OF
MY COLLEAGUES I WANT TO HAVE
ANY COMMENTS TO ITEM NUMBER ONE
BEFORE I MOVE AND ASKED
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE? I'M NOT
SEEING ANY. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU
WANT TO ADD IN REGARDS TO ITEM
NUMBER ONE BEFORE WE GO TO A
VOTE?
>> THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT. IS FOCUSING IN ON
ITEM ONE FOR THE LEGISLATION
AMENDING THE CONFERENCE A PLAN
WITH NEW INDUSTRIAL LAND
POLICIES AND THE NEW INDUSTRIAL
LAND USE FRAMEWORK AND
INFLUENCE THE INDUSTRIAL
MARITIME STRATEGY. THIS LIMITS
WHEN AMENDMENTS, MOVING LAND
FROM MANUFACTURERS AND
INDUSTRIAL CENTERS CAN BE
CONSIDERED AND ESTABLISHES THE
CITY'S INTENT TO WORK WITH THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON ON A MASTER
PLANNING PROCESS FOR ANY
INDUSTRIAL REDEVELOPMENT TO THE
WASCO SITE AND RIGHT HERE NEAR
THE STADIUMS AND THE INNER BAY
ARMORY SITES. ALL FUTURE
INDUSTRIAL LAND USE DECISIONS
WOULD NEED TO BE CONSISTENT
WITH THESE POLICIES.
>> ARE YOU DONE?
>> YES. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. LET'S --
MADAME CLARK, WILL YOU PLEASE
CALL RULE OUT ON THE PASSAGE
OF THE BILL?
>> COUNCILMEMBER NELSON.
>> AYE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER PEDERSEN.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LEWIS.
>> YES .
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT JUAREZ.
>> AYE .
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR AND NOT
OPPOSED.
>> THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT.
MADAME CLARK, PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURE TO THE LEGISLATION ON
MY BEHALF. LET'S GO TO ITEM
NUMBER TWO. MADAME CLARK, CAN
YOU READ THAT INTO THE RECORD?
>> COUNSEL 12567 RELATING TO
LAND USE AND ZONING UPDATING
INDUSTRIAL ZONES. THE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS THEY WILL PASS THE
AMENDMENT.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> [ CAPTIONERS
TRANSITIONING ]
>> THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR AREAS
ON AND AROUND SHORELINE. IT
ADDS A SECOND OF THREE ZONES,
INDUSTRY AND IT IS FOR
MULTISTORY BUILDINGS OR
TECHNOLOGY BUSINESSES. IT WOULD
ACHIEVE THIS BY ENCOURAGING
DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN
FACILITIES NEAR LIGHT RAIL
STATIONS AND COMMERCIAL AREAS
THE GOAL IS TO FOSTER HIGH
DENSITY EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES IN THESE AREAS.
IT CREATES A THIRD ZONE, URBAN
INDUSTRIAL. THIS ZONE WAS
CREATED TO INCREASE
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SUPPORTING
FACILITIES FOR THE CREATIVE
ARTS OR OTHER SMALL SCALE
INDUSTRIES. THERE IS IN
ADDITION TO HOUSING OR RETAIL
THAT CAN BE BUILT ON THE ZONE.
THERE TYPE OF ZONE CAN CREATE
HEALTHIER TRANSITIONS TO
RESIDENTIAL SPACES IN MIXED USE
AREAS LIKE BALLARD OR SOUTH
PARK. COUNCIL PRESIDENT I HAVE
AN AMENDMENT WOULD YOU LIKE ME
TO MOVE IT AT THIS TIME?
>> NO, I NEED TO HAVE YOUR
COLLEAGUES AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ADDRESS THERE AND THEN WE WILL
GO TO YOUR AMENDMENT. ARE THERE
ANY COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES
REGARDS THIS UNTIL
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS.
>> I DON'T SEE ANY. MOVE
FORWARD.
>> I MOVE TO AMEND IT ON
AMENDMENT A ON THE AGENDA.
ADOPTING A AS PRESENTED ON THE
AGENDA. COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS
YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS IT
>> IT FIXES TWO MISTAKES IN THE
DRAFTING OF THE LEGISLATION
ADDS REFERENCE TO A FOOTNOTE
THAT WAS ACCIDENTALLY LEFT OUT
AND ADDS A MAP TO THE BILL WILL
DESIGNATED INDUSTRIAL STREETS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT A?
I DO NOT SEE ANY. WITH THAT,
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS I WILL
CALL THE ROLL ON THE AMENDMENT.
MADAM CLERK WILL YOU CALL THE
ROLE ON AMENDMENT A?
.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> IT CARRIES T IS ADOPTED AND
THE AMENDED BILL IS IN FRONT OF
COUNCIL. ANY COMMENTS ON THE
AMENDED BILL? COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS YOU WANT TO ADD
ANYTHING?
>> NO THANK YOU.
>> ANYTHING ELSE? NOT SEEING
ANY. OKAY. MADAM CLERK WILL YOU
CALL THE ROLE ON THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL AS AMENDED
[TAKING ROLE CALL ]
.
>> THE CLAIRE WILL SIGN IT.
ASSIGN MY SIGNATURE ON MY BE.
>> THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT AND
ASSIGN MY SIGNATURE TO IT. I
UNDERSTAND YOU WILL TEE UP AN
AMENDMENT. CB ONE 120569
>> ADDRESS THIS ITEM NUMBER 3
>> IT IS THE OFFICIAL LAND USE
MAP TO ADOPT THE COMPANION
LEGISLATION IN THIS PACKAGE OF
ORDINANCES. THE MAP AMENDMENTS
ALSO REZONE LIMITED AREAS IN
BALLARD, SOUTH PARK, GEORGETOWN
FROM INDUSTRIAL TO MULTIFAMILY
ZONING DISTRICTS.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS'PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS? I DO NOT SEE ANY,
WITH THAT, COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU. I MOVE TO AMEND
120569.
>> SECOND.
>> OH, THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. MOVED AND
SECONDED TO ADOPT AMENDMENT A
PRESENTED BY COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT
YOU WANT TO ADD TO THE
AMENDMENT COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS.
>> THANK YOU, JUST THAT THIS
AMENDMENT WOULD CORRECT A
PROPOSED MAP TO REMOVE THE
PROPERTIES ON THE NORTHSIDE OF
NORTHWEST MARKET STREET AT 26th
AVENUE NORTHWEST FROM THE
PROPOSED REZONES. THESE
PROPERTIES ARE ZONED INDUSTRIAL
BUFFER AND WERE PROPOSED TO BE
REZONED INTO NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMERCIAL ALONG WITH THE REST
OF THE NORTHSIDE OF THE BLOCK.
THESE PARCELS ARE STILL BEING
USED FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES
AND REZONING THEM TO
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL WOULD
NOT BE PRUDENT AT THIS TIME.
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
OTHER COMMENTS REGARDING
AMENDMENT A? ALL RIGHT, I SEE
NO COMMENTS. WE WILL GO FORWARD
WITH THE VOTE. WILL THE CLERK
CALL THE ROLL.
>> [ROLL CALL ]
SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED
>> THANK YOU MADAM CLERK, THE
MOTION CARRIES, THE AMENDED
BILL IS NOW BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE
AMENDED BILL? I DON'T SEE ANY.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS DO YOU
WANT TO ADD ANYTHING?
>> NOTHING AT THIS TIME COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU. WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
PASSAGE OF THE BILL AS AMENDED?
[ROLL CALL ]
.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU. IT PASSES. MADAM
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THIS LEGISLATURE ON MY
BEHALF. ITEM FOUR, MADAM CLERK
CAN YOU READ IT.
>> AGENDA NUMBER 4. 120570.
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. THESE
AMENDMENTS WILL REMOVE
PROVISIONS RELATED TO
INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL ZONES
FROM THE EXISTING INDUSTRIAL
CHAPTER. THIS IS BECAUSE THE
PROVISIONS WILL ONLY BE USED
OUTSIDE OF MANUFACTURING AND
INDUSTRIAL CENTERS ARE INCLUDED
IN THE PROPOSED MUNICIPAL CODE
LEGISLATION IN OTHER WORDS
COUNCIL BILL 12057, SAY THAT 10
TIMES FAST.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ARE
THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES REGARDING ITEM
NUMBER 4? ALL RIGHT, I DO NOT
SEE ANYTHING. OH, I SEE. OKAY,
SORRY, I APOLOGIZE.
>> IS THIS OUR LAST CHANCE TO
SPEAK ON THE BILLS?
>> NO, ONE MORE CHANCE.
>> ALL RIGHT, I WILL HOLD IT.
>> OKAY. GREAT. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> NOT SEEING ANY ON THIS
PARTICULAR ITEM IN WHICH WE
HAVE ONE MORE COMING UP, THEN
EVERYONE CAN JOIN IN.
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS ARE YOU
GOOD?
>> YES, MA'AM.
>> OH, MA'AM. OKAY. [ LAUGHTER
]
>> WILL THE CLERK CALL ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
>> [ROLL CALL ]
.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, IT PASSES, MADAM
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
ON MY BEHALF. WE ARE DOWN TO
THE LAST ONE FROM COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS. ITEM NUMBER 5.
>> AGENDA 5212571, THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE BILL
PASSES AS AMENDED.
>> THANK YOU
>> COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS CAN
YOU SPEAK TO ITEM NUMBER 5?
>> YES, IT AMENDS THE NOISE TO
ALLOW FOR HIGHER NOISE NEAR
INDUSTRIAL MARITIME ZONES, THE
PURPOSE OF THIS LEGISLATION IS
TO ALLOW THE HEAVIEST
INDUSTRIAL USES TO CONTINUE
THEIR WORK WITHOUT THE PENALTY
FOR THE HIGH DECIMALS THAT COME
WITH THE WORK. YOU CAN NOT
BUILD A SHIP QUIETLY. AN
AMENDMENT WAS ADDED TO
CB-120571 TO ALLOW WINDOWS IN
RESIDENTS TO HAVE SOUND WINDOWS
IN THE SOUTH PARK, THOSE ARE
THE COMMENTS TO THE BILL,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT
>> THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, ANY
COMMENTS FOR ITEM NUMBER 5 AND
AND THEN ALL OF YOU CAN ADDRESS
THE WHOLE SUITE OF THEM. ARE
THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES? ALL RIGHT. I DO NOT
SEE ANY COMMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS ARE YOU GOOD TO GO TO A
VOTE.
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> WILL THE CLERK CALL THE
ROLL ON THE PASSAGE OF THIS
BILL.
>> [ROLL CALL ]
.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THANK YOU, THE BILL PASSES.
THE CHAIR WILL SIGN IT AND
MADAM CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY
SIGNATURES TO THIS LEGISLATURE
ON MY BEHALF. SO, WITH THAT, I
WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR TO
MY COLLEAGUES BEFORE HAVE
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS CLOSE US
OUT. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ADDRESS THE WHOLE SUITE, ALL
FIVE ITEMS COLLECTIVELY AS -- I
KEEP SAYING MR. TODAY. AS
STRAUSS DID IN THE BEGINNING.
ANY COMMENTS THAT OUR
COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
IN REGARDS TO THE FIVE ITEMS
PASSED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> I THOUGHT MAYBE FOLKS WOULD
HAVE COMMENTS ABOUT THE BROODER
POLICY. I WAS GOING TO DEFER TO
THEM. MY COMMENTS ARE TO VERY
SPECIFIC PART OF THE BILLS.
570. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
SPONSORING THE BILL ON MY
BEHALF AND THANK YOU TO
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COMMITTEE CHAIR STRAUSS FOR
FACILITATING THAT PROCESS. I
WANT TO CELEBRATE THAT
AMENDMENT. IT IS INSTRUMENTAL
TO REZONING SOME OF THE AREAS
SPECIFICALLY REZONE TO AN
ADDITIONAL 3 AREAS TO INDUSTRY
AND INVASION. I KNOW THERE IS A
LARGER DISCUSSION HERE BUT THIS
PARTICULAR CHANGE IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE IT IS
THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE PERMITTED
ACQUIRE TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT
RIGHTS. SOMETHING THAT
REENFORCES MASONRY BUILDING.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS CAME FROM
ASAP AND THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING
REALLY HARD TO CREATE BOTH A
TECHNICAL STANDARD AS WELL AS
FUNDING THAT WILL BE A SOLUTION
TO UPGRADE OVER 1,145
SEISMICALLY VULNERABLE
BUILDINGS. ZONING THESE THREE
AREAS TO THE INDUSTRY AND
INVASION ZONE IT WOULD ALLOW
OWNERS OF EACH PROPERTY
REQUIRED TO RETROFIT THE
BUILDINGS TO THE STANDARD. IT
WOULD ALLOW THEM ACCESS TO
ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY
OR CREDITS. DEVELOPERS IN
SELECTED AREAS ACROSS THE CITY
CAN PURCHASE THE CREDITS FROM
OWNERS EVER THE PROPERTIES FOR
A FEE. AND CAN BE USED TO HELP
OWNERS OF THE BUILDINGS PAY FOR
THE ESTIMATED $1.1 BILLION COST
THAT GO TO ALL OF THEM ACROSS
THE CITY. WE WILL BE LOOKING AT
MORE OF THIS. IN OTHER AREAS
THIS IS A REALLY GREAT FIRST
STEP. INCREASE THE LAND
AVAILABLE FOR THE INDUSTRY AND
INVASION ZONE IN ORDER TO,
AGAIN, BEGIN TO STUDY BEST
PRACTICES FOR RETROFITS IN
PREPARATION. THANK YOU.
>> SO, ARE THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS BEFORE I GIVE MY
COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A
FEW THINGS THAT I WANT TO SAY.
I WAS NOT SURE BECAUSE I DID
NOT KNOW. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
IF THE WHOLE SUITE HAD PASSED.
WE HAVE SOME PREPARED COMMENTS
HERE. I WANT TO ADD THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WAS WITH
ME THEN, MANY YEARS AGO WE HAD
TO TAKE A TOUGH VOTE AND PEOPLE
WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE PORT
AND THE STADIUM DISTRICT AND A
LOT OF THINGS AND I DON'T
REMEMBER EVERYTHING THAT I SAID
THAT DAY BUT I DO REMEMBER WHAT
STUCK OUT TO ME THE MOST WHEN I
WAS DOING MY RESEARCH IS THAT
THE PORT AND THE JOBS AND THE
PEOPLE THERE AND OUR HISTORY AS
A MARITIME CITY IS PRICELESS.
WE ALL WORKED HARD TO MAINTAIN
THAT STRUCTURE, THAT IDENTITY
AND THE SENSIBILITIES OF
SEATTLE BEING A PORT CITY. AND
THAT IS WHAT HAS ALWAYS GUIDED
ME. WE DID LISTEN TO PUBLIC
COMMENT, A LOT OF INFORMATION
FROM OTHER STAKEHOLDERS AND OF
COURSE, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE
OTHER DIFFERENCES, REASONABLE
PEOPLE CAN DISAGREE. SO, I JUST
WANT TO GO THROUGH BASIC, SOME
BASIC POINTS BEFORE WE GO TO
THE FULL VOTE IN SPIRIT OF WHAT
WE ARE TRYING TO DO WITH ONE
SEATTLE, OUR CITY MUST PROTECT
OUR WORKING WATERFRONT AND
LIVING THE UNION WAGE JOBS THAT
SUPPORTS AS A PATHWAY TO A
AFFORDABLE AND VIBRANT CITY. WE
HAVE TO PROTECT THIS DEEP WATER
PORT RELIED ON BY EXPORTERS ALL
OVER AMERICA. THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON DEPENDS ON OUR
MARITIME FACILITIES. WASHINGTON
STATE INVESTED MORE THAN $5
BILLION IN THE TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK THAT BRINGS TRUCKS FROM
I-5 AND I-90 TO THE TERMINALS,
SUPPORTING 35,000 JOBS, PLANE
OF WHICH ARE ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT
A FOUR YEAR DEGREE. IN ADDITION
TO THE WORKERS ON THE DOCKS THE
INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS IN THE
MANUFACTURING CENTER SUPPORT
GROWERS IN EASTERN WASHINGTON,
MANUFACTURES IN PUGET SOUND AND
AVIATION, THESE ARE
WASHINGTON'S LARGEST
INDUSTRIES, THEY DEPEND ON OUR
FACILITIES TO ACCESS MARKETS
HERE AND ABROAD. SUPPORTED BY A
BROOD COALITION OF MARITIME AND
INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS INCLUDING
THE AFRICAN CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, ILWU, THE PORT OF
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON STATE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,
ET CETERA, IT IS EXPECTED TO
CREATE AN ADDITIONAL 35,000 NEW
JOBS TO THE REGION OVER THE
NEXT 20 YEARS. THE ECONOMIC VIE
VIE VITALITY. PLANE OF THESE
JOBS ARE HIGH SKILLED. TWO
THIRDS OF THEM DO NOT REQUIRE
FOUR YEAR DEGREE FOR ENTRY T.
IS KEY TO OUR RESILIENCE AND
SUCCESS AS A STATE. MARITIME
AND INDUSTRIAL JOBS MAKE OUR
CITY BETTER. WE HAVE HUNDREDS
OF PRIVATE EMPLOYERS AND
REPRESENT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
JOBS. GOOD FAMILY WAGED JOBS.
IT IS A COMPETITIVE INDUSTRY.
THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES THAT
THE WORK HAPPENS HERE. WE KEEP
JOBS IN OUR COMMUNITY BY
STAYING COMPETITIVE. SHIPPERS
MAKE CHOICES BASED ON HOW GOOD
A GATEWAY IS AT GETTING THEIR
PRODUCT TO MARKET THE MORE
EFFICIENT WE CAN BE AT OUR
GATEWAY THE BETTER CHANCE WE
HAVE OF KEEPING JOBS HERE AND
GENERATING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN
THIS REGION. SEATTLE'S RICH
HISTORY OF MARITIME, FISHING,
COMMERCE MUST REMAIN FOR
GENERATIONS TO COME. THE
MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL LAND
ZONING PACKAGE AS TRANSMITTED
BY THE MAYOR AS RECOMMENDED BY
THE LAND USE COMMITTEE UNDER
THE LEADERSHIP OF COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS WILL ENHANCE THAT. I
WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER
STRAUSS AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY AND ALL OF THOSE THAT
PROVIDED TO THE AMENDMENTS. WE
ARE COMMITTED TO MORE HOUSING
AND RETAIL BUT NOT AT THE COST
OF A FAMILY-WAGE PORT JOB. I
SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL
AND THE POLICY CHOICES MADE BY
COMMITTEE. PLAYER TIME
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY HAS TO TAKE
PLACE AT THE WATERFRONT. THAT
IS WHERE SHIPPING OCCURS.
MIXING IN RESIDENTIAL USE WILL
REALLY DISRUPT WHAT WE ARE
TRYING TO MAINTAIN AS A SAFE
MARITIME AND INDUSTRIAL CENTER,
A SPACE. THIS IS NOT THE KIND
OF WORK TO PICK UP AND MOVE TO
A DIFFERENT PART OF THE CITY.
OBVIOUSLY WE SIMPLY CAN'T. WE
HAVE TO BE CLOSELY CONNECTED TO
THE WATERFRONT, TRANSPORTATION
NETWORKS AND WAREHOUSES. WE
HAVE A WHOLE NETWORK HERE IN
OUR CITY. OUR GREAT CITY, AND
THIS WAS A PLAN ON PURPOSE TO
BE EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE. SO,
WITHTHAT I JUST WANT TO ADD I
BELIEVE THAT NOT EVERYONE GETS
WHAT THEY WANT BUT PART OF
LEADERSHIP IS BEING ABLE TO
BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO
COMPROMISE, REASONABLE MINDS
CAN DISAGREE BUT AT THE END OF
THE DAY, WE SHOULD ALL BE FOR
ONE SEATTLE AND OUR GREAT CITY
AND THE JOBS CREATED BY THE
MARITIME LANDS AND MARITIME
HISTORY. WITH THAT I WILL BE
SUPPORTING, OBVIOUSLY I
SUPPORTED THE FIVE ITEMS, I AM
GLAD BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN AROUND
FOR A LITTLE BIT, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD WILL GIVE ME A HARD
TIME ON THIS ONE, A LITTLE
LONGER ON SOME OF THE ISSUES
LIKE THE BIKE TRAIL, THEY GO ON
AND ON AND ON. SO, THANK YOU
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS AND
COMMITTEE FOR MOVING US FORWARD
IN THE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS
TO FIND A MIDDLE GROUND TO
SPEAK TO THE VALUES AND
SENSIBILITIES THAT WE ARE A
MARITIME CITY. WITH THAT, THANK
YOU COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. ARE
THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL
RIGHT. NOT SEEING ANY.
>> COUNCIL PRESIDENT MAY I SAY
JUST A FEW LAST WORDS? I KNOW I
EXCEEDED MY 10 MINUTES
>> SURE, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU. JUST SUMMARIZING
THAT THIS ADDS IMPORTANT
PROTECTIONS AND ADDS TO OUR
MARITIME LANDS, I KNOW EVERYONE
I AM ABOUT TO MENTION IS JUST
DOING THEIR JOB AND I THINK
THAT THEY SHOULD RECEIVE
RECOGNITION FOR THE WORK THAT
THEY HAVE DONE TO GET US HERE
TODAY BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN SUCH
A MULTI-YEAR PROCESS. SOME
FOLKS NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD
SEE TODAY HAPPEN. SO, JUST A
THANK YOU TO EVERY STAKEHOLDER
THAT EVER PARTICIPATED IN A
MEETING, DIRECT THANK YOU TO
MAYOR, DEPUTY MAYOR, JET
WETLAND, HOLMES, KITCHEN,
LEWIS, ON, THE PORT, THE STAFF,
LANDOWNERS AND ALL, EVERYONE
WHO HELPS CONTRIBUTE TO CHANGES
IN THESE INDUSTRIAL ZONES,
UNIONS AND UNION MEMBERS THAT
MAKE OUR WORLD WORK AND
EVERYONE WHO MADE CONCESSIONS
FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF OUR
CITY. WE STILL HAVE MORE WORK
TO DO, AND TODAY IS A GOOD DAY
FOR OUR CITY. THANK YOU COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO
ADD ONE OTHER THING. I HAD A
CHANCE TO SPEAK TO SOME OF OUR
UNION BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO
ARE NOT SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. I
UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR CONCERNS
ARE, AS YOU SHARED
COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS. IT IS
NOT THE END. MORE OPPORTUNITIES
TO DO MORE THINGS. I KNOW WE
STILL HAVE THINGS COMING DOWN
THE PIPELINE. SO, HOPEFULLY WE
CAN ALL, YOU KNOW, BRING OUR
MINDS TOGETHER AND DO GOOD
WORK. AT THAT I WILL LEAVE IT
AT THAT.
>>> OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM
NUMBER 6 FROM PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HUMAN SERVICE COMMITTEE THAT
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD WILL
DISCUSS.
>>> EXCUSE ME, DID WE MISS THE
ROLL CALL ON NUMBER 5?
>> IT WAS TAKEN.
>> YEAH.
>> WE DID IT.
>> THANK YOU. I LOST TRACK
THERE.
>> YES. ONCE IN A WHILE MY
BRAIN WORKS [ LAUGHTER ]
>> AGENDA NUMBER 6120608.
COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT OF THE
POLICE, THE GOAL OF GOVERNANCE
THAT THE POLICE COMMISSION, THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS IT PASS.
>> COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
>> THIS AMENDS THE
ACCOUNTABILITY LEGISLATION FOR
ADJUSTING SOME OF THE
OPERATIONS OF THE COMMISSION,
REPOLICE FOR THIS BILL CAME
FROM THE CPC. AS WE KNOW, WE
GAIN EXPERIENCE WITH OUR
SYSTEMS AND IN THIS CASE OUR
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. WE
SOMETIMES NEED TO CONSIDER
CHANGES IN MAKING ADJUSTMENTS.
THEY DISCUSS TODAY DURING THEIR
MEETINGS. AND VOTED TO
RECOMMEND THESE TO THE COUNCIL
THAT THE COMMUNITY SERVICE
FIRST HEARD. CPC AGAIN REVIEWED
THE LEGISLATION, DEVELOPED
CENTRAL STAFF AND HAD NO
ADDITION. THE LEGISLATION WAS
INTRODUCED COME THE COMMITTEE
SEND LEGISLATION TO COUNCIL.
THE BILL ITSELF DOES A FEW
THINGS. IT INCREASES MEMBERSHIP
FROM 21 TO 15 MEME -- IT
REDUCES MEMBERSHIP, FROM 21 TO
15. IT INCREASES STIFENS AND IT
ALLOWS IT TO BE LARGER BECAUSE
OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO. IT
ADDS THE POSITION OF DEPUTY
DIRECTOR. NEW ACCOUNTABILITY.
AND ESTABLISHES QUALIFICATIONS
FOR THE CPC DIRECTOR MIRRORS
WHAT THE ACCOUNTABILITY
ORDINANCE INCLUDED FOR THE OPA
AND OIG. AND FINALLY AMENDS
[INDISCERNIBLE] THEY MAY REMOVE
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ONLY FOR
CAUSE. IF THERE ARE ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY
THE CHANGES WERE NECESSARY. I
AM HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
OTHERWISE I URGE YOUR SUPPORT
FOR THIS LEGISLATION, THANK
YOU.
>> I HAVE ONE QUESTION, AND I
READ THE FISCAL NOTE. AND AGAIN
I AM NOT OPPOSING IT. I JUST
WANTED TO KNOW WHY THE DISTRICT
REPRESENTATION WAS ELIMINATED?
WAS IT BECAUSE YOU HAD A
DIFFICULT TIME GETTING
REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH
DISTRICT? I KNOW WE CHANGE
TODAY TO NOT JUST RESIDENTIAL
BUT IF YOU WORKED IN THAT
DISTRICT? I UNDERSTAND THE DAY
WE EXPANDED THE COMMISSION AND
ADDED THE DISTRICT. I WANT TO
THE ASK YOU ABOUT THAT.
>> REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THAT
WAS A TOPIC IN COMMITTEE, ALSO.
AND, A QUESTION THAT I ASKED. I
DO LIKE TO SEE GEOGRAPHIC
REPRESENTATION ACROSS THE CITY.
THEY FELT THAT THE POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY OUTREACH EFFORTS
REALLY IT IS THESE ARE TO BRING
TO NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE
CITY. IT WAS A BURDEN TO EXPECT
THAT INDIVIDUAL COMMISSION
MEMBERS SORT OF ACT AS THE
OUTREACH CHAMPION FOR
INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS. THEY FEEL
MORE COMFORTABLE SHARING THAT
RESPONSIBILITY ACROSS THE CITY
TOGETHER RATHER THAN ASSIGNING
THAT TO AN INDIVIDUAL
COMMISSIONER.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD. ARE THERE ANY MORE
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD?
COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
>> THANK YOU. I WILL BE VOTING
YES ON THIS BILL BECAUSE OF THE
INFLUENCE AND THE CHANGES TO
THE LAW GOVERNING THE POLICE
COMMISSION. HOWEVER, I WANT TO
EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT WHAT WE
LEARNED IN PUBLIC COMMENT BY
PEOPLE KILLED BY THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT. HIGHTOWER,
HIS BROTHER WAS KILLED AT THE
HANDS OF THE POLICE. THE CPC
HAS A HISTORY OF STANDING UP
FOR THE VICTIM'S OF POLICE
VIOLENCE AND THEIR FAMILIES,
HOWEVER, 2017 POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY LEGISLATION
INCORPORATED THE CPC MORE
CLOSELY INTO THE POLITICAL
ESTABLISHMENT. I AM CONCERNED
THEY ABUSED THEIR INDEPENDENCE
AND WILLINGNESS TO STAND UP TO
POLICE VIOLENCE. WHAT WE HEARD
IN PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY AND
LAST WEEK ABOUT THEM
RESTRICTING ACCESS TO PUBLIC
COMMENT IS CONCERNING. SO, I
WILL BE VOTING YES ON THIS BILL
BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE BUT I WANT TO EXPRESS MY
CONCERN ABOUT WHAT HIGHTOWER
AND OTHERS HAVE REPORTED, THANK
YOU.
>> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER
SAWANT. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD
DO YOU WANT TO RESPOND OR --
OH, I SEE COUNCILMEMBER HAS
SOMETHING TO SAY
>> I WANTED TO EXPRESS SUPPORT
FOR THIS LEGISLATION. CPC IS
COMING OUT OF A TIME OF CHANGE
AND, YOU KNOW, THE IMPACTS OF
THE PANDEMIC REALLY TAKEN ITS
TOLL. I JUST HAVE TO SAY THAT I
LOOKED VERY, VERY CAREFULLY AND
SPOKE WITH THE ACTING DIRECTOR
AND COCHAIRS ABOUT THIS
LEGISLATION AND I UNDERSTAND
THE CHANGING THEY ARE PROPOSING
AND I ENDORSE THEIR ABILITY TO
CONTINUE WITH THE CHANGES OF
THIS PROPOSAL AND WHAT IT DOES,
FOOT FORWARD, AND IT WILL
STRENGTHEN THE ORGANIZATION AND
MAINTAINS THE INTEGRITY OF THE
INDEPENDENT CPC THAT WE HAVE
RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD AND
BRINGING IT FORWARD AND PUTTING
THIS TOGETHER FOR US.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
NELSON. COUNCILMEMBER HERBOLD,
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE
BEFORE YOU CLOSE THIS OUT IS
THAT I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP. YOU AND I BOTH
STARTED TOGETHER AS ELECTED
WHEN WE EXPANDED THE ROLE,
EXPANDED THE BUDGET, SAW HOW
THINGS WORKED OUT. AND I ALSO
WANT TO SHARE THAT YOU HAVE A
LONG HISTORY OF PROFESSIONALLY
AND PERSONALLY IN PUBLIC SAFETY
AND LEADERSHIP. WE WERE HERE
WHEN JOHN T. WILLIAMS WAS
FATALLY SLOT. I WANT TO
RECRECOGNIZE THE REVEREND
BECAUSE SHE SAT NEXT TO ME WHEN
WE PUT UP THE POLL AND WHEN
TRIBAL FOLKS ALL GOT TOGETHER
TO DO MORE AND A PEACEFUL
MANNER ABOUT POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY. AND, I ALSO
WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT NOBODY
ON THIS COMMISSION INCLUDING
LEADERSHIP SHOULD BE SUBJECTED
TO INTIMIDATING BEHAVIOR. IT IS
JUST, IT IS PARTICULARLY, THE
IRONY IS, BECAUSE OF THE REASON
THEY WERE CREATED THE COMMUNITY
POLICE COMMISSION IS TO HAVE
THAT SYMBOLLANCE OF HUMANITY
AND HOW WE COME TOGETHER AS A
COMMUNITY AND WORK WITH SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT. THERE HAVE
BEEN MANY SERVED AND I HAVE
KNOWN MANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS
AND THE FORMER DIRECTOR AND ALL
OF THE OTHER ELECTIVES THAT
HELP PUT IT TOGETHER INCLUDING
FORMER COUNCILMEMBER GONZALEZ
WHO ALSO, THANK YOU FOR HER
LEADERSHIP AS WELL. I JUST WANT
TO THANK YOU, I KNOW IT IS HARD
WORK. YOU HAVE LISTENED TO
EVERYBODY AND YOU HAVE BEEN
INCREDIBLY GOOD LISTENER IN AND
HAD THE SENSIBILITY TO PUT YOUR
HUMANITY FIRST AND ALSO TO LOOK
AT THAT IN YOUR LEADERSHIP
ABILITY. I WILL SUPPORT IT
TODAY AND GIVE YOU THE LAST
WORD.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, THAT WAS KIND, I
APPRECIATE THAT. IN CLOSING FOR
THE PUBLIC, I DO WANT PEOPLE TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS
CURRENTLY A PLAN INDEPENDENT
AUDIT OR REVIEW ASSESSMENT, I
THINK IS THE WORD BEING USED OF
THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM
INCLUDING THE CPC. AND THAT IS
PART OF FILING THE CITY JOINTLY
DID WITH THE DOJ. I BELIEVE THE
CITY AND THE DOJ HAVE PROPOSED
AUGUST 14th BE THE DUE DATE FOR
THE REPORT. SO, I THINK THAT WE
WILL BE HAVING COMMENTS AND
FEEDBACK ABOUT THE FUNCTIONING
OF OUR STOOL OF CIVILIAN
ACCOUNTABILITY. AND, YOU KNOW,
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT. ALSO
TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE CPC IS
WORKING HARD ON COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT, THEY, THEMSELVES,
COMMISSIONED A REPORT FROM
EXTERNAL CONSULTANT THAT
IDENTIFIED THE NEED TO FOCUS ON
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE WORKING
ON AND I DO HOPE TO HAVE THE
COMMITTEE BEFORE THE END OF THE
YEAR LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS
EFFORT. AND I THINK THAT IS ALL
I HAVE TO SAY. I AM GRATEFUL
AND APPRECIATIVE OF THE WORK
THAT THE CPC DOES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER
HERBOLD.
>> WE WILL BOTH LOOK FOR JOBS.
YOU CAN JOIN ME AT MY FRY BREAD
HUT. I MAY BE LOOKING FOR
EMPLOYEES. WITH THAT, MADAM
CLERK, CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL ON
THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL [ROLL
CALL ]
.
>> SEVEN IN FAVOR, NONE
OPPOSED.
>> THE BILL PASSES AND MADAM
CLERK PLEASE AFFIX MY SIGNATURE
TO THIS LEGISLATION ON MY
BELAFL. BEHALF.
>>> WE HAD NO ITEMS REMOVED
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. I AM
NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER
RESOLUTIONS BEFORE US TODAY. WE
WILL MOVE ON. IS THERE ANY
OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
COUNCIL BEFORE I MOVE ON TO
ADJOURNMENT? ALL RIGHT. I AM
NOT SEEING ANYONE RAISE THEIR
HAND. WITH THAT, BEFORE WE
ADJOURN, COLLEAGUES, OUR NEXT
REGULARLY CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY JULY
25th. AND I WANT TO THANK ALL
OF THOSE FOLKS THAT CALLED IN
AND CAME DOWNTOWN TO GIVE
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ALL SIX OF
THESE MATTERS. WITH THAT, WE
ARE ADJOURNED AND HAVE A GOOD
AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. BYE